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+| 2026-05-03T10:20:00Z | opus-4-7 / autonomous-loop continuation | a2e2cc3a | **#1371 .sh cleanup wait-ci + deferred-5-ref'd-files investigation: all 5 referenced from CI workflows (gate.yml + memory-*-lint.yml).** Step 0a fired (20 min gap > 15 threshold) — substantive shard documenting tick work. Per Aaron 2026-05-03 corrective ("what made you wait to start till right before tick 15?") — looking for real work continuously, not waiting for threshold. **#1371 status**: 13 zero-ref .sh files removed from `tools/hygiene/`; AUTONOMOUS-LOOP.md Step 0a sibling-text removed; wait-ci, auto-merge armed. **Deferred 5 ref'd .sh files investigation**: all 5 reference paths found — `audit-memory-index-duplicates.sh` → `.github/workflows/memory-index-duplicate-lint.yml`; `audit-memory-references.sh` → `.github/workflows/memory-reference-existence-lint.yml`; `check-archive-header-section33.sh` → `.github/workflows/gate.yml`; `check-no-conflict-markers.sh` → `.github/workflows/gate.yml`; `check-tick-history-order.sh` → `.github/workflows/gate.yml`. **Why not in this tick**: CI workflow updates require verifying bun-availability in each workflow + ensuring .ts equivalents produce same exit codes / output formats / behavior. Substantive change to CI pipeline, not bounded enough for one tick. Defer to dedicated PR per workflow OR coordinated cross-workflow PR. **CADENCE-TRACK**: AutoDream still overdue (last 2026-04-23, ~10 days); cadence-rule prohibits same-session run on fresh memories; defer next-session unchanged. **Discipline lesson**: the mechanical check should drive continuous-real-work-checking, not threshold-fire-then-react. This tick's investigation IS the right cadence — looking for real work each tick, even when nothing surfaces from priority-ladder. | #1371 (13 .sh removed) wait-ci, auto-merge armed; CI-ref'd 5 .sh deferred to dedicated cleanup PRs | This tick teaches **CI workflow update pattern for .sh→.ts cleanup**: 5 deferred .sh files all reference from CI workflows (gate.yml + memory-*-lint.yml). Substantive change requires (a) verify bun installed in each workflow, (b) verify .ts equivalent produces same exit codes + output format, (c) update reference, (d) test in CI before removing .sh. Bounded scope per workflow; not a single-tick mechanical cleanup like the 13 zero-ref files. Future-Otto: when scoping .sh cleanup, stratify by reference complexity — zero-ref are mechanical, CI-ref'd are workflow-update-substantive. |