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Story 012 – RW Step 17: Housekeeping

Status: COMPLETE ✅
Priority: MEDIUM
Last updated: 2026-01-05 (v0.2.12.1+1 – All tasks complete: Step 17 added to RW)
Estimated Effort: Small
Started: 2026-01-05
Completed: 2026-01-05
Version: v0.2.12.1+1
Code: E2S12

Task Checklist​

  • E2:S12:T01 – Add Step 17: Housekeeping to Release Workflow - ✅ COMPLETE (v0.2.12.1+1 – Step 17 added: workflow YAML, documentation, and cursor rules updated)

Format: E2:S12:Txx (Epic 2, Story 12, Task with 2-digit zero padding)
Forensic Marker Format: ✅ COMPLETE (vRC.E.S.T+B) (e.g., ✅ COMPLETE (v0.2.12.1+1))

Overview​

Add Step 17: Housekeeping to the Release Workflow. This step runs at the end of RW to clean up IDE state and temporary artifacts, currently focusing on clearing the IDE todo list.

Goals​

  • Add Step 17: Housekeeping to Release Workflow YAML
  • Update RW documentation with Step 17 execution guide
  • Update cursor rules to reference Step 17
  • Ensure housekeeping step clears IDE todo list at end of workflow

Tasks​

E2:S12:T01 – Add Step 17: Housekeeping to Release Workflow​

Input: User request to add housekeeping step to RW
Deliverable: Step 17 added to RW workflow and documentation
Dependencies: None
Blocker: None
Parallel Development Candidacy: Safe (documentation and workflow update)

Approach:

  1. Add step-17: Housekeeping to release-workflow.yaml
  2. Configure handler: ide.housekeeping
  3. Set dependencies: step-16
  4. Configure: clear_ide_todos: true, cleanup_temp_files: false (future)
  5. Update RW agent execution guide with Step 17 documentation
  6. Update cursor rules to reference Step 17 as Step 13 (12-step core + housekeeping)
  7. Update workflow version: 2.2.0 → 2.3.0
  8. Update documentation version: 1.8.0 → 1.9.0

Status: ✅ COMPLETE (v0.2.12.1+0 – Step 17 added: workflow YAML, documentation, and cursor rules updated)

Deliverables:

  • ✅ packages/frameworks/workflow mgt/workflows/release-workflow.yaml - Step 17 added
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/workflow mgt/KB/Documentation/Developer_Docs/vwmp/release-workflow-agent-execution.md - Step 17 documented
  • ✅ .cursorrules - Step 13: Housekeeping added

Acceptance Criteria​

  • Step 17 added to Release Workflow YAML
  • Step 17 documented in RW agent execution guide
  • Step 17 referenced in cursor rules
  • Workflow version updated to 2.3.0
  • Documentation version updated to 1.9.0
  • Housekeeping step clears IDE todo list

Dependencies​

Blocks:

  • Clean IDE state after RW completion

Blocked By:

  • None

References​

  • Related: E2:S01:T08 - Add Step 9 - IDE problem checking to Release Workflow (similar pattern)
  • Workflow: packages/frameworks/workflow mgt/workflows/release-workflow.yaml
  • Documentation: packages/frameworks/workflow mgt/KB/Documentation/Developer_Docs/vwmp/release-workflow-agent-execution.md