What problem does it solve?
The ratchet skill solves the problem of preserving irreversible progress in RPI workflows by recording and permanently locking completed gates, ensuring teams cannot regress to earlier stages after critical decisions.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Permanent progress gating: once a gate is ratcheted, it cannot be undone, providing a robust audit trail.
- Gate operations: status, check, record, and skip commands to track, validate, and document progress.
- Chain ledger: maintains a machine-readable log at .agents/ao/chain.jsonl for reproducibility and traceability across teams.
Quick Start
Use the ratchet commands to inspect and advance progress:
ao ratchet status
ao ratchet check <step>
ao ratchet record <step> --output "<artifact-path>"
ao ratchet skip <step> --reason "<why>"