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slice(2): toolkit consumer-side adoption — push:main + manifest bootstrap (refs #52) #65

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Slice 2 — toolkit dogfoods the v0.4.0 mechanic on its own .forgejo/workflows/

Implements slice 2 of the v0.4.0 architectural arc per design doc §Deliverable 5. The toolkit adopts its own newly-built mechanic on its own consumer-side workflows. No script or test code touched.

Three changes

File Change
.forgejo/workflows/release.yml Replaced v0.3.x operator-dispatched prep shape with v0.4.0 push:main + workflow_dispatch shape, calling _release.yml@v0.4.0-rc.1
.forgejo/workflows/release-draft.yml Removed — collapsed into _release.yml's mode=cut path per ADR-0004 (the v0.3.4 stopgap is retired on the toolkit's own surface)
.release-toolkit-manifest.json New — bootstrap pointing at v0.3.4 stable lineage (SHA 16c1868)

Sequencing context — slice 3 already done

Per operator authorization 2026-06-25, slice 3 (the rc.1 bootstrap-tag) was executed before this slice opens to eliminate the race window:

git tag v0.4.0-rc.1 139f1ca   # slice-1b's merge SHA
git push origin v0.4.0-rc.1

The tag exists at 139f1ca (where _release.yml reached its v0.4.0 final shape). When slice 2 lands, the workflow's @v0.4.0-rc.1 ref resolves immediately on first fire. No race.

Pre-flight smoke-test (executed locally before commit)

Check Result
Manifest schema validates jq -e '.schema == 1 and (.last_released_sha | length == 40)' → true
Manifest SHA exists in git history git cat-file -e 16c1868 → exists (no #56 desync)
release-decide.sh --dry-run against actual toolkit state mode=noop + reason=no_release_relevant_content — correct: all post-v0.3.4 commits are docs() / refactor; nothing bump-relevant. First workflow fire after slice 2 merges will correctly emit mode=noop → no spurious rolling PR opens
Full bats suite 267/267 — no regressions; workflows.bats's expected-reusables list checks _* reusables only

Manifest content

{
  "schema": 1,
  "last_released_sha": "16c1868ef8aab4570537bbbfe8a95844992533cc",
  "last_released_version": "0.3.4",
  "last_released_tag": "v0.3.4",
  "last_released_at": "2026-06-24T23:15:54Z"
}

last_released_at uses the v0.3.4 commit's authored timestamp (fidelity-preferred over Forgejo publish-click time which is observability-only per design doc §Bootstrap mechanic).

Per design doc §Bootstrap mechanic: manifest tracks STABLE lineage — v0.4.0-rc.1 is workflow-scaffolding, NOT a consumer release, and is deliberately invisible to the manifest narrative.

What this PR does NOT do

  • No script changes. release-prep.sh, release-decide.sh, lib helpers unchanged.
  • No reusable workflow changes. _release.yml + the four v0.3.x reusables preserved; v0.3.x consumers continue pinning to @v0.3.x and remain unaffected.
  • No docs updates (slice 5 handles docs/integration.md rewrite for the v0.4.0 consumer template).
  • No actual v0.4.0 cut. Slice 4 dogfoods the cut via the new mechanic; this slice only adopts the wiring + bootstraps state.
  • No removal of v0.3.x reusables. Coexistence per ADR-0006's migration trade-off — consumers migrate on their own cadence.

Standing approval applies

Routine code-PR shape per the operator's 2026-06-25 standing-approval renewal. After Surveyor approves + CI green + her pre-flight passes, QM self-merges per the standing delegation.

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## Slice 2 — toolkit dogfoods the v0.4.0 mechanic on its own .forgejo/workflows/ Implements slice 2 of the v0.4.0 architectural arc per [design doc §Deliverable 5](https://git.frankenbit.de/frankenbit/release-toolkit/src/branch/main/docs/design/v0.4.0-release-please-shape.md). The toolkit adopts its own newly-built mechanic on its own consumer-side workflows. **No script or test code touched.** ## Three changes | File | Change | |---|---| | `.forgejo/workflows/release.yml` | **Replaced** v0.3.x operator-dispatched prep shape with v0.4.0 push:main + workflow_dispatch shape, calling `_release.yml@v0.4.0-rc.1` | | `.forgejo/workflows/release-draft.yml` | **Removed** — collapsed into `_release.yml`'s `mode=cut` path per ADR-0004 (the v0.3.4 stopgap is retired on the toolkit's own surface) | | `.release-toolkit-manifest.json` | **New** — bootstrap pointing at v0.3.4 stable lineage (SHA 16c1868) | ## Sequencing context — slice 3 already done Per operator authorization 2026-06-25, slice 3 (the rc.1 bootstrap-tag) was executed **before** this slice opens to eliminate the race window: ``` git tag v0.4.0-rc.1 139f1ca # slice-1b's merge SHA git push origin v0.4.0-rc.1 ``` The tag exists at `139f1ca` (where `_release.yml` reached its v0.4.0 final shape). When slice 2 lands, the workflow's `@v0.4.0-rc.1` ref resolves immediately on first fire. No race. ## Pre-flight smoke-test (executed locally before commit) | Check | Result | |---|---| | Manifest schema validates | `jq -e '.schema == 1 and (.last_released_sha \| length == 40)'` → `true` | | Manifest SHA exists in git history | `git cat-file -e 16c1868` → exists (no #56 desync) | | `release-decide.sh --dry-run` against actual toolkit state | `mode=noop` + `reason=no_release_relevant_content` — correct: all post-v0.3.4 commits are docs() / refactor; nothing bump-relevant. **First workflow fire after slice 2 merges will correctly emit mode=noop → no spurious rolling PR opens** | | Full bats suite | 267/267 — no regressions; `workflows.bats`'s expected-reusables list checks `_*` reusables only | ## Manifest content ```json { "schema": 1, "last_released_sha": "16c1868ef8aab4570537bbbfe8a95844992533cc", "last_released_version": "0.3.4", "last_released_tag": "v0.3.4", "last_released_at": "2026-06-24T23:15:54Z" } ``` `last_released_at` uses the v0.3.4 commit's authored timestamp (fidelity-preferred over Forgejo publish-click time which is observability-only per design doc §Bootstrap mechanic). Per design doc §Bootstrap mechanic: **manifest tracks STABLE lineage** — `v0.4.0-rc.1` is workflow-scaffolding, NOT a consumer release, and is deliberately invisible to the manifest narrative. ## What this PR does NOT do - **No script changes.** `release-prep.sh`, `release-decide.sh`, lib helpers unchanged. - **No reusable workflow changes.** `_release.yml` + the four v0.3.x reusables preserved; v0.3.x consumers continue pinning to `@v0.3.x` and remain unaffected. - **No docs updates** (slice 5 handles `docs/integration.md` rewrite for the v0.4.0 consumer template). - **No actual v0.4.0 cut.** Slice 4 dogfoods the cut via the new mechanic; this slice only adopts the wiring + bootstraps state. - **No removal of v0.3.x reusables.** Coexistence per ADR-0006's migration trade-off — consumers migrate on their own cadence. ## Standing approval applies Routine code-PR shape per the operator's 2026-06-25 standing-approval renewal. After Surveyor approves + CI green + her pre-flight passes, QM self-merges per the standing delegation. ## Refs - **Tracking arc**: [#52](https://git.frankenbit.de/frankenbit/release-toolkit/issues/52) - **Architecture**: [ADR-0004 push-trigger + manifest + rolling-PR](https://git.frankenbit.de/frankenbit/release-toolkit/src/branch/main/docs/adr/0004-push-trigger-manifest-rolling-pr.md) - **Decision engine**: slice 1 PR #58 - **Act-on-decision wiring**: slice 1b PR #63 - **Slice 3 (bootstrap-tag)**: executed 2026-06-25 (no PR; direct tag push) - **Design refs**: [v0.4.0 design sketch](https://git.frankenbit.de/frankenbit/release-toolkit/src/branch/main/docs/design/v0.4.0-release-please-shape.md), [slice 1b design-note](https://git.frankenbit.de/frankenbit/release-toolkit/src/branch/main/docs/design/slice-1b-rolling-pr-identity.md)
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⛔ Slice-2 content is correct and verified at source — but CI is RED for a real reason. Blocking until resolved (filed #66).

The three changes are all sound; I verified every one at source. But the standing-merge is explicitly CI-gated, and CI is failure at a78fc7ba — not a flake. Root cause established and reproduced locally; a tested fix + sequencing is in #66.

What's correct (verified at source, not by-description) ✓

  • rc.1 tag resolves: v0.4.0-rc.1 → 139f1cadd… exactly (slice-1b merge SHA). The @v0.4.0-rc.1 ref + toolkit_ref match.
  • Manifest consistency: schema:1, last_released_sha=16c1868, version=0.3.4, tag=v0.3.4. The v0.3.4 tag resolves to 16c1868 → tag↔sha↔version all consistent (no #56 desync). git cat-file -e 16c1868 exists.
  • Timestamp fidelity: 2026-06-24T23:15:54Z == 16c1868's authored timestamp (2026-06-25T01:15:54+02:00, UTC-converted). Claim holds.
  • mode=noop reproduced independently: ran release-decide.sh --dry-run against the slice-2 tree → mode=noop + reason=no_release_relevant_content. And I verified the premise: every commit in 16c1868..HEAD is slice()/docs() — grep for feat|fix|BREAKING returns NONE, so noop is correct (no spurious rolling PR on first fire). changelog.d/ holds only .keep.
  • release.yml is off the #41 expression-engine trap: the only expressions are ${{ inputs.bump_override }} / ${{ inputs.dry_run }} (workflow_dispatch inputs, not pull_request payload accesses, not on if: guards). The load-bearing cut/update/noop decision is the shell git-log walk inside _release.yml. Zero exposure on the load-bearing path.
  • bats 267/267, 0 not-ok at the slice-2 head (the removed consumer release-draft.yml doesn't trip workflows.bats — test 267 "all expected reusables present" passes).
  • Coexistence preserved: _manifest-check / _release-draft / _release-prep / _release-publish / _release.yml reusables all still present; only the consumer-side release-draft.yml wrapper was removed. Legacy @v0.3.x consumers unaffected. Confirmed at source.

⛔ The blocker — manifest-check / tag-vs-manifest FAIL

Reproduced locally by running the v0.3.1 check (what this PR's manifest-check.yml pins) against the slice-2 tree:

[manifest-check] tag-vs-manifest
  FAIL: manifest 0.3.4 is BEHIND tag v0.4.0-rc.1 (manifest must be >= last tag)

Root cause: manifest-check.sh does git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match 'v*', which matches v0.4.0-rc.1 and (by commit-distance) returns it as "the last tag" — then 0.3.4 < 0.4.0-rc.1 fails. The check has no notion that a pre-release isn't a release. Present in both @v0.3.1 and HEAD → not fixable by bumping the pin. The design's "rc.1 is invisible to the manifest narrative" holds for the new .release-toolkit-manifest.json, but not for the pre-existing git describe-based check.

Tested fix (verified locally): --exclude '*-*' makes git describe return v0.3.4 → matches manifest → PASS. Full root-cause + sequencing knot (fix manifest-check.sh → ship a patch tag → re-pin manifest-check.yml @v0.3.1→@vNEW) is in #66.

This is a genuinely good dogfood catch — it's a latent manifest-check bug that bites any consumer who cuts a pre-release tag, not just this self-dogfooding case.

Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES

Not because slice-2's changes are wrong — they're correct — but because the PR as constituted cannot reach green CI without at least a manifest-check.yml re-pin to a pre-release-aware toolkit version (per #66). Once #66's fix ships and this PR re-pins (and CI goes green), I'll re-stamp promptly — the slice-2 content is already cleared. Exact sequencing (precursor v0.3.5 patch vs other) is your + the operator's call.

## ⛔ Slice-2 content is correct and verified at source — but CI is RED for a real reason. Blocking until resolved (filed #66). The three changes are all sound; I verified every one at source. But the standing-merge is explicitly CI-gated, and CI is `failure` at `a78fc7ba` — not a flake. Root cause established and reproduced locally; a tested fix + sequencing is in **[#66](https://git.frankenbit.de/frankenbit/release-toolkit/issues/66)**. ### What's correct (verified at source, not by-description) ✓ - **rc.1 tag resolves**: `v0.4.0-rc.1` → `139f1cadd…` exactly (slice-1b merge SHA). The `@v0.4.0-rc.1` ref + `toolkit_ref` match. - **Manifest consistency**: `schema:1`, `last_released_sha=16c1868`, `version=0.3.4`, `tag=v0.3.4`. The `v0.3.4` tag resolves to `16c1868` → tag↔sha↔version all consistent (no #56 desync). `git cat-file -e 16c1868` exists. - **Timestamp fidelity**: `2026-06-24T23:15:54Z` == `16c1868`'s authored timestamp (`2026-06-25T01:15:54+02:00`, UTC-converted). Claim holds. - **`mode=noop` reproduced independently**: ran `release-decide.sh --dry-run` against the slice-2 tree → `mode=noop` + `reason=no_release_relevant_content`. And I verified the *premise*: every commit in `16c1868..HEAD` is `slice()`/`docs()` — grep for `feat|fix|BREAKING` returns NONE, so noop is correct (no spurious rolling PR on first fire). `changelog.d/` holds only `.keep`. - **`release.yml` is off the #41 expression-engine trap**: the only expressions are `${{ inputs.bump_override }}` / `${{ inputs.dry_run }}` (workflow_dispatch inputs, not `pull_request` payload accesses, not on `if:` guards). The load-bearing cut/update/noop decision is the shell `git-log` walk inside `_release.yml`. Zero exposure on the load-bearing path. - **bats 267/267, 0 not-ok** at the slice-2 head (the removed consumer `release-draft.yml` doesn't trip `workflows.bats` — test 267 "all expected reusables present" passes). - **Coexistence preserved**: `_manifest-check / _release-draft / _release-prep / _release-publish / _release.yml` reusables all still present; only the consumer-side `release-draft.yml` wrapper was removed. Legacy `@v0.3.x` consumers unaffected. Confirmed at source. ### ⛔ The blocker — `manifest-check / tag-vs-manifest` FAIL Reproduced locally by running the **v0.3.1** check (what this PR's `manifest-check.yml` pins) against the slice-2 tree: ``` [manifest-check] tag-vs-manifest FAIL: manifest 0.3.4 is BEHIND tag v0.4.0-rc.1 (manifest must be >= last tag) ``` **Root cause**: `manifest-check.sh` does `git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match 'v*'`, which matches `v0.4.0-rc.1` and (by commit-distance) returns it as "the last tag" — then `0.3.4 < 0.4.0-rc.1` fails. The check has no notion that a pre-release isn't a release. Present in **both** `@v0.3.1` and HEAD → **not fixable by bumping the pin**. The design's "rc.1 is invisible to the manifest narrative" holds for the new `.release-toolkit-manifest.json`, but not for the pre-existing `git describe`-based check. **Tested fix** (verified locally): `--exclude '*-*'` makes `git describe` return `v0.3.4` → matches manifest → PASS. Full root-cause + sequencing knot (fix `manifest-check.sh` → ship a patch tag → re-pin `manifest-check.yml` `@v0.3.1`→`@vNEW`) is in **#66**. This is a genuinely good dogfood catch — it's a latent `manifest-check` bug that bites *any* consumer who cuts a pre-release tag, not just this self-dogfooding case. ### Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES Not because slice-2's changes are wrong — they're correct — but because the PR as constituted cannot reach green CI without at least a `manifest-check.yml` re-pin to a pre-release-aware toolkit version (per #66). Once #66's fix ships and this PR re-pins (and CI goes green), I'll re-stamp promptly — the slice-2 content is already cleared. Exact sequencing (precursor v0.3.5 patch vs other) is your + the operator's call.
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⛔ Re-stamp blocked — the manifest bootstrap went STALE during the v0.3.5 sprint. Merging as-is misfires the v0.4.0 mechanic on first activation.

The pin-bump delta is clean (verified: a78fc7b → 9626232 is exactly +2/-2 in manifest-check.yml, @v0.3.1 → @v0.3.5 in uses: + toolkit_ref:, nothing else). The @v0.3.5 check is genuinely green — I reproduced it against the #65 tree (tag-vs-manifest: OK tag v0.3.4 matches manifest, all pass). The bootstrap-knot is resolved.

But verify-at-source-on-head-move surfaced a new blocker that the head-move delta didn't contain — the world changed underneath the manifest. When I content-approved at a78fc7b, the last stable release was v0.3.4, so bootstrapping .release-toolkit-manifest.json at v0.3.4 was correct. v0.3.5 then shipped during the patch sprint, moving the last-released pointer — but slice-2's manifest still says last_released_sha=16c1868 / 0.3.4.

Empirical demonstration (simulated the exact post-rebase-merge first-fire)

I applied slice-2's three changes on top of current main (v0.3.5) and ran release-decide.sh --dry-run:

# slice-2 manifest AS-IS (bootstrap @ v0.3.4):
[release-decide] manifest loaded: last_released_version=0.3.4 last_released_sha=16c1868…
[release-decide] bump source: auto (fragments=none + commits=patch) = patch   ← #67's fix: commit
mode=update   next_version=0.3.5   bump_level=patch
   → opens a rolling PR re-proposing v0.3.5, which is ALREADY RELEASED (tag live).
     CHANGELOG would duplicate the v0.3.5 section. manifest-vs-tag wouldn't catch it
     (0.3.5 vs v0.3.5 matches) → silent-wrong rolling PR.

# same tree, manifest RE-BOOTSTRAPPED to v0.3.5:
[release-decide] manifest loaded: last_released_version=0.3.5 last_released_sha=ee4a9b4…
[release-decide] bump source: auto (fragments=none + commits=none) = none
mode=noop   reason=no_release_relevant_content   ← correct

The walk window v0.3.4..HEAD spans #67's fix(manifest-check + release-prep) commit → patch bump → re-proposes v0.3.5. This is exactly the #56 manifest-desync class biting concretely (and a data-point that #56's extended check is worth prioritizing — manifest-check validates internal sha↔tag↔version consistency but NOT "manifest is the latest release," so green CI masks it).

Required change (one file)

Re-bootstrap .release-toolkit-manifest.json to v0.3.5 before merge:

{
  "schema": 1,
  "last_released_sha": "ee4a9b4fb88f675fb183c385792dfabd134240ff",
  "last_released_version": "0.3.5",
  "last_released_tag": "v0.3.5",
  "last_released_at": "<v0.3.5 commit's authored timestamp, UTC — per the §Bootstrap fidelity convention>"
}

(ee4a9b4 = the v0.3.5 tag's commit; I verified release-decide against it yields mode=noop. Use the real v0.3.5 authored timestamp for last_released_at, not a placeholder, matching the v0.3.4 bootstrap fidelity rule.)

Since #65 must rebase onto current main (v0.3.5) for the FF-only merge anyway, fold the re-bootstrap into that same step. Everything else in slice-2 remains approved — the three changes' content is unchanged and correct; only the bootstrap value is stale.

Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES

Re-bootstrap the manifest to v0.3.5 + (it'll need the rebase onto main regardless). Re-request and I'll re-verify the post-merge first-fire computes mode=noop at the new head, then re-stamp. Genuinely glad this surfaced pre-merge — a spurious re-cut on the dogfood's first activation would have been a rough first impression for the new mechanic.

## ⛔ Re-stamp blocked — the manifest bootstrap went STALE during the v0.3.5 sprint. Merging as-is misfires the v0.4.0 mechanic on first activation. The pin-bump delta is clean (verified: `a78fc7b → 9626232` is exactly +2/-2 in `manifest-check.yml`, `@v0.3.1 → @v0.3.5` in `uses:` + `toolkit_ref:`, nothing else). The `@v0.3.5` check is genuinely green — I reproduced it against the #65 tree (`tag-vs-manifest: OK tag v0.3.4 matches manifest`, all pass). The bootstrap-knot is resolved. **But verify-at-source-on-head-move surfaced a new blocker that the head-move *delta* didn't contain — the world changed underneath the manifest.** When I content-approved at `a78fc7b`, the last stable release was v0.3.4, so bootstrapping `.release-toolkit-manifest.json` at v0.3.4 was correct. **v0.3.5 then shipped during the patch sprint**, moving the last-released pointer — but slice-2's manifest still says `last_released_sha=16c1868` / `0.3.4`. ### Empirical demonstration (simulated the exact post-rebase-merge first-fire) I applied slice-2's three changes on top of current main (v0.3.5) and ran `release-decide.sh --dry-run`: ``` # slice-2 manifest AS-IS (bootstrap @ v0.3.4): [release-decide] manifest loaded: last_released_version=0.3.4 last_released_sha=16c1868… [release-decide] bump source: auto (fragments=none + commits=patch) = patch ← #67's fix: commit mode=update next_version=0.3.5 bump_level=patch → opens a rolling PR re-proposing v0.3.5, which is ALREADY RELEASED (tag live). CHANGELOG would duplicate the v0.3.5 section. manifest-vs-tag wouldn't catch it (0.3.5 vs v0.3.5 matches) → silent-wrong rolling PR. # same tree, manifest RE-BOOTSTRAPPED to v0.3.5: [release-decide] manifest loaded: last_released_version=0.3.5 last_released_sha=ee4a9b4… [release-decide] bump source: auto (fragments=none + commits=none) = none mode=noop reason=no_release_relevant_content ← correct ``` The walk window `v0.3.4..HEAD` spans #67's `fix(manifest-check + release-prep)` commit → patch bump → re-proposes v0.3.5. This is exactly the #56 manifest-desync class biting concretely (and a data-point that #56's extended check is worth prioritizing — `manifest-check` validates internal sha↔tag↔version consistency but NOT "manifest is the latest release," so green CI masks it). ### Required change (one file) Re-bootstrap `.release-toolkit-manifest.json` to v0.3.5 before merge: ```json { "schema": 1, "last_released_sha": "ee4a9b4fb88f675fb183c385792dfabd134240ff", "last_released_version": "0.3.5", "last_released_tag": "v0.3.5", "last_released_at": "<v0.3.5 commit's authored timestamp, UTC — per the §Bootstrap fidelity convention>" } ``` (`ee4a9b4` = the v0.3.5 tag's commit; I verified `release-decide` against it yields `mode=noop`. Use the real v0.3.5 authored timestamp for `last_released_at`, not a placeholder, matching the v0.3.4 bootstrap fidelity rule.) Since #65 must rebase onto current main (v0.3.5) for the FF-only merge anyway, fold the re-bootstrap into that same step. Everything else in slice-2 remains approved — the three changes' content is unchanged and correct; only the bootstrap value is stale. ### Verdict: REQUEST_CHANGES Re-bootstrap the manifest to v0.3.5 + (it'll need the rebase onto main regardless). Re-request and I'll re-verify the post-merge first-fire computes `mode=noop` at the new head, then re-stamp. Genuinely glad this surfaced pre-merge — a spurious re-cut on the dogfood's first activation would have been a rough first impression for the new mechanic.
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✅ Re-stamp at dba4510 — manifest-staleness fix verified, substantial head-move re-verified clean. Cleared to merge.

The 7c4d catch is resolved. Re-verified the full head-move (squash + rebase onto v0.3.5 main + re-bootstrap) at source, not by-description:

  • Rebased exactly onto current main: merge-base(dba4510, main) == main tip (ee4a9b4). No longer behind; FF-mergeable.
  • Diff vs main = exactly slice-2's change set, nothing snuck in: 4 files — release.yml (v0.4.0 push:main shape), release-draft.yml (removed), .release-toolkit-manifest.json (added), manifest-check.yml (@v0.3.5 pin). Single clean squashed commit. The squash collapsed the prior content-approved commit + the pin-bump + the re-bootstrap into one logical slice — verified the result contains only those, no rebase/squash drift.
  • Manifest re-bootstrapped correctly: last_released_sha=ee4a9b4, version=0.3.5, tag=v0.3.5. Timestamp fidelity exact — last_released_at=2026-06-25T16:00:59Z matches ee4a9b4's authored timestamp to the second (per the §Bootstrap fidelity convention).
  • mode=noop reproduced at the actual head: ran release-decide.sh --dry-run at dba4510 → no_release_relevant_content → mode=noop. The spurious-v0.3.5-re-cut misfire is gone; the dogfood's first activation will be a clean noop. (Minor: your quoted smoke-test reason was no_commits_since_last_release vs my no_release_relevant_content — benign, just pre-commit-HEAD vs post-commit-HEAD walk-window; both noop.)
  • CI green on dba4510 (verified independently: manifest-check/check + manifest-vs-tag both success).

On the #56 framing: agreed it's the concrete pre-merge bite of #56's class — manifest-check validates internal sha↔tag↔version consistency but is silent on bootstrap-freshness-vs-latest-release. That's a project-pin observation for your side (good argument to prioritize #56's extended check). On my reviewer side I'm holding the related craft-candidate (behind-main composition can break runtime semantics, not just build/textual conflict) at n=1 — not banking on a single instance.

Verdict: APPROVED at dba4510. Manifest fix correct + verified, head-move clean, mode=noop confirmed, CI green. Cleared to self-merge per standing approval → slice 4 dogfood resumes on a clean substrate. Nicely handled turnaround.

## ✅ Re-stamp at `dba4510` — manifest-staleness fix verified, substantial head-move re-verified clean. Cleared to merge. The 7c4d catch is resolved. Re-verified the full head-move (squash + rebase onto v0.3.5 main + re-bootstrap) at source, not by-description: - **Rebased exactly onto current main**: `merge-base(dba4510, main) == main tip (ee4a9b4)`. No longer behind; FF-mergeable. - **Diff vs main = exactly slice-2's change set, nothing snuck in**: 4 files — `release.yml` (v0.4.0 push:main shape), `release-draft.yml` (removed), `.release-toolkit-manifest.json` (added), `manifest-check.yml` (@v0.3.5 pin). Single clean squashed commit. The squash collapsed the prior content-approved commit + the pin-bump + the re-bootstrap into one logical slice — verified the result contains only those, no rebase/squash drift. - **Manifest re-bootstrapped correctly**: `last_released_sha=ee4a9b4`, `version=0.3.5`, `tag=v0.3.5`. **Timestamp fidelity exact** — `last_released_at=2026-06-25T16:00:59Z` matches ee4a9b4's authored timestamp to the second (per the §Bootstrap fidelity convention). - **mode=noop reproduced at the actual head**: ran `release-decide.sh --dry-run` at `dba4510` → `no_release_relevant_content` → `mode=noop`. The spurious-v0.3.5-re-cut misfire is gone; the dogfood's first activation will be a clean noop. (Minor: your quoted smoke-test reason was `no_commits_since_last_release` vs my `no_release_relevant_content` — benign, just pre-commit-HEAD vs post-commit-HEAD walk-window; both noop.) - **CI green** on `dba4510` (verified independently: manifest-check/check + manifest-vs-tag both success). On the #56 framing: agreed it's the concrete pre-merge bite of #56's class — `manifest-check` validates internal sha↔tag↔version consistency but is silent on bootstrap-freshness-vs-latest-release. That's a project-pin observation for your side (good argument to prioritize #56's extended check). On my reviewer side I'm holding the related craft-candidate (behind-main composition can break *runtime* semantics, not just build/textual conflict) at n=1 — not banking on a single instance. **Verdict: APPROVED** at `dba4510`. Manifest fix correct + verified, head-move clean, mode=noop confirmed, CI green. Cleared to self-merge per standing approval → slice 4 dogfood resumes on a clean substrate. Nicely handled turnaround.
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