@deftai/directive-core 0.86.0 → 0.87.0

package/dist/check/gate-lists.js

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const FRAMEWORK_CHECK_GATES = [
     "verify:skill-external-fetch-gate",
     "verify:contract-drift",
     "verify:cursor-tier1",
+    "verify:openclaw-tier1",
     "verify:go-freeze",
     "verify:bridge-drift",
     "verify:branch",

package/dist/doctor/main.d.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ export declare function runAgentHooksHealthCheck(projectRoot: string, consumerCo
 export declare function runAgentHooksLiveProbeCheck(projectRoot: string, sink: ReturnType<typeof createPlainSink>, addFinding: (finding: Finding) => void, seams: DoctorSeams): void;
 /**
  * Never emit a bare `task ...` remediation in a project without Taskfile wiring
- * (#2267). The `directive` surface always works; `task deft:X` is optional and
- * only present when the consumer wired the include. `plan()` already emits the
- * `directive` / `npx` / `npm` surface, so this guard is a defensive invariant:
- * any `task`-prefixed command is rewritten to the `directive` surface unless the
- * project actually has the include.
+ * (#2267 / #2893). The `directive`/`deft` surface always works; `task deft:X` is
+ * the go-task namespaced form only when the consumer wired the include (bare
+ * `task pr:watch` is not the consumer form under include key `deft:`). `plan()`
+ * already emits the `directive` / `npx` / `npm` surface, so this guard is a
+ * defensive invariant: any `task`-prefixed command is rewritten to the
+ * `directive` surface unless the project actually has the include.
  */
 /**
  * Detect Taskfile wiring through the injected seam (#2267). Mirrors

package/dist/doctor/main.js

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { createPlainSink } from "./output.js";
 import { readTextSafe, resolveFrameworkRootForProject, resolvePath, resolveVersion, runningInsideDeftRepo, } from "./paths.js";
 import { runPayloadStalenessCheck } from "./payload-staleness.js";
 import { runLocalSignpostChecks } from "./signpost-checks.js";
-import { classifyTaskfileInclude, formatMissingIncludeSnippet, includesBlockHasDeftTaskfile, resolveConsumerTaskfile, } from "./taskfile.js";
+import { classifyTaskfileInclude, formatGatesSurfaceDualRemediation, formatMissingIncludeSnippet, GATES_SURFACE_DEFT_REMEDIATION, includesBlockHasDeftTaskfile, resolveConsumerTaskfile, } from "./taskfile.js";
 import { defaultWhich } from "./which.js";
 const DEFAULT_RESOLUTION_PLATFORMS = ["linux", "darwin", "win32"];
 /**
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export function cmdDoctor(args, seams = {}) {
     if (!jsonMode) {
         sink.blank();
     }
-    sink.info("Checking optional root Taskfile.yml include...");
+    sink.info("Checking gates-surface readiness (Taskfile include for deep-think agent gates)...");
     runTaskfileIncludeCheck(projectRoot, fixMode, jsonMode, sink, addFinding, seams);
     let resolution = null;
     if (!runningInsideDeftRepo(projectRoot, seams)) {
@@ -640,15 +640,21 @@ function runTaskfileIncludeCheck(projectRoot, fixMode, jsonMode, sink, addFindin
     }
     const includeStatus = classifyTaskfileInclude(projectRoot);
     if (includeStatus === "ok") {
-        sink.success("Root Taskfile.yml includes the deft framework");
+        sink.success("Gates-surface ready: root Taskfile.yml includes the deft framework (`task deft:<verb>`)");
         return;
     }
     if (includeStatus === "missing-file") {
         let includeMissing = true;
         const target = join(projectRoot, "Taskfile.yml");
-        const message = "Root Taskfile.yml missing. This is OK for package-manager installs that use the `deft X` surface directly. To also enable the optional `task deft:X` surface, paste this into " +
-            `${target}:`;
-        sink.info(message);
+        // #2893: elevate to warning — deep-think agent gates need a working invoke path.
+        // Dual remediations: (1) deft CLI primary (2) Taskfile include for task deft: verbs.
+        const message = "Gates-surface readiness: root Taskfile.yml missing. Deep-think agent gates " +
+            "(`pr:watch`, `review-monitor:*`) need a working invoke path — not optional convenience. " +
+            "1. " +
+            GATES_SURFACE_DEFT_REMEDIATION +
+            ` 2. Create ${target} with the canonical include so go-task exposes \`task deft:<verb>\` ` +
+            "(include key `deft:` → namespaced tasks; bare `task pr:watch` is not the consumer form):";
+        sink.warn(message);
         if (!jsonMode) {
             sink.blank();
             sink.raw(TASKFILE_INCLUDE_SNIPPET);
@@ -668,22 +674,27 @@ function runTaskfileIncludeCheck(projectRoot, fixMode, jsonMode, sink, addFindin
                 }
             }
             else {
-                sink.info("Skipped Taskfile.yml creation -- paste the snippet above when you are ready.");
+                sink.info("Skipped Taskfile.yml creation -- use `deft <verb>` now, or paste the include snippet when ready.");
             }
         }
         if (includeMissing) {
             addFinding({
                 severity: "warning",
-                message: "Root Taskfile.yml missing; optional Taskfile include unavailable",
+                message: "Gates-surface: root Taskfile.yml missing — deep-think gates need `deft` CLI or `task deft:` include",
                 check: "taskfile-include",
                 file: target,
-                suggestion: TASKFILE_INCLUDE_SNIPPET,
+                suggestion: formatGatesSurfaceDualRemediation("missing-file"),
             });
         }
         return;
     }
     if (includeStatus === "missing-include") {
-        const message = "Root Taskfile.yml exists but does not include the deft framework. The `deft X` surface still works; add this to the Taskfile `includes:` block only if you want the optional `task deft:X` surface (doctor NEVER mutates an existing user-owned Taskfile):";
+        const message = "Gates-surface readiness: root Taskfile.yml exists but does not include the deft framework. " +
+            "Deep-think agent gates (`pr:watch`, `review-monitor:*`) need a working invoke path. " +
+            "1. " +
+            GATES_SURFACE_DEFT_REMEDIATION +
+            " 2. Add this to the Taskfile `includes:` block so go-task exposes `task deft:<verb>` " +
+            "(doctor NEVER mutates an existing user-owned Taskfile; bare `task pr:watch` is not the consumer form when the include key is `deft:`):";
         sink.warn(message);
         if (!jsonMode) {
             sink.blank();
@@ -692,21 +703,23 @@ function runTaskfileIncludeCheck(projectRoot, fixMode, jsonMode, sink, addFindin
         const tf = resolveConsumerTaskfile(projectRoot);
         addFinding({
             severity: "warning",
-            message: "Root Taskfile.yml does not include the deft framework",
+            message: "Gates-surface: root Taskfile.yml does not include the deft framework — deep-think gates need `deft` CLI or `task deft:` include",
             check: "taskfile-include",
             file: tf,
-            suggestion: formatMissingIncludeSnippet(),
+            suggestion: formatGatesSurfaceDualRemediation("missing-include"),
         });
         return;
     }
     const taskfilePath = resolveConsumerTaskfile(projectRoot) ?? join(projectRoot, "Taskfile.yml");
-    const message = `Root Taskfile.yml at ${taskfilePath} exists but could not be read -- check file permissions.`;
+    const message = `Gates-surface readiness: root Taskfile.yml at ${taskfilePath} exists but could not be read — ` +
+        "check file permissions. Deep-think gates still work via `deft <verb>` until the include is readable.";
     sink.warn(message);
     addFinding({
         severity: "warning",
         message,
         check: "taskfile-include",
         file: taskfilePath,
+        suggestion: GATES_SURFACE_DEFT_REMEDIATION,
     });
 }
 /**
@@ -786,11 +799,12 @@ function runPlanExtensionShadowCheck(projectRoot, sink, addFinding, seams) {
 }
 /**
  * Never emit a bare `task ...` remediation in a project without Taskfile wiring
- * (#2267). The `directive` surface always works; `task deft:X` is optional and
- * only present when the consumer wired the include. `plan()` already emits the
- * `directive` / `npx` / `npm` surface, so this guard is a defensive invariant:
- * any `task`-prefixed command is rewritten to the `directive` surface unless the
- * project actually has the include.
+ * (#2267 / #2893). The `directive`/`deft` surface always works; `task deft:X` is
+ * the go-task namespaced form only when the consumer wired the include (bare
+ * `task pr:watch` is not the consumer form under include key `deft:`). `plan()`
+ * already emits the `directive` / `npx` / `npm` surface, so this guard is a
+ * defensive invariant: any `task`-prefixed command is rewritten to the
+ * `directive` surface unless the project actually has the include.
  */
 /**
  * Detect Taskfile wiring through the injected seam (#2267). Mirrors

package/dist/doctor/taskfile.d.ts

@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ export declare function resolveConsumerTaskfile(projectRoot: string): string | n
 export type TaskfileIncludeStatus = "ok" | "missing-file" | "missing-include" | "unreadable";
 export declare function classifyTaskfileInclude(projectRoot: string): TaskfileIncludeStatus;
 export declare function formatMissingIncludeSnippet(): string;
+/** Primary remediation for deep-think gates when Taskfile include is absent (#2893). */
+export declare const GATES_SURFACE_DEFT_REMEDIATION: string;
+/**
+ * Dual remediations for gates-surface readiness (#2893):
+ * 1. `deft <verb>` CLI (works without Taskfile)
+ * 2. Taskfile include so go-task exposes `task deft:<verb>` (not bare `task pr:watch`)
+ */
+export declare function formatGatesSurfaceDualRemediation(kind: "missing-file" | "missing-include"): string;
 //# sourceMappingURL=taskfile.d.ts.map

package/dist/doctor/taskfile.js

@@ -62,4 +62,23 @@ export function classifyTaskfileInclude(projectRoot) {
 export function formatMissingIncludeSnippet() {
     return "  deft:\n    taskfile: ./.deft/core/Taskfile.yml\n    optional: true\n";
 }
+/** Primary remediation for deep-think gates when Taskfile include is absent (#2893). */
+export const GATES_SURFACE_DEFT_REMEDIATION = "Prefer `deft pr:watch` / `deft review-monitor:register` / `deft verify:review-monitor` " +
+    "(primary npm/CLI surface; no Taskfile required).";
+/**
+ * Dual remediations for gates-surface readiness (#2893):
+ * 1. `deft <verb>` CLI (works without Taskfile)
+ * 2. Taskfile include so go-task exposes `task deft:<verb>` (not bare `task pr:watch`)
+ */
+export function formatGatesSurfaceDualRemediation(kind) {
+    const includePart = kind === "missing-file"
+        ? "Create root Taskfile.yml with the canonical deft include so go-task exposes `task deft:<verb>` " +
+            "(not bare `task pr:watch`):\n" +
+            "version: '3'\n\nincludes:\n" +
+            formatMissingIncludeSnippet()
+        : "Add the deft include to the existing Taskfile `includes:` block so go-task exposes " +
+            "`task deft:<verb>` (doctor NEVER mutates an existing user-owned Taskfile):\n" +
+            formatMissingIncludeSnippet();
+    return `${GATES_SURFACE_DEFT_REMEDIATION}\n2. ${includePart}`;
+}
 //# sourceMappingURL=taskfile.js.map

package/dist/hooks/dispatcher.d.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ export type CompactHookHost = (typeof COMPACT_HOOK_HOSTS)[number];
 /** Hosts without a native compact hook surface — deposit skips cleanly (#2113). */
 export declare const COMPACT_HOOK_SKIP_HOSTS: readonly ["codex"];
 export type HookVerdict = "allow" | "deny";
-export type HookDecisionCode = "session-start" | "session-start-degraded" | "session-compact-rearm" | "session-compact-rearm-degraded" | "session-compact-noop" | "not-direct-write" | "invalid-input" | "ritual-not-ready" | "scope-not-ready" | "write-propose-ready" | "write-ready" | "read-only-deny" | "spawn-explore-ready" | "spawn-ready" | "spawn-not-ready" | "runtime-policy-deny-path" | "runtime-policy-deny-scope";
+export type HookDecisionCode = "session-start" | "session-start-degraded" | "session-compact-rearm" | "session-compact-rearm-degraded" | "session-compact-noop" | "not-direct-write" | "invalid-input"
+/** Host closed stdin with zero bytes — integration failure, not a policy gate (#2864). */
+ | "stdin-empty" | "ritual-not-ready" | "scope-not-ready" | "write-propose-ready" | "write-ready" | "read-only-deny" | "spawn-explore-ready" | "spawn-ready" | "spawn-not-ready" | "runtime-policy-deny-path" | "runtime-policy-deny-scope";
 export interface HookDecision {
     readonly verdict: HookVerdict;
     readonly code: HookDecisionCode;
@@ -62,6 +64,19 @@ export declare function hookToolName(payload: unknown, host?: HookHost): string
 export declare function hookWriteTargetPath(payload: unknown): string | null;
 /** POSIX-ish project-relative path for lifecycle matching. */
 export declare function toProjectRelativePosix(projectRoot: string, targetPath: string): string;
+/**
+ * Lexical "outside project root" predicate used by #2885.
+ * - `".."` / `"../…"` are outside (not bare `startsWith("..")` — that matches `..secret`).
+ * - Absolute relatives and win32 cross-drive paths (`D:/…`) are outside.
+ * - Drive-letter form is win32-only so POSIX children like `D:/tmp/x` stay in-repo.
+ */
+export declare function isLexicalOutsideProjectRoot(relPosix: string): boolean;
+/**
+ * True when a write target is outside `projectRoot` for the active-scope skip (#2885).
+ * Lexically outside paths still fail the skip when a symlink/junction re-enters the project.
+ * When the project root cannot be realpath'd (unit fixtures), lexical classification wins.
+ */
+export declare function isOutsideProjectRootWrite(projectRoot: string, targetPath: string): boolean;
 /**
  * Proposing a scope under xbrief/proposed/ (or legacy vbrief/proposed/) is
  * planning, not implementation dispatch — exempt from the active-scope gate (#2625).
@@ -81,6 +96,11 @@ export declare function decideHook(input: HookDispatchInput, seams?: HookPolicyS
  * hook failure and blocks the tool — so Cursor allows must emit explicit
  * `{"permission":"allow"}`. Other hosts keep empty allow so the host permission
  * flow is unchanged.
+ *
+ * Cursor stdout always includes `code` (stable machine-readable decision code)
+ * so agents can distinguish policy denials from host-integration failures
+ * without parsing English (#2864). Exit status still does not encode the
+ * verdict — see hook-dispatch `run()` exit-code contract.
  */
 export declare function renderHostDecision(host: HookHost, decision: HookDecision): string;
 //# sourceMappingURL=dispatcher.d.ts.map

package/dist/hooks/dispatcher.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { relative, resolve, sep } from "node:path";
+import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, isAbsolute, relative, resolve, sep } from "node:path";
 import { hasArtifactSuffix } from "../layout/resolve.js";
 import { evaluateRuntimeAuthorityDirectWrite, loadRuntimeAuthorityFromProject, } from "../policy/runtime-authority.js";
 import { markRitualStaleAfterCompact } from "../session/ritual-sentinel.js";
@@ -145,6 +146,57 @@ export function toProjectRelativePosix(projectRoot, targetPath) {
     const rel = relative(resolve(projectRoot), abs);
     return rel.split(sep).join("/").replace(/\\/g, "/");
 }
+function posixRelative(fromAbs, toAbs) {
+    return relative(fromAbs, toAbs).split(sep).join("/").replace(/\\/g, "/");
+}
+/**
+ * Lexical "outside project root" predicate used by #2885.
+ * - `".."` / `"../…"` are outside (not bare `startsWith("..")` — that matches `..secret`).
+ * - Absolute relatives and win32 cross-drive paths (`D:/…`) are outside.
+ * - Drive-letter form is win32-only so POSIX children like `D:/tmp/x` stay in-repo.
+ */
+export function isLexicalOutsideProjectRoot(relPosix) {
+    if (relPosix === ".." || relPosix.startsWith("../") || isAbsolute(relPosix)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    // path.relative returns absolute drive paths across volumes on Windows only.
+    return process.platform === "win32" && /^[A-Za-z]:\//.test(relPosix);
+}
+/**
+ * True when a write target is outside `projectRoot` for the active-scope skip (#2885).
+ * Lexically outside paths still fail the skip when a symlink/junction re-enters the project.
+ * When the project root cannot be realpath'd (unit fixtures), lexical classification wins.
+ */
+export function isOutsideProjectRootWrite(projectRoot, targetPath) {
+    const projectAbs = resolve(projectRoot);
+    const targetAbs = resolve(projectRoot, targetPath.replace(/\\/g, "/"));
+    const rel = posixRelative(projectAbs, targetAbs);
+    if (!isLexicalOutsideProjectRoot(rel))
+        return false;
+    try {
+        const projectReal = realpathSync(projectAbs);
+        let probe = targetAbs;
+        for (;;) {
+            try {
+                const probeReal = realpathSync(probe);
+                const reenter = posixRelative(projectReal, probeReal);
+                // Empty reenter ⇒ probeReal === projectReal (inside). Lexical-outside reenter ⇒ truly out.
+                if (reenter === "" || !isLexicalOutsideProjectRoot(reenter))
+                    return false;
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch {
+                const parent = dirname(probe);
+                if (parent === probe)
+                    return true;
+                probe = parent;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
 /**
  * Proposing a scope under xbrief/proposed/ (or legacy vbrief/proposed/) is
  * planning, not implementation dispatch — exempt from the active-scope gate (#2625).
@@ -298,18 +350,25 @@ function inspectMutationGates(input, toolName, seams, options) {
     if (!scope.ready) {
         const writeTarget = hookWriteTargetPath(input.payload);
         const relTarget = writeTarget !== null ? toProjectRelativePosix(projectRoot, writeTarget) : null;
-        const proposedPathHint = options.proposedLifecycleExempt &&
-            relTarget !== null &&
-            (relTarget.startsWith("xbrief/proposed/") || relTarget.startsWith("vbrief/proposed/"))
-            ? " For a new proposal under xbrief/proposed/, include a lifecycle artifact " +
-                "filename (*.xbrief.json) in the Write/Edit payload so the gate can exempt " +
-                "planning writes (#2625)."
-            : " Recovery: run `deft scope:activate -- <path>` for the approved xBRIEF, " +
-                (options.proposedLifecycleExempt
-                    ? "or Write a new proposal to xbrief/proposed/*.xbrief.json (planning exemption)."
-                    : "then re-run the pre-start_agent gate stack.");
-        const denyCode = isSpawnTool(toolName) ? "spawn-not-ready" : "scope-not-ready";
-        return deny(input, denyCode, toolName, `Directive denied ${toolName}: ${scope.message}${proposedPathHint}`);
+        // Active-scope governs in-repo lifecycle work only. Outside-root Write/Edit
+        // (agent memory, $TMPDIR, user config) skips the deny; null/unparseable
+        // targets stay fail-closed. Spawn has no write target → still requires scope (#2885).
+        // Lexical ../ + realpath re-entry guard (not bare startsWith(".."); not symlink aliases).
+        const outsideRoot = writeTarget !== null && isOutsideProjectRootWrite(projectRoot, writeTarget);
+        if (!outsideRoot || isSpawnTool(toolName)) {
+            const proposedPathHint = options.proposedLifecycleExempt &&
+                relTarget !== null &&
+                (relTarget.startsWith("xbrief/proposed/") || relTarget.startsWith("vbrief/proposed/"))
+                ? " For a new proposal under xbrief/proposed/, include a lifecycle artifact " +
+                    "filename (*.xbrief.json) in the Write/Edit payload so the gate can exempt " +
+                    "planning writes (#2625)."
+                : " Recovery: run `deft scope:activate -- <path>` for the approved xBRIEF, " +
+                    (options.proposedLifecycleExempt
+                        ? "or Write a new proposal to xbrief/proposed/*.xbrief.json (planning exemption)."
+                        : "then re-run the pre-start_agent gate stack.");
+            const denyCode = isSpawnTool(toolName) ? "spawn-not-ready" : "scope-not-ready";
+            return deny(input, denyCode, toolName, `Directive denied ${toolName}: ${scope.message}${proposedPathHint}`);
+        }
     }
     const allowCode = isSpawnTool(toolName) ? "spawn-ready" : "write-ready";
     if (!isSpawnTool(toolName)) {
@@ -414,7 +473,12 @@ export function decideHook(input, seams = {}) {
     }
     const toolName = hookToolName(input.payload, input.host);
     if (toolName === null) {
-        return deny(input, "invalid-input", null, missingToolNameMessage({
+        // stdin-empty is a host-integration failure; keep it distinct from invalid-input
+        // so agents can retry without treating it as a policy refusal (#2864).
+        const missingCode = input.payloadContext?.stdinEmpty
+            ? "stdin-empty"
+            : "invalid-input";
+        return deny(input, missingCode, null, missingToolNameMessage({
             host: input.host,
             payload: input.payload,
             context: input.payloadContext,
@@ -467,11 +531,16 @@ export function decideHook(input, seams = {}) {
  * hook failure and blocks the tool — so Cursor allows must emit explicit
  * `{"permission":"allow"}`. Other hosts keep empty allow so the host permission
  * flow is unchanged.
+ *
+ * Cursor stdout always includes `code` (stable machine-readable decision code)
+ * so agents can distinguish policy denials from host-integration failures
+ * without parsing English (#2864). Exit status still does not encode the
+ * verdict — see hook-dispatch `run()` exit-code contract.
  */
 export function renderHostDecision(host, decision) {
     if (decision.verdict === "allow") {
         if (host === "cursor") {
-            return JSON.stringify({ permission: "allow" });
+            return JSON.stringify({ permission: "allow", code: decision.code });
         }
         return "";
     }
@@ -492,6 +561,7 @@ export function renderHostDecision(host, decision) {
                 permission: "deny",
                 user_message: decision.message,
                 agent_message: decision.message,
+                code: decision.code,
             });
     }
 }

package/dist/intake/issue-emit.d.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,51 @@
 import type { ScmCallFn } from "./reconcile-issues.js";
 export declare const GITHUB_ISSUE_REF_TYPE = "x-xbrief/github-issue";
 export declare const EXTERNAL_TRUST_LEVEL = "external";
+/**
+ * Structured post-create failure: remote issue exists; local stamp/ledger may not.
+ * `createdUrl` is the durable handle for retry (also mirrored in process + OS-temp recovery).
+ */
 export declare class IssueEmitError extends Error {
-    constructor(message: string);
+    readonly createdUrl?: string;
+    constructor(message: string, options?: {
+        createdUrl?: string;
+    });
 }
+export declare function recoverySidecarPath(vbriefAbsPath: string): string;
+/**
+ * Always-on recovery after remote create: process memory + private OS-temp sidecar.
+ * Independent of project-contained ledger so dual local failure still reconciles on retry (#2880).
+ */
+export declare function rememberCreatedUrl(vbriefAbsPath: string, url: string): void;
+export declare function loadRecoveredUrl(vbriefAbsPath: string): string | undefined;
+export declare function clearRecoveredUrl(vbriefAbsPath: string): void;
+/** Project ledger first, then process/OS-temp recovery (#2880). */
+export declare function resolvePriorCreatedUrl(projectRoot: string, vbriefAbsPath: string): string | undefined;
+/**
+ * Record URL immediately after remote create. Project ledger is best-effort;
+ * recovery layers always run first so dual local failure cannot force re-create (#2880).
+ */
+export declare function recordCreatedUrlDurable(projectRoot: string, vbriefAbsPath: string, url: string): void;
+/** Contained durable map: abs vbrief path -> issue URL for in-flight emits (#2871). */
+export declare function pendingEmitLedgerPath(projectRoot: string): string;
+export declare function loadPendingEmitUrls(projectRoot: string): Record<string, string>;
+export declare function savePendingEmitUrl(projectRoot: string, vbriefAbsPath: string, url: string): void;
+export declare function clearPendingEmitUrl(projectRoot: string, vbriefAbsPath: string): void;
 export declare function loadVbrief(path: string): Record<string, unknown>;
-export declare function writeVbrief(path: string, data: Record<string, unknown>): void;
+/**
+ * Resolve project root and refuse unsafe write targets before any emit side-effect.
+ * Callers that create remote issues MUST invoke this before `fileIssue` so a
+ * containment refusal cannot leave an orphan GitHub issue (#2869 / #2871).
+ *
+ * ⊗ Do not fall back to `dirname(path)` as the containment root — that trusts a
+ * possibly-symlinked parent and would re-open the escape (Greptile P1 on #2871).
+ */
+export declare function assertVbriefWriteTargetSafe(path: string, projectRoot?: string | null): string;
+/**
+ * Persist an xBRIEF/vBRIEF JSON document. Gates the write target so a leaf or
+ * parent-directory symlink cannot divert the stamped file outside the project (#2869).
+ */
+export declare function writeVbrief(path: string, data: Record<string, unknown>, projectRoot?: string | null): void;
 export declare function vbriefTitle(data: Record<string, unknown>): string;
 export declare function existingGithubIssueRef(data: Record<string, unknown>): string | null | undefined;
 export declare function addGithubIssueReference(data: Record<string, unknown>, url: string): Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -23,12 +63,14 @@ export declare function emitSingle(path: string, options: {
     scmCall?: ScmCallFn;
     noNetwork?: boolean;
     displayPath?: string | null;
+    projectRoot?: string | null;
 }): EmitAction;
 export declare function emitPerVbrief(paths: string[], options: {
     repo: string;
     scmCall?: ScmCallFn;
     noNetwork?: boolean;
     displayPaths?: string[] | null;
+    projectRoot?: string | null;
 }): EmitAction[];
 export interface UmbrellaAction {
     result: "created" | "dryrun" | "skipped";
@@ -45,6 +87,7 @@ export declare function emitUmbrella(paths: string[], options: {
     noNetwork?: boolean;
     title?: string | null;
     displayPaths?: string[] | null;
+    projectRoot?: string | null;
 }): UmbrellaAction;
 export declare function expandPatterns(patterns: string[], root?: string | null): string[];
 export declare function isNoNetwork(dryRun: boolean): boolean;