feat(epic-mode): TRD-2026-007 — Epic Execution Mode#115
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Two changes to clean up the dev branch commit history: 1. JujutsuBackend: removed `jj new` from commit() and getFinalizeCommands(). The empty working revision it created was exported to git as an empty commit on every feature branch, then merged into dev. Agents commit once and push — they don't need jj's interactive workflow convention. 2. Refinery: switched from `git merge --no-ff` to `git merge --squash` followed by `git commit`. Each feature branch now becomes a single commit on dev regardless of how many commits the branch contains. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Defines foreman's second dispatch path: epics run as sequential task sessions in a shared worktree with a lightweight developer→QA loop per task. 16 requirements, readiness score 4.25 (PASS). Target: 40 tasks in <2 hours, 95%+ first-attempt success, zero empty commits on dev. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Architecture: Option C — extend pipeline-executor with outer task loop. 30 tasks (15 impl + 15 test), 44h estimated, 3 sprints. Design readiness score: 4.25 (PASS). Sprint 1: Core task loop + dispatcher detection (20h) Sprint 2: Session reuse + finalize + resume (13h) Sprint 3: Observability + bug beads + polish (11h) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…undation Add epic execution mode infrastructure: - TRD-001: taskPhases/finalPhases fields in WorkflowConfig type and loader - TRD-002: Bundled epic.yaml workflow (developer→QA per task, finalize once) - TRD-003: Task ordering module with bv fallback to topological sort - TRD-004: EpicTask type, epicTasks/epicId fields in PipelineContext/PipelineRunConfig All tests pass (76 workflow-loader + 7 task-ordering). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ipeline Refactor executePipeline into three layers: - executePipeline(): dispatches to epic or single-task mode - executeEpicPipeline(): iterates epicTasks, runs taskPhases per task with per-task VCS commits, then finalPhases once at end - runPhaseSequence(): shared phase iteration loop (extracted from original) Epic mode behavior: - Each task runs developer→QA with retry (existing verdict logic) - QA PASS: vcs.commit(), advance to next task - QA FAIL + retries exhausted: task fails, epic continues (onError=continue) or halts (onError=stop) - Finalize runs once after all tasks (skipped if no tasks completed) - Single-task mode: identical behavior to before (no regression) 8 integration tests cover: task ordering, QA retry, onError strategies, VCS commits, finalize, single-task compatibility, progress accumulation. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…tion Sprint 2: - TRD-008: Single finalize (already in TRD-005 executeEpicPipeline) - TRD-009: Resume detection via git log (subagent — detectCompletedTasks) Sprint 3: - TRD-010: Bug bead creation via onTaskQaFailure callback - TRD-011: Per-task bead status via onTaskStatusChange callback - TRD-012: Epic progress in RunProgress (epicTaskCount, epicTasksCompleted, epicCurrentTaskId, epicCostByTask) - TRD-013: onError=stop/continue (already in TRD-005) - TRD-014: Workflow override (already supported by loadWorkflowConfig) - TRD-015: taskTimeout field in WorkflowConfig + epic.yaml default 300s 28/30 tasks complete. Remaining: TRD-006 (subagent), TRD-007 (session reuse). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
TRD-006: Dispatcher detects epic beads with children, queries task order via getTaskOrder(), and dispatches a single epic runner. Epic counts as 1 agent slot. Empty epics auto-close. WorkerConfig passes epicTasks and epicId to agent-worker, which connects them to PipelineContext. TRD-009: Resume detection via detectCompletedTasks() — parses git log for committed task bead IDs and skips already-completed tasks on re-dispatch. Tests: 6 dispatcher-epic tests + 3 epic-resume tests. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
TRD-2026-007 Epic Execution Mode implementation complete. All 3 sprints closed. TRD-007 (session reuse) deferred — epic mode works without it (fresh Pi SDK session per task). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- doctor-workflows: add epic.yaml to installed workflows - beads-rust-deprecation: add task-ordering.ts to known violations Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The fire-and-forget writeSessionLog() promise was writing files to the worktree tmpdir after tests completed, causing ENOTEMPTY errors during afterEach cleanup in the full vitest suite. Fix: make writeSessionLogSafe async and await it properly, matching the original pre-refactor behavior. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
38 tasks (19 impl + 19 test) across 5 sprints, ~71h estimated. Design readiness: 4.0 (PASS). All 22 PRD requirements traced. Supersedes the bd-zcyl bead scaffold which referenced a TRD that never existed as a file. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
epic.yamlworkflow,task-ordering.tsdependency-aware topological sort, epic dispatch path indispatcher.ts, and resume/skip detection inpipeline-executor.tsso interrupted epics can continue from the last incomplete taskChanges
New files:
src/defaults/workflows/epic.yaml— workflow definition for epic execution modesrc/orchestrator/task-ordering.ts— topological sort with dependency-aware task orderingsrc/orchestrator/__tests__/dispatcher-epic.test.ts— epic dispatch test suitesrc/orchestrator/__tests__/pipeline-epic-loop.test.ts— outer task loop testssrc/orchestrator/__tests__/pipeline-epic-resume.test.ts— resume/skip detection testssrc/orchestrator/__tests__/task-ordering.test.ts— task ordering algorithm testssrc/lib/__tests__/workflow-loader.test.ts— workflow loader testsModified files:
src/orchestrator/pipeline-executor.ts— epic outer loop, resume detection, task iteration (+457 lines net)src/orchestrator/dispatcher.ts— epic bead dispatch path, child task enumerationsrc/lib/workflow-loader.ts— epic workflow loading and validationsrc/lib/store.ts— epic run state trackingsrc/orchestrator/agent-worker.ts— epic mode entry pointTest plan
npm testpasses with all new epic test files greennpx tsc --noEmitreports no type errorsforeman run --bead <epic-id>dispatches and iterates child tasks in dependency orderforeman statusshows per-task progress within the epicRelated
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