## ADDED Requirements

### Requirement: Micro mode compresses artifacts but preserves critical gates

SM Flow SHALL allow `micro` mode to reduce artifact weight without skipping critical gates.

#### Scenario: Micro mode starts

- **WHEN** a change is classified as `micro`
- **THEN** the flow may merge or simplify devflow artifacts
- **AND** it SHALL still perform Phase 0.5 minimum context harvest, Phase 2 minimum clarification, Phase 2.9 commit gate, and Phase 4 lightweight backfill

#### Scenario: Micro mode is treated as skip permission

- **WHEN** the agent attempts to skip a critical gate because the change is small or low-risk
- **THEN** the flow SHALL treat that as a protocol deviation rather than a valid micro-mode optimization

### Requirement: Devflow updates happen during the flow

SM Flow SHALL update devflow artifacts during the relevant phases rather than deferring all updates to Phase 4.

#### Scenario: Phase-local information is produced

- **WHEN** a phase produces entry summary, evidence, decisions, architecture findings, or commit-gate conclusions
- **THEN** the corresponding devflow artifact is updated in or near that phase

#### Scenario: Phase 4 begins

- **WHEN** the flow enters Phase 4
- **THEN** devflow backfill is primarily a consolidation step rather than the first time those records are written