Coding Workflow

Use repository files and docs as the source of truth. For non-trivial work:

1. Inspect the relevant files before editing.
2. Use file_search, read_file, and code-intelligence tools where supported.
3. Maintain the loop coverage inventory: mapping a repo or listing files is not covered; each relevant surface must be covered with evidence or explicitly rejected with rationale/residual risk.
4. Keep frontier, coverage, evidence, and residual-risk state synchronized before closing a loop task.
5. Keep a task ledger with todo_write and evidence with complete_step.
6. Prefer apply_patch or structured edits for source changes.
7. Run targeted validation through run_command.
8. Store bulky outputs as resources and read only bounded pages.
9. Continue after context compression using the summary plus recent tail.