@rpamis/comet 0.3.9 → 0.4.0-beta.10

package/eval/scaffold/python/validation/native_wave.py

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+"""Shared hard checks for the Comet Native wave B-F evaluations.
+
+The wave tasks intentionally exercise different runtime contracts, but their
+evidence is all machine-readable JSON.  Keeping the parsing here prevents each
+task validator from inventing a slightly different interpretation of Native
+state, compare-and-swap outcomes, or Dashboard projections.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import hashlib
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import unicodedata
+from collections.abc import Iterable
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from pathlib import PurePosixPath
+from typing import Any
+
+
+HASH_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^[a-f0-9]{64}$")
+ACCEPTANCE_ID_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^acceptance-[a-f0-9]{64}$")
+SCOPE_ID_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^scope:[a-f0-9]{64}$")
+CHANGE_NAME_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^[a-z][a-z0-9]*(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$")
+MAX_EVIDENCE_BYTES = 1024 * 1024
+MAX_SAFE_INTEGER = 2**53 - 1
+
+
+class NativeEvidenceError(ValueError):
+    """Raised when an eval artifact is not an exact Native runtime document."""
+
+
+def canonical_json(value: Any) -> str:
+    """Mirror Native's canonical JSON for JSON-domain eval documents."""
+    try:
+        return json.dumps(
+            value,
+            ensure_ascii=False,
+            allow_nan=False,
+            separators=(",", ":"),
+            sort_keys=True,
+        )
+    except (TypeError, ValueError) as error:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Value is not canonical JSON: {error}") from error
+
+
+def canonical_hash(tag: str, value: Any) -> str:
+    if not tag or "\n" in tag or "\r" in tag:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Canonical hash tag is invalid")
+    return hashlib.sha256(f"{tag}\n{canonical_json(value)}".encode()).hexdigest()
+
+
+NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS = {
+    "maxFiles": 256,
+    "maxFileBytes": 1024 * 1024,
+    "maxTotalBytes": 8 * 1024 * 1024,
+    "maxIssues": 128,
+}
+NATIVE_CHECKER_HASH = canonical_hash(
+    "comet.native.checker-policy.v1",
+    {
+        "policy": "scoped-text-safety",
+        "version": 1,
+        "limits": NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS,
+        "checks": ["conflict-marker", "space-before-tab", "trailing-whitespace"],
+        "binaryHandling": "skip-and-count",
+    },
+)
+NATIVE_CHECK_ISSUE_KINDS = (
+    "conflict-marker",
+    "trailing-whitespace",
+    "space-before-tab",
+    "scope-mismatch",
+    "unsafe-file",
+    "scan-limit",
+)
+NATIVE_CHECK_STALE_REASONS = (
+    "contract-before-does-not-match-scope",
+    "implementation-before-does-not-match-scope",
+    "contract-changed-during-check",
+    "implementation-changed-during-check",
+    "contract-after-does-not-match-scope",
+    "implementation-after-does-not-match-scope",
+)
+
+
+def _record(value: Any, label: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if not isinstance(value, dict):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be an object")
+    return value
+
+
+def _exact_keys(
+    value: dict[str, Any],
+    required: Iterable[str],
+    optional: Iterable[str] = (),
+    *,
+    label: str,
+) -> None:
+    required_set = set(required)
+    allowed = required_set | set(optional)
+    missing = sorted(required_set - set(value))
+    unknown = sorted(set(value) - allowed)
+    if missing or unknown:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(
+            f"{label} fields are invalid: missing={missing}, unknown={unknown}"
+        )
+
+
+def _hash(value: Any, label: str) -> str:
+    if not isinstance(value, str) or not HASH_PATTERN.fullmatch(value):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be a SHA-256 hash")
+    return value
+
+
+def _positive_int(value: Any, label: str) -> int:
+    if (
+        isinstance(value, bool)
+        or not isinstance(value, int)
+        or value < 1
+        or value > MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be a positive integer")
+    return value
+
+
+def _nonnegative_int(value: Any, label: str) -> int:
+    if (
+        isinstance(value, bool)
+        or not isinstance(value, int)
+        or value < 0
+        or value > MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be a non-negative integer")
+    return value
+
+
+def _timestamp(value: Any, label: str) -> str:
+    if not isinstance(value, str) or not re.fullmatch(
+        r"\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3}Z", value
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be a canonical ISO timestamp")
+    try:
+        parsed = datetime.fromisoformat(value.removesuffix("Z") + "+00:00")
+    except ValueError as error:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be a canonical ISO timestamp") from error
+    if parsed.isoformat(timespec="milliseconds").replace("+00:00", "Z") != value:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be a canonical ISO timestamp")
+    return value
+
+
+def portable_ref(value: Any, label: str) -> str:
+    if not isinstance(value, str) or not value or value != value.strip():
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be a non-empty relative ref")
+    if "\\" in value or any(
+        ord(character) <= 0x1F or ord(character) == 0x7F for character in value
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be portable")
+    ref = PurePosixPath(value)
+    if ref.is_absolute() or ".." in ref.parts or "." in ref.parts or str(ref) != value:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be a normalized relative ref")
+    if re.match(r"^(?:[A-Za-z]:|~)", value) or value.endswith("/"):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} must be a normalized relative ref")
+    return value
+
+
+def _assert_real_directory_chain(root: Path, target: Path, label: str) -> None:
+    root = root.absolute()
+    target = target.absolute()
+    try:
+        relative = target.relative_to(root)
+    except ValueError as error:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} escapes its root") from error
+    cursor = root
+    if cursor.is_symlink() or not cursor.is_dir():
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} root must be a real directory")
+    for part in relative.parts:
+        cursor = cursor / part
+        if cursor.is_symlink():
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} crosses a symbolic link: {cursor}")
+
+
+def contained_file(root: Path, ref: Any, label: str) -> Path:
+    reference = portable_ref(ref, label)
+    target = root.joinpath(*PurePosixPath(reference).parts)
+    _assert_real_directory_chain(root, target.parent, label)
+    if target.is_symlink() or not target.is_file():
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} is not a real regular file: {reference}")
+    try:
+        target.resolve(strict=True).relative_to(root.resolve(strict=True))
+    except (OSError, ValueError) as error:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} resolves outside its root") from error
+    return target
+
+
+def read_contained_json(root: Path, ref: Any, label: str) -> Any:
+    target = contained_file(root, ref, label)
+    if target.stat().st_size > MAX_EVIDENCE_BYTES:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} exceeds its byte budget")
+    try:
+        return json.loads(target.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} is invalid JSON: {error}") from error
+
+
+def sha256_file(path: Path) -> str:
+    digest = hashlib.sha256()
+    with path.open("rb") as handle:
+        for chunk in iter(lambda: handle.read(64 * 1024), b""):
+            digest.update(chunk)
+    return digest.hexdigest()
+
+
+def passed(check: str, message: str = "") -> dict[str, str]:
+    result = {"check": check, "status": "passed"}
+    if message:
+        result["message"] = message
+    return result
+
+
+def failed(check: str, reason: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+    return {"check": check, "status": "failed", "reason": reason}
+
+
+def read_json(path: Path) -> Any:
+    return json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+
+def parse_runtime_envelope(
+    path: Path,
+    *,
+    command: str | None = None,
+    exit_code: int | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if path.is_symlink() or not path.is_file():
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Missing real runtime JSON evidence: {path}")
+    if path.stat().st_size > MAX_EVIDENCE_BYTES:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Runtime envelope exceeds its byte budget: {path.name}")
+    try:
+        payload = read_json(path)
+    except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Invalid runtime JSON in {path.name}: {error}") from error
+    envelope = _record(payload, f"Runtime envelope {path.name}")
+    _exact_keys(
+        envelope,
+        ["command", "exitCode", "data"],
+        ["error"],
+        label=f"Runtime envelope {path.name}",
+    )
+    if not isinstance(envelope["command"], str) or not envelope["command"]:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{path.name} has no exact command")
+    if (
+        isinstance(envelope["exitCode"], bool)
+        or not isinstance(envelope["exitCode"], int)
+        or not isinstance(envelope["data"], dict)
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{path.name} has an invalid exitCode/data envelope")
+    if "error" in envelope:
+        error = _record(envelope["error"], f"Runtime error {path.name}")
+        _exact_keys(error, ["code", "message"], label=f"Runtime error {path.name}")
+        if error["code"] not in {"usage", "invalid-data", "blocked", "conflict", "internal"}:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{path.name} has an invalid runtime error code")
+        if not isinstance(error["message"], str) or not error["message"]:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{path.name} has an invalid runtime error message")
+    if command is not None and envelope["command"] != command:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(
+            f"{path.name} expected command {command!r}; observed {envelope['command']!r}"
+        )
+    if exit_code is not None and envelope["exitCode"] != exit_code:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(
+            f"{path.name} expected exit {exit_code}; observed {envelope['exitCode']!r}"
+        )
+    return envelope
+
+
+def _walk(value: Any) -> Iterable[Any]:
+    yield value
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        for child in value.values():
+            yield from _walk(child)
+    elif isinstance(value, list):
+        for child in value:
+            yield from _walk(child)
+
+
+def _normalise_token(value: Any) -> str:
+    return str(value).strip().lower().replace("_", "-").replace(" ", "-")
+
+
+def check_json_state(path: Path, expected_state: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Require an exact state token anywhere in a JSON evidence payload."""
+    check = f"json_state_{expected_state}"
+    if not path.is_file():
+        return failed(check, f"Missing evidence file: {path}")
+    try:
+        payload = read_json(path)
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+        return failed(check, f"Invalid JSON in {path.name}: {error}")
+
+    expected = _normalise_token(expected_state)
+    tokens = {
+        _normalise_token(value)
+        for value in _walk(payload)
+        if isinstance(value, (str, int, float, bool))
+    }
+    if expected not in tokens:
+        return failed(check, f"Expected state {expected_state!r}; observed {sorted(tokens)}")
+    return passed(check)
+
+
+def check_runtime_envelopes(paths: Iterable[Path]) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Require exact Native CLI JSON envelopes instead of prose reconstructions."""
+    check = "runtime_json_envelopes"
+    for path in paths:
+        try:
+            parse_runtime_envelope(path)
+        except NativeEvidenceError as error:
+            return failed(check, str(error))
+    return passed(check)
+
+
+def _normalize_acceptance_text(value: str) -> str:
+    return re.sub(r"\s+", " ", unicodedata.normalize("NFC", value)).strip()
+
+
+def _heading(line: str) -> tuple[int, str] | None:
+    match = re.fullmatch(r" {0,3}(#{1,6})[ \t]+(.+?)[ \t]*", line)
+    if not match:
+        return None
+    text = re.sub(r"[ \t]+#+[ \t]*$", "", match.group(2)).strip()
+    return len(match.group(1)), text
+
+
+def _scanned_markdown(markdown: str) -> list[tuple[str, bool]]:
+    scanned: list[tuple[str, bool]] = []
+    fence: tuple[str, int] | None = None
+    html_comment = False
+    html_tag: str | None = None
+    for line in markdown.replace("\r\n", "\n").replace("\r", "\n").split("\n"):
+        scanned.append((line, fence is None and not html_comment and html_tag is None))
+        fence_match = re.match(r"^ {0,3}(`{3,}|~{3,})(.*)$", line)
+        if fence is not None:
+            if (
+                fence_match
+                and fence_match.group(1)[0] == fence[0]
+                and len(fence_match.group(1)) >= fence[1]
+                and not fence_match.group(2).strip()
+            ):
+                fence = None
+            continue
+        if html_comment:
+            if "-->" in line:
+                html_comment = False
+            continue
+        if html_tag is not None:
+            if re.search(rf"</{re.escape(html_tag)}\s*>", line, re.IGNORECASE):
+                html_tag = None
+            continue
+        if fence_match:
+            fence = (fence_match.group(1)[0], len(fence_match.group(1)))
+            continue
+        trimmed = line.lstrip()
+        if trimmed.startswith("<!--") and "-->" not in trimmed:
+            html_comment = True
+            continue
+        html_start = re.match(r"<([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9-]*)\b[^>]*>", trimmed)
+        if (
+            html_start
+            and not trimmed.startswith("</")
+            and not trimmed.endswith("/>")
+            and not re.search(rf"</{re.escape(html_start.group(1))}\s*>", trimmed, re.IGNORECASE)
+        ):
+            html_tag = html_start.group(1)
+    return scanned
+
+
+def _criterion(kind: str, source: str, text: str, context: list[str] | None = None) -> dict:
+    normalized = {
+        "kind": kind,
+        "source": portable_ref(source, "Acceptance source"),
+        "context": [_normalize_acceptance_text(item) for item in (context or [])],
+        "text": _normalize_acceptance_text(text),
+    }
+    if not normalized["text"]:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Acceptance criterion text is empty")
+    return {
+        "id": f"acceptance-{canonical_hash('comet.native.acceptance.v1', normalized)}",
+        **normalized,
+    }
+
+
+def _brief_acceptance(markdown: str, source: str) -> list[dict]:
+    lines = _scanned_markdown(markdown)
+    starts = [
+        index
+        for index, (line, body) in enumerate(lines)
+        if body
+        and (candidate := _heading(line)) is not None
+        and candidate[0] == 1
+        and candidate[1].lower() == "acceptance examples"
+    ]
+    if not starts:
+        return []
+    if len(starts) != 1:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Brief must contain exactly one Acceptance examples section")
+    start = starts[0] + 1
+    end = len(lines)
+    for index in range(start, len(lines)):
+        heading = _heading(lines[index][0]) if lines[index][1] else None
+        if heading and heading[0] == 1:
+            end = index
+            break
+    section = lines[start:end]
+    indents = [
+        len(match.group(1))
+        for line, body in section
+        if body and (match := re.match(r"^( {0,3})[-*+][ \t]+", line))
+    ]
+    if not indents:
+        return []
+    top = min(indents)
+    items: list[list[str]] = []
+    active: list[str] | None = None
+    for line, body in section:
+        match = re.match(r"^( {0,3})[-*+][ \t]+(.*)$", line) if body else None
+        if match and len(match.group(1)) == top:
+            if active is not None:
+                items.append(active)
+            active = [match.group(2)]
+        elif active is not None:
+            active.append(line)
+    if active is not None:
+        items.append(active)
+    return [_criterion("brief-example", source, "\n".join(item)) for item in items]
+
+
+def _spec_acceptance(markdown: str, source: str) -> list[dict]:
+    criteria: list[dict] = []
+    ancestry: list[tuple[int, str]] = []
+    active: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+
+    def flush() -> None:
+        nonlocal active
+        if active is not None:
+            criteria.append(
+                _criterion(
+                    "spec-scenario",
+                    source,
+                    "\n".join([active["title"], *active["body"]]),
+                    active["context"],
+                )
+            )
+            active = None
+
+    for line, body in _scanned_markdown(markdown):
+        heading = _heading(line) if body else None
+        scenario = (
+            re.match(r"^Scenario\s*:\s*(.*)$", heading[1], re.IGNORECASE) if heading else None
+        )
+        if scenario:
+            flush()
+            while ancestry and ancestry[-1][0] >= heading[0]:
+                ancestry.pop()
+            title = _normalize_acceptance_text(scenario.group(1))
+            if not title:
+                raise NativeEvidenceError("Scenario title is empty")
+            active = {
+                "level": heading[0],
+                "title": title,
+                "body": [],
+                "context": [item[1] for item in ancestry],
+            }
+            continue
+        if heading:
+            if active is not None and heading[0] <= active["level"]:
+                flush()
+            while ancestry and ancestry[-1][0] >= heading[0]:
+                ancestry.pop()
+            ancestry.append((heading[0], _normalize_acceptance_text(heading[1])))
+        elif active is not None:
+            active["body"].append(line)
+    flush()
+    return criteria
+
+
+def build_contract_from_change(change_root: Path, state: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    brief_ref = portable_ref(state.get("brief"), "Native brief ref")
+    brief_path = contained_file(change_root, brief_ref, "Native brief")
+    brief_markdown = brief_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    raw_specs = state.get("spec_changes")
+    if not isinstance(raw_specs, list) or not raw_specs or len(raw_specs) > 64:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native spec_changes are missing or exceed their budget")
+    specs: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    acceptance = _brief_acceptance(brief_markdown, brief_ref)
+    seen_capabilities: set[str] = set()
+    seen_sources = {brief_ref}
+    for index, raw in enumerate(raw_specs):
+        spec = _record(raw, f"Native spec change {index}")
+        _exact_keys(
+            spec,
+            ["capability", "operation", "source", "base_hash"],
+            label=f"Native spec change {index}",
+        )
+        capability = spec["capability"]
+        operation = spec["operation"]
+        if not isinstance(capability, str) or not CHANGE_NAME_PATTERN.fullmatch(capability):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Native spec change {index} capability is invalid")
+        if capability in seen_capabilities:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Native contract has duplicate capabilities")
+        seen_capabilities.add(capability)
+        if operation == "remove":
+            if spec["source"] is not None:
+                raise NativeEvidenceError("Remove spec cannot have a source")
+            base_hash = _hash(spec["base_hash"], "Remove spec base hash")
+            specs.append(
+                {
+                    "capability": capability,
+                    "operation": operation,
+                    "source": None,
+                    "baseHash": base_hash,
+                    "contentHash": None,
+                }
+            )
+            continue
+        if operation not in {"create", "replace"}:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Native spec change {index} operation is invalid")
+        source = portable_ref(spec["source"], f"Native spec change {index} source")
+        if source in seen_sources:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Native contract has duplicate artifact sources")
+        seen_sources.add(source)
+        markdown = contained_file(change_root, source, "Native target spec").read_text(
+            encoding="utf-8"
+        )
+        base_hash = None if operation == "create" else _hash(spec["base_hash"], "Replace base hash")
+        if operation == "create" and spec["base_hash"] is not None:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Create spec must have a null base hash")
+        specs.append(
+            {
+                "capability": capability,
+                "operation": operation,
+                "source": source,
+                "baseHash": base_hash,
+                "contentHash": canonical_hash(
+                    "comet.native.contract-content.v1",
+                    markdown.replace("\r\n", "\n").replace("\r", "\n"),
+                ),
+            }
+        )
+        acceptance.extend(_spec_acceptance(markdown, source))
+    acceptance.sort(key=lambda item: item["id"])
+    if not acceptance or len(acceptance) > 1024:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native contract acceptance set is empty or over budget")
+    ids = [item["id"] for item in acceptance]
+    if len(ids) != len(set(ids)):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native contract has duplicate acceptance IDs")
+    specs.sort(key=lambda item: item["capability"])
+    acceptance_hash = canonical_hash("comet.native.acceptance-set.v1", acceptance)
+    content = {
+        "schema": "comet.native.contract.v1",
+        "brief": {
+            "source": brief_ref,
+            "contentHash": canonical_hash(
+                "comet.native.contract-content.v1",
+                brief_markdown.replace("\r\n", "\n").replace("\r", "\n"),
+            ),
+        },
+        "specs": specs,
+        "acceptance": acceptance,
+        "acceptanceHash": acceptance_hash,
+    }
+    return {**content, "contractHash": canonical_hash("comet.native.contract.v1", content)}
+
+
+def _parse_snapshot_projection(value: Any, expected_hash: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    projection = _record(value, "Native snapshot projection")
+    _exact_keys(
+        projection,
+        ["schema", "origin", "complete", "limits", "entries", "omitted", "omittedCount"],
+        ["omissionOverflow"],
+        label="Native snapshot projection",
+    )
+    if projection["schema"] != "comet.native.content-snapshot-projection.v1":
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot projection schema is invalid")
+    if projection["origin"] not in {"change-created", "legacy-migration", "explicit"}:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot projection origin is invalid")
+    if not isinstance(projection["complete"], bool):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot projection completeness is invalid")
+    limits = _record(projection["limits"], "Native snapshot limits")
+    _exact_keys(
+        limits,
+        ["maxFiles", "maxFileBytes", "maxTotalBytes", "maxManifestBytes"],
+        label="Native snapshot limits",
+    )
+    for key, value in limits.items():
+        _positive_int(value, f"Native snapshot {key}")
+    entries = projection["entries"]
+    omitted = projection["omitted"]
+    if not isinstance(entries, list) or not isinstance(omitted, list):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot entries/omissions are invalid")
+    parsed_entries = []
+    for index, raw in enumerate(entries):
+        entry = _record(raw, f"Native snapshot entry {index}")
+        _exact_keys(entry, ["path", "hash", "size", "type"], label=f"Native snapshot entry {index}")
+        parsed_entries.append(
+            {
+                "path": portable_ref(entry["path"], f"Native snapshot entry {index} path"),
+                "hash": _hash(entry["hash"], f"Native snapshot entry {index} hash"),
+                "size": _nonnegative_int(entry["size"], f"Native snapshot entry {index} size"),
+                "type": entry["type"],
+            }
+        )
+        if entry["type"] != "file":
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Native snapshot entry {index} type is invalid")
+    if len({entry["path"] for entry in parsed_entries}) != len(parsed_entries):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot has duplicate paths")
+    if parsed_entries != sorted(
+        parsed_entries,
+        key=lambda item: (item["path"], item["hash"], item["size"]),
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot entries are not canonical")
+    if len(parsed_entries) > limits["maxFiles"] or any(
+        entry["size"] > limits["maxFileBytes"] for entry in parsed_entries
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot entries exceed their limits")
+    if sum(entry["size"] for entry in parsed_entries) > limits["maxTotalBytes"]:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot entries exceed their total byte limit")
+
+    omission_types = {"file", "directory", "other"}
+    omission_reasons = {
+        "file-size",
+        "file-count",
+        "total-size",
+        "manifest-size",
+        "changed-during-read",
+        "unreadable",
+    }
+    parsed_omitted = []
+    for index, raw in enumerate(omitted):
+        omission = _record(raw, f"Native snapshot omission {index}")
+        _exact_keys(
+            omission,
+            ["path", "size", "type", "reason"],
+            label=f"Native snapshot omission {index}",
+        )
+        if omission["type"] not in omission_types:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Native snapshot omission {index} type is invalid")
+        if omission["reason"] not in omission_reasons:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Native snapshot omission {index} reason is invalid")
+        parsed_omitted.append(
+            {
+                "path": portable_ref(omission["path"], f"Native snapshot omission {index} path"),
+                "size": (
+                    None
+                    if omission["size"] is None
+                    else _nonnegative_int(
+                        omission["size"], f"Native snapshot omission {index} size"
+                    )
+                ),
+                "type": omission["type"],
+                "reason": omission["reason"],
+            }
+        )
+    if parsed_omitted != sorted(
+        parsed_omitted,
+        key=lambda item: (
+            item["path"],
+            item["reason"],
+            item["type"],
+            -1 if item["size"] is None else item["size"],
+        ),
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot omissions are not canonical")
+    omitted_count = _nonnegative_int(projection["omittedCount"], "Native omitted count")
+    if len(parsed_omitted) > 1000 or omitted_count < len(parsed_omitted):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot omission count is invalid")
+    overflow_count = omitted_count - len(parsed_omitted)
+    overflow = projection.get("omissionOverflow")
+    if overflow is not None:
+        overflow = _record(overflow, "Native snapshot omission overflow")
+        _exact_keys(
+            overflow,
+            ["ref", "hash", "count"],
+            label="Native snapshot omission overflow",
+        )
+        overflow_hash = _hash(overflow["hash"], "Native snapshot omission overflow hash")
+        if (
+            overflow["ref"] != f"native-snapshot://omitted-overflow/{overflow_hash}"
+            or _positive_int(overflow["count"], "Native snapshot omission overflow count")
+            != overflow_count
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot omission overflow is inconsistent")
+    if (
+        (overflow_count == 0 and overflow is not None)
+        or (overflow_count > 0 and overflow is None)
+        or projection["complete"] != (omitted_count == 0)
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot omission state is inconsistent")
+    if canonical_hash("comet.native.content-snapshot-projection.v1", projection) != expected_hash:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native snapshot projection content hash mismatch")
+    return projection
+
+
+def _parse_declared_artifact(value: Any, label: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+    artifact = _record(value, label)
+    _exact_keys(artifact, ["path", "kind"], label=label)
+    if artifact["kind"] not in {"file", "directory"}:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"{label} kind is invalid")
+    return {"path": portable_ref(artifact["path"], f"{label} path"), "kind": artifact["kind"]}
+
+
+def _parse_identity(value: Any, label: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+    identity = _record(value, label)
+    _exact_keys(identity, ["hash", "size"], label=label)
+    return {
+        "hash": _hash(identity["hash"], f"{label} hash"),
+        "size": _nonnegative_int(identity["size"], f"{label} size"),
+    }
+
+
+def _snapshot_changes(baseline: dict, current: dict) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    before = {
+        entry["path"]: {"hash": entry["hash"], "size": entry["size"]}
+        for entry in baseline["entries"]
+    }
+    after = {
+        entry["path"]: {"hash": entry["hash"], "size": entry["size"]}
+        for entry in current["entries"]
+    }
+    result = []
+    for path in sorted(set(before) | set(after)):
+        if before.get(path) == after.get(path):
+            continue
+        result.append(
+            {
+                "path": path,
+                "kind": "added"
+                if path not in before
+                else "removed"
+                if path not in after
+                else "modified",
+                "before": before.get(path),
+                "after": after.get(path),
+            }
+        )
+    return result
+
+
+def _artifact_covers(artifact: dict[str, str], path: str) -> bool:
+    return artifact["path"] == path or (
+        artifact["kind"] == "directory" and path.startswith(f"{artifact['path']}/")
+    )
+
+
+def _derived_unresolved_scope(identity: dict[str, Any], reason: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "id": ("scope:" + canonical_hash("comet.native.unresolved-scope-id.v1", identity)),
+        "kind": identity["kind"],
+        "source": identity["source"],
+        "path": identity["path"],
+        "reason": reason,
+    }
+
+
+def _snapshot_omission_scopes(source: str, projection: dict[str, Any]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    scopes = [
+        _derived_unresolved_scope(
+            {
+                "kind": "snapshot-omission",
+                "source": source,
+                "path": omission["path"],
+                "evidence": {
+                    "reason": omission["reason"],
+                    "size": omission["size"],
+                    "type": omission["type"],
+                },
+            },
+            f"{source} snapshot omitted {omission['path']}: {omission['reason']}",
+        )
+        for omission in projection["omitted"]
+    ]
+    if not projection["complete"]:
+        scopes.append(
+            _derived_unresolved_scope(
+                {
+                    "kind": "snapshot-incomplete",
+                    "source": source,
+                    "path": None,
+                    "evidence": {"omittedCount": projection["omittedCount"]},
+                },
+                f"{source} snapshot is incomplete",
+            )
+        )
+    overflow = projection.get("omissionOverflow")
+    if overflow is not None:
+        scopes.append(
+            _derived_unresolved_scope(
+                {
+                    "kind": "snapshot-omission-overflow",
+                    "source": source,
+                    "path": None,
+                    "evidence": {
+                        "count": overflow["count"],
+                        "hash": overflow["hash"],
+                        "ref": overflow["ref"],
+                    },
+                },
+                f"{source} snapshot has {overflow['count']} unlisted omissions",
+            )
+        )
+    return scopes
+
+
+def _unresolved_sort_key(item: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[str, str, tuple[int, str], str]:
+    path = item["path"]
+    return (
+        item["kind"],
+        item["source"],
+        (0, "") if path is None else (1, path),
+        item["id"],
+    )
+
+
+def parse_scope_bundle(
+    change_root: Path,
+    scope_ref: Any,
+    *,
+    project_root: Path | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    reference = portable_ref(scope_ref, "Implementation scope ref")
+    match = re.fullmatch(r"runtime/evidence/scopes/([a-f0-9]{64})\.json", reference)
+    if not match:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope ref is not content addressed")
+    expected_hash = match.group(1)
+    scope = _record(
+        read_contained_json(change_root, reference, "Implementation scope"), "Implementation scope"
+    )
+    _exact_keys(
+        scope,
+        [
+            "schema",
+            "contractHash",
+            "baselineProjectionRef",
+            "baselineProjectionHash",
+            "currentProjectionRef",
+            "currentProjectionHash",
+            "complete",
+            "declaredArtifacts",
+            "changes",
+            "unattributed",
+            "unresolvedScopes",
+            "noCodeReason",
+            "scopeHash",
+        ],
+        ["gitAdvisory"],
+        label="Implementation scope",
+    )
+    if scope["schema"] != "comet.native.implementation-scope.v2":
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope schema is invalid")
+    if scope.get("gitAdvisory") is not None:
+        advisory = _record(scope["gitAdvisory"], "Implementation scope Git advisory")
+        _exact_keys(
+            advisory,
+            [
+                "advisoryOnly",
+                "changedPaths",
+                "pathsPresentInSnapshotChanges",
+                "pathsAbsentFromSnapshotChanges",
+            ],
+            label="Implementation scope Git advisory",
+        )
+        if advisory["advisoryOnly"] is not True:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope Git advisory is not advisory-only")
+    contract_hash = _hash(scope["contractHash"], "Implementation scope contract hash")
+    baseline_hash = _hash(scope["baselineProjectionHash"], "Baseline projection hash")
+    current_hash = _hash(scope["currentProjectionHash"], "Current projection hash")
+    expected_baseline_ref = f"runtime/evidence/snapshots/{baseline_hash}.json"
+    expected_current_ref = f"runtime/evidence/snapshots/{current_hash}.json"
+    if (
+        scope["baselineProjectionRef"] != expected_baseline_ref
+        or scope["currentProjectionRef"] != expected_current_ref
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope snapshot ref/hash binding is invalid")
+    baseline = _parse_snapshot_projection(
+        read_contained_json(change_root, expected_baseline_ref, "Baseline projection"),
+        baseline_hash,
+    )
+    current = _parse_snapshot_projection(
+        read_contained_json(change_root, expected_current_ref, "Current projection"), current_hash
+    )
+    if not isinstance(scope["complete"], bool):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope completeness is invalid")
+    if not all(
+        isinstance(scope[key], list)
+        for key in ("declaredArtifacts", "changes", "unattributed", "unresolvedScopes")
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope collections are invalid")
+    declared = [
+        _parse_declared_artifact(item, f"Declared artifact {index}")
+        for index, item in enumerate(scope["declaredArtifacts"])
+    ]
+    if declared != sorted(declared, key=lambda item: (item["path"], item["kind"])) or len(
+        {item["path"] for item in declared}
+    ) != len(declared):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Declared artifacts are not sorted and unique")
+    expected_changes = _snapshot_changes(baseline, current)
+    parsed_changes = []
+    for index, raw in enumerate(scope["changes"]):
+        change = _record(raw, f"Implementation change {index}")
+        _exact_keys(
+            change,
+            ["path", "kind", "before", "after", "attributedTo"],
+            label=f"Implementation change {index}",
+        )
+        path = portable_ref(change["path"], f"Implementation change {index} path")
+        if not isinstance(change["attributedTo"], list):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Implementation change {index} attribution must be an array")
+        attributed = [
+            _parse_declared_artifact(
+                item, f"Implementation change {index} attribution {item_index}"
+            )
+            for item_index, item in enumerate(change["attributedTo"])
+        ]
+        expected_attribution = [item for item in declared if _artifact_covers(item, path)]
+        parsed_changes.append(
+            {
+                "path": path,
+                "kind": change["kind"],
+                "before": _parse_identity(
+                    change["before"], f"Implementation change {index} before"
+                ),
+                "after": _parse_identity(change["after"], f"Implementation change {index} after"),
+                "attributedTo": attributed,
+            }
+        )
+        if attributed != expected_attribution:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Implementation change {path} attribution is forged")
+    expected_with_attribution = [
+        {
+            **item,
+            "attributedTo": [
+                artifact for artifact in declared if _artifact_covers(artifact, item["path"])
+            ],
+        }
+        for item in expected_changes
+    ]
+    if parsed_changes != expected_with_attribution:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope changes do not match its snapshots")
+    expected_unattributed = [item for item in parsed_changes if not item["attributedTo"]]
+    if scope["unattributed"] != expected_unattributed:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope unattributed changes are inconsistent")
+    no_code_reason = scope["noCodeReason"]
+    if no_code_reason is not None and (
+        not isinstance(no_code_reason, str)
+        or not no_code_reason
+        or no_code_reason != no_code_reason.strip()
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope no-code reason is invalid")
+
+    unresolved_kinds = {
+        "unattributed-change",
+        "snapshot-omission",
+        "snapshot-incomplete",
+        "snapshot-omission-overflow",
+        "missing-no-code-reason",
+    }
+    unresolved_sources = {"baseline", "current", "implementation-scope"}
+    parsed_unresolved = []
+    for index, raw in enumerate(scope["unresolvedScopes"]):
+        unresolved = _record(raw, f"Unresolved scope {index}")
+        _exact_keys(
+            unresolved,
+            ["id", "kind", "source", "path", "reason"],
+            label=f"Unresolved scope {index}",
+        )
+        if not isinstance(unresolved["id"], str) or not SCOPE_ID_PATTERN.fullmatch(
+            unresolved["id"]
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Unresolved scope {index} id is invalid")
+        if unresolved["kind"] not in unresolved_kinds:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Unresolved scope {index} kind is invalid")
+        if unresolved["source"] not in unresolved_sources:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Unresolved scope {index} source is invalid")
+        path = unresolved["path"]
+        if path is not None:
+            path = portable_ref(path, f"Unresolved scope {index} path")
+        reason = unresolved["reason"]
+        if not isinstance(reason, str) or not reason or reason != reason.strip():
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Unresolved scope {index} reason is invalid")
+        parsed_unresolved.append(
+            {
+                "id": unresolved["id"],
+                "kind": unresolved["kind"],
+                "source": unresolved["source"],
+                "path": path,
+                "reason": reason,
+            }
+        )
+
+    expected_unresolved = [
+        *(
+            _derived_unresolved_scope(
+                {
+                    "kind": "unattributed-change",
+                    "source": "implementation-scope",
+                    "path": change["path"],
+                    "evidence": {
+                        "after": change["after"],
+                        "before": change["before"],
+                        "changeKind": change["kind"],
+                    },
+                },
+                f"Changed path is not covered by a declared artifact: {change['path']}",
+            )
+            for change in expected_unattributed
+        ),
+        *_snapshot_omission_scopes("baseline", baseline),
+        *_snapshot_omission_scopes("current", current),
+    ]
+    if not parsed_changes and no_code_reason is None:
+        expected_unresolved.append(
+            _derived_unresolved_scope(
+                {
+                    "kind": "missing-no-code-reason",
+                    "source": "implementation-scope",
+                    "path": None,
+                    "evidence": {
+                        "baselineProjectionHash": baseline_hash,
+                        "currentProjectionHash": current_hash,
+                    },
+                },
+                "A non-empty no-code reason is required when the snapshots contain no changes",
+            )
+        )
+    expected_unresolved = sorted(
+        {item["id"]: item for item in expected_unresolved}.values(),
+        key=_unresolved_sort_key,
+    )
+    unresolved_ids = [item["id"] for item in parsed_unresolved]
+    if (
+        len(unresolved_ids) != len(set(unresolved_ids))
+        or parsed_unresolved != sorted(parsed_unresolved, key=_unresolved_sort_key)
+        or parsed_unresolved != expected_unresolved
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(
+            "Implementation scope unresolved entries do not match the Runtime-derived scope"
+        )
+    if scope["complete"] != (len(parsed_unresolved) == 0):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope completeness is inconsistent")
+    content = {key: value for key, value in scope.items() if key != "scopeHash"}
+    scope_hash = _hash(scope["scopeHash"], "Implementation scope hash")
+    if (
+        scope_hash != expected_hash
+        or canonical_hash("comet.native.implementation-scope.v2", content) != scope_hash
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Implementation scope filename/content hash mismatch")
+    if project_root is not None:
+        for entry in current["entries"]:
+            target = contained_file(project_root, entry["path"], "Current snapshot project entry")
+            if target.stat().st_size != entry["size"] or sha256_file(target) != entry["hash"]:
+                raise NativeEvidenceError(
+                    f"Current snapshot project entry drifted: {entry['path']}"
+                )
+    return {"scope": scope, "baseline": baseline, "current": current, "contractHash": contract_hash}
+
+
+def parse_partial_allowance(
+    change_root: Path,
+    allowance_ref: Any,
+    *,
+    expected_change: str,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    reference = portable_ref(allowance_ref, "Partial allowance ref")
+    match = re.fullmatch(r"runtime/evidence/allowances/([a-f0-9]{64})\.json", reference)
+    if not match:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Partial allowance ref is not content addressed")
+    allowance = _record(
+        read_contained_json(change_root, reference, "Partial allowance"), "Partial allowance"
+    )
+    _exact_keys(
+        allowance,
+        [
+            "schema",
+            "change",
+            "scopeHash",
+            "scopeIds",
+            "reason",
+            "confirmedSummary",
+            "sourceRevision",
+            "confirmedAt",
+            "allowanceHash",
+        ],
+        label="Partial allowance",
+    )
+    if (
+        allowance["schema"] != "comet.native.partial-allowance.v1"
+        or allowance["change"] != expected_change
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Partial allowance schema/change binding is invalid")
+    scope_hash = _hash(allowance["scopeHash"], "Partial allowance scope hash")
+    scope_ids = allowance["scopeIds"]
+    if (
+        not isinstance(scope_ids, list)
+        or not scope_ids
+        or any(
+            not isinstance(item, str) or not SCOPE_ID_PATTERN.fullmatch(item) for item in scope_ids
+        )
+        or scope_ids != sorted(set(scope_ids))
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Partial allowance scope IDs are invalid")
+    for key in ("reason", "confirmedSummary"):
+        if (
+            not isinstance(allowance[key], str)
+            or not allowance[key]
+            or allowance[key] != allowance[key].strip()
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Partial allowance {key} is invalid")
+    _positive_int(allowance["sourceRevision"], "Partial allowance source revision")
+    _timestamp(allowance["confirmedAt"], "Partial allowance timestamp")
+    content = {key: value for key, value in allowance.items() if key != "allowanceHash"}
+    allowance_hash = _hash(allowance["allowanceHash"], "Partial allowance hash")
+    if (
+        allowance_hash != match.group(1)
+        or canonical_hash("comet.native.partial-allowance.v1", content) != allowance_hash
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Partial allowance filename/content hash mismatch")
+    scope_bundle = parse_scope_bundle(change_root, f"runtime/evidence/scopes/{scope_hash}.json")
+    scope = scope_bundle["scope"]
+    expected_ids = sorted(item["id"] for item in scope["unresolvedScopes"])
+    if scope["complete"] or scope_ids != expected_ids:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Partial allowance does not bind the unresolved scope")
+    return allowance
+
+
+def _parse_acceptance_trace(
+    value: Any,
+    *,
+    contract: dict[str, Any],
+    project_root: Path,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    trace = _record(value, "Native acceptance trace")
+    _exact_keys(
+        trace,
+        [
+            "schema",
+            "nativeRootRef",
+            "criteriaHash",
+            "total",
+            "evidenced",
+            "skipped",
+            "entries",
+            "traceHash",
+        ],
+        label="Native acceptance trace",
+    )
+    if trace["schema"] != "comet.native.acceptance-trace.v1":
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native acceptance trace schema is invalid")
+    native_root_ref = portable_ref(trace["nativeRootRef"], "Native root ref")
+    criteria_hash = _hash(trace["criteriaHash"], "Acceptance criteria hash")
+    if criteria_hash != contract["acceptanceHash"]:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Acceptance trace is not bound to the contract")
+    entries = trace["entries"]
+    if not isinstance(entries, list):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Acceptance trace entries are invalid")
+    expected_by_id = {item["id"]: item for item in contract["acceptance"]}
+    parsed = []
+    for index, raw in enumerate(entries):
+        entry = _record(raw, f"Acceptance trace entry {index}")
+        _exact_keys(
+            entry,
+            ["acceptanceId", "kind", "source", "evidenceRefs", "skippedReason"],
+            label=f"Acceptance trace entry {index}",
+        )
+        acceptance_id = entry["acceptanceId"]
+        if not isinstance(acceptance_id, str) or not ACCEPTANCE_ID_PATTERN.fullmatch(acceptance_id):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Acceptance trace entry {index} has a forged ID")
+        criterion = expected_by_id.get(acceptance_id)
+        if (
+            criterion is None
+            or entry["kind"] != criterion["kind"]
+            or entry["source"] != criterion["source"]
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Acceptance trace entry {index} is not in the contract")
+        refs = entry["evidenceRefs"]
+        if (
+            not isinstance(refs, list)
+            or any(not isinstance(ref, str) for ref in refs)
+            or refs != sorted(set(refs))
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Acceptance trace entry {index} refs are not canonical")
+        skipped = entry["skippedReason"]
+        if (not refs) == (skipped is None):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Acceptance trace entry {index} evidence state is invalid")
+        if skipped is not None and (
+            not isinstance(skipped, str) or not skipped or skipped != skipped.strip()
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Acceptance trace entry {index} skipped reason is invalid")
+        for evidence_ref in refs:
+            reference = portable_ref(evidence_ref, f"Acceptance evidence ref {acceptance_id}")
+            lower = reference.lower()
+            if (
+                lower.startswith((".cache/", ".git/", ".env"))
+                or lower == native_root_ref.lower()
+                or lower.startswith(f"{native_root_ref.lower()}/")
+            ):
+                raise NativeEvidenceError(
+                    f"Acceptance evidence ref is workflow/sensitive metadata: {reference}"
+                )
+            contained_file(project_root, reference, f"Acceptance evidence ref {acceptance_id}")
+        parsed.append(entry)
+    if parsed != sorted(parsed, key=lambda item: item["acceptanceId"]) or len(
+        {item["acceptanceId"] for item in parsed}
+    ) != len(parsed):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Acceptance trace entries are not sorted and unique")
+    if set(item["acceptanceId"] for item in parsed) != set(expected_by_id):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Acceptance trace does not cover the exact contract")
+    total = _nonnegative_int(trace["total"], "Acceptance trace total")
+    evidenced = _nonnegative_int(trace["evidenced"], "Acceptance trace evidenced")
+    skipped_count = _nonnegative_int(trace["skipped"], "Acceptance trace skipped")
+    if (
+        total != len(parsed)
+        or evidenced != sum(bool(item["evidenceRefs"]) for item in parsed)
+        or skipped_count != sum(item["skippedReason"] is not None for item in parsed)
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Acceptance trace counts are inconsistent")
+    content = {key: value for key, value in trace.items() if key != "traceHash"}
+    trace_hash = _hash(trace["traceHash"], "Acceptance trace hash")
+    if canonical_hash("comet.native.acceptance-trace.v1", content) != trace_hash:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Acceptance trace content hash mismatch")
+    return trace
+
+
+def _parse_check_receipt(
+    *,
+    change_root: Path,
+    receipt_ref: Any,
+    expected_change: str,
+    expected_source_revision: int,
+    expected_result: str,
+    expected_contract_hash: str,
+    scope: dict[str, Any],
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    reference = portable_ref(receipt_ref, "Verification receipt ref")
+    match = re.fullmatch(r"runtime/evidence/check-receipts/([a-f0-9]{64})\.json", reference)
+    if not match:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification receipt ref is invalid")
+    receipt_file = contained_file(change_root, reference, "Verification receipt")
+    if receipt_file.stat().st_size > 512 * 1024:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt exceeds its byte budget")
+    try:
+        receipt = _record(
+            json.loads(receipt_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")),
+            "Native check receipt",
+        )
+    except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Native check receipt is invalid JSON: {error}") from error
+    _exact_keys(
+        receipt,
+        [
+            "schema",
+            "change",
+            "sourceRevision",
+            "checker",
+            "inputHash",
+            "status",
+            "startedAt",
+            "endedAt",
+            "contract",
+            "implementation",
+            "counts",
+            "issues",
+            "issuesTruncated",
+            "stale",
+            "staleReasons",
+            "receiptHash",
+        ],
+        label="Native check receipt",
+    )
+    change = receipt["change"]
+    if (
+        receipt["schema"] != "comet.native.check-receipt.v1"
+        or not isinstance(change, str)
+        or len(change.encode("utf-8")) > 128
+        or not CHANGE_NAME_PATTERN.fullmatch(change)
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt schema/change is invalid")
+    source_revision = _positive_int(
+        receipt["sourceRevision"], "Native check receipt source revision"
+    )
+
+    checker = _record(receipt["checker"], "Native check receipt checker")
+    _exact_keys(
+        checker,
+        ["policy", "version", "hash", "limits"],
+        label="Native check receipt checker",
+    )
+    limits = _record(checker["limits"], "Native check receipt limits")
+    _exact_keys(
+        limits,
+        ["maxFiles", "maxFileBytes", "maxTotalBytes", "maxIssues"],
+        label="Native check receipt limits",
+    )
+    if (
+        checker["policy"] != "scoped-text-safety"
+        or isinstance(checker["version"], bool)
+        or not isinstance(checker["version"], int)
+        or checker["version"] != 1
+        or checker["hash"] != NATIVE_CHECKER_HASH
+        or any(
+            isinstance(limits[key], bool) or not isinstance(limits[key], int)
+            for key in NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS
+        )
+        or limits != NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt checker policy is unsupported")
+
+    contract = _record(receipt["contract"], "Native check receipt contract")
+    _exact_keys(
+        contract,
+        ["expectedHash", "beforeHash", "afterHash"],
+        label="Native check receipt contract",
+    )
+    parsed_contract = {
+        "expectedHash": _hash(
+            contract["expectedHash"], "Native check receipt expected contract hash"
+        ),
+        "beforeHash": _hash(contract["beforeHash"], "Native check receipt before contract hash"),
+        "afterHash": _hash(contract["afterHash"], "Native check receipt after contract hash"),
+    }
+    implementation = _record(receipt["implementation"], "Native check receipt implementation")
+    _exact_keys(
+        implementation,
+        [
+            "scopeHash",
+            "expectedSnapshotHash",
+            "beforeSnapshotHash",
+            "afterSnapshotHash",
+        ],
+        label="Native check receipt implementation",
+    )
+    parsed_implementation = {
+        "scopeHash": _hash(implementation["scopeHash"], "Native check receipt scope hash"),
+        "expectedSnapshotHash": _hash(
+            implementation["expectedSnapshotHash"],
+            "Native check receipt expected snapshot hash",
+        ),
+        "beforeSnapshotHash": _hash(
+            implementation["beforeSnapshotHash"],
+            "Native check receipt before snapshot hash",
+        ),
+        "afterSnapshotHash": _hash(
+            implementation["afterSnapshotHash"],
+            "Native check receipt after snapshot hash",
+        ),
+    }
+    expected_input_hash = canonical_hash(
+        "comet.native.check-input.v1",
+        {
+            "change": change,
+            "sourceRevision": source_revision,
+            "checkerHash": checker["hash"],
+            "contractHash": parsed_contract["expectedHash"],
+            "scopeHash": parsed_implementation["scopeHash"],
+            "snapshotHash": parsed_implementation["expectedSnapshotHash"],
+        },
+    )
+    if _hash(receipt["inputHash"], "Native check receipt input hash") != expected_input_hash:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt input hash mismatch")
+    if receipt["status"] not in {"passed", "failed"}:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt status is invalid")
+    started_at = _timestamp(receipt["startedAt"], "Native check receipt startedAt")
+    ended_at = _timestamp(receipt["endedAt"], "Native check receipt endedAt")
+    if ended_at < started_at:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt endedAt precedes startedAt")
+
+    counts = _record(receipt["counts"], "Native check receipt counts")
+    _exact_keys(
+        counts,
+        [
+            "filesSelected",
+            "filesScanned",
+            "binaryFilesSkipped",
+            "bytesScanned",
+            "issueCount",
+            "recordedIssueCount",
+        ],
+        label="Native check receipt counts",
+    )
+    parsed_counts = {
+        key: _nonnegative_int(value, f"Native check receipt {key}") for key, value in counts.items()
+    }
+    if (
+        parsed_counts["filesScanned"] + parsed_counts["binaryFilesSkipped"]
+        > parsed_counts["filesSelected"]
+        or parsed_counts["filesScanned"] + parsed_counts["binaryFilesSkipped"]
+        > NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS["maxFiles"]
+        or parsed_counts["bytesScanned"] > NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS["maxTotalBytes"]
+        or parsed_counts["recordedIssueCount"] > parsed_counts["issueCount"]
+        or parsed_counts["recordedIssueCount"] > NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS["maxIssues"]
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt count accounting is invalid")
+
+    raw_issues = receipt["issues"]
+    if not isinstance(raw_issues, list) or len(raw_issues) > NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS["maxIssues"]:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt issues are not a bounded array")
+    issue_rank = {kind: index for index, kind in enumerate(NATIVE_CHECK_ISSUE_KINDS)}
+    issues = []
+    for index, raw in enumerate(raw_issues):
+        issue = _record(raw, f"Native check receipt issue {index}")
+        _exact_keys(
+            issue,
+            ["path", "line", "kind"],
+            label=f"Native check receipt issue {index}",
+        )
+        path = portable_ref(issue["path"], f"Native check receipt issue {index} path")
+        if len(path.encode("utf-8")) > 2048:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Native check receipt issue {index} path is too long")
+        if issue["kind"] not in issue_rank:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Native check receipt issue {index} kind is invalid")
+        issues.append(
+            {
+                "path": path,
+                "line": _positive_int(issue["line"], f"Native check receipt issue {index} line"),
+                "kind": issue["kind"],
+            }
+        )
+    if issues != sorted(
+        issues,
+        key=lambda issue: (issue["path"], issue["line"], issue_rank[issue["kind"]]),
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt issues are not canonical")
+    if parsed_counts["recordedIssueCount"] != len(issues):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt recorded issue count is inconsistent")
+    if not isinstance(receipt["issuesTruncated"], bool) or receipt["issuesTruncated"] != (
+        parsed_counts["issueCount"] > len(issues)
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt issue truncation is inconsistent")
+
+    stale_reasons = receipt["staleReasons"]
+    if (
+        not isinstance(stale_reasons, list)
+        or any(reason not in NATIVE_CHECK_STALE_REASONS for reason in stale_reasons)
+        or len(stale_reasons) != len(set(stale_reasons))
+        or stale_reasons
+        != [reason for reason in NATIVE_CHECK_STALE_REASONS if reason in stale_reasons]
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt stale reasons are not canonical")
+    if not isinstance(receipt["stale"], bool) or receipt["stale"] != bool(stale_reasons):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt stale state is inconsistent")
+    expected_status = (
+        "passed" if parsed_counts["issueCount"] == 0 and not receipt["stale"] else "failed"
+    )
+    if receipt["status"] != expected_status:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt status is inconsistent")
+    if receipt["status"] == "passed" and (
+        parsed_counts["filesSelected"] > NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS["maxFiles"]
+        or parsed_counts["filesScanned"] + parsed_counts["binaryFilesSkipped"]
+        != parsed_counts["filesSelected"]
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt passed without full file coverage")
+    if parsed_counts["filesSelected"] > NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS["maxFiles"] and not any(
+        issue["kind"] == "scan-limit" for issue in issues
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt exceeded its budget without an issue")
+
+    content = {
+        "schema": "comet.native.check-receipt.v1",
+        "change": change,
+        "sourceRevision": source_revision,
+        "checker": {
+            "policy": "scoped-text-safety",
+            "version": 1,
+            "hash": NATIVE_CHECKER_HASH,
+            "limits": dict(NATIVE_CHECK_LIMITS),
+        },
+        "inputHash": expected_input_hash,
+        "status": receipt["status"],
+        "startedAt": started_at,
+        "endedAt": ended_at,
+        "contract": parsed_contract,
+        "implementation": parsed_implementation,
+        "counts": parsed_counts,
+        "issues": issues,
+        "issuesTruncated": receipt["issuesTruncated"],
+        "stale": receipt["stale"],
+        "staleReasons": stale_reasons,
+    }
+    receipt_hash = _hash(receipt["receiptHash"], "Native check receipt content hash")
+    if (
+        receipt_hash != match.group(1)
+        or canonical_hash("comet.native.check-receipt.v1", content) != receipt_hash
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt filename/content hash mismatch")
+
+    selected_files = [entry for entry in scope["changes"] if entry["after"] is not None]
+    selected_bytes = sum(entry["after"]["size"] for entry in selected_files)
+    if (
+        receipt["stale"]
+        or change != expected_change
+        or source_revision != expected_source_revision
+        or set(parsed_contract.values()) != {expected_contract_hash}
+        or parsed_implementation["scopeHash"] != scope["scopeHash"]
+        or set(
+            (
+                parsed_implementation["expectedSnapshotHash"],
+                parsed_implementation["beforeSnapshotHash"],
+                parsed_implementation["afterSnapshotHash"],
+            )
+        )
+        != {scope["currentProjectionHash"]}
+        or parsed_counts["filesSelected"] != len(selected_files)
+        or (
+            receipt["status"] == "passed"
+            and (
+                parsed_counts["filesScanned"] + parsed_counts["binaryFilesSkipped"]
+                != len(selected_files)
+                or parsed_counts["bytesScanned"] != selected_bytes
+            )
+        )
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt is not bound to the verification facts")
+    if expected_result == "pass" and receipt["status"] != "passed":
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native check receipt outcome does not support a pass")
+    return {**content, "receiptHash": receipt_hash}
+
+
+def parse_verification_bundle(
+    *,
+    project_root: Path,
+    change_root: Path,
+    evidence_ref: Any,
+    state: dict[str, Any],
+    expected_result: str | None = None,
+    expected_freshness: str | None = None,
+    verify_current_files: bool = False,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    change = state.get("name")
+    if not isinstance(change, str) or not CHANGE_NAME_PATTERN.fullmatch(change):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Native change name is invalid")
+    reference = portable_ref(evidence_ref, "Verification evidence ref")
+    match = re.fullmatch(r"runtime/evidence/verifications/([a-f0-9]{64})\.json", reference)
+    if not match:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification evidence ref is not content addressed")
+    envelope = _record(
+        read_contained_json(change_root, reference, "Verification envelope"),
+        "Verification envelope",
+    )
+    _exact_keys(
+        envelope,
+        [
+            "schema",
+            "change",
+            "sourceRevision",
+            "result",
+            "freshness",
+            "contractHash",
+            "acceptanceCriteriaHash",
+            "implementationScopeRef",
+            "implementationScopeHash",
+            "reportRef",
+            "reportHash",
+            "acceptanceTrace",
+            "partialAllowanceRef",
+            "partialAllowanceHash",
+            "receiptRef",
+            "createdAt",
+            "envelopeHash",
+        ],
+        label="Verification envelope",
+    )
+    if (
+        envelope["schema"] != "comet.native.verification-evidence.v1"
+        or envelope["change"] != change
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification envelope schema/change binding is invalid")
+    _positive_int(envelope["sourceRevision"], "Verification source revision")
+    if envelope["result"] not in {"pass", "fail"} or envelope["freshness"] not in {
+        "complete",
+        "partial",
+    }:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification result/freshness is invalid")
+    if expected_result is not None and envelope["result"] != expected_result:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification envelope has the wrong result")
+    if expected_freshness is not None and envelope["freshness"] != expected_freshness:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification envelope has the wrong freshness")
+    contract = build_contract_from_change(change_root, state)
+    contract_hash = _hash(envelope["contractHash"], "Verification contract hash")
+    acceptance_hash = _hash(envelope["acceptanceCriteriaHash"], "Verification acceptance hash")
+    if contract_hash != contract["contractHash"] or acceptance_hash != contract["acceptanceHash"]:
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification envelope is not bound to the archived contract")
+    scope_bundle = parse_scope_bundle(
+        change_root,
+        envelope["implementationScopeRef"],
+        project_root=project_root if verify_current_files else None,
+    )
+    scope = scope_bundle["scope"]
+    if (
+        envelope["implementationScopeHash"] != scope["scopeHash"]
+        or scope["contractHash"] != contract_hash
+        or envelope["freshness"] != ("complete" if scope["complete"] else "partial")
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification envelope/scope binding is invalid")
+    _parse_acceptance_trace(
+        envelope["acceptanceTrace"], contract=contract, project_root=project_root
+    )
+    report_ref = portable_ref(envelope["reportRef"], "Verification report ref")
+    report_hash = _hash(envelope["reportHash"], "Verification report hash")
+    report_snapshot = read_contained_json(
+        change_root,
+        f"runtime/evidence/reports/{report_hash}.json",
+        "Verification report snapshot",
+    )
+    if (
+        not isinstance(report_snapshot, dict)
+        or set(report_snapshot) != {"schema", "reportHash", "content"}
+        or report_snapshot.get("schema") != "comet.native.verification-report.v1"
+        or report_snapshot.get("reportHash") != report_hash
+        or not isinstance(report_snapshot.get("content"), str)
+        or hashlib.sha256(report_snapshot["content"].encode()).hexdigest() != report_hash
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification report snapshot hash mismatch")
+    report_text = report_snapshot["content"]
+    if verify_current_files:
+        report = contained_file(change_root, report_ref, "Verification report")
+        if sha256_file(report) != report_hash:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification report content hash mismatch")
+    for criterion in contract["acceptance"]:
+        if criterion["id"] not in report_text:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification report does not preserve every acceptance ID")
+    allowance_ref = envelope["partialAllowanceRef"]
+    allowance_hash = envelope["partialAllowanceHash"]
+    if envelope["freshness"] == "complete":
+        if allowance_ref is not None or allowance_hash is not None:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Complete evidence unexpectedly has a partial allowance")
+    else:
+        allowance = parse_partial_allowance(change_root, allowance_ref, expected_change=change)
+        if (
+            allowance_hash != allowance["allowanceHash"]
+            or allowance["scopeHash"] != scope["scopeHash"]
+            or allowance["sourceRevision"] >= envelope["sourceRevision"]
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification envelope/allowance binding is invalid")
+    receipt_ref = envelope["receiptRef"]
+    if receipt_ref is not None:
+        _parse_check_receipt(
+            change_root=change_root,
+            receipt_ref=receipt_ref,
+            expected_change=change,
+            expected_source_revision=envelope["sourceRevision"],
+            expected_result=envelope["result"],
+            expected_contract_hash=contract_hash,
+            scope=scope,
+        )
+    _timestamp(envelope["createdAt"], "Verification timestamp")
+    content = {key: value for key, value in envelope.items() if key != "envelopeHash"}
+    envelope_hash = _hash(envelope["envelopeHash"], "Verification envelope hash")
+    if (
+        envelope_hash != match.group(1)
+        or canonical_hash("comet.native.verification-evidence.v1", content) != envelope_hash
+    ):
+        raise NativeEvidenceError("Verification envelope filename/content hash mismatch")
+    return {"envelope": envelope, "scope": scope, "contract": contract}
+
+
+def check_archive_transaction(
+    workspace: Path,
+    commit_data: Any,
+    expected_change: str,
+    expected_preflight_hash: str,
+) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Bind a successful Archive envelope to its durable v2 transaction journal."""
+    check = "archive_transaction"
+    try:
+        commit = _record(commit_data, "Archive commit data")
+        transaction_id = commit.get("transactionId")
+        if not isinstance(transaction_id, str) or not re.fullmatch(
+            r"[a-f0-9-]{8,}", transaction_id
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive commit has no valid transactionId")
+        if commit.get("preflightHash") != expected_preflight_hash:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive commit does not match the expected preflight hash")
+        native_root = workspace / "docs" / "comet"
+        journal_ref = f"runtime/transactions/{transaction_id}/transaction.json"
+        journal = _record(
+            read_contained_json(native_root, journal_ref, "Archive transaction journal"),
+            "Archive transaction journal",
+        )
+        _exact_keys(
+            journal,
+            [
+                "schema",
+                "id",
+                "kind",
+                "status",
+                "change",
+                "createdAt",
+                "preflightHash",
+                "operations",
+            ],
+            label="Archive transaction journal",
+        )
+        if (
+            journal["schema"] != "comet.native.transaction.v2"
+            or journal["id"] != transaction_id
+            or journal["kind"] != "archive"
+            or journal["status"] != "committed"
+            or journal["change"] != expected_change
+            or journal["preflightHash"] != expected_preflight_hash
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive envelope is not bound to one committed v2 journal")
+        _timestamp(journal["createdAt"], "Archive transaction timestamp")
+        operations = journal["operations"]
+        if not isinstance(operations, list) or not operations or len(operations) > 65:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive transaction operations are invalid")
+        operation_ids: list[str] = []
+        for index, raw in enumerate(operations):
+            operation = _record(raw, f"Archive transaction operation {index}")
+            _exact_keys(
+                operation,
+                ["id", "type", "target", "expectedTargetHash"],
+                ["source", "staged", "backup", "expectedSourceHash", "stagedHash"],
+                label=f"Archive transaction operation {index}",
+            )
+            operation_id = operation["id"]
+            if not isinstance(operation_id, str) or not re.fullmatch(
+                r"[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*", operation_id
+            ):
+                raise NativeEvidenceError(f"Archive transaction operation {index} id is invalid")
+            operation_ids.append(operation_id)
+            portable_ref(operation["target"], f"Archive transaction operation {index} target")
+            for field in ("source", "staged", "backup"):
+                if field in operation:
+                    portable_ref(operation[field], f"Archive transaction operation {index} {field}")
+            if operation["expectedTargetHash"] is not None:
+                _hash(
+                    operation["expectedTargetHash"],
+                    f"Archive transaction operation {index} target hash",
+                )
+            if operation["type"] == "write":
+                if (
+                    "staged" not in operation
+                    or "source" in operation
+                    or "expectedSourceHash" in operation
+                ):
+                    raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive write operation shape is invalid")
+                _hash(operation.get("stagedHash"), "Archive staged hash")
+                if (operation["expectedTargetHash"] is None) != ("backup" not in operation):
+                    raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive write backup binding is invalid")
+            elif operation["type"] == "remove":
+                if (
+                    any(
+                        field in operation
+                        for field in ("source", "staged", "stagedHash", "expectedSourceHash")
+                    )
+                    or "backup" not in operation
+                    or operation["expectedTargetHash"] is None
+                ):
+                    raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive remove operation shape is invalid")
+            elif operation["type"] == "move":
+                if (
+                    "source" not in operation
+                    or any(field in operation for field in ("staged", "stagedHash", "backup"))
+                    or operation["expectedTargetHash"] is not None
+                ):
+                    raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive move operation shape is invalid")
+                _hash(operation.get("expectedSourceHash"), "Archive move source hash")
+            else:
+                raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive transaction operation type is invalid")
+        if len(set(operation_ids)) != len(operation_ids):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive transaction operation IDs are not unique")
+        move = operations[-1]
+        target = move.get("target")
+        if (
+            move.get("id") != "archive-change"
+            or move.get("type") != "move"
+            or move.get("source") != f"changes/{expected_change}"
+            or not isinstance(target, str)
+            or not re.fullmatch(
+                rf"archive/\d{{4}}-\d{{2}}-\d{{2}}-{re.escape(expected_change)}", target
+            )
+        ):
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(
+                "Committed Archive journal has no exact content-bound final move"
+            )
+        for operation in operations[:-1]:
+            if operation["type"] == "move" or not re.fullmatch(
+                r"specs/[a-z][a-z0-9]*(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*/spec\.md", operation["target"]
+            ):
+                raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive transaction has a non-canonical spec operation")
+        archive_dir = native_root.joinpath(*PurePosixPath(target).parts)
+        _assert_real_directory_chain(native_root, archive_dir, "Archived change directory")
+        if archive_dir.is_symlink() or not archive_dir.is_dir():
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(
+                "Archive transaction target is not the live archive directory"
+            )
+        events_path = contained_file(
+            native_root,
+            f"runtime/transactions/{transaction_id}/events.jsonl",
+            "Archive transaction events",
+        )
+        events = []
+        for line_number, line in enumerate(events_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines(), 1):
+            if not line:
+                raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive transaction events contain a blank line")
+            event = _record(json.loads(line), f"Archive transaction event {line_number}")
+            _exact_keys(
+                event,
+                ["sequence", "timestamp", "type"],
+                ["operationId"],
+                label=f"Archive transaction event {line_number}",
+            )
+            if event["sequence"] != line_number:
+                raise NativeEvidenceError("Archive transaction event sequence is invalid")
+            _timestamp(event["timestamp"], f"Archive transaction event {line_number} timestamp")
+            events.append(event)
+        expected_events: list[tuple[str, str | None]] = [("prepared", None)]
+        for operation in operations:
+            expected_events.extend(
+                [("operation-started", operation["id"]), ("operation-completed", operation["id"])]
+            )
+        expected_events.extend(
+            [("archive-finalization-started", None), ("archive-finalized", None), ("commit", None)]
+        )
+        actual_events = [(event["type"], event.get("operationId")) for event in events]
+        if actual_events != expected_events:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(
+                "Archive transaction event lifecycle is incomplete or reordered"
+            )
+        serialized = canonical_json(journal)
+        if str(workspace) in serialized or "\\workspace" in serialized:
+            raise NativeEvidenceError(
+                "Archive transaction journal exposed an absolute workspace path"
+            )
+    except (NativeEvidenceError, OSError, UnicodeDecodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+        return failed(check, str(error))
+    return passed(check)
+
+
+def check_checkpoint_cas_envelopes(paths: Iterable[Path]) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Require two raw checkpoint envelopes from one revision with one winner."""
+    check = "cas_single_winner"
+    evidence_paths = list(paths)
+    if len(evidence_paths) != 2:
+        return failed(
+            check, f"Expected exactly two checkpoint envelopes, found {len(evidence_paths)}"
+        )
+    envelopes: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for path in evidence_paths:
+        if not path.is_file():
+            return failed(check, f"Missing checkpoint evidence file: {path}")
+        try:
+            payload = read_json(path)
+        except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+            return failed(check, f"Invalid checkpoint evidence in {path.name}: {error}")
+        if not isinstance(payload, dict) or payload.get("command") != "checkpoint":
+            return failed(check, f"{path.name} is not a raw Native checkpoint envelope")
+        if not isinstance(payload.get("data"), dict):
+            return failed(check, f"{path.name} has no structured checkpoint data")
+        envelopes.append(payload)
+
+    winners = [item for item in envelopes if item.get("exitCode") == 0]
+    conflicts = [item for item in envelopes if item.get("exitCode") == 73]
+    if len(winners) != 1 or len(conflicts) != 1:
+        return failed(
+            check,
+            f"Expected one exit 0 and one exit 73; observed {[item.get('exitCode') for item in envelopes]}",
+        )
+
+    winner = winners[0]["data"]
+    conflict = conflicts[0]["data"]
+    expected = winner.get("expectedRevision")
+    winner_change = winner.get("change")
+    if not isinstance(expected, int) or isinstance(expected, bool) or expected < 1:
+        return failed(check, "Checkpoint winner has no positive expectedRevision")
+    if (
+        winner.get("outcome") != "recorded"
+        or winner.get("previousRevision") != expected
+        or winner.get("revision") != expected + 1
+        or not isinstance(winner_change, dict)
+        or not isinstance(winner_change.get("name"), str)
+        or winner_change.get("revision") != expected + 1
+    ):
+        return failed(check, f"Checkpoint winner has inconsistent CAS data: {winner!r}")
+    if (
+        conflict.get("outcome") != "revision-conflict"
+        or conflict.get("change") != winner_change.get("name")
+        or conflict.get("expectedRevision") != expected
+        or conflict.get("actualRevision") != expected + 1
+    ):
+        return failed(check, f"Checkpoint conflict has inconsistent CAS data: {conflict!r}")
+    return passed(check)
+
+
+def _get_first(mapping: dict[str, Any], *keys: str) -> Any:
+    for key in keys:
+        if key in mapping:
+            return mapping[key]
+    return None
+
+
+def _normalise_projection(value: Any) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    if not isinstance(value, dict):
+        return None
+    name = _get_first(value, "name", "change", "changeName", "change_name")
+    phase = _get_first(value, "phase", "currentPhase", "current_phase")
+    if not isinstance(name, str) or phase is None:
+        return None
+
+    verification = _get_first(value, "verificationResult", "verification_result")
+    if verification is None and isinstance(value.get("verification"), dict):
+        verification = _get_first(value["verification"], "result", "status")
+    next_command = _get_first(
+        value,
+        "nextCommand",
+        "next_command",
+        "nextAction",
+        "next_action",
+        "next",
+    )
+    finding_source = value.get("findingSummary") or value.get("finding_summary")
+    if not isinstance(finding_source, dict):
+        finding_source = value.get("findings") if isinstance(value.get("findings"), dict) else {}
+    finding_codes = finding_source.get("codes")
+    if not isinstance(finding_codes, list):
+        finding_codes = []
+    continuation = value.get("continuation")
+    continuation_projection = None
+    if isinstance(continuation, dict):
+        required_inputs = continuation.get(
+            "requiredInputs", continuation.get("required_inputs", [])
+        )
+        continuation_projection = {
+            "disposition": continuation.get("disposition"),
+            "action": continuation.get("action"),
+            "command": continuation.get("command"),
+            "requiresUserDecision": continuation.get(
+                "requiresUserDecision", continuation.get("requires_user_decision")
+            ),
+            "requiredInputs": sorted(required_inputs) if isinstance(required_inputs, list) else [],
+            "requiredInputsTruncated": continuation.get("requiredInputsTruncated", False)
+            is True,
+        }
+    finding_projection = {
+        "total": finding_source.get("total", 0),
+        "errors": finding_source.get("errors", 0),
+        "warnings": finding_source.get("warnings", 0),
+        "info": finding_source.get("info", 0),
+        "requiresUserDecision": finding_source.get(
+            "requiresUserDecision", finding_source.get("requires_user_decision", False)
+        )
+        is True,
+        "codes": sorted(item for item in finding_codes if isinstance(item, str)),
+        "truncated": finding_source.get("truncated", False) is True,
+    }
+    return {
+        "name": name,
+        "phase": phase,
+        "revision": value.get("revision"),
+        "selected": value.get("selected", False) is True,
+        "nextCommand": next_command,
+        "verificationResult": verification,
+        "archiveReady": value.get("archiveReady", value.get("archive_ready")),
+        "findings": finding_projection,
+        "continuation": continuation_projection,
+    }
+
+
+def _projection_records(payload: Any, *, dashboard: bool) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+        return []
+    root = payload.get("data", payload)
+    candidates: Any = None
+    if dashboard:
+        if isinstance(root, dict) and isinstance(root.get("native"), dict):
+            candidates = root["native"].get("changes")
+        elif isinstance(root, dict) and isinstance(root.get("snapshot"), dict):
+            snapshot = root["snapshot"]
+            if isinstance(snapshot.get("native"), dict):
+                candidates = snapshot["native"].get("changes")
+            else:
+                candidates = snapshot.get("changes")
+        elif isinstance(root, dict):
+            candidates = root.get("changes")
+    elif isinstance(root, dict) and root.get("schema") == "comet.native.status-page.v1":
+        candidates = root.get("items")
+    elif isinstance(root, list):
+        candidates = root
+    else:
+        candidates = [root]
+    if not isinstance(candidates, list):
+        return []
+    result = []
+    for candidate in candidates:
+        projection = _normalise_projection(candidate)
+        if projection is not None:
+            result.append(projection)
+    return result
+
+
+def check_dashboard_projection(
+    cli_path: Path,
+    dashboard_path: Path,
+    *,
+    comparison_dashboard: bool = True,
+) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Require Dashboard's Native projection to match the CLI projection."""
+    check = "dashboard_projection"
+    missing = [str(path) for path in (cli_path, dashboard_path) if not path.is_file()]
+    if missing:
+        return failed(check, f"Missing projection evidence: {', '.join(missing)}")
+    try:
+        cli = _projection_records(read_json(cli_path), dashboard=False)
+        dashboard = _projection_records(
+            read_json(dashboard_path), dashboard=comparison_dashboard
+        )
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+        return failed(check, f"Invalid projection evidence: {error}")
+    if not cli:
+        return failed(check, "CLI evidence has no Native change projection")
+    if not dashboard:
+        return failed(check, "Dashboard evidence has no Native change projection")
+
+    if len({item["name"] for item in cli}) != len(cli):
+        return failed(check, "CLI evidence repeats a Native change projection")
+    if len({item["name"] for item in dashboard}) != len(dashboard):
+        return failed(check, "Dashboard evidence repeats a Native change projection")
+    dashboard_by_name = {item["name"]: item for item in dashboard}
+    cli_names = {item["name"] for item in cli}
+    dashboard_names = set(dashboard_by_name)
+    mismatches = []
+    for cli_item in cli:
+        dashboard_item = dashboard_by_name.get(cli_item["name"])
+        if dashboard_item is None:
+            mismatches.append(f"{cli_item['name']}: missing from Dashboard")
+        elif dashboard_item != cli_item:
+            mismatches.append(f"{cli_item['name']}: CLI={cli_item!r}, Dashboard={dashboard_item!r}")
+    for extra in sorted(dashboard_names - cli_names):
+        mismatches.append(f"{extra}: unexpected Dashboard-only change")
+    if mismatches:
+        return failed(check, "; ".join(mismatches))
+    return passed(check)
+
+
+def active_changes(workspace: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    root = workspace / "docs" / "comet" / "changes"
+    if not root.exists():
+        return []
+    _assert_real_directory_chain(workspace, root, "Native active changes root")
+    return sorted(path for path in root.iterdir() if path.is_dir() and not path.is_symlink())
+
+
+def archive_changes(workspace: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    root = workspace / "docs" / "comet" / "archive"
+    if not root.exists():
+        return []
+    _assert_real_directory_chain(workspace, root, "Native archive root")
+    return sorted(
+        path
+        for path in root.iterdir()
+        if path.is_dir() and not path.is_symlink() and "-" in path.name
+    )
+
+
+def check_pytest(workspace: Path, check: str = "project_tests") -> dict[str, str]:
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [sys.executable, "-m", "pytest", "-q"],
+            cwd=workspace,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=30,
+            check=False,
+        )
+    except Exception as error:
+        return failed(check, str(error))
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        detail = (result.stdout + "\n" + result.stderr).strip()
+        return failed(check, detail[-2000:] or f"pytest exited {result.returncode}")
+    return passed(check)
+
+
+def check_cli_feature(
+    workspace: Path,
+    flag: str,
+    input_text: str,
+    expected_output: str,
+    test_marker: str,
+) -> dict[str, str]:
+    check = f"feature_{flag.lstrip('-').replace('-', '_')}"
+    project_tests = check_pytest(workspace, check)
+    if project_tests["status"] == "failed":
+        return project_tests
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [sys.executable, "wordcount.py", flag],
+            cwd=workspace,
+            input=input_text,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=10,
+            check=False,
+        )
+    except Exception as error:
+        return failed(check, str(error))
+    if result.returncode != 0 or expected_output not in result.stdout:
+        return failed(
+            check,
+            f"Expected {expected_output!r}; exit={result.returncode}, stdout={result.stdout!r}",
+        )
+    tests = workspace / "test_wordcount.py"
+    if not tests.is_file() or test_marker.lower() not in tests.read_text(encoding="utf-8").lower():
+        return failed(check, f"No focused test marker {test_marker!r} was found")
+    return passed(check)
+
+
+def check_native_isolation(workspace: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
+    check = "native_isolation"
+    comet_config_dir = workspace / ".comet"
+    hidden_entries = (
+        {path.name for path in comet_config_dir.iterdir()}
+        if comet_config_dir.is_dir()
+        else set()
+    )
+    present = []
+    if (workspace / "openspec").exists():
+        present.append("openspec")
+    present.extend(f".comet/{name}" for name in sorted(hidden_entries - {"config.yaml"}))
+    if present:
+        return failed(check, f"Forbidden workflow artifacts exist: {present}")
+    return passed(check)
+
+
+def write_results(
+    results: list[dict[str, str]],
+    workspace: Path,
+    results_file: str | None = None,
+) -> int:
+    output = {
+        "passed": [result["check"] for result in results if result["status"] == "passed"],
+        "failed": [
+            f"{result['check']}: {result.get('reason', '')}"
+            for result in results
+            if result["status"] == "failed"
+        ],
+    }
+    target = results_file or os.environ.get("BENCH_TEST_RESULTS", "_test_results.json")
+    (workspace / target).write_text(json.dumps(output, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
+    print(json.dumps(output))
+    return 1 if output["failed"] else 0