@deftai/directive-content 0.65.0 → 0.66.1

package/tasks/scope.yml

@@ -34,36 +34,36 @@ vars:
 # Taskfile.yml also sets this (#540).
 
 tasks:
-  _ensure-ts:
-    internal: true
-    desc: "Build the TS engine before lifecycle gates (#1828 s4)"
-    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    cmds:
-      - pnpm --dir "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run build
 
   promote:
     desc: "Promote a vBRIEF scope: proposed/ -> pending/ (status: pending)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-lifecycle promote {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-lifecycle promote {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   activate:
     desc: "Activate a vBRIEF scope: pending/ -> active/ (status: running)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-lifecycle activate {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-lifecycle activate {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   complete:
     desc: "Complete a vBRIEF scope: active/ -> completed/ (status: completed)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-lifecycle complete {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-lifecycle complete {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   fail:
     # Terminal ``failed`` transition (#614). Parallels ``scope:complete``
@@ -79,49 +79,61 @@ tasks:
     desc: "Fail a vBRIEF scope: active/ -> completed/ (status: failed)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-lifecycle fail {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-lifecycle fail {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   cancel:
     desc: "Cancel a vBRIEF scope: any folder -> cancelled/ (status: cancelled)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-lifecycle cancel {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-lifecycle cancel {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   restore:
     desc: "Restore a cancelled vBRIEF scope: cancelled/ -> proposed/ (status: proposed)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-lifecycle restore {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-lifecycle restore {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   block:
     desc: "Block a vBRIEF scope: stays in active/ (status: blocked)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-lifecycle block {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-lifecycle block {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   unblock:
     desc: "Unblock a vBRIEF scope: stays in active/ (status: running)"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-lifecycle unblock {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-lifecycle unblock {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   decompose:
     desc: "Apply/check an approved epic/phase -> story decomposition draft"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-decompose {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-decompose {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   # Operator-driven demote (D1 / #1121). Moves a vBRIEF scope from
   # vbrief/pending/ back to vbrief/proposed/ and appends a structured
@@ -136,6 +148,8 @@ tasks:
     desc: "Demote a vBRIEF scope: pending/ -> proposed/ (#1121). Single-file or --batch --older-than-days N (default 45)."
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" scope-demote {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'scope-demote {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'

package/tasks/session.yml

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ tasks:
   start:
     desc: "Run quick-tier session-start ritual and write .deft/ritual-state.json (#1348). Flags: --defer step=reason / --json"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     env:
       PYTHONUTF8: "1"
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" session:start --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'session:start --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/slice.yml

@@ -43,27 +43,25 @@ vars:
 # `--wave-N=<csv>`, `--actor`, etc.) via {{.CLI_ARGS}}.
 
 tasks:
-  _ensure-ts:
-    internal: true
-    desc: "Build the TS engine before slice gates (#1828 s4)"
-    dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    cmds:
-      - pnpm --dir "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run build
 
   record-existing:
     desc: "Retrofit a slices.jsonl entry for a hand-filed cohort (#1147 / N7). Windows note (#1231): CLI_ARGS is forwarded bare to argparse so values containing spaces (e.g. --notes \"A note with spaces\") may be re-split by the shell -- prefer hyphenated single-token values like --notes=backfill-after-N7. -- task slice:record-existing -- --umbrella=N --children=A,B,C [--wave-1=A,B] [--wave-2=C] [--actor=manual:operator] [--expected-close-signal=all-children-merged] [--sliced-at=ISO] [--notes=TEXT] [--dry-run] [--force] [--skip-validation] [--repo OWNER/NAME]"
     internal: true
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" slice record-existing {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'slice record-existing {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   list:
     desc: "List recorded slices in vbrief/.eval/slices.jsonl (umbrella + child count + actor + sliced_at). -- task slice:list [-- --json]"
     internal: true
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ensure-ts
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" slice list {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'slice list {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'

package/tasks/spec.yml

@@ -11,28 +11,26 @@ vars:
 # on Windows under `uv --project "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}" run python` (#566).
 
 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
 
   validate:
-    desc: Validate that vbrief/specification.vbrief.json exists and is well-formed JSON
+    desc: Validate that the specification artifact exists and is well-formed JSON
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ts-build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" spec-validate "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/vbrief/specification.vbrief.json"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'spec-validate --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   render:
-    desc: Render vbrief/specification.vbrief.json to SPECIFICATION.md
+    desc: Render the specification artifact to SPECIFICATION.md
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     deps:
-      - _ts-build
+      - task: :engine:_ts-build
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" spec-render "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/vbrief/specification.vbrief.json" "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}/SPECIFICATION.md"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'spec-render --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   pipeline:
     desc: Run full spec pipeline (validate then render)

package/tasks/swarm.yml

@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ tasks:
   readiness:
     desc: "Report whether story vBRIEFs are ready for concurrent swarm allocation"
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     env:
       PYTHONUTF8: "1"
     cmds:
       # Keep CLI_ARGS bare; go-task shell-escapes pass-through args and quoting breaks globs/multi-arg calls.
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" swarm-readiness {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'swarm-readiness {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   # swarm:launch -- deterministic headless launch engine (#1387). Turns an
   # operator-supplied, pre-approved cohort into a ready-to-spawn launch
@@ -29,10 +31,12 @@ tasks:
   # Companion test:   tests/cli/test_swarm_launch.py
   launch:
     desc: "Resolve a pre-approved cohort, enforce the #810 + swarm:readiness gates and sub-agent backend policy per story, and emit the launch-manifest JSON (#1387, #1531e)"
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" swarm-launch {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'swarm-launch {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   # swarm:routing-set -- record an operator coding sub-agent model decision
   # (#1739) into the gitignored, per-machine .deft/routing.local.json keyed by
@@ -41,10 +45,12 @@ tasks:
   # (resolved_model / model_source) so dispatch can actually honor it.
   routing-set:
     desc: "Record an operator coding sub-agent model decision (#1739): --role <role> (--model <slug> | --harness-default) [--provider <p>]. Writes the gitignored, per-machine .deft/routing.local.json."
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" swarm-routing-set {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'swarm-routing-set {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'
 
   # swarm:verify-review-clean -- cohort-level CLEAN verification gate (#1364).
   # Mandate the monitor invokes this after Phase 6 pollers report and BEFORE
@@ -59,10 +65,12 @@ tasks:
   # Skill citation:   skills/deft-directive-swarm/SKILL.md Phase 5 Exit Condition + Phase 5 -> 6 gate
   verify-review-clean:
     desc: "Verify EVERY PR in a swarm cohort is CLEAN on current HEAD (confidence > 3, no P0/P1, not errored) before raising the Phase 5 -> 6 merge gate (#1364)"
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" swarm-verify-review-clean {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'swarm-verify-review-clean {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   # swarm:complete-cohort -- deterministic cohort completion sweep (#1487).
   # The REQUIRED Phase 6 step that moves a finished cohort's story vBRIEFs
@@ -79,7 +87,9 @@ tasks:
   # Skill citation:   skills/deft-directive-swarm/SKILL.md Phase 6 cohort completion sweep
   complete-cohort:
     desc: "Sweep a finished swarm cohort's stories active/ -> completed/ and complete their epic parents, keeping vbrief:validate green (#1487)"
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" swarm-complete-cohort {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'swarm-complete-cohort {{.CLI_ARGS}} --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}"'

package/tasks/triage-actions.yml

@@ -32,63 +32,79 @@ tasks:
   accept:
     desc: "Accept an issue for triage. Records an audit entry. (#845 Story 3)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-actions accept {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-actions accept {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   reject:
     desc: "Reject an issue. Closes upstream via gh + applies triage-rejected label; rolls audit back on gh failure. (#845 Story 3)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-actions reject {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-actions reject {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   defer:
     desc: "Defer an issue. Records an audit entry. (#845 Story 3)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-actions defer {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-actions defer {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   needs-ac:
     desc: "Mark an issue as needing acceptance criteria + post AC-request comment upstream. (#845 Story 3)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-actions needs-ac {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-actions needs-ac {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   mark-duplicate:
     desc: "Link an issue as a duplicate of another (validated against Story 1 cache). (#845 Story 3)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-actions mark-duplicate {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-actions mark-duplicate {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   status:
     desc: "Print the latest triage decision for an issue. Read-only. (#845 Story 3)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-actions status {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-actions status {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   reset:
     desc: "Reset an issue's triage state. Appends a reset audit entry referencing prior; does NOT delete history. (#845 Story 3)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-actions reset {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-actions reset {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   history:
     desc: "Print the full triage timeline for an issue, ordered by timestamp. Read-only. (#845 Story 3)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-actions history {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-actions history {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-bootstrap.yml

@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ tasks:
   bootstrap:
     desc: "Idempotent triage v1 installer (#845): populate cache, backfill audit log, ensure gitignore for .deft-cache/ and vbrief/.eval/. Re-runnable; per-step progress on stderr; cache:fetch-all wall-clock cap (#952). -- task triage:bootstrap [-- --repo OWNER/NAME] [--limit N] [--state open|closed|all] [--fetch-timeout-s N] [--quiet] [--json]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-bootstrap --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-bootstrap --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-bulk.yml

@@ -37,39 +37,49 @@ tasks:
   bulk-accept:
     desc: "Bulk accept candidates (#845 Story 4) -- task triage:bulk-accept -- --repo OWNER/NAME [--label L] [--author A] [--age-days N] [--cluster C] [--re-action]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-bulk accept {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-bulk accept {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   bulk-reject:
     desc: "Bulk reject candidates (#845 Story 4) -- task triage:bulk-reject -- --repo OWNER/NAME --reason 'why' [--label L] [--author A] [--age-days N] [--cluster C] [--re-action]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-bulk reject {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-bulk reject {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   bulk-defer:
     desc: "Bulk defer candidates (#845 Story 4) -- task triage:bulk-defer -- --repo OWNER/NAME [--label L] [--author A] [--age-days N] [--cluster C] [--re-action]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-bulk defer {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-bulk defer {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   bulk-needs-ac:
     desc: "Bulk needs-ac candidates (#845 Story 4) -- task triage:bulk-needs-ac -- --repo OWNER/NAME [--label L] [--author A] [--age-days N] [--cluster C] [--re-action]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-bulk needs-ac {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-bulk needs-ac {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   refresh-active:
     desc: "Pre-swarm freshness gate (#845 Story 4) -- detects drift between cached and live `gh issue view` for every issue referenced in vbrief/active/*.vbrief.json"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-refresh --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-refresh --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-classify.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ tasks:
   classify:
     desc: "Inspect / validate plan.policy.triageAutoClassify[] + triageHoldMarkers[] (#1129 / D10). -- task triage:classify -- [--list | --validate]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-classify --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-classify --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-queue.yml

@@ -28,23 +28,29 @@ tasks:
   queue:
     desc: "Print the ranked triage queue (#1128 / D11). -- task triage:queue [-- --repo OWNER/NAME] [--limit N]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-queue queue --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-queue queue --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   show:
     desc: "Per-issue triage detail (#1128 / D11). -- task triage:show -- <N> [--repo OWNER/NAME]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-queue show --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-queue show --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   audit:
     desc: "Audit-log surface (#1128 / D11, #1180). -- task triage:audit [-- --format=text|json] [--vbrief-staleness] [--since=<window>] [--action=<verb>] [--repo OWNER/NAME]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-queue audit --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-queue audit --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-reconcile.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ tasks:
   reconcile:
     desc: "Self-heal the triage audit log (#1468): backfill missing `accept` decisions for proposed/pending/active vBRIEFs carrying an x-vbrief/github-issue reference, without a cache re-fetch. Idempotent. -- task triage:reconcile [-- --repo OWNER/NAME] [--dry-run] [--json]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-reconcile --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-reconcile --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-scope-drift.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ tasks:
   scope-drift:
     desc: "Detect subscription drift -- unsubscribed labels/milestones on cached open issues (#1133 / D14). -- task triage:scope-drift [-- --ignore-label=L | --ignore-milestone=M]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-scope-drift --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-scope-drift --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-scope.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ tasks:
   scope:
     desc: "Inspect / mutate / diff the typed plan.policy.triageScope[] subscription + triageScopeIgnores[] (#1131 / D12, #1133 / D14, #1182 / D14c). -- task triage:scope -- [--list] [--add-label=L | --add-milestone=M | --ignore-label=L] [--diff-from-upstream --repo OWNER/NAME] [--refresh-denominator --repo OWNER/NAME --count N]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-scope --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-scope --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-smoketest.yml

@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ tasks:
   smoketest:
     desc: "Run the N6 (#1146) end-to-end smoketest against the hermetic 20-issue fixture. Exits 0 on PASS / 1 on first failure. -- task triage:smoketest [-- --verbose] [--keep-tempdir] [--cache-only]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     env:
       DEFT_ROOT: '{{.DEFT_ROOT}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-smoketest {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-smoketest {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-subscribe.yml

@@ -22,15 +22,19 @@ tasks:
   subscribe:
     desc: "Subscribe to a label / milestone / issue on plan.policy.triageScope[] (#1133 / D14). -- task triage:subscribe -- (--label=L | --milestone=M | --issue=N)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-subscribe subscribe --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-subscribe subscribe --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'
 
   unsubscribe:
     desc: "Unsubscribe a label / milestone / issue from plan.policy.triageScope[] (#1133 / D14). -- task triage:unsubscribe -- (--label=L | --milestone=M | --issue=N)"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-subscribe unsubscribe --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-subscribe unsubscribe --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-summary.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ tasks:
   summary:
     desc: "Emit the D2 (#1122) one-line triage state for the session-start ritual (N9 / #1149). Always exits 0; appends a JSONL record to vbrief/.eval/summary-history.jsonl. -- task triage:summary -- [--json] [--no-history]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-summary --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-summary --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/triage-welcome.yml

@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ tasks:
   welcome:
     desc: "Run the 6-phase onboarding ritual (N3 / #1143): detect prior state, prompt subscription scope, run triage:bootstrap, prompt wipCap, offer WIP relief, print triage:summary. Idempotent; re-run resumes cleanly. -- task triage:welcome -- [--no-subprocess]"
     internal: true
-    deps: [":ts:build"]
+    deps: [":engine:_ts-build"]
     dir: '{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}'
     env:
       DEFT_TASK_PREFIX: '{{.DEFT_TASK_PREFIX | default ""}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" triage-welcome --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'triage-welcome --project-root "{{.USER_WORKING_DIR}}" {{.CLI_ARGS}}'

package/tasks/ts.yml

@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ tasks:
     desc: "Run the TS lane (lint+build+test) when a Node toolchain is present; skip with a notice otherwise (#1530, #1790)."
     dir: '{{.DEFT_ROOT}}'
     cmds:
-      - node "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}/packages/cli/dist/bin.js" ts-check-lane --project-root "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}"
+      - task: :engine:invoke
+        vars:
+          ENGINE_CMD: 'ts-check-lane --project-root "{{.DEFT_ROOT}}"'
 
   encoding:
     desc: "Run the ported verify:encoding gate (TS @deftai/core port, #1718)"