# Retrospective — Cycle 14 (2026-06-26)

**Tasks**: AZ-1131 (environment.md integration command, 1 SP). **1 task, 1 SP, 1 batch.**
**Mode**: cycle-end. Steps 14–16 **skipped** (docs-only; no code/compose surface change).
**Previous retro**: `retro_2026-06-26_cycle13.md`

## Implementation Summary

| Metric | Cycle 14 | Δ vs cycle 13 |
|--------|----------|---------------|
| Tasks implemented | **1** | unchanged |
| Total complexity delivered | **1 SP** | -1 SP |
| Blocked tasks | **0** | unchanged |
| Auto-fix attempts | **0** | -1 |

## Quality

| Gate | Result |
|------|--------|
| Code review | PASS (batch_01_cycle14 — docs-only) |
| Step 11 smoke suite | **PASS** (`run-tests.sh --smoke`, EXIT:0) |
| Step 12 traceability | **PASS** — AZ-1131 AC-1..AC-3 rows added |
| Step 13 docs ripple | **PASS** — `ripple_log_cycle14.md` |
| Step 14 security | **SKIPPED** (docs-only precedent) |
| Step 15 perf | **SKIPPED** (docs-only precedent) |
| Step 16 deploy | **SKIPPED** |

## Cycle 14 delta

- **Retro carry-over closed** — cycle 12/13 action "align `environment.md` with `run-tests.sh`" shipped as sole cycle theme.
- **WIP baseline commit** — cycle 13 artifacts were uncommitted at cycle 14 entry; user chose single `chore: WIP pre-implement` commit before AZ-1131 batch (consider splitting cycle commits at Step 17 going forward).

## Top 3 Improvement Actions (cycle 15 candidates)

1. **D-AZ795-1** — bump FluentValidation 12.0.0 → 12.1.1 (~1 SP) — sole remaining Low prod dependency finding (carried from cycle 13)
2. **Perf gate preflight** — script-check or document perf compose stack health before PT-01 (~0.5 SP) — cycle 13 first-run exit 7
3. **PT-09 shell harness promotion** — optional hardening of inventory perf sub-check (~0.5 SP)

## Cycle 14 Verdict

**Successful docs-hygiene cycle** — operator-facing integration-test instructions now match the canonical `run-tests.sh` path. Zero production delta; smoke regression green.
