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commit 2026-02-07-enforce-module-09-tour-gates-and-refresh-watchman-state
Author: MJ
Date: Feb 07, 2026

2026-02-07 - Enforce Module 09 tour gates and refresh watchman state

Timeline

  • (Context) Guided-tour reliability still leaned too much on student discipline
  • (Action) Tightened Module 09 step-completion logic and gate checks
  • (Action) Refreshed Module 09 guided-tour demo notes
  • (Action) Updated federation watchman/current-state artifacts to keep diagnostics aligned
  • (Observation) Stronger gates improved confidence that capstone completion equals real tool execution
  • (Open Thread) Run a cold-start end-to-end tour and confirm bypass paths are closed

Context

  • Goal was to make capstone progression enforceable in practice, not just in narrative
  • Federation diagnostics were refreshed in parallel to preserve continuity across systems

Actions

  • Updated Module 09 tour gate logic and completion checks.
  • Updated Module 09 guided-tour demo artifacts.
  • Updated federation state and diagnostic docs for watchman continuity.

Observations

  • Enforced continuation gates are essential for a beginner capstone
  • Fresh watchman state helps correlate course issues with wider system conditions

Open Threads

  • Add explicit per-step validation summaries so learners can see why a step passed or failed
  • Decide whether watchman diagnostics should emit a compact machine-readable summary

Boundary Reminder: Seeds. No maintenance. No roadmap.