From 6de595e8d5782f17e8cb760fd2066ee1c3066bf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: garrytan <garrytan@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 21:34:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] B5: shorter capture variable names (parity budget)

---
 investigate/SKILL.md.tmpl         | 4 ++--
 qa/SKILL.md.tmpl                  | 4 ++--
 scripts/resolvers/learnings.ts    | 4 ++--
 ship/sections/adversarial.md.tmpl | 4 ++--
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/investigate/SKILL.md.tmpl b/investigate/SKILL.md.tmpl
index ca3533607..7ddded7d3 100644
--- a/investigate/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/investigate/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ Pick ONE keyword from the hypothesis. The keyword should be a noun: the failing
 Worked examples (investigate-specific): good keywords are `auth-cookie`, `session-expiry`, `redirect-loop`. Bad: `auth.ts:47`, `fix the auth bug`, `<hypothesis-keyword>`.
 
 ```bash
-{ _LERR=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-search --query "<your-keyword>" --limit 5 2>&1 >&3 3>&-); _LRC=$?; } 3>&1
-[ "$_LRC" = 0 ] || { _LERR=${_LERR%%$'\n'*}; echo "LEARNINGS: unavailable (${_LERR:-exit $_LRC})"; }
+{ _LE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-search --query "<your-keyword>" --limit 5 2>&1 >&3 3>&-); _LR=$?; } 3>&1
+[ "$_LR" = 0 ] || { _LE=${_LE%%$'\n'*}; echo "LEARNINGS: unavailable (${_LE:-exit $_LR})"; }
 ```
 
 If any learnings come back, name which one applies to your investigation in one sentence. If none come back, continue without reference — the absence of a matching prior learning is itself useful information.
diff --git a/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl b/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 11708c434..5b390f79e 100644
--- a/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ only letters, digits or hyphens (e.g., `checkout-button`, `payment`), never a pa
 quotes, whitespace or other punctuation; simplify to an alphanumeric stem if needed.
 
 ```bash
-{ _LERR=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-search --query "<your-keyword>" --limit 5 2>&1 >&3 3>&-); _LRC=$?; } 3>&1
-[ "$_LRC" = 0 ] || { _LERR=${_LERR%%$'\n'*}; echo "LEARNINGS: unavailable (${_LERR:-exit $_LRC})"; }
+{ _LE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-search --query "<your-keyword>" --limit 5 2>&1 >&3 3>&-); _LR=$?; } 3>&1
+[ "$_LR" = 0 ] || { _LE=${_LE%%$'\n'*}; echo "LEARNINGS: unavailable (${_LE:-exit $_LR})"; }
 ```
 
 Name an applicable learning in one sentence, or continue if none applies.
diff --git a/scripts/resolvers/learnings.ts b/scripts/resolvers/learnings.ts
index a00528c31..964a0c567 100644
--- a/scripts/resolvers/learnings.ts
+++ b/scripts/resolvers/learnings.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ const QUERY_SAFE_RE = /^[A-Za-z0-9 _-]+$/;
  * exit status kept, so a missing bun or a failed script prints why instead of
  * reading as "nothing recorded". Two lines: the capture, then the verdict.
  */
-export const learningsCapture = (command: string) => `{ _LERR=$(${command} 2>&1 >&3 3>&-); _LRC=$?; } 3>&1`;
-export const LEARNINGS_VERDICT = `[ "$_LRC" = 0 ] || { _LERR=\${_LERR%%$'\\n'*}; echo "LEARNINGS: unavailable (\${_LERR:-exit $_LRC})"; }`;
+export const learningsCapture = (command: string) => `{ _LE=$(${command} 2>&1 >&3 3>&-); _LR=$?; } 3>&1`;
+export const LEARNINGS_VERDICT = `[ "$_LR" = 0 ] || { _LE=\${_LE%%$'\\n'*}; echo "LEARNINGS: unavailable (\${_LE:-exit $_LR})"; }`;
 
 export function generateLearningsSearch(ctx: TemplateContext, args?: string[]): string {
   // Parse query= arg. Empty value falls through to no-query (principle of least surprise:
diff --git a/ship/sections/adversarial.md.tmpl b/ship/sections/adversarial.md.tmpl
index 16665f0f8..fe27bb106 100644
--- a/ship/sections/adversarial.md.tmpl
+++ b/ship/sections/adversarial.md.tmpl
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ be alphanumeric or hyphen only; simplify other characters. For example, use
 `token-or-search`, not `feat: token-or search`.
 
 ```bash
-{ _LERR=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-search --query "<your-keyword>" --limit 5 2>&1 >&3 3>&-); _LRC=$?; } 3>&1
-[ "$_LRC" = 0 ] || { _LERR=${_LERR%%$'\n'*}; echo "LEARNINGS: unavailable (${_LERR:-exit $_LRC})"; }
+{ _LE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-search --query "<your-keyword>" --limit 5 2>&1 >&3 3>&-); _LR=$?; } 3>&1
+[ "$_LR" = 0 ] || { _LE=${_LE%%$'\n'*}; echo "LEARNINGS: unavailable (${_LE:-exit $_LR})"; }
 ```
 
 Name an applicable learning and its effect on the version bump or CHANGELOG in