Opencode TypeScript

Code like the opencode core team. This skill contains real code extracted from the repo — complete implementations, not abstract rules. Follow the workflow below based on your task.

Implement (new code)

Follow these phases in order:

1. Orient — where does this go?

Load architecture.md. Find:

• Which module owns this behavior
• What the dependency direction allows
• What file naming convention to follow
• Whether this is a new module or an addition to an existing one

2. Gather — what already exists?

Load helpers-deep-dive.md. Before writing ANY utility:

• Check if it already exists in util/, effect/, bus/, sync/
• Check the usage matrix to see how other modules use it
• If it exists, use it. If it doesn't, inline first — extract only when awkwardness repeats.

For quick lookups: primitives.md (shorter, import paths + signatures only)

3. Build — write the code

Load the reference that matches what you're building:

4. CHECK GATE — code MUST pass all of these before proceeding

Load style-dna.md. If ANY of the following fail, fix the code before proceeding to Review:

• Single-word variable names where clear
• No try/catch, no else, no any, no unnecessary destructuring
• const + ternary over let + mutation
• snake_case Drizzle fields, .annotate({ identifier }) on boundary schemas, .annotate({ description }) on fields
• Effect Schema (Schema.Struct/Schema.Schema.Type) for DTOs, events, tool params — not Zod
• Effect is used for services, not plain async classes
• Module ends with export * as X from "." — no in-file export namespace X {}
• No patterns from Section 7 ("Things That Compile But Get Rejected") present in the diff

DO NOT proceed if any check fails. Go back to phase 3 and fix.

5. REVIEW GATE — REJECT the diff if any of these apply

Load review-voice.md. The diff MUST NOT contain any of the following. If it does, fix before submitting:

• Changes to files outside the scope of the task
• as any or as unknown as casts
• Custom utilities that duplicate community primitives or @/util/* helpers
• Provider-specific code that should live in models.dev
• Code removal without a clear reason documented in the commit
• Unexplained variable renames or structural changes
• Abstraction the core team would ask to remove (check refactoring-patterns.md)

Refactor (changing existing code)

1. Orient — what touches what?

Load architecture.md. Map the blast radius before changing anything.

2. Study — which pattern applies here?

Load refactoring-patterns.md. Start with the Decision Matrix at the top — match the code smell you see to the correct pattern. Then read the specific pattern section for real before/after diffs:

• Simplification patterns (removing unnecessary abstraction)
• Consolidation patterns (Bun → Node migration)
• Extraction patterns (pulling reusable utilities)
• Migration patterns (moving to Effect services)
• Deletion patterns (removing dead code)
• Stabilization patterns (fixing ordering/race conditions)
• Variant elimination (removing special cases)

3. Gather — can an existing utility replace this code?

Load helpers-deep-dive.md. The best refactor often replaces 20 lines with one utility call.

4. Check + Review

Same as implement phases 4-5: style-dna.md then review-voice.md.

Key decisions (always apply)

• Effect is mandatory — all services use Context.Service / Layer / makeRuntime. No plain async classes.
• One module, one self-barrel — write flat top-level exports (schemas, Interface, Service, layer, defaultLayer), then close the file with export * as X from ".". Consumers still write import { X } from "@/x" → X.Service; the barrel is the namespace. opencode dropped in-file export namespace X {}.
• Effect Schema everywhere — Schema.Struct + Schema.Schema.Type<typeof X> for DTOs, events, and tool params; .annotate({ identifier }) on boundary schemas, .annotate({ description }) on fields. Schema.TaggedErrorClass for Effect errors. Newtype<Self>()("Name", Schema.String.check(...)) (from @opencode-ai/core/schema) for branded IDs. Zod is no longer the boundary tool.
• Event-sourced writes — mutations go through SyncEvent.run → projectors → SQLite. Direct DB writes only for non-event-sourced features.
• No mocks in tests — use tmpdir + Instance.provide + real services. Mocks only for external SDKs.
• Single-word variables — state, pending, info, row, cfg, tx. Multi-word only when genuinely ambiguous.

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