Spec 0255 — Decouple the closeout-urge gate from effective status: fire should_urge_closeout on RAW self-reported AGREED so a spec-0229 addressee-obligation demotion no longer disarms the closeout → ghost-cap escape valve and deadlocks phase 2/4 to the hard cap
Frontmatter
Field
Value
kind
dev
spec
0255
slug
decouple-closeout-urge-from-effective-status
title
Decouple the closeout-urge gate from effective status: fire should_urge_closeout on RAW self-reported AGREED so a spec-0229 addressee-obligation demotion no longer disarms the closeout → ghost-cap escape valve and deadlocks phase 2/4 to the hard cap
type
new-feature
label
new-feature
version_bump
MINOR
target_version
1.64.0
status
deployed
depends_on
['0114', '0229']
complexity
S
created
2026-05-29
queued_at
2026-05-29T12:57:08Z
started_at
2026-05-29T14:05:45Z
merged_at
2026-05-29T14:13:05Z
deployed_at
2026-05-29T14:24:32Z
pr
https://github.com/Lexiz/dual-research/pull/295
handover
handoffs/2026-05-29-spec-0255-decouple-closeout-urge-from-effective-status.md
failure_step
source_session
promoted_from_draft
disposition
ship
disposition_reason
Deterministic phase-2 hard-cap deadlock on a fully-agreed run that wastes a full prod-tier run and produces no final.md, so it ships now.
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When
Step
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2026-05-29T12:58:35Z
queued
{}
2026-05-29T14:04:13Z
cycle_started
{}
2026-05-29T14:05:14Z
preflight_ok
{"checks": ["main_clean", "no_open_spec_prs", "no_in_flight"]}
2026-05-29T14:05:22Z
handoff_read
{"path": "handoffs/2026-05-29-spec-0254-parked-spec-activity-event-renders-as-queued.md"}
2026-05-29T14:05:22Z
spec_read
{"path": "specs/0255-decouple-closeout-urge-from-effective-status.md", "lines": 131, "type": "new-feature"}
2026-05-29T14:05:22Z
planning_started
{}
2026-05-29T14:05:32Z
reconcile_complete
{"mechanical": 0, "semantic": 0, "verdict": "clean"}
2026-05-29T14:05:45Z
in_progress
{}
2026-05-29T14:05:58Z
branched
{"branch": "spec/0255-decouple-closeout-urge-from-effective-status", "from": "main@d9d7cfd"}
2026-05-29T14:05:58Z
implementing_started
{}
2026-05-29T14:11:21Z
tests_started
{}
2026-05-29T14:11:58Z
tests_green
{"passed": 2447}
2026-05-29T14:12:55Z
pr_opened
{"url": "https://github.com/Lexiz/dual-research/pull/295"}
2026-05-29T14:13:26Z
merged
{"pr": "https://github.com/Lexiz/dual-research/pull/295"}
2026-05-29T14:13:32Z
deploy_started
{}
2026-05-29T14:23:52Z
deployed
{"version": "1.64.0"}
2026-05-29T14:23:52Z
deploy_health_check_ok
{}
2026-05-29T14:24:22Z
handoff_written
{"path": "handoffs/2026-05-29-spec-0255-decouple-closeout-urge-from-effective-status.md"}
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