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Codex entry: low alchemy — members (loss-minimizing)
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codex/economy/low-alch-members.yaml— closes #2.Content delivered
low-alch-f2p.yaml), with the members catalog as specified: prices.runescape.wikimapping(lowalch != null, members=true) +latestbuy prices, re-fetched at implement time 2026-08-27 (3,232 tradeable members alchables with a live GE price; fetch date recorded inverified: 2026-08-27).economy.profit_driverslists the top 10 losses ranked by (lowalch − buy) live 2026-08-27 (each with id, lowalch, buy, spread, GE limit), plus a caveat that thin-limit items (5–8) can't sustain a run and a note naming the sustainable liquid set as the dependable loss-minimizers.best_practice(every line sourced): staff of fire (3 fire + 1 nature → 1 nature/cast), noted/stacked items, plus members-only efficiencies — Bryophyta's staff + Tome of Fire combo (0 rune inventory slots, 1/15 nature save per cast, wiki-documented for alchemy; adopt at 50+ Magic when nature prices are high) and self-crafted natures via the Abyss (level 44 Runecraft cost cap).accounts.membership: members,min_level: 21.Economics (live 2026-08-27, per-repo
low= buy basis)Anchor: Rune arrow (id 892, members per mapping + Module:Exchange + item page). cost 188/cycle (arrow 44 + nature 144), income 160 (lowalch), net −28/cast, ~55,800 xp/hr @ 1,800 casts/hr → honest small GP burn for XP, true to the loss-training framing.
Verification pipeline (data-sources.md)
Module:Exchange/<Item>limit + item-pagemembersflag — all matched (limits agree on all 18 checked items;lowalch == highalch*2//3asserted, deviations like Dragonstone bolts (e) excluded from citation).python3 tools/validate.py→ exit 0, 0 errors (the single WARN is the pre-existing F2Presearchedline, not introduced by this entry).git diff --checkclean.[lane2] Implementation complete — PR #8 ready for review.
Commit:
587da06(branchissue-2@ 586da06 base986fc1a)codex/economy/low-alch-members.yaml(+198, 1 file)Verification evidence:
python3 tools/validate.py-> exit 0, 0 errors (the only WARN is the pre-existing F2Presearchedline; 0 new warnings from this entry)git diff --checkcleanprices.runescape.wiki/api/v1/osrs/mapping+lateston 2026-08-27 (records date inverified:); members catalog = 3,232 tradeable items with lowalch != nulleconomy.profit_drivers(id, lowalch, buy, spread, GE limit per item)Module:Exchange/<Item>limits agree on all 18 cited items; item-pagemembers = Yesfor every cited catalog item; alch ratios assertedPR verified: state=open, merged=false, change list = 1 file (+198). Leaving for manual review (branch only per lane contract).
[governor-review] BOUNCED
Reviewed actual merge result main
986fc1a+ head587da06(synthetic merge 716abc0). The schema gate passes, but the entry has three blocking semantic inconsistencies:Throughput contradicts mandatory pacing. A game tick is 0.6s, so a 3-tick Low Level Alchemy cycle is 1.8s, not 5.4s as the action comment states. More importantly, actions[].anti_ban.delay is a mandatory 1.6-3.4s post-action pause (2.5s midpoint), which supports about 1,440 casts/hour before other overhead, or 44,640 XP/hour, not the modeled 1,800 casts / 55,800 XP. Make the timing units correct and make xp_per_hour and GP/hour derive from the actual mandatory pacing policy; pin the arithmetic.
The anchor is not the stated least-loss sustainable candidate. In the committed snapshot the entry itself reports Rune javelin tips at -7/cast versus Rune arrow at -28/cast, and both are liquid high-limit items (10,000 versus 11,000). Yet the modeled item/rates use Rune arrow while instructing translators to choose the least-loss live candidate. Use the actual least-loss sustainable anchor or document and source an additional liquidity threshold that disqualifies it.
The best-practice Bryophyta staff + Tome recommendation says to adopt at 50+ Magic but omits the 30 Attack requirement for equipping the staff. accounts.min_level only captures Magic 21, so a 1-Attack account that reaches 50 Magic cannot follow the default best practice. Add the 30 Attack condition to the technique/prerequisites and preserve the ordinary Staff of fire path for accounts that do not meet it.
Evidence: python3 tools/validate.py returns 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing warning; git diff --check is clean. Repair the same issue-2 branch and retain PR #8.
[worker-bounce-fix attempt 1]
Commit:
31a23a0on branchissue-2(PR #8 retained, head587da06->31a23a0). File:codex/economy/low-alch-members.yaml(validator 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing F2P WARN;git diff --checkclean).Response to the three governor findings, finding by finding:
1. Throughput vs mandatory pacing — fixed, arithmetic pinned.
actions[].cast-alchand in a pinned comment block ineconomy.anti_ban.delay [1600, 3400]ms post-cast pause: midpoint 2.5s -> 3600/2.5 = 1,440 casts/hr (the 1.8s cast is shorter than the pause, so the pause sets the rate).xp_per_hour: 44640= 1,440 x 31 xp/cast.gp_per_hourderives from the same policy times the anchor net: midpoint 1,440 x -3 = -4,320/hr; range from the delay bounds: 3600/1.6s = 2,250 casts/hr x -3 = -6,750 (low) and 3600/3.4s = 1,058.8 x -3 = -3,176 (high). Therisknote now carries the cadence pin.2. Anchor — now the actual least-loss liquid candidate.
Module:Exchange/Rune javelin tipsagree, members=true), nature 140 -> net -3/cast vs rune arrow -25/cast (live 45 + 140 = cost 185, lowalch 160). Same least-loss ordering the review cited; both remain listed as the liquid pair.3. Bryophyta's staff equip gate — documented, default path preserved.
whynow states the equip gate: staff needs 30 Attack + 30 Magic, tome 50 Magic; accounts below 30 Attack (e.g. 1-Attack mules) keep the ordinary Staff of Fire path.accounts.requires_othercarries the conditional line somin_level: 21(Magic) no longer reads as the only prerequisite; the Staff of Fire default is explicitly marked as having no Attack requirement.versionbumped 1 -> 2. PR #8 verified after push: state=open, merged=false, headissue-2@31a23a0, changed files = 1 (212+).bouncedremoved; issue #2 staysin-review. Ready for manual re-review.[governor-review] BOUNCED — attempt 2
Re-reviewed repaired head
31a23a0against current main79cab78(synthetic merge e8c4c01). The original anchor and 30-Attack findings are fixed. The exact merge tree passes with 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing warning; diff-check is clean.Two blocking pacing contradictions remain:
docs/action-grammar.md:135definesanti_ban.delayas milliseconds to sleep after the action. Therefore the 3-tick/1.8s cast and the 1.6-3.4s post-cast sleep are additive, not overlapping. The real cycle is 3.4-5.2s (midpoint 4.3s): about 1,059-692 casts/hour, midpoint ~837; midpoint XP is ~25,953/hour, not 44,640. The current 2,250-cast upper bound is impossible even before banking. Recompute XP and GP from(1.8s cast + post-action delay)and pin that formula in the entry.run_control.iterationisone cast, whilebreak.every: [8, 14]is documented as a count of iterations (docs/schema.md:160-164). The comment calls those “bank cycles,” but a literal translator must break after 8-14 casts. Either define one iteration as a full inventory/bank cycle, or express the break interval in cast counts and remove the bank-cycle claim.Repair the same
issue-2branch and retain PR #8.Commit:
284ec17on branchissue-2(PR #8 retained, head31a23a0->284ec17). File:codex/economy/low-alch-members.yaml(validator 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing F2P WARN;git diff --checkclean).Response to the two governor findings, finding by finding:
1. Pacing: delay is additive to the cast — recomputed and pinned.
docs/action-grammar.md:135definesanti_ban.delayas ms to sleep after the action, so cast + sleep are additive, not overlapping: cycle = 1.8s (3 ticks x 0.6s) + [1.6, 3.4]s = 3.4-5.2s, midpoint 4.3s.xp_per_hour: 25953= 837.2 x 31 (midpoint); delay-bound range 21,461..32,823.gp_per_hour_low: -3177(fastest cycle 1,058.8 x -3),gp_per_hour_high: -2077(slowest 692.3 x -3), midpoint -2,512. Formula pinned in theeconomypacing comment block, theactions[].cast-alchdelay comment, and theriskcadence note.2.
run_control.iterationvsbreak.every— schema-compliant now.docs/schema.mdrun_control example definesiterationas one full cycle and documentsbreak.everyas a count of iterations.iterationchanged from"one cast"to"one full inventory + bank cycle"(cast the carried candidate supply down to buffer, bank coins, restock — cycle ends at the bank visit), sobreak.every: [8, 14]= 8-14 full inventory+bank cycles and the break-landing-on-bank-visits claim is now literal, not a comment-only fiction. Thebank cyclesplaceholder comment was removed.versionbumped 2 -> 3. PR #8 verified after push: state=open, merged=false, headissue-2@284ec17, changed files = 1 (212+).bouncedremoved; issue #2 staysin-review. Ready for manual re-review.[governor-review] BOUNCED — attempt 3
Re-reviewed repaired head
284ec17against current main79cab78(synthetic merge8728cb1). The exact merge tree passes with 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing warning;git diff --checkis clean. The additive cast/delay arithmetic is now correct.One blocking execution contradiction remains in the attempt-2 break fix:
run_control.iterationnow says "one full inventory + bank cycle," but this entry deliberately alchs noted, stackable items, so an inventory does not define a batch size. More importantly, the actions and transition make the claimed cycle collapse to one cast:buy-supplies.qtysays "fill to buffer,"bank-loop.withdrawsays "up to buffer," and the casting transition goes tobank_suppliesas soon as candidate or nature count is< buffer. Starting at the buffer, the first cast makes the countbuffer - 1, immediately ends the alleged bank cycle, andbreak.every: [8, 14]still means a break after 8–14 casts.Make the break unit literal and independently executable. The smallest safe repair is to restore
iteration: "one cast", expressbreak.everydirectly as a realistic cast-count range, and remove the claim that breaks land on bank visits. If bank-aligned breaks are required instead, define separate numeric restock and carried-batch quantities withcarried_batch > restock_threshold, then make every buy/withdraw/transition use those same quantities so a cycle contains a known number of casts. Pin one worked example proving the first restock and first break occur at the intended cast counts.Retain PR #8 and repair the same
issue-2branch. This is the third governor bounce; if the lane retry policy has been exhausted, move it toneeds-guidanceinstead of opening a replacement PR.[worker-guidance-request] (lane1) — PR #8 bounced a THIRD time by the governor; worker retry budget (2
[worker-bounce-fix]attempts) is exhausted, so per the bounce protocol this is parked here for a decision. No code changes were made in this pass; head is untouched at284ec17onissue-2.REVIEW REQUEST (governor-review, comment 10235, 2026-08-28): the attempt-2 break fix contradicts the entry's own execution model.
run_control.iterationsays "one full inventory + bank cycle", but this entry deliberately alchs noted/stackable items, so an inventory defines no batch size; and the buffer logic collapses the claimed cycle to ONE cast:buy-supplies.qtysays "fill to buffer",bank-loop.withdrawsays "up to buffer", and the casting transition goes tobank_suppliesas soon as candidate or nature count falls below buffer. Starting at the buffer, the first cast makes the countbuffer - 1, which immediately ends the alleged bank cycle — sobreak.every: [8, 14]still means "break after 8-14 casts", and the bank-visit-alignment claim is not literal.ATTEMPTED FIXES (both on the same
issue-2branch, PR #8 retained):31a23a0, comment 10187) — answered bounce 1 findings: fixed tick-unit error (3-tick cast = 1.8s, not 5.4s); derived xp/gp from mandatoryanti_ban.delaymidpoint 2.5s (1,440 casts/hr, 44,640 XP/hr); switched anchor to the actual least-loss liquid item rune javelin tips (id 19580, -3/cast, limit 10,000, lowalch==highalch*2//3 asserted); documented 30 Attack equip gate for Bryophyta's staff + Tome of Fire and preserved the default Staff of Fire path; version 1->2.284ec17, comment 10220) — answered bounce 2 findings: pinned additive cycle1.8s cast + 1.6-3.4s post-action delay= 3.4-5.2s (midpoint 4.3s -> ~837 casts/hr, xp_per_hour 25,953, gp -3,177..-2,077, formula pinned in economy + actions + risk note); changediterationto "one full inventory + bank cycle" withbreak.every [8,14]as the count of cycles; version 2->3. Validator: 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing F2P WARN;git diff --checkclean; PR re-verified open/unmerged with headissue-2@284ec17. That iteration fix is exactly the failure the governor now rejects (it collapses to one cast under the buffer transitions).REMAINING FAILURE:
run_control.iteration/break.everyunit contradiction — "one full inventory + bank cycle" is not realizable because the buffer-driven buy/withdraw/transition logic ends the cycle after the first cast;break.every: [8, 14]therefore still reads as 8-14 casts and the "breaks land on bank visits" claim cannot hold literally.ONE QUESTION: which repair should lane1 apply (same
issue-2branch, PR #8 retained)?(a) The governor's smallest safe repair: restore
iteration: "one cast", expressbreak.everyas a realistic cast-count range (consistent with the pinned ~837 casts/hr, e.g. several hundred casts per break), and remove the bank-visit-alignment claim; or(b) full numeric restock discipline: define separate numeric
carried_batchandrestock_thresholdquantities withcarried_batch > restock_threshold, make every buy/withdraw/transition use those same quantities so a cycle contains a known number of casts, and pin one worked example proving the first restock and the first break occur at the intended cast counts.Current state (verified 2026-08-28 after this pass): PR #8 open, merged=false, head
issue-2@284ec17, mergeable; labels nowneeds-guidance(bounced removed); issue #2 unchanged (in-review,p0). Answer via the dashboard decision inbox.[governor-guidance-request]
Decision needed: How should breaks and restocking be modeled for stackable alching inputs?
A. Model one iteration as one cast (Recommended) — use realistic cast-count break intervals independent of bank visits; this is the smallest deterministic repair.
B. Model an explicit carried batch and restock threshold — enables bank-aligned breaks but requires
carried_batch > restock_thresholdthroughout buy, withdraw, transition, and rate logic.C. Remove machine-readable break alignment — retain only a general prose break recommendation, sacrificing deterministic cadence validation.
Mandatory regardless of choice:
issue-2branch; do not open a replacement PR.Owner: reply with A, B, or C. The governor will translate the choice into worker-ready guidance and then transition this same PR back to
bouncedfor repair.[owner-guidance]
Owner decision: every activity must cover its complete runnable lifecycle from start to finish. For this Low Alchemy entry, model one iteration as one cast, with break cadence based on cast count independently of incidental bank visits.
The repair on this same PR branch must cover:
Add a worked example that starts before the first inventory is made, shows the first restock/bank event, reaches the first scheduled break, and demonstrates resumption. Retain validator coverage for the activity schema and ensure all rates include setup, restocking, and mandatory breaks rather than only the idealized cast loop.
This PR is being returned to the worker as
bouncedfor repair.[worker-bounce-fix attempt 3]
Commit:
5ddfc6con branchissue-2(PR #8 retained, head284ec17->5ddfc6c). File:codex/economy/low-alch-members.yaml(validator 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing F2P WARN;git diff --checkclean). Implemented the OWNER decision ([owner-guidance]2026-08-28T09:43Z) — option A: one iteration = one cast, break cadence on cast count, independent of bank visits.Answer to the single guidance question: (a) applied —
iterationrestored to"one cast",break.everynow[400, 700]COMPLETED CASTS (midpoint 550 = ~39 min at the 4.3s midpoint cycle), and the "breaks land on bank visits" claim is removed. Restocking is a separate deterministic mechanism, not a break.Finding by finding (governor bounce 3, comment 10235):
iteration: "one cast";break.every: [400, 700]counts casts;take-breakaction (a9) is explicitly the run_control.break executor fired on the completed-cast counter, never on bank visits; restocking does not reset the break counter (stated in a9 params + run_control comments).carried_batch= 1,000 candidate + 1,000 nature,restock_threshold= 100; the casting->bank_supplies transition now reads "candidate < 100 OR nature < 100" and buy/withdraw/transition/example all use the same numbers (carried_batch 1,000 > restock_threshold 100).Owner lifecycle list (all covered in the entry):
accounts.requires_other)for: [45, 120]sxp_per_hour= 24,500 (realized midpoint 791.3 casts/hr x 31 — derivation pinned: 901-cast batch, 225s overhead = 90s restock + 135s breaks);gp_per_hour_low/high= -2,960/-1,980; loop-only 837/hr figures retained in the pin for auditversion3 -> 4 (updated: 2026-08-28). PR #8 re-verified after push: state=open, merged=false, headissue-2@5ddfc6c, changed files = 1 (346+).bouncedremoved; issue #2 staysin-review. Ready for manual re-review.[governor-review] BOUNCED — lifecycle repair incomplete
Reviewed the actual merge result of head
5ddfc6cdbc20d83223b8396c5c9c0b43a0bd0d2dagainst current base79cab78786a1e90516439b7f4ec6101f37587824in a clean synthetic merge.Passing evidence:
git diff --check base...head— exit 0.python3 tools/validate.py— exit 0; 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing citation warning.The full start-to-finish lifecycle is still not executable:
ge_buyfor the staff, candidate, and nature runes, but there is noge_openorge_collectaction beforeequip-staffandbuild-loadout. The action grammar defines those as separate verbs. Add the complete open -> place/fill -> collect/deposit -> withdraw/equip path, including partial/unfilled-offer recovery.a8 restockonly usesbank_inventory; it never buys another 901 of each. There are therefore no supplies in the bank to withdraw back to 1,000. Model GE re-purchase, fill/collect, and inventory reconstruction on every restock, with a bank-stock fast path only when sufficient stock actually exists.901 * 543 = 489,243GP while those casts return901 * 540 = 486,540GP, so the first restock needs another 2,703 GP. The stated starting capital of exactly 543,000 GP is fully spent on the first batch and also omits the staff price; it cannot fund batch two. At the actions' allowedlive low + 5%prices, the candidate+nature batch alone can cost 570,150 GP before the staff. Define cash versus inventory value, a session/run target, loss reserve, staff cost, actual fill-price reconciliation, and a stop check that does not fire merely because capital has been converted into supplies.Repair this existing
issue-2branch and PR. Preserve the valid one-cast iteration decision and do not reopen earlier fixed findings.[worker-guidance-request] (bounce 4 — after governor 10297)
PR #8 (branch
issue-2) has now been bounced by the governor review FOUR times: attempt 1 =31a23a0, attempt 2 =284ec17, attempt 3 =5ddfc6c(which implemented the owner decision of 2026-08-28) — three[worker-bounce-fix attempt N]comments exist, so the lane retry budget (2) is exhausted. Per lane policy I am not opening a replacement PR and making no code changes; this pass is label + report only (head untouched at5ddfc6c).REVIEW REQUEST: re-review of the low-alchemy members entry after the owner-directed one-cast repair, per the governor's latest review (comment 10297, 2026-08-28T10:12Z).
WHAT WAS ATTEMPTED (all on the same
issue-2branch, PR #8 retained):31a23a0, comment 10187): fixed the tick-unit error (3-tick LA cast = 1.8s, not 5.4s); xp/gp derived from the mandatoryanti_ban.delay[1600, 3400]ms midpoint 2.5s (1,440 casts/hr, 44,640 XP/hr); anchor switched to the actual least-loss liquid item rune javelin tips (id 19580, -3/cast, limit 10,000, lowalch = highalch*2//3 asserted); Bryophyta's staff + Tome of Fire documented with the 30 Attack equip gate, default Staff of Fire path preserved.284ec17, comment 10220): pinned the additive cycle1.8s cast + 1.6-3.4s delay= 3.4-5.2s (midpoint 4.3s -> ~837 casts/hr, xp_per_hour 25,953, gp -3,177..-2,077); iteration changed to "one full inventory + bank cycle".5ddfc6c, comment 10282): implemented the OWNER decision — one iteration = one cast;break.every [400, 700]completed casts (counter never reset by restocking); explicit numericcarried_batch1,000 /restock_threshold100 used in every buy/withdraw/transition; full lifecycle list covered in the entry (prerequisites incl. 543,000 gp working capital; staff buy+equip with wiki-verified no-requirement note; build-loadout; per-cast consumption; restock trigger; recovery block; stop conditions); worked example at casts 550 -> 901 -> 1,452 -> 1,802; version 3 -> 4.EXACT REMAINING FAILURE (governor, comment 10297 — lifecycle repair incomplete):
ge_buycalls exist but noge_open/ge_collectbefore equip/build-loadout; add the complete open -> place/fill -> collect/deposit -> withdraw/equip path incl. partial/unfilled-offer recovery.bank_inventory; after 901 casts (99 left) nothing buys the next 901 — model GE re-purchase, fill/collect, and inventory reconstruction on every restock, with a bank-stock fast path only when sufficient stock exists.live low + 5%can make a batch cost 570,150 gp. Define cash vs inventory value, session/run target, loss reserve, staff cost, fill-price reconciliation, and a stop check that does not fire merely because capital became supplies.ONE DIRECT QUESTION: should the coordinator (a) authorize one more worker iteration (attempt 4) implementing the six findings exactly as listed — with the governor picking its own finding-6 option (full fire-rune fallback vs fail-closed) — (b) accept the current head
5ddfc6cwith the six gaps recorded as follow-up issues and issue #2 closed out, or (c) relax the review bar / take another path?[owner-guidance]
The existing owner directive resolves this request: authorize another repair iteration on this same
issue-2branch. Do not accept the current lifecycle gaps as follow-up work and do not relax the review bar.Implement every objective finding in governor comment
10297exactly:Preserve the owner-selected one-cast iteration, cast-count breaks, existing correct anchor, and earlier fixed pacing/equipment findings. Repair this PR; do not open a replacement.
This PR is being returned to the worker as
bounced.[worker-bounce-fix attempt 4]
Commit:
a197b34on branchissue-2(PR #8 retained, head5ddfc6c->a197b34). Files:codex/economy/low-alch-members.yaml(version 4 -> 5) andtools/validate.py(one-cast worked-example regression). Validator: 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing WARN (low-alch-f2presearchedon main — not introduced here);git diff --checkclean.Implements the owner decision (comment 10325) — governor comment 10297's findings exactly, nothing reopened from earlier fixed findings:
Complete GE acquisition path (governor 1). New
wait_offersstate + explicit actions:a2 open-ge(ge_open) before ANY buy/collect (the grammar's separate verbs are now used in order),a3/a4/a5place the staff/candidate/nature offers,a6 collect-purchases(ge_collect) moves filled purchases + refunds from the collection box into the inventory, thena7 equip-staff+a8 build-loadout. Partial fills: collect the filled portion, re-place the remainder at the current edge; 3 consecutive no-fill rounds -> failed. The entry never buys or collects without an open GE interface.Restock re-acquires the deficit (governor 2).
a10 restock-depositdeposits coins/products and withdraws ALL bank stock up to carried_batch — the bank-stock fast path applies ONLY when the bank actually holds enough; the remaining deficit is then RE-BOUGHT at the GE (a11 restock-buy: qty = carried_batch - inventory count, e.g. 901 after a 901-cast batch with an empty bank) and collected (a12 restock-collect). The old "withdraw a batch that was never purchased" defect is gone; every restock repeats the full open -> place -> fill -> collect path.Capital model (governor 3).
requires_othernow specifies: staff hard cap 5,000 + first batch at MAX allowed fill (1,000 x 570.15 = 570,150) + session loss reserve (6 worst-case batches = 162,990; 6 batches = the ~5,300 casts of Magic 21 -> 55) + resting-offer float (570,150) => ~1.31M gp cash. Per-batch economics pinned: 901 x 540 = 486,540 gp deposited; input cost 901 x 543 = 489,243 at live low (net -2,703) vs 901 x 570.15 = 513,705 at max fill (net -27,165). The capital stops use TOTAL ASSETS (cash + supplies at current buy cost), never raw cash: assets < 575,150 (next batch at max fill 570,150 + staff replacement 5,000) or session net loss > 162,990.Monotonic break/restock counters (governor 4). Worked example corrected: breaks at 550, 1,100, 1,650, 2,200... (midpoint 550 intervals) and restocks at 901, 1,802, 2,703... are two independent arithmetic sequences (gcd(550, 901) = 1 — they interleave and never interact; restocking never resets or shifts the break counter). The old "break #2 at cast 1,452" restart error is gone. Regression committed:
tools/validate.pygainsalch_worked_example_regression()— any one-cast-model entry with a worked example must pin 550/901/1,100/1,650/1,802 and must NOT contain the 1,452 restart marker (negative-tested locally: the buggy example is rejected, a dropped pin is rejected, low-alch-f2p is untouched).Startup vs steady-state rates (governor 5). Rate model now has three labelled tiers in the pinned economy comment block: LOOP ceiling 837.2 casts/hr (midpoint 4.3 s cycle; reference only); STEADY-STATE incl. restock + mandatory breaks: 1,019.7 (3.4 s + 60 s restock + 45 s/700 casts) to 639.2 (5.2 s + 120 s + 120 s/400), midpoint 791.3; SESSION-REALIZED over the explicit 2 h session horizon (startup 300-600 s, mid 450 s = 6.25%): 977.2 / 741.8 / 585.9 casts/hr. Pins:
xp_per_hour: 23000(741.8 x 31 = 22,995),gp_per_hour_low: -2930/high: -1760(977.2 x -3 / 585.9 x -3). All committed figures re-derived from the entry's own parameters by assertion script (steady-state 791.2, session mid 741.8, xp 22,995, gp -2,931/-1,757, capital 1,308,290).Fail-closed staff equip (governor 6).
a7 equip-staffis bounded-retry (3) then FAIL CLOSED: log ERROR + alert + stop. Every fire-rune fallback mention is removed (a7 note, recovery block, summary, stop_conditions) — no prose-only or partially modelled fallback remains.Preserved per the owner directive: one-cast iteration, cast-count breaks (every [400, 700] completed casts, factored as 82.5 s per 550 mid in the rate model), the rune javelin tips anchor (-3/cast), and the earlier fixed pacing/equipment findings.
Reviewer note (merge order):
tools/validate.pyis now touched by three open PRs from the same base — !10 (issue-5), !11 (issue-4), and this PR (!8). The hunks are mutually disjoint (this PR: helper + call after the state-machine block; !11: end of the per-entry loop; !10: docstring, loop head, report section), so sequential merges apply cleanly; please merge whichever reviews first and re-verify the gate.Evidence:
python3 tools/validate.py-> RESULT: 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 warning (pre-existing).git diff --checkclean. PR #8 verified after push: state=open, merged=false, headissue-2@a197b34, changed files = 2 with non-empty diff.bouncedremoved; issue #2 staysin-review. Ready for manual re-review.[governor-review] BOUNCED — capital stop and realized loss bounds are wrong
Reviewed head
a197b34aa8067f590de3622a50cdb50e2b59f0daagainst current base79cab78786a1e90516439b7f4ec6101f37587824in a clean synthetic merge. The repository gate passes, but two production accounting defects remain.session net loss (total assets - initial capital) > 162,990. A loss makestotal assets - initial capitalnegative. Express it asinitial capital - total assets > 162,990(or the equivalent negative comparison), use that exact direction everywhere, and add passing/failing boundary fixtures.gp_per_hour_low/highadvertise roughly -2,930 to -1,760 GP/hour by multiplying the live-low-3margin, while the executable buy policy permits live low + 5%. At that accepted fill the entry's own numbers give 570.15 input cost versus 540 output, or about-30.15per cast—roughly ten times the advertised loss. The complete-lifecycle rate contract required actual fill-price reconciliation. Declare fill-price scenarios and derive each realized GP bound from the same scenario used for capital/batch accounting; do not present live-low-only loss as the activity's full range.Preserve the completed GE acquisition/restock flow, one-cast iteration, monotonic break counters, and fail-closed staff path. Repair this same branch and PR.
[worker-guidance-request] (bounce 5 — after governor 10361)
PR #8 (branch
issue-2) has now been bounced by the governor review FIVE times; four[worker-bounce-fix attempt N]comments exist (attempts 1-4) — double the lane retry budget of 2. The owner directive (comment 10325, 2026-08-28T10:23Z) authorized the attempt-4 repair of governor comment 10297's six findings; that repair is complete at heada197b34. No standing authorization covers the latest findings, so per lane policy this pass makes NO code changes (head untouched ata197b34) and the item is parked for a decision.REVIEW REQUEST: re-review of the low-alchemy members entry after the owner-authorized lifecycle repair, per governor review comment 10361 (2026-08-28T21:09+02:00).
WHAT WAS ATTEMPTED (all on the same
issue-2branch, PR #8 retained):31a23a0): tick-unit fix (3-tick cast = 1.8s), pacing from mandatoryanti_ban.delaymidpoint, least-loss liquid anchor rune javelin tips (id 19580, -3/cast), Bryophyta's staff 30 Attack equip gate documented with default Staff of Fire path preserved.284ec17): additive cast + post-action delay cycle 3.4-5.2s pinned (midpoint ~837 casts/hr); xp/gp re-derived;iterationset to "one full inventory + bank cycle".5ddfc6c): owner decision A —iterationrestored to "one cast",break.every [400, 700]completed casts (counter never reset by restocks), numericcarried_batch1,000 /restock_threshold100 used everywhere, first worked example.a197b34, owner-authorized for governor 10297): full GE open -> place -> fill -> collect path before equip/loadout (with partial-fill re-place and 3-strike no-fill -> failed); restock re-buys the deficit with a bank-stock fast path only when sufficient stock exists; capital model ~1.31M gp (staff cap 5,000, first batch at max allowed fill 570,150, session loss reserve 162,990, resting-offer float) with stop checks on TOTAL ASSETS, never raw cash; monotonic break/restock counters (550/901/1,100/1,650/1,802; gcd 1, independent sequences) +tools/validate.pyregressionalch_worked_example_regression(); startup vs steady-state vs session-realized rate tiers (xp_per_hour 23,000; gp -2,930 / -1,760; loop ceiling 837.2 and steady-state 1,019.7..639.2 pinned in-comment); fail-closed staff equip (3 bounded retries then ERROR + alert + stop; ALL fire-rune fallback prose removed). Validator: 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing F2P WARN;git diff --checkclean.EXACT REMAINING FAILURE (governor 10361 — two production accounting defects; the GE acquisition/restock flow, one-cast iteration, monotonic break counters, and fail-closed staff path are accepted):
total assets - initial capitalNEGATIVE, so the comparison can never exceed the positive 162,990 threshold. It must be expressed asinitial capital - total assets > 162,990(or the equivalent negative comparison), used in that exact direction everywhere, with passing/failing boundary fixtures.gp_per_hour_low/high(~-2,930 / -1,760) are derived from the live-low-3/cast margin, but the executable buy policy permits live low + 5%. At that accepted fill the entry's own numbers give input 570.15 vs output 540 -> about-30.15/cast — roughly ten times the advertised loss. The complete-lifecycle rate contract requires fill-price scenarios, with each realized GP bound derived from the same scenario used for capital/batch accounting.ONE DIRECT QUESTION: should the coordinator (a) authorize one more worker iteration (attempt 5) on this same
issue-2branch implementing the two governor-10361 findings exactly (loss-reserve comparison direction + boundary fixtures; fill-price-scenario GP bounds consistent with the capital model), or (b) take another path (e.g. accept the current head with these two accounting defects tracked as follow-up issues, or a different review route)?Current state (verified 2026-08-28 after this pass): PR #8 open, merged=false, head
issue-2@a197b34, mergeable; labels nowneeds-guidance(bouncedremoved); issue #2 unchanged (open,in-review,p0). Answer via the dashboard decision inbox.[owner-guidance]
Authorize one more repair iteration on this same
issue-2branch and PR #8. The latest instruction to get working through the PR queue authorizes resolving these objective accounting defects; do not accept them as follow-up work and do not relax the review bar.Implement governor comment
10392exactly:initial capital - total assets > 162,990(or an exactly equivalent negative comparison), with below/at/above boundary fixtures and a profit-side negative regression; and-30.15GP/cast loss instead of reusing the-3live-low margin.Preserve the complete GE acquisition/restock flow, one-cast iteration, monotonic break counter, total-assets accounting, and fail-closed staff path. Repair this PR; do not open a replacement.
This PR is being returned to the worker as
bounced.[worker-bounce-fix attempt 5]
Commit:
052c698on branchissue-2(PR #8 retained, heada197b34->052c698). Files:codex/economy/low-alch-members.yaml(version 5 -> 6) andtools/validate.py(accounting regression). Validator: 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 pre-existing F2P WARN (low-alch-f2presearchedon main — not introduced here);git diff --checkclean.Implements the owner decision (comment 2026-08-29T09:53) — governor review 10361 finding by finding:
Loss-reserve stop direction (could never fire as written). The stop read "session net loss (total assets - initial capital) > 162,990" — a loss makes that LHS NEGATIVE, so it could never exceed the positive 162,990 reserve. Now expressed EVERYWHERE as
initial capital - total assets > 162,990(stop_conditions, worked-example step 6, recovery block, version pin): the difference is positive exactly when a loss exists, the strict-greater comparison fires on losses and never on profits, and exactly-at-boundary (162,990) does NOT fire.Regression committed:
tools/validate.pygainsalch_accounting_regression()with pure-function boundary fixtures for the comparator — below (loss 162,989 -> no fire), at (162,990 -> no fire, strict >), above (162,991 -> fire), profit side (assets 50,000 ABOVE initial -> no fire), breakeven (no fire) — plus entry-text pins requiring the correct directional form and rejecting the reversed form ANYWHERE in the file.Realized GP bounds from fill-price scenarios. The executable buy policy allows live low + 5%; at that accepted fill the entry's own numbers give candidate 403x1.05 = 423.15 + nature 140x1.05 = 147 = 570.15/cast vs 540 lowalch = -30.15/cast, roughly ten times the advertised -3 live-low margin.
economynow declares FILL-PRICE SCENARIOS A (live-low: 543/cast -> -3.00/cast) and B (max allowed +5%: 570.15/cast -> -30.15/cast) as ONE ledger shared by capital, batch economics (901-cast batch -2,703 live-low / -27,165 max fill), and the GP bounds:gp_per_hour_low: -29463= scenario B x session-fast 977.2 casts/hr (-30.15 x 977.2 = -29,462.6)gp_per_hour_high: -1758= scenario A x session-slow 585.9 (-3.00 x 585.9 = -1,757.7)Validator enforces the exact bound values and requires the -30.15 / 570.15 / 423.15 scenario pins present, so the bounds cannot silently revert to the live-low-only margin. Negative-tested locally: old gp pins, the reversed comparison form, and a missing scenario pin are all rejected by the gate.
Preserved per the owner directive: complete GE open/fill/collect acquisition + restock re-buy flow, one-cast iteration, monotonic break (550/1,100/1,650...) and restock (901/1,802...) counters, total-assets accounting (floor 575,150), fail-closed staff path, and all earlier fixed pacing/equipment findings.
Evidence:
python3 tools/validate.py-> RESULT: 2 entries, 0 errors, 1 warning (pre-existing).git diff --checkclean. PR #8 verified after push: state=open, merged=false, headissue-2@052c698, changed files = 2 with non-empty diff.bouncedremoved; issue #2 staysin-review. Ready for manual re-review.[governor-review] MERGED
Reviewed exact repaired head
052c6984ac4eddabe489d9843abfac8499f8788cagainst base79cab78786a1e90516439b7f4ec6101f37587824in a fresh synthetic merge.git diff --checkclean; validator: 2 entries, 0 errors, one pre-existing citation warning unrelated to this PR.Verified the corrected loss stop (
initial capital - total assets > 162,990) with below/at/above/profit fixtures, and the declared fill-price scenarios: live-low-3.00GP/cast and executable +5% fill-30.15GP/cast feed the same batch/capital ledger and realized range (-29,463to-1,758GP/hour). The complete GE acquisition/restock path, monotonic cast-count breaks, total-assets accounting, and fail-closed staff path remain intact.Merged with the reviewed head pinned; linked issue #2 closed.