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KAIZEN-WP-0009 workplan Forward-deployed agency: engagements, Kai ledger, host-operator pilot agents kaizen-agentic ready kaizen-agentic custodian 2026-07-16 2026-07-16
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T01 done Business model and architecture drafts (Kai + engagement lifecycle)
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T02 todo Accept or revise open decisions; promote drafts to accepted reference
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T03 todo Role package scaffold for host-operator (ROLE.yaml + protocols)
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T04 todo Phase 1 file-based engagement layout and pilot ENGAGEMENT for railiance01
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T05 todo Bound agent definition from sys-medic craft + engagement binding appendix
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T06 todo Ramp-up and ramp-down checklists with exit criteria evidence paths
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T07 todo JSONL Kai ledger convention and quote snapshot for pilot
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T08 todo CLI engagement command group (request, staff, prepare, checklist, scrub)
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T09 todo Wire prepare/session-close to vault paths, metrics, and ledger entries
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T10 todo Run railiance01 host-operator Phase 1 pilot through ramp-up exit
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T11 todo Absorb pilot friction; ADR for engagement convention; docs cross-links
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KAIZEN-WP-0009 — Forward-Deployed Agency

Status: ready Owner: kaizen-agentic Repo: kaizen-agentic Depends on: WP-0002 (agency memory), WP-0006 (schedule prepare), WP-0008 (customer engagement)

Goal

Turn kaizen-agentic into an agentic consulting / forward-deployed agency capability: clients (coulomb ecosystem companies and coulomb ops itself) can request a Role, receive a bound agent definition, run engagements with ramp-up / operate / ramp-down, keep operational knowledge client-confidential, and settle trial costs in Kai (transitionable to EUR later).

First concrete pilot: host-operator Role attending railiance01 (OS currency, security posture, load and workload review).

Background

Specs already drafted:

Doc Purpose
wiki/ForwardDeployedAgencyBusinessModel.md Seats, duties, Kai, confidentiality, conversion
docs/forward-deployed-engagement-architecture.md Lifecycle, schemas, vault, CLI, pilot runbook

Existing building blocks: agency memory (ADR-002), protocols (ADR-003), schedule prepare (ADR-005), customer engagement convention (ADR-006), sys-medic craft.

Engagement model (supplier view)

Client request → quote (Kai) → fund → staff Role → ramp-up → operate → ramp-down
                     │
                     ├─ bound agent definition (client engagement store)
                     ├─ engagement vault (CLIENT OWNED)
                     └─ ledger entries (billing metadata only)

Tasks

Business model and architecture drafts

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T01
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "a9440a09-00fb-4668-94a7-f02ae14031d2"

Delivered 2026-07-16:

  • wiki/ForwardDeployedAgencyBusinessModel.md
  • docs/forward-deployed-engagement-architecture.md
  • Cross-links from PricingModel, RevenueModel, agency-framework

Accept open decisions

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T02
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "d624072d-1939-40f0-bfa2-498a24673b4c"

Resolve architecture open questions with sponsor:

  1. Kai ledger home (file JSONL vs hub extension)
  2. Engagement store placement (dedicated repo vs railiance-hosts subdirectory)
  3. Multi-target agent binding shape
  4. Default metrics opt-in for supplier optimizer

Update both draft docs to accepted / v0.2 when decided. Optionally promote architecture sections into ADR-007.

host-operator Role package

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T03
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "407eae88-a3fe-4da9-80eb-ea92828fd488"

Add supplier Role scaffold per architecture §5.1:

  • roles/host-operator/ROLE.yaml (or agreed package path)
  • Protocols: os-security-pass, load-workload-review (plus reuse sys-medic k3s)
  • Memory template extensions (host profiles, OS/patch, security, load envelope)
  • Capability tier 4; base_agent: sys-medic

Phase 1 engagement layout + pilot record

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T04
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "c90fd780-982f-48ea-a017-2eee44f2e8c7"

Create file-based engagement tree for pilot (location per T02 decision), including:

  • ENGAGEMENT.yaml for eng-coulomb-railiance01-ho-001
  • Request YAML, schedule.yml, access-plan.md (no secrets)
  • Empty vault scaffold

Document the path in architecture §11 if it differs from the draft proposal.

Bound agent definition

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T05
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "e48f0ec3-4258-4650-8c92-eb25e4dca755"

Materialise engagement-bound agent definition from sys-medic + binding appendix (targets, phase, human_approval_for, vault paths, charter). Until Role package ships, sys-medic + appendix is acceptable; migrate to host-operator when T03 lands.

Ramp checklists

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T06
status: todo
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "3c166660-b4b8-49fc-9dcb-c47e7d676792"

Author ramp-up (RU-01…RU-08) and ramp-down (RD-01…RD-07) checklists with evidence paths matching architecture §7. Link from ENGAGEMENT.yaml.

Kai ledger (Phase 1)

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T07
status: todo
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "16e90a62-973b-4cc8-ac36-87bfad52e538"
  • commercial/ledger.jsonl schema per architecture §10
  • Quote snapshot for pilot month-1 seat + ramp + estimated duties
  • Document mint/spend against internal coulomb grant (no real EUR required)

CLI engagement group

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T08
status: todo
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "52f7d872-1087-4890-9439-8d6c704351fd"

Implement kaizen-agentic engagement subcommands (Phase 2 of architecture):

request, quote, staff, render-agent, init-vault, phase, checklist, prepare, scrub, export-handoff — minimum viable subset for pilot may be staff, checklist, prepare, phase.

Tests for schema validate and checklist status.

Session wire-up

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T09
status: todo
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "82ac0b5a-0309-4912-93bf-f05bee2abbc2"
  • engagement prepare bundles definition + vault + protocols + access plan
  • Session close path updates vault, metrics record, optional Kai duty charge
  • No secrets in prepare output or ledger

railiance01 pilot through ramp-up

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T10
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "6b21da0d-7ba5-4c64-92cb-9237cf71a102"

Execute architecture §11 ramp-up runbook against railiance01 (observe-class access via warden/cert paths). Exit when RU checklist complete and phase operating. Privileged changes only with recorded human approval.

Evidence: baseline file, first health report, checklist marks, ledger entries.

Absorb and ADR

id: KAIZEN-WP-0009-T11
status: todo
priority: low
state_hub_task_id: "f212949d-de22-46de-9ae0-63fc21e2701f"
  • Supplier notes → playbook / architecture v0.2
  • ADR-007 (or equivalent) for engagement convention if T02 promotes it
  • CHANGELOG + wiki links; optional activity-core schedule for daily review

Out of scope

  • EUR payment processor / invoicing systems
  • Autonomous root without human gates
  • Replacing ops-warden, OpenBao, activity-core, or State Hub
  • Public Kai cryptocurrency
  • Fleet-wide host-operator rollout beyond railiance01 pilot

Success criteria

  1. Specs accepted (T02) and committed as team reference
  2. Pilot engagement files exist with bound definition and client vault
  3. Ramp-up exit criteria met once on railiance01 with evidence
  4. Kai ledger records seat/ramp/duty without confidential payloads
  5. No client vault content merged into supplier agents/ without scrub + license
  6. CLI or documented manual procedure can re-run prepare/checklist

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