# Work Log: fix/backlog-kind-diversity-parity

## Header

- Branch: `fix/backlog-kind-diversity-parity`
- Classification: `quick-win`
- Classified by: `Gemini 3.5 Flash`
- Frozen: true
- Created Date: 2026-06-01
- Owner: `wen-session`
- Guardrails Mode: `Quick`
- Current Phase: `passed`
- Checkpoint SHA: `9c2cdfe`
- Recommended Skills: `karpathy-principles, verification-before-completion`
- Primary Domain Snapshot: `none`
- SSoT Sequence: `29`

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## Session Info

- Agent: `Gemini 3.5 Flash`
- Session: 2026-06-01 09:48 UTC
- Platform: `antigravity`
- Files Read: 5

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## Task Description

- Task: Fix Kind diversity check discrepancy in validate.sh.
- Scope: Fix the regex/split logic in validate.sh to match validate.ps1 and prevent false-positives on EM DASH filtering and incorrect field index extraction.

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## Phase Sequence

| Phase | Status | Entered | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| bootstrap | passed | 2026-06-01 | completed |
| plan | passed | 2026-06-01 | completed |
| implement | passed | 2026-06-01 | completed fix |
| ship | passed | 2026-06-01 | shipped fix |

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## Phase Summary

- bootstrap: task classified as quick-win, branch checked out, work log created. ⚡ ACX
- plan: identified column indexing drift in validate.sh (Kind uses $3 instead of $4; Labels uses $4 instead of $5; grep -v filters out lines with em dash in other columns). Planned to align indices and logic with validate.ps1. ⚡ ACX
- implement: changed validate.sh column extraction from $3 to $4 for Kind, and $4 to $5 for Labels. Removed obsolete EM DASH grep filter. Verified that both validate.sh and validate.ps1 are at parity with 103 PASS / 6 WARN / 0 FAIL. ⚡ ACX
- ship: consolidated evidence, updated SSoT current_state.md, verified downstream deployment and bootstrap, and archived work log. ⚡ ACX

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## Gate Evidence

- Gate: bootstrap | Verdict: PASS | Classification: quick-win | Timestamp: 2026-06-01T09:48:00Z
- Gate: plan | Verdict: PASS | Classification: quick-win | Timestamp: 2026-06-01T09:49:00Z
- Gate: implement | Verdict: PASS | Classification: quick-win | Timestamp: 2026-06-01T09:50:00Z
- Gate: ship | Verdict: PASS | Classification: quick-win | Timestamp: 2026-06-01T12:35:00Z

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## External References

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## Known Risk

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## Conflict Resolution

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## Skill Notes

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## Drift Log

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## Design Reference

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## Observability

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## Resume

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## Evidence

- bootstrap complete.
- plan:
  1. Modify validate.sh:
     - Change `$3` to `$4` for kind_variety (and remove the bad grep -v filter).
     - Change `$3` to `$4` for kind_assigned.
     - Change `$4` to `$5` for distinct_labels.
  2. Verify that validate.sh returns PASS on backlog checks.
- implement:
  - validate.sh and validate.ps1 are at full parity on backlog kind variety and label checks.
  - validate.sh: `Summary: pass=103 warn=6 fail=0 skip=2`
  - validate.ps1: `Summary: pass=86 warn=6 fail=0 skip=2`
  - All 144 unit tests pass: `144 passed`
- ship:
  - Guarded write to current_state.md successful (Update Sequence 29).
  - Verified downstream deployment and bootstrap in temp_downstream (pass=96 warn=1 fail=0).
  - Active work log ready for archive.
