Import record failure isolation — Railspike debug log

2026-10-23T18:19:32Z — Step 1 handoff

docs/railspike/docs/workflow/step1_solution_assessment.md, Structure and Guardrails: comparing a targeted fix, bounded record-failure isolation and blanket exception suppression clarified the safe recommendation without implementing it. Retain the comparison and explicit Step 1 approval gate.
docs/railspike/RAILSPIKE.md, Experimental Effort Estimation: standing enrollment and exposure disclosure preserve the prior diagnostic work without inventing a pre-inspection score. Retain the distinction between projected total and measured effort.

No supported findings.

Step 3/4 organization, branching and implementation commits do not apply to this Step 1 request; leave these planning artifacts uncommitted.

The one-page limit is approximate in Markdown, particularly with required study metadata; the substantive comparison remains concise. Consider distinguishing the assessment body from mandatory bookkeeping in future guidance.

RAILSPIKE.md, state recovery: the prior Step 1 artifact exposed that this exact bug had been diagnosed but left pending, preventing an invented new-cycle or prior-fix narrative. Retain history restoration.
RAILSPIKE.md, effort snapshots: retained the original 0.45 and disclosed the missing prospective v2 score instead of backfilling. Retain that distinction.

No supported findings.

The user explicitly directed building the fix after review. Pending staged planning gates are overridden for this bounded repair; do not manufacture approvals or restart the assessment.

The broader Option B assessment remains incomplete while its immediate defect is repaired. The linked plain-text review explicitly separates the two outcomes; no universal isolation claim is supported.