Nightshift command reference

Lifecycle commands

These commands operate the shift itself.

• Setup — scaffold private run state and propose gates.
• Start — preflight, arm, and execute the current punch list.
• Status — report open items, parked decisions, snags, and time remaining.
• Doctor — inspect the workspace and recovery state without repairing it.
• Stop — issue a stop-work order and leave unfinished items open.
• Archive — file completed history while keeping live state lean.

Work discovery

Use Hunt when you want catalog work selected or composed. Use Quality when you want applicable debt surveyed across tests, code, accessibility, contracts, documentation, dependencies, and security.

• Guided: choose one or more shifts.
• Automatic: let Nightshift rank applicable work.
• Review first: inspect the order before arming.
• Run directly: authorize immediate execution.

Supporting commands

Import Issues stages only explicitly named GitHub issues; it never searches and never writes back. Schedule generates a launch configuration but registers nothing by itself.