@mc-and-his-agents/loom-installer 0.1.11 → 0.1.12

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mc-and-his-agents/loom-installer",
-  "version": "0.1.11",
+  "version": "0.1.12",
   "description": "Node installer for Loom plugin and single-skill installation surfaces.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

package/payload/manifest.json

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   "schema_version": "loom-installer-payload/v1",
   "loom_version": "0.4.0",
   "source_repository": "https://github.com/MC-and-his-Agents/Loom",
-  "source_commit": "4f6a4074d02557304018e9f063425f974d6a08cf",
+  "source_commit": "f11f0f24401eca30d21786c41e39a74be05bf342",
   "source_ref": "main",
-  "built_at": "2026-04-25T11:49:46+08:00",
+  "built_at": "2026-04-25T11:57:32+08:00",
   "runtime": {
     "python_minimum": "3.10",
     "python_recommended": "3.11+"
@@ -628,13 +628,13 @@
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     {
       "path": "plugin/loom/skills/shared/scripts/loom_check.py",
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     },
     {
       "path": "plugin/loom/skills/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",
@@ -1213,13 +1213,13 @@
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     },
     {
       "path": "skills/loom-adopt/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",
@@ -1828,13 +1828,13 @@
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       "path": "skills/loom-handoff/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_flow.py",
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     },
     {
       "path": "skills/loom-handoff/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",
@@ -2443,13 +2443,13 @@
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     {
       "path": "skills/loom-init/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_check.py",
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       "path": "skills/loom-init/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_flow.py",
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     },
     {
       "path": "skills/loom-init/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",
@@ -3063,13 +3063,13 @@
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     {
       "path": "skills/loom-merge-ready/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_check.py",
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       "path": "skills/loom-merge-ready/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_flow.py",
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     {
       "path": "skills/loom-merge-ready/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",
@@ -3678,13 +3678,13 @@
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       "path": "skills/loom-pre-review/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_check.py",
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     {
       "path": "skills/loom-pre-review/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",
@@ -4293,13 +4293,13 @@
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       "path": "skills/loom-resume/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_check.py",
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       "path": "skills/loom-resume/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_flow.py",
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     {
       "path": "skills/loom-resume/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",
@@ -4908,13 +4908,13 @@
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     {
       "path": "skills/loom-retire/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_check.py",
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       "path": "skills/loom-retire/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_flow.py",
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     },
     {
       "path": "skills/loom-retire/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",
@@ -5523,13 +5523,13 @@
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     {
       "path": "skills/loom-review/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_check.py",
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-      "sha256": "9ada27e8f88d01940e7f70112301f1c6c78ffa362f5159abba2a44ae445266ac"
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     },
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       "path": "skills/loom-review/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_flow.py",
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     },
     {
       "path": "skills/loom-review/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",
@@ -6138,13 +6138,13 @@
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       "path": "skills/loom-spec-review/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_check.py",
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     },
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       "path": "skills/loom-spec-review/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_flow.py",
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-      "sha256": "f11062993fe565160cdc2910e981e9a601d0fcafcbe16dd0072d63acf39d67b0"
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     },
     {
       "path": "skills/loom-spec-review/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_init.py",

package/payload/plugin/loom/skills/shared/scripts/loom_check.py

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ CORE_DOCS = (
     "docs/methodology/templates/pull-request.md",
     "docs/evidence/extraction-ledger.md",
     "docs/evidence/landing-map.md",
+    "docs/evidence/validations/validation-closeout-reconciliation-blocking-gate.md",
     "docs/evidence/validations/validation-loom-core-runtime-parity.md",
     "docs/evidence/validations/validation-syvert-strong-governance-parity.md",
     "docs/adoption/rationale.md",
@@ -1118,10 +1119,14 @@ def require_reconciliation_payload(
         if not isinstance(finding, dict):
             failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation findings must be JSON objects"))
             continue
-        if finding.get("kind") not in {"absorbed_but_open", "parent_drift", "project_drift"}:
+        if finding.get("category") not in {"drift", "gate_failure"}:
+            failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation finding category must stay within the stable taxonomy"))
+        if finding.get("kind") not in {"merged_but_open", "absorbed_but_open", "parent_drift", "project_drift", "host_signal_drift"}:
             failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation finding kind must stay within the stable contract"))
         if finding.get("severity") not in {"warn", "fix-needed", "block"}:
             failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation finding severity must stay within the stable contract"))
+        if finding.get("fallback_to") not in {"reconciliation-sync", "manual-reconciliation", None}:
+            failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation finding fallback_to must stay within the stable contract"))
         if not isinstance(finding.get("subject"), str) or not finding.get("subject"):
             failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation findings must include non-empty `subject`"))
         if not isinstance(finding.get("evidence"), dict):
@@ -4692,18 +4697,20 @@ def check_daily_execution_cli(root: Path) -> list[Failure]:
                 "summary": "warn",
                 "missing_inputs": [],
                 "fallback_to": "manual-reconciliation",
-                "findings": [
-                    {
-                        "kind": "project_drift",
-                        "severity": "warn",
-                        "subject": "project 5",
-                        "evidence": {},
-                        "recommended_action": "review warning",
-                    }
-                ],
+                    "findings": [
+                        {
+                            "category": "drift",
+                            "kind": "project_drift",
+                            "severity": "warn",
+                            "subject": "project 5",
+                            "evidence": {},
+                            "recommended_action": "review warning",
+                            "fallback_to": "reconciliation-sync",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                },
             },
-        },
-    )
+        )
     if warn_payload_failures:
         failures.append(
             Failure(
@@ -4712,6 +4719,50 @@ def check_daily_execution_cli(root: Path) -> list[Failure]:
             )
         )
 
+    valid_reconciliation_samples = [
+        ("merged_but_open", "fix-needed", "reconciliation-sync"),
+        ("absorbed_but_open", "fix-needed", "reconciliation-sync"),
+        ("parent_drift", "block", "manual-reconciliation"),
+        ("host_signal_drift", "block", "manual-reconciliation"),
+    ]
+    for kind, reconciliation_result_value, fallback_to in valid_reconciliation_samples:
+        sample_failures = []
+        require_closeout_reconciliation_contract(
+            sample_failures,
+            category="daily-execution-cli",
+            context=f"`closeout-{kind}`",
+            payload={
+                "result": "block",
+                "fallback_to": fallback_to,
+                "reconciliation": {
+                    "command": "reconciliation",
+                    "operation": "audit",
+                    "result": reconciliation_result_value,
+                    "summary": kind,
+                    "missing_inputs": [] if kind != "host_signal_drift" else ["github control plane"],
+                    "fallback_to": "manual-reconciliation",
+                    "findings": [
+                        {
+                            "category": "drift",
+                            "kind": kind,
+                            "severity": reconciliation_result_value,
+                            "subject": "closeout sample",
+                            "evidence": {},
+                            "recommended_action": "reconcile closeout sample",
+                            "fallback_to": fallback_to,
+                        }
+                    ],
+                },
+            },
+        )
+        if sample_failures:
+            failures.append(
+                Failure(
+                    "daily-execution-cli",
+                    f"`closeout-{kind}` synthetic payload must satisfy closeout reconciliation validation",
+                )
+            )
+
     return failures
 
 

package/payload/plugin/loom/skills/shared/scripts/loom_flow.py

@@ -3748,13 +3748,19 @@ def make_reconciliation_finding(
     subject: str,
     evidence: dict[str, Any],
     recommended_action: str,
+    category: str = "drift",
+    fallback_to: str | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if fallback_to is None:
+        fallback_to = "manual-reconciliation" if severity == "block" else "reconciliation-sync"
     return {
+        "category": category,
         "kind": kind,
         "severity": severity,
         "subject": subject,
         "evidence": evidence,
         "recommended_action": recommended_action,
+        "fallback_to": fallback_to,
     }
 
 
@@ -3824,13 +3830,13 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
                     merge_commit_sha = oid
                     merge_commit_in_main = contains_merged_commit(target_root, merge_commit_sha)
 
-    absorbed_issue = False
+    merged_issue_open = False
     if issue_payload is not None and pr_payload is not None:
         if issue_payload.get("state") == "OPEN" and pr_payload.get("state") == "MERGED" and merge_commit_sha and merge_commit_in_main:
-            absorbed_issue = True
+            merged_issue_open = True
             findings.append(
                 make_reconciliation_finding(
-                    kind="absorbed_but_open",
+                    kind="merged_but_open",
                     severity="fix-needed",
                     subject=f"issue #{issue_number}",
                     evidence={
@@ -3840,7 +3846,7 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
                         "merge_commit": merge_commit_sha,
                         "merge_commit_in_main": merge_commit_in_main,
                     },
-                    recommended_action="close the absorbed issue or run reconciliation sync after reviewing the evidence.",
+                    recommended_action="close the merged issue or run reconciliation sync after reviewing the evidence.",
                 )
             )
 
@@ -3866,7 +3872,7 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
                 if child_state == "CLOSED":
                     resolved_children.append(child)
                     continue
-                if child_number == issue_number and absorbed_issue:
+                if child_number == issue_number and merged_issue_open:
                     resolved_children.append(child)
                     continue
                 unresolved_children.append(child)
@@ -3929,7 +3935,7 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
             }
 
             if issue_number is not None:
-                expected_done = issue_payload is not None and (issue_payload.get("state") == "CLOSED" or absorbed_issue)
+                expected_done = issue_payload is not None and (issue_payload.get("state") == "CLOSED" or merged_issue_open)
                 if issue_item is None:
                     project_drift_details.append(
                         {
@@ -3994,12 +4000,23 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
         )
 
     if missing_inputs:
+        findings.append(
+            make_reconciliation_finding(
+                kind="host_signal_drift",
+                severity="block",
+                subject="github control plane",
+                evidence={"missing_inputs": missing_inputs},
+                recommended_action="restore readable GitHub issue, PR, project, or repository signals before closeout.",
+                category="drift",
+                fallback_to="manual-reconciliation",
+            )
+        )
         result = "block"
         summary = "reconciliation audit could not complete because required GitHub inputs were missing."
     else:
         result = reconciliation_result(findings)
         summary = (
-            "reconciliation audit found no absorbed-but-open, parent-drift, or project-drift findings."
+            "reconciliation audit found no merged-but-open, absorbed-but-open, parent-drift, host-signal-drift, or project-drift findings."
             if result == "pass"
             else "reconciliation audit found GitHub drift that must be reviewed before closeout."
         )
@@ -4037,7 +4054,7 @@ def reconciliation_sync_plan(audit_payload: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[list[dict[s
         evidence = finding.get("evidence")
         if severity != "fix-needed":
             continue
-        if kind == "absorbed_but_open":
+        if kind in {"merged_but_open", "absorbed_but_open"}:
             plan.append(
                 {
                     "kind": kind,

package/payload/skills/loom-adopt/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_check.py

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ CORE_DOCS = (
     "docs/methodology/templates/pull-request.md",
     "docs/evidence/extraction-ledger.md",
     "docs/evidence/landing-map.md",
+    "docs/evidence/validations/validation-closeout-reconciliation-blocking-gate.md",
     "docs/evidence/validations/validation-loom-core-runtime-parity.md",
     "docs/evidence/validations/validation-syvert-strong-governance-parity.md",
     "docs/adoption/rationale.md",
@@ -1118,10 +1119,14 @@ def require_reconciliation_payload(
         if not isinstance(finding, dict):
             failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation findings must be JSON objects"))
             continue
-        if finding.get("kind") not in {"absorbed_but_open", "parent_drift", "project_drift"}:
+        if finding.get("category") not in {"drift", "gate_failure"}:
+            failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation finding category must stay within the stable taxonomy"))
+        if finding.get("kind") not in {"merged_but_open", "absorbed_but_open", "parent_drift", "project_drift", "host_signal_drift"}:
             failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation finding kind must stay within the stable contract"))
         if finding.get("severity") not in {"warn", "fix-needed", "block"}:
             failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation finding severity must stay within the stable contract"))
+        if finding.get("fallback_to") not in {"reconciliation-sync", "manual-reconciliation", None}:
+            failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation finding fallback_to must stay within the stable contract"))
         if not isinstance(finding.get("subject"), str) or not finding.get("subject"):
             failures.append(Failure(category, f"{context} reconciliation findings must include non-empty `subject`"))
         if not isinstance(finding.get("evidence"), dict):
@@ -4692,18 +4697,20 @@ def check_daily_execution_cli(root: Path) -> list[Failure]:
                 "summary": "warn",
                 "missing_inputs": [],
                 "fallback_to": "manual-reconciliation",
-                "findings": [
-                    {
-                        "kind": "project_drift",
-                        "severity": "warn",
-                        "subject": "project 5",
-                        "evidence": {},
-                        "recommended_action": "review warning",
-                    }
-                ],
+                    "findings": [
+                        {
+                            "category": "drift",
+                            "kind": "project_drift",
+                            "severity": "warn",
+                            "subject": "project 5",
+                            "evidence": {},
+                            "recommended_action": "review warning",
+                            "fallback_to": "reconciliation-sync",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                },
             },
-        },
-    )
+        )
     if warn_payload_failures:
         failures.append(
             Failure(
@@ -4712,6 +4719,50 @@ def check_daily_execution_cli(root: Path) -> list[Failure]:
             )
         )
 
+    valid_reconciliation_samples = [
+        ("merged_but_open", "fix-needed", "reconciliation-sync"),
+        ("absorbed_but_open", "fix-needed", "reconciliation-sync"),
+        ("parent_drift", "block", "manual-reconciliation"),
+        ("host_signal_drift", "block", "manual-reconciliation"),
+    ]
+    for kind, reconciliation_result_value, fallback_to in valid_reconciliation_samples:
+        sample_failures = []
+        require_closeout_reconciliation_contract(
+            sample_failures,
+            category="daily-execution-cli",
+            context=f"`closeout-{kind}`",
+            payload={
+                "result": "block",
+                "fallback_to": fallback_to,
+                "reconciliation": {
+                    "command": "reconciliation",
+                    "operation": "audit",
+                    "result": reconciliation_result_value,
+                    "summary": kind,
+                    "missing_inputs": [] if kind != "host_signal_drift" else ["github control plane"],
+                    "fallback_to": "manual-reconciliation",
+                    "findings": [
+                        {
+                            "category": "drift",
+                            "kind": kind,
+                            "severity": reconciliation_result_value,
+                            "subject": "closeout sample",
+                            "evidence": {},
+                            "recommended_action": "reconcile closeout sample",
+                            "fallback_to": fallback_to,
+                        }
+                    ],
+                },
+            },
+        )
+        if sample_failures:
+            failures.append(
+                Failure(
+                    "daily-execution-cli",
+                    f"`closeout-{kind}` synthetic payload must satisfy closeout reconciliation validation",
+                )
+            )
+
     return failures
 
 

package/payload/skills/loom-adopt/.loom-runtime/shared/scripts/loom_flow.py

@@ -3748,13 +3748,19 @@ def make_reconciliation_finding(
     subject: str,
     evidence: dict[str, Any],
     recommended_action: str,
+    category: str = "drift",
+    fallback_to: str | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if fallback_to is None:
+        fallback_to = "manual-reconciliation" if severity == "block" else "reconciliation-sync"
     return {
+        "category": category,
         "kind": kind,
         "severity": severity,
         "subject": subject,
         "evidence": evidence,
         "recommended_action": recommended_action,
+        "fallback_to": fallback_to,
     }
 
 
@@ -3824,13 +3830,13 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
                     merge_commit_sha = oid
                     merge_commit_in_main = contains_merged_commit(target_root, merge_commit_sha)
 
-    absorbed_issue = False
+    merged_issue_open = False
     if issue_payload is not None and pr_payload is not None:
         if issue_payload.get("state") == "OPEN" and pr_payload.get("state") == "MERGED" and merge_commit_sha and merge_commit_in_main:
-            absorbed_issue = True
+            merged_issue_open = True
             findings.append(
                 make_reconciliation_finding(
-                    kind="absorbed_but_open",
+                    kind="merged_but_open",
                     severity="fix-needed",
                     subject=f"issue #{issue_number}",
                     evidence={
@@ -3840,7 +3846,7 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
                         "merge_commit": merge_commit_sha,
                         "merge_commit_in_main": merge_commit_in_main,
                     },
-                    recommended_action="close the absorbed issue or run reconciliation sync after reviewing the evidence.",
+                    recommended_action="close the merged issue or run reconciliation sync after reviewing the evidence.",
                 )
             )
 
@@ -3866,7 +3872,7 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
                 if child_state == "CLOSED":
                     resolved_children.append(child)
                     continue
-                if child_number == issue_number and absorbed_issue:
+                if child_number == issue_number and merged_issue_open:
                     resolved_children.append(child)
                     continue
                 unresolved_children.append(child)
@@ -3929,7 +3935,7 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
             }
 
             if issue_number is not None:
-                expected_done = issue_payload is not None and (issue_payload.get("state") == "CLOSED" or absorbed_issue)
+                expected_done = issue_payload is not None and (issue_payload.get("state") == "CLOSED" or merged_issue_open)
                 if issue_item is None:
                     project_drift_details.append(
                         {
@@ -3994,12 +4000,23 @@ def reconciliation_audit_payload(
         )
 
     if missing_inputs:
+        findings.append(
+            make_reconciliation_finding(
+                kind="host_signal_drift",
+                severity="block",
+                subject="github control plane",
+                evidence={"missing_inputs": missing_inputs},
+                recommended_action="restore readable GitHub issue, PR, project, or repository signals before closeout.",
+                category="drift",
+                fallback_to="manual-reconciliation",
+            )
+        )
         result = "block"
         summary = "reconciliation audit could not complete because required GitHub inputs were missing."
     else:
         result = reconciliation_result(findings)
         summary = (
-            "reconciliation audit found no absorbed-but-open, parent-drift, or project-drift findings."
+            "reconciliation audit found no merged-but-open, absorbed-but-open, parent-drift, host-signal-drift, or project-drift findings."
             if result == "pass"
             else "reconciliation audit found GitHub drift that must be reviewed before closeout."
         )
@@ -4037,7 +4054,7 @@ def reconciliation_sync_plan(audit_payload: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[list[dict[s
         evidence = finding.get("evidence")
         if severity != "fix-needed":
             continue
-        if kind == "absorbed_but_open":
+        if kind in {"merged_but_open", "absorbed_but_open"}:
             plan.append(
                 {
                     "kind": kind,