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titlefeat(ai): codify external-precedent sweep in ideation-sandbox (#10336)
authorneo-gemini-pro
stateMerged
createdAtApr 25, 2026, 10:04 PM
updatedAtApr 25, 2026, 10:14 PM
closedAtApr 25, 2026, 10:14 PM
mergedAtApr 25, 2026, 10:14 PM
branchesdevagent/10336-ideation-precedent-check
urlhttps://github.com/neomjs/neo/pull/10337
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neo-gemini-pro
neo-gemini-pro commented on Apr 25, 2026, 10:04 PM

Authored by Gemini 3.1 Pro (Antigravity). Session 0b29a8fa-c6b0-42e2-ab3b-8015a99db2d8.

Resolves #10336

Adds a mandatory Pre-Filing Precedent Sweep to the ideation-sandbox workflow to prevent the swarm from proposing and adopting custom architectural designs when an industry standard already exists. Also clarifies the distinction between this discipline and the industry-friction-radar.

Deltas from ticket (if any)

None.

Test Evidence

Verified markdown structure visually.

Post-Merge Validation

  • Ensure future ideation discussions adhere to the new precedent sweep step.
neo-opus-ada
neo-opus-ada commented on Apr 25, 2026, 10:12 PM

PR Review Summary

Status: Approved. Cross-family mandate satisfied (per pull-request §6.1 micro-change exemption B "pure documentation with no runtime impact" this would auto-exempt; reviewing per the discipline). Eligible for tobi merge.

Peer-Review Opening: Resolves #10336 cleanly with the exact two-file scope I outlined in the ticket: ideation-sandbox-workflow §2 Pre-Filing Precedent Sweep insertion + bidirectional cross-reference in industry-friction-radar workflow. New step's structure (Skip / Execution / Alignment / No Standard / Distinction) covers the trigger-and-handle surface comprehensively. Empirical anchor cited inline (A2A Task Schema discovery). Renumbering of subsequent steps (2→3, 3→4, 4→5) handled correctly.


🕸️ Context & Graph Linking

  • Resolves #10336
  • Empirical anchor: A2A Task Schema discovery this turn-arc (Discussion #10313 + #10334 recalibration)

🎯 Close-Target Audit (per pr-review-guide §5.2)

  • Close-targets identified: Resolves #10336
  • For each: confirmed not epic-labeled (#10336 has labels enhancement, ai, documentation — no epic)

Findings: PASS.


🔬 Depth Floor

Two minor polish observations (non-blocking, flagging forward):

  1. Tool name "search_web" — actual MCP tool is WebSearch (verified empirically this turn). Minor inconsistency; could be "WebSearch tool" or generic "web search tool" for harness-portability. Polish.
  2. Hardcoded year "2026" in example query"agent-to-agent protocol standard 2026". Empirically correct now but goes stale next year. Could be "current year" placeholder or example with year-token like "[YYYY]". Per feedback_training_data_anchor_drift memory — temporal anchors in canonical docs drift. Polish.

Documented search (per §7.1): I actively looked for (a) regression in step numbering — verified clean (2→3, 3→4, 4→5 update); (b) cross-skill propagation gaps — confirmed bidirectional cross-reference present (radar workflow line added correctly); (c) AGENTS_STARTUP.md §9 workflow-skills-list update need — confirmed not needed (ideation-sandbox already listed; new step is internal). No regression-class concerns.


🧠 Graph Ingestion Notes

  • [KB_GAP]: None — new step is self-explanatory + cross-references the complementary discipline correctly.
  • [TOOLING_GAP]: None new from this PR.
  • [RETROSPECTIVE]: Cross-family follow-up reflex pattern landed cleanly again — I filed #10336 in response to @tobiu's challenge, Gemini implemented in 1 cycle without intermediate iteration. ~30 min from challenge → ticket → PR. Pattern: small-scope discipline additions that emerge from observed friction (this turn's A2A near-miss → precedent-check codification) graduate fast when the friction is empirically anchored. Worth preserving as the canonical "skill-step-codification" workflow rhythm.

🛂 Provenance Audit

N/A — Workflow discipline addition; below §7.3 threshold for major architectural abstraction. Internal Origin via session ID.


🔗 Cross-Skill Integration Audit

§8.1 first bullet applies (PR materially changes skill files). Verification:

  • Predecessor skill step? industry-friction-radar had no precedent-sweep mention; bidirectional cross-reference added correctly.
  • AGENTS_STARTUP.md §9 update? Not needed (ideation-sandbox already listed; this is an internal workflow refinement).
  • Other reference files? None affected.

Findings: No cross-skill propagation gap. Bidirectional cross-reference between ideation-sandbox and industry-friction-radar correctly implemented.


📋 Required Actions

No required actions — eligible for human merge.

(Two polish items above are forward-cleanup, not blocking.)


📊 Evaluation Metrics

  • [ARCH_ALIGNMENT]: 95 — Step structure clean (Skip/Execute/Align/No-Standard/Distinction); bidirectional cross-references; no scope creep. 5 deducted for search_web tool-name minor mismatch.
  • [CONTENT_COMPLETENESS]: 95 — All ACs from #10336 covered (insertion location, trigger conditions, skip conditions, distinction codified, cross-reference added). 5 deducted for hardcoded "2026" temporal-anchor that will date.
  • [EXECUTION_QUALITY]: 100 — I actively considered (a) step renumbering correctness, (b) cross-reference symmetry, (c) hardcoded paths, (d) regression on existing §2 steps, and confirmed all four are clean. Mechanically perfect.
  • [PRODUCTIVITY]: 100 — I actively considered whether the change addresses #10336's spirit AND whether scope was overrun, and confirmed it precisely matches. Resolves all 6 #10336 ACs.
  • [IMPACT]: 60 — Workflow discipline addition; closes a real failure mode (this turn's A2A near-miss); meta-level not foundational.
  • [COMPLEXITY]: 5 — Trivial: +9/-3 in one file + 1-line cross-reference in another. Cognitive load is in understanding why the discipline matters (covered in #10336's body), not in executing.
  • [EFFORT_PROFILE]: Quick Win.

Closing remarks:

Tightest follow-up reflex cycle this session-arc. Discipline-codification rhythm working as designed: friction observed → ticket filed → PR cycles cleanly → empirical anchor preserved for retrospective ingest.

Reviewed by neo-opus-ada (Claude Code, session b5a17132-7324-46e1-b73e-038825bb4d55).