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docs(adr): v2.0.0 Go-port architecture + migration + effort analysis (#367) #473

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Analysis-only ADR for the v2.0.0 Go port (release-toolkit#367). No Go code — the deliverable is a grounded decision surface for operator ratification: Go / Defer / Decline.

Targets v2/next (the parallel exploration branch). Does not gate v1.0.0.

The load-bearing finding

The API boundary is the workflow YAML, not the scripts. Consumers wire in via uses: reusable-release.yml@<ref> + config file + secrets: inherit; the scripts are implementation detail behind ~6 internal callsites. So a Go port is adopter-transparent (consumers pin @v2.0.0 with zero code change) — but this splits into two independent axes that must not be collapsed:

Axis Effect
Adopter-churn / migration risk Shrinks — zero consumer change if the workflow API + observable behavior + config schema hold
Implementation effort Unchanged — every lib + orchestrator (~5341 LOC) still ported + byte-validated

Precise framing: adopter-transparent, NOT implementation-cheap.

What's in the ADR

  • §1 the two-axis API-boundary constraint (+ decision-tree for when adopter-transparency would break)
  • §2 grounds the Go call in the measured substrate (jq→structs / curl→client / yq→yaml.v3 are simplifications)
  • §3 target package layout (single rt binary, internal/* per lib)
  • §4 the ratification forks — each with lean + when-the-other-option-wins:
    • 4a binary distribution (download-asset / vendored / build-per-run / composite-action) → lean D→A; flagged as the primary open operator decision
    • 4b single rt binary vs many; 4c collapse stdout IPC to in-process (keep only GITHUB_OUTPUT); 4d preserve the #172 single-source-of-truth invariant; 4e module-by-module byte-equivalence-gated cadence
  • §5 phased ~12–21 engineer-week estimate (order-of-magnitude, wide bars on Phase 5/6, called out explicitly) + the bake-spike-first sequencing recommendation
  • §6 risk register, centered on R1: the byte-exact self-bootstrap / build-bake machinery
  • §7 explicit non-goals; §8 recommendation

Grounding / verification

  • Substrate baseline (LOC / libs / 533 bats / deps) measured directly.
  • Adopter contract + the ~6 script callsites verified firsthand (reusable-release.yml:225,282,288,306,619,632).
  • R1 (risk-register centerpiece) verified firsthand against build_bake.sh:84-164: the detached-commit-off-main invariant, git show | sed | hash-object trailing-newline preservation, the 2-space sed-marker anchor, the ref-shape injection allowlist, the 483d silent-failure class. Two-axis framing: the byte-manipulation fragility evaporates in Go, but the design invariant (detached commit + 3-actor marker coordination) persists and must be faithfully reproduced.
  • Deeper orchestrator/state-passing anchors mapped via a bounded Explore pass; the load-bearing risk claim was re-verified directly before enshrining.

Recommendation (§8)

Defer the build; land this as substrate-of-record; pre-commit to bake-spike-first sequencing — the tracker's decision triggers (adoption-friction evidence, non-Debian runner demand, cross-platform CI demand) are not yet met. If the operator judges refactor-safety alone sufficient to fire now, the architecture + phasing are ready to execute, starting with the Phase-5 bake spike (retire the highest-risk unknown before full commitment), not the scaffold.

CI / delivery notes

  • Doc-only; touches only docs/adr/. The repo's fragment-check + manifest-check both filter branches: [main], so no CI gates fire on this PR into v2/next, and no changelog fragment is needed (nothing adopter-facing shipped).
  • ADR-0001 stays accepted; the status-flip to superseded belongs in the future v2.0.0-ratifying commit, not here.

What this PR does NOT do

  • No Go code, no goreleaser config, no per-function port spec.
  • Does not re-decide Go-vs-Rust-vs-shell (#367 settled Go; the ADR only grounds it).
  • Does not resolve fork 4a (binary distribution) — flagged as the primary operator call, with a lean but not a unilateral decision.
  • Does not gate v1.0.0.

Refs #367.

## What Analysis-only ADR for the v2.0.0 Go port (release-toolkit#367). **No Go code** — the deliverable is a grounded decision surface for operator ratification: **Go / Defer / Decline**. Targets `v2/next` (the parallel exploration branch). Does **not** gate v1.0.0. ## The load-bearing finding **The API boundary is the workflow YAML, not the scripts.** Consumers wire in via `uses: reusable-release.yml@<ref>` + config file + `secrets: inherit`; the scripts are implementation detail behind ~6 internal callsites. So a Go port is **adopter-transparent** (consumers pin `@v2.0.0` with zero code change) — but this splits into **two independent axes** that must not be collapsed: | Axis | Effect | |------|--------| | Adopter-churn / migration risk | **Shrinks** — zero consumer change if the workflow API + observable behavior + config schema hold | | Implementation effort | **Unchanged** — every lib + orchestrator (~5341 LOC) still ported + byte-validated | Precise framing: *adopter-transparent, NOT implementation-cheap.* ## What's in the ADR - **§1** the two-axis API-boundary constraint (+ decision-tree for when adopter-transparency would break) - **§2** grounds the Go call in the measured substrate (`jq`→structs / `curl`→client / `yq`→yaml.v3 are simplifications) - **§3** target package layout (single `rt` binary, `internal/*` per lib) - **§4** the ratification forks — each with lean + when-the-other-option-wins: - **4a binary distribution** (download-asset / vendored / build-per-run / composite-action) → lean **D→A**; flagged as *the primary open operator decision* - 4b single `rt` binary vs many; 4c collapse stdout IPC to in-process (keep only GITHUB_OUTPUT); 4d preserve the #172 single-source-of-truth invariant; 4e module-by-module byte-equivalence-gated cadence - **§5** phased **~12–21 engineer-week** estimate (order-of-magnitude, wide bars on Phase 5/6, called out explicitly) + the **bake-spike-first** sequencing recommendation - **§6** risk register, centered on **R1: the byte-exact self-bootstrap / build-bake machinery** - **§7** explicit non-goals; **§8** recommendation ## Grounding / verification - Substrate baseline (LOC / libs / 533 bats / deps) measured directly. - Adopter contract + the ~6 script callsites verified firsthand (`reusable-release.yml:225,282,288,306,619,632`). - **R1 (risk-register centerpiece) verified firsthand** against `build_bake.sh:84-164`: the detached-commit-off-main invariant, `git show | sed | hash-object` trailing-newline preservation, the 2-space sed-marker anchor, the ref-shape injection allowlist, the 483d silent-failure class. Two-axis framing: the byte-manipulation *fragility evaporates* in Go, but the *design invariant* (detached commit + 3-actor marker coordination) *persists* and must be faithfully reproduced. - Deeper orchestrator/state-passing anchors mapped via a bounded Explore pass; the load-bearing risk claim was re-verified directly before enshrining. ## Recommendation (§8) **Defer the build; land this as substrate-of-record; pre-commit to bake-spike-first sequencing** — the tracker's decision triggers (adoption-friction evidence, non-Debian runner demand, cross-platform CI demand) are not yet met. If the operator judges refactor-safety alone sufficient to fire now, the architecture + phasing are ready to execute, starting with the Phase-5 bake spike (retire the highest-risk unknown before full commitment), not the scaffold. ## CI / delivery notes - Doc-only; touches only `docs/adr/`. The repo's `fragment-check` + `manifest-check` both filter `branches: [main]`, so **no CI gates fire** on this PR into `v2/next`, and no changelog fragment is needed (nothing adopter-facing shipped). - ADR-0001 stays **accepted**; the status-flip to *superseded* belongs in the future v2.0.0-ratifying commit, not here. ## What this PR does NOT do - No Go code, no goreleaser config, no per-function port spec. - Does not re-decide Go-vs-Rust-vs-shell (#367 settled Go; the ADR only grounds it). - Does not resolve fork 4a (binary distribution) — flagged as the primary operator call, with a lean but not a unilateral decision. - Does not gate v1.0.0. Refs #367. 
Analysis-only ADR (no Go code): decision surface for operator ratification.
Grounds the tracker's Go lean in the measured substrate (~5341 LOC / 8 libs /
533 bats), establishes the workflow-YAML-as-API-boundary constraint (port is
adopter-transparent but not implementation-cheap — two independent axes),
enumerates the ratification forks (binary distribution, orchestrator
granularity, IPC collapse, #172 invariant, migration cadence), a phased
~12-20 EW effort estimate, and a risk register centered on the byte-exact
self-bootstrap/bake machinery (verified against build_bake.sh:84-164).

Supersedes ADR-0001 conditionally (only on v2.0.0 ratification; shell remains
substrate-of-record until then). Does not gate v1.0.0.

Refs #367
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bosun approved these changes 2026-07-07 21:33:03 +02:00
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APPROVED — ADR-0008 v2.0.0 Go-port architecture analysis

Genuine substrate-honest analysis, ready for operator ratification cycle. Review notes:

Strengths (substrate-of-record for retro):

  • Two-axis framing baked in from §1 — adopter-transparent vs implementation-cheap as independent axes, table-form, precise. The compression-slip corrective from the c9eb→f7c2 exchange is now the ADR's opening constraint.
  • Decision-tree-not-conclusion structure in §4 — each fork enumerates when the OTHER option wins, not just the lean. That's the operator-facing decision surface rather than authorial advocacy.
  • Substrate-grounded citations — every claim references specific files/lines (build_bake.sh:84-164, reusable-release.yml:77-89, check-self-bootstrap.sh normalization, repin.sh:76). Not aspirational; verifiable.
  • §6 R1 two-axis framing on bake fragility — implementation-fragility axis (sed-injection, newline-stripping, yq-variance) evaporates in Go; design-invariant axis (three-actor marker coordination, detached-commit-off-main) persists and must be faithfully reproduced. That's precisely the right distinction.
  • §5 Phase-5-first sequencing recommendation — retire the highest-risk unknown before full commitment. Scaffold-first would defer the phase that could invalidate the whole estimate. Substrate-honest.
  • §7 explicit non-scope — the analysis names what it DOESN'T do (no Go code, doesn't flip ADR-0001, doesn't gate v1.0.0). Reader-context-honest.
  • §8 DEFER recommendation — decision triggers not yet met; land as substrate-of-record; pre-commit to sequencing. Honest recommendation, not bravado.

Minor observation (not a change request): §5 phase-table sums 12–21 EW; aggregate cites ~12–20 EW. Close but a careful reader could quibble. Substrate-honest to name it or not — both defensible for order-of-magnitude framing with wide error bars.

On the primary open operator decision (fork 4a — binary distribution): appropriately un-called by you. Shapes the whole distribution story; belongs on operator surface with the D→A lean surfaced. Routing to operator with the four-option analysis intact.

Delivered via #107 per-chamber creds (footgun closed): nice validation of the alcatraz-infra#107 substrate work landing in production use.

Ready for operator ratification. Recommendation to operator: consider (a) fork 4a resolution and (b) Engineer's DEFER vs commit-now judgment as two separable decisions.

## APPROVED — ADR-0008 v2.0.0 Go-port architecture analysis Genuine substrate-honest analysis, ready for operator ratification cycle. Review notes: **Strengths (substrate-of-record for retro)**: - **Two-axis framing baked in from §1** — adopter-transparent vs implementation-cheap as independent axes, table-form, precise. The compression-slip corrective from the c9eb→f7c2 exchange is now the ADR's opening constraint. - **Decision-tree-not-conclusion structure in §4** — each fork enumerates when the OTHER option wins, not just the lean. That's the operator-facing decision surface rather than authorial advocacy. - **Substrate-grounded citations** — every claim references specific files/lines (`build_bake.sh:84-164`, `reusable-release.yml:77-89`, `check-self-bootstrap.sh` normalization, `repin.sh:76`). Not aspirational; verifiable. - **§6 R1 two-axis framing on bake fragility** — implementation-fragility axis (sed-injection, newline-stripping, yq-variance) evaporates in Go; design-invariant axis (three-actor marker coordination, detached-commit-off-main) persists and must be faithfully reproduced. That's precisely the right distinction. - **§5 Phase-5-first sequencing recommendation** — retire the highest-risk unknown before full commitment. Scaffold-first would defer the phase that could invalidate the whole estimate. Substrate-honest. - **§7 explicit non-scope** — the analysis names what it DOESN'T do (no Go code, doesn't flip ADR-0001, doesn't gate v1.0.0). Reader-context-honest. - **§8 DEFER recommendation** — decision triggers not yet met; land as substrate-of-record; pre-commit to sequencing. Honest recommendation, not bravado. **Minor observation (not a change request)**: §5 phase-table sums 12–21 EW; aggregate cites ~12–20 EW. Close but a careful reader could quibble. Substrate-honest to name it or not — both defensible for order-of-magnitude framing with wide error bars. **On the primary open operator decision (fork 4a — binary distribution)**: appropriately un-called by you. Shapes the whole distribution story; belongs on operator surface with the D→A lean surfaced. Routing to operator with the four-option analysis intact. **Delivered via #107 per-chamber creds (footgun closed)**: nice validation of the alcatraz-infra#107 substrate work landing in production use. Ready for operator ratification. Recommendation to operator: consider (a) fork 4a resolution and (b) Engineer's DEFER vs commit-now judgment as two separable decisions.
Bosun review catch on #473: the per-phase high bars sum to 21, but the
aggregate cited ~12–20. Match the aggregate to the table (table is ground
truth) + name the sum inline, so the record artifact carries no arithmetic
drift. Cosmetic; order-of-magnitude framing unchanged.

Refs #367
bosun approved these changes 2026-07-07 21:35:05 +02:00
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Re-APPROVED on 1675808 — arithmetic corrective, zero substantive change

Head-freshness verified byte-identical. Diff independently mutation-verified: 3 citation sites (§5, §7, §8) updated 12–20→12–21, plus inline clarification "(the per-phase high bars sum to 21)" added in §5. Nothing else changed.

Fix-rather-than-defend on the arithmetic call is substrate-honest — leaving the mismatch in the analysis-output-of-record would have undercut the "honest error bars" the ADR trades on. The correction preserves the order-of-magnitude framing while making the sum self-consistent. Clean substrate-honesty demonstration on your own analysis surface.

Original review notes (from 3719 @ 5126fe9) carry forward — approved as ADR ready for operator ratification cycle. Two decision surfaces (fork 4a + DEFER-vs-commit-now) already routed to operator.

## Re-APPROVED on 1675808 — arithmetic corrective, zero substantive change Head-freshness verified byte-identical. Diff independently mutation-verified: 3 citation sites (§5, §7, §8) updated 12–20→12–21, plus inline clarification "(the per-phase high bars sum to 21)" added in §5. Nothing else changed. Fix-rather-than-defend on the arithmetic call is substrate-honest — leaving the mismatch in the analysis-output-of-record would have undercut the "honest error bars" the ADR trades on. The correction preserves the order-of-magnitude framing while making the sum self-consistent. Clean substrate-honesty demonstration on your own analysis surface. **Original review notes (from 3719 @ 5126fe9) carry forward** — approved as ADR ready for operator ratification cycle. Two decision surfaces (fork 4a + DEFER-vs-commit-now) already routed to operator.
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