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name: "MCP pipeline status tool with agent assignments"
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# Story 274: MCP pipeline status tool with agent assignments

## User Story

As a user checking pipeline status, I want an MCP tool that returns a structured status report including which agent is assigned to each work item, so that I can quickly see what's active and spot stuck items.

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] New MCP tool (e.g. `get_pipeline_status`) returns all work items across all active pipeline stages (current, qa, merge, done) with their stage, name, and assigned agent
- [ ] Upcoming backlog items are included with count or listing
- [ ] Agent assignment info comes from story front matter (`agent` field) and/or the running agent list
- [ ] Response is structured/deterministic (not free-form prose)

## Out of Scope

- TBD
