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+# Deep Backlog Triage — Harness vs Infrastructure Separation
+
+**Date:** March 23, 2026
+**Analyst:** Perplexity Computer
+**Executor:** Claude (Opus 4.6)
+**Issue:** #1076
+
+---
+
+## Summary of Actions Taken
+
+### 1. Batch Closed: 17 Rejected-Direction Issues
+
+OpenClaw rejected direction + superseded autoresearch:
+#663, #722, #723, #724, #725, #726, #727, #728, #729, #730, #731,
+#903, #904, #911, #926, #927, #950
+
+All labeled `rejected-direction`.
+
+### 2. Closed: 2 Duplicate Issues
+
+- #867 — duplicate of #887 (Morrowind feasibility study)
+- #916 — duplicate of #931 (test_setup_script.py fixes)
+
+Both labeled `duplicate`.
+
+### 3. Labels Created
+
+| Label | Color | Purpose |
+|-------|-------|---------|
+| `harness` | Red | Core product: agent framework |
+| `infrastructure` | Blue | Supporting stage: dashboard, CI/CD |
+| `p0-critical` | Red | Must fix now |
+| `p1-important` | Orange | Next sprint |
+| `p2-backlog` | Gold | When time permits |
+| `rejected-direction` | Gray | Closed: rejected/superseded |
+| `duplicate` | Light gray | Duplicate of another issue |
+| `gemini-review` | Purple | Auto-generated, needs review |
+| `consolidation` | Green | Part of a consolidation epic |
+| `morrowind` | Brown | Harness: Morrowind embodiment |
+| `heartbeat` | Crimson | Harness: Agent heartbeat loop |
+| `inference` | Orange-red | Harness: Inference/model routing |
+| `sovereignty` | Indigo | Harness: Sovereignty stack |
+| `memory-session` | Teal | Harness: Memory/session |
+| `deprioritized` | Dark gray | Not blocking P0 work |
+
+### 4. Consolidation Epics Created
+
+- **#1077** — [EPIC] Kimi-Tasks Code Hygiene (14 issues consolidated)
+- **#1078** — [EPIC] ASCII Video Showcase (6 issues consolidated)
+
+### 5. Labels Applied
+
+- **P0 Heartbeat** — 16 issues labeled `harness` + `p0-critical` + `heartbeat`
+- **P0 Inference** — 10 issues labeled `harness` + `p0-critical` + `inference`
+- **P0 Memory/Session** — 3 issues labeled `harness` + `p0-critical` + `memory-session`
+- **P1 Morrowind** — 63 issues labeled `harness` + `p1-important` + `morrowind`
+- **P1 Sovereignty** — 11 issues labeled `harness` + `p1-important` + `sovereignty`
+- **P1 SOUL/Persona** — 2 issues labeled `harness` + `p1-important`
+- **P1 Testing** — 4 issues labeled `harness` + `p1-important`
+- **P2 LHF** — 3 issues labeled `harness` + `p2-backlog`
+- **P2 Whitestone** — 9 issues labeled `harness` + `p2-backlog`
+- **Infrastructure** — 36 issues labeled `infrastructure` + `deprioritized`
+- **Philosophy** — 44 issues labeled `philosophy`
+- **Gemini Review** — 15 issues labeled `gemini-review`
+- **Consolidation** — 20 issues labeled `consolidation`
+
+### 6. Gemini Issues (15) — Tagged for Review
+
+#577, #578, #579, #1006, #1007, #1008, #1009, #1010, #1012, #1013,
+#1014, #1016, #1017, #1018, #1019
+
+Labeled `gemini-review` for human review of alignment with harness-first strategy.
+
+---
+
+## Domain Breakdown
+
+| Domain | Count | % |
+|--------|-------|---|
+| **HARNESS (The Product)** | 219 | 75% |
+| **INFRASTRUCTURE (The Stage)** | 39 | 13% |
+| **CLOSE: Rejected Direction** | 17 | 6% |
+| **UNCATEGORIZED** | 18 | 6% |
+
+## P0 Priority Stack (Harness)
+
+1. **Heartbeat v2** — Agent loop + WorldInterface (PR #900)
+2. **Inference Cascade** — Local model routing (#966, #1064-#1069, #1075)
+3. **Session Crystallization** — Memory/handoff (#982, #983-#986)
+4. **Perception Pipeline** — Game state extraction (#963-#965, #1008)