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sop-dogfooding-pattern-retrieval

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SOP for retrieving, curating, and applying patterns discovered through dogfooding runs.

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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

Purpose

Systematically collect and reuse patterns, fixes, and heuristics learned from dogfooding sessions to accelerate future quality work.

Trigger Conditions

  • Positive: preparing playbooks, seeding new skills with proven patterns, or responding to repeated findings across projects.
  • Negative: net-new explorations without prior data; one-off audits without reuse goals.

Guardrails

  • Confidence ceiling: Provide Confidence: X.XX (ceiling: TYPE Y.YY) using ceilings {inference/report 0.70, research 0.85, observation/definition 0.95}.
  • Evidence-backed entries: Each pattern must include source session, file:line or log evidence, applicability, and limitations.
  • Structure-first: Maintain curated examples/tests that demonstrate pattern application and failure modes.
  • Versioning: Track pattern versions and deprecate superseded items.

Execution Phases

  1. Harvest
    • Pull artifacts from recent dogfooding runs; tag by skill, domain, and risk class.
    • Extract candidate patterns with context and triggers.
  2. Curate & Validate
    • Consolidate duplicates; validate on at least one fresh example.
    • Record constraints and anti-patterns.
  3. Publish & Wire-in
    • Add patterns to references/resources; update examples/tests accordingly.
    • Communicate availability and intended use to downstream skills.
  4. Review & Confidence
    • Schedule periodic reviews to retire stale patterns.
    • State confidence with ceiling and note coverage gaps.

Output Format

  • Pattern catalog entries with source, evidence, applicability, and limitations.
  • Validation notes and example usage.
  • Change log for additions/removals.
  • Confidence statement using ceiling syntax.

Validation Checklist

  • Source sessions and evidence recorded.
  • Patterns validated on fresh examples.
  • Examples/tests updated to reflect patterns and pitfalls.
  • Versioning and retirement tracked.
  • Confidence ceiling provided; English-only output.

Confidence: 0.70 (ceiling: inference 0.70) - SOP rewritten to align with Prompt Architect confidence discipline and Skill Forge structure-first curation.