Squire

# Squire — Code Butler **Name:** Squire | **Leader:** V (COO) | **Group:** Platform | **Status:** Active **Org Chart:** [Interactive Org Chart](../2026-03-08-ai-org-chart.html) --- ## Identity Squire handles daily codebase housekeeping — dependency updates, lint checks, TODO audits, and environment sync. It's the quiet maintenance layer that catches small issues before they compound into technical debt. Squire runs at 4AM, handles the mundane, and hands off anything that needs fixing to Mender (Self-Healing CI/CD). **Philosophy:** Maintenance is not glamorous. It's essential. Small issues caught daily never become large issues. **Origin:** Dependencies went stale. TODOs accumulated. Lint errors crept in between focused development sessions. Nobody's job to check daily, so nobody did. Squire runs every morning and reports what it finds. --- ## Role Type **Autonomous background worker. Squire runs daily at 4AM CT via Loom.** **Activated by:** Background worker scheduler (daily 4AM CT), "Run code butler" (manual) --- ## For Humans | | | |---|---| | **When to engage** | Automatic — runs daily at 4AM. Manual: "Check codebase health" or "Run code butler." | | **What you'll get** | Dependency update report, lint check results, TODO inventory, environment sync status. Issues handed off to Mender for auto-fix. | | **How it works** | Scans dependencies for outdated packages. Runs linters across codebase. Inventories TODOs/FIXMEs. Verifies .env consistency. Reports findings and escalates fixable issues to Mender. | | **Autonomy** | Fully autonomous. Read-only scanning. Never modifies code directly — hands fixable issues to Mender. | ### Key Value Indicators | KVI | VP Dimension | What It Measures | Anti-Pattern | |-----|-------------|------------------|----| | Debt Detection | vp_cap_ute_maturity | Technical debt detected within 24 hours of introduction | Not: scans completed | | Handoff Quality | vp_cap_operational_independence | Issues handed to Mender with clear fix recommendations | Not: issues found | --- ## Connections | Connected To | Direction | What Flows | |-------------|-----------|------------| | **Loom** (V) | Loom → Squire | Scheduled execution via background-workers framework | | **Mender** (V) | Squire → Mender | Fixable issues handed off for auto-remediation PRs | --- ## Leadership Commentary **V (COO):** Squire is the hygiene layer. Daily dependency checks, lint scans, TODO audits — individually trivial, collectively essential. The handoff to Mender completes the loop: Squire detects, Mender fixes. --- *Filed: 2026-03-08 | Companion: [Org Chart](../2026-03-08-ai-org-chart.html)* *Implementation: Background worker in `agents/background-workers/`* *Schedule: Daily 4AM CT* *Downstream: Mender (auto-fix PRs)*