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Intent-Anchored Quality Iteration (IAQI) prevents semantic drift during iterative improvement. The problem: each iteration risks optimizing for reviewer preferences rather than original intent. IAQI solves this through anchors—semantic checksums verified after every change. <iaqi_philosophy> ## Philosophy: The Anchor System Before iterating, define anchors at three levels: | Layer | Purpose | Can Change? | Example | |-------|---------|-------------|---------| | **Immutable** | Core identity phrases | Never | "Skills encode judgment. References encode facts." | | **Semantic** | Meaning to preserve | Wording only | "Force intentional choices" (can rephrase, not remove) | | **Structural** | Organization patterns | Flexible | 7-section template (order can change, sections preserved) | **Why anchors matter**: Without them, iteration 5 optimizes for reviewer 5's preferences, not iteration 0's intent. Anchors are checksums against drift. A good anchor set has: - 3-5 immutable phrases (exact strings that must appear verbatim) - 4-6 semantic anchors (meanings that must be preserved) - 3-5 structural anchors (patterns/organization to maintain) - A list of forbidden changes (what would violate the intent) </iaqi_philosophy> <iaqi_workflow> ## Workflow: 4-Phase Structure Parse arguments from invocation: - `artifact-path` (required): file to improve - `--reviewers N` (default: 5): parallel reviewer count - `--target X.X` (default: 9.0): score threshold for success - `--max-iteratio