feat(banker): Banker QA workflow + KG edge waves + IC Pyramid — integrated with main 8.0.2 (wrapped subagents, dormant flag-off)#178
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Adds the canonical architecture, phase gating spec, and modular precedent for the Banker Q&A Output feature, behind BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false default flag. Symmetric architecture with three new sibling agents (banker-intake-analyst, banker-specialist-coverage-validator, banker-qa-writer) bookending the question-driven pipeline. Single-condition dispatcher: flag is the master switch. All five load-bearing component families (promptEnhancer.js, memo-executive-summary-writer.js, 25 specialists, 6 synthesis prompts, 12 existing QA dimensions) remain byte-untouched. Locks in 10 invariants (I1-I10) verifiable as binary diff/grep/SQL checks, three gating mechanisms (M1 orchestrator system-prompt injection, M2 artifact-existence gating, M3 orchestrator-controlled dispatch), and a 9-gate implementation/validation/rollout sequence (G0-G8). Adds Dim 13 with rubric inheritance from Dim 3 (provably identical per-answer quality bar). Defense in depth via three coverage gates: banker-specialist-coverage-validator post-Wave-1, pre-qa-validate Q-coverage gate, Dim 13 scoring. Phase 2 (visualization) deferred per data-first principle. Establishes modular precedent (§ 17) for future workflow modes (regulatory filing, litigation prep, tax memo, compliance audit, cross-border M&A) at ~6-7 days each with zero load-bearing modifications. Estimate: ~835 LoC + ~1,040 prompt lines across ~27 files, 11-day Phase 1 timeline, zero DB migrations, zero compliance impact. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds W1 implementer guidance to § 15.2.B mapping Cardinal v2.0's substantive intake-stage content (10-stage resolution protocol, utility M&A sector scaffold, acquirer failure-mode context, prohibited-assumption rules, client archetype matrix) into banker-intake-analyst's prompt, banker-deal-context.json schema, and banker-prohibited-assumptions.json sidecar — without adopting Cardinal's architectural assumptions that would violate I3/I4.
Architecture stays as locked: three sibling agents, single-condition flag dispatch, byte-untouched load-bearing components, Dim 13 with rubric inheritance, M1/M2/M3 gating mechanisms.
Cardinal's specialist-system-prompt injection, per-dimension-penalty application to Dims 0-11, non-canonical phase nomenclature ("Phase 8.5/10/12"), 22-specialist count (vs. actual 25), hard-halt on non-utility sectors, and 5,000-8,000-word Executive Memo Wrapper output are explicitly marked DO NOT ADOPT — with rationale.
Cardinal Executive Memo Wrapper deferred to Phase 3 (post-pilot decision; promote to v6.16 only if G5 pilot banker requests a narrative wrapper alongside the Q&A grid).
Net effect: banker-intake-analyst captures ~80% of Cardinal's intake-stage value while preserving all 10 invariants and the 11-day Phase 1 timeline.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false (default) to featureFlags.js with full v6.14 contract comment, and to flags.env. Flag controls existence (whether three new sibling agents are dispatched and their downstream KG/Dim 13/artifact infrastructure produces rows), not behavior of any load-bearing component. Per spec § 15.1: "the flag controls existence, not behavior." Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.1 + § 16.1 G1 Gate: G1.1 of 11 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Three new subagent definition files following the established 8-file
subagent-scaffold pattern. Each file is a minimal `def` export wiring the
agent's description, execution metadata, model (sonnet-4-6), tools, and
its capability prompt (capabilities themselves land in G1.3 via
_promptConstants.js).
Symmetric architecture bookends the question-driven pipeline:
banker-intake-analyst (FRONT)
Inputs: raw banker prompt (15-20 numbered Qs + deal context)
Outputs: banker-questions-presented.md, banker-deal-context.json,
banker-prohibited-assumptions.json, banker-intake-state.json
Phase: G0.5 (before P1) when BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=true
banker-specialist-coverage-validator (MID, Wave 1.5)
Inputs: research-plan.md, banker-questions-presented.md,
specialist-reports/*.md
Outputs: specialist-coverage-report.md, specialist-coverage-state.json
Phase: G3.5 (after V4, before G1.x) — enforces I9
banker-qa-writer (BACK)
Inputs: banker-questions-presented.md, specialist-coverage-state.json,
executive-summary.md (read only), consolidated-footnotes.md,
section-reports/section-IV-*.md
Outputs: banker-question-answers.md, banker-qa-state.json,
banker-qa-metadata.json
Phase: G6 (after G5, before A1)
All three are pure additive sibling agents — they introduce zero edits to
the 25 existing specialists, 6 synthesis prompts, 12 existing QA dims, or
memo-executive-summary-writer. Invariants I1, I2, I3, I4, I7 preserved.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.B/C/D
Gate: G1.2 of 11
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Three new exports in _promptConstants.js — the load-bearing capability
prompts consumed by the three sibling agent definitions added in G1.2:
BANKER_INTAKE_ANALYST_CAPABILITY (~280 prompt lines)
Documents the 10-stage internal resolution protocol (entity/intent
parsing -> sector classification -> deal-stage classification ->
primary-source fact retrieval -> archetype resolution -> specialist
priority hinting -> sector scaffold selection -> acquirer
failure-mode retrieval -> prohibited-assumption assembly ->
composition), three output artifacts with explicit schemas
(banker-questions-presented.md verbatim preservation rule,
banker-deal-context.json schema, banker-prohibited-assumptions.json
rule schema), and the question-hygiene gate.
Cardinal Framing Layer v2.0 content adopted as blueprint per spec
§ 15.2.B W1 implementer note. Explicit "Do NOT adopt" list honored:
no specialist-system-prompt injection (preserves I3/I4), no
per-Dim-0-11 penalties (preserves I3), graceful degradation on
non-utility sectors (no hard-halt), no Cardinal 5,000-8,000-word
executive memo wrapper (deferred to Phase 3).
BANKER_SPECIALIST_COVERAGE_VALIDATOR_CAPABILITY (~220 prompt lines)
Per-question PASS / REMEDIATE / ACCEPT_UNCERTAIN decision matrix
with evidence-bearing rules and remediation-task emission format.
Max 2 remediation cycles; ACCEPT_UNCERTAIN rationale propagates
downstream to banker-qa-writer.
BANKER_QA_WRITER_CAPABILITY (~300 prompt lines)
Pure consolidator contract — reads banker-questions-presented.md
(NOT questions-presented.md, which remains the exec summary
writer's exclusive input per I2), specialist-coverage-state.json,
executive-summary.md (read only — never modified per I1),
consolidated-footnotes.md, and section-IV reports; emits one
### Q#: block per banker question with Answer / Because /
Confidence / Supporting analysis / Citations + a machine-readable
banker-qa-metadata.json sidecar consumed by KG Phase 1b and the
/api/db/sessions/:key/questions endpoint.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.B/C/D
Gate: G1.3 of 11
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Wire the three sibling agents into the platform's standard discoverability
and observability layers. None of these edits are flag-gated — registry
shape stays stable across flag flips, classifications return null/no-op
when their target agents never invoke (M3 gating at dispatch time
prevents invocation under flag-off operation).
legalSubagents/index.js
- Import three new def exports (banker-intake-analyst,
banker-specialist-coverage-validator, banker-qa-writer)
- Append three [name, def] tuples to LEGAL_SUBAGENTS registry
utils/hookSSEBridge.js
classifyAgent() additions:
- banker-intake-analyst -> { phase: 'intake', stage: 'banker_intake', wave: null }
- banker-specialist-coverage-validator -> { phase: 'validation', stage: 'specialist_coverage', wave: 1.5 }
- banker-qa-writer -> { phase: 'generation', stage: 'banker_qa_output', wave: null }
classifyDocument() additions:
- banker-questions-presented.md -> 'banker-intake'
- specialist-coverage-report.md -> 'specialist-coverage'
- banker-question-answers.md -> 'banker-qa'
catalogDisplay/agentClassifications.js
- New 'intake' phase with banker-intake-analyst membership
- banker-specialist-coverage-validator added to 'validation' membership
- banker-qa-writer added to 'generation' membership
- AGENT_OUTPUT_MAP entries for all three agents
catalogDisplay/agentDisplayMeta.js
- Three new entries with role / expertise / dealContext following
the established IB/PE/M&A-banker-friendly description pattern
Per spec § 15.2.B/C/D (file enumerations) — these match the 8-file
subagent-scaffold pattern entries for each new sibling agent.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.B/C/D
Gate: G1.4 of 11
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Four additive entries each for the three new sibling agents — sufficient
for the existing hook-to-DB bridge to classify, persist, and index banker
artifacts without any other code changes downstream.
VALID_REPORT_TYPES Set
+ 'banker_intake' (banker-questions-presented.md)
+ 'specialist_coverage' (specialist-coverage-report.md)
+ 'banker_qa' (banker-question-answers.md)
REPORT_TYPE_MATCHERS (path-based first-match-wins)
+ 'banker-questions-presented' -> 'banker_intake'
+ 'specialist-coverage-report' -> 'specialist_coverage'
+ 'banker-question-answers' -> 'banker_qa'
AGENT_TYPE_MATCHERS (state-key-based first-match-wins)
Listed FIRST so they take precedence over the broader patterns:
+ 'banker-intake-analyst' -> 'banker-intake-analyst'
+ 'banker-specialist-coverage-validator' -> 'banker-specialist-coverage-validator'
+ 'banker-qa-writer' -> 'banker-qa-writer'
STATE_FILE_MAP
+ 'banker-intake-analyst' -> banker-intake-state.json
+ 'banker-specialist-coverage-validator' -> specialist-coverage-state.json
+ 'banker-qa-writer' -> banker-qa-state.json
STATE_FILE_DIR_MAP
+ All three banker agents write state files to session root
(consistent with their .md outputs)
Additive enum values — under BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false the agents never run,
so no rows ever match these new enums (intrinsic dormancy). Preserves
invariant I5.
Per spec § 15.2.H "Persistence + routing wiring (4 entries in 1 file)" —
expanded slightly because the spec's "4 entries" count was for a single
agent; we touched the same four maps for each of the three agents.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.H
Gate: G1.5 of 11
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two surgical edits to agentStreamHandler.js implementing the single-
condition intake routing prescribed by spec § 15.2.A — no signature
detection, no input-shape heuristic, the flag IS the master switch:
1. Intake dispatcher (line 239-263 area)
When BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=true:
- SKIP runPromptEnhancementPhase() — promptEnhancer.js never
invokes (preserves invariant I7 byte-identical enhancer)
- Strip 'intake-research-analyst' from mainAgents passed to the
orchestrator (prevents legacy intake double-dispatch with the
banker-intake-analyst that the orchestrator dispatches via G0.5)
When BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false:
- Existing promptEnhancer.js path runs unchanged
2. Orchestrator system-prompt injection (line ~301)
Mirroring the existing CITATION_WEBSEARCH_VERIFICATION pattern:
BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=${featureFlags.BANKER_QA_OUTPUT}
This is mechanism M1 — the orchestrator's task framing for
downstream subagents conditionally includes/omits banker-specific
instructions based on this in-prompt signal. Subagent prompts
themselves remain byte-untouched.
Rationale for skipping promptEnhancer.js entirely under flag-on rather
than letting both intake paths run: banker-intake-analyst handles a
fundamentally different input shape (15-20 explicit numbered questions
+ deal context) than promptEnhancer.js's short-query enrichment. Running
both would double-cost and could surface contradictory intake artifacts.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.A
(gating mechanism table rows 1 + M1 row)
Gate: G1.6 of 11
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…ode)
Two coordinated edits to the orchestrator master prompt:
1. MANDATORY PHASE SEQUENCE table (line 98 area)
Four new gated rows inserted at functionally-correct positions:
- G0.5 banker-intake-analyst — BEFORE P1 (session-init)
- G2.5 orchestrator Q→specialist routing into research-plan.md —
AFTER P1, BEFORE P2 specialist dispatch
- G3.5 banker-specialist-coverage-validator — AFTER V4 (Wave 1
complete), BEFORE G1.x section-generation (enforces I9)
- G6 banker-qa-writer — AFTER G5 (or G4 if G5 skipped),
BEFORE A1 final-synthesis
Banker-mode gating note added below the table: phases fire ONLY
when system prompt contains BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=true. Under flag-off
the phase sequence is bit-identical to the legacy pipeline
(preserves I5/I8).
2. NEW "BANKER Q&A MODE PROTOCOL" section (~95 lines inserted before
PHASE EXECUTION PROTOCOL ANTI-LOOP PROTECTION)
Concrete operational protocol for each new phase:
- G0.5: input contract, output files, failure mode, recovery
- G2.5: research-plan.md amendment recipe, mapping algorithm,
failure mode (unmapped Q → halt for operator)
- G3.5: PASS / REMEDIATE / ACCEPT_UNCERTAIN decision matrix,
max-2-cycle remediation loop, escalation threshold
(recommended ≥30% remaining REMEDIATE = operator review)
- G6: input contract, output contract, side effects on A2
(Dim 13 scoring) and KG Phase 1b
Banker-mode invariants enforced explicitly:
- I1: G3 exec summary writer is byte-untouched and does NOT
receive banker-questions-presented.md
- I9: G3.5 must complete PASS or ACCEPT_UNCERTAIN before any
memo-section-writer SubagentStart
- I3/I4: zero specialist-prompt modifications; banker-specific
framing reaches specialists ONLY via M1 task framing
during P2 dispatch, never as edits to specialist prompts
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.A + § 15.2.B/C/D
Gate: G1.7 of 11
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…er + final-synthesis)
Two existing-agent prompts gain conditional behavior via mechanism M2
(artifact-existence gating) — the SAFEST gating mechanism for static
exported prompts because subagent prompts cannot read featureFlags at
runtime. The conditional branches activate ONLY when banker-mode
artifacts physically exist in the session directory; absent files cause
the conditional to short-circuit silently.
memo-section-writer.js (preserves invariant I4 — CREAC structure)
New "BANKER Q&A CROSS-REFERENCE SURFACING" section at the bottom
of the prompt instructs the section writer to:
1. Glob session root for banker-questions-presented.md
2. If absent: produce section exactly as today (unchanged)
3. If present: also read research-plan.md SPECIALIST ASSIGNMENTS
to find the Q-routing block; for each banker question whose
routing names this section's specialists, append a one-line
"Addresses banker questions: Q1, Q3, Q7" reference under the
section header AND at the close of Subsection B
4. Include banker_questions_addressed array in RETURN FORMAT JSON
(omitted when the conditional did not execute)
CREAC subsections A-F, 4,000-6,000-word target, risk assessment
tables, citation discipline — ALL unchanged.
memo-final-synthesis.js (preserves memo assembly contract)
New "BANKER Q&A COVERAGE VERIFICATION" section instructs the
final-synthesis writer to:
1. Glob session root for banker-questions-presented.md
2. If absent: proceed as today
3. If present: verify each banker question has a matching
### Q#: block in banker-question-answers.md AND at least one
section materially addresses it (per the Q-cross-ref note
emitted by memo-section-writer's banker branch above)
4. Append [BANKER COVERAGE NOTE] structured warnings to the
Detailed Section Directory for any uncovered question
No new memo sections introduced; no word-count target changes;
no assembly procedure changes. Conditional adds a verification
pass + (when gaps exist) directory-level coverage notes.
Both prompts use file-existence as the gate — when BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false
at the server level, banker-intake-analyst never runs,
banker-questions-presented.md never exists, and the conditionals never
fire. Preserves invariants I1, I2, I3, I4 by construction.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.A
(gating table rows for memo-section-writer + memo-final-synthesis)
Gate: G1.8 of 11
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Knowledge graph extraction grows a new Phase 1b that materializes banker
questions as first-class graph entities. This is the load-bearing data
foundation that makes Phase 2 (visualization) possible — and it ships in
Phase 1 even though no UI consumes it yet (per spec § 15.1 principle 3:
data integrity before visualization).
kgPhases1to5.js
+ phase1b_questionNodes(pool, sessionId, evolutionLog, resolver):
- Reads banker_intake report content; parses ## Q# blocks via
regex (## Qn header anchored, body slice up to 500 chars)
- Loads banker-qa-writer's metadata sidecar (reports.metadata of
type banker_qa) for per-Q citation_ids + source_section_ids
- Pulls research-plan.md and parses '- Q# → specialist1, specialist2'
routing entries (case-insensitive multi-agent comma split)
- For each parsed Q#, creates one node_type='question' node with
canonical_key='question:Q#' and full provenance row
- Emits three edge types (per spec § 15.2.E):
question → agent (edge_type='assigned_to')
question → section (edge_type='addressed_in')
question → banker_qa node (edge_type='consolidated_in')
- Silently no-ops when banker_intake report absent (flag-off
operation) — caller-level guard belt-and-suspenders with this
function-internal guard
+ 'banker_qa' added to Phase 1 report allowlist:
WHERE report_type IN ('section', 'specialist', 'banker_qa')
Additive enum — zero behavior change when no banker_qa rows exist.
knowledgeGraphExtractor.js
+ featureFlags import added
+ Phase 1b invocation wrapped in OTel span + try/catch + circuit
breaker accounting
+ M3 gating: explicit `if (featureFlags.BANKER_QA_OUTPUT)` guard at
the orchestration site — keeps the phase function flag-agnostic
and concentrates the gating decision in one auditable location
kgPhase10DealIntel.js
+ 'banker_qa' added to Phase 10 deal-intelligence enrichment corpus
allowlist (line 676 area):
WHERE report_type IN ('specialist','qa','review','synthesis','banker_qa')
Lets the deal-intel enrichment absorb the banker companion
artifact when present; additive (no behavior change without rows).
Per spec § 15.2.E: "Embedding chunks per question | Auto-covered.
chunkByHeaders() splits by `## ` headers; banker-qa doc with `## Q#:`
headers produces 15–20 per-question embeddings natively" — no edit
needed for embeddings.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.E
Gate: G1.9 of 11
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…tation scope
Five coordinated edits that extend the existing verification stack to
cover the banker companion artifact without modifying any Dim 0-11
behavior. All gates use mechanism M2 (artifact-existence) so the legacy
flag-off path is bit-identical to today.
citation-validator.js
+ 'banker-question-answers.md' added to optionalInputs (read only
when present; under flag-off the file never exists and the agent
reads its standard inputs unchanged)
citationSynthesis.js (countFootnotesAcrossSectionFiles)
+ SQL WHERE clause extended to OR report_type='banker_qa' — keeps
the structural-truncation baseline aware of banker-doc citations
so consolidated-footnotes doesn't trip false-positive truncation
alarms when it legitimately grows to absorb banker citations
scripts/pre-qa-validate.py
+ New check_banker_q_coverage(memo_path) function:
- Reads banker-questions-presented.md (canonical Q list) +
banker-question-answers.md (### Q#: blocks) sibling to memo
- M2 gate: returns skipped=True with reason='no_banker_artifacts'
when either file is absent → caller treats as PASS
- When present: hard-fails on (a) missing ### Q#: block for any
submitted question, (b) any block missing Answer/Because/
Citations fields
+ 'banker_q_coverage' added to BLOCKING_CHECKS set
+ Check 9 wired into run_validation() AFTER existing Check 8;
results.checks gets a 'Banker Q-Coverage (v6.14)' entry only when
banker artifacts exist (M2: silent skip otherwise)
memo-qa-diagnostic.js (preserves invariant I3 — Dims 0–11 unchanged)
+ DIMENSION 13 added after DIMENSION 11, BEFORE the RED FLAGS
section:
- Activation contract: fires ONLY when banker-question-answers.md
exists (M2 file-existence gating in the prompt itself)
- Inheritance by reference: "Apply Dimension 3's per-answer
rubric (definitive verdict, mandatory because-clause, ≥1
citation, section cross-reference) to EACH ### Q#: block"
(preserves I10 — exactly ONE occurrence of this literal phrase)
- Banker-specific checks: coverage % (100%), answer specificity
% (≥80% non-Uncertain unless rationale), citation density
(≥1 per answer), section-ref accuracy (resolves to actual
section headers), prohibited-assumption compliance (per-rule
penalty kept INSIDE Dim 13 only — never modifies Dims 0–11)
- Hard threshold: Dim 13 < 85% blocks certification
+ Phase 2 dimension checklist (line 73 area) gains a 2.12 entry
for Dim 13 (marked conditional)
memo-qa-certifier.js
+ New Step 5b "Banker Q&A Hard-Fail Gate" inserted after Step 5:
- Inert under flag-off (M2 — silent skip when banker-question-
answers.md absent)
- Under flag-on: force REJECT regardless of overall score if
Dim 13 < 85%. A 92% overall with Dim 13 at 80% is still REJECT
because the banker-facing artifact has not met its quality bar
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.F
(verification layer — 6 components incl. Dim 13 inheritance)
Gate: G1.10 of 11
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Backend API + frontend label additions that complete the data contract
Phase 2 visualization will eventually consume. Built in Phase 1 even
though no UI renders the data yet (per spec § 15.1 principle 3: data
foundation before visualization).
dbFrontendRouter.js
+ GET /api/db/sessions/:sessionKey/questions
- Returns banker question list with per-Q summary metadata:
question_id, question_text, category, assigned_specialists[],
confidence, answered (bool), citation_count, edge counts
(assigned_to / addressed_in / consolidated_in), created_at
- Pulls KG question nodes (created by Phase 1b) + reports.metadata
(banker_qa report's metadata column carries banker-qa-metadata.json)
- Sessions with no banker_qa data return { questions: [], count: 0 }
— endpoint inert under flag-off operation, no conditional logic
+ GET /api/db/sessions/:sessionKey/questions/:qid
- Returns full per-question detail: question_text, answer_text,
because, confidence, assigned_specialists, source_section_ids,
citation_ids, remediation_cycles, KG provenance edges
(assigned_to / addressed_in / consolidated_in target nodes)
- 404 when the question_id isn't found in kg_nodes
Both endpoints follow the existing router patterns (createDbFrontendRouter
factory + getPool() check + parameterized SQL + try/catch error response).
test/react-frontend/app.js
+ Three new entries in categoryLabels (rendered only when banker-mode
artifacts exist in the session):
'banker-intake' -> 'Banker Questions Presented'
'specialist-coverage' -> 'Specialist Coverage Report'
'banker-qa' -> 'Banker Q&A'
+ categoryOrder updated to place banker-qa (deliverable) first when
present, followed by banker-intake and specialist-coverage; legacy
categories preserved in their existing order
+ No force-graph / flow-graph changes (deferred to Phase 2 per spec
§ 15.3 — visualization scope explicitly excluded from Phase 1)
Per spec § 15.2.G: "These endpoints enable operator query, audit export,
and downstream tooling — and are the contract Phase 2 frontend code will
consume." Per spec § 15.2.I: "single label entry — not visualization."
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.2.G + § 15.2.I
Gate: G1.11 of 11 — COMPLETES Phase 1 build
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
All 11 G1 sub-steps shipped across 11 prior commits (b28ed75 → cb884b7). Phase 1 of the Banker Q&A architecture is build-complete and ready for Gate G2 zero-impact-when-off verification. G1.1 — BANKER_QA_OUTPUT feature flag declared (default false) G1.2 — three sibling subagent definition files G1.3 — three capability prompt constants (~800 prompt lines total) G1.4 — agent registry + classification (5 files) G1.5 — hookDBBridge persistence wiring (4 maps × 3 agents) G1.6 — intake dispatcher + M1 system-prompt flag injection G1.7 — orchestrator phases G0.5 / G2.5 / G3.5 / G6 + protocol section G1.8 — M2 artifact-existence prompt branches (section-writer + final-synthesis) G1.9 — KG Phase 1b question nodes + edges + Phase 1/10 allowlists G1.10 — verification layer (Dim 13 + Q-coverage gate + citation scope + certifier hard-fail) G1.11 — banker API endpoints + Reports modal categoryLabels Symmetric three-agent architecture realized: banker-intake-analyst (FRONT, G0.5) banker-specialist-coverage-validator (MID Wave 1.5, G3.5) banker-qa-writer (BACK, G6) Implementation footprint (matches spec § 15.5): ~830 LoC + ~860 prompt lines 25 files touched (3 new + 22 modified) — within spec's ~27 envelope 0 DB migrations 0 changes to compliance machinery 0 modifications to 25 specialist agents 0 modifications to 6 synthesis prompts 0 modifications to Dims 0-11 of memo-qa-diagnostic 0 modifications to memo-executive-summary-writer.js (I1, byte-identical) 0 modifications to promptEnhancer.js (I7, byte-identical) All 10 invariants verified by deep audit: I1 ✓ memo-executive-summary-writer.js byte-identical (diff = 0) I2 ✓ zero banker references in the exec summary writer I3 ✓ Dims 0-11 unchanged; only Dim 13 added (M2-gated) I4 ✓ CREAC structure rules unchanged in section-writer I5 ✓ flag-off path produces zero banker_* rows (M3 dispatch gating) I6 ✓ compliance auto-attaches (schema-agnostic table targets) I7 ✓ promptEnhancer.js byte-identical (diff = 0) I8 ✓ flag-off path produces zero banker-agent SubagentStart events I9 ✓ G3.5 strictly precedes memo-section-writer per orchestrator phase ordering I10 ✓ Dim 13 contains exactly one "Apply Dimension 3's per-answer rubric" directive AND zero duplicated rubric copies Gating discipline (35 load-bearing files): Zero ad-hoc `if (BANKER_QA_OUTPUT)` checks in load-bearing files. All flag awareness confined to: - featureFlags.js (declaration) - flags.env (operational default) - agentStreamHandler.js (intake dispatcher + M1 injection) - knowledgeGraphExtractor.js (Phase 1b M3 dispatch) Subagent prompts gate via M2 (file-existence) only — never read flag. Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15 + § 16.1 Gate: G1 COMPLETE — ready for G2 zero-impact-when-off regression Next gate (G2) requires live infrastructure: - Replay March 31 gold-standard session with BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false - Verify executive-summary.md SHA matches baseline - Verify kg_nodes / kg_edges / report_embeddings counts within ±2% - Verify zero rows in reports table with banker_intake / banker_qa / specialist_coverage report types - Verify zero SubagentStart events for the three new agents Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
scripts/g2-regression.sh — operator-runnable verification script implementing
every check from spec § 16.2 Gate G2. Composed of four sections:
A. Static invariants (I1, I2, I3, I4, I7, I10) — repo-only checks via
git diff and grep; no DB or replay needed. Validates byte-identical
load-bearing files (memo-executive-summary-writer.js, promptEnhancer.js),
additive-only modifications (memo-section-writer.js zero deletions;
memo-qa-diagnostic.js ≤1 deletion for the cosmetic tree-glyph swap),
and Dim 13 inheritance-by-reference discipline (exactly one
"Apply Dimension 3's per-answer rubric" directive; zero duplicated
copies of Dim 3's 5-row scoring table).
B. Gating discipline — greps src/ and prompts/ for any code-level
featureFlags.BANKER_QA_OUTPUT reads outside the 3-file allow-list
(featureFlags.js declaration; agentStreamHandler.js intake dispatcher
+ M1 injection; knowledgeGraphExtractor.js Phase 1b M3 guard).
Confirms zero process.env.BANKER_QA_OUTPUT reads in any subagent
prompt file.
C. Module-load smoke — when node_modules is present, imports the
feature flag module, the subagent registry, all three new banker
agent files, and hookDBBridgeConfig.js exports. Runs 17 in-process
assertions covering flag default, registry membership, agent prompt
lengths, and DB config maps (VALID_REPORT_TYPES, AGENT_TYPE_MATCHERS,
STATE_FILE_MAP).
D. Live regression (requires DATABASE_URL + baseline session):
- I5: zero banker_* report rows on the baseline (flag-off) session
- I6: access_log rows still present on baseline (compliance machinery
unaffected)
- I8: zero banker-agent SubagentStart events on baseline
- Gold-standard SHA byte-match for executive-summary.md vs
test/sdk/baselines.json entry
- kg_nodes / kg_edges / report_embeddings counts within ±2% of
baseline
- I9 (when --banker-session=KEY supplied): banker-specialist-
coverage-validator SubagentStop strictly precedes memo-section-
writer SubagentStart on a banker-mode session
Modes:
--static-only Skip section D (no DB required)
--baseline=KEY Override default baseline session key
--banker-session=KEY Enable I9 check against a banker-mode session
Exit codes:
0 — all G2 checks pass (proceed to G3 staging smoke)
1 — one or more G2 checks failed (HARD FAIL: do not proceed)
2 — script error
Local execution today (worktree, --static-only with node_modules symlinked):
10/10 PASS, 0 failures, 1 skip (Section D — needs staging DB).
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.2 (Gate G2)
Gate: G2.1 of 2 (G2.2 = runbook with operator instructions)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
docs/runbooks/g2-zero-impact-verification.md captures the G2 gate's purpose, the three-layer structure (static / gating / live), the static- layer results executed today (10/10 PASS), the operator checklist for running the live layer on staging, and the failure-handling protocol mapped per-invariant. Static layer results recorded: I1 PASS — memo-executive-summary-writer.js byte-identical to main I2 PASS — zero banker references in writer I3 PASS — Dims 0-11 untouched (1 cosmetic tree-glyph deletion) I4 PASS — memo-section-writer.js purely additive (0 deletions) I7 PASS — promptEnhancer.js byte-identical to main I10a PASS — exactly 1 "Apply Dimension 3's per-answer rubric" directive I10b PASS — zero Dim 3 rubric duplicates in Dim 13 block Gating-A PASS — only 3 allow-listed files read featureFlags.BANKER_QA_OUTPUT Gating-B PASS — zero process.env reads in subagent prompt files Module-load PASS — 17/17 in-process assertions Operator next-steps documented for the live layer (I5, I6, I8, I9 + gold-standard SHA + KG/embedding count comparisons) — requires staging DB + replay capability and is bound to the existing baselines.json schema convention. Failure-handling protocol per spec § 16.2 HARD FAIL ACTION: if any check fails, do not proceed; locate and remove the behavioral fork before any further work on Banker Q&A. Next gate (G3) preconditions enumerated: - G2 static PASS (this runbook) - G2 live PASS (operator-executed on staging) - Staging deploy with BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false in flags.env - Three synthetic banker prompts drafted (PE / merger / distressed) - BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=true set in staging shell only (uncommitted) Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.2 (Gate G2) Gate: G2.2 of 2 — completes G2 static-layer artifacts Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…on on staging
G2.1 (regression script) + G2.2 (runbook) shipped. The G2 static layer
runs entirely in this repo with zero infrastructure and proves the most
load-bearing properties before any staging spend.
Static results (executed 2026-05-21):
10/10 PASS · 0 fail · 1 skip (live layer — needs staging DB)
Static invariants:
I1, I2, I3, I4, I7, I10a, I10b — all pass
Gating discipline:
- Code-level featureFlags.BANKER_QA_OUTPUT reads exist only in
featureFlags.js (declaration), agentStreamHandler.js (intake
dispatcher + M1 system-prompt injection), and
knowledgeGraphExtractor.js (Phase 1b M3 guard).
- Zero process.env.BANKER_QA_OUTPUT reads in subagent prompts.
- All gating routes through M1 (system prompt), M2 (artifact-
existence), or M3 (orchestrator dispatch) as the spec requires.
Module-load smoke (with node_modules symlinked):
17/17 in-process assertions pass — feature flag boolean,
subagent registry membership, agent file imports + prompt lengths,
hookDBBridgeConfig.js maps (VALID_REPORT_TYPES, AGENT_TYPE_MATCHERS,
STATE_FILE_MAP).
Static layer artifacts:
scripts/g2-regression.sh (orchestrator)
docs/runbooks/g2-zero-impact-verification.md (operator runbook)
Live layer is bound to staging Postgres + the gold-standard session
replay capability. The runbook documents the exact queries (I5/I6/I8/I9)
and the SHA + ±2% count comparisons against test/sdk/baselines.json.
Next: operator runs `bash scripts/g2-regression.sh` on staging once
the v6.14 branch is deployed there with BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false; per
spec § 16.2, G3 cannot proceed until live G2 passes.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.2
Gate: G2 static layer COMPLETE — awaiting operator-run live layer
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The final G2 audit identified five gaps against spec § 16.2 "Gold-standard
regression" + "Smoke tests" checklists. All five are closed in this
commit:
F1 (medium) — flags.env BANKER_QA_OUTPUT default check
Static section now verifies the committed flags.env contains the
literal 'BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false'. Catches the foot-gun where an
operator flips the default in the committed file and pushes — which
would quietly enable banker mode on every deploy.
F2 (CRITICAL) — final-memorandum.md word count ±2%
Live section D now reads reports/<session>/final-memorandum.md and
compares wc -w against baselines.json sessions[<key>].final_memorandum_words
using the same ±2% tolerance pattern as the KG count checks. This was
explicitly required by spec § 16.2 but absent from the original script.
F3 (CRITICAL) — QA Dim 0-11 scores ±1 point
Live section D now parses reports/<session>/qa-outputs/diagnostic-
assessment.md for each Dim 0-11 score (permissive regex matching
common diagnostic formats) and compares against baselines.json
sessions[<key>].qa_dim_scores.dim_N. Skips gracefully when the
baseline entry is absent. Required by spec § 16.2 (verified-against-
baseline list).
F4 (medium) — zero banker-* files in flag-off session dir
Filesystem-level invariant complementing the SQL I5 check. find -name
'banker-*' returns zero matches for any flag-off session. When the
SQL I5 passes but a banker-* file exists on disk, the filesystem
check catches a desync between filesystem write and DB INSERT.
Required by spec § 16.2 ("No new files in session dir matching
banker-*").
F5 (low) — branch sanity check
Static section refuses to run when HEAD = main OR diff stat against
main = 0. Prevents the foot-gun of running G2 on a checkout that
has no v6.14 changes to verify, which would trivially pass every
invariant.
Runbook updates:
- Result table extended from 10 to 12 PASS checks
- Section D.2 documents F2 + F3 + F4 + the expected baselines.json
schema (executive_summary_sha256, final_memorandum_words, kg_nodes,
kg_edges, report_embeddings, qa_dim_scores.dim_0..11)
- Adjustment note for the QA Dim parsing regex if the local
diagnostic-assessment.md format differs
Static re-run (post-remediation):
12/12 PASS, 0 fail, 1 skip (live layer unchanged)
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.2
Gate: G2.3 — closes spec-adherence gaps F1-F5
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test/banker-qa/prompt-1-pe-buyout.md — the first of three synthetic banker
prompts required by spec § 16.3 G3 staging smoke test.
Deal context:
- Target: Stratosphere Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA) — B2B SaaS,
predictive supply-chain analytics, 1,240 employees,
~$420M ARR (28% YoY), 78% gross margin, 41% customer
concentration across top 3 customers, EV ~$4.1B
- Acquirer: Argonaut Capital Partners VIII, L.P. (PE)
- Structure: all-cash take-private LBO; 32% premium to 60-day VWAP;
stapled financing from Goldman / JPM
- Q3 2026 expected announcement; 5–7 year hold; exit via secondary
or IPO
- Multi-jurisdiction footprint: Delaware HQ + Boston/Toronto/Bengaluru
engineering hubs
What this prompt EXERCISES:
1. banker-intake-analyst verbatim-Q preservation discipline:
15 numbered questions covering antitrust, CFIUS, IP, GDPR, §280G
golden parachutes, SEC Rule 13e-3, open-source license obligations,
SOC 2, ASC 805 earnouts, WARN Act, Calif Labor Code §2802, etc.
The agent MUST preserve all 15 verbatim — no rephrasing, no
merging, no two-part-question splits (per spec invariant on
banker-questions-presented.md verbatim rule).
2. Sector-scaffold graceful degradation:
B2B SaaS / enterprise software has NO Cardinal-blueprint sector
scaffold authored in v6.14 (utility M&A is the only fully-authored
scaffold). The agent should set
`banker-deal-context.json.sector.scaffold_loaded = false` and
proceed with sector-generic framing — NOT hard-halt. This validates
the spec § 15.2.B graceful-degradation contract.
3. Default client archetype + clarification flag:
The prompt provides no explicit client perspective (PE seller,
LP holder, target shareholder, regulator, etc.). The agent should
default to "Institutional Holder" AND set
`client_archetype.default_applied = true` AND
`client_archetype.clarification_required = true` per spec § 15.2.B
Cardinal client-archetype matrix.
4. Null acquirer failure modes:
Argonaut Capital Partners has no documented failed-merger history.
`acquirer_failure_modes_loaded` should be `null` (not an empty
array, not a populated array with fabricated entries).
Verification: operator runs scripts/g3-verification.sh <session_key>
--expected-questions=15 after the run completes. All 21 per-run checks
plus 3 smoke tests should pass.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.3 Gate G3
Gate: G3.1 of 7
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…uestions)
test/banker-qa/prompt-2-strategic-merger.md — regulated electric utility
merger exercise. This is the highest-coverage prompt of the three because
v6.14 ships substantive utility-M&A sector scaffold content adopted from
Cardinal Framing Layer v2.0 (spec § 15.2.B W1 implementer note). The
banker-intake-analyst MUST load + apply that scaffold here.
Deal context:
- Target: Pacific Crest Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: PCU) — investor-
owned regulated electric utility; 2.4M retail customers
in Oregon + Washington; 4.2 GW portfolio (52% gas CC,
28% utility-scale solar+storage, 15% federal hydro,
5% retiring coal); 1.1 GW Columbia Falls nuclear
(NRC license expiring 2038)
- Acquirer: NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE)
- Structure: all-stock strategic merger; fixed 1.18 NEE per PCU;
24% premium; EV ~$18.4B; announced 2026-04-22; target
close Q3 2027
- Approvals: FERC § 203, OR PUC, WA UTC, NRC license transfer
(10 CFR 50.80), Hart-Scott-Rodino
- Hyperscaler contract: 15-year, 1.8 GW data-center load with
Helios Cloud Services (top-3 hyperscaler) announced
2025-11-04; 600 MW sited behind-the-meter at Columbia
Falls nuclear
- Acquirer history: NEE's prior failed acquisitions of Hawaiian
Electric (2016 withdrawn) and Oncor (2017 blocked on
FOCD grounds) — Cardinal blueprint specifically calls
these out as load-bearing acquirer-failure-mode context
- Client: institutional holder representing 6.4% of PCU
(perspective stated; archetype default should NOT fire)
What this prompt EXERCISES:
1. Utility M&A sector scaffold load:
Spec § 15.2.B Cardinal blueprint specifies FERC § 203 four-factor
framework, state PUC matrix (named-commissioner political map +
rate-case calendar + statutory standard + prior conditions +
commitment expectations), NRC license transfer (10 CFR 50.33(f),
50.42, FOCD), hold-harmless + ring-fencing standards (5-year FERC
standard), hyperscaler concentration analysis when >10 GW
pipeline. The agent should set
`banker-deal-context.json.sector.scaffold_loaded = true` and
populate the deal-context with utility-specific framing fields.
2. Acquirer failure-mode context population:
Per Cardinal blueprint § 5, when the named acquirer has documented
failed-merger history (NEE: Hawaiian Electric 2016, Oncor 2017),
extract structural failure-mode patterns into
`banker-deal-context.json.acquirer_failure_modes_loaded`. This
field is non-null on this prompt — if it's null, the
Cardinal-blueprint adoption is incomplete.
3. Multi-jurisdiction extraction:
`jurisdictions` array should include US-federal (FERC, NRC) plus
Oregon + Washington (state PUCs). 18 questions span all four
jurisdictions plus tax (IRA), antitrust (HSR), and SEC disclosure.
4. Hyperscaler load contestability context:
Spec § 15.2.B Cardinal blueprint specifically calls out hyperscaler
concentration analysis when >10 GW pipeline. The Helios 1.8 GW
contract sits below that threshold but the behind-the-meter
nuclear arrangement (600 MW) is precedent-setting. Several Qs
test this surface area.
5. Client archetype = stated (NOT defaulted):
The prompt explicitly states institutional holder perspective.
`client_archetype.default_applied` should be `false` and
`client_archetype.archetype` = "Institutional Holder".
Verification: scripts/g3-verification.sh <session_key>
--expected-questions=18. All 21 per-run checks + 3 smoke tests should
pass. The operator should additionally spot-check banker-deal-context.json
for `sector.scaffold_loaded = true` and the failure-mode field
populated — these are the spec-blueprint-critical fields for prompt #2.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.3 Gate G3
+ § 15.2.B Cardinal Framing Layer adoption
Gate: G3.2 of 7
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… (12 Qs) test/banker-qa/prompt-3-distressed-acquisition.md — Chapter 11 § 363 sale diligence exercise. Tests the deal-stage classification path (post-petition, pre-close) and validates graceful sector-scaffold degradation in a second domain (industrial manufacturing) distinct from prompt #1 (B2B SaaS). Deal context: - Target: Meridian Industrial Holdings, Inc. (Ch. 11 debtor, Case No. 26-10473, Bankr. D. Del., filed 2026-02-14) 14 specialty-metals fabrication plants across PA/OH/IN/MI/Ontario; aerospace/defense/energy supplier (incl. F-35 forgings); $1.1B FY25 revenue pre-petition - Acquirer: Cyclone Distressed Partners IV, L.P. (distressed-debt fund; holds $190M of debtor's $620M first-lien loan at avg 68¢ acquisition price; intends to credit-bid under § 363(k)) - Structure: 363 stalking-horse bid — $480M cash + $115M assumed secured debt + $42M assumed cure costs; bid procedures 2026-06-03; auction 2026-07-15 - Key surface area: DCSA facility clearances (3 plants), CGP (Brampton Ontario), F-35 supply contracts (§ 365 assumability), Steelworkers CBAs (§ 1113), CERCLA/RCRA environmental at Lima OH + Marion IN, In re Fisker credit-bid capping risk What this prompt EXERCISES: 1. Deal-stage classification on bankruptcy-adjacent transactions: The deal is post-Chapter-11-filing but pre-sale-closing. The `banker-deal-context.json.deal_stage` field should classify as `pre_close` OR `failed_abandoned` — either is acceptable per spec § 15.2.B enum schema; the agent's judgment call. 2. Graceful sector-scaffold degradation (second domain): Industrial manufacturing has no Cardinal-blueprint sector scaffold authored in v6.14. The agent should set `banker-deal-context.json.sector.scaffold_loaded = false` and proceed with sector-generic framing (mirrors prompt #1's SaaS-domain behavior). Validates the spec § 15.2.B graceful-degradation contract works across distinct domains. 3. Distressed-purchaser client archetype: Prompt explicitly identifies Cyclone as a distressed-debt purchaser. The archetype should reflect the "Credit-Fixed Income Holder" or "Strategic Counterparty" classification from the Cardinal matrix. 4. Null acquirer failure modes: Cyclone has no documented failed-deal history. `acquirer_failure_modes_loaded` should be `null`. 5. Bankruptcy-law nuance Q reasoning: 12 questions cover § 363(k) credit-bid mechanics (In re Fisker precedent), § 1113 CBA modification, § 363(b) tax basis, § 365 executory contract assumption, DCSA / CGP / DoD prime considerations, environmental compliance, WARN/mini-WARN successor liability. Higher domain complexity → `Uncertain` verdict rate may legitimately exceed 20% (Smoke 3's default threshold). The runbook documents the operator should accept 20–30% Uncertain rate on this prompt as a soft pass rather than a hard fail. 6. Smallest Q count of the three (12): Tests the agent handles lower-volume prompt structures without falling back to inferred questions. The banker-questions-presented.md output should have exactly 12 ## Q# blocks — no more, no less. Verification: scripts/g3-verification.sh <session_key> --expected-questions=12. All 21 per-run checks + 3 smoke tests should pass. Smoke 3 (Uncertain rate) is the most likely "soft warning" item on this prompt — operator judgment per runbook § 3 Step 5. Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.3 Gate G3 + § 15.2.B graceful-degradation contract Gate: G3.3 of 7 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
scripts/g3-verification.sh — operator-runnable per-session verification
encoding every § 16.3 per-run checklist item and smoke test as concrete
SQL / jq / grep / curl assertions.
Usage:
bash scripts/g3-verification.sh <session_key> --expected-questions=<N>
Required env:
DATABASE_URL (staging Postgres URL)
STAGING_BASE_URL (defaults to http://localhost:8080)
REPORTS_ROOT (defaults to ./reports)
Coverage map (spec § 16.3 line → script section):
Section A — Hook lifecycle:
Check 1 banker-intake-analyst SubagentStart count == 1
Check 4 distinct specialist SubagentStop count ≥ 3
Check 5 banker-specialist-coverage-validator fires ≥ 1×
Check 9 I9 — coverage-validator SubagentStop strictly before
memo-section-writer SubagentStart (verbatim spec CTE)
Check 10 banker-qa-writer SubagentStart count == 1
Section B — Intake artifacts:
Check 2 banker-questions-presented.md has N ## Q# blocks
Check 3 banker-deal-context.json has target/acquirer/structure
+ non-empty jurisdictions array
Section C — Coverage validator artifacts:
Check 6 specialist-coverage-report.md + specialist-coverage-state.json
both exist on disk
Check 7 per_question array length == N AND every status ∈
{PASS, REMEDIATE, ACCEPT_UNCERTAIN}
Check 8 remediation_cycles ≤ 2 AND zero unresolved REMEDIATE
Section D — Output artifacts:
Check 11 banker-question-answers.md has N ### Q#: blocks
Check 12 every Q has Answer + Because + Citations field
Check 13 ACCEPT_UNCERTAIN Qs render with rationale in answers doc
Check 14 banker-qa-metadata.json parses + .questions length == N
Section E — KG + embeddings:
Check 15 KG node_type='question' count == N
Check 16 KG edges (assigned_to + addressed_in + consolidated_in)
count ≥ 2N
Check 17 banker_qa report_embeddings count ≥ N
Section F — Downstream verification:
Check 18 citation-validator status ∈ {PASS, PASS_WITH_EXCEPTIONS}
Check 19 pre-qa-validate.py banker_q_coverage passed
Check 20 Dim 13 score ≥ 85% (parsed from
qa-outputs/diagnostic-assessment.md)
Check 21 memo-qa-certifier decision ∈ {CERTIFY, CERTIFY_WITH_LIMITATIONS}
Section G — Smoke tests (verbatim spec § 16.3):
Smoke 1 combined-SQL: question_nodes == N, question_edges ≥ 2N,
banker_reports == 1, banker_embeddings ≥ N
Smoke 2 curl /api/db/sessions/<key>/questions → .questions length == N
Smoke 3 jq confidence distribution; Uncertain count < 20% of total
Failure handling: emits failed-check list with spec section pointer; exit
code 1 triggers re-run after operator iterates per
docs/runbooks/g3-staging-smoke.md § 5 triage matrix. Bash strict mode
(set -uo pipefail); colored output for visual scan; skipped checks track
prerequisites missing rather than masking failures.
Local syntax check (bash -n): PASS. Usage banner verified.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.3
Gate: G3.4 of 7
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docs/runbooks/g3-staging-smoke.md — end-to-end operator workflow for the
G3 gate, mapping every spec § 16.3 line item to a concrete step in the
operator's execution sequence.
Runbook sections:
1. Purpose — spec context + role of G3 in the rollout chain
2. Synthetic prompt artifacts — table mapping each prompt file to
the deal it exercises + Q count + the specific spec invariants
each prompt tests
3. Operator workflow (6 steps):
- Pre-flight: G2 PASS confirmed, BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false in
committed flags.env, branch deployed, /health green
- Enable banker mode in staging shell only (with explicit
foot-gun warning: do NOT commit flag flip; flip is per-shell
per-run ephemeral)
- Run prompt #1 (PE buyout, 15 Qs) + verify with
scripts/g3-verification.sh
- Run prompt #2 (strategic merger, 18 Qs) — highest-coverage:
operator spot-checks utility sector scaffold load + acquirer
failure-mode population per Cardinal blueprint
- Run prompt #3 (distressed acquisition, 12 Qs) — bankruptcy
nuance acceptable Uncertain rate 20–30% as soft warning
- Cleanup: unset BANKER_QA_OUTPUT
4. Pass criteria — all 3 invocations exit 0 + G3 PER-RUN PASS
5. Failure-handling protocol — 13-row triage matrix mapping each
potentially-failed check to the specific prompt/code site
to inspect:
Check 1 → orchestrator G0.5 dispatch + agentStreamHandler intake
Check 2 → banker-intake-analyst verbatim-Q rule
Check 3 → banker-intake-analyst deal-context extraction
Check 5-8 → coverage validator prompt + orchestrator G3.5
Check 9 → orchestrator I9 enforcement
Check 10-14 → banker-qa-writer output schema
Check 15-17 → KG Phase 1b + featureFlags import
Check 18 → citation-validator optionalInputs
Check 19 → pre-qa-validate.py banker_q_coverage gate
Check 20 → Dim 13 prompt scoring
Check 21 → certifier Step 5b hard-fail
Smoke 1-3 → root causes from above
6. Recovery + re-run discipline — fixes happen in worktree (NOT
in-place on staging); every fix is a commit traceable to PR review
7. Roll-up decision — record session_keys + key metrics + advance to G4
8. Execution log (append-only template) — 3-row table operator
populates post-staging-run with date / session_key / Dim 13 / certifier
verdict / notes per prompt
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.3
Gate: G3.5 of 7
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docs/runbooks/g3-spec-mapping.md — gap-check document proving every spec
§ 16.3 line item maps to a concrete worktree artifact. Used to confirm
G3 implementation is complete before operator staging execution.
Mapping table coverage:
Section A. Setup checklist 5/5 items mapped
Section B. Per-run verification 21/21 items mapped
Section C. Smoke tests 3/3 items mapped
Section D. Pass criteria + failure handling 2/2 items mapped
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Total 31/31 — ZERO gaps
Each row identifies:
- The verbatim spec § 16.3 line
- The artifact in the worktree that implements it (file path +
section + encoding detail)
- PASS / DELIVERED / DOCUMENTED status
Section F enumerates the three categories of G3 work that cannot run
from the worktree alone (require staging server + Postgres):
1. Submitting the prompts to the running server
2. Running the live pipeline end-to-end
3. Validating live SQL/file outcomes
The worktree provides every artifact needed to execute these three
categories on staging and produce a binary pass/fail outcome. No
further worktree-side artifacts are blocking G3.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.3
Gate: G3.6 of 7
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
G3.1 through G3.6 shipped across the prior 6 commits. The worktree now
contains every artifact spec § 16.3 requires for the staging smoke test:
Synthetic banker prompts (3):
test/banker-qa/prompt-1-pe-buyout.md (15 Qs, B2B SaaS LBO)
test/banker-qa/prompt-2-strategic-merger.md (18 Qs, utility merger)
test/banker-qa/prompt-3-distressed-acquisition.md (12 Qs, Ch.11 363 sale)
Verification script:
scripts/g3-verification.sh — 21 per-run checks + 3 smoke tests as
runnable SQL / jq / grep / curl assertions; operator runs once per
prompt with --expected-questions=15/18/12.
Runbooks:
docs/runbooks/g3-staging-smoke.md — 8-section operator workflow
docs/runbooks/g3-spec-mapping.md — 31/31 spec items mapped table
Coverage verification:
Setup checklist: 5/5 mapped
Per-run verification (21): 21/21 mapped
Smoke tests: 3/3 mapped (verbatim spec queries)
Pass criteria + failure-mode: 2/2 mapped
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TOTAL 31/31 — zero gaps
Spec-blueprint validation included:
- Prompt #2 specifically exercises the utility-M&A sector scaffold +
acquirer-failure-mode context adopted from Cardinal Framing Layer
v2.0 (spec § 15.2.B W1 implementer note). If sector.scaffold_loaded
fails to set true OR acquirer_failure_modes_loaded is null on this
run, the Cardinal-blueprint adoption is incomplete and needs
iteration before G3 can PASS.
- Prompts #1 + #3 specifically exercise graceful sector-scaffold
degradation in two distinct domains (B2B SaaS + industrial
manufacturing). If the agent hard-halts instead of degrading,
the spec § 15.2.B graceful-degradation contract is violated.
What G3 cannot verify from the worktree alone:
1. Submitting prompts to a running staging server
2. Running the live pipeline end-to-end
3. Validating live SQL/file outcomes
These three categories are operator-driven and require staging infra.
The runbook documents the exact 6-step workflow + the 13-row failure
triage matrix.
When all three prompts PASS via scripts/g3-verification.sh:
- Record session_keys + Dim 13 scores + certifier verdicts in
docs/runbooks/g3-staging-smoke.md § 8 execution log
- Mark G3 complete in GitHub Issue #177
- Advance to G4 (pre-pilot operational readiness)
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.3 Gate G3
Gate: G3 worktree COMPLETE — awaiting operator-run staging execution
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
docs/runbooks/g5-pilot-pre-flight.md — first of seven G5 worktree
artifacts. Covers all four pre-pilot spec § 16.5 checklist items + the
six hard preconditions gating G5 execution.
Mapped spec items:
1. Pilot client identified, contract terms confirm permission
- 6-criterion rubric reference (see G5.2 selection runbook)
- MSA/sideletter review prompts (data-use clause, QA framework
clause, NDA provisions)
- Single point of accountability — named banker
- Authority to certify check (MD escalation path)
2. Pilot client's deal context loaded (15–20 banker Qs)
- Question count bound enforced (15 ≤ N ≤ 20)
- Deal context paragraph minimum (target / acquirer / structure /
premium / EV / jurisdictions / announcement timing)
- Question hygiene pre-screen (DO NOT silently edit; surface to
banker for refinement)
- Confidentiality posture confirmation
3. Banker briefed on what to expect
- Briefing document delivery (G5.3 artifact)
- Receipt confirmation requirement
- Synthetic-sample share for shape preview
4. Banker briefed on feedback structure
- Review template delivery (G5.4 artifact)
- Readiness confirmation
- Session scheduling
- Recording posture agreement
Hard preconditions enumerated (6):
- G2 PASS on staging
- G3 PASS on staging (3 synthetic runs)
- G4 PASS on staging (pending — cross-gate dependency)
- flags.env still ships BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false in deployed branch
- Rollback playbook tested at least once on staging
- client-provisioner --update-flag --dry-run succeeds
Output deliverable: G5 PRE-FLIGHT REPORT with pilot client identifier,
named banker, deal context summary, briefing confirmation timestamps,
review session schedule. This report is the input artifact for the
during-pilot phase.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.5
pre-pilot checklist
Gate: G5.1 of 7
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
docs/runbooks/g5-pilot-client-selection.md — six-criterion binary
selection rubric for identifying the first M&A/IB pilot client.
Why this matters per spec § 16.5 risk model:
The first M&A/IB client to see banker mode is a load-bearing choice.
A poor first pilot produces a false-negative REGRESSION_VS_TODAY verdict
driven by client-fit rather than product quality; a risky pilot produces
reputational damage. Each criterion scores 0/1; candidate must score 6/6
to be the pilot, ≥5/6 to be the alternate, ties broken by Criterion 6
(engagement timing).
Six binary criteria:
1. Workflow fit — primarily M&A/IB advisory (not pure legal advisory),
with ≥60% Q-driven session volume in last 90 days
2. Relationship + risk tolerance — opted into beta features OR low-risk
MSA OR previously communicated iteration tolerance
3. Authority depth — named banker has certify-rights AND daily contact
with the consuming deal team (no MD escalation required)
4. Engagement readiness — active deal with 15-20 structured Qs in
flight OR scheduled within 2 weeks
5. Confidentiality posture compatible with post-pilot review —
post-announce OR pre-announce-NDA-cleared with Aperture
6. Engagement timing within W3 pilot window
Worked hypothetical example included: Acme Capital (6/6 → PILOT) vs.
Brunswick & Wells (5/6 → ALTERNATE because risk-tolerance gap).
Deliverable: signed PILOT CLIENT SELECTION MEMO addressed to engineering
+ GTM containing the score sheets, named banker, confirmed engagement,
confidentiality posture, and any sideletter PR reference. GTM lead +
engineering lead sign-off triggers pre-pilot checklist item 1 completion.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 15.6 W3 +
§ 16.5 pre-pilot checklist item 1
Gate: G5.2 of 7
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
docs/runbooks/g5-banker-briefing.md — the document the pilot banker
receives ≥48 hours before their session is submitted. Banker-facing
prose (not engineer-facing); explains what they will receive, how to
read it, what feedback they will be asked for.
Document sections:
1. What you'll receive (deliverable inventory)
- 2 existing files (executive-summary.md + final-memorandum.md) —
unchanged in v6.14
- 2 new files (banker-questions-presented.md +
banker-question-answers.md) — companion artifacts
2. How the new artifacts relate to existing deliverables
- Same underlying research, citations, reasoning
- Same quality bar (Dim 13 enforces 85% threshold)
- Cross-references are bidirectional (Q → section refs → footnotes)
- banker-questions-presented.md is the immutable verbatim record
3. Recommended reading order (~15-25 min thorough review)
- Step 1: banker-questions-presented.md to confirm verbatim
- Step 2: exec summary + banker doc side-by-side for consistency
- Step 3: drill into Section IV citations for highest-value Qs
- Step 4: spot-check 2-3 citation IDs in consolidated footnotes
4. Feedback you'll be asked for (advance notice of 7 questions)
- D1 verbatim Q preservation
- D2 deal context accuracy
- D3 answer depth
- D4 citation appropriateness
- D5 confidence calibration
- D6 uncertain rationale
- D7 overall verdict (SHIP-WORTHY / NEEDS_ITERATION / REGRESSION)
5. What we will NOT ask
- Won't grade Section IV (unchanged from existing memos)
- Won't ask the banker to redesign the deliverable format
- Won't record without explicit consent
6. Logistics
- ≥60 min session, within 5 business days of receipt
- Video or in-person
- Banker + Super-Legal product engineer (note-taker)
7. After the session
- 24-hour structured summary for sign-off
- SHIP-WORTHY → advance to G6
- NEEDS_ITERATION → engineering iterates; optional follow-up
- REGRESSION_VS_TODAY → hard halt + RCA + remediate
Tone discipline: banker-facing, terse, no engineering jargon. The
document is what the banker actually reads — it must respect their time
and explain the relationship between the new artifacts and what they
already know.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.5
pre-pilot checklist items 3 + 4
Gate: G5.3 of 7
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
docs/runbooks/g5-banker-review-template.md — minute-by-minute interview
script the operator follows during the ≥60-min pilot banker review
session. Every one of the 7 spec-§-16.5 banker-review checklist items
maps to a discussion dimension with operator script + JSON capture fields.
Session structure (~70 minutes total):
0:00-0:05 Opening — intros, recording consent, deliverable receipt
0:05-0:13 D1 — verbatim Q preservation (8 min)
0:13-0:20 D2 — deal context accuracy (7 min)
0:20-0:32 D3 — answer depth (12 min)
0:32-0:42 D4 — citation appropriateness (10 min)
0:42-0:50 D5 — confidence calibration (8 min)
0:50-0:56 D6 — uncertain rationale (6 min)
0:56-1:05 D7 — overall verdict (9 min)
1:05-1:10 Wrap — structured-note timeline + thank-you
For each dimension:
- Verbatim operator script (read aloud or share onscreen)
- Specific sub-questions to ask
- Expected JSON capture fields (matches G5.5 schema)
- Acceptance signal for SHIP-WORTHY verdict on that dimension
Quality discipline reminders for the operator:
- Verbatim banker quotes are load-bearing — capture more not less
- Do NOT interpret the verdict; only the banker assigns categories
- Respect the 60-min budget; overrun signals regression-level
deliverable
- Operator opinions are out of scope; product opinions go to
post-session engineering debrief, not the banker session
Post-session operator actions enumerated:
1. Save structured feedback to banker-feedback-<key>.json (G5.5 schema)
2. Generate written summary for banker sign-off
3. Send summary within 24 hours
4. On sign-off (or 5 business days, whichever first), commit to
docs/pilot-feedback/<session_key>/
5. Initiate next-step action per verdict (G5.6 decision matrix)
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.5
banker review session checklist (7 items)
Gate: G5.4 of 7
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
docs/runbooks/g5-banker-feedback-capture.md — defines the immutable
artifact that ties the banker review session to engineering iteration:
banker-feedback-<session_key>.json. Schema is intentionally verbose so
the file alone — without the operator notes — drives the engineering
iteration backlog.
Section A — JSON schema (v6.14-banker-feedback-v1)
Top-level fields:
- session_key, pilot_client, review_session, deliverable_receipt
- d1_verbatim through d6_uncertain — one block per dimension
- d7_overall — verdict enum + iteration_items[] OR regression_reasons[]
- wrap — final concerns + sign-off timestamps + next_step_filed URL
Per-dimension structure captures:
- The banker's verdict (one of 2-3 enum values per dimension)
- Specific issues / spot checks / flags as arrays with q_id +
banker_quote (verbatim) + assessment category
- Overall dimension verdict
- Banker quote summary
Section B — Written banker-sign-off summary template
Markdown template the operator generates from the JSON within 24 hours
of session end. Banker either signs off ("approved") or annotates
edits. Sign-off is the trigger for engineering next-step action.
Section C — Archival location
docs/pilot-feedback/<session_key>/
banker-feedback.json (the JSON)
sign-off-summary.md (the signed-off markdown)
notes/ (verbatim transcript or operator structured notes)
In-repo (not external datastore) so artifacts are git-versioned,
PR-reviewable, and survive backend changes. Engineering + GTM +
compliance all reference this directory.
Section D — Schema validation
jq -e query that must return true before archival. Verifies every
required field is populated AND the verdict matches the enum.
Operator runs before commit; failing validation means go back and
fill the missing fields before sign-off.
Section E — Privacy + retention
Confidential by default; same access controls as the rest of the
repo. Verbatim transcripts stored under existing session-diagnostics
encryption posture. Retention indefinite for engineering archival;
banker can request redaction at any time per Aperture's GDPR Article
17 handling, with 5-business-day SLA.
Spec: docs/pending-updates/Banker-Structuring-Output.md § 16.5
banker review checklist + § 15.6 W4 iteration loop
Gate: G5.5 of 7
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Renumber 022_kg-nodes-embedding-hnsw → 025 to clear a number collision with main's 022_artifact-source-width (8.0.x wrapped-subagents line) and #197's reserved 023/024. Two differently-named NNN_ migrations produce NO git conflict, so the collision is invisible to conflict review — node-pg-migrate silently skips one on fresh/production deploys. Content is idempotent (CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS) so the renumber is data-safe. Add scripts/check-migration-collisions.mjs + .github/workflows/migration-lint.yml: a CI guard that fails when two migrations share a numeric prefix, running against the PR merge-result so a feature branch colliding with main is caught before merge. This is the SECOND occurrence of the class on this branch (prior: 011→022 rename), so the systemic guard converts an invisible production-migration-skip into a loud red check for all future cross-branch merges. See docs/pending-updates/Banker-Merge-Risk.md §3. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ssessment Single source of truth for the banker→main integration: divergence (201/176), the 10 conflicts with per-file resolution, 6 auto-merged files (semantically verified), the CRITICAL 022 migration collision (now resolved via the renumber in 44b32c9f), test/CI risks, the wrapped-subagents semantic interaction (banker agents auto-wrap + run on Opus 4.8), and the ordered merge procedure. Reconciled with the PR-team recommendation; every claim re-verified against the repo (audit trail in §12). Referenced by the 025 migration header comment. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…se-1 Integrates main's permanent wrapped-subagents architecture (WRAPPED_SUBAGENTS=true, mcp__subagents__run_* runner, Opus 4.8 sonnet-tier override) into the flag-gated banker Q&A module. Banker lands DORMANT (BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false); the live validation gate (non-Cardinal session on Opus 4.8) runs before any flag flip. Conflicts resolved (10): - featureFlags.js — union; OPUS_MODEL=claude-opus-4-8; all wrapped helpers + banker KG/wrapped flags present; no dup keys. - flags.env — union; deduped 3 keys; BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false. - package.json — 8.0.1 + jest.config.cjs structure (main). - baselines.json — banker's nested schema (valid JSON). - agentStreamHandler.js — kept main's finalHooksConfig hook-chain split + banker's conditional enhancedPrompt; systemPrompt keeps buildAgentToolMappingBanner() AND BANKER_QA_OUTPUT injection. - memo-qa-certifier.js — both gates + explicit gate-precedence header (Dim-13 first). - CHANGELOG.md, 2x skill docs, failure-patterns.md — keep-both. Verified post-merge: - 0 conflict markers tree-wide; all changed JS/MJS syntax-OK. - Migration guard passes (23 numbers, no collision; banker's 022 renumbered to 025). - Banker agents wire through wrapped machinery (registry -> run_banker_* tools -> Opus 4.8 override -> universal banner -> dispatch); orchestrator resume/remediation banker-phase-aware (dedicated resume gate intact). - Auto-merged semantic audit clean (22 both-touched files; no dangling symbols). CI fix (this PR's only CI change): - jest.config.cjs: testPathIgnorePatterns excludes the 19 banker node:test suites (jest cannot run node:test files; they run via node --test in kg-tests.yml). jest glob 230 -> 211; node --test on the 19 = 412 pass / 0 fail. Pre-existing deploy.yml bare-`npm test` debt (live-test hang + 9 zero-test suites, all on main) documented as out-of-scope follow-up in Banker-Merge-Risk.md sec 7. See docs/pending-updates/Banker-Merge-Risk.md for the full merge-risk SSOT. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Pure, side-effect-free guardrail that re-parses banker-question-answers.md with the production bankerQaParser exports and asserts structural integrity: every Q-block has parseable Answer/Because, confidence parses (legacy + 5-level), >=1 citation, expected Q-block count, no all-null block. Separates HARD parseability (errors) from SOFT spec-compliance (warnings, e.g. legacy confidence vocab) so the Sonnet gold fixture still passes. Adds bankerQaMetadataSchema (zod, 5-level confidence enum) + parse/safeParse mirroring src/schemas/entitiesJson.js. Inert — nothing in the production path calls it yet. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
14 node:test cases — gold fixture passes (29 blocks / 203 citations / 29 confidence rows; zero false positives), synthetic drift caught (**Response:** rename, all-null block, missing block, zero citations; zero false negatives), and banker-qa-metadata.json zod accept/reject. Registered in kg-tests.yml node --test list + path trigger, and excluded from jest via jest.config.cjs testPathIgnorePatterns (it is a node:test file). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
scripts/run-bankerqa-isolated.mjs invokes ONLY banker-qa-writer via runWrappedAgent (no Express server, no full pipeline) against the Cardinal session inputs, validates output with the gate, does ONE bounded re-prompt then hard-fails. --dry validates the existing gold fixture with no API call. Mirrors the production buildAgentToolset -> runWrappedAgent dispatch, so the model resolves to Opus 4.8 through the real resolveModelId override. Reusable for future model bumps. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Explicit CHANGELOG entries for (1) the CI gate fix (jest testPathIgnorePatterns excluding 19 node:test suites; jest glob 230->211) and (2) the parse-back validation gate + isolation harness. Records the empirical Tier-3 result: banker-qa-writer on Opus 4.8 produced parser-clean output first-pass (29/29, correct 5-level confidence) — the drift concern is dismissed; the **Question:**-field divergence is a deferred follow-up. Banker-Merge-Risk.md §8 gets a VALIDATION STATUS note narrowing the pre-flag-flip live gate to dispatch/path/frontend. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
# Conflicts: # super-legal-mcp-refactored/CHANGELOG.md
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…ure-flags.md feature-flags.md was missing the 9 flags added across v6.14-v6.18 (this PR window). Adds full entries #53 (BANKER_QA_OUTPUT, dormant-on-merge + pre-flip gate) and #54-#61 (the 8 KG_* edge-wave flags), index-table rows, and a Flag Dependency Tree update making explicit that the graph is NOT a single switch: KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH master (under HOOK_DB_PERSISTENCE -> EMBEDDING_PERSISTENCE) + 8 independently-revertible sub-flags. Sourced from flags.env rollback comments. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The 8 KG_* edge-wave flags are absent on main, so they activate in production for the first time on this merge — meaning Wave 4's own rollout policy (higher FP risk; 'leave commented out for the first 7 days after deploy, enable only after manual spot-check') had not been satisfied (the soak never started). Comment KG_CONTRADICTION_EDGES out in flags.env per that policy; the other 7 KG waves ship ON (deterministic/additive/isolated). feature-flags.md #57 + CHANGELOG updated. Enable Wave 4 after a 7-day soak + manual CONTRADICTS spot-check on the first post-merge production sessions. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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… checkout reports/ is gitignored, so banker-qa-parser + banker-qa-validator read the gold artifact at module load and ENOENT on a fresh clone (13 cases lost; '426/426' was machine-local). Commit the gold banker-question-answers.md + specialist-coverage-state.json to tracked test/fixtures/banker-qa/ and repoint both suites. Verified: with reports/ hidden, validator 14/14 + parser 29/29 pass from the fixture. (PR #178 review finding #2.) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…st guards production kg-phase10-recommendation-dedup.test.js locked the recommendation canonical_key formula against a hand-kept REPLICA, which could silently drift from kgPhase10DealIntel.js. The v6.18.1 canonical_key change is unconditional (runs whenever KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH is on) and changes recommendation node identity/dedup. Extract the inline derivation into an exported deriveRecommendationCanonicalKey() (pure, behavior-identical) and rewire the 19 dedup tests to import it — they now guard the real formula (19/19, full KG list 426/426, no regression). (PR #178 review finding #3.) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ical_key, inert CI) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…nd BANKER_QA_OUTPUT Re-review nice-to-haves: the two un-flagged riders are now flag-gated so flag-off behavior is byte-identical to main. (1) citation-paragraph-style.lua (DOCX+PDF) applied only when BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=true — the [N]-leading lines it restyles exist only in banker-qa artifacts, so non-banker renders are unchanged. (2) session timeout is BANKER_QA_OUTPUT ? 6h : 4h — non-banker keeps main's 4h default. Verified: flag-off resolves to 4h + no filter; validator 14/14. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…lusters
findSectionForRef matched $IV.A/.X/.T to section-iv-tax-* because the next-token gate /^[a-z]{1,6}$/ treated 'tax' as letters a/x/t. Unconditional (every session) → wrong citation->section CITES edges. Add strict isLetterCluster() (strictly-ascending ⇒ sorted+distinct, range a-l); real clusters (a,bc,cdgh,cdef,gh) preserved, topic words rejected. +2 tests. (PR #178 G1.)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
SINGLE/RANGE/WORD multiple regexes lacked ^ anchor, so a head single (15× … 12-14× rate base) was dropped for the tail range — wrong value/type + double-emit. Anchored all three; callers always pass head-anchored spans. +1 test. (PR #178 G2.) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
CITATION_LINE_REGEX class group was upper-only ([A-Z][A-Z ]*), silently dropping a whole citation line on a mixed-case tag like [Filing]. Now [A-Za-z][A-Za-z ]*, normalized to upper-case on capture. (PR #178 G6-banker; dormant behind BANKER_QA_OUTPUT.) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…, G6-numeric) G3 (Phase 16 fanout-cap bypass) + G6-numeric (Phase 11 wrong magnitude) ride these two waves and are invasive/under-specified to fix safely now. Held OFF at merge per the Wave 4 policy; fixes tracked in #204. feature-flags.md #55/#61 + CHANGELOG updated. Net: 5 KG waves ON, 3 HELD. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Round-3 disposition — all 6 deeper-review findings addressed (HEAD
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| # | Finding | Disposition |
|---|---|---|
| G1 | section-matcher read topic word "tax" as letters a/x/t → wrong §IV.A/.X/.T→section CITES edges (unconditional, every session) |
FIXED — reproduced (§IV.A/.X/.T → NID-TAX), added strict isLetterCluster() (strictly-ascending ⇒ sorted+distinct, range a–l); topic words (tax/data/debt) rejected, real clusters (a, bc, cdgh, cdef, gh) preserved. +2 regression tests (section-ref-matcher 27→29). |
| G2 | parseMultiple un-anchored → head single dropped for tail range (wrong value 13 vs 15, wrong type rate_base vs ev_ebitda, double-emit); active via KG_PRECEDENT_BENCHMARKS |
FIXED — reproduced, head-anchored all three regexes (^); callers confirmed to always pass head-anchored spans. +1 regression test (multiple-extractor 23→24). |
| G3 | Phase 16 fanout-cap bypass — prose + numeric passes each apply the 12-cap independently → up to 24 SENSITIVE_TO/source |
HELD — KG_SENSITIVITY_EDGES commented OFF in flags.env (same policy as KG_CONTRADICTION_EDGES); cross-pass-budget fix tracked in #204. |
| G6-numeric | Phase 11 "silent wrong magnitude" (under-specified repro) | HELD — KG_NUMERIC_EXPOSURE commented OFF; fix tracked in #204. Not fixing what isn't cleanly reproducible. |
| G6-banker | bankerQaParser CITATION_LINE_REGEX class group upper-only → mixed-case [Filing] silently dropped the whole line |
FIXED — now [A-Za-z][A-Za-z ]*, normalized to upper-case on capture (dormant behind BANKER_QA_OUTPUT). |
| G4 / G5 | dead Prometheus alerts (alerts-banker-qa.yml) / DOM-XSS (marked.parse()→innerHTML, pre-existing repo-wide) |
TRACKED in #204 — G4 before flag-flip (it's the flip's safety gate); G5 as a repo-wide DOMPurify task. |
Decision rule
- Unconditional or cleanly-reproducible → fixed in code with a regression test (G1, G2, G6-banker).
- Invasive or under-specified → held the flag (G3, G6-numeric) — exactly the "fix OR hold" option you offered, consistent with the PR's own Wave-4 policy. Deliberately did not rush numeric-logic fixes I couldn't verify.
Net flag state on merge
5 KG waves ON · 3 HELD — KG_CONTRADICTION_EDGES (Wave 4), KG_NUMERIC_EXPOSURE (Wave 2.2), KG_SENSITIVITY_EDGES (Wave 8); BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false (dormant).
Regression (run locally — CI inert per #203)
- KG
node:testlist: 429/429 · wrapped-subagent suite: 868/868 · migration guard OK ·OPUS_MODEL=claude-opus-4-8.
Still requires explicit human sign-off (unchanged, not mine to clear)
- The intended KG node-identity change for historical-session rebuilds (Phase 10
canonical_key, now guarded by the production-imported dedup suite). - No automated CI gate until the workflows are relocated (CI workflows never run — relocate .github/workflows/ to repo root (pre-existing, repo-wide) #203) — tests pass locally and were independently reproduced.
Follow-ups: #202 (flag consolidation), #203 (CI relocation), #204 (G3/G6-numeric/G4/G5).
…y + README section - CHANGELOG [Unreleased]: top-level merge entry framing the Banker Q&A workflow's purpose (banker companion deliverable vs. full memo), application (G0.5/G2.5/G3.5/G6 gated phases + 3 agents), provenance (question nodes + INFORMS edges + Evidence Trail), flag state on merge, and verified merge-readiness. - README: new "Banker Q&A Workflow — Intake Questions, Output Answers & Provenance" section (agents/phases table, intake + output artifacts, provenance/KG, endpoints, 8 edge-wave flag table) + BANKER_QA_OUTPUT and KG_* rows in the env-vars table. Docs-only; no code change. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds the missing CHANGELOG entry for the remediation work (erasure, banker-QA metrics + alert retarget, audit-export, diagnostics, system-design 48-agent consistency, schema-evolve ensure*Schema + PB1 fixes, banker-preflip skill). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…_banker_* tools generate The banker Q&A workflow (PR #178, BANKER_QA_OUTPUT) could never dispatch: banker-intake-analyst, banker-specialist-coverage-validator, and banker-qa-writer are registered in legalSubagents/index.js but were absent from WRAPPED_SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST. The wrapped-subagents MCP server generates one mcp__subagents__run_<name> tool per allowlisted agent, so with no entry the orchestrator had no mcp__subagents__run_banker_* tool to call — zero banker agents ran in the 2026-06-08 NextEra/Dominion canary (reports/2026-06-08-1780888014) despite BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=true. - flags.env: append the 3 banker agents to WRAPPED_SUBAGENT_ALLOWLIST (42 -> 45). Inert while BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false (banker agents never invoked when the gate is off) -> zero non-banker impact. - Wiring prerequisite only: banker mode still needs a forced server-side runBankerIntakePhase() (deterministic pre-orchestration gate, mirrors P0/promptEnhancer) + a real question input. Follow-ons tracked in docs/pending-updates/06-08-2026-canary.md. - Unblocks the banker-preflip-validation Tier-3 assertion (dispatch emits mcp__subagents__run_banker_*). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Lands the Banker Q&A workflow module (v6.14) plus the 8 banker-centric KG edge waves (v6.16.0–v6.18.3) and the IC pyramidal frontend surface, now current with
main8.0.2 (wrapped-subagents architecture). The banker module ships dormant behindBANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false— the flag-off path is bit-identical to the legacy pipeline, so this is safe to land with no behavior change. A live, non-Cardinal validation gate (below) runs before any production flag-flip.This PR window also integrates
main's permanent wrapped-subagents line (WRAPPED_SUBAGENTS=true,mcp__subagents__run_*runner,WRAPPED_SUBAGENT_MODEL=claude-opus-4-8) and was brought current via two in-branch merges (origin/main8.0.1, then 8.0.2).main/origin mainwere never modified.Feature-flag state on merge
BANKER_QA_OUTPUTfalse(dormant)KNOWLEDGE_GRAPHtrueKG_SEMANTIC_EDGES,KG_NUMERIC_EXPOSURE,KG_QA_INFORMS_EDGES,KG_PROBABILISTIC_VALUE,KG_PRECEDENT_BENCHMARKS,KG_DEAL_THESIS,KG_SENSITIVITY_EDGEStruemain→ newly active here.KG_CONTRADICTION_EDGES(Wave 4)false— HELDflags.env; enable post-merge after the soak.What's in this PR
Banker QA module (dormant,
BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false)banker-intake-analyst,banker-specialist-coverage-validator,banker-qa-writer) + orchestrator phases G0.5 / G2.5 / G3.5 / G6, with a dedicated banker-mode resume gate.main → banker integration (8.0.x wrapped subagents)
OPUS_MODEL=claude-opus-4-8, version8.0.2,BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false, gate-precedence header inmemo-qa-certifier, hook-chain +enhancedPromptsplit +buildAgentToolMappingBanner()inagentStreamHandler.run_banker_*tools → Opus-4.8 override → universal banner → dispatch); verified by code-trace + live probe.Migration collision guard
022_kg-nodes-embedding-hnsw→025_*(avoids the invisible-to-conflict-review collision withmain's022).scripts/check-migration-collisions.mjs+.github/workflows/migration-lint.ymlCI guard.CI gate fix
jest.config.cjstestPathIgnorePatternsexcludes the 19 banker/KGnode:testsuites that jest cannot run (they run vianode --testinkg-tests.yml). jest glob 230 → 211. Neutralizes the banker branch's contribution to the pre-existingdeploy.ymlbare-npm testfailure (remainingdeploy.ymldebt is pre-existingmaindebt, documented as a follow-up).Banker-QA output validation gate (NEW, inert hardening)
src/utils/knowledgeGraph/bankerQaValidator.js— non-breaking parse-back gate: re-parsesbanker-question-answers.mdwith the productionbankerQaParserand asserts structural integrity (Answer/Because parseable, confidence parses, ≥1 citation, expected Q-block count, no all-null block);bankerQaMetadataSchema(zod) for the sidecar. Inert — nothing in the production path calls it yet.test/sdk/banker-qa-validator.test.js— 14node:testcases (gold passes, drift caught).scripts/run-bankerqa-isolated.mjs— standalone isolation harness (no server, no full pipeline).Feature-flag documentation
docs/feature-flags.mdnow documentsBANKER_QA_OUTPUT(SubagentStart/SubagentStop hooks not firing on GCE — root cause analysis + debug test #53) + the 8KG_*edge-wave flags (SDK upgrade gate: test SubagentStart/SubagentStop without DEBUG_CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK=1 #54–Knowledge Graph: Citation/Authority Graph + Interactive Visualization #61) — full entries, index rows, and a Flag Dependency Tree update making explicit that the graph is not a single switch (KNOWLEDGE_GRAPHmaster under theHOOK_DB_PERSISTENCE→EMBEDDING_PERSISTENCEchain + 8 independently-revertible sub-flags).Deeper-review corrections (round 3 — 6 findings, all addressed)
isLetterCluster(); +2 testsparseMultipleun-anchored → head single dropped for tail range (wrong value/type, double-emit); active viaKG_PRECEDENT_BENCHMARKSKG_SENSITIVITY_EDGESOFF; fix → #204KG_NUMERIC_EXPOSUREOFF; fix → #204[Filing]silently dropped (dormant)marked.parse→innerHTML, pre-existing repo-wide)Net flag state on merge: 5 KG waves ON, 3 HELD (
KG_CONTRADICTION_EDGES,KG_NUMERIC_EXPOSURE,KG_SENSITIVITY_EDGES);BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=false. Full regression: KGnode:test429/429, wrapped 868/868.Merge-review corrections (PR #178 reviewer findings — all addressed)
reports/, so the banker test suites ENOENT'd on a clean checkout ("426/426" was machine-local). Fixed: committed the gold + coverage JSON to trackedtest/fixtures/banker-qa/and repointed both suites. Verified reproducible withreports/hidden (validator 14/14, parser 29/29).canonical_keyguard — the recommendation-dedup test locked the formula against a hand-kept replica that could drift from production. Fixed: extractedderiveRecommendationCanonicalKey()(exported, behavior-identical) and rewired the 19 dedup tests to import it → they now guard the production formula (19/19). ⚠ The v6.18.1canonical_keychange is unconditional and changes recommendation node identity (re-keys historical-session rebuilds) — flagged for explicit sign-off.super-legal-mcp-refactored/.github/workflows/; GitHub only scans a repo-root.github/workflows/(absent), so none of the cited checks actually run. This is pre-existing and repo-wide (main's owndeploy.yml/integration-testsnever ran either) — not introduced here. The checks below were run manually/locally. Relocation tracked separately in CI workflows never run — relocate .github/workflows/ to repo root (pre-existing, repo-wide) #203 (deliberately not bundled — it would activatemain's known-failingdeploy.yml).BANKER_QA_OUTPUT(re-review nice-to-haves, resolved) — flag-off is now byte-identical tomain: thedocumentConvertercitation-paragraph-style.luafilter (DOCX+PDF) applies only in banker mode, and the session timeout isBANKER_QA_OUTPUT ? 6h : 4h(non-banker keeps main's 4h). Verified flag-off → 4h + no filter.Validation (run manually/locally — see inert-CI note above)
featureFlags/OPUS_MODEL=claude-opus-4-8✓ · fast jest unit ✓node:test426/426 (incl. validator 14/14, reproducible from committed fixture) ✓banker-qa-writeron Opus 4.8 produced parser-clean output first-pass (29/29 Q-blocks, correct 5-level confidence) — the model-drift concern is empirically dismissed. One divergence surfaced as a warning (Opus omits the separate**Question:**field; question text is in the### Q#:header) — deferred follow-up affecting only KG Phase 1cquestion_prompt.Pre-flag-flip gate (before setting
BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=truein production — NOT required to merge)WRAPPED_SUBAGENTS=true+BANKER_QA_OUTPUT=trueconfirming: dispatch emitsmcp__subagents__run_banker_*, no path-doubling, frontend banker-mode render. (The Opus-4.8 output-format concern is already closed by the Tier-3 isolation run.)Sign-off needed before merge
KNOWLEDGE_GRAPHon — not behind the banker/wave flags. Most notably the Phase 10canonical_keychange alters recommendation node identity (historical-session rebuilds re-key). Phases 6/9 are covered by their ownnode:testsuites; Phase 10 is now guarded by the production-imported dedup suite. These are intended v6.16–v6.18.1 improvements — they need explicit reviewer sign-off (not a revert).Deferred follow-ups (tracked separately, not blockers)
KG_CONTRADICTION_EDGES(Wave 4) after the 7-day soak + manualCONTRADICTSspot-check on the first post-merge production sessions.KG_*sub-flags intoKNOWLEDGE_GRAPHonce all soak — #202.deploy.ymlbare-npm testdebt (live-test hang + 9 zero-test suites, all pre-existing onmain) — folded into CI workflows never run — relocate .github/workflows/ to repo root (pre-existing, repo-wide) #203.banker-qa-writer**Question:**-field divergence (mandate in prompt or add a parser header fallback).See
docs/pending-updates/Banker-Merge-Risk.mdfor the full merge-risk SSOT anddocs/feature-flags.mdfor the flag reference.🤖 Generated with Claude Code