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session_id: S-2026-0217-1549
timestamp: 2026-02-17T14:49:43Z
predecessor: S-2026-0217-1517
tasks_active: [T-107, T-109, T-110, T-111, T-118]
tasks_touched: [T-113, T-114, T-116, T-117, T-118, T-119]
tasks_completed: [T-113, T-114, T-116, T-117, T-119]
uncommitted_changes: 0
owner: claude-code
session_narrative: "Implementation session. Executed T-117 hybrid episodic 4-phase experiment (GO decision). Deployed T-114 closed-task commit warning, T-113 acceptance criteria gate, T-119 fw PATH fix. User flagged silent error bypass pattern — created T-118, added error investigation protocol to CLAUDE.md, recorded L-037/FP-007."
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# Session Handover: S-2026-0217-1549

## Where We Are

Productive implementation session. The hybrid episodic system (D-023) is now live — episodic generator auto-fills summary, challenges, artifacts, and timeline from git. Templates updated with AC and Decisions sections. Three governance mitigations deployed (AC gate, closed-task commit warning, fw PATH fix). Error investigation protocol added to CLAUDE.md after user flagged silent bypass behavior. T-118 inception started but deeper investigation remains.

## Work in Progress

### T-107: Initialize German pronunciation app project
- **Status:** captured — bridge task (unchanged)
- **Last action:** No work done this session
- **Next step:** User decides project directory path, then `fw setup /path/to/pronunciation-app`
- **Blockers:** User decision on directory path
- **Insight:** fw setup wizard validated and bug-free after T-108 fixes

### T-109: Structured result ledger protocol
- **Status:** started-work (inception, unchanged)
- **Last action:** No work this session
- **Next step:** Spike — design envelope schema, implement fw bus post/read/manifest
- **Blockers:** None
- **Insight:** Research doc at docs/reports/2026-02-17-agent-communication-bus-research.md

### T-110: Agent trigger via systemd.path
- **Status:** captured (inception, unchanged)
- **Last action:** No work this session
- **Next step:** Spike systemd.path unit watching .context/bus/inbox/
- **Blockers:** None
- **Insight:** Key question: can handler invoke Claude Code CLI?

### T-111: Autonomous compact-resume lifecycle
- **Status:** captured (inception, unchanged)
- **Last action:** No work this session
- **Next step:** Map compact-resume lifecycle, identify mechanical vs judgment steps
- **Blockers:** None
- **Insight:** compact-resume is purely mechanical, automating it enables indefinite agent sessions

### T-118: Investigate and remediate silent error bypass behavior
- **Status:** started-work (initial remediation done, deeper investigation pending)
- **Last action:** Added error investigation protocol to CLAUDE.md, recorded L-037/FP-007, mined episodics for historical instances (found 4 major + 1 systemic)
- **Next step:** Design hook-based enforcement for write verification, audit all historical bypasses in detail, codify as practice
- **Blockers:** None — inception, can continue anytime
- **Insight:** Root behavior: agent treats errors as friction to remove, not signals to investigate. 4 historical instances found (T-115 silent data loss, T-078 checkpoint failure, T-108 premature closure, FP-005 plugin override). Level D ways-of-working gap.

## Inception Phases

**4 inception task(s) pending decision** — run `fw inception status` for details.

## Gaps Register

**1 spec-reality gap(s) being watched** — see `.context/project/gaps.yaml`

- **G-004** [low]: Multi-agent collaboration untested

Run `fw audit` to check if any trigger conditions are met.

## Decisions Made This Session

1. **GO on hybrid episodic system (D-024)**
   - Why: 4-task validation proved auto-complete for AC tasks, git-derived for old-template tasks. Zero See git logs for mechanical sections.
   - Alternatives rejected: None — experiment was conclusive.

2. **Error investigation protocol added to CLAUDE.md**
   - Why: User observed recurring pattern of silent error bypass (fw PATH, sibling tool errors, formatting bugs).
   - Alternatives rejected: Hook-based enforcement only (needed CLAUDE.md instruction change for immediate effect).

## Things Tried That Failed

1. **Symlink to /usr/local/bin/fw** — initially failed because `bin/fw` used `dirname "$0"` which resolved to `/usr/local/bin`, breaking framework detection. Fixed by using `readlink -f` before dirname.

2. **`paste -sd '. '` for summary concatenation** — produced alternating period/space delimiters instead of ". " between all entries. Fixed with awk.

## Open Questions / Blockers

1. Can Claude Code CLI be invoked programmatically by a systemd service? (T-110, T-111)
2. Where should the pronunciation app directory be? (T-107)
3. Should write operations have post-verification hooks? (T-118 deeper investigation)
4. testdev user on this machine still needs cleanup

## Gotchas / Warnings for Next Session

- `fw` is now in PATH via symlink `/usr/local/bin/fw` → framework `bin/fw`
- Closed-task commit warning is active — T-012 bookkeeping commits will show warnings (by design)
- AC gate is active — `update-task.sh` blocks work-completed if unchecked AC (use --force to bypass)
- T-118 has initial remediation but deeper investigation pending
- Episodic generator is now hybrid — old episodics won't be retroactively regenerated
- 5 active tasks — T-118 has immediate investigation work, others are inception/blocked

## Suggested First Action

Check context budget, then:
- **Primary:** T-118 deeper investigation — design write-verification hooks, audit historical bypasses, codify as practice
- **User decision needed:** T-107 (pronunciation app directory)
- **Inception work:** T-109 (result ledger spike) or T-111 (autonomous lifecycle)

## Files Changed This Session

- Modified: agents/context/lib/episodic.sh (hybrid generator), agents/task-create/update-task.sh (AC gate), agents/git/lib/hooks.sh (closed-task warning), bin/fw (symlink resolution), lib/init.sh (symlink setup), CLAUDE.md (templates, error protocol), .tasks/templates/{default,inception}.md
- Created: .context/episodic/T-{113,114,116,117,119}.yaml, .tasks/active/T-118-*.md
- Moved: .tasks/{active→completed}/T-{113,114,116,117,119}-*.md

## Recent Commits

- 7b6227c T-119: Complete — fw PATH fix deployed
- ce2f018 T-119: Fix fw not in PATH — resolve symlinks in bin/fw, add symlink step to fw init
- b7de5e6 T-118: Add error investigation protocol to CLAUDE.md, record L-037 FP-007
- 0d42fae T-113: Complete — AC gate deployed, test artifacts cleaned
- 0919358 T-113: Add acceptance criteria gate to task completion
- 40ad40f T-114: Add closed task commit warning to commit-msg hook
- c13438f T-114: Complete — closed task commit warning deployed
- 9ba7e1f T-117: Complete — hybrid episodic system validated and deployed
- 890e684 T-117: Phase 3 — validate episodic generator on T-115, T-112, T-108, T-116
- 318d391 T-117: Phase 2 — enhance episodic generator with git-mining
- 7ddc5a6 T-117: Phase 1 — update task templates with AC, Decisions, demoted Updates

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