gentle-pi 2.6.1 → 2.6.2

package/tests/gentle-ai-installer.test.ts

@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ import {
 	trustedSystemExtractor,
 } from "../scripts/gentle-ai-installer.mjs";
 
-// v2.8.1 digests pinned from the published release: archive digests verified
+// v2.8.2 digests pinned from the published release: archive digests verified
 // against the minisign-signed checksums.txt and freshly computed hashes; binary
 // digests computed from the extracted executables.
 const EXPECTED_ASSETS = {
-	"darwin/amd64": { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.1_darwin_amd64.tar.gz", sha256: "cbfba54a72ec0a28ce5e42c3057a03cc3e809c28b1ff38d080ef42a242027897", binarySha256: "77784169c58b7f84d21c2df538031de2a9582cc1ea43242103d9487f3278c85f" },
-	"darwin/arm64": { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.1_darwin_arm64.tar.gz", sha256: "a5aca61d4e98fed0e0a8d1f2d6e1ae5d48746bd6baa541c91f629ade25f47839", binarySha256: "1c4b63db9aba22f02b6cf53b4b61cb750c2a7d8bf429c5aae82993227ca1e613" },
-	"linux/amd64": { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz", sha256: "609190fa9e8ef1896a8b4fcbb5a44e1ad5ac64aae1d17eb0459735c5bbef199b", binarySha256: "c11a6d627a81741d00abc7bc9071522e9279de6f95219d810469a448615e618e" },
-	"linux/arm64": { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.1_linux_arm64.tar.gz", sha256: "919232dcf7ba1b0cd228f808166146cce8f2ea5d691a59bda9cd42a294432ea4", binarySha256: "f4eb76ea6f466ba991e530b7fc6dce57b39da273d8b3013570edeb17dfe6908d" },
+	"darwin/amd64": { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.2_darwin_amd64.tar.gz", sha256: "0daa28897e6e54ce584f12ccefebf0d0df84e4ea8fbbd3a07e596ca82b079fa2", binarySha256: "17069156869ceda8e23eaa4fe5d7565cd57c1d78528f121dabba7301b82a0c14" },
+	"darwin/arm64": { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.2_darwin_arm64.tar.gz", sha256: "12265017e0fb6d5dd1ddb1751f188fa8c47d95a95d7c7515ae174394da5f6e97", binarySha256: "491542e4b60e432048d4074f21c1b04417b980cf77eb34cd0a2e7447ca57dd77" },
+	"linux/amd64": { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz", sha256: "5b95b184606168685a4ff576c103b051ceb23346a7f81ba557e047fa4d744146", binarySha256: "a55f4d2e114128866810c25195e5efecdded4502660e9a9c35c0b7a41c909dd8" },
+	"linux/arm64": { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.2_linux_arm64.tar.gz", sha256: "a33c91ca0f5c5c85a4fd69f5169138089eb53e0a92c6ab80de5094d0688debb7", binarySha256: "e2759aca09ffe97638e984491319e43c9477d1ae117726ecbdf20d29d44c8950" },
 } as const;
 
 test("default installer package root is the package containing scripts, not its parent", () => {
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ test("default installer package root is the package containing scripts, not its
 	assert.notEqual(resolveGentleAiInstallerPackageRoot(), dirname(expectedPackageRoot));
 });
 
-test("release mapping selects only the supported official v2.8.1 assets and pinned digests", () => {
+test("release mapping selects only the supported official v2.8.2 assets and pinned digests", () => {
 	assert.deepEqual(
 		Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(GENTLE_AI_RELEASE_ASSETS).map(([key, asset]) => [key, { name: asset.name, sha256: asset.sha256, binarySha256: asset.binarySha256 }])),
 		EXPECTED_ASSETS,
 	);
-	assert.equal(resolveGentleAiReleaseAsset("linux", "x64").name, "gentle-ai_2.8.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz");
-	assert.equal(resolveGentleAiReleaseAsset("darwin", "arm64").name, "gentle-ai_2.8.1_darwin_arm64.tar.gz");
+	assert.equal(resolveGentleAiReleaseAsset("linux", "x64").name, "gentle-ai_2.8.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz");
+	assert.equal(resolveGentleAiReleaseAsset("darwin", "arm64").name, "gentle-ai_2.8.2_darwin_arm64.tar.gz");
 	for (const asset of Object.values(GENTLE_AI_RELEASE_ASSETS)) {
-		assert.match(asset.url, /^https:\/\/github\.com\/Gentleman-Programming\/gentle-ai\/releases\/download\/v2\.8\.1\//);
+		assert.match(asset.url, /^https:\/\/github\.com\/Gentleman-Programming\/gentle-ai\/releases\/download\/v2\.8\.2\//);
 	}
 });
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ test("raw release assets are admitted only under a prerelease pin", () => {
 	assert.equal(gentleAiAssetForm("gentle-ai_2.5.0-rc.3_windows_amd64.exe", "2.5.0-rc.3"), "raw-binary");
 	// A raw binary under a stable pin means the pin itself is wrong: stable
 	// releases publish signed archives only, so this fails closed pre-download.
-	assert.throws(() => gentleAiAssetForm("gentle-ai_2.8.1_linux_amd64", "2.8.1"), /only admitted for a prerelease pin/);
+	assert.throws(() => gentleAiAssetForm("gentle-ai_2.8.2_linux_amd64", "2.8.2"), /only admitted for a prerelease pin/);
 	assert.throws(() => gentleAiAssetForm("gentle-ai.dmg", "2.5.0-rc.3"), /unsupported Gentle AI release asset form/);
 	// The current stable pin admits every pinned asset row through the same
 	// gate the installer uses at download time (default installerVersion
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test("release digests are all-or-none and install fails closed while any digest
 			}),
 			/checksum mismatch/,
 		);
-		assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "gentle-ai")), false);
+		assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "gentle-ai")), false);
 	}
 });
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function windowsGoFixture(fixtureOptions: WindowsGoFixtureOptions = {}) {
 	const metadata = [
 		"gentle-ai.exe: go1.25.10",
 		"\tpath\tgithub.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2/cmd/gentle-ai",
-		`\tmod\tgithub.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2\tv2.8.1\t${GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_MODULE_CHECKSUM}`,
+		`\tmod\tgithub.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2\tv2.8.2\t${GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_MODULE_CHECKSUM}`,
 		"\tbuild\t-buildmode=exe", "\tbuild\t-compiler=gc", "\tbuild\tCGO_ENABLED=0", `\tbuild\tGOARCH=${fixtureOptions.goArchitecture ?? "amd64"}`, "\tbuild\tGOOS=windows",
 	].join("\n");
 	const run = async (file: string, arguments_: string[], options: WindowsGoCall["options"]) => {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function windowsGoFixture(fixtureOptions: WindowsGoFixtureOptions = {}) {
 			return { stdout: "", stderr: "" };
 		}
 		if (file === goExecutable && arguments_[0] === "version" && arguments_[1] === "-m") return { stdout: metadata, stderr: "" };
-		if (arguments_.length === 1 && arguments_[0] === "version") return { stdout: fixtureOptions.reportedVersion ?? "gentle-ai 2.8.1\n", stderr: "" };
+		if (arguments_.length === 1 && arguments_[0] === "version") return { stdout: fixtureOptions.reportedVersion ?? "gentle-ai 2.8.2\n", stderr: "" };
 		throw new Error(`unexpected command: ${file} ${arguments_.join(" ")}`);
 	};
 	return { calls, run, setGoExecutable: (path: string) => { goExecutable = path; } };
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ test("win32 x64 and arm64 install the exact Go SumDB source tag without archive
 		const result = await installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch, execFile: fixture.run, resolveGoExecutable: async () => goPath });
 		assert.equal(result.installed, true);
 		assert.deepEqual(fixture.calls.filter((call) => call.file === goPath).map((call) => call.arguments_.slice(0, 2)), [
-			["version"], ["install", "github.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2/cmd/gentle-ai@v2.8.1"], ["version", "-m"],
+			["version"], ["install", "github.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2/cmd/gentle-ai@v2.8.2"], ["version", "-m"],
 		]);
 	}
 });
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ test("Windows source install reports missing or too-old Go without publishing a
 			() => installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: fixture.run, resolveGoExecutable: async () => goPath }),
 			(error: unknown) => error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === fixtureOptions.expectedCode,
 		);
-		assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "gentle-ai.exe")), false);
+		assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "gentle-ai.exe")), false);
 		assert.deepEqual((await readdir(packageRoot)).filter((entry) => entry.includes("install-")), []);
 	}
 });
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ test("Windows source install cleans staging after Go failure or wrong built vers
 			() => installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: fixture.run, resolveGoExecutable: async () => goPath }),
 			(error: unknown) => error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === fixtureOptions.expectedCode,
 		);
-		const runtimeDirectory = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1");
+		const runtimeDirectory = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2");
 		assert.ok(fixture.calls.some((call) => call.arguments_[0] === "install"));
 		assert.equal(existsSync(join(runtimeDirectory, "gentle-ai.exe")), false);
 		assert.equal(existsSync(runtimeDirectory) && (await readdir(runtimeDirectory)).some((entry) => entry.startsWith(".go-install-") || entry.endsWith(".tmp")), false);
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ test("Windows source installs reuse only a fully verified package-local binary",
 	assert.equal(reused.installed, false);
 	assert.ok(reuse.calls.every((call) => call.file !== "gentle-ai"), "the installer must never fall back to ambient gentle-ai on PATH");
 
-	await writeFile(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "integrity.json"), "{}\n");
+	await writeFile(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "integrity.json"), "{}\n");
 	const repaired = windowsGoFixture();
 	repaired.setGoExecutable(goPath);
 	assert.equal((await installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: repaired.run, resolveGoExecutable: async () => goPath })).installed, true);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ async function hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot: string, fixtureOptions: Har
 	const metadata = fixtureOptions.metadataOverride ?? [
 		"gentle-ai.exe: go1.25.10",
 		"\tpath\tgithub.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2/cmd/gentle-ai",
-		`\tmod\tgithub.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2\tv2.8.1\t${GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_MODULE_CHECKSUM}`,
+		`\tmod\tgithub.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2\tv2.8.2\t${GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_MODULE_CHECKSUM}`,
 		"\tbuild\t-buildmode=exe",
 		"\tbuild\t-compiler=gc",
 		"\tbuild\tCGO_ENABLED=0",
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ async function hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot: string, fixtureOptions: Har
 			return { stdout: "", stderr: "" };
 		}
 		if (file === goPath && arguments_[0] === "version" && arguments_[1] === "-m") return { stdout: metadata, stderr: "" };
-		if (arguments_.length === 1 && arguments_[0] === "version") return { stdout: "gentle-ai 2.8.1\n", stderr: "" };
+		if (arguments_.length === 1 && arguments_[0] === "version") return { stdout: "gentle-ai 2.8.2\n", stderr: "" };
 		throw new Error(`unexpected command: ${file} ${arguments_.join(" ")}`);
 	};
 	return {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ test("Windows source installation resolves one validated Go executable and seals
 	const goCalls = fixture.calls.filter((call) => call.file === fixture.goPath);
 	assert.deepEqual(goCalls.map((call) => call.arguments_.slice(0, 2)), [
 		["version"],
-		["install", "github.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2/cmd/gentle-ai@v2.8.1"],
+		["install", "github.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2/cmd/gentle-ai@v2.8.2"],
 		["version", "-m"],
 	]);
 	for (const call of goCalls) {
@@ -335,14 +335,14 @@ test("Windows source manifest binds verified Go metadata and architecture", asyn
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-provenance-"));
 	const fixture = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot, { architecture: "arm64" });
 	const result = await installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "arm64", execFile: fixture.run, resolveGoExecutable: fixture.resolveGoExecutable });
-	const manifest = JSON.parse(await readFile(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "integrity.json"), "utf8")) as Record<string, string>;
+	const manifest = JSON.parse(await readFile(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "integrity.json"), "utf8")) as Record<string, string>;
 	assert.equal(result.installed, true);
 	assert.deepEqual(manifest, {
-		version: "2.8.1",
+		version: "2.8.2",
 		method: "go-sumdb-source-build",
 		package: "github.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2/cmd/gentle-ai",
 		module: "github.com/gentleman-programming/gentle-ai/v2",
-		tag: "v2.8.1",
+		tag: "v2.8.2",
 		architecture: "arm64",
 		binarySha256: createHash("sha256").update("trusted Windows source build").digest("hex"),
 		moduleChecksum: GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_MODULE_CHECKSUM,
@@ -362,12 +362,12 @@ test("Windows source installation rejects Go metadata for a different architectu
 		() => installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: fixture.run, resolveGoExecutable: fixture.resolveGoExecutable }),
 		(error: unknown) => error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === "GENTLE_AI_GO_INSTALL_FAILED",
 	);
-	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "gentle-ai.exe")), false);
+	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "gentle-ai.exe")), false);
 });
 
 test("Windows source installation treats a fresh ownerless lock as active", async () => {
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-ownerless-lock-"));
-	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.1.install.lock");
+	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.2.install.lock");
 	await mkdir(lockPath, { recursive: true });
 	const fixture = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
 	await assertManualLockRecoveryRequired(packageRoot, fixture);
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ test("Windows source installation treats a fresh ownerless lock as active", asyn
 
 test("Windows source installation preserves a lock whose owner nonce changed before release", async () => {
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-owner-lock-"));
-	const lockOwnerPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.1.install.lock", "owner.json");
+	const lockOwnerPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.2.install.lock", "owner.json");
 	const fixture = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
 	let replacedOwner = false;
 	const run = async (...arguments_: Parameters<typeof fixture.run>) => {
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ test("Windows source installation preserves a lock whose owner nonce changed bef
 });
 
 async function assertManualLockRecoveryRequired(packageRoot: string, fixture: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof hardenedWindowsGoFixture>>, options: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
-	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.1.install.lock");
+	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.2.install.lock");
 	await assert.rejects(
 		() => installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: fixture.run, resolveGoExecutable: fixture.resolveGoExecutable, ...options }),
 		(error: unknown) => error instanceof Error && error.message.includes(lockPath) && /confirm no installer is active.*remove.*manually/i.test(error.message),
@@ -402,18 +402,18 @@ async function assertManualLockRecoveryRequired(packageRoot: string, fixture: Aw
 }
 
 function tombstonePath(packageRoot: string, nonce: string): string {
-	return join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", `.v2.8.1.install.tombstone-${nonce}`);
+	return join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", `.v2.8.2.install.tombstone-${nonce}`);
 }
 
 async function tombstones(packageRoot: string): Promise<string[]> {
 	const runtimeRoot = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai");
 	return existsSync(runtimeRoot)
-		? (await readdir(runtimeRoot)).filter((entry) => entry.startsWith(".v2.8.1.install.tombstone-"))
+		? (await readdir(runtimeRoot)).filter((entry) => entry.startsWith(".v2.8.2.install.tombstone-"))
 		: [];
 }
 
 function backupBundlePath(packageRoot: string, nonce: string): string {
-	return join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", `.v2.8.1.backup-${nonce}`);
+	return join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", `.v2.8.2.backup-${nonce}`);
 }
 
 async function copyWindowsBundle(source: string, destination: string): Promise<void> {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ async function copyWindowsBundle(source: string, destination: string): Promise<v
 
 test("Windows source installation fails closed for an ownerless lock even after the stale threshold", async () => {
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-ownerless-stale-lock-"));
-	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.1.install.lock");
+	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.2.install.lock");
 	await mkdir(lockPath, { recursive: true });
 	const fixture = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
 	await assertManualLockRecoveryRequired(packageRoot, fixture, { now: () => Date.now() + 10 * 60_000 });
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ test("Windows source installation fails closed for an ownerless lock even after
 
 test("Windows source installation fails closed for a stale owner lock", async () => {
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-stale-lock-"));
-	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.1.install.lock");
+	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.2.install.lock");
 	await mkdir(lockPath, { recursive: true });
 	await writeFile(join(lockPath, "owner.json"), `${JSON.stringify({ createdAt: 0, nonce: "0".repeat(64) })}\n`);
 	const fixture = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ test("Windows source acquisition fails closed when a tombstone appears after its
 		(error: unknown) => error instanceof Error && error.message.includes(foreignTombstone),
 	);
 	assert.equal(existsSync(foreignTombstone), true);
-	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.1.install.lock")), false);
+	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.2.install.lock")), false);
 	assert.equal(fixture.calls.some((call) => call.arguments_[0] === "install"), false);
 });
 
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ test("Windows source release deletes its matching tombstone and allows reuse", a
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-owned-lock-release-"));
 	const fixture = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
 	await installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: fixture.run, resolveGoExecutable: fixture.resolveGoExecutable });
-	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.1.install.lock")), false);
+	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.2.install.lock")), false);
 	assert.deepEqual(await tombstones(packageRoot), []);
 	const reuse = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
 	assert.equal((await installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: reuse.run, resolveGoExecutable: reuse.resolveGoExecutable })).installed, false);
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ test("Windows source recovers a valid backup after a crash between publication r
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-backup-crash-"));
 	const initial = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
 	await installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: initial.run, resolveGoExecutable: initial.resolveGoExecutable });
-	const live = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1");
+	const live = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2");
 	const backup = backupBundlePath(packageRoot, "crash");
 	await rename(live, backup);
 	const recovery = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ test("Windows source cleans one validated backup only when the live bundle is va
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-backup-valid-live-"));
 	const initial = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
 	await installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: initial.run, resolveGoExecutable: initial.resolveGoExecutable });
-	const live = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1");
+	const live = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2");
 	const backup = backupBundlePath(packageRoot, "valid");
 	await copyWindowsBundle(live, backup);
 	const reuse = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ test("Windows source preserves a valid backup when the live bundle is invalid",
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-backup-invalid-live-"));
 	const initial = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
 	await installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: initial.run, resolveGoExecutable: initial.resolveGoExecutable });
-	const live = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1");
+	const live = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2");
 	const backup = backupBundlePath(packageRoot, "valid");
 	await copyWindowsBundle(live, backup);
 	await writeFile(join(live, "integrity.json"), "{}\n");
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ test("Windows concurrent installs fail closed until normal release, then reuse t
 	const fixture = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot, { blockInstall: true });
 	const first = installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: fixture.run, resolveGoExecutable: fixture.resolveGoExecutable });
 	await fixture.waitForInstall();
-	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.1.install.lock");
+	const lockPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", ".v2.8.2.install.lock");
 	await assert.rejects(
 		() => installGentleAi({ packageRoot, platform: "win32", arch: "x64", execFile: fixture.run, resolveGoExecutable: fixture.resolveGoExecutable }),
 		(error: unknown) => error instanceof Error && error.message.includes(lockPath),
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ test("Windows concurrent installs fail closed until normal release, then reuse t
 
 test("Windows source publication rolls back a prior bundle when final directory swap fails", async () => {
 	const packageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gentle-pi-installer-rollback-"));
-	const versionDirectory = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1");
+	const versionDirectory = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2");
 	await mkdir(versionDirectory, { recursive: true });
 	await writeFile(join(versionDirectory, "old.txt"), "previous bundle");
 	const fixture = await hardenedWindowsGoFixture(packageRoot);
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ test("Darwin/Linux signed bundles retain their four-field manifest and reusable
 		},
 	};
 	await installGentleAi(options);
-	const manifestPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "integrity.json");
+	const manifestPath = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "integrity.json");
 	const manifest = JSON.parse(await readFile(manifestPath, "utf8")) as Record<string, string>;
 	assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(manifest), ["version", "asset", "assetSha256", "binarySha256"]);
 	assert.equal((await installGentleAi({ ...options, download: async () => { throw new Error("signed bundle must be reused"); } })).installed, false);
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ test("a pinned asset falls back to its gentle-pi mirror only on download failure
 	// under the current stable pin, whose form gate refuses raw binaries.
 	const payload = Buffer.from("signed archive fixture");
 	const binary = "mirrored binary";
-	const baseAsset = { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz", sha256: createHash("sha256").update(payload).digest("hex"), binarySha256: createHash("sha256").update(binary).digest("hex"), url: "https://example.invalid/upstream", mirrorUrl: "https://example.invalid/mirror", executable: "gentle-ai" };
+	const baseAsset = { name: "gentle-ai_2.8.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz", sha256: createHash("sha256").update(payload).digest("hex"), binarySha256: createHash("sha256").update(binary).digest("hex"), url: "https://example.invalid/upstream", mirrorUrl: "https://example.invalid/mirror", executable: "gentle-ai" };
 	const extractArchive = async (_archive: string, destination: string) => {
 		await mkdir(destination, { recursive: true });
 		await writeFile(join(destination, "gentle-ai"), binary);
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ test("checksum mismatch cleans temporary state without promoting a binary", asyn
 		}),
 		/checksum mismatch/,
 	);
-	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "gentle-ai")), false);
+	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "gentle-ai")), false);
 	assert.deepEqual((await readdir(packageRoot)).filter((entry) => entry.startsWith(".gentle-ai-install-")), []);
 });
 
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ test("installer promotes only the expected regular executable with executable PO
 			await chmod(extracted, 0o700);
 		},
 	});
-	const binary = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "gentle-ai");
+	const binary = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "gentle-ai");
 	assert.equal(existsSync(binary), true);
 	assert.equal(await readFile(binary, "utf8"), "native executable");
 	assert.ok(((await stat(binary)).mode & 0o111) !== 0);
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ test("installer rejects an extracted binary that differs from its pinned digest"
 		}),
 		/binary checksum mismatch/,
 	);
-	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "gentle-ai")), false);
+	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "gentle-ai")), false);
 });
 
 test("installer repairs a valid non-executable POSIX binary instead of reusing it", async (t) => {
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ test("installer repairs a valid non-executable POSIX binary instead of reusing i
 		},
 	};
 	await installGentleAi(options);
-	const binary = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "gentle-ai");
+	const binary = join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "gentle-ai");
 	await chmod(binary, 0o600);
 	const repaired = await installGentleAi(options);
 	assert.equal(repaired.installed, true);
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ test("installer rejects archives with multiple expected executable entries", asy
 		}),
 		/exactly one regular gentle-ai/,
 	);
-	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "gentle-ai")), false);
+	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "gentle-ai")), false);
 });
 
 test("installer rejects an archive without the expected regular executable", async () => {
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ test("installer rejects an archive without the expected regular executable", asy
 		}),
 		/non-regular gentle-ai/,
 	);
-	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.1", "gentle-ai")), false);
+	assert.equal(existsSync(join(packageRoot, ".gentle-ai", "v2.8.2", "gentle-ai")), false);
 });
 
 // #400: a clean Windows source build measured 232 s on a cold module cache,

package/tests/gentle-ai.test.ts

@@ -800,8 +800,9 @@ test("a later alias keeps managed-root precedence and manifest ownership", (t) =
 	assert.equal(manifest.assets["agents/sdd-apply.md"], createHash("sha256").update(routed).digest("hex"));
 });
 
-test("runtime guidance keeps review policy out of the static orchestrator", () => {
-	const staticReferences = ["README.md", "skills/gentle-ai/SKILL.md"];
+test("runtime guidance keeps review policy out of the static orchestrator and technical reference", () => {
+	const staticReferences = ["docs/readme-reference.md", "skills/gentle-ai/SKILL.md"];
+	assert.match(readFileSync("README.md", "utf8"), /\]\(docs\/readme-reference\.md(?:#[^)]+)?\)/);
 	const forbiddenGenericRoutes = [
 		/fresh-context `reviewer`/,
 		/fresh reviewer audits/,

package/tests/native-review-capability-contract.test.ts

@@ -204,11 +204,23 @@ test("2.8.1 repeats 2.8.0 because the negotiated lane Pi consumes is unchanged",
 	assert.deepEqual(contract, NATIVE_CLI_CONTRACTS["2.8.0"] as Record<string, boolean>);
 });
 
+test("2.8.2 repeats 2.8.1 because the negotiated lane Pi consumes is unchanged", () => {
+	// v2.8.2 only shipped OpenCode SDD preflight plugin fixes, community-tools
+	// RTK acquisition, and Claude Code Stop telemetry (no review/SDD contract
+	// changes); the closed fields Pi consumes did not change between 2.8.1 and
+	// 2.8.2, so this row repeats 2.8.1. riskEvidence and hint remain dark
+	// because neither is proven to reach Pi's negotiated START path.
+	const contract = NATIVE_CLI_CONTRACTS["2.8.2"] as Record<string, boolean>;
+	assert.equal(contract.riskEvidence, false);
+	assert.equal(contract.hint, false);
+	assert.deepEqual(contract, NATIVE_CLI_CONTRACTS["2.8.1"] as Record<string, boolean>);
+});
+
 test("no shipped version key was added beyond the pin bump", () => {
 	// Rows are promises to consumers, so a new key only ever appears in a
 	// dedicated commit alongside a pin bump, never as a side effect. v2.2.4 and
 	// v2.3.0 shipped upstream while Pi stayed on 2.2.3 and were never pinned,
 	// so they get no row: a row asserts ground truth measured against a binary
 	// Pi actually ran, and the table only has to be ascending, not gapless.
-	assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(NATIVE_CLI_CONTRACTS), [...DARK_VERSIONS, "2.2.0", "2.2.1", "2.2.2", "2.2.3", "2.4.0", "2.5.0-rc.3", "2.5.0", "2.6.0", "2.7.0", "2.8.0", "2.8.1"]);
+	assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(NATIVE_CLI_CONTRACTS), [...DARK_VERSIONS, "2.2.0", "2.2.1", "2.2.2", "2.2.3", "2.4.0", "2.5.0-rc.3", "2.5.0", "2.6.0", "2.7.0", "2.8.0", "2.8.1", "2.8.2"]);
 });

package/tests/package-manifest.test.ts

@@ -101,13 +101,14 @@ function readPackageJson(): PackageJson {
 	}
 }
 
-test("package declares the tested Pi minimum required for agent_settled", () => {
+test("technical reference declares the tested Pi minimum required for agent_settled", () => {
 	const manifest = readPackageJson();
 	assert.equal(manifest.peerDependencies?.["@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent"], ">=0.85.1");
 	assert.equal(manifest.devDependencies?.["@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent"], "0.85.1");
-	const readme = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "README.md"), "utf8");
-	assert.match(readme, /Pi 0\.85\.1 or newer/);
-	assert.match(readme, /agent_settled/);
+	const reference = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "docs", "readme-reference.md"), "utf8");
+	assert.match(reference, /Pi 0\.85\.1 or newer/);
+	assert.match(reference, /agent_settled/);
+	assert.match(readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "README.md"), "utf8"), /\]\(docs\/readme-reference\.md(?:#[^)]+)?\)/);
 });
 
 test("package manifest has no obsolete native activation build surface", () => {
@@ -229,12 +230,12 @@ test("generated runtime modules and packed-package checks are deterministic", ()
 test("package manifest ships and runs the checked-in package-local Gentle AI installer", () => {
 	const packageJson = readPackageJson();
 	const verifier = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "scripts", "verify-package-files.mjs"), "utf8");
-	const readme = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "README.md"), "utf8");
+	const reference = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "docs", "readme-reference.md"), "utf8");
 
 	assert.equal(packageJson.scripts?.postinstall, "node scripts/install-gentle-ai.mjs");
-	assert.match(readme, /run `node scripts\/install-gentle-ai\.mjs`/, "missing-binary recovery documentation must use the package postinstall entrypoint");
-	assert.match(readme, /installed `gentle-pi` package directory/, "recovery documentation must name the package working directory");
-	assert.match(readme, /if `GENTLE_PI_SKIP_GENTLE_AI_INSTALL` is set, remove or unset it before/i, "recovery documentation must prevent the installer skip from repeating");
+	assert.match(reference, /run `node scripts\/install-gentle-ai\.mjs`/, "missing-binary recovery documentation must use the package postinstall entrypoint");
+	assert.match(reference, /installed `gentle-pi` package directory/, "recovery documentation must name the package working directory");
+	assert.match(reference, /if `GENTLE_PI_SKIP_GENTLE_AI_INSTALL` is set, remove or unset it before/i, "recovery documentation must prevent the installer skip from repeating");
 	assert.ok(packageJson.files?.includes("scripts/"));
 	assert.match(verifier, /"scripts\/install-gentle-ai\.mjs"/);
 	assert.match(verifier, /"scripts\/gentle-ai-installer\.mjs"/);
@@ -277,20 +278,20 @@ test("package manifest installs pi-pretty through a wrapper without bundling nat
 	);
 });
 
-test("package verification binds the published Gentle AI v2.8.1 runtime pin", () => {
+test("package verification binds the published Gentle AI v2.8.2 runtime pin", () => {
 	const installer = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "scripts", "gentle-ai-installer.mjs"), "utf8");
 	const binary = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "lib", "gentle-ai-binary.ts"), "utf8");
 	const verifier = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "scripts", "verify-package-files.mjs"), "utf8");
 
-	assert.match(installer, /INSTALLER_VERSION = "2\.8\.1"/);
+	assert.match(installer, /INSTALLER_VERSION = "2\.8\.2"/);
 	assert.match(installer, /GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_PACKAGE.*GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_MODULE/);
-	assert.match(installer, /GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_MODULE_CHECKSUM = "h1:EixFRy7P3JLVi1ovr18pMxQIrtjDib9i7VEH9g4XRVE="/);
+	assert.match(installer, /GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_MODULE_CHECKSUM = "h1:54VJ0ruRiPc6MbNw4iFmlcBkQFOyF5D8iHY0A54Ivug="/);
 	assert.match(installer, /GOTOOLCHAIN: "local"/);
 	assert.match(installer, /GOSUMDB: "sum\.golang\.org"/);
 	assert.match(binary, /GENTLE_AI_VERSION = INSTALLER_VERSION/);
 	assert.match(binary, /GO_SUMDB_SOURCE_BUILD/);
 	assert.match(binary, /GENTLE_AI_WINDOWS_SOURCE_MODULE_CHECKSUM/);
-	assert.match(verifier, /v2\.8\.1/);
+	assert.match(verifier, /v2\.8\.2/);
 });
 
 
@@ -1508,9 +1509,9 @@ test("pi-pretty wrapper uses real package path resolution for pnpm symlink insta
 	assert.match(wrapper, /quietToolsEnabled/);
 });
 
-test("v2.6.1 release package and runtime stop before publication", () => {
+test("v2.6.2 release package and runtime stop before publication", () => {
 	const packageJson = readPackageJson();
-	assert.equal(packageJson.version, "2.6.1", "the release manifest must remain explicitly pinned to v2.6.1");
+	assert.equal(packageJson.version, "2.6.2", "the release manifest must remain explicitly pinned to v2.6.2");
 	assert.equal(
 		packageJson.scripts?.test,
 		"node --experimental-strip-types --test tests/*.test.ts && pnpm run check:provider-contract && pnpm run test:harness",
@@ -1540,8 +1541,8 @@ test("bounded review keeps the Judgment Day skill contract at canon metadata ver
 	assert.doesNotMatch(frontmatter, /^  version: "1\.4"$/m);
 });
 
-test("README documents dynamic Gentle AI RDD ownership and the installed permission boundary", () => {
-	const readme = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "README.md"), "utf8");
+test("technical reference documents dynamic Gentle AI RDD ownership and the installed permission boundary", () => {
+	const reference = readFileSync(join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "docs", "readme-reference.md"), "utf8");
 	for (const clause of [
 		"Gentle AI dynamically supplies runtime-specific RDD instructions",
 		"does not define an RDD lifecycle",
@@ -1549,9 +1550,9 @@ test("README documents dynamic Gentle AI RDD ownership and the installed permiss
 		"package-managed isolated installation",
 		"Project and user overrides may shadow a package asset",
 	]) {
-		assert.ok(readme.includes(clause), `README missing dynamic RDD clause: ${clause}`);
+		assert.ok(reference.includes(clause), `technical reference missing dynamic RDD clause: ${clause}`);
 	}
-	assert.doesNotMatch(readme, /New ordinary review uses compact `gentle_review` `start -> finalize -> validate`\./);
+	assert.doesNotMatch(reference, /New ordinary review uses compact `gentle_review` `start -> finalize -> validate`\./);
 });
 
 

package/tests/review-authority-recovery-docs.test.ts

@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@ import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import test from "node:test";
 
-const README = readFileSync("README.md", "utf8");
+const TECHNICAL_REFERENCE = readFileSync("docs/readme-reference.md", "utf8");
 const CONTROLLER = readFileSync("extensions/gentle-ai.ts", "utf8");
 
-test("recovery guidance documents the narrow published native maintenance contract", () => {
-	assert.match(README, /abandon.*quarantine-legacy.*reconcile-authority.*explicit v2\.1\.11 maintenance/i);
-	assert.match(README, /predecessor lineage and revision.*successor lineage and revision/i);
-	assert.match(README, /exact seven-line.*anomalies=unchanged_target,malformed_recovery_authorization/i);
-	assert.match(README, /fresh interactive approval/i);
-	assert.match(README, /quarantine only the bound invalid compact-v2 recovery successor/i);
-	assert.match(README, /predecessor stays untouched/i);
-	assert.match(README, /repair-legacy-alias.*unsupported historical v1 operation alias/i);
-	assert.match(README, /model supplies only lineage, actor, and reason/i);
-	assert.match(README, /review dispose-result.*unsupported.*pending.*design/i);
-	assert.match(README, /RESET.*RECOVER.*destructive/i);
-	assert.match(README, /typed envelopes/i);
+test("technical reference documents the narrow published native maintenance contract", () => {
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /abandon.*quarantine-legacy.*reconcile-authority.*explicit v2\.1\.11 maintenance/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /predecessor lineage and revision.*successor lineage and revision/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /exact seven-line.*anomalies=unchanged_target,malformed_recovery_authorization/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /fresh interactive approval/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /quarantine only the bound invalid compact-v2 recovery successor/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /predecessor stays untouched/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /repair-legacy-alias.*unsupported historical v1 operation alias/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /model supplies only lineage, actor, and reason/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /review dispose-result.*unsupported.*pending.*design/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /RESET.*RECOVER.*destructive/i);
+	assert.match(TECHNICAL_REFERENCE, /typed envelopes/i);
 });
 
 test("controller help keeps authorization, blocked outcomes, and recovery boundaries explicit", () => {

package/tests/review-controller-native-routing.test.ts

@@ -298,6 +298,55 @@ test("approved acknowledgement burn tears down the retained candidate view and k
 	assert.ok(registry.hasProjection(lineageId, contributorRoot), "terminal approved cleanup keeps the lineage projection");
 });
 
+// gentle-ai#4003: the native burn is the committed authority outcome. A Pi-side
+// candidate-view teardown failure after it must never be reported as a failed
+// acknowledgement, or the caller cannot tell that authority was consumed.
+test("approved acknowledgement reports the burn truthfully when candidate-view cleanup fails after it", async (t) => {
+	const lineageId = "acknowledge-approved-deferred-cleanup";
+	const contributorRoot = candidateRepository(t);
+	writeFileSync(join(contributorRoot, "tracked.txt"), "candidate\n");
+	let failWorktreeRemove = true;
+	const registry = new CandidateViewRegistry((file, arguments_, options) => {
+		if (failWorktreeRemove && arguments_[0] === "worktree" && arguments_[1] === "remove") {
+			failWorktreeRemove = false;
+			throw Object.assign(new Error("simulated worktree removal failure"), { status: 128 });
+		}
+		return execFileSync(file, arguments_, options);
+	});
+	t.after(() => registry.cleanupAll());
+	const view = registry.create({ contributorRoot });
+	registry.retain(view.token, lineageId);
+	const statusRequests: unknown[] = [];
+	let acknowledgements = 0;
+	const native = {
+		targetStatus: async (request: unknown) => { statusRequests.push(request); return approvedAcknowledgementStatus(lineageId, contributorRoot); },
+		acknowledgeApproved: async () => { acknowledgements += 1; },
+	} as unknown as NativeReviewCli;
+
+	const completed = await __testing.executeReviewControllerOperation({ operation: "acknowledge-approved", lineageId }, contributorRoot, native, undefined, registry);
+
+	assert.equal(acknowledgements, 1, "exactly one native burn");
+	assert.equal(statusRequests.length, 1, "no STATUS reconciliation after a cleanup-only failure");
+	assert.equal(completed.status, "closed");
+	assert.equal(completed.outcome, "native-approved-acknowledgement-completed");
+	assert.equal(completed.authority, "burned");
+	assert.equal(completed.mutation_performed, true);
+	assert.equal(completed.mutation_outcome, "committed");
+	assert.deepEqual(completed.candidate_view_cleanup, {
+		status: "deferred",
+		diagnostics: { code: "candidate-view-git-failure", message: "candidate-view Git command worktree failed; inspect the candidate state before any new START" },
+		next_action: "retry-candidate-view-cleanup-or-remove-the-view-out-of-band",
+	});
+	assert.ok(existsSync(view.root), "a failed teardown preserves the candidate view");
+	assert.ok(registry.hasProjection(lineageId, contributorRoot), "the lineage projection survives the deferred cleanup");
+
+	// The residue stays recoverable: the registry still owns the view, so a
+	// later terminal cleanup removes it without replaying the burn.
+	registry.cleanupTerminal(lineageId, "approved", contributorRoot);
+	assert.equal(existsSync(view.root), false);
+	assert.equal(acknowledgements, 1);
+});
+
 test("ambiguous acknowledgement reconciles STATUS once without replaying the provider vector", async () => {
 	const lineageId = "ambiguous-acknowledgement";
 	let statusCalls = 0;