manual_slop/conductor/tracks/video_analysis_synthesis_20260621/plan.md

Video Analysis Campaign — Synthesis Plan

Track: video_analysis_synthesis_20260621 Type: Research-only synthesis (Pass 1 of 3 multi-pass campaign) Status: Active; phases 1-3 complete, phase 4 in progress

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Phase 1: Verify all 12 children shipped

• T1.1 Verify all 12 children have report.md + summary.md
  • WHERE: conductor/tracks/video_analysis_<slug>_20260621/
  • HOW: Read each child's report.md + summary.md + state.toml
  • VERIFY: All 12 children have report.md (1000+ LOC), summary.md (200-400 words), state.toml with status="completed"
  • OUTCOME: All 12 verified shipped (commits documented in umbrella §6)

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Phase 2: Direct Tier 2 synthesis (decision)

• T2.1 Decision: direct Tier 2 synthesis, no Tier 3 delegation
  • RATIONALE: Synthesis task requires cross-cluster integration across 12 child reports (~13000 LOC total); exceeds Tier 3 effective context window
  • COST-BENEFIT: Tier 2 direct is ~5-10x more token-efficient than Tier 3 delegation for cross-cluster integration tasks
  • ALT REJECTED: Tier 3 delegation with 12 child reports as inputs (stateless context amnesia prevents reliable cross-cluster synthesis)

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Phase 3: Generate per_video_summary.md + report.md

• T3.1 Generate per_video_summary.md

  • WHERE: conductor/tracks/video_analysis_synthesis_20260621/per_video_summary.md
  • FORMAT: One paragraph (150-250 words) per video, in execution order
  • SOURCE: Lift from each child's summary.md with light editing
  • OUTCOME: 80 lines, 12 entries × ~200 words each

• T3.2 Generate report.md (6 sections per FR7 §3)

  • WHERE: conductor/tracks/video_analysis_synthesis_20260621/report.md
  • STRUCTURE: §1 Theme Matrix; §2 Cross-Video Concept Map; §3 5-10 High-Level Takeaways; §4 Mathematical Prerequisite Graph; §5 Open Research Questions; §6 Recommended Next-Watch List
  • EXPANSION: §7 Deep Dives (5 deep dives); §8 Implementation Recommendations; §9 Glossary; §10 Cross-Reference Index; §11 Verification Checklist; §12 Pass 2/3 Guidance; §13 Speaker Profiles; §14 Acknowledgements + Provenance
  • OUTCOME: 1031 lines, 88KB (above spec minimum of 1000 lines)

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Phase 4: End-of-track verification + report

• T4.1 Verify all spec §6 checklist items

  • All 12 children shipped
  • per_video_summary.md has 12 entries (150-250 words each)
  • report.md has all 6 sections populated
  • report.md is 1000+ LOC (1031 lines)
  • Every §3 takeaway references ≥1 video
  • Every §1 theme cell references ≥1 video
  • §6 next-watch list references ≥3 sources (10 videos, 7 authors, 7 topics)

• T4.2 Write TRACK_COMPLETION_video_analysis_synthesis_20260621.md

  • WHERE: docs/reports/TRACK_COMPLETION_video_analysis_synthesis_20260621.md
  • FORMAT: Per precedent set by 12 child TRACK_COMPLETION reports
  • SECTIONS: Scope, Decisions, Outcomes, Files, Open Items, Pass 2/3 Guidance

• T4.3 Commit synthesis track

  • SCOPE: state.toml + plan.md + per_video_summary.md + report.md + TRACK_COMPLETION report
  • MESSAGE: conductor(synthesis): Phase 4 Verification - 1031-line synthesis + 12-entry per-video summary + end-of-track report

• T4.4 Update umbrella plan.md: mark synthesis as complete

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Phase 5: Umbrella closeout (deferred)

• T5.1 Overwrite interim umbrella report with final synthesis
• T5.2 Update umbrella README.md
• T5.3 Archive 14 video_analysis_* folders (12 children + 1 synthesis + umbrella)
• T5.4 Update conductor/tracks.md chronology

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Definition of Done

A task is complete when:

• Phase 1 (verify) complete
• Phase 2 (synthesis decision) complete
• Phase 3 (per_video_summary.md + report.md) complete
• Phase 4 (TRACK_COMPLETION + commit) complete
• All commits have git notes attached
• state.toml status = "completed"
• Plan.md all tasks marked [x]