@drunkcoding/agents-and-skills 0.0.18 → 0.0.23

package/plugins/team-superpower/commands/team-feature.md

@@ -1,565 +1,317 @@
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-description: Launch a Superpowers-compliant agent team to deliver a feature end-to-end with at most 3 owner touchpoints, with automatic team cleanup after the finish phase.
+description: Launch a Superpowers-compliant agent team (v5 single-team lifecycle) to deliver a feature end-to-end with at most 3 owner touchpoints, with automatic cleanup after the finish phase.
 argument-hint: <one-line feature idea>
 ---
 
-You are the **lead** of an agent team implementing the Superpowers methodology across multiple parallel Claude Code sessions.
+You are the **lead** of the team-superpower v5 single-team lifecycle. You do not implement; you spawn an `orchestrator` agent and pass through the owner's launch message. The orchestrator runs the full lifecycle (mode pick, TeamCreate, phase A → H, SPAWN_REQUEST handling, RESTART_REQUEST handling, qc-engineer spawn, cleanup, push).
 
-> **Lead model:** run this command in an **Opus** session. The lead carries the cross-phase reasoning load (planning gates, escalation triage, FINISH_BLOCKED recovery, owner touchpoint budget). All 8 teammate agents are pinned to **Sonnet** via their frontmatter (`model: sonnet`) — they spawn on Sonnet regardless of the lead's model. If the lead is started on Sonnet, halt and ask the owner to relaunch on Opus.
+> **Lead model:** run this command in an **Opus** session. The lead carries cross-phase reasoning (mode pick, escalation triage, restart approval, finish-branch recovery). Teammates are pinned via their agent frontmatter — they spawn on their pinned model regardless of the lead's model. If the lead is started on Sonnet, halt and ask the owner to relaunch on Opus.
 >
-> **Lead thinking discipline:** adaptive. Use extended (high-effort) thinking for every gate decision, escalation triage, classification of clarification questions (tactical / cross-role / architectural / owner-only), FINISH_BLOCKED recovery, and worktree-cleanup branching. Routine heartbeats, mailbox forwarding, status polls, and shared-task-list status reads may be quick. Teammates default to high thinking on every non-trivial step (see each agent's "Thinking discipline" section); the lead is the only role that scales effort per action.
+> **Lead thinking discipline:** adaptive. Use extended (high-effort) thinking for every gate decision, SPAWN_REQUEST classification, RESTART_REQUEST approval, escalation triage, FINISH_BLOCKED recovery, worktree cleanup branching. Routine heartbeats, SendMessage forwarding, and shared-task-list status reads may be quick.
 
 Owner's feature request:
 
 $ARGUMENTS
 
-## Your job
-
-You are a **conductor**, not an implementer. Spawn teammates and coordinate them through the canonical Superpowers skill chain. Do not run skills yourself — delegate every skill to the correct teammate. The team-superpower agent definitions (`designer`, `planner`, `software-architect`, `security-engineer`, `backend-developer`, `frontend-developer`, `qa-engineer`, `reviewer`) shipped with this plugin tell each teammate exactly which Superpowers skill to run.
-
-## Required prechecks (run these first, in order)
-
-0. **Lead-model self-attestation.** Before doing anything else, state which model you (the lead) are currently running on. If you are not running on Opus, halt and instruct the owner: "Lead must be on Opus. Relaunch this session with `claude --model opus` (or pick Opus in the model switcher) and rerun `/team-feature`." Teammates are pinned to Sonnet via their agent frontmatter; only the lead model is set by the session.
-1. Confirm Superpowers plugin is installed: `claude plugin list | grep superpowers`. If missing, **halt** and instruct the owner: `/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official`. Capture the version string from `claude plugin list --json` (e.g. `5.0.7`) — you'll write it to the checkpoint in phase 0 step 5 below.
-2. Confirm Claude Code version is `2.1.32` or later: `claude --version`. If older, halt.
-3. Confirm `CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS=1` is set in the environment. If not, halt and instruct the owner to add it to `~/.claude/settings.json` under `env`.
-4. Generate a kebab-case `<slug>` from the owner's request. Use it in every artifact filename for the rest of the run. The team you create MUST be named exactly `superpower-<slug>` — every cleanup and resume primitive depends on that convention.
-5. Create directories if missing: `docs/superpowers/{sessions,specs,plans,reviews}`.
-6. Seed `docs/superpowers/ESCALATION.md` from `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/assets/ESCALATION.md` if it does not already exist. Seed `docs/superpowers/README.md` from `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/assets/SESSION_README.md` if missing. Commit any seeded files.
-
-## Phase 0 — Stack detection, version pinning, shape decision
-
-This phase runs **after** preflight clears (see the next section) and **before** spawning any teammate. It decides which teammates to spawn and pins the Superpowers version so a mid-feature skill update can't corrupt recovery.
-
-### 0.1 — Read CLAUDE.md, or detect
-
-1. Check whether `CLAUDE.md` exists at the repo root AND contains a fenced `team-superpower` block:
-   ```bash
-   bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/parse-claudemd.sh extract CLAUDE.md
-   ```
-   - Exit 0: a block was extracted. Parse it. Skip to 0.2.
-   - Exit 1 (file missing or no block): run detection.
-
-2. Run detection:
-   ```bash
-   bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/detect-stack.sh "$PWD" > /tmp/team-superpower-detected.yaml
-   ```
-   - Exit 0 (confident): write the detected YAML (plus a one-line header) to `docs/superpowers/stack.detected.md` and commit. Halt with this message to the owner (via §7 escalation): "I detected this stack — `docs/superpowers/stack.detected.md`. Review the `# CONFIRM:` lines, paste the corrected block into a `team-superpower` fenced section of your CLAUDE.md (or create CLAUDE.md from `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/assets/CLAUDE.md.template`), then re-run `/team-feature`." **Do NOT auto-edit CLAUDE.md — the spec forbids it.**
-   - Exit 1 (no signal): halt. Escalate to the owner: "No backend or frontend signal found in the repo. Create a CLAUDE.md from `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/assets/CLAUDE.md.template` and re-run."
-   - Exit 2 (ambiguous): write the detected YAML to `docs/superpowers/stack.detected.md` with both candidate BE languages marked; halt and escalate so the owner picks one.
+## Parsing the launch flags
 
-### 0.2 — Determine stack shape
+Before doing anything else, parse override flags from the owner's request. Tokens are space-separated, may appear before the feature description, and use `=` to bind their value:
 
-Use the parser:
+- `--mode=<solo|single-agent|team>` — force execution mode; skip the heuristic ladder.
+- `--size=<minimal|standard|full>` — force team size (only meaningful with `--mode=team`).
+- `--explain` — run mode pick, print the decision, and STOP. Do not spawn anything.
 
-```bash
-shape="$(bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/parse-claudemd.sh shape CLAUDE.md)"
-```
-
-`$shape` is one of `full-stack` | `be-only` | `fe-only` | `none`. If `none` (the block has `backend: none` AND `frontend: none`), halt and escalate — that combination is non-sensical.
-
-### 0.3 — Cross-validate: claimed stack vs. filesystem
-
-For every claimed component, verify at least one corresponding source file exists. Example checks:
-
-- `backend.language: csharp` → at least one `*.csproj` or `*.sln` exists.
-- `backend.language: node-ts` → `package.json` exists and declares a server dep (`express`, `fastify`, `koa`, `@nestjs/core`, etc.).
-- `frontend.framework: react` → `package.json` declares `react`.
-- `contracts.source_of_truth: openapi` → an OpenAPI file exists at `contracts.openapi_path` if specified.
-
-If any claimed component has no file evidence, halt and escalate. CLAUDE.md is the contract, but a contract that contradicts the filesystem is a bug to flag, not a configuration to act on.
+If any of these flags appear, strip them from `$ARGUMENTS` and treat the remainder as the actual launch message. Record the flags used in the checkpoint field `overrides_applied:`.
 
-### 0.4 — Write the shape marker
+## Your job
 
-Write the resolved shape to a marker file the hooks read:
+You are a **conductor**. Spawn the orchestrator (see `plugins/team-superpower/agents/orchestrator.md`) with the owner's launch message and forward owner replies. Do not run Superpowers skills yourself — every skill is delegated to the correct teammate by the orchestrator.
 
-```bash
-mkdir -p docs/superpowers/sessions
-echo "$shape" > docs/superpowers/sessions/<slug>.shape
-git add docs/superpowers/sessions/<slug>.shape
-```
+## Required prechecks (run these first, in order)
 
-The `TaskCreated` hook reads this marker to enforce shape-appropriate `impl:` sub-prefixes.
+0. **Lead-model self-attestation.** State which model you are running on. If not Opus, halt and instruct the owner: "Lead must be on Opus. Relaunch with `claude --model opus` and rerun `/team-feature`."
+1. Confirm Superpowers plugin is installed: `claude plugin list | grep superpowers`. If missing, halt and instruct: `/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official`. Capture version (`claude plugin list --json`) — orchestrator writes it to the checkpoint.
+2. Confirm Claude Code version `2.1.32` or later: `claude --version`. If older, halt.
+3. Confirm `CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS=1` is set. If not, halt and instruct the owner to add it to `~/.claude/settings.json` under `env`.
+4. Generate a kebab-case `<slug>` from the owner's request. Use it in every artifact filename. The team MUST be named exactly `superpower-<slug>` — every cleanup primitive depends on that convention.
+5. Create directories if missing: `docs/superpowers/{sessions,specs,plans,handovers,reviews}`.
+6. Seed `docs/superpowers/ESCALATION.md` from `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/assets/ESCALATION.md` if not present. Seed `docs/superpowers/README.md` from `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/assets/SESSION_README.md` if missing. Commit any seeded files.
 
-### 0.5 — Decide team composition (shape-adaptive spawn)
+## Lead behavior (v5 — single-team lifecycle)
 
-| Shape         | Teammates to spawn |
-|---------------|--------------------|
-| `full-stack`  | designer, planner, software-architect, security-engineer, backend-developer, frontend-developer, qa-engineer, reviewer (**8 total**) |
-| `be-only`     | designer, planner, software-architect, security-engineer, backend-developer, qa-engineer, reviewer (**7 total**) |
-| `fe-only`     | designer, planner, software-architect, security-engineer, frontend-developer, qa-engineer, reviewer (**7 total**) |
+You spawn the `orchestrator` agent type to perform all in-feature work; do not act as orchestrator yourself. Pass through to the orchestrator the full owner launch message (post-flag-strip), the slug, and the recorded `overrides_applied:`.
 
-`software-architect`, `security-engineer`, `qa-engineer`, and `reviewer` are stack-agnostic and ALWAYS spawn. Designer, planner, and the implementers adapt.
+The orchestrator handles: auto-resume detection (spec §8.13), mode pick, TeamCreate, phase-A spawn, phase transitions, SPAWN_REQUEST/RESTART_REQUEST handling, qc-engineer spawn, cleanup, push. See `plugins/team-superpower/agents/orchestrator.md` for full responsibilities.
 
-Spawning happens at phase boundaries (you don't spawn implementers until phase 4 starts; you don't spawn the reviewer until phase 6) — this section just decides which teammates the team will EVER spawn for this feature. Record the list in the checkpoint.
+In team mode the orchestrator runs the single-team lifecycle (spec §3.1):
 
-### 0.6 — Pin the Superpowers version
+1. `TeamCreate(superpower-<slug>)`.
+2. Spawn solution-architect + feature-planner (+ security-engineer if regulated).
+3. Phase A: spec sign-off → arch-map → plan approval → handover.
+4. Shut down solution-architect + feature-planner + security-engineer.
+5. Spawn team-leader.
+6. team-leader posts `SPAWN_REQUEST` per wave; orchestrator spawns implementers.
+7. Per plan-phase end: team-leader posts `PHASE_COMPLETE`; orchestrator acks.
+8. Final plan-phase: team-leader posts `PLAN_COMPLETE`; orchestrator shuts down the dev team.
+9. Spawn qc-engineer.
+10. qc-engineer posts `QC_PASS` or `QC_REWORK_NEEDED` (max `limits.max_qc_rounds`, default 3).
+11. On pass: push + cleanup + notify owner.
 
-Read the installed Superpowers version (from precheck step 1) and write it to the checkpoint frontmatter. This pins the skill-set for this feature. `/team-feature-resume` reads it back and refuses to continue if the installed version has drifted.
+There is **no architect standby**. Architecturally significant questions during phases B–F trigger `RESTART_REQUEST`, which presents a recovery touchpoint to the owner.
 
-The frontmatter format is in the **Checkpointing** section below; the relevant added fields are:
+## Auto-resume detection (orchestrator runs before mode pick)
 
-```yaml
-superpowers_version: <e.g. 5.0.7>
-plugin_version: <team-superpower plugin version>
-claude_code_version: <e.g. 2.1.32>
-stack_shape: full-stack | be-only | fe-only
-```
+On invocation, before picking mode, scan for in-progress features:
 
-## Preflight — detect stale or orphaned state
+1. List `~/.claude/teams/superpower-*/config.json` files. Each is a candidate slug.
+2. List `docs/superpowers/handovers/*-handover.md` files with NO matching `docs/superpowers/reviews/*-qc-report.md`.
+3. List plans referenced by handovers in (2) with incomplete `PHASE_COMPLETE` markers.
+4. Check `git log --oneline <base>..HEAD` for partial plan-task commits not pushed.
+5. Match slug against the worktree dir name or the owner's launch text.
 
-Before writing any checkpoint or spawning any teammate, run the helper:
+If any candidate matches, present:
 
-```bash
-bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/team-state.sh scan
 ```
-
-Then run a targeted scan for this run's slug:
-
-```bash
-bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/team-state.sh scan <slug>
+Found in-progress feature: <slug> at phase <X>
+  Spec:        <path>
+  Arch-map:    <path>
+  Plan:        <path>
+  Handover:    <path>
+  Last commit: <sha> "<msg>"
+Continue this feature, or start fresh?
+  [1] Continue (re-spawn teammates per current phase)
+  [2] Start fresh (archive prior artefacts; new feature)
 ```
 
-Interpret the output:
+On `[1] Continue`:
+- If team config (`~/.claude/teams/superpower-<slug>/`) still exists: skip TeamCreate.
+- If gone: `TeamCreate(superpower-<slug>)`.
+- Re-spawn teammates per current phase (team-leader for B–F, qc-engineer for G, finish flow for H).
+- Spawn prompts include `"this is a resume; read existing handover/spec/plan; continue from current state; do not re-run completed work"`.
 
-| Outcome | What to do |
-|---|---|
-| `No team-superpower teams found` and no checkpoint for `<slug>` | Clean slate. Proceed. |
-| Team config exists for `<slug>` and `liveness: LIKELY ALIVE` | Halt. Tell the owner there's already an in-flight run for this slug (heartbeat fresh). Offer: wait for it to finish, or `/team-cleanup <slug>` after owner confirms the previous lead is dead. |
-| Team config exists for `<slug>` and `liveness: stale` or `unknown` | Tell the owner: "Stale state from a previous run detected." Offer two paths: **(a) Resume** via `/team-feature-resume YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md`, or **(b) Cleanup and restart** via `/team-cleanup <slug>` then re-run `/team-feature`. Halt — do NOT auto-decide. |
-| Other slugs have configs but not this one | Note in the checkpoint that other in-flight runs exist; proceed with this slug. |
-
-Same-session check: if the current Claude Code session already manages an agent team (the runtime enforces "one team per session"), halt. The owner must finish or `/team-cleanup` the current team before launching a new feature.
+On `[2] Start fresh`:
+- Move existing artefacts under `docs/superpowers/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>/`.
+- Run cleanup on stale team config.
+- Proceed to mode pick for new feature.
 
-## Initial checkpoint and heartbeat
+If multiple candidates: list all, owner picks one or `[0] start fresh`.
+If none: skip to mode pick.
 
-After preflight clears AND phase 0 has decided the shape:
+## Modes
 
-1. Write the initial checkpoint `docs/superpowers/sessions/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` per the format in the **Checkpointing** section — including the v2 frontmatter fields (`superpowers_version`, `plugin_version`, `claude_code_version`, `stack_shape`) — and commit it.
-2. `touch docs/superpowers/sessions/<slug>.heartbeat` and commit (or leave uncommitted — the file is intentionally ephemeral; either is fine). **Touch this heartbeat at every phase boundary** and any time you remain active for more than ~10 minutes inside a phase. The cleanup script uses its mtime to decide whether a future session is allowed to wipe state.
-3. Ensure `docs/superpowers/sessions/<slug>.shape` was written in phase 0.4 and is committed.
-4. Write checkpoint updates atomically: write to `<file>.tmp` then `mv -f <file>.tmp <file>`. Half-written checkpoints corrupt recovery.
+### Solo mode (1 touchpoint)
 
-## Create the team (canonical primitive)
+For bug fix, typo, rename, version bump, single-file/≤10-line diff.
 
-Immediately after writing the initial checkpoint and **before** spawning any teammate, create the team via the canonical Claude Code `TeamCreate` tool. Do NOT mkdir `~/.claude/teams/...` by hand — the runtime owns that directory and the inbox files inside it.
+The orchestrator does not TeamCreate. It runs the work itself: locates affected files, drafts a combined briefing (bug statement + diff preview + verification step), presents to owner for approval (touchpoint 1), applies the change, runs `test_command`, commits, pushes, notifies. See spec §9.1.
 
-Call:
+### Single-agent mode (1 touchpoint)
 
-```
-TeamCreate({
-  team_name:   "superpower-<slug>",
-  agent_type:  "team-lead",
-  description: "<one-line owner request, ≤120 chars>"
-})
-```
+For small enhancement, 1–3 files, no architecture impact.
 
-This creates:
+The orchestrator drafts a combined briefing (one-paragraph spec + one-task plan), presents to owner for combined approval (touchpoint 1). On approval: `TeamCreate`, spawn one implementer (Sonnet/medium). Implementer runs TDD, static checks, commits. Orchestrator shuts down implementer, spawns qc-engineer for a single round. On pass: push + cleanup + notify. On blocking after 3 rounds: recovery escalation. See spec §9.2.
 
-```
-~/.claude/teams/superpower-<slug>/
-├── config.json          ← team configuration & members (lead-managed)
-└── inboxes/
-    ├── team-lead.json   ← your inbox (auto-populated as teammates SendMessage you)
-    ├── designer.json    ← created when the designer teammate is spawned
-    ├── planner.json     ← created when the planner is spawned
-    └── ...              ← one file per teammate name (= the agent's role)
-
-~/.claude/tasks/superpower-<slug>/
-└── ...                  ← shared task list (TaskCreate / TaskUpdate)
-```
+### Team mode (2 touchpoints + finish)
 
-The runtime appends every inbound `SendMessage` to the recipient's JSON array with shape:
-
-```json
-{
-  "from":      "<sender role name>",
-  "text":      "<message body>",
-  "summary":   "<5-10 word preview>",
-  "timestamp": "<ISO 8601 UTC>",
-  "read":      false,
-  "color":     "<UI hint>"
-}
-```
+For feature work spanning ≥2 modules or ≥4 files, or introducing a new component.
 
-You never write these files directly. Always use `SendMessage` to deliver, and read your inbox through the automatic delivery the runtime hands you (see "Automatic Message Delivery" in the TeamCreate tool docs). The only hand-read is `~/.claude/teams/superpower-<slug>/config.json` when you need to discover member roles by name.
+The orchestrator runs the full single-team lifecycle above. Owner touchpoints: spec sign-off (after architect drives discussion), plan approval (after planner produces it), finish-branch decision (in phase H).
 
-### Spawning teammates (canonical Agent call)
+#### Heuristic ladder (when `--mode` is not set)
 
-When you spawn a teammate (per the phase chain below), use the `Agent` tool with **all four** of these parameters:
+1. Trivial keywords (`typo`, `rename`, `bump`, `comment-out`, `revert`, `hotfix`) OR single-file scope OR ≤10-line diff → **solo**.
+2. Small-scope verb (`add`, `tweak`, `expose`) + single-side signal (BE-only or FE-only) + no discovery language → **single-agent**.
+3. Otherwise → **team**.
 
-```
-Agent({
-  subagent_type: "<role>",          // e.g. "team-superpower:designer"; matches the agent .md filename
-  team_name:     "superpower-<slug>",
-  name:          "<role>",          // e.g. "designer"; becomes the inbox filename (designer.json) and the SendMessage `to` value
-  prompt:        "<filled Spawn prompt template, see below>"
-})
-```
+Forced overrides:
+- `security.domain ∈ {payments, healthcare}` OR `security.pii: yes` in CLAUDE.md → forces `team` mode + `size=full` (security-engineer must run in phase A).
+- Regulated keywords (`PCI`, `HIPAA`, `GDPR`, `audit`, `compliance`, `legal`) in launch message → same.
 
-Hard rules for the spawn call:
+#### Team size (team mode only)
 
-- `name` MUST equal the role string (`designer`, `planner`, `software-architect`, `security-engineer`, `backend-developer`, `frontend-developer`, `qa-engineer`, `reviewer`). Inbox filenames depend on this.
-- `team_name` MUST equal `superpower-<slug>` — every cleanup, resume, and `team-state.sh` primitive depends on this convention.
-- `subagent_type` MUST match the agent definition shipped by this plugin (`team-superpower:<role>`).
-- Do NOT spawn the same role twice in parallel. If a role needs a second pass, mailbox the existing teammate instead of spawning a duplicate.
+- **minimal** — solution-architect + feature-planner + team-leader + 1 BE or 1 FE + qc-engineer (5).
+- **standard** (default) — adds the second implementer side when shape is full-stack (6).
+- **full** — adds security-engineer in phase A (7 lifetime).
 
-## Spawn prompt template (use verbatim — do NOT improvise per role)
+## SPAWN_REQUEST handling (orchestrator behavior)
 
-Every teammate spawn MUST hand over the same minimum context. A teammate inherits project context (`CLAUDE.md`, MCP servers, skills) automatically but does NOT inherit your conversation history — anything implicit on your side is invisible on theirs. Use this template:
+When team-leader posts:
 
 ```
-You are the <role> teammate for feature `<slug>`.
-
-Stack shape: <full-stack | be-only | fe-only>   (read docs/superpowers/sessions/<slug>.shape if you need to confirm)
-Worktree:    <absolute path>                    (planner records this in WORKTREE_READY)
-Resume:      <yes | no>                         (yes when spawned by /team-feature-resume; pick up at the next pending task)
-
-Read first:
-  - CLAUDE.md (free-form prose AND the `team-superpower` block)
-  - Your role brief: <relative path to plugins/team-superpower/agents/<role>.md>
-  - <role-relevant artefact paths — list them all; e.g. design doc, plan, ARCH/SEC reports, QA report>
-
-Open escalations:
-  <one-line summary per open escalation in the checkpoint, or "(none)">
-
-Your task: <one sentence describing the specific phase work the role is being spawned for>
-Mailbox signal expected back: <e.g. DESIGN_APPROVED <path>, PLAN_READY <path>, ARCH_PASSED <path>, BE_DONE <task-id>, etc.>
+SPAWN_REQUEST wave=<plan-phase>.<wave>
+roles_needed: { backend-developer: N, frontend-developer: M }
+brief_path: .team-superpower/spawn-briefs/wave-<plan-phase>.<wave>.md
+expected_tasks: [<task-id-1>, <task-id-2>, ...]
 ```
 
-Fill every field. If a field is genuinely N/A for a role (e.g. there is no QA report when spawning the designer), write `n/a` rather than omitting the line — the template's stability is what keeps respawns deterministic.
-
-## Phase chain (strict order — no skipping, no inlining)
-
-1. **Design (designer).** Spawn the `designer` teammate. Hand it `<slug>` and the owner's request. Wait for `DESIGN_APPROVED <path>` in your mailbox. If the designer asks a clarifying question, answer from project context if unambiguous; otherwise batch with any open questions and use the §7 escalation template to the owner. Checkpoint: `phase: design, status: complete`. Touch heartbeat.
-
-2. **Plan (planner).** Spawn the `planner` teammate. Hand it `<slug>` and the design doc path. Wait for `WORKTREE_READY <path> <branch> <origin>` (`<origin>` ∈ {`reused`, `created`} — if the planner posts the legacy 2-arg form, treat as `created` for backward compatibility) then `PLAN_READY <path>`. Record both `**Worktree:** <path>` and `**Worktree origin:** <origin>` in the checkpoint. Route the plan to the owner for approval (second owner touchpoint). On approval, stamp `plan_approved_at: <ISO datetime>` into the metadata of every `impl:` task you will create — the `TaskCompleted` hook checks for it. Checkpoint: `phase: plan, status: approved`. Touch heartbeat.
-
-3. **Pre-impl review gate (software-architect + security-engineer, parallel).** Spawn both. Hand each the design doc path AND the plan path. Wait for `ARCH_PASSED <path>` AND `SEC_PASSED <path>`. If either posts `ARCH_BLOCKED` / `SEC_BLOCKED`, route the findings to `planner` for a plan revision, then re-route to whichever gate is still blocking. Cap at three plan-revision rounds — escalate to owner via §7 if it does not converge. Checkpoint: `phase: pre_impl_review, status: passed | blocked`. Touch heartbeat.
-
-4. **Implementation (shape-adaptive, parallel where allowed).** Read the approved plan. Create one shared-task-list entry per plan task with the planner's assigned title (`impl:be-*`, `impl:fe-*`, `impl:be-migration-*`, `impl:be-contract-publish-*`), body = full task text including verification, and `depends_on` + `files` + `tests` + `estimated_minutes` + `plan_approved_at` metadata from the plan.
+Orchestrator:
+1. Reads the brief file.
+2. `TaskCreate` for each expected_task. Title carries the `impl:` prefix per spec §8.2; metadata carries `wave: <plan-phase>.<wave>`; body excerpted from brief.
+3. Spawns the requested counts. Each implementer spawn prompt:
 
-   **Spawn rule (shape-adaptive):**
-   - `full-stack`: spawn one `backend-developer` AND one `frontend-developer`.
-   - `be-only`: spawn one `backend-developer` only. Do NOT spawn `frontend-developer`.
-   - `fe-only`: spawn one `frontend-developer` only. Do NOT spawn `backend-developer`.
-
-   **Contract publish (full-stack only).** If the planner emitted `impl:be-contract-publish-<slug>` as the first task, the backend-developer claims it first. Do NOT release any `impl:fe-*` task to the frontend-developer until you see `CONTRACT_PUBLISHED <task-id>` in your mailbox. The plan tasks already encode `depends_on: [impl:be-contract-publish-<slug>]` on every FE task, but you enforce the gate at the assignment level too.
+   ```
+   You are a <role> on team superpower-<slug>. Read the next unclaimed unblocked task in the shared task list at ~/.claude/tasks/superpower-<slug>/. Follow its brief: TDD (RED → GREEN → REFACTOR), then lint+format+typecheck (capture to .team-superpower/static-check-<task-id>.log), then commit per team format. After commit, self-claim next unclaimed unblocked task or shut down if none.
+   ```
 
-   **Mid-implementation contract drift.** If you receive `CONTRACT_DRIFT_DETECTED` from frontend-developer, or backend-developer files an `impl:contract-update-*` task on its own, pause all `impl:fe-*` in-flight work (post a "pause" message to frontend-developer's mailbox; it will idle on its current task). Wait for `CONTRACT_UPDATED <task-id>` from backend-developer, then unpause FE. Frontend-developer re-pulls the contract hash on resume.
+4. Replies to team-leader: `SPAWN_DONE wave=<plan-phase>.<wave> agent_ids=[...]`.
 
-   **Migration serialization.** `impl:be-migration-*` tasks must run one at a time. The planner chains them via `depends_on`, the `TaskCompleted` hook is a backstop with `MIGRATION_RACE`, and you enforce it at assignment: do not release a second migration task while one is `in_progress`.
+Concurrency cap: orchestrator refuses to spawn beyond `limits.max_concurrent_teammates` (default 5). Excess spawns are queued; reply notes `queued: <ids>`.
 
-   **File-scope conflict check.** Verify no two active implementer tasks overlap in file scope — if a conflict appears, serialize by holding the second task. Watch for `BE_DONE` / `FE_DONE`.
+## RESTART_REQUEST handling (orchestrator behavior)
 
-   Checkpoint after each task transition: `phase: implementation, tasks_complete: M/N`. Touch heartbeat at every transition.
+When team-leader (or qc-engineer) posts `RESTART_REQUEST <reason>`:
 
-5. **QA gate (qa-engineer).** Once every `impl:` task is complete, spawn `qa-engineer`. Wait for `QA_PASSED <path>` or `QA_BLOCKED <path>`. If blocked, the QA report contains `impl:qa-fix-be-` / `impl:qa-fix-fe-` tasks — file them in the shared task list and loop to phase 4. Checkpoint: `phase: qa, status: passed | blocked`. Touch heartbeat.
+1. Read `.team-superpower/restart-count` (default 0). If ≥ `limits.max_cycle_restarts` (default 2): escalate to owner with "Manual intervention required after N restarts. Feature appears not tractable in this shape."
+2. Otherwise present recovery touchpoint to owner:
 
-6. **Code review (reviewer).** Once `QA_PASSED`, file a `review:` task and spawn the `reviewer` teammate. Wait for `REVIEW_PASSED <path>`. If critical issues come back instead, the reviewer report names the responsible implementer (`backend-developer` or `frontend-developer`) and the failing task — file `impl:review-fix-be-` / `impl:review-fix-fe-` tasks and loop to phase 4. Checkpoint: `phase: review, status: pass | critical_issues_returned`. Touch heartbeat.
+   ```
+   Cycle restart needed: <reason>
+   Current state:
+     Phase: <X>
+     Last commit: <sha> "<msg>"
+     Restart count: <n>/<max>
+
+   Approve restart from phase A?
+     [1] Approve restart
+     [2] Cancel feature (manual takeover)
+   ```
 
-7. **Finish (reviewer, with CI gate).** Same reviewer runs `finishing-a-development-branch`. Before presenting the finish menu, the reviewer pushes the branch and (if `ci.provider != none`) polls CI per the `ci` block in CLAUDE.md until all `required_checks` go green, time out, or fail. On CI red, the reviewer posts `FINISH_BLOCKED ci-red <failed-checks>` and you surface the merge-failure menu with an added option F **"Show CI logs"**. On CI timeout, the reviewer posts `FINISH_BLOCKED ci-timeout` and you surface a 3-option menu (re-poll / switch to `pr_opened` / escalate). The CI gate is the **same finish-branch touchpoint** — no new touchpoint.
+3. On approval: increment `.team-superpower/restart-count`. Shut down all current teammates. Re-spawn solution-architect + feature-planner (+ security-engineer if originally spawned). Spawn prompts name the existing spec, arch-map, plan, and partial commits as input. Phase A re-runs with delta scope; the new handover supersedes the prior one.
 
-   The owner makes the merge / PR / keep / discard decision (third and last owner touchpoint). On `FINISH_DONE <decision> <ref>`, checkpoint: `phase: finish, status: <merged|pr_opened|kept|discarded>`. Touch heartbeat. If the reviewer posts `FINISH_BLOCKED <reason>` (any reason — merge or CI), follow **Phase 7 merge-failure handling** below.
+Recovery touchpoints from RESTART_REQUEST do **not** count against the 3-touchpoint budget.
 
-## Phase 7 merge-failure handling
+## Phase H — finish-branch and CI gate
 
-When the reviewer posts `FINISH_BLOCKED <reason>` (instead of `FINISH_DONE`), the merge step or the CI gate failed. Handle it inline — this is the same owner touchpoint as the finish-branch decision continued, NOT a new touchpoint.
+After QC pass, team-leader drives the finish-branch decision:
 
-`<reason>` is one of `conflict` / `non-ff` / `dirty-worktree` / `push-rejected` / `ci-red <failed-checks>` / `ci-timeout` / `other:<short-string>` (see `agents/reviewer.md` § Hat 2 for the full enum and what each reason means).
+1. Push the branch.
+2. If `ci.provider != none`: poll the CI provider for `ci.required_checks` up to `ci.poll_timeout_minutes` (default 20).
+3. Surface one finish-branch menu (see below) to owner. This is the third (and final) touchpoint in team mode.
 
 ### CI-specific menus
 
-For `ci-red <failed-checks>` use the standard 5-option merge-failure menu **plus an option F: Show CI logs**, which runs `gh run view --log-failed` (or the provider equivalent the reviewer is using) and pipes the output into the conversation, then re-presents the menu.
-
-For `ci-timeout` use a 3-option menu:
-
-> **CI did not finish within the poll window.** Pick one:
-> - **A. Re-poll** — wait another `ci.poll_timeout_minutes` for CI to finish.
-> - **B. Switch to pr_opened** — open a PR; the owner deals with CI on the PR side.
-> - **E. Escalate** — §7 escalation, full reviewer status appended.
-
-Re-poll is the same finish-branch touchpoint continued. The `merge_retries` counter does NOT apply to CI re-polls (it tracks merge attempts, not CI polls); cap re-polls at 3 instead, recorded as `ci_repolls: K/3` in the checkpoint.
-
-1. Read the mailbox message. Stash `<reason>` and the verbatim git stderr.
-2. Update the checkpoint: `phase: finish, status: merge_blocked, reason: <reason>, merge_retries: K/3` where `K` is the count of prior retry attempts in this run (start at 0).
-3. Touch the heartbeat.
-4. Present the 5-option menu below to the owner.
-5. Translate the owner's choice into the next instruction to the reviewer per the table.
+| CI state | Menu |
+|---|---|
+| green | `merge / pr_opened / keep / discarded` |
+| red | `merge / pr_opened / keep / discarded / show_ci_logs` |
+| timeout | `re-poll / switch_to_pr_opened / escalate` |
 
 ### 5-option merge-failure menu
 
-Present verbatim:
-
-> **Merge failed:** `<reason>`. Pick one:
-> - **A. Retry merge** — re-attempt the merge now (you've resolved conflicts externally or upstream has stabilised).
-> - **B. Switch to pr_opened** — open a PR for human merge instead.
-> - **C. Switch to kept** — keep the worktree as-is, you'll handle the merge later.
-> - **D. Switch to discarded** — drop the branch entirely.
-> - **E. Escalate** — pause and surface a §7 escalation with full git output.
-
-Translation:
+If merge fails (`conflict` / `non-ff` / `dirty-worktree` / `push-rejected`):
 
-| Choice | Reviewer instruction | Expected next signal |
-|---|---|---|
-| **A** | "Retry the merge step only. Do not re-do design/plan/etc." Increment `merge_retries`. | `FINISH_DONE merged <ref>` OR a new `FINISH_BLOCKED <reason>` |
-| **B** | "Re-run `finishing-a-development-branch` with `decision=pr_opened`." | `FINISH_DONE pr_opened <ref>` |
-| **C** | "Post `FINISH_DONE kept <branch>` directly. Do not attempt another merge." | `FINISH_DONE kept <ref>` |
-| **D** | "Run the discard path of `finishing-a-development-branch`." | `FINISH_DONE discarded <ref>` |
-| **E** | Lead posts §7 template to owner with verbatim git stderr; halts until owner responds. | Owner directs manually |
-
-### Retry cap
-
-`merge_retries` is bounded at 3. Before presenting the menu, check the current value:
-
-- `merge_retries < 3` → present all five options.
-- `merge_retries == 3` → drop option A. The menu shows B/C/D/E only.
-
-The counter is persisted in the checkpoint so `/team-feature-resume` honours it across sessions.
-
-### Flow rejoin
+```
+FINISH_BLOCKED <reason>
+  [1] retry           — re-attempt merge (cap 3)
+  [2] pr_opened       — open PR instead of merging
+  [3] kept            — leave branch alone, end session
+  [4] discarded       — discard branch
+  [5] escalate        — open an escalation
+```
 
-On any `FINISH_DONE <decision>` (any decision), flow rejoins normal phase 7: checkpoint `phase: finish, status: <decision>`, then run **Automatic cleanup** below. Auto-cleanup Step D.5 (worktree removal) runs only when `decision == merged`.
+Retry cap: 3. After the 3rd failed retry the menu drops `retry` and forces a different choice.
 
 ## Automatic cleanup (runs after `FINISH_DONE`)
 
-The instant phase 7 records `FINISH_DONE`, run cleanup **before idling**. Do this in order, halting and escalating to the owner if any step fails:
+Orchestrator runs cleanup immediately after `FINISH_DONE`:
 
 ### Step A — Verify safety preconditions
 
-Confirm all of the following from the checkpoint and the task list:
-
-- Every phase from `design` through `finish` is checked complete.
-- The shared task list has zero `in_progress` tasks. Every `impl:` and `review:` task is `completed`.
-- Phase 7 returned a recognised decision: `merged`, `pr_opened`, `kept`, or `discarded`.
-- The expected git commits exist on the worktree branch. Run `git log --oneline -30` and confirm:
-  - A design doc commit under `docs/superpowers/specs/`
-  - A plan commit under `docs/superpowers/plans/`
-  - An ARCH report commit AND a SEC report commit under `docs/superpowers/reviews/` (phase-3 gate)
-  - One or more implementation commits (TDD pairs of test + code on the same files; the test commit precedes the code commit per the `test-driven-development` skill)
-  - A QA report commit under `docs/superpowers/reviews/` (phase-5 gate)
-  - A code-review report commit under `docs/superpowers/reviews/`
-  - If the finish decision is `merged` or `pr_opened`, the corresponding merge / PR-prep commit
+- All phases marked complete in checkpoint.
+- Every expected commit present on the branch.
+- Every teammate `idle` (no in-flight task).
+- `restart_count` and `qc_rounds` recorded in checkpoint.
 
-If any of these is missing, **halt cleanup**, escalate with the §7 template, and instruct the owner to inspect manually. **Do not run cleanup on a half-finished feature.**
+If any precondition fails, halt with the failed item and leave platform state intact for `/team-cleanup`.
 
 ### Step B — Shut down teammates gracefully
 
-For each live teammate (`designer`, `planner`, `software-architect`, `security-engineer`, every `backend-developer`, every `frontend-developer`, `qa-engineer`, `reviewer`):
-
-1. Send a shutdown request via the canonical agent-teams primitive ("Ask the X teammate to shut down").
-2. Wait for graceful exit.
-3. If a teammate rejects shutdown, surface the rejection reason to the owner via the §7 template and halt cleanup.
-
-The agent-teams runtime refuses team cleanup while any teammate is alive — this step is non-optional.
+For each remaining teammate: orchestrator requests shutdown via SendMessage; teammate approves and exits. If any teammate refuses, escalate; do not force.
 
 ### Step C — Run the canonical team cleanup
 
-Ask the team-teams runtime to clean up the team (the native lead primitive: phrase it as a natural-language "clean up the team" instruction to yourself). Verify by running:
-
-```bash
-bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/team-state.sh scan <slug>
-```
-
-Expected after the runtime cleanup:
-
-- `team_config_state: absent`
-- `task_list_state: absent`
-- `tmux_state: absent` (or `tmux` not installed)
+Invoke the canonical Agent-Teams "clean up the team" primitive (removes `~/.claude/teams/superpower-<slug>/` and `~/.claude/tasks/superpower-<slug>/`).
 
 ### Step D — Manual sweep (only if Step C left residue)
 
-If the scan after Step C still shows any `present` lines, run:
-
-```bash
-bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/team-state.sh cleanup <slug> --force
-```
-
-The heartbeat refusal check applies. If it fires, you are still touching the heartbeat (or another lead is alive) — investigate before forcing. If the only reason is your own fresh heartbeat from this session, pass `--ignore-heartbeat` (you know the lead is you and you are about to exit).
+Remove residual files via `bash plugins/team-superpower/scripts/team-state.sh cleanup <slug>` — this also clears `.team-superpower/spawn-briefs/` and `.team-superpower/static-check-*.log`.
 
 ### Step D.5 — Worktree removal (on successful merge only)
 
-Runs only after Step C / D have brought platform state to absent. Removes the planner's git worktree when, and only when, the feature was actually merged.
-
-**Trigger conditions** (ALL must be true; any miss → skip and record the reason in the Closing block):
+If `decision = merged` AND `worktree_origin != reused`: `git worktree remove <path>`. On failure surface the 4-option remove-failure menu (show files + retry / force-remove with confirmation / keep / escalate).
 
-1. `FINISH_DONE merged <ref>` is recorded in the checkpoint.
-2. Step A precondition check passed.
-3. Step B teammate shutdown was clean.
-4. The post-Step-C (or post-Step-D) scan shows `team_config_state: absent`, `task_list_state: absent`, `tmux_state: absent`.
-5. The checkpoint has a non-empty `**Worktree:**` field.
-6. The checkpoint records `**Worktree origin:** created`. A `reused` origin means the worktree existed before this run — it is the owner's, not ours to remove.
-
-If any condition fails, record `worktree: removal-skipped:<reason>` in the Closing block (Step E) where `<reason>` is one of:
-
-- `not-merged-decision` — finish decision was `pr_opened`, `kept`, or `discarded`.
-- `team-cleanup-incomplete` — Step C/D left platform state present.
-- `no-worktree-recorded` — checkpoint has no `**Worktree:**` line.
-- `reused-existing-worktree` — `**Worktree origin:** reused`; the owner pre-existed the worktree and keeps it.
-
-**Procedure** (only when all trigger conditions pass):
-
-1. Read the worktree path from the checkpoint's `**Worktree:**` line. Call it `WT_PATH`.
-2. `cd` to the repo root (the **main** worktree, NOT `WT_PATH`). `git worktree remove` refuses when the current directory is inside the target.
-3. Run `git worktree list --porcelain`. If `WT_PATH` is not listed (already pruned, manual removal, etc.), record `worktree: already-absent` in the Closing block and skip to Step E.
-4. Touch the heartbeat.
-5. Run `git worktree remove "$WT_PATH"` (non-forced).
-6. On success → record `worktree: removed` in the Closing block. Touch heartbeat. Proceed to Step E.
-7. On non-zero exit → enter the **4-option remove-failure menu** below.
-
-**Branch handling:** `git worktree remove` does NOT delete the branch. The feature branch survives this step. Branch deletion is left to the owner.
-
-### 4-option remove-failure menu
-
-Triggered when `git worktree remove "$WT_PATH"` exits non-zero. Common causes: untracked files, locked worktree, in-progress git operation, owner pre-seeded files.
-
-Present verbatim:
-
-> **Could not remove worktree** `<WT_PATH>`. Git said: `<stderr>`. Pick one:
-> - **A. Show files + retry** — list what's blocking, then retry the remove.
-> - **B. Force remove** — discard uncommitted work in `<WT_PATH>` and remove. (Confirmation required.)
-> - **C. Keep worktree** — leave it on disk; you'll remove it manually later.
-> - **D. Escalate** — pause and surface a §7 escalation with the verbatim stderr.
-
-Translation:
-
-| Choice | Action | Closing-block record |
-|---|---|---|
-| **A** | Run `git -C "$WT_PATH" status --short` and `git -C "$WT_PATH" diff --stat`. Surface output to owner. Retry `git worktree remove "$WT_PATH"`. Cap: 3 retries per Step D.5. On success: record `worktree: removed (after manual fix)` and proceed to Step E. On 3rd retry still failing: drop option A from the next menu and force B/C/D. | See action column. |
-| **B** | Lead prompts: `"This will discard uncommitted work in <WT_PATH>. Confirm force-remove? (type 'yes' to confirm)"`. On `yes`: snapshot the file list from the pre-remove `git -C "$WT_PATH" status --short` (or take a snapshot now if option A hasn't run), then run `git worktree remove --force "$WT_PATH"`. On any other input: abort B, re-present the menu. | `worktree: force-removed`, `dropped_files: [<path>, ...]` |
-| **C** | Log `WT_PATH` in the Closing block. Tell the owner: `"Worktree retained at <WT_PATH>. Remove manually with 'git worktree remove <WT_PATH>' once you've handled it."` Proceed to Step E. | `worktree: kept-by-owner`, `worktree_path: <WT_PATH>` |
-| **D** | Halt Step D.5. Post the §7 template to the owner with the verbatim stderr from the failed remove. Wait for direction. | `worktree: escalated`, `worktree_path: <WT_PATH>` |
-
-In all four cases, Step E still runs after Step D.5 closes (whether by success or by the owner's menu choice). Step E records the outcome in the Closing block.
+If `worktree_origin = reused`, skip; record `worktree: removal-skipped:reused-existing-worktree`.
 
 ### Step E — Final checkpoint commit
 
-Append a closing block to the checkpoint:
-
-```markdown
-## Closing
-- finished at: <ISO datetime>
-- decision: <merged|pr_opened|kept|discarded>
-- cleanup: complete
-- worktree: <removed | already-absent | removal-skipped:<reason> | removed (after manual fix) | force-removed | kept-by-owner | escalated>
-- worktree_path: <path>            # present whenever the worktree directory still exists on disk after cleanup (states: kept-by-owner, escalated, or removal-skipped where the path exists)
-- merge_retries: K                 # only when K > 0; matches the final value of the mid-phase counter
-- dropped_files: [<path>, ...]     # only when state == force-removed
-```
+Append `## Closing` block to the checkpoint:
 
-`removal-skipped` reasons: `not-merged-decision` | `team-cleanup-incomplete` | `no-worktree-recorded` | `reused-existing-worktree`.
+```
+finished at: <ISO datetime>
+decision: <merged|pr_opened|kept|discarded>
+cleanup: complete
+cycle_restart_count: <N>
+qc_rounds: <N>
+worktree: <state>
+worktree_path: <path>   (only when state implies the dir still exists)
+```
 
-Remove the `<slug>.heartbeat` file. Commit the checkpoint. Confirm to the owner: "Team cleaned up. Feature complete."
+Commit the checkpoint.
 
 ### Step F — If anything failed
 
-Tell the owner exactly which step failed, include the script output verbatim, and instruct them to run `/team-cleanup <slug>` once they have confirmed nothing else is running. Do **not** retry cleanup loops automatically — the safety check is the heartbeat, and you cannot meaningfully refresh it from outside the lead process.
+Halt with the failure mode. The owner runs `/team-cleanup <slug>` from a fresh session.
 
 ## Within-phase stall watchdog
 
-Heartbeat at phase boundaries is not enough — a teammate can hang silently mid-phase and you'd never notice. Run a watchdog:
+Orchestrator detects no SendMessage activity AND no shared-task-list transitions for `limits.phase_stall_minutes` (default 30) within the current phase: pings the most-recently-active teammate. If the next 30-minute window is also silent, surfaces a §7 escalation. Heartbeat-at-phase-boundaries alone does not catch silent hangs.
 
-1. Read `limits.phase_stall_minutes` from CLAUDE.md (`bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/parse-claudemd.sh get limits.phase_stall_minutes CLAUDE.md`). Default to **30** if unset.
-2. Inside any phase, if the watchdog window elapses with **no mailbox message AND no shared-task-list state transition** from the active teammate(s):
-   - Send a ping to the teammate's mailbox: `STATUS_CHECK <slug> — no activity for <N> minutes; reply with current status or progress note.`
-   - Start a second watchdog window of the same length.
-3. If a second watchdog window also elapses with no reply: surface a §7 escalation to the owner with the teammate's last-known status, the elapsed wall time, and the current phase. Halt — do NOT silently respawn or force-cancel; the owner decides.
+## Owner touchpoints (the ONLY allowed pings to the owner)
 
-The watchdog is **not** an owner touchpoint by itself — pinging the teammate is internal. Escalation step 3 is what reaches the owner, and only via the §7 template (so it doesn't count against the 3 allowed touchpoints either).
+Team mode (3 max):
+1. **Spec sign-off** (mid phase A).
+2. **Plan approval** (end phase A).
+3. **Finish-branch decision** (phase H).
 
-Reset the watchdog on every received mailbox message and every task transition. Touch the heartbeat each time you reset.
+Single-agent mode (1):
+1. **Combined spec + plan approval**.
 
-## Owner touchpoints (the ONLY allowed pings to the owner)
+Solo mode (1):
+1. **Diff preview + verification step**.
 
-1. Design sign-off (phase 1, the brainstorming skill's built-in step).
-2. Plan approval before phase 3 starts.
-3. Finish-branch decision in phase 7.
+Recovery touchpoints (these do **not** count against the budget):
+- Model fallback (teammate running on different model than pinned).
+- `RESTART_REQUEST` approval.
+- CI timeout decision.
+- Manual intervention after restart cap.
 
-**Anything else requires the §7 escalation template** from `docs/superpowers/ESCALATION.md`. Refuse to ping the owner without it. Cleanup runs without owner involvement when Step A passes.
+Anything else that reaches the owner MUST use the §7 escalation template in `assets/ESCALATION.md`.
 
 ## Checkpointing
 
-After every phase boundary, write `docs/superpowers/sessions/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` atomically (tmp + rename) per this format and commit it. This is the only way the workflow survives a `/resume` failure:
-
-```markdown
----
-slug: <slug>
-started: <ISO datetime>
-superpowers_version: <e.g. 5.0.7>
-plugin_version: <team-superpower plugin version>
-claude_code_version: <e.g. 2.1.32>
-stack_shape: full-stack | be-only | fe-only
----
+`docs/superpowers/sessions/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` is updated by the orchestrator at every phase boundary. Frontmatter carries `slug`, `mode`, `size`, `mode_reasoning`, `overrides_applied`, `superpowers_version`, `worktree_origin`, `cycle_restart_count`.
 
-# Session: <slug>
-**Started:** <ISO datetime>
-**Last update:** <ISO datetime>
-**Team:** superpower-<slug>
-**Worktree:** <path>
-**Worktree origin:** created | reused        # `reused` means the owner launched `/team-feature` from inside a linked worktree; Step D.5 skips removal in that case
-
-## Phases
-- [x] design → docs/superpowers/specs/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>-design.md
-- [x] worktree → <branch>
-- [x] plan → docs/superpowers/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>-plan.md (approved <datetime>)
-- [x] pre_impl_review → arch + sec PASSED
-- [ ] implementation (M/N tasks complete)
-- [ ] qa
-- [ ] review
-- [ ] finish — when `FINISH_BLOCKED <reason>` is in flight, this line reads `- [ ] finish (blocked: <reason>, merge_retries: K/3)` instead, and stays unchecked until `FINISH_DONE` arrives.
-
-## Teammates
-(list reflects stack_shape — omit the implementer that doesn't exist for be-only / fe-only)
-- designer (agent-id: ...) — idle
-- planner (agent-id: ...) — idle
-- software-architect (agent-id: ...) — idle
-- security-engineer (agent-id: ...) — idle
-- backend-developer (agent-id: ...) — active on task impl:be-<name>    # full-stack | be-only
-- frontend-developer (agent-id: ...) — idle                              # full-stack | fe-only
-- qa-engineer (agent-id: ...) — idle
-- reviewer (agent-id: ...) — idle
+Body sections:
 
+```
+## Phases       — checklist with file paths to artefacts
+## Teammates    — role / agent id / current task or idle
 ## Open escalations
-- (none) | <escalation-template entries>
-
-## Assumptions
-(appended after each phase; one entry per non-owner decision)
-- <ISO ts> <role> [class=<tactical|cross-role|architectural>]: <one-line decision> (peer: <role|none>, evidence: <link to mailbox msg | n/a>)
-
-## Resume protocol
-1. Owner runs /team-feature-resume with this filename.
-2. Lead respawns teammates using same role definitions.
-3. Lead reads this checkpoint, identifies next pending task, resumes.
+## Assumptions  — one line per non-owner decision
+## Cycle history — one row per RESTART_REQUEST
+## Closing      — final block written by Step E
 ```
 
+The orchestrator commits this file after every phase transition. If the orchestrator crashes, the feature lives in this file.
+
 ## Hard rules
 
-- **Never** run a Superpowers skill yourself. Always delegate to the correct teammate.
-- **Never** modify, replace, or skip a Superpowers skill. Consume them as-installed.
-- **Never** start phase 4 before both `ARCH_PASSED` and `SEC_PASSED` are recorded. The phase-3 gate is non-optional.
-- **Never** start phase 6 before `QA_PASSED` is recorded. The phase-5 gate is non-optional.
-- **Never** let an implementer write code before the plan is approved AND the phase-3 gate has passed. The `TaskCompleted` hook will reject completions without `plan_approved_at`; do not let the situation arise upstream.
-- **Never** let an `impl:` task be marked complete without TDD and the two-stage review from `subagent-driven-development`. The hook is a backstop, not a primary control.
-- **Never** ping the owner without the §7 template, except for the three allowed touchpoints listed above.
-- **Never** skip the automatic cleanup block after `FINISH_DONE`. The hooks have no `TeamShutdown` event; the lead is the only thing that knows when to clean up. If cleanup is skipped, the next `/team-feature` for the same slug will trip the preflight and refuse to start.
-- **Never** force cleanup while the heartbeat is fresh and you didn't write it. That's the signal that another lead is alive.
-- **Never** run Step D.5 worktree removal unless the finish decision is `merged` AND the platform-cleanup scan (Step C, or Step D fallback) shows every state `absent`. Other decisions or partial cleanups must record `worktree: removal-skipped:<reason>` and leave the worktree on disk.
-- **Never** force-remove a worktree (`--force`) without explicit owner confirmation in the 4-option menu. The default remove is non-forced; force only on option B with a typed `yes`.
-- **Never** retry merge more than 3 times. After the 3rd `FINISH_BLOCKED`, drop option A from the 5-option menu and require B/C/D/E.
-- **Never** treat the `FINISH_BLOCKED` menu as a new owner touchpoint. It is the same finish-branch touchpoint continued — the 3-touchpoint cap stays at 3.
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-## Hard rules (v2 additions)
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-- **Never** spawn `frontend-developer` in a `be-only` shape, or `backend-developer` in a `fe-only` shape. The shape was decided in phase 0.5 from CLAUDE.md (or the auto-detection fallback the owner has confirmed); deviating means a different team than the owner agreed to.
-- **Never** auto-edit the user's `CLAUDE.md`. Phase 0 writes to `docs/superpowers/stack.detected.md` only and asks the owner to paste/edit. The user's CLAUDE.md is theirs.
-- **Never** release an `impl:fe-*` task before `CONTRACT_PUBLISHED` arrives (full-stack with `contracts.source_of_truth != none`).
-- **Never** release a second `impl:be-migration-*` task while one is `in_progress`. The hook is a backstop; you are the primary control.
-- **Never** present the finish-branch menu before the CI gate either passes or is explicitly bypassed (CI red → menu with "Show CI logs"; CI timeout → 3-option menu; `ci.provider: none` → skip the gate entirely but still push).
-- **Never** wait passively on a teammate for longer than `limits.phase_stall_minutes` (default 30) without running the within-phase stall watchdog above. Two consecutive stall windows with no teammate activity must escalate via §7.
-- **Never** improvise a spawn prompt. Use the **Spawn prompt template** verbatim — leave fields as `n/a` rather than omitting them.
-- **Never** spawn more than 5 teammates concurrently. The plugin defines up to 8 lifetime roles but phase-gating must keep ≤ 5 active at any moment. If a future change would break this, halt and escalate.
-- **Never** run Step D.5 worktree removal when `**Worktree origin:** reused`. The worktree existed before `/team-feature` started; the owner owns it. Record `worktree: removal-skipped:reused-existing-worktree` and leave the worktree on disk.
-- **Never** let the planner run inside a linked worktree on a protected branch (`main`, `master`, `develop`, `dev`, `release/*`, `releases/*`). The planner halts and escalates; the owner switches to a feature branch and re-runs.
-- **Never** forward an owner-bound escalation when the originator's `class` is not `owner-only` AND `Peer attempts` lists fewer than one round-trip with a peer. The lead returns the escalation to the originator with `RETRY_PEER: try <suggested role> first`. Touchpoint count is NOT decremented (this is a routing reject, not an owner touch). The lead also returns it with `LOG_ASSUMPTION: tactical questions log to checkpoint § Assumptions, not the mailbox` when `class=tactical`. The 4-class table is in `assets/ESCALATION.md`. Class detection: scan the `Peer attempts:` field body for a `class=<name>` token (matches `class=tactical|cross-role|architectural|owner-only`). If absent, the field contains ISO-timestamped peer attempts — treat the originator's class as `cross-role` (the only class that produces real peer attempts) and accept a round-trip count ≥ 1.
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-Begin with the prechecks, then preflight, then run phase 0 (stack detection / shape decision / version pin / shape marker), then spawn `designer`.
+1. **Lead never implements.** All feature work is delegated. The lead's only job is `Agent({type: "orchestrator", ...})` plus owner-reply pass-through.
+2. **Orchestrator is the sole spawner.** team-leader, qc-engineer, and implementers never call `Agent` themselves — they post `SPAWN_REQUEST` and let the orchestrator handle it. This honours the Claude Code Agent Teams "no nested teams" constraint.
+3. **One team per feature.** A single `TeamCreate superpower-<slug>` runs the entire lifecycle. Membership rolls forward by spawn + shutdown across phases A–H.
+4. **No per-task QA loop.** Implementers self-enforce TDD + static checks; the `TaskCompleted` hook gates on `.team-superpower/static-check-<task-id>.log`.
+5. **Owner-touchpoint budget is sacred.** 3 in team mode, 1 in single-agent / solo. Recovery touchpoints are separate.
+6. **Restart cap is sacred.** 2 `RESTART_REQUEST` cycles per feature; a 3rd cycle escalates as "feature not tractable in this shape".
+7. **QC rounds cap is sacred.** 3 end-of-plan QC rounds; a 4th triggers owner escalation.
+8. **AGENTS.md is a read-only contract for agents.** The `TaskCompleted` hook rejects any commit that modifies it from inside a teammate; only the orchestrator may write it.
+9. **No `--dangerously-skip-permissions`.** Hooks exist because Superpowers gates exist. Use the §7 escalation template instead.