Execution Log: UI/UX design artifacts in the design phase

Append-only log of progress for the user's visibility. Checked in alongside the spec.

Phase transitions

Phase	Entered	Reviewed/approved by	Notes
requirements-definition	2026-07-04	@MadaraUchiha-314 (issue #18 as authored)	Requirements derived from issue #18.
design	2026-07-04	@MadaraUchiha-314 (issue #18 as authored)	Artifacts within the design phase; contract-first analogy.
tasks-breakdown	2026-07-04	@MadaraUchiha-314 (issue #18 as authored)	7-task DAG (docs/config change).
implementation	2026-07-04		All tasks complete.
needs-review	2026-07-04		PR raised; awaiting human review.
complete

Progress entries

2026-07-04 — implement UI/UX design artifacts in the design phase

• Phase: implementation → needs-review
• Did:
  • Added design.uiArtifacts to config.schema.json and both config.yaml files (dir/format/selfContained/screenshotEvidence).
  • Added an optional spec-design-artifacts work-item artifact (docs/specs/<id>/design/) to manifest.yaml.
  • Added a UI/UX design inventory section to .the-loop/templates/design.md.
  • Wrote skills/the-loop/reference/design-artifacts.md — the designer iteration loop, the self-contained rule, Figma↔code source-of-truth, evidence & hand-off.
  • Wired create-design.md, work-on.md, SKILL.md, reference/workflow.md, reference/collaboration.md and README.md.
  • Recorded docs/decisions/decision-018.md (+ index).
  • Dogfooded the spec for issue-18, including a self-contained design/design-phase-artifacts.html illustrating a locked design artifact.
• Checkpoint/tests: python scripts/validate_config.py → pass; pre-commit run --all-files (ruff/pyright/markdownlint/schema) → pass. See PR for exact output.
• Next: human review of the design-phase convention and the illustrative artifact.
• Blockers: none.

Review cycles

Cycle	Type (self/critic)	Reviewer	Outcome	Link
1	self	the-loop (author harness)	Tightened wording; kept the convention analogous to contract-first APIs	(this PR)