From 0c68421e6f4843f68df5c5bfcedd6934f0013706 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Agent <agent@example.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 18:54:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: fix: architect creates sprint PR with raw JSON body
 instead of formatted markdown (#431)

---
 formulas/run-architect.toml | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/formulas/run-architect.toml b/formulas/run-architect.toml
index cd8010a..af145d9 100644
--- a/formulas/run-architect.toml
+++ b/formulas/run-architect.toml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ If step 2 (research/pitch) produced a pitch and no PR exists yet:
 
 3. Create PR on ops repo via Forgejo API:
    - Title: `architect: <sprint summary>`
-   - Body: pitch content (what it enables, complexity, risks, cost)
+   - Body: **plain markdown text** from the scratch file (pitch content with sections: What this enables, Complexity, Risks, Cost, Recommendation). Preserve newlines as-is — do NOT JSON-encode the body.
    - Base branch: primary branch (main/master)
    - Head branch: architect/<sprint-slug>
    - Footer: "Reply `ACCEPT` to proceed with design questions, or `REJECT: <reason>` to decline."
@@ -195,9 +195,15 @@ Body: {"message": "sprint: add <sprint-slug>.md", "content": "<base64-encoded-co
 ### Create PR
 ```
 POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls
-Body: {"title": "architect: <sprint summary>", "body": "<pitch-content>", "head": "architect/<sprint-slug>", "base": "main"}
+Body: {"title": "architect: <sprint summary>", "body": "<markdown-text>", "head": "architect/<sprint-slug>", "base": "main"}
 ```
 
+**Important: PR body format**
+- The `body` field must contain **plain markdown text** (the raw content from the scratch file)
+- Do NOT JSON-encode or escape the body — pass it as a JSON string value
+- Newlines and markdown formatting (headings, lists, etc.) must be preserved as-is
+- Example: if the sprint pitch contains `## What this enables`, the PR body should render this as a markdown heading, not as literal `## What this enables` text
+
 ### Close PR
 ```
 PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{index}