[2.33.1] Add status frontmatter to plan templates

- Plan templates now include `status: active` in YAML frontmatter
- /workflows:work updates plan status to `completed` after shipping
- Agents can grep frontmatter to distinguish current vs historical plans

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "compound-engineering",
-  "version": "2.33.0",
+  "version": "2.33.1",
   "description": "AI-powered development tools. 29 agents, 22 commands, 19 skills, 1 MCP server for code review, research, design, and workflow automation.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Kieran Klaassen",

plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to the compound-engineering plugin will be documented in thi
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.33.1] - 2026-02-13
+
+### Changed
+
+- **`/workflows:plan` command** - All plan templates now include `status: active` in YAML frontmatter. Plans are created with `status: active` and marked `status: completed` when work finishes.
+- **`/workflows:work` command** - Phase 4 now updates plan frontmatter from `status: active` to `status: completed` after shipping. Agents can grep for status to distinguish current vs historical plans.
+
+---
+
 ## [2.33.0] - 2026-02-12
 
 ### Added

plugins/compound-engineering/commands/workflows/plan.md

@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ Select how comprehensive you want the issue to be, simpler is mostly better.
 ---
 title: [Issue Title]
 type: [feat|fix|refactor]
+status: active
 date: YYYY-MM-DD
 ---
 
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ end
 ---
 title: [Issue Title]
 type: [feat|fix|refactor]
+status: active
 date: YYYY-MM-DD
 ---
 
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ date: YYYY-MM-DD
 ---
 title: [Issue Title]
 type: [feat|fix|refactor]
+status: active
 date: YYYY-MM-DD
 ---
 

plugins/compound-engineering/commands/workflows/work.md

@@ -297,7 +297,14 @@ This command takes a work document (plan, specification, or todo file) and execu
    )"
    ```
 
-4. **Notify User**
+4. **Update Plan Status**
+
+   If the input document has YAML frontmatter with a `status` field, update it to `completed`:
+   ```
+   status: active  →  status: completed
+   ```
+
+5. **Notify User**
    - Summarize what was completed
    - Link to PR
    - Note any follow-up work needed