QUEUE rows 9-13 (#1508): process becomes data, one writer, ledger checks; AGENTS.md cadence reads QUEUE.md first

Jason: the process goes off the rails every time because the entry point is prose. Rows 9-13 are marked required and cannot be parked. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <[email protected]>
2026-09-12 19:41:56 -05:00
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@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ green at every step. Not production software — a proven foundation.

 - **Register** your session in `docs/SESSIONS.md` — one append-only line
  (date, actor, scope, outcome). Never rewrite or remove entries.
- **Cadence**: read `docs/plans/CURRENT.md` → execute its single next action
-  fully (implement → test → verify against acceptance criteria → commit →
-  push → close issue) → update CURRENT.md → register in SESSIONS.md.
+- **Cadence**: read `docs/plans/QUEUE.md` first; your next piece is the first
+  row you own that is briefed, in progress or in review, nothing else. Open only
+  the brief that row links to. Execute it fully (implement → test → verify against acceptance criteria → commit →
+  push → close issue) → move your QUEUE.md row → register in SESSIONS.md.
 - "next" means one action. A batch mandate ("run the queue") repeats the
  loop until green or blocked. Blocked means stop and report, never improvise.
 - Substantial work gets a Gitea issue and a BUILD-LOG phase entry
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ Full reference — usage, fields, exit codes, safety notes:

 ## Pointers (depth lives here)

- `docs/plans/CURRENT.md` — THE next action (single source of "what now")
+- `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/plans/CONDUCTOR.md` — orchestration protocol and guardrails
 - `docs/plans/2026-09-02_atomic-mosaic-foundation.md` — architecture, invariants
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ How to find your next thing:

 States: `queued` (no brief yet) → `briefed` (brief written, not started) →
 `in progress` → `in review` → `Jason: <what he must do>` → `done`. `parked`
-means not before the rows above it and not without Jason's say.
+means not before the rows above it and not without Jason's say. `required`
+means it cannot be parked or reordered below `queued` rows; only Jason moves it.

 Brief locations: "plan page" is `docs/plans/2026-09-12_control-board-mvp.md`.
 Gaps found while working go to `docs/plans/DEFERRED.md`, not here.
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ Gaps found while working go to `docs/plans/DEFERRED.md`, not here.
 | 6 | Darkwing on point: darkwing assigns and gates filbert's work (piece 5 on the plan page) | darkwing | none yet | briefed; Jason: send the start message from the board on Sunday 2026-09-13 | F: filbert's item closes with zero human messages from Jason | plan page, "Piece 5: darkwing on point" |
 | 7 | Weekly ledger run and rails number | Jason | — | recurring, end of Monday 2026-09-14 | under 10 human messages per closed issue for the week of 2026-09-13 | `packages/ledger/README.md` |
 | 8 | Fleet seats (`~/.mosaic`) onto `mosaic launch` | unassigned | — | queued; not before row 6 is done | Jason's call | none yet |
+| 9 | Queue as data: JSON registry, `mosaic queue` is the only writer (list, add, move, assign) | darkwing | #1508 | required; starts when row 6 is done, before row 8 | G: a fresh seat with no prior context finds and starts its piece from the queue alone, zero human messages | #1508 |
+| 10 | AGENTS.md cadence reads the queue first; CURRENT.md is narrative only | coordinator | #1508 | done 2026-09-13 (AGENTS.md cadence and pointer lines) | — | #1508 |
+| 11 | Brief template: goal, gate, owner, out of scope, files owned; one page, linked from the row | darkwing | #1508 | required; with row 9 | rows 9 and 12 use it | #1508 |
+| 12 | Reviews and receipts through the board or issue comments, not files in `docs/plans/reviews/` | darkwing | #1508 | required; after row 9 | one review round with no new file under reviews/ | #1508 |
+| 13 | Ledger checks: open issue has a row; in-progress row has a live seat; done row has a closed issue | darkwing | #1508 | required; after row 9 | violations printed with the weekly number, first run Monday 2026-09-21 | #1508 |

 Start message for row 6, sent from the board to darkwing:
 "Read docs/plans/QUEUE.md, then the plan page section "Piece 5: darkwing on
@@ -52,5 +58,6 @@ Gate F or when blocked."
 ## Log of table changes

 - 2026-09-13 — created; rows 1 to 8 taken from CURRENT.md, DEFERRED.md and the plan page.
+- 2026-09-13 — rows 9 to 13 added (#1508): the process itself becomes data with one writer and ledger checks. Jason: "I want this iron-clad." Required, not parked; rule: these rows cannot be moved to parked, only to done.

 - 2026-09-13 — dewey: WebUI row advanced to Jason-owned Gate E after Filbert approval, exact committed-tree 208/208 and remote-verified ea00ec66 publication. No other row changed.