[caveman] Optimize instruction verbosity — memory-stateful-patterns.md (2026-08-31)

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Caveman Optimization Run — 2026-08-31

Applies the caveman optimization principle to instruction files:

"Why use many token when few do trick."

Files Optimized

File	Before	After	Removed
.github/aw/memory-stateful-patterns.md	122 lines / 5509 chars	114 lines / 4962 chars	Duplicated "when to use" prose block and a repeated tradeoff sentence

The other four files in this batch needed no changes — see below.

What Was Changed

.github/aw/memory-stateful-patterns.md — The ## Baseline Comparison (cache-memory) section opened with an intro paragraph, then a When to use this pattern bullet list and a When to use repo-memory instead note that restated the same information a second and third time (the same points also appear in the section's own Key design decisions bullets below the example). Collapsed those three blocks into the intro paragraph plus the one-line repo-memory pointer.

In ## Stateful Scanning (repo-memory), dropped the sentence "Unlike cache-memory, the baseline survives cache expiry, so a missed cycle does not flood the repo with duplicate issues" — it duplicates the first Key design decisions bullet in that same section, which states it more completely.

Net: 3 insertions, 11 deletions. Character reduction is ~9%, marginally under the usual 10% bar. Kept it because the cuts remove genuine three-way duplication rather than cosmetic whitespace; no filler was trimmed merely to clear the threshold.

What Was Preserved

Both markdown workflow examples (frontmatter, tools:, safe-outputs:, permissions:, engine:, network: blocks) are untouched. All Key design decisions bullets are intact, including the cache-memory vs repo-memory tradeoff rationale, the max: flood guard, the engine restriction (repo-memory requires Claude or a custom engine, not Copilot), first-run handling, and the YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS filename-safety rule.

Files reviewed with no change needed

File	Lines	Why no change
.github/aw/mcp-clis.md	55	Almost entirely shell examples and terse bullets; prose is already imperative
.github/aw/memory.md	333	Dense reference — decision tables, YAML config blocks, tradeoff matrices, anti-patterns. Nearly every line carries schema or compiler-constraint signal
.github/aw/messages.md	119	Reference tables of message keys/variables/defaults plus templates and do/don't examples
.github/aw/multi-agent-research.md	284	Design guide whose repetition is deliberate: principles, a copy-paste prompt template, and a checklist serve different authoring moments. Only ~3% was cuttable filler — below threshold

Round-Robin Progress

Processed files 35–39 of 68 in the queue (mcp-clis.md through multi-agent-research.md). Next run resumes at index 40 (network.md).

Generated by ⚡ Daily Caveman Optimizer · claude · haiku45 · 155 AIC · ⌖ 57.8 AIC · ⊞ 8K · ◷

• expires on Sep 3, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC-08:00

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Warning

Firewall blocked 1 domain

The following domain was blocked by the firewall during workflow execution:

• github.com

To allow these domains, add them to the network.allowed list in your workflow frontmatter:

network:
  allowed:
    - defaults
    - "github.com"

See Network Configuration for more information.

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@copilot Please check this PR for forward progress, refresh the branch if needed, and run the pr-finisher skill before handing back. No action-required CJS/CGO/CWI runs are waiting, but this PR appears idle and ready for a maintainer follow-up.

Warning

Firewall blocked 1 domain

The following domain was blocked by the firewall during workflow execution:

• github.com

To allow these domains, add them to the network.allowed list in your workflow frontmatter:

network:
  allowed:
    - defaults
    - "github.com"

See Network Configuration for more information.

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🎉 This pull request is included in a new release.

Release: v0.88.0