@promptbook/core 0.114.0-0 → 0.114.0-10

package/README.md

@@ -358,8 +358,6 @@ Respond to incoming legal inquiries via email and keep the company website updat
 **KNOWLEDGE** https://company.com/company-policies.pdf<br/>
 **KNOWLEDGE** https://company.com/internal-documents/employee-handbook.docx<br/>
 <br/>
-USE EMAIL<br/>
-USE BROWSER<br/>
 <br/>
 TEAM You are part of the legal team of Paul Smith & Associés, you discuss with {Emily White}, the head of the compliance department. {George Brown} is expert in corporate law and {Sophia Black} is expert in labor law.<br/>
 
@@ -448,7 +446,7 @@ GOAL Keep the company website updated with the latest legal policies and complia
 
 #### `Use` commitments
 
-Use commitments grant the agent real capabilities - tools it can use to interact with the outside world. `USE EMAIL` lets the agent send emails, `USE BROWSER` lets it access and read web content, `USE SEARCH ENGINE` lets it search the web, and many more.
+Use commitments grant the agent real capabilities - tools it can use to interact with the outside world. `USE CALENDAR` lets the agent work with a calendar, `USE PROJECT` gives it access to a code repository, `USE MCP` connects any external Model Context Protocol server, and many more.
 
 These are what turn a chatbot into a persistent agent that actually does work.
 
@@ -465,9 +463,6 @@ GOAL Keep the company website updated with the latest legal policies and complia
 **RULE** Never provide legal advice about criminal law.<br/>
 **KNOWLEDGE** https://company.com/company-policies.pdf<br/>
 **KNOWLEDGE** https://company.com/internal-documents/employee-handbook.docx<br/>
-USE EMAIL<br/>
-USE BROWSER<br/>
-USE SEARCH ENGINE<br/>
 
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@@ -488,9 +483,6 @@ GOAL Keep the company website updated with the latest legal policies and complia
 **RULE** Never provide legal advice about criminal law.<br/>
 **KNOWLEDGE** https://company.com/company-policies.pdf<br/>
 **KNOWLEDGE** https://company.com/internal-documents/employee-handbook.docx<br/>
-USE EMAIL<br/>
-USE BROWSER<br/>
-USE SEARCH ENGINE<br/>
 TEAM You are part of the legal team of Paul Smith & Associés, you discuss with {Emily White}, the head of the compliance department. {George Brown} is expert in corporate law and {Sophia Black} is expert in labor law.<br/>
 
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@@ -677,7 +669,7 @@ Or you can install them separately:
 
 Promptbook Coder is **not another standalone coding model**. It is an orchestration layer over coding agents such as **GitHub Copilot**, **OpenAI Codex**, **Claude Code**, **Opencode**, **Cline**, and **Gemini CLI**. The difference is that Promptbook Coder adds a repeatable repository workflow on top of them:
 
--   prompt files with explicit statuses like `[ ]`, `[x]`, and `[-]`
+-   prompt files with explicit statuses like `[ ]`, `[^]`, `[x]`, and `[-]`
 -   automatic selection of the next runnable task, including priority support
 -   optional shared repo context loaded from a file such as `AGENTS.md`
 -   automatic `git add`, commit, and push after each successful prompt
@@ -692,11 +684,11 @@ In short: tools like Claude Code, Codex, or GitHub Copilot are the **engines**;
 1. `ptbk coder init` prepares the project for the coder workflow, seeds project-owned generic templates in `prompts/templates/`, creates a starter `AGENTS.md` context file, adds helper `npm run coder:*` scripts, ensures `.gitignore` ignores `/.promptbook`, and configures VS Code prompt screenshots in `prompts/screenshots/`.
 2. `ptbk coder generate-boilerplates` creates prompt files in `prompts/`.
 3. You replace placeholder `@@@` sections with real coding tasks.
-4. `ptbk coder run` sends the next ready `[ ]` prompt to the selected coding agent.
+4. `ptbk coder run` sends the next ready `[ ]` prompt to the selected coding agent and immediately marks it as in progress `[^]`, naming the harness, the model and the step which is running.
 5. Promptbook Coder marks the prompt as done `[x]`, records runner metadata, then stages, commits, and pushes the resulting changes.
 6. `ptbk coder verify` reviews completed prompts, archives finished files to `prompts/done/`, and appends a repair prompt when more work is needed.
 
-Prompts marked with `[-]` are not ready yet, prompts containing `@@@` are treated as not fully written, and prompts with more `!` markers have higher priority.
+Prompts marked with `[-]` are not ready yet, prompts containing `@@@` are treated as not fully written, and prompts with more `!` markers have higher priority. A prompt left as `[^]` was interrupted in the middle of its implementation — the in-progress status is never reverted, so a killed or crashed coder always leaves that signal behind.
 
 #### Features
 
@@ -768,26 +760,27 @@ ptbk coder verify
 | ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | `ptbk coder init`                     | Creates `prompts/`, `prompts/done/`, the project-generic template files materialized in `prompts/templates/` (currently `common.md`), and a starter `AGENTS.md`; ensures `.env` contains `CODING_AGENT_GIT_NAME`, `CODING_AGENT_GIT_EMAIL`, and `CODING_AGENT_GIT_SIGNING_KEY`; adds helper coder scripts to `package.json`; ensures `.gitignore` contains `/.promptbook`; and configures `.vscode/settings.json` to save pasted prompt images into `prompts/screenshots/`. |
 | `ptbk coder generate-boilerplates`    | Creates new prompt markdown files with fresh emoji tags so you can quickly fill in coding tasks; `--template` accepts either a built-in alias or a markdown file path relative to the project root.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
-| `ptbk coder run`                      | Picks the next ready prompt, appends optional context, runs it through the selected coding agent, can optionally verify each attempt with a shell test command and feed failing output back for retries, then marks success or failure, commits the result, and pushes only when `--auto-push` is enabled.                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| `ptbk coder run`                      | Picks the next ready prompt, can run tests before coding to stop or repair pre-existing failures, appends optional context, runs it through the selected coding agent, can optionally verify each attempt with a shell test command and feed failing output back for retries, then marks success or failure, commits the result, and pushes only when `--auto-push` is enabled.                                                                                             |
 | `ptbk coder find-refactor-candidates` | Scans the repository for oversized or overpacked files and writes prompt files for likely refactors; `--level <xlow                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | low | medium | high | xhigh | extreme>` ranges from a very benevolent scan to a very aggressive sweep. |
 | `ptbk coder verify`                   | Walks through completed prompts, archives truly finished work, and adds follow-up repair prompts for unfinished results.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
 
 #### Most useful `ptbk coder run` flags
 
-| Flag                       | Purpose                                                                                            |
-| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `--harness <name>`         | Selects the coding harness.                                                                        |
-| `--model <model>`          | Chooses the runner model; required for `openai-codex` and `gemini`, optional for `github-copilot`. |
-| `--context <text-or-file>` | Appends extra instructions inline or from a file like `AGENTS.md`.                                 |
-| `--test <command>`         | Runs a verification command after each prompt attempt and feeds failing output back for retries.   |
-| `--thinking-level <level>` | Sets reasoning effort for supported runners.                                                       |
-| `--no-auto`                | Waits for user confirmation before each prompt instead of running automatically through the queue. |
-| `--ignore-git-changes`     | Disables the clean-working-tree guard.                                                             |
-| `--priority <n>`           | Runs only prompts at or above the given priority.                                                  |
-| `--dry-run`                | Prints which prompts are ready instead of executing them.                                          |
-| `--allow-credits`          | Lets OpenAI Codex spend credits when required.                                                     |
-| `--auto-push`              | Pushes each successful coding-agent commit to the configured remote.                               |
-| `--auto-migrate`           | Runs testing-server database migrations after each successful prompt.                              |
+| Flag                       | Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `--harness <name>`         | Selects the coding harness.                                                                                                                                                            |
+| `--model <model>`          | Chooses the runner model; required for `openai-codex` and `gemini`, optional for `github-copilot`.                                                                                     |
+| `--context <text-or-file>` | Appends extra instructions inline or from a file like `AGENTS.md`.                                                                                                                     |
+| `--test <command>`         | Runs a verification command after each prompt attempt and feeds failing output back for retries.                                                                                       |
+| `--test-before <mode>`     | Runs tests before coding: `no` (default), `yes-and-fail` (stop with results), or `yes-and-fix` (create one repair prompt first); defaults to `npm test` when enabled without `--test`. |
+| `--thinking-level <level>` | Sets reasoning effort for supported runners.                                                                                                                                           |
+| `--no-auto`                | Waits for user confirmation before each prompt instead of running automatically through the queue.                                                                                     |
+| `--ignore-git-changes`     | Disables the clean-working-tree guard.                                                                                                                                                 |
+| `--priority <n>`           | Runs only prompts at or above the given priority.                                                                                                                                      |
+| `--dry-run`                | Prints which prompts are ready instead of executing them.                                                                                                                              |
+| `--allow-credits`          | Lets OpenAI Codex spend credits when required.                                                                                                                                         |
+| `--auto-push`              | Pushes each successful coding-agent commit to the configured remote.                                                                                                                   |
+| `--auto-migrate`           | Runs testing-server database migrations after each successful prompt.                                                                                                                  |
 
 #### Typical usage pattern