O8A Report 08 — Final O8A report

• macro: v0.6-o8a-live-execution-wiring-authoring
• date_utc: 2026-05-21 · host: vmi3080463 (Contabo · 38.242.240.89)
• FINAL RESULT: A — O8A_LIVE_EXECUTION_WIRING_AUTHORING_PASS

1. Summary

O8A closes O8 GAP-9: the v0.6 orchestrator's five mutating phases were simulator-only. They now have real Mode.LIVE production-write wiring through a LiveExecutionAdapter seam, proven against a sandbox / fake DB. No production was mutated; the kill-switch stays False; the deployed artifact and the v0.4 skeleton are untouched.

2. Gate roll-up

Gate	Outcome
G0 precheck-live + code survey	PASS — O8 GAP-9 reproduced; isolated staging workspace
G1 v0.5 proven-module mapping	PASS — 5 phases mapped; v0.5 modules reused as SQL/txn contracts (they are Constitution-N-pinned, not drop-in)
G2 live-adapter design lock	PASS — LiveExecutionAdapter ABC; one atomic txn/phase; dryrun/live split; 3 kill-switch locks
G3 code authoring	PASS — 9 files (7 mod, 2 new); 5 Mode.LIVE branches; simulator confined to Mode.DRYRUN
G4 sandbox / fake-DB proof	PASS — 28/28 checks; LIVE→adapter (never simulator), txn/rollback, kill-switch, approval gating
G5 tests / static / security	PASS — 394/394 tests; no module-level PIN_/secret; execution_enabled False
G6 deploy / update decision	PASS — do NOT promote; staging package + deploy command-package for a reviewed follow-up
G7 reporting	PASS — this 8-doc package uploaded to KB

3. What was delivered

• New seam orchestrator/live_execution.py — LiveExecutionAdapter ABC (6 methods), ProductionLiveExecutionAdapter, the refuse_if_killswitch_off / require_live_adapter enforcement helpers, 4 frozen result types.
• Kill-switch as a function — execution_enabled() evaluated at call time; backing constant stays False.
• 5 phase Mode.LIVE branches — pre_write_backup, cut_leg_a, leg_b_record, write_verify, lifecycle_enact route to the adapter in Mode.LIVE, to the simulator in Mode.DRYRUN.
• Runner live gate — cut() refuses Mode.LIVE without the kill-switch ON and a LiveExecutionAdapter wired.
• Sandbox proof — tests/test_orchestrator_o8a_live_wiring.py, 28 checks, stdlib unittest, no real DB / secret / network.

4. PASS criteria — all met

live_code_survey_confirms_o8_gap:        YES (Report 01)
v0_5_modules_identified_per_phase:       YES (Report 02)
mode_live_branches_for_5_phases:         YES (Report 04)
simulator_only_for_mode_dryrun:          YES — Mode.LIVE cannot reach it
execution_enabled_false_by_default:      YES
mode_live_refused_when_killswitch_off:   YES (Report 05)
sandbox_fake_db_proof_pass:              YES — 28/28
tests_pass:                              YES — 394/394
no_production_mutation:                  YES
kb_reports_uploaded:                     YES (this package)

5. Honest follow-ups (outside the O8A 5-phase wiring scope)

These do NOT block the O8A result; they are scoped for later macros and documented so nothing is overclaimed:

F-1  ProductionLiveExecutionAdapter is sandbox-proven (fake DB) but not
     yet real-DB integration-tested → a transient-Postgres integration
     macro (no production mutation).
F-2  cut_leg_a (live) needs content-enriched cutplan rows (body/title);
     the orchestrator's cutplan phase must be enriched — a non-mutating
     phase, outside the 5-phase wiring scope.
F-3  leg_b_record / write_verify deliver the txn-owning seam; the
     concrete governance/verify writers wrap the Constitution-N-pinned
     v0.5 LegBRecorder/VerifyRecorder — generalising them off the N=60
     pin is a follow-up (the seam isolates it; defaults fail closed).
F-4  pre_write_backup live path needs a provisioned BACKUP_GPG_FPR
     (O8 GAP-3).
F-5  O8 GAP-5/6/7/8 (config+dirs, tested per-cut revert, sovereign
     ruling, harmless target) remain open — unchanged by O8A.

6. Non-mutation evidence

execution_enabled:        False (unchanged — never flipped)
deployed_tree_v0.6:       byte-unchanged (diff: only the 9 O8A files
                          differ/are-new in the staging copy)
v0.4_skeleton:            untouched
production_db:            not connected — sandbox / fake DB only
service / cron / docker:  none installed; none started
real_crypto:              untouched (StubSigning interface only)

7. Forbidden-action attestation

Forbidden	Status
Production mutation	NOT DONE
Enable execution_enabled in production	NOT DONE — still False
Live CUT / VERIFY / enact mutation	NOT DONE
Mode.LIVE fallback to simulator	IMPOSSIBLE by construction (proven)
Hardcode secrets / runtime IDs	NOT DONE
Log secrets	NOT DONE
Ask User for artifacts / secrets	NOT DONE
Real crypto replacement	NOT DONE — interface/stub only
Fake PASS	NOT DONE — follow-ups disclosed honestly

8. Recommended next macro

next:  O8A_DEPLOY_LIVE_WIRING (high) — reconcile the O8A change set into
       the Mac SSOT repo, then deploy side-by-side to Contabo with the
       kill-switch OFF (command-package in Report 07).
then:  O8B real-DB integration proof of ProductionLiveExecutionAdapter
       against a transient Postgres (follow-ups F-1..F-3); cutplan
       content-enrichment (F-2).
later: close O8 GAP-3/5/6/8, then GAP-7 (sovereign ruling) → first
       production run.

9. STOP

final_outcome:        A — O8A_LIVE_EXECUTION_WIRING_AUTHORING_PASS
production_mutation:  NONE
execution_enabled:    False (unchanged)
next_action:          STOP → route to GPT / User