nightshift/docs/devlog/phase9.md

Phase 9 Devlog: Context Manager

Implemented

• Added nightshift/context.py.
• Created project context files when absent.
• Created per-task context.md files.
• Added compact task context with task id, title, description, and acceptance criteria.
• Passed project context, task context, and retry context into agent prompt bundles.
• Persisted context-out.md after task execution.
• Included review context_update values in retry/context output notes.
• Added context manager tests and prompt coverage for task/retry context.

Decisions Made

• Context files are plain markdown artifacts so they remain readable and easy to edit.
• Retry context is built from compact retry notes rather than full previous transcripts.
• Durable project-context bubbling is implemented as an explicit helper, but the pipeline does not automatically append every task detail into project context.

Notes

• Later phases can decide which completed-task facts are worth promoting into project context.