gsd-pi 2.75.0 → 2.76.0

package/packages/mcp-server/src/workflow-tools.ts

@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ type WorkflowToolExecutors = {
         depends: string[];
         demo: string;
         goal: string;
-        successCriteria: string;
-        proofLevel: string;
-        integrationClosure: string;
-        observabilityImpact: string;
+        successCriteria?: string;
+        proofLevel?: string;
+        integrationClosure?: string;
+        observabilityImpact?: string;
+        isSketch?: boolean;
+        sketchScope?: string;
       }>;
       status?: string;
       dependsOn?: string[];
@@ -209,6 +211,13 @@ type WorkflowToolExecutors = {
       keyFiles?: string[];
       keyDecisions?: string[];
       blockerDiscovered?: boolean;
+      escalation?: {
+        question: string;
+        options: Array<{ id: string; label: string; tradeoffs: string }>;
+        recommendation: string;
+        recommendationRationale: string;
+        continueWithDefault: boolean;
+      };
       verificationEvidence?: Array<
         { command: string; exitCode: number; verdict: string; durationMs: number } | string
       >;
@@ -279,32 +288,53 @@ function resolveExternalStateRoot(allowedRoot: string): string | null {
   }
 }
 
-function validateProjectDir(projectDir: string, env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): string {
+export function validateProjectDir(projectDir: string, env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): string {
   if (!isAbsolute(projectDir)) {
     throw new Error(`projectDir must be an absolute path. Received: ${projectDir}`);
   }
 
-  const resolvedProjectDir = resolve(projectDir);
+  const lexicallyResolved = resolve(projectDir);
+  // Resolve symlinks on the candidate before the containment check so that a
+  // symlink inside the allowed root pointing outside of it cannot bypass the
+  // guard. Falls back to the lexical path if the candidate does not exist yet
+  // (legitimate for a brand-new worktree dir about to be created).
+  const resolvedProjectDir = safeRealpath(lexicallyResolved);
+
   const allowedRoot = getAllowedProjectRoot(env);
   if (!allowedRoot) return resolvedProjectDir;
 
-  if (isWithinRoot(resolvedProjectDir, allowedRoot)) return resolvedProjectDir;
+  const resolvedAllowedRoot = safeRealpath(allowedRoot);
+  if (isWithinRoot(resolvedProjectDir, resolvedAllowedRoot)) return resolvedProjectDir;
 
   // External state layout: `<allowedRoot>/.gsd` may be a symlink into
   // `~/.gsd/projects/<hash>/`, and auto-worktrees live under
   // `~/.gsd/projects/<hash>/worktrees/<MID>/`. Accept candidates that are
   // under the realpath of `<allowedRoot>/.gsd` — they belong to this project
   // even though their absolute path is outside allowedRoot (#issue-a44).
-  const externalRoot = resolveExternalStateRoot(allowedRoot);
+  const externalRoot = resolveExternalStateRoot(resolvedAllowedRoot);
   if (externalRoot && isWithinRoot(resolvedProjectDir, externalRoot)) {
     return resolvedProjectDir;
   }
 
   throw new Error(
-    `projectDir must stay within the configured workflow project root. Received: ${resolvedProjectDir}; allowed root: ${allowedRoot}`,
+    `projectDir must stay within the configured workflow project root. Received: ${resolvedProjectDir}; allowed root: ${resolvedAllowedRoot}`,
   );
 }
 
+function safeRealpath(path: string): string {
+  try {
+    return realpathSync(path);
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Only fall back for non-existent paths — a legitimate case when a worktree
+    // directory hasn't been created yet. Permission errors (EACCES), not-a-
+    // directory (ENOTDIR), etc. must propagate so we do not silently degrade
+    // to a lexical-only containment check that a restricted symlink could
+    // bypass.
+    if ((err as NodeJS.ErrnoException)?.code === "ENOENT") return path;
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
 function parseToolArgs<T>(schema: z.ZodType<T>, args: Record<string, unknown>): T {
   return schema.parse(args);
 }
@@ -571,9 +601,31 @@ export const WORKFLOW_TOOL_NAMES = [
   "gsd_journal_query",
 ] as const;
 
+const DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_OP_TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+
+function getWorkflowOpTimeoutMs(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): number {
+  const raw = env.GSD_MCP_WORKFLOW_TIMEOUT_MS?.trim();
+  if (!raw) return DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_OP_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  const parsed = Number.parseInt(raw, 10);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(parsed) || parsed < 0) return DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_OP_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  return parsed; // 0 disables the timeout
+}
+
 async function runSerializedWorkflowOperation<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
   // The shared DB adapter and workflow log base path are process-global, so
   // workflow MCP mutations must not overlap within a single server process.
+  // A per-operation deadline prevents a single stuck call from wedging every
+  // subsequent write for the lifetime of the process.
+  //
+  // Known limitation: on timeout we surface an error and release the queue,
+  // but Promise.race cannot cancel the underlying `fn()` — it may continue
+  // running in the background and overlap with the next admitted operation.
+  // Proper cancellation requires threading an AbortSignal through every
+  // workflow executor (`workflow-tool-executors.ts` and friends), which is
+  // a larger change. The current trade-off: risk a theoretical overlap after
+  // a 5-minute wall-clock timeout vs permanently wedging the server. The
+  // overlap window is bounded by how long the zombie `fn()` keeps running;
+  // in practice DB writes complete quickly even when the caller gave up.
   const prior = workflowExecutionQueue;
   let release!: () => void;
   workflowExecutionQueue = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
@@ -581,8 +633,22 @@ async function runSerializedWorkflowOperation<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<
   });
 
   await prior;
+  const timeoutMs = getWorkflowOpTimeoutMs();
   try {
-    return await fn();
+    if (timeoutMs === 0) {
+      return await fn();
+    }
+    let timer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+    const timeoutPromise = new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
+      timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        reject(new Error(`Workflow operation exceeded ${timeoutMs}ms deadline (GSD_MCP_WORKFLOW_TIMEOUT_MS)`));
+      }, timeoutMs);
+    });
+    try {
+      return await Promise.race([fn(), timeoutPromise]);
+    } finally {
+      if (timer) clearTimeout(timer);
+    }
   } finally {
     release();
   }
@@ -751,34 +817,81 @@ const projectDirParam = z
   .optional()
   .describe("Optional. Omit this field — the server defaults to its current working directory, which is already the correct project or worktree root.");
 
+const nonEmptyString = (field: string) =>
+  z.string().trim().min(1, `${field} must be a non-empty string`);
+
+// Optional non-empty string: accepts omitted/undefined but rejects "" or
+// whitespace. Mirrors executor guards of the form
+// `value !== undefined && !isNonEmptyString(value)` — e.g. plan-task's
+// observabilityImpact. Do not preprocess "" to undefined; the executor
+// treats them differently.
+const optionalNonEmptyString = (field: string) => nonEmptyString(field).optional();
+
+// Array of non-empty strings. Mirrors executor guards that call
+// `validateStringArray` or `arr.some((item) => !isNonEmptyString(item))`.
+const nonEmptyStringArray = (field: string) =>
+  z.array(nonEmptyString(`${field}[]`));
+
+// Matches the executor's `isNonEmptyString` (trim + length>0) so Zod rejects
+// empty/whitespace fields at parse time. Without this, MCP callers pass "" for
+// the heavy planning fields, Zod accepts it, and the executor rejects one
+// field per call — forcing the agent into a retry loop to discover every gap.
+const planMilestoneSliceSchema = z.object({
+  sliceId: nonEmptyString("sliceId"),
+  title: nonEmptyString("title"),
+  risk: nonEmptyString("risk"),
+  depends: z.array(z.string()),
+  demo: nonEmptyString("demo"),
+  goal: nonEmptyString("goal"),
+  // ADR-011: heavy planning fields are optional for sketch slices; required for full slices.
+  successCriteria: z.string().optional(),
+  proofLevel: z.string().optional(),
+  integrationClosure: z.string().optional(),
+  observabilityImpact: z.string().optional(),
+  // ADR-011 sketch-then-refine fields.
+  isSketch: z.boolean().optional().describe("ADR-011: true marks this slice as a sketch awaiting refine-slice expansion"),
+  sketchScope: z.string().optional().describe("ADR-011: 2-3 sentence scope boundary, required when isSketch=true"),
+}).superRefine((slice, ctx) => {
+  if (slice.isSketch === true) {
+    if (typeof slice.sketchScope !== "string" || slice.sketchScope.trim().length === 0) {
+      ctx.addIssue({
+        code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+        path: ["sketchScope"],
+        message: "sketchScope must be a non-empty string when isSketch is true",
+      });
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  const required = ["successCriteria", "proofLevel", "integrationClosure", "observabilityImpact"] as const;
+  for (const field of required) {
+    const value = slice[field];
+    if (typeof value !== "string" || value.trim().length === 0) {
+      ctx.addIssue({
+        code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+        path: [field],
+        message: `${field} must be a non-empty string`,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 const planMilestoneParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
-  milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
-  title: z.string().describe("Milestone title"),
-  vision: z.string().describe("Milestone vision"),
-  slices: z.array(z.object({
-    sliceId: z.string(),
-    title: z.string(),
-    risk: z.string(),
-    depends: z.array(z.string()),
-    demo: z.string(),
-    goal: z.string(),
-    successCriteria: z.string(),
-    proofLevel: z.string(),
-    integrationClosure: z.string(),
-    observabilityImpact: z.string(),
-  })).describe("Planned slices for the milestone"),
+  milestoneId: nonEmptyString("milestoneId").describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
+  title: nonEmptyString("title").describe("Milestone title"),
+  vision: nonEmptyString("vision").describe("Milestone vision"),
+  slices: z.array(planMilestoneSliceSchema).describe("Planned slices for the milestone"),
   status: z.string().optional().describe("Milestone status"),
   dependsOn: z.array(z.string()).optional().describe("Milestone dependencies"),
   successCriteria: z.array(z.string()).optional().describe("Top-level success criteria bullets"),
   keyRisks: z.array(z.object({
-    risk: z.string(),
-    whyItMatters: z.string(),
+    risk: nonEmptyString("risk"),
+    whyItMatters: nonEmptyString("whyItMatters"),
   })).optional().describe("Structured risk entries"),
   proofStrategy: z.array(z.object({
-    riskOrUnknown: z.string(),
-    retireIn: z.string(),
-    whatWillBeProven: z.string(),
+    riskOrUnknown: nonEmptyString("riskOrUnknown"),
+    retireIn: nonEmptyString("retireIn"),
+    whatWillBeProven: nonEmptyString("whatWillBeProven"),
   })).optional().describe("Structured proof strategy entries"),
   verificationContract: z.string().optional(),
   verificationIntegration: z.string().optional(),
@@ -792,19 +905,19 @@ const planMilestoneSchema = z.object(planMilestoneParams);
 
 const planSliceParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
-  milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
-  sliceId: z.string().describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
-  goal: z.string().describe("Slice goal"),
+  milestoneId: nonEmptyString("milestoneId").describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
+  sliceId: nonEmptyString("sliceId").describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
+  goal: nonEmptyString("goal").describe("Slice goal"),
   tasks: z.array(z.object({
-    taskId: z.string(),
-    title: z.string(),
-    description: z.string(),
-    estimate: z.string(),
-    files: z.array(z.string()),
-    verify: z.string(),
-    inputs: z.array(z.string()),
-    expectedOutput: z.array(z.string()),
-    observabilityImpact: z.string().optional(),
+    taskId: nonEmptyString("taskId"),
+    title: nonEmptyString("title"),
+    description: nonEmptyString("description"),
+    estimate: nonEmptyString("estimate"),
+    files: nonEmptyStringArray("files"),
+    verify: nonEmptyString("verify"),
+    inputs: nonEmptyStringArray("inputs"),
+    expectedOutput: nonEmptyStringArray("expectedOutput"),
+    observabilityImpact: optionalNonEmptyString("observabilityImpact"),
   })).describe("Planned tasks for the slice"),
   successCriteria: z.string().optional(),
   proofLevel: z.string().optional(),
@@ -815,8 +928,8 @@ const planSliceSchema = z.object(planSliceParams);
 
 const completeMilestoneParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
-  milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
-  title: z.string().describe("Milestone title"),
+  milestoneId: nonEmptyString("milestoneId").describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
+  title: nonEmptyString("title").describe("Milestone title"),
   oneLiner: z.string().describe("One-sentence summary of what the milestone achieved"),
   narrative: z.string().describe("Detailed narrative of what happened during the milestone"),
   verificationPassed: z.boolean().describe("Must be true after milestone verification succeeds"),
@@ -833,7 +946,7 @@ const completeMilestoneSchema = z.object(completeMilestoneParams);
 
 const validateMilestoneParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
-  milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
+  milestoneId: nonEmptyString("milestoneId").describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
   verdict: z.enum(["pass", "needs-attention", "needs-remediation"]).describe("Validation verdict"),
   remediationRound: z.number().describe("Remediation round (0 for first validation)"),
   successCriteriaChecklist: z.string().describe("Markdown checklist of success criteria with evidence"),
@@ -847,8 +960,8 @@ const validateMilestoneParams = {
 const validateMilestoneSchema = z.object(validateMilestoneParams);
 
 const roadmapSliceChangeSchema = z.object({
-  sliceId: z.string(),
-  title: z.string(),
+  sliceId: nonEmptyString("sliceId"),
+  title: nonEmptyString("title"),
   risk: z.string().optional(),
   depends: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
   demo: z.string().optional(),
@@ -856,10 +969,10 @@ const roadmapSliceChangeSchema = z.object({
 
 const reassessRoadmapParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
-  milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
-  completedSliceId: z.string().describe("Slice ID that just completed"),
-  verdict: z.string().describe("Assessment verdict such as roadmap-confirmed or roadmap-adjusted"),
-  assessment: z.string().describe("Assessment text explaining the roadmap decision"),
+  milestoneId: nonEmptyString("milestoneId").describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
+  completedSliceId: nonEmptyString("completedSliceId").describe("Slice ID that just completed"),
+  verdict: nonEmptyString("verdict").describe("Assessment verdict such as roadmap-confirmed or roadmap-adjusted"),
+  assessment: nonEmptyString("assessment").describe("Assessment text explaining the roadmap decision"),
   sliceChanges: z.object({
     modified: z.array(roadmapSliceChangeSchema),
     added: z.array(roadmapSliceChangeSchema),
@@ -872,7 +985,7 @@ const saveGateResultParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
   milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
   sliceId: z.string().describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
-  gateId: z.enum(["Q3", "Q4", "Q5", "Q6", "Q7", "Q8", "MV01", "MV02", "MV03", "MV04"]).describe("Gate ID"),
+  gateId: z.string().describe("Gate ID (e.g. Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, MV01, MV02, MV03, MV04). Accepts any string for forward-compatibility with new gates."),
   taskId: z.string().optional().describe("Task ID for task-scoped gates"),
   verdict: z.enum(["pass", "flag", "omitted"]).describe("Gate verdict"),
   rationale: z.string().describe("One-sentence justification"),
@@ -882,14 +995,14 @@ const saveGateResultSchema = z.object(saveGateResultParams);
 
 const replanSliceParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
-  milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
-  sliceId: z.string().describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
-  blockerTaskId: z.string().describe("Task ID that discovered the blocker"),
-  blockerDescription: z.string().describe("Description of the blocker"),
-  whatChanged: z.string().describe("Summary of what changed in the plan"),
+  milestoneId: nonEmptyString("milestoneId").describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
+  sliceId: nonEmptyString("sliceId").describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
+  blockerTaskId: nonEmptyString("blockerTaskId").describe("Task ID that discovered the blocker"),
+  blockerDescription: nonEmptyString("blockerDescription").describe("Description of the blocker"),
+  whatChanged: nonEmptyString("whatChanged").describe("Summary of what changed in the plan"),
   updatedTasks: z.array(z.object({
-    taskId: z.string(),
-    title: z.string(),
+    taskId: nonEmptyString("taskId"),
+    title: nonEmptyString("title"),
     description: z.string(),
     estimate: z.string(),
     files: z.array(z.string()),
@@ -904,8 +1017,8 @@ const replanSliceSchema = z.object(replanSliceParams);
 
 const sliceCompleteParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
-  sliceId: z.string().describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
-  milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
+  sliceId: nonEmptyString("sliceId").describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
+  milestoneId: nonEmptyString("milestoneId").describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
   sliceTitle: z.string().describe("Title of the slice"),
   oneLiner: z.string().describe("One-line summary of what the slice accomplished"),
   narrative: z.string().describe("Detailed narrative of what happened across all tasks"),
@@ -1000,17 +1113,17 @@ const milestoneGenerateIdSchema = z.object(milestoneGenerateIdParams);
 
 const planTaskParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
-  milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
-  sliceId: z.string().describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
-  taskId: z.string().describe("Task ID (e.g. T01)"),
-  title: z.string().describe("Task title"),
-  description: z.string().describe("Task description / steps block"),
-  estimate: z.string().describe("Task estimate"),
+  milestoneId: nonEmptyString("milestoneId").describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
+  sliceId: nonEmptyString("sliceId").describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
+  taskId: nonEmptyString("taskId").describe("Task ID (e.g. T01)"),
+  title: nonEmptyString("title").describe("Task title"),
+  description: nonEmptyString("description").describe("Task description / steps block"),
+  estimate: nonEmptyString("estimate").describe("Task estimate"),
   files: z.array(z.string()).describe("Files likely touched"),
-  verify: z.string().describe("Verification command or block"),
+  verify: nonEmptyString("verify").describe("Verification command or block"),
   inputs: z.array(z.string()).describe("Input files or references"),
   expectedOutput: z.array(z.string()).describe("Expected output files or artifacts"),
-  observabilityImpact: z.string().optional().describe("Task observability impact"),
+  observabilityImpact: optionalNonEmptyString("observabilityImpact").describe("Task observability impact"),
 };
 const planTaskSchema = z.object(planTaskParams);
 
@@ -1024,9 +1137,9 @@ const skipSliceSchema = z.object(skipSliceParams);
 
 const taskCompleteParams = {
   projectDir: projectDirParam,
-  taskId: z.string().describe("Task ID (e.g. T01)"),
-  sliceId: z.string().describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
-  milestoneId: z.string().describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
+  taskId: nonEmptyString("taskId").describe("Task ID (e.g. T01)"),
+  sliceId: nonEmptyString("sliceId").describe("Slice ID (e.g. S01)"),
+  milestoneId: nonEmptyString("milestoneId").describe("Milestone ID (e.g. M001)"),
   oneLiner: z.string().describe("One-line summary of what was accomplished"),
   narrative: z.string().describe("Detailed narrative of what happened during the task"),
   verification: z.string().describe("What was verified and how"),
@@ -1035,6 +1148,20 @@ const taskCompleteParams = {
   keyFiles: z.array(z.string()).optional().describe("List of key files created or modified"),
   keyDecisions: z.array(z.string()).optional().describe("List of key decisions made during this task"),
   blockerDiscovered: z.boolean().optional().describe("Whether a plan-invalidating blocker was discovered"),
+  // ADR-011 Phase 2: mid-execution escalation — agent asks the user to resolve an ambiguity.
+  escalation: z.object({
+    question: z.string().describe("The question the user needs to answer — one clear sentence."),
+    options: z.array(z.object({
+      id: z.string().describe("Short id (e.g. 'A', 'B') used by /gsd escalate resolve."),
+      label: z.string().describe("One-line label."),
+      tradeoffs: z.string().describe("1-2 sentences on the tradeoffs of this option."),
+    })).min(2).max(4).describe("2-4 options the user can choose between."),
+    recommendation: z.string().describe("Option id the executor recommends."),
+    recommendationRationale: z.string().describe("Why the recommendation — 1-2 sentences."),
+    continueWithDefault: z.boolean().describe(
+      "When true, loop continues (artifact logged for later review). When false, auto-mode pauses until the user resolves via /gsd escalate resolve.",
+    ),
+  }).optional().describe("ADR-011 Phase 2: optional escalation payload. Only honored when phases.mid_execution_escalation is true."),
   verificationEvidence: z.array(z.union([
     z.object({
       command: z.string(),
@@ -1182,7 +1309,19 @@ export function registerWorkflowTools(server: McpToolServer): void {
           return reserved;
         }
         const allIds = [...new Set([...findMilestoneIds(projectDir), ...getReservedMilestoneIds()])];
-        const nextId = nextMilestoneId(allIds);
+        const prefsMod = await importLocalModule<any>(
+          "../../../src/resources/extensions/gsd/preferences.js",
+        ).catch(() => null);
+        // Graceful degradation: a corrupt preferences file should not crash
+        // milestone-id generation. Fall back to non-unique IDs if anything
+        // throws here — matches the pre-fix behavior for missing prefs.
+        let uniqueEnabled = false;
+        try {
+          uniqueEnabled = !!prefsMod?.loadEffectiveGSDPreferences?.()?.preferences?.unique_milestone_ids;
+        } catch {
+          uniqueEnabled = false;
+        }
+        const nextId = nextMilestoneId(allIds, uniqueEnabled);
         await ensureMilestoneDbRow(nextId);
         return nextId;
       });
@@ -1210,7 +1349,19 @@ export function registerWorkflowTools(server: McpToolServer): void {
           return reserved;
         }
         const allIds = [...new Set([...findMilestoneIds(projectDir), ...getReservedMilestoneIds()])];
-        const nextId = nextMilestoneId(allIds);
+        const prefsMod = await importLocalModule<any>(
+          "../../../src/resources/extensions/gsd/preferences.js",
+        ).catch(() => null);
+        // Graceful degradation: a corrupt preferences file should not crash
+        // milestone-id generation. Fall back to non-unique IDs if anything
+        // throws here — matches the pre-fix behavior for missing prefs.
+        let uniqueEnabled = false;
+        try {
+          uniqueEnabled = !!prefsMod?.loadEffectiveGSDPreferences?.()?.preferences?.unique_milestone_ids;
+        } catch {
+          uniqueEnabled = false;
+        }
+        const nextId = nextMilestoneId(allIds, uniqueEnabled);
         await ensureMilestoneDbRow(nextId);
         return nextId;
       });
@@ -1474,8 +1625,10 @@ export function registerWorkflowTools(server: McpToolServer): void {
     "Read the current status of a milestone and all its slices from the GSD database.",
     milestoneStatusParams,
     async (args: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      // gsd_milestone_status is a read-only query. In-process (query-tools.ts)
+      // does not apply the write-gate; MCP must match to avoid blocking reads
+      // during pending-gate or queue-mode states.
       const { projectDir, milestoneId } = parseWorkflowArgs(milestoneStatusSchema, args);
-      await enforceWorkflowWriteGate("gsd_milestone_status", projectDir, milestoneId);
       const { executeMilestoneStatus } = await getWorkflowToolExecutors();
       return runSerializedWorkflowOperation(() => executeMilestoneStatus({ milestoneId }, projectDir));
     },