From 751a7708a019675944f5a05fbc856c933b5e7f9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Keysat <licensing@keysat.xyz>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:00:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Handoff: record refactor-scout validated on keysat

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 AGENTS.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 8d71245..9469a4c 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ should carry this so any vendor's agent surfaces pending items at session start:
   /full-eval /design /adjudicate`; subagents incl. `design-checker`, `onboarding-tester` +
   `refactor-scout` (substance in `guides/`, thin wrappers in `adapters/claude/`, symlinked into
   `~/.claude`). Dogfoods its own standard. Latest `/roundup`: `STATUS.md` 2026-06-16.
-- **`refactor-scout` shipped this session (ROADMAP item 11).** The janitor's source-code
-  sibling: read-only technical-debt surveyor that finds code smells, dead code, duplication, and
-  over-complexity in *existing* code (not a diff), prioritizes by churn × complexity, leans on the
-  repo's own analyzers, and recommends a **disposition** per finding (refactor / delete / defer /
-  accept) designed to feed `/triage`. Test-net status + risk-to-change are first-class so a refactor
-  is only ever recommended when behavior preservation can be proven. **Untested on a real repo** —
-  the first run should sanity-check that it stays opinionated/tiered (≤~12 findings, not a dump) and
-  honest about test coverage. The risky auto-apply half is deliberately **not built** (deferred +
-  gated — see item 11). Good first targets: recap, keysat.
-- **`/adjudicate` shipped this session (ROADMAP item 10).** Debates parked P2/P3 backlog to
+- **`refactor-scout` shipped + validated this session (ROADMAP item 11).** The janitor's
+  source-code sibling: read-only technical-debt surveyor over *existing* code (not a diff) — finds
+  smells/dead code/duplication/over-complexity, ranks by churn × complexity, leans on the repo's own
+  analyzers, and buckets each finding by **disposition** (refactor / delete / defer / accept) to feed
+  `/triage`. Test-net status + risk-to-change are first-class. **Test-driven on keysat**
+  (`licensing-service-startos`): stayed tiered (12 findings), honest about coverage, top finding (a
+  divergent `html_escape`) verified accurate — **no guide tuning needed**; the 4 actionable findings
+  are queued in `INBOX.md` `(keysat)`. The risky auto-apply half is deliberately **deferred + gated**
+  (item 11).
+- **`/adjudicate` shipped (ROADMAP item 10).** Debates parked P2/P3 backlog to
   DROP/DO/ESCALATE verdicts; recommend-only v1, autonomy gated by blast radius, ROADMAP-only.
   **Untested on a real backlog** — the first run should eyeball the judge's drop-bias before
   trusting it (tune the tie-break rule in `guides/adjudicate.md` if it over-drops). Best first
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ should carry this so any vendor's agent surfaces pending items at session start:
   notes promoted to `guides/design.md` (`176eebe`). The "confirm export internals + tune Phase-C"
   open item is **closed**. Residual is per-project execution (ten31-database mobile build, being
   scoped in that repo — not standards work).
-- **Next steps:** (1) first real `refactor-scout` run on recap/keysat to calibrate the tiering +
-  test-net honesty (item 11); (2) first real `/adjudicate` run on keysat/recap to calibrate the
-  drop-bias (item 10); (3) Stage-1 `onboarding-tester` harness in a keysat session (item 9);
-  (4) cross-repo quality-gate standard + `/harden` (item 1); (5) non-git-folder sweep under
-  `~/Projects` (item 6 residual).
-- Queued in `INBOX.md` for other repos' `/triage`: keysat design cleanup (P2) + onboarding Path-2
-  (P3); `ten31-transcripts` mini-retrofit; `ten31-database` networking/icon/intake; (standards)
-  operator-onboarding agent (P3).
+- **Next steps:** (1) first real `/adjudicate` run on keysat/recap to calibrate the drop-bias
+  (item 10); (2) Stage-1 `onboarding-tester` harness in a keysat session (item 9); (3) cross-repo
+  quality-gate standard + `/harden` (item 1); (4) non-git-folder sweep under `~/Projects` (item 6
+  residual). Optional: a second `refactor-scout` run on recap (JS/TS) as a cross-stack data point —
+  keysat (Rust/TS) already validated item 11.
+- Queued in `INBOX.md` for other repos' `/triage`: keysat refactor-scout findings (P2 html-escape
+  bug + 3× P3 chores) + design cleanup (P2) + onboarding Path-2 (P3); `ten31-transcripts`
+  mini-retrofit; `ten31-database` networking/icon/intake; (standards) operator-onboarding agent (P3).