project-manager-stack

The Project Manager archetype bundle for protoAgent — a single-repo project manager that reads deeply but never holds the keyboard: every change ships through a board of coding agents, verdict-gated, reported as it merges. The project-team counterpart of the Portfolio Manager (pm-stack).

plugin	source	role
delegates	builtin	ACP/A2A spawn spine — the coding agents
project_board	projectBoard-plugin	the board + spawn loop: features → worktree builds → PRs → done
agent_browser	agent-browser-plugin	a real browser to verify running changes
github	github-plugin	read-only issues/PRs rail (writes stay with the operator + coders)

The config defaults enforce the archetype's core invariant — the lead reads, the pipeline writes: file-mutation tools are disabled (tools.disabled), investigation tools stay, and edit_soul history is on so persona evolution stays reversible.

Install

python -m server plugin install https://github.com/protoLabsAI/project-manager-stack

— or pick Project Manager in the new-agent picker; it installs this bundle.

After install (required)

1. Register a coder delegate (Settings ▸ Delegates) — the bundle ships NO coder binding; coding agents are host-installed binaries. Use ABSOLUTE command paths (GUI hosts don't inherit your shell PATH). Then set project_board.coder (or a coders: tier ladder) to its name.
2. Bind the repo — run the onboard-project skill: it scans the repo, declares the local gate command, and writes the grounding doc. Pin project_board.db_path to a private store if the target repo commits its own .beads/.

Pins move through release tags only (ADR 0049) — scripts/check_bundle_updates.py proposes bumps, .github/workflows/verify-bundle.yml gates them.