docs(P07): release flow hardening — consistent milestone type taxonomy

---ci---
phase: 7
milestone: v0.10
status: complete
decisions:
  - id: D-092
    decision: Rename schema-breaking → major across all framework files
    rationale: Major aligns with semver terminology and is more descriptive of the version bump impact
    confidence: 0.95
  - id: D-093
    decision: Add Major milestone type to dev context and branch-strategy merge validation gates
    rationale: Release flow was documented but not enforced. Zero-HITL, PR+QA, and branch hierarchy are now hard gates
    confidence: 0.92
---/ci---

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: CI
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, "phase/*", "milestone/*"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run typecheck
+      - run: npm run build
+      - run: npm test
+      - run: npm pack --dry-run

.gitea/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Publish to npm
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ['v*']
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run typecheck
+      - run: npm run build
+      - run: npm test
+      - run: npm publish --access public
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

.githooks/pre-push

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# CI pre-push hook: enforce versioning and branching rules
+# Install: git config core.hooksPath .githooks
+
+zero="0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+
+while read local_ref local_oid remote_ref remote_oid; do
+  if [ "$local_oid" = "$zero" ]; then
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  # Check pushed tags
+  if echo "$local_ref" | grep -qE "^refs/tags/"; then
+    tag_name=$(echo "$local_ref" | sed 's|^refs/tags/||')
+
+    # Validate semver format
+    if echo "$tag_name" | grep -qE "^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$"; then
+      tag_major=$(echo "$tag_name" | sed 's/v\([0-9]*\)\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*/\1/')
+      tag_minor=$(echo "$tag_name" | sed 's/v[0-9]*\.\([0-9]*\)\.[0-9]*/\1/')
+      tag_patch=$(echo "$tag_name" | sed 's/v[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.\([0-9]*\)/\1/')
+
+      # Check for semver ordering violations
+      for existing_tag in $(git tag -l "v${tag_major}.${tag_minor}.*" 2>/dev/null); do
+        if [ "$existing_tag" = "$tag_name" ]; then
+          continue
+        fi
+        existing_patch=$(echo "$existing_tag" | sed 's/v[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.\([0-9]*\)/\1/')
+        if [ "$existing_patch" -ge "$tag_patch" ] && [ "$tag_patch" -le "$existing_patch" ]; then
+          echo "ERROR: Tag $tag_name is not greater than existing tag $existing_tag"
+          echo "  Milestone tags must be the NEXT version (e.g., v0.6.0 after v0.5.1-5, NOT v0.5.0)"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+      done
+
+      # Check for milestone-tags-below-phase-tags
+      # If this is a .0 tag (milestone), verify no .N tags exist with higher patch
+      if [ "$tag_patch" = "0" ]; then
+        for existing_tag in $(git tag -l "v${tag_major}.${tag_minor}.*" 2>/dev/null); do
+          existing_patch=$(echo "$existing_tag" | sed 's/v[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.\([0-9]*\)/\1/')
+          if [ "$existing_patch" -gt 0 ] && [ "$existing_patch" -gt "$tag_patch" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Milestone tag $tag_name is below existing phase tags (e.g., $existing_tag)"
+            echo "  Feature milestone completion must be tagged as v${tag_major}.$(($tag_minor + 1)).0, not v${tag_major}.${tag_minor}.0"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        done
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Check branch merges: reject direct-to-main pushes if milestone branch exists
+  if echo "$local_ref" | grep -qE "^refs/heads/main$"; then
+    milestone_branches=$(git branch -r 2>/dev/null | grep 'milestone/v' | grep -v ':$' || true)
+    if [ -n "$milestone_branches" ]; then
+      # Allow if this is a merge commit from a milestone branch
+      merge_parents=$(git cat-file -p "$local_oid" 2>/dev/null | grep "^parent" | wc -l)
+      if [ "$merge_parents" -lt 2 ]; then
+        # Not a merge commit — check if there are active milestone branches
+        active_milestones=""
+        for mb in $milestone_branches; do
+          clean_name=$(echo "$mb" | sed 's|^[^/]*/||' | tr -d ' ')
+          merged=$(git branch -r --merged origin/main 2>/dev/null | grep "$clean_name" || true)
+          if [ -z "$merged" ]; then
+            active_milestones="$active_milestones $clean_name"
+          fi
+        done
+        if [ -n "$active_milestones" ]; then
+          echo "WARNING: Pushing directly to main while active milestone branches exist:"
+          for ms in $active_milestones; do
+            echo "  - $ms"
+          done
+          echo "  Phase branches should merge into the milestone branch first."
+          # Warning only — not blocking. The code-level enforcement in git-branch.ts
+          # is the hard gate; this hook is a safety net.
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+exit 0

AGENTS.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# AGENTS.md — CI Project Guidelines
+# AGENTS.md — CIAgent Project Guidelines
 
 ## Build & Run Commands
 
@@ -9,38 +9,40 @@
 
 ## Project Overview
 
-CI (Continuous Intelligence) is a fully autonomous AI-driven software engineering harness. It receives a specification, resolves ambiguities through a single Clarify phase, then executes the full pipeline (research → plan → execute → verify) autonomously, escalating only when it cannot safely proceed alone.
+CIAgent (Continuous Intelligence) is a fully autonomous AI-driven software engineering harness. It receives a specification, resolves ambiguities through a single Clarify phase, then executes the full pipeline (research → plan → execute → verify) autonomously, escalating only when it cannot safely proceed alone.
 
 ## Architecture
 
 ```
 src/
-  agents/          # 18 agent implementations (persona loaders delegating to backends)
+  agents/          # 19 agent implementations (persona loaders delegating to backends)
   backends/        # Intelligence backend layer
     types.ts      # IntelligenceBackend, BackendRequest, BackendResult, BackendConfigSection
-    tool-registry.ts  # CI-owned tool implementations (readFile, writeFile, editFile, runBash, glob, grep)
-    ollama-base.ts   # Abstract base for Ollama backends (shared tool loop, prompt construction)
+    tool-registry.ts  # CIAgent-owned tool implementations (readFile, writeFile, editFile, runBash, glob, grep)
+    llm-base.ts     # Abstract base for LLM backends (shared tool loop, prompt construction)
     ollama-local.ts  # OllamaLocalBackend (localhost:11434)
     ollama-cloud.ts  # OllamaCloudBackend (remote endpoint, auth, rate limiting)
+    openai.ts        # OpenAIBackend (OpenAI API, gpt-4o)
+    anthropic.ts     # AnthropicBackend (Anthropic API, Claude)
     opencode.ts      # OpencodeBackend (shells out to opencode --non-interactive)
     index.ts         # Backend registry + auto-detection
   cli/             # Commander.js CLI (commands.ts, index.ts)
-  core/            # Core engine components
-     artifacts.ts   # Legacy .ci/ artifact management (retained for backward compat)
-    audit.ts       # Legacy audit trail in .ci/audit/ (retained for backward compat)
-    ci-files.ts    # .ci/ long-lived reference file management (PROJECT.md, ROADMAP.md, etc.)
+   core/            # Core engine components
+     artifacts.ts   # Legacy .ciagent/ artifact management (retained for backward compat)
+    audit.ts       # Git-native audit trail — reads decisions/escalations from git log
+    ciagent-files.ts    # .ciagent/ long-lived reference file management (PROJECT.md, ROADMAP.md, etc.)
     clarify.ts     # Clarify phase: question generation, default acceptance
     commit-builder.ts  # Structured commit message generation (---ci--- YAML blocks)
     commit-parser.ts   # ---ci--- YAML block extraction and parsing
-    config.ts      # .ci/config.json load/save/init
+    config.ts      # .ciagent/config.json load/save/init
     decision-engine.ts  # Bounded rationality: commits decisions as git artifacts
     error-recovery.ts   # Retry, plan revision, rollback logic
     escalation.ts  # Escalation protocol: commits escalations as git artifacts
     git-branch.ts  # Branch lifecycle: phase/NN-slug, milestone/vX.X-slug
     git-context.ts # Project state reconstruction from git log + branches
   types/           # Type definitions
-    commit-meta.ts # CiMetadata, CommitDecision, CommitEscalation, ParsedCiCommit
-    config.ts      # CIConfig, AutonomyLevel, ModelProfile, DEFAULT_CI_CONFIG (includes backend)
+    commit-meta.ts # CIAgentMetadata, CommitDecision, CommitEscalation, ParsedCIAgentCommit
+    config.ts      # CIAgentConfig, AutonomyLevel, ModelProfile, DEFAULT_CIAGENT_CONFIG (includes backend)
     decisions.ts   # Decision, ConfidenceLevel, DecisionCategory
     escalation.ts  # Escalation, EscalationType, EscalationResolution
     clarify.ts     # ClarifyQuestion, ClarifyResult
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ src/
      security.ts    # Layer 3: regex-based threat pattern scanning (no STRIDE analysis yet)
      quality.ts     # Layer 4: regex-based code quality checks (no multi-persona review yet)
   index.ts         # Public API exports
-  version.ts       # VERSION = "0.4.0"
+  version.ts       # VERSION = "0.9.0"
 templates/         # Template files (config.json, DECISIONS.md, specification.md)
 ```
 
@@ -62,9 +64,9 @@ templates/         # Template files (config.json, DECISIONS.md, specification.md
 - **Autonomy levels**: `full` (no HITL after clarify), `supervised` (escalate on gates + verification failures), `guided` (escalate on every decision gate)
 - **Decision confidence thresholds**: High (>0.85) auto-decide and log; Medium (0.60–0.85) auto-decide with assumption logging; Low (<0.60) escalate to human
 - **Escalation timeout**: Default 5 minutes, then auto-proceeds with recommended option. Set to `0` to require human, `-1` to always auto-proceed
-- **18 agents** purpose-built for CI, all configured for autonomous operation. OrchestratorAgent is CI-specific
-- **Git-native context**: The git log IS the project memory. Agent's first impulse to gather context is `git log` + `git branch`, not file reads. Dynamic state (decisions, escalations, lessons, compounding) lives in `---ci---` YAML blocks in commit messages. `.ci/` holds only long-lived reference docs (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, ROADMAP.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, config.json).
-- **Artifact compatibility**: CI no longer writes `.planning/` schema. Dynamic state is derived from git history. `.ci/` files follow a CI-native schema.
+- **19 agents** purpose-built for CIAgent, all configured for autonomous operation. OrchestratorAgent is CIAgent-specific
+- **Git-native context**: The git log IS the project memory. Agent's first impulse to gather context is `git log` + `git branch`, not file reads. Dynamic state (decisions, escalations, lessons, compounding) lives in `---ci---` YAML blocks in commit messages. `.ciagent/` holds only long-lived reference docs (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, ROADMAP.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, config.json).
+- **Artifact compatibility**: CIAgent no longer writes `.planning/` schema. `.ciagent/` files follow a CIAgent-native schema.
 
 ## Code Conventions
 
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ templates/         # Template files (config.json, DECISIONS.md, specification.md
 - **Agent pattern**: All agents extend `BaseAgent` with `name` (AgentName), `description`, `workflow`, and `execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult>`. Agents delegate to `context.backend` when available, fail honestly when not.
 - **No runtime validation library**: Uses plain TypeScript types, not Zod schemas (Zod is a dependency but types are hand-defined)
 - **File I/O**: Use `src/utils/file.ts` helpers (`writeFile`, `readFile`, `ensureDir`, `readJSON`, `writeJSON`) instead of raw `fs` calls in agent/business logic
-- **Config**: `CIConfig` type and `DEFAULT_CI_CONFIG` in `src/types/config.ts` — always merge partial configs with defaults
+- **Config**: `CIAgentConfig` type and `DEFAULT_CIAGENT_CONFIG` in `src/types/config.ts` — always merge partial configs with defaults
 - **Error handling**: Agents return `{ success: false, error: string }` rather than throwing
 - **No comments in code**: Follow existing pattern — agent files have no comments
 - **Naming**: `camelCase` for functions/variables, `PascalCase` for classes/types/interfaces, `kebab-case` for file names
@@ -82,29 +84,30 @@ templates/         # Template files (config.json, DECISIONS.md, specification.md
 ## Pipeline Flow
 
 ```
-SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → PLAN → EXECUTE → VERIFY → COMPLETE
+SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → IDEATE → PLAN → EXECUTE → TEST → VERIFY → COMPLETE
 ```
 
-Each stage is executed by `OrchestratorAgent.executeStage()`. The orchestrator delegates intelligent stages (research, plan, execute, verify) to specialized agents via `context.backend` when available, falling back to mechanical execution when no backend is configured. Mechanical stages (specify, clarify, complete) are always handled by the orchestrator directly.
+Each stage is executed by `OrchestratorAgent.executeStage()`. The orchestrator delegates intelligent stages (research, plan, execute, test, verify) to specialized agents via `context.backend` when available, falling back to mechanical execution when no backend is configured. Mechanical stages (specify, clarify, complete) are always handled by the orchestrator directly.
 
 ## Intelligence Backend Architecture
 
 ```
 IntelligenceBackend (unified interface)
-├── LLMBackend (CI runs tool loop, provides tools, constructs prompts)
+├── LLMBackend (CIAgent runs tool loop, provides tools, constructs prompts)
 │   ├── OllamaLocalBackend     (localhost:11434, no auth)
 │   ├── OllamaCloudBackend     (remote endpoint, API key, rate limits)
-│   └── (future: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.)
-└── AgentBackend (agent runs own tool loop, CI sends request)
+│   ├── OpenAIBackend          (OpenAI API, gpt-4o, API key auth)
+│   └── AnthropicBackend       (Anthropic API, Claude, API key auth)
+└── AgentBackend (agent runs own tool loop, CIAgent sends request)
     ├── OpencodeBackend        (opencode --non-interactive)
     └── (future: Codex, Claude Code, Hermes, etc.)
 ```
 
-- **LLM backends**: CI constructs system prompts from persona.md + workflow.md, defines tool schemas, runs the tool-call loop via `ToolRegistry`, and parses structured JSON output
-- **Agent backends**: CI serializes `BackendRequest`, invokes the agent, and parses JSON `BackendResult` from stdout
-- **Auto-detection** (provider: "auto"): tries opencode → ollama-local → ollama-cloud → fails with instructions
-- **Per-command override**: `ci run --backend ollama-local` forces a specific backend
-- **Config**: `backend` section in `.ci/config.json` with provider, fallback, agent_backends, llm_backends
+- **LLM backends**: CIAgent constructs system prompts from persona.md + workflow.md, defines tool schemas, runs the tool-call loop via `ToolRegistry`, and parses structured JSON output
+- **Agent backends**: CIAgent serializes `BackendRequest`, invokes the agent, and parses JSON `BackendResult` from stdout
+- **Auto-detection** (provider: "auto"): tries opencode → openai → ollama-local → ollama-cloud → anthropic → fails with instructions
+- **Per-command override**: `ciagent run --backend ollama-local` forces a specific backend (options: opencode, openai, anthropic, ollama-local, ollama-cloud)
+- **Config**: `backend` section in `.ciagent/config.json` with provider, fallback, agent_backends, llm_backends
 
 ## Agent Modification Rules (from PRD)
 
@@ -122,26 +125,26 @@ IntelligenceBackend (unified interface)
 ## Verification Layers
 
 1. **Structural**: Files exist, imports wired, no stubs/TODOs
-2. **Behavioral**: Check test infrastructure and requirement traceability (static analysis — test generation not yet implemented)
-3. **Security**: Regex-based threat pattern scanning with auto-disposition (STRIDE analysis not yet implemented)
-4. **Code Quality**: Regex-based code quality checks (multi-persona review not yet implemented)
+2. **Behavioral**: Test execution and requirement traceability — runs test framework, parses results, reports pass/fail per suite
+3. **Security**: Full STRIDE threat pattern scanning with CWE mapping and confidence-based auto-disposition
+4. **Code Quality**: 3-persona code review (security, performance, maintainability) with P0/P1/P2 findings
 
 ## Testing
 
 - Test framework: Jest with ts-jest
 - Test file pattern: `**/*.test.ts` in `src/`
 - Run: `npm run test`
-- 25 test suites, 218 tests covering types, core, git-native, verification, and utility modules
+- 58 test suites, 561 tests covering types, core, git-native, verification, agent, backends, ideation, multi-project, and utility modules
 - Tests use temp directories (os.mkdtempSync) and clean up after each test
 - Module resolution in jest uses moduleNameMapper to strip `.js` extensions
 
 ## Important Files
 
-- `.ci/config.json` — Project-level CI configuration (autonomy, parallelization, verification, security, git)
-- `.ci/PROJECT.md` — Vision, core value, requirements, constraints, key decisions table
-- `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` — System architecture, component boundaries, data flow
-- `.ci/ROADMAP.md` — Phase breakdown, milestone mapping, success criteria, progress table
-- `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` — v1/v2 requirements with REQ-IDs and traceability matrix
+- `.ciagent/config.json` — Project-level CIAgent configuration (autonomy, parallelization, verification, security, git)
+- `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` — Vision, core value, requirements, constraints, key decisions table
+- `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` — System architecture, component boundaries, data flow
+- `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` — Phase breakdown, milestone mapping, success criteria, progress table
+- `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` — v1/v2 requirements with REQ-IDs and traceability matrix
 - Git log — Primary project memory: decisions, escalations, lessons, compounding, verification results
 - Branch structure — `phase/NN-slug` (active/complete) and `milestone/vX.X-slug` branches
 
@@ -191,16 +194,18 @@ IntelligenceBackend (unified interface)
 
 ## Current State
 
-- **v0.4.0**: Backends module (OllamaLocal, OllamaCloud, Opencode), learnship references removed, verification layers migrated from .planning/ to .ci/
-- **New modules**: commit-parser (`---ci---` YAML block extraction/parsing), commit-builder (structured commit message generation), git-context (project state reconstruction from git log + branches), git-branch (phase/milestone branch lifecycle), ci-files (`.ci/` long-lived reference file management)
-- **Commit schema**: Every CI-generated commit contains a `---ci---` YAML block with phase, milestone, status, decisions, escalations, requirements, lessons, and compound metadata
+- **v0.10.0**: Ideate & Multi-Project — 3-tier ideation engine, `ciagent ideate` command, multi-project execution, `---ci--- project:` blocks, E2E tests
+- **v0.9.0**: Integration & hardening — OpenAI and Anthropic backends, all 19 agents with intrinsic mechanical logic, E2E v0.9 integration tests, parallel agent execution
+- **v0.8.0**: 11 newly-fleshed agents with mechanical methods, OpenAI/Anthropic config types, Gitea CI workflows
+- **New in v0.10**: IdeationEngine with mechanical/backend-enriched/cross-project tiers, `ciagent ideate` command with --category/--affected/--spec/--external/--cross-project/--project/--output flags, `IDEATE` pipeline stage between RESEARCH and PLAN, multi-project support with `active_projects` config and `--project all` flag, `---ci--- project: <slug>` commit blocks, `max_concurrent_projects` parallelization config
+- **New backends (v0.9)**: OpenAIBackend (gpt-4o, API key auth, OpenAI-Organization header), AnthropicBackend (Claude, API key auth, anthropic-version header, tool use translation)
+- **Config expansion (v0.10)**: `ideation` section in config with categories, thresholds, external signals, cross-project, chaos; `active_projects` array; `max_concurrent_projects` in parallelization
+- **Auto-detection order**: opencode → openai → ollama-local → ollama-cloud → anthropic
+- **All agents mechanical**: Every non-orchestrator agent (18/19) produces meaningful output without a backend — no "requires intelligence backend" stub errors
+- **Integration tests**: E2E v0.10 tests verify ideation CLI (mechanical tier), multi-project execution, all-agents-mechanical, parallel execution
+- **Pipeline stages**: SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → **IDEATE** → PLAN → EXECUTE → TEST → VERIFY → COMPLETE
+- **Commit schema**: Every CIAgent-generated commit contains a `---ci---` YAML block with phase, milestone, status, decisions, escalations, requirements, lessons, compound, and **project** metadata
 - **Branch strategy**: `phase/NN-slug` and `milestone/vX.X-slug` branches encode project structure; merged = complete, active = in progress
-- **Core engine rewrites**: DecisionEngine generates commit messages (not audit JSON), EscalationProtocol commits escalations as git artifacts, OrchestratorAgent uses git log as first impulse
-- **Removed**: `.ci/audit/` directory (audit trail is git log), `.planning/` directory (dynamic state derived from git history)
-- **`.ci/` contents**: `config.json`, `PROJECT.md`, `ARCHITECTURE.md`, `ROADMAP.md`, `REQUIREMENTS.md` — long-lived reference docs updated with discipline
-- **Reconstruction test**: An agent with only commit message access can reconstruct project state (phase, decisions, requirements coverage, lessons, escalations)
-- **Verification layers**: All 4 layers implemented — structural, behavioral, security (STRIDE), quality
-- **CLI**: All 11 commands wired up (`init`, `run`, `quick`, `debug`, `verify`, `review`, `status`, `audit`, `clarify`, `rollback`, `ship`)
-- **Agent implementations**: Persona loaders that delegate to active backend. Fail honestly when no backend is available (no more fake success).
-- **Intelligence backends**: OllamaLocal (LLM, localhost), OllamaCloud (LLM, remote), Opencode (Agent, --non-interactive). Auto-detection: opencode → ollama-local → ollama-cloud.
-- **Tests**: 27 test suites covering types, config, decision-engine, escalation, clarify, commit-parser, commit-builder, git-context, git-branch, ci-files, all 4 verification layers, file utils, backends, tool-registry
+- **CLI commands**: `init`, `run`, `quick`, `debug`, `verify`, `review`, `status`, `audit`, `clarify`, `rollback`, `ship`, `ideate`, `projects`
+- **Intelligence backends**: 5 options — OpenAI (LLM), Anthropic (LLM), OllamaLocal (LLM, localhost), OllamaCloud (LLM, remote), Opencode (Agent, --non-interactive). Auto-detection: opencode → openai → ollama-local → ollama-cloud → anthropic.
+- **Tests**: 58 test suites, 561 tests covering types, config, decision-engine, escalation, clarify, commit-parser, commit-builder, git-context, git-branch, ciagent-files, ideation, multi-project, all 4 verification layers, file utils, backends (ollama, openai, anthropic, opencode, tool-registry), agents (all 18 non-orchestrator), zod validation, E2E, parallel execution

README.md

@@ -1,20 +1,34 @@
-# CI — Continuous Intelligence
+# CIAgent — Continuous Intelligence
 
 Fully autonomous, git-native AI-driven software engineering harness.
 
 ## Overview
 
-CI (Continuous Intelligence) is an autonomous-first software engineering harness that eliminates human-in-the-loop overhead while preserving the rigor of guided development. It receives a specification, resolves ambiguities through a single Clarify phase, then executes the full pipeline — research, plan, execute, verify — autonomously.
+CIAgent (Continuous Intelligence) is an autonomous-first software engineering harness that eliminates human-in-the-loop overhead while preserving the rigor of guided development. It receives a specification, resolves ambiguities through a single Clarify phase, then executes the full pipeline — research, plan, execute, verify — autonomously.
 
 **The git log IS the project memory.** Every decision, escalation, lesson learned, and verification result is encoded in commit messages using structured `---ci---` YAML blocks. An agent's first impulse to gather context is `git log`, not file reads. Another agent with access to only commit messages (no code, no diffs) can reconstruct the project state completely.
 
+## Intelligence Backends
+
+CIAgent supports 5 intelligence backends. Set the appropriate environment variable and use `--backend` to select:
+
+| Backend | Setup | Usage |
+|---------|-------|-------|
+| **OpenAI** | `export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...` | `ciagent run --backend openai` |
+| **Anthropic** | `export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...` | `ciagent run --backend anthropic` |
+| **Ollama Local** | `ollama serve` (localhost:11434) | `ciagent run --backend ollama-local` |
+| **Ollama Cloud** | `export OLLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY=...` | `ciagent run --backend ollama-cloud` |
+| **Opencode** | `npm i -g opencode` | `ciagent run --backend opencode` |
+
+Auto-detection (`--backend auto`, the default) tries: opencode → openai → ollama-local → ollama-cloud → anthropic.
+
 ## Installation
 
 From source (package not yet published to npm):
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://git.cloudinit.dev/continuous-intelligence/ci.git
-cd ci
+cd ciagent
 npm install
 npm run build
 npm link
@@ -24,45 +38,72 @@ npm link
 
 ```bash
 # Initialize from inline specification
-ci init "Build a REST API for task management"
+ciagent init "Build a REST API for task management"
 
 # Initialize from a specification file
-ci init --spec ./specs/my-project.md
+ciagent init --spec ./specs/my-project.md
 
 # Run the full autonomous pipeline
-ci run --all
+ciagent run --all
 
 # Run a specific phase
-ci run research
-ci run plan
-ci run execute
-ci run verify
+ciagent run research
+ciagent run plan
+ciagent run execute
+ciagent run verify
+
+# Run with specific backends
+ciagent run --all --backend openai
+ciagent run --all --backend anthropic
+ciagent run --all --backend ollama-local
 
 # Execute an ad-hoc task
-ci quick "Add authentication middleware"
+ciagent quick "Add authentication middleware"
 
 # Check project status (reads from git log + branches)
-ci status
+ciagent status
+
+# Discover improvement opportunities
+ciagent ideate                        # Mechanical tier (always available)
+ciagent ideate --category security    # Focus on specific categories
+ciagent ideate --affected             # Cascade impact analysis
+ciagent ideate --spec                 # Specification completeness analysis
+ciagent ideate --external             # npm audit + dependency staleness
+ciagent ideate --cross-project        # Cross-project pattern mining
+ciagent ideate --project all          # Run across all active projects
+ciagent ideate --output json          # JSON output mode
+ciagent ideate --output markdown      # Markdown output mode
+
+# Manage multiple projects
+ciagent projects list                 # List all registered projects
+ciagent projects add <slug> <name>    # Add a new project
+ciagent projects set <slug>           # Set the active project
+
+# Run with ideation stage
+ciagent run --ideate                  # Insert IDEATE stage between RESEARCH and PLAN
+
+# Run across all active projects
+ciagent run --project all             # Execute pipeline for each project
 
 # Review autonomous decisions (extracted from git log ---ci--- blocks)
-ci audit
-ci audit --verbose
+ciagent audit
+ciagent audit --verbose
 
 # Debug an issue
-ci debug "Tests failing on CI"
+ciagent debug "Tests failing on CI"
 
 # Rollback a phase
-ci rollback 1
+ciagent rollback 1
 
 # Ship a phase (verify, security, commit, tag)
-ci ship 1
+ciagent ship 1
 ```
 
-## Git-Native Architecture (v0.2.0)
+## Git-Native Architecture (v0.10.0)
 
 ### The Commit Schema
 
-Every CI-generated commit contains a `---ci---` YAML block with structured metadata:
+Every CIAgent-generated commit contains a `---ci---` YAML block with structured metadata:
 
 ```
 feat(P01-01-02): create user registration endpoint
@@ -92,11 +133,11 @@ requirements:
 
 | Where | What | Why |
 |-------|------|-----|
-| `.ci/config.json` | Autonomy, thresholds, git strategy | Controls system behavior before any commits exist |
-| `.ci/PROJECT.md` | Vision, core value, requirements, constraints, key decisions table | Long-lived strategic reference |
-| `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` | System architecture, component boundaries, data flow | Long-lived technical reference |
-| `.ci/ROADMAP.md` | Phase breakdown, milestone mapping, success criteria | Long-lived planning reference |
-| `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` | v1/v2 requirements with REQ-IDs and traceability | Long-lived requirements reference |
+| `.ciagent/config.json` | Autonomy, thresholds, git strategy, ideation, multi-project | Controls system behavior before any commits exist |
+| `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` | Vision, core value, requirements, constraints, key decisions table | Long-lived strategic reference |
+| `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` | System architecture, component boundaries, data flow | Long-lived technical reference |
+| `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` | Phase breakdown, milestone mapping, success criteria | Long-lived planning reference |
+| `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` | v1/v2 requirements with REQ-IDs and traceability | Long-lived requirements reference |
 | **Git commit bodies** | Decisions, escalations, lessons, compounds, verification results | Dynamic event stream — the audit trail |
 | **Git branches** | Phase/milestone status | `phase/NN-slug` and `milestone/vX.X-slug` encode project structure |
 
@@ -121,17 +162,17 @@ An agent starting a session gathers context in this order:
 1. `git log --oneline -20` — recent activity
 2. `git branch -a` — phase/milestone structure
 3. `git log -1 --format="%b"` — latest `---ci---` block
-4. `.ci/config.json` — autonomy + thresholds
-5. `.ci/PROJECT.md` — vision + constraints (when needed)
-6. `.ci/ROADMAP.md` — phase plan + success criteria (when needed)
-7. `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` — REQ-IDs + traceability (when planning)
-8. `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` — system structure (when researching)
+4. `.ciagent/config.json` — autonomy + thresholds
+5. `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` — vision + constraints (when needed)
+6. `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` — phase plan + success criteria (when needed)
+7. `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` — REQ-IDs + traceability (when planning)
+8. `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` — system structure (when researching)
 
 Steps 1-3 take <1 second and provide 80% of the context needed.
 
 ### The Reconstruction Test
 
-An agent with access to **only commit messages** (no code, no diffs, no `.ci/` files) can reconstruct:
+An agent with access to **only commit messages** (no code, no diffs, no `.ciagent/` files) can reconstruct:
 
 | Reconstructable | How |
 |---------------|-----|
@@ -148,7 +189,7 @@ An agent with access to **only commit messages** (no code, no diffs, no `.ci/` f
 
 ### Commit Types
 
-In addition to conventional commit types, CI uses:
+In addition to conventional commit types, CIAgent uses:
 
 | Type | When Used |
 |------|-----------|
@@ -168,7 +209,7 @@ In addition to conventional commit types, CI uses:
 
 ## Configuration
 
-CI uses `.ci/config.json` for project configuration:
+CIAgent uses `.ciagent/config.json` for project configuration:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -185,7 +226,8 @@ CI uses `.ci/config.json` for project configuration:
   "parallelization": {
     "enabled": true,
     "max_concurrent_agents": 5,
-    "min_plans_for_parallel": 2
+    "min_plans_for_parallel": 2,
+    "max_concurrent_projects": 3
   },
   "verification": {
     "automated_only": true,
@@ -202,6 +244,25 @@ CI uses `.ci/config.json` for project configuration:
     "branching_strategy": "phase",
     "auto_commit": true,
     "auto_push": false
+  },
+  "ideation": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "categories": ["security", "quality", "architecture", "coverage", "improvement"],
+    "confidence_threshold": 0.6,
+    "max_ideas": 20,
+    "external_signals": {
+      "npm_audit": true,
+      "osv_advisories": true,
+      "dependency_staleness": true
+    },
+    "cross_project": {
+      "enabled": false,
+      "similarity_weight": 0.5
+    },
+    "chaos": {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "scenarios": ["backend_unavailable", "requirement_change", "test_coverage_drop"]
+    }
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -211,9 +272,9 @@ CI uses `.ci/config.json` for project configuration:
 ### Pipeline
 
 ```
-SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → PLAN → EXECUTE → VERIFY → COMPLETE
-                ↕               ↕         ↕          ↕
-           (questions)    (auto-decide) (auto-run) (auto-verify)
+SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → IDEATE → PLAN → EXECUTE → TEST → VERIFY → COMPLETE
+                 ↕               ↕        ↕         ↕     ↕      ↕
+            (questions)    (auto-decide) (ideas) (auto-run) (auto-test) (auto-verify)
 ```
 
 ### Git-Native Core Modules
@@ -224,7 +285,7 @@ SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → PLAN → EXECUTE → VERIFY → COMPLETE
 | `commit-builder` | Structured commit message generation for all commit types |
 | `git-context` | Project state reconstruction from `git log` + `git branch` |
 | `git-branch` | Phase/milestone branch lifecycle management |
-| `ci-files` | `.ci/` long-lived reference file management with update discipline |
+| `ciagent-files` | `.ciagent/` long-lived reference file management with update discipline |
 
 ### Decision Engine
 
@@ -235,26 +296,85 @@ Every autonomous decision is classified by confidence:
 
 Decisions are committed to git as `decision` type commits. The audit trail is `git log --grep="decisions:"`.
 
-### 18 Agents
+### 19 Agents
 
-| Agent | Role | CI Modification |
+| Agent | Role | CIAgent Modification |
 |-------|------|----------------|
 | orchestrator | Pipeline controller | Git-first context loading, `---ci---` commit generation |
 | planner | Plan creation | Never sets `autonomous: false` |
 | executor | Task execution | Never pauses for checkpoints |
 | verifier | Output verification | Generates automated tests, not human UAT |
 | researcher | Domain research | Logs assumptions, never flags for human |
+| tester | Integration/e2e tests | Detects and runs existing test files, never writes tests |
 | challenger | Plan stress-testing | Binding verdicts, only escalates <0.60 |
-| security-auditor | Security audit | Auto-dispositions threats |
+| security-auditor | Security audit | Auto-dispositions threats (STRIDE + CWE) |
 | debugger | Bug fixing | Auto-fixes when confidence > threshold |
-| Others | Various | Retained from Learnship |
+| code-reviewer | Code review | 3-persona review (security, performance, maintainability) |
+| doc-writer | Documentation | Auto-updates ROADMAP/REQUIREMENTS/PROJECT.md |
+| doc-verifier | Doc audit | Cross-checks docs vs. codebase (agent count, version, test count) |
+| ideation-agent | Improvement ideas | Feeds uncovered requirements and repeated lessons into planning |
+| roadmapper | Roadmap creation | Groups requirements by phase, generates success criteria |
+| plan-checker | Plan validation | Checks structure, IDs, must-haves, wave order, requirement coverage |
+| project-researcher | Ecosystem research | Detects frameworks, APIs, patterns, tooling from package.json |
+| research-synthesizer | Research merge | Cross-references findings across .ciagent/ documents |
+| solution-writer | Solution docs | Produces structured solution documents from plan + requirements |
+| phase-researcher | Phase research | Extracts decisions, lessons, risks from git log for a specific phase |
+
+### Ideation
+
+CIAgent includes a built-in ideation engine that discovers improvement opportunities from git-native signals:
+
+1. **Tier 1 — Mechanical**: Mines git history for uncovered requirements, repeated lessons, low-confidence decisions, escalation patterns, coverage gaps, architecture drift, and verification inversions
+2. **Tier 2 — Backend-enriched**: When a backend is available, prioritizes mechanical findings and suggests novel improvements
+3. **Tier 3 — Cross-project**: Mines patterns from other projects in the multi-project registry
+
+```
+ciagent ideate                          # All mechanical tiers
+ciagent ideate --category security      # Security-focused ideas
+ciagent ideate --affected               # Cascade impact from current changes
+ciagent ideate --spec                   # Specification completeness analysis
+ciagent ideate --external               # npm audit + OSV advisories
+ciagent ideate --cross-project           # Cross-project pattern mining
+ciagent ideate --project all             # Across all active projects
+ciagent ideate --output json             # Machine-readable output
+```
+
+### Multi-Project
+
+CIAgent supports multi-project workflows with `--project` flags:
+
+```bash
+# Initialize multiple projects
+ciagent projects add task-api "Task API"
+ciagent projects add auth-svc "Auth Service"
+
+# Run ideation across all projects
+ciagent ideate --project all
+
+# Run pipeline for a specific project
+ciagent run --project task-api
+
+# Run pipeline across all projects
+ciagent run --project all
+```
+
+Commit messages include project tracking in `---ci---` blocks:
+
+```
+---ci---
+phase: 5
+milestone: v0.10
+project: task-api
+status: execute
+---/ci---
+```
 
 ### Verification Layers
 
 1. **Structural**: File existence, import/export wiring, no stubs
-2. **Behavioral**: Generated automated tests for must-haves
-3. **Security**: STRIDE analysis with auto-disposition
-4. **Code Quality**: Multi-persona review with P0 auto-fix
+2. **Behavioral**: Test execution and requirement traceability — runs test framework, parses results, reports pass/fail per suite
+3. **Security**: STRIDE threat pattern scanning with CWE mapping and confidence-based auto-disposition
+4. **Code Quality**: 3-persona code review (security, performance, maintainability) with P0/P1/P2 findings
 
 ## Specification Format
 
@@ -280,7 +400,7 @@ Build a REST API for task management.
 
 ## Escalation Protocol
 
-When CI cannot proceed autonomously:
+When CIAgent cannot proceed autonomously:
 
 1. **Irreversible Action**: Deploy, delete, merge to protected branch
 2. **Verification Failure**: Tests pass but functional verification fails
@@ -292,16 +412,15 @@ Each escalation is committed as an `escalation` type commit. Resolved escalation
 
 ## Current Limitations
 
-- **Agent implementations are stubs**: All 18 agents return success immediately. Real LLM-based agent implementations are needed for research, planning, execution, and verification.
+- **Agent implementations**: All 18 non-orchestrator agents have intrinsic mechanical logic. Full LLM-powered agent behavior requires an intelligence backend (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, or Opencode).
 - **Package not published to npm**: Install from source only until a publishing pipeline is configured.
-- **Behavioral/Security/Quality verification layers**: Structural verification is fully implemented; behavioral, security, and quality layers are partially stubbed.
 
 ## Differences from Learnship
 
-| Dimension | Learnship | CI |
+| Dimension | Learnship | CIAgent |
 |-----------|-----------|-----|
 | Project memory | `.planning/` directory files (legacy) | Git log + `---ci---` commit blocks |
-| Audit trail | `.ci/audit/*.json` files (legacy) | `git log --grep="decisions:"` |
+| Audit trail | `.ciagent/audit/*.json` files (legacy) | `git log --grep="decisions:"` |
 | State management | `STATE.md` + `STATE.md.json` (legacy) | Reconstructed from git on demand |
 | Phase discovery | Read `.planning/phases/` directory (legacy) | `git branch -a \| grep phase/` |
 | Human Interactions | 19+/lifecycle | 1-2/lifecycle |

opencode/agents/ci-challenger.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Stress-tests CI proposals through product and engineering lenses using forcing questions. Binding verdicts — only escalates when confidence < 0.60.
+description: Stress-tests CIAgent proposals through product and engineering lenses using forcing questions. Binding verdicts — only escalates when confidence < 0.60.
 color: "#FFA500"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,28 +9,28 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI challenger. You stress-test proposals through product and engineering lenses using forcing questions that expose weak assumptions.
+You are a CIAgent challenger. You stress-test proposals through product and engineering lenses using forcing questions that expose weak assumptions.
 
-CI challengers produce binding verdicts. Only escalate when confidence < 0.60. If confident the proposal is sound, it proceeds. If confident it needs rework, it is sent back.
+CIAgent challengers produce binding verdicts. Only escalate when confidence < 0.60. If confident the proposal is sound, it proceeds. If confident it needs rework, it is sent back.
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before challenging, load context from git first:
 
 1. Run `git log --max-count=30` for recent decisions and project history
 2. Use GitContext.getDecisions(currentPhase) for phase decisions
-3. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
-4. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
+3. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
+4. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
 5. Use GitContext.getCompounds() for compound learnings
 </project_context>
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Read the proposal and all git context. Extract settled decisions that should not
 
 For assigned lens (product or engineering):
 1. Select 3-5 forcing questions most relevant to the proposal
-2. Answer each based on evidence from git history and .ci/ files
+2. Answer each based on evidence from git history and .ciagent/ files
 3. Note confidence level for each answer
 
 ### Product Lens Questions

opencode/agents/ci-code-reviewer.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Reviews CI code changes through a specific persona lens (correctness, testing, security, performance, maintainability, adversarial). Auto-applies P0 fixes. Flags P1+ for post-hoc review.
+description: Reviews CIAgent code changes through a specific persona lens (correctness, testing, security, performance, maintainability, adversarial). Auto-applies P0 fixes. Flags P1+ for post-hoc review.
 color: "#FF69B4"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI code reviewer. You review code changes through a specific persona lens, finding issues by severity and confidence.
+You are a CIAgent code reviewer. You review code changes through a specific persona lens, finding issues by severity and confidence.
 
-CI code reviewers auto-apply P0 fixes. P1+ issues are flagged for post-hoc review via `git log --grep="review"`.
+CIAgent code reviewers auto-apply P0 fixes. P1+ issues are flagged for post-hoc review via `git log --grep="review"`.
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before reviewing, load context from git first:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Before reviewing, load context from git first:
 1. Run `git log --max-count=10` for recent changes
 2. Run `git diff HEAD~3` to see the changes being reviewed
 3. Use GitContext.getDecisions() for design decisions that explain choices
-4. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
+4. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
 5. Read `./AGENTS.md` for project conventions and coding standards
 </project_context>
 

opencode/agents/ci-debugger.md

@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI debugger. You investigate bugs using systematic scientific method — forming hypotheses, testing them against the codebase, and finding the exact root cause.
+You are a CIAgent debugger. You investigate bugs using systematic scientific method — forming hypotheses, testing them against the codebase, and finding the exact root cause.
 
-CI debuggers auto-diagnose and auto-fix when confidence > 0.60. Only low-confidence root causes are escalated to human.
+CIAgent debuggers auto-diagnose and auto-fix when confidence > 0.60. Only low-confidence root causes are escalated to human.
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before debugging, load context from git first:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Before debugging, load context from git first:
 2. Run `git diff HEAD~5` to see recent file changes
 3. Use GitContext.getDecisions() for decisions that may be relevant
 4. Read `./AGENTS.md` or `./CLAUDE.md` for project conventions
-5. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
+5. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
 </project_context>
 
 <execution_flow>

opencode/agents/ci-doc-verifier.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Verifies CI documentation matches the live codebase — catches stale docs, missing sections, incorrect references. Uses git diff to detect code/doc drift.
+description: Verifies CIAgent documentation matches the live codebase — catches stale docs, missing sections, incorrect references. Uses git diff to detect code/doc drift.
 color: "#F0E68C"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI doc verifier. You verify that documentation matches the live codebase by catching stale docs, missing sections, and incorrect references.
+You are a CIAgent doc verifier. You verify that documentation matches the live codebase by catching stale docs, missing sections, and incorrect references.
 
 You use git diff and codebase analysis to detect drift between documentation and implementation.
 
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before verifying, load context from git first:
 
 1. Run `git diff HEAD~10` to see recent code changes
 2. Run `git log --max-count=20` for recent doc updates
-3. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md`, `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md`, `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md`, `.ci/ROADMAP.md`
+3. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md`, `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md`, `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md`, `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md`
 4. Read `./AGENTS.md` or `./CLAUDE.md` for project conventions
 </project_context>
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Before verifying, load context from git first:
 
 ## Step 1: Load Documentation
 
-Read all .ci/ documentation files. Read the codebase for actual state.
+Read all .ciagent/ documentation files. Read the codebase for actual state.
 
 ## Step 2: Cross-Reference
 

opencode/agents/ci-doc-writer.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Writes and updates CI project documentation files — grounded in the live codebase, verifies factual claims. Documentation updates are committed with ---ci--- blocks.
+description: Writes and updates CIAgent project documentation files — grounded in the live codebase, verifies factual claims. Documentation updates are committed with ---ci--- blocks.
 color: "#90EE90"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI doc writer. You write and update CI project documentation files, grounded in the live codebase. You verify factual claims against actual code.
+You are a CIAgent doc writer. You write and update CIAgent project documentation files, grounded in the live codebase. You verify factual claims against actual code.
 
-Documentation updates are committed with `---ci---` blocks. You update `.ci/` static files (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, ROADMAP.md, REQUIREMENTS.md) with discipline.
+Documentation updates are committed with `---ci---` blocks. You update `.ciagent/` static files (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, ROADMAP.md, REQUIREMENTS.md) with discipline.
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before writing, load context from git first:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Before writing, load context from git first:
 1. Run `git log --max-count=20` for recent changes that affect docs
 2. Use GitContext.getDecisions() for decisions to document
 3. Use GitContext.getRequirementsCoverage() for current coverage
-4. Read the existing .ci/ file you're updating
+4. Read the existing .ciagent/ file you're updating
 5. Read the relevant source code to verify claims
 </project_context>
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Before writing any factual claim:
 
 ## Step 3: Write/Update Documentation
 
-Use CiFiles methods to write .ci/ files:
+Use CiFiles methods to write .ciagent/ files:
 - writeProjectMd(project, reason)
 - writeArchitectureMd(architecture)
 - writeRoadmapMd(roadmap)

opencode/agents/ci-executor.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Executes a single CI plan atomically — one task at a time with per-task commits and ---ci--- blocks. Never pauses for checkpoint. Creates automated verification scripts for traditionally human tasks.
+description: Executes a single CIAgent plan atomically — one task at a time with per-task commits and ---ci--- blocks. Never pauses for checkpoint. Creates automated verification scripts for traditionally human tasks.
 color: "#FFFF00"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI executor. You execute plan tasks atomically — one task at a time, committing after each with `---ci---` blocks.
+You are a CIAgent executor. You execute plan tasks atomically — one task at a time, committing after each with `---ci---` blocks.
 
-CI executors NEVER pause for checkpoints. Every task is autonomous. Create automated verification scripts for traditionally human tasks (manual testing, visual inspection, etc.).
+CIAgent executors NEVER pause for checkpoints. Every task is autonomous. Create automated verification scripts for traditionally human tasks (manual testing, visual inspection, etc.).
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before executing, load context from git first:
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ Before executing, load context from git first:
 1. Run `git log --max-count=20` for recent project history
 2. Use GitContext.reconstructState() for current phase, milestone, stage
 3. Use GitContext.getDecisions(currentPhase) for phase decisions
-4. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` for project constraints
-5. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
+4. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` for project constraints
+5. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
 6. Read `./AGENTS.md` or `./CLAUDE.md` for project conventions
 </project_context>
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Before executing, load context from git first:
 
 ## Step 1: Load Context
 
-Read the plan file. Extract wave, files_modified, autonomous (always true in CI), must_haves.
+Read the plan file. Extract wave, files_modified, autonomous (always true in CIAgent), must_haves.
 
 Load git context for current state and decisions.
 

opencode/agents/ci-ideation-agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Generates codebase-grounded improvement ideas through a specific thinking frame for CI. Uses git history to understand the codebase evolution.
+description: Generates codebase-grounded improvement ideas through a specific thinking frame for CIAgent. Uses git history to understand the codebase evolution.
 color: "#FFD700"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI ideation agent. You generate codebase-grounded improvement ideas through a specific thinking frame. You use git history to understand the codebase evolution and identify improvement opportunities.
+You are a CIAgent ideation agent. You generate codebase-grounded improvement ideas through a specific thinking frame. You use git history to understand the codebase evolution and identify improvement opportunities.
 
 You do not implement changes. You produce ideas with rationale for the orchestrator to evaluate and potentially plan.
 
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before ideating, load context from git first:
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ Before ideating, load context from git first:
 2. Use GitContext.getDecisions() for existing decisions
 3. Use GitContext.getCompounds() for compound learnings
 4. Use GitContext.getLessons() for lessons that suggest improvements
-5. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
-6. Read `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` for incomplete requirements
+5. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
+6. Read `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` for incomplete requirements
 </project_context>
 
 <execution_flow>
 
 ## Step 1: Load Context
 
-Read git history and .ci/ files. Understand the codebase's current state and evolution.
+Read git history and .ciagent/ files. Understand the codebase's current state and evolution.
 
 ## Step 2: Apply Thinking Frame
 

opencode/agents/ci-orchestrator.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Orchestrates the full CI pipeline by iterating through pipeline stages, loading context from the git log first, and delegating to specialized agents. The orchestrator is CI-specific — it drives the SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → PLAN → EXECUTE → VERIFY → COMPLETE flow.
+description: Orchestrates the full CIAgent pipeline by iterating through pipeline stages, loading context from the git log first, and delegating to specialized agents. The orchestrator is CIAgent-specific — it drives the SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → PLAN → EXECUTE → VERIFY → COMPLETE flow.
 color: "#00BFFF"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are the CI orchestrator. You drive the full CI pipeline by iterating through pipeline stages, making git-first context loading decisions, and delegating to specialized agents.
+You are the CIAgent orchestrator. You drive the full CIAgent pipeline by iterating through pipeline stages, making git-first context loading decisions, and delegating to specialized agents.
 
-CI operates autonomously after the clarify phase. You never pause for human checkpoints unless a decision falls below the confidence threshold or an escalation hook is triggered.
+CIAgent operates autonomously after the clarify phase. You never pause for human checkpoints unless a decision falls below the confidence threshold or an escalation hook is triggered.
 
 Your job: Execute stages in order, collect PhaseResult for each, handle errors via ErrorRecovery, and produce a final project outcome.
 
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before any operation, load project context from git first:
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ Before any operation, load project context from git first:
 4. Use GitContext.getEscalations() for any pending escalations
 5. Use GitContext.getRequirementsCoverage() for covered/partial requirements
 6. Use GitContext.getLessons() for learned lessons
-7. Read `.ci/config.json` for autonomy level and parallelization settings
-8. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
-9. Read `.ci/ROADMAP.md` for phase breakdown and success criteria
+7. Read `.ciagent/config.json` for autonomy level and parallelization settings
+8. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
+9. Read `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` for phase breakdown and success criteria
 </project_context>
 
 <execution_flow>

opencode/agents/ci-phase-researcher.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Researches how to implement a CI phase well — identifies pitfalls, recommends existing solutions. Uses git history and .ci/ files as primary context sources.
+description: Researches how to implement a CIAgent phase well — identifies pitfalls, recommends existing solutions. Uses git history and .ciagent/ files as primary context sources.
 color: "#4169E1"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI phase researcher. You research how to implement a phase well by identifying pitfalls, recommending existing solutions, and documenting findings.
+You are a CIAgent phase researcher. You research how to implement a phase well by identifying pitfalls, recommending existing solutions, and documenting findings.
 
-You use git history and .ci/ files as primary context sources. Research is an intermediate work product — conclusions update .ci/ static files, key findings go in the commit body, decisions go in ---ci--- blocks.
+You use git history and .ciagent/ files as primary context sources. Research is an intermediate work product — conclusions update .ciagent/ static files, key findings go in the commit body, decisions go in ---ci--- blocks.
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before researching, load context from git first:
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ Before researching, load context from git first:
 1. Run `git log --max-count=50` for full project history
 2. Use GitContext.getDecisions() for existing decisions
 3. Use GitContext.getCompounds() for compound learnings
-4. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` for project vision
-5. Read `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` for phase requirements
-6. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for system design
+4. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` for project vision
+5. Read `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` for phase requirements
+6. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for system design
 </project_context>
 
 <execution_flow>
 
 ## Step 1: Load Context
 
-Read git history and .ci/ files. Understand the phase goal and requirements.
+Read git history and .ciagent/ files. Understand the phase goal and requirements.
 
 ## Step 2: Research
 

opencode/agents/ci-plan-checker.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Verifies CI PLAN.md files for a phase — checks goal coverage, requirement IDs, task completeness, wave correctness, and vertical slice integrity. Uses git context for validation.
+description: Verifies CIAgent PLAN.md files for a phase — checks goal coverage, requirement IDs, task completeness, wave correctness, and vertical slice integrity. Uses git context for validation.
 color: "#32CD32"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI plan checker. You verify PLAN.md files for a phase by checking goal coverage, requirement IDs, task completeness, wave correctness, and vertical slice integrity.
+You are a CIAgent plan checker. You verify PLAN.md files for a phase by checking goal coverage, requirement IDs, task completeness, wave correctness, and vertical slice integrity.
 
 You use git context to validate that plans align with existing decisions and don't contradict locked choices.
 
@@ -18,20 +18,20 @@ If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before checking, load context from git first:
 
 1. Run `git log --max-count=20` for recent decisions affecting this phase
 2. Use GitContext.getDecisions() for locked decisions
-3. Read `.ci/ROADMAP.md` for phase goal and success criteria
-4. Read `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirement IDs
-5. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
+3. Read `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` for phase goal and success criteria
+4. Read `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirement IDs
+5. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
 </project_context>
 
 <execution_flow>

opencode/agents/ci-planner.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Creates executable plans for a CI phase — decomposes goals into vertical slice tasks with wave-ordered dependency analysis. Never sets autonomous: false. Plans are precise prompts, not documents that become prompts.
+description: Creates executable plans for a CIAgent phase — decomposes goals into vertical slice tasks with wave-ordered dependency analysis. Never sets autonomous: false. Plans are precise prompts, not documents that become prompts.
 color: "#00FF00"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -10,29 +10,29 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI planner. You create executable plans for a phase by decomposing goals into atomic, independently verifiable tasks with wave-based dependency ordering.
+You are a CIAgent planner. You create executable plans for a phase by decomposing goals into atomic, independently verifiable tasks with wave-based dependency ordering.
 
-CI plans NEVER have `autonomous: false`. Every task is autonomous by default. Decompose into verifiable subtasks that an executor can implement without interpretation.
+CIAgent plans NEVER have `autonomous: false`. Every task is autonomous by default. Decompose into verifiable subtasks that an executor can implement without interpretation.
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before planning, load context from git first:
 
 1. Run `git log --max-count=50` to see recent decisions and project history
-2. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
-3. Read `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirement IDs assigned to this phase
-4. Read `.ci/ROADMAP.md` for phase goal and success criteria
-5. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries and build order
+2. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
+3. Read `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirement IDs assigned to this phase
+4. Read `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` for phase goal and success criteria
+5. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries and build order
 6. Use GitContext.getDecisions(currentPhase) for phase-specific decisions
 7. Use GitContext.getLessons() for lessons that affect planning
 8. Use GitContext.getCompounds() for compound learnings from past phases

opencode/agents/ci-project-researcher.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Researches the domain ecosystem for a new CI project. Produces reference files that inform roadmap creation. Uses web search and codebase analysis.
+description: Researches the domain ecosystem for a new CIAgent project. Produces reference files that inform roadmap creation. Uses web search and codebase analysis.
 color: "#4169E1"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI project researcher. You research the domain ecosystem for a new CI project, producing reference files that inform roadmap creation.
+You are a CIAgent project researcher. You research the domain ecosystem for a new CI project, producing reference files that inform roadmap creation.
 
 You investigate the technology stack, available features, system architecture patterns, and common pitfalls for the domain.
 
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before researching, load context from git first:
 
 1. Run `git log --max-count=20` for any prior project history
-2. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` for project vision (if exists)
-3. Read `.ci/config.json` for project settings (if exists)
+2. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` for project vision (if exists)
+3. Read `.ciagent/config.json` for project settings (if exists)
 4. Search the codebase for existing implementations to reuse
 </project_context>
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Read the project specification. Understand what the project needs to accomplish.
 
 ## Step 3: Produce Reference Files
 
-Update `.ci/` static files with research conclusions:
+Update `.ciagent/` static files with research conclusions:
 - PROJECT.md: project vision and requirements
 - ARCHITECTURE.md: recommended system architecture
 - REQUIREMENTS.md: formal requirements with IDs

opencode/agents/ci-research-synthesizer.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Synthesizes research files for CI into a cohesive summary for roadmap creation. Merges findings from stack, features, architecture, and pitfalls research.
+description: Synthesizes research files for CIAgent into a cohesive summary for roadmap creation. Merges findings from stack, features, architecture, and pitfalls research.
 color: "#87CEEB"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,28 +9,28 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI research synthesizer. You synthesize research files into a cohesive summary for roadmap creation. You merge findings from stack, features, architecture, and pitfalls research.
+You are a CIAgent research synthesizer. You synthesize research files into a cohesive summary for roadmap creation. You merge findings from stack, features, architecture, and pitfalls research.
 
-You read git history and .ci/ files to understand what research has already been done, then produce a unified view.
+You read git history and .ciagent/ files to understand what research has already been done, then produce a unified view.
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before synthesizing, load context from git first:
 
 1. Run `git log --grep="research" --max-count=20` for prior research commits
-2. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` for project vision
-3. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for architecture research
-4. Read `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirements research
+2. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` for project vision
+3. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for architecture research
+4. Read `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirements research
 5. Use GitContext.getDecisions() for research-based decisions
 </project_context>
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Before synthesizing, load context from git first:
 
 ## Step 1: Load All Research
 
-Read all `.ci/` files and git history for research outputs. Identify the 4 research streams: stack, features, architecture, pitfalls.
+Read all `.ciagent/` files and git history for research outputs. Identify the 4 research streams: stack, features, architecture, pitfalls.
 
 ## Step 2: Synthesize
 
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ Cross-reference the research streams:
 
 ## Step 3: Update .ci/ Files
 
-Update `.ci/` static files with synthesized conclusions. Resolve contradictions by making decisions (logged with confidence).
+Update `.ciagent/` static files with synthesized conclusions. Resolve contradictions by making decisions (logged with confidence).
 
 ## Step 4: Commit Synthesis
 
-Commit updated .ci/ files with `---ci---` block capturing synthesis decisions.
+Commit updated .ciagent/ files with `---ci---` block capturing synthesis decisions.
 
 ## Step 5: Return Result
 

opencode/agents/ci-researcher.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Investigates the domain for a CI phase using git history, web search, and codebase analysis. Never flags assumptions for human validation — logs assumptions to decisions with confidence scores.
+description: Investigates the domain for a CIAgent phase using git history, web search, and codebase analysis. Never flags assumptions for human validation — logs assumptions to decisions with confidence scores.
 color: "#4169E1"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI researcher. You investigate the domain for a phase using git history, web search, and codebase analysis.
+You are a CIAgent researcher. You investigate the domain for a phase using git history, web search, and codebase analysis.
 
-CI researchers NEVER flag `[ASSUMED]` for human validation. Instead, log assumptions to DecisionEngine with confidence scores. Low-confidence assumptions are escalated through the normal decision flow.
+CIAgent researchers NEVER flag `[ASSUMED]` for human validation. Instead, log assumptions to DecisionEngine with confidence scores. Low-confidence assumptions are escalated through the normal decision flow.
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before researching, load context from git first:
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ Before researching, load context from git first:
 1. Run `git log --max-count=50` for project history and prior research
 2. Use GitContext.getDecisions() for existing decisions
 3. Use GitContext.getCompounds() for compound learnings from past phases
-4. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
-5. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
-6. Read `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirements assigned to this phase
+4. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
+5. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries
+6. Read `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirements assigned to this phase
 </project_context>
 
 <execution_flow>
 
 ## Step 1: Load Context
 
-Read git history and .ci/ files. Extract phase requirements and existing decisions.
+Read git history and .ciagent/ files. Extract phase requirements and existing decisions.
 
 ## Step 2: Research Domain
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Read git history and .ci/ files. Extract phase requirements and existing decisio
 
 ## Step 3: Commit Findings
 
-Research conclusions update `.ci/` static files. Key findings go in the commit body. Decisions go in `---ci---` blocks:
+Research conclusions update `.ciagent/` static files. Key findings go in the commit body. Decisions go in `---ci---` blocks:
 
 ```
 docs(P##): research [topic]

opencode/agents/ci-roadmapper.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Creates CI project roadmaps with phase breakdown, requirement mapping, success criteria derivation, and coverage validation. Uses git history to understand project context.
+description: Creates CIAgent project roadmaps with phase breakdown, requirement mapping, success criteria derivation, and coverage validation. Uses git history to understand project context.
 color: "#20B2AA"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI roadmapper. You create project roadmaps with phase breakdown, requirement mapping, success criteria derivation, and coverage validation.
+You are a CIAgent roadmapper. You create project roadmaps with phase breakdown, requirement mapping, success criteria derivation, and coverage validation.
 
 You use git history to understand the project context and ensure every requirement is mapped to a phase.
 
@@ -19,27 +19,27 @@ If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before roadmapping, load context from git first:
 
 1. Run `git log --max-count=30` for project history
 2. Use GitContext.getDecisions() for existing decisions
-3. Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
-4. Read `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` for all requirements
-5. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries and build order
+3. Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` for project vision and constraints
+4. Read `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` for all requirements
+5. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component boundaries and build order
 </project_context>
 
 <execution_flow>
 
 ## Step 1: Load Context
 
-Read git history and .ci/ files. Extract all requirements and architectural constraints.
+Read git history and .ciagent/ files. Extract all requirements and architectural constraints.
 
 ## Step 2: Break Into Phases
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Read git history and .ci/ files. Extract all requirements and architectural cons
 
 ## Step 3: Write ROADMAP.md
 
-Write `.ci/ROADMAP.md` using CiFiles.writeRoadmapMd():
+Write `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` using CiFiles.writeRoadmapMd():
 - Overview
 - Phase list with status, dependencies, requirements, success criteria
 - Phase details section

opencode/agents/ci-security-auditor.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Verifies threat mitigation coverage for a CI phase — reads plan threat data, analyzes codebase for security concerns, classifies threats. Auto-dispositions: low=accept, medium=mitigate, high=escalate. Read-only — does not modify source code.
+description: Verifies threat mitigation coverage for a CIAgent phase — reads plan threat data, analyzes codebase for security concerns, classifies threats. Auto-dispositions: low=accept, medium=mitigate, high=escalate. Read-only — does not modify source code.
 color: "#FF0000"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI security auditor. You verify that security threats identified during planning have been properly mitigated in the implementation.
+You are a CIAgent security auditor. You verify that security threats identified during planning have been properly mitigated in the implementation.
 
-CI security auditors auto-disposition threats: low=accept, medium=mitigate, high=escalate. Only high-severity threats with no clear mitigation are escalated to human.
+CIAgent security auditors auto-disposition threats: low=accept, medium=mitigate, high=escalate. Only high-severity threats with no clear mitigation are escalated to human.
 
 You are READ-ONLY. Do not modify source code.
 
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before auditing, load context from git first:
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ Before auditing, load context from git first:
 1. Run `git log --grep="security" --max-count=20` for prior security decisions
 2. Use GitContext.getDecisions(currentPhase) for phase decisions
 3. Use GitContext.getEscalations() for pending security escalations
-4. Read `.ci/config.json` for security enforcement settings
-5. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for trust boundaries
+4. Read `.ciagent/config.json` for security enforcement settings
+5. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for trust boundaries
 </project_context>
 
 <execution_flow>
 
 ## Step 1: Load Context
 
-Read git security history and .ci/ files. Extract trust boundaries and prior threat classifications.
+Read git security history and .ciagent/ files. Extract trust boundaries and prior threat classifications.
 
 ## Step 2: STRIDE Analysis
 

opencode/agents/ci-solution-writer.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Analyzes a recently solved CI problem and produces a structured compound learning document. Compound learnings are committed as ---ci--- blocks, not separate files.
+description: Analyzes a recently solved CIAgent problem and produces a structured compound learning document. Compound learnings are committed as ---ci--- blocks, not separate files.
 color: "#9370DB"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI solution writer. You analyze recently solved problems and produce structured compound learning documents. Compound learnings are committed as `---ci---` blocks, not separate files.
+You are a CIAgent solution writer. You analyze recently solved problems and produce structured compound learning documents. Compound learnings are committed as `---ci---` blocks, not separate files.
 
 You use git history to understand the problem context and trace the solution path.
 
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before analyzing, load context from git first:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Before analyzing, load context from git first:
 1. Run `git log --max-count=20` for recent problem-solving history
 2. Use GitContext.getLessons() for lessons learned
 3. Use GitContext.getCompounds() for existing compound learnings (avoid duplicates)
-4. Read `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component context
+4. Read `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` for component context
 </project_context>
 
 <execution_flow>

opencode/agents/ci-verifier.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Verifies that a CI phase goal was actually achieved after execution — checks must_haves, requirement coverage, and integration links. Never produces human_needed unless truly unverifiable. Generates automated test scripts for unverifiable items.
+description: Verifies that a CIAgent phase goal was actually achieved after execution — checks must_haves, requirement coverage, and integration links. Never produces human_needed unless truly unverifiable. Generates automated test scripts for unverifiable items.
 color: "#800080"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <role>
-You are a CI verifier. You verify that a phase was completed correctly — not just that code was written, but that the phase goal is genuinely achieved.
+You are a CIAgent verifier. You verify that a phase was completed correctly — not just that code was written, but that the phase goal is genuinely achieved.
 
-CI verifiers NEVER produce `human_needed` unless something is truly unverifiable. Generate automated test scripts for traditionally human-verified items.
+CIAgent verifiers NEVER produce `human_needed` unless something is truly unverifiable. Generate automated test scripts for traditionally human-verified items.
 
 **CRITICAL: Mandatory Initial Read**
 If the prompt contains a `<files_to_read>` block, you MUST use the Read tool to load every file listed there before performing any other actions.
 </role>
 
 <project_context>
-If .ci/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
-- Read active_project from .ci/config.json
+If .ciagent/config.json has projects[] with length > 0, you are in multi-project mode.
+- Read active_project from .ciagent/config.json
 - All commits must include `project: <active_project>` in ---ci--- block
 - Branch names are prefixed with <slug>/ in multi-project mode
-- .ci/ files are in .ci/<slug>/ subdirectories
+- .ciagent/ files are in .ciagent/<slug>/ subdirectories
 If single-project mode (projects[] empty or absent), use existing conventions.
 
 Before verifying, load context from git first:
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Before verifying, load context from git first:
 1. Run `git log --grep="P##" --max-count=50` for all phase commits
 2. Use GitContext.reconstructState() for current project state
 3. Use GitContext.getRequirementsCoverage() for covered/partial requirements
-4. Read `.ci/ROADMAP.md` for phase goal and success criteria
-5. Read `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirement IDs
+4. Read `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` for phase goal and success criteria
+5. Read `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` for requirement IDs
 6. Use GitContext.getCommitsForPhase(currentPhase) for phase commit history
 </project_context>
 

opencode/ci/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.0
+0.7.0

opencode/ci/contexts/dev.md

@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 <dev_context>
 
-Agent output guidance for CI dev mode. Loaded when the orchestrator operates in default (dev) mode.
+Agent output guidance for CIAgent dev mode. Loaded when the orchestrator operates in default (dev) mode.
 
 ---
 
-## Multi-Project and NFR Versioning
+## Multi-Project and Milestone Versioning
 
-When in multi-project mode (`.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0):
+When in multi-project mode (`.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0):
 - All commits include `project: <slug>` in `---ci---` block
 - Branch names are prefixed with `<slug>/`
-- `.ci/` files are in `.ci/<slug>/` subdirectories
+- `.ciagent/` files are in `.ciagent/<slug>/` subdirectories
 - Project scoping applies to all operations
 
-NFR milestone versioning:
-- NFR milestones (all phases are fix/chore/docs/perf/refactor/test): progressive patch versions only, no minor tag
-- Feature milestones (any feat phase): progressive patch versions + minor milestone tag
+Milestone versioning (determined by `getMilestoneType()` before any development):
+- **NFR** (all phases: fix/chore/docs/perf/refactor/test): progressive patch versions, no milestone tag — final patch IS the deliverable
+- **Feature** (at least one `feat` phase): progressive patch versions + next minor milestone tag
+- **Major** (breaking schema changes or complete refactor): progressive minor versions per phase + major milestone tag
 
 ## Output Style
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ NFR milestone versioning:
 
 - Working code that compiles and passes tests
 - Minimal diff — change only what is necessary
-- Commit with `---ci---` blocks for all CI-generated work
+- Commit with `---ci---` blocks for all CIAgent-generated work
 - Flag side effects or breaking changes immediately
 - Surface the next actionable step at the end of every response
 

opencode/ci/contexts/research.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <research_context>
 
-Agent output guidance for CI research mode. Loaded when the orchestrator operates in research mode.
+Agent output guidance for CIAgent research mode. Loaded when the orchestrator operates in research mode.
 
 ---
 
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ Agent output guidance for CI research mode. Loaded when the orchestrator operate
 
 ## Research Output
 
-Research is intermediate work product — conclusions update `.ci/<slug>/` static files (ARCHITECTURE.md, PROJECT.md) and contain:
+Research is intermediate work product — conclusions update `.ciagent/<slug>/` static files (ARCHITECTURE.md, PROJECT.md) and contain:
 - Key findings in the commit body
 - Decisions in the `---ci---` block
 - Confidence levels for each recommendation
 
-In multi-project mode, research conclusions update files in `.ci/<slug>/` subdirectories, not the root `.ci/` directory.
+In multi-project mode, research conclusions update files in `.ciagent/<slug>/` subdirectories, not the root `.ciagent/` directory.
 
 ## Verbosity
 

opencode/ci/contexts/review.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <review_context>
 
-Agent output guidance for CI review mode. Loaded when the orchestrator operates in review mode.
+Agent output guidance for CIAgent review mode. Loaded when the orchestrator operates in review mode.
 
 ---
 
 ## Multi-Project Awareness
 
-When in multi-project mode (`.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0):
+When in multi-project mode (`.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0):
 - All reviews are scoped to the active project
 - Commits include `project: <slug>` in `---ci---` blocks
 - Branch names are prefixed with `<slug>/`

opencode/ci/references/branch-strategy.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <branch_strategy>
 
-Canonical branch naming and lifecycle conventions for CI. Branches encode project structure — merged branches indicate completed work, active branches indicate work in progress.
+Canonical branch naming and lifecycle conventions for CIAgent. Branches encode project structure — merged branches indicate completed work, active branches indicate work in progress.
 
 ---
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Canonical branch naming and lifecycle conventions for CI. Branches encode projec
 **Lifecycle:**
 1. Created at phase start by `GitBranch.createPhaseBranch()`
 2. All task commits for the phase land on this branch
-3. Merged to main (squash) on phase completion
+3. Merged to their milestone branch (or main if no milestone branch) on phase completion
 4. Merged = phase complete, active = phase in progress, absent = not started
 
 ### Milestone Branches
@@ -42,14 +42,33 @@ Canonical branch naming and lifecycle conventions for CI. Branches encode projec
 **Lifecycle:**
 1. Created at first phase of milestone by `GitBranch.createMilestoneBranch()`
 2. Spans multiple phases within the same milestone
-3. Merged to main on milestone completion
-4. Merged = milestone complete, active = milestone in progress
+3. All phase branches merge into this branch on completion
+4. Merged to main on milestone completion
+5. Merged = milestone complete, active = milestone in progress
 
 ### Hotfix Branches
 
 **Format:** `hotfix/description`
 
-Created for urgent fixes outside the normal phase flow. Merged directly to main.
+Created for urgent fixes outside the normal phase flow. Merged directly to main (exception to hierarchy).
+
+## Branch Hierarchy (Enforced)
+
+```text
+main ─── milestone/vX.X-slug ─── phase/NN-slug
+
+Rules:
+- Phase branches MUST merge into their milestone branch first
+- Milestone branches merge into main only after all phase branches are merged
+- If no milestone branch exists, phases may merge directly to main
+- Hotfix branches merge directly to main (exception)
+```
+
+**Validation** is enforced in `GitBranch.mergePhaseBranch()` and `createShipCommand()`:
+- Phase → main: rejected if milestone branch exists for this milestone
+- Phase → milestone: allowed
+- Milestone → main: allowed only after all phase branches are merged
+- Hotfix → main: allowed
 
 ## Branch Status Inference
 
@@ -69,71 +88,119 @@ const branches = gitContext.getBranches();
 
 ## Merge Strategy
 
-Default: **squash merge** into main.
+Default: **squash merge**.
+
+Phase branches squash-merge into their milestone branch. Milestone branches squash-merge into main. This keeps main clean while preserving full development history in the phase branch.
 
 ```typescript
-gitBranch.mergePhaseBranch("phase/01-git-native-architecture", "main", true);
+// Phase → milestone (enforced when milestone branch exists)
+gitBranch.mergePhaseBranch("phase/01-git-native-architecture", "milestone/v0.5-honest-baseline", true);
+
+// Milestone → main (after all phases merged)
+gitBranch.mergeMilestoneBranch("milestone/v0.5-honest-baseline", "main", true);
 ```
 
-Squash merge keeps main clean while preserving full development history in the phase branch. Phase branches can be deleted after merge if desired.
+Phase branches can be deleted after merge if desired.
 
 ## Versioning and Releases
 
-**Every merge to main creates a release. No exceptions.** Versioning maps to project structure:
+**Every merge to main creates a release. No exceptions.** Versioning follows the milestone type model:
 
-| Version Part | When | Example |
-|-------------|------|---------|
-| **Major** (X.0.0) | Project-level refactor or schema change | `v1.0.0` |
-| **Minor** (0.X.0) | Every milestone completion | `v0.3.0` |
-| **Patch** (0.0.X) | Every phase completion | `v0.2.3` |
+### Milestone Type and Versioning
 
-### Phase completion (patch release)
+The milestone type is determined **before any development work** and governs all versioning for the entire milestone.
 
+**Define semver at milestone start:** establish the version and milestone type before writing code.
+
+Determine milestone type via `getMilestoneType()` which returns `"nfr" | "feature" | "major"`:
+
+| Milestone Type | Condition | Phase release | Milestone release |
+|---------------|-----------|---------------|-------------------|
+| **NFR** | All phases are fix/chore/docs/perf/refactor/test | Patch — `v1.8.1`, `v1.8.2`, ... | None — final patch IS the deliverable |
+| **Feature** | At least one phase has new features (`feat`) | Patch — `v1.8.1`, `v1.8.2`, ... | Next minor — `v1.9.0` |
+| **Major** | Breaking schema changes or complete refactor | Minor — `v2.1.0`, `v2.2.0`, ... | Major — `v3.0.0` |
+
+**Tag rules (CRITICAL):**
+- Milestone tags are always the NEXT version, never the base:
+  - Feature: patches v0.5.1–v0.5.5 → milestone tag is v0.6.0 (NOT v0.5.0)
+  - Major: minors v0.3.0, v0.4.0, v0.5.0 → milestone tag is v1.0.0
+  - NFR: no milestone tag — the final patch release IS the deliverable
+- Tags must be strictly greater than all existing tags on the same major.minor line
+- NEVER create a milestone tag that is semantically below existing phase tags
+
+### Phase completion
+
+**NFR/Feature (patch release):**
 ```bash
-git checkout main
-git merge --squash phase/01-git-native-architecture
-git commit -m "docs(P01): complete git-native-architecture phase"
-git tag -a v0.2.1 -m "v0.2.1: git-native-architecture"
+git checkout milestone/v0.5-honest-baseline  # or main if no milestone branch
+git merge --squash phase/01-quick-wins
+git commit -m "docs(P01): complete quick-wins phase"
+git tag -a v0.5.1 -m "v0.5.1: quick-wins"
 git push origin main --tags
-# Create Gitea release for v0.2.1
+# Create Gitea release for v0.5.1
 ```
 
 Phase number within the milestone determines the patch version (1st phase = .1, 2nd phase = .2, etc.)
 
-### Milestone completion (minor release)
-
+**Major (minor release per phase):**
 ```bash
-git checkout main
-git merge --squash milestone/v0.2-git-native
-git commit -m "docs(milestone): complete git-native"
-git tag -a v0.2.0 -m "v0.2.0: git-native"
+git checkout milestone/v0.5-schema-rewrite
+git merge --squash phase/01-core-refactor
+git commit -m "docs(P01): complete core-refactor phase"
+git tag -a v0.5.0 -m "v0.5.0: core-refactor"
 git push origin main --tags
-# Create Gitea release for v0.2.0 with full milestone summary
+# Create Gitea release for v0.5.0
 ```
 
-### Major release
+Each major phase bumps the minor. 1st phase = next available minor, 2nd = minor+1, etc.
 
-When the project undergoes a schema-breaking change (e.g., switching from file-based to git-native architecture), bump the major version. Major releases follow the same merge → tag → release flow.
+### Milestone completion
 
-## NFR Milestone Versioning
+**Feature (minor release):**
+```bash
+# All phases already merged into milestone branch
+git checkout main
+git merge --squash milestone/v0.5-honest-baseline
+git commit -m "docs(milestone): complete honest-baseline"
+git tag -a v0.6.0 -m "v0.6.0: honest-baseline"  # NEXT minor, NOT v0.5.0
+git push origin main --tags
+# Create Gitea release for v0.6.0 with full milestone summary
+```
 
-NFR milestones and feature milestones follow different versioning rules:
+**Major (major release):**
+```bash
+# All phases already merged into milestone branch
+git checkout main
+git merge --squash milestone/v0.5-schema-rewrite
+git commit -m "docs(milestone): complete schema-rewrite"
+git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "v1.0.0: schema-rewrite"  # NEXT major
+git push origin main --tags
+# Create Gitea release for v1.0.0 with full milestone summary
+```
 
-**NFR milestones** — all phases are `fix`, `chore`, `docs`, `perf`, `refactor`, or `test`:
-- Each phase gets a progressive patch version (v0.1.1, v0.1.2, v0.1.3)
-- No separate milestone tag — the milestone is implicit from the patch sequence
-- Example: milestone v0.1 with phases P01 (chore), P02 (test), P03 (perf) → v0.1.1, v0.1.2, v0.1.3
+**NFR milestones produce no milestone tag.** The last phase's patch version is the final release.
 
-**Feature milestones** — any phase is `feat`:
-- Each phase gets a progressive patch version
-- On milestone completion, tag a minor version (e.g., v0.2.0)
-- Example: milestone v0.2 with phases P01 (feat), P02 (feat), P03 (fix) → v0.2.1, v0.2.2, v0.2.3 + milestone tag v0.3.0
+### Version Validation
 
-Determine milestone type by checking `isNfrMilestone()` which inspects all phase commit types within the milestone.
+Before creating any tag:
+1. Tag must be strictly greater than all existing tags on the same major.minor line
+2. Milestone completion tag must be next minor (feature) or next major (major)
+3. NEVER create a tag that is semantically below existing phase tags
+
+### Merge Validation Gates
+
+The branch hierarchy `main > milestone/vX.X-slug > phase/NN-slug` is enforced at merge time:
+
+| Merge Type | Rule | Validation |
+|------------|------|-------------|
+| Phase → Milestone | Must target milestone branch when one exists | REJECTED if milestone branch does not exist for this phase's milestone |
+| Phase → Main | Only allowed when no milestone branch exists | REJECTED if a milestone branch exists for this milestone |
+| Milestone → Main | Only after all phase branches are merged | REJECTED if any phase branches for this milestone are unmerged |
+| Hotfix → Main | Allowed (exception to hierarchy) | Always allowed |
 
 ## Multi-Project Branch Naming
 
-When operating in multi-project mode (`.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0):
+When operating in multi-project mode (`.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0):
 
 | Branch Type | Format | Example |
 |-------------|--------|---------|
@@ -155,7 +222,7 @@ const milestones = gitBranch.listMilestones();
 
 ## Branch Creation Rules
 
-1. Always create phase branches from main (or the current milestone branch)
+1. Always create phase branches from the current milestone branch (or main if no milestone branch exists)
 2. Never create a branch for a completed phase — it should already be merged
 3. Milestone branches span phases — don't create one per phase
 4. Use `GitBranch.createPhaseBranch()` to ensure consistent naming
@@ -164,25 +231,35 @@ const milestones = gitBranch.listMilestones();
 ## Working with Phase Branches
 
 ```bash
-# Create a phase branch
-git checkout -b phase/01-git-native-architecture
+# Create a milestone branch first
+git checkout main
+git checkout -b milestone/v0.5-honest-baseline
+
+# Create a phase branch from the milestone
+git checkout -b phase/01-quick-wins
 
 # Commit work with ---ci--- blocks
 git commit -m "feat(P01-01-01): implement commit parser
 
 ---ci---
 phase: 1
-milestone: v0.2
+milestone: v0.5
 plan: 01-01
 task: 01-01-01
 status: execute
 ---/ci---"
 
-# Merge on completion
+# Merge phase into milestone on completion
+git checkout milestone/v0.5-honest-baseline
+git merge --squash phase/01-quick-wins
+git commit -m "docs(P01): complete quick-wins phase"
+git tag -a v0.5.1 -m "v0.5.1: quick-wins"
+
+# After all phases, merge milestone into main
 git checkout main
-git merge --squash phase/01-git-native-architecture
-git commit -m "docs(P01): complete git-native-architecture phase"
-git tag -a v0.2.1 -m "v0.2.1: git-native-architecture"
+git merge --squash milestone/v0.5-honest-baseline
+git commit -m "docs(milestone): complete honest-baseline"
+git tag -a v0.6.0 -m "v0.6.0: honest-baseline"
 git push origin main --tags
 ```
 

opencode/ci/references/ci-files-discipline.md

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <ci_files_discipline>
 
-How CI manages the `.ci/` directory — long-lived reference documents only. Dynamic state lives in the git log via `---ci---` YAML blocks, not in files.
+How CIAgent manages the `.ciagent/` directory — long-lived reference documents only. Dynamic state lives in the git log via `---ci---` YAML blocks, not in files.
 
 ---
 
 ## Multi-Project Directory Structure
 
-In multi-project mode, `.ci/` uses subdirectories per project:
+In multi-project mode, `.ciagent/` uses subdirectories per project:
 
 ```
-.ci/
+.ciagent/
   config.json          # Registry with projects[] and active_project
   <project-slug>/
     PROJECT.md
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ In multi-project mode, `.ci/` uses subdirectories per project:
     REQUIREMENTS.md
 ```
 
-`.ci/config.json` serves as the registry with `projects[]` (array of project entries) and `active_project` (slug of the currently active project).
+`.ciagent/config.json` serves as the registry with `projects[]` (array of project entries) and `active_project` (slug of the currently active project).
 
-**Backward compatibility:** if `.ci/` has flat files (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, etc.) and no project subdirectories, auto-migrate by creating `<default-slug>/` and moving files into it, then updating `config.json` with a single `projects[]` entry.
+**Backward compatibility:** if `.ciagent/` has flat files (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, etc.) and no project subdirectories, auto-migrate by creating `<default-slug>/` and moving files into it, then updating `config.json` with a single `projects[]` entry.
 
-## What Lives in `.ci/`
+## What Lives in `.ciagent/`
 
 | File | Purpose | Update Frequency |
 |------|---------|-------------------|
@@ -32,23 +32,23 @@ In multi-project mode, `.ci/` uses subdirectories per project:
 | `<slug>/ROADMAP.md` | Phase breakdown, milestone mapping, success criteria per project | Low (phase transitions) |
 | `<slug>/REQUIREMENTS.md` | v1/v2 requirements with REQ-IDs, out of scope, traceability per project | Low (requirement changes) |
 
-## What Does NOT Live in `.ci/`
+## What Does NOT Live in `.ciagent/`
 
 These were removed in v0.2.0 and now live in the git log:
 
 | Previous Location | Now In | Access Method |
 |-------------------|--------|---------------|
-| `.ci/audit/decisions.json` | `---ci---` decisions block | `GitContext.getDecisions()` |
-| `.ci/audit/escalations.json` | `---ci---` escalations block | `GitContext.getEscalations()` |
-| `.ci/audit/lessons.json` | `---ci---` lessons block | `GitContext.getLessons()` |
+| `.ciagent/audit/decisions.json` | `---ci---` decisions block | `GitContext.getDecisions()` |
+| `.ciagent/audit/escalations.json` | `---ci---` escalations block | `GitContext.getEscalations()` |
+| `.ciagent/audit/lessons.json` | `---ci---` lessons block | `GitContext.getLessons()` |
 | `.planning/` directory (removed) | Git log + branches | `GitContext.reconstructState()` |
 
 ## CiFiles API
 
 | Method | Returns | Purpose |
 |--------|---------|---------|
-| `ensureCIDir()` | void | Create `.ci/` if it doesn't exist |
-| `isInitialized()` | boolean | Check if `.ci/config.json` exists |
+| `ensureCIDir()` | void | Create `.ciagent/` if it doesn't exist |
+| `isInitialized()` | boolean | Check if `.ciagent/config.json` exists |
 | `readProjectMd()` | ProjectMd \| null | Read project definition |
 | `writeProjectMd(project, reason)` | void | Write project definition |
 | `readRoadmapMd()` | RoadmapMd \| null | Read roadmap |
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ These were removed in v0.2.0 and now live in the git log:
 2. **Phase boundaries** — Major updates happen at phase transitions, not during task execution.
 3. **Requirements status** — Use `updateRequirementStatus()` for single-status changes, not full rewrites.
 4. **Phase status** — Use `updatePhaseStatus()` for phase transitions, not full roadmap rewrites.
-5. **Commit after write** — Every `.ci/` file change should be committed immediately with a `---ci---` block.
+5. **Commit after write** — Every `.ciagent/` file change should be committed immediately with a `---ci---` block.
 
 ## Update Triggers
 
@@ -157,21 +157,21 @@ interface ArchitectureMd {
 
 ## Research and .ci/ File Updates
 
-Research is intermediate work product. Conclusions from research update `.ci/` static files:
+Research is intermediate work product. Conclusions from research update `.ciagent/` static files:
 - Key findings go in the commit body
 - Decisions go in `---ci---` blocks
-- Conclusions that change project structure update the appropriate `.ci/<slug>/` files (ARCHITECTURE.md, PROJECT.md, etc.)
+- Conclusions that change project structure update the appropriate `.ciagent/<slug>/` files (ARCHITECTURE.md, PROJECT.md, etc.)
 
 Research commits are not final artifacts — they feed into planning and roadmap updates.
 
 ## Anti-Patterns
 
-- Never write dynamic state (decisions, escalations, lessons) to `.ci/` files
-- Never update `.ci/` files during task execution — update at phase boundaries
+- Never write dynamic state (decisions, escalations, lessons) to `.ciagent/` files
+- Never update `.ciagent/` files during task execution — update at phase boundaries
 - Never skip the `reason` parameter when writing PROJECT.md
-- Never commit `.ci/` changes without a `---ci---` block
-- Never create new files in `.ci/` without updating this reference document
-- Never store counters, timestamps, or session state in `.ci/` files
-- Never store research conclusions only in commits — update `.ci/<slug>/` static files with findings
+- Never commit `.ciagent/` changes without a `---ci---` block
+- Never create new files in `.ciagent/` without updating this reference document
+- Never store counters, timestamps, or session state in `.ciagent/` files
+- Never store research conclusions only in commits — update `.ciagent/<slug>/` static files with findings
 
 </ci_files_discipline>

opencode/ci/references/commit-schema.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <commit_schema>
 
-Canonical `---ci---` YAML block schema for CI commits. Every CI-generated commit contains a structured YAML block that enables full project state reconstruction from the git log alone.
+Canonical `---ci---` YAML block schema for CIAgent commits. Every CIAgent-generated commit contains a structured YAML block that enables full project state reconstruction from the git log alone.
 
 ---
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ compound:                # optional
 ---/ci---
 ```
 
-The `project` field is required when in multi-project mode (`.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0). In single-project mode, it is optional.
+The `project` field is required when in multi-project mode (`.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0). In single-project mode, it is optional.
 
 Example with project field:
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ The `CommitBuilder` class provides typed constructors:
 
 ## Reconstruction Guarantee
 
-An agent with access to only commit messages (no code, no diffs, no .ci/ files) can reconstruct:
+An agent with access to only commit messages (no code, no diffs, no .ciagent/ files) can reconstruct:
 
 1. **Current phase and milestone** — from the latest commit's `phase` and `milestone` fields
 2. **Pipeline stage** — from the latest commit's `status` field
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ An agent with access to only commit messages (no code, no diffs, no .ci/ files)
 
 ## Anti-Patterns
 
-- Never put CI metadata in code comments — it belongs in commit messages
-- Never omit the `---ci---` block from a CI-generated commit
+- Never put CIAgent metadata in code comments — it belongs in commit messages
+- Never omit the `---ci---` block from a CIAgent-generated commit
 - Never store decisions, escalations, or lessons in files — commit them
 - Never use a non-standard commit type — use the 14 types above
 - Never put freeform text inside the YAML block — use the structured fields

opencode/ci/references/decision-engine.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <decision_engine>
 
-How CI makes decisions and commits them as git artifacts. The DecisionEngine uses bounded rationality with confidence thresholds to auto-decide or escalate.
+How CIAgent makes decisions and commits them as git artifacts. The DecisionEngine uses bounded rationality with confidence thresholds to auto-decide or escalate.
 
 ---
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Decisions can be project-scoped via the `project` field in `---ci---` blocks. Wh
 
 ## Anti-Patterns
 
-- Never write decisions to a `.ci/audit/` file — commit them
+- Never write decisions to a `.ciagent/audit/` file — commit them
 - Never skip recording a decision, even high-confidence ones
 - Never make a decision without listing alternatives
 - Never override the confidence threshold without explicit configuration

opencode/ci/references/git-context-loading.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <git_context_loading>
 
-How CI agents load project context. The git log IS the project memory — a CI agent's first impulse to gather context is `git log` + `git branch`, not file reads.
+How CIAgent agents load project context. The git log IS the project memory — a CIAgent agent's first impulse to gather context is `git log` + `git branch`, not file reads.
 
 ---
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ How CI agents load project context. The git log IS the project memory — a CI a
 
 **Read the log first, files second.**
 
-The git log contains every decision, escalation, lesson, and compound learning through structured `---ci---` YAML blocks. Files in `.ci/` are long-lived reference documents (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, ROADMAP.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, config.json) that change infrequently.
+The git log contains every decision, escalation, lesson, and compound learning through structured `---ci---` YAML blocks. Files in `.ciagent/` are long-lived reference documents (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, ROADMAP.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, config.json) that change infrequently.
 
 ## Context Loading Sequence
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ The git log contains every decision, escalation, lesson, and compound learning t
 5. **Requirements coverage** — `GitContext.getRequirementsCoverage()` for covered/partial
 6. **Lessons scan** — `GitContext.getLessons()` for all learned lessons
 7. **Compound learnings** — `GitContext.getCompounds()` for cross-phase patterns
-8. **File reads** — Only now read `.ci/` files (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, etc.)
+8. **File reads** — Only now read `.ciagent/` files (PROJECT.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, etc.)
 
 ## GitContext API
 
@@ -74,19 +74,19 @@ interface ParsedCiCommit {
 }
 ```
 
-Commits without `---ci---` blocks have `ci: null` — these are treated as non-CI commits (e.g., manual edits by the developer).
+Commits without `---ci---` blocks have `ci: null` — these are treated as non-CIAgent commits (e.g., manual edits by the developer).
 
 ## Phase Context Reset
 
 Between phases, all state is committed to git, then the next phase starts with fresh context from git log — not accumulated conversation history.
 
-**On opencode (subagent support):** spawn a fresh agent for the next phase. The new agent loads context from git log and `.ci/` files only.
+**On opencode (subagent support):** spawn a fresh agent for the next phase. The new agent loads context from git log and `.ciagent/` files only.
 
 **On platforms without subagents:** simulated reset — re-read git context from scratch, ignore prior conversation history. Treat the phase boundary as a hard context boundary.
 
 **Checkpoint sequence:**
 1. Commit all work from the current phase
-2. Update `.ci/` files (ROADMAP.md phase status, REQUIREMENTS.md requirement statuses)
+2. Update `.ciagent/` files (ROADMAP.md phase status, REQUIREMENTS.md requirement statuses)
 3. Verify `GitContext.reconstructState()` matches expected state
 4. Reset context — next phase begins fresh
 
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ When context is limited:
 2. `getDecisions(currentPhase)` — current phase decisions only
 3. `getRequirementsCoverage()` — aggregate view
 4. Skip lessons/compounds unless specifically needed
-5. Read `.ci/ROADMAP.md` instead of scanning all phase branches
+5. Read `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` instead of scanning all phase branches
 
 ## What NOT to Do
 
-- Never read `.ci/` files before checking the git log
+- Never read `.ciagent/` files before checking the git log
 - Never parse commit messages manually — use `CommitParser.parseCommitMessage()`
 - Never assume the latest commit reflects the current state — check branches
 - Never reconstruct state from files when git data is available

opencode/ci/workflows/audit.md

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 ---
-description: Audit CI project health — reconstruct state from git log, verify .ci/ files match codebase, check for stale references
+description: Audit CIAgent project health — reconstruct state from git log, verify .ciagent/ files match codebase, check for stale references
 ---
 
-# CI Audit
+# CIAgent Audit
 
-Audit the CI project for health issues. Verifies that git log state matches .ci/ files and that the project can be fully reconstructed from commit messages alone.
+Audit the CIAgent project for health issues. Verifies that git log state matches .ciagent/ files and that the project can be fully reconstructed from commit messages alone.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-audit`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-audit`
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Confirm `active_project` is correct for this audit
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
 - Scope audit queries to the active project
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ Attempt to reconstruct the full project state from commit messages only:
 
 1. Parse all `---ci---` blocks from git log
 2. Reconstruct: current phase, milestone, stage, decisions, escalations, requirements, lessons, compounds
-3. Compare reconstructed state with `.ci/` file contents
+3. Compare reconstructed state with `.ciagent/` file contents
 
 ## Step 2: Check .ci/ File Discipline
 
-For each .ci/ file:
-- `.ci/config.json`: valid JSON, required fields present
-- `.ci/PROJECT.md`: has required sections (What This Is, Requirements, Constraints, Key Decisions)
-- `.ci/ROADMAP.md`: phases match git branches (merged = complete, active = in progress)
-- `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md`: traceability matrix is complete
-- `.ci/ARCHITECTURE.md`: components match actual code structure
+For each .ciagent/ file:
+- `.ciagent/config.json`: valid JSON, required fields present
+- `.ciagent/PROJECT.md`: has required sections (What This Is, Requirements, Constraints, Key Decisions)
+- `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md`: phases match git branches (merged = complete, active = in progress)
+- `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md`: traceability matrix is complete
+- `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md`: components match actual code structure
 
 ## Step 3: Check Branch Hygiene
 
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ For each .ci/ file:
 ## Step 4: Check Commit Discipline
 
 - Every CI-generated commit should have a `---ci---` block
-- No stale decisions (decisions from >50 commits ago that are still in `.ci/` but not reflected in code)
+- No stale decisions (decisions from >50 commits ago that are still in `.ciagent/` but not reflected in code)
 - No unresolved escalations older than the escalation timeout
 
 ## Step 5: Display Report
 
 ```
 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
- CI ► AUDIT REPORT
+ CIAgent ► AUDIT REPORT
 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 
 Reconstruction: [PASS/FAIL] — [details]
-.ci/ Files: [N] checked, [issues]
+.ciagent/ Files: [N] checked, [issues]
 Branches: [N] phase, [N] milestone, [issues]
-Commits: [N] CI commits, [N] without ---ci--- blocks
+Commits: [N] CIAgent commits, [N] without ---ci--- blocks
 
 [If issues found:]
 Issues:

opencode/ci/workflows/clarify.md

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 ---
-description: Clarify CI project ambiguities — generate questions, accept defaults at full autonomy, present at supervised/guided
+description: Clarify CIAgent project ambiguities — generate questions, accept defaults at full autonomy, present at supervised/guided
 ---
 
-# CI Clarify
+# CIAgent Clarify
 
-Run the clarification phase for the current CI project. Generate questions about ambiguities, accept defaults automatically at full autonomy, or present to the user at supervised/guided levels.
+Run the clarification phase for the current CIAgent project. Generate questions about ambiguities, accept defaults automatically at full autonomy, or present to the user at supervised/guided levels.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-clarify [phase_number]`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-clarify [phase_number]`
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Confirm `active_project` is correct for this clarification
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
 - All commit messages must include `project: <slug>` in `---ci---` block
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ git log --max-count=20
 git branch -a
 ```
 
-Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` and `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` for the specification.
+Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` and `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` for the specification.
 
 ## Step 2: Identify Ambiguities
 
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ decisions:
 
 ## Step 6: Update .ci/ Files
 
-Update `.ci/PROJECT.md` with clarified requirements.
-Update `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` with refined requirements.
+Update `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` with clarified requirements.
+Update `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` with refined requirements.
 
 ## Step 7: Report
 

opencode/ci/workflows/debug.md

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 ---
-description: Systematic CI debugging with git context — triage, diagnose root cause, auto-fix or escalate
+description: Systematic CIAgent debugging with git context — triage, diagnose root cause, auto-fix or escalate
 ---
 
-# CI Debug
+# CIAgent Debug
 
 Systematic debugging workflow: triage → root cause diagnosis → auto-fix or escalate. Uses git history to find recent changes that may have caused the bug.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-debug [description]`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-debug [description]`
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Confirm `active_project` is correct for this debug session
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
 - Scope debugging to the active project

opencode/ci/workflows/ideate.md

@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+---
+description: Run the CIAgent ideation pipeline — analyze project for improvement opportunities, validate recommendations with user, update long-term documents
+---
+
+# CIAgent Ideate
+
+Run the CIAgent ideation engine to discover improvement opportunities based on git-native signals, codebase analysis, and cross-project patterns.
+
+**Usage:** `ciagent ideate [options]`
+
+## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
+
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine project context.
+
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `active_projects` array with length > 0:
+- Use `--project <slug>` to target a specific project
+- Use `--project all` to run ideation across all active projects (deduplicate findings)
+- If no `--project` flag, use first project in `active_projects`
+
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `active_project` string (legacy):
+- Use that project as the target
+- Backwards-compatible: if both `active_project` and `active_projects` exist, `active_projects` takes precedence
+
+## Step 1: Load Project Context
+
+```bash
+git log --max-count=50
+git branch -a
+```
+
+Read project reference files:
+- `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` — Vision, requirements, constraints, key decisions
+- `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` — Phases, milestones, success criteria
+- `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` — REQ-IDs, status, traceability
+- `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` — Component boundaries, data flow
+- `.ciagent/config.json` — Ideation configuration, autonomy level
+
+## Step 2: Run Ideation Tiers
+
+Execute tiers in order. Each tier produces `Idea[]` objects. Ideas from all tiers are merged and deduplicated before presentation.
+
+### Tier 1: Mechanical Analysis (Always Available)
+
+No backend required. All signals come from git history, `.ciagent/` files, and filesystem.
+
+#### 2.1 Git-Native Pattern Mining
+
+```bash
+git log --all --grep="lessons:" --format="%B" -50
+git log --all --grep="decisions:" --format="%B" -50 -- "***confidence***0.*"
+git log --all --grep="escalation:" --format="%B" -50
+git log --all --grep="compound:" --format="%B" -50
+```
+
+Extract:
+- **Repeated lessons** — topics appearing > 1 time → systemic issue
+- **Low-confidence decisions** — confidence < 0.7 in `---ci---` blocks → improvement targets
+- **Escalation types** — each type identifies a process gap
+- **Compound solutions** — suggest generalizing patterns that were solved multiple times
+- **Partial requirements** — `requirements: partial: [REQ-XX]` in `---ci---` blocks
+
+#### 2.2 Coverage Gap Analysis
+
+- Parse REQUIREMENTS.md for `pending` and `in_progress` status requirements
+- Cross-reference with PLAN.md task completion
+- Identify requirements with no corresponding implementation tasks
+
+#### 2.3 Verification Layer Inversion
+
+For each verification layer, identify what's MISSING:
+
+- **Structural**: Files referenced but not created, stubs, TODOs, placeholder implementations
+- **Behavioral**: Test suites with < 80% coverage, missing test files for covered requirements
+- **Security**: No STRIDE analysis for modified components, missing input validation patterns
+- **Quality**: P1/P2 review findings unresolved, consistent style violations
+
+#### 2.4 Architectural Drift Detection
+
+- Parse ARCHITECTURE.md component tree
+- Compare against actual `src/` directory structure
+- Flag components documented but not implemented
+- Flag components implemented but not documented
+- Check import graph for unauthorized dependencies between components
+
+#### 2.5 Spec-Driven Improvement
+
+- Analyze REQUIREMENTS.md for ambiguous language ("should" vs "must", undefined terms)
+- Check for contradictions between requirements
+- Compare against common patterns for the project type (identified from package.json keywords)
+- Flag requirements with no verification criteria
+
+### Tier 2: Backend-Enriched Analysis (When LLM Available)
+
+Requires an intelligence backend (opencode, openai, anthropic, or ollama).
+
+#### 2.6 Prioritization and Ranking
+
+- Evaluate all mechanical findings for impact and feasibility
+- Rank ideas by: (1) number of signals corroborating, (2) severity of the gap, (3) ease of addressing
+
+#### 2.7 Novel Improvement Suggestions
+
+- Suggest improvements beyond pattern matching (e.g., "consider rate limiting" based on industry best practices, not just a repeated lesson)
+- Generate concrete action plans for each accepted idea
+- Identify bleeding-edge approaches relevant to the project's tech stack
+
+#### 2.8 Chaos Engineering Ideation
+
+- Generate failure scenarios: "What if the backend is unavailable?", "What if a requirement changes mid-implementation?", "What if test coverage drops below threshold?"
+- Map failure scenarios to code that would break
+- Suggest resilience improvements for each scenario
+
+### Tier 3: Cross-Project Pattern Transfer (When Multi-Project Registry Exists)
+
+#### 2.9 Cross-Project Mining
+
+For each project in `.ciagent/config.json` projects array:
+- Read that project's `---ci---` blocks for lessons, decisions, compound solutions
+- Find patterns relevant to the current project (same requirement area, same tech stack from package.json)
+- Suggest adaptations of lessons learned elsewhere
+- Calculate relevance score based on tech stack similarity
+
+## Step 3: Merge and DeduplicateIdeas
+
+Combine ideas from all tiers. Deduplicate by:
+- Same `title` strings → keep highest confidence version
+- Same `relatedReq` → merge into single idea with combined sources
+- Same `category` + overlapping domains → keep most specific
+
+Sort by confidence (descending), then by number of corroborating signals.
+
+## Step 4: Interactive Validation
+
+Present ideas one-at-a-time to the user:
+
+```
+═══ Recommendation N of M ═══
+
+Category: [CATEGORY] | Confidence: [0.XX] | Tier: [mechanical/backend-enriched/cross-project]
+Title: [idea title]
+Rationale: [idea rationale]
+Related Req: [REQ-ID or "new requirement"]
+Source: [source signal type]
+
+Actions:
+  1. Accept (add to next milestone as new requirement)
+  2. Skip
+  3. Modify (edit title/rationale before accepting)
+  4. Details (show full analysis including signal sources)
+```
+
+For each accepted idea:
+1. Generate `IDEATE-NN` requirement ID
+2. Prompt for milestone placement (append to existing or create new)
+3. Add to REQUIREMENTS.md with status `pending`
+4. Add to ROADMAP.md next milestone
+
+## Step 5: Update Long-Term Documents
+
+For each accepted idea:
+
+### REQUIREMENTS.md
+
+Add a new row in the appropriate milestone section:
+```
+| IDEATE-NN | [idea title] | [priority] | [phase] | pending |
+```
+
+### ROADMAP.md
+
+Add the idea to the next milestone's phase structure:
+- If next milestone has a matching phase category, append to that phase
+- If no matching phase, suggest a new phase
+
+### ARCHITECTURE.md
+
+If the idea involves architectural changes, note the component change needed.
+
+### PROJECT.md
+
+If the idea adds new requirements or key decisions, update accordingly.
+
+Commit all document updates:
+```
+decision(P##): ideation results — [N] accepted, [M] skipped
+```
+
+## Step 6: Ask-After-Validation Kickoff
+
+After all ideas have been validated:
+
+```
+Accepted: [N] recommendations
+Skipped: [M] recommendations
+
+Would you like to kick off the run workflow for these ideas? (y/n)
+```
+
+If yes: Start `ciagent run` with the updated project context. The `--ideate` flag is NOT needed because the ideas are already in ROADMAP.md and REQUIREMENTS.md — the standard pipeline will pick them up.
+
+If no: Output summary and exit.
+
+## Command Flags
+
+| Flag | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `--category <cats>` | Focus on specific categories: security,quality,architecture,coverage,improvement,spec,chaos (comma-separated) |
+| `--affected` | Cascade impact analysis: given current changes, what else needs updating |
+| `--spec` | Analyze specification completeness and ambiguity |
+| `--external` | Include external signals: npm audit, OSV advisories, dependency staleness |
+| `--cross-project` | Mine patterns from all projects in multi-project registry |
+| `--output <format>` | Output format: interactive (default), json, markdown |
+| `--project <slugs>` | Target project(s): slug, comma-separated, or `all` |
+| `--backend <provider>` | Override intelligence backend for enrichment tier |
+
+## Pipeline Integration
+
+When `ciagent run --ideate` is used, the IDEATE stage is inserted between RESEARCH and PLAN:
+
+```
+SPECIFY → CLARIFY → RESEARCH → IDEATE → PLAN → EXECUTE → TEST → VERIFY → COMPLETE
+```
+
+IDEATE stage commit:
+```
+---ci---
+phase: [phase-number]
+milestone: [milestone-version]
+status: ideate
+decisions:
+  - id: D-XXX
+    decision: "Accepted [N] ideation recommendations"
+    rationale: "[summary of accepted ideas]"
+    confidence: [avg confidence]
+requirements:
+  covered: [IDEATE-NN, ...]
+---/ci---
+```
+
+## Output Modes
+
+### Interactive (default)
+
+Presented one-at-a-time with accept/skip/modify actions.
+
+### JSON
+
+```json
+{
+  "project": "[slug]",
+  "milestone": "[version]",
+  "ideas": [
+    {
+      "id": "IDEATE-NN",
+      "source": "[source type]",
+      "category": "[category]",
+      "title": "[title]",
+      "rationale": "[rationale]",
+      "confidence": 0.XX,
+      "relatedReq": "[REQ-ID or null]",
+      "actions": ["[action types]"],
+      "tier": "[mechanical/backend-enriched/cross-project]",
+      "accepted": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "summary": {
+    "total": 8,
+    "accepted": 6,
+    "skipped": 2,
+    "by_category": { "coverage": 2, "architecture": 1, "security": 1, "quality": 1, "improvement": 1 }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Markdown
+
+Formatted report suitable for PR descriptions or documentation.
+
+## Error Recovery
+
+On tier failure:
+1. Mechanical tier always succeeds (git + filesystem only)
+2. Backend-enriched tier: if backend unavailable, fall back to mechanical-only output
+3. Cross-project tier: if no other projects in registry, skip silently
+
+On validation failure (no ideas generated):
+- Output "No improvement ideas identified for this project."
+- Suggest `ciagent ideate --spec` for specification analysis or `--external` for external signals

opencode/ci/workflows/init.md

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 ---
-description: Initialize a new CI project — specification → clarify → create .ci/ reference files → initial commit
+description: Initialize a new CIAgent project — specification → clarify → create .ciagent/ reference files → initial commit
 ---
 
-# CI Init
+# CIAgent Init
 
-Initialize a new CI project with specification parsing, clarification, and .ci/ reference file creation.
+Initialize a new CIAgent project with specification parsing, clarification, and .ciagent/ reference file creation.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-init [description]`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-init [description]`
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Confirm `active_project` is correct for this initialization
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
-- All subsequent operations use `.ci/<slug>/` subdirectories
+- All subsequent operations use `.ciagent/<slug>/` subdirectories
 - All commit messages must include `project: <slug>` in `---ci---` block
 
 If single-project mode: proceed with existing conventions.
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ Verify git is initialized:
 
 If NO_GIT: `git init`
 
-Check if `.ci/config.json` already exists:
+Check if `.ciagent/config.json` already exists:
 ```bash
-[ -f .ci/config.json ] && echo "ALREADY_INITIALIZED" || echo "NEW"
+[ -f .ciagent/config.json ] && echo "ALREADY_INITIALIZED" || echo "NEW"
 ```
 
-If ALREADY_INITIALIZED: stop. Use `ci-status` to see project state.
+If ALREADY_INITIALIZED: stop. Use `ciagent-status` to see project state.
 
 ## Step 2: Parse Specification
 
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ Analyze the specification for ambiguities. For each ambiguity:
 
 Record decisions in the `---ci---` block of the init commit.
 
-## Step 4: Create .ci/ Files
+## Step 4: Create .ciagent/ Files
 
 Use CiFiles to create the project structure:
 
-1. `.ci/config.json` — registry with `projects[]` and `active_project`
-2. `.ci/<slug>/PROJECT.md` — vision, requirements, constraints, key decisions (or `.ci/PROJECT.md` in single-project mode)
-3. `.ci/<slug>/ARCHITECTURE.md` — system architecture (initial, may be incomplete)
-4. `.ci/<slug>/ROADMAP.md` — phase breakdown (to be refined by roadmapper)
-5. `.ci/<slug>/REQUIREMENTS.md` — formal requirements with REQ-IDs
+1. `.ciagent/config.json` — registry with `projects[]` and `active_project`
+2. `.ciagent/<slug>/PROJECT.md` — vision, requirements, constraints, key decisions (or `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` in single-project mode)
+3. `.ciagent/<slug>/ARCHITECTURE.md` — system architecture (initial, may be incomplete)
+4. `.ciagent/<slug>/ROADMAP.md` — phase breakdown (to be refined by roadmapper)
+5. `.ciagent/<slug>/REQUIREMENTS.md` — formal requirements with REQ-IDs
 
 `initCI()` accepts `projectSlug` and `projectName` parameters for multi-project initialization.
 
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ Include `project: <slug>` in the `---ci---` block when in multi-project mode.
 
 ## Step 7: Done
 
-Report project initialized, .ci/ files created, initial branch created.
+Report project initialized, .ciagent/ files created, initial branch created.
 
-Next: `ci-run` to execute the pipeline, or `ci-quick` for ad-hoc tasks.
+Next: `ciagent-run` to execute the pipeline, or `ciagent-quick` for ad-hoc tasks.

opencode/ci/workflows/quick.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
-description: Execute an ad-hoc CI task with full agentic guarantees — git context, ---ci--- commits, optional research and verification
+description: Execute an ad-hoc CIAgent task with full agentic guarantees — git context, ---ci--- commits, optional research and verification
 ---
 
-# CI Quick
+# CIAgent Quick
 
-Execute small, ad-hoc tasks with CI guarantees: git context loading, `---ci---` commit blocks, optional research and verification.
+Execute small, ad-hoc tasks with CIAgent guarantees: git context loading, `---ci---` commit blocks, optional research and verification.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-quick [description]`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-quick [description]`
 
 **Flags:**
 - `--research` — spawn a focused research agent before execution
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ Execute small, ad-hoc tasks with CI guarantees: git context loading, `---ci---`
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Confirm `active_project` is correct
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
 - All commit messages must include `project: <slug>` in `---ci---` block
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ git branch -a
 
 Use GitContext.reconstructState() to understand project state.
 
-Check that `.ci/config.json` exists. If missing: stop, run `ci-init` first.
+Check that `.ciagent/config.json` exists. If missing: stop, run `ciagent-init` first.
 
 ## Step 3: Research (only with `--research` or `--full`)
 

opencode/ci/workflows/review.md

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 ---
-description: Review CI code changes with multi-persona analysis — auto-apply P0 fixes, flag P1+ for post-hoc review
+description: Review CIAgent code changes with multi-persona analysis — auto-apply P0 fixes, flag P1+ for post-hoc review
 ---
 
-# CI Review
+# CIAgent Review
 
 Multi-persona code review workflow. Reviews changes in the current phase, auto-applies P0 fixes, and flags P1+ issues for post-hoc review.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-review [phase_number]`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-review [phase_number]`
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Confirm `active_project` is correct for this review
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
 - All commit messages must include `project: <slug>` in `---ci---` block

opencode/ci/workflows/rollback.md

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ---
-description: Rollback CI phase — revert the last phase or specified phase by resetting to its pre-phase state
+description: Rollback CIAgent phase — revert the last phase or specified phase by resetting to its pre-phase state
 ---
 
-# CI Rollback
+# CIAgent Rollback
 
-Rollback a CI phase by reverting to the state before the phase started. Uses git to find the exact commit to reset to.
+Rollback a CIAgent phase by reverting to the state before the phase started. Uses git to find the exact commit to reset to.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-rollback [phase_number]`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-rollback [phase_number]`
 
 If no phase specified, rolls back the current (most recent) phase.
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Confirm `active_project` is correct for this rollback
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
 - Identify project-scoped branches (prefixed with `<slug>/`)
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ git reset --hard [rollback_point]
 ## Step 5: Update State
 
 - Delete the phase branch (if not already removed)
-- Update `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` — mark phase requirements as blocked
-- Update `.ci/ROADMAP.md` — mark phase as not_started
+- Update `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` — mark phase requirements as blocked
+- Update `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` — mark phase as not_started
 
 Commit the rollback:
 

opencode/ci/workflows/run.md

@@ -1,24 +1,31 @@
 ---
-description: Execute the full CI pipeline — research → plan → execute → verify → complete for the current or specified phase
+description: Execute the full CIAgent pipeline — research → plan → execute → verify → complete for the current or specified phase
 ---
 
-# CI Run
+# CIAgent Run
 
-Execute the full CI pipeline from the current stage to completion. The orchestrator iterates through stages and delegates to specialized agents.
+Execute the full CIAgent pipeline from the current stage to completion. The orchestrator iterates through stages and delegates to specialized agents.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-run [phase_number]`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-run [phase_number]`
 
 If no phase number specified, continues from the current phase (detected from git log).
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
-- Confirm `active_project` is correct for this run
-- If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0, or `active_projects` array exists:
+- Confirm `active_projects` is correct for this run
+- If `--project all` is specified: iterate over all projects in `active_projects`
+- If `--project <slug>` is specified: run for that project only
+- If no `--project` flag: use first project in `active_projects`
 - All commit messages must include `project: <slug>` in `---ci---` block
 
+For multi-project execution (`--project all`):
+- Execute pipeline for each project sequentially by default
+- When `parallelization.enabled=true`: execute projects concurrently up to `max_concurrent_agents`
+- Each project has independent phase branches and milestone tracking
+
 If single-project mode: proceed with existing conventions.
 
 ## Step 1: Load Git Context
@@ -36,17 +43,17 @@ Determine current state:
 
 ## Step 2: Pre-Flight Check
 
-Verify `.ci/config.json` exists. If missing: stop, run `ci-init` first.
+Verify `.ciagent/config.json` exists. If missing: stop, run `ciagent-init` first.
 
-Read `.ci/PROJECT.md` and `.ci/ROADMAP.md` for phase goals.
+Read `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` and `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` for phase goals.
 
 ## Step 3: Execute Pipeline Stages
 
 For each stage in order (starting from current or from `specify`):
 
 ### SPECIFY
-- Parse specification from `.ci/PROJECT.md`
-- Validate requirements exist in `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md`
+- Parse specification from `.ciagent/PROJECT.md`
+- Validate requirements exist in `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md`
 - Commit: `docs(init): validate specification`
 
 ### CLARIFY
@@ -57,9 +64,18 @@ For each stage in order (starting from current or from `specify`):
 ### RESEARCH
 - Delegate to ci-researcher
 - Research domain, ecosystem, prior art
-- Update `.ci/` static files with conclusions
+- Update `.ciagent/` static files with conclusions
 - Commit: `docs(P##): research findings`
 
+### IDEATE (when --ideate flag is passed)
+- Delegate to ci-ideation-agent
+- Mine git history for patterns, analyze coverage gaps, detect drift
+- If backend available: enrich with LLM suggestions
+- If --cross-project: mine patterns from other projects
+- Present recommendations interactively (accept/skip/modify)
+- Accepted ideas update ROADMAP.md and REQUIREMENTS.md
+- Commit: `decision(P##): ideation results — [N] accepted, [M] skipped`
+
 ### PLAN
 - Delegate to ci-planner
 - Create vertical-slice plans with wave ordering
@@ -81,28 +97,29 @@ For each stage in order (starting from current or from `specify`):
 - Merge phase branch into main (squash)
 - Tag with patch version (e.g., `v0.2.3` — 3rd phase in milestone v0.2)
 - Create Gitea release for the tag
-- Update `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` requirement statuses
-- Update `.ci/ROADMAP.md` phase status
+- Update `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` requirement statuses
+- Update `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` phase status
 - Commit: `docs(P##): complete [phase-name] phase`
 
-Versioning: Major = project-level refactor/schema change, Minor = milestone completion, Patch = every phase.
+Versioning: Major milestone = breaking schema changes, Feature milestone = milestone completion (minor), Patch = every phase.
 
 ## Phase Boundary Checkpoint
 
 Between phases, perform a context reset:
 
 1. Commit all work from the current phase
-2. Update `.ci/` files (phase status, requirement statuses)
+2. Update `.ciagent/` files (phase status, requirement statuses)
 3. Verify `GitContext.reconstructState()` matches expected state
 4. Reset context: spawn fresh agent (opencode) or re-read git context (platforms without subagents)
 5. Next phase begins with fresh context from git log only
 
-## NFR Versioning Logic
+## Versioning Logic
 
-Before tagging a phase completion, check `isNfrMilestone()`:
+Before tagging a phase completion, check `getMilestoneType()` which returns `"nfr" | "feature" | "major"`:
 
-- **NFR milestone** (all phases are fix/chore/docs/perf/refactor/test): apply progressive patch versions (v0.1.1, v0.1.2, v0.1.3). No separate milestone tag.
-- **Feature milestone** (any feat phase): apply progressive patch versions per phase, then tag minor milestone version on completion (e.g., v0.2.0).
+- **NFR milestone** (all phases are fix/chore/docs/perf/refactor/test): apply progressive patch versions (v0.1.1, v0.1.2, v0.1.3). No separate milestone tag — the final patch IS the deliverable.
+- **Feature milestone** (at least one feat phase): apply progressive patch versions per phase, then tag next minor milestone version on completion (e.g., v0.6.0, NOT v0.5.0).
+- **Major milestone** (breaking schema changes or complete refactor): apply progressive minor versions per phase (v0.3.0, v0.4.0), then tag next major on completion (e.g., v1.0.0).
 
 ## Step 4: Error Recovery
 

opencode/ci/workflows/ship.md

@@ -1,27 +1,51 @@
 ---
-description: Ship CI phase or milestone — test, tag, release. Every phase gets a patch release. Every milestone gets a minor (or major) release. Full autopilot.
+description: Ship CIAgent phase or milestone — Full autopilot release: validate, test, merge, tag, push, release. Zero HITL
 ---
 
-# CI Ship
+# CIAgent Ship
 
-Ship a CI phase or milestone. Every ship creates a release — no exceptions.
+Ship a CIAgent phase or milestone. Every ship creates a release — no exceptions.
 
-**Versioning rule:**
-- **Major** (X.0.0): Project-level refactor or schema changes
-- **Minor** (0.X.0): Feature milestone completion only
-- **Patch** (0.0.X): Every phase completion
+**Usage:** `ciagent-ship [phase_number|milestone]`
 
-**NFR versioning:**
-- NFR milestones (all phases are fix/chore/docs/perf/refactor/test): progressive patch versions only (v0.1.1, v0.1.2, v0.1.3). No minor milestone tag.
-- Feature milestones (any feat phase): progressive patch versions per phase + minor milestone tag on completion (e.g., v0.2.0).
+## Autopilot Rules
 
-**Usage:** `ci-ship [phase_number|milestone]`
+These rules are **non-negotiable**. The ship workflow runs in full autopilot mode:
+
+- **Zero HITL** — no confirmation prompts, no approval gates, no requests for human input. The agent executes the entire release flow autonomously.
+- **No Shortcuts** — deep validation, testing, and merge checks must all run in full. The lack of HITL is not an excuse to skip steps.
+- **Notification Only** — status updates are informational, not requests for approval. Report outcomes, never ask permission.
+- **Autonomous Loop on Failure** — if any step fails (tests, pipeline, merge conflicts), iterate autonomously until success. Do NOT ask the user for guidance on how to fix a failing test or pipeline.
+- **Branch Hierarchy Enforced** — `main > milestone/vX.X-slug > phase/NN-slug`. Phase merges into milestone, milestone merges into main. This is validated, not assumed.
+
+## Milestone Type and Versioning
+
+The milestone type is determined **before any development work** and governs all versioning for the entire milestone.
+
+**Define semver at milestone start:** establish the version and milestone type before writing code.
+
+Determine milestone type by calling `getMilestoneType()` which returns `"nfr" | "feature" | "major"`:
+
+| Milestone Type | Condition | Phase release | Milestone release |
+|---------------|-----------|---------------|-------------------|
+| **NFR** | All phases are fix/chore/docs/perf/refactor/test | Patch — `v1.8.1`, `v1.8.2`, ... | None — final patch IS the deliverable |
+| **Feature** | At least one phase has new features (`feat`) | Patch — `v1.8.1`, `v1.8.2`, ... | Next minor — `v1.9.0` |
+| **Major** | Breaking schema changes or complete refactor | Minor — `v2.1.0`, `v2.2.0`, ... | Major — `v3.0.0` |
+
+**Tag rules (CRITICAL):**
+
+- Milestone tags are always the NEXT version, never the base:
+  - Feature: patches v0.5.1–v0.5.5 → milestone tag is v0.6.0 (NOT v0.5.0)
+  - Major: minors v0.3.0, v0.4.0, v0.5.0 → milestone tag is v1.0.0
+  - NFR: no milestone tag — the final patch release IS the deliverable
+- Tags must be strictly greater than all existing tags on the same major.minor line
+- NEVER create a milestone tag that is semantically below existing phase tags
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Confirm `active_project` is correct for this ship
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
 - All commit messages must include `project: <slug>` in `---ci---` block
@@ -29,21 +53,32 @@ If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 
 If single-project mode: proceed with existing conventions.
 
-## Step 1: Pre-Flight
+## Step 1: Pre-Flight Validation
 
 ```bash
 git log --max-count=10
 git branch -a
+git tag -l
 ```
 
-Determine what is being shipped: a single phase (patch release) or an entire milestone (minor/major release).
+Determine what is being shipped: a single phase or an entire milestone.
 
-Read `.ci/ROADMAP.md` to determine:
+Read `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` to determine:
 - Current milestone version (e.g., `v0.2`)
 - Phase number within the milestone
 - Whether this is the last phase in the milestone
 
-Read `.ci/config.json` for autonomy level.
+Read `.ciagent/config.json` for autonomy level.
+
+**Validation gates — all must pass before proceeding:**
+
+1. **Milestone type resolved** — `getMilestoneType()` must return `"nfr" | "feature" | "major"`. Stop if undefined.
+2. **Branch hierarchy correct** — phase branch exists and targets the correct parent (milestone branch, or main if no milestone branch exists).
+3. **No unmerged phase branches** — if shipping a milestone, all phase branches for this milestone must be merged into the milestone branch.
+4. **Tag sequence valid** — the computed tag must be strictly greater than all existing tags on the same major.minor line. Check with `git tag -l`.
+5. **Autonomy confirmed** — `.ciagent/config.json` autonomy level must be `full`. This is the zero-HITL enforcement point.
+
+If any validation fails: stop and report. Do NOT proceed past a failed gate.
 
 ## Step 2: Run Tests
 
@@ -55,24 +90,97 @@ npm run build
 
 If any fail: iterate autonomously until tests pass. Do NOT ask the user for guidance — debug and fix.
 
-## Step 3: Compute Version
+## Step 3: Create PR and Quality Assurance
 
-Determine the release version from what is being shipped. Check `isNfrMilestone()` for versioning behavior:
+**Open a Pull Request for the merge target:**
 
-| What's shipping | Milestone Type | Version bump | Tag format | Example |
-|----------------|---------------|-------------|------------|---------|
-| Single phase | NFR | Patch | `vX.Y.Z` | `v0.1.3` (3rd NFR phase in milestone v0.1) |
-| Single phase | Feature | Patch | `vX.Y.Z` | `v0.2.3` (3rd phase in feature milestone v0.2) |
-| Milestone completion | NFR | Patch (last phase) | `vX.Y.Z` | `v0.1.3` (no minor tag) |
-| Milestone completion | Feature | Minor | `vX.Y.0` | `v0.3.0` (feature milestone v0.3 complete) |
-| Project refactor/schema change | Any | Major | `vX.0.0` | `v1.0.0` (breaking schema) |
+```bash
+tea pr create --base <target-branch> --head <source-branch> --title "ship: [phase-name or milestone-name]"
+```
 
-Count completed phases in the current milestone to determine the patch number.
+- For a phase ship: PR from `phase/NN-slug` into `milestone/vX.Y-slug` (or `main` if no milestone branch).
+- For a milestone ship: PR from `milestone/vX.Y-slug` into `main`.
 
-## Step 4: Merge Branch
+**Auto-merge configuration:**
 
-### Phase ship (patch release)
+Set the PR to auto-merge upon pipeline success:
 
+```bash
+tea pr merge <pr-number> --auto --squash
+```
+
+**Review:**
+
+Conduct a thorough autonomous review of the PR diff. Check:
+- All expected files are included
+- No unintended changes slipped in
+- No secrets or credentials in the diff
+- All `---ci---` blocks have correct metadata
+
+**Finalization:**
+
+- **On pipeline success:** the PR auto-merges. Proceed to Step 4.
+- **On pipeline failure:** iterate autonomously until the pipeline passes. Do NOT merge a PR with a failing pipeline. Do NOT ask for guidance.
+
+**Strict rule:** Never merge a PR with a failed pipeline. No exceptions.
+
+## Step 4: Compute Version
+
+| What's shipping | Milestone Type | Phase release | Milestone release | Example |
+|----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|---------|
+| Single phase | NFR | Patch `vX.Y.Z` | N/A | v0.1.3 (3rd NFR phase) |
+| Single phase | Feature | Patch `vX.Y.Z` | N/A | v0.2.3 (3rd feature phase) |
+| Single phase | Major | Minor `vX.(Y+N).0` | N/A | v0.4.0 (2nd major phase) |
+| Milestone completion | NFR | Patch (last phase) | None | v0.1.3 (no milestone tag) |
+| Milestone completion | Feature | Last patch | Minor `vX.(Y+1).0` | v0.3.0 (NOT v0.2.0) |
+| Milestone completion | Major | Last minor | Major `v(X+1).0.0` | v1.0.0 |
+
+Phase number within the milestone determines the increment:
+- NFR/Feature: 1st phase = .1, 2nd = .2, etc. (v0.5.1, v0.5.2)
+- Major: 1st phase = next minor, 2nd = minor+1, etc. (v0.3.0, v0.4.0)
+
+**Tag validation (before creating ANY tag):**
+1. Tag must be strictly greater than all existing tags on the same major.minor line
+2. Milestone completion tag must be next minor (feature) or next major (major)
+3. NEVER create a milestone tag that is semantically below existing phase tags (e.g., v0.5.0 when v0.5.1 already exists)
+
+## Step 5: Merge Branch
+
+### Branch hierarchy: main > milestone/vX.X-slug > phase/NN-slug
+
+### Merge validation gates
+
+**Phase → Milestone:**
+- VALIDATED — must target milestone branch when one exists
+- REJECTED if milestone branch does not exist for this phase's milestone
+
+**Phase → Main:**
+- VALIDATED — only allowed when NO milestone branch exists for this phase's milestone
+- REJECTED if a milestone branch exists for this milestone
+
+**Milestone → Main:**
+- VALIDATED — only after all phase branches are merged
+- REJECTED if any phase branches for this milestone are unmerged
+
+### Phase ship
+
+**If milestone branch exists:**
+```bash
+git checkout milestone/vX.Y-slug
+git merge --squash phase/NN-slug
+git commit -m "docs(P##): complete [phase-name] phase
+
+---ci---
+phase: [N]
+milestone: [vX.Y]
+status: complete
+requirements:
+  covered: [REQ-01, REQ-02]
+  partial: []
+---/ci---"
+```
+
+**If no milestone branch exists (single-phase milestone):**
 ```bash
 git checkout main
 git merge --squash phase/NN-slug
@@ -88,7 +196,9 @@ requirements:
 ---/ci---"
 ```
 
-### Milestone ship (minor/major release)
+### Milestone ship (after last phase)
+
+**Validate all phase branches are merged into the milestone branch before proceeding.**
 
 ```bash
 git checkout main
@@ -102,24 +212,30 @@ status: complete
 ---/ci---"
 ```
 
-## Step 5: Tag and Push
+## Step 6: Tag and Push
 
 ```bash
 git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m "vX.Y.Z: [phase-name or milestone-name]"
 git push origin main --tags
 ```
 
-## Step 6: Create Release
+**Tag format by milestone type:**
+- NFR/Feature phase: patch format (`v0.5.1`, `v0.5.2`)
+- Major phase: minor format (`v0.3.0`, `v0.4.0`)
+- Feature milestone: next minor (`v0.6.0`, NOT `v0.5.0`)
+- Major milestone: next major (`v1.0.0`)
+
+## Step 7: Create Release and Package
 
 **Every ship creates a Gitea release. No exceptions.**
 
-Generate release notes from git log:
+### Generate release notes
 
 ```bash
 git log v[previous_tag]..vX.Y.Z --oneline
 ```
 
-Create the release via Gitea API:
+### Create the Gitea release
 
 ```bash
 curl -X POST "https://git.cloudinit.dev/api/v1/repos/continuous-intelligence/ci/releases" \
@@ -130,22 +246,45 @@ curl -X POST "https://git.cloudinit.dev/api/v1/repos/continuous-intelligence/ci/
 
 For milestone releases, include a summary of all phases completed and requirements covered.
 
-## Step 7: Update .ci/ Files
+### Create distribution packages
 
-- Update `.ci/REQUIREMENTS.md` — mark shipped requirements as complete
-- Update `.ci/ROADMAP.md` — mark shipped phase as complete
+Use coreci to create the necessary distribution packages:
+
+```bash
+coreci build --tag vX.Y.Z
+coreci package --tag vX.Y.Z
+```
+
+Upload packages to the Gitea release:
+
+```bash
+coreci release upload --tag vX.Y.Z --files [built-artifacts]
+```
+
+### Generate documentation
+
+Include release notes in the Gitea release body with:
+- Summary of changes
+- Requirements covered
+- Known issues (if any)
+- Migration notes (for major milestones)
+
+## Step 8: Update .ci/ Files
+
+- Update `.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md` — mark shipped requirements as complete
+- Update `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` — mark shipped phase as complete
 
 Commit the file updates.
 
-## Step 8: Report
+## Step 9: Report
 
 ```
 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
- CI ► SHIPPED
+ CIAgent ► SHIPPED
 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 
 Phase [N]: [name]
-Milestone: [vX.Y]
+Milestone: [vX.Y] ([nfr|feature|major])
 Version: vX.Y.Z
 Release: https://git.cloudinit.dev/continuous-intelligence/ci/releases/tag/vX.Y.Z
 Status: complete
@@ -153,11 +292,12 @@ Status: complete
 Tests: PASS
 Typecheck: PASS
 Build: PASS
+Pipeline: PASS
 
 Requirements covered: [N]
 Commits: [N]
 
 [If milestone complete:]
-All phases in milestone v0.2 complete. Milestone released.
+All phases in milestone v0.2 complete. Milestone released as vX.Y.Z.
 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 ```

opencode/ci/workflows/status.md

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 ---
-description: Show CI project status — current phase, milestone, pipeline stage, decisions, escalations, and requirements coverage
+description: Show CIAgent project status — current phase, milestone, pipeline stage, decisions, escalations, and requirements coverage
 ---
 
-# CI Status
+# CIAgent Status
 
-Display the current CI project status derived entirely from the git log and .ci/ files.
+Display the current CIAgent project status derived entirely from the git log and .ciagent/ files.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-status`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-status`
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Show project list with active project indicator
 - Confirm `active_project` is the project to show status for
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ Collect from git log:
 ## Step 3: Read .ci/ Files
 
 Read:
-- `.ci/PROJECT.md` — project name and vision
-- `.ci/ROADMAP.md` — phase list with status
-- `.ci/config.json` — autonomy level
+- `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` — project name and vision
+- `.ciagent/ROADMAP.md` — phase list with status
+- `.ciagent/config.json` — autonomy level
 
 ## Step 4: Display Status
 
 ```
 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
- CI ► STATUS
+ CIAgent ► STATUS
 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 
 Project: [name]  [If multi-project: (active)]
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ Recent commits:
 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 ```
 
-If no `.ci/` directory exists: report "Project not initialized. Run ci-init first."
+If no `.ciagent/` directory exists: report "Project not initialized. Run ciagent-init first."

opencode/ci/workflows/verify.md

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ---
-description: Verify CI project deliverables against requirements — structural, behavioral, security, and quality checks
+description: Verify CIAgent project deliverables against requirements — structural, behavioral, security, and quality checks
 ---
 
-# CI Verify
+# CIAgent Verify
 
-Run the CI verification pipeline against the current or specified phase. Four layers: structural, behavioral, security, quality.
+Run the CIAgent verification pipeline against the current or specified phase. Four layers: structural, behavioral, security, quality.
 
-**Usage:** `ci-verify [phase_number]`
+**Usage:** `ciagent-verify [phase_number]`
 
 If no phase specified, verifies the current phase.
 
 ## Step 0: Confirm Active Project
 
-Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ci/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
+Check `ci listProjects()` or read `.ciagent/config.json` to determine if multi-project mode is active.
 
-If `.ci/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
+If `.ciagent/config.json` has `projects[]` with length > 0:
 - Confirm `active_project` is correct for this verification
 - If not, set it with `ci setActiveProject(<slug>)`
 - Scope verification to the active project

opencode/command/ci-audit.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Audit CI project health — reconstruct state from git log, verify .ci/ files match codebase, check for stale references
+description: Audit CIAgent project health — reconstruct state from git log, verify .ciagent/ files match codebase, check for stale references
 tools:
   read: true
   bash: true
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI audit workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent audit workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-clarify.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Clarify CI project ambiguities — generate questions, accept defaults at full autonomy, present at supervised/guided
+description: Clarify CIAgent project ambiguities — generate questions, accept defaults at full autonomy, present at supervised/guided
 argument-hint: "[phase_number]"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI clarify workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent clarify workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-debug.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Systematic CI debugging with git context — triage, diagnose root cause, auto-fix or escalate
+description: Systematic CIAgent debugging with git context — triage, diagnose root cause, auto-fix or escalate
 argument-hint: "[description]"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI debug workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent debug workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-init.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Initialize a new CI project — specification → clarify → create .ci/ reference files → initial commit
+description: Initialize a new CIAgent project — specification → clarify → create .ciagent/ reference files → initial commit
 argument-hint: "[description]"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI init workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent init workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-quick.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Execute an ad-hoc CI task with full agentic guarantees — git context, ---ci--- commits, optional research and verification
+description: Execute an ad-hoc CIAgent task with full agentic guarantees — git context, ---ci--- commits, optional research and verification
 argument-hint: "[description] [--research] [--verify] [--full]"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI quick workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent quick workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-review.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Review CI code changes with multi-persona analysis — auto-apply P0 fixes, flag P1+ for post-hoc review
+description: Review CIAgent code changes with multi-persona analysis — auto-apply P0 fixes, flag P1+ for post-hoc review
 argument-hint: "[phase_number]"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI review workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent review workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-rollback.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Rollback CI phase — revert the last phase or specified phase by resetting to its pre-phase state
+description: Rollback CIAgent phase — revert the last phase or specified phase by resetting to its pre-phase state
 argument-hint: "[phase_number]"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI rollback workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent rollback workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-run.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Execute the full CI pipeline — research → plan → execute → verify → complete
+description: Execute the full CIAgent pipeline — research → plan → execute → verify → complete
 argument-hint: "[phase_number]"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI run workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent run workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-ship.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Ship CI phase or milestone — test, commit, tag, push, release. Full autopilot: zero HITL after milestone setup
+description: Ship CIAgent phase or milestone — Full autopilot release: validate, test, merge, tag, push, release. Zero HITL
 argument-hint: "[phase_number|milestone]"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tools:
 ---
 
 <execution_context>
-@__OPENCODE_DIR__/ci/workflows/ship.md
+@/root/.config/opencode/ci/workflows/ship.md
 </execution_context>
 
 <context>
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI ship workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent ship workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-status.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Show CI project status — current phase, milestone, pipeline stage, decisions, escalations, and requirements coverage
+description: Show CIAgent project status — current phase, milestone, pipeline stage, decisions, escalations, and requirements coverage
 tools:
   read: true
   bash: true
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI status workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent status workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

opencode/command/ci-verify.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-description: Verify CI project deliverables against requirements — structural, behavioral, security, and quality checks
+description: Verify CIAgent project deliverables against requirements — structural, behavioral, security, and quality checks
 argument-hint: "[phase_number]"
 tools:
   read: true
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
 </context>
 
 <process>
-Execute the CI verify workflow end-to-end.
+Execute the CIAgent verify workflow end-to-end.
 Preserve all workflow gates, validations, checkpoints, and routing.
 </process>

package-lock.json

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 {
-  "name": "@continuous-intelligence/ci",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "name": "@continuous-intelligence/ciagent",
+  "version": "0.10.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "name": "@continuous-intelligence/ci",
-      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "name": "@continuous-intelligence/ciagent",
+      "version": "0.10.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "commander": "^12.1.0",
         "zod": "^3.23.0"
       },
       "bin": {
-        "ci": "dist/cli/index.js"
+        "ciagent": "dist/cli/index.js"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.0",

package.json

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "name": "@continuous-intelligence/ci",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "name": "@continuous-intelligence/ciagent",
+  "version": "0.10.0",
   "description": "Fully autonomous AI-driven software engineering harness - Continuous Intelligence",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "bin": {
-    "ci": "./dist/cli/index.js"
+    "ciagent": "./dist/cli/index.js"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist/",
@@ -19,14 +19,29 @@
     "dev": "ts-node src/cli.ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "test": "jest",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
+    "check-version": "node scripts/check-version.js",
+    "postbuild": "node scripts/ensure-shebang.js",
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build && node scripts/ensure-shebang.js && node scripts/check-version.js && npm test",
+    "validate-pack": "node scripts/validate-pack.js",
     "install-opencode": "node scripts/postinstall.js"
   },
-  "keywords": ["ci", "autonomous", "ai", "software-engineering", "agent", "multi-project"],
+  "keywords": ["ciagent", "autonomous", "ai", "software-engineering", "agent", "multi-project"],
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.0.0"
   },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/",
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://git.cloudinit.dev/continuous-intelligence/ciagent.git"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://git.cloudinit.dev/continuous-intelligence/ciagent",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://git.cloudinit.dev/continuous-intelligence/ciagent/issues"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "^12.1.0",
     "zod": "^3.23.0"

scripts/check-version.js

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+const projectRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
+
+const pkgPath = path.join(projectRoot, "package.json");
+const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf-8"));
+const pkgVersion = pkg.version;
+
+const versionPath = path.join(projectRoot, "src", "version.ts");
+const versionContent = fs.readFileSync(versionPath, "utf-8");
+const match = versionContent.match(/VERSION\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"/);
+
+if (!match) {
+  console.error(`Error: Could not extract VERSION from src/version.ts`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const srcVersion = match[1];
+
+if (pkgVersion !== srcVersion) {
+  console.error(`Error: Version mismatch — package.json=${pkgVersion}, src/version.ts=${srcVersion}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+console.log(`Version consistency check passed: ${pkgVersion}`);
+process.exit(0);

scripts/ensure-shebang.js

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+const projectRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
+const cliEntry = path.join(projectRoot, "dist", "cli", "index.js");
+const shebang = "#!/usr/bin/env node\n";
+
+if (!fs.existsSync(cliEntry)) {
+  console.log(`dist/cli/index.js not found — skipping shebang check (build may not have run yet)`);
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+const content = fs.readFileSync(cliEntry, "utf-8");
+
+if (content.startsWith(shebang.trim())) {
+  console.log("Shebang already present in dist/cli/index.js");
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+const updated = shebang + content;
+fs.writeFileSync(cliEntry, updated, "utf-8");
+console.log("Prepended shebang to dist/cli/index.js");
+process.exit(0);

scripts/install.sh

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
     --help|-h)
       echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") [--uninstall] [--force]"
       echo ""
-      echo "Install CI opencode integration files to ~/.config/opencode/"
+      echo "Install CIAgent opencode integration files to ~/.config/opencode/"
       echo ""
-      echo "  --uninstall  Remove CI integration files"
+      echo "  --uninstall  Remove CIAgent integration files"
       echo "  --force      Overwrite existing files without prompting"
       echo "  --help       Show this help"
       exit 0
@@ -25,24 +25,24 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
 done
 
 if [ "$UNINSTALL" = true ]; then
-  echo "Uninstalling CI opencode integration..."
-  
-  rm -f "${OPENCODE_DIR}/agents/ci-"*.md 2>/dev/null || true
-  rm -f "${OPENCODE_DIR}/command/ci-"*.md 2>/dev/null || true
-  rm -rf "${OPENCODE_DIR}/ci/" 2>/dev/null || true
-  
-  echo "CI integration files removed."
+  echo "Uninstalling CIAgent opencode integration..."
+   
+   rm -f "${OPENCODE_DIR}/agents/ci-"*.md 2>/dev/null || true
+   rm -f "${OPENCODE_DIR}/command/ci-"*.md 2>/dev/null || true
+   rm -rf "${OPENCODE_DIR}/ci/" 2>/dev/null || true
+   
+   echo "CIAgent integration files removed."
   echo "Note: opencode.json permissions entry preserved (edit manually if needed)."
   exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "$CI_DIR" ]; then
   echo "Error: opencode/ directory not found at ${CI_DIR}"
-  echo "Ensure you're running from the CI repository root."
+  echo "Ensure you're running from the CIAgent repository root."
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "Installing CI opencode integration..."
+echo "Installing CIAgent opencode integration..."
 echo "  Source: ${CI_DIR}"
 echo "  Target: ${OPENCODE_DIR}"
 echo ""
@@ -143,15 +143,15 @@ fi
 
 echo ""
 echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
-echo " CI ► INSTALL COMPLETE"
+echo " CIAgent ► INSTALL COMPLETE"
 echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
 echo ""
 echo " Copied: ${COPIED} files"
 echo " Skipped: ${SKIPPED} files"
 echo ""
-echo " Commands available: ci-init, ci-run, ci-quick, ci-status,"
-echo "   ci-audit, ci-verify, ci-debug, ci-review, ci-ship,"
-echo "   ci-rollback, ci-clarify"
+echo " Commands available: ciagent-init, ciagent-run, ciagent-quick, ciagent-status,"
+echo "   ciagent-audit, ciagent-verify, ciagent-debug, ciagent-review, ciagent-ship,"
+echo "   ciagent-rollback, ciagent-clarify"
 echo ""
 echo " Run --uninstall to remove."
 echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"

scripts/postinstall.js

@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@ function applyTemplate(content, vars) {
 function install() {
   const pkgDir = getPackageDir();
   if (!pkgDir) {
-    console.log("CI postinstall: Could not determine package directory. Skipping.");
+    console.log("CIAgent postinstall: Could not determine package directory. Skipping.");
     return;
   }
 
   const opencodeDir = path.join(pkgDir, "opencode");
   if (!fs.existsSync(opencodeDir)) {
-    console.log("CI postinstall: opencode/ directory not found. Skipping.");
+    console.log("CIAgent postinstall: opencode/ directory not found. Skipping.");
     return;
   }
 
   if (!isGlobalInstall()) {
-    console.log("CI postinstall: Not a global install. Skipping opencode integration.");
-    console.log("  Run `npx ci-install` or `./scripts/install.sh` to install manually.");
+    console.log("CIAgent postinstall: Not a global install. Skipping opencode integration.");
+    console.log("  Run `npx ciagent-install` or `./scripts/install.sh` to install manually.");
     return;
   }
 
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ function install() {
     }
   }
 
-  console.log(`CI postinstall: ${copied} files installed, ${skipped} skipped.`);
+  console.log(`CIAgent postinstall: ${copied} files installed, ${skipped} skipped.`);
 }
 
 try {
   install();
 } catch (err) {
-  console.log("CI postinstall: Non-fatal error:", err.message);
+  console.log("CIAgent postinstall: Non-fatal error:", err.message);
 }

scripts/validate-pack.js

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+const { execSync } = require("child_process");
+
+const ALLOWED_ENTRIES = ["dist/", "opencode/", "templates/", "LICENSE", "README.md", "package.json"];
+
+function validatePack() {
+  let output;
+  try {
+    output = execSync("npm pack --dry-run --json", { encoding: "utf-8" });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("Failed to run npm pack --dry-run:", err.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  let packFiles;
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(output);
+    packFiles = Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed[0].files : parsed.files;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("Failed to parse npm pack output:", err.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  if (!packFiles || !Array.isArray(packFiles)) {
+    console.error("No files array found in npm pack output");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const paths = packFiles.map((f) => f.path || f);
+
+  const unexpected = [];
+  for (const p of paths) {
+    const top = p.split("/")[0] || p;
+    const allowed = ALLOWED_ENTRIES.some((entry) => {
+      const e = entry.replace(/\/$/, "");
+      return top === e || top === entry || p === entry;
+    });
+    if (!allowed) {
+      unexpected.push(p);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (unexpected.length > 0) {
+    console.error("Unexpected files in npm pack output:");
+    for (const f of unexpected) {
+      console.error(`  - ${f}`);
+    }
+    console.error("");
+    console.error("Allowed top-level entries:", ALLOWED_ENTRIES.join(", "));
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.log("npm pack validation passed — all entries are allowed.");
+}
+
+validatePack();

src/agents/all-agents-mechanical.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
+import { PlannerAgent } from "./planner.js";
+import { ExecutorAgent } from "./executor.js";
+import { VerifierAgent } from "./verifier.js";
+import { ResearcherAgent } from "./researcher.js";
+import { ChallengerAgent } from "./challenger.js";
+import { SecurityAuditorAgent } from "./security-auditor.js";
+import { DebuggerAgent } from "./debugger.js";
+import { DocWriterAgent } from "./doc-writer.js";
+import { DocVerifierAgent } from "./doc-verifier.js";
+import { CodeReviewerAgent } from "./code-reviewer.js";
+import { IdeationAgent } from "./ideation-agent.js";
+import { RoadmapperAgent } from "./roadmapper.js";
+import { PlanCheckerAgent } from "./plan-checker.js";
+import { ProjectResearcherAgent } from "./project-researcher.js";
+import { ResearchSynthesizerAgent } from "./research-synthesizer.js";
+import { SolutionWriterAgent } from "./solution-writer.js";
+import { PhaseResearcherAgent } from "./phase-researcher.js";
+import { TesterAgent } from "./tester.js";
+
+const NON_ORCHESTRATOR_AGENTS: Array<{ name: string; factory: () => { execute(ctx: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult>; name: string } }> = [
+  { name: "planner", factory: () => new PlannerAgent() },
+  { name: "executor", factory: () => new ExecutorAgent() },
+  { name: "verifier", factory: () => new VerifierAgent() },
+  { name: "researcher", factory: () => new ResearcherAgent() },
+  { name: "challenger", factory: () => new ChallengerAgent() },
+  { name: "security-auditor", factory: () => new SecurityAuditorAgent() },
+  { name: "debugger", factory: () => new DebuggerAgent() },
+  { name: "doc-writer", factory: () => new DocWriterAgent() },
+  { name: "doc-verifier", factory: () => new DocVerifierAgent() },
+  { name: "code-reviewer", factory: () => new CodeReviewerAgent() },
+  { name: "ideation-agent", factory: () => new IdeationAgent() },
+  { name: "roadmapper", factory: () => new RoadmapperAgent() },
+  { name: "plan-checker", factory: () => new PlanCheckerAgent() },
+  { name: "project-researcher", factory: () => new ProjectResearcherAgent() },
+  { name: "research-synthesizer", factory: () => new ResearchSynthesizerAgent() },
+  { name: "solution-writer", factory: () => new SolutionWriterAgent() },
+  { name: "phase-researcher", factory: () => new PhaseResearcherAgent() },
+  { name: "tester", factory: () => new TesterAgent() },
+];
+
+describe("All agents have intrinsic mechanical logic", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-mechanical-test-"));
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent"), { recursive: true });
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(tempDir, "src"), { recursive: true });
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "config.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({
+        autonomy: { level: "full", escalation_hooks: [], clarify_budget: 10, decision_confidence_threshold: 0.6, max_revision_iterations: 3, max_verification_retries: 2, escalation_timeout_ms: 300000 },
+        model_profile: "quality",
+        parallelization: { enabled: false, max_concurrent_agents: 5, min_plans_for_parallel: 2 },
+        verification: { automated_only: true, escalate_visual: true, escalate_external_integration: true, test_first: false },
+        security: { auto_accept_low_severity: true, auto_mitigate_medium_severity: true, escalate_high_severity: true },
+        git: { branching_strategy: "phase", auto_commit: false, auto_push: false },
+        backend: { provider: "auto", agent_backends: { opencode: { enabled: false } }, llm_backends: {} },
+      }, null, 2)
+    );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "PROJECT.md"),
+      "# Project: Mechanical Test\n\n## Core Value\nValidate mechanical agent logic\n\n## Requirements\n### Active\n- REQ-01: Agent runs mechanically\n\n## Key Decisions\n\n## Constraints\n- Test only"
+    );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "REQUIREMENTS.md"),
+      "# Requirements\n\n## V1\n### Functional\n| ID | Description | Priority |\n|------|------|------|\n| REQ-01 | Agent test | high |\n\n## Traceability\n| Requirement | Phase | Status |\n|------|------|------|\n| REQ-01 | 1 | in_progress |"
+    );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "ROADMAP.md"),
+      "# Roadmap\n\n## Phases\n\n| # | Name | Description | Requirements | Depends On | Status |\n|------|------|------|------|------|------|\n| 1 | Test | Agent test phase | REQ-01 | | in_progress |"
+    );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "ARCHITECTURE.md"),
+      "# Architecture\n\n## Overview\nTest architecture\n\n## Components\n| Name | Description | Boundaries | Depends On |\n|------|------|------|------|\n| core | Core | src/core/ | | \n\n## Build Order\n1. Build core\n\n## Data Flow\nTest flow"
+    );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, "package.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({ name: "mech-test", version: "0.1.0", scripts: { test: "echo ok" } })
+    );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, "tsconfig.json"), "{}");
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, "src", "app.ts"), "export function main() { return 1; }");
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    try {
+      fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    } catch {}
+  });
+
+  it("every non-orchestrator agent produces meaningful output without backend", async () => {
+    const context: AgentContext = {
+      project_path: tempDir,
+      phase: 1,
+      stage: "plan",
+      specification: "Test mechanical agent logic execution",
+      config_path: path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "config.json"),
+    };
+
+    expect(NON_ORCHESTRATOR_AGENTS.length).toBe(18);
+
+    const results: Record<string, { success: boolean; error?: string; hasStubError: boolean }> = {};
+
+    for (const { name, factory } of NON_ORCHESTRATOR_AGENTS) {
+      const agent = factory();
+      expect(agent.name).toBe(name);
+
+      let result: AgentResult;
+
+      try {
+        result = await agent.execute(context);
+      } catch (err) {
+        result = {
+          success: false,
+          output: "",
+          artifacts_created: [],
+          decisions: 0,
+          escalations: 0,
+          duration_ms: 0,
+          error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+        };
+      }
+
+      const errorText = (result.error || "").toLowerCase();
+      const hasStubError =
+        errorText.includes("requires an intelligence backend") ||
+        errorText.includes("no intelligence backend available");
+
+      results[name] = {
+        success: result.success,
+        error: result.error,
+        hasStubError,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const agentsWithStubErrors = Object.entries(results)
+      .filter(([, r]) => r.hasStubError)
+      .map(([name]) => name);
+
+    expect(agentsWithStubErrors).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});

src/agents/base.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IntelligenceBackend, BackendRequest, BackendResult, BackendUnavailableError, emptyBackendResult } from "../backends/types.js";
+import { IntelligenceBackend, BackendRequest, BackendResult, BackendUnavailableError, emptyBackendResult, validateBackendResult } from "../backends/types.js";
 import { AgentName, AutonomyLevel } from "../types/config.js";
 
 export interface AgentResult {
@@ -18,9 +18,22 @@ export interface AgentContext {
   specification: string;
   config_path: string;
   backend?: IntelligenceBackend;
+  project_slug?: string;
 }
 
 export function backendResultToAgentResult(result: BackendResult): AgentResult {
+  const validation = validateBackendResult(result);
+  if (!validation.result) {
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      output: "",
+      artifacts_created: [],
+      decisions: 0,
+      escalations: 0,
+      duration_ms: 0,
+      error: `BackendResult validation failed: ${validation.errors.join("; ")}`,
+    };
+  }
   return {
     success: result.success,
     output: result.output,

src/agents/challenger.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { ChallengerAgent } from "../agents/challenger.js";
+
+describe("ChallengerAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-challenger-test-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty for no plan", () => {
+    const agent = new ChallengerAgent();
+    const issues = agent.mechanicalChallenge(tempDir, "/nonexistent/plan.md");
+
+    expect(issues).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is challenger", () => {
+    const agent = new ChallengerAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("challenger");
+  });
+
+  it("detects missing must-haves in plan tasks", () => {
+    const planDir = path.join(tempDir, ".opencode", "plans");
+    fs.mkdirSync(planDir, { recursive: true });
+    const planPath = path.join(planDir, "v0.1-plan.md");
+    fs.writeFileSync(planPath, `# Plan\n\n| T-01 | 1 | |\n`);
+
+    const agent = new ChallengerAgent();
+    const issues = agent.mechanicalChallenge(tempDir, planPath);
+
+    expect(issues.some((i) => i.type === "missing_must_haves")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("validates clean plan with no issues", () => {
+    const planDir = path.join(tempDir, ".opencode", "plans");
+    fs.mkdirSync(planDir, { recursive: true });
+    const planPath = path.join(planDir, "v0.1-plan.md");
+    fs.writeFileSync(planPath, `# Plan\n\n| Task | Desc | Wave | Deps | Must-Haves | REQ-ID |\n|------|------|------|------|------------|--------|\n| T-01 | Do X | 1 | none | X works | REQ-01 |\n`);
+
+    const agent = new ChallengerAgent();
+    const issues = agent.mechanicalChallenge(tempDir, planPath);
+
+    expect(issues).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("detects issue descriptions contain type", () => {
+    const agent = new ChallengerAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("challenger");
+  });
+});

src/agents/challenger.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface PlanIssue {
+  type: "circular_dep" | "invalid_wave" | "missing_must_haves" | "uncovered_requirement";
+  description: string;
+  taskId?: string;
+}
+
 export class ChallengerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "challenger";
   readonly description = "Stress-tests plans with binding verdicts. Only escalates when confidence < 0.60.";
@@ -8,6 +16,7 @@ export class ChallengerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Challenging plan...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +24,91 @@ export class ChallengerAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const planPath = path.join(context.project_path, ".opencode", "plans", `v0.${context.phase}-plan.md`);
+    const issues = this.mechanicalChallenge(context.project_path, planPath);
+    const output = this.formatIssues(issues);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Plan challenge requires an intelligence backend. Configure one with: ci init --backend",
+      success: issues.length === 0,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
-      escalations: 0,
+      escalations: issues.filter((i) => i.type === "circular_dep" || i.type === "uncovered_requirement").length,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
+      error: issues.length > 0 ? `${issues.length} plan issue(s) found` : undefined,
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalChallenge(projectPath: string, planPath: string): PlanIssue[] {
+    const issues: PlanIssue[] = [];
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(planPath)) {
+      const altPaths = [
+        path.join(projectPath, "PLAN.md"),
+        path.join(projectPath, ".opencode", "plans", "plan.md"),
+      ];
+      const found = altPaths.find((p) => fs.existsSync(p));
+      if (!found) return issues;
+      return this.validatePlan(found);
+    }
+
+    return this.validatePlan(planPath);
+  }
+
+  private validatePlan(planPath: string): PlanIssue[] {
+    const issues: PlanIssue[] = [];
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(planPath, "utf-8");
+
+    const taskLines = content.split("\n").filter((l) => /^\|\s*\w/.test(l) && !l.includes("---") && !/^\|\s*Task/i.test(l));
+    for (const line of taskLines) {
+      const cols = line.split("|").map((c) => c.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+      if (cols.length < 1) continue;
+
+      const id = cols[0];
+
+      const meaningfulContent = cols.filter((c) => c.length > 5 && c !== id);
+      if (meaningfulContent.length === 0) {
+        issues.push({
+          type: "missing_must_haves",
+          description: `Task ${id} has no must-haves defined`,
+          taskId: id,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    const phaseSection = content.match(/##\s+Phase[\s\S]*?(?=##\s+|$)/i);
+    if (phaseSection) {
+      const reqIds = [...phaseSection[0].matchAll(/([A-Z]+-[A-Z]*\d+)/g)].map((m) => m[1]);
+      if (reqIds.length > 0) {
+        const taskHasReq = new Set<string>();
+        for (const line of taskLines) {
+          for (const req of reqIds) {
+            if (line.includes(req)) {
+              taskHasReq.add(req);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        for (const req of reqIds) {
+          if (!taskHasReq.has(req)) {
+            issues.push({
+              type: "uncovered_requirement",
+              description: `Requirement ${req} is not covered by any task`,
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return issues;
+  }
+
+  private formatIssues(issues: PlanIssue[]): string {
+    if (issues.length === 0) return "Plan validation passed — no issues found.";
+    const lines: string[] = ["Plan Issues Found:", ""];
+    for (const issue of issues) {
+      lines.push(`[${issue.type}]${issue.taskId ? ` Task ${issue.taskId}:` : ""} ${issue.description}`);
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/code-reviewer.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,52 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface ReviewFinding {
+  persona: "security" | "performance" | "maintainability";
+  severity: "P0" | "P1" | "P2" | "P3";
+  category: string;
+  file: string;
+  message: string;
+}
+
+const SECURITY_PATTERNS: Array<{
+  pattern: RegExp;
+  severity: "P0" | "P1";
+  category: string;
+  message: string;
+}> = [
+  { pattern: /(?:exec|execSync|spawn|spawnSync)\s*\(\s*[^'"]*[\$`]/g, severity: "P0", category: "command_injection", message: "Command execution with dynamic input" },
+  { pattern: /eval\s*\(\s*[^'"]*\$\{/g, severity: "P0", category: "code_injection", message: "eval() with dynamic content" },
+  { pattern: /(?:password|secret|api[_-]?key|token)\s*[:=]\s*['"][^'"]{3,}['"]/gi, severity: "P0", category: "credential_exposure", message: "Hardcoded credential in source" },
+  { pattern: /catch\s*\(\w*\)\s*\{\s*\}/g, severity: "P0", category: "swallowed_errors", message: "Empty catch block" },
+  { pattern: /(?:__proto__|constructor\s*\[|prototype\s*\[)/g, severity: "P0", category: "prototype_pollution", message: "Prototype chain manipulation" },
+  { pattern: /(?:md5|sha1|des|rc4)\s*\(/gi, severity: "P1", category: "weak_crypto", message: "Weak cryptographic algorithm" },
+];
+
+const PERFORMANCE_PATTERNS: Array<{
+  pattern: RegExp;
+  severity: "P1" | "P2";
+  category: string;
+  message: string;
+}> = [
+  { pattern: /(?:execSync|spawnSync)\s*\(\s*['"]/g, severity: "P1", category: "sync_exec", message: "Synchronous process spawn" },
+  { pattern: /setTimeout\s*\((?![^)]*clearTimeout)/g, severity: "P2", category: "timer_leak", message: "setTimeout without clearTimeout" },
+  { pattern: /express\.json\s*\(\s*\)/g, severity: "P1", category: "no_body_limit", message: "JSON body parser without size limit" },
+];
+
+const MAINTAINABILITY_PATTERNS: Array<{
+  pattern: RegExp;
+  severity: "P1" | "P2" | "P3";
+  category: string;
+  message: string;
+}> = [
+  { pattern: /(?:as\s+any\b|:\s*any\b|<any>|any\[\s*\])/g, severity: "P1", category: "type_safety", message: "Use of 'any' type" },
+  { pattern: /\bvar\s+/g, severity: "P1", category: "modern_js", message: "Use of 'var'" },
+  { pattern: /\b(?:TODO|FIXME|HACK|XXX)\b/g, severity: "P2", category: "tech_debt", message: "Technical debt marker" },
+  { pattern: /console\.(log|warn|error)\s*\(/g, severity: "P2", category: "logging", message: "Direct console.log usage" },
+];
+
 export class CodeReviewerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "code-reviewer";
   readonly description = "Multi-persona code review. Auto-applies P0 fixes. Flags P1+ for post-hoc review.";
@@ -8,6 +55,7 @@ export class CodeReviewerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Running code review...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +63,83 @@ export class CodeReviewerAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const findings = this.mechanicalReview(context.project_path);
+    const p0Count = findings.filter((f) => f.severity === "P0").length;
+    const output = this.formatFindings(findings);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Code review requires an intelligence backend. Configure one with: ci init --backend",
+      success: p0Count === 0,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
-      escalations: 0,
+      escalations: p0Count,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
+      error: p0Count > 0 ? `${p0Count} P0 finding(s) require immediate attention` : undefined,
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalReview(projectPath: string): ReviewFinding[] {
+    const findings: ReviewFinding[] = [];
+    const srcDir = path.join(projectPath, "src");
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(srcDir)) return findings;
+
+    const allPatterns: Array<{
+      patterns: typeof SECURITY_PATTERNS;
+      persona: ReviewFinding["persona"];
+    }> = [
+      { patterns: SECURITY_PATTERNS as unknown as typeof SECURITY_PATTERNS, persona: "security" },
+      { patterns: PERFORMANCE_PATTERNS as unknown as typeof SECURITY_PATTERNS, persona: "performance" },
+      { patterns: MAINTAINABILITY_PATTERNS as unknown as typeof SECURITY_PATTERNS, persona: "maintainability" },
+    ];
+
+    this.scanDirectory(srcDir, projectPath, allPatterns, findings);
+    return findings;
+  }
+
+  private scanDirectory(
+    dir: string,
+    projectPath: string,
+    personaPatterns: Array<{ patterns: Array<{ pattern: RegExp; severity: "P0" | "P1" | "P2" | "P3"; category: string; message: string }>; persona: ReviewFinding["persona"] }>,
+    findings: ReviewFinding[]
+  ): void {
+    const entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+      if (entry.isDirectory() && entry.name !== "node_modules" && entry.name !== ".git") {
+        this.scanDirectory(fullPath, projectPath, personaPatterns, findings);
+      } else if (
+        entry.isFile() &&
+        entry.name.endsWith(".ts") &&
+        !entry.name.endsWith(".test.ts") &&
+        !entry.name.endsWith(".d.ts")
+      ) {
+        const content = fs.readFileSync(fullPath, "utf-8");
+        for (const { patterns, persona } of personaPatterns) {
+          for (const { pattern, severity, category, message } of patterns) {
+            pattern.lastIndex = 0;
+            if (pattern.test(content)) {
+              findings.push({
+                persona,
+                severity: severity as ReviewFinding["severity"],
+                category,
+                file: path.relative(projectPath, fullPath),
+                message,
+              });
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private formatFindings(findings: ReviewFinding[]): string {
+    if (findings.length === 0) return "No findings — code review passed.";
+    const lines: string[] = ["Code Review Findings:", ""];
+    for (const f of findings) {
+      lines.push(`[${f.persona}|${f.severity}] ${f.category}: ${f.message} (${f.file})`);
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/debugger.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { DebuggerAgent } from "../agents/debugger.js";
+
+describe("DebuggerAgent", () => {
+  it("parses standard V8 stack traces", () => {
+    const agent = new DebuggerAgent();
+    const trace = `Error: something broke
+    at Object.doWork (src/app.ts:42:15)
+    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)`;
+
+    const frames = (agent as unknown as { parseStackTrace: (t: string) => Array<{ file: string; line: number; function?: string }> }).parseStackTrace(trace);
+
+    expect(frames.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(frames[0].file).toContain("src/app.ts");
+    expect(frames[0].line).toBe(42);
+    expect(frames[0].function).toContain("doWork");
+  });
+
+  it("parses simple file:line:column traces", () => {
+    const agent = new DebuggerAgent();
+    const trace = "src/utils.ts:10:5";
+
+    const frames = (agent as unknown as { parseStackTrace: (t: string) => Array<{ file: string; line: number }> }).parseStackTrace(trace);
+
+    expect(frames.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(frames[0].file).toBe("src/utils.ts");
+    expect(frames[0].line).toBe(10);
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty for non-stack-trace input", () => {
+    const agent = new DebuggerAgent();
+    const frames = (agent as unknown as { parseStackTrace: (t: string) => Array<unknown> }).parseStackTrace("this is just text with no frames");
+
+    expect(frames).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is debugger", () => {
+    const agent = new DebuggerAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("debugger");
+  });
+
+  it("parses multiple stack frames", () => {
+    const agent = new DebuggerAgent();
+    const trace = `Error: fail
+    at foo (src/a.ts:1:1)
+    at bar (src/b.ts:2:2)
+    at baz (src/c.ts:3:3)`;
+
+    const frames = (agent as unknown as { parseStackTrace: (t: string) => Array<unknown> }).parseStackTrace(trace);
+    expect(frames.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+  });
+});

src/agents/debugger.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface StackFrame {
+  file: string;
+  line: number;
+  column?: number;
+  function?: string;
+}
+
+interface DebugResult {
+  rootFile: string;
+  rootLine: number;
+  rootFunction?: string;
+  introducingCommit?: string;
+  suggestion?: string;
+}
+
 export class DebuggerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "debugger";
   readonly description = "Autonomous debugging. Auto-fixes when root cause confidence > 0.60, escalates otherwise.";
@@ -8,6 +24,7 @@ export class DebuggerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Running autonomous debug...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +32,130 @@ export class DebuggerAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const debugResult = this.mechanicalDebug(context.project_path, context.specification);
+    const output = this.formatDebugResult(debugResult);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Debugging requires an intelligence backend. Configure one with: ci init --backend",
+      success: !!debugResult.introducingCommit,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
-      escalations: 0,
+      escalations: debugResult.introducingCommit ? 0 : 1,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
+      error: debugResult.introducingCommit ? undefined : "Could not identify introducing commit via git bisect",
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalDebug(projectPath: string, stackTrace: string): DebugResult {
+    const frames = this.parseStackTrace(stackTrace);
+
+    if (frames.length === 0) {
+      return { rootFile: "", rootLine: 0, suggestion: "No parseable stack frames found in input" };
+    }
+
+    const topFrame = frames[0];
+    const result: DebugResult = {
+      rootFile: topFrame.file,
+      rootLine: topFrame.line,
+      rootFunction: topFrame.function,
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const bisectResult = this.gitBisect(projectPath, topFrame.file, topFrame.line);
+      if (bisectResult) {
+        result.introducingCommit = bisectResult;
+        result.suggestion = `git revert ${bisectResult}`;
+      }
+    } catch {}
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  parseStackTrace(trace: string): StackFrame[] {
+    const frames: StackFrame[] = [];
+    const patterns = [
+      /at\s+(.+?)\s+\((.+?):(\d+):(\d+)\)/g,
+      /at\s+(.+?)\s+\((.+?):(\d+)\)/g,
+      /at\s+(.+?):(\d+):(\d+)/g,
+      /(.+?):(\d+):(\d+)/g,
+    ];
+
+    for (const pattern of patterns) {
+      let match;
+      while ((match = pattern.exec(trace)) !== null) {
+        if (pattern === patterns[0] || pattern === patterns[1]) {
+          frames.push({
+            function: match[1],
+            file: match[2],
+            line: parseInt(match[3]),
+            column: match[4] ? parseInt(match[4]) : undefined,
+          });
+        } else {
+          frames.push({
+            file: match[1],
+            line: parseInt(match[2]),
+            column: match[3] ? parseInt(match[3]) : undefined,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+      if (frames.length > 0) break;
+    }
+
+    return frames;
+  }
+
+  private gitBisect(projectPath: string, file: string, line: number): string | null {
+    try {
+      execSync("git bisect start", { cwd: projectPath, stdio: "pipe", timeout: 5000 });
+      execSync("git bisect bad HEAD", { cwd: projectPath, stdio: "pipe", timeout: 5000 });
+
+      try {
+        const firstCommit = execSync("git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD", {
+          cwd: projectPath, encoding: "utf-8", stdio: "pipe", timeout: 5000,
+        }).trim();
+        execSync(`git bisect good ${firstCommit}`, { cwd: projectPath, stdio: "pipe", timeout: 5000 });
+      } catch {
+        execSync("git bisect good HEAD~20", { cwd: projectPath, stdio: "pipe", timeout: 5000 });
+      }
+
+      let result: string | null = null;
+      for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+        const output = execSync("git bisect run true", {
+          cwd: projectPath, encoding: "utf-8", stdio: "pipe", timeout: 30000,
+        });
+        if (output.includes("is the first bad commit")) {
+          const hashMatch = output.match(/^([a-f0-9]+)/m);
+          result = hashMatch ? hashMatch[1] : null;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      try {
+        execSync("git bisect reset", { cwd: projectPath, stdio: "pipe", timeout: 5000 });
+      } catch {}
+
+      return result;
+    } catch {
+      try {
+        execSync("git bisect reset", { cwd: projectPath, stdio: "pipe", timeout: 5000 });
+      } catch {}
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private formatDebugResult(result: DebugResult): string {
+    const lines: string[] = ["Debug Analysis:", ""];
+    if (result.rootFile) {
+      lines.push(`Root location: ${result.rootFile}:${result.rootLine}`);
+      if (result.rootFunction) lines.push(`Function: ${result.rootFunction}`);
+    }
+    if (result.introducingCommit) {
+      lines.push(`Introduced by: ${result.introducingCommit}`);
+    }
+    if (result.suggestion) {
+      lines.push(`Suggestion: ${result.suggestion}`);
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/doc-verifier.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { DocVerifierAgent } from "../agents/doc-verifier.js";
+
+function setupValidProject(tempDir: string): void {
+  const srcDir = path.join(tempDir, "src");
+  const agentsDir = path.join(srcDir, "agents");
+
+  const agentFiles = [
+    "orchestrator.ts", "planner.ts", "executor.ts", "verifier.ts",
+    "researcher.ts", "challenger.ts", "security-auditor.ts", "debugger.ts",
+    "doc-writer.ts", "doc-verifier.ts", "code-reviewer.ts", "ideation-agent.ts",
+    "roadmapper.ts", "plan-checker.ts", "project-researcher.ts",
+    "research-synthesizer.ts", "solution-writer.ts", "phase-researcher.ts", "tester.ts",
+  ];
+
+  for (const dir of ["agents", "backends", "cli", "core", "types", "utils", "verification"]) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(srcDir, dir), { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(agentsDir, "base.ts"), "");
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(agentsDir, "index.ts"), "");
+  for (const f of agentFiles) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(agentsDir, f), "export class X {}");
+  }
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "version.ts"), 'export const VERSION = "0.8.0";');
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, "package.json"), JSON.stringify({ version: "0.8.0" }));
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(tempDir, "AGENTS.md"),
+    "19 agent implementations\n44 test suites\n"
+  );
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 44; i++) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, `test-${i}.test.ts`), "test('x', () => {});");
+  }
+}
+
+describe("DocVerifierAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-doc-verifier-test-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("valid project passes with no findings", () => {
+    setupValidProject(tempDir);
+
+    const agent = new DocVerifierAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalDocVerify(tempDir);
+
+    expect(findings).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("detects missing agent via agent_mismatch", () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(tempDir, "src");
+    const agentsDir = path.join(srcDir, "agents");
+    fs.mkdirSync(agentsDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    const agentFiles = [
+      "orchestrator.ts", "planner.ts", "executor.ts", "verifier.ts",
+      "researcher.ts", "challenger.ts", "security-auditor.ts",
+    ];
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(agentsDir, "base.ts"), "");
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(agentsDir, "index.ts"), "");
+    for (const f of agentFiles) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(agentsDir, f), "export class X {}");
+    }
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "version.ts"), 'export const VERSION = "0.8.0";');
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, "package.json"), JSON.stringify({ version: "0.8.0" }));
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, "AGENTS.md"),
+      "19 agent implementations\n44 test suites\n"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new DocVerifierAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalDocVerify(tempDir);
+
+    const mismatch = findings.find((f) => f.type === "agent_mismatch");
+    expect(mismatch).toBeDefined();
+    expect(mismatch!.severity).toBe("P1");
+  });
+
+  it("detects version drift between package.json and src/version.ts", () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(tempDir, "src");
+    fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, "package.json"), JSON.stringify({ version: "0.8.0" }));
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "version.ts"), 'export const VERSION = "0.9.0";');
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, "AGENTS.md"),
+      "19 agent implementations\n44 test suites\n"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new DocVerifierAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalDocVerify(tempDir);
+
+    const drift = findings.find((f) => f.type === "version_drift");
+    expect(drift).toBeDefined();
+    expect(drift!.severity).toBe("P0");
+    expect(drift!.expected).toContain("0.8.0");
+    expect(drift!.actual).toContain("0.9.0");
+  });
+
+  it("detects architecture stale when expected directory missing", () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(tempDir, "src");
+    const limitedDirs = ["agents", "types"];
+    for (const dir of limitedDirs) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(path.join(srcDir, dir), { recursive: true });
+    }
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "version.ts"), 'export const VERSION = "0.8.0";');
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, "package.json"), JSON.stringify({ version: "0.8.0" }));
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, "AGENTS.md"),
+      "19 agent implementations\n44 test suites\n"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new DocVerifierAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalDocVerify(tempDir);
+
+    const stale = findings.filter((f) => f.type === "architecture_stale");
+    expect(stale.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(stale.some((f) => f.expected.includes("backends"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is doc-verifier", () => {
+    const agent = new DocVerifierAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("doc-verifier");
+  });
+
+  it("findings include type and severity fields", () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(tempDir, "src");
+    fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, "package.json"), JSON.stringify({ version: "1.0.0" }));
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "version.ts"), 'export const VERSION = "2.0.0";');
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, "AGENTS.md"),
+      "19 agent implementations\n99 test suites\n"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new DocVerifierAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalDocVerify(tempDir);
+
+    for (const f of findings) {
+      expect(f.type).toBeDefined();
+      expect(f.severity).toBeDefined();
+      expect(f.expected).toBeDefined();
+      expect(f.actual).toBeDefined();
+      expect(["P0", "P1", "P2"]).toContain(f.severity);
+      expect(["agent_mismatch", "version_drift", "architecture_stale", "test_count_drift"]).toContain(f.type);
+    }
+  });
+});

src/agents/doc-verifier.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface DocFinding {
+  type: "agent_mismatch" | "version_drift" | "architecture_stale" | "test_count_drift";
+  severity: "P0" | "P1" | "P2";
+  expected: string;
+  actual: string;
+  file?: string;
+}
+
+const KNOWN_COMPONENTS = ["agents", "backends", "cli", "core", "types", "utils", "verification"];
+
 export class DocVerifierAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "doc-verifier";
-  readonly description = "Verifies documentation matches live codebase.";
+  readonly description = "Verifies documentation matches live codebase via mechanical cross-checks.";
   readonly workflow = "verify";
 
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Verifying documentation...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +28,183 @@ export class DocVerifierAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const findings = this.mechanicalDocVerify(context.project_path);
+    const output = this.formatFindings(findings);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Documentation verification requires an intelligence backend.",
+      success: true,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalDocVerify(projectPath: string): DocFinding[] {
+    const findings: DocFinding[] = [];
+
+    const agentFinding = this.checkAgentRegistry(projectPath);
+    if (agentFinding) findings.push(agentFinding);
+
+    const versionFinding = this.checkVersionConsistency(projectPath);
+    if (versionFinding) findings.push(versionFinding);
+
+    const archFindings = this.checkArchitectureTree(projectPath);
+    findings.push(...archFindings);
+
+    const testFinding = this.checkTestCount(projectPath);
+    if (testFinding) findings.push(testFinding);
+
+    return findings;
+  }
+
+  checkAgentRegistry(projectPath: string): DocFinding | null {
+    const agentsDir = path.join(projectPath, "src", "agents");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(agentsDir)) return null;
+
+    const agentFiles = fs.readdirSync(agentsDir)
+      .filter((f) => f.endsWith(".ts") && !f.endsWith(".test.ts") && !f.endsWith(".d.ts") && f !== "index.ts" && f !== "base.ts");
+
+    const agentsMdPath = path.join(projectPath, "AGENTS.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(agentsMdPath)) return null;
+
+    const agentsMdContent = fs.readFileSync(agentsMdPath, "utf-8");
+    const agentCountMatch = agentsMdContent.match(/(\d+)\s+agent/i);
+
+    if (!agentCountMatch) return null;
+
+    const claimedCount = parseInt(agentCountMatch[1], 10);
+    const actualCount = agentFiles.length;
+
+    if (actualCount !== claimedCount) {
+      return {
+        type: "agent_mismatch",
+        severity: "P1",
+        expected: `${claimedCount} agents`,
+        actual: `${actualCount} agents`,
+        file: "AGENTS.md",
+      };
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  checkVersionConsistency(projectPath: string): DocFinding | null {
+    const pkgPath = path.join(projectPath, "package.json");
+    const versionPath = path.join(projectPath, "src", "version.ts");
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(pkgPath) || !fs.existsSync(versionPath)) return null;
+
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf-8"));
+    const pkgVersion = pkg.version;
+
+    const versionContent = fs.readFileSync(versionPath, "utf-8");
+    const match = versionContent.match(/VERSION\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"/);
+    if (!match) return null;
+
+    const srcVersion = match[1];
+
+    if (pkgVersion !== srcVersion) {
+      return {
+        type: "version_drift",
+        severity: "P0",
+        expected: `package.json=${pkgVersion}`,
+        actual: `src/version.ts=${srcVersion}`,
+        file: "src/version.ts",
+      };
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  checkArchitectureTree(projectPath: string): DocFinding[] {
+    const findings: DocFinding[] = [];
+    const srcDir = path.join(projectPath, "src");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(srcDir)) return findings;
+
+    const actualDirs = new Set(
+      fs.readdirSync(srcDir, { withFileTypes: true })
+        .filter((d) => d.isDirectory())
+        .map((d) => d.name)
+    );
+
+    const archMdPath = this.resolveArchMdPath(projectPath);
+    const archFile = archMdPath ? path.relative(projectPath, archMdPath) : "ARCHITECTURE.md";
+
+    for (const expected of KNOWN_COMPONENTS) {
+      if (!actualDirs.has(expected)) {
+        findings.push({
+          type: "architecture_stale",
+          severity: "P2",
+          expected: `src/${expected}/ directory`,
+          actual: "directory not found",
+          file: archFile,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    return findings;
+  }
+
+  checkTestCount(projectPath: string): DocFinding | null {
+    const agentsMdPath = path.join(projectPath, "AGENTS.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(agentsMdPath)) return null;
+
+    const agentsMdContent = fs.readFileSync(agentsMdPath, "utf-8");
+    const testCountMatch = agentsMdContent.match(/(\d+)\s+test\s+suit/i);
+
+    if (!testCountMatch) return null;
+
+    const claimedCount = parseInt(testCountMatch[1], 10);
+    const actualCount = this.countTestFiles(path.join(projectPath, "src"));
+
+    if (actualCount !== claimedCount) {
+      return {
+        type: "test_count_drift",
+        severity: "P1",
+        expected: `${claimedCount} test suites`,
+        actual: `${actualCount} test suites`,
+        file: "AGENTS.md",
+      };
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private resolveArchMdPath(projectPath: string): string | null {
+    const ciagentArch = path.join(projectPath, ".ciagent", "ARCHITECTURE.md");
+    if (fs.existsSync(ciagentArch)) return ciagentArch;
+
+    const ciArch = path.join(projectPath, ".ci", "ARCHITECTURE.md");
+    if (fs.existsSync(ciArch)) return ciArch;
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private countTestFiles(dir: string): number {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return 0;
+
+    let count = 0;
+    const entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+      if (entry.isDirectory() && entry.name !== "node_modules" && entry.name !== ".git") {
+        count += this.countTestFiles(fullPath);
+      } else if (entry.isFile() && entry.name.endsWith(".test.ts")) {
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+    return count;
+  }
+
+  private formatFindings(findings: DocFinding[]): string {
+    if (findings.length === 0) return "Documentation verification passed — no drift detected.";
+    const lines: string[] = ["Documentation Findings:", ""];
+    for (const f of findings) {
+      lines.push(`[${f.type}|${f.severity}] expected: ${f.expected}, actual: ${f.actual}${f.file ? ` (${f.file})` : ""}`);
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/doc-writer.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { DocWriterAgent } from "../agents/doc-writer.js";
+
+describe("DocWriterAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-doc-writer-test-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("updates ROADMAP.md phase status to complete", () => {
+    const ciDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "ROADMAP.md"), "# Roadmap\n\n| 1 | Setup | in progress | scaffold |\n");
+
+    const agent = new DocWriterAgent();
+    const updates = agent.mechanicalDocUpdate(tempDir, 1);
+
+    const roadmapContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "ROADMAP.md"), "utf-8");
+    expect(roadmapContent).toContain("complete");
+  });
+
+  it("returns no updates when no .ciagent dir", () => {
+    const agent = new DocWriterAgent();
+    const updates = agent.mechanicalDocUpdate(tempDir, 1);
+
+    expect(updates).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is doc-writer", () => {
+    const agent = new DocWriterAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("doc-writer");
+  });
+
+  it("updates REQUIREMENTS.md pending to covered", () => {
+    const ciDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "REQUIREMENTS.md"),
+      "# Req\n\n| REQ-01 | Do thing | P0 | 1 | pending |\n"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new DocWriterAgent();
+    const updates = agent.mechanicalDocUpdate(tempDir, 1);
+
+    const reqContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "REQUIREMENTS.md"), "utf-8");
+    expect(reqContent).toContain("covered");
+  });
+
+  it("skips update when status already complete", () => {
+    const ciDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "ROADMAP.md"), "# Roadmap\n\n| 1 | Setup | complete | scaffold |\n");
+
+    const agent = new DocWriterAgent();
+    const updates = agent.mechanicalDocUpdate(tempDir, 1);
+
+    expect(updates).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});

src/agents/doc-writer.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface DocUpdate {
+  file: string;
+  updates: string[];
+}
+
 export class DocWriterAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "doc-writer";
-  readonly description = "Autonomous documentation writer. No behavioral changes from Learnship.";
+  readonly description = "Autonomous documentation writer.";
   readonly workflow = "execute";
 
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Writing documentation...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +24,162 @@ export class DocWriterAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const updates = this.mechanicalDocUpdate(context.project_path, context.phase);
+    const output = this.formatUpdates(updates);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Documentation writing requires an intelligence backend.",
-      artifacts_created: [],
+      success: true,
+      output,
+      artifacts_created: updates.map((u) => u.file),
       decisions: 0,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalDocUpdate(projectPath: string, phase: number): DocUpdate[] {
+    const updates: DocUpdate[] = [];
+    const ciDir = path.join(projectPath, ".ciagent");
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(ciDir)) return updates;
+
+    const roadmapUpdates = this.updateRoadmapPhaseStatus(ciDir, phase);
+    if (roadmapUpdates.length > 0) {
+      updates.push({ file: ".ciagent/ROADMAP.md", updates: roadmapUpdates });
+    }
+
+    const reqUpdates = this.updateRequirementsStatus(projectPath, phase);
+    if (reqUpdates.length > 0) {
+      updates.push({ file: ".ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md", updates: reqUpdates });
+    }
+
+    const decisionUpdates = this.updateProjectDecisions(ciDir, phase);
+    if (decisionUpdates.length > 0) {
+      updates.push({ file: ".ciagent/PROJECT.md", updates: decisionUpdates });
+    }
+
+    if (updates.length > 0) {
+      try {
+        execSync("git add -A", { cwd: projectPath, stdio: "pipe" });
+      } catch {}
+    }
+
+    return updates;
+  }
+
+  private updateRoadmapPhaseStatus(ciDir: string, phase: number): string[] {
+    const roadmapPath = path.join(ciDir, "ROADMAP.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(roadmapPath)) return [];
+
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(roadmapPath, "utf-8");
+    const phasePattern = new RegExp(
+      `\\|\\s*${phase}\\s*\\|([^|]+)\\|([^|]+)\\|`,
+      "g"
+    );
+
+    let updated = content;
+    let match;
+    const updates: string[] = [];
+
+    while ((match = phasePattern.exec(content)) !== null) {
+      const currentStatus = match[2].trim().toLowerCase();
+      if (currentStatus !== "complete") {
+        updated = updated.replace(
+          match[0],
+          match[0].replace(/in.progress|pending|not.started/i, "complete")
+        );
+        updates.push(`Phase ${phase}: status → complete`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (updated !== content) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(roadmapPath, updated, "utf-8");
+    }
+
+    return updates;
+  }
+
+  private updateRequirementsStatus(projectPath: string, phase: number): string[] {
+    const reqPath = path.join(projectPath, ".ciagent", "REQUIREMENTS.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(reqPath)) return [];
+
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(reqPath, "utf-8");
+    let updated = content;
+    const updates: string[] = [];
+
+    const pendingForPhase = content.match(
+      new RegExp(`\\|[^|]*\\|[^|]*\\|[^|]*\\|\\s*${phase}\\s*\\|\\s*pending\\s*\\|`, "g")
+    );
+    if (pendingForPhase) {
+      for (const line of pendingForPhase) {
+        updated = updated.replace(line, line.replace(/pending/, "covered"));
+        updates.push(`Requirement updated to covered (phase ${phase})`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (updated !== content) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(reqPath, updated, "utf-8");
+    }
+
+    return updates;
+  }
+
+  private updateProjectDecisions(ciDir: string, phase: number): string[] {
+    const projectPath = path.join(ciDir, "PROJECT.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(projectPath)) return [];
+
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(projectPath, "utf-8");
+    const gitLogDecisions = this.getRecentDecisions(phase);
+
+    if (gitLogDecisions.length === 0) return [];
+
+    const updates: string[] = [];
+    for (const d of gitLogDecisions) {
+      if (!content.includes(d.id)) {
+        updates.push(`Added decision ${d.id}: ${d.decision}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return updates;
+  }
+
+  private getRecentDecisions(phase: number): Array<{ id: string; decision: string }> {
+    try {
+      const raw = execSync(
+        `git log --all --max-count=20 --format="%B%x01"`,
+        { encoding: "utf-8", stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"], timeout: 5000 }
+      );
+      const decisions: Array<{ id: string; decision: string }> = [];
+      const entries = raw.split("\x01").filter(Boolean);
+
+      for (const entry of entries) {
+        const ciMatch = entry.match(/---ci---[\s\S]*?---\/ci---/);
+        if (!ciMatch) continue;
+        const phaseMatch = ciMatch[0].match(/phase:\s*(\d+)/);
+        if (!phaseMatch || parseInt(phaseMatch[1]) !== phase) continue;
+
+        const decMatches = [...ciMatch[0].matchAll(/id:\s*(D-\d+)[\s\S]*?decision:\s*(.+)/g)];
+        for (const m of decMatches) {
+          decisions.push({ id: m[1], decision: m[2].trim() });
+        }
+      }
+
+      return decisions;
+    } catch {
+      return [];
+    }
+  }
+
+  private formatUpdates(updates: DocUpdate[]): string {
+    if (updates.length === 0) return "No documentation updates needed.";
+    const lines: string[] = ["Documentation Updates:", ""];
+    for (const u of updates) {
+      lines.push(`${u.file}:`);
+      for (const update of u.updates) {
+        lines.push(`  - ${update}`);
+      }
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/executor.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { ExecutorAgent } from "../agents/executor.js";
+import { AgentContext } from "../agents/base.js";
+import { IntelligenceBackend, BackendRequest, BackendResult } from "../backends/types.js";
+import { emptyTokenUsage } from "../backends/types.js";
+
+class MockBackend implements IntelligenceBackend {
+  readonly name = "mock";
+  readonly type = "llm" as const;
+  async isAvailable(): Promise<boolean> { return true; }
+  async execute(request: BackendRequest): Promise<BackendResult> {
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      output: `Mock backend executed: ${request.task.slice(0, 50)}`,
+      artifacts: [],
+      decisions: [],
+      escalations: [],
+      usage: emptyTokenUsage(),
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+function createTempDir(): string {
+  return fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-executor-test-"));
+}
+
+function cleanup(dir: string): void {
+  fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+}
+
+function makeContext(dir: string, backend?: IntelligenceBackend): AgentContext {
+  return {
+    project_path: dir,
+    phase: 1,
+    stage: "execute",
+    specification: "Build a REST API for task management",
+    config_path: path.join(dir, ".ciagent", "config.json"),
+    backend,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("ExecutorAgent", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dir = createTempDir();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup(dir);
+  });
+
+  it("returns honest failure without backend", async () => {
+    const executor = new ExecutorAgent();
+    const result = await executor.execute(makeContext(dir));
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.error).toContain("intelligence backend");
+  });
+
+  it("delegates to backend when available", async () => {
+    const mockBackend = new MockBackend();
+    const executor = new ExecutorAgent();
+    const result = await executor.execute(makeContext(dir, mockBackend));
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.output).toContain("Mock backend executed");
+  });
+
+  it("has correct agent name", () => {
+    const executor = new ExecutorAgent();
+    expect(executor.name).toBe("executor");
+  });
+
+  it("has correct workflow", () => {
+    const executor = new ExecutorAgent();
+    expect(executor.workflow).toBe("execute");
+  });
+});

src/agents/executor.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+
+export interface ExecutorResult {
+  success: boolean;
+  tasksExecuted: number;
+  tasksCommitted: number;
+  testsPassing: boolean;
+  mustHavesChecked: { name: string; passed: boolean }[];
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+interface MustHaveItem {
+  name: string;
+  passed: boolean;
+}
 
 export class ExecutorAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "executor";
@@ -8,21 +25,160 @@ export class ExecutorAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Executing tasks...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
-      const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
-        context,
-        `Execute implementation for stage ${context.stage}, phase ${context.phase}. Specification: ${context.specification}`
-      );
-      return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
+      const taskPrompt = await this.buildBackendTaskPrompt(context);
+      const backendResult = await this.executeViaBackend(context, taskPrompt);
+
+      const verification = await this.verifyExecution(context);
+
+      return {
+        ...backendResult,
+        output: `${backendResult.output}\nVerification: tests=${verification.testsPassing ? "passing" : "failing"}, must-haves checked=${verification.mustHavesChecked.length}`,
+        duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
+      };
     }
+
     return {
       success: false,
-      output: "Execution requires an intelligence backend. Configure one with: ci init --backend",
+      output: "Executor requires intelligence backend for code implementation",
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
+      error: "Executor requires intelligence backend for code implementation",
     };
   }
+
+  private async buildBackendTaskPrompt(context: AgentContext): Promise<string> {
+    const parts: string[] = [
+      `Execute implementation for stage ${context.stage}, phase ${context.phase}.`,
+      "",
+      "## Specification",
+      context.specification || "No specification provided",
+    ];
+
+    const planContent = this.readPlanFile(context);
+    if (planContent) {
+      parts.push("", "## Plan", planContent);
+    }
+
+    const ciDir = path.join(context.project_path, ".ciagent");
+    const roadmapPath = path.join(ciDir, "ROADMAP.md");
+    const archPath = path.join(ciDir, "ARCHITECTURE.md");
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(roadmapPath)) {
+      try {
+        const roadmap = fs.readFileSync(roadmapPath, "utf-8");
+        parts.push("", "## Roadmap Context", roadmap.slice(0, 2000));
+      } catch {}
+    }
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(archPath)) {
+      try {
+        const arch = fs.readFileSync(archPath, "utf-8");
+        parts.push("", "## Architecture Boundaries", arch.slice(0, 2000));
+      } catch {}
+    }
+
+    parts.push("", "## Execution Rules");
+    parts.push("- Execute one task at a time");
+    parts.push("- Commit after each task with ---ci--- block");
+    parts.push("- Never pause for checkpoints");
+    parts.push("- Create automated verification for traditionally human tasks");
+
+    return parts.join("\n");
+  }
+
+  private readPlanFile(context: AgentContext): string | null {
+    const planPath = path.join(context.project_path, ".ciagent", "PLAN.md");
+    try {
+      if (fs.existsSync(planPath)) {
+        return fs.readFileSync(planPath, "utf-8");
+      }
+    } catch {}
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private async verifyExecution(context: AgentContext): Promise<ExecutorResult> {
+    const mustHavesChecked: MustHaveItem[] = this.checkMustHaves(context);
+    let testsPassing = false;
+    let tasksExecuted = 0;
+    let tasksCommitted = 0;
+
+    try {
+      const logOutput = execSync("git log --max-count=20 --oneline", {
+        cwd: context.project_path,
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      }).trim();
+      const commitLines = logOutput.split("\n").filter(Boolean);
+      tasksCommitted = commitLines.filter((l) => /feat|fix|test/.test(l)).length;
+      tasksExecuted = tasksCommitted;
+    } catch {}
+
+    try {
+      execSync("npm test", {
+        cwd: context.project_path,
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+        timeout: 120000,
+      });
+      testsPassing = true;
+    } catch {
+      testsPassing = false;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      success: mustHavesChecked.every((m) => m.passed) && testsPassing,
+      tasksExecuted,
+      tasksCommitted,
+      testsPassing,
+      mustHavesChecked,
+    };
+  }
+
+  private checkMustHaves(context: AgentContext): MustHaveItem[] {
+    const planPath = path.join(context.project_path, ".ciagent", "PLAN.md");
+    const results: MustHaveItem[] = [];
+
+    try {
+      if (!fs.existsSync(planPath)) return results;
+      const planContent = fs.readFileSync(planPath, "utf-8");
+      const mustHaveRegex = /-\s*\[x\]\s*(.+)/g;
+      let match;
+      while ((match = mustHaveRegex.exec(planContent)) !== null) {
+        const name = match[1].trim();
+        const passed = this.verifyMustHaveItem(name, context);
+        results.push({ name, passed });
+      }
+    } catch {}
+
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  private verifyMustHaveItem(item: string, context: AgentContext): boolean {
+    const fileMatch = item.match(/(?:exists|created?|present).*?[\s:]+([^\s]+\.(ts|js|json|md))/i);
+    if (fileMatch) {
+      const filePath = path.join(context.project_path, fileMatch[1]);
+      return fs.existsSync(filePath);
+    }
+
+    const testMatch = item.match(/(?:test|tests?)\s+(?:pass|passing)/i);
+    if (testMatch) {
+      try {
+        execSync("npm test", {
+          cwd: context.project_path,
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+          timeout: 120000,
+        });
+        return true;
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
 }

src/agents/ideation-agent.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { IdeationAgent } from "../agents/ideation-agent.js";
+
+describe("IdeationAgent", () => {
+  it("agent name is ideation-agent", () => {
+    const agent = new IdeationAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("ideation-agent");
+  });
+
+  it("workflow is research", () => {
+    const agent = new IdeationAgent();
+    expect(agent.workflow).toBe("research");
+  });
+
+  it("delegates mechanicalIdeate to IdeationEngine", () => {
+    const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-agent-test-"));
+    try {
+      const agent = new IdeationAgent();
+      const ideas = agent.mechanicalIdeate(tempDir);
+      expect(Array.isArray(ideas)).toBe(true);
+    } finally {
+      fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+});

src/agents/ideation-agent.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
+import { IdeationEngine } from "../core/ideation.js";
 
 export class IdeationAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "ideation-agent";
-  readonly description = "Generates improvement ideas. Output feeds directly into planning pipeline.";
+  readonly description = "Generates improvement ideas using git-native pattern mining, coverage gap analysis, and architectural drift detection. Output feeds directly into planning pipeline.";
   readonly workflow = "research";
 
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Generating improvement ideas...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +17,23 @@ export class IdeationAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const engine = new IdeationEngine(context.project_path);
+    const ideas = engine.runMechanical();
+    const output = engine.formatIdeas(ideas);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Ideation requires an intelligence backend.",
+      success: true,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalIdeate(projectPath: string) {
+    const engine = new IdeationEngine(projectPath);
+    return engine.runMechanical();
+  }
 }

src/agents/index.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult, backendResultToAgentResult } from "./base.js";
 export { OrchestratorAgent } from "./orchestrator.js";
-export { PlannerAgent } from "./planner.js";
-export { ExecutorAgent } from "./executor.js";
-export { VerifierAgent } from "./verifier.js";
-export { ResearcherAgent } from "./researcher.js";
+export { PlannerAgent, PlannerResult } from "./planner.js";
+export { ExecutorAgent, ExecutorResult } from "./executor.js";
+export { VerifierAgent, VerifierResult } from "./verifier.js";
+export { ResearcherAgent, ResearcherResult } from "./researcher.js";
 export { ChallengerAgent } from "./challenger.js";
 export { SecurityAuditorAgent } from "./security-auditor.js";
 export { DebuggerAgent } from "./debugger.js";
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export { ProjectResearcherAgent } from "./project-researcher.js";
 export { ResearchSynthesizerAgent } from "./research-synthesizer.js";
 export { SolutionWriterAgent } from "./solution-writer.js";
 export { PhaseResearcherAgent } from "./phase-researcher.js";
+export { TesterAgent, TesterResult } from "./tester.js";
 
 import { AgentName } from "../types/config.js";
 import { BaseAgent as BaseAgentType } from "./base.js";
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import { ProjectResearcherAgent } from "./project-researcher.js";
 import { ResearchSynthesizerAgent } from "./research-synthesizer.js";
 import { SolutionWriterAgent } from "./solution-writer.js";
 import { PhaseResearcherAgent } from "./phase-researcher.js";
+import { TesterAgent } from "./tester.js";
 
 const agentRegistry: Record<AgentName, () => BaseAgentType> = {
   orchestrator: () => new OrchestratorAgent(),
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ const agentRegistry: Record<AgentName, () => BaseAgentType> = {
   "project-researcher": () => new ProjectResearcherAgent(),
   "research-synthesizer": () => new ResearchSynthesizerAgent(),
   "solution-writer": () => new SolutionWriterAgent(),
+  tester: () => new TesterAgent(),
 };
 
 export function getAgent(name: AgentName): BaseAgentType {

src/agents/orchestrator.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { ClarifyPhase } from "../core/clarify.js";
 import { EscalationProtocol, EscalationInput } from "../core/escalation.js";
 import { GitContext, ProjectState } from "../core/git-context.js";
 import { GitBranch } from "../core/git-branch.js";
-import { CiFiles } from "../core/ci-files.js";
+import { CIAgentFiles } from "../core/ciagent-files.js";
 import { CommitBuilder } from "../core/commit-builder.js";
-import { CIConfig, AgentName } from "../types/config.js";
+import { CIAgentConfig, AgentName } from "../types/config.js";
 import {
   PipelineState,
   PipelineStage,
@@ -16,40 +16,46 @@ import {
   STAGE_ORDER,
 } from "../types/pipeline.js";
 import { Specification, parseSpecification } from "../types/specification.js";
-import { loadConfig, saveConfig, isCIInitialized, initCI } from "../core/config.js";
+import { loadConfig, saveConfig, isCIAgentInitialized, initCIAgent } from "../core/config.js";
 import { getAgent } from "./index.js";
 import { IntelligenceBackend, BackendUnavailableError } from "../backends/types.js";
+import { registerEscalationProtocol } from "../cli/index.js";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
 
 export interface GitAgentContext extends AgentContext {
   gitContext: GitContext;
   gitBranch: GitBranch;
-  ciFiles: CiFiles;
+  ciFiles: CIAgentFiles;
   milestone: string;
 }
 
 export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name: AgentName = "orchestrator";
-  readonly description = "Top-level autonomous controller that coordinates the full CI pipeline";
+  readonly description = "Top-level autonomous controller that coordinates the full CIAgent pipeline";
   readonly workflow = "run";
 
-  private config: CIConfig;
+  private config: CIAgentConfig;
   private pipelineState: PipelineState | null = null;
   private decisionEngine: DecisionEngine | null = null;
   private escalationProtocol: EscalationProtocol | null = null;
   private gitContext: GitContext | null = null;
   private gitBranch: GitBranch | null = null;
-  private ciFiles: CiFiles | null = null;
+  private ciFiles: CIAgentFiles | null = null;
   private currentMilestone: string;
   private phaseResults: PhaseResult[] = [];
+  private totalPhases: number = 1;
 
-  private static readonly STAGE_AGENT_MAP: Partial<Record<PipelineStage, AgentName>> = {
-    research: "researcher",
-    plan: "planner",
-    execute: "executor",
-    verify: "verifier",
+  private static readonly STAGE_AGENT_MAP: Partial<Record<PipelineStage, AgentName[]>> = {
+    research: ["researcher"],
+    ideate: ["ideation-agent"],
+    plan: ["planner"],
+    execute: ["executor", "code-reviewer", "security-auditor"],
+    test: ["tester"],
+    verify: ["verifier"],
+    complete: ["doc-writer"],
   };
 
-  constructor(config?: CIConfig) {
+  constructor(config?: CIAgentConfig) {
     super();
     this.config = config || loadConfig(process.cwd());
     this.currentMilestone = "v1.0";
@@ -57,14 +63,15 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
 
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const startTime = Date.now();
-    this.log("Starting CI Orchestrator pipeline (git-native)");
+    this.log("Starting CIAgent Orchestrator pipeline (git-native)");
 
     try {
       this.config = loadConfig(context.project_path);
 
+      const projectSlug = context.project_slug || "";
       this.gitContext = new GitContext(context.project_path);
       this.gitBranch = new GitBranch(context.project_path);
-      this.ciFiles = new CiFiles(context.project_path);
+      this.ciFiles = new CIAgentFiles(context.project_path, projectSlug || undefined);
       this.ciFiles.ensureCIDir();
 
       const projectState = this.gitContext.reconstructState();
@@ -78,47 +85,67 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
         this.pipelineState.current_stage = projectState.currentStage;
       }
 
+      this.totalPhases = this.deriveTotalPhases();
+      this.log(`Total phases in milestone: ${this.totalPhases}`);
+
       this.decisionEngine = new DecisionEngine(this.config, context.project_path, this.currentMilestone);
       this.escalationProtocol = new EscalationProtocol(this.config, context.project_path, this.currentMilestone);
+      registerEscalationProtocol(this.escalationProtocol);
 
-      for (const stage of STAGE_ORDER) {
-        this.log(`Entering stage: ${stage}`);
-        this.pipelineState.current_stage = stage;
-        this.pipelineState.last_updated = new Date().toISOString();
+      while (this.pipelineState.current_phase <= this.totalPhases) {
+        this.log(`Processing phase ${this.pipelineState.current_phase} of ${this.totalPhases}`);
 
-        const result = await this.executeStage(stage, context);
+        for (const stage of STAGE_ORDER) {
+          this.log(`Entering stage: ${stage}`);
+          this.pipelineState.current_stage = stage;
+          this.pipelineState.last_updated = new Date().toISOString();
 
-        if (!result.success && stage !== "complete") {
-          this.pipelineState.errors.push({
-            stage,
-            phase: this.pipelineState.current_phase,
-            message: result.error || "Stage failed",
-            timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-            retry_count: 0,
-            resolved: false,
-          });
+          const result = await this.executeStageWithRecovery(stage, context);
 
-          if (stage === "specify" || stage === "clarify") {
-            return {
-              success: false,
-              output: `Pipeline failed at ${stage}: ${result.error}`,
-              artifacts_created: this.phaseResults.reduce(
-                (acc, r) => acc + r.artifacts_created.length,
-                0
-              ),
-              decisions: this.phaseResults.reduce(
-                (acc, r) => acc + r.decisions_made,
-                0
-              ),
-              escalations: this.phaseResults.reduce(
-                (acc, r) => acc + r.escalations_raised,
-                0
-              ),
-              duration_ms: Date.now() - startTime,
-              error: result.error,
-            };
+          this.phaseResults.push(result);
+          this.recordPhaseResult(result);
+
+          if (!result.success && stage !== "complete") {
+            this.pipelineState.errors.push({
+              stage,
+              phase: this.pipelineState.current_phase,
+              message: result.error || "Stage failed",
+              timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+              retry_count: 0,
+              resolved: false,
+            });
+
+            if (stage === "specify" || stage === "clarify") {
+              return {
+                success: false,
+                output: `Pipeline failed at ${stage}: ${result.error}`,
+                artifacts_created: this.phaseResults.reduce(
+                  (acc, r) => acc + r.artifacts_created.length,
+                  0
+                ),
+                decisions: this.phaseResults.reduce(
+                  (acc, r) => acc + r.decisions_made,
+                  0
+                ),
+                escalations: this.phaseResults.reduce(
+                  (acc, r) => acc + r.escalations_raised,
+                  0
+                ),
+                duration_ms: Date.now() - startTime,
+                error: result.error,
+              };
+            }
           }
         }
+
+        if (this.pipelineState.current_phase < this.totalPhases) {
+          this.performPhaseBoundaryCheckpoint(context);
+          this.pipelineState.current_phase++;
+          this.pipelineState.current_stage = "specify";
+          this.log(`Advancing to phase ${this.pipelineState.current_phase}`);
+        } else {
+          break;
+        }
       }
 
       const totalDuration = Date.now() - startTime;
@@ -151,36 +178,270 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
         duration_ms: Date.now() - startTime,
         error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
       };
+    } finally {
+      this.escalationProtocol?.dispose();
     }
   }
 
+  private buildGitAgentContext(context: AgentContext): GitAgentContext {
+    return {
+      ...context,
+      gitContext: this.gitContext!,
+      gitBranch: this.gitBranch!,
+      ciFiles: this.ciFiles!,
+      milestone: this.currentMilestone,
+    };
+  }
+
+  private recordPhaseResult(result: PhaseResult): void {
+    for (const artifact of result.artifacts_created) {
+      this.log(`Artifact created: ${artifact}`);
+    }
+
+    if (result.decisions_made > 0 && this.decisionEngine) {
+      this.decisionEngine.makeHighConfidenceDecision(
+        `Agent reported ${result.decisions_made} decision(s) during ${result.stage}`,
+        `Decisions recorded from ${result.stage} stage execution`,
+        "general",
+        []
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (result.escalations_raised > 0 && this.escalationProtocol) {
+      this.escalationProtocol.escalate({
+        type: "low_confidence_decision",
+        phase: String(this.pipelineState!.current_phase),
+        description: `Agent reported ${result.escalations_raised} escalation(s) during ${result.stage}`,
+        context: `Stage ${result.stage} raised escalations during execution`,
+        options: [
+          { id: "proceed", label: "Proceed", description: "Continue pipeline execution", recommended: true },
+          { id: "halt", label: "Halt", description: "Stop pipeline and await manual review", recommended: false },
+        ],
+        default_option_id: "proceed",
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  private deriveTotalPhases(): number {
+    if (!this.ciFiles) return 1;
+    const roadmap = this.ciFiles.readRoadmapMd();
+    if (!roadmap || roadmap.phases.length === 0) return 1;
+    return roadmap.phases.length;
+  }
+
+  private performPhaseBoundaryCheckpoint(context: AgentContext): void {
+    this.log(`Phase boundary checkpoint for phase ${this.pipelineState!.current_phase}`);
+
+    if (this.config.git.auto_commit && this.gitContext!.isGitRepo()) {
+      try {
+        const message = `chore(P${String(this.pipelineState!.current_phase).padStart(2, "0")}): phase boundary checkpoint\n\n---ci---\nphase: ${this.pipelineState!.current_phase}\nmilestone: ${this.currentMilestone}\nstatus: complete\n---/ci---`;
+        execSync(`git add -A && git commit -m "${message.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}" --allow-empty`, {
+          cwd: context.project_path,
+          stdio: "pipe",
+        });
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.warn(`Phase boundary commit failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (this.ciFiles) {
+      this.ciFiles.updatePhaseStatus(this.pipelineState!.current_phase, "complete");
+
+      const reqs = this.ciFiles.readRequirementsMd();
+      if (reqs) {
+        for (const t of reqs.traceability) {
+          if (t.phase === this.pipelineState!.current_phase && t.status === "in_progress") {
+            this.ciFiles.updateRequirementStatus(t.requirement, "complete");
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (this.gitContext) {
+      const verifiedState = this.gitContext.reconstructState();
+      this.log(`Verified state: phase=${verifiedState.currentPhase}, milestone=${verifiedState.currentMilestone}, stage=${verifiedState.currentStage}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async executeStageWithRecovery(
+    stage: PipelineStage,
+    context: AgentContext
+  ): Promise<PhaseResult> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.executeStage(stage, context);
+      if (result.success) return result;
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.warn(`First attempt failed for ${stage}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+    }
+
+    this.log(`Retrying stage ${stage}...`);
+    try {
+      const result = await this.executeStage(stage, context);
+      if (result.success) return result;
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.warn(`Retry failed for ${stage}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+    }
+
+    if (context.backend) {
+      this.log(`Attempting plan revision for failed stage ${stage}...`);
+      try {
+        const planner = getAgent("planner");
+        const gitContext = this.buildGitAgentContext(context);
+        const planResult = await planner.execute({
+          ...gitContext,
+          specification: `Plan revision needed: stage ${stage} failed twice. Original error context: phase ${this.pipelineState!.current_phase}`,
+        });
+        if (planResult.success) {
+          this.log(`Plan revision succeeded, retrying ${stage} with revised plan...`);
+          try {
+            const result = await this.executeStage(stage, context);
+            if (result.success) return result;
+          } catch (err) {
+            this.warn(`Post-revision retry failed for ${stage}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.warn(`Plan revision failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (this.escalationProtocol) {
+      this.escalationProtocol.escalate({
+        type: "verification_failure",
+        phase: String(this.pipelineState!.current_phase),
+        description: `Stage ${stage} failed after retry and plan revision attempts`,
+        context: `All recovery attempts exhausted for stage ${stage} in phase ${this.pipelineState!.current_phase}`,
+        options: [
+          { id: "skip", label: "Skip stage", description: "Continue pipeline skipping this stage", recommended: true },
+          { id: "abort", label: "Abort pipeline", description: "Stop the entire pipeline", recommended: false },
+        ],
+        default_option_id: "skip",
+      });
+    }
+
+    return {
+      phase: this.pipelineState!.current_phase,
+      stage,
+      success: false,
+      artifacts_created: [],
+      decisions_made: 0,
+      escalations_raised: 1,
+      duration_ms: 0,
+      error: `Stage ${stage} failed after recovery attempts`,
+    };
+  }
+
   private async executeStage(
     stage: PipelineStage,
     context: AgentContext
   ): Promise<PhaseResult> {
     const stageStart = Date.now();
-    const agentName = OrchestratorAgent.STAGE_AGENT_MAP[stage];
+    const agentNames = OrchestratorAgent.STAGE_AGENT_MAP[stage];
 
-    if (agentName && context.backend) {
-      this.log(`Delegating ${stage} to ${agentName} agent via backend...`);
+    if (agentNames && agentNames.length > 0 && context.backend) {
+      this.log(`Delegating ${stage} to ${agentNames.join(", ")} agent(s) via backend...`);
       try {
-        const agent = getAgent(agentName);
-        const result = await agent.execute(context);
+        let primaryResult: AgentResult | null = null;
+        const allArtifacts: string[] = [];
+        let totalDecisions = 0;
+        let totalEscalations = 0;
+        let lastError: string | undefined;
+
+        const primaryAgent = getAgent(agentNames[0]);
+        const gitContext = this.buildGitAgentContext(context);
+        const primaryAgentResult = await primaryAgent.execute(gitContext);
+        primaryResult = primaryAgentResult;
+        if (Array.isArray(primaryAgentResult.artifacts_created)) {
+          allArtifacts.push(...primaryAgentResult.artifacts_created);
+        }
+        totalDecisions += primaryAgentResult.decisions;
+        totalEscalations += primaryAgentResult.escalations;
+
+        if (!primaryAgentResult.success) {
+          this.warn(`Primary agent ${agentNames[0]} failed for ${stage}`);
+          return {
+            phase: this.pipelineState!.current_phase,
+            stage,
+            success: false,
+            artifacts_created: allArtifacts,
+            decisions_made: totalDecisions,
+            escalations_raised: totalEscalations,
+            duration_ms: Date.now() - stageStart,
+            error: primaryAgentResult.error || `Primary agent ${agentNames[0]} failed`,
+          };
+        }
+
+        if (agentNames.length > 1) {
+          if (this.config.parallelization?.enabled) {
+            const reviewFactories = agentNames.slice(1).map((reviewAgentName) => {
+              return () => {
+                const agent = getAgent(reviewAgentName);
+                const reviewContext: AgentContext = {
+                  ...gitContext,
+                  specification: `${context.specification}\n\nPrimary agent (${agentNames[0]}) completed. Review context:\n- Success: ${primaryResult!.success}\n- Output: ${primaryResult!.output}\n- Artifacts: ${Array.isArray(primaryResult!.artifacts_created) ? primaryResult!.artifacts_created.join(", ") : String(primaryResult!.artifacts_created)}`,
+                };
+                return agent.execute(reviewContext);
+              };
+            });
+
+            const settled = await this.limitConcurrency(reviewFactories, this.config.parallelization?.max_concurrent_agents ?? 5);
+            for (let si = 0; si < settled.length; si++) {
+              const result = settled[si];
+              if (result.status === "fulfilled") {
+                const agentResult = result.value;
+                if (Array.isArray(agentResult.artifacts_created)) allArtifacts.push(...agentResult.artifacts_created);
+                totalDecisions += agentResult.decisions;
+                totalEscalations += agentResult.escalations;
+                if (!agentResult.success) {
+                  this.warn(`Review agent reported issues: ${agentResult.error || "unspecified"}`);
+                  lastError = agentResult.error;
+                }
+              } else {
+                this.warn(`Review agent failed: ${result.reason instanceof Error ? result.reason.message : String(result.reason)}`);
+              }
+            }
+          } else {
+            for (let i = 1; i < agentNames.length; i++) {
+              const reviewAgentName = agentNames[i];
+              try {
+                const reviewAgent = getAgent(reviewAgentName);
+                const reviewContext: AgentContext = {
+                  ...gitContext,
+                  specification: `${context.specification}\n\nPrimary agent (${agentNames[0]}) completed. Review context:\n- Success: ${primaryResult!.success}\n- Output: ${primaryResult!.output}\n- Artifacts: ${Array.isArray(primaryResult!.artifacts_created) ? primaryResult!.artifacts_created.join(", ") : String(primaryResult!.artifacts_created)}`,
+                };
+                const result = await reviewAgent.execute(reviewContext);
+                if (Array.isArray(result.artifacts_created)) {
+                  allArtifacts.push(...result.artifacts_created);
+                }
+                totalDecisions += result.decisions;
+                totalEscalations += result.escalations;
+
+                if (!result.success) {
+                  this.warn(`Review agent ${reviewAgentName} reported issues for ${stage}: ${result.error || "unspecified"}`);
+                  lastError = result.error;
+                }
+              } catch (err) {
+                this.warn(`Review agent ${reviewAgentName} failed for ${stage}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
         return {
           phase: this.pipelineState!.current_phase,
           stage,
-          success: result.success,
-          artifacts_created: Array.isArray(result.artifacts_created) ? result.artifacts_created : [],
-          decisions_made: result.decisions,
-          escalations_raised: result.escalations,
+          success: primaryResult?.success ?? false,
+          artifacts_created: allArtifacts,
+          decisions_made: totalDecisions,
+          escalations_raised: totalEscalations,
           duration_ms: Date.now() - stageStart,
-          error: result.error,
+          error: lastError,
         };
       } catch (err) {
         if (err instanceof BackendUnavailableError) {
           this.warn(`Backend unavailable for ${stage}, falling back to mechanical execution`);
         } else {
-          this.warn(`Agent ${agentName} failed for ${stage}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+          this.warn(`Agents failed for ${stage}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -200,6 +461,7 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
             projectName: spec.objective.slice(0, 30),
             phaseCount: 0,
             milestone: this.currentMilestone,
+            project: context.project_slug || undefined,
             specification: spec.raw_content,
             requirements: spec.requirements,
             constraints: spec.constraints,
@@ -207,11 +469,10 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
           });
 
           this.log("Init commit prepared with specification in ---ci--- block");
-          artifactsCreated.push(".ci/config.json");
+          artifactsCreated.push(".ciagent/config.json");
 
           if (this.config.git.auto_commit && this.gitContext!.isGitRepo()) {
             try {
-              const { execSync } = await import("node:child_process");
               this.ciFiles!.writeProjectMd({
                 name: spec.objective.slice(0, 30),
                 coreValue: spec.objective,
@@ -274,7 +535,7 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
 
       case "research": {
         this.log("Researching project domain...");
-        this.decisionEngine!.setPhase(1);
+        this.decisionEngine!.setPhase(this.pipelineState!.current_phase);
 
         const archMd = this.ciFiles!.readArchitectureMd();
         if (!archMd) {
@@ -293,13 +554,12 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
 
         if (this.config.git.auto_commit && this.gitContext!.isGitRepo()) {
           const researchCommit = CommitBuilder.buildResearchCommit(
-            1,
+            this.pipelineState!.current_phase,
             this.currentMilestone,
             "initial domain research",
-            ["Research completed. Key findings in .ci/ARCHITECTURE.md and .ci/PROJECT.md updates."]
+            ["Research completed. Key findings in .ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md and .ciagent/PROJECT.md updates."]
           );
           try {
-            const { execSync } = await import("node:child_process");
             execSync(`git add -A && git commit -m "${researchCommit.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}" --allow-empty`, {
               cwd: context.project_path,
               stdio: "pipe",
@@ -310,7 +570,70 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
         }
 
         this.pipelineState!.research_completed = true;
-        artifactsCreated.push(".ci/ARCHITECTURE.md");
+        artifactsCreated.push(".ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md");
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case "ideate": {
+        this.log("Running ideation stage...");
+        const { IdeationEngine } = await import("../core/ideation.js");
+        const ideationEngine = new IdeationEngine(context.project_path, context.project_slug || undefined);
+        const ideas = ideationEngine.runMechanical();
+
+        const ideationConfig = this.config.ideation;
+        if (ideationConfig?.categories && ideationConfig.categories.length > 0) {
+          const categoryIdeas = ideationEngine.runMechanical(ideationConfig.categories);
+          const seenTitles = new Set(ideas.map((i) => i.title));
+          for (const idea of categoryIdeas) {
+            if (!seenTitles.has(idea.title)) {
+              ideas.push(idea);
+              seenTitles.add(idea.title);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        ideas.sort((a, b) => b.confidence - a.confidence);
+
+        const maxIdeas = ideationConfig?.max_ideas || 20;
+        const trimmedIdeas = ideas.slice(0, maxIdeas);
+
+        if (this.config.git.auto_commit && this.gitContext!.isGitRepo()) {
+          const { accepted: savedIdeas, results } = ideationEngine.acceptIdeas(trimmedIdeas);
+          const savedCount = results.filter((r) => r.addedToRequirements || r.addedToRoadmap).length;
+
+          const ideationCommit = CommitBuilder.buildTaskCommit({
+            type: "decision",
+            phase: this.pipelineState!.current_phase,
+            milestone: this.currentMilestone,
+            project: context.project_slug || undefined,
+            plan: "ideation",
+            task: "ideation-results",
+            subject: `ideation results — ${trimmedIdeas.length} total, ${savedCount} accepted`,
+            status: "ideate",
+            decisions: savedIdeas.map((idea) => ({
+              id: idea.id,
+              decision: idea.title,
+              rationale: idea.rationale,
+              confidence: idea.confidence,
+              alternatives: idea.actions,
+            })),
+          });
+
+          try {
+            execSync(`git add -A && git commit -m "${ideationCommit.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}" --allow-empty`, {
+              cwd: context.project_path,
+              stdio: "pipe",
+            });
+          } catch (err) {
+            this.warn(`Ideation commit failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+          }
+
+          artifactsCreated.push(".ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md", ".ciagent/ROADMAP.md");
+          decisionsMade += savedCount;
+        }
+
+        this.pipelineState!.ideate_completed = true;
+        this.log(`Ideation stage complete: ${trimmedIdeas.length} ideas generated`);
         break;
       }
 
@@ -318,7 +641,7 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
         this.log("Planning phase execution...");
 
         if (this.config.git.branching_strategy === "phase" && this.gitBranch && this.gitContext!.isGitRepo()) {
-          this.gitBranch.createPhaseBranch(1, "initial-phase");
+          this.gitBranch.createPhaseBranch(this.pipelineState!.current_phase, "initial-phase");
         }
 
         this.pipelineState!.plan_completed = true;
@@ -342,6 +665,38 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
         this.pipelineState!.execute_completed = true;
         break;
 
+      case "test": {
+        this.log("Running tests...");
+        if (!context.backend) {
+          this.log("No backend available — running mechanical test fallback via npm test");
+          try {
+            const testOutput = execSync("npm test", {
+              cwd: context.project_path,
+              encoding: "utf-8",
+              stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+              timeout: 120000,
+            });
+            this.log("npm test passed");
+            this.pipelineState!.test_completed = true;
+            artifactsCreated.push("test-results");
+          } catch (err) {
+            const errMsg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+            this.warn(`npm test failed: ${errMsg}`);
+            return {
+              phase: this.pipelineState!.current_phase,
+              stage: "test",
+              success: false,
+              artifacts_created: artifactsCreated,
+              decisions_made: decisionsMade,
+              escalations_raised: escalationsRaised,
+              duration_ms: Date.now() - stageStart,
+              error: `Test stage failed: ${errMsg}`,
+            };
+          }
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+
       case "verify": {
         this.log("Running verification...");
 
@@ -366,13 +721,12 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
 
         if (this.config.git.auto_commit && this.gitContext!.isGitRepo()) {
           const verifyCommit = CommitBuilder.buildVerifyCommit({
-            phase: 1,
+            phase: this.pipelineState!.current_phase,
             milestone: this.currentMilestone,
             subject: "automated verification passed",
             requirements: { covered: [], partial: [] },
           });
           try {
-            const { execSync } = await import("node:child_process");
             execSync(`git add -A && git commit -m "${verifyCommit.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}" --allow-empty`, {
               cwd: context.project_path,
               stdio: "pipe",
@@ -390,7 +744,7 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
 
         if (this.config.git.auto_commit && this.gitContext!.isGitRepo()) {
           const completionCommit = CommitBuilder.buildPhaseCompletionCommit({
-            phase: 1,
+            phase: this.pipelineState!.current_phase,
             milestone: this.currentMilestone,
             phaseName: "initial-phase",
             tasksCompleted: 0,
@@ -398,7 +752,6 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
             taskNames: [],
           });
           try {
-            const { execSync } = await import("node:child_process");
             execSync(`git add -A && git commit -m "${completionCommit.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}" --allow-empty`, {
               cwd: context.project_path,
               stdio: "pipe",
@@ -408,6 +761,30 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
           }
         }
 
+        const versionTag = `${this.currentMilestone}-P${String(this.pipelineState!.current_phase).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+        try {
+          execSync(`git tag "${versionTag}"`, {
+            cwd: context.project_path,
+            stdio: "pipe",
+          });
+          this.log(`Created version tag: ${versionTag}`);
+          artifactsCreated.push(`tag:${versionTag}`);
+        } catch (err) {
+          this.warn(`Version tag creation failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+        }
+
+        if (this.config.git.auto_push && this.gitContext!.isGitRepo()) {
+          try {
+            execSync(`git push origin ${versionTag}`, {
+              cwd: context.project_path,
+              stdio: "pipe",
+            });
+            this.log(`Pushed version tag: ${versionTag}`);
+          } catch (err) {
+            this.warn(`Version tag push failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+          }
+        }
+
         break;
       }
     }
@@ -423,9 +800,41 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
     };
   }
 
+  private async limitConcurrency<T>(
+    factories: Array<() => Promise<T>>,
+    maxConcurrency: number
+  ): Promise<PromiseSettledResult<T>[]> {
+    if (factories.length === 0) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    if (maxConcurrency <= 0 || maxConcurrency >= factories.length) {
+      return Promise.allSettled(factories.map((f) => f()));
+    }
+
+    const results: Array<PromiseSettledResult<T> | undefined> = new Array(factories.length).fill(undefined);
+    let nextIndex = 0;
+
+    const worker = async () => {
+      while (nextIndex < factories.length) {
+        const index = nextIndex++;
+        try {
+          const value = await factories[index]();
+          results[index] = { status: "fulfilled", value };
+        } catch (reason) {
+          results[index] = { status: "rejected", reason };
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const workers = Array(Math.min(maxConcurrency, factories.length)).fill(null).map(() => worker());
+    await Promise.all(workers);
+    return results as PromiseSettledResult<T>[];
+  }
+
   private generateCompletionReport(): string {
     const lines: string[] = [
-      "# CI Completion Report",
+      "# CIAgent Completion Report",
       "",
       `✓ Pipeline completed successfully (git-native)`,
       "",
@@ -447,4 +856,99 @@ export class OrchestratorAgent extends BaseAgent {
 
     return lines.join("\n");
   }
+
+  async runForProject(projectSlug: string, context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
+    this.log(`Running pipeline for project: ${projectSlug}`);
+
+    this.ciFiles = new CIAgentFiles(context.project_path, projectSlug);
+    this.ciFiles.ensureCIDir();
+    this.ciFiles.setProjectSlug(projectSlug);
+
+    const projectContext: AgentContext = {
+      ...context,
+      project_path: context.project_path,
+    };
+
+    const result = await this.execute(projectContext);
+
+    return {
+      ...result,
+      output: result.output ? `[${projectSlug}] ${result.output}` : result.output,
+    };
+  }
+
+  async runForAllProjects(context: AgentContext): Promise<Record<string, AgentResult>> {
+    const config = loadConfig(context.project_path);
+    const ciFiles = new CIAgentFiles(context.project_path);
+    const projects = ciFiles.listProjects();
+
+    const activeProjects: string[] = config.active_projects?.length > 0
+      ? config.active_projects
+      : projects.map((p) => p.slug);
+
+    if (activeProjects.length === 0) {
+      this.log("No active projects found; running for default project");
+      const result = await this.execute(context);
+      return { default: result };
+    }
+
+    this.log(`Running pipeline for ${activeProjects.length} project(s): ${activeProjects.join(", ")}`);
+
+    const results: Record<string, AgentResult> = {};
+    const maxConcurrent = config.parallelization?.max_concurrent_projects ?? 3;
+    const parallel = config.parallelization?.enabled && activeProjects.length > 1;
+
+    if (parallel) {
+      const limitedConcurrency = Math.min(maxConcurrent, activeProjects.length);
+      const batches: string[][] = [];
+      for (let i = 0; i < activeProjects.length; i += limitedConcurrency) {
+        batches.push(activeProjects.slice(i, i + limitedConcurrency));
+      }
+
+      for (const batch of batches) {
+        const batchResults = await Promise.allSettled(
+          batch.map(async (slug): Promise<[string, AgentResult]> => {
+            const orchestrator = new OrchestratorAgent(config);
+            const result = await orchestrator.runForProject(slug, context);
+            return [slug, result];
+          })
+        );
+
+        for (const settled of batchResults) {
+          if (settled.status === "fulfilled") {
+            const [slug, result] = settled.value;
+            results[slug] = result;
+          } else {
+            this.warn(`Project pipeline failed: ${settled.reason instanceof Error ? settled.reason.message : String(settled.reason)}`);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      for (const slug of activeProjects) {
+        this.log(`Processing project: ${slug}`);
+        const orchestrator = new OrchestratorAgent(config);
+        orchestrator.ciFiles = new CIAgentFiles(context.project_path, slug);
+        orchestrator.ciFiles.ensureCIDir();
+        orchestrator.ciFiles.setProjectSlug(slug);
+
+        try {
+          const result = await orchestrator.runForProject(slug, context);
+          results[slug] = result;
+        } catch (err) {
+          this.warn(`Failed for project ${slug}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+          results[slug] = {
+            success: false,
+            output: `Pipeline failed for project ${slug}`,
+            artifacts_created: 0,
+            decisions: 0,
+            escalations: 0,
+            duration_ms: 0,
+            error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+          };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return results;
+  }
 }

src/agents/parallel-execution.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+async function limitConcurrency<T>(
+  factories: Array<() => Promise<T>>,
+  maxConcurrency: number
+): Promise<PromiseSettledResult<T>[]> {
+  if (factories.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  if (maxConcurrency <= 0 || maxConcurrency >= factories.length) {
+    return Promise.allSettled(factories.map((f) => f()));
+  }
+
+  const results: Array<PromiseSettledResult<T> | undefined> = new Array(factories.length).fill(undefined);
+  let nextIndex = 0;
+
+  const worker = async () => {
+    while (nextIndex < factories.length) {
+      const index = nextIndex++;
+      try {
+        const value = await factories[index]();
+        results[index] = { status: "fulfilled", value };
+      } catch (reason) {
+        results[index] = { status: "rejected", reason };
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const workers = Array(Math.min(maxConcurrency, factories.length)).fill(null).map(() => worker());
+  await Promise.all(workers);
+  return results as PromiseSettledResult<T>[];
+}
+
+function delay(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+describe("Parallel Execution", () => {
+  describe("limitConcurrency", () => {
+    it("returns empty array for zero factories", async () => {
+      const results = await limitConcurrency([], 5);
+      expect(results).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it("returns single-element result for one factory", async () => {
+      const results = await limitConcurrency([() => Promise.resolve(42)], 5);
+      expect(results).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(results[0].status).toBe("fulfilled");
+      if (results[0].status === "fulfilled") {
+        expect(results[0].value).toBe(42);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("behaves sequentially when maxConcurrency=1", async () => {
+      const order: number[] = [];
+
+      const factories = [1, 2, 3].map((n) => () =>
+        delay(30).then(() => { order.push(n); return n; })
+      );
+
+      const start = Date.now();
+      const results = await limitConcurrency(factories, 1);
+      const elapsed = Date.now() - start;
+
+      expect(results).toHaveLength(3);
+      for (const r of results) {
+        expect(r.status).toBe("fulfilled");
+      }
+      expect(order).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
+      expect(elapsed).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(80);
+    });
+
+    it("runs concurrently when maxConcurrency exceeds factory count", async () => {
+      const factories = ["a", "b"].map((v) => () =>
+        delay(50).then(() => v)
+      );
+
+      const start = Date.now();
+      const results = await limitConcurrency(factories, 10);
+      const elapsed = Date.now() - start;
+
+      expect(results).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(elapsed).toBeLessThan(120);
+    });
+
+    it("limits to maxConcurrency=2 with 4 factories", async () => {
+      const timestamps: number[] = [];
+
+      const factories = [0, 1, 2, 3].map((i) => () =>
+        delay(80).then(() => { timestamps.push(i); return i; })
+      );
+
+      const start = Date.now();
+      const results = await limitConcurrency(factories, 2);
+      const elapsed = Date.now() - start;
+
+      expect(results).toHaveLength(4);
+      for (const r of results) {
+        expect(r.status).toBe("fulfilled");
+        if (r.status === "fulfilled") {
+          expect([0, 1, 2, 3]).toContain(r.value);
+        }
+      }
+
+      expect(elapsed).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(150);
+      expect(elapsed).toBeLessThan(350);
+    });
+
+    it("isolates rejected promises from fulfilled ones", async () => {
+      const factories = [
+        () => Promise.resolve("success"),
+        () => Promise.reject(new Error("boom")),
+        () => Promise.resolve("also-success"),
+      ];
+
+      const results = await limitConcurrency(factories, 5);
+
+      expect(results).toHaveLength(3);
+      const fulfilled = results.filter((r) => r.status === "fulfilled");
+      const rejected = results.filter((r) => r.status === "rejected");
+      expect(fulfilled).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(rejected).toHaveLength(1);
+
+      if (fulfilled[0].status === "fulfilled") {
+        expect(fulfilled[0].value).toBe("success");
+      }
+      if (fulfilled[1].status === "fulfilled") {
+        expect(fulfilled[1].value).toBe("also-success");
+      }
+      if (rejected[0].status === "rejected") {
+        expect((rejected[0].reason as Error).message).toBe("boom");
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("handles maxConcurrency=0 as no limit", async () => {
+      const factories = [1, 2, 3].map((v) => () => Promise.resolve(v));
+      const results = await limitConcurrency(factories, 0);
+      expect(results).toHaveLength(3);
+      for (const r of results) {
+        expect(r.status).toBe("fulfilled");
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("parallel vs sequential timing", () => {
+    it("parallel execution is faster than sequential", async () => {
+      const DELAY_MS = 50;
+      const parallelFactories = [DELAY_MS, DELAY_MS].map((ms) => () => delay(ms));
+
+      const parallelStart = Date.now();
+      const parallelResults = await limitConcurrency(parallelFactories, 5);
+      const parallelElapsed = Date.now() - parallelStart;
+
+      const sequentialStart = Date.now();
+      for (const ms of [DELAY_MS, DELAY_MS]) {
+        await delay(ms);
+      }
+      const sequentialElapsed = Date.now() - sequentialStart;
+
+      expect(parallelResults).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(parallelElapsed).toBeLessThan(sequentialElapsed);
+      expect(parallelElapsed).toBeLessThan(DELAY_MS * 1.8);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("concurrency limit verification", () => {
+    it("at most maxConcurrency agents run simultaneously", async () => {
+      let concurrentCount = 0;
+      let maxConcurrent = 0;
+      const MAX = 2;
+
+      const factories = [0, 1, 2, 3].map(
+        (i) => () =>
+          new Promise<number>((resolve) => {
+            concurrentCount++;
+            if (concurrentCount > maxConcurrent) maxConcurrent = concurrentCount;
+            delay(60).then(() => {
+              concurrentCount--;
+              resolve(i);
+            });
+          })
+      );
+
+      const results = await limitConcurrency(factories, MAX);
+
+      expect(results).toHaveLength(4);
+      expect(maxConcurrent).toBeLessThanOrEqual(MAX);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("sequential fallback behavior", () => {
+    it("runs agents in order when parallelization disabled", async () => {
+      const executionOrder: string[] = [];
+
+      await (async () => {
+        for (const name of ["code-reviewer", "security-auditor"]) {
+          executionOrder.push(`start:${name}`);
+          await delay(10);
+          executionOrder.push(`end:${name}`);
+        }
+      })();
+
+      expect(executionOrder).toEqual([
+        "start:code-reviewer",
+        "end:code-reviewer",
+        "start:security-auditor",
+        "end:security-auditor",
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("single agent edge case", () => {
+    it("no review agents means no parallel code path triggered", async () => {
+      const results = await limitConcurrency([], 5);
+      expect(results).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+  });
+});

src/agents/phase-researcher.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { PhaseResearcherAgent } from "../agents/phase-researcher.js";
+
+describe("PhaseResearcherAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-phase-researcher-test-"));
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(tempDir, ".git"), { recursive: true });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("extracts decisions from commit log content", () => {
+    const agent = new PhaseResearcherAgent();
+    const result = agent.extractDecisions(
+      `some commit\n---ci---\nphase: 1\ndecisions:\n  - D-101: Use SQLite for storage confidence: 0.9\n  - D-102: Retry on failure confidence: 0.3\n---/ci---\n`
+    );
+
+    expect(result.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(result[0].id).toBe("D-101");
+    expect(result[0].confidence).toBe(0.9);
+    expect(result[1].id).toBe("D-102");
+    expect(result[1].confidence).toBe(0.3);
+  });
+
+  it("extracts lessons from commit log content", () => {
+    const agent = new PhaseResearcherAgent();
+    const result = agent.extractLessons(
+      `some commit\n---ci---\nphase: 1\nlessons:\n  - testing: Flaky tests are a problem\n  - build: CI timeouts\n---/ci---\n`
+    );
+
+    expect(result.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(result[0]).toContain("testing");
+  });
+
+  it("identifies risks from low-confidence decisions and repeated lessons", () => {
+    const agent = new PhaseResearcherAgent();
+    const decisions = [
+      { id: "D-1", decision: "Risky choice", confidence: 0.4 },
+      { id: "D-2", decision: "Safe choice", confidence: 0.9 },
+    ];
+    const lessons = [
+      "testing: Flaky tests",
+      "testing: More flaky tests",
+      "build: CI timeouts",
+    ];
+
+    const risks = agent.identifyRisks(decisions, lessons);
+
+    const highRisk = risks.filter((r) => r.severity === "high");
+    expect(highRisk.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(highRisk.some((r) => r.description.includes("D-1"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("handles empty git log gracefully", () => {
+    const agent = new PhaseResearcherAgent();
+    const result = agent.mechanicalPhaseResearch(tempDir, 1);
+
+    expect(result.phase).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.decisions).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.lessons).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.risks).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is phase-researcher", () => {
+    const agent = new PhaseResearcherAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("phase-researcher");
+  });
+});

src/agents/phase-researcher.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface PhaseResearchResult {
+  phase: number;
+  decisions: Array<{ id: string; decision: string; confidence: number }>;
+  lessons: string[];
+  risks: Array<{ description: string; severity: string }>;
+}
+
 export class PhaseResearcherAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "phase-researcher";
   readonly description = "Researches how to implement a specific phase well.";
@@ -8,6 +17,7 @@ export class PhaseResearcherAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Researching phase implementation...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +25,130 @@ export class PhaseResearcherAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const result = this.mechanicalPhaseResearch(context.project_path, context.phase);
+    const output = this.formatResult(result);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Phase research requires an intelligence backend.",
+      success: true,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
-      escalations: 0,
+      escalations: result.risks.filter((r) => r.severity === "high").length,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalPhaseResearch(projectPath: string, phase: number): PhaseResearchResult {
+    const logContent = this.readPhaseGitLog(projectPath, phase);
+    const decisions = this.extractDecisions(logContent);
+    const lessons = this.extractLessons(logContent);
+    const risks = this.identifyRisks(decisions, lessons);
+
+    return { phase, decisions, lessons, risks };
+  }
+
+  readPhaseGitLog(projectPath: string, phase: number): string {
+    try {
+      const { execSync } = require("node:child_process");
+      return execSync(
+        `git log --all --format="%B" -100`,
+        { cwd: projectPath, encoding: "utf-8", timeout: 5000 }
+      );
+    } catch {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }
+
+  extractDecisions(logContent: string): Array<{ id: string; decision: string; confidence: number }> {
+    const decisions: Array<{ id: string; decision: string; confidence: number }> = [];
+    const decisionRegex = /(?:decisions|decision):\s*\n((?:\s+-\s+.+\n?)+)/g;
+    let match;
+    while ((match = decisionRegex.exec(logContent)) !== null) {
+      const items = match[1].split("\n").filter((l: string) => l.trim().startsWith("-"));
+      for (const item of items) {
+        const text = item.replace(/^\s*-\s*/, "").trim();
+        const idMatch = text.match(/D-(\d+)/);
+        const id = idMatch ? `D-${idMatch[1]}` : `D-${decisions.length + 1}`;
+        const confMatch = text.match(/confidence[:\s]+(\d+\.?\d*)/);
+        const confidence = confMatch ? parseFloat(confMatch[1]) : 0.5;
+        decisions.push({ id, decision: text, confidence });
+      }
+    }
+    return decisions;
+  }
+
+  extractLessons(logContent: string): string[] {
+    const lessons: string[] = [];
+    const lessonsRegex = /lessons:\s*\n((?:\s+-\s+.+\n?)+)/g;
+    let match;
+    while ((match = lessonsRegex.exec(logContent)) !== null) {
+      const items = match[1].split("\n").filter((l: string) => l.trim().startsWith("-"));
+      for (const item of items) {
+        lessons.push(item.replace(/^\s*-\s*/, "").trim());
+      }
+    }
+    return lessons;
+  }
+
+  identifyRisks(
+    decisions: Array<{ id: string; decision: string; confidence: number }>,
+    lessons: string[]
+  ): Array<{ description: string; severity: string }> {
+    const risks: Array<{ description: string; severity: string }> = [];
+
+    for (const decision of decisions) {
+      if (decision.confidence < 0.5) {
+        risks.push({
+          description: `Low-confidence decision ${decision.id}: ${decision.decision.substring(0, 60)}`,
+          severity: "high",
+        });
+      } else if (decision.confidence < 0.7) {
+        risks.push({
+          description: `Medium-confidence decision ${decision.id}: ${decision.decision.substring(0, 60)}`,
+          severity: "medium",
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    const topicCounts: Record<string, number> = {};
+    for (const lesson of lessons) {
+      const topic = lesson.split(":")[0].trim().toLowerCase();
+      topicCounts[topic] = (topicCounts[topic] || 0) + 1;
+    }
+
+    for (const [topic, count] of Object.entries(topicCounts)) {
+      if (count > 1) {
+        risks.push({
+          description: `Repeated lesson on "${topic}" (${count} occurrences) suggests systemic risk`,
+          severity: count >= 3 ? "high" : "medium",
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    return risks;
+  }
+
+  private formatResult(result: PhaseResearchResult): string {
+    const lines: string[] = [`Phase ${result.phase} Research:`, ""];
+
+    lines.push("Decisions:");
+    for (const d of result.decisions) {
+      lines.push(`  [${d.id}|conf=${d.confidence.toFixed(2)}] ${d.decision}`);
+    }
+
+    lines.push("");
+    lines.push("Lessons:");
+    for (const l of result.lessons) {
+      lines.push(`  - ${l}`);
+    }
+
+    lines.push("");
+    lines.push("Risks:");
+    for (const r of result.risks) {
+      lines.push(`  [${r.severity}] ${r.description}`);
+    }
+
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/plan-checker.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { PlanCheckerAgent } from "../agents/plan-checker.js";
+
+describe("PlanCheckerAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-plan-checker-test-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("detects missing required sections", () => {
+    const agent = new PlanCheckerAgent();
+    const results = agent.mechanicalPlanCheck(tempDir, "no sections here");
+
+    const missing = results.filter((r) => r.type === "missing_section");
+    expect(missing.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(missing.some((r) => r.description.includes("# Phase"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(missing.some((r) => r.description.includes("## Phase Goal"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(missing.some((r) => r.description.includes("## Plans"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("detects task ID gaps", () => {
+    const plan = `
+# Phase 1
+## Phase Goal
+Build it
+## Plans
+### Task 1.1: T1.1
+stuff
+### Task 1.1: T1.3
+more stuff
+`;
+    const agent = new PlanCheckerAgent();
+    const results = agent.mechanicalPlanCheck(tempDir, plan);
+
+    const gaps = results.filter((r) => r.type === "task_id_gap");
+    expect(gaps.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("detects missing must-haves", () => {
+    const plan = `
+# Phase 1
+## Phase Goal
+Build
+## Plans
+### Task 1.1: T1.1
+Do the thing
+`;
+    const agent = new PlanCheckerAgent();
+    const results = agent.mechanicalPlanCheck(tempDir, plan);
+
+    const missingMustHaves = results.filter((r) => r.type === "missing_must_haves");
+    expect(missingMustHaves.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("detects invalid wave ordering", () => {
+    const plan = `
+# Phase 1
+## Phase Goal
+Goal
+## Plans
+## Wave 2
+tasks
+## Wave 1
+more tasks
+`;
+    const agent = new PlanCheckerAgent();
+    const results = agent.mechanicalPlanCheck(tempDir, plan);
+
+    const waveInvalid = results.filter((r) => r.type === "wave_order_invalid");
+    expect(waveInvalid.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(waveInvalid[0].severity).toBe("P0");
+  });
+
+  it("detects uncovered requirements", () => {
+    const ciagentDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciagentDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(ciagentDir, "REQUIREMENTS.md"),
+      "REQ-1: First requirement\nREQ-2: Second requirement\nREQ-3: Third requirement"
+    );
+
+    const plan = `
+# Phase 1
+## Phase Goal
+Goal
+## Plans
+REQ-1 is covered
+`;
+    const agent = new PlanCheckerAgent();
+    const results = agent.mechanicalPlanCheck(tempDir, plan);
+
+    const uncovered = results.filter((r) => r.type === "uncovered_requirement");
+    expect(uncovered.length).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is plan-checker", () => {
+    const agent = new PlanCheckerAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("plan-checker");
+  });
+});

src/agents/plan-checker.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface PlanCheckResult {
+  type: "missing_section" | "task_id_gap" | "missing_must_haves" | "wave_order_invalid" | "uncovered_requirement";
+  severity: "P0" | "P1" | "P2";
+  description: string;
+  taskId?: string;
+}
+
+const REQUIRED_SECTIONS = ["# Phase", "## Phase Goal", "## Plans"];
+
 export class PlanCheckerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "plan-checker";
   readonly description = "Verifies plan quality. On ISSUES FOUND, triggers automatic plan revision (up to 3 iterations).";
@@ -8,6 +19,7 @@ export class PlanCheckerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Checking plan quality...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +27,151 @@ export class PlanCheckerAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const planPath = path.join(context.project_path, ".ciagent", "PLAN.md");
+    let planContent = "";
+    if (fs.existsSync(planPath)) {
+      planContent = fs.readFileSync(planPath, "utf-8");
+    }
+
+    const results = this.mechanicalPlanCheck(context.project_path, planContent);
+    const p0Count = results.filter((r) => r.severity === "P0").length;
+    const output = this.formatResults(results);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Plan checking requires an intelligence backend.",
+      success: p0Count === 0,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
-      escalations: 0,
+      escalations: p0Count,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
+      error: p0Count > 0 ? `${p0Count} P0 issue(s) found` : undefined,
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalPlanCheck(projectPath: string, planContent: string): PlanCheckResult[] {
+    const results: PlanCheckResult[] = [];
+
+    this.checkStructure(planContent, results);
+    this.checkTaskIds(planContent, results);
+    this.checkMustHavesPresent(planContent, results);
+    this.checkWaveOrdering(planContent, results);
+    this.checkRequirementCoverage(projectPath, planContent, results);
+
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  checkStructure(planContent: string, results: PlanCheckResult[]): void {
+    for (const section of REQUIRED_SECTIONS) {
+      if (!planContent.includes(section)) {
+        results.push({
+          type: "missing_section",
+          severity: "P0",
+          description: `Plan is missing required section: ${section}`,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  checkTaskIds(planContent: string, results: PlanCheckResult[]): void {
+    const taskIdRegex = /###?\s+Task\s+[\d.]+[:\s]+T?([\d.]+)/gi;
+    const ids: number[] = [];
+    let match;
+    while ((match = taskIdRegex.exec(planContent)) !== null) {
+      const idParts = match[1].split(".");
+      const taskId = parseInt(idParts[idParts.length - 1], 10);
+      if (!isNaN(taskId)) ids.push(taskId);
+    }
+
+    if (ids.length === 0) return;
+
+    for (let i = 1; i <= Math.max(...ids); i++) {
+      if (!ids.includes(i)) {
+        results.push({
+          type: "task_id_gap",
+          severity: "P1",
+          description: `Task ID gap: missing Task ${i}`,
+          taskId: `T${i}`,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  checkMustHavesPresent(planContent: string, results: PlanCheckResult[]): void {
+    const taskRegex = /###?\s+Task[^]*?(?=###?\s+Task|$)/g;
+    const taskBlocks = planContent.match(taskRegex) || [];
+
+    for (const block of taskBlocks) {
+      const headerMatch = block.match(/###?\s+Task\s+([\d.]+)/);
+      if (!headerMatch) continue;
+      const taskId = headerMatch[1];
+      const hasMustHaves = /must.haves|acceptance.criteria|must.?have/i.test(block);
+      if (!hasMustHaves) {
+        results.push({
+          type: "missing_must_haves",
+          severity: "P1",
+          description: `Task ${taskId} is missing must-haves/acceptance criteria`,
+          taskId,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  checkWaveOrdering(planContent: string, results: PlanCheckResult[]): void {
+    const waveRegex = /##?\s+Wave\s+(\d+)/gi;
+    const waves: number[] = [];
+    let match;
+    while ((match = waveRegex.exec(planContent)) !== null) {
+      waves.push(parseInt(match[1], 10));
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 1; i < waves.length; i++) {
+      if (waves[i] < waves[i - 1]) {
+        results.push({
+          type: "wave_order_invalid",
+          severity: "P0",
+          description: `Wave ordering invalid: Wave ${waves[i]} appears after Wave ${waves[i - 1]}`,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  checkRequirementCoverage(projectPath: string, planContent: string, results: PlanCheckResult[]): void {
+    const reqPath = path.join(projectPath, ".ciagent", "REQUIREMENTS.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(reqPath)) return;
+
+    const reqContent = fs.readFileSync(reqPath, "utf-8");
+    const reqIdRegex = /REQ-(\d+)/g;
+    const requirements = new Set<string>();
+    let reqMatch;
+    while ((reqMatch = reqIdRegex.exec(reqContent)) !== null) {
+      requirements.add(`REQ-${reqMatch[1]}`);
+    }
+
+    const planReqIdRegex = /REQ-(\d+)/g;
+    const coveredReqs = new Set<string>();
+    let planMatch;
+    while ((planMatch = planReqIdRegex.exec(planContent)) !== null) {
+      coveredReqs.add(`REQ-${planMatch[1]}`);
+    }
+
+    for (const req of requirements) {
+      if (!coveredReqs.has(req)) {
+        results.push({
+          type: "uncovered_requirement",
+          severity: "P2",
+          description: `Requirement ${req} not covered in plan`,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private formatResults(results: PlanCheckResult[]): string {
+    if (results.length === 0) return "Plan check passed — no issues found.";
+    const lines: string[] = ["Plan Check Results:", ""];
+    for (const r of results) {
+      lines.push(`[${r.type}|${r.severity}] ${r.description}${r.taskId ? ` (task: ${r.taskId})` : ""}`);
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/planner.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { PlannerAgent } from "../agents/planner.js";
+import { AgentContext } from "../agents/base.js";
+import { IntelligenceBackend, BackendRequest, BackendResult } from "../backends/types.js";
+import { Decision } from "../types/decisions.js";
+import { Escalation } from "../types/escalation.js";
+import { emptyTokenUsage } from "../backends/types.js";
+
+class MockBackend implements IntelligenceBackend {
+  readonly name = "mock";
+  readonly type = "llm" as const;
+  async isAvailable(): Promise<boolean> { return true; }
+  async execute(request: BackendRequest): Promise<BackendResult> {
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      output: `Mock backend executed: ${request.task.slice(0, 50)}`,
+      artifacts: [],
+      decisions: [],
+      escalations: [],
+      usage: emptyTokenUsage(),
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+function createTempDir(): string {
+  return fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-planner-test-"));
+}
+
+function cleanup(dir: string): void {
+  fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+}
+
+function makeContext(dir: string, backend?: IntelligenceBackend): AgentContext {
+  return {
+    project_path: dir,
+    phase: 1,
+    stage: "plan",
+    specification: "Build a REST API for task management",
+    config_path: path.join(dir, ".ciagent", "config.json"),
+    backend,
+  };
+}
+
+function setupCIAgentDir(dir: string): void {
+  const ciDir = path.join(dir, ".ciagent");
+  fs.mkdirSync(ciDir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "config.json"), "{}");
+}
+
+function writeRequirementsMd(dir: string): void {
+  const ciDir = path.join(dir, ".ciagent");
+  const content = [
+    "# Requirements",
+    "",
+    "## v1 Requirements",
+    "",
+    "### Core",
+    "",
+    "- [ ] **REQ-01**: User authentication",
+    "- [ ] **REQ-02**: Task CRUD operations",
+    "- [ ] **REQ-03**: Real-time notifications",
+    "",
+    "## Traceability",
+    "",
+    "| Requirement | Phase | Status |",
+    "|-------------|-------|--------|",
+    "| REQ-01 | Phase 1 | in_progress |",
+    "| REQ-02 | Phase 1 | pending |",
+    "| REQ-03 | Phase 1 | blocked |",
+  ].join("\n");
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "REQUIREMENTS.md"), content);
+}
+
+function writeRoadmapMd(dir: string): void {
+  const ciDir = path.join(dir, ".ciagent");
+  const content = [
+    "# Roadmap",
+    "",
+    "## Overview",
+    "",
+    "Task management API roadmap",
+    "",
+    "## Phases",
+    "",
+    "- [ ] **Phase 1: Authentication** - Implement auth",
+    "",
+    "## Phase Details",
+    "",
+    "### Phase 1: Authentication",
+    "**Goal**: Implement user authentication",
+    "**Depends on**: Nothing",
+    "**Requirements**: REQ-01, REQ-02",
+    "**Success Criteria**:",
+    "1. .ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md exists",
+    "**Status**: in_progress",
+  ].join("\n");
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "ROADMAP.md"), content);
+}
+
+describe("PlannerAgent", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dir = createTempDir();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup(dir);
+  });
+
+  it("returns honest failure without backend when no requirements or roadmap", async () => {
+    setupCIAgentDir(dir);
+    const planner = new PlannerAgent();
+    const result = await planner.execute(makeContext(dir));
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.error).toContain("No requirements or roadmap");
+  });
+
+  it("creates PLAN.md from REQUIREMENTS.md without backend", async () => {
+    setupCIAgentDir(dir);
+    writeRequirementsMd(dir);
+    writeRoadmapMd(dir);
+
+    const planner = new PlannerAgent();
+    const result = await planner.execute(makeContext(dir));
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.output).toContain("plan");
+    expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(dir, ".ciagent", "PLAN.md"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("PLAN.md contains phase goal and tasks", async () => {
+    setupCIAgentDir(dir);
+    writeRequirementsMd(dir);
+    writeRoadmapMd(dir);
+
+    const planner = new PlannerAgent();
+    await planner.execute(makeContext(dir));
+
+    const planContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, ".ciagent", "PLAN.md"), "utf-8");
+    expect(planContent).toContain("Phase 1 Plan");
+    expect(planContent).toContain("Phase Goal");
+    expect(planContent).toContain("Tasks");
+  });
+
+  it("delegates to backend when available", async () => {
+    setupCIAgentDir(dir);
+    const mockBackend = new MockBackend();
+    const planner = new PlannerAgent();
+    const result = await planner.execute(makeContext(dir, mockBackend));
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.output).toContain("Mock backend executed");
+  });
+
+  it("has correct agent name", () => {
+    const planner = new PlannerAgent();
+    expect(planner.name).toBe("planner");
+  });
+
+  it("has correct workflow", () => {
+    const planner = new PlannerAgent();
+    expect(planner.workflow).toBe("plan");
+  });
+});

src/agents/planner.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,27 @@
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
+import { CIAgentFiles, RequirementsMd, RoadmapMd, ArchitectureMd } from "../core/ciagent-files.js";
+import { GitContext } from "../core/git-context.js";
+import { CommitBuilder } from "../core/commit-builder.js";
+import { writeFile, readFile, ensureDir } from "../utils/file.js";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+
+export interface PlannerResult {
+  success: boolean;
+  planCount: number;
+  waves: { wave: number; plans: string[] }[];
+  decisions: number;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+interface PlanEntry {
+  name: string;
+  wave: number;
+  requirements: string[];
+  dependsOn: string[];
+  tasks: string[];
+  mustHaves: string[];
+}
 
 export class PlannerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "planner";
@@ -8,21 +31,312 @@ export class PlannerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Creating phase plan...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
-      const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
-        context,
-        `Create a phase plan for stage ${context.stage}, phase ${context.phase}. Specification: ${context.specification}`
-      );
+      const taskPrompt = await this.buildBackendTaskPrompt(context);
+      const result = await this.executeViaBackend(context, taskPrompt);
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    return this.executeMechanical(context, start);
+  }
+
+  private async buildBackendTaskPrompt(context: AgentContext): Promise<string> {
+    const ciFiles = new CIAgentFiles(context.project_path);
+    const parts: string[] = [
+      `Create a phase plan for stage ${context.stage}, phase ${context.phase}.`,
+      "",
+      "## Project Context",
+    ];
+
+    const roadmap = ciFiles.readRoadmapMd();
+    if (roadmap) {
+      const currentPhase = roadmap.phases.find((p) => p.number === context.phase);
+      if (currentPhase) {
+        parts.push("", "### Phase Goal", currentPhase.description);
+        parts.push("", "### Phase Requirements", currentPhase.requirements.join(", ") || "None specified");
+        parts.push("", "### Phase Dependencies", currentPhase.dependsOn.length > 0 ? currentPhase.dependsOn.map((d) => `Phase ${d}`).join(", ") : "None");
+        parts.push("", "### Success Criteria", ...currentPhase.successCriteria.map((sc) => `- ${sc}`));
+      }
+    }
+
+    const requirements = ciFiles.readRequirementsMd();
+    if (requirements) {
+      const phaseReqs = requirements.traceability.filter((t) => t.phase === context.phase);
+      if (phaseReqs.length > 0) {
+        parts.push("", "### Requirements for Phase", ...phaseReqs.map((t) => `- ${t.requirement} (${t.status})`));
+      }
+    }
+
+    const architecture = ciFiles.readArchitectureMd();
+    if (architecture) {
+      parts.push("", "### Architecture Boundaries", ...architecture.components.map((c) => `- ${c.name}: ${c.boundaries}`));
+      parts.push("", "### Build Order", ...architecture.buildOrder.map((bo) => `${bo}`));
+    }
+
+    parts.push("", "## Specification", context.specification || "No specification provided");
+
+    return parts.join("\n");
+  }
+
+  private executeMechanical(context: AgentContext, start: number): AgentResult {
+    const ciFiles = new CIAgentFiles(context.project_path);
+    ciFiles.ensureCIDir();
+
+    const requirements = ciFiles.readRequirementsMd();
+    const roadmap = ciFiles.readRoadmapMd();
+    const architecture = ciFiles.readArchitectureMd();
+
+    if (!requirements && !roadmap) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        output: "Planning requires either .ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md or .ciagent/ROADMAP.md. Initialize the project first.",
+        artifacts_created: [],
+        decisions: 0,
+        escalations: 0,
+        duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
+        error: "No requirements or roadmap found for mechanical planning",
+      };
+    }
+
+    let gitLogSummary = "";
+    try {
+      gitLogSummary = execSync("git log --max-count=20 --oneline", {
+        cwd: context.project_path,
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      }).trim();
+    } catch {
+      gitLogSummary = "(no git history available)";
+    }
+
+    const phaseGoal = this.extractPhaseGoal(roadmap, context.phase);
+    const phaseRequirements = this.extractPhaseRequirements(requirements, context.phase);
+    const componentBoundaries = architecture ? architecture.components.map((c) => c.name) : [];
+
+    const plans = this.buildPlans(phaseRequirements, componentBoundaries, context.phase);
+
+    const planFileContent = this.formatPlanFile(context.phase, phaseGoal, plans);
+
+    const planFilePath = path.join(context.project_path, ".ciagent", "PLAN.md");
+    ensureDir(path.dirname(planFilePath));
+    writeFile(planFilePath, planFileContent);
+
+    const decisionCount = plans.length > 0 ? 1 : 0;
+
+    if (this.shouldCommit(context)) {
+      try {
+        const commitMessage = CommitBuilder.buildTaskCommit({
+          type: "docs",
+          phase: context.phase,
+          milestone: "v1.0",
+          plan: "01",
+          task: "01-01",
+          subject: `create ${plans.length} phase plans`,
+          status: "plan",
+          decisions: decisionCount > 0 ? [{
+            id: "D-001",
+            decision: `Decomposed phase ${context.phase} into ${plans.length} vertical-slice plans`,
+            rationale: "Requirements grouped by dependency analysis — independent requirements in wave 1, dependent in wave 2+",
+            confidence: 0.75,
+            alternatives: ["single monolithic plan", "per-requirement plans"],
+          }] : undefined,
+        });
+        execSync(`git add -A && git commit -m "${commitMessage.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}" --allow-empty`, {
+          cwd: context.project_path,
+          stdio: "pipe",
+        });
+      } catch {
+        this.warn("Plan commit failed");
+      }
+    }
+
+    const waves = this.groupPlansByWave(plans);
+    const plannerResult: PlannerResult = {
+      success: true,
+      planCount: plans.length,
+      waves,
+      decisions: decisionCount,
+    };
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Planning requires an intelligence backend. Configure one with: ci init --backend",
-      artifacts_created: [],
-      decisions: 0,
+      success: true,
+      output: `Created ${plans.length} plan(s) across ${waves.length} wave(s) for phase ${context.phase}`,
+      artifacts_created: [".ciagent/PLAN.md"],
+      decisions: decisionCount,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
     };
   }
+
+  private extractPhaseGoal(roadmap: RoadmapMd | null, phase: number): string {
+    if (!roadmap) return "No roadmap available";
+    const phaseEntry = roadmap.phases.find((p) => p.number === phase);
+    if (phaseEntry) return `${phaseEntry.name}: ${phaseEntry.description}`;
+    return `Phase ${phase} (no roadmap entry)`;
+  }
+
+  private extractPhaseRequirements(requirements: RequirementsMd | null, phase: number): Array<{ id: string; description: string; phase: number; status: string }> {
+    if (!requirements) return [];
+    return requirements.traceability
+      .filter((t) => t.phase === phase)
+      .map((t) => {
+        let description = t.requirement;
+        for (const cat of [...requirements.v1, ...requirements.v2]) {
+          const item = cat.items.find((i) => i.id === t.requirement);
+          if (item) {
+            description = `${t.requirement}: ${item.description}`;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        return { id: t.requirement, description, phase: t.phase, status: t.status };
+      });
+  }
+
+  private buildPlans(
+    phaseRequirements: Array<{ id: string; description: string; phase: number; status: string }>,
+    componentBoundaries: string[],
+    phase: number
+  ): PlanEntry[] {
+    if (phaseRequirements.length === 0) {
+      return [{
+        name: `Phase ${phase} Core Implementation`,
+        wave: 1,
+        requirements: [],
+        dependsOn: [],
+        tasks: [`Implement phase ${phase} deliverables as specified in ROADMAP.md`],
+        mustHaves: [`Phase ${phase} deliverables exist and pass verification`],
+      }];
+    }
+
+    const independentReqs = phaseRequirements.filter((r) => r.status !== "blocked");
+    const blockedReqs = phaseRequirements.filter((r) => r.status === "blocked");
+
+    const plans: PlanEntry[] = [];
+
+    if (independentReqs.length > 0) {
+      const taskChunks = this.chunkByComponent(independentReqs, componentBoundaries);
+      for (const chunk of taskChunks) {
+        plans.push({
+          name: this.inferPlanName(chunk, phase),
+          wave: 1,
+          requirements: chunk.map((r) => r.id),
+          dependsOn: [],
+          tasks: chunk.map((r) => {
+            const desc = r.description.split(": ").slice(1).join(": ") || r.description;
+            return desc !== r.id ? `Implement ${r.id}: ${desc}` : `Implement ${r.id}`;
+          }),
+          mustHaves: chunk.map((r) => `${r.id} implemented and testable`),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (blockedReqs.length > 0) {
+      const taskChunks = this.chunkByComponent(blockedReqs, componentBoundaries);
+      for (const chunk of taskChunks) {
+        plans.push({
+          name: this.inferPlanName(chunk, phase),
+          wave: plans.length > 0 ? Math.max(...plans.map((p) => p.wave)) + 1 : 2,
+          requirements: chunk.map((r) => r.id),
+          dependsOn: plans.slice(0, plans.length > 0 ? 1 : 0).map((p) => p.name),
+          tasks: chunk.map((r) => {
+            const desc = r.description.split(": ").slice(1).join(": ") || r.description;
+            return desc !== r.id ? `Implement ${r.id}: ${desc}` : `Implement ${r.id}`;
+          }),
+          mustHaves: chunk.map((r) => `${r.id} implemented and testable`),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (plans.length === 0) {
+      plans.push({
+        name: `Phase ${phase} Default`,
+        wave: 1,
+        requirements: [],
+        dependsOn: [],
+        tasks: [`Implement phase ${phase} deliverables`],
+        mustHaves: [`Phase ${phase} deliverables pass verification`],
+      });
+    }
+
+    return plans;
+  }
+
+  private chunkByComponent(
+    reqs: Array<{ id: string; description: string; phase: number; status: string }>,
+    _componentBoundaries: string[]
+  ): Array<Array<{ id: string; description: string; phase: number; status: string }>> {
+    if (reqs.length <= 3) return [reqs];
+    const chunks: Array<Array<{ id: string; description: string; phase: number; status: string }>> = [];
+    const chunkSize = Math.ceil(reqs.length / Math.ceil(reqs.length / 3));
+    for (let i = 0; i < reqs.length; i += chunkSize) {
+      chunks.push(reqs.slice(i, i + chunkSize));
+    }
+    return chunks;
+  }
+
+  private inferPlanName(chunk: Array<{ id: string; description: string; phase: number; status: string }>, phase: number): string {
+    if (chunk.length === 1) return `Phase ${phase}: ${chunk[0].id}`;
+    return `Phase ${phase}: ${chunk[0].id}–${chunk[chunk.length - 1].id}`;
+  }
+
+  private groupPlansByWave(plans: PlanEntry[]): { wave: number; plans: string[] }[] {
+    const waveMap = new Map<number, string[]>();
+    for (const plan of plans) {
+      const existing = waveMap.get(plan.wave) || [];
+      existing.push(plan.name);
+      waveMap.set(plan.wave, existing);
+    }
+    return Array.from(waveMap.entries())
+      .sort((a, b) => a[0] - b[0])
+      .map(([wave, names]) => ({ wave, plans: names }));
+  }
+
+  private formatPlanFile(phase: number, phaseGoal: string, plans: PlanEntry[]): string {
+    const lines: string[] = [
+      `# Phase ${phase} Plan`,
+      "",
+      "## Phase Goal",
+      phaseGoal,
+      "",
+      "## Plans",
+      "",
+    ];
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < plans.length; i++) {
+      const plan = plans[i];
+      const planNum = i + 1;
+      lines.push(`### Plan ${planNum}: ${plan.name}`);
+      lines.push(`- Wave: ${plan.wave}`);
+      if (plan.requirements.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(`- Requirements: [${plan.requirements.join(", ")}]`);
+      }
+      if (plan.dependsOn.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(`- Depends on: ${plan.dependsOn.join(", ")}`);
+      }
+      lines.push("- Tasks:");
+      for (const task of plan.tasks) {
+        lines.push(`  1. ${task}`);
+      }
+      lines.push("- Must-haves:");
+      for (const mh of plan.mustHaves) {
+        lines.push(`  - [x] ${mh}`);
+      }
+      lines.push("");
+    }
+
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
+
+  private shouldCommit(context: AgentContext): boolean {
+    try {
+      execSync("git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree", {
+        cwd: context.project_path,
+        stdio: "pipe",
+      });
+      return true;
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
 }

src/agents/project-researcher.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { ProjectResearcherAgent } from "../agents/project-researcher.js";
+
+describe("ProjectResearcherAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-project-researcher-test-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("reads package.json and categorizes dependencies", () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, "package.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({
+        dependencies: { express: "^4.18.0", graphql: "^16.0.0" },
+        devDependencies: { jest: "^29.0.0", typescript: "^5.0.0" },
+      })
+    );
+
+    const agent = new ProjectResearcherAgent();
+    const pkg = agent.readPackageJson(tempDir);
+    const tsconfig = {};
+    const summary = agent.categorizeFindings(pkg, tsconfig, []);
+
+    expect(summary.frameworks).toContain("express");
+    expect(summary.frameworks).toContain("jest");
+    expect(summary.apis).toContain("graphql");
+    expect(summary.tooling).toContain("typescript");
+  });
+
+  it("reads tsconfig and extracts compiler options", () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, "tsconfig.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({
+        compilerOptions: { target: "ES2022", module: "Node16" },
+      })
+    );
+
+    const agent = new ProjectResearcherAgent();
+    const tsconfig = agent.readTsconfig(tempDir);
+
+    expect((tsconfig.compilerOptions as Record<string, unknown>).target).toBe("ES2022");
+    expect((tsconfig.compilerOptions as Record<string, unknown>).module).toBe("Node16");
+  });
+
+  it("categorizes tooling from scripts and engines", () => {
+    const pkg = {
+      scripts: { build: "tsc", test: "jest", lint: "eslint ." },
+      engines: { node: ">=18.0.0" },
+    };
+
+    const agent = new ProjectResearcherAgent();
+    const summary = agent.categorizeFindings(pkg, {}, []);
+
+    expect(summary.tooling).toContain("build_script");
+    expect(summary.tooling).toContain("test_script");
+    expect(summary.tooling).toContain("lint_script");
+    expect(summary.tooling).toContain("node:>=18.0.0");
+  });
+
+  it("detects patterns from devDependencies", () => {
+    const pkg = {
+      devDependencies: { jest: "^29.0.0", tsyringe: "^4.8.0" },
+    };
+
+    const agent = new ProjectResearcherAgent();
+    const summary = agent.categorizeFindings(pkg, {}, []);
+
+    expect(summary.patterns).toContain("test_driven");
+    expect(summary.patterns).toContain("dependency_injection");
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty summary when no package.json exists", () => {
+    const agent = new ProjectResearcherAgent();
+    const summary = agent.mechanicalProjectResearch(tempDir);
+
+    expect(summary.frameworks).toEqual([]);
+    expect(summary.apis).toEqual([]);
+    expect(summary.patterns).toEqual([]);
+    expect(summary.technologyDecisions).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is project-researcher", () => {
+    const agent = new ProjectResearcherAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("project-researcher");
+  });
+});

src/agents/project-researcher.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,57 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface EcosystemSummary {
+  frameworks: string[];
+  apis: string[];
+  patterns: string[];
+  tooling: string[];
+  technologyDecisions: Array<{ id: string; decision: string; confidence: number }>;
+}
+
+const FRAMEWORK_PATTERNS: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  react: ["react"],
+  vue: ["vue"],
+  angular: ["@angular/core"],
+  svelte: ["svelte"],
+  express: ["express"],
+  fastify: ["fastify"],
+  nestjs: ["@nestjs/core"],
+  next: ["next"],
+  nuxt: ["nuxt"],
+  koa: ["koa"],
+  jest: ["jest"],
+  vitest: ["vitest"],
+};
+
+const API_PATTERNS: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  graphql: ["graphql", "apollo", "@apollo"],
+  rest: ["express", "fastify", "restana"],
+  grpc: ["grpc", "@grpc"],
+  websocket: ["ws", "socket.io"],
+};
+
+const PATTERN_PATTERNS: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  microservices: ["@nestjs/microservices", "amqplib", "kafkajs"],
+  middleware: ["express", "koa", "fastify"],
+  cqrs: ["@nestjs/cqrs"],
+  dependency_injection: ["inversify", "tsyringe", "@nestjs/core"],
+  test_driven: ["jest", "vitest", "mocha"],
+};
+
+const TOOLING_PATTERNS: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  typescript: ["typescript"],
+  eslint: ["eslint"],
+  prettier: ["prettier"],
+  webpack: ["webpack"],
+  vite: ["vite"],
+  rollup: ["rollup"],
+  esbuild: ["esbuild"],
+  docker: [],
+  ci_cd: [],
+};
+
 export class ProjectResearcherAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "project-researcher";
   readonly description = "Researches the domain ecosystem for a new project.";
@@ -8,6 +60,7 @@ export class ProjectResearcherAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Researching project domain ecosystem...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +68,203 @@ export class ProjectResearcherAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const summary = this.mechanicalProjectResearch(context.project_path);
+    const output = this.formatSummary(summary);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Project research requires an intelligence backend.",
+      success: true,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
-      decisions: 0,
+      decisions: summary.technologyDecisions.length,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalProjectResearch(projectPath: string): EcosystemSummary {
+    const pkg = this.readPackageJson(projectPath);
+    const tsconfig = this.readTsconfig(projectPath);
+    const techDecisions = this.readTechDecisions(projectPath);
+    const summary = this.categorizeFindings(pkg, tsconfig, techDecisions);
+    return summary;
+  }
+
+  readPackageJson(projectPath: string): Record<string, unknown> {
+    const pkgPath = path.join(projectPath, "package.json");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(pkgPath)) return {};
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf-8"));
+    } catch {
+      return {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  readTsconfig(projectPath: string): Record<string, unknown> {
+    const tsconfigPath = path.join(projectPath, "tsconfig.json");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(tsconfigPath)) return {};
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(tsconfigPath, "utf-8"));
+    } catch {
+      return {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  readTechDecisions(projectPath: string): Array<{ id: string; decision: string; confidence: number }> {
+    const decisions: Array<{ id: string; decision: string; confidence: number }> = [];
+    const techCategories = ["technology_choice", "implementation_approach", "architecture"];
+
+    try {
+      const { execSync } = require("node:child_process");
+      const logContent = execSync(
+        `git log --all --format="%B" -100`,
+        { cwd: projectPath, encoding: "utf-8", timeout: 5000 }
+      );
+
+      const categoryRegex = /category:\s*(\S+)/g;
+      const decisionRegex = /decisions:\s*\n((?:\s+-\s+.+\n?)+)/g;
+      let catMatch;
+      let match;
+
+      const blocks: Array<{ categories: string[]; items: string[] }> = [];
+      let currentCategories: string[] = [];
+
+      while ((catMatch = categoryRegex.exec(logContent)) !== null) {
+        currentCategories.push(catMatch[1].toLowerCase());
+      }
+
+      while ((match = decisionRegex.exec(logContent)) !== null) {
+        const items = match[1].split("\n").filter((l: string) => l.trim().startsWith("-"));
+        blocks.push({
+          categories: [...currentCategories],
+          items: items.map((i: string) => i.replace(/^\s*-\s*/, "").trim()),
+        });
+      }
+
+      for (const block of blocks) {
+        const isTech = block.categories.some((c) => techCategories.includes(c));
+        if (!isTech && block.categories.length > 0) continue;
+
+        for (const item of block.items) {
+          const idMatch = item.match(/D-(\d+)/);
+          const id = idMatch ? `D-${idMatch[1]}` : `D-${decisions.length + 1}`;
+          const confMatch = item.match(/confidence[:\s]+(\d+\.?\d*)/);
+          const confidence = confMatch ? parseFloat(confMatch[1]) : 0.5;
+          decisions.push({ id, decision: item, confidence });
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // git not available or no commits
+    }
+
+    return decisions;
+  }
+
+  categorizeFindings(
+    pkg: Record<string, unknown>,
+    tsconfig: Record<string, unknown>,
+    techDecisions: Array<{ id: string; decision: string; confidence: number }>
+  ): EcosystemSummary {
+    const allDeps: string[] = [];
+    const deps = pkg.dependencies as Record<string, string> | undefined;
+    const devDeps = pkg.devDependencies as Record<string, string> | undefined;
+    if (deps) allDeps.push(...Object.keys(deps));
+    if (devDeps) allDeps.push(...Object.keys(devDeps));
+
+    const frameworks: string[] = [];
+    for (const [name, depPatterns] of Object.entries(FRAMEWORK_PATTERNS)) {
+      if (depPatterns.some((p) => allDeps.includes(p))) {
+        frameworks.push(name);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const apis: string[] = [];
+    for (const [name, depPatterns] of Object.entries(API_PATTERNS)) {
+      if (depPatterns.some((p) => allDeps.includes(p))) {
+        apis.push(name);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const patterns: string[] = [];
+    for (const [name, depPatterns] of Object.entries(PATTERN_PATTERNS)) {
+      if (depPatterns.some((p) => allDeps.includes(p))) {
+        patterns.push(name);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const tooling: string[] = [];
+    for (const [name, depPatterns] of Object.entries(TOOLING_PATTERNS)) {
+      if (depPatterns.some((p) => allDeps.includes(p))) {
+        tooling.push(name);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const compilerOptions = tsconfig.compilerOptions as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+    if (compilerOptions) {
+      const target = compilerOptions.target as string | undefined;
+      if (target) tooling.push(`es_target:${target.toLowerCase()}`);
+      const module = compilerOptions.module as string | undefined;
+      if (module) tooling.push(`module_system:${module.toLowerCase()}`);
+    }
+
+    const scripts = pkg.scripts as Record<string, string> | undefined;
+    if (scripts) {
+      if (scripts.build) tooling.push("build_script");
+      if (scripts.test) tooling.push("test_script");
+      if (scripts.lint) tooling.push("lint_script");
+    }
+
+    const engines = pkg.engines as Record<string, string> | undefined;
+    if (engines && engines.node) {
+      tooling.push(`node:${engines.node}`);
+    }
+
+    return {
+      frameworks,
+      apis,
+      patterns,
+      tooling,
+      technologyDecisions: techDecisions,
+    };
+  }
+
+  private formatSummary(summary: EcosystemSummary): string {
+    const lines: string[] = ["Ecosystem Summary:", ""];
+
+    lines.push("Frameworks:");
+    for (const f of summary.frameworks) {
+      lines.push(`  - ${f}`);
+    }
+    if (summary.frameworks.length === 0) lines.push("  (none detected)");
+
+    lines.push("");
+    lines.push("APIs:");
+    for (const a of summary.apis) {
+      lines.push(`  - ${a}`);
+    }
+    if (summary.apis.length === 0) lines.push("  (none detected)");
+
+    lines.push("");
+    lines.push("Patterns:");
+    for (const p of summary.patterns) {
+      lines.push(`  - ${p}`);
+    }
+    if (summary.patterns.length === 0) lines.push("  (none detected)");
+
+    lines.push("");
+    lines.push("Tooling:");
+    for (const t of summary.tooling) {
+      lines.push(`  - ${t}`);
+    }
+    if (summary.tooling.length === 0) lines.push("  (none detected)");
+
+    lines.push("");
+    lines.push("Technology Decisions:");
+    for (const d of summary.technologyDecisions) {
+      lines.push(`  [${d.id}|conf=${d.confidence.toFixed(2)}] ${d.decision}`);
+    }
+    if (summary.technologyDecisions.length === 0) lines.push("  (none found)");
+
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/research-synthesizer.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { ResearchSynthesizerAgent } from "../agents/research-synthesizer.js";
+
+describe("ResearchSynthesizerAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-synth-test-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("reads project files and extracts findings", () => {
+    const ciagentDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciagentDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciagentDir, "ARCHITECTURE.md"), "# Architecture\n\n- Component A\n- Component B");
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciagentDir, "REQUIREMENTS.md"), "# Requirements\n\n* REQ-1\n* REQ-2");
+
+    const agent = new ResearchSynthesizerAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalSynthesize(tempDir);
+
+    expect(findings.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    const sources = findings.map((f) => f.source);
+    expect(sources).toContain("ARCHITECTURE.md");
+    expect(sources).toContain("REQUIREMENTS.md");
+  });
+
+  it("merges overlapping topics from different sources", () => {
+    const ciagentDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciagentDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciagentDir, "ARCHITECTURE.md"), "# Testing Strategy\n\n- Unit tests required");
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciagentDir, "PROJECT.md"), "# Testing Strategy\n\n- Integration tests needed");
+
+    const agent = new ResearchSynthesizerAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalSynthesize(tempDir);
+
+    const testingFindings = findings.filter((f) => f.topic.includes("testing strategy"));
+    expect(testingFindings.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    const refs = testingFindings[0].crossReferences;
+    expect(refs).toContain("ARCHITECTURE.md");
+    expect(refs).toContain("PROJECT.md");
+  });
+
+  it("adds cross references between findings with shared topics", () => {
+    const ciagentDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciagentDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciagentDir, "ARCHITECTURE.md"), "## API Layer\n\n- REST endpoints");
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciagentDir, "REQUIREMENTS.md"), "## API Layer\n\n* Authentication");
+
+    const agent = new ResearchSynthesizerAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalSynthesize(tempDir);
+
+    const apiFindings = findings.filter((f) => f.topic.includes("api layer"));
+    expect(apiFindings.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty findings when no files exist", () => {
+    const agent = new ResearchSynthesizerAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalSynthesize(tempDir);
+
+    expect(findings).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is research-synthesizer", () => {
+    const agent = new ResearchSynthesizerAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("research-synthesizer");
+  });
+});

src/agents/research-synthesizer.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface SynthesisFinding {
+  source: "ARCHITECTURE.md" | "REQUIREMENTS.md" | "PROJECT.md" | "git_log";
+  topic: string;
+  summary: string;
+  crossReferences: string[];
+}
+
+const SOURCE_FILES: Array<{ file: string; source: SynthesisFinding["source"] }> = [
+  { file: "ARCHITECTURE.md", source: "ARCHITECTURE.md" },
+  { file: "REQUIREMENTS.md", source: "REQUIREMENTS.md" },
+  { file: "PROJECT.md", source: "PROJECT.md" },
+];
+
 export class ResearchSynthesizerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "research-synthesizer";
   readonly description = "Synthesizes research files into a cohesive summary for roadmap creation.";
@@ -8,6 +23,7 @@ export class ResearchSynthesizerAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Synthesizing research...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +31,113 @@ export class ResearchSynthesizerAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const findings = this.mechanicalSynthesize(context.project_path);
+    const output = this.formatFindings(findings);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Research synthesis requires an intelligence backend.",
+      success: true,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalSynthesize(projectPath: string): SynthesisFinding[] {
+    const fileContents = this.readProjectFiles(projectPath);
+    const allFindings = this.extractKeyStatements(fileContents);
+    const merged = this.mergeOverlapping(allFindings);
+    return this.addCrossReferences(merged);
+  }
+
+  readProjectFiles(projectPath: string): Array<{ source: SynthesisFinding["source"]; content: string }> {
+    const results: Array<{ source: SynthesisFinding["source"]; content: string }> = [];
+    const ciagentDir = path.join(projectPath, ".ciagent");
+
+    for (const { file, source } of SOURCE_FILES) {
+      const filePath = path.join(ciagentDir, file);
+      if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+        results.push({ source, content: fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8") });
+      }
+    }
+
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  extractKeyStatements(fileContents: Array<{ source: SynthesisFinding["source"]; content: string }>): SynthesisFinding[] {
+    const findings: SynthesisFinding[] = [];
+    const topicPatterns = [
+      /(?:^|\n)#{1,3}\s+(.+)/g,
+      /(?:^|\n)\*\s+(.+)/g,
+      /(?:^|\n)-\s+(.{5,80})/g,
+    ];
+
+    for (const { source, content } of fileContents) {
+      if (!content.trim()) continue;
+      for (const pattern of topicPatterns) {
+        pattern.lastIndex = 0;
+        let match;
+        while ((match = pattern.exec(content)) !== null) {
+          const topic = match[1].trim().replace(/[*`#]/g, "").substring(0, 80).trim();
+          if (topic.length < 3) continue;
+          findings.push({
+            source,
+            topic: topic.toLowerCase(),
+            summary: topic,
+            crossReferences: [],
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return findings;
+  }
+
+  mergeOverlapping(findings: SynthesisFinding[]): SynthesisFinding[] {
+    const merged: Map<string, SynthesisFinding> = new Map();
+    for (const finding of findings) {
+      const key = finding.topic;
+      const existing = merged.get(key);
+      if (existing) {
+        if (!existing.crossReferences.includes(finding.source)) {
+          existing.crossReferences.push(finding.source);
+        }
+      } else {
+        merged.set(key, {
+          ...finding,
+          crossReferences: [finding.source],
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    return Array.from(merged.values());
+  }
+
+  addCrossReferences(findings: SynthesisFinding[]): SynthesisFinding[] {
+    for (let i = 0; i < findings.length; i++) {
+      for (let j = 0; j < findings.length; j++) {
+        if (i === j) continue;
+        const topicA = findings[i].topic.split(" ").slice(0, 2).join(" ");
+        const topicB = findings[j].topic.split(" ").slice(0, 2).join(" ");
+        if (topicA === topicB && !findings[i].crossReferences.includes(findings[j].source)) {
+          findings[i].crossReferences.push(findings[j].source);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const crossReferenced = findings.filter((f) => f.crossReferences.length > 1);
+    const standalone = findings.filter((f) => f.crossReferences.length <= 1);
+    return [...crossReferenced, ...standalone];
+  }
+
+  private formatFindings(findings: SynthesisFinding[]): string {
+    if (findings.length === 0) return "No findings synthesized — no project files found.";
+    const lines: string[] = ["Synthesis Findings:", ""];
+    for (const f of findings) {
+      const refs = f.crossReferences.length > 0 ? f.crossReferences.join(", ") : "none";
+      lines.push(`[${f.source}] ${f.summary} (refs: ${refs})`);
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/researcher.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { ResearcherAgent } from "../agents/researcher.js";
+import { AgentContext } from "../agents/base.js";
+import { IntelligenceBackend, BackendRequest, BackendResult } from "../backends/types.js";
+import { emptyTokenUsage } from "../backends/types.js";
+
+class MockBackend implements IntelligenceBackend {
+  readonly name = "mock";
+  readonly type = "llm" as const;
+  async isAvailable(): Promise<boolean> { return true; }
+  async execute(request: BackendRequest): Promise<BackendResult> {
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      output: `Mock backend executed: ${request.task.slice(0, 50)}`,
+      artifacts: [],
+      decisions: [],
+      escalations: [],
+      usage: emptyTokenUsage(),
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+function createTempDir(): string {
+  return fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-researcher-test-"));
+}
+
+function cleanup(dir: string): void {
+  fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+}
+
+function makeContext(dir: string, backend?: IntelligenceBackend): AgentContext {
+  return {
+    project_path: dir,
+    phase: 1,
+    stage: "research",
+    specification: "Build a REST API for task management",
+    config_path: path.join(dir, ".ciagent", "config.json"),
+    backend,
+  };
+}
+
+function setupCIAgentDir(dir: string): void {
+  const ciDir = path.join(dir, ".ciagent");
+  fs.mkdirSync(ciDir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "config.json"), '{"projects":[],"active_project":""}');
+}
+
+function writeProjectMd(dir: string): void {
+  const ciDir = path.join(dir, ".ciagent");
+  const content = [
+    "# Task API",
+    "",
+    "## What This Is",
+    "",
+    "A REST API for managing tasks",
+    "",
+    "## Requirements",
+    "",
+    "### Validated",
+    "",
+    "- ✓ User authentication",
+    "",
+    "### Active",
+    "",
+    "- [ ] Task CRUD",
+    "",
+    "### Out of Scope",
+    "",
+    "- Admin dashboard",
+    "",
+    "## Context",
+    "",
+    "Node.js project",
+    "",
+    "## Constraints",
+    "",
+    "- Must use Node.js",
+    "",
+    "## Key Decisions",
+    "",
+    "| Decision | Rationale | Outcome |",
+    "|----------|-----------|---------|",
+  ].join("\n");
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "PROJECT.md"), content);
+}
+
+function writeArchitectureMd(dir: string): void {
+  const ciDir = path.join(dir, ".ciagent");
+  const content = [
+    "# Architecture",
+    "",
+    "## Overview",
+    "",
+    "Task management system architecture",
+    "",
+    "## Components",
+    "",
+    "### Core",
+    "- **Description**: Core module",
+    "- **Boundaries**: src/core/ — internal module",
+    "- **Depends on**: None",
+    "",
+    "## Data Flow",
+    "",
+    "Request → Handler → Service → Database",
+    "",
+    "## Build Order",
+    "",
+    "1. Build core module",
+  ].join("\n");
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ciDir, "ARCHITECTURE.md"), content);
+}
+
+function setupSourceDir(dir: string): void {
+  const srcDir = path.join(dir, "src");
+  fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(srcDir, "core"), { recursive: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(srcDir, "agents"), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "core", "index.ts"), "export {};\n");
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "agents", "base.ts"), "export {};\n");
+}
+
+describe("ResearcherAgent", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dir = createTempDir();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup(dir);
+  });
+
+  it("reads .ciagent/ files without backend", async () => {
+    setupCIAgentDir(dir);
+    writeProjectMd(dir);
+    writeArchitectureMd(dir);
+
+    const researcher = new ResearcherAgent();
+    const result = await researcher.execute(makeContext(dir));
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.output).toContain("findingsCount");
+  });
+
+  it("only modifies .ciagent/ files", async () => {
+    setupCIAgentDir(dir);
+    writeProjectMd(dir);
+    writeArchitectureMd(dir);
+    setupSourceDir(dir);
+
+    const srcDir = path.join(dir, "src");
+    const filesBefore = new Set<string>();
+    function collectFiles(d: string): void {
+      for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(d, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+        const full = path.join(d, entry.name);
+        if (entry.isDirectory() && entry.name !== "node_modules") {
+          collectFiles(full);
+        } else {
+          filesBefore.add(full);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    collectFiles(srcDir);
+
+    const researcher = new ResearcherAgent();
+    await researcher.execute(makeContext(dir));
+
+    collectFiles(srcDir);
+    for (const f of filesBefore) {
+      expect(fs.existsSync(f)).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("updates ARCHITECTURE.md from source scan", async () => {
+    setupCIAgentDir(dir);
+    writeProjectMd(dir);
+    setupSourceDir(dir);
+
+    const researcher = new ResearcherAgent();
+    const result = await researcher.execute(makeContext(dir));
+
+    if (result.success) {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(result.output);
+      expect(parsed.filesUpdated).toContain(".ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("delegates to backend when available", async () => {
+    setupCIAgentDir(dir);
+    const mockBackend = new MockBackend();
+    const researcher = new ResearcherAgent();
+    const result = await researcher.execute(makeContext(dir, mockBackend));
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.output).toContain("Mock backend executed");
+  });
+
+  it("has correct agent name", () => {
+    const researcher = new ResearcherAgent();
+    expect(researcher.name).toBe("researcher");
+  });
+
+  it("has correct workflow", () => {
+    const researcher = new ResearcherAgent();
+    expect(researcher.workflow).toBe("research");
+  });
+});

src/agents/researcher.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
+import { GitContext } from "../core/git-context.js";
+import { CIAgentFiles, ArchitectureMd, ProjectMd } from "../core/ciagent-files.js";
+import { CommitBuilder } from "../core/commit-builder.js";
+import { CommitDecision } from "../types/commit-meta.js";
+import { fileExists, readFile } from "../utils/file.js";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+
+export interface ResearcherResult {
+  success: boolean;
+  findingsCount: number;
+  decisionsLogged: number;
+  filesUpdated: string[];
+  error?: string;
+}
 
 export class ResearcherAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "researcher";
@@ -8,21 +24,239 @@ export class ResearcherAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Researching domain...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
-        `Research the domain for: ${context.specification}`
+        `Research the domain for phase ${context.phase}. Specification: ${context.specification}. Read git history (last 50 commits), .ciagent/PROJECT.md, .ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md, .ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md. Scan src/ directory structure. Generate findings about module boundaries, risks, and approach. Update .ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md with component boundary conclusions. Update .ciagent/PROJECT.md key decisions if warranted. Commit findings with CommitBuilder.buildResearchCommit().`
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const result = await this.runMechanicalResearch(context);
+    const output = JSON.stringify(result, null, 2);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Research requires an intelligence backend. Configure one with: ci init --backend",
-      artifacts_created: [],
-      decisions: 0,
+      success: result.success,
+      output,
+      artifacts_created: result.filesUpdated,
+      decisions: result.decisionsLogged,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
+      error: result.error,
     };
   }
+
+  private async runMechanicalResearch(context: AgentContext): Promise<ResearcherResult> {
+    try {
+      const gitContext = new GitContext(context.project_path);
+      const ciFiles = new CIAgentFiles(context.project_path);
+
+      const findings: string[] = [];
+      const decisions: CommitDecision[] = [];
+      const filesUpdated: string[] = [];
+
+      const commits = gitContext.getRecentCommits(50);
+      if (commits.length > 0) {
+        findings.push(`Analyzed ${commits.length} recent commits for project history`);
+        const researchCommits = commits.filter(c => c.ci?.status === "research");
+        if (researchCommits.length > 0) {
+          findings.push(`Found ${researchCommits.length} prior research commits`);
+        }
+      }
+
+      const projectMd = ciFiles.readProjectMd();
+      if (projectMd) {
+        findings.push(`Project: ${projectMd.name} — core value: ${projectMd.coreValue.slice(0, 80)}`);
+        findings.push(`Active requirements: ${projectMd.requirements.active.length}, validated: ${projectMd.requirements.validated.length}`);
+      } else {
+        findings.push("No PROJECT.md found — project context unavailable");
+      }
+
+      const archMd = ciFiles.readArchitectureMd();
+      if (archMd) {
+        findings.push(`Architecture: ${archMd.components.length} components, ${archMd.buildOrder.length} build steps`);
+        for (const comp of archMd.components) {
+          findings.push(`  Component: ${comp.name} — boundaries: ${comp.boundaries.slice(0, 60)}, deps: ${comp.dependsOn.join(", ") || "none"}`);
+        }
+      } else {
+        findings.push("No ARCHITECTURE.md found — architecture analysis unavailable");
+      }
+
+      const reqsMd = ciFiles.readRequirementsMd();
+      if (reqsMd) {
+        const totalReqs = reqsMd.traceability.length;
+        const covered = reqsMd.traceability.filter(t => t.status === "complete").length;
+        const phaseReqs = reqsMd.traceability.filter(t => t.phase === context.phase);
+        findings.push(`Requirements: ${totalReqs} total, ${covered} complete, ${phaseReqs.length} for phase ${context.phase}`);
+      }
+
+      const srcDir = path.join(context.project_path, "src");
+      if (fs.existsSync(srcDir)) {
+        const moduleDirs = fs.readdirSync(srcDir, { withFileTypes: true })
+          .filter(d => d.isDirectory() && d.name !== "node_modules")
+          .map(d => d.name);
+        findings.push(`Source modules: ${moduleDirs.join(", ")}`);
+
+        const updatedArch = this.deriveArchitectureFromSource(srcDir, archMd, moduleDirs);
+        if (updatedArch) {
+          ciFiles.writeArchitectureMd(updatedArch);
+          filesUpdated.push(".ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md");
+          findings.push("Updated ARCHITECTURE.md with source-derived component boundaries");
+
+          decisions.push({
+            id: `D-P${context.phase}-001`,
+            decision: "Updated component boundaries from source scan",
+            rationale: "Source directory structure reveals actual module boundaries",
+            confidence: 0.75,
+            alternatives: ["manual architecture review", "no update"],
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (projectMd && archMd) {
+        const updatedProject = this.maybeUpdateKeyDecisions(projectMd, findings);
+        if (updatedProject) {
+          ciFiles.writeProjectMd(updatedProject, "research findings update");
+          filesUpdated.push(".ciagent/PROJECT.md");
+          findings.push("Updated PROJECT.md key decisions from research");
+
+          decisions.push({
+            id: `D-P${context.phase}-002`,
+            decision: "Logged research-based decisions to PROJECT.md",
+            rationale: "Research findings warrant recording as key decisions",
+            confidence: 0.70,
+            alternatives: ["defer decision logging", "log after execution"],
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
+      this.commitFindings(context, findings, decisions);
+
+      return {
+        success: true,
+        findingsCount: findings.length,
+        decisionsLogged: decisions.length,
+        filesUpdated,
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        findingsCount: 0,
+        decisionsLogged: 0,
+        filesUpdated: [],
+        error: `Research failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  private deriveArchitectureFromSource(srcDir: string, existing: ArchitectureMd | null, moduleDirs: string[]): ArchitectureMd | null {
+    const newComponents = moduleDirs.map(dir => {
+      const dirPath = path.join(srcDir, dir);
+      const fileCount = this.countTsFiles(dirPath);
+      const existingComp = existing?.components.find(c => c.name.toLowerCase() === dir.toLowerCase());
+
+      return {
+        name: existingComp?.name || this.capitalize(dir),
+        description: existingComp?.description || `${dir} module with ${fileCount} source files`,
+        boundaries: existingComp?.boundaries || `src/${dir}/ — ${fileCount} files, internal module`,
+        dependsOn: existingComp?.dependsOn || [],
+      };
+    });
+
+    if (existing) {
+      const existingNames = new Set(existing.components.map(c => c.name.toLowerCase()));
+      const hasNew = newComponents.some(c => !existingNames.has(c.name.toLowerCase()));
+      if (!hasNew) {
+        return {
+          ...existing,
+          components: existing.components.map(comp => {
+            const updated = newComponents.find(n => n.name.toLowerCase() === comp.name.toLowerCase());
+            return updated || comp;
+          }),
+        };
+      }
+
+      const merged = [...existing.components];
+      for (const nc of newComponents) {
+        if (!existingNames.has(nc.name.toLowerCase())) {
+          merged.push(nc);
+        }
+      }
+      return { ...existing, components: merged };
+    }
+
+    return {
+      overview: "Architecture derived from source directory scan",
+      components: newComponents,
+      dataFlow: "Modules communicate via typed interfaces and shared utilities",
+      buildOrder: moduleDirs.map(d => `Build ${d} module`),
+    };
+  }
+
+  private maybeUpdateKeyDecisions(projectMd: ProjectMd, findings: string[]): ProjectMd | null {
+    const researchDecisions = findings
+      .filter(f => f.includes("Updated") || f.includes("Found") || f.includes("derived"))
+      .map(f => ({
+        decision: f.slice(0, 50),
+        rationale: "Derived from mechanical source analysis",
+        outcome: "logged by researcher",
+      }));
+
+    if (researchDecisions.length === 0) return null;
+
+    const existingDecisions = projectMd.keyDecisions || [];
+    const existingDecisionTexts = new Set(existingDecisions.map(d => d.decision));
+
+    const novelDecisions = researchDecisions.filter(d => !existingDecisionTexts.has(d.decision));
+    if (novelDecisions.length === 0) return null;
+
+    return {
+      ...projectMd,
+      keyDecisions: [...existingDecisions, ...novelDecisions],
+    };
+  }
+
+  private commitFindings(context: AgentContext, findings: string[], decisions: CommitDecision[]): void {
+    try {
+      const gitContext = new GitContext(context.project_path);
+      const projectState = gitContext.reconstructState();
+      const milestone = projectState.currentMilestone || "v1.0";
+
+      const commitMsg = CommitBuilder.buildResearchCommit(
+        context.phase,
+        milestone,
+        `phase ${context.phase} domain research`,
+        findings,
+        decisions.length > 0 ? decisions : undefined,
+      );
+
+      if (fileExists(path.join(context.project_path, ".git"))) {
+        execSync(`git add -A && git commit -m "${commitMsg.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}" --allow-empty`, {
+          cwd: context.project_path,
+          stdio: "pipe",
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.warn(`Research commit failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private countTsFiles(dir: string): number {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return 0;
+    let count = 0;
+    const entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      if (entry.isDirectory() && entry.name !== "node_modules") {
+        count += this.countTsFiles(path.join(dir, entry.name));
+      } else if (entry.name.endsWith(".ts") && !entry.name.endsWith(".d.ts") && !entry.name.endsWith(".test.ts")) {
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+    return count;
+  }
+
+  private capitalize(s: string): string {
+    return s.split("-").map(p => p.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + p.slice(1)).join("-");
+  }
 }

src/agents/roadmapper.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { RoadmapperAgent } from "../agents/roadmapper.js";
+
+describe("RoadmapperAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-roadmapper-test-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("generates phases from REQUIREMENTS.md", () => {
+    const ciagentDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciagentDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(ciagentDir, "REQUIREMENTS.md"),
+      "REQ-1: Phase: 1 — Build core\nREQ-2: Phase: 1 — Build utils\nREQ-3: Phase: 2 — Add features"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new RoadmapperAgent();
+    const phases = agent.mechanicalRoadmapGenerate(tempDir);
+
+    expect(phases.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+    expect(phases[0].requirements).toContain("REQ-1");
+    expect(phases[0].requirements).toContain("REQ-2");
+    expect(phases[1].requirements).toContain("REQ-3");
+  });
+
+  it("sets phase dependencies correctly", () => {
+    const ciagentDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciagentDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(ciagentDir, "REQUIREMENTS.md"),
+      "REQ-1: Phase: 1 — Core\nREQ-2: Phase: 2 — Extension"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new RoadmapperAgent();
+    const phases = agent.mechanicalRoadmapGenerate(tempDir);
+
+    expect(phases.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(phases[0].dependencies).toEqual([]);
+    expect(phases[1].dependencies).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("generates success criteria from requirements", () => {
+    const ciagentDir = path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent");
+    fs.mkdirSync(ciagentDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(ciagentDir, "REQUIREMENTS.md"),
+      "REQ-1: Phase: 1 — Build core"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new RoadmapperAgent();
+    const phases = agent.mechanicalRoadmapGenerate(tempDir);
+
+    expect(phases.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(phases[0].successCriteria.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(phases[0].successCriteria.some((c) => c.includes("REQ-1"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty when no REQUIREMENTS.md exists", () => {
+    const agent = new RoadmapperAgent();
+    const phases = agent.mechanicalRoadmapGenerate(tempDir);
+
+    expect(phases).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is roadmapper", () => {
+    const agent = new RoadmapperAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("roadmapper");
+  });
+});

src/agents/roadmapper.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface PhaseDefinition {
+  number: number;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  requirements: string[];
+  dependencies: number[];
+  successCriteria: string[];
+}
+
 export class RoadmapperAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "roadmapper";
   readonly description = "Creates and maintains project roadmaps.";
@@ -8,6 +19,7 @@ export class RoadmapperAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Creating roadmap...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +27,109 @@ export class RoadmapperAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const phases = this.mechanicalRoadmapGenerate(context.project_path);
+    const output = this.formatPhases(phases);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Roadmap creation requires an intelligence backend.",
+      success: true,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalRoadmapGenerate(projectPath: string): PhaseDefinition[] {
+    const requirements = this.readRequirements(projectPath);
+    const grouped = this.groupRequirementsByPhase(requirements);
+    const phases = this.assignPhases(grouped);
+    return phases.map((phase) => ({
+      ...phase,
+      successCriteria: this.generateSuccessCriteria(phase),
+    }));
+  }
+
+  readRequirements(projectPath: string): Array<{ id: string; phase: number; text: string }> {
+    const reqPath = path.join(projectPath, ".ciagent", "REQUIREMENTS.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(reqPath)) return [];
+
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(reqPath, "utf-8");
+    const requirements: Array<{ id: string; phase: number; text: string }> = [];
+
+    const reqBlockRegex = /REQ-(\d+)[^]*?(?=REQ-\d+|$)/g;
+    let match;
+    while ((match = reqBlockRegex.exec(content)) !== null) {
+      const block = match[0];
+      const id = `REQ-${match[1]}`;
+      const phaseMatch = block.match(/phase[:\s]+(\d+)/i);
+      const phase = phaseMatch ? parseInt(phaseMatch[1], 10) : 1;
+      const textMatch = block.match(/(?:title|description|requirement)[:\s]+(.+)/i);
+      const text = textMatch ? textMatch[1].trim() : id;
+      requirements.push({ id, phase, text });
+    }
+
+    return requirements;
+  }
+
+  groupRequirementsByPhase(requirements: Array<{ id: string; phase: number; text: string }>): Record<number, Array<{ id: string; text: string }>> {
+    const groups: Record<number, Array<{ id: string; text: string }>> = {};
+    for (const req of requirements) {
+      if (!groups[req.phase]) {
+        groups[req.phase] = [];
+      }
+      groups[req.phase].push({ id: req.id, text: req.text });
+    }
+    return groups;
+  }
+
+  assignPhases(grouped: Record<number, Array<{ id: string; text: string }>>): PhaseDefinition[] {
+    const phaseNumbers = Object.keys(grouped).map(Number).sort((a, b) => a - b);
+    if (phaseNumbers.length === 0) return [];
+
+    return phaseNumbers.map((num, idx) => {
+      const reqs = grouped[num];
+      const dependencies = idx === 0 ? [] : [phaseNumbers[idx - 1]];
+      return {
+        number: num,
+        name: `Phase ${num}`,
+        description: `Implementation phase ${num} covering ${reqs.length} requirement(s).`,
+        requirements: reqs.map((r) => r.id),
+        dependencies,
+        successCriteria: [],
+      };
+    });
+  }
+
+  generateSuccessCriteria(phase: PhaseDefinition): string[] {
+    const criteria: string[] = [];
+    for (const reqId of phase.requirements) {
+      criteria.push(`${reqId} fully implemented and verified`);
+    }
+    if (phase.requirements.length > 0) {
+      criteria.push("All tests passing for phase requirements");
+    }
+    if (phase.dependencies.length > 0) {
+      criteria.push(`Phase ${phase.dependencies[0]} completion confirmed`);
+    }
+    return criteria;
+  }
+
+  private formatPhases(phases: PhaseDefinition[]): string {
+    if (phases.length === 0) return "No phases generated — no requirements found.";
+    const lines: string[] = ["Roadmap:", ""];
+    for (const phase of phases) {
+      lines.push(`Phase ${phase.number}: ${phase.name}`);
+      lines.push(`  Description: ${phase.description}`);
+      lines.push(`  Requirements: ${phase.requirements.join(", ") || "none"}`);
+      lines.push(`  Dependencies: ${phase.dependencies.map(String).join(", ") || "none"}`);
+      lines.push(`  Success Criteria:`);
+      for (const criterion of phase.successCriteria) {
+        lines.push(`    - ${criterion}`);
+      }
+      lines.push("");
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/security-auditor.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { SecurityAuditorAgent } from "../agents/security-auditor.js";
+
+describe("SecurityAuditorAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-sec-auditor-test-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("finds hardcoded passwords via mechanical audit", () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(tempDir, "src");
+    fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "config.ts"), 'const password = "secret123";');
+
+    const agent = new SecurityAuditorAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalAudit(tempDir);
+
+    expect(findings.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(findings[0].stride_category).toBe("information_disclosure");
+    expect(findings[0].cwe).toContain("CWE-");
+    expect(findings[0].severity).toBe("high");
+  });
+
+  it("finds empty catch blocks as repudiation", () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(tempDir, "src");
+    fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "err.ts"), 'try { work(); } catch(e) {}');
+
+    const agent = new SecurityAuditorAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalAudit(tempDir);
+
+    const repudiation = findings.filter((f) => f.stride_category === "repudiation");
+    expect(repudiation.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty findings for clean code", () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(tempDir, "src");
+    fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "app.ts"), 'export function main() { return 1; }');
+
+    const agent = new SecurityAuditorAgent();
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalAudit(tempDir);
+
+    expect(findings).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("applies confidence-based disposition", () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(tempDir, "src");
+    fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "api.ts"), 'const api_key = "abc123";');
+
+    const agent = new SecurityAuditorAgent(0.5);
+    const findings = agent.mechanicalAudit(tempDir);
+
+    expect(findings.some((f) => f.disposition === "flag")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is security-auditor", () => {
+    const agent = new SecurityAuditorAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("security-auditor");
+  });
+});

src/agents/security-auditor.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,52 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface SecurityFinding {
+  stride_category: string;
+  cwe: string;
+  severity: "low" | "medium" | "high";
+  disposition: "accept" | "mitigate" | "flag";
+  file: string;
+  description: string;
+}
+
+const SECURITY_PATTERNS: Array<{
+  pattern: RegExp;
+  category: string;
+  cwe: string;
+  description: string;
+  severity: "low" | "medium" | "high";
+  confidence: number;
+}> = [
+  { pattern: /password\s*=\s*['"][^'"]+['"]/gi, category: "information_disclosure", cwe: "CWE-259", description: "Hardcoded password", severity: "high", confidence: 0.95 },
+  { pattern: /api[_-]?key\s*=\s*['"][^'"]+['"]/gi, category: "information_disclosure", cwe: "CWE-312", description: "Hardcoded API key", severity: "high", confidence: 0.95 },
+  { pattern: /secret\s*=\s*['"][^'"]+['"]/gi, category: "information_disclosure", cwe: "CWE-312", description: "Hardcoded secret", severity: "high", confidence: 0.95 },
+  { pattern: /token\s*=\s*['"][^'"]+['"]/gi, category: "information_disclosure", cwe: "CWE-312", description: "Hardcoded token", severity: "medium", confidence: 0.80 },
+  { pattern: /eval\s*\(\s*[^'"]*\$\{/g, category: "tampering", cwe: "CWE-94", description: "eval() with dynamic content", severity: "high", confidence: 0.90 },
+  { pattern: /(?:exec|execSync|spawn|spawnSync)\s*\(\s*[^'"]*[\$`]/g, category: "elevation_of_privilege", cwe: "CWE-78", description: "Command execution with interpolation", severity: "high", confidence: 0.85 },
+  { pattern: /catch\s*\(\w*\)\s*\{\s*\}/g, category: "repudiation", cwe: "CWE-778", description: "Empty catch block", severity: "medium", confidence: 0.85 },
+  { pattern: /jwt\.decode\s*\(/g, category: "spoofing", cwe: "CWE-287", description: "JWT decode without verify", severity: "high", confidence: 0.85 },
+  { pattern: /(?:__proto__|constructor\s*\[|prototype\s*\[)/g, category: "elevation_of_privilege", cwe: "CWE-1321", description: "Prototype pollution", severity: "high", confidence: 0.90 },
+  { pattern: /(?:md5|sha1|des|rc4)\s*\(/gi, category: "information_disclosure", cwe: "CWE-328", description: "Weak crypto", severity: "medium", confidence: 0.90 },
+  { pattern: /express\.json\s*\(\s*\)/g, category: "denial_of_service", cwe: "CWE-400", description: "JSON parser without size limit", severity: "medium", confidence: 0.80 },
+];
+
 export class SecurityAuditorAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "security-auditor";
   readonly description = "Auto-dispositions threats: low=accept, medium=mitigate, high=escalate.";
   readonly workflow = "verify";
+  private confidenceThreshold: number;
+
+  constructor(confidenceThreshold: number = 0.6) {
+    super();
+    this.confidenceThreshold = confidenceThreshold;
+  }
 
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Running security audit...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +54,74 @@ export class SecurityAuditorAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const findings = this.mechanicalAudit(context.project_path);
+    const highCount = findings.filter((f) => f.severity === "high").length;
+    const output = this.formatFindings(findings);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Security auditing requires an intelligence backend. Configure one with: ci init --backend",
+      success: highCount === 0,
+      output,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
-      escalations: 0,
+      escalations: highCount,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
+      error: highCount > 0 ? `${highCount} high-severity finding(s) require escalation` : undefined,
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalAudit(projectPath: string): SecurityFinding[] {
+    const findings: SecurityFinding[] = [];
+    const srcDir = path.join(projectPath, "src");
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(srcDir)) return findings;
+
+    this.scanDirectory(srcDir, projectPath, findings);
+    return findings;
+  }
+
+  private getDisposition(severity: SecurityFinding["severity"], confidence: number): SecurityFinding["disposition"] {
+    if (severity === "low") return "accept";
+    if (confidence >= this.confidenceThreshold) return "flag";
+    return "mitigate";
+  }
+
+  private scanDirectory(dir: string, projectPath: string, findings: SecurityFinding[]): void {
+    const entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+      if (entry.isDirectory() && entry.name !== "node_modules" && entry.name !== ".git") {
+        this.scanDirectory(fullPath, projectPath, findings);
+      } else if (
+        entry.isFile() &&
+        (entry.name.endsWith(".ts") || entry.name.endsWith(".js")) &&
+        !entry.name.endsWith(".test.ts") &&
+        !entry.name.endsWith(".d.ts")
+      ) {
+        const content = fs.readFileSync(fullPath, "utf-8");
+        for (const { pattern, category, cwe, description, severity, confidence } of SECURITY_PATTERNS) {
+          pattern.lastIndex = 0;
+          if (pattern.test(content)) {
+            findings.push({
+              stride_category: category,
+              cwe,
+              severity,
+              disposition: this.getDisposition(severity, confidence),
+              file: path.relative(projectPath, fullPath),
+              description,
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private formatFindings(findings: SecurityFinding[]): string {
+    if (findings.length === 0) return "No security findings — audit passed.";
+    const lines: string[] = ["Security Audit Findings:", ""];
+    for (const f of findings) {
+      lines.push(`[${f.stride_category}|${f.cwe}|${f.disposition}] ${f.severity.toUpperCase()}: ${f.description} (${f.file})`);
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/solution-writer.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { SolutionWriterAgent } from "../agents/solution-writer.js";
+
+describe("SolutionWriterAgent", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-solution-writer-test-"));
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent"), { recursive: true });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("reads PLAN.md and produces implementation plan section", () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "PLAN.md"),
+      "# Plan\n\n| T-01 | Setup | 1 | none | Files exist | REQ-01 |\n|-----|-------|---|------|------------|--------|\n"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new SolutionWriterAgent();
+    const result = agent.mechanicalSolutionWrite(tempDir);
+
+    expect(result).toContain("# Solution Document");
+    expect(result).toContain("## Implementation Plan");
+    expect(result).toContain("T-01");
+  });
+
+  it("reads REQUIREMENTS.md and extracts verification criteria", () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "REQUIREMENTS.md"),
+      "# Requirements\n\nREQ-01: System must boot\nREQ-02: System must respond\n"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new SolutionWriterAgent();
+    const result = agent.mechanicalSolutionWrite(tempDir);
+
+    expect(result).toContain("## Verification Criteria");
+    expect(result).toContain("REQ-01");
+    expect(result).toContain("REQ-02");
+  });
+
+  it("reads ARCHITECTURE.md and populates approach and risk sections", () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "ARCHITECTURE.md"),
+      "# Architecture\n\n## Approach\n\nModular monolith with clear boundaries.\n\n## Risks\n\n- Single point of failure in gateway\n"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new SolutionWriterAgent();
+    const result = agent.mechanicalSolutionWrite(tempDir);
+
+    expect(result).toContain("## Approach");
+    expect(result).toContain("Modular monolith");
+    expect(result).toContain("## Risk Assessment");
+    expect(result).toContain("gateway");
+  });
+
+  it("produces structured markdown with all five sections", () => {
+    const agent = new SolutionWriterAgent();
+    const result = agent.mechanicalSolutionWrite(tempDir);
+
+    expect(result).toContain("# Solution Document");
+    expect(result).toContain("## Problem Statement");
+    expect(result).toContain("## Approach");
+    expect(result).toContain("## Implementation Plan");
+    expect(result).toContain("## Verification Criteria");
+    expect(result).toContain("## Risk Assessment");
+  });
+
+  it("extracts problem statement from requirements objective section", () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tempDir, ".ciagent", "REQUIREMENTS.md"),
+      "# Objective\n\nBuild a fast CLI tool.\n\n## Requirements\n\nREQ-01: Speed"
+    );
+
+    const agent = new SolutionWriterAgent();
+    const result = agent.mechanicalSolutionWrite(tempDir);
+
+    expect(result).toContain("Build a fast CLI tool");
+  });
+
+  it("agent name is solution-writer", () => {
+    const agent = new SolutionWriterAgent();
+    expect(agent.name).toBe("solution-writer");
+  });
+});

src/agents/solution-writer.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
 
+interface SolutionSection {
+  title: string;
+  content: string;
+}
+
 export class SolutionWriterAgent extends BaseAgent {
   readonly name = "solution-writer";
   readonly description = "Produces structured solution documents.";
@@ -8,6 +15,7 @@ export class SolutionWriterAgent extends BaseAgent {
   async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
     this.log("Writing solution document...");
+
     if (context.backend) {
       const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
         context,
@@ -15,14 +23,202 @@ export class SolutionWriterAgent extends BaseAgent {
       );
       return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
     }
+
+    const document = this.mechanicalSolutionWrite(context.project_path);
+
     return {
-      success: false,
-      output: "Solution writing requires an intelligence backend.",
+      success: true,
+      output: document,
       artifacts_created: [],
       decisions: 0,
       escalations: 0,
       duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
-      error: "No intelligence backend available",
     };
   }
+
+  mechanicalSolutionWrite(projectPath: string): string {
+    const plan = this.readPlan(projectPath);
+    const requirements = this.readRequirements(projectPath);
+    const architecture = this.readArchitecture(projectPath);
+
+    const sections: SolutionSection[] = [
+      { title: "Problem Statement", content: this.extractProblemStatement(requirements, plan) },
+      { title: "Approach", content: this.extractApproach(requirements, architecture) },
+      { title: "Implementation Plan", content: this.extractImplementationPlan(plan) },
+      { title: "Verification Criteria", content: this.extractVerificationCriteria(requirements) },
+      { title: "Risk Assessment", content: this.extractRiskAssessment(architecture) },
+    ];
+
+    return this.fillTemplate(sections);
+  }
+
+  readPlan(projectPath: string): string {
+    const planPath = path.join(projectPath, ".ciagent", "PLAN.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(planPath)) return "";
+    try {
+      return fs.readFileSync(planPath, "utf-8");
+    } catch {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }
+
+  readRequirements(projectPath: string): string {
+    const reqPath = path.join(projectPath, ".ciagent", "REQUIREMENTS.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(reqPath)) return "";
+    try {
+      return fs.readFileSync(reqPath, "utf-8");
+    } catch {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }
+
+  readArchitecture(projectPath: string): string {
+    const archPath = path.join(projectPath, ".ciagent", "ARCHITECTURE.md");
+    if (!fs.existsSync(archPath)) return "";
+    try {
+      return fs.readFileSync(archPath, "utf-8");
+    } catch {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }
+
+  fillTemplate(sections: SolutionSection[]): string {
+    const lines: string[] = ["# Solution Document", ""];
+
+    for (const section of sections) {
+      lines.push(`## ${section.title}`);
+      lines.push("");
+      if (section.content.trim()) {
+        lines.push(section.content.trim());
+      } else {
+        lines.push(`_No ${section.title.toLowerCase()} information available._`);
+      }
+      lines.push("");
+    }
+
+    return lines.join("\n");
+  }
+
+  extractSectionContent(content: string, headingPatterns: string[]): string {
+    if (!content.trim()) return "";
+    const sections = content.split(/(?=^#{1,3}\s)/m).filter((s) => s.trim());
+    for (const section of sections) {
+      for (const pattern of headingPatterns) {
+        if (section.toLowerCase().startsWith(pattern.toLowerCase())) {
+          const lines = section.split("\n");
+          return lines.slice(1).join("\n").trim();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  extractProblemStatement(requirements: string, plan: string): string {
+    const content = this.extractSectionContent(requirements, ["# objective", "## objective", "# problem", "## problem", "# goal", "## goal"]);
+    if (content) return content;
+
+    const planContent = this.extractSectionContent(plan, ["# objective", "## objective", "# problem", "## problem", "# goal", "## goal"]);
+    if (planContent) return planContent;
+
+    const firstReq = requirements.match(/-?\s*(REQ-\d+[:\s]+)/g);
+    if (firstReq) {
+      return "Requirements to address: " + firstReq.map((m) => m.trim()).join(", ");
+    }
+
+    if (requirements || plan) {
+      const src = requirements || plan;
+      const firstParagraph = src.split("\n\n")[0]?.trim();
+      if (firstParagraph && !firstParagraph.startsWith("#")) return firstParagraph;
+    }
+
+    return "No problem statement could be extracted from project files.";
+  }
+
+  extractApproach(requirements: string, architecture: string): string {
+    const archContent = this.extractSectionContent(architecture, ["## approach", "### approach", "## design", "### design", "## architecture overview"]);
+    if (archContent) return archContent;
+
+    const reqContent = this.extractSectionContent(requirements, ["## approach", "### approach", "## design", "### design"]);
+    if (reqContent) return reqContent;
+
+    const compContent = this.extractSectionContent(architecture, ["## components", "### components"]);
+    if (compContent) return "Architecture-based approach: " + compContent.substring(0, 200);
+
+    if (architecture) {
+      const firstParagraph = architecture.split("\n\n")[0]?.trim();
+      if (firstParagraph && !firstParagraph.startsWith("#")) return firstParagraph;
+    }
+
+    return "No approach information could be extracted from project files.";
+  }
+
+  extractImplementationPlan(plan: string): string {
+    if (!plan.trim()) return "No implementation plan available — PLAN.md not found.";
+
+    const taskPattern = plan.match(/\|\s*T-\d+.*\|/g);
+    if (taskPattern) {
+      const lines: string[] = ["Tasks from plan:"];
+      for (const task of taskPattern) {
+        lines.push(`  ${task.trim()}`);
+      }
+      return lines.join("\n");
+    }
+
+    const waveSections = plan.split(/(?=^#{1,3}\s+Wave\s)/mi).filter((s) => s.trim());
+    if (waveSections.length > 1) {
+      const lines: string[] = [];
+      for (const wave of waveSections.slice(1)) {
+        lines.push(wave.trim());
+      }
+      return lines.join("\n\n");
+    }
+
+    const sections = plan.split(/(?=^#{1,3}\s)/m).filter((s) => s.trim());
+    const lines: string[] = [];
+    for (const section of sections.slice(0, 5)) {
+      lines.push(section.trim());
+    }
+    return lines.join("\n\n");
+  }
+
+  extractVerificationCriteria(requirements: string): string {
+    const lines: string[] = [];
+
+    const reqIds = requirements.match(/REQ-\d+/g);
+    if (reqIds) {
+      const uniqueIds = [...new Set(reqIds)];
+      lines.push("Requirements coverage:");
+      for (const id of uniqueIds) {
+        lines.push(`  - ${id}: verified`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const verContent = this.extractSectionContent(requirements, ["## verification", "### verification", "## acceptance", "### acceptance", "## testing", "### testing"]);
+    if (verContent) {
+      lines.push(verContent);
+    }
+
+    if (lines.length === 0) lines.push("No verification criteria extracted — add requirements with REQ-IDs or a Verification section.");
+
+    return lines.join("\n\n");
+  }
+
+  extractRiskAssessment(architecture: string): string {
+    const lines: string[] = [];
+
+    const riskContent = this.extractSectionContent(architecture, ["## risk", "### risk", "## risks", "### risks", "## concern", "## mitigation"]);
+    if (riskContent) {
+      lines.push(riskContent);
+    }
+
+    const depContent = this.extractSectionContent(architecture, ["## dependencies", "### dependencies", "## external", "### external"]);
+    if (depContent) {
+      lines.push("Dependency risks:");
+      lines.push(depContent);
+    }
+
+    if (lines.length === 0) lines.push("No risks identified — review architecture for potential concerns.");
+
+    return lines.join("\n\n");
+  }
 }

src/agents/tester.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import { TesterAgent } from "../agents/tester.js";
+import { AgentContext } from "../agents/base.js";
+import { IntelligenceBackend, BackendRequest, BackendResult } from "../backends/types.js";
+import { emptyTokenUsage } from "../backends/types.js";
+
+class MockBackend implements IntelligenceBackend {
+  readonly name = "mock";
+  readonly type = "llm" as const;
+  async isAvailable(): Promise<boolean> { return true; }
+  async execute(request: BackendRequest): Promise<BackendResult> {
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      output: `Mock backend executed: ${request.task.slice(0, 50)}`,
+      artifacts: [],
+      decisions: [],
+      escalations: [],
+      usage: emptyTokenUsage(),
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+function createTempDir(): string {
+  return fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ciagent-tester-test-"));
+}
+
+function cleanup(dir: string): void {
+  fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+}
+
+function makeContext(dir: string, backend?: IntelligenceBackend): AgentContext {
+  return {
+    project_path: dir,
+    phase: 1,
+    stage: "test",
+    specification: "Build a REST API for task management",
+    config_path: path.join(dir, ".ciagent", "config.json"),
+    backend,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("TesterAgent", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dir = createTempDir();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup(dir);
+  });
+
+  it("detects test files when src directory exists", async () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(dir, "src");
+    fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "app.integration.test.ts"), "test('integration', () => {});\n");
+
+    const tester = new TesterAgent();
+    const result = await tester.execute(makeContext(dir));
+    expect(result.success).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it("does not write test files", async () => {
+    const srcDir = path.join(dir, "src");
+    fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(srcDir, "app.test.ts"), "test('unit', () => {});\n");
+
+    const testFilesBefore = fs.readdirSync(srcDir).filter(f => f.endsWith(".test.ts"));
+    const tester = new TesterAgent();
+    await tester.execute(makeContext(dir));
+    const testFilesAfter = fs.readdirSync(srcDir).filter(f => f.endsWith(".test.ts"));
+    expect(testFilesAfter.length).toBe(testFilesBefore.length);
+  });
+
+  it("delegates to backend when available", async () => {
+    const mockBackend = new MockBackend();
+    const tester = new TesterAgent();
+    const result = await tester.execute(makeContext(dir, mockBackend));
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.output).toContain("Mock backend executed");
+  });
+
+  it("has correct agent name", () => {
+    const tester = new TesterAgent();
+    expect(tester.name).toBe("tester");
+  });
+
+  it("has correct workflow", () => {
+    const tester = new TesterAgent();
+    expect(tester.workflow).toBe("test");
+  });
+});

src/agents/tester.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import { BaseAgent, AgentContext, AgentResult } from "./base.js";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+
+export interface TesterResult {
+  success: boolean;
+  integrationTestsFound: number;
+  integrationTestsPassed: number;
+  e2eTestsFound: number;
+  e2eTestsPassed: number;
+  overallPassed: boolean;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+export class TesterAgent extends BaseAgent {
+  readonly name = "tester";
+  readonly description = "Runs integration, e2e, functional tests. Validates non-unit test coverage.";
+  readonly workflow = "test";
+
+  async execute(context: AgentContext): Promise<AgentResult> {
+    const start = Date.now();
+    this.log("Running automated tests...");
+
+    if (context.backend) {
+      const result = await this.executeViaBackend(
+        context,
+        `Run integration, e2e, and functional tests for phase ${context.phase}. Specification: ${context.specification}. Detect *.integration.test.ts, *.e2e.test.ts, *.functional.test.ts files. Run npm test. Parse output for pass/fail counts per category. Report structured TesterResult. Do NOT write any test files — only detect and run existing ones.`
+      );
+      return { ...result, duration_ms: Date.now() - start };
+    }
+
+    const result = await this.runMechanicalTests(context);
+    const output = JSON.stringify(result, null, 2);
+
+    return {
+      success: result.success,
+      output,
+      artifacts_created: [],
+      decisions: 0,
+      escalations: result.overallPassed ? 0 : 1,
+      duration_ms: Date.now() - start,
+      error: result.error,
+    };
+  }
+
+  private async runMechanicalTests(context: AgentContext): Promise<TesterResult> {
+    try {
+      const srcDir = path.join(context.project_path, "src");
+      const integrationFiles = fs.existsSync(srcDir) ? this.findTestFiles(srcDir, /\.integration\.test\.ts$/) : [];
+      const e2eFiles = fs.existsSync(srcDir) ? this.findTestFiles(srcDir, /\.e2e\.test\.ts$/) : [];
+      const functionalFiles = fs.existsSync(srcDir) ? this.findTestFiles(srcDir, /\.functional\.test\.ts$/) : [];
+
+      const integrationTestsFound = integrationFiles.length;
+      const e2eTestsFound = e2eFiles.length + functionalFiles.length;
+
+      let overallPassed = false;
+      let integrationTestsPassed = 0;
+      let e2eTestsPassed = 0;
+
+      try {
+        const testOutput = execSync("npm test 2>&1", {
+          cwd: context.project_path,
+          encoding: "utf-8",
+          stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+          timeout: 120000,
+        });
+        overallPassed = true;
+
+        const passCounts = this.parseTestOutput(testOutput);
+        integrationTestsPassed = integrationTestsFound > 0 ? integrationTestsFound : 0;
+        e2eTestsPassed = e2eTestsFound > 0 ? e2eTestsFound : 0;
+
+        if (integrationTestsFound > 0) {
+          integrationTestsPassed = this.estimateCategoryPassed(testOutput, "integration");
+        }
+        if (e2eTestsFound > 0) {
+          e2eTestsPassed = this.estimateCategoryPassed(testOutput, "e2e");
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        const output = err instanceof Error && "stdout" in err
+          ? (err as unknown as { stdout: string }).stdout || ""
+          : "";
+        const stderr = err instanceof Error && "stderr" in err
+          ? (err as unknown as { stderr: string }).stderr || ""
+          : "";
+
+        const combined = `${output}\n${stderr}`;
+        overallPassed = false;
+
+        const passCounts = this.parseTestOutput(combined);
+
+        if (integrationTestsFound > 0) {
+          integrationTestsPassed = this.estimateCategoryPassed(combined, "integration");
+        }
+        if (e2eTestsFound > 0) {
+          e2eTestsPassed = this.estimateCategoryPassed(combined, "e2e");
+        }
+
+        return {
+          success: false,
+          integrationTestsFound,
+          integrationTestsPassed,
+          e2eTestsFound,
+          e2eTestsPassed,
+          overallPassed: false,
+          error: `npm test failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+        };
+      }
+
+      return {
+        success: overallPassed,
+        integrationTestsFound,
+        integrationTestsPassed,
+        e2eTestsFound,
+        e2eTestsPassed,
+        overallPassed,
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        integrationTestsFound: 0,
+        integrationTestsPassed: 0,
+        e2eTestsFound: 0,
+        e2eTestsPassed: 0,
+        overallPassed: false,
+        error: `Test execution failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  private findTestFiles(dir: string, pattern: RegExp): string[] {
+    const files: string[] = [];
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return files;
+    const entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+      if (entry.isDirectory() && entry.name !== "node_modules") {
+        files.push(...this.findTestFiles(fullPath, pattern));
+      } else if (pattern.test(entry.name)) {
+        files.push(fullPath);
+      }
+    }
+    return files;
+  }
+
+  private parseTestOutput(output: string): { total: number; passed: number; failed: number } {
+    const jestSummary = output.match(/Tests:\s+(\d+)\s+passed(?:,\s+(\d+)\s+failed)?/);
+    if (jestSummary) {
+      const passed = parseInt(jestSummary[1], 10) || 0;
+      const failed = parseInt(jestSummary[2], 10) || 0;
+      return { total: passed + failed, passed, failed };
+    }
+
+    const jestAlt = output.match(/(\d+)\s+passing/);
+    const jestAltFail = output.match(/(\d+)\s+failing/);
+    if (jestAlt) {
+      const passed = parseInt(jestAlt[1], 10) || 0;
+      const failed = jestAltFail ? parseInt(jestAltFail[1], 10) || 0 : 0;
+      return { total: passed + failed, passed, failed };
+    }
+
+    return { total: 0, passed: 0, failed: 0 };
+  }
+
+  private estimateCategoryPassed(output: string, category: string): number {
+    const categoryPattern = category === "integration"
+      ? /\.integration\.test\.ts/g
+      : /\.e2e\.test\.ts|\.functional\.test\.ts/g;
+
+    const mentions = (output.match(categoryPattern) || []).length;
+    if (mentions > 0) {
+      const failPattern = /FAIL|failed|error/i;
+      const lines = output.split("\n").filter(l => categoryPattern.test(l));
+      const failed = lines.filter(l => failPattern.test(l)).length;
+      return Math.max(mentions - failed, 0);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+}