docs(rfc-0002): dataset immutability principle + reject --append (cli#156)#238
Merged
Merged
Conversation
…#156) Adds Principle 6 (datasets are immutable snapshots) and rewrites the §13 --append non-goal into an explicit rejection now that cli#156 is closed obsolete. In-place append breaks dataset integrity/reproducibility; growth = dataset versioning, not mutation. Rationale of record: backend#1073. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
saqlainsyed007
approved these changes
Jul 13, 2026
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
What
Records the dataset-immutability principle in RFC-0002 and turns the
--appendnon-goal from "tracked separately" into an explicit rejection, now that cli#156 is closed obsolete.Two edits to
docs/rfcs/0002-data-ingest-flow.md:--overwrite); never appends in place. Growth = a new (versioned) dataset. (The RFC never actually stated this principle before, even though the whole flow depends on it.)--appendrewritten from "tracked separately, cli#156" to rejected, with the integrity/reproducibility rationale and the pointer to backend#1073 (the canonical decision record) + cli#156 (closed obsolete 2026-07-11).Why
cli#156 (
data ingest --append) was closed as obsolete — in-place append breaks the reproducibility guarantee the leaderboard depends on. The RFC-of-record still framed append as a pending/tracked item, which was misleading. This makes the design-of-record match the decision.Docs-only (the RFC markdown); no code change. Rev 5.
Note
Low Risk
Markdown RFC updates only; no runtime or API behavior changes.
Overview
RFC-0002 now states that datasets are immutable snapshots as Principle 6: ingest only creates or wholesale-replaces (
--overwrite); growth is a new versioned dataset, not in-place mutation.§13 no longer treats server-side
data ingest --appendas tracked work—it is explicitly rejected, aligned with cli#156 (closed obsolete) and backend#1073. The rationale is reproducibility and leaderboard integrity after training.Docs-only (Rev 5); no code changes.
Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit a2f6fa8. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.