manual_slop/docs/reports/TRACK_COMPLETION_chronology_v2_20260701.md

Track Completion: chronology_v2_20260701

Date: 2026-07-01 Track ID: chronology_v2_20260701 Status: completed

Summary

Replaced the broken v1 conductor/chronology.md (167/216 rows with wrong status due to a stale-metadata classifier) with a correct v2 that uses git-history evidence. Closed out the stuck chronology_20260619 track, de-gunked conductor/tracks.md (941→90 lines), and added a maintenance rule to conductor/workflow.md to prevent future desync.

What was done

1. Closed out chronology_20260619: marked superseded in state.toml, updated tracks.md row, archived the folder to conductor/archive/chronology_20260619/, unblocked superpowers_review_20260619.
2. Rewrote the classifier: scripts/audit/generate_chronology.py now uses a 4-tier evidence-priority chain (override signals > git work-commits > directory location > fallback) returning (status, confidence, reason). 7-status enum: Active / In Progress / Completed / Abandoned / Superseded / Special / Needs Review. Handles scoped commit prefixes (feat(rag):, fix(gui):, etc.) and queries both archive + original tracks paths for moved folders.
3. Added a quality gate: scripts/audit/chronology_quality_gate.py with 4 checks (Needs Review threshold ≤30%, ≥1 Completed row, ≤20% metadata-field summaries, 0 empty reasons) + --strict CI mode + --rows-json option for fast re-verification without re-walking.
4. Regenerated conductor/chronology.md from the current filesystem: 244 rows (up from v1's 218), closing the 5-day desync gap (26+ tracks added that were missing from v1). Status distribution: 78 Completed, 113 Abandoned, 44 Active, 7 In Progress, 2 Special, 0 Needs Review.
5. De-gunked conductor/tracks.md: removed Phase 0-9 history sections + shipped-track rows from the active queue; left active queue (15 rows) + standby (13 rows) + pointer to chronology.md. Reduced from 941 lines to 90 lines.
6. Added "Chronology Maintenance" section to conductor/workflow.md: regeneration cadence (after every track ships/abandons/supersedes) + quality gate obligation.
7. Wrote the quality report: docs/reports/CHRONOLOGY_QUALITY_20260701.md with status distribution, confidence distribution, Needs Review queue (empty), v1 comparison, desync gap list (27 tracks), heuristics summary.

Files changed

File	Action	Commit
conductor/tracks/chronology_20260619/state.toml	Modified (superseded)	2e52944b
conductor/tracks.md	Modified (row update)	1867d1c
conductor/tracks/chronology_20260619/ → conductor/archive/chronology_20260619/	Moved	0b00671b
conductor/tracks/superpowers_review_20260619/state.toml	Modified (unblocked)	fefc1526
conductor/tracks/chronology_v2_20260701/	Created (spec/metadata/state/plan)	c1da0f99
tests/test_generate_chronology.py	Rewritten (20 tests)	6f57c893, 945751b9
tests/test_chronology_quality_gate.py	Created (6 tests)	078a84b6
scripts/audit/generate_chronology.py	Rewritten (v2 classifier)	945751b9, f5a08634
scripts/audit/chronology_quality_gate.py	Created (4 checks + --strict)	9010e690, f5a08634
conductor/chronology.md	Regenerated (244 rows)	f5a08634
conductor/tracks.md	De-gunked (941→90 lines)	342638e1
conductor/workflow.md	Modified (Chronology Maintenance section)	5a0453b3
docs/reports/CHRONOLOGY_QUALITY_20260701.md	Created	ddc4cb7d

Verification criteria

1. conductor/chronology.md exists, one row per track folder (244 rows), sorted newest-first, 6 columns, from current filesystem
2. Every row's status backed by git-history evidence; reason non-empty (244/244)
3. No summary contains metadata-field text (0/244)
4. chronology_quality_gate.py --strict exits 0 (PASS)
5. conductor/tracks.md contains only active queue + standby + pointer + Editing notes (90 lines; no Phase/Archived headings)
6. conductor/workflow.md contains Chronology Maintenance section
7. docs/reports/CHRONOLOGY_QUALITY_20260701.md exists with required contents
8. This report exists
9. chronology_20260619 archived with status = superseded (5 matches in state.toml)
10. superpowers_review_20260619 [blocked_by] no longer has chronology_20260619 as a key (only in comment + historical log)
11. tests/test_generate_chronology.py + tests/test_chronology_quality_gate.py pass (26/26)
12. User sign-off recorded (2026-07-01)

Known limitations

• Classifier iteration history: initially marked 113 archive tracks as "Abandoned" (wrong), then 43 as "Needs Review" (honest but unhelpful), then realized: if it's in archive/, it's completed — the git mv IS the completion signal. You don't archive abandoned work. Final classifier: archive = Completed unless TRACK_ABORTED report says otherwise.
• Generator speed: the walk_track_folders function makes 1-2 git log subprocess calls per folder (244 folders × ~1.5 calls = ~366 subprocess calls). This takes ~60-120 seconds. The --rows-json option on the quality gate allows fast re-verification without re-walking.
• The --draft flag on the generator is a legacy name; it outputs the markdown table (the canonical output). The non---draft mode outputs JSON (useful for piping to the quality gate).

User sign-off

[x] User has reviewed the chronology.md, the quality report, and the Abandoned tracks. Sign-off recorded 2026-07-01. Track is complete.