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Closes the JS/TS gap in the plankton-code-quality model-routing table.

Python complexity already routes to Sonnet via ruff (C901, PLR codes). JS/TS had no
equivalent rule enabled by default: oxlint ships a complexity rule (ported from
eslint), but it lives in the restriction category, which oxlint does not enable
out of the box. The skill listed oxlint as Optional, so the gap was invisible.

This adds a section covering:

  • Enabling complexity in .oxlintrc.json with the documented default (max: 20),
    verified against the oxc.rs rule docs.
  • Promoting oxlint from Optional to Required for TypeScript/JS when this rule is in
    play.
  • A model-routing row for JS/TS complexity, mirroring the existing Python row.
  • A ratchet-ceiling workflow for adopting the rule on a real codebase without a
    big-bang refactor, with a worked example from a public PR (modem-dev/hunk feat(ecc2): add crash resume session recovery #861)
    where the measured ceiling landed at max: 80 and ratchets down as hotspots get
    refactored.

Docs-only change: one file, additions only, no behavior or code changes.

Closes the JS/TS gap in the model-routing table. Python complexity already
routes via ruff C901/PLR; oxlint's complexity rule sits in the restriction
category and is off by default, so it needs enabling by hand.
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  • Documentation
    • Added guidance for enabling oxlint JavaScript/TypeScript complexity checks.
    • Documented a ratchet-ceiling approach for enforcing and gradually lowering complexity limits.
    • Added oxlint complexity violations to Sonnet model-routing guidance.
    • Updated dependency guidance to require oxlint 1.37.0 or later when using the complexity rule; semgrep and knip remain optional.
    • Included recommendations for measuring current complexity, allowing limited headroom, avoiding blanket suppressions, and tightening limits after refactoring.
    • Noted staged warn-only adoption as an optional practice.

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The Plankton Code Quality Skill documents oxlint complexity enforcement for JavaScript and TypeScript, routes related violations to Sonnet, and defines a ratchet-ceiling procedure.

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Oxlint complexity guidance

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Complexity rule and model routing
skills/plankton-code-quality/SKILL.md
Documents the .oxlintrc.json complexity rule, requires oxlint when the rule is used, and routes oxlint complexity violations to Sonnet with a 300-second timeout.
Ratchet-ceiling procedure
skills/plankton-code-quality/SKILL.md
Describes how to measure the current maximum, set an enforced ceiling with headroom, avoid suppressions, and reduce the ceiling after refactoring.

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- Around line 306-309: Update the hotspot-ceiling workflow in the guidance
around flagged hotspot refactoring to recompute the global maximum after each
refactor. Lower the ceiling only to a value that remains at least as high as
every remaining function’s score, rather than blindly decreasing it after the
changed hotspot improves.
- Line 260: Update the complexity guidance around the “max: 20” configuration to
distinguish Oxlint’s default or long-term target from the initial enforced
ceiling. Require measuring the current codebase’s worst complexity score before
choosing the initial ceiling, so enabling the rule does not fail when existing
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- Around line 253-255: Update the Language-Specific Dependencies guidance around
the Oxlint complexity rule to first check for an existing supported Oxlint
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- Around line 248-250: Update the TypeScript/JavaScript dependency guidance in
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  • Updates the Plankton code-quality guidance for JavaScript and TypeScript complexity enforcement by documenting oxlint requirements, Sonnet routing, and measured initial thresholds.

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- Require measured worst-case complexity score before setting initial ceiling
- Use <MEASURED_CEILING> placeholder instead of arbitrary 20 in template
- Re-measure global maximum after each refactor before lowering ratchet ceiling
- Document oxlint >= 1.37.0 as required when adopting complexity rule
- Add rule to existing supported oxlint config before creating a new one
- Include oxlint complexity in Sonnet model-routing row
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Thanks for the detailed review. I verified the findings against 03b44fe5a256b0f63ead1333c88fcc4125fe48f6 and prepared a single-file patch.

  • The Oxlint setup now requires measuring the repository's current worst complexity score before choosing the initial enforced ceiling. The example uses a <MEASURED_CEILING> placeholder; 20 is documented as Oxlint's default and long-term target, not a universal starting value.
  • The ratchet workflow re-measures the global maximum after each refactor and only lowers the ceiling to a value that still admits every remaining function.
  • The TypeScript/JS dependency table now documents Oxlint >= 1.37.0 as required when adopting complexity, while keeping Oxlint optional for other TypeScript/JS projects.
  • The Sonnet routing row now includes Oxlint complexity, and the setup guidance adds the rule to an existing supported Oxlint config before creating a new one.

The reference-readiness result of 0/7 is understood as a neutral, generic readiness signal rather than a merge blocker. This PR changes one skill document and does not add analyzer, evaluator, harness, security, or CI fixtures; the repository conventions do not require those fixtures for this docs-only guidance update, so I left that scope unchanged.

Local verification passed git diff --check and targeted consistency checks. Repository skill validation and Markdown lint could not run because this checkout has no installed Node dependencies or Markdown linter binary. The fixes are pushed as 97ba8b05.

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