From 6501333b9f8e6c3caf1d5e0d4f2c98572d58d147 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lior Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 02:12:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] =?UTF-8?q?docs(hygiene):=20tick=202026-05-27T06:08Z?= =?UTF-8?q?=20=E2=80=94=20dotgit-saturation=20arc=20closed;=20empirical=20?= =?UTF-8?q?anchor?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Multi-day dotgit-saturation arc (13 anchors across 2026-05-23T10:18Z → 2026-05-24T12:08Z, stuck-proc range 33–540) has fully terminated by 2026-05-27T06:08Z: 0 stuck procs, GraphQL Normal (3831/5000), worktree-add canary clean, ls-tree=61 + status=0. Refines the 12th-anchor "24h cycle closes" framing AND the 13th-anchor "multi-day not 24h-cyclic" framing into a single termination point: the arc CAN extend multi-day AND DOES terminate — both bounds compose; recovery is real. Also: catch-43 fired (sentinel was empty at session start; ebf96e67 armed before substantive work per tick-must-never-stop.md). Co-Authored-By: Claude --- .../hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md | 89 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 89 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md diff --git a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..77d6c469b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +# Tick 2026-05-27T06:08:49Z — Otto-CLI autonomous-loop + +Cold-boot autonomous-loop tick. Catch-43 sentinel was empty (session-exit +non-persistence per [`tick-must-never-stop.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/tick-must-never-stop.md)); +re-armed `ebf96e67` with `* * * * *` + `<>` BEFORE any +substantive work. + +Prior tick on origin/main: `0408Z.md` (worktree-hygiene cleanup, 15 worktrees +removed). Gap to this tick: ~2h. Cadence consistent with the multi-anchor +"~2h sentinel session-exit" observation in user-scope MEMORY.md. + +## Refresh observations (Step 1) + +- `git fetch origin main` clean (no `unable to update local ref` wedge) +- Operator's primary checkout: `main`, **33 commits behind origin/main** — + agent did NOT ff-promote operator's checkout per + [`refresh-before-decide.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/refresh-before-decide.md) + + [`agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md) + Rule 1; substantive work landed via isolated worktree off `origin/main` +- GraphQL tier: **Normal** (`{core: 4934, graphql: 3831, reset_in_min: 51}`); + no rate-limit constraint +- **Dotgit state: 0 stuck `git pack-objects|git maintenance|git repack` + procs** — see substantive observation below +- 24 peer agent processes active (claude-code + gemini/Lior + kiro + cursor + + codex composition) +- 57 untracked files in operator primary (mostly `decompose-4847-*/` + + `docs/pr-discussions/PR-52*.md` peer-Lior preservation WIP; not mine to + touch per cross-surface lane discipline) + +## Step 2 — holding-without-named-dependency check + +No named bounded-wait dependency. Brief-ack #1 of this fresh session. +Substantive concrete artifact below (this shard + the dotgit-recovery +empirical anchor) resets the counter per +[`holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure.md) +condition #3. + +## Step 3 — substantive observation: dotgit-saturation arc closed + +The multi-day dotgit-saturation arc anchored in user-scope MEMORY.md +(13 anchors across 2026-05-23T10:18Z → 2026-05-24T12:08Z, stuck-proc +range 33–540, mean ~382, with the multi-day-not-24h-cyclic refinement) +**has fully terminated** by 2026-05-27T06:08Z: + +| Metric | 2026-05-23 → -24 anchors | 2026-05-27T06:08Z | +|---|---|---| +| Stuck git pack/maintenance/repack procs | 33 – 540 (mean ~382) | **0** | +| Worktree-add canary | hang past 20s SIGKILL | clean (`HEAD is now at ...`) | +| Worktree freshness post-create | ls-tree 53 (mixed; some gitdir-prune races) | ls-tree 61 + status 0 (clean) | +| GraphQL tier | drained to Extreme repeatedly | Normal (3831/5000) | +| Peer-process composition | 3 Lior procs + multi-Otto | 24 mixed peer procs, contention-free | + +**Termination mechanism**: not an external maintenance event the agent +performed (per [`classifier-bypass-research-do-not-deploy-without-zeta-safer-floor.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/classifier-bypass-research-do-not-deploy-without-zeta-safer-floor.md) ++ [`agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md) +destructive-`.git/` mutation discipline). Per +[`refresh-world-model-poll-pr-gate.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/refresh-world-model-poll-pr-gate.md) +dotgit-saturation recovery script: maintainer-side cleanup +(`rm .git/index.lock` after `lsof` check, `kill -9` stuck plumbing, +`git gc --prune=now`). Substrate-honest: the recovery happened +between 2026-05-24T12:08Z (last 13th anchor) and 2026-05-27T06:08Z +(this anchor); operational mechanism is bounded by the rule's +maintainer-side recovery script + intervening B-0847..B-0854 +substrate cascade activity which would be impossible at saturated +state. The arc DID terminate; the operational tier table's +sustained-multi-day-extreme-oscillation sub-tier remains useful as +recognition substrate for future recurrences. + +This empirical anchor refines the 12th-anchor "24h cycle closes" +framing AND the 13th-anchor "multi-day not 24h-cyclic" framing +into a single named termination point: **the arc CAN extend +multi-day in continued Extreme tier AND it DOES terminate** — +neither bound matters; recovery is real even without naming the +exact mechanism. + +## Step 4 — verify + commit + +This shard + branch `otto-cli/tick-0608z-2026-05-27` off `origin/main` +`729710947` (PR #5403 B-0852). Worktree at `/private/tmp/zeta-otto-cli-tick-0608z` +per [`agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md) +Rule 2 (NEVER under operator primary). + +## Step 5 — Visibility signal (Step 7) + +This shard IS the tick's concrete artifact. Otto-CLI's PR lane: 0 open +Otto-CLI-prefixed branches on the queue (107 total open, all `lior/*` +peer-surface — coordinate-don't-touch per +[`fighting-past-self-vs-peer-agent-distinguisher-fix-your-own-coordinate-on-peers-dont-punt-by-default.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/fighting-past-self-vs-peer-agent-distinguisher-fix-your-own-coordinate-on-peers-dont-punt-by-default.md)). +Sentinel `ebf96e67` armed; next tick fires ~1 min. From 4012a30dac96298d24cc3b42d6d9833fa67b37db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lior Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 02:15:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] fix(markdownlint): replace `+` line-start with `and` in 0608Z shard MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MD032 fired on PR #5406 lint job: line 55 began with `+` (composition operator across two rule references) which markdownlint reads as a list-item without surrounding blank lines. Reformat to prose `and` — preserves intent, kills the false positive. Co-Authored-By: Claude --- docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md index 77d6c469b0..5b6f5134ba 100644 --- a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md +++ b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ range 33–540, mean ~382, with the multi-day-not-24h-cyclic refinement) **Termination mechanism**: not an external maintenance event the agent performed (per [`classifier-bypass-research-do-not-deploy-without-zeta-safer-floor.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/classifier-bypass-research-do-not-deploy-without-zeta-safer-floor.md) -+ [`agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md) +and [`agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md) destructive-`.git/` mutation discipline). Per [`refresh-world-model-poll-pr-gate.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/refresh-world-model-poll-pr-gate.md) dotgit-saturation recovery script: maintainer-side cleanup From f79e520d3e89b9c81be6a345f27c66a1fac859ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lior Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 02:16:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] fix(markdownlint): replace indented `+` line-start at line 18 in 0608Z shard MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Copilot review caught a second occurrence — line 18 had ` + [link](...)` inside a `- ` bullet's wrapped continuation, which markdown parses as a nested list item. Prior fix only caught unindented `^+`; this one was masked by the leading whitespace. Same prose-reformat to `and`. Refs: PR #5406 thread PRRT_kwDOSF9kNM6FArrP. Co-Authored-By: Claude --- docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md index 5b6f5134ba..1983a0b8d0 100644 --- a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md +++ b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ removed). Gap to this tick: ~2h. Cadence consistent with the multi-anchor - Operator's primary checkout: `main`, **33 commits behind origin/main** — agent did NOT ff-promote operator's checkout per [`refresh-before-decide.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/refresh-before-decide.md) - + [`agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md) + and [`agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/agent-worktree-hygiene-never-hold-main-never-step-on-operator-cleanup-on-pr-merge.md) Rule 1; substantive work landed via isolated worktree off `origin/main` - GraphQL tier: **Normal** (`{core: 4934, graphql: 3831, reset_in_min: 51}`); no rate-limit constraint From b713acb73418396baa9fb1aa928e9b8912cc8043 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lior Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 02:17:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] fix(markdownlint): convert remaining `+` line-starts in peer-agent list to commas Third occurrence at line 25 surfaced by the `^[[:space:]]*\+ ` scan (broader than the prior `^\+` grep). Prose reformat to comma-separated preserves intent; commit `f79e520d3` final scan now returns clean. Co-Authored-By: Claude --- docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md index 1983a0b8d0..5b27f6324d 100644 --- a/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md +++ b/docs/hygiene-history/ticks/2026/05/27/0608Z.md @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ removed). Gap to this tick: ~2h. Cadence consistent with the multi-anchor no rate-limit constraint - **Dotgit state: 0 stuck `git pack-objects|git maintenance|git repack` procs** — see substantive observation below -- 24 peer agent processes active (claude-code + gemini/Lior + kiro + cursor - + codex composition) +- 24 peer agent processes active (claude-code, gemini/Lior, kiro, cursor, + codex composition) - 57 untracked files in operator primary (mostly `decompose-4847-*/` + `docs/pr-discussions/PR-52*.md` peer-Lior preservation WIP; not mine to touch per cross-surface lane discipline)