Devloop

Devloop - Smart Development Workflow

The main entry point for devloop. Detects your current state and suggests the most relevant actions. You do the work directly.

Step 1: Detect State

Run the state detection script:

"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/check-devloop-state.sh"

Parse the JSON output:

• state: Current state identifier
• priority: 1-7 (lower = more urgent)
• details: State-specific information
• suggestions: Recommended actions

Step 2: Display Status and Options

Based on detected state, display status and present contextual options:

State: not_setup (Priority 1)

Devloop not set up in this project.

The .devloop/ directory doesn't exist yet.

AskUserQuestion:
  questions:
    - question: "What would you like to do?"
      header: "Setup"
      multiSelect: false
      options:
        - label: "Create a plan (Recommended)"
          description: "Autonomous exploration -> actionable plan"
        - label: "Deep exploration"
          description: "Comprehensive investigation with spike report"
        - label: "Quick task"
          description: "Small, well-defined fix or change"
        - label: "GitHub issues"
          description: "Start from an existing issue"

Routing:

• "Create a plan" -> /devloop:plan $ARGUMENTS
• "Deep exploration" -> /devloop:plan --deep $ARGUMENTS
• "Quick task" -> /devloop:plan --quick $ARGUMENTS
• "GitHub issues" -> /devloop:issues

State: active_plan (Priority 2)

Display plan status from details:

Active Plan: [plan_title]
Progress: [done]/[total] tasks ([pending] remaining)
Next: [next_task]

AskUserQuestion:
  questions:
    - question: "What would you like to do?"
      header: "Action"
      multiSelect: false
      options:
        - label: "Continue working (Recommended)"
          description: "Pick up where you left off"
        - label: "Ship progress"
          description: "Commit and optionally create PR"
        - label: "View full plan"
          description: "Review the complete plan"
        - label: "Start fresh"
          description: "Archive current plan and start new"

Routing:

• "Continue working" -> /devloop:run
• "Ship progress" -> /devloop:ship
• "View full plan" -> Display .devloop/plan.md content
• "Start fresh" -> Archive then ask what to do

State: uncommitted (Priority 3)

Uncommitted Changes Detected
[total_changes] files changed ([staged] staged, [unstaged] unstaged)

AskUserQuestion:
  questions:
    - question: "You have uncommitted changes. What would you like to do?"
      header: "Git"
      multiSelect: false
      options:
        - label: "Commit changes (Recommended)"
          description: "Create a commit with current changes"
        - label: "Review changes"
          description: "See what's changed before committing"
        - label: "Continue without committing"
          description: "Start new work, keep changes staged"
        - label: "Stash changes"
          description: "Save changes for later"

Routing:

• "Commit changes" -> /devloop:ship
• "Review changes" -> Run git diff --stat then git diff
• "Continue without committing" -> Proceed with $ARGUMENTS or ask
• "Stash changes" -> Run git stash push -m "devloop: work in progress"

State: open_bugs (Priority 4)

Open Bugs: [bug_count]

AskUserQuestion:
  questions:
    - question: "[bug_count] open bug(s) found. What would you like to do?"
      header: "Bugs"
      multiSelect: false
      options:
        - label: "Fix a bug"
          description: "View and work on open bugs"
        - label: "Start new feature"
          description: "Work on something new instead"
        - label: "Deep exploration"
          description: "Research or explore an idea"

Routing:

• "Fix a bug" -> List bugs from GitHub issues then create plan
• "Start new feature" -> Ask for details, /devloop:plan
• "Deep exploration" -> /devloop:plan --deep

State: backlog (Priority 5)

Backlog: [feature_count] feature(s) waiting

AskUserQuestion:
  questions:
    - question: "[feature_count] item(s) in backlog. What would you like to do?"
      header: "Backlog"
      multiSelect: false
      options:
        - label: "Work on backlog item"
          description: "Pick from existing features/tasks"
        - label: "Deep exploration"
          description: "Research or explore an idea"
        - label: "Quick task"
          description: "Small, well-defined fix"

Routing:

• "Work on backlog item" -> List items then /devloop:plan --from-issue N
• "Deep exploration" -> /devloop:plan --deep
• "Quick task" -> /devloop:plan --quick

State: complete_plan (Priority 6)

Plan Complete: [plan_title]
All [total] tasks finished!

AskUserQuestion:
  questions:
    - question: "Plan is complete. What would you like to do?"
      header: "Complete"
      multiSelect: false
      options:
        - label: "Ship it (Recommended)"
          description: "Commit and optionally create PR"
        - label: "Archive and start new"
          description: "Move to archive, begin fresh"
        - label: "Review before shipping"
          description: "Look over the work one more time"

Routing:

• "Ship it" -> /devloop:ship
• "Archive and start new" -> Archive then ask what's next
• "Review before shipping" -> /devloop:review

State: clean (Priority 7)

Ready for new work!
No active plans or pending changes.

AskUserQuestion:
  questions:
    - question: "What would you like to work on?"
      header: "Start"
      multiSelect: false
      options:
        - label: "Create a plan (Recommended)"
          description: "Autonomous exploration -> actionable plan"
        - label: "Deep exploration"
          description: "Comprehensive investigation with spike report"
        - label: "GitHub issues"
          description: "View and work from GitHub issues"
        - label: "Quick task"
          description: "Small, well-defined fix"

Routing:

• "Create a plan" -> /devloop:plan
• "Deep exploration" -> /devloop:plan --deep
• "GitHub issues" -> /devloop:issues
• "Quick task" -> /devloop:plan --quick

Step 3: Handle Arguments

If $ARGUMENTS is provided and non-empty:

• Skip state display
• Use arguments as task description
• Route appropriately based on state:
  • active_plan -> Ask: continue plan or start new with this task?
  • Other states -> Create new plan with the description

Key Principles

1. You (Claude) do the work - Don't spawn subagents for tasks you can do yourself
2. Skills on demand - Load with Skill: skill-name only when needed
3. Minimal questions - One question at a time, not multi-part interrogations
4. Fast iteration - Ship working code, then improve

Workflow Commands

Files

• .devloop/plan.md - Current task plan (or promoted epic phase)
• .devloop/epic.md - Multi-phase epic plan
• .devloop/local.md - Project settings (git workflow, etc.)
• .devloop/next-action.json - Fresh start state
• .devloop/spikes/ - Spike reports (from --deep exploration)

Now: Detect state and present options.