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 # KeiSeiKit — Constructor-Pattern Agent Kit for Claude Code
 
-KeiSeiKit is a drop-in agent fleet for [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code). It ships a curated set of composable behavioral blocks, a Rust assembler that builds agent `.md` files from TOML manifests deterministically, three pre-wired hooks, and six portable skills including an interactive `/new-agent` wizard. Everything follows a Constructor Pattern: one file per concern, manifests as single source of truth, and the generated agent files are regenerated on every relevant edit.
+KeiSeiKit is a drop-in agent fleet for [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code). It ships a curated set of composable behavioral blocks, a Rust assembler that builds agent `.md` files from TOML manifests deterministically, four pre-wired hooks, and seven portable skills including an interactive `/new-agent` wizard. Everything follows a Constructor Pattern: one file per concern, manifests as single source of truth, and the generated agent files are regenerated on every relevant edit.
 
 The kit is MIT-licensed and fully generic — install it on a fresh machine and you get a sane 12-agent fleet (implementers, critics, researchers, cost-guardians, and more — all namespaced under `kei-*` so they won't collide with your own same-named agents), a wizard for spinning up new project specialists, and a build pipeline that keeps every agent derivable from its manifest.
 
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 3. Copies generic manifests (skips if you already have a manifest with that name)
 4. Builds the Rust assembler (`cargo build --release`)
 5. Generates agent `.md` files in-place with `AGENT_ROOT=~/.claude/agents assemble --in-place`
-6. Copies the three hooks and six skills
+6. Copies the four hooks and seven skills
 
 After install, the only remaining step is merging `settings-snippet.json` into your `~/.claude/settings.json` to activate the hooks. You can do this automatically with `./install.sh --activate-hooks` or answer `y` at the end-of-install TTY prompt.
 
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ After install, the only remaining step is merging `settings-snippet.json` into y
 |---|---:|---|
 | Behavioral blocks | 33 | `baseline`, `evidence-grading`, `rule-math-first`, `stack-rust-axum`, `deploy-modal`, `api-fal-ai`, ... |
 | Generic agents (manifests) | 12 | `kei-code-implementer`, `kei-critic`, `kei-validator`, `kei-security-auditor`, `kei-architect`, `kei-researcher`, `kei-ml-implementer`, `kei-cost-guardian`, `kei-modal-runner`, ... |
-| Hooks | 3 | `assemble-agents` (PostToolUse), `assemble-validate` (PreToolUse Bash), `no-hand-edit-agents` (PreToolUse Edit/Write) |
-| Skills | 6 | `new-agent`, `research`, `test-gen`, `pr-review`, `refactor`, `debug-deep` |
+| Hooks | 4 | `assemble-agents` (PostToolUse), `assemble-validate` (PreToolUse Bash), `no-hand-edit-agents` (PreToolUse Edit/Write), `tomd-preread` (PreToolUse Read) |
+| Skills | 7 | `new-agent`, `research`, `test-gen`, `pr-review`, `refactor`, `debug-deep`, `compose-solution` |
 
 Of the 33 blocks, the **8 base blocks** (`baseline`, `evidence-grading`, `memory-protocol`, `rule-pre-dev-gate`, `rule-test-first`, `rule-error-budget`, `rule-double-audit`, `rule-math-first`) are referenced directly by the 12 shipped manifests. The remaining **25 blocks** (`stack-*`, `deploy-*`, `api-*`, `scraper-*`, `domain-*`) are a library consumed by the `/new-agent` wizard: when you compose a project specialist, the wizard picks the appropriate stack / deploy / API / scraper / domain blocks and emits a manifest that references them. The kit's generic 12 agents do not import them by default.
 
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ Then one free-text prompt for slug + description + path + gotchas. The wizard co
   Block edit (_blocks/<block>.md)             <-- triggers rebuild of ALL agents
 ```
 
-Three hooks enforce the pipeline:
+Four hooks enforce the pipeline:
 
 - **`assemble-agents`** (PostToolUse, Write/Edit) — rebuilds the affected agent(s) whenever a manifest or a block changes. No manual rebuild needed.
 - **`assemble-validate`** (PreToolUse, Bash) — blocks `git commit` inside `~/.claude` if any manifest fails validation. Keeps the repo in a buildable state at all times.
 - **`no-hand-edit-agents`** (PreToolUse, Edit/Write) — refuses edits to any `.md` under `~/.claude/agents/` that starts with the `<!-- GENERATED -->` marker, pointing you at the manifest instead. Override with `AGENT_MIGRATION=1` for emergencies only.
+- **`tomd-preread`** (PreToolUse, Read) — auto-converts opaque binary formats (`.docx`, `.doc`, `.xlsx`, `.pptx`, `.csv`) to markdown via the `tomd` primitive and redirects Claude to read the cached `.md` instead. Cache under `$KEISEI_TOMD_CACHE` (default `/tmp/keisei-tomd-cache`). Degrades silently if `jq` or the primitive is absent.
 
 ## Adding custom blocks
 
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   NEXT STEP: merge settings-snippet.json into ~/.claude/settings.json
 ==========================================================================
 
-  KeiSeiKit ships 3 hooks (assemble-agents, assemble-validate, no-hand-edit).
+  KeiSeiKit ships 4 hooks (assemble-agents, assemble-validate, no-hand-edit, tomd-preread).
   To activate them, merge entries from:
       $KIT_DIR/settings-snippet.json
   into your: