# harness-spec-anatomy

Defines what a hedera-harness recipe is made of: the files, the v3 defaults, the run stages and the blind evaluate-checklist rule. For anyone authoring or auditing recipes.

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- Author: hedera-dev
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- Source: https://github.com/hedera-dev/hedera-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/hedera-harness/skills/harness-spec-anatomy/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-03
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## What it does

The skill is the single source of truth for hedera-harness recipe terminology. It targets schemaVersion 3: older recipes hard-fail at load, and there is no `migrate` command, so you rewrite to v3 or regenerate with `hedera-harness init` and reapply your edits. The action skills `/create-harness-spec` and `/review-harness-spec` come here for vocabulary and keep the workflow themselves.

One layout: a `.harness/` directory inside an app scaffolded by `hedera-harness init` or Scaffold HBAR. Only four things are required in a recipe — `schemaVersion`, `name`, `description` and a `baseline` block with an `install` command. Everything else (`prd`, `validators.*`, `maxAttempts`, `agent`, `constraints`, `forbiddenFiles`, `secretScan`, `requiredFiles`) is defaulted or detected. Unknown keys are ignored with a warning, so a typo degrades the run instead of crashing it; treat that warning as a finding.

Stages turn on in order, and the default is ASSERT only, which keeps the first run cheap. Then come SMOKE with Playwright, EVALUATE with the checklist, and CHAIN with real transactions. A script at `scripts/check-spec.sh` runs `hedera-harness doctor --recipe-only` and adds the cross-file coherence checks doctor skips. If the CLI is unavailable the script still runs its own checks and says so — that is a partial result, not a pass.

## Requirements
- Works with: Playwright

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill harness-spec-anatomy -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill harness-spec-anatomy -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill harness-spec-anatomy -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install hedera-dev/hedera-skills harness-spec-anatomy
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/harness-spec-anatomy/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill harness-spec-anatomy -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/hedera-dev/hedera-skills --path plugins/hedera-harness/skills/harness-spec-anatomy
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill harness-spec-anatomy -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/hedera-dev/hedera-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/hedera-harness/skills/harness-spec-anatomy/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- work out which files a hedera-harness recipe must carry
- rewrite an older recipe for schemaVersion 3
- check that routes agree across the checklist, Playwright and the PRD
- find orphan assertions that match no PRD journey
- run a mechanical check on a recipe before the generator does

## Example prompts
- walk me through what a v3 recipe must carry, per harness-spec-anatomy
- check my `.harness/spec.yaml` for cross-file coherence
- which stages are on by default, and how do I enable EVALUATE

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: harness-spec-anatomy
description: Shared vocabulary for hedera-harness recipes — the files, the v3 defaults, the stages, and the blind/evaluate-checklist rule. Use when authoring or auditing a harness recipe, or when another skill needs the recipe vocabulary.
---

# Harness Spec Anatomy

Single source of truth for what a hedera-harness **recipe** is. Action skills
(`/create-harness-spec`, `/review-harness-spec`) reach here for vocabulary;
they own workflow. Use the bold terms from [GLOSSARY.md](GLOSSARY.md) exactly.

Targets **hedera-harness schemaVersion 3**. Older recipes hard-fail at load.
There is no `migrate` command — rewrite to v3, or regenerate with
`hedera-harness init` and reapply edits.

**These skills are for authoring — not for generator runs.** Recipes do not
list skills. Each run discovers product plugins from `hedera-skills`
(`native-services-js`, `system-contracts`, `cross-chain`, `dev-intelligence`)
and the generator picks what the PRD needs. Keep authoring skills out of that
set; they stay Cursor / Claude Code marketplace plugins.

## Layout

One layout: `.harness/` inside a scaffolded app (from `hedera-harness init` or
Scaffold HBAR). The workspace is the project itself. Paths in the **recipe
file** are relative to the project root.

| File | Required? | Default path | Consumed by |
|------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
| **Recipe file** | Yes | `.harness/spec.yaml` | Harness CLI |
| PRD | Yes | `.harness/prd.md` (or a `prd:` list) | Generator |
| Static validator | ASSERT | `.harness/validators/static.json` | Static validator |
| Command validator | ASSERT | `.harness/validators/yarn.json` | Command validator |
| Playwright smoke | SMOKE | `.harness/validators/playwright-smoke.yaml` | Playwright stage |
| **Evaluate checklist** | EVALUATE | `.harness/eval.json` (or an `eval:` list) | EVALUATE validator |

Every path above is a **default**. Omit the key and the harness uses it; name a
key only to point somewhere else. Artifacts always land in `.harness/runs/`,
which is not configurable.
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