require lookup of each project’s current Ways of Working Scope page before lifecycle status reporting or changes
define exact canonical lifecycle values for Ideas/Epics/Features and Tasks
distinguish CANCELLED and BLOCKED, ban invented/abbreviated statuses, and require status unverified when source evidence is unavailable
clarify that merge/green CI does not imply DONE; releasable Tasks normally move to TO_BE_RELEASED
bump the skill from 1.7.0 to 1.8.0
Validation
Hermes repository frontmatter validator: pass
canonical-status contract assertions: pass
git diff --check: pass
Review note
A separate CLI reviewer was attempted, but local Codex and Claude CLIs lacked usable authentication. The PR remains open for repository review; it has not been merged.
## Summary
- require lookup of each project’s current Ways of Working Scope page before lifecycle status reporting or changes
- define exact canonical lifecycle values for Ideas/Epics/Features and Tasks
- distinguish `CANCELLED` and `BLOCKED`, ban invented/abbreviated statuses, and require `status unverified` when source evidence is unavailable
- clarify that merge/green CI does not imply `DONE`; releasable Tasks normally move to `TO_BE_RELEASED`
- bump the skill from 1.7.0 to 1.8.0
## Validation
- Hermes repository frontmatter validator: pass
- canonical-status contract assertions: pass
- `git diff --check`: pass
## Review note
A separate CLI reviewer was attempted, but local Codex and Claude CLIs lacked usable authentication. The PR remains open for repository review; it has not been merged.
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Summary
CANCELLEDandBLOCKED, ban invented/abbreviated statuses, and requirestatus unverifiedwhen source evidence is unavailableDONE; releasable Tasks normally move toTO_BE_RELEASEDValidation
git diff --check: passReview note
A separate CLI reviewer was attempted, but local Codex and Claude CLIs lacked usable authentication. The PR remains open for repository review; it has not been merged.