---
id: open-gitagent/opengap/packet-factory
version: "822fc011"
license: MIT
install: manual
updated: 2026-07-02
---

# packet-factory — Packet Factory enforces a gatekeeper model where every task with side effects requires an APPROVED packet before running. Create packets in DRAFT status, review them for approval or rejection, then dispatch only approved work. Once approved, scope is locked to prevent creep—expansions spawn new packets instead.

Publisher: open-gitagent · Stars: 2903 · Updated: 2026-07-02

Install (manual): `git clone https://github.com/open-gitagent/opengap`

## SKILL.md

# Packet Factory

The packet factory is the gatekeeper between intent and execution. Nothing with a side effect runs without an APPROVED packet.

## Commands

```bash
# Create a new packet (DRAFT status)
skills/packet-factory/new-packet.sh \
  --intent "Post daily update to Slack #arc-angels" \
  --source "Ludo DM 2026-04-01 09:00" \
  --destination "Slack #arc-angels"

# Review a packet (set APPROVED or REJECTED)
skills/packet-factory/review-packet.sh --id 2026-04-01-001

# Dispatch an APPROVED packet (executes and logs output)
skills/packet-factory/dispatch-packet.sh --id 2026-04-01-001
```

## Packet Queue

All in-flight packets live in `memory/packet-queue.md`.

The heartbeat pre-flight check reads this file. DRAFT packets older than 24h are escalated to Ludo.

## Scope Lock Rule

Once a packet is APPROVED, `scope_locked_at` is set and the scope field is frozen.

If the task grows (new deliverable discovered, Ludo asks for something extra), the current packet is dispatched as-is and a **new packet** is created for the expansion. Never mutate an approved packet's intent or output.

This prevents the single most common failure mode: scope creep → context balloon → session death.


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