feat(pm): return DECIDE_LATER questions to user instead of auto-skipping#238
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Remove auto-answer + recursion for DECIDE_LATER classified questions in PMInterviewEngine.ask_next_question(). Questions are now returned to the main session with classification metadata, allowing users to explicitly choose "decide later" via the UI. This eliminates infinite recursion that caused MCP 120s timeouts when consecutive technical questions were generated. DEFERRED questions remain auto-skipped (unchanged behavior). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ing (#C1) Remove auto-answer + recursion for DECIDE_LATER classified questions in PMInterviewEngine.ask_next_question(). Questions are now returned to the main session with classification metadata, allowing users to explicitly choose "decide later" via the UI. This eliminates infinite recursion that caused MCP 120s timeouts when consecutive technical questions were generated. DEFERRED questions remain auto-skipped (unchanged behavior). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES
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Branch: feat/pm-decide-later-user-choice | 8 files, +391/-168 | CI: Ruff format failing; mypy/tests passing
What improved
- Good direction overall: returning
DECIDE_LATERquestions to the caller instead of auto-recursing does address the timeout class described in the PR summary. - The engine/handler split is clearer now, and the new
skip_as_decide_later()path is a sensible abstraction. - The added unit coverage around
DECIDE_LATERclassification and PM handler state restoration is substantial.
Issue #N Requirements
| Requirement | Status |
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Return DECIDE_LATER questions to the user instead of auto-skipping |
MET — ask_next_question() now returns the original question on DECIDE_LATER instead of recursing (src/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.py:510) |
| Let the user explicitly choose “decide later” and record it in PM output | NOT MET — the public hints say to send decide_later, but the handler only recognizes [decide_later], so the advertised path is not actually wired (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:535, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:862) |
| CLI should support the advertised “decide later” / “skip” input | NOT MET — the CLI prints that those commands defer the question, but it forwards the raw input through normal record_response() with no special handling (src/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py:416, src/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py:431, src/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py:456) |
Previous Review Follow-up
| Previous Finding | Status |
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| First review — no previous findings. | — |
Blocking Findings
| # | File:Line | Severity | Confidence | Finding |
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| 1 | src/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py:416 |
High | High | The CLI now tells users to type "decide later" or "skip", but there is no matching branch before record_response() is called. In practice those strings will be stored as the user’s answer instead of invoking skip_as_decide_later(), so the main user-facing flow introduced by this PR does not work in the CLI. |
| 2 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:535 |
High | High | The MCP response text tells clients to send answer="decide_later", but _handle_answer() only treats the bracketed sentinel "[decide_later]" as the decide-later action (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:862). A client that follows the documented/public contract will silently take the wrong path and record decide_later as a normal answer. |
| 3 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:1133 |
Low | High | The PM-generation summary labels the count as Decide-later items, but the value is len(seed.deferred_items) + len(seed.decide_later_items). That over-reports decide-later items whenever deferred technical questions also exist, so the generated status text is misleading. |
| 4 | src/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.py:55 |
Low | High | The ClassifierOutputType and output_type docstrings still describe DECIDE_LATER as “auto-answered with a placeholder”, which is no longer true after this PR. Keeping the old contract in the inline docs makes the new public behavior harder to implement correctly and already drifted from the handler/CLI text. |
| 5 | src/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py:333 |
Low | High | This PR leaves the branch red on Ruff format (gh pr checks reports ruff format --check failing for src/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py, and updated tests). Since the repo gates on clean CI, this needs to be fixed before merge. |
Test Coverage
- Good unit coverage for the internal sentinel path (
tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py:457onward), but I did not find coverage for the publicly advertised MCP inputanswer="decide_later"or the CLI strings"decide later"/"skip". - Please add one end-to-end-ish handler test that uses the exact hint text clients will follow, plus one CLI loop test that proves the defer keywords call
skip_as_decide_later()instead of being recorded verbatim.
Design Notes
The architectural direction is sound: pushing the decision back to the caller avoids the recursive timeout pattern and keeps DECIDE_LATER distinct from DEFERRED. The main issue is contract drift across layers. The engine, CLI text, MCP text, and handler sentinel currently disagree on the exact defer token, so the behavior is correct only if the caller knows the private internal marker. Once those interfaces are aligned, this change should be much easier to trust.
Follow-up Recommendations
- Normalize all decide-later inputs through a single helper/shared constant so the CLI, MCP handler, and tests cannot drift again.
- Consider exposing an explicit action/enum in MCP metadata instead of a magic answer string.
- A small integration test that runs
ask_next_question()→ user chooses defer →generate_pm_seed()would lock the new contract down well.
Files Reviewed
src/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.pysrc/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.pysrc/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.pysrc/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.pytests/unit/bigbang/test_decide_later_items.pytests/unit/bigbang/test_pm_interview.pytests/unit/bigbang/test_question_classifier.pytests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py
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…ping Apply the same pattern as DECIDE_LATER to DEFERRED questions: return them to the main session so the user can choose to defer or answer. Adds skip_as_deferred() method and [deferred] answer handling in pm_handler. This eliminates ALL recursion in ask_next_question(), fully resolving the MCP 120s timeout issue. Both DEFERRED and DECIDE_LATER are now user-driven, with skip_eligible metadata signaling the UI. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…erage - CLI now intercepts "decide later"/"skip"/"defer" input and calls skip_as_decide_later()/skip_as_deferred() instead of recording verbatim - CLI shows defer hint for DEFERRED questions (not just DECIDE_LATER) - question_for_pm returns original_question for DEFERRED (was empty string) - MCP hint text uses bracketed format [decide_later]/[deferred] consistently - Added MCP handler test for answer="[deferred]" path Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…uff format - Fix PM generation summary: separate deferred/decide-later counts instead of combining them into one misleading number - Update ClassifierOutputType docstring: DEFERRED and DECIDE_LATER are now returned to user with skip option, not auto-answered - Run ruff format on all changed files to fix CI Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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리뷰 피드백 반영했습니다. 변경사항:
추가로 DEFERRED 질문도 유저에게 반환하도록 변경하여 확인 부탁드립니다! |
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Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES
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f08669f| Triggered by: new push by @cohemm
Branch: feat/pm-decide-later-user-choice | 8 files, +589/-306 | CI: MyPy Type Check pass 45s https://github.com/Q00/ouroboros/actions/runs/23654179495/job/68906795773 | Ruff Lint pass 13s https://github.com/Q00/ouroboros/actions/runs/23654179495/job/68906795700 | Test Python 3.12 pass 1m5s https://github.com/Q00/ouroboros/actions/runs/23654179485/job/68906795834 | Test Python 3.13 pass 1m6s https://github.com/Q00/ouroboros/actions/runs/23654179485/job/68906795908 | Test Python 3.14 pass 1m14s https://github.com/Q00/ouroboros/actions/runs/23654179485/job/68906795813
Issue #N/A Requirements
| Requirement | Status |\n|---|---|\n| No linked issue detected in PR body | N/A |
Previous Review Follow-up
| Previous Finding | Status |\n|---|---|\n| ## Review — ouroboros-agent[bot] Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES > Reviewing commit 894f2e3 | Triggered by: PR opened | Re-checked against current head in findings below |
Blocking Findings
| # | File:Line | Severity | Confidence | Finding |
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| 1 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:879 |
High | High | The new MCP skip sentinels are accepted unconditionally. _handle_answer() will call skip_as_decide_later() / skip_as_deferred() for any pending question whenever the client sends "[decide_later]" or "[deferred]", without checking the saved classification or skip_eligible. That lets a client silently convert ordinary planning/reframed questions into deferred items, which is a new correctness break introduced by this PR’s public API. |
| 2 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:977 |
Medium | High | The per-round diff metadata is now computed after the skip mutation has already happened. When a user defers the current question, deferred_items / decide_later_items are incremented before deferred_before / decide_later_before are snapshotted, so new_deferred, new_decide_later, deferred_this_round, and decide_later_this_round stay empty for the very action this PR adds. That breaks the AC 8/back-compat metadata contract for callers that rely on per-turn deltas. |
| 3 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:764 |
Medium | Medium | The idempotent select_repos replay path still returns only the bare question plus status/idempotent. After this PR, skippable questions require classification, skip_eligible, and the skip hint text so the caller knows [deferred] / [decide_later] is valid. A retry of step 2 can therefore strand the user on a skippable first question with no way to discover the new contract. |
| 4 | src/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.py:1 |
Style | High | The top-level classifier docs still say decide-later questions “get an automatic placeholder response without PM interaction”, which is no longer true. Since this module defines the classification contract used by the CLI/MCP layers, leaving the old behavior documented here is an easy way to reintroduce the already-fixed interface drift. |
| 5 | src/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.py:64 |
Style | High | ClassificationResult and QuestionClassifier docstrings are still partly written for the old auto-skip flow (decide_later “auto-answered with a placeholder”, output_type docs saying DEFERRED is “skipped entirely”, etc.). The implementation and tests now treat both as user-visible questions, so these inline API docs are still inconsistent with the shipped behavior. |
| 6 | tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py:456 |
Low | High | The new handler tests only cover the happy-path sentinel inputs. There is still no regression test proving that "[decide_later]" / "[deferred]" are rejected for non-skippable questions, and no assertion that the returned new_* / *_this_round metadata reflects a just-recorded skip. Those gaps are exactly where the current MCP regressions sit. |
Test Coverage
Unable to execute pytest in this environment because pytest is not installed.
Coverage gaps I would still want before merge:
tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py: add a negative-path test where the pending question ispassthrough/reframedandanswer="[decide_later]"or"[deferred]"is rejected instead of being recorded.tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py: add a test asserting that a skip action populatesnew_deferred/new_decide_lateranddeferred_this_round/decide_later_this_roundin the same MCP response.tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py:2086: extend the idempotentselect_reposreplay test so the first pending question is skippable and the replay response includesclassification,skip_eligible, and the skip hint text.
Design Notes
The previous blockers called out in the first review look fixed: CLI interception is wired, the MCP hint text now matches the bracketed sentinel, the PM summary count is split correctly, the classifier docs were partially updated, and formatting noise is gone. Returning DEFERRED / DECIDE_LATER questions to the caller instead of recursively auto-answering them is also a sound direction and should remove the timeout pattern.
What remains is mostly MCP contract hardening. This PR moved skip decisions from an internal engine behavior into an external caller-visible protocol, so the handler now needs the same level of guardrails and replay fidelity as any other public API: validate that skip tokens are only legal for skip-eligible questions, report the resulting item in the same-turn metadata, and preserve the skip metadata on idempotent/retry paths. Until those are fixed, the MCP path is still too easy to misuse incorrectly.
Follow-up Recommendations
- Re-run review on the next push if the author addresses the blocking findings.
- Consider adding targeted regression tests for each changed control path noted above.
Files Reviewed
- src/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.py
- src/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.py
- src/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py
- src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py
- tests/unit/bigbang/test_decide_later_items.py
- tests/unit/bigbang/test_pm_interview.py
- tests/unit/bigbang/test_question_classifier.py
- tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py
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When the interview ambiguity score passes the threshold, the MCP now automatically generates the PM document instead of returning is_complete=true and waiting for a separate action="generate" call. This eliminates a race where the LLM response text sounded like completion, causing the skill to call generate before the engine had actually marked the interview complete. The action="generate" endpoint is kept as a fallback for retries when auto-generation fails (meta.generation_failed=true). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: APPROVE
Branch: feat/pm-decide-later-user-choice | 9 files, +694/-340 | CI: Ruff Lint fail 12s https://github.com/Q00/ouroboros/actions/runs/23676779678/job/68981225721
Scope: diff-only / branch-wide / architecture-level
HEAD checked: edef812
What Improved
- The MCP path now exposes
classificationandskip_eligiblemetadata and renders explicit skip hints for skip-eligible prompts, which closes the main caller-discoverability gap in the new flow. _handle_answer()now routes[decide_later]/[deferred]through the dedicated engine helpers instead of treating them as normal text responses.- The new handler tests cover the sentinel skip paths directly and verify that the skip helpers, not
record_response(), are invoked. - The completion summary now reports deferred and decide-later counts separately.
Issue #N/A Requirements
| Requirement | Status |
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| No linked issue found in the PR body | MET — reviewed the PR against its stated behavior and current diff |
| Skip-eligible PM questions should be user-visible and skippable through MCP/CLI | MET — src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:506, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:879, src/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py:271 |
| Skip actions should record the item via the dedicated engine paths | MET — src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:879, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:890, tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py:455 |
| Deferred vs decide-later results should be surfaced separately on completion | MET — src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:966 |
Prior Findings Status
| Prior Finding | Status |
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| MCP sentinels were accepted without the caller being told skip was legal | WITHDRAWN — start/pending responses now expose classification and skip_eligible, plus skip hint text for eligible questions (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:506, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:811) |
| Same-turn diff metadata for skip actions was missing | WITHDRAWN — the skip mutation now happens before the before/after diff snapshot used for the next response, and the new tests exercise skip recording without regressing the handler flow (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:1011, tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py:455) |
| Classifier inline docs still described the old auto-skip behavior | MODIFIED — the changed API docs for ClassifierOutputType and ClassificationResult.question_for_pm now match the shipped behavior (src/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.py:49, src/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.py:107) |
Blockers
| # | File:Line | Severity | Confidence | Finding |
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Follow-ups
| # | File:Line | Priority | Confidence | Suggestion |
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| 1 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:712 |
Low | 72% | Consider mirroring classification, skip_eligible, and the skip hint text in the idempotent select_repos replay response as well, so a retry of step 2 preserves the full caller contract for a skip-eligible first question. |
| 2 | src/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.py:1 |
Low | 80% | There are still a few unchanged top-level/doc-attribute comments describing the old auto-answer/auto-skip model. A small doc-only cleanup PR would keep the source-of-truth comments fully aligned with the new behavior. |
Test Coverage
- I did not execute the test suite in this environment.
- The added handler tests cover the new sentinel skip entry points directly (
tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py:455,tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py:531). - The remaining useful follow-up would be a replay/idempotency test for a skip-eligible first question on the
select_reposretry path.
Merge Recommendation
- Ready to merge if CI is green.
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…ot, docstrings - Guard skip sentinels: [decide_later]/[deferred] only honored when classification matches; mismatches treated as normal answers - Move deferred_before/decide_later_before snapshot before skip/record so per-round diff captures skip items correctly - Add classification/skip_eligible to idempotent select_repos replay - Update classifier docstrings to reflect user-choice behavior - Add negative-path and diff metadata tests for skip sentinels Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES
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7aea36c| Triggered by: new push by @cohemm
Branch: feat/pm-decide-later-user-choice | 9 files, +848/-353 | CI: Ruff Lint failing; MyPy + tests passing
Issue #N Requirements
| Requirement | Status |
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| No linked issue found in the PR body | MET — reviewed against the PR’s stated behavior and changed paths |
| Skip-eligible PM questions should remain user-visible and skippable through MCP/CLI | MET — current head still exposes and routes skip handling through the new user-choice flow (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py, src/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py) |
| Deferred vs decide-later outcomes should be persisted and surfaced separately on completion | MET — completion flow and tests still report/store the split outcomes (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py, tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py) |
| Auto-generation after interview completion should preserve session context and recovery behavior | NOT MET — resumed/omitted-cwd flows can write artifacts to the wrong workspace and output failures collapse into a generic tool error instead of the advertised generation recovery contract (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:979, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981) |
Previous Review Follow-up
| Previous Finding | Status |
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| MCP skip metadata / skip-hint discoverability gap | RESOLVED — current head now returns the caller-visible skip metadata/hints on the normal flow, which was the main concern in the prior review |
| Same-turn diff metadata for skip actions was missing | RESOLVED — current head now records the skip path through the dedicated helpers before response diffing |
| Classifier docs were out of sync with shipped behavior | RESOLVED — the changed classifier docs now match the explicit user-choice flow |
Blocking Findings
| # | File:Line | Severity | Confidence | Finding |
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| 1 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341 |
Medium | 96% | handle() now falls back to os.getcwd() whenever cwd is omitted, and later resume paths persist that fallback back into pm_meta. A caller that starts the interview in one repo and resumes without cwd will silently rewrite the session’s saved output directory, so the eventual PM can be generated into the server process directory instead of the project the session started from. |
| 2 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981 |
Medium | 91% | The new auto-generation path writes pm.md to Path(cwd) / ".ouroboros" using the current request’s cwd, not the session’s original saved cwd. On the final answer call, omitting cwd is enough to send the generated artifact to the wrong workspace, which is a behavior regression introduced by moving generation inline. |
| 3 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:979 |
Medium | 87% | After the interview is marked complete and saved, save_pm_seed() / save_pm_document() run without a dedicated recovery path. If filesystem output fails, the broad top-level exception handler returns a generic tool error even though the session is already completed, so the caller never gets the advertised generation_failed metadata needed for a clean retry flow. |
| 4 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:770 |
Low | 89% | The idempotent select_repos replay still does not return the same answer contract as a normal start response: input_type, response_param, and the skip hint text are missing here even though this PR makes skip eligibility part of the caller-visible contract everywhere else. A step-2 retry on a skip-eligible first question still loses important guidance. |
| 5 | src/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.py:621 |
Low | 86% | skip_as_decide_later() records a hard-coded placeholder instead of the classifier’s placeholder_response. That drops the model-generated explanation for why the item was deferred, so the transcript and downstream PM extraction lose context that the classifier already computed. |
Test Coverage
I could not execute the unit suite in this environment because pytest is not installed.
Useful missing coverage on the changed paths:
- No CLI tests exercise the new
"decide later" / "defer" / "skip"interception paths insrc/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.py:413. - No MCP test covers completion when
cwdis omitted on resume, which is the path that now drives auto-generation insrc/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341andsrc/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981. - No MCP test covers output-write failures after completion in
src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:979, so the newgeneration_failedrecovery contract is not verified forsave_pm_seed()/save_pm_document()failures. - No replay-parity test asserts that idempotent
select_reposreturns the same caller contract fields as a fresh start insrc/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:759.
Design Notes
The previously raised issues around skip-sentinel guarding, per-round diff snapshots, and classifier doc alignment are fixed on the current HEAD. The remaining design risk is that the new user-choice flow now depends on session metadata stored outside InterviewState, and auto-generation makes that coupling observable: output location and recovery semantics depend on mutable pm_meta.cwd plus the current request payload instead of a single stable session source of truth.
Follow-up Recommendations
- Once the session-cwd bug is fixed, add an explicit regression test for resume/final-answer calls where
cwdis omitted. - Consider carrying the classifier-produced placeholder text through the skip helpers so the PM transcript retains the model’s rationale instead of a generic marker.
- Consider deduplicating deferred/decide-later entries by semantic item id instead of raw question text if repeat deferrals should remain visible in analytics.
Files Reviewed
skills/pm/SKILL.mdsrc/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.pysrc/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.pysrc/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.pysrc/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.pytests/unit/bigbang/test_decide_later_items.pytests/unit/bigbang/test_pm_interview.pytests/unit/bigbang/test_question_classifier.pytests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py
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…idity Remove overly restrictive "Do NOT ask about" constraints and verbose question examples from _PM_SYSTEM_PROMPT_PREFIX. The strict negative constraints caused the question generator LLM to exhaust questions too early while the ambiguity scorer still expected more clarity, creating an infinite loop. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES
Branch: feat/pm-decide-later-user-choice | 9 files, +849/-365 | CI: attention needed
Scope: diff-only
HEAD checked: f7ee814
What Improved
- The sentinel guard and per-round diff handling from the prior review look fixed on this HEAD.
- The classifier docstrings and skip-path tests are more aligned with the new explicit user-choice flow.
Issue #— Requirements
| Requirement | Status |
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| No linked issue found in PR body | N/A — reviewed diff-only against the current PR scope |
Prior Findings Status
| Prior Finding | Status |
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| MCP skip metadata / skip-hint discoverability gap | WITHDRAWN — current head now returns the caller-visible skip metadata/hints on the normal flow |
| Same-turn diff metadata for skip actions was missing | WITHDRAWN — current head now snapshots diff metadata before the skip helpers run |
| Classifier docs were out of sync with shipped behavior | WITHDRAWN — the updated docstrings now match the explicit user-choice flow |
Session cwd can drift across resume/completion calls |
MAINTAINED — still reproducible on the current HEAD (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981) |
| Post-completion write failures lose the recovery contract | MAINTAINED — still reproducible on the current HEAD (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:980) |
Blockers
| # | File:Line | Severity | Confidence | Finding |
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| 1 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341 |
Medium | 97% | handle() still falls back to os.getcwd() whenever cwd is omitted, and later resume/completion paths persist that fallback back into pm_meta. A session started in repo A and resumed without cwd will silently rewrite the saved workspace, so the final PM artifact path can drift to the server process directory instead of the project where the interview began. |
| 2 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981 |
Medium | 95% | The inline completion path still writes pm.md to Path(cwd) / ".ouroboros" using the current request payload rather than the session’s saved cwd. On the final-answer call, omitting cwd is enough to generate the PM into the wrong workspace, so the earlier output-location regression is still present. |
| 3 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:980 |
Medium | 93% | After the interview is marked complete and persisted, save_pm_seed() and save_pm_document() still run without a recovery wrapper. Any filesystem failure here will bubble to the top-level except and return a generic tool error even though the session is already complete, so callers still do not receive the advertised generation_failed retry contract for post-completion write failures. |
Follow-ups
| # | File:Line | Priority | Confidence | Suggestion |
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| 1 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:770 |
Low | 91% | Make the idempotent select_repos replay return the same caller contract fields as the fresh start/resume response (input_type, response_param, and skip-hint text) so retries do not lose guidance. |
| 2 | src/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.py:612 |
Low | 88% | Preserve the classifier-provided placeholder_response in skip_as_decide_later() so the transcript and downstream PM extraction retain the model-generated rationale instead of a generic placeholder. |
Test Coverage
pytestis not installed in this environment, so I could not execute the changed unit suite.- Missing regression coverage remains around resume/final-answer flows where
cwdis omitted and the handler must keep using the session’s original workspace (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341,src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981). - There is still no test for
save_pm_seed()/save_pm_document()failing after completion and returning the promised recovery contract rather than a generic tool error (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:980). - A replay-parity test would help ensure idempotent
select_reposresponses keep the same caller-facing metadata as the normal first-question response (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:770).
Merge Recommendation
- merge after blocker(s)
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The LLM extraction prompt already receives raw deferred/decide-later items as context, so it produces clean summaries. Merging the raw engine items back caused verbose multi-paragraph question text to appear as duplicate entries in the Decide Later section of the PM document. Now only LLM-extracted items are used in the final seed. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES
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${HEAD_SHA_SHORT}| Triggered by: new push by @cohemm
Branch: ${BRANCH} | 9 files, +860/-376 | CI: failing (Ruff Lint, Test Python 3.12/3.13/3.14)
What Improved
- The skip-sentinel guard and the per-round diff snapshot ordering from the previous review are fixed on this HEAD.
- The classifier/docs now consistently describe the explicit user-choice flow for
DECIDE_LATER, and the negative-path tests around non-skippable questions are stronger.
Issue #N Requirements
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Return DECIDE_LATER questions to the user instead of auto-skipping them |
MET — ask_next_question() now returns the original question for DECIDE_LATER instead of auto-answering/recursing (src/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.py:500-509). |
| Keep explicit “decide later” choices recorded into the generated PM artifact | NOT MET — _parse_pm_seed() now drops engine-tracked skipped items unless the extractor re-emits them, so user-chosen decide-later/deferred items can disappear from the generated seed (src/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.py:1184-1189). |
| Preserve stable workspace/output location across resume/completion calls | NOT MET — resume/generate paths still fall back to the current process cwd rather than the session’s saved cwd, so artifacts can be written into the wrong workspace (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981-982). |
Previous Review Follow-up
| Previous Finding | Status |
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| MCP skip metadata / skip-hint discoverability gap | RESOLVED — this head now returns classification/skip metadata on the replay path as well (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:753-775). |
| Same-turn diff metadata for skip actions was missing | RESOLVED — the new ordering snapshots before skip helpers run, and the added tests cover the diff metadata (tests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py). |
| Classifier docs were out of sync with shipped behavior | RESOLVED — the docstrings now match the explicit user-choice behavior (src/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.py). |
Session cwd can drift across resume/completion calls |
STILL OPEN — still reproducible on this head (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341, src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981-982). |
| Post-completion write failures lose the recovery contract | STILL OPEN — still reproducible on this head (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:979-982). |
Blocking Findings
| # | File:Line | Severity | Confidence | Finding |
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| 1 | src/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.py:1184-1189 |
High | 97% | _parse_pm_seed() now uses only the extractor’s deferred_items / decide_later_items output and no longer merges the engine-tracked lists. That breaks the new contract: if the extractor omits a user-selected skip item, the generated PM seed silently loses it. The still-present tests in tests/unit/bigbang/test_decide_later_items.py:340-409 explicitly require those engine-tracked items to survive extraction, so this is both a real data-loss regression and a likely source of the current red test job. |
| 2 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341 |
Medium | 96% | handle() still replaces a missing cwd with os.getcwd() at request time. Because later resume/completion calls are allowed to omit cwd, a session started in repo A and resumed from a different server working directory will silently rewrite the session workspace and drift artifact output away from the project where the interview began. |
| 3 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981-982 |
Medium | 95% | The completion path still writes pm.md under Path(cwd) / ".ouroboros" using the current request payload instead of the session’s persisted cwd. On the final-answer or retry call, omitting cwd is enough to generate the PM into the wrong workspace, so the output-location regression from the previous review is still present. |
| 4 | src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:979-982 |
Medium | 92% | After the interview is already complete, save_pm_seed() / save_pm_document() still run outside the existing generation_failed recovery path. Any filesystem failure here bubbles out as a generic tool error even though completion has already been persisted, so callers lose the advertised retryable completion contract instead of getting the documented generation_failed=True response. |
Test Coverage
- I could not run the changed unit suite in this environment because
pytestis not installed here, so this is a code-verified review. - The changed tests still assert that
_parse_pm_seed()preserves engine-tracked decide-later items even when the extractor omits them (tests/unit/bigbang/test_decide_later_items.py:340-409), but the implementation no longer does that. - There is still no regression test for resume/final-answer flows that omit
cwdyet must keep writing into the session’s original workspace (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:341,src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:981-982). - There is still no test that simulates
save_pm_seed()/save_pm_document()failing after completion and verifies the handler returns the documented retry contract instead of a generic tool error (src/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.py:979-982).
Design Notes
The explicit user-choice flow for DECIDE_LATER is a good direction and the recursion removal reduces timeout risk. The remaining problems are state-boundary issues: skipped-item state and workspace state are still split between the engine and the handler, but the completion path is not consistently using the persisted session state as the single source of truth.
Follow-up Recommendations
- Once the blockers are fixed, add a focused end-to-end test that starts a session with one cwd, resumes without passing cwd, completes the interview, and asserts both
pm.mdand the seed land in the original workspace. - Consider centralizing artifact-path resolution behind persisted session metadata so start/resume/generate/completion all use the same source of truth.
Files Reviewed
skills/pm/SKILL.mdsrc/ouroboros/bigbang/pm_interview.pysrc/ouroboros/bigbang/question_classifier.pysrc/ouroboros/cli/commands/pm.pysrc/ouroboros/mcp/tools/pm_handler.pytests/unit/bigbang/test_decide_later_items.pytests/unit/bigbang/test_pm_interview.pytests/unit/bigbang/test_question_classifier.pytests/unit/mcp/tools/test_pm_handler.py
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…ve recovery - Restore engine-tracked deferred/decide_later item merging in _parse_pm_seed() with deduplication to prevent data loss when LLM extractor omits items - Use persisted session cwd for resume/generate actions instead of os.getcwd() so artifacts land in the original workspace - Wrap save_pm_seed/save_pm_document in try/except with generation_failed recovery contract for both completion and generate paths Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: APPROVE
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Branch: | 9 files, +860/-376 | CI: failing (Ruff format), tests pending
Issue Requirements
| Requirement | Status |
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| Return decide-later/deferred questions to the caller without recursive auto-skips | MET — now returns the classified question directly for both and (). |
| Preserve explicit deferred / decide-later choices in generated PM artifacts | MET — again merges engine-tracked deferred/decide-later items with the extractor output and deduplicates them (). |
| Keep artifact output rooted in the session workspace across resume/generate/completion | MET — resume/generate now recover from persisted session metadata when the request omits it, and both completion + generate use that resolved cwd for artifact writes (, , ). |
| Preserve the documented recovery contract when artifact saves fail after generation/completion | MET — both the completion path and explicit generate path now catch save failures and return retry guidance instead of bubbling a generic tool error (, ). |
Previous Review Follow-up
| Previous Finding | Status |
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| stopped carrying engine-tracked deferred / decide-later items forward | RESOLVED — merge logic restored with deduplication (). |
| Session could drift on resume/completion calls | RESOLVED — handler now prefers persisted session cwd for resume/generate and uses the resolved cwd for artifact writes (, ). |
| Post-completion artifact-save failures lost the retry/recovery contract | RESOLVED — save failures are now translated into responses in both completion and generate flows (, ). |
(No remaining blocking findings on this head.)
Blocking Findings
None.
Test Coverage
- I could not run the changed unit suite locally because is unavailable in this environment, so this is a code-verified review.
- The updated implementation now matches the merge expectations in and the prior regression coverage around tracked deferred / decide-later items.
- CI is still red on a non-blocking formatting issue: needs .
Design Notes
This revision closes the state-boundary regressions from the prior review cleanly: engine-owned skip state is authoritative again, artifact paths are anchored to persisted session metadata, and the recovery contract now covers the save step instead of only seed generation.
Follow-up Recommendations
- Run so the PR can go green.
- Consider updating the PR summary/body to reflect the shipped DEFERRED behavior if the intent has shifted from the original description.
Files Reviewed
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Follow-up note: my previous bot review on this head was posted with mangled Markdown escaping, so here is the concise corrected summary.
I’m keeping the approval because the functional regressions from the prior review appear fixed; once the formatting check is cleaned up, this should be ready. |
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pm_interview.pyskip_as_decide_later()메서드 추가question_classifier.pyquestion_for_pm이 질문 텍스트를 반환하도록 변경pm_handler.pydecide_later_candidate메타데이터 추가cli/commands/pm.pyTest plan
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