standards: load the standards index by default #7567

Activity

1. kyle-sexton

   added

   needs-humanHuman-in-the-loop required; autonomous sessions must not resolve items carrying this.Human-in-the-loop required; autonomous sessions must not resolve items carrying this.

   on Oct 16, 2026
2. kyle-sexton

   added the

   Task

   issue type on Oct 16, 2026
3. kyle-sexton

   added a parent issue on Oct 16, 2026

   • Epic: absorb Lauren Tan's and Matt Pocock's agent workflows (poteto-review) #7555
4. kyle-sexton

   set

   Work status

   to

   needs-spec

   on Oct 16, 2026
5. github-actions commented on Oct 16, 2026

   

   github-actionsBot

   on Oct 16, 2026 – with GitHub Actions

   Last edited by github-actions

   Contributor

   More actions

   Proposed work class: none

   Size: Small
   Complexity: Low
   Uncertainty: Knowable
   Flags: intent

   Understood: this item is parked. The standards index stays unloaded by default (Q176), and it reopens only when an agent is seen missing a general standard. Nothing in the issue or comments cites such a miss, so the reopen trigger hasn't fired and no decision is recorded.

   Open questions:

   1. Has an agent been seen missing a general standard? If so, which one? RECOMMENDED: keep this parked until a concrete miss is cited, because the issue says it reopens only on a miss.
   2. If reopened, which mechanism should load the index: an @​import in AGENTS.md, or a SessionStart hook? RECOMMENDED: the @​import, because C15 says to inject nothing unasked and an import is static and visible. The decision belongs to the owner.

   No likely duplicates found. Refs #7555.

   _{Automated triage. A maintainer reviews it.}
6. kyle-sexton

   added

   needs-specNeeds a Brief or plan before anyone can build it.Needs a Brief or plan before anyone can build it.

   on Oct 16, 2026
7. kyle-sexton

   removed

   needs-humanHuman-in-the-loop required; autonomous sessions must not resolve items carrying this.Human-in-the-loop required; autonomous sessions must not resolve items carrying this.

   on Oct 24, 2026
8. kyle-sexton commented on Oct 24, 2026

   

   kyle-sexton

   on Oct 24, 2026

   MemberAuthor

   More actions

   Released for re-triage under the owner's 2026-10-24 rule: an issue stops for a person only for an intent or vision question, a security call, a host or attended run, or spend outside prepaid credit. The hold label came off and intake triage runs again now; it re-applies a hold, with a numbered question, when one of those applies.

   To hold this issue again, add needs-human (or status: needs-decision) and say why in a comment.
9. github-actions

   added

   needs-triageNot yet classified. Floor until a type and one priority tier are set.Not yet classified. Floor until a type and one priority tier are set.

   priority: mediumReal value, no hard deadline; normal backlog flow.Real value, no hard deadline; normal backlog flow.

   status: needs-decisionAwaiting a human or maintainer judgment call.Awaiting a human or maintainer judgment call.

   on Oct 24, 2026
10. melodic-automation-lanes commented on Oct 24, 2026

    

    melodic-automation-lanesBot

    on Oct 24, 2026

    Contributor

    More actions

    Refinement. A read-only run explored this repository, searched its issues and pull requests, and read the allowed docs to draft what follows. On an issue a listed human filed, it counts as the issue's spec once posted, while unedited; it is still model text, so check it.

    Intended outcome: Parked: the standards index stays unloaded by default until an agent is seen missing a general standard, then the owner picks an AGENTS.md @​import or a SessionStart hook.

    Related work

    • standards: per-concern standards layout #7583 (related): Owns the per-concern standards layout, which this issue lists as out of scope.
    • config-cascade: settings resolution and convention home #7571 (related): Config-cascade and convention home; may affect where a default-loaded index lives.

    Open questions

    1. Has an agent been seen missing a general standard, and which one? The reopen trigger and the first done-when item need a cited miss.
       RECOMMENDED: Keep this parked until a concrete miss is cited in a comment. Basis: The issue body's Reopen trigger and Decisions sections; no comment cites a miss.
    2. If reopened, should the index load through an @​import in AGENTS.md or a SessionStart hook?
       RECOMMENDED: Use the @​import, because it is static and visible and C15 says to inject nothing unasked. Basis: judgment
    3. Is a decision to load the index by default an owner intent call, so that no lane run should make it?
       RECOMMENDED: Yes. The decision stays with the owner, and the lane only files slices after it is recorded. Basis: Decisions section: deferred (Q176); the issue is labelled status: needs-decision.

    Sources read

    • .base/docs/conventions/standards/README.md:56: the standards index lives under docs/conventions/standards/ and is resolved by plugins via the standards contract, not loaded by default.
    • .base/plugins/review/skills/quality-gate/SKILL.md:54: review criteria resolve through the standards index per the standards-contract binding.

    _{Automated refinement by the lanes App. Answer with a comment whose first line is **Decision recorded.**.}