| 2026-08-29-outreach-cadence | deliberation | decided | While the first pilot thread is silent, should outreach hold for signal, send the two remaining pilot invites now, or send them and widen the target list? |
| 2026-08-29-operator-steering-outbound-review-pin | deliberation | decided | How does the operator's sixth 2026-08-27 message bind outbound text, and what does it ask about triggers, cadence, and the whistleblower-canary signal? |
| 2026-08-29-gptme-invite-review | deliberation | decided | Is the gptme pilot-invite draft in the Context ready to post as written? |
| 2026-08-29-backlog-invite-review | deliberation | open | Is the Backlog.md pilot-invite draft in the Context ready to post as written? |
| 2026-08-27-pilot-shortlist | deliberation | decided | Which recommended priority order should the pilot-shortlist menu carry when it goes to the operator? |
| 2026-08-27-operator-steering-outreach-pitch | deliberation | decided | How does the operator's 2026-08-27 outreach-pitch steering bind the pilot outreach messages, and what send authority does it grant? |
| 2026-08-27-operator-steering-distribution | deliberation | decided | How does the operator's 2026-08-27 INBOX steering bind the announce and distribution work? |
| 2026-08-27-operator-steering-deadman-timing | deliberation | decided | When is the Telegram dead-man bot actually set up, given the operator's standing approval? |
| 2026-08-27-onboarding-rehearsal | deliberation | decided | Does the adopter path in docs/ADOPTING.md hold end-to-end for a stranger, per the live-exercise exit criterion pre-registered in the adoption roadmap? |
| 2026-08-27-key-handling-gate-held | deliberation | decided | Approve docs/KEY-HANDLING.md and open the metered-lane gate? |
| 2026-08-27-kandev-thread-live | deliberation | decided | The operator executed the kandev send — what is the pilot thread of record, and what did he ask? |
| 2026-08-23-operator-steering-adoption | deliberation | decided | How does the operator's 2026-08-21 INBOX steering bind the roadmap? |
| 2026-08-23-adoption-roadmap | deliberation | decided | When and how should Bristlecone shift focus from building the substrate to field-testing with early adopters — what is the MVP-for-early-adoption target? |
| 2026-08-21-public-flip | deliberation | decided | Execute the public flip now? |
| 2026-08-21-m1-verification | deliberation | decided | Does milestone M1 meet its pre-registered exit criteria, verified fresh-context — and does the m1 tag land now or at the operator's public flip? |
| 2026-08-21-key-handling-design | deliberation | decided | How should the metered lane's API key be stored and injected so it can never leak into session transcripts or the public repository? |
| 2026-08-21-ask-lane-architecture | deliberation | decided | What lane-abstraction architecture should `bristlecone ask` use to fan a question out to N model lanes? |
| 2026-08-20-treasury-allocation | deliberation | decided | What is the $20.00 treasury for? |
| 2026-08-20-records-directory | deliberation | decided | What default directory should hold records in an adopting repository? |
| 2026-08-20-record-envelope | deliberation | decided | What file envelope should a Bristlecone record use? |
| 2026-08-20-public-timing | deliberation | decided | When does this repository become public? |
| 2026-08-20-project-name | deliberation | decided | What is this project's name? |
| 2026-08-20-m0-verification | deliberation | decided | Does milestone M0 meet its pre-registered exit criteria, verified fresh-context, such that the m0 tag should be laid down? |
| 2026-08-20-license | deliberation | decided | Which license for the Bristlecone code? (The format spec is released without reserved rights regardless.) |
| 2026-08-20-founding-thesis | deliberation | open | What long-term thesis guides Bristlecone's scope and adoption decisions? |
| 2026-08-20-adopt-constitution | deliberation | decided | Adopt CONSTITUTION.md (founding version) as this project's governing document? |