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feat: rename workstreams → SubSquads (community decision) #271

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@tamirdresher

The community voted to rename "workstreams" (formerly "streams") to SubSquads.

This requires renaming across:

  • CLI command: squad workstreams → squad subsquads (keep workstreams as deprecated alias)
  • SDK types: WorkstreamDefinition → SubSquadDefinition (keep old types as deprecated aliases)
  • SDK functions: loadWorkstreamsConfig() → loadSubSquadsConfig()
  • Config file: .squad/streams.json → .squad/subsquads.json
  • Activation file: .squad-stream → .squad-subsquad
  • Env var: SQUAD_TEAM stays (generic enough)
  • Governance: squad.agent.md SubSquad Awareness section
  • Docs: all references
  • Blog: update Self-testing framework: observe UX patterns and identify self-improvement opportunities #23 title
  • Tests: update test names and assertions

Backward compatibility: keep deprecated aliases for at least one release cycle.

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