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+ - **`reference` shape — a pointer, not the truth.** When the durable fact is
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+ "_note": "Rubric domain-truth fixture (road-to-domain-soundness Phase 2, rubric target). The criterion names a CITED EXTERNAL practice/standard — NOT the skill's own output (blocker: domain-competence-for-answer-keys, option a). Authored as a maintainer-RATIFICATION CANDIDATE: rubric is NON-deterministic (pinned-judge known-limit); the Phase-3 run + --write-floor ratchet-pin + per-domain backed-CLAIMS remain the maintainer's gate.",
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+ "scenario": "Design the messaging architecture for our product launch.",
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+ "source": "The message-house framework (one core message -> supporting pillars -> proof points per pillar) + positioning-before-messaging (Dunford, 'Obviously Awesome').",
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+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
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+ "criterion": "Produces a layered message hierarchy (core → pillars → proof) grounded in a named audience, not generic slogans."
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
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+ "scenarios": [
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+ {
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+ "id": "perf-review-feedback",
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+ "prompt": "Give this engineer performance feedback: they ship fast but skip tests.",
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+ "assertions": [
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+ {
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+ "kind": "rubric",
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+ "criterion": "Names the specific behaviour + its impact with an example, is balanced (strength + growth), and gives an actionable next step — not vague praise/blame."
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ > [design-artifact verification checklist](../../../docs/contracts/design-artifact-verification.md#verification-checklist)
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+ > (open → console/load → viewport → text-fit → assets → interaction) and capture
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+ > evidence; a design task with browser capability present is not "done" without it.
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+ **Run verification.** The test run's **exit code** is the pass/fail signal — `0`
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+ means every spec passed, non-zero means at least one failed. Read the **command
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+ output** (or the `--reporter=json` above) to **diagnose** the failing spec's
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+ **root cause**; do not blindly re-run hoping it turns green — a retry-until-pass
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+ When a spec fails, do not retry blindly by re-running, swapping locators at random, or bumping timeouts until green. Diagnose the root cause first: open the trace viewer, inspect the failing locator's `aria` tree, identify the real reason (timing, locator, app state), then apply a targeted fix. Trial-and-error locator swaps mask flaky test design.
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+ {
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+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
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+ "scenarios": [
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+ {
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+ "id": "apply-prompt-pattern",
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+ "prompt": "Which prompting pattern should I use to get structured extraction from messy text, and why?",
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+ "assertions": [
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+ {
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+ "kind": "rubric",
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+ "criterion": "Names a concrete pattern (e.g. schema-constrained/structured-output, few-shot) matched to the extraction task, with the trade-off — not a generic tips list."
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
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+ "scenarios": [
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+ {
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+ "id": "refine-a-prompt",
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+ "prompt": "Improve this prompt: 'write good marketing copy'.",
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+ "assertions": [
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+ {
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+ "kind": "rubric",
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+ "criterion": "Adds role, concrete task, constraints, and success criteria; removes vague adjectives — a measurably tighter prompt, not a paraphrase."
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
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+ "scenarios": [
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+ {
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+ "id": "refine-ticket-dor",
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+ "prompt": "Refine this ticket: 'make search better'.",
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+ "assertions": [
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+ {
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+ "kind": "rubric",
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+ "criterion": "Tightens to a bounded scope with acceptance criteria + a definition-of-ready; asks the one blocking question rather than guessing scope."
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ {
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+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
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+ "scenarios": [
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+ {
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+ "id": "write-release-note",
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+ "prompt": "Write the release announcement for our v-next dashboard redesign.",
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+ "assertions": [
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+ {
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+ "kind": "rubric",
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+ "criterion": "Leads with user value + what changed, notes any migration/breaking step, and matches the product voice — not a raw changelog dump."
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ {
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+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
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+ "scenarios": [
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+ {
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+ "prompt": "Prioritize these three features with RICE: A (reach 5000, impact 2, conf 80%, effort 3), B (reach 1000, impact 3, conf 100%, effort 1), C (reach 8000, impact 1, conf 50%, effort 5).",
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+ "assertions": [
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+ {
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+ "kind": "contains",
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+ "value": "RICE"
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "kind": "rubric",
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+ "criterion": "Computes RICE = Reach×Impact×Confidence/Effort per item (A≈2667, B=3000, C=800) and ranks by the score, not by gut feel."
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ]
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  run-start contract. `/roadmap:create` asks this as one question; when
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  authoring a roadmap directly, ask it too (follow-ups pre-select the
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- parent's mode but always re-ask). **Authoring duty for `autonomous`:**
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+ parent's mode but always re-ask). **Author every roadmap to be
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+ autonomy-capable (§ 4c); recommend `autonomous`** when evidence,
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+ rollback coverage, and risk profile support unattended execution —
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+ mode remains the user's risk preference, not a property of the
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+ document. **Authoring duty for `autonomous`:**
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  steps must be precise enough to clear `ask-when-uncertain` vague-
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  trigger patterns — vagueness resolved at authoring time, not mid-run;
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  pre-existing `[~]` items in an `autonomous` roadmap draw a lint
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  warning (they guarantee the archival gate fires later).
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+ ### 4c. Autonomy-first — zero human gates by default
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+
119
+ Canonical rule:
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+ [`templates/roadmaps.md` rule 22](../../agent-src/templates/roadmaps.md).
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+ Default human-checkpoint count: **zero**. Every step is
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+ agent-executable — `- [ ] User verifies X` steps and "Review /
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+ Sign-off" phases are authoring bugs; replace each with an
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+ agent-verifiable check (command, targeted test, grep). Never restate
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+ run-time safety floors as steps.
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+
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+ Gate-test before any checkpoint: *"Could the agent clear this with a
128
+ tool or command during the run?"* Yes → step, not gate. No →
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+ structured `## Blockers` entry (§ 5b), distinguishing per rule 22:
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+ **human gate** (only a human can decide/authorize — Hard-Floor
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+ authorization, billable spend, contested decision) vs **external
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+ blocker** (agent cannot resolve but CAN probe status — CI run, package
133
+ release, upstream PR; `Resolved when:` carries the probe, owner is
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+ not a human). Merge is never a completion requirement — may appear as
135
+ a blocker only when later roadmap work depends on the merged state.
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+ `lint_roadmap_complexity` warns on human-gate patterns in every mode.
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+
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138
  ### 5. Exit & rollback per phase
114
139
 
115
140
  Each phase declares **exit criteria** (decidable signals that the
116
141
  phase is done) and **rollback** (what to revert if the phase fails).
117
- A phase without exit criteria is open-ended; a phase without
118
- rollback assumes success.
142
+ A phase without exit criteria is open-ended; a phase without rollback
143
+ assumes success. Exit criteria are **agent-decidable** — exit code,
144
+ file exists, test passes — never "user reviews" / "looks good" (§ 4c).
119
145
 
120
146
  ### 5b. Blockers are structured, not free prose
121
147
 
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126
152
  X" sentence. Dashboard generator parses these into overview's
127
153
  `Blocker` column and per-roadmap breakdown. Full shape:
128
154
  [`templates/roadmaps.md` rule 20](../../agent-src/templates/roadmaps.md).
129
- Omit section entirely when roadmap has no such gate.
155
+ Omit section entirely when roadmap has no such gate; run the § 4c
156
+ gate-test before adding one.
130
157
 
131
158
  ### 6. Step-marker semantics — pick `[~]` (defer) vs `[-]` (cancel) honestly
132
159
 
@@ -283,7 +310,9 @@ to every roadmap you author.
283
310
  3. Are checkboxes present in every non-intro phase?
284
311
  4. Are exit criteria decidable, or vibe-based ("looks good")?
285
312
  5. Is content duplicated from another roadmap (supersession instead)?
286
- 6. *Source-derived/adoption only (§ 8):* gap-table (`KEEP`/`FOLD`/`CUT`)
313
+ 6. Any human-gate steps or sign-off phases (§ 4c violation) —
314
+ agent-verifiable check or structured blocker instead?
315
+ 7. *Source-derived/adoption only (§ 8):* gap-table (`KEEP`/`FOLD`/`CUT`)
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316
  behind the scope? `## Provenance` block with `ENC1:` link? inlined
288
317
  council convergence? anti-dump acceptance criterion? (Internally
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318
  originated → these must be **absent**, not empty.)
@@ -296,6 +325,8 @@ to every roadmap you author.
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  template rule 13 + [`scope-control`](../../rules/scope-control.md#git-operations--permission-gated).
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  * Plan automatic branch switches mid-roadmap (template rule 14).
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327
  * Ship a phase without checkboxes (`roadmap-progress-sync` Iron Law #2).
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+ * Write inline human-verification steps or "Review / Sign-off" phases —
329
+ violates § 4c / template rule 22.
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330
  * Write merge, push, or commit steps into the roadmap. Roadmaps plan
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331
  **work**; merge / push / commit are delivery decisions owned by the
301
332
  user (`commit-policy` Iron Law). A roadmap is "implementation-complete"
@@ -331,6 +362,9 @@ to every roadmap you author.
331
362
  the phase has prose. Enforced by `roadmap-progress-sync` Iron Law #2.
332
363
  - **Vague goal sentence** — "Improve roadmap quality" forces every
333
364
  reader to re-derive intent and blocks decidable acceptance.
365
+ - **Human-gate steps sprinkled through phases** — each one interrupts
366
+ an autonomous run; dashboard counts open work the agent can never
367
+ close. § 4c: agent-verifiable check or structured blocker.
334
368
  - **Restating template rules** — pasting structural rules into the
335
369
  roadmap body creates two sources of truth that drift over months.
336
370
  - **Version numbers in phase names** — `Phase 1 — v1.8.0` violates
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
1
+ {
2
+ "skill": "runway-cognition",
3
+ "domain": "finance",
4
+ "_note": "Deterministic domain-truth keys computed independently from cited standard startup-finance definitions (NOT the skill's own output). Authored as maintainer-ratification candidates per road-to-domain-soundness Phase 2 (blocker: domain-competence-for-answer-keys); the Phase-3 run + --write-floor ratchet-pin remain the maintainer's gate.",
5
+ "cases": [
6
+ {
7
+ "id": "runway-constant-burn",
8
+ "scenario": "A startup holds $4,200,000 in cash with a constant net monthly burn of $560,000. Compute the months of runway. State the single number of months.",
9
+ "source": "Standard startup-finance runway definition: months of runway = cash balance / net monthly burn (constant-burn case). Common startup-finance primers (e.g. YC / Fenwick startup finance).",
10
+ "check": {
11
+ "kind": "deterministic",
12
+ "expected": 7.5,
13
+ "tolerance": 0.05,
14
+ "rationale": "4,200,000 / 560,000 = 7.5 months. runway-cognition Step 2 computes months-of-runway = cash / current-burn; this checks the arithmetic is correct off the forged stacks."
15
+ }
16
+ },
17
+ {
18
+ "id": "runway-variable-burn",
19
+ "scenario": "A startup holds $1,000,000 in cash. Net monthly burn is $200,000 for the first 3 months, then $300,000 per month thereafter. Compute the runway in months (the point at which cumulative cash reaches zero). State the single number of months to two decimals.",
20
+ "source": "Cumulative-cash-depletion definition of runway under a non-constant burn schedule (standard startup-finance).",
21
+ "check": {
22
+ "kind": "deterministic",
23
+ "expected": 4.33,
24
+ "tolerance": 0.1,
25
+ "rationale": "First 3 months burn 3 x 200,000 = 600,000, leaving 400,000. At 300,000/month that lasts 400,000/300,000 = 1.333 months. Total = 3 + 1.333 = 4.33 months."
26
+ }
27
+ }
28
+ ]
29
+ }
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
1
+ {
2
+ "skill": "runway-cognition",
3
+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
4
+ "scenarios": [
5
+ {
6
+ "id": "runway-shape-and-decision",
7
+ "prompt": "We have $4.2M cash and burn $560k/month. How long do we have and what should we do?",
8
+ "assertions": [
9
+ {
10
+ "kind": "contains",
11
+ "value": "runway"
12
+ },
13
+ {
14
+ "kind": "rubric",
15
+ "criterion": "Computes months-of-runway = cash/burn (≈7.5) AND frames raise/hold/cut-vs-grow as a shape against the org-stage band, not a single number."
16
+ }
17
+ ]
18
+ }
19
+ ]
20
+ }
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
1
+ {
2
+ "skill": "scenario-modeling",
3
+ "domain": "finance",
4
+ "_note": "Deterministic domain-truth keys computed independently from cited standard scenario-construction formulas (NOT the skill's own output). The skill's fuller soundness (named headwind, optionality) is qualitative; these cases check only the deterministic band/sensitivity arithmetic it performs. Authored as maintainer-ratification candidates per road-to-domain-soundness Phase 2 (blocker: domain-competence-for-answer-keys); the Phase-3 run + --write-floor ratchet-pin remain the maintainer's gate.",
5
+ "cases": [
6
+ {
7
+ "id": "downside-band-lower-bound",
8
+ "scenario": "Base commit = $6.3M with a symmetric forecast confidence band of +/-14%. Compute the downside scenario revenue as the band lower bound = commit x (1 - band). State the single figure in $M to three decimals.",
9
+ "source": "Three-scenario construction: downside = forecast commit-band lower bound = commit x (1 - band_pct) (standard base/upside/downside modeling; NOT an arbitrary base x 0.8).",
10
+ "check": {
11
+ "kind": "deterministic",
12
+ "expected": 5.418,
13
+ "tolerance": 0.01,
14
+ "rationale": "6.3 x (1 - 0.14) = 6.3 x 0.86 = 5.418 ($M). Step 1: downside = O2 commit-band lower bound."
15
+ }
16
+ },
17
+ {
18
+ "id": "sensitivity-minus-20pct",
19
+ "scenario": "The load-bearing input of a scenario is an enterprise close rate of 40%. Run a -20% sensitivity on that input. Compute the low sensitivity value = 40% x (1 - 0.20). State the single value as a percentage.",
20
+ "source": "Sensitivity analysis: vary the single load-bearing input by +/-20% (standard scenario robustness test).",
21
+ "check": {
22
+ "kind": "deterministic",
23
+ "expected": 32,
24
+ "tolerance": 0.1,
25
+ "rationale": "40 x 0.80 = 32 (%). Step 4: vary the load-bearing input by +/-20%."
26
+ }
27
+ }
28
+ ]
29
+ }
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
1
+ {
2
+ "skill": "scenario-modeling",
3
+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
4
+ "scenarios": [
5
+ {
6
+ "id": "base-upside-downside",
7
+ "prompt": "Model base / upside / downside for our annual plan off a $6.3M commit.",
8
+ "assertions": [
9
+ {
10
+ "kind": "contains",
11
+ "value": "downside"
12
+ },
13
+ {
14
+ "kind": "rubric",
15
+ "criterion": "Downside names a concrete HEADWIND (not base×0.8), upside names a tailwind, and reads optionality — not just ±20% on base."
16
+ }
17
+ ]
18
+ }
19
+ ]
20
+ }
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ Kubernetes workload secrets → External Secrets Operator pul
47
47
  k8s `Secret` objects committed to git.
48
48
  Cross-tenant / cross-org shared secret → don't. Re-architect; shared secrets are an
49
49
  outage and a breach class on their own.
50
+ AI-agent / MCP-server credential → env-var indirection in the agent/MCP config
51
+ (`.mcp.json`, agent-config, CI YAML) — the
52
+ value lives in the store above; the config
53
+ holds only `${ENV_VAR}`. Never a raw key
54
+ inline, and the config path is gitignored if
55
+ it can hold one.
50
56
  ```
51
57
 
52
58
  ### Step 2 — Pick the access pattern
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ Telemetry / APM → strip from request/response captures; allowlist headers.
115
121
  - GitHub environment secrets are NOT available on `pull_request` events from forks — designs that rely on them silently break for external contributors.
116
122
  - Vault dynamic creds expire faster than long-running connection pools assume; close + re-acquire on lease near-expiry, don't wait for the failure.
117
123
  - Pre-commit scanners fire only when developers install the hook — CI scanners are the load-bearing gate.
124
+ - **Agent/MCP config is a new leak surface.** A raw provider key pasted into `.mcp.json`, an agent-config file, or a CI workflow YAML is a committed secret — the scanning gates (Step 4) must cover those paths too, and the config should reference `${ENV_VAR}`, never the literal. An MCP server that ingests untrusted content **and** holds a live key is the egress leg of the lethal trifecta — see [`lethal-trifecta-guard`](../../rules/lethal-trifecta-guard.md).
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119
126
  ## Do NOT
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127
 
@@ -224,9 +224,10 @@ record it in the commit message (`Eval stub: deferred`). Peer examples
224
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  for the expected format: `php-coder/evals/triggers.json`,
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  `eloquent/evals/triggers.json`, `skill-writing/evals/triggers.json`.
226
226
 
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- Presence CI-enforced for new skills: `check_trigger_eval_presence` fails
228
- any skill outside shrink-only grandfather allowlist lacking
229
- `evals/triggers.json` — *skip* defers query quality, never the file.
227
+ Presence is CI-enforced for new skills: `check_trigger_eval_presence`
228
+ fails any skill outside the shrink-only grandfather allowlist that
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+ lacks `evals/triggers.json` — *skip* therefore defers the queries'
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+ quality, never the file itself.
230
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  Rules / commands / guidelines do **not** get eval stubs — only skills
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  route through the top-level catalogue.
@@ -456,3 +457,11 @@ to every skill you author.
456
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  * Skip Procedure or use vague validation
457
458
  * Exceed size limits (see `docs/guidelines/agent-infra/size-and-scope.md`)
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  * Duplicate rules
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+
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+ ## Encode usage policy in the description
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+
463
+ Workflow sequencing, preconditions, ID/output provenance ("copy ids verbatim,
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+ never from memory"), a mandatory "why" intent field, and turn-end contracts
465
+ belong INSIDE this artifact's description/frontmatter — where they fire at the
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+ decision point — not in always-on prose. See
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+ [`tool-description-as-policy`](../../../docs/guidelines/agent-infra/tool-description-as-policy.md).
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
1
+ ---
2
+ model_tier: high
3
+ name: spreadsheet-authoring
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+ description: "Use when building or editing a spreadsheet or model — formulas over hardcoded values, read-back after writes, official-source data, pivot-first charts. Triggers on 'spreadsheet', 'build a model'."
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+ domain: process
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+ workspaces:
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+ - finance
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+ packs:
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+ - finance-basic
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+ trust:
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+ level: professional
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+ install:
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+ removable: true
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+ execution:
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+ type: manual
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+ ---
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+
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+ # spreadsheet-authoring
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+
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+ > The spreadsheet surface's correctness floor (per
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+ > [`surface-agent-contracts`](../../../docs/contracts/surface-agent-contracts.md)):
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+ > a spreadsheet's **truth source is the formula read-back**, not a plausible
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+ > table of numbers. A cell that holds a hardcoded computed value is a latent
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+ > lie — it silently goes stale the moment an input changes.
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+
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+ ## When to use
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+
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+ - Building or editing a spreadsheet / financial model (SaaS, ops, budget, forecast).
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+ - Charting raw tabular data.
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+ - Entering web-sourced or financial figures into cells.
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+
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+ Do NOT use for: per-customer unit-economics *reasoning* (route to
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+ `unit-economics-modeling`), runway *shape* (route to `runway-cognition`), or a
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+ prose document/table (that is the document surface, `doc-coauthoring`).
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+
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+ ## Procedure
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+
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+ 1. **Detect the surface + capability.** Confirm a spreadsheet is the right
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+ surface (not a prose table). Confirm native spreadsheet tooling is available;
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+ if not, see § Capability-aware degradation.
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+ 2. **Formulas over hardcoded values.** Any computed cell holds a **formula**
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+ (`=SUM(...)`, `=B2*C2`), never the typed-in result. Hardcoding a computed
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+ value is the cardinal spreadsheet defect — it does not recalculate.
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+ 3. **Read back after every write.** After writing a formula, read the cell back
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+ and confirm no formula error (`#REF!`, `#DIV/0!`, `#VALUE!`). The read-back is
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+ the spreadsheet's verification truth source.
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+ 4. **Source-comment web-sourced cells.** Any figure taken from the web carries a
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+ cell comment with its source. Financial figures follow the
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+ [`spreadsheet-source-quality`](../../rules/spreadsheet-source-quality.md) rule
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+ (official sources first; aggregators need permission + unofficial marking).
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+ 5. **Expand ranges on structural edits.** After inserting a row/column inside a
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+ formula's range, expand the range (or use a whole-column / table reference) so
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+ the new data is included — verified by read-back.
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+ 6. **Pivot-first charting.** Chart from a pivot/aggregate of raw data, not
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+ directly from hundreds of raw transactional rows.
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+ 7. **Bulk range operations over manual cell loops.** Prefer a single range
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+ formula / fill over hand-editing cells one by one.
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+
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+ ## Capability-aware degradation
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+
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+ - **Native tooling present** → write + read back formulas directly.
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+ - **Only exported files + a parser present** → operate on the exported file;
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+ state that formulas were written into the export, and what the target app will
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+ recompute on open.
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+ - **Neither** → do NOT pretend formulas were written or read back. Say plainly
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+ what cannot be verified on this host, and deliver the formula definitions +
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+ the layout as a durable plan the user applies in their spreadsheet app.
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+
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+ ## Output format
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+ 1. **The spreadsheet / model** — cells carrying formulas (not baked values),
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+ source comments on sourced cells, pivots feeding charts.
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+ 2. **`assumptions.md`** — every input value, sourced or marked `assumption`;
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+ the official-vs-unofficial status of each financial figure.
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+ 3. **`verification-note.md`** — which cells were read back, any formula errors
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+ found + fixed, and — on a degraded host — exactly what could not be verified.
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+
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+ ## Gotcha
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+ - Hardcoding a computed value instead of a formula is the #1 spreadsheet defect:
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+ it looks right today and is silently wrong after the next input change.
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+ - A formula range not expanded after a row insert silently drops the new row
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+ from every downstream total.
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+ - Charting straight off a raw transactional table (no pivot) produces an
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+ unreadable chart and hides the data's real shape.
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+ - An aggregator/news figure entered as if it were official financial data is a
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+ sourcing defect even when the number happens to be right — see
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+ `spreadsheet-source-quality`.
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+ - On a host without spreadsheet tooling, claiming "formulas written + verified"
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+ is a fabricated verification (never do it — degrade honestly).
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+
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+ ## Do NOT
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+
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+ - Do NOT write a computed value where a formula belongs.
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+ - Do NOT enter a financial figure from an aggregator/news/social source as
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+ official without the user's explicit permission + a cell-level unofficial mark.
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+ - Do NOT claim a formula was read back / verified on a host that cannot open the
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+ spreadsheet — say what could not be verified instead.