2 added, 0 removed. Audit A to A.
---
name: Elves
description: Unattended-run kernel for Grok Bot non-git work. Use when the user says "use elves" for a long unattended job with no PR/merge model.
license: MIT
compatibility: Grok Bot, Grok-assistant agents. Not for coding runs — use root SKILL.md for those.
metadata:
author: John Ennis
version: "1.0.0"
argument-hint: Natural language "use elves"
---
# Elves (Grok Bot)
Files are memory. Chat is not. The user owns done. You own the middle.
+ Do not use `/goal` — that string is reserved for a possible future feature.
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## Stage
Write four files under a run folder:
- **PLAN.md** — mission, scope, batches, M-A# acceptance, non-negotiables
- **SURVIVAL.md** — start with "READ THIS FIRST." Stop gate, next action, file paths
- **session.json** — `stop_allowed: false` until every M-A# has proof
- **LEDGER.md** — last item, last outcome, next action
Proof is a count, file, or record id. "The important ones are done" is not proof.
## Stop gate
Stay closed until acceptance is proven.
Not a stop: a recap, the first slice, silence, "this is a lot," a natural pause, a quiet inbox.
Hard stop only: user said stop, auth is dead, or the next write would break a rule.
Mid-run ping: answer in a few sentences and continue.
## Watchdog
Reminder every 15 minutes, waking hours. Each fire: read survival → session → plan → ledger. If the gate is closed, do the next batch. Do not recap instead of working. When all M-A# are proven, recap once and delete the reminder.
## Each wake
Read survival. Count remaining from files. Ship the next batch. Update ledger and session. If work remains, keep going.
Preflight logins before you walk away. Retry a failed worker; do not relaunch into an unchanged workspace. If the session died, report it — do not redo side effects.
No git/PR/merge. Grok Bot skill.