Zeus Execute

Zeus Execute - Wave Orchestration Engine

Run pending tasks with dependency awareness, strict quality gates, and atomic commits.

Preconditions

• .zeus/{version}/config.json exists.
• .zeus/{version}/task.json exists and contains pending tasks unless filtered by --task.
• .zeus/scripts/zeus-runner.sh exists and is executable.
• claude CLI is installed and reachable.

Optional filters

• --task T-###
• --wave <N>
• --version vN

Deterministic workflow

1) Build execution plan

Load pending tasks and group by wave.

Show preview summary before running:

• total task count
• wave count
• per-wave task list

Require user confirmation to proceed.

2) Launch runner

bash .zeus/scripts/zeus-runner.sh \
  --task-file .zeus/{version}/task.json \
  --log-dir .zeus/{version}/ai-logs \
  --version {version}

3) Monitor and report

Track runner output and report progress by wave:

• started
• completed
• failed/retry state
• commit SHA for completed tasks

4) Validate completion

After run, verify:

• all targeted tasks now have passes: true,
• commit_sha is filled,
• milestone status can be promoted to completed when all related tasks pass.

5) Persist post-run updates

Update relevant roadmap milestone status and write summary log.

6) Write execution AI log

Create .zeus/{version}/ai-logs/{ISO-ts}-execute.md.

Per-task execution contract

Each task completion must include:

1. Quality checks (typecheck/lint/tests when configured)
2. Atomic commit with format {type}({task_id}): {description}
3. task.json update (passes, commit_sha, optional ai_log_ref)
4. Task-level AI log .zeus/{version}/ai-logs/{ISO-ts}-{task_id}.md
5. Progress append to .zeus/{version}/progress.txt

Brownfield extension:

• If task includes refactor_of, switch to minimal-intrusion strategy:
  1. Add or update tests around existing behavior first.
  2. Apply smallest safe change in existing modules.
  3. Preserve backward compatibility or provide migration notes.
• Include refactor_of details in task-level AI log execution summary.

Failure policy

• quality check failure: pause and surface error details,
• repeated failure (>3 retries): stop current wave and request task split,
• interruption: resume by skipping already passed tasks.

Output contract

• execution summary by wave,
• list of completed tasks + commit SHAs,
• recommended next action (/zeus:feedback or /zeus:status).

Optional post-wave test refresh

After each wave completes, offer:

Wave N complete. Refresh test flows for completed tasks? [yes/no]
(Runs: bash .zeus/scripts/generate-tests.sh --version {version} --force)

This regenerates {platform}.test.json scenarios for tasks marked passes: true in the current wave, keeping test coverage aligned with shipped code.

Agent collaboration

Use zeus-executor to supervise multi-wave execution status and enforce completion gates. Use zeus-tester (via /zeus:test-gen) after execution waves to generate or refresh platform test flows.