Pipeline gap: the state machine refused `move_story(... target='backlog')`
from a Blocked story, leaving stuck items with no way to be parked while
waiting on dependent fixes — operators had to either Unblock (which
re-enters the active flow) or Archive (which loses the item).
Extend the existing Demote rule so `Blocked + Demote → Backlog` is a
legal transition, alongside the existing `Coding/Qa/Merge + Demote`.
Also update `map_stage_move_to_event` in agents/lifecycle.rs so the
chat/MCP `move_story` API recognises Blocked → backlog and routes it
through `PipelineEvent::Demote`.
Tests:
- `blocked_demote_returns_to_backlog` — happy path.
- `cannot_demote_from_done` / `cannot_demote_from_upcoming` — sanity
checks that the broadened rule does NOT permit Demote from
terminal or pre-triage stages.
Pattern follows 892 (MergeFailure → Done) and 893 (MergeFailure →
Coding) — pure transition.rs extension plus matching event mapping in
lifecycle.rs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The 13-file refactor pass (commits db00a5d4 through eca15b4e) introduced
~89 clippy errors and 38 cargo fmt issues — every agent in every worktree
hit them on script/test, burning their turn budget on cleanup before doing
real story work. This is the silent kill behind 644, 652, 655, 664, 667
all hitting watchdog limits this round.
Changes:
- cargo fmt --all across 37 files (formatting normalisation only)
- #![allow(unused_imports, dead_code)] on 24 split modules where the
python-script splitter imported liberally to be safe; tighter cleanup
per-import will happen as agents touch each module
- Removed truly-dead re-exports (cleanup_merge_workspace, slog_warn from
http/mcp/mod.rs, CliArgs/print_help from main.rs)
- Prefixed _auth_msg in crdt_sync/server.rs (handshake helper return is
bound but not consumed)
- Converted dangling /// doc block in crdt_sync/mod.rs to //! so it
attaches to the module
- Removed empty lines after doc comments in 4 spots (clippy lint)
All 2636 tests pass; clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings clean.
Timmy
dave