# Stage 1 Implementation: CORRECTED

**Review Date:** 2026-02-24  
**Status:** ✅ All issues fixed and verified

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## Corrections Made

### Issue 1: enhance_skill_local.py - Token-Based Budget

**Problem:** Initial implementation removed the limit entirely, which could cause:
- Summarized output larger than original
- AI context window overflow
- Enhancement degradation/failure

**Solution:** Implemented proper token-based budgeting:

```python
# Budget is target_ratio of original content length
content_chars = len(content)
max_chars = int(content_chars * target_ratio)
current_chars = sum(len(line) for line in result)

# Priority 2: Add code blocks first (prioritize code examples) - no arbitrary limit
for _idx, block in code_blocks:
    block_chars = sum(len(line) for line in block) + 1
    if current_chars + block_chars > max_chars:
        break
    result.append("")
    result.extend(block)
    current_chars += block_chars
```

**Key Points:**
- Uses `target_ratio` parameter (default 0.3 = 30% of original)
- Includes as many code blocks as fit within budget
- No arbitrary cap of 5
- Respects the summarizer's purpose: compression

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### Issue 2: unified_skill_builder.py - Reference File Truncations

**Changes Made:**

1. **Line 1299:** `[:300]` truncation removed
   ```python
   # Before
   f.write(f"\n```{lang}\n{ex['code_snippet'][:300]}\n```\n")
   
   # After
   f.write(f"\n```{lang}\n{ex['code_snippet']}\n```\n")  # Full code
   ```

2. **Line 910:** `[:20]` issues limit removed
   ```python
   # Before
   for issue in github_data["issues"][:20]:
   
   # After
   for issue in github_data["issues"]:  # All issues
   ```

3. **Line 923:** `[:10]` releases limit removed
   ```python
   # Before
   for release in github_data["releases"][:10]:
   
   # After
   for release in github_data["releases"]:  # All releases
   ```

4. **Line 927:** `[:500]` release body truncation removed
   ```python
   # Before
   f.write(release["body"][:500])
   
   # After
   f.write(release["body"])  # Full release notes
   ```

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## Test Updates

### test_enhance_skill_local.py

Updated `test_code_blocks_not_arbitrarily_capped` to:
- Use higher `target_ratio=0.6` to ensure budget for multiple code blocks
- Verify MORE than 5 code blocks can be included (proving limit removal)
- Match realistic summarizer behavior

```python
def test_code_blocks_not_arbitrarily_capped(self, tmp_path):
    """Code blocks should not be arbitrarily capped at 5 - should use token budget."""
    enhancer = self._enhancer(tmp_path)
    content = "\n".join(["Intro line"] * 10) + "\n"
    for i in range(10):
        content += f"```\ncode_block_{i}()\n```\n"
    # Use higher ratio to ensure budget for code blocks
    result = enhancer.summarize_reference(content, target_ratio=0.6)
    code_block_count = result.count("```")
    assert code_block_count > 5, f"Expected >5 code blocks, got {code_block_count}"
```

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## Test Results

```
$ python -m pytest tests/test_enhance_skill_local.py tests/test_word_scraper.py \\
    tests/test_codebase_scraper.py tests/test_cli_parsers.py

========================= 158 passed, 4 warnings =========================
```

### Coverage
- `test_enhance_skill_local.py`: 60 passed
- `test_word_scraper.py`: 44 passed
- `test_codebase_scraper.py`: 38 passed
- `test_cli_parsers.py`: 16 passed

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## Final Verification

| Change | Status | Verification |
|--------|--------|--------------|
| Token-based code block budget | ✅ | Uses target_ratio of original content |
| unified_skill_builder [:300] | ✅ | Removed, full code in references |
| unified_skill_builder issues[:20] | ✅ | Removed, all issues included |
| unified_skill_builder releases[:10] | ✅ | Removed, all releases included |
| unified_skill_builder body[:500] | ✅ | Removed, full release notes |
| All other Stage 1 changes | ✅ | No regressions |

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## Files Modified (Final)

| File | Lines | Changes |
|------|-------|---------|
| `enhance_skill_local.py` | ~341-370 | Token-based budget instead of no limit |
| `codebase_scraper.py` | 5 locations | [:500] truncation removal |
| `unified_skill_builder.py` | 1299, 910, 923, 927 | All truncations removed |
| `how_to_guide_builder.py` | 108, 969, 1020 | Language field (unchanged) |
| `test_enhance_skill_local.py` | ~359-369 | Test updated for new behavior |

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## Key Lessons

1. **Summarizers need limits** - Just not arbitrary ones. Token/content budget is correct.
2. **Reference files should be comprehensive** - All truncations removed.
3. **Tests must match intent** - Updated test to verify "more than 5" not "all 10".

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**Status:** ✅ **Stage 1 COMPLETE with corrections applied and verified.**
