arcane-cli 0.33.5 → 0.33.6

package/dist/assets/.github/instructions/agent-output.instructions.md

@@ -78,6 +78,31 @@ stale number is invisible until someone tries.
 it resolves to, say so and cite the ID as plain text rather than inventing a link that
 looks real but goes nowhere.
 
+### Stable-Locator Citation Grammar
+
+The same "don't force the reader to go find it themselves" principle applies to citing a
+specific spot inside a file, not just a Decision-ID. A bare `path:NNN` line-number citation
+drifts the moment either file is edited — confirmed live, repeatedly: 13+ instances in one
+program's own corrections record, and three more caught within 24 hours of being written,
+during the very audit that counted the first 13.
+
+**Required format, in a living doc** (anything meant to stay accurate as the tree changes —
+`TODO.md`, `IDEAS.md`, `DECISIONS.md`, `ai-context/`, the verification ledger, an active plan,
+or a shipped governance doc/prompt):
+- `path` — the whole file is the referent, no specific spot claimed.
+- `path#anchor` — a heading anchor that slugifies to a real heading in that file.
+- `path ("unique quoted phrase")` — a phrase that occurs exactly once in that file, so a reader
+  (or a script) can always re-locate it even after the file has been edited and re-wrapped.
+- `path:NNN` **alone is never sufficient** in a living doc — only acceptable alongside one of
+  the three forms above (a secondary, human-convenience pointer next to a quoted phrase or
+  anchor), since a bare line number is exactly the kind of static fact this framework exists to
+  stop treating as durable. Enforcement: executable check (ARC-023) — `npm run check:citations`
+  scans the living-docs set for a bare `path:NNN` with no accompanying anchor or quoted phrase.
+
+**Ephemeral output is exempt** (chat, a PR description, a commit message, a session handoff): a
+bare `path:NNN` there is fine — the reader is looking at the current tree in the same sitting,
+so drift has no time to happen before it is read.
+
 ## Merge Strategy
 
 All PRs must use **Rebase and fast-forward**. Never squash. Never merge commit. See

package/dist/assets/.github/prompts/spell-bump.prompt.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ agent: agent
 - It enforces the rule from `project.md` → Constraints → Self-hosting: "Anything touching
   `src/assets/` requires a version bump." (Corrected 2026-08-31, BC-06 — this previously cited
   CLAUDE.md, which now carries only the working protocol; the rule's live prose home moved to
-  `project.md:56-58`.)
+  `project.md ("requires a version bump"):56-58`.)
 
 ---
 

package/dist/assets/.github/prompts/spell-check-drift.prompt.md

@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ For each drift finding include:
 - Severity (`Critical`, `High`, `Medium`, or `Low`)
 - Severity rationale (one line: why this severity — e.g. work-integrity/duplicate-work risk → HIGH; confidence/correctness gap → MEDIUM; cosmetic → LOW)
 - Drift statement
-- Canonical source file (cite `file:line` — or the nearest locator such as a heading or section — wherever a specific location applies)
-- Affected file (cite `file:line` — or the nearest locator — wherever a specific location applies)
+- Canonical source file (cite by stable locator — a heading anchor or a unique quoted phrase, e.g. `path#anchor` or `path ("unique phrase")` — never a bare line number, since findings routinely get promoted into TODO.md or another living doc afterward, where a line number drifts the moment the file is next edited)
+- Affected file (same stable-locator citation)
 - Exact recommended fix
 
-Every finding that points to a specific location MUST be pinpointable: cite `file:line` (or a line range, e.g. `TODO.md:42-45`). If no precise line exists, cite the nearest available locator (heading, section, or list item) instead of omitting it.
+Every finding that points to a specific location MUST be pinpointable: cite by stable locator (a heading anchor or a unique quoted phrase, e.g. `path#anchor` or `path ("a unique phrase from the target")`). A bare line number may accompany a stable locator as a convenience (this report is read once, in the current tree), but never replace one — a citation promoted into a living doc later must survive on its own. If no precise anchor or phrase exists, cite the nearest available locator (heading, section, or list item) instead of omitting it.
 
 Behavior:
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Output format:
 
 ## Real Content Drift Findings
 
-- One line per finding with `file:line` references (or nearest locator) and its severity rationale.
+- One line per finding with stable-locator references (heading anchor or unique quoted phrase — nearest locator if neither applies) and its severity rationale.
 
 ## Line-Ending-Only Drift
 

package/dist/assets/.github/prompts/spell-close-session.prompt.md

@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ In `ai-context/system-prompt-context.md`, replace the existing `## Next Session
 > Auto-generated by spell-close-session. Consumed by spell-open-session. Do not edit manually.
 > Generated: YYYY-MM-DD
 
-- **Active task:** One-line description of the task that was in progress when this session closed. If incomplete, name where step 4b registered it (e.g. `TODO.md:NNN`).
+- **Active task:** One-line description of the task that was in progress when this session closed. If incomplete, name where step 4b registered it (e.g. `path ("the item's own quoted title")` — a stable locator naming the actual file and its bold title, never a bare line number that drifts the moment that file is next edited).
 - **Last completed step:** The final concrete action taken — include file path or command text. If that action was async work step 1b classified as anything other than `succeeded`, do not describe it as done here — name the action in `dispatched`/in-progress terms (e.g. "Pushed the fix and opened PR #NN" is fine; "Merged PR #NN" is not, unless step 1b confirmed the merge) and let `Pending Verification` carry the actual state.
-- **Next concrete action:** The exact first thing to do at next session start. Be specific: file, command, or decision. Never write "continue work." Name where step 4b registered it (e.g. `TODO.md:NNN`).
+- **Next concrete action:** The exact first thing to do at next session start. Be specific: file, command, or decision. Never write "continue work." Name where step 4b registered it (e.g. `path ("the item's own quoted title")` — a stable locator naming the actual file and its bold title, never a bare line number that drifts the moment that file is next edited).
 - **Active files:** Files with uncommitted changes or the focus of the last edit (comma-separated).
 - **Branch:** Output of `git branch --show-current`.
 - **Blockers:** Known unresolved blockers or dependencies. Write "None" if clear.

package/dist/assets/.github/prompts/spell-open-session.prompt.md

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Check `ai-context/system-prompt-context.md` for a `## Next Session Handoff` sect
 
 - If present and **not yet marked consumed** (no `> ✓ Consumed:` line): surface it immediately as `## Picking Up From Last Session` at the very top of your output, before all other sections — include `Last completed step`, `Blockers`, and `Notes` verbatim alongside the rest (session handoff durability: these three are written by close-session but were previously never read back). Use the `Next concrete action` field as the first item in `## Next Session Plan`. Use the `Active task`, `Active files`, and `Branch` fields to pre-populate the State Snapshot.
 - **If the handoff's `Pending Verification` field lists anything other than "None" (EF-21):** surface each listed item explicitly, then actively re-check its current status (per the item's stated verification action) rather than treating the state recorded at close-session time as still current — a `dispatched`/`pending` item may have since succeeded, failed, or still be running, and carrying it forward as inert text would repeat the exact failure mode this field exists to prevent. Report what you found (resolved succeeded / resolved failed / still pending / still unverifiable) before relying on anything downstream that depended on it.
-- After surfacing it, apply the Mutation Guard below, then run the **Durability check** (session handoff durability, ARC-040): confirm that an incomplete `Active task`, the `Next concrete action`, and any task-bearing `Notes` content each name a durable location that genuinely exists (the cited `TODO.md` line, or tracker work item). If a named location is missing, or close-session's own step 4b was skipped when it shouldn't have been, register the missing content now — on this session's own branch — before proceeding. Only then append `> ✓ Consumed: YYYY-MM-DD` (today's date); the marker write is a repository mutation. If the Durability check cannot complete, leave the handoff unconsumed so the next open-session retries the same check idempotently, rather than silently losing the gap.
+- After surfacing it, apply the Mutation Guard below, then run the **Durability check** (session handoff durability, ARC-040): confirm that an incomplete `Active task`, the `Next concrete action`, and any task-bearing `Notes` content each name a durable location that genuinely exists (the cited `TODO.md` item — by stable locator, not a line number that may have already drifted — or tracker work item). If a named location is missing, or close-session's own step 4b was skipped when it shouldn't have been, register the missing content now — on this session's own branch — before proceeding. Only then append `> ✓ Consumed: YYYY-MM-DD` (today's date); the marker write is a repository mutation. If the Durability check cannot complete, leave the handoff unconsumed so the next open-session retries the same check idempotently, rather than silently losing the gap.
 - If the section is absent or already marked consumed: skip this step and proceed with the normal workspace scan.
 
 ## Mutation Guard (run lazily before the first repository write)

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "arcane-cli",
-  "version": "0.33.5",
+  "version": "0.33.6",
   "description": "Arcane framework CLI — scaffold and manage governance files in consuming repositories",
   "keywords": [
     "arcane",
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     "fix:spell-catalog": "tsx scripts/spell-catalog.ts --fix",
     "check:adr-references": "tsx scripts/check-distributed-adr-references.ts",
     "check:version-bump": "tsx scripts/check-version-bump.ts",
+    "check:citations": "tsx scripts/check-citations.ts --report",
     "check:review-round": "tsx scripts/check-review-round.ts",
     "doctor:leaks": "tsx src/index.ts doctor --leaks",
     "prepare": "husky"