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STANDARD-112.R: The Evergreen Stewardship Protocol

Status: PROPOSAL (Thinking Dir) Version: 1.0 (The Perpetual Loop) Objective: To ensure that "As-Built" reality is continuously reconciled with the core System Specification, preventing architectural drift and preserving institutional knowledge.

1. The Terminal Reconciliation Requirement

Before concluding any implementation cycle (marking Phase 4/5 complete in task.md), the ASSISTANT MUST perform an Architectural Reconciliation.

1.1 Trigger Conditions

Reconciliation is required if any of the following are true: - A new Feature Specification was created. - An existing Design Spec was modified during execution. - The walkthrough.md contains "discoveries" or "nuances" not described in the original spec. - New Link Types or Node Personas were introduced in the code.

2. Standard Operation Procedure (SOP)

Step 1: Discoveries Extraction

Review the walkthrough.md and task.md created during the session. Extract: - Technical trade-offs made. - New forensic paths identified (e.g., Silent Hotels, COI). - State machine or logic deviations.

Step 2: Spec Hydration (Standard 112 Section 6)

Hydrate Section 6 of the relevant architecture/GOLDEN/DESIGN_SPECS/*.md file. - Target: Post-Execution Reconciliation (Trailing Update). - Content: Summary of "Implementation Realizations" and "Verification Insights".

Step 3: Global Registry Update

If new capabilities or personas were added, update: - architecture/GOLDEN/01_B_PERSONA_BOOK.md - architecture/GOLDEN/06_B_CAPABILITY_MATRIX.md

3. Cursor Guard Rails (Proposed Rule Snippet)

To be added to .cursorrules or platform-level instructions:

# EVERGREEN STEWARDSHIP GUARDRAIL (STND-112.R)
When finishing a task:
1. CHECK: Did this task deviate from or expand the existing Design Spec?
2. IF YES: You MUST perform Architectural Reconciliation BEFORE Notify User.
3. ACTION: funnel walkthrough findings into `architecture/GOLDEN/DESIGN_SPECS/[Feature].md`.
4. VERIFY: Ensure Section 6 (Post-Execution Reconciliation) is evergreen.

Created Jan 12, 2026. Stewardship is a perpetual responsibility.