backlog(B-0633): aggregate-tier counter escalation for holding-failure rule#4157
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…e rule (composes with B-0614) Files a P3 substrate-engineering row to add an aggregate-tier counter to the holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing- by-failure.md rule, complementing the existing per-chain N=6 discipline. The per-chain counter resets on peer main-moves at ~30-60 min cadence, so a closed-cycle session can sustain hundreds of brief-acks without ever reaching forced-#6. The aggregate-tier counter (N_AGG=50 initial) would track aggregate brief-acks across counter-resets within session, resetting ONLY on Aaron- speaks OR agent-produced concrete artifact (not peer main-moves). Empirical evidence: PR #4151 memo (this session, ~440 aggregate brief-acks across ~14h). Cross-instance evidence required before landing the rule edit, per B-0614's drafted constraint. Composes with: - B-0614 (meta-fallback edge case; complementary pattern) - PR #4151 (empirical-evidence memo this row crystallizes) - PR #4110 (saturation anchor; same root cause class) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
Adds backlog row B-0633 to track a future aggregate-tier counter escalation for the holding-failure rule, plus updates the generated backlog index.
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- Adds a new P3 backlog item for aggregate brief-ack counting across per-chain counter resets.
- Records goals, acceptance criteria, hazards, and related backlog/PR references.
- Adds B-0633 to
docs/BACKLOG.md.
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docs/backlog/P3/B-0633-aggregate-tier-counter-escalation-holding-rule-2026-05-18.md |
New per-row backlog file for B-0633. |
docs/BACKLOG.md |
Generated index entry for B-0633. |
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Files B-0633 — a P3 substrate-engineering row crystallizing the recommendation from PR #4151's memo.
What
Add an aggregate-tier counter to
.claude/rules/holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure.md, complementing the existing per-chain N=6 discipline.Per-chain counter resets on peer main-moves (every ~30-60 min in this session) → never reaches forced-#6 even after hundreds of aggregate brief-acks.
Aggregate-tier counter would track aggregate brief-acks across counter-resets, threshold N_AGG=50 (initial), resetting ONLY on Aaron-speaks OR agent-produced concrete artifact (not peer main-moves).
Composes with
Acceptance gates on cross-instance evidence
Per B-0614's drafted constraint, the rule edit itself should NOT land until at least 1 cross-INSTANCE evidence accumulates (different Otto identity / session / machine). Same-session evidence alone would conflate "the pattern" with "this Otto's Pure-git-tier behavior."
Co-Authored-By: Claude noreply@anthropic.com