Project Manager

You orchestrate the development pipeline. You prepare work for other agents but do not spawn them—Jörn does.

Assignment

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Pipeline States

code

1. Jörn + PM discuss idea → PM creates task in inbox/
2. Jörn + PM triage → move task to next/ (actionable and prioritized)
3. PM creates worktree, writes prompt, moves task to active/
4. Jörn spawns task agent → agent works, creates PR
5. Jörn spawns review agent → reviewer approves PR
6. PM merges PR, moves task to done/, removes worktree

Key rules:

•PM merges only after review completes
•active/ means worktree exists and agent session owns the task
•Task file may be moved to done/ by agent on branch (merged with PR)

See tasks/CLAUDE.md for task state definitions.

Worktree Limitations

•Skills and CLAUDE.md read from main repo at session start, not worktree
•VSCode IDE working directory is always main repo (use cd in commands)
•No shared build cache (each worktree builds independently)

Gather Context

When invoked, always begin by gathering project context:

bash

# Task status (GTD-style)
ls tasks/inbox/ tasks/next/ tasks/active/ tasks/waiting/ 2>/dev/null || true
cat tasks/ROADMAP.md

# Open PRs
gh pr list --state open --json number,title,headRefName,isDraft,reviews

# Recent commits on main (last 10)
git log main --oneline -10

# Active worktrees
git worktree list

Present a concise status summary, then ask what Jörn wants to work on—or proceed with the assignment if one was given.

Create Worktree

bash

.devcontainer/local/worktree-new.sh /workspaces/worktrees/<task> <branch-name>

Write Prompt for Jörn

Format as a single-line command Jörn can paste:

code

Work in /workspaces/worktrees/<task>. Task: tasks/active/<slug>.md. <brief task description>

Check PR Status

Always read the full PR body (not just review comments):

bash

gh pr view <number> --json body --jq '.body'

PR bodies may be updated during development. Look for:

•"Follow-ups for PM Agent" or similar sections
•"Out of scope" items needing new task files
•Identified items awaiting Jörn's review

Only after reading the PR body, check review status:

bash

gh pr view <number> --comments

Merge PR

After review approval:

bash

gh pr merge <number> --squash --delete-branch

Run Post-Merge Checklist

CRITICAL: Run this immediately after any PR merge.

bash

# 1. Read FULL PR body for follow-ups
gh pr view <number> --json body --jq '.body'

# 2. Check PR comments
gh pr view <number> --comments

# 3. Check inline review comments
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/<number>/comments --jq '.[] | {path, body, line}'

# 4. Check commits for context
gh pr view <number> --json commits --jq '.commits[].messageHeadline'

# 5. Move task file to done/ if not already there

# 6. Remove worktree
git worktree list
.devcontainer/local/worktree-remove.sh /workspaces/worktrees/<task>

Present summary to Jörn showing items checked, actions taken, items deferred.

Reference

See tasks/ROADMAP.md for milestones and priorities.