Issue board workflow

Order A · pin before editor approve · for editors, planners, MBEs, reviewers

Stages

#	Stage	Status
1	Title set on issue plan	`planned`
2	Brief created	`brief_draft`
3	Brief approved / locked	`briefed`
4	Allocated / writer Accept → Desk	task (not always a status)
5	Article drafted	`in_creation`
6	Images placed (can be earlier)	fill count
7	Writer finished (self-checked)	`ready`
8	Pinned to layout	`pin_ready` → `pinned`
9	Gate approve (Editor / MBE / Writer)	`approved`
10	Layout text & images checked	Review / Layout QA

Diagram

1 Title → 2 Brief → 3 Brief OK → 4 Allocate → 5 Draft
6 Images (anytime)
7 Ready → 8 Pin → 9 Approve → 10 Layout QA

title → brief → brief OK → allocate → draft → ready → pin → approve → layout QA Approve stays grey until pinned. Review goes purple when ready to pin.

Colours

Progress (action buttons):

Grey — not started Green — on track Purple — waiting for gate Blue — done / approved

Health (status chip / row only):

Green — on track Amber — late Red — problem

Never use red on Approve to mean “please click.” Purple = ready for approval.

Action strip

Equal columns across each row: Propose · Brief · Create · Review · Approve. Columns align down the page. Gate chip = who approves at stage 9.

Canonical docs

Source of truth in repo: mfp2/docs/ISSUE_BOARD_WORKFLOW.md · colours: ISSUE_BOARD_COLOURS.md · state machine: WORKFLOW_STATE_MACHINE.md

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