Outcome Run

Run one action for one outcome folder. An action is one concrete step on a lever, whether a rep of a proven recipe or a fix to something in the path. The run folder records work references and learning; Superdense records durable sessions, artifacts, externalization targets, and reward snapshots.

Read references/outcome-loop.md and references/preflight.md before starting.

Workflow

1. Locate the outcome folder and read goal.md, run.md, and gate.md. If any are missing, stop and use outcome-setup to repair the folder contract.
2. Start with the bounded reward preflight. references/preflight.md is the full job specification:
   • Spawn a bounded subagent when the runtime supports it and the invocation permits subagents.
   • Prefer a lower-cost or lower-reasoning subagent only when it is still capable of correct, bounded maintenance.
   • If subagents are unavailable, run the same preflight locally.
3. Run the preflight per references/preflight.md, filling in <outcome-folder>. It plans the maintenance pipeline with one superdense reward next --project <id> --items 10 call, advances each returned step in one bounded batch up to the budgeted item count, and returns a compact evidence packet. reward next retires matured targets itself (linked and non-located) and returns the project name and roots, so no separate retire call is needed. It stays on already-external active targets and the current run; it does not drain the internal backlog.
4. Refresh the lever portfolio in run.md from the evidence packet when the evidence clearly changes pull count, reward summary, uncertainty, last-pulled, status, or Pareto-best dimension. Do not flatten multidimensional reward into one scalar.
5. Render due experiment verdicts with superdense experiment verdict <id> when target reps are met and the reward window is mature. Surface refuted hypotheses with superdense hypothesis list --project <project-id> --status refuted as "what not to try" before choosing a new action.
6. Surface comparable cohorts and version chains yourself — this is the run agent's job, not the preflight's. Start with superdense cohort list --project <project-id> --by type and inspect relevant version chains; keep it compact and project-scoped. Use them to inform the next action.
7. Use goal.md, run.md, gate.md, open hypotheses/experiments, refuted hypotheses, cohort/chain comparison, and the evidence packet to choose exactly one action unless the user explicitly asks for exploration only. First set Mode: explore or Mode: exploit from the Selection Policy.
8. For explore, record a structured falsifiable hypothesis with superdense hypothesis record unless an open suitable hypothesis already exists. Open or extend an experiment with superdense experiment open and later superdense experiment add-member. For exploit, cite the supported hypothesis and experiment that justify the proven lever.
9. Create runs/<run-id>/ using a stable date-plus-slug id. Use the ## Run Record Template in run.md as the source of truth. Write:
   • work.md
   • learnings.md
10. Execute the action in the correct surface:
    • for content outcomes, the run folder may contain drafts or final copy,
    • for product outcomes, edit the target repo and record branch, PR, deploy, event names, and session IDs in work.md.
11. After the shipped artifact exists or the run has a stable artifact id, attach the run/artifact to the experiment with superdense experiment add-member. Record Mode, Hypothesis id, and Experiment id in work.md.
12. Before completion, apply gate.md:

• run each pre required or warning check before an irreversible real-world action when phasing is present,
• run each post or unlabeled required and warning check that can be evaluated locally,
• run deterministic commands listed in gate.md when present,
• if no checks are configured, record Overall: pass and Checks run: none,
• record all pass, warn, and fail outcomes in work.md under ## Gate Status,
• if a required check fails, try to fix it inside the current run and re-run the relevant check.

12. If a required gate still fails after fix attempts, set the run status to failed or blocked, record the unresolved failure and attempted fixes in work.md, and stop without presenting the run as complete.
13. Do not create metrics.md, hypotheses.md, or experiments.md. If a metric needs to be captured, record it through Superdense reward commands. If blocked, record the blocker in work.md under ## Blockers.
14. Do not append outcome interpretation back into old run folders. Current runs learn from prior outcomes and their own execution.

Reward Preflight

The preflight is specified in full in references/preflight.md. Spawn it as a bounded subagent (or follow it directly when subagents are unavailable), filling in <outcome-folder>. In one superdense reward next --project <id> --items 10 call it plans the maintenance pipeline (profile -> curate -> finalize -> reconcile -> collect, never compare), advances each step in one bounded batch up to the budgeted item count, and returns a compact evidence packet. reward next retires matured targets itself (linked and non-located), so no separate retire call is needed. It stays on already-external active targets and the current run, and never drains the internal backlog. Comparison stays with the main run agent (step 6).

Completion

Finish with the run id, mode, hypothesis id, experiment id, work references, changed files or external surfaces, Superdense IDs recorded, validation performed, gate status, and the main learning. If a required gate remains failing, finish by reporting the failed gate and reason instead of calling the run complete.