Simplify Codex hook entrypoint

hooks/session-start

@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ session_context="<EXTREMELY_IMPORTANT>\nYou have superpowers.\n\n**Below is the
 # See: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/issues/571
 if [ -n "${CURSOR_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}" ]; then
   # Cursor sets CURSOR_PLUGIN_ROOT (may also set CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT)
-  printf '{\n  "additional_context": "%s"\n}\n' "$session_context" | cat
+  printf '{\n  "additional_context": "%s"\n}\n' "$session_context"
 elif [ -n "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}" ] && [ -z "${COPILOT_CLI:-}" ]; then
   # Claude Code sets CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT without COPILOT_CLI
-  printf '{\n  "hookSpecificOutput": {\n    "hookEventName": "SessionStart",\n    "additionalContext": "%s"\n  }\n}\n' "$session_context" | cat
+  printf '{\n  "hookSpecificOutput": {\n    "hookEventName": "SessionStart",\n    "additionalContext": "%s"\n  }\n}\n' "$session_context"
 else
   # Copilot CLI (sets COPILOT_CLI=1) or unknown platform — SDK standard format
-  printf '{\n  "additionalContext": "%s"\n}\n' "$session_context" | cat
+  printf '{\n  "additionalContext": "%s"\n}\n' "$session_context"
 fi
 
 exit 0

hooks/session-start-codex

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ escape_for_json() {
 using_superpowers_escaped=$(escape_for_json "$using_superpowers_content")
 session_context="<EXTREMELY_IMPORTANT>\nYou have superpowers.\n\n**Below is the full content of your 'superpowers:using-superpowers' skill - your introduction to using skills. For all other skills, follow the Codex skill-loading instructions in that skill:**\n\n${using_superpowers_escaped}\n</EXTREMELY_IMPORTANT>"
 
-printf '{\n  "hookSpecificOutput": {\n    "hookEventName": "SessionStart",\n    "additionalContext": "%s"\n  }\n}\n' "$session_context" | cat
+printf '{\n  "hookSpecificOutput": {\n    "hookEventName": "SessionStart",\n    "additionalContext": "%s"\n  }\n}\n' "$session_context"
 
 exit 0

skills/requesting-code-review/code-reviewer.md

@@ -14,26 +14,22 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
 
     ## What Was Implemented
 
-    [DESCRIPTION]
+    {DESCRIPTION}
 
     ## Requirements / Plan
 
-    [PLAN_OR_REQUIREMENTS]
+    {PLAN_OR_REQUIREMENTS}
 
     ## Git Range to Review
 
-    **Base:** [BASE_SHA]
+    **Base:** {BASE_SHA}
-    **Head:** [HEAD_SHA]
+    **Head:** {HEAD_SHA}
 
     ```bash
-    git diff --stat [BASE_SHA]..[HEAD_SHA]
+    git diff --stat {BASE_SHA}..{HEAD_SHA}
-    git diff [BASE_SHA]..[HEAD_SHA]
+    git diff {BASE_SHA}..{HEAD_SHA}
     ```
 
-    ## Read-Only Review
-
-    Your review is read-only on this checkout. Do not mutate the working tree, the index, HEAD, or branch state in any way. Use tools like `git show`, `git diff`, and `git log` to inspect history. If you need a working copy of a different revision, check it out into a separate temporary directory (e.g. `git worktree add /tmp/review-[SHA] [SHA]`) — never move HEAD on this checkout.
-
     ## What to Check
 
     **Plan alignment:**
@@ -126,10 +122,10 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
 ```
 
 **Placeholders:**
-- `[DESCRIPTION]` — brief summary of what was built
+- `{DESCRIPTION}` — brief summary of what was built
-- `[PLAN_OR_REQUIREMENTS]` — what it should do (plan file path, task text, or requirements)
+- `{PLAN_OR_REQUIREMENTS}` — what it should do (plan file path, task text, or requirements)
-- `[BASE_SHA]` — starting commit
+- `{BASE_SHA}` — starting commit
-- `[HEAD_SHA]` — ending commit
+- `{HEAD_SHA}` — ending commit
 
 **Reviewer returns:** Strengths, Issues (Critical / Important / Minor), Recommendations, Assessment
 

skills/subagent-driven-development/spec-reviewer-prompt.md

@@ -18,22 +18,6 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
 
     [From implementer's report]
 
-    ## Git Range to Review
-
-    **Base:** [BASE_SHA — commit before this task]
-    **Head:** [HEAD_SHA — current commit]
-
-    ```bash
-    git diff --stat [BASE_SHA]..[HEAD_SHA]
-    git diff [BASE_SHA]..[HEAD_SHA]
-    ```
-
-    Only read files in this diff. Do not crawl the broader codebase.
-
-    ## Read-Only Review
-
-    Your review is read-only on this checkout. Do not mutate the working tree, the index, HEAD, or branch state in any way. Use tools like `git show`, `git diff`, and `git log` to inspect history. If you need a working copy of a different revision, check it out into a separate temporary directory (e.g. `git worktree add /tmp/review-[SHA] [SHA]`) — never move HEAD on this checkout.
-
     ## CRITICAL: Do Not Trust the Report
 
     The implementer finished suspiciously quickly. Their report may be incomplete,

skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ If you catch yourself thinking:
 - "Is that not happening?" - You assumed without verifying
 - "Will it show us...?" - You should have added evidence gathering
 - "Stop guessing" - You're proposing fixes without understanding
-- "Ultra-think this" - Question fundamentals, not just symptoms
+- "Ultrathink this" - Question fundamentals, not just symptoms
 - "We're stuck?" (frustrated) - Your approach isn't working
 
 **When you see these:** STOP. Return to Phase 1.

skills/using-superpowers/SKILL.md

@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ These thoughts mean STOP—you're rationalizing:
 
 When multiple skills could apply, use this order:
 
-1. **Process skills first** (brainstorming, systematic-debugging) - these determine HOW to approach the task
+1. **Process skills first** (brainstorming, debugging) - these determine HOW to approach the task
 2. **Implementation skills second** (frontend-design, mcp-builder) - these guide execution
 
 "Let's build X" → brainstorming first, then implementation skills.
-"Fix this bug" → systematic-debugging first, then domain-specific skills.
+"Fix this bug" → debugging first, then domain-specific skills.
 
 ## Skill Types
 
-**Rigid** (TDD, systematic-debugging): Follow exactly. Don't adapt away discipline.
+**Rigid** (TDD, debugging): Follow exactly. Don't adapt away discipline.
 
 **Flexible** (patterns): Adapt principles to context.
 

tests/brainstorm-server/windows-lifecycle.test.sh

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Windows lifecycle tests for the brainstorm server.
 #
-# Verifies brainstorm server lifecycle behavior, including:
+# Verifies that the brainstorm server survives the 60-second lifecycle
-#  - Windows/MSYS2 foreground mode and empty OWNER_PID handling
+# check on Windows, where OWNER_PID monitoring is disabled because the
-#  - Server survival past the 60-second lifecycle check window
+# MSYS2 PID namespace is invisible to Node.js.
-#  - Dead-at-startup OWNER_PID validation (logged, monitoring disabled)
-#  - Clean stop-server.sh shutdown
 #
 # Requirements:
 #   - Node.js in PATH
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 REPO_ROOT="${SUPERPOWERS_ROOT:-$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)}"
 START_SCRIPT="$REPO_ROOT/skills/brainstorming/scripts/start-server.sh"
 STOP_SCRIPT="$REPO_ROOT/skills/brainstorming/scripts/stop-server.sh"
-SERVER_SCRIPT="$REPO_ROOT/skills/brainstorming/scripts/server.cjs"
+SERVER_JS="$REPO_ROOT/skills/brainstorming/scripts/server.js"
 
 TEST_DIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/brainstorm-win-test-$$"
 
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ skip() {
 wait_for_server_info() {
   local dir="$1"
   for _ in $(seq 1 50); do
-    if [[ -f "$dir/state/server-info" ]]; then
+    if [[ -f "$dir/.server-info" ]]; then
       return 0
     fi
     sleep 0.1
@@ -75,9 +73,9 @@ wait_for_server_info() {
 }
 
 get_port_from_info() {
-  # Read the port from state/server-info. Use grep/sed instead of Node.js
+  # Read the port from .server-info. Use grep/sed instead of Node.js
   # to avoid MSYS2-to-Windows path translation issues.
-  grep -o '"port":[0-9]*' "$1/state/server-info" | head -1 | sed 's/"port"://'
+  grep -o '"port":[0-9]*' "$1/.server-info" | head -1 | sed 's/"port"://'
 }
 
 http_check() {
@@ -216,11 +214,11 @@ BRAINSTORM_HOST="127.0.0.1" \
 BRAINSTORM_URL_HOST="localhost" \
 BRAINSTORM_OWNER_PID="" \
 BRAINSTORM_PORT=$((49152 + RANDOM % 16383)) \
-  node "$SERVER_SCRIPT" > "$TEST_DIR/survival/.server.log" 2>&1 &
+  node "$SERVER_JS" > "$TEST_DIR/survival/.server.log" 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!
 
 if ! wait_for_server_info "$TEST_DIR/survival"; then
-  fail "Server starts successfully" "Server did not write state/server-info within 5 seconds"
+  fail "Server starts successfully" "Server did not write .server-info within 5 seconds"
   kill "$SERVER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
   SERVER_PID=""
 else
@@ -256,15 +254,10 @@ else
   SERVER_PID=""
 fi
 
-# ========== Test 5: Dead-at-startup OWNER_PID is logged but does not kill the server ==========
+# ========== Test 5: Bad OWNER_PID causes shutdown (control) ==========
-#
-# The server validates BRAINSTORM_OWNER_PID at startup. If it's already dead,
-# the PID resolution was wrong (common on WSL, Tailscale SSH, cross-user
-# scenarios). The server logs 'owner-pid-invalid', disables owner monitoring,
-# and continues running. The idle timeout becomes the only shutdown trigger.
 
 echo ""
-echo "--- Dead-at-startup OWNER_PID: server survives, logs owner-pid-invalid ---"
+echo "--- Control: Bad OWNER_PID causes shutdown ---"
 
 mkdir -p "$TEST_DIR/control"
 
@@ -279,41 +272,33 @@ BRAINSTORM_HOST="127.0.0.1" \
 BRAINSTORM_URL_HOST="localhost" \
 BRAINSTORM_OWNER_PID="$BAD_PID" \
 BRAINSTORM_PORT=$((49152 + RANDOM % 16383)) \
-  node "$SERVER_SCRIPT" > "$TEST_DIR/control/.server.log" 2>&1 &
+  node "$SERVER_JS" > "$TEST_DIR/control/.server.log" 2>&1 &
 CONTROL_PID=$!
 
 if ! wait_for_server_info "$TEST_DIR/control"; then
-  fail "Control server starts" "Server did not write state/server-info within 5 seconds"
+  fail "Control server starts" "Server did not write .server-info within 5 seconds"
   kill "$CONTROL_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
   CONTROL_PID=""
 else
-  pass "Control server starts with dead-at-startup OWNER_PID=$BAD_PID"
+  pass "Control server starts with bad OWNER_PID=$BAD_PID"
 
-  echo "  Waiting ~75s to verify server survives past lifecycle check..."
+  echo "  Waiting ~75s for lifecycle check to kill server..."
   sleep 75
 
   if kill -0 "$CONTROL_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
-    pass "Server survives with dead-at-startup OWNER_PID (owner monitoring disabled)"
+    fail "Control server self-terminates with bad OWNER_PID" \
+         "Server is still alive (expected it to die)"
+    kill "$CONTROL_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
   else
-    fail "Server survives with dead-at-startup OWNER_PID" \
+    pass "Control server self-terminates with bad OWNER_PID"
-         "Server died unexpectedly. Log tail: $(tail -5 "$TEST_DIR/control/.server.log" 2>/dev/null)"
-  fi
-
-  if grep -q "owner-pid-invalid" "$TEST_DIR/control/.server.log" 2>/dev/null; then
-    pass "Server logs 'owner-pid-invalid' for dead-at-startup PID"
-  else
-    fail "Server logs 'owner-pid-invalid' for dead-at-startup PID" \
-         "Log tail: $(tail -5 "$TEST_DIR/control/.server.log" 2>/dev/null)"
   fi
 
   if grep -q "owner process exited" "$TEST_DIR/control/.server.log" 2>/dev/null; then
-    fail "No spurious 'owner process exited' log" \
+    pass "Control server logs 'owner process exited'"
-         "Found 'owner process exited' but owner monitoring should be disabled"
   else
-    pass "No spurious 'owner process exited' log"
+    fail "Control server logs 'owner process exited'" \
+         "Log tail: $(tail -5 "$TEST_DIR/control/.server.log" 2>/dev/null)"
   fi
-
-  kill "$CONTROL_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
 wait "$CONTROL_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -324,16 +309,16 @@ CONTROL_PID=""
 echo ""
 echo "--- Clean Shutdown ---"
 
-mkdir -p "$TEST_DIR/stop-test/state"
+mkdir -p "$TEST_DIR/stop-test"
 
 BRAINSTORM_DIR="$TEST_DIR/stop-test" \
 BRAINSTORM_HOST="127.0.0.1" \
 BRAINSTORM_URL_HOST="localhost" \
 BRAINSTORM_OWNER_PID="" \
 BRAINSTORM_PORT=$((49152 + RANDOM % 16383)) \
-  node "$SERVER_SCRIPT" > "$TEST_DIR/stop-test/.server.log" 2>&1 &
+  node "$SERVER_JS" > "$TEST_DIR/stop-test/.server.log" 2>&1 &
 STOP_TEST_PID=$!
-echo "$STOP_TEST_PID" > "$TEST_DIR/stop-test/state/server.pid"
+echo "$STOP_TEST_PID" > "$TEST_DIR/stop-test/.server.pid"
 
 if ! wait_for_server_info "$TEST_DIR/stop-test"; then
   fail "Stop-test server starts" "Server did not start"