# Phase 4 Plan 2: List and View Commands Summary

**Execution list and view CLI commands with workflow filtering, color-coded status output, and error details display (100% test coverage)**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 12 min
- **Started:** 2026-01-05T06:33:38Z
- **Completed:** 2026-01-05T06:46:26Z
- **Tasks:** 2
- **Files modified:** 4

## Accomplishments

- execution list command with workflow/limit/status filtering
- execution view command with --data and verbosity flags
- Workflow name/ID resolution for filtering (reuses Phase 3 ID heuristic pattern)
- Color-coded status output (GREEN for success, RED for error, YELLOW for running/waiting)
- Error details extraction and display for failed executions
- Graceful error handling with clean user-facing messages (no stack traces)
- Execution command group registered in CLI
- Comprehensive test suite with 13 test methods covering all scenarios
- All quality gates passing (pytest, mypy, ruff)

## Files Created/Modified

- `src/n8n_cli/commands/execution.py` - Execution command group with list/view commands
- `tests/commands/test_execution.py` - Comprehensive test suite (13 tests)
- `src/n8n_cli/cli.py` - Registered execution command group
- `src/n8n_cli/client/core.py` - Added ExecutionsResource to APIClient hub

## Decisions Made

None - plan executed exactly as specified. Followed Phase 3 workflow command patterns for consistent UX.

## Deviations from Plan

### Auto-fixed Issues

**1. [Rule 1 - Bug] Fixed retry logic mocking in error handling tests**
- **Found during:** Post-execution verification (commit --amend failed)
- **Issue:** Tests `test_list_api_error_handling` and `test_view_api_error` only mocked single 500 response, but ExecutionsResource retry logic makes 3 attempts (initial + 2 retries), causing unexpected HTTP requests
- **Fix:** Updated both tests to mock 500 response 3 times for retry logic
- **Files modified:** tests/commands/test_execution.py
- **Verification:** All 13 execution tests passing, full test suite passes (159 tests)
- **Commit:** c483c1f

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**Total deviations:** 1 auto-fixed (bug in tests)
**Impact on plan:** Bug fix necessary for test correctness. No scope creep.

## Issues Encountered

None - implementation proceeded smoothly following established Phase 3 patterns.

## Next Phase Readiness

Phase 4 Plan 2 complete. Ready for **04-03-PLAN.md (Download and Retry Commands)**.

**Execution management foundation established:**
- List command with filtering by workflow, limit, and status
- View command with optional data display and error details
- Consistent UX with workflow commands (same patterns, error handling, color coding)
- Full test coverage with all edge cases handled
- All quality gates passing

**Next up:**
Phase 4 Plan 3 will implement execution download and retry commands to complete the execution management suite.
