# Post-Mortem: RDR-024 — RDR Process Guardrails

**Closed**: 2026-03-07
**Reason**: Implemented
**PR**: #74 (same branch as RDR-023)
**Bead**: nexus-qg95

## What Was Done

Added soft-warning pre-checks at three workflow points to catch implementation
attempts on ungated/unaccepted RDRs:

1. **Brainstorming-gate skill** — new step 6: regex scan for `RDR-\d+` in user
   request/relay, T2 status check, warn if not accepted (fail-open)
2. **Strategic-planner agent** — new relay validation step 6: same regex scan +
   T2 status check in Relay Reception section
3. **Bead context hook** — regex detection of `RDR-\d+` in `bd create` commands,
   prints reminder to verify RDR status (zero latency, no T2 lookup)

## Plan vs. Actual Divergences

| Planned | Actual | Impact |
|---------|--------|--------|
| Formal strategic planning phase | Skipped — RDR design was specific enough to implement directly | Faster delivery, user approved skip |
| Guardrail 3 with T2 status lookup | Implemented as regex-only (no subprocess) per research finding | Zero latency, simpler code |

## Process Notes

This RDR followed the correct lifecycle: draft → research (5 findings) → gate
(first gate BLOCKED on 2 critical findings, fixed, re-submitted, PASSED) →
accept → implement. This validates that the process works when followed — and
was itself motivated by the RDR-023 deviation where the process was skipped.

## Code Review Findings

Code review caught two important issues in the permission hook (from RDR-023,
not RDR-024): `git branch` and `git tag` regex patterns were too broad, allowing
destructive operations. Fixed before merge.
