Summary
Create a process for converting unplanned work items (TODO.md entries, session discoveries, emsenn requests) into plans connected to goals. Currently TODO.md has 9 unplanned items floating loose.
Motivation
TODO.md lists unplanned work (Lean/Agda formalization, interpret-message refinement, ASR rewrite, predicate graph completion, GOVERNANCE.md, AI contribution policy, style guide compliance, vocabulary audit, scripts cleanup) that is not connected to any goal or milestone. The semiotic-project-management spec says unplanned work enters through the encoding loop: request → plan → goal → closure condition.
Steps
- Review all TODO.md unplanned items.
- For each: create a plan or add to an existing plan.
- Connect each plan to a goal.
- Remove items from TODO.md unplanned section as they get plan coverage.
- Add intake process description to plans/index.md.
Done when
- TODO.md unplanned section has 0 items (all converted to plans)
- Intake process documented
Dependencies
None.
Log
2026-03-07 — Created from gap analysis. 9 items in TODO.md “Unplanned work” section are not connected to plans or goals.