docs(profiles): scope `a` apply global writes to unpinned repositories (#1064) by danielgap · Pull Request #1926 · Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell

danielgap · 2026-10-08T12:40:43Z

Part of #1064 (docs follow-up to #1824, merged while the CodeRabbit review was still open).

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Resolves the CodeRabbit actionable from feat(profiles): apply and snapshot the live orchestrator at selection (#1064) #1824 on docs/readme-reference.md: the a apply docs now state that the global models.json write, frontmatter/subagents.json reconciliation, orchestrator-settings write, and the active-profile marker happen only in unpinned repositories.
Documents the pinned path verified in extensions/gentle-ai.ts: inside a pin, a updates the clone-local pin, writes no global routing, no materialized stores, and no orchestrator settings, and leaves the active marker unchanged.

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`docs/readme-reference.md`	Scoped the two `a` apply paragraphs to unpinned repositories; added the pinned re-pin behavior.

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Wording verified against the apply-global pinned/unpinned code paths in extensions/gentle-ai.ts
Terminology aligned with the existing Per-repository pins section

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Linked issue referenced (feat(profiles): support session-bound active profiles without global routing mutation #1064, status:approved; Closes reserved for the umbrella's last slice, per review guidance on feat(profiles): apply and snapshot the live orchestrator at selection (#1064) #1824)
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- Clarified how applying profiles affects global routing, agent settings, repository pins, and active-profile markers in pinned and unpinned repositories.
- Documented that unpinned profile applications update global orchestrator provider and model settings, and update the thinking level only when specified; otherwise, the thinking-level setting is removed. An unreadable settings file prevents that settings update.
- Clarified that pinned applications do not change global routing, materialized stores, or orchestrator settings, and leave the active-profile marker unchanged. Entering a profile affects only the current session, and profiles without orchestrator settings do not move the orchestrator.

Gentleman-Programming#1064) State that the global models.json write, frontmatter/subagents.json reconciliation, orchestrator settings write, and the active-profile marker happen only for unpinned applies; inside a pin, `a` updates the clone-local pin and writes no global routing, stores, or orchestrator settings. Resolves the CodeRabbit finding on docs/readme-reference.md.

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The profile reference now describes how applying a profile affects routing, agent materialization, active-profile markers, and orchestrator settings in pinned and unpinned repositories.

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Profile behavior documentation

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Document profile apply behavior `docs/readme-reference.md`	The documentation distinguishes pinned and unpinned profile applies. It describes their effects on routing, agent materialization, active-profile markers, and orchestrator settings. It also states that `enter` changes only the current session.

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The profile reference accurately describes the documented apply behavior. No merge-blocking issue remains.

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- Line 835: Update the profile-application documentation to state that
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… `a` apply defaultProvider and defaultModel are always written by an unpinned apply with an orchestrator entry; defaultThinkingLevel is set when the profile specifies a thinking level and removed when it omits one, matching applyOrchestratorSettings in lib/profiles-orchestrator.ts. Resolves the CodeRabbit finding on PR Gentleman-Programming#1926.

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Approved. The distinction between unpinned global writes and clone-local pin updates is accurately captured, and the defaultThinkingLevel write/remove semantics match the implementation in extensions/gentle-ai.ts.

Clean documentation follow-up.

danielgap · 2026-10-09T08:35:00Z

@egdev6 a consolidated label ask for my open gentle-shell PRs, starting with this one: #1926 is approved by @carlosmoradev, 4 lines, clean, and only needs type:docs.

The rest each link a status:approved issue and are blocked only on the type:* label:

feat(safety): ordered bash command policy seam (#405 S1) #915 (part of feat(safety): harden high-risk model-initiated Pi operations #405): type:feature
fix(safety): require consent for path tools outside the session worktree (#1305) #1610 (part of bug(harness) Agent left the current project directory (sibling project) without asking for permission #1305): type:bug
fix(skill-registry): mirror pi-resolved loaded skills (#369) #1320 (closes fix(skill-registry): mirror Pi-resolved loaded skills #369): type:bug
test(agents): cover tool frontmatter parsing contract #1144 (closes bug(agents): YAML tools frontmatter leaves Gentle subagents without filesystem tools #62): type:chore (test-only)
test(orchestrator): reproduce the parent-inline skill contract gap (#348) #1357 (refs fix(orchestrator): enforce inline skill output contracts #348): type:chore (test-only, the reproduction that fix(orchestrator): enforce inline skill output contracts (#348) #1358 fixes)

I left out #1358 (draft), #1666 (its issue #1618 is still needs-review) and #1847 (in progress with @dnlrsls). I'll rebase whichever you queue right before merge rather than churning every branch against a fast-moving main.

danielgap · 2026-10-09T09:37:46Z

@egdev6 one correction to the list above: I consolidated #1357 into #1358 (it already contained every #1357 commit), so #1357 is closed. Instead of type:chore for #1357, #1358 is now ready for review and needs type:bug + size:exception (442 lines, rationale in the body; combined it is smaller than the two-PR chain was).

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