Bootstrap coulomb-loop engagement: governance, loops, and activity definitions.

Register with state-hub, accept DEC-001–004 and ADR-004 rotation policy, scaffold
pilot roster, hourly ActivityDefinition copies, and bootstrap log after schedule
init on three custodian pilot repos.

loops/kaizen-stack/bootstrap-log.md

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+# Kaizen Stack Bootstrap Log
+
+| Timestamp (UTC) | Repo | Step | Outcome | Notes |
+|-----------------|------|------|---------|-------|
+| 2026-06-18T04:52 | kaizen-agentic | schedule init + memory init | pass | 3 agents, 2 enabled |
+| 2026-06-18T04:52 | the-custodian | schedule init + memory init | pass | |
+| 2026-06-18T04:52 | activity-core | schedule init + memory init | pass | |
+| 2026-06-18T04:53 | kaizen-agentic | bootstrap hourly schedule patch | pass | coach :15, optimization :30 |
+| 2026-06-18T04:53 | all pilots | schedule validate | pass | |
+| 2026-06-18T04:53 | kaizen-agentic | schedule prepare coach | pass | 6947 bytes bundle |
+| 2026-06-18T04:53 | kaizen-agentic | metrics optimize | pass | insufficient_data (0 records; expected) |
+| 2026-06-18T04:53 | kaizen-agentic | schedule prepare optimization | pass | non-empty bundle |
+| 2026-06-18T04:54 | the-custodian | schedule prepare coach+optimization | pass | 6900/9643 bytes |
+| 2026-06-18T04:54 | activity-core | schedule prepare coach+optimization | pass | 6900/9643 bytes |
+
+**Bootstrap exit (single repo):** manual smoke pass; 0/3 consecutive hourly E2E cycles (activity-core not wired yet).
+**Next:** activity-core handoff (LOOP-WP-0001 T05); seed sample metrics for optimizer threshold.

loops/kaizen-stack/cadence.yml

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+loop: kaizen-improvement-stack
+phase: bootstrap
+cron: "0 * * * *"
+promoted_at: null
+demotion_count: 0
+regulator_approval: pending
+notes: Hourly chain — metrics :00, coach :15, optimization :30 (per-repo schedule.yml)

loops/kaizen-stack/roster.yaml

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+version: "1"
+loop: kaizen-improvement-stack
+decision: DEC-001 option A (2026-06-18)
+phase: bootstrap
+
+# Repos currently receiving scheduled optimization/coach runs
+active:
+  - slug: kaizen-agentic
+    root: /home/worsch/kaizen-agentic
+    agents: [coach, optimization]
+    status: active
+    rationale: supplier dogfood
+  - slug: the-custodian
+    root: /home/worsch/the-custodian
+    agents: [coach, optimization]
+    status: active
+    rationale: state-hub coordination operator
+  - slug: activity-core
+    root: /home/worsch/activity-core
+    agents: [coach, optimization]
+    status: active
+    rationale: scheduler owner
+
+# Ordered candidates after pilot — promoted by regulator (ADR-004)
+expansion_queue:
+  - slug: reuse-surface
+    agents: [coach, optimization, scope-analyst]
+    domain: helix_forge
+  - slug: vergabe-teilnahme
+    agents: [coach, scope-analyst]
+    domain: coulomb_social
+
+# Repos paused after diminishing-returns detection (ADR-004)
+saturated: []

loops/kaizen-stack/supplier-notes.md

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+# Supplier Notes (kaizen-agentic friction log)
+
+| Date | Observation | Suggested supplier fix |
+|------|-------------|------------------------|
+| 2026-06-18 | `schedule init` defaults weekly; bootstrap needs manual cron patch | KAIZEN-WP-0008 `schedule init --engagement --bootstrap-cadence hourly` |
+| 2026-06-18 | `metrics optimize` runs with 0 records (OK) but message could link to engagement | Document bootstrap expectation in playbook |
+| 2026-06-18 | No `--emit-event` yet for LOOP-WP-0002 | KAIZEN-WP-0008 T03 |
+| 2026-06-18 | Rotation signals need aggregator CLI | KAIZEN-WP-0008 ADR-004 follow-on `metrics rotation-signals` |

loops/quality-escalation/cadence.yml

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+loop: quality-escalation
+phase: bootstrap
+cron: "45 * * * *"
+regulator_approval: pending

loops/quality-escalation/thresholds.yml

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+version: "1"
+decision: DEC-002 option A
+
+triggers:
+  low_success_rate:
+    threshold: 0.8
+    min_executions: 5
+    agent: optimization
+    priority: high
+  quality_decline:
+    consecutive_declines: 3
+    agent: optimization
+    priority: medium
+  optimizer_unacted:
+    check: recommendations.jsonl
+    agent: optimization
+    priority: medium
+
+bootstrap:
+  mechanism: hourly_sweep
+  definition: hourly-metrics-health-sweep
+stabilize:
+  mechanism: event_primary
+  definition: low-success-rate-review
+  backup_sweep_cron: "0 6 * * *"

loops/regulator/health-model.md

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+# Loop Health Model
+
+Per LOOP-WP-0004 T01. Metrics appended to `loops/<loop-id>/health.jsonl`.
+
+## Per-loop metrics
+
+| Field | Source |
+|-------|--------|
+| `tasks_created` | state-hub / activity-core |
+| `tasks_completed` | state-hub task status |
+| `manual_rescues` | `bootstrap-log.md` entries |
+| `false_positive_rate` | duplicate tasks / total |
+| `agent_success_rate` | `.kaizen/metrics/<agent>/summary.json` |
+| `mean_session_time_sec` | metrics executions |
+
+## Per-repo rotation (ADR-004)
+
+| Field | Source |
+|-------|--------|
+| `saturation_score` | `rotation-policy.yml` signals |
+| `marginal_gain` | hub progress events + git activity proxy |
+
+See `rotation-policy.yml` for thresholds.

loops/regulator/rotation-policy.yml

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+version: "1"
+adr: ADR-004
+status: design  # implementation in LOOP-WP-0004 T09
+
+window_cycles: 14
+signals_required: 3  # of 4 below
+
+signals:
+  quality_plateau:
+    metric: avg_quality_delta
+    threshold: 0.02
+    comparison: prior_window
+  success_stable:
+    metric: success_rate
+    threshold: 0.85
+    operator: gte
+  optimizer_stall:
+    metric: new_actionable_recommendations
+    threshold: 0
+    operator: eq
+  marginal_gain:
+    metric: progress_events_or_merged_changes
+    threshold: 0
+    operator: eq
+
+actions_on_saturation:
+  - set_roster_status: saturated
+  - disable_schedule_agent: optimization
+  - promote_next_from: expansion_queue
+  - record_decision: state-hub
+  - elevate_priority: optimization_session
+
+revisit_saturated:
+  cadence: monthly
+  triggers:
+    - ci_regression
+    - new_active_workstream
+    - manual_operator_request

loops/regulator/state-machine.md

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+# Cadence State Machine
+
+```
+bootstrap (hourly) ──promote──▶ stabilize (daily) ──promote──▶ operate (weekly)
+        ▲                              │                            │
+        └──────── demote (noise/SLA) ──┴────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+Promotion requires LOOP-WP-0004 regulator approval + ADR-003 exit criteria.
+
+## Repo rotation (ADR-004, parallel track)
+
+```
+active ──saturate──▶ saturated ──revisit/monthly──▶ active
+   │
+   └── promote from expansion_queue when saturation frees a slot
+```
+
+Rotation is recommendation-first during bootstrap.