xdrs-core 0.46.2 → 0.46.3

package/.xdrs/_core/adrs/principles/001-xdrs-standards.md

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ADR and EDR share the same six technical subject names (see [`_core-adr-policy-0
     - `standard` — see [`_core-adr-policy-014`](014-standard-scope-type.md)
     - `_local` — see [`_core-adr-policy-015`](015-local-scope-type.md)
   - Scope name suffixes are unlimited and MAY be used in any scope type.
-  - When writing or generating a new XDRS root `index.md`, use the following default ordering (scopes listed later override earlier ones): `core → reference → platform → standard → _local`. Custom-type scopes SHOULD be placed in the `standard` position.
+  - When writing or generating a new XDRS root `index.md`, use the following default ordering (scopes listed later override earlier ones): `core → reference → platform → standard → _local`. Custom-type scopes SHOULD be placed in the `standard` position. This ordering is the **default fallback** for conflict resolution between scopes: `extends:` declarations (Section D of `_core-adr-policy-010`) take precedence over it for policy document inheritance, and `follows:` declarations govern authoring governance rules independently. See `_core-adr-policy-010.36-root-index-ordering-fallback` for the full normative definition.
   - **Scope index frontmatter fields:** Every scope's `index.md` MUST include the following YAML frontmatter. Fields match the Policy frontmatter standard (`_core-adr-policy-002`) in purpose, adjusted for scope-level semantics:
     - `name` (required): The scope identifier, MUST exactly match the scope directory name (e.g., `myteam`, `cloud-platform-aws`). Used by tools to verify scope identity.
     - `description` (required): Short overview of what this scope covers and who the intended audience is. Used by AI agents for discovery and relevance matching. Max 40 words.
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ADR and EDR share the same six technical subject names (see [`_core-adr-policy-0
     - `valid-from` (required): ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) from which this scope became active.
     - `metadata` (optional): Arbitrary key-value map for additional scope metadata.
     - `follows` (optional): Core scope names whose Policies apply as mandatory governance conventions to this scope, beyond `_core`. Last-listed takes precedence on conflicts (e.g., `follows: myarea-core, shared-standards`). All referenced scopes MUST exist in the workspace; if any is absent, READ/WRITE/REVIEW operations MUST fail.
-    - `extends` (optional): Scope names whose **policy documents** (decision records only — not skills, articles, research, or plans) are inherited by this scope as if they were authored here. Any scope type except `_local` and `_core` may be referenced. Last-listed extended scope takes precedence on conflicts; the extending scope's own policies always take highest precedence. Depth-first transitive resolution applies: if A extends [B, C] and B extends [D], the effective precedence order is D < B < C < A. `extends:` and `follows:` MUST reference disjoint scope sets. All referenced scopes MUST exist in the workspace; if any is absent, READ/WRITE/REVIEW operations MUST fail. When an extending scope's policy overrides an inherited policy on the same topic, a `## Conflicts` section MUST document the override. Scopes referenced only via `extends:` chains (not entry scopes in the root index) are exempt from the root index link requirement. See `_core-adr-policy-010` Section D (rules 27–35) for full normative rules.
+    - `extends` (optional): Scope names whose **policy documents** (decision records only — not skills, articles, research, or plans) are inherited by this scope as if they were authored here. Any scope type except `_local` and `_core` may be referenced. Last-listed extended scope takes precedence on conflicts; the extending scope's own policies always take highest precedence. Depth-first transitive resolution applies: if A extends [B, C] and B extends [D], the effective precedence order is D < B < C < A. `extends:` and `follows:` MUST reference disjoint scope sets. All referenced scopes MUST exist in the workspace; if any is absent, READ/WRITE/REVIEW operations MUST fail. When an extending scope's policy overrides an inherited policy on the same topic, a `## Conflicts` section MUST document the override. Scopes referenced only via `extends:` chains (not entry scopes in the root index) are exempt from the root index link requirement. `extends:` takes precedence over root index ordering for conflict resolution between the scopes involved; root index ordering is the fallback for all other scope pairs. See `_core-adr-policy-010` Section D (rules 27–35) and Section E (rule 36) for full normative rules.
     - `license` (optional): SPDX identifier for the scope's content license.
     - `metadata` (optional): Arbitrary key-value map for additional scope metadata.
 - **Subjects:** The subject folder MUST be chosen per [`_core-adr-policy-016`](016-policy-subjects.md), which defines allowed subjects, full descriptions, examples, and disambiguation tiebreakers.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ ADR and EDR share the same six technical subject names (see [`_core-adr-policy-0
     - Add a short description of what this scope is about (responsibilities, general worries, teams involved, link to discussion process, etc)
     - Add links to related scope indexes that this scope might override or be overridden by (scopes listed last override earlier ones on the same topic).
     - Each XDRS element entry MUST include a short description. SHOULD use an imperative statement or the question it answers (<15 words). Example: "Use this while planning a new feature", "What communication tone we use with our customers?"
-  - Outside the scopes, keep a root index in `[xdrs-root]/index.md` that links to each scope index (`[xdrs-root]/[scope]/index.md`). Add the text "XDRS scopes listed last override the ones listed first". The root index MUST NOT link directly to type indexes; readers navigate from the scope index to the type indexes. Use the link text pattern `View scope [scope_name]` for each scope link (e.g. `[View scope myteam] linking to (myteam/index.md)`).
+  - Outside the scopes, keep a root index in `[xdrs-root]/index.md` that links to each scope index (`[xdrs-root]/[scope]/index.md`). Add the text "XDRS scopes listed last override the ones listed first" followed by a note that `extends:` and `follows:` declarations in individual scope indexes take precedence over this ordering for their respective resolution concerns (see `_core-adr-policy-010.36-root-index-ordering-fallback`). The root index MUST NOT link directly to type indexes; readers navigate from the scope index to the type indexes. Use the link text pattern `View scope [scope_name]` for each scope link (e.g. `[View scope myteam] linking to (myteam/index.md)`).
   - MUST verify if indexes are up to date after making changes
 - **Scope index**
   - Each scope folder MUST maintain an `index.md` file at `[xdrs-root]/[scope]/index.md`.

package/.xdrs/_core/adrs/principles/010-scope-governance.md

@@ -223,17 +223,25 @@ When loading the effective policy set for a scope, tools and agents MUST resolve
 
 Deduplication: if the same scope name appears more than once in the depth-first traversal, keep only the first occurrence. When a scope's policy overrides an inherited policy on the same topic, the overriding policy MUST include a `## Conflicts` section (see rule 34).
 
-Note: the `extends:` content-precedence chain is independent of Section C rule 24. `extends:` determines which policy documents are in scope; rule 24 determines which authoring rules apply.
-
 #### 34-extends-conflict-declaration
 
-When an extending scope's own policy addresses the same topic as a policy in an extended scope, or when two extended scopes address the same topic differently, the higher-precedence policy MUST include a `## Conflicts` section that:
+When an extending scope's policy overrides an inherited policy, or when extended scopes address the same topic differently, the higher-precedence policy MUST include a `## Conflicts` section that:
 
 - Names the conflicting policy (scope and policy ID) being overridden or superseded.
-- Explains why the override or difference exists.
+- Explains why the override exists.
 
-An undeclared semantic conflict between policies from the `extends:` chain MUST be surfaced as an error during review (see `_core-adr-policy-010.34-extends-conflict-declaration`).
+An undeclared conflict MUST be surfaced during review (see `_core-adr-policy-010.34-extends-conflict-declaration`).
 
 #### 35-extends-index
 
-Scopes referenced only via `extends:` chains and not linked in the root `index.md` are **exempt** from the "root index must link all scopes" requirement. These scopes form the building-block layer; the root index lists only entry scopes. If a scope is both referenced via `extends:` AND linked in the root index, tools SHOULD warn of ambiguous dual precedence (the root index ordering governs for consumers that do not interpret `extends:` declarations), using warning code `_core-adr-policy-010.35-extends-index`.
+Scopes referenced only via `extends:` chains and not linked in the root `index.md` are **exempt** from the "root index must link all scopes" requirement. If a scope is both referenced via `extends:` AND linked in the root index, tools SHOULD warn of ambiguous dual precedence using warning code `_core-adr-policy-010.35-extends-index`.
+
+---
+
+**Section E — Root index ordering and global conflict resolution**
+
+#### 36-root-index-ordering-fallback
+
+The root `index.md` ordering ("scopes listed last override the ones listed first") is the **default fallback** for policy document conflict resolution. `extends:` takes precedence: when a scope explicitly `extends:` another, the `extends:` chain (Section D, rule 33) governs; root index ordering MUST NOT be used to resolve conflicts between those scopes. For all other scope pairs, agents and tools MUST treat the later-listed scope in the root `index.md` as providing the overriding policy.
+
+`follows:` is independent of policy document conflict resolution. It governs authoring governance rules only (Section C, rule 24). Agents reading a single scope's `index.md` MUST also read the root `index.md` to determine conflict resolution order absent an `extends:` relationship.

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "xdrs-core",
-  "version": "0.46.2",
+  "version": "0.46.3",
   "description": "A framework to structure, compile and distribute Architectural (ADR), Business (BDR), and Engineering (EDR) decision records contents so that AI agents and humans can reliably find and use them with hierarchical scopes and controlled rollout in the format of distributable versioned packages.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",