---
id: T-1512
name: "Pickup: Re: T-045 hosting advice — relay response from ring20-management (from
  999-Agentic-Engineering-Framework)"
description: >
  Auto-created from pickup envelope. Source: 999-Agentic-Engineering-Framework, task
  T-1499. Type: feature-proposal.

status: work-completed
workflow_type: inception
owner: agent
horizon:
tags: [pickup, feature-proposal]
components: []
related_tasks: []
created: 2026-04-26T17:00:02Z
last_update: '2026-06-11T22:23:50Z'
date_finished: 2026-04-26T18:45:03Z
source_task_id_in_origin: T-1499
source_project_in_origin: "999-Agentic-Engineering-Framework"
target_blast_radius: 3   # T-2193 migration default (M=small-subsystem floor)
voi_score: 0.5            # T-2193 migration default (medium)
bvp_scores_proposed:
  - ts: '2026-06-11T22:23:50Z'
    estimator: bvp-estimator-v1-heuristic
    scores:
      D1: 2
      D2: 2
      D3: 2
      D4: 2
      F-RECALL: 2
      F-ORCH: 2
      F3: 2
      F1: 2
      F2: 2
    rationale: D1=2 (no-signal); D2=2 (no-signal); D3=2 (no-signal); D4=2 
      (no-signal); F-RECALL=2 (no-signal); F-ORCH=2 (no-signal); F3=2 
      (no-signal); F1=2 (no-signal); F2=2 (no-signal)
    rubric_sha: e4a00f38e801
---

# T-1512: Pickup: Re: T-045 hosting advice — relay response from ring20-management (from 999-Agentic-Engineering-Framework)

## Problem Statement

T-1512 was auto-created from pickup envelope P-040, which was the framework's OWN relay-back response to 003-NTB-ATC-Plugin (T-1499 mediation). The envelope was pushed to the local TermLink hub inbox at 2026-04-26T17:00:05Z (intended for consumer's session `tl-bubfbc3w`); the framework's own pickup router watched the same hub inbox and ingested it as if it were inbound, creating this phantom task.

Source of truth: `source_project_in_origin: "999-Agentic-Engineering-Framework"` and `source_task_id_in_origin: T-1499` — both point at this project. A pickup whose origin equals the recipient is by definition a self-loop, not a real cross-project request.

## Assumptions

- A1: P-040 was a self-loop reflection, not an authentic external pickup. (Validated: dedup log timestamp matches the relay-back push; envelope task-id T-1499 is our own.)

## Exploration Plan

No exploration needed. Decision is mechanical from the envelope provenance.

## Technical Constraints

n/a — administrative cleanup task.

## Scope Fence

**IN scope:** Decide T-1512, capture the systemic learning (pickup router lacks self-loop guard).
**OUT of scope:** Implementing the self-loop guard itself (separate task if the pattern recurs — file a build task only after second occurrence per Task Sizing rule "one bug = one task" + register-first guidance).

## Acceptance Criteria

### Agent
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- [x] Problem statement validated
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- [x] Assumptions tested
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- [x] Recommendation written with rationale

### Human
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- [x] [REVIEW] Review exploration findings and approve go/no-go decision
  **Steps:**
  1. Run: `fw task review T-XXX` (opens Watchtower with recommendation, assumptions, research artifacts)
  2. Review the Agent Recommendation section and go/no-go criteria evaluation
  3. Record decision via the Watchtower form or the command shown alongside the QR code
  **Expected:** Decision recorded, task completed
  **If not:** Ask agent for clarification on specific findings

## Go/No-Go Criteria

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**GO if:**
- Root cause identified with bounded fix path
- Fix is scoped, testable, and reversible

**NO-GO if:**
- Problem requires fundamental redesign or unbounded scope
- Fix cost exceeds benefit given current evidence

## Verification

# Shell commands that MUST pass before work-completed. One per line.
# Lines starting with # are comments (skipped). Empty lines ignored.
# For inception tasks, verification is often not needed (decisions, not code).

## Recommendation

**Recommendation:** NO-GO

**Rationale:** T-1512 is a phantom — created by the framework's own pickup router auto-ingesting the relay-back envelope it had just pushed (P-040). The envelope's `source_project` is this project itself; there is no external sender, no external request, no work to do. Closing as NO-GO is the correct disposition for self-loop pickups.

**Evidence:**
- Pickup dedup log entry at 2026-04-26T17:00:05Z hashes to P-040, the same envelope T-1499's relay-back generated
- Frontmatter `source_project_in_origin: 999-Agentic-Engineering-Framework` and `source_task_id_in_origin: T-1499` both point at the framework itself
- The substantive relay-back was already delivered to consumer `tl-bubfbc3w` (003-NTB-ATC-Plugin) — see `docs/reports/T-1499-ring20-hosting-mediation.md` step 9
- Acting on T-1512 would re-process work already done in T-1499

**Systemic note:** The pickup router lacks a self-loop guard (`source_project == $PROJECT_NAME` should skip auto-task-create). This is a single-incident observation, not yet a recurring pattern. Capturing as a learning; if it recurs, file a structural fix task.

## Decisions

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     Skip for tasks with no meaningful choices.
     Format:
     ### [date] — [topic]
     - **Chose:** [what was decided]
     - **Why:** [rationale]
     - **Rejected:** [alternatives and why not]
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## Decision

**Decision**: NO-GO

**Rationale**: Recommendation: NO-GO

Rationale: T-1512 is a phantom — created by the framework's own pickup router auto-ingesting the relay-back envelope it had just pushed (P-040). The envelope's `source_project` is this project itself; there is no external sender, no external request, no work to do. Closing as NO-GO is the correct disposition for self-loop pickups.

Evidence:
- Pickup dedup log entry at 2026-04-26T17:00:05Z hashes to P-040, the same envelope T-1499's relay-back generated
- Frontmatter `source_project_in_origin: 999-Agentic-Engineering-Framework` and `source_task_id_in_origin: T-1499` both point at the framework itself
- The substantive relay-back was already delivered to consumer `tl-bubfbc3w` (003-NTB-ATC-Plugin) — see `docs/reports/T-1499-ring20-hosting-mediation.md` step 9
- Acting on T-1512 would re-process work already done in T-1499

Systemic note: The pickup router lacks a self-loop guard (`source_project == $PROJECT_NAME` should skip auto-task-create). This is a single-incident observation, not yet a recurring pattern. Capturing as a learning; if it recurs, file a structural fix task.

**Date**: 2026-04-26T18:45:03Z

## Updates

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     Manual entries optional during execution. -->

### 2026-04-26T17:30:53Z — status-update [task-update-agent]
- **Change:** status: captured → started-work
- **Change:** horizon: next → now (auto-sync)

### 2026-04-26T18:45:03Z — inception-decision [inception-workflow]
- **Action:** Recorded inception decision
- **Decision:** NO-GO
- **Rationale:** Recommendation: NO-GO

Rationale: T-1512 is a phantom — created by the framework's own pickup router auto-ingesting the relay-back envelope it had just pushed (P-040). The envelope's `source_project` is this project itself; there is no external sender, no external request, no work to do. Closing as NO-GO is the correct disposition for self-loop pickups.

Evidence:
- Pickup dedup log entry at 2026-04-26T17:00:05Z hashes to P-040, the same envelope T-1499's relay-back generated
- Frontmatter `source_project_in_origin: 999-Agentic-Engineering-Framework` and `source_task_id_in_origin: T-1499` both point at the framework itself
- The substantive relay-back was already delivered to consumer `tl-bubfbc3w` (003-NTB-ATC-Plugin) — see `docs/reports/T-1499-ring20-hosting-mediation.md` step 9
- Acting on T-1512 would re-process work already done in T-1499

Systemic note: The pickup router lacks a self-loop guard (`source_project == $PROJECT_NAME` should skip auto-task-create). This is a single-incident observation, not yet a recurring pattern. Capturing as a learning; if it recurs, file a structural fix task.

## Reviewer Verdict (v1.5)

- **Scan ID:** R-3ca1e135
- **Timestamp:** 2026-06-02T14:57:59Z
- **Catalogue:** v1.3-seed
- **Overall:** PASS
- **Needs Human:** no
- **Findings:** none
### 2026-04-26T18:45:03Z — status-update [task-update-agent]
- **Change:** status: started-work → work-completed
- **Reason:** Inception decision: NO-GO
