---
slug: "sem-integration-x"
source_type: "clawhub"
source_url: "https://clawhub.ai/skills/nm-leyline-sem-integration"
repo: ""
source_file: "description"
---
---
name: sem-integration
description: |
  Provides sem semantic-diff detection, install-on-first-use, and fallback patterns
version: 1.9.8
triggers:
  - sem
  - semantic-diff
  - git
  - foundation
  - building skills that consume git diff output
metadata: {"openclaw": {"homepage": "https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market/tree/master/plugins/leyline", "emoji": "\ud83e\udd9e"}}
source: claude-night-market
source_plugin: leyline
---

> **Night Market Skill** — ported from [claude-night-market/leyline](https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market/tree/master/plugins/leyline). For the full experience with agents, hooks, and commands, install the Claude Code plugin.


# sem Integration

Foundation patterns for using
[sem](https://github.com/Ataraxy-Labs/sem) semantic
diffs in night-market skills.

## When To Use

Consult this skill when building or modifying skills that
consume git diff output. It provides the detection,
installation, and fallback patterns.

## When NOT To Use

- Direct sem CLI usage (just run `sem diff` yourself)
- Skills that don't consume diff output

## Detection Pattern

Check sem availability once per session:

```bash
# Detection (cache per session)
_sem_check() {
  local cache="${CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR:-/tmp}/sem-available"
  if [ -f "$cache" ]; then
    cat "$cache"
    return
  fi
  if command -v sem &>/dev/null; then
    echo "1" | tee "$cache"
  else
    echo "0" | tee "$cache"
  fi
}
```

When `_sem_check` returns `0`, offer installation.
See `modules/detection.md` for install-on-first-use
logic and platform-specific commands.

## Semantic Diff Pattern

Primary path (sem available):

```bash
sem diff --format json <baseline>
```

Fallback path (sem unavailable):

```bash
git diff --name-only --diff-filter=A <baseline>
git diff --name-only --diff-filter=M <baseline>
git diff --name-only --diff-filter=D <baseline>
git diff --name-only --diff-filter=R <baseline>
```

See `modules/fallback.md` for output normalization
that produces the same entity schema from both paths.

## Impact Analysis Pattern

Primary path (sem available):

```bash
sem impact --json <file-or-entity>
```

Fallback path (sem unavailable): use rg/grep to trace
callers by filename. See `modules/fallback.md`.