CodexWorkThis is a designed synthetic example. North Quay Learning Centre, its people, dates and tracker rows are invented for teaching. Nothing here is an observed agent run, a customer record or a business outcome.
A weekend handoff can fail in a small, polite way. Nobody lies. A word drifts. “The file is ready” becomes “it’s approved.” “The supplier is arriving Friday” becomes “the equipment is here.” “Eli can take some of Tuesday” becomes “Tuesday is covered.” By Monday morning the team is working from a tidier story than the one anyone actually agreed to.
This case follows one invented week to show how connected outputs can stop that drift. The setting is North Quay Learning Centre, which is preparing an equipment-lending desk. All times are Singapore time.
Before and after, side by side
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| Item | Friday 16:00 reading | Monday 11:00 reading |
|---|---|---|
| Labels (W-101) | File ready, unsigned, no printing | Signed 09:10, printing for W-101 only |
| Supplier (W-103) | Friday arrival requested, unconfirmed | Confirmed Tue 20 Oct 15:00, original date missed |
| Coverage (W-104) | Tue 16:00-18:00 uncovered | 16:00-17:00 accepted, 17:00-18:00 uncovered |
| Stock (W-105) | 18/24 matched, six exceptions | 20/24 matched, four exceptions, no loss proven |
| Launch (D-04) | Not approved | Still undecided, no invitations |
Notice what the table refuses to do. It does not say “supplier delivered.” It does not say “coverage mostly solved.” The original due date stays visible beside the confirmed one, so lateness is a fact, not a mood.
Try it with your own agent
Start with Friday's files
Make the first update, save it, then bring in Monday's news. Use an agent that can read attachments and return downloadable files.
Attach only the first three inputs
Give it the Friday task
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Prepare Maya's manager update for the fictional North Quay Learning Centre as of Friday 16 October 2026, 16:00 Singapore time. Use only the attached context.md, friday-meeting.md and friday-tracker.csv. Cover every workstream. Separate accepted decisions from requests, proposals and missing approvals. Keep original due dates, confirmed dates and unknown information distinct. Show who owns each decision and next action, with source labels that let me check the claim. Deliver three downloadable files in friday-output/: - manager-update.md: a readable update for Maya, including current state, pending decisions and next actions. - project-state.json: editable records of the same work, decisions and actions, with owners, dates, unresolved questions and sources. Choose clear, stable identifiers for decisions and actions. - resume.md: what the next coordinator needs to continue from these saved files, including what still needs evidence or approval. Check that the three files agree. Do not infer approval, delivery, accepted staffing or equipment losses. Do not contact anyone, spend money, print or announce a launch. This is synthetic practice, not a live responsibility. Stop after delivering Friday. Do not read later changes, reference outputs, acceptance.md or chain.json. I will review and save this snapshot before giving you any new information.
Review and save Friday's result
Open the update. Check owners, pending decisions and sources, then save all three files. Keep the first snapshot unchanged before continuing.
After saving Friday: continue with Monday's news
Attach your saved Friday files with the new information and the continuation task. The agent should return a separate result showing what changed, what stayed the same and what remains unresolved.
Download Monday's new information · Download continuation task
Fictional practice, not a live responsibility. You can adapt this approach to your own authorized materials; correct results still need your review. Save the start guide.
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Synthetic case · 1.0.1
The complete originals include both episodes and designed answers. Inspect them separately from the first task above. The optional Python checker applies to the original five-file example, not the short task's three-file result.
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First pass
Cutoff: 2026-10-16T16:00:00+08:00
Original inputs
inputs/context.md
# Fictional source context CTX-01: North Quay Learning Centre is preparing a new equipment-lending desk. All people, projects, dates and records are invented. Time zone: Asia/Singapore. CTX-02: Episode 01 cutoff is Friday 2026-10-16 16:00. Produce a decision/action log, manager update, then Monday handoff. Exclude later evidence. CTX-03: A tracker checkbox is a claim, not acceptance. Completion requires named acceptance evidence. A proposal, offer to ask, requested date or drafted file is not approval or owner acceptance. CTX-04: Maya owns release/date decisions. Noor owns paid staffing approval. The coordinator records and chases; neither may decide for them. CTX-05: Episode 02 cutoff is Monday 2026-10-19 11:00. Continue the accepted Friday chain using monday-changes.md. Retain stable IDs, original promises and unresolved decisions. Do not overwrite Friday.
inputs/friday-meeting.md
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# Friday review, 2026-10-16 14:00-14:25 N-01: Dana: Labels are done from my side. PDF revision C is ready, but Maya has not signed it. Do not print before release. N-02: Maya: I will review the labels Monday before noon. That is a review commitment, not release today. N-03: Jules: Friday arrival in the tracker is my requested date. No supplier confirmation. I will call Monday by 10:00. N-04: Maya: I accept Eli's room map revision B, including reduced storage. W-102 is complete. N-05: Dana: Tuesday 16:00-18:00 is empty. I can ask Eli. He has not accepted. I will report Monday at 11:00. N-06: Noor: I need to decide whether to authorize two paid cover hours. I have not approved them. Bring the remaining gap Monday before noon. N-07: Ravi: Eighteen of twenty-four stock lines matched. Six exceptions are not confirmed missing equipment. I will chase sign-out sheets Monday by 10:30. N-08: Maya: If the supplier misses Friday, we need a new launch-date choice. I am not approving Tuesday now. Bring an actual slot and any alternative by Monday noon. N-09: Coordinator: Outstanding labels, supplier, staffing and stock issues must survive into the update and handoff. Do not describe the desk as launch-ready.
inputs/friday-tracker.csv
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source_id,work_id,work,owner,tracker_status,due,note T-101,W-101,Label artwork release,Dana,done,2026-10-16,PDF sent; Maya signature missing T-102,W-102,Room map,Eli,done,2026-10-16,Signed room map in meeting T-103,W-103,Supplier delivery and launch dependency,Jules,on_track,2026-10-16,Requested arrival; no supplier confirmation T-104,W-104,Tuesday desk coverage,Dana,in_progress,2026-10-20,Tuesday 16:00-18:00 uncovered T-105,W-105,Loan-stock reconciliation,Ravi,in_progress,2026-10-19,18 of 24 lines matched; 6 exceptions
Decision log
Uses: inputs/friday-meeting.md, inputs/friday-tracker.csv
inputs/friday-meeting.md
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# Friday review, 2026-10-16 14:00-14:25 N-01: Dana: Labels are done from my side. PDF revision C is ready, but Maya has not signed it. Do not print before release. N-02: Maya: I will review the labels Monday before noon. That is a review commitment, not release today. N-03: Jules: Friday arrival in the tracker is my requested date. No supplier confirmation. I will call Monday by 10:00. N-04: Maya: I accept Eli's room map revision B, including reduced storage. W-102 is complete. N-05: Dana: Tuesday 16:00-18:00 is empty. I can ask Eli. He has not accepted. I will report Monday at 11:00. N-06: Noor: I need to decide whether to authorize two paid cover hours. I have not approved them. Bring the remaining gap Monday before noon. N-07: Ravi: Eighteen of twenty-four stock lines matched. Six exceptions are not confirmed missing equipment. I will chase sign-out sheets Monday by 10:30. N-08: Maya: If the supplier misses Friday, we need a new launch-date choice. I am not approving Tuesday now. Bring an actual slot and any alternative by Monday noon. N-09: Coordinator: Outstanding labels, supplier, staffing and stock issues must survive into the update and handoff. Do not describe the desk as launch-ready.
inputs/friday-tracker.csv
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source_id,work_id,work,owner,tracker_status,due,note T-101,W-101,Label artwork release,Dana,done,2026-10-16,PDF sent; Maya signature missing T-102,W-102,Room map,Eli,done,2026-10-16,Signed room map in meeting T-103,W-103,Supplier delivery and launch dependency,Jules,on_track,2026-10-16,Requested arrival; no supplier confirmation T-104,W-104,Tuesday desk coverage,Dana,in_progress,2026-10-20,Tuesday 16:00-18:00 uncovered T-105,W-105,Loan-stock reconciliation,Ravi,in_progress,2026-10-19,18 of 24 lines matched; 6 exceptions
reference/episode-01/decision-log.json
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{ "episode": "episode-01", "decisions": [ { "decision_id": "D-01", "work_id": "W-102", "state": "decided", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Accept room map revision B", "due": "2026-10-16", "sources": [ "N-04" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-02", "work_id": "W-101", "state": "pending", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Release label revision C", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-01", "N-02" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-03", "work_id": "W-104", "state": "pending", "owner": "Noor", "decision": "Authorize paid cover for remaining gap", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-05", "N-06" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-04", "work_id": "W-103", "state": "pending", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Choose launch date after delivery alternatives", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-03", "N-08" ] } ] }reference/episode-01/actions.csv
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action_id,work_id,owner,action,due,state,sources A-01,W-101,Maya,Review label release,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-02 A-02,W-103,Jules,Call supplier for delivery confirmation,2026-10-19T10:00:00+08:00,open,N-03;N-08 A-03,W-104,Dana,Ask Eli and report accepted coverage,2026-10-19T11:00:00+08:00,open,N-05 A-04,W-104,Noor,Decide paid cover,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-06 A-05,W-105,Ravi,Chase sign-out sheets for six stock exceptions,2026-10-19T10:30:00+08:00,open,N-07 A-06,W-103,Maya,Choose launch date,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-08
Leadership update
Uses: reference/episode-01/decision-log.json, reference/episode-01/actions.csv
reference/episode-01/decision-log.json
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{ "episode": "episode-01", "decisions": [ { "decision_id": "D-01", "work_id": "W-102", "state": "decided", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Accept room map revision B", "due": "2026-10-16", "sources": [ "N-04" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-02", "work_id": "W-101", "state": "pending", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Release label revision C", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-01", "N-02" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-03", "work_id": "W-104", "state": "pending", "owner": "Noor", "decision": "Authorize paid cover for remaining gap", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-05", "N-06" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-04", "work_id": "W-103", "state": "pending", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Choose launch date after delivery alternatives", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-03", "N-08" ] } ] }reference/episode-01/actions.csv
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action_id,work_id,owner,action,due,state,sources A-01,W-101,Maya,Review label release,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-02 A-02,W-103,Jules,Call supplier for delivery confirmation,2026-10-19T10:00:00+08:00,open,N-03;N-08 A-03,W-104,Dana,Ask Eli and report accepted coverage,2026-10-19T11:00:00+08:00,open,N-05 A-04,W-104,Noor,Decide paid cover,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-06 A-05,W-105,Ravi,Chase sign-out sheets for six stock exceptions,2026-10-19T10:30:00+08:00,open,N-07 A-06,W-103,Maya,Choose launch date,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-08
reference/episode-01/manager-update.md
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# Manager update — Friday 16 October, 16:00 W-102 room map is accepted and complete. [N-04] W-101 labels await Maya's release. A ready PDF and tracker tick are insufficient. [T-101; N-01; N-02] W-103 has no confirmed supplier slot. Friday is requested, not promised. D-04 launch date remains undecided. Maya needs delivery evidence/alternatives Monday noon. [N-03; N-08] W-104 has a two-hour gap Tuesday 16:00-18:00. Eli has not accepted; Noor has not approved paid cover. [N-05; N-06] W-105 is 18/24 matched with six exceptions, not confirmed losses. [N-07] Next: Jules calls by 10:00 Monday; Ravi chases sheets by 10:30; Dana reports accepted coverage by 11:00. Maya owns release/date; Noor owns paid cover. The desk is not launch-ready. [N-02; N-03; N-05; N-06; N-07; N-08; N-09]
reference/episode-01/manager-update.json
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{ "episode": "episode-01", "cutoff": "2026-10-16T16:00:00+08:00", "work": [ { "work_id": "W-101", "state": "awaiting_approval", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-101", "N-01", "N-02" ] }, { "work_id": "W-102", "state": "complete", "owner": "Eli", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-102", "N-04" ] }, { "work_id": "W-103", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Jules", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-103", "N-03", "N-08" ] }, { "work_id": "W-104", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-20", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": 2, "sources": [ "T-104", "N-05", "N-06" ] }, { "work_id": "W-105", "state": "in_progress", "owner": "Ravi", "original_due": "2026-10-19", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": 18, "total": 24, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-105", "N-07" ] } ], "pending_decision_ids": [ "D-02", "D-03", "D-04" ], "launch_ready": false }Handover
Uses: reference/episode-01/manager-update.json, reference/episode-01/decision-log.json, reference/episode-01/actions.csv
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{ "episode": "episode-01", "cutoff": "2026-10-16T16:00:00+08:00", "work": [ { "work_id": "W-101", "state": "awaiting_approval", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-101", "N-01", "N-02" ] }, { "work_id": "W-102", "state": "complete", "owner": "Eli", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-102", "N-04" ] }, { "work_id": "W-103", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Jules", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-103", "N-03", "N-08" ] }, { "work_id": "W-104", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-20", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": 2, "sources": [ "T-104", "N-05", "N-06" ] }, { "work_id": "W-105", "state": "in_progress", "owner": "Ravi", "original_due": "2026-10-19", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": 18, "total": 24, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-105", "N-07" ] } ], "pending_decision_ids": [ "D-02", "D-03", "D-04" ], "launch_ready": false }reference/episode-01/decision-log.json
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{ "episode": "episode-01", "decisions": [ { "decision_id": "D-01", "work_id": "W-102", "state": "decided", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Accept room map revision B", "due": "2026-10-16", "sources": [ "N-04" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-02", "work_id": "W-101", "state": "pending", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Release label revision C", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-01", "N-02" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-03", "work_id": "W-104", "state": "pending", "owner": "Noor", "decision": "Authorize paid cover for remaining gap", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-05", "N-06" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-04", "work_id": "W-103", "state": "pending", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Choose launch date after delivery alternatives", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-03", "N-08" ] } ] }reference/episode-01/actions.csv
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action_id,work_id,owner,action,due,state,sources A-01,W-101,Maya,Review label release,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-02 A-02,W-103,Jules,Call supplier for delivery confirmation,2026-10-19T10:00:00+08:00,open,N-03;N-08 A-03,W-104,Dana,Ask Eli and report accepted coverage,2026-10-19T11:00:00+08:00,open,N-05 A-04,W-104,Noor,Decide paid cover,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-06 A-05,W-105,Ravi,Chase sign-out sheets for six stock exceptions,2026-10-19T10:30:00+08:00,open,N-07 A-06,W-103,Maya,Choose launch date,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-08
reference/episode-01/next-cycle-handoff.json
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{ "episode": "episode-01", "consume": [ "decision-log.json", "actions.csv", "manager-update.json" ], "work": [ { "work_id": "W-101", "state": "awaiting_approval", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-101", "N-01", "N-02" ] }, { "work_id": "W-102", "state": "complete", "owner": "Eli", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-102", "N-04" ] }, { "work_id": "W-103", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Jules", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-103", "N-03", "N-08" ] }, { "work_id": "W-104", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-20", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": 2, "sources": [ "T-104", "N-05", "N-06" ] }, { "work_id": "W-105", "state": "in_progress", "owner": "Ravi", "original_due": "2026-10-19", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": 18, "total": 24, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-105", "N-07" ] } ], "open_decision_ids": [ "D-02", "D-03", "D-04" ], "open_action_ids": [ "A-01", "A-02", "A-03", "A-04", "A-05", "A-06" ], "resume_with": "inputs/monday-changes.md", "stop_conditions": [ "No inferred approval", "No invented acceptance", "Retain original due dates" ] }
Inputs change
Cutoff: 2026-10-19T11:00:00+08:00
Original inputs
inputs/context.md
# Fictional source context CTX-01: North Quay Learning Centre is preparing a new equipment-lending desk. All people, projects, dates and records are invented. Time zone: Asia/Singapore. CTX-02: Episode 01 cutoff is Friday 2026-10-16 16:00. Produce a decision/action log, manager update, then Monday handoff. Exclude later evidence. CTX-03: A tracker checkbox is a claim, not acceptance. Completion requires named acceptance evidence. A proposal, offer to ask, requested date or drafted file is not approval or owner acceptance. CTX-04: Maya owns release/date decisions. Noor owns paid staffing approval. The coordinator records and chases; neither may decide for them. CTX-05: Episode 02 cutoff is Monday 2026-10-19 11:00. Continue the accepted Friday chain using monday-changes.md. Retain stable IDs, original promises and unresolved decisions. Do not overwrite Friday.
inputs/friday-meeting.md
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# Friday review, 2026-10-16 14:00-14:25 N-01: Dana: Labels are done from my side. PDF revision C is ready, but Maya has not signed it. Do not print before release. N-02: Maya: I will review the labels Monday before noon. That is a review commitment, not release today. N-03: Jules: Friday arrival in the tracker is my requested date. No supplier confirmation. I will call Monday by 10:00. N-04: Maya: I accept Eli's room map revision B, including reduced storage. W-102 is complete. N-05: Dana: Tuesday 16:00-18:00 is empty. I can ask Eli. He has not accepted. I will report Monday at 11:00. N-06: Noor: I need to decide whether to authorize two paid cover hours. I have not approved them. Bring the remaining gap Monday before noon. N-07: Ravi: Eighteen of twenty-four stock lines matched. Six exceptions are not confirmed missing equipment. I will chase sign-out sheets Monday by 10:30. N-08: Maya: If the supplier misses Friday, we need a new launch-date choice. I am not approving Tuesday now. Bring an actual slot and any alternative by Monday noon. N-09: Coordinator: Outstanding labels, supplier, staffing and stock issues must survive into the update and handoff. Do not describe the desk as launch-ready.
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source_id,work_id,work,owner,tracker_status,due,note T-101,W-101,Label artwork release,Dana,done,2026-10-16,PDF sent; Maya signature missing T-102,W-102,Room map,Eli,done,2026-10-16,Signed room map in meeting T-103,W-103,Supplier delivery and launch dependency,Jules,on_track,2026-10-16,Requested arrival; no supplier confirmation T-104,W-104,Tuesday desk coverage,Dana,in_progress,2026-10-20,Tuesday 16:00-18:00 uncovered T-105,W-105,Loan-stock reconciliation,Ravi,in_progress,2026-10-19,18 of 24 lines matched; 6 exceptions
inputs/monday-changes.md
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# Changes available at 2026-10-19 11:00 M-01: Maya signed label revision C at 09:10. Printing may proceed. This releases the labels for W-101 only; other decisions are unchanged. M-02: Jules received supplier confirmation at 09:45: delivery Tuesday 2026-10-20 15:00. Friday was missed. Delivery confirmation is not launch approval. An expedited alternative may exist; price and availability are unknown. M-03: Eli accepted Tuesday 16:00-17:00 only. Tuesday 17:00-18:00 is uncovered. Noor has not authorized paid cover. Dana must take the remaining one-hour gap to Noor before noon. M-04: Ravi matched two more lines. Twenty of twenty-four are matched; four exceptions remain. No evidence of loss. No new completion deadline was given. M-05: Maya: Keep launch date undecided until I compare the confirmed slot with the expedited alternative by noon. Do not issue invitations. M-06: Room map acceptance is unchanged. Preserve original due date, confirmed delivery and unresolved staffing/date decisions separately.
Decision log
Uses: inputs/friday-meeting.md, inputs/friday-tracker.csv, inputs/monday-changes.md
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# Friday review, 2026-10-16 14:00-14:25 N-01: Dana: Labels are done from my side. PDF revision C is ready, but Maya has not signed it. Do not print before release. N-02: Maya: I will review the labels Monday before noon. That is a review commitment, not release today. N-03: Jules: Friday arrival in the tracker is my requested date. No supplier confirmation. I will call Monday by 10:00. N-04: Maya: I accept Eli's room map revision B, including reduced storage. W-102 is complete. N-05: Dana: Tuesday 16:00-18:00 is empty. I can ask Eli. He has not accepted. I will report Monday at 11:00. N-06: Noor: I need to decide whether to authorize two paid cover hours. I have not approved them. Bring the remaining gap Monday before noon. N-07: Ravi: Eighteen of twenty-four stock lines matched. Six exceptions are not confirmed missing equipment. I will chase sign-out sheets Monday by 10:30. N-08: Maya: If the supplier misses Friday, we need a new launch-date choice. I am not approving Tuesday now. Bring an actual slot and any alternative by Monday noon. N-09: Coordinator: Outstanding labels, supplier, staffing and stock issues must survive into the update and handoff. Do not describe the desk as launch-ready.
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source_id,work_id,work,owner,tracker_status,due,note T-101,W-101,Label artwork release,Dana,done,2026-10-16,PDF sent; Maya signature missing T-102,W-102,Room map,Eli,done,2026-10-16,Signed room map in meeting T-103,W-103,Supplier delivery and launch dependency,Jules,on_track,2026-10-16,Requested arrival; no supplier confirmation T-104,W-104,Tuesday desk coverage,Dana,in_progress,2026-10-20,Tuesday 16:00-18:00 uncovered T-105,W-105,Loan-stock reconciliation,Ravi,in_progress,2026-10-19,18 of 24 lines matched; 6 exceptions
inputs/monday-changes.md
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# Changes available at 2026-10-19 11:00 M-01: Maya signed label revision C at 09:10. Printing may proceed. This releases the labels for W-101 only; other decisions are unchanged. M-02: Jules received supplier confirmation at 09:45: delivery Tuesday 2026-10-20 15:00. Friday was missed. Delivery confirmation is not launch approval. An expedited alternative may exist; price and availability are unknown. M-03: Eli accepted Tuesday 16:00-17:00 only. Tuesday 17:00-18:00 is uncovered. Noor has not authorized paid cover. Dana must take the remaining one-hour gap to Noor before noon. M-04: Ravi matched two more lines. Twenty of twenty-four are matched; four exceptions remain. No evidence of loss. No new completion deadline was given. M-05: Maya: Keep launch date undecided until I compare the confirmed slot with the expedited alternative by noon. Do not issue invitations. M-06: Room map acceptance is unchanged. Preserve original due date, confirmed delivery and unresolved staffing/date decisions separately.
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{ "episode": "episode-02", "decisions": [ { "decision_id": "D-01", "work_id": "W-102", "state": "decided", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Accept room map revision B", "due": "2026-10-16", "sources": [ "N-04" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-02", "work_id": "W-101", "state": "decided", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Release label revision C", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-01", "N-02", "M-01" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-03", "work_id": "W-104", "state": "pending", "owner": "Noor", "decision": "Authorize paid cover for remaining gap", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-05", "N-06", "M-03" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-04", "work_id": "W-103", "state": "pending", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Choose launch date after delivery alternatives", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-03", "N-08", "M-02", "M-05" ] } ] }reference/episode-02/actions.csv
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action_id,work_id,owner,action,due,state,sources A-01,W-101,Maya,Review label release,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,closed,N-02;M-01 A-02,W-103,Jules,Call supplier for delivery confirmation,2026-10-19T10:00:00+08:00,closed,N-03;N-08;M-02 A-03,W-104,Dana,Ask Eli and report accepted coverage,2026-10-19T11:00:00+08:00,closed,N-05;M-03 A-04,W-104,Noor,Decide paid cover for one-hour gap,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-06;M-03 A-05,W-105,Ravi,Chase evidence for four remaining stock exceptions,unknown,open,N-07;M-04 A-06,W-103,Maya,Choose launch date,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-08;M-05 A-07,W-103,Jules,Obtain expedited alternative; price and availability unknown,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,M-02;M-05
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{ "episode": "episode-02", "decisions": [ { "decision_id": "D-01", "work_id": "W-102", "state": "decided", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Accept room map revision B", "due": "2026-10-16", "sources": [ "N-04" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-02", "work_id": "W-101", "state": "decided", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Release label revision C", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-01", "N-02", "M-01" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-03", "work_id": "W-104", "state": "pending", "owner": "Noor", "decision": "Authorize paid cover for remaining gap", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-05", "N-06", "M-03" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-04", "work_id": "W-103", "state": "pending", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Choose launch date after delivery alternatives", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-03", "N-08", "M-02", "M-05" ] } ] }reference/episode-02/actions.csv
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action_id,work_id,owner,action,due,state,sources A-01,W-101,Maya,Review label release,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,closed,N-02;M-01 A-02,W-103,Jules,Call supplier for delivery confirmation,2026-10-19T10:00:00+08:00,closed,N-03;N-08;M-02 A-03,W-104,Dana,Ask Eli and report accepted coverage,2026-10-19T11:00:00+08:00,closed,N-05;M-03 A-04,W-104,Noor,Decide paid cover for one-hour gap,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-06;M-03 A-05,W-105,Ravi,Chase evidence for four remaining stock exceptions,unknown,open,N-07;M-04 A-06,W-103,Maya,Choose launch date,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-08;M-05 A-07,W-103,Jules,Obtain expedited alternative; price and availability unknown,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,M-02;M-05
reference/episode-02/manager-update.md
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# Manager update — Monday 19 October, 11:00 W-101 labels were released by Maya at 09:10; printing may proceed. W-102 room map remains accepted. [M-01; N-04; M-06] W-103 missed original Friday 16 October delivery. Tuesday 20 October 15:00 is confirmed, but D-04 launch date remains pending Maya's comparison with an expedited alternative. Its price and availability are unknown. No invitations yet. [T-103; M-02; M-05] Eli accepted Tuesday 16:00-17:00. W-104 has one hour, 17:00-18:00, uncovered. D-03 still needs Noor's paid-cover decision before noon. [M-03; N-06] W-105 is 20/24 matched with four exceptions, not confirmed losses. No new completion deadline is evidenced. [M-04] Jules obtains an expedited alternative; Maya decides by noon. Dana takes the remaining staffing gap to Noor. The desk is not launch-ready. [M-03; M-05]
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{ "episode": "episode-02", "cutoff": "2026-10-19T11:00:00+08:00", "work": [ { "work_id": "W-101", "state": "complete", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-101", "N-01", "N-02", "M-01" ] }, { "work_id": "W-102", "state": "complete", "owner": "Eli", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-102", "N-04" ] }, { "work_id": "W-103", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Jules", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": "2026-10-20T15:00:00+08:00", "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-103", "N-03", "N-08", "M-02", "M-05" ] }, { "work_id": "W-104", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-20", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": 1, "sources": [ "T-104", "N-05", "N-06", "M-03" ] }, { "work_id": "W-105", "state": "in_progress", "owner": "Ravi", "original_due": "2026-10-19", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": 20, "total": 24, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-105", "N-07", "M-04" ] } ], "pending_decision_ids": [ "D-03", "D-04" ], "launch_ready": false }Handover
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{ "episode": "episode-02", "cutoff": "2026-10-19T11:00:00+08:00", "work": [ { "work_id": "W-101", "state": "complete", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-101", "N-01", "N-02", "M-01" ] }, { "work_id": "W-102", "state": "complete", "owner": "Eli", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-102", "N-04" ] }, { "work_id": "W-103", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Jules", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": "2026-10-20T15:00:00+08:00", "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-103", "N-03", "N-08", "M-02", "M-05" ] }, { "work_id": "W-104", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-20", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": 1, "sources": [ "T-104", "N-05", "N-06", "M-03" ] }, { "work_id": "W-105", "state": "in_progress", "owner": "Ravi", "original_due": "2026-10-19", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": 20, "total": 24, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-105", "N-07", "M-04" ] } ], "pending_decision_ids": [ "D-03", "D-04" ], "launch_ready": false }reference/episode-02/decision-log.json
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{ "episode": "episode-02", "decisions": [ { "decision_id": "D-01", "work_id": "W-102", "state": "decided", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Accept room map revision B", "due": "2026-10-16", "sources": [ "N-04" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-02", "work_id": "W-101", "state": "decided", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Release label revision C", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-01", "N-02", "M-01" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-03", "work_id": "W-104", "state": "pending", "owner": "Noor", "decision": "Authorize paid cover for remaining gap", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-05", "N-06", "M-03" ] }, { "decision_id": "D-04", "work_id": "W-103", "state": "pending", "owner": "Maya", "decision": "Choose launch date after delivery alternatives", "due": "2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00", "sources": [ "N-03", "N-08", "M-02", "M-05" ] } ] }reference/episode-02/actions.csv
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action_id,work_id,owner,action,due,state,sources A-01,W-101,Maya,Review label release,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,closed,N-02;M-01 A-02,W-103,Jules,Call supplier for delivery confirmation,2026-10-19T10:00:00+08:00,closed,N-03;N-08;M-02 A-03,W-104,Dana,Ask Eli and report accepted coverage,2026-10-19T11:00:00+08:00,closed,N-05;M-03 A-04,W-104,Noor,Decide paid cover for one-hour gap,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-06;M-03 A-05,W-105,Ravi,Chase evidence for four remaining stock exceptions,unknown,open,N-07;M-04 A-06,W-103,Maya,Choose launch date,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,N-08;M-05 A-07,W-103,Jules,Obtain expedited alternative; price and availability unknown,2026-10-19T12:00:00+08:00,open,M-02;M-05
reference/episode-02/next-cycle-handoff.json
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{ "episode": "episode-02", "consume": [ "decision-log.json", "actions.csv", "manager-update.json" ], "work": [ { "work_id": "W-101", "state": "complete", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-101", "N-01", "N-02", "M-01" ] }, { "work_id": "W-102", "state": "complete", "owner": "Eli", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-102", "N-04" ] }, { "work_id": "W-103", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Jules", "original_due": "2026-10-16", "confirmed_delivery": "2026-10-20T15:00:00+08:00", "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-103", "N-03", "N-08", "M-02", "M-05" ] }, { "work_id": "W-104", "state": "blocked", "owner": "Dana", "original_due": "2026-10-20", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": null, "total": null, "gap_hours": 1, "sources": [ "T-104", "N-05", "N-06", "M-03" ] }, { "work_id": "W-105", "state": "in_progress", "owner": "Ravi", "original_due": "2026-10-19", "confirmed_delivery": null, "matched": 20, "total": 24, "gap_hours": null, "sources": [ "T-105", "N-07", "M-04" ] } ], "open_decision_ids": [ "D-03", "D-04" ], "open_action_ids": [ "A-04", "A-05", "A-06", "A-07" ], "resume_with": "New written Maya/Noor decisions; hold invitations until D-04 closes", "stop_conditions": [ "No inferred approval", "No invented acceptance", "Retain original due dates" ] }
- Source-reported stock aggregates only; no line-level ledger.
- No observed printing, supplier arrival, staffing fulfilment or launch.
- No authority to resolve Maya or Noor decisions.
- Reference material is not an observed agent/customer trial, measured time saving, public release or long-term operation.
- Checks do not certify arbitrary prose interpretation or real-world correctness.
The cast and the two cutoffs
Three roles matter.
- Maya owns release and launch-date decisions.
- Noor owns paid staffing approval.
- The coordinator records, chases and reports. The coordinator does not approve release, launch or paid cover.
The first snapshot is Friday 16 October 2026, 16:00. The second is Monday 19 October 2026, 11:00. Between them sit a tracker, meeting notes and a few Monday changes. The desk has five work items: labels (W-101), a room map (W-102), a supplier delivery (W-103), Tuesday staffing coverage (W-104) and a stock match (W-105).
The tracker on Friday looks calm. W-101 and W-102 read “done.” W-103 reads “on track.” The meeting notes tell a different story, and the case lives in that gap.
Friday: the tracker says one thing, the room says another
Take the labels. The tracker marks W-101 done because the PDF, revision C, was sent. But Maya has not signed it. In the meeting she promises a review on Monday before noon, and she is explicit that she is not approving anything on Friday. Another note adds that nothing is printed before release.
So “ready” is a fact about the file. “Released” is a fact about Maya. Only one of them moved on Friday.
Supplier delivery is subtler. The tracker says “on track,” due Friday, and no supplier confirmation exists. The supplier’s Friday arrival is a requested date. He will call by 10:00 Monday. A requested date is a hope with a timestamp.
Coverage is the third trap. Tuesday 20 October, 16:00-18:00, has nobody. Dana can ask Eli, but Eli has not accepted. Noor has not approved two paid cover hours and wants the remaining gap in front of her Monday before noon. Possible help and unapproved money add up to zero covered hours.
Stock is the fourth. Eighteen of 24 items are matched. The six exceptions are unmatched stock lines, not confirmed missing equipment. Calling them losses would be a claim the evidence does not support.
One item really was decided. Maya explicitly accepted room map revision B, including the reduced storage, so W-102 is complete. A good record has to show that as firmly as it shows the rest as open.
The argument: four outputs, one state
A single summary can hold a decision for an afternoon. Across a weekend it needs more structure. This case uses four outputs that join to each other.
- A decision log gives each decision a state, the person with actual authority, the open question, a due time and source locators. Here that is D-01 room map (decided), D-02 label release (pending), D-03 paid cover (pending) and D-04 launch date (pending).
- An action list gives each chase an owner and a time. Six actions exist on Friday, A-01 to A-06.
- A manager update shows all five work items. It keeps the original due date, confirmed delivery, matched count, total and gap in separate fields, with nulls where the sources are silent.
- A next-cycle handoff carries accepted work state, pending decisions and open actions forward unchanged, then adds the input needed to resume and the stops.
The joins matter more than any single file. If the update says W-104 has a gap, the decision log must say who can close it, and an action must say who is chasing it. If those three disagree, a reader has to pick one, and that is where drift starts.
Authority is the field people skip. Dana can ask Eli, but she cannot approve paid cover. The coordinator can write “Maya review Monday” and cannot write “approved.” The log stores the actual authority, so a person scanning Monday’s update can see whose move it is.
Monday: changes land on a preserved record
On Monday the agent is told to read Friday first, save and review that snapshot, and only then read the Monday changes. It never rewrites Friday from Monday knowledge. Friday’s record says what was true at 16:00 on Friday, and that is why it stays useful.
Monday brings six changes:
- Maya signed label C at 09:10. Printing may proceed for W-101 only.
- The supplier confirms Tuesday 20 October at 15:00. The Friday date was missed. Launch is not approved. Expedited price and availability are unknown.
- Eli accepts only Tuesday 16:00-17:00. The 17:00-18:00 hour is still uncovered. Noor still has not approved paid cover. Dana takes the remaining gap to her before noon.
- Stock is now 20 of 24 matched, with four exceptions. There is no proof of loss and no new completion deadline.
- Maya keeps launch undecided until she can compare it with an expedited alternative. No invitations go out.
- The room map stays accepted.
Each change updates the matching record and nothing else. D-02 closes, because Maya signed. D-03 and D-04 stay pending. Supplier confirmation (A-02) closes. A new action, A-07, starts the expedited investigation. A-05, the evidence chase, stays open and its replacement deadline is recorded as unknown, because nobody has given one.
What passing a check does and does not mean
The downloadable folder includes a fixture-specific checker. It enforces IDs, rows, authority, sources, times, quantities and handoff preservation. It permits different wording and ordering.
A pass means the outputs are compatible with this invented fixture. It does not mean the case is semantically complete, and it says nothing about real business success. A human reader still reviews against the acceptance notes.
The practical consequence
Retaining a decision across time means Monday’s reader can answer three questions without reconstructing the weekend. What was decided, and by whom? What is still waiting on someone, and who is it? What do we not know yet?
For a coordinator, the payoff is concrete. Monday’s noon conversation with Maya starts from the comparison she asked for: confirmed supplier time against an expedited option whose price is still unknown. It does not start with someone reconstructing Friday from memory. Noor sees exactly one uncovered hour rather than a vague “staffing issue.” Ravi’s four exceptions remain exceptions. A launch date that nobody has approved stays unapproved until the person who owns it says otherwise.
Work with the case
Explore both snapshots or download the complete folder. It contains fictional inputs, editable designed answers, an agent instruction and checks. Start from Friday before opening the changed inputs.