Plans and task specs were previously re-emitted as inline prompt text on
every dispatch. That meant @check and @simplify might receive paraphrased
versions of the same plan, mid-loop revisions could leak as "actually let
me reconsider" passes, and the same content rode through orchestrator
context many times across review/test/make dispatches.
The orchestrator now writes finalized artifacts to a per-run directory:
.workflow/run-<ISSUE-ID>/
plan.md # Phase 3 output
task-1.md # Phase 5 output, one file per task
task-2.md
summary.md # Phase 9 output (was .workflow/workflow-summary.md)
Subagents read these by absolute path; the dispatch prompt body shrinks
to agent role, artifact path, and short per-dispatch context. Mid-loop
revisions (Phase 4 review cycles, etc.) edit the file in place so every
subsequent dispatch sees the same byte-for-byte source of truth — the
Finalized-Text Rule has a physical anchor.
Phase 1 captures WORKTREE_PATH, ISSUE_ID, and RUN_DIR. Phase 3 mkdirs
the run directory and writes plan.md. Phase 4 dispatches reviewers
against plan.md by path. Phase 5 writes one task-N.md per task. Phase
6/7 dispatch @test/@make against task-N.md by path; the @test→@make
TDD handoff stays inline. Phase 8 reviewers re-read plan.md from disk.
Phase 9 renames "Local Summary" to "Run Summary" and writes to
$RUN_DIR/summary.md. The staging exclusion broadens from a single
file to the whole .workflow/ tree, and Failure Handling follows suit.
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You are executing the multi-agent workflow inside the worktree this opencode session was started from. Run all phases without waiting for user input. The user has walked away.
Prerequisites (the user handles before launching opencode):
- A git worktree is checked out for the issue's feature branch
opencodewas launched from the root of that worktree- A
TODO/directory is committed to the repo containing per-issue files (TODO/<ID>.md) plusTODO/README.md
Task reference: $ARGUMENTS
If $ARGUMENTS is empty, stop immediately: "Usage: /workflow <ISSUE-ID> [base-branch] (e.g. /workflow ABC-1). The ID must exist as ./TODO/<ID>.md. Base branch defaults to main (then master)."
Parse $ARGUMENTS: the first whitespace-separated token is the issue ID, an optional second token overrides the base branch. Store as ISSUE_ID.
Run Artifacts
The orchestrator writes plan and task-spec artifacts to a per-run directory in the worktree. Subagents read these by absolute path rather than from inline prompt text. This keeps dispatch prompts small, eliminates paraphrase drift between dispatches (@check and @simplify see the same plan byte-for-byte), and gives Dispatch Hygiene's Finalized-Text Rule a physical anchor — the file is the final version.
Directory layout (relative to $WORKTREE_PATH):
.workflow/
└── run-<ISSUE-ID>/
├── plan.md # Phase 3 output — finalized
├── task-1.md # Phase 5 output — one file per task
├── task-2.md
└── summary.md # Phase 9 output (the run summary)
Define RUN_DIR="$WORKTREE_PATH/.workflow/run-$ISSUE_ID" once in Phase 1 and reference it everywhere downstream. Create the directory in Phase 3 (mkdir -p "$RUN_DIR").
Authoring rules:
- Files are written by the orchestrator, never by subagents.
- Files are passed to subagents as absolute paths: e.g. "the plan is at
<RUN_DIR>/plan.md; read it before responding." The dispatch prompt body should be short — agent role, artifact path, per-dispatch context (worktree path, branch, base branch). Do not quote artifact contents inline. - Mid-loop revisions (Phase 4 review cycle, Phase 5 task respec, etc.) edit the file in place; every subsequent dispatch reads the new version automatically.
Lifecycle:
- Files persist across phases until the run finishes.
- Files are not committed (same as
summary.md). Recommend.workflow/in.gitignore. - Multiple runs on the same issue overwrite the prior run's artifacts. Save anything you want to keep before re-running.
Phase 1: Sanity Check
- Verify CWD is a non-bare git worktree:
git rev-parse --is-bare-repository 2>/dev/nullmust outputfalse. If not, stop: "Workflow must be run from a non-bare worktree (the directory opencode was launched in)." - Capture the worktree path:
WORKTREE_PATH="$(pwd)". - Verify the TODO tracker exists:
./TODO/directory must exist. If not, stop: "TODO/ directory not found in the current worktree. Commit a TODO/ folder with one file per issue plus a README.md index."./TODO/README.mdmust exist. If not, stop: "TODO/README.md not found. Add the category index file before running the workflow."./TODO/$ISSUE_ID.mdmust exist. If not, stop: "Issue file./TODO/<ID>.mdnot found for ID parsed from$ARGUMENTS."
- Verify HEAD is not detached:
git symbolic-ref --short HEADmust succeed. If it fails, stop: "Cannot run on a detached HEAD. Check out a feature branch first." - Capture the current branch:
BRANCH_NAME="$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)". - Resolve the base branch (
BASE_BRANCH):- If
$ARGUMENTSprovided a second token, use it. - Else if
git rev-parse --verify --quiet mainsucceeds, usemain. - Else if
git rev-parse --verify --quiet mastersucceeds, usemaster. - Else stop: "Could not determine base branch (no
mainormaster). Pass it as the second argument:/workflow <ISSUE-ID> <base-branch>."
- If
- Verify the current branch is not the base branch: if
BRANCH_NAME == BASE_BRANCH, stop: "Cannot run workflow on the base branch ($BASE_BRANCH). Switch to a feature branch first." - Set the run-artifacts directory:
RUN_DIR="$WORKTREE_PATH/.workflow/run-$ISSUE_ID". Phase 3 willmkdir -p "$RUN_DIR"before writing the first artifact.
Phase 2: Issue Context
Dispatch @pm against ./TODO/ (live filesystem mode; pass the absolute TODO/ directory path) and fetch the issue at ./TODO/<ID>.md:
- Title, description, acceptance criteria (if section present)
- Labels and parent
- Sub-issues list (if the issue is a parent)
- Existing status
If the issue file does not exist or @pm fails, stop with error.
If the issue's status is Todo, ask @pm to set it to In Progress and propagate the change to the dependent index (README.md for top-level issues, the parent's ## Sub-issues line for sub-issues). The status edit will be staged alongside other TODO updates in Phase 9.
Phase 3: Plan
Analyze the codebase. Create a detailed implementation plan addressing the issue's requirements and acceptance criteria, then write it to $RUN_DIR/plan.md (run mkdir -p "$RUN_DIR" first if the directory doesn't exist). All Phase 4 reviewer dispatches read this file.
The plan should include:
-
Problem summary (from issue context)
-
Proposed approach with rationale
-
Files to modify (with brief description of changes)
-
New files to create
-
Risks and open questions
-
Test Design (conditional — include for non-trivial tasks):
- Key behaviors to verify, expressed as action + observable outcome (e.g. "call
weave_enemieswith t=0.5 → enemyTransform.translation.xdiffers from initial position"). A structural fact like "enum has 3 variants" or "struct has these fields" is not a behavior — it cannot fail meaningfully and does not exercise the code under test. - Edge cases and error conditions worth testing (also expressed as actions, not structure)
- What explicitly should NOT be tested (prevents bloat)
- Testability concerns (heavy external deps, GPU-only paths, etc.)
Include Test Design for: Public API changes, bug fixes with behavioral impact, new features with business logic, multi-module changes. Skip Test Design for: Config-only changes, decorator swaps, import reorganization, documentation. When skipped,
@testderives test cases directly from acceptance criteria. - Key behaviors to verify, expressed as action + observable outcome (e.g. "call
Before saving plan.md, apply Dispatch Hygiene (below). The file on disk is what reviewers will read in Phase 4 — there is no second chance to revise during dispatch.
Dispatch Hygiene
This applies to every subagent dispatch (Phases 4, 6, 7, 8) and to artifacts that will be dispatched (the plan from Phase 3, the task specs from Phase 5). Apply these checks before sending — fix the artifact, then re-check.
Finalized-Text Rule
The artifact must be finalized — single-author text, no contradictions, no open questions. Forbidden:
- "Actually, that's wrong — let me correct…"
- "Wait, let me reconsider…"
- Two versions of the same code block, one labelled "corrected" or appearing after a revision pass
- Open questions or ambiguities the orchestrator hasn't resolved
- Mid-text revisions visible to the recipient
If you find yourself revising while writing, stop, redo the artifact from scratch with the corrected understanding, and only then dispatch. Subagents are fresh-context — they cannot reliably resolve which of two contradictory drafts is canonical, and reviewers cannot give a clean verdict on a self-contradicting plan.
No-Implementation-in-Plan-or-Spec Rule
Plans (Phase 3) and task specs (Phase 5) are not the place to write the answer. They describe what to do; @make writes how.
Provide:
- Approach with rationale
- Files to modify with brief descriptions
- Function signatures, type declarations, data shapes (structure, not logic)
- Constraints, invariants, integration contracts
- Risks and edge cases
Do not provide:
- Drop-in code blocks longer than ~5 lines that constitute "the answer"
- Full function bodies for the changes being planned
- Complete
matcharms / branch logic / loop bodies for new behavior - Pre-written test bodies (those come from
@test) - Stage-by-stage code transformations spelled out as ready-to-commit diffs
If you've already written the implementation in the plan or spec, the artifact has overstepped. Convert finished code into structural description (signature + intent) and let @make produce the body.
Allowed in plans/specs:
- Existing code being replaced, marked as "current state"
- Function signatures and type/struct/enum declarations (data, not logic)
- Tiny inline constants (
pub const FOO: f32 = 30.0;) - Test specifications as one-line behavior descriptions ("input X → expect Y")
Pre-Dispatch Validation (MANDATORY)
Scan the artifact and reject (revise, retry) if any of the following are present:
| Check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
bash -c, sh -c, zsh -c, fish -c (anywhere, including inside nix develop --command bash -c …) |
@make/@test sandboxes deny all *-c shell invocations and any nested bash would bypass the per-command allowlist. Replace with one direct command per line: nix develop -c cargo check, etc. |
nix develop --command bash / nix develop -c bash / nix develop -c sh |
Same — inner shell escapes the sandbox. Wrap each toolchain command directly. |
Any cd <path> && … |
Subagents cannot cd. Rewrite to use absolute paths. |
| Code blocks longer than ~5 lines that draft the answer | Violates No-Implementation-in-Plan-or-Spec. Trim to structure (signature + "current state" only). |
| Two versions of the same code, "actually let me correct…", or open questions | Violates the Finalized-Text Rule. Redo the artifact. |
Test bodies inside @make specs when tests are coming from @test |
Duplicates the TDD handoff. |
If any check trips, do not dispatch. Fix and re-validate. Repeated trips on a single task signal a Phase 5 split problem — go back and split.
Phase 4: Review Plan
Dispatch @check and @simplify in parallel to review $RUN_DIR/plan.md. The dispatch prompt is short — agent role, the absolute path to the plan, the worktree path, and any per-dispatch reviewer focus. Tell each reviewer to read the plan from disk; do not paste the plan inline. Apply Dispatch Hygiene to each dispatch prompt.
Reviewers should evaluate testability:
@check: Is the design testable? Are the right behaviors identified? (Review Framework §8)@simplify: Is the test scope appropriate? Over-testing proposed?
Merge rules:
@checksafety/correctness findings are hard constraints- If
@simplifyrecommends removing something@checkflags as needed,@checkwins - Note conflicts explicitly
Review loop (max 3 cycles):
- Dispatch both reviewers against
$RUN_DIR/plan.md. - Merge findings
- If verdict is ACCEPTABLE from both (or JUSTIFIED COMPLEXITY from
@simplify): proceed to Phase 5 - If BLOCK or NEEDS WORK: edit
$RUN_DIR/plan.mdin place addressing findings (re-apply Dispatch Hygiene to the updated file), then re-review. - Convergence detection: if reviewers return the same findings as the previous cycle, stop the loop early
- If still unresolved after 3 cycles: note unresolved blockers and proceed anyway (they will be documented in the workflow summary and commit message)
Phase 5: Split into Tasks
Break the approved plan into discrete tasks. Write each task to $RUN_DIR/task-<N>.md (1-indexed: task-1.md, task-2.md, …). Phase 6 (@test) and Phase 7 (@make) read these files by absolute path.
Each task file must contain:
| Required | Description |
|---|---|
| Task | Clear description of what to implement |
| Acceptance Criteria | Specific, testable criteria (checkbox format) |
| Code Context | Actual code snippets from the codebase, not just file paths |
| Files to Modify | Explicit list, mark new files with "(create)" |
| Test File | Path for test file. Pick the pattern that matches the project's language — see "Test File Path by Language" below. |
Test File Path by Language
The test file path must follow the language's actual test layout. Do not invent paths that look colocated but aren't valid for the language (e.g. src/tests/test_<feature>.rs is not a Rust test location — it's a regular src/ submodule).
- Python
- Colocated:
<module>/tests/test_<feature>.py (create) - Top-level:
tests/test_<feature>.py (create)
- Colocated:
- Rust
- Module tests (most common — testing private/crate-internal functions): pick the relevant production source file, e.g.
src/<module>.rs.@testis permitted to add or edit content only inside#[cfg(test)] mod <name> { … }blocks in that file (per@test's File Constraint). The rest of the file remains read-only to@test. - Integration tests (testing the crate's public API as a black box):
tests/<feature>.rs (create), or in a workspace<crate>/tests/<feature>.rs. - In both cases, if the test references not-yet-existing functions/types, the task requires a stub-first
@makepre-pass so the symbols exist astodo!()bodies before@testruns. See Phase 6 → "Rust stub-first TDD". Plan for two@makedispatches per such task: stub pass, then body pass. src/tests/<feature>.rsis not a valid path — it would be a regular submodule needingmod tests;in production code. Use one of the two forms above.
- Module tests (most common — testing private/crate-internal functions): pick the relevant production source file, e.g.
- Polyglot Nix flake
- Match the host language of the code under change (Python or Rust rules above), wrapping commands in
nix develop -c …per the agents' devshell rule.
- Match the host language of the code under change (Python or Rust rules above), wrapping commands in
Include Integration Contracts when a task adds/changes function signatures, APIs, config keys, or has dependencies on other tasks.
Include Test Design from Phase 3 when available, attached to the relevant task(s).
Task size: ~10-30 minutes each, single coherent change, clear boundaries.
Split Heuristic — when in doubt, split
A task must be split if any of the following apply:
- It touches more than two distinct concerns (e.g. constants + new component + sprite spawn + new system + main wiring is five concerns — at least three tasks).
- It changes more than ~50 lines across more than 2 files.
- It mixes data/structural changes (constants, types, components) with runtime/system changes (new ECS systems, scheduling, render loops).
- It mixes pure-logic changes (math helpers) with stateful changes (queries, world mutation).
- It mixes new APIs with their first call sites in the same task.
When a task fails the heuristic, split into:
- Foundations — new constants, types, components (no behavior change yet).
- Implementation — the actual production logic, calling the foundations.
- Wiring — registration in
main.rs/lib.rs/ app-builder.
Each split is dispatched separately to @make and verified before the next.
Code Context — what to include
The Code Context field exists so @make can find the seam to modify. Provide:
- The existing code being replaced (verbatim, marked as "current state"), with ~5–10 lines of surrounding context
- Function signatures of helpers
@makewill need to call - The file's relevant import block
For everything you must not include — drop-in replacements, full function bodies, pre-written test bodies, "here is what to write" — see Dispatch Hygiene → No-Implementation-in-Plan-or-Spec Rule above.
If the task is so well-specified that you've already written the implementation, the task is too small for @make (apply it directly) or you've over-determined the design (revisit Phase 3).
Apply Dispatch Hygiene to each task spec before dispatch in Phase 7.
Phase 6: Write Tests
Apply Dispatch Hygiene to each @test prompt before sending.
For each task from Phase 5, dispatch @test with a short prompt that names:
- The absolute path to the task spec:
$RUN_DIR/task-<N>.md—@testreads acceptance criteria, code context, and files-to-modify from there. - The absolute path to the plan, if test design context is needed:
$RUN_DIR/plan.md. - The worktree path (so
@testresolves source files correctly). - The test file path to create.
Do not quote task or plan content inline — @test reads from disk.
@test writes failing tests and verifies RED with structured failure codes.
Decision table — handling @test results:
| Condition | Action |
|---|---|
TESTS_READY + escalate_to_check: false |
Proceed to Phase 7 |
TESTS_READY + escalate_to_check: true |
Route tests to @check for light review. @check diagnoses, caller routes fixes to @test. Then proceed. |
NOT_TESTABLE |
Route to @check for sign-off on justification. If Missing testability seam, dispatch @make to add the seam first, then re-run @test. Otherwise the task goes to @make without tests. |
BLOCKED |
Investigate. May need to revise task spec or plan. |
| Test passes immediately | Investigate — behavior may already exist. Task spec may be wrong. |
Stub-first run: tests pass with zero todo!() panics |
Structural-only tests. Every test is asserting type/struct/enum facts without calling any stubbed symbol. Reject the test output and route back to @test with a "must exercise the stubbed symbols by calling them" note. Do not let these tests gate Phase 7 — they cannot RED→GREEN, so the body-pass @make would commit code with false-green coverage. |
Rust stub-first TDD (mandatory for new symbols)
Whenever @test will write tests (module or integration) that reference functions / methods / types that do not yet exist, the test cannot RED meaningfully against absent code:
- Module tests inside
src/<module>.rs— without the function, the#[cfg(test)] mod testsblock fails to compile (error[E0425]), masking assertion diagnostics. - Integration tests inside
tests/<feature>.rs— same, but mediated throughlib.rsre-exports.
To get a clean runtime RED, dispatch a stub-first @make pass before @test runs:
Stub pass (split from Phase 7's body pass):
- Dispatch
@makein standard mode (no tests exist yet). The dispatch prompt names$RUN_DIR/task-<N>.mdas the source spec and adds this stub-pass-specific scope inline:- Goal: add the planned API as
todo!()-bodied stubs so the test will compile. - Files to modify: the relevant
src/<module>.rsfor module tests, orsrc/lib.rsplus any newsrc/<module>.rsfor integration tests (the latter needpub mod …;declarations so the test crate can import). - Stubs only: every function body is exactly
todo!(). Every method body is exactlytodo!(). Structs may usepub struct Foo;orpub struct Foo { /* fields TBD */ }— but no logic. - Signatures must match the planned final API exactly (return types, lifetimes, generics, visibility). Lift signatures from the task spec.
- Acceptance criteria:
cargo check(wrapped innix develop -c …if the project has a devshell) passes; no test command is run. - Dispatch Hygiene still applies: the stub pass is small and finalized — no draft bodies, no contradictory signatures.
- Goal: add the planned API as
- Verify
cargo checkpassed in@make's output. If not, fix and re-dispatch the stub pass before continuing. - Dispatch
@test. The test now compiles; running it panics ontodo!()at runtime, which is a cleanMISSING_BEHAVIORRED with a stack trace — far better than the build-error-RED form. - Panic-coverage check (MANDATORY). After
@testreturns, re-run the test command in the orchestrator and verify that every test in the new file panics ontodo!()(i.e. every test exercises at least one of the stubbed symbols). The decision rule:- If the test output shows N panics for N tests → proceed to body pass.
- If any test passes without a
todo!()panic → that test is structural-only (asserting type / variant-count / field facts without calling the stubbed code). Reject@test's output and route back with the "Stub-first run: tests pass with zerotodo!()panics" decision-table verdict. Require@testto rewrite each non-panicking test so it actually invokes the stubbed function/method. - This check is the only thing standing between false-green coverage and the body-pass commit. Skipping it has produced regressions like a system that compiles, "passes" tests, and silently no-ops in production.
- Continue to Phase 7's body pass (
@makein TDD mode), where the same files are revisited and thetodo!()bodies are replaced.
This routing is mandatory whenever new symbols are introduced in Rust (module or integration). It is not required when the test exercises an existing function/method (e.g. a behavior fix) — in that case @test runs directly and @make modifies the body in Phase 7.
The stub pass and the body pass each produce their own atomic commit (per Phase 9 rules): feat(<scope>): scaffold <thing> with todo!() stubs followed by feat(<scope>): implement <thing> (or whichever conventional type fits).
Parallelism:
- Python: Independent tasks can have tests written in parallel, provided their test files are disjoint and no shared
conftest.pyis being modified. - Rust: Run
@testdispatches sequentially. Cargo serialises the build via thetarget/directory lock, so parallel dispatches give no speedup; they only add risk (a long-running build in one branch starves the other, and any task that touches a shared crate-level fixture/helper file will race).
Constraint: @test must not modify existing conftest.py files (prevents collision during parallel execution).
Phase 7: Implement
Apply Dispatch Hygiene to each @make spec before sending. Repeated trips on a single task signal a Phase 5 split problem — go back and split.
@make dispatches are SEQUENTIAL — never in parallel. Run each task to completion (writes, every verification command, and the orchestrator's post-check) before dispatching the next. Reasons:
@makewrites source files. Parallel agents picking the same file (e.g.src/lib.rsfor adding both a newpub modand a registration) corrupt each other.- Even on disjoint files, Cargo's
target/lock and uv's venv state serialise the verification builds anyway, so parallelism gives no speedup. - Stub-pass/body-pass pairs (Rust integration TDD) must be strictly ordered within a task; running stub-pass for task 2 while body-pass for task 1 is still building yields a non-deterministic crate state for
@testto RED against.
This applies to all @make invocations: standard mode, TDD mode, stub-pass, body-pass, and integration-fix dispatches.
Execute each task by dispatching @make with a short prompt:
- The absolute path to the task spec:
$RUN_DIR/task-<N>.md—@makereads acceptance criteria, code context, and files-to-modify from there. - The worktree path.
- Pre-written failing tests and handoff from
@test(if TESTS_READY) — these are short and per-dispatch, so include them inline in the prompt.
Do not quote the task spec inline.
@make runs in TDD mode when tests are provided:
- Entry validation: run tests, verify RED, check failure codes match handoff
- Implement minimal code to make tests pass (GREEN)
- Regression check on broader area
- Refactor while keeping green
- Report RED→GREEN evidence
Escalation: If @make flags test quality concerns during entry validation:
@makereports the issue to caller- Caller routes to
@checkfor diagnosis @checkreports findings- Caller routes to
@testfor fixes - Fixed tests return to
@make
For NOT_TESTABLE tasks, @make runs in standard mode.
After all tasks complete, verify overall integration:
- Run the project's test suite if available
- Run linting/type checking if configured
- Fix any integration issues between tasks
Phase 8: Final Review
Apply Dispatch Hygiene to each reviewer prompt before sending. Dispatch @check and @simplify in parallel to review the full implementation (all changes across all files).
Provide reviewers with:
- The absolute path to
$RUN_DIR/plan.md(the same file Phase 4 reviewed; mid-loop revisions will have updated it in place) - The full diff (
git diff "$BASE_BRANCH"...HEAD) - Any decisions or deviations from the plan, captured inline in the dispatch prompt
Review loop (max 3 cycles):
- Send implementation to both reviewers
- Merge findings (same precedence rules as Phase 4)
- If ACCEPTABLE: proceed to Phase 9
- If issues found, route per the kind of finding — the orchestrator does not write production code;
@makedoes:BLOCK, behavioral, correctness, or test-quality findings: build a new@maketask spec from the finding (apply Dispatch Hygiene, finalized text, no draft answer). Dispatch@make. Do not fix directly. EveryBLOCKis by definition behavioral and must round-trip through@make.- Strictly cosmetic findings (typo in a comment, missing trailing newline, formatting that does not change the AST or behavior): the orchestrator may fix directly, then re-review. Anything compiler-detected (unused import, dead code) goes through
@make, since removing it is still a code change. - When in doubt, dispatch
@make.
- Convergence detection: same findings twice = stop loop early
- If unresolved after 3 cycles: document blockers, proceed to commit anyway
Phase 9: Commit and Wrap Up
The workflow is forge-agnostic. It commits locally and stops. Do not push, and do not open a pull/merge request — the user chooses their forge and review workflow manually.
Commit Code Changes
- Stage code changes only. Do not stage anything under
TODO/(committed separately below) and do not stage anything under.workflow/(intentionally never committed — these are per-run artifacts). - Write a conventional commit message summarizing the implementation. Reference the TODO issue ID in the body (e.g.
Refs: GAL-39). - If changes are large/varied, use multiple atomic commits (one per logical unit)
TODO Update
- Dispatch
@pmagainst the absolute./TODO/path (live filesystem mode). Ask it to:- Set the issue file's frontmatter
statustoDone(or leave atIn Progressif the run is incomplete and the user must verify before marking Done). - Add a comment of the form:
- YYYY-MM-DD — Branch \$BRANCH_NAME`, commit — ` (date from the shell, never fabricated). - Propagate any status flip to the dependent index:
TODO/README.mdfor top-level issues (parent: null), or the parent file's## Sub-issuesline for sub-issues.
- Set the issue file's frontmatter
- If acceptance-criteria checkboxes were addressed by the implementation, ask
@pmto check them off (flip- [ ]to- [x]under## Acceptance criteria). - Commit the TODO/ changes as a separate atomic commit:
chore(todo): update <issue-id> status and progress. Stage the issue file plus any propagated index file (README.md or parent file).
Run Summary
- Write
$RUN_DIR/summary.mdwith:- Run timestamp — capture it from the shell at write time:
date -Iseconds(e.g.2026-05-07T11:24:13+02:00). Do not use a placeholder like???:???:??or "session date" — if you cannot get a real timestamp, omit the field entirely rather than fabricating one. - Issue reference and title
- Branch name and final commit SHA(s)
- Summary of implementation
- TDD evidence (RED→GREEN per task, NOT_TESTABLE justifications)
- Review outcomes (plan review + final review verdicts)
- Unresolved items (if any)
- Files changed
- Run timestamp — capture it from the shell at write time:
- Do not commit anything under
.workflow/. The whole directory is per-run, per-branch state. Recommend the user add.workflow/to.gitignoreif not already.
Failure Handling
At any phase, if an unrecoverable error occurs:
- Write
$RUN_DIR/summary.md(creating$RUN_DIRfirst if it doesn't exist) with what was completed and what failed. Do not stage or commit anything under.workflow/. - If any code was written, commit it with message
wip: incomplete workflow run for <issue-id>. Stage code only — exclude.workflow/andTODO/. - Leave the branch and worktree intact for the user to inspect — do not push, do not delete.
- Dispatch
@pmagainst./TODO/(live filesystem mode) to add a comment on the issue file (./TODO/<ID>.md) summarising what failed. - Stop execution.
Never hang on interactive prompts. If any command appears to require input, treat it as a failure and follow the above procedure.