# Postmortem: Jones Von Neumann Algebras Public Entry Closure

## Topic

- initial idea:
  - `Start from the Jones finite-dimensional backbone and record the first honest closure target through the public entry path.`
- public front door:
  - `bootstrap`
- topic slug:
  - `jones-von-neumann-algebras-public-entry`
- run date:
  - `2026-04-13`

## Route Taken

- entry path:
  - public front door via `bootstrap`
  - this run did **not** resume an existing topic shell
  - this closes the specific blocker named in `.planning/v1.91-MILESTONE-AUDIT.md`
- key commands:
  - `bootstrap`
  - `loop`
  - `status`
  - `replay-topic`
- actual bounded route:
  - public front door -> runtime shell materialization -> bounded `L3` topic ->
    explicit return-to-`L0 source expansion`
- final bounded outcome:
  - honest bounded non-promotion result
  - the runtime concluded that the next truthful step is still source recovery
    and candidate materialization, not fake progress toward `L2`

## What Helped

1. The public `bootstrap` surface successfully created all expected runtime
   shells for a fresh real-topic slug on the real repository kernel root.
2. The current runtime bundle and dashboard surfaces immediately exposed the
   bounded action and gap state instead of hiding them in machine-only files.
3. The protocol manifest stayed green, which means the shipped `165.4`
   governance work held up under a fresh public-entry run.
4. `replay-topic` produced a consistent retrospective view of the same public
   entry lane, so the run is not trapped in ephemeral CLI output.

## What Created Friction

1. The first bounded action after public bootstrap is still too abstract:
   `Convert the topic statement into explicit source and candidate artifacts.`
   It honestly signals the need to return to `L0`, but it does not yet point the
   operator directly at the concrete `discover_and_register` /
   `register_arxiv_source` source-acquisition path that Phase `165.5` already
   shipped. This is real but non-blocking HCI debt.

## Comparison To The Earlier Jones Postmortem

- the earlier Jones postmortem proved durable issue capture and follow-up
  routing, but it explicitly failed to validate the public front door because it
  resumed an existing topic shell
- this closure run does the opposite:
  - it validates the public front door
  - it accepts a smaller bounded outcome
  - it proves the honest early-stage return-to-`L0` behavior instead of forcing
    a fake theorem-facing continuation

Together, the two postmortems cover both milestone halves:

- durable issue capture
- genuine public-entry execution

## Outcome

`REQ-E2E-01` is satisfied by this run.

The public AITP front door now has a real-topic proof on the actual repository
kernel root, and the proof is honest about the bounded result:

- the topic successfully entered through the front door
- the runtime produced durable artifacts
- the bounded outcome was a truthful return to `L0 source expansion`

## Follow-Up

- route the generic `L0 source expansion` action wording into backlog work so
  the front door can point more directly at the already shipped source
  acquisition commands
- re-audit `v1.91` with this postmortem included
