diff --git a/.changeset/wayfinder-native-blocking-rationale.md b/.changeset/wayfinder-native-blocking-rationale.md index 6d73798..bba5264 100644 --- a/.changeset/wayfinder-native-blocking-rationale.md +++ b/.changeset/wayfinder-native-blocking-rationale.md @@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ "mattpocock-skills": patch --- -Sharpen **`wayfinder`**'s blocking rule to prefer the tracker's native dependency relationship and say why. +Sharpen Wayfinder's blocking rule to prefer the tracker's native dependency relationship, and update the GitHub and GitLab issue-tracker templates to match. -Native blocking is essential rather than cosmetic: it renders the frontier visually in the tracker's own UI, so the human sees what's takeable at a glance without opening the map. The rule now states that preference explicitly, notes the body-convention fallback for trackers that lack native blocking, and ties the frontier to what the human picks from. +Native blocking is essential rather than cosmetic: it renders the frontier visually in the tracker's own UI, so the human sees what's takeable at a glance without opening the map. `wayfinder`'s SKILL.md now states that preference and rationale; the GitHub template spells out the native issue-dependencies recipe (`gh api .../dependencies/blocked_by`, frontier query on `issue_dependencies_summary.blocked_by`), and the GitLab template names the native `/blocked_by` blocking link (Premium/Ultimate) with the body-convention fallback. Both keep the body fallback for trackers that lack native blocking. diff --git a/skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills/issue-tracker-github.md b/skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills/issue-tracker-github.md index bd4baa5..8930f87 100644 --- a/skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills/issue-tracker-github.md +++ b/skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills/issue-tracker-github.md @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Used by `/wayfinder`. The **map** is a single issue with **child** issues as tic - **Map**: a single issue labelled `wayfinder:map`, holding the Notes / Decisions-so-far / Fog body. `gh issue create --label wayfinder:map`. - **Child ticket**: an issue linked to the map as a GitHub sub-issue (`gh api` on the sub-issues endpoint). Where sub-issues aren't enabled, add the child to a task list in the map body and put `Part of #` at the top of the child body. Labels: `wayfinder:` (`research`/`prototype`/`grilling`/`task`), plus `wayfinder:claimed` once claimed. -- **Blocking**: native issue relationships where available; otherwise a `Blocked by: #, #` line at the top of the child body. A ticket is unblocked when every issue it lists is closed. -- **Frontier query**: list the map's open children (`gh issue list --state open`, scoped to the map's sub-issues / task list), drop any with an open `Blocked by` issue or the `wayfinder:claimed` label; first in map order wins. +- **Blocking**: GitHub's **native issue dependencies** — the canonical, UI-visible representation. Add an edge with `gh api --method POST repos///issues//dependencies/blocked_by -F issue_id=`, where `` is the blocker's numeric **database id** (`gh api repos///issues/ --jq .id`, _not_ the `#number` or `node_id`). GitHub reports `issue_dependencies_summary.blocked_by` (open blockers only — the live gate). Where dependencies aren't available, fall back to a `Blocked by: #, #` line at the top of the child body. A ticket is unblocked when every blocker is closed. +- **Frontier query**: list the map's open children (`gh issue list --state open`, scoped to the map's sub-issues / task list), drop any with an open blocker (`issue_dependencies_summary.blocked_by > 0`, or an open issue in the `Blocked by` line) or the `wayfinder:claimed` label; first in map order wins. - **Claim**: `gh issue edit --add-label wayfinder:claimed` — the session's first write. - **Resolve**: `gh issue comment --body ""`, then `gh issue close `, then append a context pointer (gist + link) to the map's Decisions-so-far. diff --git a/skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills/issue-tracker-gitlab.md b/skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills/issue-tracker-gitlab.md index 792f5d6..2e3614b 100644 --- a/skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills/issue-tracker-gitlab.md +++ b/skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills/issue-tracker-gitlab.md @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Used by `/wayfinder`. The **map** is a single issue with **child** issues as tic - **Map**: a single issue labelled `wayfinder:map`, holding the Notes / Decisions-so-far / Fog body. `glab issue create --label wayfinder:map`. (On GitLab tiers with native epics, an epic may hold the map instead; a labelled issue works everywhere.) - **Child ticket**: an issue carrying `Part of #` at the top of its description and labels `wayfinder:` (`research`/`prototype`/`grilling`/`task`), plus `wayfinder:claimed` once claimed. -- **Blocking**: GitLab's native `/blocked_by #` quick action (or a `Blocked by: #, #` line in the description as fallback). A ticket is unblocked when every issue it lists is closed. -- **Frontier query**: `glab issue list -F json` scoped to the map's children, drop any with an open blocker or the `wayfinder:claimed` label; first in map order wins. +- **Blocking**: GitLab's **native blocking link** — the canonical, UI-visible representation. Add it with the `/blocked_by #` quick action, posted as a note (`glab issue note --message "/blocked_by #"`). Native blocking links are a Premium/Ultimate feature; on the free tier (or where unavailable) fall back to a `Blocked by: #, #` line at the top of the description. A ticket is unblocked when every blocker is closed. +- **Frontier query**: `glab issue list -F json` scoped to the map's children, drop any with an open blocker — a native `blocked_by` link to an open issue (`glab api projects/:id/issues/:iid/links`), or an open issue in the `Blocked by` line — or the `wayfinder:claimed` label; first in map order wins. - **Claim**: `glab issue update --label wayfinder:claimed` — the session's first write. - **Resolve**: `glab issue note --message ""`, then `glab issue close `, then append a context pointer (gist + link) to the map's Decisions-so-far. diff --git a/skills/in-progress/wayfinder/SKILL.md b/skills/in-progress/wayfinder/SKILL.md index b86c59e..3bf78bc 100644 --- a/skills/in-progress/wayfinder/SKILL.md +++ b/skills/in-progress/wayfinder/SKILL.md @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Two label families: - `wayfinder:` — one of `research`, `prototype`, `grilling`, `task` (see [Ticket Types](#ticket-types)). - `wayfinder:claimed` — a session sets this **first**, before any work, so concurrent sessions skip it. -Blocking uses the tracker's **native** dependency relationship wherever the tracker has one. Native is essential, not cosmetic: it renders the frontier _visually_ in the tracker's own UI, so the human sees what's takeable at a glance without opening the map. Only where a tracker has no native blocking does the mechanics fall back to a body convention. A ticket is **unblocked** when every ticket blocking it is closed; the **frontier** is the open, unblocked, unclaimed children — the edge of the known, and what the human picks from. +Blocking uses the tracker's **native** dependency relationship — essential because it renders the frontier _visually_ in the tracker's own UI, so the human sees what's takeable without opening the map. Only a tracker that lacks native blocking falls back to a body convention. A ticket is **unblocked** when every ticket blocking it is closed; the **frontier** is the open, unblocked, unclaimed children — the edge of the known. The answer isn't part of the body — it's recorded on resolution (see [Work through the map](#work-through-the-map)). Assets created while resolving a ticket are linked from the issue, not pasted in.