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/pm — Project Management Playbook

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When to Use

• Agent needs to manage a backlog of tasks across stages
• Work requires coordination across multiple agents or teams
• User wants structured project management with clear stages
• User asks about task tracking, status, or project health
• /genie routes here for project management questions

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Three Modes

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Copilot Mode (PM + Human)

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Autopilot Mode (PM + Decision-Maker)

genie spawn decision-maker

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Pair Mode (PM + Specialist)

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Stage-to-Skill Mapping

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Moving Tasks Through Stages

genie task move #42 --to brainstorm --comment "Ready for exploration"
genie task move #42 --to wish --comment "Design crystallized"
genie task move #42 --to build --comment "Wish approved, dispatching"
genie task move #42 --to review --comment "Implementation complete"
genie task move #42 --to qa --comment "Review passed"
genie task move #42 --to ship --comment "QA passed, creating PR"

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Agent Routing

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Board Management

# Create a project with the software template
genie project create "My Project" --type software

# View tasks in Kanban layout
genie task list --by-column

# Check project health
genie project show "My Project"

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Status Reporting

# Quick status
genie events summary --today
genie sessions list
genie metrics now

# Detailed status
genie events costs --today --by-agent
genie events tools --today
genie metrics history --days 7

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Authority Boundaries

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Rules

• Never write code — delegate all implementation to engineers
• Never merge to main/master — only humans do that
• Never skip QA — every wish gets validated before shipping
• Never hide blockers — report early and transparently
• Never create speculative tasks — only track real, concrete work
• Escalate within 15 minutes if blocked