# Phase 181 Summary: Consultation-Followup Auto Execution

**Status:** Done
**Date:** 2026-04-14
**Axis:** Axis 2 (inter-layer connection) + Axis 4 (human experience)

## What was done

Phase `181` turned `consultation_followup` into a real bounded auto step.

### Fixes landed

- added `consultation_followup_support.py` for query derivation, topic-local
  staged-hit selection, and durable selection rendering
- added `_run_consultation_followup()` in the service so the loop can execute
  one topic-local `consult-l2(record_consultation=True)` step
- added a narrow auto-execution gate so `consultation_followup` only runs after
  the same topic has already surfaced that consult route and the operator
  continues again

## Acceptance criteria

- [x] consultation-followup can execute through the auto-action loop
- [x] the step records durable consultation receipts and a selection artifact

## Evidence

| Artifact | Location | Purpose |
|----------|----------|---------|
| `pytest-service-consultation-followup.txt` | `phases/181-consultation-followup-auto-execution/evidence/` | service-level regression receipt for consultation-followup execution |
| `receipt.md` | `phases/181-consultation-followup-auto-execution/evidence/` | human-readable summary of the new auto-execution step |

## What this phase proved

1. The post-review consultation step is no longer only visible on `next` /
   `status`; the loop can execute it.
2. The same step now produces durable consultation and selection receipts.
