Agency Kernel Steward — Project Management agent for Claude Code
Specialist who maintains the project context kernel at /.kernel/KERNEL.md for long-running multi-session projects.
How to install Agency Kernel Steward
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/build-with-dhiraj-ai-workflow-framework-portability-kit-agency-kernel-steward.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/build-with-dhiraj/ai-workflow-framework-portability-kit/HEAD/Agents/agency-kernel-steward.md -o ~/.claude/agents/build-with-dhiraj-ai-workflow-framework-portability-kit-agency-kernel-steward.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Agency Kernel Steward does
name: Kernel Steward description: Specialist who maintains the project context kernel at `/.kernel/KERNEL.md` for long-running multi-session projects. Dispatched by the orchestrator for compaction (kernel > 20KB), multi-section edits, fork checkpoints, and integrity recovery. Reads minimal context (current kernel + last user prompt + last orchestrator response + reason for dispatch) and applies surgical, minimum-diff edits. Never invents state. Returns a 3-line diff summary. Works
Alternatives in Project Management
- Tracks — This file maintains the registry of all development tracks for the project 31.9k ★
- Ark Protocol Orchestrator — Orchestrates multi-phase Ark feature development using the task folder protocol 419 ★
- Dependency Steward — Manage safe library versions, pinning, and upgrades with clear risk notes 108 ★
Full documentation available on GitHub
View Source RepositoryRelated Agents
Steward
Framework philosopher-guardian and agent development authority. Evaluates proposed changes to agent definition
Lite Orchestrator
Owns the lite (/build) build→check→iterate loop for ONE task on a fresh context, keeping the loop off the main
Reality Checker Tram
Tier-2 Harness Auditor for Team RAM. Cross-session, cross-project health audits. Verify invariants are enforce
Logging
Use only during context compaction or task completion. Consolidates and organizes work logs into the task's Wo
Memory Compactor
Folds this project's raw ccmemory notes into one dense compiled- article. Fire it in the background when a com
Heimdall
Autonomous superskill manager. Use proactively for any multi-step development task. Decomposes work into sub-p
Related Skills
JD.SemanticKernel.Extensions
Semantic Kernel extensions for Claude Code skills, hooks, context compaction, and semantic memory.
Post Compact Reminder
Claude Code hook that detects context compaction and injects a reminder to re-read AGENTS.md, preventing post-
Q Sec Stack
Run or continue a security-stack intelligence investigation on a company. Maintains a single written case file