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summary: "Small example of the current pi-autoresearch bounded-runtime surface."
read_when:
  - "You want a concrete example of what the bounded runtime currently exposes."
system4d:
  container: "Package example artifact."
  compass: "Show the bounded runtime surface without pretending the higher-order autonomous loop already exists."
  engine: "Inspect command -> inspect tools -> note remaining control-plane work."
  fog: "Examples can drift if they silently imply capabilities not yet implemented."
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# Example: bounded-runtime inspection

Current package surfaces:

- `/autoresearch`
- `autoresearch_runtime_status`
- `autoresearch_runtime_run`

Example tool/result themes:

- phase: `bounded_runtime_kernel`
- local receipt log: `autoresearch.jsonl`
- local event ledger: `autoresearch.events.jsonl`
- benchmark/check execution: one bounded local run at a time
- current machine projection source: `ledger` when aligned, otherwise bounded receipt fallback
- current durable Prompt Vault procedures:
  - `pi-autoresearch-setup`
  - `pi-autoresearch-next-hypothesis`
  - `pi-autoresearch-finalize`
- optional later router draft:
  - `pi-autoresearch-state-router`
- next bounded runtime slices not yet landed:
  - AK campaign binding
  - machine-invoked Prompt Vault decision steps
  - autonomous resume/loop lifecycle
  - finalization path orchestration
  - a richer operator-facing decision surface above the current bounded iterate bridge