# [RECOVERED] Build self-diagnosis skill for claudetools setup

> **[RECOVERED -- UNVERIFIED]** Auto-reconstructed from transcript 25f5d8b9-ac39-47c2-a0c6-dfbd237ec007 (2026-06-02T21:14:37.320Z .. 2026-06-02T22:06:37.213Z) on 2026-06-02. Prose sections are Ollama-drafted from the transcript and may be imprecise; the Commands/Config/Reference sections are extracted verbatim. Review and correct, then remove this banner.

## User
- **User:** Mike Swanson (mike)
- **Machine:** GURU-5070
- **Role:** admin
- **[WARNING]** whoami-block.sh unavailable; rendered from identity.json directly.

## Session Summary

The session focused on developing a self-diagnosis skill for claudetools to ensure consistency across machines while accommodating architectural and OS differences. The assistant began by assessing existing diagnostic infrastructure and determining that a new skill was necessary to evaluate the ClaudeTools harness itself. A baseline manifest was designed as a declarative source of truth, separating required tools from capability-gated ones. The diagnostic engine was built to evaluate machine conformance against this baseline, with remediation actions based on drift. Issues with line endings in JSON and hook matching were identified and resolved. The skill was tested, refined, and validated, leading to a stable diagnostic tool that provides a consistent evaluation across platforms.

## Key Decisions

- Implement a checked-in baseline manifest to serve as a single source of truth for all machines.
- Design the diagnostic to enforce rules based on a machine's capability tier, allowing for architecture-specific behavior.
- Use a cross-platform bash probe to ensure compatibility across Windows, Linux, and macOS.
- Introduce a wrapper for the `jq` command to address line-ending issues caused by winget builds.

## Problems Encountered

- Line endings in JSON files caused false negatives in hook and path resolution due to trailing `\r` characters.
- The `post-commit` hooks were not installed despite being mandated in `HOOKS.md`.
- The `autotask.md` file was missing on the Linux machine, causing a failure in the diagnostic.

## Configuration Changes

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- [created] `D:\claudetools\.claude\skills\self-check\baseline\manifest.json`
- [created] `D:\claudetools\.claude\skills\self-check\scripts\self-check.sh`
- [created] `D:\claudetools\.claude\commands\self-check.md`
- [created] `D:\claudetools\.claude\skills\self-check\SKILL.md`
- [created] `D:\claudetools\.claude\skills\self-check\baseline\README.md`
- [created] `D:\claudetools\.claude\memory\feedback_jq_crlf_windows.md`
- [modified] `D:\claudetools\.claude\memory\MEMORY.md`

## Credentials & Secrets

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- none detected (verify against the Commands & Outputs section)

## Infrastructure & Servers

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- **IPs:** `100.101.122.4`, `172.16.3.30`, `172.16.3.20`
- **Hosts:** `identity.json`, `users.json`, `settings.json`, `settings.local.json`, `block-backslash-winpath.sh`, `check-messages.sh`, `azcomputerguru.com`, `periodic-save-state.json`, `claude.md`, `run-onboarding-diagnostic.sh`, `hooks.md`, `rmm.md`, `guru-kali.md`, `migrate-identity.sh`, `sys.exit`, `skill.md`, `1password.md`, `readme.md`, `autotask.md`, `checkpoint.md`, `context.md`, `create-spec.md`, `feature-request.md`, `forum-post.md`, `gc-feature-request.md`, `import.md`, `inject-standards.md`, `mailbox.md`, `mode.md`, `recover.md`, `remediation-tool.md`, `save.md`, `scc.md`, `shape-spec.md`, `sync.md`, `syncro-emergency-billing.md`, `syncro.md`, `wiki-compile.md`, `wiki-lint.md`, `node.js`

## Commands & Outputs

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```
echo "=== coord status ===" && curl -s --connect-timeout 4 http://172.16.3.30:8001/api/coord/status | head -c 2000 && echo "" && echo "=== broadcasts-seen ===" && cat .claude/coord-broadcasts-seen 2>/dev/null
```
Output: === coord status ===
{"active_lock_count":2,"active_workflow_count":0,"locks_by_project":{"guruconnect":[{"id":"85972750-23a1-403c-9826-2ccbbcd11b5f","project_key":"guruconnect","session_id":"GURU-5070/claude-main","resource":"agent/service-host","description":"SPEC-018 Phase 1: managed agent as Loc ... [truncated]

```
echo "=== tool presence ===" && for t in bash git jq curl sops age ssh py python3 ollama cargo node gh docker op; do if command -v "$t" >/dev/null 2>&1; then printf "%-10s OK  %s\n" "$t" "$(command -v $t)"; else printf "%-10s --\n" "$t"; fi; done
echo ""
echo "=== git remote ===" && git remote -v | head -2
echo ""
echo "=== post-commit hooks installed? ===" && ls -la .git/hooks/post-commit 2>/dev/null && ls -la .git/modules/projects/msp-tools/guru-connect/hooks/post-commit 2>/dev/null && ls -la .git/modules/projects/msp-tools/guru-rmm/hooks/post-commit 2>/dev/null
echo ""
echo "=== gitignore (self-check relevant) ===" && grep -nE "coord-queue|broadcasts-seen|current-mode|identity|selfcheck|census" .gitignore 2>/dev/null
```
Output: === tool presence ===
bash       OK  /usr/bin/bash
git        OK  /mingw64/bin/git
jq         OK  /c/Users/guru/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WinGet/Links/jq
curl       OK  /mingw64/bin/curl
sops       OK  /c/Users/guru/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WinGet/Links/sops
age        OK  /c/Users/guru/AppData/Local/M ... [truncated]

```
cd /d/claudetools
echo "=== PUBLISH (real PUT to coord) ===" 
SELFCHECK_TS="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" bash .claude/skills/self-check/scripts/self-check.sh --publish 2>&1 | tail -3
echo ""
echo "=== Confirm it landed: GET component ==="
curl -s -m 6 "http://172.16.3.30:8001/api/coord/components?project_key=claudetools" | jq -r '(.states // .components // [])[] | select(.component|startswith("selfcheck")) | "\(.component) = \(.state) (v\(.version))"'
echo ""
echo "=== AGGREGATE (read censuses back) ==="
bash .claude/skills/self-check/scripts/self-check.sh aggregate 2>&1 | head -25
```
Output: === PUBLISH (real PUT to coord) ===
  vault: 2 ok
============================================================
[OK] Published census to coord: component selfcheck_GURU-5070 = AMBER

=== Confirm it landed: GET component ===
selfcheck_GURU-5070 = AMBER (v1.0.0)

selfcheck_TESTPROBE = deleted (v0)


== ... [truncated]

```
cd /d/claudetools
echo "=== final full run ==="
SELFCHECK_TS="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" bash .claude/skills/self-check/scripts/self-check.sh report 2>&1 | sed -n '1,7p'
echo "EXIT=${PIPESTATUS[0]}"
echo ""
echo "=== attempt cleanup of reviewer test component ==="
curl -s -m 6 -X DELETE "http://172.16.3.30:8001/api/coord/components/claudetools/selfcheck_TESTPROBE" -o /dev/null -w "DELETE selfcheck_TESTPROBE -> HTTP %{http_code}\n" 2>/dev/null || echo "(no DELETE route)"
echo ""
echo "=== docs sanity: any lingering slash-form component refs? ==="
grep -rn "selfcheck/<host>\|selfcheck/\$HOST\|components selfcheck/" .claude/skills/self-check .claude/commands/self-check.md 2>/dev/null || echo "none (clean)"
```
Output: === final full run ===

============================================================
 ClaudeTools self-check - GURU-5070 (windows/amd64)
 Grade: AMBER   PASS 71  WARN 2  FAIL 0  INFO 7
 Manifest: 1.0.0 (provisional)   2026-06-02T21:43:11Z
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## Pending / Incomplete Tasks

- Finalize the manifest and transition it from provisional to ratified status.
- Ensure the command wrapper is fully implemented and tested.
- Document the duplicate-command situation and its implications in the manifest and README.

## Reference Information

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- **Commit SHAs:** `4c65942`
- **URLs:** http://localhost:11434, http://100.101.122.4:11434, http://172.16.3.30:8001/api/coord/`., http://172.16.3.30:8001, http://172.16.3.30:8001/api/coord/status, http://azcomputerguru@172.16.3.20:3000/azcomputerguru/claudetools.git, http://172.16.3.30:8001`.
- **IPs:** `100.101.122.4`, `172.16.3.30`, `172.16.3.20`
