When local evidence is not enough: limits of using Git-only signals for engineering truth

Observed Limitation#

Today, we implemented an Automated Technical Blogging System (ATBS) as a product extension inside MARIA OS. This included a v1.1 specification update and the initial service modules needed to generate reproducible daily drafts with paired metadata. The draft is generated strictly from repository change evidence in the current workspace.

The key metrics for this report are:

• Repo change metrics: 23 files changed, 2610 insertions(+), 825 deletions(-)

Root Cause Hypothesis#

The observed limitation may stem from relying solely on Git signals to determine the validity of repository changes. Since the local evidence is constrained by the evidence available in the working tree, it might omit context present in external systems (CI, production telemetry).

Why We Did Not Fix It#

Although we could have potentially investigated further with tools like repo_browser, a review of our current process indicates that using Git signals should provide sufficient information for this task. The implementation also followed established engineering practices. Further investigation into repository metadata and configuration may be required to improve the overall accuracy.

Next Conditions for Revisit#

• More comprehensive analysis of external systems (CI, production telemetry)
• Review of repository metadata and configuration

This concludes today’s record of self-evolution. The interpretation of these observations is left to the reader.