Date: 2026-04-03 Status: 🟢 RF
| # | File | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .tfw/templates/RES.md |
Modified | Added 3 checkpoint fields (Agent assessment, Depth check, Recommendation) to all 3 stage checkpoints. Added external research line to Sufficiency Check self-check |
| 2 | .tfw/workflows/research.md |
Rewritten | Compressed from 2397→1145 words, 319→160 lines |
| 3 | .agent/workflows/tfw-research.md |
Synced | Exact copy of .tfw/workflows/research.md |
| 4 | README.md |
Updated | Task Board: TFW-21 status → 🟢 RF |
| Section | Words removed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Example Flow (lines 199-243) | ~280 | Template RES.md + Hard Rules sufficient |
| “What good research looks like” (lines 259-264) | ~60 | Duplicates Hard Rules #1-#3 |
| “What bad research looks like” (lines 266-272) | ~60 | Duplicates Anti-patterns |
| “Operational” (lines 274-278) | ~40 | Repeats Role Lock |
| Anti-patterns duplicate block (lines 303-318) | ~150 | Merged into Rules § NEVER |
| Inline Checkpoint format (lines 131-144) | ~70 | Moved to templates/RES.md |
| Inline Sufficiency Check (lines 150-170) | ~100 | Already in templates/RES.md |
Before: 2397 words, 319 lines
After: 1145 words, 160 lines (-52% words, -50% lines)
Hard Rules (MUST): 8 ✅
Stage reminders (Remember:): 3 ✅
Briefing mentions: 4 ✅
Closure mentions: 3 ✅
Stage definitions: 3 ✅
WAIT stops: 3 ✅
Adapter diff: identical ✅
| # | File | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .tfw/workflows/plan.md |
duplication | Naming Rules table (lines 64-75) duplicates conventions.md §4 — ~100 words recoverable |
| 2 | .tfw/workflows/handoff.md |
duplication | Anti-patterns section partially overlaps conventions.md §14 |
| # | Category | Candidate | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constraint | AI workflow instructions degrade at >~1200 words per document — agents lose mid-document attention. Working range: 700-900 words | TFW-21 analysis + external research | Medium |
| 2 | convention | Checkpoint behavioral fields (Agent assessment, Depth check, Recommendation) must live in templates/RES.md, not inline in workflow docs | TFW-21 RES R1 | High |
| *RF — TFW-21: Research Workflow Compression | 2026-04-03* |