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Structured escalation with evidence. Surfaces blocking issues for human decision, referencing the Manifest hierarchy.

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/escalate - Structured Escalation

Goal

Surface a blocking issue for human decision with structured evidence, referencing the Manifest hierarchy.

Input

$ARGUMENTS = escalation context

Examples:

  • "INV-G1 blocking after 3 attempts"
  • "AC-1.2 blocking after 3 attempts"
  • "Manual criteria AC-2.3 needs human review"

Principles

  1. Evidence required - No lazy escalations. Must include what was tried and why it failed.

  2. Structured options - Present possible paths forward with tradeoffs, not just "I'm stuck".

  3. Respect hierarchy - Global Invariant blocking = task-level issue. AC blocking = deliverable-level issue.

Evidence Requirements

For blocking criterion escalation, MUST include:

  1. Which criterion - specific ID (INV-G*, AC-.)
  2. At least 3 attempts - what was tried
  3. Why each failed - not just "didn't work"
  4. Hypothesis - theory about root cause
  5. Options - possible paths forward with tradeoffs

Lazy escalations are NOT acceptable:

  • "I can't figure this out"
  • "This is hard"
  • "INV-G1 is failing" (without attempts)

Escalation Types

Global Invariant Blocking

Task-level blocker. Cannot complete while this fails.

## Escalation: Global Invariant [INV-G{N}] Blocking

**Criterion:** [description]
**Type:** Global Invariant (task fails if violated)
**Impact:** Cannot complete task until resolved

### Attempts
1. **[Approach 1]** - What: ... Result: ... Why failed: ...
2. **[Approach 2]** - ...
3. **[Approach 3]** - ...

### Hypothesis
[Theory about why this is problematic]

### Possible Resolutions
1. **Fix root cause**: [description] - Effort: ... Risk: ...
2. **Amend invariant**: Relax to [new wording] - Rationale: ...
3. **Remove invariant**: Not applicable to this task - Rationale: ...

### Requesting
Human decision on path forward.

Acceptance Criteria Blocking

Deliverable-level blocker.

## Escalation: Acceptance Criteria [AC-{D}.{N}] Blocking

**Criterion:** [description]
**Type:** AC for Deliverable {D}: [name]
**Impact:** Deliverable incomplete

### Context
Other ACs in this deliverable: [statuses]

### Attempts
[same as above]

### Possible Resolutions
1. **Different implementation**: [approach]
2. **Amend criterion**: Change to [new wording]
3. **Remove criterion**: Not actually needed
4. **Descope deliverable**: Remove AC, deliverable still valuable

### Requesting
Human decision on path forward.

Manual Criteria Review

All automated criteria pass. Manual criteria need human verification.

## Escalation: Manual Criteria Require Human Review

All automated criteria pass.

### Manual Criteria Pending
- **AC-{D}.{N}**: [description] - How to verify: [from manifest]

### What Was Executed
[Brief summary]

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