Fix C++ Headers

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Use when hl2sdk_cs2 C++ headers must be repaired to match the latest vtable or record-layout YAML references. Runs run_cpp_tests.py to obtain layout diffs, maps failing cpp_tests entries to their configured headers, edits only those headers, and repeats validation until the differences are resolved. Triggers: fix cpp headers, fix-cppheaders, repair vtable layout, repair record layout, header layout differences.

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Overview

Repair hl2sdk_cs2 declarations from compiler-versus-YAML layout differences. Treat run_cpp_tests.py as the source of truth for both the initial diff and final verification.

Resolve GAMEVER from the user's explicit request or CS2VIBE_GAMEVER; use only configs/$GAMEVER.yaml for test definitions and fail if it is missing.

Constraints

  • Edit only header paths listed in the failing configs/<GAMEVER>.yaml cpp_tests entry.
  • Require every edited header to be under hl2sdk_cs2/.
  • Preserve existing names and style when the reference exposes only a slot or offset.
  • Keep compiler declarations for gaps in incomplete reference YAMLs unless surrounding index shifts prove removal.
  • Name unknown virtual slots consistently with nearby declarations, such as unk_001; when only a known function name is available, use virtual void FunctionName() = 0; until a reliable prototype is known.
  • Interpret Class_dtor and Class_vdtor reference entries as virtual destructors for Class.
  • Do not edit reference YAMLs, tracked bin_artifacts, cpp test sources, or comparison code to hide a difference.
  • Do not invoke an external agent runner. This SKILL owns the repair loop directly.
  • Stop and report a blocker when the diff is ambiguous, the configured header is missing, or a required edit is outside hl2sdk_cs2/.

Workflow

  1. Determine the game version from the user's request. If omitted, read CS2VIBE_GAMEVER from .env.

  2. Resolve a release-local immutable symbol candidate. Use a caller-provided actual candidate when available; otherwise build one from tracked bin_artifacts/<gamever>/ with gamesymbol_candidate.py build and explicit temporary output/ session paths. Never use a tracked gamesymbols/ fallback or read per-symbol truth from bin/.

  3. Run the complete comparison with debug details:

    uv run run_cpp_tests.py -gamever <gamever> -configyaml configs/<gamever>.yaml -snapshot <snapshot> -debug
    
  4. For each test reporting layout differences, find its cpp_tests entry in configs/<GAMEVER>.yaml and read its symbol, headers, target, aliases, and reference modules.

  5. Read the configured headers and the complete diff sections:

    • Current vtable entries versus YAML reference vtable entries
    • Current record members versus YAML reference struct members
  6. Make the smallest declaration-only edit that aligns the header with the reference. Typical edits are reordering, adding, or removing virtual declarations; correcting inheritance; and adjusting record members or padding.

  7. Re-run the same command with the same snapshot. If differences remain, use the new output rather than the previous diff and repeat.

  8. Finish only when the command exits successfully with zero compile failures, invalid items, and layout differences.

Failure Handling

  • If compilation fails after an edit, inspect the compiler error, repair the edited declaration, and rerun.
  • If unrelated pre-existing failures prevent a clean full run, verify the affected test output as far as the runner permits and report the unrelated failures verbatim.
  • If headers is absent or empty, do not guess an edit target. Report the test name and request a config correction.
  • If multiple headers are configured, trace the declared symbol before choosing the file; do not edit every header blindly.

Completion Report

Report the headers changed, the layout mismatches corrected, and the exact final verification command and result.

Signals

GitHub stars
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Forks
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Last commit
Sep 2026
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Catalog kind
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Gateway key
fix-cppheaders
Source
github.com/hlnd2t/cs2_vibesignatures