/triage

The loop keeps two files: HUMAN.md (rules layer — the action rules) and HUMAN_FRICTIONS.md (log layer — raw observations, append-only). Triage works on the rules in HUMAN.md; it reads the log for context but never rewrites it.

Walk through every rule under ## Open Feedback Items in HUMAN.md one at a time. For each rule:

1. Read the rule's Better Human Action, its Friction log (the observations it cites in HUMAN_FRICTIONS.md), and any Linked PRs.

2. Decide its next status:

   • adopted if the improvement has shown up in real work. There must be at least one PR in Linked PRs, and the PR's body or diff must reflect the Prompt Pattern or Review Pattern. If Linked PRs is empty, the rule stays open.
   • obsolete if the precondition that caused the friction no longer holds (the code, workflow, or team has changed), or if the improvement was tried and turned out not to help. Add a one-line note explaining which.
   • merged if two or more open rules describe the same underlying habit. Abstract them into one meta-rule: write the general rule, move the absorbed rules to Merged Items with a pointer to the survivor's ID, and have the meta-rule's Friction log cite every contributing H-ID. Do not delete content, and never collapse the friction log — only the rule side.
   • unchanged if none of the above applies. Move on.

3. When you change a rule's status:

   • Update the Status field.
   • Move the rule to the matching section (Adopted Items, Obsolete Items, or Merged Items).
   • Append one line to ## Operation Log at the bottom of HUMAN_FRICTIONS.md: YYYY-MM-DD — H-NNN: open → adopted (or similar). Include a short reason if the transition is not obvious.

4. After processing every open rule, also re-read the Adopted Items section. If an adopted rule has not been referenced in any new work for a long stretch and the underlying behavior change appears stable, you may move it to Obsolete Items with the note "behavior change is now habitual." This is a judgment call; when in doubt, leave it adopted.

Do not invent new rules during triage. If you observe new friction while reading old rules, that is a job for the human-feedback skill in a separate session.

When the walk is complete, summarize:

• How many rules were moved, by transition.
• Any open rules that have grown stale (no Linked PRs for many weeks) and might be candidates for obsoletion next round.
• Any pattern in the moved rules — for example, three rules in the scope category all moved to adopted at once may mean the human has internalized scope declaration.