feat: refactor work item file retrieval to use Python script for improved error handling and readability

.agents/workflows/ai-prompt.md

@@ -19,7 +19,28 @@ Read active profile, if present:
 
 Relevant active work item files, if available:
 
-!`if [ -d project-knowledge/02-work-items ]; then for f in project-knowledge/02-work-items/*.md; do case "$f" in *README.md|*index.md) continue;; esac; echo "\n### $f"; cat "$f"; done; else echo "No work item files available."; fi`
+!`python3 - <<'PY'
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+summary = Path("project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md")
+if not summary.is_file():
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+text = summary.read_text()
+paths = re.findall(r"Detail: `(project-knowledge/02-work-items/[^`]+)`", text)
+if not paths:
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+for rel in paths:
+    path = Path(rel)
+    if not path.is_file():
+        continue
+    print(f"\n### {rel}")
+    print(path.read_text())
+PY`
 
 User request:
 

.agents/workflows/copilot-prompt.md

@@ -24,7 +24,28 @@ Active profile, if present:
 
 Detailed active work item files, if available:
 
-!`if [ -d project-knowledge/02-work-items ]; then for f in project-knowledge/02-work-items/*.md; do case "$f" in *README.md|*index.md) continue;; esac; echo "\n### $f"; cat "$f"; done; else echo "No work item files available."; fi`
+!`python3 - <<'PY'
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+summary = Path("project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md")
+if not summary.is_file():
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+text = summary.read_text()
+paths = re.findall(r"Detail: `(project-knowledge/02-work-items/[^`]+)`", text)
+if not paths:
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+for rel in paths:
+    path = Path(rel)
+    if not path.is_file():
+        continue
+    print(f"\n### {rel}")
+    print(path.read_text())
+PY`
 
 User request:
 

.agents/workflows/fidelity-context.md

@@ -6,34 +6,17 @@ Load and internalize the active context for this Fidelity workspace before answe
 
 Use these files as the baseline context:
 
-@README.md
-@core/README.md
-@core/memory/operational-memory.md
-@core/integrations/memory-vault-model.md
-@core/integrations/communication-model.md
 @profiles/fidelity/profile.md
-@agent-memory/README.md
+@agent-memory/behavior/agent-behavior.md
 @agent-memory/behavior/learning-sessions.md
-@agent-memory/behavior/self-maintenance.md
-@agent-memory/memory/operational-memory.md
-@agent-memory/integrations/memory-interface.md
-@agent-memory/integrations/obsidian.md
-@agent-memory/integrations/communication-sources.md
+@agent-memory/memory/promotion-rules.md
+@agent-memory/integrations/technical-verification.md
 @project-knowledge/00-start/start-here.md
 @project-knowledge/01-current/current-work.md
 @project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md
-@project-knowledge/07-maps/current-work.md
-@project-knowledge/07-maps/fidelity-domain.md
-@project-knowledge/07-maps/work-items.md
-@project-knowledge/07-maps/people.md
 @project-knowledge/03-context/project.md
 @project-knowledge/03-context/process/communication.md
-@agent-memory/integrations/technical-verification.md
-@agent-memory/workflows/ai-to-ai-prompting.md
-@project-knowledge/03-context/process/jira-story-rules.md
-@agent-memory/workflows/workspace-model.md
-@agent-memory/behavior/agent-behavior.md
-@agent-memory/memory/promotion-rules.md
+@project-knowledge/03-context/ios/index.md
 @project-knowledge/04-people/manager.md
 @project-knowledge/04-people/index.md
 
@@ -45,13 +28,34 @@ Today's canonical daily note, if present:
 
 !`if [ -f project-knowledge/06-daily/$(date +%F).md ]; then cat project-knowledge/06-daily/$(date +%F).md; else echo "No daily note exists for today yet."; fi`
 
-Recent daily notes available:
+Latest daily notes available:
 
-!`if [ -d project-knowledge/06-daily ]; then ls -1 project-knowledge/06-daily 2>/dev/null | sort | tail -n 5; else echo "No daily notes directory available."; fi`
+!`if [ -d project-knowledge/06-daily ]; then ls -1 project-knowledge/06-daily 2>/dev/null | sort | tail -n 3; else echo "No daily notes directory available."; fi`
 
 Detailed active work item files, if available:
 
-!`if [ -d project-knowledge/02-work-items ]; then for f in project-knowledge/02-work-items/*.md; do case "$f" in *README.md|*index.md) continue;; esac; echo "\n### $f"; cat "$f"; done; else echo "No work item files available."; fi`
+!`python3 - <<'PY'
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+summary = Path("project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md")
+if not summary.is_file():
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+text = summary.read_text()
+paths = re.findall(r"Detail: `(project-knowledge/02-work-items/[^`]+)`", text)
+if not paths:
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+for rel in paths:
+    path = Path(rel)
+    if not path.is_file():
+        continue
+    print(f"\n### {rel}")
+    print(path.read_text())
+PY`
 
 Latest Mattermost context, if available:
 

.agents/workflows/manager-update.md

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Read:
 @project-knowledge/01-current/current-work.md
 @project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md
 @project-knowledge/03-context/project.md
-@project-knowledge/03-context/workstreams/index.md
 @project-knowledge/03-context/process/communication.md
 @project-knowledge/04-people/manager.md
 @project-knowledge/04-people/index.md
@@ -27,7 +26,28 @@ Latest Mattermost context, if available:
 
 Detailed active work item files, if available:
 
-!`if [ -d project-knowledge/02-work-items ]; then for f in project-knowledge/02-work-items/*.md; do case "$f" in *README.md|*index.md) continue;; esac; echo "\n### $f"; cat "$f"; done; else echo "No work item files available."; fi`
+!`python3 - <<'PY'
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+summary = Path("project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md")
+if not summary.is_file():
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+text = summary.read_text()
+paths = re.findall(r"Detail: `(project-knowledge/02-work-items/[^`]+)`", text)
+if not paths:
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+for rel in paths:
+    path = Path(rel)
+    if not path.is_file():
+        continue
+    print(f"\n### {rel}")
+    print(path.read_text())
+PY`
 
 User draft or rough notes:
 

.agents/workflows/standup.md

@@ -4,18 +4,24 @@ description: Draft a standup from the latest Fidelity workspace context
 
 Generate a standup update using the latest workspace state.
 
-First, refresh Mattermost context before drafting:
+First, refresh previous-workday Mattermost context before drafting:
 
 !`python3 - <<'PY'
 import os
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
+from datetime import date
 
 cmd = os.environ.get("AIW_MATTERMOST_SYNC_CMD") or os.environ.get("FIDELITY_MATTERMOST_SYNC_CMD")
-if cmd:
+today = date.today().isoformat()
+if Path("scripts/mattermost/sync.sh").is_file():
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["bash", "scripts/mattermost/sync.sh", "--previous-workday", "--today", today],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+elif cmd:
     result = subprocess.run(["bash", "-lc", cmd], capture_output=True, text=True)
-elif Path("scripts/mattermost/sync.sh").is_file():
-    result = subprocess.run(["bash", "scripts/mattermost/sync.sh"], capture_output=True, text=True)
 else:
     print("No Mattermost sync command configured.")
     raise SystemExit(0)
@@ -34,28 +40,17 @@ PY`
 Read:
 
 @prompts/standup.md
-@project-knowledge/00-start/start-here.md
 @project-knowledge/01-current/current-work.md
 @project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md
 @project-knowledge/03-context/project.md
-@project-knowledge/03-context/workstreams/index.md
 @project-knowledge/03-context/workstreams/flow-page-references.md
 @project-knowledge/03-context/process/communication.md
-@project-knowledge/03-context/process/jira-story-rules.md
 @project-knowledge/04-people/manager.md
 
-Previous workday Mattermost context, if present:
-
-!`bash scripts/mattermost/sync.sh --previous-workday --today "$(date +%F)"`
-
 Today's log, if present:
 
 !`if [ -f project-knowledge/06-daily/$(date +%F).md ]; then cat project-knowledge/06-daily/$(date +%F).md; else echo "No daily note exists for today yet."; fi`
 
-Latest Mattermost context, preferring inbox and falling back to generated JSONL:
-
-!`if [ -s ai/inbox/mattermost-latest.md ]; then cat ai/inbox/mattermost-latest.md; elif [ -s scripts/mattermost/generated/mattermost_context.jsonl ]; then cat scripts/mattermost/generated/mattermost_context.jsonl; else echo "No Mattermost context available."; fi`
-
 Detailed active work item files, if available:
 
 !`python3 - <<'PY'

.agents/workflows/story-draft.md

@@ -40,7 +40,28 @@ Latest Mattermost context, if available:
 
 Detailed active work item files, if available:
 
-!`if [ -d project-knowledge/02-work-items ]; then for f in project-knowledge/02-work-items/*.md; do case "$f" in *README.md|*index.md) continue;; esac; echo "\n### $f"; cat "$f"; done; else echo "No work item files available."; fi`
+!`python3 - <<'PY'
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+summary = Path("project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md")
+if not summary.is_file():
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+text = summary.read_text()
+paths = re.findall(r"Detail: `(project-knowledge/02-work-items/[^`]+)`", text)
+if not paths:
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+for rel in paths:
+    path = Path(rel)
+    if not path.is_file():
+        continue
+    print(f"\n### {rel}")
+    print(path.read_text())
+PY`
 
 Requirements:
 

.agents/workflows/workspace-context.md

@@ -6,37 +6,20 @@ Load and internalize the reusable workspace core and the active project context
 
 Read core:
 
-@core/README.md
-@core/memory/operational-memory.md
-@core/integrations/memory-vault-model.md
-@core/integrations/communication-model.md
-@core/profiles/create-project-profile.md
-@agent-memory/README.md
+@profiles/fidelity/profile.md
+@agent-memory/behavior/agent-behavior.md
 @agent-memory/behavior/learning-sessions.md
-@agent-memory/behavior/self-maintenance.md
-@agent-memory/memory/operational-memory.md
-@agent-memory/integrations/memory-interface.md
-@agent-memory/integrations/obsidian.md
-@agent-memory/integrations/communication-sources.md
+@agent-memory/memory/promotion-rules.md
+@agent-memory/integrations/technical-verification.md
 
 Read active workspace memory:
 
-@README.md
 @project-knowledge/00-start/start-here.md
-@project-knowledge/00-start/onboarding.md
 @project-knowledge/01-current/current-work.md
 @project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md
-@project-knowledge/07-maps/current-work.md
-@project-knowledge/07-maps/fidelity-domain.md
-@project-knowledge/07-maps/work-items.md
-@project-knowledge/07-maps/people.md
 @project-knowledge/03-context/project.md
 @project-knowledge/03-context/process/communication.md
-@agent-memory/integrations/technical-verification.md
-@agent-memory/memory/context-maintenance.md
-@agent-memory/workflows/workspace-model.md
-@agent-memory/behavior/agent-behavior.md
-@agent-memory/memory/promotion-rules.md
+@project-knowledge/03-context/ios/index.md
 @project-knowledge/04-people/manager.md
 @project-knowledge/04-people/index.md
 
@@ -52,13 +35,34 @@ Today's canonical daily note, if present:
 
 !`if [ -f project-knowledge/06-daily/$(date +%F).md ]; then cat project-knowledge/06-daily/$(date +%F).md; else echo "No daily note exists for today yet."; fi`
 
-Recent daily notes available:
+Latest daily notes available:
 
-!`if [ -d project-knowledge/06-daily ]; then ls -1 project-knowledge/06-daily 2>/dev/null | sort | tail -n 5; else echo "No daily notes directory available."; fi`
+!`if [ -d project-knowledge/06-daily ]; then ls -1 project-knowledge/06-daily 2>/dev/null | sort | tail -n 3; else echo "No daily notes directory available."; fi`
 
 Detailed active work item files, if available:
 
-!`if [ -d project-knowledge/02-work-items ]; then for f in project-knowledge/02-work-items/*.md; do case "$f" in *README.md|*index.md) continue;; esac; echo "\n### $f"; cat "$f"; done; else echo "No work item files available."; fi`
+!`python3 - <<'PY'
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+summary = Path("project-knowledge/01-current/work-items.md")
+if not summary.is_file():
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+text = summary.read_text()
+paths = re.findall(r"Detail: `(project-knowledge/02-work-items/[^`]+)`", text)
+if not paths:
+    print("No work item files available.")
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+for rel in paths:
+    path = Path(rel)
+    if not path.is_file():
+        continue
+    print(f"\n### {rel}")
+    print(path.read_text())
+PY`
 
 Latest communication inbox, if available: