2026-08-01

Log

Session:20:15 (Tray.jl — agent value alignment)

• Completed full four-layer agent value alignment audit and implementation on Tray.jl
• Layer 1 (Value): Drafted and approved falsifiable value proposition (5× range query speedup vs naive, 6mo from 1.0.0); signed 3 kill criteria; built benchmark suite showing 14.4× already achieved; propagated VP verbatim to AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, EARS spec §0, review agenda
• Layer 2 (Governance): Deployed CHARTER.md (scope, principles, prohibitions, escalation, success/failure); added BADR requirement to OpenSpec workflow; created alignment infrastructure directory
• Layer 3 (Runtime Prompt): Goal Sandwich (VP at top + bottom of AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md); Minimal Footprint clause; Pre-Action Alignment Check (OBJECTIVE/SCOPE/PROGRESS); Drift Check (>3 exchanges); 8 escalation triggers (added: conflicting requirements, scope boundary, unexpected state, confidence below threshold); Known Limitation noted
• Layer 4 (Infrastructure): Lefthook pre-commit hook protecting all MANAGED blocks; bench/ benchmark suite with 4 benchmarks + naive O(n) comparison; Value Realization Review scheduled 2026-10-30; red-team review executed (5 scenarios, 4 PASS/1 PARTIAL)
• Integration: Vocabulary bridge (8 concepts with example wording); traceability matrix (11 links, 3 🟢/8 🔴); weekly metrics template; README alignment status line; GOAL block versioning (v1); justfile targets (bench, bench-query, align-check)
• Rule of 5 review applied twice — all findings fixed (hook false-positives, GOAL marker consistency, benchmark scope fragility, VP section location, charter duplication)
• Created beads issue TRAYS-3q3 (Approve: Value Proposition and Agent Charter)
• Next: Run first weekly metrics entry; run value-focused eval cases; re-run benchmarks at 10⁶ scale for VP metric baseline