diff --git a/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_add_docstring.md b/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_add_docstring.md
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+# Self-Modify Report: 20260226_170416
+
+**Instruction:** Add docstring
+**Target files:** src/foo.py
+**Dry run:** True
+**Backend:** ollama
+**Branch:** N/A
+**Result:** SUCCESS
+**Error:** none
+**Commit:** none
+**Attempts:** 1
+**Autonomous cycles:** 0
+
+## Attempt 1 -- dry_run
+
+### LLM Response
+```
+llm raw
+```
diff --git a/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_break_it.md b/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_break_it.md
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+# Self-Modify Report: 20260226_170416
+
+**Instruction:** Break it
+**Target files:** src/foo.py
+**Dry run:** False
+**Backend:** ollama
+**Branch:** N/A
+**Result:** FAILED
+**Error:** Tests failed after 1 attempt(s).
+**Commit:** none
+**Attempts:** 1
+**Autonomous cycles:** 0
+
+## Attempt 1 -- complete
+
+### LLM Response
+```
+llm raw
+```
+
+### Edits Written
+#### src/foo.py
+```python
+x = 1
+
+```
+
+### Test Result: FAILED
+```
+1 failed
+```
diff --git a/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_do_something_vague.md b/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_do_something_vague.md
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+# Self-Modify Report: 20260226_170416
+
+**Instruction:** do something vague
+**Target files:** (auto-detected)
+**Dry run:** False
+**Backend:** ollama
+**Branch:** N/A
+**Result:** FAILED
+**Error:** No target files identified. Specify target_files or use more specific language.
+**Commit:** none
+**Attempts:** 0
+**Autonomous cycles:** 0
diff --git a/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_fix_foo.md b/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_fix_foo.md
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+# Self-Modify Report: 20260226_170416
+
+**Instruction:** Fix foo
+**Target files:** src/foo.py
+**Dry run:** False
+**Backend:** ollama
+**Branch:** N/A
+**Result:** FAILED
+**Error:** Tests failed after 1 attempt(s).
+**Commit:** none
+**Attempts:** 1
+**Autonomous cycles:** 0
+
+## Attempt 1 -- complete
+
+### LLM Response
+```
+llm raw
+```
+
+### Edits Written
+#### src/foo.py
+```python
+x = 2
+
+```
+
+### Test Result: FAILED
+```
+FAILED
+```
diff --git a/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_fix_foo_important_correction_from_previ.md b/data/self_modify_reports/20260226_170416_fix_foo_important_correction_from_previ.md
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+# Self-Modify Report: 20260226_170416
+
+**Instruction:** Fix foo
+
+IMPORTANT CORRECTION from previous failure:
+Fix: do X instead of Y
+**Target files:** src/foo.py
+**Dry run:** False
+**Backend:** ollama
+**Branch:** N/A
+**Result:** SUCCESS
+**Error:** none
+**Commit:** abc123
+**Attempts:** 1
+**Autonomous cycles:** 0
+
+## Attempt 1 -- complete
+
+### LLM Response
+```
+llm raw
+```
+
+### Edits Written
+#### src/foo.py
+```python
+x = 2
+
+```
+
+### Test Result: PASSED
+```
+PASSED
+```