# Phase Handover — AF-Runtime-Read-Policy (Runtime Read Policy Integration)

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Phase ID | `ai-framework-runtime-read-policy` |
| Title | Runtime Read Policy Integration |
| Status | Complete |
| Service(s) | N/A (documentation / process only) |
| Version | Framework runtime-read-1.0 |
| Date | 2026-07-26 |
| ADR(s) | Extends [ADR-018](../architecture/adr/ADR-018.md), [ADR-019](../architecture/adr/ADR-019.md) (process; no new ADR) |

## Business Analysis Summary

| Item | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Capabilities delivered | Authoritative tiered document-loading policy; framework stages defer to Runtime Read Policy instead of unconditional bulk reads |
| Explicit non-goals honored | No business service changes; no completed business phase retrofits; no relocation of `docs/ai-framework/` |

## Enterprise Phase Discovery Summary (this docs phase)

| Item | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Discovery Record location | This handover + [runtime-read-policy.md](../ai-framework/runtime-read-policy.md) |
| Gaps promoted & closed | Unconditional “read all …” instructions in loop/master-prompt/Discovery → replaced with policy tiers and triggers |
| Exclusions | All business phases and services |
| CRUD-only rejected | N/A (process rule) |

## Enhancement Catalog

### Authoritative policy document

| Document | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| [runtime-read-policy.md](../ai-framework/runtime-read-policy.md) | ALWAYS READ · READ ONCE PER SERVICE · READ ONLY IF REFERENCED · NEVER AUTO READ; additional load triggers; Discovery input mapping; backward compatibility |

### Core execution upgrades

| Document | Enhancement |
| --- | --- |
| [master-prompt.md](../ai-framework/master-prompt.md) | Document-loading authority statement; AI rules use policy instead of “read framework + architecture + phase docs” |
| [development-loop.md](../ai-framework/development-loop.md) | Stage 1 and Architecture Validation use tiered loading; testing-strategy loaded when referenced |
| [enterprise-phase-discovery.md](../ai-framework/enterprise-phase-discovery.md) | Discovery Inputs table with load tiers; procedure step 1 uses policy mapping |

## Reusable Components

| Component | Location | Reuse notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runtime Read Policy | `docs/ai-framework/runtime-read-policy.md` | Every future phase and framework change |
| Discovery input → tier mapping | Same + enterprise-phase-discovery.md | Discovery without bulk reads |
| Additional load triggers | runtime-read-policy.md | Manifest, handover, phase, validation-driven loads |

## Public APIs

N/A — documentation/process only.

## Events

N/A.

## Permissions

N/A.

## Extension Points

| Extension point | How to extend | Forbidden uses |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New ALWAYS READ doc | Add to policy + cross-link from loop/master-prompt if normative | Bulk-reading whole directories |
| New Discovery input | Add row with load tier in Discovery + policy mapping | Auto-reading other services’ roadmaps/handovers |

## Known Limitations

- Does not retrofit completed business phase prompts or handovers with new load lists.
- Legacy docs outside the three updated files may still contain “read all …” wording; **runtime-read-policy.md supersedes** those instructions.
- Frontend docs remain out of scope unless the phase scopes frontend work.

## Migration Notes

| Item | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Alembic revision(s) | N/A |
| Upgrade steps | Agents follow [runtime-read-policy.md](../ai-framework/runtime-read-policy.md) on next phase entry |
| Breaking changes | None for runtime; reduced default doc fan-out for future phases |

## Dependencies

| Dependency | Type | Required for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AF-Discovery / ADR-019 | Docs | Enterprise Phase Discovery baseline |
| AF-Enterprise / ADR-018 | Docs | Enterprise framework baseline |

## Boundary Compliance

- [x] No foreign service ownership implemented
- [x] No business logic duplication
- [x] No cross-DB access
- [x] No future-phase business functionality pulled forward
- [x] No business service code modified

## Enterprise Completeness Sign-Off

- [x] Discovery completeness (policy mapping for Discovery inputs)
- [x] Business completeness (framework process)
- [x] Architectural completeness (policy preserves boundary/ADR-on-demand loading)
- [x] Documentation completeness
- [x] Self Audit

## Definition of Done

- [x] Runtime Read Policy published as authoritative loader
- [x] master-prompt.md, development-loop.md, enterprise-phase-discovery.md updated
- [x] Backward compatibility documented
- [x] Framework handover complete
- [x] No business code changes

## Next Phase Entry

1. [runtime-read-policy.md](../ai-framework/runtime-read-policy.md) — load tiers before any other non-triggered docs
2. [master-prompt.md](../ai-framework/master-prompt.md) · [development-loop.md](../ai-framework/development-loop.md) · [enterprise-phase-discovery.md](../ai-framework/enterprise-phase-discovery.md)
3. Prior framework handovers remain valid; load only the **latest handover for the current service** per policy
4. Resume business milestones per [next-steps.md](../next-steps.md) when explicitly requested

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Recommended next phase | Per [next-steps.md](../next-steps.md) (business track) — not started by this phase |
| Blockers for next phase | None from this upgrade |
| Entry checklist | ALWAYS READ tier → READ ONCE PER SERVICE → Discovery with policy mapping → implement promoted gaps only |

## Completion Sign-Off

- [x] Runtime Read Policy integrated into master-prompt, development-loop, enterprise-phase-discovery
- [x] Unconditional bulk-read instructions replaced in updated framework docs
- [x] Framework handover complete
- [x] No TODO for claimed deliverables
- [x] No business service modifications

## Related Documents

- [Runtime Read Policy](../ai-framework/runtime-read-policy.md)
- [Master Prompt](../ai-framework/master-prompt.md)
- [Development Loop](../ai-framework/development-loop.md)
- [Enterprise Phase Discovery](../ai-framework/enterprise-phase-discovery.md)
- [Quality Gates](../ai-framework/quality-gates.md)
- [Phase Handover AF-Discovery](phase-af-discovery.md)
- [Phase Handover AF-Enterprise](phase-af-enterprise.md)
