What problem does it solve? Fixing a small behavior bug should not require the full ceremony of brainstorming, multi-solution design, and heavy planning. This Skill provides a preset fast-track workflow within the Comet/OpenSpec change system for bugs in existing functionality, while still enforcing reproduction evidence, regression tests, root-cause verification, and controlled archiving. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Streamlined change lifecycle: Runs a six-step preset flow (quick open, direct build, root cause check, verification, archive) using comet state and comet guard commands for recoverable, phase-gated state management. - Evidence-first fixing: Requires reproducing the bug with a failing regression test or documented manual evidence before any source edit, then confirms the root cause is eliminated before verification. - Upgrade assessment: Continuously checks qualitative-change signals (new capability, public API, schema change, cross-module work) and file-count tripwires, pausing for an explicit user decision to continue or escalate to the full /comet-classic workflow. - Use Case: A user reports that an API endpoint returns stale cached data. Invoke the hotfix preset to open a change, reproduce the failure with a regression test, apply the fix, verify at the appropriate scale, and archive the change with spec sync if needed. ## Quick Start Invoke /comet-hotfix and describe the existing behavior bug you want fixed so the preset workflow opens a change and drives it through build, verification, and archive.
