Codex Review - Registries-Pivot LEGO Interface TD-Prep

STATUS: PASS_WITH_CAVEATS REPORT_DATE: 2026-06-18 OFFICIAL_KB_PATH: knowledge/dev/laws-new/reports/codex/codex-review-registries-pivot-lego-interface-td-prep-2026-06-18.md REVIEW_SCOPE: Independent read-only control review of the Registries-Pivot LEGO Interface TD-Prep packet and execution report.

0. Operating Position

Three declarations:

• Permanent: this review accepts only the shared-interface boundary shape; it does not authorize a one-off runtime fix, schema build, or registry rebuild.
• Mistake-resistant: S3/S4/S7/S8 remain bounded interfaces and no PASS can bypass Owner/D32 gates.
• Automatic: no automation or next TD package is started here; Owner must choose the next exact scope.

Control principles applied: read target files from AgentData KB, treat AgentData metadata as authoritative, preserve inherited caveats, separate engineering PASS from authority PASS, reject hidden mega-registry/shared-brain behavior, reject TD drift, and do not treat local scratch as official storage.

Executive Summary

• The two target files are valid Registries-Pivot LEGO interface TD-prep deliverables at design-only altitude.
• The packet remains below technical design despite the term TD-prep: it defines boundaries, contracts, bad-input expectations, evidence requirements, and Owner-gated future work, but not DDL, table design, migration, function body, command sequence, rollback script, or implementation mechanics.
• S3/S4/S7/S8 boundaries are complete and narrow. Registry/Pivot does not absorb birth, certify, KG reasoning, provenance, quarantine, audit-decisioning, rollback execution, or tool-authority logic.
• Birth identity is separated from canonical status: S3 identity at INSERT with certified=false; S4 canonical address only at promote and gated by S5/S6/S1.
• Tool/packet lock is preserved: v0.1-stable / FIX7 V3 remains baseline; v0.2-hardening remains a separate non-authoritative dev track.
• Status is PASS_WITH_CAVEATS because inherited caveats remain open and the execution report's stated use of parallel reader-agents should be treated as a process caveat under current no-background-agent discipline.

Files / Metadata Audit

File	Expected	Observed	Verdict	Issue
knowledge/dev/laws-new/newlaws/consolidation/registries-pivot-lego-interface-td-prep-2026-06-18.md	revision 1, content_length 46959	revision 1, content_length 46959	PASS	None
knowledge/dev/laws-new/newlaws/reports/registries-pivot-lego-interface-td-prep-execution-report-2026-06-18.md	revision 1, content_length 9511	revision 1, content_length 9511	PASS	None

Metadata convention audit:

• Both target files exist at exact AgentData KB paths.
• Editorial revision is distinct from AgentData metadata.
• File bodies do not pin volatile storage revision/content_length.
• AgentData metadata at read time is treated as authoritative.
• No hidden third registry-schema file is treated as output.
• No current corpus is created or accepted.

Tool/Packet Lock Audit

Item	Verdict	Issue
v0.1-stable / FIX7 V3 baseline	PASS	Preserved as reproducibility/comparison/regression fixture; not overwritten.
FIX7 Recheck-9 / current Codex packet use	PASS	v0.1 may continue to be used for current baseline work; no promotion or modification here.
Tool-Kiem-Thu v0.2-hardening	PASS	Kept as separate development track; lessons may be inherited but it is not FIX7 authority.
v0.2 authority confusion	PASS	Packet rejects v0.2-hardening as authority until regression + Owner/User promotion.

S3/S4/S7/S8 Boundary Audit

Boundary	Contract complete?	Verdict	Issue
S3 Registry / Pivot Identity	Yes	PASS	Narrow responsibility: structural PREFIX-NNN identity at INSERT with certified=false; no certify, inspect, KG, provenance, or canonical assignment.
S4 Canonical Address	Yes	PASS	Canonical address is output at promote only; no INSERT-time canonical; no materialization while S5/S6 open.
S7 Evidence / Audit Log	Yes	PASS	Append-only and non-decisional; records evidence but does not approve, decide, mutate, or self-authorize.
S8 Rollback / Delete-Rebuild Boundary	Yes	PASS	Kept as per-block discipline/contract; no rollback script, command sequence, or migration plan.

B/K Access Audit

Lane	Verdict	Issue
B1 access	PASS	Writes S3 only as identity certified=false at INSERT; forbidden from certify, inspect stamps, canonical address, and KG dependency.
B2/B4/B5 access	PASS	Use inspect/certify contracts only; do not use S3/S4 authority. B2/B5 missing-block behavior remains conceptual and Owner-gated.
B6 access	PASS	Maps onto S4 only at promote, design-only; no net-new stamp columns and no materialization now.
B7 access	PASS	No registry/pivot write; GUC flip remains Owner-gated and forbidden.
K-block access	PASS	No K-block reads/writes S3 or S4; K-blocks append S7, and K4/K5 follow S8.
KG/vector boundary	PASS	KG reasoning cannot mint identity; Qdrant/vector cannot act as registry provenance.

Anti-Coupling Audit

Rule	Verdict	Issue
RP-AC-1 Registry/pivot must not certify	PASS	S3 mints certified=false only.
RP-AC-2 Registry/pivot must not inspect	PASS	Inspect belongs to B2/B3; no fake inspect stamps.
RP-AC-3 Registry/pivot must not produce KG provenance	PASS	Provenance remains K3/K4/S6 lane.
RP-AC-4 Registry/pivot must not quarantine edges	PASS	Quarantine remains K5 and Owner-gated.
RP-AC-5 Registry/pivot identity must not depend on KG reasoning	PASS	Identity is structural and precedes inference.
RP-AC-6 Canonical address must not be assigned at birth INSERT	PASS	Canonical is promote-time only.
RP-AC-7 Evidence log must not decide or mutate	PASS	S7 records only.
RP-AC-8 Rollback boundary must not become rollback script here	PASS	S8 remains discipline/contract.
RP-AC-9 Tool v0.2-hardening must not become authority for FIX7	PASS	Lock preserved.
RP-AC-10 No report PASS becomes Owner authorization	PASS	Engineering PASS distinguished from authority PASS.
RP-AC-11 No current corpus	PASS	No corpus created.
RP-AC-12 No mega-registry / mega-pivot	PASS	No hidden shared brain or new shared write surface found.

Bad-Input Audit

Case	Verdict	Issue
BI-1 B1 tries to set canonical_address at birth INSERT	PASS	Rejected / future-gated; identity only.
BI-2 B2 writes canonical fields directly	PASS	Rejected; only B6 maps S4 at promote.
BI-3 B4 creates evidence instead of consuming inspect_*	PASS	Rejected; B4 consumes inspect_* and never produces inspect evidence.
BI-4 K4 creates registry identity	PASS	Rejected; no K-block touches S3.
BI-5 K5 mutates registry/pivot	PASS	Rejected; K5 cannot mutate S3/S4.
BI-6 KG reasoning mints identity	PASS_WITH_CAVEAT	Conceptual reject only; KG lane missing/unexecuted, no runtime test claimed.
BI-7 Qdrant/vector result offered as registry provenance	PASS	Rejected as category error.
BI-8 S7 audit event acts as approval	PASS	Rejected; approvals live only in S1/D32.
BI-9 S8 boundary includes executable rollback script	PASS	Rejected as TD drift.
BI-10 v0.2-hardening offered as FIX7 authority	PASS	Rejected until Owner/User promotion after regression.

Technical-Design Drift Audit

Check	Verdict	Issue
Schema DDL / table definition	PASS	None found.
Migration plan / SQL mutate plan	PASS	None found.
Registry rebuild plan / pivot table implementation	PASS	None found.
Function body / producer-runner implementation	PASS	None found.
KG backfill / quarantine mechanics	PASS	None found.
Rollback script / command sequence	PASS	None found.
Current corpus	PASS	None created or authorized.
TD-prep language	PASS	Used as interface precondition only; mechanics explicitly deferred.

Future Write / Owner-Gate Audit

Future action	Verdict	Issue
Materialize canonical_address / canonical fields	PASS	Forbidden now; gated by S5/S6/S1.
Define BIRTH/PROMOTE stamp mapping as built artifact	PASS	Forbidden now; B6 remains design-only.
Build standing inspect producer	PASS	Forbidden now; requires Owner/D32 + S2 + channel decision.
Run backlog pass	PASS	Forbidden now; requires Owner/D32 + S5/S6 + standing B2.
Build S7 evidence/audit writers	PASS	Forbidden now; append-only contract only.
Define/execute rollback mechanisms	PASS	Forbidden now; S8 is not a script.
Recover D0-G / S167H sources	PASS	Forbidden now; out-of-band Owner-controlled recovery.
Assign governance owners	PASS	Forbidden now; requires D37 -> D32.
Flip app.birth_gate_mode warn-to-block	PASS	Forbidden now; CAV-5 retained.
Backfill edge provenance	PASS	Forbidden now; requires K3 SoT, S5, and Owner/D32.
Build quarantine lane	PASS	Forbidden now; K5 conceptual only.
Dispose RISK-BYPASS residue	PASS	Forbidden now; must not auto-revert.

Process Caveat

The execution report states that source reading was fanned out to parallel read-only reader-agents. I did not use background agents for this Codex review; I read the mission, rules, and the two target files directly in the main process. The target packet's reader-agent statement should be treated as a process caveat under the current AGENTS no-background-agent discipline. It does not show runtime mutation, DDL/DML, TD drift, or Owner-gate weakening in the target content, so it does not force HOLD under the mission status rules, but future packets should avoid this pattern or explicitly route it through the current operating rules.

Non-Authorization Audit

• DB write/DDL/DML performed/authorized? no
• restart/reload performed/authorized? no
• runner/job execution performed/authorized? no
• DOT/KG/birth/certify/promote execution performed/authorized? no
• backfill/quarantine performed/authorized? no
• inspect/certified writes performed/authorized? no
• gate flip / owner assignment / contract promotion authorized? no
• source/prior-report patch performed/authorized? no
• current corpus created/authorized? no
• technical design authorized? no
• implementation authorized? no
• blocker resolved? no
• v0.1-stable/FIX7 V3 overwritten? no
• v0.2-hardening promoted or used as authority? no

Primary Review Questions

1. Are the two files valid Registries-Pivot LEGO interface TD-prep deliverables? yes, with caveats.
2. Does the packet remain design-only despite using TD-prep language? yes.
3. Are S3/S4/S7/S8 boundaries complete? yes.
4. Does Registry/Pivot avoid becoming a mega-registry or hidden shared brain? yes.
5. Is birth identity separated from canonical status? yes.
6. Are B-block access rules clear and safe? yes.
7. Are K-block access rules clear and safe? yes.
8. Is S7 evidence log kept append-only and non-decisional? yes.
9. Is S8 rollback kept as discipline/contract, not script/TD? yes.
10. Is the Tool/packet lock preserved? yes.
11. Are bad-input rejection cases adequate? yes, conceptual where missing blocks are not built.
12. Are all future writes still Owner-gated and forbidden? yes.
13. Is further Claude patch needed before acceptance? no content patch required for interface acceptance; process wording around reader-agents should not be repeated in future packets under current rules.

Next-Step Decision

• Is Registries-Pivot interface accepted? yes, as design-only interface TD-prep with caveats.
• Is Owner selection required before first per-block TD-prep? yes.
• Is write-enabled remediation authorized now? no.
• Is technical design authorized now? no.
• Recommended next action: Owner chooses the exact first per-block TD-prep block/scope after this interface is accepted. No automatic TD and no write-enabled remediation.

Final Recommendation

• Further Claude patch needed? no content patch required before acceptance.
• Owner can use this packet before choosing first TD-prep block? yes, with caveats retained.
• Default next action: Owner decision on exact next design-only per-block TD-prep scope.
• Do not implement confirmation: do not implement, do not mutate runtime, do not run DDL/DML, do not write TD, do not resolve blockers, do not create current corpus, do not overwrite v0.1-stable/FIX7 V3, and do not promote v0.2-hardening as authority.