retraction_speed debug log

2026-11-09T23:27:06Z — Step 1

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implementation_standards.md, "Inspect existing implementations": found that a full rebuild already turns an accepted retraction into the operator-deletion placeholder, so the existing targeted removal fits directly. That cut the expected work by more than half. Retain.
step1_solution_assessment.md, "concept boundaries": checking the profile-name rows showed the first-claim username rule, which is why profile names move out of this cycle. Retain.

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Moving profile names to cycle 3 edits a committed cross-cycle checklist. Railspike says nothing about checklists spanning cycles; recording it as an enhancement disposition seemed closest.

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step2_feature_description.md, Shared Component Inventory: listing SourceLabelRemoval::incrementalContext() as private made the "move, don't copy" requirement explicit. Retain.

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Stage headings now carry the goal, following the maintainer's request logged in railspike-dev todo.txt; the Goal bullet stays because the template still requires it.

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implementation_standards.md, verification depth: the mutation check (wrong source path) showed the equality test covers the retraction-specific activity row; without it, a passing first run said little. Retain.
"Search for shared logic before adding": the snapshot comparison already existed privately in DeleteRecordCommandTest; moving it to tests/Support avoided a second copy. Retain.

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The closeout section was written in the same commit as Stage 3 and named its own commit before it existed; corrected here. The after-phase checklist could say to record commit hashes only after committing.