dorfl 0.1.1 → 0.1.2

package/src/cli.ts

@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ function buildRegistrySetAdvanceTick(options: {
 		lifecycleGates: {
 			triage: config.observationTriage !== 'off',
 			surface: config.surfaceBlockers,
-			// `surfaceStaging` widens the SURFACE candidate set into STAGING (prd
+			// `surfaceStaging` widens the SURFACE candidate set into STAGING (spec
 			// `staging-surface-and-apply-promote-safety` F2). Default `true` — a
-			// tasked `needsAnswers` task in `tasks/backlog/` (or prd in
-			// `prds/proposed/`) surfaces its questions BEFORE promotion. BUILD/claim
+			// tasked `needsAnswers` task in `tasks/backlog/` (or spec in
+			// `specs/proposed/`) surfaces its questions BEFORE promotion. BUILD/claim
 			// stays pool-only either way.
 			surfaceStaging: config.surfaceStaging,
 		},
@@ -388,10 +388,10 @@ function buildRegistrySetAdvanceTick(options: {
 				identity: config.identity,
 				autoTask: config.autoTask,
 				integration: config.integration,
-				// The per-TRANSITION TASKING override: the `do prd:` tasking path threads
+				// The per-TRANSITION TASKING override: the `do spec:` tasking path threads
 				// `taskingIntegration ?? integration`; the build path stays on `integration`.
 				taskingIntegration: config.taskingIntegration,
-				// The TASK-PLACEMENT configured default (`do prd:` tasking output:
+				// The TASK-PLACEMENT configured default (`do spec:` tasking output:
 				// `pre-backlog` staged vs `ready` pool). No operator flag on this
 				// registry-driven advance context, so only the configured default rung is
 				// threaded (the resolver still layers untrusted-origin force + built-in floor).
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ function buildRegistrySetAdvanceTick(options: {
 				verify: config.verify,
 				// Single-job build path: gate the REBASED tip (the default) unconditionally.
 				freshWorktreeGate: config.freshWorktreeGate,
-				// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (prd `land-time-reverify-and-
+				// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (spec `land-time-reverify-and-
 				// parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)) — resolved per-repo
 				// and threaded so the registry-driven advance path's `do` inherits it.
 				mergeRetries: config.mergeRetries,
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ function buildRegistrySetAdvanceTick(options: {
 				triageGate: harnessTriageGate({harness, agentCmd: config.agentCmd}),
 				triageModel: config.model,
 				// The ANSWERED-MERGE LAND DISPATCH context (task
-				// `apply-rung-merge-disposition`, prd `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-
+				// `apply-rung-merge-disposition`, spec `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-
 				// merge-ceiling`): the dispatcher cuts a per-job worktree via
 				// `workspace.ts` `createJob` off the hub mirror (so we thread the resolved
 				// `workspacesDir` + the real arbiter URL — the per-mirror tree-less
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ interface RunFlags extends ScanFlags {
 	reviewMaxRounds?: string;
 	/** `--fresh-worktree-gate` / `--no-fresh-worktree-gate` — gate the REBASED tip in a clean throwaway worktree (ON by default). */
 	freshWorktreeGate?: boolean;
-	/** `--merge-retries <n>` — the cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (prd `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)). */
+	/** `--merge-retries <n>` — the cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (spec `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)). */
 	mergeRetries?: string;
 }
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ function runFlagOverrides(flags: RunFlags, command?: Commander): PartialConfig {
 	// fleet conditional lives in `runOnce`, not in this flag mapping).
 	Object.assign(overrides, freshWorktreeGateFlagOverrides(flags));
 	// `--merge-retries <n>` rides the SAME chain: the cross-job merge-serialiser
-	// CAS-retry cap (prd `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 /
+	// CAS-retry cap (spec `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 /
 	// Applied Answer q1 (a)). The `run` fleet inherits the resolved cap through
 	// the converged `performIntegration` core (config.mergeRetries threads into
 	// the merge loop, replacing the bare `DEFAULT_MERGE_RETRIES` fallback).
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ interface CompleteFlags {
 	reviewMaxRounds?: string;
 	/** `--fresh-worktree-gate` / `--no-fresh-worktree-gate` — gate the REBASED tip in a clean throwaway worktree (ON by default). */
 	freshWorktreeGate?: boolean;
-	/** `--merge-retries <n>` — the cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (prd `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)). */
+	/** `--merge-retries <n>` — the cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (spec `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)). */
 	mergeRetries?: string;
 	/** `--isolated`: finish the slug's retained job worktree (the stranded-branch recover). */
 	isolated?: boolean;
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ interface CompleteFlags {
 
 /**
  * Resolve the EXPLICIT operator placement override from `--tasks-land-in <where>`
- * (the top of the `do prd:` tasking-placement precedence — task
+ * (the top of the `do spec:` tasking-placement precedence — task
  * `runner-deterministic-slice-placement-policy-and-precedence`). Mirrors the
  * `flagMode === 'merge'` ⇒ `explicitMerge: true` shape: it contributes
  * `explicitTasksLandIn` ONLY when the operator actually typed the flag, so an
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ interface DoFlags {
 	strictMergeApproval?: boolean;
 	merge?: boolean;
 	propose?: boolean;
-	/** `--tasks-land-in <pre-backlog|ready>`: the explicit operator placement override for `do prd:` tasking output (top of the placement precedence). Resolves into the `tasksLandIn` config key. */
+	/** `--tasks-land-in <pre-backlog|ready>`: the explicit operator placement override for `do spec:` tasking output (top of the placement precedence). Resolves into the `tasksLandIn` config key. */
 	tasksLandIn?: string;
 	/** `--no-pr` ⇒ commander stores `pr === false` (the suppress-PR intent). */
 	pr?: boolean;
@@ -758,15 +758,15 @@ interface DoFlags {
 	review?: boolean;
 	reviewModel?: string;
 	reviewMaxRounds?: string;
-	/** `--tasker-loop` / `--no-tasker-loop` — the tasker improver loop on/off toggle (`do prd:` path). Resolves into the `taskerLoop` config key. */
+	/** `--tasker-loop` / `--no-tasker-loop` — the tasker improver loop on/off toggle (`do spec:` path). Resolves into the `taskerLoop` config key. */
 	taskerLoop?: boolean;
-	/** `--tasker-loop-max <n>` — the tasker improver loop's in-context convergence cap (`do prd:` path). Resolves into the `taskerLoopMax` config key. */
+	/** `--tasker-loop-max <n>` — the tasker improver loop's in-context convergence cap (`do spec:` path). Resolves into the `taskerLoopMax` config key. */
 	taskerLoopMax?: string;
-	/** `--tasker-loop-model <id>` — the tasker improver loop reviewer's de-correlated model (`do prd:` path). Resolves into the `taskerLoopModel` config key. */
+	/** `--tasker-loop-model <id>` — the tasker improver loop reviewer's de-correlated model (`do spec:` path). Resolves into the `taskerLoopModel` config key. */
 	taskerLoopModel?: string;
 	/** `--fresh-worktree-gate` / `--no-fresh-worktree-gate` — gate the REBASED tip in a clean throwaway worktree (ON by default). */
 	freshWorktreeGate?: boolean;
-	/** `--merge-retries <n>` — the cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (prd `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)). */
+	/** `--merge-retries <n>` — the cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (spec `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)). */
 	mergeRetries?: string;
 }
 
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ function printPrdToSpecReport(result: PrdToSpecResult): void {
 		return;
 	}
 	if (result.leaks.length === 0) {
-		console.log('Leak scan: GREEN (no surviving prd data ref).');
+		console.log('Leak scan: GREEN (no surviving spec data ref).');
 	} else {
 		console.error(`Leak scan: FAILED (${result.leaks.length} leak(s)):`);
 		for (const leak of result.leaks) {
@@ -979,11 +979,12 @@ interface CloseMergedIssuesFlags {
 /**
  * Resolve a task-only command's slug argument through the §3a namespace guard
  * (`resolveTaskOnlyArg`): accept bare (= task) + `task:` (explicit alias),
- * REJECT `spec:` with a clear "operates on tasks, not specs" error (and the
- * legacy `prd:` with "operates on tasks, not prds", still accepted through the
- * cutover). On rejection it prints the error to stderr and exits 1 (the task-only
- * commands never act on a spec). An OMITTED slug (`start`/`complete`/`prompt`
- * infer it from the branch) passes through untouched.
+ * REJECT `spec:` with a clear "operates on tasks, not specs" error. On rejection
+ * it prints the error to stderr and exits 1 (the task-only commands never act on
+ * a spec). An OMITTED slug (`start`/`complete`/`prompt` infer it from the branch)
+ * passes through untouched. (The legacy `prd:` prefix is a DEAD namespace token
+ * after the hard cutover — it is neither special-cased nor rejected here; a
+ * `prd:<slug>` arg resolves as a bare literal task slug.)
  *
  * `do` is the ONE command that spans both namespaces; it consumes the full
  * `resolveSlug` (with the cross-namespace collision check) in the `do-in-place`
@@ -1067,14 +1068,14 @@ function buildInteractiveLauncher(
  * switching to its `work/<slug>` branch WITHOUT claiming). The runtime
  * difference is exactly the `resume` flag — `resume` forces it on (its only mode
  * is to re-engage), while `start` honours the (now hidden) `--resume` alias.
- * Both are task-only (§3a: accept bare + `task:`, reject `prd:`).
+ * Both are task-only (§3a: accept bare + `task:`, reject `spec:`).
  */
 async function runStartAction(
 	rawSlug: string | undefined,
 	flags: StartFlags,
 	resume: boolean,
 ): Promise<void> {
-	// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `prd:`.
+	// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `spec:`.
 	const slug = resolveTaskOnlySlug(rawSlug);
 	const cwd = process.cwd();
 
@@ -1530,7 +1531,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 			'override the readiness guard: claim despite an unmet blockedBy, and silence the needsAnswers warning (loud, never default)',
 		)
 		.action(async (rawSlug: string, flags: ClaimFlags) => {
-			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `prd:`.
+			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `spec:`.
 			const slug = resolveTaskOnlySlug(rawSlug) as string;
 			// Wrap ONLY this CLI surface's `performClaim` call with the spinner
 			// helper (task `claim-cas-spinner`): the push can take seconds, so the
@@ -1736,7 +1737,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				flags.remote !== undefined && flags.remote.trim() !== ''
 					? flags.remote
 					: undefined;
-			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `prd:`.
+			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `spec:`.
 			const theSlug = resolveTaskOnlySlug(rawSlug) as string;
 
 			const configPath = flags.config ?? defaultConfigPath();
@@ -1788,14 +1789,14 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		.command('prompt')
 		.helpGroup(ADVANCED_GROUP)
 		.description(
-			"Print to stdout the work-agent prompt for a task: the canonical CLAIM-PROTOCOL wrapper + the task's own ## Prompt (with <slug> and source prd substituted). Resolves work/in-progress/<slug>.md then work/backlog/<slug>.md; infers <slug> from a work/<slug> branch when omitted. Read-only, stdout only — the same assembly the autonomous runner feeds agentCmd.",
+			"Print to stdout the work-agent prompt for a task: the canonical CLAIM-PROTOCOL wrapper + the task's own ## Prompt (with <slug> and source spec substituted). Resolves work/in-progress/<slug>.md then work/backlog/<slug>.md; infers <slug> from a work/<slug> branch when omitted. Read-only, stdout only — the same assembly the autonomous runner feeds agentCmd.",
 		)
 		.argument(
 			'[slug]',
 			'the slug to render (inferred from a work/<slug> branch if omitted)',
 		)
 		.action((rawSlug: string | undefined) => {
-			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `prd:`.
+			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `spec:`.
 			const slug = resolveTaskOnlySlug(rawSlug);
 			// Resolve the `promptGuidance` NUDGE namespace through the SAME chain the
 			// gate family uses (env > per-repo > global > default), so e.g. a
@@ -1902,7 +1903,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 			'cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (see `run --help`); resolved flag > env > per-repo > global > default 1000.',
 		)
 		.action(async (rawSlug: string | undefined, flags: CompleteFlags) => {
-			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `prd:`.
+			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `spec:`.
 			const slug = resolveTaskOnlySlug(rawSlug);
 			const cwd = process.cwd();
 			const {global, override} = loadGlobalAndOverride(flags.config);
@@ -1966,7 +1967,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 					// `--fresh-worktree-gate`/`--no-fresh-worktree-gate` rides the SAME chain.
 					...freshWorktreeGateFlagOverrides(flags),
 					// `--merge-retries <n>` rides the SAME chain: the cross-job merge-serialiser
-					// CAS-retry cap (prd `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5
+					// CAS-retry cap (spec `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5
 					// / Applied Answer q1 (a)).
 					...mergeRetriesFlagOverrides(flags),
 					// `--no-pr` (the PR-INTENT axis) rides the SAME chain.
@@ -2006,7 +2007,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				// a single-job path, so the resolved flag is passed UNCONDITIONALLY (no
 				// fleet downgrade).
 				freshWorktreeGate: config.freshWorktreeGate,
-				// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (prd `land-time-reverify-and-
+				// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (spec `land-time-reverify-and-
 				// parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)) — the resolved
 				// per-repo value reaches the merge loop via `performComplete`→
 				// `performIntegration`.
@@ -2039,7 +2040,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		.command('do')
 		.helpGroup(HEADLINE_GROUP)
 		.description(
-			'The per-repo WORKER (the CI command): claim + onboard onto work/<slug>, run the agent, gate, integrate, and exit. In the CURRENT checkout by default (refuses on a dirty tree, integrates in-place). With --remote <r>: against a REGISTERED repo with NO checkout — materialise a hub mirror + job worktree in the agents\u2019 area, run the same pipeline there, then reap. do <slug> | do task:<slug> | do spec:<slug> (the tasking path; the legacy prd:<slug> is still accepted) | do (auto-pick one) | do <a> <b> (those, in sequence) | do -n <x> (x eligible, in sequence). Auto-pick draws TASKS-FIRST then SPECS-to-task by default (per-repo selectionOrder reorders the pools). --propose (default) / --merge resolved at integrate-time. Supersedes ar-run.sh.',
+			'The per-repo WORKER (the CI command): claim + onboard onto work/<slug>, run the agent, gate, integrate, and exit. In the CURRENT checkout by default (refuses on a dirty tree, integrates in-place). With --remote <r>: against a REGISTERED repo with NO checkout — materialise a hub mirror + job worktree in the agents\u2019 area, run the same pipeline there, then reap. do <slug> | do task:<slug> | do spec:<slug> (the tasking path) | do (auto-pick one) | do <a> <b> (those, in sequence) | do -n <x> (x eligible, in sequence). Auto-pick draws TASKS-FIRST then SPECS-to-task by default (per-repo selectionOrder reorders the pools). --propose (default) / --merge resolved at integrate-time. Supersedes ar-run.sh.',
 		)
 		// EXTENSIBLE argument grammar (the three do-* tasks grow this one block):
 		// `do-autopick` widens the single optional positional into a VARIADIC one so
@@ -2048,7 +2049,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		// for the auto-pick form. `do` stays SEQUENTIAL (parallelism is `run`).
 		.argument(
 			'[slugs...]',
-			'the item(s) to do: bare (= the task), task:<slug>, or spec:<slug> (task the spec; the legacy prd:<slug> is still accepted). Zero args = auto-pick; multiple = do them in sequence.',
+			'the item(s) to do: bare (= the task), task:<slug>, or spec:<slug> (task the spec). Zero args = auto-pick; multiple = do them in sequence.',
 		)
 		.option('-c, --config <path>', 'config file path', defaultConfigPath())
 		.option(
@@ -2081,7 +2082,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--tasks-land-in <where>',
-			'where `do prd:<slug>` tasking output lands: `pre-backlog` (staged, not agent-eligible) or `ready` (the agent POOL). The EXPLICIT operator override at the top of the placement precedence (explicit flag > untrusted-origin forces staging > tasksLandIn default > built-in). Resolved flag > env (DORFL_TASKS_LAND_IN) > per-repo > global > built-in.',
+			'where `do spec:<slug>` tasking output lands: `pre-backlog` (staged, not agent-eligible) or `ready` (the agent POOL). The EXPLICIT operator override at the top of the placement precedence (explicit flag > untrusted-origin forces staging > tasksLandIn default > built-in). Resolved flag > env (DORFL_TASKS_LAND_IN) > per-repo > global > built-in.',
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--no-pr',
@@ -2134,15 +2135,15 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--tasker-loop',
-			'run the tasker IMPROVER loop on `do prd:<slug>` (review→edit→converge over the produced task set). ON by default; --no-tasker-loop skips it. DISTINCT from the acceptance gate (--review).',
+			'run the tasker IMPROVER loop on `do spec:<slug>` (review→edit→converge over the produced task set). ON by default; --no-tasker-loop skips it. DISTINCT from the acceptance gate (--review).',
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--no-tasker-loop',
-			'skip the tasker improver loop on `do prd:<slug>`',
+			'skip the tasker improver loop on `do spec:<slug>`',
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--tasker-loop-max <n>',
-			'cap the tasker improver loop on `do prd:<slug>` (in-context review passes); on exhaustion with blockers, reject via needsAnswers / route the prd to needs-attention (default 3)',
+			'cap the tasker improver loop on `do spec:<slug>` (in-context review passes); on exhaustion with blockers, reject via needsAnswers / route the spec to needs-attention (default 3)',
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--tasker-loop-model <id>',
@@ -2310,7 +2311,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 					// Host-only runner IDENTITY — scopes git/provider ops only (not the
 					// agent launch); absent ⇒ ambient.
 					identity: remoteConfig.identity,
-					// `do --remote prd:<slug>` tasking-gate policy (task-build path ignores it).
+					// `do --remote spec:<slug>` tasking-gate policy (task-build path ignores it).
 					autoTask: remoteConfig.autoTask,
 					// The resolved `promptGuidance` nudge — threaded into the remote worker
 					// prompt (runRemotePipeline → buildAgentPrompt), mirroring in-place `do`.
@@ -2318,7 +2319,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 					integration: remoteConfig.integration,
 					// EXPLICIT `--merge` override for the untrusted-origin build-propose rule.
 					explicitMerge: flagMode === 'merge',
-					// Per-TRANSITION TASKING override (the `do --remote prd:` tasking path).
+					// Per-TRANSITION TASKING override (the `do --remote spec:` tasking path).
 					taskingIntegration: remoteConfig.taskingIntegration,
 					// TASK-PLACEMENT: the configured default + the EXPLICIT operator override
 					// (`--tasks-land-in`), the top of the placement precedence — mirrors
@@ -2330,7 +2331,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 					// Single-job build path: gate the REBASED tip (the default) unconditionally.
 					freshWorktreeGate: remoteConfig.freshWorktreeGate,
 					// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (resolved through the per-repo
-					// chain on the arbiter-side `.dorfl.json` too) — prd
+					// chain on the arbiter-side `.dorfl.json` too) — spec
 					// `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5.
 					mergeRetries: remoteConfig.mergeRetries,
 					noPR: remoteConfig.noPR,
@@ -2347,7 +2348,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 								agentCmd: remoteConfig.agentCmd,
 							})
 						: undefined,
-					// The tasker IMPROVER loop on the `do --remote prd:` path is ON by default
+					// The tasker IMPROVER loop on the `do --remote spec:` path is ON by default
 					// (auto-tasking has no `verify` floor, so the loop is the task path's
 					// quality engine). `--tasker-loop`/`--no-tasker-loop` gates wiring the seam;
 					// `taskerLoopMax`/`taskerLoopModel` resolve per-repo (flag > env > per-repo
@@ -2360,7 +2361,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 						: undefined,
 					taskerLoopMax: remoteConfig.taskerLoopMax,
 					taskerLoopModel: remoteConfig.taskerLoopModel,
-					// The task-SET ACCEPTANCE GATE on the `do --remote prd:` path too.
+					// The task-SET ACCEPTANCE GATE on the `do --remote spec:` path too.
 					taskReviewGate: remoteConfig.review
 						? harnessTaskAcceptanceGate({
 								harness: remoteHarness,
@@ -2472,7 +2473,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				// ops (claim, push, integrate, `gh`) — NEVER the agent launch. Absent ⇒
 				// ambient (today's behaviour). Mapped Config → DoOptions like model/agentCmd.
 				identity: config.identity,
-				// `do prd:<slug>` tasking-gate policy (the task-build path ignores it).
+				// `do spec:<slug>` tasking-gate policy (the task-build path ignores it).
 				autoTask: config.autoTask,
 				// The resolved `promptGuidance` NUDGE namespace (e.g. `testFirst`),
 				// threaded into the worker prompt by performDo → buildAgentPrompt so a
@@ -2485,11 +2486,11 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				// typed `--merge` (`flagMode`), never when `merge` came from config — so an
 				// untrusted-origin task still forces propose under a config `merge`.
 				explicitMerge: flagMode === 'merge',
-				// Per-TRANSITION TASKING override: the `do prd:` tasking path threads
+				// Per-TRANSITION TASKING override: the `do spec:` tasking path threads
 				// `taskingIntegration ?? integration`; the task-build path stays on
 				// `integration`. Unset ⇒ tasking falls back to `integration` (today's behaviour).
 				taskingIntegration: config.taskingIntegration,
-				// TASK-PLACEMENT (`do prd:` tasking output): the configured default rung +
+				// TASK-PLACEMENT (`do spec:` tasking output): the configured default rung +
 				// the EXPLICIT operator override `--tasks-land-in` (top of the precedence).
 				// `explicitTasksLandIn` is set ONLY when the flag was typed (mirrors
 				// `explicitMerge`), so an untrusted-origin staging force still wins under a
@@ -2502,7 +2503,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				verify: config.verify,
 				// Single-job build path: gate the REBASED tip (the default) unconditionally.
 				freshWorktreeGate: config.freshWorktreeGate,
-				// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (prd `land-time-reverify-and-
+				// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (spec `land-time-reverify-and-
 				// parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)) — resolved per-repo
 				// and threaded to `performComplete`→`performIntegration`.
 				mergeRetries: config.mergeRetries,
@@ -2526,7 +2527,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				reviewGate: config.review
 					? harnessReviewGate({harness, agentCmd: config.agentCmd})
 					: undefined,
-				// The tasker IMPROVER loop on the `do prd:` tasking path is ON by default
+				// The tasker IMPROVER loop on the `do spec:` tasking path is ON by default
 				// (auto-tasking has no `verify` floor — the loop is the task path's quality
 				// engine). `--tasker-loop`/`--no-tasker-loop` gates wiring the seam;
 				// `taskerLoopMax`/`taskerLoopModel` resolve per-repo (flag > env > per-repo
@@ -2554,7 +2555,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				noteBlock: (message) => console.error(message),
 			};
 
-			// `--allow-backlog` is EXPLICIT-SINGLE-TASK-ONLY (prd
+			// `--allow-backlog` is EXPLICIT-SINGLE-TASK-ONLY (spec
 			// `do-allow-backlog-drive-staged-tasks-without-promotion`, decision 4): it
 			// drives ONE named staged task in place. It must NOT combine with the
 			// AUTO-PICK (zero-args / -n) or MULTI-ITEM forms — those select FROM the
@@ -2615,11 +2616,11 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		});
 
 	// `advance` — the SIBLING top-level verb (NOT a `do` subcommand; `do`
-	// subcommands + a standalone `task` verb are REJECTED in prd `advance-loop`).
+	// subcommands + a standalone `task` verb are REJECTED in spec `advance-loop`).
 	// It reuses the SAME shared `prefix:arg` resolver `do` uses, EXTENDED with the
 	// `obs:` namespace, and wires the classify → lock → execute SKELETON: classify
 	// the rung (read-only, no model, no lock), take the `advancing` CAS borrow, then
-	// dispatch winner-only — build/task rungs ORCHESTRATE `do`/`do prd:` (never a
+	// dispatch winner-only — build/task rungs ORCHESTRATE `do`/`do spec:` (never a
 	// duplicate), surface/apply/triage dispatch to a named executor seam later
 	// tasks fill. The DRIVERS (one-shot/loop) + `-n` + per-action gates and the
 	// rung BODIES are LATER tasks; the bare eligible-SET form errors clearly here.
@@ -2627,11 +2628,11 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		.command('advance')
 		.helpGroup(HEADLINE_GROUP)
 		.description(
-			'Advance work/ item(s) one lifecycle rung toward ready/built (PRD advance-loop), the SEQUENTIAL one-shot driver over the advance tick. advance <slug> (bare = the task) | advance spec:<slug> (the spec tasking rung; the legacy prd:<slug> is still accepted) | advance obs:<slug> (triage an observation) | advance (auto-pick one eligible) | advance <a> <b> (those, in sequence) | advance -n <x> (x eligible, in sequence). Each item: classify (read-only, no model, no lock) → take the `advancing` CAS lock → dispatch winner-only — build/task rungs ORCHESTRATE `do`/`do spec:`, surface/apply always run, triage respects observationTriage (off|ask|auto). The bare/`-n` selection respects the per-action gates (build→autoBuild, task→autoTask, triage→observationTriage); `-n` is ALWAYS sequential (parallelism is `run` / the CI matrix).',
+			'Advance work/ item(s) one lifecycle rung toward ready/built (SPEC advance-loop), the SEQUENTIAL one-shot driver over the advance tick. advance <slug> (bare = the task) | advance spec:<slug> (the spec tasking rung) | advance obs:<slug> (triage an observation) | advance (auto-pick one eligible) | advance <a> <b> (those, in sequence) | advance -n <x> (x eligible, in sequence). Each item: classify (read-only, no model, no lock) → take the `advancing` CAS lock → dispatch winner-only — build/task rungs ORCHESTRATE `do`/`do spec:`, surface/apply always run, triage respects observationTriage (off|ask|auto). The bare/`-n` selection respects the per-action gates (build→autoBuild, task→autoTask, triage→observationTriage); `-n` is ALWAYS sequential (parallelism is `run` / the CI matrix).',
 		)
 		.argument(
 			'[slugs...]',
-			'the item(s) to advance: bare (= the task), task:<slug>, spec:<slug> (the legacy prd:<slug> is still accepted), or obs:<slug> (an observation). Zero args = auto-pick one eligible; multiple = advance them in sequence.',
+			'the item(s) to advance: bare (= the task), task:<slug>, spec:<slug>, or obs:<slug> (an observation). Zero args = auto-pick one eligible; multiple = advance them in sequence.',
 		)
 		.option('-c, --config <path>', 'config file path', defaultConfigPath())
 		.option(
@@ -2656,15 +2657,15 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--surface-blockers',
-			'the declared-blocked-work gate (the orthogonal peer of --observation-triage): render a task/prd carrying needsAnswers:true into an answerable question sidecar (the needsAnswers-blocked pool is enumerated into auto-pick). Resolved flag > env > per-repo > global > default off. An explicit `advance <slug>`/`advance prd:<slug>` bypasses this selection gate and surfaces regardless. Does NOT gate apply (an answered sidecar still applies) or needs-attention (always on).',
+			'the declared-blocked-work gate (the orthogonal peer of --observation-triage): render a task/spec carrying needsAnswers:true into an answerable question sidecar (the needsAnswers-blocked pool is enumerated into auto-pick). Resolved flag > env > per-repo > global > default off. An explicit `advance <slug>`/`advance spec:<slug>` bypasses this selection gate and surfaces regardless. Does NOT gate apply (an answered sidecar still applies) or needs-attention (always on).',
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--no-surface-blockers',
-			'leave a needsAnswers:true task/prd silently blocked (default; the blocked pool is dropped from auto-pick)',
+			'leave a needsAnswers:true task/spec silently blocked (default; the blocked pool is dropped from auto-pick)',
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--strict-merge-approval',
-			'opt in to the host-agnostic "dismiss stale approvals on base change" discipline (prd `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` sidecar OQ6): when the merge-base CHANGED between the human’s merge-answer and the apply step, RE-SURFACE the merge-question (clear the answer back to no-answer; re-author the question on main/runner under the advancing lock) instead of auto-landing on a green re-verify. Default OFF (a green re-verify is trusted as sufficient; honour the prior answer). Story #16’s RED-re-verify refusal is UNCHANGED and independent of this flag. Resolved flag > env > per-repo > global > default off.',
+			'opt in to the host-agnostic "dismiss stale approvals on base change" discipline (spec `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` sidecar OQ6): when the merge-base CHANGED between the human’s merge-answer and the apply step, RE-SURFACE the merge-question (clear the answer back to no-answer; re-author the question on main/runner under the advancing lock) instead of auto-landing on a green re-verify. Default OFF (a green re-verify is trusted as sufficient; honour the prior answer). Story #16’s RED-re-verify refusal is UNCHANGED and independent of this flag. Resolved flag > env > per-repo > global > default off.',
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--no-strict-merge-approval',
@@ -2684,7 +2685,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--tasks-land-in <where>',
-			'where `advance prd:<slug>` tasking output lands: `pre-backlog` (staged) or `ready` (the agent POOL). The EXPLICIT operator override at the top of the placement precedence. Resolved flag > env (DORFL_TASKS_LAND_IN) > per-repo > global > built-in.',
+			'where `advance spec:<slug>` tasking output lands: `pre-backlog` (staged) or `ready` (the agent POOL). The EXPLICIT operator override at the top of the placement precedence. Resolved flag > env (DORFL_TASKS_LAND_IN) > per-repo > global > built-in.',
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--watch',
@@ -2820,7 +2821,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 					integration: remoteConfig.integration,
 					// EXPLICIT `--merge` override for the untrusted-origin build-propose rule.
 					explicitMerge: flagMode === 'merge',
-					// Per-TRANSITION TASKING override (the isolated `do --remote prd:` path).
+					// Per-TRANSITION TASKING override (the isolated `do --remote spec:` path).
 					taskingIntegration: remoteConfig.taskingIntegration,
 					// TASK-PLACEMENT: configured default + EXPLICIT `--tasks-land-in` override
 					// (set only when typed, mirroring `explicitMerge`).
@@ -2830,7 +2831,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 					verify: remoteConfig.verify,
 					// Single-job build path: gate the REBASED tip (the default) unconditionally.
 					freshWorktreeGate: remoteConfig.freshWorktreeGate,
-					// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap — prd
+					// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap — spec
 					// `land-time-reverify-and-parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5.
 					mergeRetries: remoteConfig.mergeRetries,
 					noPR: remoteConfig.noPR,
@@ -2962,7 +2963,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				// EXPLICIT `--merge` override for the untrusted-origin build-propose rule (a
 				// bare `advance` auto-pick passes no flag ⇒ unset ⇒ untrusted forces propose).
 				explicitMerge: flagMode === 'merge',
-				// Per-TRANSITION TASKING override (the `do prd:` tasking path threads
+				// Per-TRANSITION TASKING override (the `do spec:` tasking path threads
 				// `taskingIntegration ?? integration`; the build path stays on `integration`).
 				taskingIntegration: config.taskingIntegration,
 				// TASK-PLACEMENT: configured default + EXPLICIT `--tasks-land-in` override
@@ -2973,7 +2974,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				verify: config.verify,
 				// Single-job build path: gate the REBASED tip (the default) unconditionally.
 				freshWorktreeGate: config.freshWorktreeGate,
-				// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (prd `land-time-reverify-and-
+				// Cross-job merge-serialiser CAS-retry cap (spec `land-time-reverify-and-
 				// parallel-merge-ceiling` Story 5 / Applied Answer q1 (a)).
 				mergeRetries: config.mergeRetries,
 				noPR: config.noPR,
@@ -3137,7 +3138,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 			const config = resolveGlobalConfig(loadConfig(flags.config), {});
 			const workspacesDir = flags.workspace ?? config.workspacesDir;
 
-			// The `gc`-STYLE ledger SWEEP (prd `ledger-integrity` story 3): a SEPARATE
+			// The `gc`-STYLE ledger SWEEP (spec `ledger-integrity` story 3): a SEPARATE
 			// surface from the worktree reaper below — it REPORTS one-slug-one-folder
 			// violations in a repo's `work/` lifecycle ledger and NEVER deletes (a human
 			// resolves each). Distinct `work/`: the ledger, not the execution substrate.
@@ -3146,7 +3147,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 					typeof flags.ledger === 'string' ? flags.ledger : process.cwd();
 				const result = sweepLedgerDuplicates(repoPath);
 				// The UNIFIED-LOCK stuck/orphaned-lock REPORT (task
-				// `release-lock-verb-and-gc-stuck-report`, prd
+				// `release-lock-verb-and-gc-stuck-report`, spec
 				// `ledger-status-per-item-lock-refs` US #12/#13/#14): generalises the
 				// advancing-marker report from advancing-only to the unified per-item
 				// lock. The locks live on the ARBITER ref (`refs/dorfl/lock/*`),
@@ -3231,7 +3232,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				// ALL are REPORTED here (never auto-deleted — no automatic sweep exists; a
 				// human clears a NAMED unified lock via `release-lock`).
 				//
-				// SCOPED to the ATTENTION verdicts only (prd US#14/#21, ADR
+				// SCOPED to the ATTENTION verdicts only (spec US#14/#21, ADR
 				// `ledger-status-on-per-item-lock-refs`: this surface is the STUCK /
 				// crash-orphaned lock, NOT every held one): a `kept-stuck` (terminal +
 				// stuck) or a `cleared-stale`-eligible (terminal + stale active = orphaned)
@@ -3261,7 +3262,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 					dryRun: flags.dryRun === true,
 					note: (message) => console.error(`>> ${message}`),
 				});
-				// The ORPHAN-SIDECAR sweep (prd
+				// The ORPHAN-SIDECAR sweep (spec
 				// `agentic-question-resolution-retire-disposition-vocabulary`, US #10) rides
 				// the SAME `--remote-branches` invocation the SCHEDULED CI lifecycle workflow
 				// runs (`dorfl gc --remote-branches --arbiter origin`) — so the reap of a
@@ -3517,7 +3518,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 			'append a dated handoff note to the item body for the next agent (append-only; applies to both default and --reset)',
 		)
 		.action(async (rawSlug: string, flags: RequeueFlags) => {
-			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `prd:`.
+			// Task-only command (§3a): accept bare + `task:`, reject `spec:`.
 			const slug = resolveTaskOnlySlug(rawSlug) as string;
 			const cwd = flags.cwd ?? process.cwd();
 			// Route the requeue (default keep+continue / --reset discard / -m handoff)
@@ -3554,12 +3555,12 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 			console.log(`Requeued '${slug}' to backlog for re-claiming.${how}`);
 		});
 
-	// `promote [item]` (prd `staging-pool-position-gate-and-trust-model`, tasks
+	// `promote [item]` (spec `staging-pool-position-gate-and-trust-model`, tasks
 	// `pre-backlog-staging-folder-and-promote-step-a` /
 	// `pre-prd-staging-pool-split-and-untrusted-prd-placement`): the HUMAN/runner-
 	// owned verb that moves a STAGED item into its agent-eligible POOL — a task
-	// `work/pre-backlog/<slug>.md → work/backlog/<slug>.md`, a prd
-	// `work/prds/proposed/<slug>.md → work/prds/ready/<slug>.md` — as a tree-less CAS on the
+	// `work/pre-backlog/<slug>.md → work/backlog/<slug>.md`, a spec
+	// `work/specs/proposed/<slug>.md → work/specs/ready/<slug>.md` — as a tree-less CAS on the
 	// arbiter, the SAME trust model + mechanism as `requeue`. The agent emits STAGED;
 	// only this verb (a human, or the runner) admits it to the pool. With NO argument
 	// it LISTS what is promotable (the "what is staged waiting for me?" discovery), so
@@ -3568,7 +3569,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		.command('promote [item]')
 		.helpGroup(HEADLINE_GROUP)
 		.description(
-			'Admit a STAGED item into its agent-eligible POOL (the runner/human side of the staging gate): a task `work/pre-backlog/<slug>.md → work/backlog/<slug>.md`, a prd `work/prds/proposed/<slug>.md → work/prds/ready/<slug>.md`, published as a TREE-LESS compare-and-swap to the arbiter ref (EXACTLY like requeue/claim — it never stages/commits in the cwd tree). The agent only ever CREATES staged; this verb is the gate a human (or the runner) opens. Accepts `task:<slug>` / `prd:<slug>` / a bare `<slug>` (= task). With NO argument, LISTS every promotable item (the tasks in pre-backlog/ + the prds in prds/proposed/ on the arbiter) so you can see what is staged waiting for promotion. Idempotent: promoting an already-pooled slug is a clean no-op success.',
+			`Admit a STAGED item into its agent-eligible POOL (the runner/human side of the staging gate): a task \`work/pre-backlog/<slug>.md → work/backlog/<slug>.md\`, a spec \`${workFolderPrefix('specs-proposed')}<slug>.md → ${workFolderPrefix('specs-ready')}<slug>.md\`, published as a TREE-LESS compare-and-swap to the arbiter ref (EXACTLY like requeue/claim — it never stages/commits in the cwd tree). The agent only ever CREATES staged; this verb is the gate a human (or the runner) opens. Accepts \`task:<slug>\` / \`spec:<slug>\` / a bare \`<slug>\` (= task). With NO argument, LISTS every promotable item (the tasks in pre-backlog/ + the specs in specs/proposed/ on the arbiter) so you can see what is staged waiting for promotion. Idempotent: promoting an already-pooled slug is a clean no-op success.`,
 		)
 		.option('-c, --config <path>', 'config file path', defaultConfigPath())
 		.option(
@@ -3596,7 +3597,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				}
 				if (listed.items.length === 0) {
 					console.log(
-						`Nothing staged to promote on ${arbiter}/main (work/pre-backlog/ and work/prds/proposed/ are empty).`,
+						`Nothing staged to promote on ${arbiter}/main (work/pre-backlog/ and ${workFolderPrefix('specs-proposed')} are empty).`,
 					);
 					return;
 				}
@@ -3607,11 +3608,10 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			// AN ITEM → promote it. `task:`/`spec:` are explicit (the legacy `prd:`
-			// prefix is still ACCEPTED as an input alias through the cutover — the
-			// contract task drops it); a bare slug defaults to a task (mirrors
-			// `requeue`). An `obs:`/`observation:` prefix is rejected (observations have
-			// no pool).
+			// AN ITEM → promote it. `task:`/`spec:` are explicit; a bare slug defaults to
+			// a task (mirrors `requeue`). An `obs:`/`observation:` prefix is rejected
+			// (observations have no pool). A legacy `prd:` prefix is a DEAD namespace token
+			// after the hard cutover — it resolves as a bare literal task slug, not a spec.
 			const parsed = parseSlugArg(rawItem);
 			if (parsed.explicit === 'observation') {
 				console.error(
@@ -3648,7 +3648,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 	// `action: advance` on the UNIFIED per-item lock, so `release-lock <item>` (below)
 	// is the SOLE named human release for ALL holds (implement/task/advance).
 
-	// `release-lock <item>` (task `release-lock-verb-and-gc-stuck-report`, prd
+	// `release-lock <item>` (task `release-lock-verb-and-gc-stuck-report`, spec
 	// `ledger-status-per-item-lock-refs` US #14): the HUMAN-invoked named release of
 	// a stuck/orphaned UNIFIED per-item lock (`refs/dorfl/lock/<entry>`) —
 	// the GENERALISATION of `release-advancing` from the advancing-only marker to
@@ -3665,7 +3665,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		.command('release-lock <item>')
 		.helpGroup(HEADLINE_GROUP)
 		.description(
-			'Clear a NAMED stuck/orphaned UNIFIED per-item lock (refs/dorfl/lock/<entry>) by DELETING the ref on the arbiter — the recovery verb for a lock the system orphaned (a crashed build/task/advance that left the hold behind). The generalisation of `release-advancing` from the advancing marker to the ONE lock per item. Same trust model as `requeue`: a HUMAN asserts the lock is dead by NAMING it; the tool never guesses liveness (the lock has NO heartbeat, so there is NO automatic sweep / age-based reaper anywhere). Accepts the same item forms as the lock API: `task:<slug>` / `prd:<slug>` / `obs:<slug>` / a bare `<slug>` (= task). Idempotent — re-running on an already-cleared lock is a clean exit-0 no-op (deleting the lock ref is “all locks released”, recoverable). NEVER `--force`. Discoverable via `gc --ledger` (it REPORTS every lingering lock, never deletes).',
+			'Clear a NAMED stuck/orphaned UNIFIED per-item lock (refs/dorfl/lock/<entry>) by DELETING the ref on the arbiter — the recovery verb for a lock the system orphaned (a crashed build/task/advance that left the hold behind). The generalisation of `release-advancing` from the advancing marker to the ONE lock per item. Same trust model as `requeue`: a HUMAN asserts the lock is dead by NAMING it; the tool never guesses liveness (the lock has NO heartbeat, so there is NO automatic sweep / age-based reaper anywhere). Accepts the same item forms as the lock API: `task:<slug>` / `spec:<slug>` / `obs:<slug>` / a bare `<slug>` (= task). Idempotent — re-running on an already-cleared lock is a clean exit-0 no-op (deleting the lock ref is “all locks released”, recoverable). NEVER `--force`. Discoverable via `gc --ledger` (it REPORTS every lingering lock, never deletes).',
 		)
 		.option('-c, --config <path>', 'config file path', defaultConfigPath())
 		.option(
@@ -3706,7 +3706,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 			process.exit(1);
 		});
 
-	// `drop <slug>` (prd `agentic-question-resolution-retire-disposition-vocabulary`,
+	// `drop <slug>` (spec `agentic-question-resolution-retire-disposition-vocabulary`,
 	// US #5/#11; task `direct-delete-question-cli-helper`): the DIRECT "throw it
 	// away" verb — `git rm` a source item AND its question sidecar (when present) in
 	// ONE revertible commit, the reason in the commit MESSAGE (git history is the
@@ -3721,7 +3721,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		.command('drop <slug>')
 		.helpGroup(HEADLINE_GROUP)
 		.description(
-			'DIRECTLY delete a source item + its question sidecar (when present) in ONE revertible commit — the "I just want to throw this away" path that does NOT round-trip through the decision engine or any agent. Resolves the source by its namespaced identity (`task:<slug>` / `prd:<slug>` / `obs:<slug>` / a bare `<slug>` = task), `git rm`s the source AND its sidecar together, and records your --reason in the commit MESSAGE (git history is the archive). A single revertible commit, so a wrong delete is recoverable via `git revert`. DISTINCT from `remote rm` (the hub-mirror deleter). A LOCAL working-tree commit (like the apply rung); it does not touch the arbiter — push/integrate it as you normally would. If the named source is already gone it is a clean no-op (nothing to throw away).',
+			'DIRECTLY delete a source item + its question sidecar (when present) in ONE revertible commit — the "I just want to throw this away" path that does NOT round-trip through the decision engine or any agent. Resolves the source by its namespaced identity (`task:<slug>` / `spec:<slug>` / `obs:<slug>` / a bare `<slug>` = task), `git rm`s the source AND its sidecar together, and records your --reason in the commit MESSAGE (git history is the archive). A single revertible commit, so a wrong delete is recoverable via `git revert`. DISTINCT from `remote rm` (the hub-mirror deleter). A LOCAL working-tree commit (like the apply rung); it does not touch the arbiter — push/integrate it as you normally would. If the named source is already gone it is a clean no-op (nothing to throw away).',
 		)
 		.option('-c, --config <path>', 'config file path', defaultConfigPath())
 		.option(
@@ -3859,7 +3859,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 				console.error(`>> ${resolved.message}`);
 			}
 			const config = resolved.config;
-			// Resolve the PER-OUTCOME integration modes (prd US #9): `intake` decides
+			// Resolve the PER-OUTCOME integration modes (spec US #9): `intake` decides
 			// the artifact TYPE at runtime, so a single --merge/--propose can't express
 			// a type-conditional policy. The granular flags override the aggregate; an
 			// UNSET type falls back to the per-repo/global `integration` (the SAME chain
@@ -3941,10 +3941,10 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 			process.exit(result.exitCode);
 		});
 
-	// The CI CLOSE-JOB driver (prd `runner-in-ci`, capability E; task
+	// The CI CLOSE-JOB driver (spec `runner-in-ci`, capability E; task
 	// `install-ci-close-job-workflow`). The thin JOB the emitted close-job workflow
 	// invokes on a merge to main: resolve which source issue(s) the landed work
-	// closes (resolveClosingIssue), run the "prd complete?" query for the prd case
+	// closes (resolveClosingIssue), run the "spec complete?" query for the spec case
 	// (prd-complete-query, done), and close via the IssueProvider seam — all
 	// UNCHANGED engine pieces, CONSUMED not re-built (the Out-of-Scope fence). CI
 	// owns ONLY the job + trigger. Local-runnable too (a manual catch-up close).
@@ -3952,7 +3952,7 @@ export function buildProgram(): Command {
 		.command('close-merged-issues')
 		.helpGroup(ADVANCED_GROUP)
 		.description(
-			'Close source issues whose work has landed on main (CI capability E, prd runner-in-ci). Resolves each closing issue from the work/ tree (resolveClosingIssue: a lone task closes its own `issue:`; a fanned task reaches the number via `task.prd: → prd issue:`), runs the existing "prd complete?" query for the prd case (closes ONLY when ALL its prd:<slug> tasks are in work/done/), and closes via the IssueProvider seam (atomic comment+close; NO direct gh). Re-implements NONE of the resolution/query/close — it WIRES them. Invoked by the emitted close-job workflow on a merge to main; DEGRADES (never crashes) on a missing/unauthenticated gh.',
+			'Close source issues whose work has landed on main (CI capability E, spec runner-in-ci). Resolves each closing issue from the work/ tree (resolveClosingIssue: a lone task closes its own `issue:`; a fanned task reaches the number via `task.spec: → spec issue:`), runs the existing "spec complete?" query for the spec case (closes ONLY when ALL its spec:<slug> tasks are in work/done/), and closes via the IssueProvider seam (atomic comment+close; NO direct gh). Re-implements NONE of the resolution/query/close — it WIRES them. Invoked by the emitted close-job workflow on a merge to main; DEGRADES (never crashes) on a missing/unauthenticated gh.',
 		)
 		.option(
 			'--cwd <dir>',