# BRIEFING — 2026-06-30T10:05:35Z

## Mission
Optimize startup latency for Ace Git Copilot.

## 🔒 My Identity
- Archetype: worker_m1_startup
- Roles: implementer, qa, specialist
- Working directory: d:\Projects\Ace\.agents\worker_m1_startup\
- Original parent: ec67676c-109f-462d-a601-8f8b26d70488
- Milestone: Milestone 1: Startup Optimization

## 🔒 Key Constraints
- Execute ace --help in <250ms.
- 0 warnings/errors with ruff check ace.
- All unit tests pass with pytest.
- No hardcoded test results, facade implementations, or circumventions (Integrity Mandate).

## Current Parent
- Conversation ID: ec67676c-109f-462d-a601-8f8b26d70488
- Updated: not yet

## Task Summary
- **What to build**: Move heavy imports in `ace/cli.py` to local scopes inside CLI commands.
- **Success criteria**: `ace --help` runs under 250ms, all tests pass, zero ruff issues.
- **Interface contracts**: [TBD]
- **Code layout**: [TBD]

## Key Decisions Made
- [TBD]

## Artifact Index
- d:\Projects\Ace\.agents\worker_m1_startup\handoff.md — Handoff report detailing observations, logic, caveats, conclusion, and verification.
- d:\Projects\Ace\.agents\worker_m1_startup\progress.md — Progress tracker.
