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Summary

  • Captures Aaron's Otto-75 directive to build first-class Codex-CLI session support, parallel to the existing NSA / Claude-Desktop-cowork / Claude-Code-Desktop first-class pattern.
  • P1 row under the harness-support section of `docs/BACKLOG.md`; distinct from the already-filed cross-harness-mirror-pipeline row (that one handles skill-file distribution; this one handles session-operation parity).

What the row says (short version)

5-harness first-class roster Aaron wants supported symmetrically:

  1. Claude Code CLI (current primary) — already first-class.
  2. New Session Claude Code (NSA) — already captured as memory.
  3. Codex CLI (OpenAI) — this row's focus.
  4. Claude Desktop cowork mode — future row.
  5. Claude Code Desktop — future row.

Execution shape (5 stages): research tick (S) → parity matrix (M) → gap closures (M-L) → Codex session-bootstrap doc (S) → Otto-in-Codex test run (S-M) → harness-choice ADR (S).

Why this matters

Harness-choice is model-and-capability-dependent over time. Portability-by-design for the session (analogue to retractability-by-design for substrate, Otto-73). If a future OpenAI/Codex combination out-performs for factory-agent work, Otto should be swappable without rebuilding the factory.

Scope limits

  • Does NOT commit to harness-swap today. Revisitable per Aaron's "depending on which modeel/harness is ahead".
  • Does NOT duplicate the cross-harness-mirror-pipeline row.
  • Does NOT lock Zeta to any one harness family.

Test plan

  • Aaron's directive quoted verbatim (signal-preservation)
  • Relationship to existing mirror-pipeline row explicit
  • Roster of 5 first-class harnesses enumerated
  • First file to write identified (`docs/research/codex-cli-first-class-2026-*.md`)
  • Priority + effort labelled
  • Scope limits explicit

Otto-75 follow-up.

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

…directive)

Aaron 2026-04-23: "can you start building first class codex
support with the codex clis help, it might eventually be
benefitial to switch otto to codex later depending on which
modeel/harness is ahead. this is basically the same ask as a
new session claude first class experience, this is a codex
session as a first class experince. and really the code one
is a first class claude code experience, we also even tually
will have first class claude desktop cowork and claude code
desktop too. backlog"

The row captures the full roster of first-class harness
experiences Aaron wants Zeta to support symmetrically (Claude
Code CLI, NSA, Codex CLI, Claude Desktop cowork, Claude Code
Desktop) with Codex CLI being the new-ask focus. Lays out a
5-step execution shape (research tick → parity matrix → gap
closures → bootstrap doc → Otto-in-Codex test run → harness-
choice ADR) so the Architect or a future loop tick can pick
up any stage independently.

Distinguishes from the existing cross-harness-mirror-pipeline
row: that row handles skill-file distribution to multiple
harnesses; this row handles session-operation parity (every
Otto operation must work in Codex CLI equivalently).

Grounded in the retractability-by-design foundation (Otto-73)
extended to harness-choice — portability-by-design for the
agent session, not just the substrate.

Scope limits explicit: no committed harness swap today; no
duplication of cross-harness mirror work; no lock-in to any
one harness family. Harness-choice ADR is explicitly
revisitable per Aaron's "depending on which modeel/harness
is ahead".

Priority P1 — strategic not urgent. Research tick (S) within
5-10 ticks; full integration L spread across next rounds.

Otto-75 tick follow-up (PR #227 Govern-stage backfill closed
the primary tick; this row captures the fresh directive that
landed mid-tick).
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Pull request overview

Adds a new P1 backlog item to track building a first-class Codex CLI session experience, explicitly paralleling the existing first-class harness patterns (e.g., Claude Code CLI / NSA), and clarifying how this differs from the cross-harness mirror pipeline work.

Changes:

  • Adds a detailed P1 backlog row describing Codex CLI first-class session parity goals and an execution plan.
  • Enumerates the target “first-class harness” roster and outlines a proposed parity-matrix + gap-closure workflow.
  • Clarifies relationship/scope boundaries versus the existing cross-harness mirror pipeline backlog item.

Comment thread docs/BACKLOG.md
4. **Claude Desktop cowork mode** — future; runs the desktop-app agent alongside a human, not terminal-based.
5. **Claude Code Desktop** — future; the GUI-frontend variant of Claude Code.

**Why this matters (Aaron's framing):** harness-choice is model-and-capability-dependent over time. Today Otto runs Claude Opus 4.7 via Claude Code CLI. If a future OpenAI / Codex model-plus-harness combination out-performs for factory-agent work, Otto should be portable enough to swap without rebuilding the factory. **Portability by design**, same shape as retractability-by-design (`memory/project_retractability_by_design_is_the_foundation_licensing_trust_based_batch_review_frontier_ui_2026_04_24.md` Otto-73): don't lock the factory to one harness's affordances.
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…+ primary-switch-by-Aaron-context + symmetric-parity) (#236)

Aaron Otto-78 two-message refinement of the existing first-
class-Codex-CLI BACKLOG row (PR #228).

Message 1: parallel-design directive — Codex CLI designs its
own skill files asynchronously to Otto (only touching its own
substrate); each harness researches its own features on a
cadence; both harnesses get full-featured wrappers (loops,
memory enhancements, hooks, etc.); asymmetry between harnesses
tracked explicitly.

Message 2: primary-switch clarification — "only one will be
the primary either you or codex which ever one i'm in at the
time". Primary = whichever harness Aaron is actively in at
that moment; the other runs async controlled-by-primary; when
Aaron switches, roles swap. Symmetric feature parity required
("got to have all your fancyness and skills").

Refinement composes as extension of the existing 5-stage arc:

- Stage 1 (existing, PR #231) — Otto researches Codex from
  Otto-side.
- Stage 1b (new) — Codex CLI researches Claude Code from
  Codex-side (inverted roles).
- Stage 2 (joint) — parity matrix combines both sides.
- Stage 3 (each on own surface) — Codex CLI designs own skill
  files; Otto designs Claude-Code-specific wrappers.
- Stage 4 (synchronization cadence) — both sides run periodic
  harness-features research; asymmetry inventory maintained.
- Stage 5 (harness-choice ADR) — retains revisitable primary
  designation.

Scope limits:
- No Otto-ceding-control (Otto primary while Aaron in Claude
  Code, which is now).
- No cross-edit of other harness's substrate.
- No forced harness swap.
- ADR still the gate for any primary-reset.

Composes with cross-harness-mirror-pipeline (that row =
universal-skill distribution; this row = harness-specific-
skill parallel-authoring), multi-account design (PR #230),
Phase-1 Codex research (PR #231), and the first-class roster
memory.

Otto-78 tick split-attention deliverable (alongside primary
5th-ferry absorb PR #235).
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…substrate entry-point

Aaron Otto-102 directive: "there are files in the drop
including a skill created with the openai skill creator so
it seems like codex should use this and integrate with this
like you did with your skill creator please absorb and
delete/remove items from the drop folder, there is a sample
skill in tere created by the oopenai skill creator too".

Establishes .codex/ as Codex CLI's harness-specific substrate
parallel to .claude/ per Otto-79 "each harness owns its own
named loop agent; each harness authors its own skill files"
discipline.

Files landed:

- .codex/README.md — harness-specific entry-point parallel
  to CLAUDE.md; names layout + convention + Otto/Codex-skill
  edit-boundary + bootstrap story + skill-authorship
  convention + provenance.

- .codex/skills/idea-spark/SKILL.md — OpenAI-Skill-Creator-
  generated brainstorming helper. Frontmatter + 3-option-
  spread workflow + naming/positioning/experiment
  sub-patterns.

- .codex/skills/idea-spark/agents/openai.yaml — vendor-
  specific agent config (display_name: "Idea Spark").

- .codex/skills/idea-spark/references/idea-patterns.md —
  on-demand reference content (expansion lenses + option
  styles + tiny experiment template).

Boundary discipline (per Otto-79 cross-session-review-yes-
cross-edit-no): Otto (Claude Code loop agent) does NOT edit
.codex/skills/** as normal work. This initial landing was a
substrate-setup action only. Future Codex CLI sessions
author + maintain.

drop/ folder disposition at Otto-102:
- skill.zip → extracted + deleted (substrate preserved here).
- usageReport CSV → deleted (non-substrate; 9KB usage data).
- aurora-initial-integration-points.md (40.5KB) → PRESERVED
  in drop/ pending Otto-103 dedicated absorb as 9th ferry
  (retroactive). Per CC-002 discipline; drop/ is gitignored
  per PR #265 so no accidental check-in risk.
- aurora-integration-deep-research-report.md (25.4KB) →
  PRESERVED in drop/ pending Otto-104 dedicated absorb as
  10th ferry (retroactive).

Scheduling-memory filed:
memory/project_amara_drop_folder_9th_and_10th_ferry_research_
reports_pending_absorb_otto_103_104_2026_04_24.md — names
Otto-103 + Otto-104 absorb plan, disposition of all 4 drop/
items, Aaron's "absorb and delete" directive literal-honoring
timeline.

Composes with:
- PR #228 Codex-first-class BACKLOG row — .codex/ is
  substrate-support for that 6-stage arc.
- PR #231 Phase-1 Codex CLI research — identified the
  AGENTS.md-already-universal parity finding; this landing
  extends to harness-specific substrate.
- Otto-79 peer-harness refinement memory — "each harness
  owns its own".
- PR #265 drop/ gitignore.

Lands within-standing-authority per Otto-82/90/93 calibration
— Aaron's explicit directive + Codex-harness-substrate setup
action; not gated.

Aaron message-ending Otto-102: "when you get a second end
your loop i'm going to exit and update you" — Otto-102 closes
gracefully; autonomous loop ends after tick-history row +
push.
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…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
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…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed (#229)

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…-class directive absorbed

Otto-75 tick closed with two substrate landings:

- PR #227 — CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS.md backfill (3 resolved rows:
  CC-001 Copilot-vs-Aaron, CC-002 Amara-vs-Otto, CC-003
  Codex-vs-Otto). Amara Govern-stage 1/2.

- PR #228 — BACKLOG row for first-class Codex-CLI session
  experience. P1, mid-tick directive absorb. 5-harness first-
  class roster + 5-stage execution shape.

Split-attention tick: foreground Govern-stage work + mid-tick
directive absorb both landed same tick without dropping either.

Tick-close row follows standard schema: timestamp + session
pointer + SHA + tick body + PRs + 4 observations.

Observations highlight: (1) populating CONTRIBUTOR-CONFLICTS IS
the Govern-stage work (substrate-closing, not just substrate-
opening); (2) split-attention model working under load; (3)
Aaron's 5-harness roster formalizes portability-by-design at
session layer (retractability-by-design + portability-by-design
= optionality as design principle); (4) BACKLOG row's skill-
file-distribution vs session-operation-parity distinction is
load-bearing for harness-swap optionality.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
AceHack added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…autonomy-envelope absorb

Otto-76 tick closed with three substantive landings despite
high-directive-velocity mid-tick:

- PR #230 — P3 multi-account access design BACKLOG row
  (3 Aaron refinements landed same branch: initial → "design
  allowed now, implementation gated on security review" →
  "poor-man-tier no-paid-API-keys hard requirement").

- PR #231 — Codex CLI Phase-1 research (Stage 1 of 5 per
  PR #228); 294-line doc; surfaces AGENTS.md-is-already-
  universal free-win finding; 10/4/4/2 capability-parity
  breakdown.

- Three per-user memory captures (account snapshot,
  split-attention+composition endorsed, agent-autonomy-
  envelope with email carve-out).

Key observations (from the row's Observations column):
1. Directive-churn != tick-failure. Split-attention pattern
   held under 4x directive rate.
2. AGENTS.md parity de-risks first-class-Codex support
   (portability-by-design was retroactively validated).
3. Named-agent-email-ownership carve-out is substantive
   agent-autonomy expansion (email = reputation surface).
4. Poor-man-tier vs enterprise-API-tier distinction is
   load-bearing for multi-account design.

Stacked on top of Otto-75 tick-history branch so it shows as
atop that row in diff preview. Independent of PR #229 merge
timing.
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