# Release Notes - Claude Force v1.1.0

**Release Date:** 2025-11-17
**Type:** Minor Version Release (Feature Addition)

## 🎉 What's New: TÂCHES Workflow Management Integration

This release introduces comprehensive workflow management capabilities through the TÂCHES integration, bringing sophisticated task orchestration, session continuity, and meta-prompting features to Claude Force.

## ✨ Major Features

### 1. Todo Management (`/todos` command)

AI-optimized task capture and management system with intelligent agent recommendations.

**Features:**
- ✅ **Smart Task Capture** - AI-optimized fields (why it matters, success criteria, required capabilities)
- 🤖 **Automatic Agent Recommendations** - Semantic matching suggests best agents for each task
- 🔍 **Duplicate Detection** - Prevents redundant tasks with similarity scoring
- 📊 **Priority & Complexity Tracking** - Organize by urgency and effort
- 📁 **Archive Management** - Track completed work history
- ⚡ **Performance Optimized** - Hash-based caching with file locking

**Usage:**
```bash
# Quick add
/todos --add "Fix authentication bug in login endpoint"

# View all todos
/todos

# Complete a task
/todos --complete 2

# Archive completed tasks
/todos --archive
```

**Key Benefits:**
- Never lose track of what needs to be done
- Get intelligent suggestions for which agent to use
- Understand WHY tasks matter, not just WHAT to do
- Track dependencies between tasks

### 2. Session Handoff (`/handoff` command)

Context preservation for seamless session continuity across conversations.

**Features:**
- 📋 **Comprehensive State Capture** - Decision context, work completed, remaining tasks
- 🎯 **Priority-Ordered Work** - P1/P2/P3 classification of remaining tasks
- 🔍 **Active Context Tracking** - Most relevant information for next session
- 📊 **Confidence Detection** - Auto-assess handoff completeness (High/Medium/Low)
- 🏛️ **Governance Integration** - Track validation status and blockers
- 📈 **Performance Metrics** - Execution stats from current session

**Usage:**
```bash
# Generate handoff for current session
/handoff

# Save handoff to archive
/handoff --save

# Load latest handoff
/handoff --load

# Auto-mode (generate and save)
/handoff --auto
```

**Key Benefits:**
- Resume work exactly where you left off
- Preserve decision context and rationale
- Understand what's blocking progress
- Track session-to-session improvements

### 3. Meta-Prompting (`/meta-prompt` command)

AI-assisted workflow generation with governance validation.

**Features:**
- 🧠 **Intelligent Workflow Planning** - LLM-powered approach generation
- 🔄 **Iterative Refinement** - Up to 3 iterations with convergence detection
- 🛡️ **4-Checkpoint Governance** - Agent availability, budget, skills, safety
- ✅ **Success Criteria Definition** - Clear validation metrics
- ⚖️ **Risk Assessment** - Identify and mitigate potential issues
- 💡 **Alternative Consideration** - Explore multiple approaches

**Usage:**
```bash
# Basic meta-prompting
/meta-prompt "Make the application faster"

# With constraints
/meta-prompt "Add user authentication" --budget 10 --time-limit "2 hours"

# Interactive refinement
/meta-prompt "Build dashboard" --interactive
```

**Key Benefits:**
- Tell Claude WHAT you want, not HOW to do it
- Automatic validation against governance rules
- Budget and time compliance
- Clear success criteria upfront

## 🏗️ Technical Architecture

### Data Models (1,080 lines)

**TodoItem** (`claude_force/models/todo.py` - 450 lines)
- AI-optimized fields for better context
- Enum-based priority/complexity/status
- Markdown round-trip serialization
- Path validation for security

**Handoff** (`claude_force/models/handoff.py` - 350 lines)
- Session metadata with timestamps
- Priority-ordered work classification
- Confidence level detection
- Governance status tracking

**MetaPrompt** (`claude_force/models/meta_prompt.py` - 280 lines)
- Structured request/response schemas
- XML serialization for LLM I/O
- Governance compliance tracking
- Refinement iteration history

### Service Layer (1,300 lines)

**TodoManager** (`claude_force/services/todo_manager.py` - 520 lines)
- CRUD operations with validation
- Semantic agent recommendations
- Duplicate detection with fuzzy matching
- Hash-based cache invalidation
- File locking for concurrent access

**HandoffGenerator** (`claude_force/services/handoff_generator.py` - 380 lines)
- Session state extraction
- Auto-confidence detection
- Performance metrics aggregation
- Handoff archival with timestamps

**MetaPrompter** (`claude_force/services/meta_prompter.py` - 400 lines)
- LLM-powered workflow generation
- Governance validation (4 checkpoints)
- Iterative refinement with convergence
- Fallback response handling

### Orchestrator Integration (+138 lines)

**Lazy-Loaded Properties:**
- `orchestrator.todos` - TodoManager instance
- `orchestrator.handoffs` - HandoffGenerator instance
- `orchestrator.meta_prompt` - MetaPrompter instance

**Helper Methods:**
- `get_available_skills()` - List installed skills
- `get_agent_info()` - Query agent metadata

### Slash Commands (1,380 lines)

- `/todos` - 360 lines, 8.6KB
- `/handoff` - 520 lines, 14KB
- `/meta-prompt` - 500 lines, 16KB

All commands follow existing UI patterns with emoji indicators and scannable formatting.

## 🧪 Testing

**New Test Coverage:**
- `test_todo_manager.py` - 380 lines, 35 tests
- `test_handoff_generator.py` - 280 lines, 20 tests
- `test_meta_prompter.py` - 340 lines, 25 tests

**Total:** 1,000+ lines of test code, 70+ test cases

**Test Coverage:**
- CRUD operations
- Validation and security checks
- Markdown serialization round-trips
- Duplicate detection
- Cache invalidation
- Governance validation
- Convergence detection

## 📊 Implementation Statistics

| Category | Lines | Files |
|----------|-------|-------|
| Data Models | 1,080 | 3 |
| Services | 1,300 | 3 |
| Commands | 1,380 | 3 |
| Tests | 1,000 | 3 |
| Documentation | 3,000+ | 5 |
| **Total** | **8,760+** | **17** |

## 🔧 Code Quality Improvements

### Critical Fixes
1. **LLM Integration** - Real Claude API calls for meta-prompting
2. **File Locking** - Archive operations now thread-safe
3. **Exception Logging** - All exception handlers log warnings/errors
4. **Validation** - Markdown parsers validate required fields and paths

### Performance Optimizations
1. **Hash-Based Cache Keys** - Size + mtime + content hash prevents stale data
2. **Lazy Loading** - Services only initialized when needed
3. **File Locking** - fcntl-based exclusive locks for concurrent safety

### Security Enhancements
1. **Path Validation** - Prevents path traversal attacks
2. **Input Validation** - All markdown parsing validates required fields
3. **Type Safety** - TYPE_CHECKING imports for forward references

## 🎯 Use Cases

### For Individual Developers

**Scenario:** Working on multiple features across sessions
```bash
# Start of day - load yesterday's context
/handoff --load

# Review pending tasks
/todos

# Start working on priority task
/todos --complete 1

# End of day - save handoff
/handoff --auto
```

### For Teams

**Scenario:** Handing off work to another developer
```bash
# Generate comprehensive handoff
/handoff

# Add remaining tasks to backlog
/todos --add "Complete API integration tests"
/todos --add "Update documentation"

# Create handoff with priority work
/handoff --save
```

### For Complex Projects

**Scenario:** Planning a large feature implementation
```bash
# Use meta-prompting for approach
/meta-prompt "Add real-time notifications to dashboard" --budget 50

# Convert approach to todos
/todos --add "Set up WebSocket server"
/todos --add "Implement client-side event handlers"
/todos --add "Add notification UI components"

# Track progress with handoffs
/handoff --auto
```

## 🔄 Migration Guide

### For Existing Users

No breaking changes! All existing functionality remains unchanged.

**To start using TÂCHES features:**

1. **Initialize directory structure** (automatic on first use)
   ```bash
   mkdir -p .claude/handoffs
   ```

2. **Try the new commands:**
   ```bash
   /todos  # Start managing tasks
   /handoff  # Create your first handoff
   /meta-prompt "your goal"  # AI-assisted planning
   ```

3. **Optional: Create meta-architect agent** (recommended for meta-prompting)
   ```bash
   claude-force create agent meta-architect --template architect
   ```

### Data Storage

All data stored in `.claude/` directory:
- `.claude/TO-DOS.md` - Active todo list
- `.claude/TO-DOS-archive.md` - Completed todos
- `.claude/handoffs/handoff-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.md` - Session handoffs
- `.claude/task.md` - Current active task (existing)

**Gitignore:** Add `.claude/` to `.gitignore` to keep workspace private.

## 📚 Documentation

### New Documentation Files
- `docs/architecture/TACHES_ARCHITECTURE.md` (800 lines) - Complete technical architecture
- `TACHES_IMPLEMENTATION_COMPLETE.md` (700 lines) - Implementation summary
- `EXPERT_REVIEW_SUMMARY.md` (600 lines) - Expert recommendations
- Command documentation in `claude_force/templates/commands/`

### Updated Documentation
- README.md - Added TÂCHES feature overview
- CHANGELOG.md - Detailed change log for v1.1.0

## 🙏 Credits

This integration is based on the [TÂCHES](https://github.com/glittercowboy/taches-cc-prompts) workflow management system, adapted and enhanced for Claude Force with:
- Expert reviews from 4 specialists (Frontend, Backend, Documentation, AI/LLM)
- Production-ready implementation with governance integration
- Comprehensive test coverage
- Performance optimizations

## 🚀 Getting Started

### Quick Try

```bash
# Add your first task
/todos --add "Explore TÂCHES features"

# Create a planning workflow
/meta-prompt "Organize my project backlog"

# Save your session state
/handoff --auto
```

### Learn More

- [TÂCHES Architecture](docs/architecture/TACHES_ARCHITECTURE.md)
- [Implementation Summary](TACHES_IMPLEMENTATION_COMPLETE.md)
- [Expert Review Feedback](EXPERT_REVIEW_SUMMARY.md)

## 🐛 Bug Fixes

- Fixed duplicate `get_agent_info()` method in orchestrator
- Resolved archive file race condition with proper locking
- Enhanced exception handlers with logging
- Improved cache invalidation strategy

## 📦 Upgrade Instructions

```bash
# From PyPI (when published)
pip install --upgrade claude-force

# From source
git pull origin main
pip install -e .
```

## 🔮 What's Next (v1.2.0 roadmap)

- [ ] Handoff markdown parsing (currently raises NotImplementedError)
- [ ] Pattern-based cache clearing for TodoManager
- [ ] Batch operations for todos (complete multiple, bulk archive)
- [ ] Todo search and filtering by multiple criteria
- [ ] Handoff diff view (compare two handoffs)
- [ ] Meta-prompting history and templates
- [ ] Integration with existing workflow system
- [ ] Todo dependencies visualization

## 📝 Full Changelog

See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for complete version history.

## 💬 Feedback

We'd love to hear your feedback on the TÂCHES integration!

- 🐛 Report issues: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/khanh-vu/claude-force/issues)
- 💡 Feature requests: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/khanh-vu/claude-force/discussions)
- 📧 Contact: [Email us](mailto:support@claude-force.dev)

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