feat: add draft_pr option to project config

cmd/nightshift/commands/run.go

@@ -729,13 +729,18 @@ func executeRun(ctx context.Context, p executeRunParams) error {
 			p.st.MarkAssigned(taskInstance.ID, projectPath, string(scoredTask.Definition.Type))
 
 			// Inject run metadata for PR traceability
+			draftPR := false
+			if pc := p.cfg.ProjectByPath(projectPath); pc != nil {
+				draftPR = pc.DraftPR
+			}
 			orch.SetRunMetadata(&orchestrator.RunMetadata{
 				Provider:  choice.name,
 				TaskType:  string(scoredTask.Definition.Type),
 				TaskScore: scoredTask.Score,
 				CostTier:  scoredTask.Definition.CostTier.String(),
 				RunStart:  projectStart,
 				Branch:    p.branch,
+				DraftPR:   draftPR,
 			})
 
 			// Execute via orchestrator

cmd/nightshift/commands/task.go

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func init() {
 	taskRunCmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "Show prompt without executing")
 	taskRunCmd.Flags().Duration("timeout", 30*time.Minute, "Execution timeout")
 	taskRunCmd.Flags().StringP("branch", "b", "", "Base branch for new feature branches (defaults to current branch)")
+	taskRunCmd.Flags().Bool("draft", false, "Open PRs as drafts")
 	_ = taskRunCmd.MarkFlagRequired("provider")
 
 	taskCmd.AddCommand(taskListCmd)
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ func runTaskRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	dryRun, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("dry-run")
 	timeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")
 	branch, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("branch")
+	draftPR, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("draft")
 
 	def, err := tasks.GetDefinition(taskType)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -235,10 +237,17 @@ func runTaskRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	)
 
 	// Inject run metadata with branch for prompt generation
+	// draft_pr: use --draft flag, or fall back to project config
+	if !draftPR {
+		if pc := cfg.ProjectByPath(projectPath); pc != nil {
+			draftPR = pc.DraftPR
+		}
+	}
 	orch.SetRunMetadata(&orchestrator.RunMetadata{
 		Provider: provider,
 		TaskType: string(taskType),
 		Branch:   branch,
+		DraftPR:  draftPR,
 	})
 
 	prompt := orch.PlanPrompt(taskInstance)

internal/config/config.go

@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ type ProviderConfig struct {
 type ProjectConfig struct {
 	Path     string   `mapstructure:"path"`
 	Priority int      `mapstructure:"priority"`
-	Tasks    []string `mapstructure:"tasks"`   // Task overrides for this project
-	Config   string   `mapstructure:"config"`  // Per-project config file
-	Pattern  string   `mapstructure:"pattern"` // Glob pattern for discovery
-	Exclude  []string `mapstructure:"exclude"` // Paths to exclude
+	Tasks    []string `mapstructure:"tasks"`    // Task overrides for this project
+	Config   string   `mapstructure:"config"`   // Per-project config file
+	Pattern  string   `mapstructure:"pattern"`  // Glob pattern for discovery
+	Exclude  []string `mapstructure:"exclude"`  // Paths to exclude
+	DraftPR  bool     `mapstructure:"draft_pr"` // Open PRs as drafts
 }
 
 // TasksConfig defines task selection settings.
@@ -564,3 +565,15 @@ func (c *Config) ExpandedProviderPath(provider string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 }
+
+// ProjectByPath returns the ProjectConfig for the given path, or nil if not found.
+// Both the input path and configured paths are expanded to handle tilde notation.
+func (c *Config) ProjectByPath(path string) *ProjectConfig {
+	normalized := expandPath(path)
+	for i := range c.Projects {
+		if expandPath(c.Projects[i].Path) == normalized {
+			return &c.Projects[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/config/config_test.go

@@ -602,3 +602,54 @@ func TestValidate_CustomTaskDuplicateType(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected ErrCustomTaskDuplicateType, got %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestProjectByPath(t *testing.T) {
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to get home dir: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cfg := &Config{
+		Projects: []ProjectConfig{
+			{Path: "/home/user/project-a", DraftPR: true},
+			{Path: "/home/user/project-b", DraftPR: false},
+			{Path: "~/project-c", DraftPR: true},
+		},
+	}
+
+	pc := cfg.ProjectByPath("/home/user/project-a")
+	if pc == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected to find project-a")
+	}
+	if !pc.DraftPR {
+		t.Error("expected DraftPR to be true for project-a")
+	}
+
+	pc = cfg.ProjectByPath("/home/user/project-b")
+	if pc == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected to find project-b")
+	}
+	if pc.DraftPR {
+		t.Error("expected DraftPR to be false for project-b")
+	}
+
+	pc = cfg.ProjectByPath("/nonexistent")
+	if pc != nil {
+		t.Error("expected nil for nonexistent path")
+	}
+
+	// Tilde expansion: lookup with expanded path should match ~/project-c
+	pc = cfg.ProjectByPath(home + "/project-c")
+	if pc == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected to find project-c via expanded path")
+	}
+	if !pc.DraftPR {
+		t.Error("expected DraftPR to be true for project-c")
+	}
+
+	// Tilde expansion: lookup with tilde should also match
+	pc = cfg.ProjectByPath("~/project-c")
+	if pc == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected to find project-c via tilde path")
+	}
+}

internal/orchestrator/orchestrator.go

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ type RunMetadata struct {
 	CostTier  string
 	RunStart  time.Time
 	Branch    string // base branch for feature branches
+	DraftPR   bool   // open PRs as drafts
 }
 
 // Config holds orchestrator configuration.
@@ -755,6 +756,11 @@ func (o *Orchestrator) buildImplementPrompt(task *tasks.Task, plan *PlanOutput,
 		branchInstruction = fmt.Sprintf("\n   Checkout `%s` before creating your feature branch.", o.runMeta.Branch)
 	}
 
+	prInstruction := "open a PR"
+	if o.runMeta != nil && o.runMeta.DraftPR {
+		prInstruction = "open a **draft** PR (use `gh pr create --draft` or equivalent)"
+	}
+
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`You are an implementation agent. Execute the plan for this task.
 
 ## Task
@@ -770,7 +776,7 @@ Description: %s
 %s
 ## Instructions
 0. Before creating your branch, record the current branch name. Create and work on a new branch. Never modify or commit directly to the primary branch.%s
-   When finished, open a PR. After the PR is submitted, switch back to the original branch. If you cannot open a PR, leave the branch and explain next steps.
+   When finished, %s. After the PR is submitted, switch back to the original branch. If you cannot open a PR, leave the branch and explain next steps.
 1. If you create commits, include a concise message with these git trailers:
    Nightshift-Task: %s
    Nightshift-Ref: https://github.com/marcus/nightshift
@@ -783,7 +789,7 @@ Description: %s
   "files_modified": ["file1.go", ...],
   "summary": "what was done"
 }
-`, task.ID, task.Title, task.Description, plan.Description, plan.Steps, iterationNote, branchInstruction, task.Type)
+`, task.ID, task.Title, task.Description, plan.Description, plan.Steps, iterationNote, branchInstruction, prInstruction, task.Type)
 }
 
 func (o *Orchestrator) buildReviewPrompt(task *tasks.Task, impl *ImplementOutput) string {

internal/orchestrator/orchestrator_test.go

@@ -930,3 +930,68 @@ func TestRunTaskNoPRURL(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("OutputRef = %q, want empty", result.OutputRef)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBuildImplementPrompt_DraftPR(t *testing.T) {
+	o := New()
+	o.SetRunMetadata(&RunMetadata{DraftPR: true})
+
+	task := &tasks.Task{
+		ID:          "draft-test",
+		Title:       "Draft Test",
+		Description: "Test draft PR instruction",
+	}
+	plan := &PlanOutput{
+		Steps:       []string{"step1"},
+		Description: "test plan",
+	}
+
+	prompt := o.buildImplementPrompt(task, plan, 1)
+	if !strings.Contains(prompt, "draft") {
+		t.Errorf("implement prompt should contain draft instruction when DraftPR is true\nGot:\n%s", prompt)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(prompt, "gh pr create --draft") {
+		t.Errorf("implement prompt should contain 'gh pr create --draft'\nGot:\n%s", prompt)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildImplementPrompt_NoDraftPR(t *testing.T) {
+	o := New()
+	o.SetRunMetadata(&RunMetadata{DraftPR: false})
+
+	task := &tasks.Task{
+		ID:          "no-draft-test",
+		Title:       "No Draft Test",
+		Description: "Test regular PR instruction",
+	}
+	plan := &PlanOutput{
+		Steps:       []string{"step1"},
+		Description: "test plan",
+	}
+
+	prompt := o.buildImplementPrompt(task, plan, 1)
+	if strings.Contains(prompt, "gh pr create --draft") {
+		t.Errorf("implement prompt should not contain draft PR instruction when DraftPR is false\nGot:\n%s", prompt)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(prompt, "open a PR") {
+		t.Errorf("implement prompt should contain 'open a PR'\nGot:\n%s", prompt)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildImplementPrompt_DraftPR_NoMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	o := New() // no runMeta
+
+	task := &tasks.Task{
+		ID:          "no-meta-test",
+		Title:       "No Meta Test",
+		Description: "Test no metadata set",
+	}
+	plan := &PlanOutput{
+		Steps:       []string{"step1"},
+		Description: "test plan",
+	}
+
+	prompt := o.buildImplementPrompt(task, plan, 1)
+	if strings.Contains(prompt, "gh pr create --draft") {
+		t.Errorf("implement prompt should not contain draft PR instruction when no metadata\nGot:\n%s", prompt)
+	}
+}