hygiene(tick-history): 2026-05-01T09:31Z — PR #1042 thread-drain (4 threads)

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+| 2026-05-01T09:31:00Z | opus-4-7 / autonomous-loop tick | 98fc7424 | PR #1042 thread-drain — 4 threads on the E8-vs-CRDT-lattice research candidate PR resolved this tick. Two classes: (1) **Wildcard cross-references → specific filenames (P? line 115, 1 thread)** — ref `memory/feedback_carved_sentence_fixed_point_stability_*` + `..._meme_compression_*` are wildcards not navigable as links; replaced with the two specific files that exist on origin/main (verified via `git ls-tree -r --name-only origin/main`). (2) **Forward-references to in-flight PRs (3 threads, all P1)** — three composes-with refs point at sibling in-flight PRs: `feedback_aaron_received_information_panpsychism_*` (PR #1031), `feedback_great_data_homecoming_*` (PR #1035), B-0130 backlog row (PR #1040). Moved to "Forward-references not yet on `main`" annotated block — fifth canonical application of the fix-shape this session. All 4 threads resolved via `resolveReviewThread` GraphQL. PR #1042 (research) auto-merge state: substrate; auto-merge intentionally unarmed (Aaron-arm authority). Cron 98fc7424 healthy. | [PR #1042: 1 commit (ebe2e03) addressing 4 findings (1 wildcard→specific + 3 forward-refs) + 4 thread-resolutions; auto-merge intentionally unarmed] | The wildcard-cross-reference is a class worth naming: **wildcard-not-navigable / Real-fix subclass**. The substrate-author's intuition (point at *family* of related files) is reasonable for prose readability but breaks when the reference is meant to be a clickable / verifiable link. The corrective: **always resolve wildcards to specific filenames at substrate-write time**, even if you mention the family-pattern in surrounding prose. The pattern `_carved_sentence_*` reads in prose as "the carved-sentence machinery" but as a link it's a dead-end. Future-Otto: composes-with refs are content-addressed pointers, NOT semantic-pattern indicators. The forward-reference fix-shape is now applied 5 times this session. The pattern catalog accumulating during this drain wave is reaching the threshold where it deserves a dedicated memory file — *PR-thread-resolution-class taxonomy v2*, extending the existing `feedback_pr_thread_resolution_class_taxonomy_2026_04_28.md` with the new classes observed this session: phantom-blocker / forward-reference / contradicts-CLAUDE.md / stale-filename / wildcard-not-navigable. Logged for next-session backfill. |