---
phase: 18-adapter-path-resolver
verified: 2026-04-01T11:00:00Z
status: passed
score: 6/6 must-haves verified
---

# Phase 18: Adapter Path Resolver Verification Report

**Phase Goal:** Any part of the codebase can ask "where does this adapter type store skills?" and receive a correct, well-typed answer — with research-backed paths for every adapter and documented fallbacks for unsupported ones
**Verified:** 2026-04-01T11:00:00Z
**Status:** passed
**Re-verification:** No — initial verification

## Goal Achievement

### Observable Truths

| #   | Truth                                                                                                      | Status     | Evidence                                                                                           |
| --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1   | resolveAdapterSkillConfig('claude_local') returns skillDir '~/.claude/skills/', format 'skill-md', supportsInstall true | ✓ VERIFIED | adapter-skill-config.ts lines 9-16; test line 11-17 passes                                        |
| 2   | resolveAdapterSkillConfig('hermes_local') returns skillDir '~/.hermes/skills/', nativeSkillDir '~/.hermes/skills/', supportsInstall true | ✓ VERIFIED | adapter-skill-config.ts lines 17-24; test lines 20-27 pass                                        |
| 3   | resolveAdapterSkillConfig('process') and resolveAdapterSkillConfig('http') return supportsInstall false, format 'none', skillDir null — no error thrown | ✓ VERIFIED | adapter-skill-config.ts lines 73-88; tests lines 87-103 pass                                      |
| 4   | All 10 adapter types have entries with no TBD or empty stubs                                               | ✓ VERIFIED | listAdapterSkillConfigs() returns array of 10; test at line 122 asserts length 10; stub-check test at line 142 asserts all have truthy adapterType and valid format |
| 5   | Unknown adapter types return a fallback config with supportsInstall false — never throws                   | ✓ VERIFIED | FALLBACK_CONFIG at line 97-104; resolveAdapterSkillConfig spreads fallback with caller's adapterType at line 112; tests lines 106-117 pass |
| 6   | Unit tests cover every adapter type and all tests pass                                                     | ✓ VERIFIED | 15/15 tests pass in server/src/__tests__/adapter-skill-config.test.ts; test IDs map to ADAPT-01 through ADAPT-10 |

**Score:** 6/6 truths verified

### Required Artifacts

| Artifact                                                      | Expected                                               | Status     | Details                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `packages/adapter-utils/src/types.ts`                        | AdapterSkillConfig interface and AdapterSkillFormat type | ✓ VERIFIED | AdapterSkillFormat and AdapterSkillConfig defined at lines 356-389 of types.ts |
| `packages/adapter-utils/src/adapter-skill-config.ts`         | resolveAdapterSkillConfig and listAdapterSkillConfigs functions | ✓ VERIFIED | 121-line file; both functions exported at lines 111 and 118              |
| `packages/adapter-utils/src/index.ts`                        | Re-exports of new types and functions                  | ✓ VERIFIED | Lines 1-2 export AdapterSkillFormat, AdapterSkillConfig, resolveAdapterSkillConfig, listAdapterSkillConfigs |
| `server/src/__tests__/adapter-skill-config.test.ts`          | Unit tests for all ADAPT-01 through ADAPT-10 requirements | ✓ VERIFIED | 155-line file (exceeds 60-line minimum); 15 tests; all pass              |

### Key Link Verification

| From                                               | To                                                      | Via                              | Status     | Details                                                   |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| server/src/__tests__/adapter-skill-config.test.ts | packages/adapter-utils/src/adapter-skill-config.ts     | import from @paperclipai/adapter-utils | ✓ WIRED    | Line 3-5 of test file imports resolveAdapterSkillConfig and listAdapterSkillConfigs from @paperclipai/adapter-utils |
| packages/adapter-utils/src/index.ts               | packages/adapter-utils/src/adapter-skill-config.ts     | re-export                        | ✓ WIRED    | Lines 1-2 of index.ts re-export both functions and types  |

### Data-Flow Trace (Level 4)

Not applicable — this phase delivers a pure lookup module (no UI components, no pages, no dynamic rendering). The module is a static config map; correctness is validated by unit tests rather than runtime data flow.

### Behavioral Spot-Checks

| Behavior                                   | Command                                                                                                          | Result                        | Status  |
| ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------- |
| All 15 unit tests pass                     | pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server exec vitest run src/__tests__/adapter-skill-config.test.ts                    | 15 passed, 0 failed, 263ms    | ✓ PASS  |
| resolveAdapterSkillConfig module exports   | node -e "import('@paperclipai/adapter-utils').then(m => console.log(typeof m.resolveAdapterSkillConfig))"        | SKIPPED (ESM, no live server) | ? SKIP  |

### Requirements Coverage

| Requirement | Source Plan  | Description                                                                                      | Status     | Evidence                                                                                      |
| ----------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ADAPT-01    | 18-01-PLAN.md | Adapter skill path resolver module returns AdapterSkillConfig for any type string               | ✓ SATISFIED | resolveAdapterSkillConfig exported from adapter-utils; accepts any string, always returns AdapterSkillConfig |
| ADAPT-02    | 18-01-PLAN.md | Claude Code adapter resolves to global `~/.claude/skills/` with skill-md format                 | ✓ SATISFIED | skillDir '~/.claude/skills/' confirmed in config and test. Note: workspace-local path is Phase 19's concern per RESEARCH.md — resolver correctly stores global path only |
| ADAPT-03    | 18-01-PLAN.md | Hermes adapter resolves to ~/.hermes/skills/ with nativeSkillDir populated                      | ✓ SATISFIED | Both skillDir and nativeSkillDir set to '~/.hermes/skills/'. Note: nativeSkillCount is a runtime value deferred to Phase 19 per RESEARCH.md |
| ADAPT-04    | 18-01-PLAN.md | OpenClaw Gateway resolves to ~/.openclaw/skills/ with skill-md format and supportsInstall true  | ✓ SATISFIED | openclaw_gateway entry present at line 26-33 of adapter-skill-config.ts                       |
| ADAPT-05    | 18-01-PLAN.md | Codex adapter configured with verified path and format                                          | ✓ SATISFIED | codex_local resolves to ~/.agents/skills/ per official docs (RESEARCH.md source)              |
| ADAPT-06    | 18-01-PLAN.md | Cursor adapter configured with verified path and format                                         | ✓ SATISFIED | cursor resolves to ~/.cursor/skills/ per codebase + docs verification                        |
| ADAPT-07    | 18-01-PLAN.md | OpenCode adapter configured with verified native path                                           | ✓ SATISFIED | opencode_local resolves to ~/.config/opencode/skills/ per official docs (corrects old ~/ .claude/skills/ fallback) |
| ADAPT-08    | 18-01-PLAN.md | Pi and Gemini adapters verified and configured                                                  | ✓ SATISFIED | pi_local -> ~/.pi/agent/skills/; gemini_local -> ~/.gemini/skills/                           |
| ADAPT-09    | 18-01-PLAN.md | Bash and HTTP adapters return supportsInstall false, format none, unsupportedReason truthy      | ✓ SATISFIED | process and http entries at lines 73-88; unsupportedReason: "Skills not supported for this adapter type" |
| ADAPT-10    | 18-01-PLAN.md | Unsupported adapters still allow rating and usage tracking — skill record exists, only auto-install blocked | ✓ SATISFIED | Resolver returns supportsInstall: false (auto-install blocked); RESEARCH.md documents that libSQL registry stores skill records independently — the resolver's job is only to set this flag. Rating/tracking is handled by existing registry infrastructure outside Phase 18's scope |

### Anti-Patterns Found

| File | Line | Pattern | Severity | Impact |
| ---- | ---- | ------- | -------- | ------ |

No anti-patterns found. No TODOs, FIXMEs, placeholder comments, empty returns, or hardcoded empty data found in the four modified files.

### Human Verification Required

None. All observable behaviors for this phase are fully verifiable programmatically via unit tests. The resolver is a pure in-memory lookup with no UI, no I/O, and no external services.

### Gaps Summary

No gaps. All six must-have truths verified, all four artifacts exist and are substantive, both key links wired. 15 unit tests pass (0 failures). Two TDD commits (b010708e, 34781b7e) confirmed in nexus repo history. All 10 requirement IDs from REQUIREMENTS.md satisfied — the phase delivered exactly what was contracted.

**Note on ADAPT-02 and ADAPT-03 scope:** The full requirement text for ADAPT-02 mentions both workspace-local and global paths, and ADAPT-03 mentions `nativeSkillCount`. The RESEARCH.md explicitly documents that workspace-local resolution is Phase 19's concern (requires execution context) and `nativeSkillCount` is a runtime filesystem value also deferred to Phase 19. The resolver correctly implements global paths only, which is the correct Phase 18 deliverable.

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_Verified: 2026-04-01T11:00:00Z_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_
