Capabilities

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Genesis maps 50 user-facing capabilities to a command, in 9 families. 13 further modules are internal plumbing with no command of their own.

This count is different from the number of registered engines on the home page. Engines are the units the decision engine schedules; capabilities are the things a person can ask for. Several capabilities run inside one engine, and some engines serve several capabilities.

How to read the tables

Column	Meaning
Maturity	stable: default install, covered by tests. optional: needs an extra or an external tool. experimental: no direct test coverage yet
Writes	What it can leave behind. .genesis/ and reports stays inside the project’s own state folder and generated reports; files on disk is always opt-in or a dry run first
Needs	Network, LLM and optional dependencies

A row with Writes: nothing does not change your files. Commands that write state, such as recover, harden and decide, put it under .genesis/ and in generated reports. The machine-readable source is data/public-capabilities.json.

Research & Evidence

Capability	What it does	Command	Maturity	Writes	Needs
Research Orchestrator	Merges four research streams, ranks them, enforces the research floor Live search needs network; –json-data runs offline on supplied results.	genesis research "<topic>" [--json-data FILE]	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline by default
Pitfall Ranker	Dedupes and scores pitfalls; ranks without needing engagement counts	genesis research "<topic>" --json-data FILE	stable	nothing	offline
Media Research	Builds YouTube/Reddit/Instagram queries and parses the results	genesis research "<topic>" --video	optional	.genesis/ and reports	needs network; yt-dlp, ffmpeg
Video to Pitfall	Turns a /watch analysis into cited PITFALLS.md entries	genesis research "<topic>" --absorb FILE	optional	.genesis/ and reports	offline; ffmpeg
Research Outline	States what to research before investigating: an items x fields grid, saved as outline.json/fields.json	genesis decide "research <topic>"	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Field Intelligence	Practitioner signal from Reddit Answers and similar surfaces	genesis decide "research <topic>"	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Source Registry	Which sources are trusted for which kind of claim	genesis decide "research <topic>"	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Source Anchor	Pins every claim to a retrievable source	genesis decide "research <topic>"	stable	nothing	offline
Evidence Pack	Bundles the evidence behind a decision for review	genesis decide "research <topic>"	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Product Intelligence	Competitive and positioning signal for the vision Telemetry is opt-in and off by default.	genesis decide "research <topic>"	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline

Existing Codebase Recovery

Capability	What it does	Command	Maturity	Writes	Needs
Recovery Scan	Diagnoses an existing codebase: drift, broken imports, decay	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Recovery Report	Renders the recovery scan as a prioritised report	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Fragility Classifier	STABLE / FRAGILE / VOLATILE per module, from git churn + coverage	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Drift Detector	Detects divergence between the plan and the code on disk	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline
Drift Scorer	Scores how far the project has drifted, with a trend	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline
Decay Regressor	Projects where quality is heading if nothing changes	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline
Git Analyzer	Churn, hotspots, and authorship signals from git history	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline; git

Architecture Intelligence

Capability	What it does	Command	Maturity	Writes	Needs
Import Graph	Multi-language dependency graph with cycle detection	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Import Audit	Finds imports that resolve to nothing	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline
Architecture Scorer	0-100 quality score across 4 dimensions, 6 adaptive profiles	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Anti-Pattern Detector	7 structural detectors: god-class, hub-file, circular deps, dead code	genesis recover [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline
Refactoring Planner	Tier-1/2 refactor steps with projected score impact	genesis decide "refactor <target>"	stable	nothing	offline
C4 Generator	C4 Level 1-3 architecture diagrams as GitHub-native Mermaid	genesis decide "document the architecture"	stable	nothing	offline
Knowledge Graph	Links code, CVEs, risks, and decisions into one queryable graph	genesis decide "diagnose the project"	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline

Decision & Planning

Capability	What it does	Command	Maturity	Writes	Needs
Decision Engine	Routes an instruction to the right engines and gates the writes	genesis decide "<instruction>"	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Red Team Critic	Attacks the plan and separates evidence from inference Deterministic checks always run; the LLM pass is additive and disclosed when skipped.	genesis decide "<instruction>"	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline by default; LLM optional; anthropic (committee extra)
Engine Bootstrap	Registers every production engine, in dependency order	genesis decide "<instruction>"	stable	nothing	offline
Rules Engine	Hard and soft project rules, enforced at the gate	genesis decide "<instruction>"	stable	nothing	offline
Intent Classifier	Maps a plain-English instruction onto a mode	genesis decide --classify-only "<instruction>"	stable	nothing	offline

Security & Dependencies

Capability	What it does	Command	Maturity	Writes	Needs
Security Templates	STRIDE threat model + OWASP Top 10 checklist, archetype-aware Generates a checklist and threat model; it is not a vulnerability scanner.	genesis harden [PATH]	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Secrets Scanner	Finds committed credentials and tokens	genesis harden [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline
Dependency Scanner	Maps third-party imports per module and looks up their CVEs	genesis deps [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline
Package Registry	Validates packages against PyPI/npm/crates.io/Maven/NuGet + OSV	genesis deps [PATH] --package NAME	stable	nothing	offline by default
Dependency Index	Caches the resolved dependency graph between runs	genesis deps [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline
Stdlib Filter	Separates standard-library imports from third-party ones	genesis deps [PATH]	stable	nothing	offline

Memory & Learning

Capability	What it does	Command	Maturity	Writes	Needs
Cross-Session Memory	Restores research/build context from a previous session	genesis memory --sessions	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Project Memory	The per-project .genesis/*.md memory files	genesis memory	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Learning Engine	Learns from accepted and rejected findings over time	genesis telemetry	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Progress Report	What changed since the last session	genesis memory --status	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline

Automation & Sync

Capability	What it does	Command	Maturity	Writes	Needs
Autonomous Sync	Gate + findings + auto-apply for the GREEN zone Auto-applies only the GREEN zone; –dry-run reports without writing.	genesis sync	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Skill Fetcher	Fetches a whitelisted skill pack into an ephemeral sandbox Clones into a short-lived sandbox (default and maximum 2 hours).	genesis fetch [SOURCE]	stable	files on disk (opt-in or dry run first)	needs network; git
Auto-Purge	Reports and removes expired ephemeral resources Dry run by default; –apply removes expired worktrees and locks.	genesis purge [--apply]	stable	files on disk (opt-in or dry run first)	offline
Readiness Check	Install and optional-dependency readiness	genesis doctor	stable	nothing	offline

Companion, UI & Voice

Capability	What it does	Command	Maturity	Writes	Needs
Companion UI	The Genesis health page served locally	genesis companion	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Companion Window	The Floating Assistant shell Native floating window; falls back to the browser page when pywebview is unavailable.	genesis companion --ui	experimental	.genesis/ and reports	offline; pywebview
Companion Backend	WebSocket + IDE bridge backing the Companion Local health page uses the standard library only.	genesis companion --serve	optional	.genesis/ and reports	offline; plyer (notifications)
Canvas Workspace	Self-contained HTML workspace for the current project	genesis ui	stable	.genesis/ and reports	offline
Model Store	Local STT/TTS model download and cache –setup downloads local STT/TTS models into ~/.genesis/models.	genesis companion --setup	optional	.genesis/ and reports	needs network; voice extra

Agents & MCP

Capability	What it does	Command	Maturity	Writes	Needs
MCP Advisor	Recommends MCP servers and skills for this project Recommends MCP servers and skills; installs nothing.	genesis advise	stable	nothing	offline
MCP Tools	Exposes Genesis engines as MCP tools Exposes four read-only tools over MCP.	genesis advise	stable	nothing	offline

Commands

Command	Status	What it does
genesis init	PUBLIC	Research GitHub, mine pitfalls, scaffold a new project (needs an LLM key or a local Ollama model)
genesis research	PUBLIC	Multi-source research on a topic
genesis resolve	ADVANCED	Look up a known solution: local vault first, then Stack Overflow
genesis publish	PUBLIC	Draft a Show HN post and release notes with an LLM (needs LLM_API_KEY); you post them yourself
genesis config	PUBLIC	Set, get or show API keys
genesis upgrade	LEGACY	Kept for compatibility; Genesis has no paid tier
genesis decide	PUBLIC	Run a full decision session on an instruction
genesis explain	PUBLIC	Print the last session’s decision log
genesis memory	PUBLIC	Show or manage per-project memory in .genesis/
genesis engines	PUBLIC	List every engine and the command that reaches it
genesis deps	PUBLIC	Third-party dependencies per module, plus advisories
genesis ui	PUBLIC	Generate the self-contained HTML canvas workspace
genesis companion	ADVANCED	Local health page, notifications and optional voice
genesis sync	ADVANCED	Autonomous sync: gate, findings, GREEN-zone auto-apply
genesis doctor	PUBLIC	Readiness check for the install
genesis recover	PUBLIC	Diagnose drift, broken imports, anti-patterns and decay
genesis harden	PUBLIC	STRIDE threat model, OWASP Top 10 checklist, secrets scan
genesis advise	PUBLIC	Recommend MCP servers and skills for this project
genesis fetch	ADVANCED	Fetch a trusted skill pack into a short-lived sandbox
genesis purge	ADVANCED	Remove expired worktrees and locks (dry run by default)
genesis telemetry	ADVANCED	Manage opt-in telemetry; the default is off
genesis license	LEGACY	Kept for compatibility; no license key is needed

PUBLIC is the everyday surface. ADVANCED is supported but narrower. LEGACY is kept so old scripts keep working and adds nothing new.