Keep the original purpose
“Why did the deployment stop?”
The task is still the same. The situation has changed.
- Goal
- Release the update without losing existing records.
- Last observation
- A validation check returned a mismatch.
- Open question
- Does the candidate match the required contract?
Context carries forward with its source.
Keep the disagreement visible
A confident summary isn’t enough.
The proposal and the conflicting observation belong in the same record.
- Candidate
- The change appears to meet the requirement.
- Counterevidence
- The validation result reports a mismatch.
- What to inspect
- The exact source, test conditions, and failed check.
An unresolved conflict stays unresolved.
Make the next step explicit
Understanding comes before action.
A handoff can help someone make a decision. It cannot make that decision for them.
- Proposed next step
- Inspect the mismatch in an isolated test.
- Decision needed
- A responsible human reviews the scope and evidence.
- Permission
- Prior activity does not authorize another deployment.
Memory is useful. Permission stays separate.