Drop points enforcement from board items — lean kanban alignment #202

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opened 2026-03-24 17:15:03 +00:00 by forgejo_admin · 0 comments

forgejo_admin commented

2026-03-24 17:15:03 +00:00

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Type

Bug

Lineage

Standalone — board-pal-e-agency kanban philosophy

Repo

~/claude-custom (hooks hardlinked to ~/.claude/hooks/)

What Broke

check-board-item.sh requires Fibonacci points (1, 2, 3, 5, 8) on every board item. This is Scrum estimation theater — it doesn't align with Lean Kanban. Lead time (next_up → done timestamps) is the real metric. Points add ceremony without value.

Repro Steps

Try to create a board item without points
Hook denies: "points is required and must be Fibonacci"

Expected Behavior

Points should be optional metadata, not enforced. The hook should allow items with or without points. Lead time tracking via timestamps replaces velocity tracking via points.

Environment

~/.claude/hooks/check-board-item.sh — enforces points as required + Fibonacci
~/.claude/schemas/agent-spawn-requirements.json — already being updated on branch 200-agent-spawn-drop-plan-gate

Acceptance Criteria

Board items can be created without points
Board items can still have points if desired (optional metadata)
Hook no longer rejects items missing points
Hook no longer validates Fibonacci constraint

project-pal-e-agency — kanban philosophy alignment
Lean Kanban essay — "story points create an illusion of predictability"

### Type Bug ### Lineage Standalone — board-pal-e-agency kanban philosophy ### Repo `~/claude-custom` (hooks hardlinked to `~/.claude/hooks/`) ### What Broke `check-board-item.sh` requires Fibonacci points (1, 2, 3, 5, 8) on every board item. This is Scrum estimation theater — it doesn't align with Lean Kanban. Lead time (next_up → done timestamps) is the real metric. Points add ceremony without value. ### Repro Steps 1. Try to create a board item without points 2. Hook denies: "points is required and must be Fibonacci" ### Expected Behavior Points should be optional metadata, not enforced. The hook should allow items with or without points. Lead time tracking via timestamps replaces velocity tracking via points. ### Environment - `~/.claude/hooks/check-board-item.sh` — enforces points as required + Fibonacci - `~/.claude/schemas/agent-spawn-requirements.json` — already being updated on branch `200-agent-spawn-drop-plan-gate` ### Acceptance Criteria - [ ] Board items can be created without points - [ ] Board items can still have points if desired (optional metadata) - [ ] Hook no longer rejects items missing points - [ ] Hook no longer validates Fibonacci constraint ### Related - `project-pal-e-agency` — kanban philosophy alignment - Lean Kanban essay — "story points create an illusion of predictability"