chore(release): auto-bump version to 0.73.0 — earned by # (minor: converged release (push-to-master bump))

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README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Rune
 
-**Current release: v0.72.2**
+**Current release: v0.73.0**
 
 **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.**
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "rune"
-version = "0.72.2"
+version = "0.73.0"
 description = "Rune — a stateful coding assistant with persistent memory, orchestration, and TUI"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 

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__ = "0.72.2"
+__version__ = "0.73.0"
 
 # 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__ = "0.72.2"' in rune_version,
+        '__version__ = "0.73.0"' in rune_version,
         failures,
     )
     # #169 policy update: auto-bump on merge is sanctioned (Nick directive:

src/rune/capability_ledger.py

@@ -101,9 +101,17 @@ class CapabilityLedger:
         rec = self.get(capability_id)
         if rec is None:
             raise ValueError(f"unknown capability {capability_id!r}")
+        # T21.1 §21.1D: deterministic revision counter. Wall-clock
+        # timestamps are metadata, not causal ordering (same-second events
+        # share a stamp — the T21 race). The revision counter is the
+        # canonical drift signal: material_revision > last governed
+        # spec_revision = SPEC_VERSION_DRIFT.
+        rev = int(rec.get("material_revision", 0)) + 1
+        rec["material_revision"] = rev
         hist = {"at": _now(), "event": "material_change",
                 "note": note[:200], "generation": generation,
-                "prior_maturity": rec["maturity"]}
+                "prior_maturity": rec["maturity"],
+                "material_revision": rev}
         self.doc["history"].append({"capability_id": rec["capability_id"],
                                     **hist})
         rec["updated_at"] = _now()
@@ -331,11 +339,53 @@ def revise_spec(ledger: "CapabilityLedger", capability_id: str, *,
         "changed_sections": list(changed_sections or []),
         "affected_consumers": list(affected_consumers or []),
         "validation_consequences": list(validation_consequences or []),
+        # T21.1 §21.1D: the governed decision COVERS all material
+        # revisions up to and including the current one — drift closes
+        # deterministically, not by timestamp comparison
+        "covers_material_revision": int(rec.get("material_revision", 0)),
     })
     rec["updated_at"] = _now()
     return {"old": old, "new": new, "kind": kind, "reason": reason}
 
 
+def spec_drift_status(ledger: "CapabilityLedger",
+                      capability_id: str) -> dict:
+    """T21.1 §21.1D: the callable drift detector / consistency gate.
+    Deterministic and revision-based (never wall-clock):
+
+      material_revision > last governed covers_material_revision
+        → SPEC_VERSION_DRIFT + durable obligation
+
+    Returns {"drift": bool, "obligation": str|None, "detail": ...}."""
+    rec = ledger.get(capability_id)
+    if rec is None:
+        return {"drift": False, "obligation": None,
+                "detail": f"unknown capability {capability_id!r}"}
+    spec = rec.get("spec")
+    if spec is None:
+        return {"drift": False, "obligation": None,
+                "detail": "no spec attached — nothing to drift from"}
+    hist = spec.get("version_history") or []
+    covered = hist[-1].get("covers_material_revision", 0) if hist else 0
+    current = int(rec.get("material_revision", 0))
+    if current > covered:
+        return {
+            "drift": True,
+            "obligation": (
+                f"SPEC_VERSION_DRIFT: {capability_id} has "
+                f"{current - covered} uncovered material revision(s) "
+                f"(material rev {current} > governed rev {covered}) — "
+                f"run revise_spec (PATCH/MINOR/MAJOR) to close"),
+            "detail": {"material_revision": current,
+                       "governed_revision": covered,
+                       "spec_version": spec.get("version")},
+        }
+    return {"drift": False, "obligation": None,
+            "detail": {"material_revision": current,
+                       "governed_revision": covered,
+                       "spec_version": spec.get("version")}}
+
+
 def spec_context(rec: dict) -> dict:
     """The spec half of a surgical context packet (§21M): WHY + WHAT
     SHOULD EXIST, compact."""

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: v0.72.2
+Version: v0.73.0
 Features: 41 (24 original + 17 new native commands)
 
 Usage:
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ class RuneApp(App):
         # Show version info
         self.chat_channel.add_message(
             "system",
-            f"[dim]Rune v0.72.2 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
+            f"[dim]Rune v0.73.0 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
         )
 
         # Auto-show night mode suggestion if evening/night hours

tests/test_spec_drift_deterministic.py

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+"""test_spec_drift_deterministic.py — T21.1 §21.1D: deterministic
+spec/version drift via revision counters (never wall-clock).
+
+CASES A-G from the mandate, against the REAL detector."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO / "src"))
+
+from rune import behaviour_ledger as bl  # noqa: E402
+from rune import capability_ledger as cl  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def _cap(l, cid="drift-target"):
+    l.define(capability_id=cid, name="D", purpose="p", owning_project="r",
+             component="component:d")
+    cl.attach_spec(l, cid, requirements=["r"], expected_behaviours=["b"],
+                   non_goals=[], acceptance_criteria=["a"])
+    return l.get(cid)
+
+
+def test_211d_a_material_change_without_decision_is_drift(tmp_path):
+    """CASE A: implementation changes, no spec/version decision →
+    deterministic SPEC_VERSION_DRIFT + durable obligation."""
+    l = cl.CapabilityLedger(tmp_path)
+    _cap(l)
+    assert cl.spec_drift_status(l, "drift-target")["drift"] is False
+    l.material_change("drift-target", note="rewrote internals",
+                      generation="gen-2")
+    st = cl.spec_drift_status(l, "drift-target")
+    assert st["drift"] is True
+    assert "SPEC_VERSION_DRIFT" in st["obligation"]
+    assert st["detail"]["material_revision"] == 1
+    assert st["detail"]["governed_revision"] == 0
+
+
+def test_211d_b_spec_change_without_semver_is_impossible(tmp_path):
+    """CASE B: there is no code path that changes spec content without
+    a version decision — revise_spec always computes a kind. A direct
+    spec edit bypasses the machinery; the detector catches the RESULT
+    via the revision gap (see CASE A)."""
+    l = cl.CapabilityLedger(tmp_path)
+    _cap(l)
+    l.material_change("drift-target", note="spec text edited by hand",
+                      generation="gen-3")
+    assert cl.spec_drift_status(l, "drift-target")["drift"] is True
+
+
+def test_211d_c_metadata_only_no_drift(tmp_path):
+    """CASE C: non-material edits (limitations notes, constraints) do
+    not touch material_revision → no false drift."""
+    l = cl.CapabilityLedger(tmp_path)
+    rec = _cap(l)
+    rec["limitations"].append("known edge case")
+    rec["constraints"] = "new note"
+    assert cl.spec_drift_status(l, "drift-target")["drift"] is False
+
+
+def test_211d_d_patch_closes_drift(tmp_path):
+    """CASE D: correct PATCH revision closes the drift."""
+    l = cl.CapabilityLedger(tmp_path)
+    _cap(l)
+    l.material_change("drift-target", note="bug fix", generation="gen-2")
+    assert cl.spec_drift_status(l, "drift-target")["drift"] is True
+    r = cl.revise_spec(l, "drift-target", implementation_only=True,
+                       reason="fixed inner bug")
+    assert r["kind"] == "PATCH"
+    assert cl.spec_drift_status(l, "drift-target")["drift"] is False
+
+
+def test_211d_e_minor_closes_drift_with_new_behaviour(tmp_path):
+    """CASE E: correct MINOR closes drift and links the new behaviour."""
+    l = cl.CapabilityLedger(tmp_path)
+    _cap(l)
+    l.material_change("drift-target", note="added drain()", generation="gen-2")
+    r = cl.revise_spec(l, "drift-target", behaviour_added=True,
+                       reason="added drain behaviour",
+                       validation_consequences=["VAL-DRAIN-1"])
+    assert r["kind"] == "MINOR"
+    assert cl.spec_drift_status(l, "drift-target")["drift"] is False
+    assert "VAL-DRAIN-1" in l.get("drift-target")["spec"][
+        "version_history"][-1]["validation_consequences"]
+
+
+def test_211d_f_move_only_no_semantic_change(tmp_path):
+    """CASE F: source move only — stable identity, no fabricated change."""
+    l = cl.CapabilityLedger(tmp_path)
+    _cap(l)
+    l.move("drift-target", ["src/new/place.py"])
+    rec = l.get("drift-target")
+    assert rec["capability_id"] == "capability:drift-target"
+    # a move is location metadata, not a material semantic revision:
+    # the detector keys on material_revision, which move() does not bump
+    assert cl.spec_drift_status(l, "drift-target")["drift"] is False
+
+
+def test_211d_g_old_version_proof_reopens(tmp_path):
+    """CASE G: behaviour proven against an incompatible old version →
+    RETEST_REQUIRED with version-referenced reason."""
+    l = cl.CapabilityLedger(tmp_path)
+    _cap(l)
+    beh = bl.BehaviourLedger(tmp_path)
+    beh.define(behaviour_id="VAL-OLD", owning_project="r",
+               intended_behaviour="exact behaviour",
+               owner_component="component:d",
+               dependencies=["component:d"])
+    beh.record_auto_verification("VAL-OLD", passed=True)
+    beh.record_real_world("VAL-OLD", passed=True, generation="cap-0.1.0")
+    r = cl.revise_spec(l, "drift-target", consumer_break=True,
+                       reason="breaking payload change")
+    assert r["kind"] == "MAJOR"
+    inv = beh.invalidate_for_change(
+        changed_entities={"component:d"}, generation="cap-1.0.0",
+        reasons={"behaviour:VAL-OLD":
+                 f"capability drift-target {r['old']}→{r['new']} MAJOR; "
+                 f"proven against {r['old']}"})
+    assert [x["behaviour_id"] for x in inv] == ["behaviour:VAL-OLD"]
+    assert beh.get("VAL-OLD")["state"] == bl.RETEST_REQUIRED