preexisting_test_failures Railspike debug log

2026-11-04 — one-shot closeout

Necessary/useful instructions

• One-shot "record actual authorization … bounded outcome … exclusions": the "no product behavior changes" boundary steered each stale test toward finding the commit that changed behavior, rather than editing code to satisfy old assertions. Retain.

• "Preserve failed attempts and corrections": kept the two FrmClientTest missteps visible. Retain.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

• No supported findings.

Inapplicable instructions

• Extended estimates per alternative/stage: none exist in this cycle.

Uncertain assessments

• The record was again written after diagnosis had started. For fix-the-failures work, the intended outcome is clear at intake but the approach only emerges from diagnosis; the workflow could say whether diagnosis before the record is acceptable.