framework: add agency & persistence patterns to deployed config + guides #542

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opened 2026-06-16 04:09:33 +00:00 by jason.woltje · 0 comments
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Adds 7 additive behavioral/agency rules to the Mosaic framework source (), distilled from the Claude Code system prompt, competitor autonomous-agent prompts (Devin/Cline/Cursor/Windsurf/Droid/Manus/Replit), and Fable 5 consumer-prompt deltas.

Changes (additive only, +37/−0):

  • SOUL.md — own-mistakes stance; USER.md formatting override; reversibility heuristic (hard-gate-reconciled); injected-content caution.
  • AGENTS.md — Block vs. Done semantics (routine questions are not blockers).
  • guides/E2E-DELIVERY.md — failure-handling retry budget (diagnose→3 attempts→escalate); pre-done self-interrogation.
  • guides/ORCHESTRATOR.md — worker-prompt-quality standard; trust-but-verify worker self-reports.
  • guides/QA-TESTING.md — integrity guardrails (no test-editing / mock-to-green / simplify-to-dodge / reasoning about unread code).

Independent review: APPROVE (one remediation applied — removed user-specific parenthetical from framework default). Scope: framework source only; divergent root-level copies untouched.

Adds 7 additive behavioral/agency rules to the Mosaic framework source (), distilled from the Claude Code system prompt, competitor autonomous-agent prompts (Devin/Cline/Cursor/Windsurf/Droid/Manus/Replit), and Fable 5 consumer-prompt deltas. Changes (additive only, +37/−0): - **SOUL.md** — own-mistakes stance; USER.md formatting override; reversibility heuristic (hard-gate-reconciled); injected-content caution. - **AGENTS.md** — Block vs. Done semantics (routine questions are not blockers). - **guides/E2E-DELIVERY.md** — failure-handling retry budget (diagnose→3 attempts→escalate); pre-done self-interrogation. - **guides/ORCHESTRATOR.md** — worker-prompt-quality standard; trust-but-verify worker self-reports. - **guides/QA-TESTING.md** — integrity guardrails (no test-editing / mock-to-green / simplify-to-dodge / reasoning about unread code). Independent review: APPROVE (one remediation applied — removed user-specific parenthetical from framework default). Scope: framework source only; divergent root-level copies untouched.
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Reference: mosaicstack/stack#542