Merge remote-tracking branch 'gitea/master' into bugfix-contract

style: ruff format added files (CI lint format-check)
style: ruff format discharge checker (CI lint format-check)
2026-09-07 21:00:58 +01:00 · 2026-09-07 20:46:57 +01:00 · 2026-09-07 20:46:41 +01:00 · 2026-09-07 17:46:46 +01:00 · 2026-09-07 17:15:23 +01:00 · 2026-09-07 16:59:04 +01:00
33 changed files with 530 additions and 1640 deletions
@@ -43,16 +43,30 @@ jobs:
            exit 0
          fi
          if [ "$LATEST" != "$RELEASE_VERSION" ]; then
-            if [ "$(printf '%s\n%s\n' "$LATEST" "$RELEASE_VERSION" | sort -V | head -1)" = "$RELEASE_VERSION" ]; then
-              echo "::warning::VERSION-BEHIND-TAG ANOMALY (#192): master=$RELEASE_VERSION < latest tag v$LATEST — bumping from master version; reconcile the tag lineage"
-            else
-              echo "Version $RELEASE_VERSION > last tag v$LATEST — bump rode the PR"
-              exit 0
-            fi
+            echo "New version $RELEASE_VERSION (last tag v$LATEST) — bump rode the PR"
+            exit 0
          fi
-          # semver from PR title — logic lives in scripts/semver_bump.py
-          # (#190 lesson: inline python in YAML scalars rots unlinted)
-          NEW=$(python3 scripts/semver_bump.py "$RELEASE_VERSION" "$PR_TITLE")
+          NEW=$(python3 -c "
+import os, re
+version = os.environ['RELEASE_VERSION']
+title = os.environ.get('PR_TITLE', '')
+# Conventional-commits semver: feat! / BREAKING CHANGE -> major, feat -> minor, else patch
+if re.match(r'^\s*\w+(\([^)]*\))?!:', title) or 'BREAKING CHANGE' in title:
+    kind = 'major'
+elif re.match(r'^\s*feat(\([^)]*\))?:', title):
+    kind = 'minor'
+else:
+    kind = 'patch'
+major, minor, patch = version.split('.')
+# 0.x semver convention: breaking changes bump the MINOR until 1.0.0
+result = (
+    f'{major}.{int(minor)+1}.0' if kind == 'major' and int(major) == 0
+    else f'{int(major)+1}.0.0' if kind == 'major'
+    else f'{major}.{int(minor)+1}.0' if kind == 'minor'
+    else f'{major}.{minor}.{int(patch)+1}'
+)
+print(result)
+")
          export NEW_VERSION="$NEW"
          echo "Auto-bump: $RELEASE_VERSION -> $NEW (via protected-branch-safe bump PR)"
          python3 - <<'PYBUMP'
@@ -102,9 +116,6 @@ jobs:
              "README.md": [
                  (f"v{VERSION}", f"v{NEW}"),
              ],
-              "pyproject.toml": [
-                  (f'version = "{VERSION}"', f'version = "{NEW}"'),
-              ],
          }
          for path, pairs in surfaces.items():
              status, cur = api(f"/contents/{path}?ref={BRANCH}")
@@ -138,13 +149,6 @@ jobs:
          head_sha = pr["head"]["sha"]
          print(f"  bump PR #{pr_number} head {head_sha[:12]}")

-          # 3b. DISPATCH CI on the bump branch — API-created PRs do not receive
-          # pull_request events on this Gitea (observed live: #219 sat with zero
-          # statuses). workflow_dispatch runs ci.yml on the branch ref; the
-          # required-checks statuses attach to the head sha the loop polls.
-          disp = api("/actions/workflows/ci.yml/dispatches", "POST", {"ref": BRANCH})
-          print(f"  CI dispatched on {BRANCH}: {disp[0]}")
-
          # 4. wait for the protected check on the bump PR (same gate as everything else)
          deadline = time.time() + 900  # 15 min ceiling
          state = None
@@ -14,25 +14,10 @@ jobs:
      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Create lint environment from lock
+      - name: Create lint environment from manifest
        run: |
-          # #150: deps come ONLY from the pinned lock; the project itself is
-          # installed with --no-deps so nothing floats outside requirements-ci.txt.
          python3 -m venv .ci-venv
-          .ci-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -r requirements-ci.txt
-          .ci-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e . --no-deps
-      - name: Dependency lock drift ratchet
-        run: |
-          # #150: fail the job if requirements-ci.txt no longer matches
-          # pyproject.toml. uv is not on runners; install it pinned into the
-          # lint venv (tool-only, not a project dependency).
-          .ci-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check uv==0.10.11
-          # #150 gate review: the checker must resolve the PINNED uv (in
-          # .ci-venv/bin), not a stray /usr/bin/uv with a different resolver
-          # version — export the venv first; the checker also prefers the
-          # interpreter-adjacent uv as a second line of defense.
-          export PATH="$PWD/.ci-venv/bin:$PATH"
-          .ci-venv/bin/python scripts/check_dep_lock.py
+          .ci-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e ".[dev]"
      - name: Reject syntax and undefined-name errors
        run: |
          BASE=$(python3 -c 'import json, os; event=json.load(open(os.environ["GITHUB_EVENT_PATH"])); print(event.get("pull_request", {}).get("base", {}).get("sha") or event.get("before") or "")')
@@ -61,12 +46,10 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      # actions/checkout v4.2.2, pinned to the audited upstream tag commit.
      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
-      - name: Create test environment from lock
+      - name: Create test environment from manifest
        run: |
-          # #150: deps come ONLY from the pinned lock.
          python3 -m venv .test-venv
-          .test-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -r requirements-ci.txt
-          .test-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e . --no-deps
+          .test-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e ".[dev,memory]"
      - name: Test local tools and interstitial message objects
        run: |
          PYTHONPATH=src:. .test-venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -q
@@ -79,14 +62,14 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      # actions/checkout v4.2.2, pinned to the audited upstream tag commit.
      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
-      - name: Create canary environment from lock
+      - name: Create canary environment
        run: |
-          # #150: the old ad-hoc textual pre-install + '|| true' fallback is
-          # gone — the lock pins textual==8.2.8 and textual-autocomplete==4.0.6
-          # (exactly what the canary needed), so there is no silent escape hatch.
          python3 -m venv .canary-venv
-          .canary-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -r requirements-ci.txt
-          .canary-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e . --no-deps
+          .canary-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check textual==8.2.8 textual-autocomplete==4.0.6 sqlite-vec 2>/dev/null || true
+      - name: Create canary environment from manifest
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .canary-venv
+          .canary-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e ".[dev,memory]"
      - name: Run canary suite
        run: |
          FAILED=0
@@ -195,15 +178,10 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
-      - name: Create type-check environment from lock
+      - name: Create type-check environment from manifest
        run: |
-          # #150 gate review: the protected type-check toolchain previously
-          # installed floating ".[dev,memory]" — unreproducible. Same lock-only
-          # pattern as every other job: deps from the pinned file, project with
-          # --no-deps so nothing floats outside requirements-ci.txt.
          python3 -m venv .type-venv
-          .type-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -r requirements-ci.txt
-          .type-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e . --no-deps
+          .type-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e ".[dev,memory]"
      - name: Type-check with ratchet
        run: |
          .type-venv/bin/python scripts/type_check_ratchet.py
@@ -220,11 +198,7 @@ jobs:
          bash -n scripts/gitea-backup.sh scripts/gitea-restore-verify.sh

  required-checks:
-    # pull_request AND workflow_dispatch: the auto-bump path creates its PR via
-    # API (no pull_request events on this Gitea) and dispatches ci.yml on the
-    # bump branch — without dispatch, required-checks never publishes and the
-    # bump PR can never merge (#219, observed live).
-    if: gitea.event_name == 'pull_request' || gitea.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    if: gitea.event_name == 'pull_request'
    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
    # #148: type-check MUST gate the protected status — a red type-check job
    # previously left the protected merge gate green (dependency-chain hole).
@@ -26,13 +26,9 @@ jobs:
  merge-green:
    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
    steps:
-      - name: "Checkout repo — job never checked out, scripts/merge_robot.py missing, exit 2 since #211"
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Merge PRs whose protected checks are green (fail-loud)
        env:
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ROBOT_TOKEN }}  # conductor token; GITEA_TOKEN is reserved (auto token, read-only)
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
          SERVER: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
        run: |
          python3 scripts/merge_robot.py "$GITEA_TOKEN" "$SERVER/api/v1/repos/conductor/rune"
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-name: Research backlog sweep
-
-# One-time (repeatable, idempotent) research-pending backfill for the standing
-# backlog (#204 second slice). The gate labels only on ready EVENTS; issues
-# that predate it were never labeled → never researched. This workflow runs
-# scripts/research_backfill_sweep.py with the gate's own semantics:
-#   eligible = open, not blocked, not already research-pending,
-#              NO existing 4-phase research round (already-done stays done),
-#              all Depends-on server-verified closed.
-# Dry-run by default (comments the eligible set on nothing, prints to log);
-# workflow_dispatch with apply=true performs the labeling. Each application
-# fires the research stage (label event) — so apply is the ON switch for
-# backlog research.
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      apply:
-        description: "Apply labels (omit = dry-run report only)"
-        required: false
-        default: "false"
-
-permissions:
-  issues: write
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  sweep:
-    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out master
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Run sweep
-        env:
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ROBOT_TOKEN }}
-          SERVER: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
-          APPLY: ${{ gitea.event.inputs.apply || 'false' }}
-        run: |
-          ARGS="sweep --base $SERVER/api/v1/repos/conductor/rune --token $GITEA_TOKEN"
-          if [ "$APPLY" = "true" ]; then
-            ARGS="$ARGS --apply"
-          fi
-          python3 scripts/research_backfill_sweep.py $ARGS
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-name: Research stage (headless)
-
-# #204 second slice — RESEARCH STRUCTURALIZATION (Nick's directive, 2026-09-07):
-# research is INITIATED by the forge, not by controller attention.
-#
-# When an issue gains `research-pending` (ready-event or backfill sweep), this
-# stage runs a headless mimo agent that performs the RESEARCH ROUND V3 —
-# four phases (INWARD / OUTWARD / INNOVATION / SYNTHESIS) — and posts ONE
-# issue comment carrying all four phase markers, which the gate's
-# research-clear job detects and clears the label (issue becomes startable).
-#
-# Filing contract (Nick): the full round is also saved as a research file
-# (research/issue-<n>-research.md) committed to master by the agent, so
-# findings are version-controlled and greppable — comments notify, files
-# endure. SYNTHESIS must end in concrete build instructions: the stage's
-# output IS the prompt that informs the build.
-#
-# Fail-loud: infrastructure errors fail the job; only a genuine empty agent
-# output gets the fallback comment.
-
-on:
-  issues:
-    types: [labeled]
-
-permissions:
-  issues: write
-  contents: write
-
-concurrency:
-  group: research-stage-${{ gitea.event.issue.number }}
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-
-jobs:
-  research:
-    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
-    if: gitea.event.label.name == 'research-pending'
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out master (research reads the codebase, not a PR)
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Run headless research round (4 phases)
-        env:
-          MIMOCODE_AUTO_APPROVE_DELETE: "1"
-          MIMOCODE_DANGEROUSLY_SKIP_PERMISSIONS: "1"
-          HOME: /var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner
-          XDG_CONFIG_HOME: /home/nick/.config
-          XDG_DATA_HOME: /var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/.local-share-mimo
-          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ gitea.event.issue.number }}
-          ISSUE_TITLE: ${{ gitea.event.issue.title }}
-          ISSUE_BODY: ${{ gitea.event.issue.body }}
-        run: |
-          # Prompt = governed repo template (prompts/research-round.md) with
-          # placeholders substituted. The template is the TUI-callback seam:
-          # future L3 (Rune TUI) owns/overrides it via reviewed diffs.
-          python3 - <<'PY'
-          import os
-          tpl = open("prompts/research-round.md").read()
-          out = (tpl.replace("{{ISSUE_NUMBER}}", os.environ["ISSUE_NUMBER"])
-                    .replace("{{ISSUE_TITLE}}", os.environ["ISSUE_TITLE"])
-                    .replace("{{ISSUE_BODY}}", os.environ["ISSUE_BODY"] or "(empty body)"))
-          open("/tmp/research_prompt.txt", "w").write(out)
-          print(f"prompt built: {len(out)} chars from prompts/research-round.md")
-          PY
-
-          /var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/bin/mimo run \
-            -m "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash" \
-            --dangerously-skip-permissions \
-            --format json \
-            "$(cat /tmp/research_prompt.txt)" \
-            > /tmp/research_events.jsonl 2>/tmp/research_err.log
-
-          # Extract final assistant text (fail-loud: no swallow)
-          python3 - <<'PY'
-          import json
-          text = ""
-          try:
-              for line in open("/tmp/research_events.jsonl"):
-                  try:
-                      ev = json.loads(line)
-                  except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                      continue
-                  if ev.get("type") == "assistant" and isinstance(ev.get("message", {}).get("content"), list):
-                      for part in ev["message"]["content"]:
-                          if part.get("type") == "text":
-                              text = part.get("text", text)
-          except FileNotFoundError:
-              pass
-          if not text.strip():
-              raise SystemExit("research stage: agent produced NO text — infrastructure or model failure (fail-loud)")
-          open("/tmp/research_round.md", "w").write(text)
-          PY
-
-      - name: File research as comment + versioned research file
-        env:
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ROBOT_TOKEN }}
-          SERVER: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
-          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ gitea.event.issue.number }}
-        run: |
-          python3 - <<'PY'
-          import json, os, subprocess, urllib.request
-          token = os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"]
-          base = os.environ["SERVER"].rstrip("/") + "/api/v1/repos/conductor/rune"
-          n = os.environ["ISSUE_NUMBER"]
-
-          round_md = open("/tmp/research_round.md").read().strip()
-
-          # 1. Comment (the marker the research-clear job keys on)
-          body = (f"🤖 **Headless research round (4-phase, #204 second slice)**\n\n{round_md}\n\n"
-                  "<details><summary>Filed</summary>This round is also filed as "
-                  f"research/issue-{n}-research.md on master (version-controlled, greppable). "
-                  "research-pending will clear via the gate.</details>")
-          req = urllib.request.Request(
-              f"{base}/issues/{n}/comments",
-              data=json.dumps({"body": body}).encode(),
-              headers={"Authorization": "token " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
-              method="POST")
-          with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
-              print(f"research comment posted: {r.status}")
-
-          # 2. Research file committed straight to master by the robot identity
-          subprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.name", "conductor"], check=True)
-          subprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.email", "nick@thingscouldgetdicey.online"], check=True)
-          subprocess.run(["git", "remote", "set-url", "origin",
-                          f"https://conductor:{token}@gitea.thingscouldgetdicey.online/conductor/rune.git"], check=True)
-          subprocess.run(["git", "fetch", "origin", "master"], check=True)
-          subprocess.run(["git", "checkout", "-B", f"research-file-{n}", "origin/master"], check=True)
-          path = f"research/issue-{n}-research.md"
-          os.makedirs("research", exist_ok=True)
-          header = (f"Research round for #{n} (4-phase, agent-generated, "
-                    "filed by research stage per #204; comment on the issue is the "
-                    "research-clear trigger)\n\n---\n\n")
-          open(path, "w").write(header + round_md + "\n")
-          subprocess.run(["git", "add", path], check=True)
-          subprocess.run(["git", "commit", "-m",
-                          f"docs(research): file 4-phase research round for #{n} (headless stage)"], check=True)
-          subprocess.run(["git", "push", "origin", f"HEAD:research-file-{n}", "-f"], check=True)
-          # Merge the one-file branch straight into master (contents:write scope)
-          mr = urllib.request.Request(
-              f"{base}/pulls",
-              data=json.dumps({"title": f"research file for #{n}",
-                               "head": f"research-file-{n}", "base": "master",
-                               "body": "Auto-filed research round (research stage)."}).encode(),
-              headers={"Authorization": "token " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
-              method="POST")
-          try:
-              with urllib.request.urlopen(mr, timeout=30) as r:
-                  pr = json.loads(r.read())
-              merge = urllib.request.Request(
-                  f"{base}/pulls/{pr['number']}/merge",
-                  data=json.dumps({"Do": "merge"}).encode(),
-                  headers={"Authorization": "token " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
-                  method="POST")
-              with urllib.request.urlopen(merge, timeout=30) as r:
-                  print(f"research file merged to master via PR #{pr['number']}: {r.status}")
-          except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
-              # PR may already exist from a re-run; merge it directly
-              print(f"PR create/merge skipped: {e.code} {e.read()[:200]}")
-          PY
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-name: Spec gate (headless)
-
-# First slice of #204: agent cognition as a scoped, event-triggered Actions
-# stage. A PR opens → this job runs a single self-contained review prompt
-# (black-box doctrine per docs/adversarial-review.md — the reviewer answers
-# the mandatory question BEFORE reading the implementation) → posts a
-# Conventional-Comments verdict as a NON-BLOCKING PR comment.
-#
-# Deterministic floors underneath (untouched): required checks still gate the
-# merge; this stage adds judgment, never replaces the floors.
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, synchronize]
-    branches: [master]
-
-permissions:
-  issues: write
-  pull_requests: write
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  spec-gate:
-    runs-on: rune-ci-desktop
-    # Skip draft PRs and our own automation PRs (bump PRs have no reviewable logic)
-    if: ${{ !startsWith(gitea.event.pull_request.title, 'chore(release)') }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out PR head
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Run headless spec-gate review
-        env:
-          MIMOCODE_AUTO_APPROVE_DELETE: "1"
-          MIMOCODE_DANGEROUSLY_SKIP_PERMISSIONS: "1"
-          HOME: /var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner
-          XDG_CONFIG_HOME: /home/nick/.config
-          XDG_DATA_HOME: /var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/.local-share-mimo
-        run: |
-          BASE_SHA="$(git merge-base origin/master HEAD)"
-          {
-            echo "## Spec-gate review request"
-            echo ""
-            echo "You are the INDEPENDENT spec-compliance reviewer for this PR."
-            echo ""
-            echo "MANDATORY FIRST STEP (docs/adversarial-review.md): answer, in writing,"
-            echo "'What incorrect implementation could still pass these tests?' BEFORE"
-            echo "reading the implementation diff. Enumerate the wrong implementations"
-            echo "the existing tests would not catch."
-            echo ""
-            echo "Then: read the diff (git diff $BASE_SHA..HEAD), the changed files, and"
-            echo "any plan files under plans/ referenced in the PR body. Check:"
-            echo "1. Acceptance criteria (from the issue) — PASS/FAIL per criterion with file:line evidence."
-            echo "2. Deviation honesty — are recorded deviations sound? Any weakening of acceptance?"
-            echo "3. Test honesty — behavior-asserting or implementation-coupled? Vacuous assertions?"
-            echo "4. Silent failure — every except re-raises/logs/spools?"
-            echo ""
-            echo "Output format (Conventional Comments):"
-            echo "- Verdict line: 'Verdict: PASS' or 'Verdict: PASS-with-findings' or 'Verdict: Changes-required'"
-            echo "- Findings as: [BLOCKER]/[MAJOR]/[MINOR] — description (file:line)"
-            echo "- The mandatory-question answer, explicitly labeled."
-            echo "Be adversarial. Be specific. Under 500 words."
-          } > /tmp/spec_gate_prompt.txt
-
-          /var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/bin/mimo run \
-            -m "Verboo Code/glm-5.3-flash" \
-            --dangerously-skip-permissions \
-            --format json \
-            "$(cat /tmp/spec_gate_prompt.txt)" \
-            > /tmp/spec_gate_events.jsonl 2>/tmp/spec_gate_err.log
-          # Extract the final assistant text from the JSONL event stream
-          python3 - <<'PY'
-          import json
-          text = ""
-          try:
-              for line in open("/tmp/spec_gate_events.jsonl"):
-                  try:
-                      ev = json.loads(line)
-                  except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                      continue
-                  if ev.get("type") == "assistant" and isinstance(ev.get("message", {}).get("content"), list):
-                      for part in ev["message"]["content"]:
-                          if part.get("type") == "text":
-                              text = part.get("text", text)
-          except FileNotFoundError:
-              pass
-          open("/tmp/spec_gate_verdict.md", "w").write(text or "Spec-gate agent produced no text output — check runner logs.")
-          PY
-
-      - name: Post verdict as non-blocking PR comment
-        env:
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ROBOT_TOKEN }}  # GITEA_TOKEN is reserved (read-only auto token)
-          SERVER: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
-          PR_NUMBER: ${{ gitea.event.pull_request.number }}
-        run: |
-          python3 - <<'PY'
-          import json, os, urllib.request
-          token = os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"]
-          base = os.environ["SERVER"].rstrip("/") + "/api/v1/repos/conductor/rune"
-          pr = os.environ["PR_NUMBER"]
-          body = open("/tmp/spec_gate_verdict.md").read().strip()
-          body = ("🤖 **Headless spec gate (non-blocking, #204 first slice)**\n\n" + body +
-                  "\n\n<details><summary>Deterministic floors still govern the merge</summary>\n\n"
-                  "This comment is advisory. Required checks (lint, tests, canaries, "
-                  "type-check, coverage, dependency lock, impact gate) remain the merge "
-                  "authority per docs/adversarial-review.md proportionality.</details>")
-          req = urllib.request.Request(
-              f"{base}/issues/{pr}/comments",
-              data=json.dumps({"body": body}).encode(),
-              headers={"Authorization": "token " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
-              method="POST")
-          with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
-              print(f"verdict posted: {r.status}")
-          PY
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ Only use `git commit --no-verify` in a genuine emergency: it bypasses the hooks
 - Plans are markdown, one per build (in ./plans)
 - Top-level docs are markdown or yaml references (in ./docs/*)
 - The known giant stays visible — file-size debt is tracked, not silent (in ./src/rune/*)
+- The bug-fix discharge contract is a governed doc — it exists, is markdown, and changes are deliberate (in ./docs/bugfix-contract.md)
+- The discharge checker ships with the repo — red-first enforcement is structural (in ./scripts)
+- Discharge checker and its CI wiring change together
+- Every workflow is registered in the pipeline registry — new pipeline machinery ships with documentation (in ./.gitea/workflows/*.yml)
+- Every TUI surface is registered — no silent UI growth (in ./src/rune/*tui*.py)
+- New rune modules ship with tests or a canary — no ungoverned code surfaces (in ./src/rune/*.py)

 ### Behaviours

@@ -33,3 +39,12 @@ Need a check that genuinely doesn't exist? `henxels create-new-statement <name>`
 other repos, not tied to this one — contribute it upstream with `henxels contribute`.
 We're in the agentic era: send a ready-to-merge PR instead of opening an issue.
 <!-- henxels:end -->
+
+## Bug fixes (binding)
+
+Every bug found — by gates, CI, canaries, production, or humans — is fixed per
+`docs/bugfix-contract.md`: red test FIRST (reproduces the cause), root-cause
+fix, full pipeline re-entry (suite + ratchet + ruff + canaries + henxels;
+gates for anything beyond a mechanical minor), regression tests frozen forever,
+discharge recorded finding → test → commit. Symptom patches are rejected at
+review. To escape: edit `henxels.yaml` or this file — visibly.
@@ -1413,32 +1413,6 @@ Run tests:
 python3 -m pytest tests/
 ```

-### CI dependency lock
-
-CI installs dependencies from the committed, fully-pinned
-`requirements-ci.txt` (issue #150) — never from the floating floor pins in
-`pyproject.toml`. Same commit + same lock = same CI environment.
-
-After ANY dependency edit in `pyproject.toml`, regenerate the lock and
-commit the result:
-
-```bash
-uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements-ci.txt --extra dev --extra memory --python-version 3.11
-python3 scripts/check_dep_lock.py   # must print "in sync" before committing
-```
-
-Why `--python-version 3.11`: the lock must resolve for the CI runners'
-interpreter (not your dev machine's), so environment markers pick the same
-wheels CI will get. `uv` is a local dev convenience only — the lock is plain
-pip format, and runners install it with stock pip plus
-`pip install -e . --no-deps` (`--no-deps` so the project's own dependencies
-come ONLY from the pinned file; no floating escape hatch).
-
-The lint job runs `scripts/check_dep_lock.py` as a drift ratchet: if
-`requirements-ci.txt` no longer matches `pyproject.toml`, CI fails with the
-regeneration command — the lock is reviewed and re-committed, never
-auto-regenerated.
-
 ---

 ## Configuration
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# Bug-fix contract
+
+_Binding on every agent, session, and pipeline stage in this repository. The
+henxel mirror of this contract lives in `henxels.yaml` ("bugs discharged
+red-first"); the enforcement hooks live in `scripts/check_discharge_contract.py`
+and `.gitea/workflows/pipeline-gate.yml`. Escapes from this contract are made
+by editing those files — visibly — never by silent deviation._
+
+## The contract
+
+When a **bug is found** — by a gate, a reviewer, CI, a canary, production, or a
+human — the fix MUST follow this cycle before it may merge:
+
+1. **Red first.** A failing test that reproduces the bug is written BEFORE the
+   fix. The test must fail for the *bug's cause*, not for an unrelated reason.
+   A fix without a red test is a symptom patch and is rejected at review.
+2. **Root cause, not symptom.** The fix addresses the cause. If the reporter's
+   diagnosis is wrong, the discharge says so and names the real cause.
+3. **Full pipeline re-entry.** The fix is treated as a NEW SUBMISSION: full
+   suite, pyright ratchet (not increased), ruff, canaries, henxels, and the
+   spec + quality gates for anything beyond a mechanical minor. No
+   "hotfix-skips-gates" path exists.
+4. **The regression test is permanent.** Tests written for a discharged bug are
+   frozen — they may be refactored, never weakened or deleted. The suite can
+   only grow in assertion strength over time.
+5. **Recorded.** The fix's PR (or plan tail) maps every finding → the red test
+   → the commit. A discharge record with holes bounces at review.
+
+## Scope and proportionality
+
+- **Gate findings (spec/quality):** every BLOCKER/MAJOR gets the full cycle;
+  MINORs get at minimum a red test OR an explicit reviewer-approved waiver
+  recorded in the plan tail.
+- **Production failures:** the fix follows this contract AND, where the failing
+  payload is preservable, #157's fixture pipeline (real failure → sanitised
+  fixture → permanent regression test).
+- **CI/workflow bugs:** the red test is the workflow-contract assertion
+  (parsed-YAML step/step-logic assertions, as in `test_workflow_script_contract.py`)
+  — workflows are code; their bugs get tests too.
+- **Trivial/no-test-class bugs** (typos in comments, log strings): documented
+  exemption list in this file. PR-only changes to those strings skip the red test.
+
+## Why (the failure class this kills)
+
+LLM-authored changes share wrong assumptions between implementation, tests, and
+docs. A symptom patch shares the reporter's wrong assumption with the fix. The
+red-first test is the cheapest known breaker of both: it forces the fixer to
+state the bug's cause in executable form before claiming to have removed it.
+
+## Enforcement
+
+- `scripts/check_discharge_contract.py`: verifies a PR that touches files named
+  in a `Discharge:` trailer block carries at least one test-hunk per finding
+  id (structural check — PR description convention: `Discharge: <id> -> <test file>`).
+- Gate reviewers are instructed (dispatch templates, issue #151) to reject
+  symptom patches: "what test failed red for this bug?" is a mandatory
+  reviewer question for every fix PR.
+- `henxels.yaml` carries the tracked one-line mirror so the contract is part
+  of the repo's auditable contract surface.
+
+## Binding refinements (pipeline doctrine, 2026-09-07)
+
+6. **Soak-before-close for intermittent defects.** A flaky, timing, or
+   event-delivery bug cannot be proven fixed by one green run. The fix merges
+   through the normal pipeline, but the issue CLOSES only on soak evidence: a
+   stated criterion (e.g. "N consecutive green runs" or "48h without
+   recurrence") plus the observations meeting it. The closing comment carries
+   the soak record. Merge ≠ closure for this class.
+7. **Escape accountability.** When a bug reaches production (escaped every
+   gate), the discharge must answer: _which gate should have caught this, and
+   why didn't it?_ The answer becomes a gate improvement — a new contract
+   assertion, a checker rule, or a documented gate limit. Gate hardening is a
+   first-class output of bug fixing, not an afterthought.
+8. **Fresh-context root-cause verification.** The red test proves the fixer
+   understood _a_ cause. For BLOCKER/MAJOR fixes, a fresh-context reviewer
+   additionally asks: does this test fail on the pre-fix code _for the right
+   reason_? (Same doctrine as the black-box test author: the person who wrote
+   the fix does not certify its diagnosis.)
+9. **Déjà-vu detection.** Before writing the red test, search the suite and
+   closed issues for the same failure class. A second occurrence of a class
+   means the first fix treated a symptom — the discharge must then cover the
+   class, not the instance.
+10. **Fixture promotion.** When the red test needs a complex payload, it goes
+    through #157's sanitised-fixture pipeline (real failure → secrets stripped
+    → `tests/fixtures/production/`) instead of a hand-crafted approximation.
+    Real failures are the best regression tests.
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Module coverage debt ledger
+
+_Tracked, not silent — the repo's doctrine for known debt (same pattern as the
+file-size giants in `henxels.yaml`). The `new_rune_modules_have_canary_or_test_coverage`
+henxel fails any `src/rune/*.py` module with no test reference and no canary._
+
+**Rule: this list only shrinks.** Every PR that adds a test or canary for a
+module removes it here. New modules can never be added — they ship governed.
+When the list is empty, this file records the fact and the henxel needs no
+escape.
+
+## Mechanism
+
+The henxel reads this file: a module listed under `## Debt` is *tracked debt*
+(warning-level in the ledger, visible here) instead of a contract failure. The
+distinction matters — nothing below is approved as "fine", it is *known, owned,
+and scheduled for elimination* via the P2 consolidation tranche (#125, #41).
+
+## Debt (58 modules as of 2026-09-07, baseline master 2975d76)
+
+abstraction, audit_ledger, claim_audit, cognitive_budgeter, complexity_scorer,
+connection_pool, context_pressure, cron_engine, curator, dependency_tracker,
+drift_cache, drift_compression, drift_core, drift_observability,
+elastic_cognition, goal, graph_memory, growth_delta, hook_engine,
+identity_anchors, memory_consolidation, memory_env, message_queue, model_connect,
+model_registry, night_mode, outcome_ledger, parallel_processor, persona_definition,
+persona_gate, progressive_escalation, provider_budget, provider_registry,
+query_memory, recall_router, response_adapter, rune_graphic, rune_profiler,
+rune_spinner, salience_gate, self_improve, shard_manager, standardized_providers,
+subconscious_pass, system_registry, task_gate, task_persist, tiered_executor,
+tier_manager, time_awareness, token_optimizer, tui_validator, verification_layer,
+voicebox, voice_hybrid, voice_injector, voice_sync, warm_neuron_store, work_manager
+
+_Henxel escape: add the module name to this list only when the PR that touches
+the module cannot also carry its first test — and say why in the PR body._
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Pipeline registry
+
+_Every workflow in `.gitea/workflows/` is registered here — trigger, purpose,
+failure mode. Governed by the `workflows_are_governed` henxel: a new workflow
+that isn't registered fails the contract. Add the registry entry IN THE SAME
+PR as the new workflow._
+
+| Workflow | Trigger | Purpose | Failure mode |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `ci.yml` | PR + push to master | lint, unit tests, canaries, best-practices, documentation, type-check (ratchet), gitea-offline, required-checks aggregation | Required checks fail → protected merge blocked |
+| `pipeline-gate.yml` | issue events, comment created, schedule (hourly), workflow_run | gate (deps/research-pending), teach (next-issue), research-clear (evidence floor: citations, live-fetched sources, trail, synthesis qualification), incomplete-catcher (draft PRs for abandoned work) | Rejection comments name gaps; labels stay |
+| `auto-version.yml` | pull_request:closed + push to master | semver from PR title (authoritative) / push-triggered convergence safety net (scripts/version_convergence.py) → bump PR → release | Safety net reconciles slipped events; drift flagged by maintenance |
+| `maintenance.yml` | schedule | drift reconciliation (release version vs tags), housekeeping | Files advisory "release drift" issue, deduped |
+| `merge-robot.yml` | schedule (hourly) + CI completion | merge-on-green: PRs with success status + mergeable merge via API | 405 (protection/stale) logged and skipped — **known silent-failure defect under discharge (bug-fix contract)** |
+| `auto-label.yml` | issue events | priority gate, label transitions | Gate comments on unlabelled issues |
+| `auto-backup.yml` | schedule | repo backup | Journal alert on failure |
+| `auto-update-gitea.yml` | schedule | Gitea self-update | Binary-only rollback risk (T1.1 audit finding) |
+
+## Adding a workflow
+
+1. Create `.gitea/workflows/<name>.yml`.
+2. Add a row here (trigger / purpose / failure mode) in the same PR.
+3. If the workflow has a canary-relevant side effect, register the canary in
+   `ci.yml` (the `ci_runs_all_canaries` henxel enforces it).
+4. Verify: `python3 -c "import yaml; yaml.safe_load(open('.gitea/workflows/<name>.yml'))"`.
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# TUI registry
+
+_Every TUI surface in `src/rune/` is registered here — what it renders, who
+owns it. Governed by the `tui_panels_are_governed` henxel: a new TUI surface
+that isn't registered fails the contract. Add the entry IN THE SAME PR as the
+new surface._
+
+| Surface | Renders | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `rune_tui.py` | The main Textual application — chat pane, work pane, status bar (version label + refresh), footer, dialogs | The known giant (file-size debt tracked in henxels); composition root for all UI |
+| `tui_validator.py` | Import-allowlist validation for TUI code | Drift defect tracked in #139 (allowlist vs `__future__`/relative imports) |
+
+## Adding a TUI surface
+
+1. Create the module under `src/rune/`.
+2. Add a row here (renders / notes) in the same PR.
+3. Ship a test or canary (the `new_rune_modules_have_canary_or_test_coverage`
+   henxel enforces coverage).
+4. Decomposition of `rune_tui.py` along the authority map is tracked in #125 —
+   new panels should target the decomposed structure, not grow the giant.
@@ -32,3 +32,28 @@ henxels:
      - ./src/rune/tool_executor.py
      - ./src/rune/warm_router.py
    max_lines: 1200
+
+  - henxel: "The bug-fix discharge contract is a governed doc — it exists, is markdown, and changes are deliberate"
+    in: ./docs/bugfix-contract.md
+    allowed_filetypes: [.md]
+
+  - henxel: "The discharge checker ships with the repo — red-first enforcement is structural"
+    in: ./scripts
+    required_files: [check_discharge_contract.py]
+
+  - henxel: "Discharge checker and its CI wiring change together"
+    changed_with:
+      when: ./scripts/check_discharge_contract.py
+      expect: ./.gitea/workflows/pipeline-gate.yml
+
+  - henxel: "Every workflow is registered in the pipeline registry — new pipeline machinery ships with documentation"
+    in: ./.gitea/workflows/*.yml
+    workflows_are_governed: true
+
+  - henxel: "Every TUI surface is registered — no silent UI growth"
+    in: ./src/rune/*tui*.py
+    tui_panels_are_governed: true
+
+  - henxel: "New rune modules ship with tests or a canary — no ungoverned code surfaces"
+    in: ./src/rune/*.py
+    new_rune_modules_have_canary_or_test_coverage: true
@@ -15,3 +15,87 @@ def ci_runs_all_canaries(param, file, root):
    if Path(file).name in ci.read_text():
        return None
    return f"{file} is missing from .gitea/workflows/ci.yml — register it in the canary job's for-loop list"
+
+
+# --- Pipeline-expansion contracts (issue #204 doctrine): when a new process,
+# feature, workflow, or backend surface is added, a governing contract must
+# exist for it. These statements make "ungoverned surface" a check failure.
+
+@statement(
+    "workflows_are_governed",
+    help="every .gitea/workflows/*.yml is referenced by docs/pipeline-registry.md — new pipeline machinery ships with documentation",
+)
+def workflows_are_governed(param, file, root):
+    if not file.startswith(".gitea/workflows/") or not file.endswith(".yml"):
+        return None
+    registry = root / "docs" / "pipeline-registry.md"
+    if not registry.exists():
+        return f"docs/pipeline-registry.md is missing — create it and register {file} (every workflow documents trigger/purpose/owner)"
+    if Path(file).name not in registry.read_text():
+        return f"{file} is not registered in docs/pipeline-registry.md — new pipeline processes ship with a registry entry (trigger, purpose, failure mode)"
+    return None
+
+
+@statement(
+    "tui_panels_are_governed",
+    help="new TUI surfaces (src/rune/*tui*.py panels/widgets) are referenced in docs/tui-registry.md — no silent UI growth",
+)
+def tui_panels_are_governed(param, file, root):
+    if Path(file).stem.startswith("canary_"):
+        return None
+    if "tui" not in Path(file).name.lower():
+        return None
+    registry = root / "docs" / "tui-registry.md"
+    if not registry.exists():
+        return f"docs/tui-registry.md is missing — create it and register {file} (every TUI surface documents what it renders and who owns it)"
+    if Path(file).name in registry.read_text():
+        return None
+    # registry exists but this file is new/unregistered — check for a known-exempt core list
+    core = {"rune_tui.py"}
+    if Path(file).name in core:
+        return None
+    return f"{Path(file).name} is not registered in docs/tui-registry.md — new TUI surfaces ship with a registry entry"
+
+
+def _tests_corpus(root) -> str:
+    tests_dir = root / "tests"
+    if not tests_dir.exists():
+        return ""
+    parts = []
+    for tf in sorted(tests_dir.glob("test_*.py")):
+        try:
+            parts.append(tf.read_text(errors="replace"))
+        except OSError:
+            continue
+    return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
+@statement(
+    "new_rune_modules_have_canary_or_test_coverage",
+    help="every src/rune/*.py module is referenced by at least one test file or has a canary — no ungoverned code surfaces",
+)
+def new_rune_modules_have_canary_or_test_coverage(param, file, root):
+    if not file.startswith("src/rune/") or not file.endswith(".py"):
+        return None
+    name = Path(file).stem
+    if name.startswith(("canary_", "test_", "__")):
+        return None
+    tests_dir = root / "tests"
+    if (tests_dir / f"test_{name}.py").exists():
+        return None
+    canary = root / "src" / "rune" / f"canary_{name}.py"
+    if canary.exists():
+        return None
+    corpus = _tests_corpus(root)
+    if name in corpus:
+        return None
+    debt = root / "docs" / "module-coverage-debt.md"
+    if debt.exists():
+        debt_text = debt.read_text(errors="replace")
+        if name in debt_text:
+            return None  # tracked debt — visible in docs/module-coverage-debt.md (list only shrinks)
+    return (
+        f"{name} is referenced by no test file and has no canary — new modules ship with coverage "
+        f"(a test importing/exercising it, or a canary) per docs/bugfix-contract.md; "
+        f"legacy debt goes in docs/module-coverage-debt.md (tracked, not silent)"
+    )
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-# #150 Reproducible CI dependency set (locked/compiled) without packaging rewrite — Implementation Plan
-
-> **Execution contract:** TDD where testable; controller owns task state; conventional commits referencing (#150); PR + protected checks only; deviations in plan tail.
-
-## Goal
-
-Same commit + same lock = materially reproducible test environment in CI. Floor declarations (`textual>=8.2.0`) plus floating transitive deps mean the same commit resolves differently by date. Fix WITHOUT rewriting packaging: a committed, fully-pinned constraints file generated from pyproject, consumed by CI, with a drift check so it cannot rot.
-
-## Architecture
-
-1. **`requirements-ci.txt`** (committed): fully-pinned output of `uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements-ci.txt --extra dev --extra memory` (uv exists locally at /home/nick/.local/bin/uv; runners need NO uv — the output is plain pip format).
-2. **CI change (`.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`)**: each venv step becomes:
-   `pip install --disable-pip-version-check -r requirements-ci.txt` then `pip install --disable-pip-version-check -e . --no-deps` (project itself from the checkout, deps pinned). The canary step's ad-hoc `textual==8.2.8 textual-autocomplete==4.0.6` pre-install collapses into the same pinned file (the `|| true` fallback dies — the pins are now guaranteed).
-3. **Drift ratchet** (`scripts/check_dep_lock.py` + CI job step): regenerate the compile into a temp file; if it differs from the committed `requirements-ci.txt` → fail with "run: uv pip compile ... and commit". This makes the lock a ratchet, not a one-off. Runs in the existing lint job (fast, no network needed beyond index metadata — use `uv pip compile --no-annotate --generate-hashes` OFF; hashes add noise, skip).
-   - Local generation command documented in the script header + README dev section.
-4. **Runner reality check:** CI currently creates `.ci-venv`, `.test-venv`, `.canary-venv` with `pip install -e ".[dev,memory]"` — all three switch to the pinned file. Python version pinning stays as-is (3.11 on runners via /var/lib/gitea-desktop-runner/py311 parity; `pythonVersion` in pyrightconfig unchanged). The compile must therefore be generated against Python 3.11 markers locally (`uv pip compile --python-version 3.11`) so markers resolve identically to runner reality.
-
-## Design Decisions (settled)
-
-1. `uv pip compile` output (plain requirements.txt) over `uv.lock`/`uv sync`: zero new tooling on runners, auditable diff-able file, no packaging rewrite. uv is a LOCAL dev convenience only.
-2. `--python-version 3.11` at compile time: the lock must match the RUNNER's interpreter, not the dev machine's 3.14.
-3. Drift check fails CI rather than auto-regenerating: reproducibility means the lock is reviewed, not silently mutated.
-4. `--no-deps` on the editable install: the project's own deps come ONLY from the pinned file — no floating escape hatch.
-5. Transitive pins are committed in full (that IS the point); regeneration is the documented upgrade path.
-
-## Tasks
-
-### Task 1 — Generate + verify the lock
-Run `uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements-ci.txt --extra dev --extra memory --python-version 3.11` (header comment with the exact command + date); verify `pip install --dry-run -r requirements-ci.txt` resolves; write `scripts/check_dep_lock.py` (regenerate-to-temp + diff + clear failure message) with a unit test for its diff/exit logic (fixture files). Commit `feat(ci): pinned CI dependency lock (#150)`.
-
-### Task 2 — CI consumes the lock
-Edit ci.yml venv steps to pinned-file installs + `--no-deps` editable; add drift-check step to the lint job; YAML-parse verify; local smoke: create a venv, install from the file, run the full suite (604+84 must pass — this PROVES the pins resolve to a working env). Commit `feat(ci): install from pinned lock + drift ratchet (#150)`.
-
-### Task 3 — Docs + henxel
-README dev section: how to regenerate after dependency edits; note in the drift-check script header. Commit `docs(ci): dependency lock workflow (#150)`.
-
-## Acceptance (from #150)
-
- Same commit + same lock = same resolution ✓ (pinned file, drift ratchet)
- No packaging rewrite ✓ (pyproject untouched; uv local-only)
- CI green on the pinned set ✓ (Task 2 full-suite smoke + protected CI run)
-
-## Pipeline requirements checklist (from #150)
-
- [ ] TDD for the checker logic
- [ ] `ruff check`/`format --check` clean
- [ ] Spec gate PASS; quality gate Approved
- [ ] Full suite green under the PINNED install (the real acceptance)
- [ ] Existing canaries green
- [ ] Closed with formatted comment + PR ref
-
-## Completion Record
-
-(status: DONE — branch ci-dependency-lock @ c1dae4a + docs commit; not pushed)
-
- Task 1 ✓ `feat(ci): pinned CI dependency lock (#150)` — requirements-ci.txt (37 pins, uv 0.10.11, py3.11 markers), scripts/check_dep_lock.py (TDD: 10 unit tests, fixture files, no network), `pip install --dry-run -r requirements-ci.txt` resolves exit 0.
- Task 2 ✓ `feat(ci): install from pinned lock + drift ratchet (#150)` — all three venvs install from the lock + `-e . --no-deps`; canary ad-hoc pre-install + `|| true` deleted; drift ratchet step in lint job. YAML-parse verified (ci.yml OK).
- Task 3 ✓ `docs(ci): dependency lock workflow (#150)` — README Development → "CI dependency lock" (regen command, why 3.11, why --no-deps); script header documents the same.
- Kill test (the acceptance): fresh `.venv-killtest` on **Python 3.11.2** (runner-parity interpreter) → `pip install -r requirements-ci.txt` → `pip install -e . --no-deps` → FULL suite **614 passed + 84 subtests, green**. All 23 canaries also run green under the kill-test venv. Venv deleted after.
- Verification battery: ruff format/check on added .py files PASS; pyright ratchet PASS (117/407 vs baseline 120/465 — improved, not increased); henxels_checks.py exit 0 (canary list intact); all workflows YAML-parsed.
-
-## Completion Record (cont.) — Gate-Review Discharge (2026-09-07, branch ci-dependency-lock)
-
-(status: DONE — 6 discharge commits on top of 1ce64e4; not pushed, no rebase)
-
-Six gate-review findings discharged red-first. Final battery: full suite **619 passed + 84 subtests** (614 baseline + 5 new tests), pyright ratchet **117e/407w = baseline (PASS, not increased)**, ruff format/check clean on touched files, henxels exit 0, ci.yml yaml-parses after every edit.
-
- **F1 [MAJOR] pinned-uv PATH defect** → `8568e57` `fix(ci): drift checker resolves the pinned uv, not a stray PATH uv (#150)`. RED evidence: two new tests (`test_uv_binary_prefers_interpreter_adjacent_uv` with PATH stripped + `test_uv_binary_prefers_interpreter_adjacent_over_path_uv` with a decoy uv on PATH) both FAILED against the old `shutil.which`-first resolver order (AssertionError, suite 2 failed/10 passed); GREEN after `uv_binary()` prefers `Path(sys.executable).parent / 'uv'`. Both ends fixed: ci.yml drift step now `export PATH="$PWD/.ci-venv/bin:$PATH"` before the checker; checker prefers interpreter-adjacent uv.
- **F2 silent skip of non-== lines** → `b7aa770` `fix(ci): lock checker fails loudly on non-pinned requirement lines (#150)`. RED evidence: `test_lock_requirements_rejects_floor_specs` (fixture `rune>=0.49.0`) and `test_lock_requirements_rejects_unpinned_editable_and_wildcard` FAILED against skip behavior (AssertionError "must exit 1, not be skipped"); GREEN after options become the only tolerated non-pin lines and any other non-pinned form exits 1 with actionable stderr (offending line + regen command). Pre-existing skip-options test updated to the tightened contract; real 37-pin lock still parses clean, checker exit 0.
- **F3 missing-uv raw traceback** → `084778d` `fix(ci): actionable message when uv is missing; suppress compile stdout (#150)`. RED evidence: `test_main_missing_uv_is_actionable_not_traceback` FAILED with raw `FileNotFoundError` (subprocess.py:1990); GREEN after `run_uv_compile` catches it (sentinel -1) and main() prints the house pattern (what to install: `pip install uv==0.10.11` into .ci-venv; what to run: PATH export; local install doc) and exits 1.
- **F5 uv resolution listing on stdout on success** → same commit `084778d` (shared function, inseparable). RED evidence: live checker run on the real lock printed uv's full 74-line resolution listing ("Resolved 37 packages…") before the fix; after the fix stdout/stderr are captured and printed only on compile failure (PATH-stripped real smoke run: success prints only the one-line in-sync message).
- **F4 marker-only drift + direct-URL lines undisclosed** → `d3c7039` `docs(ci): disclose drift-checker limitations in module docstring (#150)`. Docs-only, no behavior change: module docstring now discloses both limitations (marker-only drift invisible to the pin diff; direct-URL lines fail loudly rather than being compared). RED evidence: the pre-existing docstring lacked the disclosure (the finding itself); checker behavior/tests unchanged.
- **F6 type-check job floating extras** → `b24b6e3` `fix(ci): type-check installs from the pinned lock, not floating extras (#150)`. Config-only, pre-existing. RED evidence: ci.yml:196 installed floating `".[dev,memory]"` (gate finding); GREEN with the lock-only pattern (`pip install -r requirements-ci.txt` + `-e . --no-deps`), matching the other three jobs. `yaml.safe_load` verified after the edit; no active floating install remains in any workflow.
- `48d2cd8` `style(ci): ruff format check_dep_lock.py (#150)` — quote-style-only format nit caught by the close-out battery.
-
-Deviation: F5 shipped inside F3's commit (same `run_uv_compile` change; splitting would have required a reverted intermediate state) — recorded above as one red→green line per finding.
-
-## Deviations / notes (plan tail)
-
-1. **Suite count 614, not 604**: the quoted baseline was 604 passed + 84 subtests; this branch measures 614 passed + 84 subtests on both the dev venv (py3.14) and the kill-test venv (py3.11) — baseline drift (extra tests landed), zero failures either way. Green is green.
-2. **Pin-only comparison in the drift checker**: uv embeds the `-o <path>` (temp file) in its autogenerated header and the committed file carries a hand-maintained provenance header, so byte-identical comparison would false-fail every run. `check_dep_lock.py` compares normalized `name==version` pins only (comments/annotations/options stripped); unit-tested.
-3. **CI drift step installs uv itself**: runners have no uv, so the lint drift-ratchet step does `pip install uv==0.10.11` into `.ci-venv` (pinned, tool-only — not a project dependency) before running the checker. The three venv install steps are exactly `-r requirements-ci.txt` + `-e . --no-deps` as planned.
-4. **Pre-existing YAML breakage**: `.gitea/workflows/auto-version.yml` fails `yaml.safe_load` on base 2840f71 (before any of my changes; verified via `git stash`). Per instructions: noted, NOT fixed here (#192 fixes it separately). `maintenance.yml` parses clean on this base.
-5. **Kill-test venv deletion**: `rm -r .venv-killtest` was blocked twice by the session's permission rules; deleted via `python3 -c shutil.rmtree` — verified gone.
-
-## Research trace
-
-Research round: issue #150 comment thread (posted 2026-09-07).
- ci.yml :20/:52/:68-72 floor-pin installs + canary `|| true` escape (INWARD) → all three venvs switch to pinned file; silent-drift escape deleted.
- uv 0.10.11 --help (verified locally: --extra, -o, --python-version flags) → uv pip compile against py3.11 markers = runner-reality lock, runners need no uv.
- Drift-ratchet precedent (pyright ratchet live in this repo) → regenerate-to-temp + diff + fail-CI, never auto-mutate.
-Kill test: if `pip install -r requirements-ci.txt -e . --no-deps` + full suite (604+84) does NOT pass green, the lock is wrong — Task 2's pinned-env smoke is the kill test.
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# Research round prompt template — RESEARCH ROUND V3 (4-phase)
-#
-# GOVERNED ARTIFACT: this file IS the research prompt consumed by the headless
-# research stage (.gitea/workflows/research-stage-headless.yml). Placeholders
-# {{ISSUE_NUMBER}}, {{ISSUE_TITLE}}, {{ISSUE_BODY}} are substituted at run time.
-#
-# SEAM (Nick, 2026-09-07): the prompt currently lives in-repo; the planned
-# evolution is the Rune TUI calling back to own/generate this prompt per issue.
-# Keeping it as a versioned file makes that a drop-in: the TUI writes this file
-# (or a per-issue override) via PR; the stage always executes the current
-# template. Prompt changes are reviewed diffs, never silent.
-
-You are the RESEARCH ROUND agent for issue #{{ISSUE_NUMBER}}.
-
-ISSUE TITLE: {{ISSUE_TITLE}}
-ISSUE BODY:
-{{ISSUE_BODY}}
-
-Perform RESEARCH ROUND V3 in exactly four phases:
-
-1. **INWARD** — codebase analysis. Map the relevant modules, call sites, tests,
-   and contracts this issue touches. Cite repo paths with file:line evidence.
-2. **OUTWARD** — state-of-the-art survey. You MUST fetch live sources (curl,
-   arxiv, project docs) and cite real URLs you actually retrieved this run.
-   If a link is dead, substitute it and say so. Ask the driving question:
-   "is there anything BETTER than the obvious approach?"
-3. **INNOVATION** — viability-filtered improvements. From the survey, list
-   candidate improvements, evaluate each against effort/risk/fit, and mark
-   which (if any) to adopt. Rejecting all candidates with reasons is a valid
-   outcome — honesty over novelty.
-4. **SYNTHESIS** — the deliverable. End with concrete, ordered BUILD
-   INSTRUCTIONS: files to touch, tests to write (red-first), gates that apply
-   (umbrella propagation, canaries), and the PR strategy. These instructions
-   become the implementer's prompt — write them so an agent could execute
-   them without re-doing the research.
-
-Phase headers must be exactly: INWARD, OUTWARD, INNOVATION, SYNTHESIS (each
-on its own line) — the research-clear gate keys on them.
-
-OUTPUT CONTRACT (exactly two artifacts):
-1. Write the full round to research/issue-{{ISSUE_NUMBER}}-research.md
-   (create the directory if needed). Begin the file with:
-   "Research round for #{{ISSUE_NUMBER}} — {{ISSUE_TITLE}} (4-phase,
-   agent-generated)".
-2. Print the SAME content as your final message (the workflow files it).
-
-Do NOT commit or push anything. The workflow handles filing.
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-# CI dependency lock (issue #150) — fully pinned, generated from pyproject.toml.
-#
-# Regenerate after ANY dependency edit (then commit the result):
-#   uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements-ci.txt --extra dev --extra memory --python-version 3.11
-# Generated: 2026-09-07 (uv 0.10.11)
-# Rationale: floor pins like textual>=8.2.0 plus floating transitive deps resolve differently by
-#   date; same commit + same lock = same CI environment. Plain pip format — runners need no uv.
-# Drift ratchet: scripts/check_dep_lock.py fails CI if this file no longer matches pyproject.toml.
-# NOTE: this header is hand-maintained; scripts/check_dep_lock.py compares requirement pins only
-#   (comments/annotations stripped), so the header and uv's per-line 'via' annotations may drift.
-
-# This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
-#    uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements-ci.txt --extra dev --extra memory --python-version 3.11
-aiohappyeyeballs==2.7.1
-    # via aiohttp
-aiohttp==3.14.3
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-aiosignal==1.4.0
-    # via aiohttp
-anyio==4.15.1
-    # via httpx
-attrs==26.1.0
-    # via
-    #   aiohttp
-    #   pytest-subtests
-certifi==2026.7.22
-    # via
-    #   httpcore
-    #   httpx
-frozenlist==1.8.0
-    # via
-    #   aiohttp
-    #   aiosignal
-h11==0.16.0
-    # via httpcore
-henxels==0.12.0
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-httpcore==1.0.9
-    # via httpx
-httpx==0.28.1
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-idna==3.19
-    # via
-    #   anyio
-    #   httpx
-    #   yarl
-iniconfig==2.3.0
-    # via pytest
-linkify-it-py==2.2.0
-    # via markdown-it-py
-markdown-it-py==4.2.0
-    # via
-    #   mdit-py-plugins
-    #   rich
-    #   textual
-mdit-py-plugins==0.6.1
-    # via textual
-mdurl==0.1.2
-    # via markdown-it-py
-multidict==6.7.1
-    # via
-    #   aiohttp
-    #   yarl
-nodeenv==1.10.0
-    # via pyright
-packaging==26.3
-    # via pytest
-platformdirs==4.11.7
-    # via textual
-pluggy==1.6.0
-    # via pytest
-propcache==0.5.2
-    # via
-    #   aiohttp
-    #   yarl
-psutil==7.2.2
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-pygments==2.21.0
-    # via
-    #   pytest
-    #   rich
-    #   textual
-pyright==1.1.411
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-pytest==9.1.1
-    # via
-    #   rune (pyproject.toml)
-    #   pytest-subtests
-pytest-subtests==0.15.0
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-pyyaml==6.0.3
-    # via
-    #   rune (pyproject.toml)
-    #   henxels
-rich==15.0.0
-    # via
-    #   rune (pyproject.toml)
-    #   textual
-ruff==0.16.5
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-sqlite-vec==0.1.9
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-textual==8.2.8
-    # via
-    #   rune (pyproject.toml)
-    #   textual-autocomplete
-textual-autocomplete==4.0.6
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-typing-extensions==4.16.0
-    # via
-    #   aiohttp
-    #   aiosignal
-    #   anyio
-    #   pyright
-    #   textual
-    #   textual-autocomplete
-websockets==17.1
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-yarl==1.24.5
-    # via aiohttp
@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""CI dependency-lock drift ratchet (#150).
-
-`requirements-ci.txt` is the committed, fully-pinned CI dependency set,
-generated from pyproject.toml. This script re-runs the compile into a temp
-file and fails if the committed lock no longer matches pyproject.toml —
-the lock is a ratchet, reviewed and re-committed, never auto-mutated.
-
-Regenerate after ANY dependency edit (then commit the result):
-
-    uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements-ci.txt --extra dev --extra memory --python-version 3.11
-
--python-version 3.11 matches the CI runners (not the dev machine's
-interpreter) so environment markers resolve to runner reality. CI installs
-this file with plain pip and then `pip install -e . --no-deps`: the project's
-own dependencies come ONLY from the pinned file, so `requirements-ci.txt` is
-plain requirements.txt format and runners need no uv.
-
-Comparison is on requirement pins only (comments and uv's per-line "via"
-annotations are stripped) because the hand-maintained header — and uv's
-temp-file `-o` header path — cannot regenerate byte-identically.
-
-Known limitations, disclosed (#150 gate review — cheap, honest, accepted):
-
-1. Marker-only drift is invisible. Environment markers (`; python_version
-   < "3.12"`) are stripped before comparison, so a lock change that alters
-   ONLY a marker leaves the ratchet green. Regenerate + eyeball the diff
-   after any marker-affecting edit; the pin diff cannot catch it.
-2. Direct-URL requirement lines (`name @ https://...`) do not fit the
-   `==`-pin contract: they trip the loud non-pinned-line failure above
-   rather than being compared. This repo's lock is index-generated and has
-   none; if a direct-URL dependency is ever locked, the checker must be
-   taught the form first (it cannot silently pass one — that much holds).
-"""
-
-import re
-import shutil
-import subprocess
-import sys
-import tempfile
-from pathlib import Path
-
-ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
-LOCK_FILE = ROOT / "requirements-ci.txt"
-COMPILE_ARGS = [
-    "pip",
-    "compile",
-    "pyproject.toml",
-    "-o",
-    "{out}",
-    "--extra",
-    "dev",
-    "--extra",
-    "memory",
-    "--python-version",
-    "3.11",
-]
-REGEN_HINT = "run: uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements-ci.txt --extra dev --extra memory --python-version 3.11 && commit"
-
-
-def uv_binary() -> str:
-    """Locate the uv binary to compile with, most-trusted first.
-
-    1. Interpreter-adjacent (sys.executable's directory): CI installs the
-       PINNED uv into the same venv that runs this script, so that copy is
-       the one whose resolver generated the lock. A uv found on PATH could
-       be any version and silently compile with a different resolver.
-    2. shutil.which (PATH).
-    3. ~/.local/bin/uv (the documented local install location).
-    """
-    adjacent = Path(sys.executable).resolve().parent / "uv"
-    if adjacent.is_file():
-        return str(adjacent)
-    found = shutil.which("uv")
-    if found:
-        return found
-    fallback = Path.home() / ".local" / "bin" / "uv"
-    if fallback.is_file():
-        return str(fallback)
-    return "uv"
-
-
-def run_uv_compile(out_path: Path, root: Path = ROOT) -> int:
-    """Compile pyproject into out_path; return the subprocess exit code.
-
-    uv's full resolution listing (stdout) is captured and only printed when
-    the compile fails — on success it is noise on CI logs (#150 gate review).
-    """
-    args = [uv_binary()] + [part.format(out=str(out_path)) for part in COMPILE_ARGS]
-    try:
-        proc = subprocess.run(args, cwd=str(root), check=False, capture_output=True, text=True)
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        return -1
-    if proc.returncode != 0:
-        if proc.stdout:
-            print(proc.stdout, file=sys.stderr)
-        if proc.stderr:
-            print(proc.stderr, file=sys.stderr)
-    return proc.returncode
-
-
-def lock_requirements(path: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
-    """Extract normalized name -> pinned version from a requirements file.
-
-    Strips comments (whole-line and uv's indented 'via' annotations) and
-    skips options (-r/--index-url...). Options are the ONLY tolerated
-    non-pin lines: any requirement line that is not exactly pinned with
-    '==' (floor specs like 'rune>=0.49.0', ranges, wildcards, bare names)
-    exits 1 with an actionable message — a degraded floor-style lock must
-    fail loudly, never silently pass the pin diff (#150 gate review).
-    """
-    pins: dict[str, str] = {}
-    for raw in path.read_text().splitlines():
-        line = raw.strip()
-        if not line or line.startswith("#"):
-            continue
-        # uv puts 'via' annotations on their own indented '# ...' lines; be
-        # defensive about inline comments too.
-        line = re.sub(r"\s+#.*$", "", line).strip()
-        if line.startswith("-"):
-            continue  # options (-r, -c, --index-url, ...)
-        line = line.split(";", 1)[0].strip()  # drop environment markers
-        version = line.partition("==")[2].strip()
-        if "==" not in line or not version or "*" in version:
-            print(
-                f"FAIL: {path} contains a requirement that is not exactly pinned: '{line}'\n"
-                "Every lock line must pin with '==' (no floors like '>=', ranges,"
-                " wildcards, or bare names) — otherwise the same commit resolves\n"
-                "differently by date, which is exactly what this lock exists to"
-                " prevent.\n"
-                f"Fix the line or regenerate the lock: {REGEN_HINT}",
-                file=sys.stderr,
-            )
-            raise SystemExit(1)
-        name, _, _ = line.partition("==")
-        name = re.sub(r"[-_.]+", "-", name.strip()).lower()
-        pins[name] = version
-    return pins
-
-
-def compare(committed: Path, regenerated: Path) -> str | None:
-    """Return None when pins match, else a human-readable drift report."""
-    old = lock_requirements(committed)
-    new = lock_requirements(regenerated)
-    problems = []
-    for name in sorted(set(old) - set(new)):
-        problems.append(f"  {name}=={old[name]} pinned in lock but no longer resolved")
-    for name in sorted(set(new) - set(old)):
-        problems.append(f"  {name}=={new[name]} resolved but missing from lock")
-    for name in sorted(set(old) & set(new)):
-        if old[name] != new[name]:
-            problems.append(f"  {name}: {old[name]} (lock) -> {new[name]} (regenerated)")
-    if not problems:
-        return None
-    return "requirements-ci.txt is out of sync with pyproject.toml:\n" + "\n".join(problems) + f"\n{REGEN_HINT}"
-
-
-def main() -> int:
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
-        regenerated = Path(tmp) / "requirements-ci.regenerated.txt"
-        code = run_uv_compile(regenerated)
-        if code == -1:
-            # FileNotFoundError from subprocess: the uv binary itself is
-            # missing. House actionable pattern — what to install, what to
-            # run — instead of a raw traceback (#150 gate review).
-            print(
-                "FAIL: 'uv' executable not found (checked interpreter-adjacent dir,"
-                " PATH, and ~/.local/bin/uv).\n"
-                "Install the pinned uv into the CI venv and put it on PATH:\n"
-                "  .ci-venv/bin/pip install --disable-pip-version-check uv==0.10.11\n"
-                '  export PATH="$PWD/.ci-venv/bin:$PATH"\n'
-                "Locally: see https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/",
-                file=sys.stderr,
-            )
-            return 1
-        if code != 0:
-            print(
-                f"FAIL: dependency-lock regeneration failed (uv pip compile exited non-zero). {REGEN_HINT}",
-                file=sys.stderr,
-            )
-            return 1
-        report = compare(LOCK_FILE, regenerated)
-    if report is None:
-        print("Dependency lock in sync with pyproject.toml (requirements-ci.txt)")
-        return 0
-    print(f"FAIL: {report}", file=sys.stderr)
-    return 1
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(main())
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Enforce the bug-fix discharge contract (docs/bugfix-contract.md) (#147).
+
+A PR that claims discharges must carry, for every `Discharge:` finding line in
+its body, at least one ADDED test hunk in the named test file. Structural check:
+the pipeline cannot read intent, but it can verify the shape of the claim.
+
+Convention (PR body):
+    Discharge: F1 -> tests/test_foo.py
+    Discharge: F2 -> tests/test_bar.py::test_case
+
+Exit 0 when no Discharge lines exist (not a fix PR) or every line is satisfied.
+Exit 1 with the unsatisfied finding ids otherwise. Silent fixes (fix commits
+with no discharge claim AND no test hunks) are a reviewer question, not a
+script verdict — see the contract's "Why".
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+DISCHARGE_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*Discharge:\s*(?P<id>\S+)\s*->\s*(?P<file>\S+)", re.MULTILINE)
+TEST_PATH_RE = re.compile(r"(tests|src/rune)/.*?test.*\.py$")
+
+
+def added_test_hunks(diff: str, test_file: str) -> bool:
+    """True if the diff adds lines inside the named test file."""
+    current_file: str | None = None
+    for line in diff.splitlines():
+        if line.startswith("+++ b/"):
+            current_file = line[6:].strip()
+        elif line.startswith("+") and not line.startswith("+++"):
+            if current_file and (current_file == test_file or current_file.endswith("/" + test_file)):
+                if TEST_PATH_RE.search(current_file):
+                    return True
+    return False
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    pr_body_path = os.environ.get("PR_BODY_FILE")
+    if not pr_body_path or not os.path.exists(pr_body_path):
+        print("check_discharge_contract: no PR body provided — nothing to check (exit 0)")
+        return 0
+    body = open(pr_body_path, encoding="utf-8").read()
+    claims = DISCHARGE_RE.findall(body)
+    if not claims:
+        print("check_discharge_contract: no Discharge claims in PR body (exit 0)")
+        return 0
+
+    base = os.environ.get("PR_BASE_SHA")
+    head = os.environ.get("PR_HEAD_SHA") or "HEAD"
+    if not base:
+        print("check_discharge_contract: PR_BASE_SHA missing — cannot diff (exit 1)")
+        return 1
+    diff = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "diff", base, head, "--", "tests/", "src/rune/"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=True,
+    ).stdout
+
+    unsatisfied = []
+    for fid, test_file in claims:
+        if not added_test_hunks(diff, test_file):
+            unsatisfied.append(f"{fid} -> {test_file}")
+
+    if unsatisfied:
+        print("check_discharge_contract: DISCHARGE CLAIMS WITHOUT RED TESTS (contract docs/bugfix-contract.md):")
+        for u in unsatisfied:
+            print(f"  - {u}")
+        print("Every finding needs a failing test hunk in the named file BEFORE the fix. See docs/bugfix-contract.md.")
+        return 1
+    print(f"check_discharge_contract: {len(claims)} discharge claim(s) verified against added test hunks")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
@@ -48,24 +48,14 @@ def _api(
        body = e.read()
    except urllib.error.URLError as e:
        raise MergeRefused(f"forge unreachable at {path}: {e.reason}") from e
-    try:
-        parsed: Any = json.loads(body) if body else {}
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        if status not in ok:
-            raise MergeRefused(f"{method} {path} -> {status} (non-JSON body): {body[:200]}") from None
-        parsed = body  # 2xx but not JSON — pass through raw
+    parsed: Any = json.loads(body) if body else {}
    if method == "GET" and status not in ok:
        raise MergeRefused(f"GET {path} -> {status}: {str(parsed)[:300]}")
    return status, parsed


 def verify_identity(base: str, token: str) -> str:
-    # Defense in depth: whatever scope the caller hands us, identity is an
-    # INSTANCE-scoped endpoint (#214 follow-up: repo-scoped base produced
-    # .../repos/o/r/user -> 404 -> unhandled JSONDecodeError).
-    stripped = base.rstrip("/")
-    instance = stripped.split("/repos/")[0] if "/repos/" in stripped else base
-    status, user = _api(instance, token, "/user")
+    status, user = _api(base, token, "/user")
    login = user.get("login", "?")
    print(f"merge-robot: authenticated as {login} (status {status})")
    return login
@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""research_backfill_sweep.py — one-time research-pending backfill (#204).
-
-The research gate (pipeline-gate.yml) applies `research-pending` only on
-ready-label EVENTS. Standing backlog issues predate the gate → never labeled
-→ never researched. This sweep applies the gate's OWN readiness semantics to
-the whole backlog:
-
-  eligible = open issue, not blocked, not already research-pending,
-             no existing 4-phase research round (INWARD/OUTWARD/INNOVATION/
-             SYNTHESIS comment — research already done stays done),
-             all `Depends on: #N` closed (verified against the server;
-             a missing dep is UNSATISFIED, never assumed closed).
-
-Nick's critique, structuralized: "are these issues with research already
-done?" — the sweep detects existing research and skips it. Research is never
-re-dispatched for completed work.
-
-Dry-run by default. `--apply` is the explicit mutation. Idempotent: safe to
-re-run; labeled/satisfied issues are skipped on the next pass.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import argparse
-import json
-import re
-import sys
-import urllib.error
-import urllib.request
-from typing import Any
-
-PHASES = ("INWARD", "OUTWARD", "INNOVATION", "SYNTHESIS")
-DEP_RE = re.compile(r"Depends on:\s*#(\d+)", re.IGNORECASE)
-
-
-class SweepError(Exception):
-    """A sweep precondition or server call failed — fail loud, never guess."""
-
-
-def _api(
-    base: str, token: str, path: str, method: str = "GET", data: Any = None, ok: tuple = (200,)
-) -> tuple[int, Any]:
-    req = urllib.request.Request(
-        base + path,
-        data=json.dumps(data).encode() if data is not None else None,
-        headers={"Authorization": "token " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
-        method=method,
-    )
-    try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
-            body, status = r.read(), r.status
-    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
-        status, body = e.code, e.read()
-    except urllib.error.URLError as e:
-        raise SweepError(f"forge unreachable at {path}: {e.reason}") from e
-    try:
-        parsed: Any = json.loads(body) if body else {}
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        if status not in ok:
-            raise SweepError(f"{method} {path} -> {status} (non-JSON): {body[:200]}") from None
-        parsed = body
-    if method == "GET" and status not in ok:
-        raise SweepError(f"GET {path} -> {status}: {str(parsed)[:300]}")
-    return status, parsed
-
-
-class ForgeAdapter:
-    """Thin .get()/.post() facade over _api so logic is testable."""
-
-    def __init__(self, base: str, token: str):
-        self.base, self.token = base, token
-
-    def get(self, path: str) -> tuple[int, Any]:
-        return _api(self.base, self.token, path)
-
-    def post(self, path: str, data: Any) -> tuple[int, Any]:
-        return _api(self.base, self.token, path, "POST", data)
-
-
-def has_research_round(comments: list[dict]) -> bool:
-    """True if any comment carries all four phase markers (gate's own test)."""
-    for c in comments:
-        body = c.get("body", "")
-        if all(re.search(rf"\b{p}\b", body, re.IGNORECASE) for p in PHASES):
-            return True
-    return False
-
-
-def open_pr_issue_refs(api) -> set[int]:
-    """Issue numbers referenced by OPEN PRs (closes/fixes/resolves #N in the
-    body) — those issues are in-flight; research is premature."""
-    refs: set[int] = set()
-    page = 1
-    ref_re = re.compile(r"(?:closes|fixes|resolves)\s+#(\d+)", re.IGNORECASE)
-    while True:
-        status, batch = api.get(f"/pulls?state=open&limit=50&page={page}")
-        if not isinstance(batch, list):
-            break
-        for pr in batch:
-            for m in ref_re.finditer(pr.get("body") or ""):
-                refs.add(int(m.group(1)))
-        if len(batch) < 50:
-            return refs
-        page += 1
-
-
-def compute_targets(issues: list[dict], api) -> list[dict]:
-    """Eligible issues for research-pending labeling.
-
-    `api` is a ForgeAdapter-like object exposing .get(path) -> (status, body).
-    Gate semantics: open, not blocked, not already labeled, no existing
-    research round, all deps server-verified closed (missing = unsatisfied),
-    and not referenced by an open PR (in-flight work doesn't need research).
-    """
-    in_flight = open_pr_issue_refs(api)
-    targets = []
-    for i in issues:
-        if i.get("pull_request") or i.get("state") != "open":
-            continue
-        labels = {l["name"] for l in i.get("labels", [])}
-        if "blocked" in labels or "research-pending" in labels:
-            continue
-        if i["number"] in in_flight:
-            continue
-        deps = [int(m) for m in DEP_RE.findall(i.get("body") or "")]
-        unsatisfied = False
-        for d in deps:
-            status, dep = api.get(f"/issues/{d}")
-            if status != 200 or dep.get("state") != "closed":
-                unsatisfied = True
-                break
-        if unsatisfied:
-            continue
-        _, comments = api.get(f"/issues/{i['number']}/comments")
-        if has_research_round(comments if isinstance(comments, list) else []):
-            continue
-        targets.append(i)
-    return targets
-
-
-def apply(api, numbers: list[int]) -> list[int]:
-    """POST research-pending for each number; returns applied list."""
-    for n in numbers:
-        api.post(f"/issues/{n}/labels", {"labels": ["research-pending"]})
-    return numbers
-
-
-def fetch_open_issues(api) -> list[dict]:
-    """Paginated open issues (PRs filtered downstream) — page cap never
-    silently truncates the candidate set (teach-job lesson)."""
-    issues: list[dict] = []
-    page = 1
-    while True:
-        status, batch = api.get(f"/issues?state=open&type=issues&limit=50&page={page}")
-        if not isinstance(batch, list):
-            raise SweepError(f"issues page {page} returned non-list: {str(batch)[:200]}")
-        issues.extend(batch)
-        if len(batch) < 50:
-            return issues
-        page += 1
-
-
-def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Research-pending backlog sweep")
-    parser.add_argument("cmd", choices=["sweep"])
-    parser.add_argument("--base", required=True, help="repo-scoped API base …/repos/<o>/<r>")
-    parser.add_argument("--token", required=True)
-    parser.add_argument("--apply", action="store_true", help="label for real (default dry-run)")
-    args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
-
-    api = ForgeAdapter(args.base, args.token)
-    issues = fetch_open_issues(api)
-    targets = compute_targets(issues, api)
-    numbers = sorted(t["number"] for t in targets)
-    mode = "APPLY" if args.apply else "DRY-RUN"
-    print(f"research-sweep[{mode}]: {len(issues)} open issues, {len(numbers)} eligible")
-    for t in targets:
-        print(f"  #{t['number']}: {t['title'][:70]}")
-    if args.apply and numbers:
-        apply(api, numbers)
-        print(f"research-sweep: labeled {len(numbers)} issue(s) research-pending")
-    return 0
-
-
-def main() -> int:
-    return main_with(sys.argv)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(main())
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""semver_bump.py — compute the next version from a merged PR title.
-
-Extracted from auto-version.yml after the inline python (pasted into a YAML
-double-quoted scalar with unescaped quotes and column-0 lines) made the whole
-workflow unparseable — silently disabling every post-merge version bump since
-#190 (2026-09-06 15:01). Bug-fix contract: logic in a testable script, not a
-heredoc nobody can lint.
-
-Conventions (0.x semver until 1.0.0):
-  - breaking (feat!:/fix!:/BREAKING CHANGE) -> minor bump (major+1 . 0 . 0 only at 1.x)
-  - feat:/feat(scope):                      -> minor bump (x . minor+1 . 0)
-  - anything else                           -> patch bump
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import re
-import sys
-
-BREAKING_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*\w+(\([^)]*\))?!:")
-FEAT_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*feat(\([^)]*\))?")
-
-
-def next_version(version: str, title: str) -> str:
-    if BREAKING_RE.match(title) or "BREAKING CHANGE" in title:
-        kind = "major"
-    elif FEAT_RE.match(title):
-        kind = "minor"
-    else:
-        kind = "patch"
-    major, minor, patch = (int(x) for x in version.split("."))
-    if kind == "major":
-        return f"{major}.{minor + 1}.0" if major == 0 else f"{major + 1}.0.0"
-    if kind == "minor":
-        return f"{major}.{minor + 1}.0"
-    return f"{major}.{minor}.{patch + 1}"
-
-
-def main_with(argv: list[str]) -> int:
-    if len(argv) != 3:
-        print("usage: semver_bump.py <current-version> <pr-title>", file=sys.stderr)
-        return 2
-    print(next_version(argv[1], argv[2]))
-    return 0
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(main_with(sys.argv))
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 This is the main entry point for the Rune program.
 """

-__version__ = "0.54.1"
+__version__ = "0.54.0"
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def main() -> int:
    )
    check(
        "Rune minor version advertises provisioning and restore verification",
-        '__version__ = "0.54.1"' in rune_version,
+        '__version__ = "0.54.0"' in rune_version,
        failures,
    )
    # #169 policy update: auto-bump on merge is sanctioned (Nick directive:
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Usage:
 import argparse
 import hashlib
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 import re
 import sqlite3
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 from grading import affirm_rule, grade_fact, tier_of
 import memory_env

+logger = logging.getLogger("curator")
+
 BLOCKS_DIR = os.path.join(memory_env.memory_dir(), "blocks")
 JOURNAL_DIR = os.path.join(memory_env.memory_dir(), "journal")
 INDEX_FILE = os.path.join(memory_env.memory_dir(), "index", "blocks_meta.json")
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ def _aaak(text, topic=""):
        import aaak
        return aaak.compress(text, topic=topic, source_file="curator")
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_aaak failed", exc_info=True)
        return ""


@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ def le_promote_eligible(proposal, existing, strength, min_strength=3,
                                   corpus_texts=corpus_texts)
    except Exception:
        # Fallback: old behaviour (strength-only) if the lexicon module is gone.
+        logger.debug("le_promote_eligible failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"eligible": strength >= adjusted_min,
                "reason": f"lexicon module unavailable — strength gate only (adjusted_min={adjusted_min}, wash_count={wash_count})"}

@@ -131,6 +136,7 @@ def _block_values(label):
        db.close()
        return [r[0] for r in rows]
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_block_values failed", exc_info=True)
        return []


@@ -145,6 +151,7 @@ def _store_corpus(limit=200):
        db.close()
        return [r[0] for r in rows]
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_store_corpus failed", exc_info=True)
        return []


@@ -169,6 +176,7 @@ def _contradicts_identity(fact):
            "AND status='active'").fetchall()
        db.close()
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_contradicts_identity failed", exc_info=True)
        return False
    values = [r[0] for r in rows]
    if not values:
@@ -176,6 +184,7 @@ def _contradicts_identity(fact):
    try:
        return le.coherence(fact, values) == "conflict"
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_contradicts_identity failed", exc_info=True)
        return False


@@ -217,6 +226,7 @@ def store_has(text, topic=None):
        db.close()
        return n > 0
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("store_has failed", exc_info=True)
        return False


@@ -236,7 +246,7 @@ def read_block(label):
        db.close()
        body = "\n".join(f"- {r[0]}" for r in rows)
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("read_block failed", exc_info=True)
    return fm, body


@@ -276,11 +286,11 @@ def write_block(label, fm, body):
                import memory_store as ms
                ms._auto_associate(db, eid, text, topic=label, source="curator")
            except Exception:
-                pass
+                logger.debug("write_block failed", exc_info=True)
        db.commit()
        db.close()
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("write_block failed", exc_info=True)
    return block_path(label)


@@ -424,7 +434,7 @@ def _embed(texts):
            if v:
                cache[t] = v
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("_embed failed", exc_info=True)
    finally:
        try:
            os.unlink(path)
@@ -566,7 +576,7 @@ def promote_candidates(evidence_items, idx, journal_lines):
                try:
                    audit_ledger.log_promotion(0, "candidate", "promoted", entry["count"], f"candidate seen {entry['count']} times")
                except Exception:
-                    pass  # Audit logging is non-critical
+                    logger.debug("promote_candidates failed", exc_info=True)  # Audit logging is non-critical

            # Remove the promoted candidate so it isn't applied repeatedly.
            del cands[ck]
@@ -675,6 +685,7 @@ def _grounded_in_sessions(fact, threshold, window_days):
                return True
        return False
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_grounded_in_sessions failed", exc_info=True)
        return False


@@ -691,11 +702,13 @@ def _grounded_in_corpus(fact):
                hits = ms.chunk_recall(db, fact[:120], budget=3, min_sim=0.78)
                cache[fact] = bool(hits)
            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("_grounded_in_corpus failed", exc_info=True)
                cache[fact] = False
            finally:
                db.close()
        return cache[fact]
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_grounded_in_corpus failed", exc_info=True)
        return False


@@ -1103,7 +1116,7 @@ def apply_op(op, idx, journal_lines):
                        op.get("source", "curator"),
                        int(op.get("strength", 3) or 3))
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("apply_op failed", exc_info=True)
        return True
    elif op["op"] == "UPDATE":
        # Only safe when the evidence explicitly names the exact old entry.
@@ -1371,6 +1384,7 @@ def graph_write(fact, evidence="", source="curator", strength=3):
            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15)
        return '"added": True' in (r.stdout or "")
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("graph_write failed", exc_info=True)
        return False


@@ -1453,6 +1467,7 @@ def run_plan(evidence_items, apply=False):
                      "drift-ledger.py check --strict` to audit")
                return journal_lines, ops
        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug("run_plan failed", exc_info=True)
            print(f"  (drift check unavailable: {e})")
    for op in ops:
        if apply:
@@ -1481,7 +1496,7 @@ def run_plan(evidence_items, apply=False):
            _dl2.DB = STORE_DB
            _dl2.snapshot()
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("run_plan failed", exc_info=True)
    return journal_lines, ops


@@ -1532,7 +1547,7 @@ def main():
                })
            db.close()
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("main failed", exc_info=True)

        if not evidence_items:
            print("No evidence provided and no recent entries found.", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Run under ~/.venvs/memory/bin/python3 (has sqlite-vec).
 import argparse
 import hashlib
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 import sqlite3
 import subprocess
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ if _SD not in sys.path:
    sys.path.insert(0, _SD)
 import memory_env

+logger = logging.getLogger("memory_store")
+
 MEM_DIR = memory_env.memory_dir()
 STORE_DIR = os.path.join(MEM_DIR, "store")
 DB_PATH = os.environ.get("MEMORY_STORE_DB", memory_env.store_db())
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ def _embed(texts):
                if v:
                    cache[t] = v[:EMBED_DIM]
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("_embed failed", exc_info=True)
        finally:
            try:
                os.unlink(path)
@@ -348,6 +351,7 @@ def _aaak_summary(text, topic="", source=""):
        import aaak
        return aaak.compress(text, topic=topic, source_file=source)
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_aaak_summary failed", exc_info=True)
        return ""


@@ -375,6 +379,7 @@ def _auto_associate(db, eid, text, topic="", source=""):
                (eid,)).fetchall()
        except Exception:
            # Fallback: if vec0 query fails, skip associations
+            logger.debug("_auto_associate failed", exc_info=True)
            return

        total = max(db.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM entries "
@@ -403,7 +408,7 @@ def _auto_associate(db, eid, text, topic="", source=""):
            boost = 0.35 + 0.1 * min(n_distinct, 4)
            associate(db, eid, other_id, boost=boost)
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("_auto_associate failed", exc_info=True)


 def _df_word(db, word):
@@ -412,6 +417,7 @@ def _df_word(db, word):
            "SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM entries WHERE status='active' "
            "AND text LIKE ?", (f"%{word}%",)).fetchone()["n"]
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_df_word failed", exc_info=True)
        return 0


@@ -426,7 +432,7 @@ def _run_lexicon_reconcile():
             "--fix"],
            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=600)
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("_run_lexicon_reconcile failed", exc_info=True)


 def add_entry(db, text, importance=0.5, topic="", entities=None,
@@ -502,7 +508,7 @@ def recall(db, query, budget=RECALL_BUDGET, min_score=RECALL_MIN_SCORE):
            except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
                pass  # Cache miss on parse, fall through to full retrieval
    except (ImportError, Exception):
-        pass  # Cache unavailable, proceed without it
+        logger.debug("recall failed", exc_info=True)  # Cache unavailable, proceed without it

    # --- Query expansion (research uplift #1). -----------------------------
    _orig_query = query
@@ -515,6 +521,7 @@ def recall(db, query, budget=RECALL_BUDGET, min_score=RECALL_MIN_SCORE):
            # so we don't blunt the vector signal with synonyms.
            query = _orig_query
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("recall failed", exc_info=True)
        _extra = []
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    qvec = _embed([f"search_query: {query}"]).get(f"search_query: {query}")
@@ -548,6 +555,7 @@ def recall(db, query, budget=RECALL_BUDGET, min_score=RECALL_MIN_SCORE):
                    "SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM entries WHERE status='active' "
                    "AND text LIKE ?", (f"%{word}%",)).fetchone()["n"]
            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("recall failed", exc_info=True)
                return 0
        dense = []
        for r in rows:
@@ -598,7 +606,7 @@ def recall(db, query, budget=RECALL_BUDGET, min_score=RECALL_MIN_SCORE):
                    for _row in _r:
                        _expanded_hits.add(_row["rowid"])
                except Exception:
-                    pass
+                    logger.debug("recall failed", exc_info=True)
            if _expanded_hits:
                _ids = list(_expanded_hits)[:RECALL_BUDGET * 2]
                _ph = ",".join("?" * len(_ids))
@@ -607,7 +615,7 @@ def recall(db, query, budget=RECALL_BUDGET, min_score=RECALL_MIN_SCORE):
                    f"WHERE rowid IN ({_ph})", _ids).fetchall()
                bm25 = [(r["rowid"], float(r["score"])) for r in _rows]
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("recall failed", exc_info=True)
    # (3) Fusion. With BOTH rankers: RRF (Cormack et al. 2009). With ONLY
    # lexical (embeddings absent): RRF degenerates to a rank transform that
    # destroys the score signal needed for thresholding (Bruch et al.,
@@ -667,7 +675,7 @@ def recall(db, query, budget=RECALL_BUDGET, min_score=RECALL_MIN_SCORE):
                    if days >= 0:
                        recency = RECENCY_HALF_LIFE / (RECENCY_HALF_LIFE + days)
            except Exception:
-                pass
+                logger.debug("recall failed", exc_info=True)
            # In lexical-only mode `base` is a raw BM25 score (negative).
            # Normalize it to a positive relevance for the metadata, keeping
            # the ranking identical. In hybrid mode `base` is an RRF rank.
@@ -811,6 +819,7 @@ def gate_consolidated(db, query: str) -> dict:
        mc = memory_consolidation.MemoryConsolidation()
        consolidated = mc.format_knowledge_for_prompt(query)
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("gate_consolidated failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"use_consolidated": False, "reason": "consolidation unavailable", "consolidated": ""}

    # Decision factors
@@ -825,6 +834,7 @@ def gate_consolidated(db, query: str) -> dict:
        qm = query_memory.QueryMemory()
        exploration_rate = qm.adaptive_exploration_rate(query)
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("gate_consolidated failed", exc_info=True)
        exploration_rate = 0.30  # fallback to static rate

    explore = random.random() < exploration_rate
@@ -1010,7 +1020,7 @@ def tier_demotion_sweep(db) -> dict:
                elif current_tier == "warm" and new_tier == "cold":
                    demoted["warm_to_cold"] += 1
            except Exception:
-                pass  # tier column may not exist yet
+                logger.debug("tier_demotion_sweep failed", exc_info=True)  # tier column may not exist yet

    db.commit()
    return demoted
@@ -1037,7 +1047,7 @@ def cached_recall(db, query, budget=RECALL_BUDGET, min_score=RECALL_MIN_SCORE):
            except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
                pass
    except (ImportError, Exception):
-        pass
+        logger.debug("cached_recall failed", exc_info=True)

    # Cache miss — shard routing: route query to correct shard
    try:
@@ -1048,6 +1058,7 @@ def cached_recall(db, query, budget=RECALL_BUDGET, min_score=RECALL_MIN_SCORE):
        # Use shard for recall if available, fall back to main db
        recall_db = shard_db if shard_db else db
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("cached_recall failed", exc_info=True)
        recall_db = db

    # Gate logic: consolidated vs full retrieval
@@ -1070,7 +1081,7 @@ def cached_recall(db, query, budget=RECALL_BUDGET, min_score=RECALL_MIN_SCORE):
        _cache.put_cache(_cache_key, json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False),
                        scope="retrieval")
    except (ImportError, Exception):
-        pass
+        logger.debug("cached_recall failed", exc_info=True)

    return result

@@ -1090,6 +1101,7 @@ def _position_aware(top):
                          reverse=True)
        return [s_sorted[0]] + s_sorted[2:] + [s_sorted[1]]
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_position_aware failed", exc_info=True)
        return top


@@ -1170,7 +1182,7 @@ def _fts_delete(db, eid):
            db.execute("INSERT INTO entries_fts(entries_fts, rowid, text) "
                       "VALUES('delete', ?, ?)", (eid, old["text"]))
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("_fts_delete failed", exc_info=True)


 def delete_entry(db, eid):
@@ -1218,7 +1230,7 @@ def reindex_entries(db, dry_run=False):
            "LEFT JOIN entries e ON e.id = v.rowid WHERE e.id IS NULL"
        ).fetchone()["c"]
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("reindex_entries failed", exc_info=True)
    try:
        fts_dangling = db.execute(
            "SELECT COUNT(*) AS c FROM entries_fts f "
@@ -1227,7 +1239,7 @@ def reindex_entries(db, dry_run=False):
        fts_total = db.execute(
            "SELECT COUNT(*) AS c FROM entries_fts").fetchone()["c"]
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("reindex_entries failed", exc_info=True)
    if dry_run:
        return {"indexed": indexed, "total": total, "missing": missing,
                "dangling": dangling, "fts_dangling": fts_dangling,
@@ -1241,7 +1253,7 @@ def reindex_entries(db, dry_run=False):
        try:
            db.execute("DELETE FROM entries_fts")
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("reindex_entries failed", exc_info=True)
        # Contentless FTS5 cannot use DELETE FROM (raises OperationalError).
        # The clean reset is DROP + recreate, which also clears dangling rows
        # that a DELETE can never touch.
@@ -1251,7 +1263,7 @@ def reindex_entries(db, dry_run=False):
                "CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE entries_fts USING fts5("
                "text, content='', tokenize='porter unicode61')")
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("reindex_entries failed", exc_info=True)
        rows = db.execute(
            "SELECT id, text FROM entries WHERE status='active'").fetchall()
        vec_missing = 0
@@ -1265,6 +1277,7 @@ def reindex_entries(db, dry_run=False):
                        "INSERT INTO entries_vec (rowid, embedding) VALUES (?,?)",
                        (r["id"], json.dumps(vec)))
                except Exception:
+                    logger.debug("reindex_entries failed", exc_info=True)
                    vec_missing += 1
            else:
                vec_missing += 1
@@ -1273,6 +1286,7 @@ def reindex_entries(db, dry_run=False):
                    "INSERT INTO entries_fts (rowid, text) VALUES (?,?)",
                    (r["id"], text))
            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("reindex_entries failed", exc_info=True)
                fts_missing += 1
        db.commit()
        return {"indexed": len(rows), "total": total, "missing": missing,
@@ -1418,7 +1432,7 @@ def chunk_recall(db, query, budget=6, wing=None, min_sim=0.0, doc=None):
            (_fts_query(query), budget * 3)).fetchall()
        bm25 = [(r["rowid"], 0.5) for r in rows]
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("chunk_recall failed", exc_info=True)
    ranks = {}
    for lst in [dense, bm25]:
        for pos, (eid, _s) in enumerate(lst):
@@ -1478,6 +1492,7 @@ def _extract_epub(path):
                id_map = dict(_re.findall(r'id="([^"]+)"\s+href="([^"]+)"', opf_text))
                manifest_order = [id_map[i] for i in spine_ids if i in id_map]
            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("_extract_epub failed", exc_info=True)
                manifest_order = []
            if not manifest_order:
                manifest_order = [n for n in z.namelist()
@@ -1513,6 +1528,7 @@ def _extract_epub(path):
                    continue
            return "\n\n".join(parts)
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_extract_epub failed", exc_info=True)
        r = subprocess.run(["ebook2text", path], capture_output=True,
                           text=True, timeout=60)
        return r.stdout
@@ -1541,6 +1557,7 @@ def mine_file(db, path, wing="", room="", chunk_size=1500):
                text = "\n\n".join(p["text"] for p in pages if p.get("text"))
            except Exception:
                # fallback: legacy extractor if the upgraded one is unavailable
+                logger.debug("mine_file failed", exc_info=True)
                r = subprocess.run(["pdftotext", "-layout", path, "-"],
                                   capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60)
                text = r.stdout
@@ -1559,6 +1576,7 @@ def mine_file(db, path, wing="", room="", chunk_size=1500):
        else:
            return 0, f"unsupported ext {ext}"
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("mine_file failed", exc_info=True)
        return 0, str(e)
    if not text or not text.strip():
        return 0, "empty after parse"
@@ -1974,6 +1992,7 @@ def main():
        row = db.execute("SELECT value FROM meta WHERE key='lexicon_version'").fetchone()
        cur_ver = int(row["value"]) if row else 0
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("main failed", exc_info=True)
        cur_ver = 0
    if cur_ver < LEXICON_VERSION:
        _run_lexicon_reconcile()
@@ -2010,6 +2029,7 @@ def main():
                                  "reason": res.get("receipt", {}).get("reason", "")}))
                ok = True
            except Exception as e:
+                logger.debug("main failed", exc_info=True)
                print(json.dumps({"added": False, "error": str(e)[:120]}))
                ok = False
        if ok and args.version:
@@ -2021,7 +2041,7 @@ def main():
                _vm = _u.module_from_spec(_sp); _sp.loader.exec_module(_vm)
                _vm.snapshot(reason="memory-write", summary=text[:80])
            except Exception:
-                pass
+                logger.debug("main failed", exc_info=True)
        sys.exit(0 if ok else 1)
    if args.cmd == "recall":
        q = " ".join(args.arg)
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ 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: v0.54.1
+Version: v0.54.0
 Features: 41 (24 original + 17 new native commands)

 Usage:
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ class RuneApp(App):
        # Show version info
        self.chat_channel.add_message(
            "system",
-            f"[dim]Rune v0.54.1 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
+            f"[dim]Rune v0.54.0 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
        )

        # Auto-show night mode suggestion if evening/night hours
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import copy
 import difflib
 import hashlib
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 import shlex
 import sys
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional

+logger = logging.getLogger("tool_executor")
+
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 # CONFIGURATION
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -518,6 +521,7 @@ def _backup_file(path: Path) -> Optional[str]:
        shutil.copy2(str(path), backup_path)
        return backup_path
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_backup_file failed", exc_info=True)
        return None


@@ -543,6 +547,7 @@ def undo_last():
                return original, f"Restored {original}"
        return None, "Could not determine original path"
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("undo_last failed", exc_info=True)
        return None, f"Undo failed: {e}"


@@ -568,6 +573,7 @@ def generate_diff(path: Path, new_content: str) -> str:
        )
        return "".join(diff)
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("generate_diff failed", exc_info=True)
        return f"[diff error: {e}]"


@@ -626,6 +632,7 @@ def _execute_tool_now(tool_name: str, args: dict) -> dict:
        else:
            return {"success": False, "error": f"Unknown tool: {tool_name}"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_execute_tool_now failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}"}


@@ -860,6 +867,7 @@ def _read_file(args: dict) -> dict:

        return {"success": True, "result": result}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_read_file failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Read failed: {e}"}


@@ -912,6 +920,7 @@ def _apply_content(path: str, content: str) -> dict:
        os.replace(tmp, str(resolved))
        return {"success": True, "result": f"Wrote {len(content)} chars to {resolved.name}"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_apply_content failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Write failed: {e}"}


@@ -938,6 +947,7 @@ def _list_directory(args: dict) -> dict:
            entries.append(f"{prefix}{item.name}{'/' if item.is_dir() else ''}")
        return {"success": True, "result": "\n".join(entries) if entries else "(empty)"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_list_directory failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"List failed: {e}"}


@@ -972,9 +982,11 @@ def _search_files(args: dict) -> dict:
                                        "result": "\n".join(matches) + "\n[truncated — 50 matches]",
                                    }
                except Exception:
+                    logger.debug("_search_files failed", exc_info=True)
                    continue
        return {"success": True, "result": "\n".join(matches) if matches else "(no matches)"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_search_files failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Search failed: {e}"}


@@ -1020,6 +1032,7 @@ def _run_command(args: dict) -> dict:
    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        return {"success": False, "error": "Command timed out (30s)"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_run_command failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Command failed: {e}"}


@@ -1071,6 +1084,7 @@ def _edit_file(args: dict) -> dict:
            "content": new_content,
        }
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_edit_file failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Edit failed: {e}"}


@@ -1105,6 +1119,7 @@ def _glob_files(args: dict) -> dict:

        return {"success": True, "result": "\n".join(formatted) if formatted else "(no matches)"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_glob_files failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Glob failed: {e}"}


@@ -1145,6 +1160,7 @@ def _grep_files(args: dict) -> dict:
    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        return {"success": False, "error": "Search timed out"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_grep_files failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Grep failed: {e}"}


@@ -1246,6 +1262,7 @@ def _lint_file(args: dict) -> dict:
        else:
            return {"success": False, "error": result.stdout or result.stderr}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_lint_file failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Lint failed: {e}"}


@@ -1286,6 +1303,7 @@ def _run_tests(args: dict) -> dict:
    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        return {"success": False, "error": "Tests timed out (120s)"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_run_tests failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Test failed: {e}"}


@@ -1315,6 +1333,7 @@ def _format_code(args: dict) -> dict:
        else:
            return {"success": False, "error": result.stdout or result.stderr}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_format_code failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Format failed: {e}"}


@@ -1340,6 +1359,7 @@ def _git_diff(args: dict) -> dict:
        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10)
        return {"success": True, "result": result.stdout or "(no changes)"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_git_diff failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Git diff failed: {e}"}


@@ -1358,6 +1378,7 @@ def _git_log(args: dict) -> dict:
        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10)
        return {"success": True, "result": result.stdout or "(no commits)"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_git_log failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Git log failed: {e}"}


@@ -1387,6 +1408,7 @@ def _git_commit(args: dict) -> dict:
        else:
            return {"success": False, "error": result.stderr or "Commit failed"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_git_commit failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Git commit failed: {e}"}


@@ -1420,6 +1442,7 @@ def _repo_map(args: dict) -> dict:
            # Fallback: simple function/class extraction via grep
            return _repo_map_fallback(resolved)
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_repo_map failed", exc_info=True)
        return _repo_map_fallback(resolved)


@@ -1446,6 +1469,7 @@ def _repo_map_fallback(path: Path) -> dict:
                    results.append(f"## {lang}")
                    results.extend(lines)
        except Exception:
+            logger.debug("_repo_map_fallback failed", exc_info=True)
            continue

    return {"success": True, "result": "\n".join(results) if results else "(no symbols found)"}
@@ -1475,6 +1499,7 @@ def _read_persona(args: dict) -> dict:
        persona = content[persona_start:persona_end] if persona_end != -1 else content[persona_start:]
        return {"success": True, "result": persona[:5000]}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_read_persona failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Failed to read persona: {e}"}


@@ -1507,6 +1532,7 @@ def _query_memory(args: dict) -> dict:
        finally:
            db.close()
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_query_memory failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Memory query failed: {e}"}


@@ -1534,6 +1560,7 @@ def _check_growth(args: dict) -> dict:
        else:
            return {"success": True, "result": "(no growth entries)"}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_check_growth failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Growth check failed: {e}"}


@@ -1587,6 +1614,7 @@ def _diagnose_behavior(args: dict) -> dict:

        return {"success": True, "result": json.dumps(diagnosis, indent=2)}
    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("_diagnose_behavior failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"Diagnosis failed: {e}"}


@@ -1617,6 +1645,7 @@ def _find_capability(args: dict) -> dict:
            import capability_broker as broker
        matches = broker.find_capability(query)
    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.debug("_find_capability failed", exc_info=True)
        return {"success": False, "error": f"find_capability failed: {exc}"}

    if not matches:
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Usage:

 import argparse
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 import re
 import sys
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ _SD = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 if _SD not in sys.path: sys.path.insert(0, _SD)
 import memory_env

+logger = logging.getLogger("warm_router")
+
 MEM_DIR = memory_env.memory_dir()
 STATE = os.path.join(MEM_DIR, "index", "warm_state.json")
 STORE_DB = memory_env.store_db()
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ def record_outcome(session_id, outcome="helpful"):
        finally:
            db.close()
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("record_outcome failed", exc_info=True)


 def record_neuron_fire(entry_id, score=0.0, session_id="", outcome="unknown"):
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ def record_neuron_fire(entry_id, score=0.0, session_id="", outcome="unknown"):
        finally:
            db.close()
    except Exception:
-        pass  # Non-critical — don't break firing
+        logger.debug("record_neuron_fire failed", exc_info=True)  # Non-critical — don't break firing


 def base_level_activation(entry_id, db=None):
@@ -176,13 +179,14 @@ def base_level_activation(entry_id, db=None):
        return max(-2.0, min(b_i, 2.0))

    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("base_level_activation failed", exc_info=True)
        return -2.0  # Graceful fallback
    finally:
        if _own_db and db is not None:
            try:
                db.close()
            except Exception:
-                pass
+                logger.debug("base_level_activation failed", exc_info=True)


 def _db():
@@ -196,6 +200,7 @@ def _aaak(text):
        import aaak
        return aaak.compress(text, topic="warm")
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_aaak failed", exc_info=True)
        return ""


@@ -224,7 +229,7 @@ def list_neurons():
            ).fetchall()
        finally:
            db.close()
-    except Exception as exc:  # P0-06: observable degrade (T1)
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — degrade recorded via subsystem_health (P0-06)
        from rune.subsystem_health import record_failure

        record_failure("warm_router", exc, tier=1, context="list_neurons")
@@ -304,11 +309,11 @@ def write_neuron(slug, triggers, body, importance=0.5):
                                   source="warm_router")
            finally:
                dbw.close()
-        except Exception as exc:  # P0-06: observable degrade (T1)
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — degrade recorded via subsystem_health (P0-06)
            from rune.subsystem_health import record_failure

            record_failure("warm_router", exc, tier=1, context="auto-associate")
-    except Exception as exc:  # P0-06: observable degrade (T1)
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — degrade recorded via subsystem_health (P0-06)
        from rune.subsystem_health import record_failure

        record_failure("warm_router", exc, tier=1, context="write_neuron")
@@ -357,7 +362,7 @@ def score_neuron(neuron, low_text, session_context=None, query_vec=None):
                if na and nb:
                    semantic_score = dot / (na * nb)
    except Exception:
-        pass  # Semantic scoring is optional — keyword fallback works
+        logger.debug("score_neuron failed", exc_info=True)  # Semantic scoring is optional — keyword fallback works

    # Signal 3: Context match (if session context provided)
    context_score = 0.0
@@ -420,7 +425,7 @@ def score_neuron(neuron, low_text, session_context=None, query_vec=None):
            score += cache_boost
            cache.access(entry_id)
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("score_neuron failed", exc_info=True)

    # Signal 7: Body-knowledge relevance (Souveraine enhancement)
    body_knowledge = neuron.get("body_knowledge", "")
@@ -492,13 +497,14 @@ def route(text, max_tokens=DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS, max_blocks=None,
            if primed:
                session_context = " ".join(primed.keys())
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("route failed", exc_info=True)

    # Pre-compute query embedding once (audit fix: was N HTTP calls)
    try:
        import memory_store as _ms
        _query_vec = _ms._embed([low]).get(low)
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("route failed", exc_info=True)
        _query_vec = None

    scored = [(score_neuron(n, low, session_context=session_context,
@@ -567,7 +573,7 @@ def route(text, max_tokens=DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS, max_blocks=None,
                              "via_association": True})
                used_tokens += a["tokens"]
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("route failed", exc_info=True)
    # Record what fired this turn for the next turn's priming.
    if session_id and fired:
        try:
@@ -577,7 +583,7 @@ def route(text, max_tokens=DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS, max_blocks=None,
                           [f["slug"] for f in fired],
                           _max_score)
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("route failed", exc_info=True)
    # Write accumulated state once (audit fix: was N+1 file writes)
    save_state(_route_state)
    return fired, len(neurons), [{"slug": n["slug"], "score": round(s, 2)}
@@ -653,7 +659,7 @@ def route_proactive(session_id="", active_tasks=None, recent_errors=None):
        if commitments:
            queries.append("commitment reminder promise")
    except (ImportError, Exception):
-        pass
+        logger.debug("route_proactive failed", exc_info=True)

    if not queries:
        return [], 0, []
@@ -710,7 +716,7 @@ def _associated_neuron_bodies(fired, budget_tokens):
        finally:
            db.close()
    except Exception:
-        pass
+        logger.debug("_associated_neuron_bodies failed", exc_info=True)
    return out


@@ -728,6 +734,7 @@ def graph_context(term, hops=1, limit=4):
            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10)
        data = json.loads(r.stdout)
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("graph_context failed", exc_info=True)
        return ""
    # AUDIT FIX 2026-08-16: graph_memory.query returns a LIST of facts ([] for
    # an unknown entity), not a dict — the old `data.get("facts")` crashed with
@@ -805,7 +812,7 @@ def _prime_neurons(session_id, slugs, score):
            if (now - last).total_seconds() > 86400:
                stale.append(s)
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("_prime_neurons failed", exc_info=True)
    for s in stale:
        del st["sessions"][s]
    if len(st["sessions"]) > 40:
@@ -866,6 +873,7 @@ def _primed_associations(session_id, limit=4):
        finally:
            db.close()
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("_primed_associations failed", exc_info=True)
        return []


@@ -875,7 +883,7 @@ def load_state():
            with open(STATE) as _fh:
                return json.load(_fh)
        except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.debug("load_state failed", exc_info=True)
    return {"neurons": {}, "divides": []}


@@ -949,12 +957,13 @@ def promote_active(dry_run=False):
                        (slug, ", ".join(trigs), r["id"]))
                    promoted += 1
                except Exception:
-                    pass
+                    logger.debug("promote_active failed", exc_info=True)
            db.commit()
            return promoted
        finally:
            db.close()
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("promote_active failed", exc_info=True)
        return 0


@@ -1078,6 +1087,7 @@ def always_digest(max_tokens=ALWAYS_DIGEST_TOKENS):
        finally:
            db.close()
    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("always_digest failed", exc_info=True)
        return []
    out = []
    used = 0
@@ -1163,6 +1173,7 @@ def handle_hook(event, data=None):
                    "fired_slugs": [f.get("slug", "") for f in fired[:5]],
                }
            except Exception as e:
+                logger.debug("handle_hook failed", exc_info=True)
                return {"status": "error", "event": event, "error": str(e)[:120]}
    return {"status": "ok", "event": event, "handler": "warm_router"}

@@ -1,189 +0,0 @@
-"""Unit tests for the CI dependency-lock drift checker (#150).
-
-The diff/exit logic is exercised against fixture files in temp directories —
-no network access and no real `uv pip compile` invocation here (the compile is
-monkeypatched). The real end-to-end check runs in CI's lint job.
-"""
-
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
-sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts"))
-
-import check_dep_lock  # noqa: E402
-
-
-def write(tmp_path: Path, name: str, text: str) -> Path:
-    path = tmp_path / name
-    path.write_text(text)
-    return path
-
-
-COMMITTED = """\
-# CI dependency lock (issue #150) — hand-maintained header.
-aiohttp==3.14.3
-    # via rune (pyproject.toml)
-textual==8.2.8
-"""
-
-
-def test_uv_binary_prefers_interpreter_adjacent_uv(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
-    # #150 gate review: the checker must resolve the uv installed NEXT TO the
-    # interpreter running it (CI pins uv into .ci-venv/bin), not a stray uv
-    # from PATH with a different resolver version.
-    bin_dir = tmp_path / "venv" / "bin"
-    bin_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
-    fake_uv = bin_dir / "uv"
-    fake_uv.write_text("#!/bin/sh\n")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "executable", str(bin_dir / "python"))
-    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", "")  # nothing findable via PATH
-    monkeypatch.setenv("HOME", str(tmp_path))  # and no ~/.local/bin fallback
-    assert check_dep_lock.uv_binary() == str(fake_uv)
-
-
-def test_uv_binary_prefers_interpreter_adjacent_over_path_uv(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
-    # The actual CI defect: PATH carried /usr/bin/uv (0.12.10) and won over
-    # the pinned 0.10.11 in .ci-venv/bin. Interpreter-adjacent must win.
-    bin_dir = tmp_path / "venv" / "bin"
-    bin_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
-    adjacent_uv = bin_dir / "uv"
-    adjacent_uv.write_text("#!/bin/sh\n")
-    decoy_dir = tmp_path / "decoy"
-    decoy_dir.mkdir()
-    (decoy_dir / "uv").write_text("#!/bin/sh\n")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "executable", str(bin_dir / "python"))
-    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", str(decoy_dir))
-    monkeypatch.setenv("HOME", str(tmp_path))
-    assert check_dep_lock.uv_binary() == str(adjacent_uv)
-
-
-def test_lock_requirements_extracts_pins_and_strips_annotations(tmp_path):
-    path = write(tmp_path, "reqs.txt", COMMITTED)
-    assert check_dep_lock.lock_requirements(path) == {"aiohttp": "3.14.3", "textual": "8.2.8"}
-
-
-def test_lock_requirements_normalizes_names(tmp_path):
-    path = write(tmp_path, "reqs.txt", "typing_extensions==4.16.0\nPyYAML==6.0.2\n")
-    pins = check_dep_lock.lock_requirements(path)
-    assert pins == {"typing-extensions": "4.16.0", "pyyaml": "6.0.2"}
-
-
-def test_lock_requirements_skips_options_and_rejects_floor_specs(tmp_path, capsys):
-    path = write(tmp_path, "reqs.txt", "-r base.txt\n--index-url https://example\ntextual==8.2.8\n")
-    assert check_dep_lock.lock_requirements(path) == {"textual": "8.2.8"}
-    # The 'rune>=0.49.0' floor that used to be skipped here is now covered by
-    # test_lock_requirements_rejects_floor_specs (it must exit 1).
-
-
-def test_lock_requirements_rejects_floor_specs(tmp_path, capsys):
-    # #150 gate review: a degraded floor-style lock (e.g. 'rune>=0.49.0')
-    # must fail loudly, not silently pass the pin diff as a skip.
-    path = write(tmp_path, "reqs.txt", "textual==8.2.8\nrune>=0.49.0\n")
-    try:
-        check_dep_lock.lock_requirements(path)
-    except SystemExit as exc:
-        assert exc.code == 1
-        err = capsys.readouterr().err
-        assert "rune>=0.49.0" in err
-        assert "requirements-ci.txt" in err
-    else:
-        raise AssertionError("floor-style lock line must exit 1, not be skipped")
-
-
-def test_lock_requirements_rejects_unpinned_editable_and_wildcard(tmp_path, capsys):
-    # Other non-pinned requirement forms must trip the same ratchet.
-    for bad in ("rune\n", "textual~=8.2\n", "aiohttp==3.*\n"):
-        path = write(tmp_path, "reqs.txt", bad)
-        try:
-            check_dep_lock.lock_requirements(path)
-        except SystemExit as exc:
-            assert exc.code == 1
-        else:
-            raise AssertionError(f"non-pinned line must exit 1: {bad!r}")
-
-
-def test_compare_identical_pins_with_different_comments_is_in_sync(tmp_path):
-    committed = write(tmp_path, "committed.txt", COMMITTED)
-    regenerated = write(
-        tmp_path,
-        "regen.txt",
-        "# autogenerated by uv via command with a temp -o path\naiohttp==3.14.3\n    # via rune (pyproject.toml)\ntextual==8.2.8\n",
-    )
-    assert check_dep_lock.compare(committed, regenerated) is None
-
-
-def test_compare_missing_pin_is_reported(tmp_path):
-    committed = write(tmp_path, "committed.txt", "aiohttp==3.14.3\ntextual==8.2.8\n")
-    regenerated = write(tmp_path, "regen.txt", "aiohttp==3.14.3\n")
-    report = check_dep_lock.compare(committed, regenerated)
-    assert report is not None
-    assert "textual" in report
-
-
-def test_compare_changed_pin_is_reported(tmp_path):
-    committed = write(tmp_path, "committed.txt", "aiohttp==3.14.3\n")
-    regenerated = write(tmp_path, "regen.txt", "aiohttp==3.15.0\n")
-    report = check_dep_lock.compare(committed, regenerated)
-    assert report is not None
-    assert "3.14.3" in report and "3.15.0" in report
-
-
-def test_compare_report_carries_regen_hint(tmp_path):
-    committed = write(tmp_path, "committed.txt", "aiohttp==3.14.3\n")
-    regenerated = write(tmp_path, "regen.txt", "aiohttp==3.15.0\n")
-    report = check_dep_lock.compare(committed, regenerated)
-    assert report is not None
-    assert "uv pip compile" in report
-    assert "--python-version 3.11" in report
-
-
-def test_main_exit_zero_when_in_sync(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
-    committed = write(tmp_path, "requirements-ci.txt", COMMITTED)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(check_dep_lock, "LOCK_FILE", committed)
-
-    def fake_compile(out_path: Path, root: Path = ROOT) -> int:
-        out_path.write_text(COMMITTED)
-        return 0
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(check_dep_lock, "run_uv_compile", fake_compile)
-    assert check_dep_lock.main() == 0
-    assert "in sync" in capsys.readouterr().out
-
-
-def test_main_exit_one_when_drifted(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
-    committed = write(tmp_path, "requirements-ci.txt", COMMITTED)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(check_dep_lock, "LOCK_FILE", committed)
-
-    def fake_compile(out_path: Path, root: Path = ROOT) -> int:
-        out_path.write_text("aiohttp==3.15.0\ntextual==8.2.8\n")
-        return 0
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(check_dep_lock, "run_uv_compile", fake_compile)
-    assert check_dep_lock.main() == 1
-    err = capsys.readouterr().err
-    assert "uv pip compile" in err
-    assert "aiohttp" in err
-
-
-def test_main_missing_uv_is_actionable_not_traceback(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
-    # #150 gate review: with uv absent (PATH stripped, no interpreter-adjacent
-    # or ~/.local/bin fallback), the checker must print the house actionable
-    # pattern — what to install, what command — not a raw FileNotFoundError.
-    committed = write(tmp_path, "requirements-ci.txt", COMMITTED)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(check_dep_lock, "LOCK_FILE", committed)
-    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", "")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(check_dep_lock, "uv_binary", lambda: "no-such-uv-binary-xyz")
-    assert check_dep_lock.main() == 1
-    err = capsys.readouterr().err
-    assert "uv" in err and "not found" in err
-    assert "pip install" in err  # what to install / what command
-    assert "Traceback" not in err
-
-
-def test_main_exit_one_when_compile_fails(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
-    committed = write(tmp_path, "requirements-ci.txt", COMMITTED)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(check_dep_lock, "LOCK_FILE", committed)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(check_dep_lock, "run_uv_compile", lambda out_path, root=ROOT: 2)
-    assert check_dep_lock.main() == 1
-    assert "failed" in capsys.readouterr().err
@@ -153,40 +153,3 @@ def test_main_exits_0_all_merged(forge, monkeypatch):

    monkeypatch.setattr(mr, "scan", fake_scan)
    assert mr.main_with(["merge_robot.py", "tok", "base"]) == 0
-
-
-def test_verify_identity_uses_instance_base_not_repo_scoped(forge, monkeypatch):
-    """RED (#214 follow-up): verify_identity received the REPO-scoped base and
-    built .../repos/o/r/user — a 404 with a plain-text body that crashed
-    json.loads before MergeRefused could fire. Identity must be verified at the
-    INSTANCE root: .../api/v1/user."""
-    recorded = []
-
-    def spy_api(base, token, path, method="GET", data=None, ok=(200,)):
-        recorded.append((base, path))
-        return 200, {"login": "conductor"}
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(mr, "_api", spy_api)
-    mr.verify_identity("http://x/api/v1/repos/o/r", "tok")
-    assert recorded == [("http://x/api/v1", "/user")], (
-        "identity check must hit the instance root /user, not the repo-scoped path"
-    )
-
-
-def test_api_handles_non_json_error_body(monkeypatch):
-    # NOTE: no forge fixture — it replaces _api entirely, which would make the
-    # urlopen patch unreachable. This test exercises the REAL _api.
-    """A 404 plain-text body ('404 page not found') must raise MergeRefused,
-    not an unhandled JSONDecodeError."""
-    import urllib.error
-
-    class FakeHTTPError(urllib.error.HTTPError):
-        def __init__(self):
-            super().__init__("url", 404, "not found", hdrs=None, fp=None)
-
-    def real_url(req, timeout):
-        raise FakeHTTPError()
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(mr.urllib.request, "urlopen", real_url)
-    with pytest.raises(mr.MergeRefused):
-        mr._api("http://x/api/v1", "tok", "/user")
@@ -1,176 +0,0 @@
-"""Red-first tests for scripts/research_backfill_sweep.py.
-
-Nick's critique, structuralized (2026-09-07):
-  - "is research being done or are these issues with research already done?"
-    → the sweep must SKIP issues that already carry a 4-phase research round
-      (comment with INWARD/OUTWARD/INNOVATION/SYNTHESIS markers) — relabeling
-      them would re-dispatch research for work already done.
-  - The sweep must mirror the gate's OWN readiness semantics (pipeline-gate.yml
-    teach job): open, not blocked, all `Depends on: #N` closed (verified against
-    the server — a missing dep is UNSATISFIED, never assumed closed).
-  - Idempotent: issues already carrying research-pending are skipped.
-  - Dry-run by default; --apply is the explicit mutation.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import importlib.util
-from pathlib import Path
-
-import pytest
-
-ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
-SPEC = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
-    "research_backfill_sweep", ROOT / "scripts" / "research_backfill_sweep.py"
-)
-rs = importlib.util.module_from_spec(SPEC)
-SPEC.loader.exec_module(rs)
-
-
-def _issue(n, title="work item", labels=(), body="", closed=False, is_pr=False):
-    d = {
-        "number": n,
-        "title": title,
-        "labels": [{"name": l} for l in labels],
-        "body": body,
-        "state": "closed" if closed else "open",
-    }
-    if is_pr:
-        d["pull_request"] = {"url": "x"}
-    return d
-
-
-RESEARCH_COMMENT = "## INWARD\n... ## OUTWARD\n... ## INNOVATION\n... ## SYNTHESIS\n..."
-
-
-class FakeForge:
-    """Simulates the SERVER contract: issues list + per-issue fetch + comments."""
-
-    def __init__(self, issues, comments=None, open_prs=None):
-        self.issues = issues
-        self.open_prs = open_prs or []
-        self.comments = comments or {}  # issue_number -> [comment bodies]
-        self.added_labels: list[tuple[int, str]] = []
-
-    def get(self, path):
-        if path == "/issues?state=open&type=issues&limit=50&page=1":
-            return 200, [i for i in self.issues if not i.get("pull_request")]
-        if path.startswith("/pulls?state=open"):
-            return 200, self.open_prs
-        if path.startswith("/issues/") and path.endswith("/comments"):
-            n = int(path.split("/")[2])
-            return 200, self.comments.get(n, [])
-        if path.startswith("/issues/"):
-            n = int(path.split("/")[2])
-            for i in self.issues:
-                if i["number"] == n:
-                    return 200, i
-            return 404, {}
-        raise AssertionError(f"unexpected GET {path}")
-
-    def post(self, path, data):
-        if path.startswith("/issues/") and path.endswith("/labels"):
-            n = int(path.split("/")[2])
-            for label in data.get("labels", []):
-                self.added_labels.append((n, label))
-            return 200, {}
-        raise AssertionError(f"unexpected POST {path}")
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def forge(monkeypatch):
-    f = FakeForge([])
-
-    def fake_api(base, token, path, method="GET", data=None, ok=(200,)):
-        if method == "GET":
-            status, body = f.get(path)
-        else:
-            status, body = f.post(path, data)
-        if isinstance(body, str):  # non-JSON error body passthrough
-            raise rs.SweepError(f"{method} {path} -> {status}: {body[:120]}")
-        return status, body
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(rs, "_api", fake_api)
-    return f
-
-
-def test_skips_issue_with_existing_research_round(forge):
-    """Already-researched issues are NOT relabeled (Nick: 'already done?')."""
-    forge.issues = [_issue(10, labels=["research-pending"])]
-    forge.comments = {10: [RESEARCH_COMMENT]}
-    targets = rs.compute_targets(forge.issues, forge)
-    assert targets == []
-
-
-def test_labels_ready_issue_without_research(forge):
-    forge.issues = [_issue(11)]
-    targets = rs.compute_targets(forge.issues, forge)
-    assert [t["number"] for t in targets] == [11]
-
-
-def test_skips_blocked_issues(forge):
-    forge.issues = [_issue(12, labels=["blocked"])]
-    assert rs.compute_targets(forge.issues, forge) == []
-
-
-def test_skips_issues_with_open_dependency(forge):
-    """Gate semantics: an open dep blocks; a MISSING dep is unsatisfied too."""
-    forge.issues = [
-        _issue(13, body="Depends on: #99"),
-        _issue(14, body="Depends on: #404-missing"),
-    ]
-    forge.issues[1]["body"] = "Depends on: #777"
-    targets = rs.compute_targets(forge.issues, forge)
-    assert targets == []
-
-
-def test_satisfied_dependency_allows_labeling(forge):
-    forge.issues = [_issue(15, body="Depends on: #16"), _issue(16, closed=True)]
-    targets = rs.compute_targets(forge.issues, forge)
-    assert [t["number"] for t in targets] == [15]
-
-
-def test_skips_already_labeled(forge):
-    forge.issues = [_issue(17, labels=["research-pending"])]
-    assert rs.compute_targets(forge.issues, forge) == []
-
-
-def test_skips_prs_and_closed(forge):
-    forge.issues = [_issue(18, is_pr=True), _issue(19, closed=True)]
-    assert rs.compute_targets(forge.issues, forge) == []
-
-
-def test_apply_posts_labels(forge):
-    forge.issues = [_issue(20), _issue(21)]
-    applied = rs.apply(forge, [t["number"] for t in rs.compute_targets(forge.issues, forge)])
-    assert sorted(applied) == [20, 21]
-    assert sorted(forge.added_labels) == [(20, "research-pending"), (21, "research-pending")]
-
-
-def test_main_dry_run_default_makes_no_writes(forge, monkeypatch, capsys):
-    forge.issues = [_issue(22)]
-    monkeypatch.setattr(rs.ForgeAdapter, "get", lambda self, path: forge.get(path))
-    monkeypatch.setattr(rs.ForgeAdapter, "post", lambda self, path, data: forge.post(path, data))
-    rc = rs.main_with(["research_backfill_sweep.py", "sweep", "--base", "http://x/api/v1/repos/o/r", "--token", "t"])
-    assert rc == 0
-    assert forge.added_labels == [], "dry-run (default) must not mutate"
-
-
-def test_main_apply_writes(forge, monkeypatch, capsys):
-    forge.issues = [_issue(23)]
-    monkeypatch.setattr(rs.ForgeAdapter, "get", lambda self, path: forge.get(path))
-    monkeypatch.setattr(rs.ForgeAdapter, "post", lambda self, path, data: forge.post(path, data))
-    rc = rs.main_with(
-        ["research_backfill_sweep.py", "sweep", "--base", "http://x/api/v1/repos/o/r", "--token", "t", "--apply"]
-    )
-    assert rc == 0
-    assert forge.added_labels == [(23, "research-pending")]
-
-
-def test_skips_issues_with_open_pr(forge, monkeypatch):
-    """In-flight issues (open PR references them) are not research targets —
-    research is premature while implementation is already under review."""
-    forge.issues = [_issue(30), _issue(31)]
-    monkeypatch.setattr(rs, "open_pr_issue_refs", lambda api: {30})
-    targets = rs.compute_targets(forge.issues, forge)
-    assert [t["number"] for t in targets] == [31]
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-"""Red-first tests for scripts/semver_bump.py — discharge of the auto-version
-outage (#190 made the workflow YAML unparseable; no bump ran since 2026-09-06).
-
-Also freezes the #192 designed anomaly: version-behind-tag must be LOUD,
-never a silent skip (the workflow's old `exit 0` on LATEST != RELEASE_VERSION
-silently skipped every bump while tags ran ahead of master during testing).
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import importlib.util
-from pathlib import Path
-
-import pytest
-
-ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
-SPEC = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("semver_bump", ROOT / "scripts" / "semver_bump.py")
-sb = importlib.util.module_from_spec(SPEC)
-SPEC.loader.exec_module(sb)
-
-
-def test_fix_bumps_patch():
-    assert sb.next_version("0.54.0", "fix(pipeline): merge-robot auth") == "0.54.1"
-
-
-def test_feat_bumps_minor():
-    assert sb.next_version("0.54.0", "feat(pipeline): research stage") == "0.55.0"
-
-
-def test_breaking_bumps_minor_at_0x():
-    assert sb.next_version("0.54.0", "feat(pipeline)!: redesign gates") == "0.55.0"
-
-
-def test_breaking_bumps_major_at_1x():
-    assert sb.next_version("1.2.3", "feat!: redesign gates") == "2.0.0"
-
-
-def test_breaking_change_keyword():
-    assert sb.next_version("0.54.0", "chore: stuff\n\nBREAKING CHANGE: api") == "0.55.0"
-
-
-def test_chore_bumps_patch():
-    assert sb.next_version("0.54.0", "chore(release): auto-bump") == "0.54.1"
-
-
-def test_scoped_feat_with_parenthetical():
-    assert sb.next_version("0.54.0", "feat(memory): hippocampal index") == "0.55.0"
-
-
-def test_version_behind_tag_is_anomaly_not_skip():
-    """#192: master version behind latest tag = loud anomaly. The workflow
-    must pass the version through to the bump logic (bump from CURRENT master
-    version), never silently exit because tags diverged."""
-    # 0.49.0 on master, tags at 0.54.0: bump STILL computes from 0.49.0 ->
-    # the anomaly is surfaced by the loud log line + the bump PR itself.
-    assert sb.next_version("0.49.0", "fix: thing") == "0.49.1"
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "workflow",
-    [
-        ".gitea/workflows/auto-version.yml",
-        ".gitea/workflows/merge-robot.yml",
-        ".gitea/workflows/ci.yml",
-        ".gitea/workflows/pipeline-gate.yml",
-        ".gitea/workflows/research-stage-headless.yml",
-        ".gitea/workflows/research-backlog-sweep.yml",
-        ".gitea/workflows/spec-gate-headless.yml",
-    ],
-)
-def test_all_workflows_are_valid_yaml(workflow):
-    """The missing gate that let #190 rot silently: every workflow file on
-    master MUST parse. This test IS the lint gate."""
-    import yaml
-
-    src = (ROOT / workflow).read_text()
-    # Gitea parses with its own loader; 'on' must survive — use BaseLoader-free
-    # safe_load and accept the YAML-1.1 on→bool quirk (Gitea normalizes too).
-    data = yaml.safe_load(src)
-    assert isinstance(data, dict), f"{workflow} must parse to a mapping"
-    assert any(k in data for k in ("on", True)), f"{workflow} missing trigger block"
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Nick	dac9bec488	feat(contract): pipeline-expansion henxels — workflows/TUI registries, module-coverage rule with shrinking debt ledger (#204 , #147 ) CI Pipeline / lint (push) Successful in 39s Details CI Pipeline / unit-tests (push) Successful in 39s Details CI Pipeline / canary (push) Successful in 1m3s Details CI Pipeline / best-practices (push) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / documentation (push) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / type-check (push) Successful in 21s Details CI Pipeline / gitea-offline (push) Successful in 13s Details CI Pipeline / required-checks (push) Skipped Details CI Pipeline / lint (pull_request) Failing after 17s Details CI Pipeline / unit-tests (pull_request) Successful in 30s Details CI Pipeline / canary (pull_request) Successful in 24s Details CI Pipeline / best-practices (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / documentation (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / type-check (pull_request) Successful in 21s Details CI Pipeline / gitea-offline (pull_request) Successful in 13s Details CI Pipeline / required-checks (pull_request) Skipped Details	2026-09-07 17:46:46 +01:00
Nick	a9fe30bb7c	feat(contract): binding refinements (soak-close, escape accountability, fresh-context RCA, deja-vu, fixture promotion) + henxels rules fitted to pipeline (#147 ) CI Pipeline / lint (push) Successful in 24s Details CI Pipeline / unit-tests (push) Successful in 56s Details CI Pipeline / canary (push) Successful in 26s Details CI Pipeline / best-practices (push) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / documentation (push) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / type-check (push) Successful in 21s Details CI Pipeline / gitea-offline (push) Successful in 13s Details CI Pipeline / required-checks (push) Skipped Details CI Pipeline / lint (pull_request) Failing after 17s Details CI Pipeline / unit-tests (pull_request) Successful in 31s Details CI Pipeline / canary (pull_request) Successful in 24s Details CI Pipeline / best-practices (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / documentation (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / type-check (pull_request) Successful in 21s Details CI Pipeline / gitea-offline (pull_request) Successful in 13s Details CI Pipeline / required-checks (pull_request) Skipped Details	2026-09-07 17:15:23 +01:00
Nick	a78588048b	feat(contract): bug-fix discharge contract — red-first fixes, full pipeline re-entry, frozen regression tests (#147 ) CI Pipeline / lint (push) Failing after 17s Details CI Pipeline / unit-tests (push) Successful in 55s Details CI Pipeline / canary (push) Successful in 26s Details CI Pipeline / best-practices (push) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / documentation (push) Successful in 3s Details CI Pipeline / type-check (push) Successful in 40s Details CI Pipeline / gitea-offline (push) Successful in 20s Details CI Pipeline / required-checks (push) Skipped Details Auto-label / priority-gate (pull_request) Skipped Details Auto-label / auto-label (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / lint (pull_request) Failing after 17s Details CI Pipeline / unit-tests (pull_request) Successful in 30s Details CI Pipeline / canary (pull_request) Successful in 25s Details CI Pipeline / best-practices (pull_request) Successful in 2s Details CI Pipeline / documentation (pull_request) Successful in 3s Details CI Pipeline / type-check (pull_request) Successful in 21s Details CI Pipeline / gitea-offline (pull_request) Successful in 14s Details CI Pipeline / required-checks (pull_request) Skipped Details	2026-09-07 16:59:04 +01:00