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Jason Woltje a1b911d836 test(#143): Validate 50% rule prevents context exhaustion
Following TDD (Red-Green-Refactor):
- RED: Created comprehensive test suite with 12 test cases
- GREEN: Implemented validation logic that passes all tests
- All quality gates passed

Test Coverage:
- Oversized issue (120K) correctly rejected
- Properly sized issue (80K) correctly accepted
- Edge case at exactly 50% (100K) correctly accepted
- Sequential issues validated individually
- All agent types tested (opus, sonnet, haiku, glm, minimax)
- Edge cases covered (zero, very small, boundaries)

Implementation:
- src/validation.py: Pure validation function
- tests/test_fifty_percent_rule.py: 12 comprehensive tests
- docs/50-percent-rule-validation.md: Validation report
- 100% test coverage (14/14 statements)
- Type checking: PASS (mypy)
- Linting: PASS (ruff)

The 50% rule ensures no single issue exceeds 50% of target
agent's context limit, preventing context exhaustion while
allowing efficient capacity utilization.

Fixes #143

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-01 17:56:04 -06:00

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# Issue #143: [COORD-003] Validate 50% rule
## Objective
Validate the 50% rule prevents context exhaustion by blocking oversized issue assignments.
## Approach
Following TDD principles:
1. Write tests first for all scenarios
2. Implement validation logic
3. Verify all tests pass with 85%+ coverage
## The 50% Rule
Issues must not exceed 50% of target agent's context limit.
Agent context limits:
- opus: 200K tokens (max issue: 100K)
- sonnet: 200K tokens (max issue: 100K)
- haiku: 200K tokens (max issue: 100K)
- glm: 128K tokens (max issue: 64K)
- minimax: 128K tokens (max issue: 64K)
## Test Scenarios
1. **Oversized issue** - 120K estimate for sonnet (200K limit) → REJECT
2. **Properly sized** - 80K estimate for sonnet → ACCEPT
3. **Edge case** - Exactly 100K estimate for sonnet → ACCEPT (at limit)
4. **Sequential issues** - Multiple medium issues → Complete without exhaustion
## Progress
- [x] Create scratchpad
- [x] Read existing code and patterns
- [x] Write test file (RED phase) - 12 comprehensive tests
- [x] Implement validation logic (GREEN phase)
- [x] All tests pass (12/12)
- [x] Type checking passes (mypy)
- [x] Linting passes (ruff)
- [x] Verify coverage ≥85% (achieved 100%)
- [x] Create validation report
- [x] Ready to commit
## Testing
Test file: `/home/jwoltje/src/mosaic-stack/apps/coordinator/tests/test_fifty_percent_rule.py`
Implementation: `/home/jwoltje/src/mosaic-stack/apps/coordinator/src/validation.py`
**Results:**
- 12/12 tests passing
- 100% coverage (14/14 statements)
- All quality gates passed
## Notes
- Agent limits defined in issue #144 (COORD-004) - using hardcoded values for now
- Validation is a pure function (easy to test)
- Returns ValidationResult with detailed rejection reasons
- Handles all edge cases (0, exactly 50%, overflow, all agents)
## Implementation Summary
**Files Created:**
1. `src/validation.py` - Validation logic
2. `tests/test_fifty_percent_rule.py` - Comprehensive tests
3. `docs/50-percent-rule-validation.md` - Validation report
**Test Scenarios Covered:**
1. ✅ Oversized issue (120K) → REJECTED
2. ✅ Properly sized (80K) → ACCEPTED
3. ✅ Edge case (100K exactly) → ACCEPTED
4. ✅ Sequential issues (3×60K) → All ACCEPTED
5. ✅ All agent types tested
6. ✅ Edge cases (0, very small, boundaries)
**Token Usage:** ~48K / 40.3K estimated (within budget)