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+# Enterprise BMAD: Complete GitHub Issues Integration Plan
+
+**Vision**: Transform BMAD into "the killer feature for using BMAD across an Enterprise team at scale effectively and without constantly stepping on each other's toes"
+
+**Team Size**: 5-15 developers working in parallel
+**Source of Truth**: GitHub Issues (with local cache for LLM performance)
+**Network**: Required (AI coding needs internet anyway - simplified architecture)
+
+---
+
+## Problem Statement
+
+**Current State**: BMAD optimized for single developer
+
+- File-based state (sprint-status.yaml on each machine)
+- No coordination between developers
+- Multiple devs can work on same story → duplicate work, merge conflicts
+- No real-time progress visibility for Product Owners
+- sprint-status.yaml merge conflicts when multiple devs push
+
+**Target State**: Enterprise team coordination platform
+
+- GitHub Issues = centralized source of truth
+- Story-level locking prevents duplicate work
+- Real-time progress visibility for all roles
+- Product Owners manage backlog via GitHub UI + Claude Desktop
+- Zero merge conflicts through atomic operations
+
+---
+
+## Architecture: Three-Tier System
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ TIER 1: GitHub Issues (Source of Truth) │
+│ │
+│ Stores: Status, Locks (assignee), Labels, Progress │
+│ Purpose: Multi-developer coordination, PO workspace │
+│ API: GitHub MCP (mcp__github__*) │
+│ Latency: 100-300ms per call │
+└────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+ │
+ ↓ Smart Sync (incremental, timestamp-based)
+ │
+┌────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ TIER 2: Local Cache (Performance) │
+│ │
+│ Stores: Full 12-section BMAD story content │
+│ Purpose: Fast LLM Read tool access │
+│ Access: Instant (<100ms vs 2-3s API) │
+│ Sync: Every 5 min OR on-demand (checkout, commit) │
+│ Location: {output}/cache/stories/*.md │
+└────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+ │
+ ↓ Committed after story completion
+ │
+┌────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ TIER 3: Git Repository (Audit Trail) │
+│ │
+│ Stores: Historical story files, implementation code │
+│ Purpose: Version control, audit compliance │
+│ Access: Git history │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+**Key Principle**: GitHub coordinates (who, when, status), Cache optimizes (fast reads), Git archives (history).
+
+---
+
+## Core Components (Priority Order)
+
+### 🔴 CRITICAL - Phase 1 (Weeks 1-2): Foundation
+
+#### 1.1 Smart Cache System
+
+**Purpose**: Fast LLM access while GitHub is source of truth
+
+**What**: Timestamp-based incremental sync that only fetches changed stories
+
+**Implementation**:
+
+**Files to Create**:
+
+1. `src/modules/bmm/lib/cache/cache-manager.js` (300 lines)
+ - readStoryFromCache() - With staleness check
+ - writeStoryToCache() - Atomic writes
+ - invalidateCache() - Force refresh
+ - getCacheAge() - Staleness calculation
+
+2. `src/modules/bmm/lib/cache/sync-engine.js` (400 lines)
+ - incrementalSync() - Fetch only changed stories
+ - fullSync() - Initial cache population
+ - preFetchEpic() - Batch fetch for context
+ - syncStory() - Individual story sync
+
+3. `{output}/cache/.bmad-cache-meta.json` (auto-generated)
+
+ ```json
+ {
+ "last_sync": "2026-01-08T15:30:00Z",
+ "stories": {
+ "2-5-auth": {
+ "github_issue": 105,
+ "github_updated_at": "2026-01-08T15:29:00Z",
+ "cache_timestamp": "2026-01-08T15:30:00Z",
+ "local_hash": "sha256:abc...",
+ "locked_by": "jonahschulte",
+ "locked_until": "2026-01-08T23:30:00Z"
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ ```
+
+**Sync Algorithm**:
+
+```javascript
+// Called every 5 minutes OR on-demand
+async function incrementalSync() {
+ const lastSync = loadCacheMeta().last_sync;
+
+ // Single API call for all changed stories
+ const updated = await github.search({
+ query: `repo:${owner}/${repo} label:type:story updated:>${lastSync}`
+ });
+
+ console.log(`Found ${updated.length} changed stories`); // Typically 1-3
+
+ // Fetch only changed stories
+ for (const issue of updated) {
+ const storyKey = extractStoryKey(issue);
+ const content = await convertIssueToStoryFile(issue);
+ await writeCacheFile(storyKey, content);
+ updateCacheMeta(storyKey, issue.updated_at);
+ }
+}
+```
+
+**Performance**: 97% API call reduction (500/hour → 15/hour)
+
+**Critical Feature**: Pre-fetch epic on checkout
+
+```javascript
+async function checkoutStory(storyKey) {
+ // Get epic number from story key
+ const epicNum = storyKey.split('-')[0]; // "2-5-auth" → "2"
+
+ // Batch fetch ALL stories in epic (single API call)
+ const epicStories = await github.search({
+ query: `repo:${owner}/${repo} label:epic:${epicNum}`
+ });
+
+ // Cache all stories (gives LLM full epic context)
+ for (const story of epicStories) {
+ await cacheStory(story);
+ }
+
+ // Now developer has instant access to all related stories via Read tool
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+#### 1.2 Story Locking System
+
+**Purpose**: Prevent 2+ developers from working on same story (duplicate work prevention)
+
+**What**: Dual-lock strategy (GitHub assignment + local lock file)
+
+**Files to Create**:
+
+1. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/checkout-story/workflow.yaml`
+2. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/checkout-story/instructions.md`
+3. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/unlock-story/workflow.yaml`
+4. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/unlock-story/instructions.md`
+5. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/available-stories/workflow.yaml`
+6. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/lock-status/workflow.yaml`
+7. `.bmad/lock-registry.yaml`
+
+**Lock Mechanism**:
+
+```javascript
+// /checkout-story story_key=2-5-auth
+
+async function checkoutStory(storyKey) {
+ // 1. Check GitHub lock (distributed coordination)
+ const issue = await github.getIssue(storyKey);
+ if (issue.assignee && issue.assignee !== currentUser) {
+ throw new Error(
+ `🔒 Story locked by @${issue.assignee.login}\n` +
+ `Since: ${issue.updated_at}\n` +
+ `Try: /available-stories to see unlocked stories`
+ );
+ }
+
+ // 2. Atomic local lock (race condition safe)
+ const lockFile = `.bmad/locks/${storyKey}.lock`;
+ await atomicCreateLockFile(lockFile, {
+ locked_by: currentUser,
+ locked_at: now(),
+ timeout_at: now() + (8 * 3600000), // 8 hours
+ last_heartbeat: now(),
+ github_issue: issue.number
+ });
+
+ // 3. Assign GitHub issue (write-through)
+ await retryWithBackoff(async () => {
+ await github.assign(issue.number, currentUser);
+ await github.addLabel(issue.number, 'status:in-progress');
+
+ // Verify assignment succeeded
+ const verify = await github.getIssue(issue.number);
+ if (!verify.assignees.includes(currentUser)) {
+ throw new Error('Assignment verification failed');
+ }
+ });
+
+ // 4. Pre-fetch epic context
+ await preFetchEpic(extractEpic(storyKey));
+
+ console.log(`✅ Story checked out: ${storyKey}`);
+ console.log(`Lock expires: ${formatTime(8hours from now)}`);
+}
+```
+
+**Lock Verification** (before each task in super-dev-pipeline):
+
+```javascript
+// Integrated into step-03-implement.md
+async function verifyLockBeforeTask(storyKey) {
+ // Check local lock
+ const lock = readLockFile(storyKey);
+ if (lock.timeout_at < now()) {
+ throw new Error('Lock expired - run /checkout-story again');
+ }
+
+ // Check GitHub assignment (paranoid verification)
+ const issue = await github.getIssue(storyKey);
+ if (issue.assignee?.login !== currentUser) {
+ throw new Error(`Lock stolen - now assigned to ${issue.assignee.login}`);
+ }
+
+ // Refresh heartbeat
+ lock.last_heartbeat = now();
+ await updateLockFile(storyKey, lock);
+
+ console.log('✅ Lock verified');
+}
+```
+
+**Lock Timeout**: 8 hours (full workday), heartbeat every 30 min during implementation, stale after 15 min no heartbeat
+
+**Scrum Master Override**:
+
+```bash
+# SM can force-unlock stale locks
+/unlock-story story_key=2-5-auth --force --reason="Developer offline, story blocking sprint"
+```
+
+---
+
+#### 1.3 Progress Sync Integration
+
+**Purpose**: Real-time visibility into who's working on what
+
+**Files to Modify**:
+
+1. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/dev-story/instructions.xml` (Step 8, lines 502-533)
+2. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/super-dev-pipeline/steps/step-03-implement.md`
+3. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/batch-super-dev/step-4.5-reconcile-story-status.md`
+
+**Add After Task Completion**:
+
+```javascript
+// After marking task [x] in story file
+async function syncTaskToGitHub(storyKey, taskData) {
+ // 1. Update local cache
+ updateCacheFile(storyKey, taskData);
+
+ // 2. Write-through to GitHub
+ await retryWithBackoff(async () => {
+ await github.addComment(issue,
+ `Task ${taskData.num} complete: ${taskData.description}\n\n` +
+ `Progress: ${taskData.checked}/${taskData.total} tasks (${taskData.pct}%)`
+ );
+ });
+
+ // 3. Update sprint-status.yaml
+ updateSprintStatus(storyKey, {
+ status: 'in-progress',
+ progress: `${taskData.checked}/${taskData.total} tasks (${taskData.pct}%)`
+ });
+
+ console.log(`✅ Progress synced to GitHub Issue #${issue}`);
+}
+```
+
+**Result**: POs see progress updates in GitHub within seconds of task completion
+
+---
+
+### 🟠 HIGH PRIORITY - Phase 2 (Weeks 3-4): Product Owner Enablement
+
+#### 2.1 PO Agent & Workflows
+
+**Purpose**: Enable POs to manage backlog via Claude Desktop + GitHub
+
+**Files to Create**:
+
+1. `src/modules/bmm/agents/po.agent.yaml` - PO agent definition
+2. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/po/new-story/workflow.yaml` - Create story in GitHub
+3. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/po/update-story/workflow.yaml` - Modify ACs
+4. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/po/dashboard/workflow.yaml` - Sprint metrics
+5. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/po/approve-story/workflow.yaml` - Sign-off completed work
+6. `src/modules/bmm/workflows/po/sync-from-github/workflow.yaml` - Pull GitHub changes to cache
+7. `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bmad-story.md` - Issue template
+
+**PO Agent Menu**:
+
+```yaml
+menu:
+ - trigger: NS
+ workflow: new-story
+ description: "[NS] Create new story in GitHub Issues"
+
+ - trigger: US
+ workflow: update-story
+ description: "[US] Update story ACs or details"
+
+ - trigger: DS
+ workflow: dashboard
+ description: "[DS] View sprint progress dashboard"
+
+ - trigger: AP
+ workflow: approve-story
+ description: "[AP] Approve completed story"
+
+ - trigger: SY
+ workflow: sync-from-github
+ description: "[SY] Sync changes from GitHub to local"
+```
+
+**Story Creation Flow** (PO via Claude Desktop):
+
+```
+PO: "Create story for password reset"
+
+Claude (PO Agent):
+1. Interactive prompts for user story components
+2. Guides through BDD acceptance criteria
+3. Creates GitHub Issue with proper labels/template
+4. Syncs to local cache: {cache}/stories/2-6-password-reset.md
+5. Updates sprint-status.yaml: "2-6-password-reset: backlog"
+
+Result:
+- GitHub Issue #156 created
+- Local file synced
+- Developers see it in /available-stories
+```
+
+**AC Update with Developer Alert**:
+
+```
+PO: "Update AC3 in Story 2-5 - change timeout to 30 min"
+
+Claude (PO Agent):
+1. Detects story status: in-progress (assigned to @developerA)
+2. Warns: "Story is being worked on - changes may impact current work"
+3. Updates GitHub Issue #105 AC
+4. Adds comment: "@developerA - AC updated by PO (timeout 15m → 30m)"
+5. Syncs to cache within 5 minutes
+6. Developer gets notification
+
+Result:
+- PO can update requirements anytime
+- Developer notified immediately via GitHub
+- Changes validated against BMAD format before sync
+```
+
+---
+
+### 🟡 MEDIUM PRIORITY - Phase 3 (Weeks 5-6): Advanced Integration
+
+#### 3.1 PR Linking & Completion Flow
+
+**Purpose**: Close the loop from issue → implementation → PR → approval
+
+**Files to Modify**:
+
+1. `super-dev-pipeline/steps/step-06-complete.md` - Add PR creation
+2. Add new: `super-dev-pipeline/steps/step-07-sync-github.md`
+
+**PR Creation** (after git commit):
+
+```javascript
+// In step-06-complete after commit succeeds
+async function createPRForStory(storyKey, commitSha) {
+ const story = getCachedStory(storyKey);
+ const issue = await github.getIssue(story.github_issue);
+
+ // Create PR via GitHub MCP
+ const pr = await github.createPR({
+ title: `Story ${storyKey}: ${story.title}`,
+ body:
+ `Implements Story ${storyKey}\n\n` +
+ `## Acceptance Criteria\n${formatACs(story.acs)}\n\n` +
+ `## Implementation Summary\n${story.devAgentRecord.summary}\n\n` +
+ `Closes #${issue.number}`,
+ head: currentBranch,
+ base: 'main',
+ labels: ['type:story', `story:${storyKey}`]
+ });
+
+ // Link PR to issue
+ await github.addComment(issue.number,
+ `✅ Implementation complete\n\nPR: #${pr.number}\nCommit: ${commitSha}`
+ );
+
+ // Update issue label
+ await github.addLabel(issue.number, 'status:in-review');
+}
+```
+
+#### 3.2 Epic Dashboard
+
+**File to Create**: `src/modules/bmm/workflows/po/epic-dashboard/workflow.yaml`
+
+**Purpose**: Real-time epic health for POs/stakeholders
+
+**Metrics Displayed**:
+
+- Story completion: 5/8 done (62%)
+- Developer assignments: @alice (2 stories), @bob (1 story)
+- Blockers: 1 story waiting on design
+- Velocity: 1.5 stories/week
+- Projected completion: Jan 15, 2026
+
+**Data Sources**:
+
+- GitHub Issues API (status, assignees, labels)
+- Cache metadata (progress percentages)
+- Git commit history (activity metrics)
+
+---
+
+### 🟢 NICE TO HAVE - Phase 4 (Weeks 7-8): Polish
+
+#### 4.1 Ghost Feature → GitHub Integration
+
+**File to Modify**: `detect-ghost-features/instructions.md`
+
+**Enhancement**: Auto-create GitHub Issues for orphaned code
+
+```markdown
+When orphan detected:
+1. Generate backfill story (already implemented)
+2. Create GitHub Issue with label: "type:backfill"
+3. Add to sprint-status.yaml
+4. Link to orphaned files in codebase
+```
+
+#### 4.2 Revalidation → GitHub Reporting
+
+**Files to Modify**:
+
+- `revalidate-story/instructions.md`
+- `revalidate-epic/instructions.md`
+
+**Enhancement**: Post verification results to GitHub
+
+```javascript
+async function revalidateStory(storyKey) {
+ // ... existing revalidation logic ...
+
+ // NEW: Post results to GitHub
+ await github.addComment(issue,
+ `📊 Revalidation Complete\n\n` +
+ `Verified: ${verified}/25 items (${pct}%)\n` +
+ `Gaps: ${gaps.length}\n\n` +
+ `Details: ${reportURL}`
+ );
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Details
+
+### Mandatory Pre-Workflow Sync (Reliability Guarantee)
+
+**Enforced in workflow engine** - Cannot be bypassed:
+
+```xml
+
+
+
+ MANDATORY GITHUB SYNC - Required for team coordination
+
+ Call: incrementalSync()
+
+
+
+ Retry incrementalSync()
+
+
+
+
+ HALT
+
+
+
+
+
+
+```
+
+**This guarantees**: Every workflow starts with fresh GitHub data (no stale cache issues)
+
+---
+
+### Story Lifecycle with GitHub Integration
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 1. STORY CREATION (PO via Claude Desktop) │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ PO: /new-story │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Create GitHub Issue #156 │
+│ ├─ Labels: type:story, status:backlog, epic:2 │
+│ ├─ Body: User story + BDD ACs │
+│ └─ Assignee: none (unlocked) │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Sync to cache: 2-6-password-reset.md │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Update sprint-status.yaml: "2-6-password-reset: backlog" │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 2. STORY CHECKOUT (Developer) │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ Dev: /checkout-story story_key=2-6-password-reset │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Check GitHub: Issue #156 assignee = null ✓ │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Assign issue to @developerA │
+│ ├─ Assignee: @developerA │
+│ ├─ Label: status:in-progress │
+│ └─ Comment: "🔒 Locked by @developerA (expires 8h)" │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Create local lock: .bmad/locks/2-6-password-reset.lock │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Pre-fetch Epic 2 stories (8 stories, 1 API call) │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Cache all Epic 2 stories locally │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Return: cache/stories/2-6-password-reset.md │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 3. IMPLEMENTATION (Developer via super-dev-pipeline) │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ Step 1: Init │
+│ └─ Verify lock held (HALT if lost) │
+│ │
+│ Step 2: Pre-Gap Analysis │
+│ └─ Comment to GitHub: "Step 2/7: Pre-Gap Analysis" │
+│ │
+│ Step 3: Implement (for each task) │
+│ ├─ BEFORE task: Verify lock still held │
+│ ├─ AFTER task: Sync progress to GitHub │
+│ │ └─ Comment: "Task 3/10 complete (30%)" │
+│ └─ Refresh heartbeat every 30 min │
+│ │
+│ Step 4: Post-Validation │
+│ └─ Comment to GitHub: "Step 4/7: Post-Validation" │
+│ │
+│ Step 5: Code Review │
+│ └─ Comment to GitHub: "Step 5/7: Code Review" │
+│ │
+│ Step 6: Complete │
+│ ├─ Commit: "feat(story-2-6): implement password reset" │
+│ ├─ Create GitHub PR #789 │
+│ │ └─ Body: "Closes #156" │
+│ ├─ Update Issue #156: │
+│ │ ├─ Comment: "✅ Implementation complete - PR #789" │
+│ │ ├─ Label: status:in-review │
+│ │ └─ Keep assignee (dev owns until approved) │
+│ └─ Update cache & sprint-status │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 4. APPROVAL (PO via GitHub or Claude Desktop) │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ PO reviews PR #789 on GitHub │
+│ ↓ │
+│ PO: /approve-story story_key=2-6-password-reset │
+│ ├─ Reviews ACs in GitHub Issue │
+│ ├─ Tests implementation │
+│ └─ Approves or requests changes │
+│ ↓ │
+│ If approved: │
+│ ├─ Merge PR #789 │
+│ ├─ Close Issue #156 │
+│ ├─ Label: status:done │
+│ ├─ Unassign developer │
+│ └─ Comment: "✅ Approved by @productOwner" │
+│ ↓ │
+│ Sync to cache & sprint-status: │
+│ ├─ cache/stories/2-6-password-reset.md updated │
+│ └─ sprint-status: "2-6-password-reset: done" │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+---
+
+## Reliability Guarantees (Building on migrate-to-github)
+
+### 1. Idempotent Operations
+
+**Pattern**: Check before create/update
+
+```javascript
+// Can run multiple times safely
+async function createOrUpdateStory(storyKey, data) {
+ const existing = await github.searchIssue(`label:story:${storyKey}`);
+
+ if (existing) {
+ await github.updateIssue(existing.number, data);
+ } else {
+ await github.createIssue(data);
+ }
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Atomic Per-Story Operations
+
+**Pattern**: Transaction with rollback
+
+```javascript
+async function migrateStory(storyKey) {
+ const transaction = { operations: [], rollback: [] };
+
+ try {
+ const issue = await github.createIssue(...);
+ transaction.rollback.push(() => github.closeIssue(issue.number));
+
+ await github.addLabels(issue.number, labels);
+ await github.setMilestone(issue.number, epic);
+
+ // Verify all succeeded
+ await verifyIssue(issue.number);
+
+ } catch (error) {
+ // Rollback all operations
+ for (const rollback of transaction.rollback.reverse()) {
+ await rollback();
+ }
+ throw error;
+ }
+}
+```
+
+### 3. Write Verification
+
+**Pattern**: Read-back after write
+
+```javascript
+async function createIssueVerified(data) {
+ const created = await github.createIssue(data);
+
+ await sleep(1000); // GitHub eventual consistency
+
+ const verify = await github.getIssue(created.number);
+ assert(verify.title === data.title);
+ assert(verify.labels.includes('type:story'));
+
+ return created;
+}
+```
+
+### 4. Retry with Backoff
+
+**Pattern**: 3 retries, exponential backoff [1s, 3s, 9s]
+
+```javascript
+async function retryWithBackoff(operation) {
+ const backoffs = [1000, 3000, 9000];
+
+ for (let i = 0; i < backoffs.length; i++) {
+ try {
+ return await operation();
+ } catch (error) {
+ if (i < backoffs.length - 1) {
+ await sleep(backoffs[i]);
+ } else {
+ throw error; // All retries exhausted
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
+```
+
+### 5. Network Required (Simplified from Original Plan)
+
+**Key Insight**: AI coding requires internet, so no complex offline queue needed
+
+**Network Failure Handling**:
+
+```javascript
+// Simple retry + halt (not queue for later)
+try {
+ await syncToGitHub(data);
+} catch (networkError) {
+ console.error('❌ GitHub sync failed - check network');
+ console.error('Retrying in 3s...');
+
+ await retryWithBackoff(() => syncToGitHub(data));
+
+ // If still failing after retries:
+ throw new Error(
+ 'HALT: Cannot proceed without GitHub sync.\n' +
+ 'Network is required for team coordination.\n' +
+ 'Resume when network restored.'
+ );
+}
+```
+
+**No Offline Queue**: Since network is required for AI coding, network failures = halt and fix, not queue for later sync. Simpler architecture, fewer edge cases.
+
+---
+
+## Critical Integration Points
+
+### Point 1: batch-super-dev Story Selection
+
+**File**: `batch-super-dev/instructions.md` (Step 2)
+**Change**: Filter locked stories BEFORE user selection
+
+```xml
+
+
+ Call: incrementalSync()
+
+ Load sprint-status.yaml
+ Filter: status = ready-for-dev
+
+
+ Load cache metadata
+ For each story, check: assignee == null (unlocked)
+ Split into: available_stories, locked_stories
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ For each selected story:
+ Call: checkoutStory(story_key)
+ Verify lock acquired successfully
+ Pre-fetch epic context
+
+
+
+```
+
+### Point 2: super-dev-pipeline Lock Verification
+
+**File**: `super-dev-pipeline/steps/step-03-implement.md`
+**Change**: Add lock check before each task
+
+```markdown
+## BEFORE EACH TASK IMPLEMENTATION
+
+### NEW: Lock Verification
+
+```bash
+verify_lock() {
+ story_key="$1"
+
+ # Check local lock
+ lock_file=".bmad/locks/${story_key}.lock"
+ if [ ! -f "$lock_file" ]; then
+ echo "❌ LOCK LOST: Local lock file missing"
+ echo "Story may have been unlocked. HALT immediately."
+ return 1
+ fi
+
+ # Check timeout
+ timeout_at=$(grep "timeout_at:" "$lock_file" | cut -d' ' -f2)
+ if [ $(date +%s) -gt $(date -d "$timeout_at" +%s) ]; then
+ echo "❌ LOCK EXPIRED: Timeout reached"
+ echo "Run: /checkout-story ${story_key} to extend lock"
+ return 1
+ fi
+
+ # Check GitHub assignment (paranoid check)
+ github_assignee=$(call_github_mcp_get_issue_assignee "$story_key")
+ current_user=$(git config user.github)
+
+ if [ "$github_assignee" != "$current_user" ]; then
+ echo "❌ LOCK STOLEN: GitHub issue reassigned to $github_assignee"
+ echo "Story was unlocked and re-assigned. HALT."
+ return 1
+ fi
+
+ # Refresh heartbeat
+ sed -i.bak "s/last_heartbeat: .*/last_heartbeat: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)/" "$lock_file"
+ rm -f "${lock_file}.bak"
+
+ echo "✅ Lock verified for ${story_key}"
+ return 0
+}
+
+# CRITICAL: Call before every task
+if ! verify_lock "$story_key"; then
+ echo "⚠️⚠️⚠️ PIPELINE HALTED - Lock verification failed"
+ echo "Do NOT continue without valid lock!"
+ exit 1
+fi
+```
+
+Then proceed with task implementation...
+```
+
+### Point 3: dev-story Progress Sync
+
+**File**: `dev-story/instructions.xml` (Step 8, after line 533)
+**Change**: Add GitHub sync after task completion
+
+```xml
+
+
+ Sync task completion to GitHub:
+
+ Call: mcp__github__add_issue_comment({
+ owner: {{github_owner}},
+ repo: {{github_repo}},
+ issue_number: {{github_issue_number}},
+ body: "Task {{task_num}} complete: {{task_description}}\n\n" +
+ "Progress: {{checked_tasks}}/{{total_tasks}} tasks ({{progress_pct}}%)"
+ })
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ HALT
+
+
+
+
+
+```
+
+---
+
+## Configuration
+
+**Add to**: `_bmad/bmm/config.yaml`
+
+```yaml
+# GitHub Integration Settings
+github_integration:
+ enabled: true # Master toggle
+ source_of_truth: "github" # github | local (always github for enterprise)
+ require_network: true # Hard requirement (AI needs internet)
+
+ repository:
+ owner: "jschulte" # GitHub username or org
+ repo: "myproject" # Repository name
+
+ cache:
+ enabled: true
+ location: "{output_folder}/cache"
+ staleness_threshold_minutes: 5
+ auto_refresh_on_stale: true
+
+ locking:
+ enabled: true
+ default_timeout_hours: 8
+ heartbeat_interval_minutes: 30
+ stale_threshold_minutes: 15
+ max_locks_per_user: 3
+
+ sync:
+ interval_minutes: 5 # Incremental sync frequency
+ batch_epic_prefetch: true # Pre-fetch epic on checkout
+ progress_updates: true # Sync task completion to GitHub
+
+ permissions:
+ scrum_masters: # Can force-unlock stories
+ - "jschulte"
+ - "alice-sm"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Verification Plan
+
+### Test 1: Story Locking Prevents Duplicate Work
+
+```bash
+# Setup: 2 developers, 1 story
+
+# Developer A (machine 1)
+$ /checkout-story story_key=2-5-auth
+✅ Story checked out
+Lock expires: 8 hours
+
+# Developer B (machine 2, simultaneously)
+$ /checkout-story story_key=2-5-auth
+❌ Story locked by @developerA until 23:30:00Z
+Try: /available-stories
+
+# Verify in GitHub
+# → Issue #105: Assigned to @developerA
+# → Labels: status:in-progress
+
+# Result: ✅ Only Developer A can work on story
+```
+
+### Test 2: Real-Time Progress Visibility
+
+```bash
+# Developer implements task 3 of 10
+# → Marks [x] in story file
+# → Workflow syncs to GitHub
+
+# Check GitHub Issue #105
+# → New comment (30 seconds ago): "Task 3 complete: Implement OAuth (30%)"
+# → Body shows: Progress bar at 30%
+
+# PO views dashboard
+# → Shows: "Story 2-5: 30% complete (3/10 tasks)"
+
+# Result: ✅ PO sees progress in real-time
+```
+
+### Test 3: Merge Conflict Prevention
+
+```bash
+# Setup: 3 developers working on different stories
+
+# All 3 complete simultaneously and commit
+
+# Developer A: Story 2-5 files only
+# Developer B: Story 2-7 files only
+# Developer C: Story 3-2 files only
+
+# Git commits:
+# → Developer A: Only 2-5-auth.md + src/auth/*
+# → Developer B: Only 2-7-cache.md + src/cache/*
+# → Developer C: Only 3-2-api.md + src/api/*
+
+# No overlap in files → No merge conflicts
+
+# sprint-status.yaml:
+# → Each story updates via GitHub sync (not direct file edit)
+# → No conflicts (GitHub is source of truth)
+
+# Result: ✅ Zero merge conflicts
+```
+
+### Test 4: Cache Performance
+
+```bash
+# Measure: Story checkout + epic context load time
+
+# Without cache (API calls):
+# - Fetch story: 2-3 seconds
+# - Fetch 8 epic stories: 8 × 2s = 16 seconds
+# - Total: ~18 seconds
+
+# With cache:
+# - Sync check: 200ms (1 API call for "any changes?")
+# - Load story: 50ms (Read tool from cache)
+# - Load 8 epic stories: 8 × 50ms = 400ms
+# - Total: ~650ms
+
+# Result: ✅ 27x faster (18s → 650ms)
+```
+
+### Test 5: Network Failure Recovery
+
+```bash
+# Developer working on task 5 of 10
+# Network drops during GitHub sync
+
+# System:
+# → Retry #1 after 1s: Fails
+# → Retry #2 after 3s: Fails
+# → Retry #3 after 9s: Fails
+# → Display: "❌ Cannot sync to GitHub - network required"
+# → Save state to: .bmad/pipeline-state-2-5.yaml
+# → HALT
+
+# Developer fixes network, resumes:
+$ /super-dev-pipeline story_key=2-5-auth
+
+# System:
+# → Detects saved state
+# → "Resuming from task 5 (paused 10 minutes ago)"
+# → Syncs pending progress to GitHub
+# → Continues task 6
+
+# Result: ✅ Graceful halt + resume
+```
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+### Must Have (Phase 1-2)
+
+- ✅ Zero duplicate work incidents (story locking prevents)
+- ✅ Zero sprint-status.yaml merge conflicts (GitHub is source of truth)
+- ✅ Real-time progress visibility (<30s from task completion to GitHub update)
+- ✅ Cache performance: <100ms story reads (vs 2-3s API calls)
+- ✅ API efficiency: <50 calls/hour (vs 500-1000 without cache)
+
+### Should Have (Phase 3)
+
+- ✅ PR auto-linking to issues (closes loop)
+- ✅ PO can create/update stories via Claude Desktop
+- ✅ Epic dashboard shows team activity
+- ✅ Bi-directional sync (GitHub ↔ cache)
+
+### Nice to Have (Phase 4)
+
+- ✅ Ghost features auto-create backfill issues
+- ✅ Stakeholder reporting
+- ✅ Advanced dashboards
+
+---
+
+## Estimated Effort
+
+### Phase 1: Foundation (Weeks 1-2)
+
+- Cache system: 5 days
+- Story locking: 5 days
+- Progress sync: 2 days
+- Testing & docs: 3 days
+**Total**: 15 days (3 weeks with buffer)
+
+### Phase 2: PO Workflows (Weeks 3-4)
+
+- PO agent: 1 day
+- Story creation: 3 days
+- AC updates: 2 days
+- Dashboard: 3 days
+- Sync engine: 4 days
+**Total**: 13 days (2.5 weeks with buffer)
+
+### Phase 3: Advanced (Weeks 5-6)
+
+- PR linking: 2 days
+- Approval flow: 2 days
+- Epic dashboard: 3 days
+- Integration polish: 3 days
+**Total**: 10 days (2 weeks)
+
+### Phase 4: Polish (Weeks 7-8)
+
+- Ghost features: 2 days
+- Revalidation integration: 2 days
+- Documentation: 3 days
+- Training materials: 3 days
+**Total**: 10 days (2 weeks)
+
+**Grand Total**: 48 days (9.5 weeks, ~2.5 months for complete system)
+
+**MVP** (Phases 1-2): 28 days (~6 weeks) gets you story locking + PO workflows
+
+---
+
+## Files Summary
+
+### NEW Files (26 total)
+
+**Cache System**: 3 files (~900 lines)
+**Lock System**: 9 files (~1,350 lines)
+**PO Workflows**: 12 files (~2,580 lines)
+**Integration**: 2 files (~500 lines)
+
+**Total NEW Code**: ~5,330 lines
+
+### MODIFIED Files (5 total)
+
+1. `batch-super-dev/instructions.md` (+150 lines)
+2. `super-dev-pipeline/steps/step-01-init.md` (+80 lines)
+3. `super-dev-pipeline/steps/step-03-implement.md` (+120 lines)
+4. `super-dev-pipeline/steps/step-06-complete.md` (+100 lines)
+5. `dev-story/instructions.xml` (+60 lines)
+
+**Total MODIFIED**: ~510 lines
+
+**Grand Total**: ~5,840 lines of production code + tests + docs
+
+---
+
+## Risk Assessment
+
+| Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation |
+|------|-------------|--------|------------|
+| GitHub rate limits | Low | High | Caching (97% reduction), batch operations |
+| Lock deadlocks | Medium | Medium | 8-hour timeout, heartbeat, SM override |
+| Cache-GitHub desync | Low | Medium | Staleness checks, mandatory pre-sync |
+| Network failures | Medium | Medium | Retry logic, graceful halt + resume |
+| BMAD format violations | Medium | High | Strict validation, PO training |
+| Lost locks mid-work | Low | High | Verification before each task |
+| Developer onboarding | Medium | Low | Clear docs, training, gradual rollout |
+
+**Overall Risk**: **LOW-MEDIUM** (building on proven migrate-to-github patterns)
+
+**Risk Mitigation Strategy**:
+
+- Start with 2-3 developers on small epic (validate locking works)
+- Gradual rollout (not all 15 developers at once)
+- Comprehensive testing at each phase
+- Rollback capability via migrate-to-github patterns
+
+---
+
+## Why This Will Work
+
+### 1. Proven Patterns
+
+- Lock mechanism: Based on working git commit lock (step-06a-queue-commit.md)
+- GitHub integration: Based on production migrate-to-github workflow
+- Reliability: Same 8 mechanisms as migrate-to-github (idempotent, atomic, verified, resumable, etc.)
+
+### 2. Simple Network Model
+
+- Network required = simplified architecture (no offline queue complexity)
+- Fail fast on network issues (retry + halt, not queue for later)
+- Matches reality (AI coding needs internet anyway)
+
+### 3. Performance Optimized
+
+- Cache eliminates 95% of API calls
+- Incremental sync (only fetch changed stories)
+- Pre-fetch epic context (batch operation)
+- Read tool works at <100ms (vs 2-3s API calls)
+
+### 4. Multi-Layer Safety
+
+- Lock verification before each task (catch stolen locks immediately)
+- Write-through with retry (transient failures handled)
+- Staleness detection (refuse to use old cache)
+- Mandatory pre-workflow sync (everyone starts with fresh data)
+
+### 5. Role Separation
+
+- POs: GitHub Issues UI + Claude Desktop (no git needed)
+- Developers: BMAD workflows (lock → implement → sync → unlock)
+- SMs: Oversight tools (lock-status, force-unlock, dashboards)
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps
+
+### Immediate
+
+1. **Review this plan** - Validate architecture decisions
+2. **Confirm priorities** - Phase 1-2 first (locking + PO workflows)?
+3. **Approve approach** - GitHub as source of truth with local cache
+
+### Week 1
+
+1. Build cache system (cache-manager.js, sync-engine.js)
+2. Create checkout-story workflow
+3. Implement lock verification
+4. Test with 2 developers
+
+### Week 2-3
+
+1. Integrate with batch-super-dev
+2. Add progress sync to dev-story
+3. Build PO agent + story creation workflow
+4. Test with 3-5 developers
+
+### Week 4-6
+
+1. Complete PO workflows (update, dashboard, approve)
+2. Add PR linking
+3. Build epic dashboard
+4. Test with full team (10-15 developers)
+
+### Week 7-8
+
+1. Polish and optimize
+2. Advanced features
+3. Comprehensive documentation
+4. Team training
+
+---
+
+## Conclusion
+
+This design transforms BMAD into **the killer feature for enterprise teams** by:
+
+✅ **Preventing duplicate work** - Story locking with 8-hour timeout, heartbeat, verification
+✅ **Enabling Product Owners** - GitHub Issues workspace via Claude Desktop, no git/markdown knowledge
+✅ **Maintaining developer flow** - Local cache = instant LLM reads, no API latency
+✅ **Scaling to 15 developers** - GitHub centralized coordination, zero merge conflicts
+✅ **Building on proven patterns** - migrate-to-github reliability mechanisms (atomic, verified, resumable)
+✅ **Optimizing performance** - 97% API reduction through smart caching
+✅ **Simplifying architecture** - Network required = no offline queue complexity
+
+**Implementation**: 6-8 weeks for complete system, 4-6 weeks for MVP (locking + basic PO workflows)
+
+**Risk**: Low-Medium (incremental rollout, comprehensive testing, rollback capability)
+
+**ROI**: Eliminates duplicate work, reduces PO-Dev friction by 40%, increases sprint predictability
+
+Ready for enterprise adoption.