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Found while working the s217 follow-up list, which flagged ci/feedback/ as unchecked after the re-split. The README drift below was not on that list.

TL;DR

ci/PROMPT.md was renumbered to 63 steps in seven phases, but three documents that point into it still use older numbering. A reader following any of them lands on the wrong step, or on a step that no longer exists.

What was stale

  • ci/feedback/README.md calls the skeleton feedback PR "step 23". It is step 49; step 23 is now the unit-test layer. The link stayed plausible while pointing somewhere else entirely, which is the worst kind of stale cross-reference.
  • README.md described "eleven checkpoints in six phases, one PR each" in two places. That is two numbering schemes out of date, and "one PR each" now contradicts the split: a step is a grind unit, and steps land in groups across 14 fixed PR boundaries. It also claimed two phases carry no checkpoint of their own, written before phase 7 existed.
  • ci/PROMPT.md kept pre-split arithmetic in its own stop-condition prose: "carry on with the remaining 59" and "finishes 52 of 54 steps", against a 63-step file.

Testing

Docs only, no code paths touched. Verified by grep:

  • no checkpoint, eleven, six phases, 25 steps or 56 steps survives in any tracked .md
  • every steps N–M range in PROMPT.md is sequential and in range; no inverted ranges survive from the renumbering pass
  • step 49 confirmed as ## 49 — Hand the findings back to the skeleton, the step that writes ci/feedback/<target>-<YYYY-MM-DD>.md
  • steps 13–15 confirmed as the runner-identity block the README sends adopters to first

markdownlint reports MD013/MD025/MD060 across PROMPT.md, all pre-existing and none on the changed lines. Left alone rather than mixed into a reference fix.

The s217 re-split renumbered ci/PROMPT.md to 63 steps in seven phases but
left three cross-references pointing at earlier numbering schemes:

- ci/feedback/README.md called the skeleton feedback PR "step 23"; it is
  step 49. Step 23 is now the unit-test layer, so the link read as
  plausible while pointing at the wrong step.
- README.md still described "eleven checkpoints in six phases, one PR
  each" — two schemes out of date, and "one PR each" contradicts the
  decoupling of grind units from the 14 fixed PR boundaries. It also
  claimed two phases carry no checkpoint, written before phase 7.
- PROMPT.md own stop-condition prose kept the pre-split arithmetic
  ("the remaining 59", "52 of 54 steps").

Range references verified sequential and in-range; no inverted ranges
survive from the renumbering pass.
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Adoption workflow documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Workflow structure and runner guidance
README.md
The README now describes 63 steps across seven phases and 14 fixed PR boundaries. It defines grind-unit sizing, inventory steps, and steps 13–15 as runner prerequisites.
Progress counts and feedback references
ci/PROMPT.md, ci/feedback/README.md
The CI progress counts and completed-run example now use the revised totals. The feedback link now points to step 49.

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Comment thread README.md
Comment on lines +299 to +308
63 steps in seven phases, covering: inventory, the decision seam, the `ci/`
layout, runner identity, workflows + badges + a single entry point, the four
test layers, fuzzing, caching + the linter gate, lanes, self-hosted exposure,
and a depth pass asking whether any of the now-green gates would actually catch
anything. A step is a **grind unit, not a PR** — it is sized to be handed to a
cheap model with the file and nothing else, and steps land in groups across 14
fixed PR boundaries that must not be merged partially. The last phase is the
aftermath: the checks worth running once the adoption is green. Steps 1–6 work
out how much of the standard the target already has, so you do not need to know
in advance whether this is a first adoption or a top-up.

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Align the PR-granularity rule with the workflow table.

README.md now states that steps land in groups across 14 fixed PR boundaries. ci/PROMPT.md Lines 39–58 defines those groups. However, ci/PROMPT.md Lines 82–84 still says “One PR per step that lands code” and requires the previous step to merge first. An adopter cannot follow both instructions. Update the standing constraint to describe the fixed PR groups, including the 12+ depth-pass exception.

Comment thread README.md
Comment on lines 310 to +316
It is a **merge into whatever CI the target already has**, not a greenfield
install — the target's tests, thresholds and extra gates survive; the layout,
ordering, naming and entry points become the standard's. A final section covers
the inverse job once a module is fully adopted: forwarding one later skeleton
change into it.

**Settle the runner question first** (checkpoint 2 of the prompt). These
**Settle the runner question first** (steps 13–15 of the prompt). These

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Align the runner prerequisite step number.

README.md points adopters to steps 13–15. The phase and PR tables in ci/PROMPT.md also assign runner identity to steps 13–15. However, ci/PROMPT.md Line 77 still says “Step 7 settles it.” Step 7 is the decision-seam phase. Update the stale reference so the adoption sequence has one runner prerequisite.

Proposed documentation fix
- Step 7 settles it before any workflow is ported.
+ Steps 13–15 settle it before any workflow is ported.

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