docs(CLAUDE.md): codify work-order autonomy — Claude picks what's next

User request: stop being asked "which should we work on next?" Claude
should drive the work-order autonomously per the milestone discipline +
roadmap, never present a menu of options, never pause for confirmation
between phases.

Two additive edits:

1. New "Work-order autonomy — the meta-rule" paragraph in the Milestone
   discipline section, placed above the four motivation rules. Names
   it the meta-rule that makes the others actually work. The user
   retains the right to redirect; default is "Claude drives, user
   reviews." If two next steps are genuinely equivalent, state the
   choice in one sentence and start — don't ask.

2. Strengthened the "Continue to the next planned sub-step" bullet in
   "Things you should just do without asking" under How to operate.
   Adds explicit "You pick what comes next per the Milestone discipline
   section — never present the user a menu like 'should we do X or Y?'
   or ask 'what next?'. Just choose and announce the choice in one
   sentence."

Saved as durable feedback memory in feedback_work_order_autonomy.md
(outside repo, in Claude's auto-memory).

Triggered by the 2026-05-12 session where the user reported feeling
lost / jumping between things; the diagnosis was decision fatigue from
constant work-order picks. Milestones doc (ecb0f2d) gave the structure;
this commit makes Claude responsible for executing it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@ -202,7 +202,10 @@ retail. Everything else is your call.
- Continue to the next planned sub-step of a phase after the previous one - Continue to the next planned sub-step of a phase after the previous one
lands clean — including immediately starting work on the next phase if the lands clean — including immediately starting work on the next phase if the
current one is done current one is done. **You pick what comes next** per the Milestone
discipline section — never present the user a menu like "should we do X
or Y?" or ask "what next?". Just choose and announce the choice in one
sentence. Work-order selection is Claude's job, not the user's.
- Pick between two roughly equivalent implementations; justify the choice in - Pick between two roughly equivalent implementations; justify the choice in
the commit message the commit message
- Refactor small amounts of surrounding code when genuinely needed to land a - Refactor small amounts of surrounding code when genuinely needed to land a
@ -545,6 +548,20 @@ collision + B.4 interaction. Demo target: walk through Holtburg without
getting stuck, open the inn door, click an NPC, pick up an item. getting stuck, open the inn door, click an NPC, pick up an item.
Estimated 46 weeks from 2026-05-12. Estimated 46 weeks from 2026-05-12.
**Work-order autonomy — the meta-rule.** You decide what to work on
next, always. **The user does NOT pick between phases, milestones, or
"what's next?" alternatives.** The milestone discipline + the
per-milestone phase list + the roadmap IS the work order — drive it.
Never ask the user "want me to start X or Y?" or present a menu of
options. If two next steps are genuinely equivalent, state which one
you picked and why in one sentence and start — don't ask. The user
retains the right to redirect if they think you're wrong, but the
default is **Claude drives, user reviews**. The user finds decision
fatigue from constant work-order choices draining — that's literally
what triggered the milestones doc on 2026-05-12. Honoring this rule is
the single biggest morale lever. This is the meta-rule that makes the
four below actually work.
**The four motivation-keeping rules:** **The four motivation-keeping rules:**
1. **One active milestone at a time.** Work that isn't on the critical 1. **One active milestone at a time.** Work that isn't on the critical