forgetrail 0.5.4 → 0.5.6

package/docs/NPM.md

@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ Two public unscoped packages:
 
 | Package | This tree | On npm until you publish | From | What it is |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| [`forgetrail`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/forgetrail) | 0.5.3 | 0.5.3 | repo root | CLI + Lite + templates. `pnpm dlx forgetrail install --lite` |
-| [`forgetrail-mcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/forgetrail-mcp) | 0.4.3 | 0.4.2 | `mcp-server/` | MCP bin. Depends on `forgetrail` for content. `pnpm dlx forgetrail-mcp` |
+| [`forgetrail`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/forgetrail) | 0.5.5 | 0.5.5 | repo root | CLI + Lite + templates. `pnpm dlx forgetrail install --lite` |
+| [`forgetrail-mcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/forgetrail-mcp) | 0.4.3 | 0.4.3 | `mcp-server/` | MCP bin. Depends on `forgetrail` for content. `pnpm dlx forgetrail-mcp` |
 
 These are **installer and MCP channels**, not a library. App repos should not add `forgetrail` to `dependencies`.
 
-`forgetrail@0.5.3` and `forgetrail-mcp@0.4.2` are on npm. This tree adds `forgetrail --version`, forgetrail.dev `llms.txt`, and companion text that names `appledger/`, so `forgetrail` needs a version bump before its next publish. `forgetrail-mcp@0.4.3` changes the startup banner and the `ingestPlanArtifact` description, and is not published yet. `getCompanionSuggestions` reads its text from the installed `forgetrail`, so the new companion text reaches MCP users only after `forgetrail` is published. `pnpm run pack:check` is the gate. It does not publish.
+`forgetrail@0.5.5` and `forgetrail-mcp@0.4.3` are on npm and match these `package.json` versions as of 2026-09-29. A later content change needs a version bump before it publishes. `getCompanionSuggestions` reads its text from the installed `forgetrail`. `pnpm run pack:check` is the gate. It does not publish.
 
 ---
 

package/docs/PHASE_1_BRIEF.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ _Structured capture of planning and architecture **before** code scaffolding. Go
 
 **Status:** `[draft | locked]`  
 **Last updated:** `[ISO date]`  
-**Phase 1 exit:** Do not mark the `plan` phase complete in `appledger/profiles/forgetrail.yaml` until this brief is **locked** and major commitments are decision records. Do not write `workflow_tracking.json`.
+**Phase 1 exit:** Do not mark the `plan` phase complete in `appledger/profiles/forgetrail.yaml` until this brief is **locked** and major commitments are decision records.
 
 ---
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ _Ordered list of what to build after the spine runs — aligns with initial `TOD
 
 - [ ] User has confirmed stack, folder shape, data sketch, hero flow, and v1 boundaries
 - [ ] This brief is **locked** (no `[draft]` ambiguity) or remaining items are only in §9 Open questions
-- [ ] `appledger/` updated: a decision record for each major D#, and the session records the sign-off. Do not write `workflow_tracking.json`.
+- [ ] `appledger/` updated: a decision record for each major D#, and the session records the sign-off.
 - [ ] Phase 2 opener will read **this file**, `appledger/profiles/forgetrail.yaml`, and the latest session record first
 
 > 💡 **Lesson learned:** Treat the brief and the decision records as a pair. The brief is what the next human or agent reads in one pass. Duplicated rationale is OK — drift between them is not. After Phase 2 starts, **merge** this content into `CONTEXT_PROMPT.md` per the mapping in that template’s “Handoff from Phase 1” section.

package/docs/SPEC_FEATURE_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ _Testable binary pass/fail checks. Avoid vague qualifiers ("performant", "clean"
 
 ## 10. Decisions (optional)
 
-_Lock choices here (and mirror major ones into `.forgetrail/workflow_tracking.json` → `decisions[]` when they are architectural)._
+_Lock choices here (and record major ones as decision records in `appledger/` when they are architectural)._
 
 **D1.**
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "forgetrail",
-  "version": "0.5.4",
+  "version": "0.5.6",
   "private": false,
   "description": "ForgeTrail: a persistent development system for building software with AI agents. CLI, Lite protocol, and methodology templates.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",

package/prompts/propagate-to-forgetrail.md

@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 
 Run this prompt after implementing a new feature, pattern, plan, or significant enhancement in your app. It generalizes **both** durable **feature shapes** (what to document in **`TECHNICAL_REFERENCE.md`**, **`TEST_PLAN.md`**, brand/design templates) **and** reusable **lessons** (callouts in templates), then updates ForgeTrail so future projects start with that guidance.
 
-**Any ForgeTrail project is a valid source** — not just the flagship app that seeded these templates. A weekend one-shot with two gotchas in its tracking file propagates the same way a mature SaaS does; small projects often exercise the newest tool versions and surface the freshest scaffolding lessons. If your project has only a handful of docs (Lite bootstrap, `one-shot` archetype), skip the doc-inventory ceremony and use **Harvest mode** below.
+**Any ForgeTrail project is a valid source** — not just the flagship app that seeded these templates. A weekend one-shot with two lessons in its ledger propagates the same way a mature SaaS does; small projects often exercise the newest tool versions and surface the freshest scaffolding lessons. If your project has only a handful of docs (Lite bootstrap, `one-shot` archetype), skip the doc-inventory ceremony and use **Harvest mode** below.
 
 ### Harvest mode (small projects and project wrap)
 
-Use this when the source project is **small** (no product journal, minimal doc set) or you are running the **wrap protocol** (WORKFLOW.md §1e) at project end. The primary discovery source is the **tracking file**, not the doc tree:
+Use this when the source project is **small** (no product journal, minimal doc set) or you are running the **wrap protocol** (WORKFLOW.md §1e) at project end. The primary discovery source is the **ledger**, not the doc tree:
 
-1. **Read `.forgetrail/workflow_tracking.json`** — every `gotchas[]` entry and every `decisions[]` entry — plus `CONTEXT_PROMPT.md`'s gotcha/pattern sections and any `FORGETRAIL_LITE_UPDATES.md`.
+1. **Read appledger decision records and lesson records**, plus `CONTEXT_PROMPT.md`'s gotcha/pattern sections and any `FORGETRAIL_LITE_UPDATES.md`.
 2. **Classify each entry:** *generalizable* (framework traps, CLI behavior changes, scaffolding surprises, integration lessons — anything a different project on the same stack could hit) vs *app-specific* (content decisions, domain rules). Only the first group propagates.
-3. **For each generalizable entry**, run the normal Step 2 dedupe (grep ForgeTrail for existing coverage) and Step 3 mapping (which template gets it). Tracking-file gotchas usually land as **pattern memory** (`CONTEXT_PROMPT.md` callouts, `FORGETRAIL_LITE.md` scaffolding notes); occasionally a decision reveals a **feature shape** worth a stub.
+3. **For each generalizable entry**, run the normal Step 2 dedupe (grep ForgeTrail for existing coverage) and Step 3 mapping (which template gets it). Ledger lessons usually land as **pattern memory** (`CONTEXT_PROMPT.md` callouts, `FORGETRAIL_LITE.md` scaffolding notes); occasionally a decision reveals a **feature shape** worth a stub.
 4. **Zero-yield is fine.** If nothing generalizes, say so and skip the update-log entry — do not pad.
 
 Harvest mode replaces the Discovery scan and Journal-driven sections for these projects; everything from Step 2 onward applies unchanged.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ When you run a **periodic** propagation (catch-up after a sprint, or anytime **A
 
 ## Context
 
-**Your app** is the live project. Its docs are the source of truth — **whichever of these exist**. A full Phase-7 product will have most of them; a Lite or `one-shot` project may have only `CONTEXT_PROMPT.md`, `README.md`, `TODO.md`, and the tracking file (use **Harvest mode** above in that case). Treat this list as a menu, not a requirement:
+**Your app** is the live project. Its docs are the source of truth — **whichever of these exist**. A full Phase-7 product will have most of them; a Lite or `one-shot` project may have only `CONTEXT_PROMPT.md`, `README.md`, `TODO.md`, and `appledger/` (use **Harvest mode** above in that case). Treat this list as a menu, not a requirement:
 
 - `CONTEXT_PROMPT.md`
 - `docs/PHASE_1_BRIEF.md` (if you improved the Phase 1 handoff template)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Run after meaningful implementation work **and** after substantive **documentati
 | **Isolated service health checks / local Ollama** (test PB without app; install Ollama + VRAM model + completion test; avoid thinking models by default) | **`SYSTEM_HEALTH_CHECKS.md`**, **`FORGETRAIL_LITE.md`** §4.7–§4.8; **`scripts/test-pocketbase.mjs`**, **`scripts/setup-ollama.mjs`**, **`scripts/test-ollama.mjs`**, **`SCAFFOLD_INSTALL.json`** `systemHealthChecks` |
 | **URL / listing import pipeline** (fetch + HTML parse, refresh-from-source, optional LLM-assisted recover when selectors drift) | `docs/TECHNICAL_REFERENCE.md` (*URL import* — paywalls, **markup drift / optional recover**); `docs/CONTEXT_PROMPT.md`; `docs/TEST_PLAN.md` §2a; **`content/FORGETRAIL_LITE.md` §7.2**; partial spec stub under **`specs/partial/`** when shipped behavior needs follow-up. |
 | **A week+ of shipping without running this prompt** | Use **Journal-driven propagation**: sweep **`docs/PRODUCT_JOURNAL.md`** (e.g. last 10–14 days) so **Added** / **Improved** items get **`TECHNICAL_REFERENCE` / `TEST_PLAN`** stubs, not only **CONTEXT_PROMPT** lessons. |
-| **Project wrap — the source project is finished, delivered, or shelved** | Run **Harvest mode** (top of this prompt) as part of the wrap protocol (**WORKFLOW.md §1e**): sweep the tracking file's `gotchas[]` + `decisions[]` before the project goes quiet. Small projects count. |
+| **Project wrap — the source project is finished, delivered, or shelved** | Run **Harvest mode** (top of this prompt) as part of the wrap protocol (**WORKFLOW.md §1e**): sweep appledger lesson records and decision records before the project goes quiet. Small projects count. |
 | **CI/CD, Node/`engines`, or package-manager pins changed** | Keep workflow, container, and `package.json` in sync — lessons for **DEPLOYMENT.md**, **TECHNICAL_REFERENCE.md**, **CONTEXT_PROMPT.md**. |
 | **Deploy scripts, systemd units, or process stop/restart behavior** | `TimeoutStopSec`, blue-green `systemctl stop`, and graceful-shutdown tradeoffs affect **wall-clock deploy time** as well as request safety — **DEPLOYMENT.md** (and **CONTEXT_PROMPT** if it changes operator expectations). |
 | **New scripts, hooks, or dev-tooling** | Journal/lint/build wrappers → **CONTEXT_PROMPT** (tooling) or **TECHNICAL_REFERENCE** (pipelines). |
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Do **not** rely only on the immediate trigger. Skim **multiple signal sources**
 
 | Source | What to extract |
 |--------|-----------------|
-| **`.forgetrail/workflow_tracking.json`** (`gotchas[]`, `decisions[]`) | Framework traps, CLI/scaffolding surprises, and integration lessons logged during the build — the primary source for small projects (see **Harvest mode**), and an easy-to-miss one for large projects where docs lag the tracking file. |
+| **`appledger/` decision and lesson records** | Framework traps, CLI/scaffolding surprises, and integration lessons logged during the build — the primary source for small projects (see **Harvest mode**), and an easy-to-miss one for large projects where docs lag the ledger. |
 | **`git log` / recent commits** | Subjects and paths; cluster related work; compare to the last `update-log.md` propagation date. |
 | **`docs/PRODUCT_JOURNAL.md`** (or git-derived changelog) | Day-level themes across UX, infra, and docs. Map **`Added`** / major **`Improved`** items to Step 3: new **feature-area** stubs in **`TECHNICAL_REFERENCE.md`**, **`TEST_PLAN.md`** checks, **`BRAND_AND_PRODUCT.md`** / **`DESIGN_SYSTEM.md`** when IA or positioning changes—not only **`CONTEXT_PROMPT.md`** bullets. |
 | **Recently touched `specs/`** | Durable architecture and copy decisions, including WIP specs. |

package/prompts/second-family-critique.md

@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ When the second model returns its review:
 
 1. **Verify observations against codebase reality:** Not all critiques apply if the opposing model lacked local file context.
 2. **Update the spec:** Add newly discovered edge cases to the Edge Cases section; tighten acceptance criteria.
-3. **Log architectural pivots:** If a critique exposes an unviable path, log the alternative in `decisions[]` in `workflow_tracking.json`.
+3. **Log architectural pivots:** If a critique exposes an unviable path, record the alternative as an appledger decision record.

package/scripts/forgetrail-cli.mjs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Install options:
   --with-genesis-stub  With --lite: also create docs/GENESIS.md stub
   --force, -f        Overwrite existing files
   --dry-run          Preview without writing
-  --skip-tracking    Accepted and ignored. A tracking JSON file is not installed.
+  --skip-tracking    Accepted and ignored.
   --path, -p <dir>   Install elsewhere (default: current directory)
   --help, -h         Show help
   --version, -v      Print the forgetrail version

package/scripts/install.mjs

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const HOOK_FILES = [
   "guard-shell.mjs",
   "guard-edit.mjs",
   "session-start.mjs",
+  "appledger-bin.mjs",
   "validate-tracking.mjs",
   "validate-tracking-core.mjs",
   "session-stop.mjs",
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ export function runInstallForgetrail(rawArgv, { defaultToCwd = false } = {}) {
   console.log("\nDone.");
   console.log("  Methodology:  _forgetrail/WORKFLOW.md");
   console.log("  First chat:   _forgetrail/INITIAL_PROMPT.md");
-  console.log("  Project record: appledger/ (not workflow_tracking.json)");
+  console.log("  Project record: appledger/");
   console.log("  Hooks:        .forgetrail/hooks/ (enforced via .cursor/hooks.json)");
   printLedgerNext();
   return { target, mode: "full" };
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ export function runInstallLite(rawArgv, { defaultToCwd = false } = {}) {
 
   console.log("\nDone.");
   console.log("  Protocol:  .forgetrail/FORGETRAIL_LITE.md");
-  console.log("  Project record: appledger/ (a tracking JSON file is not installed)");
+  console.log("  Project record: appledger/");
   console.log("  Hooks:     .forgetrail/hooks/ (enforced via .cursor/hooks.json)");
   if (args.withGenesisStub) {
     console.log("  Genesis:   docs/GENESIS.md (stub — replace with your spec)");
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ Usage:
 Options:
   --path, -p <dir>   Target project root (default: current directory for \`forgetrail\` CLI)
   --force, -f        Overwrite existing files
-  --skip-tracking    Accepted and ignored. A tracking JSON file is not installed.
+  --skip-tracking    Accepted and ignored.
   --dry-run          Print actions only
 
 Installs:
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ Usage:
 Options:
   --path, -p <dir>        Target project root (default: current directory for \`forgetrail\` CLI)
   --force, -f             Overwrite existing files
-  --skip-tracking         Accepted and ignored. A tracking JSON file is not installed.
+  --skip-tracking         Accepted and ignored.
   --with-genesis-stub     Also create docs/GENESIS.md stub (for the Try path)
   --dry-run               Print actions only
 

package/scripts/tracking-cutover.test.mjs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, utimesSync, chmodSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
@@ -94,6 +94,70 @@ test("session start warns on a legacy file and does not quote it as the live pha
   assert.doesNotMatch(payload.additional_context, /Current Phase: 4-feature-iteration/);
 });
 
+function stubAppledger(dir, line) {
+  const stub = join(dir, "bin");
+  mkdirSync(stub, { recursive: true });
+  if (process.platform === "win32") {
+    writeFileSync(join(stub, "appledger.cmd"), `@echo off\r\necho ${line}\r\n`);
+  } else {
+    const file = join(stub, "appledger");
+    writeFileSync(file, `#!/bin/sh\necho ${line}\n`);
+    chmodSync(file, 0o755);
+  }
+  const system = process.env.SystemRoot ? `${process.env.SystemRoot}\\System32` : "/usr/bin";
+  const sep = process.platform === "win32" ? ";" : ":";
+  return { PATH: [stub, system, process.env.PATH].filter(Boolean).join(sep) };
+}
+
+function runHook(script, dir, { input, env } = {}) {
+  return spawnSync(process.execPath, [join(root, "content", "hooks", script)], {
+    cwd: dir,
+    input,
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    env: env ? { ...process.env, ...env } : process.env,
+  });
+}
+
+test("session start includes orient when appledger is on PATH", () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ft-orient-"));
+  mkdirSync(join(dir, "appledger"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "appledger", "manifest.yaml"), "format: appledger\n");
+  const result = runHook("session-start.mjs", dir, { env: stubAppledger(dir, "STUB-ORIENT") });
+  assert.equal(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
+  assert.match(JSON.parse(result.stdout).additional_context, /STUB-ORIENT/);
+});
+
+test("session start keeps the ledger text when appledger is absent", () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ft-noap-"));
+  mkdirSync(join(dir, "appledger"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "appledger", "manifest.yaml"), "format: appledger\n");
+  const system = process.env.SystemRoot ? `${process.env.SystemRoot}\\System32` : "/usr/bin";
+  const result = runHook("session-start.mjs", dir, { env: { PATH: system } });
+  assert.equal(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
+  const text = JSON.parse(result.stdout).additional_context;
+  assert.match(text, /Project record: appledger/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(text, /STUB-ORIENT/);
+});
+
+test("an edit under appledger/ runs check and reports a warning", () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ft-check-"));
+  mkdirSync(join(dir, "appledger"), { recursive: true });
+  const manifest = join(dir, "appledger", "manifest.yaml");
+  writeFileSync(manifest, "format: appledger\n");
+  const warned = runHook("validate-tracking.mjs", dir, {
+    input: JSON.stringify({ path: manifest }),
+    env: stubAppledger(dir, "warning missing_source example"),
+  });
+  assert.equal(warned.status, 0, warned.stderr);
+  assert.match(JSON.parse(warned.stdout).additional_context, /warning missing_source example/);
+  const clean = runHook("validate-tracking.mjs", dir, {
+    input: JSON.stringify({ path: manifest }),
+    env: stubAppledger(join(dir, "clean"), "ok ledger"),
+  });
+  assert.equal(clean.status, 0, clean.stderr);
+  assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(clean.stdout), {});
+});
+
 test("Lite and workflow instructions name the ledger", () => {
   const lite = readFileSync(join(root, "content", "FORGETRAIL_LITE.md"), "utf8");
   const legacyAt = lite.indexOf("## 11. Legacy");
@@ -101,10 +165,10 @@ test("Lite and workflow instructions name the ledger", () => {
   assert.ok(legacyAt > 0 && resumeAt > legacyAt);
   const instructional = `${lite.slice(0, legacyAt)}\n${lite.slice(resumeAt)}`;
   assert.match(lite.slice(legacyAt, resumeAt), /"schemaVersion": "lite-1"/);
-  assert.match(instructional, /ForgeTrail Lite v2\.2\.1/);
+  assert.match(instructional, /ForgeTrail Lite v2\.2\.2/);
   for (const line of instructional.split("\n")) {
     if (!line.includes("workflow_tracking.json")) continue;
-    assert.match(line, /[Dd]o not|does not|not the live phase|not recreate/, line);
+    assert.match(line, /legacy/, line);
   }
   const workflow = readFileSync(join(root, "WORKFLOW.md"), "utf8");
   assert.match(workflow, /not_applicable/);
@@ -112,18 +176,81 @@ test("Lite and workflow instructions name the ledger", () => {
   assert.doesNotMatch(workflow, /Where this file names that JSON/);
   for (const line of workflow.split("\n")) {
     if (!line.includes("workflow_tracking.json")) continue;
-    assert.match(line, /[Dd]o not|does not|not the system of record|not the live phase/, line);
+    assert.match(line, /legacy/, line);
   }
 });
 
+test("fresh-project instructions do not name the tracking file", () => {
+  const files = [
+    "INITIAL_PROMPT.md",
+    "CONTINUATION_PROMPT.md",
+    "content/AGENT_INTEGRATION_claude.md",
+    "content/AGENT_INTEGRATION_cursor.md",
+    "content/AGENT_INTEGRATION_generic.md",
+    "content/AGENT_INTEGRATION_grok.md",
+    "content/COMPANION_TOOLS.md",
+    "content/FORGETRAIL_PROGRESS.md",
+    "content/GENESIS_SPEC_PROMPT.md",
+    "content/GENESIS_STUB.md",
+    "content/GREENFIELD_INTAKE.md",
+    "content/KICKOFF_WITHOUT_MCP.md",
+    "content/NEW_PROJECT_BOOTSTRAP.md",
+    "content/PLAN_MODE_PATTERNS.md",
+    "content/POCKETBASE_SCHEMA_SCRIPT.md",
+    "content/POST_BOOTSTRAP_USER_MESSAGE.md",
+    "content/SESSION_RESUME_MCP.md",
+    "content/companion-tools.json",
+    "content/cursor-rules/forgetrail-phase-status.mdc",
+    "content/skills/forgetrail/SKILL.md",
+    "docs/PHASE_1_BRIEF.md",
+    "docs/SPEC_FEATURE_TEMPLATE.md",
+  ];
+  for (const file of files) {
+    for (const line of readFileSync(join(root, file), "utf8").split("\n")) {
+      if (!line.includes("workflow_tracking.json")) continue;
+      assert.match(line, /legacy|exists|validateTracking/, `${file}: ${line}`);
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+function stopHook(dir, input) {
+  const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, [join(root, "content", "hooks", "session-stop.mjs")], {
+    cwd: dir,
+    input: JSON.stringify(input),
+    encoding: "utf8",
+  });
+  assert.equal(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
+  return JSON.parse(result.stdout);
+}
+
+test("session stop reminds only after work newer than the session record", () => {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "ft-stop-"));
+  mkdirSync(join(dir, "appledger", "records", "session"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "appledger", "manifest.yaml"), "format: appledger\n");
+  const session = join(dir, "appledger", "records", "session", "session-1.md");
+  writeFileSync(session, "session\n");
+  spawnSync("git", ["init", "-q"], { cwd: dir });
+  const old = new Date(Date.now() - 60_000);
+  utimesSync(session, old, old);
+  assert.deepEqual(stopHook(dir, { status: "completed", loop_count: 0 }), {});
+  writeFileSync(join(dir, "app.ts"), "export {};\n");
+  const reminder = stopHook(dir, { status: "completed", loop_count: 0 });
+  assert.match(reminder.followup_message, /session record/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(reminder.followup_message, /workflow_tracking/);
+  assert.deepEqual(stopHook(dir, { status: "completed", loop_count: 1 }), {});
+  writeFileSync(session, "session updated\n");
+  assert.deepEqual(stopHook(dir, { status: "completed", loop_count: 0 }), {});
+});
+
 test("kickoff names appledger init and does not require the tracking file", () => {
   const kickoff = readFileSync(join(root, "mcp-server", "src", "index.ts"), "utf8");
+  assert.match(kickoff, /z\.union\(\[z\.string\(\), z\.number\(\)\]\)/);
   assert.match(kickoff, /appledger init/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(kickoff, /no separate init command/);
   const plan = readFileSync(join(root, "content", "PLAN_MODE_PATTERNS.md"), "utf8");
   assert.match(plan, /decision record/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(plan, /decisions\[\]/);
-  assert.match(plan, /Do not create `\.forgetrail\/workflow_tracking\.json`/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(plan, /workflow_tracking/);
   const genesis = readFileSync(join(root, "content", "GENESIS_STUB.md"), "utf8");
   assert.match(genesis, /appledger init/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(genesis, /Create `\.forgetrail\/workflow_tracking\.json`/);