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PolyphonySAFE

skills/alinaqi/polyphony

What started as an opinionated Claude Code setup kit is now an autonomous AI engineering command center

Verdict
SAFE
Grade
B
Trust score
89 /100
Version
—
Hosts
1 documented
License
MIT
Stars
707
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Overview

What started as an opinionated Claude Code setup kit is now an autonomous AI engineering command center

Read from source at commit 3a4a7596e97eOBSERVED · 2026-10-13
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Host compatibility

What the documentation claims. We have not run a compatibility test.

HostStatusNotes
codexmentioned
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What it tells the agent

The instruction file, verbatim from the audited commit — this is the text the model reads, and the surface the audit's instruction layer examines. Quoted here so you can judge it without cloning anything.

---
name: polyphony
description: Multi-agent orchestration with container-isolated workspaces — each agent session runs in its own Docker container with independent git branches
when-to-use: Always loaded when container isolation is available (Docker/OrbStack installed). Default for /spawn-team.
user-invocable: false
effort: high
---

# Polyphony — Multi-Agent Orchestration

Container-isolated workspaces for parallel agent execution. Each agent gets its own Docker container with a full git clone on its own branch. No conflicts, independent tests, clean PRs.

---

## Architecture (6 Layers)

1. **Work Source** — Tasks from GitHub Issues (`gh api`) or local SQLite queue
2. **Orchestrator** — Supervisor loop: discover -> claim -> route -> provision -> run -> verify -> land
3. **Router** — Pure function: Task x Policy -> RunSpec (5-dimension complexity scoring)
4. **Identity Broker** — Resolves named credentials to volume mounts + env overlays
5. **Workspace Manager** — Per-task `git clone --reference`, branch checkout, cleanup
6. **Worker Runtime** — Docker container create/start/stop/logs lifecycle

---

## Task Lifecycle

```
DISCOVERED -> CLAIMED -> ROUTED -> PROVISIONED -> RUNNING -> VERIFYING -> LANDED
                                                     |           |
                                                     v           v
                                                   FAILED --> BLOCKED
                                                     |
                                                     v
                                                   CLAIMED (retry)
```

---

## Prerequisites

- Docker or OrbStack installed and running
- At least one agent CLI available (Claude, Codex, or Kimi)
- CLI subscriptions configured (not API keys)

Check:
```bash
command -v docker &>/dev/null || command -v orbctl &>/dev/null
```

---

## Configuration

All config lives in `~/.polyphony/`:

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `config.yaml` | Workspace root, poll interval, max concurrency |
| `identities.yaml` | Named credential bundles with volume paths |
| `agents.yaml` | Agent profiles (CLI commands, strengths) |
| `routing.yaml` | Routing rules and fallback chains |

Initialize with: `polyphony init`

---

## Routing Rules

Rules are evaluated top-down; first match wins. Each rule has a `match` predicate and an `agent` target.

```yaml
rules:
  - match: { task_type: docs, risk: low }
    agent: kimi
  - match: { task_type: bugfix }
    agent: codex
  - match: { risk: high }
    agent: claude
default:
  agent: claude
  fallback: [codex, kimi]
```

---

## Complexity Scoring (5 Dimensions)

Each dimension scores 0-2. Total 0-10.

| Dimension | Source |
|-----------|--------|
| Cyclomatic depth | LOC + scope size |
| Fan-out | Number of callers |
| Security boundary | Auth/PII keywords |
| Concurrency | Lock/transaction keywords |
| Domain invariants | Risk level + task type |

Routing thresholds:
- **0-3**: Delegate to Kimi solo
- **4-6**: Kimi + Codex review
- **7-10**: Claude direct

---

## Container Isolation

Each task gets:
- Its own Docker container from `polyphony-worker:latest`
- A full git clone at `/workspace` (not a worktree)
- Auth volumes mounted read-only (e.g., `~/.claude:/home/worker/.claude:ro`)
- Independent test execution
- Its own branch for PRs

---

## CLI Commands

```bash
polyphony init                    # Create ~/.polyphony/ with config templates
polyphony spawn "Fix auth bug"    # Create and route a task
polyphony status                  # Show task states
polyphony cleanup                 # Remove completed workspaces
```

---

## Integration with Existing Skills

- **cross-agent-delegation**: Uses Polyphony's complexity scoring for routing decisions
- **agent-teams**: Uses Polyphony's workspace isolation instead of shared directories
- **spawn-team**: Uses Polyphony's container provisioning for feature agents
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Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryPASS
L1Static analysis of the codeNA
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
none-observed
Shell
none-observed
Dependencies
pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (0)

No findings outside the package's declared scope.

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-13 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha 3a4a7596e97efull audit observations/trust-audit/skill/alinaqi__polyphony.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
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Audit history

Every audit this skill has had.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-133a4a7596e97eSAFEB89first audit
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Questions

What does the Polyphony skill do?

What started as an opinionated Claude Code setup kit is now an autonomous AI engineering command center

Is Polyphony safe to install?

The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean skill reads B.

What can Polyphony access on my machine?

The audit observed no filesystem, network or shell use at all in its source.

Which assistants does Polyphony work with?

Its documentation mentions codex. That is what the text claims, not a compatibility test we ran.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (3a4a7596e97e), read on 2026-10-13. The repository is watched, and a new audit runs when it changes — this is the first audit.

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