WIP: Define-think: research phase → real Seshat Document (companion session) #280

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Anima work item 019f13ae-780d-7952-b526-b749e3d700db.

Split from WI 019f0576-2594 (define-side foundation merged in PR #266, main 7225ac9). AC1 of the original.

What to build

Wire the Define-side RESEARCH phase so it produces a REAL Seshat Document, not the current placeholder. The foundation already merged: RunDefinePhase RPC, ScratchSpace/Artifact repos, and a real start_companion_session dispatch for research.

Current state (foundation)

run_define_phase (anima-server) dispatches a companion session for research but then deterministically writes an EMPTY notes doc — a real populated Seshat Document only happens IF the dispatched companion later calls create_document + anima_import. There is no server-side Seshat ingestion confirmation.

Acceptance criteria

research phase produces a real, populated Seshat Document (deterministically, or with confirmation the companion emitted one)
the doc is linked to the WI/plan (Documents N:N from 23cd) with provenance (define phase + session)
no empty placeholder doc left behind

Notes

Foundation: anima-server services/artifact.rs + mcp/handlers.rs (run_define_phase), anima-ai companion dispatch, DocumentRepo::create_full_with_provenance. The UserId::nil() owner on the auto-created research companion is a smell to fix.

Anima work item `019f13ae-780d-7952-b526-b749e3d700db`. Split from WI 019f0576-2594 (define-side foundation merged in PR #266, main 7225ac9). AC1 of the original. ## What to build Wire the Define-side RESEARCH phase so it produces a REAL Seshat Document, not the current placeholder. The foundation already merged: `RunDefinePhase` RPC, `ScratchSpace`/`Artifact` repos, and a real `start_companion_session` dispatch for research. ## Current state (foundation) `run_define_phase` (anima-server) dispatches a companion session for research but then deterministically writes an EMPTY `notes` doc — a real populated Seshat Document only happens IF the dispatched companion later calls create_document + anima_import. There is no server-side Seshat ingestion confirmation. ## Acceptance criteria - [ ] research phase produces a real, populated Seshat Document (deterministically, or with confirmation the companion emitted one) - [ ] the doc is linked to the WI/plan (Documents N:N from 23cd) with provenance (define phase + session) - [ ] no empty placeholder doc left behind ## Notes Foundation: anima-server services/artifact.rs + mcp/handlers.rs (run_define_phase), anima-ai companion dispatch, DocumentRepo::create_full_with_provenance. The `UserId::nil()` owner on the auto-created research companion is a smell to fix.

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