wolfpack-mcp 1.0.72 → 1.0.73

package/dist/index.js

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const ListWorkItemsSchema = z.object({
     approved: z.coerce
         .string()
         .optional()
-        .describe('Filter by approval: "true" for approved items, "false" for not-yet-approved. Backlog items must be approved before agents may pull them.'),
+        .describe('Filter by approval: "true" for approved items, "false" for not-yet-approved. Unassigned backlog items must be approved before agents may pull them; items assigned to you can be pulled regardless.'),
     limit: z.number().optional().describe('Maximum number of items to return'),
     offset: z.number().optional().describe('Number of items to skip'),
 });
@@ -811,7 +811,8 @@ class WolfpackMCPServer {
                                 approved: {
                                     type: 'string',
                                     description: 'Filter by approval: "true" for approved items, "false" for not-yet-approved. ' +
-                                        'Backlog ("pending") items must be approved by a human before agents may pull them.',
+                                        'Unassigned backlog ("pending") items must be approved by a human before agents may ' +
+                                        'pull them; items assigned to you can be pulled regardless.',
                                 },
                                 limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Maximum number of items to return' },
                                 offset: { type: 'number', description: 'Number of items to skip' },
@@ -965,8 +966,9 @@ class WolfpackMCPServer {
                         description: 'Pull a specific work item from the backlog to the board. ' +
                             'REQUIRED: Use this when starting work on a "pending" (backlog) item. ' +
                             'This claims the item (assigns to you) and sets status to "new". ' +
-                            'APPROVAL: Agents can only pull backlog items a human has approved (approved=true on the item) — ' +
-                            'unapproved items must stay in the backlog until a human approves them. ' +
+                            'APPROVAL: Agents can only pull unassigned backlog items after a human has approved them ' +
+                            '(approved=true on the item). Assignment overrides approval — always pull and work items ' +
+                            'assigned to you, approved or not. ' +
                             'After pulling, move to "doing" to indicate active work, then "review" when done. ' +
                             'If no assignee is specified, assigns to the API key owner. ' +
                             'In personal projects, items are always assigned to the owner.',

package/dist/workItemReminders.js

@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ const STATUS_REMINDERS = {
 export function getWorkItemReminders(status, description, approved) {
     const reminders = [];
     if (status === 'pending' && approved === false) {
-        // Overrides the generic pending reminder: pulling would be refused anyway
-        reminders.push('REMINDER: This backlog item has NOT been approved. Agents may not pull it — ' +
+        // Overrides the generic pending reminder: approval only gates unassigned items
+        reminders.push('REMINDER: This backlog item has NOT been approved. If it is assigned to you, that assignment ' +
+            'overrides approval — pull it with pull_work_item and start work. If it is not assigned to you, ' +
             'leave it in the backlog until a human approves it.');
     }
     else {

package/dist/workItemReminders.test.js

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ describe('getWorkItemReminders', () => {
             expect.stringContaining('pull_work_item'),
         ]);
     });
-    it('warns agents off unapproved pending items instead of telling them to pull', () => {
-        expect(getWorkItemReminders('pending', PLAN, false)).toEqual([
-            expect.stringContaining('NOT been approved'),
-        ]);
+    it('explains the assignment override on unapproved pending items', () => {
+        const reminders = getWorkItemReminders('pending', PLAN, false);
+        expect(reminders).toEqual([expect.stringContaining('NOT been approved')]);
+        expect(reminders[0]).toContain('assignment overrides approval');
     });
     it('tells agents to move new items to doing', () => {
         expect(getWorkItemReminders('new', PLAN)).toEqual([

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "wolfpack-mcp",
-  "version": "1.0.72",
+  "version": "1.0.73",
   "description": "MCP server for Wolfpack AI-enhanced software delivery tools",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "type": "module",