docs(backlog): B-0443 — launch-substrate carve-out for persona naming in docs/launch/** (resolve recurring Copilot finding)#3002
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… in docs/launch/** (recurring Copilot finding) Addresses recurring Copilot policy finding observed twice on 2026-05-13 (PR #2997 + PR #3001): docs/launch/** substrate operationally uses persona names per the canonized brand register (Office paper-factory + 8-Bit Theater + Tales-from-the- Loop), but the closed-list in docs/AGENT-BEST-PRACTICES.md doesn't include docs/launch/**. Proposed amendment: add `docs/launch/**` to the closed-list with rationale documenting why launch substrate operationally requires persona naming (brand register; multi-agent transparency; IP-respect attribution composing). Substrate-honest framing per discipline triad (PR #2999): - Ships unreviewed; review composes as additive layer - Decomposes the recurring tension into a concrete proposal - Per no-directives: proposal not directive Composes with: - PR #2997 (Otto-section recovery — recurring trigger) - PR #3001 (image brief + visual-artist user-memory — recurring trigger) - PR #2980 (launch thread already using persona naming) - IP-respect canonical commitment (Brian Clevinger / 8-Bit Theater) - B-0429 (end-user persona mapping — composes at persona-naming policy scope) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
Adds a new P2 backlog row (B-0443) proposing a policy carve-out to allow persona naming under docs/launch/**, motivated by recurring PR review findings, and updates the backlog index to include the new row (and a missing B-0429 entry).
Changes:
- Introduces backlog item B-0443 documenting rationale + acceptance criteria for adding
docs/launch/**to the name-allowed closed list. - Updates
docs/BACKLOG.mdto link B-0443 in P2 and B-0429 in P1.
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| docs/backlog/P2/B-0443-launch-substrate-carve-out-for-persona-naming-in-docs-launch-2026-05-13.md | New backlog row proposing the docs/launch/** naming carve-out and documenting rationale/ACs/xrefs. |
| docs/BACKLOG.md | Adds index links for B-0429 (P1) and the new B-0443 row (P2). |
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docs/backlog/P2/B-0443-launch-substrate-carve-out-for-persona-naming-in-docs-launch-2026-05-13.md:66
- This line asserts a "currently merged" launch substrate at
docs/launch/zeta-launch-thread.md, but that file is not present in the repository. If the intent is to refer to the existing launch draft underdocs/launch/, update the filename; otherwise soften the claim and link to the PR/commit instead of a non-existent path.
4. **Currently merged launch substrate** (`docs/launch/zeta-launch-thread.md`
from PR #2980) already uses persona names throughout —
policy is already de-facto carved-out at launch-substrate
docs/backlog/P2/B-0443-launch-substrate-carve-out-for-persona-naming-in-docs-launch-2026-05-13.md:156
- The "Full reasoning" section references two
memory/feedback_...files that do not exist inmemory/in the current repo. Replace with existing file paths or add the missing memory entries so these xrefs stay mechanically valid.
`memory/feedback_aaron_ship_unreviewed_version_first_review_layers_compose_against_authentic_base_layer_substrate_honest_publication_discipline_2026_05_13.md`
(the launch-substrate ships-first context)
`memory/feedback_aaron_ip_respect_revenue_share_or_100_percent_to_original_creator_brian_clevinger_8bit_theater_*.md`
(external creator attribution composes)
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| + 8-Bit Theater stick-figure + Tales-from-the-Loop — these | ||
| inherently use named characters (Otto = "Michael Scott of | ||
| the software plant"; multi-agent team named explicitly) |
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| - **PR #2997** (Otto-section recovery into `docs/launch/zeta-launch-thread.md`): | ||
| flagged for persona naming ("Otto", "Amara") in current-state | ||
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| - **PR #3001** (image brief at `docs/launch/2026-05-13-image-brief-for-ani-grok-twitter-launch-hero-image.md`): |
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| - `memory/feedback_aaron_ip_respect_revenue_share_or_100_percent_to_original_creator_brian_clevinger_8bit_theater_*.md` | ||
| (IP-respect commitment; external creator attribution) | ||
| - PR #2997 (Otto-section recovery — recurring trigger) |
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…ed-list (closes B-0443) (#3005) Implements the policy amendment proposed in B-0443 (PR #3002). docs/launch/** is now an explicit closed-list surface where persona names and external creator attributions are allowed. Rationale (preserved inline): - Brand register canonized 2026-05-13: Office paper-factory + 8-Bit Theater stick-figure + Tales-from-the-Loop — the launch surface inherently uses named characters - IP-respect canonical commitment substrate: external creator attributions like Brian Clevinger / 8-Bit Theater are substrate-honest, not policy violations - Recurring Copilot finding observed on PR #2997 + PR #3001 resolves to "policy-amended" rather than "explanatory-resolve" going forward Composes with: - B-0443 (PR #3002, just merged — backlog row proposing this amendment) - PR #2980 (launch thread already operating with persona naming on main) - PR #2997 (Otto-section recovery — recurring trigger) - PR #3001 (image brief + visual-artist user-memory — recurring trigger) - Aaron's IP-respect canonical commitment substrate (Brian Clevinger / 8-Bit Theater) Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
P2 backlog row proposing policy amendment to resolve a recurring Copilot finding.
Recurring finding (observed 2026-05-13):
Both surfaces the same gap: `docs/AGENT-BEST-PRACTICES.md` closed-list of name-allowed surfaces doesn't include `docs/launch/**`, but launch substrate operationally requires persona naming per the canonized brand register (Office paper-factory + 8-Bit Theater stick-figure + Tales-from-the-Loop).
Proposed amendment: add `docs/launch/**` to the closed-list with rationale.
Alternative paths considered (in the row): rewrite launch substrate to use role-refs (breaks brand register), move to `docs/research/` (semantically incorrect), accept recurring finding as friction (high notification cost). The carve-out is the substrate-honest option.
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