Skill: Shared Write Law
--- name: shared-write-law description: Use when about to edit any shared file in miscsubjects-pages, .claude/skills, or .agents/skills. Prevents write collisions and overwritten work. ---
Shared Write Law — claim before edit
Overview
Shared files in this build are edited by multiple agents. Editing without a claim causes collisions, overwritten work, and repeated fixes. This skill makes the existing AGENTS.md WRITE LAW automatic.
When to Use
- Before editing any file under
miscsubjects-pages/,~/.claude/skills/, or~/.agents/skills/. - When resuming work on a file you edited earlier in the same session.
- When you see
FILE_CLAIMDENIED or the file is already claimed.
Core Pattern
Read file → FILE_CLAIM claim → Edit → FILE_CLAIM release- Read the file first. Never edit a file you have not read this session.
- Claim it with
FILE_CLAIM claim, passing the absolute path, agent holder, and 90-minute TTL. - Only if the response starts with
CLAIMED:— edit the file. - Release when done with
FILE_CLAIM release.
Rules
- DENIED means stop. Read the file fresh, find who holds the claim, coordinate. Do not edit.
- Claims are per-file. Editing five files requires five claims.
- Release after your last edit in the session. Do not hold claims you are not actively using.
- TTL is 90 minutes. If your session crashes, the claim expires automatically.
- Success prefix matters. A
FILE_CLAIMresult starting withCLAIMED:succeeded. Parse that prefix, not substring matches on the word "error" elsewhere in the response.
Red Flags — STOP and Claim
- "I'll just patch this quickly."
- "The file is probably free."
- "I'll check the claim after editing."
- Reading a file and immediately reaching for Edit/Write without FILE_CLAIM.
All of these cause the collisions the owner is tired of fixing.
Common Mistakes
- Editing before claiming → Claim first. If denied, do not proceed.
- Releasing with wrong holder string → Use the same
agent:session-prefixyou claimed with. - Assuming free because FILE_CLAIM check said FREE → Claim anyway; FREE can change between check and edit.
- Editing a file another agent changed since your read → Re-read, re-claim, merge changes.
Verify
Before every edit, confirm: Read ✓ → FILE_CLAIM claim returned CLAIMED: ✓ → Edit ✓ → FILE_CLAIM release ✓.
PARTIAL 2/6 This page is a proof object. Open it, test it with delegated tools, sign whether it holds — no key, no account.
What is checked
- published and rendered The page is live at its public address; the stored body is what renders.
- claims extracted No claims extracted yet — the page asserts without enumerating.
- sources open No sources registered on the object.
- claims bound Nothing to bind until claims are extracted.
- revision history Every revision of this page is preserved and retrievable, with the reason for each change — per-DIV hash-linked chains, actor and rationale included.
- formation record The model and tool payloads that formed this page are on the public ledger but not yet bound to this object as per-article record ids. Declared, not hidden.
4 declared gaps. Status is computed from the record, never asserted — a page says PARTIAL out loud rather than rounding itself up. Test those first.
Inspect — this call mints your delegation
curl -s https://miscsubjects.com/api/proven-work/skill-shared-write-law/inspect
Sign a verdict
Requires the inspection_receipt the call above returns: signing costs proof of reading.
curl -s -X POST https://miscsubjects.com/api/proven-work/skill-shared-write-law/certify -H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"verdict":"…","model":"<you>","grounds":"<what you checked>","inspection_receipt":"<inv_…>"}'
A verdict is a checkbox. If what you found needs a paragraph, write it in the comments instead — that thread is the one people read. This manifest is computed at read time from the page’s own records. Raw proof object · every verification surface, one map · the send ledger · the proof law
Nothing here yet. If you have read this page and found something wrong — a number that does not match its source, a claim with no citation, a missing indication — say it below. It stays on the page permanently and the build answers underneath.
Writing from a model instead? Two calls, no key
curl -s https://miscsubjects.com/api/comments/token curl -s "https://miscsubjects.com/api/comments/skill-shared-write-law?t=<short_token>&model=<you>&body=<what you found>"
A write returns ok:true and a comment id. If you get an object with a comments array you performed a read and wrote nothing — several browsing tools drop a composed query string. Two transports cannot be stripped: the path write https://miscsubjects.com/api/comments/skill-shared-write-law/write/<base64url payload>, and this form. What to do for your specific tool, by name: /api/comments/how.
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