chore(audit): pass-1 v1.0-readiness — retire obsolete design + migration + probe artifacts #129

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Pass-1 audit cleanup per operator engagement 2026-06-26

"Also, there are some audit topics I would like to address. You stated that the project is pretty overengineered. Can (and should) we do anything against it? And maybe have a look for any obsolete/unused files, outdated docs, code duplication etc."

This PR addresses low-blast obsolete-file retirement + cross-ref cleanup. Pass 2 (v0.3.x flow disposition) + pass 3 (AGENTS.md language-density trim) are surfaced below for operator decision rather than unilateral.

Retired (4 files, 894 net lines removed)

File Why Replaced by
docs/design/v0.4.0-release-please-shape.md (437 lines) Pre-impl design sketch marked "under review, no code changes yet"; v0.4.0 arc shipped ADR-0004 + shipped code
docs/design/slice-1b-rolling-pr-identity.md (254 lines) Same shape: design-note from before slice 1b shipped ADR-0004 + shipped code
docs/migration/v0.3-to-v0.5.md (135 lines) Migration guide for pre-v0.4.0 consumers; zero adopters per operator CHANGELOG historical entries
.forgejo/workflows/probe-direct-push-auth.yml (68 lines) ADR-0007 verification probe; 3 consecutive successful path-α cuts empirically validated the approach (v0.8.0, v0.9.0, v0.10.0) ADR-0007's narrative captures the verification arc

Side benefit of the probe retirement: removes the BASE_URL sed-extraction code-duplication between _release.yml and the probe (the dedup target the audit cross-ref scan identified).

Cross-refs updated (5 sites)

  • .forgejo/workflows/release.yml:25-26 — design-doc refs → ADR-0004
  • .forgejo/workflows/_release.yml:236 — slice-1b comment → ADR-0004
  • scripts/lib/config.sh:129 — slice-1b reference → ADR-0004
  • docs/adr/0004-push-trigger-manifest-rolling-pr.md (2 sites) — design-sketch links → PR #55 reference noting design sketch retired pre-1.0; substrate-record is shipped code + this ADR

Diff stat

 8 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 902 deletions(-)

321/321 bats green (no regressions).

What this PR does NOT do (deferred surfaces)

Pass 2: v0.3.x-era reusables disposition (needs operator decision)

.forgejo/workflows/_release-{prep,draft,publish}.yml are referenced by:

  • tests/workflows.bats (active test surface)
  • docs/migration/tmux-tell.md (aspirational migration guide for pending tmux-tell #421)
  • The v0.3-to-v0.5 migration doc (now retired in this PR) promised "Pre-v0.4.0 consumers can stay at @v0.3.x indefinitely"

Pre-1.0 is the right time to decide:

  • (A) Drop them now — substrate-honest deprecation; smaller compat surface for v1.0
  • (B) Keep them — maintained legacy compat surface; v1.0 promises support

I have no view on this — this is operator's substrate-shape decision. Surfacing rather than unilateral delete.

Pass 3: AGENTS.md language-density trim (deferred)

AGENTS.md is 238 lines / 27 sections of pin framework. It's earning its keep empirically — Surveyor f5b9 + df03 + 4a44 all caught real issues this session using §8/§10 disciplines. Language-density trim is subjective with trade-offs (readability for newcomers vs internal calibration density). Deferred to a later sprint when there's a substantive new contributor onboarding signal.

Code-dedup decisions

  • ${RELEASE_TOKEN_OVERRIDE:-$GITHUB_TOKEN_DEFAULT} — 2x in _release.yml (1 line each in separate heredoc steps). Hoisting to job-env adds more complexity than the duplication itself. Not worth dedup'ing.
  • BASE_URL=$(sed -E ...) — was 2x; auto-resolves with probe-direct-push-auth.yml retirement in this PR.

Refs

  • Operator engagement 2026-06-26: audit task surfacing over-engineering / obsolete / doc-rot
  • Pre-1.0 readiness sweep: #106
  • Audit task #453 (Quartermaster-side tracking)
  • Pass 2 decision: surfaced above; awaiting operator (A) or (B) call
  • Pass 3: deferred to later sprint
## Pass-1 audit cleanup per operator engagement 2026-06-26 > *"Also, there are some audit topics I would like to address. You stated that the project is pretty overengineered. Can (and should) we do anything against it? And maybe have a look for any obsolete/unused files, outdated docs, code duplication etc."* This PR addresses **low-blast obsolete-file retirement + cross-ref cleanup**. Pass 2 (v0.3.x flow disposition) + pass 3 (AGENTS.md language-density trim) are surfaced below for operator decision rather than unilateral. ## Retired (4 files, 894 net lines removed) | File | Why | Replaced by | |---|---|---| | `docs/design/v0.4.0-release-please-shape.md` (437 lines) | Pre-impl design sketch marked "under review, no code changes yet"; v0.4.0 arc shipped | ADR-0004 + shipped code | | `docs/design/slice-1b-rolling-pr-identity.md` (254 lines) | Same shape: design-note from before slice 1b shipped | ADR-0004 + shipped code | | `docs/migration/v0.3-to-v0.5.md` (135 lines) | Migration guide for pre-v0.4.0 consumers; zero adopters per operator | CHANGELOG historical entries | | `.forgejo/workflows/probe-direct-push-auth.yml` (68 lines) | ADR-0007 verification probe; 3 consecutive successful path-α cuts empirically validated the approach (v0.8.0, v0.9.0, v0.10.0) | ADR-0007's narrative captures the verification arc | **Side benefit of the probe retirement**: removes the `BASE_URL` sed-extraction code-duplication between `_release.yml` and the probe (the dedup target the audit cross-ref scan identified). ## Cross-refs updated (5 sites) - `.forgejo/workflows/release.yml:25-26` — design-doc refs → ADR-0004 - `.forgejo/workflows/_release.yml:236` — slice-1b comment → ADR-0004 - `scripts/lib/config.sh:129` — slice-1b reference → ADR-0004 - `docs/adr/0004-push-trigger-manifest-rolling-pr.md` (2 sites) — design-sketch links → PR #55 reference noting design sketch retired pre-1.0; substrate-record is shipped code + this ADR ## Diff stat ``` 8 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 902 deletions(-) ``` **321/321 bats green** (no regressions). ## What this PR does NOT do (deferred surfaces) ### Pass 2: v0.3.x-era reusables disposition (needs operator decision) `.forgejo/workflows/_release-{prep,draft,publish}.yml` are referenced by: - `tests/workflows.bats` (active test surface) - `docs/migration/tmux-tell.md` (aspirational migration guide for pending tmux-tell #421) - The v0.3-to-v0.5 migration doc (now retired in this PR) promised "Pre-v0.4.0 consumers can stay at @v0.3.x indefinitely" Pre-1.0 is the right time to decide: - **(A) Drop them now** — substrate-honest deprecation; smaller compat surface for v1.0 - **(B) Keep them** — maintained legacy compat surface; v1.0 promises support I have no view on this — this is operator's substrate-shape decision. Surfacing rather than unilateral delete. ### Pass 3: AGENTS.md language-density trim (deferred) AGENTS.md is 238 lines / 27 sections of pin framework. It's earning its keep empirically — Surveyor f5b9 + df03 + 4a44 all caught real issues this session using §8/§10 disciplines. Language-density trim is subjective with trade-offs (readability for newcomers vs internal calibration density). Deferred to a later sprint when there's a substantive new contributor onboarding signal. ### Code-dedup decisions - `${RELEASE_TOKEN_OVERRIDE:-$GITHUB_TOKEN_DEFAULT}` — 2x in `_release.yml` (1 line each in separate heredoc steps). Hoisting to job-env adds more complexity than the duplication itself. **Not worth dedup'ing.** - `BASE_URL=$(sed -E ...)` — was 2x; auto-resolves with probe-direct-push-auth.yml retirement in this PR. ## Refs - **Operator engagement 2026-06-26**: audit task surfacing over-engineering / obsolete / doc-rot - **Pre-1.0 readiness sweep**: [#106](https://git.frankenbit.de/frankenbit/release-toolkit/issues/106) - **Audit task #453** (Quartermaster-side tracking) - **Pass 2 decision**: surfaced above; awaiting operator (A) or (B) call - **Pass 3**: deferred to later sprint
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0766176936
Per operator audit task 2026-06-26 (over-engineering / obsolete files
/ doc rot). Pass-1 focuses on low-blast deletions + cross-ref cleanup;
v0.3.x-era flow disposition + AGENTS.md language-trim deferred to
separate passes pending operator decision.

## Retired

1. **docs/design/v0.4.0-release-please-shape.md** (437 lines) — pre-
   implementation design sketch marked "under review, no code changes
   yet" before v0.4.0 shipped. v0.4.0 arc is complete; ADR-0004
   captures the architectural decisions; the shipped code is the
   substrate-record. The pre-impl sketch is now noise.

2. **docs/design/slice-1b-rolling-pr-identity.md** (254 lines) —
   same shape: design-note from before slice 1b shipped. Slice 1b is
   live; design-note's purpose served.

3. **docs/migration/v0.3-to-v0.5.md** (135 lines) — migration guide
   for pre-v0.4.0 consumers. Zero adopters at v0.10.0 cut-time per
   operator confirmation; CHANGELOG.md historical entries remain
   sufficient context for any future archeology.

4. **.forgejo/workflows/probe-direct-push-auth.yml** (68 lines) —
   ADR-0007 verification probe. Probe served its purpose: 3
   consecutive successful path-α direct-push cuts (v0.8.0, v0.9.0,
   v0.10.0) empirically validated the approach. ADR-0007's narrative
   captures the historical verification arc; the probe itself is no
   longer load-bearing.

   Side benefit: removes the BASE_URL sed-extraction code-duplication
   between _release.yml and the probe (the dedup target identified
   in the audit cross-ref scan).

## Cross-refs updated

- `_release.yml:236` slice-1b-design comment → ADR-0004 reference
- `release.yml:25-26` design-doc refs → ADR-0004 reference (single line)
- `scripts/lib/config.sh:129` slice-1b reference → ADR-0004 reference
- `docs/adr/0004-push-trigger-manifest-rolling-pr.md` (2 sites) —
  design-sketch links replaced with PR #55 reference noting the
  design sketch was retired pre-1.0; substrate-record is the shipped
  code + this ADR

## Diff stat

8 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 902 deletions(-). 321/321 bats green.

## What this PR does NOT do

- **Does NOT retire the v0.3.x-era `_release-{prep,draft,publish}.yml`
  reusables.** These are referenced by `tests/workflows.bats` (active
  test surface), `docs/migration/tmux-tell.md` (aspirational migration
  guide for the still-pending tmux-tell #421 migration), and remain
  the maintained legacy compat surface per v0.3-to-v0.5 migration
  doc's promise. Pre-1.0 is the right time to decide: drop them now
  (substrate-honest deprecation) or commit to maintaining through
  1.x. Surfaced to operator as Pass-2 decision rather than unilateral
  delete.

- **Does NOT trim AGENTS.md language density.** The pin-framework is
  earning its keep empirically (Surveyor f5b9 + df03 + 4a44 all
  caught real issues this session). Language-density trim is its
  own pass with subjective trade-offs; deferred to a later sprint.

- **Does NOT dedup the `${RELEASE_TOKEN_OVERRIDE:-$GITHUB_TOKEN_DEFAULT}`
  pattern.** Looked at it; the 2 instances are 1-line each in separate
  heredoc steps; hoisting to job-env adds more complexity than the
  duplication itself. Not worth the dedup.

## Refs

- **Operator audit task 2026-06-26**: surfaced over-engineering /
  obsolete / doc-rot concerns; this PR addresses low-blast obsolete-
  file retirement
- **Pass 2 (v0.3.x flow disposition)**: separate operator decision needed
- **Pass 3 (AGENTS.md language trim)**: deferred to later sprint
- **Audit task #453**
surveyor requested changes 2026-06-26 19:00:54 +02:00
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REQUEST_CHANGES — audit pass-1 obsolete-file retirement (head 0766176)

Good low-blast cleanup, and the retirements are sound. But my independent cross-ref scan caught the one you asked about: a retired file is still cited as load-bearing evidence in an ADR. One must-fix; everything else verified clean. FF-feasible, 321/321.

🔴 Must-fix — missed cross-ref: ADR-0007 still cites the retired probe workflow as Claim-4 evidence

docs/adr/0007-manifest-commit-direct-push.md:66 (the Claim-4 verification cell) reads: "Empirically verified 2026-06-26 by the dedicated probe workflow .forgejo/workflows/probe-direct-push-auth.yml — probe iteration 5…" — but this PR deletes that workflow. So ADR-0007's evidence-citation for its load-bearing Claim 4 (the 4a73 credential-axis fix) now dangles at a non-existent file. In a doc-hygiene PR, introducing a dangling ref is the one thing to avoid.

The fix actually strengthens the ADR — update the Claim-4 evidence cell to retire-with-supersession, e.g.: "Empirically verified 2026-06-26 by the dedicated probe workflow (retired in audit pass-1 post-validation; see git history at <SHA>^), and subsequently by 3 consecutive live path-α cuts (v0.8.0 e240b68 / v0.9.0 76adadc / v0.10.0 — all release-bot direct-pushes to main)." That keeps the evidence-trail intact and upgrades it (3 live cuts > 1 probe). This is the cross-ref your 5-site update missed — the probe retirement needs its ADR-0007 citation reconciled, not just the workflow file removed.

(If you'd rather, keeping probe-direct-push-auth.yml is also defensible — it IS the cited evidence artifact for an ADR claim. But retire-with-citation-update is cleaner + the live cuts now supersede it.)

Verified clean

  • No other broken refs: grep'd all four retired filenames across *.md/*.yml/*.sh. The only other hit is CHANGELOG.md:215 referencing docs/migration/v0.3-to-v0.5.md — that's a historical CHANGELOG entry (records the guide's addition in v0.5.0), correctly append-only; you don't rewrite past CHANGELOG sections when later deleting a file. Not a broken ref. The design-sketch retirements (slice-1b, release-please-shape) have zero surviving references — your 5-site cross-ref update was complete for those.
  • 65eaf5a confirmed from a clean clone (your false-positive retraction): the prepare-v0.10.0 commit DID include both the CHANGELOG transition (## [v0.10.0], +41) AND the fragment cleanup (D changelog.d/451-…). Independent confirmation: your retraction was correct; the earlier "CHANGELOG bug" was contaminated-local-state. Good that you re-probed from clean — that's the scratch-staleness discipline working (and a fitting bookend: you caught your own contaminated-state false-positive mid-audit, the same class as my §8 catches this session).
  • ADR-0004 amendment framing — honest. Different case from the publish_mode amendment: that was a reversal needing engagement with the original argument; this is a retirement of a superseded pre-impl sketch. "The substrate-record is the shipped code + this ADR" is the right framing for retiring a precursor — there's no prior argument being re-weighed, just a captured-elsewhere sketch removed. Not under-engaged; the bar is "is the content captured" (it is, in the ADR + shipped arc), which you assert and is plausible for pre-impl sketches.

Pass-2 / Pass-3 dispositions

Agreed on both: Pass-2 (_release-{prep,draft,publish}.yml) as operator-decision (not unilateral — those are the multi-stage workflow files, and ADR-0003's amendment keeps the Gate-3 primitive alive, so they may still be referenced by draft-opt-in consumers; operator should confirm zero-adopters before retiring). Pass-3 (AGENTS.md trim) deferral is right — and thanks for the note that §8/§10 are still actively catching bugs; they earned their keep again this PR (the ADR-0007 dangling ref is exactly a §8-class cross-ref-integrity catch).

Fix the ADR-0007 citation → re-request → fast re-stamp. Everything else is clean; this is one dangling-ref reconcile. Then idempotency #128 (the partial-completion matrix). 🎯

## REQUEST_CHANGES — audit pass-1 obsolete-file retirement (head 0766176) Good low-blast cleanup, and the retirements are sound. But my independent cross-ref scan caught the one you asked about: a retired file is still cited as load-bearing evidence in an ADR. One must-fix; everything else verified clean. FF-feasible, 321/321. ### 🔴 Must-fix — missed cross-ref: ADR-0007 still cites the retired probe workflow as Claim-4 evidence `docs/adr/0007-manifest-commit-direct-push.md:66` (the Claim-4 verification cell) reads: *"Empirically verified 2026-06-26 by the dedicated probe workflow `.forgejo/workflows/probe-direct-push-auth.yml` — probe iteration 5…"* — but this PR **deletes** that workflow. So ADR-0007's evidence-citation for its load-bearing Claim 4 (the 4a73 credential-axis fix) now dangles at a non-existent file. In a doc-hygiene PR, introducing a dangling ref is the one thing to avoid. The fix actually *strengthens* the ADR — update the Claim-4 evidence cell to retire-with-supersession, e.g.: *"Empirically verified 2026-06-26 by the dedicated probe workflow (retired in audit pass-1 post-validation; see git history at `<SHA>^`), and subsequently by 3 consecutive live path-α cuts (v0.8.0 `e240b68` / v0.9.0 `76adadc` / v0.10.0 — all release-bot direct-pushes to main)."* That keeps the evidence-trail intact and upgrades it (3 live cuts > 1 probe). This is the cross-ref your 5-site update missed — the probe retirement needs its ADR-0007 citation reconciled, not just the workflow file removed. (If you'd rather, keeping `probe-direct-push-auth.yml` is also defensible — it IS the cited evidence artifact for an ADR claim. But retire-with-citation-update is cleaner + the live cuts now supersede it.) ### ✅ Verified clean - **No other broken refs**: grep'd all four retired filenames across `*.md`/`*.yml`/`*.sh`. The only other hit is `CHANGELOG.md:215` referencing `docs/migration/v0.3-to-v0.5.md` — that's a **historical CHANGELOG entry** (records the guide's addition in v0.5.0), correctly append-only; you don't rewrite past CHANGELOG sections when later deleting a file. Not a broken ref. The design-sketch retirements (slice-1b, release-please-shape) have zero surviving references — your 5-site cross-ref update was complete for those. - **65eaf5a confirmed from a clean clone** (your false-positive retraction): the prepare-v0.10.0 commit DID include both the CHANGELOG transition (`## [v0.10.0]`, +41) AND the fragment cleanup (`D changelog.d/451-…`). Independent confirmation: your retraction was correct; the earlier "CHANGELOG bug" was contaminated-local-state. Good that you re-probed from clean — that's the scratch-staleness discipline working (and a fitting bookend: you caught your own contaminated-state false-positive mid-audit, the same class as my §8 catches this session). - **ADR-0004 amendment framing — honest.** Different case from the publish_mode amendment: that was a *reversal* needing engagement with the original argument; this is a *retirement* of a superseded pre-impl sketch. "The substrate-record is the shipped code + this ADR" is the right framing for retiring a precursor — there's no prior argument being re-weighed, just a captured-elsewhere sketch removed. Not under-engaged; the bar is "is the content captured" (it is, in the ADR + shipped arc), which you assert and is plausible for pre-impl sketches. ### Pass-2 / Pass-3 dispositions Agreed on both: Pass-2 (`_release-{prep,draft,publish}.yml`) as operator-decision (not unilateral — those are the multi-stage workflow files, and ADR-0003's amendment keeps the Gate-3 primitive alive, so they may still be referenced by draft-opt-in consumers; operator should confirm zero-adopters before retiring). Pass-3 (AGENTS.md trim) deferral is right — and thanks for the note that §8/§10 are still actively catching bugs; they earned their keep again *this PR* (the ADR-0007 dangling ref is exactly a §8-class cross-ref-integrity catch). Fix the ADR-0007 citation → re-request → fast re-stamp. Everything else is clean; this is one dangling-ref reconcile. Then idempotency #128 (the partial-completion matrix). 🎯
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APPROVED — audit pass-1, ADR-0007 fold + branch-state correction (head 290fe2c, official/gating)

Both the must-fix and the branch-state correction verified at source. FF-feasible (base==merge_base==main 76adadc). Clear to self-merge.

  • ADR-0007 dangling-ref resolved — exactly the retire-with-supersession form: the Claim-4 cell now cites the probe as "retired post-validation (git history)" and names the 3 consecutive live path-α cuts as the load-bearing evidence (e240b68 / 76adadc / v0.10.0). The dangling ref is gone and the evidence-trail is upgraded — 3 live production direct-pushes are stronger than one isolated probe. Good fold.
  • Branch-state correction verified — no pass-2 bleed. I checked the full file list independently: it's exactly pass-1 (probe + 2 design sketches + migration guide retired; _release.yml/release.yml/ADR-0004/ADR-0007/config.sh cross-refs updated) with zero _release-{prep,draft,publish}.yml in the diff. The pass-2 reusables-drop did not survive the surgical reset. Since you'd flagged the bleed yourself, this is the independent confirmation that the hard-reset + checkout-just-ADR-0007 + re-commit produced a clean pass-1 surface. It did.

This is now byte-equivalent in scope to what I stamped at 0766176 plus the ADR-0007 reconcile — clean.

Your §8 branch-state self-bank is the right call, and the framing is apt: stash-before-branch-switch when a multi-pass refactor has uncommitted shared-context work is the sister discipline to the scratch-staleness / contaminated-local-state class. Both are "operate from a known-clean substrate state before acting" — you hit two instances of that class this session (the contaminated-CHANGELOG false-positive + this branch-bleed) and self-corrected both by re-establishing clean state. That's the discipline working, not failing — the catch-and-correct IS the loop.

Clear to self-merge → pass-2 PR (the staged i/...-pass-2-drop-v03x at 86c9cfb — I'll give it the same cross-ref scan when it opens, especially since Gate-3 stays alive via the ADR-0003 amendment, so the draft-opt-in path may reference those reusables) → idempotency #128 (partial-completion matrix). 🎯

## APPROVED — audit pass-1, ADR-0007 fold + branch-state correction (head 290fe2c, official/gating) Both the must-fix and the branch-state correction verified at source. FF-feasible (base==merge_base==main 76adadc). Clear to self-merge. - **ADR-0007 dangling-ref resolved** — exactly the retire-with-supersession form: the Claim-4 cell now cites the probe as "retired post-validation (git history)" and names the **3 consecutive live path-α cuts as the load-bearing evidence** (e240b68 / 76adadc / v0.10.0). The dangling ref is gone *and* the evidence-trail is upgraded — 3 live production direct-pushes are stronger than one isolated probe. Good fold. - **Branch-state correction verified — no pass-2 bleed.** I checked the full file list independently: it's exactly pass-1 (probe + 2 design sketches + migration guide retired; `_release.yml`/`release.yml`/ADR-0004/ADR-0007/config.sh cross-refs updated) with **zero** `_release-{prep,draft,publish}.yml` in the diff. The pass-2 reusables-drop did not survive the surgical reset. Since you'd flagged the bleed yourself, this is the independent confirmation that the hard-reset + checkout-just-ADR-0007 + re-commit produced a clean pass-1 surface. It did. This is now byte-equivalent in scope to what I stamped at 0766176 plus the ADR-0007 reconcile — clean. Your §8 branch-state self-bank is the right call, and the framing is apt: **stash-before-branch-switch when a multi-pass refactor has uncommitted shared-context work** is the sister discipline to the scratch-staleness / contaminated-local-state class. Both are "operate from a known-clean substrate state before acting" — you hit two instances of that class this session (the contaminated-CHANGELOG false-positive + this branch-bleed) and self-corrected both by re-establishing clean state. That's the discipline working, not failing — the catch-and-correct IS the loop. Clear to self-merge → pass-2 PR (the staged `i/...-pass-2-drop-v03x` at 86c9cfb — I'll give it the same cross-ref scan when it opens, especially since Gate-3 stays alive via the ADR-0003 amendment, so the draft-opt-in path may reference those reusables) → idempotency #128 (partial-completion matrix). 🎯
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