Capability Check

Tier 1 — discovery

Run hseos capability-check <symbol|name|file> [--directory <path>] [--json]. The check is deterministic and registry-first:

1. It loads the platform bindings from the runtime defaults, the user layer and the project file (.hseos/config/platform-bindings.yaml; this command takes no platform flags) to get the mode (platform, hybrid, local), the stacks and any keep-local or exception override.
2. It resolves the query through the ECP capability registry (snapshot, path or synced remote) by name, alias, contract, package or symbol, and lists the implementations for the project's stacks.
3. It prints a verdict per capability: consume <package> when an implementation exists for the stack, extend (implement the contract for <stack> in the owning core) when none does, overridden: <outcome> (<ref>, expires <date>) for a recorded override, and informational in local mode. In hybrid mode a verdict is also marked advisory unless an implementation is stable.
4. A secondary filesystem scan (labelled heuristic) lists filename matches in packages/, cores/, src/BuildingBlocks/ and the configured workspace (workspace.cores_root or HSEOS_CAPABILITY_WORKSPACE, nested or flat layout). Symlinks are followed only inside their root.

--json prints { query, mode, mode_source, stacks, registry, results, filesystem_candidates, warnings, errors }. Exit code 1 means the bindings or the registry failed their integrity checks; exit code 2 is a usage error (empty query, --directory not a directory); a query with no match is a completed query. The mode recorded in git (HEAD) is the baseline, so an uncommitted weakening is rejected.

Use the Capability Graph as the authority for identity and ownership; the registry result decides consume versus extend, and the heuristic list is only a pointer to local code.

Tier 2 — intake

Create a v2 intake decision before code. The decision must contain exact graph evidence, semantic discovery evidence or unavailable, candidate consumers, rationale, risk controls, and the selected outcome. promote requires graph_update; keep-local explicitly describes the product/provider boundary. Chain core-drift to update the Core Registry projection.

Quick Mode

For low-context activation, load .enterprise/governance/agent-skills/capability-check/SKILL-QUICK.md or QUICK.md first. Load this full skill for deep analysis, violation fixing, or formal review gates.