# field-harvest

A skill that mines a project's git history for patterns worth moving into the main harness, and writes session notes into the knowledge hub when work wraps up.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 30
- Author: chrono-meta
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness/tree/HEAD/plugins/fh-meta/skills/field-harvest/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/field-harvest

## What it does

Two modes in one skill. Mode A walks recent commits in a project and flags what could be reused elsewhere: a new workflow, a prompt trick, a fix for a recurring error, a tool integration. Approved items go into a `harvest/{project}-{date}` branch, get committed, and ship as a `gh pr create` pull request.

Mode B handles the paperwork at the end of a session. It writes a markdown file with today's commits, what was learned and what comes next, then syncs it to the knowledge hub. When a session is closing and the project has unlogged commits, the skill offers Mode B in a single line and waits for a yes. It never starts on its own.

Before any PR, candidates pass through `contention-layer`, which checks a new pattern against the roles of existing skills. A collision stops the pull request. Mode B auto-offer stays out of the hub directory, because hub wrap-up belongs to `harvest-loop`; in a project directory there is no such overlap. You need `gh` logged in for the PR step, and the skill either takes a path from you or looks one up in the project mapping and dev directories.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill field-harvest -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/field-harvest/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/field-harvest/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill field-harvest -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/field-harvest/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill field-harvest -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/field-harvest/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install chrono-meta/forge-harness field-harvest
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/field-harvest/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill field-harvest -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness --path plugins/fh-meta/skills/field-harvest
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/field-harvest/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill field-harvest -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness/tree/HEAD/plugins/fh-meta/skills/field-harvest/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- spot reusable techniques hiding in a project's commit history
- turn a found pattern into a branch and a pull request
- file a day's project work into the knowledge hub
- convert a recurring error into a standing rule
- block a new pattern that clashes with existing skill roles

## Example prompts
- Go through the recent commits and harvest the patterns
- Log today's work to the hub
- Is this worth pushing to FH? Run `/field-harvest`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: field-harvest
description: Scans git history of field projects to detect patterns worth backporting to the meta-harness (Mode A), and logs session work to the knowledge hub when a session ends (Mode B). Triggers on "save this pattern", "make this reusable across projects", "can we automate this repetition?", "push this to FH", "reverse absorption", "harvest pattern", "session log", "log today's work", "sync to hub".
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools: ["Bash", "Read", "Edit", "Write", "WebFetch"]
model: sonnet
---

# field-harvest — Field Pattern Harvest → FH Backport + Session Logger

Dual-mode skill:
- **Mode A (Pattern Harvest)**: Scans recent commits in field projects to detect patterns worth backporting to FH. One-click flow from detection to PR creation.
- **Mode B (Session Log)**: Records session work from field projects to the knowledge hub when a session ends. Auto-generates a session markdown file with commits, learnings, and next steps.

## Mode Selection (Step 0-A)

Determine which mode to run based on user context:

| Condition | Mode | Priority |
|---|---|:---:|
| User message contains: "session log", "log today's work", "sync to hub", "sync session" | **Mode B (Session Log)** | 1 (highest) |
| **Session-end auto-trigger fires** (see below) and field commits exist today | **Mode B (Session Log)** — auto-proposed | 2 |
| Both Mode A and B applicable | Run Mode B first, then ask "Also run Mode A pattern harvest?" | 3 |
| Default or path specified | **Mode A (Pattern Harvest)** | 4 |

### Session-End Auto-Trigger (item1 — Mode B)

Mode B should not wait for an explicit "session log" phrase when a session is plainly ending with un-logged field work. **Auto-propose Mode B** (one line, never auto-run) when **all** hold:

1. A session-close signal is detected — the CLAUDE.md Session Wrap-up chain has begun, **or** the user says a closing phrase ("wrap up", "done", "good work", "end session", "that's it for today").
2. The current cwd is a **mapped field project** (not the FH hub itself — hub close is owned by harvest-loop / the Session Wrap-up chain).
3. `git log --since="today"` in that field project returns **1+ commits** by the session author that are **not yet logged** to the hub (cross-check via the detection-skip ledger, item2 below).

Proposal format (one line, then wait):
```
"Session is wrapping up and {project} has N un-logged commits today. Log them to the hub with Mode B? [y/n]"
```
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