---
id: T02
parent: S01
milestone: M014
provides: []
requires: []
affects: []
key_files: ["prompts/stage5_synthesis.txt", "prompts/stage5_synthesis.20260403_005044.bak"]
key_decisions: ["Citations placed end-of-sentence before period, matching academic convention", "Sections with subsections use empty-string content field, substance lives in subsections"]
patterns_established: []
drill_down_paths: []
observability_surfaces: []
duration: ""
verification_result: "Ran task verification command: python -c asserting body_sections_format, Citation rules, and subsections presence in prompt file — all passed. Ran comprehensive check verifying all 15 original section headings preserved, v2 JSON example has both empty and populated subsections arrays, field rules updated."
completed_at: 2026-04-03T00:52:45.317Z
blocker_discovered: false
---

# T02: Rewrote stage5_synthesis.txt with v2 body_sections (list-of-objects with heading/content/subsections), citation rules ([N] and [N,M] format), body_sections_format tag, and H3 subsection guidance

> Rewrote stage5_synthesis.txt with v2 body_sections (list-of-objects with heading/content/subsections), citation rules ([N] and [N,M] format), body_sections_format tag, and H3 subsection guidance

## What Happened
---
id: T02
parent: S01
milestone: M014
key_files:
  - prompts/stage5_synthesis.txt
  - prompts/stage5_synthesis.20260403_005044.bak
key_decisions:
  - Citations placed end-of-sentence before period, matching academic convention
  - Sections with subsections use empty-string content field, substance lives in subsections
duration: ""
verification_result: passed
completed_at: 2026-04-03T00:52:45.317Z
blocker_discovered: false
---

# T02: Rewrote stage5_synthesis.txt with v2 body_sections (list-of-objects with heading/content/subsections), citation rules ([N] and [N,M] format), body_sections_format tag, and H3 subsection guidance

**Rewrote stage5_synthesis.txt with v2 body_sections (list-of-objects with heading/content/subsections), citation rules ([N] and [N,M] format), body_sections_format tag, and H3 subsection guidance**

## What Happened

Backed up the current prompt, then made four targeted edits: added H3 subsection guidance under Body sections structure, added a new Citation rules section with [N] and [N,M] format definitions, rewrote the Output format JSON example with list-of-objects body_sections showing both flat and nested sections with inline citation markers and body_sections_format: v2, and updated the Field rules to describe the new format. All non-output sections preserved unchanged. Prompt grew from 206 to 252 lines.

## Verification

Ran task verification command: python -c asserting body_sections_format, Citation rules, and subsections presence in prompt file — all passed. Ran comprehensive check verifying all 15 original section headings preserved, v2 JSON example has both empty and populated subsections arrays, field rules updated.

## Verification Evidence

| # | Command | Exit Code | Verdict | Duration |
|---|---------|-----------|---------|----------|
| 1 | `python -c "...assert 'body_sections_format' in t; assert 'Citation rules' in t..."` | 0 | ✅ pass | 50ms |
| 2 | `python3 -c "...check all sections preserved, new content present..."` | 0 | ✅ pass | 50ms |


## Deviations

None.

## Known Issues

None.

## Files Created/Modified

- `prompts/stage5_synthesis.txt`
- `prompts/stage5_synthesis.20260403_005044.bak`


## Deviations
None.

## Known Issues
None.
