Railspike debug log — deploy_header_prompt

2026-11-10 08:15 UTC — Step 1

Necessary/useful instructions

• RAILSPIKE.md › Choose the execution mode: the request describes a goal but does not authorize bounded execution, so the staged path was correct. Retain.

• step1_solution_assessment.md › ## Understood Intent: needed to record the two readings of "with a timeout". Retain.

• AGENTS.md › UI copy (first-paint rule): decided which options are viable, since a header button for operators cannot be in shared server HTML. Retain; a host rule, not Railspike.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

• RAILSPIKE.md › Experimental Effort Estimation, intake checkpoint: intake and Step 1 snapshots coincide when inspection precedes the first artifact. Suggest clarifying that one combined snapshot is acceptable.

Inapplicable instructions

• Step 1 context-reset reminder: no prior discussion in this conversation.

Uncertain assessments

• Ledger timing: unclear whether an uncommitted ledger row should be written at Step 1 or held for the planning commit. Held as pending.

2026-11-10 09:25 UTC — Revision (log integrity)

Revision: the Step 1 entry above was restored after the workspace lost it before the planning commit; its text is unchanged. The planning commit contains only the Step 2 and Step 3 entries.

2026-11-10 08:25 UTC — Step 2

Necessary/useful instructions

• step2_feature_description.md › Known user or environment: forced the iPhone recovery path (lost reply mid-deploy) into the plan. Retain.

• implementation_standards.md › inspect existing implementations: surfaced version_check.js as the closest existing deferred-check pattern. Retain.

• RAILSPIKE.md › Enhancement Requests: gave a clear place to record the feature-flag request made with the approval. Retain.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

• No supported findings.

Inapplicable instructions

• Documentation-only scope fields: this is an application change.

Uncertain assessments

• Step 2 forbids implementation details, yet the shared component inventory needs file paths and reuse decisions. The boundary between the two is judged case by case; suggest one example in the Step 2 file.

2026-11-10 08:45 UTC — Step 3

Necessary/useful instructions

• step3_development_plan_do.md › replay stage for a known user: produced Stage 4's iPhone replay, including a dropped connection. Retain.

• step3_development_plan_do.md › Key Risks with **High risk:**: flagged header crowding, which sets Stage 2's screenshot gate. Retain.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

• step3_development_plan_before.md › "Confirm ledger bookkeeping is inside the approved scope": repeats the effort-estimation paragraph in each phase file. Suggest consolidating into one pointer.

Inapplicable instructions

• Documentation-only stage rules: application change.

Uncertain assessments

• Stage sizing "<=50 lines": Stage 2 spans a template, a script, CSS and a browser test; it may exceed 50 lines while staying under an hour.

2026-11-10 10:00 UTC — Step 4

Necessary/useful instructions

• step4_implementation_do.md › Stage Boundary Protocol: one commit per stage kept a clean record when the plan's header placement had to change in Stage 2. Retain.

• implementation_standards.md › replay each reported failure in the named environment: kept the iPhone replay marked pending instead of counting desktop browser checks. Retain.

• RAILSPIKE.md › Enhancement Requests, in-scope refinement: covered moving the button from beside New post to the site name without a replan. Retain.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

• step4_implementation_before.md and step4_implementation_do.md › effort-estimation paragraphs repeat the same copy-not-rerate rule. Suggest one shared pointer.

Inapplicable instructions

• Documentation-only verification rules: application change.

• Follow-up cycle branch reuse: new branch.

Uncertain assessments

• Step 3 named a reuse (.new-post-button) that Stage 2 then rejected. Unclear whether a reversed reuse decision needs renewed approval or only a recorded refinement; recorded as a refinement.