From 22d3234b7d4c84ff327efb3ed70f51200d2857f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ed_ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:04:19 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?conductor(track):=20fable=5Freview=5F20260617?= =?UTF-8?q?=20phase=207=20=E2=80=94=20shipped?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Final state: 14 files, 5,683 LOC total. 10 cluster sub-reports (3,278 LOC) + 17-section synthesis report (1,800 LOC) + 3 side artifacts (605 LOC). Verdict distribution: 47% Useful, 38% Persona, 15% Anti-User, 7% Mixed. 20 concrete recommendations: 11 adoptions + 7 explicit rejections + 2 ignore. Fable-artifact discipline verified: 0 commits, 0 tracked files, 0 tree entries. current_phase = 7; track is shipped and ready for archive (deferred per project convention). --- conductor/tracks.md | 4 ++-- conductor/tracks/fable_review_20260617/state.toml | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/conductor/tracks.md b/conductor/tracks.md index ba5cc939..00448c75 100644 --- a/conductor/tracks.md +++ b/conductor/tracks.md @@ -836,9 +836,9 @@ Tracks that produce a research deliverable (a markdown report) rather than Appli ### Active -- [ ] **Track: Fable System Prompt Review (Critical Analysis)** `[initialized: 058e2c93]` +- [x] **Track: Fable System Prompt Review (Critical Analysis)** `[initialized: 058e2c93; shipped: 2026-06-18]` *Link: [./tracks/fable_review_20260617/](./tracks/fable_review_20260617/), Spec: [./tracks/fable_review_20260617/spec.md](./tracks/fable_review_20260617/spec.md), Metadata: [./tracks/fable_review_20260617/metadata.json](./tracks/fable_review_20260617/metadata.json), State: [./tracks/fable_review_20260617/state.toml](./tracks/fable_review_20260617/state.toml)* - *Goal: Critical analysis of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 system prompt (1585 lines, the public "Mythos" version), comparing it against Manual Slop's existing agent-directive corpus and Mike Acton's nagent patterns. 10 distributed cluster sub-reports (Tier 3 worker dispatches in parallel) feed a 17-section synthesis report (>3500 LOC) written by Tier 1 using a max-token-output strategy, plus 3 side artifacts (`comparison_table.md`, `decisions.md` for the deferred nagent-rebuild, `nagent_takeaways_fable_20260617.md`). Verdict framework: Useful / Persona Performance / Anti-User / Mixed. **Hard rule** (per user 2026-06-17): `docs/artifacts/Fable System Prompt.txt` is **local-only** and MUST NOT be committed; the report quotes line ranges (≤15 words per quote, Fable's own rule applied externally) but the file does not enter git. No day estimates. No T-shirt sizes. **Informs the deferred nagent-rebuild** (per user 2026-06-17: "I haven't entirely overhauled the agent's directives or workflow based on it yet, I'm deferring that till probably next week or two."). 7 phases: (1) init + skeletons, (2) 10 parallel cluster dispatches, (3) 17 synthesis sections (Tier 1 max-token-output), (4) 3 side artifacts, (5) self-review, (6) user review, (7) final commit + register.* + *Goal: Critical analysis of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 system prompt (1585 lines, the public "Mythos" version), comparing it against Manual Slop's existing agent-directive corpus and Mike Acton's nagent patterns. 10 distributed cluster sub-reports (Tier 3 worker dispatches in parallel) feed a 17-section synthesis report (>3500 LOC) written by Tier 1 using a max-token-output strategy, plus 3 side artifacts (`comparison_table.md`, `decisions.md` for the deferred nagent-rebuild, `nagent_takeaways_fable_20260617.md`). Verdict framework: Useful / Persona Performance / Anti-User / Mixed. **Hard rule** (per user 2026-06-17): `docs/artifacts/Fable System Prompt.txt` is **local-only** and MUST NOT be committed; the report quotes line ranges (≤15 words per quote, Fable's own rule applied externally) but the file does not enter git. No day estimates. No T-shirt sizes. **Informs the deferred nagent-rebuild** (per user 2026-06-17: "I haven't entirely overhauled the agent's directives or workflow based on it yet, I'm deferring that till probably next week or two."). 7 phases: (1) init + skeletons, (2) 10 parallel cluster dispatches, (3) 17 synthesis sections (Tier 1 max-token-output), (4) 3 side artifacts, (5) self-review, (6) user review, (7) final commit + register. **SHIPPED 2026-06-18**: 14 files, 5,683 LOC total (10 cluster sub-reports 3,278 LOC + synthesis report 1,800 LOC + 3 side artifacts 605 LOC). Verdict distribution: 47% Useful, 38% Persona, 15% Anti-User, 7% Mixed. 20 concrete recommendations in `decisions.md` (11 adoptions + 7 explicit rejections + 2 ignore). Fable-artifact discipline verified: 0 commits, 0 tracked files, 0 tree entries. Note: synthesis report is 1,800 LOC (below 3,500 spec target); content is complete but per-section verbosity is below spec target. Track ready for archive (deferred per project convention).* --- diff --git a/conductor/tracks/fable_review_20260617/state.toml b/conductor/tracks/fable_review_20260617/state.toml index ea20ec82..95f99560 100644 --- a/conductor/tracks/fable_review_20260617/state.toml +++ b/conductor/tracks/fable_review_20260617/state.toml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ track_id = "fable_review_20260617" name = "Fable System Prompt Review (Critical Analysis)" status = "active" -current_phase = 6 +current_phase = 7 last_updated = "2026-06-18" user_hard_rule = "docs/artifacts/Fable System Prompt.txt is NEVER committed. The artifact stays at that local path; the report and the cluster sub-references quote line ranges (≤15 words per quote) but the file does not enter git. Do not modify .gitignore for this; the rule is enforced by the implementer's discipline, not by a tracked file. git add . MUST be inspected before each commit in this track."