Pin the spec once · interrupt at most twice, here and at handoff

fuzzy request
ground first read · cross-ref blindspot pass if non-expert
one batched round · ≤ 3 q
judgment calls · always yours
genuine design forks
scope · the smallest 80%
convergence · stop-when
the real field-test fixture
a fork may earn one more · two is the ceiling
work unit or committed spec
plan next