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Codex Handbook · Chapter 4 | Acceptance, freeze, and handoff

《Codex 使用手册》· 第 4 章|验收、冻结与交接

Use human acceptance, minimal repair, a frozen baseline, and a safe handoff.

CHAPTER 04 · 4.15–4.20

Handbook version: v1.0 · Official material check: 2026-08-23 · The current interface and account availability depend on each reader’s own state.

CHAPTER 04 · 4.15

Run human acceptance and record the decision

4.15: Run human acceptance and record the decision — teaching diagram
Figure 4-15 · DIA-04-15. Teaching diagram for “Run human acceptance and record the decision”; teaching illustration, not a product interface.

What this section answers

Which person uses which traceable materials to decide whether the candidate draft passes, returns for revision, or remains pending?

Why

Only a human can make the acceptance decision; neither the assistant's recommendation nor a draft replaces the gate.

Follow along

In acceptance-record.md, check the input, traceability, draft, unresolved items, and limits one by one. This gate only bridges the human delivery gates in Chapter 6 section 6.16 and Chapter 7 section 7.11; it does not invent a delivery result.

What you should see

You should see a human record with a decision status and reason, without any statement that something was sent, published, or completed as business work.

Minimum practice and acceptance

A human reviews read-only-input.md, fact-and-limit-traceability.md, and brief-draft.md item by item so that every decision is traceable; a decision without a basis remains pending.

Common questions

If “the model says it is complete” was treated as a pass, revoke that judgment and repeat the human item-by-item check.

Next section

When a human identifies a problem, track only the affected facts and paragraphs; do not redo unrelated work.

CHAPTER 04 · 4.16

Correct only affected facts and paragraphs

4.16: Correct only affected facts and paragraphs — teaching diagram
Figure 4-16 · DIA-04-16. Teaching diagram for “Correct only affected facts and paragraphs”; teaching illustration, not a product interface.

What this section answers

After a human returns one piece of content, how do you limit the repair while retaining the old version and impact relationship?

Why

Rewriting the whole document hides the original problem and can change correct records that were not affected.

Follow along

Use acceptance-record.md to locate the affected rows in fact-and-limit-traceability.md and paragraphs in brief-draft.md. Keep the old text and make the smallest change; this is the minimum-repair principle in Chapter 7 section 7.9.

What you should see

The repair record should say what changed, why it changed, and what did not change; the old version remains available for review.

Minimum practice and acceptance

A human confirms that the repair handles only the identified impact and that the new paragraph points back to the material and limits again.

Common questions

If unrelated paragraphs were adjusted while making a repair, undo those extra changes and narrow the impact again.

Next section

After all accepted repairs are complete, freeze the current comparable state as the W01 baseline.

CHAPTER 04 · 4.17

Freeze the W01 read-only comparison baseline

4.17: Freeze the W01 read-only comparison baseline — teaching diagram
Figure 4-17 · DIA-04-17. Teaching diagram for “Freeze the W01 read-only comparison baseline”; teaching illustration, not a product interface.

What this section answers

Which checked records make up the comparable, non-writable W01 freeze baseline?

Why

Freezing gives Chapter 5 a definite exercise starting point without allowing Chapter 5 actions to write back into Chapter 4.

Follow along

Summarize the status of input-snapshot.md, fact-and-limit-traceability.md, brief-draft.md, acceptance-record.md, and pending-decisions.md, then mark it as a read-only comparison baseline in handoff-note.md.

What you should see

The baseline contains status, limits, and unresolved questions, and explicitly records that there was no sending, publishing, or external action.

Minimum practice and acceptance

A human confirms that the frozen package can be located read-only by the next reader and that the three questions remain visible with it.

Common questions

If freeze is described as “all questions are solved”, restore the unresolved list and withdraw that description.

Next section

If the process is interrupted, recover from a location traceable before or after the freeze instead of guessing and filling text.

CHAPTER 04 · 4.18

Recover and continue after an interruption

4.18: Recover and continue after an interruption — teaching diagram
Figure 4-18 · DIA-04-18. Teaching diagram for “Recover and continue after an interruption”; teaching illustration, not a product interface.

What this section answers

After an interruption, how do you recover a checkable location before deciding whether to continue W01?

Why

An unexplained interruption must not be replaced by memory, inference, or newly generated text.

Follow along

First check the copy of read-only-input.md, the last valid record in fact-and-limit-traceability.md or acceptance-record.md, and the status of pending-decisions.md. Then choose the smallest next action; this bridges the recovery principle in Chapter 7 section 7.12.

What you should see

A recovery path separates the known location, the unknown gap, and the next step that needs human confirmation.

Minimum practice and acceptance

A human confirms that the recovery point can be located in the materials. If it cannot, record the gap and remain stopped; continuous prose is not evidence.

Common questions

If someone continues directly from the last draft sentence, return to input-snapshot.md and the acceptance status. Do not continue by semantic fluency.

Next section

Once recovery is stable, assemble the delivery and handoff note for the next reader.

CHAPTER 04 · 4.19

Assemble the chapter delivery and handoff note

4.19: Assemble the chapter delivery and handoff note — teaching diagram
Figure 4-19 · DIA-04-19. Teaching diagram for “Assemble the chapter delivery and handoff note”; teaching illustration, not a product interface.

What this section answers

Which W01 records must the next reader receive to judge the current status and the next safe action?

Why

A handoff does not announce “everything is complete”; it transfers the known items, unresolved items, limits, and locations together.

Follow along

Assemble a controlled directory containing input-snapshot.md, fact-and-limit-traceability.md, brief-draft.md, acceptance-record.md, the freeze note, pending-decisions.md, and handoff-note.md. The entry remains traceable from README.md.

What you should see

The candidate handoff package should state that it was not sent or published, support read-only comparison, and locate its limits.

Minimum practice and acceptance

A human checks that the next reader can find the baseline, three pending questions, limits, and recovery entry without guessing at gaps.

Common questions

If the delivery includes drafts but omits acceptance or unresolved items, stop assembling and restore the traceable locations.

Next section

Perform the final cross-chapter boundary check and confirm that Chapter 5 reads only the frozen baseline and does not inherit factual answers.

CHAPTER 04 · 4.20

Final check: enter Chapter 5 with a comparable starting point

4.20: Final check: enter Chapter 5 with a comparable starting point — teaching diagram
Figure 4-20 · DIA-04-20. Teaching diagram for “Final check: enter Chapter 5 with a comparable starting point”; teaching illustration, not a product interface.

What this section answers

At the end of Chapter 4, which content may Chapter 5 cite read-only, and which must remain in Chapter 4 or await a human decision?

Why

Clear chapter boundaries prevent W01 fictional materials, unresolved questions, or candidate wording from being mistaken for public-research facts.

Follow along

Check that README.md is frozen, pending-decisions.md remains unresolved, and handoff-note.md states the read-only purpose. Limit the next step to routing the questions first. The three questions remain: who reviews the fact classification, which item goes through internal confirmation first, and whether public research preparation is allowed for a bounded question. Chapter 5 section 5.2 carries only the W01 frozen read-only baseline; it does not inherit W01's factual answers.

What you should see

The Chapter 3 method delivery, Chapter 4 frozen baseline, and Chapter 5 controlled research entry remain distinct. There must be no claim that the package went online, verified public facts, sent, or published anything.

Minimum practice and acceptance

A human confirms that the page's materials, status, limits, and three questions are traceable before handing the freeze note to Chapter 5; any gap stops in this chapter.

Common questions

If a Chapter 5 source, card, or conclusion is written into W01 early, stop immediately and restore the Chapter 4/5 separation.

Next section

This chapter ends here. When entering Chapter 5, read only the freeze note and first decide whether each pending question requires internal confirmation or bounded public research preparation.

On this page
  1. Run human acceptance and record the decision
  2. What this section answers
  3. Why
  4. Follow along
  5. What you should see
  6. Minimum practice and acceptance
  7. Common questions
  8. Next section
  9. Correct only affected facts and paragraphs
  10. What this section answers
  11. Why
  12. Follow along
  13. What you should see
  14. Minimum practice and acceptance
  15. Common questions
  16. Next section
  17. Freeze the W01 read-only comparison baseline
  18. What this section answers
  19. Why
  20. Follow along
  21. What you should see
  22. Minimum practice and acceptance
  23. Common questions
  24. Next section
  25. Recover and continue after an interruption
  26. What this section answers
  27. Why
  28. Follow along
  29. What you should see
  30. Minimum practice and acceptance
  31. Common questions
  32. Next section
  33. Assemble the chapter delivery and handoff note
  34. What this section answers
  35. Why
  36. Follow along
  37. What you should see
  38. Minimum practice and acceptance
  39. Common questions
  40. Next section
  41. Final check: enter Chapter 5 with a comparable starting point
  42. What this section answers
  43. Why
  44. Follow along
  45. What you should see
  46. Minimum practice and acceptance
  47. Common questions
  48. Next section

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