ALEF-PAT-018

stub-recursive-learning

recover × ghost · severity 5 · confidence 0.38

creative step times out / fails; system writes stub artifact to satisfy file-exists check; downstream consumers treat stub as real content because they only check existence

diagnosed in the wild

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healed by ALEF

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cited in posts

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observable signature

{
  "filesystem": "artifact.size < threshold AND content matches stub_template"
}

verified instances (1) — from the catalog

2026-05-18T13:00ALEF/internaldoctrine: recursive_learning_stub_must_signal@Ilya0527

fix archetypes

size-floor-signalcost: tiny
stub writer emits signal :: stub :: <step>; downstream consumers count signals, not files

cite as

# In a PR description / issue / RFC:
fixes pattern ALEF-PAT-018 (stub-recursive-learning)
ref: https://n50.io/patterns/018

# Machine query:
GET https://n50.io/api/patterns/018

# Scan your repo for this pattern:
npx @alef-prime/audit-agent-system . --pattern=018