@longtable/cli 0.1.42 → 0.1.44

package/README.md

@@ -86,9 +86,18 @@ summary without starting a provider session.
 - `CURRENT.md`: human-facing current view regenerated from state
 - `.longtable/project.json`: stable project identity
 - `.longtable/current-session.json`: current session cursor
-- `.longtable/state.json`: layered memory state
+- `.longtable/state.json`: layered memory state, including First Research
+  Shape and Research Specification when the interview has produced them
 - `.longtable/sessions/`: historical snapshots
 
+`$longtable-interview` first stabilizes a short First Research Shape. When the
+conversation is substantive enough, it should also preserve a Research
+Specification covering scope, construct ontology, theory framing,
+measurement/coding, method options, evidence/access requirements, epistemic
+alignment, protected decisions, open questions, and next actions. `CURRENT.md`
+renders that specification so later agents do not need to reconstruct the full
+interview from memory.
+
 ## Why This Shape
 
 The CLI tries to keep the root simple for novice researchers while preserving enough structure for power users and downstream tooling.
@@ -140,6 +149,25 @@ That setup writes the MCP configuration and Codex elicitation approval needed
 for form-style checkpoint prompts. Without it, LongTable keeps the same
 `QuestionRecord` pending and falls back to numbered text.
 
+## Runtime Boundary
+
+LongTable is not a replacement wrapper for Codex. Markdown docs and generated
+skills are soft policy; hooks, MCP elicitation, CLI gates, and `.longtable/`
+state are the enforcement layers.
+
+LongTable should ask and stop before acting when the next step would change or
+settle one of four high-risk research commitments:
+
+1. Research question or scope
+2. Theory frame or construct map
+3. Measurement, coding, or extraction standard
+4. Method design or analysis strategy
+
+Low-risk reversible work should continue with visible assumptions instead of a
+hook interruption. If human knowledge, AI inference, and durable project state
+conflict, LongTable should prefer the most explicit durable state; if that state
+is not explicit enough, it should ask the researcher for clarity.
+
 Explicit short forms are available when needed:
 
 ```text
@@ -188,6 +216,12 @@ Inside a LongTable project workspace, panel planning also appends an
 `InvocationRecord` to `.longtable/state.json`, creates a pending follow-up
 `QuestionRecord`, and refreshes `CURRENT.md`.
 
+Panel output should remain inspectable. A panel or debate result is expected to
+show the consulted roles, each role's main claim or objection, the disagreement
+map, decision options, a defensible recommendation when one exists, and the
+exact researcher-facing question before a high-stakes decision is treated as
+settled.
+
 Default panel roles include:
 
 - `reviewer`
@@ -204,6 +238,12 @@ measurement, theory, method, evidence, authorship, or tacit-assumption risks.
 Use `--record` inside a LongTable workspace to store the finding as an
 unconfirmed inferred hypothesis.
 
+The Codex hook stays quiet for advisory-only questions. Required hook context is
+reserved for durable Researcher Checkpoints, especially when a prompt would
+change the research question/scope, theory frame, measurement/coding standard,
+method design, or analysis strategy. Low-risk reversible work should proceed
+with visible assumptions rather than a noisy hook interruption.
+
 `longtable team` creates a file-backed agent-team review under
 `.longtable/team/<id>/`: independent review, cross-review, and
 synthesis/checkpoint. Use it when roles should inspect each other's concerns

package/dist/longtable-codex-native-hook.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
-import { buildQuestionOpportunitySpecs, createWorkspaceFollowUpQuestions, loadProjectContextFromDirectory, loadWorkspaceState, pendingQuestionObligations } from "./index.js";
+import { createWorkspaceFollowUpQuestions, loadProjectContextFromDirectory, loadWorkspaceState, pendingQuestionObligations } from "./index.js";
 function safeString(value) {
     return typeof value === "string" ? value : "";
 }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function looksLikeLongTableProductOrToolingPrompt(prompt) {
     if (!normalized) {
         return false;
     }
-    return /\b(longlongtable|hook|checkpoint|mcp|agents?|skills?|ux|interface|setup|install|cli|npm|version|global|release|deploy|git|github|readme|docs?|documentation|workflow|package|router|autocomplete|simulation test)\b/i.test(normalized)
+    return /\b(longtable|longlongtable|hook|checkpoint|mcp|agents?|skills?|ux|interface|setup|install|cli|npm|version|global|release|deploy|git|github|readme|docs?|documentation|workflow|package|router|autocomplete|simulation test)\b/i.test(normalized)
         || /롱테이블|훅|체크포인트|에이전트|스킬|사용성|인터페이스|설치|세팅|글로벌|배포|버전|릴리즈|깃|깃허브|문서화된\s*절차|패키지|라우터|자동완성|시뮬레이션\s*테스트/.test(normalized);
 }
 function looksLikeResearchDomainPrompt(prompt) {
@@ -123,11 +123,38 @@ function looksLikeResearchDomainPrompt(prompt) {
     if (!normalized) {
         return false;
     }
-    return /\b(research|study|paper|manuscript|journal|article|method|methodology|measurement|construct|theory|analysis|model|data|participant|sample|scale|survey|instrument|validity|hypothesis|literature|meta[- ]?analysis|gold standard|coding|trust|reliance|calibration)\b/i.test(normalized)
-        || /연구|논문|원고|저널|방법론|방법|연구\s*설계|측정|구성개념|개념|이론|분석|모형|모델|데이터|참가자|표본|샘플|척도|설문|도구|타당도|가설|문헌|메타\s*분석|골드\s*스탠더드|코딩|신뢰|의존|캘리브레이션|교정|보정/.test(normalized);
+    return /\b(research|research question|research direction|scope|boundary|study|paper|manuscript|journal|article|method|methodology|measurement|construct|theory|framework|analysis|analysis plan|model|data|participant|sample|scale|survey|instrument|validity|hypothesis|literature|meta[- ]?analysis|gold standard|coding|criteria|trust|reliance|calibration)\b/i.test(normalized)
+        || /연구|연구\s*질문|연구\s*방향|범위|경계|논문|원고|저널|방법론|방법|연구\s*설계|측정|구성개념|개념|이론|프레임워크|분석|분석\s*계획|모형|모델|데이터|참가자|표본|샘플|척도|설문|도구|타당도|가설|문헌|메타\s*분석|골드\s*스탠더드|코딩|기준|신뢰|의존|캘리브레이션|교정|보정/.test(normalized);
 }
 function looksLikeResearchCommitmentPrompt(prompt) {
-    return looksLikeResearchDomainPrompt(prompt) && looksLikeClosurePrompt(prompt);
+    return looksLikeResearchDomainPrompt(prompt) && (looksLikeClosurePrompt(prompt) ||
+        /\b(change|revise|update|replace|reframe|modify|alter)\b/i.test(prompt) ||
+        /바꾸|변경|수정|교체|전환|재설정/.test(prompt));
+}
+function looksLikeQuestionGenerationPrompt(prompt) {
+    return /\b(needed questions?|necessary questions?|question generation|clarifying questions?|ask questions?)\b/i.test(prompt)
+        || /필요한\s*질문|질문을\s*(모두|많이|생성)|질문\s*생성|물어봐|질문해/.test(prompt);
+}
+function looksLikeMultiCommitmentChangePrompt(prompt) {
+    const normalized = prompt.trim();
+    const actionCue = /\b(change|revise|update|replace|reframe|modify|alter)\b/i.test(normalized)
+        || /바꾸|변경|수정|교체|전환|재설정/.test(normalized);
+    if (!actionCue) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    const categories = [
+        /\b(research question|research direction|scope|boundary|inclusion criteria|exclusion criteria)\b/i.test(normalized)
+            || /연구\s*질문|연구\s*문제|연구\s*방향|범위|경계|포함\s*기준|제외\s*기준/.test(normalized),
+        /\b(theory|framework|conceptual model|construct map)\b/i.test(normalized)
+            || /이론|프레임워크|개념\s*모형|구성개념\s*지도|컨스트럭트/.test(normalized),
+        /\b(measure|measurement|scale|instrument|coding|coding rule|extraction rule|operationali[sz]ation)\b/i.test(normalized)
+            || /측정|척도|도구|코딩|코딩\s*규칙|코딩\s*기준|추출\s*규칙|추출\s*기준|조작화/.test(normalized),
+        /\b(method|methodology|study design|sampling|sample)\b/i.test(normalized)
+            || /방법론|방법|연구\s*설계|표본|샘플링/.test(normalized),
+        /\b(analysis plan|analysis method|meta[- ]?analysis|masem|(?:statistical|structural|path|analysis) model|moderator|random[- ]?effects)\b/i.test(normalized)
+            || /분석\s*계획|분석\s*방법|메타\s*분석|분석\s*(?:모형|모델)|통계\s*(?:모형|모델)|구조\s*방정식|경로\s*모형|조절효과|랜덤\s*효과/.test(normalized)
+    ];
+    return categories.filter(Boolean).length >= 2;
 }
 function looksLikeExplicitInterviewPrompt(prompt) {
     const normalized = prompt.trim();
@@ -156,28 +183,14 @@ function looksLikeResearchStateConfirmationPrompt(prompt) {
 function shouldSurfaceInterviewContext(prompt) {
     return looksLikeExplicitInterviewPrompt(prompt) || looksLikeResearchStateConfirmationPrompt(prompt);
 }
-function buildResponseOnlyAdvisoryQuestions(prompt) {
-    if (looksLikeLongTableProductOrToolingPrompt(prompt)) {
-        return [];
-    }
-    const opportunities = buildQuestionOpportunitySpecs(prompt, {
-        includeFallback: false,
-        autoOnly: true
-    });
-    if (opportunities.length === 0) {
-        return [];
-    }
-    if (!looksLikeResearchDomainPrompt(prompt) && !/\b(needed questions?|necessary questions?|clarifying questions?|question generation|assumptions?|uncertain|not sure|gap|tension|trade[- ]?off)\b/i.test(prompt) && !/필요한\s*질문|질문\s*생성|물어봐|질문해|전제|가정|불확실|모르겠|공백|긴장|상충|균형/.test(prompt)) {
-        return [];
-    }
-    return opportunities.slice(0, 3);
-}
 function shouldCreateRequiredQuestionsForPrompt(prompt) {
     return !looksLikeLongTableProductOrToolingPrompt(prompt) && looksLikeResearchCommitmentPrompt(prompt);
 }
 function shouldApplyProtectedDecisionClosure(runtime, prompt) {
     return Boolean(runtime.context.session.protectedDecision) &&
-        shouldCreateRequiredQuestionsForPrompt(prompt);
+        shouldCreateRequiredQuestionsForPrompt(prompt) &&
+        !looksLikeQuestionGenerationPrompt(prompt) &&
+        !looksLikeMultiCommitmentChangePrompt(prompt);
 }
 function protectedDecisionClosurePrompt(prompt) {
     return [
@@ -262,16 +275,6 @@ function buildGeneratedQuestionsContext(questions, created) {
     lines.push("Do not choose or record answers for these checkpoints unless the researcher explicitly provides the selections.");
     return lines.join("\n");
 }
-function buildAdvisoryQuestionsContext(questions) {
-    const lines = [
-        `LongTable surfaced ${questions.length} response-only advisory question${questions.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} for this prompt.`,
-        "Use these only if they help the reply. Do not create QuestionRecord entries, call longtable decide, or answer for the researcher unless the prompt explicitly asks to commit a research decision."
-    ];
-    for (const question of questions) {
-        lines.push(`- ${question.title}: ${question.question}`);
-    }
-    return lines.join("\n");
-}
 function buildPendingObligationContext(obligation) {
     return [
         `Pending LongTable research obligation: ${obligation.prompt}`,
@@ -347,37 +350,33 @@ async function userPromptSubmitContext(runtime, prompt) {
     }
     const generatedQuestions = [];
     let createdQuestions = false;
-    if (shouldCreateRequiredQuestionsForPrompt(prompt)) {
-        const generated = await createWorkspaceFollowUpQuestions({
+    if (shouldApplyProtectedDecisionClosure(runtime, prompt)) {
+        const protectedGenerated = await createWorkspaceFollowUpQuestions({
             context: runtime.context,
-            prompt,
+            prompt: protectedDecisionClosurePrompt(prompt),
             provider: "codex",
             required: true,
             auto: true,
             requiredOnly: true
         });
-        generatedQuestions.push(...generated.questions);
-        createdQuestions = createdQuestions || generated.created;
+        generatedQuestions.push(...protectedGenerated.questions);
+        createdQuestions = createdQuestions || protectedGenerated.created;
     }
-    if (shouldApplyProtectedDecisionClosure(runtime, prompt)) {
-        const protectedGenerated = await createWorkspaceFollowUpQuestions({
+    else if (shouldCreateRequiredQuestionsForPrompt(prompt)) {
+        const generated = await createWorkspaceFollowUpQuestions({
             context: runtime.context,
-            prompt: protectedDecisionClosurePrompt(prompt),
+            prompt,
             provider: "codex",
             required: true,
             auto: true,
             requiredOnly: true
         });
-        generatedQuestions.push(...protectedGenerated.questions.filter((question) => !generatedQuestions.some((existing) => existing.id === question.id)));
-        createdQuestions = createdQuestions || protectedGenerated.created;
+        generatedQuestions.push(...generated.questions);
+        createdQuestions = createdQuestions || generated.created;
     }
     if (generatedQuestions.length > 0) {
         return buildGeneratedQuestionsContext(generatedQuestions, createdQuestions);
     }
-    const advisoryQuestions = buildResponseOnlyAdvisoryQuestions(prompt);
-    if (advisoryQuestions.length > 0) {
-        return buildAdvisoryQuestionsContext(advisoryQuestions);
-    }
     return null;
 }
 function preToolUseOutput(runtime, payload) {

package/dist/project-session.d.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,58 @@ export interface FirstResearchShape {
     sourceHookId?: string;
     confirmedAt?: string;
 }
+export interface ResearchSpecification {
+    title: string;
+    status?: "draft" | "confirmed" | "deferred";
+    createdAt?: string;
+    updatedAt?: string;
+    sourceHookId?: string;
+    researchDirection: {
+        question?: string;
+        purpose: string;
+        scopeBoundary?: string;
+        inclusionCriteria?: string[];
+        exclusionCriteria?: string[];
+    };
+    constructOntology: {
+        coreConstructs: string[];
+        distinctions: string[];
+        termsToAvoidCollapsing?: string[];
+    };
+    theoryAndFraming: {
+        anchors: string[];
+        alternatives?: string[];
+        overreachRisks?: string[];
+    };
+    measurementCoding: {
+        variablesOrConstructs: string[];
+        evidenceTypes: string[];
+        codingRules: string[];
+        openStandards?: string[];
+    };
+    methodAnalysis: {
+        design?: string;
+        analysisOptions: string[];
+        dataSufficiencyCriteria?: string[];
+        unsettledChoices?: string[];
+    };
+    evidenceAccess: {
+        requiredSources?: string[];
+        accessRequirements?: string[];
+        evidenceStandards?: string[];
+    };
+    epistemicAlignment: {
+        researcherKnowledge?: string[];
+        projectStatePriority?: string[];
+        aiInferenceLimits?: string[];
+        conflictResolutionRule?: string;
+    };
+    protectedDecisions: string[];
+    openQuestions: string[];
+    nextActions: string[];
+    confidence: "low" | "medium" | "high";
+    confirmedAt?: string;
+}
 export interface LongTableInterviewTurn {
     id: string;
     index: number;
@@ -59,6 +111,7 @@ export interface LongTableHookRun {
     provider?: ProviderKind;
     turns?: LongTableInterviewTurn[];
     firstResearchShape?: FirstResearchShape;
+    researchSpecification?: ResearchSpecification;
     qualityNotes?: string[];
     rationale?: string[];
     linkedQuestionRecordIds?: string[];
@@ -67,6 +120,7 @@ export interface LongTableHookRun {
 export type LongTableWorkspaceState = ResearchState & {
     hooks?: LongTableHookRun[];
     firstResearchShape?: FirstResearchShape;
+    researchSpecification?: ResearchSpecification;
 };
 export interface LongTableProjectRecord {
     schemaVersion: 1;
@@ -102,6 +156,7 @@ export interface LongTableSessionRecord {
     openQuestions?: string[];
     startInterview?: StartInterviewSession;
     firstResearchShape?: FirstResearchShape;
+    researchSpecification?: ResearchSpecification;
     requestedPerspectives: string[];
     disagreementPreference: ProjectDisagreementPreference;
     activeModes?: string[];
@@ -132,6 +187,11 @@ export interface LongTableWorkspaceInspection {
         currentBlocker?: string;
         requestedPerspectives: string[];
         disagreementPreference: ProjectDisagreementPreference;
+        researchSpecification?: {
+            title: string;
+            status: "draft" | "confirmed" | "deferred";
+            confidence: "low" | "medium" | "high";
+        };
     };
     files?: {
         project: string;
@@ -224,6 +284,16 @@ export declare function summarizeLongTableInterview(options: {
     state: LongTableWorkspaceState;
     session: LongTableSessionRecord;
 }>;
+export declare function summarizeLongTableResearchSpecification(options: {
+    context: LongTableProjectContext;
+    hookId?: string;
+    specification: ResearchSpecification;
+}): Promise<{
+    hook?: LongTableHookRun;
+    specification: ResearchSpecification;
+    state: LongTableWorkspaceState;
+    session: LongTableSessionRecord;
+}>;
 export declare function listBlockingWorkspaceQuestions(context: LongTableProjectContext): Promise<QuestionRecord[]>;
 export declare function listBlockingWorkspaceObligations(context: LongTableProjectContext): Promise<LongTableQuestionObligation[]>;
 export declare function assertWorkspaceNotBlocked(context: LongTableProjectContext): Promise<void>;

package/dist/project-session.js

@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ function buildNextAction(session) {
         : "Open with your current goal in one sentence, then ask LongTable for the first concrete research move.";
 }
 function buildResumeHint(session) {
+    if (session.researchSpecification) {
+        return `I want to continue from the Research Specification: ${session.researchSpecification.title}.`;
+    }
     if (session.firstResearchShape) {
         return `I want to continue from the First Research Shape: ${session.firstResearchShape.handle}.`;
     }
@@ -106,6 +109,51 @@ function buildResumeHint(session) {
         ? `I want to continue ${session.currentGoal}. The unresolved blocker is ${session.currentBlocker}.`
         : `I want to continue ${session.currentGoal}.`;
 }
+function renderResearchSpecificationSummary(specification, locale) {
+    const korean = locale === "ko";
+    const lines = [
+        "",
+        korean ? "## Research Specification" : "## Research Specification",
+        `- ${korean ? "제목" : "Title"}: ${specification.title}`,
+        `- ${korean ? "상태" : "Status"}: ${specification.confirmedAt ? "confirmed" : specification.status ?? "draft"}`,
+        `- ${korean ? "신뢰도" : "Confidence"}: ${specification.confidence}`
+    ];
+    if (specification.researchDirection.question) {
+        lines.push(`- ${korean ? "연구 질문" : "Question"}: ${specification.researchDirection.question}`);
+    }
+    lines.push(`- ${korean ? "목적" : "Purpose"}: ${specification.researchDirection.purpose}`);
+    if (specification.researchDirection.scopeBoundary) {
+        lines.push(`- ${korean ? "범위 경계" : "Scope boundary"}: ${specification.researchDirection.scopeBoundary}`);
+    }
+    if (specification.constructOntology.coreConstructs.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(`- ${korean ? "핵심 construct" : "Core constructs"}: ${specification.constructOntology.coreConstructs.join("; ")}`);
+    }
+    if (specification.constructOntology.distinctions.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(`- ${korean ? "구분해야 할 차이" : "Key distinctions"}: ${specification.constructOntology.distinctions.join("; ")}`);
+    }
+    if (specification.theoryAndFraming.anchors.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(`- ${korean ? "이론 앵커" : "Theory anchors"}: ${specification.theoryAndFraming.anchors.join("; ")}`);
+    }
+    if (specification.measurementCoding.codingRules.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(`- ${korean ? "코딩 규칙" : "Coding rules"}: ${specification.measurementCoding.codingRules.join("; ")}`);
+    }
+    if (specification.methodAnalysis.analysisOptions.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(`- ${korean ? "분석 옵션" : "Analysis options"}: ${specification.methodAnalysis.analysisOptions.join("; ")}`);
+    }
+    if (specification.epistemicAlignment.conflictResolutionRule) {
+        lines.push(`- ${korean ? "충돌 조정 규칙" : "Conflict rule"}: ${specification.epistemicAlignment.conflictResolutionRule}`);
+    }
+    if (specification.protectedDecisions.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(...specification.protectedDecisions.map((decision) => `- ${korean ? "보호할 결정" : "Protected decision"}: ${decision}`));
+    }
+    if (specification.openQuestions.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(...specification.openQuestions.map((question) => `- ${korean ? "열린 질문" : "Open question"}: ${question}`));
+    }
+    if (specification.nextActions.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(...specification.nextActions.map((action) => `- ${korean ? "다음 행동" : "Next action"}: ${action}`));
+    }
+    return lines;
+}
 function buildCurrentGuide(project, session, recentInvocations = [], pendingQuestions = [], pendingObligations = []) {
     const locale = normalizeLocale(session.locale ?? project.locale);
     const openQuestions = session.openQuestions && session.openQuestions.length > 0
@@ -129,6 +177,7 @@ function buildCurrentGuide(project, session, recentInvocations = [], pendingQues
             ...(session.gapRisk ? [`- 공백/암묵지 위험: ${session.gapRisk}`] : []),
             ...(session.protectedDecision ? [`- 보호할 결정: ${session.protectedDecision}`] : []),
             ...(session.firstResearchShape ? [`- First Research Shape: ${session.firstResearchShape.handle}`] : []),
+            ...(session.researchSpecification ? [`- Research Specification: ${session.researchSpecification.title}`] : []),
             ...(session.startInterview ? [`- start interview: ${session.startInterview.summary}`] : []),
             `- 다음 액션: ${nextAction}`,
             `- 관점: ${session.requestedPerspectives.length > 0 ? session.requestedPerspectives.join(", ") : "auto"}`,
@@ -179,6 +228,7 @@ function buildCurrentGuide(project, session, recentInvocations = [], pendingQues
                     ...session.firstResearchShape.openQuestions.map((question) => `- Open question: ${question}`)
                 ]
                 : []),
+            ...(session.researchSpecification ? renderResearchSpecificationSummary(session.researchSpecification, locale) : []),
             "",
             "## 빠른 시작",
             "- 이 디렉토리에서 `codex`를 엽니다.",
@@ -202,6 +252,7 @@ function buildCurrentGuide(project, session, recentInvocations = [], pendingQues
         ...(session.gapRisk ? [`- Gap/tacit risk: ${session.gapRisk}`] : []),
         ...(session.protectedDecision ? [`- Protected decision: ${session.protectedDecision}`] : []),
         ...(session.firstResearchShape ? [`- First Research Shape: ${session.firstResearchShape.handle}`] : []),
+        ...(session.researchSpecification ? [`- Research Specification: ${session.researchSpecification.title}`] : []),
         ...(session.startInterview ? [`- Start interview: ${session.startInterview.summary}`] : []),
         `- Next action: ${nextAction}`,
         `- Perspectives: ${session.requestedPerspectives.length > 0 ? session.requestedPerspectives.join(", ") : "auto"}`,
@@ -252,6 +303,7 @@ function buildCurrentGuide(project, session, recentInvocations = [], pendingQues
                 ...session.firstResearchShape.openQuestions.map((question) => `- Open question: ${question}`)
             ]
             : []),
+        ...(session.researchSpecification ? renderResearchSpecificationSummary(session.researchSpecification, locale) : []),
         "",
         "## Quick Start",
         "- Open `codex` in this directory.",
@@ -272,6 +324,7 @@ async function loadResearchState(stateFilePath) {
         workingState: parsed.workingState ?? {},
         hooks: parsed.hooks ?? [],
         ...(parsed.firstResearchShape ? { firstResearchShape: parsed.firstResearchShape } : {}),
+        ...(parsed.researchSpecification ? { researchSpecification: parsed.researchSpecification } : {}),
         questionObligations: parsed.questionObligations ?? [],
         inferredHypotheses: parsed.inferredHypotheses ?? [],
         openTensions: parsed.openTensions ?? [],
@@ -332,7 +385,18 @@ function summarizeWorkspaceInspection(context, state) {
             currentGoal: context.session.currentGoal,
             ...(context.session.currentBlocker ? { currentBlocker: context.session.currentBlocker } : {}),
             requestedPerspectives: context.session.requestedPerspectives,
-            disagreementPreference: context.session.disagreementPreference
+            disagreementPreference: context.session.disagreementPreference,
+            ...(context.session.researchSpecification
+                ? {
+                    researchSpecification: {
+                        title: context.session.researchSpecification.title,
+                        status: context.session.researchSpecification.confirmedAt
+                            ? "confirmed"
+                            : context.session.researchSpecification.status ?? "draft",
+                        confidence: context.session.researchSpecification.confidence
+                    }
+                }
+                : {})
         },
         files: {
             project: context.projectFilePath,
@@ -422,6 +486,7 @@ function buildProjectAgentsMd(project, session) {
         "- Begin exploratory work with clarifying or tension questions before recommending a direction.",
         "- For `$longtable-interview`, ask one natural-language question at a time, reflect with `LongTable hears: ...`, record turns when MCP is available, and avoid early reader/reviewer or theory/method/measurement classification.",
         "- Do not summarize `$longtable-interview` because a fixed number of turns has passed; wait for content-based readiness around research object, focal uncertainty, boundary, evidence/material, protected decision, and next action.",
+        "- After the First Research Shape, create a Research Specification when the interview has enough detail to preserve scope, construct ontology, theory framing, coding rules, method options, evidence/access requirements, epistemic alignment, protected decisions, open questions, and next actions.",
         "- Do not let unrelated pending Researcher Checkpoints interrupt `$longtable-interview`; mention them only as separate unresolved checkpoints unless the researcher is confirming, saving, or recording a research decision.",
         "- Use structured options only at the final First Research Shape confirmation or at true checkpoint boundaries.",
         "- If you foreground role perspectives, disclose them with `LongTable consulted: ...`.",
@@ -441,6 +506,7 @@ function buildProjectAgentsMd(project, session) {
         ...(session.gapRisk ? [`- Gap/tacit risk: ${session.gapRisk}`] : []),
         ...(session.protectedDecision ? [`- Protected decision: ${session.protectedDecision}`] : []),
         ...(session.firstResearchShape ? [`- First Research Shape: ${session.firstResearchShape.handle}`] : []),
+        ...(session.researchSpecification ? [`- Research Specification: ${session.researchSpecification.title}`] : []),
         ...(session.startInterview ? [`- Start interview summary: ${session.startInterview.summary}`] : []),
         `- Requested perspectives: ${session.requestedPerspectives.length > 0 ? session.requestedPerspectives.join(", ") : "auto"}`,
         `- Disagreement visibility: ${session.disagreementPreference}`,
@@ -473,6 +539,10 @@ function buildStateSeed(project, session, setup) {
         state.firstResearchShape = session.firstResearchShape;
         state.workingState.firstResearchShape = session.firstResearchShape;
     }
+    if (session.researchSpecification) {
+        state.researchSpecification = session.researchSpecification;
+        state.workingState.researchSpecification = session.researchSpecification;
+    }
     if (session.currentBlocker) {
         state.openTensions.push(session.currentBlocker);
     }
@@ -543,7 +613,16 @@ async function removeLegacyRootFiles(projectPath) {
 }
 export async function syncCurrentWorkspaceView(context) {
     const state = await loadResearchState(context.stateFilePath);
-    const body = buildCurrentGuide(context.project, context.session, recentInvocationRecords(state), recentPendingQuestions(state), recentPendingObligations(state));
+    const session = {
+        ...context.session,
+        ...(context.session.firstResearchShape ?? state.firstResearchShape
+            ? { firstResearchShape: context.session.firstResearchShape ?? state.firstResearchShape }
+            : {}),
+        ...(context.session.researchSpecification ?? state.researchSpecification
+            ? { researchSpecification: context.session.researchSpecification ?? state.researchSpecification }
+            : {})
+    };
+    const body = buildCurrentGuide(context.project, session, recentInvocationRecords(state), recentPendingQuestions(state), recentPendingObligations(state));
     await writeFile(context.currentFilePath, body, "utf8");
     return context.currentFilePath;
 }
@@ -772,6 +851,122 @@ export async function summarizeLongTableInterview(options) {
     await syncCurrentWorkspaceView(options.context);
     return { hook, shape, state: updated, session };
 }
+function normalizeStringArray(values) {
+    return (values ?? []).map((value) => value.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+}
+function normalizeOptionalString(value) {
+    const trimmed = value?.trim();
+    return trimmed && trimmed.length > 0 ? trimmed : undefined;
+}
+function normalizeResearchSpecification(input, sourceHookId, timestamp) {
+    const title = input.title.trim();
+    if (!title) {
+        throw new Error("Research Specification title is required.");
+    }
+    const purpose = input.researchDirection.purpose.trim();
+    if (!purpose) {
+        throw new Error("Research Specification researchDirection.purpose is required.");
+    }
+    return {
+        title,
+        status: input.confirmedAt ? "confirmed" : input.status ?? "draft",
+        createdAt: input.createdAt ?? timestamp,
+        updatedAt: timestamp,
+        ...(sourceHookId ? { sourceHookId } : {}),
+        researchDirection: {
+            ...(normalizeOptionalString(input.researchDirection.question) ? { question: normalizeOptionalString(input.researchDirection.question) } : {}),
+            purpose,
+            ...(normalizeOptionalString(input.researchDirection.scopeBoundary) ? { scopeBoundary: normalizeOptionalString(input.researchDirection.scopeBoundary) } : {}),
+            inclusionCriteria: normalizeStringArray(input.researchDirection.inclusionCriteria),
+            exclusionCriteria: normalizeStringArray(input.researchDirection.exclusionCriteria)
+        },
+        constructOntology: {
+            coreConstructs: normalizeStringArray(input.constructOntology.coreConstructs),
+            distinctions: normalizeStringArray(input.constructOntology.distinctions),
+            termsToAvoidCollapsing: normalizeStringArray(input.constructOntology.termsToAvoidCollapsing)
+        },
+        theoryAndFraming: {
+            anchors: normalizeStringArray(input.theoryAndFraming.anchors),
+            alternatives: normalizeStringArray(input.theoryAndFraming.alternatives),
+            overreachRisks: normalizeStringArray(input.theoryAndFraming.overreachRisks)
+        },
+        measurementCoding: {
+            variablesOrConstructs: normalizeStringArray(input.measurementCoding.variablesOrConstructs),
+            evidenceTypes: normalizeStringArray(input.measurementCoding.evidenceTypes),
+            codingRules: normalizeStringArray(input.measurementCoding.codingRules),
+            openStandards: normalizeStringArray(input.measurementCoding.openStandards)
+        },
+        methodAnalysis: {
+            ...(normalizeOptionalString(input.methodAnalysis.design) ? { design: normalizeOptionalString(input.methodAnalysis.design) } : {}),
+            analysisOptions: normalizeStringArray(input.methodAnalysis.analysisOptions),
+            dataSufficiencyCriteria: normalizeStringArray(input.methodAnalysis.dataSufficiencyCriteria),
+            unsettledChoices: normalizeStringArray(input.methodAnalysis.unsettledChoices)
+        },
+        evidenceAccess: {
+            requiredSources: normalizeStringArray(input.evidenceAccess.requiredSources),
+            accessRequirements: normalizeStringArray(input.evidenceAccess.accessRequirements),
+            evidenceStandards: normalizeStringArray(input.evidenceAccess.evidenceStandards)
+        },
+        epistemicAlignment: {
+            researcherKnowledge: normalizeStringArray(input.epistemicAlignment.researcherKnowledge),
+            projectStatePriority: normalizeStringArray(input.epistemicAlignment.projectStatePriority),
+            aiInferenceLimits: normalizeStringArray(input.epistemicAlignment.aiInferenceLimits),
+            ...(normalizeOptionalString(input.epistemicAlignment.conflictResolutionRule)
+                ? { conflictResolutionRule: normalizeOptionalString(input.epistemicAlignment.conflictResolutionRule) }
+                : {})
+        },
+        protectedDecisions: normalizeStringArray(input.protectedDecisions),
+        openQuestions: normalizeStringArray(input.openQuestions),
+        nextActions: normalizeStringArray(input.nextActions),
+        confidence: input.confidence,
+        ...(input.confirmedAt ? { confirmedAt: input.confirmedAt } : {})
+    };
+}
+export async function summarizeLongTableResearchSpecification(options) {
+    const state = await loadResearchState(options.context.stateFilePath);
+    const sourceHookId = options.hookId
+        ?? options.specification.sourceHookId
+        ?? state.firstResearchShape?.sourceHookId;
+    const existing = sourceHookId
+        ? (state.hooks ?? []).find((hook) => hook.id === sourceHookId)
+        : activeInterviewHook(state);
+    const timestamp = nowIso();
+    const specification = normalizeResearchSpecification(options.specification, existing?.id ?? sourceHookId, timestamp);
+    const hook = existing
+        ? {
+            ...existing,
+            status: "ready_to_confirm",
+            updatedAt: timestamp,
+            researchSpecification: specification
+        }
+        : undefined;
+    const session = {
+        ...options.context.session,
+        lastUpdatedAt: timestamp,
+        researchSpecification: specification,
+        resumeHint: `I want to continue from the Research Specification: ${specification.title}.`
+    };
+    options.context.session = session;
+    let updated = hook ? upsertHook(state, hook) : state;
+    updated.researchSpecification = specification;
+    updated.workingState = {
+        ...updated.workingState,
+        researchSpecification: specification
+    };
+    updated.narrativeTraces.push({
+        id: createId("narrative_trace"),
+        timestamp,
+        source: "$longtable-interview",
+        traceType: "judgment",
+        summary: `Research Specification draft: ${specification.title}.`,
+        visibility: "explicit",
+        importance: specification.confidence
+    });
+    await writeFile(options.context.sessionFilePath, JSON.stringify(session, null, 2), "utf8");
+    await writeFile(options.context.stateFilePath, JSON.stringify(updated, null, 2), "utf8");
+    await syncCurrentWorkspaceView(options.context);
+    return { hook, specification, state: updated, session };
+}
 function findQuestionForDecision(state, questionId) {
     const pending = (state.questionLog ?? []).filter((record) => record.status === "pending");
     if (questionId) {
@@ -1001,6 +1196,29 @@ function optionsForCheckpointTrigger(family, checkpointKey) {
 function includesAny(prompt, patterns) {
     return patterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(prompt));
 }
+function questionPriority(spec) {
+    const byKey = {
+        protected_decision_closure: 100,
+        research_direction_change_commitment: 96,
+        construct_boundary_commitment: 94,
+        measurement_coding_standard: 92,
+        analysis_strategy_commitment: 90,
+        theory_frame_commitment: 88,
+        method_design_commitment: 86,
+        research_scope_boundary: 84,
+        epistemic_alignment_boundary: 82,
+        value_conflict_boundary: 80,
+        source_authority: 70,
+        knowledge_gap_probe: 68,
+        tacit_assumption_probe: 66,
+        needed_question_policy: 60,
+        philosophical_checkpoint_boundary: 58,
+        harness_question_harness: 55
+    };
+    const confidenceWeight = spec.confidence === "high" ? 10 : spec.confidence === "medium" ? 5 : 0;
+    const requiredWeight = spec.kind === "research_commitment" || spec.required ? 20 : 0;
+    return (byKey[spec.key] ?? 0) + confidenceWeight + requiredWeight;
+}
 function followUpQuestionOptions(first, second, third, fourth) {
     return [first, second, third, ...(fourth ? [fourth] : [])];
 }
@@ -1018,6 +1236,158 @@ export function buildQuestionOpportunitySpecs(prompt, options = {}) {
             });
         }
     }
+    const decisionActionCue = includesAny(normalized, [
+        /\b(final|finalize|commit|decide|settle|freeze|lock|record|apply|incorporate|change|revise|update|replace|reframe|modify|alter)\b/i,
+        /최종|확정|결정|고정|기록|반영|바꾸|변경|수정|교체|전환|재설정/
+    ]);
+    const scopeCue = includesAny(normalized, [
+        /\bresearch question\b/i,
+        /\bresearch direction\b/i,
+        /\bscope\b/i,
+        /\bboundary\b/i,
+        /\binclusion criteria\b/i,
+        /\bexclusion criteria\b/i,
+        /연구\s*질문|연구\s*문제|연구\s*방향|범위|경계|포함\s*기준|제외\s*기준/
+    ]);
+    const theoryCue = includesAny(normalized, [
+        /\btheory\b/i,
+        /\bframework\b/i,
+        /\bconceptual model\b/i,
+        /\bconstruct map\b/i,
+        /이론|프레임워크|개념\s*모형|구성개념\s*지도|컨스트럭트/
+    ]);
+    const measurementCodingCue = includesAny(normalized, [
+        /\bmeasure\b/i,
+        /\bmeasurement\b/i,
+        /\bscale\b/i,
+        /\binstrument\b/i,
+        /\bcoding\b/i,
+        /\bcoding rule\b/i,
+        /\bextraction rule\b/i,
+        /\boperationali[sz]ation\b/i,
+        /측정|척도|도구|코딩|코딩\s*규칙|코딩\s*기준|추출\s*규칙|추출\s*기준|조작화/
+    ]);
+    const methodCue = includesAny(normalized, [
+        /\bmethod\b/i,
+        /\bmethodology\b/i,
+        /\bstudy design\b/i,
+        /\bsampling\b/i,
+        /\bsample\b/i,
+        /방법론|방법|연구\s*설계|표본|샘플링/
+    ]);
+    const analysisCue = includesAny(normalized, [
+        /\banalysis plan\b/i,
+        /\banalysis method\b/i,
+        /\bmeta[- ]?analysis\b/i,
+        /\bmasem\b/i,
+        /\b(statistical|structural|path|analysis) model\b/i,
+        /\bmoderator\b/i,
+        /\brandom[- ]?effects\b/i,
+        /분석\s*계획|분석\s*방법|메타\s*분석|분석\s*(?:모형|모델)|통계\s*(?:모형|모델)|구조\s*방정식|경로\s*모형|조절효과|랜덤\s*효과/
+    ]);
+    const decisionFamilyCount = [scopeCue, theoryCue, measurementCodingCue, methodCue, analysisCue]
+        .filter(Boolean).length;
+    if (decisionActionCue && decisionFamilyCount >= 2) {
+        push({
+            key: "research_direction_change_commitment",
+            kind: "research_commitment",
+            title: "Research direction change",
+            question: "Which high-risk research commitment should LongTable clarify first before changing the project direction?",
+            whyNow: "The prompt touches multiple protected research commitments; proceeding silently would let LongTable choose the priority order for the researcher.",
+            options: followUpQuestionOptions({ value: "scope_first", label: "Scope or research question first", description: "Clarify what the study includes, excludes, or asks before changing downstream work.", recommended: true }, { value: "theory_first", label: "Theory or construct frame first", description: "Clarify the conceptual frame before changing methods or analysis." }, { value: "method_analysis_first", label: "Method or analysis first", description: "Clarify design, data, or analysis implications before changing the artifact." }, { value: "defer", label: "Keep the direction open", description: "Do not change the research direction until the commitment order is explicit." }),
+            confidence: "high",
+            autoEligible: true,
+            required: true,
+            cues: ["research_direction", "multi_commitment_change"]
+        });
+    }
+    if (decisionActionCue && scopeCue) {
+        push({
+            key: "research_scope_boundary",
+            kind: "research_commitment",
+            title: "Research scope boundary",
+            question: "What scope boundary should LongTable keep explicit before treating the research direction as changed?",
+            whyNow: "Scope changes can redefine the population, domain, corpus, or research question before the researcher has explicitly chosen the boundary.",
+            options: followUpQuestionOptions({ value: "revise_scope", label: "Revise the scope", description: "Change the inclusion boundary before downstream work continues.", recommended: true }, { value: "compare_boundaries", label: "Compare boundaries first", description: "Keep candidate scopes visible before choosing one." }, { value: "proceed_with_scope_assumption", label: "Proceed with scope assumption", description: "Continue only after stating the assumed boundary." }, { value: "defer", label: "Keep scope open", description: "Do not settle the scope yet." }),
+            confidence: "high",
+            autoEligible: true,
+            cues: ["research_scope", "boundary"]
+        });
+    }
+    if (decisionActionCue && theoryCue) {
+        push({
+            key: "theory_frame_commitment",
+            kind: "research_commitment",
+            title: "Theory frame",
+            question: "Which theory or construct frame should LongTable treat as the candidate commitment before revising the model?",
+            whyNow: "Theory-frame changes can make later measurement, coding, and analysis choices look settled when they are only inferred.",
+            options: followUpQuestionOptions({ value: "compare_theories", label: "Compare theory frames first", description: "Keep competing theoretical anchors visible before choosing one.", recommended: true }, { value: "revise_theory", label: "Revise the frame", description: "Change the framework and record the conceptual tradeoff." }, { value: "use_current_frame", label: "Use current frame tentatively", description: "Proceed but mark the theory choice as provisional." }, { value: "defer", label: "Keep theory open", description: "Do not settle the theory frame yet." }),
+            confidence: "high",
+            autoEligible: true,
+            cues: ["theory", "framework", "construct"]
+        });
+    }
+    if (decisionActionCue && measurementCodingCue) {
+        push({
+            key: "measurement_coding_standard",
+            kind: "research_commitment",
+            title: "Measurement and coding standard",
+            question: "What measurement or coding rule should LongTable ask you to fix before extracting or revising data?",
+            whyNow: "Measurement and coding rules decide what counts as evidence; changing them silently can make later synthesis non-reproducible.",
+            options: followUpQuestionOptions({ value: "define_construct_rule", label: "Define construct rule first", description: "Clarify what counts as the construct or variable before extraction.", recommended: true }, { value: "define_extraction_rule", label: "Define extraction rule first", description: "Clarify correlation, path, beta, or qualitative evidence extraction rules." }, { value: "pilot_code", label: "Pilot the coding rule", description: "Test the rule on a small sample before committing." }, { value: "defer", label: "Keep coding open", description: "Do not settle measurement or coding yet." }),
+            confidence: "high",
+            autoEligible: true,
+            cues: ["measurement", "coding", "extraction"]
+        });
+    }
+    if (decisionActionCue && methodCue) {
+        push({
+            key: "method_design_commitment",
+            kind: "research_commitment",
+            title: "Method design",
+            question: "Which method-design choice should LongTable keep explicit before changing the study plan?",
+            whyNow: "Method changes affect the defensible claim, sample, evidence standard, and ethics boundary.",
+            options: followUpQuestionOptions({ value: "revise_design", label: "Revise design first", description: "Change the design or sample boundary before proceeding.", recommended: true }, { value: "check_feasibility", label: "Check feasibility first", description: "Inspect whether data, evidence, and access support the method." }, { value: "proceed_with_method_assumption", label: "Proceed with method assumption", description: "Continue only after stating the assumed method." }, { value: "defer", label: "Keep method open", description: "Do not commit the method yet." }),
+            confidence: "high",
+            autoEligible: true,
+            cues: ["method", "study_design", "sample"]
+        });
+    }
+    if (decisionActionCue && analysisCue) {
+        push({
+            key: "analysis_strategy_commitment",
+            kind: "research_commitment",
+            title: "Analysis strategy",
+            question: "What analysis strategy should LongTable treat as unsettled before revising or running the synthesis?",
+            whyNow: "Analysis choices determine what effect sizes, moderators, and interpretations become defensible.",
+            options: followUpQuestionOptions({ value: "choose_analysis_family", label: "Choose analysis family first", description: "Clarify MASEM, family-level meta-analysis, moderator analysis, or narrative synthesis.", recommended: true }, { value: "check_data_sufficiency", label: "Check data sufficiency first", description: "Inspect whether primary quantitative effects support the analysis." }, { value: "proceed_with_analysis_assumption", label: "Proceed with assumption", description: "Continue only after stating the analysis assumption." }, { value: "defer", label: "Keep analysis open", description: "Do not settle the analysis plan yet." }),
+            confidence: "high",
+            autoEligible: true,
+            cues: ["analysis", "model", "meta_analysis"]
+        });
+    }
+    if (decisionActionCue && includesAny(normalized, [
+        /\bconflict\b/i,
+        /\bcontradict/i,
+        /\bontology\b/i,
+        /\bepistem/i,
+        /\bhuman knowledge\b/i,
+        /\bai knowledge\b/i,
+        /\balignment\b/i,
+        /충돌|상충|모순|존재론|인식론|지식|인간의\s*지식|ai의\s*지식|정렬|방향성/
+    ])) {
+        push({
+            key: "epistemic_alignment_boundary",
+            kind: "value_conflict",
+            title: "Knowledge alignment",
+            question: "When researcher knowledge, AI inference, and project state conflict, what should LongTable privilege before acting?",
+            whyNow: "The prompt asks LongTable to mediate knowledge conflict; that mediation should be visible rather than hidden inside an implementation choice.",
+            options: followUpQuestionOptions({ value: "ask_researcher", label: "Ask researcher clarity first", description: "Pause when human meaning or priority is underspecified.", recommended: true }, { value: "inspect_project_state", label: "Inspect project state first", description: "Use durable files and prior decisions before inferring intent." }, { value: "proceed_with_trace", label: "Proceed with explicit trace", description: "Continue only after naming the conflict and assumption." }, { value: "defer", label: "Keep conflict open", description: "Do not collapse the conflict into one answer yet." }),
+            confidence: "high",
+            autoEligible: true,
+            cues: ["knowledge_conflict", "epistemic_alignment"]
+        });
+    }
     if (includesAny(normalized, [
         /\blongtable\b/,
         /\bharness\b/,
@@ -1251,7 +1621,13 @@ export function buildQuestionOpportunitySpecs(prompt, options = {}) {
     if (options.requiredOnly === true) {
         selected = selected.filter((spec) => spec.kind === "research_commitment");
     }
-    return selected;
+    if (normalized.includes("protected decision closure pressure")) {
+        selected = selected.filter((spec) => spec.key === "protected_decision_closure");
+    }
+    else if (options.requiredOnly === true && selected.some((spec) => spec.key === "research_direction_change_commitment")) {
+        selected = selected.filter((spec) => spec.key === "research_direction_change_commitment");
+    }
+    return selected.sort((a, b) => questionPriority(b) - questionPriority(a));
 }
 function buildFollowUpQuestionSpecs(prompt) {
     return buildQuestionOpportunitySpecs(prompt);

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@longtable/cli",
-  "version": "0.1.42",
+  "version": "0.1.44",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Researcher-facing LongTable CLI",
   "type": "module",
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@clack/prompts": "^1.2.0",
-    "@longtable/checkpoints": "0.1.42",
-    "@longtable/core": "0.1.42",
-    "@longtable/memory": "0.1.42",
-    "@longtable/provider-claude": "0.1.42",
-    "@longtable/provider-codex": "0.1.42",
-    "@longtable/setup": "0.1.42"
+    "@longtable/checkpoints": "0.1.44",
+    "@longtable/core": "0.1.44",
+    "@longtable/memory": "0.1.44",
+    "@longtable/provider-claude": "0.1.44",
+    "@longtable/provider-codex": "0.1.44",
+    "@longtable/setup": "0.1.44"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^22.10.1",