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package/gsd-core/bin/lib/capability-validator.cjs

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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * capability-validator.cjs — shared, runtime-callable capability validator.
+ *
+ * Extracted from scripts/gen-capability-registry.cjs per ADR-1244 D2 so that
+ * both the build-time generator and the runtime overlay loader can require the
+ * validator WITHOUT pulling in the generator's build-time-only machinery
+ * (ExitError, config-schema.manifest.json, install-profiles.cjs, clusters.cjs,
+ * gen-loop-host-contract.cjs, etc.).
+ *
+ * This is a COMMITTED plain .cjs (not built from .cts) so it is available on a
+ * fresh worktree before `npm run build:lib` has run.
+ */
+
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const { LOOP_HOST_CONTRACT } = require('./loop-host-contract.cjs');
+
+// ─── Shared schema-version constant ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const SCHEMA_VERSION = '1';
+
+// ─── Loop Host Contract ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// Canonical point order — explicit constant (do NOT rely on Set insertion order).
+// Used for point-ordering semantics in consumes-satisfiability validation and topo-sort.
+const POINT_ORDER = [
+  'discuss:pre',
+  'discuss:post',
+  'plan:pre',
+  'plan:post',
+  'execute:pre',
+  'execute:wave:pre',
+  'execute:wave:post',
+  'execute:post',
+  'verify:pre',
+  'verify:post',
+  'ship:pre',
+  'ship:post',
+];
+
+// C1: Artifact availability — host-produced artifacts become available at their step's :post
+// point. Build a map: artifact → earliest POINT_ORDER index at which it is available.
+// (discuss produces CONTEXT.md → discuss:post = index 1;
+//  plan produces PLAN.md → plan:post = index 3;
+//  execute produces SUMMARY.md → execute:post = index 7;
+//  verify produces UAT.md → verify:post = index 9)
+//
+// NOTE: this map covers ONLY host artifacts. Hook-produced artifacts are handled per-run
+// during consumes-satisfiability validation (C2 global pass).
+const HOST_ARTIFACT_EARLIEST_POINT_IDX = (() => {
+  const m = Object.create(null);
+  for (const entry of LOOP_HOST_CONTRACT) {
+    // The :post point is the last point in each step's points array.
+    const postPoint = entry.points[entry.points.length - 1];
+    const postIdx = POINT_ORDER.indexOf(postPoint);
+    for (const artifact of entry.coreArtifacts.produces) {
+      // Only record the earliest (should be unique, but take min to be safe).
+      if (m[artifact] === undefined || postIdx < m[artifact]) {
+        m[artifact] = postIdx;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return m;
+})();
+
+// Flatten all valid loop points into a Set for O(1) validation
+const VALID_LOOP_POINTS = new Set(POINT_ORDER);
+
+// Map point → step contract (agentRoles + coreArtifacts)
+const POINT_TO_CONTRACT = new Map();
+for (const entry of LOOP_HOST_CONTRACT) {
+  for (const point of entry.points) {
+    POINT_TO_CONTRACT.set(point, entry);
+  }
+}
+
+// ─── Config-slice validation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const VALID_CONFIG_SLICE_TYPES = new Set(['boolean', 'string', 'number', 'enum']);
+
+/**
+ * Validate a single config-slice entry (one key's { type, default, description }).
+ * Returns an array of error strings. Empty = valid.
+ *
+ * @param {string} capId     Capability id (for error messages)
+ * @param {string} key       Config key (for error messages)
+ * @param {object} slice     The slice object from cap.config[key]
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+function validateConfigSliceEntry(capId, key, slice) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  if (typeof slice !== 'object' || slice === null || Array.isArray(slice)) {
+    errors.push('capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: slice must be a non-null object');
+    return errors;
+  }
+
+  // type must be one of the allowed set
+  if (!VALID_CONFIG_SLICE_TYPES.has(slice.type)) {
+    errors.push(
+      'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: type must be one of ' +
+      [...VALID_CONFIG_SLICE_TYPES].join(', ') + ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(slice.type) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // default must be present
+  if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(slice, 'default')) {
+    errors.push(
+      'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: default is required',
+    );
+  } else {
+    // type-consistency check
+    const def = slice.default;
+    if (slice.type === 'boolean') {
+      if (typeof def !== 'boolean') {
+        errors.push(
+          'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: default must be a boolean for type:"boolean" (got: ' + typeof def + ')',
+        );
+      }
+    } else if (slice.type === 'string') {
+      if (typeof def !== 'string') {
+        errors.push(
+          'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: default must be a string for type:"string" (got: ' + typeof def + ')',
+        );
+      }
+    } else if (slice.type === 'number') {
+      if (typeof def !== 'number') {
+        errors.push(
+          'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: default must be a number for type:"number" (got: ' + typeof def + ')',
+        );
+      } else if (!Number.isFinite(def)) {
+        // FIX 6a: Reject NaN and non-finite number defaults
+        errors.push(
+          'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: default for type:"number" must be a finite number (got: ' + String(def) + ')',
+        );
+      }
+    } else if (slice.type === 'enum') {
+      // FIX 5a: enum REQUIRES a non-empty values array (all strings), and default must be in it
+      if (!Array.isArray(slice.values) || slice.values.length === 0) {
+        errors.push(
+          'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: type:"enum" requires a non-empty "values" array of strings',
+        );
+      } else if (!slice.values.every((v) => typeof v === 'string')) {
+        errors.push(
+          'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: type:"enum" values array must contain only strings',
+        );
+      }
+      if (typeof def !== 'string') {
+        errors.push(
+          'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: default must be a string for type:"enum" (got: ' + typeof def + ')',
+        );
+      } else if (Array.isArray(slice.values) && slice.values.length > 0 && !slice.values.includes(def)) {
+        errors.push(
+          'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: default "' + def +
+          '" is not one of the declared enum values [' + slice.values.join(', ') + ']',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // description must be a non-empty string
+  if (typeof slice.description !== 'string' || slice.description.length === 0) {
+    errors.push(
+      'capability "' + capId + '" config["' + key + '"]: description must be a non-empty string (got: ' + JSON.stringify(slice.description) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+// ─── Per-capability validation ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const KEBAB_RE = /^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*$/;
+const VALID_ROLES = new Set(['feature', 'runtime']);
+const VALID_TIERS = new Set(['core', 'standard', 'full']);
+const VALID_ON_ERROR = new Set(['skip', 'halt']);
+const RUNTIME_COMPAT_WILDCARD = '*';
+
+// ── ADR-1244 D1: versioned-manifest envelope ─────────────────────────────────
+// Official strict SemVer 2.0.0 grammar (https://semver.org). Rejects partials
+// ("1.0"), prefixes ("v1.0.0"), leading-zero segments ("01.2.3"), numeric
+// prerelease identifiers with leading zeros ("1.2.3-01"), empty identifiers
+// ("1.2.3-..") and — critically — prerelease/build identifiers containing
+// anything outside [0-9A-Za-z-] (so a version can never smuggle shell
+// metacharacters, spaces or unicode into a downstream `git tag v<version>` or
+// path). Accepts "1.2.3-dev.0", "1.2.3-rc.1", "1.2.3+build.5".
+const SEMVER_RE = /^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$/;
+// Permissive *shape* check for a semver range (engines.gsd / compatVersions
+// values). Range SATISFACTION is enforced by the runtime overlay (ADR-1244 D2);
+// here we only reject empty/garbage and shell metacharacters.
+const SEMVER_RANGE_RE = /^[0-9A-Za-z.\-+ |<>=~^*()]+$/;
+// Subresource-integrity hash: "sha512-" + base64 of a 64-byte digest (86 base64
+// chars + "==" padding). Exact length so malformed pins ("sha512-abc") fail.
+const SHA512_INTEGRITY_RE = /^sha512-[A-Za-z0-9+/]{86}==$/;
+
+// #1460 (R) HIGH — shell-safe hook-script allowlist. A hook `script` is resolved to an
+// ABSOLUTE path and written verbatim as the hook `command` STRING in settings.json, which a
+// host runtime consumes through a shell (first-party hooks emit `node "${...}/hooks/x.js"`).
+// A manifest-controlled name like `run.sh; touch /tmp/pwn` (filenames may legally contain
+// `;`, spaces, `$`, backtick, `|`, newline on POSIX) would inject a second command — even
+// though the file genuinely exists inside the bundle and so passes path-confinement. We
+// therefore restrict the relative script path to a CONSERVATIVE allowlist: only
+// [A-Za-z0-9._/-], with no leading `-` on any segment (option-injection), no `..` segment,
+// and not absolute. Anything else (whitespace, any shell metacharacter, control/NUL) is a
+// hard validation error — fail closed so the capability install/load is rejected loudly.
+const SAFE_HOOK_SCRIPT_RE = /^[A-Za-z0-9._/-]+$/;
+
+/**
+ * #1460 (R): true when a relative hook-script path is shell-safe (see SAFE_HOOK_SCRIPT_RE).
+ * Rejects absolute paths, `..` segments, a leading `-` on any path segment, and any char
+ * outside the allowlist (whitespace / shell metacharacters / control / NUL).
+ */
+function isSafeHookScriptPath(script) {
+  if (typeof script !== 'string' || script.length === 0) return false;
+  if (!SAFE_HOOK_SCRIPT_RE.test(script)) return false;
+  if (path.isAbsolute(script)) return false;
+  const segments = script.split(/[/\\]/);
+  if (segments.includes('..')) return false;
+  // A leading '-' on any segment would be parsed as an option by the shell/`node`.
+  for (const seg of segments) {
+    if (seg.startsWith('-')) return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+// A syntactically plausible semver range (shape-only — see SEMVER_RANGE_RE).
+// Requires a digit or a bare wildcard so pure-alpha garbage ("abcx", "()x") is
+// rejected; full range satisfaction is the runtime overlay's job (ADR-1244 D2).
+function isPlausibleRange(s) {
+  if (typeof s !== 'string') return false;
+  const t = s.trim();
+  if (t.length === 0 || !SEMVER_RANGE_RE.test(s)) return false;
+  return /\d/.test(t) || t === '*' || t === 'x' || t === 'X';
+}
+
+/**
+ * ADR-1244 D1: validate the versioned-manifest envelope.
+ *   - version        REQUIRED semver string (the registry rejects a manifest
+ *                    without one).
+ *   - engines        optional object; engines.gsd optional semver-range string.
+ *   - compatVersions optional object mapping a capability version (semver) to a
+ *                    gsd version range.
+ *   - integrity      optional "sha512-<base64>" string.
+ *   - provenance     optional { sourceRepo, commit } strings.
+ *
+ * Shape only — range satisfaction and integrity verification are enforced by
+ * the source resolver / runtime overlay (ADR-1244 D2/D3).
+ *
+ * @param {object} cap   The parsed JSON object.
+ * @returns {string[]}   Array of error strings; empty = valid.
+ */
+function validateVersionEnvelope(cap) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  if (typeof cap.version !== 'string' || !SEMVER_RE.test(cap.version)) {
+    errors.push('version must be a semver string (e.g. "1.2.3"); got: ' + JSON.stringify(cap.version));
+  }
+
+  if (cap.engines !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof cap.engines !== 'object' || cap.engines === null || Array.isArray(cap.engines)) {
+      errors.push('engines must be an object (e.g. { "gsd": ">=1.6.0" })');
+    } else if (cap.engines.gsd !== undefined && !isPlausibleRange(cap.engines.gsd)) {
+      errors.push('engines.gsd must be a semver range string; got: ' + JSON.stringify(cap.engines.gsd));
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (cap.compatVersions !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof cap.compatVersions !== 'object' || cap.compatVersions === null || Array.isArray(cap.compatVersions)) {
+      errors.push('compatVersions must be an object mapping capability versions to gsd version ranges');
+    } else {
+      for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(cap.compatVersions)) {
+        if (!SEMVER_RE.test(k)) errors.push('compatVersions key "' + k + '" must be a semver string');
+        if (!isPlausibleRange(v)) errors.push('compatVersions["' + k + '"] must be a semver range string');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (cap.integrity !== undefined && (typeof cap.integrity !== 'string' || !SHA512_INTEGRITY_RE.test(cap.integrity))) {
+    errors.push('integrity must be a "sha512-<base64>" string');
+  }
+
+  if (cap.provenance !== undefined) {
+    const p = cap.provenance;
+    if (typeof p !== 'object' || p === null || Array.isArray(p)) {
+      errors.push('provenance must be an object { sourceRepo, commit }');
+    } else {
+      if (typeof p.sourceRepo !== 'string' || p.sourceRepo.length === 0) {
+        errors.push('provenance.sourceRepo must be a non-empty string');
+      }
+      if (typeof p.commit !== 'string' || p.commit.length === 0) {
+        errors.push('provenance.commit must be a non-empty string');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate a single capability declaration.
+ *
+ * @param {object} cap        The parsed JSON object.
+ * @param {string} folderId   The folder name (must equal cap.id).
+ * @returns {string[]}        Array of error strings; empty = valid.
+ */
+function validateCapability(cap, folderId) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  if (typeof cap !== 'object' || cap === null || Array.isArray(cap)) {
+    return ['capability must be a JSON object'];
+  }
+
+  // ── Common envelope ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  if (typeof cap.id !== 'string' || !KEBAB_RE.test(cap.id)) {
+    errors.push('id must be a kebab-case string');
+  } else if (cap.id !== folderId) {
+    errors.push('id "' + cap.id + '" must equal the folder name "' + folderId + '"');
+  }
+
+  if (!VALID_ROLES.has(cap.role)) {
+    errors.push('role must be one of: feature, runtime (got: ' + cap.role + ')');
+  }
+
+  if (typeof cap.title !== 'string' || cap.title.length === 0) {
+    errors.push('title must be a non-empty string');
+  }
+
+  // C4: description is required
+  if (typeof cap.description !== 'string' || cap.description.length === 0) {
+    errors.push('description must be a non-empty string');
+  }
+
+  if (!VALID_TIERS.has(cap.tier)) {
+    errors.push('tier must be one of: core, standard, full (got: ' + cap.tier + ')');
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(cap.requires)) {
+    errors.push('requires must be an array of capability ids');
+  } else {
+    for (const req of cap.requires) {
+      if (typeof req !== 'string') {
+        errors.push('requires entries must be strings (got: ' + JSON.stringify(req) + ')');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ── Versioned-manifest envelope (ADR-1244 D1) ──────────────────────────────
+  errors.push(...validateVersionEnvelope(cap));
+
+  // ── Role-specific body ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  if (cap.role === 'feature') {
+    errors.push(...validateFeatureBody(cap));
+  } else if (cap.role === 'runtime') {
+    errors.push(...validateRuntimeBody(cap));
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ADR-959: Validate a single commands[] entry on a feature-role capability.
+ * { family: string, module: string, router: string, subcommands?: string[] }
+ *
+ * - family: non-empty string, no reserved names
+ * - module: non-empty string, no path traversal, no absolute paths, no "/"
+ *   segments other than a bare basename (expected form: "foo.cjs")
+ * - router: non-empty string
+ * - subcommands: optional array of strings (doc/introspection only)
+ *
+ * @param {string} capId     Capability id (for error messages)
+ * @param {*}      entry     The entry to validate
+ * @param {string} prefix    Path prefix (e.g. "commands[0]")
+ * @returns {string[]}       Array of error strings; empty = valid.
+ */
+function validateCommandEntry(capId, entry, prefix) {
+  const errors = [];
+  const ctx = 'capability "' + capId + '" ' + prefix;
+
+  if (typeof entry !== 'object' || entry === null || Array.isArray(entry)) {
+    errors.push(ctx + ' must be an object with family, module, and router');
+    return errors;
+  }
+
+  // family: non-empty string, no reserved names
+  if (typeof entry.family !== 'string' || entry.family.length === 0) {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.family must be a non-empty string');
+  } else if (entry.family === '__proto__' || entry.family === 'constructor' || entry.family === 'prototype') {
+    // S2a: inline literal reserved-name guard (CodeQL barrier)
+    errors.push(ctx + '.family "' + entry.family + '" is a reserved name');
+  }
+
+  // module: must be a safe bare basename matching /^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+\.cjs$/ —
+  // no path separators, no "..", no NUL bytes, no absolute paths, ends in .cjs.
+  // This conservative pattern subsumes all earlier traversal/absolute/separator checks.
+  if (typeof entry.module !== 'string' || entry.module.length === 0) {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.module must be a non-empty string');
+  } else {
+    const mod = entry.module;
+    const SAFE_BASENAME = /^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+\.cjs$/;
+    if (!SAFE_BASENAME.test(mod)) {
+      errors.push(
+        ctx + '.module must be a safe bare basename (pattern: /^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+\\.cjs$/, no path separators, no "..", no NUL bytes, must end in ".cjs"); got: ' +
+        JSON.stringify(mod),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // router: non-empty string
+  if (typeof entry.router !== 'string' || entry.router.length === 0) {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.router must be a non-empty string');
+  }
+
+  // subcommands: optional array of non-empty strings (doc/introspection only)
+  if (entry.subcommands !== undefined) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(entry.subcommands)) {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.subcommands must be an array of strings if present');
+    } else {
+      for (let i = 0; i < entry.subcommands.length; i++) {
+        if (typeof entry.subcommands[i] !== 'string') {
+          errors.push(ctx + '.subcommands[' + i + '] must be a string');
+        } else if (entry.subcommands[i].length === 0) {
+          errors.push(ctx + '.subcommands[' + i + '] must be a non-empty string');
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+function validateRuntimeCompat(capId, runtimeCompat) {
+  const errors = [];
+  const ctx = 'capability "' + capId + '" runtimeCompat';
+
+  if (typeof runtimeCompat !== 'object' || runtimeCompat === null || Array.isArray(runtimeCompat)) {
+    errors.push(ctx + ' must be an object with supported and unsupported arrays');
+    return errors;
+  }
+
+  const validateRuntimeArray = (field, { allowWildcard }) => {
+    const value = runtimeCompat[field];
+    if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.' + field + ' must be an array of runtime ids' + (allowWildcard ? ' or ["*"]' : ''));
+      return;
+    }
+    if (field === 'supported' && value.length === 0) {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.supported must be a non-empty array');
+    }
+    let hasWildcard = false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < value.length; i++) {
+      const entry = value[i];
+      if (typeof entry !== 'string' || entry.length === 0) {
+        errors.push(ctx + '.' + field + '[' + i + '] must be a non-empty string');
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (entry === '__proto__' || entry === 'constructor' || entry === 'prototype') {
+        errors.push(ctx + '.' + field + '[' + i + '] "' + entry + '" is a reserved name');
+      }
+      if (entry === RUNTIME_COMPAT_WILDCARD) {
+        if (!allowWildcard) {
+          errors.push(ctx + '.' + field + ' must not include wildcard "*"');
+        }
+        hasWildcard = true;
+      } else if (!KEBAB_RE.test(entry)) {
+        errors.push(ctx + '.' + field + '[' + i + '] must be a kebab-case runtime id or "*"');
+      }
+    }
+    if (hasWildcard && value.length > 1) {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.' + field + ' wildcard "*" cannot be mixed with runtime ids');
+    }
+  };
+
+  validateRuntimeArray('supported', { allowWildcard: true });
+  validateRuntimeArray('unsupported', { allowWildcard: false });
+
+  if (runtimeCompat.notes !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof runtimeCompat.notes !== 'object' || runtimeCompat.notes === null || Array.isArray(runtimeCompat.notes)) {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.notes must be an object of runtime id to string if present');
+    } else {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(runtimeCompat.notes)) {
+        if (key !== RUNTIME_COMPAT_WILDCARD && !KEBAB_RE.test(key)) {
+          errors.push(ctx + '.notes key "' + key + '" must be a kebab-case runtime id or "*"');
+        }
+        if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.length === 0) {
+          errors.push(ctx + '.notes["' + key + '"] must be a non-empty string');
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+function validateFeatureBody(cap) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  errors.push(...validateRuntimeCompat(cap.id || '(unknown)', cap.runtimeCompat));
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(cap.skills)) {
+    errors.push('skills must be an array of strings');
+  } else {
+    for (const s of cap.skills) {
+      if (typeof s !== 'string') {
+        errors.push('skills entries must be strings');
+      } else if (s === '__proto__' || s === 'constructor' || s === 'prototype') {
+        // S2a: inline literal reserved-name guard (CodeQL barrier)
+        errors.push('skills entry "' + s + '" is a reserved name');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ADR-959: optional commands array
+  if (cap.commands !== undefined) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(cap.commands)) {
+      errors.push('commands must be an array of {family, module, router} objects');
+    } else {
+      for (let i = 0; i < cap.commands.length; i++) {
+        errors.push(...validateCommandEntry(cap.id || cap.role, cap.commands[i], 'commands[' + i + ']'));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(cap.agents)) {
+    errors.push('agents must be an array of strings');
+  } else {
+    for (const a of cap.agents) {
+      if (typeof a !== 'string') {
+        errors.push('agents entries must be strings');
+      } else if (a === '__proto__' || a === 'constructor' || a === 'prototype') {
+        // S2a: inline literal reserved-name guard (CodeQL barrier)
+        errors.push('agents entry "' + a + '" is a reserved name');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (typeof cap.config !== 'object' || cap.config === null || Array.isArray(cap.config)) {
+    errors.push('config must be an object');
+  } else {
+    // C5: validate config key names and value shapes
+    for (const key of Object.keys(cap.config)) {
+      if (key === '' ) {
+        errors.push('config keys must be non-empty strings');
+      } else if (key === '__proto__' || key === 'constructor' || key === 'prototype') {
+        // S2a: inline literal reserved-name guard (CodeQL barrier)
+        errors.push('config key "' + key + '" is a reserved name');
+      }
+      const val = cap.config[key];
+      if (val === null || typeof val !== 'object' || Array.isArray(val)) {
+        errors.push('config["' + key + '"] must be an object (got: ' + (val === null ? 'null' : typeof val) + ')');
+      } else if (typeof val.type !== 'string' || val.type.length === 0) {
+        errors.push('config["' + key + '"] must have a string "type" field (e.g. "boolean", "string", "number", "enum")');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // C4: hooks, when present, must be an array of {event: string, script: string}
+  if (cap.hooks !== undefined) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(cap.hooks)) {
+      errors.push('hooks must be an array of {event, script} objects');
+    } else {
+      for (let i = 0; i < cap.hooks.length; i++) {
+        const h = cap.hooks[i];
+        if (typeof h !== 'object' || h === null || Array.isArray(h)) {
+          errors.push('hooks[' + i + '] must be an object with event and script keys');
+        } else {
+          if (typeof h.event !== 'string' || h.event.length === 0) {
+            errors.push('hooks[' + i + '].event must be a non-empty string');
+          }
+          if (typeof h.script !== 'string' || h.script.length === 0) {
+            errors.push('hooks[' + i + '].script must be a non-empty string');
+          } else if (!isSafeHookScriptPath(h.script)) {
+            // #1460 (R) HIGH: the script becomes an absolute hook `command` consumed by a shell;
+            // reject any unsafe character (shell metacharacters/whitespace/control), a leading `-`,
+            // an absolute path, or a `..` segment so a manifest can never inject a second command.
+            errors.push(
+              'hooks[' + i + '].script must be a relative path containing only [A-Za-z0-9._/-] ' +
+              '(no whitespace, shell metacharacters (e.g. ; | & $ ` ( ) < > * ? newline), leading "-", ' +
+              'absolute path, or ".." segment) — it contains unsafe characters: ' + JSON.stringify(h.script),
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Build the declared skill/agent sets for ref membership checks (used in validateStep).
+  // Only build these if the arrays are valid (already validated above).
+  const declaredSkills = Array.isArray(cap.skills) ? new Set(cap.skills.filter((s) => typeof s === 'string')) : null;
+  const declaredAgents = Array.isArray(cap.agents) ? new Set(cap.agents.filter((a) => typeof a === 'string')) : null;
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(cap.steps)) {
+    errors.push('steps must be an array');
+  } else {
+    for (let i = 0; i < cap.steps.length; i++) {
+      errors.push(...validateStep(cap.steps[i], 'steps[' + i + ']', declaredSkills, declaredAgents));
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(cap.contributions)) {
+    errors.push('contributions must be an array');
+  } else {
+    for (let i = 0; i < cap.contributions.length; i++) {
+      errors.push(...validateContribution(cap.contributions[i], 'contributions[' + i + ']'));
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(cap.gates)) {
+    errors.push('gates must be an array');
+  } else {
+    for (let i = 0; i < cap.gates.length; i++) {
+      errors.push(...validateGate(cap.gates[i], 'gates[' + i + ']'));
+    }
+  }
+
+  // activationKey: optional string naming the dotted config key that gates this capability.
+  // If present: must be a non-empty string that is declared in this capability's own config slice.
+  if (cap.activationKey !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof cap.activationKey !== 'string' || cap.activationKey.length === 0) {
+      errors.push(
+        'capability "' + (cap.id || '(unknown)') + '" activationKey must be a non-empty string (got: ' +
+        JSON.stringify(cap.activationKey) + ')',
+      );
+    } else if (cap.activationKey === '__proto__' || cap.activationKey === 'constructor' || cap.activationKey === 'prototype') {
+      // Prototype-pollution guard (inline literal, CodeQL barrier)
+      errors.push(
+        'capability "' + (cap.id || '(unknown)') + '" activationKey "' + cap.activationKey +
+        '" is a reserved JavaScript property name and cannot be used as an activationKey',
+      );
+    } else if (
+      typeof cap.config !== 'object' ||
+      cap.config === null ||
+      !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(cap.config, cap.activationKey)
+    ) {
+      errors.push(
+        'capability "' + (cap.id || '(unknown)') + '" activationKey "' + cap.activationKey +
+        '" is not declared in this capability\'s config slice — add it to the "config" object or use a key that is declared there',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+// ADR-857 phase 5e: Closed ConverterName enum — complete set used across 16 runtime descriptors,
+// all exported by bin/install.js (commands/skills) and src/runtime-artifact-conversion.cts (agents).
+// Any ArtifactKind with a non-null converter must use one of these.
+const VALID_CONVERTER_NAMES = new Set([
+  // commands / skills converters (pre-existing)
+  'convertClaudeCommandToAntigravitySkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToAugmentSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToClineSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToClaudeSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToCodebuddyCommand',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToCodebuddySkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToCodexSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToCopilotSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToCursorCommand',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToCursorSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToKiloSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToKimiSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToOpencodeSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToTraeSkill',
+  'convertClaudeCommandToWindsurfSkill',
+  // agent converters (#1173 — descriptor-driven agent conversion wiring)
+  'convertClaudeAgentToCopilotAgent',
+  'convertClaudeAgentToAntigravityAgent',
+  'convertClaudeAgentToCursorAgent',
+  'convertClaudeAgentToWindsurfAgent',
+  'convertClaudeAgentToAugmentAgent',
+  'convertClaudeAgentToTraeAgent',
+  'convertClaudeAgentToCodebuddyAgent',
+  'convertClaudeAgentToClineAgent',
+  'convertClaudeAgentToCodexAgent',
+]);
+
+// C3: Validate role:runtime body
+const VALID_CONFIG_FORMATS = new Set(['settings-json', 'toml', 'markdown', 'markdown-dir', 'none']);
+const VALID_CONFIG_HOME_KINDS = new Set(['dot-home', 'dot-home-nested', 'xdg', 'generic-agents-root']);
+const VALID_COMMAND_STYLES = new Set(['slash-hyphen', 'shell-var']);
+const VALID_HOOKS_SURFACES = new Set(['settings-json', 'codex-hooks-json', 'cursor-hooks-json', 'copilot-inline', 'cline-rules', 'none']);
+const VALID_HOOK_EVENTS = new Set(['claude', 'gemini', 'opencode-subset']);
+const VALID_SANDBOX_TIERS = new Set(['none', 'codex-agent-sandbox']);
+const VALID_ARTIFACT_KIND_NAMES = new Set(['commands', 'agents', 'skills', 'kimi-agents']);
+const VALID_ARTIFACT_NESTINGS = new Set(['flat', 'nested']);
+const FEATURE_FIELDS_FORBIDDEN_ON_RUNTIME = ['skills', 'agents', 'steps', 'contributions', 'gates', 'hooks', 'activationKey'];
+const VALID_INSTALL_SURFACES = new Set(['settings-json', 'codex-toml', 'copilot-instructions', 'cline-rules', 'cursor-hooks-json', 'profile-marker-only']);
+const VALID_PERMISSION_WRITERS = new Set(['opencode', 'kilo']);
+const VALID_EXTENDED_HOOK_EVENTS = new Set(['SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact', 'FileChanged', 'BeforeAgent', 'AfterAgent', 'BeforeModel']);
+
+// GATE A: installSurface → allowed hooksSurface values (DEFECT.GENERATIVE-FIX: parity invariant)
+// Derived from the actual pairings in the 16 real runtime descriptors.
+const INSTALL_SURFACE_TO_ALLOWED_HOOKS_SURFACES = new Map([
+  ['settings-json',        new Set(['settings-json', 'none'])],
+  ['codex-toml',           new Set(['codex-hooks-json'])],
+  ['copilot-instructions', new Set(['copilot-inline'])],
+  ['cline-rules',          new Set(['cline-rules'])],
+  ['cursor-hooks-json',    new Set(['cursor-hooks-json'])],
+  ['profile-marker-only',  new Set(['none'])],
+]);
+
+// GATE B: extended hook event families → required hookEvents value
+// Gemini agent-events require hookEvents='gemini'; Claude-family events require hookEvents='claude'.
+const GEMINI_AGENT_EVENTS = new Set(['BeforeAgent', 'AfterAgent', 'BeforeModel']);
+const CLAUDE_FAMILY_EVENTS = new Set(['SubagentStop', 'Stop', 'PreCompact', 'FileChanged']);
+
+/**
+ * Validate a runtime.configHome object per ADR-1016 Decision 1.
+ * Returns an array of error strings.
+ *
+ * @param {string} capId  Capability id (for error messages)
+ * @param {*}      ch     The configHome value
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+function validateConfigHome(capId, ch) {
+  const errors = [];
+  const ctx = 'capability "' + capId + '" runtime.configHome';
+
+  if (typeof ch !== 'object' || ch === null || Array.isArray(ch)) {
+    errors.push(ctx + ' must be an object (got: ' + (ch === null ? 'null' : typeof ch) + ')');
+    return errors;
+  }
+
+  // kind — must be in closed vocab; inline literal guard (CodeQL barrier)
+  if (ch.kind === '__proto__' || ch.kind === 'constructor' || ch.kind === 'prototype') {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.kind "' + ch.kind + '" is a reserved name');
+  } else if (!VALID_CONFIG_HOME_KINDS.has(ch.kind)) {
+    errors.push(
+      ctx + '.kind must be one of: ' + [...VALID_CONFIG_HOME_KINDS].join(', ') +
+      ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(ch.kind) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // name — required string
+  if (typeof ch.name !== 'string' || ch.name.length === 0) {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.name must be a non-empty string');
+  }
+
+  // parent — required when kind == dot-home-nested
+  if (ch.kind === 'dot-home-nested') {
+    if (typeof ch.parent !== 'string' || ch.parent.length === 0) {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.parent must be a non-empty string when kind is "dot-home-nested"');
+    }
+  }
+
+  // env — required; must be an array of strings (every runtime has ≥0 env overrides)
+  if (!Array.isArray(ch.env)) {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.env is required and must be an array of strings (got: ' + JSON.stringify(ch.env) + ')');
+  } else {
+    for (let i = 0; i < ch.env.length; i++) {
+      if (typeof ch.env[i] !== 'string') {
+        errors.push(ctx + '.env[' + i + '] must be a string');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // probe — optional; if present must be an array of strings
+  if (ch.probe !== undefined) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(ch.probe)) {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.probe must be an array of strings if present');
+    } else {
+      for (let i = 0; i < ch.probe.length; i++) {
+        if (typeof ch.probe[i] !== 'string') {
+          errors.push(ctx + '.probe[' + i + '] must be a string');
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // probeExists — optional; if present must be a non-empty string (sub-path existence check for probe)
+  if (ch.probeExists !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof ch.probeExists !== 'string' || ch.probeExists.length === 0) {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.probeExists must be a non-empty string if present (got: ' + JSON.stringify(ch.probeExists) + ')');
+    }
+  }
+
+  // skillsHome — optional; if present must be a full valid configHome object (recursive validation)
+  if (ch.skillsHome !== undefined) {
+    // Recursive call: validate skillsHome as a nested configHome.
+    // Use a synthetic capId to surface the sub-path in error messages.
+    const skillsHomeErrors = validateConfigHome(capId + '.skillsHome', ch.skillsHome);
+    // Rewrite the inner ctx prefix so errors read as "...runtime.configHome.skillsHome..."
+    for (const e of skillsHomeErrors) {
+      errors.push(e.replace(
+        'capability "' + capId + '.skillsHome" runtime.configHome',
+        ctx + '.skillsHome',
+      ));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate a single ArtifactKind entry per ADR-1016 Decision 3.
+ * Returns an array of error strings.
+ *
+ * @param {string} capId   Capability id (for error messages)
+ * @param {*}      entry   The ArtifactKind object
+ * @param {string} prefix  Path prefix for error messages (e.g. "artifactLayout.global[0]")
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+function validateArtifactKindEntry(capId, entry, prefix) {
+  const errors = [];
+  const ctx = 'capability "' + capId + '" runtime.' + prefix;
+
+  if (typeof entry !== 'object' || entry === null || Array.isArray(entry)) {
+    errors.push(ctx + ' must be an object');
+    return errors;
+  }
+
+  // kind — must be in closed vocab; inline literal guard (CodeQL barrier)
+  if (entry.kind === '__proto__' || entry.kind === 'constructor' || entry.kind === 'prototype') {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.kind "' + entry.kind + '" is a reserved name');
+  } else if (!VALID_ARTIFACT_KIND_NAMES.has(entry.kind)) {
+    errors.push(
+      ctx + '.kind must be one of: ' + [...VALID_ARTIFACT_KIND_NAMES].join(', ') +
+      ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(entry.kind) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // destSubpath — required non-empty string
+  if (typeof entry.destSubpath !== 'string' || entry.destSubpath.length === 0) {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.destSubpath must be a non-empty string');
+  }
+
+  // nesting — required; must be in closed vocab (ADR-857 §5d: now drives install)
+  if (entry.nesting === undefined || entry.nesting === null) {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.nesting is required and must be one of: ' + [...VALID_ARTIFACT_NESTINGS].join(', '));
+  } else if (!VALID_ARTIFACT_NESTINGS.has(entry.nesting)) {
+    errors.push(
+      ctx + '.nesting must be one of: ' + [...VALID_ARTIFACT_NESTINGS].join(', ') +
+      ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(entry.nesting) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // prefix — required; must be a string (may be empty string '')
+  if (entry.prefix === undefined || entry.prefix === null) {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.prefix is required (must be a string, may be empty)');
+  } else if (typeof entry.prefix !== 'string') {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.prefix must be a string (got: ' + typeof entry.prefix + ')');
+  }
+
+  // recursive — optional; if present must be a boolean
+  if (entry.recursive !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof entry.recursive !== 'boolean') {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.recursive must be a boolean if present (got: ' + typeof entry.recursive + ')');
+    }
+  }
+
+  // converter — required; must be a string or null (closed ConverterName enum — now enforced in phase 5e)
+  if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(entry, 'converter')) {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.converter is required (must be a string or null)');
+  } else if (entry.converter !== null && typeof entry.converter !== 'string') {
+    errors.push(ctx + '.converter must be a string or null (got: ' + typeof entry.converter + ')');
+  } else if (entry.converter !== null && typeof entry.converter === 'string' &&
+             !VALID_CONVERTER_NAMES.has(entry.converter)) {
+    // Closed ConverterName enum (ADR-857 phase 5e): reject unknown converter names
+    errors.push(ctx + '.converter "' + entry.converter + '" is not a known ConverterName');
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate runtime.artifactLayout per ADR-1016 Decision 3.
+ * Accepts the structured { global, local } shape.
+ * Returns an array of error strings.
+ *
+ * @param {string} capId  Capability id (for error messages)
+ * @param {*}      layout The artifactLayout value
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+function validateArtifactLayout(capId, layout) {
+  const errors = [];
+  const ctx = 'capability "' + capId + '" runtime.artifactLayout';
+
+  if (typeof layout !== 'object' || layout === null || Array.isArray(layout)) {
+    errors.push(ctx + ' must be an object with "global" and "local" arrays');
+    return errors;
+  }
+
+  for (const scope of ['global', 'local']) {
+    const arr = layout[scope];
+    if (!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      errors.push(ctx + '.' + scope + ' must be an array');
+    } else {
+      for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
+        errors.push(...validateArtifactKindEntry(capId, arr[i], 'artifactLayout.' + scope + '[' + i + ']'));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+function validateRuntimeBody(cap) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  // C3: feature-only fields must NOT appear on a runtime cap
+  for (const field of FEATURE_FIELDS_FORBIDDEN_ON_RUNTIME) {
+    if (cap[field] !== undefined) {
+      errors.push('role:runtime capability must not have "' + field + '" (feature-only field)');
+    }
+  }
+
+  // C3: require a runtime object
+  if (typeof cap.runtime !== 'object' || cap.runtime === null || Array.isArray(cap.runtime)) {
+    errors.push('role:runtime capability must have a "runtime" object');
+    return errors; // can't validate further without the object
+  }
+
+  const r = cap.runtime;
+
+  // configHome — must be a structured object (ADR-1016 Decision 1)
+  errors.push(...validateConfigHome(cap.id || '(unknown)', r.configHome));
+
+  // configFormat — closed 5-enum (unchanged)
+  if (!VALID_CONFIG_FORMATS.has(r.configFormat)) {
+    errors.push('runtime.configFormat must be one of: ' + [...VALID_CONFIG_FORMATS].join(', ') + ' (got: ' + r.configFormat + ')');
+  }
+
+  // artifactLayout — structured { global, local } per ADR-1016 Decision 3
+  errors.push(...validateArtifactLayout(cap.id || '(unknown)', r.artifactLayout));
+
+  // commandStyle — closed 2-enum (ADR-1016 Decision 4); inline literal guard (CodeQL barrier)
+  if (r.commandStyle === '__proto__' || r.commandStyle === 'constructor' || r.commandStyle === 'prototype') {
+    errors.push('runtime.commandStyle "' + r.commandStyle + '" is a reserved name');
+  } else if (!VALID_COMMAND_STYLES.has(r.commandStyle)) {
+    errors.push(
+      'runtime.commandStyle must be one of: ' + [...VALID_COMMAND_STYLES].join(', ') +
+      ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(r.commandStyle) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // hooksSurface — closed 6-enum (ADR-1016 Decision 5); inline literal guard (CodeQL barrier)
+  if (r.hooksSurface === '__proto__' || r.hooksSurface === 'constructor' || r.hooksSurface === 'prototype') {
+    errors.push('runtime.hooksSurface "' + r.hooksSurface + '" is a reserved name');
+  } else if (!VALID_HOOKS_SURFACES.has(r.hooksSurface)) {
+    errors.push(
+      'runtime.hooksSurface must be one of: ' + [...VALID_HOOKS_SURFACES].join(', ') +
+      ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(r.hooksSurface) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // hookEvents — optional; if present must be in closed 3-enum (ADR-1016 Decision 5)
+  if (r.hookEvents !== undefined) {
+    if (r.hookEvents === '__proto__' || r.hookEvents === 'constructor' || r.hookEvents === 'prototype') {
+      errors.push('runtime.hookEvents "' + r.hookEvents + '" is a reserved name');
+    } else if (!VALID_HOOK_EVENTS.has(r.hookEvents)) {
+      errors.push(
+        'runtime.hookEvents must be one of: ' + [...VALID_HOOK_EVENTS].join(', ') +
+        ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(r.hookEvents) + ')',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // sandboxTier — closed 2-enum (ADR-1016 Decision 6); inline literal guard (CodeQL barrier)
+  if (r.sandboxTier === '__proto__' || r.sandboxTier === 'constructor' || r.sandboxTier === 'prototype') {
+    errors.push('runtime.sandboxTier "' + r.sandboxTier + '" is a reserved name');
+  } else if (!VALID_SANDBOX_TIERS.has(r.sandboxTier)) {
+    errors.push(
+      'runtime.sandboxTier must be one of: ' + [...VALID_SANDBOX_TIERS].join(', ') +
+      ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(r.sandboxTier) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // supportTier — 1 or 2 (unchanged)
+  if (r.supportTier !== 1 && r.supportTier !== 2) {
+    errors.push('runtime.supportTier must be 1 or 2 (got: ' + r.supportTier + ')');
+  }
+
+  // installSurface — required string in closed enum
+  if (!VALID_INSTALL_SURFACES.has(r.installSurface)) {
+    errors.push(
+      'runtime.installSurface must be one of: ' + [...VALID_INSTALL_SURFACES].join(', ') +
+      ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(r.installSurface) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // writesSharedSettings — required boolean
+  if (typeof r.writesSharedSettings !== 'boolean') {
+    errors.push(
+      'runtime.writesSharedSettings must be a boolean (got: ' + JSON.stringify(r.writesSharedSettings) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // permissionWriter — required key; value must be null or a string in VALID_PERMISSION_WRITERS
+  if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(r, 'permissionWriter')) {
+    errors.push('runtime.permissionWriter is required (must be null or one of: ' + [...VALID_PERMISSION_WRITERS].join(', ') + ')');
+  } else if (r.permissionWriter !== null && !VALID_PERMISSION_WRITERS.has(r.permissionWriter)) {
+    errors.push(
+      'runtime.permissionWriter must be null or one of: ' + [...VALID_PERMISSION_WRITERS].join(', ') +
+      ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(r.permissionWriter) + ')',
+    );
+  }
+
+  // extendedHookEvents — required array; every element must be in closed enum
+  if (!Array.isArray(r.extendedHookEvents)) {
+    errors.push(
+      'runtime.extendedHookEvents must be an array (got: ' + JSON.stringify(r.extendedHookEvents) + ')',
+    );
+  } else {
+    for (let i = 0; i < r.extendedHookEvents.length; i++) {
+      const ev = r.extendedHookEvents[i];
+      if (typeof ev !== 'string' || !VALID_EXTENDED_HOOK_EVENTS.has(ev)) {
+        errors.push(
+          'runtime.extendedHookEvents[' + i + '] must be one of: ' + [...VALID_EXTENDED_HOOK_EVENTS].join(', ') +
+          ' (got: ' + JSON.stringify(ev) + ')',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // GATE A: installSurface ↔ hooksSurface consistency (DEFECT.GENERATIVE-FIX)
+  // Only check if both fields are valid strings (individual field validators above report type errors).
+  if (typeof r.installSurface === 'string' && typeof r.hooksSurface === 'string') {
+    const allowedHooksSurfaces = INSTALL_SURFACE_TO_ALLOWED_HOOKS_SURFACES.get(r.installSurface);
+    if (allowedHooksSurfaces !== undefined && !allowedHooksSurfaces.has(r.hooksSurface)) {
+      errors.push(
+        'runtime.hooksSurface "' + r.hooksSurface + '" is not valid for installSurface "' + r.installSurface + '"' +
+        ' — allowed: ' + [...allowedHooksSurfaces].join(', ') +
+        ' (src: INSTALL_SURFACE_TO_ALLOWED_HOOKS_SURFACES in scripts/gen-capability-registry.cjs)',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // GATE B: extendedHookEvents ↔ hookEvents consistency (DEFECT.GENERATIVE-FIX)
+  // If extendedHookEvents contains Gemini agent-events, hookEvents must be 'gemini'.
+  // If it contains Claude-family events, hookEvents must be 'claude'.
+  // Empty extendedHookEvents imposes no constraint.
+  if (Array.isArray(r.extendedHookEvents) && r.extendedHookEvents.length > 0) {
+    const hasGeminiEvents = r.extendedHookEvents.some((ev) => GEMINI_AGENT_EVENTS.has(ev));
+    const hasClaudeEvents = r.extendedHookEvents.some((ev) => CLAUDE_FAMILY_EVENTS.has(ev));
+    if (hasGeminiEvents && r.hookEvents !== 'gemini') {
+      errors.push(
+        'runtime.extendedHookEvents contains Gemini agent-events (' +
+        r.extendedHookEvents.filter((ev) => GEMINI_AGENT_EVENTS.has(ev)).join(', ') +
+        ') but runtime.hookEvents is "' + r.hookEvents + '" — must be "gemini"',
+      );
+    }
+    if (hasClaudeEvents && r.hookEvents !== 'claude') {
+      errors.push(
+        'runtime.extendedHookEvents contains Claude-family events (' +
+        r.extendedHookEvents.filter((ev) => CLAUDE_FAMILY_EVENTS.has(ev)).join(', ') +
+        ') but runtime.hookEvents is "' + r.hookEvents + '" — must be "claude"',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+// #1459 CONVERGENCE finding 1(b) — GENEROUS DoS backstop on a (possibly project-plantable) hook
+// fragment file. A real fragment is a few KiB of markdown; 8 MiB is wildly more than any legitimate
+// fragment. The bounded reader refuses a non-regular (FIFO/device/symlink-to-nonregular) or oversized
+// fragment WITHOUT a raw blocking read, so a forged in-bundle FIFO/oversized fragment.path becomes an
+// un-materializable fragment (a validation error / skip) instead of hanging or OOM-ing the loop.
+const FRAGMENT_MAX_BYTES = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+function materializeHookFragments(cap, capDir) {
+  const errors = [];
+  const hookGroups = [
+    ['steps', Array.isArray(cap.steps) ? cap.steps : []],
+    ['contributions', Array.isArray(cap.contributions) ? cap.contributions : []],
+  ];
+
+  // #1459 CONVERGENCE finding 1(b): the fragment body is read via the SHARED bounded fd reader (open →
+  // fstat → require regular file → size cap → read exactly size), NOT a raw fs.readFileSync(abs,'utf8')
+  // which BLOCKS forever on a forged in-bundle FIFO and reads an oversized fragment unbounded into memory.
+  // Required lazily so the committed plain-.cjs validator does not hard-depend on the built ledger artifact
+  // at module-load time (materialize is a runtime path, reached only after build:lib). A bounded-reader
+  // throw (non-regular/oversized/IO) → an un-materializable-fragment validation error, not a hang.
+  let readSmallRegularFile;
+  try {
+    ({ readSmallRegularFile } = require('./capability-ledger.cjs'));
+  } catch {
+    // Defensive: if the bounded reader is unavailable, fall back to a fail-CLOSED stub so we never
+    // silently revert to an unbounded raw read. A null-returning stub turns every path fragment into an
+    // "could not be read" error rather than a hang (declarative-only fragments use `inline` and skip this).
+    readSmallRegularFile = () => null;
+  }
+
+  for (const [groupName, hooks] of hookGroups) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) {
+      const hook = hooks[i];
+      if (!hook || typeof hook !== 'object' || Array.isArray(hook)) continue;
+      const fragment = hook.fragment;
+      if (!fragment || typeof fragment !== 'object' || Array.isArray(fragment)) continue;
+      if (typeof fragment.inline === 'string') continue;
+      if (typeof fragment.path !== 'string') continue;
+
+      const abs = path.resolve(capDir, fragment.path);
+      const capRoot = path.resolve(capDir);
+      if (abs !== capRoot && !abs.startsWith(capRoot + path.sep)) {
+        errors.push(
+          cap.id + '/' + groupName + '[' + i + '].fragment.path escapes capability directory: ' +
+          fragment.path,
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        const body = readSmallRegularFile(abs, FRAGMENT_MAX_BYTES);
+        if (body === null) {
+          // null = genuinely missing (ENOENT) OR refused as non-regular/oversized via the stub fallback.
+          errors.push(
+            cap.id + '/' + groupName + '[' + i + '].fragment.path could not be read (missing, non-regular ' +
+            '(FIFO/device), or exceeds the size cap): ' + fragment.path,
+          );
+          continue;
+        }
+        fragment.inline = body;
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Bounded-reader fail-closed throw (non-regular/oversized/IO) — an un-materializable fragment.
+        errors.push(
+          cap.id + '/' + groupName + '[' + i + '].fragment.path could not be read: ' +
+          fragment.path + ' (' + err.message + ')',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+function validateFragment(fragment, prefix) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  if (typeof fragment !== 'object' || fragment === null || Array.isArray(fragment)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + ' must be an object with path or inline key');
+    return errors;
+  }
+
+  const hasPath = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(fragment, 'path');
+  const hasInline = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(fragment, 'inline');
+  if (!hasPath && !hasInline) {
+    errors.push(prefix + ' must have a "path" or "inline" key');
+  }
+  if (hasInline) {
+    const inline = fragment.inline;
+    if (typeof inline !== 'string') {
+      errors.push(prefix + '.inline must be a string');
+    } else if (inline === '') {
+      errors.push(prefix + '.inline must be a non-empty string');
+    }
+  }
+  // S1: fragment.path traversal guard — must be a relative path with no ".." segments
+  if (hasPath) {
+    const p = fragment.path;
+    if (typeof p !== 'string' || p === '' || path.isAbsolute(p) || p.split(/[\\/]/).includes('..')) {
+      errors.push(prefix + '.path must be a relative path with no ".." segments');
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate a single step entry.
+ *
+ * @param {object}   step            The step to validate.
+ * @param {string}   prefix          Path prefix for error messages (e.g. "steps[0]").
+ * @param {Set|null} declaredSkills  Set of skill stems declared in this capability's skills array,
+ *                                   or null if the skills array was not valid (skip membership check).
+ * @param {Set|null} declaredAgents  Set of agent names declared in this capability's agents array,
+ *                                   or null if the agents array was not valid (skip membership check).
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+function validateStep(step, prefix, declaredSkills, declaredAgents) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  if (!VALID_LOOP_POINTS.has(step.point)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.point "' + step.point + '" is not a valid loop point');
+  }
+
+  if (typeof step.ref !== 'object' || step.ref === null) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.ref must be an object with skill, agent, or command key');
+  } else {
+    const hasSkill = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(step.ref, 'skill');
+    const hasAgent = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(step.ref, 'agent');
+    const hasCommand = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(step.ref, 'command');
+    const dispatchCount = [hasSkill, hasAgent, hasCommand].filter(Boolean).length;
+    if (dispatchCount === 0) {
+      errors.push(prefix + '.ref must have a "skill", "agent", or "command" key');
+    } else if (dispatchCount > 1) {
+      // ref must be exclusive: skill XOR agent XOR command
+      errors.push(prefix + '.ref must have exactly one of "skill", "agent", or "command", not multiple');
+    }
+    if (hasSkill && typeof step.ref.skill !== 'string') {
+      errors.push(prefix + '.ref.skill must be a string');
+    } else if (hasSkill && typeof step.ref.skill === 'string' && step.ref.skill.startsWith('gsd-')) {
+      // Double-prefix guard: ref.skill is an unprefixed stem (e.g. "ui-review").
+      // Workflow dispatch prepends "gsd-" at runtime → "gsd-ui-review".
+      // A stem that already starts with "gsd-" would produce "gsd-gsd-..." at dispatch.
+      errors.push(
+        prefix + '.ref.skill "' + step.ref.skill + '" must not start with "gsd-" ' +
+        '(it is an unprefixed stem; the workflow prepends "gsd-" at dispatch — ' +
+        'starting with "gsd-" would produce "gsd-' + step.ref.skill + '")',
+      );
+    } else if (hasSkill && typeof step.ref.skill === 'string' && declaredSkills !== null && !declaredSkills.has(step.ref.skill)) {
+      // Membership check: ref.skill must be declared in this capability's skills array.
+      // This catches typos and ensures every dispatched skill is owned by this capability.
+      errors.push(
+        prefix + '.ref.skill "' + step.ref.skill + '" is not declared in this capability\'s skills: [' +
+        [...declaredSkills].join(', ') + ']',
+      );
+    }
+    if (hasAgent && typeof step.ref.agent !== 'string') {
+      errors.push(prefix + '.ref.agent must be a string');
+    } else if (hasAgent && typeof step.ref.agent === 'string' && declaredAgents !== null && !declaredAgents.has(step.ref.agent)) {
+      // Membership check: ref.agent must be declared in this capability's agents array.
+      errors.push(
+        prefix + '.ref.agent "' + step.ref.agent + '" is not declared in this capability\'s agents: [' +
+        [...declaredAgents].join(', ') + ']',
+      );
+    }
+    if (hasCommand && typeof step.ref.command !== 'string') {
+      errors.push(prefix + '.ref.command must be a string');
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(step.produces)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.produces must be an array');
+  } else {
+    for (const p of step.produces) {
+      if (typeof p !== 'string') errors.push(prefix + '.produces entries must be strings');
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(step.consumes)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.consumes must be an array');
+  } else {
+    for (const c of step.consumes) {
+      if (typeof c !== 'string') errors.push(prefix + '.consumes entries must be strings');
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (step.when !== undefined && typeof step.when !== 'string') {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.when must be a string if present');
+  }
+
+  if (step.fragment !== undefined) {
+    errors.push(...validateFragment(step.fragment, prefix + '.fragment'));
+  }
+
+  if (!VALID_ON_ERROR.has(step.onError)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.onError must be "skip" or "halt" (got: ' + step.onError + ')');
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+function validateContribution(contrib, prefix) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  if (!VALID_LOOP_POINTS.has(contrib.point)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.point "' + contrib.point + '" is not a valid loop point');
+  }
+
+  if (typeof contrib.into !== 'string') {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.into must be a string (agent role name)');
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(contrib.produces)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.produces must be an array');
+  } else {
+    for (const p of contrib.produces) {
+      if (typeof p !== 'string') errors.push(prefix + '.produces entries must be strings');
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(contrib.consumes)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.consumes must be an array');
+  } else {
+    for (const c of contrib.consumes) {
+      if (typeof c !== 'string') errors.push(prefix + '.consumes entries must be strings');
+    }
+  }
+
+  errors.push(...validateFragment(contrib.fragment, prefix + '.fragment'));
+
+  if (contrib.when !== undefined && typeof contrib.when !== 'string') {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.when must be a string if present');
+  }
+
+  if (contrib.onError !== undefined && !VALID_ON_ERROR.has(contrib.onError)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.onError must be "skip" or "halt" if present');
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+function validateGate(gate, prefix) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  if (!VALID_LOOP_POINTS.has(gate.point)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.point "' + gate.point + '" is not a valid loop point');
+  }
+
+  if (typeof gate.check !== 'object' || gate.check === null) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.check must be an object');
+  } else {
+    const hasQuery = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(gate.check, 'query');
+    const hasPredicate = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(gate.check, 'predicate');
+    const hasAgentVerdict = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(gate.check, 'agentVerdict');
+    const count = [hasQuery, hasPredicate, hasAgentVerdict].filter(Boolean).length;
+    if (count !== 1) {
+      errors.push(prefix + '.check must have exactly one of: query, predicate, agentVerdict');
+    }
+    // agentVerdict forces blocking: false (advisory only)
+    if (hasAgentVerdict && gate.blocking === true) {
+      errors.push(
+        prefix + '.check.agentVerdict forces blocking: false (non-deterministic checks may not halt the loop)',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (gate.when !== undefined && typeof gate.when !== 'string') {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.when must be a string if present');
+  }
+
+  if (typeof gate.blocking !== 'boolean') {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.blocking must be a boolean');
+  }
+
+  if (!VALID_ON_ERROR.has(gate.onError)) {
+    errors.push(prefix + '.onError must be "skip" or "halt" (got: ' + gate.onError + ')');
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+// ─── Contract validation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Validate per-capability contract constraints against the Loop Host Contract.
+ * This covers:
+ *   - contribution.into ∈ step's agentRoles
+ *   - when references a config key in cap.config
+ *
+ * NOTE: step.consumes satisfiability is NOT checked here — it requires the full
+ * set of validated capabilities (cross-capability produces). It runs in
+ * validateConsumesGlobal() after loadAndValidate builds capMap.
+ *
+ * @param {object} cap         Validated capability object
+ * @param {string} capId       Capability id (for error messages)
+ */
+function validateAgainstContract(cap, capId) {
+  if (cap.role !== 'feature') return [];
+  const errors = [];
+  const prefix = 'capability "' + capId + '"';
+
+  // contribution.into must be in the step's agentRoles
+  for (const contrib of cap.contributions) {
+    if (!VALID_LOOP_POINTS.has(contrib.point)) continue; // already reported
+    const contract = POINT_TO_CONTRACT.get(contrib.point);
+    if (contract && !contract.agentRoles.includes(contrib.into)) {
+      errors.push(
+        prefix + ' contribution.into "' + contrib.into + '" at point "' + contrib.point +
+        '" is not in the step\'s agentRoles [' + contract.agentRoles.join(', ') + ']',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // when references a plausibly-valid config key (string — we require it's in cap.config)
+  for (const step of cap.steps) {
+    if (step.when !== undefined) {
+      if (typeof step.when !== 'string') continue; // already reported above
+      if (
+        typeof cap.config === 'object' &&
+        cap.config !== null &&
+        !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(cap.config, step.when)
+      ) {
+        errors.push(
+          prefix + ' step.when "' + step.when + '" is not defined in capability config keys',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const contrib of cap.contributions) {
+    if (contrib.when !== undefined) {
+      if (typeof contrib.when !== 'string') continue;
+      if (
+        typeof cap.config === 'object' &&
+        cap.config !== null &&
+        !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(cap.config, contrib.when)
+      ) {
+        errors.push(
+          prefix + ' contribution.when "' + contrib.when + '" is not defined in capability config keys',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const gate of cap.gates) {
+    if (gate.when !== undefined) {
+      if (typeof gate.when !== 'string') continue;
+      if (
+        typeof cap.config === 'object' &&
+        cap.config !== null &&
+        !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(cap.config, gate.when)
+      ) {
+        errors.push(
+          prefix + ' gate.when "' + gate.when + '" is not defined in capability config keys',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * C1+C2: Global consumes-satisfiability validation.
+ *
+ * A hook at point P consuming artifact A is satisfiable iff:
+ *   - A is a host-produced artifact available from its step's :post point (C1), and
+ *     that :post point's POINT_ORDER index ≤ P's index; OR
+ *   - A is produced by any capability hook step at a point whose POINT_ORDER index ≤ P's index
+ *     (same-point is OK — topoSortSteps enforces intra-point order); OR
+ *   - A is never produced anywhere → rejected.
+ *
+ * Runs after capMap is fully built so cross-capability produces are visible.
+ *
+ * @param {Map<string, object>} capMap  Fully-validated capability map.
+ * @returns {string[]}                  Array of error strings.
+ */
+function validateConsumesGlobal(capMap) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  // Build producedAtPoint: artifact → earliest POINT_ORDER index at which it is produced.
+  // Seed with host artifacts (C1: available from their step's :post point).
+  // Host-artifact entries are tagged {pointIdx, isHost:true} so they are never excluded by
+  // the self-consume check.
+  const producedAtPoint = Object.create(null);
+  for (const [artifact, postIdx] of Object.entries(HOST_ARTIFACT_EARLIEST_POINT_IDX)) {
+    if (artifact === '__proto__' || artifact === 'constructor' || artifact === 'prototype') continue;
+    producedAtPoint[artifact] = postIdx;
+  }
+
+  // Build a richer per-artifact producer list for the self-consume check.
+  // Each entry: { pointIdx, capId, stepIdx } — identifies which cap+step produced the artifact.
+  // Host artifacts are seeded separately (no capId) and always satisfy the consume check.
+  // capHookProducers[artifact] = [{pointIdx, capId, stepIdx}, ...]
+  const capHookProducers = Object.create(null);
+
+  // Add hook-produced artifacts from all capabilities.
+  for (const [capId, cap] of capMap) {
+    if (cap.role !== 'feature') continue;
+    for (let si = 0; si < (cap.steps || []).length; si++) {
+      const step = cap.steps[si];
+      if (!VALID_LOOP_POINTS.has(step.point)) continue;
+      const pointIdx = POINT_ORDER.indexOf(step.point);
+      for (const artifact of (step.produces || [])) {
+        if (typeof artifact !== 'string') continue;
+        if (artifact === '__proto__' || artifact === 'constructor' || artifact === 'prototype') continue;
+        if (producedAtPoint[artifact] === undefined || pointIdx < producedAtPoint[artifact]) {
+          producedAtPoint[artifact] = pointIdx;
+        }
+        if (!capHookProducers[artifact]) capHookProducers[artifact] = [];
+        capHookProducers[artifact].push({ pointIdx, capId, stepIdx: si });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Duplicate-producer invariant: two capability steps may not produce the same artifact
+  // at the same Loop Extension Point. Same-point dual production makes data-flow resolution
+  // ambiguous and is rejected at gen time (Decision #6).
+  for (const artifact of Object.keys(capHookProducers)) {
+    if (artifact === '__proto__' || artifact === 'constructor' || artifact === 'prototype') continue;
+    const producers = capHookProducers[artifact];
+    // Group by pointIdx
+    const byPoint = Object.create(null);
+    for (const entry of producers) {
+      if (!byPoint[entry.pointIdx]) byPoint[entry.pointIdx] = [];
+      byPoint[entry.pointIdx].push(entry);
+    }
+    for (const pointIdxStr of Object.keys(byPoint)) {
+      const group = byPoint[pointIdxStr];
+      // Count distinct (capId, stepIdx) producer steps — a single step listing the same
+      // artifact twice in its produces array pushes duplicate entries but represents only
+      // ONE producer step and must not false-positive the cross-step gate.
+      const distinctProducers = new Set(group.map((e) => e.capId + ' ' + e.stepIdx));
+      if (distinctProducers.size >= 2) {
+        const pointIdx = Number(pointIdxStr);
+        const pointName = POINT_ORDER[pointIdx];
+        const capIds = [...new Set(group.map((e) => e.capId))].sort().join(', ');
+        throw new Error(
+          'duplicate-producer invariant violated: artifact "' + artifact + '" is produced by ' +
+          'two or more capability steps at the same Loop Extension Point "' + pointName + '" ' +
+          '(capabilities: ' + capIds + '). ' +
+          'Two capability steps producing the same artifact at the same Loop Extension Point ' +
+          'makes data-flow resolution ambiguous and is rejected at gen time.',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Now check every hook step's consumes.
+  // Self-consume rule: a step H cannot satisfy its own consumes[A] from its own produces[A].
+  // A is satisfiable for H iff:
+  //   (a) A is a host artifact with pointIdx <= stepPointIdx, OR
+  //   (b) A is produced by a DIFFERENT cap/step at pointIdx <= stepPointIdx.
+  // "Different" means capId != H.capId OR stepIdx != H.stepIdx.
+  for (const [capId, cap] of capMap) {
+    if (cap.role !== 'feature') continue;
+    const prefix = 'capability "' + capId + '"';
+    for (let si = 0; si < (cap.steps || []).length; si++) {
+      const step = cap.steps[si];
+      if (!VALID_LOOP_POINTS.has(step.point)) continue;
+      const stepPointIdx = POINT_ORDER.indexOf(step.point);
+      for (const artifact of (step.consumes || [])) {
+        if (typeof artifact !== 'string') continue;
+
+        // Check host-artifact satisfaction first (never excluded by self-consume).
+        const hostIdx = HOST_ARTIFACT_EARLIEST_POINT_IDX[artifact];
+        const hostSatisfied = hostIdx !== undefined && hostIdx <= stepPointIdx;
+        if (hostSatisfied) continue;  // fast-path: host artifact is available
+
+        // Check cap-hook producers, excluding this step itself.
+        const producers = capHookProducers[artifact];
+        if (!producers || producers.length === 0) {
+          // Not a host artifact and never produced by any hook.
+          errors.push(
+            prefix + ' step at point "' + step.point + '" consumes "' + artifact +
+            '" which is never produced by any host artifact or capability hook',
+          );
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // Find any non-self producer at pointIdx <= stepPointIdx.
+        const otherEarliestIdx = producers.reduce((best, p) => {
+          const isSelf = p.capId === capId && p.stepIdx === si;
+          if (isSelf) return best;
+          return (best === undefined || p.pointIdx < best) ? p.pointIdx : best;
+        }, undefined);
+
+        if (otherEarliestIdx === undefined) {
+          // Only producer is this step itself — self-consume violation.
+          errors.push(
+            prefix + ' step at point "' + step.point + '" consumes "' + artifact +
+            '" which is only produced by this step itself (a step cannot consume its own output)',
+          );
+        } else if (otherEarliestIdx > stepPointIdx) {
+          errors.push(
+            prefix + ' step at point "' + step.point + '" consumes "' + artifact +
+            '" which is only produced after this point (earliest available at POINT_ORDER index ' +
+            otherEarliestIdx + ' = "' + POINT_ORDER[otherEarliestIdx] + '")',
+          );
+        }
+        // else: satisfied by another cap/step at an earlier-or-same point — OK.
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+// ─── Cross-capability invariants ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const TIER_RANK = { core: 0, standard: 1, full: 2 };
+
+/**
+ * Enforce cross-capability invariants.
+ *
+ * @param {Map<string, object>} capMap     id → validated capability object
+ * @param {Set<string>}         centralKeys  Set of keys in the central config-schema
+ * @returns {string[]}          Array of error strings; empty = all pass.
+ */
+function validateCrossCapability(capMap, centralKeys) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  // Ownership: one owner per skill stem + agent name
+  const skillOwner = new Map(); // skill → capId
+  const agentOwner = new Map(); // agent → capId
+  const familyOwner = new Map(); // command family → capId (ADR-959)
+  for (const [capId, cap] of capMap) {
+    if (cap.role !== 'feature') continue;
+    for (const skill of cap.skills) {
+      if (skillOwner.has(skill)) {
+        errors.push(
+          'skill "' + skill + '" is owned by both "' + skillOwner.get(skill) + '" and "' + capId + '"',
+        );
+      } else {
+        skillOwner.set(skill, capId);
+      }
+    }
+    for (const agent of cap.agents) {
+      if (agentOwner.has(agent)) {
+        errors.push(
+          'agent "' + agent + '" is owned by both "' + agentOwner.get(agent) + '" and "' + capId + '"',
+        );
+      } else {
+        agentOwner.set(agent, capId);
+      }
+    }
+    // ADR-959: single family ownership across the whole registry
+    if (Array.isArray(cap.commands)) {
+      for (const cmd of cap.commands) {
+        if (typeof cmd.family !== 'string' || cmd.family.length === 0) continue; // already reported
+        if (cmd.family === '__proto__' || cmd.family === 'constructor' || cmd.family === 'prototype') continue;
+        if (familyOwner.has(cmd.family)) {
+          errors.push(
+            'command family "' + cmd.family + '" is owned by both "' + familyOwner.get(cmd.family) + '" and "' + capId + '"',
+          );
+        } else {
+          familyOwner.set(cmd.family, capId);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Config key ownership: exclusive AND absent from central schema
+  const configKeyOwner = new Map(); // key → capId
+  for (const [capId, cap] of capMap) {
+    if (cap.role !== 'feature' || typeof cap.config !== 'object' || cap.config === null) continue;
+    for (const key of Object.keys(cap.config)) {
+      if (configKeyOwner.has(key)) {
+        errors.push(
+          'config key "' + key + '" is owned by both "' + configKeyOwner.get(key) + '" and "' + capId + '"',
+        );
+      } else {
+        configKeyOwner.set(key, capId);
+      }
+      if (centralKeys.has(key)) {
+        errors.push(
+          'config key "' + key + '" is declared in capability "' + capId +
+          '" AND exists in the central config-schema — migration mid-flight: ' +
+          'remove from central config-schema before adding to the capability',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // requires: all ids exist
+  for (const [capId, cap] of capMap) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(cap.requires)) continue;
+    for (const req of cap.requires) {
+      if (!capMap.has(req)) {
+        errors.push(
+          'capability "' + capId + '" requires "' + req + '" which does not exist',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // runtimeCompat: explicit runtime ids must reference runtime capabilities.
+  // The wildcard "*" means descriptor-backed runtimes are supported by default.
+  const runtimeIds = new Set();
+  for (const [id, cap] of capMap) {
+    if (cap.role === 'runtime') runtimeIds.add(id);
+  }
+  for (const [capId, cap] of capMap) {
+    if (cap.role !== 'feature' || typeof cap.runtimeCompat !== 'object' || cap.runtimeCompat === null) continue;
+    for (const field of ['supported', 'unsupported']) {
+      const entries = Array.isArray(cap.runtimeCompat[field]) ? cap.runtimeCompat[field] : [];
+      for (const runtimeId of entries) {
+        if (runtimeId === RUNTIME_COMPAT_WILDCARD) continue;
+        if (typeof runtimeId !== 'string' || runtimeId.length === 0) continue;
+        if (!runtimeIds.has(runtimeId)) {
+          errors.push(
+            'capability "' + capId + '" runtimeCompat.' + field +
+            ' references unknown runtime "' + runtimeId + '"',
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (cap.runtimeCompat.notes && typeof cap.runtimeCompat.notes === 'object') {
+      for (const runtimeId of Object.keys(cap.runtimeCompat.notes)) {
+        if (runtimeId === RUNTIME_COMPAT_WILDCARD) continue;
+        if (!runtimeIds.has(runtimeId)) {
+          errors.push(
+            'capability "' + capId + '" runtimeCompat.notes references unknown runtime "' + runtimeId + '"',
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // requires: acyclic
+  const cycleErrors = detectRequiresCycles(capMap);
+  errors.push(...cycleErrors);
+
+  // requires: tier-monotone (core may not require standard/full; standard may not require full)
+  for (const [capId, cap] of capMap) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(cap.requires) || !VALID_TIERS.has(cap.tier)) continue;
+    const myRank = TIER_RANK[cap.tier];
+    for (const req of cap.requires) {
+      const reqCap = capMap.get(req);
+      if (!reqCap || !VALID_TIERS.has(reqCap.tier)) continue;
+      const reqRank = TIER_RANK[reqCap.tier];
+      if (reqRank > myRank) {
+        errors.push(
+          'tier-monotone violation: capability "' + capId + '" (tier: ' + cap.tier +
+          ') requires "' + req + '" (tier: ' + reqCap.tier +
+          ') — a capability may not require a higher-tier capability',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Detect cycles in the requires graph using DFS.
+ */
+function detectRequiresCycles(capMap) {
+  const errors = [];
+  const WHITE = 0, GRAY = 1, BLACK = 2;
+  const color = new Map([...capMap.keys()].map((k) => [k, WHITE]));
+
+  function dfs(id, stack) {
+    if (color.get(id) === GRAY) {
+      const cycleStr = [...stack, id].join(' → ');
+      errors.push('requires cycle detected: ' + cycleStr);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (color.get(id) === BLACK) return;
+    color.set(id, GRAY);
+    stack.push(id);
+    const cap = capMap.get(id);
+    if (cap && Array.isArray(cap.requires)) {
+      for (const req of cap.requires) {
+        if (capMap.has(req)) dfs(req, stack);
+      }
+    }
+    stack.pop();
+    color.set(id, BLACK);
+  }
+
+  for (const id of capMap.keys()) {
+    if (color.get(id) === WHITE) dfs(id, []);
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+// ─── requiresClosure ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Compute the transitive requires closure for a capability id.
+ * Returns a Set<string> of all transitively required capability ids.
+ *
+ * @param {string}              id
+ * @param {Map<string, object>} capMap
+ */
+function computeRequiresClosure(id, capMap) {
+  const visited = new Set();
+  const queue = [id];
+  while (queue.length > 0) {
+    const current = queue.shift();
+    const cap = capMap.get(current);
+    if (!cap || !Array.isArray(cap.requires)) continue;
+    for (const req of cap.requires) {
+      if (!visited.has(req)) {
+        visited.add(req);
+        queue.push(req);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return visited;
+}
+
+// ─── Topological ordering ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function topoSortHookEntries(entries, hookKey, hookKind) {
+  if (entries.length <= 1) return entries;
+
+  // Build adjacency: entry A must come before entry B if B consumes something A produces
+  const n = entries.length;
+  const inDegree = new Array(n).fill(0);
+  const adj = Array.from({ length: n }, () => []);
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    const producesI = new Set(entries[i][hookKey].produces || []);
+    for (let j = 0; j < n; j++) {
+      if (i === j) continue;
+      const consumesJ = entries[j][hookKey].consumes || [];
+      for (const artifact of consumesJ) {
+        if (producesI.has(artifact)) {
+          adj[i].push(j);
+          inDegree[j]++;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Kahn's algorithm with stable tiebreak on capId
+  const queue = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    if (inDegree[i] === 0) queue.push(i);
+  }
+  // Sort queue by capId for determinism
+  queue.sort((a, b) => entries[a].capId.localeCompare(entries[b].capId));
+
+  const result = [];
+  while (queue.length > 0) {
+    // Take the first (sorted) ready node
+    const idx = queue.shift();
+    result.push(entries[idx]);
+    const newReady = [];
+    for (const neighbor of adj[idx]) {
+      inDegree[neighbor]--;
+      if (inDegree[neighbor] === 0) newReady.push(neighbor);
+    }
+    newReady.sort((a, b) => entries[a].capId.localeCompare(entries[b].capId));
+    queue.push(...newReady);
+  }
+
+  // Fix #2: if result.length < n, Kahn's could not complete — there is a produces/consumes
+  // cycle. Do NOT silently fall back to declaration order; throw a clear error.
+  if (result.length < n) {
+    const sortedIds = entries.map((e) => e.capId).join(', ');
+    throw new Error(
+      'produces/consumes cycle detected in ' + hookKind + ' at point "' +
+      (entries[0] && entries[0][hookKey] ? entries[0][hookKey].point : '?') +
+      '" among capabilities [' + sortedIds + ']: ' +
+      'a cycle in hook produces/consumes prevents deterministic ordering',
+    );
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Topologically sort steps at a given point by produces/consumes.
+ * Capability-id tiebreak for determinism.
+ *
+ * @param {{ capId: string, step: object }[]} entries
+ * @returns {{ capId: string, step: object }[]}
+ */
+function topoSortSteps(entries) {
+  return topoSortHookEntries(entries, 'step', 'steps');
+}
+
+function topoSortContributions(entries) {
+  return topoSortHookEntries(entries, 'contrib', 'contributions');
+}
+
+// ─── Gen-time wired guard ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Validate that every hook point declared by a capability has a corresponding
+ * `loop render-hooks <point>` call site in one of the host-loop workflow files.
+ *
+ * Only valid loop points (in VALID_LOOP_POINTS) are checked here. Invalid points
+ * are already caught by validateStep/validateContribution/validateGate — do not
+ * double-report.
+ *
+ * @param {object}   cap       Validated capability object.
+ * @param {Set<string>} wiredSet  Set of points that have call sites in host workflows.
+ * @returns {string[]}          Array of error strings; empty means all points are wired.
+ */
+function validateHooksWired(cap, wiredSet) {
+  const errors = [];
+  const capId = cap.id || '(unknown)';
+
+  function checkPoint(point, groupName, idx) {
+    // Only flag valid points that are unwired — invalid points are schema-validator's job.
+    if (!VALID_LOOP_POINTS.has(point)) return;
+    if (!wiredSet.has(point)) {
+      errors.push(
+        'capability "' + capId + '" ' + groupName + '[' + idx + '].point "' + point +
+        '" is declared but not wired in any host-loop workflow ' +
+        '(no `loop render-hooks ' + point + '` call site). ' +
+        'Wire the call site in the host workflow ' +
+        '(see scripts/gen-loop-host-contract.cjs STEP_WORKFLOWS) or remove the hook.',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < (cap.steps || []).length; i++) {
+    const hook = cap.steps[i];
+    if (hook.point !== undefined) checkPoint(hook.point, 'steps', i);
+  }
+  for (let i = 0; i < (cap.contributions || []).length; i++) {
+    const hook = cap.contributions[i];
+    if (hook.point !== undefined) checkPoint(hook.point, 'contributions', i);
+  }
+  for (let i = 0; i < (cap.gates || []).length; i++) {
+    const hook = cap.gates[i];
+    if (hook.point !== undefined) checkPoint(hook.point, 'gates', i);
+  }
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+// ─── classifyCrossErrors ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Fix #3: Emit pending-migration WARNINGs for config keys that collide with the central
+ * config-schema. Per ADR-894 staged cutover, a collision during the registry-only phase is
+ * NOT a hard error — the capability pipeline is being established before the atomic cutover
+ * PR for each feature. The registry still generates; the warning tells the maintainer which
+ * keys need to be moved out of the central schema at cutover time.
+ *
+ * A NEW unexpected collision (a key that shouldn't be in both) is also surfaced — the
+ * maintainer sees it in build output rather than it being silently swallowed.
+ *
+ * Reference: ADR-894 §4 "config-key ownership exclusive AND complete — presence in both =
+ * collision = a mid-flight migration; finish the move."
+ *
+ * @param {string[]} crossErrors   Errors from validateCrossCapability (may include collision msgs)
+ * @returns {{ hardErrors: string[], pendingMigrationWarnings: string[] }}
+ */
+function classifyCrossErrors(crossErrors) {
+  const hardErrors = [];
+  const pendingMigrationWarnings = [];
+  const collisionRe = /config key "([^"]+)" is declared in capability "([^"]+)" AND exists in the central config-schema/;
+
+  for (const e of crossErrors) {
+    const m = collisionRe.exec(e);
+    if (m) {
+      // Collision = pending-migration warning, not a hard error during 3a-impl staged cutover
+      pendingMigrationWarnings.push(
+        '⚠ pending-migration: capability \'' + m[2] + '\' declares config key \'' + m[1] +
+        '\' still present in central config-schema; finish the move at cutover',
+      );
+    } else {
+      hardErrors.push(e);
+    }
+  }
+  return { hardErrors, pendingMigrationWarnings };
+}
+
+// ─── ADR-857 phase 5e: configFormat ↔ installSurface parity gate ─────────────
+
+// Map: installSurface → expected configFormat
+// Derived from the pairing of capability.json descriptors (installSurface)
+// and capability.json descriptors (configFormat). DEFECT.GENERATIVE-FIX: this map
+// is the single parity contract between the two generated surfaces.
+// NOTE: both values come from the descriptor bodies in capMap — no dependency on
+// runtime-config-adapter-registry.cjs, which now requires capability-registry.cjs
+// (the file this gen-script produces), and thus must not be required here.
+const INSTALL_SURFACE_TO_CONFIG_FORMAT = new Map([
+  ['settings-json',        'settings-json'],
+  ['codex-toml',           'toml'],
+  ['copilot-instructions', 'markdown'],
+  ['cline-rules',          'markdown-dir'],
+  ['cursor-hooks-json',    'none'],
+  ['profile-marker-only',  'none'],
+]);
+
+/**
+ * ADR-857 phase 5e: configFormat ↔ installSurface parity gate.
+ *
+ * For each runtime capability that has an installSurface in its descriptor,
+ * assert that its configFormat matches the expected value derived from its
+ * installSurface.  Both values are read directly from the capMap descriptor
+ * bodies — no dependency on runtime-config-adapter-registry.cjs.
+ *
+ * HARD gate — throws on mismatch (DEFECT.GENERATIVE-FIX: this invariant is
+ * derived from two parallel generated surfaces and must fail loudly).
+ *
+ * @param {Map<string, object>} capMap  Fully-validated capability map.
+ * @returns {void}  Throws on mismatch; returns normally on success.
+ */
+function runConfigFormatParityGate(capMap) {
+  // Read installSurface directly from the descriptor bodies already loaded into
+  // capMap — eliminates the require cycle introduced when adapter-registry was
+  // changed to require capability-registry.cjs (ADR-857 phase 5g drive 2).
+  for (const [capId, cap] of capMap) {
+    if (cap.role !== 'runtime') continue;
+
+    const r = cap.runtime;
+    if (!r || typeof r.configFormat !== 'string') continue; // already validated above
+
+    // Only check runtimes that have an installSurface (i.e. are config-adapter runtimes)
+    if (typeof r.installSurface !== 'string') continue; // grok etc. excluded — no installSurface
+
+    const installSurface = r.installSurface;
+    const expectedConfigFormat = INSTALL_SURFACE_TO_CONFIG_FORMAT.get(installSurface);
+
+    if (expectedConfigFormat === undefined) {
+      // Unknown installSurface — the mapping needs to be updated
+      throw new Error(
+        'configFormat parity gate: runtime "' + capId + '" has installSurface "' + installSurface +
+        '" which is not in the INSTALL_SURFACE_TO_CONFIG_FORMAT mapping — ' +
+        'update the mapping in scripts/gen-capability-registry.cjs',
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (r.configFormat !== expectedConfigFormat) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'configFormat parity gate FAILED for runtime "' + capId + '":\n' +
+        '  installSurface:       ' + installSurface + '\n' +
+        '  expected configFormat: ' + expectedConfigFormat + '\n' +
+        '  actual configFormat:   ' + r.configFormat + '\n' +
+        'The capability.json configFormat must match the value derived from installSurface ' +
+        '(src: scripts/gen-capability-registry.cjs INSTALL_SURFACE_TO_CONFIG_FORMAT)',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// ─── Exports ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+module.exports = {
+  // Constants
+  SCHEMA_VERSION,
+  POINT_ORDER,
+  HOST_ARTIFACT_EARLIEST_POINT_IDX,
+  VALID_LOOP_POINTS,
+  POINT_TO_CONTRACT,
+  VALID_CONFIG_SLICE_TYPES,
+  KEBAB_RE,
+  VALID_ROLES,
+  VALID_TIERS,
+  VALID_ON_ERROR,
+  RUNTIME_COMPAT_WILDCARD,
+  SEMVER_RE,
+  SEMVER_RANGE_RE,
+  SHA512_INTEGRITY_RE,
+  VALID_CONVERTER_NAMES,
+  VALID_CONFIG_FORMATS,
+  VALID_CONFIG_HOME_KINDS,
+  VALID_COMMAND_STYLES,
+  VALID_HOOKS_SURFACES,
+  VALID_HOOK_EVENTS,
+  VALID_SANDBOX_TIERS,
+  VALID_ARTIFACT_KIND_NAMES,
+  VALID_ARTIFACT_NESTINGS,
+  FEATURE_FIELDS_FORBIDDEN_ON_RUNTIME,
+  VALID_INSTALL_SURFACES,
+  VALID_PERMISSION_WRITERS,
+  VALID_EXTENDED_HOOK_EVENTS,
+  INSTALL_SURFACE_TO_ALLOWED_HOOKS_SURFACES,
+  GEMINI_AGENT_EVENTS,
+  CLAUDE_FAMILY_EVENTS,
+  TIER_RANK,
+  INSTALL_SURFACE_TO_CONFIG_FORMAT,
+  // Functions
+  isPlausibleRange,
+  validateVersionEnvelope,
+  validateCapability,
+  validateCommandEntry,
+  validateRuntimeCompat,
+  validateFeatureBody,
+  validateConfigHome,
+  validateArtifactKindEntry,
+  validateArtifactLayout,
+  validateRuntimeBody,
+  materializeHookFragments,
+  validateFragment,
+  validateStep,
+  validateContribution,
+  validateGate,
+  validateAgainstContract,
+  validateConsumesGlobal,
+  validateCrossCapability,
+  detectRequiresCycles,
+  computeRequiresClosure,
+  topoSortHookEntries,
+  topoSortSteps,
+  topoSortContributions,
+  validateHooksWired,
+  validateConfigSliceEntry,
+  classifyCrossErrors,
+  runConfigFormatParityGate,
+};