pi-goal-list-loop-audit 0.15.1 → 0.16.0

package/README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Four top-level commands, that's all:
 /goal                              # drafting: agent grills, you Confirm
 /goal "audit the repo"             # no contract clause → agent grills you first (propose is gated on it)
 /goal "Step 1. Step 2. Done when: tests pass."   # has contract → starts now
+/goal start "fix the flaky login test"          # explicit skip-draft: starts now, no interview (auditor infers the contract)
 /goal status                       # show state
 /goal pause                        # pause
 /goal resume                       # resume
@@ -69,7 +70,9 @@ your objectives can start with any verb.)
 
 Drafting rules: **no-args drafts, args-without-a-`Done when:`-clause get
 grilled by the agent (proposing is mechanically blocked until you have
-replied at least once), args-with-a-clause start instantly, a file path is
+replied at least once — typed chat or an answered `ask_user_question` dialog
+both count), args-with-a-clause start instantly, `/goal start` skips the
+interview by explicit command, a file path is
 bulk direct.** A
 sisyphus-style plan file (checklists, bullets, numbered, plain lines) imports
 as-is — headings become nothing, items become goals. And the drafter itself

package/extensions/goal-loop-core.ts

@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ export interface Goal {
 export type GoalRoute =
   | { kind: "draft" }
   | { kind: "set"; text: string }
-  | { kind: "sub"; name: "status" | "pause" | "resume" | "cancel" | "tweak" | "archive"; rest: string };
+  | { kind: "sub"; name: "status" | "pause" | "resume" | "cancel" | "tweak" | "archive" | "start"; rest: string };
 
 const GOAL_EXACT_SUBS = new Set(["status", "pause", "resume", "cancel"]);
-const GOAL_ARG_SUBS = new Set(["tweak", "archive"]);
+const GOAL_ARG_SUBS = new Set(["tweak", "archive", "start"]);
 
 export function routeGoalArgs(raw: string): GoalRoute {
   const trimmed = raw.trim();
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export function routeGoalArgs(raw: string): GoalRoute {
     return { kind: "sub", name: first as "status" | "pause" | "resume" | "cancel", rest: "" };
   }
   if (GOAL_ARG_SUBS.has(first)) {
-    return { kind: "sub", name: first as "tweak" | "archive", rest };
+    return { kind: "sub", name: first as "tweak" | "archive" | "start", rest };
   }
   return { kind: "set", text: trimmed };
 }

package/extensions/loops/goal.ts

@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ async function startDrafting(ctx: ExtensionContext, target: "goal" | "list" | "l
   const [file, label, tool] = prompts[target]!;
   ctx.ui.notify(
     seed
-      ? `${label}: the objective has no "Done when:" clause — the agent will grill you about it first (nothing activates until you confirm).`
+      ? `${label}: the objective has no "Done when:" clause — the agent will grill you about it first (nothing activates until you confirm). Skip the interview entirely: /goal start <objective>.`
       : `${label} started. The agent will grill until the contract is concrete, then ${tool} opens a Confirm dialog. No work begins before confirmation.`,
     "info",
   );
@@ -481,6 +481,16 @@ async function cmdGoal(args: string, ctx: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
     if (route.name === "cancel") return cmdCancel(ctx);
     if (route.name === "tweak") return cmdTweak(route.rest, ctx);
     if (route.name === "archive") return cmdGoals(ctx);
+    // v0.16.0: /goal start <objective> — explicit skip-draft. Activates
+    // immediately, no interview, no "Done when:" heuristic. Symmetric
+    // with /loop start. The auditor infers the contract from the objective.
+    if (route.name === "start") {
+      if (!route.rest) {
+        ctx.ui.notify("Usage: /goal start <objective> — activates immediately, skipping the drafting interview. (Without start, an objective needs a 'Done when:' clause or it gets drafted first.)", "warning");
+        return;
+      }
+      return cmdSet(route.rest, ctx, true);
+    }
   }
   return cmdSet(route.kind === "set" ? route.text : "", ctx);
 }
@@ -489,7 +499,7 @@ async function cmdGoal(args: string, ctx: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
 // /goal: bypass drafting, start now (the only entry in v0.1.0)
 // =================================================================
 
-async function cmdSet(args: string, ctx: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
+async function cmdSet(args: string, ctx: ExtensionContext, skipDraft = false): Promise<void> {
   let raw = args.trim();
   // Users naturally quote the objective ("/goal \"do X\""); strip one layer of
   // surrounding matching quotes so they don't leak into the goal text.
@@ -507,7 +517,8 @@ async function cmdSet(args: string, ctx: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
   // v0.11.0: a contract-less objective gets drafted, not activated raw —
   // the pi-goal-x lesson: arg + Enter is worse than a 5-minute draft.
   // Include an explicit "Done when: …" clause to activate instantly.
-  if (goalArgsNeedDrafting(raw)) {
+  // v0.16.0: /goal start bypasses this by explicit user command.
+  if (!skipDraft && goalArgsNeedDrafting(raw)) {
     await startDrafting(ctx, "goal", raw);
     return;
   }
@@ -2149,7 +2160,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
   //   /loop  — the metric loop (draft|start|status|stop)
   //   /gla   — the settings UI (+ scriptable key=value)
   pi.registerCommand("goal", {
-    description: "Set/draft a goal, or /goal status|pause|resume|cancel|tweak <text>|archive. Objectives without a 'Done when:' clause are grilled into a contract first (nothing activates until you confirm); include the clause to start instantly.",
+    description: "Set/draft a goal, or /goal status|pause|resume|cancel|tweak <text>|archive|start <objective>. Objectives without a 'Done when:' clause are grilled into a contract first; include the clause or use /goal start to skip the interview and activate instantly.",
     handler: (args: string, ctx: ExtensionContext) => { rememberCtx(ctx); return cmdGoal(args, ctx); },
   });
   const settingsHandler = (args: string, ctx: ExtensionContext) => { rememberCtx(ctx); return cmdSettings(args, ctx); };

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-goal-list-loop-audit",
-  "version": "0.15.1",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "description": "Goal. Loop. Audit. Done. — a pi-coding-agent extension that supervises long-running work, with isolated auditor on each completion. Beat bamboozling by design: the auditor runs in a fresh session with no extensions, no skills, no editor — only the read tools needed to verify your goal.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "dracon",