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Extract knowledge from artifacts into wiki/spec/issues

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Closed-loop: harvest extracts → stores → downstream consumers (wiki-digest, spec-load, maestro-plan --gaps).

<required_reading> @/.maestro/workflows/harvest.md @/.maestro/workflows/run-mode.md @~/.maestro/workflows/codex-run-mode.md </required_reading>

Modes:

  • No args → scan: discover all harvestable artifacts, interactive selection
  • <session-id> → session: harvest specific session
  • <path> → path: harvest from explicit directory

Flags:

  • --to <target> — Force routing: wiki, spec, issue, auto (default: auto)
  • --source <type> — Filter: analysis, brainstorm, debug, lite-plan, lite-fix, scratchpad, session, learning, all
  • --recent N — Artifacts within last N days (default: 30)
  • --dry-run — Preview without writing
  • -y — Skip confirmations
  • --min-confidence N — Minimum 0.0-1.0 (default: 0.5)
  • --prune — State hygiene mode: classify artifacts, graduate harvested → knowhow, archive from state.json, prune accumulated_context
  • --age N — Graduation age threshold in days (default: 14). Used with --prune

Output boundary: ALL file writes MUST target .workflow/knowhow/, .workflow/specs/, .workflow/issues/, .workflow/wiki/, .workflow/harvest/, or .workflow/state.json only. NEVER modify source code, source artifacts, or files outside these paths.

Source registry:

SourceScan PathKey Files
analysis.workflow/.analysis/ANL-*/conclusions.json
brainstorm{run_dir}/outputs/brainstorm-*/guidance-specification.md
lite-plan.workflow/.lite-plan/*/plan.json
lite-fix.workflow/.lite-fix/*/fix-plan.json
debug.workflow/.debug/*/debug-log.md
scratchpad{run_dir}/outputs/*.md
session.workflow/active/WFS-*/workflow-session.json
learning.workflow/specs/learnings.md

Phase Gates (MANDATORY, BLOCKING)

GATE 1: Discovery → Extraction (Stages 1-3 → Stage 4)

  • REQUIRED: Source artifacts discovered and mode resolved (scan/session/path).
  • REQUIRED: User selected artifact(s) to harvest (or auto-selected via session/path mode, or -y).
  • BLOCKED if no harvestable artifacts found (W001) or invalid source (E004/E005).

GATE 2: Extraction → Routing (Stage 4 → Stage 5-6)

  • REQUIRED: All files in selected artifacts loaded and parsed.
  • REQUIRED: Knowledge fragments extracted with category, confidence, and tags.
  • REQUIRED: Fragments filtered by --min-confidence.
  • BLOCKED if extraction produces zero fragments.

GATE 3: Routing → Write (Stage 6 → Stage 7-8)

  • REQUIRED: Routing classification applied (auto or forced by --to).
  • REQUIRED: Dedup check passed against harvest-log.jsonl and existing stores.
  • REQUIRED: If --dry-run: preview displayed, no files written — GATE blocks further writes.
  • BLOCKED if dedup check fails or store paths unresolvable.

Routing rules:

  • Universal design patterns → coding or arch category
  • Component-level pitfalls → learning category
  • Quality enforcement rules → quality category
  • Wiki: maestro wiki create --type <type> --slug harvest-<source_type>-<short_id>
  • Spec: $spec-add "<category> <content>" (single source of truth — always use spec-add for spec routing; do NOT use maestro wiki append for spec entries)
  • Issue: append to issues.jsonl matching canonical schema, with source: "harvest" field (distinguishes from manage-issue-discover, which uses source: "discover" — required for cross-skill dedup when both write concurrently)

Next steps: $manage-wiki health, maestro search --type note, $wiki-connect --fix, $wiki-digest, $manage-issue list --source harvest, $manage-knowledge-audit --scope spec (when specs extracted, check for conflicts)

Prune mode (--prune): Classifies artifacts (active/graduated/stale/protected), graduates harvested artifacts to wiki knowhow, archives from artifacts[] → artifact_archive[], prunes resolved entries from accumulated_context. Files on disk are never deleted. Always backs up state.json before writing.

<error_codes>

CodeSeverityConditionRecovery
E001error.workflow/ not initializedRun $maestro-init
E002errorInvalid --to targetValid: wiki, spec, issue, auto
E003errorInvalid --source typeDisplay valid types
E004errorSession ID not foundShow available sessions
W001warningNo harvestable artifacts in windowWiden --recent
W003warningFragments below thresholdLower --min-confidence
W004warningDuplicate fragments skippedReview harvest-log.jsonl
</error_codes>

<success_criteria>

  • Mode resolved (scan / session / path)
  • Artifacts discovered and parsed
  • Fragments extracted with category, confidence, tags
  • Dedup check passed against harvest-log.jsonl and stores
  • If not dry-run: routed items written to target stores
  • harvest-log.jsonl updated with provenance
  • harvest-report-{date}.md written
  • No source artifacts modified
  • If --prune: artifacts classified (active/graduated/stale/protected)
  • If --prune: graduated artifacts → knowhow + artifact_archive[]
  • If --prune: accumulated_context pruned (resolved deferred/blockers, deduplicated decisions)
  • If --prune: state.json backed up before modification </success_criteria>