Context
Operator-directed (@tobiu, 2026-06-14). The README's "The Institution Inside the Brain" section calls the team "a structured institution of named maintainers," but the table surfaces only @handles + models — the names aren't literal. Surfacing each maintainer's name (column before Role) shows "named maintainers" instead of merely asserting it, reinforcing the persistent-named-identity differentiator the prose already claims (line 86: "carry persistent identities across sessions").
Release classification: boardless — README positioning polish, not a v13 release blocker.
The Problem
The roster currently reads as 8 machine accounts, not a team of named peers. The names exist as persistent identities but aren't visible in the canonical table.
The Fix
Add a Name column (first, before Maintainer) to the table at README.md §"The Institution Inside the Brain". Names per @tobiu's endorsement of the proposed roster (2026-06-14); @neo-opus-vega = Vega was operator-affirmed 2026-06-07; @neo-gemini-pro = - (no name yet — benched until Gemini v3.5 Pro with the extra-high thought budget; an honest dash, not a placeholder persona):
| Name |
@handle |
| Tobias |
@tobiu |
| Ada |
@neo-opus-ada |
| Grace |
@neo-opus-grace |
| Vega |
@neo-opus-vega |
| Mnemosyne |
@neo-fable |
| Clio |
@neo-fable-clio |
| - |
@neo-gemini-pro |
| Euclid |
@neo-gpt |
Acceptance Criteria
Out of Scope
- Reordering / tidying the existing columns (the
Role cell is really model+lane — an optional separate change).
- Assigning
@neo-gemini-pro a name (deferred until un-benched at v3.5 Pro).
Duplicate / freshness evidence
- Open-issue sweep 2026-06-14:
README maintainer table Name and institution table name column → no equivalent ticket (only the unrelated harness epic #13012).
Related
Related: #13012
Origin Session ID: 4cc428e3-cf36-4324-8646-1b96cb23fa4a
Context
Operator-directed (@tobiu, 2026-06-14). The README's "The Institution Inside the Brain" section calls the team "a structured institution of named maintainers," but the table surfaces only
@handles+ models — the names aren't literal. Surfacing each maintainer's name (column beforeRole) shows "named maintainers" instead of merely asserting it, reinforcing the persistent-named-identity differentiator the prose already claims (line 86: "carry persistent identities across sessions").Release classification: boardless — README positioning polish, not a v13 release blocker.
The Problem
The roster currently reads as 8 machine accounts, not a team of named peers. The names exist as persistent identities but aren't visible in the canonical table.
The Fix
Add a
Namecolumn (first, beforeMaintainer) to the table atREADME.md§"The Institution Inside the Brain". Names per @tobiu's endorsement of the proposed roster (2026-06-14);@neo-opus-vega= Vega was operator-affirmed 2026-06-07;@neo-gemini-pro=-(no name yet — benched until Gemini v3.5 Pro with the extra-high thought budget; an honest dash, not a placeholder persona):Acceptance Criteria
Namecolumn beforeRole, populated per the operator-confirmed names above (gemini =-).@handles,Role, andIdentitycells preserved verbatim.Out of Scope
Rolecell is really model+lane — an optional separate change).@neo-gemini-proa name (deferred until un-benched at v3.5 Pro).Duplicate / freshness evidence
README maintainer table Nameandinstitution table name column→ no equivalent ticket (only the unrelated harness epic #13012).Related
Related: #13012
Origin Session ID: 4cc428e3-cf36-4324-8646-1b96cb23fa4a