spur-board 0.2.0 → 0.3.0

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package/dist/mcp.mjs CHANGED
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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- import { j as ERRORS, s as OPERATIONS, u as renderMcpError } from "./src-D3PJf7bc.mjs";
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- import { r as CliError, t as requestOperation } from "./client-8Y8bDaQw.mjs";
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- import { t as loadClientConfig } from "./config-xzIjNtfV.mjs";
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+ import { j as ERRORS, s as OPERATIONS, u as renderMcpError } from "./src-BDNEze3S.mjs";
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+ import { r as CliError, t as requestOperation } from "./client-C81xon5D.mjs";
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+ import { t as loadClientConfig } from "./config-D8AEf8vU.mjs";
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  import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
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  import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
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  import { z } from "zod";
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+ -- Manual ticket links and observed PR openness. Preserve existing link IDs and provenance.
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+ CREATE TABLE link_new (
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+ id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
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+ task_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES task (id),
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+ entity TEXT NOT NULL,
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+ repo TEXT,
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+ number INTEGER,
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+ pr_state TEXT,
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+ session_id TEXT,
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+ role TEXT,
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+ source TEXT NOT NULL,
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+ banned INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 CHECK (banned IN (0, 1)),
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+ created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
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+ ticket_key TEXT,
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+ pr_open INTEGER CHECK (pr_open IN (0, 1)),
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+ CHECK (entity <> 'pr' OR
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+ (repo IS NOT NULL AND number IS NOT NULL AND pr_state IS NOT NULL AND pr_open IS NOT NULL)),
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+ CHECK (entity <> 'session' OR session_id IS NOT NULL),
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+ CHECK (entity <> 'ticket' OR ticket_key IS NOT NULL)
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+ ) STRICT;
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+
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+ INSERT INTO link_new (id, task_id, entity, repo, number, pr_state, session_id, role,
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+ source, banned, created_at, ticket_key, pr_open)
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+ SELECT link.id, link.task_id, link.entity, link.repo, link.number, link.pr_state,
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+ link.session_id, link.role, link.source, link.banned, link.created_at, NULL,
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+ CASE WHEN link.entity = 'pr' THEN
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+ CASE WHEN EXISTS (
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+ SELECT 1 FROM pr_snapshot AS pr
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+ WHERE pr.repo = link.repo AND pr.number = link.number AND pr.state IN ('closed', 'merged')
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+ ) THEN 0 ELSE 1 END
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+ ELSE NULL END
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+ FROM link;
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+
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+ DROP TABLE link;
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+ ALTER TABLE link_new RENAME TO link;
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+ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX link_pr_pair ON link (task_id, repo, number) WHERE entity = 'pr';
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+ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX link_session_pair ON link (task_id, session_id) WHERE entity = 'session';
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+ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX link_ticket_pair ON link (task_id, ticket_key) WHERE entity = 'ticket';
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+ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX link_one_active_pr ON link (task_id)
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+ WHERE entity = 'pr' AND pr_state = 'active' AND banned = 0 AND pr_open = 1;
@@ -435,6 +435,13 @@ const ERRORS = {
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  hint: "Ask an operator to add the task to the board again if work continues.",
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  recovery: noRetry("Ask an operator to add the task to the board again if work continues.")
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  }),
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+ link_conflict: spec("link_conflict", {
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+ status: 409,
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+ exit: EXIT_CODES.refused,
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+ message: "Another linked pull request prevents this manual link.",
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+ hint: "Read the task links and use a different task or resolve the existing pull request link.",
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+ recovery: noRetry("Read the task links and resolve the blocking pull request.")
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+ }),
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  retry_not_applicable: spec("retry_not_applicable", {
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  status: 409,
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  exit: EXIT_CODES.refused,
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  kind: z.enum(["unknown_state", "unknown_status"]),
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  value: S
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  }),
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- link_added: z.discriminatedUnion("entity", [z.looseObject({
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- entity: z.literal("session"),
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- session: S,
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- role: z.enum(SESSION_LINK_ROLES),
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- source: z.enum(LINK_SOURCES),
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- facts: sessionFactsSchema.optional()
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- }), z.looseObject({
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- entity: z.literal("pr"),
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- repo: S,
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- pr: N,
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- state: z.enum(PR_LINK_STATES),
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- source: z.enum(LINK_SOURCES),
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- facts: prFactsSchema.optional()
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- })]),
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- link_removed: z.discriminatedUnion("entity", [z.looseObject({
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- entity: z.literal("session"),
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- session: S
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- }), z.looseObject({
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- entity: z.literal("pr"),
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- repo: S,
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- pr: N
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- })]),
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+ link_added: z.discriminatedUnion("entity", [
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+ z.looseObject({
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+ entity: z.literal("session"),
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+ session: S,
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+ role: z.enum(SESSION_LINK_ROLES),
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+ source: z.enum(LINK_SOURCES),
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+ facts: sessionFactsSchema.optional(),
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+ reason: S.optional()
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+ }),
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+ z.looseObject({
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+ entity: z.literal("pr"),
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+ repo: S,
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+ pr: N,
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+ state: z.enum(PR_LINK_STATES),
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+ source: z.enum(LINK_SOURCES),
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+ facts: prFactsSchema.optional(),
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+ reason: S.optional()
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+ }),
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+ z.looseObject({
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+ entity: z.literal("ticket"),
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+ ticket: S,
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+ source: z.enum(LINK_SOURCES),
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+ reason: S.optional()
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+ })
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+ ]),
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+ link_removed: z.discriminatedUnion("entity", [
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+ z.looseObject({
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+ entity: z.literal("session"),
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+ session: S,
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+ reason: S.optional()
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+ }),
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+ z.looseObject({
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+ entity: z.literal("pr"),
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+ repo: S,
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+ pr: N,
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+ reason: S.optional()
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+ }),
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+ z.looseObject({
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+ entity: z.literal("ticket"),
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+ ticket: S,
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+ reason: S.optional()
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+ })
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+ ]),
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  task_added: z.looseObject({ column: z.enum(COLUMN_IDS) }),
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  task_archived: z.looseObject({ reason: z.enum(ARCHIVE_REASONS) }),
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  block_opened: z.looseObject({
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  gateway: S,
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  reason: S
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  }),
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- from_you_raised: z.looseObject({ item: S }),
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+ from_you_raised: z.looseObject({
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+ item: S,
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+ rule: S.optional()
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+ }),
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  from_you_cleared: z.looseObject({ item: S }),
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  flag_raised: z.looseObject({
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  flag: S,
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  url: z.url({ protocol: /^https?$/ }).describe("Published link URL.")
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  })).describe("Links published by this session.")
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  }).describe("Session facts with links as display entries.");
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+ const linkViewSchema = z.strictObject({
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+ kind: z.enum([
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+ "pr",
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+ "session",
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+ "ticket"
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+ ]).describe("Linked entity kind."),
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+ ref: z.string().min(1).describe("Pull request, session, or ticket identifier."),
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+ role: z.enum([
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+ "worker",
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+ "other",
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+ "orchestrator"
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+ ]).nullable().describe("Session role; null for a pull request or ticket.")
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+ }).describe("An effective link to a task.");
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  const statusTaskSchema = taskViewSchema.extend({
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  ticket: ticketFactsSchema.nullable().describe("Latest ticket facts, or null before observation."),
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  prs: z.array(prFactsSchema).describe("Latest facts for linked pull requests."),
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  sessions: z.array(statusSessionFactsSchema).describe("Latest facts for linked sessions."),
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- links: z.array(z.strictObject({
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- kind: z.enum(["pr", "session"]).describe("Linked entity kind."),
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- ref: z.string().min(1).describe("Pull request or session identifier."),
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- role: z.enum([
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- "worker",
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- "other",
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- "orchestrator"
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- ]).nullable().describe("Session role; null for a pull request.")
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- })).describe("Links fixed when each entity first joined the task.")
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+ links: z.array(linkViewSchema).describe("Effective pull request, session, and ticket links.")
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  }).describe("A board task with its latest observed facts and links.");
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  const statusItemSchema = itemViewSchema.extend({
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  key: z.string().min(1).describe("Stable key of this actionable item."),
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  //#region ../contracts/src/ops/catalog.ts
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  const project = z.string().min(1).optional().describe("Project to limit the answer to; absent means every project the caller may see.");
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  const text = (what) => z.string().min(1).describe(what);
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- const target = text("What to link: a spur session name, or a pull request as owner/repo#n.");
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+ const target = text("Pull request, session, or ticket linked to the task.");
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+ const linkInput = z.discriminatedUnion("mode", [
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+ z.strictObject({
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+ mode: z.literal("pr").describe("Link a pull request."),
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+ task: taskKeySchema,
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+ pr: z.url({ protocol: /^https?$/ }).describe("Pull request URL."),
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+ reason: text("Why this link is being changed.")
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+ }),
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+ z.strictObject({
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+ mode: z.literal("session").describe("Link a spur session."),
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+ task: taskKeySchema,
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+ session: text("Spur session ID."),
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+ reason: text("Why this link is being changed.")
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+ }),
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+ z.strictObject({
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+ mode: z.literal("ticket").describe("Link an additional tracker ticket."),
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+ task: taskKeySchema,
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+ ticket: taskKeySchema,
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+ reason: text("Why this link is being changed.")
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+ })
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+ ]);
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+ const linkModes = [
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+ {
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+ mode: "pr",
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+ flag: "--pr",
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+ value: "pr"
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+ },
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+ {
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+ mode: "session",
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+ flag: "--session",
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+ value: "session"
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+ },
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+ {
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+ mode: "ticket",
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+ flag: "--ticket",
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+ value: "ticket"
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+ }
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+ ];
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  const at = "2026-01-05T09:30:00.000Z";
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  const task = {
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  key: "PROJ-123",
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  defineOperation({
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  id: "task.get",
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  kind: "query",
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- description: "Show a task with its blocks and comments.",
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+ description: "Show a task with its links, blocks and comments.",
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  mcp: {
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  whenToUse: "Inspect one task now.",
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  input: z.strictObject({ task: taskKeySchema }),
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  output: z.strictObject({
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  task: taskViewSchema,
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+ links: z.array(linkViewSchema).describe("Effective pull request, session, and ticket links."),
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  blocks: z.array(blockViewSchema).describe("Blocks on the task, open and unblocked."),
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  comments: z.array(commentSchema).describe("Comments on the task, oldest first.")
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  }),
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  input: { task: "PROJ-123" },
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  output: {
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  task,
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+ links: [],
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  blocks: [question],
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  comments: [comment]
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  }
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  defineOperation({
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- description: "Link a spur session or a pull request to a task.",
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+ description: "Manually link a pull request, session, or additional ticket to a task.",
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+ whenToUse: "Attach a pull request, session, or additional ticket.",
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- input: z.strictObject({
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- task: taskKeySchema,
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- target
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- }),
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+ input: linkInput,
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  output: linkOutput,
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  grants: operatorOnly,
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  errors: [
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+ "link_conflict"
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  ],
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+ modes: linkModes
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  },
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  examples: [{
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  input: {
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+ pr: "https://github.com/example/web/pull/7",
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+ reason: "Attach work started before the ticket was named."
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  },
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  output: {
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+ target: "example/web#7"
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  }
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  }),
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+ description: "Manually remove a pull request, session, or ticket link from a task.",
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+ whenToUse: "Detach a linked pull request, session, or ticket.",
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  errors: [
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+ args: ["task"],
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+ modes: linkModes
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  },
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+ session: "web-7",
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+ reason: "Wrong task."
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  output: {
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package/package.json CHANGED
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  {
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  "name": "spur-board",
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- "version": "0.2.0",
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+ ---
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+ name: spur-board-setup
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+ description: Install, configure, check, and update spur-board with an operator. Use when asked to set up or upgrade the Board. Don't use for daily operations; use spur-board.
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+ ---
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+ # Set up spur-board
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+ Ask one question at a time, only when current state cannot answer it. Check before every write. Ask before changing package, config, secret, service, token, skill-folder, or project-checkout state, or enabling lingering. Never show secret values or put them in chat, logs, or shell history. A same-version rerun changes nothing and repeats no answered question. Never uninstall the service or revoke a token without an explicit operator request.
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+ ## 1. Inspect
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+ - Check Linux, systemd user services, npm, `flock`, and Node 24.12+ (24.x) or 26.x. Read the PATH and Node executable from a live Spur session and check its version; the interactive shell may use another Node. Stop with a specific fix for any missing prerequisite.
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+ - Check Spur through its HTTP API, or run its CLI from the home folder. Running it inside a folder with `spur.yaml` can attach that folder to the daemon.
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+ - Locate `config.yaml` and `secrets.env` under `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/spur-board/` (default `$HOME/.config/spur-board/`), or under `$BOARD_HOME` when set. Inspect configured fields, required secret _names_ and file modes, package and skill versions, service status, operator access, and product-skill visibility. Never print private file contents.
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+ - If config exists, run `board doctor --offline`; it checks config only. If the service is reachable, record failed and warning check names from `board doctor --json`.
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+ - Otherwise choose a user npm prefix whose `bin` is on that PATH, commonly `$HOME/.local`; use the live session's Node and npm for `npm i -g --prefix <prefix> spur-board`. Verify `board --version` with the live session PATH.
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+ ## 3. Complete missing configuration
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+ - Discover repositories, Spur projects, and GitHub logins where possible. For each unset value, ask one question and write only that answer: Jira filter and statuses if used, repositories, project names and roles, operator GitHub login per project, and the operator's Slack user ID. Preserve settled and unrelated fields; validate against the shipped config schema.
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+ - If Slack roles are unset, follow [Slack setup](references/slack.md). List channels visible to the bot and ask which serve orchestrators and feed; store their IDs. The bot sees only private channels it joined.
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+ - Check required secret names and permissions. Follow [secret files](references/secrets.md) for private entry and any existing `slack.env` migration. Write `config.yaml` and a regular mode `0600` `secrets.env` only when needed.
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+ - After config edits, run `board doctor --offline` and apply its config fixes. An offline pass does not prove service or integration readiness.
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+ ## 4. Start service and grant access
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+ - If operator access is unset, ask whether the operator will use a Spur project marked `operator` or a session outside Spur rooted in a chosen folder. The project path needs no token. For the folder path, check for an existing valid token; only if absent run `board token create --name <name> --into <folder>`, then ask the operator to approve the request in Slack. Check existing agent registration before registering `board mcp`.
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+ - Check installed skill stamps and content. If absent or older, ask before writing skill folders, run `board skills install`, then verify both Claude Code and Codex copies.
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+ - For a Spur project used by Codex, check `.agents/skills/spur-board/SKILL.md` in a fresh session. If missing, ask before touching the project's main checkout. In that checkout, link the path to the installed product skill, for example `ln -s "$HOME/.codex/skills/spur-board" .agents/skills/spur-board`. Add `/.agents/skills/spur-board` to the Git exclude file resolved by `git rev-parse --git-path info/exclude`. Add `.agents/skills/spur-board` to that project's `symlinks` in `spur.yaml` and reload Spur config. Start a new session and verify the injected SKILL.md resolves.
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+ - Wait for the feed's `spur-board is live` line after the first complete poll. If absent, inspect doctor checks and service logs and continue the fix loop. Confirm receipt without exposing a channel ID.
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+ 1. Inspect whether `secrets.env` and `slack.env` are regular files, their modes, and their key names only. The config directory must be private and `secrets.env` must have mode `0600`.
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+ 2. Ask the operator to enter any missing values through a private local mechanism. Required names are `GITHUB_TOKEN`; `JIRA_EMAIL` and `JIRA_API_TOKEN` when Jira is used; and `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` and `SLACK_APP_TOKEN` when Slack is configured. Do not create placeholder values.
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+ 3. If `slack.env` exists, ask before migration. For duplicate names, ask which value to keep without revealing either. Preserve every unrelated existing `secrets.env` key.
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+ 4. Build a new regular `secrets.env` with mode `0600` without logging its content. Verify its key names and mode before removing `slack.env`. Leave the source untouched on any error or if consent is withheld.
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+ 2. If no channel fits, ask for an operator-chosen prefix and suggest available names using it. The operator creates or invites the app to channels; ask before any app or channel change.
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+ 3. Check whether an app and slash command already exist. If either is missing, use `board slack manifest --app-name <name> --command <slash-command>` to prepare a manifest with operator-chosen names. The operator creates the Slack app; do not claim the manifest creates it.
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+ 4. The manifest cannot create the app-level token with `connections:write`. Guide the operator through creating that token in Slack, then use the private entry procedure in [secret files](secrets.md). Never ask for a token value in chat.
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