sdd: persist plan constraints at setup for closed-plan dispatches

skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md

@@ -134,14 +134,9 @@ a ledger file, not only in todos.
 - Create the ledger with its identity as the first line:
   `# SDD ledger — plan: <plan file path>`.
 - During that same Setup read, copy the plan's Global Constraints section
-  verbatim into `<workspace>/constraints.md`. Every dispatch's binding
-  constraint values paste from that file — the plan itself stays closed
+  verbatim into `<workspace>/constraints.md`. The global-constraints block
+  you hand reviewers pastes from that file — the plan itself stays closed
   after Setup, even across compaction.
-- The workspace is never committed to the project repo. Do not `git add`
-  anything under it, and never write a commit whose purpose is to record,
-  correct, or tidy a workspace artifact — reports and ledgers are session
-  records, not deliverables. If the repo lacks a `.gitignore` entry for
-  `.superpowers/`, leave the directory untracked rather than committing it.
 - The ledger is your recovery map: the commits it names exist in git even
   when your context no longer remembers creating them. After compaction,
   trust the ledger and `git log` over your own recollection.
@@ -227,15 +222,9 @@ and fix-round diffs need it.
   first — it is your requirements, with the exact values to use verbatim";
   (3) interfaces and decisions from earlier tasks that the brief cannot
   know; (4) your resolution of any ambiguity you noticed in the brief;
-  (5) the report-file path and report contract; (6) the plan's binding
-  constraint values — any Global Constraint that mandates an exact
-  mechanical form (commit-message rules, naming rules, fixed literals) —
-  pasted verbatim. Task-specific exact values (numbers, magic strings,
-  signatures, test cases) appear only in the brief; binding constraint
-  values are the one exception — they ride in EVERY dispatch, because a
-  subagent that must recall a constraint from memory will reconstruct it
-  from its own priors instead. Never make a subagent read the whole plan
-  file.
+  (5) the report-file path and report contract. Exact values (numbers,
+  magic strings, signatures, test cases) appear only in the brief. Never
+  make a subagent read the whole plan file.
 - **Report file:** name the implementer's report file after the brief
   (brief `…/task-N-brief.md` → report `…/task-N-report.md`) and put it in
   the dispatch prompt. The implementer writes the full report there and
@@ -295,10 +284,6 @@ needed.
 - **Reviewer inputs:** the task reviewer gets three paths — the same brief
   file, the report file, and the review package — plus the global
   constraints that bind the task.
-- **Persist the verdict:** when the review returns, write its full text to
-  `<workspace>/task-<N>-review.md` before acting on it. The file is the
-  gate: completion checks for the artifact, not for your memory of a
-  verdict.
 - The global-constraints block you hand the reviewer is its attention
   lens. Copy the binding requirements verbatim from the plan's Global
   Constraints section or the spec: exact values, exact formats, and the
@@ -349,26 +334,22 @@ scoped re-review. Five rounds maximum per task:
 verbatim. Its context is intact: it knows the task, the code, and its own
 choices. If your harness cannot send another message to a live subagent,
 dispatch a fresh implementer carrying the brief path, the report-file path,
-the findings, and the binding constraint values verbatim — the report file
-is the persistent memory either way.
+and the findings — the report file is the persistent memory either way.
 
 **Rounds 4-5 — dispatch a fresh implementer on a more capable model** (per
 Model Selection), with the brief path, the report-file path, the open
-findings, the binding constraint values verbatim, and this framing: "A
-prior implementer attempted this task [N] times; you own it now. Read the
-report file for what was tried." A loop that survives three resumes usually
-means the implementer cannot see its own problem — fresh eyes and a
-capability bump in one move.
+findings, and this framing: "A prior implementer attempted this task
+[N] times; you own it now. Read the report file for what was tried." A loop
+that survives three resumes usually means the implementer cannot see its
+own problem — fresh eyes and a capability bump in one move.
 
 **Every round, either way:** the implementer fixes, re-runs the tests
 covering the amended code, appends its fix report to the same report file,
 and returns the short contract. Before re-dispatching the reviewer, confirm
-the fix report contains the covering tests, the command run, and the output;
-dispatch the re-review once all three are present. Name the covering test
-files in the fix message — a one-line fix does not need the whole suite.
-Append the re-review's returned text to `<workspace>/task-<N>-review.md` as
-well — the artifact accumulates every verdict, and the file's last entry is
-the one completion relies on.
+the fix report contains the covering tests, the command run, and the
+output; dispatch the re-review once all three are present. Name the
+covering test files in the fix message — a one-line fix does not need the
+whole suite.
 
 **The re-review is scoped.** Run `scripts/review-package PLAN_FILE FIX_BASE HEAD`
 where FIX_BASE is the head the previous review saw, and dispatch
@@ -413,20 +394,10 @@ message as your other bookkeeping:
 - `Task <N>: complete (commits <base7>..<head7>, review clean)`
 - `Task <N>: complete (commits <base7>..<head7>, <K> parked)` after a
   tripped breaker
-- `Task <N>: complete (commits <base7>..<head7>, deviation parked: <rule>)`
-  when a landed commit violates a mechanical constraint that nothing
-  downstream builds on. Record the ruling in the ledger. A green build with
-  a parked, recorded deviation is complete — do not fail the task, and do
-  not rewrite landed history to chase cosmetics. A load-bearing violation
-  is different: that is a BLOCKED, not a deviation. This valve is not the
-  breaker: it needs no exhausted fix rounds — a mechanical deviation
-  discovered at completion parks here directly, with its ruling in the ledger.
 
-Then mark the todo complete and move on — but only once
-`<workspace>/task-<N>-review.md` exists; a completion line without its review
-artifact is invalid, whatever you remember about the review. Never move to
-the next task while the review has open Critical/Important issues that are
-neither fixed nor parked-with-ruling at the cap.
+Then mark the todo complete and move on. Never move to the next task while
+the review has open Critical/Important issues that are neither fixed nor
+parked-with-ruling at the cap.
 
 ## Final Review
 
@@ -442,22 +413,17 @@ the ledger's deferred-minor and parked lines so it can triage which must be
 fixed before merge. Build that dispatch from the ledger alone — the
 completion lines, parked rulings, and deferred minors are the whole-run
 summary; do not re-read the plan, the spec, or per-task reports to
-reconstruct what the ledger already states. Write the returned review to
-`<workspace>/final-review.md` before dispatching any fix wave — the merge
-decision cites the artifact, not a recollection.
+reconstruct what the ledger already states.
 
 If the final whole-branch review returns findings, dispatch ONE fix subagent
-with the complete findings list and the binding constraint values
-verbatim — not one fixer per finding.
+with the complete findings list — not one fixer per finding.
 Per-finding fixers each rebuild context and re-run suites; a real
 session's final-review fix wave cost more than all its tasks combined.
 Then run exactly one scoped re-review of the fix wave
 (`scripts/review-package PLAN_FILE FIX_BASE HEAD` over the fix range,
 [re-review-prompt.md](re-review-prompt.md)).
 Adjudicate any residual findings as in the task loop's breaker: park with
-rulings, or stop on load-bearing ones. The same valve applies to
-mechanical-constraint misses discovered at the end: non-load-bearing means
-parked with a ruling, not a failed branch. There is no second fix wave —
+rulings, or stop on load-bearing ones. There is no second fix wave —
 residual load-bearing findings surface to your human partner when
 finishing-a-development-branch presents the options.
 

skills/subagent-driven-development/implementer-prompt.md

@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
     Read your task brief first: [BRIEF_FILE]
     It contains the full task text from the plan.
 
-    ## Binding Constraint Values
-
-    [CONSTRAINT_VALUES — the plan's mechanical constraints, pasted verbatim
-    by the dispatcher. If a rule here mandates an exact form (commit-message
-    text, naming, fixed literals), reproduce it exactly — never from memory.]
-
     ## Context
 
     [Scene-setting: where this fits, dependencies, architectural context]
@@ -42,12 +36,8 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
     2. Write tests (following TDD if task says to)
     3. Verify implementation works
     4. Commit your work
-    5. Immediately after each commit, verify it against the Binding Constraint
-       Values above (commit-message rules, naming rules, fixed literals) while
-       history is still local. A miss is cheap now — amend or forward-fix at
-       once — and expensive after your work is delivered.
-    6. Self-review (see below)
-    7. Report back
+    5. Self-review (see below)
+    6. Report back
 
     Work from: [directory]
 
@@ -106,10 +96,6 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
     - Did I only build what was requested?
     - Did I follow existing patterns in the codebase?
 
-    **Constraints:**
-    - Does every commit message satisfy the Binding Constraint Values exactly?
-    - Did I reproduce mandated literals from the constraint text, not from memory?
-
     **Testing:**
     - Do tests actually verify behavior (not just mock behavior)?
     - Did I follow TDD if required?
@@ -118,12 +104,6 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
 
     If you find issues during self-review, fix them now before reporting.
 
-    If a constraint violation is already in a landed commit you cannot safely
-    amend, forward-fix it in a new commit when possible; when it is not, report
-    the deviation explicitly with Status DONE_WITH_CONCERNS — never report the
-    task incomplete solely for a cosmetic miss on an otherwise green build.
-    Whether the deviation parks or blocks is the dispatching controller's call.
-
     ## After Review Findings
 
     If the task review finds issues, you will be resumed with the findings.
@@ -156,8 +136,7 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
     If BLOCKED or NEEDS_CONTEXT, put the specifics in the final message
     itself — the controller acts on it directly.
 
-    Use DONE_WITH_CONCERNS if you completed the work but have doubts about correctness, or
-    when you are reporting a known deviation you could not safely fix.
+    Use DONE_WITH_CONCERNS if you completed the work but have doubts about correctness.
     Use BLOCKED if you cannot complete the task. Use NEEDS_CONTEXT if you need
     information that wasn't provided. Never silently produce work you're unsure about.
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