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repo-harness-sprint

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Program-level sprint planning and execution entrypoint. Uses upper-layer PRDs from plans/prds/ when present, writes ordered sprint backlogs in plans/sprints/, expands contract rows with $think into plan/contract/worktree flow, and keeps inline rows inside the sprint backlog or active plan checklist.

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repo-harness-sprint

Use this command to plan a program-level Sprint from an upper-layer PRD or source spec and execute its tasks through the existing task-contract flow. Sub-routes: plan, from-prd, run, status.

Protocol

  1. Confirm the working repo with git rev-parse --show-toplevel; read docs/spec.md, .ai/harness/policy.json, and repo-harness run sprint-backlog status when present.
  2. Route plan (default when no sprint is active):
    • Discuss the product direction with the user from two named perspectives before writing anything: product (problem, users, success criteria, acceptance scenarios, non-goals) and architecture (capabilities touched, dependency order, risks, slice granularity).
    • Run repo-harness run sprint-backlog init --slug <slug> --title <title>, then fill ## PRD, ## Architecture Notes, and the ordered ## Backlog table from the upper-layer PRD or source spec; every row needs a concrete machine-checkable acceptance line and a mode (contract or inline).
    • Present the draft sprint to the user. Only after explicit approval set > **Status**: Approved; check-task-workflow.sh --strict rejects placeholder PRDs, placeholder acceptance lines, and duplicate backlog rows.
  3. Route from-prd when the user gives plans/prds/*.prd.md:
    • Read the PRD Problem, Users, Success Criteria, Acceptance Scenarios, and Non-goals; summarize them into the Sprint ## PRD section and set > **Source PRD**: to the PRD path.
    • Derive backlog rows from Module Behaviors (P0) and acceptance scenario groups. Preserve dependency order and make every acceptance line traceable to a PRD acceptance scenario.
    • Keep discussion focused on ordering, slice granularity, and mode selection; do not re-decide the product intent unless the PRD has blocking contradictions.
    • Use contract rows for one plan -> contract -> worktree cycle. Split larger work at stable integration boundaries.
    • Acceptance lines must be machine-checkable, such as a test command, file existence assertion, grep pattern, or numeric assertion. Avoid subjective wording such as "works well".
    • Default mode is contract; use inline only for small isolated documentation, configuration, or single-file changes.
  4. Route run (incremental, one backlog task per invocation):
    • Run repo-harness run sprint-backlog next to resolve the next pending row; when it exits 3, report the backlog as complete and recommend setting the sprint Status to Done after review.
    • Treat the row as a long-task waypoint, not a detailed implementation plan.
    • For contract rows, invoke $think with the sprint path, row task, mode, acceptance line, and Promotion Gate fields so the coding agent expands it into a decision-complete plan. Capture the approved $think output with repo-harness run capture-plan --artifact-level work-package --promotion-reason worktree_boundary --source waza-think --source-ref sprint:<sprint-file>#<task> --status Approved --execute.
    • For inline rows, do not create a new plans/plan-*.md or task contract. Keep the work in the sprint backlog or the current active plan's ## Task Breakdown, then complete the row when the acceptance line is verified.
    • repo-harness run sprint-backlog start-task remains a compatibility helper for reserving a row. It captures a thin plan seed only for contract rows; inline rows append checklist-row content to the current active plan before recording an in-flight marker.
    • Execute contract slices as usual (implement, /check, external acceptance, repo-harness run contract-worktree finish); finish back-fills the backlog row warn-only.
  5. Route status: report repo-harness run sprint-backlog status plus the Active Sprint section of tasks/current.md; mutate nothing.
  6. After each completed task, re-read the sprint file before starting the next one; user edits to the backlog override stale session memory.

Delegation Brief

Each contract row's tasks/contracts/<stem>.contract.md is the authoritative delegation brief once $think expands it and hands off implementation, not the sprint backlog row text. Fill in ## Why, ## Goal, ## Scope, ## Stop Conditions, allowed_paths, and exit_criteria before dispatching a file-coupled worker, and verify completeness with repo-harness run contract-run preflight --contract <contract-file>.

Failure Modes

  • If no sprint file exists and the user asked for run or status, report that no sprint is active and route to plan.
  • If the backlog table is malformed or check-task-workflow.sh --strict rejects the sprint, stop and fix the sprint file before starting any task.
  • If start-task fails after the plan was captured, report the orphan plan path and stop instead of retrying blindly.
  • If a task contract is already executing in this worktree, finish or archive it first; never stack a second backlog task on top of it.

Boundaries

  • Does not implement backlog tasks itself; contract rows flow through the existing plan -> contract -> worktree -> verify gates, while inline rows stay in sprint/active-plan checklist scope.
  • Does not set > **Status**: Approved without explicit user approval of the PRD and backlog.
  • Never bypasses /check, external acceptance, or verify-sprint.sh to mark a backlog row complete.
  • Goal mode (run --goal, autonomous continuation) is not part of this command yet; treat requests for it as future work and say so.
  • Do not run two backlog tasks in parallel: concurrent contract rows merge-conflict on the sprint file's Updated and Execution Log lines; the backlog is an ordered queue.
  • tasks/todos.md stays the deferred-goal ledger; never write the backlog there.