fix(brainstorming): bounded-path approval is a hard stop

Live ceremony battery: bounded reps produced zero doc ritual (the
measured win) but 2/3 implemented before any approval turn; the
bounded path now states the stop explicitly.
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Jesse Vincent
2026-07-30 15:58:35 -07:00
parent 6211388f4b
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@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ override it:
- **Bounded** — a well-scoped change to an existing, understood flow: a
new flag, a small endpoint, a one-file fix. Ask the clarifying
questions that matter, present a short design IN CHAT (a few
sentences to a few short paragraphs), and get approval. No spec
file, no implementation plan document.
sentences to a few short paragraphs), and STOP. Implementation
starts only after your human partner says yes to that design — a
bounded task's approval is as hard a gate as an architectural
one. No spec file, no implementation plan document.
- **Architectural** — new projects, new subsystems, changes that
restructure how components fit together or alter interfaces others
depend on. Follow the full process: questions, approaches, sectioned
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ artifact, never the approval.
|---------|---------|
| "This is too simple to need a design" | Simple means a short design, not no design. Two sentences in chat, then approval. |
| "I'll call it bounded and skip the spec" | Reaching for a label to skip work IS the doubt — take the heavier path. |
| "It's bounded and the design is obvious — I'll start while they read it" | The gate is the approval, not the design's length. Present, then stop until you hear yes. |
| "The spike works, so I'll keep the code" | A spike's output is an answer. Keeping the code is a new request — classify it. |
| "It grew, but I'm almost done — no need to re-classify" | Hidden complexity upgrades the path mid-task. Stop and say so. |
| "They approved the spike, so the follow-up change is approved too" | Each task gets its own classification and its own approval. |
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ your path and complete them in order.
1. **Explore project context** — check files, docs, recent commits
2. **Ask clarifying questions** — one at a time, the ones that matter
3. **Present short design in chat** — approach, files touched, testing
4. **Get approval**explicit, before any implementation
4. **Get approval**STOP and wait for an explicit yes; presenting the design and starting in the same breath is skipping the gate
5. **Implement** — proceed with the normal development workflow (TDD applies); no plan document
**Architectural:**