Evolve Skill

Analyze instincts and cluster related ones into higher-level skills.

Usage

/evolve                    # Analyze all instincts and suggest evolutions
/evolve --domain testing   # Only evolve instincts in testing domain
/evolve --dry-run          # Show what would be created
/evolve --threshold 5      # Require 5+ related instincts to cluster

Evolution Process

1. Read all instincts from ~/.codex/instincts/
2. Group instincts by domain similarity, trigger pattern overlap, and action sequence
3. For each cluster of 3+ related instincts, determine evolution type
4. Generate the appropriate skill file
5. Save to ~/.codex/evolved/skills/

Evolution Types

Skill (Auto-Triggered)

When instincts describe behaviors that should happen automatically:

• Pattern-matching triggers
• Error handling responses
• Code style enforcement

Example: prefer-functional + use-immutable + avoid-classes → functional-patterns skill

Output Format

Evolve Analysis
==================

Found N clusters ready for evolution:

## Cluster 1: <Name>
Instincts: <list>
Type: Skill
Confidence: X% (based on N observations)

Would create: <skill-name> skill
Files:
  - ~/.codex/evolved/skills/<name>/SKILL.md

Flags

• --execute: Actually create the evolved structures (default is preview)
• --dry-run: Preview without creating
• --domain <name>: Only evolve instincts in specified domain
• --threshold <n>: Minimum instincts required to form cluster (default: 3)