From 22539df51c1b49df2807138a740429c9f858a1f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chase Huh <chase@sume.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:02:09 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] desk: always-on primer pointing every harness at
 ~/.cstack/src/AGENTS.md

Cursor gets cstack-desk.mdc. Codex/Grok snippets and check-wiring now
require the same first read. Wiring also scans ~/sumelabs.
---
 AGENTS.md                                     |  4 +++
 docs/FLOW.md                                  |  1 +
 sume-desk/codex-agents-snippet.md             |  3 ++-
 sume-desk/cursor-rules/user/cstack-desk.mdc   | 27 +++++++++++++++++++
 sume-desk/grok-agents-snippet.md              |  4 ++-
 .../check-wiring.sh                           | 13 ++++++++-
 6 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 sume-desk/cursor-rules/user/cstack-desk.mdc

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 851b179..52bd9d2 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ git clone git@github.com:chasehuh/cstack.git ~/.cstack/src
 ~/.cstack/src/install.sh --sume-com ~/sume/sume-com
 ```
 
+Cursor user-global always-apply primer: `~/.cursor/rules/cstack-desk.mdc`
+(points at this file). Codex / Claude Code / Grok Build get the same
+order via `~/.codex/AGENTS.md`, `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md`, `~/.grok/AGENTS.md`.
+
 Then **read**, in this order:
 
 1. `~/.agents/skills/sume-main-agent-orchestration/SKILL.md` (policy SoT)
diff --git a/docs/FLOW.md b/docs/FLOW.md
index 307178c..cadb7f9 100644
--- a/docs/FLOW.md
+++ b/docs/FLOW.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ duplicate the full SKILL into the `.mdc`.
 
 | File | Role |
 |---|---|
+| `cstack-desk.mdc` | Pointer at `~/.cstack/src/AGENTS.md` (desk primer every agent reads first) |
 | `main-agent-orchestration.mdc` | Pointer at orchestration SKILL |
 | `sume-chase-work-loop.mdc` | Discuss → issue → Opus enqueue → Grok land |
 | `opus-background-terminal.mdc` | `claude-human-stream` recipe: prompt file, `cd` not `--cwd`, `block_until_ms: 0`, title = Job |
diff --git a/sume-desk/codex-agents-snippet.md b/sume-desk/codex-agents-snippet.md
index da4733b..a14b344 100644
--- a/sume-desk/codex-agents-snippet.md
+++ b/sume-desk/codex-agents-snippet.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ## Sume Orchestration
 
-When this harness is the Sume **main agent**, read and follow:
+When this harness is the Sume **main agent**, read and follow, in order:
 
+`~/.cstack/src/AGENTS.md`
 `~/.agents/skills/sume-main-agent-orchestration/SKILL.md`
 
 Ignore sections marked **Cursor-only** unless you are Cursor. Before any
diff --git a/sume-desk/cursor-rules/user/cstack-desk.mdc b/sume-desk/cursor-rules/user/cstack-desk.mdc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c92c13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sume-desk/cursor-rules/user/cstack-desk.mdc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+description: CStack desk primer — first file every agent on this machine reads
+alwaysApply: true
+---
+
+# CStack desk (pointer)
+
+This machine’s installable SoT is **`chasehuh/cstack`**.
+
+Read this file first, then stop forking it into chat memory:
+
+`~/.cstack/src/AGENTS.md`
+
+Then the policy skill:
+
+`~/.agents/skills/sume-main-agent-orchestration/SKILL.md`
+
+Map of files → when: `~/.cstack/src/docs/FLOW.md`
+
+Refresh after `git pull` in `~/.cstack/src`:
+
+```bash
+~/.cstack/src/install.sh --sume-com /Users/chasehuh/sumelabs/sume
+```
+
+Do not edit `~/.agents/skills/*` copies. Those are symlinks into
+`~/.cstack/src/sume-desk/skills/`.
diff --git a/sume-desk/grok-agents-snippet.md b/sume-desk/grok-agents-snippet.md
index 8c7f577..8c89140 100644
--- a/sume-desk/grok-agents-snippet.md
+++ b/sume-desk/grok-agents-snippet.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ## Sume Orchestration
 
-When this harness is the Sume **main agent** or a Grok Build worker, read:
+When this harness is the Sume **main agent** or a Grok Build worker, read
+in order:
 
+`~/.cstack/src/AGENTS.md`
 `~/.agents/skills/sume-main-agent-orchestration/SKILL.md`
 
 Before any `gt submit` / `gt merge` on `sume-com`, read
diff --git a/sume-desk/skills/sume-main-agent-orchestration/check-wiring.sh b/sume-desk/skills/sume-main-agent-orchestration/check-wiring.sh
index eeb5681..31e9932 100755
--- a/sume-desk/skills/sume-main-agent-orchestration/check-wiring.sh
+++ b/sume-desk/skills/sume-main-agent-orchestration/check-wiring.sh
@@ -139,8 +139,19 @@ check_pointer "$HOME/.cursor/rules/main-agent-orchestration.mdc"
 
 while IFS= read -r rule; do
   check_pointer "$rule"
-done < <(find "$HOME/sume" "$HOME/chase" "$HOME/dooi" -maxdepth 4 \
+done < <(find "$HOME/sume" "$HOME/sumelabs" "$HOME/chase" "$HOME/dooi" -maxdepth 4 \
   -path "*/.cursor/rules/main-agent-orchestration.mdc" \
   -not -path "*/node_modules/*" -not -path "*worktree*" -not -path "*PURGE*" 2>/dev/null)
 
+if [ -f "$HOME/.cursor/rules/cstack-desk.mdc" ]; then
+  if grep -q "$HOME/.cstack/src/AGENTS.md" "$HOME/.cursor/rules/cstack-desk.mdc" \
+     || grep -q '~/.cstack/src/AGENTS.md' "$HOME/.cursor/rules/cstack-desk.mdc"; then
+    ok "cursor desk primer points at ~/.cstack/src/AGENTS.md"
+  else
+    bad "cursor desk primer missing AGENTS.md pointer: ~/.cursor/rules/cstack-desk.mdc"
+  fi
+else
+  bad "cursor desk primer missing: ~/.cursor/rules/cstack-desk.mdc"
+fi
+
 exit $fail