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# $autodev `$autodev` manages the repo-local operational contract for autonomous development. It does not replace `$evolve` or `$rpi`. - `PROGRAM.md` or `AUTODEV.md` defines the contract: mutable scope, immutable scope, experiment unit, validation commands, decision policy, escalation rules, and stop conditions. - `ao autodev` creates, inspects, and validates that contract. - `$evolve` runs the Codex v2 autonomous improvement loop. - `$rpi` runs one Codex research -> plan -> implement -> validate lifecycle. In Codex, `$autodev` hands work to `$evolve` or `$rpi` as skill invocations. Treat retired terminal CLIs as wrapper commands, not as the Codex default handoff path. ## Codex Lifecycle Guard When this skill runs in Codex hookless mode (`CODEX_THREAD_ID` is set or `CODEX_INTERNAL_ORIGINATOR_OVERRIDE` is `Codex Desktop`), ensure startup context before editing or validating the contract: ```bash ao codex ensure-start 2>/dev/null || true ``` ## Routing Use this split when the user asks whether the old evolve flow should become a new command or skill: | Intent | Action | |--------|--------| | define or repair the repo-local autonomous policy | use `$autodev` and `ao autodev` | | run the autonomous improvement loop | use `$evolve` | | run one bounded lifecycle | use `$rpi` | `PROGRAM.md` takes precedence over `AUTODEV.md`. Treat `AUTODEV.md` as the compatibility alias. ## Execution Steps ### Step 1: Detect the contract ```bash if [ -f PROGRAM.md ]; then PROGRAM