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Fix 10 audit bugs: path prefix matching, verdict parsing, CORS, stale-task detection, phase mapping
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.
2026-06-22 10:40:58 -04:00

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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