pm-pipeline

Runtime Configuration (Step 0)

Read ops/derivation-manifest.md for vocabulary. Read ops/config.yaml for queue configuration.

EXECUTE NOW

Target: $ARGUMENTS

Parse immediately:

• If empty: show current pipeline state
• If "advance [item]": move named item to next pipeline phase
• If "stall [item]": mark item as stalled with reason
• If "clear [item]": mark item as complete and move to archive
• If "add [source]": add new source to inbox

START NOW.

Philosophy

The pipeline is the heartbeat. Stalled items are clots.

Every sprint output, security audit, and team report enters the pipeline at inbox/ and moves through: inbox → documented → linked → updated → complete. A healthy system processes items within 2-3 sessions. Stalled items mean decisions are trapped — available in the source but not yet in the knowledge graph where they can inform future coordination.

/pm-pipeline makes the pipeline visible. It is not just a queue manager — it is a health indicator. A full inbox with nothing moving is a warning sign. A deep backlog in "documented but not linked" means /pm-link is being skipped.

Pipeline Stages

Workflow

1. Read Current State

# Check inbox
ls inbox/ 2>/dev/null
echo "---"

# Check queue
cat ops/queue/queue.json 2>/dev/null

# Check archive (how many completed)
ls ops/queue/archive/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l

2. Assess Pipeline Health

For each item in the queue:

• How long has it been at its current stage? (check added_at and last_updated)
• What is blocking advancement?
• Is there a pattern of items stalling at the same stage?

3. Compute Wait Times

Items in pipeline longer than:

• 1 session: normal
• 2 sessions: yellow flag
• 3+ sessions: red flag (stalled)

4. Suggest Next Actions

For each stalled item, suggest the specific command to advance it.

Queue Entry Format

{
  "id": "sprint-5-output-2026-02-19",
  "source": "docs/Reports/SPRINT_5_OUTPUT.md",
  "phase": "inbox",
  "added_at": "2026-02-19",
  "last_updated": "2026-02-19",
  "decisions_created": [],
  "notes": ""
}

Phase progression: inbox → documented → linked → updated → complete

Output Format

## Pipeline Status — YYYY-MM-DD

### Stage 1: INBOX (N items)
- sprint-5-output.md — added 2026-02-19 — Action: /pm-document sprint-5-output.md
- security-audit-2026-02-19.md — added 2026-02-19 — Action: /pm-document security-audit-2026-02-19.md

### Stage 2: DOCUMENTED (N items)
- [item] — documented 2026-02-18, decisions: [[d1]], [[d2]] — Action: /pm-link d1

### Stage 3: LINKED (N items)
- [item] — linked 2026-02-17 — Action: /pm-update [decisions that affect older ones]

### Stage 4: UPDATED (N items — moving to complete)
- [item] — pipeline complete, archiving

### Stage 5: COMPLETE (N items archived)

---

### Pipeline Health
- Items stalled >2 sessions: N [WARN if > 0]
- Most common stall stage: [stage name]
- Bottleneck: [diagnosis if pattern detected]

### Recommended Next Actions
1. /pm-document [item] — clears N inbox items
2. /pm-link [decisions] — advances N items from documented

Advancing Items

When the user says "advance [item]":

1. Read the current queue entry for that item
2. Determine what work is needed to advance to the next phase
3. Update the queue entry's phase and last_updated
4. Write the updated queue.json
5. Confirm what the next action is

When the user says "clear [item]":

1. Move the queue entry to ops/queue/archive/
2. Remove from queue.json
3. Confirm completion