dotmd-cli 0.14.12 → 0.15.1

package/README.md

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Every document can have a `type` field in its frontmatter. Types determine which
 
 | Type | Purpose | Valid Statuses |
 |------|---------|----------------|
-| `plan` | Execution plans | `in-session`, `active`, `planned`, `blocked`, `done`, `archived` |
+| `plan` | Execution plans | `in-session`, `active`, `planned`, `blocked`, `partial`, `paused`, `awaiting`, `queued-after`, `archived` |
 | `doc` | Design docs, specs, ADRs, RFCs | `draft`, `active`, `review`, `reference`, `deprecated`, `archived` |
 | `research` | Investigations, audits, analysis | `active`, `reference`, `archived` |
 
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@ dotmd export --type research              # export research only
 
 Customize types and their statuses in config with the `types` key. See [`dotmd.config.example.mjs`](dotmd.config.example.mjs).
 
+### What each plan status means
+
+The default plan vocabulary is shaped around the **unstuck-action test**: every stop-status should map to a distinct next move. If two statuses have the same unstuck-action, one is dead weight; if a single status covers several different actions, it's overloaded.
+
+| Status | Unstuck-action | When to use |
+|--------|----------------|-------------|
+| `in-session` | — | A Claude session is working on it right now. Don't pick up. |
+| `active` | Pick up | Ready to be worked on. |
+| `planned` | Wait for trigger | Queued; not yet ready to execute. |
+| `blocked` | **Monitor** | External arrival on its own schedule (hardware, vendor, third-party rollout). You can't speed it up. |
+| `partial` | **Spawn successors** | Shipped most of the plan; tail deferred. Body should reference successor plans tracking the tail. Visible but quiet (no nagging). |
+| `paused` | **Re-evaluate** | Intentionally set aside, no external dependency. Resume by deciding the work is still worth doing. Quiet. |
+| `awaiting` | **Ask** | Needs a human decision or input. NOT quiet — pings get forgotten, so this status generates stale pressure to chase the answer. |
+| `queued-after` | **Check predecessor** | Sequenced behind another plan; can start once that one ships. Quiet. |
+| `archived` | — | No longer relevant; auto-moved to the archive directory on transition. |
+
+Each *quiet* status (`partial`, `paused`, `queued-after`, `archived`) is exempt from stale-warning pressure but still appears in active scope and metrics — quietness is a presentation flag, not a closure flag. `awaiting` deliberately stays loud so unanswered questions don't decay into invisible backlog.
+
+> **Heads-up:** versions before 0.15 included a `done` plan status in the defaults. It saw effectively zero real-world use (plans went `in-session`/`active` → `archived` directly), so it was dropped from the built-in vocabulary. To finish a plan, run `dotmd archive <plan-file>` — or, if you preferred the previous behavior, add `done` back via the `types.plan.statuses` key in your config.
+
 ## Commands
 
 ```
@@ -224,8 +244,30 @@ Shows: status counts, staleness, errors/warnings, freshness (today/week/month),
 ```bash
 dotmd doctor                 # fix refs → lint → sync git dates → regen index
 dotmd doctor --dry-run       # preview all changes
+dotmd doctor --statuses      # detect overloaded status buckets (read-only)
+dotmd doctor --statuses --json  # machine-readable suggestions
 ```
 
+`--statuses` is a read-only diagnostic. It scans each status with at least
+10 plans and groups their `current_state` / `next_step` text against cue
+keywords for `partial`, `paused`, `awaiting`, `queued-after`, and `blocked`.
+When a single bucket lands plans in two or more cue groups (each above 15%
+of the bucket), it prints a split suggestion:
+
+```
+47 plan/backlog plans cluster across 4 patterns — consider splitting:
+  ~22 → partial       (cues: "shipped", "landed", "tail", "deferred")
+  ~15 → paused        (cues: "paused", "on hold", "set aside")
+  ~ 6 → queued-after  (cues: "after", "once", "depends on", "waiting on <plan>")
+  ~ 4 →               (kept in backlog — no clear pattern match)
+
+Heuristic — verify before migrating.
+```
+
+The heuristic is intentionally conservative: small buckets are skipped, plans
+that match no cues stay in the original bucket, and the output is always a
+suggestion — never a verdict.
+
 ### Graph
 
 ```bash
@@ -390,10 +432,22 @@ dotmd rename old-name.md new-name        # renames + updates refs
 ### Migrate
 
 ```bash
-dotmd migrate status research exploration   # rename a status
-dotmd migrate module auth identity          # rename a module
+dotmd migrate status research scoping       # rename a status (e.g. for the 0.15 default-vocab change)
+dotmd migrate module auth identity           # rename a module
+
+# Per-file form: split one overloaded status into several distinct ones.
+# Only the listed files are rewritten; every other doc with the old value is left alone.
+dotmd migrate status backlog paused docs/plans/foo.md docs/plans/bar.md
+dotmd migrate status backlog partial docs/plans/payments-future.md  # one at a time also works
 ```
 
+With no file args, `migrate` rewrites every doc whose field matches
+`<old-value>` (whole-bucket rename). Pass file args to scope the
+rewrite — useful when one status has been doing several jobs and you
+want to split it across the new vocabulary. File args match the same
+way as `bulk archive`: exact path first, then substring fallback
+against full path or basename.
+
 ### Preset Aliases
 
 Built-in presets: `plans`, `stale`, `actionable`. Add your own in config:

package/bin/dotmd.mjs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Lifecycle:
   touch <file>                      Bump updated date
   touch --git                       Bulk-sync dates from git history
   rename <old> <new>                Rename doc and update all references
-  migrate <field> <old> <new>       Batch update a frontmatter field value
+  migrate <field> <old> <new> [f...]Batch update a frontmatter field value (optional file filter)
 
 Create & Export:
   new <name> [--template <t>]       Create doc from template (plan, adr, rfc, audit, design)
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ Moves the document to the new status. If transitioning to an archive
 status, automatically moves the file to the archive directory and
 regenerates the index (if configured).
 
+Default plan statuses (each maps to a distinct unstuck-action):
+  in-session     A Claude session is working on it now
+  active         Ready to be picked up
+  planned        Queued for future work
+  blocked        External arrival wait — monitor (hardware, vendor, rollout)
+  partial        Shipped + deferred tail — spawn successor plans
+  paused         Intentionally set aside — re-evaluate to resume
+  awaiting       Needs human input/decision — chase the answer
+  queued-after   Sequenced behind another plan — check predecessor
+  archived       No longer relevant; auto-moved to archive directory
+
 Use --dry-run (-n) to preview changes without writing anything.`,
 
   check: `dotmd check — validate frontmatter and references
@@ -225,6 +236,16 @@ Options:
 Runs in sequence: fix broken references, lint --fix, sync dates from
 git, regenerate index, then show remaining issues.
 
+Modes:
+  (default)              Auto-fix pass (writes by default; honors --dry-run)
+  --statuses             Read-only diagnostic: detect overloaded status
+                         buckets where one status holds plans pursuing
+                         multiple distinct unstuck-actions. Suggests how
+                         a bucket might split (e.g. backlog → partial /
+                         paused / queued-after). Heuristic only — verify
+                         before migrating.
+  --statuses --json      Machine-readable suggestion shape for tooling.
+
 Use --dry-run (-n) to preview all changes without writing anything.`,
 
   'fix-refs': `dotmd fix-refs — auto-fix broken reference paths
@@ -262,6 +283,10 @@ Options:
   --root <name>        Create in a specific docs root
   --list-templates     Show available templates
 
+For plans, the default status vocabulary is: in-session, active, planned,
+blocked, partial, paused, awaiting, queued-after, archived. Run
+\`dotmd status --help\` for what each one means.
+
 The filename is derived from <name> by slugifying it.
 Use --dry-run (-n) to preview without creating the file.`,
 
@@ -344,14 +369,22 @@ in other docs that point to the old filename.
 Body markdown links are warned about but not auto-fixed.
 Use --dry-run (-n) to preview changes without writing anything.`,
 
-  migrate: `dotmd migrate <field> <old-value> <new-value> — batch update a frontmatter field
+  migrate: `dotmd migrate <field> <old-value> <new-value> [files...] — batch update a frontmatter field
 
 Finds all docs where the given field equals old-value and updates it
-to new-value.
+to new-value. With no file args, every matching doc in the project is
+rewritten (whole-bucket rename).
+
+Pass one or more file args to scope the rewrite — only those files
+are considered. This is how you split one overloaded status into
+several distinct ones (e.g. moving some \`backlog\` plans to
+\`paused\` and others to \`partial\`). File args use the same matching
+as \`bulk archive\`: exact path, then substring fallback.
 
 Examples:
-  dotmd migrate status research exploration
+  dotmd migrate status research scoping
   dotmd migrate module auth identity
+  dotmd migrate status backlog paused docs/plans/foo.md docs/plans/bar.md
 
 Use --dry-run (-n) to preview changes without writing anything.`,
 
@@ -368,12 +401,18 @@ modules, and reference fields to pre-populate the config.`,
 Shows all documents with type: plan, sorted by status.
 Supports all query flags (--status, --module, --json, --sort, --group, etc.)
 
+Default plan statuses: in-session, active, planned, blocked, partial,
+paused, awaiting, queued-after, archived. Run \`dotmd status --help\` for
+the unstuck-action behind each one.
+
 Examples:
-  dotmd plans                       # all plans
-  dotmd plans --status active       # active plans only
-  dotmd plans --module auth         # plans for the auth module
-  dotmd plans --group module        # all plans grouped by module
-  dotmd plans --json                # JSON output`,
+  dotmd plans                          # all plans
+  dotmd plans --status active          # active plans only
+  dotmd plans --status awaiting        # plans waiting on a human decision
+  dotmd plans --status partial,paused  # shipped-tail and parked plans
+  dotmd plans --module auth            # plans for the auth module
+  dotmd plans --group module           # all plans grouped by module
+  dotmd plans --json                   # JSON output`,
 
   stale: `dotmd stale — list stale documents
 

package/dotmd.config.example.mjs

@@ -25,20 +25,35 @@ export const excludeDirs = ['evidence'];
 //   context:        'expanded' | 'listed' | 'counted' (default: 'counted')
 //   staleDays:      number | null — stale threshold (default: null = never stale)
 //   requiresModule: boolean — require `module` frontmatter (default: false)
-//   terminal:       boolean — skip current_state/next_step warnings (default: false)
 //   archive:        boolean — auto-move to archiveDir on transition (default: false)
+//   terminal:       boolean — closed state; excluded from active-work stats/coverage scope (default: false)
 //   skipStale:      boolean — exempt from stale checks (default: false)
 //   skipWarnings:   boolean — exempt from validation warnings (default: false)
+//   quiet:          boolean — sugar for `skipStale: true, skipWarnings: true`. Use for visible-but-quiet
+//                   statuses (e.g. `partial`) where you want no nagging but DO want them in scope.
+//                   Setting `skipStale: false` or `skipWarnings: false` explicitly overrides the sugar.
+//
+// `terminal` and `quiet` are orthogonal. Mark a status `terminal` only when it represents closure
+// (excluded from active-work scope). Use `quiet` for noise suppression without closure semantics.
+//
+// Each plan stop-status maps to a distinct unstuck-action — the test for whether
+// the vocabulary earns its weight. blocked = monitor (external arrival on its own
+// schedule), awaiting = ask (chase the human/decision), queued-after = check the
+// predecessor, paused = re-evaluate, partial = spawn successor plans for the
+// deferred tail.
 //
 // export const types = {
 //   plan: {
 //     statuses: {
-//       'in-session': { context: 'expanded', staleDays: 1, requiresModule: true },
-//       'active':     { context: 'expanded', staleDays: 14, requiresModule: true },
-//       'planned':    { context: 'listed', staleDays: 30, requiresModule: true },
-//       'blocked':    { context: 'listed', staleDays: 30, requiresModule: true, skipStale: true },
-//       'done':       { context: 'counted', terminal: true, skipStale: true, skipWarnings: true },
-//       'archived':   { context: 'counted', archive: true, terminal: true, skipStale: true, skipWarnings: true },
+//       'in-session':   { context: 'expanded', staleDays: 1, requiresModule: true },
+//       'active':       { context: 'expanded', staleDays: 14, requiresModule: true },
+//       'planned':      { context: 'listed', staleDays: 30, requiresModule: true },
+//       'blocked':      { context: 'listed', staleDays: 30, requiresModule: true },
+//       'partial':      { context: 'expanded', requiresModule: true, quiet: true },     // shipped + deferred tail; visible, no nagging
+//       'paused':       { context: 'listed', requiresModule: true, quiet: true },       // intentionally set aside, no external dep
+//       'awaiting':     { context: 'listed', staleDays: 14, requiresModule: true },     // human input/decision wait — NOT quiet (pings get forgotten)
+//       'queued-after': { context: 'counted', requiresModule: true, quiet: true },      // sequenced behind another plan
+//       'archived':     { context: 'counted', archive: true, terminal: true, quiet: true },
 //     },
 //   },
 //   doc: {
@@ -48,7 +63,7 @@ export const excludeDirs = ['evidence'];
 //       'review':     { context: 'listed', staleDays: 14 },
 //       'reference':  { context: 'counted', skipStale: true },
 //       'deprecated': { context: 'counted', terminal: true, skipStale: true },
-//       'archived':   { context: 'counted', archive: true, terminal: true, skipStale: true, skipWarnings: true },
+//       'archived':   { context: 'counted', archive: true, terminal: true, quiet: true },
 //     },
 //   },
 // };
@@ -57,16 +72,20 @@ export const excludeDirs = ['evidence'];
 // When using array form, define behavior in separate statuses/lifecycle/taxonomy sections.
 // export const types = {
 //   plan: {
-//     statuses: ['in-session', 'active', 'planned', 'blocked', 'done', 'archived'],
-//     context: { expanded: ['in-session', 'active'], listed: ['planned', 'blocked'], counted: ['done', 'archived'] },
-//     staleDays: { 'in-session': 1, active: 14, planned: 30, blocked: 30 },
+//     statuses: ['in-session', 'active', 'planned', 'blocked', 'partial', 'paused', 'awaiting', 'queued-after', 'archived'],
+//     context: {
+//       expanded: ['in-session', 'active', 'partial'],
+//       listed: ['planned', 'blocked', 'paused', 'awaiting'],
+//       counted: ['queued-after', 'archived'],
+//     },
+//     staleDays: { 'in-session': 1, active: 14, planned: 30, blocked: 30, awaiting: 14 },
 //   },
 // };
 
 // Status workflow — fallback for docs without a type field. Order determines display grouping.
 // When using rich status definitions, statuses.order and staleDays are derived automatically.
 export const statuses = {
-  order: ['active', 'ready', 'planned', 'research', 'blocked', 'reference', 'archived'],
+  order: ['active', 'ready', 'planned', 'scoping', 'blocked', 'reference', 'archived'],
   // Additional statuses valid only in specific roots (merged with order)
   // Useful when different doc areas track different things (e.g. plans vs module docs)
   // rootStatuses: {
@@ -79,7 +98,7 @@ export const statuses = {
     ready: 14,
     planned: 30,
     blocked: 30,
-    research: 30,
+    scoping: 30,
   },
 };
 
@@ -111,7 +130,7 @@ export const index = {
 export const context = {
   expanded: ['active'],
   listed: ['ready', 'planned'],
-  counted: ['blocked', 'research', 'reference', 'archived'],
+  counted: ['blocked', 'scoping', 'reference', 'archived'],
   recentDays: 3,
   recentStatuses: ['active', 'ready', 'planned'],
   recentLimit: 10,

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dotmd-cli",
-  "version": "0.14.12",
+  "version": "0.15.1",
   "description": "CLI for managing markdown documents with YAML frontmatter — index, query, validate, graph, export, Notion sync, AI summaries.",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",

package/src/config.mjs

@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
 
   types: {
     plan: {
-      statuses: ['in-session', 'active', 'planned', 'blocked', 'done', 'archived'],
-      context: { expanded: ['in-session', 'active'], listed: ['planned', 'blocked'], counted: ['done', 'archived'] },
-      staleDays: { 'in-session': 1, active: 14, planned: 30, blocked: 30 },
+      statuses: ['in-session', 'active', 'planned', 'blocked', 'partial', 'paused', 'awaiting', 'queued-after', 'archived'],
+      context: {
+        expanded: ['in-session', 'active', 'partial'],
+        listed: ['planned', 'blocked', 'paused', 'awaiting'],
+        counted: ['queued-after', 'archived'],
+      },
+      staleDays: { 'in-session': 1, active: 14, planned: 30, blocked: 30, awaiting: 14 },
     },
     doc: {
       statuses: ['draft', 'active', 'review', 'reference', 'deprecated', 'archived'],
@@ -39,26 +43,26 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
   },
 
   statuses: {
-    order: ['active', 'ready', 'planned', 'research', 'blocked', 'reference', 'archived'],
+    order: ['active', 'ready', 'planned', 'scoping', 'blocked', 'reference', 'archived'],
     staleDays: {
       active: 14,
       ready: 14,
       planned: 30,
       blocked: 30,
-      research: 30,
+      scoping: 30,
     },
   },
 
   lifecycle: {
     archiveStatuses: ['archived'],
-    skipStaleFor: ['archived', 'reference'],
-    skipWarningsFor: ['archived'],
-    terminalStatuses: ['archived', 'deprecated', 'reference', 'done'],
+    skipStaleFor: ['archived', 'reference', 'partial', 'paused', 'queued-after'],
+    skipWarningsFor: ['archived', 'partial', 'paused', 'queued-after'],
+    terminalStatuses: ['archived', 'deprecated', 'reference'],
   },
 
   taxonomy: {
     surfaces: null,
-    moduleRequiredFor: [],
+    moduleRequiredFor: ['partial', 'paused', 'awaiting', 'queued-after'],
   },
 
   index: null,
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
   context: {
     expanded: ['active'],
     listed: ['ready', 'planned'],
-    counted: ['blocked', 'research', 'reference', 'archived'],
+    counted: ['blocked', 'scoping', 'reference', 'archived'],
     recentDays: 3,
     recentStatuses: ['active', 'ready', 'planned'],
     recentLimit: 10,
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
 
   presets: {
     plans: ['--type', 'plan', '--sort', 'status', '--all'],
-    stale: ['--status', 'active,ready,planned,blocked,research', '--stale', '--sort', 'updated', '--all'],
+    stale: ['--status', 'active,ready,planned,blocked,scoping', '--stale', '--sort', 'updated', '--all'],
     actionable: ['--status', 'active,ready', '--has-next-step', '--sort', 'updated', '--all'],
   },
 };
@@ -147,9 +151,13 @@ function normalizeRichStatuses(config, userConfig) {
         derived.staleDays[name] = p.staleDays;
       }
 
+      // `quiet: true` is sugar for skipStale + skipWarnings unless those are explicitly false.
+      const quietImpliesSkipStale = p.quiet && p.skipStale !== false;
+      const quietImpliesSkipWarnings = p.quiet && p.skipWarnings !== false;
+
       if (p.archive && !derived.archiveStatuses.includes(name)) derived.archiveStatuses.push(name);
-      if (p.skipStale && !derived.skipStaleFor.includes(name)) derived.skipStaleFor.push(name);
-      if (p.skipWarnings && !derived.skipWarningsFor.includes(name)) derived.skipWarningsFor.push(name);
+      if ((p.skipStale || quietImpliesSkipStale) && !derived.skipStaleFor.includes(name)) derived.skipStaleFor.push(name);
+      if ((p.skipWarnings || quietImpliesSkipWarnings) && !derived.skipWarningsFor.includes(name)) derived.skipWarningsFor.push(name);
       if (p.terminal && !derived.terminalStatuses.includes(name)) derived.terminalStatuses.push(name);
       if (p.requiresModule && !derived.moduleRequiredFor.includes(name)) derived.moduleRequiredFor.push(name);
 

package/src/doctor.mjs

@@ -7,7 +7,41 @@ import { renderCheck } from './render.mjs';
 import { bold, dim, green, yellow } from './color.mjs';
 import { scaffoldClaudeCommands } from './claude-commands.mjs';
 
+// Tunable thresholds for `dotmd doctor --statuses` conflation detection.
+// MIN_BUCKET_SIZE: only flag buckets with at least this many docs (small buckets aren't worth nagging).
+// CUE_FLOOR_PCT: a target cue must claim at least this fraction of the bucket to be suggested.
+// A bucket is overloaded only when ≥2 distinct target cues each clear the floor.
+const MIN_BUCKET_SIZE = 10;
+const CUE_FLOOR_PCT = 0.15;
+
+// Cue patterns map keyword groups to candidate target statuses.
+// A doc is scored by counting regex hits in its current_state + next_step text;
+// the highest-scoring cue (if any) becomes its suggested bucket. Ties broken by
+// the iteration order below (deterministic). Patterns are intentionally simple
+// and tunable — false positives are fine, false confidence is not.
+const CUE_PATTERNS = {
+  partial: /\b(shipped|landed|merged|complete|tail|deferred|follow[- ]?up|left[- ]?over|remaining)\b/i,
+  paused: /\b(paused?|on hold|set aside|park(?:ed|ing)?|shelv(?:ed|ing)?|frozen|hibernat)/i,
+  'queued-after': /\b(after|once|when|depends on|behind|sequenced|wait(?:ing)? for [a-z\- ]+ to (?:ship|land|merge))\b/i,
+  awaiting: /\b(awaiting|need(?:s)? (?:input|decision|approval|sign[- ]?off)|pending (?:review|approval)|asked? (?:for|about))\b/i,
+  blocked: /\b(hardware|vendor|third[- ]?party|firmware|delivery|arrival|rollout)\b/i,
+};
+
+// Human-readable cue lists for the suggestion table.
+const CUE_LABELS = {
+  partial: '"shipped", "landed", "tail", "deferred"',
+  paused: '"paused", "on hold", "set aside"',
+  'queued-after': '"after", "once", "depends on", "waiting on <plan>"',
+  awaiting: '"awaiting", "needs decision", "pending review"',
+  blocked: '"hardware", "vendor", "third-party", "rollout"',
+};
+
 export function runDoctor(argv, config, opts = {}) {
+  if (argv.includes('--statuses')) {
+    runDoctorStatuses(config, { json: argv.includes('--json') });
+    return;
+  }
+
   const { dryRun } = opts;
   process.stdout.write(bold('dotmd doctor') + '\n\n');
 
@@ -53,3 +87,117 @@ export function runDoctor(argv, config, opts = {}) {
   const freshIndex = buildIndex(config);
   process.stdout.write(renderCheck(freshIndex, config));
 }
+
+export function analyzeStatusBuckets(docs) {
+  const buckets = new Map();
+  for (const doc of docs) {
+    if (!doc.status) continue;
+    const key = `${doc.type ?? 'unknown'}::${doc.status}`;
+    if (!buckets.has(key)) {
+      buckets.set(key, { type: doc.type ?? null, status: doc.status, docs: [] });
+    }
+    buckets.get(key).docs.push(doc);
+  }
+
+  const suggestions = [];
+
+  for (const bucket of buckets.values()) {
+    if (bucket.docs.length < MIN_BUCKET_SIZE) continue;
+    const floor = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(bucket.docs.length * CUE_FLOOR_PCT));
+
+    const targetCounts = {};
+    let unmatchedCount = 0;
+
+    for (const doc of bucket.docs) {
+      const text = `${doc.currentState ?? ''}\n${doc.nextStep ?? ''}`;
+      let bestCue = null;
+      let bestScore = 0;
+
+      for (const [cue, pattern] of Object.entries(CUE_PATTERNS)) {
+        if (cue === bucket.status) continue;
+        const globalPat = new RegExp(pattern.source, pattern.flags.includes('g') ? pattern.flags : pattern.flags + 'g');
+        const matches = text.match(globalPat);
+        const score = matches ? matches.length : 0;
+        if (score > bestScore) {
+          bestScore = score;
+          bestCue = cue;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (bestCue == null) {
+        unmatchedCount++;
+      } else {
+        targetCounts[bestCue] = (targetCounts[bestCue] ?? 0) + 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const aboveFloor = Object.entries(targetCounts)
+      .filter(([, n]) => n >= floor)
+      .sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1] || a[0].localeCompare(b[0]));
+
+    if (aboveFloor.length < 2) continue;
+
+    const splitCount = aboveFloor.reduce((s, [, n]) => s + n, 0);
+    const kept = bucket.docs.length - splitCount;
+
+    suggestions.push({
+      type: bucket.type,
+      status: bucket.status,
+      total: bucket.docs.length,
+      splits: aboveFloor.map(([target, count]) => ({
+        target,
+        count,
+        cues: CUE_LABELS[target] ?? '',
+      })),
+      kept,
+    });
+  }
+
+  suggestions.sort((a, b) => {
+    if ((a.type ?? '') !== (b.type ?? '')) return (a.type ?? '').localeCompare(b.type ?? '');
+    return a.status.localeCompare(b.status);
+  });
+
+  return suggestions;
+}
+
+function runDoctorStatuses(config, { json = false } = {}) {
+  const index = buildIndex(config);
+  const suggestions = analyzeStatusBuckets(index.docs);
+
+  if (json) {
+    process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+      thresholds: { minBucketSize: MIN_BUCKET_SIZE, cueFloorPct: CUE_FLOOR_PCT },
+      suggestions,
+    }, null, 2) + '\n');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  process.stdout.write(bold('dotmd doctor --statuses') + '\n\n');
+
+  if (suggestions.length === 0) {
+    process.stdout.write(`No overloaded status buckets detected (min bucket size: ${MIN_BUCKET_SIZE}).\n`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  for (const s of suggestions) {
+    const typeLabel = s.type ? `${s.type}/` : '';
+    const patternCount = s.splits.length + (s.kept > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+    process.stdout.write(
+      bold(`${s.total} ${typeLabel}${s.status} plans cluster across ${patternCount} patterns — consider splitting:`) + '\n'
+    );
+
+    const targetWidth = Math.max(...s.splits.map(x => x.target.length), 'kept'.length);
+    for (const split of s.splits) {
+      const target = green(split.target.padEnd(targetWidth));
+      process.stdout.write(`  ~${String(split.count).padStart(3)} → ${target}  (cues: ${split.cues})\n`);
+    }
+    if (s.kept > 0) {
+      const tail = dim(`(kept in ${s.status} — no clear pattern match)`);
+      process.stdout.write(`  ~${String(s.kept).padStart(3)} → ${' '.repeat(targetWidth)}  ${tail}\n`);
+    }
+    process.stdout.write('\n');
+  }
+
+  process.stdout.write(yellow('Heuristic — verify before migrating.') + '\n');
+}

package/src/health.mjs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export function runHealth(argv, config) {
 
   // Pipeline
   process.stdout.write(bold('Pipeline:') + '\n');
-  const pipeline = ['active', 'paused', 'ready', 'planned', 'blocked', 'research', 'archived'];
+  const pipeline = ['active', 'paused', 'ready', 'planned', 'blocked', 'scoping', 'archived'];
   for (const s of pipeline) {
     const count = byStatus[s] || 0;
     if (count > 0) {

package/src/init.mjs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function generateDetectedConfig(scan, rootPath) {
   lines.push(`export const root = '${rootPath}';`);
   lines.push('');
 
-  const defaultOrder = ['active', 'ready', 'planned', 'research', 'blocked', 'reference', 'archived'];
+  const defaultOrder = ['active', 'ready', 'planned', 'scoping', 'blocked', 'reference', 'archived'];
   const ordered = defaultOrder.filter(s => scan.statuses.has(s));
   const extra = [...scan.statuses].filter(s => !defaultOrder.includes(s)).sort();
   const allStatuses = [...ordered, ...extra];

package/src/migrate.mjs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import { extractFrontmatter, parseSimpleFrontmatter } from './frontmatter.mjs';
-import { asString, toRepoPath, die } from './util.mjs';
+import { asString, toRepoPath, resolveDocPath, die } from './util.mjs';
 import { collectDocFiles } from './index.mjs';
 import { updateFrontmatter } from './lifecycle.mjs';
 import { bold, green, dim } from './color.mjs';
@@ -18,15 +19,42 @@ export function runMigrate(argv, config, opts = {}) {
   const field = positional[0];
   const oldValue = positional[1];
   const newValue = positional[2];
+  const fileArgs = positional.slice(3);
 
   if (!field || !oldValue || !newValue) {
-    die('Usage: dotmd migrate <field> <old-value> <new-value>');
+    die('Usage: dotmd migrate <field> <old-value> <new-value> [files...]');
   }
 
   const allFiles = collectDocFiles(config);
+
+  // When file args are passed, resolve them to a filter set (mirrors runBulkArchive).
+  let fileFilter = null;
+  if (fileArgs.length > 0) {
+    const matched = [];
+    const unresolved = [];
+    for (const input of fileArgs) {
+      const filePath = resolveDocPath(input, config);
+      if (filePath) {
+        matched.push(filePath);
+        continue;
+      }
+      const hits = allFiles.filter(f => f.includes(input) || path.basename(f).includes(input));
+      if (hits.length === 0) {
+        unresolved.push(input);
+      } else {
+        matched.push(...hits);
+      }
+    }
+    if (unresolved.length > 0) {
+      die(`No matching file(s) for: ${unresolved.join(', ')}`);
+    }
+    fileFilter = new Set(matched);
+  }
+
   const matches = [];
 
   for (const filePath of allFiles) {
+    if (fileFilter && !fileFilter.has(filePath)) continue;
     const raw = readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
     const { frontmatter } = extractFrontmatter(raw);
     if (!frontmatter) continue;
@@ -38,7 +66,8 @@ export function runMigrate(argv, config, opts = {}) {
   }
 
   if (matches.length === 0) {
-    process.stdout.write(`No docs found with ${bold(field)}: ${oldValue}\n`);
+    const scope = fileFilter ? ` in the specified file(s)` : '';
+    process.stdout.write(`No docs found with ${bold(field)}: ${oldValue}${scope}\n`);
     return;
   }
 

package/src/render.mjs

@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ export function renderCoverage(index, config) {
 }
 
 export function buildCoverage(index, config) {
-  const scope = [...new Set(index.docs.map(d => d.status).filter(s => s && !config.lifecycle.terminalStatuses.has(s) && !config.lifecycle.skipWarningsFor.has(s)))];
-  const scoped = index.docs.filter(doc => doc.status && !config.lifecycle.terminalStatuses.has(doc.status) && !config.lifecycle.skipWarningsFor.has(doc.status));
+  const scope = [...new Set(index.docs.map(d => d.status).filter(s => s && !config.lifecycle.terminalStatuses.has(s)))];
+  const scoped = index.docs.filter(doc => doc.status && !config.lifecycle.terminalStatuses.has(doc.status));
   const missingSurface = scoped.filter(doc => !doc.surface);
   const missingModule = scoped.filter(doc => !doc.module);
   const modulePlatform = scoped.filter(doc => doc.module === 'platform');
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ export function formatSnapshot(doc, config) {
 
 function _formatSnapshot(doc) {
   const state = doc.currentState ?? 'No current_state set';
-  if (/^active:|^ready:|^planned:|^research:|^blocked:|^archived:/i.test(state)) {
+  if (/^active:|^ready:|^planned:|^scoping:|^blocked:|^archived:/i.test(state)) {
     return state;
   }
   return `${capitalize(doc.status ?? 'unknown')}: ${state}`;

package/src/stats.mjs

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ function pct(n, total) {
 
 export function buildStats(index, config) {
   const docs = index.docs;
-  const scope = config.statusOrder.filter(s => !config.lifecycle.terminalStatuses.has(s) && !config.lifecycle.skipWarningsFor.has(s));
+  const scope = config.statusOrder.filter(s => !config.lifecycle.terminalStatuses.has(s));
   for (const typeSet of (config.typeStatuses?.values() ?? [])) {
     for (const s of typeSet) {
-      if (!config.lifecycle.terminalStatuses.has(s) && !config.lifecycle.skipWarningsFor.has(s) && !scope.includes(s)) scope.push(s);
+      if (!config.lifecycle.terminalStatuses.has(s) && !scope.includes(s)) scope.push(s);
     }
   }
   const scoped = docs.filter(d => scope.includes(d.status));