Spec 0259 — Refactor: delete the dead legacy phase3 runner (orchestrator/phase3.py:run_phase3)
Frontmatter
Field
Value
kind
dev
spec
0259
slug
delete-dead-legacy-phase3-runner
title
Refactor: delete the dead legacy phase3 runner (orchestrator/phase3.py:run_phase3)
type
refactoring
label
refactoring
version_bump
PATCH
target_version
TBD
status
deployed
depends_on
[]
complexity
S
created
2026-05-31
queued_at
started_at
2026-05-31T07:31:22Z
merged_at
2026-05-31T07:36:05Z
deployed_at
2026-05-31T07:38:59Z
pr
https://github.com/Lexiz/dual-research/pull/301
handover
handoffs/2026-05-31-spec-0259-delete-dead-legacy-phase3-runner.md
failure_step
source_session
promoted_from_draft
disposition
ship
disposition_reason
Clean low-risk dead-code removal directly mirroring the already-shipped 0257.1 (legacy phase2/phase4 runner deletion); the legacy run_phase3 has no production caller and its only exercises are two test functions, so it ships straight through /dev-next.
Event timeline
When
Step
Data
2026-05-31T07:30:05Z
cycle_started
{}
2026-05-31T07:30:28Z
preflight_ok
{"checks": ["main_clean", "no_open_spec_prs", "no_in_flight"]}
2026-05-31T07:30:30Z
handoff_read
{"path": "handoffs/2026-05-31-spec-0258-reconciler-citation-liveness-reporting-check.md"}
2026-05-31T07:30:30Z
spec_read
{"path": "specs/0259-delete-dead-legacy-phase3-runner.md", "lines": 92, "type": "refactoring"}
2026-05-31T07:30:30Z
planning_started
{}
2026-05-31T07:31:16Z
reconcile_complete
{"mechanical": 1, "semantic": 0, "verdict": "mechanical"}
2026-05-31T07:31:23Z
in_progress
{}
2026-05-31T07:31:35Z
branched
{"branch": "spec/0259-delete-dead-legacy-phase3-runner", "from": "main@76b8c98"}
2026-05-31T07:31:35Z
implementing_started
{}
2026-05-31T07:33:55Z
implement_complete
{"files_changed": 6, "commits": 0}
2026-05-31T07:33:55Z
tests_started
{}
2026-05-31T07:34:41Z
tests_green
{"passed": 2449}
2026-05-31T07:35:06Z
pr_opened
{"url": "https://github.com/Lexiz/dual-research/pull/301"}
2026-05-31T07:36:29Z
merged
{"pr": "https://github.com/Lexiz/dual-research/pull/301"}
2026-05-31T07:36:38Z
deploy_started
{}
2026-05-31T07:38:16Z
deployed
{"version": "1.67.1"}
2026-05-31T07:38:30Z
deploy_health_check_ok
{}
2026-05-31T07:38:54Z
handoff_written
{"path": "handoffs/2026-05-31-spec-0259-delete-dead-legacy-phase3-runner.md"}
2026-05-31T07:38:59Z
deployed
{"version": "1.67.1"}
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