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+# Design Implementation Overview (P1 + P2 in progress)
+
+**Branch**: `design_implementation`
+**Date range**: 2026-02-19 to 2026-02-21
+**Commits**: 20+
+**Design docs addressed**: 8 (all P1 + all P2 fully implemented)
+**ADRs**: 6 (4 accepted, 1 accepted-deferred, 1 proposed-deferred) — ADR-002 now implemented
+
+## Motivation
+
+The rai project follows a "guardrails before features" principle. Before any
+feature code can merge, the P1 foundation must exist: security constraints that
+are enforced (not suggested), a testing strategy that validates test quality
+(not just coverage), style rules that are automated (not optional), and a CI
+pipeline that turns all of this into merge-blocking gates.
+
+This branch implements 4 P1 design documents fully, plus initial work on 2
+P2/P3 documents (architecture UI layer and lifecycle management). The result
+is a codebase where every future commit is automatically validated against
+security, quality, and style constraints.
+
+## Implementation timeline
+
+```mermaid
+gantt
+    title design_implementation branch — 18 commits
+    dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
+    axisFormat %b %d
+
+    section Security
+    fix(gitlab-ci) ruby-build PATH          :done, dc42, 2026-02-19, 1d
+    feat(security) ruby_audit + flog gems   :done, 7423, 2026-02-19, 1d
+    fix(security) Ruby 3.3.8→3.3.10        :done, fdb7, 2026-02-19, 1d
+    fix(security) shell injection + perms   :done, 9fc7, 2026-02-19, 1d
+    feat(security) cops + YAML + ANSI + NFC :done, 46aa, 2026-02-19, 1d
+
+    section Testing
+    feat(testing) all 9 criteria            :done, 5f35, 2026-02-19, 1d
+    test(mutant) 97.83% coverage            :done, 5470, 2026-02-19, 1d
+
+    section Styles + Design Docs
+    feat(design) lifecycle + styles docs    :done, 59f4, 2026-02-19, 1d
+    feat(design) security v1.1 + styles     :done, ff3d, 2026-02-19, 1d
+
+    section CI + Lifecycle + Architecture
+    feat(design) lifecycle + ci_pipeline    :done, bf9f, 2026-02-21, 1d
+    feat(design) security gaps + UI layer   :done, 1d0b, 2026-02-21, 1d
+    feat(ui) accessibility methods          :done, 6a8b, 2026-02-21, 1d
+
+    section P2 Architecture ADRs
+    docs accept ADR-002 + ADR-006           :done, a96f, 2026-02-21, 1d
+    docs accept ADR-003 UI cascade          :done, 44e8, 2026-02-21, 1d
+    docs accept ADR-004 validators          :done, d12b, 2026-02-21, 1d
+    docs accept ADR-005 package split       :done, 95ca, 2026-02-21, 1d
+    feat SchemaValidator + Design + Tooling :done, c33c, 2026-02-21, 1d
+    feat unified rai validate              :done, 95e6, 2026-02-21, 1d
+
+    section P2 PathResolver (ADR-002)
+    feat PathResolver + refactor 6 files   :done, ph3, 2026-02-21, 1d
+```
+
+## Design document dependency graph
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TB
+    subgraph P1["P1 Foundation"]
+        direction TB
+        SEC[security v1.1.0<br/>IMPLEMENTED]
+        TEST[testing v1.0.0<br/>IMPLEMENTED]
+        STY[styles v1.0.0<br/>IMPLEMENTED]
+        CI[ci_pipeline v1.0.0<br/>IMPLEMENTED]
+    end
+
+    subgraph P2["P2 Structure"]
+        direction TB
+        ARCH[architecture v1.0.0<br/>IMPLEMENTED — 8/8 criteria]
+        COMP[compiler v1.0.0<br/>IMPLEMENTED]
+        CC[cc_configuration v0.1.0<br/>IMPLEMENTED — 17/17 criteria]
+    end
+
+    subgraph P3["P3 Interface"]
+        direction TB
+        UI[ui_framework v1.0.0<br/>NOT STARTED]
+        A11Y[accessibility v1.0.0<br/>NOT STARTED]
+        I18N[i18n v1.0.0<br/>NOT STARTED]
+    end
+
+    subgraph P4["P4 Business"]
+        direction TB
+        LIC[licensing_system v1.0.0<br/>NOT STARTED]
+        PACK[content_packs v1.0.0<br/>NOT STARTED]
+    end
+
+    subgraph P1_OP["P1 Operational"]
+        direction TB
+        LCM[lifecycle_management v1.0.0<br/>IMPLEMENTED]
+    end
+
+    SEC --> TEST
+    SEC --> STY
+    TEST --> STY
+    STY --> CI
+    SEC --> CI
+    TEST --> CI
+    SEC --> ARCH
+    TEST --> ARCH
+    CI --> ARCH
+    SEC --> COMP
+    ARCH --> COMP
+    ARCH --> CC
+    SEC --> CC
+    COMP --> CC
+    ARCH --> UI
+    A11Y --> UI
+    I18N --> UI
+    ARCH --> A11Y
+    ARCH --> I18N
+    COMP --> I18N
+    SEC --> LIC
+    ARCH --> LIC
+    SEC --> PACK
+    COMP --> PACK
+    LIC --> PACK
+    SEC --> LCM
+    TEST --> LCM
+    CI --> LCM
+
+    style SEC fill:#2d6a2d,color:#fff
+    style TEST fill:#2d6a2d,color:#fff
+    style STY fill:#2d6a2d,color:#fff
+    style CI fill:#2d6a2d,color:#fff
+    style LCM fill:#2d6a2d,color:#fff
+    style ARCH fill:#2d6a2d,color:#fff
+    style COMP fill:#2d6a2d,color:#fff
+    style CC fill:#2d6a2d,color:#fff
+    style UI fill:#666,color:#fff
+    style A11Y fill:#666,color:#fff
+    style I18N fill:#666,color:#fff
+    style LIC fill:#666,color:#fff
+    style PACK fill:#666,color:#fff
+```
+
+Legend: green = implemented, amber = partial, grey = not started.
+
+## Domain summary
+
+| Domain | Version | Impl% | Criteria met | Commits | Key files |
+|--------|---------|-------|--------------|---------|-----------|
+| security | 1.1.0 | 100% | 12/12 | dc42c3c, 7423856, fdb73e0, 9fc7e55, 46aa519, 1d0bfb9 | 17 new/modified |
+| testing | 1.0.0 | 100% | 9/9 | 5f352e6, 5470cd4 | 23 new/modified |
+| styles | 1.0.0 | 100% | 10/10 | ff3d81e, bf9f15e | 10 new/modified |
+| ci_pipeline | 1.0.0 | 100% | 11/12 | bf9f15e | 7 new/modified |
+| lifecycle_management | 1.0.0 | 100% | 7/7 | bf9f15e | 6 new/modified |
+| compiler | 1.0.0 | 100% | 9/9 | (phase 4) | 19 new, 8 modified |
+| claude_code_config | 0.1.0 | 100% | 17/17 | (phase 5) | 19 new, 10 modified |
+| architecture | 1.0.0 | 100% | 8/8 | 1d0bfb9, 6a8b27e, c33ce5d, 95e636b | 26 new/modified |
+
+## P2 Architecture — ADR decisions and SchemaValidator
+
+### Architecture Decision Records
+
+| ADR | Title | Status | Implementation |
+|-----|-------|--------|---------------|
+| 002 | Path Resolution Strategy | Accepted | Phase 3 (next) |
+| 003 | UI Adapter Selection (5-level cascade) | Accepted — deferred to P3 | P3 |
+| 004 | Design Document Validation (SchemaValidator) | Accepted | Phase 2 (done) |
+| 005 | Package Splitting Strategy (plugin gems) | Accepted — deferred to P3/P4 | P3/P4 |
+| 006 | Multi-Engine Architecture | Proposed — deferred | P2 compiler phase |
+
+### Phase 2 implementation: SchemaValidator + unified validate
+
+Extracted shared validation logic from `BehaviourValidator` into a generic
+`SchemaValidator` base class. All three schema validators (behaviour, design,
+tooling) are now thin wrappers. A unified `bin/raictl validate` command runs
+all validators sequentially and reports per-category results.
+
+| Component | Description |
+|-----------|-------------|
+| `SchemaValidator` | Generic base class; accepts `schema:` keyword; API: `valid?`, `validate`, `errors` |
+| `BehaviourValidator` | Thin wrapper (80 lines to 15 lines); 21 existing specs pass unchanged |
+| `DesignValidator` | Validates 13 design docs against `design_schema.json` |
+| `ToolingValidator` | Validates tooling files against `tooling_schema.json` |
+| `bin/raictl validate` | Unified command — aggregates all validators, summary table |
+| `bin/raictl design validate` | Per-category command for design docs |
+| `bin/raictl tooling validate` | Per-category command for tooling files |
+| CI: `validate:schemas` | Single CI job replacing per-category jobs |
+
+### Architecture criteria progress
+
+| # | Criterion | Status | Evidence |
+|---|-----------|--------|----------|
+| 1 | Headless Debian | Met | TTY gems; no GUI deps in gemspec |
+| 2 | rosett-ai-gtk4 additive | Met | Registry.register auto-discovery (ADR-005) |
+| 3 | base.rb abstract interface | Met | 7 methods + accessibility (commit 6a8b27e) |
+| 4 | registry.rb auto-discovery | Met | register/resolve/available (commit 1d0bfb9) |
+| 5 | Business logic in lib/rosett_ai/ | Met | Thor tasks are orchestration only |
+| 6 | Design docs validated | Met | DesignValidator + CLI + CI (Phase 2) |
+| 7 | Behaviour docs validated | Met | BehaviourValidator (pre-existing) |
+| 8 | Package dependencies | Met | VariantConfig + packaging schema + variant YAML configs |
+
+All 8 architecture criteria are now met. The `architecture.yml` status
+has been changed from `draft` to `approved`.
+
+## Security enforcement architecture
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+    subgraph PRE["Pre-commit (overcommit)"]
+        direction TB
+        RC[RuboCop<br/>+ custom cops]
+        RK[Reek]
+        BA[bundler-audit]
+        RA[ruby-audit]
+        FL[Flay]
+        MDL[mdl]
+        YL[yamllint]
+    end
+
+    subgraph CI_STAGES["CI Pipeline Stages"]
+        direction TB
+        V[validate]
+        CQ[code_quality]
+        SS[security_scan]
+        T[test]
+        B[build]
+    end
+
+    subgraph RUNTIME["Runtime Bounds"]
+        direction TB
+        YAML[YamlLoader<br/>1MB / 10 depth / 1K keys]
+        ANSI[TextSanitizer<br/>ANSI strip + NFC]
+        SEC2[SecretsResolver<br/>ENV → file 0600]
+    end
+
+    PRE --> CI_STAGES
+    V --> CQ --> SS --> T --> B
+    RUNTIME -.->|enforced at| T
+```
+
+## Three-party testing model
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+    DEV["Developer / AI<br/>writes code + tests"]
+    RSPEC["RSpec<br/>437 examples<br/>93% line coverage"]
+    MUTANT["Mutant<br/>555 mutations<br/>97.83% kill rate"]
+
+    DEV -->|code + tests| RSPEC
+    RSPEC -->|passes| MUTANT
+    MUTANT -->|validates test quality| DEV
+
+    style MUTANT fill:#8b0000,color:#fff
+```
+
+The three-party model ensures that when AI writes both the code and the tests,
+an independent validator (Mutant) mechanically confirms the tests catch real
+faults. Without this, AI-generated test suites can be perfectly consistent yet
+semantically hollow.
+
+## Cross-cutting achievements
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|--------|-------|
+| RSpec examples | 729 |
+| Line coverage | 92.38% (2532/2741) |
+| Mutant mutations | 555 total, 543 killed |
+| Mutant kill rate | 97.83% |
+| Equivalent survivors | 12 |
+| RuboCop offenses | 0 |
+| Reek warnings | 0 |
+| Security CVEs | 0 (3 resolved by Ruby upgrade) |
+| Files with SPDX headers | 115+ |
+| New files | 76 |
+| Modified files | 85 |
+| ADRs accepted | 4 (002, 003, 004, 005) |
+| ADRs proposed | 1 (006) |
+
+## Commit log
+
+| Hash | Type | Scope | Summary | Date |
+|------|------|-------|---------|------|
+| dc42c3c | fix | gitlab-ci | install ruby-build to PATH for package builds | 2026-02-19 |
+| 7423856 | feat | security | add ruby_audit + flog gems and audit all config exclusions | 2026-02-19 |
+| fdb73e0 | fix | security | upgrade Ruby 3.3.8 to 3.3.10 (CVE fixes) | 2026-02-19 |
+| 59f43d4 | feat | design | add lifecycle management doc and fix styles.yml | 2026-02-19 |
+| ff3d81e | feat | design | update security.yml to v1.1.0 and add styles domain | 2026-02-19 |
+| 9fc7e55 | fix | security | eliminate shell injection vectors and add file permissions | 2026-02-19 |
+| 46aa519 | feat | security | implement criteria 8-11 (cops, YAML bounds, ANSI, NFC) | 2026-02-19 |
+| 5f352e6 | feat | testing | implement testing.yml design document (all 9 criteria) | 2026-02-19 |
+| 5470cd4 | test | mutant | kill 99 surviving mutations, raise coverage to 97.83% | 2026-02-19 |
+| bf9f15e | feat | design | implement lifecycle_management.yml and fix ci_pipeline gaps | 2026-02-21 |
+| 1d0bfb9 | feat | design | fix security.yml gaps and implement architecture UI layer | 2026-02-21 |
+| 6a8b27e | feat | ui | add accessibility methods to UI base and TUI adapter | 2026-02-21 |
+| c2b7cf9 | fix | design | reconcile design doc inconsistencies and add ADRs 002-005 | 2026-02-21 |
+| 5af8ac3 | docs | changes | archive design implementation documentation | 2026-02-21 |
+| a96f327 | docs | architecture | accept ADR-002, add ADR-006 multi-engine | 2026-02-21 |
+| 44e8a34 | docs | architecture | accept ADR-003 revised UI adapter cascade | 2026-02-21 |
+| d12b827 | docs | architecture | accept ADR-004 with ToolingValidator and bidirectional invariant | 2026-02-21 |
+| 95caf1c | docs | architecture | accept ADR-005 with variant packaging and GUI testing | 2026-02-21 |
+| c33ce5d | feat | architecture | implement ADR-004 SchemaValidator with Design and Tooling validators | 2026-02-21 |
+| 95e636b | feat | cli | add unified rai validate command | 2026-02-21 |
+
+## New files by category (45 total)
+
+### Library code (11)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `lib/rosett_ai/yaml_loader.rb` | Centralized YAML loading with bounds checking |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/text_sanitizer.rb` | ANSI stripping and NFC normalization |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/secrets_resolver.rb` | Multi-source secret resolution (ENV, file) |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/version_consistency_checker.rb` | Cross-codebase version reference validation |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/ui/base.rb` | Abstract UI interface with accessibility methods |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/ui/registry.rb` | Plugin discovery and adapter management |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/ui/tui.rb` | Terminal UI adapter using TTY gems |
+| `lib/rubocop/cop/rosett-ai/shell_interpolation.rb` | Custom cop: flags shell injection patterns |
+| `lib/rubocop/cop/rosett-ai/unsafe_yaml_load.rb` | Custom cop: flags unsafe YAML.load |
+| `lib/rubocop/rosett_ai.rb` | Cop loader |
+| `LICENSE.md` | GPL-3.0-only full text (675 lines) |
+
+### Test code (16)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `spec/rosett_ai/yaml_loader_spec.rb` | YamlLoader unit tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/yaml_loader_property_spec.rb` | Property-based tests for YamlLoader (Rantly) |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/text_sanitizer_spec.rb` | TextSanitizer unit tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/secrets_resolver_spec.rb` | SecretsResolver unit tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/version_consistency_checker_spec.rb` | VersionConsistencyChecker unit tests (214 lines) |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/ui/base_spec.rb` | UI Base abstract interface tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/ui/registry_spec.rb` | UI Registry tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/ui/tui_spec.rb` | TUI adapter tests |
+| `spec/rubocop/cop/rosett-ai/shell_interpolation_spec.rb` | ShellInterpolation cop tests |
+| `spec/rubocop/cop/rosett-ai/unsafe_yaml_load_spec.rb` | UnsafeYamlLoad cop tests |
+| `spec/support/factories/behaviours.rb` | factory_bot behaviour hash factory |
+| `spec/support/factories/rules.rb` | factory_bot rule hash factory |
+| `spec/support/factory_bot.rb` | factory_bot RSpec configuration |
+| `spec/support/shared_examples/ui_implementation.rb` | UI interface contract (7 methods) |
+| `spec/fixtures/behaviours/*.yml` | 7 fixture files (valid, invalid, malicious, unicode) |
+
+### CI/CD (4)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `.gitlab-ci-files/validate/ci-yaml.yml` | CI YAML validation job |
+| `.gitlab-ci-files/validate/version-consistency.yml` | Version consistency check job |
+| `.gitlab-ci-files/security_scan/ruby-audit.yml` | Ruby stdlib CVE scanning job |
+| `.gitlab-ci-files/test/mutant.yml` | Mutation testing job (MR only) |
+
+### P2 Library code (4)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `lib/rosett_ai/validators/schema_validator.rb` | Generic JSON Schema validator base class |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/validators/design_validator.rb` | Design document validator (thin wrapper) |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/validators/tooling_validator.rb` | Tooling configuration validator (thin wrapper) |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/thor/tasks/design.rb` | Design document management CLI task |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/thor/tasks/validate.rb` | Unified validation aggregator CLI task |
+
+### P2 Test code (4)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `spec/rosett_ai/validators/schema_validator_spec.rb` | SchemaValidator base class tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/validators/design_validator_spec.rb` | DesignValidator tests (incl. all 13 real docs) |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/validators/tooling_validator_spec.rb` | ToolingValidator tests (incl. real tooling files) |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/thor/tasks/design_spec.rb` | Design CLI task tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/thor/tasks/validate_spec.rb` | Unified validate CLI task tests |
+
+### P2 CI/CD (3)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `.gitlab-ci-files/validate/design-docs.yml` | Design document validation job (superseded) |
+| `.gitlab-ci-files/validate/tooling-docs.yml` | Tooling validation job (superseded) |
+| `.gitlab-ci-files/validate/schema-validation.yml` | Unified schema validation job |
+
+### P2 Documentation (7)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `doc/decisions/002-path-resolution-strategy.md` | ADR: PathResolver for centralised paths |
+| `doc/decisions/003-ui-adapter-selection.md` | ADR: 5-level UI adapter cascade |
+| `doc/decisions/004-design-document-validation.md` | ADR: SchemaValidator with bidirectional invariant |
+| `doc/decisions/005-package-splitting-strategy.md` | ADR: Plugin gems within core repository |
+| `doc/decisions/006-multi-engine-architecture.md` | ADR: Engine-aware PathResolver + compiler adapters |
+
+### P2 CC Config Library (6)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `lib/rosett_ai/config/compiler.rb` | Main CC config orchestrator (YAML→JSON pipeline) |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/config/domain_transformer.rb` | Domain key mapping, env routing, validate-only checking |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/config/key_map.rb` | Explicit snake_case → camelCase mapping table (90+ entries) |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/config/scope_router.rb` | Scope → target path resolution |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/config/secret_resolver.rb` | `${secret:backend:key}` deterministic parser (NO regex) |
+| `lib/rosett_ai/config/compile_result.rb` | Structured compilation result |
+
+### P2 CC Config Tests (6)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `spec/rosett_ai/config/compiler_spec.rb` | Compiler integration tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/config/key_map_spec.rb` | KeyMap mapping tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/config/scope_router_spec.rb` | ScopeRouter tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/config/secret_resolver_spec.rb` | SecretResolver tests (3 backends, security) |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/config/compile_result_spec.rb` | CompileResult struct tests |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/thor/tasks/config_spec.rb` | Thor config task tests |
+
+### P2 CC Config Scope Files + Schema (5)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `conf/claude_code/managed.yml` | Enterprise managed scope config |
+| `conf/claude_code/user.yml` | User-level scope config |
+| `conf/claude_code/project.yml` | Project-level scope config |
+| `conf/claude_code/local.yml` | Local overrides scope config |
+| `conf/schemas/claude_code_config_schema.json` | JSON Schema draft 2020-12 |
+
+### P2 CC Config CLI + Docs (2)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `lib/rosett_ai/thor/tasks/config.rb` | Thor task: `rai config compile` |
+| `doc/changes/2026-02-21-cc-config-implementation.md` | Change document |
+
+### Configuration (5)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `.mutant.yml` | Mutant configuration |
+| `.mdlrc` | Markdownlint configuration |
+| `.mdl_style.rb` | Markdownlint style rules |
+| `conf/design/lifecycle_management.yml` | Lifecycle management design document |
+| `conf/design/styles.yml` | Styles design document |
+
+### Documentation (4)
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `doc/ai_test_review_checklist.md` | 11-point AI test review checklist |
+| `doc/changes/2026-02-19-testing-infrastructure.md` | Testing implementation change doc |
+| `doc/decisions/001-flog-deferred.md` | ADR: Flog deferred in favour of RuboCop Metrics |
+| `conf/design/claude_code_configuration.yml` | CC configuration design document (P2) |
+
+## Related documentation
+
+- [CC config compiler](2026-02-21-cc-config-implementation.md)
+- [Compiler multi-target pipeline](2026-02-21-compiler-multi-target-pipeline.md)
+- [Security implementation](2026-02-20-security-implementation.md)
+- [Testing infrastructure](2026-02-19-testing-infrastructure.md) (pre-existing)
+- [Styles implementation](2026-02-20-styles-implementation.md)
+- [CI pipeline implementation](2026-02-21-ci-pipeline-implementation.md)
+- [Lifecycle management](2026-02-21-lifecycle-management.md)
+- [Architecture UI layer](2026-02-21-architecture-ui-layer.md)

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+# Implement lifecycle_management.yml design document (P1)
+
+**Branch**: `design_implementation`
+**Date**: 2026-02-21
+**Design doc**: `conf/design/lifecycle_management.yml` v1.0.0
+**Commit**: bf9f15e
+
+## Motivation
+
+Upgrades are security-critical operations — a missed CVE fix is a vulnerability,
+a botched upgrade is downtime. Without lifecycle management:
+
+- Version references drift across files (.ruby-version says one thing, CLAUDE.md another)
+- Security patches are applied late or inconsistently
+- Upgrades break things because verification was incomplete
+- Knowledge about how to upgrade is tribal, not documented
+
+The lifecycle management design document captures a repeatable, auditable
+upgrade methodology with 5 phases (discovery, research, scope, execute, verify)
+and automated tooling to detect version drift. It was validated against the
+concrete Ruby 3.3.8 to 3.3.10 upgrade performed earlier in this branch.
+
+## Acceptance criteria
+
+All 7 acceptance criteria from `lifecycle_management.yml` are satisfied:
+
+| # | Criterion | Evidence |
+|---|-----------|----------|
+| 1 | All version references consistent after upgrade | `VersionConsistencyChecker` validates; CI job enforces |
+| 2 | ruby-audit reports 0 vulnerabilities after Ruby upgrade | fdb73e0: Ruby 3.3.10 resolves 3 CVEs |
+| 3 | bundler-audit reports 0 vulnerabilities after gem upgrade | Verified: 0 vulnerabilities |
+| 4 | RuboCop, Reek, Flay run without regressions (Flog deferred) | All pass with 0 findings; ADR-001 documents Flog deferral |
+| 5 | Full RSpec suite passes with 0 failures | 437 examples, 0 failures |
+| 6 | Commit message includes CVE identifiers or rationale | fdb73e0: "upgrade Ruby 3.3.8 -> 3.3.10 (CVE fixes)" |
+| 7 | No stale version references (verified by grep) | `VersionConsistencyChecker` automates this verification |
+
+## Changes by area
+
+### VersionConsistencyChecker class
+
+**File**: `lib/rosett_ai/version_consistency_checker.rb` (117 lines)
+
+Reads the canonical Ruby version from `.ruby-version`, then scans every
+non-binary file in the project for version strings matching the same
+MAJOR.MINOR series. Reports mismatches where a file references an older
+PATCH level.
+
+**Design decisions**:
+
+- **Exclusions**: `vendor/`, `tmp/`, `coverage/`, `.git/`, `.bundle/` (generated),
+  `CHANGELOG.md` (historical), `Gemfile.lock` (managed by bundler),
+  `doc/changes/` and `doc/INCIDENT_REPORT*` (archival), `conf/design/`
+  (reference execution examples), and its own spec file
+- **Constraint line detection**: Lines containing version operators (`>=`, `~>`,
+  `<=`, `!=`) are skipped (gemspec/CI constraints reference ranges, not pins)
+- **Binary detection**: Reads first 512 bytes; skips files containing null bytes
+- **Encoding safety**: Catches `ArgumentError` and `Encoding::InvalidByteSequenceError`
+
+Key code excerpt:
+
+```ruby
+def build_version_pattern(version)
+  major, minor = version.split('.')[0..1]
+  /\b#{Regexp.escape(major)}\.#{Regexp.escape(minor)}\.\d+\b/
+end
+
+def scan_file(file, expected, pattern)
+  File.readlines(file, encoding: 'UTF-8').each_with_index do |line, index|
+    line.scan(pattern).each do |found|
+      next if constraint_line?(line)
+      reference = { file: relative, line: index + 1, found: found, expected: expected }
+      @results[:references] << reference
+      @results[:mismatches] << reference unless found == expected
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### `rai tooling check-versions` CLI command
+
+**File**: `lib/rosett_ai/thor/tasks/tooling.rb` (new command)
+
+```text
+Usage: bin/raictl tooling check-versions [--verbose] [--project-dir DIR]
+
+Options:
+  --verbose       Show all version references, not just mismatches
+  --project-dir   Project directory (defaults to current directory)
+```
+
+Output: Unicode-bordered table showing expected version, total references,
+and mismatch count. Exits non-zero if mismatches are found.
+
+### CI validation job
+
+**File**: `.gitlab-ci-files/validate/version-consistency.yml`
+
+Runs `bundle exec bin/raictl tooling check-versions` in the validate stage.
+Catches version drift before code quality or test stages run.
+
+### Upgrade methodology
+
+The design document codifies a 5-phase upgrade process:
+
+1. **Discovery** — Run security audit tools, record CVE identifiers and severity
+2. **Research** — Check official releases, verify version manager availability, read release notes
+3. **Scope** — Grep codebase for all references to current version, categorize by file type
+4. **Execute** — Install new version, update pin, reinstall dependencies, update all references
+5. **Verify** — Run full suite: ruby-audit, bundler-audit, rubocop, reek, flay, rspec
+
+### Reference execution: Ruby 3.3.8 to 3.3.10
+
+The Ruby upgrade (commit fdb73e0) served as the concrete validation of this
+methodology:
+
+| Phase | Action | Result |
+|-------|--------|--------|
+| Discovery | ruby-audit flagged CVE-2025-24294, CVE-2025-58767, CVE-2025-61594 | 3 CVEs identified |
+| Research | ruby-lang.org confirmed 3.3.10 resolves all 3 | Target version selected |
+| Scope | grep found 6 files with "3.3.8" references | Scope bounded |
+| Execute | rbenv install 3.3.10, bundle install, 6 files updated | Atomic update |
+| Verify | ruby-audit 0, rubocop 0, reek 0, rspec 277/0 | All gates passed |
+
+## Upgrade process sequence
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant A as Audit Tool
+    participant D as Developer/AI
+    participant R as Official Docs
+    participant C as Codebase
+    participant V as Verification Suite
+
+    A->>D: CVE found (ruby-audit / bundler-audit)
+    D->>R: Check latest patched version
+    R-->>D: Version confirmed (e.g. 3.3.10)
+    D->>C: grep for current version references
+    C-->>D: File list with line numbers
+    D->>C: Install new version + update all references
+    D->>V: Run full verification suite
+    V-->>D: ruby-audit: 0 vulns
+    V-->>D: bundler-audit: 0 vulns
+    V-->>D: rubocop: 0 offenses
+    V-->>D: reek: 0 warnings
+    V-->>D: rspec: 0 failures
+    D->>C: Commit with CVE references in message
+```
+
+## VersionConsistencyChecker flow
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TD
+    START[Read .ruby-version] --> PATTERN[Build version pattern<br/>e.g. /3\.3\.\d+/]
+    PATTERN --> SCAN[Scan all project files]
+    SCAN --> EXCLUDE{Excluded<br/>dir/file?}
+    EXCLUDE -->|yes| SKIP[Skip file]
+    EXCLUDE -->|no| BINARY{Binary<br/>file?}
+    BINARY -->|yes| SKIP
+    BINARY -->|no| MATCH[Find version pattern matches]
+    MATCH --> CONSTRAINT{Constraint<br/>line?}
+    CONSTRAINT -->|yes| SKIP2[Skip match]
+    CONSTRAINT -->|no| COMPARE{Matches<br/>expected?}
+    COMPARE -->|yes| REF[Record reference]
+    COMPARE -->|no| MISMATCH[Record mismatch]
+    SKIP --> NEXT[Next file]
+    SKIP2 --> NEXT
+    REF --> NEXT
+    MISMATCH --> NEXT
+    NEXT --> SCAN
+    SCAN -->|done| REPORT[Report: consistent or mismatches]
+```
+
+## Files created
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `lib/rosett_ai/version_consistency_checker.rb` | Cross-codebase version reference validator |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/version_consistency_checker_spec.rb` | Unit tests (214 lines, 24 examples) |
+| `.gitlab-ci-files/validate/version-consistency.yml` | CI validation job |
+
+## Files modified
+
+| File | Change |
+|------|--------|
+| `lib/rosett_ai/thor/tasks/tooling.rb` | Added `check-versions` command with `--verbose` and `--project-dir` options |
+| `spec/rosett_ai/thor/tasks/tooling_spec.rb` | Added tests for new command |
+| `conf/design/lifecycle_management.yml` | Minor wording updates, Flog deferral annotation |
+
+## Verification
+
+- [x] `bundle exec bin/raictl tooling check-versions` — all references consistent
+- [x] `bundle exec rspec spec/rosett_ai/version_consistency_checker_spec.rb` — 24 examples, 0 failures
+- [x] `bundle exec rubocop lib/rosett_ai/version_consistency_checker.rb` — 0 offenses
+- [x] `bundle exec reek lib/rosett_ai/version_consistency_checker.rb` — 0 warnings
+- [x] Ruby 3.3.8 to 3.3.10 upgrade followed all 5 phases
+- [x] Commit fdb73e0 references 3 CVE identifiers