Context Pattern — Checklist

Pattern: Context
Component: checklist.md
Version: 1.1 | Updated: 2026-07-16

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Gate: Downstream planner/coder does not start until the package passes hooks.

Intake

• Task intent written
• Budget set (MAX_BYTES / tokens)
• Seed hints provided or searchable
• Exclusion rules loaded

Package quality

• Manifest with path + why for every excerpt
• Producers and consumers included when change crosses modules
• Deliberate exclusions listed
• Gaps listed (no invented files)
• Size ≤ budget
• Secret scrub clean

Handoff

• Consuming agent named
• Package path linked from the task/PR
• Re-assemble rule understood if agent requests justified gaps