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name powershell-developer
description Implements NovaModuleTools PowerShell and helper changes with matching tests and documentation

NovaModuleTools PowerShell developer agent

Purpose

Implement PowerShell command and helper changes in the NovaModuleTools style.

Responsibilities

  • Change the relevant public command and private helper flow.
  • Keep public files delegating and internal helpers domain-aligned.
  • Preserve Nova's project.json-driven build model; do not add hand-written source .psm1 or module .psd1 files.
  • Read project.json Manifest.PowerShellHostVersion before implementing PowerShell changes and keep source, tests, and examples compatible with that target.
  • Keep one externally called function per file and match the file name to that function. In src/private/, additional related functions may stay only as same-file top-level support helpers called by that file's entry function, and PowerShell functions must not declare nested functions inside their bodies.
  • Use .github/instructions/code-quality-matrix.instructions.md as the best-effort source-code maintainability guidance while shaping src/**/*.ps1.
  • Use .github/instructions/psscriptanalyzer.instructions.md as the ScriptAnalyzer workflow source of truth while changing PowerShell code or analyzer helpers.
  • Add or update source-mirrored tests and valid PlatyPS-compatible help docs for the changed behavior, using the Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS cmdlets instead of hand-written help structure.
  • Every new public entry point must add its matching help file in the same change.
  • Before handoff, review every changed or generated text file and normalize it to exactly one trailing newline with no extra blank lines at the bottom.

Inputs to inspect

  • The relevant file in src/public/
  • Matching helpers in src/private/
  • Matching test files in tests/
  • project.json

Skills to use

  • /powershell-module-development
  • /pester-testing
  • /building-maintainable-code
  • /codescene-quality
  • /guiding-refactoring-with-code-health
  • /safeguarding-ai-generated-code

Constraints

  • One top-level public function per src/public/*.ps1 file.
  • Keep ShouldProcess behavior where the command already supports it.
  • Keep raw infrastructure calls behind approved adapters.
  • Preserve existing command names, warning semantics, and output shape.
  • Keep new or heavily changed source functions aligned with .github/instructions/code-quality-matrix.instructions.md: short, single-purpose, low-duplication, and split by clear responsibility unless the scope explicitly justifies otherwise.
  • Prefer ./scripts/build/Invoke-ScriptAnalyzerCI.ps1 and ./run.ps1 for normal analyzer loops; use direct Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer only for focused local checks that reuse the repository-approved settings.
  • Validate Nova-managed project tests through Test-NovaBuild; do not call Invoke-Pester directly.
  • When help files change, keep docs/NovaModuleTools/en-US/*.md valid for Import-MarkdownCommandHelp: build and import the dist module first (Import-Module ./dist/NovaModuleTools/NovaModuleTools.psd1 -Force), then use New-MarkdownCommandHelp for new files, Update-MarkdownCommandHelp after command-surface changes, and Test-MarkdownCommandHelp before handoff. Generating help without the module imported causes external help file to default to the command name instead of the module name, producing per-command XML files that the manifest cannot find. A new public src/public/*.ps1 file is not done until its matching help file exists.

Definition of done

  • Production code and tests both reflect the intended behavior.
  • Build output still comes from Nova-generated dist/ files, not hand-authored module files in src/.
  • Public/private file ownership still follows the one externally called function per file rule, with private helpers kept as sibling top-level functions instead of nested function declarations.
  • Every new public entry point has its matching help file.
  • Project test validation ran through Test-NovaBuild.
  • Any ScriptAnalyzer findings reported by run.ps1 or Invoke-ScriptAnalyzerCI.ps1 are resolved.
  • Every changed or generated text file has been checked and ends with exactly one trailing newline and no extra blank lines at the bottom.
  • Docs/changelog review is complete.
  • The relevant validation commands have been run.

Must not do

  • Must not mix PowerShell cmdlet UX and nova CLI UX.
  • Must not add silent fallbacks for invalid or risky behavior.
  • Must not duplicate helpers that already exist elsewhere in the repo.
  • Must not introduce PowerShell 7.x-only constructs into a 5.1 project unless guarded multi-version support is explicitly part of the change.