kb-skills/.planning/phases/05-archive-directory/05-01-SUMMARY.md

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phase	plan	subsystem	tags	requires	provides	affects	tech-stack	key-files	key-decisions	patterns-established	requirements-completed	duration	completed
05-archive-directory	01	config	pydantic-settings intermediate-path env-var configuration		KB_INTERMEDIATE_PATH configuration field in KBSettings Default intermediate directory path for all analysis tasks Pipeline and CLI default output directory	pipeline cli config	added patterns pydantic-settings env var override configurable default paths	created modified kb_pipeline/config.py kb_pipeline/pipeline.py kb-workflow/kb_workflow.py	Default intermediate path: ~/work/intermediate/analysis/ Use pydantic-settings naming convention (KB_INTERMEDIATE_PATH env var) Preserve output_dir parameter for testing/custom override	Configurable paths via pydantic-settings with env var override support	INT-01 INT-02 INT-03	2min	2026-03-16

Phase 5 Plan 1: Unified Intermediate Directory Summary

Unified intermediate directory configuration with KB_INTERMEDIATE_PATH support for customizable analysis output paths

Performance

• Duration: 2 min
• Started: 2026-03-16T15:12:20Z
• Completed: 2026-03-16T15:14:10Z
• Tasks: 3
• Files modified: 3

Accomplishments

• Added intermediate_path field to KBSettings with pydantic-settings env var support
• Updated Pipeline to use settings.intermediate_path as default output directory
• Updated CLI process_command to default to intermediate_path instead of cwd

Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. Task 1: Add KB_INTERMEDIATE_PATH config to KBSettings - c5b2c66 (feat)
2. Task 2: Update Pipeline to use configurable intermediate directory - 10f4dfa (feat)
3. Task 3: Update CLI to use configurable intermediate directory default - 7f9caa3 (feat)

Files Created/Modified

• kb_pipeline/config.py - Added intermediate_path field with default ~/work/intermediate/analysis/
• kb_pipeline/pipeline.py - Changed default output_dir from cwd to settings.intermediate_path
• kb-workflow/kb_workflow.py - Updated process_command to use intermediate_path default

Decisions Made

• Default path is ~/work/intermediate/analysis/ (consistent with project conventions)
• Use pydantic-settings naming convention for env var (KB_INTERMEDIATE_PATH)
• Preserve output_dir parameter override for testing and special cases

Deviations from Plan

None - plan executed exactly as written.

Issues Encountered

One pre-existing test failure detected (test_workflow_skips_completed_steps) - this is unrelated to our changes. The test has a bug where it doesn't mock _ask_rerun_step, causing it to prompt for stdin during pytest. This is a pre-existing issue and not in scope for this plan.

User Setup Required

None - no external service configuration required.

Next Phase Readiness

• Intermediate directory configuration complete
• Ready for archive directory implementation
• Users can now customize intermediate path via KB_INTERMEDIATE_PATH env var

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Phase: 05-archive-directory Completed: 2026-03-16