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+name: "Bot notifications when stories move between stages"
+---
+
+# Story 261: Bot notifications when stories move between stages
+
+## User Story
+
+As a user, I want to receive bot notifications in the channel whenever a story moves between pipeline stages, so that I can track progress without manually checking status.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Bot sends a notification to the channel each time a story transitions between stages (e.g. upcoming → current, current → QA, QA → merge, merge → done)
+- [ ] Notification includes the story number, name, and the stage transition (from → to)
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD