# Session 0015.0 — Transcript

> Date: 2026-05-28 (PST)
> Start: 2026-05-28T07-44 PST
> End:   2026-05-28T08-28 PST
> Goal: Capture a clutch of roadmap items the operator surfaced
>       while Session 0014.0 (SMTP + webhook hardening, plus the
>       #23 transcript rename) was running in parallel. Pure
>       roadmap addition; no code, no release, no deploy.
>
> Outcome: **Items #24 through #30 added to ohm-rfc ROADMAP.md.
> #24–#29 shipped cleanly as commit `74a3e12`. #30 (docs nav +
> on-site sessions browser + session-history repo restructure)
> was edited into the working tree but never committed by this
> session — Session 0014.0 ran `git add ROADMAP.md && git commit
> && git push` mid-flight and swept my uncommitted #30 changes
> into their commit `8dbfb74`. So #30 IS on origin/main, just
> inside a commit titled "strike #23 + mark #18/#20 partial"
> rather than its own attribution. Operator informed; no
> rewrite-history gesture taken.**
>
> §19.2 candidate surfaced: 1 — parallel top-level Claude Code
> sessions sharing a working tree is a hazard the driver
> protocol doesn't yet address.

---

## Pre-session state

- This session was opened in the **ohm-rfc-app-flotilla** working
  directory, but every material edit was to `ohm-rfc/ROADMAP.md`
  via absolute path. Per the two-layer rule in flotilla's
  CLAUDE.md, that's a content-repo edit dressed as flotilla-rooted
  work — fine, but worth flagging.
- ohm-rfc `main` at `74a3e12` would have been my pre-state — but
  the actual pre-state at session start was `c527aca` (Pin
  rfc-app 0.18.0 — Wave 7 deploy: email + webhook hygiene), one
  commit behind. `74a3e12` is THIS session's first commit.
- ohm-rfc-app-flotilla `main` at `65c0e55` (v1.0.1). Untouched
  this session.
- OHM live: deploys.id=22 (v0.18.0, shipped by 0014.0 earlier
  this morning). Untouched this session.
- Session 0014.0 (SMTP-hardening driver) was active in parallel,
  in the same `~/projects/wiggleverse/ohm-rfc/` working tree. Its
  ROADMAP.md edits (striking #23, marking #18/#20 partial, adding
  v0.18.0 references) sat uncommitted in the working tree at the
  point I first ran `git status` in Arc 2.

---

## Turn-by-turn arc

### Arc 1 — Six items added from the operator's brain-dump (#24–#29)

Operator opened the session with: "Let's add some things to the
roadmap while another session is working on SMTP stuff." Six
bullets followed, plus a seventh `*` line containing only a
single `￼` (U+FFFC Object Replacement Character) — the artifact
of a clipboard image that didn't transmit through chat. I noted
the missing image to the operator inline, treated the surrounding
bullets as the substantive items, and folded the "UX is oof" gripe
into #25's body as a real audit task with a note that the
screenshot needs to be re-attached when a session picks the item
up.

Parsed the six items as:
- #24 — "About" → "Philosophy" header label.
- #25 — Notification icon → standard inbox/mail icon + inbox UX
  cleanup.
- #26 — Propose-RFC and propose-PR: add optional "What will you be
  using this for?" alongside the required "Why is this needed?"
- #27 — LLM-recommended tags as propose-RFC fields fill in
  (Claude Haiku, new secret `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`).
- #28 — PR cross-references: auto-link existing RFCs +
  offer-to-create + contribute-to-pending-RFC flow.
- #29 — Sign-in lands on user's most recent app state (server-side
  session resume).

Drafted item bodies matching the verbose style of items
#17–#23 (the SPEC.md-grade rationale + touches + dependencies
sections future implementing sessions read cold). Tagged each
item by track:

- #24, #25, #26, #27 → Track A (independent rfc-app, isolated
  surfaces).
- #28 → Track B (collaboration model — depends on #3, #7, #12,
  all shipped).
- #29 → Track C (session model — touches sign-in redirect, no hard
  dep).

For #27 specifically, the item body names the new
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` secret + the required `flotilla secret set`
gesture in the future CHANGELOG `Upgrade steps:` block, and flags
the privacy/disclosure question: draft text is sent to Anthropic
before the RFC is submitted, so the propose-RFC modal MUST surface
that inline. Counsel pass on the wording at session-time.

All six items marked `TBD` for version target so the
SMTP session (mid-flight on v0.18.0) could claim whatever slot it
needed without collision.

Edited ROADMAP.md twice: once to insert the six item bodies
after #23's body, once to insert the six rows in the version-
target table. The second edit's `old_string`/`new_string` pair
worked cleanly — at this point in the session, Session 0014.0
had NOT yet edited the file, so the working tree matched HEAD =
`c527aca`.

Verified the inserts with two `grep` passes (`### NN.` headings
and `| NN |` table rows). All six items present at the expected
positions.

Operator authorized commit + push: "yes, commit and push roadmap
changes." Committed as `74a3e12` (1 file changed, 272 insertions),
pushed to origin/main. Commit message:

```
ROADMAP: +#24..#29 (header UX + propose flow + Haiku tags + PR
xrefs + sign-in resume)

Captured 2026-05-28 in a session parallel to the SMTP-hardening
work. Six items, all small-to-medium: …
```

The commit message names which items, what tracks, and that
targets are TBD because the SMTP session might claim slots.
Clean arc.

### Arc 2 — Adding #30 (sessions browser) — collision detected

Operator surfaced a seventh item by paragraph rather than bullet:
a docs-nav addition with an on-site sessions browser, a folder-
per-session restructure of `wiggleverse/ohm-session-history`, a
README serving as the "About" page, a left-side flyout menu
tree, a `sessions.json` title manifest so browser titles can
diverge from filenames, the verbatim aside "Oh and Jan, your joke
is in there somewhere," and a link to "the github repo" — which
in OHM-land is gitea, not GitHub. Flagged the gitea/github
ambiguity inline ("operator likely meant gitea colloquially; if a
GitHub mirror IS wanted for Jan-reach, that's a separate
gesture"). Operator said: "Let's do this next on the roadmap
unless there's anything else super pressing."

First `Edit` attempt on ROADMAP.md to insert the #30 body failed
with `File has been modified since read, either by the user or by
a linter. Read it again before attempting to write it.` Ran `git
status` — file showed as modified. Ran `git diff` — discovered
Session 0014.0 had been editing the file in the working tree
during my Arc 1 work, and the diff included:

- #15, #18, #20, #23 table rows updated with v0.18.0 references
  and Session 0014.0 detail.
- #18 and #20 now marked "framework side shipped via rfc-app
  v0.18.0," with detailed ops-side runbook references.
- #23 fully struck through, with the rename mapping documented
  in the table cell.

This was a substantive discovery: **#23 was already shipped**
(transcripts renamed `SESSION-<letter>` → `SESSION-NNNN.M` via
`git mv` on the public repo + locally; SESSION-PROTOCOL.md §1+§5
rewritten; `publish-transcript.sh` validator extended). Which
meant my draft of #30 needed adjusting — the rename wasn't a
prerequisite I was suggesting to fold in; it was background.

Updated the #30 draft accordingly: changed "fold #23 in as
Part 1" to "#23 already shipped (Session 0014.0); this item is
the *next* layer." Re-ran the `Edit` (insertion point: end of
#29 body, before the `---` separator). This time it succeeded —
the SMTP session's diff didn't touch the #29 area, so my old/new
strings still matched.

Added the #30 table row marked **NEXT** to honor the operator's
"let's do this next" framing. Mentioned in the row: gitea-vs-
GitHub question, build-time-vs-runtime-fetch implementation
choice, #23 prereq already shipped.

### Arc 3 — Race condition on commit

Asked the operator how to handle the commit, since my #30 edits
were now sitting in a working tree that also contained the SMTP
session's uncommitted ROADMAP.md changes. Three options offered:
combined commit, only-mine-leave-SMTP-uncommitted, hold-both.

Operator chose: **only mine, leave SMTP uncommitted**.

Started the backup-and-redo plan. Sequence intended:

1. `cp ROADMAP.md /tmp/roadmap-with-all.md` — snapshot the full
   working tree.
2. `git checkout HEAD -- ROADMAP.md` — reset to HEAD (= `74a3e12`
   at the time I planned this, since my Arc 1 commit was the
   last one I knew about).
3. Re-apply only my #30 edits via `Edit` against the now-clean
   file.
4. `git add` + `git commit` — commits only my #30.
5. `cp /tmp/roadmap-with-all.md ROADMAP.md` — restores the full
   state (SMTP edits become unstaged in the working tree).
6. `git push`.

Steps 1 and 2 ran. After step 2, ran `wc -l` on both files and
found them BOTH at 1655 lines, and `git status` reported "working
tree clean." That made no sense — if I had successfully reset
ROADMAP.md to `74a3e12`, the working tree should have differed
from `/tmp/roadmap-with-all.md` by both the SMTP edits AND my
#30 edits (~170 lines of insertions).

Read ROADMAP.md at line 1226 to investigate. Found `### 30. Docs
nav with on-site sessions browser…` — already present at HEAD.
Which meant HEAD had moved. Ran `git log -3 --oneline`:

```
8dbfb74 ROADMAP: strike #23 (transcripts renamed) + mark #18/#20 partial
74a3e12 ROADMAP: +#24..#29 (header UX + propose flow + Haiku tags + PR xrefs + sign-in resume)
c527aca Pin rfc-app 0.18.0 — Wave 7 deploy: email + webhook hygiene
```

`8dbfb74` was new. Showed it with `git show --stat`:

```
ROADMAP.md | 182 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 179 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
```

179 insertions. The SMTP session's actual ROADMAP edits were ~6
lines of table-row modifications (per the diff I'd inspected in
Arc 2). The other ~173 insertions were **mine** — the #30 body
+ table row. Session 0014.0 had run `git add ROADMAP.md` to stage
its own edits and inadvertently captured my uncommitted #30 work,
then committed and pushed in one gesture.

Confirmed via `git rev-parse HEAD origin/main` that `8dbfb74` was
already on origin/main. The commit was public.

This meant the operator's "only my #30, leave SMTP uncommitted"
preference could no longer be cleanly honored. Splitting the
commit at this point would require either:

- A force-push to rewrite `origin/main` (rewrites public history;
  would surprise Session 0014.0 if it pulled; explicitly contra-
  indicated by both this repo's discipline notes and the OHM
  driver-workflow constraints).
- A revert + re-commit dance (creates two commits where one
  exists, plus a revert; muddies the audit trail more than it
  clarifies).
- A follow-up cosmetic commit just to note in the log that
  `8dbfb74` also added #30 (doesn't separate the work, just adds
  a footnote).

Did none of these. Reported the situation honestly to the
operator: SMTP session committed + pushed faster than I could
split; my #30 changes landed inside their commit; commit message
doesn't mention #30 but the content is correct and visible at
`origin/main`. Offered the cosmetic-follow-up option for
commit-log clarity but flagged it as not really fixing the
attribution mismatch. Operator did not request a follow-up.

### Arc 4 — Close-out

Cleaned up `/tmp/roadmap-with-all.md`. Verified working tree
clean against `origin/main`. Operator: "ok, we're done with this
session. Go ahead and write your transcript. The SMTP session
transcript should come first from an ID perspective" — confirming
the 0014.0 / 0015.0 numbering split (SMTP = 0014, this = 0015,
even though my session opened earlier in wall-clock time than the
SMTP session's commit-and-push; their ID priority comes from their
end-to-end Wave 7 driver scope versus this session's narrow
roadmap-addition scope).

Wrote this transcript. Publish to follow.

---

## Cut state (end of session)

| | |
| --- | --- |
| ohm-rfc main | `8dbfb74` (origin/main) — contains #24..#29 from this session's `74a3e12` AND #30 swept into 0014.0's commit |
| ohm-rfc working tree | clean |
| ohm-rfc-app-flotilla | `65c0e55` — untouched |
| OHM live | deploys.id=22, v0.18.0, untouched this session |
| ohm-rfc pin | `0.18.0`, untouched this session |

| Wave ledger | Status |
| --- | --- |
| Add #24 "About"→"Philosophy" | ✅ on ROADMAP via `74a3e12` |
| Add #25 inbox icon + UX | ✅ on ROADMAP via `74a3e12` |
| Add #26 propose-RFC use-case field | ✅ on ROADMAP via `74a3e12` |
| Add #27 Haiku tag suggestions | ✅ on ROADMAP via `74a3e12` |
| Add #28 PR cross-refs to RFCs | ✅ on ROADMAP via `74a3e12` |
| Add #29 sign-in resume last state | ✅ on ROADMAP via `74a3e12` |
| Add #30 sessions browser | ⚠ on ROADMAP via `8dbfb74` (Session 0014.0's commit), not this session's |

---

## §19.2 candidates surfaced

1. **Parallel top-level Claude Code sessions sharing a working
   tree.** The driver-workflow section of ROADMAP.md §20.5
   discusses `isolation: worktree` for subagents *within* a
   driver session. It does not address the case this session
   hit: two top-level Claude Code sessions, opened independently
   by the operator, both anchored in the same on-disk repo
   working directory. Symptom: each session sees the other's
   uncommitted edits when running `git status` / `git diff`,
   and a `git add <file>` from one session can stage and commit
   the other session's uncommitted work. This session's #30
   landed inside Session 0014.0's commit `8dbfb74` for exactly
   this reason.
   
   The §19.2 question: should SESSION-PROTOCOL.md (and/or
   `ohm-rfc-app-flotilla`'s CLAUDE.md) name a convention for the
   operator-level case? Candidate rules: (a) one top-level
   session per repo at a time; (b) if running concurrent
   top-level sessions, each MUST use a separate worktree (`git
   worktree add ...`); (c) status quo + a discipline note
   reminding sessions to `git status` before committing and
   explicitly stage by hunk (`git add -p`) when the working
   tree has unrelated changes from another session.
   
   No urgency — the harm in this session was attribution, not
   data loss. But the next time this pattern repeats, the harm
   could be larger (one session committing another's WIP code
   prematurely, or stacking schema-migration edits incoherently).

---

## What lands on the operator's plate

1. **Decide whether to amend `8dbfb74`'s commit message.** The
   commit currently reads "ROADMAP: strike #23 (transcripts
   renamed) + mark #18/#20 partial" but its diff also adds
   #30. Cosmetic; doesn't change the content. If the operator
   wants commit-log clarity, a follow-up empty-content commit
   ("ROADMAP: note — 8dbfb74 also added #30") would do, though
   it's mostly a footnote. Default: leave alone, the audit
   trail through `git log -p ROADMAP.md` shows the truth.
2. **Resolve gitea-vs-GitHub for #30.** Operator said "the
   github repo with the sessions" — canonical is
   `git.wiggleverse.org/wiggleverse/ohm-session-history`
   (gitea). Two paths: (a) operator was being colloquial, stick
   with gitea-only; (b) operator wants a GitHub mirror for
   broader external reach (since "send Jan a github link" is
   universally readable). Flagged in #30's body and table row.
3. **Re-attach the #25 screenshot.** The "UX is oof" bullet had
   an accompanying image (the `￼` line in the original
   message) that didn't transmit. When a session picks #25 up,
   the operator should re-attach so the inbox-UX audit has the
   operator's actual reference point.
4. **§19.2 candidate above** — concurrent-session working-tree
   isolation. Earns its own session whenever the operator wants
   to formalize the convention.

---

## Prompt the operator can paste into the next Claude Code session

```
You are the next driver session after Session 0015.0 (a tiny
roadmap-addition session) and Session 0014.0 (Wave 7 — SMTP +
webhook hardening + transcript rename #23).

OHM live: deploys.id=22, v0.18.0, healthy. Pin: 0.18.0.

Operator wants #30 next ("unless something super pressing"):
docs nav with on-site sessions browser + restructure of
`wiggleverse/ohm-session-history` (one folder per session,
README.md as the "About" page, sessions.json title manifest,
left-side flyout menu). The full item body is in ohm-rfc
ROADMAP.md at the §30 heading.

Two session-time decisions in #30:
- Gitea-only vs. add a GitHub mirror (operator said "github" —
  ambiguous; default gitea, ask if Jan-reach matters).
- Build-time vs. runtime fetch for transcripts (default:
  runtime with cache).

The README MUST include the verbatim line "Oh and Jan, your
joke is in there somewhere" — the joke is in one of the
existing transcripts; this line is the in-README pointer.

#23 (transcript rename to NNNN.M form) is DONE — session-history
repo's filenames are already numeric. The folder restructure
is a clean add-on, not coupled with a rename.

Read SESSION-0015.0-TRANSCRIPT for the messy race that left #30
attributed to the wrong commit (8dbfb74 instead of its own).
Heads-up: if you're going to run alongside another Claude Code
session in the same repo working tree, expect your `git add`
to sweep up the other session's uncommitted edits. Either use
`git worktree add` for isolation or stage by hunk.
```
