Fix 10 audit bugs: path prefix matching, verdict parsing, CORS, stale-task detection, phase mapping
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Batch 1 (High severity):
- Bug 1: --audit cat3 now checks .automaton/tasks/ paths
- Bug 4: Verdict PASS/FAIL uses structured ## Status: line parsing
- Bug 5: register-guards.sh checks .json/.jsonc, writes plugin key, strips comments
- Bug 7: --can-edit/--scope-check path prefix uses os.sep boundary

Batch 2 (Medium/Low severity):
- Bug 2: migrate-project.sh find command parentheses for -prune binding
- Bug 3: vram_detect model prefix matching with known-suffix whitelist
- Bug 6: dashboard reads .state file before artifact heuristic fallback
- Bug 8: removed wildcard CORS, added security headers (nosniff, DENY)
- Bug 9: stale-task detection uses .state.lastedit instead of .state mtime
- Bug 10: TEST_PLAN.md maps to test_design (was implement)

249 tests pass (up from 235). All 10 tasks driven through full workflow to completion.
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# Adversarial Bug Report: automaton (Adversarial Review — Post-Fix)
# Adversarial Bug Report: Full-Codebase Audit (v2.0)
## Summary
Adversarial review targeting difficult-to-spot bugs: security gaps, logic errors in edge cases, and inconsistencies between enforcement layers. This report complements the Bug Report with findings that require deeper analysis. 3 additional bugs found.
A deep adversarial review of automaton identified **12 bugs** that are difficult to spot — complex logic errors, race conditions, infinite loops, and memory/resource exhaustion issues. All bugs have been fixed. The most critical adversarial bugs involved the Orchestrator's auto-execution loop potentially running infinitely, sub-task management creating orphaned tasks, and VRAM detection causing resource exhaustion.
## Bugs Found
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## Bugs Found and Fixed
### Bug 1: Orchestrator — Auto-execution loop can run infinitely (CRITICAL — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Critical
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Auto-Execution Loop" section
- **Description**: The auto-execution loop has no maximum iteration count or timeout. If the agent produces an artifact but doesn't output CONTRACT_MET (e.g., the agent crashes), the loop will spin forever.
- **Fix Applied**: Added to the loop: "if iteration_count >= MAX_ITERATIONS (default: 10): break", "if total_time_elapsed >= MAX_TOTAL_TIME (default: 24 hours): break", "if phase_time_elapsed >= MAX_PHASE_TIME (default: 1 hour): break"
### Bug 2: Orchestrator — Sub-task creation doesn't prevent duplicate sub-tasks (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Management" section
- **Description**: When the Orchestrator creates sub-task folders, it doesn't check if they already exist.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Check for existing sub-task folders: For each sub-task, check if the folder `tasks/{parent-task-name}/subtasks/{sub-task-name}/` already exists. If it does, skip the creation and report that the sub-task has already been created."
### Bug 3: Orchestrator — Auto-detect VRAM can cause resource exhaustion (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "VRAM Detection" section
- **Description**: If the VRAM detection script is run in a loop (e.g., the Orchestrator is invoked multiple times), it will repeatedly probe the GPU and RAM, causing performance degradation.
- **Fix Applied**: Added VRAM detection caching: "When the Orchestrator is invoked multiple times (e.g., the user says 'orchestrate' twice), it MUST cache the VRAM detection results and reuse them instead of running the detection script again."
### Bug 4: Orchestrator — Sub-task completion doesn't check for orphaned sub-tasks (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Completion and Parent Task" section
- **Description**: The Orchestrator doesn't check if there are orphaned sub-tasks — sub-tasks that were created by the Orchestrator but are no longer referenced in the DECOMPOSITION.md.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Check for orphaned sub-tasks: Before checking completion, verify that each sub-task is still referenced in the DECOMPOSITION.md. If a sub-task is orphaned (no longer in the DECOMPOSITION.md), remove it from the parent's completion check."
### Bug 5: Orchestrator — Auto-execution loop doesn't handle concurrent sub-tasks (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Auto-Execution Loop" section
- **Description**: The auto-execution loop only drives one sub-task at a time, even when sub-tasks are in the same wave and can run in parallel.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Sub-task Parallel Execution: When sub-tasks are in the same wave and can run in parallel, the Orchestrator should drive them simultaneously instead of sequentially."
### Bug 6: Orchestrator — State Determination can produce ambiguous states (MEDIUM — FIXED)
### Bug 8: CORS `*` on writable dashboard API allows cross-origin modification
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "State Determination" section
- **Description**: The state determination has multiple overlapping conditions that can produce ambiguous states.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Note on overlapping conditions: If a task has both `TEST_PLAN.md` and `DESIGN.md`, the Orchestrator should prioritize the more advanced state (TEST_PLAN.md → Implement) over the optional state (DESIGN.md → Test Design)."
- **Location**: automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py:40-44, 93-108, 213-239
- **Description**: The dashboard HTTP server sets `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` on all responses, including POST and PUT endpoints. The dashboard binds to `localhost`, but any website open in the user's browser can send cross-origin requests to `localhost:8080`. The POST `/api/task/{name}/review` endpoint writes REVIEW.md files, and the PUT `/api/config` endpoint overwrites the dashboard config. A malicious webpage could silently modify task reviews or corrupt the config while the dashboard is running. The preflight OPTIONS handler (line 110-116) also returns `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` with `Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, POST, PUT, OPTIONS`, explicitly enabling these cross-origin writes.
- **Reproduction**: With the dashboard running on localhost:8080, open a browser console on any website and run: `fetch('http://localhost:8080/api/task/mytask/review', {method:'POST', headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'}, body:JSON.stringify({status:'approved', comment:'hacked'})})`. The review is written successfully.
- **Suggested Fix**: Set `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` to `http://localhost:8080` only (same-origin), or remove CORS headers entirely since the dashboard is a local single-origin app. Do not return `*` on POST/PUT endpoints.
### Bug 7: Orchestrator — Sub-task PARENT_SPEC.md can cause circular references (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Parent Specification" section
- **Description**: The PARENT_SPEC.md contains the parent task's SPEC.md content. If the parent's SPEC.md references the sub-task's SPEC.md files, a circular reference is created.
- **Fix Applied**: Changed the PARENT_SPEC.md content to include "The sub-task's own scope/acceptance criteria from the DECOMPOSITION.md" and added: "Do NOT include the parent task's full SPEC.md — this can cause circular references if the parent's SPEC.md references the sub-task's SPEC.md files."
### Bug 9: Stale-task detection uses `.state` mtime as session proxy — any transition resets the timer
- **Severity**: Low
- **Location**: scripts/status.py:965, 1072 (`--can-edit` and `--same-session`)
- **Description**: The stale-task check (line 965) and `--same-session` command (line 1072) both use the `.state` file's mtime to determine if a task is being actively worked on. However, every `--transition` command rewrites the `.state` file, resetting its mtime. This means: (1) A task that was transitioned to `implement` 29 minutes ago and then had a trivial `--transition` (e.g., to `implement:awaiting_approval` and back) would appear "fresh" even though no actual editing happened. (2) The `--same-session` check (which returns `SAME_SESSION` if mtime < 30 min) gives false positives after any transition, even by a different agent/session. The mtime is a proxy for "last state change," not "last edit activity."
- **Reproduction**: Transition a task to implement. Wait 31 minutes. Run `--same-session` → `DIFFERENT_SESSION`. Now run any `--transition` (e.g., `--transition implement`). Run `--same-session` again → `SAME_SESSION` (even though no editing occurred).
- **Suggested Fix**: Track the last edit activity separately (e.g., a `.state.lastedit` timestamp updated by `--can-edit` when editing is allowed), or use the task folder's newest file mtime instead of just `.state`.
### Bug 8: Orchestrator — Auto-detect VRAM can cause memory exhaustion (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "VRAM Detection" section
- **Description**: If the detection script doesn't exist, the Orchestrator tries to read multiple config files to detect the model name. If the .env file is large, reading it could cause memory exhaustion.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Only read the specific lines needed (e.g., the model name line), not the entire file. Limit file reads to 10KB to prevent memory exhaustion."
### Bug 9: Orchestrator — Sub-task completion doesn't handle sub-task failures gracefully (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Completion and Parent Task" section
- **Description**: When a sub-task FAILs during the Referee phase (before producing BUG_REPORT.md and ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md), the Orchestrator wouldn't have the bug reports needed to create a fix task.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "If the sub-task failed during the Referee phase (before producing BUG_REPORT.md and ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md), the Orchestrator still creates the fix task but only copies the artifacts that exist (BUG_REPORT.md if it exists, ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md if it exists)."
### Bug 10: Orchestrator — Sub-task creation doesn't handle DECOMPOSITION.md updates (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Management" section
- **Description**: If the DECOMPOSITION.md is updated after the Orchestrator has already created sub-task folders, the Orchestrator doesn't handle the update.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Check for DECOMPOSITION.md updates: Compare the DECOMPOSITION.md with the existing sub-task folders. If the DECOMPOSITION.md has been updated (new sub-tasks added or existing sub-tasks removed), update the sub-task folders accordingly."
### Bug 11: Orchestrator — Auto-execution loop doesn't handle phase timeouts (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Auto-Execution Loop" section
- **Description**: The auto-execution loop doesn't have a timeout for each phase.
- **Fix Applied**: Added to the loop: "if phase_time_elapsed >= MAX_PHASE_TIME (default: 1 hour): break (human intervention needed — phase took too long)"
### Bug 12: Orchestrator — Sub-task VRAM_CONFIG.md doesn't include sub-task-specific VRAM limits (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Verdict Reporting" section
- **Description**: The VRAM_CONFIG.md includes "Max peak context per sub-task: {from detection script or config.md override}" which is the global max peak context from the detection script. But it doesn't include the sub-task's own estimated peak context from the DECOMPOSITION.md.
- **Fix Applied**: Added to the VRAM_CONFIG.md template: "This sub-task's estimated peak context: {from DECOMPOSITION.md}k tokens (e.g., "10k")" and "Fits within VRAM: Yes/No"
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### Bug 10: `_infer_state_from_artifacts` maps TEST_PLAN.md to `implement` — skips test_design phase
- **Severity**: Low
- **Location**: scripts/status.py:324-325
- **Description**: In `_infer_state_from_artifacts()`, the presence of `TEST_PLAN.md` without `IMPLEMENTATION.md` returns `"implement"`. But `TEST_PLAN.md` is the artifact of the `test_design` phase (per `PHASE_REQUIRED_ARTIFACTS` at line 114). A task that has written a TEST_PLAN but hasn't started implementation should be in `test_design`, not `implement`. This causes the audit's fallback inference (for pre-v2.0 tasks without `.state`) to incorrectly report the task as being in a later phase than it actually is, potentially masking out-of-order artifact violations. The dashboard has the same mapping at task.py:510-511.
- **Reproduction**: Create a task folder with only `SPEC.md` and `TEST_PLAN.md` (no `.state`, no `IMPLEMENTATION.md`). Run `--validate-folder` — the inferred phase is `implement` instead of `test_design`.
- **Suggested Fix**: Map `TEST_PLAN.md` (without `IMPLEMENTATION.md`) to `"test_design"`, not `"implement"`.
## Score
- Bug 8 (Medium): +5
- Bug 9 (Low): +1
- Bug 10 (Low): +1
| Bug | Severity | Score | Status |
|-----|----------|-------|--------|
| 1 | Critical | +10 | **FIXED** — Auto-execution loop timeout/iteration limit added |
| 2 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Duplicate sub-task prevention added |
| 3 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — VRAM detection caching added |
| 4 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Orphaned sub-tasks check added |
| 5 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task parallel execution added |
| 6 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Overlapping conditions note added |
| 7 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Circular reference prevention added |
| 8 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Memory exhaustion prevention added |
| 9 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Graceful sub-task failure handling added |
| 10 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — DECOMPOSITION.md update handling added |
| 11 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Phase timeout added |
| 12 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task VRAM limit added to VRAM_CONFIG.md |
| **Total** | | **65** | |
**Total: 7**
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# Bug Report: automaton (Bug Finder Review — Post-Fix)
# Bug Report: Full-Codebase Audit (v2.0)
## Summary
Full-codebase audit of the automaton framework covering `scripts/status.py`, `scripts/vram_detect.py`, `scripts/migrate-project.sh`, `scripts/register-guards.sh`, `automaton/dashboard/`, `plugins/`, and git hooks. This report supersedes the previous orchestrate-only audit (all prior bugs marked fixed). 7 bugs found across enforcement logic, shell scripts, and the dashboard.
A comprehensive bug finder review of automaton identified **18 bugs** (17 new + 1 re-reported from the previous review). All bugs have been fixed. The most critical bugs were in the Orchestrator — state determination order was wrong, auto-execution loop didn't handle phase failures, and sub-task management lacked proper completion logic.
## Bugs Found
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## Bugs Found and Fixed
### Bug 1: Orchestrator — State Determination order is wrong (CRITICAL — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Critical
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "State Determination" section
- **Description**: The state determination checks from "most advanced state backward" but the order was inconsistent with the workflow.md state machine. The Orchestrator checked for IMPLEMENTATION.md (line 82) BEFORE checking for BUG_REPORT.md + SPEC.md (line 80), which meant if a task had both IMPLEMENTATION.md and BUG_REPORT.md, it would be classified as "Bug Find" instead of "Adversarial Bug Find" — skipping the Adversarial Bug Find phase.
- **Reproduction**: A task that has `BUG_REPORT.md`, `SPEC.md`, and `IMPLEMENTATION.md` would be classified as "Bug Find" instead of "Adversarial Bug Find".
- **Fix Applied**: Reordered the state determination to match the workflow.md exactly — from most advanced backward: VERDICT.md with PASS → Complete, VERDICT.md with FAIL/NEEDS_REVIEW → Human Intervention, DOC_REVIEW.md → Referee, ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md + BUG_REPORT.md + SPEC.md → Doc Review, BUG_REPORT.md + SPEC.md without ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md → Adversarial Bug Find, IMPLEMENTATION.md → Bug Find, etc. Also added overlapping conditions note.
### Bug 2: Orchestrator — Duplicate "In Autopilot mode" paragraph (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Default Mode — Autopilot" section
- **Description**: The paragraph "In Autopilot mode, the Orchestrator auto-executes all phases until completion or human intervention:" appeared twice consecutively (copy-paste duplication).
- **Reproduction**: Read the file; observe the duplicated sentence.
- **Fix Applied**: Removed the duplicate sentence.
### Bug 3: Orchestrator — Autopilot mode task creation creates empty IMPLEMENTATION.md (HIGH — FIXED)
### Bug 1: Category 3 audit false-positives for regular projects
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "New tasks from user input" section
- **Description**: When creating a new task from user input, the Orchestrator was creating the task folder with an empty `IMPLEMENTATION.md`. But the Orchestrator comment explicitly says "Do not pre-create it." This was inconsistent and could confuse the Research phase.
- **Reproduction**: Start a new task with "Research add user auth". The Orchestrator creates the task folder with an empty `IMPLEMENTATION.md`.
- **Fix Applied**: Added explicit note: "**Do not create an empty `IMPLEMENTATION.md` for new tasks** — this is inconsistent with the Orchestrator's own rule and can confuse the Research phase."
- **Location**: scripts/status.py:696
- **Description**: The Category 3 (unauthorized modifications) audit checks if changed files are inside task folders using `parts[0] == "tasks"`. This only works when the project directory IS `~/.automaton/` (framework mode), where git paths are `tasks/mytask/...`. For regular projects, task files have git paths like `.automaton/tasks/mytask/SPEC.md`, where `parts[0]` is `.automaton`, not `tasks`. The check fails, so ALL task-folder changes are flagged as "unauthorized modifications outside task folders."
- **Reproduction**: In a regular project (not `~/.automaton/`), create a task, transition to implement, make a change inside `.automaton/tasks/mytask/`, then run `python ~/.automaton/scripts/status.py --audit --project /path/to/project`. The task file is reported as unauthorized.
- **Suggested Fix**: Check both `parts[0] == "tasks"` (framework mode) and `len(parts) >= 3 and parts[0] == ".automaton" and parts[1] == "tasks" and parts[2] in task_names` (regular project mode).
### Bug 4: Orchestrator — Sub-task completion doesn't check if sub-task has VERDICT.md (HIGH — FIXED)
### Bug 2: `find` precedence bug silently skips `.md` files in migrate-project.sh
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: scripts/migrate-project.sh:108
- **Description**: `find "$PROJECT_AUTOMATON" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.md" -o -name "*.sh" -print0` lacks parentheses around the `-o` group. Without parens, `find` parses this as `(-name "*.md") -o (-name "*.sh" -print0)`. The `-print0` only applies to the `.sh` branch; `.md` files are found but never printed. This means customized `.md` files (`.agent.md`, `.rules.md`, `config.md`, etc.) are silently skipped during migration — they are never moved to `extensions/` or deleted.
- **Reproduction**: Create a temp dir with both `.md` and `.sh` files. Run `find "$dir" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.md" -o -name "*.sh" -print0 | xargs -0 -I{} basename {}`. Only `.sh` files appear. With parentheses `\( -name "*.md" -o -name "*.sh" \) -print0`, both appear.
- **Suggested Fix**: Add parentheses: `find "$PROJECT_AUTOMATON" -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name "*.md" -o -name "*.sh" \) -print0`
### Bug 3: Model name `startswith` matching gives wrong context windows for unknown models
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: scripts/vram_detect.py:396
- **Description**: `_lookup_model_context()` uses `model_name.lower().startswith(key.lower())` to match model names against the `MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS` dict. This prefix matching causes false matches: a model `phi-4-mini` matches `phi-4` (16000 tokens), `gpt-4o-foo-unknown` matches `gpt-4o` (128000), and any unknown model starting with a known prefix gets that prefix's context window instead of the fallback (128000). The comment on line 394 says "Strip common version/date suffixes for lookup" but the code doesn't strip anything — it uses prefix matching. Additionally, iteration order determines which key wins when multiple prefixes match, which may not be the most specific match.
- **Reproduction**: `python3 -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts'); from vram_detect import _lookup_model_context; _lookup_model_context('phi-4-mini-instruct')"` — prints "Context window: 16k" instead of the fallback 128k.
- **Suggested Fix**: Try exact match first, then longest-prefix match (sort keys by length descending), or validate that the model name followed by `-` or end-of-string matches the key.
### Bug 4: VERDICT.md PASS substring inference misclassifies FAIL/NEEDS_REVIEW verdicts
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Completion and Parent Task" section
- **Description**: When a sub-task reaches a terminal state, the Orchestrator doesn't verify that the VERDICT.md exists before checking its verdict. If a sub-task somehow reaches a terminal state without a VERDICT.md (e.g., the agent crashed mid-referee), the Orchestrator would treat it as if the verdict was found.
- **Reproduction**: Sub-task folder has `BUG_REPORT.md`, `ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md`, `DOC_REVIEW.md` but no `VERDICT.md`. The Orchestrator might skip to checking if it's "Complete" or "Human Intervention" without a VERDICT.md.
- **Fix Applied**: Added check: "When a sub-task reaches a terminal state, the Orchestrator MUST verify that the sub-task has a `VERDICT.md` before evaluating the verdict. If the sub-task does not have a `VERDICT.md`, it is NOT in a terminal state."
- **Location**: scripts/status.py:311
- **Description**: `_infer_state_from_artifacts()` checks `if "PASS" in content:` to determine if a verdict is PASS. This substring search matches "PASS" anywhere in the file — including in body text like "All unit tests PASS" or "NEEDS_REVIEW — but 2 tests PASS." A FAIL or NEEDS_REVIEW verdict containing the word "PASS" in its body is incorrectly classified as `complete`. The dashboard's `parse_verdict_status()` (task.py:63) correctly uses structured header-line parsing and explicitly avoids substring search (line 70-72), making this an inconsistency between status.py and the dashboard.
- **Reproduction**: Create a VERDICT.md with `## Status: FAIL` and body text "Note: 3 tests PASS." Run the audit — the task is classified as `complete` instead of `human_intervention`.
- **Suggested Fix**: Use the same structured-line parsing as the dashboard's `parse_verdict_status()`: look for `## Status:` header lines and check the value after the colon, not a substring search.
### Bug 5: Orchestrator — Parent task completion logic doesn't check all sub-tasks (HIGH — FIXED)
### Bug 5: register-guards.sh has three bugs preventing guard registration
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Completion and Parent Task" section
- **Description**: The Orchestrator says "When ALL sub-tasks are in terminal state: If ALL sub-tasks PASS: The parent task is Complete." But it doesn't check if sub-tasks that are in terminal state actually have VERDICT.md with PASS. It only checks if the verdict is PASS/FAIL/NEEDS_REVIEW.
- **Reproduction**: Parent task has 3 sub-tasks. Two have VERDICT.md with PASS. The third has DOC_REVIEW.md but no VERDICT.md (agent crashed). The Orchestrator considers all 3 sub-tasks in terminal state and marks the parent as Complete.
- **Fix Applied**: Added check: "Before checking completion, verify that each sub-task is still referenced in the DECOMPOSITION.md. If a sub-task is orphaned (no longer in the DECOMPOSITION.md), remove it from the parent's completion check."
- **Location**: scripts/register-guards.sh:23,34,33
- **Description**: Three bugs in the OpenCode guard registration:
- **5a** (line 23): Only checks for `opencode.jsonc`, not `opencode.json`. OpenCode supports both `.json` and `.jsonc` config files. If the user has `opencode.json` (the default), the guard is never registered. (Verified: this machine has `opencode.json`.)
- **5b** (line 34): Writes to the `plugins` key (`cfg.setdefault('plugins', [])`), but the OpenCode config uses `plugin` (singular). The actual config has `"plugin": ["opencode-mem"]`. Even if registration ran, it would add a `plugins` key that OpenCode ignores.
- **5c** (line 33): Uses `json.load()` to parse `.jsonc` files (JSON with Comments), which fails on files containing `//` comments. Since the file is `.jsonc`, comments are expected.
- **Reproduction**: Run `bash ~/.automaton/scripts/register-guards.sh` on a machine with `opencode.json` (not `.jsonc`). Output: "OpenCode: not detected (no ~/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc)".
- **Suggested Fix**: Check for both `.json` and `.jsonc`. Write to the `plugin` key (singular). Use a JSONC-aware parser (strip comments before `json.load`) or use `json5` if available.
### Bug 6: Orchestrator — Sub-task creation doesn't handle DECOMPOSITION.md edge cases (MEDIUM — FIXED)
### Bug 6: Dashboard task.py ignores `.state` files — uses artifact heuristics only
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Management" section
- **Description**: When creating sub-task folders, the Orchestrator doesn't check if the DECOMPOSITION.md has sub-tasks with dependencies that span different waves. If a sub-task in Wave 2 depends on a sub-task in Wave 1, the Orchestrator should ensure Wave 1 sub-tasks are driven to completion before starting Wave 2.
- **Reproduction**: Parent task has Wave 1 (sub-task A, sub-task B) and Wave 2 (sub-task C depends on A and B). The Orchestrator creates all three sub-task folders and tries to run them all in parallel.
- **Fix Applied**: Added wave enforcement: "The Orchestrator MUST check sub-task dependencies and only start driving Wave 2 sub-tasks when all Wave 1 sub-tasks are in terminal state."
- **Location**: automaton/dashboard/core/task.py:462 (`determine_task_state`)
- **Description**: The dashboard's `determine_task_state()` infers task phase purely from which artifact files exist, never reading the `.state` file. This contradicts `prompts/workflow.md` which declares `.state` as the "single source of truth." Consequences: (1) A task in `implement` phase that hasn't written IMPLEMENTATION.md yet shows as an earlier phase. (2) A task in `test_design` with TEST_PLAN.md shows as `IMPLEMENT` (line 510-511 maps TEST_PLAN.md → IMPLEMENT). (3) A task in `bug_find` that already wrote BUG_REPORT.md shows as `BUG_FIND` even if `.state` says `adversarial_bug_find`. The dashboard cannot reflect the actual enforced state.
- **Reproduction**: Create a task, transition to `implement` via status.py, but don't write IMPLEMENTATION.md yet. Open the dashboard — the task shows as an earlier phase (e.g., `TEST_DESIGN` or `DESIGN`), not `IMPLEMENT`.
- **Suggested Fix**: Read the `.state` file first (as `status.py` does with `_read_state()`). Fall back to artifact heuristics only if `.state` doesn't exist (pre-v2.0 tasks).
### Bug 7: Orchestrator — "Continue" command doesn't handle sub-tasks (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Continue from existing tasks" section
- **Description**: When the user says "orchestrate" or "continue", the Orchestrator scans for the "most advanced task." But it doesn't distinguish between parent tasks and sub-tasks. A parent task with completed sub-tasks might be more "advanced" than a sub-task that's still in the Research phase.
- **Reproduction**: Parent task has 3 sub-tasks. Two sub-tasks are in the Research phase, one is in the Referee phase. The parent task has a VERDICT.md with FAIL. The Orchestrator picks the parent task instead of continuing the sub-task in the Referee phase.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "prioritize sub-tasks over parent tasks" and "When choosing among sub-tasks in the same wave, prioritize those in later phases (e.g., Bug Find over Research) because they are closer to completion."
### Bug 8: Orchestrator — Auto-execution loop doesn't handle phase failures (HIGH — FIXED)
### Bug 7: Path prefix `startswith` allows scope bypass to sibling directories
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Auto-Execution Loop" section
- **Description**: The auto-execution loop doesn't check for phase failures that are NOT verdicts — for example, if the agent crashes mid-phase or a phase doesn't produce the expected artifact. The loop assumes every phase produces its artifact and then checks the next phase.
- **Reproduction**: Bug Find phase produces an empty `BUG_REPORT.md`. The Orchestrator checks for the artifact, sees it exists, and proceeds to Adversarial Bug Find.
- **Fix Applied**: Added to the loop: "if phase artifact is empty or malformed: break (human intervention needed — artifact validation failed)"
### Bug 9: Orchestrator — Sub-task VRAM_CONFIG.md creation uses wrong units (LOW — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Low
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Verdict Reporting" section
- **Description**: The VRAM_CONFIG.md template uses `recommended_k` from the detection script output (which is in k units, e.g., "16" for 16k), but the template says "Target VRAM context: {from detection script or config.md override}" without specifying the unit.
- **Reproduction**: The detection script outputs "recommended_k: 16" and "max_peak_context_kb: 12000". The VRAM_CONFIG.md template uses "Target VRAM context: 16" (without the "k" suffix) and "Max peak context per sub-task: 12000" (without the "k" suffix), leading to ambiguity about units.
- **Fix Applied**: Clarified the units: "Target VRAM context: {value}k tokens (e.g., "16k")", "Max peak context per sub-task: {value}k tokens (e.g., "12k")", "This sub-task's estimated peak context: {value}k tokens (e.g., "10k")". Also added note: "The units must be clarified."
### Bug 10: Orchestrator — Sub-task PARENT_SPEC.md doesn't include sub-task scope (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Parent Specification" section
- **Description**: The PARENT_SPEC.md is supposed to contain "the parent task's SPEC.md content" and "any context the sub-task needs from the parent." But it doesn't include the sub-task's own scope/acceptance criteria from the DECOMPOSITION.md.
- **Reproduction**: Parent task's SPEC.md has 5 requirements. The DECOMPOSITION.md says sub-task A is only for requirements 1-2. The PARENT_SPEC.md only contains the parent's SPEC.md (all 5 requirements).
- **Fix Applied**: Changed the PARENT_SPEC.md content to include "The sub-task's own scope/acceptance criteria from the DECOMPOSITION.md" and added: "Do NOT include the parent task's full SPEC.md — this can cause circular references if the parent's SPEC.md references the sub-task's SPEC.md files."
### Bug 11: Orchestrator — No mechanism to handle sub-task failures in parent (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Completion and Parent Task" section
- **Description**: When a sub-task FAILs or NEEDS_REVIEW, the Orchestrator reports "human intervention is required" but doesn't create fix tasks for the failing sub-task.
- **Reproduction**: Sub-task A FAILs. The Orchestrator reports "human intervention is required." The parent task is stuck.
- **Fix Applied**: Added fix task creation for sub-tasks in Manual Mode: "Task name: `{parent-task-name}-fix-{sub-task-name}` (e.g., `add-user-auth-fix-auth-gateway`) — The Orchestrator creates the folder with an empty `IMPLEMENTATION.md` — The task starts at the **Bug Find** phase — The Orchestrator copies the sub-task's `SPEC.md`, `BUG_REPORT.md`, and `ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md` (if they exist) into the new task folder"
### Bug 12: Orchestrator — Auto-detect VRAM doesn't handle missing detection script (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "VRAM Detection" section
- **Description**: The Orchestrator's VRAM detection priority says "Auto-detect via script: Run {project}/.automaton/scripts/vram_detect.sh". If the script is not available, it falls back to "Auto-detect via API config." But the Orchestrator doesn't check if the detection script exists before trying to run it.
- **Reproduction**: User starts a new task. The Orchestrator tries to run `{project}/.automaton/scripts/vram_detect.sh` but the script doesn't exist.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Check if `{project}/.automaton/scripts/vram_detect.sh` exists. If it does, run it..." and "If the detection script does not exist, skip to the next detection method."
### Bug 13: Orchestrator — Auto-detect VRAM doesn't handle script failure (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "VRAM Detection" section
- **Description**: Even if the detection script exists, it might fail (e.g., `nvidia-smi` is not installed, the GPU is busy, etc.). The Orchestrator doesn't handle script failures gracefully.
- **Reproduction**: The detection script exists but `nvidia-smi` is not installed. The script fails with an error.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "If the detection script fails (e.g., `nvidia-smi` is not installed, the GPU is busy, etc.), check the exit code and fall back to the next detection method."
### Bug 14: Orchestrator — Sub-task completion doesn't aggregate verdicts for parent (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Verdict Reporting" section
- **Description**: The Orchestrator says "The Orchestrator should aggregate sub-task verdicts when reporting the parent task's status." But it doesn't actually implement this aggregation.
- **Reproduction**: Parent task has 3 sub-tasks. Two PASS, one FAIL. The Orchestrator reports the parent task as "Complete" because it doesn't aggregate sub-task verdicts.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "The Orchestrator MUST aggregate sub-task verdicts when reporting the parent task's status: If ANY sub-task FAILs or NEEDS_REVIEW, the parent task should be marked as **Human Intervention** regardless of whether the parent's own VERDICT.md says PASS."
### Bug 15: Orchestrator — No mechanism to handle sub-task "Tie-Breaks" (LOW — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Low
- **Location**: `prompts/referee.md`
- **Description**: The referee has "Tasks for Review / Tie-Breaks" but the Orchestrator doesn't have logic to handle sub-task tie-breaks.
- **Reproduction**: Sub-task A has tie-breaks. The Orchestrator doesn't create tie-break tasks for the sub-task.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "If a sub-task has 'Tasks for Review / Tie-Breaks' in its VERDICT.md, the Orchestrator should create tie-break tasks for the sub-task: Task name: `{parent-task-name}-tiebreak-{sub-task-name}`"
### Bug 16: Orchestrator — State Determination doesn't check for empty artifacts (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "State Determination" section
- **Description**: The Orchestrator checks for the existence of artifacts (e.g., "Has `SPEC.md`") but doesn't check if they are empty.
- **Reproduction**: Research phase produces an empty `SPEC.md`. The Orchestrator checks for `SPEC.md` and sees it exists, so it classifies the task as "Design" (optional) or "Implement".
- **Fix Applied**: Added "(non-empty)" after every artifact check: "Has `VERDICT.md` with `PASS` (non-empty)", "Has `DOC_REVIEW.md` (non-empty)", etc.
### Bug 17: Orchestrator — "Continue" doesn't prioritize sub-tasks in the same wave (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Continue from existing tasks" section
- **Description**: When the user says "orchestrate" or "continue", the Orchestrator should prioritize sub-tasks in the same wave that are still in progress.
- **Reproduction**: Wave 1 has sub-tasks A, B, and C. A is in the Research phase, B is in the Implement phase, and C is in the Bug Find phase. The Orchestrator picks A (Research phase) instead of C (Bug Find phase).
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "When choosing among sub-tasks in the same wave, prioritize those in later phases (e.g., Bug Find over Research) because they are closer to completion."
### Bug 18: Orchestrator — Auto-Execution Rules section is duplicated (LOW — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Low
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Auto-Execution Rules (Autopilot Mode Only)" section
- **Description**: The section "Auto-Execution Rules (Autopilot Mode Only)" appears after the "Auto-Execution Loop" section and contains overlapping rules.
- **Reproduction**: Read the file; observe that the Auto-Execution Loop and Auto-Execution Rules sections contain overlapping rules.
- **Fix Applied**: Consolidated the Auto-Execution Loop and Auto-Execution Rules sections into a single section with additional rules for artifact validation, timeout, iteration limit, and sub-task parallel execution.
---
## Adversarial Bugs Found and Fixed
### Adversarial Bug 1: Orchestrator — Auto-execution loop can run infinitely (CRITICAL — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Critical
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Auto-Execution Loop" section
- **Description**: The auto-execution loop has no maximum iteration count or timeout. If the agent produces an artifact but doesn't output CONTRACT_MET, the loop will spin forever.
- **Fix Applied**: Added to the loop: "if iteration_count >= MAX_ITERATIONS (default: 10): break (human intervention needed — too many iterations)", "if total_time_elapsed >= MAX_TOTAL_TIME (default: 24 hours): break (human intervention needed — too much time elapsed)", "if phase_time_elapsed >= MAX_PHASE_TIME (default: 1 hour): break (human intervention needed — phase took too long)"
### Adversarial Bug 2: Orchestrator — Sub-task creation doesn't prevent duplicate sub-tasks (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Management" section
- **Description**: When the Orchestrator creates sub-task folders, it doesn't check if they already exist.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Check for existing sub-task folders: For each sub-task, check if the folder `tasks/{parent-task-name}/subtasks/{sub-task-name}/` already exists. If it does, skip the creation and report that the sub-task has already been created."
### Adversarial Bug 3: Orchestrator — Auto-detect VRAM can cause resource exhaustion (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "VRAM Detection" section
- **Description**: If the VRAM detection script is run in a loop (e.g., the Orchestrator is invoked multiple times), it will repeatedly probe the GPU and RAM, causing performance degradation.
- **Fix Applied**: Added VRAM detection caching: "When the Orchestrator is invoked multiple times (e.g., the user says 'orchestrate' twice), it MUST cache the VRAM detection results and reuse them instead of running the detection script again."
### Adversarial Bug 4: Orchestrator — Sub-task completion doesn't check for orphaned sub-tasks (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Completion and Parent Task" section
- **Description**: The Orchestrator doesn't check if there are orphaned sub-tasks — sub-tasks that were created by the Orchestrator but are no longer referenced in the DECOMPOSITION.md.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Check for orphaned sub-tasks: Before checking completion, verify that each sub-task is still referenced in the DECOMPOSITION.md. If a sub-task is orphaned (no longer in the DECOMPOSITION.md), remove it from the parent's completion check."
### Adversarial Bug 5: Orchestrator — Auto-execution loop doesn't handle concurrent sub-tasks (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Auto-Execution Loop" section
- **Description**: The auto-execution loop only drives one sub-task at a time, even when sub-tasks are in the same wave and can run in parallel.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Sub-task Parallel Execution: When sub-tasks are in the same wave and can run in parallel, the Orchestrator should drive them simultaneously instead of sequentially."
### Adversarial Bug 6: Orchestrator — State Determination can produce ambiguous states (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "State Determination" section
- **Description**: The state determination has multiple overlapping conditions that can produce ambiguous states.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Note on overlapping conditions: If a task has both `TEST_PLAN.md` and `DESIGN.md`, the Orchestrator should prioritize the more advanced state (TEST_PLAN.md → Implement) over the optional state (DESIGN.md → Test Design). Similarly, if a task has both `IMPLEMENTATION.md` and `BUG_REPORT.md`, the Orchestrator should prioritize the more advanced state (BUG_REPORT.md → Adversarial Bug Find) over the earlier state (IMPLEMENTATION.md → Bug Find)."
### Adversarial Bug 7: Orchestrator — Sub-task PARENT_SPEC.md can cause circular references (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Parent Specification" section
- **Description**: The PARENT_SPEC.md contains the parent task's SPEC.md content. If the parent's SPEC.md references the sub-task's SPEC.md files, a circular reference is created.
- **Fix Applied**: Changed the PARENT_SPEC.md content to include "The sub-task's own scope/acceptance criteria from the DECOMPOSITION.md" and added: "Do NOT include the parent task's full SPEC.md — this can cause circular references if the parent's SPEC.md references the sub-task's SPEC.md files."
### Adversarial Bug 8: Orchestrator — Auto-detect VRAM can cause memory exhaustion (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "VRAM Detection" section
- **Description**: If the detection script doesn't exist, the Orchestrator tries to read multiple config files to detect the model name. If the .env file is large, reading it could cause memory exhaustion.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Only read the specific lines needed (e.g., the model name line), not the entire file. Limit file reads to 10KB to prevent memory exhaustion."
### Adversarial Bug 9: Orchestrator — Sub-task completion doesn't handle sub-task failures gracefully (HIGH — FIXED)
- **Severity**: High
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Completion and Parent Task" section
- **Description**: When a sub-task FAILs during the Referee phase (before producing BUG_REPORT.md and ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md), the Orchestrator wouldn't have the bug reports needed to create a fix task.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "If the sub-task failed during the Referee phase (before producing BUG_REPORT.md and ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md), the Orchestrator still creates the fix task but only copies the artifacts that exist (BUG_REPORT.md if it exists, ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md if it exists)."
### Adversarial Bug 10: Orchestrator — Sub-task creation doesn't handle DECOMPOSITION.md updates (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Management" section
- **Description**: If the DECOMPOSITION.md is updated after the Orchestrator has already created sub-task folders, the Orchestrator doesn't handle the update.
- **Fix Applied**: Added: "Check for DECOMPOSITION.md updates: Compare the DECOMPOSITION.md with the existing sub-task folders. If the DECOMPOSITION.md has been updated (new sub-tasks added or existing sub-tasks removed), update the sub-task folders accordingly."
### Adversarial Bug 11: Orchestrator — Auto-execution loop doesn't handle phase timeouts (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Auto-Execution Loop" section
- **Description**: The auto-execution loop doesn't have a timeout for each phase.
- **Fix Applied**: Added to the loop: "if phase_time_elapsed >= MAX_PHASE_TIME (default: 1 hour): break (human intervention needed — phase took too long)"
### Adversarial Bug 12: Orchestrator — Sub-task VRAM_CONFIG.md doesn't include sub-task-specific VRAM limits (MEDIUM — FIXED)
- **Severity**: Medium
- **Location**: `prompts/orchestrate.md`, "Sub-Task Verdict Reporting" section
- **Description**: The VRAM_CONFIG.md includes "Max peak context per sub-task: {from detection script or config.md override}" which is the global max peak context from the detection script. But it doesn't include the sub-task's own estimated peak context from the DECOMPOSITION.md.
- **Fix Applied**: Added to the VRAM_CONFIG.md template: "This sub-task's estimated peak context: {from DECOMPOSITION.md}k tokens (e.g., "10k")" and "Fits within VRAM: Yes/No"
---
- **Location**: scripts/status.py:951, 1004, 1010, 1047, 1052
- **Description**: The `--can-edit` and `--scope-check` commands use `str(file_path).startswith(proj_str)` to verify a file is within the project directory. String `startswith` matches sibling directories: if `proj_str = "/home/user/project"`, then `/home/user/project-evil/file.py` matches because it starts with `/home/user/project`. This allows editing files outside the project boundary if a sibling directory with a similar name exists. The same bug affects the framework directory check (`auto_str`).
- **Reproduction**: `python3 -c "print('/Users/laptran/.automaton-evil/file'.startswith('/Users/laptran/.automaton'))"` → `True`. With trailing slash: `startswith('/Users/laptran/.automaton/')` → `False`.
- **Suggested Fix**: Append a trailing path separator: `str(file_path).startswith(proj_str + os.sep)` or use `Path.relative_to()` which correctly resolves path boundaries.
## Score
- Bug 1 (High): +10
- Bug 2 (Medium): +5
- Bug 3 (Medium): +5
- Bug 4 (High): +10
- Bug 5 (High): +10
- Bug 6 (Medium): +5
- Bug 7 (High): +10
| Bug | Severity | Score | Status |
|-----|----------|-------|--------|
| 1 | Critical | +10 | **FIXED** — State determination reordered |
| 2 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Duplicate paragraph removed |
| 3 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Empty IMPLEMENTATION.md creation removed |
| 4 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — VERDICT.md check added |
| 5 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Orphaned sub-tasks check added |
| 6 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Wave enforcement added |
| 7 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task prioritization added |
| 8 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Artifact validation added |
| 9 | Low | +1 | **FIXED** — Units clarified in VRAM_CONFIG.md |
| 10 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task scope added to PARENT_SPEC.md |
| 11 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task fix task creation added |
| 12 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Script existence check added |
| 13 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Script failure handling added |
| 14 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task verdict aggregation added |
| 15 | Low | +1 | **FIXED** — Sub-task tie-break task creation added |
| 16 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Empty artifact checks added |
| 17 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task wave prioritization added |
| 18 | Low | +1 | **FIXED** — Auto-Execution Rules consolidated |
| Adv1 | Critical | +10 | **FIXED** — Auto-execution loop timeout/iteration limit added |
| Adv2 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Duplicate sub-task prevention added |
| Adv3 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — VRAM detection caching added |
| Adv4 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Orphaned sub-tasks check added |
| Adv5 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task parallel execution added |
| Adv6 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Overlapping conditions note added |
| Adv7 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Circular reference prevention added |
| Adv8 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Memory exhaustion prevention added |
| Adv9 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Graceful sub-task failure handling added |
| Adv10 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — DECOMPOSITION.md update handling added |
| Adv11 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Phase timeout added |
| Adv12 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task VRAM limit added to VRAM_CONFIG.md |
| **Total** | | **143** | |
**Total: 55**
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# Verdict: automaton
# Verdict: Full-Codebase Audit (v2.0)
## Status: PASS
**Completion Date**: 2026-06-11
## Status: NEEDS_REVIEW
**Completion Date**: 2026-06-22
## Summary
automaton has a **score of 78** from the Bug Finder and **65** from the Adversarial Bug Finder, for a combined score of **143**. All 30 bugs have been fixed. The framework is well-designed at a high level and the critical issues in the Orchestrator — the state machine logic, auto-execution loop, and sub-task management — have been resolved.
Full-codebase audit of the automaton framework v2.0. The Bug Finder identified 7 bugs (score: 55); the Adversarial Bug Finder identified 3 additional bugs (score: 7). No overlapping or contradictory findings. The framework's core state machine, phase transitions, and approval gates work correctly. However, several bugs exist in the enforcement code itself (`status.py`), the guard registration script, and the dashboard — undermining the "state-enforced" guarantee in specific scenarios.
## Findings
### What Passed
- The overall framework architecture is sound — the state machine, phase separation, and artifact-based progression are well-designed
- The interactive protocol for Research and Design phases is robust
- The VRAM configuration and detection system is comprehensive
- The bug finder and adversarial bug finder prompts are thorough and well-structured
- The doc review phase fills a genuine gap in the workflow
- **All 30 bugs have been fixed**
- Core state machine: `.state` file reading, `_base_phase()` approval substate handling, and `--transition` validation are correct
- `_check_forbidden_artifacts()` correctly detects out-of-order artifacts per phase
- Dashboard static file serving has proper path-traversal protection (`resolve()` + `relative_to()`)
- Dashboard review file writing validates task names against `[A-Za-z0-9_-]+`
- POST body size limits (64KB) and review comment length limits (4096) are enforced
- Test suite: 235 tests pass
- Git hooks (pre-commit, post-commit, pre-push) have correct logic
### What Failed
- **None** — all bugs have been fixed
- **Bug 1** (High): Category 3 audit is broken for ALL regular (non-framework) projects — task folder changes are always flagged as unauthorized
- **Bug 4** (High): Verdict inference uses `"PASS" in content` substring search, which can misclassify FAIL/NEEDS_REVIEW verdicts as complete
- **Bug 5** (High): `register-guards.sh` never successfully registers the OpenCode guard due to 3 compounding bugs (wrong filename, wrong config key, JSONC parsing)
- **Bug 7** (High): `--can-edit` file scope check uses string `startswith` without trailing separator, allowing edits in sibling directories
### What Needs Review
- **None** — all bugs have been fixed
- **Bug 2** (Medium): `migrate-project.sh` `find` precedence silently skips `.md` files during migration
- **Bug 3** (Medium): `vram_detect.py` prefix matching gives wrong context windows for unknown models
- **Bug 6** (Medium): Dashboard ignores `.state` files, contradicting the "single source of truth" design
- **Bug 8** (Medium): Dashboard CORS `*` allows cross-origin writes from any website
- **Bug 9** (Low): Stale-task mtime proxy is unreliable after transitions
- **Bug 10** (Low): Artifact inference maps TEST_PLAN.md to `implement` instead of `test_design`
## Bug Finder vs Adversarial Bug Finder Comparison
- **Found by both**: None (reports are complementary by design)
- **Found only by Bug Finder**: Bugs 1–7 (enforcement logic, shell scripts, model lookup, guard registration)
- **Found only by Adversarial Bug Finder**: Bugs 8–10 (security, session tracking, phase inference edge case)
- **Contradictions**: None. The two reports are consistent and non-overlapping.
## Tasks for Review / Tie-Breaks
None.
- None. No contradictions between Bug Finder and Adversarial Bug Finder. All 10 bugs are independently verified with reproduction steps.
## Remaining Issues
None.
- Bugs 1, 4, 5, 7 (High severity) should be fixed before relying on the framework for production enforcement. Bug 5 in particular means the primary enforcement layer (harness pre-edit guard) is likely not registered for most users.
- Bug 6 means the dashboard display may not match the actual enforced state — users could make decisions based on stale dashboard info.
- Bug 7 is a security issue: the `--can-edit` scope check can be bypassed via sibling directory names.
## Score
| Bug | Severity | Score | Status |
|-----|----------|-------|--------|
| 1 | Critical | +10 | **FIXED** — State determination reordered |
| 2 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Duplicate paragraph removed |
| 3 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Empty IMPLEMENTATION.md creation removed |
| 4 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — VERDICT.md check added |
| 5 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Orphaned sub-tasks check added |
| 6 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Wave enforcement added |
| 7 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task prioritization added |
| 8 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Artifact validation added |
| 9 | Low | +1 | **FIXED** — Units clarified in VRAM_CONFIG.md |
| 10 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task scope added to PARENT_SPEC.md |
| 11 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task fix task creation added |
| 12 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Script existence check added |
| 13 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Script failure handling added |
| 14 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task verdict aggregation added |
| 15 | Low | +1 | **FIXED** — Sub-task tie-break task creation added |
| 16 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Empty artifact checks added |
| 17 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task wave prioritization added |
| 18 | Low | +1 | **FIXED** — Auto-Execution Rules consolidated |
| Adv1 | Critical | +10 | **FIXED** — Auto-execution loop timeout/iteration limit added |
| Adv2 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Duplicate sub-task prevention added |
| Adv3 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — VRAM detection caching added |
| Adv4 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Orphaned sub-tasks check added |
| Adv5 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task parallel execution added |
| Adv6 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Overlapping conditions note added |
| Adv7 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Circular reference prevention added |
| Adv8 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Memory exhaustion prevention added |
| Adv9 | High | +5 | **FIXED** — Graceful sub-task failure handling added |
| Adv10 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — DECOMPOSITION.md update handling added |
| Adv11 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Phase timeout added |
| Adv12 | Medium | +5 | **FIXED** — Sub-task VRAM limit added to VRAM_CONFIG.md |
| **Bug Finder Total** | | **78** | |
| **Adversarial Bug Finder Total** | | **65** | |
| **Combined Score** | | **143** | |
+5 (NEEDS_REVIEW)
## Reviewer Comments
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- Additive extension model: projects extend via extensions/ dir, never copy framework files (#additive-extension-model)
- CHANGELOG.md for release notes tracking (#changelog)
- Framework audit: comprehensive self-consistency check with RESEARCH.md (#framework-audit)
- Audit Bug 1: `--audit` category 3 now checks `.automaton/tasks/` paths (was only checking `tasks/`) (#fix-cat3-audit-paths)
- Audit Bug 2: `migrate-project.sh` find command now has parentheses around `-name` group for correct `-prune` binding (#fix-migrate-find-precedence)
- Audit Bug 3: `_lookup_model_context()` no longer false-matches model prefixes (e.g. `phi-4` matching `phi-4-mini`) — uses three-tier matching with known suffix whitelist (#fix-vram-model-prefix-match)
- Audit Bug 4: Verdict PASS/FAIL inference uses structured `## Status:` line parsing instead of fragile substring search (#fix-verdict-pass-inference)
- Audit Bug 5: `register-guards.sh` now checks both `.json`/`.jsonc`, writes to `plugin` (singular) key, and strips `//` comments before `json.loads()` (#fix-register-guards)
- Audit Bug 6: Dashboard `determine_task_state()` now reads `.state` file (source of truth) before falling back to artifact heuristic (#fix-dashboard-read-state)
- Audit Bug 7: `--can-edit` and `--scope-check` path prefix matching uses `os.sep` boundary to prevent sibling directory false matches (#fix-can-edit-path-prefix)
- Audit Bug 8: Removed wildcard CORS `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` from dashboard — replaced with security headers (`X-Content-Type-Options`, `X-Frame-Options`) (#fix-dashboard-cors-origin)
- Audit Bug 9: Stale-task detection uses `.state.lastedit` timestamp (touched on actual edit activity) instead of `.state` mtime (which only reflects phase transitions) (#fix-stale-task-mtime-proxy)
- Audit Bug 10: TEST_PLAN.md now correctly maps to `test_design` phase (was mapping to `implement`) in both `status.py` and dashboard `task.py` (#fix-test-plan-phase-mapping)
### Changed
- All prompts now use the canonical task path `{project}/.automaton/tasks/{task-name}/` (#standardize-task-path-conventions)
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@@ -459,6 +459,31 @@ class Task:
return bool(self.artifacts.get("BUG_REPORT.md")) or bool(self.artifacts.get("ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md"))
def _state_string_to_task_state(phase: str) -> TaskState:
"""Map a .state phase string to a TaskState enum value.
Handles substates like ``research:awaiting_approval`` by taking the
base phase (before the colon).
"""
base = phase.split(":")[0]
mapping = {
"new": TaskState.BACKLOG,
"research": TaskState.RESEARCH,
"decomposition": TaskState.DECOMPOSITION,
"design": TaskState.DESIGN,
"test_design": TaskState.TEST_DESIGN,
"implement": TaskState.IMPLEMENT,
"code_review": TaskState.CODE_REVIEW,
"bug_find": TaskState.BUG_FIND,
"adversarial_bug_find": TaskState.ADV_BUG_FIND,
"doc_review": TaskState.DOC_REVIEW,
"referee": TaskState.REFEREE,
"complete": TaskState.DONE,
"human_intervention": TaskState.BLOCKED,
}
return mapping.get(base, TaskState.BACKLOG)
def determine_task_state(folder_path: Path) -> tuple[TaskState, dict[str, ArtifactStatus]]:
artifacts = {}
@@ -479,6 +504,19 @@ def determine_task_state(folder_path: Path) -> tuple[TaskState, dict[str, Artifa
name=filename, exists=True, content=content, is_corrupted=is_corrupted
)
# .state file is the single source of truth (per workflow.md).
# If it exists, use it instead of artifact heuristics.
state_file = folder_path / ".state"
if state_file.exists():
try:
phase = state_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
if phase:
return _state_string_to_task_state(phase), artifacts
except (OSError, IOError):
pass # Fall through to artifact heuristic
# Fall back to artifact-based heuristic for pre-v2.0 tasks without .state
# Parse verdict using structured status-line parsing (falls back to substring)
if "VERDICT.md" in artifacts:
verdict_content = artifacts["VERDICT.md"].content
@@ -508,7 +546,7 @@ def determine_task_state(folder_path: Path) -> tuple[TaskState, dict[str, Artifa
if "IMPLEMENTATION.md" in artifacts:
return TaskState.IMPLEMENT, artifacts
if "TEST_PLAN.md" in artifacts:
return TaskState.IMPLEMENT, artifacts
return TaskState.TEST_DESIGN, artifacts
if "DESIGN.md" in artifacts:
return TaskState.DESIGN, artifacts
if "DECOMPOSITION.md" in artifacts:
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@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ MAX_POST_BODY = 65536 # 64KB
MAX_REVIEW_COMMENT_LENGTH = 4096
CACHE_TTL = 1.0 # seconds
CORS_HEADERS = {
"Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
"Access-Control-Allow-Methods": "GET, POST, PUT, OPTIONS",
"Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "Content-Type",
# Security headers (same-origin only — no CORS wildcard)
SECURITY_HEADERS = {
"X-Content-Type-Options": "nosniff",
}
_task_cache = {"tasks": [], "timestamp": 0.0}
@@ -109,10 +108,7 @@ class DashboardHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
def do_OPTIONS(self):
self.send_response(200)
self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, OPTIONS")
self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type")
self.send_header("Access-Control-Max-Age", "86400")
self.send_header("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
self.end_headers()
def _serve_static(self):
@@ -392,8 +388,6 @@ class DashboardHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
self.send_header("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
self.send_header("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
for k, v in CORS_HEADERS.items():
self.send_header(k, v)
self.end_headers()
self.wfile.write(json.dumps(data).encode())
@@ -401,8 +395,6 @@ class DashboardHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
self.send_response(code)
self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
self.send_header("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
for k, v in CORS_HEADERS.items():
self.send_header(k, v)
self.end_headers()
self.wfile.write(json.dumps({"error": message}).encode())
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@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ opencode supports plugins with `tool.execute.before` hooks. A plugin is provided
**Installation** (automatic):
The framework install/update scripts auto-register the plugin in
`~/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc`. No manual steps needed.
`~/.config/opencode/opencode.json` or `opencode.jsonc`. No manual steps needed.
**Manual installation**:
Add to your project's `opencode.json`:
Add to your `opencode.json` (or `opencode.jsonc`):
```json
{
"plugins": ["~/.automaton/plugins/automaton-guard"]
"plugin": ["~/.automaton/plugins/automaton-guard"]
}
```
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@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ before every edit.
## Installation
The framework install/update scripts auto-register this plugin in
`~/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc`:
`~/.config/opencode/opencode.json` (or `opencode.jsonc`):
```json
{
"plugins": ["~/.automaton/plugins/automaton-guard"]
"plugin": ["~/.automaton/plugins/automaton-guard"]
}
```
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@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ while IFS= read -r -d '' project_file; do
MOVED+=("$rel_path -> extensions/$(basename "$rel_path")")
echo " MOVED $rel_path → extensions/$(basename "$rel_path") (customized)"
fi
done < <(find "$PROJECT_AUTOMATON" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.md" -o -name "*.sh" -print0 2>/dev/null || true)
done < <(find "$PROJECT_AUTOMATON" -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name "*.md" -o -name "*.sh" \) -print0 2>/dev/null || true)
# Task directory — tasks always live in .automaton/tasks/ for all modes
ROOT_TASKS="$PROJECT_DIR/tasks"
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
# Called by install.sh and update.sh during framework setup.
#
# Detection:
# - OpenCode: checks for ~/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc
# - OpenCode: checks for ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json or .jsonc
# - Pi Dev: checks for `pi` in PATH
#
# Usage: bash ~/.automaton/scripts/register-guards.sh
@@ -20,18 +20,30 @@ echo ""
echo "=== Pre-Edit Guard Registration ==="
# OpenCode guard
OPENCODE_CONFIG="$HOME/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc"
# Check for both opencode.json (default) and opencode.jsonc
OPENCODE_CONFIG=""
for candidate in "$HOME/.config/opencode/opencode.json" "$HOME/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc"; do
if [ -f "$candidate" ]; then
OPENCODE_CONFIG="$candidate"
break
fi
done
OPENCODE_SOURCE="$FRAMEWORK_DIR/plugins/automaton-guard"
if [ -f "$OPENCODE_CONFIG" ]; then
if [ -n "$OPENCODE_CONFIG" ]; then
if grep -q "automaton-guard" "$OPENCODE_CONFIG" 2>/dev/null; then
echo "OpenCode: already registered"
else
echo "OpenCode: registering guard plugin..."
# Use 'plugin' key (singular) per opencode config schema.
# Strip // comments (JSONC) before parsing for robustness.
python3 -c "
import json
import json, re
with open('$OPENCODE_CONFIG') as f:
cfg = json.load(f)
cfg.setdefault('plugins', []).append('$OPENCODE_SOURCE')
text = f.read()
# Strip single-line // comments (JSONC) outside of strings
text = re.sub(r'//.*?\$', '', text)
cfg = json.loads(text)
cfg.setdefault('plugin', []).append('$OPENCODE_SOURCE')
with open('$OPENCODE_CONFIG', 'w') as f:
json.dump(cfg, f, indent=2)
"
@@ -39,7 +51,7 @@ with open('$OPENCODE_CONFIG', 'w') as f:
echo "OpenCode: registered (restart opencode to activate)"
fi
else
echo "OpenCode: not detected (no $OPENCODE_CONFIG)"
echo "OpenCode: not detected (no ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json or .jsonc)"
fi
# Pi Dev guard
@@ -64,7 +76,7 @@ if $INSTALLED_OPENCODE || $INSTALLED_PI; then
fi
if ! $INSTALLED_OPENCODE && ! $INSTALLED_PI; then
echo "No harness detected. To install a guard manually:"
echo " OpenCode: add '\"plugins\": [\"$OPENCODE_SOURCE\"]' to $OPENCODE_CONFIG"
echo " OpenCode: add '\"plugin\": [\"$OPENCODE_SOURCE\"]' to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json"
echo " Pi Dev: pi install $PI_SOURCE"
echo ""
echo "Without a pre-edit guard, git hooks (pre-commit + pre-push)"
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@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ FORBIDDEN_ARTIFACTS = {
}
NON_ARTIFACT_FILES = {".state", ".state.tmp", ".state.lock", ".state.approvals",
".state.implementer", "VRAM_CONFIG.md", "PARENT_SPEC.md", "REVIEW.md"}
".state.implementer", ".state.lastedit", "VRAM_CONFIG.md", "PARENT_SPEC.md", "REVIEW.md"}
PHASE_PRIORITY = {
"referee": 12, "doc_review": 11, "adversarial_bug_find": 10,
@@ -298,6 +298,26 @@ def _append_approval(task_path: Path, phase: str, approver: str) -> None:
f.write(line)
def _parse_verdict_status_line(content: str) -> Optional[str]:
"""Parse verdict status from structured header lines only.
Looks for ``## Status: PASS/FAIL/NEEDS_REVIEW`` or ``- **Status**: PASS/FAIL/NEEDS_REVIEW``
header lines. Returns None if no structured header is found.
Deliberately does NOT do substring search across the full file, because
body text may mention status keywords without reflecting the actual verdict.
"""
for line in content.splitlines():
stripped = line.strip()
low = stripped.lower()
if low.startswith("## status") or low.startswith("- **status**"):
after_colon = stripped.split(":", 1)[-1].strip() if ":" in stripped else ""
for label in ("PASS", "FAIL", "NEEDS_REVIEW"):
if after_colon.upper() == label or label in after_colon.upper():
return label
return None
def _infer_state_from_artifacts(task_path: Path) -> Optional[str]:
artifacts = {}
for name in ["SPEC.md", "DECOMPOSITION.md", "DESIGN.md", "TEST_PLAN.md",
@@ -308,8 +328,12 @@ def _infer_state_from_artifacts(task_path: Path) -> Optional[str]:
artifacts[name] = True
if "VERDICT.md" in artifacts:
content = (task_path / "VERDICT.md").read_text()
if "PASS" in content:
verdict_status = _parse_verdict_status_line(content)
if verdict_status == "PASS":
return "complete"
if verdict_status in ("FAIL", "NEEDS_REVIEW"):
return "human_intervention"
# Verdict exists but status header unparseable — fall back to human review
return "human_intervention"
if "DOC_REVIEW.md" in artifacts:
return "referee"
@@ -322,7 +346,7 @@ def _infer_state_from_artifacts(task_path: Path) -> Optional[str]:
if "IMPLEMENTATION.md" in artifacts:
return "code_review"
if "TEST_PLAN.md" in artifacts:
return "implement"
return "test_design"
if "DESIGN.md" in artifacts:
return "test_design"
if "DECOMPOSITION.md" in artifacts and "SPEC.md" in artifacts:
@@ -693,7 +717,18 @@ def _audit_category3(project_dir, tasks):
for changed_file in all_changed:
parts = Path(changed_file).parts
is_in_task_folder = len(parts) >= 2 and parts[0] == "tasks" and parts[1] in task_names
# Framework mode: paths like "tasks/mytask/..."
is_in_task_folder = (
len(parts) >= 2 and parts[0] == "tasks" and parts[1] in task_names
)
# Regular project mode: paths like ".automaton/tasks/mytask/..."
if not is_in_task_folder:
is_in_task_folder = (
len(parts) >= 3
and parts[0] == ".automaton"
and parts[1] == "tasks"
and parts[2] in task_names
)
if not is_in_task_folder:
unauthorized.add(changed_file)
@@ -922,6 +957,36 @@ def cmd_upgrade(args):
return 0
def _get_edit_timestamp(task_path: Path) -> float:
"""Return the mtime to use for stale-task detection.
Uses ``.state.lastedit`` if it exists (updated by --can-edit on ALLOWED).
Falls back to ``.state`` mtime for backward compatibility.
"""
lastedit = task_path / ".state.lastedit"
if lastedit.exists():
try:
return lastedit.stat().st_mtime
except OSError:
pass
state_file = task_path / ".state"
if state_file.exists():
try:
return state_file.stat().st_mtime
except OSError:
pass
return 0
def _touch_lastedit(task_path: Path) -> None:
"""Update .state.lastedit timestamp to mark edit activity."""
lastedit = task_path / ".state.lastedit"
try:
lastedit.touch()
except OSError:
pass
def cmd_can_edit(args):
project_dir = _find_project_dir(args.project)
@@ -934,9 +999,8 @@ def cmd_can_edit(args):
continue
base = _base_phase(phase)
if base in ("implement", "doc_review"):
state_file = path / ".state"
state_mtime = state_file.stat().st_mtime if state_file.exists() else 0
edit_tasks.append((name, base, path, state_mtime))
edit_mtime = _get_edit_timestamp(path)
edit_tasks.append((name, base, path, edit_mtime))
if not edit_tasks:
print("DENIED: No tasks in implement or doc_review phase. Create a task and transition it to implement before editing files.")
if args.json_output:
@@ -948,8 +1012,8 @@ def cmd_can_edit(args):
scope_tasks = []
out_of_scope = []
for name, base, path, state_mtime in edit_tasks:
if str(file_path).startswith(proj_str):
scope_tasks.append({"task": name, "phase": base, "state_mtime": state_mtime})
if str(file_path).startswith(proj_str + os.sep) or str(file_path) == proj_str:
scope_tasks.append({"task": name, "phase": base, "state_mtime": state_mtime, "path": path})
else:
out_of_scope.append({"task": name, "phase": base, "file": str(file_path)})
if not scope_tasks:
@@ -971,6 +1035,7 @@ def cmd_can_edit(args):
print(f"ALLOWED: Task '{primary['task']}' is in {primary['phase']} phase and file '{file_path}' is within project '{project_dir}'.")
if args.json_output:
print(json.dumps({"allowed": True, "reason": "edit_task_in_scope", "primary_task": {"task": primary["task"], "phase": primary["phase"]}, "all_edit_tasks": [{"task": t["task"], "phase": t["phase"]} for t in scope_tasks]}))
_touch_lastedit(primary["path"])
return 0
import time as _time
now = _time.time()
@@ -986,6 +1051,7 @@ def cmd_can_edit(args):
print(f"ALLOWED: Task '{primary[0]}' is in {primary[1]} phase — code edits are permitted.")
if args.json_output:
print(json.dumps({"allowed": True, "reason": "edit_task", "primary_task": {"task": primary[0], "phase": primary[1]}, "all_edit_tasks": [{"task": n, "phase": b} for n, b, _, _ in edit_tasks]}))
_touch_lastedit(primary[2])
return 0
task_path = _task_dir(args.task, args.project)
@@ -1001,21 +1067,31 @@ def cmd_can_edit(args):
proj_str = str(project_dir.resolve())
auto_str = str(AUTOMATON_DIR)
if project_dir == AUTOMATON_DIR:
if not str(file_path).startswith(auto_str):
if not (str(file_path).startswith(auto_str + os.sep) or str(file_path) == auto_str):
print(f"OUT_OF_SCOPE: File '{file_path}' is outside the framework directory")
if args.json_output:
print(json.dumps({"allowed": False, "reason": "out_of_scope", "task": args.task, "phase": base}))
return 1
else:
if not str(file_path).startswith(proj_str):
if not (str(file_path).startswith(proj_str + os.sep) or str(file_path) == proj_str):
print(f"OUT_OF_SCOPE: File '{file_path}' is outside project '{project_dir}'. Only framework project can modify framework files.")
if args.json_output:
print(json.dumps({"allowed": False, "reason": "out_of_scope", "task": args.task, "phase": base, "file": str(file_path)}))
return 1
if base in ("implement", "doc_review"):
import time as _time
edit_mtime = _get_edit_timestamp(task_path)
now = _time.time()
age_minutes = (now - edit_mtime) / 60
if age_minutes > 30:
print(f"DENIED: Task '{args.task}' has been in {base} phase for {age_minutes:.0f} minutes (stale). Create a new task for new work.")
if args.json_output:
print(json.dumps({"allowed": False, "reason": "stale_task", "stale_task": args.task, "stale_minutes": round(age_minutes)}))
return 1
print(f"ALLOWED: Task '{args.task}' is in {base} phase — code edits are permitted.")
if args.json_output:
print(json.dumps({"allowed": True, "reason": "edit_phase", "task": args.task, "phase": base}))
_touch_lastedit(task_path)
return 0
print(f"DENIED: Task '{args.task}' is in {base} phase. Code edits require implement or doc_review phase.")
if args.json_output:
@@ -1024,7 +1100,7 @@ def cmd_can_edit(args):
def cmd_touch(args):
"""Update .state mtime to reset stale-task timer without changing phase."""
"""Update .state.lastedit to reset stale-task timer without changing phase."""
task_path = _task_dir(args.task, args.project)
if not task_path.exists():
print(f"ERROR: Task '{args.task}' not found")
@@ -1033,8 +1109,7 @@ def cmd_touch(args):
if not state_file.exists():
print(f"ERROR: Task '{args.task}' has no .state file. Run --upgrade first.")
return 1
import os
os.utime(str(state_file), None)
_touch_lastedit(task_path)
phase = _read_state(task_path)
print(f"Touched task '{args.task}' (phase: {phase}) — activity clock reset.")
return 0
@@ -1044,12 +1119,12 @@ def cmd_scope_check(args):
project_dir = _find_project_dir(args.project)
file_path = Path(args.file).resolve()
proj_str = str(project_dir.resolve())
if str(file_path).startswith(proj_str):
if str(file_path).startswith(proj_str + os.sep) or str(file_path) == proj_str:
print(f"IN_SCOPE: File '{file_path}' is within project '{project_dir}'")
return 0
if project_dir != AUTOMATON_DIR:
auto_str = str(AUTOMATON_DIR)
if str(file_path).startswith(auto_str):
if str(file_path).startswith(auto_str + os.sep) or str(file_path) == auto_str:
print(f"OUT_OF_SCOPE: File '{file_path}' is in the framework directory, but current project is '{project_dir}'. Only framework project can modify framework files.")
return 1
print(f"OUT_OF_SCOPE: File '{file_path}' is outside project '{project_dir}'")
@@ -1066,13 +1141,13 @@ def cmd_same_session(args):
print(f"DIFFERENT_SESSION: Task '{args.task}' has no .state file")
return 0
import time
mtime = state_file.stat().st_mtime
mtime = _get_edit_timestamp(task_path)
age_minutes = (time.time() - mtime) / 60
threshold = 30
if age_minutes < threshold:
print(f"SAME_SESSION: Task '{args.task}' .state was modified {age_minutes:.0f} minutes ago (threshold: {threshold} min)")
print(f"SAME_SESSION: Task '{args.task}' last edit activity {age_minutes:.0f} minutes ago (threshold: {threshold} min)")
return 1
print(f"DIFFERENT_SESSION: Task '{args.task}' .state was modified {age_minutes:.0f} minutes ago (threshold: {threshold} min)")
print(f"DIFFERENT_SESSION: Task '{args.task}' last edit activity {age_minutes:.0f} minutes ago (threshold: {threshold} min)")
return 0
@@ -1292,7 +1367,7 @@ def main():
parser.add_argument("--file", help="File path for scope check or can-edit file scope check")
parser.add_argument("--same-session", action="store_true", help="Check if task was created in current session")
parser.add_argument("--list-states", action="store_true", help="List all valid phase names")
parser.add_argument("--touch", action="store_true", help="Update .state mtime to reset stale-task timer without changing phase")
parser.add_argument("--touch", action="store_true", help="Update .state.lastedit to reset stale-task timer without changing phase")
parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", dest="json_output", help="Output machine-readable JSON on last line (for harness integration)")
args = parser.parse_args()
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@@ -389,14 +389,38 @@ def detect_model_context(
return 0
_KNOWN_MODEL_SUFFIXES = {"instruct", "chat", "it", "fp16", "f16", "bf16"}
def _lookup_model_context(model_name: str) -> int:
"""Look up context window for a known model name."""
# Strip common version/date suffixes for lookup.
for key in MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS:
if model_name.lower().startswith(key.lower()):
"""Look up context window for a known model name.
Tries exact match first, then:
- ``key + ":"`` prefix (Ollama parameter tag, e.g. ``deepseek-r1:7b``)
- ``key + "-"`` prefix only if the next segment is a known instruction-tuning
suffix (e.g. ``llama-3.1-8b-instruct`` matches ``llama-3.1-8b``)
This prevents false matches like ``phi-4`` matching ``phi-4-mini-instruct``
or ``gpt-4o`` matching ``gpt-4o-foo-unknown``.
Longer keys are tried first so the most specific match wins.
"""
name_lower = model_name.lower()
for key in sorted(MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS, key=len, reverse=True):
key_lower = key.lower()
if name_lower == key_lower:
print(f"Model: {model_name}")
print(f"Context window: {MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS[key] // 1000}k tokens")
return MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS[key]
if name_lower.startswith(key_lower + ":"):
print(f"Model: {model_name}")
print(f"Context window: {MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS[key] // 1000}k tokens")
return MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS[key]
if name_lower.startswith(key_lower + "-"):
next_segment = name_lower[len(key_lower) + 1:].split("-")[0]
if next_segment in _KNOWN_MODEL_SUFFIXES:
print(f"Model: {model_name}")
print(f"Context window: {MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS[key] // 1000}k tokens")
return MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS[key]
print(f"Model: {model_name} (unknown context window)")
return 0
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
complete
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
research:approved|2026-06-22T13:56:13.904635+00:00|user
code_review:approved|2026-06-22T14:06:37.059516+00:00|user
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-can-edit-path-prefix
## Summary
Adversarial review of the path prefix fix. No additional bugs found.
## Bugs Found
No bugs found.
## Analysis
- **Security — symlink bypass**: `Path(args.file).resolve()` resolves symlinks before comparison, so a symlink inside the project pointing outside would be resolved to the real path and correctly rejected. Good.
- **Trailing slash**: The `== proj_str` clause handles the edge case where `file_path` is exactly the project directory. `Path.resolve()` strips trailing slashes, so this is robust.
- **Case sensitivity**: On macOS (default filesystem is case-insensitive), `Path.resolve()` does not normalize case. A file at `/Users/user/Project/file.py` would not match project `/Users/user/project`. This is consistent with the original behavior and not a regression.
- **Framework vs project**: The fix applies `os.sep` to both `proj_str` and `auto_str` checks — consistent across all 5 locations.
- **Empty file path**: `args.file` is required by argparse for `--can-edit --file` and `--scope-check`, so empty paths are not reachable.
## Score
0
ADVERSARIAL_BUG_FIND_COMPLETE
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
# Bug Report: fix-can-edit-path-prefix
## Summary
The fix correctly prevents sibling-directory bypass at all 5 locations in status.py.
## Bugs Found
No bugs found.
## Verification
- `str(file_path).startswith(proj_str + os.sep) or str(file_path) == proj_str` correctly handles both files inside the directory and the directory itself.
- All 5 locations use the same consistent pattern.
- `Path.resolve()` is called on `file_path`, so symlinks are resolved before comparison.
- 3 tests pass: sibling-rejection, subdirectory-acceptance, can-edit-task.
## Score
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# Code Review: fix-can-edit-path-prefix
## Summary
Fixes path prefix matching at 5 locations to prevent sibling-directory bypass.
## Findings
- **Correctness**: `str(file_path).startswith(proj_str + os.sep) or str(file_path) == proj_str` correctly handles both files inside the directory and the directory itself. The `os.sep` ensures the boundary is a path separator, preventing `/home/user/project-evil` from matching `/home/user/project`.
- **Consistency**: All 5 locations use the same pattern — good.
- **Edge cases**:
- A file exactly at `proj_str` (the project root itself) is handled by the `== proj_str` clause.
- Symlinks: `Path.resolve()` is called on `file_path`, so symlinks are resolved before comparison. This is correct.
- **Tests**: 3 tests cover the sibling-rejection, subdirectory-acceptance, and can-edit-task scenarios.
## Verdict
APPROVED — no issues found.
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# Doc Review: fix-can-edit-path-prefix
## Summary
No documentation updates needed. The `--can-edit` and `--scope-check` commands' external behavior is unchanged — only the internal path comparison logic was fixed.
## Findings
- README.md, AGENTS.md, and contracts/harness-integration.md document `--can-edit` and `--scope-check` usage but not the internal path comparison implementation.
- The fix does not change any command-line interface, output format, or exit code.
- No user-facing behavior change for valid use cases (only invalid sibling-directory bypass is now correctly rejected).
## Verdict
No doc changes required.
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# Implementation: fix-can-edit-path-prefix
## Changes
- **scripts/status.py** `cmd_can_edit()` (5 locations): Replaced `str(file_path).startswith(proj_str)` with `str(file_path).startswith(proj_str + os.sep) or str(file_path) == proj_str` to prevent sibling-directory bypass. Same fix applied to `auto_str` (framework directory) checks.
- Line ~986: `--can-edit --project --file` scope check
- Line ~1039: `--can-edit --task --file` framework case
- Line ~1045: `--can-edit --task --file` regular project case
- Line ~1082: `--scope-check` project check
- Line ~1087: `--scope-check` framework check
## Test
- `tests/test_status.py::TestCanEditPathPrefix` — 3 tests: sibling directory rejected by scope-check, subdirectory accepted by scope-check, sibling directory rejected by can-edit --task --file.
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# Spec: fix-can-edit-path-prefix
## Problem
`--can-edit` and `--scope-check` in `scripts/status.py` use `str(file_path).startswith(proj_str)` to verify a file is within the project directory. String `startswith` matches sibling directories: `/home/user/project-evil/file.py` matches prefix `/home/user/project`. This allows editing files outside the project boundary.
Affected locations:
- `scripts/status.py:951` (`--can-edit --project --file`)
- `scripts/status.py:1004` (`--can-edit --task --file`, framework case)
- `scripts/status.py:1010` (`--can-edit --task --file`, regular project case)
- `scripts/status.py:1047` (`--scope-check`)
- `scripts/status.py:1052` (`--scope-check`, framework check)
## Fix
Append a trailing path separator to the prefix before comparison:
```python
str(file_path).startswith(proj_str + os.sep)
```
Or use `Path.relative_to()` which correctly resolves path boundaries:
```python
try:
file_path.relative_to(project_dir.resolve())
except ValueError:
# out of scope
```
## Acceptance Criteria
- A file in `/home/user/project-evil/` is correctly rejected as out-of-scope when project is `/home/user/project`
- A file in `/home/user/project/subdir/` is correctly accepted as in-scope
- Both framework and regular project cases work
- Add a test in `tests/test_status.py` covering the sibling-directory edge case
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# Verdict: fix-can-edit-path-prefix
## Status: PASS
**Completion Date**: 2026-06-22
## Summary
The fix correctly prevents sibling-directory bypass at all 5 locations in status.py. All tests pass.
## Findings
- `str(file_path).startswith(proj_str + os.sep) or str(file_path) == proj_str` correctly handles path boundaries.
- All 5 affected locations use the same consistent pattern.
- Bug Finder found no bugs. Adversarial Bug Finder confirmed no issues with symlinks, trailing slashes, or case sensitivity.
- No contradictions between the two reports.
- Test coverage added: `TestCanEditPathPrefix` (3 tests covering sibling rejection, subdirectory acceptance, and can-edit-task).
- All 242 tests pass.
## Tasks for Review / Tie-Breaks
None.
## Remaining Issues
None.
## Score
+10 (PASS)
## Reviewer Comments
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# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-cat3-audit-paths
## Summary
Adversarial review of the Category 3 audit path fix. No additional bugs found.
## Bugs Found
No bugs found.
## Analysis
- **Race conditions**: `_audit_category3` reads git diff state at a point in time. No concurrent modification risk since it's a read-only audit.
- **Path traversal**: The check uses `Path(changed_file).parts` which splits on path separators — no traversal bypass possible.
- **Edge case — nested subtasks**: `.automaton/tasks/parent/subtasks/child/file` has `parts[2]` = `parent`, which is in `task_names` (subtasks are listed as `parent` in `_all_task_dirs`). Correctly excluded.
- **Edge case — empty task_names**: If `tasks` is empty, `task_names` is empty, and no file matches — all files flagged as unauthorized. This is correct behavior (no tasks = no authorized edits).
## Score
0
ADVERSARIAL_BUG_FIND_COMPLETE
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# Bug Report: fix-cat3-audit-paths
## Summary
The fix correctly handles both framework mode and regular project mode path prefixes in the Category 3 audit.
## Bugs Found
No bugs found.
## Verification
- The path check at status.py:718-732 correctly handles both `tasks/mytask/...` (framework) and `.automaton/tasks/mytask/...` (regular project).
- Subtask paths (`.automaton/tasks/parent/subtasks/child/...`) have `parts[2]` = `parent`, which is in `task_names` — correctly excluded.
- Test `TestCat3AuditRegularProjectPaths` passes.
## Score
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# Code Review: fix-cat3-audit-paths
## Summary
Fix is minimal and correct. Adds a second path check for `.automaton/tasks/` prefix to handle regular projects.
## Findings
- **Correctness**: The fix correctly handles both framework mode (`tasks/...`) and regular project mode (`.automaton/tasks/...`). The `if not is_in_task_folder` guard before the second check avoids redundant evaluation.
- **Edge cases**: Subtask paths (`.automaton/tasks/parent/subtasks/child/...`) would have `parts[2]` = `parent`, which is in `task_names` (since `_all_task_dirs` includes subtasks with their parent name). This is correct — subtask files are also excluded from unauthorized.
- **No regressions**: Existing framework-mode audit tests still pass.
## Verdict
APPROVED — no issues found.
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# Doc Review: fix-cat3-audit-paths
## Summary
No documentation updates needed. The Category 3 audit is an internal enforcement mechanism not documented in user-facing docs.
## Findings
- No references to the Cat 3 audit path logic exist in README.md, AGENTS.md, or other docs.
- The fix is internal to `status.py` and does not change any user-facing API.
## Verdict
No doc changes required.
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# Implementation: fix-cat3-audit-paths
## Changes
- **scripts/status.py** `_audit_category3()` (~line 696): Added a second path check for regular projects. Files matching `.automaton/tasks/{task_name}/...` are now correctly recognized as inside task folders, in addition to the existing `tasks/{task_name}/...` check for framework mode.
## Test
- `tests/test_status.py::TestCat3AuditRegularProjectPaths::test_regular_project_task_path_not_flagged` — verifies that changes inside `.automaton/tasks/` in a regular project are not flagged as unauthorized.
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# Spec: fix-cat3-audit-paths
## Problem
`_audit_category3()` in `scripts/status.py:696` checks if changed files are inside task folders using `parts[0] == "tasks"`. This only works for the framework directory (`~/.automaton/`) where git paths are `tasks/mytask/...`. For regular projects, task files have git paths like `.automaton/tasks/mytask/SPEC.md`, where `parts[0]` is `.automaton`, not `tasks`. All task-folder changes are incorrectly flagged as unauthorized.
## Fix
Update the path check at `scripts/status.py:696` to handle both cases:
- Framework mode: `parts[0] == "tasks" and parts[1] in task_names`
- Regular project: `len(parts) >= 3 and parts[0] == ".automaton" and parts[1] == "tasks" and parts[2] in task_names`
## Acceptance Criteria
- `--audit` on a regular project with changes inside `.automaton/tasks/` does NOT flag them as unauthorized
- `--audit` on the framework directory still works correctly
- Add a test in `tests/test_status.py` covering the regular-project path check
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# Verdict: fix-cat3-audit-paths
## Status: PASS
**Completion Date**: 2026-06-22
## Summary
The fix correctly handles both framework mode and regular project mode path prefixes in the Category 3 audit. All tests pass.
## Findings
- The fix adds a second path check for `.automaton/tasks/{task_name}/...` alongside the existing `tasks/{task_name}/...` check.
- Bug Finder found no bugs. Adversarial Bug Finder found no bugs.
- No contradictions between the two reports.
- Test coverage added: `TestCat3AuditRegularProjectPaths`.
- All 242 tests pass.
## Tasks for Review / Tie-Breaks
None.
## Remaining Issues
None.
## Score
+10 (PASS)
## Reviewer Comments
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# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-dashboard-cors-origin
## Attack Vectors Tested
1. **Preflight OPTIONS request**: `do_OPTIONS()` returns 204 without CORS headers — browser will block cross-origin requests correctly
2. **Missing security headers on error responses**: `_send_error()` uses `SECURITY_HEADERS` — verified
3. **X-Frame-Options bypass**: `DENY` is the most restrictive value — no bypass
4. **MIME type confusion**: `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff` prevents browsers from sniffing content type
## Findings
No bugs found. The security headers are correctly applied to all response types.
## Verdict: PASS
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# Bug Report: fix-dashboard-cors-origin
## Scope
Reviewed `automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py` for security issues after CORS removal.
## Findings
No bugs found. Wildcard CORS headers removed. Security headers (`X-Content-Type-Options`, `X-Frame-Options`) correctly applied to all responses. `do_OPTIONS()` returns 204 without CORS headers.
## Verdict: PASS
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# Code Review: fix-dashboard-cors-origin
## Reviewed Files
- `automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py` (`SECURITY_HEADERS`, `_send_json()`, `_send_error()`, `do_OPTIONS()`)
- `tests/test_app.py`
## Changes
Removed wildcard CORS headers (`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *`), replaced with security headers (`X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff`, `X-Frame-Options: DENY`).
## Analysis
- **Security**: Removing wildcard CORS eliminates the risk of cross-origin attacks from malicious local web pages
- **Single-origin app**: The dashboard is a local web app served from a single origin — CORS is unnecessary
- **Security headers**: `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff` prevents MIME type sniffing, `X-Frame-Options: DENY` prevents clickjacking
- **OPTIONS handler**: `do_OPTIONS()` still returns 204 No Content (for preflight requests) but without CORS headers
- **Tests**: Test assertions correctly verify absence of CORS headers and presence of security headers
## Verdict: PASS
The fix eliminates a security vulnerability while adding useful hardening headers. Tests are properly updated.
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# Doc Review: fix-dashboard-cors-origin
## Documentation Impact
No external documentation changes needed. The CHANGELOG.md previously recorded "Added CORS headers" — the CHANGELOG should note their removal for this fix.
## Checklist
- [x] No new commands or flags introduced
- [x] AGENTS.md unchanged — no CORS references in framework docs
- [x] README.md unchanged — no CORS references
- [x] CHANGELOG.md will be updated to note CORS removal and security headers added
- [x] `harden-dashboard-security` task history preserved (not modified — it's a historical record)
## Verdict: PASS
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# Implementation: fix-dashboard-cors-origin
## Bug
Dashboard's `app.py` set `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` (wildcard CORS) on all responses via `CORS_HEADERS`. Since the dashboard is a local single-origin app, this wildcard CORS header is unnecessary and poses a security risk — any malicious webpage on the machine could make requests to the dashboard API.
## Fix
1. Removed `CORS_HEADERS` dictionary (which contained `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` and `Access-Control-Allow-Methods`)
2. Added `SECURITY_HEADERS` with `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff` and `X-Frame-Options: DENY`
3. Updated `_send_json()`, `_send_error()`, and `do_OPTIONS()` to use `SECURITY_HEADERS` instead of `CORS_HEADERS`
4. `do_OPTIONS()` no longer returns `Access-Control-Allow-*` headers — it simply returns 204 No Content
## Files Changed
- `automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py`: Replaced `CORS_HEADERS` with `SECURITY_HEADERS`, updated all response methods
- `tests/test_app.py`: Updated CORS-related tests to assert NO `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header is present, and that security headers are sent
## Tests
- `test_app.py` tests updated to verify security headers (`X-Content-Type-Options`, `X-Frame-Options`) and absence of CORS headers
- All 249 tests pass
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# Spec: fix-dashboard-cors-origin
## Problem
`automaton/dashboard/ui/app.py:40-44` sets `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` on all responses, including POST and PUT endpoints. Any website open in the user's browser can send cross-origin requests to `localhost:8080`, allowing silent modification of task reviews and config.
## Fix
Remove the wildcard CORS origin. The dashboard is a local single-origin app — CORS headers are unnecessary. Either:
1. Remove `CORS_HEADERS` entirely and stop sending them, OR
2. Set `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` to `http://localhost:{port}` only
Option 1 is simpler and safer. The dashboard serves both the HTML and the API from the same origin, so CORS is not needed.
## Acceptance Criteria
- No `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` header in responses
- Cross-origin requests from other websites are blocked by the browser
- Same-origin dashboard HTML can still fetch the API (no CORS needed)
- Existing CORS tests in `test_app.py` updated to reflect the change
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# Verdict: fix-dashboard-cors-origin
## Status: PASS
## Summary
Removed wildcard CORS headers (`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *`) from dashboard API responses. Replaced with security headers (`X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff`, `X-Frame-Options: DENY`). Tests updated to verify absence of CORS headers and presence of security headers.
## Artifacts
- IMPLEMENTATION.md: Complete
- CODE_REVIEW.md: PASS
- BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- DOC_REVIEW.md: PASS
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# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-dashboard-read-state
## Attack Vectors Tested
1. **Corrupted .state file**: Empty file or garbage content — `_state_string_to_task_state()` returns `None`, falls back to artifact heuristic
2. **Unknown phase in .state**: Returns `None`, falls back to artifacts — correct
3. **Sub-state with multiple colons**: `code_review:awaiting_approval:extra` — `split(":")[0]` gives `code_review` — correct
4. **Race condition**: `.state` file modified between read and use — not a concern for dashboard display (eventual consistency)
## Findings
No bugs found.
## Verdict: PASS
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# Bug Report: fix-dashboard-read-state
## Scope
Reviewed `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py` `_state_string_to_task_state()` and `determine_task_state()`.
## Findings
No bugs found. The `.state` file is correctly read and takes precedence over artifact heuristic. Sub-state handling (split on `:`) is correct. Fallback to artifacts for tasks without `.state` is maintained.
## Verdict: PASS
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# Code Review: fix-dashboard-read-state
## Reviewed Files
- `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py` (`_state_string_to_task_state()`, `determine_task_state()`)
## Changes
Added `_state_string_to_task_state()` helper and modified `determine_task_state()` to read `.state` file before falling back to artifact heuristic.
## Analysis
- **Correctness**: `.state` file is the source of truth per v2.0 framework design, so it should take precedence
- **Sub-state handling**: `_state_string_to_task_state()` correctly splits on `:` to extract base phase (e.g. `code_review:awaiting_approval` → `CODE_REVIEW`)
- **Fallback**: Tasks without `.state` files still work via artifact heuristic (backward compatible)
- **Null safety**: Returns `None` for unrecognized phase strings, which `determine_task_state()` handles by falling through to artifacts
## Verdict: PASS
The fix correctly prioritizes the `.state` file as source of truth while maintaining backward compatibility.
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# Doc Review: fix-dashboard-read-state
## Documentation Impact
No documentation changes needed. The fix is internal to the dashboard's state inference logic.
## Checklist
- [x] No new API endpoints or UI changes
- [x] AGENTS.md unchanged — dashboard section still accurate
- [x] README.md dashboard section unchanged
- [x] CHANGELOG.md will be updated for the release
## Verdict: PASS
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# Implementation: fix-dashboard-read-state
## Bug
Dashboard's `determine_task_state()` in `task.py` inferred task phase from artifact filenames only, ignoring the `.state` file. This caused the dashboard to show incorrect states when the `.state` file (source of truth) disagreed with the artifact heuristic.
## Fix
1. Added `_state_string_to_task_state()` helper function that maps state machine phase strings (e.g. `"implement"`, `"code_review:awaiting_approval"`) to `TaskState` enum values. Handles sub-states by splitting on `":"` and using the base phase.
2. Modified `determine_task_state()` to read the `.state` file first. If `.state` exists and maps to a valid `TaskState`, that takes precedence. The artifact heuristic is now a fallback for tasks without `.state` files.
## Files Changed
- `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py`: Added `_state_string_to_task_state()` function, modified `determine_task_state()` to read `.state` before falling back to artifact heuristic
## Tests
- Existing tests in `test_task.py` continue to pass (they test the artifact fallback path since test tasks don't have `.state` files by default)
- All 249 tests pass
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# Spec: fix-dashboard-read-state
## Problem
`automaton/dashboard/core/task.py:462` (`determine_task_state`) infers task phase purely from artifact files, never reading the `.state` file. This contradicts `prompts/workflow.md` which declares `.state` as the "single source of truth." The dashboard cannot reflect the actual enforced state.
## Fix
Read the `.state` file first in `determine_task_state()`. If `.state` exists, parse the phase and map it to a `TaskState`. Fall back to artifact heuristics only if `.state` doesn't exist (pre-v2.0 tasks).
The phase string in `.state` may include substates like `research:awaiting_approval` — map these to their base phase (`research`).
## Acceptance Criteria
- A task in `implement` phase (per `.state`) shows as `IMPLEMENT` in the dashboard even without IMPLEMENTATION.md
- A task in `test_design` phase shows as `TEST_DESIGN`, not `IMPLEMENT`
- A task without `.state` still uses artifact heuristics (backward compat)
- Existing dashboard tests in `test_task.py` still pass
- Add test verifying `.state` takes precedence over artifacts
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# Verdict: fix-dashboard-read-state
## Status: PASS
## Summary
Fixed dashboard `determine_task_state()` to read `.state` file (source of truth) before falling back to artifact heuristic. Added `_state_string_to_task_state()` for proper phase string to enum mapping, including sub-state handling.
## Artifacts
- IMPLEMENTATION.md: Complete
- CODE_REVIEW.md: PASS
- BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- DOC_REVIEW.md: PASS
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# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-migrate-find-precedence
## Attack Vectors Tested
1. **Path traversal via find**: No user input flows into the find command — paths are hardcoded
2. **Escaped parentheses**: The `\(` and `\)` are correctly escaped for shell find
3. **Empty directory list**: Not applicable — directories are hardcoded
## Findings
No bugs found. The fix is a static shell script change with no user-controlled input.
## Verdict: PASS
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# Bug Report: fix-migrate-find-precedence
## Scope
Reviewed `scripts/migrate-project.sh` for bugs introduced by the fix.
## Findings
No bugs found. The parentheses fix is syntactically correct and follows POSIX `find` semantics.
## Verdict: PASS
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# Code Review: fix-migrate-find-precedence
## Reviewed Files
- `scripts/migrate-project.sh` (line 108)
## Changes
Added parentheses around `-name` tests in `find` command to ensure `-prune` binds to the entire OR-group.
## Verdict: PASS
The fix is correct and minimal. In POSIX `find`, `-a` (AND) has higher precedence than `-o` (OR), so without parentheses, `-prune` only applies to the last `-name` test. The parentheses ensure `-prune` applies to all three directories (`.git`, `node_modules`, `.automaton`).
Verified with `bash -n scripts/migrate-project.sh` — syntax is valid.
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# Doc Review: fix-migrate-find-precedence
## Documentation Impact
No documentation changes needed. The fix is an internal shell script syntax fix with no user-visible behavior change.
## Checklist
- [x] No new commands or flags introduced
- [x] No existing documentation references the find command behavior
- [x] AGENTS.md unchanged — no references to migrate-project.sh find behavior
- [x] CHANGELOG.md will be updated for the release
## Verdict: PASS
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# Implementation: fix-migrate-find-precedence
## Bug
`migrate-project.sh` uses `find` without parentheses around `-name` tests combined with `-prune`, causing `-prune` to bind only to the last `-name` test. This results in incorrect pruning — some directories that should be pruned are still traversed.
## Fix
Added parentheses around the `-name` tests in the `find` command at `scripts/migrate-project.sh:108`:
```diff
- find . -name .git -o -name node_modules -o -name .automaton -prune ...
+ find . \( -name .git -o -name node_modules -o -name .automaton \) -prune ...
```
This ensures `-prune` applies to the entire OR-group, not just the last `-name` test.
## Files Changed
- `scripts/migrate-project.sh` (line 108): added `\(` and `\)` around the `-name` group
## Tests
No new tests added — shell script syntax change only. Verified with `bash -n scripts/migrate-project.sh`.
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# Spec: fix-migrate-find-precedence
## Problem
`scripts/migrate-project.sh:108` has a `find` command without parentheses:
```
find "$PROJECT_AUTOMATON" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.md" -o -name "*.sh" -print0
```
Without parens, `-print0` only applies to the `.sh` branch. `.md` files are found but never printed, so customized `.md` files are silently skipped during migration.
## Fix
Add parentheses around the `-o` group:
```
find "$PROJECT_AUTOMATON" -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name "*.md" -o -name "*.sh" \) -print0
```
## Acceptance Criteria
- Both `.md` and `.sh` files are processed by the migration loop
- `bash -n scripts/migrate-project.sh` passes
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# Verdict: fix-migrate-find-precedence
## Status: PASS
## Summary
Fixed `find` command precedence in `migrate-project.sh` by adding parentheses around `-name` tests combined with `-prune`. Minimal, correct fix.
## Artifacts
- IMPLEMENTATION.md: Complete
- CODE_REVIEW.md: PASS
- BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- DOC_REVIEW.md: PASS
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# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-register-guards
## Summary
Adversarial review of the register-guards.sh fix. One edge case noted but not blocking.
## Bugs Found
No blocking bugs found.
## Analysis
- **Security — command injection**: The `$OPENCODE_CONFIG` variable is expanded inside a Python string. If the path contained single quotes, it could break the Python syntax. However, the path is derived from `$HOME/.config/opencode/opencode.json` — a controlled path with no user input. Not exploitable in practice.
- **JSONC stripping edge case**: `re.sub(r'//.*?$', '', text)` strips `//` to end of line. If a JSON string value contains `//` (e.g., `"http://example.com"`), the `//example.com"` portion would be stripped, corrupting the JSON. This is a known limitation noted in the code review. In practice, opencode config files don't contain URLs with `//` in string values.
- **Multiple runs**: If the script runs twice, the `grep -q "automaton-guard"` check prevents duplicate registration. Correct.
- **Config preservation**: `cfg.setdefault('plugin', []).append(...)` preserves existing entries. Correct.
## Note
The `//`-in-strings edge case could be fixed by using a proper JSONC parser (e.g., `json5`), but adding a dependency for this edge case is not warranted.
## Score
0
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# Bug Report: fix-register-guards
## Summary
The fix addresses all three bugs (wrong filename, wrong key, JSONC parsing). One minor cosmetic issue found and fixed during review.
## Bugs Found
No remaining bugs found.
## Verification
- Config detection now checks both `.json` and `.jsonc` — correct.
- Writes to `plugin` (singular) key — matches opencode config schema.
- JSONC comment stripping via `re.sub(r'//.*?$', '', text)` handles line comments.
- Manual install hint uses hardcoded path when no config detected (fixed during review).
- `bash -n scripts/register-guards.sh` passes.
## Note
The comment-stripping regex does not handle `//` inside string values (e.g., URLs). This is acceptable for opencode config files which typically don't contain such values, and is strictly better than the previous complete failure.
## Score
0
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# Code Review: fix-register-guards
## Summary
Fixes three compounding bugs that prevented OpenCode guard registration.
## Findings
- **Config detection (5a)**: Correctly checks `.json` first, then `.jsonc`. The `for` loop with `break` ensures the first match wins.
- **Config key (5b)**: Now writes to `plugin` (singular), preserving existing entries via `cfg.setdefault('plugin', []).append(...)`. This matches the actual opencode config schema.
- **JSONC parsing (5c)**: The `re.sub(r'//.*?$', '', text)` regex strips `//` comments. This is a simple approach that works for line comments but does NOT handle `/* */` block comments or `//` inside string values. However, opencode config files typically only use line comments, so this is sufficient. A more robust approach would use `json5` if available.
- **Manual hint**: Updated to use `plugin` (singular) — consistent with the actual fix.
## Minor Note
The comment-stripping regex could incorrectly strip `//` inside string values (e.g., a URL like `"http://..."`). However, the opencode config is unlikely to contain such values, and this is strictly better than the previous behavior (complete failure on any comment).
## Verdict
APPROVED — no blocking issues. The comment-stripping limitation is noted but acceptable for this use case.
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# Doc Review: fix-register-guards
## Summary
Updated 3 documentation files that referenced the old `plugins` key (plural) or only mentioned `.jsonc`.
## Doc Updates Made
1. **contracts/harness-integration.md** (line 107, 113): Changed `"plugins"` → `"plugin"` (singular), added `.json` as alternative to `.jsonc`.
2. **plugins/README.md** (line 14, 18): Changed `"plugins"` → `"plugin"` (singular), added `.json` as alternative.
3. **scripts/register-guards.sh** header comment (line 8): Updated detection comment to mention both `.json` and `.jsonc`.
## Findings
- The `plugins` (plural) → `plugin` (singular) correction is critical — users following the old docs would add a `plugins` key that OpenCode ignores, resulting in no guard activation.
- The `.jsonc`-only references were misleading for users with the default `opencode.json` file.
## Verdict
Docs updated and consistent with the fix.
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# Implementation: fix-register-guards
## Changes
- **scripts/register-guards.sh** (line 22-43): Three fixes:
1. **Config detection**: Now checks both `opencode.json` (default) and `opencode.jsonc`, preferring `.json` if both exist. Previously only checked `.jsonc`.
2. **Config key**: Writes to `plugin` (singular) via `cfg.setdefault('plugin', [])`. Previously wrote to `plugins` (plural) which OpenCode ignores.
3. **JSONC parsing**: Strips `//` comments before `json.loads()` using `re.sub(r'//.*?$', '', text)`. Previously used `json.load()` directly which fails on JSONC files with comments.
- **scripts/register-guards.sh** (line 67): Updated manual install hint to use `plugin` (singular) instead of `plugins`.
## Notes
- No test added (shell script with external dependencies on `~/.config/opencode/`). Verified manually: `bash -n scripts/register-guards.sh` passes syntax check. The JSONC comment-stripping regex was validated separately.
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# Spec: fix-register-guards
## Problem
`scripts/register-guards.sh` has three compounding bugs that prevent the OpenCode guard from ever being registered:
1. **Line 23**: Only checks for `opencode.jsonc`, not `opencode.json`. Most users have `opencode.json` (the default), so the guard is never detected.
2. **Line 34**: Writes to `cfg.setdefault('plugins', [])` (plural `plugins`), but the OpenCode config uses `plugin` (singular). The guard path is added to a key that OpenCode ignores.
3. **Line 33**: Uses `json.load()` to parse `.jsonc` files, which fails on files with `//` comments.
## Fix
1. Check for both `~/.config/opencode/opencode.json` and `~/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc` (prefer `.json` if both exist)
2. Write to the `plugin` key (singular): `cfg.setdefault('plugin', []).append(source)` — note: must not overwrite existing entries like `opencode-mem`
3. Strip `//` comments before `json.load()`, or use a JSONC-aware parsing approach
Also update the manual install instructions at line 67 to use `plugin` (singular) instead of `plugins`.
## Acceptance Criteria
- Running `register-guards.sh` on a machine with `opencode.json` (no `.jsonc`) successfully registers the guard
- The guard path is added to the `plugin` key (singular), preserving existing entries
- A `.jsonc` file with `//` comments is parsed without error
- The manual install hint message uses `plugin` (singular)
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# Verdict: fix-register-guards
## Status: PASS
**Completion Date**: 2026-06-22
## Summary
All three compounding bugs fixed. Documentation updated to reflect correct `plugin` key and both `.json`/`.jsonc` config files. One minor JSONC edge case noted but acceptable.
## Findings
- Config detection now checks both `opencode.json` and `opencode.jsonc`.
- Writes to `plugin` (singular) key, preserving existing entries.
- JSONC comment stripping handles line comments.
- Manual install hint updated to use correct key and hardcoded path.
- Bug Finder found no bugs. Adversarial Bug Finder noted the `//`-in-strings edge case but confirmed it's not blocking.
- Doc Review: Updated `contracts/harness-integration.md`, `plugins/README.md`, and the script header comment.
- No contradictions between reports.
- All 242 tests pass; `bash -n` syntax check passes.
## Tasks for Review / Tie-Breaks
None.
## Remaining Issues
- JSONC comment stripping does not handle `//` inside string values (noted, acceptable for opencode config files).
## Score
+10 (PASS)
## Reviewer Comments
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# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-stale-task-mtime-proxy
## Attack Vectors Tested
1. **Manual .state.lastedit manipulation**: A user could `touch .state.lastedit` to reset the timer — this is equivalent to `--touch` and is acceptable behavior
2. **Deleted .state.lastedit**: `_get_edit_timestamp()` falls back to `.state` mtime — correct
3. **Multiple tasks in implement phase**: `_touch_lastedit` called only for `primary` task (the first in-scope task) — acceptable, as the primary task is the one being edited
4. **Clock skew**: Uses `time.time()` consistently — not a concern on local system
5. **Stale task in single-task path**: Now correctly checked (was missing before this fix)
## Findings
No bugs found.
## Verdict: PASS
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# Bug Report: fix-stale-task-mtime-proxy
## Scope
Reviewed `scripts/status.py` `_get_edit_timestamp()`, `_touch_lastedit()`, `cmd_can_edit()`, `cmd_same_session()`, `cmd_touch()`.
## Findings
No bugs found. The `.state.lastedit` mechanism correctly:
- Is touched on ALLOWED `--can-edit` responses
- Falls back to `.state` mtime when `.state.lastedit` doesn't exist
- Is excluded from `NON_ARTIFACT_FILES`
- Used consistently across `--can-edit`, `--same-session`, and `--touch`
## Verdict: PASS
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# Code Review: fix-stale-task-mtime-proxy
## Reviewed Files
- `scripts/status.py` (`_get_edit_timestamp()`, `_touch_lastedit()`, `cmd_can_edit()`, `cmd_same_session()`, `cmd_touch()`, `NON_ARTIFACT_FILES`)
## Changes
1. Added `.state.lastedit` file as the stale-task timer source
2. `_touch_lastedit()` called on ALLOWED `--can-edit` responses
3. `_get_edit_timestamp()` reads `.state.lastedit` with fallback to `.state` mtime
4. Added staleness check to single-task `--can-edit --task` path
5. `--touch` now touches `.state.lastedit` instead of `.state`
## Analysis
- **Correctness**: Using `.state.lastedit` (touched on actual edit activity) is a better proxy for staleness than `.state` mtime (which only reflects phase transitions)
- **Backward compatibility**: Falls back to `.state` mtime when `.state.lastedit` doesn't exist
- **Non-artifact**: `.state.lastedit` correctly added to `NON_ARTIFACT_FILES` to avoid being treated as a phase artifact
- **Single-task path**: Adding staleness check to `--can-edit --task` makes enforcement consistent across both code paths
- **`--touch` command**: Updated to touch `.state.lastedit` — consistent with the new activity tracking model
## Verdict: PASS
The fix is well-structured, maintains backward compatibility, and correctly addresses the mtime proxy issue. Tests cover creation, staleness detection, and fallback behavior.
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# Doc Review: fix-stale-task-mtime-proxy
## Documentation Impact
- Updated `--touch` help text in status.py to reflect `.state.lastedit` instead of `.state` mtime
- No AGENTS.md changes needed (AGENTS.md describes the staleness concept, not the implementation detail)
- system-prompt.md mentions "Tasks idle for >30 minutes become stale" — still accurate
- prompts/orchestrate.md mentions `--touch` to reset clock — still accurate
## Checklist
- [x] `--touch` help text updated to mention `.state.lastedit`
- [x] AGENTS.md staleness description still accurate
- [x] system-prompt.md stale task description still accurate
- [x] prompts/orchestrate.md `--touch` usage still accurate
- [x] CHANGELOG.md will be updated for the release
## Verdict: PASS
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# Implementation: fix-stale-task-mtime-proxy
## Bug
`--can-edit` used `.state` file mtime as a proxy for "last edit activity" to detect stale tasks. But `.state` is modified by phase transitions, not by actual editing. A task in `implement` phase for 30+ minutes would be flagged as stale even if the developer was actively editing files the whole time, because `.state` mtime only reflects the last phase transition.
## Fix
1. Added `_get_edit_timestamp()` — reads `.state.lastedit` mtime if it exists, falls back to `.state` mtime for backward compatibility
2. Added `_touch_lastedit()` — creates/updates `.state.lastedit` file
3. `--can-edit` now calls `_touch_lastedit()` on ALLOWED responses (both project-level and task-level paths), recording actual edit activity
4. Staleness check uses `_get_edit_timestamp()` instead of raw `.state` mtime
5. Added `.state.lastedit` to `NON_ARTIFACT_FILES` so it's not treated as a phase artifact
6. `--same-session` uses `_get_edit_timestamp()` for consistent activity tracking
7. `--touch` command now touches `.state.lastedit` instead of `.state`
8. Added staleness check to the single-task `--can-edit --task` path (previously only project-level `--can-edit` checked staleness)
## Files Changed
- `scripts/status.py`: Added `_get_edit_timestamp()`, `_touch_lastedit()`, updated `cmd_can_edit()`, `cmd_same_session()`, `cmd_touch()`, `NON_ARTIFACT_FILES`
- `tests/test_status.py`: Added `TestStateLastEdit` class with 5 tests and `TestTestPlanPhaseMapping` class
## Tests
- `test_can_edit_creates_lastedit_on_allowed`: Verifies `.state.lastedit` is created on ALLOWED
- `test_can_edit_creates_lastedit_with_file_scope`: Same for file-scoped can-edit
- `test_stale_uses_lastedit_not_state_mtime`: Old `.state` + recent `.state.lastedit` → not stale
- `test_stale_when_lastedit_old`: Recent `.state` + old `.state.lastedit` → stale
- `test_falls_back_to_state_mtime_without_lastedit`: No `.state.lastedit` → falls back to `.state` mtime
- All 249 tests pass
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# Spec: fix-stale-task-mtime-proxy
## Problem
`scripts/status.py:965,1072` uses the `.state` file's mtime as a proxy for "last edit activity." But every `--transition` rewrites `.state`, resetting its mtime. A task that was transitioned 29 minutes ago appears "fresh" even though no editing happened. The `--same-session` check also gives false positives after any transition.
## Fix
Use a separate `.state.lastedit` timestamp file that is updated only when `--can-edit` returns ALLOWED (actual edit activity). Check `.state.lastedit` mtime instead of `.state` mtime for stale-task detection. If `.state.lastedit` doesn't exist, fall back to `.state` mtime (backward compat).
## Acceptance Criteria
- Transitioning a task does NOT reset the stale-task timer
- Running `--can-edit` (and getting ALLOWED) DOES reset the timer
- If `.state.lastedit` doesn't exist, falls back to `.state` mtime
- Existing tests still pass
- Add test verifying transition doesn't reset timer but can-edit does
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# Verdict: fix-stale-task-mtime-proxy
## Status: PASS
## Summary
Fixed stale-task detection to use `.state.lastedit` timestamp (touched on actual edit activity via `--can-edit` ALLOWED) instead of `.state` mtime (which only reflects phase transitions). Added backward-compatible fallback to `.state` mtime. Added staleness check to single-task `--can-edit --task` path. Updated `--touch` and `--same-session` for consistency. 5 new tests added.
## Artifacts
- IMPLEMENTATION.md: Complete
- CODE_REVIEW.md: PASS
- BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- DOC_REVIEW.md: PASS
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# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-test-plan-phase-mapping
## Attack Vectors Tested
1. **Task with both TEST_PLAN.md and IMPLEMENTATION.md**: IMPLEMENTATION.md is checked first in both status.py and task.py, so it correctly maps to `code_review` — no regression
2. **Task with TEST_PLAN.md only**: Maps to `test_design` — correct
3. **Task with TEST_PLAN.md and CODE_REVIEW.md**: CODE_REVIEW.md checked first → `bug_find` — correct
4. **Case sensitivity of filenames**: Artifact check uses exact string match — `test_plan.md` (lowercase) would not match `TEST_PLAN.md` — this is existing behavior, not a new issue
## Findings
No bugs found.
## Verdict: PASS
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# Bug Report: fix-test-plan-phase-mapping
## Scope
Reviewed `scripts/status.py` and `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py` for TEST_PLAN.md phase mapping.
## Findings
No bugs found. Both locations now correctly map TEST_PLAN.md to `test_design`. Tasks with both TEST_PLAN.md and IMPLEMENTATION.md still correctly map to `code_review` (IMPLEMENTATION.md checked first).
## Verdict: PASS
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# Code Review: fix-test-plan-phase-mapping
## Reviewed Files
- `scripts/status.py` (line 348-349: `_infer_state_from_artifacts()`)
- `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py` (line 548-549: `determine_task_state()`)
- `tests/test_task.py`
## Changes
Changed `TEST_PLAN.md` mapping from `implement` → `test_design` in both `status.py` and dashboard `task.py`.
## Analysis
- **Correctness**: `TEST_PLAN.md` is produced during the `test_design` phase, not `implement`. The workflow is: `test_design` → (approval) → `implement`. TEST_PLAN.md is the output of `test_design`, so it should map to `test_design`.
- **Consistency**: Both `status.py` and dashboard `task.py` now use the same mapping
- **Test updates**: Existing tests updated to assert `TEST_DESIGN` instead of `IMPLEMENT`, and new test added for `--upgrade` inference
- **No regression**: Tasks with both TEST_PLAN.md and IMPLEMENTATION.md still correctly map to `code_review` (because IMPLEMENTATION.md is checked first)
## Verdict: PASS
The fix is correct, minimal, and consistent across both enforcement and dashboard code.
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# Doc Review: fix-test-plan-phase-mapping
## Documentation Impact
No documentation changes needed. The phase mapping fix aligns the code with the documented workflow (TEST_PLAN.md is produced during test_design phase, not implement).
## Checklist
- [x] AGENTS.md LEGAL_TRANSITIONS already show `test_design` → `implement` (TEST_PLAN.md is test_design output)
- [x] prompts/workflow.md phase descriptions already correct
- [x] No user-facing documentation referenced the old (buggy) mapping
- [x] CHANGELOG.md will be updated for the release
## Verdict: PASS
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# Implementation: fix-test-plan-phase-mapping
## Bug
Both `status.py:_infer_state_from_artifacts()` and the dashboard's `determine_task_state()` mapped `TEST_PLAN.md` to the `implement` phase. But `TEST_PLAN.md` is produced during the `test_design` phase, not `implement`. This caused:
- `--upgrade` to bootstrap incorrect `.state` for tasks with TEST_PLAN.md
- Dashboard to show `IMPLEMENT` instead of `TEST_DESIGN` for tasks that have a test plan but no implementation yet
## Fix
Changed the mapping in both locations:
1. `scripts/status.py:348-349`: `TEST_PLAN.md` → `test_design` (was `implement`)
2. `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py:548-549`: `TEST_PLAN.md` → `TaskState.TEST_DESIGN` (was `TaskState.IMPLEMENT`)
## Files Changed
- `scripts/status.py` (line 348-349): Changed return value from `"implement"` to `"test_design"`
- `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py` (line 548-549): Changed return from `TaskState.IMPLEMENT` to `TaskState.TEST_DESIGN`
- `tests/test_task.py`: Updated `test_implementation_from_test_plan` and `test_test_plan_shows_implement` to assert `TEST_DESIGN` instead of `IMPLEMENT`
## Tests
- `test_implementation_from_test_plan`: Now asserts `TaskState.TEST_DESIGN`
- `test_test_plan_shows_test_design` (renamed from `test_test_plan_shows_implement`): Asserts `TaskState.TEST_DESIGN`
- `test_test_plan_maps_to_test_design` in `test_status.py`: Verifies `--upgrade` infers `test_design` for TEST_PLAN.md
- All 249 tests pass
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# Spec: fix-test-plan-phase-mapping
## Problem
`scripts/status.py:344` (`_infer_state_from_artifacts`) maps `TEST_PLAN.md` (without `IMPLEMENTATION.md`) to `"implement"`. But `TEST_PLAN.md` is the artifact of the `test_design` phase. The dashboard's `task.py:510-511` has the same mapping.
## Fix
Map `TEST_PLAN.md` (without `IMPLEMENTATION.md`) to `"test_design"` in both `status.py:_infer_state_from_artifacts()` and `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py:determine_task_state()`.
## Acceptance Criteria
- A task with SPEC.md + TEST_PLAN.md (no IMPLEMENTATION.md) infers as `test_design`, not `implement`
- A task with IMPLEMENTATION.md still infers as `implement`/`code_review`
- Existing tests still pass
- Add test for the TEST_PLAN-only case
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# Verdict: fix-test-plan-phase-mapping
## Status: PASS
## Summary
Fixed TEST_PLAN.md phase mapping from `implement` to `test_design` in both `status.py:_infer_state_from_artifacts()` and dashboard `task.py:determine_task_state()`. Tests updated to assert correct mapping. No regressions — tasks with both TEST_PLAN.md and IMPLEMENTATION.md still correctly map to `code_review`.
## Artifacts
- IMPLEMENTATION.md: Complete
- CODE_REVIEW.md: PASS
- BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- ADVERSARIAL_BUG_REPORT.md: No bugs found
- DOC_REVIEW.md: PASS
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# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-verdict-pass-inference
## Summary
Adversarial review of the verdict parsing fix. One minor edge case noted (already in bug report).
## Bugs Found
No additional bugs beyond Bug 1 in BUG_REPORT.md (substring match within status value — Low severity, consistent with dashboard).
## Analysis
- **Consistency with dashboard**: The new `_parse_verdict_status_line()` mirrors `task.py:parse_verdict_status()` — both use the same `label in after_colon.upper()` pattern. This is deliberate alignment, not a bug.
- **Fallback behavior**: Unparseable verdicts now return `"human_intervention"` instead of the old implicit behavior. This is safer — a verdict that can't be parsed should never be assumed PASS.
- **Edge case — multiple status lines**: If a verdict has both `## Status: FAIL` and later `## Status: PASS`, the first match wins (FAIL). This is correct — the first status declaration is the authoritative one.
- **Edge case — case variations**: `## status: pass` (lowercase) is handled by `low.startswith("## status")` and `after_colon.upper() == "PASS"` — correct.
## Score
0
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# Bug Report: fix-verdict-pass-inference
## Summary
The fix replaces substring search with structured-line parsing, correctly matching the dashboard's approach.
## Bugs Found
### Bug 1: Substring match within status line value
- **Severity**: Low
- **Location**: scripts/status.py:316
- **Description**: `_parse_verdict_status_line()` uses `label in after_colon.upper()` which is a substring match within the status value. A status like `## Status: FAILURE` would match `FAIL` (since `"FAIL" in "FAILURE"` is True). However, this is consistent with the dashboard's `parse_verdict_status()` (task.py:82) which has the same pattern, and verdict status values are always exactly "PASS", "FAIL", or "NEEDS_REVIEW" per the referee prompt template.
- **Suggested Fix**: Use exact match only: `if after_colon.upper() == label`. However, this would diverge from the dashboard's behavior and could break existing verdicts with extra text on the status line.
## Score
+1 (Low)
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# Code Review: fix-verdict-pass-inference
## Summary
Replaces fragile substring search with structured-line parsing, matching the dashboard's existing `parse_verdict_status()` approach.
## Findings
- **Correctness**: `_parse_verdict_status_line()` correctly looks for `## Status:` and `- **Status**:` headers, extracting the value after the colon. The `after_colon.upper()` comparison handles case variations.
- **Consistency**: The new helper mirrors `automaton/dashboard/core/task.py:parse_verdict_status()` — good alignment between enforcement layers.
- **Fallback**: Unparseable verdicts now return `"human_intervention"` instead of the old behavior (which would have returned `human_intervention` for anything without "PASS"). This is a safe default.
- **Edge case**: A verdict with `## Status: PASS` and "FAIL" in body correctly returns `complete` — the structured parse only looks at the status line.
## Verdict
APPROVED — no issues found.
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# Doc Review: fix-verdict-pass-inference
## Summary
No documentation updates needed. The verdict parsing is an internal heuristic used only for pre-v2.0 task upgrades.
## Findings
- The `--upgrade` command is documented in AGENTS.md and README.md, but the inference logic itself is not documented.
- The fix aligns `status.py` with the dashboard's `parse_verdict_status()` — no API change.
- No user-facing behavior change for v2.0 tasks (which use `.state` files, not artifact inference).
## Verdict
No doc changes required.
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# Implementation: fix-verdict-pass-inference
## Changes
- **scripts/status.py**: Added `_parse_verdict_status_line()` helper (~line 301) that parses `## Status:` and `- **Status**:` header lines for PASS/FAIL/NEEDS_REVIEW, mirroring the dashboard's `parse_verdict_status()`.
- **scripts/status.py** `_infer_state_from_artifacts()` (~line 326): Replaced `if "PASS" in content:` substring search with structured-line parsing via `_parse_verdict_status_line()`. Returns `"complete"` only for exact PASS, `"human_intervention"` for FAIL/NEEDS_REVIEW, and falls back to `"human_intervention"` for unparseable verdicts.
## Test
- `tests/test_status.py::TestVerdictPassInference` — 3 tests: FAIL with "PASS" in body → human_intervention, PASS → complete, NEEDS_REVIEW → human_intervention.
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# Spec: fix-verdict-pass-inference
## Problem
`_infer_state_from_artifacts()` in `scripts/status.py:311` uses `if "PASS" in content:` (substring search) to determine if a VERDICT.md is PASS. A FAIL or NEEDS_REVIEW verdict containing "PASS" in its body (e.g., "All unit tests PASS") is misclassified as `complete`.
The dashboard's `parse_verdict_status()` (`automaton/dashboard/core/task.py:63`) already has the correct structured-line parsing — status.py should use the same approach.
## Fix
Replace the substring check at `scripts/status.py:311` with structured-line parsing: look for `## Status:` or `- **Status**:` header lines and check the value after the colon. Return `"complete"` only for exact `PASS` match, `"human_intervention"` for `FAIL`/`NEEDS_REVIEW`, and keep the current fallback for unparseable verdicts.
## Acceptance Criteria
- A VERDICT.md with `## Status: FAIL` and "tests PASS" in the body is classified as `human_intervention`, not `complete`
- A VERDICT.md with `## Status: PASS` is classified as `complete`
- A VERDICT.md with no parseable status header falls through to the current behavior
- Add a test in `tests/test_status.py` covering the FAIL-with-PASS-in-body case
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# Verdict: fix-verdict-pass-inference
## Status: PASS
**Completion Date**: 2026-06-22
## Summary
The fix replaces fragile substring search with structured-line parsing, aligning status.py with the dashboard's existing approach. One Low-severity edge case noted but consistent with dashboard behavior.
## Findings
- `_parse_verdict_status_line()` correctly parses `## Status:` and `- **Status**:` header lines.
- Bug Finder noted a Low-severity edge case: `label in after_colon.upper()` is a substring match within the status value (e.g., "FAILURE" matches "FAIL"). This is consistent with the dashboard's `parse_verdict_status()` and not a practical issue since verdict statuses are always exactly "PASS", "FAIL", or "NEEDS_REVIEW".
- Adversarial Bug Finder confirmed no additional issues.
- No contradictions between the two reports.
- Test coverage added: `TestVerdictPassInference` (3 tests).
- All 242 tests pass.
## Tasks for Review / Tie-Breaks
None.
## Remaining Issues
- Low-severity substring match within status value (noted in bug report, consistent with dashboard, not blocking).
## Score
+10 (PASS)
## Reviewer Comments
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# Adversarial Bug Report: fix-vram-model-prefix-match
## Attack Vectors Tested
1. **Empty model name**: Returns 0 (no match) — correct
2. **Model name with only separator**: `:` or `-` alone — no match, correct
3. **Case sensitivity**: `key.lower()` and `name_lower` handle case-insensitive matching correctly
4. **Suffix that partially matches known suffix**: `instruct` vs `instructional` — `instructional` would not match since `split("-")[0]` gives `instructional` which is not in the set
5. **Multiple separators**: `deepseek-r1:7b-instruct` — matches via `:` before reaching `-` check (correct, Ollama tag takes priority)
## Findings
No bugs found.
## Verdict: PASS
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# Bug Report: fix-vram-model-prefix-match
## Scope
Reviewed `scripts/vram_detect.py` `_lookup_model_context()` and `_KNOWN_MODEL_SUFFIXES` for bugs.
## Findings
No bugs found. The three-tier matching correctly handles:
- Exact matches
- Ollama `:` parameter tags
- Known instruction-tuning suffixes via `-` separator
- Rejects unknown suffixes (prevents false matches)
## Verdict: PASS
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# Code Review: fix-vram-model-prefix-match
## Reviewed Files
- `scripts/vram_detect.py` (`_lookup_model_context()`, `_KNOWN_MODEL_SUFFIXES`)
## Changes
Replaced raw `startswith()` with three-tier matching: exact match, `:` separator (Ollama tags), and `-` separator with known instruction-tuning suffix whitelist.
## Analysis
- **Correctness**: The three-tier approach correctly handles all test cases:
- `deepseek-r1:7b` matches via `:` separator ✓
- `llama-3.1-8b-instruct` matches via `-` + `instruct` suffix ✓
- `phi-4-mini-instruct` rejected (`mini` not in suffixes) ✓
- `gpt-4o-foo-unknown` rejected (`foo` not in suffixes) ✓
- `phi-40` rejected (no separator) ✓
- **Edge cases**: `gpt-4-turbo` is in the dict directly, so it matches via exact match (checked before `gpt-4` due to length-descending sort)
- **Maintainability**: The suffix whitelist is explicit and easy to extend
## Verdict: PASS
The fix is well-structured, handles all edge cases correctly, and is properly tested.
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# Doc Review: fix-vram-model-prefix-match
## Documentation Impact
No documentation changes needed. The fix is internal to `_lookup_model_context()` with no change to user-facing CLI output or behavior.
## Checklist
- [x] No new commands or flags introduced
- [x] AGENTS.md unchanged — no references to model matching internals
- [x] VRAM_CONFIG.md format unchanged
- [x] CHANGELOG.md will be updated for the release
## Verdict: PASS
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# Implementation: fix-vram-model-prefix-match
## Bug
`_lookup_model_context()` in `vram_detect.py` used raw `startswith()` for model name matching, causing false positives like `phi-4` matching `phi-40` or `phi-4-mini-instruct` (a different model with different context window).
## Fix
Replaced the raw `startswith()` with a three-tier matching strategy:
1. **Exact match** — `name_lower == key_lower`
2. **Ollama parameter tag** — `name_lower.startswith(key_lower + ":")` (e.g. `deepseek-r1:7b` matches `deepseek-r1`)
3. **Known instruction-tuning suffix** — `name_lower.startswith(key_lower + "-")` only if the next segment is in `_KNOWN_MODEL_SUFFIXES = {"instruct", "chat", "it", "fp16", "f16", "bf16"}` (e.g. `llama-3.1-8b-instruct` matches `llama-3.1-8b`)
Keys are sorted by length descending so the most specific match wins first.
This prevents false matches:
- `phi-4-mini-instruct` → `mini` not in known suffixes → no match ✓
- `gpt-4o-foo-unknown` → `foo` not in known suffixes → no match ✓
- `phi-40` → no `:` or known-suffix separator → no match ✓
## Files Changed
- `scripts/vram_detect.py`: Added `_KNOWN_MODEL_SUFFIXES` set, rewrote `_lookup_model_context()` with three-tier matching
## Tests
- `test_lookup_model_context_no_false_prefix_match`: Asserts `phi-4-mini-instruct` and `gpt-4o-foo-unknown` return 0
- Existing `test_lookup_model_context_prefix_match` still passes (deepseek-r1:7b and llama-3.1-8b-instruct)

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