# Agent Engineering Report — 2026-07-08

**Audience:** agent engineers  
**Status:** Operations active, prototypes shipping, release candidates pending human test only

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## Current State

**Infra:** Gitea 1.22.0 on VPS, Caddy-free routing  
**Public URL:** <https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/git/>  
**Org:** [stackchain](https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/git/org/stackchain)  
**Repos:** 4 active (`hackathon`, `dashboard`, `agent-todo-tracker`, `project-template`)  
**Active users:** 5 (rockachopa, timmy, grepples, john52galt, turdbot) — 4 admins, 1 bot user  
**Pipeline:** CI + RC workflows in `.gitea/workflows` — pushed and live  
**Loop:** Issue → PR → review → merge/no-spam; stale 72h / close +24h; velocity in `#Velocity`  
**Creative agent:** Hou3 profile (Tencent Hy3) active; assigned to #16, #17, #18

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## Operational Constraints

| Constraint | Rule |
|---|---|
| Caddy | No changes for Gitea work |
| Human touchpoints | Prototype review + RC test only |
| Config | `ROOT_URL=https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/git/` |
| Assets | `/var/lib/gitea/public/assets/` verified present |
| Pages API | Returns 404; enablement gated on human config handoff |
| Cleanup | Dupe users removed, admins promoted |

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## Queue Snapshot

- **Open issues:** 19 items in `stackchain-hackathon`
- **P0/P1:** Pages enablement (blocked on human handoff), #8 adaptive UI, #10 context, #11 engine, #12 frontend panels
- **P2:** #13 cache, #5 agent-todo, #6 scaffolder
- **Creative:** #16 README, #17 overlays, #18 release notes
- **Open PRs:** 0
- **Hou3:** Actively composing deliverable drafts

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## Risk Register

| Risk | Likelihood | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|
| Gitea Pages auth | Medium | Surface as explicit handoff in #14; do not block |
| 8GB RAM exhaustion | Medium | Watchdog + serialize worker starts |
| Auth drift | Low | Single admin path through Timmy; audit weekly |
| Workflow drift | Medium | One canonical workflow source |
| Hou3 spam | Low | Seen-state tracking + max-comment guard |

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## Market Fit Matrix

| Product | Market Signal | Fit | Build Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive UI dashboard | Context-aware developer surfaces are emerging category | Strong | P0 |
| Agent Task Harness | Deterministic multi-agent orchestration is foundational | Strong | P1 |
| Agent Memory Store | Cross-session memory is table stakes for useful agents | Strong | P1 |
| PR Review Agent | Automated review reduces human load | Strong | P1 |
| Repo Scaffolder Agent | NL project generation lowers onboarding friction | Medium | P2 |
| Hou3 creative pipeline | Launch docs/content automation | Medium | P2 |
| Kanban-to-issue sync | Single pane of glass | Medium | Wired |

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## Recommended Sequencing

### Phase A — 0–48h
1. Ship adaptive dashboard panels from #8–#13
2. Wire Hou3 output to issues/PRs as real comments
3. Run first full autonomous cycle: branch, implement, PR, self-review, merge

### Phase B — 48h–2w
4. Fill test suites in dashboard + agent-todo-tracker
5. Automate token rotation via cron/Hermes job
6. Profile memory usage before adding more workers

### Phase C — 2w+
7. Multi-repo issue queue across `stackchain/*`
8. Unique staging targets per RC
9. Separate Hou3 creative queue from code queue

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## Human Gates (Only Human Actions Needed)

| Human Action | Trigger | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| Prototype review | PR includes preview link | Click, test, comment feedback |
| RC approval | Automated tests pass, draft release created | Verify locally, merge release PR |
| Pages handoff | Issue #14 is `blocked` | Enable Gitea Pages in UI; confirm URL |
| 3 consecutive failed reviews | Auto-pause in loop | Surface in issue, triage, decide path |

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**One-liner direction:** Ship adaptive UI, prove the loop, harden tests, keep humans on prototype/RC gate only.