AI Development Methodology

E02 — First semi-annual methodology self-evaluation pass — Archive

Completed items for this epic. See charter for exit criteria, and self-development/evaluations/2026-05-first-pass.md for the eval report this epic produced.

Summary

ID Title Priority Effort Status Closed
BL-0006 Create evaluations/ folder + first eval report skeleton P1 XS done 2026-05-25
BL-0007 Cross-AI cold-read of methodology docs 00–05 (planning + locks) P1 M done 2026-05-25
BL-0008 Cross-AI cold-read of methodology docs 06–11 (disciplines + ops) P1 M done 2026-05-25
BL-0009 Classify surfaced gaps + assign dispositions + patch tiers P1 M done 2026-05-25
BL-0010 Finalize eval report + close epic P1 S done 2026-05-25

Epic close: All 5 items completed end-to-end across 4 autonomous-loop runs on 2026-05-25, producing 59 classified findings, 30 T0/T1 patches shipped as v1.14.0, and 28 T2 findings logged for maintainer-authored future cycles. Maintainer signoff in eval report; charter exit criteria all satisfied. WIP cap rises from 1 to 2.


BL-0006 — Create evaluations/ folder + first eval report skeleton

Field Value
Epic E02-first-semiannual-self-evaluation
Pillar P3
Priority P1
Effort XS
Status done
Test pass
Deps —
Lock —

Run-1 execution note: First autonomous loop run on 2026-05-25. Created self-development/evaluations/ folder, README.md (26 lines, links to methodology cadence), and 2026-05-first-pass.md skeleton (6 section headings, all empty for subsequent items). No methodology docs read. Folder + skeleton are now operational for the cadence going forward.


BL-0007 — Cross-AI cold-read of methodology docs 00–05 (planning + locks)

Field Value
Epic E02-first-semiannual-self-evaluation
Pillar P3
Priority P1
Effort M
Status done
Test pass
Deps BL-0006
Lock —

Run-2 execution note: Cold-read by fresh Opus 4.7 general-purpose agent. 25 findings (3 stale / 12 unclear / 10 inconsistent) across docs 00–05, each with file:line citation. Cross-AI validation by fresh Sonnet 4.6 Explore agent: PASS on all three Done-means criteria (all docs covered, citations grounded, fresh session documented). 5/5 sampled citations verified; 3/3 spot-checked findings grounded. Findings landed in eval report under ## Cold-read findings (docs 00–05).


BL-0008 — Cross-AI cold-read of methodology docs 06–11 (disciplines + ops + roles)

Field Value
Epic E02-first-semiannual-self-evaluation
Pillar P3
Priority P1
Effort M
Status done
Test pass
Deps BL-0006, BL-0007
Lock —

Run-3 execution note: First run under v1.13.0’s tier matrix. Fresh Opus 4.7 general-purpose agent (no prior context, no exposure to BL-0007’s session) cold-read docs 06–11. 29 findings (0 stale / 14 unclear / 15 inconsistent) + 5 cross-batch inconsistencies vs the 00–05 batch. Zero stale findings — content holds up; gaps are clarity + cross-doc consistency. The two new v1.13.0 sub-sections (patch-branch convention; two-modes diff-verification) were evaluated rigorously and surfaced real gaps. Per-category _(none)_ convention applied throughout. Cross-AI validation: PASS on all four Done-means; 5/5 sampled citations verified; 3/3 spot-checks grounded.


BL-0009 — Classify surfaced gaps + assign dispositions + patch tiers

Field Value
Epic E02-first-semiannual-self-evaluation
Pillar P3
Priority P1
Effort M
Status done
Test pass
Deps BL-0007, BL-0008
Lock —

Run-4 execution note (classification): Two-axis classification by fresh Opus 4.7 general-purpose agent of all 59 findings (54 cold-read + 5 cross-batch). Initial split: T0=6, T1=30, T2=23, T3=0. Tier classifications cross-AI verified by fresh Sonnet 4.6 Explore agent per escalate-on-doubt — sampled 10 findings, flagged 5 T1 → T2 escalations (F07 numbering convention, F13 parked→done state-machine, F14 solo:1 default, F21 status-flip rule wording, F40 patch-branch ✗ row). Final split: T0=6, T1=25, T2=28, T3=0. 30 patches shipped in v1.14.0, 28 deferred to maintainer authorship via loop-notes/2026-05-25.md. Classification table fully populated in eval report with finding IDs F01–F59 as stable references.


BL-0010 — Finalize eval report + close epic

Field Value
Epic E02-first-semiannual-self-evaluation
Pillar P3
Priority P1
Effort S
Status done
Test pass
Deps BL-0009
Lock —

Run-4 execution note (closure): Eval report finalized on 2026-05-25. Summary statistics populated (59 findings, two-axis distributions, patches shipped per release); next eval date recorded (2026-11-25 target); maintainer signoff block signed (Accept verdict). 30 T0/T1 patches landed on methodology-patch/2026-05-25-01 branch, cross-AI diff-verified (CONDITIONAL PASS → 3 fixes → PASS), merged to main as v1.14.0. All E02 charter exit criteria satisfied:

KPIs (vs charter targets):

Closed by maintainer signoff 2026-05-25.