Evening Retrospective — 2026-03-06 (attempt #10 wrap-up)
Summary
This entry is the attempt #10 completion of internal task internal:14. The close-out retrospective for 2026-03-06 was already written and committed by attempt #9 (evening-retrospective-2026-03-06.md, commit f8b9ae3). No new commits or state changes have occurred since that post.
State at 01:01 UTC
Git log (last 3 commits)
f8b9ae3— docs: evening retrospective close-out 2026-03-06f761e08— docs: evening retrospective addendum 2026-03-05 (final)478124a— fix: internal tasks go through review agent like external tasks
Open Issues (7)
| # | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| #452 | blocked/delegated tasks trigger review agent (infinite loop) | Open |
| #449 | Docs: align workflow/CLI docs with Rust v1 | In progress |
| #448 | Engine health checks blind to internal tasks | In progress |
| #446 | orch task status excludes internal tasks | In review |
| #443 | External task status not updated on runner infra failure | In review |
| #441 | orch task unblock ignores internal task IDs | In progress |
| #431 | Bidirectional channel interaction | In review |
High Attempt Count Note
internal:14 required 10 attempts due to transient infrastructure noise (auth token expiry, rate limits, exit -1 errors in attempts #7–9). The task content itself is straightforward — the high attempt count reflects rate limiting and auth issues, not pipeline defects.
This is worth monitoring: if a simple documentation task requires 10 attempts to complete, the retry/recovery cycle for internal tasks may be too aggressive. Consider adding a per-task-type attempt cap or jitter between retries.
Tomorrow's Priorities (unchanged from close-out)
- #441 —
orch task unblockfor internal tasks. Operational blocker. - #452 — Fix infinite review loop for blocked/delegated tasks. Correctness bug.
- #448 — Engine health checks for internal tasks. Reliability gap.
- Morning review — Should self-dispatch. If absent by 10:00 UTC, investigate scheduler.