@deftai/directive-content 0.65.0 → 0.66.0

package/tasks/engine.yml

@@ -12,13 +12,25 @@ vars:
 tasks:
   _ts-build:
     internal: true
-    desc: "Build CLI dist when running from the framework source checkout; no-op on npm consumer deposits (#2022 Phase 3)."
-    dir: '{{.DEFT_ROOT}}'
+    desc: "Build CLI dist from the framework source checkout; no-op on npm consumer deposits that ship no packages/ source (#2022 Phase 3 / #2126)."
+    # Run from the operator project root (USER_WORKING_DIR), NOT an absolute
+    # DEFT_ROOT: an absolute `dir:` doubles onto the invocation cwd on Windows
+    # when the Taskfile is invoked via `task -t <absolute-path>` (observed as
+    # `D:\a\directive\directive\D:\a\directive\directive`, #2126). Reference the
+    # build root by absolute path so the guard stays cwd-independent.
+    #
+    # Guard on SOURCE presence (packages/cli/package.json), NOT the dist/
+    # artifact: dist/ is gitignored, so a cold framework checkout (e.g. CI after
+    # a bare `pnpm install`) has source but no dist and MUST still build. A
+    # consumer deposit (`.deft/core` = @deftai/directive-content) ships no
+    # packages/ tree, so the guard is false and the build is a clean no-op --
+    # this is the #2126 fix (avoids `pnpm run build` -> Missing script: build).
+    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
       - |
         set -eu
-        if [ -f packages/cli/dist/bin.js ]; then
-          pnpm run build
+        if [ -f "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/package.json" ]; then
+          pnpm --dir "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run build
         fi
 
   invoke:

package/tasks/install.yml

@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ vars:
   DEFT_ROOT: '{{joinPath .TASKFILE_DIR ".."}}'
 
 tasks:
-  _ts-build:
-    internal: true
-    desc: "Build @deftai/cli dist/ before TS-backed gates run (#1828 s2)."
-    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    cmds:
-      - pnpm --dir "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run build
 
   install:
     desc: Install deft (dev convenience -- end users should use the compiled binary from GitHub Releases)
@@ -23,9 +17,11 @@ tasks:
     desc: Remove deft entry from AGENTS.md
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ts-build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" install-uninstall --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'install-uninstall --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   # User-facing upgrade entrypoint (#1061). Native deft-ts handler (#2022 Phase 2):
   #   1. Writes / refreshes the bare ``.deft-version`` marker.

package/tasks/issue.yml

@@ -18,20 +18,16 @@ vars:
 # `uv --project "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run python` (#566).
 
 tasks:
-  _ensure-ts:
-    internal: true
-    desc: "Build the TS engine before issue gates (#1828 s4)"
-    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    cmds:
-      - pnpm --dir "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run build
 
   ingest:
     desc: "Ingest GitHub issues as scope vBRIEFs (single <N> or --all [--label L] [--status S] [--dry-run])"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" issue-ingest --vbrief-dir "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/vbrief" --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'issue-ingest --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   # issue emit task -- the write-direction counterpart to issue:ingest
   # (#1274 Change 2). Files GitHub issue(s) from scope vBRIEFs and records
@@ -43,8 +39,10 @@ tasks:
   emit:
     desc: "File GitHub issue(s) from scope vBRIEF(s) (<path> | --umbrella <glob> | --per-vbrief <glob> [--dry-run])"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     env:
       PYTHONUTF8: "1"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" issue-emit --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'issue-emit --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/migrate.yml

@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ vars:
   DEFT_ROOT: '{{joinPath .TASKFILE_DIR ".."}}'
 
 tasks:
-  _ts-build:
-    internal: true
-    desc: "Build @deftai/cli dist/ before TS-backed gates run (#1828 s2)."
-    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    cmds:
-      - pnpm --dir "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run build
 
   preflight:
     # Pre-v0.20 document-model probe (#793, #2068 cutoff). Detects legacy
@@ -22,6 +16,28 @@ tasks:
     desc: "Detect pre-v0.20 document model and report the frozen-release migration path (#2068). Three-state exit (#793)."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ts-build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
+    cmds:
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'migrate-preflight --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" --deft-root "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
+
+  xbrief:
+    desc: "Migrate consumer vbrief/ layout to xbrief/ with semantic v0.6->v0.8 transforms (#2110 / #2034)."
+    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
+    deps:
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
+    cmds:
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'migrate-xbrief --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" --framework-root "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
+
+  category-b:
+    desc: "Namespace Category B bare plan keys (policy / completedNote) under x-directive/ across the corpus (#1650 / #2034)."
+    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
+    deps:
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" migrate-preflight --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" --deft-root "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'migrate-category-b --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/packs.yml

@@ -31,62 +31,78 @@ tasks:
     desc: "Named, structured slice access to a content pack (#1283, #1295). -- task packs:slice <pack> <name> [-- --since YYYY-MM | --tag T | --trigger KW] [--list] [--list-packs] [--json]"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: ":ts:build"
+      - task: ":engine:_ts-build"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" packs-slice {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'packs-slice {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   render:
     desc: "Regenerate every content-pack projection from its canonical source (ADR-001): meta/lessons.md (lessons), the proof SKILL.md (skills), coding/testing.md (rules), strategies/yolo.md (strategies). -- task packs:render [-- --pack rules] [--check]"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: ":ts:build"
+      - task: ":engine:_ts-build"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pack-render {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pack-render {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   render-skills:
     desc: "One-shot migration: rebuild packs/skills/skills-pack-0.1.json from skills/*/SKILL.md + the AGENTS.md Skill Routing table (#1295)."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: ":ts:build"
+      - task: ":engine:_ts-build"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pack-migrate-skills {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pack-migrate-skills {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   render-rules:
     desc: "One-shot migration: rebuild packs/rules/rules-pack-0.1.json from the RFC2119 directives in coding/*.md (#1296)."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: ":ts:build"
+      - task: ":engine:_ts-build"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pack-migrate-rules {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pack-migrate-rules {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   render-strategies:
     desc: "One-shot migration: rebuild packs/strategies/strategies-pack-0.1.json from strategies/*.md (#1296)."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: ":ts:build"
+      - task: ":engine:_ts-build"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pack-migrate-strategies {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pack-migrate-strategies {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   render-patterns:
     desc: "One-shot migration: rebuild packs/patterns/patterns-pack-0.1.json from patterns/*.md (#1637)."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: ":ts:build"
+      - task: ":engine:_ts-build"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pack-migrate-patterns {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pack-migrate-patterns {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   render-swarm-spec:
     desc: "One-shot migration: rebuild packs/swarm-spec/swarm-spec-pack-0.1.json from swarm/*.md (#1637)."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: ":ts:build"
+      - task: ":engine:_ts-build"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pack-migrate-swarm-spec {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pack-migrate-swarm-spec {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   verify-drift:
     desc: "Drift gate: fail (exit 1) when ANY pack projection (meta/lessons.md, the skills proof SKILL.md, coding/testing.md, strategies/yolo.md) diverges from a freshly rendered buffer. Wired into `task check` and surfaced as `task verify:pack-drift`."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: ":ts:build"
+      - task: ":engine:_ts-build"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pack-render --check {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pack-render --check {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/policy.yml

@@ -26,50 +26,62 @@ tasks:
     desc: "Inspect every registered typed-policy field on vbrief/PROJECT-DEFINITION.vbrief.json (#1148 / N8). -- task policy:show [-- --format=json] [--changed-only] [--field=<name>]"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" policy show --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'policy show --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   enforce-branches:
     desc: "Set plan.policy.allowDirectCommitsToMaster=false (enforce feature branches). Audits to meta/policy-changes.log. (#746)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" policy enforce-branches --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'policy enforce-branches --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   allow-direct-commits:
     desc: "Set plan.policy.allowDirectCommitsToMaster=true (capability-cost: branch-protection OFF). Requires --confirm to apply. (#746)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" policy allow-direct-commits --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'policy allow-direct-commits --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   wip-cap:
     desc: "Set plan.policy.wipCap=N (#1124 / D4 of #1119). Requires --set N --confirm. Default cap is 10 per umbrella #1119 Current Shape v3."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" policy-set wip-cap {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'policy-set wip-cap {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   subagent-backend:
     desc: "DEPRECATED (superseded by `task swarm:routing-set`, #1739). Was: Set plan.policy.swarmSubagentBackend (#1531a). -- task policy:subagent-backend -- --set composer|grok-build|cursor-cloud"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
       - cmd: echo "[deft deprecation] task policy:subagent-backend is superseded by 'task swarm:routing-set' (#1739). The swarmSubagentBackend enum is no longer the active routing surface." 1>&2
         silent: true
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" policy-set subagent-backend {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'policy-set subagent-backend {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   subagent-backends:
     desc: "DEPRECATED (superseded by `task swarm:routing-set` / `task verify:routing`, #1739). Was: Probe sub-agent backend ids, role capabilities, and availability (#1531a). -- task policy:subagent-backends [-- --format=json]"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
       - cmd: echo "[deft deprecation] task policy:subagent-backends is superseded by 'task verify:routing -- --advise' and 'task swarm:routing-set' (#1739). The swarmSubagentBackend enum is no longer the active routing surface." 1>&2
         silent: true
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" policy-set subagent-backends {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'policy-set subagent-backends {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'

package/tasks/pr.yml

@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ vars:
 tasks:
   check-protected-issues:
     desc: "Verify NO protected (umbrella / staying-OPEN) issue is GitHub-side linked to a PR before squash merge (#701)"
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pr-protected-issues {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pr-protected-issues {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   # pr:check-closing-keywords -- Layer 0 (prevention) closing-keyword
   # negation-context lint introduced by #737. Refuses to push when the
@@ -39,11 +41,13 @@ tasks:
   check-closing-keywords:
     desc: "Scan PR body + commit messages for closing-keyword substrings in negation/quotation/example contexts that would trigger Layer 0 false-positive auto-closes (#737)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     env:
       PYTHONUTF8: "1"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pr-closing-keywords {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pr-closing-keywords {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   # pr:merge-ready -- programmatic Greptile-body verdict gate. Closes the
   # SUCCESS-with-findings blind spot in the Phase 5 -> 6 merge-readiness
@@ -56,10 +60,12 @@ tasks:
   # Companion test:   tests/cli/test_pr_merge_readiness.py
   merge-ready:
     desc: "Verify a PR's Greptile review body satisfies the merge exit condition (confidence >3, no P0/P1, HEAD-SHA fresh, not errored)"
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pr-merge-readiness {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pr-merge-readiness {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   # pr:wait-mergeable-and-merge -- cascade automation surface (#1369).
   # Wraps scripts/pr_wait_mergeable.py which composes the resilient
@@ -83,7 +89,9 @@ tasks:
   # Companion test:   tests/cli/test_pr_wait_mergeable.py
   wait-mergeable-and-merge:
     desc: "Wait until PR is mergeable (resilient cascade, #1368) and squash-merge with admin (#1369); Layer-3 protected-issue check (#701) chains before any merge call"
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" pr-wait-mergeable {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'pr-wait-mergeable {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/prd.yml

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ vars:
 # caused sporadic PATH issues on Windows.
 
 tasks:
-  _ts-build:
-    internal: true
-    desc: "Build @deftai/cli dist/ before TS-backed render gates run (#1854 s2)."
-    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    cmds:
-      - pnpm --dir "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run build
 
   render:
     # Caching: intentionally absent. `prd:render` runs in <30ms and its
@@ -27,13 +21,16 @@ tasks:
     # would cause go-task to short-circuit before `cmds:` runs, dropping
     # CLI_ARGS and silently breaking the #539 recovery path (#573, #574).
     # See deft/conventions/task-caching.md for the full rule.
-    desc: Export plan.narratives from specification.vbrief.json to a read-only PRD.md
+    desc: Export plan.narratives from the specification artifact to a read-only PRD.md
     summary: |
-      Reads specification.vbrief.json and extracts plan.narratives into a
-      human-readable PRD.md for stakeholder export. PRD.md is never
-      authoritative -- the vBRIEF is the source of truth.
+      Reads the specification artifact (xbrief/specification.xbrief.json on migrated
+      trees, vbrief/specification.vbrief.json on legacy trees) and extracts
+      plan.narratives into a human-readable PRD.md for stakeholder export. PRD.md is
+      never authoritative -- the xBRIEF is the source of truth.
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ts-build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" prd-render --spec "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/vbrief/specification.vbrief.json" --output "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/PRD.md" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'prd-render --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" --output "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/PRD.md" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/project.yml

@@ -17,30 +17,28 @@ vars:
 # origin freshness on scope vBRIEFs — not PROJECT-DEFINITION narrative heuristics.
 
 tasks:
-  _ts-build:
-    internal: true
-    desc: "Build @deftai/cli dist/ before TS-backed render gates run (#1854 s2)."
-    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    cmds:
-      - pnpm --dir "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run build
 
   render:
-    desc: Regenerate PROJECT-DEFINITION.vbrief.json items registry from lifecycle folders
+    desc: Regenerate PROJECT-DEFINITION artifact items registry from lifecycle folders
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ts-build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" project-render "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/vbrief"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'project-render --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   ack-staleness:
     desc: >-
-      Acknowledge reviewed PROJECT-DEFINITION narrative staleness (#640).
+      Acknowledge reviewed PROJECT-DEFINITION artifact narrative staleness (#640).
       Distinct from task reconcile:issues (scope origin freshness).
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ts-build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" project-render --acknowledge-staleness "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/vbrief"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'project-render --acknowledge-staleness --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   export-spec:
     desc: >-
@@ -48,6 +46,8 @@ tasks:
       Use --audience=internal to include proposed scopes (#2013 / #1502).
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ts-build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" export-spec {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'export-spec {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/reconcile.yml

@@ -16,17 +16,13 @@ vars:
 # `uv --project "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run python` (#566).
 
 tasks:
-  _ensure-ts:
-    internal: true
-    desc: "Build the TS engine before reconcile gates (#1828 s4)"
-    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    cmds:
-      - pnpm --dir "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run build
 
   issues:
     desc: "Reconcile GitHub issues against vBRIEF references -- report linked, unlinked, and resolved"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" reconcile-issues --vbrief-dir "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/vbrief" --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'reconcile-issues --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/roadmap.yml

@@ -12,17 +12,21 @@ vars:
 
 tasks:
   render:
-    desc: Render ROADMAP.md from vbrief/pending/ (Active) and vbrief/completed/ (Completed) lifecycle folders
+    desc: Render ROADMAP.md from pending/ and completed/ lifecycle folders
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" roadmap-render "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/vbrief/pending" "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/ROADMAP.md"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'roadmap-render --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   check:
     desc: Verify ROADMAP.md matches what roadmap:render would produce
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" roadmap-render "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/vbrief/pending" "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/ROADMAP.md" --check
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'roadmap-render --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" --check'

package/tasks/scm.yml

@@ -57,70 +57,88 @@ tasks:
     desc: "[#883 stub] List issues -- task scm:issue:list -- [--rest] --repo OWNER/NAME --json number,title,state,updatedAt [--state ...] (#976 --rest routes via REST helpers; default forwards to ghx|gh)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scm issue list {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scm issue list {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   issue:view:
     desc: "[#883 stub] View an issue -- task scm:issue:view -- [--rest] <N> --repo OWNER/NAME --json number,title,body,state,author,createdAt,updatedAt,labels,comments (#976 --rest routes via REST helpers and emits REST shape; default forwards to ghx|gh GraphQL shape)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scm issue view {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scm issue view {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   issue:close:
     desc: "[#883 stub] Close an issue -- task scm:issue:close -- <N> --repo OWNER/NAME [--comment ...]"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scm issue close {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scm issue close {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   issue:edit:
     desc: "[#883 stub] Edit an issue -- task scm:issue:edit -- <N> --repo OWNER/NAME [--add-label ...] [--body ...]"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scm issue edit {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scm issue edit {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   body:issue:create:
     desc: "[#1555] Safely create an issue body from --body-file without shell Markdown interpolation"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" github-body issue-create {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'github-body issue-create {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   body:issue:edit:
     desc: "[#1555] Safely edit an issue body from --body-file and live gh read-back"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" github-body issue-edit {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'github-body issue-edit {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   body:comment:create:
     desc: "[#1555] Safely create an issue/PR comment body from --body-file and live gh read-back"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" github-body comment-create {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'github-body comment-create {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   body:comment:edit:
     desc: "[#1555] Safely edit an issue comment body from --body-file and live gh read-back"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" github-body comment-edit {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'github-body comment-edit {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   body:pr:edit:
     desc: "[#1555] Safely edit a PR body from --body-file and live gh read-back"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - task: :ts:build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" github-body pr-edit {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'github-body pr-edit {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/scope-undo.yml

@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ tasks:
     desc: "Reverse a scope-lifecycle audit entry (#1134). Single: `task scope:undo -- <decision_id>` / `task scope:undo -- --decision-id=<uuid>`. Batch: `task scope:undo -- --batch-id=<uuid>`. Optional `--dry-run`."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-undo {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-undo {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'