E0007 Handoff Bootstrap

Session 2026-04-03 declared E0007. Theme: oddkit tools shift from passive (wait for invocation) to proactive (act as cognitive rhythm). The passive posture was intentional and correct for testing — the pain of success is the graduation signal.

1. encode-persistence-gap.md — Cornerstone governance article. Ready for push to docs/oddkit/encode-persistence-gap.md
2. e0007-implementation-plan.md — Full plan: 5 phases, 16 files, 4 oddkit code changes, A/B testing via canon_url branch override
3. oldc-h-2026-04-03-the-gauntlet-should-run-itself.md — Session ledger with full OLDC+H

Plan is complete but no files have been pushed yet. Phase 0 (branch creation) is the next step.

"A system that requires its user to remember its features has delegated its cognition to the wrong party."

"The system acts, the operator reviews."

• "Project journal" = user-facing term, "epistemic ledger" = canon term
• Continuous OLDC+H encoding at every turn, not session-end batch
• Proactive usage of ALL oddkit tools, not just encode
• Proactive Identity of Integrity resurfacing corrects hallucinations (observed)
• Handoff to new conversation = proactive CST detection + curated bootstrap
• Don't separate journal entries by type — erases narrative
• A/B test uses canon_url param pointing to feature branch

• Governance articles BEFORE oddkit code changes (truth in canon first)
• BM25 requires many small, pointed files — single article won't surface
• Passive posture overwritten but not erased
• ODD is protocol layer, not storage layer

1. Phase 0: Create branch e0007-proactive-posture from main
2. Phase 1: Push epoch declaration files (epoch-7.md, epochs.md update, cornerstone article)
3. Phase 2: Write spin-off governance articles (see plan for full list of 13 files)
4. Phase 4: A/B test with canon_url branch override before oddkit code changes

Branch: e0007-proactive-posture — pushed and live on GitHub
oddkit canon_url test: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/klappy/klappy.dev/e0007-proactive-posture

Results:

• docs_considered: 429 (vs 411 on main) — branch files ARE indexed
• Cornerstone article does NOT surface in top-5 BM25 for any query tested — confirms spin-off articles are essential for relevance
• oddkit_get by URI (klappy://docs/oddkit/encode-persistence-gap) returned "document not found" — possible URI resolution issue with branch files, needs investigation
• A/B testing mechanism via canon_url works — branch content is loaded and searchable

Implication: Phase 2 (spin-off articles) is critical. A single cornerstone article will not surface through BM25 search. Small, pointed articles with specific titles and tags are required for the proactive posture to be discoverable.