fix(dispatch): add initialPrompt to all dispatch commands

[namastex888]

Summary

All four dispatch commands (genie work, genie brainstorm, genie wish, genie review) spawned agents with context in the system prompt but no initial user message. Claude Code needs a user turn to start working, so agents sat idle at the > prompt forever.

Added initialPrompt to all handleWorkerSpawn calls — agents now start executing immediately on spawn.

What was broken

genie work engineer slug#1
→ Engineer spawns
→ Gets system prompt with wish context
→ Sits at blank > prompt
→ Does nothing until someone manually sends "Start"

What's fixed

genie work engineer slug#1
→ Engineer spawns
→ Gets system prompt + initial message: "Execute Group 1 of wish..."
→ Starts working immediately

Test plan

• typecheck + lint clean
• genie work engineer <slug>#<group> — engineer starts immediately
• genie brainstorm <agent> <slug> — agent starts brainstorming
• genie wish <agent> <slug> — agent starts writing wish
• genie review <agent> <ref> — reviewer starts reviewing

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This pull request resolves an issue where AI agents, when dispatched via genie commands, would not automatically begin their tasks. By introducing an initialPrompt to the agent spawning mechanism, the change ensures that agents receive an immediate user message, prompting them to start execution without requiring manual intervention. This significantly streamlines the agent workflow for all genie commands.

Highlights

• Agent Idling Fix: Previously, agents spawned by genie dispatch commands (work, brainstorm, wish, review) would remain idle after receiving their system prompt, awaiting a manual user input to begin execution.
• Initial Prompt Implementation: An initialPrompt parameter has been added to all handleWorkerSpawn calls within the dispatch.ts file, providing agents with an immediate starting message.
• Enhanced Agent Autonomy: With the addition of initial prompts, agents now automatically begin their assigned tasks upon spawn, improving workflow efficiency and reducing manual intervention.

Changelog

• src/term-commands/dispatch.ts
  • Added initialPrompt to the brainstormCommand function call to initiate brainstorming immediately.
  • Added initialPrompt to the wishCommand function call to prompt the agent to create a wish.
  • Added initialPrompt to the workDispatchCommand function call to instruct the agent to execute a specific wish group.
  • Added initialPrompt to the reviewCommand function call to guide the agent in performing a review.

Activity

• The author has completed typechecking and linting, ensuring code quality.
• A comprehensive test plan has been outlined to verify the immediate execution of agents for all genie dispatch commands (work, brainstorm, wish, review).

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The pull request adds specific initialPrompt configurations to various AI agent commands (brainstormCommand, wishCommand, workDispatchCommand, reviewCommand) to provide clearer initial instructions and context for each task.