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v2.0: state enforcement, project scoping, harness integration
State Enforcement (v2.0):
- .state file as single source of truth for task phase
- Approval gates for research, decomposition, design, test_design
- status.py --transition refuses illegal phase transitions
- status.py --validate-folder detects out-of-order artifacts
- status.py --audit checks all tasks for violations
- status.py --create-task is the only valid way to create tasks
- Pre-v2.0 tasks without .state are UNTRACKED -- all commands refuse them
- New --upgrade command bootstraps .state files for existing tasks

Project Scoping:
- --project flag added to all status.py commands across 16+ files
- _find_project_dir errors instead of silently falling back to ~/.automaton/
- --scope-check marks framework files OUT_OF_SCOPE when working on a project
- Dashboard handlers use stored project_root instead of re-detecting from CWD
- Prompts reference ~/.automaton/scripts/vram_detect.py (not {project}/.automaton/)

Harness Integration:
- status.py --can-edit now supports project-level checks (no --task required)
- --can-edit --file checks file scope without --task
- --json output for machine-readable harness integration
- opencode plugin (plugins/automaton-guard/plugin.ts) intercepts edit/write
- Git pre-commit hook (scripts/git-hooks/pre-commit) blocks commits without task
- Formal integration contract (contracts/harness-integration.md)

Other:
- upgrade.sh delegates to status.py --upgrade instead of manual heuristics
- Phase prompts reference --project {project} for multi-project scoping
- 200 tests passing (14 new)
2026-06-15 14:16:46 -04:00

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Implementation: Add Status Reason to Task Display

Summary

Added status_reason property to Task model providing human-readable explanations for each task state, exposed it in API responses, displayed it prominently in the detail panel and on task cards. Fixed the pending review count to exclude terminal-state tasks. Replaced approve/request-changes buttons with revoke buttons when a review is already submitted.

Changes

  • automaton/dashboard/core/task.py: Added status_reason property on Task with explanations for all 10+ task states
  • automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py: Added status_reason to _serve_tasks() and _serve_task() JSON responses; accepted "pending" as valid review status
  • automaton/dashboard/html/dashboard.js: Displayed status_reason in detail panel and on task cards; fixed pending count to exclude done/blocked; added conditional button rendering for approved/changes_requested reviews
  • automaton/dashboard/html/styles.css: Added .detail-status-reason and .task-card-reason styles
  • tests/test_task.py: Added TestStatusReason class with 5 tests covering done, blocked, and in-progress states

Test Results

156 passed

Blockers

None