Kanban Skill Test Results

Scope note: the end-to-end invocation results below are Claude Code results. They include Claude-specific behaviors such as AskUserQuestion checkpoints and entering plan mode. They should not be read as proof that the Codex variants currently support the same workflow semantics.

Date: 2026-03-27 (re-verified from 2026-03-26) Board: claude-skills (5ab6bbdb-d06c-4e47-8a27-5e1de29b2df7) DB: Neon (production)

Layer 1: Scripted Integration Tests

Test Suite	Tests	Status
Board lifecycle	5	PASS
Card CRUD	7	PASS
Card movement	4	PASS
Search	2	PASS
Error handling	4	PASS
Cleanup	1	PASS
Total	24	ALL PASS

Layer 2: Manual Command Verification

#	Skill	Status	Notes
1	`/poketo-kanban` (Board Resolution)	PASS	`boards` lists 21 boards, claude-skills board has 5 lists (correct types), `tasks/.kanban-board` contains correct ID
2	`/brainstorm --kanban`	PASS	5 testing ideas generated, 5 Backlog cards created, no duplicates, idempotency search worked
3	`/spec-interview --kanban`	PASS	update-card updated Backlog card description with spec details
4	`/roadmap --kanban`	PASS	move-card moved specced card from Backlog → Todo
5	`/exec --kanban`	PASS	move-card Todo → In Progress works, hostname/branch metadata in description. `--progress` flag now works (was missing from arg parser — fixed)
6	`/ship --kanban`	PASS	move-card In Progress → Done, `--done` flag works, commit ref in description
7	`/ship-end --kanban`	PASS	In Progress → Done with session wrap-up note, `done: true` set
8	`/sync-roadmap-kanban`	PASS	board state consistent: 3 Backlog, 0 Todo, 0 In Progress, 2 Done, 0 Punt
9	`/poketo-kanban --archive`	PASS	2 Done cards archived to auto-created Archive list, `--confirm` flag required

Findings

Fixed: `--progress` flag was silently ignored

Severity: Low
Root cause: cmdUpdateCard in kanban.mjs never parsed the --progress argument despite the progress column existing in the schema
Fix: Added getArg(args, "--progress") parsing in cmdUpdateCard (1 line)
Verified: update-card --id <id> --progress 50 now returns progress: 50, all 24 tests pass

All operations verified

Full lifecycle: Backlog → Todo → In Progress → Done → Archive works correctly
Card CRUD (create, update description, mark done, move, archive) all functional
Search deduplication works (brainstorm --kanban idempotency)
--confirm flag required for archive (safety gate works)
Board auto-creates Archive list on first archive operation

Layer 3: End-to-End Skill Invocation

#	Skill	Status	Notes
1	`/brainstorm --kanban`	PASS	Board resolved from `tasks/.kanban-board`, 7 new ideas generated, 7 Backlog cards created (14 total), idempotency search worked, `tasks/ideas.md` appended correctly
2	`/spec-interview --kanban`	PASS	Board resolved from `tasks/.kanban-board` (no prompt), overview displayed (Backlog: 14), 3-turn interview via AskUserQuestion, `specs/board-flag-kanban-search.md` + interview log written, card `b0b9800e` updated with spec summary + path, card stayed in Backlog
3	`/roadmap --kanban`	PASS	Board resolved from `tasks/.kanban-board` (no prompt), overview displayed (Backlog: 14, Todo: 0), existing mode detected (Phases 1-5 complete), 2-turn interview via AskUserQuestion, `tasks/roadmap.md` updated (Phases 6-9 added), `tasks/history.md` updated, 2 cards moved Backlog→Todo (edge cases + create-list), 3 future phase cards created in Backlog, todo.md preserved (user chose to keep validation work)
4	`/exec --kanban`	PASS	Board resolved from `tasks/.kanban-board` (no prompt), overview displayed (Backlog: 15, Todo: 2, In Progress: 0), todo.md read → next step "Manual walkthrough of kanban skills", card `31e37110` created in In Progress with `[hb-a]` hostname + `Branch: master` + timestamp, conflict check passed (0 conflicts), plan mode entered, card progress set to 0% (step in progress)
5	`/ship --kanban`	PASS	Board resolved from `tasks/.kanban-board` (no prompt), overview displayed (Backlog: 15, Todo: 2, In Progress: 1, Done: 0), 3 modified files shipped in 2 logical commits (roadmap + test results), pushed to origin/master, card `31e37110` stays In Progress (step not complete — no Done/Punt movement), card description updated with commit SHAs, no deploy (skills repo), plan mode entered with next step suggestion
6	`/ship-end --kanban`	PASS	Board resolved from `tasks/.kanban-board` (no prompt), overview displayed (Backlog: 15, Todo: 2, In Progress: 1, Done: 0), 1 uncommitted file shipped (test results row #5), commit `f20eead` pushed to origin/master, card `31e37110` moved In Progress → Done, card marked `done: true`, description updated with commit SHAs (`808391d, f7d0f47, f20eead`), history.md updated with session wrap-up, no deploy (skills repo)
7	`/sync-roadmap-kanban`	PASS	Board resolved from `tasks/.kanban-board` (no prompt), board state read (Backlog: 15, Todo: 2, In Progress: 0, Done: 1, Punt: 0), roadmap read and all 9 phases compared with board, codebase verified for Phases 1-5 deliverables (all confirmed), 5 reconciliation rules applied: Rule 1 no-op (done card matches session close not task completion), Rule 2 no-op (completed phases have no active cards), Rule 3 no-op (all roadmap items have cards), Rule 4 flagged 1 orphan ("Input validation layer" — from ideas.md, no roadmap phase), Rule 5 flagged 1 discrepancy (card `31e37110` in Done but todo.md unchecked — expected `/ship-end --kanban` session behavior), sync report generated
8	`/poketo-kanban --archive`	PASS	Board resolved from `tasks/.kanban-board` (no prompt), board validated (5 required lists present), Done list scanned (1 card: `31e37110`, age <1 day), Punt list scanned (0 cards), default 30-day threshold applied, no cards older than 30 days — correctly reported "nothing to archive" and stopped, `--confirm` safety gate not triggered (no candidates)

How to continue testing

Each remaining skill is a prompt-based skill that must be invoked as a slash command in a Claude Code session. Run them in order:

# Ensure headless auth is available
poketo auth login
# Or export a durable key for non-interactive use:
export POKETO_API_KEY="pk_..."

# Then invoke each skill:
/brainstorm --kanban testing
/spec-interview --kanban <pick an idea from brainstorm output>
# ... etc

# After each skill, verify board state:
poketo kanban board 5ab6bbdb-d06c-4e47-8a27-5e1de29b2df7