What's New
vault-index MCP Server
The Obsidian vault query engine is now included in the harness. 20 MCP tools for structured vault querying, claim coordination, dispatch orchestration, and FTS5 search. Previously required separate installation — now ships with the repo.
Vault Skills (8 new)
| Skill |
Purpose |
/vault-capture |
Quick-capture bugs, tasks, ideas to the right queue |
/vault-context |
Pre-session briefing — loads items, code structure, standards |
/vault-init |
Bootstrap new project with full vault+enterprise ecosystem |
/vault-process |
Autonomous queue processor — picks up and works items |
/vault-status |
Cross-project dashboard — all queues at a glance |
/vault-sweep |
Weekly accountability — stale items, dead branches, orphans |
/vault-triage |
Walk through inbox items one-by-one and route them |
/vault-update |
Move items through lifecycle — close, block, archive |
Domain Guard Skills (5 new)
| Skill |
What It Guards |
/integration-guard |
Pre-code checklist for any external integration |
/sql-guard |
Multi-tenant scoping, parameterized queries, type-safe joins |
/sync-worker |
Atomic queue claims, backoff, checkpoints, echo detection |
/rex-soap-protocol |
Dual SOAP protocol detection, three-endpoint architecture |
/shopify-integration |
HMAC verification, idempotency, rate limits, fulfillment state machine |
Utility Skills (5 new)
/cortex-index, /worktree-cleanup, /prompt-intelligence, /harness-update, /harness-init (updated)
Enforcement Hooks (4 new)
vault-gates.sh — 4-gate enforcement: vault-context required, stale inbox check, vault-update before verify, claim ownership
vault-sweep-reminder.sh — warns at session start if sweep >7 days overdue
audit-bash-file-writes.sh, block-bash-file-writes.sh
Updated Installer
install.sh now registers both MCP servers (cortex-engine + vault-index)
- All 47 skills and 36 hooks included at install time
- Replaced legacy jcodemunch references with cortex-engine
Stats
| Component |
v1.6.0 |
v1.7.0 |
| Skills |
29 |
47 |
| Hooks |
30 |
36 |
| MCP servers |
1 |
2 |
| Domain guards |
0 (planned) |
5 |