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v1.100.0: Reliable default — Opus 4.6[1m] + GPT-5.5 + Fable - #712

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Summary

  • Introduces the Reliable lane as the recommended default: Opus 4.6[1m] max (builder) + GPT-5.5 xhigh (first brain) + Fable high (second brain)
  • Renames Opus 5 from "recommended default (trial)" to "bleeding edge" across all shipped docs
  • Adds [r] Reliable option to setup skill Step 9.5 and update skill Fable-as-driver prompt
  • Updates autocompact table, latest-tier section, escape hatch, opt-in docs to reflect the new lane hierarchy

Files changed

  • package.json — v1.99.2 → v1.100.0
  • README.md — version badge, Reliable lane description
  • CHANGELOG.md — v1.100.0 entry
  • AI_SETUP_LANES.md — Setup A label fix
  • CLAUDE_CODE_SDLC_WIZARD.md — effort table, driver/advisor table, opt-in section, autocompact, latest tier, escape hatch
  • skills/setup/SKILL.md — Step 9.5 [r] Reliable option
  • skills/update/SKILL.md — Fable-as-driver prompt, effort check ordering
  • tests/test-doc-consistency.sh — autocompact guard grep updated

Cross-model review

  • Round 2: CERTIFIED SOUND 98% (GPT-5.5 xhigh) — 4 files
  • Round 3: CERTIFIED SOUND 96% (GPT-5.5 xhigh) — targeted recheck on AI_SETUP_LANES.md delta
  • Zero findings across both rounds

Test plan

  • tests/test-doc-consistency.sh — 137/0
  • tests/test-cli.sh — 97/0 (run by codex during review)
  • CI validate workflow

Rename every "Setup A is the default" / "recommended default, trial"
occurrence to either "Reliable — recommended default" or "bleeding edge".

Files: CLAUDE_CODE_SDLC_WIZARD.md, skills/setup/SKILL.md,
skills/update/SKILL.md, tests/test-doc-consistency.sh, AI_SETUP_LANES.md

Codex review: round 2 CERTIFIED SOUND 98%, round 3 recheck CERTIFIED
SOUND 96% (tree c27be39). Zero findings across both rounds.
Codex full-release review (GPT-5.5 xhigh) found README.md:214 still
said "Four Setup Lanes" and AI_SETUP_LANES.md:223 said "all four lanes"
after the Reliable row was added to the table. Both now say five.
- skills/sdlc/SKILL.md: Recommended Model now leads with Opus 4.6[1m]
  max (Reliable default), Opus 5 high listed as bleeding edge
- Plugin manifests bumped 1.99.2 → 1.100.0
- Cowork copy synced
- Test anchor updated: Opus 5 → Opus 4.6 with max effort check
The helper matched fixed-string `max` anywhere on the line, which
also hit "not blanket `max`" later in the same sentence. Mutating
Opus 4.6 max→high did not fail the test.

Replace with direct grep for the exact pattern. TDD RED proven:
max→high mutation fails, revert passes. 137/0.
The launcher hardcoded -m gpt-5.5. Running Sol or any other model
required copying the script and patching paths — which broke three
times in a row.

Now: REVIEW_MODEL=gpt-5.6-sol scripts/run-review-leg.sh OUT PROMPT
Default unchanged (gpt-5.5). TDD RED/GREEN proven. 36/0 tests.
Sol (GPT-5.6 xhigh) found:
- 3 stale 1.99.2 references in shipped files (wizard doc, update skill)
- test-escalation-ladder.sh grep broke on env-var launcher pattern
- default-model test could inherit REVIEW_MODEL from caller env

Disputed: auto-mode [N] default and gpt-5.6-sol reviewer role are by
design, not Reliable lane contradictions. 36/0 + 6/0 + 137/0.
CI caught SDLC.md version marker still at 1.99.2. ROADMAP.md had
the same in its last-release line and dogfood tracker table.
The test banned any "95%" in the setup skill. The Reliable lane's
user message says "escalation brain at <95% confidence" — a brain
ladder description, not the setup wizard's own state model. Narrowed
the check to confidence-THRESHOLD patterns only.
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CROSS-MODEL-CLEARANCE

{"reviewer": "gpt-5.5", "verdict": "YES", "confidence": 97, "sha": "5ee0a2340cbfa7abe11780ab3578b0137c40738e"}

Codex (GPT-5.5 xhigh): CERTIFIED SOUND across rounds 2-5 (96-98%). Zero blocking findings.

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CROSS-MODEL-CLEARANCE

{"reviewer": "fable", "verdict": "YES", "confidence": 98, "sha": "5ee0a2340cbfa7abe11780ab3578b0137c40738e"}

Fable (advisor): history clean, no Opus-5 code contamination. Ruled release strategy sound.

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USER-APPROVED MERGE OVERRIDE

Reason: v1.100.0 Reliable default release — user gave 100% clearance

Waived (would otherwise have blocked):

  • CLAUDE_CODE_SDLC_WIZARD.md (guidance path)
  • cowork/skills/sdlc/SKILL.md (guidance path)
  • skills/sdlc/SKILL.md (guidance path)
  • package.json version bump (release-adjacent confirmation)
  • clearance-artifact checks (.reviews/merge-clearance-712.json)

Still verified, not waivable: CI validate green, no net-removed test files.

Head: 5ee0a2340cbfa7abe11780ab3578b0137c40738e

Posted by scripts/merge-pr.sh --user-approved before merging. This flag does not prove a human authored it; it makes an override explicit and durable instead of silent.

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BaseInfinity merged commit 6e18a62 into main Sep 20, 2026
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