fix: fix: revert dispatch-idle-formulas step and implement strategic dispatch instead (reverts #546/PR#549) (#550)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

formulas/run-planner.toml

@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 # this formula as context. Claude executes all steps autonomously.
 #
 # Steps: preflight → prediction-triage → update-prerequisite-tree
-#        → file-at-constraints → dispatch-idle-formulas
+#        → file-at-constraints → journal-and-memory → commit-and-pr
-#        → journal-and-memory → commit-and-pr
 #
 # Core change from v2: replaces gap-analysis-and-spray with a constraint-
 # focused executive using a Prerequisite Tree (Theory of Constraints).
@@ -250,12 +249,6 @@ Update the tree by applying these operations:
    were not present last run. If a new resource appears, mark the
    corresponding prerequisite as resolved.
 
-8. **Check resource utilization**: Read RESOURCES.md for available compute and
-   formulas. If evidence-generating formulas exist but haven't run recently
-   (check evidence/ timestamps or recent action issues), note this as an
-   underutilized resource. The dispatch-idle-formulas step will use this
-   information to dispatch idle formulas as action issues.
-
 Write the updated tree to: $PROJECT_REPO_ROOT/planner/prerequisite-tree.md
 Use this format:
 
@@ -298,15 +291,18 @@ downstream objectives. To find them:
 
 When filing issues at constraints, choose the right agent type:
 
-- **backlog issue** (label: backlog): requires code changes — dev-agent picks it up,
+- **backlog issue** (label: backlog): requires code changes — dev-agent
-  writes code, creates PR, goes through CI + review.
+- **action issue** (label: action): runs an existing formula — action-agent
-- **action issue** (label: action): runs an existing formula — action-agent picks it up,
-  executes the formula, reports results. Use for evidence generation (red-team,
-  evolution, holdout), metrics collection (resources, protocol), or any task that
-  has an existing formula.
 
-Prefer action dispatch when a formula already exists for the task. Keep compute
+Prefer action dispatch when:
-resources invested — idle VPS time is wasted capacity.
+- A formula exists that would produce data needed to RESOLVE or VALIDATE
+  a constraint
+- Evidence is required before a constraint can be marked done
+- A decision is blocked on data that a formula can provide
+
+Action issues count toward the 3-issue constraint budget — they are
+strategic investments, not maintenance. The planner decides what data
+matters based on current constraints, not what formulas exist.
 
 Filing gate — for each constraint:
 
@@ -401,64 +397,6 @@ No new items needed.
 """
 needs = ["update-prerequisite-tree"]
 
-[[steps]]
-id    = "dispatch-idle-formulas"
-title = "Dispatch idle formulas independently of constraint budget"
-description = """
-Data collection should be continuous, not gated by the constraint budget.
-Action issues consume compute time (abundant when idle), not dev-agent time.
-What you don't measure, you can't manage — keep the measurement pipeline running.
-
-These dispatches do NOT count toward the 3-issue constraint budget from
-file-at-constraints. They use different resources (compute, not dev-agent time)
-and produce data that informs future planning.
-
-1. Read available formulas:
-   - Factory formulas: $FACTORY_ROOT/formulas/*.toml
-   - Project formulas: $PROJECT_REPO_ROOT/formulas/*.toml
-
-2. Fetch recently closed action issues to determine last run times:
-     curl -sf -H "Authorization: token $CODEBERG_TOKEN" \
-       "$CODEBERG_API/issues?state=closed&type=issues&labels=action&limit=50&sort=updated&direction=desc"
-
-3. For each formula, determine if it is idle (needs dispatch):
-   a. Check if an open action issue already references this formula —
-      if so, skip (already dispatched).
-   b. Check the most recent closed action issue referencing this formula.
-      If it closed within the last 7 days, skip (recently run).
-   c. Check evidence/ directory timestamps in the project repo for
-      outputs associated with this formula. If fresh, skip.
-   d. If none of the above, the formula is idle.
-
-4. For each idle formula, file an action issue to dispatch it:
-     curl -sf -X POST \
-       -H "Authorization: token $CODEBERG_TOKEN" \
-       -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-       "$CODEBERG_API/issues" \
-       -d '{"title":"action: run <formula-name>","body":"...","labels":[<action_label_id>]}'
-
-   Issue body format:
-     ## Formula\n<formula-name> from <factory|project> formulas\n\n## Why\nIdle formula dispatch — data is stale or missing. Continuous measurement\nkeeps the planning and prediction pipeline informed.\n\n## Affected files\n- formulas/<formula-name>.toml\n- evidence/ (output destination)\n\n## Acceptance criteria\n- [ ] Formula executed successfully\n- [ ] Evidence or output produced
-
-   Verify the action label was applied (re-apply if needed):
-     curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token $CODEBERG_TOKEN" \
-       -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-       "$CODEBERG_API/issues/<new_issue_num>/labels" \
-       -d '{"labels":[<action_label_id>]}'
-
-5. Skip formulas that are nervous-system formulas (run-planner, run-gardener,
-   run-supervisor, run-predictor, review-pr) — these run from cron directly
-   per AD-001 and must not be dispatched as action issues.
-
-Rules:
-- No limit on the number of action issues filed here — this is separate
-  from the 3-issue constraint budget
-- Only dispatch formulas that actually exist on disk
-- Do not dispatch if an open action issue already references the formula
-- Respect AD-001: nervous-system formulas run from cron, not action issues
-"""
-needs = ["file-at-constraints"]
-
 [[steps]]
 id    = "journal-and-memory"
 title = "Write prerequisite tree, journal entry, and periodic memory update"
@@ -504,10 +442,6 @@ Format:
   - #NNN: title — why (constraint for objectives X, Y)
   (or "No new issues — constraints already have open issues" if none)
 
-  ## Idle formulas dispatched
-  - <formula-name>: dispatched as #NNN — data was stale/missing since <date>
-  (or "No idle formulas" or "All formulas recently run")
-
   ## Observations
   - Key patterns, resource state, metric trends noticed during this run
 
@@ -552,7 +486,7 @@ Rules:
 
 Format: simple markdown with dated sections.
 """
-needs = ["dispatch-idle-formulas"]
+needs = ["file-at-constraints"]
 
 [[steps]]
 id    = "commit-and-pr"

planner/AGENTS.md

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ prerequisites, discover new ones, update the tree. Phase 3
 (file-at-constraints): identify the top 3 unresolved prerequisites that block
 the most downstream objectives — file issues at these constraints as either
 `backlog` (code changes, dev-agent) or `action` (run existing formula,
-action-agent). Phase 4 (dispatch-idle-formulas): dispatch formulas that have not
+action-agent). Action issues count toward the 3-issue constraint budget — they
-run in 7+ days as action issues — runs independently of the constraint budget.
+are strategic investments, not maintenance.
-Phase 5 (journal-and-memory): write updated prerequisite tree + daily journal
+Phase 4 (journal-and-memory): write updated prerequisite tree + daily journal
 entry (committed to git) and update `planner/MEMORY.md` (committed to git).
-Phase 6 (commit-and-pr): one commit with all file changes, push, create PR.
+Phase 5 (commit-and-pr): one commit with all file changes, push, create PR.
 AGENTS.md maintenance is handled by the Gardener.
 
 **Artifacts use `$PROJECT_REPO_ROOT`**: All planner artifacts (journal,