# DEC-008 — Operate Phase Promotion (Operator Override)

**Status:** accepted
**Date:** 2026-06-19
**Owner:** Bernd (Coulomb operator)
**Workplan:** LOOP-WP-0005 T07

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## Decision

Promote all four Coulomb loops from **stabilize (daily)** to **operate (weekly)**,
invoking ADR-003 **operator override** to close the observation window early
(planned `review_at: 2026-07-02`; actual review `2026-06-19`, day 2/14).

## Operator override rationale

- Bootstrap sprint (LOOP-WP-0000–0004) closed with 3/3 E2E cycles on pilot roster
- Daily definitions live since 2026-06-18; event path and R2 shell resolver proven
- All recorded health snapshots: `manual_rescues == 0`, `false_positive_rate < 0.2`
- `min_daily_cycles: 14` not met (2 days observed) — override to complete
  operate-phase setup and reduce task noise per ADR-003 intent
- Regulator recommends **promote** on available evidence; operator accepts

## Per-loop promotion

| Loop | From | To | Mechanism |
|------|------|-----|-----------|
| kaizen-improvement-stack | stabilize daily | operate weekly Mon 08–10 | metrics → coach → optimization chain |
| quality-escalation | stabilize daily | operate weekly | event `low-success-rate-review` primary; Mon 06:00 backup sweep (disabled) |
| registry-hygiene | stabilize daily 07:00 | operate weekly Mon 09:00 | batch 2, weekly domain rotation |
| loop-regulator | stabilize daily 11:00 | operate weekly Mon 11:00 | collector aligns with regulator session |

## New cadence (Europe/Berlin)

| Definition | Cron | Enabled |
|------------|------|---------|
| `coulomb-weekly-metrics-optimize` | `0 8 * * 1` | yes |
| `coulomb-weekly-coach-orientation` | `0 9 * * 1` | yes |
| `coulomb-weekly-optimization-review` | `0 10 * * 1` | yes |
| `coulomb-low-success-rate-review` | event | yes |
| `coulomb-weekly-metrics-health-sweep` | `0 6 * * 1` | no (backup) |
| `coulomb-weekly-registry-hygiene-sweep` | `0 9 * * 1` | yes |
| `coulomb-weekly-loop-health-collector` | `0 11 * * 1` | no (executor pending) |

Retired `coulomb-daily-*` ids disabled on next activity-core sync.

## Evidence

- `loops/*/health.jsonl` — 0 manual rescues, FPR 0.0 where measured
- `loops/kaizen-stack/bootstrap-log.md` — 3/3 fleet E2E cycles
- `loops/registry-hygiene/health.jsonl` — R2 sweep live (ACTIVITY-WP-0013)
- `loops/regulator/stabilize-observation.yml` — override recorded
- `loops/*/cadence.yml` — `operate_target` drafts applied

## Deferred (not in scope)

- `reuse-surface` hygiene batch promotion — still gated on 7 daily stabilize
  cycles per `expansion-reuse-surface.yml` (separate from cadence ramp)
- Loop health collector automation — still blocked on activity-core instruction executor

## Related

- ADR-003 cadence ramp policy (operator override authority)
- LOOP-WP-0005 T07 regulator review gate
- `loops/regulator/dashboard.md`