# DAO Decisions — Code Refactor

| Entry ID | Timestamp | Task ID | Calling Skill | Disposition | Confidence | Summary |
|----------|-----------|---------|---------------|-------------|------------|---------|
| DAO-001 | 2026-03-18T07:46:02.323Z | TASK-966 | x-ipe-workflow-task-execution | instruction | 0.96 | Replace watchdog with watchfiles via standalone code refactor |

## DAO-001
- **Timestamp:** 2026-03-18T07:46:02.323Z
- **Task ID:** TASK-966
- **Feature ID:** N/A
- **Workflow:** N/A
- **Calling Skill:** x-ipe-workflow-task-execution
- **Source:** human
- **Disposition:** instruction
- **Confidence:** 0.96

### Message
> let's go for watchfiles implementation then

### Guidance Returned
> Execute this as a standalone code refactor. Replace the backend watcher engine from `watchdog` to `watchfiles` while preserving `FileWatcher` public behavior, event semantics, and validation coverage.

### Rationale
> The user requested implementation of a replacement watcher backend, not a new feature and not a defect fix. The safest bounded interpretation is a standalone refactor of the existing file-watching subsystem, with dependency updates and regression validation.

### Suggested Skills
> suggested_skills:
>   - skill_name: "x-ipe-task-based-code-refactor"
>     match_strength: "strong"
>     reason: "The requested change swaps an internal implementation while preserving behavior."
>     execution_steps:
>       - phase: "1. 博学之 — Study Broadly"
>         step: "1.1 Analyze Scope & Quality"
>       - phase: "2. 审问之 — Inquire Thoroughly"
>         step: "2.1 Sync Docs & Tests"
>       - phase: "4. 明辨之 — Discern Clearly"
>         step: "4.1 Execute Refactoring"

### Follow-up
> Preserve the `FileWatcher` API and treat unrelated baseline failures as pre-existing.
