Production Stories

Real-world loop engineering — including failures. Contribute yours via CONTRIBUTING.md.

Story	Pattern	Takeaway
pr-babysitter-week-one.md	PR Babysitter	State + attempt limits + verifier
daily-triage-report-only.md	Daily Triage	L1 before L2
why-we-killed-ci-sweeper.md	CI Sweeper	Budget, branch allowlist, kill switch
dependency-sweeper-week-one.md	Dependency Sweeper	Verifier must match CI install path
multi-loop-collision.md	Multi-loop	Branch lock + collision detection
l1-to-l2-graduation.md	Daily Triage	Calibration before auto-fix
changelog-drafter-week-one.md	Changelog Drafter	Low-risk, high-ROI L1 win
post-merge-cleanup-honest-win.md	Post-Merge Cleanup	Off-peak cadence; verifier caught doc/API drift; bot-merge noise
quant-loop-the-verifier-problem.md	Quant research (domain)	Numerical checker beats LLM-as-verifier for backtests
quant-loop-out-of-time.md	Quant research (domain)	Strategy passed research, failed out-of-time data
ky-cut-surface-generation-vs-consequence.md	Philosophy → loop bridge	Generation ≠ consequence; preserve the cut surface

Template for new stories:

# Title — Context
## Setup
## What Worked
## What Broke
## Metrics (if any)
## Lesson