
gradle-run
PopularUse when planning to execute Gradle through `gradle`, `./gradlew`, or a custom `gradlew*` wrapper script, or diagnosing a Gradle build, compact workflow ledger, repeated failure fingerprint, check, test, lint, warning, or failure even when no new Gradle run is appropriate.
Use when planning to execute Gradle through `gradle`, `./gradlew`, or a custom `gradlew*` wrapper script, or diagnosing a Gradle build, compact workflow ledger, repeated failure fingerprint, check, test, lint, warning, or failure even when no new Gradle run is appropriate.
Gradle run
Core principle
Treat complete Gradle output as a temporary, sensitive artifact. Every
agent-initiated Gradle command runs through the compact-output wrapper; never
stream, tee, paste, or reopen a full build log.
Every create, run, and finish invocation is the entire shell command for
that tool call. Prefixes, assignments, conditionals, pipes, command chains, and
follow-up inspection invalidate lifecycle evidence even when Gradle succeeds.
Procedure
-
Classify the request. Reuse a current successful result when unchanged
source and inputs already answer the question. A focused task that validates
another change is incidental; build/check/warning/failure work is a
Gradle-centered workflow. -
Resolve this skill directory and confirm
python3plus
scripts/gradle_run.py. If either is unavailable, stop and report that
prerequisite; never run Gradle directly as a fallback. -
Create one workflow before its first command and retain its opaque ID:
python3 <skill-dir>/scripts/gradle_run.py createRun
create, eachrun, andfinishas standalone shell commands. Do not
combine one withtest, variable setup,git,rg,&&,;, a pipe, or a
newline containing another command. Ifcreatefails, retry a fresh
standalonecreatebefore anyrun. Use the wrapper exclusively; it
supplies--console=plainand--no-scanunless console behavior was
selected or the user authorized--scan. Add--warning-mode allonly for
warning discovery or an explicit request. Aworkflow is busyresult is an
ownership violation: wait for the owner or correct ownership; do not start
or finish concurrently. -
For incidental validation, stay in the current agent and run the narrowest
task that answers a non-empty verification question:python3 <skill-dir>/scripts/gradle_run.py run \ --workflow <id> --scope targeted \ --question "Does :module:test pass after this change?" -- \ ./gradlew :module:testDo not substitute compilation for requested fixture tests. Read only the
bounded JSON summary; report both the managed wrapper and nested Gradle task,
the question, and its bounded answer. -
For Gradle-centered work, keep diagnosis, repository edits, and wrapper
execution with the current implementation owner by default. Delegate a
bounded read-only investigation only when it offers useful independent
analysis. Select and brief an optional helper using the shared
selection and handoff reference.
Keep one wrapper execution owner at a time; a helper reports evidence and
recommendations to that owner. Continue directly when no helper is available. -
Reuse actionable summaries, group warnings/failures by
fingerprint, and return source/line evidence plus the narrowest next command.
Run broad only for an aggregate question that targeted evidence cannot
answer. On a repeated primary source/compiler fingerprint, stop rebuilding;
inspect the cited source line and nearby declaration, import, or receiver
context before revising the diagnosis. Verify each source change with the
same wrapper and narrowest applicable task. In the final diagnosis, name the
focused inspection as the next action; do not claim a source fix before it.
A new question does not permit a blind repeat. -
Treat the full log as raw sensitive material even though summaries and
ledgers redact common credentials. Never expose it in model-visible context.
On interruption, use the wrapper's recorded signal and bounded partial
diagnostics; it owns process-group/process-tree cleanup and durable ledger
updates. Only logs still represented by the bounded recent-run ledger remain. -
Finish after the last requested validation (targeted or broad) passes, or
report unresolved fingerprints and why validation cannot continue. In the
final response, quote each non-empty--questionand give its bounded
answer; command history is not a substitute for reported evidence. Then run:python3 <skill-dir>/scripts/gradle_run.py finish --workflow <id>Report that finish removed only wrapper-owned logs. A finished known ID is
idempotent; an unknown ID or active workflow fails closed and leaves files in
place. This skill does not constrain unrelated review, implementation, or
subagents.





