execute-research-spec

Purpose

Execute the approved Research Spec phase by phase, producing checkpointed research state and a final summary. The execution path is deterministic from the current SpecView and state events.

Input Contract

required: [approved_spec, context_index, phase_context_file]
optional: [latest_checkpoint]
constraints:
  - the target Phase must have exactly one context file
  - a complete checkpoint is required before a phase can be considered complete

Execution Protocol

Before each route, reconstruct the in-memory SpecView by replaying the current Phase checkpoint events in sequence. decisions are the plan source; open_questions annotate existing plan items; the other Delta fields do not alter plan structure unless a decision explicitly references them.