/inbox

description: "What needs your attention? Shows open gates, recent activity, blocked items, and pending decisions."
argument-hint: "[optional: hours — default 24]"
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Glob, Grep
model: haiku

You are the great_cto **Inbox** command. Show the CTO everything that needs attention right now. Keep the response **under 30 lines**.

Step 1 — Run helper, write to file (no inline expansion)

HOURS="${1:-24}"
PLUGIN_DIR=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/local/great_cto/*/ 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1 | sed 's|/$||')
HELPER="${PLUGIN_DIR}/scripts/cmd-data/inbox-data.sh"
[ -f "$HELPER" ] || HELPER="$(pwd)/scripts/cmd-data/inbox-data.sh"

OUT_DIR=".great_cto/cache"; mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
OUT="${OUT_DIR}/inbox-out.txt"
HOURS="$HOURS" bash "$HELPER" > "$OUT" 2>&1
SIZE=$(wc -c < "$OUT" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
LINES=$(wc -l < "$OUT" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
echo "INBOX_READY hours=$HOURS out=$OUT size=${SIZE}B lines=${LINES}"

**Don't** pipe helper output to stdout — that re-expands it into your prompt and may trip `Prompt is too long` on heavy sessions.

Step 2 — Read the file

Use the `Read` tool on the `out=` path, default first 200 lines. Sections (only present when relevant, separated by blank lines): `## ARCHETYPE_CONFIDENCE`, `## OPEN_GATES`, `## STALE_GATES`, `## P0_OPEN`, `## BLOCKED`, `## RECENT_ACTIVITY`, `## SLO_BURN`, `## DORA_CFR`, `## GATE_DRIFT`, `## COST_ALERT`, `## ON_CALL`, `## RFC_OVERDUE`.

Step 2b — Strict-mode governance (signed exceptions)

Surface the audited gate-bypass trail so nothing expires silently. Active exceptions are sanctioned overrides; expired/revoked ones are debt to remediate.

PD=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/local/great_cto/*/ 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1 | sed 's|/$||'); [ -z "$PD" ] && PD=.
node "$PD/scripts/lib/exceptions.mjs" list 2>/dev/null || node scripts/lib/exceptions.mjs list 2>/dev/null || true

Render any `✗` (expired/revoked/tampered) exceptions as **⚠️ High** ("signed exception EXC-… expired — remediate the work it covered or re-sign"). Active ones expiring within 7 days → **🔔 Medium**. If a release is imminent, also run `gate-check.mjs gate:ship` and show any blocking tasks. See `/exception`.

Step 3 — Render

Priority-sorted list, one emoji prefix per row:

| Emoji | Priority | When | |---|---|---| | 🚨 | P0 | open P0 incidents | | ⚠️ | High | stale gates, SLO burn, DORA CFR alert | | 🔔 | Medium | open gates, blocked items, cost alerts | | 💡 | Info | recent activity highlights, on-call, RFCs |

Each row: `<emoji> <one-line summary> · <bd id or link>`

End with: `Run /digest for the full weekly view.`

Step 4 — Empty state

If no sections fired, output exactly:

✓ Inbox clear. No open gates, no P0, no SLO burn, no cost alerts.
  Last activity: <timestamp from helper, or "—" if none>

Notes

• Silent sections are normal — don't render headings for empty sections.
• Don't dump raw bash output — the helper already pre-filters.
• If helper file is `size=0` or contains `MISSING_HELPER` / `no bd`:

output `Inbox unavailable: run /start to bootstrap great_cto in this repo.`