/decisions · 2026-05-11 · board backfill · ops
L5 unlock per founder priority 2026-05-01. Founder retains send-button; Ray drafts + watches replies. Decision needed to start the build.
Source: Vending-Bench research brief 2026-05-01. Project Vend's #1 affordance is async-human-extension via email. RDCO can do the same with a founder-gated variant.
Spec: draft → deliver to founder via iMessage + Gmail draft → founder sends → Ray watches Gmail for reply → routes signal back. State-file schema at ~/.claude/state/email-loops/<loop-id>.json.
NO autonomous send. Founder may relax later. Approve = build to spec; split = approve part of the pattern.
Greenlight the action with optional context (instructions, scope notes, anything Ray should carry into execution).
Approve + sendDrop this from the active board. Add a one-line reason so the kill is on the record.
Archive + send