Standard of Excellence — Boil the Ocean

Outcome: A task is complete only when all output is delivered (no prohibited exits taken, no workarounds), the Dangling Thread Checklist has no open items, and no PENDING threads remain.

Full source extracts: ./references/standard-of-excellence.md Invented limit patterns: ./references/invented-limit-patterns.md BLOCKED declaration contract: ./references/blocked-declaration-contract.md

Workflow

flowchart TD
    Start(["Task received"]) --> P1
    P1["Read task-description argument<br>Scan affected files for TODO / FIXME / PENDING"] --> P2
    P2{"Scope determinable?<br>Affected files, expected behavior, and<br>success criteria identifiable from request?"}
    P2 -->|No| P2a["State assumption explicitly — then proceed"]
    P2 -->|Yes| E1
    P2a --> E1