---
session_id: S-2026-0218-0838
timestamp: 2026-02-18T07:38:51Z
predecessor: S-2026-0218-0821
tasks_active: [T-120, T-124, T-129, T-130, T-131, T-132, T-133]
tasks_touched: [T-132, T-131, T-129, T-130, T-133, T-120, T-124, T-XXX, T-XXX, T-134, T-118, T-101, T-109, T-139, T-097, T-105, T-122, T-098, T-123, T-135, T-127, T-126, T-104, T-107, T-114, T-113, T-116, T-119, T-128, T-117, T-110, T-136, T-115, T-102, T-111, T-137, T-112, T-100, T-103, T-106, T-138, T-099, T-125, T-108, T-121]
tasks_completed: []
uncommitted_changes: 3
owner: claude-code
session_narrative: ""
---

# Session Handover: S-2026-0218-0838

## Where We Are

Completed T-138 inception (GO — hybrid) and T-139 build (budget-gate.sh PreToolUse hook). The new budget enforcement system is committed and will activate next session. Sprechloop synced to framework v1.4 (hooks + CLAUDE.md). Ready for T-124 cycle 4 to validate the budget gate works in practice.

## Work in Progress

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### T-124: Validate framework new-project onboarding via live sprechloop experiment
- **Status:** started-work (horizon: now)
- **Last action:** Synced framework v1.4 to sprechloop (hooks + CLAUDE.md). Budget-gate.sh committed. Sprechloop has v1.4 hooks (no commit counter).
- **Next step:** Run cycle 4 of the sprechloop experiment. This cycle should validate: (1) budget-gate blocks at critical, (2) no runaway handover commits, (3) quality gates still work. Start a new Claude Code session in sprechloop to activate the PreToolUse hook.
- **Blockers:** Budget-gate.sh only activates next session (hooks snapshot at start). Must restart Claude Code in sprechloop.
- **Insight:** Structural enforcement works. Quality gates (AC, Verification) are 100% effective. Budget enforcement was the remaining gap — now addressed by PreToolUse blocking.

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### T-129: Inception template: Technical Constraints section
- **Status:** captured (horizon: next)
- **Last action:** No work this session
- **Next step:** Add Technical Constraints section to inception template
- **Blockers:** None
- **Insight:** None

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*Later horizon tasks (T-120, T-130, T-131, T-132, T-133) — no work this session.*

## Inception Phases

**6 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. **T-138 GO — hybrid approach**
   - Why: PreToolUse is the proven enforcement mechanism (exit 2 = hard block), keep PostToolUse as fallback for portability
   - Alternatives rejected: Pure cron (portability concern), full cron+PreToolUse in one pass (over-scoped), no-go (problem is real)

2. **Deprecate commit counter (T-128) in favor of budget-gate**
   - Why: Commit counter measured wrong metric (commits != tokens), agent could reset it, bypassed in sprechloop cycle 3
   - Alternatives rejected: Harden counter reset (agent has full shell access, can't be prevented)

## Things Tried That Failed

Nothing failed this session — clean build from inception findings.

## Open Questions / Blockers

1. Budget-gate.sh is committed but won't activate until next session (hooks snapshot at session start). Need to restart Claude Code to test.
2. Sprechloop has 25 junk handover commits from cycle 3 — still not cleaned up. Leave as-is?
3. Future task: cron-based monitoring was deferred (optional accuracy supplement to budget-gate).

## Gotchas / Warnings for Next Session

- **Budget-gate activates THIS session** — it's in `.claude/settings.json` and will run as PreToolUse hook. If it blocks unexpectedly, check `.context/working/.budget-status`.
- **Hooks v1.4** — no more commit counter. The post-commit hook no longer increments `.commit-counter`.
- **Sprechloop synced to v1.4** — hooks + CLAUDE.md updated. Ready for cycle 4.

## Suggested First Action

Start a new Claude Code session in `/opt/001-sprechloop` to run T-124 cycle 4. The budget-gate.sh PreToolUse hook will activate on session start. Test: (1) build something, (2) let tokens rise, (3) observe budget-gate warn/block behavior, (4) verify clean handover at end.

## Files Changed This Session

- Created: `agents/context/budget-gate.sh`, `.context/episodic/T-138.yaml`, `.context/episodic/T-139.yaml`
- Modified: `.claude/settings.json` (added PreToolUse budget-gate), `agents/git/lib/hooks.sh` (v1.4, removed commit counter), `agents/git/git.sh` (version bump), `agents/context/lib/init.sh` (reset budget-gate counter instead of commit counter), `CLAUDE.md` (budget enforcement docs), `lib/templates/claude-project.md` (same)
- Completed: T-138 (inception → GO), T-139 (build → work-completed)

## Recent Commits

- 1d31822 T-012: Complete T-139 — task artifacts and episodic
- 3c536ed T-139: Build budget-gate.sh PreToolUse hook — hybrid budget enforcement
- 899f19c T-012: Emergency handover S-2026-0218-0821
- 1cd6864 T-012: Enriched handover S-2026-0218-0812 — all TODO sections filled
- b17eb1b T-012: Session handover S-2026-0218-0812

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## Handover Quality Feedback (for next session to complete)

- Did this handover help? [ ]
- What was missing?
- What was unnecessary?
