Track Phase A HITL business foundation and partner contribution work

At a glance

Goals

Make partner and business-foundation work (A4) visible as evidence-backed HITL tasks, separate from product/code work.

Implementation — what to build

Build steps are in the Checklist below; specs are under Requirements.

Checklist

• ○ Mark drafts the initial S-corp filing plan for Paul review
• ○ Mark researches trademark availability with proof
• ○ Paul reviews S-corp direction before any filing
• ○ Track Justin's accepted contributions separately from claimed effort

Gates & testing

• ○ A4 Business formation, trademark research, and partner contribution tracking are visible as HITL tasks with evidence.
  CODE TEST

Requirements

• REQ-HITL-001 implemented Human-owned tasks must be tracked by owner, reviewer, waiting state, milestone, evidence, and notes.
  Done when: hitl-tasks.json exists and the tracker renders waiting-on tasks with owner/reviewer/evidence.
  Spec: Human direction 2026-06-18 · docs/tracking/decision-log.md#d8 · docs/tracking/hitl-tasks.json
• REQ-HITL-002 implemented Partner contribution work must be tracked separately from product/code tasks (accepted evidence vs claimed effort).
  Done when: Partner tasks show owner, reviewer, evidence, and status in a contribution ledger.
  Spec: Human direction 2026-06-18 · docs/tracking/decision-log.md#d8
• REQ-BIZ-001 proposed S-corp filing work must start with a written initial plan and Paul review before any filing decision, ending in a formed & signed entity.
  Done when: Mark drafts the plan (HITL-BIZ-001); Paul reviews rules/direction (HITL-BIZ-002); entity is filed and S-election made (gate A7).
  Spec: Human direction 2026-06-18 · docs/tracking/decision-log.md#d18
• REQ-BIZ-002 proposed Trademark research must be summarized with proof before any filing decision, ending in a cleared mark or variant decision.
  Done when: Mark uploads research with screenshots/links (HITL-BIZ-003); a file/variant decision is recorded (gate A8).
  Spec: Human direction 2026-06-18 · docs/tracking/decision-log.md#d18 · docs/tracking/hitl-tasks.json
• REQ-PARTNER-001 proposed Justin's partner work must be tracked by accepted contribution evidence and business value, separate from claimed effort.
  Done when: Justin's contributions are logged with evidence and marked accepted before any partnership-percentage decision; sprint work items reference HITL-PARTNER-001.
  Spec: Human direction 2026-06-18 · docs/tracking/decision-log.md#d8 · docs/tracking/hitl-tasks.json

Verify (done when)

each HITL task shows owner, reviewer, waiting state, milestone, and evidence.

Cost triggers

No paid API / infra spend triggered by this item.

Status & editing

in progress   Sprint: Foundation HITL

Edit status / sprint on the ★ Live Board → — changes are logged live with who / when / why.

Human-in-the-loop

Findings

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Concerns

• This tracker records work + evidence; it is not legal or tax advice.

Risks

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Tech debt

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Tools used

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Files & artifacts

• HITL tasks

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