| name | execute |
| description | Plan-driven orchestrator. Reads plan.json (from /blueprint) or requirements.md,
then dispatches workers to build the system.
Use when: "/execute", "execute", "plan ์คํ", "blueprint ์คํ"
|
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Grep","Glob","Bash","Edit","Write","TaskCreate","TaskUpdate","TaskList","TaskGet","TaskOutput","AskUserQuestion","EnterWorktree","ExitWorktree","TeamCreate","TeamDelete","SendMessage"] |
| validate_prompt | Phase 0 must detect input type (plan.json / requirements.md / markdown) and normalize.
Dispatch mode must be asked via AskUserQuestion.
Verify depth must be asked via AskUserQuestion.
All tasks must reach status "completed" or "done" before stopping.
Verify recipe must run.
Final report must be output.
|
/execute โ Plan-Driven Orchestrator
You are the conductor. You do not play instruments.
Delegate to workers, manage parallelization, verify the result.
Core Principles
- DELEGATE โ Agent/Team: workers do the work. Direct: orchestrator does.
- PARALLELIZE โ Run unblocked tasks simultaneously via
run_in_background: true.
- plan.json is the ledger โ Task state via
hoyeon-cli plan commands. Never direct file writes.
- Contracts guide workers โ If
contracts.md exists, workers reference it for cross-module agreements.
- Context flows forward โ Workers write learnings; next-round workers read them.
Runtime Surface
Claude Code
- Use the existing
Agent, Task*, Team*, and AskUserQuestion surfaces
described below when they are available.
- Claude hooks may enforce orchestration guards and stop transitions.
- Logical subagent names remain the canonical Hoyeon names, for example
worker, verifier, and code-reviewer.
Codex
- Codex v1 is Bash-first and no-MCP. Use
hoyeon-cli for all plan state.
- Do not edit
plan.json directly; use hoyeon-cli plan task for every status
transition.
- Use logical Hoyeon subagent names in the charter, mapped to Codex adapters when
installed:
worker -> hoyeon-worker
verifier -> hoyeon-verifier
code-reviewer -> hoyeon-code-reviewer
- In Codex, translate every logical
Agent(...) dispatch in the references to
the native spawn_agent tool:
Agent(subagent_type="worker", ...) -> spawn_agent(agent_type="hoyeon-worker", ...)
Agent(subagent_type="verifier", ...) -> spawn_agent(agent_type="hoyeon-verifier", ...)
Agent(subagent_type="code-reviewer", ...) -> spawn_agent(agent_type="hoyeon-code-reviewer", ...)
Pass the worker charter as the agent message, and keep the charter's
path-and-ID-only contract unchanged.
- Treat
TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskOutput, and TeamCreate examples in
the reference recipes as Claude Code protocol notes, not literal Codex calls.
Codex execute state is tracked through hoyeon-cli plan task plus returned
subagent messages.
- If the current Codex session has not loaded the adapter names, fall back to
direct single-worker execution and keep the same charter/output contract.
- Do not rely on hooks,
TeamCreate, or automatic stop transitions in Codex v1.
- Parallel Codex worker dispatch is allowed for disjoint
parallel_safe tasks
when the hoyeon-worker adapter is prompt-visible. Use spawn_agent for
dispatch, hoyeon-cli plan task for state, and returned subagent messages for
evidence.
scripts/codex-execute-smoke.sh validates only single-worker plan state
transitions. It does not prove parallel subagent behavior; verify parallel
changes with a bounded live spawn_agent smoke.
Phase 0: Initialize
Phase 0 is plan-first. The orchestrator resolves an input to a valid plan.json, asks two questions (dispatch + verify depth), and prepares a worker charter template. Phase 0 never reads requirements.md or contracts.md body โ only plan.json structural fields (INV-3).
0.1 Parse Input & Resolve
/execute [<spec_dir>] [--work worktree|branch|no-commit]
raw_path = $1 (may be empty)
# (a) No argument โ virtual plan path (R-F1.3)
IF raw_path is empty:
input_mode = "virtual"
spec_dir = null # resolved later in 0.2
GOTO 0.2
# (b) Argument provided โ must exist (R-F1.4)
IF NOT exists(raw_path):
ERROR: "No such path: {raw_path}"
guidance: "Provide a directory containing plan.json or requirements.md,
or call /execute with no argument to synthesize a virtual plan."
ABORT
spec_dir = raw_path if is_dir(raw_path) else dirname(raw_path)
# (c) Classify what we found
IF exists(spec_dir/plan.json):
input_mode = "plan" # R-F1.1
ELIF exists(spec_dir/requirements.md):
input_mode = "requirements" # R-F1.2
ELSE:
ERROR: "{spec_dir} has neither plan.json nor requirements.md"
guidance: "Run /blueprint on requirements.md, or call /execute without arguments
for a session-synthesized virtual plan."
ABORT
0.2 Resolve to plan.json
Handle each input_mode โ the goal is to end this sub-phase with a validated plan.json on disk and spec_dir set.
IF input_mode == "plan": # R-F1.1
# Direct use โ NO user confirm.
Bash("hoyeon-cli plan validate {spec_dir}")
ELIF input_mode == "requirements": # R-F1.2
# Try /blueprint first; fall back to inline planning if unavailable.
IF Skill(blueprint, args="{spec_dir}") succeeds AND exists(spec_dir/plan.json):
Bash("hoyeon-cli plan validate {spec_dir}")
ELSE:
# Inline planning โ lightweight alternative to /blueprint.
# Read requirements.md directly (exception to INV-3 โ only during init).
reqs_content = Read("{spec_dir}/requirements.md")
# Extract frontmatter (type, goal, non_goals) + sub-requirements
meta_type = parse_frontmatter(reqs_content).type
sub_reqs = parse_sub_reqs(reqs_content) # [{id, given, when, then}]
# Check pre-work section (if present)
pre_work = parse_pre_work(reqs_content) # see "Pre-work Gate" below
# Generate task graph inline (no contracts, no journeys)
draft_tasks = []
FOR EACH logical group of sub_reqs (by parent R-X):
draft_tasks.append({
id: "T{n}", action: "<what to build>",
fulfills: [sub_req.id for sub_req in group],
depends_on: [], parallel_safe: true
})
# Generate basic verify_plan (gate 1+2 for all)
draft_verify = []
FOR EACH sub_req in sub_reqs:
draft_verify.append({ target: sub_req.id, type: "sub_req", gates: [1, 2] })
# Preview (same pattern as blueprint Step 2.3)
print("[execute] Inline Plan (no /blueprint)")
print_task_table(draft_tasks)
print(f"Verify: {len(draft_verify)} entries (all G1+G2)")
choice = AskUserQuestion(
question: "Proceed with this inline plan?",
options: [
{ label: "Proceed", description: "Write plan.json and execute" },
{ label: "Edit", description: "Revise tasks before proceeding" },
{ label: "Abort", description: "Stop โ run /blueprint first for a detailed plan" }
]
)
IF choice == "Abort": HALT
IF choice == "Edit": draft_tasks = interactive_edit(draft_tasks)
# Write via cli
Bash("hoyeon-cli plan init {spec_dir} --type {meta_type}")
write_json_to_tmp({tasks: draft_tasks, verify_plan: draft_verify}) โ /tmp/plan-inline.json
Bash("hoyeon-cli plan merge {spec_dir} --json \"$(cat /tmp/plan-inline.json)\"")
Bash("hoyeon-cli plan validate {spec_dir}")
ELIF input_mode == "virtual": # R-F1.3
# Session-context synthesis with user confirm.
timestamp = Bash("date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S").trim()
spec_dir = ".hoyeon/specs/adhoc-{timestamp}"
Bash("mkdir -p {spec_dir}")
# Synthesize a minimal plan from recent user messages + cwd state.
# Keep it in memory first; do NOT write until the user confirms.
draft_plan = synthesize_virtual_plan(
recent_user_messages,
cwd_state = Bash("ls -la").trim()
)
# draft_plan shape: { meta, tasks[{id, action, fulfills:[], depends_on:[], parallel_safe}], verify_plan:[] }
# Summary preview (stdout, not a file)
print("Virtual plan synthesized ({len(draft_plan.tasks)} tasks):")
for t in draft_plan.tasks: print(" {t.id} {t.action}")
choice = AskUserQuestion(
question: "Proceed with this virtual plan?",
options: [
{ label: "Proceed", description: "Write plan.json to {spec_dir} and execute" },
{ label: "Edit", description: "Open an interactive edit loop to revise tasks" },
{ label: "Abort", description: "Discard and exit" }
]
)
IF choice == "Abort": HALT
IF choice == "Edit":
draft_plan = interactive_edit(draft_plan) # loop until user says proceed
# Persist via cli (INV-5). Write, then validate.
write_json_to_tmp(draft_plan) โ /tmp/plan-virtual.json
Bash("hoyeon-cli plan init {spec_dir} --type {draft_plan.meta.type}")
Bash("hoyeon-cli plan merge {spec_dir} --json \"$(cat /tmp/plan-virtual.json)\"")
Bash("hoyeon-cli plan validate {spec_dir}")
At the end of 0.2 we have: spec_dir/plan.json (valid) + input_mode + (optionally) spec_dir/contracts.md.
0.2b Pre-work Gate (optional)
If requirements.md exists and contains a ## Pre-work section, parse it and gate on blocking items before proceeding.
IF exists("{spec_dir}/requirements.md"):
pre_work = scan for "## Pre-work" section โ parse checkbox items
# Expected format: "- [ ] action (blocking)" or "- [ ] action (non-blocking)"
blocking = [item for item in pre_work if "blocking" in item]
IF len(blocking) > 0:
print("Pre-work items requiring completion:")
FOR EACH item in blocking:
print(" - {item.action}")
AskUserQuestion(
question: "Have you completed all blocking pre-work items?",
options: [
{ label: "Yes, all done", description: "Continue to execution" },
{ label: "Not yet", description: "Abort โ complete pre-work first" }
]
)
IF answer == "Not yet": HALT
If there is no ## Pre-work section, skip silently.
0.3 Load plan.json (structural fields only)
INV-3: read only structural fields from plan.json. Do NOT open requirements.md or contracts.md body here.
plan = Read("{spec_dir}/plan.json") โ JSON.parse
# Structural metrics used by 0.4 prompts
task_count = len(plan.tasks)
parallel_count = count(t for t in plan.tasks if t.parallel_safe)
parallel_ratio = parallel_count / task_count if task_count else 0
# Gate distribution across verify_plan (for the verify-depth hint)
gate_hist = {1:0, 2:0, 3:0, 4:0}
FOR vp in plan.verify_plan:
FOR g in vp.gates: gate_hist[g] += 1
max_gate = max(g for g,c in gate_hist.items() if c > 0) if any else 0
# contracts.md path โ path only, never the body (INV-2)
contracts_path = "{spec_dir}/contracts.md" if exists(spec_dir/contracts.md) else null
0.4 User Configuration (dispatch + verify depth)
Two AskUserQuestion calls in order. Both include a structural hint computed in 0.3.
# --- Dispatch mode (R-F2.1) -----------------------------------------
# Recommendation from task count + parallel_safe ratio:
IF task_count <= 3: recommended = "Direct"
ELIF parallel_ratio >= 0.6: recommended = "Team" # many independent tasks
ELSE: recommended = "Agent"
dispatch = AskUserQuestion(
question: "Dispatch mode? ({task_count} tasks, {parallel_count} parallel_safe โ recommended: {recommended})",
options: [
{ label: "Direct", description: "Orchestrator executes tasks sequentially in its own context (best for โค3 tasks)" },
{ label: "Agent", description: "Spawn worker subagents per module group, round-level commit" },
{ label: "Team", description: "TeamCreate persistent workers claim tasks (best for high parallel_safe ratio)" }
]
)
# --- Verify depth (R-F2.2) ------------------------------------------
# Hint shows gate distribution from plan.verify_plan.
hint = "gates present: " + join([f"{g}={gate_hist[g]}" for g in [1,2,3,4] if gate_hist[g] > 0], ", ")
IF max_gate == 0: hint = "no verify_plan entries"
verify = AskUserQuestion(
question: "Verify depth? ({hint})",
options: [
{ label: "Light", description: "Gate 1 only โ build/lint/typecheck (caps all sub_reqs at gate โค 1)" },
{ label: "Standard", description: "Gates 1-2 โ build + sub_req double-review (caps all sub_reqs at gate โค 2)" },
{ label: "Thorough", description: "All gates โ no cap; runs gate 3 (qa-verifier) where planned" }
]
)
# --- Work mode (flag or prompt) -------------------------------------
IF --work flag provided:
work = flag_value
ELSE:
work = AskUserQuestion(
question: "Work mode?",
options: [
{ label: "Worktree", description: "Isolated worktree, commit per round" },
{ label: "New Branch + Commit", description: "Create feat/ branch from current, commit per round" },
{ label: "Branch + Commit", description: "Current branch as-is, commit per round" },
{ label: "No Commit", description: "No git commits" }
]
)
0.5 Setup โ session state + charter template
# (a) Session state
STATE_FILE="$HOME/.hoyeon/$CLAUDE_SESSION_ID/state.json"
Bash: jq -n \
--arg dispatch "{dispatch}" \
--arg verify "{verify}" \
--arg work "{work}" \
--arg spec_dir "{spec_dir}" \
--arg input "{input_mode}" \
--arg contracts "{contracts_path or ""}" \
'{dispatch:$dispatch, verify:$verify, work:$work, spec_dir:$spec_dir,
input_mode:$input, contracts_path: ($contracts|select(length>0))}' \
> $STATE_FILE
# (b) Branch/Worktree setup
IF work == "Worktree":
spec_dir = Bash("realpath {spec_dir}").trim()
contracts_path = Bash("realpath {contracts_path}").trim() if contracts_path
EnterWorktree(name=basename(spec_dir))
IF work == "New Branch + Commit":
branch_name = "feat/{spec_name}" # derived from spec_dir basename
Bash: git checkout -b {branch_name}
audit_append("BRANCH_CREATE {branch_name} from {current_branch}")
# (c) Context files (next to plan.json)
CONTEXT_DIR = spec_dir
Bash: [ -s {CONTEXT_DIR}/learnings.json ] || echo '[]' > {CONTEXT_DIR}/learnings.json # initialize to [] if new
Bash: [ -s {CONTEXT_DIR}/issues.json ] || echo '[]' > {CONTEXT_DIR}/issues.json # initialize to [] if new
Bash: touch {CONTEXT_DIR}/audit.md
# (d) Worker charter template โ paths and IDs only (INV-2, R-N15.1)
# NEVER inline GWT, requirements prose, or contracts body into this template.
CHARTER_TEMPLATE = {
task_id: "<injected per task>",
plan_path: "{spec_dir}/plan.json",
contracts_path: contracts_path, # path only โ see R-F2.3
contracts_directive: (contracts_path != null)
? "Read contracts.md before coding โ it defines the
cross-module surface you must respect."
: null,
sub_req_ids: "<injected per task from plan.tasks[].fulfills>",
round: 1,
prior_failure_context: null
}
CHARTER_TEMPLATE is consumed by dispatch references (direct/agent/team) and by
the worker charter recipe (T7). The contracts_directive field fulfills R-F2.3:
if contracts.md exists, its path is embedded in every charter together
with a "read before coding" instruction; its body is never inlined (INV-2).
Orchestrator Boundaries (INV-3, R-N15.2)
The orchestrator is a router over structure. It must NOT read the body of any
spec prose. Enforced everywhere in this skill and all dispatch/verify references.
MAY read (structural, via hoyeon-cli plan get or Read on plan.json only):
plan.json fields: tasks, journeys, verify_plan, meta, contracts.artifact, context
- Session state in
$HOME/.hoyeon/$CLAUDE_SESSION_ID/state.json
- Worker output JSON returned by dispatch (WorkerOutput payload)
audit.md, learnings.json, issues.json for round-to-round context
MUST NOT read:
requirements.md body (GWT, behavior prose, decisions, context text)
contracts.md body (invariants, interfaces, data shapes โ only the path flows through charters)
That body-read responsibility belongs to workers via the self-read pattern in
references/worker-charter.md (ยง1.3, ยง2 Self-Read). If the orchestrator ever needs
to influence behavior based on a requirement's body, route through a worker or
through the contracts-patch recipe โ never inline-read.
Resume Behavior (R-F8.2 idempotent restart)
On any re-entry (compaction recovery, session restart, /execute re-invocation on
an existing spec_dir), the orchestrator MUST treat plan.json as the source of
truth and skip any task whose status == "done". This rule applies uniformly
across all three dispatch modes.
# Runs at the top of every dispatch recipe, before any worker is spawned.
plan = Read("{plan_path}") โ JSON.parse
done_ids = { t.id for t in plan.tasks if t.status == "done" } # INV-9: monotonic
pending = [ t for t in plan.tasks if t.status != "done" ]
# Downstream readiness uses done_ids to satisfy depends_on.
ready = [ t for t in pending if all(d in done_ids for d in t.depends_on) ]
| Mode | Where the skip happens |
|---|
direct.md | Phase 1.2 (A) โ current.status == "done" โ CONTINUE (per-task loop) |
agent.md | Phase A compute_ready_set() โ t.status == "done" โ continue (INV-9) |
team.md | Phase 1 ready-set filter + Phase 2 claim loop skip already-done |
Additional guarantees:
- Verify (
references/verify.md) builds its coverage matrix from done_tasks only, so a
partial run resumes verification on exactly the tasks that completed.
hoyeon-cli plan task --status X=done is idempotent (INV-5, INV-9); re-issuing
it on a task that is already done is a no-op, never a re-transition.
- The orchestrator NEVER rewrites plan.json directly โ resume reads are through
hoyeon-cli plan get (INV-5).
Concurrency Rules (INV-4 โ no sleep, no polling)
Every parallel burst MUST be emitted as a single message with all background
dispatches at once. Results arrive via notifications (TaskOutput, SendMessage,
run_in_background:true completion events), never via a sleep / re-read poll
loop.
Hard bans โ enforced across SKILL.md and every dispatch / verify reference:
- No
sleep <n> between dispatches.
- No
while not done: ... sleep over plan.json or worker state.
- No
hoyeon-cli plan get called in a loop to poll for status == "done".
- No serial
Bash calls in separate messages where a single-message parallel
burst would work (e.g. per-round worker fan-out, gate-1 toolchain fan-out).
Already-enforced sites (for reference):
direct.md โ sequential by design, no polling (one task per loop iteration).
agent.md โ Phase C notification handler, explicitly await_round_notifications(round_id)
with the comment "NO SLEEP" (R-N16.1 fulfilled).
team.md โ Phase 2 lead loop uses wait_for_SendMessage() events; standing-by
workers wait on inbound SendMessage rather than polling plan.json (INV-4).
verify.md โ INV-4 listed in invariants block; gate-1/gate-2 fan-out runs as a
single-message burst.
If you feel tempted to add sleep, you are wrong. Use background dispatch +
notification handler instead.
Dispatch Routing
The orchestrator picks one of three recipes based on dispatch from Phase 0.4.
All three consume the same Phase 0 state and delegate worker construction to the
canonical charter in references/worker-charter.md โ no recipe inlines its own
charter format.
IF dispatch == "direct":
Read: ${baseDir}/references/direct.md
Follow ALL instructions. (sequential โ one task at a time in orchestrator context)
ELIF dispatch == "agent":
Read: ${baseDir}/references/agent.md
Follow ALL instructions. (round-based parallel โ TaskCreate per ready-set group)
ELIF dispatch == "team":
Read: ${baseDir}/references/team.md
Follow ALL instructions. (persistent TeamCreate workers claim tasks)
Canonical charter โ every dispatch recipe builds worker charters by importing
references/worker-charter.md. The charter carries paths and IDs only (INV-2,
R-N15.1): task_id, plan_path, contracts_path, sub_req_ids, round,
prior_failure_context. No GWT, no requirements prose, no contracts body.
All dispatch references receive these variables from Phase 0:
plan_path โ {spec_dir}/plan.json (workers self-read it, orchestrator structural-reads it)
spec_dir, CONTEXT_DIR โ directory paths
contracts_path โ path to contracts.md, or null
work โ "Worktree" | "Branch + Commit" | "No Commit"
verify โ "Light" | "Standard" | "Thorough" (depth cap for verify.md)
CHARTER_TEMPLATE โ from Phase 0.5, passed through to worker-charter.md
Resume behavior (R-F8.2) is mandatory across all three โ see "Resume Behavior"
above for the uniform done-skip contract.
Verify Routing
After all plan tasks reach done / failed / blocked, run verification. There
is a single verify recipe; verify depth is a parameter that caps gates per
sub_req, not a selector between different recipes (T8 design).
Read: ${baseDir}/references/verify.md
Follow ALL instructions; pass `verify` โ {"light","standard","thorough"} as the
depth parameter. verify.md reads done tasks from plan.json (structural only) and
evaluates each sub_req / journey against its capped gate set.
Contracts mismatch hook (C4, R-F9.1)
On any worker output that signals a cross-module contract mismatch โ during
dispatch OR during verify fix loops โ the orchestrator invokes the auto-patch
recipe before marking the task done or enqueueing a retry:
Read: ${baseDir}/references/contracts-patch.md
Follow ALL instructions. (detect โ patch โ audit-log โ return control)
This hook runs without user confirmation (INV-7), is idempotent per worker output,
and routes only through Read / Edit / Write on contracts.md and audit.md
โ never through hoyeon-cli (INV-5). See references/contracts-patch.md for
detection signals (explicit contract_mismatch, contract_issues[], or
BLOCKED-with-contract-reason).
Output Artifacts (R-F13.2, R-F13.3, R-F13.4)
execute produces exactly 5 file artifacts during a run, all inside <spec_dir>/.
There is no report.md โ the final report is stdout-only (INV-8 / R-F13.4 / C5).
| Artifact | Owner | Tool | Lifecycle |
|---|
plan.json | orchestrator | hoyeon-cli | Status mutated via plan task --status (INV-5, INV-9; never direct edit) |
contracts.md | orchestrator | Edit / Write | Inline patched by contracts-patch recipe (no user confirm; INV-7) |
audit.md | orchestrator | Read + Edit | Append-only timestamped event log (R-F13.2) |
learnings.json | workers | Read + Write | Workers append on success per worker-charter.md ยง3.5 (R-F6.4, R-F13.3) |
issues.json | workers | Read + Write | Workers append on BLOCKED / FAILED per worker-charter.md ยง3.5 (R-F6.4, R-F13.3) |
audit.md (R-F13.2) โ append-only timestamped event log
The orchestrator appends one entry per orchestrator-level event. Format: a markdown
list item starting with an ISO-8601 timestamp. Entries are append-only โ never
edit or delete prior entries. audit.md is initialized as an empty file by Phase 0.5.
| Event class | Trigger site | Entry shape (markdown) |
|---|
WORKER_SPAWN | direct/agent/team dispatch issues a worker | - {ts} WORKER_SPAWN T<id> mode={direct|agent|team} round=<n> |
WORKER_RESULT | worker returns done / failed / blocked | - {ts} WORKER_RESULT T<id> status=<done|failed|blocked> |
RETRY | per-task retry (R-F7.1) | - {ts} RETRY T<id> round=<n> reason="<short>" |
BLOCKED | worker returned blocked (R-F7.3) | - {ts} BLOCKED T<id> reason="<reason>" propagates_to=[T<id>...] |
VERIFY_DISPATCH | gate-1/2/3 dispatch (verify.md) | - {ts} VERIFY_DISPATCH gate=<n> targets=[<sub_req>...] |
VERIFY_RESULT | sub_req gate verdict recorded | - {ts} VERIFY_RESULT sub_req=<id> gate=<n> verdict=<PASS|FAIL|MANUAL> |
GAP | coverage pre-check found uncovered sub_req | - {ts} GAP sub_req=<id> |
PERSISTENT_GAP | gap survived re-dispatch (R-F10.4) | - {ts} PERSISTENT_GAP sub_req=<id> |
CONTRACTS_PATCH | contracts auto-patch applied (R-F9.2) | - {ts} CONTRACTS_PATCH path=<file:line> rationale="<why>" diff="<summary>" |
DISPATCH_CEILING | task hit 5-dispatch ceiling (R-F7.4 / INV-6) | - {ts} DISPATCH_CEILING_EXCEEDED T<id> |
ABORT | run aborted (persistent fail / dispatch ceiling) | - {ts} ABORT reason="<reason>" |
The orchestrator writes audit entries via Read + Edit (append) โ never via
hoyeon-cli (INV-5 / R-N17.1). The contracts-patch recipe writes its own
CONTRACTS_PATCH line directly (see references/contracts-patch.md ยง"audit.md append").
learnings.json + issues.json (R-F13.3) โ worker-managed JSON arrays
Both files are flat JSON arrays initialized to [] in Phase 0.5. Workers append
entries per references/worker-charter.md ยง3.5 using Read + Write. The
orchestrator only reads these files (round-to-round context, final report).
learnings.json โ appended on worker success. Schema is owned by worker-charter.md.
issues.json โ appended when worker returns BLOCKED or FAILED. Same constraint.
Workers MUST NOT use hoyeon-cli to mutate either file (INV-5).
NO report.md (R-F13.4 / INV-8 / C5)
The orchestrator MUST NOT create a report.md, summary.md, or any other report
file. The final report is emitted to stdout only (see "Stdout Report Format" below).
This rule applies even if the user asks for a file โ surface it via stdout and let
the user redirect if they want to capture it.
Stdout Report Format (R-F14.1, R-F14.2, R-F14.3)
After verify completes, the orchestrator prints one final report to stdout โ
no file is written (INV-8 / R-F13.4). The report has 8 fixed sections in this
exact order (R-F14.1):
- Status โ
โ
COMPLETE | โ ๏ธ PARTIAL | โ FAILED
- Summary โ task counts, sub_req coverage counts, contracts patch count
- Post-Work โ action items for the user (directly under Summary, action-first; R-F14.2)
- Tasks โ table: T# / status / commits / round
- Verify Coverage Matrix โ sub_req ร gate table with
PASS / FAIL / โ / MANUAL / GAP cells (R-F14.3)
- Contracts Auto-Patches โ list extracted from
audit.md CONTRACTS_PATCH entries
- Issues Encountered โ extracted from
issues.json (and audit.md BLOCKED / ABORT entries)
- Learnings โ extracted from
learnings.json
Status determination
| Status | Condition |
|---|
โ
COMPLETE | All tasks done, all sub_reqs PASS / MANUAL (no GAP, no FAIL, no BLOCKED, no ABORT) |
โ ๏ธ PARTIAL | Any PERSISTENT_GAP, BLOCKED task, gate=4 escalation, or verify result MANUAL without failures |
โ FAILED | Any ABORT, DISPATCH_CEILING_EXCEEDED, persistent verify FAIL after fix loop, or failed task |
Section sources
| Section | Source |
|---|
| Status | Computed from plan.json task statuses + verify results + audit events |
| Summary | hoyeon-cli plan list counts + verify result tallies |
| Post-Work | Computed from MANUAL gate=4 entries, PERSISTENT_GAP entries, BLOCKED tasks |
| Tasks | hoyeon-cli plan get <plan> --path tasks + git log per round |
| Verify Coverage Matrix | Coverage matrix data from verify.md (see references/verify.md ยง"Coverage Matrix Render") |
| Contracts Auto-Patches | audit.md lines matching CONTRACTS_PATCH |
| Issues Encountered | issues.json + audit.md BLOCKED / ABORT lines |
| Learnings | learnings.json |
Verify Coverage Matrix (R-F14.3)
Rendered as a markdown table โ rows = sub_req, columns = gate, last column =
overall result. Cell values: PASS, FAIL, โ (gate not applicable at depth),
MANUAL (gate=4), GAP (no fulfilling citation).
Concrete example
## โ
COMPLETE โ execute run 2026-04-17T14:32:11Z
### Summary
- Tasks: 13 done / 0 failed / 0 blocked
- Sub-requirements: 50 PASS / 2 MANUAL / 0 FAIL / 0 GAP (52 total)
- Contracts auto-patches: 1
- Dispatch mode: agent ยท Verify depth: standard ยท Work mode: branch
### Post-Work
- [ ] MANUAL REVIEW: R-F11.4 (gate=4) โ confirm GWT citations match human intent
- [ ] MANUAL REVIEW: R-F12.4 (gate=4) โ confirm escalation policy is acceptable
### Tasks
| Task | Status | Commits | Round |
|------|--------|------------------|-------|
| T1 | done | a1b2c3d | 1 |
| T2 | done | a1b2c3d | 1 |
| T3 | done | e4f5g6h | 2 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... |
### Verify Coverage Matrix
| sub_req | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Overall |
|-----------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------|
| R-F1.1 | PASS | PASS | โ | โ | PASS |
| R-F1.2 | PASS | PASS | โ | โ | PASS |
| R-F11.4 | PASS | PASS | โ | MANUAL | MANUAL |
| R-F12.4 | PASS | PASS | โ | MANUAL | MANUAL |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
### Contracts Auto-Patches
- 2026-04-17T14:18:02Z โ `contracts.md:88` โ interface `FooAPI.call` signature aligned with worker T7 output (`+ retries: number`)
### Issues Encountered
- (none)
### Learnings
- T7: worker self-read pattern โ pulling sub_req IDs from plan.json before reading body avoids re-parsing on round 2
- T8: gate=1 toolchain fan-out via single-message `run_in_background:true` cut wall time ~40% vs serial
The example is illustrative; counts, hashes, and timestamps come from live data.
The section order, headings, and matrix shape are normative (R-F14.1, R-F14.2,
R-F14.3).
Generic Rules
- plan.json is the ledger โ all task CRUD via
hoyeon-cli plan (status/list/get/merge). Never direct file writes (INV-5).
- Structural reads only โ orchestrator reads plan.json fields, never requirements.md / contracts.md body (see Orchestrator Boundaries above; INV-3, R-N15.2).
- Two-turn task setup โ Turn 1: all TaskCreate. Turn 2: all TaskUpdate dependencies.
- Background for parallel โ
run_in_background: true for concurrent workers, single-message burst (INV-4; see Concurrency Rules).
- Contracts are reference โ workers receive
contracts_path to Read, not inlined content (INV-2).
- Workers self-read โ workers fetch their own task state + context files per
references/worker-charter.md ยง2.
- Context files โ
learnings.json, audit.md, issues.json in CONTEXT_DIR. Workers append learnings; orchestrator reads them round-to-round.
- Compaction recovery โ
session-compact-hook.sh re-injects state. Use hoyeon-cli plan list to rebuild; done tasks skip on re-entry (R-F8.2; see Resume Behavior above).
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