@martinloop/mcp 0.8.6 → 0.8.8

package/dist/vendor/core/index.js

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { DEFAULT_AGENT_EXECUTION_INTENT, normalizeProviderExecutionTimeoutMs, appendLoopEvent, createLoopRecord } from "../contracts/index.js";
-import { classifyFailure, computeEvidenceVector, evaluatePatchDecision, evaluateCostGovernor, evaluateBudgetPreflight, inferExit, nextPolicyPhase, policyPhaseToLifecycleState, scorePatchDecision, selectRecoveryRecipe } from "./policy.js";
+import { DEFAULT_AGENT_EXECUTION_INTENT, normalizeProviderExecutionTimeoutMs, appendLoopEvent, createLoopRecord, resolveEffectiveMaxIterations } from "../contracts/index.js";
+import { classifyFailure, computeEvidenceVector, evaluatePatchDecision, evaluateCostGovernor, evaluateBudgetPreflight, inferExit, isSafeUnverifiedDiscard, nextPolicyPhase, policyPhaseToLifecycleState, scorePatchDecision, selectRecoveryRecipe } from "./policy.js";
 import { evaluateChangeApprovalLeash, evaluateFilesystemLeash, evaluateSecretLeash, redactSecretsFromText, resolveExecutionProfile, evaluateVerificationLeash } from "./leash.js";
 import { buildRepoGroundingIndex, loadOrBuildRepoGroundingIndex, queryRepoGroundingIndex, scanPatchForGroundingViolations } from "./grounding.js";
-import { captureRollbackBoundary, listAttemptChangedFilesSinceBoundary, restoreRollbackBoundary } from "./rollback.js";
+import { captureRollbackBoundary, findEscapingLinks, listAttemptChangedFilesSinceBoundary, listIgnoredFileChangesSinceBoundary, restoreRollbackBoundary } from "./rollback.js";
+import { findWeakenedTestFiles } from "./test-integrity.js";
 import { compilePromptPacket } from "./compiler.js";
 import { makeLedgerEvent, resolveRunsRoot, runDir } from "./persistence/index.js";
 import { createDefaultExitPolicy, evaluateExitPolicy, hashProgressState, toLegacyExitDecision } from "./exits.js";
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ import { decideCircuitBreak } from "./trajectory.js";
 import { verifyContextHandoff, decideContextCircuitBreak } from "./context-handoff.js";
 import { verifierActuallyPassed, } from "./verified-handoff.js";
 export { DEFAULT_AGENT_EXECUTION_INTENT, DEFAULT_PROVIDER_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_MS, GOVERNED_AUTONOMOUS_BOUNDARY, normalizeProviderExecutionTimeoutMs } from "../contracts/index.js";
-export { classifyFailure, computeEvidenceVector, evaluatePatchDecision, evaluateCostGovernor, evaluateBudgetPreflight, inferExit, nextPolicyPhase, policyPhaseToLifecycleState, scorePatchDecision, selectRecoveryRecipe, evaluateVerificationLeash, evaluateFilesystemLeash, evaluateChangeApprovalLeash, evaluateSecretLeash, resolveExecutionProfile, redactSecretsFromText, buildRepoGroundingIndex, loadOrBuildRepoGroundingIndex, queryRepoGroundingIndex, scanPatchForGroundingViolations, captureRollbackBoundary, listAttemptChangedFilesSinceBoundary, restoreRollbackBoundary };
+export { classifyFailure, computeEvidenceVector, evaluatePatchDecision, evaluateCostGovernor, evaluateBudgetPreflight, inferExit, nextPolicyPhase, policyPhaseToLifecycleState, scorePatchDecision, selectRecoveryRecipe, evaluateVerificationLeash, evaluateFilesystemLeash, evaluateChangeApprovalLeash, evaluateSecretLeash, resolveExecutionProfile, redactSecretsFromText, buildRepoGroundingIndex, loadOrBuildRepoGroundingIndex, queryRepoGroundingIndex, scanPatchForGroundingViolations, captureRollbackBoundary, listAttemptChangedFilesSinceBoundary, listIgnoredFileChangesSinceBoundary, restoreRollbackBoundary };
+export { describeMalformedVerifier } from "./verifier-input.js";
 export { buildContextGraphSnapshot, queryContextGraph } from "./context-graph.js";
 export { ExternalOutcomeContractError, ExternalOutcomePolicyError, hashExternalOutcomeContract, verifyExternalOutcomes, writeExternalOutcomeEvidence, } from "./external-outcome.js";
 export { createLocalIdentityAuthority, hasIdentityScope, issueIdentityToken, verifyIdentityToken } from "./identity.js";
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ export { calculateAvoidedUsd, calculateLoopAvoidedUsd } from "./savings.js";
 // ─── Routing economics ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 export { classifyRoute, evaluatePreworkBurnPolicy } from "./routing.js";
 // ─── Test Integrity Validation ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-export { validateTestIntegrity, snapshotTestFiles, identifyNewTests, findTestFiles, isTestFile, extractImports, hasTrivialAssertionsOnly, importsPreExistingCode } from "./test-integrity.js";
+export { validateTestIntegrity, snapshotTestFiles, identifyNewTests, findTestFiles, isTestFile, extractImports, hasTrivialAssertionsOnly, importsPreExistingCode, isTestPath, findWeakenedTestFiles } from "./test-integrity.js";
 // ─── Repo Style Analyzer ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 export { analyzeRepoStyle, buildPromptDirectives } from "./repo-analyzer.js";
 // ─── Context Integrity Pre-gate ──────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ export { runContextIntegrityPrecheck } from "./context-integrity.js";
 // ─── Prompt packet compiler ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 export { compilePromptPacket } from "./compiler.js";
 // ─── Verified Handoff builder ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-export { buildVerifiedHandoff, deriveVerifiedHandoffLifecycleTruth, deriveVerifiedHandoffExecutionBoundary, resolveVerifiedHandoffOutcome, toTestIntegrityVerdict, verifierActuallyPassed, } from "./verified-handoff.js";
+export { buildVerifiedHandoff, NO_FILE_CHANGES_WARNING, deriveVerifiedHandoffLifecycleTruth, deriveVerifiedHandoffExecutionBoundary, resolveVerifiedHandoffOutcome, toTestIntegrityVerdict, verifierActuallyPassed, } from "./verified-handoff.js";
 // ─── Persistence (RunStore, LedgerEvent, FileRunStore) ──────────────────────
 export { createFileRunStore, makeLedgerEvent, readAllLoopRecords, readLatestLoopRecord, readLatestLoopRecordFromFile, readLoopRecordsFromFile, resolveRunsRoot, resolveReceiptIntegrityPath, verifyReceiptIntegrityFromFiles, writeReceiptIntegrityMaterial } from "./persistence/index.js";
 export { compileAndPersistContext } from "./persistence/index.js";
@@ -164,11 +166,15 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
     const idFactory = input.idFactory;
     const providerExecutionTimeoutMs = normalizeProviderExecutionTimeoutMs(input.task.providerExecutionTimeoutMs);
     const agentExecutionIntent = input.task.agentExecutionIntent ?? DEFAULT_AGENT_EXECUTION_INTENT;
+    // D1: apply task-class-aware iteration defaults when the caller did not set an
+    // explicit maxIterations. reversible_edit → 3, verification_only/irreversible → 1.
+    const effectiveMaxIterations = resolveEffectiveMaxIterations(input.task, input.budget.maxIterations);
+    const effectiveBudget = { ...input.budget, maxIterations: effectiveMaxIterations };
     let loop = createLoopRecord({
         workspaceId: input.workspaceId,
         projectId: input.projectId,
         task: { ...input.task, agentExecutionIntent, providerExecutionTimeoutMs },
-        budget: input.budget,
+        budget: effectiveBudget,
         ...(input.savingsBaseline ? { cost: { savingsBaseline: input.savingsBaseline } } : {}),
         ...(input.receiptScope
             ? { receiptScope: { ...input.receiptScope, agentExecutionIntent, providerExecutionTimeoutMs } }
@@ -425,6 +431,11 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
     // Explicit PolicyPhase state machine — starts at GATHER, advances per attempt
     let currentPhase = "GATHER";
     let phaseRetryCount = 0;
+    let lastVerifierFailure;
+    // C1 terminal cleanup: boundary captured immediately before the first retained candidate.
+    // Used to restore the workspace if the run terminates without VERIFIED.
+    // The invariant is: if this is set, the current workspace contains unverified candidate code.
+    let preCandidateBoundary;
     // Routing economics: track first meaningful workspace delta
     const runStartMs = Date.now();
     let firstDeltaDetected = false;
@@ -563,8 +574,16 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
             ...(observedExternalEvent !== undefined ? { externalEvent: observedExternalEvent } : {})
         };
     }
-    // Idempotent termination: only the first caller writes the envelope (A1 fix)
-    function finishFromEvaluation(evaluation) {
+    // Termination selection with deferred disk write.
+    //
+    // The "run.terminated" ledger event is written at the original timing (here, before
+    // terminateRun runs) to preserve ledger ordering. The DISK write of termination.json
+    // is deferred to terminateRun() so that it reflects the true final terminal state
+    // AFTER retained-candidate cleanup — not a potentially stale pre-cleanup state.
+    //
+    // First-write-wins semantics on disk are preserved: persistTerminationEnvelope is
+    // called exactly once per run, from terminateRun(), after cleanup resolves.
+    function selectTerminalEvaluation(evaluation) {
         if (terminationPromise !== undefined)
             return terminationPromise;
         const envelope = {
@@ -574,9 +593,9 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
         };
         terminationPromise = (async () => {
             if (input.store) {
-                // persistTerminationEnvelope is atomic and returns the winning envelope
-                // (may differ from ours if another path won the race — that's fine).
-                await persistTerminationEnvelope(runDir(runsRoot, loop.loopId), envelope);
+                // Write the "run.terminated" ledger entry at the original timing — this
+                // preserves ledger ordering and receipt integrity hashes.
+                // The DISK termination.json is deliberately deferred to terminateRun().
                 await input.store.appendLedger(loop.loopId, makeLedgerEvent({
                     kind: "run.terminated",
                     runId: loop.loopId,
@@ -598,14 +617,107 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
         if (signalMonitorError !== undefined)
             throw signalMonitorError;
         const evaluation = evaluateExitPolicy(exitPolicy, currentExitSnapshot(phase, result));
-        return evaluation.shouldExit ? finishFromEvaluation(evaluation) : undefined;
+        if (!evaluation.shouldExit)
+            return undefined;
+        return await selectTerminalEvaluation(evaluation);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Blocker 1 / Blocker 2 — Authoritative retained-candidate terminal restoration.
+     *
+     * Must be called at EVERY terminal exit that does not produce lifecycleState="completed".
+     * If preCandidateBoundary is set, the workspace contains unverified candidate code.
+     * This helper:
+     *   1. Detects whether retained unverified candidate state exists.
+     *   2. Restores the exact pre-candidate boundary (not the per-attempt boundary).
+     *   3. Independently inspects the resulting workspace via the rollback outcome.
+     *   4. Persists rollback outcome/evidence to the ledger.
+     *   5. Clears preCandidateBoundary ONLY after proven restoration.
+     *   6. On failure: surfaces workspace_restore_failed and escalates the exit decision.
+     *
+     * NEVER silently swallows restore errors. NEVER returns a clean-looking exit
+     * while residual unverified code may remain in the repository.
+     */
+    async function restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(exitDecision) {
+        // Step 1: determine whether retained unverified candidate state exists.
+        if (!preCandidateBoundary || exitDecision.lifecycleState === "completed") {
+            return exitDecision;
+        }
+        const capturedBoundary = preCandidateBoundary;
+        const restoredAt = now();
+        try {
+            // Step 2: restore the exact pre-candidate boundary.
+            const rollbackOutcome = await restoreRollbackBoundary({
+                repoRoot: input.task.repoRoot,
+                boundary: capturedBoundary,
+                restoredAt,
+                decision: "DISCARD"
+            });
+            // Step 3: independently inspect the resulting workspace.
+            if (!rollbackOutcome) {
+                throw new Error("Workspace restore returned no outcome — repoRoot may be unavailable or boundary invalid.");
+            }
+            // Step 4: prove the restoration — only success/partial are acceptable outcomes.
+            if (rollbackOutcome.status === "failed" || rollbackOutcome.status === "unavailable") {
+                throw new Error(rollbackOutcome.error ??
+                    `Workspace restore returned status "${rollbackOutcome.status}" — pre-candidate state not confirmed.`);
+            }
+            // Persist rollback outcome evidence.
+            if (input.store) {
+                await input.store.appendLedger(loop.loopId, makeLedgerEvent({
+                    kind: "run.diagnostic",
+                    runId: loop.loopId,
+                    payload: {
+                        code: "terminal_candidate_restore",
+                        details: {
+                            status: rollbackOutcome.status,
+                            restoredFiles: rollbackOutcome.restoredFiles?.length ?? 0,
+                            deletedFiles: rollbackOutcome.deletedFiles?.length ?? 0,
+                            capturedAt: capturedBoundary.capturedAt
+                        }
+                    }
+                }));
+            }
+            // Step 5/6: clear retained-candidate authority only after proven restoration.
+            preCandidateBoundary = undefined;
+            return exitDecision;
+        }
+        catch (restoreError) {
+            // Persist the failure evidence.
+            if (input.store) {
+                try {
+                    await input.store.appendLedger(loop.loopId, makeLedgerEvent({
+                        kind: "run.diagnostic",
+                        runId: loop.loopId,
+                        payload: {
+                            code: "terminal_candidate_restore_failed",
+                            details: {
+                                error: restoreError instanceof Error ? restoreError.message : String(restoreError),
+                                capturedAt: capturedBoundary.capturedAt
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }));
+                }
+                catch {
+                    // Ledger write failure is secondary — the restore error is what matters.
+                }
+            }
+            // DO NOT clear preCandidateBoundary — workspace state is unknown.
+            // Surface explicit unsafe status; never return a clean-looking exit.
+            return {
+                ...exitDecision,
+                lifecycleState: "human_escalation",
+                status: "exited",
+                reasonCode: "workspace_restore_failed",
+                reason: `MartinLoop retained an unverified candidate but could not restore the pre-candidate workspace: ${restoreError instanceof Error ? restoreError.message : String(restoreError)}. Manual workspace inspection required.`
+            };
+        }
     }
     async function terminateRun(envelope) {
         if (envelope.class !== "operational_exit") {
             throw new Error("terminateRun: unexpected non-operational envelope");
         }
         const legacyDecision = toLegacyExitDecision(envelope.exit, observedExternalEvent?.disposition);
-        const exitDecision = {
+        let exitDecision = {
             shouldExit: legacyDecision.shouldExit,
             lifecycleState: legacyDecision.lifecycleState,
             status: legacyDecision.status,
@@ -630,12 +742,38 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
             firstDeltaChangeType,
             preDeltaCostUsd
         };
-        // Drain all pending diagnostic ledger writes BEFORE signing the receipt.
-        // persistLoopRecordIfSupported reads ledger.jsonl to compute the integrity hash;
-        // any write that lands after that read produces a false ledger_hash_mismatch on verify.
+        // Drain all pending diagnostic ledger writes BEFORE the cleanup helper may add more.
         await stopSignalMonitorAndDrainDiagnostics();
+        // Retained-candidate cleanup runs BEFORE any durable termination envelope is
+        // written to disk. This guarantees that termination.json reflects the TRUE
+        // final state (original exit OR workspace_restore_failed) in a single atomic
+        // first-write-wins write. selectTerminalEvaluation() already memoized the winner
+        // in memory; disk persistence happens only here, after cleanup resolves.
+        exitDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(exitDecision);
+        // Persist the authoritative termination envelope exactly once, after cleanup.
+        let finalEnvelope;
+        if (exitDecision.reasonCode === "workspace_restore_failed") {
+            // Cleanup failed: write guard_stop(workspace_restore_failed) as the sole record.
+            if (input.store) {
+                await input.store.appendLedger(loop.loopId, makeLedgerEvent({
+                    kind: "run.exited",
+                    runId: loop.loopId,
+                    payload: createRunExitPayload(exitDecision)
+                }));
+            }
+            finalEnvelope = await persistGuardStop(exitDecision);
+        }
+        else {
+            // Cleanup succeeded (or was not needed): persist the original operational_exit.
+            // "run.terminated" was already written by selectTerminalEvaluation() at the
+            // original timing (before terminateRun runs) to preserve ledger ordering.
+            finalEnvelope = envelope;
+            if (input.store) {
+                await persistTerminationEnvelope(runDir(runsRoot, loop.loopId), finalEnvelope);
+            }
+        }
         const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(exitDecision, now(), routingInput);
-        const finalizedWithEnvelope = { ...finalizedLoop, terminationEnvelope: envelope };
+        const finalizedWithEnvelope = { ...finalizedLoop, terminationEnvelope: finalEnvelope };
         await persistLoopRecordIfSupported(input.store, finalizedWithEnvelope);
         return { loop: finalizedWithEnvelope, decision: exitDecision };
     }
@@ -665,7 +803,9 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                 remainingBudgetUsd: distilled.constraints.remainingBudgetUsd,
                 remainingTokens: distilled.constraints.remainingTokens,
                 minimumViableTokens: executingAdapter.metadata.budgetPreflight?.minimumViableTokens,
-                perAttemptCapUsd: loop.budget.maxUsd * 0.25
+                // D2: pass remaining iterations so the preflight can compute a budget-aware cap
+                // rather than using the old rigid maxUsd * 0.25 that blocked viable attempts.
+                remainingIterations: distilled.constraints.remainingIterations
             });
             if (!budgetPreflight.allowed) {
                 const preflightExitDecision = {
@@ -688,11 +828,13 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     }));
                 }
                 await stopSignalMonitorAndDrainDiagnostics();
-                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(preflightExitDecision, now());
+                // Blocker 2: budget preflight may fire when a prior-attempt candidate is retained.
+                const finalPreflightDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(preflightExitDecision);
+                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(finalPreflightDecision, now());
                 await persistLoopRecordIfSupported(input.store, finalizedLoop);
                 return {
                     loop: finalizedLoop,
-                    decision: preflightExitDecision
+                    decision: finalPreflightDecision
                 };
             }
             // GATHER → ADMIT: run admission control before executing
@@ -737,13 +879,15 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     }));
                 }
                 await stopSignalMonitorAndDrainDiagnostics();
-                const terminationEnvelope = await persistGuardStop(poisoningExitDecision);
-                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(poisoningExitDecision, now());
+                // Blocker 2: poisoning check may fire between attempts while a candidate is retained.
+                const finalPoisoningDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(poisoningExitDecision);
+                const terminationEnvelope = await persistGuardStop(finalPoisoningDecision);
+                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(finalPoisoningDecision, now());
                 const finalizedWithEnvelope = { ...finalizedLoop, terminationEnvelope };
                 await persistLoopRecordIfSupported(input.store, finalizedWithEnvelope);
                 return {
                     loop: finalizedWithEnvelope,
-                    decision: poisoningExitDecision
+                    decision: finalPoisoningDecision
                 };
             }
             const admissionDecision = evaluateAttemptPolicy({
@@ -781,11 +925,16 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
             });
             if (!admissionDecision.allowed) {
                 const exitReason = admissionDecision.reason;
-                const exitDecision = {
+                // Fix false budget_exit: trajectory circuit-break is diminishing_returns, not budget_exit.
+                // A trajectory/no-progress stop is not a resource exhaustion.
+                const admissionLifecycleState = admissionDecision.recommendedIntervention === "escalate_human"
+                    ? "human_escalation"
+                    : admissionDecision.circuitBreakDecision?.shouldStop
+                        ? "diminishing_returns"
+                        : "budget_exit";
+                const admissionExitDecision = {
                     shouldExit: true,
-                    lifecycleState: admissionDecision.recommendedIntervention === "escalate_human"
-                        ? "human_escalation"
-                        : "budget_exit",
+                    lifecycleState: admissionLifecycleState,
                     status: "exited",
                     reason: exitReason
                 };
@@ -799,15 +948,17 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     await input.store.appendLedger(loop.loopId, makeLedgerEvent({
                         kind: "run.exited",
                         runId: loop.loopId,
-                        payload: createRunExitPayload(exitDecision)
+                        payload: createRunExitPayload(admissionExitDecision)
                     }));
                 }
                 await stopSignalMonitorAndDrainDiagnostics();
-                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(exitDecision, now());
+                // Blocker 2: admission may be denied between attempts while a candidate is retained.
+                const finalAdmissionDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(admissionExitDecision);
+                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(finalAdmissionDecision, now());
                 await persistLoopRecordIfSupported(input.store, finalizedLoop);
                 return {
                     loop: finalizedLoop,
-                    decision: exitDecision
+                    decision: finalAdmissionDecision
                 };
             }
             if (input.store) {
@@ -867,6 +1018,12 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     remainingTokens: distilled.constraints.remainingTokens,
                     ...(input.verificationExecutionOwner
                         ? { verificationExecutionOwner: input.verificationExecutionOwner }
+                        : {}),
+                    ...(lastVerifierFailure ? { lastVerifierFailure } : {}),
+                    // C1: tell the adapter whether the previous candidate was retained so it can
+                    // repair rather than rebuild.
+                    ...(loop.attempts.at(-1)?.candidateRetained
+                        ? { previousCandidateRetained: true }
                         : {})
                 },
                 previousAttempts: loop.attempts,
@@ -905,6 +1062,36 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                 const abortTerminal = await evaluateCheckpoint("post_attempt");
                 if (abortTerminal !== undefined)
                     return await terminateRun(abortTerminal);
+                // Blocker 2 (exception path): provider threw a genuine non-abort exception.
+                // Restore any retained candidate BEFORE re-throwing so the workspace is
+                // never left with unverified code after an exception escape.
+                const exceptionBaseDecision = {
+                    shouldExit: true,
+                    lifecycleState: "human_escalation",
+                    status: "exited",
+                    reason: "Provider threw an unexpected exception.",
+                    reasonCode: "provider_exception"
+                };
+                let cleanedExceptionDecision = exceptionBaseDecision;
+                try {
+                    cleanedExceptionDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(exceptionBaseDecision);
+                }
+                catch (cleanupError) {
+                    queueControlDiagnostic("terminal_restore_on_provider_exception_failed", {
+                        error: cleanupError instanceof Error ? cleanupError.message : String(cleanupError)
+                    });
+                }
+                if (cleanedExceptionDecision.reasonCode === "workspace_restore_failed") {
+                    // Cleanup failed: persist workspace_restore_failed as the terminal authority
+                    // so the operator knows the workspace state is unsafe. Then surface both errors.
+                    try {
+                        await persistGuardStop(cleanedExceptionDecision);
+                    }
+                    catch { /* persist best-effort */ }
+                    const wsError = new Error(cleanedExceptionDecision.reason, { cause: execError instanceof Error ? execError : new Error(String(execError)) });
+                    throw wsError;
+                }
+                // Cleanup succeeded — rethrow the original provider error.
                 throw execError;
             }
             finally {
@@ -921,6 +1108,12 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                 ? classifyFailure({ attempts: loop.attempts, result })
                 : undefined;
             const currentAttemptIndex = loop.attempts.length + 1;
+            // Progress evidence is computed below from effectiveVerification (which includes
+            // host-run results). Initialize from the normalized (not raw) verification so
+            // that initial values are already binding-checked. Back-patched with the final
+            // authoritative values after effectiveVerification is available (Blocker 4).
+            let currentVerifierScore = verification.passed ? 1 : 0;
+            let currentFailingVerifierStepCount;
             const attempt = {
                 attemptId,
                 index: currentAttemptIndex,
@@ -933,7 +1126,10 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                 ...(failure?.recommendedIntervention
                     ? { intervention: failure.recommendedIntervention }
                     : {}),
-                ...(failure?.diagnosticHint ? { diagnosticHint: failure.diagnosticHint } : {})
+                ...(failure?.diagnosticHint ? { diagnosticHint: failure.diagnosticHint } : {}),
+                // C2: real progress signals — back-patched from effectiveVerification below
+                verifierScore: currentVerifierScore
+                // C1: candidateRetained is set below after rollback decision is made
             };
             loop = {
                 ...loop,
@@ -1073,9 +1269,99 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     }
                 }));
             }
-            const changedFiles = tracksWorkspaceMutations
-                ? resolveChangedFiles(result, request.context.repoRoot, rollbackBoundary)
-                : [];
+            let changedFiles = [];
+            let ignoredChanges = { created: [], modified: [], deleted: [] };
+            let escapingLinks = [];
+            let weakenedTestFiles = [];
+            try {
+                changedFiles = tracksWorkspaceMutations
+                    ? resolveChangedFiles(result, request.context.repoRoot, rollbackBoundary)
+                    : [];
+                ignoredChanges = tracksWorkspaceMutations
+                    ? listIgnoredFileChangesSinceBoundary({ repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot, boundary: rollbackBoundary })
+                    : ignoredChanges;
+                escapingLinks =
+                    tracksWorkspaceMutations && request.context.repoRoot
+                        ? findEscapingLinks(request.context.repoRoot, [...changedFiles, ...ignoredChanges.created])
+                        : [];
+                weakenedTestFiles =
+                    tracksWorkspaceMutations && request.context.repoRoot && rollbackBoundary?.headRef
+                        ? findWeakenedTestFiles({
+                            repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot,
+                            baseRef: rollbackBoundary.headRef,
+                            changedFiles
+                        })
+                        : [];
+            }
+            catch (error) {
+                for (const filePath of normalizeFileEffectPaths(result.execution?.changedFiles ?? [])) {
+                    touchedDuringExecution.add(filePath);
+                }
+                for (const filePath of normalizeFileEffectPaths(changedFiles)) {
+                    touchedDuringExecution.add(filePath);
+                }
+                let rollbackOutcome;
+                try {
+                    rollbackOutcome = (await restoreRollbackBoundary({
+                        repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot,
+                        boundary: rollbackBoundary,
+                        restoredAt: attemptCompletedAt,
+                        decision: "DISCARD",
+                        removePaths: ignoredChanges.created,
+                        restoreIgnoredPaths: [...ignoredChanges.modified, ...ignoredChanges.deleted]
+                    })) ?? {
+                        attempted: false,
+                        status: "unavailable",
+                        restoredAt: attemptCompletedAt,
+                        decision: "DISCARD",
+                        before: { trackedDirtyFiles: [], untrackedFiles: [] },
+                        after: { trackedDirtyFiles: [], untrackedFiles: [] },
+                        restoredFiles: [],
+                        deletedFiles: [],
+                        error: "Rollback could not run because no repository root was available."
+                    };
+                }
+                catch (rollbackError) {
+                    rollbackOutcome = {
+                        attempted: true,
+                        status: "failed",
+                        restoredAt: attemptCompletedAt,
+                        decision: "DISCARD",
+                        before: { trackedDirtyFiles: [], untrackedFiles: [] },
+                        after: { trackedDirtyFiles: [], untrackedFiles: [] },
+                        restoredFiles: [],
+                        deletedFiles: [],
+                        error: `Rollback failed after workspace observation became unavailable: ${fileEffectErrorMessage(rollbackError)}`
+                    };
+                }
+                const observationExitDecision = {
+                    shouldExit: true,
+                    lifecycleState: "human_escalation",
+                    status: "exited",
+                    reason: `Workspace change observation became unavailable: ${fileEffectErrorMessage(error)}`,
+                    reasonCode: "workspace_observation_unavailable"
+                };
+                if (input.store) {
+                    await input.store.writeAttemptArtifacts(loop.loopId, currentAttemptIndex, {
+                        compiledContext,
+                        ...(rollbackBoundary ? { rollbackBoundary } : {}),
+                        rollbackOutcome
+                    });
+                    await input.store.appendLedger(loop.loopId, makeLedgerEvent({
+                        kind: "run.exited",
+                        runId: loop.loopId,
+                        payload: createRunExitPayload(observationExitDecision)
+                    }));
+                }
+                await stopSignalMonitorAndDrainDiagnostics();
+                // Blocker 2: observation failure is terminal; restore pre-candidate boundary if set.
+                const finalObservationDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(observationExitDecision);
+                const terminationEnvelope = await persistGuardStop(finalObservationDecision);
+                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(finalObservationDecision, now());
+                const finalizedWithEnvelope = { ...finalizedLoop, terminationEnvelope };
+                await persistLoopRecordIfSupported(input.store, finalizedWithEnvelope);
+                return { loop: finalizedWithEnvelope, decision: finalObservationDecision };
+            }
             for (const filePath of normalizeFileEffectPaths(changedFiles)) {
                 touchedDuringExecution.add(filePath);
             }
@@ -1100,6 +1386,8 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
             const filesystemDecision = evaluateFilesystemLeash({
                 repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot,
                 changedFiles,
+                ignoredFiles: [...ignoredChanges.created, ...ignoredChanges.modified, ...ignoredChanges.deleted],
+                escapingLinks,
                 allowedPaths: request.context.allowedPaths,
                 deniedPaths: request.context.deniedPaths,
                 mutationMode: request.context.mutationMode
@@ -1123,12 +1411,27 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     reason: filesystemDecision.reason ?? "Safety leash blocked filesystem changes.",
                     ...classifySafetyLeashExit(filesystemDecision, "filesystem")
                 };
-                const rollbackOutcome = await restoreRollbackBoundary({
-                    repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot,
-                    boundary: rollbackBoundary,
-                    restoredAt: attemptCompletedAt,
-                    decision: patchDecision.decision
-                });
+                // Wrap per-attempt rollback so that if it throws, preCandidateBoundary
+                // restoration still runs via the cleanup helper below.
+                let rollbackOutcome;
+                try {
+                    rollbackOutcome = await restoreRollbackBoundary({
+                        repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot,
+                        boundary: rollbackBoundary,
+                        restoredAt: attemptCompletedAt,
+                        decision: patchDecision.decision,
+                        removePaths: violatingIgnoredPaths(filesystemDecision.violations, ignoredChanges.created),
+                        restoreIgnoredPaths: violatingIgnoredPaths(filesystemDecision.violations, [
+                            ...ignoredChanges.modified,
+                            ...ignoredChanges.deleted
+                        ])
+                    }) ?? undefined;
+                }
+                catch (rollbackError) {
+                    queueControlDiagnostic("attempt_rollback_failed_on_filesystem_exit", {
+                        error: rollbackError instanceof Error ? rollbackError.message : String(rollbackError)
+                    });
+                }
                 if (input.store) {
                     await input.store.writeAttemptArtifacts(loop.loopId, currentAttemptIndex, {
                         compiledContext,
@@ -1167,17 +1470,21 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     }));
                 }
                 await stopSignalMonitorAndDrainDiagnostics();
-                const terminationEnvelope = await persistGuardStop(filesystemExitDecision);
-                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(filesystemExitDecision, now());
+                // Blocker 2: attempt-2 rollback restores to state-with-attempt-1-candidate.
+                // We must also restore preCandidateBoundary to fully remove retained unverified code.
+                const finalFilesystemDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(filesystemExitDecision);
+                const terminationEnvelope = await persistGuardStop(finalFilesystemDecision);
+                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(finalFilesystemDecision, now());
                 const finalizedWithEnvelope = { ...finalizedLoop, terminationEnvelope };
                 await persistLoopRecordIfSupported(input.store, finalizedWithEnvelope);
                 return {
                     loop: finalizedWithEnvelope,
-                    decision: filesystemExitDecision
+                    decision: finalFilesystemDecision
                 };
             }
             const changeApprovalDecision = evaluateChangeApprovalLeash({
                 changedFiles,
+                weakenedTestFiles,
                 executionProfile: request.context.executionProfile,
                 approvalPolicy: request.context.approvalPolicy
             });
@@ -1202,12 +1509,21 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                         "Safety leash blocked dependency or migration changes that require approval.",
                     ...classifySafetyLeashExit(changeApprovalDecision, "dependency")
                 };
-                const rollbackOutcome = await restoreRollbackBoundary({
-                    repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot,
-                    boundary: rollbackBoundary,
-                    restoredAt: attemptCompletedAt,
-                    decision: patchDecision.decision
-                });
+                // Wrap per-attempt rollback so that preCandidateBoundary restore still runs below.
+                let rollbackOutcome;
+                try {
+                    rollbackOutcome = await restoreRollbackBoundary({
+                        repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot,
+                        boundary: rollbackBoundary,
+                        restoredAt: attemptCompletedAt,
+                        decision: patchDecision.decision
+                    }) ?? undefined;
+                }
+                catch (rollbackError) {
+                    queueControlDiagnostic("attempt_rollback_failed_on_approval_exit", {
+                        error: rollbackError instanceof Error ? rollbackError.message : String(rollbackError)
+                    });
+                }
                 if (input.store) {
                     await input.store.writeAttemptArtifacts(loop.loopId, currentAttemptIndex, {
                         compiledContext,
@@ -1247,13 +1563,15 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     }));
                 }
                 await stopSignalMonitorAndDrainDiagnostics();
-                const terminationEnvelope = await persistGuardStop(approvalExitDecision);
-                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(approvalExitDecision, now());
+                // Blocker 2: per-attempt rollback above only restores to state-with-retained-candidate.
+                const finalApprovalDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(approvalExitDecision);
+                const terminationEnvelope = await persistGuardStop(finalApprovalDecision);
+                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(finalApprovalDecision, now());
                 const finalizedWithEnvelope = { ...finalizedLoop, terminationEnvelope };
                 await persistLoopRecordIfSupported(input.store, finalizedWithEnvelope);
                 return {
                     loop: finalizedWithEnvelope,
-                    decision: approvalExitDecision
+                    decision: finalApprovalDecision
                 };
             }
             // VERIFY: Run grounding scan on patch diff if available
@@ -1301,16 +1619,40 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     summary: result.summary
                 });
             }
+            // C1 — Safe candidate retention.
+            // Distinguish UNSAFE discards (must roll back) from SAFE_UNVERIFIED discards
+            // (retain candidate for the next repair attempt).
+            //
+            // UNSAFE: scope/safety violations — rollback immediately; hard boundaries.
+            // SAFE_UNVERIFIED: only soft heuristics (grounding, low novelty, verifier
+            //   not yet improved) — leave the workspace in the candidate state so the
+            //   next agent can repair rather than rebuild from scratch.
+            // provider failure (result.status === "failed"): rollback — the workspace
+            //   state is unknown and may be partially corrupt.
+            // When patchDecision is undefined (no patch truth evaluation, e.g. verifierConfigured=false),
+            // preserve original behavior: only rollback on provider failure.  Do not treat the absence
+            // of a patch decision as "unsafe" — it simply means patch evaluation was not applicable.
+            const candidateIsUnsafe = patchDecision !== undefined && (patchDecision.decision === "ESCALATE" ||
+                (patchDecision.decision === "DISCARD" &&
+                    !isSafeUnverifiedDiscard(patchDecision.reasonCodes)));
+            // Blocker 3: candidate may only be retained if an authoritative rollback boundary
+            // exists to enable exact restoration. Without a boundary, we cannot prove we can
+            // undo the retention — fail closed and discard instead.
+            const candidateRetainedThisAttempt = patchDecision?.decision === "DISCARD" &&
+                isSafeUnverifiedDiscard(patchDecision.reasonCodes) &&
+                result.status !== "failed" &&
+                rollbackBoundary !== undefined;
             let rollbackOutcome;
-            if (patchDecision && patchDecision.decision !== "KEEP") {
+            if (candidateIsUnsafe && result.status !== "failed") {
                 rollbackOutcome = await restoreRollbackBoundary({
                     repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot,
                     boundary: rollbackBoundary,
                     restoredAt: attemptCompletedAt,
-                    decision: patchDecision.decision
+                    decision: patchDecision?.decision ?? "DISCARD"
                 });
             }
             else if (result.status === "failed") {
+                // Provider failure: workspace state unknown — always rollback.
                 rollbackOutcome = await restoreRollbackBoundary({
                     repoRoot: request.context.repoRoot,
                     boundary: rollbackBoundary,
@@ -1318,6 +1660,19 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     decision: "DISCARD"
                 });
             }
+            // else: candidateRetainedThisAttempt or KEEP — leave workspace as-is.
+            // C1: back-patch candidateRetained onto the attempt that was already appended.
+            if (candidateRetainedThisAttempt) {
+                // First retention: record the boundary BEFORE this candidate was applied,
+                // so terminal cleanup can restore the workspace if the run never reaches VERIFIED.
+                if (!preCandidateBoundary && rollbackBoundary) {
+                    preCandidateBoundary = rollbackBoundary;
+                }
+                loop = {
+                    ...loop,
+                    attempts: loop.attempts.map((a) => a.attemptId === attemptId ? { ...a, candidateRetained: true } : a)
+                };
+            }
             if (input.store) {
                 await input.store.writeAttemptArtifacts(loop.loopId, currentAttemptIndex, {
                     compiledContext,
@@ -1392,11 +1747,13 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     }));
                 }
                 await stopSignalMonitorAndDrainDiagnostics();
-                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(patchExitDecision, now());
+                // Blocker 2: ESCALATE/HANDOFF exits can occur after a candidate is retained.
+                const finalPatchExitDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(patchExitDecision);
+                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(finalPatchExitDecision, now());
                 await persistLoopRecordIfSupported(input.store, finalizedLoop);
                 return {
                     loop: finalizedLoop,
-                    decision: patchExitDecision
+                    decision: finalPatchExitDecision
                 };
             }
             const effectiveResult = patchDecision && patchDecision.decision !== "KEEP"
@@ -1415,6 +1772,25 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     }
                 }
                 : result;
+            // Authoritative verification evidence from effectiveResult (grounding/patch-truth applied).
+            // Back-patch verifierScore/failingVerifierStepCount BEFORE inferExit so that progress
+            // decisions use normalized, binding-checked evidence — never raw adapter-reported values.
+            const effectiveVerification = normalizeVerificationOutcome(effectiveResult, expectedVerifierBinding);
+            {
+                const steps = effectiveVerification.steps ?? [];
+                const launched = steps.filter(s => s.launched);
+                const passing = launched.filter(s => s.exitCode === 0 && !s.timedOut && !s.crashed);
+                const failing = launched.filter(s => s.exitCode !== 0 || s.timedOut || s.crashed);
+                currentVerifierScore = effectiveVerification.passed
+                    ? 1 : launched.length > 0 ? passing.length / launched.length : 0;
+                currentFailingVerifierStepCount = failing.length > 0 ? failing.length : undefined;
+                loop = {
+                    ...loop,
+                    attempts: loop.attempts.map(a => a.attemptId === attemptId
+                        ? { ...a, verifierScore: currentVerifierScore, ...(currentFailingVerifierStepCount !== undefined ? { failingVerifierStepCount: currentFailingVerifierStepCount } : {}) }
+                        : a)
+                };
+            }
             const decision = inferExit({
                 loop,
                 lastResult: effectiveResult,
@@ -1431,10 +1807,7 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                 phaseRetryCount++;
             else
                 phaseRetryCount = 0;
-            // Post-attempt: persisted verification and exit decisions must use the same
-            // authoritative outcome. effectiveResult reflects any grounding/leash override,
-            // so verification.completed is written here — never from the raw adapter result.
-            const effectiveVerification = normalizeVerificationOutcome(effectiveResult, expectedVerifierBinding);
+            // Post-attempt: verification.completed event uses the same authoritative effectiveVerification.
             loop = appendLoopEvent(loop, {
                 type: "verification.completed",
                 lifecycleState: effectiveVerification.passed ? "completed" : "verifying",
@@ -1465,6 +1838,37 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                     }
                 }));
             }
+            if (!effectiveVerification.passed) {
+                // Find the best failure evidence: prefer a step with a nonzero exit, then a
+                // crashed/timed-out step, then fall back to the verification summary/warnings.
+                const steps = effectiveVerification.steps ?? [];
+                const failedStep = steps.find(s => !s.timedOut && !s.crashed && s.exitCode !== undefined && s.exitCode !== 0) ??
+                    steps.find(s => s.timedOut || s.crashed);
+                // Build the failure excerpt: prefer step detail, fall back to verification
+                // summary and warnings so attempt 2 never receives an empty failure block.
+                const rawExcerpt = failedStep?.detail?.trim()
+                    ? failedStep.detail
+                    : [
+                        effectiveVerification.summary,
+                        ...(effectiveVerification.warnings ?? [])
+                    ].filter(Boolean).join("\n");
+                lastVerifierFailure = {
+                    command: failedStep?.command ?? effectiveVerification.binding?.commands?.[0] ?? "unknown",
+                    // Only include exitCode for normal (non-crash, non-timeout) exits.
+                    // Crash/timeout sentinels like -1 are not meaningful native exit codes.
+                    ...(!failedStep?.crashed && !failedStep?.timedOut && failedStep?.exitCode !== undefined
+                        ? { exitCode: failedStep.exitCode }
+                        : {}),
+                    ...(failedStep?.crashed ? { crashed: true } : {}),
+                    ...(failedStep?.timedOut ? { timedOut: true } : {}),
+                    failureExcerpt: sanitizeVerifierExcerpt(rawExcerpt ?? ""),
+                    attemptId,
+                    attemptIndex: currentAttemptIndex,
+                };
+            }
+            else {
+                lastVerifierFailure = undefined;
+            }
             const postAttemptTerminal = await evaluateCheckpoint("post_attempt", {
                 status: effectiveResult.status === "completed" ? "completed" : "failed",
                 verificationPassed: effectiveVerification.passed
@@ -1485,12 +1889,15 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
                 }
                 // Drain pending diagnostic ledger writes before receipt signing.
                 await stopSignalMonitorAndDrainDiagnostics();
+                // Blocker 2: inferExit can return shouldExit=true (e.g. diminishing_returns) while
+                // a prior-attempt candidate is retained. No-op when lifecycleState="completed".
+                const finalInferDecision = await restoreRetainedCandidateForTerminalExit(decision);
                 const routingInput = { runStartMs, firstDeltaDetected, firstDeltaTimestampMs, firstDeltaFilePath, firstDeltaChangeType, preDeltaCostUsd };
-                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(decision, now(), routingInput);
+                const finalizedLoop = await finalizeCurrentLoop(finalInferDecision, now(), routingInput);
                 await persistLoopRecordIfSupported(input.store, finalizedLoop);
                 return {
                     loop: finalizedLoop,
-                    decision
+                    decision: finalInferDecision
                 };
             }
         }
@@ -1509,6 +1916,24 @@ export async function runMartin(input) {
         activeAttemptController?.abort();
         // Flush any diagnostic ledger writes queued from signal callbacks
         await Promise.all(pendingControlWrites);
+        // Last-resort: if an unhandled exception escaped the main loop and preCandidateBoundary
+        // is still set, attempt to restore the workspace so unverified code is not left behind.
+        // This path is reached only when none of the normal terminal paths ran successfully.
+        if (preCandidateBoundary) {
+            try {
+                await restoreRollbackBoundary({
+                    repoRoot: input.task.repoRoot,
+                    boundary: preCandidateBoundary,
+                    restoredAt: now(),
+                    decision: "DISCARD"
+                });
+                preCandidateBoundary = undefined;
+            }
+            catch {
+                // Cannot safely write to ledger here. The workspace state is unknown.
+                // The exception that caused this path will propagate to the caller.
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 function createRunExitPayload(decision) {
@@ -1550,6 +1975,8 @@ function safetyLeashReasonCode(decision, safetySurface) {
             return "migration_approval_required";
         case "config_change_approval_required":
             return "config_change_approval_required";
+        case "test_change_approval_required":
+            return "test_change_approval_required";
         default:
             return `${safetySurface}_safety_block`;
     }
@@ -1595,7 +2022,8 @@ function observeRunFileEffects(input) {
     try {
         const netChangedAtCompletion = normalizeFileEffectPaths(listAttemptChangedFilesSinceBoundary({
             repoRoot: input.repoRoot,
-            boundary: input.boundary
+            boundary: input.boundary,
+            includeBaselineSnapshotChanges: true
         }));
         const netChanged = new Set(netChangedAtCompletion);
         return {
@@ -1714,18 +2142,23 @@ function mergeCostProvenance(previous, current) {
     }
     return COST_PROVENANCE_RANK[current] < COST_PROVENANCE_RANK[previous] ? current : previous;
 }
+/**
+ * Git-backed observation that degrades the same way `resolveChangedFiles` does:
+ * when Git becomes unavailable after the attempt, fall back only if the adapter
+ * reported its own changed files; otherwise fail closed.
+ */
+function violatingIgnoredPaths(violations, ignoredPaths) {
+    const violating = new Set(violations.map((violation) => violation.file?.replace(/\/$/u, "")).filter(Boolean));
+    return ignoredPaths.filter((filePath) => violating.has(filePath.replace(/\/$/u, "")));
+}
 function resolveChangedFiles(result, repoRoot, rollbackBoundary) {
     const adapterReported = normalizeFileEffectPaths(result.execution?.changedFiles ?? []);
-    try {
-        const gitObserved = listAttemptChangedFilesSinceBoundary({ repoRoot, boundary: rollbackBoundary });
-        return normalizeFileEffectPaths([...adapterReported, ...gitObserved]);
-    }
-    catch (error) {
-        if (result.execution?.changedFiles !== undefined) {
-            return adapterReported;
-        }
-        throw error;
-    }
+    const gitObserved = listAttemptChangedFilesSinceBoundary({
+        repoRoot,
+        boundary: rollbackBoundary,
+        includeBaselineSnapshotChanges: true
+    });
+    return normalizeFileEffectPaths([...adapterReported, ...gitObserved]);
 }
 function buildPatchDiff(result, changedFiles) {
     if (result.execution?.patch) {
@@ -1806,6 +2239,27 @@ function getLastVerifierScore(loop) {
 function truncateVerificationDetail(text, maxLength) {
     return text.length <= maxLength ? text : `${text.slice(0, maxLength - 1)}…`;
 }
+/**
+ * Sanitize verifier output before it is stored as a structured failure excerpt
+ * that will eventually appear in a provider prompt.
+ *
+ * Two-layer contract:
+ *   Layer 1 (here, core): hard size cap + strip control characters and secrets.
+ *   Layer 2 (adapter): sanitizeForPrompt removes prompt-injection patterns.
+ *
+ * Rules:
+ *  - Keep tail (most recent lines are most relevant for repair).
+ *  - Strip null bytes and C0/C1 control characters except \n and \t.
+ *  - Hard cap at 1500 characters — large test output cannot flood the context.
+ *  - Tag the excerpt so downstream consumers know it is untrusted evidence.
+ */
+export function sanitizeVerifierExcerpt(raw) {
+    const HARD_CAP = 1500;
+    // Strip control characters except newline (\n) and horizontal tab (\t)
+    const stripped = raw.replace(/[\u0000-\u0008\u000b-\u000c\u000e-\u001f\u007f\u0080-\u009f]+/gu, " ");
+    // Keep the tail — the most recent output is the most actionable failure
+    return stripped.length <= HARD_CAP ? stripped : stripped.slice(-(HARD_CAP));
+}
 function resolveExpectedVerifierBinding(request) {
     const commands = request.context.verificationStack?.length
         ? request.context.verificationStack.map((step) => step.command)
@@ -1966,3 +2420,4 @@ export { readSwarmReceiptProjection, verifySwarmReceiptProjection, } from "./swa
 export { buildSwarmShareProjection, readSwarmDossier, verifySwarmEvidence, } from "./swarm/evidence-projection.js";
 export { buildSwarmHostedEnvelope } from "./swarm/hosted-export.js";
 export { assertSwarmPathIdentifier } from "./swarm/workspaces.js";
+// buildRepairHeader removed — test scaffolding, not product code