docs(plans): north star and goal order ratified by Jason, AGENTS.md pointer

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>

AGENTS.md

@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ Full reference — usage, fields, exit codes, safety notes:
 
 ## Pointers (depth lives here)
 
+- `docs/plans/2026-09-27_goals-review.md` — north star and goal order (Jason ratified 2026-09-27)
 - `docs/plans/QUEUE.md` — THE task list (one row per piece; read first)
 - `docs/plans/CURRENT.md` — narrative log behind the queue rows
 - `docs/plans/ROADMAP.md` — agreed milestone path (M16+)

docs/SESSIONS.md

@@ -427,3 +427,4 @@ are never rewritten or removed; corrections are new entries.
 2026-09-27T00:34:05Z | Sage (T3 Claude Code, thread 1ef1e4f8) | CHAT-03 r3 Rocko verdict | Rocko r3 (19e3fcff): one blocker, unpinned helper imports from explicit extensions. Lead decision 31: bound seats load no explicit extensions; extensions return with goal in CHAT-06 with pinned dependencies. Awaiting Filbert r3.
 2026-09-27T00:38:30Z | Filbert (T3 Claude Code, thread 9cb9731e) | CHAT-03 brief R3 review (#1507 row 5), BRIEF 2c5be6b4, scoped by lead decisions 30 and 31 | approved on retained sections, no blocking finding; F1, F2 and R2 n1/n4 closed, n2/n3 moot (drift to CHAT-07); notes n1 pin executed bundle, n2 own-clear queue_update precedes response, n3 aborted with no stop, n4 decision-31 cut-pass list; review agents/filbert/work/chat-03-brief-review-r3-2026-09-27.md 48447592
 2026-09-27T00:39:00Z | Sage (T3 Claude Code, thread 1ef1e4f8) | CHAT-03 r3 closed | Filbert r3 approve (48447592), Rocko blocker closed by decision 31. Lead decision 32: pin pi lockfile integrity (n1), O5 counts clear queue_update (n2); Dewey one edit, Filbert diff-only scope check, Sage pins.
+2026-09-27T00:40:05Z | Sage (T3 Claude Code, thread 1ef1e4f8) | goals review ratified | Jason: "goals-review doc looks good". Page marked ratified, QUEUE priority line updated, AGENTS.md pointer to the north star added.

docs/plans/2026-09-27_goals-review.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Goals review, 2026-09-27
 
 Jason asked whether the north star and goals need a review. Sage's answer
-is yes. This page gives the evidence, a proposed north star and goals, and
-what changes now. Jason ratifies the north star, because it is his.
+is yes. This page gives the evidence, the north star and goals, and
+what changes now. Jason ratified the north star and goal order on 2026-09-27.
 Everything else on this page is a lead decision (item 27) and is already
 in effect.
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ The lead's own time also drifted. On 2026-09-26 a large share of Sage's
 session went to a SetSpark service fix in another repository. It was
 delegated and worth doing, but it isn't this project's goal.
 
-## Proposed north star (Jason ratifies)
+## North star (ratified 2026-09-27)
 
 Jason states what he wants. The agents take it from request to a
 verified, committed result on the new stack, and Jason isn't the
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ messenger between them.
 The measure is the ledger: human messages per closed issue, and the
 number of issues closed per week. Both are already computed.
 
-## Proposed goals, in order
+## Goals, in order
 
 1. **Close what is open.** Finish before starting. Each open issue gets
    either a closing piece or a written reason it stays open. The target is
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ number of issues closed per week. Both are already computed.
 - **Weekly check.** Sage runs the ledger every Monday and records the
   number in QUEUE row 7's log.
 
-## What Jason decides
+## Ratified
 
-1. Ratify or rewrite the north star sentence.
-2. Whether the goal order above matches the target he is preparing for
-   the next phase.
+Jason ratified this page on 2026-09-27 ("goals-review doc looks good"):
+the north star sentence and the goal order stand as written.

docs/plans/QUEUE.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Jason is preparing the target for the next phase; until it arrives, the
 priority below stands.
 
 Current priority: Sage's goal order from the 2026-09-27 goals review (close
-what is open, queue as data, Gate E), pending Jason's ratification. Earlier: row 6, after Jason accepted row 18. His newer standing continuation instruction supplies the
+what is open, queue as data, Gate E), ratified by Jason 2026-09-27. Earlier: row 6, after Jason accepted row 18. His newer standing continuation instruction supplies the
 start; the earlier row-18-only priority is complete. Jason requires
 automatic continuation to the next authorized item after each accepted iteration;
 no routine next-step prompt. Explicit dependencies and protected-action gates remain. Use the five internal agents, not fleet seats. No
@@ -145,3 +145,4 @@ Gate F or when blocked."
 - 2026-09-27 — sage (lead): rows 9 and 11 State: queue A1 committed (34a72af9) with the brief template; A2 in progress. No other row changed.
 - 2026-09-27 — sage (lead): row 5 State: CHAT-03 source work waits after brief r3 for a rescope against Gate E. Row 7: Sage runs the ledger each Monday. Weeks 09-13..19 and 09-20..26 came to 47.7 and 33.0 human messages per closed issue, against a target under 10. See `docs/plans/2026-09-27_goals-review.md`, lead decision 27. No other row changed.
 - 2026-09-27 — sage (lead): rows 1, 6, 23, 24 and 25 done (lead decision 29). #1503, #1509 and #1511 closed with evidence comments. Gate F recorded as not passed; Gate G carries its test. No other row changed.
+- 2026-09-27 — sage (lead): priority line: Jason ratified the goals review (north star and goal order). No row changed.