claudebox/.planning/RETROSPECTIVE.md
Christopher Mühl ee70f08909 fix(planning): restore v2.0 state after executor regression in 6465da8
Commit 6465da8 (phase 04-01 executor) was made from a stale worktree
predating v1.0 completion (ee686a3), accidentally reverting:
  - ROADMAP.md from v2.0 (phases 4-7) back to pre-v1.0 structure
  - STATE.md from milestone v2.0/active back to v1.0/executing
  - Deleted .planning/milestones/ (v1.0 archive files)

This commit restores the correct state:
  - ROADMAP.md: v2.0 structure with v1.0 archived + phase 04 marked complete
  - STATE.md: milestone v2.0, phase 04 complete (1/4 phases, 25%)
  - milestones/: v1.0-ROADMAP.md + v1.0-REQUIREMENTS.md restored
  - MILESTONES.md + RETROSPECTIVE.md: restored from v1.0 completion
  - phases/01-03/: staged deletions of v1.0 phase artifacts (cleaned up)
  - v1.0-MILESTONE-AUDIT.md: audit report documenting the corruption

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-10 12:44:41 +00:00

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# Project Retrospective
*A living document updated after each milestone. Lessons feed forward into future planning.*
## Milestone: v1.0 — MVP
**Shipped:** 2026-04-10
**Phases:** 3 | **Plans:** 5
### What Was Built
- Nix flake producing `claudebox` wrapper: bwrap sandbox with clearenv, env allowlist, tmpfs root, secret path hiding, git identity forwarding, comma/nix tool access
- CLI diagnostic modes: --check (environment validation), --dry-run (print bwrap command), --shell (debug shell)
- Pre-launch env audit with grouped sections, sensitive value masking, Y/n confirmation prompt
- SANDBOX.md generation and CLAUDE.md import management so Claude knows its sandbox constraints
### What Worked
- writeShellApplication with builtins.readFile pattern — shellcheck at build time, shell syntax highlighting in editors
- Rapid phase execution: Phase 1 in ~2 min, Phase 2 in ~4 min, Phase 3 in ~76 sec
- clearenv + allowlist approach caught all secret leakage by default
- readlink -f fix for NixOS symlinks was discovered and fixed in-phase without blocking
### What Was Inefficient
- REQUIREMENTS.md traceability table not updated during execution — 7 requirements showed "Pending" despite being complete
- Phase 3 context was gathered but not executed in the same session, requiring session continuity overhead
### Patterns Established
- readlink -f for all host-resolved binaries passed into bwrap (NixOS symlink chains)
- SANDBOX.md as separate file with @import in CLAUDE.md (keeps user content clean, sandbox instructions always fresh)
- export trick for shellcheck SC2034 when a variable is used in a later plan but not yet
### Key Lessons
1. On NixOS, every host binary path is a symlink chain through /etc/profiles/per-user/ — must resolve to real store paths before passing to bwrap
2. Conditional mounts needed for cross-distro support (/etc/static exists only on NixOS)
### Cost Observations
- Model mix: predominantly opus for execution
- Sessions: ~3 sessions across 2 days
- Notable: entire v1.0 MVP shipped in under 2 days of wall clock time
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## Cross-Milestone Trends
### Process Evolution
| Milestone | Phases | Plans | Key Change |
|-----------|--------|-------|------------|
| v1.0 | 3 | 5 | Initial project — established sandbox patterns |
### Top Lessons (Verified Across Milestones)
1. (Will populate as more milestones complete)