@sienklogic/plan-build-run 2.11.0 → 2.12.1

package/plan-build-run/bin/lib/gates/build-dependency.cjs

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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Gate: build dependency verification check.
+ * When active skill is "build" and pbr:executor is spawned, verify
+ * that dependent phases (from ROADMAP.md) have VERIFICATION.md.
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { readActiveSkill, isPlanSpeculative } = require('./helpers.cjs');
+
+/**
+ * Blocking check: when the active skill is "build" and an executor is being
+ * spawned, verify that dependent phases (from ROADMAP.md) have VERIFICATION.md.
+ * Returns { block: true, reason: "..." } if blocked, or null if OK.
+ * @param {object} data - hook data with tool_input
+ * @returns {{ block: boolean, reason: string }|null}
+ */
+function checkBuildDependencyGate(data) {
+  const toolInput = data.tool_input || {};
+  const subagentType = toolInput.subagent_type || '';
+
+  // Only gate pbr:executor
+  if (subagentType !== 'pbr:executor') return null;
+
+  const cwd = process.env.PBR_PROJECT_ROOT || process.cwd();
+  const planningDir = path.join(cwd, '.planning');
+
+  // Only gate when active skill is "build"
+  const activeSkill = readActiveSkill(planningDir);
+  if (activeSkill !== 'build') return null;
+
+  // Read STATE.md for current phase (as integer for roadmap matching)
+  let currentPhase;
+  try {
+    const state = fs.readFileSync(path.join(planningDir, 'STATE.md'), 'utf8');
+    const phaseMatch = state.match(/Phase:\s*(\d+)/);
+    if (!phaseMatch) return null;
+    currentPhase = parseInt(phaseMatch[1], 10);
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Read ROADMAP.md, find current phase section, check dependencies
+  const roadmapFile = path.join(planningDir, 'ROADMAP.md');
+  try {
+    const roadmap = fs.readFileSync(roadmapFile, 'utf8');
+
+    // Find ### Phase N: section
+    const phaseRegex = new RegExp(`### Phase ${currentPhase}:[\\s\\S]*?(?=### Phase \\d|$)`);
+    const phaseSection = roadmap.match(phaseRegex);
+    if (!phaseSection) return null;
+
+    // Look for **Depends on:** line
+    const depMatch = phaseSection[0].match(/\*\*Depends on:\*\*\s*(.*)/);
+    if (!depMatch) return null;
+
+    const depLine = depMatch[1].trim();
+    if (!depLine || /^none$/i.test(depLine)) return null;
+
+    // Parse phase numbers from "Phase 1", "Phase 1, Phase 2", etc.
+    const depPhases = [];
+    const depRegex = /Phase\s+(\d+)/gi;
+    let match;
+    while ((match = depRegex.exec(depLine)) !== null) {
+      depPhases.push(parseInt(match[1], 10));
+    }
+
+    if (depPhases.length === 0) return null;
+
+    // Check each dependent phase has VERIFICATION.md
+    const phasesDir = path.join(planningDir, 'phases');
+    if (!fs.existsSync(phasesDir)) return null;
+
+    for (const depPhase of depPhases) {
+      const paddedPhase = String(depPhase).padStart(2, '0');
+      const pDirs = fs.readdirSync(phasesDir).filter(d => d.startsWith(paddedPhase + '-'));
+      if (pDirs.length === 0) {
+        return {
+          block: true,
+          reason: `Build dependency gate: dependent phase ${paddedPhase} lacks VERIFICATION.md.\n\nPhase ${currentPhase} depends on phase ${paddedPhase}, which must be verified before building can proceed.\n\nRun /pbr:verify-work ${paddedPhase} to verify the dependency phase first.`
+        };
+      }
+      const depPhaseDir = path.join(phasesDir, pDirs[0]);
+      const depFiles = fs.readdirSync(depPhaseDir);
+
+      // If dep phase has only speculative plans, it is a future phase being planned ahead.
+      // Skip VERIFICATION check — speculative deps haven't been built yet and that's expected.
+      const hasNonSpeculativePlan = depFiles.some(f => {
+        if (!/^PLAN.*\.md$/i.test(f)) return false;
+        const fullPath = path.join(depPhaseDir, f);
+        try {
+          if (fs.statSync(fullPath).size === 0) return false;
+          return !isPlanSpeculative(fullPath);
+        } catch (_e) { return false; }
+      });
+      if (!hasNonSpeculativePlan) continue;
+
+      const hasVerification = fs.existsSync(path.join(depPhaseDir, 'VERIFICATION.md'));
+      if (!hasVerification) {
+        return {
+          block: true,
+          reason: `Build dependency gate: dependent phase ${paddedPhase} lacks VERIFICATION.md.\n\nPhase ${currentPhase} depends on phase ${paddedPhase}, which must be verified before building can proceed.\n\nRun /pbr:verify-work ${paddedPhase} to verify the dependency phase first.`
+        };
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+module.exports = { checkBuildDependencyGate };

package/plan-build-run/bin/lib/gates/build-executor.cjs

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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Gate: build executor PLAN.md check.
+ * When active skill is "build" and pbr:executor is spawned, verify
+ * that a PLAN*.md exists in the current phase directory.
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { readActiveSkill, readCurrentPhase, isPlanSpeculative } = require('./helpers.cjs');
+
+/**
+ * Blocking check: when the active skill is "build" and an executor is being
+ * spawned, verify that a PLAN*.md exists in the current phase directory.
+ * Returns { block: true, reason: "..." } if blocked, or null if OK.
+ * @param {object} data - hook data with tool_input
+ * @returns {{ block: boolean, reason: string }|null}
+ */
+function checkBuildExecutorGate(data) {
+  const toolInput = data.tool_input || {};
+  const subagentType = toolInput.subagent_type || '';
+
+  // Only gate pbr:executor
+  if (subagentType !== 'pbr:executor') return null;
+
+  const cwd = process.env.PBR_PROJECT_ROOT || process.cwd();
+  const planningDir = path.join(cwd, '.planning');
+
+  // Only gate when active skill is "build"
+  const activeSkill = readActiveSkill(planningDir);
+  if (activeSkill !== 'build') return null;
+
+  // Allow inline execution bypass — when .inline-active signal file exists,
+  // the build skill is executing tasks inline (no Task() needed)
+  try {
+    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(planningDir, '.inline-active'))) {
+      return null;
+    }
+  } catch (_e) { /* ignore */ }
+
+  // Read STATE.md for current phase
+  const currentPhase = readCurrentPhase(planningDir);
+  if (!currentPhase) return null;
+
+  try {
+    const phasesDir = path.join(planningDir, 'phases');
+    if (!fs.existsSync(phasesDir)) {
+      return {
+        block: true,
+        reason: 'Cannot spawn executor: .planning/phases/ directory does not exist.\n\nThe build skill requires a phases directory with at least one PLAN.md before an executor can run.\n\nRun /pbr:plan-phase {N} to create plans first.'
+      };
+    }
+
+    const dirs = fs.readdirSync(phasesDir).filter(d => d.startsWith(currentPhase + '-'));
+    if (dirs.length === 0) {
+      return {
+        block: true,
+        reason: `Cannot spawn executor: no phase directory found for phase ${currentPhase}.\n\nThe build skill needs a phase directory (e.g., .planning/phases/${currentPhase}-slug/) containing PLAN.md files.\n\nRun /pbr:plan-phase ${currentPhase} to create plans first.`
+      };
+    }
+
+    const phaseDir = path.join(phasesDir, dirs[0]);
+    const files = fs.readdirSync(phaseDir);
+
+    // Only count non-speculative plans. Speculative plans are created for future phases
+    // and must not block builds of the current target phase.
+    const actionablePlans = files.filter(f => {
+      if (!/^PLAN.*\.md$/i.test(f)) return false;
+      const fullPath = path.join(phaseDir, f);
+      try {
+        if (fs.statSync(fullPath).size === 0) return false;
+      } catch (_e) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return !isPlanSpeculative(fullPath);
+    });
+
+    if (actionablePlans.length === 0) {
+      // No non-speculative plans found. Check whether any non-hidden files exist at all.
+      // An empty or speculative-only directory was created lazily for a future phase — allow.
+      const hasNonHiddenFiles = files.some(f => !f.startsWith('.'));
+      const hasSpeculativeOnly = files.some(f => {
+        if (!/^PLAN.*\.md$/i.test(f)) return false;
+        const fullPath = path.join(phaseDir, f);
+        try {
+          if (fs.statSync(fullPath).size === 0) return false;
+          return isPlanSpeculative(fullPath);
+        } catch (_e) { return false; }
+      });
+      if (!hasNonHiddenFiles || hasSpeculativeOnly) return null;
+      return {
+        block: true,
+        reason: `Cannot spawn executor: no PLAN.md found in .planning/phases/${dirs[0]}/.\n\nThe phase directory exists but contains no PLAN.md files. The executor needs at least one non-empty PLAN.md to work from.\n\nRun /pbr:plan-phase ${currentPhase} to create plans first.`
+      };
+    }
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+module.exports = { checkBuildExecutorGate };

package/plan-build-run/bin/lib/gates/doc-existence.cjs

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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Blocking gate: warns when a PBR project is missing PROJECT.md or REQUIREMENTS.md.
+ * These files are created by /pbr:new-project. If they are absent on a project that has
+ * STATE.md + ROADMAP.md, the user likely needs to run /pbr:new-project first.
+ * Returns { block: true, reason } when docs are missing.
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { readActiveSkill } = require('./helpers.cjs');
+
+/**
+ * Check whether PROJECT.md and REQUIREMENTS.md exist in .planning/ for an
+ * established PBR project (one that already has STATE.md + ROADMAP.md).
+ *
+ * @param {object} _data - hook data (unused, kept for consistent gate signature)
+ * @returns {{ block: true, reason: string }|null}
+ */
+function checkDocExistence(_data) {
+  const cwd = process.env.PBR_PROJECT_ROOT || process.cwd();
+  const planningDir = path.join(cwd, '.planning');
+
+  // Only block for plan and build active skills
+  const activeSkill = readActiveSkill(planningDir);
+  if (activeSkill !== 'plan' && activeSkill !== 'build') return null;
+
+  // Only block if this is an established PBR project (has STATE.md + ROADMAP.md)
+  const statePath = path.join(planningDir, 'STATE.md');
+  const roadmapPath = path.join(planningDir, 'ROADMAP.md');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(statePath) || !fs.existsSync(roadmapPath)) return null;
+
+  const missing = [];
+  if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(planningDir, 'PROJECT.md'))) missing.push('PROJECT.md');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(planningDir, 'REQUIREMENTS.md'))) missing.push('REQUIREMENTS.md');
+
+  if (missing.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return {
+    block: true,
+    reason: `Missing planning documents: ${missing.join(', ')}.\n\nThese files are generated by /pbr:new-project and document project vision and requirements.\n\nRun /pbr:new-project to generate them, or create them manually from the templates at plan-build-run/templates/.`
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = { checkDocExistence };

package/plan-build-run/bin/lib/gates/helpers.cjs

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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Shared helpers for gate modules.
+ * Centralizes repeated .active-skill reads and STATE.md phase parsing.
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { resolveSessionPath } = require('../core.cjs');
+
+/**
+ * Read the current .active-skill value.
+ * Returns the trimmed string, or null if the file doesn't exist or can't be read.
+ * @param {string} planningDir - path to .planning directory
+ * @param {string|null} [sessionId] - session identifier for session-scoped path
+ * @returns {string|null}
+ */
+function readActiveSkill(planningDir, sessionId) {
+  // Check .session.json first (consistent with check-subagent-output and log-subagent)
+  try {
+    const { sessionLoad } = require('../core.cjs');
+    const session = sessionLoad(planningDir, sessionId);
+    if (session && session.activeSkill) return session.activeSkill;
+  } catch (_e) { /* pbr-tools unavailable */ }
+  // Fall back to .active-skill file (session-scoped when sessionId available)
+  try {
+    const skillPath = sessionId
+      ? resolveSessionPath(planningDir, '.active-skill', sessionId)
+      : path.join(planningDir, '.active-skill');
+    return fs.readFileSync(skillPath, 'utf8').trim();
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse STATE.md for the current phase string (zero-padded, e.g. "01").
+ * Returns the padded phase string, or null if not found.
+ * @param {string} planningDir - path to .planning directory
+ * @returns {string|null}
+ */
+function readCurrentPhase(planningDir) {
+  try {
+    const state = fs.readFileSync(path.join(planningDir, 'STATE.md'), 'utf8');
+    const phaseMatch = state.match(/Phase:\s*(\d+)/);
+    if (!phaseMatch) return null;
+    return phaseMatch[1].padStart(2, '0');
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse STATE.md for the current phase as an integer.
+ * Checks frontmatter current_phase first, then falls back to body Phase: line.
+ * Returns the integer, or null if not found.
+ * @param {string} planningDir - path to .planning directory
+ * @returns {number|null}
+ */
+function readCurrentPhaseInt(planningDir) {
+  try {
+    const state = fs.readFileSync(path.join(planningDir, 'STATE.md'), 'utf8');
+    const fmMatch = state.match(/current_phase:\s*(\d+)/);
+    if (fmMatch) return parseInt(fmMatch[1], 10);
+    const bodyMatch = state.match(/Phase:\s*(\d+)/);
+    if (bodyMatch) return parseInt(bodyMatch[1], 10);
+    return null;
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Detect whether a PLAN*.md file has speculative: true in its frontmatter.
+ * Speculative plans are created for future phases and must not trigger validation gates.
+ * @param {string} filePath - absolute path to the PLAN file
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+function isPlanSpeculative(filePath) {
+  try {
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+    if (!content.startsWith('---')) return false;
+    const endIdx = content.indexOf('---', 3);
+    if (endIdx === -1) return false;
+    const frontmatter = content.substring(3, endIdx);
+    return /^\s*speculative\s*:\s*true\s*$/m.test(frontmatter);
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { readActiveSkill, readCurrentPhase, readCurrentPhaseInt, isPlanSpeculative };

package/plan-build-run/bin/lib/gates/inline-execution.cjs

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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Gate: inline execution decision.
+ * Determines whether a plan can be executed inline (in the orchestrator's
+ * context) rather than spawning a Task() subagent.
+ *
+ * Conditions for inline execution:
+ *   1. config.workflow.inline_execution is truthy
+ *   2. contextPct < config.workflow.inline_context_cap_pct (HARD CAP, checked first)
+ *   3. Task count <= config.workflow.inline_max_tasks
+ *   4. ALL tasks have complexity="simple"
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const DEFAULT_MAX_TASKS = 2;
+const DEFAULT_CONTEXT_CAP_PCT = 40;
+const DEFAULT_MAX_FILES = 5;
+const DEFAULT_MAX_LINES = 50;
+
+// Lines-per-task estimation by complexity
+const LINES_PER_COMPLEXITY = {
+  simple: 20,
+  medium: 80,
+  complex: 200,
+  unknown: 100
+};
+
+/**
+ * Parse plan content string to extract task metadata.
+ * Returns array of { id, complexity, name } objects.
+ * @param {string} planContent - raw plan file content
+ * @returns {Array<{ id: string, complexity: string, name: string }>}
+ */
+function parsePlanTasks(planContent) {
+  const tasks = [];
+  // Match <task ...> opening tags and extract attributes
+  const taskRegex = /<task\s+([^>]*)>/g;
+  let match;
+
+  while ((match = taskRegex.exec(planContent)) !== null) {
+    const attrs = match[1];
+    const idMatch = attrs.match(/id="([^"]*)"/);
+    const complexityMatch = attrs.match(/complexity="([^"]*)"/);
+
+    // Extract name from <name>...</name> after this task tag
+    const afterTag = planContent.slice(match.index);
+    const nameMatch = afterTag.match(/<name>([\s\S]*?)<\/name>/);
+
+    tasks.push({
+      id: idMatch ? idMatch[1] : '',
+      complexity: complexityMatch ? complexityMatch[1] : 'unknown',
+      name: nameMatch ? nameMatch[1].trim() : ''
+    });
+  }
+
+  return tasks;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse plan content to extract YAML frontmatter fields.
+ * Returns an object with at least `files_modified` (array of strings).
+ * @param {string} planContent - raw plan file content
+ * @returns {{ files_modified: string[] }}
+ */
+function parsePlanFrontmatter(planContent) {
+  const result = { files_modified: [] };
+  const fmMatch = planContent.match(/^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---/);
+  if (!fmMatch) return result;
+
+  const fm = fmMatch[1];
+  // Extract files_modified array (YAML list format)
+  const filesSection = fm.match(/files_modified:\s*\n((?:\s+-\s+.*\n?)*)/);
+  if (filesSection) {
+    const items = filesSection[1].match(/^\s+-\s+"?([^"\n]+)"?\s*$/gm);
+    if (items) {
+      result.files_modified = items.map(line => {
+        const m = line.match(/^\s+-\s+"?([^"\n]+?)"?\s*$/);
+        return m ? m[1] : '';
+      }).filter(Boolean);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decide whether a plan should be executed inline or via Task() subagent.
+ *
+ * @param {string} planPath - absolute path to the PLAN.md file
+ * @param {object} config - project config object with workflow.* properties
+ * @param {number} contextPct - current context usage percentage (0-100)
+ * @returns {{ inline: boolean, reason?: string, taskCount?: number, complexity?: string }}
+ */
+function shouldInlineExecution(planPath, config, contextPct) {
+  const workflow = (config && config.workflow) || {};
+  const features = (config && config.features) || {};
+
+  // Feature toggle check (independent of workflow.inline_execution)
+  if (features.inline_simple_tasks === false) {
+    return { inline: false, reason: 'feature disabled' };
+  }
+
+  // Check if inline execution is enabled
+  if (!workflow.inline_execution) {
+    return { inline: false, reason: 'inline_execution disabled' };
+  }
+
+  const capPct = typeof workflow.inline_context_cap_pct === 'number'
+    ? workflow.inline_context_cap_pct
+    : DEFAULT_CONTEXT_CAP_PCT;
+  const maxTasks = typeof workflow.inline_max_tasks === 'number'
+    ? workflow.inline_max_tasks
+    : DEFAULT_MAX_TASKS;
+
+  // HARD CAP: context budget check runs FIRST, before other conditions
+  if (contextPct >= capPct) {
+    return { inline: false, reason: 'context budget exceeded cap' };
+  }
+
+  // Read and parse plan file
+  let planContent;
+  try {
+    planContent = fs.readFileSync(planPath, 'utf8');
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return { inline: false, reason: 'cannot read plan file' };
+  }
+
+  const tasks = parsePlanTasks(planContent);
+
+  // Check task count
+  if (tasks.length > maxTasks) {
+    return {
+      inline: false,
+      reason: `task count ${tasks.length} exceeds max ${maxTasks}`
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Check all tasks are simple complexity
+  const nonSimple = tasks.filter(t => t.complexity !== 'simple');
+  if (nonSimple.length > 0) {
+    return {
+      inline: false,
+      reason: `non-simple complexity: ${nonSimple.map(t => t.id + '=' + t.complexity).join(', ')}`
+    };
+  }
+
+  // File count check from frontmatter
+  const frontmatter = parsePlanFrontmatter(planContent);
+  const maxFiles = typeof workflow.inline_max_files === 'number'
+    ? workflow.inline_max_files
+    : DEFAULT_MAX_FILES;
+  const fileCount = frontmatter.files_modified.length;
+  if (fileCount > maxFiles) {
+    return {
+      inline: false,
+      reason: `file count ${fileCount} exceeds max ${maxFiles}`
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Line estimation check from task complexity
+  const maxLines = typeof workflow.inline_max_lines === 'number'
+    ? workflow.inline_max_lines
+    : DEFAULT_MAX_LINES;
+  const estimatedLines = tasks.reduce((sum, t) => {
+    return sum + (LINES_PER_COMPLEXITY[t.complexity] || LINES_PER_COMPLEXITY.unknown);
+  }, 0);
+  if (estimatedLines > maxLines) {
+    return {
+      inline: false,
+      reason: `estimated lines ${estimatedLines} exceeds max ${maxLines}`
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    inline: true,
+    taskCount: tasks.length,
+    complexity: 'simple',
+    fileCount,
+    estimatedLines
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = { shouldInlineExecution, parsePlanTasks, parsePlanFrontmatter };

package/plan-build-run/bin/lib/gates/milestone-complete.cjs

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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Gate: milestone complete verification check.
+ * When active skill is "milestone" and a general/planner agent is spawned
+ * for a "complete" operation, verify all milestone phases have VERIFICATION.md.
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { readActiveSkill, readCurrentPhaseInt } = require('./helpers.cjs');
+
+/**
+ * Parse VERIFICATION.md frontmatter to extract status field.
+ * Returns the status string or 'unknown' if not parseable.
+ * @param {string} filePath - path to VERIFICATION.md
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function getVerificationStatus(filePath) {
+  try {
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+    const fmMatch = content.match(/^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---/);
+    if (!fmMatch) return 'unknown';
+    const statusMatch = fmMatch[1].match(/^status:\s*(\S+)/m);
+    return statusMatch ? statusMatch[1] : 'unknown';
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Blocking check: when the active skill is "milestone" and a general/planner agent
+ * is being spawned for a "complete" operation, verify all milestone phases have VERIFICATION.md.
+ * Returns { block: true, reason: "..." } if blocked, or null if OK.
+ * @param {object} data - hook data with tool_input
+ * @returns {{ block: boolean, reason: string }|null}
+ */
+function checkMilestoneCompleteGate(data) {
+  const toolInput = data.tool_input || {};
+  const subagentType = toolInput.subagent_type || '';
+  const description = toolInput.description || '';
+
+  const cwd = process.env.PBR_PROJECT_ROOT || process.cwd();
+  const planningDir = path.join(cwd, '.planning');
+
+  // Only gate when active skill is "milestone"
+  const activeSkill = readActiveSkill(planningDir);
+  if (activeSkill !== 'milestone') return null;
+
+  // Only gate pbr:general and pbr:planner
+  if (subagentType !== 'pbr:general' && subagentType !== 'pbr:planner') return null;
+
+  // Only gate "complete" operations
+  if (!/complete/i.test(description)) return null;
+
+  // Read STATE.md for current phase
+  const currentPhase = readCurrentPhaseInt(planningDir);
+  if (!currentPhase) return null;
+
+  // Read ROADMAP.md and find the milestone containing the current phase
+  const roadmapFile = path.join(planningDir, 'ROADMAP.md');
+  try {
+    const roadmap = fs.readFileSync(roadmapFile, 'utf8');
+
+    // Split into milestone sections
+    const milestoneSections = roadmap.split(/^## Milestone:/m).slice(1);
+
+    for (const section of milestoneSections) {
+      // Parse phase numbers from table rows
+      const phaseNumbers = [];
+      const tableRowRegex = /^\|\s*(\d+)\s*\|/gm;
+      let match;
+      while ((match = tableRowRegex.exec(section)) !== null) {
+        phaseNumbers.push(parseInt(match[1], 10));
+      }
+
+      // Fallback: parse from **Phases:** line or ### Phase NN: headings
+      if (phaseNumbers.length === 0) {
+        const phasesLineMatch = section.match(/\*\*Phases:\*\*\s*([\d,\s-]+)/);
+        if (phasesLineMatch) {
+          const nums = phasesLineMatch[1].match(/\d+/g);
+          if (nums) nums.forEach(n => phaseNumbers.push(parseInt(n, 10)));
+        }
+      }
+      if (phaseNumbers.length === 0) {
+        const headingRegex = /^###\s+Phase\s+(\d+):/gm;
+        let hMatch;
+        while ((hMatch = headingRegex.exec(section)) !== null) {
+          phaseNumbers.push(parseInt(hMatch[1], 10));
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Check if current phase is in this milestone
+      if (!phaseNumbers.includes(currentPhase)) continue;
+
+      // Found the right milestone — check all phases have VERIFICATION.md
+      const phasesDir = path.join(planningDir, 'phases');
+      if (!fs.existsSync(phasesDir)) return null;
+
+      for (const phaseNum of phaseNumbers) {
+        const paddedPhase = String(phaseNum).padStart(2, '0');
+        const pDirs = fs.readdirSync(phasesDir).filter(d => d.startsWith(paddedPhase + '-'));
+        if (pDirs.length === 0) {
+          return {
+            block: true,
+            reason: `Milestone complete gate: phase ${paddedPhase} directory not found.\n\nAll milestone phases must exist and have a passing VERIFICATION.md before the milestone can be completed.\n\nRun /pbr:verify-work ${paddedPhase} to verify the phase (it must reach status: passed).`
+          };
+        }
+        const verificationFile = path.join(phasesDir, pDirs[0], 'VERIFICATION.md');
+        const hasVerification = fs.existsSync(verificationFile);
+        if (!hasVerification) {
+          return {
+            block: true,
+            reason: `Milestone complete gate: phase ${paddedPhase} (${pDirs[0]}) lacks VERIFICATION.md.\n\nAll milestone phases must have a passing VERIFICATION.md before the milestone can be completed.\n\nRun /pbr:verify-work ${paddedPhase} to verify the phase (it must reach status: passed).`
+          };
+        }
+        const verStatus = getVerificationStatus(verificationFile);
+        if (verStatus === 'gaps_found') {
+          return {
+            block: true,
+            reason: `Milestone complete gate: phase ${paddedPhase} VERIFICATION.md has status: gaps_found.\n\nAll gaps must be closed before the milestone can be completed. The verifier found issues that need resolution.\n\nRun /pbr:verify-work ${paddedPhase} to close gaps (phase must reach status: passed).`
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      // All phases verified
+      return null;
+    }
+  } catch (_e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+module.exports = { checkMilestoneCompleteGate, getVerificationStatus };