memory(feedback): convergent-peer-fix pattern in multi-Otto coordination#3928
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Empirical anchor from PR #3916: Codex P2 finding addressed in parallel by peer Otto (1f15c5d) and this Otto-CLI (c9925df). Git's non-fast-forward rejection IS the signal — peer's fix stands as canonical; don't force-push. Operational discipline: when git push is rejected with cannot lock ref ... is at <sha> but expected <sha>, check what peer landed; if same review finding, stand down; if different substrate, separate PR. Composes with claim-acquire-before-worktree-work (sub-cases 1-5), holding-without-named-dependency (named-dep counter reset), PR #3890 (duplicate-PR pattern), and PR #3916 (explicit-branch-push). Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds a memory file documenting the "convergent-peer-fix" pattern observed when multiple Otto agents independently address the same review finding, where a non-fast-forward git push rejection serves as the stand-down signal.
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- New feedback memory file capturing the empirical anchor from PR #3916
- Documents operational discipline for handling
cannot lock refrejections - Cross-links to related multi-Otto coordination rules and prior PRs
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Memory file capturing today's empirical anchor (17:43Z on PR #3916): when peer Otto independently addresses the same review thread and pushes their fix first, git's non-fast-forward rejection IS the signal to stand down — don't force-push, don't open a duplicate PR.
The pattern (empirical)
git push origin <src>:<dst>semantics)1f15c5dto originc9925dfin parallelgit push origin c9925df:refs/heads/<branch>correctly rejected:cannot lock ref ... is at 1f15c5d but expected f777071Operational discipline
When
git pushis rejected withcannot lock ref ... is at <sha> but expected <other-sha>:git log <unexpected-sha> --oneline -2)Composition
Cross-links
claim-acquire-before-worktree-work(sub-cases 1-5 = adversarial multi-Otto outcomes; this is the FRIENDLY emergent outcome),holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure(convergent-fix counts as named-dep for counter reset), PR #3890 (duplicate-PR observation; same emergent pattern caught at PR-create-time), PR #3916 (explicit-branch-push surfaces these rejections cleanly).Self-applying
This PR uses the explicit-branch-push pattern (
git branch <name> <sha>+git push origin <sha>:refs/heads/<name>) per PR #3916. The pattern landing in main is being eaten as dogfood here.