# CIAgent Grill Report ## Run: 2026-08-12 (mode: interactive, focus: all axes) — v1.23 Nova Deck Cleanup & Python PPTX ### Overall Verdict: PROCEED-WITH-REVISIONS (confidence: 0.78) The plan is fundamentally sound — the empirical checks (image format, Marp `
` passthrough, versioning, test-inversion completeness) all pass. But four binding revisions restructure the wave/phase plan and expand the "penetrate" purge scope. Two axes were escalated-but-resolved (the empirical verifications de-risked P2 and P3). The plan proceeds with the revisions below. --- ### Per-Axis Findings #### Axis 1 — Scope / over-reach: PASS (conf 0.80) Building a whole new `render_pptx.py` + markdown parser is significant for a "deck cleanup" milestone, but REQ-269 explicitly mandates it, the milestone is NFR docs/render/test-only (no runtime impact), and the dual-PPTX value (MARP image-of-slide + python structured/editable) is a real deliverable, not gold-plating. The G-003 split (P3a/P3b) mitigates the parser-complexity risk. The plan stays in scope; it does not reach into the deck's 4-beat narrative arc (out-of-scope section confirms). #### Axis 2 — Hidden dependencies (P3/P4 "zero file overlap"): REVISE → G-002 (conf 0.85) The "zero file overlap" claim is true for EDITS but false for VERIFICATION. P3's `render_pptx.py` parsing logic depends on the deck markdown structure that P4 is simultaneously trimming; P4's verify step runs `render_slides.sh` that P3 is mid-editing. **Binding revision G-002:** serialize P3→P4. #### Axis 3 — Test inversion risk: PASS (conf 0.92) The plan's test-update list (Finding 5 / P5 tasks) is complete and accurate. Empirically confirmed all affected tests: - `test_marp_deck_not_using_default_theme` (line 66-74: invert — we now USE `theme: default`) ✓ plan mentions - `test_marp_deck_uses_sp_theme` (line 55-64: rewrite to assert inline `style:` block) ✓ plan mentions - `test_theme_css_*` trio (lines 275, 284, 295: retarget to inline `style:`) ✓ - `test_html_embeds_theme` (line 353: `--sp-red` → `#D6002A`) ✓ plan mentions - `test_source_md_*` pair (lines 240, 266: delete — plain `.md` gone) ✓ - `test_render_slides_script_renders_marp` (line 92: still produces `.pptx` via marp-cli for the fallback PPTX) — ✓ plan handles - No latent assertions missed. The plan's enumeration is thorough. #### Axis 4 — Image-inlining correctness: PASS (conf 0.95) Empirically verified the rendered HTML at `docs/presentations/nova-autonomous-cloud-delivery.html` uses plain `` and `` — standard `` tags inside Marp's SVG `` wrapper. Zero `xlink:href` occurrences. The `inline_images.py` regex (`` HTML blocks) plus edge cases (tables with `**bold**` R/A cells, nested bullets, `class:tall` image alt text) plus two python-pptx constraints (no CSS font fallback — single `font.name`; blank layout has no bullets — must inject `` XML). Finding 3 confirmed the APIs exist but the parser is non-trivial. With P3 on the serial critical path (G-002), an overflow blocks everything. **Binding revision G-003:** split P3 into P3a (inline_images + render_slides.sh + pyproject — low-risk mechanical) and P3b (render_pptx.py + parser + the attach_release_asset.py extension — high-risk). #### Axis 6 — Benefit callout `
` in Marp: PASS (conf 0.95) Empirically verified by rendering a minimal test deck through `@marp-team/marp-cli@4.5.0` (the pinned version): `
text
` passes through verbatim into the rendered `
`. Marpit's `html: true` option is on by default; no sanitization of styling divs. The `.benefit` class in the inline `style:` block will apply. P2's restyle approach is valid. **P0 risk cleared.** #### Axis 7 — "penetrate" removal completeness: REVISE → G-001 (conf 0.85) CRITICAL gap. The plan's verify step `grep -ri penetrat docs/presentations/` misses `docs/scope.md` (line 16: "Nova never penetrates the PDLC") and `docs/vision.md` (line 18: "It does not penetrate upstream product or software development lifecycles") — the repo's two core strategic docs. The term also appears in every `.ciagent/` file (PLAN, REQUIREMENTS, RESEARCH, CLARIFY, ROADMAP, PROJECT, PERSONAS, NORTH_STAR). The deck does not link out to these docs, but they are audience-reachable via the repo. **Binding revision G-001:** purge "penetrate" (and derivatives) from the entire repo — `docs/` AND `.ciagent/`. P4's verify step becomes `grep -ri penetrat docs/ .ciagent/` returns nothing. `test_no_penetrate_term` asserts the same. The deleted plain `.md` (P1) already removes its occurrence; `docs/scope.md` + `docs/vision.md` reworded in P4; all `.ciagent/` files reworded across the relevant phases (the phase that owns each file's edit window). #### Axis 8 — Wave 3 parallelization feasibility: REVISE → G-002 (conf 0.85) Resolved by G-002 (serialize P3→P4). Wave 3 is no longer parallel. P3's `render_slides.sh` is stable before P4 runs its verify render; P3's parser is tested against the current (untrimmed) deck before P4 trims it. #### Axis 9 — Phase count vs. value: REVISE → G-004 (conf 0.80) G-003 split P3 (→8 phases); G-004 merges P5+P6 to compensate. P6 (final-review-ship) for an NFR docs-only milestone is largely ceremonial — the review/audit/ship work folds into P5's final commits. **Binding revision G-004:** merge P5+P6. Net phase count returns to 7. #### Axis 10 — Versioning: PASS (conf 0.95) `git tag --list 'v1.22.*'` returns nothing — no conflicts. The v1.21.x line (v1.21.0..v1.21.6) is the precedent; v1.23 tags v1.22.0..v1.22.6 per the revised phase plan (G-003 split shifts tag numbers; G-004 merge keeps the final at v1.22.6). --- ### Binding Decisions | ID | Decision | Confidence | Rationale | |----|----------|-----------|----------| | G-001 | Purge "penetrate" (and derivatives) from the entire repo — `docs/` AND `.ciagent/`, not just `docs/presentations/`. P4 verify: `grep -ri penetrat docs/ .ciagent/` returns nothing. `test_no_penetrate_term` asserts the same. `docs/scope.md:16` + `docs/vision.md:18` reworded in P4; all `.ciagent/` files reworded in the phase that owns each file's edit window. | 0.85 | The term appears in the repo's two core strategic docs (audience-reachable) and all internal metadata. REQ-272 says "removed from all presentation files"; the user confirmed a full-repo purge (politically loaded term). The plan's `docs/presentations/`-only grep is a gap. | | G-002 | Serialize P3→P4. Wave 3 is no longer parallel. P3 completes (stable `render_slides.sh` + tested parser against the current deck) before P4 trims the deck + purges "penetrate" (per G-001). C8's parallelization rationale is overruled. | 0.85 | "Zero file overlap" is true for edits but false for verification: P3's parser depends on the deck structure P4 is trimming; P4's verify render depends on P3's `render_slides.sh` being stable. The interaction risk is the failure mode. | | G-003 | Split P3 into P3a (inline_images.py + render_slides.sh inline-images step + pyproject.toml — low-risk mechanical) and P3b (render_pptx.py + the full markdown parser + render_slides.sh python-pptx step + attach_release_asset.py extension — high-risk). Both serial in Wave 3. | 0.80 | The parser handles 10+ markdown constructs + python-pptx XML constraints (font fallback, bullet injection); on the serial critical path (G-002) an overflow blocks everything. Splitting isolates the high-risk work. | | G-004 | Merge P5+P6. P5 absorbs the final-review/audit/ship work (multi-persona review, reconstruction audit, milestone merge, tag, release, branch cleanup, REQUIREMENTS/ROADMAP update) as its final commits. Tag v1.22.6 = milestone release. | 0.80 | For an NFR docs-only milestone, a dedicated review/ship phase is ceremonial overhead. P5 already asserts the final state via tests. The merge compensates for the G-003 split, returning to 7 phases. | ### Escalations None. All axes resolved at confidence ≥ 0.78. Two axes (4 and 6) were escalation candidates (P0 risks if the empirical checks failed) but both were cleared by direct verification — the rendered HTML uses plain `` (not SVG xlink:href), and Marp 4.5.0 passes through `
` verbatim (empirically confirmed with a minimal test deck). --- ### Revised Wave/Phase Plan (post-revisions) ``` Wave 1 (P1): consolidate-docs (edits -marp.md, deletes plain .md) ↓ Wave 2 (P2): restore-clean-style (edits -marp.md frontmatter + ↓ benefit callouts; edits render_slides.sh; retires nova-sp-theme.css from render) ↓ Wave 3 (P3a → P3b, serial): P3a: inline-images (inline_images.py + render_slides.sh step + pyproject) ↓ P3b: python-pptx-generator (render_pptx.py + parser + render_slides.sh step + attach_release_asset.py extension) ↓ Wave 4 (P4): trim-wordcount + purge "penetrate" (edits -marp.md + ↓ talking-points.md + docs/scope.md + docs/vision.md + all .ciagent/ files per G-001) ↓ Wave 5 (P5+P6 merged): ci-tests-readme + final-review-ship (tests, CI, README, multi-persona review, audit, ship — tag v1.22.6 = milestone release) ``` ### Revised Tag Plan - v1.22.0 (P0 — already tagged) - v1.22.1 (P1) - v1.22.2 (P2) - v1.22.3 (P3a) - v1.22.4 (P3b) - v1.22.5 (P4) - v1.22.6 (P5+P6 merged — final patch = milestone release) ### P4 expanded scope (per G-001) P4 now owns, in addition to the deck word-count trim: - `docs/scope.md:16` — reword "Nova never penetrates the PDLC" - `docs/vision.md:18` — reword "It does not penetrate upstream product or software development lifecycles" - `.ciagent/PLAN.md`, `REQUIREMENTS.md`, `RESEARCH.md`, `CLARIFY.md`, `ROADMAP.md`, `PROJECT.md`, `PERSONAS.md`, `NORTH_STAR.md` — reword every "penetrate" occurrence (or the phase that owns each file's edit window does so; P4 is the natural owner since it owns the "penetrate" removal requirement REQ-272). ### P5 expanded scope (per G-004) P5 now owns, in addition to the test/CI/README work: - Multi-persona code review (`ciagent-review`) of the milestone branch - Audit (`ciagent-audit`) — reconstruction test + .ciagent discipline - Milestone ship (`ciagent-ship`) — merge to milestone branch → main, tag v1.22.6, release with both PPTX attached, delete milestone branches - Update REQUIREMENTS.md (mark v1.23 complete) + ROADMAP.md (mark v1.23 complete) - Commit: `docs(milestone): complete v1.23 — Nova Deck Cleanup & Python PPTX` --- ### Evidence Index - Image format: `docs/presentations/nova-autonomous-cloud-delivery.html` grep — 2× ``, 0× `xlink:href` - Marp `
` passthrough: minimal test deck rendered through `@marp-team/marp-cli@4.5.0` → `
` survives verbatim - Versioning: `git tag --list 'v1.22.*'` → empty (no conflicts) - "penetrate" occurrences: `grep -riI penetrat` → docs/scope.md:16, docs/vision.md:18, docs/presentations/{-marp.md, .html, .md, -talking-points.md}, all .ciagent/*.md - Test inversion targets: tests/test_slides_pipeline.py lines 55-64 (rewrite), 66-74 (invert), 240-270 (delete), 275-302 (retarget), 353-359 (assert #D6002A not --sp-red) - Benefit callout count: 21 `**Benefit:**` in current deck → 21 `
` in P2