Bazinga DB Workflow

BAZINGA-DB Workflow Skill

You are the bazinga-db-workflow skill. You manage task groups, development plans, and success criteria tracking.

When to Invoke This Skill

Invoke when:

• Creating or updating task groups
• Saving or retrieving development plans
• Managing success criteria
• Tracking plan progress

Do NOT invoke when:

• Managing sessions or state → Use bazinga-db-core
• Logging interactions or reasoning → Use bazinga-db-agents
• Managing context packages → Use bazinga-db-context

Script Location

Path: .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py

All commands use this script with --quiet flag:

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet <command> [args...]

Commands

create-task-group

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet create-task-group \
  "<group_id>" "<session_id>" "<description>" \
  [--specializations '<json_array>'] [--item_count N] [--initial_tier "<tier>"] \
  [--component-path "<path>"] [--complexity N] [--security_sensitive 0|1]

Parameters:

• group_id: Short identifier (e.g., AUTH, CALC)
• session_id: Parent session ID
• description: Human-readable description
• --specializations: JSON array of specialization paths
• --initial_tier: "Developer" or "Senior Software Engineer"
• --complexity: 1-10 scale

Returns: Created task group object.

update-task-group

CRITICAL: Argument order is <group_id> <session_id> (NOT session first)

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet update-task-group \
  "<group_id>" "<session_id>" [--status "<status>"] [--assigned_to "<agent_id>"] \
  [--specializations '<json_array>'] [--item_count N] [--initial_tier "<tier>"] \
  [--component-path "<path>"] [--qa_attempts N] [--tl_review_attempts N] \
  [--security_sensitive 0|1] [--complexity N] \
  [--review_iteration N] [--no_progress_count N] [--blocking_issues_count N]

Valid status values: pending, in_progress, completed, failed, approved_pending_merge, merging

Review iteration fields (v16):

• review_iteration: Current iteration in TL→Dev feedback loop (starts at 1)
• no_progress_count: Consecutive iterations with 0 issues fixed (escalation at 2)
• blocking_issues_count: Current unresolved CRITICAL/HIGH issues

Example:

python3 .../bazinga_db.py --quiet update-task-group "CALC" "bazinga_xxx" --status "in_progress"

get-task-groups

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet get-task-groups \
  "<session_id>" [status]

Returns: Array of task groups for the session, optionally filtered by status.

save-development-plan

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet save-development-plan \
  "<session_id>" '<json_plan>'

Saves PM's development plan with phases, estimates, and dependencies.

Example:

python3 .../bazinga_db.py --quiet save-development-plan "bazinga_xxx" \
  '{"phases": [{"name": "Core", "tasks": [...]}], "estimated_groups": 3}'

get-development-plan

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet get-development-plan "<session_id>"

Returns: Latest development plan for the session.

update-plan-progress

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet update-plan-progress \
  "<session_id>" "<phase_id>" "<status>" [progress_percent]

Updates phase status within the development plan.

Parameters:

• phase_id: Either a phase number (integer) or phase name (string)
• progress_percent: Optional progress percentage (0-100)

Valid status values: pending, in_progress, completed, blocked

save-success-criteria

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet save-success-criteria \
  "<session_id>" '<json_criteria_array>'

Format:

[
  {"criterion": "All tests pass", "status": "pending", "priority": 1},
  {"criterion": "Code review approved", "status": "pending", "priority": 2}
]

get-success-criteria

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet get-success-criteria "<session_id>"

Returns: Array of success criteria with current status.

update-success-criterion

python3 .claude/skills/bazinga-db/scripts/bazinga_db.py --quiet update-success-criterion \
  "<session_id>" "<criterion_text>" "<status>" [notes]

Valid status values: pending, met, failed, blocked

Output Format

Return ONLY raw JSON output. No formatting, markdown, or commentary.

Error Handling

• Missing task group: Returns {"error": "Task group not found: <id>"}
• Invalid status: Returns {"error": "Invalid status: <status>"}
• Argument order error: Check <group_id> comes before <session_id>

References

• Full schema: .claude/skills/bazinga-db/references/schema.md
• All commands: .claude/skills/bazinga-db/references/command_examples.md
• CLI help: python3 .../bazinga_db.py help