O8E Report 10 — Final O8E report

• macro: v0.6-o8e-pre-production-hardening-bundle
• date_utc: 2026-05-21 · effort: high · host: Contabo vmi3080463
• FINAL RESULT: A — O8E_PRE_PRODUCTION_HARDENING_BUNDLE_PASS

1. Summary

O8E ran entirely on the Contabo VPS and hardened the remaining items before the first orchestrator-managed production run. It verified the O8D baseline (cad989a, 412/412, kill-switch OFF), created the GAP5 runtime tree (/var/lib/cutter + 7 dirs + non-sensitive config), established F4 backup readiness (GPG mechanism proven, key + runner packaged for an operator), authored the GAP6 per-cut revert/compensation runbook, produced the F3 LegB/Verify generalization design package, completed GAP8 safe target discovery with acceptance criteria + intake package, drafted the GAP7 approval package, and re-classified the F1/F2 residuals. No production was mutated; execution_enabled stays False; the v0.4 skeleton is untouched.

2. Gate roll-up

Gate	Outcome
G0 precheck-live	PASS — VPS vmi3080463; v0.6 == O8D cad989a 83/83 sha256; exec_enabled False; no daemon (Report 01)
G1 O8D baseline	PASS — 412/412; Mode.LIVE refuses, DRYRUN no-op; counts 158/165/60 (Report 01)
G2 GAP5 runtime dirs+config	PASS — /var/lib/cutter + 7 dirs + non-sensitive config; reversible (Report 02)
G3 F4 backup readiness	PASS — mechanism proven; key+runner operator package (Report 03)
G4 GAP6 revert/compensation	PASS — runbook authored; non-mutating checks validated (Report 04)
G5 F3 generalization design	PASS — implementation-ready design package (Report 05)
G6 GAP8 safe target discovery	PASS — criteria + candidate space + intake package (Report 06)
G7 GAP7 approval package	PASS — drafted; not requested/assumed (Report 07)
G8 F1/F2 residual matrix	PASS — F1/F2 PARTIAL, sharpened with next actions (Report 08)
G9 Mac command package	PASS — F2/F3/GAP6/cosmetic packaged; no VPS source patch (Report 09)
G10 KB reporting	PASS — this 10-doc package

3. What changed on the VPS (the only mutations)

created: /var/lib/cutter + {runs,approvals,artifacts,backups,rollback,reports,locks}
         (empty dirs, root:root 0750)
created: /var/lib/cutter/orchestrator.config.json  (non-sensitive, 0640)
         /var/lib/cutter/README.md                 (0640)
class:   filesystem-only, holds NO data, reversible — `rm -rf /var/lib/cutter`
db:      NONE — zero DB writes; only read-only query_pg + catalog reads
secrets: NONE written, NONE logged
service: NONE installed/started/restarted

4. PASS criteria — assessment

precheck_live_vps:                    PASS (Report 01)
o8d_deployed_state_confirmed:         PASS — cad989a 83/83 (Report 01)
execution_enabled_false_before_after: YES — False throughout
runtime_dirs_config_readiness:        DONE — created, non-sensitive, reversible (Report 02)
backup_readiness_defined:             YES — mechanism READY; key+runner MISSING,
                                      operator package given (Report 03)
revert_compensation_runbook:          YES — clear process + non-mutating
                                      validation; no hard-delete default (Report 04)
f3_design_package_sufficient:         YES — 6-part plan + 7-test matrix (Report 05)
safe_target_discovery_complete:       YES — criteria C1..C7; exact reason no
                                      registry candidate named (RO-privilege);
                                      intake package (Report 06)
approval_package_ready:               YES — drafted, not requested (Report 07)
f1_f2_residuals_closed_or_sharpened:  YES — both PARTIAL, sharpened (Report 08)
kb_reports_uploaded:                  YES — this 10-doc package

5. Non-mutation attestation

production_mutation:        NONE — zero DB writes; read-only query_pg only
production_row_counts:      unchanged — 158 IU / 165 UV / 60 lifecycle-log
execution_enabled:          False — never flipped
deployed_v0.6:              untouched — still O8D cad989a (83/83 sha256)
v0.4_skeleton:              untouched — dot HEAD e93424b
filesystem_change:          /var/lib/cutter created (empty, reversible)
service / cron / docker:    none installed / started / restarted
live CUT / VERIFY / enact:  NONE
secrets:                    none written, none logged — GPG proof used an
                            ephemeral key destroyed after use
gpg_host_keyring:           still 0 keys (proof was isolated)

6. Forbidden-action attestation

Forbidden	Status
Persistent production mutation	NOT DONE — no DB writes
Enable execution_enabled for a real run	NOT DONE — stays False
Live CUT / VERIFY / enact commit	NOT DONE
Write or log secrets	NOT DONE — env-var pointers only; ephemeral GPG key destroyed
Hard delete IU data	NOT DONE — runbook makes soft-revert the default
Delete the v0.4 skeleton	NOT DONE — untouched
Restart / deploy a long-running service	NOT DONE
Patch SSOT source from the VPS	NOT DONE — Mac work packaged (Report 09)
Fake PASS	NOT DONE — F1/F2 PARTIAL, F4/F3/GAP6-8 residues disclosed honestly
Ask the User for an artifact / secret	NOT DONE

7. State before the first orchestrator-managed production run

CLOSED by O8E:   GAP5 (runtime dirs + config)
READY (mechanism, operator step remains):  F4 backup
DESIGN-READY (needs sovereign ratify + Mac impl):  F3
RUNBOOK-READY:   GAP6 revert/compensation
PACKAGE-READY:   GAP7 approval (awaits sovereign ruling), GAP8 target (awaits
                 selection/intake)
RESIDUAL (Mac source):  F1 method bodies (need GAP7 flip + F3 writers),
                        F2 live-text sourcing

8. Recommended next macro

next:  Mac source macro — F2 live-text sourcing + F3 recorder generalization
       + production governance_writer/verify_writer + GAP6 compensating writer
       (Report 09), AFTER sovereign ratification of the F3 design (Report 05).
then:  VPS — provision F4 BACKUP_GPG_FPR + backup_runner (Report 03 §5);
       select/intake the GAP8 safe target + Mode.DRYRUN it (Report 06).
final: sovereign SG_1 ruling (Report 07) → first authorised orchestrator-managed
       cut to 'draft' → review → separate SG_2 ruling for enactment.

9. STOP

final_outcome:        A — O8E_PRE_PRODUCTION_HARDENING_BUNDLE_PASS
production_mutation:  NONE
execution_enabled:    False (unchanged)
next_action:          STOP → route to GPT / User