Auto — Autonomous build mode

Usage

/bayes-ship:ship-auto — fully autonomous /bayes-ship:ship-auto --checkpoints — semi-autonomous (pauses between phases)

Pre-condition

Both .claude/state/PRD.md and .claude/state/ARCHITECTURE.md must exist and be approved (check progress.json). Autonomous mode only covers the BUILD phase. Discovery, research, spec, and architecture always require human input.

Process

Announce to the user:

"Autonomous build activated. I will:

1. Create a git worktree
2. Plan and execute each phase
3. Run TDD + two-stage review on every task (non-negotiable)
4. Run full QA verification
5. Merge to main
6. Deploy (if credentials available)

All decisions logged to .claude/state/auto-decisions.md I will only stop if genuinely BLOCKED. Starting now..."

Orchestration loop

1. Create worktree (same as /bayes-ship:ship-worktree)

for each phase in ROADMAP:
    2. Plan the phase (same as /bayes-ship:ship-plan)
       → No user approval needed. Spec + architecture are the contract.

    3. Execute all tasks (same as /bayes-ship:ship-execute)
       → TDD mandatory. Two-stage review mandatory.
       → Atomic commits per task.

    4. Handle NEEDS_CONTEXT autonomously:
       → Check ARCHITECTURE.md and RESEARCH.md for the answer
       → If found: use it, log to auto-decisions.md
       → If not: pick most conservative/standard option, log it
       → Format: { context, sources_checked, decision, confidence, phase, task }

    5. Handle BLOCKED:
       → Attempt workaround (retry with different approach, max 2)
       → If still blocked: STOP and alert user. Save progress.

    6. Verify phase (all tests pass, typecheck clean)
       → If fails: re-plan failed tasks, re-execute (max 2 retries)
       → If still failing: STOP and alert user.

    [Semi-autonomous checkpoint — only with --checkpoints]:
       "Phase N complete: X tasks, Y commits, Z auto-decisions.
        See auto-decisions.md. Continue? (yes / stop)"

after all phases:
    7. Run /bayes-ship:ship-test (full QA)
    8. Run /bayes-ship:ship-finish-branch → auto-merge (squash)
    9. If deploy credentials in environment → /bayes-ship:ship-deploy
       If not → "Build complete. Run /bayes-ship:ship-deploy with credentials."

auto-decisions.md format

# Auto-Decisions Log

## Decision N: [Title]
- Context: [What the implementer asked]
- Sources checked: [Which files were consulted]
- Decision: [What was decided]
- Confidence: High/Medium/Low
- Phase: N, Task: M

Safety guarantees

• TDD is NEVER skipped in autonomous mode
• Two-stage review is NEVER skipped in autonomous mode
• BLOCKED always stops and alerts the user
• Every auto-decision is logged with context and confidence
• Verification-before-completion runs at the end