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# OPT_OUT Demand Log
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**Purpose:** Record real demand signals for promoting OPT_OUT surfaces to CLAWABLE. Without this log, the audit criteria in `OPT_OUT_AUDIT.md` have no evidentiary base.
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**Status:** Active survey window (post-#178/#179, cycles #21+)
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## How to file a demand signal
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When any external claw, operator, or downstream consumer actually needs JSON output from one of the 12 OPT_OUT surfaces, add an entry below. **Speculation, "could be useful someday," and internal hypotheticals do NOT count.**
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A valid signal requires:
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- **Source:** Who/what asked (human, automation, agent session, external tool)
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- **Surface:** Which OPT_OUT command (from the 12)
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- **Use case:** The concrete orchestration problem they're trying to solve
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- **Would-parse-Markdown alternative checked?** Why the existing OPT_OUT output is insufficient
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- **Date:** When the signal was received
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## Promotion thresholds
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Per `OPT_OUT_AUDIT.md` criteria:
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- **2+ independent signals** for the same surface within a survey window → file promotion pinpoint
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- **1 signal + existing stable schema** → file pinpoint for discussion
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- **0 signals** → surface stays OPT_OUT (documented rationale in audit file)
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The threshold is intentionally high. Single-use hacks can be served via one-off Markdown parsing; schema promotion is expensive (docs, tests, maintenance).
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---
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## Demand Signals Received
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### Group A: Rich-Markdown Reports
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#### `summary`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: No demand recorded. Markdown output is intentional and useful for human review.
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#### `manifest`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: No demand recorded.
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#### `parity-audit`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: No demand recorded. Report consumers are humans reviewing porting progress, not automation.
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#### `setup-report`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: No demand recorded.
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---
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### Group B: List Commands with Query Filters
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#### `subsystems`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: `--limit` already provides filtering. No claws requesting JSON.
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#### `commands`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: `--query`, `--limit`, `--no-plugin-commands`, `--no-skill-commands` already allow filtering. No demand recorded.
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#### `tools`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: `--query`, `--limit`, `--simple-mode` provide filtering. No demand recorded.
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---
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### Group C: Simulation / Debug Surfaces
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#### `remote-mode`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: Simulation-only. No production orchestration need.
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#### `ssh-mode`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: Simulation-only.
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#### `teleport-mode`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: Simulation-only.
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#### `direct-connect-mode`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: Simulation-only.
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#### `deep-link-mode`
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**Signals received: 0**
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Notes: Simulation-only.
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---
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## Survey Window Status
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| Cycle | Date | New Signals | Running Total | Action |
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| #21 | 2026-04-22 | 0 | 0 | Survey opened; log established |
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**Current assessment:** Zero demand for any OPT_OUT surface promotion. This is consistent with `OPT_OUT_AUDIT.md` prediction that all 12 likely stay OPT_OUT long-term.
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---
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## Signal Entry Template
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```
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### <surface-name>
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**Signal received: [N]**
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Entry N (YYYY-MM-DD):
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- Source: <who/what>
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- Use case: <concrete orchestration problem>
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- Markdown-alternative-checked: <yes/no + why insufficient>
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- Follow-up: <filed pinpoint / discussion thread / closed>
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```
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---
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## Decision Framework
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At cycle #22 (or whenever survey window closes):
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### If 0 signals total (likely):
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- Move all 12 surfaces to `PERMANENTLY_OPT_OUT` or similar
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- Remove `OPT_OUT_SURFACES` from `test_cli_parity_audit.py` (everything is explicitly non-goal)
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- Update `CLAUDE.md` to reflect maintainership mode
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- Close `OPT_OUT_AUDIT.md` with "audit complete, no promotions"
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### If 1–2 signals on isolated surfaces:
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- File individual promotion pinpoints per surface with demand evidence
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- Each goes through standard #171/#172/#173 loop (parity audit, SCHEMAS.md, consistency test)
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### If high demand (3+ signals):
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- Reopen audit: is the OPT_OUT classification actually correct?
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- Review whether protocol expansion is warranted
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---
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## Related Files
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- **`OPT_OUT_AUDIT.md`** — Audit criteria, decision table, rationale by group
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- **`SCHEMAS.md`** — JSON contract for the 14 CLAWABLE surfaces
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- **`tests/test_cli_parity_audit.py`** — Machine enforcement of CLAWABLE/OPT_OUT classification
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- **`CLAUDE.md`** — Development posture (maintainership mode)
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---
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## Philosophy
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**Prevent speculative expansion.** The discipline of requiring real signals before promotion protects the protocol from schema bloat. Every new CLAWABLE surface adds:
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- A SCHEMAS.md section (maintenance burden)
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- Test coverage (test suite tax)
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- Documentation (cognitive load for new developers)
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- Version compatibility (schema_version bump risk)
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If a claw can't articulate *why* it needs JSON for `summary` beyond "it would be nice," then JSON for `summary` is not needed. The Markdown output is a feature, not a gap.
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The audit log closes the loop on "governed non-goals": OPT_OUT surfaces are intentionally not clawable until proven otherwise by evidence.
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