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harness-quadrant-process

Generates harness analysis documents with Mermaid quadrant charts through a four-phase OpenSpec workflow.

6|Updated Feb 25, 2026
Search Tags:#workflow#documentation#mermaid#openspec#harness#ai coding agents#quadrant chart
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npx skills add https://github.com/emilianoeloi/cowboy --skill harness-quadrant-process-emilianoeloi
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Skill: harness-quadrant-process
Source: https://github.com/emilianoeloi/cowboy/tree/main/.github/skills/harness-quadrant-process
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/emilianoeloi/cowboy --skill harness-quadrant-process-emilianoeloi

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What problem does it solve? Teams improving their AI coding harness (guides and sensors that govern agent behavior) lack a repeatable, traceable process to diagnose gaps and document findings consistently across repositories. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Four-Phase Workflow: Enforces a strict Propose, Analyze, Canvas, and Generation sequence using OpenSpec changes, with no phase skipping. - Quadrant Visualization: Produces a Mermaid quadrantChart mapping harness elements across guides vs. sensors and computational vs. inferential axes. - Full Traceability: Delivers a document in Docs/ with a traceability table linking every quadrant point to a real source file, plus a risk-prioritized gap backlog. - Use Case: Run the process on a repository to audit its AGENTS.md, CI hooks, lint configs, and review practices, then receive a prioritized backlog of harness improvements. ## Quick Start Run the harness quadrant process on this repository and generate the analysis document in Docs/.

Frequently Asked Questions about harness-quadrant-process

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FAQPage Schema
How do I analyze my repository's AI coding harness?▼

Run the four-phase process: Propose an OpenSpec change, Analyze harness files like AGENTS.md and CI configs, build a REASONS Canvas prompt, then generate the final document. The output lands in Docs/ with a quadrant diagram and gap backlog.

What is a guides vs sensors quadrant chart for development harnesses?▼

It is a Mermaid quadrantChart mapping harness elements on two axes: computational versus inferential, and sensor feedback versus guide feedforward. Each point represents a guide or sensor in your repo, plotted qualitatively for visual prioritization.

Does this process require OpenSpec to be installed?▼

Yes, the Propose phase creates an OpenSpec change with proposal.md, design.md, and tasks.md, and validation runs via openspec validate with the strict flag. Pure documentation changes can set skip_specs to true in .openspec.yaml.

What files does the harness analysis examine?▼

It performs concept-driven exploration of inferential guides like AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, and Copilot instructions, computational guides like lint and editor configs, computational sensors like pre-commit hooks and CI, and inferential sensors like code review practices.

Can I skip phases or implement code early in the workflow?▼

No, the four phases are mandatory and sequential. Code or document generation only happens in Phase 4, and if a phase has material ambiguity the process stops and asks the user before continuing.

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