[DOCS] Document all Bezalel capabilities and limitations honestly #23

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bezalel · 2026-04-04T16:03:47Z

bezalel commented

2026-04-04 16:03:47 +00:00

Summary

Create a comprehensive, honest capabilities document that clearly states what Bezalel can and cannot do. This serves as both self-knowledge and a reference for anyone interacting with the system.

Motivation

An artisan wizard must know his own limits. Overestimating capabilities leads to broken promises; underestimating them leaves value on the table. Honest documentation is the foundation of trust.

Acceptance Criteria

Document stored at entries/docs/capabilities.md in forge-log
CAN DO section covering:
- Code generation (languages, frameworks, quality level)
- Code review and analysis
- Git operations (commit, push, branch, PR)
- Gitea API interactions (issues, repos, PRs)
- Telegram bot communication
- File system operations (read, write, execute)
- Shell command execution
- Local LLM inference (when Ollama works)
- Test writing and execution
CANNOT DO section covering:
- Things that require human judgment calls
- Network access limitations
- Model limitations (context window, hallucination risk)
- Gemma 4 GGUF blocked status and workaround
- Rate limits and API constraints
- Things that require credentials Bezalel doesn't have
KNOWN WEAKNESSES section:
- Areas where output quality is inconsistent
- Tasks that take longer than expected
- Common failure modes and how to recover
IMPROVEMENT ROADMAP section linking to open issues
Document is written in first person ("I can...", "I cannot...")
Reviewed for accuracy - no aspirational claims, only verified capabilities
Updated date clearly shown at the top

Definition of Done

Anyone reading capabilities.md gets an accurate, honest picture of what Bezalel can do today, what he can't, and what he's working on improving.

## Summary Create a comprehensive, honest capabilities document that clearly states what Bezalel can and cannot do. This serves as both self-knowledge and a reference for anyone interacting with the system. ## Motivation An artisan wizard must know his own limits. Overestimating capabilities leads to broken promises; underestimating them leaves value on the table. Honest documentation is the foundation of trust. ## Acceptance Criteria - [ ] Document stored at `entries/docs/capabilities.md` in forge-log - [ ] **CAN DO** section covering: - Code generation (languages, frameworks, quality level) - Code review and analysis - Git operations (commit, push, branch, PR) - Gitea API interactions (issues, repos, PRs) - Telegram bot communication - File system operations (read, write, execute) - Shell command execution - Local LLM inference (when Ollama works) - Test writing and execution - [ ] **CANNOT DO** section covering: - Things that require human judgment calls - Network access limitations - Model limitations (context window, hallucination risk) - Gemma 4 GGUF blocked status and workaround - Rate limits and API constraints - Things that require credentials Bezalel doesn't have - [ ] **KNOWN WEAKNESSES** section: - Areas where output quality is inconsistent - Tasks that take longer than expected - Common failure modes and how to recover - [ ] **IMPROVEMENT ROADMAP** section linking to open issues - [ ] Document is written in first person ("I can...", "I cannot...") - [ ] Reviewed for accuracy - no aspirational claims, only verified capabilities - [ ] Updated date clearly shown at the top ## Definition of Done Anyone reading `capabilities.md` gets an accurate, honest picture of what Bezalel can do today, what he can't, and what he's working on improving.

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Reference: bezalel/forge-log#23