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## Created

Created by LocalTicketBackend create.

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## Decision

## Intake readiness classification

- readiness: implementation_ready
- needs_preflight: true
- risk_flags: [authority-boundary, scope-delegation, pod-runtime, workspace-context, workflow-guidance]

The Ticket is specific enough for Orchestrator routing: it fixes the public tool input name (`cwd`), default behavior when omitted, the distinction between process/tool cwd and inherited workspace context, and the invariant that `cwd` grants no authority by itself. Preflight remains required because the change touches SpawnPod delegation authority, scope validation, runtime cwd behavior, and workflow guidance.

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<!-- event: intake_summary author: ticket-intake at: 2026-06-08T02:46:46Z -->

## Intake summary

Existing Ticket updated rather than duplicated. Scope is to add an optional `cwd` field to `SpawnPod` so child Pods can run process/tool commands from a child worktree while inheriting the parent workspace context. Required invariants: omitted `cwd` preserves current spawner pwd behavior; provided `cwd` is absolute, existing directory, and within parent read authority; cwd does not grant read/write permission, change workspace root, alter Profile discovery, or affect Pod naming; delegated scope remains explicit. Worktree and multi-agent workflow guidance should prefer coder Pods with child-worktree cwd. Ticket is implementation-ready for routing, with preflight recommended because it touches authority/scope/runtime/workflow boundaries.

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<!-- event: state_changed author: ticket-intake at: 2026-06-08T02:46:46Z from: intake to: ready reason: intake_ready field: workflow_state -->

## State changed

Intake classified the existing Ticket as ready for Orchestrator routing. The user or panel may now queue it; implementation must still wait for Orchestrator acceptance and any preflight/routing decision.

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<!-- event: state_changed author: workspace-panel at: 2026-06-08T03:06:04Z from: ready to: queued reason: queued field: workflow_state -->

## State changed

Ticket queued for Orchestrator routing.


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<!-- event: decision author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T03:07:33Z -->

## Decision

Routing decision: preflight_needed

Reason:
- The Ticket is well specified, but Intake explicitly records that preflight remains required because this touches SpawnPod delegation authority, scope validation, runtime cwd behavior, and workflow guidance.
- The proposed `cwd` field must preserve a strict authority boundary: cwd changes process/tool working directory only, does not grant read/write permission, does not change workspace context, and does not affect Profile discovery or Pod naming.
- This needs a short binding design note before coder delegation so reviewer can judge schema, validation, runtime launch, and workflow-guidance changes against recorded authority invariants rather than implementation convenience.

Evidence checked:
- Ticket body requirements, design notes, and acceptance criteria.
- Thread: Intake classification, risk flags, and latest `ready -> queued` event.
- Workspace state: no matching branch/worktree exists; main workspace has unrelated Ticket-record edits.
- Code map search for SpawnPod input/launch, cwd/current_dir, scope validation, and workflow guidance paths.
- Ticket doctor: 0 errors; existing warnings are unrelated legacy closed-Ticket diagnostics.

Next action:
- Run `ticket-preflight-workflow` before implementation delegation.
- Preflight should record: `cwd` schema/name, required validation (`absolute`, existing directory, within parent read authority), whether cwd must also be readable by delegated child scope or only by parent authority at launch, exact relationship to child process `current_dir` and Bash default cwd, unchanged workspace/profile/Pod-name semantics, diagnostics, and workflow guidance updates.
- Leave this Ticket queued for now; do not transition `queued -> inprogress`, create `.worktree/allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`, or spawn coder/reviewer Pods until preflight records implementation readiness.

Escalate if:
- cwd validation would require broad capability model changes.
- Setting child process cwd cannot be separated from workspace-root/Profile discovery.
- Tool default cwd cannot be made consistent without changing Bash/tool execution semantics more broadly.

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<!-- event: decision author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T07:06:17Z -->

## Decision

Routing decision: implementation_ready

Correction:
- The previous `preflight_needed` routing decision was too conservative. The Ticket body already fixes the core authority boundary: `cwd` is intentionally separate from runtime workspace root, Profile discovery, project/Ticket/memory roots, and Pod identity.
- The remaining choices are bounded implementation details rather than preflight blockers.

Reason:
- The Ticket explicitly states that `SpawnPod.cwd` is optional child process/tool working-directory context, not workspace context and not an authority grant.
- It already records that `cwd` does not replace delegated scope and does not change profile/manifest/workspace-root semantics.
- The recently merged direct/delegation authority split strengthens the surrounding invariant: child scope delegation remains explicit and independent from process cwd.
- Requirements and acceptance criteria are observable: schema/input support, validation/diagnostics, child process current_dir/default Bash cwd, workflow guidance, and tests.

Evidence checked:
- Ticket body and thread, including the user clarification that the Ticket exists specifically to separate workspace and cwd.
- Workspace state: no existing matching worktree/branch; main workspace clean before this routing update.
- Existing workflow pain observed earlier: spawned child Pods currently validate/run from parent cwd and require non-recursive parent read grants even when implementation work should be rooted in a child worktree.
- Related completed Ticket: `split-direct-and-delegation-authority` has now separated direct scope from delegation authority, so `cwd` can remain a process context without implying child authority.

IntentPacket:

Intent:
- Add an optional `cwd` field to `SpawnPod` so the parent can choose the child process/tool default working directory independently from runtime workspace context and delegated scope.

Binding decisions / invariants:
- `cwd` means child process/tool working directory only.
- `cwd` is not runtime workspace root.
- `cwd` does not affect Profile discovery, project record root, Ticket config root, workflow registry, memory root discovery, Pod name/default identity, or role launch workspace context.
- `cwd` grants no read/write authority. Child filesystem access remains controlled by explicit delegated `scope` and, after the direct/delegation split, by the parent's delegation authority.
- Omitted `cwd` preserves existing behavior as closely as possible.
- Provided `cwd` must be absolute, exist, and be a directory.
- Provided `cwd` must be readable/usable under the child effective direct scope, or launch must fail clearly. This prevents starting a child in a directory it cannot inspect/use.
- Worktree/multi-agent workflows should set coder `cwd` to the child worktree while still delegating explicit read/write scope to that worktree.
- Reviewer `cwd` is a workflow convenience, not an authority signal.

Requirements / acceptance criteria:
- Extend `SpawnPod` tool input/schema with optional `cwd`.
- Validate `cwd` before child launch and return clear errors for relative, missing, non-directory, or not-in-child-scope paths.
- Start the spawned Pod process with `cwd` as its process current directory when provided.
- Ensure the child Bash/tool default cwd is the provided `cwd` so commands no longer need mandatory `cd <worktree> && ...` wrappers.
- Preserve existing behavior for callers that omit `cwd`.
- Keep delegated scope validation independent from `cwd`.
- Update multi-agent/worktree workflow guidance and/or generated launch prompt wording where maintained guidance currently tells coders to `cd` into worktrees because SpawnPod cannot set cwd.
- Add focused tests for schema/validation and child launch cwd behavior where practical.

Implementation latitude:
- Coder may choose exact Rust field names/types and validation helper placement.
- Coder may update only maintained workflow/prompt guidance that directly references child worktree `cd` workarounds.
- If runtime process cwd is easier to validate via child direct scope than parent authority, prefer child-scope validation because `cwd` is for the child's usable environment, not a parent capability grant.
- Coder may leave role launcher/Profile workspace-root behavior untouched unless a test proves `cwd` currently contaminates it.

Escalate if:
- Adding `cwd` requires changing workspace-root/Profile/memory-root semantics.
- Child process current_dir cannot be changed without broad runtime command redesign.
- A safe validation rule cannot be expressed without granting authority via `cwd`.
- Existing spawned Pod registry/scope accounting assumes child process cwd is always the parent cwd in a way that cannot be localized.

Validation:
- Focused tests for `SpawnPod` input/schema validation.
- Tests or probes proving provided `cwd` becomes the child process/tool default cwd while omitted `cwd` preserves current behavior.
- SpawnPod scope/delegation tests to ensure `cwd` does not bypass delegated scope.
- `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod --test spawn_pod_test` or focused equivalent.
- `cargo test -p protocol` / schema tests if tool input types live there.
- `cargo fmt --check`.
- `git diff --check`.
- `cargo run -q -p yoi -- ticket doctor`.
- Because tool schema/runtime/workflow guidance may change, final merge-completion should include `nix build .#yoi`.

Current code map:
- `crates/pod/src/tools/pod_management.rs` or current SpawnPod tool input/handler path.
- `crates/pod/src/spawn/tool.rs` and related runtime spawn implementation after the authority split.
- `crates/protocol/src/lib.rs` if tool schemas/input structs are protocol-owned.
- `crates/pod/tests/spawn_pod_test.rs` for SpawnPod behavior tests.
- Workflow guidance files for worktree/multi-agent coder instructions.

Critical risks / reviewer focus:
- `cwd` must not become a hidden workspace-root or authority source.
- Relative/missing/out-of-scope cwd must fail clearly before launch.
- Omitted `cwd` must preserve existing launch behavior.
- Child direct tools must run from `cwd` by default when provided.
- Delegated scope and delegation authority validation must remain independent and stricter than cwd convenience.

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<!-- event: state_changed author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T07:06:29Z from: queued to: inprogress reason: orchestrator_acceptance field: workflow_state -->

## State changed

Accepted queued implementation after correcting the prior over-conservative preflight routing and recording an implementation-ready IntentPacket. This acceptance precedes worktree creation and coder/reviewer Pod spawning.

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<!-- event: plan author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T07:07:00Z -->

## Plan

Implementation routing accepted and worktree created.

Worktree plan:
- Branch: `allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`
- Worktree: `.worktree/allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`
- Base: `15cf4a1 ticket: route spawnpod cwd implementation`
- Scope: add optional `SpawnPod.cwd` as child process/tool working-directory context, separate from workspace root and delegated authority.

Delegation plan:
- Spawn sibling coder Pod with write scope limited to `.worktree/allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`.
- Coder must run Bash commands from the child worktree for now because the current live `SpawnPod` tool does not yet support `cwd`; implementing that support is the Ticket goal.
- Coder must not edit main-workspace `.yoi` / Ticket / workflow / docs records, and must not create generated memory/local/runtime/secret-like files.
- Reviewer will be spawned read-only after coder reports diff/commits and validation evidence.

Stop/completion policy:
- Because the human authorized cleanup after completion, this Orchestrator will proceed through reviewer approval, merge-completion validation, Ticket close, Pod stop, worktree removal, and branch deletion if the branch is approved and merge authority remains clear.

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<!-- event: implementation_report author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T07:25:03Z -->

## Implementation report

Coder completed and reviewer delegated.

Coder result:
- Pod: `coder-spawnpod-child-cwd`
- Commit: `3dd7707 feat: add SpawnPod cwd`
- Worktree status: clean after commit.
- Diff against `develop`: 6 files changed, 270 insertions, 6 deletions.

Files touched by coder:
- `crates/pod/src/spawn/tool.rs`
- `crates/pod/tests/spawn_pod_test.rs`
- `resources/prompts/internal.toml`
- `crates/client/src/ticket_role.rs`
- `.yoi/workflow/multi-agent-workflow.md`
- `.yoi/workflow/worktree-workflow.md`

Coder reported implementation:
- Added `SpawnPodInput.cwd: Option<PathBuf>`.
- Validates relative, missing, non-directory, and not-child-readable-scope `cwd` before launch with `InvalidArgument` diagnostics.
- Omitted `cwd` preserves existing spawner-pwd behavior.
- Provided `cwd` is passed to child process `Command::current_dir(...)`.
- Added focused tests for schema/validation, provided cwd becoming child process cwd, and omitted cwd preserving previous behavior.
- Updated maintained SpawnPod and multi-agent/worktree guidance to describe `cwd` as non-authority child working directory.

Coder reported validation:
- `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod --test spawn_pod_test`
- `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod`
- `cargo fmt`
- `cargo fmt --check`
- `git diff --check`
- `cargo run -q -p yoi -- ticket doctor`
- `nix build .#yoi`

Reviewer delegation:
- Spawned sibling reviewer Pod: `reviewer-spawnpod-child-cwd`.
- Reviewer scope: read-only child worktree plus non-recursive parent-root read required by current launch cwd behavior.
- Reviewer was instructed to judge against the recorded Ticket requirements and binding decisions.

Pending:
- Await reviewer verdict before merge-ready dossier / merge-completion.
- No merge, close, final approval, or cleanup has occurred for this Ticket.

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<!-- event: implementation_report author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T07:32:03Z -->

## Implementation report

Reviewer returned `request_changes`; coder fix-loop delegated.

Reviewer verdict:
- `request_changes`

Blocker:
- Current implementation makes `cwd` affect spawned child runtime workspace/context instead of only child process/tool working directory.

Reviewer evidence:
- `SpawnPod` launches the child command with `.current_dir(child_cwd)`.
- The child `yoi pod --adopt` entrypoint defaults `--workspace` to `.` and resolves it through `std::env::current_dir()`.
- Runtime setup then sets current_dir to that workspace and `Pod::new` captures current pwd for workspace-like context, memory layout, and workflow loading.
- Therefore `cwd=<repo>/.worktree/<task>` causes the child runtime to derive workspace/memory/workflow context from the worktree, violating the Ticket invariant that `cwd` is not runtime workspace root and must not affect project/Ticket/workflow/memory/Profile context.

Action taken:
- Sent fix-loop instructions to `coder-spawnpod-child-cwd`.
- Required fix: preserve inherited runtime workspace root/context separately from requested tool/Bash `cwd`; ensure omitted `cwd` preserves existing behavior; keep validation independent from authority; add tests that fail against the blocked implementation rather than only fake-command `pwd` tests.

Pending:
- Await coder fix report and reviewer re-review.
- No merge, close, final approval, or cleanup has occurred.

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<!-- event: implementation_report author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T08:08:10Z -->

## Implementation report

Coder fix-loop completed and reviewer re-review delegated.

Coder follow-up:
- Commit: `248744f fix: keep SpawnPod cwd separate`
- Worktree: clean on branch `allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`.
- Fixes claimed:
  - `SpawnPod.cwd` is passed as hidden `--tool-cwd`, while child runtime still receives inherited `--workspace <parent workspace root>`.
  - Child process launch current_dir is workspace root, not tool cwd, preventing runtime context from being derived from the tool cwd.
  - Adopted child startup separates runtime workspace context from tool cwd.
  - `Pod` stores `workspace_root` and `pwd` separately; memory/Ticket/workflow/Profile context uses `workspace_root`, while Bash/tools/ScopedFs use `pwd`.
  - Ticket role coder guidance no longer assumes mandatory `cd <worktree>` when SpawnPod cwd is available.
  - Added tests proving runtime workspace and tool cwd stay separate, omitted cwd preserves prior pwd behavior, and memory layout derives from workspace root rather than tool cwd.

Coder validation reported:
- `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod`
- `cargo fmt --check`
- `git diff --check`
- `cargo run -q -p yoi -- ticket doctor`
- `nix build .#yoi`

Action taken:
- Sent updated commits and prior blocker checklist to `reviewer-spawnpod-child-cwd` for read-only re-review.

Pending:
- Await reviewer verdict before merge-ready dossier / merge-completion.
- No merge, close, final approval, or cleanup has occurred.

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<!-- event: implementation_report author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T08:13:38Z -->

## Implementation report

Merge-ready dossier: SpawnPod child cwd

Ticket id/slug:
- `20260608-011036-allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd` / `allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`

Branch/worktree:
- Branch: `allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`
- Worktree: `.worktree/allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`
- Current branch commits:
  - `3dd7707 feat: add SpawnPod cwd`
  - `248744f fix: keep SpawnPod cwd separate`

Intent / invariant check:
- `SpawnPod.cwd` is child process/tool working directory only.
- Runtime workspace/project/Ticket/workflow/memory/Profile context remains inherited through explicit workspace root and is not derived from tool cwd.
- `cwd` grants no authority; child filesystem access remains controlled by explicit delegated direct scope and parent delegation authority.
- Omitted `cwd` preserves current/spawner-pwd behavior.
- Invalid/missing/non-directory/not-child-readable-scope cwd is rejected before launch.

Implementation summary:
- Added optional `SpawnPodInput.cwd`.
- Added validation for relative/missing/non-directory/not-child-scope-readable cwd.
- Initial implementation blocker was fixed by separating runtime workspace root from tool cwd:
  - child runtime receives explicit `--workspace <parent workspace root>`;
  - child tool cwd is passed separately as hidden `--tool-cwd`;
  - command launch current_dir remains workspace root, not tool cwd;
  - Pod stores `workspace_root` and `pwd` separately.
- Updated nested SpawnPod registration so inherited workspace root and current tool pwd remain distinct.
- Updated maintained prompt/workflow guidance to use `SpawnPod.cwd` as non-authority child working directory while still delegating explicit scope.

Files touched:
- `.yoi/workflow/multi-agent-workflow.md`
- `.yoi/workflow/worktree-workflow.md`
- `crates/client/src/ticket_role.rs`
- `crates/pod/src/controller.rs`
- `crates/pod/src/entrypoint.rs`
- `crates/pod/src/pod.rs`
- `crates/pod/src/spawn/tool.rs`
- `crates/pod/tests/spawn_pod_test.rs`
- `resources/prompts/internal.toml`

Coder / reviewer Pods:
- Coder: `coder-spawnpod-child-cwd`
- Reviewer: `reviewer-spawnpod-child-cwd`

Review evidence:
- Initial reviewer verdict: `request_changes` because `Command::current_dir(child_cwd)` caused child runtime workspace context to be derived from cwd.
- Coder fix commit: `248744f fix: keep SpawnPod cwd separate`.
- Re-review verdict: `approve`.
- Reviewer confirmed runtime workspace and tool cwd are now separated, memory/workflow layout uses workspace root, tool cwd is used for default tool/Bash cwd, omitted cwd preserves behavior, and validation remains non-authority.

Validation performed by coder and/or reviewer:
- `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod --test spawn_pod_test`
- `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod`
- `cargo fmt --check`
- `git diff --check develop...HEAD`
- `cargo run -q -p yoi -- ticket doctor`
- `nix build .#yoi`

Blockers fixed or rejected findings:
- Fixed: `cwd` no longer changes runtime workspace/project/Ticket/workflow/memory context.
- No remaining reviewer blockers.

Residual risks:
- Child effective direct scope must be readable for both inherited workspace root and tool cwd. This is intentional and keeps cwd non-authoritative, but manual callers must include workspace read scope when using a worktree cwd.
- Restore behavior for an already-spawned Pod's distinct tool cwd was not deeply audited beyond launch-time requirements; reviewer judged launch and nested SpawnPod behavior sufficient for this Ticket.

Dirty state:
- Child worktree is clean at `248744f`.
- Main workspace has unrelated active worktrees/Ticket-record changes for Ticket language work; they are outside this branch's core implementation paths and understood. Note that both branches touch `crates/client/src/ticket_role.rs`, so later Ticket-language merge may need normal conflict awareness.

Parent/human decision needs:
- User has authorized merge-completion and cleanup after approved work. Proceeding to merge-completion unless post-merge validation fails.

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<!-- event: review author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T08:17:33Z status: approve -->

## Review: approve

Final merge-completion approval after merge to `develop` and post-merge validation.

Evidence:
- Merged branch `allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd` with `--no-ff`; a merge conflict in `crates/pod/src/pod.rs` was resolved by preserving both the Intake role marker methods and the new tool/process cwd documentation.
- Reviewer `reviewer-spawnpod-child-cwd` approved after fix-loop.
- Post-merge validation passed: `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod --test spawn_pod_test`, `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod`, `cargo check -q`, `cargo fmt --check`, `git diff --check`, `cargo run -q -p yoi -- ticket doctor`, and `nix build .#yoi`.
- Coder/reviewer Pods stopped and delegated scope reclaimed.
- Merged worktree removed and branch deleted.

This approval is for the merged main-branch result, not merely the branch-local reviewer verdict.

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<!-- event: state_changed author: orchestrator at: 2026-06-08T08:17:33Z from: inprogress to: done reason: merged_and_validated field: workflow_state -->

## State changed

Merged to `develop`, post-merge validation passed, final merge-completion approval recorded, and SpawnPod cwd branch/worktree/Pods cleaned up.

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<!-- event: close author: hare at: 2026-06-08T08:17:51Z status: closed -->

## Closed

Merged and completed `SpawnPod.cwd` support.

Summary:
- Added optional `SpawnPodInput.cwd` for child process/tool working directory.
- Validates `cwd` before launch: absolute, existing directory, and usable under the child effective direct scope.
- Preserves omitted-`cwd` behavior.
- Separates runtime workspace context from tool cwd: child runtime receives inherited `--workspace`, while requested tool cwd is passed separately as hidden `--tool-cwd`.
- `Pod` now separates `workspace_root` from `pwd`; workspace/project/Ticket/workflow/memory/Profile context uses `workspace_root`, while tools/Bash/ScopedFs use `pwd`.
- Updated maintained multi-agent/worktree guidance to use `SpawnPod.cwd` as non-authority convenience while keeping delegated scope explicit.

Merged branch/worktree:
- Branch: `allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`
- Commits: `3dd7707`, `248744f`
- Merge commit on `develop`: `05df656 merge: allow SpawnPod child cwd`

Validation passed after merge:
- `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod --test spawn_pod_test`
- `cargo test -p pod spawn_pod`
- `cargo check -q`
- `cargo fmt --check`
- `git diff --check`
- `cargo run -q -p yoi -- ticket doctor`
- `nix build .#yoi`

Cleanup completed:
- Stopped coder/reviewer Pods and reclaimed scope.
- Removed `.worktree/allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`.
- Deleted branch `allow-spawnpod-child-workspace-cwd`.

Residual notes:
- Manual callers using a worktree cwd must still delegate readable workspace context plus explicit worktree scope; `cwd` grants no authority.
- Restore behavior for already-spawned Pods with distinct tool cwd was not deeply audited beyond launch-time/nested SpawnPod behavior and remains a possible future refinement if needed.

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