Mission init

Mission init (orchestrator only)

Step 0 — Preconditions

• No active mission: run bash scripts/active-mission.sh. If it prints a path, STOP and ask the human whether to finish (status: done), keep waiting on a gate, or re-scope. Never start a second in-progress / awaiting-gate mission.
• Also refuse leftover root GOAL.md / features.json (pre-2.0 layout) — move or delete them first.
• Read AGENTS.md (hard rules constrain every feature) and skim docs/ filenames so features reference real docs.
• Load docs/missions/MODEL_ROUTING.md once for this GATE 0 decision.

Chair resolution (before writing files)

Default brain = Opus. Exceptions (human must say, or session already is):

Signal	Chair
Already on Opus (Claude Code or Cursor UI)	This session
“You are the orchestrator” / “no handoff”	Current model
“No orchestration — just execute”	STOP mission-init; implement in chat
“Orchestrator = Fable”	Fable (named only — never auto-escalate)
“Orchestrator = Codex highest” / Sol	Inventory brain_codex / family sol

Cursor intake: if a brief plan exists in a Cursor (often Grok) chat, Opus reads it, weighs whether the split looks balanced, then continues mission-init. Do not treat the intake chat as the orchestrator unless named above.

Step 0b — Local CLI inventory (mandatory)

command -v claude; command -v codex; command -v agent; command -v agy
bash scripts/fleet-inventory.sh

Always present the printed seat→model map at GATE 0. Human may remap any seat (economy ↔ premium, or brain) before approval. Copy approved binds into GOAL Fleet. Missing a CLI → strike that row; do not invent invocations.

Step 1 — Extract the mission (interview only if needed)

From the user's paragraph (and any Cursor intake brief), determine: outcome, forcing function, out-of-scope, human gates, chair (above), fleet tier (economy | premium | mixed). Slug: YYYYMMDD-short-kebab-name. At most 3 clarifying questions. Do not write files until the outcome is unambiguous.

Step 2 — Write the mission folder FROM TEMPLATES

SLUG="{{YYYYMMDD-short-name}}"
MISSION="docs/missions/$SLUG"
mkdir -p "$MISSION/tasks"
cp docs/missions/templates/GOAL.template.md "$MISSION/GOAL.md"
cp docs/missions/templates/features.template.json "$MISSION/features.json"
cp docs/missions/templates/PROGRESS.template.md "$MISSION/PROGRESS.md"
cp docs/missions/templates/WORKER_TASK.template.md "$MISSION/tasks/T-001.md"

Fill placeholders. Set status: draft. Paste inventory binds into Fleet. Validate: python3 -c "import json; json.load(open('$MISSION/features.json'))". Only create tasks/T-001.md at init (later tasks after reviews).

Step 3 — GATE 0 (mandatory stop)

Brain CLI proof (mandatory unless human names current-chat chair):

bash scripts/fleet-inventory.sh
bash scripts/spawn-brain.sh "$MISSION" mission-init   # real claude --model opus
# If human said "you are the orchestrator" / already on Opus in this chat:
#   bash scripts/spawn-brain.sh "$MISSION" waiver --reason "already on Opus in Cursor"
bash scripts/verify-mission.sh "$MISSION"             # must pass before greenlight

PROGRESS prose is not proof. Greenlight = .tasks/receipts/brain-*.json with exit: 0 and cli: claude (or documented waiver).

Present:

1. Feature list (id + description + priority)
2. Full fleet inventory map (seat / CLI / model / family) — confirm or swap
3. Resolved brain + concrete model + brain receipt path
4. T-001 worker + tier (premium Grok vs economy Composer for Cursor, etc.)
5. Assumptions

DO NOT dispatch until the human approves the features and the bind map and verify-mission.sh is green for brain.

On approval:

1. Append Human — GATE 0 PROGRESS entry (include approved binds + receipt path).
2. Set GOAL status: approved → in-progress on first spawn.
3. Follow .agents/skills/dispatch-worker/SKILL.md with scripts/spawn-worker.sh … --tier … --feature F00X.

Never

• Never invent file formats — templates only.
• Never write features AGENTS.md forbids.
• Never auto-escalate to Fable.
• Never put mission files at repo root.
• Never skip showing the inventory map at GATE 0.
• Never flip passes: true or status: done without bash scripts/verify-mission.sh green.
• Never claim Claude/Cursor CLI ran without a matching .tasks/receipts/*.json.
• Never implement allow-listed worker files in the orchestrator chat when spawn-worker is available.