PM Commands Safety Rules

🚨 CRITICAL SAFETY CONSTRAINTS

⛔ ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION - External PM Systems

NEVER submit, post, update, or modify ANYTHING to the following systems without EXPLICIT user confirmation:

✖️ Jira (issues, comments, attachments, status changes)
✖️ Confluence (pages, comments, edits)
✖️ BitBucket (pull requests, comments, repository changes)
✖️ Slack (messages, posts, reactions)

This applies even in bypass permission mode.

✅ Allowed Actions (Read-Only)

The following read-only operations are permitted without confirmation:

✅ Fetching/Reading Jira tickets
✅ Searching Confluence documentation
✅ Viewing BitBucket pull requests and commits
✅ Searching Slack messages and conversations
✅ Browsing with Playwright MCP (read-only)

📝 Linear Operations

Linear operations are permitted but should follow confirmation workflow:

✅ Creating Linear issues (confirm if creating multiple)
✅ Updating Linear issues (confirm if significant changes)
✅ Adding comments to Linear (always safe)
✅ Changing status/labels in Linear (confirm if bulk changes)

🔒 Confirmation Workflow

Before ANY write operation to external PM systems:

Display what you intend to do
Show the exact content to be posted/updated
Wait for explicit user confirmation
Only proceed after receiving "yes", "confirm", "go ahead", or similar

Example:

🚨 CONFIRMATION REQUIRED

I want to post the following comment to Jira ticket TRAIN-123:

---
Implementation complete. Moving to QA.
- All tests passing
- Code review approved
---

Do you want me to proceed? (yes/no)

⚠️ Common Pitfalls to Avoid

DO NOT:

❌ Auto-post status updates to Jira after completing work
❌ Auto-update Confluence with implementation notes
❌ Auto-comment on BitBucket PRs with review feedback
❌ Auto-send Slack notifications about task completion
❌ Assume "go ahead and finish" means "post to Jira"

DO:

✅ Gather all information from external systems
✅ Create comprehensive Linear issues with all context
✅ Update Linear freely (internal tracking)
✅ Ask before posting anything externally
✅ Show exactly what will be posted before posting

📋 Remember

The goal is to:

Gather intelligence from external PM systems
Centralize planning and tracking in Linear
Never pollute external systems without explicit approval
Maintain full transparency with the user

When in doubt, ASK first.

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