Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the terms behind the twelve-layer system.
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Pattern snapshot
A code-extracted representation of recurring patterns in a codebase — naming conventions, folder structure, modifier usage — that subagents read before generating new code so the output matches what a human reviewer expects.
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PostToolUse build gate
Coined hereA Claude Code PostToolUse hook that runs `dotnet build` and `dotnet test` after every multi-file edit, surfacing failures back to the agent before the next plan step so broken intermediate states never accumulate.
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Roslyn semantic analysis
The compiler-grade symbol resolution Roslyn produces for C# code — type, binding, and reference information that AI agents can use as ground truth instead of guessing from text.
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Runtime supervisor
A long-running monitor process — distinct from a hook — that watches a Claude Code session for token-budget exhaustion, oscillation hashes, and plan drift, with the authority to inject a Stop event.