vibed/nbd/.beans/nbd-yh0v--add-triage-status-new-default-for-tickets-lacking.md

title	status	type	priority	created_at	updated_at
Add triage status: new default for tickets lacking implementation detail	todo	feature	normal	2026-03-10T23:30:31Z	2026-03-10T23:30:31Z

Problem

New tickets are created with status=todo, implying they are ready to work on. But many tickets need further research or implementation details before work can begin. The TODO describes a triage status for exactly this case — tickets that need an LLM or human to fill in details before they become todo.

Status semantics

• triage — the ticket exists but lacks sufficient detail to begin implementation. An LLM or human should flesh out the body and move it to todo when ready.
• triage is excluded from nbd ready and nbd next (not actionable yet).
• triage is excluded from nbd list by default (like backlog).
• triage is the new default status for nbd create (replaces todo).

Changes

src/ticket.rs

Add Triage variant to Status:

/// The ticket needs more detail before it can be worked on.
///
/// A triage ticket should have its body updated with implementation
/// details and then moved to `todo`.
Triage,

Change the #[default] attribute from Todo to Triage.

src/main.rs

• parse_status: add "triage" => Ok(Status::Triage) and update the error message.
• Commands::Create: change the default value for --status from "todo" to "triage".
  • Note: If .nbd/config.toml support (separate ticket) is implemented first, the default should be settable via config; fall back to "triage" if config is absent.
• cmd_ready and cmd_next: add Status::Triage to the exclusion list.
• cmd_list: add Status::Triage to the default exclusion list.

src/filter.rs

• status_str: add Status::Triage => "triage".

src/display.rs

• status_str: add Status::Triage => "triage".
• Column widths: STATUS column is currently 13 chars ("in_progress" + 2). `"triage"" is 6 chars — no width change needed.

src/graph.rs

• status_str: add Status::Triage => "triage".

src/claude_md_snippet.md

Update the embedded snippet to document the triage workflow:

• triage tickets need implementation details added to their body before they can be worked on.
• When creating a ticket that is ready to work on immediately, pass --status todo explicitly.
• Default: nbd create --title "..." creates a triage ticket.

CLAUDE.md (project-level)

Update the workflow section to reflect the new default and document when to use --status todo vs. leaving the default.

src/tests.rs

Add unit tests:

• Status::Triage serialises to "triage"
• Round-trip deserialisation
• Default Ticket::new has status == Status::Triage

tests/integration.rs

• nbd create with no --status flag creates a triage ticket.
• nbd create --status todo creates a todo ticket.
• nbd ready does not include triage tickets.
• nbd next does not include triage tickets.
• nbd list does not include triage tickets by default.
• nbd list --filter status=triage shows only triage tickets.
• nbd list --all includes triage tickets.