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agentic-resources/workplans/AGENTIC-WP-0008-read-before-edit-reflex.md
tegwick 035c7a20d3 session-memory: Read-before-Edit reflex + curated pattern (WP-0008)
Acts on the #1 friction finding. T01: added a data-cited Read-before-Edit /
re-read-on-stale reflex to AGENTS.md (top error: 'File has not been read yet',
12/27 sessions). T02: captured it as a curated SolutionPattern
(sp-problem-file_not_read-edit, approved/distribution_ready) with real
resolutions + per-flavor hints, so Distribute proposes it across repos/flavors —
closing assess->curate->distribute on a real pattern. Suite 126/126.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-07 15:27:22 +02:00

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AGENTIC-WP-0008 workplan Act on #1 friction — Read-before-Edit reflex helix_forge agentic-resources finished codex helix-forge 2026-06-07 2026-06-07 6aac5cfc-4799-4d07-9537-42a203af2d1b

Act on #1 Friction — Read-before-Edit Reflex

The error-body mining (AGENTIC-WP-0006) found that the single most common error across real coding sessions is File has not been read yet. Read it first before writing to it. — Edit/Write before Read, in 12 of 27 sessions across 8 repos — followed by the stale-read File has been modified since read (6 sessions). See ASSESSMENT-infra-friction.md.

This is the cheapest high-value fix surfaced by the whole analysis: a short behavioural reflex in the agent instructions. We also capture it as a curated SolutionPattern so Phase 3 Distribute can propose it to other repos/flavors — closing the assess → curate → distribute loop by hand for one real pattern.

Add Read-before-Edit Reflex to Agent Instructions

id: AGENTIC-WP-0008-T01
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "549c84c1-5bd8-4ff6-b61d-1c72946b8b8e"

Add a concise, data-cited Read-before-Edit / re-read-on-"modified since read" reflex to AGENTS.md (and note for CLAUDE.md), targeting the #1 and #2 recurring errors. Keep it short to avoid context bloat (cf. PRD OQ6 — pattern bloat degrades context budgets).

Capture as Curated SolutionPattern for Distribute

id: AGENTIC-WP-0008-T02
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "c007baf9-db14-40fa-b944-d1f1a71ea28b"

Promote the recurring "file not read" problem into a curated SolutionPattern in the Pattern Catalog with per-flavor rendering_hints, so Phase 3 Distribute can render and propose it across repos/flavors. Links assess → curate → distribute end to end on a real pattern. After updates, notify the operator to run make fix-consistency REPO=agentic-resources.