Wave C.1 closed 2026-05-26T10:35 BST
5 deliverables LIVE across 6+ repos:
| Del | Deliverable | Closure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description backfill 109 depth=1 specs | docs-strategy 5 batch commits → d5076c8; quality-gate PASS 5/5 |
| 1.5 | Wire Conftest hook in docs-strategy | docs-strategy@2e2ba19; substrate-correcting finding C1 (conftest verify is no-op vs warn-style rego) |
| 2 | Conftest+Rego cascade × 6 repos | docs-admin@09c22fb (PILOT) + 5 cascade targets; 4 of 5 hit push-race, all rebase-recovered |
| 3 | Linear-aligned audit cascade × 4 repos + v1.7 companion | sdk@86b0947 + app@5c4b4db + website@0e1fd40 + test-suite@7066509 + docs-strategy v1.7@560c7cc; 4-for-4 one-final-rebase-tax as pilot predicted |
| 4 | Prettier patterns (§3.1 + §3.3) | 6 per-repo CLAUDE.md restructures (43ad5c2 + 78016b1 + f065bab + 30705bb + 6f31b95 + 6b09092); §3.3 already closed by Wave B §1.5 |
| 5 | S9 SKILL.md transplant | post-commit-body-content-verification LIVE in ~/.claude/skills/ |
Execution record: docs-strategy/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-26-wave-c-1-execution-record.md v1.0 — full caveat list + commit ledger.
4th velocity datapoint extends convergence
| Wave | Paper | Actual | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | ~30-40h | ~3-4h | 10× |
| B | ~10-15h | ~3-4h | 2-3× |
| C | ~6-8h | ~2-3h | 2-3× |
| C.1 | ~7-11h | ~1h 30min | 5-7× |
Pattern: scripted-batch-compressible waves (Wave A: sprint × 7 repos; Wave C.1: 109-spec backfill via ctx_execute + cascade × N) trend 5-10× under paper. Novel-per-step waves (Wave B: shared toolchain ergonomics decisions; Wave C: EARS rules + Conftest engine novel-design) trend 2-3× under.
Implication for Wave D estimate: identify scripted-batch components (mkdocs build + Cloudflare deploy + scale re-measure are batch-shaped) vs novel-per-step components (mkdocs.yml layout design, theme selection). Adjust ratio accordingly.
Top substrate-correcting findings
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SCF-WC1-1 —
conftest verifyruns Rego unit-tests (none exist astest_*), NOT against staged .md files (no md parser). Hook ships LIVE per LP spec across 7 repos but is wired-but-no-op. Validation deferred to follow-up wrapper script. See feedback-conftest-rego-dogfood-self-validation-pattern for the dogfood pattern that caught this. -
SCF-WC1-2 — YAML double-backslash escape bug in Python-generated YAML strings;
files: '\\.md$'reads literally in single-quoted YAML. Single-backslash'\.md$'is correct. Fixed in-flight before commit. -
SCF-WC1-3 — Anthropic Skills SKILL.md
descriptionis intentionally verbose (multi-paragraph) per Anthropic Agent Skills format; conflicts with TT’s ≤120-char rule from frontmatter-conventions.md §3.8 (which applies to TT internal docs, not external skill formats). Per-format-system rule clarification needed. -
SCF-WC1-4 — Phase-1.5+ master plan v1.2 §2 stated “~136 depth=1 specs” backfill scope; empirical verification at LP authoring time = exactly 109. Cascading correction to v1.3.
Linear-aligned 3-tier audit architecture LIVE
Wave C.1 Del 3 cascade-completed the migration started by the pilot at code-inherit-standard@0c6e066:
| Tier | Layer | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Operational | Linear issues + PRs | linear.app/mediahq2 (PR titles <type>(scope): ENG-NNN <desc> auto-link via magic words) |
| 2 Strategic | wave-execution-records | docs-strategy/docs/superpowers/specs/-wave--execution-record.md with linear_project_id: frontmatter |
| 3 Public | GitHub Releases | Phase-2+ at first v1.0 tag (auto-gen activated via generate_release_notes: true) |
CHANGELOG.md auto-regen RETIRED across all 5 v2 build repos. cliff.toml preserved as local-tool config. Bot regen workflow DELETED — no more rebase tax from CI pushes between local pushes.
Wave D dispatch-ready
Wave D LP v1.8 frozen pre-Wave-C.1; coordinator session re-runs /review-plan on Wave D against post-Wave-C.1 state + bumps to v1.9 if drift found + dispatches Wave D.
Wave D scope: mkdocs-material + Cloudflare Pages deploy + scale re-measure on full 7-repo Conftest+Rego coverage + optional OPA pin-drift migration.
Companions
- feedback-pilot-belongs-in-spike-phase-not-execution — pilot pre-staging discipline (Del 3 pilot at coordinator side before LP dispatch); 5/5 validated this wave
- feedback-linear-aligned-audit-architecture-2026-05-26 — Del 3 governing memory
- feedback-conftest-rego-dogfood-self-validation-pattern — caught SCF-WC1-1
- feedback-recursive-review-and-revise-pattern-2026-05-25 — caught the prettier-reformat C5 caveat
- feedback-research-artefact-forward-traceability — execution record’s
phase_q_relevance+companion_filesfrontmatter follows this pattern