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+name: "MCP tool to move stories between pipeline stages"
+---
+
+# Story 304: MCP tool to move stories between pipeline stages
+
+## User Story
+
+As a bot operator (Timmy), I want an MCP tool that moves stories between pipeline stages, so that I don't need shell mv permissions to manage the pipeline.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] New MCP tool 'move_story' accepts story_id and target_stage (e.g. 'backlog', 'current', 'qa', 'merge', 'done')
+- [ ] Validates the story exists before moving
+- [ ] Handles the file move between stage directories
+- [ ] Returns a confirmation message with the old and new stage
+- [ ] Works for stories, bugs, spikes, and refactors
+- [ ] Replaces the need for shell mv commands to move story files
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD