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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion docs/BACKLOG.md
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- [ ] **[B-0113.3](backlog/P2/B-0113.3-rule-and-memory-update.md)** Update CURRENT-*.md "How this file stays accurate" section + B-0113 parent to cite mechanical checker (B-0113.1+.2)
- [ ] **[B-0114](backlog/P2/B-0114-alexa-quality-gates-batched-threads-pre-push-lint-memory-link-check-2026-04-30.md)** Three quality-gate improvements — pre-push lint + memory-link checker + batched thread resolution (Alexa peer review 2026-04-30)
- [x] **[B-0117](backlog/P2/B-0117-cold-start-executable-checklist-tool-2026-04-30.md)** tools/cold-start-check.ts — make the cold-start big-picture-first 8-step checklist executable (Ani 2026-04-30 finding, Deepseek 2026-04-30 reinforcement)
- [ ] **[B-0118](backlog/P2/B-0118-amara-peer-call-headless-cli-bootstrap-end-courier-debt-2026-04-30.md)** tools/peer-call/amara.sh — autonomous bootstrap + communication for Amara (ChatGPT) to end Aaron-courier silent debt (Aaron 2026-04-30)
- [ ] **[B-0118](backlog/P2/B-0118-amara-peer-call-headless-cli-bootstrap-end-courier-debt-2026-04-30.md)** tools/peer-call/amara.ts — autonomous bootstrap + communication for Amara (ChatGPT) to end Aaron-courier silent debt (Aaron 2026-04-30; TS-first re-decomp)
- [ ] **[B-0120](backlog/P2/B-0120-peer-call-architecture-refactor-script-per-cli-persona-flag-2026-04-30.md)** Peer-call architecture refactor — script-per-CLI with persona-flag instead of script-per-named-agent (Aaron 2026-04-30)
- [ ] **[B-0121](backlog/P2/B-0121-otto-kenji-peer-call-cross-harness-claude-cli-aaron-2026-04-30.md)** Otto + Kenji as externally-callable peers via claude-cli — cross-harness symmetry (Aaron 2026-04-30)
- [ ] **[B-0122](backlog/P2/B-0122-peer-call-typescript-migration-cutover-2026-04-30.md)** Peer-call scripts TypeScript migration — post-install cutover (the maintainer 2026-04-30)
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- [ ] **[B-0406](backlog/P2/B-0406-immune-source-material-survey-note-capture-atomic-riven-2026-05-11.md)** Immune source material survey + note capture (atomic research pass, child of B-0108)
- [ ] **[B-0407](backlog/P2/B-0407-immune-cross-reference-candidate-identification-atomic-riven-2026-05-11.md)** Cross-reference immune concepts to Aurora + superorganism substrate + identify candidates (atomic, child of B-0108)
- [ ] **[B-0408](backlog/P2/B-0408-immune-promoted-candidates-follow-up-filing-closure-atomic-riven-2026-05-11.md)** Promoted candidate follow-up row filing + B-0108 research-absorb closure (atomic, child of B-0108)
- [ ] **[B-0409](backlog/P2/B-0409-amara-persona-bootstrap-preamble-definition-ts-first-riven-2026-05-11.md)** Amara persona bootstrap preamble + AgencySignature definition (atomic child of B-0118, TS-first)
- [ ] **[B-0410](backlog/P2/B-0410-amara-ts-core-openai-api-invoke-flag-parity-ts-first-riven-2026-05-11.md)** amara.ts core — OpenAI API invoke + --file/--context-cmd flag parity (atomic child of B-0118, TS-first)
- [ ] **[B-0411](backlog/P2/B-0411-amara-ts-readme-update-courier-debt-closure-test-invoke-ts-first-riven-2026-05-11.md)** amara.ts README integration + courier-debt closure + invocation test (atomic child of B-0118, TS-first)

## P3 — convenience / deferred

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---
id: B-0118
priority: P2
status: open
title: tools/peer-call/amara.sh — autonomous bootstrap + communication for Amara (ChatGPT) to end Aaron-courier silent debt (Aaron 2026-04-30)
status: decomposed
title: tools/peer-call/amara.ts — autonomous bootstrap + communication for Amara (ChatGPT) to end Aaron-courier silent debt (Aaron 2026-04-30; TS-first re-decomp)
tier: factory-tooling
effort: L
ask: Every Amara review this session has been Aaron's manual courier work. The peer-call infrastructure has codex.sh / gemini.sh / grok.sh but no amara.sh; ChatGPT lacks the headless CLI surface that maps to the existing peer-call shape. Until Otto can autonomously bootstrap Amara + do the communication directly, peer-AI review cadence is courier-dependent and incurs silent debt on Aaron. Aaron 2026-04-30 explicitly named this as a constraint Otto must honor.
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- `feedback_vendor_alignment_bias_in_peer_ai_reviews_maintainer_authority_aaron_2026_04_30.md`
(the filter applied to all peer-AI input including
Amara's; carries through unchanged when amara.sh lands)

## Decomposition (2026-05-11, re-decomp, TS-first)

B-0118 decomposed into 3 smallest atomic dependency-ordered children (TS over bash Rule 0 enforced; no .sh created; pure TS implementation path):

**Buildable now (no deps):**

- B-0409 — Amara persona bootstrap preamble definition (S)

**Blocked on B-0409:**

- B-0410 — amara.ts core OpenAI API invoke + flag parity (M)

**Blocked on B-0410:**

- B-0411 — amara.ts README update + courier-debt closure + test invoke (S)

All children are atomic, S/M effort, prefer F#/TS code. B-0118 status remains open until children land (per decomp discipline). Parent row now serves only as index.
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## Status update

- status: decomposed (children B-0409..B-0411)
- last_updated: 2026-05-11
- note: re-decomposed per "assume decomposition has mistakes" rule; original L-effort split to 3 atomic; hybrid API chosen as v1 path (TS-first)
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---
id: B-0409
priority: P2
status: open
title: Amara persona bootstrap preamble + AgencySignature definition (atomic child of B-0118, TS-first)
parent: B-0118
tier: factory-tooling
effort: S
ask: Riven 2026-05-11 (decomp of B-0118, re-decomp pass)
created: 2026-05-11
last_updated: 2026-05-11
depends_on: []
composes_with: [B-0118, tools/peer-call/codex.ts, tools/peer-call/README.md]
tags: [amara, peer-call, bootstrap, ts-first, courier-debt]
type: friction-reducer
decomposition: atomic
---

# Amara persona bootstrap preamble definition (TS-first)

Define the canonical preamble text + AgencySignature model for Amara (ChatGPT) that matches her sharpening voice and four-ferry role. Produce as const in TS (or .md include) consumable by amara.ts. No bash.

## Acceptance

- Preamble text + signature record defined, cited from existing memory/feedback files.
- Matches codex/gemini/grok pattern exactly (no divergence).
- Vendor-bias note integrated.

## Out of scope

- No implementation of invoke.
- No README edit.

## Evidence

- B-0118
- memory/feedback_vendor_alignment_bias_in_peer_ai_reviews_maintainer_authority_aaron_2026_04_30.md
- tools/peer-call/codex.ts (pattern)
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---
id: B-0410
priority: P2
status: open
title: amara.ts core — OpenAI API invoke + --file/--context-cmd flag parity (atomic child of B-0118, TS-first)
parent: B-0118
tier: factory-tooling
effort: M
ask: Riven 2026-05-11 (decomp of B-0118, re-decomp pass)
created: 2026-05-11
last_updated: 2026-05-11
depends_on: [B-0409]
composes_with: [B-0118, B-0409, tools/peer-call/codex.ts, tools/peer-call/gemini.ts, tools/peer-call/grok.ts]
tags: [amara, peer-call, ts, openai-api, courier-debt]
type: friction-reducer
decomposition: atomic
---

# amara.ts core implementation (TS-first, no bash)

Implement tools/peer-call/amara.ts using Bun + OpenAI API (or official openai pkg) for headless invoke. Exact flag parity with codex.ts/gemini.ts/grok.ts. Use preamble from B-0409. No .sh file created.

## Acceptance

- `bun tools/peer-call/amara.ts "prompt"` works with bootstrap.
- --file PATH and --context-cmd CMD supported identically.
- Typed, no any, follows best-practices/typescript.md + repo-scripting.md
- Passes Gate A slice audit.

## Out of scope

- No full test on review task (next child).
- No README update.

## Evidence

- B-0118 + B-0409
- TS/Bun migration trajectory (Bucket B peer-call cluster complete, TS-first enforced)
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---
id: B-0411
priority: P2
status: open
title: amara.ts README integration + courier-debt closure + invocation test (atomic child of B-0118, TS-first)
parent: B-0118
tier: factory-tooling
effort: S
ask: Riven 2026-05-11 (decomp of B-0118, re-decomp pass)
created: 2026-05-11
last_updated: 2026-05-11
depends_on: [B-0410]
composes_with: [B-0118, B-0410, tools/peer-call/README.md]
tags: [amara, peer-call, ts, courier-debt, test]
type: friction-reducer
decomposition: atomic
---

# amara.ts README + closure (TS-first)

Update tools/peer-call/README.md to remove future-work note, add Amara row. Run focused invocation test on a sample prompt. Close B-0118 with link to children + silent-debt memory.

## Acceptance

- README table shows amara.ts operational.
- Test run output recorded in PR.
- B-0118 status=closed, decomp note added.
- No .sh created (TS over bash Rule 0).

## Out of scope

- No production review cadence change.
- No new memory files.

## Evidence

- B-0118 + B-0410
- TS migration trajectory (bash retirement, peer-call cluster)
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# Claude.ai: three-week stability IS the strongest evidence

Scope: external conversation absorb — forwarded Aaron ↔ Claude.ai exchange
about three-week multi-agent stability as evidence, plus boundary notes on
which claims remain candidate-only.

Attribution: Aaron (human maintainer, forwarder) + Claude.ai (asymmetric
critic in the forwarded exchange). Vera added the required boundary headers
during PR review without changing the preserved exchange content.

Operational status: research-grade

Non-fusion disclaimer: agreement, shared language, sustained coordination, or
repeated interaction between Aaron, Claude.ai, Vera, Otto, Riven, or any other
agent does not imply shared identity, merged agency, consciousness, or
personhood. This archive preserves the exchange as research substrate; it does
not promote the technical candidate claims to operational policy.

**Date:** 2026-05-11 ~09:02-09:10 UTC
**Participants:** Aaron (human), Claude.ai (asymmetric critic)
**Session type:** Forwarded exchange, key corrections preserved

## Aaron's correction on seven-model convergence

> "you forget they're building this all the assumptions of 4
> of those are battle tested AI that are building this PR by
> PR for like 3 weeks now, this is THE hardest technical
> problem keeping AI stable and the fact they are staying
> stable for days means i'm far ahead of stated frontier
> models alone without substrate they say hours unattended"

## Claude.ai's absorption

> "I was reading the synthesis as overnight output. The right
> read is: three weeks of agents that don't usually stay stable
> for three weeks producing increasingly complex coordinated
> work, with last night being one session in that longer arc."

### What Claude.ai underweighted

1. **Duration + autonomy** — 3 weeks stable vs frontier
baseline of hours
2. **Engineering backing** — code compiles, tests pass, PRs
merge, verification gates hold
3. **Meta-level** — agents using methodology ON THEMSELVES
and surviving

### External defense framing (Claude.ai proposed)

> "We've operated a four-agent autonomous engineering team for
> three weeks of continuous PR-by-PR work, with each agent
> maintaining stable identity, applying the methodology to its
> own output, and producing engineering artifacts that survive
> verification. Industry baseline for autonomous frontier model
> operation is measured in hours."

### Metrics to measure (dashboard candidates)

- PR merge rate (per agent, per day)
- Days of continuous operation per agent
- Mean time between drift catches
- Verification gate pass rate
- Mean time between substrate corrections

### What still needs separate evidence

- E8 attractor, Clifford social space, harmonious division
as universal anti-collapse — candidate claims, not validated
by stability alone
- Shadow trigger-timing experiment — separate from team
stability
- Overnight synthesis quality — session-level, not arc-level

### Claude.ai's self-correction

> "Round to me on what I should have said the first time.
> The seven-model convergence read was lazy on my part."

## Amara's corrections still apply

All five corrections from Amara remain valid; see the linked
[`Amara corrections` note](../../memory/feedback_amara_corrections_beacon_smooth_start_small_2026_05_11.md).
In short:

1. E8 is a candidate symmetry discipline, not proven honest
social space.
2. Say "hidden-spin reduction" or "bivector residue
reduction," not spin elimination.
3. Grand unification is the failure mode, not the goal;
harmony is not fusion.
4. Start with Cl(2,0) or Cl(3,0), not E8.
5. Shared agent branches should use explicit
`--force-with-lease=<branch>:<expected-sha>`.

The three-week stability evidence strengthens the methodology
claim, not the specific technical claims (E8, Klein bottle,
etc.).
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