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Fix ByteRover hub install for autonomous agents with managed rule block injection

The PR rewires ByteRover skill installation so autonomous agents like Hermes and OpenClaw get a managed skill package (multi-file `SKILL` layout) and an automatically maintained `BYTEROVER RULES` block in their system prompts, while hub install now infers per-agent default scope instead of always forcing `project`.

ByteRover SKILL packageHermes agentOpenClawhub install

What Happened

  • The PR rewires ByteRover skill installation so autonomous agents like Hermes and OpenClaw get a managed skill package (multi-file `SKILL` layout) and an automatically maintained `BYTEROVER RULES` block in their system prompts, while hub install now infers per-agent default scope instead of always forcing `project`.
  • The PR rewires ByteRover skill installation so autonomous agents like Hermes and OpenClaw get a managed skill package (multi-file `SKILL` layout) and an automatically maintained `BYTEROVER RULES` block in their system prompts, while hub install now infers per-agent default scope instead of always forcing `project`.
  • 1 evidence item attached for review.

What is Different

Before

Scattered source updates, isolated context, and manual follow-up across multiple feeds.

Now

Implemented a new autonomous-agent installation flow that splits ByteRover into managed sub-skill files and adds idempotent system-prompt attachment/removal (`BEGIN/END BYTEROVER RULES`) with per-agent default scope resolution, eliminating the previous `project`-scope default path that broke global-only agents.

Why Track This

Why It Matters

Autonomous-agent operators using Hermes or OpenClaw can now install/update ByteRover with fewer failed setups and more consistent prompt behavior, because the memory/behavior rules are automatically applied and refreshed instead of being dropped or forgotten. This is enabled by scoped, per-agent path handling plus marker-bounded prompt patching (`upsert/remove/has`) that preserves surrounding prompt content. Watch for any changes in custom agent environments where inferred defaults (`HERMES_HOME`, `OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR`, `OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH`) or marker parsing could misplace or skip the managed block.

Impact

Autonomous-agent operators using Hermes or OpenClaw can now install/update ByteRover with fewer failed setups and more consistent prompt behavior, because the memory/behavior rules are automatically applied and refreshed instead of being dropped or forgotten. This is enabled by scoped, per-agent path handling plus marker-bounded prompt patching (`upsert/remove/has`) that preserves surrounding prompt content. Watch for any changes in custom agent environments where inferred defaults (`HERMES_HOME`, `OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR`, `OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH`) or marker parsing could misplace or skip the managed block.

What To Watch Next

  • Watch whether ByteRover SKILL package becomes a repeated pattern.
  • Track follow-up changes around Model Context Protocol.
  • Compare future signals against this evidence trail.
  • Re-check risk flags: managed_block_marker_misalignment, default_scope_inference_regression.
Open Topic TimelineOpen Technical EventOpen Original Sourcemanaged_block_marker_misalignment / default_scope_inference_regression / agent_environment_path_override

Supporting Evidence

GITHUB PULL REQUESTHigh Trust

campfirein/byterover-cli PR #675: Feat/eng 2697

Hub install no longer hardcodes `scope: project`; for global-only agents it infers global scope, and skill install now writes/removes a bounded managed prompt block so re-installs stay consistent.