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Tasks: a work item's whole life is told to every channel, and Slack can begin one

The last spec artifact (requirements → design → testing plan → tasks). A DAG of implementation tasks derived from the approved design and testing plan.

Task list

• [x] 1. The catalog rows and the publisher

  • cli/the_loop/channels/events.py: phase.started, phase.completed, work-item.closed; LIFECYCLE_EVENTS
  • cli/the_loop/channels/publishers.py: publish_lifecycle, lifecycle_publisher, the Lifecycle callable type
  • cli/the_loop/graph/hooks/sideeffects.py: the neutral skipped message
  • Depends on: none
  • Requirements: R1.6, R1.7, R3.4, R6.1, R6.4
  • Test: T1, T2, T19 (red→green)

• [x] 2. The runtime publishes the lifecycle

  • cli/the_loop/graph/runtime.py: phase_of, _lifecycle, the calls in start, advance (edge and terminal) and cleanup
  • cli/tests/test_graph_lifecycle.py: T3, T5, T18
  • Depends on: 1
  • Requirements: R1.1–R1.5, R1.8, R2.1, R2.2
  • Test: T3, T4, T5 (red→green)

• [x] 3. The dispatcher announces the close

  • cli/the_loop/webhook/dispatcher.py: the lifecycle parameter, _announce_closed above the clears in _record_closure
  • cli/the_loop/poller/daemon.py, cli/the_loop/webhook/daemon.py, cli/the_loop/core/daemons.py (if it builds one): wire lifecycle_publisher(getter)
  • cli/tests/test_lifecycle_integration.py: T6
  • Depends on: 1
  • Requirements: R3.1–R3.5
  • Test: T6 (red→green)

• [x] 4. The provider table

  • cli/the_loop/channels/base.py: Loader, CHANNEL_PROVIDERS, _load_slack, load_channels walking the table
  • Depends on: none
  • Requirements: R6.2, R6.3
  • Test: T17 (red→green), T18

• [x] 5. The room conversation

  • cli/the_loop/channels/state.py: mode in _record, conversation_for, bindings() accepting a room, _with_bindings registering threads only
  • cli/the_loop/channels/slack.py: _conversation opening a room for a declared home, _open_room, render_room, post / open reading conversation_for and passing thread_ts=… or None
  • cli/the_loop/commands/channels_cmd.py: the mode column in threads
  • Depends on: none
  • Requirements: R5.1–R5.7
  • Test: T11–T16 (red→green)

• [x] 6. /the-loop new

  • cli/the_loop/channels/commands.py: the create family in parse_invocation, FAMILY_GRANTS, usage(), _create_verb, the create_issue / client_factory seams
  • Depends on: 5 (opens the conversation through the same open)
  • Requirements: R4.1–R4.6
  • Test: T7–T10 (red→green)

• [x] 7. Documentation

  • docs/config/cli/channels-options.md: three catalog rows; the new verb under the slash command and the work-item.create grant row
  • .the-loop/cli-config.schema.json + cli/the_loop/schemas/cli-config.schema.json: the subscribe description
  • skills/the-loop/templates/cli-config.yaml, .the-loop/cli-config.yaml: the comment
  • docs/capabilities/channels.md: three Current-behaviour clauses, design links, history
  • docs/capabilities/process-graph.md: the runtime publishes the lifecycle
  • docs/guide/slack.md: modes table, the slash command in full, starting a work item, the room
  • docs/decisions/decision-130.md + index
  • Depends on: 1–6
  • Requirements: R7.1–R7.4
  • Test: T20

• [x] 8. Evidence and the gates

  • evidence/self-review.md, critic-review.md, security-review.md, final-validation.md, documentation.md, pull-requests.md; make check
  • Depends on: 7
  • Requirements: all
  • Test: T4, T20, T23, T24