Introduces a typed CleanupStatus with constants:
- CleanupClean, CleanupUncommitted, CleanupStash, CleanupUnpushed, CleanupUnknown
Adds helper methods:
- IsSafe(): true for clean status
- RequiresRecovery(): true for uncommitted/stash/unpushed
- CanForceRemove(): true if force flag can bypass
Updated files to use the new type:
- internal/polecat/types.go: Type definition and methods
- internal/polecat/manager.go: Validation logic
- internal/witness/handlers.go: Nuke safety checks
- internal/cmd/done.go: Status reporting
- internal/cmd/polecat.go: Recovery status checks
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The transient polecat model says: "Polecats exist only while working."
This removes the deprecated StateIdle and updates the codebase:
- Remove StateIdle from polecat/types.go (keep StateActive for legacy data)
- Update manager.go: Get() returns StateDone (not StateIdle) when no work
- Update manager.go: Add/Recreate return StateWorking (not StateIdle)
- Remove zombie scan logic from deacon.go (no idle polecats to scan for)
- Update tests to reflect new behavior
The correct lifecycle is now:
- Spawn: polecat created with work (StateWorking)
- Work: sessions cycle, sandbox persists
- Done: polecat signals completion (StateDone)
- Nuke: Witness destroys sandbox
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- .beads-ephemeral/ -> .beads-wisp/
- Rename doctor checks: EphemeralCheck -> WispCheck
- Update all docs to use 'transient' for polecats, 'wisp' for molecules
- Preserve 'ephemeral' only as descriptive adjective for wisps
- Steam engine metaphor: wisps are steam vapors that dissipate
Part of Christmas launch wisp terminology unification.
This implements the ephemeral polecat model where polecats are spawned
fresh for each task and deleted upon completion.
Key changes:
**Spawn (internal/cmd/spawn.go):**
- Always create fresh worktree from main branch
- Run bd init in new worktree to initialize beads
- Remove --create flag (now implicit)
- Replace stale polecats with fresh worktrees
**Handoff (internal/cmd/handoff.go):**
- Add rig/polecat detection from environment and tmux session
- Send shutdown requests to correct witness (rig/witness)
- Include polecat name in lifecycle request body
**Witness (internal/witness/manager.go):**
- Add mail checking in monitoring loop
- Process LIFECYCLE shutdown requests
- Implement full cleanup sequence:
- Kill tmux session
- Remove git worktree
- Delete polecat branch
**Polecat state machine (internal/polecat/types.go):**
- Primary states: working, done, stuck
- Deprecate idle/active (kept for backward compatibility)
- New polecats start in working state
- ClearIssue transitions to done (not idle)
**Polecat commands (internal/cmd/polecat.go):**
- Update list to show "Active Polecats"
- Normalize legacy states for display
- Add deprecation warnings to wake/sleep commands
Closes gt-7ik
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