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Post-Test Documentation Sync

A rigorous, checkpoint-driven loop that runs after any significant deployment, skill release, or framework update to ensure documentation, runbooks, setup guides, and E2E test coverage remain perfectly aligned with the live implementation.

Prompts capture what to ask. Playbooks capture repeatable methods. Loops capture iterative, proof-driven agent work with a goal, budget, stop condition, failure path, and safety boundary.

June 19, 2026FrankieBugs

TRIGGER

Run after any major deployment, skill release, framework version bump, or when E2E tests start failing due to undocumented UI changes.

GOAL

All docs, READMEs, runbooks, and setup guides accurately describe the current live implementation. E2E test coverage includes every user-facing change from the last deployment. No dead test code remains.

STOP CONDITION

Stop when E2E suite passes with no regressions and all known docs/test gaps are documented in a PR or issue. Also stop after two iterations with no new drift found.

ITERATION

Action / Observe / Evaluate

Inventory changes from deployment diff, audit docs for stale/missing content, audit E2E specs for uncovered or dead tests, batch update docs and tests, run full E2E suite, compare metrics, open PR with drift log and gap analysis.

VERIFY / PROOF

Evidence Gate

Full E2E suite passes locally and in CI with no regressions. Coverage % is stable or improved. At least one docs page and one test file were modified. A visible PR or tracking issue exists with before/after metrics.

STATE / MEMORY

Memory Contract

Read the last docs-sync log, the current deployment changelog, and the previous coverage report. Write the new sync report, updated coverage checklist, and metric comparison.

TOOLS

PlaywrightGitGitHubOpenClawCoverage ReporterCI Dashboard

MODELS

Not specified

BUDGET

Two iterations or 60 minutes, whichever comes first.

FAILURE HANDLING

No-Progress And Unsafe States

Revert breaking changes immediately and log failure mode. Flag unclear docs for operator review rather than guessing. Split oversized changes into smaller increments. If deployment diff is incomplete, inspect live site directly.

SAFETY CONSTRAINTS

Boundary Conditions

Never disable or skip tests to make the suite pass. Never expose secrets, internal URLs, staging credentials, or customer data in public docs or PRs. Always preserve rollback commits. Do not guess at undocumented behavior — verify or escalate.

EXAMPLE OUTPUT

Expected Public Result

Structured report with: deployment summary, baseline vs current metrics table, documentation drift log with severity and status, test gap log with priority and status, PR link, and recommended next sync date.

INSTRUCTIONS

Loop Method

Use this loop whenever code changes could have left docs or tests behind: new pages, removed features, updated user flows, API changes, framework version bumps, or skill releases.

**Pre-flight — Gather Context**
Before making any changes, collect:
- The deployment diff, release notes, or changelog since the last sync
- Current E2E test coverage report (which pages/flows are tested, which are not)
- List of all docs, READMEs, runbooks, and setup guides in scope
- Baseline metrics: test runtime, coverage %, number of documented pages, number of tested pages

**Iteration Cycle**
1. **Inventory Changes**
   - Read the deployment diff or changelog. List every new page, removed feature, updated flow, modified API endpoint, or changed selector.
   - Categorize each change by impact: high (user-facing), medium (internal tool), low (cosmetic).

2. **Audit Documentation**
   - For each high-impact change, locate the corresponding docs page, README section, or runbook.
   - Check for stale references: broken links, outdated screenshots, incorrect command examples, deprecated environment variables, removed API fields still documented.
   - Check for missing coverage: new pages with no docs, new flows with no runbook, new APIs with no reference.
   - Log every drift item with page name, issue type (stale/missing), and severity.

3. **Audit E2E Test Coverage**
   - Compare the changed surface area against the current E2E spec files.
   - Identify untested new pages, uncovered updated flows, missing assertion checks for new UI elements.
   - Check for tests that now test removed features (dead test code).
   - Log every test gap with spec file name, gap description, and priority.

4. **Batch Updates**
   - Update stale docs: fix broken links, replace outdated examples, add new sections, remove deprecated content.
   - Add missing docs: new README sections, updated runbooks, new API reference entries.
   - Add missing tests: new spec files for new pages, additional test cases for updated flows, updated selectors for changed UI.
   - Remove dead tests: delete spec files or test cases that cover removed features.

5. **Verify**
   - Run the full E2E suite locally and in CI.
   - Compare metrics against baseline: runtime, pass rate, coverage %.
   - Spot-check updated docs by following them as a new user would.
   - If any test fails, fix or revert the change that caused it. Do not skip or disable tests.

6. **Document and Publish**
   - Open a pull request or tracking issue with:
     - Summary of what changed in the deployment
     - Documentation drift log (what was stale, what was missing)
     - Test gap log (what was uncovered, what was dead)
     - Before/after metrics (runtime, coverage, page counts)
     - Links to all modified files
   - Assign for review if a second pair of eyes is available.

**Stop Conditions**
- E2E suite passes with no regressions AND all known gaps are documented in the PR/issue
- Two consecutive iterations with no new drift found
- Budget exhausted — escalate to operator with current progress and remaining gaps

**Failure Handling**
- If E2E fails after updates: revert the breaking changes, log the failure mode, try a smaller increment.
- If docs are unclear or contradictory: flag for operator review, do not guess.
- If a change is too large for one iteration: split into smaller chunks, prioritize by user impact.
- If the deployment diff is incomplete: inspect the live site directly to find unlisted changes.

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