Developer Documentation Consolidation — 2026-03-22 (v4.0)

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Daily consolidation run completed. scratchpad/dev.md updated from v3.9 to v4.0.

Summary

Analyzed 63 markdown files in scratchpad/. Found 4 new spec files since the previous run (2026-03-18) that were not yet integrated. Zero tone issues or formatting problems detected across existing files. Content from all 4 new files has been integrated into scratchpad/dev.md.

Metric	Value
Files analyzed	63
New spec files	4
Tone issues fixed	0
Diagrams added	0
Lines before	2,355
Lines after	2,571
Line count change	+216
Coverage	100% (65 spec files)

New Spec Files Integrated

cli-command-patterns.md — CLI conventions

Content integrated into CLI Command Patterns section:

• Logger namespace format: cli:command_name — all CLI commands must use this prefix
• Console output convention: all output goes to os.Stderr via console.FormatXxxMessage() functions; only JSON output uses os.Stdout
• Configuration struct naming: must end in Config suffix
• Standard short flags table (-v verbose, -e engine, -r repo, -o output, -j json, -f force/file, -w watch)
• Flag completion helpers: RegisterDirFlagCompletion(), RegisterFileFlagCompletion()

go-type-patterns.md — Semantic type aliases and typed collections

Content integrated into Go Type Patterns section (new subsection):

• Semantic type aliases: LineLength, Version, WorkflowID, EngineName, GitHubToolName, GitHubToolset — all defined in pkg/constants/constants.go
• Typed slices: GitHubAllowedTools []GitHubToolName and GitHubToolsets []GitHubToolset with ToStringSlice() conversion helpers
• Dynamic YAML/JSON: use map[string]any when structure is unknown at compile time, convert to typed structs early
• Go 1.18+ standard: always use any instead of interface{} in new code

testing.md — Testing framework details

Content integrated into Testing Guidelines section:

• Security regression test files (*_security_regression_test.go) and fuzz test files (*_fuzz_test.go) added to test file naming table
• Assert vs Require distinction: require.* for critical setup (stops test on failure), assert.* for validations (test continues)
• Running tests commands: make test-unit (~25s), make test-security, make bench (~6s), make agent-finish (full validation)
• No mocks / no test suites: intentional design choice for simplicity, reliability, and parallel execution compatibility
• Enforced by testifylint via golangci-lint

safe-output-messages.md — Message module architecture

Content integrated into Safe Outputs System section (new subsection):

• Message module structure: messages_core.cjs, messages_footer.cjs, messages_staged.cjs, messages_run_status.cjs, messages_close_discussion.cjs, messages.cjs (barrel)
• Direct import pattern for new code to reduce bundle size
• 🎭 emoji convention for staged mode previews

Tone Analysis

No tone issues found across any files. All existing content maintains technical standards established in previous runs.

Related Documentation

4 new links added to dev.md Related Documentation section:

• CLI Command Patterns
• Go Type Patterns
• Safe Output Messages
• Testing Guidelines

Historical Comparison

Run	Date	Files	Lines	Tone Issues
v4.0	2026-03-22	65	2,571	0
v3.9	2026-03-18	68*	2,355	0
v3.8	2026-03-06	63	2,149	2

* Previous run reported 68 but actual file count was 63; 5 new files were added to bring total to 65 spec files this run.

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