2026-02-11 - Harden Module 09 launch flow and validate guided toolchain

Timeline

(Context) A second work wave landed after the earlier Module 09 generator update, focused on runtime reliability and guided-tour experience.
(Action) Hardened launchme.py with clearer first-run setup flow for Ollama + Docker, stronger readiness checks, and returning-user resume handling.
(Action) Refined agent/shell.py command surface and tour gating (\agent, \ask, \plan, \recipes, \recipe, \doctor) so step progression stays controlled during guided mode.
(Action) Updated agent/router.py planning behavior to support both single-action routing and short multi-step plan output.
(Action) Expanded guided-tour materials in context.md and agent/tour/tour.json, including stronger command breakdowns and a dedicated trust-but-verify reflection step.
(Action) Refined summarize_url and pilot wrappers plus reference docs so dry-run vs do-it behavior is explicit and beginner-safe.
(Action) Added/updated recipe assets (bootstrap_templates, csv_to_prompt, research_pack) for repeatable post-tour workflows.
(Action) Improved Module 09 reset tooling (reset_menu.py, reset_module.py, reset_module.bat) to support both full reset and tour-step repositioning.
(Observation) Validation logs show successful do-it runs across clean_context, notes, summarize_url, and pilot using tour demo inputs.
(Open Thread) Complete and record one cold-start full-tour pass from clean reset through final awakening without any manual patching between steps.

This work was concentrated in 09-personal-dev-agent with adjacent polish in START_HERE.md, TASK_LIST.md, and Module 02/03 learning materials.
Main goal was not adding a new feature class, but hardening the capstone runtime so a true beginner can launch, follow, recover, and rerun confidently.

Hardened launcher startup orchestration and service checks for Ollama and Docker.
Strengthened shell-level guided-mode controls and added clearer command affordances for free-agent mode.
Updated tour script + narrative content to make every step copy-pasteable with explicit expectations.
Refined core tool wrappers and references to keep dry-run defaults obvious before real execution.
Added practical recipes to chain tools into beginner-usable workflows after tour completion.
Upgraded reset flows so users can either fully restore module state or jump directly to a specific tour step.
Captured fresh execution evidence in tool logs and demo outputs to validate runtime behavior.

Module 09 now behaves more like a production onboarding flow than a static demo: service readiness, gated progression, and safer rerun paths are materially improved.
The new tour framing better reinforces HAIE behavior (preview first, verify output, then do-it) instead of command memorization.
Runtime logs indicate the toolchain is operating end-to-end under real conditions, not just dry-run simulation.

Run a single clean-room walkthrough (fresh reset, full guided completion) and archive that pass as formal beta-evidence.
Confirm whether all pending items in TASK_LIST.md should remain deferred or be collapsed into a final launch checklist.

Boundary Reminder: Seeds. No maintenance. No roadmap.