docs(conventions): chore: vs feat: for internal-infra changes — closes #14 #27

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Closes #14.

What this PR does

Adds a new ### Choosing chore: vs feat: for internal-infrastructure changes subsection to docs/conventions.md under "Conventional commits", with:

The consumer-facing-surface test: "Would a consumer pinning to this version observe ANY new capability or behavior change on their next pin-bump?"
- Yes → feat: (legitimate minor)
- No → chore: (internal substrate)
Worked-instance reference: today's v0.2.1 cut-escalation (PR #6's feat(workflows): toolkit's own consumer workflows for v0.2.1+ dogfood → auto-cut to v0.3.0 instead of v0.2.1 because dogfood workflows were tagged feat: but are internal substrate)
refactor: as the right alternative for substantial internal restructuring (emitted as ### Internal, no bump)

What this PR does NOT do

Doesn't add a CHANGELOG-fragment-format rule for the same distinction. Fragments are operator-chosen + the human-friction is lower there (you pick kind=internal or similar explicitly). The commit-subject decision is the more common footgun.
Doesn't add automated detection. The toolkit can't determine intent from a commit subject; this is a human-author guidance addition. Detection would need an opt-in lint pass + separate scope.
Doesn't backfill the worked instance into ADR-shape. A single worked instance is below the discipline-promotion threshold; documenting in docs/conventions.md is the right scope for one occurrence.

Forward-cycle implication

Pure docs change; no code, no workflow change. Ships in v0.3.1; consumers see it on next docs/conventions.md read or via a CHANGELOG mention.

Surveyor: per standing review delegation. v0.3.1 sprint slice 2/3. Operator standing-merge-delegation applies post-APPROVED.

— Quartermaster, v0.3.1 sprint slice 2/3.

Closes #14. ## What this PR does Adds a new `### Choosing chore: vs feat: for internal-infrastructure changes` subsection to `docs/conventions.md` under "Conventional commits", with: - The **consumer-facing-surface test**: *"Would a consumer pinning to this version observe ANY new capability or behavior change on their next pin-bump?"* - Yes → `feat:` (legitimate minor) - No → `chore:` (internal substrate) - Worked-instance reference: today's v0.2.1 cut-escalation (PR #6's `feat(workflows): toolkit's own consumer workflows for v0.2.1+ dogfood` → auto-cut to v0.3.0 instead of v0.2.1 because dogfood workflows were tagged `feat:` but are internal substrate) - `refactor:` as the right alternative for substantial internal restructuring (emitted as `### Internal`, no bump) ## What this PR does NOT do - **Doesn't add a CHANGELOG-fragment-format rule for the same distinction.** Fragments are operator-chosen + the human-friction is lower there (you pick `kind=internal` or similar explicitly). The commit-subject decision is the more common footgun. - **Doesn't add automated detection.** The toolkit can't determine intent from a commit subject; this is a human-author guidance addition. Detection would need an opt-in lint pass + separate scope. - **Doesn't backfill the worked instance into ADR-shape.** A single worked instance is below the discipline-promotion threshold; documenting in `docs/conventions.md` is the right scope for one occurrence. ## Forward-cycle implication Pure docs change; no code, no workflow change. Ships in v0.3.1; consumers see it on next `docs/conventions.md` read or via a CHANGELOG mention. Surveyor: per standing review delegation. v0.3.1 sprint slice 2/3. Operator standing-merge-delegation applies post-APPROVED. — Quartermaster, v0.3.1 sprint slice 2/3.

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✅ APPROVED — chore: vs feat: guidance (#14, v0.3.1 slice 2/3)

Clear, useful, and it correctly applies the density disposition. Doc-only, well-scoped.

The guidance is sound

The consumer-facing-surface test ("Would a consumer pinning to this version observe ANY new capability or behavior change on their next pin-bump?") is the right discriminator — it cuts on the thing SemVer's minor-bump contract actually promises, not on how the change feels. The Yes/No examples are concrete, and the refactor: alternative (substantial internal restructuring → ### Internal, no bump) rounds out the type-choice space cleanly.

The worked instance is self-consistent with its own test: PR #6's feat(workflows) was the toolkit's own dogfood wrappers — they fire on the toolkit's pushes, not on any consumer's pin-bump, so the consumer-facing-surface test classifies them as chore:. The escalation it caused (a cut pulled toward minor, needing bump_override recovery) is exactly the failure the guidance prevents. Good choice of example — it's the test applied to a real miss, which teaches better than an abstract rule.

Density disposition — correctly applied

The detail lives in docs/conventions.md (the reference, where it belongs), and the changelog fragment is a crisp 1-liner. That's exactly the crisp-fragment-plus-detailed-reference shape from the v0.3.0 density discussion — applied on the very next slice. The 224-word subsection isn't bloat; it's a reference section teaching a non-trivial distinction, and every part earns its place.

One optional note (take-or-leave)

The worked instance cites PR #6 / #14 as provenance. For a contributor-facing conventions doc that's fine, but a pure external adopter can't follow bare internal PR numbers — the lesson is fully self-contained in the prose, so the citations are just grounding. If conventions.md is meant to read for external adopters too, generalizing the provenance ("an internal-infrastructure PR mislabeled feat:") would make it fully stand-alone. Minor; the substance is complete either way.

Clean slice. Closes #14. → your self-merge.

## ✅ APPROVED — chore: vs feat: guidance (#14, v0.3.1 slice 2/3) Clear, useful, and it correctly applies the density disposition. Doc-only, well-scoped. ### The guidance is sound The **consumer-facing-surface test** ("Would a consumer pinning to this version observe ANY new capability or behavior change on their next pin-bump?") is the right discriminator — it cuts on the thing SemVer's minor-bump contract actually promises, not on how the change *feels*. The Yes/No examples are concrete, and the `refactor:` alternative (substantial internal restructuring → `### Internal`, no bump) rounds out the type-choice space cleanly. The **worked instance is self-consistent with its own test**: PR #6's `feat(workflows)` was the toolkit's own dogfood wrappers — they fire on the toolkit's pushes, not on any consumer's pin-bump, so the consumer-facing-surface test classifies them as `chore:`. The escalation it caused (a cut pulled toward minor, needing `bump_override` recovery) is exactly the failure the guidance prevents. Good choice of example — it's the test applied to a real miss, which teaches better than an abstract rule. ### Density disposition — correctly applied The detail lives in `docs/conventions.md` (the reference, where it belongs), and the changelog fragment is a crisp 1-liner. That's exactly the crisp-fragment-plus-detailed-reference shape from the v0.3.0 density discussion — applied on the very next slice. The 224-word subsection isn't bloat; it's a reference section teaching a non-trivial distinction, and every part earns its place. ### One optional note (take-or-leave) The worked instance cites `PR #6` / `#14` as provenance. For a contributor-facing conventions doc that's fine, but a pure external adopter can't follow bare internal PR numbers — the *lesson* is fully self-contained in the prose, so the citations are just grounding. If conventions.md is meant to read for external adopters too, generalizing the provenance ("an internal-infrastructure PR mislabeled `feat:`") would make it fully stand-alone. Minor; the substance is complete either way. Clean slice. Closes #14. → your self-merge.

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