Deslop

Flags

The scope flags are mutually exclusive. More than one, a missing base branch, or prose that conflicts with a flag is BLOCKED; ask which scope to use. Prose that names staged, unstaged, or a base branch selects that scope exactly as its flag; naming several is BLOCKED. Otherwise default to staged and never switch because another diff is non-empty.

1. Lock scope

Capture status, the selected diff, its lexicographically sorted file list, and the SHA-256 of the scope name plus complete diff as its fingerprint. Record:

scope/fingerprint | current file | checked | kept instances | verification | terminal

If the diff is empty, report NO_CHANGES and mention other non-empty scopes from git diff without touching them. Before editing staged scope, block the whole run if any target file also has unstaged changes. --base covers commits only; block if a scoped path has staged or unstaged work.

Done when the exact editable scope and original index state are recorded.

2. Inspect and classify

Read each changed file and at most two adjacent files per module that establish local norms; module means the changed file's directory and adjacent means files in that directory. Classify every changed hunk against the six categories in ./REFERENCE.md. An instance is contiguous lines handled by one atomic edit. Record path, lines, primary category, local evidence, and smallest safe edit. For overlap, choose the category requiring the smallest edit; use a secondary only for another edit. Do not stop after the first category.

For large diffs, process the sorted order and update the ledger after each file. After any turn interruption before terminal state, recompute the fingerprint; restart a changed current file and preserve completed entries only when their hunks are unchanged.

Done when every scoped hunk has six-category coverage. Zero instances is CLEAN.

3. Filter and edit

Apply every guardrail in ./REFERENCE.md. Drop uncertain instances. Edit only kept instances and use the smallest direct form that matches nearby code. Preserve logic, timing, errors, side effects, public APIs, and useful abstractions.

--unstaged and --base never stage. For --staged, stage only edited target files after confirming they had no pre-existing unstaged hunks.

Done when each kept instance is changed; for unstaged/base the index matches the Step 1 snapshot, and for staged only clean target-file updates entered it.

4. Verify and report

Re-run the selected diff and status. Confirm each kept instance is gone, no out-of-scope hunk moved layers, and the post-edit diff has no new slop. Any edit to executable code, types, control flow, error handling, validation, or an API runs the narrowest covering test for its file, symbol, or package. Only comments, docs, and whitespace may use the diff audit alone. Missing or failed required tests are BLOCKED.

Report scope, files, category counts, preserved staging state, diff audit, and tests. Terminal values are SUCCESS, CLEAN, NO_CHANGES, and BLOCKED.

Do not commit or expand beyond the selected diff.