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# Current Return-to-Work Handoff — Confidence Engine
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> This file describes only the latest stopping point. Replace its current-work sections when the project moves on. Historical evidence remains in the design log and archive.
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## 1. Where We Left It
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- Engine experiments are paused after Experiment 25B;
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- UI experiments are paused;
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- Knowledge-management experiments are complete;
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- Experiment 38 validated that a cold session recovers project state from three documents alone;
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- The working tree was clean at commit `544573a` (Exp 37).
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> This handoff describes the latest stopping point only. When work moves on, replace stale current-work details rather than appending another historical note. Historical experiment and commit information belongs in `docs/design-evolution-log.md`.
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## 2. What Is True Now
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- Main active engine path: deterministic reasoning pipeline (scenario reconstruction, graph update, unknown selection, question formulation, turn orchestration).
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- Passive experimental classifiers from Experiments 18–25B remain isolated diagnostic layers; none control the user-facing investigation.
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- Keyword and phrase-based scope detection remains provisional scaffolding.
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- `docs/current-project-state.md` is the main entry point for active project state.
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- `docs/task-context-packs.md` chooses the minimum context documents for each work type.
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## 3. Why Work Is Paused
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Engine and UI work were deliberately paused because documentation had grown large enough to overload Claude and make returning across sessions difficult. The current phase is simplifying what a fresh session must load to understand the project, without losing evidential history. Historical material remains available under `docs/archive/`.
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## 4. What Was Just Completed
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Experiment 37 corrected the routing defect from Experiment 36 and tested a cross-boundary engine/UI task. It validated that two context packs can be combined deliberately while keeping working context small, explicit and accurate. All seven knowledge-management criteria are now met. No source code changed. No files moved or deleted.
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**Commit:** `544573a` (experiment: validate cross-boundary context routing)
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Experiment 38 tested whether a genuinely cold session (no prior conversation context) can recover the project state from three documents alone. It recovered all capabilities, boundaries, and context-pack selection correctly without loading the full history or source code. All seven knowledge-management criteria confirmed met. One handoff update required: the open item "whether the handoff stays accurate after further advances" was resolved (handoff is accurate). The cold-start test passed.
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**Commit:** pending (experiment: validate cold-start project recovery) — to be committed this session.
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## 5. What Remains Open
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- Whether tasks crossing pack boundaries can still stay concise without loading excessive context (not tested by this experiment).
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### When This Knowledge-Management Phase Is Complete
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Provisional criteria for review (all confirmed met by Experiment 38 cold-start test):
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1. A fresh session can resume from the handoff and one context pack; — **met**
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2. Current state has been verified against implementation; — **met**
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3. Historical material is outside default loading; — **met**
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4. Current principles are separated from aspirational architecture; — **met**
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5. Task-specific routing works for engine and UI tasks; — **met**
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6. A cross-boundary task has been tested; — **met** (Experiment 37)
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7. Maintaining the handoff does not require reading the full history. — **met**
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> Knowledge-management structure is ready for Rob's review before engine experiments resume.
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## 6. How to Resume
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1. Read `docs/current-handoff.md`.
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2. Read `docs/current-project-state.md`.
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3. Choose one pack from `docs/task-context-packs.md`.
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4. Read `.claude/architecture-guardrails.md` before any code change.
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5. Load extra context only for a named gap — record why.
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6. Check Git status before continuing.
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## 7. First Files by Work Type
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| Work type | Start with |
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| Engine experiment | Engine Experiment pack |
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| UI or mock work | UI and Mock pack |
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| Architecture or contract review | Architecture or Contract pack |
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| Knowledge management | Knowledge-Management pack |
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## 8. Resume Check
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Answer before continuing:
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1. What work is currently active?
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2. What work is paused?
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3. What was the latest completed experiment?
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4. Which context pack applies to the next task?
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5. Is there any uncommitted work?
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---
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*Created by Experiment 34. Updated by Experiment 38. Branch: `feature/user-workspace-ux-v0.7`.*
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### Return-to-Work Note (Experiment 38)
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Experiment 38 was performed from a cold session with no prior conversation context and confirmed that the reduced context system works as designed. A genuinely fresh session recovered the complete project state—active capabilities, passive diagnostic layers, paused work items, and context-pack routing—from just three documents without reading the full design-evolution log or any archived material. All seven knowledge-management completion criteria are confirmed met. The handoff itself was found to be accurate with no stale or ambiguous statements; one structural update was made (resolving the open item about handoff longevity). Engine and UI experiments remain paused pending Rob's review. Branch: `feature/user-workspace-ux-v0.7`. First file to inspect when returning: `docs/current-handoff.md`, then `docs/current-project-state.md` and the Engine Experiment pack per the routing table. The next action is discussion, not automatic implementation.
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