From cab98bf9df1454bbc95006ec9876a335b5d3f97d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Stainback Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 16:25:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] =?UTF-8?q?shard(tick):=202010Z=20=E2=80=94=20B-0502?= =?UTF-8?q?=20launchd=20plist=20for=20backlog-ready-notifier=20+=20branch-?= =?UTF-8?q?contamination=20untangle?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Tick output: - PR #3221 (chore(b-0502)): new .gemini/launchd/com.zeta.backlog-ready-notifier.plist + AUTONOMOUS-LOOP.md + tools/bg/README.md + B-0441/B-0502 row updates. Closes B-0441 AC #2 ("Runs under existing launchd / cron infrastructure"). Auto-merge armed. - This shard. Branch-state contamination caught + untangled mid-tick: - Local main had orphan 1856Z shard (9fa74ac) — work already on main via #3187. Reset. - During B-0502 work, my commit landed on a different Otto's branch (the exact B-0519 pattern). Untangled via reset + cherry-pick to the correct otto/b0502-... branch. - ZETA_EXPECTED_BRANCH hook didn't catch the wrong-branch commit (env-var didn't persist across separate Bash-tool calls). Worth a follow-up row. Substrate-or-it-didn't-happen check: - PR #3221 = B-0502 substrate (will be on main when CI clears) - This shard = the tick record (substrate-honest visibility of the contamination untangle so future-Otto sees the field-test result) Cron sentinel 12fb713e armed at session start; one entry, recurring. Co-Authored-By: Claude --- .../hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md | 90 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md diff --git a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..942df095f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +# Tick 2026-05-14T20:10Z — B-0502 launchd plist for backlog-ready-notifier; branch-state contamination untangle + +## Cold-boot context + +Fresh autonomous-loop session firing into bootstream cold-boot. Per session-start hook +(catch 43, 2026-05-12), first action: `CronList` → no `<>` sentinel → +re-arm via `CronCreate` with `* * * * *`. Sentinel `12fb713e` armed before any other work. + +## Refresh (step 1) + +- `bun tools/github/refresh-worldview.ts` clean. +- Local main on `fix-3217-clean` was 2 behind origin/main; PR #3217 (1959Z shard) was CLOSED + with DIRTY/CONFLICTING — content already on main via #3213/#3218 cascade. +- Local `main` had orphan commit `9fa74ac` (1856Z shard, predecessor's parallel-Otto + contamination, work already on main as `6756514` via #3187). Reset local main → + origin/main; orphan discarded. + +## Holding discipline (step 2) + +Not Standing-by. Per `holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure.md`: +prior session-close shard (2001Z) named PR #3217 as the wait — that PR closed without +merging, the named dependency dissolved. Default: pick speculative work per never-be-idle +priority ladder. + +## Work (step 3) + +`bun tools/bg/backlog-ready-notifier.ts --once` returned 233 ready-to-grind candidates; +top candidate **B-0502** (XS effort, atomic, B-0441 slice 6 — launchd plist for +backlog-ready-notifier). Claimed via `tools/bus/claim.ts acquire --from otto-cli`. +Pre-start checklist (per `backlog-item-start-gate.md`): plist absent; service runs +clean; reference plist + AUTONOMOUS-LOOP.md text read. + +Substantive landing: +- New `.gemini/launchd/com.zeta.backlog-ready-notifier.plist` (copy-adapted from + sibling `missed-substrate-detector.plist`; `StartInterval: 600` matches + `DEFAULT_CONFIG.pollIntervalMin`) +- `docs/AUTONOMOUS-LOOP.md` §Related artifacts updated (two launchd-registered now) +- `tools/bg/README.md` slice status: `1+2+4 live` → `1+2+4+6 live (slice 3 pending B-0500)` +- B-0441 AC #2 ticked +- B-0502 status: open → in-progress + +## Verify (step 4) + +- `PlistBuddy` parses the plist; Label/StartInterval/ProgramArguments correct. +- `npx markdownlint-cli2` on all changed docs exits 0. +- No conflict markers; no empty dirs. + +## Branch-state contamination caught + untangled + +During work, hit the **exact B-0519 contamination pattern**: between `git checkout -b +otto/b0502-...` and `git commit`, another Otto process in the same physical repo +checked out a different branch (`shard/tick-2018Z-39-candidate-triage-otto-cli-2026-05-14`), +moving HEAD invisibly. The commit landed on that other Otto's branch on top of +their `5bd5697` shard commit. + +Untangle (per B-0519 RCA procedure): +1. `git reset --hard 5bd5697` on the contaminated branch (restored to pre-contamination + state — preserved the other Otto's work intact) +2. `git checkout otto/b0502-...` (my intended branch, still at origin/main) +3. `git cherry-pick dab036d` → new commit `73e35db` on the correct branch +4. Pushed only my branch; left the other Otto's branch alone + +**Secondary failure**: `ZETA_EXPECTED_BRANCH` hook didn't catch the wrong-branch commit. +The env var was set in one Bash call but didn't persist to the call that executed +`git commit`. Cross-Bash-call env-var non-persistence is the hook's blind spot. +Worth a follow-up row. + +## Shard (step 5) + +This file. + +## CronList (step 6) + +Sentinel `12fb713e` armed at session start; one entry, recurring every minute. + +## Visibility (step 7) + +- **PR #3221**: chore(b-0502) — wait-ci with autoMerge armed +- **Untangled branches**: my commit on `otto/b0502-...` (pushed); contaminated + `shard/tick-2018Z-...` restored to `5bd5697` (NOT pushed; local-only reset) +- **B-0441 AC #2** now ticked; **B-0502** in-progress (closes on #3221 merge) + +## Notes for future-Otto + +Branch-state contamination is **operationally live** when multiple Ottos share one +physical checkout. The B-0519 RCA + untangle procedure WORKS — survived first +field-test today. The ZETA_EXPECTED_BRANCH hook is the intended catch but env-var +persistence across separate Bash-tool calls is unreliable; treat the hook as +defense-in-depth, not the primary catch. Primary catch is `git branch --show-current` +immediately before `git commit`. From 8e6cb412cdf3c770b38341989a5a16a355b51e39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Stainback Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 16:29:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] =?UTF-8?q?fix(tick):=20MD032=20markdownlint=20?= =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20add=20blank=20lines=20around=20lists=20in=202010Z?= =?UTF-8?q?=20shard?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Two MD032/blanks-around-lists violations: prose headers before bullet and numbered lists lacked the required blank separator. Co-Authored-By: Claude --- docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md index 942df095f..28f214cc8 100644 --- a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md +++ b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/14/2010Z.md @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Pre-start checklist (per `backlog-item-start-gate.md`): plist absent; service ru clean; reference plist + AUTONOMOUS-LOOP.md text read. Substantive landing: + - New `.gemini/launchd/com.zeta.backlog-ready-notifier.plist` (copy-adapted from sibling `missed-substrate-detector.plist`; `StartInterval: 600` matches `DEFAULT_CONFIG.pollIntervalMin`) @@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ moving HEAD invisibly. The commit landed on that other Otto's branch on top of their `5bd5697` shard commit. Untangle (per B-0519 RCA procedure): + 1. `git reset --hard 5bd5697` on the contaminated branch (restored to pre-contamination state — preserved the other Otto's work intact) 2. `git checkout otto/b0502-...` (my intended branch, still at origin/main)