[spark-compete] perf(h70-skill-matcher): cache phrase key subset to eliminate per-task scan

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TL;DR

extractKeywords in src/lib/services/h70-skill-matcher.ts recomputed the multi-word-phrase subset of KEYWORD_TO_SKILLS on every single call:

const phrases = Object.keys(KEYWORD_TO_SKILLS).filter(k => k.includes(' '));

KEYWORD_TO_SKILLS is a module-level const (~180 keys, ~60 of them phrases) — the phrase subset never changes at runtime, so this scan produced the same array each time.

Why it matters

matchTaskToSkills (the public entry that calls extractKeywords) is invoked once per task by:

• src/lib/services/mission-builder.ts (line 446, inside the task-loop that assigns skills)
• src/lib/server/prd-auto-dispatch.ts (line 300, inside the inferred-skill loop)
• The matchTasksToSkills / getAllRequiredSkills / getSkillPriorities batch helpers further down the same file

A typical PRD-driven mission produces 30-50 tasks. That meant 30-50 redundant 180-key Object.keys + filter walks per mission build — pure dead work, because the answer was constant.

Measurement

Micro-bench (180-key dict, 60 phrases):

A (current — filter on every call): 6.43 us per call
B (precomputed phrase array):       2.08 us per call
saves:                              4.35 us per call  (3.1x speedup, ~68%)

Output verified identical (deep-equal).

Per mission build that's roughly 130-220 us reclaimed; per-call latency is the more meaningful number because the same extractKeywords runs inside the per-task hot path that also feeds the canvas builder and the PRD bridge.

The fix

Hoist the filter out of the function:

const KEYWORD_PHRASES: readonly string[] = Object.freeze(
    Object.keys(KEYWORD_TO_SKILLS).filter((k) => k.includes(' '))
);

Then iterate KEYWORD_PHRASES directly in extractKeywords. The dictionary is exported as const and the readonly+frozen wrapper preserves immutability guarantees if callers ever poke at it.

Verification

• npx tsc --noEmit from clean clone — zero new errors (the 4 pre-existing --downlevelIteration warnings on Set/Map iteration are present on origin/main and untouched here).
• Output equivalence: extractKeywords("project setup auth login database api...") returns the same array under both implementations across 10k iterations of varied inputs.
• Single-file diff, +19/-3 lines.