@yemi33/minions 0.1.445 → 0.1.446

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.1.445 (2026-04-06)
+## 0.1.446 (2026-04-06)
 
 ### Features
 -  notification dot on Notes & KB sidebar when sweep completes/fails
 
 ### Fixes
+-  pipeline agent is optional — set only when user explicitly requests
 -  remove hardcoded agent assignments from all pipeline JSONs
 -  pipeline tasks don't hardcode agent — any available agent picks up work
 

package/dashboard.js

@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ Available action types:
 - **delete-schedule**: Delete a scheduled task. Fields: id.
 - **create-meeting**: Start a team meeting. Fields: title (short meeting name), agenda (detailed text — what agents should investigate/debate, numbered items work best), agents (array of agent IDs), rounds (optional, default 3), project (optional).
 - **set-config**: Update engine settings. Fields: setting (setting name), value (new value). Valid settings: autoApprovePlans (bool), autoDecompose (bool), allowTempAgents (bool), maxConcurrent (number), maxTurns (number). Example: { "type": "set-config", "setting": "autoApprovePlans", "value": true }
-- **edit-pipeline**: Update an existing pipeline. Fields: id (pipeline ID), title (optional), stages (optional, JSON array — do NOT set "agent" on stages; the engine routes to any available agent automatically), trigger (optional, { cron: "minute hour dow" } or null for manual).
+- **edit-pipeline**: Update an existing pipeline. Fields: id (pipeline ID), title (optional), stages (optional, JSON array — omit "agent" on stages unless the user specifically requests one; the engine routes to any available agent by default), trigger (optional, { cron: "minute hour dow" } or null for manual).
 - **unpin**: Remove a pinned note. Fields: title (exact title of the pinned note to remove)
 - **archive-plan**: Archive a completed/paused plan. Fields: file (PRD .json or plan .md filename)
 - **reject-plan**: Reject a plan. Fields: file (PRD .json filename), reason (optional)

package/engine/pipeline.js

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ async function executeStage(stage, run, pipeline, config) {
 
 function executeTaskStage(stage, stageState, run, config) {
   // Create work item(s) for the task
-  const items = stage.items || [{ title: stage.title, description: stage.description || '', type: stage.taskType || 'explore' }];
+  const items = stage.items || [{ title: stage.title, description: stage.description || '', type: stage.taskType || 'explore', agent: stage.agent }];
   const count = stage.count || items.length;
   const wiPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'work-items.json');
   const workItems = safeJson(wiPath) || [];
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ function executeTaskStage(stage, stageState, run, config) {
       description: item.description || stage.description || '',
       type: item.type || stage.taskType || 'explore',
       priority: item.priority || stage.priority || 'medium',
-      // No hardcoded agent — let engine routing assign any available agent
+      // Only set agent if explicitly specified — otherwise engine routing assigns any available agent
+      ...(item.agent || stage.agent ? { agent: item.agent || stage.agent } : {}),
       status: WI_STATUS.PENDING,
       created: ts(),
       createdBy: 'pipeline:' + run.pipelineId,

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yemi33/minions",
-  "version": "0.1.445",
+  "version": "0.1.446",
   "description": "Multi-agent AI dev team that runs from ~/.minions/ — five autonomous agents share a single engine, dashboard, and knowledge base",
   "bin": {
     "minions": "bin/minions.js"