@warnyin/sdlc 0.1.2 → 0.2.1

package/payload/adapters/claude/skills/sdlc-conventions/SKILL.md

@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
----
-name: sdlc-conventions
-description: Cheat-sheet for the sdlc/ artifact layout, line caps, statuses, gates, and machine-owned files. Load when working with any file under sdlc/.
-user-invocable: false
----
-# sdlc/ conventions
-
-Layout: `config.yaml` · `context/{constitution.md, steering/*.md}` · `harness.md`
-· `specs/<capability>/spec.md` · `changes/<id>/{change.md, contract/, journal.ndjson}`
-· `changes/archive/<date>-<id>/` · `evals/<capability>/rubric.md` · `.state/` (machine).
-
-Line caps (validator-enforced; count = non-blank, non-comment body lines):
-constitution 30 · steering 40 each · always-budget 60 total · harness 60 ·
-change vibe/standard/deep 40/100/150 · tests.md 60 · evals.md 40 · spec soft 150.
-
-Frontmatter: `id` (= folder name) · `tier: vibe|standard|deep` ·
-`status: new|contracted|building|verified|shipped`.
-Steering: `inclusion: always|paths|manual|agent` (+ `pathMatch` for paths).
-
-Hard rules (hook-enforced):
-- `sdlc/specs/**` + `changes/archive/**`: writable only during an open ship gate.
-- `constitution.md`: writable only during an open steer gate.
-- `journal.ndjson` + `.state/**`: machine-owned, never hand-edit.
-
-Gates: `node sdlc/.hooks/journal.mjs open-ship <id> | open-steer | close | set-active <id> | note <name> [k=v]`.
-Validation: `npx @warnyin/sdlc validate [id] [--strict]` — red = the gate did not pass.
+---
+name: sdlc-conventions
+description: Cheat-sheet for the sdlc/ artifact layout, line caps, statuses, gates, and machine-owned files. Load when working with any file under sdlc/.
+user-invocable: false
+---
+# sdlc/ conventions
+
+Layout: `config.yaml` · `context/{constitution.md, steering/*.md}` · `harness.md`
+· `specs/<capability>/spec.md` · `changes/<id>/{change.md, contract/, journal.ndjson}`
+· `changes/archive/<date>-<id>/` · `evals/<capability>/rubric.md` · `.state/` (machine).
+
+Line caps (validator-enforced; count = non-blank, non-comment body lines):
+constitution 30 · steering 40 each · always-budget 60 total · harness 60 ·
+change vibe/standard/deep 40/100/150 · tests.md 60 · evals.md 40 · spec soft 150.
+
+Frontmatter: `id` (= folder name) · `tier: vibe|standard|deep` ·
+`status: new|contracted|building|verified|shipped`.
+Steering: `inclusion: always|paths|manual|agent` (+ `pathMatch` for paths).
+
+Hard rules (hook-enforced):
+- `sdlc/specs/**` + `changes/archive/**`: writable only during an open ship gate.
+- `constitution.md`: writable only during an open steer gate.
+- `journal.ndjson` + `.state/**`: machine-owned, never hand-edit.
+
+Gates: `node sdlc/.hooks/journal.mjs open-ship <id> | open-steer | close | set-active <id> | note <name> [k=v]`.
+Validation: `npx @warnyin/sdlc validate [id] [--strict]` — red = the gate did not pass.

package/payload/adapters/cline.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<!-- sdlc:start -->
-## Warnyin SDLC — spec-driven AI workflow
-
-This project uses @warnyin/sdlc. Stage playbooks live in `sdlc/.playbook/`
-(start at `README.md`); read the playbook for the stage you are asked to run.
-
-{{RULES_CARD}}
-<!-- sdlc:end -->
+<!-- sdlc:start -->
+## Warnyin SDLC — spec-driven AI workflow
+
+This project uses @warnyin/sdlc. Stage playbooks live in `sdlc/.playbook/`
+(start at `README.md`); read the playbook for the stage you are asked to run.
+
+{{RULES_CARD}}
+<!-- sdlc:end -->

package/payload/adapters/copilot.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<!-- sdlc:start -->
-## Warnyin SDLC — spec-driven AI workflow
-
-This project uses @warnyin/sdlc. Stage playbooks live in `sdlc/.playbook/`
-(start at `README.md`); read the playbook for the stage you are asked to run.
-
-{{RULES_CARD}}
-<!-- sdlc:end -->
+<!-- sdlc:start -->
+## Warnyin SDLC — spec-driven AI workflow
+
+This project uses @warnyin/sdlc. Stage playbooks live in `sdlc/.playbook/`
+(start at `README.md`); read the playbook for the stage you are asked to run.
+
+{{RULES_CARD}}
+<!-- sdlc:end -->

package/payload/adapters/cursor.mdc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
----
-description: Warnyin SDLC workflow rules (spec-driven, contract-first)
-alwaysApply: true
----
-Stage playbooks: `sdlc/.playbook/` (start at README.md) — read the stage playbook before acting.
-
-{{RULES_CARD}}
+---
+description: Warnyin SDLC workflow rules (spec-driven, contract-first)
+alwaysApply: true
+---
+Stage playbooks: `sdlc/.playbook/` (start at README.md) — read the stage playbook before acting.
+
+{{RULES_CARD}}

package/payload/adapters/gemini.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<!-- sdlc:start -->
-## Warnyin SDLC — spec-driven AI workflow
-
-This project uses @warnyin/sdlc. Stage playbooks live in `sdlc/.playbook/`
-(start at `README.md`); read the playbook for the stage you are asked to run.
-
-{{RULES_CARD}}
-<!-- sdlc:end -->
+<!-- sdlc:start -->
+## Warnyin SDLC — spec-driven AI workflow
+
+This project uses @warnyin/sdlc. Stage playbooks live in `sdlc/.playbook/`
+(start at `README.md`); read the playbook for the stage you are asked to run.
+
+{{RULES_CARD}}
+<!-- sdlc:end -->

package/payload/adapters/windsurf.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Warnyin SDLC workflow rules
-Stage playbooks: `sdlc/.playbook/` (start at README.md) — read the stage playbook before acting.
-
-{{RULES_CARD}}
+# Warnyin SDLC workflow rules
+Stage playbooks: `sdlc/.playbook/` (start at README.md) — read the stage playbook before acting.
+
+{{RULES_CARD}}

package/payload/hooks/_shared.mjs

@@ -1,154 +1,154 @@
-// Shared plumbing for installed hooks. This file lives at
-// <project>/sdlc/.hooks/_shared.mjs with lib/ as a sibling directory.
-// Every hook must be fail-open: on any unexpected condition, exit 0 silently
-// so the harness is never blocked by our tooling.
-
-import fs from 'node:fs';
-import path from 'node:path';
-import process from 'node:process';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-
-export function resolveRoots(importMetaUrl) {
-  const hooksDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(importMetaUrl));
-  const sdlcRoot = path.dirname(hooksDir);
-  const projectRoot = path.dirname(sdlcRoot);
-  return { hooksDir, sdlcRoot, projectRoot };
-}
-
-// Reads the hook payload from stdin. Must NEVER hang: when a playbook or a
-// user script invokes a hook utility with stdin open-but-idle (no piped JSON),
-// resolve null after a short grace period instead of blocking forever.
-export function readStdinJson({ timeoutMs = 1000 } = {}) {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    let data = '';
-    let done = false;
-    const finish = () => {
-      if (done) return;
-      done = true;
-      // Release stdin so an open-idle stream cannot keep the event loop alive.
-      process.stdin.pause();
-      if (typeof process.stdin.unref === 'function') process.stdin.unref();
-      try { resolve(data.trim() ? JSON.parse(data) : null); } catch { resolve(null); }
-    };
-    const timer = setTimeout(finish, timeoutMs);
-    if (typeof timer.unref === 'function') timer.unref();
-    process.stdin.on('data', (chunk) => { data += chunk; });
-    process.stdin.on('end', finish);
-    process.stdin.on('error', finish);
-  });
-}
-
-// Resolve symlinks on the deepest EXISTING ancestor, then re-attach the tail.
-// Needed because import.meta.url is symlink-resolved while tool file_paths may
-// arrive through a symlink (/tmp → /private/tmp on macOS).
-export function realResolve(p) {
-  let cur = path.resolve(p);
-  const tail = [];
-  while (!fs.existsSync(cur)) {
-    const parent = path.dirname(cur);
-    if (parent === cur) break;
-    tail.unshift(path.basename(cur));
-    cur = parent;
-  }
-  try { cur = fs.realpathSync.native(cur); } catch { /* keep as-is */ }
-  return tail.length ? path.join(cur, ...tail) : cur;
-}
-
-export function toPosixRel(projectRoot, absPath) {
-  const rel = path.relative(realResolve(projectRoot), realResolve(absPath));
-  if (rel.startsWith('..')) return null;
-  return rel.split(path.sep).join('/');
-}
-
-// Lexical (no-symlink-resolution) relative path: what the path CLAIMS to be.
-// Tried against both the raw and the realpathed project root so /tmp-style
-// root symlinks don't break matching. Guards must compare this against
-// toPosixRel — a divergence means a symlink sits inside the project.
-export function lexicalPosixRel(projectRoot, absPath) {
-  const abs = path.resolve(absPath);
-  const realRoot = realResolve(projectRoot);
-  for (const base of [path.resolve(projectRoot), realRoot]) {
-    const rel = path.relative(base, abs);
-    if (rel && !rel.startsWith('..') && !path.isAbsolute(rel)) {
-      return rel.split(path.sep).join('/');
-    }
-  }
-  // Root-level symlinks (/tmp → /private/tmp): find the SHALLOWEST ancestor of
-  // abs whose realpath IS the project root; the remaining tail is the lexical
-  // claim. In-project symlinks are deliberately not resolved here.
-  const segs = abs.split(path.sep);
-  for (let i = 1; i < segs.length; i++) {
-    const ancestor = segs.slice(0, i).join(path.sep) || path.sep;
-    let real;
-    try { real = fs.realpathSync.native(ancestor); } catch { continue; }
-    if (real === realRoot) {
-      const tail = segs.slice(i).join('/');
-      return tail || null;
-    }
-  }
-  return null;
-}
-
-// Gate state written by `journal.mjs open-<phase>` — {phase, change?, expires}.
-export function readPhase(sdlcRoot) {
-  try {
-    const raw = fs.readFileSync(path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state', 'phase.json'), 'utf8');
-    const phase = JSON.parse(raw);
-    if (phase.expires && Date.parse(phase.expires) < Date.now()) return null;
-    return phase;
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-export function writePhase(sdlcRoot, phase, ttlMinutes = 30) {
-  const stateDir = path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state');
-  fs.mkdirSync(stateDir, { recursive: true });
-  const payload = { ...phase, expires: new Date(Date.now() + ttlMinutes * 60_000).toISOString() };
-  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(stateDir, 'phase.json'), JSON.stringify(payload));
-  return payload;
-}
-
-export function clearPhase(sdlcRoot) {
-  fs.rmSync(path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state', 'phase.json'), { force: true });
-}
-
-// Active change: explicit .state/active.json first, else the most recently
-// modified changes/*/change.md.
-export function activeChange(sdlcRoot) {
-  try {
-    const explicit = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state', 'active.json'), 'utf8'));
-    if (explicit?.change && fs.existsSync(path.join(sdlcRoot, 'changes', explicit.change))) {
-      return explicit.change;
-    }
-  } catch { /* fall through */ }
-  const changesDir = path.join(sdlcRoot, 'changes');
-  if (!fs.existsSync(changesDir)) return null;
-  let best = null;
-  for (const d of fs.readdirSync(changesDir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
-    if (!d.isDirectory() || d.name === 'archive') continue;
-    const p = path.join(changesDir, d.name, 'change.md');
-    if (!fs.existsSync(p)) continue;
-    const mtime = fs.statSync(p).mtimeMs;
-    if (!best || mtime > best.mtime) best = { change: d.name, mtime };
-  }
-  return best?.change ?? null;
-}
-
-// Journal: per-change ndjson when a change is active, else a global one under
-// .state/ so no signal is lost. Hook-written only — agents never hand-edit.
-export function appendJournal(sdlcRoot, change, event) {
-  try {
-    const line = JSON.stringify({ ts: new Date().toISOString(), ...event }) + '\n';
-    if (change) {
-      const dir = path.join(sdlcRoot, 'changes', change);
-      if (fs.existsSync(dir)) {
-        fs.appendFileSync(path.join(dir, 'journal.ndjson'), line);
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-    const stateDir = path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state');
-    fs.mkdirSync(stateDir, { recursive: true });
-    fs.appendFileSync(path.join(stateDir, 'journal.ndjson'), line);
-  } catch { /* fail open */ }
-}
+// Shared plumbing for installed hooks. This file lives at
+// <project>/sdlc/.hooks/_shared.mjs with lib/ as a sibling directory.
+// Every hook must be fail-open: on any unexpected condition, exit 0 silently
+// so the harness is never blocked by our tooling.
+
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import process from 'node:process';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+export function resolveRoots(importMetaUrl) {
+  const hooksDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(importMetaUrl));
+  const sdlcRoot = path.dirname(hooksDir);
+  const projectRoot = path.dirname(sdlcRoot);
+  return { hooksDir, sdlcRoot, projectRoot };
+}
+
+// Reads the hook payload from stdin. Must NEVER hang: when a playbook or a
+// user script invokes a hook utility with stdin open-but-idle (no piped JSON),
+// resolve null after a short grace period instead of blocking forever.
+export function readStdinJson({ timeoutMs = 1000 } = {}) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    let data = '';
+    let done = false;
+    const finish = () => {
+      if (done) return;
+      done = true;
+      // Release stdin so an open-idle stream cannot keep the event loop alive.
+      process.stdin.pause();
+      if (typeof process.stdin.unref === 'function') process.stdin.unref();
+      try { resolve(data.trim() ? JSON.parse(data) : null); } catch { resolve(null); }
+    };
+    const timer = setTimeout(finish, timeoutMs);
+    if (typeof timer.unref === 'function') timer.unref();
+    process.stdin.on('data', (chunk) => { data += chunk; });
+    process.stdin.on('end', finish);
+    process.stdin.on('error', finish);
+  });
+}
+
+// Resolve symlinks on the deepest EXISTING ancestor, then re-attach the tail.
+// Needed because import.meta.url is symlink-resolved while tool file_paths may
+// arrive through a symlink (/tmp → /private/tmp on macOS).
+export function realResolve(p) {
+  let cur = path.resolve(p);
+  const tail = [];
+  while (!fs.existsSync(cur)) {
+    const parent = path.dirname(cur);
+    if (parent === cur) break;
+    tail.unshift(path.basename(cur));
+    cur = parent;
+  }
+  try { cur = fs.realpathSync.native(cur); } catch { /* keep as-is */ }
+  return tail.length ? path.join(cur, ...tail) : cur;
+}
+
+export function toPosixRel(projectRoot, absPath) {
+  const rel = path.relative(realResolve(projectRoot), realResolve(absPath));
+  if (rel.startsWith('..')) return null;
+  return rel.split(path.sep).join('/');
+}
+
+// Lexical (no-symlink-resolution) relative path: what the path CLAIMS to be.
+// Tried against both the raw and the realpathed project root so /tmp-style
+// root symlinks don't break matching. Guards must compare this against
+// toPosixRel — a divergence means a symlink sits inside the project.
+export function lexicalPosixRel(projectRoot, absPath) {
+  const abs = path.resolve(absPath);
+  const realRoot = realResolve(projectRoot);
+  for (const base of [path.resolve(projectRoot), realRoot]) {
+    const rel = path.relative(base, abs);
+    if (rel && !rel.startsWith('..') && !path.isAbsolute(rel)) {
+      return rel.split(path.sep).join('/');
+    }
+  }
+  // Root-level symlinks (/tmp → /private/tmp): find the SHALLOWEST ancestor of
+  // abs whose realpath IS the project root; the remaining tail is the lexical
+  // claim. In-project symlinks are deliberately not resolved here.
+  const segs = abs.split(path.sep);
+  for (let i = 1; i < segs.length; i++) {
+    const ancestor = segs.slice(0, i).join(path.sep) || path.sep;
+    let real;
+    try { real = fs.realpathSync.native(ancestor); } catch { continue; }
+    if (real === realRoot) {
+      const tail = segs.slice(i).join('/');
+      return tail || null;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+// Gate state written by `journal.mjs open-<phase>` — {phase, change?, expires}.
+export function readPhase(sdlcRoot) {
+  try {
+    const raw = fs.readFileSync(path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state', 'phase.json'), 'utf8');
+    const phase = JSON.parse(raw);
+    if (phase.expires && Date.parse(phase.expires) < Date.now()) return null;
+    return phase;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function writePhase(sdlcRoot, phase, ttlMinutes = 30) {
+  const stateDir = path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state');
+  fs.mkdirSync(stateDir, { recursive: true });
+  const payload = { ...phase, expires: new Date(Date.now() + ttlMinutes * 60_000).toISOString() };
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(stateDir, 'phase.json'), JSON.stringify(payload));
+  return payload;
+}
+
+export function clearPhase(sdlcRoot) {
+  fs.rmSync(path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state', 'phase.json'), { force: true });
+}
+
+// Active change: explicit .state/active.json first, else the most recently
+// modified changes/*/change.md.
+export function activeChange(sdlcRoot) {
+  try {
+    const explicit = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state', 'active.json'), 'utf8'));
+    if (explicit?.change && fs.existsSync(path.join(sdlcRoot, 'changes', explicit.change))) {
+      return explicit.change;
+    }
+  } catch { /* fall through */ }
+  const changesDir = path.join(sdlcRoot, 'changes');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(changesDir)) return null;
+  let best = null;
+  for (const d of fs.readdirSync(changesDir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    if (!d.isDirectory() || d.name === 'archive') continue;
+    const p = path.join(changesDir, d.name, 'change.md');
+    if (!fs.existsSync(p)) continue;
+    const mtime = fs.statSync(p).mtimeMs;
+    if (!best || mtime > best.mtime) best = { change: d.name, mtime };
+  }
+  return best?.change ?? null;
+}
+
+// Journal: per-change ndjson when a change is active, else a global one under
+// .state/ so no signal is lost. Hook-written only — agents never hand-edit.
+export function appendJournal(sdlcRoot, change, event) {
+  try {
+    const line = JSON.stringify({ ts: new Date().toISOString(), ...event }) + '\n';
+    if (change) {
+      const dir = path.join(sdlcRoot, 'changes', change);
+      if (fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+        fs.appendFileSync(path.join(dir, 'journal.ndjson'), line);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+    const stateDir = path.join(sdlcRoot, '.state');
+    fs.mkdirSync(stateDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.appendFileSync(path.join(stateDir, 'journal.ndjson'), line);
+  } catch { /* fail open */ }
+}

package/payload/hooks/guard-writes.mjs

@@ -1,83 +1,83 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-// PreToolUse hook — the deterministic guardrail ("things the agent should
-// never forget but often does"). Denies direct edits to:
-//   sdlc/specs/**              outside an open ship gate
-//   sdlc/changes/archive/**    outside an open ship gate
-//   sdlc/context/constitution.md (existing) outside an open steer gate
-//   sdlc/.state/** and any journal.ndjson   always (machine-owned)
-// The sanctioned paths are the CLI (`warnyin-sdlc archive`) and the gates
-// opened by `journal.mjs open-ship|open-steer`.
-
-import fs from 'node:fs';
-import process from 'node:process';
-import path from 'node:path';
-import {
-  resolveRoots, readStdinJson, readPhase, activeChange, appendJournal, toPosixRel, lexicalPosixRel,
-} from './_shared.mjs';
-
-const { sdlcRoot, projectRoot } = resolveRoots(import.meta.url);
-
-function deny(reason, rel) {
-  appendJournal(sdlcRoot, activeChange(sdlcRoot), { event: 'guard', action: 'deny', path: rel, reason });
-  console.log(JSON.stringify({
-    hookSpecificOutput: {
-      hookEventName: 'PreToolUse',
-      permissionDecision: 'deny',
-      permissionDecisionReason: reason,
-    },
-  }));
-}
-
-// Evaluate the lock rules against ONE view of the path. Returns true when a
-// deny was emitted. Rules must hold for BOTH the lexical (claimed) and the
-// realpath-resolved view — a symlink must never weaken a lock.
-function guard(rel, phase) {
-  if (rel.startsWith('sdlc/.state/') || rel.endsWith('journal.ndjson')) {
-    deny(`"${rel}" is machine-owned (hooks/CLI write it) — never edit it by hand.`, rel);
-    return true;
-  }
-  if (rel.startsWith('sdlc/specs/') || rel.startsWith('sdlc/changes/archive/')) {
-    if (phase?.phase === 'ship') return false;
-    deny(
-      `"${rel}" is write-locked outside ship. Living specs change only by merging a change's Delta: `
-      + 'run `warnyin-sdlc archive <id>` (or `node sdlc/.hooks/journal.mjs open-ship <id>` first if you must edit).',
-      rel,
-    );
-    return true;
-  }
-  if (rel === 'sdlc/context/constitution.md' && fs.existsSync(path.join(projectRoot, rel))) {
-    if (phase?.phase === 'steer' || phase?.phase === 'ship') return false;
-    deny(
-      'The constitution is always-loaded context — edits go through /sdlc:steer '
-      + '(`node sdlc/.hooks/journal.mjs open-steer` opens the gate).',
-      rel,
-    );
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-async function main() {
-  const input = await readStdinJson();
-  const filePath = input?.tool_input?.file_path ?? input?.tool_input?.notebook_path;
-  if (!filePath || !fs.existsSync(sdlcRoot)) return;
-
-  const abs = path.resolve(projectRoot, filePath);
-  const relLexical = lexicalPosixRel(projectRoot, abs);
-  const relReal = toPosixRel(projectRoot, abs);
-
-  // A path that CLAIMS to live under sdlc/ but resolves elsewhere (or out of
-  // the project) went through a symlink — deny conservatively; a symlink must
-  // never disable the write-lock.
-  if (relLexical?.startsWith('sdlc/') && relReal !== relLexical) {
-    deny(`"${relLexical}" resolves through a symlink to "${relReal ?? 'outside the project'}" — refusing to touch it.`, relLexical);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const phase = readPhase(sdlcRoot);
-  for (const rel of new Set([relLexical, relReal].filter(Boolean))) {
-    if (rel.startsWith('sdlc/') && guard(rel, phase)) return;
-  }
-}
-
-main().catch(() => process.exit(0)); // fail open
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// PreToolUse hook — the deterministic guardrail ("things the agent should
+// never forget but often does"). Denies direct edits to:
+//   sdlc/specs/**              outside an open ship gate
+//   sdlc/changes/archive/**    outside an open ship gate
+//   sdlc/context/constitution.md (existing) outside an open steer gate
+//   sdlc/.state/** and any journal.ndjson   always (machine-owned)
+// The sanctioned paths are the CLI (`warnyin-sdlc archive`) and the gates
+// opened by `journal.mjs open-ship|open-steer`.
+
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import process from 'node:process';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import {
+  resolveRoots, readStdinJson, readPhase, activeChange, appendJournal, toPosixRel, lexicalPosixRel,
+} from './_shared.mjs';
+
+const { sdlcRoot, projectRoot } = resolveRoots(import.meta.url);
+
+function deny(reason, rel) {
+  appendJournal(sdlcRoot, activeChange(sdlcRoot), { event: 'guard', action: 'deny', path: rel, reason });
+  console.log(JSON.stringify({
+    hookSpecificOutput: {
+      hookEventName: 'PreToolUse',
+      permissionDecision: 'deny',
+      permissionDecisionReason: reason,
+    },
+  }));
+}
+
+// Evaluate the lock rules against ONE view of the path. Returns true when a
+// deny was emitted. Rules must hold for BOTH the lexical (claimed) and the
+// realpath-resolved view — a symlink must never weaken a lock.
+function guard(rel, phase) {
+  if (rel.startsWith('sdlc/.state/') || rel.endsWith('journal.ndjson')) {
+    deny(`"${rel}" is machine-owned (hooks/CLI write it) — never edit it by hand.`, rel);
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (rel.startsWith('sdlc/specs/') || rel.startsWith('sdlc/changes/archive/')) {
+    if (phase?.phase === 'ship') return false;
+    deny(
+      `"${rel}" is write-locked outside ship. Living specs change only by merging a change's Delta: `
+      + 'run `warnyin-sdlc archive <id>` (or `node sdlc/.hooks/journal.mjs open-ship <id>` first if you must edit).',
+      rel,
+    );
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (rel === 'sdlc/context/constitution.md' && fs.existsSync(path.join(projectRoot, rel))) {
+    if (phase?.phase === 'steer' || phase?.phase === 'ship') return false;
+    deny(
+      'The constitution is always-loaded context — edits go through /sdlc:steer '
+      + '(`node sdlc/.hooks/journal.mjs open-steer` opens the gate).',
+      rel,
+    );
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const input = await readStdinJson();
+  const filePath = input?.tool_input?.file_path ?? input?.tool_input?.notebook_path;
+  if (!filePath || !fs.existsSync(sdlcRoot)) return;
+
+  const abs = path.resolve(projectRoot, filePath);
+  const relLexical = lexicalPosixRel(projectRoot, abs);
+  const relReal = toPosixRel(projectRoot, abs);
+
+  // A path that CLAIMS to live under sdlc/ but resolves elsewhere (or out of
+  // the project) went through a symlink — deny conservatively; a symlink must
+  // never disable the write-lock.
+  if (relLexical?.startsWith('sdlc/') && relReal !== relLexical) {
+    deny(`"${relLexical}" resolves through a symlink to "${relReal ?? 'outside the project'}" — refusing to touch it.`, relLexical);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const phase = readPhase(sdlcRoot);
+  for (const rel of new Set([relLexical, relReal].filter(Boolean))) {
+    if (rel.startsWith('sdlc/') && guard(rel, phase)) return;
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(() => process.exit(0)); // fail open