---
status: resolved
parent: "[[038-implement-skill-map]]"
claimed-by: "019fbb66-80d0-7a01-8ac9-01255adfc7b2"
claimed-at: "2026-08-01T11:22:04-04:00"
blocked-by:
  - "[[039-implement-skill-old-workflow-research]]"
  - "[[041-implement-skill-wayfinder-contract-research]]"
  - "[[079-implement-skill-matt-wayfinder-research]]"
tags:
  - ticket/grill
---

# Implement skill ticket closeout grill

## Question

Exactly what should `implement` write into the Wayfinder task ticket, parent map, commit, and PR body when the implementation succeeds, partially succeeds, or fails?

## Resolution

The decision tree is fully walked at the level this workflow should specify.
Do not overprescribe closeout taxonomy.
The code is the implementation artifact.
The Wayfinder ticket closeout records durable coordination facts only.

Wayfinder `status` is the lifecycle authority.
Acceptance criteria checkboxes may be updated as useful closeout detail, with `[x]` for satisfied criteria and `[-]` for deliberately dropped criteria when practical, but checkbox state is not the source of truth.

Implementation Notes should stay concise and capture only what future agents or humans need: deviations, dropped or changed scope, verification, branch, commit, PR, or why the ticket remains unresolved.
The agent uses judgment for partial or ambiguous outcomes, but must keep the recorded lifecycle honest and must not imply completion when the work is not complete.

The parent map should receive only a concise decision or outcome summary as required by Wayfinder.
Detailed implementation records belong in the task ticket, commit, PR, and working code, not in the map.
