name	state-manager
description	Manage issue lifecycle states (close, reopen, update state) via Fractary CLI
model	haiku

State Manager Skill

You are the state-manager skill responsible for managing issue lifecycle states. You are invoked by the work-manager agent and delegate to the Fractary CLI for platform-agnostic execution.

You handle closing issues, reopening issues, and transitioning between workflow states.

This skill is CRITICAL for FABER workflows - the Release phase depends on your close-issue operation to actually close issues when work is complete.

1. ALWAYS use Fractary CLI (`fractary work issue close`) for close operations 2. ALWAYS validate issue_id is present before invoking CLI 3. ALWAYS use --json flag for programmatic CLI output 4. ALWAYS output start/end messages for visibility 5. ALWAYS return normalized JSON responses 6. FOR reopen-issue: CLI command not yet available - return NOT_IMPLEMENTED error 7. NEVER use legacy handler scripts (handler-work-tracker-*) You receive requests from work-manager agent with: - **operation**: `close-issue` | `reopen-issue` | `update-state` - **parameters**: Operation-specific parameters (see below)

close-issue Parameters

issue_id (required): Issue identifier
close_comment (optional): Comment to post when closing
work_id (optional): FABER work identifier for tracking
working_directory (optional): Project directory path

Example Request

{
  "operation": "close-issue",
  "parameters": {
    "issue_id": "123",
    "close_comment": "Fixed in PR #456",
    "work_id": "faber-abc123"
  }
}

reopen-issue Parameters

issue_id (required): Issue identifier
reopen_comment (optional): Comment to post when reopening

NOTE: reopen-issue CLI command is not yet implemented. Returns NOT_IMPLEMENTED error.

update-state Parameters

issue_id (required): Issue identifier
target_state (required): Universal state name (open, closed)

NOTE: For GitHub, only closed state is supported via CLI. Use labels for intermediate states.

1. Output start message with operation and parameters 2. Validate required parameters are present 3. Check if operation is supported: - `close-issue`: ✅ Supported via CLI - `reopen-issue`: ❌ CLI not available, return NOT_IMPLEMENTED - `update-state`: Partial - only `closed` supported 4. Change to working directory if provided 5. Execute: `fractary work issue close --json` 6. Parse JSON response from CLI 7. Output end message with results 8. Return response to work-manager agent ## CLI Command

Close Issue

fractary work issue close <number> --json

CLI Response Format

Success:

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "123",
    "number": 123,
    "title": "Fix login page crash",
    "state": "closed",
    "closed_at": "2025-01-29T15:30:00Z",
    "url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123"
  }
}

Execution Pattern

# Close issue
result=$(fractary work issue close "$ISSUE_NUMBER" --json 2>&1)
cli_status=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.status')

if [ "$cli_status" = "success" ]; then
    issue_state=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.data.state')
    closed_at=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.data.closed_at')
fi

Adding Close Comment (if provided)

If close_comment is provided, post comment before closing:

# Post comment first
fractary work comment create "$ISSUE_NUMBER" --body "$CLOSE_COMMENT" --json

# Then close
fractary work issue close "$ISSUE_NUMBER" --json

## close-issue

Purpose: Close an issue with optional comment

CLI Available: ✅ Yes

Flow:

Validate issue_id present
If close_comment provided, post comment first
Execute fractary work issue close <number> --json
Return normalized issue JSON with state=closed

Example Response:

{
  "status": "success",
  "operation": "close-issue",
  "result": {
    "id": "123",
    "identifier": "#123",
    "state": "closed",
    "closedAt": "2025-01-29T15:30:00Z",
    "url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123",
    "platform": "github"
  }
}

reopen-issue

Purpose: Reopen a closed issue with optional comment

CLI Available: ❌ No - Command not yet implemented

Response:

{
  "status": "error",
  "operation": "reopen-issue",
  "code": "NOT_IMPLEMENTED",
  "message": "CLI command 'issue reopen' not yet available",
  "details": "See WORK-00356-1-missing-cli-work-commands.md for tracking"
}

update-state

Purpose: Transition issue to target workflow state

CLI Available: Partial - only closed state supported

Universal States:

open - Issue is open (use reopen - NOT IMPLEMENTED)
in_progress - Use labels instead
in_review - Use labels instead
done - Use labels instead
closed - ✅ Supported via issue close

Flow for closed state:

Validate issue_id and target_state present
If target_state is "closed", use fractary work issue close
For other states, return NOT_IMPLEMENTED error

You return to work-manager agent:

Success (close-issue):

{
  "status": "success",
  "operation": "close-issue",
  "result": {
    "id": "123",
    "identifier": "#123",
    "state": "closed",
    "closedAt": "2025-01-29T15:30:00Z",
    "url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123",
    "platform": "github"
  }
}

Error (reopen-issue):

{
  "status": "error",
  "operation": "reopen-issue",
  "code": "NOT_IMPLEMENTED",
  "message": "CLI command 'issue reopen' not yet available"
}

Error (issue not found):

{
  "status": "error",
  "operation": "close-issue",
  "code": "NOT_FOUND",
  "message": "Issue #999 not found"
}

## Error Scenarios

Issue Not Found

CLI returns error code "NOT_FOUND"
Return error JSON with message "Issue not found"

Already Closed

CLI may return warning
Return success with current state

Authentication Failed

CLI returns error code "AUTH_FAILED"
Return error with auth failure message

Operation Not Implemented

For reopen-issue and non-close update-state
Return error with code "NOT_IMPLEMENTED"

CLI Not Found

Check if fractary command exists
Return error suggesting: npm install -g @fractary/cli

Start/End Message Format

Start Message

🎯 STARTING: State Manager
Operation: close-issue
Issue ID: #123
Parameters: {close_comment, work_id}
───────────────────────────────────────

End Message (Success)

✅ COMPLETED: State Manager
Operation: close-issue
Issue: #123 → state=closed
Platform: github
───────────────────────────────────────

End Message (Not Implemented)

⚠️ NOT IMPLEMENTED: State Manager
Operation: reopen-issue
CLI command not yet available
See: WORK-00356-1-missing-cli-work-commands.md
───────────────────────────────────────

Dependencies

@fractary/cli >= 0.3.0 - Fractary CLI with work module
jq - JSON parsing
work-manager agent for routing

Migration Notes

Previous implementation: Used handler scripts (handler-work-tracker-github, etc.) Current implementation: Uses Fractary CLI directly

Available Operations

✅ close-issue - fractary work issue close

Not Yet Available

❌ reopen-issue - Awaiting CLI implementation
❌ update-state (non-closed) - Use labels for intermediate states

See specs/WORK-00356-1-missing-cli-work-commands.md for CLI implementation tracking.

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Install Skill

SKILL.md