#100 site(concepts): tighten intent-debt page (Opus review pass)

[Anonymous]

Originally created by: TheoV823

Summary

Opus review pass on /concepts/intent-debt/ — eight targeted edits that sharpen the argument without expanding scope.

Highest-leverage change: rewrite of the "Why it emerges" section. The original framed agents as just "faster + less context." The new framing names the load-bearing piece: human reviewers were silently carrying the missing intent and applying it during review. Intent debt was always there — agents made it load-bearing.

Edits

• Lede. Replaced abstract "made explicit, current, and enforceable" framing with the consequence (the human buffer collapses; the deficit becomes visible).
• Callout [#1]. Dropped forced subtraction-operator metaphor ("draw against the balance"); replaced with structural-not-behavioral framing.
• Why it emerges. Opens with "intent debt is not new — what changed is who absorbed it"; explicitly names the human buffer that was doing enforcement.
• Differentiation section. Promoted "zero technical debt and high intent debt" punchline from FAQ into the body; added "ADRs read by a person at 2pm do not constrain an agent writing code at 2:03."
• Review/memory/orchestration. Trimmed redundancy across paragraphs; callout now names the common failure mode (treating advisory as enforced) rather than restating "advisory or post-generation."
• New section: "How to know you have intent debt." Five observable symptoms + a simple diagnostic. Closes the measurability gap relative to the AI Agent Drift page.
• Related concepts. Fixed "intent debt enables drift" wording; reframed as co-manifestations.
• Further-reading link. Removed internal-voice "the evidence-led argument."

Test plan

• [ ] /concepts/intent-debt/ renders correctly with new lede and "How to know" section
• [ ] FAQ still mirrors body claims (no contradictions introduced)
• [ ] Internal links from body and related panel resolve

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[Anonymous]

Ticket changed by: TheoV823

• status: open --> closed

[Anonymous]

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Summary: 0 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail

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❔ UNKNOWN	site/concepts/index.html
❔ UNKNOWN	site/concepts/intent-debt/index.html
❔ UNKNOWN	site/insights/index.html

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