@proletariat/cli 0.3.35 → 0.3.40

package/dist/commands/theme/create.js

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Command, Args, Flags } from '@oclif/core';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { getWorkspaceInfo } from '../../lib/agents/commands.js';
 import { createTheme, getTheme } from '../../lib/database/index.js';
+import { machineOutputFlags } from '../../lib/pmo/index.js';
+import { shouldOutputJson } from '../../lib/prompt-json.js';
 export default class ThemeCreate extends Command {
     static description = 'Create a custom agent theme';
     static examples = [
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ export default class ThemeCreate extends Command {
         }),
     };
     static flags = {
+        ...machineOutputFlags,
         description: Flags.string({
             char: 'd',
             description: 'Theme description',
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ export default class ThemeCreate extends Command {
     };
     async run() {
         const { args, flags } = await this.parse(ThemeCreate);
+        const jsonMode = shouldOutputJson(flags);
         try {
             const workspaceInfo = getWorkspaceInfo();
             // Validate theme name format
@@ -51,6 +55,10 @@ export default class ThemeCreate extends Command {
                 description: flags.description,
                 builtin: false,
             });
+            if (jsonMode) {
+                this.log(JSON.stringify({ type: 'success', result: { id: theme.id, displayName: theme.display_name, description: theme.description } }, null, 2));
+                return;
+            }
             this.log(chalk.green(`\n Created theme: ${theme.display_name}`));
             this.log(chalk.gray(`   ID: ${theme.id}`));
             if (theme.description) {

package/dist/commands/ticket/bulk.js

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default class TicketBulk extends PMOCommand {
             const choice = menuChoices.find(c => c.value === value);
             return { name: choice.emoji ? `${choice.emoji} ${choice.name}` : choice.name, value: choice.value };
         };
-        const { action } = await inquirer.prompt([{
+        const { action } = await this.prompt([{
                 type: 'list',
                 name: 'action',
                 message: 'What would you like to do?',
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default class TicketBulk extends PMOCommand {
                     new inquirer.Separator(),
                     withEmoji('cancel'),
                 ]
-            }]);
+            }], null);
         if (action === 'cancel') {
             this.log(styles.muted('Operation cancelled.'));
             return;

package/dist/commands/ticket/complete.js

@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ export default class TicketComplete extends PMOCommand {
     }
     async executeBulk(incompleteTickets, doneColumnName, flags) {
         // Only show header in interactive mode
-        if (!(flags.json || flags.machine)) {
+        if (!shouldOutputJson(flags)) {
             this.log(styles.emphasis('✅ Complete Multiple Tickets\n'));
         }
         // Agent mode config for prompts
-        const jsonModeConfig = (flags.json || flags.machine) ? { flags, commandName: 'ticket complete --bulk' } : null;
+        const jsonModeConfig = shouldOutputJson(flags) ? { flags, commandName: 'ticket complete --bulk' } : null;
         // Select tickets to complete (now agent-compatible!)
         const { selectedTickets } = await this.prompt([{
                 type: 'checkbox',

package/dist/commands/ticket/create.js

@@ -284,6 +284,27 @@ export default class TicketCreate extends PMOCommand {
                 updateEpicTicketsSection(this.pmoPath, ticketData.epicId, epic.status, ticketInfos, projectId);
             }
         }
+        // JSON output mode - match MCP tool response shape
+        if (jsonMode) {
+            this.log(JSON.stringify({
+                success: true,
+                ticket: {
+                    id: ticket.id,
+                    title: ticket.title,
+                    priority: ticket.priority,
+                    category: ticket.category,
+                    statusName: ticket.statusName,
+                    statusCategory: ticket.statusCategory,
+                    projectId: ticket.projectId,
+                    assignee: ticket.assignee,
+                    owner: ticket.owner,
+                    branch: ticket.branch,
+                    epicId: ticket.epicId,
+                    position: ticket.position,
+                },
+            }, null, 2));
+            return;
+        }
         this.log(styles.success(`\n✅ Created ticket ${styles.emphasis(ticket.id)} in project ${styles.emphasis(projectName)}`));
         if (template) {
             this.log(styles.muted(`   Template: ${template.name}`));

package/dist/commands/ticket/delete.js

@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ export default class TicketDelete extends PMOCommand {
         await this.storage.deleteTicket(ticketId);
         // Auto-export to board.md after write
         await autoExportToBoard(this.pmoPath, this.storage, (msg) => this.log(styles.muted(msg)));
+        // JSON output mode - match MCP tool response shape
+        if (jsonMode) {
+            this.log(JSON.stringify({
+                success: true,
+                message: `Deleted ${ticketId}`,
+            }, null, 2));
+            return;
+        }
         this.log(styles.success(`\n✅ Ticket ${styles.emphasis(ticketId)} deleted`));
         this.log(styles.muted('   Removed from database and board'));
     }

package/dist/commands/ticket/edit.js

@@ -227,6 +227,31 @@ export default class TicketEdit extends PMOCommand {
         const updatedTicket = await this.storage.updateTicket(ticketId, updates);
         // Auto-export to board.md
         await autoExportToBoard(this.pmoPath, this.storage, (msg) => this.log(styles.muted(msg)));
+        // JSON output mode - match MCP tool response shape
+        if (jsonMode) {
+            // Re-fetch to get latest state including subtasks/AC changes
+            const finalTicket = (subtasksChanged || acChanged)
+                ? await this.storage.getTicket(ticketId) ?? updatedTicket
+                : updatedTicket;
+            this.log(JSON.stringify({
+                success: true,
+                ticket: {
+                    id: finalTicket.id,
+                    title: finalTicket.title,
+                    priority: finalTicket.priority,
+                    category: finalTicket.category,
+                    statusName: finalTicket.statusName,
+                    statusCategory: finalTicket.statusCategory,
+                    projectId: finalTicket.projectId,
+                    assignee: finalTicket.assignee,
+                    owner: finalTicket.owner,
+                    branch: finalTicket.branch,
+                    epicId: finalTicket.epicId,
+                    position: finalTicket.position,
+                },
+            }, null, 2));
+            return;
+        }
         // Display updated ticket
         this.log(styles.success(`\n✅ Updated ticket ${styles.emphasis(updatedTicket.id)}`));
         const changedFields = [];

package/dist/commands/ticket/epic.js

@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@ export default class TicketEpic extends PMOCommand {
         const projectId = await this.requireProject();
         // Get all epics
         const epics = await this.storage.listEpics(projectId);
-        // Get epic_id for each ticket via direct DB query
-        const db = this.storage.db;
+        // Helper to get ticket's epic ID via storage layer
         const getTicketEpicId = (ticketId) => {
-            const row = db.prepare(`SELECT epic_id FROM pmo_tickets WHERE id = ?`).get(ticketId);
-            return row?.epic_id || null;
+            const ticket = allTickets.find((t) => t.id === ticketId);
+            return ticket?.epicId ?? null;
         };
         let ticketId = args.id;
         let epicId = args['epic-id'];
@@ -119,11 +118,7 @@ export default class TicketEpic extends PMOCommand {
             }
             const currentEpic = epics.find(e => e.id === currentEpicId);
             // Update the ticket
-            db.prepare(`
-        UPDATE pmo_tickets
-        SET epic_id = NULL, updated_at = ?
-        WHERE id = ?
-      `).run(Date.now(), ticketId);
+            await this.storage.unlinkTicketFromEpic(ticketId);
             await autoExportToBoard(this.pmoPath, this.storage, (msg) => this.log(styles.muted(msg)));
             this.log(styles.success(`\n✅ Unlinked ${styles.emphasis(ticketId)} from ${currentEpic?.title || currentEpicId}`));
             this.log(styles.muted(`   Title: ${ticket.title}`));
@@ -156,11 +151,7 @@ export default class TicketEpic extends PMOCommand {
             }
             if (selected === '__none__') {
                 // Unlink
-                db.prepare(`
-          UPDATE pmo_tickets
-          SET epic_id = NULL, updated_at = ?
-          WHERE id = ?
-        `).run(Date.now(), ticketId);
+                await this.storage.unlinkTicketFromEpic(ticketId);
                 const currentEpic = epics.find(e => e.id === currentEpicId);
                 await autoExportToBoard(this.pmoPath, this.storage, (msg) => this.log(styles.muted(msg)));
                 this.log(styles.success(`\n✅ Unlinked ${styles.emphasis(ticketId)} from ${currentEpic?.title || currentEpicId}`));
@@ -180,11 +171,7 @@ export default class TicketEpic extends PMOCommand {
             return;
         }
         // Update the ticket
-        db.prepare(`
-      UPDATE pmo_tickets
-      SET epic_id = ?, updated_at = ?
-      WHERE id = ?
-    `).run(epicId, Date.now(), ticketId);
+        await this.storage.linkTicketToEpic(ticketId, epicId);
         await autoExportToBoard(this.pmoPath, this.storage, (msg) => this.log(styles.muted(msg)));
         this.log(styles.success(`\n✅ Linked ${styles.emphasis(ticketId)} to ${styles.emphasis(epicId)}`));
         this.log(styles.muted(`   Title: ${ticket.title}`));
@@ -202,35 +189,21 @@ export default class TicketEpic extends PMOCommand {
             this.log(styles.warning('No tickets found.'));
             return;
         }
-        // Get epics from database
-        const db = this.storage.db;
-        const epics = db.prepare(`
-      SELECT id, title, status FROM pmo_epics
-      WHERE project_id = ?
-      ORDER BY status, title
-    `).all(projectId);
+        // Get epics via storage layer
+        const epics = await this.storage.listEpics(projectId);
         // Filter tickets if --from-epic specified
         let filteredTickets = allTickets;
         if (flags['from-epic']) {
-            // Get tickets with matching epic_id via metadata or direct query
-            const epicTickets = db.prepare(`
-        SELECT id FROM pmo_tickets
-        WHERE project_id = ? AND epic_id = ?
-      `).all(projectId, flags['from-epic']);
-            const epicTicketIds = new Set(epicTickets.map(t => t.id));
-            filteredTickets = allTickets.filter(t => epicTicketIds.has(t.id));
+            filteredTickets = allTickets.filter(t => t.epicId === flags['from-epic']);
         }
         if (filteredTickets.length === 0) {
             this.log(styles.warning('No tickets found matching filter.'));
             return;
         }
-        // Get current epic for each ticket
+        // Get current epic for each ticket (already available on Ticket objects)
         const ticketEpics = new Map();
         for (const ticket of filteredTickets) {
-            const row = db.prepare(`
-        SELECT epic_id FROM pmo_tickets WHERE id = ?
-      `).get(ticket.id);
-            ticketEpics.set(ticket.id, row?.epic_id || null);
+            ticketEpics.set(ticket.id, ticket.epicId ?? null);
         }
         // Select tickets to link
         const { selectedTickets } = await this.prompt([{
@@ -302,11 +275,12 @@ export default class TicketEpic extends PMOCommand {
         let failCount = 0;
         for (const ticketId of selectedTickets) {
             try {
-                db.prepare(`
-          UPDATE pmo_tickets
-          SET epic_id = ?, updated_at = ?
-          WHERE id = ?
-        `).run(targetEpic, Date.now(), ticketId);
+                if (targetEpic) {
+                    await this.storage.linkTicketToEpic(ticketId, targetEpic);
+                }
+                else {
+                    await this.storage.unlinkTicketFromEpic(ticketId);
+                }
                 const action = targetEpic ? `Linked to ${targetEpic}` : 'Removed epic link';
                 this.log(styles.success(`${ticketId}: ${action}`));
                 successCount++;

package/dist/commands/ticket/index.js

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default class Ticket extends PMOCommand {
             return;
         }
         // Show interactive menu
-        const { action } = await inquirer.prompt([{
+        const { action } = await this.prompt([{
                 type: 'list',
                 name: 'action',
                 message: '🎫 ' + message,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default class Ticket extends PMOCommand {
                     menuChoices[12],
                     menuChoices[13],
                 ],
-            }]);
+            }], null);
         if (action === 'cancel') {
             return;
         }

package/dist/commands/ticket/move.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { autoExportToBoard, PMOCommand, pmoBaseFlags, } from '../../lib/pmo/inde
 import { PMOError } from '../../lib/pmo/types.js';
 import { styles } from '../../lib/styles.js';
 import { shouldOutputJson, outputErrorAsJson, createMetadata, } from '../../lib/prompt-json.js';
+import { formatTicket } from '../../lib/mcp/helpers.js';
 export default class TicketMove extends PMOCommand {
     static description = 'Move ticket(s) to a different column';
     static examples = [
@@ -195,6 +196,14 @@ export default class TicketMove extends PMOCommand {
         const moved = await this.storage.moveTicket(projectId, ticketId, targetColumn, flags.position);
         // Auto-export to board.md after write
         await autoExportToBoard(this.pmoPath, this.storage, (msg) => this.log(styles.muted(msg)));
+        // JSON output mode - match MCP tool response shape
+        if (jsonMode) {
+            this.log(JSON.stringify({
+                success: true,
+                ticket: formatTicket(moved),
+            }, null, 2));
+            return;
+        }
         this.log(styles.success(`\n✅ Moved ticket ${styles.emphasis(moved.id)}`));
         if (targetColumn !== ticket.statusName) {
             this.log(styles.muted(`   From: ${ticket.statusName}`));
@@ -206,7 +215,7 @@ export default class TicketMove extends PMOCommand {
     }
     async executeBulk(allTickets, flags, projectId) {
         // Only show header in interactive mode
-        if (!(flags.json || flags.machine)) {
+        if (!shouldOutputJson(flags)) {
             this.log(styles.emphasis('📦 Move Multiple Tickets\n'));
         }
         // Get columns
@@ -216,7 +225,7 @@ export default class TicketMove extends PMOCommand {
         }
         const columns = board.columns.map(col => col.name);
         // Agent mode config for prompts
-        const jsonModeConfig = (flags.json || flags.machine) ? { flags, commandName: 'ticket move --bulk' } : null;
+        const jsonModeConfig = shouldOutputJson(flags) ? { flags, commandName: 'ticket move --bulk' } : null;
         // Select tickets to move (now agent-compatible!)
         const { selectedTickets } = await this.prompt([{
                 type: 'checkbox',
@@ -328,6 +337,13 @@ export default class TicketMove extends PMOCommand {
                 // Refresh ticket to get updated status
                 const updatedTicket = await this.storage.getTicket(ticketId);
                 await autoExportToBoard(this.pmoPath, this.storage, (msg) => this.log(styles.muted(msg)));
+                if (jsonMode && updatedTicket) {
+                    this.log(JSON.stringify({
+                        success: true,
+                        ticket: formatTicket(updatedTicket),
+                    }, null, 2));
+                    return;
+                }
                 this.log(styles.success(`\n✅ Moved ticket ${styles.emphasis(ticketId)} to project ${styles.emphasis(targetProject.id)}`));
                 this.log(styles.muted(`   From project: ${sourceProjectId}`));
                 this.log(styles.muted(`   To project: ${targetProject.id}`));
@@ -345,6 +361,13 @@ export default class TicketMove extends PMOCommand {
             }
         }
         await autoExportToBoard(this.pmoPath, this.storage, (msg) => this.log(styles.muted(msg)));
+        if (jsonMode) {
+            this.log(JSON.stringify({
+                success: true,
+                ticket: formatTicket(movedTicket),
+            }, null, 2));
+            return;
+        }
         this.log(styles.success(`\n✅ Moved ticket ${styles.emphasis(ticketId)} to project ${styles.emphasis(targetProject.id)}`));
         this.log(styles.muted(`   From project: ${sourceProjectId}`));
         this.log(styles.muted(`   To project: ${targetProject.id}`));

package/dist/commands/ticket/resolve.js

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Args, Flags } from '@oclif/core';
-import inquirer from 'inquirer';
 import { autoExportToBoard, PMOCommand, pmoBaseFlags } from '../../lib/pmo/index.js';
 import { styles } from '../../lib/styles.js';
 import { shouldOutputJson, outputErrorAsJson, outputSuccessAsJson, createMetadata, } from '../../lib/prompt-json.js';
@@ -223,18 +222,18 @@ export default class TicketResolve extends PMOCommand {
         for (const question of unanswered) {
             this.log(styles.emphasis(`  Q${question.number}: ${question.text}`));
             // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
-            const { answer } = await inquirer.prompt([
+            const { answer } = await this.prompt([
                 {
                     type: 'input',
                     name: 'answer',
                     message: `  A${question.number}:`,
                     validate: (input) => {
-                        if (!input.trim())
+                        if (!String(input).trim())
                             return 'Please provide an answer (or type "skip" to skip)';
                         return true;
                     },
                 },
-            ]);
+            ], null);
             if (answer.toLowerCase() === 'cancel') {
                 cancelled = true;
                 this.log(styles.warning('\nResolution cancelled.'));

package/dist/commands/ticket/show.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import TicketView from './view.js';
+export default class TicketShow extends TicketView {
+    static description: string;
+    static hidden: boolean;
+    static args: {
+        ticketId: import("@oclif/core/interfaces").Arg<string | undefined, Record<string, unknown>>;
+    };
+    static flags: {
+        json: import("@oclif/core/interfaces").BooleanFlag<boolean>;
+        machine: import("@oclif/core/interfaces").BooleanFlag<boolean>;
+        project: import("@oclif/core/interfaces").OptionFlag<string | undefined, import("@oclif/core/interfaces").CustomOptions>;
+    };
+}

package/dist/commands/ticket/show.js

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Args } from '@oclif/core';
+import { pmoBaseFlags } from '../../lib/pmo/index.js';
+import TicketView from './view.js';
+export default class TicketShow extends TicketView {
+    static description = 'View detailed ticket information (alias for ticket view)';
+    static hidden = true;
+    static args = {
+        ticketId: Args.string({
+            description: 'Ticket ID to view - prompts with dropdown if not provided',
+            required: false,
+        }),
+    };
+    static flags = {
+        ...pmoBaseFlags,
+    };
+}

package/dist/commands/ticket/template/list.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Flags } from '@oclif/core';
 import { PMOCommand, pmoBaseFlags } from '../../../lib/pmo/index.js';
+import { shouldOutputJson } from '../../../lib/prompt-json.js';
 import { styles } from '../../../lib/styles.js';
 export default class TicketTemplateList extends PMOCommand {
     static description = 'List ticket templates';
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export default class TicketTemplateList extends PMOCommand {
         if (flags.custom)
             builtinFilter = { isBuiltin: false };
         const templates = await this.storage.listTicketTemplates(builtinFilter);
-        if (flags.json) {
+        if (shouldOutputJson(flags)) {
             this.log(JSON.stringify(templates, null, 2));
             return;
         }

package/dist/commands/ticket/view.d.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { PMOCommand } from '../../lib/pmo/index.js';
 export default class TicketView extends PMOCommand {
-    static aliases: string[];
     static description: string;
     static examples: string[];
     static flags: {

package/dist/commands/ticket/view.js

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { PMOCommand, pmoBaseFlags } from '../../lib/pmo/index.js';
 import { styles } from '../../lib/styles.js';
 import { shouldOutputJson, outputErrorAsJson, createMetadata, } from '../../lib/prompt-json.js';
 export default class TicketView extends PMOCommand {
-    static aliases = ['ticket:show'];
     static description = 'View detailed ticket information';
     static examples = [
         '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> TICK-001',
@@ -58,6 +57,36 @@ export default class TicketView extends PMOCommand {
         if (!ticket) {
             this.error(`Ticket "${ticketId}" not found.`);
         }
+        // JSON output mode
+        if (jsonMode) {
+            this.log(JSON.stringify({
+                success: true,
+                ticket: {
+                    id: ticket.id,
+                    title: ticket.title,
+                    description: ticket.description,
+                    priority: ticket.priority,
+                    category: ticket.category,
+                    statusName: ticket.statusName,
+                    statusCategory: ticket.statusCategory,
+                    projectId: ticket.projectId,
+                    assignee: ticket.assignee,
+                    owner: ticket.owner,
+                    branch: ticket.branch,
+                    epicId: ticket.epicId,
+                    position: ticket.position,
+                    subtasks: ticket.subtasks,
+                    labels: ticket.labels,
+                    metadata: ticket.metadata,
+                    blockedBy: ticket.blockedBy,
+                    acceptanceCriteria: ticket.acceptanceCriteria,
+                    specId: ticket.specId,
+                    createdAt: ticket.createdAt?.toISOString(),
+                    updatedAt: ticket.updatedAt?.toISOString(),
+                },
+            }, null, 2));
+            return;
+        }
         // Get project board (may be null if project was deleted/orphaned)
         const board = ticket.projectId ? await this.storage.getProjectBoard(ticket.projectId) : null;
         const projectName = board?.name || ticket.projectId || 'Unknown';

package/dist/commands/work/index.js

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default class Work extends PMOCommand {
         // Execution actions first (most common), then ownership
         // Each choice includes the full command for AI agents to execute
         const menuChoices = [
+            { id: 'status', name: 'View work status (in-progress tickets)', command: `prlt work status -P ${projectId} --json` },
             { id: 'start', name: 'Start work (launch single agent)', command: `prlt work start -P ${projectId} --json` },
             { id: 'resolve', name: 'Resolve questions (agent-assisted)', command: `prlt work resolve -P ${projectId} --json` },
             { id: 'spawn', name: 'Spawn work (batch by column)', command: `prlt work spawn -P ${projectId} --json` },
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ export default class Work extends PMOCommand {
         // Pass --project to avoid re-prompting for project selection
         const projectArgs = ['--project', projectId];
         switch (action) {
+            case 'status':
+                await this.config.runCommand('work:status', projectArgs);
+                break;
             case 'start':
                 await this.config.runCommand('work:start', projectArgs);
                 break;

package/dist/commands/work/spawn-all.js

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class WorkSpawnAll extends PMOCommand {
             default: false,
         }),
         'create-pr': Flags.boolean({
-            description: 'Create PR when work is ready',
+            description: 'Create PR when work is ready (canonical flag for PR behavior)',
             default: false,
         }),
         executor: Flags.string({

package/dist/commands/work/spawn.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default class WorkSpawn extends PMOCommand {
         '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> --count 5 --category ship --action implement  # Filtered by category',
         '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> --count 5 --priority P0 --action implement  # Filtered by priority',
         '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> --count 10 --diet --category ship,grow --action groom  # Combined',
+        '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> TKT-001 TKT-002 --create-pr  # Create PR when work is ready',
     ];
     static flags = {
         ...pmoBaseFlags,
@@ -93,11 +94,11 @@ export default class WorkSpawn extends PMOCommand {
             default: false,
         }),
         'create-pr': Flags.boolean({
-            description: 'Create PR when work is ready (batch mode only)',
+            description: 'Create PR when work is ready (canonical flag for PR behavior, batch mode only)',
             default: false,
         }),
         'no-pr': Flags.boolean({
-            description: 'Do not create PR when work is ready (batch mode only)',
+            description: '[deprecated: use --create-pr instead] Skip PR creation (batch mode only)',
             default: false,
         }),
         action: Flags.string({
@@ -153,6 +154,10 @@ export default class WorkSpawn extends PMOCommand {
             }
             this.error(message);
         };
+        // Deprecation guidance for --no-pr
+        if (flags['no-pr']) {
+            this.warn('--no-pr is deprecated. Omit --create-pr instead (PR creation is off by default). --no-pr will continue to work.');
+        }
         // Parse ticket IDs from args (everything after flags)
         const ticketIdArgs = argv;
         // Try to infer project from ticket IDs if provided
@@ -294,6 +299,7 @@ export default class WorkSpawn extends PMOCommand {
                     else if (allFlagsProvided && !flags.yes) {
                         // All flags provided but no --yes: return confirmation_needed with plan
                         const metadata = createMetadata('work spawn', flags);
+                        metadata.resolvedPRMode = flags['create-pr'] ? 'create-pr' : 'no-pr';
                         // Build the confirm command with --yes
                         const ticketIds = ticketsToSpawn.map(t => t.id).join(' ');
                         let confirmCmd = `prlt work spawn ${ticketIds}`;
@@ -594,6 +600,7 @@ export default class WorkSpawn extends PMOCommand {
                 // In JSON mode without --yes, return confirmation_needed
                 if (jsonMode && !flags.yes) {
                     const metadata = createMetadata('work spawn', flags);
+                    metadata.resolvedPRMode = flags['create-pr'] ? 'create-pr' : 'no-pr';
                     const ticketIds = ticketsToSpawn.map(t => t.id).join(' ');
                     let confirmCmd = `prlt work spawn ${ticketIds}`;
                     if (flags.action)
@@ -1394,12 +1401,16 @@ export default class WorkSpawn extends PMOCommand {
             db.close();
             // Output results
             if (jsonMode) {
-                // Output JSON execution results
-                outputExecutionResultAsJson(executionResults, successCount, failCount, createMetadata('work spawn', flags));
+                // Output JSON execution results with resolved PR mode
+                const spawnMetadata = createMetadata('work spawn', flags);
+                spawnMetadata.resolvedPRMode = flags['create-pr'] ? 'create-pr' : 'no-pr';
+                outputExecutionResultAsJson(executionResults, successCount, failCount, spawnMetadata);
             }
             else {
+                const resolvedPRMode = flags['create-pr'] ? 'create-pr' : 'no-pr';
                 this.log('');
                 this.log(styles.success(`✓ Spawn results: ${successCount} started, ${failCount} failed`));
+                this.log(styles.muted(`   PR mode: ${resolvedPRMode}`));
             }
         }
         catch (error) {