From ce1ae65c3fe3efda1512ba92f8544ea1c3637686 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sjoerd Bozon <sjoerd.bozon@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:21:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: respect new chat boundaries in Phase 4 handoffs
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BMAD workflows require fresh chats between agent changes to prevent
context pollution. Removed cross-agent handoffs that would suggest
continuing in the same chat:
- create-story no longer hands off to dev-story (different agent)
- code-review no longer hands off to create-story (different agent)
- dev-story → code-review retained (same DEV agent)
---
 .../installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-prompts-config.js | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-prompts-config.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-prompts-config.js
index 3a1d5b1f..7290d8a2 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-prompts-config.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-prompts-config.js
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ const workflowPromptsConfig = {
 
     // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     // Phase 4 - Implementation: The "Keep Going" Cycle
-    // SM → create-story → DEV → dev-story → code-review → (create-story | retrospective)
+    // New chat → SM → create-story → New chat → DEV → dev-story → code-review
+    // Each step should be a NEW CHAT to maximize context capacity
     // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     {
       name: 'create-story',
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ const workflowPromptsConfig = {
       shortcut: 'CS',
       description: '[CS] Create developer-ready story from epic',
       prompt: '*create-story',
-      handoffs: ['dev-story'], // After story creation: implement it
+      handoffs: [], // No handoff - user starts new chat with DEV agent
     },
     {
       name: 'dev-story',
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ const workflowPromptsConfig = {
       shortcut: 'DS',
       description: '[DS] Implement the current story',
       prompt: '*dev-story',
-      handoffs: ['code-review'], // After implementation: review
+      handoffs: ['code-review'], // Same agent, can stay in chat
     },
     {
       name: 'code-review',
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ const workflowPromptsConfig = {
       shortcut: 'CR',
       description: '[CR] Perform code review on implementation',
       prompt: '*code-review',
-      handoffs: ['create-story', 'retrospective'], // After review: next story or retro
+      handoffs: [], // No handoff - user starts new chat for next story
     },
     {
       name: 'retrospective',