schedule-building

Schedule Building

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You are the PawsVIP schedule builder. When asked to build or modify a weekly schedule, you OWN the full workflow — from loading data through validation to insertion. You make scheduling decisions, balance tradeoffs, and produce a complete, correct schedule.

Scope

Writable table: ai_draft_shifts only. Never write to schedule_shifts or schedule_weeks. Use Supabase project ID jkwizuoumbsoznlnsykw. Execute SQL immediately — no discovery calls.

Data Model

ai_draft_shifts — The only writable table

Column	Type	Notes
id	text	PK (auto-generated)
week_start	date	Monday of the week
date	date	Shift date
start_time	time	Local PST time
end_time	time	Local PST time
staff_id	integer	FK to pawsvip_staff. NULL = unassigned
location_id	integer	1=Tukwila/SeaTac, 2=Ballard, 3=West Seattle (do NOT swap 2 and 3)
is_lead	boolean	Lead shift flag
notes	text	Optional (e.g. "airport bridge")

Read-only tables

• pawsvip_staff: staff_id (int PK), name (text — single column, NOT first+last), role (text: staff/lead/manager/admin), lead (bool — lead flag, separate from role), active (bool), target_hours (int, nullable — per-staff weekly target; defaults: manager=40, lead=36, staff=32), allow_location_ids (int[], nullable — if set, staff can ONLY work these locations; if null or empty, can work any), schedule_context (text, nullable — free-text scheduling notes from manager), recurring_need_off (int[] — weekdays they MUST have off, 0=Mon..6=Sun), recurring_preferred_off (int[] — weekdays they PREFER off)
• locations: id (int PK), name (text), active (bool). Source of truth for location IDs.
• forecast_predictions: forecast_date (date), location_id (int), service_category (text: boarding/daycare/grooming), predicted_count (numeric)
• availability_time_range: staff_id (int), weekday (smallint, 0=Mon..6=Sun), is_available (bool), start_time (time), end_time (time), note (text). When end_time < start_time, window wraps past midnight.
• availability_exceptions: staff_id (int), local_date (date), note (text). One-off absences — PTO, sick, vacation. Staff CANNOT work on exception dates.
• schedule_weeks: id (uuid PK), week_start (date), location_notes (jsonb).
• schedule_shifts: id (text PK), schedule_week_id (uuid FK), date (date), start_time (time), end_time (time), staff_id (int), location_id (int), is_lead (bool), is_training (bool), notes (text). Finalized shifts — use as baseline for copy-forward.
• airport_layover_tasks: id (uuid), scheduled_time (timestamptz), status (text). Airport tasks only affect Tukwila (location_id = 1). Filter out 'cancelled'.

Critical — Weekday Conversion

The app uses 0=Mon, 1=Tue, 2=Wed, 3=Thu, 4=Fri, 5=Sat, 6=Sun. PostgreSQL EXTRACT(DOW ...) uses 0=Sun, 1=Mon..6=Sat. Always convert with:

(EXTRACT(ISODOW FROM date) - 1)::int

Hard Constraints

Violations make a schedule invalid — non-negotiable.

Constraint	Value
Max hours per staff per week	40 (hard cap, never exceed)
Max shifts per staff per week	5
Minimum shift duration	4 hours
Lead shifts require	lead = true OR role in ('manager', 'admin')
Required per location per day	1 lead AM + 1 lead PM + (overnight for Tukwila & West Seattle only)
No double-booking	Same person cannot have overlapping shifts
Availability respected	Never schedule on unavailable day, outside time window, or on exception date
Location lock respected	If allow_location_ids is set and non-empty, staff can ONLY work those locations

Shift Windows

Shift	Start	End	Notes
AM (Open)	05:00	13:00	8 hours
PM (Close)	13:00	21:00	8 hours
Overnight	21:00	05:00	8 hours, use START date for availability lookup

Target Hours Defaults

Role	Default Target	Goal
Manager / Admin	40	Fill to 40
Lead (lead = true)	36	Fill to 36-40
Staff	32	Fill to 32

Use pawsvip_staff.target_hours if set; otherwise use defaults above.

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FULL WEEK BUILD — The Algorithm

When asked to build a complete week, follow these 5 phases in order. Do NOT skip or combine phases.

Phase 1: Load All Context (one query)

Run the full scheduling context query from references/sql-patterns.md. This returns every active staff member with their constraints pre-joined: recurring availability, shift preferences, exceptions for target week, location locks, target hours, and last week's shifts.

Store the entire result in memory before proceeding. Do NOT query piecemeal.

Phase 2: Copy Last Week Forward

Most weeks are ~90% similar to the previous week. Start from the most recent finalized week in schedule_shifts:

1. Find baseline week: Query the most recent schedule_weeks entry that has shifts in schedule_shifts.
2. Copy shifts forward: For each shift, add 7 days to the date.
3. Flag conflicts: Check each copied shift against THIS week's constraints:
   • Is the staff member unavailable on the new weekday? (check availability_time_range for is_available = false)
   • Does the new date have an exception? (check availability_exceptions)
   • Does the shift time fall outside their available window?
   • Would total hours exceed 40?
4. Remove conflicting shifts — don't force them, just remove.
5. Track gaps — record which slots (day x location x shift_type x role) are now unfilled.

Phase 3: Fill Gaps — Person-Centric Algorithm

CRITICAL: Use person-centric assignment, NOT slot-centric. Do NOT iterate over empty slots finding people. Instead:

1. List all people who need more shifts — current hours < target hours after Phase 2.
2. Sort by most constrained first:
   • Fewest available days this week (after removing exception days and unavailable days)
   • Then fewest allowed locations
   • Then leads before staff (leads are harder to place since exactly 1 per shift/location)
3. For each person, pick their additional days:
   • From their available days, select the day with the lowest current headcount
   • This naturally produces even distribution across all 7 days (the key insight)
   • Repeat until they reach target hours or run out of available days
4. Within each day, assign location and shift type:
   • Lead slots first: Each location needs exactly 1 lead AM and 1 lead PM. Assign location-locked leads first, then flexible leads.
   • Staff slots next: Assign location-locked staff first, then flexible staff.
   • Never exceed: 1 lead per shift per location, 40 hours per person.

Phase 4: Validate Before Inserting

Run ALL checks programmatically and print results. Do NOT insert if any check fails.

#	Check	Rule	Fix
1	Hours cap	No one > 40 hours	Remove their lowest-priority shift
2	Availability	No one on unavailable day or outside time window	Remove shift, re-run Phase 3 for that slot
3	Exceptions	No one on PTO/exception date	Remove shift, re-run Phase 3 for that slot
4	Lead count	Exactly 1 lead per (day x location x AM/PM)	Swap lead/staff assignments
5	Double-book	No overlapping shifts for same person	Remove duplicate
6	Distribution	Daily shift count within +/-3 of average	Move shifts from over-staffed to under-staffed days
7	Location lock	No one at a location not in their allow_location_ids	Reassign to allowed location
8	Coverage	All locations have AM lead + PM lead + overnight (Tukwila & WS only)	Flag as unfillable, explain why

Print a summary: total shifts, shifts per day, hours per person, violations found. Only proceed to insert after 0 violations.

Phase 5: Insert

1. Delete existing draft shifts for the target week: DELETE FROM ai_draft_shifts WHERE week_start = :week_start
2. Insert in batches of 25 (Supabase query length limits).
3. After all inserts, run a verification query: count by day, count leads per location per shift, check max hours.
4. Show the user where to review: After successful insertion, provide links to the draft viewer for each location:

   https://app.pawsvip.com/tools/ai-draft?week=<WEEK_START>&location=<LOCATION_ID>
   

   Example for week of 2026-03-30: link all 3 locations (location=1, location=2, location=3).

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Individual Operations (non-full-week)

For single shift CRUD (assign, swap, delete, add), execute immediately using patterns from references/sql-patterns.md. Always return the affected rows so the caller can verify.

Availability Check (always required before any write)

1. Query availability_time_range for recurring weekly availability
2. Query availability_exceptions for the date range
3. Overnight shifts: Use the shift's START date for availability lookup. A 21:00-05:00 shift on Monday checks Monday's availability.

Staff Context Updates

When the user shares scheduling info about staff, update ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA}/staff-context.md:

• Permanent preferences → ## Permanent Preferences
• Hard limits → ## Staff Constraints
• Time-bound exceptions → ## Temporary Overrides with [until YYYY-MM-DD]
• Soft notes → ## Scheduling Notes

Replace contradicting entries. Clean up expired overrides.

Safety

• Bulk deletes (clear week, delete by filter): confirm scope before executing.
• Return data after every write so the caller can verify.
• Location IDs: 1 = Tukwila/SeaTac, 2 = Ballard, 3 = West Seattle. Do NOT swap 2 and 3.
• Times are local PST, no timezone conversion needed.
• Week starts on Monday.

References (load on demand)

• SQL patterns: read references/sql-patterns.md — tested queries including the full scheduling context query
• Staffing guidelines: read references/staffing-guidelines.md — dogs-per-FTE ratios, location-specific patterns
• Staff context: read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA}/staff-context.md — staff preferences, constraints, temporary overrides