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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion memory/PLAN.md
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### Spikes

1. **Observer extraction fidelity** — Can the LLM reliably extract decisions, assumptions, and dependency edges from a single turn's Q&A? Test with realistic fixture turns across different question types (scope, design, constraints). Measure extraction consistency across runs. `not-started`
1. **Observer extraction fidelity** `FE-557` — Can the LLM reliably extract decisions, assumptions, and dependency edges from a single turn's Q&A? Test with realistic fixture turns across different question types (scope, design, constraints). Measure extraction consistency across runs. `done`
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memory/PLAN.md:78 — This spike is marked done, but the success criteria mention “correct dependency edges” and the spike artifact/code only evaluates decisions/assumptions (and SPEC A14 notes edges weren’t tested); that completion state may be ahead of what was actually verified.

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- Assumptions: → SPEC.md §Assumptions A14, A3
- Time box: 2 hours
- Success: ≥80% of expected entities captured with correct dependency edges across 5+ fixture turns
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| --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| A1 | AI SDK's UI Message Stream SSE protocol is documented and stable enough to emit conformantly without importing AI SDK server-side | **validated** | D8 | Walking skeleton | Validated: skeleton emits conformant SSE, 15 tests pass |
| A2 | Claude Agent SDK `query()` with `includePartialMessages` provides all streaming event types needed for CLI-quality feedback | **validated** | D8 | Walking skeleton | Validated: adapter translates stream_event messages correctly |
| A3 | Separating interviewer from observer produces better interview quality than inline tool calling | medium | D1 | Observer agent | Compare interview coherence with and without tool-calling load |
| A4 | Observer extraction completes in 1-3s during user read/think time (10-60s), adding zero perceived latency | medium | D1 | Observer agent | Measure extraction latency with realistic turn payloads |
| A3 | Separating interviewer from observer produces better interview quality than inline tool calling | high | D1 | Observer agent | Spike confirms extraction is viable as separate call; interviewer prompt stays clean. Full comparison deferred to slice 5 manual testing. |
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memory/SPEC.md:69 — A3 is about interview quality vs inline tool calling, but the evidence note is about extraction viability/clean prompts; consider aligning the note to the actual claim being made (or leaving it as unvalidated until the comparison is run).

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| A4 | Observer extraction completes in 1-3s during user read/think time (10-60s), adding zero perceived latency | medium | D1 | Observer agent | Spike measured 14-17s with Sonnet. Haiku expected 2-5s — validate in slice 5 with model switch. |
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memory/SPEC.md:70 — A4 states “1-3s … adding zero perceived latency”, but the spike note reports 14–17s; as written this looks like a contradiction rather than a “medium” assumption awaiting validation.

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| A5 | `better-sqlite3` npm prebuilt binary works across macOS/Linux without native compilation issues | **validated** | D7 | SQLite foundation | Validated: installed on macOS without native compilation issues |
| A6 | Turn-tree branching in SQLite is sufficient for decision revisit and undo in a single-user tool | high | D7 | Turn tree | Validate with realistic branch/merge scenarios |
| A7 | Users arriving at the tool have a reasonably defined goal | medium | — | Scope phase | User testing; exploratory pathway deferred if false |
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| A11 | Stateless `query()` with prompt-stuffed history is sufficient for multi-turn interviewing — SDK session persistence is unnecessary and undesirable | **validated** | D8, D12 | SQLite foundation | Validated: formatting history into prompt works. SDK sessions rejected as competing source of truth — opaque, machine-local, incompatible with portable data goals (atomic YAML / git-versionable). Turn tree is sole session model. |
| A12 | `useChat` hook accepts initial messages to hydrate conversation state from server-stored history | **validated** | D9 | SQLite foundation | Validated: `useChat` doesn't have `initialMessages` prop but `setMessages` works for hydration |
| A13 | Phase-specific interview behavior is achievable via system prompt switching + in-process MCP tools on `query()` — the SDK's formal `AgentDefinition` skill system is unnecessary | **validated** | D2 | Interview phases | Validated: slice 4 uses `getSystemPrompt(phase)` + `createInterviewMcpServer()` per turn; 88 tests pass. SDK `AgentDefinition` subagent system not used — simpler approach with less indirection. |
| A14 | A second-thread observer agent can reliably extract decisions, assumptions, and dependency edges from a single turn's Q&A | medium | D1 | Observer agent | Probe with realistic interview exchanges; measure extraction fidelity |
| A14 | A second-thread observer agent can reliably extract decisions, assumptions, and dependency edges from a single turn's Q&A | **validated** | D1 | Observer agent | Validated (spike): decisions 100% capture, assumptions semantically correct (~80% true semantic overlap). Edges not tested — deferred to slice 5. Use tool-based structured output and faster model (Haiku) in production. |
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memory/SPEC.md:80 — A14 is marked validated, but the text says “Edges not tested — deferred to slice 5”; since A14 explicitly includes “dependency edges”, this reads as internally inconsistent and could mislead downstream planning.

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| A15 | The LLM can reliably judge when a phase interview has reached sufficient understanding (is_resolution) | medium | D3 | Phase resolution | Probe across varied project types; measure false-positive resolution rate |
| A16 | AI SDK `useChat` hook's `ToolUIPart` state machine (`input-streaming` → `input-available` → `output-available` / `output-error` / `approval-requested` → `approval-responded` / `output-denied`) models all permutations of pending, error, and success for both interim (thinking, tool calls) and final (response) data | high | D14 | Rich chat UI | Partially validated: SSE adapter emits tool-call events, client renders `dynamic-tool` parts with state labels (input-streaming, input-available, output-available, output-error). Browser outer-loop pending. |
| A17 | AI Elements copy-paste components can be restyled without forking — they are ownable source files, not npm-locked dependencies | high | D14 | Rich chat UI | Install via CLI, inspect source, confirm no hidden npm runtime dependency |
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