Story: compass goto –kind flag
Table of Contents
This page documents a story in Sprint 18. It captures the goal, current status, acceptance criteria, and the tasks that compose it.
Goal
Enable compass goto to create hotfix/<slug> branches (standard
Gitflow convention) in addition to the default feature/<slug>, via a
--kind flag. Removes the previous feature/hotfix- workaround.
Status
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| State | DONE |
| Parent sprint | Sprint 18 |
| Now | Nothing. |
| Waiting on | Nothing. |
| Next | Nothing. |
| Last touched | 2026-05-28 |
Acceptance
compass goto --kind hotfix --slug <thing> ...createshotfix/<thing>.compass gotowithout--kindstill createsfeature/<slug>(no regression).--kind invalidis rejected with a choices error.- Hotfix runbook, branching recipe, compass memory, and
sprint_themes.orgall referencehotfix/<thing>and--kind hotfix.
Tasks
| Task | State | Start | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implement compass goto –kind flag | DONE | 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-28 | Add –kind to cmd_goto and update all docs. |
Decisions
hotfix/prefix chosen overfeature/hotfix-to follow standard Gitflow conventions; a hotfix is not a feature.--kindchosen over--prefix(mechanical) or--branch-type(verbose) as it is short and semantic.
Out of scope
- Additional kinds (e.g.
release/,bugfix/) — can be added to thechoiceslist later.