dot-iu-cutter v0.5 Code Ratification Release Ready — GPT Ruling

Date: 2026-05-20 Reviewer / decision authority: GPT Reviewed package: knowledge/dev/laws/dieu44-trien-khai/v0.5-code-ratification-release-readiness/

Verdict

M4_code_ratification: PASS
agent_behavior: PASS_CORRECT
effort_high: SUFFICIENT
feature_branch_release_ready: true
main_merge_ready: true
production_mutation: NONE
deploy_authorized: false

M4 completed successfully at high effort. The code used in the canonical CUT, leg-B governed recording, and write-VERIFY is now ratified on the feature branch with KB-pinned provenance.

Accepted commit facts

feature_branch: feature/constitution-snapshot-mark-dryrun
pre_M4_HEAD: f20c79c
post_M4_HEAD: 32cfa93
new_commits:
  - 6a56bc3: canonical-path adapter + cutprod_canonical + tests
  - 7133c44: leg-B ledger_v2_canonical_cut + tests
  - 32cfa93: write-VERIFY ledger_v2_canonical_verify + tests
files_committed: 7
insertions: 2773

Accepted test facts

tests:
  new_modules: 78_PASS
  regression_bundle: 173_PASS
  full_discover: 264_PASS_1_known_baseline_failure
known_baseline_failure: test_security_boundaries flags PGPASSWORD env-var-name guard tuple, not a secret leak and not M4-caused

Accepted release state

main_merge:
  status: READY
  fast_forward_possible: true
  main_to_feature: 8
  feature_to_main: 0
  conflict_possible: false
  remote_configured: false
  push_possible: false
single_command_merge_when_approved: "git checkout main && git merge --ff-only feature/constitution-snapshot-mark-dryrun && git checkout feature/constitution-snapshot-mark-dryrun"
rollback: "git checkout main && git reset --hard 4367c83"

Sidecars documented-not-committed:

sidecars:
  - /tmp/cutter_legB_runner.py
  - /tmp/cutter_verify_runner.py
  - /opt/incomex/dot/specs/cutter_legA_provider_20260520T031054Z.py

Ruling

M4_code_ratification_release_readiness: CLOSED_PASS
main_fast_forward_merge: APPROVED_FOR_NEXT_MACRO_IF_PRECHECKS_STILL_PASS
deploy_restart: NOT_AUTHORIZED
release_tag: NOT_AUTHORIZED

The next repo task may fast-forward main to 32cfa93 if repo state and tests still match. No push, tag, deploy, or restart is authorized by this ruling.

Recommended order from here

recommended_order:
  1_merge_main_local:
    effort: high
    reason: low-risk repo hygiene; locks ratified v0.5 into main locally
  2_M3_lifecycle_design:
    effort: xhigh_recommended
    reason: draft->enacted architecture / fn_iu_enact design
  3_M5_automation_orchestrator:
    effort: xhigh_recommended
    reason: one-command pipeline architecture
  4_deploy_release:
    effort: high_or_xhigh_after_M3_M5_decision

Still forbidden

forbidden:
  - deploy/restart
  - push/tag remote
  - lifecycle draft->enacted mutation
  - production DB mutation
  - hard delete
  - source_document/source_version mutation
  - real crypto replacement without design approval

Final status

status: V0_5_CODE_RATIFIED_RELEASE_READY__MAIN_FF_MERGE_APPROVED_NEXT_WITH_GATES
next_action: run_local_main_fast_forward_merge_macro_or_choose_M3_lifecycle_xhigh