Backup feature flags — Railspike debug log

Timestamp: 2026-10-26T07:52:12Z Step: 1 solution assessment Debug mode: enabled; host root marker file present; no workflow override. State restored before handoff.

Necessary/useful instructions

Source: docs/railspike/docs/workflow/step1_solution_assessment.md — options and review gate. Observation: Comparing complete category control with archive-only control exposed the SQLite Viewer consequence before implementation. Suggestion: Retain the options and explicit approval gate.

Source: docs/railspike/RAILSPIKE.md — Experimental Effort Estimation and durable debug state. Observation: Standing enrollment, new-cycle extended estimates and marker-based debug state were recorded without another selection question. Frozen R1 hashes matched the host ledger; source exposure is explicit. Suggestion: Retain state precedence and exposure requirements.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

No supported findings.

Uncertain assessments

Source: docs/railspike/docs/workflow/step1_solution_assessment.md — one-page deliverable, combined with required study metadata. Observation: Required provenance/checkpoint fields add appreciable length to a small two-option assessment; rendered page length depends on the viewer. Suggestion: Consider allowing a linked checkpoint appendix while keeping the comparison short. No workflow changes made.

Verification: Read current flag, backup, routing, navigation and SQLite Viewer sources; checked R1 hashes and documentation diff. No application changes or runtime/UI test claims. Future-step navigation is intentionally plain text until artifacts exist. Outcome: Step 1 drafted; next step awaits explicit approval. No dependencies added, commits created or uploads performed.

Step 2 report

Timestamp: 2026-10-27T00:30:46Z Debug mode: enabled; inherited from Step 1 and restored before handoff. Approval: User approved Step 1; Step 2 requirements drafted for recommended Option A.

Necessary/useful instructions

Source: docs/railspike/docs/workflow/step2_feature_description.md — shared inventory and completion boundary. Observation: The inventory makes the SQLite Viewer download link/loader and warm page/archive behavior part of normal-flow acceptance, alongside operator controls and recovery. Suggestion: Retain these requirements.

Source: docs/railspike/RAILSPIKE.md — effort checkpoint and approval gates. Observation: Step 2 retains the same 0.40 full-cycle projection, baseline and exposure, with hashes reverified and prior scores preserved. Repeated Step 1 approval did not create duplicate cycles or authorize implementation. Suggestion: Retain durable state and explicit step gates.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

No supported findings.

Inapplicable instructions

Source: Step 2 — documentation-only delivery boundary. Observation: The planned outcome requires application changes; this turn writes planning documents only. Suggestion: Retain conditional applicability; planning-only activity does not make the feature documentation-only.

Verification: Source inspection confirmed SQLite download dependency and shared controls; documentation links and diff checked. No application tests required or runtime verification claimed for this planning-only turn. Dependency delta: zero. Outcome: Step 2 ready for review; implementation unapproved and documents uncommitted.

Step 3 report

Timestamp: 2026-10-27T01:13:18Z Debug mode: enabled; inherited current state restored on entry and before handoff. Approval: Step 2 explicitly approved; no new enhancement or scope revision.

Necessary/useful instructions

Source: step3_development_plan_before.md — boundary and request reconciliation. Observation: Preserved Option A and its SQLite consequence; repeated approval did not create another cycle. Suggestion: Retain.

Source: step3_development_plan_do.md — completion contract, stages and shared-work ownership. Observation: Text and image slices include their controls and recovery; shared cache/navigation integration and rendered acceptance have explicit owners. Existing configuration template tests are included. Suggestion: Retain normal-flow and shared-work requirements.

Source: step3_development_plan_after.md — approval and estimate checks. Observation: All four stages have stable identities, estimates, dependencies, verification, risks and canonical components; cycle projection remains independently 0.40. No code, branch or commit was created. Suggestion: Retain approval gate and separate estimate semantics.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

No supported findings.

Uncertain assessments

Source: Step 3 Do/After — one-page target with all mandatory stage fields and study records. Observation: Four stages require repeated field labels plus study/approval metadata; the resulting document exceeds a conventional printed page despite concise fields. Suggestion: Consider a short main comparison/plan with linked metadata, or make the page target subordinate to mandatory fields. Current plan retains the required evidence; no instruction edits made.

Verification: Source/test inventory and exact R1 hashes checked; plan covers all approved requirements. Local links and diff checked. Runtime tests remain implementation work; no execution or deployment results claimed. Outcome: Await Approved Step 3. Planning remains uncommitted; dependency delta zero.

Step 4 completed report

Timestamp: 2026-10-27T01:33:49Z Debug mode: enabled; restored from current implementation summary and debug contract before handoff. Approval: Step 3 explicitly approved; four stages complete within Option A scope. Final implementation commit: 5480b0ca. Planning 6797de0f; stages 74ff9dc0, d40980d4, 41244f96, 5480b0ca. Each stage contains its summary; this report is a separate log-only handoff commit.

Necessary/useful instructions

Source: step4_implementation_before.md — planning commit gate and organization. Observation: Feature branch/folder and approved plans were committed before the summary or code; accumulated ledger updates remained outside the planning commit and joined closeout. Suggestion: Retain the file boundary.

Source: step4_implementation_do.md — normal-flow completion and stage verification. Observation: Signed-browser acceptance detected the missing live-navigation trigger after direct server checks passed. Shared SQLite review identified the absent-viewer dialog guard; browser open/close validation and existing dialog suite passed after correction. Suggestion: Retain actual-flow verification and explicit recovery requirements.

Source: step4_implementation_after.md — evidence limits and commit cadence. Observation: Four stage commits, focused PHP/browser successes and an identically reproduced baseline activity-link assertion failure are separately documented. Full suite/production/physical-device/maintainer acceptance remain unverified. Suggestion: Retain evidence distinctions and stage summary requirements.

Redundant/unnecessary instructions

No supported findings.

Inapplicable instructions

Source: Step 4 — documentation-only boundaries and migration verification. Observation: This is an application feature with no schema/format migration or dependency changes. No migration, package installation or deployment was performed. Suggestion: Retain conditional applicability.

Uncertain assessments

Source: Experimental Effort Estimation — scope ratings. Observation: Original cycle 0.40 is preserved; independently judged retrospective 0.45 reflects shared-surface acceptance/corrections. Original/retrospective stage values remain separate, single exposed rater and no measured labor. Suggestion: Retain uncertainty; maintainer comfortable-fit judgment is pending.

Verification: Final focused batch 61/61, strengthened backup/behavior 8/8, selected smoke 7/7; final signed backup browser 240 states plus expanded disabled dialog passes; existing listing-query, toolbar, messaging-navigation and archive recovery browser suites pass. Local link/diff/syntax checks pass. Dependency delta zero; todo.txt untouched. Temporary baseline worktree removed after reproducing the existing failure. Outcome: Local implementation complete on feat/backup-feature-flags, clean working tree expected after this log commit. No merge, push, deployment, upload, independent outcome or accepted-count increment.