Reply title live update — Railspike debug log

Debug mode: enabled (project marker .railspike_debug_on). Entries append only.

2026-11-03T19:08:05Z — One-shot closeout report

Necessary/useful instructions

• one_shot.md › Entry and authorization: distinguishing "estimate complexity" (no authority) from the later "go ahead please" (authority for the estimated scope) was exactly the question this cycle raised; the rule settled it without a round trip. Retain.

• one_shot.md › "Preserve the original request/scope and append dated decisions": the client-only simplification replaced the planned server fields; appending it as a dated approach change kept the record honest about what was planned versus done. Retain.

• effort-estimation.md › One-shot checkpoints › intake exposure disclosure: the estimate came after reading the predecessor; the rule made that explicit instead of implying a pristine intake. Retain.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

• one_shot.md › Resumption and scope changes: long for a cycle that completes in one sitting; the content only matters on resumption, and could be a linked section rather than inline reading.

Inapplicable instructions

• Documentation-only clauses; separate product/development repository clauses.

Uncertain assessments

• "One-shot authorization does not grant merge, push" is clear, but the user's earlier instruction to merge and push the predecessor makes a follow-up push request likely; the instructions do not say whether a standing "merge and push when done" from the user could be recorded once per cycle group. Left as a separate ask.

Findings are advisory; required instructions and approval gates were followed.