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Narrative volume is not evidence that the bug is fixed. The proposal “Choose the patch that produced more commentary during generation” conflicts with the required decision. “Run identical regression and acceptance tests against both patches and record the observed differences” addresses the actual condition. The alternatives need evidence against the same expected behavior, not only two plausible generated descriptions. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

Combining competing changes can introduce new conflicts. This alternative suggests “Merge both patches automatically without testing their interaction”, whereas the supported approach is “Run identical regression and acceptance tests against both patches and record the observed differences”. The alternatives need evidence against the same expected behavior, not only two plausible generated descriptions. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

“Accept the first completed patch and discard the other untested” is the wrong action for this case. Task duration alone cannot establish the better solution. The supported choice is “Run identical regression and acceptance tests against both patches and record the observed differences”. The alternatives need evidence against the same expected behavior, not only two plausible generated descriptions. Before relying on prior work, compare the current state with the recorded baseline, keep completed test results, and carry forward only verified assumptions.

The session's earlier decisions may now be invalid. This alternative suggests “Continue applying the old requirements without mentioning the revision”, whereas the supported approach is “Supply the changed requirements and identify which earlier decisions are now invalid”. Explicit delta context prevents old requirements from silently controlling the new work. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

“Start over without preserving any still-applicable verified constraints” is the wrong action for this case. Useful previous work should be retained selectively. The supported choice is “Supply the changed requirements and identify which earlier decisions are now invalid”. Explicit delta context prevents old requirements from silently controlling the new work. Before relying on prior work, compare the current state with the recorded baseline, keep completed test results, and carry forward only verified assumptions.

It cannot reconcile unclear requirement differences. The proposal “Tell the assistant only that “things changed” without specifics” conflicts with the required decision. “Supply the changed requirements and identify which earlier decisions are now invalid” addresses the actual condition. Explicit delta context prevents old requirements from silently controlling the new work. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

The user wants a short continuation of still-valid context. This alternative suggests “Discard the accurate session and re-derive the same research immediately”, whereas the supported approach is “Resume the current named session rather than reconstructing all context manually”. Short-gap continuation benefits from preserved history when source state is still valid. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

“Fork many new sessions without distinct alternate investigations” is the wrong action for this case. Forking adds unnecessary state for a single continuation. The supported choice is “Resume the current named session rather than reconstructing all context manually”. Short-gap continuation benefits from preserved history when source state is still valid. Before relying on prior work, compare the current state with the recorded baseline, keep completed test results, and carry forward only verified assumptions.

The active named session is the correct context source. The proposal “Resume an unrelated older session based only on a similar name” conflicts with the required decision. “Resume the current named session rather than reconstructing all context manually” addresses the actual condition. Short-gap continuation benefits from preserved history when source state is still valid. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

“Rely on the subagent's transient scratchpad surviving every restart” is the wrong action for this case. Temporary worker state may vanish. The supported choice is “Persist essential findings and source references in a durable manifest before stopping”. A restart requires portable factual state, not reliance on ephemeral agent memory. Before relying on prior work, compare the current state with the recorded baseline, keep completed test results, and carry forward only verified assumptions.

A later run cannot recover the actual findings. The proposal “Store only that a report was generated, without evidence or source paths” conflicts with the required decision. “Persist essential findings and source references in a durable manifest before stopping” addresses the actual condition. A restart requires portable factual state, not reliance on ephemeral agent memory. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

Essential evidence needs durable structured references. This alternative suggests “Embed undocumented assumptions in the report title as the sole checkpoint”, whereas the supported approach is “Persist essential findings and source references in a durable manifest before stopping”. A restart requires portable factual state, not reliance on ephemeral agent memory. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

Other commits may invalidate the patch context. The proposal “Apply yesterday's proposed patch without inspecting merged code” conflicts with the required decision. “Inspect the new diff and reconcile it against previously recorded assumptions” addresses the actual condition. Continuing from old repository facts risks editing the wrong implementation. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

A summary is not authoritative for new file revisions. This alternative suggests “Trust the saved summary as if it describes the current repository”, whereas the supported approach is “Inspect the new diff and reconcile it against previously recorded assumptions”. Continuing from old repository facts risks editing the wrong implementation. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

“Re-run the entire migration before comparing the current diff” is the wrong action for this case. State reconciliation should precede expensive or risky replay. The supported choice is “Inspect the new diff and reconcile it against previously recorded assumptions”. Continuing from old repository facts risks editing the wrong implementation. Before relying on prior work, compare the current state with the recorded baseline, keep completed test results, and carry forward only verified assumptions.

Generation order is not root-cause evidence. This alternative suggests “Choose the explanation given first by the model”, whereas the supported approach is “Collect a discriminating trace of cache invalidation events and database lock waits during a reproduced failure”. Observable evidence from both suspected mechanisms can identify which hypothesis explains the actual event. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

“Change cache and database settings simultaneously and infer which helped” is the wrong action for this case. Changing both variables prevents attributing the effect to one cause. The supported choice is “Collect a discriminating trace of cache invalidation events and database lock waits during a reproduced failure”. Observable evidence from both suspected mechanisms can identify which hypothesis explains the actual event. Before relying on prior work, compare the current state with the recorded baseline, keep completed test results, and carry forward only verified assumptions.

An intermittent failure may disappear briefly without a verified explanation. The proposal “Restart the service and call the issue solved if the next request succeeds” conflicts with the required decision. “Collect a discriminating trace of cache invalidation events and database lock waits during a reproduced failure” addresses the actual condition. Observable evidence from both suspected mechanisms can identify which hypothesis explains the actual event. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

Text summaries can omit whether a charge actually occurred. This alternative suggests “Keep payment actions only as prose in a compacted conversation”, whereas the supported approach is “Record exact transaction identifiers, permissions and completed steps outside the conversational summary”. Business state must survive restarts and cannot depend on imprecise narrative memory. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

“Repeat the last payment command after a restart to restore state” is the wrong action for this case. A non-idempotent replay can double charge the customer. The supported choice is “Record exact transaction identifiers, permissions and completed steps outside the conversational summary”. Business state must survive restarts and cannot depend on imprecise narrative memory. Before relying on prior work, compare the current state with the recorded baseline, keep completed test results, and carry forward only verified assumptions.

Authorization and transaction state require durable controlled storage. The proposal “Store tokens and permissions in unprotected chat history as the sole ledger” conflicts with the required decision. “Record exact transaction identifiers, permissions and completed steps outside the conversational summary” addresses the actual condition. Business state must survive restarts and cannot depend on imprecise narrative memory. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

“Resume blindly and cite all saved sources as current” is the wrong action for this case. Months-old evidence may no longer be valid. The supported choice is “Start a fresh session seeded with verified current facts and explicit unresolved questions”. Stale source context is a stronger reason to restart than the convenience of preserved history. Before relying on prior work, compare the current state with the recorded baseline, keep completed test results, and carry forward only verified assumptions.

A restart still requires verified current sources. The proposal “Discard all citations and invent a current answer from general memory” conflicts with the required decision. “Start a fresh session seeded with verified current facts and explicit unresolved questions” addresses the actual condition. Stale source context is a stronger reason to restart than the convenience of preserved history. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

The agent cannot assess which facts expired. This alternative suggests “Preserve only a generic “research complete” flag without original evidence”, whereas the supported approach is “Start a fresh session seeded with verified current facts and explicit unresolved questions”. Stale source context is a stronger reason to restart than the convenience of preserved history. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

It does not distinguish a completed transaction from a proposal. The proposal “Use the phrase “payment discussed” as permission to charge again” conflicts with the required decision. “Store the authoritative transaction state and idempotency identifiers before resuming” addresses the actual condition. Completed side effects must be tracked exactly to prevent duplicate execution. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

The gateway can treat each attempt as a new payment. This alternative suggests “Generate a new idempotency key on every retry without checking ledger state”, whereas the supported approach is “Store the authoritative transaction state and idempotency identifiers before resuming”. Completed side effects must be tracked exactly to prevent duplicate execution. Saved sessions and worktrees preserve useful context or file isolation, but neither proves that repository state or external evidence is unchanged at resume time.

“Ask the model to infer settlement solely from chat sentiment” is the wrong action for this case. The authoritative transaction record must control retries. The supported choice is “Store the authoritative transaction state and idempotency identifiers before resuming”. Completed side effects must be tracked exactly to prevent duplicate execution. Before relying on prior work, compare the current state with the recorded baseline, keep completed test results, and carry forward only verified assumptions.

The agent lacks a reliable way to distinguish their contracts. This alternative suggests “Keep both tools named analyze_content with no media descriptions”, whereas the supported approach is “Rename and describe each tool by its distinct accepted media and output”. Tool selection improves when descriptions clearly distinguish overlapping capabilities. The host should expose tools with precise operation names, input schemas, limitations and side-effect semantics so the model can choose the correct capability.

“Train the model to guess tool behavior from arbitrary argument names” is the wrong action for this case. Ambiguous interfaces need explicit capability definitions. The supported choice is “Rename and describe each tool by its distinct accepted media and output”. Tool selection improves when descriptions clearly distinguish overlapping capabilities. Verify that the selected operation matches the task and authorization scope; tool descriptions guide selection but cannot override execution permissions.

The wrong media handler is not the primary PDF paragraph tool. The proposal “Route all PDFs to an image analyzer even when text extraction is available” conflicts with the required decision. “Rename and describe each tool by its distinct accepted media and output” addresses the actual condition. Tool selection improves when descriptions clearly distinguish overlapping capabilities. The host should expose tools with precise operation names, input schemas, limitations and side-effect semantics so the model can choose the correct capability.

The schema still fails to tell callers how to form customer_ref. This alternative suggests “Describe only the internal CRM class that implements the lookup”, whereas the supported approach is “Document identifier format, expected output and relevant lookup limitations”. A tool contract should explain the expected format of customer_ref, the returned fields, and how missing or ambiguous matches are represented. The host should expose tools with precise operation names, input schemas, limitations and side-effect semantics so the model can choose the correct capability.

“Accept any string and silently return the first near match” is the wrong action for this case. Ambiguous identifiers can retrieve the wrong customer's data. The supported choice is “Document identifier format, expected output and relevant lookup limitations”. A tool contract should explain the expected format of customer_ref, the returned fields, and how missing or ambiguous matches are represented. Verify that the selected operation matches the task and authorization scope; tool descriptions guide selection but cannot override execution permissions.

Consumers need an explicit expected response contract. The proposal “Leave result fields undocumented and assume the model will infer their meanings” conflicts with the required decision. “Document identifier format, expected output and relevant lookup limitations” addresses the actual condition. A tool contract should explain the expected format of customer_ref, the returned fields, and how missing or ambiguous matches are represented. The host should expose tools with precise operation names, input schemas, limitations and side-effect semantics so the model can choose the correct capability.