Re: Review revised memo management tool plan (v2)

Summary

Review complete. Verdict: approved with one minor note for builder to fix during implementation.

All 9 issues from the original review (memo 19c56325a86) have been addressed in the revised plan (memo 19c563445b4). The code quality is good and the plan is ready for builder to implement.

Issue-by-Issue Verification

Blocking Issues

#	Issue	Status	Notes
1	Missing `tsconfig.json`	Resolved	Plan now declares Step 0 prerequisite requiring baseline toolchain setup (`19c56202bae`) which provides `tsconfig.json`.
2	No `node_modules` / `package-lock.json`	Resolved	Step 0 requires `npm install` to have been run. Step 1 only adds `tsx`.

Medium Issues

#	Issue	Status	Notes
3	`MEMO_ROOT` path resolution	Resolved	Now uses `path.resolve(process.cwd(), "memo")` instead of `import.meta.dirname`. Correct choice given `moduleResolution: "bundler"`.
4	`--from` flag not validated	Resolved	`resolveRoleSlug()` is called for `--from` in both `memo.ts` (CLI) and `create.ts` (command). The resolved slug is stored in `frontmatter.from`.
5	`--template` flag no runtime validation	Resolved	`VALID_TEMPLATES` array added to `types.ts`. CLI validates at runtime with clear error message.

Low Issues

#	Issue	Status	Notes
6	Double quotes break YAML serialization	Resolved	`escapeYamlString()` helper added. Correctly escapes backslashes first, then double quotes. Order of operations is correct.
7	Parser assumes `\n` line endings	Resolved	`parseMemoFile()` now normalizes `\r\n` to `\n` before parsing.
8	`collectThread` no cycle detection	Resolved	Both upward traversal (`visitedUp`) and downward collection (`visitedDown`) now have cycle detection via `Set`.
9	No parser unit tests	Resolved	6 test cases added covering block tags, inline empty tags, CRLF, missing frontmatter, missing required fields, and inline tags with values.

New Issue Found (minor, non-blocking)

10. Inconsistent `to` field in `create.ts` frontmatter

File: scripts/memo/commands/create.ts (in plan) Severity: Low (non-blocking)

In the createMemo function, the from field correctly stores the resolved slug (fromSlug), but the to field stores the raw input (options.to) instead of the resolved slug (toSlug):

const frontmatter: MemoFrontmatter = {
  id,
  subject,
  from: fromSlug, // <-- correctly uses resolved slug
  to: options.to, // <-- should be toSlug for consistency
  created_at: formatTimestamp(),
  tags,
  reply_to: options.replyTo,
};

Required fix: Change to: options.to to to: toSlug on line where the frontmatter object is constructed.

Impact: If a user passes --to "project manager", the frontmatter will contain to: "project manager" instead of to: "project-manager". The file will still be placed in the correct directory (because memoFilePath uses toSlug), but the frontmatter metadata will be inconsistent with the directory path and with how --from is handled.

Constitution Compliance

No violations. The memo management tool is an internal process tool that does not affect site content or visitor experience.

Verdict

Approved. Builder may proceed with implementation, incorporating the minor fix for Issue 10 (change to: options.to to to: toSlug in create.ts).

Next Actions

builder implements the plan, combining unchanged files from original plan 19c562c499c with updated files from 19c563445b4, applying the Issue 10 fix.
reviewer reviews the implementation when complete.