markitect-main/NEXT_SESSION_BRIEFING.md

Next Session Briefing - MarkiTect Development

🎯 Current Status: Issue Management Enhancement Ready

Recently Completed Issues:

• ✅ Issue #46: Schema generation outline mode with heading text capture - COMPLETED
• ✅ Issue #50: Metaschema definition - COMPLETED
• ✅ Issue #51: Outline mode schema generation - COMPLETED
• ✅ Issue #52: Heading text capture - COMPLETED
• ✅ Issue #54: Content field instruction capabilities - COMPLETED
• ✅ Issue #55: Schema-based draft generation - COMPLETED
• ✅ Issue #56: Data-driven draft generation - COMPLETED
• ✅ Issue #57: Test efficiency improvements - COMPLETED

Current Achievement: Complete schema-driven architecture with outline mode, heading text capture, content instructions, and draft generation workflows.

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🎯 Next Target: Issue #59 - Issue Management CLI Tool

Issue #59: "Issue management as a cli tool with different backends"

• Priority: High (addresses Claude's workflow inefficiencies)
• Problem: Claude sometimes misses existing issue functions and tries direct API calls that fail
• Goal: Create a unified CLI wrapper/facade for issue management with plugin system

Requirements:

1. Core CLI Tool: Create, modify, retrieve, comment, and close issues
2. List Operations: Get open issues and closed issues
3. Plugin System: Extensible backend architecture
4. Gitea Plugin: Connect to existing gitea tooling (first plugin)
5. Local Plugin: Markdown-based local infrastructure without external services
6. Future: Jira plugin support

Expected Impact: Improve Claude's efficiency in issue interaction and provide flexible backend options.

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🛠 Development Environment & Tooling

Working Directory

/mnt/c/Users/bernd.worsch/Documents/binky/2025/250915b-markitectAdvancedMarkdownEngine/markitect_project

Key Commands

# Start new issue workspace
make tdd-start NUM=59

# Run tests
python3 -m pytest tests/ --tb=short -q --maxfail=5

# Issue management (current Makefile targets)
make list-issues          # Show all gitea issues
make list-open-issues     # Show only open issues
make show-issue NUM=X     # Show specific issue
make close-issue NUM=X    # Close specific issue

# Gitea API (current)
curl -s "http://92.205.130.254:32166/api/v1/repos/coulomb/markitect_project/issues"

Available Infrastructure

• Gitea Integration: Existing tddai_cli.py with issue management
• Makefile Targets: Comprehensive issue operations already defined
• API Access: Working Gitea API at http://92.205.130.254:32166
• TDD8 Workflow: Proven development methodology

Test Infrastructure

• Current Status: 689 tests passing (cleaned up circular dependencies)
• Timeout Infrastructure: Implemented with pytest-timeout
• Clean Test Execution: Removed meta-testing anti-patterns

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🧪 TDD8 Workflow Protocol

1. ISSUE - Understand requirements and analyze existing code
2. TEST - Write failing tests first (RED state required)
3. RED - Verify tests fail before implementation
4. GREEN - Implement minimal code to pass tests
5. REFACTOR - Clean up while maintaining green tests
6. DOCUMENT - Update CLI help and documentation
7. REFINE - Polish and optimize with comprehensive validation
8. PUBLISH - Commit with descriptive message and close issue

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🔧 Implementation Context

Existing Issue Management Infrastructure

• tddai_cli.py: Current CLI with gitea integration
• Makefile: Comprehensive issue targets (list, show, close, etc.)
• Gitea API: Working connection to http://92.205.130.254:32166
• Database: markitect.db with AST caching and workspace management

Project Health Indicators

• Test Coverage: 689 passing tests across architectural layers
• CLI Maturity: Complete db- prefixed commands with configuration
• Performance: AST caching with 60-85% speedup
• Clean Architecture: 7-layer organization with proper separation

Git Workflow

• Current branch: main
• Working tree: Clean
• Recent work: Test infrastructure cleanup, Issue #46 completion

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🎮 Autonomous Work Protocols

Key Practices

• ✅ Use TodoWrite tool to track all tasks and phases
• ✅ Follow complete TDD8 cycle (don't skip steps)
• ✅ Run tests after each change to verify state
• ✅ Maintain backward compatibility
• ✅ Update CLI help when adding new features
• ✅ Commit frequently with descriptive messages

Quality Standards

• Maintain 100% test pass rate for existing tests
• Follow project conventions (minimal comments unless requested)
• Use proper separation of concerns (plugin architecture)
• Implement comprehensive error handling
• Provide clear CLI help and documentation

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🚀 Start Command

When beginning Issue #59:

make tdd-start NUM=59

Then follow TDD8 methodology autonomously, focusing on:

1. Plugin Architecture Design: Extensible backend system
2. CLI Interface: Unified issue management commands
3. Gitea Plugin: Integration with existing infrastructure
4. Local Plugin: File-based issue management
5. Testing: Comprehensive test coverage with mocks

Success Criteria: Claude can efficiently manage issues through unified CLI without API failures, with support for multiple backends.

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Updated: October 1, 2025 Status: Issue #46 COMPLETE - Issue #59 Ready for Implementation Achievement: Clean test infrastructure, complete schema workflows Next Target: Unified issue management CLI with plugin architecture