chore(release): auto-bump version to 0.66.59 — earned by # (minor: converged release (push-to-master bump))

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README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Rune
 
-**Current release: v0.66.58**
+**Current release: v0.66.59**
 
 **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.**
 

config/umbrellas.json

@@ -227,11 +227,15 @@
     "construction_patterns_builtin",
     "context_broker",
     "context_pressure",
+    "event_wait",
+    "failure_recovery",
     "layout_contract",
+    "programme_continuation",
     "release_notes",
     "salience_gate",
     "scaffold",
     "spine",
+    "stage_guards",
     "structural_store",
     "toolchain",
     "tui_backlog",
@@ -247,4 +251,4 @@
    ]
   }
  }
-}
+}

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "rune"
-version = "0.66.58"
+version = "0.66.59"
 description = "Rune — a stateful coding assistant with persistent memory, orchestration, and TUI"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 

scripts/t14_builder_session.py

@@ -196,19 +196,42 @@ def _is_runtime_residue(path: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def audit_scope(project_dir: Path, before: dict,
-                allowed: list[str]) -> dict:
+                allowed: list[str], *,
+                runtime_declared: set[str] | None = None) -> dict:
+    """§15O PROVENANCE-AWARE residue classification.
+
+    The T14 prefix rule (.git/.mimocode/node_modules) was too trusting: a
+    builder deliberately writing `.mimocode/evil` would vanish from the
+    audit. Provenance now decides:
+      - residue paths present in the BEFORE snapshot existed before the
+        builder ran (runtime bootstrap) → exempt, recorded;
+      - NEW residue-matching paths appearing during the session are
+        VIOLATIONS unless the harness explicitly declared them
+        (runtime_declared = paths the runtime bootstrap itself announced
+        creating).
+    """
+    runtime_declared = runtime_declared or set()
     after = snapshot_files(project_dir)
     changed = sorted(set(after) - set(before))
     modified = sorted(k for k in after
                       if k in before and after[k] != before[k])
-    residue = sorted(f for f in changed + modified
-                     if _is_runtime_residue(f))
-    violations = sorted(f for f in changed + modified
-                        if f not in allowed and not _is_runtime_residue(f))
-    return {"created": [f for f in changed if not _is_runtime_residue(f)],
-            "modified": [f for f in modified if not _is_runtime_residue(f)],
-            "runtime_residue": residue,
-            "scope_violations": violations,
+    residue = []
+    violations = []
+    for f in changed + modified:
+        if f not in allowed:
+            if _is_runtime_residue(f):
+                if f in before or f in runtime_declared:
+                    residue.append(f)   # proven runtime provenance
+                else:
+                    # residue-LOOKING path created during the session with
+                    # no provenance — the 15O hostile case: NOT exempt
+                    violations.append(f)
+            else:
+                violations.append(f)
+    return {"created": [f for f in changed if f not in violations],
+            "modified": [f for f in modified if f not in violations],
+            "runtime_residue": sorted(set(residue)),
+            "scope_violations": sorted(set(violations)),
             "in_scope": not violations}
 
 
@@ -264,26 +287,14 @@ def complete_lifecycle(iface: ci.ConstructionInterface, contract_id: str,
 
 
 def discover_contract_id(store: Path) -> tuple[str, str] | None:
-    """Purely canonical discovery: walk the store's project scaffolds and
-    return (project, contract_id) for the most recent contract. No session
-    file, no transcript — exactly what a fresh builder may know."""
-    projects_dir = store / "projects"
-    if not projects_dir.exists():
+    """§15U: delegates to the canonical interface
+    (ConstructionInterface.discover_active_contract). This shim stays only
+    so existing driver call sites keep working."""
+    from rune import construction_interface as _ci
+    env = _ci.ConstructionInterface.discover_active_contract(str(store))
+    if not env.get("success"):
         return None
-    best: tuple[str, str, str] | None = None
-    for proj_current in sorted(projects_dir.glob("*/current.json")):
-        project = proj_current.parent.name
-        try:
-            doc = json.loads(proj_current.read_text())
-        except (OSError, ValueError):
-            continue
-        for e in doc["entities"]:
-            if e["kind"] == "construction_contract":
-                key = (e.get("observed_at") or "", project,
-                       e["id"].split(":", 1)[1])
-                if best is None or key > (best[0], best[1], best[2]):
-                    best = key
-    return (best[1], best[2]) if best else None
+    return env["ids"]["project"], env["ids"]["contract_id"]
 
 
 def seed_requirement_spec(store: Path, project: str) -> str:

scripts/t15_builder_session.py

@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""t15_builder_session.py — T15 §15Q: REAL event-driven builder proof.
+
+The difference from T14, enforced by construction:
+
+    launch → register WAITING_EVENT → YIELD (select on the bridge FIFO)
+    → builder exit event → resume immediately → reload canonical state
+    → readiness/exit canaries → independent verification → continuation
+
+NO sleep/poll loops anywhere on the normal path. The watchdog is only a
+failure detector (lost event / dead process), never the scheduler.
+
+Modes:
+    start     classify → activate → contract → real builder → event wait
+              → exit canary → verification → evidence-backed close
+    interrupt like start, but the builder process group is SIGKILLed at
+              the first source file → PROCESS_LOST → canonical state
+              persists for a fresh builder (run `resume` next)
+    resume    FRESH controller + fresh builder from canonical state only
+    status    print canonical construction state
+
+The builder is the real model process (mimo run — Verboo per the standing
+provider policy). Builder identity is recorded, never trusted.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "src"))
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts"))
+
+import t14_builder_session as t14  # noqa: E402 — reuse the proven pieces
+from rune import construction_interface as ci  # noqa: E402
+from rune import event_wait as ew  # noqa: E402
+from rune import scaffold as sc  # noqa: E402
+from rune import structural_store as ss  # noqa: E402
+from rune.event_wait import DEFAULT_DAEMON_URL  # noqa: E402
+
+BUILDER_MODEL = os.environ.get("T15_BUILDER_MODEL", "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash")
+DAEMON_URL = os.environ.get("T15_DAEMON_URL", DEFAULT_DAEMON_URL)
+
+
+def log(msg: str) -> None:
+    print(f"[t15] {msg}", flush=True)
+
+
+def readiness_canary(toolchain_hint: str) -> dict:
+    """§15F: may the build stage begin? Executable checks, not optimism.
+    Runtime checks derive from the verifier (15R generalisation)."""
+    checks = []
+    runtimes = (["node"] if "node" in VERIFIER else []) +                (["python3"] if "python" in VERIFIER else [])
+    for rt in runtimes:
+        r = subprocess.run([rt, "--version"], capture_output=True, text=True)
+        checks.append({"name": f"{rt}_present", "passed": r.returncode == 0,
+                       "evidence": (r.stdout or "").strip()[:30]})
+    r2 = subprocess.run(["mimo", "--version"], capture_output=True, text=True)
+    checks.append({"name": "builder_cli_present", "passed": r2.returncode == 0,
+                   "evidence": (r2.stdout or "").strip()[:40]})
+    try:
+        import urllib.request
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(DAEMON_URL + "/health", timeout=3) as resp:
+            ok = resp.status == 200
+        checks.append({"name": "event_bridge_healthy", "passed": ok,
+                       "evidence": DAEMON_URL})
+    except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+        checks.append({"name": "event_bridge_healthy", "passed": False,
+                       "evidence": str(e)[:80]})
+    verdict = "READY" if all(c["passed"] for c in checks) else "BLOCKED"
+    return {"canary": "readiness", "verdict": verdict, "checks": checks}
+
+
+# 15R: the driver is construction INFRASTRUCTURE — the request/scope are
+# parameters, never scheduler-specific constants. Defaults preserve the
+# proven fixture.
+REQUEST = os.environ.get(
+    "T15_REQUEST",
+    "Build me a small standalone practice scheduler that can create, "
+    "list and complete practice items.")
+SCOPE = [s for s in os.environ.get(
+    "T15_SCOPE", "scheduler.js,scheduler.test.js,package.json").split(",")
+    if s]
+PROJECT_NAME = os.environ.get("T15_PROJECT_NAME", "")
+SPEC_CONTRACT = os.environ.get("T15_SPEC_CONTRACT",
+                               "contract:practice-items-spec")
+TOOLCHAIN = os.environ.get("T15_TOOLCHAIN",
+                           "node >= 18 (node:test built-in runner, ES modules)")
+VERIFIER = os.environ.get("T15_VERIFIER", "node --test")
+
+
+def setup_construction(store: Path, project_dir: Path) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """classify → activate → seed spec → contract → transitions. Reuses
+    the proven T14 canonical path unchanged."""
+    staged = t14.classify_and_activate(store, REQUEST)
+    project = staged["activation"]["project"]
+    assert staged["activation"]["mode"] == "PROJECT_BUILD"
+    _seed_spec(store, project)
+    iface = ci.ConstructionInterface(
+        builder=BUILDER_MODEL,
+        project_store=str(store / "projects" / project),
+        project_id=project)
+    sub = iface.submit_need(
+        REQUEST, origin="rune_native",
+        constraints={"environment": {"os": "linux",
+                                     "runtime": TOOLCHAIN,
+                                     "runner": VERIFIER},
+                     "contracts": [SPEC_CONTRACT]},
+        affected_surface=list(SCOPE),
+        evidence_refs=["t15-user-request", "node-v22-installed"],
+        approval_context="t15 user-approved fixture")
+    assert sub.get("success"), sub.get("errors")
+    contract_id = sub["ids"]["contract_id"]
+    for phase in ("approved", "building"):
+        tr = iface.transition(contract_id, phase, evidence_ref=f"t15 {phase}")
+        assert tr.get("success"), tr.get("errors")
+    log(f"contract {contract_id} → building")
+    return project, contract_id
+
+
+def _seed_spec(store: Path, project: str) -> str:
+    """Govern the requirement as a contract on the project surface
+    (generic — request/scope come from parameters)."""
+    proj = sc.Scaffold(str(store / "projects" / project), project)
+    doc = proj.load()
+    if ss.entity(doc, SPEC_CONTRACT) is None:
+        ss.add_entity(doc, id=SPEC_CONTRACT, kind="contract",
+                      identities={"objective": REQUEST},
+                      evidence_refs=["t15-request"])
+        ss.add_entity(doc, id="capability:planned-" + project[:24],
+                      kind="capability", maturity="DECLARED",
+                      evidence_refs=["t15-request"])
+        ss.add_relationship(doc, type="implements",
+                            from_id="capability:planned-" + project[:24],
+                            to_id=SPEC_CONTRACT, evidence_refs=["t15-request"])
+        proj.commit(doc, what="seed requirement spec (user request)")
+    return SPEC_CONTRACT
+
+
+def run_build_via_events(project_dir: Path, operation_id: str,
+                         projection: dict, contract_id: str,
+                         interrupt_after_first_file: bool) -> dict:
+    """THE 15Q core: real builder under the event notifier; the driver
+    YIELDS on the bridge FIFO. No sleep. Watchdog = failure detector."""
+    ew.register_process_wait(
+        operation_id, contract_id=contract_id,
+        project="t15-fixture", objective=REQUEST,
+        watched_for="builder process exit event", watchdog_secs=900)
+    # op marker rides the prompt (last argv) so cmdline liveness can find
+    # the build even if node regroups its children (T15Q live finding)
+    builder_cmd = ["mimo", "run", "-m", BUILDER_MODEL, "--format", "json",
+                   t14.builder_prompt(projection, resumed=False)
+                   + f" [op:{operation_id}]"]
+    notifier = ew.run_builder_under_events(builder_cmd, operation_id,
+                                           daemon_url=DAEMON_URL)
+    log(f"builder launched (pgid {notifier.pid}); driver YIELDS on the "
+        f"event bridge — no polling")
+    if interrupt_after_first_file:
+        # kill at first source file: the interruption is real, the event
+        # never arrives (the notifier dies with the group) — the watchdog
+        # must classify PROCESS_LOST, never silently wait.
+        # TEST_TIMING: this 0.5s poll exists ONLY on the deliberate
+        # interrupt path (killing at a checkpoint), never on the normal
+        # continuation path.
+        while True:
+            files = [p for p in project_dir.iterdir()
+                     if p.suffix in (".mjs", ".js", ".json")]
+            if files:
+                break
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+        log("INTERRUPTING builder (first file landed) — SIGKILL group")
+        os.killpg(notifier.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+    result = ew.await_resume_event(operation_id, watchdog_secs=900,
+                                   pgid=notifier.pid)
+    return result
+
+
+def finish_via_canaries(store: Path, project: str, contract_id: str,
+                        project_dir: Path, before: dict,
+                        resume_note: str) -> int:
+    """Reload canonical state → scope audit → INDEPENDENT verification
+    (15G test truth) → evidence-backed lifecycle."""
+    iface = ci.ConstructionInterface(
+        builder=BUILDER_MODEL, project_store=str(store / "projects" / project),
+        project_id=project)
+    ctx = iface.construction_context(contract_id)
+    assert ctx["state"]["active"] or ctx["state"]["phase"] == "closed"
+    log(f"canonical state: phase={ctx['state']['phase']} "
+        f"scope={ctx['state']['scope']}")
+    # exit canary: scope audit with provenance-aware residue (15O)
+    audit = t14.audit_scope(project_dir, before, list(SCOPE))
+    # 15G: verification truth — node --test must actually run tests
+    # 15G test truth via the CONTRACT's verifier (parameterized — 15R
+    # generalisation: python unittest/pytest, node --test, etc.)
+    truth = subprocess.run(
+        ["bash", "-c", VERIFIER], cwd=str(project_dir),
+        capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=300)
+    import re
+    count = None
+    for pat in (r"# pass (\d+)",       # node --test TAP summary
+                r"(\d+) passed",        # pytest
+                r"Ran (\d+) tests"):    # python unittest
+        m = re.search(pat, (truth.stdout or "") + (truth.stderr or ""))
+        if m:
+            count = int(m.group(1))
+            break
+    test_count = count if count is not None else 0
+    log(f"verification: exit={truth.returncode} tests={test_count}")
+    if test_count == 0:
+        log("FALSE GREEN REFUSED: zero tests executed (15G)")
+        return 1
+    if audit["scope_violations"]:
+        log(f"closure REFUSED: scope violations {audit['scope_violations']}")
+        return 1
+    builder_status = "UNKNOWN"
+    result = t14.complete_lifecycle(iface, contract_id, audit,
+                                    {"cmd": "node --test",
+                                     "exit_code": truth.returncode},
+                                    builder_status)
+    summary = {
+        "event_driven": True,
+        "builder_model": BUILDER_MODEL,
+        "resume_note": resume_note,
+        "scope_audit": audit,
+        "verification": {"exit_code": truth.returncode,
+                         "test_count": test_count},
+        "lifecycle": result,
+    }
+    print(json.dumps(summary, indent=1))
+    return 0 if result.get("closed") else 1
+
+
+def discover(store: Path) -> tuple[str, str] | None:
+    """§15U: delegates to the canonical interface discovery (via the t14
+    shim — one hop, no duplication)."""
+    return t14.discover_contract_id(store)
+
+
+def cmd_start(store: Path, project_dir: Path, interrupt: bool) -> int:
+    ready = readiness_canary("node")
+    assert ready["verdict"] == "READY", f"readiness BLOCKED: {ready['checks']}"
+    log(f"readiness READY ({len(ready['checks'])} checks)")
+    before = t14.snapshot_files(project_dir)
+    project, contract_id = setup_construction(store, project_dir)
+    operation_id = f"t15-{contract_id}"
+    iface = ci.ConstructionInterface(
+        builder=BUILDER_MODEL, project_store=str(store / "projects" / project),
+        project_id=project)
+    projection = t14.build_projection(iface, contract_id,
+                                      phase_note="initial build")
+    result = run_build_via_events(project_dir, operation_id, projection,
+                                  contract_id, interrupt)
+    if result["kind"] == "watchdog":
+        # §15E canonical-state-wins: process-table absence is NOT truth
+        # (detached builders re-parent their workers — T15Q live finding).
+        # The durable waitstore decides: a recorded verdict means the
+        # builder completed and the event WAS processed.
+        rec = ew.resume_or_recover(operation_id)
+        if rec["kind"] == "event":
+            log(f"watchdog fired but canonical state shows the build "
+                f"completed (verdict={rec['wait'].get('verdict')}) — "
+                f"continuing from authority")
+            return finish_via_canaries(store, project, contract_id,
+                                       project_dir, before,
+                                       "watchdog→canonical recovery")
+        log("PROCESS_LOST: no event, no durable verdict — fresh builder "
+            "resumes from authority only")
+        return 3
+    wait = result.get("wait", {})
+    log(f"event-driven resume: verdict={wait.get('verdict')} "
+        f"exit={wait.get('process_event_evidence', {}).get('exit_code')}")
+    return finish_via_canaries(store, project, contract_id, project_dir,
+                               before, "event-driven completion")
+
+
+def cmd_resume(store: Path, project_dir: Path) -> int:
+    found = discover(store)
+    assert found, "no contract in canonical state"
+    project, contract_id = found
+    log(f"FRESH builder resume: {project}/{contract_id} (canonical only)")
+    before = t14.snapshot_files(project_dir)
+    iface = ci.ConstructionInterface(
+        builder=BUILDER_MODEL + "-resumed",
+        project_store=str(store / "projects" / project),
+        project_id=project)
+    projection = t14.build_projection(
+        iface, contract_id, phase_note="resumed after real interruption")
+    operation_id = f"t15-resume-{contract_id}"
+    ew.register_process_wait(
+        operation_id, contract_id=contract_id, project=project,
+        objective=REQUEST, watched_for="builder exit event",
+        watchdog_secs=900)
+    builder_cmd = ["mimo", "run", "-m", BUILDER_MODEL, "--format", "json",
+                   t14.builder_prompt(projection, resumed=True)
+                   + f" [op:{operation_id}]"]
+    notifier = ew.run_builder_under_events(builder_cmd, operation_id,
+                                           daemon_url=DAEMON_URL)
+    log("driver YIELDS on the bridge — no polling")
+    result = ew.await_resume_event(operation_id, watchdog_secs=900,
+                                   pgid=notifier.pid)
+    if result["kind"] == "watchdog":
+        rec = ew.resume_or_recover(operation_id)
+        if rec["kind"] == "event":
+            log(f"watchdog fired but canonical state shows the resume "
+                f"build completed (verdict={rec['wait'].get('verdict')})")
+            return finish_via_canaries(store, project, contract_id,
+                                       project_dir, before,
+                                       "resume via canonical recovery")
+        log("PROCESS_LOST on resume — UNKNOWN_INTERRUPTION")
+        return 4
+    return finish_via_canaries(store, project, contract_id, project_dir,
+                               before, "fresh-builder event-driven resume")
+
+
+def cmd_finish(store: Path, project_dir: Path) -> int:
+    """Complete lifecycle from CANONICAL state only (waitstore verdict +
+    filesystem reality). Used after a watchdog→canonical recovery."""
+    found = discover(store)
+    assert found, "no contract in canonical state"
+    project, contract_id = found
+    before = t14.snapshot_files(project_dir)
+    return finish_via_canaries(store, project, contract_id, project_dir,
+                               before, "canonical-only completion")
+
+
+def cmd_status(store: Path) -> int:
+    found = discover(store)
+    if not found:
+        print(json.dumps({"active": False}))
+        return 0
+    project, contract_id = found
+    iface = ci.ConstructionInterface(
+        builder="inspector", project_store=str(store / "projects" / project),
+        project_id=project)
+    print(json.dumps(iface.construction_context(contract_id)["state"],
+                     indent=1, default=str))
+    return 0
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    import argparse
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    ap.add_argument("mode", choices=["start", "resume", "finish",
+                                     "status"])
+    ap.add_argument("--store", required=True)
+    ap.add_argument("--project-dir", required=False)
+    ap.add_argument("--interrupt-after-first-file", action="store_true")
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+    store = Path(args.store).resolve()
+    project_dir = (Path(args.project_dir).resolve()
+                   if args.project_dir else None)
+    if project_dir:
+        project_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if args.mode == "start":
+        return cmd_start(store, project_dir,
+                         args.interrupt_after_first_file)
+    if args.mode == "resume":
+        return cmd_resume(store, project_dir)
+    if args.mode == "finish":
+        return cmd_finish(store, project_dir)
+    return cmd_status(store)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

src/rune/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This is the main entry point for the Rune program.
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
-__version__ = "0.66.58"
+__version__ = "0.66.59"
 
 # One build identity (handoff 2026-09-10 §4): the semantic version above is
 # the repo-level truth (auto-bumped at merge); the DEPLOYED revision (exact

src/rune/canary_gitea_automation.py

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     )
     check(
         "Rune minor version advertises provisioning and restore verification",
-        '__version__ = "0.66.58"' in rune_version,
+        '__version__ = "0.66.59"' in rune_version,
         failures,
     )
     # #169 policy update: auto-bump on merge is sanctioned (Nick directive:

src/rune/construction_interface.py

@@ -214,7 +214,11 @@ class ConstructionInterface:
         """§28 schema negotiation: builders detect the supported interface
         schema and operation set BEFORE calling operations. Also exposes the
         error-state vocabulary so builders can switch on states without
-        parsing prose. Read-only; no contract required."""
+        parsing prose. Read-only; no contract required.
+        §15N: full argument schemas included — a fresh builder discovers
+        required types/fields deterministically instead of trial-and-error
+        (the T14 report_observation dict-vs-list + missing-entity mistakes
+        are exactly what this prevents)."""
         return _envelope(
             "capabilities",
             success=True,
@@ -223,6 +227,7 @@ class ConstructionInterface:
                 "mode": self.mode,
                 "project": self.scaffold.project_id,
                 "operations": [
+                    "discover_active_contract",
                     "submit_need",
                     "inspect_decision",
                     "get_scope",
@@ -236,6 +241,67 @@ class ConstructionInterface:
                     "capabilities",
                 ],
                 "error_states": sorted(v for k, v in vars(Errors).items() if not k.startswith("_")),
+                # ── §15N argument schemas (discovery over guessing) ──
+                "argument_schemas": {
+                    "submit_need": {
+                        "objective": {"type": "str", "required": True},
+                        "origin": {"type": "str", "default": "builder"},
+                        "constraints": {"type": "dict", "required": False,
+                                        "notes": ("{'environment': {...}, "
+                                                  "'contracts': [...]} — "
+                                                  "environment missing "
+                                                  "degrades to "
+                                                  "INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE")},
+                        "affected_surface": {"type": "list[str]",
+                                             "required": False},
+                        "evidence_refs": {"type": "list[str]",
+                                          "required": True,
+                                          "notes": ("empty list degrades "
+                                                    "fit resolution")},
+                        "approval_context": {"type": "str",
+                                             "required": False},
+                    },
+                    "report_observation": {
+                        "observations": {
+                            "type": "list[dict]",
+                            "required": True,
+                            "item_required_fields": ["entity"],
+                            "item_optional_fields": ["source", "detail"],
+                            "notes": ("a LIST of dicts, each with an "
+                                      "'entity' key — a bare dict or a "
+                                      "dict without 'entity' is rejected "
+                                      "(NEED_INCOMPLETE)"),
+                        },
+                    },
+                    "verify": {
+                        "changed_files": {"type": "list[str] | None",
+                                          "required": False,
+                                          "notes": ("scope-checked against "
+                                                    "the contract scope; "
+                                                    "out-of-scope files → "
+                                                    "SCOPE_VIOLATION")},
+                    },
+                    "transition": {
+                        "phase": {"type": "str", "required": True,
+                                  "allowed": list(sc.PHASES)},
+                    },
+                    "close": {
+                        "observed_evidence": {
+                            "type": "list[dict]", "required": True,
+                            "notes": ("evidence INPUT only — closure is "
+                                      "decided by verification truth, "
+                                      "never by builder claim")},
+                        "scope_files": {"type": "list[str] | None",
+                                        "required": False},
+                    },
+                },
+                "lifecycle": {
+                    "phases": list(sc.PHASES),
+                    "legal_transitions": {k: sorted(v) for k, v in
+                                          sc.LEGAL_TRANSITIONS.items()},
+                    "scope_amendment": ("user-gated via amend_scope — "
+                                        "builders cannot broaden scope"),
+                },
             },
         )
 
@@ -617,6 +683,53 @@ class ConstructionInterface:
             },
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def discover_active_contract(store_path: str) -> dict:
+        """§15U canonical resume discovery: walk the store's project
+        scaffolds AND the main store's own current.json, returning the
+        most recent contract's (project, contract_id). Migrated here from
+        the T14/T15 session drivers — a fresh builder with NO transcript
+        discovers what to resume through the INTERFACE, not a script.
+        Pure readback: no session file, no transcript, no mutation."""
+        from pathlib import Path as _P
+        import json as _json
+        root = _P(store_path)
+        candidates: list[tuple] = []
+        for proj_current in sorted(root.glob("projects/*/current.json")):
+            # per-project scaffold: (file, project_id)
+            candidates.append((proj_current, proj_current.parent.name))
+        main = root / "current.json"
+        if main.exists():
+            # main store: contracts carry their project in identities
+            candidates.append((main, None))
+        if not candidates:
+            return _envelope("discover_active_contract", success=False,
+                             errors=[{"error": Errors.UNKNOWN_CONTRACT,
+                                      "detail": "no projects in store"}])
+        best = None
+        best_project = ""
+        for proj_current, project in candidates:
+            try:
+                doc = _json.loads(proj_current.read_text())
+            except (OSError, ValueError):
+                continue
+            for e in doc["entities"]:
+                if e["kind"] == "construction_contract":
+                    proj = project or e.get("identities", {}).get(
+                        "project", root.name)
+                    key = (e.get("observed_at") or "", proj,
+                           e["id"].split(":", 1)[1])
+                    if best is None or key > (best[0], best[1], best[2]):
+                        best = key
+                        best_project = proj
+        if best is None:
+            return _envelope("discover_active_contract", success=False,
+                             errors=[{"error": Errors.UNKNOWN_CONTRACT,
+                                      "detail": "no contracts in store"}])
+        return _envelope("discover_active_contract", success=True,
+                         ids={"project": best_project,
+                              "contract_id": best[2]})
+
     def resume(self, contract_id: str) -> dict:
         doc = self.scaffold.load()
         c = self.scaffold.contract(doc, contract_id)

src/rune/construction_mode.py

@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ _STANDALONE_WORDS = {
     "scaffold a new",
     "new web",
 }
+# T15 §15J: extensionless filenames that bind a scoped target when
+# mentioned explicitly (dotted/path tokens go through classify_surface)
+_KNOWN_FILES = {"readme", "makefile", "dockerfile", "changelog", "license",
+                "gemfile", "procfile", "jenkinsfile", "justfile"}
 _LOCAL_WORDS = {
     "typo",
     "small fix",
@@ -267,6 +271,27 @@ def classify_mode(
     standalone = _contains_any(obj.lower(), _STANDALONE_WORDS)
     local = _contains_any(obj.lower(), _LOCAL_WORDS)
     scoped = _contains_any(obj.lower(), _SCOPING_WORDS)
+    # T15 §15J: an explicit FILE mention binds a scoped target ("fix the
+    # typo in the README", "update scheduler.js"). Deterministic lexical
+    # evidence in the same corroboration style as the other lexicons;
+    # dotted/path tokens delegated to the ONE surface authority
+    # (construction_decision.classify_surface) — lazily imported (cycle:
+    # construction_decision imports this module's classify_mode).
+    file_scoped = False
+    for w in re.split(r"[^a-z0-9_./-]+", obj.lower()):
+        if not w or len(w) < 3:
+            continue
+        if w in _KNOWN_FILES or "." in w or "/" in w:
+            try:
+                from rune.construction_decision import classify_surface
+                if classify_surface(w) in ("source_path", "workflow_config"):
+                    file_scoped = True
+                    break
+            except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001,S110 — authority unavailable:
+                pass           # lexical fallback decides; never fatal
+            if w in _KNOWN_FILES:
+                file_scoped = True
+                break
 
     # 3. PROJECT_BUILD: standalone/new-lifecycle language AND no existing
     #    project for the target (project existence materially matters, §5)
@@ -286,10 +311,12 @@ def classify_mode(
             mode, conf = "PROJECT_BUILD", 0.9
             bootstrap = True
     # 4. LOCAL_CHANGE: explicit smallness + scoped target + no standalone
-    elif local and (scoped or target_project or project_exists):
+    elif local and (scoped or file_scoped or target_project or project_exists):
         ev.append(f"smallness markers: {local[:3]}")
         if scoped:
             ev.append(f"scoping words bind to known target: {scoped[:3]}")
+        if file_scoped:
+            ev.append("file mention binds scoped target")
         mode, conf = "LOCAL_CHANGE", 0.8
     # 5. EXISTING_PROJECT_CHANGE: scoping to a known/existing target.
     #    T11 §1: a change scoped to a project with PROVEN non-existence must

src/rune/event_wait.py

@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+"""event_wait.py — T15 §15D: event-driven wait as the CANONICAL DEFAULT
+for long-running construction operations (builders, CI, deploys).
+
+GLOBAL WAITING INVARIANT (tranche brief):
+
+    EVENT DRIVES CONTINUATION.
+    TIMEOUT DETECTS FAILURE OF CONTINUATION.
+
+The W/R bridge (daemon.py + waitstore.py at RUNE_WR_ROOT, default
+~/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume) already provides: durable waits, event
+matching, per-session single-flight leases, process-tree ownership, and a
+resume driver. Until T15 its resume target was exclusively a MiMo
+session (global mimo-shaped resume_cmd), so Python controllers (stage
+drivers, builder sessions) could not be resumed by the bridge — which is
+exactly why fixed sleep/poll loops crept back into T12-T14.
+
+This adapter CLOSES that gap with the smallest possible surface:
+
+1. register_process_wait()  — a controller/operation registers a
+   PROCESS_EVENT wait (correlation: operation_id) whose per-wait
+   resume_cmd writes a resume token to a local FIFO. Registration is a
+   durable waitstore record: survives restarts, visible to reconciliation.
+
+2. run_builder_under_events() — launches the real builder command under
+   a notifier wrapper (separate session/process-group). The wrapper
+   observes the builder's actual exit and POSTs the completion event to
+   the daemon (/process-event). The wrapper is the event source; the
+   driver does NOT wait on the builder directly.
+
+3. await_resume_event() — the driver YIELDS: blocks in select() on the
+   FIFO (no polling loop, no sleep floor) with a watchdog deadline. The
+   daemon matches the event, advances the wait, and the per-wait
+   resume_cmd fires immediately — the driver resumes on the EVENT, not
+   after a configured delay.
+
+4. Watchdog semantics: on timeout the driver performs a ONE-SHOT
+   liveness inspection of the notifier process group (ALIVE → re-arm;
+   GONE → PROCESS_LOST recovery). The timeout is a failure detector,
+   never the scheduler.
+
+Idempotency (15E) is inherited from the bridge: match() applies only to
+WAITING_EXTERNAL waits, so duplicate/late events cannot double-resume;
+correlation by operation_id (run_ref) means a stale event from a prior
+operation matches nothing; the reconciler never verifies PROCESS_EVENT
+waits against Gitea (the event is the authority).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import select
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+DEFAULT_WR_ROOT = Path.home() / ".local" / "share" / "mimo-wait-resume"
+FALLBACK_WR_ROOT = Path("/home/nick/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume")
+DEFAULT_DAEMON_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:8791"
+
+# The notifier wrapper: runs the real builder command as its child,
+# observes the ACTUAL exit, and POSTs the completion event to the daemon.
+# It is the event SOURCE — deliberately independent of the waiting driver.
+_NOTIFIER_SRC = r"""
+import json, os, subprocess, sys, time, urllib.request
+op = sys.argv[1]; cmd = sys.argv[2:]
+start = time.time()
+proc = subprocess.run(cmd)
+completed_at = time.time()
+payload = {
+    "operation_id": op,
+    "exit_code": proc.returncode,
+    "completed_at": completed_at,
+    "started_at": start,
+}
+for attempt in range(3):
+    try:
+        req = urllib.request.Request(
+            os.environ["T15_DAEMON_URL"] + "/process-event",
+            data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=5) as r:
+            r.read()
+        break
+    except Exception as e:
+        if attempt == 2:
+            sys.stderr.write(f"event POST failed: {e}\n")
+            # best-effort: the watchdog is the safety net for lost events
+        time.sleep(1)
+"""
+
+
+def wr_root() -> Path:
+    env = os.environ.get("RUNE_WR_ROOT")
+    if env:
+        return Path(env)
+    if DEFAULT_WR_ROOT.exists():
+        return DEFAULT_WR_ROOT
+    return FALLBACK_WR_ROOT
+
+
+def _load_waitstore():
+    # waitstore.py lives in the DAEMON CODE dir. In production WR_ROOT is
+    # the daemon dir (code + data together); in isolated test environments
+    # WR_ROOT is a data-only dir, so the code dir is resolved separately:
+    # RUNE_WR_CODE env → WR_ROOT → known install locations.
+    for cand in (os.environ.get("RUNE_WR_CODE"), str(wr_root()),
+                 str(FALLBACK_WR_ROOT)):
+        if cand and (Path(cand) / "waitstore.py").is_file():
+            if cand not in sys.path:
+                sys.path.insert(0, cand)
+            break
+    # waitstore binds its DATA dir from WR_ROOT at import time. The
+    # adapter's authority for the data dir is RUNE_WR_ROOT (wr_root());
+    # pin WR_ROOT to match so adapter-side and daemon-side state agree —
+    # otherwise a mismatch silently splits the wait store from the event
+    # matcher and continuation dies as a watchdog timeout.
+    os.environ["WR_ROOT"] = str(wr_root())
+    import waitstore  # the bridge's own durable store — NOT a copy
+    # if the data root CHANGED since the module bound it (isolated tests
+    # per-test tmp roots; daemon restarts), re-bind by reloading — the
+    # module-level WAITS/EVENTS paths are derived from WR_ROOT at import
+    import importlib
+    root = wr_root()
+    if str(getattr(waitstore, "WAITS", "").parent) != str(root):
+        waitstore = importlib.reload(waitstore)
+    return waitstore
+
+
+def register_process_wait(operation_id: str, *, contract_id: str = "",
+                          project: str = "", objective: str = "",
+                          watched_for: str = "",
+                          watchdog_secs: int | None = None) -> dict:
+    """Register a durable PROCESS_EVENT wait for one operation. The
+    per-wait resume_cmd writes a resume token to the operation's FIFO —
+    the bridge can resume a Python controller, not just MiMo sessions."""
+    ws = _load_waitstore()
+    fifo = fifo_path(operation_id)
+    fifo.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if fifo.exists():
+        fifo.unlink()
+    os.mkfifo(fifo)
+    writer = ("import sys,json,time,os;"
+              "fd=os.open(sys.argv[1], os.O_WRONLY | os.O_NONBLOCK);"
+              "os.write(fd, json.dumps({'wait_id': sys.argv[2],"
+              " 'resumed_at': time.time()}).encode());os.close(fd)")
+    rec = ws.new_wait(
+        session_id=f"controller-{operation_id}",
+        provider="builder",
+        event_type="builder_exit",
+        repo=project or "construction",
+        run_ref=operation_id,
+        expected="success",
+        wait_kind="PROCESS_EVENT",
+        target_kind="headless",   # owned continuation target: FIFO writer
+        objective=objective or f"builder operation {operation_id}",
+        waited_for=watched_for or "builder process exit event",
+        verify_when_woken="reload canonical state; exit canary; "
+                          "independent verification",
+        on_success="continue programme continuation canary",
+        on_failure="classify failure; recovery or block",
+        resume_cmd=["python3", "-c", writer, str(fifo), "{wait_id}"],
+    )
+    rec["ext"] = {"contract_id": contract_id, "operation_id": operation_id,
+                  "fifo": str(fifo),
+                  "watchdog_secs": watchdog_secs
+                  or int(os.environ.get("WR_WATCH_SECS", "600"))}
+    ws.save(rec)
+    return rec
+
+
+def fifo_path(operation_id: str) -> Path:
+    return wr_root() / "resumes" / f"{operation_id}.fifo"
+
+
+def run_builder_under_events(builder_cmd: list[str], operation_id: str, *,
+                             daemon_url: str = DEFAULT_DAEMON_URL):
+    """Launch the REAL builder under the event notifier (separate process
+    group). Returns the Popen for the notifier (pgid == its pid). The
+    driver must NOT wait on this directly — it yields via
+    await_resume_event; the notifier's exit event comes back through the
+    bridge."""
+    env = dict(os.environ, T15_DAEMON_URL=daemon_url)
+    log_file = wr_root() / "resumes" / f"{operation_id}.builder.log"
+    log_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(log_file, "w") as lf:
+        return subprocess.Popen(
+            [sys.executable, "-c", _NOTIFIER_SRC, operation_id, *builder_cmd],
+            stdout=lf, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            text=True, start_new_session=True, env=env)
+
+
+def _pgroup_alive(pgid: int) -> bool:
+    """Liveness = at least one NON-ZOMBIE member of the process group.
+    A killed-but-unreaped notifier is a zombie and does NOT count —
+    treating zombies as alive would misclassify PROCESS_LOST as alive."""
+    try:
+        os.killpg(pgid, 0)  # group exists at all?
+    except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError):
+        return False
+    for proc in Path("/proc").iterdir():
+        if not proc.name.isdigit():
+            continue
+        try:
+            stat = (proc / "stat").read_text()
+            # field 5 is state; comm (field 2) may contain spaces/parens
+            state = stat.rsplit(")", 1)[1].split()[0]
+            pgid_field = int(stat.rsplit(")", 1)[1].split()[2])
+        except (OSError, ValueError, IndexError):
+            continue
+        if pgid_field == pgid and state != "Z":
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _cmdline_alive(needle: str) -> bool:
+    """Liveness fallback: any live process whose cmdline contains the
+    needle. Real builders (node CLIs) may re-group their children, so
+    pgid alone can false-negative — T15Q observed a 65-minute real build
+    outliving the watchdog AND invisible to the pgid scan. The needle
+    should be operation-specific (the prompt marker), not generic."""
+    for proc in Path("/proc").iterdir():
+        if not proc.name.isdigit():
+            continue
+        try:
+            cmdline = (proc / "cmdline").read_bytes().decode(
+                errors="replace")
+            stat = (proc / "stat").read_text()
+            state = stat.rsplit(")", 1)[1].split()[0]
+        except (OSError, ValueError, IndexError):
+            continue
+        if needle in cmdline and state != "Z":
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def liveness(operation_id: str, pgid: int | None = None) -> bool:
+    """Watchdog helper: is the watched operation actually alive? pgid
+    membership first; cmdline evidence as the regroup-tolerant fallback."""
+    if pgid and _pgroup_alive(pgid):
+        return True
+    return _cmdline_alive(f"op:{operation_id}")
+
+
+def await_resume_event(operation_id: str, *, watchdog_secs: int,
+                       pgid: int | None = None,
+                       max_rearms: int = 20) -> dict:
+    """YIELD until the bridge resumes this controller. Blocks in select()
+    on the FIFO — no sleep, no polling.
+
+    Watchdog semantics (§15D): the deadline is a FAILURE DETECTOR, never
+    the scheduler. On expiry, liveness is inspected ONCE (pgid membership,
+    then operation-specific cmdline evidence — real builders regroup their
+    children): ALIVE → re-arm (select again, up to max_rearms); GONE →
+    PROCESS_LOST. The T15Q live run proved why: a real 65-minute model
+    build outlived a single 900s deadline, and node regrouping hid the
+    processes from the pgid scan — neither is a failure of continuation.
+    """
+    fifo = fifo_path(operation_id)
+    # idempotent re-arm: a prior await consumed+unlinked the fifo; the
+    # rendezvous point is (re)created so watchdog re-arm and recovery
+    # paths can wait again on the same operation
+    fifo.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if not fifo.exists():
+        os.mkfifo(fifo)
+    for arm in range(max_rearms + 1):
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + watchdog_secs
+        fd = os.open(fifo, os.O_RDONLY | os.O_NONBLOCK)
+        try:
+            while True:
+                remaining = deadline - time.monotonic()
+                if remaining <= 0:
+                    break
+                r, _, _ = select.select([fd], [], [], remaining)
+                if not r:
+                    continue
+                data = os.read(fd, 4096)
+                if not data:
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    token = json.loads(data.decode())
+                except ValueError:
+                    break  # malformed token → treat as expiry
+                ws = _load_waitstore()
+                rec = ws.load(token.get("wait_id", ""))
+                return {"kind": "event", "wait": rec,
+                        "resumed_at": token.get("resumed_at")}
+        finally:
+            os.close(fd)
+        # deadline expired: liveness decides re-arm vs PROCESS_LOST
+        alive = liveness(operation_id, pgid)
+        if not alive:
+            return {"kind": "watchdog", "alive": False,
+                    "rearms": arm}
+    return {"kind": "watchdog", "alive": liveness(operation_id, pgid),
+            "rearms": max_rearms}
+
+
+def operation_wait(operation_id: str) -> dict | None:
+    ws = _load_waitstore()
+    for rec in ws.all_waits():
+        if rec.get("ext", {}).get("operation_id") == operation_id:
+            return rec
+    return None
+
+
+def resume_or_recover(operation_id: str) -> dict:
+    """15E case 10 — controller restart after the event was persisted but
+    before the controller handled it. The durable waitstore record is the
+    authority, not the transient FIFO token: if the wait already reached a
+    terminal/resumable state, return it directly (idempotent recovery, no
+    duplicate transition); if still WAITING_EXTERNAL, re-arm the normal
+    event wait."""
+    rec = operation_wait(operation_id)
+    if rec is None:
+        return {"kind": "unknown_operation"}
+    if rec.get("status") in ("COMPLETED", "FAILED", "READY_TO_RESUME",
+                             "READY_TO_RETRY", "RESUMING"):
+        # RESUMING counts as recovered: the resume delivery is in flight
+        # (or already consumed the rendezvous). The durable record is the
+        # truth; the controller restarts from it, never from the token.
+        return {"kind": "event", "wait": rec, "recovered": True}
+    if rec.get("status") == "RESUME_UNVERIFIED" and \
+            rec.get("process_event_evidence"):
+        # the completion EVENT was processed (verdict recorded durably);
+        # only the resume-token delivery was unverified (e.g. controller
+        # was down, so no reader consumed the rendezvous). Canonical
+        # state wins — this IS the restart-after-event case.
+        return {"kind": "event", "wait": rec, "recovered": True}
+    return {"kind": "still_waiting", "wait": rec}
+
+
+def post_process_event(operation_id: str, exit_code: int, *,
+                       daemon_url: str = DEFAULT_DAEMON_URL) -> dict:
+    """Direct event injection (test seam + manual reconciliation). The
+    normal path is the notifier wrapper; this exists so tests and
+    watchdog recovery can emit the same event shape."""
+    import urllib.request
+    payload = {"operation_id": operation_id, "exit_code": exit_code,
+               "completed_at": time.time()}
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        daemon_url + "/process-event",
+        data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+        headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=5) as r:
+        return json.loads(r.read())

src/rune/failure_recovery.py

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+"""failure_recovery.py — T15 §15T: failure classification + recovery
+policy.
+
+Before retrying, classify the failure:
+
+    TRANSIENT            bounded immediate retry appropriate
+    INTERMITTENT         bounded retry/backoff
+    KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT apply evidenced repair, then retry
+    PERMANENT / INVALID  do NOT retry blindly
+    APPROVAL_REQUIRED    block
+    UNKNOWN              bounded evidence probe, then block/escalate
+
+No infinite retry loops: every class carries a retry budget, and
+PERMANENT/APPROVAL_REQUIRED never auto-retry.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+TRANSIENT = "TRANSIENT"
+INTERMITTENT = "INTERMITTENT"
+KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT = "KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT"
+PERMANENT = "PERMANENT"
+APPROVAL_REQUIRED = "APPROVAL_REQUIRED"
+UNKNOWN = "UNKNOWN"
+
+CLASSES = (TRANSIENT, INTERMITTENT, KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT, PERMANENT,
+           APPROVAL_REQUIRED, UNKNOWN)
+
+# recovery policy per class: (max_retries, action)
+POLICY = {
+    TRANSIENT: (2, "retry_immediately"),
+    INTERMITTENT: (3, "retry_with_backoff"),
+    KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT: (1, "apply_evidenced_repair_then_retry"),
+    PERMANENT: (0, "do_not_retry"),
+    APPROVAL_REQUIRED: (0, "block"),
+    UNKNOWN: (1, "bounded_evidence_probe_then_block_or_escalate"),
+}
+
+# deterministic markers (substring, lowercase) — the classifier is
+# evidence-first: explicit signals win; absence defaults to UNKNOWN
+_TRANSIENT_MARKERS = (
+    "connection reset", "timeout", "timed out", "temporarily unavailable",
+    "rate limit", "429", "503", "econnreset", "socket hang up",
+    "service unavailable",
+)
+_INTERMITTENT_MARKERS = (
+    "flaky", "intermittent", "occasionally fails", "sometimes fails",
+    "retry succeeded",
+)
+_PERMANENT_MARKERS = (
+    "invalid input", "schema-invalid", "not found", "no such file",
+    "permission denied", "unsupported", "incompatible",
+    "module not found", "syntaxerror", "typeerror",
+)
+_APPROVAL_MARKERS = (
+    "approval required", "needs authorization", "user confirmation",
+    "destructive", "external service", "new repository",
+    "user-locked", "user locked",
+)
+_KNOWN_DEFECT_MARKERS = (
+    "stale document", "forgotten save", "wrong path", "guessed api",
+    "missing import", "no-op edit", "substring match", "wrong signature",
+)
+
+
+def classify_failure(error_text: str, *, context: dict | None = None) -> dict:
+    """Classify one failure into a recovery class. Deterministic: marker
+    evidence first; explicit context hints (e.g. known defect id) second;
+    UNKNOWN when nothing matches (never manufactured certainty)."""
+    text = (error_text or "").lower()
+    context = context or {}
+    known_defect = context.get("known_defect_id")
+    if known_defect:
+        return {"class": KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT,
+                "evidence": f"known defect: {known_defect}",
+                "policy": POLICY[KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT]}
+    if any(m in text for m in _APPROVAL_MARKERS):
+        return {"class": APPROVAL_REQUIRED,
+                "evidence": "approval marker present",
+                "policy": POLICY[APPROVAL_REQUIRED]}
+    if any(m in text for m in _PERMANENT_MARKERS):
+        return {"class": PERMANENT, "evidence": "permanent marker present",
+                "policy": POLICY[PERMANENT]}
+    if any(m in text for m in _KNOWN_DEFECT_MARKERS):
+        return {"class": KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT,
+                "evidence": "known process-defect marker present",
+                "policy": POLICY[KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT]}
+    if any(m in text for m in _INTERMITTENT_MARKERS):
+        return {"class": INTERMITTENT,
+                "evidence": "intermittent marker present",
+                "policy": POLICY[INTERMITTENT]}
+    if any(m in text for m in _TRANSIENT_MARKERS):
+        return {"class": TRANSIENT, "evidence": "transient marker present",
+                "policy": POLICY[TRANSIENT]}
+    return {"class": UNKNOWN, "evidence": "no marker matched",
+            "policy": POLICY[UNKNOWN]}

src/rune/programme_continuation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+"""programme_continuation.py — T15 §15M: the PROGRAMME CONTINUATION
+CANARY.
+
+The user observation this answers: subtask completion repeatedly ended
+whole programmes. "task done" is not "programme done".
+
+After ANY stage/subtask reports complete, the runner asks one bounded
+question — is the overall construction/programme objective satisfied?
+If not, and eligible authorized stages remain, the NEXT stage starts
+immediately (no user re-prompt, no voluntary stop). Blocked branches
+fall back to pre-authorized independent work.
+
+Boundary (tranche brief): this is a bounded CONSTRUCTION-programme rule
+over Scaffolding stage contracts — NOT the future general-purpose
+Substrate scheduler. It knows nothing outside one programme's stage
+list.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+# stage states
+PENDING = "PENDING"
+ELIGIBLE = "ELIGIBLE"
+WAITING_EVENT = "WAITING_EVENT"
+COMPLETE = "COMPLETE"
+BLOCKED = "BLOCKED"
+APPROVAL_REQUIRED = "APPROVAL_REQUIRED"
+FAILED = "FAILED"
+
+TERMINAL = {COMPLETE, BLOCKED, APPROVAL_REQUIRED, FAILED}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ProgrammeStage:
+    stage_id: str
+    objective: str
+    state: str = PENDING
+    depends_on: list = field(default_factory=list)   # stage_ids
+    priority: int = 0                                # lower = sooner
+    result: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {"stage_id": self.stage_id, "objective": self.objective,
+                "state": self.state, "depends_on": list(self.depends_on),
+                "priority": self.priority}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Programme:
+    """One bounded construction programme: its objective, its authorized
+    stages, and the continuation rule. Persisted to the contract store's
+    project area (durable, reloadable, no transcript dependency)."""
+    programme_id: str
+    objective: str
+    stages: list = field(default_factory=list)  # [ProgrammeStage]
+    fallbacks: list = field(default_factory=list)  # pre-authorized ids
+
+    # ── the continuation canary (15M) ────────────────────────────────
+    def continuation_canary(self) -> dict:
+        """'task done' ≠ 'programme done'. Returns the verdict AND the
+        next action — the runner never has to guess whether to stop."""
+        complete = [s for s in self.stages if s.state == COMPLETE]
+        if len(complete) == len(self.stages):
+            return {"verdict": "PROGRAMME_COMPLETE",
+                    "next_action": None,
+                    "reason": f"all {len(self.stages)} stages complete"}
+        eligible = self.eligible_stages()
+        if eligible:
+            nxt = eligible[0]
+            return {"verdict": "PROGRAMME_OPEN",
+                    "next_action": ("start", nxt.stage_id),
+                    "reason": (f"{len(complete)}/{len(self.stages)} "
+                               f"complete; {len(eligible)} eligible — "
+                               f"continue immediately")}
+        waiting = [s for s in self.stages
+                   if s.state == WAITING_EVENT]
+        if waiting:
+            return {"verdict": "PROGRAMME_OPEN_WAITING",
+                    "next_action": ("await_event", waiting[0].stage_id),
+                    "reason": "event-driven wait active — no polling"}
+        blocked = [s for s in self.stages if s.state == BLOCKED]
+        if blocked and self.fallbacks:
+            return {"verdict": "PROGRAMME_OPEN",
+                    "next_action": ("fallback", self.fallbacks[0]),
+                    "reason": (f"{len(blocked)} blocked; pre-authorized "
+                               f"fallback available")}
+        if blocked:
+            return {"verdict": "ALL_REMAINING_BLOCKED",
+                    "next_action": None,
+                    "reason": f"{len(blocked)} stage(s) blocked, no fallback"}
+        approval = [s for s in self.stages
+                    if s.state == APPROVAL_REQUIRED]
+        if approval:
+            return {"verdict": "APPROVAL_REQUIRED",
+                    "next_action": None,
+                    "reason": (f"{len(approval)} stage(s) need user "
+                               f"authorization")}
+        return {"verdict": "UNKNOWN_INTERRUPTION", "next_action": None,
+                "reason": "no stage runnable and none terminal"}
+
+    def eligible_stages(self) -> list:
+        """PENDING stages whose dependencies are COMPLETE, priority-first.
+        ELIGIBLE counts as runnable too — an eligible stage nobody started
+        is exactly the case the continuation canary exists to catch."""
+        done = {s.stage_id for s in self.stages if s.state == COMPLETE}
+        out = [s for s in self.stages
+               if s.state in (PENDING, ELIGIBLE)
+               and all(d in done for d in s.depends_on)]
+        out.sort(key=lambda s: (s.priority, s.stage_id))
+        return out
+
+    # ── durable persistence (canonical store, not transcript) ────────
+    def save(self, base: Path) -> Path:
+        base.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        p = base / f"{self.programme_id}.json"
+        p.write_text(json.dumps({
+            "programme_id": self.programme_id,
+            "objective": self.objective,
+            "stages": [s.to_dict() for s in self.stages],
+            "fallbacks": list(self.fallbacks),
+            "saved_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ",
+                                      time.gmtime()),
+        }, indent=1))
+        return p
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load(cls, base: Path, programme_id: str) -> "Programme | None":
+        p = base / f"{programme_id}.json"
+        if not p.exists():
+            return None
+        d = json.loads(p.read_text())
+        prog = cls(programme_id=d["programme_id"],
+                   objective=d["objective"], fallbacks=d.get("fallbacks", []))
+        for s in d["stages"]:
+            prog.stages.append(ProgrammeStage(**s))
+        return prog
+
+
+def run_programme(prog: Programme, stage_runner, *,
+                  max_transitions: int = 100) -> list[dict]:
+    """Drive one programme to a legitimate stop. `stage_runner(stage)` —
+    provided by the caller — must return a state for the stage. Between
+    EVERY stage: persist → continuation canary → next. Returns the
+    transition log (the 15M proof artifact)."""
+    log: list[dict] = []
+    for _ in range(max_transitions):
+        prog_canary = prog.continuation_canary()
+        log.append({"canary": prog_canary})
+        verdict, action = prog_canary["verdict"], prog_canary["next_action"]
+        if action is None:
+            break  # legitimate stop — reason recorded in the log
+        kind, target = action
+        if kind == "fallback":
+            log.append({"fallback_started": target})
+            break
+        stage = next(s for s in prog.stages if s.stage_id == target)
+        stage.state = stage_runner(stage)   # runner decides the new state
+        log.append({"stage": target, "new_state": stage.state})
+    return log

src/rune/rune_operator.py

@@ -787,6 +787,20 @@ class RuneOperator:
         NO duplicate intelligence here."""
         from .construction_mode import classify_mode, _STANDALONE_WORDS
         from .construction_activation import activate
+        # §15J case F: manual override feeds the SAME decision path — a
+        # leading "/scaffold-mode <MODE>" (or "scaffold-mode: <MODE>")
+        # marker is stripped and passed as explicit_override with
+        # override_authority="user". NOT a second implementation:
+        # classification still runs through classify_mode with provenance.
+        override = None
+        m = re.match(
+            r"^(?:/scaffold-mode|scaffold-mode:)\s+"
+            r"(NOT_CONSTRUCTION|LOCAL_CHANGE|EXISTING_PROJECT_CHANGE|"
+            r"PROJECT_BUILD|UNKNOWN)\s+(.*)$",
+            description, re.DOTALL)
+        if m:
+            override = m.group(1)
+            description = m.group(2).strip()
         low = description.lower()
         tokens = set(__import__("re").split(r"[^a-z0-9]+", low))
         # §12D: the NATIVE hook must not force the Rune target — standalone
@@ -802,7 +816,9 @@ class RuneOperator:
             target, exists = None, None    # unknown → probes, not invention
         mode_decision = classify_mode(
             description, target_project=target, project_exists=exists,
-            affected_surface=[])
+            affected_surface=[],
+            explicit_override=override,
+            override_authority="user" if override else None)
         from .scaffold import Scaffold
         s = Scaffold(self._construction_store(), "issue161-harness")
         doc = s.load()

src/rune/rune_tui.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mode system, subject header, shared memory and identity.
 
 This is not an interface. This is how I see, speak, and interact with the world.
 
-Version: v0.66.58
+Version: v0.66.59
 Features: 41 (24 original + 17 new native commands)
 
 Usage:
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@ class RuneApp(App):
         # Show version info
         self.chat_channel.add_message(
             "system",
-            f"[dim]Rune v0.66.58 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
+            f"[dim]Rune v0.66.59 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
         )
 
         # Auto-show night mode suggestion if evening/night hours

src/rune/stage_guards.py

@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+"""stage_guards.py — T15 §15F–§15I: guarded stage execution for Scaffolding.
+
+Design lessons absorbed (NOT the systems they came from): pre/post-
+conditions and invariants (Design by Contract), readiness gating of
+downstream work (DAGs), distinct startup/liveness/exit probe meanings
+(K8s probes), desired-vs-actual reconciliation (K8s controllers),
+idempotent retry + failure classification (Temporal), explicit
+inputs/outputs and null-build checks (Bazel), policy decision separated
+from the governed actor (policy-as-code).
+
+§15F THREE CANARY MEANINGS — deliberately NOT one generic flag:
+
+    READINESS  — may this stage begin?   failure BLOCKS the stage
+    LIVENESS   — is progress still possible?  inactivity ≠ completion
+    EXIT       — did reality reach the expected state, invariants held?
+                 a stage cannot become PASS without it
+
+§15F INDEPENDENT COMPLETION AUTHORITY (14X.8 continued): the actor that
+performed the stage action may NOT self-certify its exit canary. The
+canary executes the check itself (command, readback, assertion) and
+records evidence; actor claims are evidence INPUT only.
+
+§15G TEST TRUTH: exit code 0 is not proof. Where the contract requires
+tests, the exit canary requires: non-zero executed test count, no
+skip-all, expected artifact present. Expectations come from the
+contract, never hard-coded.
+
+§15H HENXELS PLACEMENT: structural/system-health guard at proportionate
+boundaries — REQUIRED for structural integration boundaries and
+FULL/PROJECT_BUILD closure, NOT_APPLICABLE for tiny bounded changes.
+Every material boundary records which, with rationale.
+
+§15I DESIRED VS ACTUAL: after consequential actions — persist, reload
+canonical reality, compare against desired. A command exiting 0 is not
+an effect. Zero/acceptable delta gates the NEXT stage.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+import subprocess
+import time
+from typing import Any
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+# ── §15F guarded stage contract ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@dataclass
+class StageCheck:
+    """One named, executable readiness/exit check. The CHECK executes —
+    it is never satisfied by a claim."""
+    name: str
+    kind: str                  # "command" | "path_exists" | "assert"
+    # command: argv list; truth from exit code (+ optional output_pattern)
+    argv: list | None = None
+    output_pattern: str = ""   # regex that must appear on stdout (15G)
+    # path_exists: path that must exist after the stage
+    path: str = ""
+    # assert: callable(state) -> bool (in-process deterministic check)
+    check: Any = None
+    description: str = ""
+
+
+@dataclass
+class StageContract:
+    """Minimum guarded-stage semantics expressed over existing
+    construction state. Not a workflow engine: a stage contract is data
+    attached to (or derived from) a Construction Contract stage."""
+    stage_id: str
+    contract_id: str = ""
+    dependencies: list = field(default_factory=list)   # stage_ids
+    ready_when: list = field(default_factory=list)     # [StageCheck]
+    done_when: list = field(default_factory=list)      # [StageCheck]
+    invariants: list = field(default_factory=list)     # [StageCheck]
+    expected_effect: str = ""
+    retry_class: str = "UNKNOWN"   # TRANSIENT/INTERMITTENT/KNOWN_PROCESS_
+    #                              DEFECT/PERMANENT/APPROVAL_REQUIRED/UNKNOWN
+    idempotency_key: str = ""      # operation identity for null-action
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        def chk(c: StageCheck) -> dict:
+            return {"name": c.name, "kind": c.kind, "argv": c.argv,
+                    "output_pattern": c.output_pattern, "path": c.path,
+                    "description": c.description}
+        return {"stage_id": self.stage_id, "contract_id": self.contract_id,
+                "dependencies": list(self.dependencies),
+                "ready_when": [chk(c) for c in self.ready_when],
+                "done_when": [chk(c) for c in self.done_when],
+                "invariants": [chk(c) for c in self.invariants],
+                "expected_effect": self.expected_effect,
+                "retry_class": self.retry_class,
+                "idempotency_key": self.idempotency_key}
+
+
+class StageBlocked(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, stage_id: str, failures: list[dict]):
+        self.stage_id = stage_id
+        self.failures = failures
+        super().__init__(f"stage {stage_id} blocked: "
+                         f"{[f['name'] for f in failures]}")
+
+
+class ExitCanaryFailed(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, stage_id: str, failures: list[dict]):
+        self.stage_id = stage_id
+        self.failures = failures
+        super().__init__(f"stage {stage_id} exit canary FAILED: "
+                         f"{[f['name'] for f in failures]}")
+
+
+def _run_check(check: StageCheck) -> dict:
+    """Execute ONE check and record evidence. Returns
+    {name, passed, evidence}. A check that cannot execute is a FAILURE
+    (cannot-execute is never a pass)."""
+    ev: dict = {"name": check.name, "kind": check.kind}
+    try:
+        if check.kind == "command":
+            r = subprocess.run(check.argv or [], capture_output=True,
+                               text=True, timeout=300)
+            ev["exit_code"] = r.returncode
+            passed = r.returncode == 0
+            if passed and check.output_pattern:
+                m = re.search(check.output_pattern, r.stdout or "")
+                ev["pattern"] = check.output_pattern
+                ev["matched"] = bool(m)
+                passed = bool(m)
+                if m:
+                    ev["matched_text"] = m.group(0)[:100]
+        elif check.kind == "path_exists":
+            p = Path(check.path)
+            ev["path"] = check.path
+            passed = p.exists() and p.stat().st_size >= 0
+            ev["size"] = p.stat().st_size if p.exists() else 0
+        elif check.kind == "assert":
+            ev["assert"] = check.description or check.name
+            passed = bool(check.check({}))
+        else:
+            ev["error"] = f"unknown check kind {check.kind}"
+            passed = False
+    except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 — cannot-execute is a failure
+        ev["error"] = str(e)[:200]
+        passed = False
+    ev["passed"] = passed
+    return ev
+
+
+def readiness_canary(stage: StageContract) -> dict:
+    """§15F: may this stage begin? ALL ready_when checks must pass.
+    Failure BLOCKS the stage — it does NOT auto-repair."""
+    failures = [ev for ev in (_run_check(c) for c in stage.ready_when)
+                if not ev["passed"]]
+    verdict = "READY" if not failures else "BLOCKED"
+    return {"stage_id": stage.stage_id, "canary": "readiness",
+            "verdict": verdict,
+            "checks": len(stage.ready_when), "failures": failures}
+
+
+def execute_stage(stage: StageContract, action) -> dict:
+    """Run one guarded stage: readiness → action → exit canary.
+    The action is the caller's function; its return value is evidence
+    INPUT. The exit canary independently verifies done_when + invariants.
+    Readiness failure raises StageBlocked (stage does not execute);
+    exit failure raises ExitCanaryFailed (stage cannot become PASS)."""
+    ready = readiness_canary(stage)
+    if ready["verdict"] == "BLOCKED":
+        raise StageBlocked(stage.stage_id, ready["failures"])
+    action_evidence = action() if action else {}
+    exit_evidence = [_run_check(c) for c in stage.done_when]
+    invariant_evidence = [_run_check(c) for c in stage.invariants]
+    failures = [e for e in exit_evidence + invariant_evidence
+                if not e["passed"]]
+    result = {"stage_id": stage.stage_id, "canary": "exit",
+              "verdict": "PASS" if not failures else "FAILED",
+              "action_evidence": action_evidence,
+              "exit_checks": exit_evidence,
+              "invariant_checks": invariant_evidence,
+              "failures": failures}
+    if failures:
+        # §15F: the stage cannot become PASS — and "cannot" means the
+        # caller gets an exception, not a verdict it may ignore.
+        raise ExitCanaryFailed(stage.stage_id, failures)
+    return result
+
+
+def liveness_canary(last_progress_at: float, now: float | None = None,
+                    stall_limit_secs: float = 300.0) -> dict:
+    """§15F: is progress still possible? Inactivity NEVER means
+    completion — a stalled stage is STALLED, not done."""
+    now = now if now is not None else time.monotonic()
+    stalled = (now - last_progress_at) > stall_limit_secs
+    return {"canary": "liveness", "stalled": stalled,
+            "idle_secs": round(now - last_progress_at, 1),
+            "verdict": "STALLED" if stalled else "ALIVE"}
+
+
+# ── §15G verify test truth, not just exit code ──────────────────────────────
+
+@dataclass
+class TestExpectations:
+    """Contract-derived verification expectations (never universal
+    constants)."""
+    require_tests: bool = True
+    min_tests: int = 1
+    test_output_pattern: str = r"(?:# pass (\d+)|(\d+) passed)"
+    forbid_all_skipped: str = r"# skipped (\d+)"
+    required_artifacts: list = field(default_factory=list)  # paths
+
+
+def verify_test_truth(cmd: list, cwd: str, expectations: TestExpectations,
+                      *, base_dir: str = ".") -> dict:
+    """§15G: run the verification command and judge TRUTH, not exit code.
+    False-green hostile cases rejected: zero tests discovered with exit 0,
+    all tests skipped, expected artifact absent."""
+    r = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True,
+                       timeout=300)
+    evidence: dict = {"cmd": cmd, "exit_code": r.returncode,
+                      "stdout_tail": (r.stdout or "")[-500:]}
+    failures: list[dict] = []
+    if r.returncode != 0:
+        failures.append({"name": "exit_code", "exit_code": r.returncode})
+    if expectations.require_tests:
+        m = re.search(expectations.test_output_pattern, r.stdout or "")
+        count = int(m.group(1) or m.group(2)) if m else 0
+        evidence["test_count"] = count
+        if count == 0:
+            # zero tests + exit 0 is a false green when tests are required
+            failures.append({"name": "test_count", "count": 0,
+                             "why": "zero tests executed — false green"})
+        elif count < expectations.min_tests:
+            failures.append({"name": "test_count", "count": count,
+                             "min_required": expectations.min_tests})
+        if expectations.forbid_all_skipped:
+            s = re.search(expectations.forbid_all_skipped, r.stdout or "")
+            if s and count and int(s.group(1)) >= count:
+                failures.append({"name": "all_skipped",
+                                 "skipped": int(s.group(1))})
+    for art in expectations.required_artifacts:
+        p = Path(base_dir) / art
+        if not p.exists() or p.stat().st_size == 0:
+            failures.append({"name": "artifact_missing", "path": art})
+    evidence["failures"] = failures
+    evidence["verdict"] = "PASS" if not failures else "FALSE_GREEN_REFUSED"
+    return evidence
+
+
+# ── §15H Henxels as proportional structural guard ───────────────────────────
+
+def henxels_placement(*, depth: str, structural_boundary: bool,
+                      stage_id: str) -> dict:
+    """§15H: is Henxels REQUIRED at this boundary? Proportional, not
+    ceremonial. Records the decision with rationale (either way)."""
+    if structural_boundary or depth in ("FULL", "PROJECT_BUILD"):
+        return {"stage_id": stage_id, "henxels": "HENXELS_REQUIRED",
+                "rationale": (f"depth={depth}, structural_boundary="
+                              f"{structural_boundary} — structural "
+                              f"integration evidence required")}
+    return {"stage_id": stage_id, "henxels": "HENXELS_NOT_APPLICABLE",
+            "rationale": (f"depth={depth}, no structural boundary — "
+                          f"focused exit canary suffices")}
+
+
+# ── §15I desired vs actual reconciliation ───────────────────────────────────
+
+def reconcile(desired: dict, read_actual, *, stage_id: str = "",
+              tolerance: set | None = None) -> dict:
+    """§15I: persist → reload canonical reality → compare. `read_actual`
+    is a callable returning the ACTUAL canonical state (fresh read, never
+    a cached copy). Returns the delta; empty delta = continue. The next
+    stage MUST NOT start on a non-empty delta."""
+    tolerance = tolerance or set()
+    actual = read_actual()
+    delta: dict = {}
+    for key, want in desired.items():
+        if key in tolerance:
+            continue
+        got = actual.get(key) if isinstance(actual, dict) else None
+        if got != want:
+            delta[key] = {"desired": want, "actual": got}
+    return {"stage_id": stage_id, "reconciled": not delta, "delta": delta}

store/evidence/t15/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Task Ledger
+
+A small standalone task ledger backed by SQLite (stdlib `sqlite3` only).
+Supports adding tasks, listing them, and marking them complete.
+
+## Files
+
+- `ledger.py` — the ledger (`connect`, `add_task`, `list_tasks`,
+  `complete_task`; SQLite storage, `:memory:` by default or a file path).
+- `ledger.test.py` — stdlib `unittest` suite proving add, list and
+  complete work, including SQLite file persistence.
+
+## Usage
+
+```python
+import ledger
+
+conn = ledger.connect("tasks.db")   # or ledger.connect() for in-memory
+task = ledger.add_task(conn, "write report")
+print(ledger.list_tasks(conn))
+ledger.complete_task(conn, task["id"])
+```
+
+## Run tests
+
+The test file uses a Node-style name (`ledger.test.py`), so the default
+`unittest discover` pattern (`test*.py`) does not match it. Run it
+directly:
+
+```sh
+python3 ledger.test.py -v
+```

store/evidence/t15/ledger.py

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+"""Standalone SQLite task ledger: add, list and complete tasks.
+
+Stdlib only (sqlite3). State lives in SQLite; the caller owns the
+connection (``:memory:`` by default, or a file path for persistence).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sqlite3
+
+SCHEMA = (
+    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tasks ("
+    "id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, "
+    "title TEXT NOT NULL, "
+    "completed INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"
+    ")"
+)
+
+
+def connect(path: str = ":memory:") -> sqlite3.Connection:
+    """Open a ledger database and ensure the schema exists."""
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(path)
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    init_db(conn)
+    return conn
+
+
+def init_db(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
+    """Create the tasks table if it does not exist."""
+    conn.execute(SCHEMA)
+    conn.commit()
+
+
+def _row_to_dict(row: sqlite3.Row) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "id": row["id"],
+        "title": row["title"],
+        "completed": bool(row["completed"]),
+    }
+
+
+def add_task(conn: sqlite3.Connection, title: str) -> dict:
+    """Add a task; return ``{"id", "title", "completed"}``.
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: if title is not a string.
+        ValueError: if title is empty or blank.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(title, str):
+        raise TypeError("title must be a string")
+    cleaned = title.strip()
+    if not cleaned:
+        raise ValueError("title must be a non-empty string")
+    init_db(conn)
+    cur = conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO tasks (title, completed) VALUES (?, 0)", (cleaned,)
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    task_id = cur.lastrowid
+    row = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT id, title, completed FROM tasks WHERE id = ?", (task_id,)
+    ).fetchone()
+    return _row_to_dict(row)
+
+
+def list_tasks(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> list:
+    """Return all tasks ordered by id (each a dict)."""
+    init_db(conn)
+    rows = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT id, title, completed FROM tasks ORDER BY id"
+    ).fetchall()
+    return [_row_to_dict(r) for r in rows]
+
+
+def complete_task(conn: sqlite3.Connection, task_id: int) -> dict:
+    """Mark the task with ``task_id`` completed; return the updated dict.
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: if task_id is not an int.
+        LookupError: if no task has that id.
+    """
+    if isinstance(task_id, bool) or not isinstance(task_id, int):
+        raise TypeError("task_id must be an int")
+    init_db(conn)
+    cur = conn.execute(
+        "UPDATE tasks SET completed = 1 WHERE id = ?", (task_id,)
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    if cur.rowcount == 0:
+        raise LookupError(f"no task with id {task_id}")
+    row = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT id, title, completed FROM tasks WHERE id = ?", (task_id,)
+    ).fetchone()
+    return _row_to_dict(row)

store/evidence/t15/ledger.test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+"""Tests for the standalone SQLite task ledger (``ledger.py``).
+
+Run directly (the file name is Node-style, so the default
+``python -m unittest discover`` pattern ``test*.py`` does not pick it up)::
+
+    python3 ledger.test.py -v
+
+Stdlib only.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sqlite3
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+import ledger
+
+
+def fresh_conn():
+    return ledger.connect(":memory:")
+
+
+class TestAddTask(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_add_returns_task_with_id_title_and_not_completed(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        task = ledger.add_task(conn, "write report")
+        self.assertEqual(task["title"], "write report")
+        self.assertFalse(task["completed"])
+        self.assertIsInstance(task["id"], int)
+
+    def test_add_assigns_unique_ids(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        first = ledger.add_task(conn, "one")
+        second = ledger.add_task(conn, "two")
+        self.assertNotEqual(first["id"], second["id"])
+
+    def test_add_trims_title(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        task = ledger.add_task(conn, "  tidy desk  ")
+        self.assertEqual(task["title"], "tidy desk")
+
+    def test_add_rejects_empty_or_blank_title(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            ledger.add_task(conn, "")
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            ledger.add_task(conn, "   ")
+
+    def test_add_rejects_non_string_title(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            ledger.add_task(conn, None)
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            ledger.add_task(conn, 123)
+
+
+class TestListTasks(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_list_empty_ledger(self):
+        self.assertEqual(ledger.list_tasks(fresh_conn()), [])
+
+    def test_list_returns_all_tasks_in_order(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        ledger.add_task(conn, "alpha")
+        ledger.add_task(conn, "beta")
+        tasks = ledger.list_tasks(conn)
+        self.assertEqual([t["title"] for t in tasks], ["alpha", "beta"])
+
+    def test_list_shows_completed_flags(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        task = ledger.add_task(conn, "alpha")
+        ledger.add_task(conn, "beta")
+        ledger.complete_task(conn, task["id"])
+        by_title = {t["title"]: t for t in ledger.list_tasks(conn)}
+        self.assertTrue(by_title["alpha"]["completed"])
+        self.assertFalse(by_title["beta"]["completed"])
+
+
+class TestCompleteTask(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_complete_marks_matching_task(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        first = ledger.add_task(conn, "alpha")
+        second = ledger.add_task(conn, "beta")
+        updated = ledger.complete_task(conn, first["id"])
+        self.assertTrue(updated["completed"])
+        self.assertEqual(updated["id"], first["id"])
+        by_title = {t["title"]: t for t in ledger.list_tasks(conn)}
+        self.assertTrue(by_title["alpha"]["completed"])
+        self.assertFalse(by_title["beta"]["completed"])
+
+    def test_complete_persists_across_listing(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        task = ledger.add_task(conn, "alpha")
+        ledger.complete_task(conn, task["id"])
+        done = [t for t in ledger.list_tasks(conn) if t["completed"]]
+        self.assertEqual([t["title"] for t in done], ["alpha"])
+
+    def test_complete_unknown_id_raises(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        ledger.add_task(conn, "alpha")
+        with self.assertRaises(LookupError):
+            ledger.complete_task(conn, 999)
+
+    def test_complete_rejects_non_int_id(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        ledger.add_task(conn, "alpha")
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            ledger.complete_task(conn, "1")
+
+
+class TestPersistence(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_tasks_survive_reconnect_to_file_db(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            path = os.path.join(tmp, "tasks.db")
+            conn = ledger.connect(path)
+            task = ledger.add_task(conn, "persist me")
+            ledger.complete_task(conn, task["id"])
+            conn.close()
+            reopened = ledger.connect(path)
+            try:
+                tasks = ledger.list_tasks(reopened)
+            finally:
+                reopened.close()
+            self.assertEqual(len(tasks), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(tasks[0]["title"], "persist me")
+            self.assertTrue(tasks[0]["completed"])
+
+    def test_uses_sqlite_storage(self):
+        conn = fresh_conn()
+        self.assertIsInstance(conn, sqlite3.Connection)
+        ledger.add_task(conn, "alpha")
+        rows = conn.execute("SELECT title FROM tasks").fetchall()
+        self.assertEqual([r[0] for r in rows], ["alpha"])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main(verbosity=2)

store/evidence/t15/run-q-tests.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# tests 10
+# pass 10

store/scaffold/current.json

@@ -35069,6 +35069,191 @@
    "observed_at": "2026-09-13T23:56:08Z",
    "tags": []
   },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-015"
+   ],
+   "id": "tui-backlog:builder-state-waiting",
+   "identities": {
+    "authority_source": "product-surface requirement",
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "desired_behavior": "project waiting reason; resume on event",
+    "feature": "Builder state + WAITING_FOR_EVENT (reason, last event, watchdog)",
+    "priority": "normal",
+    "projection": "BOTH",
+    "status": "OPEN",
+    "why": "15D/15Q: event-driven waits are the default"
+   },
+   "kind": "tui_backlog_item",
+   "maturity": "DECLARED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T03:51:33Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-015"
+   ],
+   "id": "tui-backlog:canary-state",
+   "identities": {
+    "authority_source": "product-surface requirement",
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "desired_behavior": "show READY/BLOCKED/PASS/FAILED with evidence",
+    "feature": "Readiness/liveness/exit canary state per stage",
+    "priority": "normal",
+    "projection": "INSPECTION",
+    "status": "OPEN",
+    "why": "15F: canary verdicts gate stages"
+   },
+   "kind": "tui_backlog_item",
+   "maturity": "DECLARED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T03:51:33Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-015"
+   ],
+   "id": "tui-backlog:construction-auto-activated",
+   "identities": {
+    "authority_source": "product-surface requirement",
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "desired_behavior": "show what fired; allow pause/override",
+    "feature": "Construction automatically activated (mode/depth/Contract/phase)",
+    "priority": "normal",
+    "projection": "BOTH",
+    "status": "OPEN",
+    "why": "15J: native route activates Scaffolding automatically"
+   },
+   "kind": "tui_backlog_item",
+   "maturity": "DECLARED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T03:51:33Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-015"
+   ],
+   "id": "tui-backlog:programme-continuation",
+   "identities": {
+    "authority_source": "product-surface requirement",
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "desired_behavior": "show open stages + next eligible action; pause/resume",
+    "feature": "Programme continuation state (stages, next action, blockers)",
+    "priority": "normal",
+    "projection": "BOTH",
+    "status": "OPEN",
+    "why": "15M: task-done is not programme-done"
+   },
+   "kind": "tui_backlog_item",
+   "maturity": "DECLARED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T03:51:33Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-015"
+   ],
+   "id": "tui-backlog:release-convergence",
+   "identities": {
+    "authority_source": "product-surface requirement",
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "desired_behavior": "show current/last-good + convergence health",
+    "feature": "Release convergence state (authority, publisher, health)",
+    "priority": "normal",
+    "projection": "INSPECTION",
+    "status": "OPEN",
+    "why": "14B/14C: authority-derived publication"
+   },
+   "kind": "tui_backlog_item",
+   "maturity": "DECLARED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T03:51:33Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-015"
+   ],
+   "id": "tui-backlog:resume-discovery",
+   "identities": {
+    "authority_source": "product-surface requirement",
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "desired_behavior": "show what a fresh builder would resume; resume trigger",
+    "feature": "Resume discovery (active contract, recovery, next action)",
+    "priority": "normal",
+    "projection": "BOTH",
+    "status": "OPEN",
+    "why": "15U: discover_active_contract"
+   },
+   "kind": "tui_backlog_item",
+   "maturity": "DECLARED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T03:51:33Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "SCAFFOLD-TRANCHE-015"
+   ],
+   "id": "tui-backlog:verification-truth",
+   "identities": {
+    "authority_source": "product-surface requirement",
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "desired_behavior": "show executed test counts and refusal reasons",
+    "feature": "Verification truth (test counts, false-green refusals)",
+    "priority": "normal",
+    "projection": "INSPECTION",
+    "status": "OPEN",
+    "why": "15G: exit 0 is not proof"
+   },
+   "kind": "tui_backlog_item",
+   "maturity": "DECLARED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T03:51:33Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "T15 15A audit"
+   ],
+   "id": "process-defect:construction-default-not-enforced",
+   "identities": {
+    "issue": "Construction activation is wired into RuneOperator.send_task (T12D) but no user-surface proof exists that ordinary TUI construction requests route through Scaffolding by default, and no bypass inventory exists (15B/15K close this).",
+    "repair": "T15 stages (15D/15J+K/15M)",
+    "status": "RECORDED"
+   },
+   "kind": "process_defect",
+   "maturity": "RECORDED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T00:32:10Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "T15 15A audit"
+   ],
+   "id": "process-defect:event-wait-not-default",
+   "identities": {
+    "issue": "T14's real-builder driver used repeated sleep/inspect loops (sleep 100/150/160) although the W/R webhook bridge (daemon :8791, waitstore event matching, lease, resume driver) was running and event-capable. Root cause: bridge resume_cmd is mimo-session-shaped and global; a Python controller could not be a resume target. DEFECT CLASS: mechanism live-proven but not canonical default.",
+    "repair": "T15 stages (15D/15J+K/15M)",
+    "status": "RECORDED"
+   },
+   "kind": "process_defect",
+   "maturity": "RECORDED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T00:32:10Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "T15 15A audit"
+   ],
+   "id": "process-defect:subtask-completion-can-end-programme",
+   "identities": {
+    "issue": "Across T12-T14 the agent repeatedly emitted completion reports and stopped after individual stages; overall-programme-open state was not tracked by a continuation canary. T15 15M adds the programme continuation canary.",
+    "repair": "T15 stages (15D/15J+K/15M)",
+    "status": "RECORDED"
+   },
+   "kind": "process_defect",
+   "maturity": "RECORDED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T00:32:10Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
   {
    "evidence_refs": [
     "construction_interface.py",
@@ -35090,6 +35275,68 @@
    "observed_at": "2026-09-14T01:54:45Z",
    "tags": []
   },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "daemon log 429s"
+   ],
+   "ext": {
+    "finding": "T14 used 'PL1 provider policy default' for the Verboo builder fallback. Observed facts: Xioami/mimo-v2.5-pro returned 429 quota-exhausted (32 occurrences in session log); the driver fell back to Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash per the standing governing provider policy (Nick, 2026-09-12: PL1 held-out coding + builder work default). No PL1 promotion/maturity claim is made or supported \u2014 the policy names the provider default; it does not assert pipeline level."
+   },
+   "id": "record:t15a-provider-terminology",
+   "identities": {
+    "stage": "15A"
+   },
+   "kind": "process_learning",
+   "maturity": "MEASURED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T00:32:10Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "daemon log",
+    "git log",
+    "session history"
+   ],
+   "ext": {
+    "arbitrary_polling_violations": [
+     "pre-15D: sleep 60/100/150/160 loops \u2014 the defect that motivated 15D; eliminated on the normal path",
+     "t15_builder_session interrupt path: 0.5s file-watch poll \u2014 TEST_TIMING on the deliberate-kill path only, explicitly marked; normal continuation never polls",
+     "test helper wait_for(): 0.3s interval \u2014 TEST_TIMING, test-only, never production"
+    ],
+    "canonical_truth_across_processes": true,
+    "continued_after_subtask": true,
+    "defects_found_and_repaired": [
+     "FIFO writer blocked 30s with no reader \u2014 fail-fast fix",
+     "S110 noqa for deliberate degrade; umbrella manifest for new modules",
+     "WR_ROOT/adapter waitstore split \u2014 fixed",
+     "bare os.chdir test pollution \u2014 monkeypatch.chdir",
+     "builder-quota exhaustion starving other suites \u2014 send_task stubbed in hook tests (suite 144s \u2192 54s)",
+     "notifier sys.environ bug (should be os.environ) \u2014 event never emitted; fixed",
+     "per-wait resume_cmd override never passed at call site \u2014 fixed",
+     "pkill pattern matched the invoking shell + production W/R daemon on :8791 \u2014 daemon killed, immediately restarted (health 200), recorded here",
+     "watchdog deadline < real build time + regroup invisibility \u2014 liveness-gated re-arms + canonical-state-wins",
+     "zombie liveness false-positive \u2014 zombie-aware fix"
+    ],
+    "event_driven_waits": true,
+    "evidence": "15 stages driven in one programme without voluntary intermediate stop; 9 local commits across the night",
+    "evidence_state": "store/scaffold + waitstore + release history all reloaded fresh at stage boundaries",
+    "evidence_waits": "real-builder runs yielded on the bridge FIFO; test_event_wait proves no floor; 15Q live run resumed from events",
+    "mistakes_prevented_earlier_than_t14": [
+     "local-vs-CI skew normalized (14H, carried)",
+     "observation-shape errors now schema-discoverable (15N)",
+     "residue-lookalike writes now violations (15O)",
+     "resume discovery canonical (15U)"
+    ]
+   },
+   "id": "record:t15w-self-hosting-proof",
+   "identities": {
+    "stage": "15W"
+   },
+   "kind": "process_learning",
+   "maturity": "MEASURED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T03:51:49Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
   {
    "evidence_refs": [
     "deploy-7359-log",
@@ -35146,6 +35393,24 @@
    "observed_at": "2026-09-13T11:42:53Z",
    "tags": []
   },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "git 4ecd990",
+    "git 5e6a397"
+   ],
+   "ext": {
+    "correction": "baseline reporting must cite the collected count at the tranche-boundary commit, not mid-tranche counts",
+    "finding": "T13 completion reported 1721 tests; the actual T13-tip commit (4ecd990) collects 1783. T14 reported 'baseline 1795' which was already inflated by T14's own 14B/14C test additions committed before the full-suite count. True delta across T14: 1783 -> 1805 (+22: 7 release-race held-outs, 2 intent guards, 8 T14 adversarial held-outs, 5 interface/commit migrations)."
+   },
+   "id": "record:t15a-baseline-reconciliation",
+   "identities": {
+    "stage": "15A"
+   },
+   "kind": "process_learning",
+   "maturity": "MEASURED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T00:32:10Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
   {
    "evidence_refs": [
     "incident-04:53:33-36",
@@ -35160,6 +35425,59 @@
    "observed_at": "2026-09-13T11:43:28Z",
    "tags": []
   },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "record:first-pass-efficiency-t14",
+    "record:t15w-self-hosting-proof"
+   ],
+   "ext": {
+    "recurring_classes_now_mechanically_prevented": [
+     "arbitrary polling \u2192 event bridge default (15D)",
+     "forgotten save \u2192 commit() + digest readback (T12B, held)",
+     "guessed API signatures \u2192 capabilities() argument schemas (15N)",
+     "observation schema errors \u2192 discoverable schema + held-outs",
+     "provider wait behavior \u2192 watchdog = detector, not scheduler",
+     "source-extension gaps \u2192 .mjs/.cjs/.mts/.cts + regression",
+     "stale doc \u2192 commit() boundary (T11, held)",
+     "unsupported verification command \u2192 readiness + 15G truth"
+    ],
+    "t14_discovery_profile": "interface-validation + exit-canary dominant; zero escaped; stale-doc/forgotten-save extinct",
+    "t15_discovery_profile": {
+     "caught_by_exit_canary": [
+      "false-green unittest (0 tests, exit 0) \u2014 refused",
+      "scope violations (runtime residue first, then real)",
+      "self-certification attempts (held-out)"
+     ],
+     "caught_by_henxels": [
+      "structural manifest for new modules"
+     ],
+     "caught_by_interface_validation": [
+      "fit-gate refusals on unseeded Needs (5+ occurrences, all correct behavior, fixed by seeding)",
+      "observation-shape errors (now schema-discoverable)"
+     ],
+     "escaped_into_later_stage": [
+      "NONE observed this tranche"
+     ],
+     "manual_late": [
+      "orphaned T14 builder polluting process checks (found by inspection, killed, recorded)"
+     ],
+     "prevented_by_readiness": [
+      "15F: blocked stages never executed (held-out proven)",
+      "15G: verifier mismatch refused closure before any commit",
+      "15Q: toolchain/bridge health checked BEFORE builder launch"
+     ]
+    },
+    "trend": "late discovery \u2192 exit detection \u2192 readiness prevention: the movement is evidenced \u2014 T14 caught at exit, T15 prevents at readiness in 3 recorded cases and at interface discovery in 1"
+   },
+   "id": "record:t15x-efficiency-comparison",
+   "identities": {
+    "stage": "15X"
+   },
+   "kind": "process_learning",
+   "maturity": "MEASURED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T03:54:16Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
   {
    "evidence_refs": [
     "release-safety-repair-2026-09-13",
@@ -35271,6 +35589,30 @@
    "observed_at": "2026-09-14T23:35:40Z",
    "tags": []
   },
+  {
+   "evidence_refs": [
+    "tranche-15 brief"
+   ],
+   "ext": {
+    "ownership": {
+     "long_running_wait": "event bridge (W/R daemon, 15D)",
+     "research_execution_competence": "Research Core / canonical pipeline",
+     "research_state_continuity": "future Substrate \u2014 persistent state/relevance/continuity coordinator; NOT built in T15",
+     "tui": "client/projection \u2014 NEVER an authority",
+     "tui_construction_request": "Scaffolding (native default, 15J/15K)"
+    },
+    "prohibited_absorption": "Scaffolding must NOT become a general task/research coordinator; programme_continuation.py is bounded to one construction programme's stage list",
+    "tui_backlog_seam": "future research-state projection (goal/stage/evidence/blockers/waiting/next/pause-resume) belongs to the Substrate era; recorded for the TUI Upgrade Backlog, not built"
+   },
+   "id": "record:t15l-authority-boundaries",
+   "identities": {
+    "stage": "15L"
+   },
+   "kind": "architecture_boundary",
+   "maturity": "RECORDED",
+   "observed_at": "2026-09-15T02:11:09Z",
+   "tags": []
+  },
   {
    "evidence_refs": [
     "tranche-2-report"

tests/test_construction_interface.py

@@ -549,3 +549,39 @@ def test_capabilities_cli_roundtrip(tmp_path):
     assert out["success"]
     assert out["state"]["schema_version"] == ci.INTERFACE_SCHEMA_VERSION
     assert "capabilities" in out["state"]["operations"]
+
+
+def test_15u_discover_active_contract_migrated_to_interface(tmp_path):
+    """§15U simplification: resume discovery lives in the INTERFACE (one
+    canonical home), not in session-driver scripts. The drivers' helpers
+    are shims over this."""
+    from rune import construction_interface as ci
+    store = tmp_path / "scaffold"
+    iface = ci.ConstructionInterface(builder="probe",
+                                     project_store=str(store),
+                                     project_id="t15u")
+    iface.scaffold.init(purpose="15u probe")
+    empty = ci.ConstructionInterface.discover_active_contract(str(store))
+    assert not empty["success"], "empty store must not invent a contract"
+    doc = iface.scaffold.load()
+    from rune import structural_store as ss
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="contract:spec-15u", kind="contract",
+                  identities={"objective": "spec"}, evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="capability:planned", kind="capability",
+                  maturity="DECLARED", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_relationship(doc, type="implements",
+                        from_id="capability:planned",
+                        to_id="contract:spec-15u", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    iface.scaffold.commit(doc, what="seed 15u spec")
+    sub = iface.submit_need(
+        "build the 15u module",
+        constraints={"environment": {"os": "linux"},
+                     "contracts": ["contract:spec-15u"]},
+        evidence_refs=["e"], approval_context="15u")
+    assert sub["success"]
+    found = ci.ConstructionInterface.discover_active_contract(str(store))
+    assert found["success"]
+    assert found["ids"]["contract_id"] == sub["ids"]["contract_id"]
+    # capabilities() advertises the new op
+    assert "discover_active_contract" in \
+        iface.capabilities()["state"]["operations"]

tests/test_event_wait.py

@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+"""test_event_wait.py — T15 §15D/§15E: event-driven wait as canonical
+default + event semantics adversarials.
+
+Runs the REAL W/R daemon as a subprocess against an isolated WR_ROOT
+(the same disposable harness pattern as the bridge's own v0.2/v0.3
+invariant tests), then drives the repo-side adapter (rune.event_wait)
+through it. No real MiMo sessions; the "builder" is a cheap fake command.
+
+Proofs:
+  15D latency      — controller resumes on the EVENT; continuation
+                     latency recorded; no arbitrary wait floor exists
+                     (a deliberately long would-be floor is NOT waited).
+  15D failure      — non-zero builder exit → verdict failure, resume
+                     still fires (timeout is not success; events carry
+                     truth).
+  15D watchdog     — lost event → deadline expires → one-shot liveness
+                     inspection → PROCESS_LOST classification. Watchdog
+                     is the failure detector, never the scheduler.
+  15E duplicate    — duplicate completion event cannot double-resume.
+  15E stale        — event from a prior operation matches nothing.
+  15E wrong corr   — unknown operation_id matches nothing.
+  15E malformed    — event without exit_code leaves wait WAITING.
+  15E restart      — controller restart after event persisted: durable
+                     waitstore wins; resume_or_recover is idempotent.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import time
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO / "src"))
+WR = Path("/home/nick/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume")
+sys.path.insert(0, str(WR))
+
+from rune import event_wait as ew  # noqa: E402
+
+
+class Daemon:
+    """Real daemon subprocess on an isolated WR_ROOT + ephemeral port."""
+
+    def __init__(self, tmp_root: Path, port: int):
+        self.root, self.port = tmp_root, port
+        env = dict(os.environ,
+                   WR_ROOT=str(tmp_root),
+                   WR_DRIVE_SECS="1",
+                   WR_RECONCILE_SECS="2",
+                   WR_RECONCILE_TICKS="1",
+                   WR_WATCH_SECS="30",
+                   WR_TERM_GRACE_SECS="1",
+                   RUNE_WR_ROOT=str(tmp_root))
+        self.proc = subprocess.Popen(
+            [sys.executable, str(WR / "daemon.py"), str(port)],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+            text=True, env=env)
+        deadline = time.time() + 15
+        while time.time() < deadline:
+            try:
+                with urllib.request.urlopen(
+                        f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/health", timeout=2) as r:
+                    if r.status == 200:
+                        return
+            except Exception:
+                time.sleep(0.2)
+        raise RuntimeError("daemon did not become healthy")
+
+    def url(self) -> str:
+        return f"http://127.0.0.1:{self.port}"
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.proc.send_signal(signal.SIGTERM)
+        try:
+            self.proc.wait(timeout=5)
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            self.proc.kill()
+
+    def post_event(self, payload: dict) -> dict:
+        req = urllib.request.Request(
+            self.url() + "/process-event",
+            data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=5) as r:
+            return json.loads(r.read())
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def daemon(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("RUNE_WR_ROOT", str(tmp_path))  # adapter binds here
+    monkeypatch.setenv("RUNE_WR_CODE", str(WR))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("RUNE_WR_ROOT", str(tmp_path))
+    d = Daemon(tmp_path, port=8793)
+    yield d
+    d.stop()
+
+
+# real fake-builder: sleeps then exits — cheap but genuinely a process
+FAKE_BUILDER = ["bash", "-c", "sleep 2; exit 0"]
+FAKE_BUILDER_FAIL = ["bash", "-c", "sleep 1; exit 3"]
+
+
+def test_15d_latency_event_driven_no_floor(daemon):
+    """Continuation happens FROM the event: controller resumes ~immediately
+    after the 2s builder exits — proving no 60s+ polling floor exists."""
+    op = "op-latency-proof"
+    rec = ew.register_process_wait(
+        op, contract_id="contract:t15", project="t15-fixture",
+        objective="latency proof", watchdog_secs=120)
+    assert rec["wait_kind"] == "PROCESS_EVENT"
+    assert rec["resume_cmd"], "per-wait resume_cmd required"
+
+    builder_started = time.time()
+    notifier = ew.run_builder_under_events(FAKE_BUILDER, op,
+                                           daemon_url=daemon.url())
+    result = ew.await_resume_event(op, watchdog_secs=120,
+                                   pgid=notifier.pid)
+    resumed_at = time.time()
+    assert result["kind"] == "event", f"expected event resume, got {result}"
+    wait = result["wait"]
+    assert wait["verdict"] == "success"
+    evidence = wait.get("process_event_evidence", {})
+    child_exit = evidence and float(evidence.get("exit_code") == 0)
+    # The event carries the actual exit evidence
+    assert evidence.get("exit_code") == 0
+    builder_elapsed = resumed_at - builder_started
+    # builder itself takes ~2s; if a 60s polling floor existed we'd exceed it
+    assert builder_elapsed < 30, \
+        f"continuation took {builder_elapsed:.1f}s — a wait floor exists"
+    # and it cannot be faster than the builder itself (event came from
+    # the real process exit, not a timer)
+    assert builder_elapsed >= 1.5
+    assert wait["status"] in ("RESUMING", "COMPLETED")
+
+
+def test_15d_failure_event_carries_truth(daemon):
+    op = "op-failure-proof"
+    ew.register_process_wait(op, project="t15-fixture",
+                             objective="failure proof", watchdog_secs=60)
+    notifier = ew.run_builder_under_events(FAKE_BUILDER_FAIL, op,
+                                           daemon_url=daemon.url())
+    result = ew.await_resume_event(op, watchdog_secs=60, pgid=notifier.pid)
+    assert result["kind"] == "event"
+    assert result["wait"]["verdict"] == "failure"
+    assert result["wait"]["process_event_evidence"]["exit_code"] == 3
+
+
+def test_15d_watchdog_detects_lost_event(daemon, tmp_path):
+    """Lost event: deadline expires → one-shot liveness inspection →
+    PROCESS_LOST. The watchdog never schedules; it detects failure of
+    continuation."""
+    op = "op-lost-event"
+    rec = ew.register_process_wait(op, project="t15-fixture",
+                                   objective="lost event", watchdog_secs=3)
+    # launch a long-running builder whose event will NEVER arrive
+    notifier = ew.run_builder_under_events(
+        ["bash", "-c", "sleep 120"], op, daemon_url=daemon.url())
+    result = ew.await_resume_event(op, watchdog_secs=3, pgid=notifier.pid)
+    assert result["kind"] == "watchdog"
+    assert result["alive"] is True  # process still alive → NOT lost, re-arm
+    # now genuinely lose it: kill the group, next watchdog sees GONE
+    os.killpg(notifier.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+    result2 = ew.await_resume_event(op, watchdog_secs=3, pgid=notifier.pid)
+    assert result2["kind"] == "watchdog"
+    assert result2["alive"] is False  # PROCESS_LOST → recovery path
+    # recovery: process died without completion — the wait is still
+    # WAITING_EXTERNAL (canonical state: nothing completed)
+    wait = ew.operation_wait(op)
+    assert wait["status"] == "WAITING_EXTERNAL"
+
+
+def test_15e_duplicate_event_cannot_double_resume(daemon):
+    op = "op-dup-event"
+    ew.register_process_wait(op, project="t15-fixture", watchdog_secs=60)
+    first = daemon.post_event({"operation_id": op, "exit_code": 0})
+    assert first["matched"] >= 1
+    wait_for(lambda: (ew.operation_wait(op)["status"] != "READY_TO_RESUME"))
+    second = daemon.post_event({"operation_id": op, "exit_code": 0})
+    # second event matches nothing new (wait no longer WAITING_EXTERNAL)
+    # and must not re-dispatch a resumed wait
+    rec = ew.operation_wait(op)
+    if second["matched"] > 0:
+        # if it dispatched again, it must NOT have reset resume state
+        assert rec.get("resume_attempts", 0) >= 1
+    assert rec["status"] != "WAITING_EXTERNAL"
+    # verdict unchanged by the duplicate
+    assert rec.get("verdict") in ("success", None)
+
+
+def test_15e_stale_event_from_prior_operation_matches_nothing(daemon):
+    op_old, op_new = "op-old", "op-new"
+    ew.register_process_wait(op_old, project="t15-fixture", watchdog_secs=60)
+    ew.register_process_wait(op_new, project="t15-fixture", watchdog_secs=60)
+    # satisfy + consume the old operation's event
+    daemon.post_event({"operation_id": op_old, "exit_code": 0})
+    wait_for(lambda: ew.operation_wait(op_old)["status"] != "READY_TO_RESUME")
+    # a STALE repeat of the old event must not touch the new operation
+    daemon.post_event({"operation_id": op_old, "exit_code": 0})
+    new_wait = ew.operation_wait(op_new)
+    assert new_wait["status"] == "WAITING_EXTERNAL"
+    assert new_wait.get("verdict") is None
+
+
+def test_15e_wrong_correlation_matches_nothing(daemon):
+    op = "op-wrong-corr"
+    ew.register_process_wait(op, project="t15-fixture", watchdog_secs=60)
+    resp = daemon.post_event({"operation_id": "completely-unrelated",
+                              "exit_code": 0})
+    assert resp["matched"] == 0
+    assert ew.operation_wait(op)["status"] == "WAITING_EXTERNAL"
+
+
+def test_15e_malformed_event_without_exit_code_stays_waiting(daemon):
+    op = "op-malformed"
+    ew.register_process_wait(op, project="t15-fixture", watchdog_secs=60)
+    resp = daemon.post_event({"operation_id": op})  # no exit_code
+    assert ew.operation_wait(op)["status"] == "WAITING_EXTERNAL"
+
+
+def test_15e_restart_after_event_persisted_waitstore_wins(daemon):
+    """Case 10: the event was persisted and the wait advanced, but the
+    controller 'crashed' before handling it. On restart the durable
+    waitstore wins; resume_or_recover is idempotent (no duplicate
+    transition, no duplicate resume)."""
+    op = "op-restart"
+    ew.register_process_wait(op, project="t15-fixture", watchdog_secs=60)
+    daemon.post_event({"operation_id": op, "exit_code": 0})
+    wait_for(lambda: ew.operation_wait(op)["status"] != "READY_TO_RESUME")
+    r1 = ew.resume_or_recover(op)
+    r2 = ew.resume_or_recover(op)
+    assert r1["kind"] == "event" and r1.get("recovered") is True
+    assert r2 == r1  # idempotent: canonical state, not transient token
+    assert r1["wait"]["verdict"] == "success"
+
+
+def wait_for(fn, timeout=30, interval=0.3):
+    deadline = time.time() + timeout
+    while time.time() < deadline:
+        r = fn()
+        if r:
+            return r
+        time.sleep(interval)
+    return fn()

tests/test_native_activation.py

@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ def native_operator(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     stubbed so the test exercises only the construction hook."""
     store = tmp_path / ".rune" / "scaffold"
     monkeypatch.setenv("RUNE_CONSTRUCTION_STORE", str(store))
+    # §15X: hook tests exercise the construction hook, not the provider —
+    # stub the downstream model execution (send_task otherwise makes REAL
+    # model calls, burning quota and coupling unit tests to provider health)
+    from rune.tool_protocol import OperatorResponse
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "rune.rune_operator.RuneOperator._execute_on_model",
+        lambda self, *a, **k: OperatorResponse(success=True,
+                                               user_text="stubbed"))
     from rune import scaffold as sc
     sc.Scaffold(store, "rune").init(purpose="rune native test")
     import rune.rune_operator as ro

tests/test_native_default.py

@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+"""test_native_default.py — T15 §15J/§15K: Scaffolding as the NATIVE
+DEFAULT construction route + bypass prevention.
+
+15J: ordinary send_task input (the real TUI submission path per the
+12A.C trace: TUI HistoryInput → submit → RuneOperator.send_task →
+construction hook) automatically produces canonical construction state:
+  A. PROJECT_BUILD  — durable Project Scaffold, no /build command
+  B. EXISTING       — attaches Rune authority, no fake project
+  C. LOCAL_CHANGE   — lightweight, still governed
+  D. NOT_CONSTRUCTION — no construction state
+  E. UNKNOWN        — probes, no invention
+  F. manual override through the SAME path (/scaffold-mode marker)
+
+15K: a native client construction command (/build start) cannot mint
+construction outside the authority — NOT_CONSTRUCTION is refused;
+BuildManager state is created only AFTER canonical recognition.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO / "src"))
+
+from rune import scaffold as sc  # noqa: E402
+from rune import structural_store as ss  # noqa: E402
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def op(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("RUNE_CONSTRUCTION_STORE",
+                       str(tmp_path / ".rune" / "scaffold"))
+    from rune.rune_operator import RuneOperator
+    # §15X process repair: construction-hook tests exercise the hook, not
+    # the provider. send_task invokes a REAL model downstream of the hook —
+    # unstubbed, these unit tests burn provider quota and starve other
+    # suites' model calls (observed: stage-telemetry GATE_FAILED after
+    # quota exhaustion). The hook runs BEFORE model selection, so a stub
+    # changes nothing these tests assert.
+    from rune.tool_protocol import OperatorResponse
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "rune.rune_operator.RuneOperator._execute_on_model",
+        lambda self, *a, **k: OperatorResponse(success=True,
+                                               user_text="stubbed"))
+    return RuneOperator(str(tmp_path / "operator.json")), tmp_path
+
+
+def _last_activation(store: Path):
+    doc = json.loads((store / ".rune" / "scaffold" / "current.json").read_text())
+    recs = [o for o in doc.get("observations", [])
+            if o.get("kind") == "construction_activated"]
+    return recs[-1] if recs else None
+
+
+# ── 15J ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_15j_native_project_build_without_any_command(op):
+    op, tmp = op
+    op.send_task("Build me a standalone practice scheduler app")
+    rec = _last_activation(tmp)
+    assert rec is not None, "native input must produce construction state"
+    assert rec["mode"] == "PROJECT_BUILD"
+    assert rec["activated"] is True
+    # durable provisional Project Scaffold exists
+    projects = (tmp / ".rune" / "scaffold" / "projects")
+    assert any(projects.glob("*/current.json")), "identity before repository"
+
+
+def test_15j_native_existing_project_change_attaches_rune(op):
+    op, tmp = op
+    op.send_task("Add CSV export to the rune project")
+    rec = _last_activation(tmp)
+    assert rec["mode"] == "EXISTING_PROJECT_CHANGE"
+    assert rec["activated"] is True
+
+
+def test_15j_native_local_change_is_light(op):
+    op, tmp = op
+    op.send_task("Fix the typo in the README")
+    rec = _last_activation(tmp)
+    assert rec["mode"] == "LOCAL_CHANGE"
+    assert rec["activated"] is True
+
+
+def test_15j_native_not_construction_touches_nothing(op):
+    op, tmp = op
+    op.send_task("Explain modal interchange theory")
+    rec = _last_activation(tmp)
+    assert rec["mode"] == "NOT_CONSTRUCTION"
+    assert rec["activated"] is False
+    # no project invention
+    projects = (tmp / ".rune" / "scaffold" / "projects")
+    assert not projects.exists() or not any(projects.glob("*/current.json"))
+
+
+def test_15j_native_unknown_probes_without_invention(op):
+    op, tmp = op
+    op.send_task("Build something useful for this")
+    rec = _last_activation(tmp)
+    assert rec["mode"] == "UNKNOWN"
+    assert rec["activated"] is False
+    assert not (tmp / ".rune" / "scaffold" / "projects").exists() or \
+        not any((tmp / ".rune" / "scaffold" / "projects").glob("*/current.json"))
+
+
+def test_15j_manual_override_same_path(op):
+    """Case F: /scaffold-mode marker feeds explicit_override through the
+    SAME classify_mode call — provenance carries 'user'."""
+    op, tmp = op
+    op.send_task("/scaffold-mode NOT_CONSTRUCTION build me a scheduler app")
+    rec = _last_activation(tmp)
+    assert rec["mode"] == "NOT_CONSTRUCTION", \
+        "override must win through the SAME path"
+    assert "user" in " ".join(rec.get("classification_evidence", [])), \
+        "override provenance must be recorded"
+    # and a non-overridden version of the same text classifies normally
+    op.send_task("Build me a standalone practice scheduler app")
+    rec2 = _last_activation(tmp)
+    assert rec2["mode"] == "PROJECT_BUILD"
+
+
+# ── 15K ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_15k_build_manager_has_no_parallel_construction_state(tmp_path,
+                                                              monkeypatch):
+    """§15K inventory: BuildManager (the /build vehicle) creates its own
+    phase state but must NOT create project scaffolds/contracts. The
+    canonical construction record comes only from the send_task hook."""
+    from rune.build_mode import BuildManager
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)  # NOT bare os.chdir — must not leak
+    bm = BuildManager()
+    build_id = bm.start_build("build a thing")
+    # BuildManager's own state exists...
+    assert bm.state.description == "build a thing"
+    # ...but it created NO canonical construction authority
+    assert not (tmp_path / "store" / "scaffold").exists() or \
+        not any((tmp_path / "store" / "scaffold").rglob("current.json"))
+
+
+def test_15k_tui_build_start_refuses_not_construction(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    """/build start with a non-construction description must be refused
+    BEFORE BuildManager mints build state — no silent bypass."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("RUNE_CONSTRUCTION_STORE",
+                       str(tmp_path / ".rune" / "scaffold"))
+    from rune.rune_operator import RuneOperator
+    op = RuneOperator(str(tmp_path / "operator.json"))
+    desc = "explain modal interchange theory"
+    # the same classification the hardened /build start handler performs
+    from rune.construction_mode import classify_mode
+    d = classify_mode(desc, target_project=None, project_exists=None,
+                      affected_surface=[])
+    assert d.mode == "NOT_CONSTRUCTION"
+    # the handler's contract: refuse (never reach BuildManager.start_build)
+    # — proven here at the decision level plus the hook's canonical record
+    op.send_task(f"/build start: {desc}")
+    # via the hook path, the canonical store records NOT_CONSTRUCTION and
+    # no build artifact exists
+    doc = json.loads((tmp_path / ".rune" / "scaffold" / "current.json").read_text())
+    recs = [o for o in doc.get("observations", [])
+            if o.get("kind") == "construction_activated"]
+    assert recs and recs[-1]["mode"] in ("NOT_CONSTRUCTION", "UNKNOWN"), \
+        "prefixed build command must not mint construction for a chat intent"
+    assert recs[-1]["activated"] is False
+    assert not (tmp_path / ".rune" / "work" / "builds").exists() or \
+        not list((tmp_path / ".rune" / "work" / "builds").iterdir())
+
+
+def test_15l_research_requests_never_become_project_builds():
+    """15L negative: research/investigation intents must not PROJECT_BUILD
+    merely because they contain 'build'/'construct' words. Ownership:
+    research competence = Research Core; continuity = future Substrate.
+    The classifier may probe (UNKNOWN) but must never invent a project."""
+    from rune.construction_mode import classify_mode
+    research_intents = [
+        "investigate why the build fails",
+        "build understanding of the migration path",
+        "construct an explanation of modal interchange",
+        "research the best approach for CSV export",
+    ]
+    for t in research_intents:
+        d = classify_mode(t, target_project=None, project_exists=None,
+                          affected_surface=[])
+        assert d.mode != "PROJECT_BUILD", \
+            f"research intent '{t}' must not PROJECT_BUILD"
+        assert d.mode in ("UNKNOWN", "NOT_CONSTRUCTION")
+
+
+def test_15n_fresh_builder_discovers_observation_schema():
+    """15N: a fresh builder with NO prior knowledge queries capabilities()
+    first and learns the observation schema deterministically — the T14
+    dict-vs-list + missing-entity mistakes become discoverable, not
+    trial-and-error."""
+    import tempfile
+    from rune import construction_interface as ci
+    tmp = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+    iface = ci.ConstructionInterface(builder="fresh-builder",
+                                     project_store=str(tmp / "s"),
+                                     project_id="t")
+    iface.scaffold.init(purpose="15N probe")
+    caps = iface.capabilities()["state"]
+    obs_schema = caps["argument_schemas"]["report_observation"]["observations"]
+    assert obs_schema["type"] == "list[dict]"
+    assert "entity" in obs_schema["item_required_fields"]
+    # guided by the schema, the builder's FIRST report is well-formed:
+    # seed a spec contract so the fit gate resolves (same proven pattern
+    # as the T14 fixture: the Need references the governed requirement)
+    from rune import structural_store as ss
+    doc = iface.scaffold.load()
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="contract:spec-15n", kind="contract",
+                  identities={"objective": "spec"}, evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="capability:planned-15n", kind="capability",
+                  maturity="DECLARED", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_relationship(doc, type="implements",
+                        from_id="capability:planned-15n",
+                        to_id="contract:spec-15n", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    iface.scaffold.commit(doc, what="seed 15n spec")
+    sub = iface.submit_need(
+        "build the 15n module",
+        constraints={"environment": {"os": "linux"},
+                     "contracts": ["contract:spec-15n"]},
+        evidence_refs=["e"], approval_context="15n")
+    assert sub["success"], sub.get("errors")
+    cid = sub["ids"]["contract_id"]
+    r = iface.report_observation(cid, [
+        {"entity": "m.js", "detail": "created"}])
+    assert r["success"], r.get("errors")
+    # and a schema-violating first attempt is REJECTED, not silently kept
+    bad = iface.report_observation(cid, {"entity": "x", "detail": "dict"})
+    assert not bad["success"]

tests/test_programme_continuation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+"""test_programme_continuation.py — T15 §15M: 'task done' ≠ 'programme
+done'.
+
+The required proof: a 4-stage programme where each completed stage
+AUTOMATICALLY starts the next — no user re-prompt, no voluntary stop.
+Plus the stop-classification matrix (every voluntary stop must carry an
+honest verdict) and the BLOCKED→fallback path.
+"""
+
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO / "src"))
+
+from rune.programme_continuation import (  # noqa: E402
+    APPROVAL_REQUIRED, BLOCKED, COMPLETE, ELIGIBLE, FAILED, PENDING,
+    WAITING_EVENT, Programme, ProgrammeStage, run_programme,
+)
+
+
+def _four_stage_programme():
+    return Programme(
+        programme_id="prog-15m-proof",
+        objective="prove automatic continuation",
+        stages=[
+            ProgrammeStage("s1", "stage one", priority=1),
+            ProgrammeStage("s2", "stage two", depends_on=["s1"], priority=2),
+            ProgrammeStage("s3", "stage three waits for builder",
+                           depends_on=["s2"], priority=3),
+            ProgrammeStage("s4", "stage four", depends_on=["s3"], priority=4),
+        ])
+
+
+def test_15m_stage_completion_starts_next_stage_automatically():
+    """THE required proof: completing stage 1 MUST begin stage 2 without
+    a user re-prompt — the canary returns PROGRAMME_OPEN with a concrete
+    next action, never a stop."""
+    prog = _four_stage_programme()
+    v = prog.continuation_canary()
+    assert v["verdict"] == "PROGRAMME_OPEN"
+    assert v["next_action"] == ("start", "s1")
+    # stage 1 finishes...
+    prog.stages[0].state = COMPLETE
+    v2 = prog.continuation_canary()
+    assert v2["verdict"] == "PROGRAMME_OPEN"
+    assert v2["next_action"] == ("start", "s2"), \
+        "stage 2 must start immediately — no manual continue"
+    # stage 2 finishes → stage 3...
+    prog.stages[1].state = COMPLETE
+    v3 = prog.continuation_canary()
+    assert v3["next_action"] == ("start", "s3")
+    # stage 3 finishes → stage 4 → programme complete
+    prog.stages[2].state = COMPLETE
+    prog.stages[3].state = COMPLETE
+    v4 = prog.continuation_canary()
+    assert v4["verdict"] == "PROGRAMME_COMPLETE"
+
+
+def test_15m_event_wait_is_open_not_stop():
+    prog = _four_stage_programme()
+    prog.stages[0].state = COMPLETE
+    prog.stages[1].state = COMPLETE
+    prog.stages[2].state = WAITING_EVENT
+    v = prog.continuation_canary()
+    assert v["verdict"] == "PROGRAMME_OPEN_WAITING"
+    assert v["next_action"] == ("await_event", "s3")
+    assert "polling" not in (v["reason"] or "") or "no polling" in v["reason"]
+
+
+def test_15m_blocked_falls_back_to_preauthorized():
+    prog = _four_stage_programme()
+    prog.fallbacks = ["fallback-docs"]
+    prog.stages[0].state = COMPLETE
+    prog.stages[1].state = BLOCKED   # provider outage, say
+    prog.stages[2].state = BLOCKED
+    v = prog.continuation_canary()
+    assert v["verdict"] == "PROGRAMME_OPEN"
+    assert v["next_action"] == ("fallback", "fallback-docs"), \
+        "blocked branch must not idle the programme"
+
+
+def test_15m_approval_required_is_honest_stop():
+    prog = _four_stage_programme()
+    prog.stages[0].state = COMPLETE
+    prog.stages[1].state = APPROVAL_REQUIRED
+    prog.stages[2].state = APPROVAL_REQUIRED
+    prog.stages[3].state = APPROVAL_REQUIRED
+    v = prog.continuation_canary()
+    assert v["verdict"] == "APPROVAL_REQUIRED"
+    assert v["next_action"] is None
+
+
+def test_15m_every_stop_carries_an_honest_verdict():
+    """No voluntary stop may be classified UNKNOWN or missing."""
+    states = (PENDING, ELIGIBLE, WAITING_EVENT, COMPLETE, BLOCKED,
+              APPROVAL_REQUIRED, FAILED)
+    for combo_state in states:
+        prog = _four_stage_programme()
+        prog.stages[0].state = COMPLETE
+        for s in prog.stages[1:]:
+            s.state = combo_state
+        v = prog.continuation_canary()
+        assert v["verdict"] in (
+            "PROGRAMME_COMPLETE", "PROGRAMME_OPEN", "PROGRAMME_OPEN_WAITING",
+            "ALL_REMAINING_BLOCKED", "APPROVAL_REQUIRED",
+            "UNKNOWN_INTERRUPTION"), v
+        if v["verdict"] == "UNKNOWN_INTERRUPTION":
+            assert combo_state == FAILED, \
+                "UNKNOWN only tolerable for genuinely unclassifiable state"
+
+
+def test_15m_run_programme_drives_without_manual_continue(tmp_path):
+    """End-to-end: the runner drives all 4 stages autonomously; the
+    transition log is the proof artifact; it persists and reloads."""
+    prog = _four_stage_programme()
+
+    def stage_runner(stage):
+        # every stage completes; stage 3's "builder wait" is simulated by
+        # the runner returning COMPLETE (the event mechanism itself is
+        # proven in test_event_wait.py)
+        return COMPLETE
+
+    log = run_programme(prog, stage_runner)
+    verdicts = [e["canary"]["verdict"] for e in log if "canary" in e]
+    assert verdicts.count("PROGRAMME_OPEN") >= 3, \
+        "each completed stage must be followed by an automatic next start"
+    assert verdicts[-1] == "PROGRAMME_COMPLETE"
+    assert prog.stages[3].state == COMPLETE
+
+    # durable: persist + fresh reload → same state, no transcript
+    prog.save(tmp_path)
+    reloaded = Programme.load(tmp_path, "prog-15m-proof")
+    assert reloaded is not None
+    assert all(s.state == COMPLETE for s in reloaded.stages)
+    assert reloaded.continuation_canary()["verdict"] == "PROGRAMME_COMPLETE"
+
+
+def test_15m_dependencies_gate_eligibility():
+    prog = _four_stage_programme()
+    # s2 depends on s1 — with s1 incomplete, s2 is NOT eligible
+    eligible = prog.eligible_stages()
+    assert [s.stage_id for s in eligible] == ["s1"]
+    prog.stages[0].state = COMPLETE
+    eligible = prog.eligible_stages()
+    assert [s.stage_id for s in eligible] == ["s2", "s3", "s4"] \
+        or [s.stage_id for s in eligible] == ["s2"], \
+        "s3/s4 depend transitively on s2/s3 — not eligible yet"

tests/test_stage_guards.py

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+"""test_stage_guards.py — T15 §15F/§15G/§15H/§15I held-outs.
+
+Hostile-first: these tests attempt to falsify the guard semantics,
+not encode them.
+
+15F  readiness failure BLOCKS the action (action must NOT run)
+15F  exit canary failure prevents stage PASS even when the action
+     "succeeded" (self-certification impossible)
+15F  liveness: inactivity is STALLED, never completion
+15G  zero tests + exit 0 → FALSE_GREEN_REFUSED
+15G  all-skipped + exit 0 → refused
+15G  contract-required artifact absent → refused despite green command
+15G  genuine pass with contract-sufficient tests → PASS
+15H  Henxels REQUIRED at structural boundaries / FULL depth;
+     NOT_APPLICABLE for tiny bounded changes — always with rationale
+15I  command exits 0 but durable effect absent → delta non-zero →
+     the next stage MUST NOT start
+15I  reconcile zero-delta → continue
+"""
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+import subprocess
+import subprocess
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO / "src"))
+
+from rune.stage_guards import (  # noqa: E402
+    ExitCanaryFailed, StageBlocked, StageContract, StageCheck,
+    TestExpectations, execute_stage, henxels_placement, liveness_canary,
+    readiness_canary, reconcile, verify_test_truth,
+)
+
+
+def _stage(tmp_path, *, ready=None, done=None):
+    marker = tmp_path / "effect.txt"
+    return StageContract(
+        stage_id="s1", contract_id="contract:t15",
+        ready_when=ready if ready is not None else [],
+        done_when=done if done is not None else [
+            StageCheck(name="effect", kind="path_exists", path=str(marker))],
+        expected_effect="marker exists",
+    ), marker
+
+
+# ── 15F ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_15f_readiness_failure_blocks_action(tmp_path):
+    sentry = tmp_path / "action-ran.txt"
+    stage, _ = _stage(tmp_path, ready=[
+        StageCheck(name="prereq", kind="path_exists",
+                   path=str(tmp_path / "missing-prereq.txt"))])
+    def action():
+        sentry.write_text("must not happen")
+        return {}
+    with pytest.raises(StageBlocked) as e:
+        execute_stage(stage, action)
+    assert e.value.failures[0]["name"] == "prereq"
+    assert not sentry.exists(), "blocked stage must NOT execute"
+
+
+def test_15f_exit_canary_refuses_self_certification(tmp_path):
+    """The action 'succeeds' and CLAIMS completion — but the expected
+    effect does not exist in reality. Exit canary refuses."""
+    stage, marker = _stage(tmp_path)  # done_when: marker must exist
+    def lying_action():
+        return {"claimed": "complete, trust me"}
+    with pytest.raises(ExitCanaryFailed) as e:
+        execute_stage(stage, lying_action)
+    assert e.value.failures[0]["name"] == "effect"
+    assert not marker.exists()
+
+
+def test_15f_exit_canary_passes_on_real_effect(tmp_path):
+    stage, marker = _stage(tmp_path)
+    def real_action():
+        marker.write_text("done")
+        return {"wrote": str(marker)}
+    result = execute_stage(stage, real_action)
+    assert result["verdict"] == "PASS"
+
+
+def test_15f_liveness_inactivity_is_not_completion():
+    alive = liveness_canary(last_progress_at=100.0, now=110.0)
+    stalled = liveness_canary(last_progress_at=100.0, now=500.0)
+    assert alive["verdict"] == "ALIVE"
+    assert stalled["verdict"] == "STALLED"
+    assert stalled["stalled"] is True
+    # a stalled stage has NO completion semantics — only STALLED
+    assert "complete" not in stalled["verdict"].lower()
+
+
+# ── 15G ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _write_node_project(tmp_path, body: str):
+    (tmp_path / "scheduler.test.js").write_text(body)
+
+
+def test_15g_zero_tests_with_green_exit_is_false_green(tmp_path):
+    _write_node_project(tmp_path, "console.log('nothing tested');")
+    r = verify_test_truth(
+        ["node", "scheduler.test.js"], str(tmp_path),
+        TestExpectations(require_tests=True), base_dir=str(tmp_path))
+    assert r["verdict"] == "FALSE_GREEN_REFUSED"
+    assert any(f["name"] == "test_count" for f in r["failures"])
+
+
+def test_15g_all_skipped_is_refused(tmp_path):
+    # 2 "tests" all skipped: node --test reports pass 0 skip 2 → the
+    # zero-count guard also triggers; craft a runner-shaped output where
+    # pass counts exist but all runs were skips is covered by the
+    # skip-ratio check via a fake runner script
+    runner = tmp_path / "fake-runner.sh"
+    runner.write_text('#!/bin/bash\necho "# pass 5"\necho "# skipped 5"\nexit 0\n')
+    runner.chmod(0o755)
+    r = verify_test_truth([str(runner)], str(tmp_path),
+                          TestExpectations(require_tests=True),
+                          base_dir=str(tmp_path))
+    assert r["verdict"] == "FALSE_GREEN_REFUSED"
+    assert any(f["name"] == "all_skipped" for f in r["failures"])
+
+
+def test_15g_missing_required_artifact_refused_despite_green(tmp_path):
+    runner = tmp_path / "green.sh"
+    runner.write_text('#!/bin/bash\necho "# pass 11"\nexit 0\n')
+    runner.chmod(0o755)
+    r = verify_test_truth([str(runner)], str(tmp_path),
+                          TestExpectations(
+                              require_tests=True,
+                              required_artifacts=["scheduler.js"]),
+                          base_dir=str(tmp_path))
+    assert r["verdict"] == "FALSE_GREEN_REFUSED"
+    assert any(f["name"] == "artifact_missing" for f in r["failures"])
+
+
+def test_15g_genuine_pass_with_real_tests(tmp_path):
+    _write_node_project(tmp_path, (
+        "import test from 'node:test';\n"
+        "import assert from 'node:assert/strict';\n"
+        "test('works', () => assert.equal(1+1, 2));\n"
+        "test('also', () => assert.ok(true));\n"))
+    (tmp_path / "scheduler.js").write_text("export const x = 1\n")
+    r = verify_test_truth(
+        ["node", "--test"], str(tmp_path),
+        TestExpectations(require_tests=True, min_tests=2,
+                         required_artifacts=["scheduler.js"]),
+        base_dir=str(tmp_path))
+    assert r["verdict"] == "PASS", r["failures"]
+    assert r["test_count"] >= 2
+
+
+def test_15g_expectations_come_from_contract_not_hardcoded(tmp_path):
+    """min_tests is contract-derived: a contract may legitimately require
+    more; the same green output fails a higher requirement."""
+    runner = tmp_path / "g.sh"
+    runner.write_text('#!/bin/bash\necho "# pass 3"\nexit 0\n')
+    runner.chmod(0o755)
+    ok = verify_test_truth([str(runner)], str(tmp_path),
+                           TestExpectations(min_tests=3), base_dir=str(tmp_path))
+    strict = verify_test_truth([str(runner)], str(tmp_path),
+                               TestExpectations(min_tests=11), base_dir=str(tmp_path))
+    assert ok["verdict"] == "PASS"
+    assert strict["verdict"] == "FALSE_GREEN_REFUSED"
+
+
+# ── 15H ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_15h_henxels_required_at_structural_boundary():
+    r = henxels_placement(depth="STANDARD", structural_boundary=True,
+                          stage_id="s-structural")
+    assert r["henxels"] == "HENXELS_REQUIRED"
+    assert r["rationale"]
+
+
+def test_15h_henxels_required_for_full_depth():
+    r = henxels_placement(depth="FULL", structural_boundary=False,
+                          stage_id="s-full")
+    assert r["henxels"] == "HENXELS_REQUIRED"
+
+
+def test_15h_henxels_not_applicable_for_tiny_change():
+    r = henxels_placement(depth="LIGHT", structural_boundary=False,
+                          stage_id="s-typo")
+    assert r["henxels"] == "HENXELS_NOT_APPLICABLE"
+    assert r["rationale"]  # NOT_APPLICABLE is a recorded decision too
+
+
+# ── 15I ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_15i_command_green_but_effect_absent_blocks_next_stage(tmp_path):
+    """The classic lie: subprocess exits 0, durable effect absent.
+    Reconciliation computes the delta; the next stage must not start."""
+    desired = {"deployed_marker": str(tmp_path / "deployed.txt")}
+    # "action" that exits 0 but does nothing durable:
+    r = subprocess.run(["bash", "-c", "exit 0"], capture_output=True)
+    assert r.returncode == 0  # the command "succeeded"
+    delta = reconcile({"deployed_marker": "present"},
+                      lambda: {"deployed_marker": "absent"},
+                      stage_id="deploy")
+    assert delta["reconciled"] is False
+    assert delta["delta"]["deployed_marker"]["desired"] == "present"
+    assert delta["delta"]["deployed_marker"]["actual"] == "absent"
+
+
+def test_15i_reconciled_zero_delta_continues(tmp_path):
+    actual = {"phase": "closed", "scope": ["a.js"]}
+    r = reconcile({"phase": "closed", "scope": ["a.js"]}, lambda: actual,
+                  stage_id="close")
+    assert r["reconciled"] is True
+    assert r["delta"] == {}

tests/test_t14_builder_contract.py

@@ -249,3 +249,270 @@ def test_14f_construction_kernel_shared_rune_internal_vs_external(tmp_path):
     # ALLOWED difference: authority identity
     assert ext.scaffold.project_id == "t14-hostile"
     assert rune_iface.scaffold.project_id == "rune"
+
+
+# ── 15O: residue provenance hardening ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_15o_residue_lookalike_malicious_write_is_caught(tmp_path):
+    """§15O hostile: a builder deliberately writes an exempt-looking path
+    (.mimocode/evil, .git/config). Provenance — NOT the prefix — decides:
+    the path appeared mid-session and was never declared by the runtime,
+    so it is a SCOPE VIOLATION, not residue."""
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts"))
+    import t14_builder_session as t14
+    proj = tmp_path / "proj"
+    proj.mkdir()
+    # runtime bootstrap BEFORE builder: .mimocode session dir exists
+    (proj / ".mimocode").mkdir()
+    (proj / ".mimocode" / "session.json").write_text("{}")
+    before = t14.snapshot_files(proj)
+    # builder writes its legit file AND a residue-lookalike malicious one
+    (proj / "scheduler.js").write_text("ok")
+    (proj / ".mimocode" / "evil").write_text("payload")
+    (proj / ".git" / "config").parent.mkdir()
+    (proj / ".git" / "config").write_text("tampered")
+    audit = t14.audit_scope(proj, before, ["scheduler.js"])
+    assert set(audit["scope_violations"]) == {".mimocode/evil", ".git/config"}
+    assert not audit["in_scope"]
+    assert audit["runtime_residue"] == [".mimocode/session.json"] or \
+        ".mimocode/session.json" not in audit["scope_violations"]
+
+
+def test_15o_preexisting_residue_stays_exempt(tmp_path):
+    """Residue with proven provenance (existed before the builder ran, or
+    explicitly runtime-declared) remains exempt and is recorded."""
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts"))
+    import t14_builder_session as t14
+    proj = tmp_path / "proj"
+    (proj / ".mimocode").mkdir(parents=True)
+    (proj / ".mimocode" / "session.json").write_text("{}")
+    before = t14.snapshot_files(proj)
+    (proj / "scheduler.js").write_text("ok")
+    (proj / ".mimocode" / "new-runtime-file").write_text("x")
+    audit = t14.audit_scope(
+        proj, before, ["scheduler.js"],
+        runtime_declared={".mimocode/new-runtime-file"})
+    assert audit["in_scope"]
+    assert ".mimocode/new-runtime-file" in audit["runtime_residue"]
+    assert audit["scope_violations"] == []
+
+
+# ── 15P: null-action / idempotency proofs ───────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_15p_project_build_bootstrap_twice_no_duplicate(tmp_path):
+    """15P: PROJECT_BUILD bootstrap executed twice must be a
+    NOOP_ALREADY_SATISFIED-equivalent — one project identity, not two."""
+    from rune import construction_activation as ca
+    from rune import construction_mode as cm
+    store = tmp_path / "scaffold"
+    s = sc.Scaffold(str(store), "rune")
+    s.init(purpose="15p probe")
+    d1 = cm.classify_mode(
+        "create a standalone practice scheduler with create/list/complete",
+        target_project=None, project_exists=False,
+        affected_surface=["scheduler.js"])
+    from rune.construction_decision import Need
+    need = Need(need_id="n1", objective="create a standalone practice "
+                "scheduler with create/list/complete", origin="test",
+                project="scheduler", constraints={}, affected_surface=[],
+                evidence_refs=[], approval_context="15p")
+    r1 = ca.activate(d1, need=need, scaffold=s, builder="probe")
+    r2 = ca.activate(d1, need=need, scaffold=s, builder="probe")
+    assert r1["mode"] == "PROJECT_BUILD" and r2["mode"] == "PROJECT_BUILD"
+    # exactly ONE project scaffold — no duplicate identity
+    projects = sorted((store / "projects").glob("*/current.json"))
+    assert len(projects) == 1, f"bootstrap duplicated: {projects}"
+
+
+def test_15p_event_replay_after_restart_is_idempotent():
+    """15P + 15E: replaying a consumed operation event after a controller
+    restart must be a no-op — the durable waitstore verdict stands."""
+    from rune import event_wait as ew
+    # (full daemon-backed proof lives in test_event_wait.py
+    #  test_15e_restart_after_event_persisted_waitstore_wins; this is the
+    #  semantic contract: resume_or_recover is a pure readback)
+    # the function never mutates state — verify by contract inspection
+    import inspect
+    src = inspect.getsource(ew.resume_or_recover)
+    assert "save(" not in src and "transition(" not in src, \
+        "recovery must be readback-only (idempotent by construction)"
+
+
+# ── 15S: breaking-change / migration scenario ───────────────────────────────
+
+def test_15s_breaking_change_preserves_old_path_until_migrated(tmp_path):
+    """15S: existing project → breaking change → migration requirement →
+    FULL depth. BUILD NEW does not destroy the old path before migration
+    evidence exists; canaries block supersession until consumers migrate."""
+    from rune import construction_activation as ca
+    from rune import construction_mode as cm
+    store = tmp_path / "scaffold"
+    s = sc.Scaffold(str(store), "rune")
+    s.init(purpose="15s probe")
+    doc = s.load()
+    # existing project with a consumer of the old API
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="module:v1_api", kind="module",
+                  identities={"api": "get_items()"}, maturity="WIRED",
+                  evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="consumer:dashboard", kind="capability",
+                  identities={"consumes": "module:v1_api"},
+                  maturity="WIRED", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_relationship(doc, type="consumes", from_id="consumer:dashboard",
+                        to_id="module:v1_api", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="contract:api-spec", kind="contract",
+                  identities={"objective": "api spec"}, evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="capability:api-v2", kind="capability",
+                  maturity="DECLARED", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_relationship(doc, type="implements",
+                        from_id="capability:api-v2",
+                        to_id="contract:api-spec", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    s.commit(doc, what="seed 15s existing project")
+    iface = ci.ConstructionInterface(
+        builder="probe", project_store=str(store), project_id="rune")
+    sub = iface.submit_need(
+        "replace get_items() with get_items_paged() and migrate the "
+        "dashboard consumer",
+        constraints={"environment": {"os": "linux"},
+                     "contracts": ["contract:api-spec"]},
+        affected_surface=["api.py", "dashboard.py"],
+        evidence_refs=["e"], approval_context="15s")
+    assert sub["success"], sub["errors"]
+    cid = sub["ids"]["contract_id"]
+    doc = iface.scaffold.load()
+    c = iface.scaffold.contract(doc, cid)
+    # the old path is IDENTIFIED as an affected entity — governance sees
+    # the consumer before any change happens
+    assert c is not None
+    # transition to verifying, then migrating: supersession gated on
+    # migration evidence — a close from verifying WITHOUT the migrating
+    # phase must still be possible only with verification evidence;
+    # the phase map enforces migrating before superseding for
+    # migration-carrying contracts
+    assert iface.transition(cid, "approved")["success"]
+    assert iface.transition(cid, "building")["success"]
+    assert iface.transition(cid, "verifying")["success"]
+    # BOTH behaviors must be proven: old consumer still works AND new
+    # API exists — the contract carries migration obligations
+    mig = iface.transition(cid, "migrating", evidence_ref="consumer migration")
+    assert mig["success"], mig.get("errors")
+    sup = iface.transition(cid, "superseding", evidence_ref="old path retired")
+    assert sup["success"], sup.get("errors")
+    # the OLD path record survives in the governed store (history, not
+    # deletion): supersession is a lifecycle state, not erasure
+    doc = iface.scaffold.load()
+    assert ss.entity(doc, "module:v1_api") is not None
+    assert ss.entity(doc, "consumer:dashboard") is not None
+
+
+# ── 15T: failure / recovery matrix ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_15t_failure_classification_matrix():
+    """15T: every failure class classifies deterministically, with an
+    explicit retry budget — and PERMANENT/APPROVAL never auto-retry."""
+    from rune import failure_recovery as fr
+    cases = [
+        ("connection reset by peer", fr.TRANSIENT, 2),
+        ("rate limit 429 exceeded", fr.TRANSIENT, 2),
+        ("test is flaky, occasionally fails", fr.INTERMITTENT, 3),
+        ("schema-invalid observation payload", fr.PERMANENT, 0),
+        ("module not found: foo", fr.PERMANENT, 0),
+        ("user confirmation required to proceed", fr.APPROVAL_REQUIRED, 0),
+        ("destructive external change", fr.APPROVAL_REQUIRED, 0),
+        ("stale document committed over persisted state", fr.KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT, 1),
+        ("totally novel failure mode", fr.UNKNOWN, 1),
+    ]
+    for text, expected_class, expected_budget in cases:
+        r = fr.classify_failure(text)
+        assert r["class"] == expected_class, f"{text!r} → {r['class']}"
+        max_retries, action = r["policy"]
+        assert max_retries == expected_budget, text
+    # no infinite loops: every policy has an explicit budget
+    for cls in fr.CLASSES:
+        budget, _ = fr.POLICY[cls]
+        assert isinstance(budget, int) and budget <= 3
+    # PERMANENT and APPROVAL never retry
+    assert fr.POLICY[fr.PERMANENT][0] == 0
+    assert fr.POLICY[fr.APPROVAL_REQUIRED][0] == 0
+
+
+def test_15t_known_defect_context_wins_over_markers():
+    from rune import failure_recovery as fr
+    r = fr.classify_failure("timeout during deploy",
+                            context={"known_defect_id": "process-defect:x"})
+    assert r["class"] == fr.KNOWN_PROCESS_DEFECT
+    assert "process-defect:x" in r["evidence"]
+
+
+# ── 15Y: adversarial default-mechanism matrix (remaining gaps) ──────────────
+
+def test_15y_event_for_different_project_matches_nothing():
+    """15Y case 8: an event for a different project cannot mutate the
+    target wait — correlation is (provider, event_type, run_ref)."""
+    import sys
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "src"))
+    from rune import event_wait as ew
+    import tempfile
+    from pathlib import Path
+    tmp = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+    import os
+    os.environ["RUNE_WR_ROOT"] = str(tmp)
+    os.environ["RUNE_WR_CODE"] = "/home/nick/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume"
+    ew.register_process_wait("op-target", project="project-a",
+                             watchdog_secs=60)
+    ew.register_process_wait("op-other", project="project-b",
+                             watchdog_secs=60)
+    import importlib
+    sys.path.insert(0, "/home/nick/.local/share/mimo-wait-resume")
+    import waitstore
+    waitstore = importlib.reload(waitstore)
+    # the target's correlation is op-target; an event for op-other has a
+    # different run_ref → match() rejects it for the target's wait
+    target = None
+    for rec in waitstore.all_waits():
+        if rec.get("ext", {}).get("operation_id") == "op-target":
+            target = rec
+    assert target is not None
+    foreign_event = {"provider": "builder", "event_type": "builder_exit",
+                     "run_ref": "op-other", "exit_code": 0}
+    assert waitstore.match(target, foreign_event) is False
+    own_event = {"provider": "builder", "event_type": "builder_exit",
+                 "run_ref": "op-target", "exit_code": 0}
+    assert waitstore.match(target, own_event) is True
+
+
+def test_15y_user_approval_gate_blocks_consequential_action():
+    """15Y case 22: a consequential scope change without user authority
+    is refused — amend_scope is user-gated, not builder-gated."""
+    from rune import construction_interface as ci
+    import tempfile
+    from pathlib import Path
+    tmp = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
+    iface = ci.ConstructionInterface(builder="rogue-builder",
+                                     project_store=str(tmp / "s"),
+                                     project_id="t15y")
+    iface.scaffold.init(purpose="15y probe")
+    doc = iface.scaffold.load()
+    from rune import structural_store as ss
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="contract:spec-15y", kind="contract",
+                  identities={"objective": "spec"}, evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_entity(doc, id="capability:planned", kind="capability",
+                  maturity="DECLARED", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    ss.add_relationship(doc, type="implements",
+                        from_id="capability:planned",
+                        to_id="contract:spec-15y", evidence_refs=["e"])
+    iface.scaffold.commit(doc, what="seed 15y spec")
+    sub = iface.submit_need(
+        "build the 15y module",
+        constraints={"environment": {"os": "linux"},
+                     "contracts": ["contract:spec-15y"]},
+        evidence_refs=["e"], approval_context="15y")
+    assert sub["success"]
+    cid = sub["ids"]["contract_id"]
+    # builder attempts to broaden its own scope — refused
+    r = iface.amend_scope(cid, ["extra/secret.py"], reason="builder wants",
+                          authority="builder")
+    assert not r["success"]
+    # user authority works
+    r2 = iface.amend_scope(cid, ["extra/needed.py"], reason="user asked",
+                           authority="user")
+    assert r2["success"], r2.get("errors")