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# AGENTS.md — PostHog Wizard Instructions for all agents (and humans) working in this repo. This is the single source of truth; [`CLAUDE.md`](CLAUDE.md) just points here. User-facing docs: https://posthog.com/docs/ai-engineering/ai-wizard The PostHog wizard (`npx @posthog/wizard`) is a CLI that adds PostHog to a user's project using an AI agent. It authenticates the user, detects their framework, runs an agent that integrates the SDK and instruments events, and walks the user through their first dashboard. All from the terminal. ## Design discipline This codebase follows a specific design discipline: **product knowledge never enters infrastructure code.** The runner pipeline, the TUI store, the detection loop, and the prompt assembler are machinery. They don't know what PostHog is. They don't know what a framework is. They execute a pipeline driven by typed configuration surfaces. Each domain has a dedicated boundary: - **Frameworks** → `FrameworkConfig` in `src/frameworks/<name>/` - **Integration knowledge** → markdown skills in the [context-mill](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill) repo - **Security policy** → YARA-X rules in the [warlock](https://github.com/PostHog/warlock) sibling repo. The wizard wires the scanner through SDK hooks and Pi tool events; see [security boundaries](.claude/skills/wizard-development/references/ARCHITECTURE.md#security-boundaries). Gateway admission and required safety prompts live in [ai-gateway](https://github.com/PostHog/ai-gateway). To disable scanning in the field without a release, see the kill-switch runbook: `docs/runbooks/warlock-kill-switch.md`. ONLY USE THIS IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. - **Programs** → step arrays in `src/lib/programs/` - **TUI** → screen components and primitives in `src/ui/tui/` Adding a new concern means finding the narrowest existing surface, not adding logic to the runner. Keep changes local to the boundary that owns them. ## Before making structural changes Read [wizard-development](.claude/skills/wizard-development/SKILL.md) first. It covers the design discipline, a decision framework for new extensions, and warning signs that a change is drifting off-pattern. Its references extend it: - [Architecture](.claude/skills/wizard-development/references/ARCHITECTURE.md) — runner, data flow, security boundaries, screen resolution - [Anti-patterns](.claude/skills/wizard-development/references/ANTI-PATTERNS.md) — failure modes and alternatives - [Maintaining skills](.claude/skills/wizard-development/references/MAINTAINING-SKILLS.md) — accuracy, references, and verification ## Skills available Five skills live under `.claude/skills/`. Read `wizard-development` first for any structural change; then load the relevant procedural skill: | Skill | When to use | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [wizard-development](.claude/skills/wizard-development/SKILL.md) | Before any structural change. Design principles + decision framework. | | [adding-framework-support](.claude/skills/adding-framework-support/SKILL.md) | Adding or extending a framework integration. | | [adding-skill-program](.claude/skills/adding-skill-program/SKILL.md) | Adding a new skill-based program (e.g. a new product feature setup). | | [ink-tui](.claude/skills/ink-tui/SKILL.md) | Building or modifying TUI screens, layouts, and primitives. | | [exploring-the-wizard](.claude/skills/exploring-the-wizard/SKILL.md) | Running/driving/exploring the wizard headlessly (read_state/perform_action, TUI snapshots). | ## Agent execution policy Default new work to **Pi**, and prefer the **orchestrator** sequence. Linear execution remains useful for very simple tasks and legacy support. The Anthropic Agent SDK is a supported legacy fallback, deprecated as the default; retain it for major Pi vulnerabilities or gaps in support for new Anthropic models. This is the contribution policy, not a claim that every existing binding has migrated: `DEFAULT_BINDING` is still Anthropic + linear. Set new bindings explicitly and check sequence-specific hooks before migrating existing flows. See [execution policy and model admission](.claude/skills/wizard-development/SKILL.md#execution-policy-and-model-admission) for the gateway allowlists, required system prompt, and composition constraints. ## CLI command surface The CLI was overhauled to a smaller, extensible command surface. **Use the new command names.** Old names mostly no longer exist — only some are kept as aliases. | Old command | New command | Status | | -------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `wizard integrate` | `wizard` (default flow) | command removed | | `wizard events-audit` | `wizard audit events` | moved into `audit` family | | `wizard audit` (single) | `wizard audit <subcommand>` | now a family — see [Audit subcommands](#audit-subcommands) | | `wizard audit-3000` | _removed_ | retired | | `wizard revenue` | `wizard revenue-analytics` | renamed (old `revenue` removed) | | `wizard upload-sourcemaps` | `wizard upload-source-maps` | renamed; `upload-sourcemaps` kept as alias | ### Audit subcommands `audit` is the only family with skill-backed subcommands today: | Subcommand | What it audits | | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | `wizard audit events` | event capture quality + cost (**default** leaf) | | `wizard audit all` | comprehensive audit across every area | | `wizard audit autocapture` | autocapture setup + cost | | `wizard audit feature-flags` | feature flag usage + cost | | `wizard audit identify` | `$identify` implementation | | `wizard audit session-replay` | session replay setup | | `wizard audit web-analytics` | web analytics setup (**wizard-native**, not a skill) | ### Commands vs. skills (the `audit [skill]` gotcha) A skill and a command are the **same machinery** — a context-mill skill becomes a command when its `cli:` block sets `role: command`. So `wizard audit events` _is_ the `audit-events` skill, just promoted. `wizard skill <skill-name>` ([`skill.ts`](src/commands/skill.ts)) runs a skill that **wasn't** promoted. Two surfaces, one mechanism. So `wizard audit <subcommand>` is choosing an audit area — it is **not** asking for a skill name, despite `wizard audit --help` labelling the positional `[skill]` (a wizard-internal name we left as-is). Don't confuse it with the top-level `wizard skill` command. ### Where the surface is defined (source of truth) - **Registration:** [`bin.ts`](bin.ts) — the `.use()` chain wires each command. - **Command shape:** [`src/commands/command.ts`](src/commands/command.ts) — the `Command` interface every command implements. - **Flat native commands** (e.g. `revenue-analytics`, `upload-source-maps`) are built with `nativeCommandFactory` ([`src/commands/factories/native-command-factory.ts`](src/commands/factories/native-command-factory.ts)). - **Family commands** (e.g. `audit`) resolve subcommands at runtime against the `cliEntries` in `skill-menu.json`. Logic lives in [`src/lib/programs/dispatch-family.ts`](src/lib/programs/dispatch-family.ts). Adding a skill-backed subcommand is a **context-mill** release, not a wizard change. ### Commands vs. programs (don't confuse these) - A **command** is the word a user types (`audit`, `revenue-analytics`). - A **program** is the internal business logic (`posthog-integration`, `revenue-analytics-setup`) that a command invokes, and that other programs depend on via `requires: [...]`. - `posthog-integration` is a **program id, not a command**. It powers the default flow and is a dependency of most other programs. Do not treat it as a CLI command or reference it in CI as one. ### Adding a command alias (keep an old name working) Give the `Command.name` an array of `[newName, ...legacyNames]`. yargs treats the extra entries as aliases. See [`src/commands/upload-sourcemaps.ts`](src/commands/upload-sourcemaps.ts). Reserve aliases for names that external callers (users' scripts) may still use — when the only caller is one we control, update the caller instead. ## Commands ```bash pnpm install # Install dependencies pnpm try --install-dir=<path> # Run the wizard locally against a test project pnpm build # Compile TypeScript pnpm test # Unit tests (builds first) pnpm test:watch # Unit tests in watch mode pnpm test:e2e # End-to-end tests pnpm lint # Prettier + ESLint checks pnpm fix # Auto-fix lint issues pnpm dev # Build, link globally, watch for changes ``` Choose verification for the change: check links and formatting for docs; run `pnpm typecheck` and focused existing tests for code. Build when bundling or runtime behavior changes. `pnpm test` already builds; avoid building twice. Use nonmutating lint checks, and scope formatting fixes to edited files. Do not add tests for prose, compiler-enforced shapes, or duplicated implementation. Keep new code comments to one line; put longer explanations in linked docs. ### Local dev targets Four things can independently point at a local server — the wizard binary, context-mill (`:8765`), the MCP server (`:8787`), and PostHog (`:8010`). One flag per service (`--local-context-mill`, `--local-mcp`, `--local-posthog`), plus `--local-dev` for all three. They're dev-build-only; published builds reject them. Note `wizard mcp add --local` is **not** one of these — it writes a `posthog-local` entry into your editor's MCP config, and is unrelated to where a wizard run points. Full catalog: [`docs/local-dev.md`](docs/local-dev.md). ## Repository conventions - TypeScript everywhere. Use `type` (not `interface`) for framework context types so they satisfy `Record<string, unknown>`. - All UI calls go through `getUI()` (returns `WizardUI` interface). Never import the store directly from business logic. - Session mutations go through explicit store setters that call `emitChange()`. Never mutate `session` directly — nanostore holds a shallow copy. - The router resolves the active screen from session state. No imperative navigation (`goTo`, `navigate`, `push`) anywhere. - Never write secrets to source code or hardcode API keys. Use the `wizard-tools` MCP server (`check_env_keys` / `set_env_values`) for `.env` file operations. - Feedback / issues: wizard@posthog.com or [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/posthog/wizard/issues). ## Companion projects - **[context-mill](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill)** — builds and publishes the markdown skills the wizard agent uses for framework-specific integration knowledge. Skills are decoupled from the wizard release cycle so docs and integration patterns can update independently. - **[wizard-workbench](https://github.com/PostHog/wizard-workbench)** — the development and testing environment. Houses framework test apps (Next.js, React Router, Django, Flask, Laravel, SvelteKit, Swift, TanStack, FastAPI) with no PostHog installed, plus an `mprocs`-driven local dev stack that runs context-mill + MCP + the wizard together with hot reload. Use this to develop and test wizard changes against real projects. - **[warlock](https://github.com/PostHog/warlock)** — the security scanner engine for PostHog's agentic flows. Bundles YARA-X rules for prompt injection, exfiltration, destructive operations, supply chain attacks, hardcoded secrets, and PII. Engine-only: it returns matches with category/severity/action metadata; the wizard decides how to respond. New security rules belong in warlock, not in the wizard.