Threadline Gateway

Use the threadline CLI as the only integration surface. Treat Threadline as the durable fact source shared by the user and other agents, not as a runtime monitor or chat system.

Read references/cli.md before the first CLI operation or when command syntax is uncertain.

Establish context

1. Confirm the CLI can reach the configured Gateway with threadline --json status.
2. Set accurate THREADLINE_RUNTIME, THREADLINE_AGENT, and THREADLINE_SESSION_ID values for the current session before any write.
3. Use an existing initiative when the work belongs to one. Create an initiative only when a durable work theme is intentional; never infer one from a single unrelated message.

Do not expose, print, or commit THREADLINE_TOKEN.

Completion gate

Before declaring a scoped piece of work complete, pause at this gate: