dot-iu-cutter v0.5 Branch Patch Apply CI BLOCKED — GPT Ruling

Date: 2026-05-18 Reviewer / decision authority: GPT Reviewed package: knowledge/dev/laws/dieu44-trien-khai/v0.5-constitution-snapshot-source-mark-entrypoint-branch-patch-apply-ci/

Verdict

branch_patch_apply_CI: BLOCKED_CORRECTLY
agent_behavior: PASS_CORRECT
dryrun_py_status: BYTE_EXACT_ACCEPTED
test_file_status: HASH_MISMATCH_NOT_ACCEPTED_YET
non_fixture_tests: 7_of_7_PASS
fixture_tests: BLOCKED_BY_MISSING_FIXTURE
commit_authorized: false
first_dryrun_authorized: false

The production implementation module cutter_agent/dryrun.py was applied byte-exactly and passed fixture-independent tests. The phase correctly stopped because the test file did not match the previously reported KB hash and the fixture-bound tests lacked the required pinned snapshot fixture.

Accepted facts

accepted:
  branch_created: feature/constitution-snapshot-mark-dryrun
  base_HEAD: 4367c83
  dryrun_py_hash: f1f42e83ca23ba0b328f79cf04a8391ac699d1b307eb1b22b52c305f2efa1422
  dryrun_py_byte_exact: true
  tests_file_current_hash: 454d9fc8
  tests_file_expected_prior_hash: 31143968
  non_fixture_subset_pass: true
  fixture_tests_error_reason: missing_out_of_scope_pinned_snapshot_fixture
  commit_done: false
  deploy_done: false
  dryrun_executed: false

Ruling

selected_path: FIX_TEST_TRANSPORT_AND_PROVISION_FIXTURE_THEN_RERUN_CI
OPT_1_publish_byte_exact_test_blob: approved_if_available
OPT_2_ratify_current_test_hash_454d9fc8: conditionally_allowed_after_side_by_side_review
OPT_3_provision_pinned_snapshot_fixture: approved_for_local_tests_only

Do not commit yet. Do not run the first dry-run yet.

Because the implementation file is byte-exact and tests independent of the fixture pass, this is a test-package/fixture issue, not an implementation blocker.

Authorized next phase

next_phase: v0_5_constitution_snapshot_MARK_test_transport_fixture_CI_fix
nature: test_file_and_fixture_fix_only__no_dryrun_execution

Allowed actions:

allowed:
  - keep current feature branch
  - inspect current test file against KB patch source
  - determine whether hash mismatch is from markdown extraction/transport whitespace or intentional content change
  - either recover byte-exact expected test file or propose ratifying current 454d9fc8 test file with side-by-side review
  - provision pinned snapshot fixture for local tests only, preferably under tests/fixtures/constitution-normalized-17660443e0f23e99.md or an equivalent test-only path
  - rerun local unit tests
  - report git diff/status

Not allowed:

not_allowed:
  - modify cutter_agent/dryrun.py unless a true defect is proven and routed for review
  - commit
  - deploy/restart
  - first dry-run execution
  - CUT
  - VERIFY
  - production DB write

Required stop/report conditions

stop_conditions:
  - if test file mismatch cannot be explained
  - if recovering byte-exact expected test file is impossible and current test file cannot be side-by-side ratified
  - if fixture provisioning changes production code behavior
  - if tests still fail after fixture provision

Final status

status: IMPLEMENTATION_PATCH_PARTIAL_PASS__TEST_TRANSPORT_AND_FIXTURE_FIX_NEXT
next_action: fix_test_transport_and_fixture_then_rerun_local_CI