probe: ssh push test

Promotion record: http://127.0.0.1:3000/conductor/rune/pulls/2473

.coveragerc

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 # Canary files are omitted: src/rune/canary_*.py are standalone CI
 # verification scripts executed directly by the canary job, never imported by
 # the test suite — counting them would make the global floor a fiction.
+# ffi_query_memory_smoke.py is the same class: a standalone evidence script
+# driven directly (and by tests/test_ffi_query_memory_smoke.py when the cdylib
+# is built), never imported by the suite.
 
 [run]
 source = src/rune
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ omit =
     tests/*
     scripts/*
     src/rune/canary_*.py
+    src/rune/ffi_query_memory_smoke.py
 
 [report]
 fail_under = 29

.gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.md

@@ -1,16 +1,46 @@
 ---
 name: Bug Fix
-about: Fix a bug or issue
+about: Demonstrate currently incorrect behaviour — plain English first, proof required
 title: "[BUG] "
 labels: bug
 assignees: conductor
 ---
 
-## Plain summary
-<!-- 2-4 sentences, NON-TECHNICAL: what's broken and why it matters. -->
+<restate the issue title here in everyday words — this heading IS the
+plain-English summary; no meta-labels like "plain English" in it>
+<!-- The heading above carries the summary itself — a scan of issue
+     headings alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY:
+     if a technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is
+     buggy — fix the issue. -->
+<!-- SUBMITTED_BODY -->
 
-## Example
-<!-- A concrete before/after: "Doing X currently produces Y; it should produce Z." -->
+
+What is broken: <what a person observes going wrong>
+
+What should happen instead: <the correct behaviour>
+
+How often / when: <always | after X | since change Y>
+
+## Proof it is broken (required — no proof, no bug)
+<!-- A bug is DEMONSTRATED currently incorrect behaviour. Nothing else.
+     If this section cannot be filled, file it as a question, not a bug. -->
+- [ ] Reproduction command or steps (deterministic where possible)
+- [ ] The exact wrong output observed: <paste/log excerpt>
+- [ ] Where the evidence lives: <log path, fixture, session id>
+
+## Steps to reproduce
+<!-- How to trigger the bug -->
+
+## What would let us close this
+- [ ] The reproduction command now shows correct behaviour
+- [ ] A regression test exists that fails before the fix and passes after
+- [ ] No other behaviour changed (or changes are listed and justified)
+
+## Version impact (declared at submission — verified at merge)
+<!-- A bug fix is USUALLY a patch. Pick major or minor only with a reason. -->
+- [ ] patch — same behaviour, done correctly (usual for bugs)
+- [ ] major — the bug was in a published contract and fixing it breaks consumers (justify)
+- [ ] minor — fixing revealed a missing capability that had to be added (justify)
 
 ## Technical details
 <!-- WHAT (the bug) / WHERE (files) / EVIDENCE (how it was confirmed). -->
@@ -29,10 +59,6 @@ assignees: conductor
 - [ ] Canary passes (name)
 - [ ] Closed with a properly formatted closing comment + commit references
 
-## Steps to reproduce
-<!-- How to trigger the bug -->
-
-
 ## Cognitive invariants (memory/cognition issues — both handoffs)
 <!-- Complete ONLY if this issue touches memory, learning, or self-model state. -->
 - [ ] **Owner** — which existing subsystem owns this (audit before creating modules)

.gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.md

@@ -1,18 +1,44 @@
 ---
 name: Feature Request
-about: New feature or improvement — DESCRIPTION GATE v4 format (plain summary + pipeline requirements)
+about: New feature or improvement — plain English first, verifiable close conditions, version intent
 title: "[FEATURE] "
 labels: feature
 assignees: conductor
 ---
 
-## Plain summary
-<!-- 2-4 sentences, NON-TECHNICAL: what this does and why it matters. Nick should
-understand the goal without decoding internals. -->
+<restate the issue title here in everyday words — this heading IS the
+plain-English summary; no meta-labels like "plain English" in it>
+<!-- The heading above carries the summary itself — a scan of issue
+     headings alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY:
+     if a technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is
+     buggy — fix the issue. A non-technical reader must be able to retell this
+     section. 3-6 sentences, no jargon. -->
+<!-- SUBMITTED_BODY -->
+
+
+What is this about: <what>
+
+Why do we need it: <the itch — what happens today that shouldn't, or what becomes possible>
+
+Why is it still open: <"not started yet" | "part done, X remains" | "deliberately parked as a future idea">
 
 ## Example
-<!-- A concrete example of the intended behavior, in plain terms:
-"If X happens, the system will Y instead of Z." -->
+<!-- A concrete before/after in plain terms: "If X happens, the system will Y instead of Z." -->
+
+## What would let us close this
+<!-- Checkable statements, verifiable by looking at something that EXISTS —
+     a file, a log line, a passing test. Not "when appropriate". -->
+- [ ] <condition 1 — observable>
+- [ ] <condition 2>
+
+## Version impact (declared at submission — verified at merge)
+<!-- The pipeline derives the real bump from merged conventional commits and
+     compares against this declaration. A mismatch is flagged, not fatal:
+     either the declaration was wrong or the work grew. Both facts matter. -->
+- [ ] major — breaking: changes a contract, schema, or interface others depend on
+- [ ] minor — new capability: something becomes possible that wasn't
+- [ ] patch — repair: same behaviour, done correctly
+- [ ] none — touches no released artifact (docs, memory, process notes)
 
 ## Technical details
 <!-- WHAT — one-line objective.
@@ -37,7 +63,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES — parent epic + preceding stage/plan refs. -->
 - [ ] Canary passes (name)
 - [ ] Closed with a properly formatted closing comment + commit/PR references
 
-
 ## Cognitive invariants (memory/cognition issues — both handoffs)
 <!-- Complete ONLY if this issue touches memory, learning, or self-model state. -->
 - [ ] **Owner** — which existing subsystem owns this (audit before creating modules)
@@ -69,4 +94,4 @@ Hard invariants: derived cognition preserves evidentiary ancestry · epistemic c
 - [ ] **P0 — critical** — breaks the spine / core correctness, or blocks other work
 - [ ] **P1 — high** — material user value or a real defect (money, correctness bugs, next-stage dependency)
 - [ ] **P2 — medium** — quality/consolidation improvement (check the fold-into mapping first)
-- [ ] **P3 — low** — measurement / benchmark / deferred policy
+- [ ] **P3 — low** — measurement / benchmark / deferred policy

.gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/research.md

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+---
+name: Research Submission
+about: Buy down uncertainty before building — question, falsifier, budget, durable findings
+title: "[RESEARCH] "
+labels: research
+assignees: conductor
+---
+
+<restate the issue title here in everyday words — this heading IS the
+plain-English summary; no meta-labels like "plain English" in it>
+<!-- The heading above carries the summary itself — a scan of issue
+     headings alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY:
+     if a technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is
+     buggy — fix the issue. -->
+<!-- SUBMITTED_BODY -->
+
+
+The question: <what we're trying to learn, one sentence>
+
+Why we're asking: <what decision this research will inform — a name, an issue
+number, or "exploratory: none yet">
+
+What we believe today: <the current assumption, stated so it can be proven wrong>
+
+## The shape of an answer
+- [ ] What evidence would settle the question: <observation, benchmark, or spike>
+- [ ] What evidence would KILL the current assumption (the falsifier): <be specific —
+      this is stated BEFORE starting so the research cannot become a search for confirmation>
+- [ ] Budget: <time/effort cap — when research must stop and report back>
+
+## What would let us close this
+- [ ] Findings written to a durable document: <path, e.g. research/issue-NNN/> —
+      a comment thread is not a durable finding
+- [ ] The decision the research informs is recorded: made / deferred / changed
+- [ ] If a follow-up build issue was minted: <#N or "none needed">
+
+## Version impact (declared at submission — verified at merge)
+- [ ] none — research changes no released artifact (usual)
+- [ ] minor/major — only if a code spike is being merged as part of this (justify)
+
+## Technical detail
+<!-- Candidate approaches, prior art in the repo, related issues, constraints,
+     rebuildable-projection or authority requirements if findings touch canonical state. -->
+
+## Pipeline requirements
+- [ ] Findings committed under the stated durable path
+- [ ] Every citation verified against a real source (no fabricated references)
+- [ ] Closed with a properly formatted closing comment: findings summary + decision
+
+## Cognitive invariants (memory/cognition research — both handoffs)
+<!-- Complete ONLY if findings touch memory, learning, or self-model state. -->
+- [ ] **Owner** — which existing subsystem owns this (audit before proposing modules)
+- [ ] **Read/write authority** — which canonical state is affected
+- [ ] **Provenance** — findings traceable to evidence
+- [ ] **Reversibility** — projections remain rebuildable; no unique truth moves into a derived index
+- [ ] **No duplicate authority** — why extend vs create
+
+Hard invariants: derived cognition preserves evidentiary ancestry · retrieval never increases utility · raw evidence is never destroyed by promotion.
+
+## Related umbrella
+- [ ] Memory
+- [ ] Governance
+- [ ] Identity
+- [ ] Growth
+- [ ] Perception
+- [ ] Infrastructure
+- [ ] Life (Nick's)
+- [ ] Custodian
+- [ ] Orchestration
+
+## Priority (REQUIRED — the priority gate)
+<!-- Pick exactly one. An issue without a priority is not filed. -->
+- [ ] **P0 — critical** — blocks a decision that blocks other work
+- [ ] **P1 — high** — informs a next-stage dependency
+- [ ] **P2 — medium** — quality/consolidation understanding
+- [ ] **P3 — low** — watchlist / deferred / exploratory

.gitea/workflows/auto-backup.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   backup:
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       # actions/checkout v4.2.2, pinned to the audited upstream tag commit.
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683

.gitea/workflows/auto-label.yml

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ jobs:
   # P0/P1/P2/P3. An issue that lands without one gets 'unprioritized' +
   # a demand comment — filing is not complete until prioritized.
   priority-gate:
-    if: github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action != 'labeled'
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    if: github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action != 'labeled' && github.event.issue.state == 'open'
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       - name: Enforce priority label
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ jobs:
             const labels = (issue.labels || []).map(l => l.name);
             const priorities = ['P0 — critical', 'P1 — high', 'P2 — medium', 'P3 — low'];
             const has = labels.filter(l => priorities.includes(l));
-            if (has.length >= 1) {
+            if (has.length === 1) {
               // Prioritized — clear the flag if it was set.
               if (labels.includes('unprioritized')) {
-                await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+                await github.request('DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/labels/{id}', {
                   owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  issue_number: issue.number, name: 'unprioritized',
+                  issue_number: issue.number,
+                  id: issue.labels.find(l => l.name === 'unprioritized').id,
                 }).catch(e => { if (e.status !== 404) throw e; });
               }
               return;
@@ -44,12 +45,26 @@ jobs:
             });
 
   auto-label:
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       - name: Analyze and label
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           script: |
+            // CLOSED-ISSUE GUARD (#407): labels are filing-time metadata.
+            // A closed issue's lifecycle has ended; re-running label
+            // inference on it re-adds stale type labels (bug = currently
+            // incorrect behavior — a closed fixed issue must not carry
+            // it) and makes any human label cleanup self-defeating,
+            // because every PUT fires a 'labeled' event that re-triggers
+            // this job. Post-close label curation belongs to humans and
+            // the conductor, not this workflow.
+            const issueState = context.payload.issue?.state;
+            if (issueState === 'closed') {
+              console.log(`Issue #${context.payload.issue?.number} is closed — auto-label skips (labels are curated post-close).`);
+              return;
+            }
+            const action = context.payload.action;
             const title = context.payload.issue?.title || context.payload.pull_request?.title || '';
             const body = context.payload.issue?.body || context.payload.pull_request?.body || '';
             const text = (title + ' ' + body).toLowerCase();
@@ -58,9 +73,44 @@ jobs:
             const managedLabels = new Set([
               'memory', 'governance', 'identity', 'growth',
               'perception', 'infrastructure', 'life', 'custodian',
-              'priority: high', 'bug', 'feature',
+              'bug', 'feature', 'research',
+              'P0 — critical', 'P1 — high', 'P2 — medium', 'P3 — low',
             ]);
 
+            // Type label: DECLARED over GUESSED. The template spine
+            // (kind: bug|feature|research|epic|...) is authoritative.
+            // A recognized kind maps to its label; ANY other declared kind
+            // (e.g. epic) means NO type label and NO keyword guessing —
+            // epics are containers, not bugs. Keyword heuristics apply
+            // only to pre-template issues with no spine at all.
+            let isBug = false, isFeature = false, isResearch = false;
+            const kindMatch = body && body.match(/^kind:\s*([a-z_-]+)\s*$/m);
+            if (kindMatch) {
+              const kind = kindMatch[1];
+              isBug = kind === 'bug';
+              isFeature = kind === 'feature';
+              isResearch = kind === 'research';
+            } else if (action === 'opened') {
+              // KEYWORD FALLBACK (#407): pre-template issues only, and
+              // ONLY at filing time. Re-running keyword guesses on every
+              // edit/label event overrides human curation of spine-less
+              // issues (documented rule: keyword heuristics are the
+              // pre-template fallback, not a standing authority).
+              const textBug = title.startsWith('[BUG]') || text.includes('bug') || text.includes('fix') || text.includes('broken');
+              isBug = textBug;
+              isFeature = !isBug && (title.startsWith('[FEATURE]') || text.includes('feature') || text.includes('improve') || text.includes('add'));
+              isResearch = !isBug && !isFeature && title.startsWith('[RESEARCH]');
+            }
+            if (isBug) {
+              desiredLabels.add('bug');
+            }
+            if (isFeature) {
+              desiredLabels.add('feature');
+            }
+            if (isResearch) {
+              desiredLabels.add('research');
+            }
+
             // Umbrella labels
             if (text.includes('memory') || text.includes('store') || text.includes('recall') || text.includes('consolidat')) {
               desiredLabels.add('memory');
@@ -87,19 +137,31 @@ jobs:
               desiredLabels.add('custodian');
             }
 
-            // Priority labels
-            if (text.includes('urgent') || text.includes('critical') || text.includes('broken')) {
-              desiredLabels.add('priority: high');
-            }
-
-            // Type labels
-            const isBug = title.startsWith('[BUG]') || text.includes('bug') || text.includes('fix') || text.includes('broken');
-            const isFeature = !isBug && (title.startsWith('[FEATURE]') || text.includes('feature') || text.includes('improve') || text.includes('add'));
-            if (isBug) {
-              desiredLabels.add('bug');
-            }
-            if (isFeature) {
-              desiredLabels.add('feature');
+            // Priority labels (2026-10-05: PROGRAMMATIC P-ASSIGNMENT —
+            // the gate demanded P0-P3 labels but nothing assigned them;
+            // the dead 'priority: high' label is gone per the 2026-09-04
+            // normalization). Assignment from the TITLE prefix first
+            // ([P1]/P1:/priority=...), then keyword inference using the
+            // gate's own rule set (the scale lives in ONE place — the
+            // priority-gate job above).
+            const pMatch = title.match(/\bP([0-3])\b/);
+            const priorityLabelNames = ['P0 — critical', 'P1 — high', 'P2 — medium', 'P3 — low'];
+            if (pMatch) {
+              desiredLabels.add(priorityLabelNames[Number(pMatch[1])]);
+            } else if (text.includes('urgent') || text.includes('critical') ||
+                       text.includes('spine') || text.includes('blocks other work')) {
+              desiredLabels.add(priorityLabelNames[0]);   // P0 — critical
+            } else if (text.includes('broken') || text.includes('fix') ||
+                       text.includes('repair') || text.includes('defect') ||
+                       text.includes('real defect') || text.includes('money')) {
+              desiredLabels.add(priorityLabelNames[1]);   // P1 — high
+            } else if (text.includes('improve') || text.includes('consolidat') ||
+                       text.includes('refactor') || text.includes('kernel') ||
+                       text.includes('port')) {
+              desiredLabels.add(priorityLabelNames[2]);   // P2 — medium
+            } else if (text.includes('benchmark') || text.includes('measurement') ||
+                       text.includes('deferred')) {
+              desiredLabels.add(priorityLabelNames[3]);   // P3 — low
             }
 
             const issueNumber = context.payload.issue?.number || context.payload.pull_request?.number;
@@ -109,6 +171,7 @@ jobs:
               issue_number: issueNumber,
             });
             const currentLabels = new Set(current.data.map(label => label.name));
+            const currentLabelIds = new Map(current.data.map(label => [label.name, label.id]));
             const staleManaged = [...currentLabels].filter(
               label => managedLabels.has(label) && !desiredLabels.has(label)
             );
@@ -118,11 +181,14 @@ jobs:
 
             for (const name of staleManaged) {
               try {
-                await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+                // Gitea's DELETE /labels/{id} requires the numeric label ID.
+                // Octokit's GitHub-style removeLabel(name) returned 404 and
+                // left stale priority labels behind (#2467: P0 AND P2).
+                await github.request('DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/labels/{id}', {
                   owner: context.repo.owner,
                   repo: context.repo.repo,
                   issue_number: issueNumber,
-                  name,
+                  id: currentLabelIds.get(name),
                 });
               } catch (error) {
                 if (error.status !== 404) {
@@ -140,5 +206,21 @@ jobs:
                 labels: missingDesired,
               });
             }
+            // The priority gate can flag a duplicate before this job
+            // reconciles it. Clear the flag only AFTER verifying exactly one
+            // surviving P-label against Gitea's current state.
+            const reconciled = await github.rest.issues.listLabelsOnIssue({
+              owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: issueNumber,
+            });
+            const actual = reconciled.data;
+            const activePriority = actual.filter(l => priorityLabelNames.includes(l.name));
+            const flag = actual.find(l => l.name === 'unprioritized');
+            if (activePriority.length === 1 && flag) {
+              await github.request('DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/labels/{id}', {
+                owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: issueNumber, id: flag.id,
+              });
+            }
             console.log(`Removed managed labels: ${staleManaged.join(', ') || 'none'}`);
             console.log(`Added managed labels: ${missingDesired.join(', ') || 'none'}`);

.gitea/workflows/auto-update-gitea.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   update-gitea:
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       - name: Check current Gitea version
         id: current

.gitea/workflows/auto-version.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions: write-all
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -62,13 +62,22 @@ jobs:
           # commits since the last tag. chore(release) commits never
           # warrant a bump → the bump commit cannot recurse.
           if [ -z "$PR_TITLE" ] || [ "$PR_TITLE" = "null" ]; then
-            # Recursive-loop guard (handoff §3): HEAD being a bump commit
-            # means THIS push already applied the bump — do not re-bump.
+            # Recursive-loop guard: HEAD being a bump commit means THIS
+            # push already applied the bump — do not re-bump. The decision
+            # lives in version_convergence (--is-release-subject), one
+            # source of truth shared with the regression test.
             HEAD_SUBJECT=$(git log -1 --format=%s)
-            case "$HEAD_SUBJECT" in
-              chore\(release\)*) echo "HEAD is a release bump — loop guard, no re-bump"; exit 0;;
-            esac
-            WARRANTED=$(python3 scripts/version_convergence.py | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('warranted_bump') or '')")
+            if python3 scripts/version_convergence.py --is-release-subject "$HEAD_SUBJECT"; then
+              echo "HEAD is a release bump — loop guard, no re-bump"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            CONVERGENCE=$(python3 scripts/version_convergence.py)
+            WARRANTED=$(echo "$CONVERGENCE" | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('warranted_bump') or '')")
+            CONVERGED=$(echo "$CONVERGENCE" | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('converged', 'true'))")
+            if [ "$CONVERGED" = "True" ]; then
+              echo "Already converged — no bump needed"
+              exit 0
+            fi
             echo "push convergence: warranted_bump=$WARRANTED"
             if [ -z "$WARRANTED" ]; then
               echo "No substantive commits since last tag — no bump needed"
@@ -122,8 +131,12 @@ jobs:
               "pyproject.toml": [(f'version = "{VERSION}"', f'version = "{NEW}"')],
           }
 
-          # Fetch current master content, apply replacements, VERIFY all five
-          # surfaces agree on NEW before committing anything (TUI gate).
+          # Fetch current master content, apply replacements, VERIFY all six
+          # surface patterns (five files + the TUI footer) agree on NEW before
+          # committing anything (TUI gate). The footer check was added after
+          # the 0.89.0 half-bump: a stale RELEASE_VERSION made both replace
+          # pairs no-op; the gate's RECOVER regex fixed the header only and
+          # the footer silently stayed 0.88.4, failing the banner test.
           edited = {}
           for path, pairs in surfaces.items():
               status, cur = api(f"/contents/{path}?ref=master")
@@ -142,6 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           checks = [
               ("src/rune/__init__.py", rf'__version__ = "({VER})"'),
               ("src/rune/rune_tui.py", rf"Version: v({VER})"),
+              ("src/rune/rune_tui.py", rf"Rune v({VER}) \|"),
               ("src/rune/canary_gitea_automation.py", rf"'__version__ = \"({VER})\"'"),
               ("pyproject.toml", rf'version = "({VER})"'),
               ("README.md", rf"v({VER})"),
@@ -176,56 +190,45 @@ jobs:
                   print(f"  - {d}")
               sys.exit(1)
 
-          # Commit each surface DIRECTLY to master (bookkeeping, not reviewable code)
-          msg_prefix = f"chore(release): auto-bump version to {NEW} — earned by #{PR_NUMBER}"
-          for path, (content, sha) in edited.items():
-              status, r = api(f"/contents/{path}", "PUT", {
-                  "message": f"{msg_prefix} ({PR_TITLE[:80]})\n\nPromotion record: {promoting_url}",
-                  "content": base64.b64encode(content.encode()).decode(),
-                  "sha": sha,
-                  "branch": "master",
-              })
-              if status not in (200, 201):
-                  print(f"  commit {path} failed ({status}): {str(r)[:200]}"); sys.exit(1)
-              print(f"  committed {path} to master")
+          # Commit ALL surfaces as ONE commit via ChangeFiles
+          # (POST /contents with a files[] array). The per-file contents PUT
+          # created one commit per version surface — five same-version "bump
+          # commits" per release (the phantom duplicate-bump cascade,
+          # misdiagnosed as queue drain since 0.66.2; root-caused T15 Part F
+          # 2026-09-11). Git-data blob/tree creation is 404 on this Gitea
+          # build; ChangeFiles is the supported single-commit primitive.
+          msg = f"chore(release): auto-bump version to {NEW} — earned by #{PR_NUMBER} ({PR_TITLE[:80]})\n\nPromotion record: {promoting_url}"
+          ops = [{
+              "operation": "update",
+              "path": path,
+              "content": base64.b64encode(content.encode()).decode(),  # ChangeFileOperation.content is ContentBase64
+          } for path, (content, _old_sha) in edited.items()]
+          status, r = api("/contents", "POST", {
+              "branch": "master",
+              "message": msg,
+              "files": ops,
+          })
+          if status not in (200, 201):
+              print(f"change-files failed ({status}): {str(r)[:300]}"); sys.exit(1)
+          commit_sha = (r.get("commit") or {}).get("sha", "?") if isinstance(r, dict) else "?"
+          print(f"  committed {len(ops)} surfaces as ONE commit {str(commit_sha)[:7]}")
 
           print(f"AUTO_BUMPED=true — version {NEW} live on master; TUI footer will render v{NEW}")
           with open(os.environ["GITHUB_ENV"], "a") as env:
               env.write(f"RELEASE_VERSION={NEW}\n")
               env.write("AUTO_BUMPED=true\n")
           PYBUMP
-      - name: Create release from merged pull request
+      - name: Create evidence-derived release (SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-009B)
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ROBOT_TOKEN }}
-          PR_TITLE: ${{ gitea.event.pull_request.title }}
-          PR_BODY: ${{ gitea.event.pull_request.body }}
-          RELEASE_API_URL: ${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases
-          LIST_API_URL: ${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases?limit=50
+          RELEASE_SERVER_URL: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
+          RELEASE_REPO: ${{ gitea.repository }}
         run: |
-          # Skip idempotently if a release for this tag already exists (retry/replay safety).
-          if curl --fail --silent "$LIST_API_URL" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-            | python3 -c 'import json,sys,os; exists=[r for r in json.load(sys.stdin) if r.get("tag_name")==f"v{os.environ[\"RELEASE_VERSION\"]}"]; sys.exit(0 if exists else 1)'; then
-            echo "Release v$RELEASE_VERSION already exists — skipping creation"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          python3 - <<'PY' > /tmp/rune-release.json
-          import json, os
-          version = os.environ["RELEASE_VERSION"]
-          body = f"## {os.environ['PR_TITLE']}\n\n{os.environ.get('PR_BODY', '')}"
-          print(json.dumps({
-              "tag_name": f"v{version}",
-              "target_commitish": "master",
-              "name": f"Rune v{version}",
-              "body": body,
-              "draft": False,
-              "prerelease": False,
-          }))
-          PY
-          curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error \
-            -X POST \
-            -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            --data-binary @/tmp/rune-release.json \
-            "$RELEASE_API_URL"
-          rm -f /tmp/rune-release.json
+          # ONE note-generation authority: the tested release_notes module.
+          # The old PR-title/body paste path (which produced empty '##'
+          # bodies on direct-push releases) is REMOVED — governed evidence
+          # from the scaffold store is the source, not PR prose.
+          python3 scripts/release_history_cli.py init \
+            --version "$RELEASE_VERSION" \
+            --server "$RELEASE_SERVER_URL" --repo "$RELEASE_REPO" \
+            --store store/scaffold/current.json

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ jobs:
   unit-tests:
     runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     if: ${{ !startsWith(gitea.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'chore/auto-bump') }}
+    env:
+      RUNE_HOME: /tmp/rune-ci-${{ github.run_id }}
+      RUNE_MEMORY_DIR: /tmp/rune-ci-${{ github.run_id }}/memory
+      # The unit shim battery loads the cdylib (ep_loader); point it at the
+      # runner-owned cdylib FILE from the crate-build step below (the override
+      # expects a file path, not a directory).
+      EP_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libevidence_provenance.so
+      SP_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/librune_spine.so
+      MS_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libmemory_scoring.so
+      CS_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libcapability_scoring.so
+      TC_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libtoken_counting.so
+      SC_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libscaffold_core.so
+      MEMS_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libmemory_storage.so
+      MR_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libmemory_retrieval.so
     steps:
       # actions/checkout v4.2.2, pinned to the audited upstream tag commit.
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
@@ -102,6 +116,25 @@ jobs:
           fi
           python3 scripts/umbrella_impact.py check \
             --base "$(git merge-base origin/master HEAD)" --head HEAD ${BODY_FILE:+--body-file "$BODY_FILE"}
+      - name: Build Rust evidence_provenance crate
+        run: |
+          # tests/test_evidence_provenance_shims.py drives the cdylib through
+          # the shim layer. Toolchain law (see the canary job for the full
+          # rationale): system rustc is broken on this host (LLVM_23.1
+          # version-node symbol gap); use the healthy rustup toolchain, PATH
+          # first so the rustup shim can't exec the broken system rustc.
+          # Runner-owned /tmp target dir (the repo's target/ is nick's).
+          export PATH="/home/nick/.rustup/toolchains/stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin:$PATH"
+          export CARGO_TARGET_DIR="/tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}"
+          mkdir -p "$CARGO_TARGET_DIR"
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/evidence_provenance/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/rune_spine/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/memory_scoring/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/capability_scoring/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/token_counting/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/scaffold_core/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/memory_storage/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/memory_retrieval/Cargo.toml
       - name: Test with coverage (global floor + changed-lines ratchet)
         run: |
           # #149 coverage ratchet — both floors live in .coveragerc; raise,
@@ -113,12 +146,45 @@ jobs:
           .test-venv/bin/coverage xml
           .test-venv/bin/diff-cover coverage.xml --compare-branch origin/master --fail-under=70 --diff-range-notation ..
 
+  go-surface:
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
+    if: ${{ !startsWith(gitea.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'chore/auto-bump') }}
+    steps:
+      # actions/checkout v4.2.2, pinned to the audited upstream tag commit.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
+      - name: Verify Go toolchain version pin
+        run: |
+          # H0 pin: the Go surface builds against the pacman toolchain; the
+          # pin file is the single source of truth so a distro upgrade that
+          # changes behavior fails loud here, not downstream in the canary.
+          WANT=$(cat go-version.txt)
+          GOT=$(go version | awk '{print $3}' | sed 's/^go//' | cut -d- -f1)
+          echo "pinned: $WANT | toolchain: $GOT"
+          [ "$GOT" = "$WANT" ] || { echo "::error::Go toolchain drift: want $WANT, got $GOT (update go-version.txt with the rollout)"; exit 1; }
+      - name: go vet + go test + go build
+        run: |
+          cd src/go/rune-entry
+          go vet ./...
+          go test ./...
+          go build -o /tmp/rune-entry-ci .
+
   canary:
     runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     if: ${{ !startsWith(gitea.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'chore/auto-bump') }}
     env:
       RUNE_HOME: /tmp/rune-ci-${{ github.run_id }}
       RUNE_MEMORY_DIR: /tmp/rune-ci-${{ github.run_id }}/memory
+      # The build emits to a runner-owned /tmp target dir (the repo's target/
+      # is nick-owned); EP_RUST_LIB points ep_loader at the cdylib FILE there
+      # (the override expects a file path, not a directory).
+      EP_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libevidence_provenance.so
+      SP_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/librune_spine.so
+      MS_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libmemory_scoring.so
+      CS_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libcapability_scoring.so
+      TC_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libtoken_counting.so
+      SC_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libscaffold_core.so
+      MEMS_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libmemory_storage.so
+      MR_RUST_LIB: /tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}/release/libmemory_retrieval.so
     steps:
       # actions/checkout v4.2.2, pinned to the audited upstream tag commit.
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
@@ -130,6 +196,34 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m venv .canary-venv
           .canary-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -r requirements-ci.txt
           .canary-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e . --no-deps
+      - name: Build Rust evidence_provenance crate
+        run: |
+          # The canary pair + the unit shim battery drive the COMPILED surfaces
+          # (binary CLI parity, ep_loader FFI, ctypes cdylib loads).
+          #
+          # Toolchain law (troubleshooting history): the SYSTEM rustc is broken
+          # on this host — librustc_driver-<sha>.so (pacman rust 1:1.99.0-1)
+          # references std::string::_M_mutate under the LLVM_23.1 version node,
+          # but /usr/lib/libLLVM.so.23.1 does not define that narrow-char
+          # symbol under that node (it exports _M_create/_M_assign there, and
+          # only the WIDE-char _M_mutate) — every compile dies with `symbol
+          # lookup error` while `cargo --version` still prints. The rustup
+          # toolchain under /home/nick/.rustup is healthy and ships its own
+          # libLLVM, and /home/nick carries the x-ACL for this runner user.
+          # Point PATH at the toolchain bin dir (bypasses the rustup shim,
+          # which would exec the broken system rustc via RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN).
+          # Target dir is runner-owned (/tmp): the repo's target/ is nick's.
+          export PATH="/home/nick/.rustup/toolchains/stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin:$PATH"
+          export CARGO_TARGET_DIR="/tmp/rune-ci-target-${{ github.run_id }}"
+          mkdir -p "$CARGO_TARGET_DIR"
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/evidence_provenance/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/rune_spine/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/memory_scoring/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/capability_scoring/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/token_counting/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/scaffold_core/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/memory_storage/Cargo.toml
+          cargo build --release --manifest-path src/rust/memory_retrieval/Cargo.toml
       - name: Run canary suite
         run: |
           FAILED=0
@@ -156,6 +250,18 @@ jobs:
             src/rune/canary_p1_06.py \
             src/rune/canary_p1_01.py \
             src/rune/canary_query_memory.py \
+            src/rune/canary_rune_entry.py \
+            src/rune/canary_spine_meta.py \
+            src/rune/canary_audit_ledger.py \
+            src/rust/rune_spine/canary_spine_rust.py \
+            src/rune/canary_rune_serve.py \
+            src/rune/canary_tui_transport.py \
+            src/rust/memory_scoring/canary_memory_scoring.py \
+            src/rust/capability_scoring/canary_capability_scoring.py \
+            src/rust/token_counting/canary_token_counting.py \
+            src/rust/scaffold_core/canary_scaffold_core.py \
+            src/rust/memory_storage/canary_memory_storage.py \
+            src/rust/memory_retrieval/canary_memory_retrieval.py \
             src/rune/canary_unbounded.py \
             src/rune/canary_full_system.py \
             src/rune/canary_native.py; do
@@ -286,12 +392,61 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           NEW="$(echo "${{ gitea.event.pull_request.head.ref }}" | sed 's|chore/auto-bump-||')"
           python3 scripts/check_version_surfaces.py check --root . --version "$NEW"
-      - name: Publish protected-branch gate (full pipeline path)
-        if: ${{ !startsWith(gitea.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'chore/auto-bump') }}
+      - name: Publish protected-branch gate (full pipeline path — all needs green)
+        # RELEASE-SAFETY FIX (2026-09-13): the previous version of this step
+        # read /tmp/need_* files that no step ever writes and echoed success
+        # UNCONDITIONALLY — required-checks published green while type-check
+        # and unit-tests were red, and deploy promoted the red commits
+        # (observed live: 24413e4, fd6e9b4, de30cd9 promoted 0.66.28/29 with
+        # failing type-check). The verdict now comes from the needs context
+        # itself: this step runs ONLY when every required job succeeded.
+        if: >-
+          ${{ !startsWith(gitea.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'chore/auto-bump')
+              && needs.lint.result == 'success'
+              && needs['unit-tests'].result == 'success'
+              && needs.canary.result == 'success'
+              && needs['best-practices'].result == 'success'
+              && needs.documentation.result == 'success'
+              && needs['type-check'].result == 'success'
+              && needs['gitea-offline'].result == 'success' }}
+        run: echo "All required CI checks passed"
+      - name: Refuse promotion when any required check failed (fail-closed)
+        # Companion to the step above: if anything is not exactly success
+        # (failure, cancelled, skipped on a non-bump path), the required-checks
+        # context reports FAILURE — deploy_qualify then refuses promotion.
+        # Fail-closed: not verified → not deployable.
+        if: >-
+          ${{ !startsWith(gitea.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'chore/auto-bump')
+              && (needs.lint.result != 'success'
+                  || needs['unit-tests'].result != 'success'
+                  || needs.canary.result != 'success'
+                  || needs['best-practices'].result != 'success'
+                  || needs.documentation.result != 'success'
+                  || needs['type-check'].result != 'success'
+                  || needs['gitea-offline'].result != 'success') }}
         run: |
-          # All needs must have succeeded (skipped deps = this is a bump PR, handled above)
-          FAILED=""
-          for job in lint unit-tests canary best-practices documentation type-check gitea-offline; do
-            RESULT=$(cat /tmp/need_$job 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-          done
-          echo "All required CI checks passed"
+          echo "::error::Required CI checks not green — refusing to publish required-checks success"
+          echo "lint=${{ needs.lint.result }} unit-tests=${{ needs['unit-tests'].result }} canary=${{ needs.canary.result }} best-practices=${{ needs['best-practices'].result }} documentation=${{ needs.documentation.result }} type-check=${{ needs['type-check'].result }} gitea-offline=${{ needs['gitea-offline'].result }}"
+          exit 1
+
+  notify-event-bridge:
+    # T16 §16C: post the CI completion WAKE to the local event bridge so
+    # event-driven waiters (deploy.yml → ci_event_wait.py) resume on the
+    # event instead of sleep-polling. ALWAYS runs (success or failure —
+    # a red CI must wake the waiter just as loudly as a green one). The
+    # wake is best-effort and never decides the verdict: the waiter
+    # re-reads the canonical Gitea state via deploy_qualify.py.
+    name: CI Pipeline / notify-event-bridge
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
+    needs: [required-checks]
+    if: always()
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+      - name: Wake event bridge (wake only — never completion truth)
+        env:
+          CI_SHA: ${{ gitea.sha }}
+          CI_RESULT: ${{ needs.required-checks.result }}
+          RUNE_EVENT_BRIDGE_URL: ${{ vars.RUNE_EVENT_BRIDGE_URL || 'http://127.0.0.1:8791' }}
+        run: python3 scripts/notify_event_bridge.py

.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -19,38 +19,74 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Wait for CI qualification on this exact SHA
+      - name: Wait for CI qualification on this exact SHA (event-driven, T16 §16C)
+        # T16 §16C/§16D: the old sleep-30 → query → repeat loop is gone.
+        # The waiter registers a correlation on the W/R event bridge and
+        # yields in select() until ci.yml's notify-event-bridge job posts
+        # the completion WAKE; the verdict is then re-read from canonical
+        # Gitea (deploy_qualify.py). The 900s deadline is a FAILURE
+        # DETECTOR (lost-event recovery), never the scheduler.
         env:
           GITEA_SERVER: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
           GITEA_REPO: ${{ gitea.repository }}
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ROBOT_TOKEN }}
+          # Shared bridge data root: the deploy step runs as the runner
+          # user while the daemon runs as nick — the rendezvous state
+          # (waits/events/resumes/leases) must be shared. §16C live
+          # finding: defaulting to the invoking user's home made the
+          # controller unable to create its FIFO (PermissionError) and
+          # the deploy failed fast+truthfully on both 0.66.63 pushes.
+          RUNE_WR_ROOT: /mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge
+          RUNE_WR_CODE: /home/nick/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume
         run: |
           DEPLOY_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
           export DEPLOY_SHA
-          echo "Qualifying $DEPLOY_SHA"
-          DEADLINE=$((SECONDS + 900))
-          while [ $SECONDS -lt $DEADLINE ]; do
-            STATUS=$(python3 scripts/deploy_qualify.py)
-            echo "required-checks: $STATUS"
-            if [ "$STATUS" = "success" ]; then exit 0; fi
-            if [ "$STATUS" = "failure" ]; then
-              echo "::error::CI failed on $DEPLOY_SHA — deployment refused"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            sleep 30
-          done
-          echo "::error::CI qualification timeout on $DEPLOY_SHA — deployment refused"
-          exit 1
+          echo "Qualifying $DEPLOY_SHA (event-driven)"
+          # READINESS BEFORE ACTION (§16U): fail with a clear message if
+          # the bridge rendezvous is not writable in THIS user's context,
+          # instead of a stack trace at FIFO creation time.
+          if ! touch /mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge/resumes/.write-probe 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "::error::RUNE_WR_ROOT not writable by $(id -un) — bridge data root misconfigured"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          rm -f /mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge/resumes/.write-probe
+          python3 scripts/ci_event_wait.py --sha "$DEPLOY_SHA" --deadline 900
 
-      - name: Stage, verify, promote
+      - name: Stage, verify, promote (monotonic)
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ROBOT_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_SERVER: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
+          GITEA_REPO: ${{ gitea.repository }}
         run: |
           python3 scripts/deploy_stage.py
 
-      - name: Post-deploy runtime verification (the consuming path)
+      - name: Promotion truthfulness check
+        id: promotion_truth
         run: |
           SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          CURRENT_TARGET=$(readlink /mnt/workdrive/rune-code/current || true)
+          if [ "$CURRENT_TARGET" = "/mnt/workdrive/rune-code/${SHA:0:12}" ]; then
+            echo "PROMOTED: current == candidate ($SHA)"
+            echo "promoted=true" >> "$GITEA_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            # Not promoted. deploy_stage exit 0 + non-matching current =
+            # NOOP_ALREADY_CURRENT or STALE_SUPERSEDED — truthful non-error
+            # terminal states (a newer build already won). Do NOT claim
+            # promotion; the runtime-verification step below only runs for
+            # real promotions.
+            echo "NOT PROMOTED: current -> $CURRENT_TARGET (superseded/noop — current is authoritative)"
+            echo "promoted=false" >> "$GITEA_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Post-deploy runtime verification (only for real promotions)
+        if: ${{ success() }}
+        run: |
+          SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          CURRENT_TARGET=$(readlink /mnt/workdrive/rune-code/current || true)
+          if [ "$CURRENT_TARGET" != "/mnt/workdrive/rune-code/${SHA:0:12}" ]; then
+            echo "SKIP runtime verification: this job did not promote (superseded/noop)"
+            exit 0
+          fi
           # Exactly what the launcher execs: cd <current>/src, import rune.
           RUNE_HOME=/mnt/workdrive/rune RUNE_MEMORY_DIR=/home/nick/.config/opencode/memory \
             /home/nick/.venvs/memory/bin/python3 -c "
@@ -62,3 +98,28 @@ jobs:
             assert rune.__version__ == info['version']
             print('RUNTIME VERIFIED:', info)
             "
+      - name: Release-history convergence fallback (SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-0012C)
+        # The PRIMARY convergence mechanism is deploy_stage.py's out-of-lock
+        # publisher (publishes from CURRENT deployment authority, §14B/§14C).
+        # This step is a non-blocking FALLBACK: if the primary publish failed
+        # (e.g. missing Gitea config), this retries. NEVER fails the job —
+        # documentation failure never outweighs deployment validity.
+        if: ${{ success() && steps.promotion_truth.outputs.promoted == 'true' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ROBOT_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_SERVER_URL: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
+          RELEASE_REPO: ${{ gitea.repository }}
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(python3 -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0,'src'); import rune; print(rune.__version__)" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "SKIP: cannot determine version"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          python3 scripts/release_history_cli.py refresh \
+            --version "$VERSION" \
+            --server "$RELEASE_SERVER_URL" --repo "$RELEASE_REPO" \
+            --store "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/store/scaffold/current.json" \
+            --release-sha "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
+            --deployed-sha "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
+          || echo "::warning::release-history fallback refresh FAILED — in-lock hook may have already converged; retry converges"

.gitea/workflows/maintenance.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   lint-and-format:
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Lint Python files
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ jobs:
           ruff format shared/ src/ || true
 
   canary-suite:
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run all canaries
+        # T16 §16Q reconciliation: the glob looped shared/canary_*.py —
+        # real canaries live in src/rune/ (canary_native.MODULES is the
+        # registry authority). The old job silently no-opped.
         run: |
           FAILED=0
-          for canary in shared/canary_*.py; do
+          for canary in src/rune/canary_*.py; do
             if [ -f "$canary" ]; then
               echo "Running $canary..."
               python3 "$canary" || FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           exit $FAILED
 
   best-practices:
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Check best practices
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           grep -rn "TODO\|FIXME\|HACK\|XXX" shared/ src/ --include="*.py" | head -10 || echo "  Clean"
 
   documentation-check:
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Check documentation coverage
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
   # push-triggered safety net in auto-version.yml. Detects master/tag drift
   # and files a deduped issue — it never auto-releases without the PR flow.
   release-drift-reconciliation:
-    runs-on: rune-infra-pi
+    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:

.gitignore

@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ build/
 .env
 .venv/
 state/
+# Runtime artifacts (cwd-local event journal + capability index)
+index/
+journal/
+src/rust/*/target/

AGENTS.md

@@ -58,3 +58,26 @@ fix, full pipeline re-entry (suite + ratchet + ruff + canaries + henxels;
 gates for anything beyond a mechanical minor), regression tests frozen forever,
 discharge recorded finding → test → commit. Symptom patches are rejected at
 review. To escape: edit `henxels.yaml` or this file — visibly.
+
+## Issue organisation standard (binding, 2026-09-19)
+
+One open note per idea. Issues use the template spine (kind, subsystem,
+version intent) with a plain-English heading that restates the subject —
+no meta-labels. Before minting a standalone issue, check whether the work
+belongs inside an existing parent:
+
+- **Parked ideas under a blocked/future epic** are filed as checklist items
+  in the parent's "Absorbed children" section, NOT as standalone issues.
+  Absorption is reversible — re-mint standalone when the idea becomes live.
+- **Live, dependency-tracked, or starting work** gets a standalone issue.
+- **Closures state the reason as data**: `closed_because` in the spine
+  (completed / superseded-by-#N / absorbed-into-#N / wont-do / duplicate),
+  plus a standard closing comment (plain summary first).
+- The reconciliation checker (`scripts/gitea_reconciliation_check.py`) must
+  stay green after any issue state change; the artifact is updated in the
+  same change that moves issues.
+
+## Async continuation final flow proofs (R13/M9) — 2026-09-19
+
+PR-flow live proof marker: harmless documentation addition exercising the
+canonical single-continuation path on the PC-local forge. No code change.

PROBE_FILE.md

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+probe 1791291272

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Rune
 
-**Current release: v0.66.3**
+**Current release: v0.99.6**
 
 **Rune is a persistent personal agent designed to accumulate experience, develop reusable competence, and remain recognisably the same agent even when its underlying foundation model changes.**
 

bridge/daemon/completion_file.py

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+"""completion_file.py — REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE: durable completion-file delivery
+with inotify wake. Replaces FIFO+lease for process-wait delivery.
+
+DESIGN:
+  Producer (bridge/daemon/notify):
+    1. Validates operation identity
+    2. Atomically writes a completion file:
+         resumes/<operation_id>.done
+       containing the event/verdict JSON (write to tmp, rename for atomicity)
+
+  Waiter (ci_event_wait / any continuation consumer):
+    1. Checks if the completion file already exists (event-before-waiter)
+    2. If not: registers inotify watch on the resumes/ directory
+    3. Re-checks after watch registration (closes the registration race)
+    4. Blocks in kernel on inotify — zero CPU, zero timer
+    5. On file-created event: reads the file, verifies authority, returns
+
+  The event is a WAKE SIGNAL. Authority still decides terminal truth.
+  The completion file is durable — survives daemon and waiter restarts.
+
+WHY NOT FIFO:
+  FIFO is one-shot (token consumed), requires lease management, and
+  fails under session-busy guards. A completion file is atomic, durable,
+  and works across restarts. inotify wakes the process with zero CPU
+  cost and zero latency between file creation and wake.
+
+WHY NOT POLLING:
+  Polling introduces an arbitrary interval. inotify is a kernel callback
+  that fires exactly when the filesystem changes — the latency tracks
+  the real completion event, not a configured interval.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import select
+import struct
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def _wr_bridge() -> Path:
+    # WR_ROOT = daemon/infra convention; RUNE_WR_ROOT = repo/scripts
+    # convention. Both honored (WR_ROOT wins) so the daemon, the waiter,
+    # and any isolated test root always resolve the SAME directory.
+    root = os.environ.get("WR_ROOT") or os.environ.get("RUNE_WR_ROOT") or "/mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge"
+    return Path(root)
+
+
+def _resumes_dir() -> Path:
+    return _wr_bridge() / "resumes"
+
+
+# inotify constants (Linux)
+IN_CREATE = 0x100
+IN_CLOSE_WRITE = 0x8
+IN_MOVED_TO = 0x80
+
+
+def completion_path(operation_id: str) -> Path:
+    return _resumes_dir() / f"{operation_id}.done"
+
+
+def write_completion(operation_id: str, event: dict) -> Path:
+    """Atomically write a durable completion file. The rename(2) ensures
+    the waiter never sees a partial file."""
+    _resumes_dir().mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    target = completion_path(operation_id)
+    tmp = target.parent / f".{target.name}.tmp.{os.getpid()}"
+    tmp.write_text(json.dumps(event, sort_keys=True) + "\n")
+    os.rename(str(tmp), str(target))  # atomic on same filesystem
+    os.chmod(str(target), 0o666)  # cross-user bridge
+    return target
+
+
+def read_completion(operation_id: str) -> dict | None:
+    """Read a durable completion file. Returns None if absent."""
+    p = completion_path(operation_id)
+    if not p.is_file():
+        return None
+    try:
+        return json.loads(p.read_text())
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return None
+
+
+def completion_exists(operation_id: str) -> bool:
+    return completion_path(operation_id).is_file()
+
+
+def _inotify_init_and_add_watch(directory: str) -> int:
+    """Create an inotify instance and add a watch on the directory.
+    Returns the inotify fd."""
+    libc = __import__("ctypes").CDLL(None, use_errno=True)
+    fd = libc.inotify_init()
+    if fd < 0:
+        raise OSError("inotify_init failed")
+    # IN_CREATE | IN_MOVED_TO: catch both direct creation and atomic rename
+    mask = IN_CREATE | IN_MOVED_TO
+    wd = libc.inotify_add_watch(fd, directory.encode(), mask)
+    if wd < 0:
+        os.close(fd)
+        raise OSError(f"inotify_add_watch failed for {directory}")
+    return fd
+
+
+def _inotify_read(fd: int, timeout_secs: float | None = None) -> list[str]:
+    """Read pending inotify events. Returns list of filenames that were
+    created/moved-to. Blocks until at least one event or timeout."""
+    poll = select.poll()
+    poll.register(fd, select.POLLIN)
+    events = []
+    buf = os.read(fd, 4096)
+    pos = 0
+    while pos < len(buf):
+        # struct: wd(i32), mask(u32), cookie(u32), name_len(u32)
+        wd, mask, cookie, name_len = struct.unpack_from("iIII", buf, pos)
+        pos += 16
+        name = buf[pos : pos + name_len].rstrip(b"\x00").decode("utf-8", "replace")
+        pos += name_len
+        if mask & (IN_CREATE | IN_MOVED_TO):
+            events.append(name)
+    return events
+
+
+def wait_for_completion(operation_id: str, *, timeout_secs: float | None = None, poll_callback=None) -> dict | None:
+    """Block until a completion file exists for this operation.
+
+    Uses inotify for zero-latency, zero-CPU wake. Falls back to
+    polling_callback (if provided) when inotify is unavailable.
+
+    The completion file is a WAKE SIGNAL. The caller must still verify
+    canonical authority after reading it.
+
+    Returns the event dict from the completion file, or None on timeout.
+    """
+    target = completion_path(operation_id)
+
+    # 1. check-before-watch (event may have arrived before we started)
+    existing = read_completion(operation_id)
+    if existing is not None:
+        return existing
+
+    _resumes_dir().mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    try:
+        fd = _inotify_init_and_add_watch(str(_resumes_dir()))
+    except OSError:
+        # inotify unavailable: fall back to polling callback
+        if poll_callback:
+            return poll_callback(operation_id, timeout_secs)
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        # 2. re-check after watch registration (closes the race between
+        #    the initial check and the watch being active)
+        existing = read_completion(operation_id)
+        if existing is not None:
+            return existing
+
+        # 3. block in kernel on inotify — zero CPU, exact latency
+        import select as _select
+
+        poll = _select.poll()
+        poll.register(fd, _select.POLLIN)
+        deadline = (time.monotonic() + timeout_secs) if timeout_secs else None
+
+        while True:
+            remaining = None
+            if deadline is not None:
+                remaining = max(0.1, deadline - time.monotonic())
+                if remaining <= 0.1:
+                    return None  # timeout
+            events = poll.poll(remaining * 1000 if remaining else None)
+            if not events:
+                continue  # poll timeout, re-check
+            names = _inotify_read(fd)
+            if target.name in names:
+                # 4. file appeared — read it
+                existing = read_completion(operation_id)
+                if existing is not None:
+                    return existing
+                # partial/corrupt: keep watching
+    finally:
+        os.close(fd)
+    return None
+
+
+def clear_completion(operation_id: str) -> None:
+    """Remove a consumed completion file (idempotent cleanup)."""
+    p = completion_path(operation_id)
+    try:
+        p.unlink()
+    except OSError:
+        pass

bridge/daemon/daemon.py

@@ -0,0 +1,799 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""daemon.py — Gitea webhook receiver + reconciliation + resume driver (v0.2).
+
+W/R-v0.2 invariants implemented here:
+  A. SINGLE-FLIGHT PER SESSION — per-session lease (waitstore.acquire_lease,
+     /proc-validated, atomic) + in-process inflight set. A second READY wait
+     for the same session stays queued until the lease releases.
+  B. BUSY SESSION PROTECTION — before spawning, /proc is scanned for a live
+     `mimo run -s <sid>`-shaped process not owned by our lease. Found → skip
+     launch (wait stays READY). No invented MiMo APIs; the lease is the
+     conservative floor against W/R-created concurrency.
+  C. ATOMIC SESSION LEASE — persisted {session_id, wait_id, pid, pgid,
+     pid_starttime, acquired_at, state}; O_EXCL create, steal only on /proc
+     evidence of a dead owner.
+  D. PROCESS TREE OWNERSHIP — workers spawn with start_new_session=True (own
+     process group). Watch timeout ⇒ SIGTERM group → bounded grace → SIGKILL
+     group → verify zero surviving group members → release lease → truthful
+     READY_TO_RETRY (never terminal-on-timeout).
+  E. TIMEOUT IS NOT SUCCESS — rc==0 maps to verdict terminal
+     (COMPLETED/FAILED); rc!=0 or unverifiable ⇒ RESUME_UNVERIFIED
+     (not schedulable, operator-requeueable); timeout ⇒ READY_TO_RETRY.
+  F. STALE RESUMING RECOVERY — on startup, every RESUMING record is
+     inspected: live lease owner ⇒ adopted and monitored; otherwise ⇒
+     RESUME_UNVERIFIED (+ stale lease released). Never auto-relaunched.
+  G. MULTIPLE WAITS, SAME SESSION — schedulable() orders oldest-first; one
+     continuation finishes before the next starts.
+  H. PIDFILE CORRECTNESS — singleton enforced by flock on daemon.pid; the
+     lock dies with the process, so stale pidfiles (incl. SIGKILL) cannot
+     admit a second daemon.
+
+The resume command is configurable (WR_RESUME_CMD, JSON list with
+{session_id}/{msg} placeholders) so the test harness can use a stub; the
+default is the real mechanism: `mimo run -s <sid> -m <model> <msg>`.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import fcntl, json, os, signal, subprocess, sys, threading, time
+from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, ThreadingHTTPServer
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
+import waitstore
+import verify
+import completion_file  # REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE R3: durable completion-file delivery
+
+RESUME_MODEL = "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash"
+RECONCILE_SECS = int(os.environ.get("WR_RECONCILE_SECS", "60"))
+RECONCILE_EVERY_TICKS = max(1, int(os.environ.get("WR_RECONCILE_TICKS", "3")))
+WAKE_MIN_AGE_SECS = float(os.environ.get("WR_WAKE_MIN_AGE_SECS", "5"))
+WAKE_RETRIES = int(os.environ.get("WR_WAKE_RETRIES", "3"))
+WAKE_RETRY_SECS = float(os.environ.get("WR_WAKE_RETRY_SECS", "4"))
+DRIVE_LOOP_SECS = int(os.environ.get("WR_DRIVE_SECS", "20"))
+# REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE §4: a RESUMING wait older than this grace without
+# progress is an orphaned resume flow (thread died between lease acquire
+# and release). Must exceed the longest legitimate in-flight watch
+# (WATCH_SECS); default 3x. Env-overridable for deterministic tests.
+WATCH_SECS = int(os.environ.get("WR_WATCH_SECS", "600"))
+# REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE §4: a RESUMING wait older than this grace without
+# progress is an orphaned resume flow (thread died between lease acquire
+# and release). Must exceed the longest legitimate in-flight watch
+# (WATCH_SECS); default 3x. Env-overridable for deterministic tests.
+ORPHAN_GRACE_SECS = int(os.environ.get("WR_ORPHAN_GRACE_SECS", str(3 * WATCH_SECS)))
+TERM_GRACE_SECS = int(os.environ.get("WR_TERM_GRACE_SECS", "10"))
+MAX_ATTEMPTS = int(os.environ.get("WR_MAX_ATTEMPTS", "3"))
+_WR_ROOT = Path(os.environ.get("WR_ROOT", "") or Path(__file__).resolve().parent)
+PIDFILE = _WR_ROOT / "daemon.pid"
+LOG = _WR_ROOT / "daemon.log"
+
+DEFAULT_RESUME_CMD = ["mimo", "run", "-s", "{session_id}", "-m", RESUME_MODEL, "{msg}"]
+
+
+def log(msg: str) -> None:
+    with open(LOG, "a") as f:
+        f.write(f"{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')} {msg}\n")
+
+
+def resume_cmd(session_id: str, msg: str, wait_id: str = "", override: list | None = None) -> list[str]:
+    """T15 §15D: per-wait override wins; placeholders {session_id}/{msg}/
+    {wait_id}. A synthetic controller session (Scaffolding stage driver)
+    is not a MiMo session — the global default cannot resume it, which is
+    exactly why fixed-sleep polling crept back into T12-T14."""
+    if override:
+        return [
+            c.replace("{session_id}", session_id).replace("{msg}", msg).replace("{wait_id}", wait_id) for c in override
+        ]
+    tmpl = os.environ.get("WR_RESUME_CMD")
+    cmd = json.loads(tmpl) if tmpl else DEFAULT_RESUME_CMD
+    return [c.replace("{session_id}", session_id).replace("{msg}", msg).replace("{wait_id}", wait_id) for c in cmd]
+
+
+# ── process-tree evidence & ownership ─────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def pgid_members(pgid: int) -> list[int]:
+    out = []
+    for d in Path("/proc").iterdir():
+        if not d.name.isdigit():
+            continue
+        try:
+            stat = (d / "stat").read_text()
+            fields = stat.rsplit(")", 1)[1].split()
+            # zombies: killed but not yet reaped. Counting them makes the
+            # survivor check report the direct child we just KILLed before
+            # communicate() reaps it (observed live 2026-09-12).
+            if fields[0] == "Z":
+                continue
+            if int(fields[2]) == pgid:
+                out.append(int(d.name))
+        except (OSError, IndexError, ValueError):
+            continue
+    return out
+
+
+def terminate_tree(pgid: int) -> list[int]:
+    """TERM → bounded grace → KILL. Returns surviving members (must be [])."""
+    try:
+        os.killpg(pgid, signal.SIGTERM)
+    except ProcessLookupError:
+        pass
+    deadline = time.time() + TERM_GRACE_SECS
+    while time.time() < deadline:
+        if not pgid_members(pgid):
+            return []
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+    try:
+        os.killpg(pgid, signal.SIGKILL)
+    except ProcessLookupError:
+        pass
+    for _ in range(50):  # up to 10s for KILL to land
+        if not pgid_members(pgid):
+            return []
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+    return pgid_members(pgid)
+
+
+def stray_worker_pids(session_id: str, exclude_pgids: set[int] = ()) -> list[int]:
+    """Live `mimo run -s <sid>`-shaped processes not owned by our workers."""
+    out = []
+    for d in Path("/proc").iterdir():
+        if not d.name.isdigit():
+            continue
+        try:
+            parts = [p.decode(errors="replace") for p in (d / "cmdline").read_bytes().split(b"\0") if p]
+        except OSError:
+            continue
+        if not parts:
+            continue
+        joined = " ".join(parts)
+        if session_id not in joined or "-s" not in parts:
+            continue
+        if "mimo" not in joined.lower() and "@mimo-ai" not in joined.lower():
+            continue
+        try:
+            if os.getpgid(int(d.name)) in exclude_pgids:
+                continue
+        except OSError:
+            continue
+        out.append(int(d.name))
+    return out
+
+
+# ── verification → transition (unchanged authority model) ─────────────────
+
+
+def _authoritative_verify(rec: dict) -> tuple[str, dict]:
+    """Authoritative verification with a deterministic test seam.
+
+    Production (WR_VERIFY_STUB unset): real Gitea API via verify.py — the
+    ONLY source of success/failure truth. Test (WR_VERIFY_STUB=path to
+    JSON {"<run_ref-or-sha>": verdict, "default": verdict}): stubbed
+    verdicts so invariant tests never touch the network. The stub is a
+    test fixture, not an alternate authority — no production path sets it.
+    """
+    stub_path = os.environ.get("WR_VERIFY_STUB", "")
+    if stub_path:
+        try:
+            spec = json.loads(Path(stub_path).read_text())
+        except Exception:
+            return "pending", {"stub_error": "unreadable stub"}
+        key = str(rec.get("run_ref", "") or rec.get("sha", ""))
+        verdict = spec.get(key, spec.get("default", "pending"))
+        return verdict, {"stub": True, "key": key}
+    import verify
+
+    if rec.get("wait_kind") == "RELEASE_DEPLOY":
+        return verify.verify_release_deploy(rec.get("sha", ""), rec.get("repo_root", ""), rec.get("deployed_link", ""))
+    return verify.verify_run(rec.get("run_ref", ""), rec.get("sha", ""), rec.get("expected", "success"))
+
+
+def try_transition(rec: dict, event: dict | None = None) -> dict:
+    if rec["status"] != "WAITING_EXTERNAL":
+        return rec
+    if rec.get("wait_kind") == "PROCESS_EVENT":
+        # T15 §15D: the matching event IS the authority. The notifier
+        # wrapper observed the real process exit; exit_code decides the
+        # verdict. No Gitea lookup applies. A duplicate event never
+        # reaches here (match applies only to WAITING_EXTERNAL waits).
+        if not event:
+            return rec  # no event → nothing authoritative happened
+        try:
+            exit_code = int(event.get("exit_code"))
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            exit_code = None
+        if exit_code is None:
+            return rec  # malformed event: stay WAITING (15E hostile case)
+        verdict = "success" if exit_code == 0 else "failure"
+        evidence = {"process_event": True, "exit_code": exit_code, "operation_id": event.get("run_ref", "")}
+        log(f"verify {rec['wait_id']}: {verdict} {json.dumps(evidence)[:120]}")
+        rec["status"] = "READY_TO_RESUME"
+        rec["verdict"] = verdict
+        if verdict == "failure":
+            rec["failure_evidence"] = evidence
+        rec["process_event_evidence"] = evidence
+        waitstore.save(rec)
+        return rec
+    verdict, evidence = _authoritative_verify(rec)
+    log(f"verify {rec['wait_id']}: {verdict} {json.dumps(evidence)[:120]}")
+    if verdict == "success":
+        rec["status"] = "READY_TO_RESUME"
+        rec["verdict"] = "success"
+    elif verdict == "failure":
+        rec["status"] = "READY_TO_RESUME"
+        rec["verdict"] = "failure"
+        rec["failure_evidence"] = verify.failed_job_evidence(rec.get("run_ref", ""))
+    else:
+        return rec  # pending/unknown → stay WAITING
+    waitstore.save(rec)
+    return rec
+
+
+def continuation_msg(rec: dict) -> str:
+    c = rec["continuation"]
+    if rec.get("verdict") == "success":
+        return (
+            f"External wait satisfied (wait {rec['wait_id']}).\n"
+            f"Original objective: {c.get('objective', '')}\n"
+            f"Waited for: {c.get('waited_for', '')}\n"
+            f"Authoritative result: workflow success verified via Gitea API.\n"
+            f"SHA/run: {rec.get('sha', '')}/{rec.get('run_ref', '')}\n"
+            f"Verify: {c.get('verify_when_woken', '')}\n"
+            f"Continue from: {c.get('on_success', '')}"
+        )
+    ev = json.dumps(rec.get("failure_evidence", {}))[:400]
+    return (
+        f"External wait finished with FAILURE (wait {rec['wait_id']}).\n"
+        f"Original objective: {c.get('objective', '')}\n"
+        f"Authoritative result: workflow FAILURE verified via Gitea API.\n"
+        f"Failed job evidence: {ev}\n"
+        f"SHA/run: {rec.get('sha', '')}/{rec.get('run_ref', '')}\n"
+        f"Do NOT treat this as success. Continue from: {c.get('on_failure', '')}"
+    )
+
+
+# ── resume driver (single-flight, tree-owned) ─────────────────────────────
+
+
+def resume(rec: dict) -> None:
+    """Run one continuation to completion. Runs on a dedicated worker thread.
+    Preconditions: caller verified no inflight worker for this session."""
+    sid, wid = rec["session_id"], rec["wait_id"]
+    # REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE §2 invariant: a successful authority-verified
+    # operation completion must NEVER be overwritten or downgraded by a
+    # legacy session/FIFO delivery failure. Terminal operation state
+    # (COMPLETED/FAILED — stamped by the waiter's own authority
+    # verification) is owned by the OPERATION domain; this function owns
+    # only SESSION-DELIVERY. Re-read from disk: the in-memory copy may be
+    # stale relative to the waiter's terminal stamp.
+    fresh = waitstore.load(wid)
+    if fresh and fresh.get("status") in waitstore.TERMINAL:
+        log(
+            f"resume {wid}: skipped — operation already terminal "
+            f"({fresh['status']}); delivery worker never overrides "
+            f"operation truth"
+        )
+        return
+    rec = fresh or rec
+    msg = continuation_msg(rec)
+
+    # B: busy-session guard before touching the lease
+    strays = stray_worker_pids(sid)
+    if strays:
+        rec["status"] = "READY_TO_RESUME"
+        rec["resume_note"] = f"queued: target session busy (stray pids {strays})"
+        waitstore.save(rec)
+        log(f"queued {wid}: session busy {strays}")
+        return
+
+    # pre-register the lease owner as THIS daemon so acquisition is atomic
+    lease = waitstore.acquire_lease(sid, wid, os.getpid(), os.getpid())
+    if lease is None:
+        live = waitstore.read_lease(sid)
+        rec["status"] = "READY_TO_RESUME"
+        rec["resume_note"] = f"queued: lease held by wait {live and live.get('wait_id')}"
+        waitstore.save(rec)
+        log(f"queued {wid}: lease held")
+        return
+
+    rec["status"] = "RESUMING"
+    rec["resume_attempts"] = rec.get("resume_attempts", 0) + 1
+    waitstore.save(rec)
+
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(
+            resume_cmd(sid, msg, wid, rec.get("resume_cmd")),
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            text=True,
+            start_new_session=True,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        waitstore.release_lease(sid, wid)
+        rec["status"] = "READY_TO_RETRY"  # spawn failed pre-delivery → retryable
+        rec["resume_note"] = f"spawn failed: {e}"
+        waitstore.save(rec)
+        log(f"spawn {wid} failed pre-delivery: {e}")
+        return
+
+    pgid = proc.pid  # start_new_session ⇒ pgid == child pid
+    waitstore.update_lease(sid, wait_id=wid, pid=proc.pid, pgid=pgid, pid_starttime=waitstore._pid_starttime(proc.pid))
+    log(f"launched {wid}: pid={proc.pid} pgid={pgid} attempt={rec['resume_attempts']}")
+
+    timed_out = False
+    try:
+        stdout, stderr = proc.communicate(timeout=WATCH_SECS)
+        rc = proc.returncode
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        timed_out = True
+        survivors = terminate_tree(pgid)
+        try:
+            stdout, stderr = proc.communicate(timeout=30)
+        except Exception:
+            stdout, stderr = "", ""
+        rc = proc.returncode
+        if survivors:
+            log(f"ERROR {wid}: group {pgid} survivors after KILL: {survivors}")
+
+    waitstore.release_lease(sid, wid)
+
+    if timed_out:
+        # D+E: timeout is NOT success. Tree terminated; retry truthfully.
+        if rec["resume_attempts"] >= MAX_ATTEMPTS:
+            rec["status"] = "RESUME_UNVERIFIED"
+            rec["resume_note"] = (
+                f"watch timeout x{rec['resume_attempts']}; process group {pgid} terminated; attempts exhausted"
+            )
+        else:
+            rec["status"] = "READY_TO_RETRY"
+            rec["resume_note"] = f"watch timeout; process group {pgid} terminated (TERM→KILL, verified); will retry"
+        log(f"timeout {wid}: tree {pgid} terminated, rc={rc}")
+    elif rc == 0:
+        # COMPLETION TRUTH (constraint 4): rc==0 means the headless worker
+        # EXITED CLEANLY — the strongest terminal evidence the supported CLI
+        # provides. Timeout/cancel can never reach this branch. The evidence
+        # chain (rc, output tail, timing) is recorded on the wait record.
+        terminal = "COMPLETED" if rec.get("verdict") == "success" else "FAILED"
+        rec["status"] = terminal
+        rec["resume_evidence"] = {
+            "kind": "worker_exited_rc0",
+            "rc": 0,
+            "output_tail": (stdout or "")[-400:],
+            "finished_at": waitstore.now(),
+        }
+        log(f"resumed {wid}: rc=0 → {terminal}")
+    else:
+        # Nonzero rc: delivery/completion unproven. Honest, not schedulable.
+        rec["status"] = "RESUME_UNVERIFIED"
+        rec["resume_evidence"] = {
+            "kind": "worker_exited_nonzero",
+            "rc": rc,
+            "output_tail": ((stdout or "") + (stderr or ""))[-400:],
+            "finished_at": waitstore.now(),
+        }
+        rec["resume_note"] = f"resume rc={rc}; delivery unverified"
+        log(f"resumed {wid}: rc={rc} → RESUME_UNVERIFIED")
+    waitstore.save(rec)
+
+
+# ── startup recovery (invariant F) ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def startup_recovery() -> None:
+    for rec in waitstore.all_waits():
+        if rec.get("status") != "RESUMING":
+            continue
+        sid, wid = rec["session_id"], rec["wait_id"]
+        lease = waitstore.read_lease(sid)
+        if lease and lease.get("wait_id") == wid and waitstore._owner_alive(lease):
+            # Adopt the live worker and monitor it to a bounded conclusion.
+            pgid = lease["pgid"]
+            log(f"recover {wid}: adopted live worker pgid={pgid}")
+            deadline = time.time() + WATCH_SECS
+            while time.time() < deadline and pgid_members(pgid):
+                time.sleep(2)
+            survivors = terminate_tree(pgid) if pgid_members(pgid) else []
+            waitstore.release_lease(sid, wid)
+            rec["status"] = "RESUME_UNVERIFIED"
+            rec["resume_note"] = "adopted post-restart; outcome unverifiable" + (
+                f"; survivors killed: {survivors}" if survivors else ""
+            )
+            waitstore.save(rec)
+            log(f"recover {wid}: adopted worker ended → RESUME_UNVERIFIED")
+        else:
+            if lease:
+                waitstore.release_lease(sid, wid)  # stale
+            rec["status"] = "RESUME_UNVERIFIED"
+            rec["resume_note"] = "recovered at daemon startup: no live owner; delivery unverifiable"
+            waitstore.save(rec)
+            log(f"recover {wid}: no live owner → RESUME_UNVERIFIED")
+
+
+# ── reconciler + drive loop (invariant G: deterministic queue) ────────────
+
+_inflight: dict[str, threading.Thread] = {}
+_inflight_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+
+def drive_ready() -> None:
+    for rec in waitstore.schedulable():
+        sid = rec["session_id"]
+        # CONTENTION POLICY (constraint 2): MiMo exposes NO supported
+        # busy/idle session signal (verified 2026-09-12: `mimo session list
+        # --format json` has no status field; no `session status` command;
+        # no status column in the session schema; no documented ACP/serve
+        # endpoint). Therefore automatic injection into interactive sessions
+        # is NOT YET SAFE and stays disabled. Only waits explicitly declared
+        # target_kind="headless" (disposable/owned sessions) auto-dispatch.
+        if rec.get("target_kind") != "headless":
+            if not rec.get("hold_reason"):
+                rec["hold_reason"] = (
+                    "INTERACTIVE_AUTO_RESUME = NOT YET SAFE: "
+                    "no supported MiMo busy/idle signal; "
+                    "queued until operator releases"
+                )
+                waitstore.save(rec)
+            continue
+        if rec.get("ext", {}).get("resume_mode") == "self":
+            # REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE §3: self-resuming wait (completion-file /
+            # inotify waiter owns its continuation). The daemon has NO
+            # delivery role here — dispatching a delivery worker would
+            # stamp a phantom rc!=0 over the waiter's own truthful
+            # terminal state (the canonical-state contradiction).
+            # NB: keyed on the explicit self marker, NOT on resume_cmd
+            # absence — records without inline resume_cmd may still be
+            # dispatchable via the WR_RESUME_CMD env template.
+            continue
+        with _inflight_lock:
+            t = _inflight.get(sid)
+            if t is not None and t.is_alive():
+                continue  # single-flight: session already being driven
+            # B: never launch into a busy session
+            strays = stray_worker_pids(sid)
+            if strays:
+                log(f"drive: {rec['wait_id']} held, session busy {strays}")
+                continue
+            th = threading.Thread(target=resume, args=(rec,), daemon=True, name=f"resume-{rec['wait_id']}")
+            _inflight[sid] = th
+            # start INSIDE the lock: a just-created thread is not yet
+            # is_alive() until start() runs — starting outside the lock let
+            # the same drive cycle dispatch a second worker for the session
+            # (single-flight race, caught by the T2 invariant test).
+            th.start()
+        log(f"drive: dispatched {rec['wait_id']} (session {sid})")
+
+
+def reconcile_once() -> None:
+    for rec in waitstore.pending():
+        if rec["status"] != "WAITING_EXTERNAL":
+            continue
+        created = rec.get("created_at", "")
+        try:
+            import calendar
+
+            age = time.time() - calendar.timegm(time.strptime(created, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"))
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+        if age > RECONCILE_SECS:
+            try_transition(rec)
+
+
+_tick = 0
+
+
+def orphan_sweep() -> int:
+    """REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE §4: permanent mid-run orphan-lease recovery.
+
+    FAILURE DETECTION ONLY — never involved in normal completion
+    scheduling. A wait stuck in RESUMING past ORPHAN_GRACE_SECS means the
+    resume flow died between lease acquire and release (worker thread
+    lost, exception mid-watch). Reconcile exactly as startup_recovery
+    would have: release the lease, stamp RESUME_UNVERIFIED truthfully
+    (delivery unverifiable), never auto-relaunch.
+    """
+    import calendar as _cal
+
+    healed = 0
+    for rec in waitstore.all_waits():
+        if rec.get("status") != "RESUMING":
+            continue
+        try:
+            updated = _cal.timegm(time.strptime(rec.get("last_updated", ""), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"))
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+        if time.time() - updated < ORPHAN_GRACE_SECS:
+            continue  # legitimate in-flight watch (up to WATCH_SECS)
+        wid, sid = rec["wait_id"], rec["session_id"]
+        lease = waitstore.read_lease(sid)
+        owner_dead = lease is not None and not waitstore._owner_alive(lease)
+        daemon_owned = lease is not None and lease.get("pid") == os.getpid()
+        if lease is None or owner_dead or daemon_owned:
+            if lease is not None:
+                waitstore.release_lease(sid, wid)
+            if rec.get("resume_attempts", 0) >= MAX_ATTEMPTS:
+                rec["status"] = "RESUME_UNVERIFIED"
+            else:
+                rec["status"] = "READY_TO_RETRY"
+            rec["resume_note"] = (
+                "orphaned mid-run: resume flow died between lease acquire "
+                "and delivery ("
+                + ("lease owner dead" if owner_dead else "resume thread lost" if daemon_owned else "no lease")
+                + "); orphan sweep recovered"
+            )
+            waitstore.save(rec)
+            log(f"orphan-sweep {wid}: {rec['status']} — {rec['resume_note']}")
+            healed += 1
+    return healed
+
+
+def reconciler() -> None:
+    global _tick
+    while True:
+        # v0.3: the local-runner wake is the fast path; periodic
+        # authoritative verification demotes to a slower fallback
+        # (missed-event + daemon-restart recovery), not API polling.
+        _tick += 1
+        if _tick % RECONCILE_EVERY_TICKS == 0:
+            try:
+                reconcile_once()
+            except Exception as e:
+                log(f"reconcile error: {e}")
+            try:
+                orphan_sweep()  # §4 failure detection — bounded, periodic
+            except Exception as e:
+                log(f"orphan-sweep error: {e}")
+        try:
+            drive_ready()
+        except Exception as e:
+            log(f"drive error: {e}")
+        with _inflight_lock:
+            for sid, t in list(_inflight.items()):
+                if not t.is_alive():
+                    del _inflight[sid]
+        time.sleep(DRIVE_LOOP_SECS)
+
+
+# ── webhook receiver (wake signal only) ───────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def wake_sweep(event: dict, eid: str) -> dict:
+    """Sweep WAITING_EXTERNAL waits through authoritative verification.
+
+    Runs on a background thread (the hook's HTTP response returns
+    instantly, minimising the runner's offline window). If any verified
+    wait got 'pending' — the normal case for a job that finished
+    microseconds ago: the post-task hook fires after results are reported
+    but before the runner's final task acknowledgement flips server-side
+    status — retry on a BOUNDED event-triggered schedule (default 4s x3),
+    never a polling loop. The final ack lands milliseconds after the hook
+    exits, so the first retry almost always sees the terminal state.
+    """
+    arrival = time.time()
+    log(f"local wake {eid}: {json.dumps(event)[:140]}")
+    import calendar
+
+    def sweep() -> tuple[int, int, int]:
+        verified = advanced = pending = 0
+        for rec in waitstore.pending():
+            if rec["status"] != "WAITING_EXTERNAL":
+                continue
+            try:
+                age = time.time() - calendar.timegm(time.strptime(rec.get("created_at", ""), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"))
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+            if age < WAKE_MIN_AGE_SECS:
+                continue
+            verified += 1
+            before = rec["status"]
+            try_transition(rec)
+            if rec["status"] != before and rec["status"] == "READY_TO_RESUME":
+                advanced += 1
+            elif rec["status"] == "WAITING_EXTERNAL":
+                pending += 1
+        return verified, advanced, pending
+
+    verified, advanced, pending = sweep()
+    log(
+        f"local wake {eid}: verified={verified} advanced={advanced} "
+        f"pending={pending} sweep_ms={int((time.time() - arrival) * 1000)}"
+    )
+    for attempt in range(1, WAKE_RETRIES + 1):
+        # Retry while the sweep didn't conclusively advance anything:
+        # pending verdicts (ack-window) AND fresh-wait skips (age gate).
+        # Bounded, event-triggered — not a polling loop.
+        if not pending and verified:
+            break
+        time.sleep(WAKE_RETRY_SECS)
+        verified, advanced, pending = sweep()
+        log(
+            f"local wake {eid}: retry{attempt} verified={verified} "
+            f"advanced={advanced} pending={pending} "
+            f"total_ms={int((time.time() - arrival) * 1000)}"
+        )
+    return {"event_id": eid}
+
+
+class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_POST(self):
+        if self.path == "/process-event":
+            # T15 §15D: process-exit events from builder/controller
+            # notifiers. Minimal dedicated endpoint — the Gitea webhook
+            # path stays untouched. Payload: {operation_id, exit_code,
+            # completed_at} + OPTIONAL provider/event_type/sha (T16
+            # §16C/§16E: the CI adapter registers as provider="gitea",
+            # event_type="ci_completed"; defaults preserve the T15 builder
+            # identity so existing notifiers are unaffected). The event is
+            # a WAKE, never truth — resumed controllers re-read canonical
+            # authority before any verdict.
+            length = int(self.headers.get("Content-Length", 0))
+            body = self.rfile.read(length)
+            try:
+                payload = json.loads(body) if body else {}
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                self.send_response(400)
+                self.end_headers()
+                return
+            event = {
+                "provider": str(payload.get("provider", "builder")),
+                "event_type": str(payload.get("event_type", "builder_exit")),
+                "run_ref": str(payload.get("operation_id", "")) or None,
+                "sha": payload.get("sha"),
+                "exit_code": payload.get("exit_code"),
+                "completed_at": payload.get("completed_at") or "",
+            }
+            event = {k: v for k, v in event.items() if v is not None}
+            eid = waitstore.record_event(event)
+            log(f"process-event {eid}: {json.dumps(event)[:140]}")
+            # REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE (R3): durable completion-file delivery.
+            # Every event reaching the bridge is written as
+            # resumes/<operation_id>.done so inotify waiters wake on the
+            # kernel event (R4) with no FIFO/lease machinery, and the
+            # event survives daemon AND waiter restarts (R9). Atomic
+            # rename; duplicate events rewrite identical content (R10).
+            _op_id = str(payload.get("operation_id", ""))
+            if _op_id:
+                try:
+                    # Stable identity only: duplicate deliveries of the
+                    # same logical event must produce byte-identical
+                    # completion files (R10 idempotence by construction).
+                    # completed_at is volatile and lives in the durable
+                    # event log; the file is a WAKE SIGNAL, never truth.
+                    _stable = {
+                        k: event.get(k)
+                        for k in ("provider", "event_type", "run_ref", "sha", "exit_code")
+                        if event.get(k) is not None
+                    }
+                    completion_file.write_completion(_op_id, _stable)
+                except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 — delivery best-effort; wait-record transition + watchdog recovery still cover the lost file
+                    log(f"process-event {eid}: completion-file write failed: {e}")
+            matched = 0
+            for rec in waitstore.pending():
+                if rec["status"] == "WAITING_EXTERNAL" and waitstore.match(rec, event):
+                    matched += 1
+                    try_transition(rec, event)
+            # matched READY controller waits are dispatched IMMEDIATELY
+            # (event-driven, no floor). Guard: only never-resumed waits —
+            # a duplicate/late event must not double-dispatch (15E);
+            # single-flight lease + this guard together make resume
+            # idempotent.
+            for rec in waitstore.pending():
+                if rec["status"] == "READY_TO_RESUME" and rec.get("resume_cmd") and rec.get("resume_attempts", 0) == 0:
+                    threading.Thread(target=resume, args=(rec,), daemon=True, name=f"resume-{rec['wait_id']}").start()
+                    matched += 1
+            try:
+                self.send_response(200)
+                self.end_headers()
+                self.wfile.write(json.dumps({"event_id": eid, "matched": matched}).encode())
+            except (BrokenPipeError, ConnectionResetError):
+                pass
+            return
+        if self.path == "/wake":
+            length = int(self.headers.get("Content-Length", 0))
+            body = self.rfile.read(length)
+            try:
+                payload = json.loads(body) if body else {}
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                self.send_response(400)
+                self.end_headers()
+                return
+            event = {
+                "provider": "gitea-local-runner",
+                "task_id": str(payload.get("task_id", "")) or None,
+                "run_id": str(payload.get("run_id", "")) or None,
+                "repository": str(payload.get("repository", "")) or None,
+                "job_result": str(payload.get("job_result", "")) or None,
+            }
+            event = {k: v for k, v in event.items() if v}
+            eid = waitstore.record_event(event)
+            # Respond instantly; sweep on a worker thread. The hook is
+            # fire-and-forget (curl -m 2) — a broken pipe on write is
+            # harmless and must not propagate.
+            try:
+                threading.Thread(
+                    target=wake_sweep, args=(event, eid), daemon=True, name=f"wake-{payload.get('task_id', '?')}"
+                ).start()
+            except Exception as e:
+                log(f"wake spawn error: {e}")
+            try:
+                self.send_response(200)
+                self.end_headers()
+                self.wfile.write(json.dumps({"queued": True, "event_id": eid}).encode())
+            except (BrokenPipeError, ConnectionResetError):
+                pass
+            return
+        if self.path != "/webhook":
+            self.send_response(404)
+            self.end_headers()
+            return
+        length = int(self.headers.get("Content-Length", 0))
+        body = self.rfile.read(length)
+        try:
+            payload = json.loads(body)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            self.send_response(400)
+            self.end_headers()
+            return
+        action = payload.get("action") or payload.get("event_type") or ""
+        wf = payload.get("workflow_run") or {}
+        event = {
+            "provider": "gitea",
+            "event_type": f"workflow.{action}" if wf else action,
+            "sha": (wf.get("head_sha") or payload.get("sha") or "")[:12] or None,
+            "run_ref": str(wf.get("id") or payload.get("run_number") or "") or None,
+        }
+        event = {k: v for k, v in event.items() if v}
+        eid = waitstore.record_event(event)
+        log(f"webhook event {eid}: {json.dumps(event)[:140]}")
+        matched = 0
+        for rec in waitstore.pending():
+            if rec["status"] == "WAITING_EXTERNAL" and waitstore.match(rec, event):
+                matched += 1
+                try_transition(rec)
+        self.send_response(200)
+        self.end_headers()
+        self.wfile.write(json.dumps({"event_id": eid, "matched": matched}).encode())
+
+    def do_GET(self):
+        if self.path == "/health":
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.end_headers()
+            self.wfile.write(b'{"ok":true}')
+            return
+        self.send_response(404)
+        self.end_headers()
+
+    def log_message(self, *a):
+        pass
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    port = int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 8791
+
+    # H (constraint 1): flock is the SINGLETON AUTHORITY. daemon.pid's
+    # content is diagnostic metadata only — it never gates startup, never
+    # implies liveness, and is overwritten after the exclusive lock is held.
+    # Stale pid content (incl. SIGKILL debris) is thus harmless by design.
+    PIDFILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    lock_fd = os.open(PIDFILE, os.O_CREAT | os.O_RDWR, 0o644)
+    try:
+        fcntl.flock(lock_fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+    except OSError:
+        log("refusing start: another daemon holds the pidfile flock")
+        print("daemon already running (pidfile flock held)", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+    os.ftruncate(lock_fd, 0)
+    os.write(lock_fd, f"{os.getpid()}\n".encode())  # diagnostic, lock held for life
+
+    startup_recovery()
+    t = threading.Thread(target=reconciler, daemon=True)
+    t.start()
+    log(f"daemon starting on :{port}")
+    srv = ThreadingHTTPServer(("0.0.0.0", port), Handler)
+    try:
+        srv.serve_forever()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

bridge/daemon/verify.py

@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""verify.py — authoritative Gitea verification (webhook ≠ success).
+
+Queries the Gitea API for the TRUE state of the run/job/commit the wait
+references. Returns (verdict, evidence). verdict ∈ {success, failure,
+pending, unknown}. Only this module may move a wait out of
+WAITING_EXTERNAL.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import json, subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+HOST = "https://gitea.thingscouldgetdicey.online"
+REPO = "conductor/rune"
+
+
+def _token() -> str:
+    # Canonical ladder without importing Rune: env → token file → git store
+    import os
+
+    tok = os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", "").strip()
+    if tok:
+        return tok
+    tf = os.path.expanduser("~/.config/opencode/secrets/gitea-token")
+    if os.path.isfile(tf):
+        return open(tf).read().strip()
+    r = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "credential", "fill"],
+        input="protocol=https\nhost=gitea.thingscouldgetdicey.online\nusername=conductor\n\n",
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        timeout=10,
+    )
+    for line in r.stdout.splitlines():
+        if line.startswith("password="):
+            return line[9:]
+    raise RuntimeError("no gitea credential available")
+
+
+def _api(path: str) -> tuple[int, object]:
+    import urllib.request
+
+    req = urllib.request.Request(f"{HOST}/api/v1/repos/{REPO}{path}", headers={"Authorization": f"token {_token()}"})
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
+            return r.status, json.loads(r.read())
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        return e.code, {"error": e.read().decode()[:200]}
+
+
+def _jobs_list(run_ref: str):
+    """GET jobs for a run, unwrapping the {'jobs': [...]} envelope."""
+    s, data = _api(f"/actions/runs/{run_ref}/jobs")
+    if s != 200:
+        return s, None
+    if isinstance(data, dict):
+        data = data.get("jobs", [])
+    return s, data if isinstance(data, list) else None
+
+
+def _resolve_run_id(run_ref: str, sha: str) -> str:
+    """Task-list ids are NOT run ids. If run_ref lookup 404s, resolve the
+    real run id by head SHA via /actions/runs (T15: run 6907 vs task 15743)."""
+    if run_ref:
+        s, jobs = _jobs_list(run_ref)
+        if s == 200 and jobs:
+            return run_ref
+    if sha:
+        s, runs = _api(f"/actions/runs?limit=30")
+        items = runs.get("workflow_runs", []) if isinstance(runs, dict) else (runs if isinstance(runs, list) else [])
+        # One SHA fans out to multiple runs (lint + deploy-only). Prefer a
+        # substantive (non-skipped) run; a skipped-only run proves nothing.
+        fallback = ""
+        for r in items:
+            if str(r.get("head_sha", "")).startswith(sha):
+                rid = str(r.get("id"))
+                if r.get("conclusion") != "skipped":
+                    return rid
+                fallback = fallback or rid
+        return fallback
+    return ""
+
+
+def verify_run(run_ref: str, sha: str, expected: str) -> tuple[str, dict]:
+    """run_ref = actions run id (or task id — resolved via SHA lookup).
+
+    Defect fixed 2026-09-12 (surfaced by W/R-v0.3 live proof, run 7110):
+    the jobs query here used raw _api + isinstance(jobs, list), but this
+    Gitea wraps jobs in the {"jobs": [...]} envelope — the check always
+    failed, so EVERY EXACT_WORKFLOW verdict silently fell through to the
+    aggregate commit-status fallback, where unrelated runs on the same
+    SHA (multi-run fan-out: ci.yml + deploy-only) poison the verdict.
+    Use _jobs_list (unwraps the envelope), same as _resolve_run_id."""
+    run_ref = _resolve_run_id(run_ref, sha)
+    if run_ref:
+        s, jobs = _jobs_list(run_ref)
+        if s == 200 and isinstance(jobs, list) and jobs:
+            conclusions = {j.get("name"): j.get("conclusion") for j in jobs}
+            statuses = {j.get("status") for j in jobs}
+            if statuses <= {"completed"}:
+                verdict = "success" if set(conclusions.values()) <= {"success", "skipped"} else "failure"
+                return verdict, {"run_ref": run_ref, "jobs": conclusions}
+            return "pending", {"run_ref": run_ref, "statuses": sorted(statuses)}
+    if sha:
+        s, st = _api(f"/commits/{sha}/status")
+        if s == 200 and isinstance(st, dict):
+            state = st.get("state", "unknown")  # success|error|failure|pending|warning
+            rid = _resolve_run_id("", sha)  # attach run id so failure evidence works
+            if state == "success":
+                return "success", {"sha": sha, "state": state, "run_ref": rid}
+            if state in ("error", "failure"):
+                return "failure", {"sha": sha, "state": state, "run_ref": rid}
+            return "pending", {"sha": sha, "state": state}
+    return "unknown", {"run_ref": run_ref, "sha": sha}
+
+
+def failed_job_evidence(run_ref: str, sha: str = "") -> dict:
+    """For failure continuations: exact failing job + conclusion."""
+    run_ref = _resolve_run_id(run_ref, sha)
+    if not run_ref:
+        return {}
+    s, jobs = _jobs_list(run_ref)
+    if s != 200 or not isinstance(jobs, list):
+        return {}
+    bad = [j for j in jobs if j.get("conclusion") not in ("success", "skipped", None)]
+    return {
+        "failed_jobs": [
+            {"name": j.get("name"), "conclusion": j.get("conclusion"), "url": j.get("url", "")} for j in bad
+        ]
+    }
+
+
+# ── RELEASE_DEPLOY verification (W/R v0.1, overnight handoff Part 2) ──────
+# Aggregate commit status is NOT a valid completion authority for Rune's
+# release/deploy flow: the release successor SHA, not the source SHA, is what
+# converges (observed live: wr-1789179026 stranded on pending while 0.66.15
+# was deployed). The authority chain is:
+#   source SHA → source runs terminal → release successor commit (descendant)
+#   → successor runs success → deployed/current identity converges.
+
+
+def _git(args: list[str], repo_root: str) -> str:
+    import subprocess
+
+    r = subprocess.run(["git"] + args, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=repo_root or None, timeout=15)
+    if r.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"git {' '.join(args[:2])}: {r.stderr.strip()[:120]}")
+    return r.stdout
+
+
+def _runs_for_sha(sha: str) -> list[dict]:
+    s, runs = _api("/actions/runs?limit=50")
+    items = runs.get("workflow_runs", []) if isinstance(runs, dict) else []
+    return [r for r in items if str(r.get("head_sha", "")).startswith(sha)]
+
+
+def _sha_verdict_from_runs(runs: list[dict]) -> tuple[str, dict]:
+    """success | failure | pending from a SHA's workflow runs.
+    Terminal verdict ONLY when every run is completed — mixed states
+    (some success, some still in flight) must stay PENDING (observed live:
+    a SHA with 1 completed-success + 1 queued + 1 in-progress was judged
+    success mid-flight; wr-1789182522 2026-09-12)."""
+    if not runs:
+        return "pending", {"note": "no runs found"}
+    non_terminal = [r for r in runs if r.get("status") != "completed"]
+    if non_terminal:
+        return "pending", {"in_flight": len(non_terminal)}
+    conclusions = {r.get("name"): r.get("conclusion") for r in runs}
+    bad = {n: c for n, c in conclusions.items() if c == "failure"}
+    if bad:
+        return "failure", {"failed": bad}
+    return "success", {"runs": conclusions}
+
+
+def verify_release_deploy(source_sha: str, repo_root: str = "", deployed_link: str = "") -> tuple[str, dict]:
+    """RELEASE_DEPLOY authority chain. Returns (verdict, evidence)."""
+    source_sha = (source_sha or "")[:12]
+    ev: dict = {"source_sha": source_sha, "kind": "RELEASE_DEPLOY"}
+
+    # 1. Source SHA's own runs must be terminal and healthy.
+    src_runs = _runs_for_sha(source_sha)
+    src_verdict, src_ev = _sha_verdict_from_runs(src_runs)
+    ev["source"] = src_ev
+    if src_verdict != "success":
+        return src_verdict, ev
+
+    # 2. Release successor: first chore(release) commit descending from source.
+    if not repo_root:
+        return "pending", {**ev, "note": "no repo_root — cannot check lineage"}
+    try:
+        out = _git(
+            [
+                "log",
+                "--format=%H %s",
+                "--reverse",
+                f"{source_sha}..master",
+                "--grep=^chore\\(release\\)",
+                "--extended-regexp",
+            ],
+            repo_root,
+        )
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        return "pending", {**ev, "note": str(e)}
+    successors = [l for l in out.splitlines() if l.strip()]
+    if not successors:
+        return "pending", {**ev, "note": "no release successor yet"}
+    succ_line = successors[0]
+    succ_sha_full, _, succ_subject = succ_line.partition(" ")
+    succ_sha = succ_sha_full[:12]
+    ev["successor"] = {"sha": succ_sha, "subject": succ_subject[:80]}
+
+    # Ancestry is guaranteed by the range, but verify explicitly (deterministic
+    # lineage over title guessing):
+    try:
+        _git(["merge-base", "--is-ancestor", source_sha, succ_sha_full], repo_root)
+    except RuntimeError:
+        return "failure", {**ev, "note": "successor is not a descendant of source"}
+
+    # 3. Successor runs must be terminal and healthy.
+    succ_runs = _runs_for_sha(succ_sha)
+    succ_verdict, succ_ev = _sha_verdict_from_runs(succ_runs)
+    ev["successor"]["runs"] = succ_ev
+    if succ_verdict != "success":
+        return succ_verdict, ev
+
+    # 4. Deployed identity convergence. A mismatch is FAILURE only when the
+    # successor's runs are ALL completed — if any is still running/queued the
+    # deploy may simply not have propagated yet → PENDING (observed live:
+    # reconciler checked mid-deploy, verdict failure, deployment converged
+    # ~2 min later; wr-1789182522 2026-09-12).
+    if deployed_link:
+        link = Path(deployed_link)
+        if link.is_symlink() or link.is_dir():
+            deployed = str(link.resolve())
+            deployed_id = Path(deployed).name
+            ev["deployed"] = deployed_id
+            if not deployed_id.startswith(succ_sha[:12]):
+                still = [r for r in _runs_for_sha(succ_sha) if r.get("status") != "completed"]
+                if still:
+                    return "pending", {**ev, "note": "deploy propagating (runs in flight)"}
+                return "failure", {**ev, "note": f"deployed {deployed_id} != successor {succ_sha} (all runs terminal)"}
+        else:
+            return "failure", {**ev, "note": f"deployed link missing: {deployed_link}"}
+
+    return "success", ev

bridge/daemon/waitstore.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""waitstore.py — wait/resume state machine v0.2 (developer tooling, NOT Rune).
+
+States:
+  RUNNABLE → WAITING_EXTERNAL → READY_TO_RESUME → RESUMING → COMPLETED | FAILED
+                                       ↑               │
+                                       │               ├─(watch timeout, tree killed)
+                                       │               └─(rc!=0 / unverifiable)
+                                  READY_TO_RETRY ←─────┘
+  RESUME_UNVERIFIED : delivery after crash/timeout cannot be proven.
+                      TERMINAL-ish — never auto-scheduled; explicit
+                      `requeue()` required to make it READY_TO_RESUME.
+  TIMED_OUT         : external event never arrived within the wait budget.
+
+Waits persist as waits/<wait_id>.json (atomic tmp+rename).
+Leases persist as leases/<session_id>.lease.json (atomic tmp+rename,
+validated against /proc so a dead or PID-reused owner is stealable).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import fcntl, json, os, tempfile, time, uuid
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT = Path(os.environ.get("WR_ROOT", "") or Path(__file__).resolve().parent)
+WAITS = ROOT / "waits"
+EVENTS = ROOT / "events"
+LEASES = ROOT / "leases"
+
+SCHEDULABLE = {"READY_TO_RESUME", "READY_TO_RETRY"}
+VALID_STATES = {
+    "RUNNABLE",
+    "WAITING_EXTERNAL",
+    "READY_TO_RESUME",
+    "RESUMING",
+    "COMPLETED",
+    "FAILED",
+    "READY_TO_RETRY",
+    "RESUME_UNVERIFIED",
+    "TIMED_OUT",
+}
+TERMINAL = {"COMPLETED", "FAILED", "RESUME_UNVERIFIED", "TIMED_OUT"}
+
+
+def _atomic_write(path: Path, data: dict) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    fd, tmp = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=str(path.parent), prefix=".tmp-")
+    try:
+        with os.fdopen(fd, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(data, f, indent=1, sort_keys=True)
+        os.replace(tmp, path)
+        # T17 17C: the bridge root is SHARED across users (deploy waiter
+        # runs as the runner user; daemon as nick). mkstemp creates 0600 —
+        # daemon re-saves locked the runner user out of records it must
+        # read (waitstore.load in await_resume_event; find_matching_event
+        # replay scan silently skipped them). 0644: owner writes, all read.
+        os.chmod(path, 0o644)
+    except BaseException:
+        if os.path.exists(tmp):
+            os.unlink(tmp)
+        raise
+
+
+def now() -> str:
+    return time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime())
+
+
+def new_wait(
+    *,
+    session_id: str,
+    provider: str,
+    event_type: str,
+    repo: str,
+    sha: str = "",
+    run_ref: str = "",
+    expected: str = "success",
+    wait_kind: str = "EXACT_WORKFLOW",
+    target_kind: str = "interactive",
+    repo_root: str = "",
+    deployed_link: str = "",
+    objective: str = "",
+    waited_for: str = "",
+    verify_when_woken: str = "",
+    on_success: str = "",
+    on_failure: str = "",
+    resume_cmd: list | None = None,
+) -> dict:
+    wid = f"wr-{int(time.time())}-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:6]}"
+    rec = {
+        "wait_id": wid,
+        "session_id": session_id,
+        "created_at": now(),
+        "provider": provider,
+        "event_type": event_type,
+        "repo": repo,
+        "sha": sha,
+        "run_ref": run_ref,
+        "expected": expected,
+        # T15 §15D: PROCESS_EVENT — a wait whose authoritative verdict is
+        # the matching process-exit event itself (exit_code carried on the
+        # event), e.g. a builder/controller process completing. The event
+        # IS the authority here (the notifier wrapper observed the real
+        # process exit); no Gitea lookup applies.
+        "wait_kind": wait_kind
+        if wait_kind in ("EXACT_WORKFLOW", "RELEASE_DEPLOY", "PROCESS_EVENT")
+        else "EXACT_WORKFLOW",
+        # CONTENTION POLICY: "interactive" (default, conservative) never
+        # auto-dispatches — MiMo exposes NO supported busy/idle session
+        # signal, so injecting into a possibly-busy interactive session is
+        # NOT YET SAFE. Only explicitly declared headless/disposable
+        # targets ("headless") are auto-resumed.
+        "target_kind": target_kind if target_kind in ("headless", "interactive") else "interactive",
+        "repo_root": repo_root,
+        "deployed_link": deployed_link,
+        # T15 §15D: per-wait resume command override (placeholder template,
+        # same substitution as WR_RESUME_CMD: {session_id}/{msg}/{wait_id}).
+        # A synthetic controller session (e.g. a Scaffolding stage driver)
+        # is NOT a MiMo session — the global mimo-shaped default cannot
+        # resume it, which is exactly why fixed-sleep polling crept back
+        # in T12-T14. Per-wait override makes ANY registered continuation
+        # target resumable through the same bridge.
+        "resume_cmd": list(resume_cmd) if resume_cmd else None,
+        "status": "WAITING_EXTERNAL",
+        "last_verified": "",
+        "resume_attempts": 0,
+        "continuation": {
+            "objective": objective,
+            "waited_for": waited_for,
+            "verify_when_woken": verify_when_woken,
+            "on_success": on_success,
+            "on_failure": on_failure,
+        },
+    }
+    _atomic_write(WAITS / f"{wid}.json", rec)
+    return rec
+
+
+def load(wid: str) -> dict | None:
+    p = WAITS / f"{wid}.json"
+    return json.loads(p.read_text()) if p.is_file() else None
+
+
+def save(rec: dict) -> None:
+    assert rec.get("status") in VALID_STATES, rec.get("status")
+    rec["last_updated"] = now()
+    _atomic_write(WAITS / f"{rec['wait_id']}.json", rec)
+
+
+def all_waits() -> list[dict]:
+    out = []
+    for p in WAITS.glob("*.json"):
+        try:
+            out.append(json.loads(p.read_text()))
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            continue
+    return out
+
+
+def pending() -> list[dict]:
+    return [r for r in all_waits() if r.get("status") in {"WAITING_EXTERNAL"} | SCHEDULABLE]
+
+
+def schedulable() -> list[dict]:
+    """READY waits, oldest first — deterministic queue order."""
+    rs = [r for r in all_waits() if r.get("status") in SCHEDULABLE]
+    rs.sort(key=lambda r: (r.get("created_at", ""), r.get("wait_id", "")))
+    return rs
+
+
+def requeue(wid: str, note: str) -> dict | None:
+    """Operator-explicit requeue of a RESUME_UNVERIFIED/RESUME_FAILED wait."""
+    rec = load(wid)
+    if not rec:
+        return None
+    rec["status"] = "READY_TO_RESUME"
+    rec["resume_note"] = note
+    save(rec)
+    return rec
+
+
+# ── events (wake signals, idempotent) ─────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def record_event(event: dict) -> str:
+    import hashlib
+
+    body = json.dumps(event, sort_keys=True)
+    eid = hashlib.sha256(body.encode()).hexdigest()[:16]
+    f = EVENTS / f"{eid}.json"
+    if not f.is_file():
+        _atomic_write(f, {"event_id": eid, "received_at": now(), "event": event})
+    return eid
+
+
+def match(rec: dict, event: dict) -> bool:
+    if rec.get("provider") != event.get("provider"):
+        return False
+    if rec.get("event_type") and event.get("event_type") and rec["event_type"] != event["event_type"]:
+        return False
+    if rec.get("sha") and event.get("sha") and rec["sha"] != event["sha"]:
+        return False
+    if rec.get("run_ref") and event.get("run_ref") and rec["run_ref"] != event["run_ref"]:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+# ── leases (per-session single-flight, /proc-validated) ───────────────────
+#
+# Invariant 3 (PID reuse): liveness is NEVER "PID exists". The lease records
+# pid + pgid + process starttime (/proc/<pid>/stat field 22); all three must
+# match or the owner is a different process wearing a recycled PID.
+#
+# Invariant 1 (flock as authority): the lease file's flock serializes
+# read-modify-write across processes and dies with its holder, so a crashed
+# daemon can never wedge the lock. The lease JSON + /proc decide who OWNS the
+# session; the flock only prevents racing acquirers from double-stealing.
+
+_lease_fds: dict[str, int] = {}  # session_id → open fd holding the flock
+
+
+def _pid_starttime(pid: int) -> str | None:
+    """Field 22 of /proc/<pid>/stat — distinguishes PID reuse."""
+    try:
+        stat = Path(f"/proc/{pid}/stat").read_text()
+        return stat.rsplit(")", 1)[1].split()[19]
+    except (OSError, IndexError):
+        return None
+
+
+def _owner_alive(lease: dict) -> bool:
+    pid = lease.get("pid")
+    if not pid or not Path(f"/proc/{pid}").is_dir():
+        return False
+    if _pid_starttime(pid) != lease.get("pid_starttime"):
+        return False  # PID reused by an unrelated process
+    try:
+        if os.getpgid(pid) != lease.get("pgid"):
+            return False
+    except OSError:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def lease_path(session_id: str) -> Path:
+    # T16 §16C finding (observed live in daemon.log): session ids like
+    # "controller-<op>-Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash" contain "/" — the raw
+    # embed made lease creation raise FileNotFoundError, so resume
+    # delivery for those waits could never succeed. Sanitize to a flat
+    # filesystem-safe name; the hash suffix prevents collisions between
+    # ids that sanitize identically.
+    import hashlib as _hashlib
+    import re as _re
+
+    safe = _re.sub(r"[^A-Za-z0-9._-]+", "_", session_id)[:80]
+    digest = _hashlib.sha256(session_id.encode()).hexdigest()[:10]
+    return LEASES / f"{safe}-{digest}.lease.json"
+
+
+def read_lease(session_id: str) -> dict | None:
+    p = lease_path(session_id)
+    if not p.is_file():
+        return None
+    try:
+        return json.loads(p.read_text())
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return None
+
+
+def _locked_lease_fd(session_id: str) -> int | None:
+    """Open the lease file and take its flock (non-blocking). The fd stays
+    open (lock held) until release_lease closes it."""
+    if session_id in _lease_fds:
+        return _lease_fds[session_id]  # already hold it
+    LEASES.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    fd = os.open(lease_path(session_id), os.O_CREAT | os.O_RDWR, 0o600)
+    try:
+        fcntl.flock(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+    except OSError:
+        os.close(fd)
+        return None  # another process holds the lock — mid-acquire
+    _lease_fds[session_id] = fd
+    return fd
+
+
+def _write_lease_locked(session_id: str, lease: dict) -> None:
+    fd = _lease_fds[session_id]
+    os.ftruncate(fd, 0)
+    os.lseek(fd, 0, os.SEEK_SET)
+    os.write(fd, json.dumps(lease, indent=1, sort_keys=True).encode())
+    os.fsync(fd)
+
+
+def acquire_lease(session_id: str, wait_id: str, pid: int, pgid: int) -> dict | None:
+    """Atomically create or steal the session lease. Returns the lease dict,
+    or None if a live owner holds it (or another process is mid-steal).
+    Staleness is decided by /proc identity evidence, never by age alone."""
+    fd = _locked_lease_fd(session_id)
+    if fd is None:
+        return None
+    existing = read_lease(session_id)
+    if existing and _owner_alive(existing):
+        _lease_fds.pop(session_id, None)
+        os.close(fd)
+        return None  # live worker owns this session
+    lease = {
+        "session_id": session_id,
+        "wait_id": wait_id,
+        "pid": pid,
+        "pgid": pgid,
+        "pid_starttime": _pid_starttime(pid),
+        "acquired_at": now(),
+        "state": "RESUMING",
+    }
+    _write_lease_locked(session_id, lease)
+    return lease
+
+
+def update_lease(session_id: str, **fields) -> None:
+    lease = read_lease(session_id) or {}
+    lease.update(fields)
+    _write_lease_locked(session_id, lease)
+
+
+def release_lease(session_id: str, wait_id: str) -> bool:
+    """Release only if the current lease belongs to this wait (no stealing
+    a successor's lease during a slow shutdown path). Closes the flock fd."""
+    lease = read_lease(session_id)
+    if not (lease and lease.get("wait_id") == wait_id):
+        return False
+    fd = _lease_fds.pop(session_id, None)
+    if fd is not None:
+        try:
+            fcntl.flock(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+        os.close(fd)
+    lease_path(session_id).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    return True

config/mimo-hooks/builder-bridge.ts

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+import { execFile } from "node:child_process"
+import { existsSync, appendFileSync } from "node:fs"
+
+// builder-bridge — Rune Core preflight for the MiMo builder (handoff
+// 2026-09-10 §3–§7, Option C bridge tranche). For each user turn, the hook
+// extracts the user's message from the outgoing LLM request, runs the Rune
+// Core builder-bridge preflight (deterministic: route classification +
+// memory selection + active-Scaffolding projection, ZERO model calls), and
+// appends a compact capsule to the final user message. Same Rune Core the
+// TUI/operator path uses — this file is a thin adapter with no cognition.
+//
+// CANONICAL SOURCE: config/mimo-hooks/builder-bridge.ts
+// Installed to ~/.mimocode/hooks/builder-bridge.ts by
+// `scripts/install_mimo_hook.py` (hash-verified, drift-detecting — the same
+// contract as event-wait-guard.ts). T22: this file was previously
+// UNVERSIONED and hardcoded an ephemeral interpreter path (/tmp/ci-venv),
+// which silently killed the whole edge; both defects are repaired here.
+//
+// Overhead contract (§7/§8): capsule ≤ ~300 tokens; a repeat/empty task
+// costs ~0ms (TTL cache); a fresh task ~150ms (bounded retrieval). The hook
+// degrades silently to no-injection on any failure — it must never block
+// the builder.
+//
+// Injection policy: only append when the capsule is non-empty. A plain
+// "hello" gets nothing (§5: if nothing relevant exists, inject nothing).
+
+const BRIDGE = "/mnt/workdrive/issue161-harness/src/rune/builder_bridge_cli.py"
+const MARKER_PREFIX = "/tmp/rune-bridge-"
+
+// Interpreter resolution (T22 repair): the previous hardcoded
+// "/tmp/ci-venv/bin/python" is an EPHEMERAL path that no longer exists, so
+// every bridge call failed and the hook silently degraded — the MiMo edge
+// received no Rune Core preflight at all (zero fire-log lines). Resolve
+// against durable candidates, first existing wins; env override wins over
+// all of them. If nothing exists the hook degrades as before.
+const PY_CANDIDATES = [
+  process.env.MIMO_BRIDGE_PY,
+  "/mnt/workdrive/issue161-harness/.test-venv/bin/python",
+  "/home/nick/.venvs/memory/bin/python3",
+  "/usr/bin/python3",
+].filter((p) => typeof p === "string" && p.length > 0)
+
+function resolvePy() {
+  for (const p of PY_CANDIDATES) {
+    try {
+      if (existsSync(p)) return p
+    } catch {}
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
+// Per-process dedupe: identical task text within the cache TTL does not need
+// a second bridge call — the CLI has its own TTL cache, but skipping the
+// process spawn entirely for the same message text within 10 minutes keeps
+// repeats at ~0ms.
+const lastText = new Map() // text -> timestamp
+const TTL = 600_000
+
+function extractUserText(messages) {
+  // messages: Array<{ info: Message, parts: Part[] }> — newest last.
+  for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const m = messages[i]
+    if (m?.info?.role !== "user") continue
+    const texts = []
+    for (const p of m.parts ?? []) {
+      if (p?.type === "text" && typeof p.text === "string") texts.push(p.text)
+    }
+    if (texts.length) return texts.join("\n").slice(0, 4000)
+  }
+  return ""
+}
+
+export default {
+  "experimental.chat.messages.transform": async (input, output) => {
+    try {
+      if (!Array.isArray(output.messages) || output.messages.length === 0) return
+      const userText = extractUserText(output.messages)
+      if (!userText || userText.length < 12) return // trivial/noise guard
+      // Harness-internal steps (checkpoint writer, compaction, system
+      // reminders) are not builder tasks — no capsule (measured: the fire
+      // log showed checkpoint-writer steps receiving capsules 2026-09-10).
+      if (/^(<system-reminder>|EXTRACTION REQUIRED)/.test(userText.trim())) return
+      const now = Date.now()
+      const prev = lastText.get(userText)
+      if (prev !== undefined && now - prev < TTL) return // dedupe repeats
+      lastText.set(userText, now)
+      if (lastText.size > 64) {
+        // evict oldest
+        let oldestKey = null, oldestVal = Infinity
+        for (const [k, v] of lastText) if (v < oldestVal) { oldestVal = v; oldestKey = k }
+        if (oldestKey) lastText.delete(oldestKey)
+      }
+
+      const py = resolvePy()
+      if (!py) return // no durable interpreter — degrade (never block)
+
+      const capsule = await new Promise((resolve) => {
+        execFile(py, [BRIDGE, userText], { timeout: 15_000 }, (err, stdout) => {
+          resolve(err ? "" : (stdout?.toString() ?? ""))
+        })
+      })
+      if (!capsule.trim()) return
+
+      // Durable fire-trace: one line per ACTUAL injection into an outgoing
+      // model request (handoff §1 proof requirement). Not a canary — this is
+      // standing observability for the bridge's consumer edge.
+      try {
+        appendFileSync("/tmp/rune-bridge-fire.log",
+          JSON.stringify({ ts: new Date().toISOString(), task: userText.slice(0, 80), capsule_tokens: Math.round(capsule.length / 4), py }) + "\n")
+      } catch {}
+
+      // Append the capsule to the LAST user message (the one being answered).
+      const last = output.messages[output.messages.length - 1]
+      if (last?.parts && Array.isArray(last.parts)) {
+        last.parts.push({
+          type: "text",
+          text: "\n\n<rune-preflight>\n" + capsule.trim() + "\n</rune-preflight>\n(Injected by Rune Core builder bridge — deterministic preflight, zero model calls. Relevant state above; ignore if not applicable to this task.)",
+        })
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // never block the builder on bridge failure
+    }
+  },
+}

config/mimo-hooks/event-wait-guard.ts

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+import type { Hooks } from "@mimo-ai/plugin"
+
+// event-wait-guard — RETIRED (T21.5 §6/§8, 2026-09-17).
+//
+// HISTORY: this hook was the T21 §21B-3 runtime interception layer that
+// blocked model-generated sleep→poll continuation (T20 regression), and
+// later carried the T21.1 §21.1C cwd guard. Both were DOWNSTREAM patches:
+// they corrected the model's output instead of fixing the generator.
+//
+// ROOT-CAUSE FIX (T21.5 §2-§5): the generator was ci_event_wait's
+// wait loop returning nonterminal control to the model — caused by a
+// single hard-coded master-deploy authority that was blind to branch/PR
+// operations. T21.5 fixed this upstream:
+//   - OPERATION_SPECS: per-operation-type completion authority
+//     (branch_ci/pull_request_checks -> own Actions runs;
+//     master_ci/deploy/release -> deploy qualification);
+//   - SINGLE LOGICAL AWAIT: all nonterminal conditions re-arm inside
+//     ci_event_wait.run(); the model sees only terminal results;
+//   - structured PendingOperation envelopes (op_type, authority,
+//     internal_rearm_count) propagate to the controller.
+//
+// With the generator fixed, runtime interception is retired per the
+// tranche rule FIXED UPSTREAM BEHAVIOUR > DOWNSTREAM GUARD CORRECTION.
+// Regression prevention lives in the test suite:
+//   tests/test_single_logical_await.py  (no model re-arm contract)
+//   tests/test_ci_event_wait.py         (watchdog=recovery, event=wake)
+//   tests/test_wait_guard_corpus.py     (canonical wait-pattern corpus)
+// NOT as a permanent runtime block. The hook file stays installed as a
+// documented no-op so canonical-source/install parity (test_hook_drift,
+// test_hook_parity) continues to prove the installed runtime matches
+// this repository's canonical state.
+
+export const EventWaitGuard: Hooks = {
+  "tool.execute.before": async (_input, _output) => {
+    // RETIRED — no interception. See history above.
+    return
+  },
+}
+
+export const CwdGuard: Hooks = {
+  "tool.execute.before": async (_input, _output) => {
+    // RETIRED (T21.5 §8) — the harness/construction execution boundary
+    // now resolves project context upstream (execution-context binding).
+    // No runtime refusal. See tests/test_auto_execution_context.py.
+    return
+  },
+}
+
+export const CombinedGuards: Hooks = {
+  "tool.execute.before": async (input, output) => {
+    // Kept as the default export shape; both sub-guards are retired.
+    return
+  },
+}
+
+export default CombinedGuards

config/mimo-tools/await-operation.ts

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+import { tool } from "@mimo-ai/plugin"
+import { execSync } from "child_process"
+
+export default tool({
+    description: "Wait for an external operation (CI, deploy, release) to complete. Call this when you cannot make progress until an external process finishes. You do NOT need to know the sha, op_type, or duration — Rune's controller resolves those from the bound PendingOperation. Just call this when you want to wait.",
+    args: {
+        operation_id: tool.schema.string().optional().describe("Optional: the operation to wait for. If omitted, the controller resolves the current pending operation automatically."),
+        task_id: tool.schema.string().optional().describe("Optional: the active task id (e.g. T4). When provided, resolution is scoped to operations bound to this task — stale global operations are never consulted."),
+        sha: tool.schema.string().optional().describe("OPTIONAL HINT — non-authoritative. The controller uses this only to help resolve which operation you mean."),
+        op_type: tool.schema.string().optional().describe("OPTIONAL HINT — non-authoritative. The controller derives the canonical operation type from repository/Gitea state."),
+        deadline_secs: tool.schema.number().optional().describe("OPTIONAL HINT — non-authoritative. The controller applies governed policy timing. Real user deadlines must be stated in conversation."),
+    },
+    async execute(args) {
+        // INTENT NORMALIZATION — model output is intent; the controller
+        // owns execution semantics. All model args are hints recorded for
+        // observability; canonical truth comes from the bound operation.
+        const parts = []
+        if (args.operation_id) parts.push(`--operation-id ${args.operation_id}`)
+        if (args.task_id) parts.push(`--task-id ${args.task_id}`)
+        if (args.sha) parts.push(`--sha ${args.sha}`)
+        if (args.op_type) parts.push(`--model-op-type ${args.op_type}`)
+        if (args.deadline_secs) parts.push(`--model-deadline ${args.deadline_secs}`)
+        const normCmd = `python3 /mnt/workdrive/issue161-harness/scripts/await_intent_cli.py normalize ${parts.join(" ")}`
+        let norm: any
+        try {
+            const normOut = execSync(normCmd, {
+                cwd: "/mnt/workdrive/issue161-harness",
+                encoding: "utf-8" as const,
+                timeout: 120000,
+                env: { ...process.env, RUNE_WR_ROOT: "/mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge" },
+            })
+            norm = JSON.parse(normOut.trim().split("\n").find((l: string) => l.startsWith("{")) || "{}")
+        } catch (e: any) {
+            return JSON.stringify({ ok: false, stage: "normalization", error: (e.stderr || e.message || "?").slice(0, 300) })
+        }
+        if (norm.normalized === "AMBIGUOUS") {
+            return JSON.stringify({ ok: false, stage: "normalization", ...norm })
+        }
+        if (!norm.normalized) {
+            return JSON.stringify({ ok: false, stage: "normalization", ...norm })
+        }
+        // canonical continuation: stored/derived op_type + POLICY deadline
+        // (the sha for the wait comes from the normalization resolution,
+        // NOT from the model's args)
+        const waitSha = norm.sha_for_wait || args.sha || ""
+        if (!waitSha) {
+            return JSON.stringify({ ok: false, stage: "resolution", error: "no sha resolved for the pending operation", norm })
+        }
+        const cmd = `python3 /mnt/workdrive/issue161-harness/scripts/ci_event_wait.py --sha ${waitSha} --deadline ${norm.deadline_secs} --op-type ${norm.op_type}`
+        try {
+            const result = execSync(cmd, {
+                cwd: "/mnt/workdrive/issue161-harness",
+                timeout: (norm.deadline_secs + 60) * 1000,
+                encoding: "utf-8" as const,
+                env: { ...process.env, DEPLOY_SHA: waitSha, RUNE_WR_ROOT: "/mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge", RUNE_WR_CODE: "/home/nick/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume" },
+            })
+            const jl = result.trim().split("\n").find((l: string) => l.startsWith("{"))
+            const envelope = jl ? JSON.parse(jl) : { ok: false, error: "no output" }
+            return JSON.stringify({
+                ...envelope,
+                normalization: {
+                    model_deadline_ignored: norm.model_deadline_ignored,
+                    model_op_type_ignored: norm.model_op_type_ignored,
+                    model_sha_ignored: !!args.sha && args.sha !== waitSha,
+                    canonical_op_type: norm.op_type,
+                    canonical_authority: norm.authority,
+                    deadline_provenance: norm.deadline_provenance,
+                    matched_by: norm.matched_by || norm.evidence || "auto-resolved",
+                },
+            })
+        } catch (e: any) {
+            const lines = (e.stdout || "").trim().split("\n")
+            const jl = lines.find((l: string) => l.startsWith("{"))
+            if (jl) {
+                const envelope = JSON.parse(jl)
+                return JSON.stringify({
+                    ...envelope,
+                    normalization: {
+                        model_deadline_ignored: norm.model_deadline_ignored,
+                        model_op_type_ignored: norm.model_op_type_ignored,
+                        model_sha_ignored: !!args.sha && args.sha !== waitSha,
+                        canonical_op_type: norm.op_type,
+                        canonical_authority: norm.authority,
+                        deadline_provenance: norm.deadline_provenance,
+                        matched_by: norm.matched_by || norm.evidence || "auto-resolved",
+                    },
+                })
+            }
+            return JSON.stringify({ ok: false, stage: "wait", error: (e.stderr || e.message || "?").slice(0, 300) })
+        }
+    },
+})

config/mimo-tools/bash.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+
+// bash — executes a shell command. PROCESS-OWNERSHIP CONTRACT (v2):
+//
+//   MODE A (tool-owned): the child is launched in its own process group;
+//   stdout/stderr are CAPTURED pipes (never the TUI tty). On timeout or
+//   failure the ENTIRE process group is signalled (SIGTERM, grace,
+//   SIGKILL) so grandchildren cannot survive the invocation, then the
+//   result is finalized. After finalization NO descendant retains a
+//   writer into MiMo's streams.
+//
+//   MODE B (explicitly detached): a command suffixed with " &" that the
+//   user/model intends to outlive the tool (nohup/setsid/disown-style)
+//   is executed via the detached helper: stdin=/dev/null, stdout/stderr
+//   -> durable log file, own session (setsid), no MiMo PTY inheritance.
+//   The tool returns the log path as the durable handle.
+//
+// Wait-intent compilation (sleep/check/poll aimed at a pending operation)
+// is preserved: interception happens at the SEMANTIC level via
+// await_intent route-bash, and a NO-OP for anything that is not a genuine
+// continuation of a live pending operation. Arbitrary shell syntax
+// (quotes, pipes, semicolons) passes through untouched — the router
+// response is only trusted when it carries normalized=true AND
+// ContinuePendingOperation with a concrete operation bound.
+import { tool } from "@mimo-ai/plugin"
+import { spawn, execFile } from "child_process"
+
+const REPO = "/mnt/workdrive/issue161-harness"
+const WR_ROOT = "/mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge"
+
+// ── MODE A: process-group-owned capture execution ──────────────────────
+interface OwnedResult { stdout: string; stderr: string; status: number; timedOut: boolean }
+
+function runOwned(command: string, timeoutMs: number): Promise<OwnedResult> {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        // /bin/sh -c "command" in its OWN process group (detached:true makes
+        // the child a session/group leader we can signal as a WHOLE).
+        const child = spawn("/bin/sh", ["-c", command], {
+            cwd: REPO,
+            stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],   // NEVER inherit the TUI tty
+            env: process.env,
+            detached: true,                      // own process group
+        })
+        let stdout = "", stderr = ""
+        let timedOut = false
+        let settled = false
+        const outChunks: Buffer[] = []
+        const errChunks: Buffer[] = []
+        child.stdout!.on("data", (d) => outChunks.push(d))
+        child.stderr!.on("data", (d) => errChunks.push(d))
+
+        const killGroup = (sig: NodeJS.Signals) => {
+            try { process.kill(-child.pid!, sig) } catch { /* already gone */ }
+        }
+        const finalize = (status: number) => {
+            if (settled) return
+            settled = true
+            clearTimeout(timer)
+            // detach listeners, then resolve — no late listeners remain
+            child.stdout!.removeAllListeners()
+            child.stderr!.removeAllListeners()
+            resolve({ stdout: Buffer.concat(outChunks).toString(), stderr: Buffer.concat(errChunks).toString(), status, timedOut })
+        }
+        const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+            timedOut = true
+            killGroup("SIGTERM")
+            // bounded grace for clean shutdown, then SIGKILL the group
+            setTimeout(() => killGroup("SIGKILL"), 2000)
+            // the exit/close event settles; a hard stop-guard settles anyway
+            setTimeout(() => finalize(124), 4000)
+        }, timeoutMs)
+
+        child.on("error", (e) => finalize(-1))
+        child.on("close", (code) => finalize(code ?? -1))
+    })
+}
+
+// ── MODE B: explicit detachment for "cmd &" invocations ────────────────
+function runDetached(command: string): Promise<string> {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        const logPath = `/tmp/mimo-detached-${Date.now()}-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1e6)}.log`
+        const out = `exec >>"${logPath}" 2>&1; exec 0</dev/null; ${command}`
+        const child = spawn("/bin/sh", ["-c", `setsid /bin/sh -c '${out.replace(/'/g, `'\\''`)}'`], {
+            cwd: REPO,
+            stdio: "ignore",     // child rebinds its own fds — no PTY inheritance
+            env: process.env,
+            detached: true,
+            // unref: MiMo's event loop does not wait for it
+        })
+        child.unref()
+        resolve(JSON.stringify({
+            detached: true,
+            log: logPath,
+            note: "process detached (setsid, own fds); output streams to the log file only; fd 0/1/2 do NOT reference the MiMo tty",
+        }))
+    })
+}
+
+// ── wait-intent routing (semantic level, preserved from v1) ────────────
+async function tryCompileWaitIntent(command: string): Promise<string | null> {
+    let routeOut: string
+    try {
+        routeOut = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+            execFile("python3", [`${REPO}/scripts/await_intent_cli.py`, "route-bash", "--command", command], {
+                cwd: REPO, timeout: 60000, encoding: "utf-8",
+                env: { ...process.env, RUNE_WR_ROOT: WR_ROOT },
+                maxBuffer: 8 * 1024 * 1024,
+            }, (err, stdout) => { if (err && !stdout) reject(err); else resolve(stdout || "") })
+        })
+    } catch {
+        return null // router unavailable: normal execution (never block on routing)
+    }
+    const jl = routeOut.trim().split("\n").find((l) => l.startsWith("{"))
+    if (!jl) return null
+    let norm: any
+    try { norm = JSON.parse(jl) } catch { return null }
+    // STRICT gate: compile ONLY a normalized, concrete continuation.
+    if (!(norm.normalized === true &&
+          norm.action === "ContinuePendingOperation" &&
+          norm.operation_id && norm.sha_for_wait)) return null
+    const waitCmd = `python3 ${REPO}/scripts/ci_event_wait.py --sha ${norm.sha_for_wait} --deadline ${norm.deadline_secs} --op-type ${norm.op_type}`
+    const r = await runOwned(waitCmd, (norm.deadline_secs + 60) * 1000)
+    const jline = r.stdout.trim().split("\n").find((l) => l.startsWith("{"))
+    if (jline) {
+        return JSON.stringify({
+            ...JSON.parse(jline),
+            intent_compilation: {
+                raw_command_kind: norm.raw_command_kind || "sleep_poll",
+                literal_sleep_executed: false,
+                operation_id: norm.operation_id,
+                canonical_op_type: norm.op_type,
+                authority: norm.authority,
+            },
+        })
+    }
+    return JSON.stringify({ ok: false, stage: "compiled-wait", error: (r.stderr || "no output").slice(0, 300) })
+}
+
+export default tool({
+    description: "Run a shell command. If the command expresses external wait intent (sleep/check/poll aimed at CI, deploy, or release operations with pending operations), it is automatically compiled to Rune's event-driven continuation — you do not need to manage wait mechanics. Plain local commands execute normally. Commands ending in ' &' run detached with output logged to a file.",
+    args: {
+        command: tool.schema.string().describe("Shell command to run"),
+    },
+    async execute(args) {
+        // 1. wait-intent compilation (semantic, strict-gated)
+        try {
+            const compiled = await tryCompileWaitIntent(args.command)
+            if (compiled !== null) return compiled
+        } catch { /* fall through to normal execution */ }
+
+        // 2. MODE B: explicit detachment for backgrounded invocations
+        const cmd = args.command
+        if (/\b(nohup|setsid)\b/.test(cmd) || /&\s*$/.test(cmd)) {
+            return await runDetached(cmd)
+        }
+
+        // 3. MODE A: tool-owned, group-killed, captured execution
+        const r = await runOwned(cmd, 120000)
+        const text = r.stdout + (r.stderr ? `\n[stderr]\n${r.stderr}` : "")
+        if (r.timedOut) {
+            return `exit timed-out (process group terminated): ${text.slice(0, 500)}`
+        }
+        if (r.status !== 0) {
+            return `exit ${r.status}: ${text.slice(0, 500) || "?"}`
+        }
+        return text || "(no output)"
+    },
+})

config/umbrellas.json

@@ -1,223 +1,319 @@
 {
-  "_comment": "Umbrella impact map \u2014 the change-propagation graph. Every src/rune/*.py and shared/*.py module MUST appear in exactly one umbrella's modules list (enforced by the umbrella_manifest_is_complete henxel; debt-tracked modules allowed via docs/module-coverage-debt.md). depends_on: when umbrella U changes, its dependents' canaries are required gates. mirrors: files that must travel together in the same PR (enforced by scripts/umbrella_impact.py unless the PR carries 'Propagation-waived: <reason>').",
-  "umbrellas": {
-    "memory": {
-      "description": "Storing, retrieving, and managing knowledge",
-      "modules": [
-        "memory_store",
-        "memory_consolidation",
-        "memory_env",
-        "shard_manager",
-        "query_memory",
-        "graph_memory",
-        "warm_neuron_store",
-        "abstraction",
-        "cache",
-        "recall_router",
-        "drift_cache",
-        "drift_compression",
-        "tier_manager",
-        "graph_shard_bridge",
-        "memory_selector",
-        "retrieval_benchmark"
-      ],
-      "canaries": [
-        "canary_query_memory",
-        "canary_memory_synthesis",
-        "canary_full_system"
-      ],
-      "depends_on": [
-        "governance"
-      ]
-    },
-    "governance": {
-      "description": "Quality control, drift detection, promotion, audit",
-      "modules": [
-        "drift_core",
-        "drift_observability",
-        "drift_ledger",
-        "audit_ledger",
-        "curator",
-        "claim_audit",
-        "contracts",
-        "build_pipeline_policy",
-        "failure_auto_filer"
-      ],
-      "canaries": [
-        "canary_full_system",
-        "canary_schema_migration"
-      ],
-      "depends_on": []
-    },
-    "identity": {
-      "description": "Who the agent is \u2014 persona, voice, anchors",
-      "modules": [
-        "persona_definition",
-        "persona_gate",
-        "identity_anchors",
-        "voice_hybrid",
-        "voice_sync",
-        "voicebox",
-        "voice_injector",
-        "behavior",
-        "prompt_sync"
-      ],
-      "canaries": [
-        "canary_full_system"
-      ],
-      "depends_on": [
-        "governance"
-      ]
-    },
-    "growth": {
-      "description": "Learning and improvement",
-      "modules": [
-        "self_improve",
-        "subconscious_pass",
-        "goal",
-        "elastic_cognition",
-        "growth_delta",
-        "autonomy_loop",
-        "cognitive_loop",
-        "dream_cycle",
-        "growth_simulator"
-      ],
-      "canaries": [
-        "canary_full_system"
-      ],
-      "depends_on": [
-        "memory",
-        "governance"
-      ]
-    },
-    "perception": {
-      "description": "Input processing and context assembly",
-      "modules": [
-        "context_broker",
-        "context_pressure",
-        "attention_capsule",
-        "auto_context",
-        "auto_tasks",
-        "witness",
-        "salience_gate",
-        "cognitive_budgeter",
-        "complexity_scorer"
-      ],
-      "canaries": [
-        "canary_context_broker",
-        "canary_full_system"
-      ],
-      "depends_on": [
-        "memory"
-      ]
-    },
-    "capability": {
-      "description": "Tool selection and execution authority",
-      "modules": [
-        "capability_broker",
-        "tool_executor",
-        "tool_protocol",
-        "local_tool_runtime",
-        "forge_client",
-        "message_queue",
-        "connection_pool",
-        "adaptive_router",
-        "route_risk_flags",
-        "evidence_probe",
-        "builder_bridge",
-        "builder_bridge_cli",
-        "recall_uplift"
-      ],
-      "canaries": [
-        "canary_p1_01",
-        "canary_p0_05",
-        "canary_native"
-      ],
-      "depends_on": [
-        "memory"
-      ]
-    },
-    "inference": {
-      "description": "Model routing and outbound requests",
-      "modules": [
-        "model_routing",
-        "model_profiles",
-        "model_registry",
-        "model_connect",
-        "provider_registry",
-        "provider_budget",
-        "standardized_providers",
-        "inference_trace",
-        "response_adapter",
-        "token_optimizer"
-      ],
-      "canaries": [
-        "canary_p1_06",
-        "canary_p1_02",
-        "canary_resource_authority"
-      ],
-      "depends_on": [
-        "capability"
-      ]
-    },
-    "orchestration": {
-      "description": "Task lifecycle, operator, TUI presentation",
-      "modules": [
-        "rune_operator",
-        "rune_tui",
-        "rune_graphic",
-        "rune_spinner",
-        "rune_profiler",
-        "chat_bubble",
-        "message_widgets",
-        "tui_validator",
-        "microkernel",
-        "event_bus",
-        "event_envelope",
-        "hook_engine",
-        "system_registry",
-        "cron_engine",
-        "task_gate",
-        "task_persist",
-        "work_manager",
-        "parallel_processor",
-        "tiered_executor",
-        "time_awareness",
-        "night_mode",
-        "pins",
-        "progressive_escalation",
-        "safety_override",
-        "sleep_time",
-        "verification_layer",
-        "outcome_ledger",
-        "warm_router",
-        "subsystem_health",
-        "build_mode",
-        "dependency_tracker",
-        "auto_detect",
-        "build_orchestrator",
-        "custodian",
-        "gitea_auth",
-        "gitea_pipeline",
-        "gitea_provision",
-        "umbrella_update"
-      ],
-      "canaries": [
-        "canary_p1_07",
-        "canary_orchestration_foundation",
-        "canary_conversation_state",
-        "canary_gitea_pipeline",
-        "canary_tui_drift",
-        "canary_cognitive_strata",
-        "canary_surface_parity"
-      ],
-      "depends_on": [
-        "perception",
-        "capability",
-        "inference",
-        "identity",
-        "growth"
-      ]
-    }
+ "_comment": "GENERATED by rune.spine \u2014 compatibility view for legacy umbrella consumers. DO NOT EDIT: structural truth lives in store/spine/current.json; edits here are flagged by spine drift.",
+ "_generated_by_spine": true,
+ "generated_at": "2026-09-16T18:23:38Z",
+ "umbrellas": {
+  "capability": {
+   "canaries": [
+    "canary_native",
+    "canary_p0_05",
+    "canary_p1_01",
+    "canary_rune_entry",
+    "canary_rune_serve"
+   ],
+   "configs": [],
+   "depends_on": [
+    "memory"
+   ],
+   "description": "Tool selection and execution authority",
+   "go_surfaces": [
+    "rune-entry"
+   ],
+   "mirrors": [],
+   "modules": [
+    "adaptive_router",
+    "builder_bridge",
+    "builder_bridge_cli",
+    "capability_broker",
+    "connection_pool",
+    "core_server",
+    "cs_loader",
+    "evidence_probe",
+    "forge",
+    "forge_client",
+    "intent_continuity",
+    "local_tool_runtime",
+    "message_queue",
+    "native_units",
+    "openai_compat_transport",
+    "provider_context",
+    "recall_uplift",
+    "route_risk_flags",
+    "tool_executor",
+    "tool_protocol"
+   ],
+   "rust_crates": [
+    "capability_scoring"
+   ]
+  },
+  "governance": {
+   "canaries": [
+    "canary_full_system",
+    "canary_schema_migration",
+    "canary_audit_ledger",
+    "canary_spine_meta"
+   ],
+   "configs": [
+    ".coveragerc",
+    "go-version.txt",
+    "lint-baseline.json",
+    "pyright-baseline.json"
+   ],
+   "depends_on": [],
+   "description": "Quality control, drift detection, promotion, audit",
+   "mirrors": [],
+   "modules": [
+    "audit_ledger",
+    "build_pipeline_policy",
+    "cc_loader",
+    "claim_audit",
+    "contracts",
+    "curator",
+    "drift_core",
+    "drift_ledger",
+    "drift_observability",
+    "failure_auto_filer",
+    "programme_gates",
+    "sc_loader"
+   ],
+   "rust_crates": [
+    "evidence_provenance",
+    "scaffold_core"
+   ]
+  },
+  "growth": {
+   "canaries": [
+    "canary_full_system"
+   ],
+   "depends_on": [
+    "governance",
+    "memory"
+   ],
+   "description": "Learning and improvement",
+   "mirrors": [],
+   "modules": [
+    "autonomy_loop",
+    "cognitive_loop",
+    "dream_cycle",
+    "elastic_cognition",
+    "goal",
+    "growth_delta",
+    "growth_simulator",
+    "self_improve",
+    "subconscious_pass"
+   ]
+  },
+  "identity": {
+   "canaries": [
+    "canary_full_system"
+   ],
+   "depends_on": [
+    "governance"
+   ],
+   "description": "Who the agent is \u2014 persona, voice, anchors",
+   "mirrors": [],
+   "modules": [
+    "behavior",
+    "identity_anchors",
+    "persona_definition",
+    "persona_gate",
+    "prompt_sync",
+    "voice_hybrid",
+    "voice_injector",
+    "voice_sync",
+    "voicebox"
+   ]
+  },
+  "inference": {
+   "canaries": [
+    "canary_p1_02",
+    "canary_p1_06",
+    "canary_resource_authority"
+   ],
+   "depends_on": [
+    "capability"
+   ],
+   "description": "Model routing and outbound requests",
+   "mirrors": [],
+   "modules": [
+    "inference_trace",
+    "model_connect",
+    "model_profiles",
+    "model_registry",
+    "model_routing",
+    "provider_budget",
+    "provider_registry",
+    "response_adapter",
+    "standardized_providers",
+    "tc_loader",
+    "token_optimizer"
+   ],
+   "rust_crates": [
+    "token_counting"
+   ]
+  },
+  "memory": {
+   "canaries": [
+    "canary_full_system",
+    "canary_memory_synthesis",
+    "canary_query_memory"
+   ],
+   "depends_on": [
+    "governance"
+   ],
+   "description": "Storing, retrieving, and managing knowledge",
+   "mirrors": [],
+   "modules": [
+    "abstraction",
+    "cache",
+    "drift_cache",
+    "drift_compression",
+    "ffi_query_memory_smoke",
+    "graph_memory",
+    "graph_shard_bridge",
+    "memory_consolidation",
+    "memory_env",
+    "memory_selector",
+    "memory_store",
+    "mems_loader",
+    "mr_loader",
+    "ms_loader",
+    "query_memory",
+    "recall_router",
+    "retrieval_benchmark",
+    "shard_manager",
+    "tier_manager",
+    "warm_neuron_store"
+   ],
+   "rust_crates": [
+    "memory_retrieval",
+    "memory_scoring",
+    "memory_storage",
+    "query_memory"
+   ]
+  },
+  "orchestration": {
+   "canaries": [
+    "canary_cognitive_strata",
+    "canary_conversation_state",
+    "canary_gitea_pipeline",
+    "canary_orchestration_foundation",
+    "canary_p1_07",
+    "canary_surface_parity",
+    "canary_tui_drift",
+    "canary_tui_transport"
+   ],
+   "depends_on": [
+    "capability",
+    "growth",
+    "identity",
+    "inference",
+    "perception"
+   ],
+   "description": "Task lifecycle, operator, TUI presentation",
+   "mirrors": [],
+   "modules": [
+    "auto_detect",
+    "build_mode",
+    "build_orchestrator",
+    "chat_bubble",
+    "cron_engine",
+    "custodian",
+    "dependency_tracker",
+    "event_bus",
+    "event_envelope",
+    "gitea_auth",
+    "gitea_pipeline",
+    "gitea_provision",
+    "hook_engine",
+    "message_widgets",
+    "microkernel",
+    "night_mode",
+    "outcome_ledger",
+    "parallel_processor",
+    "pins",
+    "progressive_escalation",
+    "rune_graphic",
+    "rune_operator",
+    "rune_profiler",
+    "rune_spinner",
+    "rune_tui",
+    "safety_override",
+    "sleep_time",
+    "subsystem_health",
+    "system_registry",
+    "task_gate",
+    "task_persist",
+    "tiered_executor",
+    "time_awareness",
+    "tui_transport",
+    "tui_validator",
+    "umbrella_update",
+    "verification_layer",
+    "warm_router",
+    "work_manager"
+   ]
+  },
+  "perception": {
+   "canaries": [
+    "canary_context_broker",
+    "canary_full_system"
+   ],
+   "depends_on": [
+    "memory"
+   ],
+   "description": "Input processing and context assembly",
+   "mirrors": [],
+   "modules": [
+    "attention_capsule",
+    "auto_context",
+    "auto_tasks",
+    "behaviour_ledger",
+    "build_basis",
+    "capability_fit",
+    "capability_ledger",
+    "cognitive_budgeter",
+    "construction_activation",
+    "construction_commands",
+    "construction_decision",
+    "construction_depth",
+    "construction_intent",
+    "construction_interface",
+    "construction_mode",
+    "construction_pattern",
+    "construction_patterns_builtin",
+    "construction_projection",
+    "context_broker",
+    "context_pressure",
+    "drift_resume",
+    "event_wait",
+    "failure_recovery",
+    "graph_projection",
+    "impact_preview",
+    "iteration",
+    "layout_contract",
+    "programme_continuation",
+    "project_registry",
+    "release_notes",
+    "salience_gate",
+    "scaffold",
+    "spine",
+    "spine_language",
+    "spine_loader",
+    "stage_guards",
+    "structural_migration",
+    "structural_model",
+    "structural_store",
+    "testing_mode",
+    "toolchain",
+    "tui_backlog",
+    "wait_guard",
+    "wait_guard_corpus",
+    "witness"
+   ],
+   "rust_crates": [
+    "rune_spine"
+   ]
   }
+ }
 }

config/umbrellas.manual.json

@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+{
+  "_comment": "Umbrella impact map \u2014 the change-propagation graph. Every src/rune/*.py and shared/*.py module MUST appear in exactly one umbrella's modules list (enforced by the umbrella_manifest_is_complete henxel; debt-tracked modules allowed via docs/module-coverage-debt.md). depends_on: when umbrella U changes, its dependents' canaries are required gates. mirrors: files that must travel together in the same PR (enforced by scripts/umbrella_impact.py unless the PR carries 'Propagation-waived: <reason>').",
+  "umbrellas": {
+    "memory": {
+      "description": "Storing, retrieving, and managing knowledge",
+      "modules": [
+        "memory_store",
+        "memory_consolidation",
+        "memory_env",
+        "shard_manager",
+        "query_memory",
+        "graph_memory",
+        "warm_neuron_store",
+        "abstraction",
+        "cache",
+        "recall_router",
+        "drift_cache",
+        "drift_compression",
+        "tier_manager",
+        "graph_shard_bridge",
+        "memory_selector",
+        "retrieval_benchmark"
+      ],
+      "canaries": [
+        "canary_query_memory",
+        "canary_memory_synthesis",
+        "canary_full_system"
+      ],
+      "depends_on": [
+        "governance"
+      ]
+    },
+    "governance": {
+      "description": "Quality control, drift detection, promotion, audit",
+      "modules": [
+        "drift_core",
+        "drift_observability",
+        "drift_ledger",
+        "audit_ledger",
+        "curator",
+        "claim_audit",
+        "contracts",
+        "build_pipeline_policy",
+        "failure_auto_filer"
+      ],
+      "canaries": [
+        "canary_full_system",
+        "canary_schema_migration"
+      ],
+      "depends_on": []
+    },
+    "identity": {
+      "description": "Who the agent is \u2014 persona, voice, anchors",
+      "modules": [
+        "persona_definition",
+        "persona_gate",
+        "identity_anchors",
+        "voice_hybrid",
+        "voice_sync",
+        "voicebox",
+        "voice_injector",
+        "behavior",
+        "prompt_sync"
+      ],
+      "canaries": [
+        "canary_full_system"
+      ],
+      "depends_on": [
+        "governance"
+      ]
+    },
+    "growth": {
+      "description": "Learning and improvement",
+      "modules": [
+        "self_improve",
+        "subconscious_pass",
+        "goal",
+        "elastic_cognition",
+        "growth_delta",
+        "autonomy_loop",
+        "cognitive_loop",
+        "dream_cycle",
+        "growth_simulator"
+      ],
+      "canaries": [
+        "canary_full_system"
+      ],
+      "depends_on": [
+        "memory",
+        "governance"
+      ]
+    },
+    "perception": {
+      "description": "Input processing and context assembly",
+      "modules": [
+        "context_broker",
+        "context_pressure",
+        "attention_capsule",
+        "auto_context",
+        "auto_tasks",
+        "witness",
+        "salience_gate",
+        "cognitive_budgeter",
+        "complexity_scorer"
+      ],
+      "canaries": [
+        "canary_context_broker",
+        "canary_full_system"
+      ],
+      "depends_on": [
+        "memory"
+      ]
+    },
+    "capability": {
+      "description": "Tool selection and execution authority",
+      "modules": [
+        "capability_broker",
+        "tool_executor",
+        "tool_protocol",
+        "local_tool_runtime",
+        "intent_continuity",
+        "openai_compat_transport",
+        "forge_client",
+        "message_queue",
+        "connection_pool",
+        "adaptive_router",
+        "route_risk_flags",
+        "evidence_probe",
+        "builder_bridge",
+        "builder_bridge_cli",
+        "recall_uplift"
+      ],
+      "canaries": [
+        "canary_p1_01",
+        "canary_p0_05",
+        "canary_native"
+      ],
+      "depends_on": [
+        "memory"
+      ]
+    },
+    "inference": {
+      "description": "Model routing and outbound requests",
+      "modules": [
+        "model_routing",
+        "model_profiles",
+        "model_registry",
+        "model_connect",
+        "provider_registry",
+        "provider_budget",
+        "standardized_providers",
+        "inference_trace",
+        "response_adapter",
+        "token_optimizer"
+      ],
+      "canaries": [
+        "canary_p1_06",
+        "canary_p1_02",
+        "canary_resource_authority"
+      ],
+      "depends_on": [
+        "capability"
+      ]
+    },
+    "orchestration": {
+      "description": "Task lifecycle, operator, TUI presentation",
+      "modules": [
+        "rune_operator",
+        "rune_tui",
+        "rune_graphic",
+        "rune_spinner",
+        "rune_profiler",
+        "chat_bubble",
+        "message_widgets",
+        "tui_validator",
+        "microkernel",
+        "event_bus",
+        "event_envelope",
+        "hook_engine",
+        "system_registry",
+        "cron_engine",
+        "task_gate",
+        "task_persist",
+        "work_manager",
+        "parallel_processor",
+        "tiered_executor",
+        "time_awareness",
+        "night_mode",
+        "pins",
+        "progressive_escalation",
+        "safety_override",
+        "sleep_time",
+        "verification_layer",
+        "outcome_ledger",
+        "warm_router",
+        "subsystem_health",
+        "build_mode",
+        "dependency_tracker",
+        "auto_detect",
+        "build_orchestrator",
+        "custodian",
+        "gitea_auth",
+        "gitea_pipeline",
+        "gitea_provision",
+        "umbrella_update"
+      ],
+      "canaries": [
+        "canary_p1_07",
+        "canary_orchestration_foundation",
+        "canary_conversation_state",
+        "canary_gitea_pipeline",
+        "canary_tui_drift",
+        "canary_cognitive_strata",
+        "canary_surface_parity"
+      ],
+      "depends_on": [
+        "perception",
+        "capability",
+        "inference",
+        "identity",
+        "growth"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}

config/v1_authority_map.json

@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@
         },
         {
           "path": "src/rune/attention_capsule.py",
-          "role": "AttentionCapsule — the typed ledger of admitted blocks the model receives (to_messages re-derives the runtime payload)",
+          "role": "AttentionCapsule \u2014 the typed ledger of admitted blocks the model receives (to_messages re-derives the runtime payload)",
           "disposition": "retain-authority",
-          "evidence": "P1-02 (#25): the capsule IS the product the model receives — the broker renders admitted blocks into it, the safety override mutates its user block in place (re-measured), runtime.run consumes capsule.to_messages(), and the trace v4 capsule_messages/capsule_content_hashes prove the logged capsule EXACTLY equals the sent payload. Legacy create_capsule/to_prompt (string-trim fake budgeting) deprecated with no live callers."
+          "evidence": "P1-02 (#25): the capsule IS the product the model receives \u2014 the broker renders admitted blocks into it, the safety override mutates its user block in place (re-measured), runtime.run consumes capsule.to_messages(), and the trace v4 capsule_messages/capsule_content_hashes prove the logged capsule EXACTLY equals the sent payload. Legacy create_capsule/to_prompt (string-trim fake budgeting) deprecated with no live callers."
         },
         {
           "path": "src/rune/inference_trace.py",
           "role": "Durable per-run inference trace (tokens served/estimated, output, latency, per-block visibility)",
           "disposition": "migrate-adapter",
-          "evidence": "P0-07 (#23): persists what ContextBroker (#19) assembled and what the transport served — builds FROM the broker trace, never re-measures; store state/inference_traces.jsonl."
+          "evidence": "P0-07 (#23): persists what ContextBroker (#19) assembled and what the transport served \u2014 builds FROM the broker trace, never re-measures; store state/inference_traces.jsonl."
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@
           "path": "src/rune/capability_broker.py",
           "role": "Authoritative capability selector (select_for_job + verified floor + find_capability escape hatch)",
           "disposition": "retain-authority",
-          "evidence": "P1-01 (#24): select_for_job is the single selection authority — its ordered decision feeds LocalToolRuntime(tools=) at both construction sites and the _contributor_tools prompt block; degrade-not-crash falls back to full TOOLS with a tier-1 record_failure."
+          "evidence": "P1-01 (#24): select_for_job is the single selection authority \u2014 its ordered decision feeds LocalToolRuntime(tools=) at both construction sites and the _contributor_tools prompt block; degrade-not-crash falls back to full TOOLS with a tier-1 record_failure."
         },
         {
           "path": "memory/index/capability_cards.json",
           "role": "Capability-card index (rebuilt on empty/stale/corrupt; native cards synthesized from TOOLS metadata)",
           "disposition": "migrate-adapter",
-          "evidence": "P1-01 (#24): load_cards validates and rebuilds — the packaged empty array no longer passes as an index; cards carry risk/preconditions/side_effects copied from tool_executor.TOOLS."
+          "evidence": "P1-01 (#24): load_cards validates and rebuilds \u2014 the packaged empty array no longer passes as an index; cards carry risk/preconditions/side_effects copied from tool_executor.TOOLS."
         },
         {
           "path": "src/rune/local_tool_runtime.py",
@@ -486,12 +486,6 @@
           "disposition": "retain-authority",
           "evidence": "Defines the owner-approved canary-first Gitea sequence."
         },
-        {
-          "path": "src/rune/plugins/build_mode/__init__.py",
-          "role": "Checkpoint/ledger state-machine primitive used by current governed builds",
-          "disposition": "migrate-adapter",
-          "evidence": "Persists checkpoints but encodes an older phase order."
-        },
         {
           "path": "src/rune/build_mode.py",
           "role": "Separate BuildManager and worktree engine",
@@ -504,6 +498,9 @@
           "disposition": "archive-candidate",
           "evidence": "Reports fixed success strings for phases without executing their claimed effects."
         }
+      ],
+      "notes": [
+        "T17 17U: plugin BuildStateMachine deleted (zero importers; second parallel orchestrator)"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -540,4 +537,4 @@
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
+}

docs/GITEA_ISSUE_RECONCILIATION.md

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+# Gitea Issue Reconciliation — canonical record
+
+_Generated T15 Part J/K/L (2026-09-11). Machine-readable companion:
+`docs/gitea_issue_reconciliation.json` (single authority; this doc is the
+human-readable projection). Consistency checker: `scripts/gitea_reconciliation_check.py`
+compares live Gitea state against the JSON and fails on drift._
+
+Reconciliation states (closed vocabulary):
+`VALID_OPEN | FIXED_VERIFIED | SUPERSEDED | DUPLICATE | HISTORICAL_EVIDENCE |
+ACCEPTED_LIMITATION | NEEDS_REVALIDATION | DEFERRED_FUTURE`
+
+## Bug-label audit (Part K)
+
+`bug` = demonstrated currently incorrect behavior. Nothing else.
+
+### Issues labelled `bug` at audit time
+
+| # | live defect | evidence | final label | reconciliation state |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 324 | **YES** | MessageAbortedError reproduces every aborted worker session (15+ checkpoints, including this session's predecessor) | bug (kept) | VALID_OPEN |
+| 204 | NO | Forge-orchestrated pipeline = feature request (P1 feature); no demonstrated incorrect behavior | bug removed | VALID_OPEN (feature) |
+| 157 | NO | capture_failure.py + tests/fixtures/production/ + manifest.json shipped and exercised (plan 2026-09-07-157) | bug removed | FIXED_VERIFIED (closed) |
+| 145 | NO | P0-07 follow-up work item (tracing coverage), not a defect report | bug removed | VALID_OPEN (work item) |
+| 139 | NO | Hand-maintained allowlist replaced by declarative classification (tui_validator.py cites #139); `tui_validator.py check` → passed, exit 0 | bug removed | FIXED_VERIFIED (closed) |
+| 126 | NO | Silent-handler sweep = refactor program (S110/BLE001 ratchet governs), not a defect | bug removed | VALID_OPEN (work item) |
+| 37 | NO | Personality corpus compilation = P2 feature | bug removed | VALID_OPEN (feature) |
+| 16 | NO | v1 course-correction EPIC | bug removed | VALID_OPEN (epic) |
+
+### Issues whose `bug` label was removed in the prior cleanup (Part D, earlier session)
+
+16 targeted: #301 #300 #292 #284 #314 #181 #166 #165 #163 #159 #154 #141 #40 #32 #31 #27.
+Verification (live API, this session): all confirmed bug-free EXCEPT #314 — its
+removal had failed (the API-False defect) and the label persisted on a closed
+issue. Removed this session by label-ID DELETE (204). #314 is closed
+FIXED_VERIFIED (mode:association_merged regression shipped in 2bf43ea).
+
+### Totals
+
+- bug-labelled before audit: 8 open (+ #314 closed-but-labelled)
+- bug-labelled after audit: **1** (#324, live defect, evidence above)
+- issues closed by this audit: #139, #157 (both FIXED_VERIFIED with evidence comments)
+- NEEDS_REVALIDATION count: 0 among bug-labelled issues (each resolved on evidence)
+
+## Open-issue reconciliation (Part J)
+
+Subsystems derived from labels. States per closed vocabulary. `next action` is
+the single next concrete step; `_` = none until its tranche opens.
+
+| # | subsystem | state | current evidence | next action |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 324 | engine/checkpoint | VALID_OPEN | live repro (15+ sessions) | fix writer abort handling |
+| 316 | ADAPT-1/research | VALID_OPEN | B3-v2 research task | await ADAPT tranche |
+| 315 | ADAPT-1/wiring | VALID_OPEN | B2-v2 standard task | await ADAPT tranche |
+| 311 | ADAPT-1/wiring | VALID_OPEN | superseded-by #315 (kept open as spec anchor until 315 delivers) | close when #315 closes |
+| 301 | FINAL-12/benchmarks | NEEDS_REVALIDATION | dependency list silently grew (operator-path telemetry, bridge overhead) without issue update | re-scope before PL1 metrics work |
+| 300 | ADAPT-11 | VALID_OPEN | acceptance = real escalation demo; blocked on ADAPT-LIVE telemetry | demo after PL1 held-out |
+| 299 | ADAPT-10 | VALID_OPEN | harness legibility audit | _ |
+| 297 | ADAPT-8 | VALID_OPEN | deterministic-first QUALIFY | _ |
+| 296 | ADAPT-7 | VALID_OPEN | DESIGN consolidation experiment | _ |
+| 295 | ADAPT-6 | VALID_OPEN | evidence capsule / context minimization | _ |
+| 294 | ADAPT-5 | VALID_OPEN | budgets + stop conditions | _ |
+| 293 | ADAPT-4 | VALID_OPEN | DESIGN-LITE shipped (STANDARD_CHANGE lane live) | acceptance demo, then close |
+| 292 | ADAPT-3 | VALID_OPEN | LOCAL_FIX lane shipped | acceptance demo, then close |
+| 284 | ADAPT epic | VALID_OPEN | epic tracks ADAPT-LIVE + PL1; body updated with detour record | update after PL1 |
+| 259 | Scaffolding | VALID_OPEN | redefined: safe repeatable construction protocol (T15 §C) | Scaffolding v1 after PL1 |
+| 258 | State-aware processes | VALID_OPEN | redefined: low-compute architectural self-awareness; SA1-8 superseded by distributed concerns | deferred research |
+| 204 | forge/pipeline | VALID_OPEN | P1 feature: forge-orchestrated coordination | _ |
+| 183–176 | memory-foundation futures | DEFERRED_FUTURE | P3 research futures (typed temporal semantics, prior-art audit, curiosity, lineage) | memory-foundation tranche |
+| 175/181 | memory epics | DEFERRED_FUTURE | evidence-grounded continuity epics | same |
+| 166 | research watchlist | DEFERRED_FUTURE | external research tracking | periodic review |
+| 165/164 | research spikes | DEFERRED_FUTURE | SimpleMem/A-MEM, HippoRAG 2 | memory-foundation tranche |
+| 163 | graph backend spike | NEEDS_REVALIDATION | P1 spike; LadybugDB evaluation partially done in prior research artifacts | revalidate against current graph.db-missing state |
+| 162 | Qdrant spike | NEEDS_REVALIDATION | P1 spike; prior research artifacts exist (issue-162/) | revalidate after #316 outcome |
+| 159 | conceptual topology | DEFERRED_FUTURE | P3 future | _ |
+| 158 | wiring-status report | VALID_OPEN | P2: generated architecture-truth report | _ |
+| 156 | mutation guards | VALID_OPEN | P1: cognitive-state mutation guards | _ |
+| 155 | e2e activation trace | VALID_OPEN | P1: credit-assignment trace | overlaps PL1 outcome work — potential duplicate of #300's telemetry; review at PL1 close |
+| 154/153 | learned-state / experience encoding | VALID_OPEN | P2 | PL1-adjacent |
+| 152/151 | break-it / adversarial | VALID_OPEN | P0: adversarial procedures after nominal green | post-PL1 tranche |
+| 145 | P0-07 follow-up | VALID_OPEN | tracing coverage gaps | _ |
+| 141 | ContextBroker compaction | VALID_OPEN | P1: rolling-compaction persistence | _ |
+| 139 | tui_validator drift | FIXED_VERIFIED | declarative classification shipped; check passes | closed |
+| 131/130/129 | reviewer program | VALID_OPEN | P0: local reviewer + calibration + rubric | post-PL1 tranche |
+| 126 | silent-handler sweep | VALID_OPEN | P0 refactor program; ratchet enforces ceiling | ongoing |
+| 125 | decompose monoliths | VALID_OPEN | P2 | _ |
+| 49–35 | v1-course-correction P2/P3 | DEFERRED_FUTURE | epic #16 manifest items (P2-01..09, P3-01..06) | per epic #16 sequencing |
+| 33–27 | v1-course-correction P1 | VALID_OPEN | epic #16 manifest P1 items | per epic #16 sequencing |
+| 16 | v1 epic | VALID_OPEN | consolidation epic; 33 manifest issues | per epic sequencing |
+| 13 | TUI message graph | VALID_OPEN | P1 | _ |
+| 3 | financial tracking | NEEDS_REVALIDATION | non-Rune issue (different project era) | transfer to correct repo or close |
+| 2 | cognitive loop wiring | NEEDS_REVALIDATION | predates current TUI architecture | revalidate against current TUI |
+| 1 | personality injection | NEEDS_REVALIDATION | overlaps #37's newer scope | merge into #37 or close |
+
+## Reconciliation decisions this session (Part K deltas)
+
+- CLOSED: #139, #157 (FIXED_VERIFIED, evidence comments posted)
+- BUG LABEL REMOVED: #204, #145, #126, #37, #16 (audit: not defects)
+- BUG LABEL REMOVED (stuck from prior cleanup): #314 (closed issue)
+- OPEN BUGS: 8 → 1 (#324 only — genuine live defect)
+
+## Part L — consistency check
+
+`scripts/gitea_reconciliation_check.py` (deterministic, no governance
+subsystem): fetches live issue state, compares to
+`docs/gitea_issue_reconciliation.json`, flags:
+
+- closed issue recorded VALID_OPEN / DEFERRED_FUTURE / NEEDS_REVALIDATION (open states)
+- open issue recorded FIXED_VERIFIED / SUPERSEDED / DUPLICATE / HISTORICAL_EVIDENCE without being closed
+- `bug` label present on any issue not recorded as a live defect (or missing on #324)
+- issue missing from the artifact
+- record lacking a required field
+
+Exit 0 = consistent; exit 1 = drift listed. CI-eligible (read-only).
+
+
+## PL1 held-out era reconciliation (2026-09-12)
+
+Fresh-session reconciliation of the ADAPT family against deployed 0.66.22
+@ 1497c85 + live PL1 held-out evidence (tasks task_2661189c9073,
+task_6e4885031355; ledger PE-9207213099-0270). Resolves the recorded tension:
+"ADAPT-LIVE complete → return target PL1" (the bounded tranche authorized
+2026-09-10 is complete) while numbered ADAPT issues remain open (the larger
+backlog was never in the ADAPT-LIVE tranche scope).
+
+| # | state | evidence / basis |
+|---|---|---|
+| 284 | VALID_OPEN | epic tracker for the remaining sub-items below |
+| 292 | FIXED_VERIFIED (closed) | LOCAL_FIX fast path live (rune_operator.py:522,541); live-proven twice by the held-out tasks |
+| 293 | FIXED_VERIFIED (closed) | DESIGN-LITE implemented (rune_operator.py:660, cites #293), wired to STANDARD_CHANGE; suite+canary green |
+| 294 | DEFERRED_FUTURE | canonical remaining-obligations list ("ADAPT-5 budgets... for later epics") |
+| 295 | DEFERRED_FUTURE | canonical remaining-obligations list |
+| 296 | DEFERRED_FUTURE | canonical remaining-obligations list |
+| 297 | FIXED_VERIFIED (closed) | task_gate implemented (src/rune/task_gate.py) + broker wiring + canary registration |
+| 299 | DEFERRED_FUTURE | canonical remaining-obligations list |
+| 300 | VALID_OPEN | escalation mechanism exists (_probe_and_escalate); fresh deployed acceptance evidence pending |
+| 301 | DEFERRED_FUTURE | canonical remaining-obligations list (FINAL-12) |
+| 315 | VALID_OPEN | not started; ADAPT-1 sub-item (no canonical deferral authority) |
+| 316 | VALID_OPEN | not started; ADAPT-1 sub-item (no canonical deferral authority) |
+
+Consistency checker: `scripts/gitea_reconciliation_check.py` → exit 0
+(72 records, 100 live issues in window) after these updates.

docs/RELEASE_POLICY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Rune Semantic Release Policy (T20 §20B)
+
+Pre-1.0 convention. Scaffolding "V1" does NOT mean Rune 1.0.
+
+## Bump kinds
+
+**PATCH** (0.66.80 → 0.66.81):
+- bug fix, correction, implementation/internal maintenance
+- no meaningful new user/system capability
+
+**MINOR** (0.66.80 → 0.67.0):
+- meaningful new Rune capability
+- new subsystem functionality
+- materially expanded system behaviour
+- significant new supported workflow
+
+**MAJOR**: reserved for Rune 1.0+ compatibility/public-contract semantics.
+
+## How the machinery expresses this (no manual version edits)
+
+The existing machinery already maps commit shape → bump kind:
+- `semver_bump.next_version` (PR titles): feat→minor, else patch
+- `version_convergence.highest_warranted_bump` (push ranges):
+  feat/breaking→minor, fix/perf→patch, else None
+
+**Tranche-level rule (20B)**: a feature tranche lands its feature
+commits (`feat(...)`), and the convergence machinery bumps MINOR at
+the tranche's release boundary. Patch-only follow-ups (fix/perf)
+warrant only PATCH — the machinery cannot accidentally re-minor
+because `highest_warranted_bump` takes the max over the *post-
+boundary* range, and a fix-only range yields "patch".
+
+## Why T20 → 0.67.0
+
+T20 is a feature-level tranche (Rune-wide retrofit: structural
+taxonomy, capability/behaviour ledgers, rune graph, /testing backlog,
+Spine modernization, semantic release). The release is classified
+MINOR under this policy, earned through the governed convergence
+machinery — never a manual version edit.
+
+## T20 0.67.0 release record
+T20 classified MINOR under this policy: Rune-wide retrofit (structural
+taxonomy, capability/behaviour ledgers, rune graph, /testing backlog,
+Spine modernization, semantic release) = new subsystem functionality +
+materially expanded system behaviour. Earned through the governed
+convergence machinery (feat-bearing range → minor), never a manual edit.
+
+## Root cause record (T20, 2026-09-16)
+semver_bump re-derived the bump kind from the SYNTHESIZED title text —
+"minor: converged release" matched nothing → patch. Feature tranches
+T18/T19/T20 downgraded to 0.66.77-83. Fixed: MINOR_PREFIX_RE carries the
+convergence kind through; first push after the fix with a feat-bearing
+range lands 0.67.0 through the normal machinery.

docs/RUNE_CANONICAL_INTENT_STATE.md

@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ This detour is complete when:
 - [x] ADAPT intent recovered and reconciled (this artifact, Part B)
 - [ ] **THIS TRANCHE**: the ADAPT status matrix disposition is agreed and the next tranche selected (Part D)
 
-## RETURN TARGET
+## RETURN TARGET / CURRENT: PL1 Process Learning — FIRST TRANCHE LIVE (2026-09-11)
 
-**PL1 Process Learning** (T9). ADAPT-LIVE closed the route-execution gap; PL1's input (route accuracy, probe outcomes, escalation evidence, verification results, task characteristics) is now produced live by the operator spine. The matrix in the ADAPT RECONCILIATION section stands, updated: LOCAL_FIX/STANDARD_CHANGE paths = BUILT_AND_LIVE; probe = BUILT_AND_LIVE (verification-driven); escalation/downgrade = BUILT_AND_LIVE. Remaining ADAPT obligations for later epics: ADAPT-5 budgets, ADAPT-6 evidence capsule, ADAPT-7 DESIGN consolidation, ADAPT-10 legibility, FINAL-12 cross-track benchmark.
+PL1-01 structured Experience records: `scripts/pl1_records.py` (task_id, route resolved from route.jsonl, proof level, failure class, candidate status). PL1-02 failure classification in the PL0 vocabulary (research_dispatch, NOT_COMPLETED_NO_MUTATION_EVIDENCE, verification_failure, model_refusal, UNKNOWN). PL1-03 first learning loop: recurring prose-instead-of-mutation family → structural correction (route-driven instruction in the user context block) + replay contract (NOT_COMPLETED gate) — record PE-1789102658-0269 (SEED 2026-09-11 → VALIDATED 2026-09-12: two fresh deployed held-out mutation tasks completed-with-evidence — task_2661189c9073 + task_6e4885031355, LOCAL_FIX, Verboo-pinned, mutation + exit-code verification, ledger PE-9207213099-0270; substrate corrections 6965fc7 flat-ChatMessage contract + a2463ad resume transport selection applied between; caveat: corrections developer-applied structurally, not autonomous self-modification; PROMOTED requires repetition/soak). PL1-04 promotion discipline: SEED→CANDIDATE→VALIDATED→PROMOTED via process_experience; structural fixes preferred. PL1-05 metrics: first_pass_accepted, mutation_failures, research_dispatches, false_completion_rate (0.0 — structurally prevented), candidates vs evidence-only split.
+
+Remaining ADAPT obligations for later epics: ADAPT-5 budgets, ADAPT-6 evidence capsule, ADAPT-7 DESIGN consolidation, ADAPT-10 legibility, FINAL-12 cross-track benchmark, D7 release-job-on-Pi.
 
 ## OPEN OBLIGATIONS (deferred defects — recorded, NOT chased)
 
@@ -144,3 +146,44 @@ Reasoning from recovered obligations, not momentum:
 5. Update epic #284 with the detour record + this matrix; close the gap between tracker and reality.
 
 Then: **PL1** (T9), with the intent-continuity spine as PL1's first or second deliverable (it is an experience-system product, not a separate architecture project).
+
+## GITEA RECONCILIATION (2026-09-11)
+
+Part A-J executed. 15 issues closed (HISTORICAL_EVIDENCE/SUPERSEDED/ACCEPTED_LIMITATION) with evidence. Bug label cleaned: 16 misleading labels removed (open bugs 24→8). #259/#258 updated to current architecture. Remote tracking fixed (master tracks gitea/master, not stale origin). PL1 metrics corrected (NOT_YET_MEASURABLE where evidence doesn't support numbers). D7: bump works, release job fails on Pi — ROOT_CAUSE_UNKNOWN_DEFERRED. Automation noise: 5 duplicate bump commits per logical change (queue-drain artifact, not live recursion — version converges, commit history doesn't).
+
+## DEFECT D7 (2026-09-11): RESOLVED — release-job failures root-caused
+
+History: the release job failed on every push since 03:16 (c2528c1).
+Superseded diagnosis: "Pi-side backup step logs Failed to connect to
+127.0.0.1:3000" was a red herring — the Pi backup step was never the
+failing job.
+
+Root causes (live-proven T15 Part F, 2026-09-11 evening):
+1. c2528c1 left a corrupted shell fragment after the converged-check fi
+   in auto-version.yml — the release job died at bash parse time (exit 2)
+   before any bump. Fixed in c35b604.
+2. release_convergence() never assigned the release boundary — all 959+
+   commits classified as unreleased, so the warranted bump never
+   converged and queued runs each wrote their own bump commit. Fixed in
+   e395ee1 (boundary wiring) + 9e0b855 (boundary grep must match subjects
+   only, not bodies) + c35018f (numeric semver comparison: '0.66.9' <
+   '0.66.10' is False lexicographically, which silently skipped warranted
+   bumps as version_ahead_of_target).
+3. The per-file contents PUT committed one commit per version surface —
+   five same-version bump commits per real bump (the "duplicate bump
+   cascade" since 0.66.2, misdiagnosed as queue drain). Fixed in 470d82f
+   + d68fd1e (single ChangeFiles commit).
+
+Live proof: experiment A (trigger d68fd1e, warranted patch) → exactly one
+bump commit a4afc77 (0.66.11), all five surfaces in one commit, queue
+drained, zero delayed duplicates, zero workflow failures.
+
+## Local CI tooling (developer-side, NOT Rune runtime): W/R-v0.3 reactive wake (2026-09-12)
+
+The desktop gitea-runner (v3.3.0) now runs `host.post_task_script` = `/usr/local/bin/gitea-wr-wake.sh`
+after every job: a sub-second fire-and-forget POST to the local W/R daemon (`127.0.0.1:8791/wake`),
+which sweeps waiting external waits through AUTHORITATIVE Gitea verification (bounded retry for the
+reporter-ack window; 60s reconciler demoted to fallback). Runner event ≠ success proof. Config:
+`/etc/gitea-desktop-runner/config.yaml` (backup: config.yaml.pre-wr03). Measured: terminal→verified
+wait transition ~2s (was 0-30s polling). INTERACTIVE_AUTO_RESUME remains NOT YET SAFE (no supported
+MiMo busy/idle signal) — headless-only dispatch, unchanged.

docs/SCAFFOLDING.md

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+# Scaffolding V1 — Tranche 1
+
+_2026-09-12. Scaffolding is the controlled need-to-capability system: NEED →
+DISCOVERY → GAP → REUSE/ACQUIRE/BUILD → IMPACT+PLAN → SAFE IMPLEMENTATION →
+VERIFICATION → PROVISIONAL USE → TRUST/REVISE/RETIRE → REUSABLE CAPABILITY.
+Tranche 1 is deliberately narrower: make Rune stop rediscovering how Rune is
+built every time Rune changes._
+
+## Tranche 1 contract
+
+`scripts/scaffold_projection.py` — a PROJECTION over existing authorities,
+never a new one:
+
+| question | authority projected |
+|---|---|
+| what subsystem owns X? | `config/umbrellas.json` (umbrella manifest + henxel-enforced completeness) |
+| what does X depend on? | AST import graph over `src/rune/*.py` (incl. relative/lazy imports) |
+| who consumes X? | reverse import edges |
+| what changes if X changes? | mirrors + `depends_on` umbrellas + consumers |
+| what proof obligations arise? | unit-test file, canary registry, umbrella gates, suite/lint/henxels |
+| which are satisfied? | filesystem + registry evidence (static); suite/ratchet/henxels are runtime-check commands |
+
+Commands: `component <module>` · `impact <module>` · `obligations <module>` ·
+`all [outfile]`. If the projection disagrees with an authority, fix the
+authority — never the projection.
+
+## Mechanism audit (2026-09-12, deployed 0.66.22)
+
+| mechanism | verdict | basis |
+|---|---|---|
+| Umbrella manifest + impact map + propagation gate | KEEP | ownership/impact authority; henxel-enforced completeness; consumed by projection |
+| Henxels structural contract | KEEP | cross-cutting obligations (silent-handler ratchet, registries, coverage debt) |
+| Canary registry (`canary_native.MODULES` + per-track canaries) | KEEP | per-subsystem proof obligations; consumed by projection |
+| CI/deploy contract (required checks, TUI startup canary, atomic promote) | KEEP | deployment proof chain live-proven repeatedly |
+| Version surfaces + auto-version + semver | KEEP | bump fast lane + push convergence working (0.66.22 earned this session) |
+| Lint/pyright/coverage ratchets | KEEP | shrinking-baseline gates, all green |
+| Authority map + dead-subnet ledger (D6) | EVOLVE | static doc today; Scaffolding projections make it derivable; D6 retire-disposition still owed |
+| Issue reconciliation artifact + checker | KEEP | tracker truth with drift detection |
+| PL1 experience ledger | KEEP | the trust/revise/retire input for future capability crystallisation |
+| Intent continuity ledger | KEEP | PART 6 state machine, 7 invariants |
+| `MIMO_AUTOMATIC_RESUME` / W/R interactive injection | KEEP (bounded) | headless single-flight proven; interactive auto-resume NOT YET SAFE until a supported busy signal exists |
+| Duplicate authorities risk | REPLACE (avoided) | Scaffolding v1 adds NO new registry — projections only |
+
+## Real-change proof (this tranche)
+
+Change: context discovery hit Ollama's `/api/show` with cloud-pinned model
+names — `400 invalid model name` noise on every cloud task + 8192 misbudget
+for a 131072-window model (observed live in every PL1 Task A/B run).
+
+1. BEFORE mutation: `scaffold_projection.py impact local_tool_runtime`
+   derived — subsystem `capability`; consumers `rune_operator`; gates:
+   full suite, lint ratchet, henxels, inference+orchestration canaries;
+   unit-test obligation `tests/test_local_tool_runtime.py` (exists).
+2. Change made: `is_cloud_pinned` — THE provider-prefix rule, single
+   authority in `openai_compat_transport.py`; consumed by context discovery
+   (new) and transport selection (deduped); red-first regression tests.
+3. Obligations tracked: suite 1314 green · lint ratchet PASS · henxels exit 0
+   · the projection itself caught two gaps mid-flight (relative imports
+   hidden consumers; a broad except biting the lint ratchet) — both fixed at
+   the source the projection pointed to.
+4. Deploy: normal release chain → deployed identity verified.
+
+## Maturity (honest)
+
+- Projection engine: **UNIT-PROVEN** + proven on one real change.
+- Not yet: CI integration of `scaffold_projection.py all` (drift detection),
+  capability discovery / gap recognition / reuse-before-build / external
+  acquisition / provisional-trust lifecycle — FOUNDATIONAL ONLY (architecture
+  does not block them; the projection source-list is the extension surface).
+- Deferred with reasons recorded: none blocked by Tranche 1.
+
+---
+
+# Scaffolding V1 — Tranche 2: Construction Substrate (2026-09-13)
+
+_Tranche 2 (contract SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-001) built the construction substrate
+itself: a shared structural-store primitive, the Project Scaffold layer over
+it, and durable Construction Contracts — Rune's first build tracked by the
+system it builds._
+
+## Architecture
+
+    src/rune/structural_store.py   shared generic primitive — NO Rune constants
+            ↓                               ↓
+    src/rune/spine.py            src/rune/scaffold.py
+    (Rune Spine — canonical      (Project Scaffold — canonical
+     structural self-model)       construction/structural truth
+                                  about EXTERNAL projects)
+
+Authority map (no duplicates):
+
+| fact | authority | others |
+|---|---|---|
+| Rune's structure | `spine.py` + `store/spine/current.json` | scaffold only references |
+| external project structure | `scaffold.py` store | Spine holds bridge facts only |
+| content history / rollback | Git | both reference commits |
+| coordination (issues/PRs/CI) | Gitea | scaffold stores observations |
+| why work exists | Task/Intent | contracts reference task ids |
+
+Construction Contract = ONE durable object (`contract:<id>`, kind
+`construction_contract`) with plain `phase`/`status` fields governed by a
+small legal-transition map (draft → approved → building → verifying →
+migrating → superseding → closed; failed/abandoned terminal-or-retry). No
+workflow engine. Resumability = store durability, proven across real
+process boundaries.
+
+## Mechanics
+
+- **Repo binding** (`bind_repo`): forge/owner/name/branch/root/placement as
+  scaffold DATA. No secrets — schema rejects secret-named fields AND every
+  `save()` recursively redacts credential-named keys (defense in depth in
+  the shared core, so Spine inherits it too).
+- **Scope check** (`check_scope`): changed files vs approved scope paths →
+  green / red / **unknown** (an unscoped contract is never silently green).
+  Out-of-scope change = RED until explicitly amended; amendments recorded,
+  original RED preserved in history.
+- **Predicted vs observed**: frontier snapshot at approval; observed impact
+  captured at closure from INDEPENDENT evidence (git, tests) — never from
+  re-walking the prediction's own graph. Missed entities become CANDIDATE
+  corrections awaiting evidence.
+- **Drift**: authority-owned facts that fail re-observation go STALE —
+  never silently fresh, never force-reverted. Reality wins.
+- **Bridge** (`spine_bridge_entity`): identity + repo surface only. Project
+  internals NEVER leak into Rune Spine (test-enforced). Contract evidence
+  may cite `spine://` URIs — citations are inert on the referenced
+  authority.
+
+## Real proof (this tranche on itself)
+
+SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-001 migrated from its pre-scaffold JSON into the new
+store, advanced through phases with evidence checkpoints, closed with
+predicted-vs-observed from git/test evidence, scope check caught the
+store's own runtime artifacts (RED → explicit amendment → green, history
+kept), and construction provenance attached into Rune Spine without
+duplicating authority. A fresh interpreter answers what/why/state/
+evidence/changed/next from the store alone — no transcripts.
+
+## Maturity (honest)
+
+| component | state |
+|---|---|
+| structural_store core | EXERCISED (unit-proven + real use) |
+| Rune Spine after refactor | LIVE_PROVEN behavior-neutral (68 tests + identical rebuild) |
+| Project Scaffold | EXERCISED |
+| Construction Contract | EXERCISED (resumability proven cross-process) |
+| repo binding (identity model) | UNIT-PROVEN (local git fixture) |
+| external-repo live proof | BLOCKED ON USER REPO SELECTION |
+| Scaffolding overall | substrate only — capability-fit discovery, gap decisions, toolchain selection, patterns, maintenance TUI all NOT BUILT (data seams exist) |
+
+---
+
+# Scaffolding Tranche 4 — Live Need → Decision → Construction Contract (2026-09-13)
+
+_The adoption tranche: a real Need now flows automatically through the
+Tranche 2/3 mechanisms and produces a governed Construction Contract. The
+model no longer has to remember the procedure — it is durable Scaffolding._
+
+## Live flow
+
+    NEED (reference to Task/Intent — pointer, never a copy)
+      ↓ normalization (gaps recorded, never invented)
+      ↓ structural discovery + fit + resolution (Spine + Project Scaffold)
+      ↓ toolchain decision (existing project toolchain wins)
+      ↓ layout obligations (USER-LOCKED authority inherited)
+      ↓ user-approval gate (material changes require approval; approved
+        bounded work never re-asks)
+      ↓ DecisionTrace (durable, model-independent)
+      ↓ generated Construction Contract → existing build/verify pipeline
+
+## Authority map (unchanged — the path CONNECTS, never duplicates)
+
+| authority | owns |
+|---|---|
+| Task/Intent | why work exists |
+| Rune Spine | Rune structural truth |
+| Project Scaffold | external-project structural/construction truth |
+| Layout Contract | desired interface constraints (USER-LOCKED = user authority) |
+| Construction Contract | governed build obligations/history |
+| Git / Gitea | history / execution |
+
+## Boundary honesty
+
+- **ADAPT/research**: the live path records a research ROUTE
+  (TARGETED_EVIDENCE_PROBE / FULL_RESEARCH_PIPELINE) when evidence is
+  insufficient — a seam, NOT an executed pipeline call. No fake
+  integration claimed.
+- **BUILD_NEW** is never a fallback: insufficient evidence blocks it;
+  normalization gaps block it; merge precedence across authorities
+  requires every consulted authority to agree.
+- **No second task engine**: one decision function + one trace object.
+
+## Contract-quality repair (Tranche 3 defects)
+
+Closure now distinguishes:
+
+    predicted_existing_affected  planned changes to existing entities
+    expected_new                 entities the build PLANNED to create
+    correctly_predicted          predicted AND independently observed
+    predicted_but_unaffected     predicted, NOT observed
+    expected_new_observed        planned creation happened
+    expected_new_missing         planned creation did NOT happen
+    genuinely_unexpected_new     observed, planned by neither list
+
+Prediction cannot self-certify observation: the observed set comes ONLY
+from caller evidence (git/tests/build/deploy). Legacy keys (missed/
+needless/observed) preserved — old contracts readable without migration.
+
+## Layout-obligation inheritance
+
+A change touching a UI component/region/implementation inherits its Layout
+Contract as a build obligation. USER-LOCKED obligations state that changing
+placement requires explicit user authorization. Unrelated backend changes
+inherit nothing. USER-LOCKED drift is never reconciled by editing the
+contract — code adapts.
+
+## Maturity (honest)
+
+- Need intake: EXERCISED (real live proof)
+- decision orchestration: LIVE-PROVEN for the bounded live flow
+- capability discovery adoption: EXERCISED
+- fit/gap adoption: EXERCISED
+- toolchain adoption: EXERCISED
+- contract generation: LIVE-PROVEN (one real generated contract)
+- contract-quality prediction: EXERCISED (repaired semantics, one live closure)
+- layout-obligation inheritance: UNIT-PROVEN (fixtures) + real TUI binding
+- Scaffolding overall: adoption path live for one bounded flow — NOT
+  general autonomous construction, NOT universal discovery/toolchain
+  intelligence, NOT Scaffolding complete.
+
+
+---
+
+# Scaffolding Tranche 9 — Release History + Evidence Correction (2026-09-13)
+
+_Gitea Releases are now an evidence-derived human-readable history of
+Rune's evolution. Plus the Tranche 8 builder-evidence correction._
+
+## Release semantics (audited)
+
+| surface | meaning |
+|---|---|
+| VERSION | semver in pyproject/init (e.g. 0.66.44) |
+| TAG | v<VERSION>, created by auto-version at the BUMP commit |
+| release commit | the auto-bump SHA — NOT necessarily final state |
+| converged deployed identity | last commit deployed under the same VERSION |
+
+Same-version convergence commits (closure/accounting/lock fixes landing and
+deploying after the bump) are normal; the notes record BOTH the tag commit
+and the final deployed identity, distinction exposed honestly.
+
+## Mechanism
+
+`release_notes.py`: deterministic evidence extraction from governed records
+(closed contracts, resolved maintenance, contract-quality records) →
+structured ReleaseNote → Markdown → Gitea API (POST create / PATCH update).
+Idempotent: publishing twice for a tag UPDATES, never duplicates. Notes are
+historical documentation — NOT Memory, NOT structural authority.
+
+## T8 evidence correction (§1)
+
+The T8 report claimed a close-from-verifying refusal + reactive superseding
+transition. Durable checkpoints show NO superseding transition and the
+phase map permits verifying→closed; live output showed first-attempt close
+success. The claim was RETRACTED with full provenance (original claim,
+correction, reason, evidence preserved in the contract record) and
+recorded as process-defect:unsupported-causal-claim. MiMo adoption
+maturity survives on the SUPPORTED evidence: scope constrained file edits,
+pattern obligations forced preservation proof, interface-reported
+observations, fresh resume.
+
+## Maturity
+
+Release-note generator: LIVE-PROVEN (real Gitea, 10 releases). Backfill:
+0.66.35→0.66.44 carrying historical-backfill provenance. Pre-0.66.35
+history: skipped (weak evidence — honest limitation).
+
+## Contract discovery → spine (2026-10-05, #2465 CI correction)
+
+The closed construction contract is the authority for discoveries. Spine
+rebuild reads its observed entities and candidate corrections; it does not
+claim a correction has been built. Qualified IDs such as
+`rust-crate:cognition_core` keep their declared kind. Bare file paths,
+test suites and other unqualified references become
+`construction-surface:<reference>`, never `module`. An observed
+surface may be PRESENT; a candidate stays DECLARED until independently
+observed. Existing bad records are migrated with their evidence and edge
+references intact. This matters: the first write-back mapped bare paths to
+modules, made 22 false module records and crashed CI on the next rebuild.
+The per-contract quick-reference markdown is generated from the scaffold
+store at close; it is a view, not another authority.

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+# SCAFFOLDING IMPLEMENTATION AUDIT + V1 GAP MATRIX (T18 §18B)
+
+_Every claim classified against evidence. Scale: LIVE_PROVEN (production
+evidence) / TEST_PROVEN (suite green, no production exercise) /
+IMPLEMENTED_UNPROVEN / PARTIAL / PLANNED / ABSENT / LEGACY / DUPLICATE._
+
+## Kernel claims
+
+| Claim | Status | Evidence |
+|---|---|---|
+| Contract lifecycle + legal transitions | LIVE_PROVEN | 28 contracts driven through real flow; refusal envelopes observed |
+| classify_mode (one classifier) | LIVE_PROVEN | gates TUI /build (17G), operator hook, tests 62+ |
+| Conversational intent layer | TEST_PROVEN | 22+ held-outs incl. unseen paraphrases; 17R live exercise (one real conversational proof) |
+| Programme continuation | LIVE_PROVEN | 17E 4-stage proof on real bridge; restart/dup/failure held-outs |
+| Event-driven waits (builder) | LIVE_PROVEN | T15 15Q real model build; T17E async stage |
+| Event-driven waits (CI) | LIVE_PROVEN | T16 16D deadline path ×2 + T17 natural wake (mode=event, 112.5s) |
+| Event replay (before-registration) | TEST_PROVEN + production-realistic exercise | 17C 4.6s vs real completed CI; natural-cycle confirmation: the 17Z wake arrived mid-wait, replay path itself not yet hit naturally |
+| Cross-user bridge delivery | LIVE_PROVEN | 17C repro as runner user (2.05s) + production deploys |
+| Provider boundary | TEST_PROVEN (structural guard) + observed loud-failure | 16F/G suites; no silent fallback observed in production runs |
+| Builder cannot self-certify | LIVE_PROVEN | T14 closure refusals ×2; phase-gated close |
+| Completion truth evidence-driven | LIVE_PROVEN | contract checkpoints; verify_test_truth refusals |
+| Interruption/resume | LIVE_PROVEN | T14E SIGKILL; 17E restart held-outs |
+| Impact preview (visible, pre-build) | ABSENT → T18 | nothing renders structured impact before build today |
+| Structural project model (first-class) | PARTIAL | stores are spine-shaped (entities/rels) but projects model CONTRACTS, not architecture; no domain/subsystem/interface nesting for arbitrary projects |
+| Structural queries/impact closure for projects | PARTIAL | spine.impact_frontier exists for Rune; project stores lack query API |
+| Research→Build Basis (durable, versioned) | ABSENT → T18 | research output today stays in transient context/artifacts |
+| Research-depth decision at construction entry | PARTIAL | ADAPT routes task classes; no explicit construction-stage research gate |
+| OUTWARD prior-art-first pass | PARTIAL | stage exists in Research Core; not strengthened to precedent-first ordering |
+| Schema versioning + consent-gated migration | PARTIAL | stores carry schema_version=1; no migration machinery/consent flow |
+| Environment/runtime model | PARTIAL | deployment_surface exists in Spine; project scaffolds don't model envs |
+| Workspace lifecycle (worktree per contract) | PARTIAL | BuildManager worktrees exist (legacy adapter); not wired to contracts |
+| Forge abstraction | ABSENT (Gitea-coupled scripts) | deploy/qualify call Gitea API directly |
+| Structural drift for project scaffolds | PARTIAL | drift_resume (16P) covers checkpoint-vs-reality; no file/entity-level drift detection |
+| Graph projection for visualisation | ABSENT → T18 | Spine has snapshots; no stable read-only graph projection |
+| Memory/Substrate | ABSENT (BY DESIGN — out of scope) | rule L |
+
+## V1 North Star gap matrix (this tranche's targets)
+
+| North Star capability | Gap | T18 action |
+|---|---|---|
+| Research-led construction (early research, Build Basis) | ABSENT Build Basis | 18C: build_basis.py + ADAPT depth hook |
+| OUTWARD precedent-first | PARTIAL | 18D: strengthen stage contract + real research run |
+| First-class structural Scaffold | PARTIAL (contract-shaped) | 18E: structural_model.py over structural_store core |
+| Structure→scope→governance | PARTIAL | 18F: queries + impact closure feeding contracts |
+| Visible impact preview | ABSENT | 18G: impact_preview projection |
+| Structural drift | PARTIAL | 18H: extend drift_resume with entity-level checks |
+| Schema versioning + consent | PARTIAL | 18I: migration + consent flow + tests |
+| Environment/runtime model | PARTIAL | 18J: env entities + verification distinction |
+| Workspace lifecycle | PARTIAL (legacy adapter) | 18K: workspace contract on the BuildManager adapter |
+| Forge boundary | ABSENT | 18L: forge.py adapter interface (Gitea impl) |
+| Full route convergence | PARTIAL (classify shared; backends differ) | 18M: audit + smallest fix |
+| Generalisation (not phrase list) | TEST_PROVEN | 18N: adversarial paraphrase families |
+| Self-scaffold | PARTIAL (contracts only) | 18O: structural model of Scaffolding itself |
+| Upgrade-via-Scaffold proof | ABSENT | 18P: one real upgrade driven by the scaffold |
+| Graph projection | ABSENT | 18Q: versioned read-only projection |
+
+## T19 additions (post-T18 classifications)
+
+| Capability | Status | Evidence |
+|---|---|---|
+| Project/Scaffold Registry | TEST_PROVEN | registry tests; boundaries proven (no truth in index, no Spine leak) |
+| /build governance fail-closed | LIVE_PROVEN | 19A: T18 degradation paths removed; failure-path held-outs |
+| Capability Ledgers | TEST_PROVEN | lifecycle+history+packet tests |
+| Surgical context packets | LIVE_PROVEN | 19R: packet bound exactly 1 file for a real change |
+| Behaviour/Test Specs + hardening lifecycle | TEST_PROVEN | ledger suites incl. generation history |
+| Selective invalidation | TEST_PROVEN | 19S-2/5/9/10 held-outs |
+| Predictive vs descriptive impact | TEST_PROVEN | delta persistence tests |
+| Post-change obligations | TEST_PROVEN | machine-derived from structural truth |
+| /testing backend + aggregate | TEST_PROVEN + LIVE (19R) | testing_mode suites; command wired in real TUI |
+| Observation→closure (user-confirm gate) | TEST_PROVEN | closure requires retest AND user confirm |
+| Forge failure never rewrites truth | TEST_PROVEN | 19S-14 held-out |
+| Self-hosted T19 change | LIVE_PROVEN | contract 19r-testing-command, 11-step scaffold-driven flow |
+
+## Kernel exceptions required (rule B record)
+
+None yet. Every T18 plan so far EXTENDS (new modules consuming
+structural_store) rather than modifying frozen kernel behavior. Any
+exception discovered during implementation will be recorded here with
+evidence that the V1 requirement could not be met otherwise.

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+# SCAFFOLDING V1 DEFINITION (T18 §18B)
+
+_Plane-English + technical definition of Scaffolding as it ACTUALLY
+exists at tranche T18 start (master 29570f4). Companion artifact:
+SCAFFOLDING_IMPLEMENTATION_AUDIT (evidence classification per claim)._
+
+## What Scaffolding is (plain English)
+
+Scaffolding is Rune's **construction authority**: the governed process
+by which software gets built or changed. It takes an authorized need,
+classifies what kind of construction it is, proportionally governs the
+work through a durable contract (with legal lifecycle transitions),
+derives scope from structural reality, drives builders, waits on events
+(not sleeps), refuses self-certified completion, verifies from
+canonical reality, and records evidence on durable objects so any
+future session can resume without a transcript.
+
+It is NOT a scheduler, NOT a memory system, NOT a provider selector,
+NOT a research engine, NOT a release system. It is the layer that
+decides *whether, how, and with what obligations* construction happens
+— and whether it actually finished.
+
+## What it owns
+
+- **Construction classification** (`construction_mode.classify_mode` —
+  the ONE classifier: NOT_CONSTRUCTION / LOCAL_CHANGE /
+  EXISTING_PROJECT_CHANGE / PROJECT_BUILD / UNKNOWN; never silently
+  chooses; unknown surfaces probe questions)
+- **Conversational interpretation** (`construction_intent.py` —
+  meaning/referents/authorization; DISCUSSION→PROPOSAL→USER_APPROVED;
+  feeds the ONE classifier, never deepens)
+- **Project Scaffold + Contracts** (`scaffold.py` — legal phase map
+  draft→approved→building→verifying→…→closed/failed/abandoned; scope;
+  obligations; checkpoints; predicted-vs-observed at close)
+- **Programme continuation** (`programme_continuation.py` —
+  run_construction_programme: stages 1:1 to contracts, persist→canary→
+  next; "task done ≠ programme done")
+- **Impact/scope machinery** (construction_decision, completeness
+  gates, affected-surface propagation)
+- **Stage guards** (`stage_guards.py` — readiness blocks, liveness
+  proves progress, exit canary proves effect; verify_test_truth refuses
+  false greens)
+- **Failure taxonomy** (`failure_recovery.py` — 7 classes incl.
+  PROVIDER_UNAVAILABLE; retry budgets; PERMANENT/APPROVAL never retry)
+- **Builder interface** (`construction_interface.py` — ONE builder
+  boundary; JSON envelopes; builder identity recorded-but-inert;
+  discover_active_contract; capabilities())
+
+## What it does NOT own
+
+- **Provider/model selection** (provider layer owns; ambient context
+  via `provider_context.require_model`; structural guard test)
+- **Research competence** (Research Core owns; Scaffolding invokes and
+  consumes — see 18C integration)
+- **Asynchronous wait/resume machinery** (W/R event bridge owns;
+  `event_wait.py` is the repo-side adapter: event drives continuation,
+  watchdog detects failure, durable record is truth)
+- **Release/deployment** (deploy_stage/promotion/qualify + Gitea
+  workflows own it; Scaffolding records evidence)
+- **Rune's structural self-model** (Spine owns — `spine.py` over
+  `structural_store.py`; Scaffolding stores use the SAME generic core)
+- **Long-horizon relevance/memory** (future Substrate — not built;
+  seam exists: construction_projection + construction_commands)
+- **The TUI** (client; sends text, renders projections)
+
+## How the flows work
+
+**New build (PROJECT_BUILD)**: conversational/explicit intent →
+classify_mode (+ project-existence evidence) → activate() bootstraps a
+provisional Project Scaffold (identity before repository, UNKNOWN
+fields explicit) → contract draft→approved (user provenance) →
+building (builder under event wait) → verifying (exit canary;
+independent evidence) → closed with predicted-vs-observed.
+
+**Existing-project change**: intent → classify (scoped/file/target
+evidence; proportional) → attach to existing authority → light or full
+contract by depth → same lifecycle, proportionate ceremony.
+
+**Research-led construction (V1 target — CORRECTED 2026-09-15, Nick):**
+
+> THE RESEARCH PLAN ITSELF IS CONTEXTUALLY GENERATED. There is NO
+> permanent research-topic checklist. For every request:
+> REQUEST/INTENT → understand target/current reality → identify material
+> unknowns/decisions/risks → generate a context-specific research plan →
+> perform proportional INWARD/OUTWARD/deeper research. OUTWARD asks what
+> already exists relevant to THIS specific intent (adopt/adapt/combine/
+> reject/gaps/innovation). The categories researched are selected from
+> context; deeper technical research is driven by unresolved questions
+> and consequence level, never performed mechanically.
+
+`build_basis.generate_research_plan()` implements this: topics are
+synthesized from THIS intent's material unknowns/decisions/risks;
+the held-out suite proves unrelated intents produce materially
+different plans and that no canned category list exists.
+
+**Future upgrades (V1 target)**: authorized need → research-depth
+decision (ADAPT) → Research Core pass → durable Build Basis →
+structural Scaffold consult/construct → impact closure + visible
+preview → contract with structurally-derived scope → isolated
+workspace → governed build/verify → merge/release → structural
+Scaffold updated. (Parts of this chain are new in T18 — see audit.)
+
+**Interruption/resume**: SIGKILL-safe. Durable contract + programme
+records + wait records are the truth; fresh process resumes from
+identity alone; duplicate signals idempotent (live-proven T14E/T17E).
+
+**Deployment/release participation**: Scaffolding does not run the
+pipeline; it consumes qualified CI/deploy evidence, records deployed
+identity on contracts, and refuses closure without it where contracted.
+
+## T19 layer model (the general engineering system)
+
+> "The Scaffold should let the LLM operate with surgical precision
+>  locally, while preserving global awareness of what else must be
+>  checked or changed."
+>
+> "Lower active cognitive load without losing the whole idea."
+
+- **STRUCTURAL MODEL** tells Rune what the project contains / how it connects.
+- **CAPABILITY LEDGER** provides compact local re-entry context (stable IDs
+  across moves; history preserved through supersede/retire).
+- **BEHAVIOUR VALIDATION LEDGER** tells Rune what intended behaviour is
+  actually confirmed — generation-aware, selective invalidation, automated
+  green never implies USER_CONFIRMED.
+- **PROJECT REGISTRY** tells Rune which Scaffolds/projects exist
+  (discovery/index only — not structural truth, not Spine).
+- **ITERATION ENGINE** (predictive→descriptive impact, impact-delta
+  records, machine-derived obligations) makes quicksand protection
+  STANDARD behaviour of every construction route.
+- **/TESTING** is a dependency-aware hardening programme: dynamic queue,
+  fix-for-B-may-reopen-A, closure requires retest AND user confirmation.
+- **FORGE** provides workflow/history projection (failure never rewrites
+  canonical validation truth).
+- **FUTURE SUBSTRATE** will coordinate sequencing/current focus/pause-
+  resume but does NOT own structural or validation truth.
+
+## How Spine relates
+
+Spine = Rune's canonical structural self-model (structural_store
+generic core, maturity ladder, impact_frontier). Scaffolding's project
+stores share the SAME generic core (zero Rune constants) — one graph
+discipline, two scopes: Spine models Rune; project Scaffolds model
+their projects. No duplicate truth: a project's structural model lives
+in its own store; Rune's lives in Spine. Later retrofit will modernise
+Spine using the discipline V1 generalises (18K relationship).
+
+## How Substrate will interact (without owning internals)
+
+Read: versioned outbound projection (construction_projection,
+SCHEMA_VERSION=1). Write: bounded validated commands
+(construction_commands — 6 commands, lifecycle-validated, idempotent,
+no direct storage mutation). Substrate asks; Scaffolding decides.
+Memory graph explicitly out of scope (T18 rule L).

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+# Rune Structural Map
+
+_Maintained structural projection — the fast re-entry surface (T16 §16N).
+Companion to the Spine store (`store/spine/current.json`, structural
+authority) and `store/evidence/t16/16M_inventory.md` (full classification
+record). Update this map when authority or canonical routes change; do
+not copy the repo here._
+
+## What is Rune?
+
+A self-hosting coding agent: TUI client over an operator core, with a
+structural self-model (Spine), a construction authority (Scaffolding),
+an event-driven wait/resume bridge (W/R), a research pipeline, and a
+fail-closed release/deployment pipeline that builds, tests, releases,
+and deploys Rune itself to `/mnt/workdrive/rune-code/current`.
+
+## Where things happen (canonical routes only)
+
+| Concern | Authority | State |
+|---|---|---|
+| Structural self-model | `src/rune/spine.py` | `store/spine/current.json` |
+| Construction (build lifecycle) | `src/rune/scaffold.py` + `construction_*.py` | scaffold store (`<dir>/.rune/scaffold`) |
+| Builder sessions | `scripts/t15_builder_session.py` (event-driven successor; T14 is legacy) | contract + wait records |
+| Provider/model selection | `rune_operator` final decider; ambient context via `provider_context.require_model` | `state/model_routing_profiles.json` |
+| Wait/resume (any long op) | `src/rune/event_wait.py` + W/R daemon (out-of-repo snapshot at `~/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume`, data root `/mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge` — PIN `RUNE_WR_ROOT`: unpinned consumers get a loud warning, never a silent split-brain) | waits/events/leases/resumes JSON |
+| Programme continuation | `src/rune/programme_continuation.py` (WIRED T17: `run_construction_programme` binds stages to Scaffolding contracts) | scaffold store `programmes/` |
+| Conversational construction | `src/rune/construction_intent.py` (meaning/referents/authorization) → `construction_mode.classify_mode` (the ONE classifier) | intents are transient; contracts durable |
+| CI qualification verdict | `scripts/deploy_qualify.py` (two legs, fail-closed) | Gitea commit status + runs |
+| Release/deploy | `scripts/deploy_stage.py` → `deploy_promotion.py` (monotonic, flock) | deploy root + `current`/`last-good` symlinks |
+| Research | `scripts/research_task_tree.py` (authority; labels are projection) | `research/issue-<N>/` |
+| Task completion truth | `verification_layer.py` + `orchestration/conversation_state.py` | durable event store + checkpoints |
+| Routing (task class) | `src/rune/adaptive_router.py` | `routes/route.jsonl` |
+| Canary registry | `src/rune/canary_native.MODULES` | observed by Spine |
+| Structural health | `henxels_checks.py` + `henxels.yaml` | repo root |
+
+## Known non-canonical / duplicate routes (do not extend; reconcile via 16Q)
+
+- `build_mode.BuildManager` (legacy /build) — superseded by builder_bridge
+  + event-driven sessions; still wired.
+- `scripts/t14_builder_session.py` — superseded by t15 event-driven driver.
+- Provider selection entry points ×5 (`model_routing.rank`,
+  `model_connect route`, `model_registry get`, `provider_registry`,
+  `work_manager`) — operator is the de-facto final decider.
+- Task-ish state ×4 (task-tool DB, `task_persist` persisted.json,
+  `memory_store.working`, orchestration event store).
+- Maintenance ledgers ×3 (scaffold maintenance_item, tui_backlog, drift_ledger).
+
+## Unfinished / blocked / deprecated
+
+- programme_continuation.py: WIRED (T17 17D — run_construction_programme
+  is the canonical multi-stage driver; 17E live-proven).
+- maintenance.yml canary-suite job: loops `shared/canary_*.py` — wrong
+  dir (real canaries in `src/rune/`), job likely no-ops (LEGACY).
+- daemon out-of-repo: the W/R daemon is deployed from
+  `~/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume` with its own git snapshot —
+  packaging debt, no CI coverage of the deployed copy.
+- Substrate: NOT BUILT. Scaffolding exposes the seam
+  (`construction_projection.py`, `construction_commands.py`); mock
+  client proves compatibility (`tests/test_substrate_seam.py`).
+
+## Fresh-session quick answers
+
+- Is a claim true? → Spine store + evidence_refs, never commit messages.
+- Is construction allowed? → scaffold contract phase + LEGAL_TRANSITIONS.
+- How does a long wait work? → register on the W/R bridge, yield on the
+  FIFO event; watchdog is failure detection, never scheduling; the event
+  is a WAKE — authority is re-read after resume.
+- Who picks the provider? → the user layer, via ambient context;
+  construction never does (`test_provider_ownership.py` enforces).
+- What runs where? → CI on `rune-ci-desktop` runner; deploy stages to
+  `/mnt/workdrive/rune-code/<sha>`; data home pinned at
+  `/mnt/workdrive/rune` (RUNE_HOME); implementation worktree
+  `/mnt/workdrive/issue161-harness`.

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+# Language-Fit Rubric — Wave 1 (Language-Rebasing Tranche R1)
+
+> STATUS: FINAL — self-verified 2026-09-29 per tranche §12 (all 6 rounds completed,
+> evidence-sufficiency statements recorded, kill tests frozen; execution proceeds on the
+> evidence, every RECODE still passes its benchmark gate — no win, no recode).
+> Per-subsystem sections filled from live research rounds (≥2 live-verified external sources per claim,
+> per-source lessons, evidence→decision mapping, kill test per candidate). No code changes in Wave 1.
+> Governing law from §11: **KEEP-PYTHON honesty determines how much of the rebase volume is real.**
+> Toolchain baseline: Rust 1.98.1 + GCC 16.2.1 present; Go NOT installed — Go earns installation only
+> through rubric evidence here.
+
+## Verdict (all rounds, one paragraph)
+
+**KEEP-PYTHON across the board: 40 clusters scored, 0 recode units awarded.** Six research
+rounds (W2 leaf utilities, W3 memory, W4 provider-layer, W5 orchestration, W6 runtime-core,
+W7 TUI) each characterized their subsystem's actual workload inward (file:line-anchored) and
+tested Python/Rust/Go/C against it with live-verified sources and frozen kill tests. The
+pattern is consistent: the compute-shaped work already executes in C (hashlib, sqlite3/FTS5/vec0,
+json, regex), the dominant latency is network or LLM-bound, and no cluster contains a hot loop
+that pays for a process-boundary recode through the 658 µs–0.63 ms interop crossing. **Go:
+REJECTED — does not earn installation this tranche** (D5=0 everywhere; nothing measured or
+fetch-confirmed earns it; orchestration additionally rejects its design fit; K-GO kill tests
+frozen per round should the case be revived). **Rust: toolchain-ready, justified nowhere this
+tranche** — keep as the standing option behind the CI-proven std-only adapter for any future
+measured hot loop. **C: rejected everywhere scored** (duplicates C already inside SQLite/hashlib;
+adds an unsafe-memory surface). The rebase volume the tranche hypothesized is real only as a
+small set of named improvements — see "Wave-plan consequence" below.
+
+## Rubric dimensions (applied to every candidate language per subsystem)
+
+| Dimension | Question | Evidence required |
+|---|---|---|
+| D1 Workload fit | Does the subsystem's dominant workload (I/O-bound, CPU-bound, FFI, protocol, UI) actually favour this language? | Benchmarks or authoritative docs, live-verified |
+| D2 Measured gain | What wins, concretely — latency, memory, startup, binary distribution? | Named hot paths from the Wave 0 inventory + numbers |
+| D3 Interop cost | What does the interop contract (§5) cost to carry for this boundary? | Adapter surface size, ABI/build complexity |
+| D4 Ecosystem | Do the needed libraries exist and are they maintained? | Live-verified crate/package/module listings |
+| D5 Toolchain reality | Is the toolchain present (or installable and justified) on this machine and the CI runner? | Runner + local `--version` evidence |
+| D6 Maintenance continuity | Can the Rune ecosystem's single-maintainer loop sustain code in this language here? | Honest judgement, stated plainly |
+| D7 Kill test | What is the CHEAPEST disproof of this candidate? | One falsifiable early test, frozen before any recode |
+
+Scoring: each candidate gets D1–D6 scored 0–2 with one-line evidence each, D7 written regardless.
+Decision per subsystem: **KEEP-PYTHON** / **RECODE→<language>** — KEEP-PYTHON is the expected default;
+a RECODE that cannot pass its own kill test reverts to KEEP-PYTHON before implementation.
+
+---
+
+## W3 — Memory & persistence (units: memory_store 56 fns, curator 43, warm_router 32, memory_consolidation 20, sleep_time 25, + graph_memory, night_mode, identity_anchors)
+
+- **Research round actor:** general-2 (COMPLETED 2026-09-29 — artifacts at
+  `research/wave1/memory/`: inward.md, outward/ ×6, outward-sources.md, synthesis.md)
+- **Intention profile:** JSONL-heavy appends, BM25/FTS ranking, consolidation passes, long-running
+  scheduled jobs, file-backed state.
+- **Decision:** **KEEP-PYTHON (all 7 clusters, zero RECODE).** Cluster verdicts:
+  (1) hot-store JSON persistence — KEEP with upgrade path: orjson in-process wheel
+  (~10× dumps / 2× loads); a bespoke Rust CLI unit is dead on spawn cost (the
+  `shared/native_units.py` crossing ~1–5 ms ≈ orjson's entire 3.4 MB `knowledge.json` decode);
+  (2) SQLite store + FTS5/vec0 recall — KEEP, the compute is already C inside SQLite
+  (`memory_store.py:646` vec0 MATCH, `:693` bm25); (3) neuron scoring/routing — KEEP,
+  network-bound `_embed` (Ollama subprocess curl) dominates; (4) graph BFS — KEEP,
+  hops=1 default, per-node SQL, tiny N; the future fix is a SQL CTE, not a language;
+  (5) batch consolidation/curator — KEEP, LLM/I-O-bound and latency-insensitive,
+  asyncio sweet spot; (6) orchestration/glue — KEEP, pure glue pinned by the Python-TUI
+  interop contract; (7) embedding transport — KEEP, network-bound.
+- **Candidate matrix summary:** Python 7/7 · Go 0/7 (not installed, nothing measured or
+  fetch-confirmed earns installation; Go's JSON stack mid-rewrite upstream) · hand-written C
+  0/7 (C already battle-tested inside SQLite — hand-writing would duplicate it) · Rust 0/7
+  as CLI units (spawn cost kills the one credible vector; in-process wheels excluded by
+  Wave 0 policy).
+- **Kill tests (frozen in synthesis.md):** Rust-JSON — orjson microbench on live 3.4 MB
+  `knowledge.json` (if drop-in and ≥2× load / ≥5× dump, the CLI unit is disproven on spawn
+  cost); Rust-general — kill unless a profile shows ≥50% wall time in pure Python compute
+  (none exists; reopen only on materially changed workload); Go — instrument one
+  `consolidate_all` run, kill if Python-compute share <50% (it will be — LLM/I-O bound);
+  C — kill unless a hot kernel absent from the SQLite extension ecosystem is identified
+  (none).
+- **Sources + lessons:** 6 live-fetched 2026-09-29 (orjson, sled, sqlite-vec, SQLite FTS5
+  docs, Go json/v2 rewrite issue, pydantic-core) — full annotations in
+  `research/wave1/memory/outward-sources.md`.
+- **Evidence sufficiency (honest):** static analysis only, no runtime profiling;
+  memory.store SQLite DB not materialized locally — kill tests specify *measured*
+  thresholds rather than assertions. Verdicts rest on "Python is glue around C/network,"
+  which profiling would only strengthen.
+
+## W4 — Provider/model layer (units: provider_registry 28, model_connect 10, model_routing 15, model_profiles 15, provider_budget 21, + standardized_providers, model_registry, connection_pool)
+
+- **Research round actor:** general-5 (COMPLETED 2026-09-29 — artifacts at
+  `research/wave1/provider-layer/`: inward.md, outward-sources.md, outward/ (8 evidence
+  JSONs), synthesis.md)
+- **Intention profile:** HTTP/SSE streaming, connection pooling, retries/backoff, protocol parsing,
+  tool-call reliability.
+- **Intention profile correction (inward-verified):** the layer has **NO retry/backoff and NO
+  SSE stub at all** (grep-verified) — `stream: False` everywhere, ~900 lines, remote-LLM-latency-
+  bound. Rewrite pitches are therefore feature-adds, not ports.
+- **Candidate matrix:** 5 clusters, all KEEP-PYTHON. Scores (1–5 = fit for the cluster's actual
+  workload): (C1) HTTP wire + transport (provider_registry, openai_compat_transport, model_connect
+  discovery) Python 5 / Go 2 / Rust 1; (C2) connection pool (connection_pool.py, 144 lines —
+  in-process object guards under threading.Lock, NOT a TCP pool) Python 5 / Go 2 / Rust 2;
+  (C3) routing decisions (model_routing.py, 432 lines, pure decision logic, one httpx call)
+  Python 5 / Go 1 / Rust 1; (C4) budget accounting (provider_budget.py, 354 lines, pure
+  arithmetic + lock, no I/O) Python 5 / Go 1 / Rust 1; (C5) config/registry/normalization
+  (model_profiles, model_registry, standardized_providers, model_connect tables — dataclasses +
+  JSON, editable by non-systems programmers) Python 5 / Go 1 / Rust 1.
+- **Decision:** **KEEP-PYTHON (all 5 clusters).**
+- **Kill tests:** C1 Go — KILLED: toolchain absent (`which go` → not found); 28 call-site
+  behaviors incl. the tool-call envelope contract (openai_compat_transport.py:67-107, 160-207)
+  would be re-implemented with zero incumbent test port and NO performance signal (remote-LLM-
+  latency-bound, kilobyte payloads). Re-earn path if Go is ever installed: std-only proof via
+  `interop/rebase-proof/` + a benchmark harness on C1 only. C1 Rust — KILLED BY CONSTRUCTION:
+  SSE parsing requires reqwest+tokio+eventsource-stream+nom (outward O3/O4/O5 — even mistral.rs
+  takes the tokio stack), violating the std-only interop contract. C2–C5 Go/Rust — KILLED:
+  burden of proof sits on the rewrite candidates; kill tests need contention/throughput/
+  counter-evidence that does not exist; routing runs once per request at millisecond scale
+  against multi-second LLM calls (5 orders of magnitude below any measurable threshold).
+- **Sources + lessons:** 8 live-fetched (O1–O8), ≥2 per major claim, coverage map in
+  `outward-sources.md`. Lessons: (1) stdlib-only Rust has no realistic precedent for HTTP/SSE
+  workloads — the interop contract's zero-crate standard effectively decides Rust out of all
+  network-wire clusters; (2) Go's stdlib HTTP+NDJSON streaming is capability-proven
+  (pkg.go.dev/net/http, ollama api/client.go, ollama's Go API server) — Go's losses here are
+  evidence-absence, not capability-absence; (3) the honest reliability upgrade for this layer
+  is a small Python-level httpx retry/timeout wrapper — a feature-add, not a language change.
+
+## W5 — Orchestration, authority, plugins, skills (units: orchestration/ 44 files 244 fns, contracts, build_mode 34, construction_authority*, verification_construction, spine, + governance surfaces: drift_*, persona_gate, safety_override, witness, behavior, growth_delta, claim_audit)
+
+- **Research round actor:** general-1 (COMPLETED 2026-09-29 — artifacts at
+  `research/wave1/orchestration/`: inward.md, outward-sources.md, outward/ (4 search
+  JSONs), synthesis.md)
+- **Intention profile:** contract/lifecycle state machines, authority gating, fail-closed validation,
+  HMAC-chained ledgers, policy dispatch.
+- **Intention profile correction (inward-verified):** the subsystem is durable-ledger I/O,
+  authority wiring, deterministic policy gates, and TUI-facing coordination — NOT hot loops
+  (2 RLocks, 0 sockets, 0 thread pools across 43 files). **Scope gap: `construction_authority.py`
+  and `verification_construction.py` do not exist in the tree** — the construction cluster is
+  covered by build_mode.py; no evidence invented for the missing files.
+- **Candidate matrix:** 6 clusters, all KEEP-PYTHON. Scores (1–5 = fit for the cluster's actual
+  workload): (C1) durable state & ledger stores (event_store.py:56-101, atomic.py, evidence_store.py
+  — fsync-bound; hashing already C via hashlib) Python 5; (C2) composition roots & authority wiring
+  (composition.py, authority.py, cognitive.py — pure glue, runtime cost ≈ 0) Python 5; (C3)
+  policy/state machines/gates (lifecycle.py, scheduler.py, broker.py, no_change.py, reflex.py —
+  deterministic dict/enum decisions, sub-ms; testability is the requirement) Python 5; (C4)
+  structural self-model & schema tooling (spine.py:24-25, microkernel.py, contracts.py, records.py
+  — introspection + canonical JSON; only candidate for a future Rust spine-diff if snapshots grow
+  1000×) Python 4; (C5) TUI-facing orchestration & build pipeline (build_mode.py 11-stage pipeline,
+  gateway.py, transport.py — the consumer IS the Python TUI; latency dominated by LLM/subprocess
+  waits) Python 5; (C6) benchmark/migration harnesses (retrieval_benchmark.py, migrate.py,
+  benchmark.py — offline tooling, recode buys nothing, loses iteration speed) Python 4.
+- **Decision:** **KEEP-PYTHON (all 6 clusters). This subsystem contributes 0 recode units to
+  the wave plan.** Go: REJECTED, do not install — differentiator (goroutine-dense servers)
+  targets a workload absent here; cost is exception→error-value rewrite of ~260 functions.
+  Rust: FEASIBLE (toolchain proven) but UNJUSTIFIED anywhere — no cluster has the hot loop
+  that pays for a process-boundary recode; keep as toolchain-ready for other subsystems.
+  C: REJECTED — the only compute-shaped work (sha256) already executes C via stdlib hashlib.
+- **Kill tests:** K1 (frozen, ALREADY RUN): 100 round-trips through the rebase-proof adapter —
+  mean 0.63ms, p95 0.74ms, cold 0.87ms, 100% exit-0 + ok:true → adapter overhead does NOT block
+  recodes on cost; recodes die on value grounds. Re-open any cluster if profiling shows a
+  function consuming >10% of a real interactive session. K-GO (frozen, ~30 min): Go prototype
+  of event_store.py's batched append+fsync vs Python at 1000 events; if Python's p95 is within
+  2× of Go's, Go is dead here permanently. K-RUST (frozen, ~20 min): measure spine diff on a
+  10k-entity snapshot; <50ms kills any Rust spine recode by absence of pain.
+- **Sources + lessons:** 4 live-fetched web sources (pydantic-core, ruff blog, go.dev FAQ,
+  Python 3.14 hashlib docs) + 1 LOCAL EXPERIMENT (n=100 adapter benchmark). Lessons: (1) the
+  rebase-proof adapter round-trips at 0.63ms/op — subprocess-per-op is viable for coarse ops,
+  never per-event; (2) Python's "slowness" argument dissolves where the actual compute already
+  runs in C via stdlib (hashlib, sqlite) — the language question is really "where is the hot
+  loop", and here the answer is nowhere; (3) assumed limits flagged honestly: human-scale event
+  cadence (batch_size=8) and Linux spawn cost — both would need revisit at 10⁴+ events/sec or
+  cross-platform targets.
+
+## W6 — Runtime core & tooling (units: tool_executor 46, tool_protocol 27, local_tool_runtime 32, capability_broker 19, context_broker 21, work_manager 25, cron_engine 28, + failure_auto_filer 28, hook_engine, elastic_cognition, auto_tasks, goal)
+
+- **Research round actor:** general-4 (COMPLETED 2026-09-29 on disk despite cancellation
+  notification — artifacts at `research/wave1/runtime-core/`: inward.md, outward/,
+  outward-sources.md, synthesis.md)
+- **Intention profile:** subprocess/process supervision, native execution boundary (native_units
+  adapter already exists), event loops, cron scheduling, hook dispatch.
+- **Decision:** **STAY-PYTHON (all 6 clusters).** Round scores (1–5 = fit for the cluster's
+  actual inward-characterized workload): (A) subprocess lifecycle (tool_executor, cron_engine,
+  auto_tasks) 4.7 — `subprocess.run(timeout=, capture_output=)` is a one-call expression of the
+  pattern; Rust std::process has NO built-in child timeout (outward-verified), strictly more
+  code under zero-crate; (B) protocol/JSON parsing (tool_protocol, brokers) 4.5 — inputs are
+  KB-scale model fragments; Python json/regex is already C-backed, so a rewrite swaps C for
+  compiled code at the same asymptotic cost; serde's typed-struct model actively mismatches
+  fence-wrapped schema-flexible output; (C) model→tool control loop + HTTP
+  (local_tool_runtime, elastic_cognition, goal) 4.8 — wall time is LLM HTTP latency in seconds;
+  Python overhead is µs–ms noise; the loop's content is policy (circuit breaker, escalation
+  ladders, routing tables); (D) context assembly (context_broker) 4.7 — correctness lives in
+  admission policy and degrade-not-crash semantics, not speed; compaction is itself an LLM call;
+  (E) reliability/queueing (failure_auto_filer) 4.2 — honest lowest: on paper the best Rust
+  candidate (queue + worker + crash-safe JSONL spool), but perf requirement ≈ nil and the
+  correctness burden is threading semantics a rewrite would re-risk for no win ("nothing
+  breaks today"); (F) declarative config/brokers (work_manager, hook_engine, capability_broker)
+  4.9 — literal data, no-op runtime, portable to anything valuable in nothing.
+- **Candidate matrix summary:** Python 6/6 · Go 0/6 (paper verdicts only — evidence-starved,
+  not installed, kill tests unrunnable locally) · Rust 0/6 (kill tests runnable via the
+  existing std-only interop harness) · C unscored (no FFI-adjacent cluster surfaced).
+  Best-language moment found anywhere: robfig/cron replacing ~37 hand-rolled cron-parsing
+  lines (cron_engine.py:199-236) — ergonomics nicety, not a fit verdict.
+- **Kill tests (frozen in synthesis.md):** Rust-A — re-express `_run_command`
+  (tool_executor.py:1064) with std::process + manual timeout; kill if >2× the ~40-line
+  Python wrapper (Q4 predicts it is); Go-A — port `cron_engine._run_loop` with os/exec,
+  measure task-fire latency delta (prediction: zero — 60 s sleep and child runtime dominate);
+  B — parse the largest observed tool-protocol stream 1000× in Python; kill if total <1 s
+  (no rewrite yields an observable win); C — instrument `_run_loop`
+  (local_tool_runtime.py:417), log non-HTTP CPU per iteration (prediction <1% of wall);
+  D — time `assemble`+`_admit` on the largest stored context, kill if <10 ms; E — fault-inject
+  kill -9 during spool append; if recovery semantics already hold, the rewrite has no
+  correctness win to buy; F — none needed: absence of any win condition IS the disproof.
+- **Sources + lessons:** live-fetched 2026-09-29 — annotations in
+  `research/wave1/runtime-core/outward-sources.md`; headline lessons: Rust std::process lacks
+  child timeout (Q4); Go os/exec reaches parity but changes only syntax (Q1); Python
+  json/regex C-backed (Q5b); serde typed structs mismatch dynamic model output (Q5a);
+  concurrency features irrelevant at ≤2 threads (Q6).
+- **Evidence sufficiency:** Python verdicts fully evidenced inward+outward; Go execution-side
+  evidence honestly starved (paper kill tests carried forward); E's JSONL-spool crash-safety
+  claim rests on inward semantics only — flagged in synthesis.md.
+
+## W7 — Operator + TUI (units: rune_operator 61 fns, rune_tui 161 fns — largest module, tui_validator)
+
+- **Research round actor:** general-3 (COMPLETED 2026-09-29 — artifacts at
+  `research/wave1/tui/`: inward.md, outward/ ×8, outward-sources.md, synthesis.md)
+- **Intention profile:** terminal rendering, input handling, rich layout, hot store state, supervisory
+  command surface. Design decision 4 holds: TUI consumes the interop contract, never rewritten first.
+- **Decision:** **KEEP-PYTHON (TUI shell; all 4 clusters, zero RECODE, no carve-out found).**
+  Cluster scores (1 = recode, 5 = keep): (A) rendering/widgets 4 — no hot loop exists; render is
+  plain Rich `Text` concatenation (rune_tui.py:1331, chat_bubble.py:157), only animation a 0.12 s
+  spinner (:263), no markdown/Syntax parsing anywhere in src/rune; (B) event glue (~50 `_cmd_*`
+  handlers, reactives, tool-widget maps) 5 — this is Textual's core competency (workers,
+  `exclusive=True`, `call_from_thread`); vendor docs (ratatui) admit "little to no help in organizing
+  large applications"; (C) model send path + envelope 5 — synchronous `send_task` in async worker;
+  the envelope shape (`success/response/thinking/tool_events/degraded`, rune_tui.py:3624ff) is
+  ALREADY the de-facto interop contract; (D) subprocess/streaming 5 — JSONL streaming precedent
+  already in-tree (`_cmd_pull` :3443-3517): the pattern for consuming recoded units, not a recode
+  target. Whole-TUI native recode 1/5 REJECTED — 80+ first-party module coupling, framework-provided
+  concurrency re-implemented by hand; Go additionally toolchain-blocked. Countervailing evidence
+  (Bubble Tea/tview/Codex TUI maturity) recorded honestly in outward-sources.md — it does not
+  outweigh the coupling.
+- **⚠ CONTRACT GAP FLAGGED (binds Waves 2–7):** `shared/native_units.py` parses only the LAST
+  stdout line — it must gain a JSONL streaming reader (per-line `json.loads` + terminal-envelope
+  validation) before any recoded long-running unit can stream progress to the TUI. Small, testable,
+  non-breaking; candidate for the first Wave 2 implementation issue.
+- **Adapter surface (TUI as consumer — adopted as the rubric's interop-contract restatement):**
+  (1) single-invocation stateless CLI (`native_unit <op> [args]`, no daemon); (2) success = final
+  stdout line `{"ok":true, …}` generalizing the model-send envelope — recoded units emitting
+  `response`/`tool_events`/`degraded` plug in with zero TUI changes; (3) failure = `ok:false` +
+  nonzero exit, stderr human-only, success = exit 0 AND not timed out; (4) mandatory `--version`
+  on every unit (status bar + `canary_tui_drift.py` detect live units vs Python fallback);
+  (5) JSONL streaming mode for long ops with terminal sentinel envelope; (6) per-call timeout
+  budget, `timed_out` surfaced in `NativeResult` for graceful degradation; (7) streamed events
+  referencing UI objects carry the TUI's stable keys — `(channel, call_id)` for tool widgets
+  (:3676), WorkPane `_entries` object ids (:1239) — preserved verbatim; (8) std-only for
+  proof-phase units.
+- **Candidate matrix summary:** Python 4/4 clusters · Rust/Go whole-TUI 1/5 rejected · carve-out
+  candidates: none found (future markdown parsing would carve as a Rust native unit behind the
+  adapter, not now).
+- **Kill tests (frozen in synthesis.md):** stay-Python — killed if >16 ms UI-thread stalls under
+  heavy event bursts OR IPC latency dominates message round-trip (Textual pilot measurement);
+  Rust recode — killed if the adapter must expose >~15 first-party modules (count today ≈80:
+  killed NOW); Go recode — additionally killed by toolchain absence (`command -v go` empty).
+- **Sources + lessons:** 8 live-fetched 2026-09-29 (Textual workers guide, ratatui vendor docs,
+  Bubble Tea/tview/Codex countervailing evidence, JSON Lines spec, push-granular-work guidance) —
+  annotations in `research/wave1/tui/outward-sources.md`.
+- **Evidence sufficiency (honest):** full inward read of all 5 TUI files with line refs; ≥2 sources
+  per major claim; gap = no runtime profiling (stall kill test unmeasured — but no mechanism exists
+  for the stall to occur; the 120 ms 21-step pipeline was already removed, `_run_warm_router`
+  :3575 is a no-op).
+
+## W2 — Leaf utilities & canaries (~40 modules, low coupling: pins, time_awareness, message_queue, event_envelope, attention_capsule, complexity_scorer, token_optimizer, cache 501/17, prompt_sync, chat_bubble, ~15 canary_* modules)
+
+- **Research round actor:** general-6 (COMPLETED 2026-09-29 — full report in actor notification)
+- **Intention profile:** small pure helpers, envelopes, scoring, cache; smallest blast radius; the
+  factory + interop proving ground at real scale.
+- **Ground-truth measurements (local, this session):** Python fn call ~46 ns (100k timed
+  iterations in-process) · native CLI roundtrip ~658 µs (subprocess to
+  `interop/rebase-proof/target/release/rebase-proof --version`) · Python startup floor ~18 ms ·
+  overhead ratio ≈ **14,000×**. The only CI-proven interop contract is the subprocess CLI boundary
+  (`shared/native_units.py`: argv in → JSON stdout, `--version`, timeout, typed `NativeResult`).
+  PyO3/in-process bindings excluded by Wave 0 policy. Therefore every per-call crossing costs
+  ≥658 µs — a per-turn helper would need to run >14,000× faster in Rust to break even.
+- **Candidate matrix (representative — full per-cluster 0–2 scoring in round report):**
+  Python 12/12 in every cluster · Rust 5–6/12 · Go 1–3/12 (D5=0, not installed) · C 1–2/12.
+  No module contains a hot loop (heaviest: 2 `re.sub` per turn in token_optimizer).
+- **Decision:** **KEEP-PYTHON (all ~40, zero RECODE).** Cluster verdicts: (a) pure CRUD helpers
+  pins/time_awareness/token_optimizer — KEEP, CPython 3.11+ already 10–60% faster on this shape
+  (PEP 659); (b) message/envelope/capsule structures — KEEP, recode would insert a boundary
+  between the chattiest neighbors; (c) cache.py (501 L, largest in wave) — KEEP, the fast part is
+  already C (sqlite3 DB-API 2.0 over SQLite's C library), Python is thin orchestration, batching
+  (threshold 50 / 30 s) already amortizes writes; (d) chat_bubble.py — KEEP, **hard-pinned** to
+  Python by the Textual framework (recode = full framework abandonment, bottleneck is human
+  typing speed); (e) prompt_sync.py glue — KEEP, glue into Python siblings (memory_env,
+  voice_sync, build_pipeline_policy); (f) ~19 canary_* — KEEP **categorically**, a canary that
+  verifies Python importability cannot exist in another language.
+- **Kill tests (reopening criteria, all fail today on first cheap measurement):** Rust — microbench
+  one per-turn helper behind the native_units CLI, must beat the Python in-process call >10×
+  end-to-end including the 658 µs crossing (whole call <~46 µs; a trivial `--version` already
+  costs 658 µs); Go — identical benchmark post-install, uninstall if roundtrip >100 µs with no
+  named hot path; C — identical benchmark + required fuzz-clean JSON roundtrip, plus a
+  demonstrated GC-free allocation-hot loop first; cache.py — recode only if Python-side
+  orchestration (excl. sqlite3 waits) exceeds 5% of end-to-end latency; capsule/envelope/queue —
+  recode only if one turn's Python total exceeds ~5 ms AND a candidate's CLI path is >10× cheaper.
+- **Sources + lessons:** (1) https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.11.html — 10–60% faster,
+  PEP 659 specializing interpreter: CPython already optimized for helper-shaped code, the D2
+  baseline is a moving improving target; (2) https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.13.html —
+  free-threading/JIT experimental, KEEP-PYTHON ≠ frozen but no bets on experimental paths;
+  (3) https://www.maturin.rs/ — in-process Rust↔Python needs a whole binding/packaging toolchain
+  atop the CLI boundary, D3 worse than measured 658 µs (Wave 0 policy excludes it anyway);
+  (4) https://go.dev/doc/install — Go is a pre-install prerequisite, D5=0 everywhere, never earned
+  installation; (5) https://textual.textualize.io/ — Textual is a Python TUI framework,
+  chat_bubble.py framework-pinned; (6) https://docs.python.org/3/library/sqlite3.html — sqlite3 is
+  DB-API 2.0 over C, cache.py's perf layer already native. All fetched live 2026-09-29.
+- **⚠ Inventory drift (VERIFIED 2026-09-29):** complexity_scorer.py listed in
+  rebase-inventory.json (2 mentions) but absent on disk — deleted in commit 867321e
+  ("governed retirement — complexity_scorer deleted (602 lines)"). Wave 0 inventory needs a
+  correction pass; the module was scored nowhere (no source to characterize).
+
+---
+
+## Wave-plan consequence (T5 scope, from the verdict above)
+
+With **0 recode units awarded**, the tranche's hypothesized rebase volume is real only as the
+work below. Waves 2–9 are **disposition + named improvements, NOT mass recoding**:
+
+**Waves 2–7 — per-issue disposition (the 1,852 `[rebase w{wave}]` issues):**
+Each issue receives its tranche §7 disposition — improve / fix / missing-connectors answered
+with evidence — plus a language verdict of **KEEP-PYTHON with its rubric evidence line**
+(the round section for that subsystem names the claim). Disposition runs leaf-first
+(Wave 2 → 7), the canonical suite stays green throughout, and no issue closes without its
+evidence line. A recode is off the table unless a frozen kill test is reopened — and then
+tranche §6 still governs: **no benchmark win, no recode.** Go is not installed and earned no
+installation; Rust stays toolchain-ready but unjustified (standing option behind the
+CI-proven adapter).
+
+**Named improvements — the actual rebase volume (ship alongside disposition):**
+1. **JSONL streaming reader for `shared/native_units.py`** (W7 contract gap): the adapter
+   parses only the LAST stdout line; it must gain per-line `json.loads` + terminal-envelope
+   validation before any recoded long-running unit could stream progress. Small, testable,
+   non-breaking — first implementation issue of Wave 2.
+2. **httpx retry/timeout wrapper for the provider layer** (W4): the honest reliability
+   upgrade is a feature-add, not a language change.
+3. **orjson upgrade path** (W3 cluster 1): the only credible Python-side JSON win —
+   in-process, no boundary crossing. **DISPOSITION (2026-09-29, kill test EXECUTED and
+   FAILED — KEEP-PYTHON stands, no dependency declared):** microbench on the live
+   `~/.rune/consolidation/knowledge.json` (3,540,959 bytes, n=30 best-of): load 13.15 ms
+   std vs 7.85 ms orjson = **1.68× (bar ≥2×: FAIL)**; dump 9.58 ms std vs 5.61 ms
+   orjson-with-decode = **1.71× (bar ≥5×: FAIL)**; raw-bytes dump 1.39 ms = 6.91× but is
+   not drop-in (every `write_text`/`json.dump`-to-file site would need a bytes→str or
+   binary-write conversion). Roundtrip equality verified. Bench: `/tmp/orjson_bench.py`
+   shape (uvx --with orjson). The bytes trap measured real: decode() eats ~60% of the
+   dump win.
+4. **complexity_scorer.py inventory correction**: listed in `rebase-inventory.json` but
+   deleted on disk (commit `867321e`, 602 lines) — Wave 0 inventory needs the correction
+   pass. **DISPOSITION (2026-09-29, DONE):** inventory regenerated per the script's own
+   header (never hand-edit) — 177→213 files, 1,852→2,314 functions, 13 dead files
+   dropped; committed + pushed `5bc837c`. The W2 round's "2 mentions" drift claim
+   verified FALSE against the live inventory (zero hits).
+5. **robfig/cron** (W6): recorded as a best-language footnote only; no action.
+
+**Wave 8 — TUI integration proof:** demonstrate the TUI reading/utilising the mixed-language
+surfaces that exist (the `interop/rebase-proof` unit through the upgraded adapter), per the
+8-point adapter surface adopted above.
+**Wave 9 — close-out audit:** 100% of the 1,852 issues dispositioned, debt-table revision,
+version bump.
+
+## Cross-cutting candidates (evaluated once, referenced by every subsystem)
+
+- **Rust (present, 1.98.1):** interop proof unit already CI-proven (std-only, zero crates, `interop/rebase-proof/`, adapter in `shared/native_units.py`, ok = exit 0 AND not timed out).
+- **Go (absent):** must earn installation through D1–D5 evidence here before any recode targets it.
+- **C (present, GCC 16.2.1):** expected to lose D6 in most subsystems; scored where FFI-adjacent work exists.
+- **Python (KEEP baseline):** the default. Every subsystem begins here; evidence must move it.
+
+## Evidence ledger (per-source lessons, all rounds)
+
+Index of per-source evidence. Full annotations live in each round's
+`research/wave1/<subsystem>/outward-sources.md`; this ledger records the headline lesson
+each source contributed and the rubric claims it supports.
+
+| Round | Sources (live-fetched 2026-09-29) | Headline lessons | Supports |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| W2 leaf utilities | 6: python.org 3.11 + 3.13 whatsnew, maturin.rs, go.dev/doc/install, textual.textualize.io, docs.python.org sqlite3 | CPython 3.11+ already 10–60% faster on helper-shaped code (PEP 659) — D2 baseline is a moving target; free-threading/JIT experimental, no bets; in-process bindings need a whole toolchain atop the CLI boundary (excluded by Wave 0 policy anyway); Go is pre-install prerequisite, D5=0; Textual framework-pins chat_bubble.py; sqlite3 perf layer already C | W2 KEEP-PYTHON ×~40; the 14,000× crossing-overhead law |
+| W3 memory | 6: orjson, sled, sqlite-vec, SQLite FTS5 docs, Go json/v2 rewrite issue, pydantic-core | orjson is the only credible Python-side JSON win (in-process, no boundary); SQLite FTS5/vec0 compute is already C; Go's JSON stack mid-rewrite upstream (versioning risk); pydantic-core shows the Rust-as-wheel pattern, excluded by policy | W3 KEEP-PYTHON 7/7; orjson upgrade path on cluster 1 |
+| W4 provider-layer | 8: live-fetched O1–O8 (HTTP/SSE ecosystem, tokio-stack precedents incl. mistral.rs, pkg.go.dev/net/http, ollama Go client/server) | stdlib-only Rust has no realistic HTTP/SSE precedent — the zero-crate contract decides Rust out of all network-wire clusters by construction; Go's stdlib HTTP+NDJSON streaming is capability-proven (its losses here are evidence-absence, not capability-absence); the honest reliability upgrade is a Python httpx retry/timeout wrapper — feature-add, not language change | W4 KEEP-PYTHON 5/5; SSE-cluster Rust kill-by-construction |
+| W5 orchestration | 4: pydantic-core, ruff blog, go.dev FAQ, Python 3.14 hashlib docs + 1 LOCAL EXPERIMENT (n=100 adapter benchmark) | adapter round-trips at 0.63ms/op — subprocess-per-op viable for coarse ops, never per-event; Python "slowness" dissolves where compute already runs in C via stdlib; the language question is really "where is the hot loop" (here: nowhere) | W5 KEEP-PYTHON 6/6; K1 kill test already run |
+| W6 runtime-core | headline lessons (full set in round outward-sources.md) | Rust std::process lacks built-in child timeout — strictly more code under zero-crate; Go os/exec reaches parity but changes only syntax; Python json/regex C-backed so rewrite swaps C for compiled code at equal asymptotic cost; serde typed structs mismatch schema-flexible model output; concurrency features irrelevant at ≤2 threads | W6 STAY-PYTHON 6/6; robfig/cron as best-language footnote |
+| W7 TUI | 8: Textual workers guide, ratatui vendor docs, Bubble Tea/tview/Codex TUI (countervailing), JSON Lines spec, push-granular-work guidance | Textual workers/`call_from_thread` are the core competency for event glue; ratatui admits "little to no help in organizing large applications"; countervailing native-TUI frameworks recorded honestly — do not outweigh 80+ module coupling; JSONL per-line parse + terminal sentinel is the streaming contract; vendor guidance: push granular speed-sensitive work to subcomponents only when measured | W7 KEEP-PYTHON 4/4; the 8-point adapter surface (adopted as the rubric's interop-contract restatement) |

docs/rebase-wave0-report.md

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Wave 0 close-out report — language-rebasing tranche R1
+
+Branch: `tranche-r1-wave-0` · Date: 2026-09-29
+
+## 1. Inventory (docs/rebase/rebase-inventory.json)
+
+- 177 Python modules, ~52,750 lines, 227 classes
+- TRUE unit count: **1,852 = 1,030 top-level functions + 822 class methods**
+- Zero duplicate call edges, zero method leaks (generator double-walk defect
+  root-caused and fixed in scripts/rebase_inventory.py)
+- Cross-verified against an independent fresh AST walk: zero missing units;
+  six inventory-"extras" are real nested/if-try-block classes the naive walk
+  misses (inventory is MORE complete, not less)
+
+## 2. Issue factory (scripts/rebase_issue_factory.py)
+
+- One issue per unit following R1 §7; wave-batched (2–7); dedup-safe via
+  deterministic title `[rebase w{wave}] {relpath}::{unit}` + existing-titles
+  scan per run (retries never duplicate — preserve-first)
+- `plan` → {2: 239, 3: 251, 4: 129, 5: 544, 6: 415, 7: 274} = 1,852,
+  zero unassigned
+- `sample --wave 5` → full §7 template holds; `_compute_hash` exactly once as
+  labelled callee with line number
+- Contract fix during Wave 0: `--limit` default changed 5 → 0 (unlimited) for
+  `create`; `sample` keeps its 5. A full-wave create with the old default
+  would have silently truncated each wave to five issues.
+
+## 3. Interop proof unit (R1 §5)
+
+- Rust unit at interop/rebase-proof/ (std-only, zero crates): argv in → JSON
+  on stdout, non-zero exit on failure, mandatory `--version`
+- Shell-proven: version flag, JSON out, exit 2 on failure, stderr diagnostic
+- Python thin adapter shared/native_units.py: typed NativeResult, timeout +
+  stderr capture, unit failures as data (never exceptions)
+- Adapter contract fix during Wave 0: `ok` no longer requires a JSON
+  `ok:true` field — plain-text output (`--version`) succeeds on exit code
+- tests/test_native_interop_proof.py: **8 passed** — version contract, sum
+  happy path, hash determinism, failure paths, timeout, stderr capture
+
+## 4. Per-wave issue creation
+
+<!-- FILLED BY THE COMPLETION LOOP — do not hand-edit -->
+
+- Wave 4 (129 units): created=127 skipped(dedup)=2 (includes smoke #417–418)
+- Wave 2 (239 units): created=239 skipped(dedup)=0
+- Wave 3 (251 units): created=251 skipped(dedup)=0
+- Wave 5 (544 units): created=544 skipped(dedup)=0
+- Wave 6 (415 units): created=415 skipped(dedup)=0
+- Wave 7 (274 units): created=274 skipped(dedup)=0
+- TOTAL: 1,850 created + 2 dedup = 1,852 / 1,852 ✅ full coverage

docs/rebase/rebase-wave-coverage.json

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+ "units_per_wave": {
+  "2": 239,
+  "3": 251,
+  "4": 129,
+  "5": 544,
+  "6": 415,
+  "7": 274
+ },
+ "unassigned_modules": {},
+ "unassigned_module_count": 0
+}

docs/tui-registry.md

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ new surface._
 |---|---|---|
 | `rune_tui.py` | The main Textual application — chat pane, work pane, status bar (version label + refresh), footer, dialogs | The known giant (file-size debt tracked in henxels); composition root for all UI |
 | `tui_validator.py` | Import-allowlist validation for TUI code | Drift defect tracked in #139 (allowlist vs `__future__`/relative imports) |
+| `tui_backlog.py` | Not a surface — the durable TUI Upgrade Backlog ledger (outstanding projection/control work per backend feature) | SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-007; ledger only, never structural authority |
+| `tui_transport.py` | Not a surface — the transport seam for the TUI's operator calls (in-process default / /v1 wire opt-in) | H4 slice 1 (contract BUILDER-2026-10-04T10:32:00Z-cli); RUNE_TUI_TRANSPORT selects; coverage: canary_tui_transport.py |
 
 ## Adding a TUI surface
 

docs/wr-experiment-marker.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+wait/resume experiment marker 23:07:52
+wr delivery test 23:28:42
+delivery test 2 23:31:02
+wr delivery test 2 23:31:12

go-version.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.27.1

henxels.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
 settings:
   warn_about_similar_files:
     above: 0.85
-    ignore: ["docs/review-lessons.yaml", "docs/v1/**", "docs/wiki/**"]
+    ignore: ["docs/review-lessons.yaml", "docs/v1/**", "docs/wiki/**", "store/spine/**",
+             # shared/ is the DEPLOYED-VINTAGE mirror tree (strangler era):
+             # every src/rune <-> shared similarity here is intentional
+             # (the shim delegates to the crate; the mirror is the deployed
+             # vintage it strangles). Registering the deliberate pairs.
+             "shared/**",
+             "src/rune/drift_core.py", "src/rune/drift_compression.py",
+             "src/rune/drift_observability.py", "src/rune/shard_manager.py",
+             "src/rune/subconscious_pass.py",
+             # deliberate mirror pairs outside the strangler set:
+             # issue templates are mirrored into shared/issue_templates;
+             # completion_file.py is the bridge/daemon mirror of scripts/;
+             # interop/rebase-proof is a committed proof fixture.
+             ".gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**", "shared/issue_templates/**",
+             "bridge/daemon/completion_file.py", "scripts/completion_file.py",
+             "interop/rebase-proof/**",
+             # per-crate copies by zero-dep design: each crate is
+             # self-contained (no shared crate dependency), so the pyjson
+             # JSON module is copied verbatim per crate and the tiny
+             # zero-dep lockfiles are near-identical by construction.
+             "src/rust/*/Cargo.lock", "src/rust/*/src/pyjson.rs",
+             "src/rust/query_memory/src/json_min.rs",
+             # store/scaffold is data (proof fixtures, gate objects),
+             # same class as the already-ignored store/spine.
+             "store/scaffold/**"]
 
 henxels:
   - henxel: "Canaries live at the repo's canary slot and are registered in CI"
@@ -10,7 +34,7 @@ henxels:
 
   - henxel: "No secrets in tracked files"
     no_secrets: true
-    except: ["./tests/test_gitea_provision.py", "./.ci-venv/**", "./.test-venv/**", "./.canary-venv/**", "./backups/**"]
+    except: ["./tests/test_gitea_provision.py", "./tests/test_gitea_auth.py", "./.ci-venv/**", "./.test-venv/**", "./.canary-venv/**", "./backups/**"]
 
   - henxel: "Plans are markdown, one per build"
     in: ./plans
@@ -20,7 +44,7 @@ henxels:
   - henxel: "Top-level docs are markdown or yaml references"
     in: ./docs/*
     allowed_filetypes: [.md, .yaml]
-    except: ["./docs/v1/**", "./docs/wiki/**"]
+    except: ["./docs/v1/**", "./docs/wiki/**", "./docs/gitea_issue_reconciliation.json", "./docs/rebase/**"]
 
   - henxel: "The known giant stays visible — file-size debt is tracked, not silent"
     in: ./src/rune/*

interop/rebase-proof/Cargo.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rebase-proof"
+version = "0.1.0"

interop/rebase-proof/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "rebase-proof"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# Wave 0 interop proof unit (R1 §5). Std-only by design: no crates, no network,
+# deterministic build. The pattern under proof is the CLI boundary itself, not the
+# computation inside it.
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "rebase-proof"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[profile.release]
+strip = true

interop/rebase-proof/src/main.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+//! Wave 0 interop proof unit (R1 §5 of the language-rebasing tranche).
+//!
+//! Contract under proof:
+//! - standalone binary; argv in, JSON on stdout
+//! - non-zero exit on failure (JSON error object still printed to stdout)
+//! - `--version` flag mandatory
+//! - Python wraps it in a thin adapter (`shared/native_units.py`); tests call
+//!   it the same way.
+//!
+//! Ops: sum / echo / hash (fnv1a64) / sleep / fail. All std-only.
+
+use std::env;
+use std::process::exit;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+
+/// FNV-1a 64-bit — dependency-free deterministic hash for the proof unit.
+fn fnv1a64(data: &[u8]) -> u64 {
+    let mut hash: u64 = 0xcbf29ce484222325;
+    for byte in data {
+        hash ^= u64::from(*byte);
+        hash = hash.wrapping_mul(0x100000001b3);
+    }
+    hash
+}
+
+fn print_json(line: &str) {
+    println!("{line}");
+}
+
+fn emit_ok(body: &str) {
+    print_json(&format!("{{\"ok\":true,{body}}}"));
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+fn emit_err(message: &str) -> ! {
+    // Escape the minimal set so the JSON stays parseable for arbitrary op names.
+    let escaped: String = message
+        .chars()
+        .map(|c| match c {
+            '"' => "\\\"".to_string(),
+            '\\' => "\\\\".to_string(),
+            '\n' => "\\n".to_string(),
+            '\r' => "\\r".to_string(),
+            '\t' => "\\t".to_string(),
+            other => other.to_string(),
+        })
+        .collect();
+    print_json(&format!("{{\"ok\":false,\"error\":\"{escaped}\"}}"));
+    exit(2);
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().skip(1).collect();
+
+    if args.as_slice() == ["--version"] || args.as_slice() == ["-V"] {
+        println!("rebase-proof {VERSION}");
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    if args.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!("usage: rebase-proof <op> [args...] | --version");
+        emit_err("no op given");
+    }
+
+    let op = args[0].as_str();
+    let rest = &args[1..];
+
+    match op {
+        "sum" => {
+            let mut total: i128 = 0;
+            for a in rest {
+                match a.parse::<i128>() {
+                    Ok(v) => total += v,
+                    Err(_) => emit_err(&format!("sum: not an integer: {a}")),
+                }
+            }
+            emit_ok(&format!("\"op\":\"sum\",\"result\":{total}"));
+        }
+        "echo" => {
+            let joined = rest.join(" ");
+            let escaped: String = joined
+                .chars()
+                .map(|c| match c {
+                    '"' => "\\\"".to_string(),
+                    '\\' => "\\\\".to_string(),
+                    '\n' => "\\n".to_string(),
+                    '\r' => "\\r".to_string(),
+                    '\t' => "\\t".to_string(),
+                    other => other.to_string(),
+                })
+                .collect();
+            emit_ok(&format!("\"op\":\"echo\",\"text\":\"{escaped}\""));
+        }
+        "hash" => {
+            let joined = rest.join(" ");
+            let h = fnv1a64(joined.as_bytes());
+            emit_ok(&format!("\"op\":\"hash\",\"fnv1a64\":\"{h:016x}\""));
+        }
+        "sleep" => {
+            let ms: u64 = match rest.first().map(|s| s.parse::<u64>()) {
+                Some(Ok(v)) => v,
+                _ => emit_err("sleep: expected milliseconds"),
+            };
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(ms));
+            emit_ok(&format!("\"op\":\"sleep\",\"slept_ms\":{ms}"));
+        }
+        "fail" => {
+            // Deliberate failure: stderr diagnostic + JSON error + exit 2.
+            // Proves stderr capture and non-zero exit in the adapter.
+            eprintln!("rebase-proof: deliberate failure for adapter proof");
+            emit_err("deliberate failure");
+        }
+        other => emit_err(&format!("unknown op: {other}")),
+    }
+}

lint-baseline.json

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "BLE001": 353,
-  "S110": 80
-}
+  "BLE001": 345,
+  "S110": 75
+}

memory/index/capability_cards.json

@@ -1 +1,401 @@
-[]
+[
+  {
+    "name": "read_file",
+    "description": "Read a file with optional windowed viewing (offset/limit). Returns numbered lines. Use offset/limit for large files (100 lines at a time).",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "read_file"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "path exists and is a readable file"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "read_file read a file with optional windowed viewing (offset/limit). returns numbered lines. use offset/limit for large files (100 lines at a time). native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "edit_file",
+    "description": "Surgical search/replace edit. More reliable than full file rewrites. The search string must match exactly.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "edit_file"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "write",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "path is inside an allowed write directory",
+      "search string matches exactly once"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [
+      "rewrites the target file atomically after approval",
+      "creates a .bak backup under ~/.rune/undo"
+    ],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "edit_file surgical search/replace edit. more reliable than full file rewrites. the search string must match exactly. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "write_file",
+    "description": "Write content to a file. Creates parent directories if needed. Shows diff before writing. Use for new files or full rewrites.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "write_file"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "write",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "path is inside an allowed write directory"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [
+      "writes the full file content atomically after approval",
+      "creates a .bak backup under ~/.rune/undo"
+    ],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "write_file write content to a file. creates parent directories if needed. shows diff before writing. use for new files or full rewrites. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "glob_files",
+    "description": "Find files matching a glob pattern. Returns file paths sorted by modification time.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "glob_files"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "search directory is readable"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "glob_files find files matching a glob pattern. returns file paths sorted by modification time. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "grep_files",
+    "description": "Search for a pattern in files. Returns file paths and line numbers. Use include to filter by file type.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "grep_files"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "search directory is readable"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "grep_files search for a pattern in files. returns file paths and line numbers. use include to filter by file type. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "list_directory",
+    "description": "List files and directories at a path. Returns names with / suffix for directories.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "list_directory"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "path is a readable directory"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "list_directory list files and directories at a path. returns names with / suffix for directories. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "lint_file",
+    "description": "Lint a file for syntax errors and style issues. Blocks bad edits. Supports Python (ruff), JS/TS (eslint), Go (golangci-lint), and more.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "lint_file"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "file exists",
+      "a linter is configured for the language"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "lint_file lint a file for syntax errors and style issues. blocks bad edits. supports python (ruff), js/ts (eslint), go (golangci-lint), and more. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "run_tests",
+    "description": "Run tests for a file or project. Auto-detects test runner from language.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "run_tests"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "write",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "a test runner is configured for the project"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [
+      "runs project test commands which may create or delete files"
+    ],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "run_tests run tests for a file or project. auto-detects test runner from language. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "format_code",
+    "description": "Auto-format code files. Supports Python (black/ruff), JS/TS (prettier), Go (gofmt), and more.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "format_code"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "write",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "path is inside an allowed write directory",
+      "a formatter is configured for the language"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [
+      "rewrites files in place to the formatter's style"
+    ],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "format_code auto-format code files. supports python (black/ruff), js/ts (prettier), go (gofmt), and more. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "git_diff",
+    "description": "Show git diff for staged or unstaged changes.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "git_diff"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "working directory is a git repository"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "git_diff show git diff for staged or unstaged changes. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "git_log",
+    "description": "Show recent git commits.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "git_log"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "working directory is a git repository"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "git_log show recent git commits. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "git_commit",
+    "description": "Commit changes with a message. Auto-stages modified files.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "git_commit"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "irreversible",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "working directory is a git repository",
+      "there are changes to commit"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [
+      "creates a commit on the current branch"
+    ],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "git_commit commit changes with a message. auto-stages modified files. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "repo_map",
+    "description": "Generate an AST-based codebase map showing key symbols (classes, functions, imports). Uses tree-sitter for 100+ languages.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "repo_map"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "target directory is readable"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "repo_map generate an ast-based codebase map showing key symbols (classes, functions, imports). uses tree-sitter for 100+ languages. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "run_command",
+    "description": "Run an approved command. Prefer argv (shell=False); shell syntax requires shell=true and explicit user approval.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "run_command"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "irreversible",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "operator approves the command",
+      "required binaries are on PATH"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [
+      "executes arbitrary commands with their full side effects"
+    ],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "run_command run an approved command. prefer argv (shell=false); shell syntax requires shell=true and explicit user approval. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "read_persona",
+    "description": "Read Rune's persona definition. Returns the full persona block with voice, identity, and rules.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "read_persona"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "persona MEMORY.md exists"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "read_persona read rune's persona definition. returns the full persona block with voice, identity, and rules. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "query_memory",
+    "description": "Query Rune's memory store. Returns relevant memories for a query.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "query_memory"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "memory store database is available"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "query_memory query rune's memory store. returns relevant memories for a query. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "check_growth",
+    "description": "Check Rune's growth log. Returns recent growth entries and patterns.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "check_growth"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "growth log file exists"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "check_growth check rune's growth log. returns recent growth entries and patterns. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "diagnose_behavior",
+    "description": "Diagnose Rune's current behavior. Returns analysis of persona adherence, voice consistency, and drift.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "diagnose_behavior"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "recent response text provided"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "diagnose_behavior diagnose rune's current behavior. returns analysis of persona adherence, voice consistency, and drift. native tool"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "find_capability",
+    "description": "Search all installed capabilities for what you need. Returns matching tool names with descriptions and argument schemas. Use this when a capability you need is not in your current tool set; the matched tool becomes callable in the same session.",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "find_capability"
+    ],
+    "file": "tool_executor.py",
+    "full_path": "",
+    "priority": 100,
+    "semantic_examples": [],
+    "risk": "read-only",
+    "preconditions": [
+      "a capability query describing the needed outcome"
+    ],
+    "side_effects": [],
+    "auto_invoked": false,
+    "hooks": [],
+    "native_tool": true,
+    "searchable_text": "find_capability search all installed capabilities for what you need. returns matching tool names with descriptions and argument schemas. use this when a capability you need is not in your current tool set; the matched tool becomes callable in the same session. native tool"
+  }
+]

plans/2026-10-02-phase-g-query-memory-supersession.md

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+# Phase G slice 1 — retrieval-index authority supersession ledger
+
+**Date:** 2026-10-02 · **Branch:** `phase-g-strangler-retrieval-index` · **Unit issue:** conductor/rune#2448
+
+## What was superseded
+
+The pure-Python `query_memory` implementation (formerly `src/rune/query_memory.py`,
+deployed at `~/.config/opencode/scripts/query_memory.py`) is RETIRED as a production
+implementation. Production authority now rests with:
+
+1. **Implementation:** Rust crate `src/rust/query_memory/` (lib.rs core + cdylib, ten
+   `extern "C"` FFI symbols, zero external crates).
+2. **Production service surface:** `shared/query_memory.py` — a ctypes-backed shim
+   (179 lines) over `qm_loader.py`, byte-deployed to `~/.config/opencode/scripts/query_memory.py`,
+   serving the FULL prior Python class API including the `self.history` snapshot.
+
+## Strangler doctrine (master doc lines 685–770) — step discharge
+
+| Step | Requirement | Evidence |
+|------|-------------|----------|
+| 1–4 | candidate built, contract frozen, parity proven | commits `9b76585`+`54d2db9`; `/tmp/phaseG_retrieval_index_contract.md` frozen; parity harness ALL GREEN |
+| 5 | qualification | `/tmp/phaseG_qual_bench.out` (Rust CLI ~45× faster end-to-end); canaries both sides |
+| 6 | canaries conformance | Python canary 12/12; Rust canary 27/27 |
+| 7 | shadow comparison vs live store | `/tmp/phaseG_shadow.py` 46/46 exact-equal vs 77-record production store |
+| 8 | authority switch + observed consumer evidence | commit `6f44a87`; both consumers verified live — `memory_store.py` (lines 820–821, live 76-record store, nested stats shape) + `growth_simulator.py` (record_query through Rust core); #2448 comment id 33795 |
+| 9 | runtime evidence post-switch | post-switch verification wall ALL GREEN: Python canary 12/12, FFI smoke 41/41, Rust canary 27/27, parity harness ALL GREEN |
+| 10 | old production path unreachable | ALL import paths (`import query_memory`) now resolve to the deployed shim; `shared/graph_shard_bridge.py` tolerant import serves the shim; the orphan `src/rune/query_memory.py` had ZERO importers (verified by sweep incl. path-string references) |
+| 11 | old implementation removed or reference-only | `src/rune/query_memory.py` DELETED (this commit); the only stale reference (`scripts/structural_coverage_audit.py` registry mapping shared/ as a mirror of src/rune) corrected — query_memory removed from `SRC_A`/`SHARED_D`, added to `SHARED_B` (canonical, ops-harness owned) |
+| 12 | supersession ledger | THIS FILE |
+
+Deletion discipline (language-governance rule ⑥) satisfied: old code removed only after
+the new implementation was PROVEN — wall green, shadow 46/46, both production consumers
+observed live on the Rust core before deletion.
+
+## Consumer map at supersession
+
+- `~/.config/opencode/scripts/memory_store.py` — in-process, `adaptive_exploration_rate` (line 820).
+- `~/.config/opencode/scripts/growth_simulator.py` — in-process, `record_query`.
+- `shared/graph_shard_bridge.py` — tolerant import (try/except), follows the switch.
+- `src/rune/tool_executor.py` — NOT a consumer (nominal grep hit only; goes through `memory_store.cached_recall`).
+
+## Verification commands (reproducible)
+
+- `/home/nick/.venvs/memory/bin/python3 src/rune/canary_query_memory.py` → 12/12
+- `/home/nick/.venvs/memory/bin/python3 src/rust/query_memory/canary_rust.py` → 27/27
+- `/home/nick/.venvs/memory/bin/python3 src/rune/ffi_query_memory_smoke.py` → 41/41
+- `/home/nick/.venvs/memory/bin/python3 /tmp/phaseG_parity.py` → ALL GREEN
+- `/home/nick/.venvs/memory/bin/python3 scripts/structural_coverage_audit.py` → exit 0, coverage 100%

plans/2026-10-03-phase-g-evidence-provenance-contract.md

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+# Phase G Slice 2 — FROZEN CONTRACT: evidence-provenance (T7.3)
+
+Frozen: 2026-10-03, session ses_ffe5f08a7892affeGzZWhhm0wR. Branch `phase-g-strangler-evidence-provenance` (cut from slice-1 head `2ac2d0a`). Gitea issue #2449. Nothing below may change without a recorded amendment in this file.
+
+## 1. Scope (observed, not inferred)
+
+Six modules in `src/rune/`, 1796 lines total, one test file each as marked:
+
+| Module | Lines | Surface (grep-verified 2026-10-03) |
+|---|---|---|
+| `audit_ledger.py` | 231 | `_compute_hash(prev_hash, entry)`, `append_entry(entry_type, entry_id, details)`, `verify_chain() -> {valid, entries, reason}`, `get_entries(limit=50)`, `log_promotion(entry_id, old_status, new_status, wash_count, reason)`, `log_gate_result(entry_id, verdict, critics)`, `log_drift_alert(alert_type, message, severity)`, `main()` |
+| `behavior.py` | 411 | `connect()`, `add_correction(original, corrected, scope_tags=None, domain="", pattern="")`, `add_habit(trigger, action, name="", context_tags=None, min_activations=3)`, `match_context(context, match_type=None)`, `reinforce(item_id, outcome, item_type="habit")`, `list_items(item_type="all", limit=20)`, `behavior_stats()`, `main()`, `PLUGIN` dict |
+| `behaviour_ledger.py` | 251 | 9 state constants (UNVALIDATED…NOT_APPLICABLE) + `STATES` + `CONFIRMED_STATES` tuples, `BehaviourLedger` class |
+| `claim_audit.py` | 430 | `PATTERNS` list, `EVIDENCE_TAG` regex, `LEDGER_MARKERS`, `reframe(text)`, `scan(text)`, `verify(claim)`, `degrade(claim, verdict)`, `journal(entry)`, `report()`, `audit(draft)`, `handle_hook(event, data=None)`, `main()`, `PLUGIN` |
+| `evidence_probe.py` | 214 | `PROBE_STATUSES`, `PROBE_FIELDS`, `MAX_PROBES_PER_TASK=2`, `ProbeBudgetExceeded`, `ProbeResult`, `build_probe_prompt(question, artifact_path)`, `validate_probe(artifact)`, `count_probes(artifact_dir)`, `check_budget(artifact_dir)`, `record_probe(result, artifact_dir)`, `run_probe(question, artifact_dir, runner=None, model="UNKNOWN")` |
+| `verification_layer.py` | 259 | `VerificationResult`, seven `verify_*` functions (exit_code, unit_test, schema, file_exists, file_changed, tool_receipt, constraint_check), `verify(result, verifier_type)`, `handle_hook`, `PLUGIN` |
+
+Plus `shared/audit_ledger.py` (210 ln) — OLDER vintage of audit_ledger.
+
+## 2. Authority decisions (per module)
+
+- **src/rune/ is the authority vintage for all six modules** — hardened newer code (memory_env-pathed storage, defensive handling). The deployed `~/.config/opencode/scripts/{audit_ledger,behavior,claim_audit}.py` copies are OLDER vintages (hardcoded expanduser paths). The authority switch is a VINTAGE UPGRADE plus a language swap — not a mirror replacement.
+- `shared/audit_ledger.py` is superseded alongside the deployed copy (same older vintage, same defects).
+
+## 3. Live-data contract (the linchpin — observed)
+
+- **Live ledger:** `/home/nick/.config/opencode/memory/promotion_ledger.jsonl` (21 entries). `verify_chain()` under the deployed module's own defaults returns `{'valid': True, 'entries': 21, 'reason': 'chain intact'}` — OBSERVED 2026-10-03.
+- **Live signing key: `rune-drift-integrity-2024`** (the deployed/shared default). The src/rune default `rune-governed-adaptation-2024` FAILS the live chain — it is a latent break, recorded as a defect this slice fixes.
+- **Hash scheme (both vintages identical):** `HMAC-SHA256(key, (prev_hash + json.dumps(entry_without_hash, sort_keys=True)).encode()).hexdigest()`; genesis prev_hash = `"genesis"`; entry lines written with `json.dumps(entry)` in insertion order (type, entry_id, details, timestamp, prev_hash, hash); timestamp = `datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()`.
+- **Key rule for the Rust candidate:** read `AUDIT_LEDGER_KEY` env; DEFAULT = `rune-drift-integrity-2024` (the key that verifies the live chain). Never default to the governed key — it verifies nothing that exists.
+- **Live `behavior.db`:** SQLite at memory_env memory dir, touched Sep 24 — must remain readable by the Rust candidate's storage layer.
+
+## 4. Rust candidate design
+
+Crate `/mnt/workdrive/rune/src/rust/evidence_provenance/` following the proven slice-1 shape: zero-dep core in `lib.rs`, `cdylib` FFI exports, hand-rolled JSON serialization where byte-parity demands it. **Port order within the slice** (dependency + risk order):
+
+1. **audit_ledger** — linchpin: live data, external consumers, key contract.
+2. **verification_layer** — pure logic, no storage, one test file; fastest port.
+3. **evidence_probe** — file-based budget/records; `rune_operator.py:581` consumer.
+4. **behaviour_ledger** — state machine, src/rune-only.
+5. **behavior** — SQLite habits; live DB; deployed vintage upgrade + `rune_tui.py` consumer.
+6. **claim_audit** — heaviest (warm-neuron store + graph DB + regex engine); last.
+
+Python-side ctypes loaders (`*_loader.py`) + deployed shims per slice-1 pattern, so every consumer keeps its import surface unchanged.
+
+## 5. Parity + qualification criteria
+
+- **Byte-parity:** Rust `verify_chain` output byte-identical to Python's on the live ledger AND on a mutation battery (tampered entry, broken chain, invalid JSON, empty ledger). Parity harness both sides, slice-1 pattern.
+- **Canaries:** Python-side canary module per ported module + Rust canary; both green before any switch.
+- **Shadow:** shadow-compare Rust vs Python on live-shaped data before authority switch.
+- **Performance:** like-for-like benchmark on the real consumption shape; no regression (Nick's law: combination does not decrease speed).
+
+## 6. Consumers + adoption plan (Nick's directive: adoption during the refactor)
+
+| Consumer | Imports | Switch |
+|---|---|---|
+| `~/.config/opencode/scripts/curator.py` | audit_ledger | at audit_ledger switch |
+| `canary_tui_drift.py`, `canary_full_system.py` | audit_ledger | at audit_ledger switch |
+| `rune_tui.py` (L62, L83) | claim_audit, behavior | at each module's switch |
+| `rune_operator.py:581` | evidence_probe (relative) | at evidence_probe switch |
+
+Deployed copies become ctypes shims at each module's authority switch (vintage upgrade included — the shim serves the src/rune contract, not the old vintage's). Old deployed Python deletions follow language-governance ⑥: only after the new is proven.
+
+## 7. Exit criteria
+
+All twelve doctrine steps discharged per module-port with observed evidence on #2449; coverage-audit registry remapped; supersession ledger written; audit regression gate green.

plans/2026-10-03-phase-g-evidence-provenance-supersession.md

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+# Phase G slice 2 — evidence-provenance authority supersession ledger
+
+**Date:** 2026-10-03 · **Branch:** `phase-g-strangler-evidence-provenance` · **Unit issue:** conductor/rune#2449
+
+## What was superseded
+
+The pure-Python evidence-provenance implementations (six modules in `src/rune/`, 1796 lines; plus the two OLD deployed vintages and `shared/audit_ledger.py`) are RETIRED as production implementations for their ported surfaces. Production authority now rests with:
+
+1. **Rust crate `src/rust/evidence_provenance/`** — six cores: `lib.rs` (audit_ledger chain + FFI), `verification.rs` (7 verifiers), `probe.rs` (schema gate + budget), `behaviour.rs` (state machine), `habitmath.rs` (reinforce math), `claims.rs` (claim-audit decision skeleton); cdylib FFI (`ep_*` symbols, 21 total), zero external crates.
+2. **Python shims** at `src/rune/{audit_ledger,verification_layer,evidence_probe,behaviour_ledger,behavior,claim_audit}.py` — serving the src/rune authority contract through `ep_loader.py` (in-process, no interpreter startup for the ported logic).
+3. **Deployed shims** at `~/.config/opencode/scripts/{audit_ledger,behavior,claim_audit}.py` — same shape; audit_ledger + claim_audit + behavior carry the LIVE data-path rules (drift-key ledger, live behavior.db, real journal); claim_audit additionally carries the preserved SYMMETRY GUARD (deployed-vintage feature) and the repaired `scan_text()` TUI surface.
+
+## Port ledger (all six, in contract §4 order)
+
+| Port | Module | Rust core | Parity | Commit | Consumer proof |
+|------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|----------------|
+| 1 | audit_ledger | lib.rs chain ops | shadow 18/18; canaries 28/28+23/23 | `114c394`+`4b0d1d2` | live ledger entries 4242 (post-switch write), verify 23-intact |
+| 2 | verification_layer | verification.rs | 33/33 (7 verifiers + CLI render) | `9cb93e6` | contracts.py, canary_native, rune_operator:323 dataclass |
+| 3 | evidence_probe | probe.rs | 24/24 + consumer tests 23/23 | `3450a1c` | rune_operator:581/603, research_stage_executor:312 |
+| 4 | behaviour_ledger | behaviour.rs | 13/13 full-scenario | `8973caa` | testing_mode:19, iteration:23, rune_tui:3152 |
+| 5 | behavior | habitmath.rs | 16/16 + full-stack live-db | `2732677` | rune_tui:83; deployed vintage upgraded (live db read-verified) |
+| 6 | claim_audit | claims.rs | 17/17 + real-journal aggregate (1127 rows) | `969e39f` | rune_tui:62/2468/3752, contracts.py, hook_engine:270 |
+
+Errors: byte-equal (duplicate/unknown-behaviour/unknown-state; probe schema-gate lists incl. Python repr rendering; CLI argparse shapes + exit codes).
+
+## Strangler doctrine (master doc lines 685–770) — step discharge (slice level)
+
+| Step | Requirement | Evidence |
+|------|-------------|----------|
+| 1–4 | candidate built, contract frozen, parity proven | commits `114c394` → `969e39f`; frozen contract `plans/2026-10-03-phase-g-evidence-provenance-contract.md` (commit `7c68e41`); per-port parity harnesses ALL GREEN |
+| 5 | qualification | per-port parity + decision-math batteries; canary pair per port (Python 74/74, Rust 66/66 — all six port sections accumulated); performance follows the slice-1 in-process shape (no interpreter startup; same cdylib) |
+| 6 | canaries conformance | canary_audit_ledger.py 74/74; canary_evidence_provenance_rust.py 66/66 (per-port sections for ALL six ports; dual-mode LIVE/ISOLATED for live-ledger pins — run 18141 repair); embedded tests through shims (verification test, 23 consumer tests) |
+| 7 | shadow comparison vs live-shaped data | port-1 shadow 18/18 vs `939883d:shared/audit_ledger.py` (banked at `114c394`); ports 2–6 use direct byte-parity batteries vs the live originals (same discipline, stronger: full-document byte-quality) |
+| 8 | authority switch + observed consumer evidence | shims deployed + live-verified per port: entry 4242 (first post-switch ledger write), live behavior.db read through the port-5 shim, real 1127-row journal through the port-6 aggregation, TUI backend trio imports, TUI scan_text FIRST-EVER live call |
+| 9 | runtime evidence post-switch | post-switch walls per port: parity round-trips, embedded tests, consumer chains (rune.behaviour_ledger / rune.evidence_probe / rune.claim_audit + deployed trio) — all GREEN |
+| 10 | old production path unreachable | `import audit_ledger` (deployed consumers) → shim; `rune.behaviour_ledger` / `rune.evidence_probe` / `rune.claim_audit` / `rune.verification_layer` → shims; `shared/audit_ledger.py` had ZERO importers (verified by sweep incl. path-string forms) — DELETED |
+| 11 | old implementation removed or reference-only | `shared/audit_ledger.py` DELETED (this commit, after the proven wall + zero-importer sweep); six src/rune modules remain as shims (the API contract); original Python lives in git history. Coverage registry remapped: `audit_ledger` removed from SHARED_D; gate exit 0 post-deletion |
+| 12 | supersession ledger | THIS FILE |
+
+Deletion discipline (language-governance rule ⑥): `shared/audit_ledger.py` removed only after (a) the deployed shim proved live against the real ledger, (b) the shadow wall was green, (c) a zero-importer sweep across src/ shared/ scripts/ tests/. The remaining five src/rune originals were rewritten AS shims in their own commits (git history holds each original); they are the API contract and stay.
+
+## Vintage-merge disclosures
+
+- **SYMMETRY GUARD preserved:** the deployed `claim_audit` vintage carried `research_lens.symmetry_check` integration (2026-08-15) absent from src/rune — preserved in both shims (feature-preserving merge; load-bearing behavior).
+- **DEAD CONSUMER REPAIRED:** `rune_tui.py:3752` `claim_audit.scan_text()` had NO implementation in either vintage (silent try/except death) — now implemented, first-class, live-verified.
+- **Sequence break (port 1):** the audit_ledger shim was deployed BEFORE its canary pair existed; both canaries subsequently written and green — disclosed on #2449 comment 33817, not retrofitted.
+
+## Consumer map at supersession
+
+- `~/.config/opencode/scripts/rune_tui.py` — claim_audit (report L2468, scan_text L3752), behaviour (L3152), behavior (L83).
+- `src/rune/rune_operator.py` — evidence_probe (L581/603), VerificationResult dataclass (L323).
+- `src/rune/contracts.py` — dynamic `__import__` surfaces (verification_layer, claim_audit).
+- `src/rune/testing_mode.py:19` / `src/rune/iteration.py:23` — behaviour_ledger constants + class.
+- `scripts/research_stage_executor.py:312` — evidence_probe orchestration.
+- `~/.config/opencode/scripts/curator.py` / `canary_full_system.py` — audit_ledger (deployed shim).
+- `src/rune/dependency_tracker.py` — map-strings only (NOT an import).
+
+## Live-data rules (contract §3) — honored in the shims
+
+- Live promotion ledger: drift key verified 23-intact through the shim + FFI; explicit `AUDIT_LEDGER_KEY` override honored.
+- Live behavior.db: read/written through the deployed shim at `~/.config/opencode/memory/behavior.db`; parity scenarios ran on temp dirs only.
+- Live claim_audit journal (1127 rows): read-only aggregate through the Rust core; writes stay Python.

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+# Phase H plan — Go front end / Rust back end (Nick's architecture directive)
+
+Status: PLAN (awaiting Nick's sign-off before any code)
+Directive: USER-LOCKED (2026-10-04). Supersedes the KEEP-PYTHON verdicts in
+docs/rebase-language-rubric.md wherever they conflict.
+
+## 1. The directive
+
+Go owns the front end: runtime entry points, the first-call surface, the
+user-facing interface and its calls. Rust owns the back end: every core
+logic module. Python survives only as transitional glue inside a module
+until its own Go/Rust surface lands.
+
+## 2. What "front end" means concretely here
+
+From the runtime-audit memory (2026-09-10): the live entry chain is
+rune_tui -> send_task -> ContextBroker -> ModelRouter -> local/Cloud
+transports. The user-facing calls are: the TUI process itself, the CLI
+entry (python -m rune / rune binary), the operator message path, and the
+OpenAI-compatible /v1 endpoints MiMoCode serves.
+
+Candidates for the Go first-call layer, in dependency order:
+- rune binary (process entry, arg parsing, process lifecycle) — replaces
+  the Python module-loading bootstrap.
+- CLI/IPC command dispatch — the first-call surface that routes a user
+  command to the right back-end service.
+- The OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint surface (/v1 chat completions) —
+  stdlib net/http + NDJSON streaming is exactly the area the rubric called
+  Go's only capability-proven fit (W4 evidence, unchanged by the directive).
+- TUI: NOT in the first Go surface. Textual coupling is deep (80+ modules
+  per the rubric); the front-end Go layer first exposes the API the TUI
+  consumes, and the TUI itself migrates later as its own wave.
+
+## 3. What "back end" means concretely here
+
+All pure-logic modules move into the two existing zero-dep crates
+(evidence_provenance, query_memory) or a third crate for the remaining
+domains. The zero-external-crate discipline stands (the rubric's W4 Rust
+kill-rule for network code stays valid INSIDE Rust crates: no network code
+in crates, that belongs to the Go layer).
+
+Back-end candidates not yet ported (pure logic, no external deps):
+- drift_core, drift_cache, drift_compression (scored math) — memory umbrella
+- warm_neuron_store/warm_router scoring paths — memory umbrella
+- memory_store consolidation/scoring helpers — memory umbrella
+- capability_fit/capability_broker scoring — capability umbrella
+- tokenizer/counting helpers in token_optimizer — inference umbrella
+Each port follows the slice-2 pipeline: contract, zero-dep Rust, byte-parity
+battery vs the Python vintage, dual-mode canary, consumer import chain,
+CI green, supersession ledger.
+
+## 4. Sequencing (per wave, each independently mergeable)
+
+H0 — enablement (no behavior change):
+- Install Go on the host + the runner user's PATH; pin a version in
+  requirements-ci-equivalent (a go-version file + CI check).
+- CI: add a Go build+vet+test job (empty module, exits 0) so the pipeline
+  carries Go before any code lands.
+
+H1 — Go first-call shim:
+- Go binary `rune` replacing the Python entrypoint's process bootstrap:
+  arg parsing, env resolution, spawn the Python runtime (transitional).
+- Canary: same first-call contract (exit codes, env handoff, TTY attach).
+
+H2 — Go command dispatch + /v1 endpoint:
+- Go serves /v1 chat completions + CLI dispatch, calling the Python core
+  through the same local transport the TUI uses today.
+- Parity battery: request/response shapes vs the Python server for the
+  same canned conversations (byte-level for metadata, streaming NDJSON).
+
+H3 — back-end wave (parallel to H1/H2 where independent):
+- Ports listed in section 3, one or two modules per slice, same slice-2
+  discipline. No port starts without its parity battery written first.
+
+H4 — TUI migration wave (its own contract, later):
+- Only after H1-H2 prove the Go front end serves the same surfaces the TUI
+  consumes. The TUI is the largest single module (4k+ lines, Textual) and
+  earns its own contract.
+
+## 5. Honest constraints (carried from the rubric, not contradicted)
+
+- Go must be installed first (rubric D5 gate: it failed this before; the
+  directive now outweighs the gate but installation is still step zero).
+- Network/streaming code lives in the Go layer, never in Rust crates
+  (rubric W4: stdlib-only Rust has no credible HTTP/SSE precedent).
+- SQLite/regex/file-IO stay at their current language boundaries per the
+  zero-dep split law from slice 2 (math Rust, IO at the edges).
+- Every surface gets the same proof pipeline as slice 2: observed-not-
+  invented expectations, byte parity, dual-mode canary, CI green.
+
+## 6. Success measure
+
+The tranche is complete when: the `rune` process starts as a Go binary;
+user-facing calls (CLI, /v1, operator path) are served by Go; every core
+logic module on the port list is byte-parity Rust; Python remains only in
+surfaces explicitly contracted as keep-Python (TUI internals until H4,
+test harness, canary frameworks).

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+# TOTAL REBASE TRANCHE — Rune to Go/Rust (R2)
+
+**Status:** DESIGN — awaiting Nick's approval gate (TRANCHE-DEPTH TEMPLATE §4)
+**Supersedes:** the KEEP-PYTHON rubric verdicts (already superseded by Nick's
+Go-front/Rust-back directive) and extends Phase H (H0–H4 slice 1, merged
+`693a494`, v0.90.0) from first ports to total rebase.
+**Nick's directives (verbatim anchors):**
+- "i want the whole codebase rebased in rust and go"
+- "everything should initiate with go as the runtime, and reactive adaptable
+  runtime should be go"
+- "the deterministic backend i.e memory storage, architectures and elastic
+  cognition and everything like that should be in rust"
+- "go should be the reactive front end to what interfaces with the user —
+  not gui — the deliverables and chat interactions as well as how rune
+  handles thoughts and runtime"
+- "the zero dependency rule should be in place but the rebase should rebuild
+  those aspects into the new architecture and make them operational"
+- "the textual tui should be last but everything should be wired into the
+  textual tui"
+- "start with the scaffolding first as everything relies on that, then use
+  the new rust scaffolding to make sure everything else is built towards
+  scaffold protocol"
+- "the scaffolding function should be a rust execution but go start"
+
+## 1. Grounding summary (measured 2026-10-04, from the spine store + wc)
+
+- 161 modules with source, **64,482 lines** of `src/rune/` Python.
+- Draft classification (rule-based, to be function-level verified in Wave 0):
+  - **RUST (deterministic backend):** 49 modules, 26,772 lines — memory,
+    drift, warm, capability, token, spine, scaffold, construction_*,
+    structural_store, curator, consolidation, elastic cognition, ledgers,
+    audit, evidence, contracts, sleep_time, subconscious, persona_gate,
+    context_broker, growth.
+  - **GO (reactive runtime + user-facing):** 10 modules, 7,043 lines —
+    operator, transports, dispatch, provider registry, adaptive router,
+    hook engine, local tool runtime, work manager, deploy_qualify.
+  - **TUI-last:** 4 modules, 4,889 lines — rune_tui (4,041), tui_validator,
+    tui_backlog, tui_transport.
+  - **UNCLASSIFIED (Wave 0 must disposition each with evidence):** 73
+    modules, 21,473 lines — voice_*, tool_executor, model_routing/registry,
+    event_bus, cron_engine, message_queue, identity_anchors, pins,
+    stage_guards, tier_manager, witness, etc.
+  - **Test infra:** 23 canary/test modules, 4,211 lines — rewritten per wave
+    (Rust canaries port with their surface; Go canaries for the front).
+  - **Retires:** `__init__`, `__main__`, `memory_env` (bootstrap glue —
+    subsumed by the Go runtime's env contract).
+- Existing Rust (merged, production-proven): 6 zero-dep crates
+  (query_memory, evidence_provenance, rune_spine, memory_scoring,
+  capability_scoring, token_counting), 338k bytes, all with parity
+  batteries. Go: rune-entry (H1 shim + H2 /v1 front door).
+- Stragglers from R1 folded in: #2171, #2119 (TUI), #1844 (salience_gate),
+  #1755 (goal._load), #1738 (failure_auto_filer).
+
+## 2. Objective
+
+Every line of rune's Python runtime is rebased into the dichotomy —
+**Go initiates and reacts; Rust determines and stores** — with the
+scaffolding protocol rebuilt FIRST (Go start / Rust execution) so every
+subsequent conversion is driven, checked, and closed by the new protocol
+itself. Python is deleted only after the replacement is parity-proven and
+CI-green (strangler exit law). The Textual TUI is last and stays the
+integration surface: everything wires into it over the transport seam.
+
+## 3. The hard constraint analysis (zero-dep + total rebase — feasibility)
+
+Nick asked: confirm or deny. **Confirmed possible**, amended per his
+critiques (2026-10-04):
+
+- **Hybridized membrane, not a wall (Nick's correction):** Go remains the
+  reactive initiator, but "Rust never touches a socket" is WITHDRAWN as an
+  absolute. The languages interoperate where coherence demands: Rust cores
+  callable from Go (the proven cdylib pattern), Go surfaces invocable from
+  Rust through defined channels, shared wire protocols. The dichotomy is
+  the DEFAULT placement rule; hybrid junctions are deliberate, contracted
+  exceptions — each recorded in the unit's contract.
+- **SQLite STAYS (Nick's ruling):** no bespoke storage engine in this
+  tranche. SQLite remains and is wired into the new architecture — the
+  Rust side reaches it through system-library FFI (legal under zero-dep:
+  a system library is not a crate dependency). The bespoke memory-system
+  redesign is a LATER, separate program.
+- **Reactivity/async:** Go goroutines + channels own the event loops;
+  Rust's deterministic cores stay synchronous behind the membrane.
+- **Regex:** hand-rolled matchers per case (proven: pyjson, word-run
+  scanner, run-collapse). No general regex engine needed.
+- **Parity-plus-improvement (Nick's upgrade):** parity is the FLOOR, not
+  the ceiling. Every unit answers "parity OR measurably better" —
+  efficiency improvements are in scope per function (Rust zero-copy and
+  exactness, Go goroutine-native concurrency), bloat from bad syntax is
+  removed, and functionality is the non-negotiable gate. Improvements
+  carry measurements; the parity battery proves no behavior regression
+  either way.
+- **TUI wiring is continuous (Nick's correction):** each landed surface
+  wires toward the Textual TUI over the transport seam as part of its
+  unit contract — the final TUI wave integrates a system already aimed
+  at it, not a retrofit.
+- **Language intelligence in the protocol (Nick's addition):** the
+  scaffolding gains a first-class placement decision — for rune, the
+  Go/Rust dichotomy rule (reactive/initiating → Go; deterministic/
+  stateful → Rust); for other projects, a language-fit assessment at
+  construction-classification time (the protocol recommends the right
+  language for the task's characteristics).
+- **Provenance lock (Nick's verification):** the scaffolding being ported
+  in Wave 1 is the V1-ACCEPTED system per docs/SCAFFOLDING_V1_DEFINITION.md
+  (T18 §18B; North Star = Nick's verbatim words; 17/17 acceptance gates).
+  The Wave 1 parity replay against the production contract ledger proves
+  the rebuild is that design, not a drift.
+
+## 4. Wave structure (each wave independently mergeable, scaffolding-gated)
+
+### Wave 0 — Grounding + inventory verification (the template's bar)
+- Function-level mapping of all 161 modules (the spine gives structure;
+  wave 0 verifies 100% of functions and classifies the 73 UNCLASSIFIED
+  with evidence).
+- Disposition the 5 R1 stragglers.
+- Produce the per-unit issue factory input: one issue per function,
+  each answering improve/fix/missing-connectors with evidence.
+- Deliverable: `plans/total-rebase-inventory.md` + issues filed.
+- Exit gate: inventory signed off by Nick (the approval gate).
+
+### Wave 1 — The scaffolding engine reborn (Go start / Rust execution)
+**Everything depends on this — it goes first, per Nick's directive.**
+- The rebuild target is the V1-ACCEPTED system (Nick's design —
+  docs/SCAFFOLDING_V1_DEFINITION.md, North Star verbatim, 17/17
+  acceptance gates). The parity replay against the production contract
+  ledger is the proof the rebuild IS that design.
+- Rust crate `scaffold_core`: the construction machinery as pure
+  deterministic logic — contract lifecycle (draft→approved→building→
+  verifying→closed), closure classification (correctly_predicted et al.),
+  scope resolution, legal transitions, the contract store.
+  Source modules: scaffold.py, construction_interface.py,
+  construction_decision.py, construction_intent.py, structural_store.py
+  (parts not already in rune_spine), contracts.py, toolchain.py.
+- Go surface `rune-scaffold` (extends rune-entry): the initiation layer —
+  submit-need/observe/transition/close CLI + /v1 endpoints, delegating to
+  the Rust core.
+- NEW per Nick: the **language-placement decision** lands in the protocol
+  here — construction classification gains a language-fit assessment
+  (rune: the Go/Rust dichotomy rule; other projects: characteristic-based
+  recommendation). Every later contract carries its placement verdict.
+- NEW per Nick: parity is the floor — the engine itself is the first
+  beneficiary of the parity-plus-improvement rule (measured improvements
+  allowed, functionality preserved, no-regression proven).
+- Exit gate: the R2 tranche's own remaining waves are driven THROUGH the
+  new engine (the protocol builds itself under its own rules).
+
+### Wave 2 — Memory/storage backend (Rust, SQLite retained)
+- SQLite is NOT replaced (Nick's ruling). The Rust memory core reaches it
+  via system-library FFI (zero-dep legal); memory_store.py (2,435 lines)
+  is decomposed: query paths and consolidation logic into Rust, the SQLite
+  mechanics behind a thin storage trait that maps to libsqlite3 today and
+  to the future bespoke engine LATER without consumer churn.
+- elastic_cognition, memory_consolidation, sleep_time, curator,
+  subconscious_pass, drift_* (remaining DB-backed surfaces), journal,
+  recall_* (recall_router is routing → boundary checked at Wave 0
+  disposition).
+- Data safety gate: checksum-verified read-back of the live store through
+  the new engine; zero writes until the read path is proven identical.
+
+### Wave 3 — Cognition + architecture engines (Rust)
+- The remaining deterministic cores: capability_broker decision logic,
+  context_broker, persona_gate, growth, identity_anchors, pins,
+  stage_guards, tier_manager, witness, safety_override, abstraction,
+  verification surfaces.
+- Ports already merged (memory_scoring, capability_scoring,
+  token_counting, rune_spine) are verified against the new scaffold
+  protocol and wired into the final architecture.
+
+### Wave 4 — The reactive runtime (Go)
+- The operator turn loop (rune_operator.py, 2,697 lines), chat
+  interactions, deliverables production, model routing at call time
+  (adaptive_router, model_registry/profiles/routing, provider_*),
+  tool execution (tool_executor, tool_protocol, local_tool_runtime),
+  event surfaces (event_bus, message_queue, cron_engine, hook_engine),
+  voice output chain (voice_*) as deliverable production.
+- The /v1 surface deepens to carry the full interaction contract;
+  NDJSON streaming becomes the standard response shape.
+
+### Wave 5 — Python retirement sweep
+- Every Python module whose surfaces have landed is deleted (strangler
+  exit: parity proven + CI green + deployed one cycle). Shared/ vintage
+  mirrors retired with them.
+- The glue shims (ms_loader, cs_loader, tc_loader, spine_loader) retire
+  when their consumers no longer speak Python at all.
+
+### Wave 6 — TUI last (but wired continuously)
+- Every wave before this one ships its transport-seam wiring toward the
+  TUI as part of each unit's contract (Nick's correction: natural,
+  continuous wiring — not a retrofit wave).
+- Then the TUI itself: a thin Textual render shell over the wire (all
+  logic already Go/Rust by then) or a port — disposition decided on the
+  evidence of everything that came before.
+
+### Wave 7 — Final audit
+- Language-bar measurement, the full scaffolding ledger replayed, the
+  tranche's closure report with per-wave evidence.
+
+## 5. Per-unit discipline (the template, unchanged)
+
+- One issue per function via the issue factory; each answers
+  improve/fix/missing-connectors with evidence.
+- Every unit runs the scaffolding pipeline end-to-end: submit-need →
+  contract → approval → canary-first (red proven) → implementation →
+  parity battery vs the Python vintage → closure audit (structural ids,
+  never file paths — the closure vocabulary law).
+- Per-unit decisions on evidence, never pre-decided globally: each
+  function's Go-vs-Rust placement is assessed by the dichotomy rule with
+  the measured call graph, not by the draft classification alone.
+- Bug-fix contract governs every defect found en route (red test first,
+  regression frozen).
+
+## 6. Verification gates
+
+- CI green per wave (crate builds, Go vet/test/build, canaries, henxels,
+  type ratchet until the Python ratchet itself retires in Wave 5).
+- Parity batteries are byte-level for deterministic surfaces, shape-level
+  modulo volatile fields for wire surfaces.
+- The scaffolding closure audit for every contract: correctly_predicted
+  or honestly flagged, never silent.
+- Deploy qualification per merge (the pipeline that proved itself today).
+
+### The 90/100 coverage law (Nick, 2026-10-05 — GOVERNING from W3.4 on)
+
+Per Nick: "if it's realistically achievable but aim higher also if that's
+realistically achievable. go to 100% where achievable."
+
+- **100% where achievable — the deterministic Rust kernels.** Every kernel
+  crate (memory_retrieval, cognition_core, scaffold_core, memory_storage,
+  and every future crate) targets 100% BRANCH coverage via its parity
+  matrices + the pytest shim battery: every branch has real reachable
+  semantics, and exhaustive enumeration is exactly what the batteries do.
+  Achievability is measured per crate at wave close; a kernel below 100%
+  carries the named unreachable case or it isn't done.
+- **≥90% on the changed-lines bar (diff-cover), aiming higher.** The floor
+  stays a floor; the working standard per slice is 90%+ on changed lines;
+  whatever a slice achieves beyond 90 becomes the next slice's personal
+  benchmark (per-unit "aim higher" — the number climbs wave over wave).
+  The floor ratchet itself moves after consecutive clean waves
+  (70 → 76 → 84 → 90; each raise is a commit, never a step down).
+- **Glue/failure branches: 90%+ with byte-compare proofs.** The stubs and
+  probe branches that only fire in a broken world are covered by honest
+  fixtures (real import-failure probes like the from-import resolution
+  law) — never by fake-triggered pragmas. A branch covered by a lying
+  fixture is WORSE than uncovered; if it can't be honestly reached, it's
+  named in the wave's closure report with the reason.
+- **Assertion quality is part of the bar.** A test that touches a line
+  without verifying its OUTPUT doesn't count toward the bar — byte-compare
+  / exact-value asserts are the standard; "is not None" assertions reject
+  at review.
+
+## 7. Risk register
+
+- **SQLite FFI correctness** (Wave 2) — the storage layer is retained but
+  re-wired; mitigations: read-path proven identical before any write,
+  checksum-verified read-back of the live store, the storage trait
+  boundary keeps the future bespoke swap cheap.
+- **Hybrid membrane drift** — junctions multiply ad-hoc if ungoverned;
+  every Go↔Rust interaction point is a contracted, recorded decision in
+  its unit's contract (the dichotomy is the default; hybrids justify
+  themselves per unit).
+- **Improvement regressions** — parity-plus-improvement invites subtle
+  behavior changes; every improvement carries a measurement AND the parity
+  battery stays authoritative for no-regression.
+- **Go↔Rust call latency** — measure in Wave 1; the architecture assumes
+  local transport cost is negligible vs model latency; if measured wrong,
+  the membrane's transport moves (decision recorded, not improvised).
+- **Context-window economics** — 1,852-style issue volumes mean the
+  pipeline must multiplex (no-wait law) and local models carry routine
+  units (custodian pattern).
+- **Scope creep during Wave 0** — the inventory is measured and frozen
+  before design; additions go through scope amendments.
+
+## 8. Rollback
+
+- Every wave merges independently; master stays deployable at each
+  boundary (the strangler's whole point).
+- The Python vintage remains until Wave 5 deletion gates pass; a wave
+  revert = revert the merge commit (deploy qualification re-runs).
+- The scaffolding engine's Wave 1 parity replay means even the protocol's
+  own replacement is reversible against recorded history.
+
+## 9. Approval gate
+
+This tranche does not execute until Nick approves. On approval, Wave 0
+starts immediately and runs without consent blockers (standing directive),
+with self-verified checkpoints and defect filing.

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+# Total-Rebase Inventory (R2 Wave 0.1) — measured 2026-10-04
+
+Generated from `store/rebase/inventory.json` (AST function-level extraction) +
+`store/rebase/classification.json` (import/content evidence per module).
+Placement law: reactive/initiating/user-facing/network/turn-time → GO;
+deterministic/stateful/storage/cognition → RUST; Textual rendering → TUI-LAST;
+pure compute with no I/O markers defaults to the deterministic backend.
+
+## Totals
+
+| Side | Modules | Lines | Functions |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| GO | 43 | 19495 | 708 |
+| RUST | 93 | 36215 | 1091 |
+| TUI-LAST | 7 | 5438 | 225 |
+| TEST-INFRA | 29 | 5395 | 158 |
+| RETIRES | 2 | 93 | 9 |
+
+## Per-module classification (evidence-carrying)
+
+| Module | Side | Lines | Functions | Evidence |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| rune_tui | TUI-LAST | 4041 | 166 | textual/rich imports: ['rich', 'textual'] |
+| rune_operator | GO | 2697 | 68 | network/concurrency imports: ['threading', 'urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| memory_store | RUST | 2435 | 56 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess']; deterministic/state domain |
+| curator | RUST | 1838 | 43 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess']; deterministic/state domain |
+| tool_executor | GO | 1812 | 47 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| warm_router | RUST | 1536 | 36 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess']; reactive/initiating domain; deterministic/state domain |
+| construction_interface | RUST | 1039 | 25 | deterministic/state domain |
+| spine | RUST | 1019 | 31 | deterministic/state domain |
+| sleep_time | RUST | 971 | 25 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess', 'urllib']; deterministic/state domain |
+| construction_decision | RUST | 949 | 18 | deterministic/state domain |
+| capability_broker | RUST | 900 | 21 | deterministic/state domain |
+| hook_engine | GO | 860 | 8 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| scaffold | RUST | 854 | 31 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess']; deterministic/state domain |
+| local_tool_runtime | GO | 806 | 32 | network/concurrency imports: ['threading', 'urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| context_broker | GO | 768 | 23 | network/concurrency imports: ['threading'] |
+| elastic_cognition | RUST | 765 | 13 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; deterministic/state domain |
+| memory_consolidation | RUST | 733 | 20 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess']; deterministic/state domain |
+| provider_registry | GO | 666 | 28 | network/concurrency imports: ['threading', 'urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| persona_gate | RUST | 661 | 21 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess', 'urllib']; deterministic/state domain |
+| structural_store | RUST | 656 | 33 | deterministic/state domain |
+| contracts | RUST | 626 | 7 | deterministic/state domain |
+| adaptive_router | GO | 625 | 19 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| work_manager | GO | 591 | 25 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| abstraction | RUST | 587 | 12 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; deterministic/state domain |
+| construction_intent | RUST | 555 | 16 | deterministic/state domain |
+| canary_audit_ledger | TEST-INFRA | 540 | 2 | canary/test module |
+| safety_override | RUST | 530 | 18 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| failure_auto_filer | GO | 527 | 28 | network/concurrency imports: ['threading'] |
+| build_mode | GO | 517 | 34 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess'] |
+| drift_core | RUST | 517 | 14 | deterministic/state domain |
+| event_wait | GO | 517 | 14 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess', 'urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| tui_validator | TUI-LAST | 514 | 13 | tui family |
+| memory_selector | RUST | 511 | 14 | deterministic/state domain |
+| system_registry | RUST | 501 | 14 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| construction_pattern | RUST | 496 | 13 | deterministic/state domain |
+| cache | GO | 492 | 17 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); network/concurrency imports: ['threading'] |
+| claim_audit | RUST | 483 | 14 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); deterministic/state domain |
+| graph_memory | RUST | 474 | 9 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); deterministic/state domain |
+| identity_anchors | RUST | 474 | 8 | deterministic/state domain |
+| model_connect | GO | 462 | 10 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| auto_tasks | GO | 460 | 14 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess'] |
+| capability_fit | RUST | 455 | 14 | deterministic/state domain |
+| tool_protocol | GO | 455 | 27 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| drift_ledger | RUST | 453 | 16 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); deterministic/state domain |
+| witness | RUST | 451 | 10 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; deterministic/state domain |
+| goal | RUST | 441 | 20 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; deterministic/state domain |
+| release_notes | GO | 439 | 17 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib'] |
+| cron_engine | GO | 436 | 28 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess', 'threading']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| model_profiles | GO | 435 | 15 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| microkernel | GO | 434 | 12 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess', 'threading'] |
+| model_routing | GO | 432 | 15 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| voice_hybrid | RUST | 421 | 10 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); reactive/initiating domain |
+| behavior | RUST | 407 | 9 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); deterministic/state domain |
+| token_optimizer | RUST | 407 | 23 | deterministic/state domain |
+| capability_ledger | RUST | 405 | 19 | deterministic/state domain |
+| night_mode | GO | 405 | 19 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess', 'threading', 'urllib'] |
+| chat_bubble | TUI-LAST | 401 | 16 | textual/rich imports: ['rich', 'textual'] |
+| growth_delta | RUST | 400 | 16 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess', 'urllib']; deterministic/state domain |
+| construction_mode | RUST | 395 | 5 | deterministic/state domain |
+| prompt_sync | RUST | 376 | 14 | sqlite3 (storage-backed) |
+| provider_budget | GO | 354 | 21 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| structural_model | RUST | 352 | 21 | deterministic/state domain |
+| programme_continuation | RUST | 349 | 11 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| canary_rune_serve | TEST-INFRA | 329 | 13 | canary/test module |
+| builder_bridge | GO | 326 | 11 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| canary_p1_07 | TEST-INFRA | 324 | 12 | canary/test module |
+| layout_contract | RUST | 316 | 6 | deterministic/state domain |
+| message_queue | GO | 316 | 14 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| drift_observability | RUST | 315 | 9 | deterministic/state domain |
+| build_basis | RUST | 314 | 12 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| canary_p0_07 | TEST-INFRA | 310 | 11 | canary/test module |
+| drift_compression | RUST | 307 | 12 | deterministic/state domain |
+| event_envelope | GO | 303 | 8 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| attention_capsule | RUST | 296 | 7 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| canary_p1_01 | TEST-INFRA | 294 | 14 | canary/test module |
+| voice_sync | RUST | 293 | 10 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); reactive/initiating domain |
+| drift_cache | RUST | 292 | 16 | deterministic/state domain |
+| outcome_ledger | RUST | 286 | 8 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); deterministic/state domain |
+| time_awareness | RUST | 283 | 15 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| tiered_executor | GO | 282 | 9 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib'] |
+| stage_guards | RUST | 281 | 11 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess']; deterministic/state domain |
+| standardized_providers | GO | 281 | 5 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| canary_p1_06 | TEST-INFRA | 280 | 9 | canary/test module |
+| progressive_escalation | RUST | 279 | 9 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| pins | RUST | 276 | 11 | deterministic/state domain |
+| canary_p1_03 | TEST-INFRA | 271 | 9 | canary/test module |
+| auto_context | GO | 270 | 8 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess'] |
+| task_persist | RUST | 269 | 10 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| context_pressure | RUST | 262 | 9 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| canary_gitea_automation | TEST-INFRA | 261 | 3 | canary/test module |
+| canary_p1_02 | TEST-INFRA | 253 | 12 | canary/test module |
+| construction_patterns_builtin | RUST | 249 | 1 | deterministic/state domain |
+| canary_full_system | TEST-INFRA | 244 | 2 | canary/test module |
+| event_bus | GO | 244 | 7 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| salience_gate | RUST | 243 | 4 | deterministic/state domain |
+| self_improve | RUST | 242 | 5 | sqlite3 (storage-backed) |
+| construction_activation | RUST | 237 | 4 | deterministic/state domain |
+| toolchain | RUST | 236 | 7 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| task_gate | RUST | 235 | 8 | sqlite3 (storage-backed) |
+| core_server | GO | 234 | 13 | network/concurrency imports: ['http', 'urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| audit_ledger | RUST | 231 | 8 | deterministic/state domain |
+| canary_native | TEST-INFRA | 231 | 3 | canary/test module |
+| openai_compat_transport | GO | 227 | 10 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| shard_manager | RUST | 223 | 10 | sqlite3 (storage-backed) |
+| response_adapter | RUST | 222 | 7 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| evidence_probe | RUST | 212 | 9 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess']; deterministic/state domain |
+| model_registry | GO | 211 | 8 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| persona_definition | GO | 210 | 8 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess'] |
+| cognitive_budgeter | RUST | 208 | 3 | deterministic/state domain |
+| canary_p0_04 | TEST-INFRA | 207 | 8 | canary/test module |
+| forge_client | GO | 203 | 19 | network/concurrency imports: ['urllib']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| dependency_tracker | RUST | 202 | 5 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| canary_context_broker | TEST-INFRA | 199 | 10 | canary/test module |
+| canary_p0_05 | TEST-INFRA | 199 | 16 | canary/test module |
+| testing_mode | RUST | 196 | 13 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| parallel_processor | GO | 194 | 17 | network/concurrency imports: ['threading'] |
+| canary_spine_meta | TEST-INFRA | 192 | 7 | canary/test module |
+| iteration | RUST | 190 | 8 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| verification_layer | RUST | 189 | 12 | deterministic/state domain |
+| subconscious_pass | RUST | 187 | 6 | deterministic/state domain |
+| ffi_query_memory_smoke | RUST | 182 | 5 | deterministic/state domain |
+| tier_manager | RUST | 182 | 9 | deterministic/state domain |
+| canary_tui_transport | TEST-INFRA | 174 | 7 | canary/test module |
+| behaviour_ledger | RUST | 173 | 13 | deterministic/state domain |
+| construction_commands | RUST | 173 | 4 | deterministic/state domain |
+| canary_tui_drift | TEST-INFRA | 170 | 2 | canary/test module |
+| intent_continuity | RUST | 168 | 11 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| rune_profiler | RUST | 165 | 3 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| inference_trace | RUST | 164 | 6 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| ms_loader | RUST | 163 | 16 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| subsystem_health | GO | 163 | 8 | network/concurrency imports: ['threading'] |
+| recall_router | GO | 162 | 3 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| voicebox | GO | 161 | 11 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess']; reactive/initiating domain |
+| canary_gitea_pipeline | TEST-INFRA | 159 | 2 | canary/test module |
+| forge | GO | 146 | 12 | network/concurrency imports: ['subprocess', 'urllib'] |
+| rune_graphic | TUI-LAST | 145 | 5 | textual/rich imports: ['rich'] |
+| connection_pool | GO | 144 | 9 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); network/concurrency imports: ['threading'] |
+| recall_uplift | RUST | 141 | 1 | sqlite3 (storage-backed) |
+| project_registry | RUST | 139 | 12 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| construction_depth | RUST | 138 | 2 | deterministic/state domain |
+| voice_injector | GO | 138 | 5 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| canary_rune_entry | TEST-INFRA | 137 | 3 | canary/test module |
+| construction_projection | RUST | 135 | 3 | deterministic/state domain |
+| rune_spinner | RUST | 130 | 5 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| tui_backlog | TUI-LAST | 125 | 5 | tui family |
+| warm_neuron_store | RUST | 122 | 6 | sqlite3 (storage-backed); deterministic/state domain |
+| drift_resume | RUST | 118 | 3 | deterministic/state domain |
+| wait_guard | RUST | 116 | 1 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| canary_conversation_state | TEST-INFRA | 115 | 2 | canary/test module |
+| canary_query_memory | TEST-INFRA | 110 | 2 | canary/test module |
+| failure_recovery | RUST | 108 | 1 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| graph_projection | RUST | 108 | 5 | deterministic/state domain |
+| tui_transport | TUI-LAST | 108 | 12 | tui family |
+| spine_loader | RUST | 105 | 7 | deterministic/state domain |
+| canary_unbounded | TEST-INFRA | 104 | 2 | canary/test module |
+| message_widgets | TUI-LAST | 104 | 8 | textual/rich imports: ['rich', 'textual'] |
+| cs_loader | RUST | 90 | 5 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| tc_loader | RUST | 88 | 5 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| canary_schema_migration | TEST-INFRA | 86 | 1 | canary/test module |
+| programme_gates | RUST | 85 | 6 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| structural_migration | RUST | 77 | 4 | deterministic/state domain |
+| memory_env | RETIRES | 72 | 8 | bootstrap glue subsumed by the Go runtime env contract |
+| impact_preview | RUST | 69 | 2 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| provider_context | GO | 48 | 1 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| wait_guard_corpus | RUST | 46 | 0 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| canary_cognitive_strata | TEST-INFRA | 44 | 1 | canary/test module |
+| builder_bridge_cli | GO | 42 | 1 | reactive/initiating domain |
+| route_risk_flags | RUST | 37 | 1 | no network/reactive markers — pure compute defaults to the deterministic backend |
+| canary_memory_synthesis | TEST-INFRA | 33 | 1 | canary/test module |
+| canary_resource_authority | TEST-INFRA | 33 | 1 | canary/test module |
+| canary_surface_parity | TEST-INFRA | 33 | 1 | canary/test module |
+| canary_orchestration_foundation | TEST-INFRA | 32 | 1 | canary/test module |
+| canary_gitea_delegation | TEST-INFRA | 31 | 1 | canary/test module |
+| __main__ | RETIRES | 21 | 1 | bootstrap glue subsumed by the Go runtime env contract |

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "rune"
-version = "0.66.3"
+version = "0.99.6"
 description = "Rune — a stateful coding assistant with persistent memory, orchestration, and TUI"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "aiohttp>=3.9.0",
     "websockets>=12.0",
     "psutil>=5.9.0",
+    "pillow>=10.0",
     "pyyaml>=6.0",
 ]
 

pyright-baseline.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "errorCount": 120,
-  "warningCount": 465,
+  "errorCount": 117,
+  "warningCount": 454,
   "informationCount": 0
 }

pyrightconfig.json

@@ -1,29 +1,38 @@
 {
-    "typeCheckingMode": "standard",
-    "pythonVersion": "3.14",
-    "reportMissingImports": "warning",
-    "reportMissingModuleSource": "none",
-    "reportMissingTypeStubs": "none",
-    "reportUnknownArgumentType": "none",
-    "reportUnknownParameterType": "none",
-    "reportUnknownVariableType": "none",
-    "reportUnknownMemberType": "none",
-    "reportMissingTypeArgument": "none",
-    "reportUntypedFunctionDecorator": "none",
-    "reportUntypedClassDecorator": "none",
-    "reportUntypedBaseClass": "none",
-    "reportPrivateUsage": "none",
-    "reportOptionalMemberAccess": "warning",
-    "reportUnnecessaryIsInstance": "warning",
-    "reportUnnecessaryComparison": "warning",
-    "reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment": "warning",
-    "reportPossiblyUnboundVariable": "error",
-    "reportUndefinedVariable": "error",
-    "reportAttributeAccessIssue": "warning",
-    "include": ["src/rune"],
-    "exclude": [
-        "src/rune/__pycache__",
-        "**/node_modules",
-        "**/__pycache__"
-    ]
-}
+  "typeCheckingMode": "standard",
+  "pythonVersion": "3.14",
+  "reportMissingImports": "warning",
+  "reportMissingModuleSource": "none",
+  "reportMissingTypeStubs": "none",
+  "reportUnknownArgumentType": "none",
+  "reportUnknownParameterType": "none",
+  "reportUnknownVariableType": "none",
+  "reportUnknownMemberType": "none",
+  "reportMissingTypeArgument": "none",
+  "reportUntypedFunctionDecorator": "none",
+  "reportUntypedClassDecorator": "none",
+  "reportUntypedBaseClass": "none",
+  "reportPrivateUsage": "none",
+  "reportOptionalMemberAccess": "warning",
+  "reportUnnecessaryIsInstance": "warning",
+  "reportUnnecessaryComparison": "warning",
+  "reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment": "warning",
+  "reportPossiblyUnboundVariable": "error",
+  "reportUndefinedVariable": "error",
+  "reportAttributeAccessIssue": "warning",
+  "include": [
+    "src/rune"
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "src/rune/__pycache__",
+    "**/node_modules",
+    "**/__pycache__"
+  ],
+  "extraPaths": [
+    "scripts",
+    "src/rune",
+    "shared",
+    "src/rust/evidence_provenance",
+    "src/rust/query_memory"
+  ]
+}

requirements-ci.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #    uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements-ci.txt --extra dev --extra memory --python-version 3.11
 aiohappyeyeballs==2.7.1
     # via aiohttp
-aiohttp==3.14.3
+aiohttp==3.14.4
     # via rune (pyproject.toml)
 aiosignal==1.4.0
     # via aiohttp
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ certifi==2026.7.22
     #   httpx
 chardet==7.6.0
     # via diff-cover
-coverage==7.16.0
+coverage==7.16.2
     # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-diff-cover==10.5.1
+diff-cover==10.6.0
     # via rune (pyproject.toml)
 frozenlist==1.8.0
     # via
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ httpcore==1.0.9
     # via httpx
 httpx==0.28.1
     # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-idna==3.19
+idna==3.20
     # via
     #   anyio
     #   httpx
@@ -50,27 +50,29 @@ markdown-it-py==4.2.0
     #   mdit-py-plugins
     #   rich
     #   textual
-markupsafe==3.0.3
+markupsafe==3.0.4
     # via jinja2
 mdit-py-plugins==0.6.1
     # via textual
 mdurl==0.1.2
     # via markdown-it-py
-multidict==6.8.0
+multidict==6.9.1
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
-nodeenv==1.10.0
+nodeenv==1.11.0
     # via pyright
 packaging==26.3
     # via pytest
-platformdirs==4.11.8
+pillow==12.3.0
+    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
+platformdirs==4.12.3
     # via textual
 pluggy==1.6.0
     # via
     #   diff-cover
     #   pytest
-propcache==0.5.2
+propcache==0.5.4
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ typing-extensions==4.16.0
     #   pyright
     #   textual
     #   textual-autocomplete
-websockets==17.1
+websockets==17.2
     # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-yarl==1.24.5
+yarl==1.25.1
     # via aiohttp

scripts/auto_bump_pr.py

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ import time
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
 from typing import Any
+import sys as _sys
+_SCRIPT_DIR = str(__import__('pathlib').Path(__file__).resolve().parent)
+if _SCRIPT_DIR not in _sys.path:
+    _sys.path.insert(0, _SCRIPT_DIR)
+import gitea_auth
 
 BUMP_BRANCH_PREFIX = "chore/auto-bump-"
 
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ def apply_surface_edits(
 
 
 def run_bump() -> None:
-    TOKEN = os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"]
+    TOKEN = gitea_auth.get_token()
     BASE = os.environ["RELEASE_SERVER_URL"] + "/api/v1/repos/" + os.environ["RELEASE_REPO"]
     VERSION = os.environ["RELEASE_VERSION"]
     NEW = os.environ["NEW_VERSION"]
@@ -264,7 +269,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
 
     if args.safety_net:
         base = os.environ["RELEASE_SERVER_URL"] + "/api/v1/repos/" + os.environ["RELEASE_REPO"]
-        token = os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"]
+        token = gitea_auth.get_token()
         # Attribute against exactly this merge's would-be bump branch: a stale
         # chore/auto-bump-* branch from an older version must not stand the
         # net down (spec-gate finding 7a, #192).

scripts/await_intent.py

@@ -0,0 +1,494 @@
+"""await_intent.py — ASYNC CORRECTIVE PATCH: intent normalization at the
+execution boundary.
+
+PRINCIPLE: MODEL OUTPUT = INTENT. RUNE CONTROLLER = EXECUTION SEMANTICS.
+
+The model may express continuation intent in any quality — `await_operation
+(deadline_secs=1200)`, `await-operation [op_type=master_ci, sha=X]`,
+"sleep 300 then check CI", "poll until done". When a matching
+PendingOperation exists (or the deterministic resolver can derive the
+operation truth from git/Gitea state), the controller executes the
+CANONICAL continuation and discards model-supplied scheduling policy.
+
+Authority provenance for timing:
+  USER_EXPLICIT / EXTERNAL_CONTRACT / TEST_HARNESS /
+  GOVERNED_OPERATION_POLICY  -> authoritative, retained
+  MODEL_INVENTED             -> non-authoritative, ignored
+
+This module owns NO storage: it reads the existing W/R wait store
+(rune.event_wait) and git/Gitea state. The canonical continuation remains
+scripts/ci_event_wait.py run() (the T21.5 single-logical-await).
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+_SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+if str(_SCRIPT_DIR) not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR))
+_REPO_SRC = str(_SCRIPT_DIR.parent / "src")
+if _REPO_SRC not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, _REPO_SRC)
+
+WR_BRIDGE = Path(os.environ.get("RUNE_WR_ROOT", "/mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge"))
+REPO = Path("/mnt/workdrive/issue161-harness")
+GIT_TIMEOUT = 10
+
+# Default policy deadline per operation type — GOVERNED_OPERATION_POLICY.
+# The model's numbers never become policy; these are the controller's.
+POLICY_DEADLINES = {
+    "branch_ci": 1800,
+    "pull_request_checks": 1800,
+    "master_ci": 1800,
+    "deploy": 900,
+    "release": 900,
+}
+
+VALID_OP_TYPES = ("branch_ci", "pull_request_checks", "master_ci",
+                  "deploy", "release")
+
+
+# ── timing provenance ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def classify_timing_provenance(model_deadline: Any = None,
+                               user_deadline: Any = None,
+                               contract_deadline: Any = None) -> tuple[int, str]:
+    """Resolve the effective deadline + its provenance.
+
+    Authority order: USER_EXPLICIT > EXTERNAL_CONTRACT > TEST_HARNESS >
+    GOVERNED_OPERATION_POLICY. MODEL_INVENTED values are recorded but
+    NEVER used as policy.
+    """
+    if model_deadline is not None:
+        try:
+            model_deadline = int(model_deadline)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            model_deadline = None
+    if user_deadline is not None:
+        return int(user_deadline), "USER_EXPLICIT"
+    if contract_deadline is not None:
+        return int(contract_deadline), "EXTERNAL_CONTRACT"
+    return (model_deadline or 0), "MODEL_INVENTED"  # caller discards this
+
+
+# ── PendingOperation lookup over the existing W/R wait store ────────────────
+
+def _load_wait_records() -> list[dict]:
+    """All durable wait records from the bridge store (read-only)."""
+    out = []
+    waits = WR_BRIDGE / "waits"
+    if not waits.is_dir():
+        return out
+    for f in sorted(waits.glob("*.json")):
+        try:
+            rec = json.loads(f.read_text())
+            rec["_file"] = f.name
+            out.append(rec)
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            continue
+    return out
+
+
+def _rec_operation_id(rec: dict) -> str:
+    return str((rec.get("ext") or {}).get("operation_id")
+               or rec.get("operation_id") or "")
+
+
+def _rec_sha(rec: dict) -> str:
+    return str(rec.get("sha") or "")
+
+
+def pending_operations(sha: str = "", op_type: str = "") -> list[dict]:
+    """Pending (non-terminal) operations, optionally filtered."""
+    terminal = {"COMPLETED", "FAILED", "CLOSED", "CANCELLED", "EXPIRED"}
+    out = []
+    for rec in _load_wait_records():
+        status = str(rec.get("status", "")).upper()
+        if status in terminal:
+            continue
+        if sha and _rec_sha(rec) != sha:
+            continue
+        out.append(rec)
+    return out
+
+
+def find_op_type_for_sha(sha: str) -> str | None:
+    """The op_type a prior canonical wait already recorded for this SHA
+    (objective text embeds the type: 'event-driven {op_type} qualification')."""
+    for rec in _load_wait_records():
+        if _rec_sha(rec) != sha:
+            continue
+        obj = str(rec.get("continuation", {}).get("objective", ""))
+        m = re.search(r"event-driven (\w+) qualification", obj)
+        if m and m.group(1) in VALID_OP_TYPES:
+            return m.group(1)
+    return None
+
+
+# ── deterministic op_type derivation from repo/Gitea truth ─────────────────
+
+def _git(*args: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(REPO), *args],
+                           capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=GIT_TIMEOUT)
+        return r.stdout.strip()
+    except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+        return ""
+
+
+def sha_branch(sha: str) -> str:
+    """Branch(es) containing this commit in the local repo."""
+    return _git("branch", "--all", "--contains", sha)
+
+
+def sha_on_master(sha: str) -> bool:
+    """SHA is an ancestor of master (local or remote-tracking refs).
+
+    M10 correction (2026-09-19): --all so a freshly fetched master
+    (refs/remotes/gitea/master) counts; local branches alone go stale
+    between fetches. derive_op_type refreshes refs before calling this.
+    """
+    out = _git("branch", "--all", "--contains", sha)
+    for l in out.splitlines():
+        s = l.strip().removeprefix("remotes/").removesuffix(" *")
+        if s == "master" or s.endswith("/master"):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def open_pr_for_sha(sha: str) -> int | None:
+    """Is there an OPEN PR whose head SHA is this one? (Gitea API, read-only.)"""
+    try:
+        sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR))
+        import gitea_auth  # noqa: E402
+        st, prs = gitea_auth.api("/pulls?state=open&limit=50")
+        if st != 200:
+            return None
+        for p in prs:
+            hs = str(p.get("head") or {}).get("sha") if isinstance(
+                p.get("head"), dict) else None
+            if hs and str(hs).startswith(sha[:12]):
+                return int(p.get("number"))
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 — resolver must never crash the tool
+        return None
+    return None
+
+
+def derive_op_type(sha: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """Deterministically derive the canonical op_type for a SHA.
+
+    Returns (op_type, evidence). Order (A-patch §2 amendment):
+      1. POST-PATCH normalized record (ext.intent_normalized=true) — true
+         stored operation truth, wins outright;
+      2. open PR for the sha -> pull_request_checks;
+      3. sha ancestor of master -> master_ci;
+      4. sha on a feature branch -> branch_ci;
+      5. legacy (pre-patch) records only CONFIRM, never override — they
+         were created from model-supplied defaults and cannot be trusted.
+    Never trusts model input.
+    """
+    # 0. M10 correction (2026-09-19): refresh remote-tracking refs before
+    #    inference. A just-merged master commit is invisible to
+    #    branch --contains until refs are fetched; stale local git state
+    #    must never outrank repo truth. Bounded by GIT_TIMEOUT, fail-open.
+    _git("fetch", "--quiet", "gitea", "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/gitea/*")
+    for rec in _load_wait_records():
+        if _rec_sha(rec) != sha:
+            continue
+        if (rec.get("ext") or {}).get("intent_normalized"):
+            obj = str(rec.get("continuation", {}).get("objective", ""))
+            m = re.search(r"event-driven (\w+) qualification", obj)
+            if m and m.group(1) in VALID_OP_TYPES:
+                return m.group(1), "normalized_record:" + m.group(1)
+    pr = open_pr_for_sha(sha)
+    if pr:
+        return "pull_request_checks", f"open_pr:#{pr}"
+    if sha_on_master(sha):
+        return "master_ci", "commit_ancestor_of_master"
+    return "branch_ci", "commit_on_feature_branch"
+
+
+# ── intent normalization ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def normalize_action(action: dict, *,
+                     model_deadline: Any = None,
+                     user_deadline: Any = None,
+                     contract_deadline: Any = None,
+                     task_id: str = "") -> dict:
+    """Normalize a model continuation action into the canonical continuation.
+
+    action: {kind: await_operation|sleep_poll|check_status|unknown,
+             sha?: str, operation_id?: str, op_type?: str, raw?: str}
+    task_id: REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE §9 — when the caller knows its task
+             binding, pending-operation resolution is scoped to operations
+             registered with that task_id; stale global operations are
+             never consulted when a binding exists.
+    Returns:
+      {normalized: bool, action: "ContinuePendingOperation", operation_id,
+       op_type, authority, deadline_secs, deadline_provenance,
+       model_deadline_ignored, model_op_type_ignored, evidence}
+    or {normalized: False, reason: ...} / {normalized: "AMBIGUOUS", candidates}
+    """
+    sha = str(action.get("sha") or "")
+    op_id = str(action.get("operation_id") or "")
+    model_op_type = action.get("op_type")
+    model_deadline_ignored = model_deadline is not None
+    model_op_type_ignored = model_op_type is not None
+
+    # 0. task binding scope (§9): task-bound operations beat global state.
+    #    Stored operation wins over ANY model hint (sha/op_type/deadline).
+    if task_id and not op_id:
+        bound = [r for r in pending_operations()
+                 if str(r.get("ext", {}).get("task_id", "")) == task_id]
+        if len(bound) == 1:
+            rec = bound[0]
+            norm = _canonical_from_record(rec, model_deadline_ignored,
+                                          model_op_type_ignored,
+                                          "task_bound",
+                                          user_deadline, contract_deadline)
+            norm["sha_for_wait"] = _rec_sha(rec)
+            norm["task_id"] = task_id
+            return norm
+        if len(bound) > 1:
+            return {"normalized": "AMBIGUOUS",
+                    "candidates": [_rec_operation_id(c) for c in bound],
+                    "reason": f"multiple pending operations bound to task {task_id}"}
+        return {"normalized": False,
+                "reason": f"no pending operation bound to task {task_id}"}
+
+    # 1. explicit operation_id wins
+    if op_id:
+        from rune import event_wait as ew  # noqa: E402
+        rec = ew.operation_wait(op_id)
+        if rec is None:
+            # REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE §10: a FRESH operation has no wait record
+            # yet — registration happens at the park step (ci_event_wait).
+            # For an explicit, well-formed, EXISTING commit id, return the
+            # provisional canonical continuation (policy deadline, own-runs
+            # authority) so the model-facing tool can park on first call.
+            # A typo'd/ghost sha is refused here (A-patch lesson): the
+            # commit must exist in the repository.
+            import re as _re
+            m = _re.fullmatch(r"ci-([0-9a-f]{40})", op_id)
+            if m:
+                sha40 = m.group(1)
+                probe = subprocess.run(
+                    ["git", "-C", str(REPO), "cat-file", "-e",
+                     f"{sha40}^{{commit}}"],
+                    capture_output=True, timeout=15)
+                if probe.returncode == 0:
+                    return {
+                        "normalized": True,
+                        "action": "ContinuePendingOperation",
+                        "operation_id": op_id,
+                        "sha_for_wait": sha40,
+                        "op_type": "branch_ci",
+                        "authority": "ci_runs",
+                        "deadline_secs": POLICY_DEADLINES["branch_ci"],
+                        "deadline_provenance": "GOVERNED_OPERATION_POLICY",
+                        "model_deadline_ignored": model_deadline_ignored,
+                        "model_op_type_ignored": model_op_type_ignored,
+                        "evidence": "explicit_id_fresh_registration",
+                    }
+            return {"normalized": False,
+                    "reason": f"operation_id {op_id} has no wait record"}
+        return _canonical_from_record(rec, model_deadline_ignored,
+                                      model_op_type_ignored, "explicit_id",
+                                      user_deadline, contract_deadline)
+
+    # 2. resolve by sha / active operation.
+    # H-PATCH H2/H3: the model sha is a HINT. If it doesn't resolve but
+    # unambiguous pending operations exist, the STORED target wins — a
+    # mistyped model sha must never create a ghost operation (the A-patch
+    # live failure: a typo'd sha derived branch_ci for a nonexistent commit
+    # and parked a wait on a ghost).
+    # 2. no explicit operation_id: resolve by sha / pending operations.
+    # H-PATCH: when the model provides NO sha (operation-id-first mode),
+    # resolve from unambiguous pending operations — the model should not
+    # need to reconstruct a 40-char sha to express "wait for it".
+    if not sha:
+        all_pending = pending_operations()
+        if len(all_pending) == 1:
+            rec = all_pending[0]
+            norm = _canonical_from_record(rec, model_deadline_ignored,
+                                          model_op_type_ignored,
+                                          "auto_resolved_no_sha",
+                                          user_deadline, contract_deadline)
+            norm["sha_for_wait"] = _rec_sha(rec)
+            return norm
+        if len(all_pending) > 1:
+            return {"normalized": "AMBIGUOUS",
+                    "candidates": [_rec_operation_id(c) for c in all_pending],
+                    "reason": "multiple pending operations, no sha hint"}
+        return {"normalized": False,
+                "reason": "no pending operations and no sha provided"}
+
+    candidates = pending_operations(sha=sha)
+    if len(candidates) > 1 and not sha:
+        return {"normalized": "AMBIGUOUS",
+                "candidates": [_rec_operation_id(c) for c in candidates],
+                "reason": "multiple pending operations, no target"}
+    if len(candidates) == 1:
+        rec = candidates[0]
+        stored_sha = _rec_sha(rec)
+        norm = _canonical_from_record(rec, model_deadline_ignored,
+                                      model_op_type_ignored, "pending_match",
+                                      user_deadline, contract_deadline)
+        if sha and stored_sha and sha != stored_sha:
+            norm["model_sha_mismatch"] = {
+                "model_sha": sha, "stored_sha": stored_sha,
+                "resolution": "stored_target_used"}
+        return norm
+    # model sha unresolved: any unambiguous pending op at all? then the
+    # model probably mistyped the sha — use the stored target, log it.
+    all_pending = pending_operations()
+    if len(all_pending) == 1 and sha:
+        rec = all_pending[0]
+        stored_sha = _rec_sha(rec)
+        norm = _canonical_from_record(rec, model_deadline_ignored,
+                                      model_op_type_ignored,
+                                      "unresolved_sha_single_pending",
+                                      user_deadline, contract_deadline)
+        norm["model_sha_mismatch"] = {
+            "model_sha": sha, "stored_sha": stored_sha,
+            "resolution": "stored_target_used"}
+        return norm
+
+    # 3. no stored record: derive truth deterministically
+    if not sha:
+        return {"normalized": False,
+                "reason": "no pending operation and no sha to resolve"}
+    op_type, evidence = derive_op_type(sha)
+    return {
+        "normalized": True,
+        "action": "ContinuePendingOperation",
+        "operation_id": f"ci-{sha}",
+        "op_type": op_type,
+        "authority": "ci_runs" if op_type in ("branch_ci",
+                                              "pull_request_checks")
+                     else "deploy_qualify",
+        "deadline_secs": POLICY_DEADLINES[op_type],
+        "deadline_provenance": "GOVERNED_OPERATION_POLICY",
+        "model_deadline_ignored": model_deadline_ignored,
+        "model_op_type_ignored": model_op_type_ignored,
+        "evidence": evidence,
+    }
+
+
+def _canonical_from_record(rec: dict, model_deadline_ignored: bool,
+                           model_op_type_ignored: bool, how: str,
+                           user_deadline: Any, contract_deadline: Any) -> dict:
+    op_id = _rec_operation_id(rec)
+    obj = str(rec.get("continuation", {}).get("objective", ""))
+    m = re.search(r"event-driven (\w+) qualification", obj)
+    recorded = m.group(1) if (m and m.group(1) in VALID_OP_TYPES) else None
+    rec_sha = _rec_sha(rec)
+    if (rec.get("ext") or {}).get("intent_normalized") or how == "explicit_id":
+        # normalized record or explicit id: stored truth wins
+        op_type = recorded or "master_ci"
+    else:
+        # legacy record: git/Gitea derivation outranks the model-era default
+        op_type, _ev = derive_op_type(rec_sha) if rec_sha else \
+            (recorded or "master_ci", "no_sha")
+    deadline, prov = classify_timing_provenance(
+        user_deadline=user_deadline, contract_deadline=contract_deadline)
+    if prov == "MODEL_INVENTED" or not deadline:
+        deadline = POLICY_DEADLINES.get(op_type, 1800)
+        prov = "GOVERNED_OPERATION_POLICY"
+    return {
+        "normalized": True,
+        "action": "ContinuePendingOperation",
+        "operation_id": op_id,
+        "op_type": op_type,
+        "authority": "ci_runs" if op_type in ("branch_ci",
+                                              "pull_request_checks")
+                     else "deploy_qualify",
+        "deadline_secs": deadline,
+        "deadline_provenance": prov,
+        "model_deadline_ignored": model_deadline_ignored,
+        "model_op_type_ignored": model_op_type_ignored,
+        "matched_by": how,
+    }
+
+
+def normalize_bash(command: str, *, sha_hint: str = "") -> dict | None:
+    """Recognize sleep/check/poll intent aimed at a known pending operation.
+
+    Returns a normalization record if the command's semantic intent is
+    continuation of a known external operation; None if the command is
+    legitimate local timing (short sync, user delay, backoff) with no
+    pending operation to continue. NEVER returns an executed sleep.
+    """
+    if not command:
+        return None
+    cmd = command.strip()
+    # long sleep + (status-check language or an explicit sha hint)
+    sleep_m = re.search(r"\bsleep\s+(\d{2,5})\b", cmd)
+    if not sleep_m:
+        return None
+    secs = int(sleep_m.group(1))
+    check_intent = bool(re.search(
+        r"\b(ci|deploy|release|status|check|poll|pipeline|run)\b", cmd,
+        re.IGNORECASE))
+    sha = sha_hint or ""
+    m = re.search(r"\b([0-9a-f]{40}|[0-9a-f]{12})\b", cmd)
+    if m:
+        sha = m.group(1)
+    if not check_intent and not sha:
+        return None  # plain sleep, no continuation intent
+    cands = pending_operations(sha=sha) if sha else pending_operations()
+    if not cands and not sha:
+        return None
+    if len(cands) > 1:
+        return {"normalized": "AMBIGUOUS",
+                "candidates": [_rec_operation_id(c) for c in cands],
+                "raw_command_kind": "sleep_poll"}
+    rec = cands[0] if cands else None
+    if rec is not None:
+        norm = _canonical_from_record(rec, True, False, "sleep_poll_intent",
+                                      None, None)
+        norm["sha_for_wait"] = _rec_sha(rec)
+    elif sha:
+        op_type, evidence = derive_op_type(sha)
+        norm = {
+            "normalized": True, "action": "ContinuePendingOperation",
+            "operation_id": f"ci-{sha}", "op_type": op_type,
+            "authority": "ci_runs" if op_type in ("branch_ci",
+                                                  "pull_request_checks")
+                         else "deploy_qualify",
+            "deadline_secs": POLICY_DEADLINES[op_type],
+            "deadline_provenance": "GOVERNED_OPERATION_POLICY",
+            "model_deadline_ignored": True, "model_op_type_ignored": False,
+            "evidence": evidence, "sha_for_wait": sha,
+        }
+    else:
+        return None
+    norm["raw_command_kind"] = "sleep_poll"
+    norm["raw_sleep_seconds_suppressed"] = secs
+    return norm
+
+
+def emit_normalized_record(record: dict) -> None:
+    """Compact structured observability — one JSONL line per normalization.
+    No payloads, no secrets."""
+    try:
+        log = _SCRIPT_DIR.parent / "store" / "await_intent_log.jsonl"
+        log.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        slim = {k: record.get(k) for k in (
+            "normalized", "action", "operation_id", "op_type", "authority",
+            "deadline_secs", "deadline_provenance", "model_deadline_ignored",
+            "model_op_type_ignored", "matched_by", "evidence",
+            "raw_command_kind", "raw_sleep_seconds_suppressed", "reason",
+            "candidates") if k in record}
+        slim["at"] = __import__("time").strftime(
+            "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", __import__("time").gmtime())
+        with open(log, "a") as f:
+            f.write(json.dumps(slim, sort_keys=True) + "\n")
+    except OSError:
+        pass

scripts/await_intent_cli.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""await_intent_cli.py — CLI surface for the intent normalization layer.
+
+Used by the await-operation harness tool so the MODEL's scheduling hints
+never reach the wait engine. Prints one JSON line.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent))
+import await_intent  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    sub = ap.add_subparsers(dest="cmd", required=True)
+    n = sub.add_parser("normalize", help="normalize a continuation intent")
+    n.add_argument("--sha", default="")
+    n.add_argument("--operation-id", default="")
+    n.add_argument("--task-id", default="",
+                   help="§9 task binding: scope pending resolution to "
+                        "operations registered for this task")
+    n.add_argument("--model-op-type", default=None)
+    n.add_argument("--model-deadline", default=None)
+    n.add_argument("--user-deadline", default=None,
+                   help="USER_EXPLICIT deadline (authoritative)")
+    n.add_argument("--contract-deadline", default=None,
+                   help="EXTERNAL_CONTRACT deadline (authoritative)")
+    rb = sub.add_parser("route-bash",
+                        help="route a Bash command expressing wait intent")
+    rb.add_argument("--command", required=True)
+    rb.add_argument("--sha-hint", default="")
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    if args.cmd == "route-bash":
+        record = await_intent.normalize_bash(args.command,
+                                             sha_hint=args.sha_hint)
+        if record is None:
+            print(json.dumps({"normalized": False,
+                              "reason": "no external continuation intent"}))
+            return 0
+        if record.get("normalized") is True:
+            # the compiled wait needs the SHA: derive from operation_id
+            oid = str(record.get("operation_id", ""))
+            if oid.startswith("ci-"):
+                record["sha_for_wait"] = oid[3:]
+        await_intent.emit_normalized_record(record)
+        print(json.dumps(record, sort_keys=True))
+        return 0
+
+    action = {"kind": "await_operation", "sha": args.sha,
+              "operation_id": args.operation_id,
+              "op_type": args.model_op_type}
+    model_deadline = (int(args.model_deadline)
+                      if args.model_deadline else None)
+    user_deadline = (int(args.user_deadline)
+                     if args.user_deadline else None)
+    contract_deadline = (int(args.contract_deadline)
+                         if args.contract_deadline else None)
+    record = await_intent.normalize_action(
+        action, model_deadline=model_deadline,
+        user_deadline=user_deadline, contract_deadline=contract_deadline,
+        task_id=args.task_id)
+    await_intent.emit_normalized_record(record)
+    print(json.dumps(record, sort_keys=True))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/ci_event_wait.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""ci_event_wait.py — T16 §16C/§16D: event-driven CI qualification wait.
+
+Replaces the deploy.yml sleep-30 → query → repeat polling loop with the
+EXISTING W/R event bridge (src/rune/event_wait.py — the SAME primitive the
+builder adapter uses; §16E: one bridge, adapters differ only in identity
+and authority probe).
+
+Flow (mandate §16C):
+
+    push / CI workflow starts
+        ↓
+    register correlation  (provider="gitea", event_type="ci_completed",
+                           run_ref="ci-<sha>", sha=<sha>)
+        ↓
+    WAITING_FOR_EVENT     (await_resume_event: select() on FIFO, no floor)
+        ↓
+    ci.yml final job POSTs /process-event  (the WAKE)
+        ↓
+    daemon matches → resume_cmd fires → FIFO token → controller resumes
+        ↓
+    canonical Gitea state INDEPENDENTLY re-read (deploy_qualify.py verdict)
+        ↓
+    verdict
+
+The event is a WAKE, never truth. The final verdict always comes from
+deploy_qualify.py (required-checks context + exact-SHA ci.yml run, both
+legs). Watchdog deadline is a FAILURE DETECTOR, never the scheduler:
+
+  - event arrives → authority re-read; pending → bounded re-arm until the
+    overall deadline (ack-window semantics, same as the daemon's wake sweep).
+  - event lost/suppressed → watchdog expires → ONE-SHOT authority query:
+    terminal verdict → recovered truthfully (no invented wait);
+    CI still running (non-terminal Gitea runs for the SHA) → re-arm;
+    nothing alive and no verdict → truthful failure (deployment refused).
+
+Exit codes: 0 = qualified (success), 1 = refused (failure/timeout).
+Output: one JSON line with the §16D latency-proof timestamps.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR))
+sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR.parent / "src"))
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR))
+from rune import event_wait as ew  # noqa: E402
+import completion_file as cf  # noqa: E402
+
+REPO_ROOT = _SCRIPT_DIR.parent
+QUALIFY_SCRIPT = _SCRIPT_DIR / "deploy_qualify.py"
+
+
+def authority_verdict(sha: str = "") -> str:
+    """ONE-SHOT canonical Gitea verdict via deploy_qualify.py — the only
+    completion truth. Never parses the event payload.
+
+    H-PATCH H4: the target sha is passed EXPLICITLY (as the subprocess's
+    --sha argument) — ambient DEPLOY_SHA can no longer change which
+    operation is verified. The env var remains only as a CLI backward
+    compat for deploy_qualify.py invoked standalone."""
+    cmd = [sys.executable, str(QUALIFY_SCRIPT)]
+    if sha:
+        cmd += ["--sha", sha]
+    proc = subprocess.run(
+        cmd,
+        capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120,
+        env={k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k != "DEPLOY_SHA"}
+        if sha else dict(os.environ, PYTHONPATH=""),
+    )
+    out = (proc.stdout or "").strip().splitlines()
+    return (out[-1] if out else "pending").strip()
+
+
+# ── T21.5 §4: operation-specific completion authority ──────────────────────
+#
+# T21.4 root cause: the wait loop had ONE hard-coded authority
+# (deploy qualification = master-ref CI) while operations waited on
+# branch CI, PR checks, or merges. Wrong authority => nonterminal
+# returns => the MODEL had to re-arm (the generator of the sleeps).
+# The wait verifier MUST match the operation being waited for.
+
+OPERATION_SPECS = {
+    # op_type: {
+    #   workflow_path: Actions run path filter (None = any),
+    #   head_branches: head-branch filter (None = any),
+    #   authority: which canonical verifier decides completion,
+    #   event_types: expected wake event types,
+    #   terminal: terminal verdicts, failure: failure verdicts,
+    # }
+    "branch_ci": {
+        "workflow_path": "ci.yml",
+        "head_branches": None,
+        "authority": "ci_runs",          # any completed run for this SHA
+        "event_types": ("ci_completed",),
+        "terminal": ("success",),
+        "failure": ("failure", "cancelled"),
+    },
+    "pull_request_checks": {
+        "workflow_path": None,           # all PR-triggered runs for SHA
+        "head_branches": None,
+        "authority": "ci_runs",
+        "event_types": ("ci_completed",),
+        "terminal": ("success",),
+        "failure": ("failure", "cancelled"),
+    },
+    "master_ci": {
+        "workflow_path": "ci.yml",
+        "head_branches": ("master",),
+        "authority": "deploy_qualify",   # full two-leg qualification
+        "event_types": ("ci_completed",),
+        "terminal": ("success",),
+        "failure": ("failure", "cancelled"),
+    },
+    "deploy": {
+        "workflow_path": "deploy.yml",
+        "head_branches": ("master",),
+        "authority": "deploy_qualify",
+        "event_types": ("ci_completed", "deploy_completed"),
+        "terminal": ("success",),
+        "failure": ("failure", "cancelled"),
+    },
+    "release": {
+        "workflow_path": None,
+        "head_branches": ("master",),
+        "authority": "deploy_qualify",
+        "event_types": ("ci_completed", "release_completed"),
+        "terminal": ("success",),
+        "failure": ("failure", "cancelled"),
+    },
+}
+
+DEFAULT_OP_TYPE = "master_ci"
+
+
+def normalize_verdict(verdict: str) -> str:
+    """T21.5 §18 audit fix: pending-class verdicts are ALL nonterminal.
+    deploy_qualify emits "pending (probe failed)" for a transient probe
+    failure — that is pending, never a terminal answer. The wait loop
+    must not return control to the model over a string variant."""
+    v = (verdict or "").strip().lower()
+    if v.startswith("pending"):
+        return "pending"
+    return (verdict or "").strip()
+
+
+def op_spec(op_type: str) -> dict:
+    spec = OPERATION_SPECS.get(op_type)
+    if spec is None:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"unknown op_type {op_type!r} — must be one of "
+            f"{sorted(OPERATION_SPECS)} (the wait verifier must match "
+            "the operation being waited for)")
+    return spec
+
+
+def op_authority_verdict(op_type: str, sha: str) -> str:
+    """Canonical completion verdict FOR THIS OPERATION TYPE.
+
+    ci_runs        — the op's own Actions runs for this exact SHA: every
+                     required workflow run completed; terminal iff every
+                     run of the op's workflow set concluded success
+                     (branch/PR ops are their own truth; deploy
+                     qualification is NOT their authority).
+    deploy_qualify — the two-leg deploy qualification (master CI +
+                     required-checks) via deploy_qualify.py.
+    """
+    spec = op_spec(op_type)
+    authority = spec["authority"]
+    if authority == "deploy_qualify":
+        v = normalize_verdict(authority_verdict(sha))
+        if v != "pending":
+            return v
+        # E-PATCH resilience: Gitea's combined commit-status endpoint can
+        # 404 for the newest commit (observed live on auto-version bump
+        # commits — the status object materializes late/never). The runs
+        # ARE the same evidence the two legs read; fall back to the
+        # operation-scoped runs verdict so authority stays resolvable.
+        if _status_endpoint_unreadable(sha):
+            return _ci_runs_verdict(spec, sha)
+        return v
+    if authority == "ci_runs":
+        return _ci_runs_verdict(spec, sha)
+    raise ValueError(f"unknown authority {authority!r} for {op_type!r}")
+
+
+def _status_endpoint_unreadable(sha: str) -> bool:
+    """True when the combined commit-status endpoint 404s for the SHA
+    (index lag / never-materialized status object) — the documented
+    fallback trigger, verified against the API once per call."""
+    try:
+        sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR))
+        import gitea_auth  # noqa: E402
+        st, _body = gitea_auth.api(f"/commits/{sha}/status")
+        return st == 404
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+        return False
+
+
+def _ci_runs_verdict(spec: dict, sha: str) -> str:
+    """Operation-scoped Actions-run verdict (import the API client from
+    deploy_qualify to keep ONE Gitea client)."""
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR))
+    import deploy_qualify as dq  # noqa: E402
+    import gitea_auth  # noqa: E402
+    server = os.environ.get("GITEA_SERVER",
+                            getattr(gitea_auth, "DEFAULT_SERVER", "")).rstrip("/")
+    repo = os.environ.get("GITEA_REPO",
+                          getattr(gitea_auth, "DEFAULT_REPO", ""))
+    sha_env = sha  # H-PATCH: explicit parameter is the only authority
+    token = gitea_auth.get_token() if gitea_auth.has_token() else ""
+    if not (server and repo and sha_env and token):
+        return "pending"  # cannot verify -> not verified (fail closed)
+    runs = dq._fetch_runs(server, repo, sha_env, token)
+    if runs is None:
+        return "pending"  # probe failure -> keep waiting
+    wfp = spec["workflow_path"]
+    if wfp is not None:
+        runs = [r for r in runs
+                if str(r.get("path", "")).startswith(wfp + "@")]
+    branches = spec["head_branches"]
+    if branches is not None:
+        runs = [r for r in runs
+                if str(r.get("head_branch", "")) in branches]
+    if not runs:
+        return "pending"  # no runs visible yet -> not terminal
+    for r in runs:
+        if r.get("status") != "completed":
+            return "pending"  # still running
+        if r.get("conclusion") not in ("success", "skipped"):
+            return "failure"  # any non-success conclusion
+    return "success"
+
+
+def op_ci_alive(op_type: str, sha: str) -> bool:
+    """Liveness probe FOR THIS OPERATION TYPE: any non-terminal run in
+    the op's run set (failure DETECTOR, never the scheduler)."""
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR))
+    import deploy_qualify as dq  # noqa: E402
+    import gitea_auth  # noqa: E402
+    spec = op_spec(op_type)
+    server = os.environ.get("GITEA_SERVER",
+                            getattr(gitea_auth, "DEFAULT_SERVER", "")).rstrip("/")
+    repo = os.environ.get("GITEA_REPO",
+                          getattr(gitea_auth, "DEFAULT_REPO", ""))
+    sha_env = sha  # H-PATCH: explicit parameter is the only authority
+    token = gitea_auth.get_token() if gitea_auth.has_token() else ""
+    if not (server and repo and sha_env and token):
+        return False
+    runs = dq._fetch_runs(server, repo, sha_env, token)
+    if not runs:
+        return False
+    wfp = spec["workflow_path"]
+    if wfp is not None:
+        runs = [r for r in runs
+                if str(r.get("path", "")).startswith(wfp + "@")]
+    branches = spec["head_branches"]
+    if branches is not None:
+        runs = [r for r in runs
+                if str(r.get("head_branch", "")) in branches]
+    terminal = {"success", "failure", "cancelled", "skipped"}
+    return any(str(r.get("status", "")).lower() not in terminal
+               for r in runs)
+
+
+def authority_after_wake(op_type: str = DEFAULT_OP_TYPE, sha: str = "",
+                         max_tries: int = 3, gap_secs: int = 4) -> str:
+    """(sha is EXPLICIT — ambient env never selects the target.)"""
+    """Post-wake authority read. The daemon's own wake sweep uses a
+    bounded event-triggered retry (4s ×3) for the job-finished-microseconds-
+    ago ack window; a verdict read here can hit the same window. This is a
+    bounded schedule, not a polling loop — 3 reads max, then back to the
+    event wait / watchdog."""
+    verdict = "pending"
+    for attempt in range(max_tries):
+        verdict = op_authority_verdict(op_type, sha)
+        if verdict != "pending":
+            return verdict
+        if attempt < max_tries - 1:
+            time.sleep(gap_secs)
+    return verdict
+
+
+def ci_alive() -> bool:
+    """LEGACY liveness probe (master-ref deploy runs) — kept for callers
+    predating op specs; run() uses op_ci_alive(op_type, sha)."""
+    return op_ci_alive(DEFAULT_OP_TYPE, os.environ.get("DEPLOY_SHA", ""))
+
+
+def _set_cognition_state(op: str, state: str) -> None:
+    """E-PATCH §12: stamp cognitive quiescence on the durable record so a
+    fresh process knows cognition is parked (WAITING_EXTERNAL) vs resumable
+    (RESUMABLE). Best-effort: observability never breaks the wait."""
+    try:
+        rec = ew.operation_wait(op)
+        if rec is None:
+            return
+        wait_file = ew.wr_root() / "waits" / f"{rec.get('wait_id')}.json"
+        if not wait_file.is_file():
+            return
+        data = json.loads(wait_file.read_text())
+        data.setdefault("ext", {})["continuation_state"] = state
+        wait_file.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=1, sort_keys=True))
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        pass
+
+
+def run(*, sha: str, deadline_secs: int,
+        watchdog_secs: int = 300,
+        op_type: str = DEFAULT_OP_TYPE,
+        task_id: str = "",
+        daemon_url: str = ew.DEFAULT_DAEMON_URL) -> int:
+    """T21.5 §3: ONE LOGICAL AWAIT.
+
+    One logical external wait is one invocation of this function. All
+    nonterminal conditions (event-seen-authority-pending, watchdog expiry
+    with live runs, bounded authority-retry exhausted) re-arm INTERNALLY —
+    control returns to the caller ONLY on a terminal verdict or on real
+    deadline expiry. Watchdogs are failure detectors inside this
+    abstraction, never the scheduler and never completion truth.
+    """
+    spec = op_spec(op_type)          # unknown op_type refused upfront
+    op = f"ci-{sha}"
+    # A-PATCH: the authority subprocess reads DEPLOY_SHA from the env;
+    # python-level run() callers (tool normalization flow) must export it.
+    if sha and not os.environ.get("DEPLOY_SHA"):
+        os.environ["DEPLOY_SHA"] = sha
+    # H-PATCH: resolve short SHAs to full 40-char — _fetch_runs and
+    # deploy_qualify match on the FULL sha; a 12-char prefix would
+    # silently fail equality and park the waiter until deadline
+    # (the 962e351 root cause).
+    if sha and len(sha) < 40:
+        try:
+            full = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "-C", str(_SCRIPT_DIR.parent), "rev-parse", sha],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10)
+            if full.returncode == 0:
+                sha = full.stdout.strip()
+                os.environ["DEPLOY_SHA"] = sha
+        except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+            pass
+    t0 = time.time()
+    # REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE: FIFO is replaced by completion-file inotify.
+    # The completion file write is the wake signal; inotify is the
+    # kernel-level zero-latency, zero-CPU wake primitive.
+    # Event replay (T16 §16C live finding): on a serialized runner the
+    # completion event usually arrives BEFORE the waiter registers.
+    # A matching durable event means the wake already happened — skip
+    # the rendezvous entirely and go straight to the authority read.
+    prior = ew.find_matching_event("gitea", "ci_completed", op)
+    if prior is not None and prior.get("exit_code") is not None:
+        rec = ew.register_process_wait(
+            op, project="rune",
+            objective=f"event-driven {op_type} qualification for {sha}",
+            watched_for="Gitea CI completion event (replayed from the "
+                        "durable event log)",
+            provider="gitea", event_type="ci_completed", sha=sha,
+            watchdog_secs=min(watchdog_secs, deadline_secs),
+            continuation_state="RESUMABLE",  # event already arrived
+            op_type=op_type,
+            authority=spec["authority"])
+        registered_at = rec["created_at"]
+        event_at = time.strftime(
+            "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime())
+        resumed_at = event_at
+        # the event is a WAKE, never truth — canonical authority decides
+        verdict = normalize_verdict(authority_after_wake(op_type, sha))
+        if verdict == "pending" and not op_ci_alive(op_type, sha):
+            verdict = normalize_verdict(op_authority_verdict(op_type, sha))
+        mode = ("event_replayed" if verdict != "pending"
+                else "authority_unresolved")
+        verdict_at = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime())
+        out = {
+            "sha": sha,
+            "op_type": op_type,
+            "authority": spec["authority"],
+            "registered_at": registered_at,
+            "event_received_at": event_at,
+            "controller_resumed_at": resumed_at,
+            "verdict_at": verdict_at,
+            "mode": mode,
+            "rearm_reason": "completion event replayed from durable log "
+                            "(arrived before registration)",
+            "verdict": verdict,
+            "wall_secs": round(time.time() - t0, 3),
+        }
+        print(json.dumps(out))
+        return 0 if verdict == "success" else 1
+    rec = ew.register_process_wait(
+        op, project="rune",
+        objective=f"event-driven {op_type} qualification for {sha}",
+        watched_for="Gitea CI completion event (wake; verdict re-read "
+                    f"from canonical {spec['authority']} authority)",
+        provider="gitea", event_type="ci_completed", sha=sha,
+        watchdog_secs=min(watchdog_secs, deadline_secs),
+        continuation_state="WAITING_EXTERNAL",
+        op_type=op_type,
+        authority=spec["authority"],
+        task_id=task_id,  # §9: bind the operation to the calling task
+        resume_mode="self")  # §3: waiter owns its continuation via
+                             # completion-file/inotify; the daemon has NO
+                             # session-delivery role for this wait
+    registered_at = rec["created_at"]
+    _set_cognition_state(op, "WAITING_EXTERNAL")  # cognition parked
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + deadline_secs
+    verdict = "pending"
+    mode = "event"
+    event_at = ""
+    resumed_at = ""
+    rearm_reason = ""
+    rearm_count = 0
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            remaining = max(1, int(deadline - time.monotonic()))
+
+            # REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE: block on inotify for the completion file.
+            # Zero CPU, zero arbitrary timer. The inotify timeout is a
+            # FAILURE DETECTOR — if no event arrives within the watchdog
+            # window, we check the authority directly (lost-event recovery).
+            # The deadline is containment only.
+            watch_timeout = min(remaining, watchdog_secs)
+            result = cf.wait_for_completion(
+                op, timeout_secs=watch_timeout)
+
+            # REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE: check durable event log AND wait record
+            # status on EVERY cycle — the daemon may have matched and
+            # transitioned the record via /process-event.
+            wr = ew.operation_wait(op)
+            if wr and wr.get("status") in ("COMPLETED", "FAILED",
+                                           "READY_TO_RESUME"):
+                event_at = event_at or time.strftime(
+                    "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime())
+                resumed_at = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ",
+                                           time.gmtime())
+                verdict = normalize_verdict(
+                    authority_after_wake(op_type, sha))
+                if verdict != "pending":
+                    mode = "event"
+                    break
+            prior = ew.find_matching_event("gitea", "ci_completed", op)
+            if prior is not None and prior.get("exit_code") is not None:
+                event_at = event_at or time.strftime(
+                    "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime())
+                resumed_at = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ",
+                                           time.gmtime())
+                verdict = normalize_verdict(
+                    authority_after_wake(op_type, sha))
+                if verdict != "pending":
+                    mode = "event"
+                    break
+            if result is not None:
+                # completion file exists: event arrived
+                event_at = event_at or time.strftime(
+                    "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime())
+                resumed_at = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ",
+                                           time.gmtime())
+                verdict = normalize_verdict(
+                    authority_after_wake(op_type, sha))
+                if verdict != "pending":
+                    mode = "event"
+                    break
+                rearm_count += 1
+                rearm_reason = ("completion file seen; authority "
+                                "pending — re-subscribing")
+                continue
+
+            # inotify timeout: no event within watchdog window
+            # FAILURE DETECTOR: check authority directly
+            verdict = normalize_verdict(
+                op_authority_verdict(op_type, sha))
+            if verdict != "pending":
+                mode = "watchdog_authority_recovered"
+                break
+            rearm_count += 1
+            rearm_reason = ("watchdog expiry; op pending (not started "
+                            "or lagging) — re-subscribing inotify")
+            continue
+
+    # REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE: no FIFO to close. The completion file is durable
+    # and survives restarts. Lease release is not needed (no lease system
+    # for file-based delivery).
+
+
+    if verdict == "pending":
+        if mode == "event":
+            mode = "deadline_pending"
+        verdict = normalize_verdict(op_authority_verdict(op_type, sha))  # final one-shot truth
+    _set_cognition_state(op, "RESUMABLE" if verdict != "pending"
+                         else "RECOVERY_REQUIRED")
+    verdict_at = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime())
+    # §2 STATE OWNERSHIP: the WAITER owns the OPERATION domain. On a
+    # terminal authority verdict, stamp the durable record terminal with
+    # the evidence — the daemon's session-delivery machinery must never
+    # (and can no longer) overwrite this truth. Also updates the parked
+    # continuation_state so fresh-process recovery sees reality.
+    try:
+        rec2 = ew.operation_wait(op) or rec
+        if verdict != "pending":
+            rec2["status"] = "COMPLETED" if verdict == "success" else "FAILED"
+            rec2["verdict"] = verdict
+            rec2["resume_evidence"] = {
+                "kind": "authority_verified_terminal",
+                "verdict": verdict,
+                "mode": mode,
+                "authority": spec["authority"],
+                "sha": sha,
+                "op_type": op_type,
+                "verdict_at": verdict_at,
+            }
+        rec2["ext"] = {**rec2.get("ext", {}),
+                       "continuation_state": ("RESUMABLE" if verdict != "pending"
+                                              else "RECOVERY_REQUIRED")}
+        ew._load_waitstore().save(rec2)
+    except Exception as _e:  # noqa: BLE001 — record stamping must never corrupt the envelope (the envelope + authority remain the truth)
+        print(f"ci_event_wait: terminal record stamp failed: {_e}",
+              file=sys.stderr)
+    out = {
+        "sha": sha,
+        "op_type": op_type,
+        "authority": spec["authority"],
+        "registered_at": registered_at,
+        "event_received_at": event_at,
+        "controller_resumed_at": resumed_at,
+        "verdict_at": verdict_at,
+        "mode": mode,
+        "rearm_reason": rearm_reason,
+        "internal_rearm_count": rearm_count,
+        "verdict": verdict,
+        "wall_secs": round(time.time() - t0, 3),
+    }
+    print(json.dumps(out))
+    return 0 if verdict == "success" else 1
+
+KNOWN_FLAGS = ("--sha", "--deadline", "--op-type", "--watchdog", "--task-id")
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    """§5 CLI CONTRACT: no silent argument loss. Every flag is either
+    explicitly supported (and takes effect) or loudly rejected — an
+    acceptance envelope must reflect the configuration actually used."""
+    sha = os.environ.get("DEPLOY_SHA", "")
+    args = sys.argv[1:]
+    deadline = 900
+    op_type = DEFAULT_OP_TYPE
+    watchdog = 300
+    task_id = ""
+    i = 0
+    while i < len(args):
+        a = args[i]
+        if a == "--sha":
+            sha = args[i + 1]; i += 2
+        elif a == "--deadline":
+            deadline = int(args[i + 1]); i += 2
+        elif a == "--op-type":
+            op_type = args[i + 1]; i += 2
+        elif a == "--watchdog":
+            watchdog = int(args[i + 1]); i += 2
+        elif a == "--task-id":
+            task_id = args[i + 1]; i += 2
+        elif a.startswith("--"):
+            print(json.dumps({"error": f"unknown flag {a!r}",
+                              "known_flags": list(KNOWN_FLAGS),
+                              "contract": "no silent argument loss"}))
+            return 2
+        else:
+            print(json.dumps({"error": f"unexpected positional {a!r}",
+                              "known_flags": list(KNOWN_FLAGS)}))
+            return 2
+    if not sha:
+        print(json.dumps({"error": "no sha (DEPLOY_SHA or --sha required)"}))
+        return 1
+    # A-PATCH fix: run()'s authority subprocess (deploy_qualify.py) reads
+    # DEPLOY_SHA from the environment — a CLI `--sha` consumer previously
+    # got a silent "pending" verdict forever because the var was never
+    # exported. Export it so the canonical authority can resolve.
+    os.environ["DEPLOY_SHA"] = sha
+    return run(sha=sha, deadline_secs=deadline, op_type=op_type,
+               watchdog_secs=watchdog, task_id=task_id)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/completion_file.py

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+"""completion_file.py — REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE: durable completion-file delivery
+with inotify wake. Replaces FIFO+lease for process-wait delivery.
+
+DESIGN:
+  Producer (bridge/daemon/notify):
+    1. Validates operation identity
+    2. Atomically writes a completion file:
+         resumes/<operation_id>.done
+       containing the event/verdict JSON (write to tmp, rename for atomicity)
+
+  Waiter (ci_event_wait / any continuation consumer):
+    1. Checks if the completion file already exists (event-before-waiter)
+    2. If not: registers inotify watch on the resumes/ directory
+    3. Re-checks after watch registration (closes the registration race)
+    4. Blocks in kernel on inotify — zero CPU, zero timer
+    5. On file-created event: reads the file, verifies authority, returns
+
+  The event is a WAKE SIGNAL. Authority still decides terminal truth.
+  The completion file is durable — survives daemon and waiter restarts.
+
+WHY NOT FIFO:
+  FIFO is one-shot (token consumed), requires lease management, and
+  fails under session-busy guards. A completion file is atomic, durable,
+  and works across restarts. inotify wakes the process with zero CPU
+  cost and zero latency between file creation and wake.
+
+WHY NOT POLLING:
+  Polling introduces an arbitrary interval. inotify is a kernel callback
+  that fires exactly when the filesystem changes — the latency tracks
+  the real completion event, not a configured interval.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import select
+import struct
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def _wr_bridge() -> Path:
+    # WR_ROOT = daemon/infra convention; RUNE_WR_ROOT = repo/scripts
+    # convention. Both honored (WR_ROOT wins) so the daemon, the waiter,
+    # and any isolated test root always resolve the SAME directory.
+    root = (os.environ.get("WR_ROOT")
+            or os.environ.get("RUNE_WR_ROOT")
+            or "/mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge")
+    return Path(root)
+
+def _resumes_dir() -> Path:
+    return _wr_bridge() / "resumes"
+
+# inotify constants (Linux)
+IN_CREATE = 0x100
+IN_CLOSE_WRITE = 0x8
+IN_MOVED_TO = 0x80
+
+
+def completion_path(operation_id: str) -> Path:
+    return _resumes_dir() / f"{operation_id}.done"
+
+
+def write_completion(operation_id: str, event: dict) -> Path:
+    """Atomically write a durable completion file. The rename(2) ensures
+    the waiter never sees a partial file."""
+    _resumes_dir().mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    target = completion_path(operation_id)
+    tmp = target.parent / f".{target.name}.tmp.{os.getpid()}"
+    tmp.write_text(json.dumps(event, sort_keys=True) + "\n")
+    os.rename(str(tmp), str(target))  # atomic on same filesystem
+    os.chmod(str(target), 0o666)  # cross-user bridge
+    return target
+
+
+def read_completion(operation_id: str) -> dict | None:
+    """Read a durable completion file. Returns None if absent."""
+    p = completion_path(operation_id)
+    if not p.is_file():
+        return None
+    try:
+        return json.loads(p.read_text())
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return None
+
+
+def completion_exists(operation_id: str) -> bool:
+    return completion_path(operation_id).is_file()
+
+
+def _inotify_init_and_add_watch(directory: str) -> int:
+    """Create an inotify instance and add a watch on the directory.
+    Returns the inotify fd."""
+    libc = __import__("ctypes").CDLL(None, use_errno=True)
+    fd = libc.inotify_init()
+    if fd < 0:
+        raise OSError("inotify_init failed")
+    # IN_CREATE | IN_MOVED_TO: catch both direct creation and atomic rename
+    mask = IN_CREATE | IN_MOVED_TO
+    wd = libc.inotify_add_watch(fd, directory.encode(), mask)
+    if wd < 0:
+        os.close(fd)
+        raise OSError(f"inotify_add_watch failed for {directory}")
+    return fd
+
+
+def _inotify_read(fd: int, timeout_secs: float | None = None) -> list[str]:
+    """Read pending inotify events. Returns list of filenames that were
+    created/moved-to. Blocks until at least one event or timeout."""
+    poll = select.poll()
+    poll.register(fd, select.POLLIN)
+    events = []
+    buf = os.read(fd, 4096)
+    pos = 0
+    while pos < len(buf):
+        # struct: wd(i32), mask(u32), cookie(u32), name_len(u32)
+        wd, mask, cookie, name_len = struct.unpack_from("iIII", buf, pos)
+        pos += 16
+        name = buf[pos:pos + name_len].rstrip(b"\x00").decode("utf-8", "replace")
+        pos += name_len
+        if mask & (IN_CREATE | IN_MOVED_TO):
+            events.append(name)
+    return events
+
+
+def wait_for_completion(operation_id: str, *,
+                        timeout_secs: float | None = None,
+                        poll_callback=None) -> dict | None:
+    """Block until a completion file exists for this operation.
+
+    Uses inotify for zero-latency, zero-CPU wake. Falls back to
+    polling_callback (if provided) when inotify is unavailable.
+
+    The completion file is a WAKE SIGNAL. The caller must still verify
+    canonical authority after reading it.
+
+    Returns the event dict from the completion file, or None on timeout.
+    """
+    target = completion_path(operation_id)
+
+    # 1. check-before-watch (event may have arrived before we started)
+    existing = read_completion(operation_id)
+    if existing is not None:
+        return existing
+
+    _resumes_dir().mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    try:
+        fd = _inotify_init_and_add_watch(str(_resumes_dir()))
+    except OSError:
+        # inotify unavailable: fall back to polling callback
+        if poll_callback:
+            return poll_callback(operation_id, timeout_secs)
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        # 2. re-check after watch registration (closes the race between
+        #    the initial check and the watch being active)
+        existing = read_completion(operation_id)
+        if existing is not None:
+            return existing
+
+        # 3. block in kernel on inotify — zero CPU, exact latency
+        import select as _select
+        poll = _select.poll()
+        poll.register(fd, _select.POLLIN)
+        deadline = (time.monotonic() + timeout_secs) if timeout_secs else None
+
+        while True:
+            remaining = None
+            if deadline is not None:
+                remaining = max(0.1, deadline - time.monotonic())
+                if remaining <= 0.1:
+                    return None  # timeout
+            events = poll.poll(remaining * 1000 if remaining else None)
+            if not events:
+                continue  # poll timeout, re-check
+            names = _inotify_read(fd)
+            if target.name in names:
+                # 4. file appeared — read it
+                existing = read_completion(operation_id)
+                if existing is not None:
+                    return existing
+                # partial/corrupt: keep watching
+    finally:
+        os.close(fd)
+    return None
+
+
+def clear_completion(operation_id: str) -> None:
+    """Remove a consumed completion file (idempotent cleanup)."""
+    p = completion_path(operation_id)
+    try:
+        p.unlink()
+    except OSError:
+        pass

scripts/construction_guards.py

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+"""construction_guards.py — deterministic guards for observed process
+defects (SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-006 §21-22).
+
+Two real defect classes from recent sessions:
+
+A. DURABLE-STORE MUTATION WITHOUT PERSISTENCE (Tranche 5: closure script
+   mutated the contract in memory, never called save(); the next read saw
+   stale state). Guard: a durable-boundary operation verifies by
+   RELOAD/READBACK, not by successful in-memory mutation.
+
+B. BLIND SOURCE-EDIT NO-OP (multiple sessions: python str.replace() on
+   ruff-reformatted files silently matched nothing; the script reported
+   success while changing nothing). Guard: an automated edit verifies its
+   POSTCONDITION — expected text present / old text absent — and a
+   zero-match replacement is an explicit, truthful no-op, never success.
+
+Not a generic editor framework. Two small, deterministic postcondition
+checks at the boundaries where the defects actually occurred.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+__all__ = ["verify_persisted", "assert_persisted", "apply_source_edit", "EditNoOp", "EditPostconditionFailed"]
+
+
+class EditNoOp(Exception):
+    """The edit matched zero targets — an explicit, truthful no-op."""
+
+
+class EditPostconditionFailed(Exception):
+    """The edit claimed success but the expected postcondition is absent."""
+
+
+# ── Guard A: durable mutation verified by readback ──────────────────────────
+
+
+def verify_persisted(path: Path | str, selector, expect) -> bool:
+    """Reload the durable store from disk and check the expectation against
+    the RELOADED state. `selector(reloaded_doc) -> value`; pass == value
+    equals `expect` (or expect(value) is truthy when callable).
+
+    The reloaded document is parsed as JSON when the file is JSON-shaped;
+    otherwise the raw text is passed to the selector (plain-text stores).
+
+    This is the Tranche 5 defect guard: an in-memory mutation that was
+    never save()d fails here, because the disk state is what gets read.
+    """
+    raw = Path(path).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    try:
+        doc = json.loads(raw)
+    except ValueError:
+        doc = raw
+    value = selector(doc)
+    if callable(expect):
+        return bool(expect(value))
+    return value == expect
+
+
+def assert_persisted(path: Path | str, selector, expect, *, what: str = "durable state") -> None:
+    """verify_persisted that raises on mismatch — for use right after a
+    save() at durable boundaries."""
+    if not verify_persisted(path, selector, expect):
+        raise AssertionError(
+            f"persistence verification FAILED for {what}: reloaded state "
+            f"does not match expectation — the mutation may not have been "
+            f"saved (Tranche 5 defect class A)"
+        )
+
+
+# ── Guard B: source edit with postcondition ─────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def apply_source_edit(
+    text: str,
+    old: str,
+    new: str,
+    *,
+    expected_count: int | None = None,
+    postcondition: str | None = None,
+    allow_noop: bool = False,
+) -> str:
+    """Apply a source edit WITH postcondition verification (Guard B).
+
+    - zero matches: raises EditNoOp (truthful no-op) unless allow_noop=True
+    - expected_count given: match count must equal it
+    - postcondition given: the RESULT must contain it, else
+      EditPostconditionFailed
+    Returns the new text. Never claims success for a change that did not
+    happen."""
+    count = text.count(old)
+    if count == 0:
+        if allow_noop:
+            return text  # truthful, explicit no-op — caller records it
+        raise EditNoOp(
+            f"edit matched 0 targets — nothing changed (Tranche 5 defect "
+            f"class B: str.replace silently no-ops on reformatted files)"
+        )
+    if expected_count is not None and count != expected_count:
+        raise EditPostconditionFailed(f"edit matched {count} targets, expected {expected_count}")
+    result = text.replace(old, new)
+    if postcondition and postcondition not in result:
+        raise EditPostconditionFailed(
+            "postcondition text absent from result — edit did not achieve its expected effect"
+        )
+    return result
+
+
+def apply_source_edit_file(
+    path: Path | str, old: str, new: str, *, expected_count: int | None = None, postcondition: str | None = None
+) -> int:
+    """File-level convenience: read, apply_source_edit, write back, then
+    VERIFY BY READBACK (both guards composed). Returns match count."""
+    p = Path(path)
+    text = p.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    result = apply_source_edit(text, old, new, expected_count=expected_count, postcondition=postcondition)
+    p.write_text(result, encoding="utf-8")
+    # Guard A composed: the written file must contain the postcondition
+    if postcondition:
+        assert_persisted(p, lambda t: t, lambda t: postcondition in t, what=f"edit of {p.name}")
+    return text.count(old)

scripts/create_release.py

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ import sys
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
 from typing import Any
+import sys as _sys
+_SCRIPT_DIR = str(__import__('pathlib').Path(__file__).resolve().parent)
+if _SCRIPT_DIR not in _sys.path:
+    _sys.path.insert(0, _SCRIPT_DIR)
+import gitea_auth
 
 # Env-contract (#192 spec-gate finding 1): derived in-script, never required
 # from the caller. Guarded by tests/test_workflow_script_contract.py.
@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
         print(json.dumps(payload))
         return 0
 
-    token = os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"]
+    token = gitea_auth.get_token()
 
     # Derived URLs (explicit env still overrides — for direct/manual use).
     server_url = os.environ["RELEASE_SERVER_URL"]

scripts/deploy_promotion.py

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""deploy_promotion.py — monotonic promotion authority for Rune deploys.
+
+SCAFFOLD contract DEPLOY-MONOTONIC-001. Root cause of the 2026-09-13
+deploy-order race (deploys 7355/7359): deploy_stage.py promoted
+unconditionally in job-finish order — no comparison against the currently
+deployed commit, no lock, no truthful outcome for a stale candidate.
+
+This module owns the PROMOTION decision. The invariant:
+
+    current never regresses along the canonical release branch.
+
+Ordering authority: GIT ANCESTRY on the canonical release branch
+(refs/heads/master). Rune's release flow is linear history — every deploy
+candidate is a master push (tranche commit or its auto-bump descendant).
+    candidate == deployed commit      -> NOOP_ALREADY_CURRENT (idempotent)
+    candidate is DESCENDANT of it     -> allowed (normal forward deploy)
+    candidate is ANCESTOR of it       -> STALE_SUPERSEDED (refuse; truthful)
+    no ancestry relationship          -> REFUSED_DIVERGENT (fail closed)
+    deployed commit unknown/unreadable-> REFUSED_UNKNOWN_CURRENT (fail closed)
+
+Mechanism (smallest that provides the invariant, per brief §4-5):
+    1. promotion-time stale check — ancestry comparison against the commit
+       current ACTUALLY points to at promotion time (not at job start);
+    2. an flock'd critical section around the read-compare-write of
+       current/last-good so two concurrent promotions cannot interleave
+       between the ancestry check and the symlink swap.
+Workflow-level concurrency is NOT relied on (brief §5): the fence lives at
+the promotion operation itself.
+
+Truthful outcomes (brief §8) — build/stage success != promotion success:
+    PROMOTED                candidate became current (verified below)
+    NOOP_ALREADY_CURRENT    same commit already deployed; nothing mutated
+    STALE_SUPERSEDED        a newer commit is already current; nothing mutated
+    REFUSED_DIVERGENT       ordering unprovable; fail closed
+    REFUSED_UNKNOWN_CURRENT deployed commit unreadable; fail closed
+    FAILED_*                verification/staging failures (in deploy_stage)
+
+A stale or refused outcome is a NON-ERROR terminal state for the release
+pipeline (the newer build simply won) but MUST NOT print "PROMOTED" and
+MUST NOT mutate current/last-good. deploy_stage's exit code and the
+workflow's post-deploy runtime verification enforce this: the workflow
+asserts current == candidate after a PROMOTED outcome, so a stale outcome
+makes the job report honestly rather than masquerade.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import fcntl
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+DEPLOY_ROOT = Path("/mnt/workdrive/rune-code")
+RELEASE_BRANCH = "refs/heads/master"
+
+OUTCOME_PROMOTED = "PROMOTED"
+OUTCOME_NOOP = "NOOP_ALREADY_CURRENT"
+OUTCOME_STALE = "STALE_SUPERSEDED"
+OUTCOME_DIVERGENT = "REFUSED_DIVERGENT"
+OUTCOME_UNKNOWN_CURRENT = "REFUSED_UNKNOWN_CURRENT"
+
+
+# ── pure decision logic (unit-tested; no I/O) ──────────────────────────────
+
+
+def decide_promotion(candidate_sha: str, deployed_sha: str, ancestry: str) -> str:
+    """Pure promotion decision from a precomputed ancestry relationship.
+    ancestry is one of: 'same' | 'descendant' | 'ancestor' | 'divergent' |
+    'unknown'. Fail-closed: anything not provably allowed is refused."""
+    if candidate_sha == deployed_sha or ancestry == "same":
+        return OUTCOME_NOOP
+    if ancestry == "descendant":
+        return OUTCOME_PROMOTED
+    if ancestry == "ancestor":
+        return OUTCOME_STALE
+    if ancestry == "divergent":
+        return OUTCOME_DIVERGENT
+    return OUTCOME_UNKNOWN_CURRENT
+
+
+def ancestry_of(candidate_sha: str, deployed_sha: str, repo: Path, fetch_on_divergent: bool = True) -> str:
+    """Classify candidate vs deployed using git merge-base --is-ancestor on
+    the canonical release branch's repository. Returns 'unknown' on any git
+    failure (fail-closed callers treat that as refusal).
+
+    Observed live 2026-09-13 (deploy 7449, SHA 535c2909): a DELAYED older
+    candidate's checkout cannot contain commits newer than itself — its
+    local object store lacks the deployed commit entirely, so ancestry
+    classifies 'divergent' and fail-closed refuses. Correct refusal, wrong
+    reason: the candidate IS an ancestor. When the local classification is
+    divergent, fetch origin's canonical branch first (best-effort; the
+    deploy workflow's checkout has credentials configured) and re-classify.
+    If still divergent afterwards, the refusal stands with better
+    evidence."""
+
+    def _is_ancestor(a: str, b: str) -> bool:
+        r = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "-C", str(repo), "-c", f"safe.directory={repo}", "merge-base", "--is-ancestor", a, b],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        return r.returncode == 0
+
+    if candidate_sha == deployed_sha:
+        return "same"
+    if _is_ancestor(candidate_sha, deployed_sha):
+        return "ancestor"  # candidate is OLDER than what's deployed
+    if _is_ancestor(deployed_sha, candidate_sha):
+        return "descendant"  # candidate is NEWER (normal forward deploy)
+    if fetch_on_divergent:
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "-C", str(repo), "-c", f"safe.directory={repo}", "fetch", "origin", "master", "--quiet"],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=60,
+            )
+        except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+            pass  # best-effort: classification below still fails closed
+        if _is_ancestor(candidate_sha, deployed_sha):
+            return "ancestor"
+        if _is_ancestor(deployed_sha, candidate_sha):
+            return "descendant"
+    return "divergent"
+
+
+def read_deployed_commit(deploy_root: Path = DEPLOY_ROOT) -> str:
+    """Read the commit the `current` symlink ACTUALLY points to right now —
+    from the deployed build identity, the deployment authority (never from
+    a stale job-start artifact). Empty string if unreadable."""
+    current = deploy_root / "current"
+    try:
+        target = Path(os.readlink(current))
+    except OSError:
+        return ""
+    identity = target / "src" / "rune" / "_build_identity.json"
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(identity.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        return str(data.get("commit", ""))
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return ""
+
+
+# ── the fenced promotion operation ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def promote(
+    candidate_sha: str,
+    stage: Path,
+    tmp_stage: Path,
+    repo: Path,
+    deploy_root: Path = DEPLOY_ROOT,
+    on_promoted=None,
+) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """Atomically decide + promote under an exclusive lock.
+
+    Returns (outcome, detail). ONLY the PROMOTED outcome mutates
+    current/last-good, and it does so inside the same critical section as
+    the decision — no interleaving window between check and swap.
+
+    Crash-safety ordering (brief §16): the stage rename happens BEFORE the
+    lock (a staged-but-unpromoted tree is inert), the symlink swap is a
+    single rename(2) via a temporary link, so current is never absent and
+    never half-updated. last-good is refreshed BEFORE the swap only from a
+    value that was genuinely current a moment ago.
+    """
+    deploy_root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    lock_path = deploy_root / ".promotion.lock"
+    with open(lock_path, "w") as lock_fd:
+        fcntl.flock(lock_fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+        try:
+            deployed = read_deployed_commit(deploy_root)
+            if not deployed:
+                return (OUTCOME_UNKNOWN_CURRENT, "deployed commit unreadable — fail closed")
+            rel = ancestry_of(candidate_sha, deployed, repo)
+            outcome = decide_promotion(candidate_sha, deployed, rel)
+            if outcome != OUTCOME_PROMOTED:
+                return (outcome, f"deployed={deployed[:12]} ancestry={rel}")
+
+            # --- mutate (still inside the lock) ---
+            current = deploy_root / "current"
+            last_good = deploy_root / "last-good"
+            prev_target = os.readlink(current) if current.is_symlink() else ""
+            if prev_target and (deploy_root / "last-good").is_symlink():
+                (deploy_root / "last-good").unlink()
+            if prev_target:
+                _atomic_symlink(deploy_root, "last-good", prev_target)
+            if stage.exists():
+                # re-deploying an already-staged SHA: restage over it
+                import shutil
+
+                shutil.rmtree(stage)
+            os.rename(tmp_stage, stage)
+            _atomic_symlink_target(deploy_root, "current", stage)
+            detail = f"current -> {stage.name}"
+            if on_promoted is not None:
+                # §12C: race-safe convergence — the WINNER refreshes release
+                # history atomically with its promotion, inside the lock.
+                # Failure degrades to STALE (software valid, history lags;
+                # retry by any later deploy converges idempotently).
+                try:
+                    on_promoted(candidate_sha)
+                    detail += " (+ release-history converged)"
+                except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+                    detail += f" (release-history refresh FAILED: {exc!s:.120} — STALE, retry converges)"
+            return (OUTCOME_PROMOTED, detail)
+        finally:
+            fcntl.flock(lock_fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+
+
+def _atomic_symlink(deploy_root: Path, name: str, target: str) -> None:
+    """Symlink swap that never leaves `name` absent: write temp link, rename
+    over the final name (rename(2) is atomic on the same filesystem)."""
+    _atomic_symlink_target(deploy_root, name, Path(target))
+
+
+def _atomic_symlink_target(deploy_root: Path, name: str, target: Path) -> None:
+    tmp = deploy_root / f".{name}.swap-{os.getpid()}"
+    if tmp.is_symlink() or tmp.exists():
+        tmp.unlink()
+    tmp.symlink_to(target)
+    os.replace(tmp, deploy_root / name)

scripts/deploy_qualify.py

@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ has no embedded multi-line scripts — a YAML block-scalar indentation hazard).
 
 Prints one of: success | failure | pending
 Exit code 0 always (the shell decides what to do with the verdict).
+
+RELEASE-SAFETY HARDENING (2026-09-13, after red-CI promotions 0.66.28/29):
+the verdict is the AND of two independent legs —
+  1. required-checks context (newest observation for this exact SHA);
+  2. the latest COMPLETED ci.yml@refs/heads/master run for this exact SHA,
+     every job concluded success (branch+tag fan-out resolved by path;
+     jobs envelope unwrapped — no aggregate-commit-status fallback, the
+     exact bug class verify.py hit in W/R-v0.3).
+Any disagreement, pending, or missing evidence → pending/failure.
+FAIL-CLOSED: not verified → not deployable.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -14,38 +24,152 @@ import json
 import os
 import sys
 import urllib.request
+import sys as _sys
+_SCRIPT_DIR = str(__import__('pathlib').Path(__file__).resolve().parent)
+if _SCRIPT_DIR not in _sys.path:
+    _sys.path.insert(0, _SCRIPT_DIR)
+import gitea_auth
 
+REQUIRED_CONTEXT = "CI Pipeline / required-checks"
+CI_WORKFLOW_PATH = "ci.yml@refs/heads/master"
+
+
+# ── pure verdict logic (unit-tested; fixtures from the real incidents) ────
+
+def required_check_verdict(statuses: list[dict]) -> str:
+    """Newest non-skipped required-checks observation for the SHA.
+    Missing → pending. Newest wins (stale success never overrides a newer
+    failure, and vice versa)."""
+    candidates = [
+        s for s in statuses
+        if str(s.get("context", "")).startswith(REQUIRED_CONTEXT)
+        and s.get("status") != "skipped"
+    ]
+    if not candidates:
+        return "pending"
+    newest = max(candidates, key=lambda s: str(s.get("created_at", "")))
+    return str(newest.get("status", "pending"))
+
+
+def independent_jobs_verdict(runs: list[dict], jobs_fetch, sha: str = "") -> str:
+    """Latest COMPLETED ci.yml@refs/heads/master run for the exact SHA:
+    every job must conclude success. Fan-out-safe (tag runs and sibling
+    workflows are excluded by path); the run is resolved by head_sha, never
+    by 'latest branch state'. Missing run → pending. Any non-success
+    conclusion → failure."""
+    mine = [r for r in runs if r.get("path") == CI_WORKFLOW_PATH]
+    if sha:
+        mine = [r for r in mine if str(r.get("head_sha", "")) == sha]
+    completed = [r for r in mine if r.get("status") == "completed"]
+    if not completed:
+        return "pending"
+    latest = max(completed, key=lambda r: str(r.get("created_at", "") or r.get("run_started_at", "")))
+    jobs = jobs_fetch(latest.get("id"))
+    if jobs is None:
+        return "pending"  # jobs probe failed → not verified
+    if not jobs:
+        return "pending"  # no jobs visible → cannot verify
+    for j in jobs:
+        if j.get("conclusion") != "success":
+            return "failure"
+    return "success"
+
+
+def combine(a: str, b: str) -> str:
+    """Fail-closed conjunction: any failure → failure; any pending → pending;
+    success only when BOTH legs are success."""
+    if "failure" in (a, b):
+        return "failure"
+    if "pending" in (a, b):
+        return "pending"
+    return "success"
+
+
+def qualify(statuses: list[dict], runs: list[dict], jobs_fetch, sha: str = "") -> str:
+    return combine(required_check_verdict(statuses),
+                   independent_jobs_verdict(runs, jobs_fetch, sha=sha))
+
+
+# ── API fetches (thin; injectable in tests) ───────────────────────────────
+
+def _get_json(url: str, token: str, timeout: int = 30):
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}"})
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as r:
+            return json.loads(r.read())
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return None
+
+
+def _fetch_status(server: str, repo: str, sha: str, token: str) -> list[dict] | None:
+    data = _get_json(f"{server}/api/v1/repos/{repo}/commits/{sha}/status", token)
+    return None if data is None else data.get("statuses", [])
+
+
+def _fetch_runs(server: str, repo: str, sha: str, token: str,
+                max_pages: int = 4) -> list[dict] | None:
+    """H-PATCH: paginate the runs list. The repo's scheduled merge-robot
+    runs flood the first page (~50 slots exhaust within hours), pushing
+    older-but-relevant SHAs to later pages — the cause of the observed
+    authority flapping (terminal commit read as pending). Paginate until
+    the sha is found or max_pages exhausted."""
+    out: list[dict] = []
+    for page in range(1, max_pages + 1):
+        data = _get_json(
+            f"{server}/api/v1/repos/{repo}/actions/runs?limit=50&page={page}",
+            token)
+        if data is None:
+            return None if page == 1 else (out or None)
+        runs = data.get("workflow_runs", data if isinstance(data, list) else [])
+        out.extend(r for r in runs if str(r.get("head_sha", "")) == sha)
+        if len(runs) < 50:
+            break  # exhausted
+    return out
+
+
+def _fetch_jobs(server: str, repo: str, run_id, token: str) -> list[dict] | None:
+    data = _get_json(f"{server}/api/v1/repos/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/jobs", token)
+    if data is None:
+        return None
+    # jobs envelope unwrap (this Gitea wraps in {"jobs": [...]}; some
+    # versions return a bare list) — never fall back to aggregate status
+    if isinstance(data, dict):
+        return data.get("jobs", [])
+    return data if isinstance(data, list) else None
+
+
+# ── CLI ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 def main() -> int:
-    server = os.environ.get("GITEA_SERVER", "").rstrip("/")
-    repo = os.environ.get("GITEA_REPO", "")
-    sha = os.environ.get("DEPLOY_SHA", "")
-    token = os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", "")
+    # T21.4 fix: fall back to the canonical defaults when the caller did
+    # not export GITEA_SERVER/GITEA_REPO (CI always exports them; local
+    # and first-class-tool consumers previously got a silent "pending"
+    # verdict — a wrong answer, not a fail-closed one).
+    # H-PATCH H4: the target sha arrives EXPLICITLY (--sha) from callers
+    # that hold structured operation state. DEPLOY_SHA env remains only
+    # for standalone/workflow backward compat — the canonical path never
+    # depends on ambient env for operation identity.
+    ap = __import__("argparse").ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument("--sha", dest="sha_arg", default=None)
+    args, _unknown = ap.parse_known_args()
+    server = (os.environ.get("GITEA_SERVER", "")
+              or gitea_auth.DEFAULT_SERVER).rstrip("/")
+    repo = os.environ.get("GITEA_REPO", "") or gitea_auth.DEFAULT_REPO
+    sha = args.sha_arg or os.environ.get("DEPLOY_SHA", "")
+    token = gitea_auth.get_token() if gitea_auth.has_token() else ""
     if not (server and repo and sha and token):
         print("pending")  # missing config → cannot verify → not qualified
         return 0
-    url = f"{server}/api/v1/repos/{repo}/commits/{sha}/status"
-    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}"})
-    try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
-            data = json.loads(r.read())
-    except (OSError, ValueError) as exc:
-        # transient API/network failure → keep polling (urllib raises
-        # URLError (OSError subclass); bad JSON raises ValueError)
-        print(f"pending (status probe failed: {exc})")
+
+    statuses = _fetch_status(server, repo, sha, token)
+    runs = _fetch_runs(server, repo, sha, token)
+    if statuses is None or runs is None:
+        # transient API/network failure → keep polling
+        print("pending (probe failed)")
         return 0
-    required = [
-        s
-        for s in data.get("statuses", [])
-        if (
-            str(s.get("context", "")).startswith("CI Pipeline / required-checks")
-            and s.get("status") != "skipped"
-        )
-    ]
-    if not required:
-        print("pending")
-    else:
-        print(required[0].get("status", "pending"))
+    jobs_fetch = lambda run_id: _fetch_jobs(server, repo, run_id, token)  # noqa: E731
+    verdict = qualify(statuses, runs, jobs_fetch, sha=sha)
+    print(verdict)
     return 0
 
 

scripts/deploy_stage.py

@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@
 
 Called by .gitea/workflows/deploy.yml. Stages src/ into
 /mnt/workdrive/rune-code/<short-sha>, stamps _build_identity.json, verifies
-the staged tree (import + SHA assert + authority smoke), then ATOMICALLY
-promotes the `current` symlink and records `last-good` (safe rollback:
-the previous deployment remains available).
+the staged tree (import + SHA assert + authority smoke), then promotes
+through the MONOTONIC promotion authority (deploy_promotion.py): an older
+candidate finishing after a newer promoted one is fenced out (STALE_SUPERSEDED)
+and reports truthfully — build/stage success != promotion success.
 
-Exit 0 = deployed and verified. Non-zero = deployment refused; the previous
-deployment stays current.
+Exit 0 = PROMOTED and verified, or NOOP_ALREADY_CURRENT, or a truthful
+STALE_SUPERSEDED (newer build already current; nothing mutated).
+Non-zero = deployment refused (divergent/unknown ordering, verification
+failure); the previous deployment stays current.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -24,6 +28,92 @@ DEPLOY_ROOT = Path("/mnt/workdrive/rune-code")
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 VENV_PY = "/home/nick/.venvs/memory/bin/python3"
 
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT / "scripts"))
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT / "src"))
+import deploy_promotion  # noqa: E402
+from rune.release_notes import (  # noqa: E402
+    ReleaseNote as _ReleaseNote,
+    auto_initial_note as _auto_note,
+    converged_deployed_sha as _authority_sha,
+    convergence_refresh as _refresh,
+    fetch_release as _fetch_release,
+    publish_release as _publish,
+    sha_from_body as _sha_from_body,
+    summary_from_body as _summary_from_body,
+)
+
+
+def publish_out_of_lock(short: str, sha: str, *,
+                        deploy_root: Path = DEPLOY_ROOT,
+                        scaffold_store: Path | None = None) -> None:
+    """§13D/§14B: release-history publication AFTER the promotion lock is
+    released. Network I/O never holds the flock.
+
+    §14B INVARIANT: publication does NOT trust the originating job's SHA.
+    The CURRENT deployment authority is re-read immediately before
+    publishing; the note is constructed from CURRENT authority. A stale
+    job whose candidate was superseded converges the NEW authority (or
+    refuses a version it cannot truthfully describe) — it may help
+    converge B, but may never reassert itself as deployed.
+    Failure degrades to STALE (software valid, history lags; retry
+    converges)."""
+    try:
+        server = os.environ.get("GITEA_SERVER", "").rstrip("/")
+        repo = os.environ.get("GITEA_REPO", "")
+        token = os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", "")
+        if not (server and repo and token):
+            return
+        # §14B: re-read CURRENT authority — never trust the job's SHA.
+        authority_sha = _authority_sha(str(deploy_root))
+        if not authority_sha:
+            print("WARNING: release-history convergence skipped: "
+                  "deployment authority unreadable — STALE, retry converges")
+            return
+        store = str(scaffold_store or (REPO_ROOT / "store" / "scaffold" / "current.json"))
+        identity = deploy_root / authority_sha[:12] / "src" / "rune" / "_build_identity.json"
+        try:
+            version = json.loads(identity.read_text()).get("version", "")
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            version = ""
+        if not version:
+            print("WARNING: release-history convergence skipped: "
+                  "no version on current authority — STALE, retry converges")
+            return
+        tag = f"v{version}"
+        existing = _fetch_release(server, repo, token, tag)
+        if existing is None:
+            note = _auto_note(
+                version=version,
+                summary=(f"Rune v{version} — evidence-derived release "
+                         f"history (automatic convergence)"),
+                scaffold_store=store,
+                release_sha=authority_sha, deployed_sha=authority_sha,
+                provenance=["automatic convergence publish "
+                            "(deploy workflow, authority-derived)"])
+        else:
+            note = _refresh(
+                _ReleaseNote.from_dict({
+                    "version": version,
+                    "summary": _summary_from_body(existing.get("body", "")),
+                    "release_sha": _sha_from_body(existing.get("body", ""), "tag")
+                    or authority_sha,
+                    "provenance": [],
+                }),
+                deployed_sha=authority_sha, scaffold_store=store,
+                extra_provenance="automatic convergence publish "
+                                "(deploy workflow, authority-derived)")
+            # preserve the tag SHA the stored body carries
+            tag_sha = _sha_from_body(existing.get("body", ""), "tag")
+            if tag_sha:
+                note.release_sha = tag_sha
+        result = _publish(server, repo, token, note)
+        print(f"release-history convergence: "
+              f"{result.get('action', 'unknown')} "
+              f"(authority {authority_sha[:12]})")
+    except Exception as conv_exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — history STALE, software valid
+        print(f"WARNING: release-history convergence failed: "
+              f"{conv_exc!s:.200} — STALE, retry converges")
+
 
 def main() -> int:
     # The runner's checkout workspace (act sets GITHUB_WORKSPACE). Never a
@@ -32,7 +122,8 @@ def main() -> int:
     repo = Path(os.environ.get("GITHUB_WORKSPACE", os.getcwd())).resolve()
     sha = subprocess.run(
         ["git", "-C", str(repo), "-c", f"safe.directory={repo}", "rev-parse", "HEAD"],
-        capture_output=True, text=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
     ).stdout.strip()
     if not sha:
         print(f"FATAL: cannot resolve HEAD in {repo}", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -62,15 +153,15 @@ def main() -> int:
         "version": rune_dev.__version__,
         "deployed_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
     }
-    (tmp_stage / "src" / "rune" / "_build_identity.json").write_text(
-        json.dumps(identity, indent=2))
+    (tmp_stage / "src" / "rune" / "_build_identity.json").write_text(json.dumps(identity, indent=2))
 
     # --- verify the STAGED tree (before promotion) ----------------------
-    env = dict(os.environ,
-               RUNE_HOME="/mnt/workdrive/rune",
-               RUNE_MEMORY_DIR="/home/nick/.config/opencode/memory")
+    env = dict(os.environ, RUNE_HOME="/mnt/workdrive/rune", RUNE_MEMORY_DIR="/home/nick/.config/opencode/memory")
     verify = subprocess.run(
-        [VENV_PY, "-c", f"""
+        [
+            VENV_PY,
+            "-c",
+            f"""
 import json, sys
 sys.path.insert(0, {str(tmp_stage / "src")!r})
 import rune
@@ -80,12 +171,16 @@ assert info["commit"] == {sha!r}, f"SHA mismatch: {{info['commit']}}"
 assert info["version"], "empty version"
 from rune import adaptive_router, builder_bridge, context_broker, rune_operator  # noqa: F401
 print("VERIFIED:", json.dumps(info))
-"""],
-        capture_output=True, text=True, env=env, timeout=120)
+""",
+        ],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        env=env,
+        timeout=120,
+    )
     print(verify.stdout.strip())
     if verify.returncode != 0:
-        print("VERIFY FAILED — deployment refused:\n" + verify.stderr[-800:],
-              file=sys.stderr)
+        print("VERIFY FAILED — deployment refused:\n" + verify.stderr[-800:], file=sys.stderr)
         shutil.rmtree(tmp_stage, ignore_errors=True)
         return 1
 
@@ -93,35 +188,69 @@ print("VERIFIED:", json.dumps(info))
     # RuneApp initialization must succeed before promotion. A staged
     # revision whose TUI cannot initialize never becomes current.
     canary = subprocess.run(
-        [VENV_PY, str(REPO_ROOT / "scripts" / "tui_startup_canary.py")],
-        capture_output=True, text=True, env={**env, "PYTHONPATH": str(tmp_stage / "src")},
-        timeout=180, cwd=str(tmp_stage))
+        [
+            VENV_PY,
+            str(REPO_ROOT / "scripts" / "tui_startup_canary.py"),
+            "--mode",
+            "candidate",
+            "--stage",
+            str(tmp_stage),
+        ],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        env={**env, "PYTHONPATH": str(tmp_stage / "src")},
+        timeout=180,
+        cwd=str(tmp_stage),
+    )
     print(canary.stdout.strip())
     if canary.returncode != 0:
-        print("TUI STARTUP CANARY FAILED — deployment refused:\n"
-              + canary.stderr[-800:], file=sys.stderr)
+        print("TUI STARTUP CANARY FAILED — deployment refused:\n" + canary.stderr[-800:], file=sys.stderr)
         shutil.rmtree(tmp_stage, ignore_errors=True)
         return 1
 
-    # --- promote (atomic) + last-known-good ------------------------------
-    DEPLOY_ROOT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    current = DEPLOY_ROOT / "current"
-    if current.is_symlink():
-        last_good = DEPLOY_ROOT / "last-good"
-        if last_good.is_symlink():
-            last_good.unlink()
-        last_good.symlink_to(os.readlink(current))
-    if current.is_symlink() or current.exists():
-        current.unlink()
-    if stage.exists():
-        shutil.rmtree(stage)  # re-deploying an already-staged SHA: restage
-    os.rename(tmp_stage, stage)
-    current.symlink_to(stage)
-    print(f"PROMOTED: {short}")
-    print("current ->", os.readlink(current))
-    if (DEPLOY_ROOT / "last-good").is_symlink():
-        print("last-good ->", os.readlink(DEPLOY_ROOT / "last-good"))
-    return 0
+    # --- promote: FENCED through the promotion authority -----------------
+    # SCAFFOLD contract DEPLOY-MONOTONIC-001: promotion is monotonic. The
+    # ancestry check + lock live in deploy_promotion.py; this script only
+    # handles the truthful outcome reporting. A stale candidate must NOT
+    # claim promotion success — build/stage success != promotion success.
+    #
+    # §14C: NO separate convergence-intent ledger. The durable pending-
+    # convergence state IS the deployment authority itself (atomically
+    # swapped `current` symlink + stamped build identity): publication
+    # derives from it, idempotently, outside the lock. The old intent
+    # file had exactly one writer and zero readers, non-atomic writes,
+    # and a bogus recorded_at (SECONDS is a bash builtin, never exported
+    # — always "0"). Deriving from authority gives atomicity, restart
+    # readability, corruption immunity, monotonicity (stale publishers
+    # read CURRENT authority, not their own job) and idempotent retry
+    # for free. REMOVE more complexity than you add.
+
+    outcome, detail = deploy_promotion.promote(
+        sha, DEPLOY_ROOT / short, tmp_stage, repo)
+
+    # §13D: publish release history OUTSIDE the promotion lock (network
+    # I/O must not hold the flock). Only for PROMOTED outcomes.
+    if outcome == deploy_promotion.OUTCOME_PROMOTED:
+        publish_out_of_lock(short, sha)
+
+    if outcome == deploy_promotion.OUTCOME_PROMOTED:
+        print(f"PROMOTED: {short}")
+        print("current ->", os.readlink(DEPLOY_ROOT / "current"))
+        if (DEPLOY_ROOT / "last-good").is_symlink():
+            print("last-good ->", os.readlink(DEPLOY_ROOT / "last-good"))
+        return 0
+    if outcome == deploy_promotion.OUTCOME_NOOP:
+        print(f"NOOP_ALREADY_CURRENT: {short} is the deployed commit")
+        print(detail)
+        return 0
+    if outcome == deploy_promotion.OUTCOME_STALE:
+        print(f"STALE_SUPERSEDED: {short} is older than the deployed commit — promotion refused (monotonic promotion)")
+        print(detail)
+        print("current unchanged:", os.readlink(DEPLOY_ROOT / "current"))
+        return 0  # truthful non-error terminal state: the newer build won
+    # divergent / unknown-current: fail closed
+    print(f"REFUSED ({outcome}): {short} — {detail}", file=sys.stderr)
+    return 1
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

scripts/fake_worker.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Canonical pipeline (RP2, handoff 2026-09-08):
 Per the authoritative build prompt §18:
   "DETERMINISTIC TESTS PROVE THE PIPE. REAL MIMO DOES THE RESEARCH."
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
 from research_task_tree import ResearchTaskTree, STAGES
 
+
 def fake_issue_gate(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     """ISSUE is deterministic: the Gitea issue content is the DEFINE replacement.
     The fake worker emits the compiled gate artifact directly."""
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ def fake_issue_gate(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
         "quality": "BUILDABLE",
     }
 
+
 def fake_inward(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     # Assert ISSUE-gate artifact was actually supplied
     prior = tree.get_prior_artifacts("INWARD")
@@ -40,11 +43,22 @@ def fake_inward(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     assert issue_gate.get("goal"), "INWARD: ISSUE-gate artifact missing — evidence handoff broken"
     return {
         "claims": [
-            {"id": "I1", "claim": "memory_store uses FTS5", "evidence": ["src/rune/memory_store.py:86"], "status": "CURRENT"},
-            {"id": "I2", "claim": "shard routing is present", "evidence": ["src/rune/shard_manager.py:114"], "status": "CURRENT"},
+            {
+                "id": "I1",
+                "claim": "memory_store uses FTS5",
+                "evidence": ["src/rune/memory_store.py:86"],
+                "status": "CURRENT",
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "I2",
+                "claim": "shard routing is present",
+                "evidence": ["src/rune/shard_manager.py:114"],
+                "status": "CURRENT",
+            },
         ],
     }
 
+
 def fake_outward(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     """Unified OUTWARD (RP3): one research task, discovery + reading as
     SUBSECTIONS of one artifact — not separate stages."""
@@ -58,19 +72,35 @@ def fake_outward(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
             "tool_receipts": [{"tool": "webfetch", "query": "fts5 hybrid search", "status": "completed"}],
             "sources": [
                 {"id": "O1", "url": "https://sqlite.org/fts5.html", "title": "FTS5", "source_class": "software"},
-                {"id": "O2", "url": "https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec", "title": "sqlite-vec", "source_class": "software"},
+                {
+                    "id": "O2",
+                    "url": "https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec",
+                    "title": "sqlite-vec",
+                    "source_class": "software",
+                },
             ],
         },
         "reading": {
             "evidence": [
-                {"id": "E1", "source_id": "O1", "url": "https://sqlite.org/fts5.html",
-                 "claim": "FTS5 supports external content tables", "limitations": ["token porter only"]},
-                {"id": "E2", "source_id": "O2", "url": "https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec",
-                 "claim": "vec0 virtual tables for embedding search", "limitations": []},
+                {
+                    "id": "E1",
+                    "source_id": "O1",
+                    "url": "https://sqlite.org/fts5.html",
+                    "claim": "FTS5 supports external content tables",
+                    "limitations": ["token porter only"],
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "E2",
+                    "source_id": "O2",
+                    "url": "https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec",
+                    "claim": "vec0 virtual tables for embedding search",
+                    "limitations": [],
+                },
             ],
         },
     }
 
+
 def fake_applicability(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     """APPLICABILITY (RP4): classify researched mechanisms against Rune's reality."""
     prior = tree.get_prior_artifacts("APPLICABILITY")
@@ -96,6 +126,7 @@ def fake_applicability(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
         ],
     }
 
+
 def fake_adversarial(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     prior = tree.get_prior_artifacts("ADVERSARIAL")
     outward = prior.get("OUTWARD", {})
@@ -104,19 +135,31 @@ def fake_adversarial(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     return {
         "disposition": "SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS",
         "counter_evidence": [
-            {"id": "A1", "source_id": "O1", "claim": "FTS5 porter tokenizer may not handle all languages",
-             "derived_from": ["E1"], "limitations": ["minor"]},
+            {
+                "id": "A1",
+                "source_id": "O1",
+                "claim": "FTS5 porter tokenizer may not handle all languages",
+                "derived_from": ["E1"],
+                "limitations": ["minor"],
+            },
         ],
         "surviving_candidates": ["M1"],
         "rejected_candidates": [],
         "required_mitigations": ["mode labeling"],
         "falsification_tests": ["FT1: harness run with embedding backend unreachable"],
         "attacks": [
-            {"id": "A1", "target_candidate": "M1", "dimension": "failure modes",
-             "finding": "tokenizer coverage", "evidence": ["E1"], "severity": "minor"},
+            {
+                "id": "A1",
+                "target_candidate": "M1",
+                "dimension": "failure modes",
+                "finding": "tokenizer coverage",
+                "evidence": ["E1"],
+                "severity": "minor",
+            },
         ],
     }
 
+
 def fake_innovation(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     prior = tree.get_prior_artifacts("INNOVATION")
     inward = prior.get("INWARD", {})
@@ -131,14 +174,21 @@ def fake_innovation(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     return {
         "conclusion": "ADOPT",
         "candidates": [
-            {"id": "C1", "category": "ADAPT", "proposal": "hybrid FTS+vec recall",
-             "derived_from": inward_claims[:1] + evidence_ids[:1] + applicable[:1],
-             "composition_of": [], "novelty": "adapted",
-             "expected_gain": "better recall", "risks": ["latency"],
-             "kill_test": "recall returns >0 rows"},
+            {
+                "id": "C1",
+                "category": "ADAPT",
+                "proposal": "hybrid FTS+vec recall",
+                "derived_from": inward_claims[:1] + evidence_ids[:1] + applicable[:1],
+                "composition_of": [],
+                "novelty": "adapted",
+                "expected_gain": "better recall",
+                "risks": ["latency"],
+                "kill_test": "recall returns >0 rows",
+            },
         ],
     }
 
+
 def fake_synthesis(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     prior = tree.get_prior_artifacts("SYNTHESIS")
     innovation = prior.get("INNOVATION", {})
@@ -157,6 +207,7 @@ def fake_synthesis(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
         "build_instructions": ["modify recall() in memory_store.py", "add tests"],
     }
 
+
 def fake_qualify(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     prior = tree.get_prior_artifacts("QUALIFY")
     synthesis = prior.get("SYNTHESIS", {})
@@ -177,6 +228,7 @@ def fake_qualify(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
         "evidence_used": synthesis.get("evidence_used", []),
     }
 
+
 FAKE_WORKERS = {
     "ISSUE": fake_issue_gate,
     "INWARD": fake_inward,
@@ -188,6 +240,7 @@ FAKE_WORKERS = {
     "QUALIFY": fake_qualify,
 }
 
+
 def run_fake_stage(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
     stage = tree.current_stage
     worker = FAKE_WORKERS.get(stage)
@@ -195,8 +248,10 @@ def run_fake_stage(tree: ResearchTaskTree) -> dict:
         raise ValueError(f"no fake worker for stage {stage}")
     return worker(tree)
 
+
 def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
     import argparse
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Fake stage worker for pipeline testing")
     parser.add_argument("--issue", type=int, required=True)
     parser.add_argument("--round", type=int, default=1)
@@ -216,5 +271,6 @@ def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
     print(f"fake stage {stage} complete")
     return 0
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     raise SystemExit(main_with(sys.argv))

scripts/file_drift_issue.py

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import urllib.error
 import urllib.parse
 import urllib.request
 from typing import Any
+import sys as _sys
+_SCRIPT_DIR = str(__import__('pathlib').Path(__file__).resolve().parent)
+if _SCRIPT_DIR not in _sys.path:
+    _sys.path.insert(0, _SCRIPT_DIR)
+import gitea_auth
 
 DRIFT_ISSUE_LABEL = "release-drift"
 DRIFT_ISSUE_LABEL_COLOR = "ff0000"
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None, api: Any = None) -> int:
         print(body)
         return 0
 
-    token = os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"]
+    token = gitea_auth.get_token()
     base = os.environ["RELEASE_SERVER_URL"] + "/api/v1/repos/" + os.environ["RELEASE_REPO"]
 
     if api is None:

scripts/gitea_auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+"""gitea_auth.py — canonical Gitea API authentication (handoff 2026-09-11 §H).
+
+One deterministic helper for authenticated Gitea API access. Never prints
+credentials. Fails clearly when unavailable. Credential ladder:
+
+  1. GITEA_TOKEN environment variable (preferred for CI/deployment)
+  2. private token file (GITEA_TOKEN_FILE, default
+     ~/.config/opencode/secrets/gitea-token, must be mode 0600)
+  3. git credential fill (uses the credential helper / store)
+
+Never parses credentials from git remote URLs.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import stat
+import subprocess
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+DEFAULT_SERVER = "https://gitea.thingscouldgetdicey.online"
+DEFAULT_REPO = "conductor/rune"
+DEFAULT_TOKEN_FILE = Path("~/.config/opencode/secrets/gitea-token").expanduser()
+GITEA_HOST = "gitea.thingscouldgetdicey.online"
+
+
+class GiteaCredentialError(RuntimeError):
+    """Raised when no Gitea credential is available. Message never contains one."""
+
+
+def _token_from_file() -> str:
+    path = Path(os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN_FILE", DEFAULT_TOKEN_FILE)).expanduser()
+    if not path.is_file():
+        return ""
+    mode = stat.S_IMODE(path.stat().st_mode)
+    if mode & 0o077:
+        raise PermissionError(f"Gitea token file must be mode 0600: {path}")
+    return path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+
+
+def _token_from_credential_helper() -> str:
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "credential", "fill"],
+            input=f"protocol=https\nhost={GITEA_HOST}\nusername=conductor\n\n",
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=10,
+        )
+        for line in result.stdout.splitlines():
+            if line.startswith("password="):
+                return line[len("password=") :]
+    except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, OSError):
+        pass
+    return ""
+
+
+def has_token() -> bool:
+    """True if any rung of the credential ladder answers. Never raises."""
+    try:
+        get_token()
+        return True
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 — probe-only: any failure means "no credential available"
+        return False
+
+
+def get_token() -> str:
+    """Obtain the Gitea API token. Never prints the token."""
+    token = os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", "").strip()
+    if token:
+        return token
+    token = _token_from_file()
+    if token:
+        return token
+    token = _token_from_credential_helper()
+    if token:
+        return token
+    raise GiteaCredentialError(
+        "Gitea credentials unavailable: set GITEA_TOKEN, create a mode-0600 "
+        f"token file at {DEFAULT_TOKEN_FILE}, or configure a git credential "
+        f"helper for {GITEA_HOST}"
+    )
+
+
+def api(
+    path: str,
+    method: str = "GET",
+    data: dict | None = None,
+    server: str = DEFAULT_SERVER,
+    repo: str = DEFAULT_REPO,
+) -> tuple[int, Any]:
+    """Make an authenticated Gitea API request. Returns (status_code, parsed_body)."""
+    token = get_token()
+    url = f"{server}/api/v1/repos/{repo}{path}"
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        url,
+        data=json.dumps(data).encode() if data is not None else None,
+        headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
+        method=method,
+    )
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
+            body, status = r.read(), r.status
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        body, status = e.read(), e.code
+    try:
+        return status, (json.loads(body) if body else {})
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return status, {"_raw": body.decode("utf-8", "replace")[:200]}

scripts/gitea_reconciliation_check.py

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""gitea_reconciliation_check.py — Part L consistency check (deterministic).
+
+Compares live Gitea issue state against the canonical reconciliation
+artifact (docs/gitea_issue_reconciliation.json). Flags:
+
+  1. closed issue recorded in an open-only state
+     (VALID_OPEN / DEFERRED_FUTURE / NEEDS_REVALIDATION)
+  2. open issue recorded in a terminal state
+     (FIXED_VERIFIED / SUPERSEDED / DUPLICATE / HISTORICAL_EVIDENCE /
+     ACCEPTED_LIMITATION)
+  3. `bug` label present on any issue not recorded live_defect
+     (or missing on a recorded live defect)
+  4. open issue missing from the artifact
+  5. record missing required fields
+
+Exit 0 = consistent. Exit 1 = drift (each item printed). Read-only.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts"))
+
+ARTIFACT = ROOT / "docs" / "gitea_issue_reconciliation.json"
+
+OPEN_ONLY_STATES = {"VALID_OPEN", "DEFERRED_FUTURE", "NEEDS_REVALIDATION"}
+TERMINAL_STATES = {"FIXED_VERIFIED", "SUPERSEDED", "DUPLICATE", "HISTORICAL_EVIDENCE", "ACCEPTED_LIMITATION"}
+REQUIRED_FIELDS = {"number", "tracker_state", "reconciliation_state", "labels", "live_defect", "last_revalidated"}
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    import gitea_auth
+
+    if not ARTIFACT.is_file():
+        print(f"reconciliation artifact missing: {ARTIFACT}")
+        return 1
+    artifact = json.loads(ARTIFACT.read_text())
+    records = {r["number"]: r for r in artifact["records"]}
+
+    drift: list[str] = []
+
+    # Fetch live issues (open + recently closed via both pages)
+    issues: list[dict] = []
+    for page in (1, 2):
+        status, batch = gitea_auth.api(f"/issues?state=all&limit=50&page={page}")
+        if status != 200:
+            print(f"Gitea API failed ({status}): {str(batch)[:200]}")
+            return 1
+        if isinstance(batch, list):
+            issues.extend(batch)
+    live = {i["number"]: i for i in issues}
+
+    for num, rec in sorted(records.items()):
+        for field in REQUIRED_FIELDS:
+            if field not in rec:
+                drift.append(f"#{num}: record missing required field {field!r}")
+        state = rec.get("reconciliation_state")
+        if state in OPEN_ONLY_STATES and rec.get("tracker_state") == "closed":
+            drift.append(f"#{num}: closed issue recorded {state}")
+        if state in TERMINAL_STATES and rec.get("tracker_state") == "open":
+            drift.append(f"#{num}: open issue recorded terminal {state}")
+        has_bug = "bug" in (rec.get("labels") or [])
+        # The bug-label/live-defect invariant applies to OPEN issues only:
+        # a closed issue's labels are historical record; its reconciliation
+        # state governs (FIXED_VERIFIED issues legitimately keep the label).
+        if rec.get("tracker_state") == "open":
+            if has_bug and not rec.get("live_defect"):
+                drift.append(f"#{num}: bug label present but not recorded as live defect")
+            if not has_bug and rec.get("live_defect"):
+                drift.append(f"#{num}: recorded live defect but bug label missing")
+        if state == "FIXED_VERIFIED" and rec.get("tracker_state") == "open":
+            drift.append(f"#{num}: FIXED_VERIFIED but still open without closure note")
+
+    # Live vs artifact sync (only for issues present in the live window)
+    for num, li in sorted(live.items()):
+        if num not in records:
+            continue
+        rec = records[num]
+        live_state = li["state"]
+        if live_state == "closed" and rec["tracker_state"] == "open" and rec["reconciliation_state"] in OPEN_ONLY_STATES:
+            drift.append(f"#{num}: live state closed but artifact says open/{rec['reconciliation_state']}")
+        if live_state == "open" and rec["tracker_state"] == "closed" and rec["reconciliation_state"] in TERMINAL_STATES:
+            drift.append(f"#{num}: live state open but artifact says closed/{rec['reconciliation_state']}")
+        live_bug = "bug" in [l["name"] for l in li.get("labels", [])]
+        # Same open-only exemption as the artifact-records block above: a
+        # closed issue's labels are historical record; FIXED_VERIFIED issues
+        # legitimately keep the bug label after closure.
+        if live_bug and rec.get("tracker_state") == "open" and not rec.get("live_defect"):
+            drift.append(f"#{num}: live bug label present but artifact records no live defect")
+        if not live_bug and rec.get("live_defect") and rec.get("tracker_state") == "open":
+            drift.append(f"#{num}: artifact records live defect but live bug label absent")
+
+    # Live defects in the artifact must all be OPEN in the tracker
+    for num in artifact.get("live_defects", []):
+        li = live.get(num)
+        if li is not None and li["state"] != "open":
+            drift.append(f"#{num}: live defect but tracker state is {li['state']} — close the defect or update the artifact")
+
+    if drift:
+        print(f"RECONCILIATION DRIFT ({len(drift)}):")
+        for d in drift:
+            print(f"  - {d}")
+        return 1
+    print(f"reconciliation consistent ({len(records)} records, {len(live)} live issues in window)")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/install_mimo_hook.py

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""install_mimo_hook.py — T21.2 §21.2D (T22: multi-hook): canonical MiMo
+hook installer.
+
+Canonical sources: config/mimo-hooks/*.ts
+Targets:          ~/.mimocode/hooks/<same-name>.ts
+
+Every hook is hash-verified after install; drift is detected in both
+directions. T22 added builder-bridge.ts to the managed set — it was
+previously installed by hand, unversioned, which is how it silently rotted
+(hardcoded ephemeral interpreter). A hook that reaches the builder must be
+version-controlled and drift-checked like any other authority.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 scripts/install_mimo_hook.py            # sync all managed hooks
+    python3 scripts/install_mimo_hook.py --check    # verify only, install nothing
+"""
+import hashlib
+import shutil
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+CANONICAL_DIR = REPO / "config" / "mimo-hooks"
+TARGET_DIR = Path.home() / ".mimocode" / "hooks"
+
+# The managed set. Adding a file here is what makes a hook version-controlled.
+MANAGED = ["event-wait-guard.ts", "builder-bridge.ts"]
+
+
+def sha256(p: Path) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(p.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+
+
+def sync_one(name: str, check_only: bool) -> bool:
+    canonical = CANONICAL_DIR / name
+    target = TARGET_DIR / name
+    if not canonical.is_file():
+        print(f"canonical source missing: {canonical}")
+        return False
+    canon_hash = sha256(canonical)
+    if target.is_file() and sha256(target) == canon_hash:
+        print(f"in-sync: {name} {canon_hash[:12]}")
+        return True
+    if check_only:
+        state = "DRIFT" if target.is_file() else "MISSING"
+        inst = sha256(target)[:12] if target.is_file() else "-"
+        print(f"{state}: {name} canonical={canon_hash[:12]} installed={inst}")
+        return False
+    if target.is_file():
+        print(f"DRIFT: {name} canonical={canon_hash[:12]} installed={sha256(target)[:12]}")
+    else:
+        print(f"hook missing at {target}")
+    TARGET_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    shutil.copy2(canonical, target)
+    if sha256(target) != canon_hash:
+        print(f"INSTALL FAILED: {name} hash mismatch after copy")
+        return False
+    print(f"installed: {name} {canon_hash[:12]}")
+    return True
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    check_only = "--check" in sys.argv
+    ok = True
+    for name in MANAGED:
+        ok = sync_one(name, check_only) and ok
+    return 0 if ok else 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/install_mimo_tools.py

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""install_mimo_tools.py — canonical MiMo tool installer (TTY-repair tranche).
+
+Canonical sources: config/mimo-tools/{bash.ts,await-operation.ts}
+Targets:           ~/.mimocode/tools/{bash.ts,await-operation.ts}
+Verifies hashes after install; detects drift in both directions
+(the parity test reads these hashes).
+"""
+import hashlib
+import shutil
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+TOOLS = ["bash.ts", "await-operation.ts"]
+
+
+def sha256(p: Path) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(p.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    rc = 0
+    for name in TOOLS:
+        canon = REPO / "config" / "mimo-tools" / name
+        target = Path.home() / ".mimocode" / "tools" / name
+        if not canon.is_file():
+            print(f"{name}: canonical source missing: {canon}")
+            rc = 1
+            continue
+        canon_hash = sha256(canon)
+        if target.is_file() and sha256(target) == canon_hash:
+            print(f"{name}: in-sync {canon_hash[:12]}")
+            continue
+        drift = f"DRIFT canonical={canon_hash[:12]}"
+        if target.is_file():
+            drift += f" installed={sha256(target)[:12]}"
+        else:
+            drift += " installed=MISSING"
+        print(f"{name}: {drift} — installing")
+        target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        shutil.copy2(canon, target)
+        if sha256(target) != canon_hash:
+            print(f"{name}: INSTALL FAILED (hash mismatch after copy)")
+            rc = 1
+        else:
+            print(f"{name}: installed {canon_hash[:12]}")
+    return rc
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/install_wr_daemon.py

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""install_wr_daemon.py — REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE §6: daemon governance.
+
+Canonical source lives IN THIS REPO at bridge/daemon/. The active install
+is ~/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume/. This script is the ONLY supported
+way to move code between them:
+
+  - copy canonical source → install dir (atomic, per file)
+  - verify sha256 convergence (fail loud on divergence)
+  - optionally restart the daemon via scripts/start_wr_daemon.py
+
+Never hand-edit the installed copy: edit the repo source, install, restart.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+CANONICAL = REPO / "bridge" / "daemon"
+INSTALL = Path.home() / ".local/share/mimo-wait-resume"
+FILES = ("daemon.py", "waitstore.py", "verify.py", "completion_file.py")
+
+
+def sha256(p: Path) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(p.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    ap.add_argument("--check", action="store_true", help="verify convergence only; no writes")
+    ap.add_argument("--restart", action="store_true", help="restart the daemon after install")
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    if not CANONICAL.is_dir():
+        print(f"canonical source missing: {CANONICAL}")
+        return 1
+    INSTALL.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    diverged = []
+    for name in FILES:
+        src, dst = CANONICAL / name, INSTALL / name
+        if args.check:
+            if not dst.is_file() or sha256(src) != sha256(dst):
+                diverged.append(name)
+            continue
+        if not dst.is_file() or sha256(src) != sha256(dst):
+            tmp = dst.with_suffix(f".tmp.{name}")
+            shutil.copy2(src, tmp)
+            tmp.replace(dst)  # atomic
+            print(f"installed: {name} {sha256(src)[:12]}")
+        else:
+            print(f"unchanged: {name} {sha256(src)[:12]}")
+
+    if args.check:
+        if diverged:
+            print(f"DIVERGED: {', '.join(diverged)} — run install_wr_daemon.py")
+            return 1
+        print("CONVERGED: installed copy == canonical repo source")
+        return 0
+
+    # post-install convergence proof
+    bad = [n for n in FILES if sha256(CANONICAL / n) != sha256(INSTALL / n)]
+    if bad:
+        print(f"INSTALL FAILED convergence: {bad}")
+        return 1
+    print("CONVERGED: installed copy == canonical repo source")
+
+    if args.restart:
+        rc = subprocess.call([sys.executable, str(REPO / "scripts" / "start_wr_daemon.py")])
+        if rc != 0:
+            print("restart failed")
+            return 1
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/mutation_boundary.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ capture time, the caller must decide (abort or accept-and-fingerprint).
 This module fingerprints regardless, so even a dirty worktree can't hide
 in-stage mutations.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import hashlib
@@ -39,8 +40,7 @@ class MutationError(RuntimeError):
 
 
 def _git(*args: str, cwd: str) -> str:
-    result = subprocess.run(["git", *args], cwd=cwd,
-                            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
+    result = subprocess.run(["git", *args], cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
     return result.stdout.strip()
 
 
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ def capture_worktree_state(repo_root: str) -> dict:
         state["head"] = _git("rev-parse", "HEAD", cwd=repo_root)
         state["worktree_clean"] = _git("status", "--porcelain", cwd=repo_root) == ""
         # All files (tracked + untracked, excluding .git)
-        files = _git("ls-files", "--cached", "--others", "--exclude-standard",
-                     cwd=repo_root)
+        files = _git("ls-files", "--cached", "--others", "--exclude-standard", cwd=repo_root)
         fingerprints = {}
         for f in files.splitlines():
             fp = os.path.join(repo_root, f)
@@ -73,8 +72,7 @@ def capture_worktree_state(repo_root: str) -> dict:
     return state
 
 
-def verify_no_source_mutation(repo_root: str, before: dict,
-                              allowed_paths: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+def verify_no_source_mutation(repo_root: str, before: dict, allowed_paths: list[str]) -> list[str]:
     """D5.1+D5.2: content-hash comparison + explicit allowlist.
 
     Returns violations (empty = clean).
@@ -104,8 +102,7 @@ def verify_no_source_mutation(repo_root: str, before: dict,
     def _is_allowed(rel: str) -> bool:
         if rel in allowed_exact:
             return True
-        return any(rel.startswith(prefix + os.sep) or rel.startswith(prefix + "/")
-                   for prefix in allowed_prefixes)
+        return any(rel.startswith(prefix + os.sep) or rel.startswith(prefix + "/") for prefix in allowed_prefixes)
 
     # D5.1: compare fingerprints — detects changes to already-dirty files
     for path in sorted(set(before_fp) | set(after_fp)):
@@ -122,8 +119,7 @@ def verify_no_source_mutation(repo_root: str, before: dict,
 
     # HEAD must not move (cognitive stages must never commit)
     if before.get("head") and after.get("head") and before["head"] != after["head"]:
-        violations.append(
-            f"UNAUTHORIZED_COMMIT: HEAD moved {before['head'][:8]} → {after['head'][:8]}")
+        violations.append(f"UNAUTHORIZED_COMMIT: HEAD moved {before['head'][:8]} → {after['head'][:8]}")
 
     return violations
 

scripts/notify_event_bridge.py

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""notify_event_bridge.py — T16 §16C: ci.yml's final job posts the CI
+completion WAKE to the local W/R event bridge (daemon /process-event).
+
+The event is a WAKE, never completion truth: the waiting controller
+(ci_event_wait.py) re-reads the canonical Gitea verdict via
+deploy_qualify.py after resuming. Best-effort by design — if the bridge
+is unreachable the waiter's watchdog still recovers truthfully (that is
+the §16D lost-event contract), so a notify failure must NEVER fail CI.
+
+REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE (R3): the completion event is ALSO written directly as
+a durable completion file (resumes/<operation_id>.done). Delivery no
+longer depends on the daemon being alive: the waiter blocks on inotify
+for the file itself (kernel wake, zero latency, zero CPU), and the
+durable file survives daemon AND waiter restarts (R9). The write is
+best-effort on the same terms as the POST — never fails CI.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.request
+
+BRIDGE_URL = os.environ.get("RUNE_EVENT_BRIDGE_URL",
+                            "http://127.0.0.1:8791")
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    sha = os.environ.get("CI_SHA", "")
+    result = os.environ.get("CI_RESULT", "")  # needs.<job>.result
+    if not sha:
+        print("notify-event-bridge: no CI_SHA — nothing to wake", flush=True)
+        return 0
+    payload = {
+        "operation_id": f"ci-{sha}",
+        "provider": "gitea",
+        "event_type": "ci_completed",
+        "sha": sha,
+        # exit_code is informational only; the wake is not the verdict
+        "exit_code": 0 if result == "success" else 1,
+        "completed_at": time.time(),
+    }
+    # R8 lost-event failure-recovery: operation-scoped fault injection.
+    # A rule keyed by the EXACT operation_id suppresses BOTH normal
+    # delivery channels (durable completion file AND bridge POST), so the
+    # waiter's watchdog/failure-detector path is the only route to truth.
+    # Disabled by default (no rule file => zero behavior change) and
+    # observable: every decision is recorded in the R8 fault log.
+    try:
+        import r8_fault  # noqa: E402 — sibling module
+        if r8_fault.should_suppress(payload["operation_id"]):
+            r8_fault.record(payload["operation_id"], "suppressed",
+                            {"sha": sha, "exit_code": payload["exit_code"],
+                             "source_terminal_at": payload["completed_at"]})
+            print("notify-event-bridge: R8 fault injection — completion "
+                  f"event intentionally suppressed for "
+                  f"{payload['operation_id']} (no .done file, no POST); "
+                  "watchdog authority recovery is the expected path",
+                  flush=True)
+            return 0
+        r8_fault.record(payload["operation_id"], "delivered_normally",
+                        {"sha": sha, "rule_active": False})
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — fault seam must never break delivery
+        print(f"notify-event-bridge: R8 fault-seam probe failed ({exc}); "
+              "continuing with normal delivery", flush=True)
+    # R3 durable delivery: write the completion file FIRST — it works even
+    # if the bridge daemon is down, and the atomic rename means any waiter
+    # (inotify-watching or starting later) sees a complete file or none.
+    try:
+        sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+        import completion_file as cf  # noqa: E402 — sibling module
+        written = cf.write_completion(payload["operation_id"], payload)
+        print(f"notify-event-bridge: durable completion file {written}",
+              flush=True)
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — delivery is best-effort; watchdog recovery covers a lost completion file (§16D contract)
+        print(f"notify-event-bridge: completion-file write failed ({exc}); "
+              f"bridge POST and watchdog recovery still cover delivery",
+              flush=True)
+    for attempt in range(2):
+        try:
+            req = urllib.request.Request(
+                BRIDGE_URL + "/process-event",
+                data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=5) as r:
+                resp = json.loads(r.read())
+            print(f"notify-event-bridge: woke bridge "
+                  f"(matched={resp.get('matched')})", flush=True)
+            return 0
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — wake is best-effort by design; failure is logged and the waiter's watchdog recovery covers a lost wake (§16D contract)
+            if attempt == 0:
+                time.sleep(2)
+            else:
+                print(f"notify-event-bridge: bridge unreachable ({exc}); "
+                      f"watchdog recovery covers a lost wake", flush=True)
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/pl1_records.py

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""pl1_records.py — PL1-01/PL1-02: structured Experience records from live
+operator outcomes (handoff 2026-09-11, PL1 first tranche).
+
+Enriches the PL0 process_experience ledger with the fields PL1 needs for
+trustworthy learning, sourced from OBSERVABLE task state only:
+
+  task_family      — code|research|chat|general (existing router vocabulary)
+  route            — LOCAL_FIX | STANDARD_CHANGE | RESEARCHED_CHANGE (route.jsonl ref)
+  result_state     — completed | failed | research_required | awaiting_approval
+  proof_level      — verification evidence class: exit_code|test|mutation|none
+  failure_class    — NOT_COMPLETED_NO_MUTATION_EVIDENCE | verification_failure |
+                     research_dispatch | model_refusal | UNKNOWN
+  retry_count      — observed re-issues of the same objective (0 if unknown)
+
+Completion-truth contract respected: a mutation task with no mutating tool
+evidence records failure_class=NOT_COMPLETED_NO_MUTATION_EVIDENCE and is
+NEVER eligible for promotion. Most records stay evidence-only; a record
+becomes a CANDIDATE lesson only via qualify_experience's evidence signals
+PLUS a concrete structural root cause (not UNKNOWN).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_SCRIPTS = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+if _SCRIPTS not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, _SCRIPTS)
+
+LEDGER_DEFAULT = os.path.expanduser("~/.rune/state/process_experience.jsonl")
+"""Default path for the PL0 Experience Ledger. Override via
+RUNE_EXPERIENCE_LEDGER env var (consumed by process_experience.py)."""
+TASK_STATE_DEFAULT = os.path.expanduser("~/.rune/hot/task_state.json")
+ROUTE_LOG_DEFAULT = os.path.expanduser("~/.rune/routes/route.jsonl")
+
+FAILURE_CLASSES = {
+    "NOT_COMPLETED_NO_MUTATION_EVIDENCE",
+    "verification_failure",
+    "research_dispatch",
+    "model_refusal",
+    "UNKNOWN",
+}
+
+
+def resolve_route(task_id: str, route_ref: str, route_log: str = ROUTE_LOG_DEFAULT) -> str:
+    """Resolve 'route:<decided_at>' into the actual route name from the
+    append-only route log. Returns '' when unresolvable — never guesses."""
+    if not route_ref.startswith("route:"):
+        return ""
+    ts = route_ref[len("route:") :]
+    p = Path(route_log)
+    if not p.exists():
+        return ""
+    try:
+        for line in p.read_text().splitlines():
+            try:
+                ev = json.loads(line)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                continue
+            if (
+                str(ev.get("decided_at", "")).startswith(ts[:19])
+                and ev.get("dispatch", {}).get("task_id", task_id) == task_id
+            ):
+                return str(ev.get("route", ""))
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+    return ""
+
+
+def proof_level(task: dict) -> str:
+    """Observable verification evidence class for one finished task."""
+    outcome_ref = task.get("outcome_ref") or ""
+    result = task.get("result") or ""
+    if outcome_ref.startswith("response:") and "wrote" in result.lower():
+        return "mutation"
+    # task.outcome journal events carry verification_passed — surfaced in
+    # task.result excerpt matching is too weak; the outcome event is the
+    # authority but reading the whole journal per record is expensive, so
+    # classify from what the checkpoint honestly carries:
+    return "none"
+
+
+def failure_class(task: dict) -> str:
+    """Evidence-grounded failure classification (PL1-02 vocabulary)."""
+    status = task.get("status", "")
+    result = task.get("result") or ""
+    if status == "research_required" or task.get("outcome_ref") == "research_dispatch":
+        return "research_dispatch"
+    if result.startswith("NOT_COMPLETED_NO_MUTATION_EVIDENCE"):
+        return "NOT_COMPLETED_NO_MUTATION_EVIDENCE"
+    if status == "failed":
+        if "verification" in result.lower():
+            return "verification_failure"
+        if "capability" in result.lower() or "refus" in result.lower():
+            return "model_refusal"
+        return "UNKNOWN"
+    return "UNKNOWN"
+
+
+def enrich_record(task: dict, route_log: str = ROUTE_LOG_DEFAULT) -> dict:
+    """Build the PL1 evidence record for one task from canonical state."""
+    route_ref = task.get("route_ref") or ""
+    route = resolve_route(task.get("task_id", ""), route_ref, route_log)
+    status = task.get("status", "")
+    fc = failure_class(task)
+    return {
+        "task_id": task.get("task_id", ""),
+        "task_family": task.get("task_family", ""),  # trace v2 field; '' if absent
+        "route": route,
+        "objective": (task.get("title") or "")[:200],
+        "result_state": status,
+        "proof_level": proof_level(task),
+        "failure_class": fc if status not in ("completed",) else "",
+        "model": task.get("assigned_model") or "",
+        "outcome_ref": task.get("outcome_ref") or "",
+        "human_correction": False,  # set when the user corrects a result
+        "retry_count": 0,  # amended tasks increment; single-pass default
+        "candidate_status": "CANDIDATE" if fc not in ("UNKNOWN", "") else "EVIDENCE_ONLY",
+    }
+
+
+def build_eligible_records(
+    task_state_path: str = TASK_STATE_DEFAULT, route_log: str = ROUTE_LOG_DEFAULT, limit: int = 200
+) -> list[dict]:
+    """PL1-01: compact structured evidence for recent finished tasks."""
+    p = Path(task_state_path)
+    if not p.exists():
+        return []
+    checkpoint = json.loads(p.read_text())
+    tasks = checkpoint.get("tasks", [])
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    out = []
+    for t in reversed(tasks[-limit:]):
+        tid = t.get("task_id", "")
+        if not tid or tid in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(tid)
+        if t.get("status") not in ("completed", "failed", "research_required"):
+            continue
+        out.append(enrich_record(t, route_log))
+    return out
+
+
+def metrics(records: list[dict]) -> dict:
+    """PL1-05: correctness-first metrics from enriched records.
+
+    Evidence-backed semantics (handoff 2026-09-11 §I):
+    - first_pass_accepted: NOT YET MEASURABLE — requires attempt-count data
+      that the current task state does not record (single-pass vs amended).
+    - false_completion_rate: NOT_YET_MEASURABLE — requires post-completion
+      evidence that a 'completed' task was actually not complete. The
+      structural gate (NOT_COMPLETED_NO_MUTATION_EVIDENCE) prevents the
+      KNOWN pathway going forward, but historical records predate it.
+    - known_false_completions: count of records where post-hoc evidence
+      proved non-completion (currently 0 — the structural gate prevents
+      new ones, and historical ones have not been audited).
+    - known_honest_failures: records with evidence-grounded failure classes.
+    - unknown_validity: records whose completion status cannot be verified
+      from available evidence.
+    """
+    total = len(records)
+    completed = [r for r in records if r["result_state"] == "completed"]
+    failed = [r for r in records if r["result_state"] == "failed"]
+    mutation_failures = [r for r in failed if r.get("failure_class") == "NOT_COMPLETED_NO_MUTATION_EVIDENCE"]
+    dispatched = [r for r in records if r.get("failure_class") == "research_dispatch"]
+    candidates = [r for r in records if r.get("candidate_status") == "CANDIDATE"]
+    known_honest_failures = len([r for r in failed if r.get("failure_class") not in ("", "UNKNOWN")])
+    return {
+        "total_finished": total,
+        "completed": len(completed),
+        "failed": len(failed),
+        "first_pass_accepted": "NOT_YET_MEASURABLE",
+        "false_completion_rate": "NOT_YET_MEASURABLE",
+        "known_false_completions": 0,
+        "known_honest_failures": known_honest_failures,
+        "unknown_validity": len(completed),
+        "mutation_failures": len(mutation_failures),
+        "research_dispatches": len(dispatched),
+        "verification_failures": sum(1 for r in failed if r.get("failure_class") == "verification_failure"),
+        "recurring_failure_families": sorted(
+            {r["failure_class"] for r in failed + dispatched if r.get("failure_class") not in ("", "UNKNOWN")}
+        ),
+        "candidates": len(candidates),
+        "evidence_only": total - len(candidates),
+    }
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(json.dumps(metrics(build_eligible_records()), indent=2))

scripts/publish_source_ledger.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ publication fails visibly, must not silently falsify the ledger). It does
 NOT alter research cognition or stage outcomes — callers invoke it after
 gate acceptance, and its failure does not invalidate the accepted artifact.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -20,17 +21,24 @@ import os
 import urllib.request
 
 from source_ledger import build_records, render_markdown
+import sys as _sys
+_SCRIPT_DIR = str(__import__('pathlib').Path(__file__).resolve().parent)
+if _SCRIPT_DIR not in _sys.path:
+    _sys.path.insert(0, _SCRIPT_DIR)
+import gitea_auth
 
 MARKER_PREFIX = "<!-- source-ledger"
 
 
 def _api(method: str, path: str, payload: dict | None = None) -> tuple[int, dict | str]:
-    token = os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", "")
+    token = gitea_auth.get_token() if gitea_auth.has_token() else ""
     server = os.environ.get("GITEA_SERVER", "https://gitea.thingscouldgetdicey.online")
     req = urllib.request.Request(
-        server + "/api/v1" + path, method=method,
+        server + "/api/v1" + path,
+        method=method,
         data=json.dumps(payload).encode() if payload else None,
-        headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}", "Content-Type": "application/json"})
+        headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
+    )
     try:
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as r:
             body = r.read().decode()
@@ -43,8 +51,9 @@ def _marker(artifact_hash: str) -> str:
     return f"{MARKER_PREFIX} hash={artifact_hash} -->"
 
 
-def publish(issue: int, artifact_dir: str, artifact_hash: str,
-            runner: dict | None = None, model: str | None = None) -> dict:
+def publish(
+    issue: int, artifact_dir: str, artifact_hash: str, runner: dict | None = None, model: str | None = None
+) -> dict:
     """Render + post/update the ledger comment. Returns publication result."""
     path = os.path.join(artifact_dir, "outward.json")
     with open(path) as f:
@@ -58,9 +67,13 @@ def publish(issue: int, artifact_dir: str, artifact_hash: str,
     legacy = not any(
         c.get("contradicts_source_ids")
         for c in outward.get("contradictory_evidence", outward.get("contradictions", []))
-        if isinstance(c, dict))
-    body = _marker(artifact_hash) + "\n" + render_markdown(
-        records, outward, runner, model, artifact_hash, legacy_claims=legacy)
+        if isinstance(c, dict)
+    )
+    body = (
+        _marker(artifact_hash)
+        + "\n"
+        + render_markdown(records, outward, runner, model, artifact_hash, legacy_claims=legacy)
+    )
 
     # Find existing ledger comment for this artifact hash (idempotency)
     status, comments = _api("GET", f"/repos/conductor/rune/issues/{issue}/comments?limit=50")
@@ -73,14 +86,12 @@ def publish(issue: int, artifact_dir: str, artifact_hash: str,
             break
 
     if existing:
-        status, _ = _api("PATCH", f"/repos/conductor/rune/issues/comments/{existing['id']}",
-                         {"body": body})
+        status, _ = _api("PATCH", f"/repos/conductor/rune/issues/comments/{existing['id']}", {"body": body})
         if status not in (200, 201):
             raise RuntimeError(f"SourceLedger publish: update failed (HTTP {status})")
         return {"action": "updated", "comment_id": existing["id"], "artifact_hash": artifact_hash}
 
-    status, created = _api("POST", f"/repos/conductor/rune/issues/{issue}/comments",
-                           {"body": body})
+    status, created = _api("POST", f"/repos/conductor/rune/issues/{issue}/comments", {"body": body})
     if status not in (200, 201):
         raise RuntimeError(f"SourceLedger publish: create failed (HTTP {status}): {created}")
     return {"action": "created", "comment_id": created.get("id"), "artifact_hash": artifact_hash}
@@ -88,6 +99,7 @@ def publish(issue: int, artifact_dir: str, artifact_hash: str,
 
 def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
     import argparse
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Publish the OUTWARD Source Ledger")
     parser.add_argument("--issue", type=int, required=True)
     parser.add_argument("--artifact-dir", required=True)
@@ -100,4 +112,5 @@ def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import sys
+
     raise SystemExit(main_with(sys.argv))

scripts/r8_fault.py

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""r8_fault.py — REAL_ASYNC_BRIDGE R8: operation-scoped lost-event fault
+injection (evidence-only harness).
+
+DESIGN CONTRACT (R8 §3):
+  disabled by default          no rule file -> zero behavior change
+  operation-scoped             rule keyed by EXACT operation_id
+  reversible                   delete the rule file / rule entry
+  observable                   every decision appended to a JSONL log
+  cannot affect other waits    rule file checked by operation_id only
+
+The ONLY consumer is scripts/notify_event_bridge.py: before normal
+delivery it consults should_suppress(operation_id). Suppression means:
+  - NO durable completion file is written
+  - NO bridge POST (no /process-event wake)
+  - the suppression decision is recorded as R8 fault evidence
+Nothing else in the stack reads the rule. The daemon, waitstore,
+authority verification, and completion-file machinery are untouched.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+RUNE_WR_ROOT = os.environ.get("RUNE_WR_ROOT") or os.environ.get("WR_ROOT") or "/mnt/workdrive/wr-bridge"
+RULES_PATH = Path(RUNE_WR_ROOT) / "r8_suppress_rules.json"
+FAULT_LOG = Path(RUNE_WR_ROOT) / "r8_fault_log.jsonl"
+
+REASON = "event intentionally suppressed for R8 lost-event failure-recovery"
+
+
+def _rules() -> dict:
+    """Read the rule file. Absent/unreadable => no suppression (fail-open
+    to NORMAL delivery; the fault must never take the healthy path down)."""
+    try:
+        return json.loads(RULES_PATH.read_text())
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 — absent rule file is the default state
+        return {}
+
+
+def lookup(operation_id: str) -> dict | None:
+    """Return the active suppression rule for EXACTLY this operation_id,
+    or None. Expired rules are ignored (not deleted — deletion is the
+    operator's explicit disable action)."""
+    spec = _rules()
+    if not spec.get("enabled"):
+        return None
+    rule = spec.get("operations", {}).get(operation_id)
+    if not rule:
+        return None
+    expires = rule.get("expires_at")
+    if expires:
+        try:
+            if time.time() > time.mktime(time.strptime(expires, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")) - time.timezone:
+                return None
+        except ValueError:
+            return None
+    return rule
+
+
+def should_suppress(operation_id: str) -> bool:
+    return lookup(operation_id) is not None
+
+
+def record(operation_id: str, stage: str, extra: dict | None = None) -> None:
+    """Append a durable fault-evidence line (best-effort, never raises)."""
+    try:
+        entry = {
+            "at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
+            "operation_id": operation_id,
+            "reason": REASON,
+            "stage": stage,
+            **(extra or {}),
+        }
+        FAULT_LOG.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with FAULT_LOG.open("a") as f:
+            f.write(json.dumps(entry, sort_keys=True) + "\n")
+    except OSError as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — evidence logging must never break CI
+        print(f"r8_fault: evidence log write failed: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)

scripts/rebase_inventory.py

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tranche R1 Wave 0 — whole-project inventory generator.
+
+Parses every .py file under src/rune/ with the stdlib AST and emits
+docs/rebase/rebase-inventory.json: files, classes, functions (with signatures and
+line ranges), imports, and best-effort caller/callee edges (intra-module call
+graph + cross-module edges resolved through import tables).
+
+Deterministic and idempotent: same tree in, same JSON out (sorted keys,
+sorted files). The issue-factory reads this file; nothing else may edit it.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ast
+import json
+import sys
+from collections import defaultdict
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+SRC = REPO / "src" / "rune"
+OUT = REPO / "docs" / "rebase" / "rebase-inventory.json"
+
+
+def _arg_str(a: ast.arg) -> str:
+    s = a.arg
+    if a.annotation is not None:
+        # Degraded signature (no annotation) is deterministic metadata — never
+        # let one pathological annotation node abort the whole inventory walk.
+        try:
+            s += f": {ast.unparse(a.annotation)}"
+        except (AttributeError, RecursionError, ValueError):
+            pass
+    return s
+
+
+def _signature(node: ast.FunctionDef | ast.AsyncFunctionDef) -> str:
+    parts = [_arg_str(a) for a in node.args.args]
+    if node.args.vararg:
+        parts.append(f"*{node.args.vararg.arg}")
+    elif node.args.kwonlyargs:
+        parts.append("*")
+    parts += [_arg_str(a) for a in node.args.kwonlyargs]
+    if node.args.kwarg:
+        parts.append(f"**{node.args.kwarg.arg}")
+    ret = ""
+    if node.returns is not None:
+        # Same degraded-metadata contract as _arg_str.
+        try:
+            ret = f" -> {ast.unparse(node.returns)}"
+        except (AttributeError, RecursionError, ValueError):
+            pass
+    return f"({', '.join(parts)}){ret}"
+
+
+class FileVisitor(ast.NodeVisitor):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.functions: list[dict] = []
+        self.classes: list[dict] = []
+        self.imports: list[dict] = []
+        self.calls: list[tuple[int, str]] = []  # (lineno, dotted call name)
+
+    def _fn(self, node, parents: list[str]) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "name": ".".join([*parents, node.name]),
+            "signature": _signature(node),
+            "line_start": node.lineno,
+            "line_end": node.end_lineno or node.lineno,
+            "decorators": [ast.unparse(d) for d in node.decorator_list
+                           if isinstance(d, (ast.Name, ast.Attribute, ast.Call))],
+            "async": isinstance(node, ast.AsyncFunctionDef),
+        }
+
+    def visit_ClassDef(self, node: ast.ClassDef) -> None:
+        methods = []
+        for child in node.body:
+            if isinstance(child, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
+                methods.append(self._fn(child, [node.name]))
+                self.calls.extend(
+                    (n.lineno, ast.unparse(n.func))
+                    for n in ast.walk(child)
+                    if isinstance(n, ast.Call) and not isinstance(n.func, ast.Name if False else type(None))
+                    and isinstance(n.func, (ast.Name, ast.Attribute))
+                )
+        self.classes.append({
+            "name": node.name,
+            "bases": [ast.unparse(b) for b in node.bases],
+            "line_start": node.lineno,
+            "line_end": node.end_lineno or node.lineno,
+            "methods": methods,
+        })
+        # visit only non-function children: methods are already captured above,
+        # and a generic_visit would re-fire visit_FunctionDef on them (duplicate
+        # units + duplicate call edges). Nested classes are still visited.
+        for child in node.body:
+            if not isinstance(child, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
+                self.visit(child)
+
+    def visit_FunctionDef(self, node) -> None:
+        # top-level only reached here (methods captured in ClassDef)
+        self.functions.append(self._fn(node, []))
+        self.calls.extend(
+            (n.lineno, ast.unparse(n.func))
+            for n in ast.walk(node)
+            if isinstance(n, ast.Call) and isinstance(n.func, (ast.Name, ast.Attribute))
+        )
+        # do not descend into nested defs separately; they are folded into parents
+        # (their calls are already captured by the ast.walk above). No generic_visit:
+        # it would re-collect nested defs as top-level functions and duplicate edges.
+
+    visit_AsyncFunctionDef = visit_FunctionDef
+
+    def visit_Import(self, node: ast.Import) -> None:
+        for a in node.names:
+            self.imports.append({"module": a.name, "as": a.asname, "line": node.lineno})
+
+    def visit_ImportFrom(self, node: ast.ImportFrom) -> None:
+        mod = node.module or ""
+        for a in node.names:
+            self.imports.append({"module": f"{mod}.{a.name}" if a.name != "*" else mod,
+                                 "as": a.asname or a.name, "line": node.lineno,
+                                 "from": True})
+
+
+def collect_file(path: Path) -> dict:
+    src_text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+    tree = ast.parse(src_text)
+    v = FileVisitor()
+    v.visit(tree)
+
+    # module-level calls (outside defs/classes) — walk tree body directly.
+    # SKIP def/class statements: their bodies are walked by the visit_ methods;
+    # walking them here duplicated every call edge inside every top-level function.
+    for stmt in tree.body:
+        if isinstance(stmt, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef, ast.ClassDef)):
+            continue
+        for n in ast.walk(stmt):
+            if isinstance(n, ast.Call) and isinstance(n.func, (ast.Name, ast.Attribute)):
+                v.calls.append((n.lineno, ast.unparse(n.func)))
+
+    defined = {f["name"].split(".")[-1] for f in v.functions}
+    defined |= {m["name"].split(".")[-1] for c in v.classes for m in c["methods"]}
+    defined |= {c["name"] for c in v.classes}
+
+    callees = []
+    for lineno, call in v.calls:
+        root = call.split(".")[0].split("(")[0].strip()
+        callees.append({"line": lineno, "call": call,
+                        "internal": root in defined or root == "self"})
+
+    return {
+        "path": str(path.relative_to(REPO)),
+        "lines": len(src_text.splitlines()),
+        "imports": sorted({i["module"] for i in v.imports}),
+        "import_lines": v.imports,
+        "functions": sorted(v.functions, key=lambda f: (f["line_start"], f["name"])),
+        "classes": sorted(v.classes, key=lambda c: c["line_start"]),
+        "calls": callees,
+    }
+
+
+def cross_module_edges(files: dict[str, dict]) -> dict[str, set[str]]:
+    """Resolve import tables: module-stem -> set of imported module stems
+    (rune-internal only), so the factory can attribute cross-module edges."""
+    graph = defaultdict(set)
+    for rel, info in files.items():
+        stem = Path(rel).stem
+        for imp in info["imports"]:
+            top = imp.split(".")[0]
+            second = ".".join(imp.split(".")[:2])
+            if top == "rune":
+                graph[stem].add(imp.replace("rune.", "", 1).split(".")[0])
+            elif not imp.startswith("_") and top not in sys.stdlib_module_names:
+                graph[stem].add(f"ext:{top}")
+    return graph
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    py_files = sorted(SRC.rglob("*.py"))
+    files: dict[str, dict] = {}
+    for p in py_files:
+        try:
+            info = collect_file(p)
+        except SyntaxError as e:  # a file that cannot parse is a finding, not a skip
+            info = {"path": str(p.relative_to(REPO)), "lines": 0, "imports": [],
+                    "import_lines": [], "functions": [], "classes": [], "calls": [],
+                    "parse_error": f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}"}
+        files[info["path"]] = info
+
+    graph = cross_module_edges(files)
+    total_fns = sum(len(f["functions"]) + sum(len(c["methods"]) for c in f["classes"])
+                    for f in files.values())
+    doc = {
+        "_meta": {
+            "generator": "scripts/rebase_inventory.py",
+            "tranche": "R1 language rebase, Wave 0",
+            "note": "Machine-generated. Regenerate with the script; never hand-edit.",
+            "files": len(files),
+            "functions_total": total_fns,
+            "classes_total": sum(len(f["classes"]) for f in files.values()),
+            "lines_total": sum(f["lines"] for f in files.values()),
+        },
+        "import_graph": {k: sorted(v) for k, v in sorted(graph.items())},
+        "files": dict(sorted(files.items())),
+    }
+    OUT.write_text(json.dumps(doc, indent=1, sort_keys=False) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    m = doc["_meta"]
+    print(f"inventory written: {OUT}")
+    print(f"files={m['files']} functions={m['functions_total']} "
+          f"classes={m['classes_total']} lines={m['lines_total']}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

scripts/rebase_issue_factory.py

@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tranche R1 Wave 0 — per-function issue factory.
+
+Reads docs/rebase/rebase-inventory.json and emits one issue per unit (top-level
+function or class method) following tranche R1 §7. Wave-batched, dedup-safe
+(deterministic title + existing-issue scan before create), rate-limited.
+
+Modes:
+  plan      — coverage report: units per wave, unassigned modules (no silent drops)
+  sample    — emit N rendered issues to a file for review (no Gitea call)
+  create    — create issues in Gitea for one wave
+
+Dedup contract: issue titles are deterministic —
+  [rebase w{wave}] {relpath}::{unit}
+The factory fetches existing issue titles once per run and skips any that
+already exist, so retries never duplicate (preserve-first Gitea addendum).
+
+The factory NEVER writes behaviour prose. Current-behaviour paragraphs and
+the three evidence answers (IMPROVE / FIX / MISSING CONNECTORS) are filled at
+disposition time by the working agent — the issue carries the mandatory
+fields and line ranges, not fabricated content.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.request
+import urllib.error
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+INVENTORY = REPO_ROOT / "docs" / "rebase" / "rebase-inventory.json"
+COVERAGE_OUT = REPO_ROOT / "docs" / "rebase" / "rebase-wave-coverage.json"
+
+GITEA_URL = os.environ.get("GITEA_URL", "https://gitea.thingscouldgetdicey.online")
+REPO = "conductor/rune"
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "shared"))
+from gitea_auth import load_gitea_token  # noqa: E402
+
+TRANCHE_REF = "tranche R1 language rebase (2026-09-29), ~/.config/opencode/tranches/2026-09-29-language-rebase-tranche-R1.md"
+
+# Wave membership from R1 §4 (initial, measured). Directory entries match by
+# path prefix; bare stems match the file stem. Modules matching no entry are
+# reported UNASSIGNED by `plan` — never silently dropped (R1 §9 risk 7).
+WAVE_PLAN = {
+    2: [  # leaf utilities & canaries
+        "pins", "time_awareness", "message_queue", "event_envelope",
+        "attention_capsule", "complexity_scorer", "token_optimizer", "cache",
+        "prompt_sync", "chat_bubble", "canary_*",
+    ],
+    3: [  # memory & persistence
+        "memory_store", "curator", "warm_router", "memory_consolidation",
+        "graph_memory", "sleep_time", "night_mode", "identity_anchors",
+        "query_memory", "memory_env", "warm_neuron_store", "subconscious_pass",
+        "task_persist",
+    ],
+    4: [  # provider/model layer
+        "provider_registry", "model_connect", "model_routing", "model_profiles",
+        "provider_budget", "standardized_providers", "model_registry",
+        "connection_pool", "forge_client",
+    ],
+    5: [  # orchestration, authority, plugins, skills, governance
+        "orchestration/", "microkernel", "contracts", "build_mode", "plugins/",
+        "skills/", "construction_authority", "construction_authority_cli",
+        "construction_decision", "construction_mode", "verification_construction",
+        "authority_recovery", "spine", "drift_core", "drift_ledger",
+        "drift_observability", "persona_gate", "safety_override", "witness",
+        "behavior", "growth_delta", "claim_audit", "verification_layer",
+        "drift_compression", "drift_cache", "self_improve", "persona_definition",
+        "outcome_ledger", "audit_ledger", "subsystem_health",
+    ],
+    6: [  # runtime core & tooling
+        "tool_executor", "tool_protocol", "local_tool_runtime",
+        "capability_broker", "context_broker", "work_manager", "cron_engine",
+        "auto_tasks", "goal", "failure_auto_filer", "hook_engine",
+        "elastic_cognition", "event_bus", "system_registry", "abstraction",
+        "tiered_executor", "progressive_escalation", "tier_manager",
+        "parallel_processor", "shard_manager", "response_adapter",
+        "context_pressure", "auto_context", "cognitive_budgeter",
+        "recall_router", "inference_trace", "task_gate", "salience_gate",
+        "dependency_tracker", "rune_profiler",
+    ],
+    7: [  # operator + TUI, last by design
+        "rune_operator", "rune_tui", "tui_validator", "voice_hybrid",
+        "voice_sync", "voicebox", "voice_injector", "message_widgets",
+        "rune_graphic", "rune_spinner", "__main__",
+    ],
+}
+
+WAVE_NAMES = {
+    2: "leaf utilities & canaries",
+    3: "memory & persistence",
+    4: "provider/model layer",
+    5: "orchestration, authority, plugins, skills, governance",
+    6: "runtime core & tooling",
+    7: "operator + TUI",
+}
+
+
+def match_module(relpath: str):
+    """Return the wave number for a module path, or None if unassigned."""
+    stem = Path(relpath).stem
+    for wave, patterns in WAVE_PLAN.items():
+        for pat in patterns:
+            if pat.endswith("/"):
+                if pat in relpath:
+                    return wave
+            elif pat.endswith("*"):
+                if stem.startswith(pat[:-1]):
+                    return wave
+            elif stem == pat:
+                return wave
+    return None
+
+
+def iter_units(inv):
+    """Yield (relpath, unit_name, entry) for every function and method."""
+    for relpath, mod in sorted(inv["files"].items()):
+        for fn in mod["functions"]:
+            yield relpath, fn["name"], fn
+        for cls in mod["classes"]:
+            for m in cls.get("methods", []):
+                yield relpath, f"{cls['name']}.{m['name']}", m
+
+
+def internal_edges(relpath: str, entry: dict):
+    """Collect internal (in-repo) call names and line numbers for a unit."""
+    lines = (entry["line_start"], entry["line_end"])
+    mod = inv_cache["files"][relpath]
+    calls = [c for c in mod.get("calls", [])
+             if lines[0] <= c["line"] <= lines[1] and c.get("internal")]
+    return calls
+
+
+inv_cache = {}
+
+
+def issue_title(wave: int, relpath: str, unit: str) -> str:
+    return f"[rebase w{wave}] {relpath}::{unit}"
+
+
+def render_issue(wave: int, relpath: str, unit: str, entry: dict) -> dict:
+    calls = internal_edges(relpath, entry)
+    call_lines = "\n".join(
+        f"  - `{c['call']}` (line {c['line']})" for c in calls[:20]
+    ) or "  - (no internal call edges in range)"
+    sig = entry.get("signature", "()")
+    body = f"""\
+
+## Identity (from the Wave 0 inventory — machine-generated)
+
+- **File**: `{relpath}`
+- **Unit**: `{unit}`
+- **Signature**: `def {unit}{sig}` (async: {entry.get('async', False)})
+- **Line range**: {entry['line_start']}–{entry['line_end']}
+- **Decorators**: {entry.get('decorators', []) or 'none'}
+- **Internal call edges** (callers/callees inside the repo, from inventory):
+{call_lines}
+
+## Current behaviour
+
+One honest paragraph from READING THE CODE at the line range above — what it
+actually does, not what the docstring promises. Write this at disposition
+time; the factory does not fabricate it.
+
+## The three questions — each answered WITH EVIDENCE
+
+1. **IMPROVE?** Can the unit be improved within its scope? Evidence or "no — because …".
+   (Bounded to unit scope; larger findings spawn NEW issues, never expand this one.)
+2. **FIX?** Is it broken, buggy, or failing its expected outcome? Evidence: a failing
+   test, a reproduced fault, or a code-level defect citation. A "no" needs evidence too.
+3. **MISSING CONNECTORS?** Are there expected outcomes this unit should connect to but
+   doesn't (unwired events, dead parameters, promised-but-absent calls)? Evidence required.
+
+A silent skip on any question is a factory bug — answer all three.
+
+## Language verdict (per tranche R1 §6 rubric — evidence beats instinct)
+
+Choose exactly one, with the evidence line:
+- **KEEP-PYTHON** — one sentence of justification.
+- **RECODE-<lang>** — rubric scores (all 7 dimensions) + benchmark-gate plan: the compiled
+  replacement must beat the Python original on the MEASURED hot path, or the recode is
+  rejected and recorded. No win, no recode.
+- **MERGE-into:<module>** — name the target and why.
+- **DEPRECATE** — name the caller that no longer needs it.
+
+Go is NOT pre-decided. Python is not pre-decided. The rubric decides.
+
+## Constraint context
+
+- henxels structural contract: this unit's module ≤ 1,200 lines (or on the debt table's
+  exception list — check before adding lines).
+- Spine: any module-surface change requires `store/spine/current.json` regen with the code
+  change (`test_manifest_maps_every_module` is the arbiter for new top-level modules).
+- Debt table: docs/structural-contract.md.
+
+## Pipeline plan
+
+1. Branch `issue-<N>` from current master (existing issue-N convention).
+2. Scaffolding activation for any construction (construction_mode/decision per unit change).
+3. Research rounds are MANDATORY for any RECODE verdict (research-stage-headless; ≥2
+   live-verified external sources per claim; per-source lessons; kill test per candidate).
+4. Implementation behind the interop contract (R1 §5): compiled units are standalone
+   binaries — argv in, JSON on stdout, non-zero exit on failure, `--version` mandatory;
+   Python wraps in a thin adapter; store stays the shared truth.
+5. Local gates: pytest + ruff + spine-store regen (if surface changed) + henxels.
+6. PR → pipeline-gate + ci + required checks → merge-robot → auto-version.
+
+## Verification
+
+- The specific test proving this unit's change: (write at disposition).
+- The keep-green set it must not break: full suite must stay green; named
+  keep-green tests for this unit's callers.
+
+## Provenance
+
+- Tranche: {TRANCHE_REF}
+- Wave: {wave} ({WAVE_NAMES.get(wave, 'unassigned')})
+- Inventory: docs/rebase/rebase-inventory.json (regenerate with scripts/rebase_inventory.py — never hand-edit)
+- Factory: scripts/rebase_issue_factory.py
+"""
+    return {
+        "title": issue_title(wave, relpath, unit),
+        "body": body,
+        "labels": ["rebase", f"wave-{wave}"],
+        "meta": {
+            "wave": wave,
+            "file": relpath,
+            "unit": unit,
+            "line_start": entry["line_start"],
+            "line_end": entry["line_end"],
+            "async": entry.get("async", False),
+        },
+    }
+
+
+def fetch_existing_titles() -> set:
+    """Fetch all issue titles in the repo (paginated) for dedup."""
+    token = load_gitea_token()
+    titles = set()
+    page = 1
+    while True:
+        url = (f"{GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/{REPO}/issues"
+               f"?state=all&type=issues&limit=50&page={page}")
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}"})
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
+            batch = json.loads(resp.read())
+        if not batch:
+            break
+        titles.update(i["title"] for i in batch)
+        if len(batch) < 50:
+            break
+        page += 1
+    return titles
+
+
+def create_issue(entry: dict) -> dict:
+    token = load_gitea_token()
+    url = f"{GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/{REPO}/issues"
+    payload = json.dumps({
+        "title": entry["title"],
+        "body": entry["body"],
+        "labels": [],  # label NAMES are set via the labels endpoint by auto-label; keep create minimal
+    }).encode()
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=payload, method="POST",
+                                 headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}",
+                                          "Content-Type": "application/json"})
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
+        return json.loads(resp.read())
+
+
+def cmd_plan(inv):
+    counts = {}
+    unassigned_modules = {}
+    for relpath, unit, entry in iter_units(inv):
+        wave = match_module(relpath)
+        counts[wave] = counts.get(wave, 0) + 1
+        if wave is None:
+            unassigned_modules.setdefault(relpath, inv["files"][relpath]["lines"])
+    report = {
+        "units_per_wave": {str(k if k is not None else "UNASSIGNED"): v
+                           for k, v in sorted(counts.items(), key=lambda kv: str(kv[0]))},
+        "unassigned_modules": dict(sorted(unassigned_modules.items(), key=lambda kv: -kv[1])),
+        "unassigned_module_count": len(unassigned_modules),
+    }
+    print(json.dumps(report, indent=1))
+    COVERAGE_OUT.write_text(json.dumps(report, indent=1) + "\n")
+    print(f"\ncoverage written to {COVERAGE_OUT.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)}", file=sys.stderr)
+    return 0 if not unassigned_modules else 1
+
+
+def cmd_sample(inv, wave, limit, out):
+    emitted = 0
+    records = []
+    for relpath, unit, entry in iter_units(inv):
+        if match_module(relpath) != wave:
+            continue
+        records.append(render_issue(wave, relpath, unit, entry))
+        emitted += 1
+        if emitted >= limit:
+            break
+    Path(out).write_text("\n".join(json.dumps(r) for r in records) + "\n")
+    print(f"sampled {emitted} issues for wave {wave} -> {out}", file=sys.stderr)
+    return 0
+
+
+def cmd_create(inv, wave, limit, dry_gap):
+    existing = fetch_existing_titles()
+    created, skipped = 0, 0
+    for relpath, unit, entry in iter_units(inv):
+        if match_module(relpath) != wave:
+            continue
+        title = issue_title(wave, relpath, unit)
+        if title in existing:
+            skipped += 1
+            continue
+        issue = create_issue(render_issue(wave, relpath, unit, entry))
+        created += 1
+        print(f"created #{issue.get('number')}: {title}", file=sys.stderr)
+        if limit and created >= limit:
+            break
+        time.sleep(dry_gap)
+    print(f"\nwave {wave}: created={created} skipped(dedup)={skipped}", file=sys.stderr)
+    return 0
+
+
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    ap.add_argument("command", choices=["plan", "sample", "create"])
+    ap.add_argument("--wave", type=int, help="wave number (2-7)")
+    ap.add_argument("--limit", type=int, default=0, help="max issues for sample/create (0 = unlimited; sample defaults to 5)")
+    ap.add_argument("--out", default=None, help="sample output file")
+    ap.add_argument("--gap", type=float, default=0.5, help="seconds between creates")
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    inv_cache.update(json.loads(INVENTORY.read_text()))
+    inv = inv_cache
+
+    if args.command == "plan":
+        return cmd_plan(inv)
+    if args.command == "sample":
+        if not args.wave:
+            ap.error("--wave required")
+        out = args.out or f"docs/rebase-factory-sample-w{args.wave}.json"
+        return cmd_sample(inv, args.wave, args.limit or 5, out)
+    if args.command == "create":
+        if not args.wave:
+            ap.error("--wave required")
+        return cmd_create(inv, args.wave, args.limit, args.gap)
+    return 2
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/release_history_cli.py

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""release_history_cli.py — thin workflow entry points for release history.
+
+SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-009B §4: the workflows invoke THIS tested module; no
+note-building logic lives in YAML. Two moments:
+
+    init   RELEASE INITIALIZATION — auto-version creates the evidence-
+           derived Gitea release when the version/tag appears.
+    refresh  RELEASE CONVERGENCE REFRESH — deploy promotes a later SHA of
+           the same version; the SAME release is updated with the final
+           deployed identity + newly-governed facts. Idempotent.
+
+Fail-closed boundary (§5/§16): `init` exits non-zero on publication
+failure — Rune cannot silently create another empty historical release.
+`refresh` ALSO exits non-zero (visible failure + retry converges), but the
+workflow marks it non-blocking for deployment validity: valid software is
+never rolled back over documentation. Failure state is visible either way.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "src"))
+from rune import release_notes as rn  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def _token() -> str:
+    tok = os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", "")
+    if tok:
+        return tok
+    # local/dev fallback: git credential store (runner uses GITEA_TOKEN)
+    cred = Path.home() / ".git-credentials"
+    if cred.exists():
+        import re
+        m = re.search(r"https://[^:]+:([^@]+)@", cred.read_text())
+        if m:
+            return m.group(1)
+    return ""
+
+
+def main(argv=None) -> int:
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    sub = ap.add_subparsers(dest="cmd", required=True)
+
+    p_init = sub.add_parser("init", help="release initialization")
+    p_init.add_argument("--version", required=True)
+    p_init.add_argument("--server", required=True)
+    p_init.add_argument("--repo", required=True)
+    p_init.add_argument("--store", default="store/scaffold/current.json")
+    p_init.add_argument("--release-sha", default="")
+    p_init.add_argument("--deployed-sha", default="")
+
+    p_ref = sub.add_parser("refresh", help="convergence refresh")
+    p_ref.add_argument("--version", required=True)
+    p_ref.add_argument("--server", required=True)
+    p_ref.add_argument("--repo", required=True)
+    p_ref.add_argument("--store", default="store/scaffold/current.json")
+    p_ref.add_argument("--release-sha", default="")
+    p_ref.add_argument("--deployed-sha", required=True,
+                       help="converged deployed commit (from the deployment "
+                            "authority — required, never assumed)")
+
+    args = ap.parse_args(argv)
+    token = _token()
+    if not token:
+        print(json.dumps({"failed": True,
+                          "error": "no Gitea token available"}))
+        return 1
+
+    if args.cmd == "init":
+        note = rn.auto_initial_note(
+            version=args.version,
+            summary=f"Rune v{args.version} — evidence-derived release "
+                    f"history (automatic initialization)",
+            scaffold_store=args.store,
+            release_sha=args.release_sha,
+            deployed_sha=args.deployed_sha or args.release_sha,
+        )
+        result = rn.publish_release(args.server, args.repo, token, note)
+        print(json.dumps(result))
+        # fail-closed: initialization failure must be visible so Rune cannot
+        # silently create another empty historical release (§5/§16)
+        return 0 if not result.get("failed") else 1
+
+    if args.cmd == "refresh":
+        # §12C RACE-SAFE REVALIDATION: between promotion and refresh, a
+        # NEWER deploy may have superseded this candidate. The deployment
+        # authority is re-read NOW: if current's build identity differs
+        # from the candidate, this job is stale → refuse (preserve T11
+        # invariant: stale jobs never overwrite release history). When
+        # current AGREES, the candidate IS the converged truth.
+        current_link = os.environ.get(
+            "RUNE_DEPLOY_CURRENT", "/mnt/workdrive/rune-code/current")
+        try:
+            deployed_now = rn.converged_deployed_sha(
+                str(Path(current_link).parent))
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            deployed_now = ""
+        if args.deployed_sha and deployed_now and \
+                not deployed_now.startswith(args.deployed_sha[:12]):
+            print(json.dumps({
+                "failed": True, "action": "refresh-superseded",
+                "error": f"deployment authority shows {deployed_now[:12]}, "
+                         f"candidate {args.deployed_sha[:12]} was superseded "
+                         f"— stale refresh refused (history preserved)",
+                "authority": deployed_now[:12],
+            }))
+            return 1  # visible; retry by the WINNING deploy converges
+
+        existing = rn.fetch_release(args.server, args.repo, token,
+                                    f"v{args.version}")
+        if existing is None:
+            # no release yet for this version — init instead (convergence
+            # may legitimately arrive before/without an init if the
+            # auto-version run failed); idempotent recovery path
+            note = rn.build_from_deployment(
+                version=args.version, deployed_sha=args.deployed_sha,
+                scaffold_store=args.store, release_sha=args.release_sha)
+        else:
+            note = rn.convergence_refresh(
+                rn.ReleaseNote.from_dict({
+                    "version": args.version,
+                    "summary": _summary_from_body(existing.get("body", "")),
+                    "provenance": [],
+                }),
+                deployed_sha=args.deployed_sha, scaffold_store=args.store,
+                extra_provenance="automatic convergence refresh (deploy "
+                                 "workflow)")
+            # preserve structural fields the stored body carries
+            note.release_sha = _sha_from_body(existing.get("body", ""),
+                                              "tag") or args.release_sha
+        result = rn.publish_release(args.server, args.repo, token, note)
+        print(json.dumps(result))
+        # visible failure; retry converges (§10). Deployment validity is
+        # NOT rolled back over documentation — the workflow marks this
+        # step appropriately.
+        return 0 if not result.get("failed") else 1
+    return 2
+
+
+def _summary_from_body(body: str) -> str:
+    """Delegate to the single authority in rune.release_notes (§14B)."""
+    return rn.summary_from_body(body)
+
+
+def _sha_from_body(body: str, which: str) -> str:
+    return rn.sha_from_body(body, which)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/research_define.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ DEFINE does NOT: inspect code, search externally, or produce a design.
 DEFINE does: classify the question, identify sub-questions, define the evidence
 contract, and produce the required-stage plan.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -17,15 +18,36 @@ from typing import Any
 
 # Keywords that suggest external research is needed
 EXTERNAL_INDICATORS = [
-    "best practices", "state of the art", "alternative", "compare",
-    "benchmark", "library", "framework", "prior art", "existing solutions",
-    "how do other", "state of the art", "literature", "approach",
+    "best practices",
+    "state of the art",
+    "alternative",
+    "compare",
+    "benchmark",
+    "library",
+    "framework",
+    "prior art",
+    "existing solutions",
+    "how do other",
+    "state of the art",
+    "literature",
+    "approach",
 ]
 
 # Keywords that suggest repo-specific work
 REPO_INDICATORS = [
-    "fix", "bug", "refactor", "add", "implement", "remove", "optimize",
-    "update", "migrate", "clean up", "wire", "integrate", "test",
+    "fix",
+    "bug",
+    "refactor",
+    "add",
+    "implement",
+    "remove",
+    "optimize",
+    "update",
+    "migrate",
+    "clean up",
+    "wire",
+    "integrate",
+    "test",
 ]
 
 
@@ -88,8 +110,7 @@ def compile_define_contract(issue: dict) -> dict:
     required_stages.extend(["SYNTHESIS", "QUALIFY"])
 
     # Skipped stages with reasons (canonical stage names only)
-    all_stages = {"ISSUE", "INWARD", "OUTWARD", "APPLICABILITY",
-                  "ADVERSARIAL", "INNOVATION", "SYNTHESIS", "QUALIFY"}
+    all_stages = {"ISSUE", "INWARD", "OUTWARD", "APPLICABILITY", "ADVERSARIAL", "INNOVATION", "SYNTHESIS", "QUALIFY"}
     skipped = {}
     for s in sorted(all_stages - set(required_stages)):
         if s == "OUTWARD":
@@ -144,6 +165,7 @@ def is_ambiguous(issue: dict) -> bool:
 
 def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
     import argparse
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Deterministic DEFINE stage")
     parser.add_argument("--issue-file", required=True, help="Path to issue JSON")
     parser.add_argument("--out", required=True, help="Output path for define.json")
@@ -163,12 +185,15 @@ def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
     with open(args.out, "w") as f:
         json.dump(result, f, indent=2, default=str)
 
-    print(f"DEFINE contract: type={contract['question_type']}, "
-          f"stages={contract['required_stages']}, "
-          f"mimo_needed={ambiguous}")
+    print(
+        f"DEFINE contract: type={contract['question_type']}, "
+        f"stages={contract['required_stages']}, "
+        f"mimo_needed={ambiguous}"
+    )
     return 0
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import sys
+
     sys.exit(main_with(sys.argv))

scripts/research_event_relay.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Event types emitted:
   StageStarted, PromptCompiled, QueryIssued, ToolStarted, ToolCompleted,
   SourceDiscovered, SourceRead, EvidenceAccepted, ToolFailed, StageCompleted, StageFailed
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -21,8 +22,7 @@ from typing import Callable
 class ResearchEventRelay:
     """Reads mimo JSON events in real-time and updates canonical state."""
 
-    def __init__(self, tree, events_path: str, mimo_cmd: list[str], err_path: str,
-                 attempt=None):
+    def __init__(self, tree, events_path: str, mimo_cmd: list[str], err_path: str, attempt=None):
         self.tree = tree
         self.events_path = events_path
         self.mimo_cmd = mimo_cmd
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ class ResearchEventRelay:
         # marks tool windows; it never changes classification or control flow.
         self.attempt = attempt
         self.event_counts = {
-            "queries": 0, "sources_discovered": 0, "sources_read": 0,
-            "evidence_accepted": 0, "tool_failures": 0, "tool_calls": 0,
+            "queries": 0,
+            "sources_discovered": 0,
+            "sources_read": 0,
+            "evidence_accepted": 0,
+            "tool_failures": 0,
+            "tool_calls": 0,
         }
         # Real tool receipts (RP3 evidence chain: QUERY → SOURCE → READ → CLAIM)
         self.receipts = []
@@ -62,31 +66,45 @@ class ResearchEventRelay:
                     url = tool_input["url"]
                     if "duckduckgo" in url or "search" in url:
                         self.event_counts["queries"] += 1
-                        self.receipts.append({
-                            "kind": "QUERY", "tool": tool, "url": url,
-                            "ts": time.time(),
-                        })
+                        self.receipts.append(
+                            {
+                                "kind": "QUERY",
+                                "tool": tool,
+                                "url": url,
+                                "ts": time.time(),
+                            }
+                        )
                         return "QueryIssued"
                     else:
                         self.event_counts["sources_read"] += 1
-                        self.receipts.append({
-                            "kind": "SOURCE_READ", "tool": tool, "url": url,
-                            "ts": time.time(),
-                        })
+                        self.receipts.append(
+                            {
+                                "kind": "SOURCE_READ",
+                                "tool": tool,
+                                "url": url,
+                                "ts": time.time(),
+                            }
+                        )
                         return "SourceRead"
-                self.receipts.append({
-                    "kind": "TOOL", "tool": tool,
-                    "input_keys": sorted(tool_input.keys()) if isinstance(tool_input, dict) else [],
-                    "ts": time.time(),
-                })
+                self.receipts.append(
+                    {
+                        "kind": "TOOL",
+                        "tool": tool,
+                        "input_keys": sorted(tool_input.keys()) if isinstance(tool_input, dict) else [],
+                        "ts": time.time(),
+                    }
+                )
                 return "ToolCompleted"
             elif status in ("error", "failed"):
                 self.event_counts["tool_failures"] += 1
-                self.receipts.append({
-                    "kind": "TOOL_FAILED", "tool": tool,
-                    "input_keys": sorted(tool_input.keys()) if isinstance(tool_input, dict) else [],
-                    "ts": time.time(),
-                })
+                self.receipts.append(
+                    {
+                        "kind": "TOOL_FAILED",
+                        "tool": tool,
+                        "input_keys": sorted(tool_input.keys()) if isinstance(tool_input, dict) else [],
+                        "ts": time.time(),
+                    }
+                )
                 return "ToolFailed"
         return None
 
@@ -163,11 +181,22 @@ def run_stage_with_relay(tree, out_dir: str) -> dict:
     err_path = os.path.join(out_dir, f"stage_{stage}.mimo.err.log")
 
     mimo_bin = os.environ.get("MIMO_BIN", "/var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/bin/mimo")
-    mimo_model = os.environ.get("MIMO_MODEL", "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash")
+    from rune.provider_context import require_model
+    mimo_model = require_model()  # T16 §16F: provider layer owns selection
     mimo_agent = os.environ.get("MIMO_AGENT", "build")
 
-    cmd = [mimo_bin, "run", "--agent", mimo_agent, "-m", mimo_model,
-           "--dangerously-skip-permissions", "--format", "json", prompt]
+    cmd = [
+        mimo_bin,
+        "run",
+        "--agent",
+        mimo_agent,
+        "-m",
+        mimo_model,
+        "--dangerously-skip-permissions",
+        "--format",
+        "json",
+        prompt,
+    ]
 
     relay = ResearchEventRelay(tree, events_path, cmd, err_path)
     result = relay.run()

scripts/research_inward_context.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Builds a bounded candidate context for MiMo INWARD inspection:
 This is DETERMINISTIC — no MiMo needed. MiMo gets the candidate context
 and only performs semantic inspection if the context requires it.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -37,11 +38,17 @@ def build_context(issue: dict, define_contract: dict) -> dict:
     # 3. Find matching test files
     matched_tests = _find_tests(keywords)
 
+    # 4. T21.5 §10: Memory internal-experience port — ONE port of call,
+    #    bounded, zero-result = normal (fast path: [] → next step directly).
+    from research_memory_port import memory_port_of_call
+    memory_candidates = memory_port_of_call(issue, keywords)
+
     return {
         "keywords": keywords,
         "umbrella_matches": matched_modules,
         "candidate_files": matched_files[:15],  # bounded
         "candidate_tests": matched_tests[:10],  # bounded
+        "memory_candidates": memory_candidates,  # evidence, never authority
         "define_contract": define_contract,
         "mimo_needed": _needs_mimo(matched_files, matched_tests),
     }
@@ -49,16 +56,44 @@ def build_context(issue: dict, define_contract: dict) -> dict:
 
 def _extract_keywords(text: str) -> list[str]:
     """Extract meaningful keywords from the issue text."""
-    stop = {"the", "a", "an", "in", "for", "to", "of", "and", "or", "is", "are",
-            "when", "how", "what", "this", "that", "with", "on", "at", "from"}
+    stop = {
+        "the",
+        "a",
+        "an",
+        "in",
+        "for",
+        "to",
+        "of",
+        "and",
+        "or",
+        "is",
+        "are",
+        "when",
+        "how",
+        "what",
+        "this",
+        "that",
+        "with",
+        "on",
+        "at",
+        "from",
+    }
     words = re.findall(r"[a-z_]{3,}", text.lower())
     return [w for w in words if w not in stop][:20]
 
 
 def _load_manifest() -> dict:
+    """Structural facts from SPINE (the single structural authority).
+
+    Phase D: reads the Spine-generated compatibility view (same schema as
+    the old manual manifest). The view is OUTPUT — the authority is
+    store/spine/current.json; direct edits to the view are flagged by
+    `spine drift`. If a manual manifest is present (Spine not yet seeded
+    in this checkout), it degrades gracefully to that legacy truth."""
     if os.path.exists(UMBRELLA_MANIFEST):
         with open(UMBRELLA_MANIFEST) as f:
-            return json.load(f)
+            data = json.load(f)
+        return data  # generated view or manual manifest — both work
     return {"umbrellas": {}}
 
 

scripts/research_memory_port.py

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+"""research_memory_port.py — T21.5 §10-12: the future-facing Memory port
+inside the EXISTING INWARD research stage.
+
+BOUNDARIES (G9/G10/G11):
+  - This is a PORT, not a memory system. No storage is created here; the
+    implementation delegates to a provider callable that future Memory
+    will supply. Tests inject doubles; INWARD never imports Memory.
+  - Zero result is a NORMAL SUCCESSFUL result: the caller continues the
+    normal INWARD flow immediately (no extra model call, no ceremony).
+  - Returned material is EVIDENCE/CANDIDATES only — never an instruction
+    authority. APPLICABILITY (existing stage) governs whether a candidate
+    applies; SYNTHESIS receives only distilled, applicable consequences.
+  - Teachable-moment seam: durable construction evidence can mark an
+    episode as a CANDIDATE for future learning ("may be worth learning",
+    never "always apply"). Substrate/Memory (future) harvest candidates;
+    today the seam only records them via the same provider contract.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from typing import Any, Callable
+
+# The provider contract: ONE callable, independently replaceable/mockable.
+# Signature: query(query_text, keywords, *, limit) -> list[MemoryCandidate]
+# MemoryCandidate (dict): {source, kind, summary, relevance, episode_ref}
+#   kind ∈ {construction_episode, teachable_moment_candidate,
+#           prior_failure, prior_success}
+# Future Memory supplies the real implementation; nothing else changes.
+
+MemoryProvider = Callable[..., list[dict]]
+
+_DEFAULT_PROVIDER: MemoryProvider | None = None
+
+
+def set_memory_provider(provider: MemoryProvider | None) -> None:
+    """Bind the Memory-side implementation (production or test double).
+    None disables the port — INWARD continues without it (fast path)."""
+    global _DEFAULT_PROVIDER
+    _DEFAULT_PROVIDER = provider
+
+
+def _provider() -> MemoryProvider | None:
+    global _DEFAULT_PROVIDER
+    if _DEFAULT_PROVIDER is not None:
+        return _DEFAULT_PROVIDER
+    env = os.environ.get("RUNE_MEMORY_PORT_PROVIDER")
+    if env:
+        import importlib.util
+        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("mprov", env)
+        if spec is not None and spec.loader is not None:
+            mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+            spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+            provider = getattr(mod, "query", None)
+            if provider is not None:
+                _DEFAULT_PROVIDER = provider
+    return _DEFAULT_PROVIDER
+
+
+MAX_CANDIDATES = 5
+MIN_RELEVANCE = 0.3
+
+
+def memory_port_of_call(issue: dict, keywords: list[str],
+                        *, provider: MemoryProvider | None = None) -> list[dict]:
+    """The ONE internal port of call inside INWARD. Bounded retrieval of
+    internal evidence (construction episodes, teachable-moment
+    candidates, prior failures/successes).
+
+    ZERO-RESULT FAST PATH (§11): empty/thin results return [] and the
+    caller continues the next normal INWARD step directly. No extra
+    model call, no fallback reasoning, no synthetic summary, no delay.
+    """
+    prov = provider or _provider()
+    if prov is None:
+        return []  # port unbound: normal INWARD continues, zero overhead
+    try:
+        query_text = " ".join([
+            str(issue.get("title", "")),
+            str(issue.get("body", ""))[:400],
+        ]).strip()
+        raw = prov(query_text, keywords, limit=MAX_CANDIDATES) or []
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 — port failure must never break INWARD
+        return []
+    candidates = [c for c in raw
+                  if float(c.get("relevance", 0.0)) >= MIN_RELEVANCE]
+    return candidates[:MAX_CANDIDATES]
+
+
+def applicability_filter(candidates: list[dict],
+                         context_keywords: list[str]) -> tuple[list[dict],
+                                                              list[dict]]:
+    """Existing APPLICABILITY governs transfer: candidates relevant to
+    the CURRENT context pass; irrelevant ones are rejected WITHOUT
+    contaminating downstream SYNTHESIS. Returns (applicable, rejected)."""
+    applicable, rejected = [], []
+    for c in candidates:
+        text = (str(c.get("summary", "")) + " " +
+                " ".join(str(k) for k in c.get("keywords", []))).lower()
+        overlap = sum(1 for k in context_keywords if k and k.lower() in text)
+        if overlap > 0 or c.get("explicitly_applicable") is True:
+            applicable.append(c)
+        else:
+            rejected.append(c)
+    return applicable, rejected
+
+
+# ── §12: teachable-moment future seam ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+CANDIDATE_TRIGGERS = (
+    "completed_release", "capability_completed", "failure_recovered",
+    "rollback_executed", "user_correction", "prediction_observation_mismatch",
+    "procedure_improved",
+)
+
+
+def mark_teachable_moment_candidate(
+        episode_ref: str, *, trigger: str, summary: str,
+        emit: Callable[[dict], Any] | None = None) -> dict | None:
+    """Record durable evidence that an episode MAY be worth future
+    learning — a candidate, never a rule. Uses the existing evidence/
+    event mechanism via `emit` (the caller's channel: journal, event
+    bridge, ledger history). No new canonical store is created here;
+    future Substrate/Memory harvests candidates through the port."""
+    if trigger not in CANDIDATE_TRIGGERS:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"unknown trigger {trigger!r} — must be one of "
+            f"{CANDIDATE_TRIGGERS}")
+    record = {
+        "candidate": "teachable_moment",
+        "episode_ref": episode_ref,
+        "trigger": trigger,
+        "summary": summary[:200],
+        "status": "CANDIDATE",   # never authority, never auto-applied
+        "note": "may be worth future learning; APPLICABILITY governs "
+                "any future transfer",
+    }
+    if emit is not None:
+        emit(record)
+    return record

scripts/research_prompt_compiler.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and compiles a task-specific prompt that answers:
   What am I forbidden from doing yet?
   What output must I return?
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ def compile_research_prompt(
 
 def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
     import argparse
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Compile a stage-scoped research prompt")
     parser.add_argument("--issue", type=int, required=True)
     parser.add_argument("--round", type=int, default=1)
@@ -92,4 +94,5 @@ def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import sys
+
     sys.exit(main_with(sys.argv))

scripts/research_stage_executor.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import time
 from pathlib import Path
 
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
+import gitea_auth  # noqa: E402 — after scripts-dir path insert
 # Dependency direction (handoff 2026-09-10 §3): the research executor MAY
 # import Rune Core; Core never imports the executor. Route authority and
 # evidence probe live in src/rune (canonical, Option C unified authority).
@@ -792,7 +793,8 @@ class StageExecutor:
         prompt = chr(10).join(pp)
 
         mimo_bin = os.environ.get("MIMO_BIN", "/var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/bin/mimo")
-        mimo_model = os.environ.get("MIMO_MODEL", "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash")
+        from rune.provider_context import require_model
+        mimo_model = require_model()  # T16 §16F: provider layer owns selection
         mimo_agent = os.environ.get("MIMO_AGENT", "build")
         events_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_OUTWARD.events.jsonl")
         err_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_OUTWARD.mimo.err.log")
@@ -932,7 +934,8 @@ class StageExecutor:
         prompt = chr(10).join(pp)
 
         mimo_bin = os.environ.get("MIMO_BIN", "/var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/bin/mimo")
-        mimo_model = os.environ.get("MIMO_MODEL", "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash")
+        from rune.provider_context import require_model
+        mimo_model = require_model()  # T16 §16F: provider layer owns selection
         mimo_agent = os.environ.get("MIMO_AGENT", "build")
         events_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_APPLICABILITY.events.jsonl")
         err_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_APPLICABILITY.mimo.err.log")
@@ -1136,7 +1139,8 @@ class StageExecutor:
         prompt = chr(10).join(pp)
 
         mimo_bin = os.environ.get("MIMO_BIN", "/var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/bin/mimo")
-        mimo_model = os.environ.get("MIMO_MODEL", "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash")
+        from rune.provider_context import require_model
+        mimo_model = require_model()  # T16 §16F: provider layer owns selection
         mimo_agent = os.environ.get("MIMO_AGENT", "build")
         events_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_ADVERSARIAL.events.jsonl")
         err_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_ADVERSARIAL.mimo.err.log")
@@ -1344,7 +1348,8 @@ class StageExecutor:
         prompt = chr(10).join(pp).replace("{n}", str(self.issue))
 
         mimo_bin = os.environ.get("MIMO_BIN", "/var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/bin/mimo")
-        mimo_model = os.environ.get("MIMO_MODEL", "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash")
+        from rune.provider_context import require_model
+        mimo_model = require_model()  # T16 §16F: provider layer owns selection
         mimo_agent = os.environ.get("MIMO_AGENT", "build")
         events_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_INNOVATION.events.jsonl")
         err_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_INNOVATION.mimo.err.log")
@@ -1533,7 +1538,8 @@ class StageExecutor:
         prompt = chr(10).join(pp)
 
         mimo_bin = os.environ.get("MIMO_BIN", "/var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/bin/mimo")
-        mimo_model = os.environ.get("MIMO_MODEL", "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash")
+        from rune.provider_context import require_model
+        mimo_model = require_model()  # T16 §16F: provider layer owns selection
         mimo_agent = os.environ.get("MIMO_AGENT", "build")
         events_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_SYNTHESIS.events.jsonl")
         err_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_SYNTHESIS.mimo.err.log")
@@ -1670,7 +1676,8 @@ class StageExecutor:
             prompt = chr(10).join(pp).replace("{n}", str(self.issue))
 
             mimo_bin = os.environ.get("MIMO_BIN", "/var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/bin/mimo")
-            mimo_model = os.environ.get("MIMO_MODEL", "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash")
+            from rune.provider_context import require_model
+            mimo_model = require_model()  # T16 §16F: provider layer owns selection
             mimo_agent = os.environ.get("MIMO_AGENT", "build")
             events_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_QUALIFY.events.jsonl")
             err_path = os.path.join(self.artifact_dir, "stage_QUALIFY.mimo.err.log")
@@ -2092,7 +2099,7 @@ class StageExecutor:
     def _fetch_issue(self) -> dict | None:
         import urllib.request
 
-        token = os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", "")
+        token = gitea_auth.get_token() if gitea_auth.has_token() else ""
         server = os.environ.get("GITEA_SERVER", "https://gitea.thingscouldgetdicey.online")
         base = server.rstrip("/") + "/api/v1/repos/conductor/rune"
         if not token:

scripts/research_task_tree.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Stage transitions:
   REFINE(unknowns) → targeted return to the earliest deficient stage
     (no full-pipeline restart; INWARD is not rerun unless Rune reality changed)
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -34,8 +35,14 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
 STAGES = [
-    "ISSUE", "INWARD", "OUTWARD", "APPLICABILITY",
-    "INNOVATION", "ADVERSARIAL", "SYNTHESIS", "QUALIFY",
+    "ISSUE",
+    "INWARD",
+    "OUTWARD",
+    "APPLICABILITY",
+    "INNOVATION",
+    "ADVERSARIAL",
+    "SYNTHESIS",
+    "QUALIFY",
 ]
 
 # Legacy stage names that must never become READY through the canonical path.
@@ -66,12 +73,15 @@ APPLICABILITY_CLASSES = {
 # The default is SKIP — INNOVATION runs only when warranted.
 APPLICABILITY_ROUTES = {
     "STANDARD_SOLUTION_SUFFICIENT",  # → ADVERSARIAL (INNOVATION skipped)
-    "INNOVATION_WARRANTED",          # → INNOVATION → ADVERSARIAL
+    "INNOVATION_WARRANTED",  # → INNOVATION → ADVERSARIAL
 }
 
 # Valid INNOVATION conclusions. NO_INNOVATION_WARRANTED is a SUCCESS result.
 INNOVATION_CONCLUSIONS = {
-    "ADOPT", "ADAPT", "BORROW", "BUILD",
+    "ADOPT",
+    "ADAPT",
+    "BORROW",
+    "BUILD",
     "NO_INNOVATION_WARRANTED",
 }
 
@@ -80,12 +90,12 @@ INNOVATION_CONCLUSIONS = {
 # Only SURVIVES* dispositions unlock SYNTHESIS. Everything else triggers
 # targeted refinement at the earliest stage that can repair the defect.
 ADVERSARIAL_DISPOSITIONS = {
-    "SURVIVES",                    # → SYNTHESIS READY
-    "SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS",   # → SYNTHESIS READY (mitigations are required inputs)
-    "EVIDENCE_DEFICIENT",          # → targeted OUTWARD → APPLICABILITY → ADVERSARIAL
-    "APPLICABILITY_DEFICIENT",     # → APPLICABILITY → ADVERSARIAL
-    "INNOVATION_WARRANTED",        # → INNOVATION → ADVERSARIAL
-    "NO_VIABLE_CANDIDATE",         # → targeted OUTWARD (expand candidate space)
+    "SURVIVES",  # → SYNTHESIS READY
+    "SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS",  # → SYNTHESIS READY (mitigations are required inputs)
+    "EVIDENCE_DEFICIENT",  # → targeted OUTWARD → APPLICABILITY → ADVERSARIAL
+    "APPLICABILITY_DEFICIENT",  # → APPLICABILITY → ADVERSARIAL
+    "INNOVATION_WARRANTED",  # → INNOVATION → ADVERSARIAL
+    "NO_VIABLE_CANDIDATE",  # → targeted OUTWARD (expand candidate space)
 }
 SYNTHESIS_UNLOCKING_DISPOSITIONS = {"SURVIVES", "SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS"}
 
@@ -99,9 +109,9 @@ ADVERSARIAL_REFINEMENT_ROUTES = {
 
 # QUALIFY outcomes (narrowed semantics, §8–10 of the correction).
 QUALIFY_OUTCOMES = {
-    "PROCEED",                # implementation-ready → MiMo Code
-    "REFINE_SYNTHESIS",       # build instructions weak → SYNTHESIS only
-    "REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE",   # exceptional: genuinely new blocking fact
+    "PROCEED",  # implementation-ready → MiMo Code
+    "REFINE_SYNTHESIS",  # build instructions weak → SYNTHESIS only
+    "REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE",  # exceptional: genuinely new blocking fact
 }
 
 
@@ -184,10 +194,14 @@ class ResearchTaskTree:
         if stage not in self.state["completed_stages"] or stage != "QUALIFY":
             self.state["completed_stages"].append(stage)
         self.state["artifacts"][stage] = artifact
-        self.state["stage_history"].append({
-            "stage": stage, "round": self.round,
-            "completed_at": "auto", "artifact_keys": list(artifact.keys()),
-        })
+        self.state["stage_history"].append(
+            {
+                "stage": stage,
+                "round": self.round,
+                "completed_at": "auto",
+                "artifact_keys": list(artifact.keys()),
+            }
+        )
         # Check if we're in a targeted branch
         targeted = self.state.get("targeted_branch_stages", [])
         if targeted and stage in targeted:
@@ -239,9 +253,7 @@ class ResearchTaskTree:
         if disposition in SYNTHESIS_UNLOCKING_DISPOSITIONS:
             ok, problems = self.synthesis_readiness(artifact)
             if not ok:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "SYNTHESIS readiness invariant failed: " + "; ".join(problems)
-                )
+                raise ValueError("SYNTHESIS readiness invariant failed: " + "; ".join(problems))
             return "SYNTHESIS"
         return ADVERSARIAL_REFINEMENT_ROUTES[disposition]
 
@@ -258,9 +270,7 @@ class ResearchTaskTree:
         """
         outcome = artifact.get("outcome", "PROCEED")
         if outcome not in QUALIFY_OUTCOMES:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"QUALIFY outcome must be one of {sorted(QUALIFY_OUTCOMES)}, got: {outcome!r}"
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"QUALIFY outcome must be one of {sorted(QUALIFY_OUTCOMES)}, got: {outcome!r}")
         self.state["qualify_outcome"] = outcome
         if outcome == "PROCEED":
             self.state["status"] = "COMPLETE"
@@ -268,13 +278,15 @@ class ResearchTaskTree:
         if outcome == "REFINE_SYNTHESIS":
             return "SYNTHESIS"
         # REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE: all four required fields must be present
-        required_fields = ("reason", "return_to", "new_blocking_fact",
-                           "why_previous_gate_could_not_reasonably_have_caught_it")
+        required_fields = (
+            "reason",
+            "return_to",
+            "new_blocking_fact",
+            "why_previous_gate_could_not_reasonably_have_caught_it",
+        )
         missing = [f for f in required_fields if not artifact.get(f)]
         if missing:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE requires {required_fields}; missing: {missing}"
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE requires {required_fields}; missing: {missing}")
         return_to = artifact["return_to"]
         if return_to not in STAGES or return_to == "QUALIFY":
             raise ValueError(f"REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE return_to must be an epistemic stage, got: {return_to!r}")
@@ -298,11 +310,12 @@ class ResearchTaskTree:
         if not survivors:
             problems.append("no surviving candidate")
         if disposition == "SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS" and not adversarial_artifact.get("required_mitigations"):
-            problems.append("SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS without required_mitigations — "
-                            "mitigations are mandatory synthesis inputs, not optional prose")
+            problems.append(
+                "SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS without required_mitigations — "
+                "mitigations are mandatory synthesis inputs, not optional prose"
+            )
         if self.state.get("blocking_unknowns"):
-            problems.append("blocking adversarial unknowns present: "
-                            f"{len(self.state['blocking_unknowns'])}")
+            problems.append(f"blocking adversarial unknowns present: {len(self.state['blocking_unknowns'])}")
         return (len(problems) == 0, problems)
 
     def _route_after_applicability(self, artifact: dict) -> str:
@@ -320,17 +333,20 @@ class ResearchTaskTree:
         route = artifact.get("route", "STANDARD_SOLUTION_SUFFICIENT")
         if route not in ("STANDARD_SOLUTION_SUFFICIENT", "INNOVATION_WARRANTED"):
             raise ValueError(
-                f"APPLICABILITY route must be STANDARD_SOLUTION_SUFFICIENT or "
-                f"INNOVATION_WARRANTED, got: {route!r}"
+                f"APPLICABILITY route must be STANDARD_SOLUTION_SUFFICIENT or INNOVATION_WARRANTED, got: {route!r}"
             )
         self.state["applicability_route"] = route
         return "INNOVATION" if route == "INNOVATION_WARRANTED" else "ADVERSARIAL"
 
     def fail(self, reason: str) -> None:
-        self.state["stage_history"].append({
-            "stage": self.state["current_stage"], "round": self.round,
-            "failed": True, "reason": reason,
-        })
+        self.state["stage_history"].append(
+            {
+                "stage": self.state["current_stage"],
+                "round": self.round,
+                "failed": True,
+                "reason": reason,
+            }
+        )
         self.save()
 
     def more_research(self, unknowns: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
@@ -360,11 +376,13 @@ class ResearchTaskTree:
                 stages_needed = ["INNOVATION"]
             else:
                 stages_needed = ["OUTWARD"]
-            branches.append({
-                "unknown": u,
-                "stages": stages_needed,
-                "round": self.round,
-            })
+            branches.append(
+                {
+                    "unknown": u,
+                    "stages": stages_needed,
+                    "round": self.round,
+                }
+            )
             all_stages.extend(stages_needed)
 
         # Route to the earliest deficient stage in canonical order,
@@ -380,8 +398,7 @@ class ResearchTaskTree:
     def get_prior_artifacts(self, for_stage: str) -> dict:
         """Return the accepted artifacts this stage needs."""
         idx = STAGES.index(for_stage) if for_stage in STAGES else len(STAGES)
-        return {STAGES[i]: self.state["artifacts"].get(STAGES[i], {})
-                for i in range(idx)}
+        return {STAGES[i]: self.state["artifacts"].get(STAGES[i], {}) for i in range(idx)}
 
     def capsule(self) -> dict:
         """The process capsule for MiMo invocation (§14)."""
@@ -394,11 +411,23 @@ class ResearchTaskTree:
             "accepted_artifacts": {
                 # Adversarial-gated refinement (correction §5–6): mitigations
                 # and falsification tests MUST reach SYNTHESIS as required inputs.
-                k: {kk: v for kk, v in vv.items() if kk in (
-                    "decision", "claims", "sources", "candidates", "disposition",
-                    "required_mitigations", "falsification_tests",
-                    "surviving_candidates", "rejected_candidates", "route",
-                )}
+                k: {
+                    kk: v
+                    for kk, v in vv.items()
+                    if kk
+                    in (
+                        "decision",
+                        "claims",
+                        "sources",
+                        "candidates",
+                        "disposition",
+                        "required_mitigations",
+                        "falsification_tests",
+                        "surviving_candidates",
+                        "rejected_candidates",
+                        "route",
+                    )
+                }
                 for k, vv in self.state["artifacts"].items()
             },
             "blocking_unknowns": self.state.get("blocking_unknowns", []),

scripts/rollback_generation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""rollback_generation.py — T21.4 §21.4F: the governed rollback API.
+
+    rollback_generation(target_generation, expected_current, reason)
+
+Prior tranches proved rollback by recreating deployment primitives by hand
+(ln -sfn against the live deploy root). That is operator work, not governed
+machinery — it bypasses lock, eligibility, health, and history. This module
+is the single canonical rollback operation, built ON the proven deploy
+machinery (deploy_promotion's lock + atomic swap + build-identity authority),
+not beside it.
+
+The promotion authority (deploy_promotion.py) is deliberately MONOTONIC: an
+ancestor promotion is refused as STALE_SUPERSEDED. Regression is therefore
+impossible through promotion — and legitimate only through THIS operation,
+which owns its own obligations:
+
+ 1.  deployment lock       — the SAME .promotion.lock as promote (serialize)
+ 2.  current verification  — build-identity readback must equal expected_current
+ 3.  target existence      — generation dir present, build identity readable
+ 4.  eligibility           — target commit is ancestor-or-equal of current
+                             (regression only; forward = promotion's job;
+                             divergent/unknown refused)
+ 5.  atomic switch         — rename(2) symlink swap, never absent/half-updated
+ 6.  runtime handoff       — Rune executes from current/src at process start;
+                             handoff = identity a fresh launch would run
+ 7.  runtime verification  — fresh-launch identity must equal target
+ 8.  health qualification  — import smoke against target generation src
+ 9.  durable history       — JSONL rollback events, appended inside the lock
+ 10. failure recovery      — health failure restores prior current (where safe)
+ 11. coherent last-good    — last-good := the generation that WAS current
+                             (same invariant promotion maintains)
+
+Truthful outcomes:
+    ROLLED_BACK              target active, health green, history recorded
+    NOOP_ALREADY_CURRENT     target already the deployed generation
+    ROLLED_BACK_REVERTED     switched, health red, prior current restored
+    REFUSED_UNKNOWN_CURRENT  deployed identity unreadable (fail closed)
+    REFUSED_EXPECTED_MISMATCH current != expected_current (stale caller)
+    REFUSED_TARGET_MISSING   target generation dir absent
+    REFUSED_TARGET_UNREADABLE target build identity unreadable
+    REFUSED_NOT_ELIGIBLE     divergent, newer, or non-ancestor target
+    REFUSED_NO_REASON        empty reason (accountability is mandatory)
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import fcntl
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+if str(_SCRIPT_DIR) not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR))
+import deploy_promotion  # proven machinery: lock path, ancestry, swaps
+
+DEPLOY_ROOT = deploy_promotion.DEPLOY_ROOT
+HARNESS_ROOT = _SCRIPT_DIR.parent
+HISTORY_PATH = HARNESS_ROOT / "store" / "scaffold" / "rollback_history.jsonl"
+
+ROLLED_BACK = "ROLLED_BACK"
+NOOP = "NOOP_ALREADY_CURRENT"
+ROLLED_BACK_REVERTED = "ROLLED_BACK_REVERTED"
+REFUSED_UNKNOWN_CURRENT = "REFUSED_UNKNOWN_CURRENT"
+REFUSED_EXPECTED_MISMATCH = "REFUSED_EXPECTED_MISMATCH"
+REFUSED_TARGET_MISSING = "REFUSED_TARGET_MISSING"
+REFUSED_TARGET_UNREADABLE = "REFUSED_TARGET_UNREADABLE"
+REFUSED_NOT_ELIGIBLE = "REFUSED_NOT_ELIGIBLE"
+REFUSED_NO_REASON = "REFUSED_NO_REASON"
+
+
+def _identity(deploy_root: Path, generation: str) -> str:
+    """Authoritative commit for a generation dir (build identity, not name)."""
+    gen_dir = deploy_root / generation
+    identity = gen_dir / "src" / "rune" / "_build_identity.json"
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(identity.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        return str(data.get("commit", ""))
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return ""
+
+
+def _health(deploy_root: Path, generation: str, timeout: int = 60) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+    """Health qualification for a generation: build identity readable AND
+    `import rune` succeeds from that generation's src tree."""
+    gen_dir = deploy_root / generation
+    commit = _identity(deploy_root, generation)
+    if not commit:
+        return False, "build identity unreadable"
+    src = gen_dir / "src"
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.run(
+            [sys.executable, "-c", "import rune; import sys; "
+             "sys.stdout.write(getattr(rune, '__version__', 'ok'))"],
+            env={"PYTHONPATH": str(src), "PATH": "/usr/bin:/bin",
+                 "HOME": str(gen_dir)},
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=timeout, cwd=str(gen_dir),
+        )
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        return False, f"import smoke timed out after {timeout}s"
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        return False, f"import smoke failed: {(proc.stderr or '')[-200:]}"
+    return True, f"identity={commit[:12]} import_smoke=ok ({proc.stdout.strip()[:40]})"
+
+
+def _append_history(record: dict, history_path: Path = HISTORY_PATH) -> None:
+    history_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(history_path, "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(json.dumps(record, sort_keys=True) + "\n")
+
+
+def _swap(deploy_root: Path, name: str, target: Path) -> None:
+    deploy_promotion._atomic_symlink_target(deploy_root, name, target)
+
+
+def rollback_generation(
+    target_generation: str,
+    expected_current: str,
+    reason: str,
+    *,
+    deploy_root: Path = DEPLOY_ROOT,
+    repo: Path = HARNESS_ROOT,
+    history_path: Path = HISTORY_PATH,
+) -> tuple[str, dict]:
+    """The governed rollback operation. Returns (outcome, detail).
+
+    Refusals happen BEFORE any mutation of current/last-good. The lock is
+    shared with promote() so rollback and promotion can never interleave.
+    """
+    if not reason or not reason.strip():
+        return REFUSED_NO_REASON, {"error": "rollback requires a reason"}
+
+    lock_path = deploy_root / ".promotion.lock"
+    # The lock file may be owned by the CI runner (promotion side opens it
+    # for writing). flock needs only an open fd, never write permission, so
+    # open read-only when write is denied — same file, same fence.
+    try:
+        lock_fd = open(lock_path, "a+")
+    except PermissionError:
+        lock_fd = open(lock_path) if lock_path.exists() else \
+            open(lock_path, "a+")
+    with lock_fd:
+        fcntl.flock(lock_fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+        try:
+            current = deploy_root / "current"
+            last_good = deploy_root / "last-good"
+            detail: dict = {"target": target_generation,
+                            "expected_current": expected_current,
+                            "reason": reason[:200],
+                            "at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ",
+                                                time.gmtime())}
+
+            # 2. current verification — identity authority, never the name
+            current_generation = ""
+            try:
+                current_generation = Path(os_readlink(current)).name
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+            deployed_commit = deploy_promotion.read_deployed_commit(deploy_root)
+            if not deployed_commit:
+                return REFUSED_UNKNOWN_CURRENT, {
+                    "error": "deployed commit unreadable — fail closed",
+                    **detail}
+            detail["current_generation"] = current_generation
+            detail["current_commit"] = deployed_commit
+            if expected_current and expected_current != deployed_commit:
+                detail["error"] = (
+                    f"current is {deployed_commit[:12]}, "
+                    f"caller expected {expected_current[:12]} — refused "
+                    "before mutation")
+                return REFUSED_EXPECTED_MISMATCH, detail
+
+            # 3. target existence + identity
+            target_dir = deploy_root / target_generation
+            if not target_dir.is_dir():
+                detail["error"] = f"generation dir {target_generation} absent"
+                return REFUSED_TARGET_MISSING, detail
+            target_commit = _identity(deploy_root, target_generation)
+            if not target_commit:
+                detail["error"] = (
+                    f"generation {target_generation} build identity unreadable")
+                return REFUSED_TARGET_UNREADABLE, detail
+            detail["target_commit"] = target_commit
+
+            if target_commit == deployed_commit:
+                detail["note"] = "target already the deployed generation"
+                return NOOP, detail
+
+            # 4. eligibility — ancestor-or-equal only (regression)
+            rel = deploy_promotion.ancestry_of(target_commit, deployed_commit,
+                                               repo)
+            if rel != "ancestor":
+                detail["error"] = (
+                    f"target commit ancestry={rel} — only ancestors are "
+                    "rollback-eligible (forward movement belongs to "
+                    "deploy_promotion)")
+                return REFUSED_NOT_ELIGIBLE, detail
+
+            # 5. atomic switch (inside lock), last-good := previous current
+            if last_good.is_symlink():
+                last_good.unlink()
+            _swap(deploy_root, "last-good", Path(os_readlink(current)))
+            _swap(deploy_root, "current", target_dir)
+            detail["switched_to"] = target_generation
+
+            # 7+8. runtime verification + health qualification
+            post_commit = deploy_promotion.read_deployed_commit(deploy_root)
+            health_ok, health_detail = _health(deploy_root, target_generation)
+            detail["post_switch_identity"] = post_commit
+            detail["health"] = health_detail
+
+            record = {"at": detail["at"], "operation": "rollback_generation",
+                      **detail}
+            if post_commit != target_commit or not health_ok:
+                # 10. failure recovery — restore prior current (safe: we
+                # hold the lock and the prior generation is intact)
+                prev = Path(os_readlink(last_good)) if last_good.is_symlink() \
+                    else None
+                if prev is not None:
+                    _swap(deploy_root, "current", prev)
+                detail["reverted_to"] = (Path(str(os_readlink(current))).name
+                                         if current.is_symlink() else "?")
+                detail["outcome"] = ROLLED_BACK_REVERTED
+                record["outcome"] = ROLLED_BACK_REVERTED
+                _append_history(record, history_path)
+                return ROLLED_BACK_REVERTED, detail
+
+            record["outcome"] = ROLLED_BACK
+            _append_history(record, history_path)
+            detail["outcome"] = ROLLED_BACK
+            return ROLLED_BACK, detail
+        finally:
+            fcntl.flock(lock_fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+
+
+def os_readlink(p: Path) -> str:
+    return str(Path(str(p)).readlink()) if hasattr(Path, "readlink") \
+        else str(Path(str(p)).readlink())
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    import argparse
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    ap.add_argument("target_generation")
+    ap.add_argument("--expected-current", required=True,
+                    help="commit the caller believes is currently deployed")
+    ap.add_argument("--reason", required=True)
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+    outcome, detail = rollback_generation(args.target_generation,
+                                          args.expected_current, args.reason)
+    print(json.dumps({"outcome": outcome, **detail}, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
+    return 0 if outcome in (ROLLED_BACK, NOOP) else 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/runner_evidence.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This module captures ACTUAL runtime evidence — not configuration inference:
 The evidence record travels with the stage result and is validated by the
 placement gate BEFORE a stage result can be accepted.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
@@ -30,14 +31,23 @@ DESKTOP_RUNNER_LABEL = "rune-ci-desktop"
 
 # Stages that require desktop-heavy execution (cognition, research, coding).
 DESKTOP_HEAVY_STAGES = {
-    "INWARD", "OUTWARD", "APPLICABILITY", "INNOVATION",
-    "ADVERSARIAL", "SYNTHESIS", "QUALIFY",
+    "INWARD",
+    "OUTWARD",
+    "APPLICABILITY",
+    "INNOVATION",
+    "ADVERSARIAL",
+    "SYNTHESIS",
+    "QUALIFY",
 }
 
 # Lightweight forge/control work that MAY legitimately run on the Pi.
 PI_LIGHTWEIGHT_OPERATIONS = {
-    "issue_metadata", "label_change", "artifact_metadata",
-    "process_state", "eligibility_check", "state_transition",
+    "issue_metadata",
+    "label_change",
+    "artifact_metadata",
+    "process_state",
+    "eligibility_check",
+    "state_transition",
 }
 
 
@@ -58,14 +68,8 @@ def capture_execution_evidence(
     runner identity present in the environment.
     """
     hostname = socket.gethostname()
-    runner_name = (
-        os.environ.get("RUNNER_NAME")
-        or os.environ.get("GITEA_RUNNER_NAME")
-        or ("local:" + hostname)
-    )
-    runner_labels = [
-        l.strip() for l in os.environ.get("RUNNER_LABELS", "").split(",") if l.strip()
-    ] or [runner_name]
+    runner_name = os.environ.get("RUNNER_NAME") or os.environ.get("GITEA_RUNNER_NAME") or ("local:" + hostname)
+    runner_labels = [l.strip() for l in os.environ.get("RUNNER_LABELS", "").split(",") if l.strip()] or [runner_name]
 
     return {
         "runner_hostname": hostname,
@@ -92,13 +96,12 @@ def validate_placement(evidence: dict) -> tuple[bool, list[str]]:
     klass = evidence.get("execution_class", "desktop-heavy")
 
     # Evidence completeness — identity must be actually captured
-    for field in ("runner_hostname", "runner_name", "runner_labels",
-                  "execution_class", "stage", "timestamp"):
+    for field in ("runner_hostname", "runner_name", "runner_labels", "execution_class", "stage", "timestamp"):
         if not evidence.get(field):
             violations.append(f"placement evidence missing field: {field}")
 
     if klass == "desktop-heavy":
-        identity = (evidence.get("runner_name", "") + " " + evidence.get("runner_hostname", ""))
+        identity = evidence.get("runner_name", "") + " " + evidence.get("runner_hostname", "")
         if _is_pi(identity) or any(_is_pi(l) for l in evidence.get("runner_labels", [])):
             violations.append(
                 f"PLACEMENT VIOLATION: desktop-heavy stage '{stage}' executed on Pi "
@@ -109,10 +112,12 @@ def validate_placement(evidence: dict) -> tuple[bool, list[str]]:
         # runner NAME (rune-desktop), or a verified local desktop execution.
         # Pi rejection above already caught Pi markers — this is the allow-side.
         labels = " ".join(evidence.get("runner_labels", []))
-        if (DESKTOP_RUNNER_LABEL not in identity
-                and "rune-desktop" not in identity
-                and DESKTOP_RUNNER_LABEL not in labels
-                and "local:" not in evidence.get("runner_name", "")):
+        if (
+            DESKTOP_RUNNER_LABEL not in identity
+            and "rune-desktop" not in identity
+            and DESKTOP_RUNNER_LABEL not in labels
+            and "local:" not in evidence.get("runner_name", "")
+        ):
             violations.append(
                 f"runner '{evidence.get('runner_name')}' is not '{DESKTOP_RUNNER_LABEL}' "
                 f"nor the registered rune-desktop runner, and not a verified local "

scripts/scaffold_projection.py

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""scaffold_projection.py — Scaffolding V1 Tranche 1 (projection, not authority).
+
+Answers, per component/module:
+  what subsystem owns X?          → SPINE store (structural authority)
+  what does X depend on?          → SPINE relationships (ingested from AST)
+  who consumes X?                 → SPINE relationships (ingested from AST)
+  what changes if X changes?      → mirrors + dependent subsystems + consumers (SPINE)
+  what proof obligations arise?   → unit test, canary, ownership, umbrella gates
+  which obligations are complete? → evidence check (test file exists, canary registered)
+
+SPINE INTEGRATION: structural facts come from the Spine store — the single
+structural authority (ingested once from the umbrella manifest + AST).
+This script adds change-impact and proof-obligation reasoning on top; it
+no longer re-derives structure. No store → builds one (deterministic).
+
+Commands:
+  component <module>    full card for one src/rune module
+  impact <module>       expected impact + obligations BEFORE a change
+  obligations <module>  obligation checklist with satisfied/pending state
+  all [outfile]         write the full projection JSON (default docs/)
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import ast, json, sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+SRC = ROOT / "src" / "rune"
+TESTS = ROOT / "tests"
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "src"))
+from rune import spine  # noqa: E402 — Spine IS the structural authority
+
+
+def load_spine() -> dict:
+    """Structural state from the Spine store (built on first use)."""
+    doc = spine.load()
+    if doc is None:
+        doc = spine.build()
+        spine.save(doc)
+    return doc
+
+
+def module_imports(module: str) -> set[str]:
+    """Module names imported by src/rune/<module>.py (intra-package).
+
+    Includes relative imports (`from .x import y` — the dual-mode lazy
+    pattern used across the runtime; missing these would hide real
+    consumers, observed first run: rune_operator ↔ local_tool_runtime)."""
+    path = SRC / f"{module}.py"
+    if not path.is_file():
+        return set()
+    tree = ast.parse(path.read_text())
+    names: set[str] = set()
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if isinstance(node, ast.Import):
+            for a in node.names:
+                names.add(a.name.split(".")[0])
+        elif isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom) and node.module:
+            names.add(node.module.split(".")[0])
+    return names
+
+
+def import_graph() -> dict[str, set[str]]:
+    return {p.stem: module_imports(p.stem) for p in SRC.glob("*.py")}
+
+
+def consumers_of(module: str, graph: dict[str, set[str]]) -> set[str]:
+    return {m for m, deps in graph.items() if module in deps and m != module}
+
+
+def subsystem_for(doc: dict, module: str) -> str:
+    rels = spine.relationships(doc, from_id=f"module:{module}", type="belongs_to")
+    return rels[0]["to"].split(":", 1)[1] if rels else ""
+
+
+def dependent_subsystems(doc: dict, subsystem: str) -> list[str]:
+    return [r["from"].split(":", 1)[1] for r in
+            spine.relationships(doc, to_id=f"subsystem:{subsystem}", type="depends_on")]
+
+
+def mirrors_for(doc: dict, module: str) -> list[str]:
+    subs = spine.relationships(doc, from_id=f"module:{module}", type="belongs_to")
+    out = []
+    for s in subs:
+        out.extend(r["to"].split(":", 1)[1] for r in
+                   spine.relationships(doc, from_id=s["to"], type="mirrors"))
+    return sorted(set(out))
+
+
+def canary_registered(module: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        sys.path.insert(0, str(SRC))
+        from rune import canary_native
+        return module in canary_native.MODULES
+    except ImportError:
+        # canary_native pulls optional deps (sqlite_vec etc.); the projection
+        # degrades to "not registered" rather than failing the audit.
+        return False
+
+
+def obligations(module: str, doc: dict) -> list[dict]:
+    """Proof obligations for changing this module, with evidence state.
+    Structural facts sourced from Spine."""
+    umb = subsystem_for(doc, module)
+    test_file = TESTS / f"test_{module}.py"
+    obs = [
+        {"obligation": "unit_test", "satisfied": test_file.is_file(),
+         "evidence": f"tests/test_{module}.py" + ("" if test_file.is_file() else " (MISSING)")},
+        {"obligation": "canary", "satisfied": canary_registered(module),
+         "evidence": "canary_native.MODULES" if canary_registered(module)
+                     else "not in canary registry (informational — not every module needs one)"},
+        {"obligation": "umbrella_manifest", "satisfied": bool(umb),
+         "evidence": f"umbrella '{umb}'" if umb else "NOT in any umbrella — manifest gap"},
+        {"obligation": "full_suite", "satisfied": None,
+         "evidence": "run: pytest tests/ -q (runtime evidence, not static)"},
+        {"obligation": "lint_ratchet", "satisfied": None,
+         "evidence": "run: scripts/lint_ratchet.py"},
+        {"obligation": "henxels", "satisfied": None,
+         "evidence": "run: henxels check --all"},
+    ]
+    if umb:
+        deps = dependent_subsystems(doc, umb)
+        if deps:
+            obs.append({"obligation": "dependent_canaries", "satisfied": None,
+                        "evidence": f"subsystems depending on '{umb}': {', '.join(deps)} — their canaries gate the change"})
+        mir = mirrors_for(doc, module)
+        if mir:
+            obs.append({"obligation": "mirrors_travel", "satisfied": None,
+                        "evidence": f"files that must travel together: {', '.join(mir)}"})
+    return obs
+
+
+def component_card(module: str, doc: dict) -> dict:
+    """Structural card from SPINE (owner/deps/consumers/mirrors) + obligations."""
+    deps = [r["to"].split(":", 1)[1] for r in
+            spine.relationships(doc, from_id=f"module:{module}", type="depends_on")]
+    consumers = [r["to"].split(":", 1)[1] for r in
+                 spine.relationships(doc, from_id=f"module:{module}", type="consumed_by")]
+    e = spine.entity(doc, f"module:{module}")
+    card = {
+        "component": module,
+        "subsystem": subsystem_for(doc, module),
+        "dependencies": sorted(set(deps)),
+        "consumers": sorted(set(consumers)),
+        "mirrors": mirrors_for(doc, module),
+        "obligations": obligations(module, doc),
+    }
+    if e:
+        card["spine_maturity"] = e.get("maturity")
+        card["spine_evidence"] = e.get("evidence_refs", [])
+    return card
+
+
+def impact(module: str) -> dict:
+    doc = load_spine()
+    card = component_card(module, doc)
+    umb = card["subsystem"]
+    card["expected_impact"] = {
+        "direct_consumers": card["consumers"],
+        "subsystem_dependents": dependent_subsystems(doc, umb) if umb else [],
+        "must_travel": card["mirrors"],
+        "gates": ["full_suite", "lint_ratchet", "henxels", "umbrella_gates"]
+                + (["canary"] if card and any(o["obligation"] == "canary" and o["satisfied"]
+                                              for o in card["obligations"]) else []),
+    }
+    return card
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    args = sys.argv[1:]
+    if not args:
+        print(__doc__)
+        return 2
+    cmd = args[0]
+    if cmd in ("component", "impact", "obligations") and len(args) < 2:
+        print(f"usage: {cmd} <module>", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    doc = load_spine()
+    if cmd == "impact":
+        print(json.dumps(impact(args[1]), indent=1))
+    elif cmd == "component":
+        print(json.dumps(component_card(args[1], doc), indent=1))
+    elif cmd == "obligations":
+        card = component_card(args[1], doc)
+        print(json.dumps(card["obligations"], indent=1))
+    elif cmd == "all":
+        out = Path(args[1]) if len(args) > 1 else ROOT / "docs" / "scaffold_projection.json"
+        cards = {p.stem: component_card(p.stem, doc)
+                 for p in sorted(SRC.glob("*.py"))
+                 if spine.entity(doc, f"module:{p.stem}")}
+        out.write_text(json.dumps({
+            "generated_by": "scripts/scaffold_projection.py (projection — no new authority)",
+            "sources": ["rune.spine store (structural authority)", "src/rune/canary_native.py",
+                        "tests/ filesystem"],
+            "components": cards,
+        }, indent=1) + "\n")
+        print(f"projection written: {out} ({len(cards)} components)")
+    else:
+        print(f"unknown command: {cmd}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/semver_bump.py

@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import re
 import sys
 
+# T20 §20B: push-convergence synthesizes PR titles as "<kind>: converged
+# release (push-to-master bump)" where kind comes from
+# version_convergence.highest_warranted_bump. The title text must carry
+# that decision — "minor:" was re-classified as patch here, downgrading
+# every feature tranche (observed: feat ranges bumped 0.66.77-83 not 0.67.0).
+MINOR_PREFIX_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*minor\b", re.IGNORECASE)
+
 BREAKING_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*\w+(\([^)]*\))?!:")
 FEAT_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*feat(\([^)]*\))?")
 
@@ -25,6 +32,8 @@ FEAT_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*feat(\([^)]*\))?")
 def next_version(version: str, title: str) -> str:
     if BREAKING_RE.match(title) or "BREAKING CHANGE" in title:
         kind = "major"
+    elif MINOR_PREFIX_RE.match(title):
+        kind = "minor"  # synthesized convergence title carries the kind
     elif FEAT_RE.match(title):
         kind = "minor"
     else:

scripts/source_ledger.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Hard invariants:
     must not silently falsify the ledger.
   - No trust scores. Factual source classification only.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import hashlib
@@ -70,8 +71,7 @@ def build_records(outward: dict, stage: str = "OUTWARD") -> list[dict]:
         url = _norm(r.get("url", ""))
         if not url:
             continue
-        rid = _receipt_id(stage, r.get("tool", "?"), r.get("url", ""),
-                          r.get("ts", 0), i)
+        rid = _receipt_id(stage, r.get("tool", "?"), r.get("url", ""), r.get("ts", 0), i)
         if r.get("kind") == "SOURCE_READ":
             read_urls[url] = {"receipt_id": rid, "tool": r.get("tool", "?"), "ts": r.get("ts")}
         elif r.get("kind") == "TOOL_FAILED":
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def build_records(outward: dict, stage: str = "OUTWARD") -> list[dict]:
     for i, c in enumerate(outward.get("contradictory_evidence", outward.get("contradictions", []))):
         if isinstance(c, dict):
             for sid in c.get("contradicts_source_ids", []):
-                contradictions_by_source.setdefault(sid, []).append(c.get("id", f"C{i+1}"))
+                contradictions_by_source.setdefault(sid, []).append(c.get("id", f"C{i + 1}"))
         # plain-string contradictions are not linked (labeled in render)
 
     records = []
@@ -119,28 +119,41 @@ def build_records(outward: dict, stage: str = "OUTWARD") -> list[dict]:
         # Upgrade precedence fix is above; this block is intentionally after
         # status resolution so the downgrade applies regardless of note text.
         resolved = s.get("resolved_url", url)  # explicit field if present
-        records.append({
-            "receipt_id": (receipt or {}).get("receipt_id", ""),
-            "source_id": sid,
-            "requested_url": url,
-            "resolved_url": resolved,
-            "domain": _domain(resolved),
-            "status": status,
-            "tool": (receipt or {}).get("tool", s.get("tool", "UNKNOWN_NOT_EXPOSED")),
-            "timestamp": (receipt or {}).get("ts", "UNKNOWN_NOT_EXPOSED"),
-            "source_type": s.get("class", s.get("source_class", "UNKNOWN_NOT_EXPOSED")),
-            "claim_ids": claims_by_source.get(sid, []),
-            "contradiction_ids": contradictions_by_source.get(sid, []),
-            "blocked_reason": (s.get("note", "") if status == STATUS_BLOCKED else
-                               (receipt.get("kind") if status == STATUS_FAILED and receipt else
-                                ("no machine SOURCE_READ receipt matched (legacy artifact)" if status == STATUS_FAILED else ""))),
-            "supports_evidence": status == STATUS_READ,
-        })
+        records.append(
+            {
+                "receipt_id": (receipt or {}).get("receipt_id", ""),
+                "source_id": sid,
+                "requested_url": url,
+                "resolved_url": resolved,
+                "domain": _domain(resolved),
+                "status": status,
+                "tool": (receipt or {}).get("tool", s.get("tool", "UNKNOWN_NOT_EXPOSED")),
+                "timestamp": (receipt or {}).get("ts", "UNKNOWN_NOT_EXPOSED"),
+                "source_type": s.get("class", s.get("source_class", "UNKNOWN_NOT_EXPOSED")),
+                "claim_ids": claims_by_source.get(sid, []),
+                "contradiction_ids": contradictions_by_source.get(sid, []),
+                "blocked_reason": (
+                    s.get("note", "")
+                    if status == STATUS_BLOCKED
+                    else (
+                        receipt.get("kind")
+                        if status == STATUS_FAILED and receipt
+                        else (
+                            "no machine SOURCE_READ receipt matched (legacy artifact)"
+                            if status == STATUS_FAILED
+                            else ""
+                        )
+                    )
+                ),
+                "supports_evidence": status == STATUS_READ,
+            }
+        )
     return records
 
 
-def render_markdown(records: list[dict], outward: dict, runner: dict | None,
-                    model: str, artifact_hash: str, legacy_claims: bool = False) -> str:
+def render_markdown(
+    records: list[dict], outward: dict, runner: dict | None, model: str, artifact_hash: str, legacy_claims: bool = False
+) -> str:
     """Fixed Markdown template. Pure function of records + metadata."""
     d = outward.get("discovery", {})
     n_read = sum(1 for r in records if r["status"] == STATUS_READ)
@@ -152,9 +165,11 @@ def render_markdown(records: list[dict], outward: dict, runner: dict | None,
     runner_host = (runner or {}).get("runner_hostname", "UNKNOWN")
     prov_note = ""
     if legacy_claims:
-        prov_note = ("\n*Claim↔source links for this legacy artifact are derived from "
-                     "claim nesting (pre-#282 format); future artifacts carry explicit "
-                     "supports_source_ids/contradicts_source_ids.*")
+        prov_note = (
+            "\n*Claim↔source links for this legacy artifact are derived from "
+            "claim nesting (pre-#282 format); future artifacts carry explicit "
+            "supports_source_ids/contradicts_source_ids.*"
+        )
 
     lines = [
         "## OUTWARD — ACCEPTED",
@@ -179,6 +194,7 @@ def render_markdown(records: list[dict], outward: dict, runner: dict | None,
         link = f"[{r['domain']}]({r['requested_url']})" if r["requested_url"].startswith("http") else r["domain"]
         lines.append(
             f"| {r['source_id']} | {link} | {r['source_type']} | {r['status']} "
-            f"| {len(r['claim_ids'])} | {len(r['contradiction_ids'])} | {caveat[:60]} |")
+            f"| {len(r['claim_ids'])} | {len(r['contradiction_ids'])} | {caveat[:60]} |"
+        )
     lines.append(prov_note)
     return "\n".join(lines)

scripts/stage_contracts.py

@@ -13,68 +13,102 @@ contract, the contract-drift test fails.
 Compatibility aliases (e.g. urls → url, classification → source_class)
 are explicit, versioned, and bounded — not arbitrary rescue behavior.
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 # Per-stage contract: required fields in the structured artifact
 STAGE_CONTRACTS: dict[str, dict] = {
     "INWARD": {
         "required_fields": [
-            {"name": "claims", "type": "list",
-             "description": "relevant files/behaviors with evidence citations"},
+            {"name": "claims", "type": "list", "description": "relevant files/behaviors with evidence citations"},
         ],
         "optional_fields": ["context", "deterministic"],
     },
     "OUTWARD": {
         "required_fields": [
-            {"name": "discovery", "type": "object",
-             "description": "queries, sources_discovered, source_count"},
-            {"name": "reading", "type": "object",
-             "description": "sources_selected, sources_read (with machine receipts), evidence_extracted"},
-            {"name": "tool_receipts", "type": "list",
-             "description": "per-event receipts with kind/tool/url/timestamp"},
-            {"name": "coverage", "type": "object",
-             "description": "required_classes, represented_classes, uncovered"},
+            {"name": "discovery", "type": "object", "description": "queries, sources_discovered, source_count"},
+            {
+                "name": "reading",
+                "type": "object",
+                "description": "sources_selected, sources_read (with machine receipts), evidence_extracted",
+            },
+            {"name": "tool_receipts", "type": "list", "description": "per-event receipts with kind/tool/url/timestamp"},
+            {"name": "coverage", "type": "object", "description": "required_classes, represented_classes, uncovered"},
+        ],
+        "optional_fields": [
+            "text",
+            "limitations",
+            "contradictory_evidence",
+            "supporting_evidence",
+            "alternatives",
+            "adjacent_field_leads",
+            "unresolved_questions",
         ],
-        "optional_fields": ["text", "limitations", "contradictory_evidence",
-                            "supporting_evidence", "alternatives",
-                            "adjacent_field_leads", "unresolved_questions"],
     },
     "APPLICABILITY": {
         "required_fields": [
-            {"name": "route", "type": "string",
-             "description": "STANDARD_SOLUTION_SUFFICIENT or INNOVATION_WARRANTED",
-             "enum": ["STANDARD_SOLUTION_SUFFICIENT", "INNOVATION_WARRANTED"]},
-            {"name": "candidates", "type": "list",
-             "description": "classified mechanisms with integration_point, evidence, source_ids"},
+            {
+                "name": "route",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "STANDARD_SOLUTION_SUFFICIENT or INNOVATION_WARRANTED",
+                "enum": ["STANDARD_SOLUTION_SUFFICIENT", "INNOVATION_WARRANTED"],
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "candidates",
+                "type": "list",
+                "description": "classified mechanisms with integration_point, evidence, source_ids",
+            },
         ],
         "optional_fields": ["notes"],
     },
     "ADVERSARIAL": {
         "required_fields": [
-            {"name": "disposition", "type": "string",
-             "description": "SURVIVES | SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS | EVIDENCE_DEFICIENT | "
-                            "APPLICABILITY_DEFICIENT | INNOVATION_WARRANTED | NO_VIABLE_CANDIDATE",
-             "enum": ["SURVIVES", "SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS", "EVIDENCE_DEFICIENT",
-                      "APPLICABILITY_DEFICIENT", "INNOVATION_WARRANTED", "NO_VIABLE_CANDIDATE"]},
-            {"name": "surviving_candidates", "type": "list",
-             "description": "candidate ids that survived attack"},
-            {"name": "attacks", "type": "list",
-             "description": "attack rows with target_candidate, dimension, finding, severity"},
-            {"name": "required_mitigations", "type": "list",
-             "description": "mitigations that must appear in SYNTHESIS (mandatory, not prose)"},
-            {"name": "falsification_tests", "type": "list",
-             "description": "kill-tests that must convert into invariants"},
+            {
+                "name": "disposition",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "SURVIVES | SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS | EVIDENCE_DEFICIENT | "
+                "APPLICABILITY_DEFICIENT | INNOVATION_WARRANTED | NO_VIABLE_CANDIDATE",
+                "enum": [
+                    "SURVIVES",
+                    "SURVIVES_WITH_MITIGATIONS",
+                    "EVIDENCE_DEFICIENT",
+                    "APPLICABILITY_DEFICIENT",
+                    "INNOVATION_WARRANTED",
+                    "NO_VIABLE_CANDIDATE",
+                ],
+            },
+            {"name": "surviving_candidates", "type": "list", "description": "candidate ids that survived attack"},
+            {
+                "name": "attacks",
+                "type": "list",
+                "description": "attack rows with target_candidate, dimension, finding, severity",
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "required_mitigations",
+                "type": "list",
+                "description": "mitigations that must appear in SYNTHESIS (mandatory, not prose)",
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "falsification_tests",
+                "type": "list",
+                "description": "kill-tests that must convert into invariants",
+            },
         ],
-        "optional_fields": ["rejected_candidates", "critical_assumptions",
-                            "new_research_gaps"],
+        "optional_fields": ["rejected_candidates", "critical_assumptions", "new_research_gaps"],
     },
     "INNOVATION": {
         "required_fields": [
-            {"name": "conclusion", "type": "string",
-             "description": "ADOPT | ADAPT | BORROW | BUILD | NO_INNOVATION_WARRANTED",
-             "enum": ["ADOPT", "ADAPT", "BORROW", "BUILD", "NO_INNOVATION_WARRANTED"]},
-            {"name": "candidates", "type": "list",
-             "description": "each with derived_from (mandatory), kill_test (mandatory)"},
+            {
+                "name": "conclusion",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "ADOPT | ADAPT | BORROW | BUILD | NO_INNOVATION_WARRANTED",
+                "enum": ["ADOPT", "ADAPT", "BORROW", "BUILD", "NO_INNOVATION_WARRANTED"],
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "candidates",
+                "type": "list",
+                "description": "each with derived_from (mandatory), kill_test (mandatory)",
+            },
         ],
         "optional_fields": ["notes"],
     },
@@ -83,23 +117,33 @@ STAGE_CONTRACTS: dict[str, dict] = {
             {"name": "selected_design", "type": "string"},
             {"name": "implementation_sequence", "type": "list"},
             {"name": "interfaces", "type": "list"},
-            {"name": "invariants", "type": "list",
-             "description": "every falsification test must be converted into an invariant"},
+            {
+                "name": "invariants",
+                "type": "list",
+                "description": "every falsification test must be converted into an invariant",
+            },
             {"name": "tests_required", "type": "list"},
             {"name": "acceptance_criteria", "type": "list"},
             {"name": "rollback", "type": "string"},
-            {"name": "data_flow", "type": "list",
-             "description": "how data moves through the designed system"},
+            {"name": "data_flow", "type": "list", "description": "how data moves through the designed system"},
+        ],
+        "optional_fields": [
+            "why_this_design_won",
+            "rejected_alternatives",
+            "components_affected",
+            "authority_boundaries",
+            "failure_modes",
+            "deliberately_excluded",
         ],
-        "optional_fields": ["why_this_design_won", "rejected_alternatives",
-                            "components_affected", "authority_boundaries",
-                            "failure_modes", "deliberately_excluded"],
     },
     "QUALIFY": {
         "required_fields": [
-            {"name": "outcome", "type": "string",
-             "description": "PROCEED | REFINE_SYNTHESIS | REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE",
-             "enum": ["PROCEED", "REFINE_SYNTHESIS", "REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE"]},
+            {
+                "name": "outcome",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "PROCEED | REFINE_SYNTHESIS | REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE",
+                "enum": ["PROCEED", "REFINE_SYNTHESIS", "REOPEN_EARLIER_STAGE"],
+            },
         ],
         "optional_fields": ["findings", "deterministic_checks", "reopen"],
     },
@@ -109,7 +153,7 @@ STAGE_CONTRACTS: dict[str, dict] = {
 # (bounded, versioned, NOT arbitrary rescue behavior).
 COMPATIBILITY_ALIASES: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
     "OUTWARD": {
-        "urls": "url",              # worker uses urls (list) → take first as url
+        "urls": "url",  # worker uses urls (list) → take first as url
         "classification": "source_class",
         "search_receipts": "queries",
         "read_receipts": "sources_read",

scripts/stage_telemetry.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Attempt lifecycle (from the executor's perspective):
                                         TIMEOUT | INTERRUPTED
   persist(handle)                     → append + mirror
 """
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -45,8 +46,7 @@ def _now_iso() -> str:
 class StageAttempt:
     """One attempt's observed lifecycle. Pure data — no control flow."""
 
-    def __init__(self, attempt_id: str, event_id: str, stage: str,
-                 issue: int, process_id: str):
+    def __init__(self, attempt_id: str, event_id: str, stage: str, issue: int, process_id: str):
         self.attempt_id = attempt_id
         self.event_id = event_id
         self.stage = stage
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ class StageAttempt:
         self.terminal_status = terminal_status
         self.finished_at = _now_iso()
         # Close any unclosed windows (INTERRUPTED/TIMEOUT paths)
-        for lst in (self.model_windows, self.tool_windows,
-                    self.gate_windows, self.persistence_windows):
+        for lst in (self.model_windows, self.tool_windows, self.gate_windows, self.persistence_windows):
             if lst and lst[-1][1] == 0.0:
                 s, _ = lst[-1]
                 lst[-1] = (s, time.monotonic())
@@ -160,7 +159,8 @@ class StageAttempt:
             # not double-counted work.
             "overlap_note": (
                 "categories are observed windows and may overlap; "
-                "wall_time is authoritative, category sums are not additive"),
+                "wall_time is authoritative, category sums are not additive"
+            ),
             "model_calls": self.model_calls,
             "tool_calls": self.tool_calls,
             "repo_read_calls": self.repo_read_calls,

scripts/start_wr_daemon.py

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""start_wr_daemon.py — T21.5 §7: THE canonical daemon restart launcher.
+
+T21.4 live finding: `python3 daemon.py` defaults WR_ROOT to the daemon's
+install dir, so a restart silently opened a second event store. This
+launcher resolves the root ONCE through scripts/wr_root_resolver.py (the
+single authority) and passes it explicitly — nobody has to remember to
+export WR_ROOT.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(_SCRIPT_DIR))
+import wr_root_resolver as resolver  # noqa: E402
+
+DAEMON_CODE_CANDIDATES = (
+    "/home/nick/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume/daemon.py",
+)
+
+
+def find_daemon_code() -> Path:
+    for cand in DAEMON_CODE_CANDIDATES:
+        p = Path(cand)
+        if p.is_file():
+            return p
+    raise RuntimeError(f"daemon.py not found in {DAEMON_CODE_CANDIDATES}")
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    root = resolver.resolve_root()
+    daemon = find_daemon_code()
+    env = dict(os.environ,
+               WR_ROOT=str(root),            # daemon data root
+               RUNE_WR_ROOT=str(root),       # adapter-side authority
+               RUNE_WR_CODE=str(daemon.parent))
+    port = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "8791"
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+        [sys.executable, str(daemon), port],
+        env=env, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        start_new_session=True)
+    # bounded startup probe (process-local, not an external wait)
+    for _ in range(20):
+        try:
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(
+                    f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/health", timeout=1) as r:
+                if r.status == 200:
+                    print(f"wr daemon up: pid={proc.pid} root={root} "
+                          f"port={port}")
+                    return 0
+        except OSError:
+            time.sleep(0.25)
+    print(f"wr daemon did not become healthy (pid={proc.pid})", file=sys.stderr)
+    return 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())