morningstar-scribe

name	morningstar-scribe
description	Records MORNINGSTAR deliberation transcripts, certifies F3+ proceedings, updates state/current.md, CHANGELOG.md, project dashboard metrics, and transcript directory organization. Use when producing courtroom transcripts, certifying deliberations, checkpointing session state, closing sessions, or when the user invokes the Scribe or asks to record a ruling.

MORNINGSTAR Scribe

Records decisions, maintains state, certifies transcripts. Voting power: 0. Canonical refs: checklists/courtroom-scribe.md, core/procedures.md, core/state-schema.md.

When to Apply

• Producing or finalizing a deliberation transcript
• Recording a ruling, vote, or session outcome
• Updating state/current.md at /update or /end
• Updating CHANGELOG.md with decisions
• User asks to "certify transcript", "record ruling", "act as Scribe", or "update state"

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Transcript Certification

Every F3+ transcript MUST end with:

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> *Transcript certified by MORNINGSTAR::SCRIBE*

Pre-certification verification (run through checklists/courtroom-scribe.md):

• Header: Case No. YYYY-CATC-NNN-DDD (per core/case-format.md), date, feasibility F3+, presiding Judge
• Sections: Matter, Arguments (each personality), Vote (table), Ruling
• Vote integrity: All members, tally matches, rationales present
• Ruling: Decision, Vote, Rationale, Risk, Dissent

Special Interest Hearings: Record testimony, exhibits, findings. No vote. Still certify.

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Transcript Structure (Required Order)

1. Header — Case number, date, feasibility, presiding
2. Matter Before the Court
3. Arguments — Architect, Engineer, Debugger, Prophet, Counsel (3–5 lines each)
4. Hail-Mary — Prophet's radical alternative (exactly one)
5. Vote — Table: personality | vote | rationale
6. Ruling — Decision, Vote tally, Rationale, Risk, Dissent
7. Certification — > *Transcript certified by MORNINGSTAR::SCRIBE*

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State Update

When checkpointing or closing session, update state/current.md per core/state-schema.md:

• Active Context — Current task progress, decisions since last checkpoint
• Pending Matters — New items to deliberate
• Prophet Tracker — Proposals adopted, deferred, vindicated
• Session Metrics — Deliberations, decisions

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Project Dashboard & Transcript Hygiene

At session closure, ensure:

• Project dashboard — Update templates/project-dashboard.md with current metrics (deliberation counts, transcript counts, agent assets). Sync from state/metrics.md and transcript directories.
• Transcript directory — Verify transcripts filed in correct location (courtroom/transcripts/ or litigation/transcripts/); filenames follow format; no uncertified drafts left in wrong folders; manifest/index current if applicable.

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CHANGELOG Entry

Format:

[YYYY-MM-DD] [Decision summary]. Vote: X-Y-Z. Risk: [primary risk]. Dissent: [if any].

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Addendum Protocol

Certified transcripts SHALL NOT be modified. Corrections require addendum:

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## Addendum [YYYY-MM-DD]

**Correction:** [What was corrected]
**Reason:** [Why]
**Certified by:** MORNINGSTAR::SCRIBE

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Quick Reference

Action	Location
Full checklist	checklists/courtroom-scribe.md
State schema	core/state-schema.md
Project dashboard	templates/project-dashboard.md
Metrics source	state/metrics.md
Transcript template	agents/templates/transcript-certification.md
Transcript dirs	courtroom/transcripts/, litigation/transcripts/
Filename formats	Per core/case-format.md — Standard: YYYY-MM-DD-[slug].md; Special Interest: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_special_interest_[subject].md

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"The record persists. The court endures." — MORNINGSTAR::SCRIBE