Dashboard

Dashboard — Ticket Takeaway Feature Tracker

Track features across all projects from ideation through release. Generates a self-contained dark-theme HTML kanban dashboard.

Architecture: SQLite DB -> tickets-cli.py -> PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md + HTML dashboard

• SQLite DB at ~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/tickets.db is the source of truth for all active work.
• tickets-cli.py is the CLI for all CRUD operations. Every write auto-syncs DB -> PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md.
• PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md is a derived artifact — auto-generated from the DB. Do NOT edit it directly.
• Features stay in the DB until accepted/shipped, then they get moved to PRODUCT_SPECIFICATION.md as the permanent record.
• HTML dashboard reads from the DB directly (with markdown fallback).

File layout:

~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/
  tickets.db                       # SQLite database (source of truth)
  tickets-cli.py                   # CLI for all ticket operations
  registry.json                    # Which projects to track
  generate.py                      # Dashboard generator script
{project}/PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md       # Auto-generated from DB (do not edit directly)
{project}/PRODUCT_SPECIFICATION.md # Shipped features (permanent record, plain markdown)
{project}/docs/
  sdlc-dashboard.html             # Generated output (open in browser)

Feature lifecycle:

PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md                              PRODUCT_SPECIFICATION.md
  Ideas -> Backlog -> WIP -> For Review  -->  accepted, moved here permanently

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CLI Quick Reference

All ticket changes go through tickets-cli.py. The CLI shorthand used below:

CLI=~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/tickets-cli.py

move vs update — IMPORTANT DISTINCTION

move changes the section (column on the board) AND sets the default status for that section. Use this for all section transitions.

update --status changes ONLY the status label within the current section. Use this for fine-grained status changes where the ticket stays in the same column (e.g., in-progress -> blocked within WIP, or proposed -> specified within Backlog).

Common workflows with examples

Start work on a ticket:

python3 $CLI move goodform B-05 wip
# B-05 -> WIP section, status = in-progress

Code complete — move to review:

python3 $CLI move goodform B-05 review
# B-05 -> For Review section, status = for-review

Accept a feature (moves to Done + appends to PRODUCT_SPECIFICATION.md):

python3 $CLI accept goodform B-05
# B-05 -> Done section, status = done, summary appended to PRODUCT_SPECIFICATION.md

Add a new ticket:

python3 $CLI add goodform "New feature idea" --section ideas
python3 $CLI add goodform "Ready to build" --section backlog --priority high
python3 $CLI add goodform "Epic ticket" --section backlog --container

Check/uncheck acceptance criteria:

python3 $CLI update goodform B-05 --check-criteria 1    # Check the 1st criterion
python3 $CLI update goodform B-05 --uncheck-criteria 2  # Uncheck the 2nd criterion
python3 $CLI update goodform B-05 --remove-criteria 3   # Remove the 3rd criterion

Manage criteria directly (criteria subcommand):

python3 $CLI criteria goodform list B-05
python3 $CLI criteria goodform add B-05 "Users can filter by date range"
python3 $CLI criteria goodform check B-05 1
python3 $CLI criteria goodform uncheck B-05 1
python3 $CLI criteria goodform remove B-05 2

List tickets:

python3 $CLI list --project goodform                  # All tickets
python3 $CLI list --project goodform --section wip    # WIP only

Valid section targets for move

Target	Section	Default status
wip	WIP	in-progress
review	For Review	for-review
backlog	Backlog	proposed
ideas	Ideas	proposed
bugs	Bugs	bug
icebox	Icebox	icebox
done	Done	done
wontdo	Won't Do	wontdo

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Container Tickets (Epic Flag)

A container ticket is an ordinary ticket with is_container = 1. It is not a different ticket type — it is a cosmetic + behavioral flag that changes how the ticket renders.

What changes when a ticket is flagged as container:

• Card renders without description preview; leads with a child progress pill (5/8 done) and a child status sparkline
• A "Container" badge appears next to the ticket ID on the card
• Full-page view (/{project}/tickets/{id}) leads with the children panel; description is collapsed by default; criteria is treated as parent-level / cross-cutting

How to flag:

# At creation
python3 $CLI add goodform "Auth Overhaul" --section backlog --container

# Flip on existing ticket
python3 $CLI update goodform B-12 --container

# Clear the flag
python3 $CLI update goodform B-12 --no-container

Via API:

curl -X PATCH http://localhost:8787/goodform/api/tickets/B-12 \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"is_container": true}'

Via the ticket detail UI: toggle in the full-page ticket view header area.

Adding an epic tag is also recommended alongside the flag — the tag groups related tickets in the filter bar while the flag drives the visual treatment:

python3 $CLI update goodform B-12 --add-tag epic

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Full-Page Ticket View

The canonical detail view for a ticket is /{project}/tickets/{id} (full page, not the floating overlay). The kanban card's open button (arrow icon) navigates here. The floating overlay remains as a quick-peek for in-flow edits from the kanban.

URL-routed tabs:

• /{project}/tickets/{id}?tab=overview — gate banner, criteria panel, description, children (if container), parent/deps/tags
• /{project}/tickets/{id}?tab=activity — activity event timeline for this ticket
• /{project}/tickets/{id}?tab=runs — list of past + active runs; click a run for terminal-style detail (stdout/stderr, handoff blob, evidence files, exit code, duration)
• /{project}/tickets/{id}?tab=files — attachments and linked files
• /{project}/tickets/{id}?tab=graph — dependency graph (placeholder)

Gate banner (Overview tab, just above criteria):

Section	Banner text
Ideas	"Add a description and at least one criterion to auto-move to Backlog."
Backlog	"Resolve dependencies to auto-move to WIP."
WIP	"Land a commit to auto-move to For Review."
For Review	"All criteria checked + no open bugs to auto-accept."

The banner is informational — it tells the user what to do next, not what is blocked.

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Criteria as the Central Gate

Acceptance criteria are promoted above the description in the full-page view. Each criterion has:

• Check/uncheck toggle
• "Ask AI" button — prompts the project's default agent to help fulfill the criterion (uses the freeform workflow step pattern; no new feature)

On kanban cards, criteria render as an X/Y pill (checked/total). The pill is grey when no criteria, accent-colored when some checked, green when all checked.

To set the default agent for a project:

python3 $CLI agent set-default <agent_id> --project <project_id>
# Stored as setting key: {project_id}.agent.default

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Activity Feed

The Activity tab in the full-page ticket view shows a vertical timeline of activity_events for this ticket. Polls every 5 seconds while the tab is focused.

• Each event row: icon by event_kind, relative timestamp, actor (human / agent name / system), one-line summary
• Run-related events link to the corresponding run in the Runs tab
• Events are read via GET /{project}/api/tickets/{id}/activity?limit=50&before={ISO} — response wrapped as {"events": [...]}, unwrap before iterating
• Only outcomes appear in the timeline: criteria_added, description_updated, tags_added, run_succeeded, section_change, status_change, criteria_check, run_started
• The orchestrator's interview chat transcript is NOT in the activity feed — it lives in the Runs tab -> run detail (Runs tab -> click the run -> chat history visible)

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Mode Detection

Invocation	Mode
/dashboard (no args)	generate
/dashboard generate	generate
/dashboard status <project> <item-id> <new-section>	status — move item between sections
/accept <item-id>	accept — now a separate skill, see /accept
/dashboard add <project> "<title>" [--section S] [--priority P]	add — add new entry
/dashboard show [project]	show — terminal summary

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Mode 1: generate (default)

python3 ~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/generate.py

Parses SQLite DB for each registered project, generates the HTML dashboard, opens in browser. For programmatic/agent queries:

python3 ~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/generate.py --json

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Mode 2: status <project> <item-id> <new-section>

python3 ~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/tickets-cli.py move <project> <item-id> <new-section>

Updates DB, sets default status, syncs PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md, regenerates HTML. Browser auto-refreshes within 2 seconds.

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Mode 3: add <project> "<title>" [options]

python3 ~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/tickets-cli.py add <project> "<title>" [--section S] [--priority P] [--parent ID] [--description D] [--container]

Auto-generates the ID (B- for backlog, I- for ideas, BUG- for bugs, etc.).

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Mode 4: show [project]

python3 ~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/tickets-cli.py list [--project <project>] [--section S] [--status S]

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Rules

• Use move to change sections, update --status to change status within a section.
• SQLite DB is the source of truth — ~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/tickets.db. All writes go through tickets-cli.py.
• PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md is auto-generated from the DB — do not edit directly.
• The dashboard auto-refreshes — CLI regenerates HTML after every write; browser polls every 2 seconds.
• Case-insensitive ID matching — b-01 matches B-01
• Acceptance = move to PRODUCT_SPECIFICATION.md — use tickets-cli.py accept for the full flow
• Activity feed unwrap: response from /api/tickets/{id}/activity is {"events": [...]} — always unwrap with data.events || data || []
• If DB doesn't exist, run python3 ~/.claude/ticket-takeaway/tickets-cli.py seed to create it from existing markdown