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[Bug]: Bob integration cannot dispatch — build_exec_args() unimplemented #4491

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Bug Description

BobIntegration doesn't override build_exec_args(), so it inherits the IntegrationBase no-op returning None. Callers read None as "this CLI is unavailable", so every workflow command:/prompt: step targeting Bob fails, even with bob installed and on PATH.

Separately, BobIntegration extends IntegrationBase directly and inherits its hardcoded . separator, so build_command_invocation("speckit.specify") returns /speckit.specify while skills-mode projects install skills at .bob/skills/speckit-specify/. The class already computes the right separator in effective_invoke_separator().

Related: #2416 (build_exec_args audit — Bob isn't in its table, since it doesn't currently dispatch).

Steps to Reproduce

$ specify workflow run speckit -i spec="hello"

Running workflow: Full SDD Cycle (speckit)
Version: 1.0.0

  ▸ [specify] speckit.specify …

Status: failed
Run ID: a9de034e
Error: Cannot dispatch command 'speckit.specify': integration 'bob' CLI not found or not installed. Install the CLI tool or check
'specify integration list'.

bob is installed and on PATH:

$ bob -h
Usage: bob [options] [command]

Expected Behavior

The step dispatches to Bob, as it does for claude, codex, cursor-agent and goose.

Actual Behavior

The run fails at the first step with "CLI not found or not installed", which is misleading — the CLI is present and working.

Specify CLI Version

1.0.5

AI Agent

IBM Bob

Operating System

macOS Tahoe 26.3

Python Version

Python 3.13

Error Logs

Status: failed
Run ID: a9de034e
Error: Cannot dispatch command 'speckit.specify': integration 'bob' CLI not found or not installed. Install the CLI tool or check 'specify integration list'.

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