title: Post-Mortem Analysis - Failed Verification

insight: The Ralph Loop claimed 100% success but files had syntax-breaking markdown artifacts. Success was measured by API call completion, not actual code execution.

reasoning_chain: Files generated with markdown code fences

reasoning_chain: No verification step to test actual syntax

reasoning_chain: Code was unusable - syntax errors from ```python markers

reasoning_chain: Claimed success without proof - verification failure

source_context: Files have trailing markdown artifacts. Let me clean all files and re-verify.


title: No Verification Protocol in Ralph Loop

insight: The orchestrator only checks API response success, not whether the generated code actually works. This creates false positive success metrics.

reasoning_chain:
Orchestrator makes API call
API returns 200 OK
Story marked SUCCESS
No syntax check performed
No execution test performed
Files deployed with hidden errors

source_context: The files have leftover markdown artifacts. Let me check the actual content


title: Prove First, Claim Later Protocol

insight: Every output must have cryptographic verification stamp with linked proof file before any claim is made. No more trust-based success metrics.

reasoning_chain: Old approach: API success = story success

reasoning_chain: New approach: API success + syntax valid + execution test + hash = verified

reasoning_chain: Verification stamp becomes mandatory output

reasoning_chain: Triple Gate verification before deployment

source_context: lets have prove first, claim later approach. all outputs must always show report verification stamp


title: Pre-Mortem Protocol for Ralph Loop

insight: Every Ralph Loop run must include pre-mortem analysis - anticipating failure modes, edge cases, and verification requirements BEFORE execution.

reasoning_chain: Define verification checks for each failure mode

reasoning_chain: Build verification step INTO orchestrator

source_context: post-mortem analysis and build pre-mortem analysis into every ralph loop henceforth as protocol


type: DIRECTIVE

title: Verification Stamp Mandate

insight: Kinan mandates that all future outputs require verification stamps with linked proof files. No claim is valid without cryptographic proof.

reasoning_chain: Claim made → Must generate proof file → Link in report

reasoning_chain: Proof files include: hash of output, timestamp, verification test results

reasoning_chain: Reports must have 'Verification Stamp' section

source_context: all outputs must always show report verification stamp with linked report files


title: Triple Gate Patent Links to Verification Protocol

insight: The Triple Gate MCP patent specification already defines multi-layer verification - this aligns with the prove-first approach. Future implementation should use patent specs as verification framework.

reasoning_chain: Patent defines Gate 2: Multi-Model Consensus + Hallucination Detection

reasoning_chain: Patent defines Gate 3: Risk Assessment + Adaptive Thresholds

reasoning_chain: These map directly to verification requirements

reasoning_chain: Pre-mortem can use patent gates as failure mode checklist

reasoning_chain: Post-mortem can use patent gates as verification categories

source_context: The patent docs are incredible - they define exactly what needs to be built