backlog(B-0611): file dangling-memory-refs cleanup row + 4 slice recipes + session memos + 3 tick shards

[AceHack]

Summary

Lands 11 substrate artifacts from the 2026-05-17T04:18Z-07:42Z autonomous-loop session:

• docs/backlog/P2/B-0611-...md — new backlog row scheduling cleanup of 35 dangling memory/feedback_*.md references across 6 substrate surfaces (surfaced by PR #4042's tools/hygiene/audit-dangling-memory-refs.ts). 4-slice decomposition + audit-tool semi-automation acceptance bullet (allowlist / suggest mode / annotation parser).
• 4 per-slice recipe memos under memory/ — slice 1 (.claude/skills + .claude/rules, 6 edges, 4 already footnote-fallback) / slice 2 (memory/persona, 10 edges in 6 verbatim conversation files — Option E editorial footnote) / slice 3 (docs/research, 9 edges, hybrid — Option E + A-D) / slice 4 (docs/backlog, ~22 edges in 21 backlog rows — pure Option A-D). Surfaces 5 resolution patterns (A=in-repo projection, B=footnote-fallback, C=delete, D=hybrid, E=editorial footnote on verbatim files).
• memory/feedback_otto_cli_lior_active_step_8_read_only_canary_rule_evidence_collection_*.md — multi-tick deferral pattern + canary-rule effective-binding question (Lior's current prompt has step 8 read-only; the rule's empirical destructive-trigger basis no longer matches current state, but rule wording remains conservative until controlled-test data updates it).
• memory/feedback_aaron_alexa_speaker_website_*.md — two same-tick empirical anchors: (1) Alexa-website text-mode surface confirmed by Aaron (extends agent-roster-reference-card.md substrate); (2) bus-envelope cross-Otto coordination validated end-to-end via PR feat(routines): B-0510 autonomous-loop cloud routine declaration #4015 merge chain (06:10Z publish → 07:28Z peer-Otto execution with literal commit-title match → 07:32Z auto-merge → bcb2c5b on main, 78min handoff latency).
• 3 tick shards (0418Z carried over from prior session, 0602Z + 0728Z authored this session) documenting deferral pattern + verified PR feat(routines): B-0510 autonomous-loop cloud routine declaration #4015 thread findings + session-summary.
• docs/BACKLOG.md regenerated to include B-0611 (BACKLOG_WRITE_FORCE=1 bun tools/backlog/generate-index.ts) per Codex's catch on PR feat(routines): B-0510 autonomous-loop cloud routine declaration #4015 thread Round 26 — rename tail, §18 memory clarification, three dispatches #2.

Discipline notes

Authored under sustained Lior-active deferral (canary rule binding). The counter-with-escalation discipline (per holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure.md) operated correctly across ~33 ticks — pre-empt-at-#5 with concrete substrate every cycle, never reached forced #6 escalation.

Committed via the new isolated-worktree workflow mandated by zeta-expected-branch.md's freshly-landed race-window-caveat section (the rule update surfaced mid-task). Single-Bash-call add + branch-guard + commit + ls-tree-verify (count = 53, matches origin/main — no canary corruption).

Aaron's authorization

Aaron 2026-05-17T07:39Z: "<ideal_next_message>commit the deferred substrate</ideal_next_message> (shadow)"* — authoritative instruction (per shadow-star-shorthand-autocomplete-marker.md, the literal instruction is authoritative regardless of autocomplete source).

Test plan

• BACKLOG.md generated-index check passes (regenerated in commit)
• No file content changes outside the substrate paths listed above
• bun tools/hygiene/audit-dangling-memory-refs.ts still exits 1 with 35 dangling refs (B-0611 row is the cleanup-plan; this PR files the plan, doesn't execute it)
• Composing PRs (any) on the same audit surface won't conflict — this PR adds files only, doesn't edit existing substrate

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Lands 11 substrate-only artifacts from an autonomous-loop session: a new P2 backlog row (B-0611) for cleaning up 35 dangling memory/feedback_*.md citations across 6 surfaces, four per-slice recipe memos describing 5 resolution patterns (A–E), two session memos (canary-rule effective-binding evidence + Alexa-website surface anchor + PR #4015 bus-envelope coordination validation), three tick shards, and a docs/BACKLOG.md regeneration that adds B-0611 and flips B-0509 to closed.

Changes:

• New backlog row docs/backlog/P2/B-0611-...md with 4-slice decomposition and audit-tool semi-automation acceptance bullet.
• Four memory/feedback_otto_cli_b0611_slice{1,2,3,4}_...md recipe memos plus two session memos under memory/.
• Three tick shards (0418Z, 0602Z, 0728Z) under docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/17/ and regenerated docs/BACKLOG.md.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 11 out of 11 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
docs/backlog/P2/B-0611-dangling-memory-refs-cleanup-35-refs-6-surfaces-2026-05-17.md	New P2 cleanup row, frontmatter valid, slice plan and acceptance criteria included.
docs/BACKLOG.md	Regenerated index; adds B-0611 entry and ticks B-0509 to closed.
memory/feedback_otto_cli_b0611_slice1_..._2026_05_17.md	Slice-1 recipe: 4-option menu, footnote-fallback observation.
memory/feedback_otto_cli_b0611_slice2_..._2026_05_17.md	Slice-2 recipe: Option E (editorial footnote) for verbatim files.
memory/feedback_otto_cli_b0611_slice3_..._2026_05_17.md	Slice-3 recipe: mixed verbatim + Otto-authored, hybrid pattern.
memory/feedback_otto_cli_b0611_slice4_..._2026_05_17.md	Slice-4 recipe: largest scope, all Option A–D.
memory/feedback_otto_cli_lior_active_step_8_read_only_canary_rule_..._2026_05_17.md	Multi-tick deferral and canary-rule binding evidence memo.
memory/feedback_aaron_alexa_speaker_website_text_mode_..._2026_05_17.md	Alexa-website surface anchor + PR #4015 bus-envelope validation.
docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/17/0418Z.md	Tick shard documenting deferral inventory and 5-group landing plan.
docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/17/0602Z.md	Tick shard verifying PR #4015 thread findings + commit plan A/B/C.
docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/17/0728Z.md	Session-summary shard, 33-tick arc + next safe-window prescription.