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Four agent-UX defects from today's reports, fixed together because they all come down to agents getting the wrong answer from the CLI or MCP surfaces without being told.
A --for intent that reduces an explicit --limit now says so (receipt, warning, filters.requested_limit, restore_with); the quickstart recommends the measured canonical pm context --for orient
MCP read tools now read every declared flat parameter; pm_search honours its declared keywords alias
Details
GH-1643: atomic select-claim-start. Any --start used to go to the explicit-id target check, which ignored --next and answered "pass --next". MCP failed the same way. runClaim now accepts start and advances the item to the configured in-progress status inside the claim's own mutateItem callback, using the same pattern release --handoff uses. That gives one write and one claim history event, with type-workflow enforcement, terminal_state_conflict for terminal items, and a start { from_status, to_status } receipt. claim --next forwards start through its race-loss walk, so filters, --max-attempts and --if-available are unchanged. Explicit claim <id> --start keeps its documented claim-then-update composition and its typed refusal (an existing integration test pins both). PmClient.claimNext({ start: true }) is typed. The MCP schema no longer forbids start + next.
GH-1644: disclosed intent limits. The orient budget really does carry 3 rows: 10 rows measure ~5,900 JSON tokens on this 3,173-item tracker. So the ceiling stays, and only the silence is fixed. pm context --for orient --limit 10 now reports:
restore_with is a flag to add to the original command, like an omission receipt's restore_with: "--full", so every positional, inline filter and option is kept. Adding it returns 10 rows at 4,637 estimated tokens within budget. list --for triage and search --for discover behave the same way. The replayed agent-task transcripts moved to the canonical form; the token baseline changed only its digest, because the output is identical.
GH-1642: envelopes. Measured against the published 2026.10.31 package on this tracker:
items_encoding stays, because it is the lossless decode contract for the matched_fields list column.
The default sort keeps its effective comparator order: the #1507 contract and its integration spec require that disclosure. It is now one line instead of seven. JSON, --full and SDK results are unchanged.
Review round 1 (CodeRabbit). Fixes applied:
Start now enters a configured custom in-progress status. This bug predated the PR and affected both explicit and ranked starts.
The compact receipt keeps start.
A post-commit attribution failure is now a warning, not an error.
restore_with is a flag fragment, omitted for unsafe budgets.
The list filters echo fix is complete.
The docs state that pm_search's query stays top-level.
Starting an item with an open blocker matches update semantics and is filed as pm-urzubi.
pm-hke9z7: MCP flat parameters. Flat-to-options hoisting was a hand list. pm_context had no entry at all, and for/tokenBudget/depth never reached pm_list, pm_search, pm_next or pm_get. Hoisting for these five read actions is now derived from PM_TOOL_ACTION_PARAMETER_CONTRACTS, and nested options still win. A regression spec iterates every declared optional key.
Static gates green locally: static-quality (complexity, docstrings, SDK import boundary), lint, duplicates, contracts, error-code catalog, SDK surface (optional additions acknowledged), surface replication (two CLI refusals moved into the SDK), command grammar, flag parity/lexicon, refusal closure, agent-task tokens, MCP deprecations, gate registry, entrypoint costs, transport floor, and the tracker-context-quality/graph-composition/record-integrity assurances. The dependency advisory gate cannot reach OSV from this workstation; CI runs it.
Also in this PR: #1641 (nightly quality) is closed with its root cause (the advisories fixed in #1638), and the release-health checkpoint is recorded on pm-7zs0.
Summary by Sourcery
Improve agent-facing CLI and MCP reliability by making ranked starts atomic, disclosing read-limit overrides, reducing brief output, and honoring declared read parameters.
New Features:
Support atomic claim --next --start across the CLI, MCP, and SDK with typed results and actionable refusals.
Expose intent-driven limit reductions and safe restoration guidance across context, list, and search reads.
Support all declared flat MCP read parameters and the pm_search keywords alias.
Bug Fixes:
Preserve dependency relationships when filtered context results are generated.
Treat post-commit claim attribution failures as warnings without failing persisted claims.
Enhancements:
Compact brief TOON envelopes for list and search while preserving completeness, effective sorting, and lossless row decoding.
Documentation:
Update agent quickstarts and lifecycle documentation for atomic ranked starts and the canonical orientation command.
Tests:
Add coverage for atomic claim/start behavior, intent-limit disclosures, compact envelopes, MCP parameter handling, and filtered dependency edges.
Chores:
Record issue, history, and release-health tracking updates for the related fixes.
…errides, leaner list/search envelopes, MCP flat read parameters
GH-1643 (pm-gh1643): `pm claim --next --start` was refused with "Specify
an item id or pass --next" even though --next was passed. Any --start went
to the explicit-id target check, and MCP pm_claim failed the same way.
runClaim now takes an optional `start` that moves the item to the
configured in-progress status inside the claim's own locked mutation
(the release --handoff pattern). That means one write and one claim
history event, type-workflow enforcement, a terminal_state_conflict
refusal for terminal items, and a `start {from_status,to_status}`
receipt. claim --next forwards it through the race-loss walk, so
filters and --if-available behave as before. Explicit `claim <id>
--start` keeps its documented claim-then-update composition and its
typed refusal. The claim-target refusals moved into the SDK claim
module with typed codes (missing_required_argument,
ambiguous_option_combination) and never ask for a flag the caller
already passed. PmClient.claimNext({ start: true }) is typed. The MCP
schema no longer forbids start+next, and start+ifAvailable is exclusive
only with an explicit id.
GH-1644 (pm-gh1644): `pm context --for orient --limit 10` silently
returned 3 rows. The orient budget carries 3 rows (10 rows measure
~5,900 JSON tokens on this tracker), so the ceiling stays. The override
is now disclosed through context_intent.limit_override {requested,
effective, token_budget_for_requested, restore_with},
filters.requested_limit, and the warning
"limit_overridden_by_intent:--limit 10->3". This applies equally to
list --for triage and search --for discover. The three appliers share
one clamp helper. The agent quickstart, AGENTS.md, README, AGENT_GUIDE,
COMMAND_NAMESPACES, the pm-user skill reference and the replayed
transcripts now use the measured canonical `pm context --for orient`.
The token baseline shows only a digest change, because the output is
identical. The quickstart no longer calls explicit --start atomic.
GH-1642 (pm-gh1642): brief TOON pages printed redundant envelopes.
The list projection had stopped matching the default sort once sorting
gained effective_keys. It now drops the legacy sort/order echo and
keeps the effective default order on one line (the GH-1507 disclosure
contract), and drops a filters.limit equal to applied_limit. The new
public projectPmBriefSearchEnvelope drops truncated when it repeats
has_more and limit-only filters, and replaces the default
projection_metadata omission receipt with details --full. Measured
against published 2026.10.31: search 1,033 -> 863 B, list 988 -> 782 B.
JSON, --full and SDK results are unchanged.
pm-hke9z7: MCP read tools silently ignored declared flat parameters.
pm_context read none of them, and for/tokenBudget/depth on
pm_list/pm_search/pm_next/pm_get never reached the intent layer,
because flat-to-options hoisting was a hand list. Hoisting for context,
get, list, next and search is now derived from
PM_TOOL_ACTION_PARAMETER_CONTRACTS, and nested options still win. A
spec iterates every declared key. pm_search also honours its declared
`keywords` alias.
Generated artifacts were refreshed: the contracts snapshot, the
error-code catalog, the SDK surface (optional additions, acknowledged),
the agent-task baseline digest, and the surface-replication census
(two CLI refusals moved into the SDK).
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @.agents/pm/issues/pm-gh1644.toon:
- Line 14: Update the acceptance_criteria for this issue to match the
implemented contract: describe the requested value as
context_intent.limit_override.requested, omit --token-budget from the warning
requirements, and allow the recovery budget to be absent when no safe integer
budget can carry the request.
Review comments at @docs/LIFECYCLE_COMMANDS.md:
- Line 81: Update the `claimNext` description to clarify that candidates are
ranked before the item lock is acquired, so a candidate may no longer match a
filter when claimed; describe only the claim and start mutation as locked. Apply
the same wording in `docs/COMMANDS.md`.
Review comments at @tests/unit/commands/workspace/init-command.spec.ts:
- Line 1209: Update the guidance assertion for firstGuidance so it verifies the
complete `pm context --for orient` command and rejects the obsolete limited form
with `--limit 10`.
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Summary
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New Features
pm claim --next --start selects, claims, and starts the next matching item in one operation.
MCP read tools accept supported parameters flat or under options; search also accepts keywords.
When context, list, or search limits are reduced to fit available budgets, output explains the effective limit and how to retry.
Bug Fixes
Brief list and search output is more concise while preserving meaningful filters and default sort information.
Filtered context now resolves dependency blockers outside the selected results.
Fixed claim-target handling and parameter processing across CLI and MCP operations.
Documentation
Updated command examples and agent guidance for orientation and claim workflows.
The pull request adds next-item claim-and-start support, reports intent-budget limit reductions, compacts qualifying brief TOON list and search output, and updates MCP read-parameter handling and context dependency resolution. It also updates guidance, tests, public-surface records, and release records.
Claim options and results include an optional start request and a receipt with source and destination statuses. The claim schema permits --next --start and rejects incompatible explicit-ID combinations.
Claim mutation and transport routing src/sdk/lifecycle/claim.ts, src/cli/register-operations.ts, src/sdk/lifecycle/mcp-actions.ts, src/sdk/lifecycle/task-composition.ts, src/sdk/start-task-status.ts, src/core/output/mutation-projection.ts, tests/unit/commands/*, tests/unit/sdk/lifecycle/*
The claim mutation can start the selected item in the same locked write. CLI and MCP routes send next-item start requests through claim selection. Explicit-ID starts retain task composition. The result includes start details, and attribution failures return a warning.
Claim guidance and issue records docs/LIFECYCLE_COMMANDS.md, docs/COMMANDS.md, AGENTS.md, src/sdk/init-agent-guidance.ts, .agents/pm/*, CHANGELOG.md
Guidance and records describe next-item start behavior, typed refusals, refusal-recovery observations, and related release data.
Intent-limit disclosure
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Limit calculation and override receipts src/sdk/context-intent-contracts.ts, sdk/public-surface.json, tests/unit/sdk/context/intent-limit-override.spec.ts, docs/SDK_ACTION_CONFORMANCE.md
Context, list, and search projections report requested and effective limits when intent budgets reduce explicit limits. Receipts can include a sufficient token budget, restoration command, and warning.
Orientation guidance and issue records AGENTS.md, README.md, docs/AGENT_GUIDE.md, docs/COMMAND_NAMESPACES.md, docs/agent-task-transcripts.json, .agents/pm/issues/pm-gh1644.toon
Orientation guidance removes explicit limits. Issue records document reduced-limit reporting and include test and verification records.
Brief TOON output
Layer / File(s)
Summary
List and search envelope projection src/sdk/output/list-envelope.ts, src/sdk/output.ts, src/core/output/output.ts, tests/unit/cli/compact-agent-output.spec.ts, docs/SDK.md, .agents/pm/issues/pm-gh1642.toon
The CLI applies list and search envelope projections to TOON output. Qualifying default and echoed fields are compacted. JSON output remains unchanged.
Read actions hoist optional parameters declared in their contracts. Nested options take precedence over flat arguments. Search accepts keywords when top-level query is absent.
The release records note static-quality gate stops, a successful retry that published v2026.10.31, nine skipped retries, and closure of the related nightly alert.
sequenceDiagram
participant CLI
participant MCP
participant runClaimNext
participant ClaimMutation
CLI->>runClaimNext: Request next item with start
MCP->>runClaimNext: Request next item with start
runClaimNext->>ClaimMutation: Select, claim, and start in one locked mutation
ClaimMutation-->>runClaimNext: Return claim result with start receipt
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Possibly related issues
unbraind/pm-cli#1643 — Adds atomic next-item claim-and-start with typed refusals and a start receipt.
unbraind/pm-cli#1644 — Reports requested and effective limits when an intent budget reduces an explicit limit.
unbraind/pm-cli#1642 — Compacts qualifying brief list and search envelopes while preserving full JSON and SDK results.
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Merge Risk: Low · up to 0c27e
The new next-item claim-and-start feature behaves correctly in the common case. Two edge cases can leave an agent loop stuck or receiving an untyped error: a strict workflow refusal on the top-ranked item, and a terminal item that is not forced. Some later search result pages are also not compacted in brief TOON output. Release-health records are missing some required evidence. None of these are data-loss or security issues, so the change is mergeable with follow-up.
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The PR includes changes for the separate pm-hke9z7 work: MCP flat-parameter handling for get and next, the pm_searchkeywords alias, and filtered-context dependency-edge resolution. These ch…
Remove or separate the pm-hke9z7 implementation and its tests and documentation, the filtered-context edge changes, and unrelated release-health or tracker-record changes. Keep only changes that implement #1642, #1643, or #1644 and their …
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The title names four changes: atomic pm claim --next --start, disclosed intent limit overrides, leaner list/search envelopes, and MCP flat read parameters. Each one matches a real part of the change…
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The description states the purpose: four agent-UX defects fixed together, each tied to a tracker item or issue. It maps each item to its change, explains the implementation for claim start, intent lim…
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The active direct issues are #1643, #1644, and #1642. For #1643, the PR implements atomic claim --next --start handling across CLI, MCP, and SDK, returns start status data, types target refusals, an…
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The description states the purpose: four agent-UX defects fixed together, each tied to a tracker item or issue. It maps each item to its change, explains the implementation for claim start, intent limit disclosure, brief envelopes, and MCP flat parameters, and lists verification. It matches the changeset closely.
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The active direct issues are #1643, #1644, and #1642. For #1643, the PR implements atomic claim --next --start handling across CLI, MCP, and SDK, returns start status data, types target refusals, and tests conflicting-target guidance. For #1644, the PR reports requested and effective limits, warnings, restoration data, and updated quickstart guidance. For #1642, the PR compacts brief TOON list and search envelopes while retaining completeness, items_encoding, and effective sort disclosure required by the stated contracts. The summary reports regression tests for these behaviors.
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This PR fixes four agent-facing contract defects: it implements atomic claim --next --start across all mutation surfaces, makes intent-driven limit reductions explicit and recoverable, compacts standard TOON list/search envelopes without altering JSON or SDK results, and ensures MCP read tools honor all declared flat parameters and the keywords search alias; accompanying documentation, generated contracts, tests, and tracker records are updated.
Sequence diagram for atomic claim next and start
sequenceDiagram
participant Agent
participant CLI_MCP as CLI_or_MCP
participant Claim as ClaimLifecycle
participant Store as ItemStore
participant History as History
Agent->>CLI_MCP: claim --next --start
CLI_MCP->>Claim: runClaimNext(start=true, filters)
Claim->>Store: select next available item
Store-->>Claim: candidate
Claim->>Store: mutateItem(claim and start under lock)
Store->>Claim: enforce workflow and terminal checks
Claim->>History: record one claim event
Claim-->>CLI_MCP: receipt with start from_status and to_status
CLI_MCP-->>Agent: atomic claim-start result
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Sequence diagram for disclosed intent limit override
sequenceDiagram
participant Agent
participant ReadTool as Context_List_Search
participant Intent as IntentLayer
participant Output as ResultEnvelope
Agent->>ReadTool: read with --for intent and --limit requested
ReadTool->>Intent: applyContextIntentProjection
Intent->>Intent: resolveIntentRowBudget
Intent->>Output: discloseIntentLimitOverride
Output-->>Agent: effective limit, requested_limit, warning, restore_with
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Flow diagram for brief TOON list and search envelopes
flowchart LR
Result[Complete list or search result]
Detect{Standard brief envelope?}
Project[Project brief envelope]
Preserve[Preserve original result]
Compact[Remove redundant echoes and omission metadata]
Details[Add details: --full]
Toon[Compact TOON output]
Json[Unchanged JSON or SDK result]
Result --> Detect
Detect -->|yes| Project
Detect -->|no| Preserve
Project --> Compact
Compact --> Details
Details --> Toon
Preserve --> Toon
Result --> Json
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Makes selecting, claiming, and starting the next available item a single locked mutation across CLI, MCP, and SDK surfaces.
Adds start handling inside the claim mutation callback, including workflow enforcement, terminal-state refusal, transition receipt, and one claim history event.
Propagates start through ranked selection, race-loss retries, MCP dispatch, typed PmClient.claimNext, and updated tool schemas.
Refines missing-target and ambiguous-target errors with typed codes and recovery guidance that does not repeat flags already supplied.
Preserves the existing explicit-id claim --start composition semantics.
Discloses when an intent-derived budget lowers an explicit row limit and provides a reproducible way to restore the requested page size.
Tracks an overridden caller limit during intent projection and adds requested/effective limits, token-budget requirements, restore commands, and warning codes to the returned contract.
Applies the disclosure consistently to context, list, and search intent flows while preserving existing budget ceilings.
Updates the canonical orientation guidance and related docs, transcripts, baselines, and generated public surfaces.
Introduces TOON-only compact projections for list and search envelopes without changing JSON or SDK result contracts.
Removes redundant pagination, limit, omission, and default-sort echoes from standard brief pages while retaining completeness and lossless row-encoding information.
Preserves non-standard, partial, inconsistent, or custom envelopes and exposes the effective default comparator in compact form.
Adds search projection support to built-in output formatting and public SDK output exports.
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Minor · Keep named read options in the limit-override… · context-intent-contracts.ts:1084-1090
src/sdk/context-intent-contracts.ts:1084-1090 Minor · Functional Correctness · Poor tradeoff
Keep named read options in the limit-override restore_with command.
restore_with rebuilds the command from the command name, the read positional, --for, --limit, and --token-budget only. Other read options from the original request, such as --status, --type, --sort, and --order, are not included. For example, a reduced-limit pm list --for triage --limit 150 --status closed --sort updated is restored as pm list --for triage --limit 150 --token-budget <n>. Running the restored command can select a different set of rows, or return the same rows in a different order.
Either carry those options into the retry, or state in the disclosure that they must be re-applied. Serializing option values needs quoting rules, so this comment does not propose a diff.
Prompt for AI Agents
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Review comment at @src/sdk/context-intent-contracts.ts around lines 1084 - 1090:
Update the limit-override recovery command built in the receipt.limit_override
block so it preserves the original named read options, including options such as
--status, --type, --sort, and --order; serialize their values with appropriate
quoting so the restored command retains the original selection and ordering.
Minor · Refuse explicit claim <id> --start when a blocked_by target is still open. · claim.ts:357-359
src/sdk/lifecycle/claim.ts:357-359 Minor · Functional Correctness · Poor tradeoff
Refuse explicit claim <id> --start when a blocked_by target is still open.
pm claim <id> --start runs runStartTask. That function calls runClaim with start removed, then calls runUpdate to set the in-progress status. Neither step reads blocked_by, and the status write does not clear it. An item with an open blocker can therefore end up in progress while blocked_by still names that blocker. The validator flags this state as non_blocked_status_has_blocked_by.
Check the blocked_by target in runStartTask in src/sdk/lifecycle/task-composition.ts, before runClaim. Refuse the start when the target is missing or is not in a terminal status under the runtime status registry. A target in a terminal status does not block the start. Do not add this check to applyClaimStart in src/sdk/lifecycle/claim.ts, because the explicit path does not reach it. Run the check before runClaim so that a refused start does not leave the item claimed.
Note: this behaviour predates this PR (already present at merge base 9585ea6ba9e4); the change keeps it reachable.
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Review comment at @src/sdk/lifecycle/claim.ts around lines 357 - 359:
Update runStartTask in the task-composition flow to check the item’s blocked_by
target before calling runClaim; refuse the start if the target is missing or is
not terminal according to the runtime status registry, and allow it when the
target is terminal. Keep this validation out of applyClaimStart so a refused
start cannot leave the item claimed.
Minor · Reject next with an explicit id before the MCP start branch. · claim-start.spec.ts:116
tests/unit/sdk/lifecycle/claim-start.spec.ts:116 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Reject next with an explicit id before the MCP start branch.
When start is true, runMcpClaimAction returns start_task for an explicit id before requireClaimTarget runs. A flat next: true is never read on that path, so the call starts the explicit item and ignores next. The shared requireClaimTarget refuses this combination with ambiguous_option_combination, so the action runner accepts an input that the lifecycle target check rejects. Moving the target check above the id branch makes this path refuse the combination. An id alone still starts the item, next alone still selects the next item, and neither input still fails with missing_required_argument.
Suggested fix
if (selectionOptions.start === true) {
- if (id !== undefined) return runMcpTaskCompositionAction(context, "start_task");- requireClaimTarget(id, next, true);+ requireClaimTarget(id, next, true);+ if (id !== undefined) return runMcpTaskCompositionAction(context, "start_task");
}
Add a test that runAction({ ...common, action: "claim", id, next: true, start: true }) rejects with ambiguous_option_combination. The existing next plus start assertion in claim-start.spec.ts omits id, so this combination has no coverage.
Note: this behaviour predates this PR (already present at merge base 9585ea6ba9e4); the change keeps it reachable.
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Review comment at @tests/unit/sdk/lifecycle/claim-start.spec.ts at line 116:
Update runMcpClaimAction to call requireClaimTarget(id, next, true) before the
explicit-id start_task branch, so id with next: true is rejected while id-only
and next-only behavior remains unchanged. Add a test in the claim-start coverage
verifying that runAction with id, next: true, and start: true rejects with
ambiguous_option_combination.
Minor · Compact the limit-only and empty-runtime filters in brief… · compact-agent-output.spec.ts:451-456
tests/unit/cli/compact-agent-output.spec.ts:451-456 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Compact the limit-only and empty-runtime filters in brief list pages.
projectPmBriefListEnvelope keeps the raw filters key in ...rest. The compacted filters value is spread after it, but when compactEchoedFilters returns {}, the raw key stays. For filters: { limit: "3" } with applied_limit: 3, the default list page still prints the limit echo that applied_limit already states. The same happens for runtime_filters: {}. The sibling projectPmBriefSearchEnvelope already destructures filters and passes it to the helper. Apply the same pattern here.
Absent filters still yields no key. A non-record filters still passes through unchanged. Meaningful filter keys are still kept. The applied_limit value remains in rest, so its output is unchanged.
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Review comment at @tests/unit/cli/compact-agent-output.spec.ts around lines 451
- 456:
Update projectPmBriefListEnvelope to destructure filters from value and pass
that variable to compactEchoedFilters instead of reading rest.filters. Preserve
the existing behavior for absent, non-record, and meaningful filters, and leave
applied_limit in rest so its output remains unchanged.
Anchor the orient command assertion to its closing backtick.
The toContain checks at lines 34 and 37-42 also match pm context --for orient --limit 10. If the generator reintroduces an appended --limit, these assertions still pass. The generator emits the command with its closing backtick (src/sdk/init-agent-guidance.ts:201), so wrapping the constant in backticks matches the current guidance and rejects the appended flag.
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Update the contextCommand constant in the orient command test to include the
command’s enclosing backticks, so the toContain assertions match the exact
generated command and reject an appended --limit flag.
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Review comments at @docs/LIFECYCLE_COMMANDS.md:
- Around line 43-44: Update the compact claim envelope’s copied-key list to
include start, so plain-object start receipts appear in default JSON and MCP
claim responses. Preserve the existing behavior of the --id-only,
--no-changed-fields, and --full-changed-fields paths.
Review comments at @docs/SDK_ACTION_CONFORMANCE.md:
- Around line 102-107: Update the MCP read-tools statement in
SDK_ACTION_CONFORMANCE.md to clarify that pm_search operands query and keywords
are read only from top-level arguments, not nested options; preserve the
existing nested-options behavior described for other parameters.
Review comments at @src/sdk/context-intent-contracts.ts:
- Around line 1079-1082: Update the restoration logic using sufficientBudget so
it omits restore_with and token_budget_for_requested when the calculated budget
is not a safe integer; alternatively, reject the oversized limit before
calculating it. Preserve restoration behavior for safe integer budgets.
- Around line 1040-1044: Update contextIntentRecoveryPositional to build the
reduced-limit search restore command from the original search operand,
preserving inline field:value filters instead of using the residual query
produced by prepareSearchInput.
Review comments at @src/sdk/lifecycle/claim.ts:
- Line 346: Update resolveStartTaskInProgressStatus to prefer the configured
registry.in_progress_status, including custom status IDs, before using the
existing alias or open_status fallback. Ensure claim --start applies the
resolved status to the item and reports that same status in its receipt.
- Around line 259-264: In runClaim, prevent recordClaimSemanticAttribution
failures after the claim is committed from turning the operation into an error
without a receipt; catch attribution failures and append a
claim_attribution_unrecorded warning to mutationWarnings while preserving the
committed claim result.
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Minor comments:
Review comments at @src/sdk/context-intent-contracts.ts:
- Around line 1084-1090: Update the limit-override recovery command built in the
receipt.limit_override block so it preserves the original named read options,
including options such as --status, --type, --sort, and --order; serialize their
values with appropriate quoting so the restored command retains the original
selection and ordering.
Review comments at @src/sdk/lifecycle/claim.ts:
- Around line 357-359: Update runStartTask in the task-composition flow to check
the item’s blocked_by target before calling runClaim; refuse the start if the
target is missing or is not terminal according to the runtime status registry,
and allow it when the target is terminal. Keep this validation out of
applyClaimStart so a refused start cannot leave the item claimed.
Review comments at @tests/unit/cli/compact-agent-output.spec.ts:
- Around line 451-456: Update projectPmBriefListEnvelope to destructure filters
from value and pass that variable to compactEchoedFilters instead of reading
rest.filters. Preserve the existing behavior for absent, non-record, and
meaningful filters, and leave applied_limit in rest so its output remains
unchanged.
Review comments at @tests/unit/sdk/lifecycle/claim-start.spec.ts:
- Line 116: Update runMcpClaimAction to call requireClaimTarget(id, next, true)
before the explicit-id start_task branch, so id with next: true is rejected
while id-only and next-only behavior remains unchanged. Add a test in the
claim-start coverage verifying that runAction with id, next: true, and start:
true rejects with ambiguous_option_combination.
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Review comments at @tests/unit/sdk/recovery/recovery-guidance.spec.ts:
- Line 31: Update the contextCommand constant in the orient command test to
include the command’s enclosing backticks, so the toContain assertions match the
exact generated command and reject an appended --limit flag.
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…tus, keep compact start receipt, flag-fragment restore_with
CodeRabbit review round 1 on #1645:
- resolveStartTaskInProgressStatus ignored a configured
workflow.in_progress_status, so a workspace whose in-progress status is
"working" started items into its open status. That bug predates this
PR and affected both explicit and ranked starts. The helper now
returns the registry's in-progress status when it differs from the
open status, and otherwise keeps the in_progress alias lookup that
custom alias workflows rely on.
- The compact mutation receipt now keeps a plain-object `start`, so
default CLI JSON and MCP claim responses show
start { from_status, to_status }.
- Semantic attribution after a committed claim is best-effort. A failure
is reported as the claim_semantic_attribution_unrecorded warning
instead of an error for ownership that already persisted.
- limit_override.restore_with is now the flag fragment
"--token-budget N" to add to the original command, following the
omission receipt's restore_with convention. A rebuilt full command
dropped named options and inline search field:value filters. Both
restore fields are omitted when no safe-integer budget can carry the
request.
- The brief list projection destructures filters before compaction, so a
limit-only or empty-runtime filters block no longer survives.
- Docs state that pm_search's query/keywords operand stays top-level.
- A test pins that MCP claim {id, next, start} is refused with
invalid_argument_value.
Starting an item that has an open blocker matches update semantics and is
filed separately as pm-urzubi.
Follow-up findings from the first review, all addressed in 3e66b23:
Keep named read options in restore_with: fixed. It is now the flag fragment --token-budget N added to the original command, so --status, --sort, positionals and inline filters are kept.
Refuse explicit claim <id> --start with an open blocked_by: out of scope here, but a valid improvement. pm update --status in_progress allows the same transition today, so refusing only on --start would make the two paths disagree; claim --next --start only selects ready, unblocked items. Filed as pm-urzubi, with one shared pre-write check across update/start and a declared refuse-or-warn policy.
Reject next with an explicit id before the MCP start branch: the combination is already refused before any write. The explicit-start composition returns invalid_argument_value ("--start cannot be combined with --next or --if-available"), and an existing integration test pins that code. I added the requested runAction({ id, next: true, start: true }) test asserting the refusal and kept the order, so that code is unchanged.
Compact limit-only/empty-runtime filters in brief list pages: fixed. filters is destructured before compaction, and specs cover {limit}, {runtime_filters: {}} and a non-echo limit.
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Linked issues
#1642 Agent UX: on small pages pm list and pm search print an envelope as large as the rows, mostly empty or default-valued fields · 1 of 2 met
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Requirement
Status
Notes
1
Compact default list and search envelopes by removing redundant or default-valued fields.
🟡 Partly met
Search drops the repeated pagination field, echoed limit, and default omission receipt. List drops the limit echo and compacts the default sort, but retains the effective sort and unchecked completeness.
2
Keep full receipts for JSON, --full, and SDK results.
✅ Met
The projections are applied only to TOON output; the SDK exports the projections separately without changing the underlying result.
#1643 Agent UX: pm claim --next --start is refused with "Specify an item id or pass --next" although --next was passed · 3 of 3 met
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Requirement
Status
Notes
1
Select, claim, and start the next available item in one locked mutation and one history event, respecting selection behavior.
✅ Met
The start transition is applied inside the claim mutation, and the change adds coverage for the single history event and unavailable-item behavior.
2
Support the operation across CLI, MCP, and SDK, with configured status and workflow enforcement.
✅ Met
The CLI and MCP route ranked starts through the claim operation; the SDK exposes start on ClaimNextOptions. The transition checks terminal status and configured type workflows.
3
Give typed, actionable claim-target refusals that do not recommend flags already supplied.
✅ Met
Claim-target refusals use missing_required_argument or ambiguous_option_combination and tailor their retry guidance to the supplied target flags.
#1644 Agent UX: pm context --for orient silently replaces an explicit --limit 10 with 3, and pm's own quickstart recommends that exact command · 2 of 2 met
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Requirement
Status
Notes
1
Disclose explicit --limit reductions for row-bounded context, list, and search intents, including requested and effective values and restoration guidance.
✅ Met
The change records the override in the intent receipt, adds filters.requested_limit and a warning, and supplies a token-budget flag fragment when a safe budget can be calculated.
2
Update the quickstart to stop recommending the silently reduced pm context --limit 10 --for orient command.
✅ Met
The guidance and documentation use pm context --for orient.
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Review comments at @.agents/pm/issues/pm-gh1642.toon:
- Line 14: Update the acceptance_criteria sorting requirement to allow omission
of the default sorting block while explicitly preserving the required
effective_keys disclosure on default brief pm list pages.
Review comments at @.agents/pm/reminders/pm-7zs0.toon:
- Around line 871-873: Update the reminder schedule associated with this October
31 checkpoint to the next intended window, such as November 1, 2026 at 06:00
UTC, so it has a future occurrence; keep it as a single reminder.
Review comments at @src/sdk/lifecycle/mcp-actions.ts:
- Line 35: Update the `next` assignment in the MCP action handler to use the
normalized `runnerOptions.next` value instead of OR-ing it with
`context.args.next`; ensure dispatch and missing-target validation follow the
same effective option after nested options are normalized.
Review comments at @src/sdk/output/list-envelope.ts:
- Line 196: Update the pagination validation in projectPmBriefSearchEnvelope to
accept terminal search pages with absent has_more and truncated only when total
and count equal the item count and next_cursor is absent; continue rejecting
inconsistent pagination. Add a projector test covering this terminal shape.
Review comments at @src/sdk/runtime-input.ts:
- Line 570: Normalize token budget aliases so nested options.token_budget takes
precedence over flat tokenBudget before the hoisting loop calls
hoistedActionOptionKeys; preserve that precedence in the projected intent to
prevent exceeding the nested budget.
- Around line 352-381: Update loadContextCorpus so dependency edges are built
from an unfiltered runList result, then apply the context filters only to the
displayed candidates; preserve the existing filter handling for candidate
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…ency edges, terminal search compaction, nested option precedence
CodeRabbit review round 2 on #1645:
- pm context with a selection filter (e.g. --type Task) built its
dependency corpus from the filtered list. A blocker excluded by the
filter therefore dropped its reverse `blocks` edge, and the blocked
item was reported as unblocked. This predates the PR and reproduces
on published 2026.10.31; it became reachable from MCP once pm_context
hoisted flat filters. runContext now resolves blocker ids, containers,
the blockers section and the --parent subtree from an edge corpus: the
listed corpus when the list echo shows no selection filter, otherwise
one unfiltered scan. Displayed rows, scale and workspace memory stay
filtered. As a side effect, --parent <epic> --type Task no longer
reports the epic as not found.
- projectPmBriefSearchEnvelope also compacts a terminal search page,
which omits has_more, truncated, next_cursor and total, when its count
matches the rows; inconsistent shapes pass through.
- Flat-to-options hoisting treats a nested snake_case spelling (e.g.
options.token_budget) as already present, so nested values keep
precedence over flat camelCase arguments.
- runMcpClaimAction reads `next` only from the normalized runner
options, so nested next:false overrides a flat next:true for both
dispatch and the target check.
- Tracker: the pm-gh1642 acceptance criterion now states that the
effective default order stays visible, and the pm-7zs0 release-health
reminder is re-armed for 2026-11-02 06:00 UTC.
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… refusal, no undeclared intent option, accurate receipts and docs
- resolveStartTaskInProgressStatus no longer returns a configured
in-progress status that the registry does not define; `pm schema
remove-status` can leave that dangling reference. It falls back to the
in_progress alias lookup, then to the open status.
- A quoted empty id (`pm claim "" --start`) now reaches the typed
missing_required_argument refusal on CLI and MCP.
- The intentRequestedLimit marker option is removed. Hosts attach
intent receipts with the caller's own options, so the requested limit
is read from options.limit and no undeclared option leaks into, or
can be spoofed through, list/search options.
- projectPmBriefSearchEnvelope refuses envelopes that carry a projection
block, and the effective_keys line is rendered only for asc/desc
comparator pairs.
- The SDK surface snapshot is regenerated from main with one
acknowledgement covering only the optional additions.
- Docs: the effective-order line applies to flat default lists only;
limit_override.flag is documented; the explicit-start
invalid_argument_value refusal is named; and the runClaim `start`
docstring states it is the single-write variant used by ranked
selection.
- Tests: exact filter assertions; the filtered-context spec checks that
the blocker row stays hidden; registry tests cover a dangling
in-progress status; empty-id refusal.
- Tracker: item titles now describe the fixes, so the generated
changelog reads correctly. pm-gh1644's recorded result matches the
flag-fragment restore_with, and fresh linked-test runs are recorded
at this head.
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Minor · Distinguish the claimNext receipt. · LIFECYCLE_COMMANDS.md:92
docs/LIFECYCLE_COMMANDS.md:92 Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win
Distinguish the claimNext receipt.
The new example also passes a literal start: true, but claimNext returns ClaimNextResult, not StartTaskResult. Clarify which methods return composition receipts so SDK users do not expect claim and update fields on nextStarted. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update the lifecycle receipt documentation to distinguish `claimNext` from
methods that return composition receipts: state that `claimNext` returns
`ClaimNextResult`, while literal `start: true` on the relevant composition
methods returns typed start, pause, or resume results. Clarify that
`nextStarted` does not provide `claim` and `update` fields.
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Review comments at @.agents/pm/issues/pm-gh1644.toon:
- Line 14: Update the acceptance_criteria for this issue to match the
implemented contract: describe the requested value as
context_intent.limit_override.requested, omit --token-budget from the warning
requirements, and allow the recovery budget to be absent when no safe integer
budget can carry the request.
Review comments at @docs/LIFECYCLE_COMMANDS.md:
- Line 81: Update the `claimNext` description to clarify that candidates are
ranked before the item lock is acquired, so a candidate may no longer match a
filter when claimed; describe only the claim and start mutation as locked. Apply
the same wording in `docs/COMMANDS.md`.
Review comments at @tests/unit/commands/workspace/init-command.spec.ts:
- Line 1209: Update the guidance assertion for firstGuidance so it verifies the
complete `pm context --for orient` command and rejects the obsolete limited form
with `--limit 10`.
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Review comments at @docs/LIFECYCLE_COMMANDS.md:
- Line 92: Update the lifecycle receipt documentation to distinguish `claimNext`
from methods that return composition receipts: state that `claimNext` returns
`ClaimNextResult`, while literal `start: true` on the relevant composition
methods returns typed start, pause, or resume results. Clarify that
`nextStarted` does not provide `claim` and `update` fields.
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…ock, accurate GH-1644 criterion, reject the old orient command
The docs now say claim --next --start ranks candidates before any lock, then re-reads each candidate under its item lock for the single claim-and-start write. The pm-gh1644 acceptance criterion describes the shipped receipt: limit_override.requested, the warning without a budget, and restore fields omitted for unsafe budgets. The guidance tests assert that the old 'pm context --limit 10' command is absent.
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…ting --for orient --limit command
Plain 'pm context --limit N' without an intent is honoured (filters.limit N, no warning) and stays documented. The criterion now names the surfaces that recommended the overridden 'pm context --limit 10 --for orient'.
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Summary
Four agent-UX defects from today's reports, fixed together because they all come down to agents getting the wrong answer from the CLI or MCP surfaces without being told.
pm claim --next --startis one atomic write on CLI, MCP and SDK; claim-target refusals are typed and never ask for a flag the caller already passed--forintent that reduces an explicit--limitnow says so (receipt, warning,filters.requested_limit,restore_with); the quickstart recommends the measured canonicalpm context --for orientpm listandpm searchpm_searchhonours its declaredkeywordsaliasDetails
GH-1643: atomic select-claim-start. Any
--startused to go to the explicit-id target check, which ignored--nextand answered "pass --next". MCP failed the same way.runClaimnow acceptsstartand advances the item to the configured in-progress status inside the claim's ownmutateItemcallback, using the same patternrelease --handoffuses. That gives one write and oneclaimhistory event, with type-workflow enforcement,terminal_state_conflictfor terminal items, and astart { from_status, to_status }receipt.claim --nextforwardsstartthrough its race-loss walk, so filters,--max-attemptsand--if-availableare unchanged. Explicitclaim <id> --startkeeps its documented claim-then-update composition and its typed refusal (an existing integration test pins both).PmClient.claimNext({ start: true })is typed. The MCP schema no longer forbidsstart+next.GH-1644: disclosed intent limits. The orient budget really does carry 3 rows: 10 rows measure ~5,900 JSON tokens on this 3,173-item tracker. So the ceiling stays, and only the silence is fixed.
pm context --for orient --limit 10now reports:restore_withis a flag to add to the original command, like an omission receipt'srestore_with: "--full", so every positional, inline filter and option is kept. Adding it returns 10 rows at 4,637 estimated tokens within budget.list --for triageandsearch --for discoverbehave the same way. The replayed agent-task transcripts moved to the canonical form; the token baseline changed only its digest, because the output is identical.GH-1642: envelopes. Measured against the published 2026.10.31 package on this tracker:
pm search "release workflow" --limit 3pm list --status open --limit 3Two fields are kept on purpose:
completeness: uncheckedstays, because the Agent UX: on small pages the default pm list envelope (filters echo, default sorting/projection, unchecked completeness, cursor) is larger than the rows themselves #1501 contract says unchecked source evidence must not disappear.items_encodingstays, because it is the lossless decode contract for thematched_fieldslist column.The default sort keeps its effective comparator order: the #1507 contract and its integration spec require that disclosure. It is now one line instead of seven. JSON,
--fulland SDK results are unchanged.Review round 1 (CodeRabbit). Fixes applied:
start.restore_withis a flag fragment, omitted for unsafe budgets.filtersecho fix is complete.pm_search'squerystays top-level.Starting an item with an open blocker matches
updatesemantics and is filed as pm-urzubi.pm-hke9z7: MCP flat parameters. Flat-to-options hoisting was a hand list.
pm_contexthad no entry at all, andfor/tokenBudget/depthnever reachedpm_list,pm_search,pm_nextorpm_get. Hoisting for these five read actions is now derived fromPM_TOOL_ACTION_PARAMETER_CONTRACTS, and nestedoptionsstill win. A regression spec iterates every declared optional key.Verification
Also in this PR: #1641 (nightly quality) is closed with its root cause (the advisories fixed in #1638), and the release-health checkpoint is recorded on pm-7zs0.
Summary by Sourcery
Improve agent-facing CLI and MCP reliability by making ranked starts atomic, disclosing read-limit overrides, reducing brief output, and honoring declared read parameters.
New Features:
claim --next --startacross the CLI, MCP, and SDK with typed results and actionable refusals.pm_searchkeywords alias.Bug Fixes:
Enhancements:
Documentation:
Tests:
Chores: