Brindley — progress
As of 12 Oct 2026 · this period: since v2.5.0 (9 Oct 2026) — nothing has changed since v2.6.0
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Complete
80%
24 of 30 work items
Delivered this period
1
23 → 24 complete
Scope change this period
+1
1 added · 0 taken out
In progress
0
6 not started · 1 parked
Work complete against scope
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Data as a table
| When | Change | Complete | In progress | Not started | Scope | Parked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | docs: track unbuilt tools as Brindley initiatives; add CLAUDE.md | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): plan GitHub #3–#5 as themed initiatives | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): settle the open design questions | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): reframe #11 as batch_update and settle its question | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): fill empty sections with placeholders | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): draft acceptance criteria, add dependencies, plan #12 and #13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): add #14, README front-matter controls the dependency graph | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): plan GitHub #6 and #7 under a questions theme | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): add #17, record why an initiative was abandoned | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): mark #1–#11 designed and bring stale text up to date | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): narrow #15 to visibility; add #18 for worktree-aware tools | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): record how #18's use_worktree switches back | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): settle #13's questions, draft its criteria, mark it designed | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): add #19 scoring dimensions and #20 sorted README views | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): design #19 scoring dimensions, narrow #20, add #21 scores | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: scoring dimensions on initiatives, filterable and sortable in list | 1 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: ! exclusions in docs globs | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: release history on the docs site and in GitHub Release notes | 3 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): add #24, opt-in status folders that Brindley keeps in step | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: draw ## Related links in the graph only when a collection opts in | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat!: graph settings in the collection README; edges point at what work needs | 4 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | fix: cycle errors advise where a back-reference belongs | 5 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | fix: set_dependencies says where a paragraph link is instead of "not linked" | 6 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | fix: duplicate-number recognises companion notes and says where they belong | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | fix: path errors and findings say where they looked, and which worktree has the file | 8 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: update records a status where front-matter has none | 9 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: status-inferable finding for a status stated only in the text | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: consistent zero-padded numbering per collection, and a repad tool | 11 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: renumber tool for post-merge number collisions | 12 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: rename_collection moves a collection and rewrites its links and references | 13 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: fix mode repairs findings that have one obvious fix | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): design #17, #18, #20 and #24 and mark them designed | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: say why work was abandoned, superseded or deferred | 15 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: batch_update applies update-style changes to many initiatives | 16 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: configurable columns in the generated README tables | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: use_worktree switches the server to the worktree an agent builds in | 18 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: opt-in status folders that Brindley keeps in step | 19 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): abandon #15, file done work in done/, pad numbers to two digits | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | docs: plan #25–#28 and settle or link the specs' open questions | 19 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: show where in-progress work is being built, and don't start it twice | 20 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | feat: a Themes section in the collection README | 21 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 1 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): design the progress dashboard and record its spike | 22 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 1 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | feat: one-page progress report from git history | 23 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 1 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | docs(initiatives): design splitting compound open questions | 23 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | feat: split_question, and a warning for questions that pose several decisions | 24 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
Delivered this period · 1
Added this period · 1
Taken out this period · 0
Nothing taken out of scope.
Workstreams
Same scale and key as above. A work item in two workstreams appears in both.
Adoption 7 of 8 complete
Text 5 of 5 complete
All delivered.
Status recording 3 of 3 complete
All delivered.
Dependency links 2 of 2 complete
All delivered.
Questions 1 of 2 complete
Not in a workstream 14 of 19 complete
Needs attention · 7
- Resolve settled questions in bulk — 1 open question to settle before it can start
- Computed scores such as WSJF — 2 open questions to settle before it can start
- Record the merge commit or PR when work is done — 1 open question to settle before it can start
- Inline the collection's agent file in the implement brief — 1 open question to settle before it can start
- Write and keep the agent rules in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md — 1 open question to settle before it can start
- Tag cloud in the collection README — 3 open questions to settle before it can start
- migrate tool for numbered + completed/ collections — parked