dev@bfd:~/dev-diary$ git show 2026-02
commit 2026-02-12-upgrade-dev-diary-template-for-secure-high-signal-entries
Author: MJ
Date: Feb 12, 2026

2026-02-12 - Upgrade dev-diary template for secure high-signal entries

Timeline

  • (Context) Reviewed the existing end-of-session dev-diary prompt template against active schema, recent dev-diary entries, and current content security checks.
  • (Observation) The previous template was structurally strong but relied on a legacy topic allowlist and did not enforce stronger quality/evidence expectations.
  • (Action) Proposed a next-level upgrade plan covering schema-aligned topics, stronger security scrub rules, higher-signal event quality, and overlap/delta handling.
  • (Action) Replaced the legacy topic allowlist with schema-aligned taxonomy rules in the dev-diary template.
  • (Action) Added mandatory narrative-integrity, duplicate-control, and security/privacy scrub requirements for entry generation.
  • (Action) Added an explicit quality rubric for Action, Observation, and Open Thread sections while preserving strict ADDEG formatting constraints.
  • (Observation) Verified the updated template content saved correctly and remains compatible with current frontmatter/body constraints for dev-diary generation.
  • (Open Thread) Run a template dry-run generation against a real session to score entry quality and tighten rubric language further.

Context

  • Reviewed the current dev-diary template and compared it with active project schema expectations.
  • This work focused on evolving generation quality and safety controls, not changing the website rendering logic.

Actions

  • Replaced the legacy topic allowlist with schema-aligned taxonomy rules in the dev-diary template.
  • Added mandatory security/privacy scrub guidance to prevent absolute-path, secret, and personal-data leakage.
  • Added duplicate-entry delta controls so same-day follow-up entries log only new progress.
  • Added a high-signal quality rubric to improve specificity, validation clarity, and actionability.

Observations

  • The upgraded template now better matches the evolved dev-diary ecosystem and content safety requirements.
  • Stronger emphasis on implemented-versus-validated outcomes should improve historical trace quality.
  • The format strictness remains intact while quality standards are significantly higher.

Open Threads

  • Run a real-session dry run and review output quality against the new rubric.
  • Consider adding a lightweight scoring block for consistency checks across future generated entries.

Boundary Reminder:
Seeds. No maintenance. No roadmap.