tamperward 2.39.7 → 2.39.9

package/dist/cli/index.js

@@ -10697,7 +10697,6 @@ var init_engine = __esm({
 });
 
 // src/policy-load.ts
-import { readFileSync as readFileSync5, existsSync as existsSync5 } from "node:fs";
 import { isAbsolute as isAbsolute7, join as join8, posix as posix3 } from "node:path";
 function normalizeVersion(v, where = POLICY_FILE) {
   if (v === void 0 || v === null) return 1;
@@ -10869,10 +10868,29 @@ function parseOrThrow(src, where) {
   }
   return parsePolicy(raw, where);
 }
+function notARegularFile(e) {
+  switch (e.kind) {
+    case "symlink":
+      return `is a symbolic link to ${escapeControl(e.detail)}`;
+    case "directory":
+      return "is a directory";
+    case "irregular":
+      return `is a ${e.detail}`;
+    case "oversize":
+      return `is ${e.detail}, above the ${READ_CAP / (1024 * 1024)} MiB the gate reads`;
+    default:
+      return `cannot be read (${e.detail})`;
+  }
+}
 function loadPolicy(cwd = process.cwd()) {
-  const path = join8(repoRoot(cwd), POLICY_FILE);
-  if (!existsSync5(path)) return defaultPolicy();
-  return parseOrThrow(readFileSync5(path, "utf8"), POLICY_FILE);
+  const entry = inspectPath(join8(repoRoot(cwd), POLICY_FILE));
+  if (entry.kind === "absent") return defaultPolicy();
+  if (entry.kind !== "file") {
+    throw new PolicyError(
+      `${POLICY_FILE} ${notARegularFile(entry)}; the policy is read only as a regular file at the repository root \u2014 put one there (no symbolic link, FIFO, socket, device or directory) or remove it`
+    );
+  }
+  return parseOrThrow(textOf2(entry) ?? "", POLICY_FILE);
 }
 function loadPolicyAt(rev2, cwd) {
   const src = fileAt(rev2, POLICY_FILE, { cwd: cwd === void 0 ? void 0 : repoRoot(cwd) });
@@ -10886,6 +10904,7 @@ var init_policy_load = __esm({
     init_lazy_deps();
     init_policy();
     init_build();
+    init_disk();
     init_narrow();
     init_repo_context();
     PolicyError = class extends Error {
@@ -10900,7 +10919,7 @@ var init_policy_load = __esm({
 
 // src/signoff.ts
 import { createHash as createHash3 } from "node:crypto";
-import { appendFileSync, closeSync as closeSync2, constants as constants3, fstatSync as fstatSync2, lstatSync as lstatSync3, mkdirSync, openSync as openSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync6 } from "node:fs";
+import { appendFileSync, closeSync as closeSync2, constants as constants3, fstatSync as fstatSync2, lstatSync as lstatSync3, mkdirSync, openSync as openSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync5 } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname as dirname2, join as join9, posix as posix4 } from "node:path";
 function compactOobToken(want, head) {
   const normalizedHead = head.trim().toLowerCase();
@@ -10983,7 +11002,7 @@ function readLedger(cwd, policy) {
   const fd = openLedger(rel, path, constants3.O_RDONLY);
   let text;
   try {
-    text = readFileSync6(fd, "utf8");
+    text = readFileSync5(fd, "utf8");
   } finally {
     closeSync2(fd);
   }
@@ -11030,25 +11049,25 @@ function applyLocalSignoffs(findings, cwd, policy, now = Date.now()) {
   return { findings: remaining, cleared };
 }
 function oobToken(want, oob, head) {
+  const supplied = head !== void 0 && head.trim() !== "";
+  const bound = supplied && FULL_OBJECT_ID.test(head.trim()) ? head.trim().toLowerCase() : null;
   for (const raw of oob) {
     const t = raw.trim();
     if (!t) continue;
     if (t.startsWith(COMPACT_OOB_PREFIX)) {
-      const expected = head === void 0 ? null : compactOobToken(want, head);
+      const expected = bound === null ? null : compactOobToken(want, bound);
       if (expected !== null && t === expected) return t;
       continue;
     }
     const at = t.lastIndexOf("@");
     if (at === -1) {
-      if (!head && t === want) return t;
+      if (!supplied && t === want) return t;
       continue;
     }
     const [rule, sha3] = [t.slice(0, at), t.slice(at + 1)];
     if (rule !== want) continue;
-    if (!head) return t;
-    const normalizedHead = head.trim().toLowerCase();
-    const normalizedSha = sha3.trim().toLowerCase();
-    if (/^[0-9a-f]+$/.test(normalizedHead) && normalizedSha === normalizedHead) return t;
+    if (!supplied) return t;
+    if (bound !== null && sha3.trim().toLowerCase() === bound) return t;
   }
   return null;
 }
@@ -11065,7 +11084,12 @@ function applyOobSignoffs(findings, oob, head) {
 }
 function oobHeadFromEnv(env = process.env) {
   const v = (env.TAMPERWARD_OOB_HEAD ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
-  return /^(?:[0-9a-f]{40}|[0-9a-f]{64})$/.test(v) ? v : void 0;
+  return v === "" ? void 0 : v;
+}
+function oobHeadProblem(head) {
+  if (head === void 0 || head.trim() === "" || FULL_OBJECT_ID.test(head.trim())) return null;
+  const shown = head.length > 72 ? `${head.slice(0, 69)}\u2026` : head;
+  return `TAMPERWARD_OOB_HEAD is set to ${JSON.stringify(shown)}, which is not the full 40- or 64-character object id of the head under adjudication; no out-of-band approval is honored against a head the gate cannot identify`;
 }
 function oobFromEnv(env = process.env) {
   return (env.TAMPERWARD_OOB_SIGNOFF ?? "").split(",").map((s) => s.trim().replace(/^tamperward:allow:/, "")).filter(Boolean);
@@ -11459,8 +11483,13 @@ function check(opts) {
   const ignoredFiles = changes.filter((c) => isSuppressed(c, policy)).length;
   let findings = evaluate(changes, policy, void 0, view, { cwd });
   if (view === "worktree") findings = findings.concat(unjudgeableProtected(cwd, policy, changes));
-  const { findings: remaining, cleared } = layer === "local" ? applyLocalSignoffs(findings, cwd, policy) : applyOobSignoffs(findings, oobFromEnv(), oobHeadFromEnv());
+  const oob = layer === "ci" ? oobFromEnv() : [];
+  const oobHead = layer === "ci" ? oobHeadFromEnv() : void 0;
+  const { findings: remaining, cleared } = layer === "local" ? applyLocalSignoffs(findings, cwd, policy) : applyOobSignoffs(findings, oob, oobHead);
   findings = remaining;
+  const headProblem = oob.length > 0 ? oobHeadProblem(oobHead) : null;
+  if (headProblem) process.stderr.write(`tamperward: ${headProblem}
+`);
   if (cleared.length) {
     const how = layer === "local" ? "local human sign-off (ledger)" : "out-of-band approval";
     process.stderr.write(`tamperward: ${cleared.length} blocking finding(s) cleared by ${how}: ${cleared.map((f) => f.rule + (f.file ? `(${f.file})` : "")).join(", ")}
@@ -11524,7 +11553,7 @@ var init_deny = __esm({
 });
 
 // src/session.ts
-import { existsSync as existsSync6, mkdirSync as mkdirSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync7, renameSync, rmSync as rmSync2, writeFileSync as writeFileSync2 } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync as existsSync5, mkdirSync as mkdirSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync6, renameSync, rmSync as rmSync2, writeFileSync as writeFileSync2 } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname as dirname3, join as join10 } from "node:path";
 function writeBaseline(p, sha3) {
   mkdirSync2(dirname3(p), { recursive: true });
@@ -11550,8 +11579,8 @@ function turnBaseline(cwd, sessionId) {
   const p = baselinePath(cwd, sessionId);
   if (!p) return null;
   try {
-    if (existsSync6(p)) {
-      const v = readFileSync7(p, "utf8").trim();
+    if (existsSync5(p)) {
+      const v = readFileSync6(p, "utf8").trim();
       if (SHA.test(v)) return v;
     }
   } catch {
@@ -11594,7 +11623,7 @@ var init_session = __esm({
 
 // src/effect.ts
 import { createHash as createHash4 } from "node:crypto";
-import { existsSync as existsSync7, lstatSync as lstatSync4, mkdirSync as mkdirSync3, readdirSync, readFileSync as readFileSync8, renameSync as renameSync2, rmSync as rmSync3, writeFileSync as writeFileSync3 } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync as existsSync6, lstatSync as lstatSync4, mkdirSync as mkdirSync3, readdirSync, readFileSync as readFileSync7, renameSync as renameSync2, rmSync as rmSync3, writeFileSync as writeFileSync3 } from "node:fs";
 import { join as join11 } from "node:path";
 function ptreeFrom(value) {
   if (!isRecord(value)) return null;
@@ -11686,9 +11715,9 @@ function driftBetween(expected, current) {
   return { changed, deleted, added };
 }
 function loadTree(p) {
-  if (!p || !existsSync7(p)) return null;
+  if (!p || !existsSync6(p)) return null;
   try {
-    return ptreeFrom(JSON.parse(readFileSync8(p, "utf8")));
+    return ptreeFrom(JSON.parse(readFileSync7(p, "utf8")));
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
@@ -11741,7 +11770,7 @@ var init_effect = __esm({
 });
 
 // src/cli/watch.ts
-import { appendFileSync as appendFileSync3, lstatSync as lstatSync5, mkdirSync as mkdirSync4, readFileSync as readFileSync9, readdirSync as readdirSync2, watch, writeFileSync as writeFileSync4 } from "node:fs";
+import { appendFileSync as appendFileSync3, lstatSync as lstatSync5, mkdirSync as mkdirSync4, readFileSync as readFileSync8, readdirSync as readdirSync2, watch, writeFileSync as writeFileSync4 } from "node:fs";
 import { join as join12 } from "node:path";
 import { createHash as createHash5 } from "node:crypto";
 function snap(abs) {
@@ -11760,7 +11789,7 @@ function watcherHealthPath(log) {
 }
 function readWatcherHealth(log) {
   try {
-    const value = JSON.parse(readFileSync9(watcherHealthPath(log), "utf8"));
+    const value = JSON.parse(readFileSync8(watcherHealthPath(log), "utf8"));
     if (!isRecord(value)) return null;
     const { state, backend, pid, started_at } = value;
     if (value.version !== 1 || typeof pid !== "number" || typeof started_at !== "string") return null;
@@ -12288,7 +12317,7 @@ var init_fs_events = __esm({
 
 // src/cli/audit.ts
 import { createHash as createHash6, randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
-import { appendFileSync as appendFileSync4, closeSync as closeSync4, existsSync as existsSync8, mkdirSync as mkdirSync5, openSync as openSync4, readSync as readSync3 } from "node:fs";
+import { appendFileSync as appendFileSync4, closeSync as closeSync4, existsSync as existsSync7, mkdirSync as mkdirSync5, openSync as openSync4, readSync as readSync3 } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname as dirname4, isAbsolute as isAbsolute8, join as join13, resolve as resolve4 } from "node:path";
 function sessionHash(sessionId) {
   if (!sessionId) return void 0;
@@ -12547,7 +12576,7 @@ function runStats(opts = {}) {
   const file = opts.file ? isAbsolute8(opts.file) ? opts.file : resolve4(cwd, opts.file) : configured && configured !== "auto" ? isAbsolute8(configured) ? configured : resolve4(cwd, configured) : defaultAuditPath(cwd);
   const cutoff = opts.since ? parseSince(opts.since) : null;
   if (!file) throw new Error("stats needs --file outside a Git repository");
-  if (!existsSync8(file)) {
+  if (!existsSync7(file)) {
     if (explicitFile) throw new Error(`audit file not found: ${file}`);
     const empty2 = summarizeAudit([]);
     process.stdout.write(opts.json ? JSON.stringify(empty2) + "\n" : renderAuditStats(empty2));
@@ -12586,14 +12615,14 @@ var init_audit = __esm({
 });
 
 // src/cli/hook.ts
-import { readFileSync as readFileSync10, appendFileSync as appendFileSync5, writeFileSync as writeFileSync5, existsSync as existsSync9 } from "node:fs";
+import { readFileSync as readFileSync9, appendFileSync as appendFileSync5, writeFileSync as writeFileSync5, existsSync as existsSync8 } from "node:fs";
 import { createHash as createHash7 } from "node:crypto";
 function setSnapshotCache(cache3) {
   snapshotCache = cache3;
 }
 function readStdin() {
   try {
-    return readFileSync10(0, "utf8");
+    return readFileSync9(0, "utf8");
   } catch (e) {
     throw new HookInputError(`cannot read the hook payload on stdin: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`);
   }
@@ -12883,10 +12912,10 @@ function turnTransientBlocks(cwd, sessionId, policy, changes) {
     recordObserverHealth(cwd, sessionId, telemetry.state, telemetry.reason);
   }
   const cp = cursorPath(cwd, sessionId);
-  if (!existsSync9(log)) return none;
+  if (!existsSync8(log)) return none;
   let offset = 0;
-  if (cp && existsSync9(cp)) {
-    const n2 = Number(readFileSync10(cp, "utf8"));
+  if (cp && existsSync8(cp)) {
+    const n2 = Number(readFileSync9(cp, "utf8"));
     offset = Number.isFinite(n2) ? n2 : 0;
   }
   const drained = drainEvents(log, offset);
@@ -13160,13 +13189,13 @@ var init_ptree_cache = __esm({
 });
 
 // src/cli/hook-service.ts
-import { chmodSync, existsSync as existsSync10, lstatSync as lstatSync7, mkdirSync as mkdirSync6, readFileSync as readFileSync11, rmSync as rmSync4, writeFileSync as writeFileSync6 } from "node:fs";
+import { chmodSync, existsSync as existsSync9, lstatSync as lstatSync7, mkdirSync as mkdirSync6, readFileSync as readFileSync10, rmSync as rmSync4, writeFileSync as writeFileSync6 } from "node:fs";
 import { createConnection as createConnection2, createServer } from "node:net";
 import { realpathSync as realpathSync4 } from "node:fs";
 import { sep } from "node:path";
 function readServiceState(paths) {
   try {
-    const v = JSON.parse(readFileSync11(paths.state, "utf8"));
+    const v = JSON.parse(readFileSync10(paths.state, "utf8"));
     if (!isRecord(v)) return null;
     const { pid, version, root, started_at } = v;
     if (typeof pid !== "number" || typeof version !== "string" || typeof root !== "string" || typeof started_at !== "string") return null;
@@ -13248,7 +13277,7 @@ function removeQuietly(p) {
   }
 }
 function ensurePrivateDir(dir, uid) {
-  if (!existsSync10(dir)) mkdirSync6(dir, { recursive: true, mode: 448 });
+  if (!existsSync9(dir)) mkdirSync6(dir, { recursive: true, mode: 448 });
   const st = lstatSync7(dir);
   if (!st.isDirectory()) throw new Error(`${dir} is not a directory`);
   if (st.uid !== uid) throw new Error(`${dir} is owned by uid ${st.uid}, not ${uid}; refusing to serve from it`);
@@ -13445,7 +13474,7 @@ async function stopHookService(paths, expectedRoot) {
         process.kill(st.pid, "SIGTERM");
       } catch {
       }
-      const gone = () => !pidAlive2(st.pid) || !existsSync10(paths.socket);
+      const gone = () => !pidAlive2(st.pid) || !existsSync9(paths.socket);
       const until = Date.now() + STOP_WAIT_MS;
       while (!gone() && Date.now() < until) sleepSync(50);
       if (!gone()) throw new Error(`hook service pid ${st.pid} did not exit within ${STOP_WAIT_MS / 1e3}s`);
@@ -13727,7 +13756,7 @@ var init_safe_write = __esm({
 // src/cli/init.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync6 } from "node:child_process";
 import { createHash as createHash8 } from "node:crypto";
-import { existsSync as existsSync11, mkdirSync as mkdirSync7, readFileSync as readFileSync12, realpathSync as realpathSync5 } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync as existsSync10, mkdirSync as mkdirSync7, readFileSync as readFileSync11, realpathSync as realpathSync5 } from "node:fs";
 import { basename as basename3, dirname as dirname5, isAbsolute as isAbsolute9, join as join15, relative as relative4, resolve as resolve6 } from "node:path";
 function gitConfig(cwd, key2) {
   try {
@@ -13821,34 +13850,34 @@ function verifierCandidates(cwd) {
     if (!candidates.includes(command)) candidates.push(command);
   };
   try {
-    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync12(join15(cwd, "package.json"), "utf8"));
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync11(join15(cwd, "package.json"), "utf8"));
     const test = isRecord(pkg) && isRecord(pkg.scripts) ? pkg.scripts.test : void 0;
     if (typeof test === "string" && test.trim() !== "" && !/error:\s*no test specified/i.test(test)) add("npm test");
   } catch {
   }
   try {
-    const pyproject = readFileSync12(join15(cwd, "pyproject.toml"), "utf8");
+    const pyproject = readFileSync11(join15(cwd, "pyproject.toml"), "utf8");
     if (/^\s*\[tool\.pytest(?:\.ini_options)?\]\s*$/m.test(pyproject)) add("pytest");
   } catch {
   }
-  if (existsSync11(join15(cwd, "pytest.ini"))) add("pytest");
+  if (existsSync10(join15(cwd, "pytest.ini"))) add("pytest");
   try {
-    const setupCfg = readFileSync12(join15(cwd, "setup.cfg"), "utf8");
+    const setupCfg = readFileSync11(join15(cwd, "setup.cfg"), "utf8");
     if (/^\s*\[tool:pytest\]\s*$/m.test(setupCfg)) add("pytest");
   } catch {
   }
   try {
-    const tox = readFileSync12(join15(cwd, "tox.ini"), "utf8");
+    const tox = readFileSync11(join15(cwd, "tox.ini"), "utf8");
     if (/^\s*\[tox\]\s*$/m.test(tox)) add("tox");
   } catch {
   }
   try {
-    const cargo = readFileSync12(join15(cwd, "Cargo.toml"), "utf8");
+    const cargo = readFileSync11(join15(cwd, "Cargo.toml"), "utf8");
     if (/^\s*\[(?:package|workspace)\]\s*(?:#.*)?$/m.test(cargo)) add("cargo test");
   } catch {
   }
   try {
-    const goMod = readFileSync12(join15(cwd, "go.mod"), "utf8");
+    const goMod = readFileSync11(join15(cwd, "go.mod"), "utf8");
     if (/^\s*module\s+\S+\s*(?:\/\/.*)?$/m.test(goMod)) add("go test ./...");
   } catch {
   }
@@ -13891,7 +13920,7 @@ function planPolicy(cwd) {
   const path = join15(cwd, POLICY_FILE);
   const refused = refuseNonRegular(path);
   if (refused) return { item: "policy", path: POLICY_FILE, status: "error", detail: refused };
-  if (existsSync11(path)) {
+  if (existsSync10(path)) {
     try {
       loadPolicy(cwd);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -13910,7 +13939,7 @@ function planPolicy(cwd) {
 function planGitignore(cwd) {
   const rel = ".gitignore";
   const path = join15(cwd, rel);
-  if (!existsSync11(join15(cwd, "node_modules"))) return null;
+  if (!existsSync10(join15(cwd, "node_modules"))) return null;
   let existing = "";
   let kind;
   try {
@@ -13920,7 +13949,7 @@ function planGitignore(cwd) {
   }
   const refused = refuseNonRegular(path);
   if (refused) return { item: "gitignore", path: rel, status: "error", detail: refused };
-  if (kind === "file") existing = readFileSync12(path, "utf8");
+  if (kind === "file") existing = readFileSync11(path, "utf8");
   try {
     const tracked = execFileSync6("git", ["ls-files", "--cached", "--", "node_modules"], {
       cwd,
@@ -13975,10 +14004,10 @@ function planClaudeHooks(cwd) {
   const refused = refuseNonRegular(path);
   if (refused) return { item: "agent", path: rel, status: "error", detail: refused };
   let settings = {};
-  if (existsSync11(path)) {
+  if (existsSync10(path)) {
     let parsed;
     try {
-      parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync12(path, "utf8"));
+      parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync11(path, "utf8"));
     } catch {
       return {
         item: "agent",
@@ -14027,7 +14056,7 @@ function planClaudeHooks(cwd) {
   return {
     item: "agent",
     path: rel,
-    status: existsSync11(path) ? "update" : "create",
+    status: existsSync10(path) ? "update" : "create",
     detail: [
       needPre && "wire PreToolUse deny",
       needStop && "wire Stop sweep",
@@ -14071,7 +14100,7 @@ function hooksDir(cwd) {
     if (out3) return resolve6(cwd, out3);
   } catch {
   }
-  return existsSync11(join15(cwd, ".git")) ? join15(cwd, ".git", "hooks") : null;
+  return existsSync10(join15(cwd, ".git")) ? join15(cwd, ".git", "hooks") : null;
 }
 function display(cwd, path) {
   const rel = relative4(cwd, path);
@@ -14098,11 +14127,11 @@ function planPreCommit(cwd) {
   const skip = (detail) => ({ item: "pre-commit", path: "(none)", status: "skip", detail });
   let path;
   let note;
-  if (existsSync11(join15(cwd, ".husky"))) {
+  if (existsSync10(join15(cwd, ".husky"))) {
     path = join15(cwd, ".husky", "pre-commit");
     note = "husky";
   } else {
-    const managed = MANAGED_HOOKS.find((m) => m.configs.some((c) => existsSync11(join15(cwd, c))));
+    const managed = MANAGED_HOOKS.find((m) => m.configs.some((c) => existsSync10(join15(cwd, c))));
     if (managed) {
       return skip(`${managed.name} manages this repository's hooks and regenerates them on install, so a line in the hooks directory would not last \u2014 ${managed.hint}`);
     }
@@ -14120,7 +14149,7 @@ function planPreCommit(cwd) {
   const rel = display(cwd, path);
   const refused = refuseNonRegular(path);
   if (refused) return { item: "pre-commit", path: rel, status: "error", detail: refused };
-  const existing = existsSync11(path) ? readFileSync12(path, "utf8") : null;
+  const existing = existsSync10(path) ? readFileSync11(path, "utf8") : null;
   const hookMode = () => existingMode(path, 493) | 73;
   if (existing === null) {
     return {
@@ -14211,7 +14240,7 @@ function planCodeowners(cwd) {
   const path = join15(cwd, existingRel ?? rel);
   const refused = refuseNonRegular(path);
   if (refused) return { item: "codeowners", path: existingRel ?? rel, status: "error", detail: refused };
-  const existing = existingRel ? readFileSync12(path, "utf8") : null;
+  const existing = existingRel ? readFileSync11(path, "utf8") : null;
   const missing = CODEOWNERS_PATHS.filter((p) => existing === null || !coveredBy(existing, p));
   if (existingRel !== void 0 && missing.length === 0) {
     return { item: "codeowners", path: existingRel, status: "ok", detail: "gate paths already have code owners" };
@@ -14251,7 +14280,7 @@ function planWorkflow(cwd, force) {
   };
   const refused = refuseNonRegular(path);
   if (refused) return { item: "ci", path: rel, status: "error", detail: refused };
-  if (!existsSync11(path)) {
+  if (!existsSync10(path)) {
     return {
       item: "ci",
       path: rel,
@@ -14262,7 +14291,7 @@ function planWorkflow(cwd, force) {
   }
   let src;
   try {
-    src = readFileSync12(path, "utf8");
+    src = readFileSync11(path, "utf8");
   } catch {
     return { item: "ci", path: rel, status: "error", detail: "exists but cannot be read \u2014 refusing to overwrite" };
   }
@@ -14609,10 +14638,10 @@ var init_fingerprint = __esm({
 // src/dependency-env.ts
 import { createHash as createHash10 } from "node:crypto";
 import {
-  existsSync as existsSync12,
+  existsSync as existsSync11,
   lstatSync as lstatSync9,
   readdirSync as readdirSync3,
-  readFileSync as readFileSync13,
+  readFileSync as readFileSync12,
   readlinkSync as readlinkSync2,
   realpathSync as realpathSync6,
   statSync as statSync3
@@ -14670,7 +14699,7 @@ function fingerprintRoot(root, cwd, h) {
       st = statSync3(path);
       if (!st.isFile()) throw new Error("not a regular file");
       h.update(label + "\0external-file\0" + path + "\0" + String(st.mode) + "\0");
-      h.update(readFileSync13(path));
+      h.update(readFileSync12(path));
       h.update("\0");
     } catch (e) {
       throw new Unattestable(
@@ -14704,7 +14733,7 @@ function fingerprintRoot(root, cwd, h) {
       h.update(rel + "\0" + ident.kind + "\0" + String(ident.mode) + "\0");
       if (ident.kind === "file") {
         try {
-          h.update(readFileSync13(path));
+          h.update(readFileSync12(path));
           h.update("\0");
         } catch (e) {
           throw new Unattestable(
@@ -14763,7 +14792,7 @@ function snapshot(roots, probes, cwd) {
   const h = createHash10("sha256");
   for (const probe of probes) {
     h.update(
-      "probe\0" + probe.kind + "\0" + probe.path + "\0" + (existsSync12(probe.path) ? "present" : "absent") + "\0"
+      "probe\0" + probe.kind + "\0" + probe.path + "\0" + (existsSync11(probe.path) ? "present" : "absent") + "\0"
     );
   }
   for (const root of roots) fingerprintRoot(root, cwd, h);
@@ -14822,7 +14851,7 @@ function resolveExecutable(token, cwd, env) {
   if (token.includes("/") || token.includes("\\")) {
     const path = isAbsolute10(token) ? token : resolve7(cwd, token);
     try {
-      return existsSync12(path) ? realpathSync6(path) : null;
+      return existsSync11(path) ? realpathSync6(path) : null;
     } catch {
       return null;
     }
@@ -14830,7 +14859,7 @@ function resolveExecutable(token, cwd, env) {
   for (const entry of (env.PATH ?? "").split(delimiter).filter(Boolean)) {
     const candidate = resolve7(entry, token);
     try {
-      if (existsSync12(candidate) && statSync3(candidate).isFile()) return realpathSync6(candidate);
+      if (existsSync11(candidate) && statSync3(candidate).isFile()) return realpathSync6(candidate);
     } catch {
     }
   }
@@ -14853,7 +14882,7 @@ function inferredVenvFromToken(token, cwd) {
   const parentName = basename4(parent).toLowerCase();
   if (parentName !== "bin" && parentName !== "scripts") return null;
   const root = dirname6(parent);
-  return existsSync12(join16(root, "pyvenv.cfg")) ? root : null;
+  return existsSync11(join16(root, "pyvenv.cfg")) ? root : null;
 }
 function unsupportedEcosystem(command, token) {
   const name = token ? basename4(token).toLowerCase() : "";
@@ -14869,13 +14898,13 @@ function inferredVenv(executable) {
   const parentName = basename4(parent).toLowerCase();
   if (parentName !== "bin" && parentName !== "scripts") return null;
   const root = dirname6(parent);
-  return existsSync12(join16(root, "pyvenv.cfg")) ? root : null;
+  return existsSync11(join16(root, "pyvenv.cfg")) ? root : null;
 }
 function venvProblem(root) {
   const cfg = join16(root, "pyvenv.cfg");
-  if (!existsSync12(cfg)) return "VIRTUAL_ENV " + JSON.stringify(root) + " has no pyvenv.cfg";
+  if (!existsSync11(cfg)) return "VIRTUAL_ENV " + JSON.stringify(root) + " has no pyvenv.cfg";
   try {
-    const body = readFileSync13(cfg, "utf8");
+    const body = readFileSync12(cfg, "utf8");
     if (/^\s*include-system-site-packages\s*=\s*true\s*$/im.test(body)) {
       return "Python environment " + JSON.stringify(root) + " enables system site-packages; those external package roots are not bounded";
     }
@@ -14900,7 +14929,7 @@ function discoverDependencyEnvironment(cwdInput, command, env = process.env) {
   };
   try {
     const nodeModules = join16(cwd, "node_modules");
-    if (existsSync12(nodeModules)) addRoot("node_modules", nodeModules);
+    if (existsSync11(nodeModules)) addRoot("node_modules", nodeModules);
     else probes.push({ kind: "node_modules", path: nodeModules });
     const token = firstExecutable(command);
     const executable = resolveExecutable(token, cwd, env);
@@ -14912,7 +14941,7 @@ function discoverDependencyEnvironment(cwdInput, command, env = process.env) {
       venv = resolve7(env.VIRTUAL_ENV);
     } else {
       venv = inferredVenv(executable) ?? inferredVenvFromToken(token, cwd);
-      if (!venv && /(?:^|\s)uv\s+run(?:\s|$)/.test(command) && existsSync12(join16(cwd, ".venv", "pyvenv.cfg"))) {
+      if (!venv && /(?:^|\s)uv\s+run(?:\s|$)/.test(command) && existsSync11(join16(cwd, ".venv", "pyvenv.cfg"))) {
         venv = join16(cwd, ".venv");
       }
     }
@@ -15391,7 +15420,7 @@ if (child) {
 // src/verifier-backend.ts
 import { createHash as createHash11, randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { spawnSync as spawnSync2 } from "node:child_process";
-import { accessSync as accessSync2, constants as constants4, readFileSync as readFileSync14, realpathSync as realpathSync7, statSync as statSync4 } from "node:fs";
+import { accessSync as accessSync2, constants as constants4, readFileSync as readFileSync13, realpathSync as realpathSync7, statSync as statSync4 } from "node:fs";
 import { delimiter as delimiter2, dirname as dirname7, join as join18, resolve as resolve8 } from "node:path";
 function identity() {
   const uid = typeof process.getuid === "function" ? process.getuid() : null;
@@ -15436,7 +15465,7 @@ function findExecutable(name) {
   return null;
 }
 function fileSha256(path) {
-  return createHash11("sha256").update(readFileSync14(path)).digest("hex");
+  return createHash11("sha256").update(readFileSync13(path)).digest("hex");
 }
 function engineClientEnv() {
   return {
@@ -15870,7 +15899,7 @@ var init_verifier_backend = __esm({
 // src/verification-state.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync8 } from "node:child_process";
 import { createHash as createHash12 } from "node:crypto";
-import { mkdirSync as mkdirSync8, readFileSync as readFileSync15, rmSync as rmSync7, writeFileSync as writeFileSync9 } from "node:fs";
+import { mkdirSync as mkdirSync8, readFileSync as readFileSync14, rmSync as rmSync7, writeFileSync as writeFileSync9 } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname as dirname8, join as join19 } from "node:path";
 function git2(args, cwd) {
   return execFileSync8("git", args, {
@@ -15929,7 +15958,7 @@ function interventionWiring(cwd) {
   return sources.map(([source, path]) => {
     let parsed;
     try {
-      parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync15(path, "utf8"));
+      parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync14(path, "utf8"));
     } catch {
       return { source, present: false };
     }
@@ -16082,7 +16111,7 @@ function readVerificationRecord(cwd) {
   if (!path) return null;
   let raw;
   try {
-    raw = readFileSync15(path, "utf8");
+    raw = readFileSync14(path, "utf8");
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
@@ -16131,7 +16160,7 @@ function readVerifyingMarker(cwd) {
   if (!path) return null;
   let parsed;
   try {
-    parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync15(path, "utf8"));
+    parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync14(path, "utf8"));
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
@@ -16495,7 +16524,7 @@ var init_verification_receipt = __esm({
 // src/cli/verify.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync9, spawnSync as spawnSync3 } from "node:child_process";
 import { createHash as createHash14 } from "node:crypto";
-import { chmodSync as chmodSync2, cpSync, lstatSync as lstatSync10, mkdirSync as mkdirSync10, mkdtempSync as mkdtempSync3, readFileSync as readFileSync16, readlinkSync as readlinkSync3, rmSync as rmSync9, symlinkSync, writeFileSync as writeFileSync11, existsSync as existsSync13 } from "node:fs";
+import { chmodSync as chmodSync2, cpSync, lstatSync as lstatSync10, mkdirSync as mkdirSync10, mkdtempSync as mkdtempSync3, readFileSync as readFileSync15, readlinkSync as readlinkSync3, rmSync as rmSync9, symlinkSync, writeFileSync as writeFileSync11, existsSync as existsSync12 } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir as tmpdir4 } from "node:os";
 import { dirname as dirname10, isAbsolute as isAbsolute11, join as join21, relative as relative6, resolve as resolve9, sep as sep4 } from "node:path";
 function oracleAssuranceReport() {
@@ -16691,7 +16720,7 @@ function probeFilesystemCaseSensitivity(dir) {
   const lower = join21(dir, ".tw-case-probe-a");
   try {
     writeFileSync11(upper, "", { flag: "wx" });
-    return !existsSync13(lower);
+    return !existsSync12(lower);
   } finally {
     rmSync9(upper, { force: true });
   }
@@ -16755,7 +16784,7 @@ function overlayDigest(dest, paths) {
     try {
       const st = lstatSync10(p);
       h.update(String(st.mode));
-      h.update(st.isSymbolicLink() ? readlinkSync3(p) : readFileSync16(p));
+      h.update(st.isSymbolicLink() ? readlinkSync3(p) : readFileSync15(p));
     } catch {
       h.update("<gone>");
     }
@@ -17350,8 +17379,13 @@ function runVerifyImpl(opts) {
     } catch {
     }
   }
-  const signedOff = verdict2 === "MASKED_FAILURE" ? oobToken("verify", oobFromEnv(), oobHeadFromEnv()) : null;
+  const oob = oobFromEnv();
+  const oobHead = oobHeadFromEnv();
+  const signedOff = verdict2 === "MASKED_FAILURE" ? oobToken("verify", oob, oobHead) : null;
   if (signedOff) code2 = 0;
+  const headProblem = verdict2 === "MASKED_FAILURE" && oob.length > 0 ? oobHeadProblem(oobHead) : null;
+  if (headProblem) process.stderr.write(`tamperward: ${headProblem}
+`);
   if (opts.json) {
     out3(
       JSON.stringify({
@@ -17564,7 +17598,7 @@ var init_verify = __esm({
 // src/cli/run.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync10, spawn, spawnSync as spawnSync4 } from "node:child_process";
 import { randomBytes as randomBytes3 } from "node:crypto";
-import { accessSync as accessSync3, constants as fsConstants, mkdtempSync as mkdtempSync4, readdirSync as readdirSync4, readFileSync as readFileSync17, readlinkSync as readlinkSync4, realpathSync as realpathSync8, rmSync as rmSync10, statSync as statSync5, writeFileSync as writeFileSync12 } from "node:fs";
+import { accessSync as accessSync3, constants as fsConstants, mkdtempSync as mkdtempSync4, readdirSync as readdirSync4, readFileSync as readFileSync16, readlinkSync as readlinkSync4, realpathSync as realpathSync8, rmSync as rmSync10, statSync as statSync5, writeFileSync as writeFileSync12 } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir as tmpdir5 } from "node:os";
 import { dirname as dirname11, join as join22, resolve as resolve10 } from "node:path";
 function authoritativeRunLifecyclePlatform(platform = process.platform) {
@@ -17718,7 +17752,7 @@ function runAgentSupervised(argv, cwd, budgetSecs, linuxPythonCandidates, lifecy
     }
     let state = {};
     try {
-      state = JSON.parse(readFileSync17(resultFile, "utf8"));
+      state = JSON.parse(readFileSync16(resultFile, "utf8"));
     } catch {
       return {
         exit: 1,
@@ -17762,7 +17796,7 @@ function observerExited(pid) {
   if (!pidAlive4(pid)) return true;
   if (process.platform !== "linux") return false;
   try {
-    const stat = readFileSync17(`/proc/${pid}/stat`, "utf8");
+    const stat = readFileSync16(`/proc/${pid}/stat`, "utf8");
     const state = stat.slice(stat.lastIndexOf(")") + 2).split(" ")[0];
     return state === "Z" || state === "X";
   } catch (e) {
@@ -17884,7 +17918,7 @@ function git4(args, cwd) {
 }
 function nowTicks() {
   try {
-    return Math.floor(parseFloat(readFileSync17("/proc/uptime", "utf8").split(" ")[0]) * 100);
+    return Math.floor(parseFloat(readFileSync16("/proc/uptime", "utf8").split(" ")[0]) * 100);
   } catch {
     return Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
   }
@@ -17907,7 +17941,7 @@ function survivorsHoldingTree(cwd, spawnedAfterTicks) {
     const n2 = Number(pid);
     if (n2 === process.pid) continue;
     try {
-      const stat = readFileSync17(`/proc/${pid}/stat`, "utf8");
+      const stat = readFileSync16(`/proc/${pid}/stat`, "utf8");
       const startTicks = Number(stat.slice(stat.lastIndexOf(")") + 2).split(" ")[19]);
       if (!Number.isFinite(startTicks) || startTicks < spawnedAfterTicks) continue;
     } catch {
@@ -18480,7 +18514,7 @@ raise SystemExit(0)
 
 // src/cli/doctor.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync11 } from "node:child_process";
-import { existsSync as existsSync14, readFileSync as readFileSync18, readdirSync as readdirSync5 } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync as existsSync13, readFileSync as readFileSync17, readdirSync as readdirSync5 } from "node:fs";
 import { join as join23, resolve as resolve11 } from "node:path";
 function lifecyclePlatformCheck(platform = process.platform, linuxPython = platform === "linux" ? trustedLinuxPython() : null) {
   if (platform === "linux") {
@@ -18536,10 +18570,10 @@ function wiringState(status, authority) {
   return authority ? "BROKEN" : "WARN";
 }
 function pinsInFile(path) {
-  if (!existsSync14(path)) return [];
+  if (!existsSync13(path)) return [];
   let src = "";
   try {
-    src = readFileSync18(path, "utf8");
+    src = readFileSync17(path, "utf8");
   } catch {
     return [];
   }
@@ -18560,13 +18594,13 @@ function workflowPermissionCheck(cwd, workflowRels = [".github/workflows/tamperw
   const warnings = [];
   for (const rel of workflowRels) {
     const path = resolve11(cwd, rel);
-    if (!existsSync14(path)) {
+    if (!existsSync13(path)) {
       broken.push(`${rel} is missing`);
       continue;
     }
     let doc;
     try {
-      doc = yaml.parse(readFileSync18(path, "utf8"));
+      doc = yaml.parse(readFileSync17(path, "utf8"));
     } catch (e) {
       broken.push(`${rel} is not valid YAML (${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)})`);
       continue;
@@ -18965,7 +18999,7 @@ function diagnose(opts = {}) {
   } else {
     const workflowDirRel = ".github/workflows";
     const workflowDir = resolve11(cwd, workflowDirRel);
-    if (!existsSync14(workflowDir)) {
+    if (!existsSync13(workflowDir)) {
       return fail("ci-verifier", `${workflowDirRel}: workflow directory does not exist`);
     }
     let entries;
@@ -18985,12 +19019,12 @@ function diagnose(opts = {}) {
   const authorityWorkflows = [];
   for (const workflowRel of workflowRels) {
     const workflowPath = resolve11(cwd, workflowRel);
-    if (!existsSync14(workflowPath)) {
+    if (!existsSync13(workflowPath)) {
       return fail("ci-verifier", `${workflowRel}: workflow does not exist`);
     }
     let doc;
     try {
-      doc = yaml.parse(readFileSync18(workflowPath, "utf8"));
+      doc = yaml.parse(readFileSync17(workflowPath, "utf8"));
     } catch (e) {
       return fail(
         "ci-verifier",
@@ -19301,9 +19335,9 @@ var init_status2 = __esm({
 // src/cli/trace-verify.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync12, spawnSync as spawnSync5 } from "node:child_process";
 import {
-  existsSync as existsSync15,
+  existsSync as existsSync14,
   mkdtempSync as mkdtempSync5,
-  readFileSync as readFileSync19,
+  readFileSync as readFileSync18,
   readdirSync as readdirSync6,
   realpathSync as realpathSync9,
   rmSync as rmSync11,
@@ -19560,7 +19594,7 @@ function materializeBase(base, cwd, dest) {
   }
   const hostModules = join24(cwd, "node_modules");
   const tracedModules = join24(dest, "node_modules");
-  if (existsSync15(hostModules) && !existsSync15(tracedModules)) {
+  if (existsSync14(hostModules) && !existsSync14(tracedModules)) {
     symlinkSync2(resolve12(hostModules), tracedModules, "dir");
   }
 }
@@ -19617,7 +19651,7 @@ function straceOnce(root, command, budget) {
       }
     );
     const logs = traced.error ? [] : traceFiles(prefix);
-    const accesses = logs.flatMap((path) => parseStraceFileAccess(readFileSync19(path, "utf8"), TRACE_ROOT));
+    const accesses = logs.flatMap((path) => parseStraceFileAccess(readFileSync18(path, "utf8"), TRACE_ROOT));
     const raw = {
       spawnError: traced.error ? traced.error.message : null,
       status: traced.status,
@@ -19872,7 +19906,7 @@ var init_immutable = __esm({
 });
 
 // src/runtimes.ts
-import { existsSync as existsSync16, readFileSync as readFileSync20 } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync as existsSync15, readFileSync as readFileSync19 } from "node:fs";
 import { join as join25 } from "node:path";
 function isRecord6(x) {
   return typeof x === "object" && x !== null && !Array.isArray(x);
@@ -19902,8 +19936,8 @@ function claudeSettingsBeyondTamperward(cwd) {
   const path = join25(cwd, ".claude", "settings.json");
   let raw;
   try {
-    if (!existsSync16(path)) return false;
-    raw = readFileSync20(path, "utf8");
+    if (!existsSync15(path)) return false;
+    raw = readFileSync19(path, "utf8");
   } catch {
     return false;
   }
@@ -19929,7 +19963,7 @@ function detectRuntimes(cwd) {
   for (const rt of KNOWN_RUNTIMES) {
     const marker = rt.markers.find((m) => {
       try {
-        return existsSync16(join25(cwd, m));
+        return existsSync15(join25(cwd, m));
       } catch {
         return false;
       }
@@ -20954,7 +20988,7 @@ var init_adapter3 = __esm({
 
 // src/adapters/copilot-sdk/changes.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync13 } from "node:child_process";
-import { mkdtempSync as mkdtempSync6, writeFileSync as writeFileSync13, readFileSync as readFileSync21, rmSync as rmSync12, existsSync as existsSync17, realpathSync as realpathSync10 } from "node:fs";
+import { mkdtempSync as mkdtempSync6, writeFileSync as writeFileSync13, readFileSync as readFileSync20, rmSync as rmSync12, existsSync as existsSync16, realpathSync as realpathSync10 } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir as tmpdir7 } from "node:os";
 import { basename as basename5, dirname as dirname12, isAbsolute as isAbsolute16, relative as relative11, resolve as resolve15, join as join26 } from "node:path";
 function asStr4(v) {
@@ -20973,7 +21007,7 @@ function canonicalContainedTarget(abs, root) {
   }
   let dir = abs;
   const tail = [];
-  while (!existsSync17(dir)) {
+  while (!existsSync16(dir)) {
     const parent = dirname12(dir);
     if (parent === dir) break;
     tail.unshift(basename5(dir));
@@ -21048,7 +21082,7 @@ function reconstructAfterViaGit(rawDiff, display2, before, isCreate) {
     if (statPath !== TARGET) throw new Error(`write diff reconstructs a different file (${statPath}) than the bound target`);
     git8(["--check"]);
     git8([]);
-    return op === "delete" ? null : readFileSync21(targetPath, "utf8");
+    return op === "delete" ? null : readFileSync20(targetPath, "utf8");
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error(`could not reconstruct the write to ${display2} from its diff via git apply: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`);
   } finally {
@@ -21801,7 +21835,7 @@ var init_runtime_qualification = __esm({
 
 // src/cli/runtime.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync14 } from "node:child_process";
-import { existsSync as existsSync18, mkdirSync as mkdirSync11, readFileSync as readFileSync22, writeFileSync as writeFileSync14 } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync as existsSync17, mkdirSync as mkdirSync11, readFileSync as readFileSync21, writeFileSync as writeFileSync14 } from "node:fs";
 import { join as join27, dirname as dirname13 } from "node:path";
 function storePath(cwd) {
   const dir = gitDir(cwd);
@@ -21809,9 +21843,9 @@ function storePath(cwd) {
 }
 function readStore(cwd) {
   const path = storePath(cwd);
-  if (!path || !existsSync18(path)) return null;
+  if (!path || !existsSync17(path)) return null;
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync22(path, "utf8"));
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync21(path, "utf8"));
     if (parsed && typeof parsed === "object" && parsed.records && typeof parsed.records === "object") return parsed;
   } catch {
     return null;
@@ -21980,9 +22014,9 @@ function resolveHookConfigHash(canonicalId, cwd) {
     "github-copilot-cli": join27(cwd, ".github", "hooks", "tamperward.json")
   };
   const file = files[canonicalId];
-  if (!file || !existsSync18(file)) return null;
+  if (!file || !existsSync17(file)) return null;
   try {
-    const raw = readFileSync22(file, "utf8");
+    const raw = readFileSync21(file, "utf8");
     let hooks = raw;
     try {
       const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
@@ -22261,7 +22295,7 @@ var init_runtime = __esm({
 
 // src/cli/onboard.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync15 } from "node:child_process";
-import { lstatSync as lstatSync11, mkdtempSync as mkdtempSync7, readFileSync as readFileSync23, realpathSync as realpathSync11, rmSync as rmSync13 } from "node:fs";
+import { lstatSync as lstatSync11, mkdtempSync as mkdtempSync7, readFileSync as readFileSync22, realpathSync as realpathSync11, rmSync as rmSync13 } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir as tmpdir8 } from "node:os";
 import { join as join28, relative as relative12, resolve as resolve16, sep as sep6 } from "node:path";
 import { createInterface } from "node:readline";
@@ -22334,7 +22368,7 @@ function writeVerifyCommand(cwd, command) {
     return `${POLICY_FILE} is not a regular file; refusing to follow or replace a symlink or special file`;
   }
   const mode = existingMode(path, 420);
-  const original = kind === "file" ? readFileSync23(path, "utf8") : null;
+  const original = kind === "file" ? readFileSync22(path, "utf8") : null;
   let next;
   try {
     const doc = parseDocument(original && original.trim() ? original : "version: 1\n");
@@ -22989,7 +23023,7 @@ var init_capture = __esm({
 
 // src/research/manifest.ts
 import { createHash as createHash16 } from "node:crypto";
-import { readFileSync as readFileSync24 } from "node:fs";
+import { readFileSync as readFileSync23 } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname as dirname14, resolve as resolve18 } from "node:path";
 function taskFrom(raw, index, manifestDir) {
   const where = `task #${index + 1}`;
@@ -23023,7 +23057,7 @@ function readManifest(path) {
   const abs = resolve18(path);
   let bytes;
   try {
-    bytes = readFileSync24(abs);
+    bytes = readFileSync23(abs);
   } catch (e) {
     throw new ResearchError(`cannot read task manifest ${abs}: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`);
   }
@@ -23442,7 +23476,7 @@ var init_record = __esm({
 // src/research/run.ts
 import { randomUUID as randomUUID2 } from "node:crypto";
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync16 } from "node:child_process";
-import { closeSync as closeSync5, existsSync as existsSync19, linkSync, mkdirSync as mkdirSync12, openSync as openSync5, readFileSync as readFileSync25, renameSync as renameSync4, rmSync as rmSync14, unlinkSync, writeFileSync as writeFileSync15, writeSync } from "node:fs";
+import { closeSync as closeSync5, existsSync as existsSync18, linkSync, mkdirSync as mkdirSync12, openSync as openSync5, readFileSync as readFileSync24, renameSync as renameSync4, rmSync as rmSync14, unlinkSync, writeFileSync as writeFileSync15, writeSync } from "node:fs";
 import { hostname } from "node:os";
 import { join as join29, resolve as resolve19 } from "node:path";
 function git7(args, cwd) {
@@ -23456,7 +23490,7 @@ function researchLockPath(ledger) {
 }
 function readLockOwner(path) {
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync25(path, "utf8"));
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync24(path, "utf8"));
     if (!isRecord(parsed) || typeof parsed.pid !== "number" || !Number.isInteger(parsed.pid) || parsed.pid <= 0) return null;
     if (typeof parsed.host !== "string" || typeof parsed.started_at !== "string" || typeof parsed.token !== "string") return null;
     return { pid: parsed.pid, host: parsed.host, started_at: parsed.started_at, token: parsed.token };
@@ -23479,7 +23513,7 @@ function lockHolder(path) {
 function acquireResearchLock(ledger, breakStaleLock = false) {
   mkdirSync12(ledger, { recursive: true });
   const path = researchLockPath(ledger);
-  if (breakStaleLock && existsSync19(path)) {
+  if (breakStaleLock && existsSync18(path)) {
     const owner2 = readLockOwner(path);
     if (!owner2) {
       throw new ResearchError(`research output ${ledger} has an unreadable lock at ${path}; verify no run is active, then remove it deliberately`);
@@ -23541,7 +23575,7 @@ function acquireResearchLock(ledger, breakStaleLock = false) {
       if (released) return;
       released = true;
       try {
-        if (readFileSync25(path, "utf8") === text) unlinkSync(path);
+        if (readFileSync24(path, "utf8") === text) unlinkSync(path);
       } catch {
       }
     }
@@ -23550,7 +23584,7 @@ function acquireResearchLock(ledger, breakStaleLock = false) {
 function resumableRecord(path, expected) {
   let raw;
   try {
-    raw = JSON.parse(readFileSync25(path, "utf8"));
+    raw = JSON.parse(readFileSync24(path, "utf8"));
   } catch (e) {
     throw new ResearchError(`ledger record ${path} is malformed (${errorMessage(e).split("\n")[0]}); remove it to regenerate the pair, or use a new --out`);
   }
@@ -23852,7 +23886,7 @@ function runResearch(opts) {
       try {
         for (let pair = 1; pair <= pairs; pair++) {
           const path = pairRecordPath(ledger, task.id, pair);
-          if (!existsSync19(path)) continue;
+          if (!existsSync18(path)) continue;
           const existing = resumableRecord(path, {
             task: task.id,
             pair,
@@ -23972,7 +24006,7 @@ var init_run2 = __esm({
 });
 
 // src/research/ledger-files.ts
-import { closeSync as closeSync6, constants as constants5, fstatSync as fstatSync3, lstatSync as lstatSync12, openSync as openSync6, readFileSync as readFileSync26, readdirSync as readdirSync7, realpathSync as realpathSync12 } from "node:fs";
+import { closeSync as closeSync6, constants as constants5, fstatSync as fstatSync3, lstatSync as lstatSync12, openSync as openSync6, readFileSync as readFileSync25, readdirSync as readdirSync7, realpathSync as realpathSync12 } from "node:fs";
 import { join as join30, resolve as resolve20 } from "node:path";
 function lstatOrNull(path) {
   try {
@@ -24015,7 +24049,7 @@ function readRegularFile(path, realPairsDir, name) {
     if (!opened.isFile() || !sameInode || opened.nlink !== 1) {
       throw new ResearchError(`ledger record ${path} changed between listing and reading; refusing to read it`);
     }
-    return readFileSync26(fd);
+    return readFileSync25(fd);
   } finally {
     closeSync6(fd);
   }
@@ -24188,7 +24222,7 @@ var init_summarize = __esm({
 
 // src/research/init.ts
 import { createHash as createHash17 } from "node:crypto";
-import { existsSync as existsSync20, mkdirSync as mkdirSync13, readFileSync as readFileSync27, writeFileSync as writeFileSync16 } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync as existsSync19, mkdirSync as mkdirSync13, readFileSync as readFileSync26, writeFileSync as writeFileSync16 } from "node:fs";
 import { basename as basename6, dirname as dirname15, resolve as resolve21 } from "node:path";
 function idFrom(repo) {
   const clean = repo.replace(/[\\/]$/, "").split(/[\\/]/).pop() || "task";
@@ -24200,7 +24234,7 @@ function createResearchManifest(opts) {
   if (!opts.prompt) throw new ResearchError("research init requires --prompt");
   if (!opts.verifyCommand) throw new ResearchError("research init requires --verify-command");
   const out3 = resolve21(opts.out);
-  if (existsSync20(out3)) throw new ResearchError(`research init refuses to overwrite ${out3}; choose a new path`);
+  if (existsSync19(out3)) throw new ResearchError(`research init refuses to overwrite ${out3}; choose a new path`);
   const id = opts.id ?? idFrom(opts.repo);
   if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$/.test(id)) throw new ResearchError(`research init id must match [A-Za-z0-9._-] (got "${id}")`);
   if (opts.verifyBudget !== void 0 && (!Number.isFinite(opts.verifyBudget) || opts.verifyBudget <= 0)) {
@@ -24240,7 +24274,7 @@ function runResearchInit(opts) {
   }
 }
 function requireHash(path) {
-  return createHash17("sha256").update(readFileSync27(path)).digest("hex");
+  return createHash17("sha256").update(readFileSync26(path)).digest("hex");
 }
 var init_init2 = __esm({
   "src/research/init.ts"() {
@@ -24308,7 +24342,7 @@ var init_report2 = __esm({
 import { createHash as createHash18 } from "node:crypto";
 import { isDeepStrictEqual } from "node:util";
 import { gzipSync, gunzipSync } from "node:zlib";
-import { mkdirSync as mkdirSync14, readFileSync as readFileSync28, writeFileSync as writeFileSync17 } from "node:fs";
+import { mkdirSync as mkdirSync14, readFileSync as readFileSync27, writeFileSync as writeFileSync17 } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname as dirname16, resolve as resolve22 } from "node:path";
 function octal(value, width) {
   return value.toString(8).padStart(width - 1, "0") + "\0";
@@ -24414,7 +24448,7 @@ function jsonBytes(value) {
 function validateResearchBundle(path) {
   let files;
   try {
-    files = parseTar(gunzipSync(readFileSync28(resolve22(path))));
+    files = parseTar(gunzipSync(readFileSync27(resolve22(path))));
   } catch (e) {
     throw new ResearchError(`cannot read research bundle ${path}: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`);
   }
@@ -24484,7 +24518,7 @@ function createResearchBundle(opts) {
   const { records, entries } = packagedRecords(ledger);
   const summary = summarizeRecords(records);
   if (opts.manifest) {
-    const manifest = readFileSync28(resolve22(opts.manifest));
+    const manifest = readFileSync27(resolve22(opts.manifest));
     const sha3 = createHash18("sha256").update(manifest).digest("hex");
     if (sha3 !== summary.manifest_sha256) throw new ResearchError(`manifest sha256 ${sha3} does not match ledger ${summary.manifest_sha256}`);
     entries.push({ name: "manifest.json", bytes: manifest });
@@ -24655,7 +24689,7 @@ var init_research = __esm({
 });
 
 // src/cli/receipt.ts
-import { appendFileSync as appendFileSync6, readFileSync as readFileSync29, writeFileSync as writeFileSync18 } from "node:fs";
+import { appendFileSync as appendFileSync6, readFileSync as readFileSync28, writeFileSync as writeFileSync18 } from "node:fs";
 function parseReceipt(args) {
   const [sub, ...rest] = args;
   const exportOpts = {};
@@ -24782,7 +24816,7 @@ function ciAdjudicate(cwd, opts) {
   if (opts.ciResult !== void 0) {
     let doc;
     try {
-      doc = JSON.parse(readFileSync29(opts.ciResult, "utf8"));
+      doc = JSON.parse(readFileSync28(opts.ciResult, "utf8"));
     } catch (e) {
       return {
         ci: { verdict: "CANNOT_VERIFY", binding, binding_error: `unreadable CI verify result: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}` },
@@ -24793,7 +24827,12 @@ function ciAdjudicate(cwd, opts) {
     if (check2.reason !== void 0) {
       return { ci: { verdict: "CANNOT_VERIFY", binding, binding_error: check2.reason }, exit: 2 };
     }
-    const signedOff = check2.verdict === "MASKED_FAILURE" && oobToken("verify", oobFromEnv(), oobHeadFromEnv()) !== null;
+    const oob = oobFromEnv();
+    const oobHead = oobHeadFromEnv();
+    const signedOff = check2.verdict === "MASKED_FAILURE" && oobToken("verify", oob, oobHead) !== null;
+    const headProblem = check2.verdict === "MASKED_FAILURE" && oob.length > 0 ? oobHeadProblem(oobHead) : null;
+    if (headProblem) process.stderr.write(`tamperward: ${headProblem}
+`);
     return {
       ci: {
         verdict: check2.verdict,
@@ -24923,7 +24962,7 @@ function loadClaimedReceipt(path) {
   }
   let raw;
   try {
-    raw = readFileSync29(path, "utf8");
+    raw = readFileSync28(path, "utf8");
   } catch (e) {
     return { disposition: "MALFORMED", detail: `receipt file could not be read (${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)})` };
   }
@@ -25784,7 +25823,7 @@ var init_main = __esm({
 // src/cli/index.ts
 init_hook_client();
 init_exit();
-import { readFileSync as readFileSync30 } from "node:fs";
+import { readFileSync as readFileSync29 } from "node:fs";
 function loadMain() {
   return Promise.resolve().then(() => (init_main(), main_exports));
 }
@@ -25797,7 +25836,7 @@ async function launch(argv) {
   if (kind && hookServiceEnabled()) {
     let raw = null;
     try {
-      raw = readFileSync30(0, "utf8");
+      raw = readFileSync29(0, "utf8");
     } catch {
       raw = null;
     }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tamperward",
-  "version": "2.39.7",
+  "version": "2.39.9",
   "description": "The deterministic agent-integrity gate. One ruleset, evaluated on the actual diff/commands as a verdict, enforced everywhere a change can be made.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "hexrift",