@garygentry/feature-forge 0.3.5 → 0.3.7

package/adapters/pi/scripts/forge_session/topology.py

@@ -0,0 +1,443 @@
+"""Dependency graph & blocked-item clustering — the ``backlog-topology`` verb.
+
+Pure, stdlib-only flat functions over the loop runner's item array (the
+``listCommand`` JSON the caller already holds) — same precedent as
+rank-features/reconcile-branch, no class. Nothing here reads backlog.json off
+disk: single data source, so every derived claim cites the runner's
+authoritative counts. All ordering flows through ``_id_key``, never dict/hash
+iteration, which is what makes the output deterministic and testable.
+
+Extracted from the ``forge-session.py`` monolith (#279); imports the shared
+``UsageError`` from :mod:`forge_session._common`, never from the shim.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import math
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Final
+
+from forge_session._common import UsageError
+
+#: Token-set Jaccard edge threshold for ``cluster_blocked``: two blocked items whose
+#: normalized blockedReason token sets score >= this join one systemic-cause cluster
+#: candidate. Calibrated against a real one-cause-three-phrasings incident — the
+#: binding pair clears 0.5 by only ~0.028, and tests/test_decision_clustering.py
+#: vendors those strings verbatim so a threshold change that would re-split the
+#: incident is caught. Under-clustering is the deliberately chosen failure direction:
+#: the agent holds merge authority, so the scripted floor must never over-merge.
+CLUSTER_JACCARD_THRESHOLD: Final[float] = 0.5
+#: Advisory topology warn triggers for ``compute_topology`` — a single root whose
+#: gated subtree is >= ceil(ratio * itemCount) items trips "single-root-fanout";
+#: a dependsOn chain of >= ceil(ratio * itemCount) nodes trips "chain-depth".
+#: math.ceil keeps the ratios the single source of the thresholds even if a
+#: future ratio is non-half. Advisory only: no consumer blocks on them.
+TOPOLOGY_FANOUT_WARN_RATIO: Final[float] = 0.5
+TOPOLOGY_DEPTH_WARN_RATIO: Final[float] = 0.5
+
+
+def _id_key(item_id: object) -> tuple[int, object]:
+    """Deterministic sort key for backlog ids.
+
+    All-digit ids sort numerically ("2" before "10"); everything else sorts
+    lexically, after the numeric block. Used everywhere an ordering must not
+    depend on dict/hash iteration.
+
+    Args:
+        item_id: A backlog item id (usually ``str``; coerced defensively).
+
+    Returns:
+        A ``(bucket, value)`` tuple that is a total order across mixed id shapes.
+    """
+    s = str(item_id)
+    return (0, int(s)) if s.isdigit() else (1, s)
+
+
+def _build_dep_index(
+    items: list[dict],
+) -> tuple[dict[str, dict], dict[str, list[str]], dict[str, list[str]]]:
+    """Build the in-backlog dependency adjacency from ``dependsOn`` edges.
+
+    Edges pointing at ids **not present** in this backlog are dropped (an item
+    whose only ``dependsOn`` targets are external is therefore a root).
+
+    Args:
+        items: The runner's item array (each a dict with at least ``id``; optional
+            ``dependsOn``, ``status``, ``blockedReason``).
+
+    Returns:
+        ``(by_id, deps, dependents)`` where ``by_id`` maps id → item, ``deps`` maps
+        id → the ids it depends on (in-backlog only), and ``dependents`` maps id →
+        the ids that directly depend on it.
+    """
+    by_id = {str(it["id"]): it for it in items}
+    deps: dict[str, list[str]] = {
+        i: [str(d) for d in (by_id[i].get("dependsOn") or []) if str(d) in by_id]
+        for i in by_id
+    }
+    dependents: dict[str, list[str]] = {i: [] for i in by_id}
+    for i, ds in deps.items():
+        for d in ds:
+            dependents[d].append(i)
+    return by_id, deps, dependents
+
+
+def _transitive_dependents(
+    dependents: dict[str, list[str]],
+) -> dict[str, set[str]]:
+    """Memoized transitive-dependents (gated-subtree) closure for every node.
+
+    ``dependents[x]`` lists items that directly depend on ``x``; the returned map
+    gives, for each item, the set of items that **transitively** depend on it — the
+    gated subtree that item's completion would unblock ("gates").
+
+    Cycle-safe: a node re-encountered on the current DFS path contributes nothing
+    and is not memoized (rauf rejects cycles upstream, so this only hardens against
+    malformed input; it never fires on validated backlogs).
+
+    Args:
+        dependents: The reverse adjacency from :func:`_build_dep_index`.
+
+    Returns:
+        A map id → set of transitively-dependent ids. O(V + E) overall (each edge
+        is walked once thanks to memoization).
+    """
+    memo: dict[str, set[str]] = {}
+
+    def visit(node: str, on_path: set[str]) -> set[str]:
+        if node in memo:
+            return memo[node]
+        if node in on_path:  # cycle guard — unreachable on validated backlogs
+            return set()
+        on_path.add(node)
+        acc: set[str] = set()
+        for child in dependents[node]:
+            acc.add(child)
+            acc |= visit(child, on_path)
+        on_path.discard(node)
+        memo[node] = acc
+        return acc
+
+    for n in dependents:
+        visit(n, set())
+    return memo
+
+
+#: A token that is a pure number or item-id-shaped (``42``, ``req12``, ``t7``) —
+#: noise carrying no cause signal, dropped by _normalize_reason.
+_ID_SHAPED_TOKEN = re.compile(r"^(?:\d+|[a-z]*\d+)$")
+
+
+def _normalize_reason(text: str | None) -> set[str]:
+    """Normalize a ``blockedReason`` into its comparison token set.
+
+    Lowercases, splits on any run of non-alphanumeric characters, and drops noise
+    tokens — pure numbers and item-id-shaped tokens (``42``, ``req12``, ``t7``) —
+    which carry no cause signal and would spuriously separate or merge reasons.
+
+    Args:
+        text: The item's ``blockedReason`` (may be ``None``/empty).
+
+    Returns:
+        The set of meaningful lowercased tokens (possibly empty).
+    """
+    tokens = re.split(r"[^a-z0-9]+", (text or "").lower())
+    return {t for t in tokens if t and not _ID_SHAPED_TOKEN.match(t)}
+
+
+def _jaccard(a: set[str], b: set[str]) -> float:
+    """Jaccard similarity |A∩B| / |A∪B| of two token sets.
+
+    Symmetric and order-insensitive. Two empty sets score ``0.0`` — an item with
+    no meaningful reason tokens never clusters with anything.
+
+    Args:
+        a: First token set.
+        b: Second token set.
+
+    Returns:
+        A similarity in ``[0.0, 1.0]``.
+    """
+    union = a | b
+    return len(a & b) / len(union) if union else 0.0
+
+
+def cluster_blocked(items: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
+    """Cluster blocked items by ``blockedReason`` similarity.
+
+    Union-find over every pair of ``status == "blocked"`` items whose normalized
+    token-set Jaccard is ``>= CLUSTER_JACCARD_THRESHOLD``. Each emitted component
+    carries its member ids, the members' raw reasons, the shared token core, and
+    the **union** of the members' gated subtrees for blast-radius framing.
+    Components of size 1 are emitted too — the recovery procedure consolidates
+    only components of >= 2, prompting singletons per item.
+
+    The result is the deterministic *substrate*: the agent may merge components it
+    judges to share a cause (under-clustering is the deliberately chosen failure
+    direction). It never reads disk; ``items`` is the runner's array.
+
+    Args:
+        items: The runner's ``listCommand`` item array.
+
+    Returns:
+        A list of cluster dicts, sorted by lowest member id:
+        ``{clusterId, memberIds, memberReasons, sharedTokens, gatedIds, gatedCount}``.
+    """
+    by_id, _deps, dependents = _build_dep_index(items)
+    gated = _transitive_dependents(dependents)
+    blocked = sorted(
+        (i for i, it in by_id.items() if it.get("status") == "blocked"),
+        key=_id_key,
+    )
+    tokens = {i: _normalize_reason(by_id[i].get("blockedReason")) for i in blocked}
+
+    parent = {i: i for i in blocked}
+
+    def find(x: str) -> str:
+        while parent[x] != x:
+            parent[x] = parent[parent[x]]  # path halving
+            x = parent[x]
+        return x
+
+    def union(a: str, b: str) -> None:
+        ra, rb = find(a), find(b)
+        if ra == rb:
+            return
+        lo, hi = sorted((ra, rb), key=_id_key)  # lowest id is the component root
+        parent[hi] = lo
+
+    for idx, a in enumerate(blocked):
+        for b in blocked[idx + 1:]:
+            if _jaccard(tokens[a], tokens[b]) >= CLUSTER_JACCARD_THRESHOLD:
+                union(a, b)
+
+    groups: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
+    for i in blocked:
+        groups.setdefault(find(i), []).append(i)
+
+    clusters: list[dict] = []
+    for root in sorted(groups, key=_id_key):
+        members = sorted(groups[root], key=_id_key)
+        shared = set.intersection(*(tokens[m] for m in members)) if members else set()
+        union_gated: set[str] = set()
+        for m in members:
+            union_gated |= gated[m]
+        union_gated -= set(members)  # a member gating a sibling is not its own blast radius
+        clusters.append(
+            {
+                "clusterId": "c" + members[0],  # "c" + lowest member id: stable across runs
+                "memberIds": members,
+                "memberReasons": [by_id[m].get("blockedReason") or "" for m in members],
+                "sharedTokens": sorted(shared),
+                "gatedIds": sorted(union_gated, key=_id_key),
+                "gatedCount": len(union_gated),
+            }
+        )
+    return clusters
+
+
+def _max_chain_depth(by_id: dict[str, dict], deps: dict[str, list[str]]) -> int:
+    """Longest ``dependsOn`` chain length (node count), memoized and cycle-safe.
+
+    Depth of a node = ``1 + max(depth(dep) …)`` over its in-backlog dependencies;
+    the result is the maximum over all nodes. A node re-seen on the current path
+    contributes ``0`` (cycle guard; unreachable on validated backlogs).
+
+    Args:
+        by_id: id → item, from :func:`_build_dep_index`.
+        deps: id → dependency ids, from :func:`_build_dep_index`.
+
+    Returns:
+        The longest chain length; ``0`` for an empty backlog.
+    """
+    memo: dict[str, int] = {}
+
+    def depth(node: str, on_path: set[str]) -> int:
+        if node in memo:
+            return memo[node]
+        if node in on_path:  # cycle guard
+            return 0
+        on_path.add(node)
+        d = 1 + max((depth(x, on_path) for x in deps[node]), default=0)
+        on_path.discard(node)
+        memo[node] = d
+        return d
+
+    return max((depth(n, set()) for n in by_id), default=0)
+
+
+def compute_topology(items: list[dict]) -> dict:
+    """Compute dependency-topology metrics + advisory warnings (REQ-TOPO-01..03).
+
+    Pure function over the runner's item array (single data source, decision
+    V-007) — it never reads ``backlog.json`` off disk, so every derived count
+    cites the runner's authoritative array (REQ-ATTR-01, REQ-OBS-01). Linear via
+    the memoized DFS helpers above (REQ-PERF-01).
+
+    Args:
+        items: The runner's ``listCommand`` item array. Each item may carry
+            ``id``, ``dependsOn`` (list of ids), and ``status`` (``pending``/
+            ``done``/``blocked``/…).
+
+    Returns:
+        The ``backlog-topology`` output shape (without ``clusters`` — that is
+        appended by the verb under ``--cluster``): ``{itemCount, rootCount,
+        roots, maxChainDepth, selectable, starvation, warnings}``.
+    """
+    by_id, deps, dependents = _build_dep_index(items)
+    item_count = len(by_id)
+    gated = _transitive_dependents(dependents)
+
+    roots = [i for i in by_id if not deps[i]]  # no in-backlog dependsOn edges
+    roots_out = sorted(
+        (
+            {
+                "id": r,
+                "gatedCount": len(gated[r]),
+                "gatedIds": sorted(gated[r], key=_id_key),
+            }
+            for r in roots
+        ),
+        key=lambda row: _id_key(row["id"]),
+    )
+
+    max_depth = _max_chain_depth(by_id, deps)
+
+    selectable = sum(
+        1
+        for i, it in by_id.items()
+        if it.get("status") == "pending"
+        and all(by_id[d].get("status") == "done" for d in deps[i])
+    )
+    pending = sum(1 for it in by_id.values() if it.get("status") == "pending")
+
+    fanout_threshold = math.ceil(TOPOLOGY_FANOUT_WARN_RATIO * item_count)
+    depth_threshold = math.ceil(TOPOLOGY_DEPTH_WARN_RATIO * item_count)
+
+    # A trivial graph (0-1 items, or no dependsOn edges at all) has no topology
+    # to warn about — a single node's depth of 1 would otherwise trip the
+    # ceil(0.5 * 1) = 1 depth threshold on every one-item backlog.
+    warnings: list[str] = []
+    if item_count > 1 and any(deps[i] for i in by_id):
+        if any(row["gatedCount"] >= fanout_threshold for row in roots_out):
+            warnings.append("single-root-fanout")
+        if max_depth >= depth_threshold:
+            warnings.append("chain-depth")
+
+    starvation = None
+    if selectable == 0 and pending > 0:
+        starvation = {
+            "starved": True,
+            "blockingRoots": [
+                {"id": row["id"], "gatedCount": row["gatedCount"]}
+                for row in roots_out
+                if row["gatedCount"] > 0 and by_id[row["id"]].get("status") != "done"
+            ],
+        }
+
+    return {
+        "itemCount": item_count,
+        "rootCount": len(roots),
+        "roots": roots_out,
+        "maxChainDepth": max_depth,
+        "selectable": selectable,
+        "starvation": starvation,
+        "warnings": warnings,
+    }
+
+
+def cmd_backlog_topology(items: list[dict], *, with_clusters: bool) -> dict:
+    """Assemble the ``backlog-topology`` payload.
+
+    Args:
+        items: The runner's ``listCommand`` item array.
+        with_clusters: When true, append the ``clusters`` section.
+
+    Returns:
+        The topology dict; with ``clusters`` appended iff ``with_clusters``.
+    """
+    result = compute_topology(items)
+    if with_clusters:
+        result["clusters"] = cluster_blocked(items)
+    return result
+
+
+def _load_topology_items(args: argparse.Namespace) -> list[dict]:
+    """Read and parse the runner item array for ``backlog-topology``.
+
+    Accepts either a top-level JSON array or an object with an ``items`` array
+    (rauf ``backlog list --json`` emits the array; the object form is tolerated
+    for forward-compatibility). All failures raise ``UsageError`` → exit 2,
+    never a partial/guessed result. This is the ONLY input path for the
+    topology verb — it never opens ``backlog.json`` off disk (single data
+    source, decision V-007).
+
+    Args:
+        args: Parsed namespace with ``items_stdin`` / ``items_json``.
+
+    Returns:
+        The item list.
+
+    Raises:
+        UsageError: unreadable ``--items-json``, invalid JSON, or a shape that is
+            neither an array nor an object carrying an ``items`` array.
+    """
+    if args.items_stdin:
+        raw = sys.stdin.read()
+    else:
+        try:
+            raw = Path(args.items_json).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        except OSError as exc:
+            raise UsageError(f"cannot read --items-json {args.items_json}: {exc}") from exc
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(raw)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+        raise UsageError(f"invalid items JSON: {exc}") from exc
+    items = data.get("items", []) if isinstance(data, dict) else data
+    if not isinstance(items, list):
+        raise UsageError("items JSON must be an array or an object with an 'items' array")
+    return items
+
+
+def _print_topology(payload: dict) -> None:
+    """Human-readable topology summary (machine consumers pass ``--json``)."""
+    print(
+        f"Topology: {payload['itemCount']} items, {payload['rootCount']} roots, "
+        f"max chain depth {payload['maxChainDepth']}, selectable {payload['selectable']}"
+    )
+    for row in sorted(payload["roots"], key=lambda r: -r["gatedCount"]):
+        print(f"  root {row['id']} gates {row['gatedCount']} item(s)")
+    for warning in payload["warnings"]:
+        print(f"  warning: {warning}")
+    starvation = payload.get("starvation")
+    if starvation:
+        blocking = ", ".join(r["id"] for r in starvation["blockingRoots"])
+        print(f"  starved: no selectable item; blocking roots: {blocking}")
+    for cluster in payload.get("clusters", []):
+        members = ", ".join(cluster["memberIds"])
+        print(
+            f"  cluster {cluster['clusterId']}: members {members} "
+            f"(gates {cluster['gatedCount']} item(s))"
+        )
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "CLUSTER_JACCARD_THRESHOLD",
+    "TOPOLOGY_FANOUT_WARN_RATIO",
+    "TOPOLOGY_DEPTH_WARN_RATIO",
+    "_id_key",
+    "_build_dep_index",
+    "_transitive_dependents",
+    "_normalize_reason",
+    "_jaccard",
+    "cluster_blocked",
+    "_max_chain_depth",
+    "compute_topology",
+    "cmd_backlog_topology",
+    "_load_topology_items",
+    "_print_topology",
+]

package/adapters/pi/skills/forge/SKILL.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ You are the navigator for the feature-forge development pipeline. Your job is to
 
 ### 1. Read Configuration
 
-Read and follow `references/shared-conventions.md` for configuration reading (feature name validation, config defaults, force mode).
+Read and follow `references/shared-conventions.md` for configuration reading (feature name validation, config defaults, force mode) and, at rung 2/3, the Interaction Capability Ladder.
 
 ### 2. Determine Context
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Read and follow `references/shared-conventions.md` for configuration reading (fe
 
 1. **Epics first.** Identify epic directories as any `{specsDir}/*/` that directly contains an `epic-manifest.json` **and no `.pipeline-state.json` of its own** (an epic root is never itself a feature). For each epic, run:
    ```bash
-R="$(bash -c 'for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
+R="$(bash -c '[ -z "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" ] || [ -x "$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] || { echo "feature-forge: FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT=$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT has no scripts/forge-root.sh" >&2; exit 2; }; for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
 [ -n "$R" ] || { echo "feature-forge: cannot locate plugin root" >&2; exit 1; }
 python3 "$R/scripts/epic-manifest.py" render-status "{epic}" --specs-dir "{specsDir}" --json
    ```
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ python3 "$R/scripts/epic-manifest.py" render-status "{epic}" --specs-dir "{specs
 2. **Standalone features below.** Scan the remaining `{specsDir}/*/` that directly contain a `.pipeline-state.json` **without** an `epic` back-pointer. A nested member's `.pipeline-state.json` is **attributed to its epic (Tier 1), never listed as a standalone feature**.
    - **Rank by recency.** Run the recency ranker so the most-recently-touched active feature is the default — the user rarely has to type a name (especially on mobile after a `/new`):
      ```bash
-R="$(bash -c 'for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
+R="$(bash -c '[ -z "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" ] || [ -x "$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] || { echo "feature-forge: FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT=$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT has no scripts/forge-root.sh" >&2; exit 2; }; for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
 [ -n "$R" ] || { echo "feature-forge: cannot locate plugin root" >&2; exit 1; }
 python3 "$R/scripts/forge-session.py" rank-features --specs-dir "{specsDir}" --json
      ```
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ After rendering a **per-feature** dashboard for an **active** pipeline (skip thi
 
 **2. Check the context window.** Run the context-usage helper so you can advise whether to continue here or start the next stage in a fresh session:
 ```bash
-R="$(bash -c 'for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
+R="$(bash -c '[ -z "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" ] || [ -x "$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] || { echo "feature-forge: FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT=$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT has no scripts/forge-root.sh" >&2; exit 2; }; for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
 [ -n "$R" ] || { echo "feature-forge: cannot locate plugin root" >&2; exit 1; }
 python3 "$R/scripts/forge-session.py" context-usage --json
 ```
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ This applies whether the feature was named explicitly (`/skill:forge {feature}`)
 When the named argument is an epic (`{specsDir}/{name}/epic-manifest.json` exists), render the epic dashboard instead of a per-feature one. Run:
 
 ```bash
-R="$(bash -c 'for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
+R="$(bash -c '[ -z "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" ] || [ -x "$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] || { echo "feature-forge: FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT=$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT has no scripts/forge-root.sh" >&2; exit 2; }; for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
 [ -n "$R" ] || { echo "feature-forge: cannot locate plugin root" >&2; exit 1; }
 python3 "$R/scripts/epic-manifest.py" render-status "{epic}" --specs-dir "{specsDir}" --json
 ```
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ All of this is reconstructed **purely from disk** — the manifest plus each mem
 If the user says something like "note: switching to jose for JWT" or "remember: we decided X", update the `notes` field by running `state-note` (below). This helps preserve context across session clears. Add `--epic "{epic}"` when the feature is an epic member — required, per the Pipeline State Protocol in `references/shared-conventions.md`.
 
 ```bash
-R="$(bash -c 'for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
+R="$(bash -c '[ -z "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" ] || [ -x "$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] || { echo "feature-forge: FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT=$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT has no scripts/forge-root.sh" >&2; exit 2; }; for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
 [ -n "$R" ] || { echo "feature-forge: cannot locate plugin root" >&2; exit 1; }
 python3 "$R/scripts/forge-session.py" state-note --feature "{feature}" --note "<what the user said>" --specs-dir "{specsDir}"
 ```
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Support these sub-commands for pipeline lifecycle management:
 
 - Set the manifest's top-level `status` (`paused` / `active` / `abandoned`) via the helper's `set-status` mutator — an atomic write that also bumps `updatedAt`:
   ```bash
-R="$(bash -c 'for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
+R="$(bash -c '[ -z "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" ] || [ -x "$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] || { echo "feature-forge: FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT=$FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT has no scripts/forge-root.sh" >&2; exit 2; }; for d in "${FEATURE_FORGE_ROOT:-}" "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}" "$HOME"/.claude/skills/feature-forge "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/cache/*/feature-forge/* "$HOME"/.claude/plugins/*/feature-forge "$HOME"/.agents/skills/feature-forge ./.agents/skills/feature-forge; do [ -x "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh" ] && exec "$d/scripts/forge-root.sh"; done')"
 [ -n "$R" ] || { echo "feature-forge: cannot locate plugin root" >&2; exit 1; }
 python3 "$R/scripts/epic-manifest.py" set-status "{epic}" --status paused --specs-dir "{specsDir}"
   ```
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ When listing features, show active pipelines by default. Include a count of paus
 This Pi bundle preserves Claude's `AskUserQuestion` references because it ships a Pi compatibility extension registering an `AskUserQuestion` tool. On Pi:
 
 - **User input:** use `AskUserQuestion` for genuine user decisions. It supports multiple questions, option descriptions, recommended ordering, multi-select, previews, and free-form Other/custom answers.
-- **Skill dispatch:** Pi uses `/skill:<name>` commands. If you cannot invoke a skill directly, print the exact `/skill:<name> ...` command for the user to run.
+- **Non-interactive (`-p`/`--mode json`):** `AskUserQuestion` is stripped from the tool list, so its absence alone cannot tell you the rung — read that from the Interaction Capability Ladder's `interaction-mode` record. A call attempted anyway fails with `Error: UI not available (running in non-interactive mode)` — never read that as a decline. Take the Interaction Capability Ladder's declared conservative default, state it in your output, and use `no-default: abort — <question> requires a human answer` for an interview question with no sane default (`references/shared-conventions.md`).
+- **Skill dispatch:** Pi uses `/skill:<name>` commands. If you cannot invoke a skill directly, print the exact `/skill:<name> ...` command for the user to run. A **forge-invocation-args** compatibility extension wraps the arguments of a `/skill:forge-*` command in a `<feature-forge-invocation>` envelope before Pi expands it, so read the feature name from that envelope's `<arguments>` element (an empty element means none was supplied) rather than from unlabeled trailing text — see `references/shared-conventions.md` § Feature Name Requirement.
 - **Subagents:** this bundle declares its custom agents (`forge-researcher`, `forge-spec-writer`, `forge-verifier`) as package agents. If a `subagent` tool is registered, dispatch one with `{ agent: "forge-verifier", task: "..." }`, or fan several out concurrently with `{ tasks: [{ agent: "forge-spec-writer", task: "..." }, ...] }`. If no `subagent` tool is available, run that step inline yourself.
-- **Background / monitoring:** run long-lived commands in the foreground and report progress as it arrives.
+- **Background / monitoring (forge-5-loop):** Pi has no built-in background bash, persistent monitor, or push-notification, so do **not** run the loop runner in the foreground and do **not** try to arm one. This bundle registers a **forge-loop-supervisor** extension that IS the "background-execution mechanism" and "monitoring mechanism" Steps 3b–3f refer to. Concretely:
+  - **Launch (Step 3b):** call **`forge_loop_launch`** with the backlog dir (and `review` / `agent` / `iterations` as resolved from config). It starts the loop **detached** — it runs in rauf's server and outlives this session — and returns immediately; you do not build or redirect a command yourself.
+  - **Supervise (Steps 3d–3f):** the extension then watches the runner's `events.ndjson` for you. It reports each completed item as one quiet line and **wakes this session automatically** on needs-human, blocked, stuck, review-failed, error, and completion — so do **not** arm a monitor, set a continuous tail, send a notification, poll, or foreground-sleep, and do not treat any manual stop as the terminal signal. When completion wakes you, go straight to Step 4 and read the authoritative counts with the status/list command. Use **`forge_loop_status`** to check progress on demand.
+  - **Stop / session end:** **`forge_loop_stop`** deliberately stops the runner; use it only when the user wants the loop to actually stop. Ending the Pi session does **not** stop the loop (it is detached), and the next session **reattaches automatically** without re-reporting what you already saw.