Bump version to 0.5.1

storkit: accept 378_story_status_command_shows_work_item_type_story_bug_spike_refactor_next_to_each_item
storkit: accept 377_bug_update_story_mcp_tool_writes_front_matter_values_as_yaml_strings_instead_of_native_types
2026-03-24 10:55:06 +00:00 · 2026-03-23 22:33:10 +00:00 · 2026-03-23 22:26:09 +00:00 · 2026-03-23 22:24:09 +00:00 · 2026-03-23 18:49:54 +00:00 · 2026-03-23 18:45:40 +00:00
29 changed files with 9840 additions and 8632 deletions
--- a/.storkit/work/1_backlog/376_story_rename_mcp_whatsup_tool_to_status_for_consistency.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/1_backlog/376_story_rename_mcp_whatsup_tool_to_status_for_consistency.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+name: "Rename MCP whatsup tool to status for consistency"
+---
+
+# Story 376: Rename MCP whatsup tool to status for consistency
+
+## User Story
+
+As a developer using storkit's MCP tools, I want the MCP tool to be called `status` instead of `whatsup`, so that the naming is consistent between the bot command (`status`), the web UI slash command (`/status`), and the MCP tool.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] MCP tool is renamed from 'whatsup' to 'status'
+- [ ] MCP tool is discoverable as 'status' via tools/list
+- [ ] The tool still accepts a story_id parameter and returns the same triage data
+- [ ] Old 'whatsup' tool name is removed from the MCP registry
+- [ ] Any internal references to the whatsup tool name are updated
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD
--- a/.storkit/work/6_archived/369_bug_cli_treats_help_and_version_as_project_paths.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/6_archived/369_bug_cli_treats_help_and_version_as_project_paths.md
--- a/.storkit/work/6_archived/370_bug_scaffold_does_not_create_mcp_json_in_project_root.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/6_archived/370_bug_scaffold_does_not_create_mcp_json_in_project_root.md
--- a/.storkit/work/6_archived/371_bug_no_arg_storkit_in_empty_directory_skips_scaffold.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/6_archived/371_bug_no_arg_storkit_in_empty_directory_skips_scaffold.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+name: "No-arg storkit in empty directory skips scaffold"
+---
+
+# Bug 371: No-arg storkit in empty directory skips scaffold
+
+## Description
+
+When running `storkit` with no path argument from an empty directory (no `.storkit/`), the server starts but never calls `open_project` or the scaffold. The `find_story_kit_root` check fails to find `.storkit/`, so the fallback at main.rs:179-186 just sets `project_root = cwd` without scaffolding. This means no `.storkit/`, no `project.toml`, no `.mcp.json`, no `CLAUDE.md` — the project is non-functional.
+
+The explicit path branch (`storkit .`) works correctly because it calls `open_project` → `ensure_project_root_with_story_kit` → `scaffold_story_kit`. The no-arg branch should do the same.
+
+## How to Reproduce
+
+1. Create a new empty directory
+2. cd into it
+3. Run `storkit` (no path argument)
+4. Observe that no scaffold is created — `.storkit/`, `CLAUDE.md`, `.mcp.json`, etc. are all missing
+
+## Actual Result
+
+Server starts with project_root set to cwd but no scaffold runs. The project is non-functional — no agent config, no MCP endpoint, no work pipeline directories.
+
+## Expected Result
+
+Running `storkit` with no arguments from a directory without `.storkit/` should scaffold the project the same as `storkit .` does — calling `open_project` and triggering `ensure_project_root_with_story_kit`.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Running `storkit` with no args from a dir without `.storkit/` calls `open_project` and triggers the full scaffold
+- [ ] The no-arg fallback path in main.rs calls `open_project(cwd)` instead of just setting project_root directly
+- [ ] After `storkit` completes startup, `.storkit/project.toml`, `.mcp.json`, `CLAUDE.md`, and `script/test` all exist
--- a/.storkit/work/6_archived/372_story_scaffold_auto_detects_tech_stack_and_configures_script_test.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/6_archived/372_story_scaffold_auto_detects_tech_stack_and_configures_script_test.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+name: "Scaffold auto-detects tech stack and configures script/test"
+---
+
+# Story 372: Scaffold auto-detects tech stack and configures script/test
+
+## User Story
+
+As a user setting up a new project with storkit, I want the scaffold to detect my project's tech stack and generate a working `script/test` automatically, so that agents can run tests immediately without manual configuration.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Scaffold detects Go projects (go.mod) and adds `go test ./...` to script/test
+- [ ] Scaffold detects Node.js projects (package.json) and adds `npm test` to script/test
+- [ ] Scaffold detects Rust projects (Cargo.toml) and adds `cargo test` to script/test
+- [ ] Scaffold detects Python projects (pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) and adds `pytest` to script/test
+- [ ] Scaffold handles multi-stack projects (e.g. Go + Next.js) by combining the relevant test commands
+- [ ] project.toml component entries are generated to match detected tech stack
+- [ ] Falls back to the generic 'No tests configured' stub if no known stack is detected
+- [ ] Coder agent prompt includes instruction to configure `script/test` for the project's test framework if it still contains the generic stub
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD
--- a/.storkit/work/6_archived/373_bug_scaffold_gitignore_missing_transient_pipeline_stage_directories.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/6_archived/373_bug_scaffold_gitignore_missing_transient_pipeline_stage_directories.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+name: "Scaffold gitignore missing transient pipeline stage directories"
+---
+
+# Bug 373: Scaffold gitignore missing transient pipeline stage directories
+
+## Description
+
+The `write_story_kit_gitignore` function in `server/src/io/fs.rs` does not include the transient pipeline stages (`work/2_current/`, `work/3_qa/`, `work/4_merge/`) in the `.storkit/.gitignore` entries list. These stages are not committed to git (only `1_backlog`, `5_done`, and `6_archived` are commit-worthy per spike 92), so they should be ignored for new projects.
+
+## How to Reproduce
+
+1. Scaffold a new project with storkit
+2. Check `.storkit/.gitignore`
+
+## Actual Result
+
+`.storkit/.gitignore` only contains `bot.toml`, `matrix_store/`, `matrix_device_id`, `worktrees/`, `merge_workspace/`, `coverage/`. The transient pipeline directories are missing.
+
+## Expected Result
+
+`.storkit/.gitignore` also includes `work/2_current/`, `work/3_qa/`, `work/4_merge/`.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Scaffold writes work/2_current/, work/3_qa/, work/4_merge/ to .storkit/.gitignore
+- [ ] Idempotent — running scaffold again does not duplicate entries
+- [ ] Existing .storkit/.gitignore files get the new entries appended on next scaffold run
--- a/.storkit/work/6_archived/374_story_web_ui_implements_all_bot_commands_as_slash_commands.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/6_archived/374_story_web_ui_implements_all_bot_commands_as_slash_commands.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+name: "Web UI implements all bot commands as slash commands"
+---
+
+# Story 374: Web UI implements all bot commands as slash commands
+
+## User Story
+
+As a user working in the storkit web UI, I want to type slash commands (e.g. `/status`, `/start 42`, `/cost`) in the chat input to trigger the same deterministic bot commands available in Matrix, so that I can manage my project entirely from the browser without needing a chat bot.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] /status — shows pipeline status and agent availability; /status <number> shows story triage dump
+- [ ] /assign <number> <model> — pre-assign a model to a story
+- [ ] /start <number> — start a coder on a story; /start <number> opus for specific model
+- [ ] /show <number> — display full text of a work item
+- [ ] /move <number> <stage> — move a work item to a pipeline stage
+- [ ] /delete <number> — remove a work item from the pipeline
+- [ ] /cost — show token spend (24h total, top stories, by agent type, all-time)
+- [ ] /git — show git status (branch, uncommitted changes, ahead/behind)
+- [ ] /overview <number> — show implementation summary for a merged story
+- [ ] /rebuild — rebuild the server binary and restart
+- [ ] /reset — clear the current Claude Code session
+- [ ] /help — list all available slash commands
+- [ ] Slash commands are handled at the frontend/backend level without LLM invocation
+- [ ] Unrecognised slash commands show a helpful error message
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD
--- a/.storkit/work/6_archived/375_bug_default_project_toml_contains_rust_specific_setup_commands_for_non_rust_projects.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/6_archived/375_bug_default_project_toml_contains_rust_specific_setup_commands_for_non_rust_projects.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+---
+name: "Default project.toml contains Rust-specific setup commands for non-Rust projects"
+---
+
+# Bug 375: Default project.toml contains Rust-specific setup commands for non-Rust projects
+
+## Description
+
+When scaffolding a new project where no tech stack is detected, the generated `project.toml` contains Rust-specific setup commands (`cargo check`) as example fallback components. This causes coder agents to try to satisfy Rust gates on non-Rust projects.
+
+## Fix
+
+1. In `detect_components_toml()` fallback (when no stack markers found): replace the Rust/pnpm example components with a single generic `app` component with empty `setup = []`
+2. In the onboarding prompt Step 4: simplify to configure `[[component]]` entries based on what the user told the LLM in Step 2 (tech stack), rather than re-scanning the filesystem independently
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Default project.toml does not contain language-specific setup commands when that language is not detected in the project
+- [ ] If go.mod is present, setup commands use Go tooling
+- [ ] If package.json is present, setup commands use npm/node tooling
+- [ ] If no known stack is detected, setup commands are empty or just echo a placeholder
+
+## How to Reproduce
+
+1. Create a new Go + Next.js project directory with `go.mod` and `package.json`
+2. Run `storkit .` to scaffold
+3. Check `.storkit/project.toml` — the component setup commands reference cargo/Rust
+4. Start a coder agent — it creates a `Cargo.toml` trying to satisfy the Rust setup commands
+
+## Actual Result
+
+The scaffolded `project.toml` has Rust-specific setup commands (`cargo check`) even for non-Rust projects. Agents try to satisfy these and create spurious files.
+
+## Expected Result
+
+The scaffolded `project.toml` should have generic or stack-appropriate setup commands. If no known stack is detected, setup commands should be empty or minimal (not Rust-specific).
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Default project.toml does not contain language-specific setup commands when that language is not detected in the project
+- [ ] If go.mod is present, setup commands use Go tooling
+- [ ] If package.json is present, setup commands use npm/node tooling
+- [ ] If no known stack is detected, setup commands are empty or just echo a placeholder
--- a/.storkit/work/6_archived/377_bug_update_story_mcp_tool_writes_front_matter_values_as_yaml_strings_instead_of_native_types.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/6_archived/377_bug_update_story_mcp_tool_writes_front_matter_values_as_yaml_strings_instead_of_native_types.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+name: "update_story MCP tool writes front matter values as YAML strings instead of native types"
+---
+
+# Bug 377: update_story MCP tool writes front matter values as YAML strings instead of native types
+
+## Description
+
+The `update_story` MCP tool accepts `front_matter` as a `Map<String, String>`, so all values are written as quoted YAML strings. Fields like `retry_count` (expected `u32`) and `blocked` (expected `bool`) end up as `"0"` and `"false"` in the YAML. This causes `parse_front_matter()` to fail because serde_yaml cannot deserialize a quoted string into `u32` or `bool`. When parsing fails, the story `name` comes back as `None`, so the status command shows no title for the story.
+
+## How to Reproduce
+
+1. Call `update_story` with `front_matter: {"blocked": "false", "retry_count": "0"}`
+2. Read the story file — front matter contains `blocked: "false"` and `retry_count: "0"` (quoted strings)
+3. Call `get_pipeline_status` or the bot `status` command
+4. The story shows with no title/name
+
+## Actual Result
+
+Front matter values are written as quoted YAML strings. `parse_front_matter()` fails to deserialize `"false"` as `bool` and `"0"` as `u32`, returning an error. The story name is lost and the status command shows no title.
+
+## Expected Result
+
+The `update_story` tool should write `blocked` and `retry_count` as native YAML types (unquoted `false` and `0`), or `parse_front_matter()` should accept both string and native representations. The story name should always be displayed correctly in the status command.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] update_story with front_matter {"blocked": "false"} writes `blocked: false` (unquoted) in the YAML
+- [ ] update_story with front_matter {"retry_count": "0"} writes `retry_count: 0` (unquoted) in the YAML
+- [ ] Story name is displayed correctly in the status command after update_story modifies front matter fields
--- a/.storkit/work/6_archived/378_story_status_command_shows_work_item_type_story_bug_spike_refactor_next_to_each_item.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/6_archived/378_story_status_command_shows_work_item_type_story_bug_spike_refactor_next_to_each_item.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+name: "Status command shows work item type (story, bug, spike, refactor) next to each item"
+---
+
+# Story 378: Status command shows work item type (story, bug, spike, refactor) next to each item
+
+## User Story
+
+As a user viewing the pipeline status, I want to see the type of each work item (story, bug, spike, refactor) so that I can quickly understand what kind of work is in progress without having to open individual files.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] The status command displays the work item type (story, bug, spike, refactor) as a label next to each item — e.g. "375 [bug] — Default project.toml contains Rust-specific setup commands"
+- [ ] The type is extracted from the story_id filename convention ({id}_{type}_{slug})
+- [ ] All known types are supported: story, bug, spike, refactor
+- [ ] Unknown or missing types are omitted gracefully (no crash, no placeholder)
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3823,9 +3823,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "serde_spanned"
-version = "1.0.4"
+version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f8bbf91e5a4d6315eee45e704372590b30e260ee83af6639d64557f51b067776"
+checksum = "876ac351060d4f882bb1032b6369eb0aef79ad9df1ea8bc404874d8cc3d0cd98"
 dependencies = [
 "serde_core",
 ]
@@ -4016,7 +4016,7 @@ checksum = "6ce2be8dc25455e1f91df71bfa12ad37d7af1092ae736f3a6cd0e37bc7810596"

 [[package]]
 name = "storkit"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
 "async-stream",
 "async-trait",
@@ -4046,7 +4046,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "tempfile",
 "tokio",
 "tokio-tungstenite 0.29.0",
- "toml 1.0.7+spec-1.1.0",
+ "toml 1.1.0+spec-1.1.0",
 "uuid",
 "wait-timeout",
 "walkdir",
@@ -4393,14 +4393,14 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "toml"
-version = "1.0.7+spec-1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.0+spec-1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd28d57d8a6f6e458bc0b8784f8fdcc4b99a437936056fa122cb234f18656a96"
+checksum = "f8195ca05e4eb728f4ba94f3e3291661320af739c4e43779cbdfae82ab239fcc"
 dependencies = [
 "indexmap",
 "serde_core",
 "serde_spanned",
- "toml_datetime 1.0.1+spec-1.1.0",
+ "toml_datetime 1.1.0+spec-1.1.0",
 "toml_parser",
 "toml_writer",
 "winnow 1.0.0",
@@ -4417,39 +4417,39 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "toml_datetime"
-version = "1.0.1+spec-1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.0+spec-1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9b320e741db58cac564e26c607d3cc1fdc4a88fd36c879568c07856ed83ff3e9"
+checksum = "97251a7c317e03ad83774a8752a7e81fb6067740609f75ea2b585b569a59198f"
 dependencies = [
 "serde_core",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "toml_edit"
-version = "0.25.5+spec-1.1.0"
+version = "0.25.8+spec-1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8ca1a40644a28bce036923f6a431df0b34236949d111cc07cb6dca830c9ef2e1"
+checksum = "16bff38f1d86c47f9ff0647e6838d7bb362522bdf44006c7068c2b1e606f1f3c"
 dependencies = [
 "indexmap",
- "toml_datetime 1.0.1+spec-1.1.0",
+ "toml_datetime 1.1.0+spec-1.1.0",
 "toml_parser",
 "winnow 1.0.0",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "toml_parser"
-version = "1.0.10+spec-1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.0+spec-1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7df25b4befd31c4816df190124375d5a20c6b6921e2cad937316de3fccd63420"
+checksum = "2334f11ee363607eb04df9b8fc8a13ca1715a72ba8662a26ac285c98aabb4011"
 dependencies = [
 "winnow 1.0.0",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "toml_writer"
-version = "1.0.7+spec-1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.0+spec-1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f17aaa1c6e3dc22b1da4b6bba97d066e354c7945cac2f7852d4e4e7ca7a6b56d"
+checksum = "d282ade6016312faf3e41e57ebbba0c073e4056dab1232ab1cb624199648f8ed"

 [[package]]
 name = "tower"
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
 {
-  "name": "living-spec-standalone",
-  "private": true,
-  "version": "0.5.0",
-  "type": "module",
-  "scripts": {
-    "dev": "vite",
-    "build": "tsc && vite build",
-    "preview": "vite preview",
-    "server": "cargo run --manifest-path server/Cargo.toml",
-    "test": "vitest run",
-    "test:unit": "vitest run",
-    "test:e2e": "playwright test",
-    "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@types/react-syntax-highlighter": "^15.5.13",
-    "react": "^19.1.0",
-    "react-dom": "^19.1.0",
-    "react-markdown": "^10.1.0",
-    "react-syntax-highlighter": "^16.1.0"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@biomejs/biome": "^2.4.2",
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.47.2",
-    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.0.0",
-    "@testing-library/react": "^16.0.0",
-    "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.4.3",
-    "@types/node": "^25.0.0",
-    "@types/react": "^19.1.8",
-    "@types/react-dom": "^19.1.6",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.6.0",
-    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^2.1.9",
-    "jest": "^29.0.0",
-    "jsdom": "^28.1.0",
-    "ts-jest": "^29.0.0",
-    "typescript": "~5.8.3",
-    "vite": "^5.4.21",
-    "vitest": "^2.1.4"
-  }
+	"name": "living-spec-standalone",
+	"private": true,
+	"version": "0.5.1",
+	"type": "module",
+	"scripts": {
+		"dev": "vite",
+		"build": "tsc && vite build",
+		"preview": "vite preview",
+		"server": "cargo run --manifest-path server/Cargo.toml",
+		"test": "vitest run",
+		"test:unit": "vitest run",
+		"test:e2e": "playwright test",
+		"test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage"
+	},
+	"dependencies": {
+		"@types/react-syntax-highlighter": "^15.5.13",
+		"react": "^19.1.0",
+		"react-dom": "^19.1.0",
+		"react-markdown": "^10.1.0",
+		"react-syntax-highlighter": "^16.1.0"
+	},
+	"devDependencies": {
+		"@biomejs/biome": "^2.4.2",
+		"@playwright/test": "^1.47.2",
+		"@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.0.0",
+		"@testing-library/react": "^16.0.0",
+		"@testing-library/user-event": "^14.4.3",
+		"@types/node": "^25.0.0",
+		"@types/react": "^19.1.8",
+		"@types/react-dom": "^19.1.6",
+		"@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.6.0",
+		"@vitest/coverage-v8": "^2.1.9",
+		"jest": "^29.0.0",
+		"jsdom": "^28.1.0",
+		"ts-jest": "^29.0.0",
+		"typescript": "~5.8.3",
+		"vite": "^5.4.21",
+		"vitest": "^2.1.4"
+	}
 }
--- a/frontend/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
-import { defineConfig } from "@playwright/test";
 import { dirname, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { defineConfig } from "@playwright/test";

 const configDir = dirname(fileURLToPath(new URL(import.meta.url)));
 const frontendRoot = resolve(configDir, ".");

 export default defineConfig({
-  testDir: "./tests/e2e",
-  fullyParallel: true,
-  timeout: 30_000,
-  expect: {
-    timeout: 5_000,
-  },
-  use: {
-    baseURL: "http://127.0.0.1:41700",
-    trace: "on-first-retry",
-  },
-  webServer: {
-    command:
-      "pnpm exec vite --config vite.config.ts --host 127.0.0.1 --port 41700 --strictPort",
-    url: "http://127.0.0.1:41700/@vite/client",
-    reuseExistingServer: true,
-    timeout: 120_000,
-    cwd: frontendRoot,
-  },
+	testDir: "./tests/e2e",
+	fullyParallel: true,
+	timeout: 30_000,
+	expect: {
+		timeout: 5_000,
+	},
+	use: {
+		baseURL: "http://127.0.0.1:41700",
+		trace: "on-first-retry",
+	},
+	webServer: {
+		command:
+			"pnpm exec vite --config vite.config.ts --host 127.0.0.1 --port 41700 --strictPort",
+		url: "http://127.0.0.1:41700/@vite/client",
+		reuseExistingServer: true,
+		timeout: 120_000,
+		cwd: frontendRoot,
+	},
 });
--- a/frontend/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
@@ -382,6 +382,14 @@ export const api = {
 	deleteStory(storyId: string) {
 		return callMcpTool("delete_story", { story_id: storyId });
 	},
+	/** Execute a bot slash command without LLM invocation. Returns markdown response text. */
+	botCommand(command: string, args: string, baseUrl?: string) {
+		return requestJson<{ response: string }>(
+			"/bot/command",
+			{ method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ command, args }) },
+			baseUrl,
+		);
+	},
 };

 async function callMcpTool(
--- a/frontend/src/components/Chat.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Chat.test.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ vi.mock("../api/client", () => {
 		setAnthropicApiKey: vi.fn(),
 		readFile: vi.fn(),
 		listProjectFiles: vi.fn(),
+		botCommand: vi.fn(),
 	};
 	class ChatWebSocket {
 		connect(handlers: WsHandlers) {
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ const mockedApi = {
 	setAnthropicApiKey: vi.mocked(api.setAnthropicApiKey),
 	readFile: vi.mocked(api.readFile),
 	listProjectFiles: vi.mocked(api.listProjectFiles),
+	botCommand: vi.mocked(api.botCommand),
 };

 function setupMocks() {
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ function setupMocks() {
 	mockedApi.listProjectFiles.mockResolvedValue([]);
 	mockedApi.cancelChat.mockResolvedValue(true);
 	mockedApi.setAnthropicApiKey.mockResolvedValue(true);
+	mockedApi.botCommand.mockResolvedValue({ response: "Bot response" });
 }

 describe("Default provider selection (Story 206)", () => {
@@ -1457,3 +1460,204 @@ describe("File reference expansion (Story 269 AC4)", () => {
 		expect(mockedApi.readFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 });
+
+describe("Slash command handling (Story 374)", () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		capturedWsHandlers = null;
+		lastSendChatArgs = null;
+		setupMocks();
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		vi.clearAllMocks();
+	});
+
+	it("AC: /status calls botCommand and displays response", async () => {
+		mockedApi.botCommand.mockResolvedValue({ response: "Pipeline: 3 active" });
+		render(<Chat projectPath="/tmp/project" onCloseProject={vi.fn()} />);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(capturedWsHandlers).not.toBeNull());
+
+		const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Send a message...");
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/status" } });
+		});
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", shiftKey: false });
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(mockedApi.botCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				"status",
+				"",
+				undefined,
+			);
+		});
+		expect(await screen.findByText("Pipeline: 3 active")).toBeInTheDocument();
+		// Should NOT go to LLM
+		expect(lastSendChatArgs).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it("AC: /status <number> passes args to botCommand", async () => {
+		mockedApi.botCommand.mockResolvedValue({ response: "Story 42 details" });
+		render(<Chat projectPath="/tmp/project" onCloseProject={vi.fn()} />);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(capturedWsHandlers).not.toBeNull());
+
+		const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Send a message...");
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/status 42" } });
+		});
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", shiftKey: false });
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(mockedApi.botCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				"status",
+				"42",
+				undefined,
+			);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("AC: /start <number> calls botCommand", async () => {
+		mockedApi.botCommand.mockResolvedValue({ response: "Started agent" });
+		render(<Chat projectPath="/tmp/project" onCloseProject={vi.fn()} />);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(capturedWsHandlers).not.toBeNull());
+
+		const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Send a message...");
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/start 42 opus" } });
+		});
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", shiftKey: false });
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(mockedApi.botCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				"start",
+				"42 opus",
+				undefined,
+			);
+		});
+		expect(await screen.findByText("Started agent")).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it("AC: /git calls botCommand", async () => {
+		mockedApi.botCommand.mockResolvedValue({ response: "On branch main" });
+		render(<Chat projectPath="/tmp/project" onCloseProject={vi.fn()} />);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(capturedWsHandlers).not.toBeNull());
+
+		const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Send a message...");
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/git" } });
+		});
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", shiftKey: false });
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(mockedApi.botCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith("git", "", undefined);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("AC: /cost calls botCommand", async () => {
+		mockedApi.botCommand.mockResolvedValue({ response: "$1.23 today" });
+		render(<Chat projectPath="/tmp/project" onCloseProject={vi.fn()} />);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(capturedWsHandlers).not.toBeNull());
+
+		const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Send a message...");
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/cost" } });
+		});
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", shiftKey: false });
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(mockedApi.botCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith("cost", "", undefined);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("AC: /reset clears messages and session without LLM", async () => {
+		render(<Chat projectPath="/tmp/project" onCloseProject={vi.fn()} />);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(capturedWsHandlers).not.toBeNull());
+
+		// First add a message so there is history to clear
+		act(() => {
+			capturedWsHandlers?.onUpdate([
+				{ role: "user", content: "hello" },
+				{ role: "assistant", content: "world" },
+			]);
+		});
+		expect(await screen.findByText("world")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+		const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Send a message...");
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/reset" } });
+		});
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", shiftKey: false });
+		});
+
+		// LLM must NOT be invoked
+		expect(lastSendChatArgs).toBeNull();
+		// botCommand must NOT be invoked (reset is frontend-only)
+		expect(mockedApi.botCommand).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		// Confirmation message should appear
+		expect(await screen.findByText(/Session reset/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it("AC: unrecognised slash command shows error message", async () => {
+		render(<Chat projectPath="/tmp/project" onCloseProject={vi.fn()} />);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(capturedWsHandlers).not.toBeNull());
+
+		const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Send a message...");
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/foobar" } });
+		});
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", shiftKey: false });
+		});
+
+		expect(await screen.findByText(/Unknown command/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+		// Should NOT go to LLM
+		expect(lastSendChatArgs).toBeNull();
+		// Should NOT call botCommand
+		expect(mockedApi.botCommand).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("AC: /help shows help overlay", async () => {
+		render(<Chat projectPath="/tmp/project" onCloseProject={vi.fn()} />);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(capturedWsHandlers).not.toBeNull());
+
+		const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Send a message...");
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/help" } });
+		});
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", shiftKey: false });
+		});
+
+		expect(await screen.findByTestId("help-overlay")).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(lastSendChatArgs).toBeNull();
+		expect(mockedApi.botCommand).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("AC: botCommand API error shows error message in chat", async () => {
+		mockedApi.botCommand.mockRejectedValue(new Error("Server error"));
+		render(<Chat projectPath="/tmp/project" onCloseProject={vi.fn()} />);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(capturedWsHandlers).not.toBeNull());
+
+		const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Send a message...");
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/git" } });
+		});
+		await act(async () => {
+			fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", shiftKey: false });
+		});
+
+		expect(
+			await screen.findByText(/Error running command/),
+		).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+});
--- a/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx
@@ -612,6 +612,80 @@ export function Chat({ projectPath, onCloseProject }: ChatProps) {
 			return;
 		}

+		// /reset — clear session and message history without LLM
+		if (/^\/reset\s*$/i.test(messageText)) {
+			setMessages([]);
+			setClaudeSessionId(null);
+			setStreamingContent("");
+			setStreamingThinking("");
+			setActivityStatus(null);
+			setMessages([
+				{
+					role: "assistant",
+					content: "Session reset. Starting a fresh conversation.",
+				},
+			]);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Slash commands forwarded to the backend bot command endpoint
+		const slashMatch = messageText.match(/^\/(\S+)(?:\s+([\s\S]*))?$/);
+		if (slashMatch) {
+			const cmd = slashMatch[1].toLowerCase();
+			const args = (slashMatch[2] ?? "").trim();
+
+			// Ignore commands handled elsewhere
+			if (cmd !== "btw") {
+				const knownCommands = new Set([
+					"status",
+					"assign",
+					"start",
+					"show",
+					"move",
+					"delete",
+					"cost",
+					"git",
+					"overview",
+					"rebuild",
+				]);
+
+				if (knownCommands.has(cmd)) {
+					// Show the slash command in chat as a user message (display only)
+					setMessages((prev: Message[]) => [
+						...prev,
+						{ role: "user", content: messageText },
+					]);
+					try {
+						const result = await api.botCommand(cmd, args, undefined);
+						setMessages((prev: Message[]) => [
+							...prev,
+							{ role: "assistant", content: result.response },
+						]);
+					} catch (e) {
+						setMessages((prev: Message[]) => [
+							...prev,
+							{
+								role: "assistant",
+								content: `**Error running command:** ${e}`,
+							},
+						]);
+					}
+					return;
+				}
+
+				// Unknown slash command
+				setMessages((prev: Message[]) => [
+					...prev,
+					{ role: "user", content: messageText },
+					{
+						role: "assistant",
+						content: `Unknown command: \`/${cmd}\`. Type \`/help\` to see available commands.`,
+					},
+				]);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
 		// /btw <question> — answered from context without disrupting main chat
 		const btwMatch = messageText.match(/^\/btw\s+(.+)/s);
 		if (btwMatch) {
--- a/frontend/src/components/HelpOverlay.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/HelpOverlay.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,57 @@ const SLASH_COMMANDS: SlashCommand[] = [
 		name: "/help",
 		description: "Show this list of available slash commands.",
 	},
+	{
+		name: "/status",
+		description:
+			"Show pipeline status and agent availability. `/status <number>` shows a story triage dump.",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/assign <number> <model>",
+		description: "Pre-assign a model to a story (e.g. `/assign 42 opus`).",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/start <number>",
+		description:
+			"Start a coder on a story. Optionally specify a model: `/start <number> opus`.",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/show <number>",
+		description: "Display the full text of a work item.",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/move <number> <stage>",
+		description:
+			"Move a work item to a pipeline stage (backlog, current, qa, merge, done).",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/delete <number>",
+		description:
+			"Remove a work item from the pipeline and stop any running agent.",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/cost",
+		description:
+			"Show token spend: 24h total, top stories, breakdown by agent type, and all-time total.",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/git",
+		description:
+			"Show git status: branch, uncommitted changes, and ahead/behind remote.",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/overview <number>",
+		description: "Show the implementation summary for a merged story.",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/rebuild",
+		description: "Rebuild the server binary and restart.",
+	},
+	{
+		name: "/reset",
+		description:
+			"Clear the current Claude Code session and start fresh (messages and session ID are cleared locally).",
+	},
 	{
 		name: "/btw <question>",
 		description:
--- a/frontend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/frontend/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 {
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "target": "ES2020",
-    "useDefineForClassFields": true,
-    "lib": ["ES2020", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
-    "module": "ESNext",
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"target": "ES2020",
+		"useDefineForClassFields": true,
+		"lib": ["ES2020", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
+		"module": "ESNext",
+		"skipLibCheck": true,

-    /* Bundler mode */
-    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
-    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
-    "resolveJsonModule": true,
-    "isolatedModules": true,
-    "noEmit": true,
-    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+		/* Bundler mode */
+		"moduleResolution": "bundler",
+		"allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+		"resolveJsonModule": true,
+		"isolatedModules": true,
+		"noEmit": true,
+		"jsx": "react-jsx",

-    /* Linting */
-    "strict": true,
-    "noUnusedLocals": true,
-    "noUnusedParameters": true,
-    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
-  },
-  "include": ["src"]
+		/* Linting */
+		"strict": true,
+		"noUnusedLocals": true,
+		"noUnusedParameters": true,
+		"noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+	},
+	"include": ["src"]
 }
--- a/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -3,49 +3,49 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vite";

 // https://vite.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig(() => {
-  const backendPort = Number(process.env.STORKIT_PORT || "3001");
-  return {
-    plugins: [react()],
-    define: {
-      __STORKIT_PORT__: JSON.stringify(String(backendPort)),
-      __BUILD_TIME__: JSON.stringify(new Date().toISOString()),
-    },
-    server: {
-      port: backendPort + 2172,
-      proxy: {
-        "/api": {
-          target: `http://127.0.0.1:${String(backendPort)}`,
-          timeout: 120000,
-          configure: (proxy) => {
-            proxy.on("error", (_err) => {
-              // Swallow proxy errors (e.g. ECONNREFUSED during backend restart)
-              // so the vite dev server doesn't crash.
-            });
-          },
-        },
-        "/agents": {
-          target: `http://127.0.0.1:${String(backendPort)}`,
-          timeout: 120000,
-          configure: (proxy) => {
-            proxy.on("error", (_err) => {});
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      watch: {
-        ignored: [
-          "**/.story_kit/**",
-          "**/target/**",
-          "**/.git/**",
-          "**/server/**",
-          "**/Cargo.*",
-          "**/vendor/**",
-          "**/node_modules/**",
-        ],
-      },
-    },
-    build: {
-      outDir: "dist",
-      emptyOutDir: true,
-    },
-  };
+	const backendPort = Number(process.env.STORKIT_PORT || "3001");
+	return {
+		plugins: [react()],
+		define: {
+			__STORKIT_PORT__: JSON.stringify(String(backendPort)),
+			__BUILD_TIME__: JSON.stringify(new Date().toISOString()),
+		},
+		server: {
+			port: backendPort + 2172,
+			proxy: {
+				"/api": {
+					target: `http://127.0.0.1:${String(backendPort)}`,
+					timeout: 120000,
+					configure: (proxy) => {
+						proxy.on("error", (_err) => {
+							// Swallow proxy errors (e.g. ECONNREFUSED during backend restart)
+							// so the vite dev server doesn't crash.
+						});
+					},
+				},
+				"/agents": {
+					target: `http://127.0.0.1:${String(backendPort)}`,
+					timeout: 120000,
+					configure: (proxy) => {
+						proxy.on("error", (_err) => {});
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			watch: {
+				ignored: [
+					"**/.story_kit/**",
+					"**/target/**",
+					"**/.git/**",
+					"**/server/**",
+					"**/Cargo.*",
+					"**/vendor/**",
+					"**/node_modules/**",
+				],
+			},
+		},
+		build: {
+			outDir: "dist",
+			emptyOutDir: true,
+		},
+	};
 });
--- a/frontend/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/vitest.config.ts
@@ -2,26 +2,26 @@ import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";

 export default defineConfig({
-  plugins: [react()],
-  define: {
-    __BUILD_TIME__: JSON.stringify("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
-  },
-  test: {
-    environment: "jsdom",
-    environmentOptions: {
-      jsdom: {
-        url: "http://localhost:3000",
-      },
-    },
-    globals: true,
-    testTimeout: 10_000,
-    setupFiles: ["./src/setupTests.ts"],
-    css: true,
-    exclude: ["tests/e2e/**", "node_modules/**"],
-    coverage: {
-      provider: "v8",
-      reporter: ["text", "json-summary"],
-      reportsDirectory: "./coverage",
-    },
-  },
+	plugins: [react()],
+	define: {
+		__BUILD_TIME__: JSON.stringify("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+	},
+	test: {
+		environment: "jsdom",
+		environmentOptions: {
+			jsdom: {
+				url: "http://localhost:3000",
+			},
+		},
+		globals: true,
+		testTimeout: 10_000,
+		setupFiles: ["./src/setupTests.ts"],
+		css: true,
+		exclude: ["tests/e2e/**", "node_modules/**"],
+		coverage: {
+			provider: "v8",
+			reporter: ["text", "json-summary"],
+			reportsDirectory: "./coverage",
+		},
+	},
 });
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "storkit"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 edition = "2024"
 build = "build.rs"

--- a/server/src/agents/gates.rs
+++ b/server/src/agents/gates.rs
@@ -102,13 +102,29 @@ fn run_command_with_timeout(
    args: &[&str],
    dir: &Path,
 ) -> Result<(bool, String), String> {
-    let mut child = Command::new(program)
-        .args(args)
+    // On Linux, execve can return ETXTBSY (26) briefly after a file is written
+    // before the kernel releases its "write open" state. Retry once after a
+    // short pause to handle this race condition.
+    let mut last_err = None;
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(&program);
+    cmd.args(args)
        .current_dir(dir)
        .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
-        .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
-        .spawn()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to spawn command: {e}"))?;
+        .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped());
+    let mut child = loop {
+        match cmd.spawn() {
+            Ok(c) => break c,
+            Err(e) if e.raw_os_error() == Some(26) => {
+                // ETXTBSY — wait briefly and retry once
+                if last_err.is_some() {
+                    return Err(format!("Failed to spawn command: {e}"));
+                }
+                last_err = Some(e);
+                std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50));
+            }
+            Err(e) => return Err(format!("Failed to spawn command: {e}")),
+        }
+    };

    // Drain stdout/stderr in background threads so the pipe buffers never fill.
    let stdout_handle = child.stdout.take().map(|r| {
--- a/server/src/http/bot_command.rs
+++ b/server/src/http/bot_command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+//! Bot command HTTP endpoint.
+//!
+//! `POST /api/bot/command` lets the web UI invoke the same deterministic bot
+//! commands available in Matrix without going through the LLM.
+//!
+//! Synchronous commands (status, assign, git, cost, move, show, overview,
+//! help) are dispatched directly through the matrix command registry.
+//! Asynchronous commands (start, delete, rebuild) are dispatched to their
+//! dedicated async handlers.  The `reset` command is handled by the frontend
+//! (it clears local session state and message history) and is not routed here.
+
+use crate::http::context::{AppContext, OpenApiResult};
+use crate::matrix::commands::CommandDispatch;
+use poem::http::StatusCode;
+use poem_openapi::{Object, OpenApi, Tags, payload::Json};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+#[derive(Tags)]
+enum BotCommandTags {
+    BotCommand,
+}
+
+/// Body for `POST /api/bot/command`.
+#[derive(Object, Deserialize)]
+struct BotCommandRequest {
+    /// The command keyword without the leading slash (e.g. `"status"`, `"start"`).
+    command: String,
+    /// Any text after the command keyword, trimmed (may be empty).
+    #[oai(default)]
+    args: String,
+}
+
+/// Response body for `POST /api/bot/command`.
+#[derive(Object, Serialize)]
+struct BotCommandResponse {
+    /// Markdown-formatted response text.
+    response: String,
+}
+
+pub struct BotCommandApi {
+    pub ctx: Arc<AppContext>,
+}
+
+#[OpenApi(tag = "BotCommandTags::BotCommand")]
+impl BotCommandApi {
+    /// Execute a slash command without LLM invocation.
+    ///
+    /// Dispatches to the same handlers used by the Matrix and Slack bots.
+    /// Returns a markdown-formatted response that the frontend can display
+    /// directly in the chat panel.
+    #[oai(path = "/bot/command", method = "post")]
+    async fn run_command(
+        &self,
+        body: Json<BotCommandRequest>,
+    ) -> OpenApiResult<Json<BotCommandResponse>> {
+        let project_root = self.ctx.state.get_project_root().map_err(|e| {
+            poem::Error::from_string(e, StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST)
+        })?;
+
+        let cmd = body.command.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();
+        let args = body.args.trim();
+        let response = dispatch_command(&cmd, args, &project_root, &self.ctx.agents).await;
+
+        Ok(Json(BotCommandResponse { response }))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Dispatch a command keyword + args to the appropriate handler.
+async fn dispatch_command(
+    cmd: &str,
+    args: &str,
+    project_root: &std::path::Path,
+    agents: &Arc<crate::agents::AgentPool>,
+) -> String {
+    match cmd {
+        "start" => dispatch_start(args, project_root, agents).await,
+        "delete" => dispatch_delete(args, project_root, agents).await,
+        "rebuild" => dispatch_rebuild(project_root, agents).await,
+        // All other commands go through the synchronous command registry.
+        _ => dispatch_sync(cmd, args, project_root, agents),
+    }
+}
+
+fn dispatch_sync(
+    cmd: &str,
+    args: &str,
+    project_root: &std::path::Path,
+    agents: &Arc<crate::agents::AgentPool>,
+) -> String {
+    let ambient_rooms: Arc<Mutex<HashSet<String>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashSet::new()));
+    // Use a synthetic bot name/id so strip_bot_mention passes through.
+    let bot_name = "__web_ui__";
+    let bot_user_id = "@__web_ui__:localhost";
+    let room_id = "__web_ui__";
+
+    let dispatch = CommandDispatch {
+        bot_name,
+        bot_user_id,
+        project_root,
+        agents,
+        ambient_rooms: &ambient_rooms,
+        room_id,
+    };
+
+    // Build a synthetic message that the registry can parse.
+    let synthetic = if args.is_empty() {
+        format!("{bot_name} {cmd}")
+    } else {
+        format!("{bot_name} {cmd} {args}")
+    };
+
+    match crate::matrix::commands::try_handle_command(&dispatch, &synthetic) {
+        Some(response) => response,
+        None => {
+            // Command exists in the registry but its fallback handler returns None
+            // (start, delete, rebuild, reset, htop — handled elsewhere or in
+            // the frontend). Should not be reached for those since we intercept
+            // them above.  For genuinely unknown commands, tell the user.
+            format!("Unknown command: `/{cmd}`. Type `/help` to see available commands.")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn dispatch_start(
+    args: &str,
+    project_root: &std::path::Path,
+    agents: &Arc<crate::agents::AgentPool>,
+) -> String {
+    // args: "<number>" or "<number> <model_hint>"
+    let mut parts = args.splitn(2, char::is_whitespace);
+    let number_str = parts.next().unwrap_or("").trim();
+    let hint_str = parts.next().unwrap_or("").trim();
+
+    if number_str.is_empty() || !number_str.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()) {
+        return "Usage: `/start <number>` or `/start <number> <model>` (e.g. `/start 42 opus`)"
+            .to_string();
+    }
+
+    let agent_hint = if hint_str.is_empty() {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(hint_str)
+    };
+
+    crate::matrix::start::handle_start("web-ui", number_str, agent_hint, project_root, agents)
+        .await
+}
+
+async fn dispatch_delete(
+    args: &str,
+    project_root: &std::path::Path,
+    agents: &Arc<crate::agents::AgentPool>,
+) -> String {
+    let number_str = args.trim();
+    if number_str.is_empty() || !number_str.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()) {
+        return "Usage: `/delete <number>` (e.g. `/delete 42`)".to_string();
+    }
+    crate::matrix::delete::handle_delete("web-ui", number_str, project_root, agents).await
+}
+
+async fn dispatch_rebuild(
+    project_root: &std::path::Path,
+    agents: &Arc<crate::agents::AgentPool>,
+) -> String {
+    crate::matrix::rebuild::handle_rebuild("web-ui", project_root, agents).await
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+    fn test_api(dir: &TempDir) -> BotCommandApi {
+        BotCommandApi {
+            ctx: Arc::new(AppContext::new_test(dir.path().to_path_buf())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn help_command_returns_response() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let api = test_api(&dir);
+        let body = BotCommandRequest {
+            command: "help".to_string(),
+            args: String::new(),
+        };
+        let result = api.run_command(Json(body)).await;
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        let resp = result.unwrap().0;
+        assert!(!resp.response.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn unknown_command_returns_error_message() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let api = test_api(&dir);
+        let body = BotCommandRequest {
+            command: "nonexistent_xyz".to_string(),
+            args: String::new(),
+        };
+        let result = api.run_command(Json(body)).await;
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        let resp = result.unwrap().0;
+        assert!(
+            resp.response.contains("Unknown command"),
+            "expected 'Unknown command' in: {}",
+            resp.response
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn start_without_number_returns_usage() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let api = test_api(&dir);
+        let body = BotCommandRequest {
+            command: "start".to_string(),
+            args: String::new(),
+        };
+        let result = api.run_command(Json(body)).await;
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        let resp = result.unwrap().0;
+        assert!(
+            resp.response.contains("Usage"),
+            "expected usage hint in: {}",
+            resp.response
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn delete_without_number_returns_usage() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let api = test_api(&dir);
+        let body = BotCommandRequest {
+            command: "delete".to_string(),
+            args: String::new(),
+        };
+        let result = api.run_command(Json(body)).await;
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        let resp = result.unwrap().0;
+        assert!(
+            resp.response.contains("Usage"),
+            "expected usage hint in: {}",
+            resp.response
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn git_command_returns_response() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        // Initialise a bare git repo so the git command has something to query.
+        std::process::Command::new("git")
+            .args(["init"])
+            .current_dir(dir.path())
+            .output()
+            .ok();
+        let api = test_api(&dir);
+        let body = BotCommandRequest {
+            command: "git".to_string(),
+            args: String::new(),
+        };
+        let result = api.run_command(Json(body)).await;
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn run_command_requires_project_root() {
+        // Create a context with no project root set.
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let ctx = AppContext::new_test(dir.path().to_path_buf());
+        // Clear the project root.
+        *ctx.state.project_root.lock().unwrap() = None;
+        let api = BotCommandApi { ctx: Arc::new(ctx) };
+        let body = BotCommandRequest {
+            command: "status".to_string(),
+            args: String::new(),
+        };
+        let result = api.run_command(Json(body)).await;
+        assert!(result.is_err(), "should fail when no project root is set");
+    }
+}
--- a/server/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/http/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pub mod agents;
 pub mod agents_sse;
 pub mod anthropic;
 pub mod assets;
+pub mod bot_command;
 pub mod chat;
 pub mod context;
 pub mod health;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ pub mod ws;

 use agents::AgentsApi;
 use anthropic::AnthropicApi;
+use bot_command::BotCommandApi;
 use chat::ChatApi;
 use context::AppContext;
 use health::HealthApi;
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ type ApiTuple = (
    AgentsApi,
    SettingsApi,
    HealthApi,
+    BotCommandApi,
 );

 type ApiService = OpenApiService<ApiTuple, ()>;
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ pub fn build_openapi_service(ctx: Arc<AppContext>) -> (ApiService, ApiService) {
        AgentsApi { ctx: ctx.clone() },
        SettingsApi { ctx: ctx.clone() },
        HealthApi,
+        BotCommandApi { ctx: ctx.clone() },
    );

    let api_service =
@@ -140,8 +144,9 @@ pub fn build_openapi_service(ctx: Arc<AppContext>) -> (ApiService, ApiService) {
        IoApi { ctx: ctx.clone() },
        ChatApi { ctx: ctx.clone() },
        AgentsApi { ctx: ctx.clone() },
-        SettingsApi { ctx },
+        SettingsApi { ctx: ctx.clone() },
        HealthApi,
+        BotCommandApi { ctx },
    );

    let docs_service =
--- a/server/src/http/workflow/story_ops.rs
+++ b/server/src/http/workflow/story_ops.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ pub fn add_criterion_to_file(
    Ok(())
 }

+/// Encode a string value as a YAML scalar.
+///
+/// Booleans (`true`/`false`) and integers are written as native YAML types (unquoted).
+/// Everything else is written as a quoted string to avoid ambiguity.
+fn yaml_encode_scalar(value: &str) -> String {
+    match value {
+        "true" | "false" => value.to_string(),
+        s if s.parse::<i64>().is_ok() => s.to_string(),
+        s => format!("\"{}\"", s.replace('"', "\\\"").replace('\n', " ").replace('\r', "")),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Update the user story text and/or description in a story file.
 ///
 /// At least one of `user_story` or `description` must be provided.
@@ -209,7 +221,7 @@ pub fn update_story_in_file(

    if let Some(fields) = front_matter {
        for (key, value) in fields {
-            let yaml_value = format!("\"{}\"", value.replace('"', "\\\"").replace('\n', " ").replace('\r', ""));
+            let yaml_value = yaml_encode_scalar(value);
            contents = set_front_matter_field(&contents, key, &yaml_value);
        }
    }
@@ -589,4 +601,55 @@ mod tests {
        let contents = fs::read_to_string(&filepath).unwrap();
        assert!(contents.contains("agent: \"dev\""));
    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn update_story_bool_front_matter_written_unquoted() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let current = tmp.path().join(".storkit/work/2_current");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&current).unwrap();
+        let filepath = current.join("27_test.md");
+        fs::write(&filepath, "---\nname: T\n---\n\nNo sections.\n").unwrap();
+
+        let mut fields = HashMap::new();
+        fields.insert("blocked".to_string(), "false".to_string());
+        update_story_in_file(tmp.path(), "27_test", None, None, Some(&fields)).unwrap();
+
+        let result = fs::read_to_string(&filepath).unwrap();
+        assert!(result.contains("blocked: false"), "bool should be unquoted: {result}");
+        assert!(!result.contains("blocked: \"false\""), "bool must not be quoted: {result}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn update_story_integer_front_matter_written_unquoted() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let current = tmp.path().join(".storkit/work/2_current");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&current).unwrap();
+        let filepath = current.join("28_test.md");
+        fs::write(&filepath, "---\nname: T\n---\n\nNo sections.\n").unwrap();
+
+        let mut fields = HashMap::new();
+        fields.insert("retry_count".to_string(), "0".to_string());
+        update_story_in_file(tmp.path(), "28_test", None, None, Some(&fields)).unwrap();
+
+        let result = fs::read_to_string(&filepath).unwrap();
+        assert!(result.contains("retry_count: 0"), "integer should be unquoted: {result}");
+        assert!(!result.contains("retry_count: \"0\""), "integer must not be quoted: {result}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn update_story_bool_front_matter_parseable_after_write() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let current = tmp.path().join(".storkit/work/2_current");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&current).unwrap();
+        let filepath = current.join("29_test.md");
+        fs::write(&filepath, "---\nname: My Story\n---\n\nNo sections.\n").unwrap();
+
+        let mut fields = HashMap::new();
+        fields.insert("blocked".to_string(), "false".to_string());
+        update_story_in_file(tmp.path(), "29_test", None, None, Some(&fields)).unwrap();
+
+        let contents = fs::read_to_string(&filepath).unwrap();
+        let meta = parse_front_matter(&contents).expect("front matter should parse");
+        assert_eq!(meta.name.as_deref(), Some("My Story"), "name preserved after writing bool field");
+    }
 }
--- a/server/src/io/fs.rs
+++ b/server/src/io/fs.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ role = "Full-stack engineer. Implements features across all components."
 model = "sonnet"
 max_turns = 50
 max_budget_usd = 5.00
-prompt = "You are working in a git worktree on story {{story_id}}. Read CLAUDE.md first, then .storkit/README.md to understand the dev process. Follow the workflow through implementation and verification. The worktree and feature branch already exist - do not create them. Check .mcp.json for MCP tools. Do NOT accept the story or merge - commit your work and stop.\n\nIMPORTANT: Commit all your work before your process exits. The server will automatically run acceptance gates when your process exits."
+prompt = "You are working in a git worktree on story {{story_id}}. Read CLAUDE.md first, then .storkit/README.md to understand the dev process. Follow the workflow through implementation and verification. The worktree and feature branch already exist - do not create them. Check .mcp.json for MCP tools. Do NOT accept the story or merge - commit your work and stop.\n\nIMPORTANT: Commit all your work before your process exits. The server will automatically run acceptance gates when your process exits.\n\nIf `script/test` still contains the generic 'No tests configured' stub, update it to run the project's actual test suite before starting implementation."
 system_prompt = "You are a full-stack engineer working autonomously in a git worktree. Follow the Story-Driven Test Workflow strictly. Commit all your work before finishing. Do not accept stories, move them to archived, or merge to master."

 [[agent]]
@@ -184,37 +184,58 @@ pub fn detect_components_toml(root: &Path) -> String {
    }

    if sections.is_empty() {
-        // No tech stack markers detected — emit two example components so that
-        // the scaffold is immediately usable and agents can see the expected
-        // format.  The ONBOARDING_PROMPT instructs the chat agent to inspect
-        // the project and replace these placeholders with real definitions.
+        // No tech stack markers detected — emit a single generic component
+        // with an empty setup list. The ONBOARDING_PROMPT instructs the chat
+        // agent to inspect the project and replace this with real definitions.
        sections.push(
-            "# EXAMPLE: Replace with your actual backend component.\n\
-             # Common patterns: \"cargo check\" (Rust), \"go build ./...\" (Go),\n\
-             #                  \"python -m pytest\" (Python), \"mvn verify\" (Java)\n\
-             [[component]]\n\
-             name = \"backend\"\n\
-             path = \".\"\n\
-             setup = [\"cargo check\"]\n\
-             teardown = []\n"
-                .to_string(),
-        );
-        sections.push(
-            "# EXAMPLE: Replace with your actual frontend component.\n\
-             # Common patterns: \"pnpm install\" (pnpm), \"npm install\" (npm),\n\
-             #                  \"yarn\" (Yarn), \"bun install\" (Bun)\n\
-             [[component]]\n\
-             name = \"frontend\"\n\
-             path = \".\"\n\
-             setup = [\"pnpm install\"]\n\
-             teardown = []\n"
-                .to_string(),
+            "[[component]]\nname = \"app\"\npath = \".\"\nsetup = []\n".to_string(),
        );
    }

    sections.join("\n")
 }

+/// Generate `script/test` content for a new project at `root`.
+///
+/// Inspects well-known marker files to identify which tech stacks are present
+/// and emits the appropriate test commands. Multi-stack projects get combined
+/// commands run sequentially. Falls back to the generic stub when no markers
+/// are found so the scaffold is always valid.
+pub fn detect_script_test(root: &Path) -> String {
+    let mut commands: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
+
+    if root.join("Cargo.toml").exists() {
+        commands.push("cargo test");
+    }
+
+    if root.join("package.json").exists() {
+        if root.join("pnpm-lock.yaml").exists() {
+            commands.push("pnpm test");
+        } else {
+            commands.push("npm test");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if root.join("pyproject.toml").exists() || root.join("requirements.txt").exists() {
+        commands.push("pytest");
+    }
+
+    if root.join("go.mod").exists() {
+        commands.push("go test ./...");
+    }
+
+    if commands.is_empty() {
+        return STORY_KIT_SCRIPT_TEST.to_string();
+    }
+
+    let mut script = "#!/usr/bin/env bash\nset -euo pipefail\n\n".to_string();
+    for cmd in commands {
+        script.push_str(cmd);
+        script.push('\n');
+    }
+    script
+}
+
 /// Generate a complete `project.toml` for a new project at `root`.
 ///
 /// Detects the tech stack via [`detect_components_toml`] and prepends the
@@ -329,6 +350,11 @@ fn write_story_kit_gitignore(root: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
        "worktrees/",
        "merge_workspace/",
        "coverage/",
+        "work/2_current/",
+        "work/3_qa/",
+        "work/4_merge/",
+        "logs/",
+        "token_usage.jsonl",
    ];

    let gitignore_path = root.join(".storkit").join(".gitignore");
@@ -437,7 +463,8 @@ fn scaffold_story_kit(root: &Path, port: u16) -> Result<(), String> {
    write_file_if_missing(&story_kit_root.join("project.toml"), &project_toml_content)?;
    write_file_if_missing(&specs_root.join("00_CONTEXT.md"), STORY_KIT_CONTEXT)?;
    write_file_if_missing(&tech_root.join("STACK.md"), STORY_KIT_STACK)?;
-    write_script_if_missing(&script_root.join("test"), STORY_KIT_SCRIPT_TEST)?;
+    let script_test_content = detect_script_test(root);
+    write_script_if_missing(&script_root.join("test"), &script_test_content)?;
    write_file_if_missing(&root.join("CLAUDE.md"), STORY_KIT_CLAUDE_MD)?;

    // Write .mcp.json at the project root so agents can find the MCP server.
@@ -876,6 +903,39 @@ mod tests {
        assert!(content.contains("localhost"), "mcp.json should reference localhost");
    }

+    /// Regression test for bug 371: no-arg `storkit` in empty directory skips scaffold.
+    /// `open_project` on a directory without `.storkit/` must create all required scaffold
+    /// files — the same files that `storkit .` produces.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn open_project_on_empty_dir_creates_full_scaffold() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let project_dir = dir.path().join("myproject");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&project_dir).unwrap();
+        let store = make_store(&dir);
+        let state = SessionState::default();
+
+        open_project(project_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(), &state, &store, 3001)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            project_dir.join(".storkit/project.toml").exists(),
+            "open_project must create .storkit/project.toml"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            project_dir.join(".mcp.json").exists(),
+            "open_project must create .mcp.json"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            project_dir.join("CLAUDE.md").exists(),
+            "open_project must create CLAUDE.md"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            project_dir.join("script/test").exists(),
+            "open_project must create script/test"
+        );
+    }
+
    #[tokio::test]
    async fn close_project_clears_root() {
        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
@@ -1496,10 +1556,19 @@ mod tests {
            toml.contains("[[component]]"),
            "should always emit at least one component"
        );
-        // The fallback should include example backend and frontend entries
+        // Fallback should use a generic app component with empty setup
        assert!(
-            toml.contains("name = \"backend\"") || toml.contains("name = \"frontend\""),
-            "fallback should include example component entries"
+            toml.contains("name = \"app\""),
+            "fallback should use generic 'app' component name"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            toml.contains("setup = []"),
+            "fallback should have empty setup list"
+        );
+        // Must not contain Rust-specific commands in a non-Rust project
+        assert!(
+            !toml.contains("cargo"),
+            "fallback must not contain Rust-specific commands"
        );
    }

@@ -1586,6 +1655,38 @@ mod tests {
        assert!(toml.contains("setup = [\"bundle install\"]"));
    }

+    // --- Bug 375: no Rust-specific commands for non-Rust projects ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_rust_commands_in_go_project() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("go.mod"), "module example.com/app\n").unwrap();
+
+        let toml = detect_components_toml(dir.path());
+        assert!(!toml.contains("cargo"), "go project must not contain cargo commands");
+        assert!(toml.contains("go build"), "go project must use Go tooling");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_rust_commands_in_node_project() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("package.json"), "{}").unwrap();
+
+        let toml = detect_components_toml(dir.path());
+        assert!(!toml.contains("cargo"), "node project must not contain cargo commands");
+        assert!(toml.contains("npm install"), "node project must use npm tooling");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_rust_commands_when_no_stack_detected() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+
+        let toml = detect_components_toml(dir.path());
+        assert!(!toml.contains("cargo"), "unknown stack must not contain cargo commands");
+        // setup list must be empty
+        assert!(toml.contains("setup = []"), "unknown stack must have empty setup list");
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn detect_multiple_markers_generates_multiple_components() {
        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
@@ -1614,6 +1715,124 @@ mod tests {
        assert!(!toml.contains("name = \"app\""));
    }

+    // --- detect_script_test ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_script_test_no_markers_returns_stub() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let script = detect_script_test(dir.path());
+        assert!(
+            script.contains("No tests configured"),
+            "fallback should contain the generic stub message"
+        );
+        assert!(script.starts_with("#!/usr/bin/env bash"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_script_test_cargo_toml_adds_cargo_test() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("Cargo.toml"), "[package]\nname = \"x\"\n").unwrap();
+
+        let script = detect_script_test(dir.path());
+        assert!(script.contains("cargo test"), "Rust project should run cargo test");
+        assert!(!script.contains("No tests configured"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_script_test_package_json_npm_adds_npm_test() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("package.json"), "{}").unwrap();
+
+        let script = detect_script_test(dir.path());
+        assert!(script.contains("npm test"), "Node project without pnpm-lock should run npm test");
+        assert!(!script.contains("No tests configured"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_script_test_package_json_pnpm_adds_pnpm_test() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("package.json"), "{}").unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("pnpm-lock.yaml"), "").unwrap();
+
+        let script = detect_script_test(dir.path());
+        assert!(script.contains("pnpm test"), "Node project with pnpm-lock should run pnpm test");
+        // "pnpm test" is a substring of itself; verify there's no bare "npm test" line
+        assert!(!script.lines().any(|l| l.trim() == "npm test"), "should not use npm when pnpm-lock.yaml is present");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_script_test_pyproject_toml_adds_pytest() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("pyproject.toml"), "[project]\nname = \"x\"\n").unwrap();
+
+        let script = detect_script_test(dir.path());
+        assert!(script.contains("pytest"), "Python project should run pytest");
+        assert!(!script.contains("No tests configured"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_script_test_requirements_txt_adds_pytest() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("requirements.txt"), "flask\n").unwrap();
+
+        let script = detect_script_test(dir.path());
+        assert!(script.contains("pytest"), "Python project (requirements.txt) should run pytest");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_script_test_go_mod_adds_go_test() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("go.mod"), "module example.com/app\n").unwrap();
+
+        let script = detect_script_test(dir.path());
+        assert!(script.contains("go test ./..."), "Go project should run go test ./...");
+        assert!(!script.contains("No tests configured"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_script_test_multi_stack_combines_commands() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("go.mod"), "module example.com/app\n").unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("package.json"), "{}").unwrap();
+
+        let script = detect_script_test(dir.path());
+        assert!(script.contains("go test ./..."), "multi-stack should include Go test command");
+        assert!(script.contains("npm test"), "multi-stack should include Node test command");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_script_test_output_starts_with_shebang() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("Cargo.toml"), "[package]\nname = \"x\"\n").unwrap();
+
+        let script = detect_script_test(dir.path());
+        assert!(
+            script.starts_with("#!/usr/bin/env bash\nset -euo pipefail\n"),
+            "generated script should start with bash shebang and set -euo pipefail"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn scaffold_script_test_contains_detected_commands_for_rust() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("Cargo.toml"), "[package]\nname = \"myapp\"\n").unwrap();
+
+        scaffold_story_kit(dir.path(), 3001).unwrap();
+
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(dir.path().join("script/test")).unwrap();
+        assert!(content.contains("cargo test"), "Rust project scaffold should set cargo test in script/test");
+        assert!(!content.contains("No tests configured"), "should not use stub when stack is detected");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn scaffold_script_test_fallback_stub_when_no_stack() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        scaffold_story_kit(dir.path(), 3001).unwrap();
+
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(dir.path().join("script/test")).unwrap();
+        assert!(content.contains("No tests configured"), "unknown stack should use the generic stub");
+    }
+
    // --- generate_project_toml ---

    #[test]
@@ -1669,10 +1888,14 @@ mod tests {
            content.contains("[[component]]"),
            "project.toml should always have at least one component"
        );
-        // Fallback emits example components so the scaffold is immediately usable
+        // Fallback uses generic app component with empty setup — no Rust-specific commands
        assert!(
-            content.contains("name = \"backend\"") || content.contains("name = \"frontend\""),
-            "fallback should include example component entries"
+            content.contains("name = \"app\""),
+            "fallback should use generic 'app' component name"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !content.contains("cargo"),
+            "fallback must not contain Rust-specific commands for non-Rust projects"
        );
    }

--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -177,13 +177,19 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
            config::ProjectConfig::load(&project_root)
                .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Invalid project.toml: {e}"));
        } else {
-            // No .storkit/ found — fall back to cwd so existing behaviour is preserved.
-            // TRACE:MERGE-DEBUG — remove once root cause is found
-            slog!(
-                "[MERGE-DEBUG] main: no .storkit/ found, falling back to cwd {:?}",
-                cwd
-            );
-            *app_state.project_root.lock().unwrap() = Some(cwd.clone());
+            // No .storkit/ found in cwd or parents — scaffold cwd as a new
+            // project, exactly like `storkit .` does.
+            io::fs::open_project(
+                cwd.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                &app_state,
+                store.as_ref(),
+                port,
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                slog!("Warning: failed to scaffold project at {cwd:?}: {e}");
+                cwd.to_string_lossy().to_string()
+            });
        }
    }

--- a/server/src/matrix/commands/status.rs
+++ b/server/src/matrix/commands/status.rs
@@ -16,23 +16,36 @@ pub(super) fn handle_status(ctx: &CommandContext) -> Option<String> {

 /// Format a short display label for a work item.
 ///
-/// Extracts the leading numeric ID from the file stem (e.g. `"293"` from
-/// `"293_story_register_all_bot_commands"`) and combines it with the human-
-/// readable name from the front matter when available.
+/// Extracts the leading numeric ID and optional type tag from the file stem
+/// (e.g. `"293"` and `"story"` from `"293_story_register_all_bot_commands"`)
+/// and combines them with the human-readable name from the front matter when
+/// available. Known types (`story`, `bug`, `spike`, `refactor`) are shown as
+/// bracketed labels; unknown or missing types are omitted silently.
 ///
 /// Examples:
-/// - `("293_story_foo", Some("Register all bot commands"))` → `"293 — Register all bot commands"`
-/// - `("293_story_foo", None)` → `"293"`
+/// - `("293_story_foo", Some("Register all bot commands"))` → `"293 [story] — Register all bot commands"`
+/// - `("375_bug_foo", None)` → `"375 [bug]"`
+/// - `("293_story_foo", None)` → `"293 [story]"`
 /// - `("no_number_here", None)` → `"no_number_here"`
 pub(super) fn story_short_label(stem: &str, name: Option<&str>) -> String {
-    let number = stem
-        .split('_')
-        .next()
-        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty() && s.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()))
-        .unwrap_or(stem);
-    match name {
-        Some(n) => format!("{number} — {n}"),
+    let mut parts = stem.splitn(3, '_');
+    let first = parts.next().unwrap_or(stem);
+    let (number, type_label) = if !first.is_empty() && first.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()) {
+        let t = parts.next().and_then(|t| match t {
+            "story" | "bug" | "spike" | "refactor" => Some(t),
+            _ => None,
+        });
+        (first, t)
+    } else {
+        (stem, None)
+    };
+    let prefix = match type_label {
+        Some(t) => format!("{number} [{t}]"),
        None => number.to_string(),
+    };
+    match name {
+        Some(n) => format!("{prefix} — {n}"),
+        None => prefix,
    }
 }

@@ -200,13 +213,13 @@ mod tests {
    #[test]
    fn short_label_extracts_number_and_name() {
        let label = story_short_label("293_story_register_all_bot_commands", Some("Register all bot commands"));
-        assert_eq!(label, "293 — Register all bot commands");
+        assert_eq!(label, "293 [story] — Register all bot commands");
    }

    #[test]
    fn short_label_number_only_when_no_name() {
        let label = story_short_label("297_story_improve_bot_status_command_formatting", None);
-        assert_eq!(label, "297");
+        assert_eq!(label, "297 [story]");
    }

    #[test]
@@ -224,6 +237,37 @@ mod tests {
        );
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn short_label_shows_bug_type() {
+        let label = story_short_label("375_bug_default_project_toml", Some("Default project.toml issue"));
+        assert_eq!(label, "375 [bug] — Default project.toml issue");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn short_label_shows_spike_type() {
+        let label = story_short_label("61_spike_filesystem_watcher_architecture", Some("Filesystem watcher architecture"));
+        assert_eq!(label, "61 [spike] — Filesystem watcher architecture");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn short_label_shows_refactor_type() {
+        let label = story_short_label("260_refactor_upgrade_libsqlite3_sys", Some("Upgrade libsqlite3-sys"));
+        assert_eq!(label, "260 [refactor] — Upgrade libsqlite3-sys");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn short_label_omits_unknown_type() {
+        let label = story_short_label("42_task_do_something", Some("Do something"));
+        assert_eq!(label, "42 — Do something");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn short_label_no_type_when_only_id() {
+        // Stem with only a numeric ID and no type segment
+        let label = story_short_label("42", Some("Some item"));
+        assert_eq!(label, "42 — Some item");
+    }
+
    // -- build_pipeline_status formatting -----------------------------------

    #[test]
@@ -248,8 +292,8 @@ mod tests {
            "output must not show full filename stem: {output}"
        );
        assert!(
-            output.contains("293 — Register all bot commands"),
-            "output must show number and title: {output}"
+            output.contains("293 [story] — Register all bot commands"),
+            "output must show number, type, and title: {output}"
        );
    }

@@ -288,7 +332,7 @@ mod tests {
        let output = build_pipeline_status(tmp.path(), &agents);

        assert!(
-            output.contains("293 — Register all bot commands — $0.29"),
+            output.contains("293 [story] — Register all bot commands — $0.29"),
            "output must show cost next to story: {output}"
        );
    }
@@ -351,7 +395,7 @@ mod tests {
        let output = build_pipeline_status(tmp.path(), &agents);

        assert!(
-            output.contains("293 — Register all bot commands — $0.29"),
+            output.contains("293 [story] — Register all bot commands — $0.29"),
            "output must show aggregated cost: {output}"
        );
    }
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Timmy	4e590401a5	Bump version to 0.5.1	2026-03-24 10:55:06 +00:00
dave	6b6815325d	storkit: accept 378_story_status_command_shows_work_item_type_story_bug_spike_refactor_next_to_each_item	2026-03-23 22:33:10 +00:00
dave	f874783b09	storkit: accept 377_bug_update_story_mcp_tool_writes_front_matter_values_as_yaml_strings_instead_of_native_types	2026-03-23 22:26:09 +00:00
dave	292f9cdfe2	storkit: accept 375_bug_default_project_toml_contains_rust_specific_setup_commands_for_non_rust_projects	2026-03-23 22:24:09 +00:00
dave	1cce46d3fa	chore: bump version to 0.5.1 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-23 18:49:54 +00:00
dave	e85c06df19	storkit: done 377_bug_update_story_mcp_tool_writes_front_matter_values_as_yaml_strings_instead_of_native_types	2026-03-23 18:45:40 +00:00
dave	8b85ca743e	storkit: merge 377_bug_update_story_mcp_tool_writes_front_matter_values_as_yaml_strings_instead_of_native_types	2026-03-23 18:45:37 +00:00
dave	1a7b6c7342	storkit: done 378_story_status_command_shows_work_item_type_story_bug_spike_refactor_next_to_each_item	2026-03-23 18:42:53 +00:00
dave	4a94158ef2	storkit: merge 378_story_status_command_shows_work_item_type_story_bug_spike_refactor_next_to_each_item	2026-03-23 18:42:49 +00:00
dave	f10ea1ecf2	storkit: done 374_story_web_ui_implements_all_bot_commands_as_slash_commands	2026-03-23 18:35:56 +00:00
dave	1a3b69301a	storkit: merge 374_story_web_ui_implements_all_bot_commands_as_slash_commands	2026-03-23 18:35:52 +00:00
dave	6d3eab92fd	storkit: create 378_story_status_command_shows_work_item_type_story_bug_spike_refactor_next_to_each_item	2026-03-23 18:32:14 +00:00
dave	f6920a87ad	storkit: merge 375_bug_default_project_toml_contains_rust_specific_setup_commands_for_non_rust_projects	2026-03-23 18:32:05 +00:00
dave	5f9d903987	storkit: done 375_bug_default_project_toml_contains_rust_specific_setup_commands_for_non_rust_projects	2026-03-23 18:30:18 +00:00
dave	ea916d27f4	storkit: create 377_bug_update_story_mcp_tool_writes_front_matter_values_as_yaml_strings_instead_of_native_types	2026-03-23 18:25:53 +00:00
dave	970b9bcd9d	storkit: accept 373_bug_scaffold_gitignore_missing_transient_pipeline_stage_directories	2026-03-23 18:12:45 +00:00
dave	a5ee6890f5	storkit: create 376_story_rename_mcp_whatsup_tool_to_status_for_consistency	2026-03-23 17:58:23 +00:00
dave	41dc3292bb	storkit: accept 371_bug_no_arg_storkit_in_empty_directory_skips_scaffold	2026-03-23 17:56:56 +00:00
dave	3766f8b464	storkit: accept 370_bug_scaffold_does_not_create_mcp_json_in_project_root	2026-03-23 16:57:28 +00:00
dave	0c85ecc85c	storkit: accept 369_bug_cli_treats_help_and_version_as_project_paths	2026-03-23 16:43:27 +00:00
dave	2c29a4d2b8	storkit: create 375_bug_default_project_toml_contains_rust_specific_setup_commands_for_non_rust_projects	2026-03-23 14:29:25 +00:00
dave	454d694d24	storkit: done 372_story_scaffold_auto_detects_tech_stack_and_configures_script_test	2026-03-23 14:25:58 +00:00
dave	96bedd70dc	storkit: merge 372_story_scaffold_auto_detects_tech_stack_and_configures_script_test	2026-03-23 14:25:54 +00:00
dave	fffdd5c5ea	storkit: create 374_story_web_ui_implements_all_bot_commands_as_slash_commands	2026-03-23 14:22:11 +00:00
dave	4805598932	storkit: done 373_bug_scaffold_gitignore_missing_transient_pipeline_stage_directories	2026-03-23 14:15:36 +00:00
dave	3d55e2fcc6	Add transient pipeline stages to scaffold .gitignore work/2_current/, work/3_qa/, work/4_merge/ are not committed to git (only 1_backlog, 5_done, 6_archived are). New projects were missing these entries in .storkit/.gitignore. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-23 14:13:15 +00:00
dave	96b31d1a48	storkit: create 372_story_scaffold_auto_detects_tech_stack_and_configures_script_test	2026-03-23 14:12:37 +00:00
dave	11168fa426	storkit: create 373_bug_scaffold_gitignore_missing_transient_pipeline_stage_directories	2026-03-23 14:12:03 +00:00
dave	c2c2d65889	storkit: done 371_bug_no_arg_storkit_in_empty_directory_skips_scaffold	2026-03-23 14:08:46 +00:00
dave	5c8c4b7ff3	storkit: merge 371_bug_no_arg_storkit_in_empty_directory_skips_scaffold	2026-03-23 14:08:43 +00:00
dave	fbab93f493	storkit: create 372_story_scaffold_auto_detects_tech_stack_and_configures_script_test	2026-03-23 14:08:16 +00:00
dave	78ff6d104e	storkit: create 371_bug_no_arg_storkit_in_empty_directory_skips_scaffold	2026-03-23 13:56:02 +00:00