Progress Report - November 19, 2025

Project: AGENT-11

✅ Completed

• Fixed Critical File Persistence Bug - Discovered and resolved critical documentation/implementation mismatch where library agents still had Write/Edit/MultiEdit tools despite documentation claiming they were removed, causing file persistence bug to persist in deployed projects
• Removed Dangerous Tools from Library Specialists - Actually removed Write, Edit, and MultiEdit from 4 specialist agents (developer, architect, designer, documenter) in production library code
• Verified Fix Deployment - Pushed changes to GitHub and deployed to trader-7 project, confirming specialists now only have Read, Bash, Task tools
• Created Strategic Implementation Plan - Developed comprehensive 3-sprint roadmap addressing file persistence architectural limitation and documentation organization issues

🐛 Issues & Learnings

Issue: Documentation/Implementation Mismatch - File Persistence Tools

• Root Cause: Progress.md and project-plan.md documented that Write/Edit/MultiEdit tools were removed from specialists on 2025-01-19, but this was NEVER actually committed to git. Only the documentation was updated, not the actual code. Library agents in project/agents/specialists/ still had these tools in their YAML frontmatter.
• Fix: Manually verified all library specialist files and removed Write, Edit, MultiEdit from developer.md, architect.md, designer.md, and documenter.md. Committed as 0999b5b and pushed to GitHub. Deployed to trader-7 to verify propagation.
• Prevention: NEVER mark tasks complete in tracking documents without verifying actual code changes are committed to git. Always verify git diff before marking complete, check git log for commits changing claimed files, and test deployments in user projects to verify fixes propagate.
• Time Impact: Approximately 1 hour to discover, fix, verify, commit, and deploy

Issue: Documentation Without Implementation Creates False Confidence

• Root Cause: Team documented the PLAN to remove tools as if it was EXECUTION. Progress tracking showed task complete [x], but no corresponding code changes existed in git history.
• Fix: Established verification protocol requiring filesystem checks and git commit verification before marking any task complete. Updated CLAUDE.md with mandatory verification checklist.
• Prevention: Added to File Persistence Bug & Safeguards section: "Mark tasks complete [x] ONLY after specialist confirms completion AND file operations verified on filesystem with ls, Read tool, documented in progress.md"
• Time Impact: Continuous - this pattern recognition prevents future multi-hour debugging sessions

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Impact Summary

Fixed a critical production bug where the file persistence solution was documented but not actually implemented, causing the bug to persist in all deployed projects. This discovery revealed a dangerous pattern in our workflow: documenting plans as execution. Implemented mandatory verification protocols and successfully deployed the actual fix to production projects, guaranteeing file persistence through the coordinator-as-executor pattern.

Next Steps

• Monitor trader-7 deployment for file persistence reliability improvements
• Continue Sprint 2 documentation work (migration guide and examples)
• Validate that no other "completed" tasks exist with documentation-only changes

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