ca-context-check
Optional manual drift audit — report stale provenance-tracked docs, then per stale doc offer re-scout, re-baseline, or defer. Not the daily loop; commit-gate auto-heal owns routine maintenance.
npx skills add arbiterForge/codeArbiter --skill ca-context-check --agent codex
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# $ca-context-check — manual drift audit An optional, on-demand audit for bypass cases: a merge or external edit changed a tracked source file you are not about to commit, so commit-gate's auto-heal did not fire. Routes to the `context-check` skill. ## When to use Use this only when you believe drift was introduced outside a commit (e.g. a direct push, a merge you did not author, a manual file edit while outside a normal commit workflow). The SessionStart drift line (backed by `startup_drift_line`) is the usual signal that this check is warranted. ## When NOT to use - **Routine maintenance** — commit-gate auto-heal runs automatically on every commit that touches a `drift_trigger` source. No manual intervention needed for the common case. - Full brownfield re-scan from scratch → `$ca-create-context`. - Project state snapshot → `$ca-status`. ## Hard gate Read-only unless the user explicitly chooses re-scout (partial scout run) or re-baseline (hash update in `.codearbiter/.provenance/`). MUST NOT commit on its own. MUST NOT modify any derived doc without an explicit user selection.
- When to use
- When NOT to use
- Hard gate
What does the ca-context-check skill do?
Optional manual drift audit — report stale provenance-tracked docs, then per stale doc offer re-scout, re-baseline, or defer. Not the daily loop; commit-gate auto-heal owns routine maintenance.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add arbiterForge/codeArbiter --skill ca-context-check --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From arbiterForge/codeArbiter, a repository with 138 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.