/dream — Overnight Batch Execution

Pick SHIP-ready wishes, build a dependency-ordered execution plan, spawn parallel workers, review PRs, merge to dev, run QA loop, produce a wake-up report.

When to Use

• Human wants to queue multiple wishes for autonomous overnight execution
• Multiple SHIP-ready wishes exist in .genie/brainstorm.md under Poured

Flow

1. Pick wishes from .genie/brainstorm.md in the shared worktree.
2. Generate DREAM.md with dependency-ordered execution plan.
3. Human confirms DREAM.md (may edit before run).
4. Create dream task (v4): register the dream run in PG:
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   genie task create "Dream run <date>" --type software --tags chore
   

5. Create child tasks (v4): one per wish in the dream:
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   genie task create "<wish title>" --parent #<dream-seq> --type software
   

6. Phase 1 — Execute: dispatch workers per wish via genie work, collect outcomes.
7. Phase 2 — Review + PR: review each group, create PRs, fix valid issues, CI green.
8. Phase 3 — Merge + QA: merge to dev, spawn qa, QA loop until criteria proven.
9. Phase 4 — Report: write DREAM-REPORT.md as the wake-up artifact, log to parent task.

Picker

1. Read .genie/brainstorm.md, locate the Poured section.
2. Parse each SHIP-ready entry in listed order, extracting slug and one-line description.
3. If no entries found, print No SHIP-ready wishes found in .genie/brainstorm.md and exit.
4. Display numbered list preserving original order:
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   1. <slug> — <one-line description>
   

5. Prompt human to choose by number(s) (1 3 5) or all. Accept whitespace-separated numbers.
6. Emit selected set in order:
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   - <slug>: .genie/wishes/<slug>/WISH.md
   

DREAM.md Generation

1. For each selected wish, read depends_on from its WISH.md.
2. Compute topological sort across selected wishes. Assign merge_order as integer layers 1..N:
   • Layer 1: wishes with no selected dependencies.
   • Increment layer when a wish depends on a lower layer.
   • Same-layer wishes are parallel.
3. Generate per-wish entry:

4. Write to .genie/DREAM.md in the shared worktree.
5. Present for human confirmation before execution.

Team Lifecycle

create dream team → hire agents → execute groups → review → PR to dev → merge → QA loop → disband

# Create a team for this dream session
genie team create dream-<date>

# Hire workers
genie team hire engineer       # one per wish
genie team hire reviewer       # one per PR
genie team hire fixer          # for FIX-FIRST gaps
genie team hire qa             # for QA loop on dev

Phase 1: Execute

1. Create team: genie team create dream-<date>.
2. For each wish in DREAM.md, ordered by merge_order layer:
   • Same-layer wishes dispatch in parallel.
   • Dispatch workers via genie work <agent> <slug>#<group> — gets state tracking for free.
   • Parallel groups within a wish dispatched simultaneously.
3. Monitor via genie task status <slug>. Mark groups done via genie task done <ref>.
4. Track progress (v4): as each wish starts execution, move its child task:
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   genie task move #<wish-seq> --to build --comment "Execution started"
   

5. Workers signal completion via genie agent send.
6. If a group gets stuck, use genie reset <ref> to retry.

Worker Contract

Each worker executes independently:

1. Read WISH.md from wish_path.
2. Self-refine task prompt via /refine (text mode).
3. Checkout branch: git checkout -b <branch>.
4. Implement execution groups from WISH.md.
5. Run local /review per group against acceptance criteria.
6. CI check: run CI. If fail → fix and retry (max 3 retries). Poll CI status — do not sleep.
   • After 3 failures: mark BLOCKED.
7. Only after CI green: gh pr create --base dev.
8. Report to lead via genie agent send:
   • Success: DONE: PR at <url>. CI: green. Groups: N/N.
   • Failure: BLOCKED: <reason>. Groups: N/N.

Phase 2: Review + PR

Trigger: all execute workers have reported DONE or BLOCKED.

1. Leader creates PR to dev after all groups done for each wish.
2. Read bot comments critically — do not blindly accept automated suggestions.
3. Dispatch /review against wish acceptance criteria per PR.
4. On FIX-FIRST: dispatch /fix for valid issues (max 2 loops per PR).
5. On architectural issue: escalate immediately (no fix attempt), record in report.
6. CI must be green before proceeding. Poll CI status, do not sleep.
7. On SHIP: mark review-complete.

Phase 3: Merge + QA

Trigger: all PRs reviewed and marked SHIP.

1. Merge PRs to dev in merge_order.
2. Spawn qa on dev branch: genie agent spawn qa.
3. QA loop: test against wish acceptance criteria → failures get /report → /trace → /fix → retest.
4. Each fix creates a new PR to dev, goes through review, merge, retest.
5. Continue until all wish criteria are proven or blocked.

Phase 4: Report

Log report to parent task (v4):

genie task comment #<dream-seq> "Dream report: X wishes shipped, Y blocked. See DREAM-REPORT.md"
genie task done #<dream-seq> --comment "Dream run complete"

Write to .genie/DREAM-REPORT.md in the shared worktree:

# Dream Report — <date>

## Per-Wish Status

| merge_order | slug | PR link | CI | Review | Merged | QA |
|-------------|------|---------|----|--------|--------|----|
| 1 | slug-1 | #123 | green | SHIP | yes | verified |
| 2 | slug-2 | #124 | green | SHIP | yes | 2/3 criteria |

## Blocked Wishes
- `<slug>`: blocking reason.

## QA Findings
- `<slug>`: criteria X failed — traced to <root cause>, fix PR #125.

## Follow-ups
- Action items requiring human intervention.

After report is written:

genie team disband dream-<date>

Task Lifecycle Integration (v4)

When PG is available, the dream run is fully tracked in the task system:

Graceful degradation: If PG is unavailable or genie task commands fail, skip task tracking and fall back to current behavior. Task integration is optional — the dream flow must never break due to missing tasks. Log a warning and continue.

Rules

• Never early-stop: if a wish returns BLOCKED, record reason and continue with remaining wishes.
• Never skip Phase 2 — every DONE PR must be reviewed.
• Never skip Phase 3 — every merged PR must be QA-tested against wish criteria.
• Orchestrator never executes wish work directly — dispatch via genie work.
• Do not expand scope beyond what WISH.md defines.
• Always write DREAM-REPORT.md, even if all wishes BLOCKED.
• Poll CI status instead of sleeping — never use sleep in CI retry loops.
• Use genie task done, genie task status, and genie reset for state tracking.