Developer Documentation Consolidation - 2026-02-20

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Summary

Analyzed 61 markdown files in scratchpad/. Fixed 8 tone issues across 4 spec files. Updated scratchpad/dev.md to v2.6 with new Post-Processing Extraction Pattern documentation derived from PR #17316.

• Files analyzed: 61 (no new files since 2026-02-19)
• Tone issues found: 10 (8 fixed, 2 deferred as appropriate in context)
• Formatting issues: 0
• New Mermaid diagrams: 0 (dev.md retains 9)
• dev.md version: v2.5 → v2.6

References: §22245828508

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Full Consolidation Report

Files Analyzed

File	Lines	Issues Found	Changes Made
scratchpad/engine-architecture-review.md	~350	6 subjective assessment labels	Removed 'Excellent', 'Good variety', 'Well-designed', 'Well-organized' prefixes
scratchpad/engine-review-summary.md	~290	3 subjective descriptions	Replaced 'well-designed' with ISP reference, updated table notes
scratchpad/code-organization.md	~200	1 subjective phrase	'well-organized patterns' → 'consistent patterns'
scratchpad/actions.md	~700	1 promotional statement	Replaced closing statement with objective capability description
scratchpad/dev.md	1787→1794	0 tone issues	Version bump v2.5→v2.6, added Post-Processing Pattern section

Tone Adjustments Made

Marketing/Subjective Language Removed

engine-architecture-review.md (6 fixes):

• Line 40: Assessment: ✅ **Excellent**. This design follows... → Assessment: ✅ This design follows...
• Line 51: Assessment: ✅ **Good variety**. Implementations range... → Assessment: ✅ Implementations range...
• Line 61: Assessment: ✅ **Well-designed**. The registry pattern... → Assessment: ✅ The registry pattern...
• Line 72: Assessment: ✅ **Excellent**. Shared utilities reduce... → Assessment: ✅ Shared utilities reduce...
• Line 81: ✅ Excellent modular organization → ✅ Modular organization (7 files)
• Line 163: Assessment: ✅ **Excellent**. Interface compliance... → Assessment: ✅ Interface compliance...
• Line 173: Assessment: ✅ **Well-organized**. Easy to navigate and understand. → Assessment: ✅ Code is organized per engine, with shared helpers in engine_helpers.go.
• Line 274: Assessment: ✅ **Excellent**. Developers have comprehensive guidance. → Assessment: ✅ Developers have comprehensive guidance.

engine-review-summary.md (3 fixes):

• Line 94: interface hierarchy is well-designed → interface hierarchy follows the Interface Segregation Principle
• Line 136: Excellent modular organization → Modular organization (7 files)
• Line 138: TOML config, well-organized → TOML config, 3-file structure

code-organization.md (1 fix):

• Line 17: well-organized patterns that should be emulated → consistent patterns that should be emulated

actions.md (1 fix):

• Line 679: The system is production-ready and extensible, with clear paths for enhancement... → The system supports enhancement and migration of existing inline scripts via the extension points documented above.

New Documentation Added

Post-Processing Extraction Pattern (added to dev.md Code Organization section):

Documents the compile_post_processing.go pattern introduced as part of PR #17316 refactoring:

• When a compilation command accumulates unrelated post-processing steps, extract them into a dedicated *_post_processing.go file
• Groups operations that run after compilation: Dependabot manifest generation, maintenance workflow generation, .gitattributes updates

CLI Flag Propagation Rule (added alongside the pattern):

• Wrapper functions in post-processing files must propagate all relevant CLI flags (e.g., actionTag, version) to underlying generators
• Missing propagation causes flags to be silently ignored in specific modes (root cause of PR Fix agentics-maintenance ignoring --action-tag in release mode #17316 bug: --action-tag was ignored in release mode)

Tone Issues Deferred (2 instances)

Two uses of highly in serena-tools-analysis.md and serena-tools-quick-reference.md are used as technical qualifiers in data analysis context ("highly bandwidth-efficient", "highly efficient") and are acceptable in context.

Consolidation Statistics

• Files processed: 61
• Total lines before: 1,787
• Total lines after: 1,794
• Tone adjustments: 8
• Diagrams maintained: 9 (no new diagrams added)
• Sections in dev.md: 13

Validation Results

✅ Markdown syntax valid
✅ All code blocks have language tags (80 code blocks)
✅ 9 Mermaid diagrams retained
✅ No broken links
✅ Consistent technical tone throughout
✅ Logical structure maintained

Historical Comparison

Metric	2026-02-19	2026-02-20	Change
Files analyzed	61	61	0
Line count	1,787	1,794	+7
Mermaid diagrams	9	9	0
Tone issues found	15	10	-5
Tone issues fixed	6	8	+2
Formatting issues	0	0	0

Recommendations

1. Review the Post-Processing Extraction Pattern in scratchpad/dev.md (Code Organization section) for accuracy
2. Verify the CLI Flag Propagation Rule reflects the actual implementation pattern from PR Fix agentics-maintenance ignoring --action-tag in release mode #17316
3. Consider whether the serena-tools-analysis.md uses of "highly" are consistent with project tone standards(/body)
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