Post-Ticket Completion

Tasks to perform after a ticket is successfully completed.

Post-Completion Tasks

Step 1: Update Core Tests (if applicable)

Check: Does this ticket affect a core feature?

If YES:

1. Identify essential tests from docs/3-tests/tickets/T0000N/
2. Copy selection to docs/3-tests/core/{app}/{feature}/tests-definition.json
3. Selection criteria:
   • Only consider ticket-completion: true tests
   • Select 3-5 essential tests (not all)
   • Focus on end-to-end functionality
   • Skip implementation-detail tests

Example:

# From ticket T00003 (user authentication)
docs/3-tests/tickets/T00003/tests-definition.json
  → docs/3-tests/core/backend/auth/tests-definition.json

# Only copy essential tests like:
- "User can login with valid credentials"
- "User session persists across requests"
# Skip implementation details like:
- "Password hash uses bcrypt"

Step 2: Update Smoke Tests (rare)

Check: Does this ticket affect app startup or critical path?

If YES:

1. Update docs/3-tests/smoke/{app}-smoke/tests-definition.json
2. Smoke tests should be minimal (3-5 per app)
3. Only add if this is truly a critical path change

Smoke test criteria:

• App launches successfully
• Critical user path works (e.g., login, main feature)
• External dependencies reachable

Step 3: Update Planning Docs (docs/2-current/)

Read and update the planning documents:

1. Read docs/2-current/00-overall-plan.md:

   • Understand current roadmap and priorities
   • Mark completed ticket as done
   • Note next ticket in sequence

2. Update docs/2-current/00-overall-plan.md:

   • Mark ticket as completed (e.g., [x] T00001: Description)
   • Update next ticket priorities if needed
   • Adjust timeline/roadmap if applicable

3. Update docs/2-current/02-completed.md:

   • Add one-liner summary of completed feature
   • Format: - T0000N: [Brief description] (YYYY-MM-DD)

4. Check docs/2-current/01-deferred-features.md:

   • Any deferred features now unblocked by this ticket?
   • If yes, note for next ticket consideration

5. Archive ticket if needed:

   • Move to docs/tickets/archive/ if no longer active
   • Update docs/tickets/index.md

Step 4: Find Next Ticket

Determine the next ticket to process:

1. Parse current ticket ID (e.g., T00001 → number 1)
2. Increment to next ticket (T00002)
3. Check bounds:
   • If ending_ticket_id is set and next > ending → no more tickets
   • If ending_ticket_id is empty/null → single ticket mode, no more tickets
4. Check existence: Does {working_dir}/docs/tickets/T0000X/ exist?
5. Return result:
   • has_next: true + next_ticket_id if found
   • has_next: false + reason if no more tickets

Step 5: Reflect on Learnings

After ticket completion, reflect on what was learned.

Review: Gather Context

Before reflecting, review the ticket journey:

1. Ticket docs - Read all 6 documents in docs/tickets/T0000N/:

   • 1-definition.md - Original requirements
   • 2-plan.md - Implementation approach
   • 3-spec.md - Technical specifications
   • 4-test-development.md - Test strategy
   • 5-progress-and-issues.md - Issues encountered
   • 6-final.md - Completion summary

2. Test trajectories - Review tests-results.json:

   • Which tests failed initially?
   • How many attempts (fail_count) before passing?
   • Any tests marked blocked: true?
   • What do trajectories reveal about implementation challenges?

3. Git commit history - Review commits for this ticket:

   git log --oneline --grep="T0000N"
   

   • How many iterations to complete?
   • What was refactored or fixed?
   • Any reverts or significant changes?

Use these insights to inform the reflection steps below.

5a: New Patterns?

Ask yourself:

• Did debugging reveal reusable solutions?
• Is this pattern reusable for future work?
• Did we discover a better way to do something?

If YES: Create/update docs/0-patterns/{pattern-name}.md

Pattern file template:

# {Pattern Name}

## Problem
What problem does this solve?

## Solution
How to apply this pattern.

## Example
Code or configuration example.

## When to Use
Conditions where this pattern applies.

5b: Workflow Improvements?

Ask yourself:

• Did the user refine processes or expectations?
• Are there skill improvements needed?
• Did a skill fail or need enhancement?

If YES: Update relevant skills in .claude/skills/

5c: Project Knowledge?

Ask yourself:

• Is there project-specific knowledge to preserve?
• Did we learn something about the codebase structure?
• Are there gotchas future sessions should know?

If YES: Update .claude/CLAUDE.md or repo CLAUDE.md

5d: Record Changes of .claude/ files

CRITICAL: Log every update done to .claude/ files to .claude/history.md:

## YYYY-MM-DD: [Brief Title]
- **Type:** pattern | skill | claude-md
- **Files:** [list of files updated]
- **Summary:** [what was learned/changed]
- **Trigger:** T0000N

This history ensures future sessions understand why changes were made.

Step 6: Commit

Commit all changes.

Output JSON

When invoked by workflow, output:

{
  "core_tests_exported": true|false,
  "core_tests_count": N,
  "smoke_tests_updated": true|false,
  "planning_docs_updated": true|false,
  "patterns_created": ["pattern-name", ...],
  "skills_updated": ["skill-name", ...],
  "history_logged": true|false,
  "has_next": true|false,
  "next_ticket_id": "T0000X" or null,
  "reason": "why no next ticket" or null
}

Quick Checklist

• Core tests exported (if applicable)
• Smoke tests updated (if critical path)
• 00-overall-plan.md updated
• 02-completed.md updated
• 01-deferred-features.md checked
• Ticket archived (if appropriate)
• Patterns documented (if discovered)
• Skills updated (if improvements found)
• History logged in .claude/history.md
• Next ticket identified and returned

References

• references/test-structure.md - Test layer organization (smoke, core, tickets)
• references/ticket-workflow.md - Full ticket lifecycle and document structure