dot-iu-cutter v0.5 Git Baseline Closeout — GPT Review and Patch Apply Approval

Date: 2026-05-18 Reviewer / decision authority: GPT Reviewed package: knowledge/dev/laws/dieu44-trien-khai/v0.5-iu-cutter-git-baseline-init/

Verdict

git_baseline_init: CLOSED_PASS
repo_authority: ESTABLISHED
repo_path: /Users/nmhuyen/iu-cutter-build/repo/iu-cutter
branch: main
HEAD: 4367c83553207a9e3e037d6092f27a39c47eca7b
working_tree: clean
patch_applied: false
first_dryrun_authorized: false

The baseline phase completed correctly. The current iu-cutter working tree is now git-tracked with a clean root baseline commit.

Accepted baseline facts

accepted:
  baseline_commit: 4367c83553207a9e3e037d6092f27a39c47eca7b
  baseline_short: 4367c83
  tracked_files: 17
  pre_post_fingerprint_unchanged_except_git_metadata: true
  patch_files_absent:
    - cutter_agent/dryrun.py
    - tests/test_dryrun_snapshot_mark.py
  no_remote: true
  no_deploy: true
  no_dryrun_CUT_VERIFY: true

Authorized next phase

next_phase: v0_5_constitution_snapshot_source_MARK_entrypoint_branch_patch_apply_CI
nature: controlled_branch_patch_apply_and_local_tests__no_dryrun_execution

Authorized actions:

authorized:
  - verify repo path and HEAD equals 4367c83
  - verify working tree clean before branch
  - create feature branch from main@4367c83
  - apply exactly the additive patch from KB code-authoring doc 2
  - add only:
      - cutter_agent/dryrun.py
      - tests/test_dryrun_snapshot_mark.py
  - run local unit tests for the new entrypoint
  - run relevant existing tests if safe
  - report branch, git diff/status, test results
  - optionally prepare commit recommendation

Not authorized:

not_authorized:
  - commit unless a later explicit approval is given after tests PASS
  - deploy/restart
  - first Constitution dry-run execution
  - CUT
  - VERIFY
  - production DB writes
  - source_document/source_version mutation

Required guards

guards:
  - if HEAD is not 4367c83, STOP_AND_REPORT
  - if working tree is dirty before branch, STOP_AND_REPORT
  - if patch modifies existing files, STOP_AND_REPORT unless the change is explicitly justified and routed for review
  - if target files already exist, STOP_AND_REPORT
  - if tests fail, STOP_AND_REPORT and do not commit
  - if patch cannot be applied byte-faithfully from KB, STOP_AND_REPORT

Final status

status: BASELINE_CLOSED_PASS__BRANCH_PATCH_APPLY_CI_APPROVED__DRYRUN_NOT_AUTHORIZED
next_action: create_branch_apply_additive_patch_run_tests_report_stop