---
phase: 03-claude-md-hub-and-spoke-network-audit-create-missing-spokes-update-root-hub
verified: 2026-03-23T20:45:00Z
status: passed
score: 12/12 must-haves verified
re_verification: false
---

# Phase 3: CLAUDE.md Hub-and-Spoke Network Audit Verification Report

**Phase Goal:** Audit the entire CLAUDE.md hub-and-spoke network. Identify directories that should have a CLAUDE.md but don't (missing spokes). Create all missing CLAUDE.md files following the established pattern. Update the root hub CLAUDE.md to link all spokes. Ensure every spoke links back to its parent and the hub.
**Verified:** 2026-03-23T20:45:00Z
**Status:** PASSED
**Re-verification:** No — initial verification

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## Goal Achievement

### Observable Truths

| #   | Truth                                                                                                            | Status     | Evidence                                                                                        |
| --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1   | `src/CLAUDE.md` exists with Parent link to `/CLAUDE.md` and 11-file table                                        | ✓ VERIFIED | File exists (71 lines), `**Parent**: [/CLAUDE.md](/CLAUDE.md)` at line 3, complete 11-row table |
| 2   | `sidecar/CLAUDE.md` exists with Parent link and 11-file table                                                    | ✓ VERIFIED | File exists (65 lines), Parent link confirmed, Files table present                              |
| 3   | `kintsugi/CLAUDE.md` exists with Parent link and 9-file table                                                    | ✓ VERIFIED | File exists (64 lines), Parent link confirmed, 9 rows in Files table                            |
| 4   | `checkpoint/CLAUDE.md` exists with Parent link and file table (5 files incl. `__init__.pyi`)                     | ✓ VERIFIED | File exists (53 lines), Parent link confirmed, Files table present                              |
| 5   | `validation/CLAUDE.md` exists as intermediate parent between `python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md` and `day_mode/` | ✓ VERIFIED | File exists (67 lines), Parent link confirmed, Children section links to `day_mode/CLAUDE.md`   |
| 6   | `processors/CLAUDE.md` exists with Parent link and file table for `api.py` and `core.py`                         | ✓ VERIFIED | File exists (36 lines), Parent link confirmed, Files table with api.py and core.py rows         |
| 7   | `heartbeat/CLAUDE.md` exists with Parent link to `scripts/CLAUDE.md` and file table                              | ✓ VERIFIED | File exists (57 lines), `**Parent**: [/scripts/CLAUDE.md]` at line 3                            |
| 8   | `heartbeat/checks/CLAUDE.md` exists with Parent link to `heartbeat/CLAUDE.md` and 14-module Checks table         | ✓ VERIFIED | File exists (58 lines), correct 2-level parent chain, Checks table with all 14 .py files        |
| 9   | `validation/day_mode/CLAUDE.md` Parent updated to point to `validation/CLAUDE.md`                                | ✓ VERIFIED | Line 3: `**Parent**: [/python/opendeviationbar/validation/CLAUDE.md]`                           |
| 10  | `compat/CLAUDE.md`, `notify/CLAUDE.md`, `ratelimit/CLAUDE.md` exist with Parent links                            | ✓ VERIFIED | All 3 files exist (28, 59, 39 lines), all have Parent to python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md      |
| 11  | Root CLAUDE.md hub table expanded to 24 entries covering all CLAUDE.md files                                     | ✓ VERIFIED | Hub table has 24 directory rows; all 11 new spokes present; verified by grep                    |
| 12  | Zero orphan CLAUDE.md files (every file in project appears in hub table)                                         | ✓ VERIFIED | `find` returns 24 files; hub table has 24 rows; all 11 new spoke paths confirmed in hub table   |

**Score:** 12/12 truths verified

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### Required Artifacts

| Artifact                                       | Expected                        | Status     | Details                                                                    |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `src/CLAUDE.md`                                | PyO3 bindings spoke             | ✓ VERIFIED | 71 lines, `**Parent**` header, 11-row Files table, Related section         |
| `python/opendeviationbar/sidecar/CLAUDE.md`    | Streaming sidecar spoke         | ✓ VERIFIED | 65 lines, `**Parent**` header, Files table, startup sequence section       |
| `python/opendeviationbar/kintsugi/CLAUDE.md`   | Gap reconciliation spoke        | ✓ VERIFIED | 64 lines, `**Parent**` header, 9-row Files table with real function names  |
| `python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/CLAUDE.md` | Resumable population spoke      | ✓ VERIFIED | 53 lines, `**Parent**` header, Files table, checkpoint flow section        |
| `python/opendeviationbar/validation/CLAUDE.md` | Validation framework spoke      | ✓ VERIFIED | 67 lines, `**Parent**` header, Files table, Children section               |
| `python/opendeviationbar/processors/CLAUDE.md` | Trade processors spoke          | ✓ VERIFIED | 36 lines, `**Parent**` header, Files table                                 |
| `scripts/heartbeat/CLAUDE.md`                  | Health heartbeat spoke          | ✓ VERIFIED | 57 lines, `**Parent**` to scripts/CLAUDE.md, Files table, Children section |
| `scripts/heartbeat/checks/CLAUDE.md`           | Heartbeat check modules spoke   | ✓ VERIFIED | 58 lines, `**Parent**` to heartbeat/CLAUDE.md, Checks table (14 modules)   |
| `python/opendeviationbar/compat/CLAUDE.md`     | Backward compatibility spoke    | ✓ VERIFIED | 28 lines, `**Parent**` header, Files table                                 |
| `python/opendeviationbar/notify/CLAUDE.md`     | Notifications spoke             | ✓ VERIFIED | 59 lines, `**Parent**` header, Configuration section with env vars         |
| `python/opendeviationbar/ratelimit/CLAUDE.md`  | Rate limiting spoke             | ✓ VERIFIED | 39 lines, `**Parent**` header, Mechanism section                           |
| `CLAUDE.md` (hub updated)                      | Updated hub with 24-entry table | ✓ VERIFIED | Hub table expanded from 13 to 24 rows, all new spokes discoverable         |

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### Key Link Verification

| From                                                    | To                                              | Via                  | Status  | Details                                                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `src/CLAUDE.md`                                         | `/CLAUDE.md`                                    | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | `**Parent**: [/CLAUDE.md](/CLAUDE.md)` at line 3                               |
| `python/opendeviationbar/sidecar/CLAUDE.md`             | `/python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md`            | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | Correct Parent link at line 3                                                  |
| `python/opendeviationbar/kintsugi/CLAUDE.md`            | `/python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md`            | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | Correct Parent link at line 3                                                  |
| `python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/CLAUDE.md`          | `/python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md`            | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | Correct Parent link at line 3                                                  |
| `python/opendeviationbar/validation/CLAUDE.md`          | `/python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md`            | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | Correct Parent link at line 3                                                  |
| `python/opendeviationbar/processors/CLAUDE.md`          | `/python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md`            | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | Correct Parent link at line 3                                                  |
| `python/opendeviationbar/compat/CLAUDE.md`              | `/python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md`            | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | Correct Parent link at line 3                                                  |
| `python/opendeviationbar/notify/CLAUDE.md`              | `/python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md`            | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | Correct Parent link at line 3                                                  |
| `python/opendeviationbar/ratelimit/CLAUDE.md`           | `/python/opendeviationbar/CLAUDE.md`            | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | Correct Parent link at line 3                                                  |
| `scripts/heartbeat/CLAUDE.md`                           | `/scripts/CLAUDE.md`                            | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | `**Parent**: [/scripts/CLAUDE.md]` at line 3                                   |
| `scripts/heartbeat/checks/CLAUDE.md`                    | `/scripts/heartbeat/CLAUDE.md`                  | `**Parent**` header  | ✓ WIRED | `**Parent**: [/scripts/heartbeat/CLAUDE.md]` at line 3 — correct 2-level chain |
| `python/opendeviationbar/validation/day_mode/CLAUDE.md` | `/python/opendeviationbar/validation/CLAUDE.md` | Updated `**Parent**` | ✓ WIRED | Points to intermediate parent (not grandparent) — key fix from plan 02         |
| `CLAUDE.md` hub table                                   | All 11 new spoke CLAUDE.md files                | Hub-and-Spoke table  | ✓ WIRED | All 11 new spokes present in 24-row hub table; confirmed by grep pattern match |

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### Data-Flow Trace (Level 4)

Not applicable. This phase produces documentation files only — no dynamic data rendering, no API routes, no components.

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### Behavioral Spot-Checks

Step 7b: SKIPPED — documentation-only phase. No runnable entry points introduced.

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### Requirements Coverage

Requirements for this phase are defined inline in `.planning/ROADMAP.md` line 56. No separate REQUIREMENTS.md file exists in `.planning/` (only archived at `.planning/archive/v1.0/REQUIREMENTS.md` where these IDs do not appear, confirming they belong to the current roadmap only).

| Requirement      | Source Plan | Description                                                              | Status      | Evidence                                                                          |
| ---------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| SPOKE-SRC        | 03-01       | `src/CLAUDE.md` created for PyO3 bindings directory                      | ✓ SATISFIED | File exists with 11-file table, Parent link, commit `6d1e244`                     |
| SPOKE-SIDECAR    | 03-01       | `sidecar/CLAUDE.md` created for streaming sidecar package                | ✓ SATISFIED | File exists with Files table, Parent link, commit `6d1e244`                       |
| SPOKE-KINTSUGI   | 03-01       | `kintsugi/CLAUDE.md` created for gap reconciliation package              | ✓ SATISFIED | File exists with 9-file table, commit `87e7b78`                                   |
| SPOKE-CHECKPOINT | 03-01       | `checkpoint/CLAUDE.md` created for resumable population package          | ✓ SATISFIED | File exists with 5-file table, commit `87e7b78`                                   |
| SPOKE-VALIDATION | 03-02       | `validation/CLAUDE.md` created as intermediate parent                    | ✓ SATISFIED | File exists, Children section links to day_mode/, commit `ad70478`                |
| SPOKE-PROCESSORS | 03-02       | `processors/CLAUDE.md` created with api.py and core.py documented        | ✓ SATISFIED | File exists with Files table, commit `ad70478`                                    |
| SPOKE-HEARTBEAT  | 03-02       | `heartbeat/CLAUDE.md` and `heartbeat/checks/CLAUDE.md` created           | ✓ SATISFIED | Both files exist with correct 2-level parent chain, commits `ad70478` + `52ddbfe` |
| SPOKE-COMPAT     | 03-03       | `compat/CLAUDE.md` created for backward compatibility module             | ✓ SATISFIED | File exists with Files table, commit `c591891`                                    |
| SPOKE-NOTIFY     | 03-03       | `notify/CLAUDE.md` created with TELEGRAM_TOKEN/TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID env vars | ✓ SATISFIED | File exists (59 lines), Configuration section present                             |
| SPOKE-RATELIMIT  | 03-03       | `ratelimit/CLAUDE.md` created with file-based coordination documented    | ✓ SATISFIED | File exists with Mechanism section, commit `c591891`                              |
| HUB-UPDATE       | 03-04       | Root CLAUDE.md hub table expanded from 13 to 24 entries                  | ✓ SATISFIED | 24-row hub table confirmed, commit `f99df75`                                      |
| NETWORK-VERIFY   | 03-04       | Full network integrity verified: 24 files, 0 orphans, 0 broken links     | ✓ SATISFIED | `find` returns exactly 24 CLAUDE.md files; all match hub table                    |

**Note on ROADMAP checkbox display:** The ROADMAP.md in the working tree shows `[ ]` for plans 03-02 and 03-04. This is a known display artifact — the STATE.md and committed git history confirm all 4 plans were executed and committed. The checkboxes are stale in the uncommitted working tree diff.

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### Anti-Patterns Found

No anti-patterns detected. Scan of all 11 new spoke files found zero instances of:

- TODO/FIXME/placeholder comments
- Generic boilerplate ("utility functions", "helper module", "coming soon")
- Empty implementations

All file tables contain actual function names, class names, and domain-specific descriptions derived from reading source files.

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### Human Verification Required

None. All phase goals are verifiable programmatically for this documentation-only phase. The content quality check (actual function names vs. generic boilerplate) was verified by reading representative file tables in `src/CLAUDE.md` and `kintsugi/CLAUDE.md`, both of which contain specific symbols like `PyOpenDeviationBarProcessor`, `kintsugi_pass()`, `_shard_sort_key()`, `discover_shards()`.

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### Gaps Summary

No gaps. All 12 must-haves verified. All 12 requirement IDs satisfied.

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## Summary

Phase 3 goal fully achieved. The CLAUDE.md hub-and-spoke network was successfully audited and completed:

- **11 new spoke files created** across 4 plans (Tier 1 Group A, Tier 1 Group B, Tier 2, hub update)
- **1 existing spoke repaired** (`validation/day_mode/CLAUDE.md` parent chain fixed to route through `validation/CLAUDE.md` intermediate)
- **Root hub expanded** from 13 to 24 entries covering all CLAUDE.md files in the project
- **Zero orphans**: every CLAUDE.md file appears in the hub navigation table
- **Zero broken parent links**: every spoke correctly points to its immediate parent
- **Bidirectional navigation**: `heartbeat/checks/` → `heartbeat/` → `scripts/` → root; `validation/day_mode/` → `validation/` → `python/opendeviationbar/` → root

The network supports AI agent navigation: any agent working in a directory can discover context through parent links, and the root hub provides a complete index of all 24 documentation files.

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_Verified: 2026-03-23T20:45:00Z_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_
