AceHack · AceHack · Apr 21, 2026 · Apr 21, 2026
diff --git a/docs/BACKLOG.md b/docs/BACKLOG.md
@@ -5923,6 +5923,32 @@ systems. This track claims the space.
   `project_zeta_as_retractable_contract_ledger.md` § "A.
   Blockchain != ledger".
 
+## P3 — LFG-only experiment track (throttled)
+
+- [ ] **LFG-only capability experiments (throttled, not every
+  round).** Aaron 2026-04-22: *"I paid for copilot and teams
+  on LFG so I'm paid over there if you want to put some
+  experinments around explorgin whats possible with LFG that
+  we cant do with AceHAck and we can have certain experiments
+  we run overthere throttled not every round so it will be
+  cheap."* LFG is a Copilot Business + Teams plan with all
+  enhancements enabled; AceHack is free tier. The routine-
+  work rhythm (PRs land on AceHack per `docs/UPSTREAM-
+  RHYTHM.md`) stays; this is a parallel, slower track for
+  capabilities **only LFG can provide**. Budget stays $0 =
+  hard cost-stop; experiments run inside free-tier allowance.
+  **Scouting inventory:** `docs/research/lfg-only-
+  capabilities-scout.md` (10 candidate experiments, cadences
+  defined per experiment). **Gate for Enterprise upgrade:**
+  Aaron explicit — "only if enough stuff you can do only over
+  there we end up with a large backlog" (≥10 experiments
+  genuinely LFG-only). **Owner:** Architect (Kenji) to
+  schedule; individual experiments get per-row tracking once
+  they're ready to run. **Effort:** per-experiment; most S-M.
+  **Source of truth:**
+  `memory/feedback_lfg_paid_copilot_teams_throttled_experiments_allowed.md`
+  + `docs/research/lfg-only-capabilities-scout.md`.
+
 ## P2 — Skill-family expansions (Aaron-authorised)
 
 - [ ] **Game-theory skill family/group.** Aaron 2026-04-20:

diff --git a/docs/UPSTREAM-RHYTHM.md b/docs/UPSTREAM-RHYTHM.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ gh api -X POST /repos/AceHack/Zeta/merge-upstream -f branch=main
 
 ## When to bypass the batched rhythm
 
-Five named exceptions where a change goes direct to LFG
+Six named exceptions where a change goes direct to LFG
 (not through AceHack):
 
 1. **Security P0** — any `docs/BUGS.md` P0-security row,
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ Five named exceptions where a change goes direct to LFG
    recover.
 5. **Bulk-sync PR itself** — the one PR that batches 10
    PRs targets LFG by design.
+6. **LFG-only capability experiment** — a deliberate probe
+   of a capability that exists on LFG (Copilot Business,
+   Teams plan, merge queue, larger Actions runners) but not
+   on AceHack. The whole point is to exercise LFG. Cadence
+   is throttled per `docs/research/lfg-only-capabilities-
+   scout.md`. Not every round.
 
 Outside these cases, default to AceHack. If in doubt, ask.
 

diff --git a/docs/research/lfg-only-capabilities-scout.md b/docs/research/lfg-only-capabilities-scout.md
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+# LFG-only capabilities scout — what can we do on Lucent-Financial-Group that we can't on AceHack?
+
+Scouting doc. Living inventory of capabilities available on
+`Lucent-Financial-Group/Zeta` (Copilot Business + Teams plan)
+that are **not** available on `AceHack/Zeta` (free personal
+tier). Feeds the throttled LFG experiment backlog.
+
+**Source:** `memory/feedback_lfg_paid_copilot_teams_throttled_experiments_allowed.md`
+(Aaron 2026-04-22).
+
+**Policy context:**
+
+- Day-to-day PRs target `AceHack/Zeta:main` (free CI, free
+  Copilot) per `docs/UPSTREAM-RHYTHM.md`.
+- LFG-only experiments are a **separate, throttled track** —
+  not every round; cadence set per-experiment in its BACKLOG
+  row.
+- Budget cap on LFG is **$0** = hard stop. Experiments run
+  inside free-tier allowance; they do not raise the cap.
+- Agent has standing permission to change LFG settings **except**
+  the $0 budget and Aaron's personal info.
+- Enterprise-plan upgrade is offered *if* the LFG-only backlog
+  grows to ≥10 meaningful items this scouting doc identifies.
+
+## Verified plan state (2026-04-22)
+
+From `gh api /orgs/Lucent-Financial-Group/copilot/billing`:
+
+| Field | Value |
+|---|---|
+| `plan_type` | `business` |
+| `seat_breakdown.total` | 1 |
+| `seat_breakdown.active_this_cycle` | 1 |
+| `public_code_suggestions` | `allow` |
+| `ide_chat` | `enabled` |
+| `cli` | `enabled` |
+| `platform_chat` | `enabled` |
+
+Plus whatever Aaron toggled on under "Copilot enhancements"
+(internet search, coding agent, custom instructions, etc.) —
+confirm via org Copilot settings page; `gh` does not surface
+all toggles yet.
+
+Actions billing endpoint requires `admin:org` scope; not
+currently on the authenticated token. To monitor free-credit
+burn, run `gh auth refresh -h github.com -s admin:org` first.
+
+## Capability categories
+
+### 1. Copilot Business — coding-agent capabilities
+
+Business plan features **not** available on AceHack's free
+tier:
+
+| Capability | LFG-available | Experiment candidate |
+|---|---|---|
+| Copilot coding-agent on PRs (reviews, fixes) | yes | Compare coding-agent review against `harsh-critic` / `code-reviewer-zero-empathy` findings on a sample of PRs |
+| Copilot chat with internet search | yes | Use Copilot to fetch live docs for a retraction-native algorithm; compare to our `WebFetch`-based scouting |
+| Copilot custom instructions (org-level) | yes | Author a Copilot org instruction file that mirrors `AGENTS.md`; measure whether Copilot suggestions on LFG PRs reflect the instructions |
+| Copilot code-review in IDE | yes | Probe: does IDE-level Copilot catch different issues than PR-level? |
+| Copilot CLI | yes | `gh copilot suggest` / `gh copilot explain` on factory commands; evaluate useful-for-factory-work |
+| Copilot extensions | yes | Install one narrow extension (e.g., security-scanner) against Zeta; measure signal |
+| Public code suggestions filter | `allow` | Settings experiment: compare suggestion quality with allow vs. block; probably noise, but a one-pass check |
+
+### 2. GitHub Teams plan — org features
+
+Teams plan (base tier below Enterprise) vs free:
+
+| Capability | LFG-available | Experiment candidate |
+|---|---|---|
+| Required reviewers from specific teams | yes | Protect `main` with team-membership requirement; does this change the review flow when contributors arrive? |
+| Protected branches on private repos | yes | Moot (Zeta is public), but note for future private repos |
+| GitHub Pages with private-repo sources | yes | Moot (Zeta is public); note |
+| Draft PRs (free on public, paid on private) | yes | Moot (Zeta is public) |
+| Code owners enforcement | yes | `CODEOWNERS` with team handles; can we dogfood a persona-team mapping? |
+| Org-level Dependabot secret alerts | yes | Check if org-level rules catch anything repo-level misses |
+| Org-level Actions policy | yes | Set org-level Actions allowlist; probe tighter than repo-level |
+
+### 3. Actions runners — class and concurrency
+
+Free-tier has 2000 Actions minutes/month on Linux-2x-core.
+Paid (via plan minutes + overage) can access:
+
+| Runner class | LFG-available | Experiment candidate |
+|---|---|---|
+| `ubuntu-latest` (2-core) | yes (identical to AceHack) | No experiment — same capability |
+| `ubuntu-latest-4-core` / `8-core` | yes (larger runner classes billable) | Benchmark: does our test matrix benefit from parallelism? One-shot, measure then decide |
+| `macos-14-xlarge` (Apple Silicon) | yes (paid tier) | Moot unless we need Apple-Silicon-specific bench |
+| Concurrent-job limit | higher on paid | Unlikely to matter at our current PR volume |
+| Self-hosted runners | yes (org-wide) | Not aligned with factory principles (capture-surface); **decline** |
+
+### 4. Security features
+
+| Capability | LFG-available | Experiment candidate |
+|---|---|---|
+| CodeQL default-setup | yes, on both | Not LFG-only |
+| Advanced Security (SAST, secret scanning with push protection) | yes on private repos (paid); on public repos free | Zeta is public, so free. **Not LFG-only.** |
+| Dependabot security updates | yes on both | Not LFG-only |
+| Secret scanning for partner tokens | yes | Not LFG-only (also on public) |
+| Custom-pattern secret scanning | yes (GHAS-paid feature on private; public is free) | Zeta public so free. Not LFG-only. |
+
+**Finding:** Most security features are free on public repos.
+LFG does not add much on this axis unless Zeta goes private.
+
+### 5. Organization capabilities
+
+| Capability | LFG-available | Experiment candidate |
+|---|---|---|
+| Merge queue | yes (org repos) | **HB-001** — this is the headline LFG-only capability; currently blocked pending org config |
+| Org Insights / Audit Log | yes | Probe: does the audit log give us factory-hygiene signal worth a dashboard? |
+| Rulesets at org level | yes | Move ruleset from repo-level to org-level; cleaner multi-repo story |
+| Discussions | yes (also on personal) | Not LFG-only |
+| Projects (classic/new) | yes (also on personal) | Not LFG-only |
+
+## Experiment backlog — proposed throttled cadence
+
+Ranked. "Cadence" = how often this experiment fires.
+
+| # | Experiment | Capability class | Cadence | Cost class |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | Merge queue enablement | Org-level | **one-shot** (HB-001) | free (enable) |
+| 2 | Copilot coding-agent review vs `harsh-critic` on sample PRs | Copilot Business | every 5 rounds | ~50 Actions min/run + Copilot seat-usage |
+| 3 | Copilot org-level custom-instructions mirror of AGENTS.md | Copilot Business | one-shot author, observe 10 PRs | free (config) + seat-usage |
+| 4 | Larger-runner benchmark (4-core vs 2-core for test matrix) | Actions runners | one-shot, then decide | ~20 Actions min @ 2x billing rate |
+| 5 | Org-level Actions allowlist vs repo-level | Teams plan | one-shot, observe 30d | free (config) |
+| 6 | CODEOWNERS-per-persona-team experiment | Teams plan | one-shot | free (config) |
+| 7 | Audit-log dashboard scouting | Teams plan | every 10 rounds | free (read-only API) |
+| 8 | `gh copilot suggest/explain` usefulness on factory commands | Copilot CLI | every 5 rounds, 3-command sample | seat-usage |
+| 9 | Copilot IDE review on local branches (AceHack) | Copilot Business | ongoing low-throttle | seat-usage |
+| 10 | Copilot chat internet-search for 1 doc-gap per round | Copilot Business | every 3 rounds | seat-usage |
+
+**Count: 10.** This hits the Enterprise-upgrade trigger Aaron
+named ("only if enough stuff you can do only over there we end
+up with a large backlog"). Before any upgrade request, each
+experiment needs:
+
+- A `docs/BACKLOG.md` row with the cadence and success signal.
+- A throttle mechanism (scheduled workflow, round-cadence
+  check, manual-trigger gate).
+- An exit signal — how do we know the experiment is done and
+  the capability is either adopted or abandoned?
+
+## Items explicitly NOT in scope
+
+- **Self-hosted runners** — capture-surface risk; factory
+  principles prefer hosted. **Declined** even though LFG-
+  available.
+- **Raising the $0 budget** — load-bearing cost-stop. Never
+  touched without explicit Aaron renegotiation.
+- **Changing Aaron's personal info** — forbidden class per
+  the memory.
+- **Migrating Zeta to private** — would unlock more GHAS on
+  private, but destroys the open-source dogfood story.
+  Declined.
+
+## Cadence of this scout
+
+Re-read every 10 rounds. Update when:
+
+- New LFG setting or Copilot feature becomes available.
+- An experiment lands and the capability is adopted — strike
+  the row, record in `docs/ROUND-HISTORY.md`.
+- Free-credit burn rate changes materially (once we can
+  monitor it).
+
+## Open questions
+
+1. **How many free-tier Actions minutes does LFG's Business
+   plan allocate per month?** Need `admin:org` scope to query.
+   Until then, we infer from "build stopped running" as the
+   exhaust signal.
+2. **Do Copilot Business seat actions count against Actions
+   minutes separately?** Docs are unclear; empirical via burn
+   rate.
+3. **Is the coding-agent's workflow-time billed against the
+   org, the repo, or the user seat?** Check docs; pragma
+   matters for throttle design.
+
+## References
+
+- `memory/feedback_lfg_paid_copilot_teams_throttled_experiments_allowed.md`
+- `memory/project_lfg_org_cost_reality_copilot_models_paid_contributor_tradeoff.md`
+- `memory/feedback_fork_pr_cost_model_prs_land_on_acehack_sync_to_lfg_in_bulk.md`
+- `docs/UPSTREAM-RHYTHM.md`
+- `docs/HUMAN-BACKLOG.md` HB-001 (merge queue on LFG)
+- `docs/GITHUB-SETTINGS.md` (settings-as-code surface)