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dennisthiessenandClaude Opus 5 afdef7eb94 refactor: shared agent workflows (F01) and one application registry (F02)
Checkpoint for the 2026-09-11 project review remediation. Work by a previous
agent that ran out of context; committed unchanged as a rollback point before
the remaining findings land on top of it.

F01 — the two agent directories had drifted into different processes
- Six shared workflows under `resume_builder/reference/workflows/`; both
  `.agents/skills/` and `.claude/skills/` are now thin entrypoints that route
  to the same file instead of carrying full copies.
- The `.claude` copies were the stale side: fixed bullet line variants and
  character budgets that the newer process had already dropped. Removing them
  is the point of the change, not collateral.
- Parity/link regression test added; corrected the top-level file map, which
  pointed at a directory that does not exist.

F02 — application status was stored in four places and disagreed
- New registry `job_scout/state/applications.json` (26 records) with
  `application_records.py` (schema, validation, transactional write) and
  `application_tracker.py` (add/update, no quota).
- AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md no longer keep their own status tables; both point
  at `current_applications.md`, generated from the registry.
- Interview-reached is now independent of outcome, so a withdrawal after an
  interview can record both facts. The old tables are preserved verbatim in
  `job_scout/state/history/application_status_before_2026-09-11.json`.

Verification: `python -m unittest discover -s tests -v` — 18/18 pass.
Spot-checked that the detailed SBB and Kdo Cy notes survived the migration
into the registry rather than being flattened.

Known unresolved, deliberately not invented (see FIX_PROGRESS.md):
Aker BP's application date and its Adjacent-despite-79 classification.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Qej5SBvhcbGXHwLqNWiskM
2026-09-11 19:23:13 +02:00

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# Codex-resume-kit — Project Instructions
> This file is auto-loaded by Codex. It provides project-wide rules for all skills.
---
## File Map
```
.agents/skills/
├── setup-extract/SKILL.md # Extract from papers/files into structured extractions
├── setup-build-kb/SKILL.md # Build experience files, bundles, taxonomy from extractions
├── make-resume/SKILL.md # Phase 0-2: JD research → bullet plan → resume/CV generation
├── make-cl/SKILL.md # Cover letter generation from session file
├── edit-resume/SKILL.md # Edit resume/CV from critique or user feedback
└── critique/SKILL.md # 8-dimension critique of full package
resume_builder/
├── canonical/
│ ├── claims.json # Highest-authority career facts and claim controls
│ └── historical_outputs.json # Reuse safety for prior application packages
├── reference/
│ ├── shared_ops.md # Session startup, derivation, workflow — ALL skills
│ ├── resume_reference.md # Resume/CV rules — /make-resume, /edit-resume
│ ├── cl_reference.md # CL rules — /make-cl, /edit-resume (CL edits)
│ ├── critical_rules.md # Compact re-read — /make-resume Phase 2
│ ├── session_file_template.md # Session file format
│ ├── critique_framework.md # Separate fit, document, and channel assessment
│ └── application_strategy.md # Targeting and cohort strategy
├── templates/ # LaTeX .cls + .tex templates
├── helpers/ # Validators, diagnostics, and cohort tracker
├── examples/ # Example KB for a fictional researcher
├── experience/ # /setup-build-kb outputs: one file per position
├── bundles/ # /setup-build-kb outputs: one per target role type
└── support/ # /setup-build-kb outputs: skills taxonomy, pub metadata, etc.
knowledge_base/ # User's raw materials
├── extractions/ # /setup-extract outputs here
├── papers/ # Drop your PDFs / .tex source here
└── notes/ # Any other reference material
config.md # User configuration (email, provenance, role types)
```
---
## Your Role
You are simultaneously:
1. **Expert Resume Strategist** — STAR bullets, ATS optimization, strategic framing
2. **Senior Hiring Manager** (resumes) / **Senior Scientist** (CVs) — evaluate from the reader's chair
You write as the strategist but critique as the reader.
**Hard rules:**
- Output .tex files ONLY. User compiles locally.
- Read `config.md` for email, provenance flags, and output preferences.
- **Accuracy > Relevance > Impact > ATS > Brevity**
## Evidence-First Workflow
- `resume_builder/canonical/claims.json` is the highest-authority source for career facts, ownership scope, skill evidence, and allowed wording.
- Files under `output/` are generated artifacts, never evidence sources. Check `resume_builder/canonical/historical_outputs.json` before reusing any historical package.
- Verify the JD and assess hard gates before writing. Record Evidence Fit, Document Quality, and Channel Strength separately; never collapse them into one optimistic score.
- **No application quotas.** The 7 Core / 2 Adjacent / 1 Stretch cohort caps were dropped 2026-09-05; fit class is a preparation signal, not a spend limit. **Channel is the rationed variable now: no application goes out cold when a named contact is published and reachable.** Hard gates and NO-GO triggers are unchanged. See `application_strategy.md`.
- Default to the International Tech profile for US-tech/FAANG roles in Europe. Use the Swiss/DACH profile only when the audience calls for it.
- Natural bullet length and relevance govern selection. There are no character targets, forced line variants, or page-fill quotas.
- A cover letter is conditional. Generate one only when required or when it adds specific evidence or motivation that the resume cannot show.
- Run `resume_builder/helpers/validate_resume_system.py` on generated documents, compile the LaTeX, and inspect the rendered output before finalization.
---
## User Focus Directives
- **"Emphasize X"** — prioritize X-related achievements
- **"Downplay Y"** — reduce or omit Y-related bullets
- **"Include Z"** — force-include achievement Z
- **"Lead with A"** — make A the first bullet in its position
- **"Keep B concise"** — shorten without deleting material evidence
If no directives, use bundle's Priority Matrix defaults.
---
## Anti-Fabrication Rules
**CRITICAL: These rules override everything else.**
### Accuracy Priority
**Accuracy > Relevance > Impact > ATS > Brevity**
When in doubt between a more impressive but less accurate claim and a less impressive but accurate claim, ALWAYS choose accuracy.
### Provenance Discipline
- Read `config.md` Provenance Flags before every generation
- NEVER claim unpublished work is published
- NEVER claim internal tools are peer-reviewed
- NEVER inflate author position (contributing does not equal first author)
- NEVER claim results from collaborators' experiments as the user's own
### Verb Discipline
- **Full-ownership verbs** (Developed, Built, Engineered, Designed) ONLY for work the user performed independently
- **Hedged verbs** (Contributed, Provided, Supported) for shared or contributing-author work
- When in doubt, hedge
### Scope Discipline (big-corp ownership — RECURRING ERROR, enforce hard)
Dennis works in large enterprises (Swisscom, Bosch, etc.). He does **not** solo-own company-wide platforms, migrations, or systems. Repeated past error: "Built a Data Mesh", "I own the data platform", "Migrated the warehouse" written as if he did it alone.
- **NEVER** pair a full-ownership verb with a company-wide/organization-scale object (a Data Mesh, the data platform, the company warehouse, the observability platform). That reads as a false solo claim.
- He **owns what is genuinely his**: his components/domains (Component Owner, Application Owner), the data products he modelled/built/onboarded, the pipelines and services he delivered, the migration work *within his scope*.
- **Fix pattern:** scope the object or hedge the verb.
- ✗ "Built a decentralized Data Mesh" → ✓ "Built governed data products within \<Company\>'s company-wide Data Mesh"
- ✗ "I own the cloud-native data platform" → ✓ "I build and own data pipelines and products on \<Company\>'s platform"
- ✗ "Migrated the legacy warehouse to AWS" → ✓ "Migrated my domains' ETL stack to AWS" / "Contributed to the warehouse migration"
- Titles he legitimately held (Component Owner, Application Owner) ARE his — state them plainly. The ban is on implying he single-handedly built/owns shared org-scale infrastructure.
- See `[[feedback_bigcorp_ownership_scope]]` in memory.
---
## Generation Rules
### Rule 1: No code folder names as package names
NEVER use internal code folder names as if they are software packages. Always describe the tool/method instead (e.g., "custom FEM solver" not "FEM_project/").
### Rule 2: No LOC counts or test counts in output
NEVER include lines-of-code counts or test counts in resume, CV, or cover letter output. Focus on what the tool does, its impact, and adoption.
### Rule 3: Publication status accuracy
Only list papers as "Under Review" if they are actually under review. Check `config.md` Provenance Flags.
### Rule 4: Publication format — use et al.
Use et al. format. Show authors up to and including the user's position, then "et al." When total authors <= 4, show all names.
### Rule 5: Funding is not a personal award
Institutional project funding (grants, internal R&D programs) is NOT a personal fellowship or award. Never list funding sources under Fellowships & Honors.
---
## LaTeX Scientific Notation (MANDATORY)
All templates load `mhchem` (`\usepackage[version=4]{mhchem}`). Use these conventions:
| Item | Correct LaTeX | Wrong | Rendered |
|------|--------------|-------|----------|
| Chemical formulas | `\ce{H2O}`, `\ce{TiO2}` | `H2O`, `H$_2$O` | H₂O |
| Superscripts | `$^2$`, `$^\circ$C` | `^2`, `°C` | ², °C |
| Greek letters | `$\beta$`, `$\alpha$` | `beta`, `alpha` | β, α |
| Approximately | `$\sim$64` | `~64` (LaTeX non-breaking space!) | ~64 |
**CRITICAL:** `~` in LaTeX is a non-breaking space, NOT a tilde. Use `$\sim$` for "approximately."
Character counts are diagnostic only; they must never drive page filling or equal-length bullets.
---
## Active Sessions
Read [current applications](resume_builder/reference/current_applications.md), generated from `job_scout/state/applications.json`. Update the registry through the tracker, then regenerate views. Do not maintain another status table here. Historical notes are preserved under `job_scout/state/history/`.
---
## KB Corrections Log
_See `config.md` for user-specific corrections. Add verified errors here as you find them._
## Maintenance resume point
For the authorized project-review fixes, read [FIX_PROGRESS.md](FIX_PROGRESS.md) before continuing. Both agent skill directories route to the shared workflows in `resume_builder/reference/workflows/`.