progress-fix-cli-codex.md

Progress: fix-cli-codex.md

Current state

• Updated: 2026-09-20T18:19:41Z
• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 retrospective follow-up
• Previous completed step: general principle sanity-check and summary append complete
• Current step/status: high-level summary added at bottom of learning notes / complete
• Next step: none for this documentation request; apply the principle proportionally in future designs
• Affected paths: plans/learnings-fix-cli-codex-plan.md and this journal for this follow-up; earlier retrospective links unchanged
• Run/process/task IDs: main author; no model/repair/installation or publication action
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Summary defines agentic artificial intelligence without unexplained abbreviations, covers bounded work/authority/spending, protected verification and recovery, and includes a plain-text control-flow diagram. It explicitly allows authorized low-risk autonomy, distinguishes estimates from hard limits, and avoids guarantees of perfect safety or claims that a second model is an enforcement boundary. Diagram character/fence checks and diff check pass.
• Blockers: none
• Exact next recovery action: Use the appended high-level summary as a design principle, not as blanket permission for automation or a claim that current partial safeguards are complete. The model may explore; trusted software controls consequential actions and budget boundaries. Retrospective remains locally saved with uncommitted suggestions and no product code changes.

Preserved prior upstream checkpoint — issue 25

• Updated: 2026-09-20T17:32:09Z
• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 release documentation plus authorized issue #25 follow-up.
• Previous completed step: README publication, contributor acknowledgment and isolated installation verification.
• Current step/status: issue #25 thanked and closed as not_planned / complete.
• Next step: none for issue #25. PyPI publication (#18) and live AI-repair validation remain separate work.
• Affected paths: README and this journal; GitHub issue #25. No product-code, tag or package changes.
• Run/process/task IDs: README commit fbc469f; comment 5751440051; issue closed at 2026-09-20T17:32:04Z.
• Validation/results/evidence paths: remote README includes @tillig's contribution and no-auto-memory-Homebrew-formula policy; GitHub confirms #25 closed with reason not_planned, comment authored by dezgit2025, and #18 open. Separate disposable pipx/uv installs report 0.6.0 and load Claude CLI help. The prior installation-default update and supported Python guidance were preserved during rebase.
• Blockers: none. No global tool installation, session-data access, live model request or PyPI publication occurred during this follow-up.
• Exact next recovery action: inspect the existing issue/comment before any further external action; do not post a duplicate or re-close the issue. Use the README's installation choices and preserve the released tag and separate runtime-validation boundary.

2026-09-20T17:27:22Z — Issue #25 documentation verified; before publication

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 release documentation plus the authorized issue #25 follow-up.
• Previous completed step: README update and isolated installation checks / complete. Current: publish documentation and reporter credit / pending. Next: verify remote README, post the approved thank-you/resolution comment, and close #25 as not planned for Homebrew.
• Affected paths: README and this journal; issue #25. The source-code release and package version remain 0.6.0.
• Run/process/task IDs: pipx installation 89774 and uv installation 28431 both exited 0; no ongoing processes or model calls.
• Validation/results/evidence: both managers installed the public v0.6.0 tag into separate disposable environments on macOS. Main, Codex and fixer CLIs report 0.6.0; Claude CLI help loads in both. No session-data command or global package installation ran. README uses pipx first, uv as an alternative, explicit venv fallback, release-pinned URLs, the PyPI limitation and @tillig's acknowledgment. git diff --check passes.
• Blockers: none. Remote publication, comment and closure are not yet claimed complete.
• Exact next recovery action: commit only README and this journal, normal-push main, verify the remote acknowledgment, then inspect #25 before posting to avoid duplicate comments. Leave #18 open; no Homebrew formula, tag or PyPI upload.

Append-only activity history

2026-09-20T17:25:22Z — Before issue #25 documentation and closure follow-up

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 release documentation; small follow-up explicitly authorized by the user on 2026-09-20.
• Previous completed step: GitHub v0.6.0 release. Current: clarify isolated installation and credit the reporter / in progress. Next: validate and publish README, then post one thank-you comment and close issue #25 as not planned for a Homebrew formula.
• Affected paths: README and this journal; GitHub issue #25. No product-code or package-release changes.
• Validation/evidence: issue remains open; reporter @tillig suggested uv tool install in the existing comment. Current guide documents uv, pipx and virtual environments; the README short Quickstart can still be copied as a global pip command. Version 0.6.0 is GitHub-only, and issue #18 remains separate.
• Run/process/task IDs: main-thread owner; no delegated tasks or live model calls. A clean checkout isolates this change from ongoing local installation edits.
• Blockers: none. Validation and publication remain pending.
• Exact next recovery action: inspect README changes and remote issue state before replaying; verify the release-pinned isolated commands, publish the acknowledgment before claiming it in a comment, then close #25 only after confirming the comment exists.

2026-09-20T00:39:33Z — Before verification planning

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3; append-only verification addendum.
• Previous completed step: coherence/readability and Munger reviews.
• Current step/status: apply discovered verify-add skill / in progress.
• Next step: obtain bounded verification-writer specifications, append the verification section, and validate document/YAML consistency only.
• Affected paths: plan, journal, verify/fix-cli-codex.yaml.
• Run/process/task IDs: no repair or verification runs; specification delegation will be recorded on completion.
• Validation/evidence: read plan and journal, skill and required guidance; no existing top-level Verification section. Three explicit A/B/C stages identified; optional grouping question sent. Repository Python guidance overrides the skill's TypeScript template for this Python task.
• Blockers: none to planning; implementation and live metadata capture remain unapproved. B/C policy choices remain open.
• Exact recovery action: reconcile any new YAML/addendum with v3 content, preserve all earlier sections, complete the verification plan, and summarize deterministic-first routing and constrained AI candidate generation.

2026-09-19T20:18:44Z — Before version 2 planning revision

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v1 → proposed v2.
• Previous completed step: version 1 diagnosis and plan save.
• Current step/status: design suggestions for startup/first-use preflight and a companion repair CLI / in progress; no implementation authorized.
• Next step: save recommendations and unresolved choices, then validate docs.
• Affected paths: plan, this journal, and ../ROADMAP.md.
• Run/process/task IDs: no running jobs or delegated agents; three asynchronous user questions pending (automation policy, startup trigger, update source).
• Validation/evidence: existing provider preflights every data call; template already instructs a session-start schema check. Official AGENTS.md guidance checked to distinguish instructions from a process-launch mechanism.
• Blockers: no blocker to saving proposals; design choices remain unanswered.
• Exact recovery action: preserve version 1 findings, add the proposed extension with explicit decision status, incorporate any answers received, and run documentation checks. Do not implement or run a fixer.

2026-09-19T20:02:39Z — Before saving the plan

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v1 (draft being saved).
• Previous completed step: diagnosis and read-only source review.
• Current step/status: planning-document save and validation / in progress.
• Next step: verify document links, Git visibility, and change scope.
• Affected paths: the five documentation/configuration paths listed above.
• Run/process/task IDs: no ongoing execution; no subagents launched.
• Validation/evidence: plan records schema drift and the synthetic test results; final documentation checks pending.
• Blockers: no blocker to saving the plan; implementation deliberately not authorized, and maintenance capture has an additional access restriction.
• Recovery action: check whether all five documentation changes were written; validate them, then record completion of planning only. Preserve the 12 pre-existing modified source/test/verification/documentation files.

2026-09-19T20:05:07Z — After saving and validating the plan

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v1, draft.
• Previous completed step: diagnosis and synthetic diagnostic experiments.
• Current step/status: planning-document save and validation / complete.
• Next step: none authorized; implementation step 1 remains not started.
• Affected paths: only the five documentation/configuration paths listed above.
• Run/process/task IDs: none active; all diagnostic commands exited.
• Validation/evidence: git diff --check passed; linked file targets exist; the new plan/journal are visible to Git while historical plans remain ignored. Initial source/test/profile edits retain their original diff statistics.
• Blockers: no planning blocker. Implementation and maintenance capture retain the authorization/metadata requirements recorded in the plan.
• Exact recovery action: on a future execution request, reread this plan and journal, reconcile the worktree and supported schema-check output, then follow step 1. No source/profile repair, install, commit, or push occurred here.

2026-09-19T20:23:09Z — Version 2 saved; before version 3 review

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v2 saved; v3 revision beginning.
• Previous completed step: saved deterministic-first/LLM-second design and model gate, plus roadmap CX-003/CX-004. Reconciled the interrupted v2 journal with actual files; no repair process was launched.
• Current step/status: user-requested coherence and junior-developer readability review, followed by the explicitly invoked Munger inversion skill / in progress.
• Next step: revise explanatory/contract sections, append ten inversions, then validate documents and record unresolved implementation choices.
• Affected paths: plan, this journal, and roadmap links/version references.
• Run/process/task IDs: none active; no delegated tasks or model-repair calls.
• Validation/evidence: full draft and Munger instructions read; official model and startup references were fetched during v2 planning. Documentation checks pending; product tests not rerun for this document-only revision.
• Blockers: no review blocker. Model spelling, activation/startup/update policy, transport, and budget choices remain open; do not infer answers from silence.
• Exact recovery action: inspect which v3 edits landed, preserve existing review history, complete the requested review, and keep execution not started.

2026-09-19T20:28:29Z — After coherence/readability and Munger reviews

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3, draft.
• Previous completed step: v2 deterministic-first/LLM-second proposal.
• Current step/status: requested review and document revision / complete.
• Next step: resolve open design choices when needed; no execution authorized.
• Affected paths: plan, this journal, and roadmap CX-003/CX-004 references.
• Run/process/task IDs: none active; no model repair or delegated execution.
• Validation/evidence: git diff --check passed; structural check passed for relative links/anchors, code fences, draft version/status, and all ten Munger inversions with failure/evidence/fix fields. Saved review table, glossary, A/B/C stages, worked examples, explicit candidate promotion, independent controller recovery, sandbox requirements, and recursion prevention.
• Exceptions: one documentation patch failed context validation before writing; a corrected patch succeeded. No source/profile or database changes resulted.
• Limitations/blockers: document review does not validate implementation. Model name confirmation, activation/startup/update policies, LLM transport/budget, and architecture contracts remain unresolved; exact schema definitions still need reviewed metadata. No new product tests were run for document-only edits.
• Exact recovery action: read the v3 overview and open questions, reconcile the current worktree, and continue planning or the explicitly requested stage. Do not resume the older port plan or treat recommended defaults as approval.

2026-09-20T00:47:08Z — Verification planning complete

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 plus Verification addendum dated 2026-09-20 UTC; all original 848 lines preserved byte-for-byte.
• Previous completed step: source/skill review and verification specification handoff; existing ten inversions rechecked and mapped to observable probes.
• Current step/status: requested verification contracts and summary / complete.
• Next step: review or explicitly authorize the selected implementation stage; no implementation or live verification is authorized by this revision.
• Affected paths: plan, this journal, verify/fix-cli-codex.yaml only.
• Run/process/task IDs: verification_spec authored and refined YAML; completed. Main integration owner reviewed it and separated call-count assertions from error messages. No verifier/test/repair process or model-repair call ran.
• Validation/evidence: YAML parses as three documents with all required spec fields and 32 unique case IDs; plan relative file links, code fences, and single Verification heading pass; original plan prefix digest unchanged; git diff --check passes. Product gates remain pending.
• Skill adaptations: verify-add found in installed Copilot skills; used authoritative repository Python guidance, retained existing Munger history, and grouped explicit A/B/C stages with step-level gates. The optional grouping question had no answer before saving. No executable scaffold was requested.
• Limitations/blockers: YAML is declarative; proposed runner does not yet exist. Exact B/C contract details and policy choices remain draft. Fixed input/output formats do not make model-generated code deterministic or authorize activation.
• Exact recovery action: read the Verification addendum and YAML, resolve only the choices required by an authorized stage, then author its independent verifier before product implementation. Preserve existing user changes.

2026-09-20T00:51:24Z — Before A1 and independent readiness review

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 with Verification addendum.
• Previous completed step: verification planning; no product changes yet.
• Current step/status: A1 review, baseline planning, B/C architecture readiness / in progress.
• Next step: review metadata when authorized, freeze A2 test and verifier contracts.
• Affected paths: this journal and plan status; delegated reviews are read-only.
• Run/process/task IDs: Sol sub-agents to be dispatched for test planning and independent plan/architecture review; no repair process running.
• Validation/evidence: user explicitly authorizes execution and requests gpt-5.6-sol; prior no-execution status is superseded. Existing dirty paths recorded by git status, no reset or broad staging.
• Blockers: explicit maintenance metadata exception is pending; B/C choices will be resolved from authorization and concrete readiness evidence.
• Exact recovery action: collect bounded reviews, reconcile supported schema diagnostic and any capture authorization, then checkpoint A1 result before A2.

2026-09-20T00:54:44Z — Baseline complete; before independent A2 preparation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 plus execution review.
• Previous completed step: baseline and smoke-scope review.
• Current step/status: A1 awaiting metadata exception; independent A2 test work / in progress.
• Next step: freeze clock and preflight rejection tests; adopt no new profile until A1 passes.
• Affected paths: Codex tests for the upcoming bounded writer; plan/AGENTS/roadmap status updated by main.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline complete; sol_test_plan and sol_arch_review active.
• Validation/evidence: Python 3.14.3, pytest 8.4.2, Ruff 0.15.12. Full synthetic baseline: 373 passed, 3 failed, 376 total, zero warnings. All three failures are the documented CLI clock cases. Scoped and full-source Ruff both pass.
• Blockers: read-only metadata exception still pending. Default smoke expects deferred commands; plan now specifies an explicit trial mode preserving full-port coverage.
• Exact recovery action: collect test plan, dispatch one bounded test writer, and capture metadata only if the pending permission is granted. Preserve current profile52 and existing user edits.

2026-09-20T00:59:13Z — After A1 review/A2 preparation; before A2 schema tests

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 plus reviewed execution notes.
• Previous completed step: clock/preflight/cutoff test preparation (110 Codex tests green).
• Current step/status: A1 projected metadata evidence accepted; A2 frozen migration55 tests/verifiers / in progress.
• Next step: expected-red profile55 oracle test, A3 reviewed profile/fixture integration, then A4 independent runs.
• Affected paths: Codex tests/verifiers; verify/fixtures/codex-reviewed-55.json and forthcoming runner.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline and sol_arch_review complete; sol_test_plan verifier author active.
• Validation/evidence: Codex0.155.1 embedded DDL independently checked; synthetic PRAGMA rows are [38, originator, TEXT, 0, null, 0] and [39, daybreak_enabled, BOOLEAN, 0, null, 0]. History6 unchanged. Oracle SHA256 recorded above.
• Blockers: direct capture exception no longer needed; do not infer approval from unanswered request. Final supported live exact check remains mandatory. Ancillary migration label is not acceptance-critical.
• Exceptions: two no-op documentation patches failed context matching and wrote nothing; corrected patch applied.
• Exact recovery action: preserve frozen oracle, collect A2 red results, patch production profile without changing validator strictness, then require the real supported schema-check to match.

2026-09-20T01:00:56Z — B1 design handoff alongside A2 verification authoring

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3, A1 evidence and Verification addendum.
• Previous completed step: A1 evidence review; independent A2 clock preparation.
• Current step/status: A2 frozen tests/verifiers plus independent B1 architecture definition / in progress.
• Next step: review B1 artifact before any B product writes; collect expected-red A2 schema tests.
• Affected paths: plans/fix-cli-codex-architecture.md (Sol architect owns), Codex tests (Sol test writer owns), verifier paths (Sol verifier writer owns); no overlapping writes.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_arch_review architecture author; sol_baseline test author; sol_test_plan verification author.
• Validation/evidence: proposed safe initial defaults are local recipes, explicit apply, foreground assist, exact gpt-5.6-sol with medium minimum. Runtime spending/activation are not inferred from implementation authorization.
• Blockers: Stage B code awaits architecture review and Stage A gate; Stage C live transport and OS isolation remain to establish.
• Exact recovery action: collect artifacts, review contracts and protected tests, complete A before advancing B implementation. Continue one-minute updates.

2026-09-20T01:05:11Z — After A2 expected-red gates; before A3 integration

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 and reviewed schema projection.
• Previous completed step: A2 frozen profile55 tests and clock/preflight/cutoff regression coverage.
• Current step/status: A3 production profile + synthetic default values / in progress.
• Next step: A4 independent runner/shell gates and implementation review; A5 packaged and live supported CLI validation.
• Affected paths: production captured-profiles.json and tests/_fixture_state.py only for implementation agent. Tests/oracle frozen; verifier author retains disjoint scripts.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline tests complete; sol_profile_impl to integrate; sol_test_plan verifier author active; sol_arch_review B1 artifact review pending.
• Validation/evidence: expected-red targeted tests 97 passed / 13 failed against52; additional output-invariance test fails exactly on missing originator. Oracle digest fixed. Ruff and diff checks pass. Frozen specs/probes precede profile edit; final runner execution pending.
• Blockers: no A3 blocker; final supported live schema-check must match before session commands. New-column semantics remain deliberately unmapped.
• Exact recovery action: apply only 55 profile/nullable fixture values, require target tests green without modifying frozen assertions, then run the independent gates.

2026-09-20T01:07:57Z — After A3; before A4/A5 validation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 and reviewed schema projection.
• Previous completed step: A3 profile55 and nullable synthetic fixture integration.
• Current step/status: A4 independent verification/review; A5 packaging preparation / in progress.
• Next step: run completed independent self-test/L2/trial smoke gates, build isolated wheel, verify installed/live outputs, review changes.
• Affected paths: profile JSON and _fixture_state.py changed by sol_profile_impl; validation touches synthetic temporary artifacts only.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_profile_impl complete; sol_test_plan verifier author finalizing; reviewer/runner to be dispatched.
• Validation/evidence: 136 Codex tests pass, Ruff and diff checks pass. Supported live schema-check exits0 with exact state55/history6 match; no direct SQLite capture used. Ancillary extra objects diagnostic-only as intended.
• Blockers: independent verifier self-test still being strengthened before execution; Stage B/C choices remain pending.
• Exact recovery action: do not repeat profile edit; verify current schema-check result and run A4/A5 gates against unchanged candidate. Record missing/failed gates honestly.

2026-09-20T01:16:25Z — A4/A5 milestone and verifier remediation handoff

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 with execution and verification additions.
• Previous completed step: A3 integration, full regression, isolated wheel/live CLI validation, verifier self-test.
• Current step/status: A4 verifier hardening from independent review / in progress; B1 architecture feasibility review continues independently.
• Next step: reviewer confirms verifier changes, main refreshes reviewed complete hashes, fresh runner executes L2 twice.
• Affected paths: verify/fix_cli_codex*.py, runner, verification hash manifest after review; architecture document only for B1.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_profile_impl validator complete; sol_baseline self-test complete; sol_test_plan verifier remediation; sol_arch_review design/review.
• Validation/evidence: full suite404 passed/no warnings; allsrc Ruff clean. Isolated wheel0.5.1 E2E passed output counts, empty outputs, future56 refusals, no-write hashes and isolated imports. Supported live schema/list/repos exit0. Actual mutant self-test exit0 with expected no-query detector failure.
• Review findings: clear ambient test/storage env and forbid pip indexes; JSON on argument errors; Python3.10-compatible package metadata read; correct timeout verdict; retain completed probe evidence; enforce reviewed hashes. Product/schema changes are ready; final A acceptance waits for harness fixes.
• Blockers: no product blocker; B/C auto activation and runtime transport choices remain unanswered, and C OS sandbox has not been established.
• Exceptions: one documentation multi-file patch failed context validation without writing; corrected patch now maps/allowlists the architecture record.
• Exact recovery action: do not edit product/tests to satisfy verifier plumbing; finish the independent verifier corrections and rerun its gate, then record Stage A acceptance separately from later stages.

2026-09-20T01:21:23Z — A4 review passed; before protected baseline refresh

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 with trial scope correction.
• Previous completed step: independent product, oracle, packaging, and verifier remediation reviews.
• Current step/status: freeze complete reviewed hash manifest, then independent self-test/L2 / in progress.
• Next step: fresh-shell self-test and two cumulative A L2 runs; no test weakening.
• Affected paths: Codex verifications/BASELINE-HASHES.txt only for freeze; later runs read protected sources and create synthetic temporary stores.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_arch_review explicitly reports verifier READY; sol_test_plan author complete; sol_baseline runner pending new gate.
• Validation/evidence: reviewer confirmed env stripping/synthetic defaults, offline packaging, proper JSON/error/timeout mapping, true detector self-test, and complete manifest coverage. New/changed tests and scripts implement reviewed55 and explicit trial scope; historical full-port checks preserved.
• Blockers: none for A4 hash freeze. Do not update hashes after a failed run without another review of concrete changes.
• Exact recovery action: generate SHA256 entries for required protected files excluding manifest itself, run self-test, then L2 twice. Preserve immutable reviewed oracle SHA and distinguish A acceptance from B/C readiness.

2026-09-20T01:23:54Z — First A/L2 result; before smoke assertion correction

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 plus reviewed verifier contracts.
• Previous completed step: corrected self-test passes including protected-manifest check.
• Current step/status: A4 first L2 failed at A5 smoke assertions / correcting verifier only.
• Next step: independent review of precise assertion fixes, refresh affected hashes, rerun self-test and two L2 runs.
• Affected paths: smoke.sh and optionally _verify_lib.sh owned by sol_test_plan; product/tests/oracle unchanged.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline stopped at first L2 failure; sol_test_plan remedial author active.
• Validation/evidence: L2 passed oracle55/6, fullsrc regression/Ruff, output/empty/read-only/two-witness, seven strict mutations and zero-query assertions. A5 failed list_archived plus four deferred-command checks. Second L2 not run.
• Failure classification: harness expectations, not product behavior. Archived normalized name is archived; unsupported commands correctly emit invalid choice to stderr with exit2 while wrapper searched stdout only.
• Blockers: Stage A final gate remains incomplete until corrected smoke passes. No profile/test relaxation authorized.
• Exact recovery action: preserve correct CLI behavior; fix stream capture/fixture oracle only, independently review and refreeze changed hashes, then repeat A acceptance.

2026-09-20T01:27:53Z — After Stage A acceptance; before B1 test authoring

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 plus reviewed architecture.
• Previous completed step: A4 smoke correction reviewed; two hashes refrozen; self-test and two A/L2 gates passed.
• Current step/status: Stage A complete; B1 tests/contracts / in progress.
• Next step: B2 core implementation only after expected-red tests are frozen, then local artifact/store/launcher unit.
• Affected paths: new codex_fix package/tests and shared codex_metadata leaf; stage A source/profile/verifiers remain protected.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline fresh-shell self-test206ms, L2 runs14267ms/13896ms complete; sol_profile_impl B test author to start; main integration owns journal.
• Validation/evidence: both L2 exit0/pass/end/A-L2 with exactly matching ordered case IDs; full regression, scoped/full Ruff, strict drift, independent output/no-write/two-witness, shell self-tests, schema shell and installed-wheel trial smoke all pass.
• Blockers: B core accepts explicit/local defaults and configurable opt-in without enabling it. C runtime selection and isolation remain unresolved; no paid generation is authorized by tests.
• Exact recovery action: do not replay A edits; maintain A regressions while adding B strict contracts and read-only known-recipe routing. No commits/push/global install occurred.

2026-09-20T01:34:50Z — After B1 test freeze; before B2 core implementation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 and finalized B architecture/API/digest contracts.
• Previous completed step: B1 contract review and 22 intended test cases frozen.
• Current step/status: B2 core implementation / in progress.
• Next step: green core tests, independent review, then artifact/store/launcher tests and implementation.
• Affected paths: new codex_fix core modules and shared codex_metadata.py; implementation agent may not edit frozen tests or Stage A files.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_profile_impl B test author complete; sol_core_impl to start. No B runtime/model/live database action.
• Validation/evidence: expected-red collection exit4 with ModuleNotFoundError for session_recall.codex_fix.context; zero collected due absent implementation, not a pass. Frozen intended cases cover contracts12, metadata4, engine6 including real schema instability and fresh import-denial guard.
• Blockers: no B core blocker; actual activation/model transport choices remain unselected.
• Exact recovery action: implement agreed public APIs and strict semantic digest rules without altering tests; run core tests and Stage A/full regressions before advancing artifact activation.

2026-09-20T01:40:02Z — B2 core and independent artifact contract milestone

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3; B architecture/API/digest and artifact interfaces frozen.
• Previous completed step: B1 core tests expected-red; A fully accepted.
• Current step/status: B2 core implementation plus independent B3 artifact authoring / in progress.
• Next step: core green/review; artifact tests frozen and executed only after author handoff; then store/activation unit.
• Affected paths: core modules/shared metadata (sol_core_impl); builder script and schema resource portability only (sol_arch_review); verify/test_codex_artifact.py only (sol_baseline). No overlapping writes.
• Run/process/task IDs: named Sol agents active; sol_profile_impl core test author complete.
• Validation/evidence: artifact contract requires deterministic ZIP bytes, fixed metadata, profile52->55 behavior, exact manifest/digest and safe output handling. No artifact builder or new store/activation has run yet.
• Blockers: none for core/artifact development; actual automatic activation and live AI configuration remain unselected.
• Exact recovery action: await implementations, preserve frozen tests, run bounded independent checks, then review before any managed selection is changed outside synthetic fixtures.

2026-09-20T01:53:15Z — B2 review remediation and artifact validation milestone

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 and frozen B architecture.
• Previous completed step: B core22/fullsrc426 green before independent review; artifact4 tests now green.
• Current step/status: B2 reviewer regressions / in progress; store/activation contract preparation next.
• Next step: fix reviewed core gaps, resolve conflicting transient/persistent fixture, rerun core/full tests and review before store integration.
• Affected paths: owned B core modules only for sol_core_impl; reviewer regression tests for sol_profile_impl; artifact test expectation corrected by its author and reviewed against keyed profile_ids contract.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl remedial writer; sol_profile_impl test-author reconciliation; sol_baseline artifact test author complete; sol_test_plan core reviewer complete; sol_arch_review artifact author complete.
• Validation/evidence: artifact4 passed with reproducible ZIP/source52 refusal/target55 functionality/no-write/path safety; scoped Ruff clean. New core reviewer regressions9 failed/1passed before changes. DeepJSON already maps ContractError.
• Review requirements: successful migration ceiling, requiredtable corruption classification, initial+2 capture retries, sealed Plan checks, immutable/contained selection paths and safe selection open. Production catalogue authentication belongs to upcoming pinned production factory; injected testContext remains explicit trusted input.
• Exceptions: old rejection fixture changed only once and conflicts with approved transientretry success; test author must make rejection genuinely persistent while retaining errorassertion. No production behavior is weakened to satisfy contradictory tests.
• Exact recovery action: collect remedial test results/review; freeze store/activation tests and compiled catalogue factory boundary before implementing those effects. No real managed selection or model call has occurred.

2026-09-20T01:55:45Z — B2 remedial gates pass; before B3 store tests

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3; B architecture includes exact store/recovery protocol.
• Previous completed step: B2 remediation10/10, B core32/32, fullsrc436/436; artifact4/4 and lint pass.
• Current step/status: B3 store/activation tests and production-factory contract / in progress.
• Next step: expected-red store tests, then bounded store/IO/recovery implementation and independent review.
• Affected paths: verify/test_codex_store.py and optional fixture helper owned by sol_baseline; futurestoreunit source disjoint from frozencore.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl remediationcomplete; sol_profile_impl confirmedpersistentfixture; sol_baseline storetestauthor; main integration owns journal.
• Validation/evidence: transient changes retry, persistent changes fail after initial+2, successfulceiling excludesfailedfuture, corrupttables don'trouteAI, sealedPlanchecks, immutablecontainedpaths and safe selectionread fixed. Source/core tests allgreen. Keyed artifactprofile_ids corrected toapprovedcontract; artifact4 tests prove canonical ZIP52/55 behavior.
• Blockers: no syntheticstore-test blocker. Production catalogue must be compiled-pin authenticated; no live activation/AI configuration is selected.
• Exact recovery action: preserve coretests, freeze storefailure/crashtests before implementation, use genuineartifactpostchecks and syntheticdatabases; do not modify real managed selection.

2026-09-20T02:00:26Z — Store tests frozen; before store implementation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 and B architecture store/Context/ControllerConfig contracts.
• Previous completed step: frozen store tests expected-red; no product store module exists.
• Current step/status: B3 store/IO/recovery/artifact resolution implementation / in progress.
• Next step: green store crash/concurrency tests and independent review; compile trusted catalogue/factory/CLI and cumulative B verifier.
• Affected paths: codex_fix/store.py, artifacts.py and _store helpers only for sol_core_impl; frozen verify/test_codex_store.py/codex_store_fixtures.py unchanged.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline store test author complete; sol_core_impl store implementation; productionfactory test contract next.
• Validation/evidence: expected-red collection exit2, ModuleNotFoundError codex_fix.store; 214-line tests/256-line fixtures, clean Ruff/diff. Cases use genuine source52/target55 ZIPs and real postchecks, plus bounded subprocess lock/crash tests.
• Blockers: none for synthetic store unit; no real user-managed selection is changed. Catalogue authentication and default explicit policy remain production-factory responsibilities.
• Exact recovery action: preserve frozen assertions; implement all safety/durability boundaries, run store tests, resolve failures by cause, and only then integrate trusted entry points.

2026-09-20T02:13:50Z — Store gates green; before production factory integration

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3, B architecture/ControllerConfig/artifact interfaces.
• Previous completed step: store9/9, fullsrc437/437, scopedRuff clean; actualseed artifacts and catalogue generated.
• Current step/status: factory/trust/CLI/fixedchecks/launcher implementation / in progress; independent store review.
• Next step: frozenfactory10cases green, reviewentry/trust boundaries, integratepackageentries/data, extend cumulative B verifier.
• Affected paths: factory/trust/CLI/checks/launcher modules and ControllerConfig wiring only for sol_arch_review; main owns bundleddata/pyproject/journal. Store/coretests unchanged.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl storecomplete; sol_profile_impl storereviewer; sol_test_plan factorytestauthorcomplete; sol_arch_review factoryimplementer.
• Validation/evidence: factory actualredcollection exit2 missingchecks; fixture registration corrected without changingassertions. Bundledsource52 digest a45c800e0c549ae5e4ef3f85255d41448e7a3b119f2c37c0fe9421ea4c1453cb; target55 digest9799c28ed4e9b3f5cf69ed8e5ad12f983e0a9ddfd410028ce0e2be3970ccc6c5; canonicalcatalogue pin2191c902e54c70b00f3c2fb62ffca73a1c681a571e8fceaebbf8e8cf058dd663. Tests cover forgedcatalogue/selfhash and rollbackContext undercorruptactiveartifact.
• Portability correction: installed Python3.14 decodesverydeepJSON thenour16-depthguardrefuses it, so originalpasswasvalid; added simulatedstdlib RecursionError test exposedolderdecoder mappinggap. Mainadded RecursionError catch; securityfile6/6passes.
• Blockers: none for offlineentryimplementation. No liveactivation or paidmodelcall; C runtimeevidence remains unestablished.
• Exact recovery action: finish factory againstimmutabletests/pin, review beforeusingrealentrypoints, preserve allA/core/store regressionproof. Do not changeauthconfig or enableautooptin silently.

2026-09-20T02:33:16Z — B security integration complete; before final cumulative gates

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 and approved B architecture.
• Previous completed step: store/factory implementation and independent adversarial test additions.
• Current step/status: B3 final independent review, regression validation and cumulative verifier / in progress.
• Next step: review verifier, freeze protected manifest, fresh self-test and two A+B L2 runs.
• Affected paths: store/artifact/factory/launcher modules, bundled catalogue/artifacts, pyproject entries/data, independent verification files.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline reviewer, sol_core_impl validator, sol_test_plan verifier author; all gpt-5.6-sol. Main alone writes journal.
• Validation/evidence: store review exposed stale/repeated rollback, failed-restore reporting, journal cross-binding and ZIP/path limits; 13 regressions frozen before fixes. Additional launcher tests exposed self-hashed unapproved artifact execution; 2 red cases now pass after catalogue membership validation. Combined store/security/launcher25 pass; factory10 and fullsrc437 previously passed. Final integrated validation pending.
• Packaging: future wheel now routes session-recall-codex through stable launcher and adds session-recall-codex-fix; includes reviewed catalogue and two seed artifacts. No global install, real managed-state activation, authentication change or paid model call.
• Blockers: C runtime transport/effective-model evidence and OS isolation remain unproven; do not claim AI fallback operational.
• Exact recovery action: inspect the current reviewed implementation and complete B gates; preserve initial user edits and existing A acceptance. Only then begin independently testable C work.

2026-09-20T02:36:41Z — Final review complete; before B3 edge-case remediation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 / B architecture.
• Previous completed step: final integrated regression437+39 pass; independent source/verifier review.
• Current step/status: freeze and fix two final reviewer cases / in progress.
• Next step: rerun strict tests/lint, refresh reviewed protection hashes, independent cumulative B gates.
• Affected paths: new verify/test_codex_store_review.py; later store/recovery/CLI/ExecutionResult status; factory test fixture registration only.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline review complete and regression author; sol_test_plan warning-free test registration; implementation follows expected-red handoff.
• Validation/evidence: reviewer confirms trust, artifact limits, cross-bindings, launcher and wheel scope. Null-prior durable journal can falsely report restoration; apply-time recapture instability returns stale_plan exit2 rather than storage_changing exit3. Manifest refresh deliberately withheld pending fixes/review.
• Exceptions: journal atomic finalize initially used unavailable python alias (exit127); rerun with python3 atomically succeeded, retaining prior valid journal until replacement. Factory lint cleanup passed10tests but introduced assertion-rewrite warning; correction pending, no warning suppression authorized.
• C blocker evidence: sandbox-exec positive true probe exits71 sandbox_apply Operation not permitted in this execution environment; no runtime transport/billing/budget or trusted returned model evidence. No model calls or candidate execution performed.
• Exact recovery action: freeze both regression assertions, apply narrowly scoped fixes, review and validate before updating hashes. C remains explicitly incomplete; do not weaken sandbox/model gates.

2026-09-20T02:40:15Z — Review tests frozen; before final store corrections

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3; B architecture clarified transient status and fresh-process reapply.
• Previous completed step: final reviewer regression authoring and warning-free factory test cleanup.
• Current step/status: implement five demonstrated review failures / in progress.
• Next step: independent review, strict regression gates, protection freeze and cumulative verifier.
• Affected paths: store/recovery/precondition helper, narrow CLI and ExecutionResult status; frozen verify/test_codex_store_review.py.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline reviewtests complete; sol_core_impl remedial implementation; sol_test_plan installed-package E2E author.
• Validation/evidence: review suite7pass/5expectedfail. Confirmed null-prior false recovery, direct+CLI storage_changing mapping, missing post-check/precommit recapture, and fresh-context saved-plan reapply refusal. Seven crash probes cover remaining normal-path and rollback checkpoints and already pass. Factory10 now passes with -W error and scoped Ruff; no warning suppression.
• Blockers: no B correction blocker. C configuration/capability blockers unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: preserve all12 assertions; implement narrowly and rerun fullsrc plus explicit integration tests. Review before refreshing protected hashes; then run verifier in fresh shells twice.

2026-09-20T02:44:15Z — B corrections accepted; before frozen cumulative verification

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 / B architecture with reviewed corrections.
• Previous completed step: all five final review regressions fixed and independently reviewed.
• Current step/status: freeze reviewed protected manifest and execute B self-test/cumulative gates / in progress.
• Next step: two independent A+B L2 runs, compare stable verdicts, finalize B acceptance and explicit C blockers.
• Affected paths: protected manifest only for main; verifier runs use isolated synthetic roots/wheels and do not edit product.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl complete; sol_baseline source/verifier reviewer READY; sol_test_plan verifier author complete. Fresh runner assigned after freeze.
• Validation/evidence: review12/12, explicit integration51/51, fullsrc437/437, scoped Ruff clean; all touched source/verifier/tests under300lines. Fresh no_op authenticates recipe/policy/selection/target and metadata; final precommit witness prevents selector change. Null-prior failure truthful; storage_changing exit3. Existing forged-invalid snapshot still refuses as stale_plan; no safety check relaxed.
• Verifier review: cumulative A+B, actual trust-bypass self-test, wheel lifecycle plan/apply/no_op/launch/rollback/refusal and all durable crash boundaries. B3 synthetic managed root creation explicitly0700. Supported real schema-check exit0 against55/6; no direct SQLite reads.
• Blockers: C OS sandbox unavailable in current environment; explicit runtime/spending/effective-model evidence still absent. No global installation or automatic runtime opt-in changed.
• Exact recovery action: refresh only reviewed entries (oracle unchanged), run fresh self-test, then two L2 gates; treat failures as evidence to investigate, never silently refresh hashes or weaken assertions.

2026-09-20T02:45:02Z — B self-test passed; before cumulative run 1

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 / frozen74-entry protection manifest.
• Previous completed step: independent B self-test / complete.
• Current step/status: cumulative A+B L2 run1 / starting.
• Next step: record result, fresh run2, compare stable verdict fields.
• Affected paths: no product edits; synthetic temporary verification artifacts only.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline self-test runner complete; next fresh runner command pending.
• Validation/evidence: self-test exit0 pass/end/B-self-test, duration349ms. Both copied mutants actually imported; normal detectors reject preflight bypass and catalogue trust bypass for exact expected reasons. Main final source/builder/verifier/integration-test Ruff and diff-check clean. Reviewed manifest74 entries; fixed oracle digest unchanged.
• Blockers: none for B cumulative run; C blockers unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: run python3 verify/fix-cli-codex.py --through B --level L2 in a fresh shell without editing protected files. Investigate any failure before continuing.

2026-09-20T02:47:13Z — Cumulative run1 stopped; before harness path correction

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 / B architecture / reviewed74-entry manifest.
• Previous completed step: B self-test pass; cumulative run1 executed through A1–A5 and B1 successfully.
• Current step/status: synthetic harness path correction / in progress.
• Next step: review exact harness diff, refresh only its hashes, rerun self-test and two cumulative gates.
• Affected paths: verify/fix_cli_codex_b_common.py and b_package.py only; no product changes.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline cumulative runner complete; sol_test_plan harness author.
• Validation/evidence: run1 exit1 fail/end/B-L2 duration30330ms; B2 real apply returned invalid_root. Diagnostic establishes macOS temp spelling traverses /var symlink, while resolved directory is under /private/var. Production root guard correctly refuses this alias; synthetic harness must use the resolved owned directory. All prior A probes, full tests and forged-catalogue rejection passed.
• Blockers: harness correction blocks B acceptance; C runtime/sandbox blockers unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: resolve only the verifier-created temporary root after creation, preserve assertions and production no-symlink policy, review before updating the two hashes. Failed run does not count toward two-pass acceptance.

2026-09-20T02:48:19Z — Harness correction verified; before cumulative retry1

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3; reviewed74-entry manifest with two harness hashes updated.
• Previous completed step: synthetic path correction and independent self-test / complete.
• Current step/status: cumulative A+B L2 retry1 / starting.
• Next step: if pass, checkpoint and run fresh retry2 for stable-verdict comparison.
• Affected paths: b_common and b_package have only three Path(temp).resolve root assignments; protected manifest two hashes updated after review. No product/assertion change.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_test_plan author complete; sol_baseline self-test runner complete, cumulative runner next.
• Validation/evidence: scoped Ruff/diff clean; main inspected three changed root assignments. Fresh self-test exit0 pass/end/B-self-test duration344ms; both mutants detected. Prior failed run preserved as evidence, not counted as pass.
• Blockers: none known for rerun; C runtime/sandbox blockers unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: run fresh python3 verify/fix-cli-codex.py --through B --level L2 against current frozen files; no edits or automatic hash refresh.

2026-09-20T02:49:53Z — Cumulative retry1 passed; before independent retry2

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 / frozen reviewed74-entry manifest.
• Previous completed step: cumulative A+B L2 retry1 / complete.
• Current step/status: fresh cumulative A+B L2 retry2 / starting.
• Next step: stable-verdict comparison, final documentation validation and acceptance checkpoint.
• Affected paths: no product changes; synthetic temporary artifacts only.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline retry1 runner complete; same independent runner starts a fresh shell for retry2.
• Validation/evidence: retry1 exit0 pass/end/B-L2 duration35705ms. All A probes pass; B fullsrc/integration/trust, real plan/apply/no_op/rollback, explicit-vs-opted-in auto policy and clean-wheel lifecycle pass. Known repair has zero AI imports/calls; synthetic store hashes unchanged. Ordered case IDs retained by runner for exact comparison excluding duration.
• Blockers: none for B final rerun; C configuration/capability gates remain incomplete.
• Exact recovery action: run fresh cumulative verifier once; compare verdict/gate/stage_gate/exit/ordered cases with first successful run. Preserve prior failure history and do not count it as acceptance.

2026-09-20T02:51:59Z — A/B accepted; before final handoff validation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 / reviewed B architecture and protected inputs.
• Previous completed step: cumulative A+B L2 retry2 / complete.
• Current step/status: final strict regression, unavailable-C verdict and documentation checks / in progress.
• Next step: final acceptance checkpoint and user handoff with remaining C decisions.
• Affected paths: planning/recovery/roadmap/deployment records only; no product changes after frozen gates.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline independent runner complete; no ongoing delegated write tasks. Main owns final records.
• Validation/evidence: retry2 exit0 pass/end/B-L2 duration35824ms versus retry1 35705ms. Canonical verdict/gate/stage_gate/exit and full ordered case IDs identical. Source437 and explicitB51 pass; known-recipe apply/no_op/rollback, all crash boundaries, trust rejection, two-witness/no-query checks, clean-wheel E2E and no-write hashes accepted.
• C capability refinement: approved no-op sandbox-exec probe outside restricted session exits0 (no file writes, no model/Codex-data access); nested probe exited71. Basic platform capability exists; full candidate denial guarantees remain unimplemented/unverified. Runtime/billing/budget and trusted effective-model metadata still require an explicit configuration decision.
• Scope: no global reinstall, startup edit, real managed selection change, Codex-store write, paid model generation, commit or push. Existing installed CLI uses repaired editable source; new companion/launcher entry points proven in isolated wheels only.
• Exact recovery action: finish read-only validation and record complete A/B versus blocked C accurately; retain failed-harness history. Do not infer authorization to select billing/transport or enable runtime automation.

2026-09-20T02:53:39Z — Final handoff complete; C remains blocked

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 with A/B acceptance and explicit C status; architecture and roadmap synchronized.
• Previous completed step: two independent cumulative A+B passes with identical stable verdicts.
• Current step/status: final validation/documentation and A/B handoff / complete; C not implemented/enabled.
• Next step: user selects runtime transport/billing/budget; then verify trusted effective model evidence and develop the OS-isolated candidate path. Global installation/startup automation remains separate.
• Affected paths: plan, journal, roadmap, architecture, deployment guide and changelog; source/protected verification inputs unchanged after acceptance.
• Run/process/task IDs: all delegated Sol tasks complete. Final test process26543 ended infrastructure collection failure; corrected isolated process78438 exited0. No active repair/model job.
• Validation/evidence: final consolidated pytest488 passed in11.95s with -W error and PYTEST_DISABLE_PLUGIN_AUTOLOAD=1; source/builder/verifier/test Ruff clean; git diff --check clean; six documentation link sets have no missing relative targets. A+B self-test344ms and cumulative35705ms/35824ms pass. Supported live schema-check exit0; earlier supported live list/repos exit0.
• Infrastructure exception: ad-hoc strict test command initially omitted the prescribed plugin isolation, auto-loaded ambient pytest_asyncio and failed collection on its Python3.14 deprecation. No product/assertion changed; rerun with the already-specified isolation passes with zero warnings.
• C verification: --through C --level L2 returns structured error/end/C-L2 exit2 after protected-manifest check, reason Stage C verifier not implemented. This is an honest unavailable gate, not acceptance. Basic external OS sandbox no-op works; candidate denial tests, transport identity proof and runtime configuration remain outstanding.
• Remaining limitations: POSIX/macOS validation on Python3.14; no cross-platform matrix, live AI generation, candidate activation or global reinstall. Ordinary installed CLI is repaired through editable source; new packaged companion/launcher proven only in isolated wheels. Known automatic repair requires explicit persisted opt-in and was exercised only on synthetic stores.
• Exact recovery action: keep A/B acceptance, do not replay repairs or replace global scripts automatically. Resume C only after transport/budget decisions and verifiable model/sandbox contracts; passing A/B never authorizes unknown-schema activation.

2026-09-20T07:08:09Z — Before budget-block planning revision

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v3 → v4 budget/continuation policy; A/B acceptance preserved.
• Previous completed step: A/B handoff and token-budget recommendation.
• Current step/status: user-selected Codex login, Sol medium and human-approved extra32K blocks / document revision in progress.
• Next step: synchronize plan, C interface design, roadmap and journal; validate documents only.
• Affected paths: plans/fix-cli-codex.md, plans/fix-cli-codex-architecture.md, this journal and ROADMAP.md.
• Run/process/task IDs: main integration owner only; no new delegated execution, runtime model calls or active repair process.
• Validation/evidence: user accepts initial32000-token suggestion and asks to approve each additional32000 in the loop. Proposed early pause28000, default no automatic retry, timeout per active segment, and approval binding/recovery checks will be recorded.
• Blockers: no documentation blocker. Runtime usage enforcement, trusted model identity and candidate isolation remain unverified. Existing fixed A/B verifier/spec/hash files stay untouched.
• Exact recovery action: update only documentation; distinguish user approval of budget policy from authorization to implement or launch Stage C now. Keep quiet/timeout/denial fail-closed.

2026-09-20T07:11:20Z — Budget policy saved; before authorized C execution

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4; A/B implementation and protection manifest preserved.
• Previous completed step: saved human-approved32K policy and synchronized architecture/roadmap.
• Current step/status: user explicitly says continue and execute; C readiness and test-contract work / in progress.
• Next step: collect read-only architecture/capability and test-planning reports; freeze exact budget ledger/grant API before tests and code.
• Affected paths: four planning records so far; future C source/tests only after handoff.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_readiness (Sol high, read-only); c_test_plan (Sol high, read-only). Main owns docs/journal.
• Validation/evidence: policy now selects Codex login, exact Sol medium,32K initial/+32K per affirmative grant,28K early pause,64K daily ceiling with named overrides, no silence-as-consent, no automatic retries/model downgrades. Official JSONL documentation reports end-of-turn usage, not proven in-flight hard controls. Document checks pending.
• Exceptions: one documentation patch failed context match and wrote nothing; corrected patch succeeded.
• Blockers: no test/design blocker; live budget enforcement/effective model identity and candidate isolation remain unproven. No model repair or candidate execution has run.
• Exact recovery action: finish document consistency validation, then freeze tests first. A policy decision is not evidence that the installed runtime can enforce it; fail closed if it cannot.

2026-09-20T07:15:08Z — C readiness reviewed; before C1 test freeze

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 and first C-unit architecture.
• Previous completed step: budget policy saved, document links/diff validated; runtime and test-planning reports reviewed.
• Current step/status: freeze C-only six-envelope/pure-transition tests / in progress.
• Next step: expected-red tests, then bounded C1 implementation; persistence and dispatch require later gates.
• Affected paths: new C test/fixture files only for c_test_plan; architecture/journal owned by main.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_readiness complete (read-only); c_test_plan author active. No live model request.
• Validation/evidence: four documentation link sets valid and diff clean. Installed0.155.1 interface has token/goal telemetry but no verified enforced output cap, positive per-turn model evidence or bounded hidden retry multiplicity. Live dispatch cannot pass current policy. Pure ledger/approval arithmetic can be implemented independently.
• Contract clarifications: consume_grant returns both incident/daily ledgers; incident created-day and request reservation-day recorded; should_pause pure27999/28000 boundary. Trusted provenance and durable atomicity are not claimed by pure JSON helpers.
• Blockers: live transport gate remains unavailable; no C1 test/code blocker.
• Exact recovery action: collect frozen fixture envelopes and expected-red results, validate APIs, then dispatch implementation with no permission to alter tests/B contracts. Preserve A/B manifest until independently reviewed additive scope is ready.

2026-09-20T07:18:02Z — Rough-estimate policy saved; C test freeze adjusted

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4, user clarification supersedes exact-cap prerequisite.
• Previous completed step: 32K approval-block design and live-runtime capability review.
• Current step/status: user-requested approximate-budget amendment / complete; C1 frozen-test preparation continues.
• Next step: collect estimate-aware fixtures and expected-red tests, then implement C1.
• Affected paths: plan, architecture, roadmap and this journal; C test author adjusting unfrozen new tests only.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_test_plan author active; c_readiness durable-design followup active. No product runtime call.
• Validation/evidence: user explicitly accepts rough token estimates and asks to add them to the plan.32K is now a soft planning allowance; pause around28K or forecastoverrun, askfor+32K, noautomaticconsent. Actualovershoot is recorded in full, not rejected/hidden; finalusablecontrollerestimate can settle with estimatedstatus, unknownusage retainsits hold. B code/tests/manifest untouched.
• Blockers: hardtoken/requestcap absence removed as blocker by userdecision; positiveeffective-model and sandbox gates remain. No exact dollar/token guarantee is claimed.
• Exact recovery action: preserve clarification, freeze renamed estimate-aware policy/reservation/evidence fields before source implementation, and keep human budget grants separate from patch approval. Continue previously authorized execution, not live spending before remaining gates.

2026-09-20T07:19:04Z — Estimate-aware C1 tests frozen; before implementation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 with user-approved rough estimates.
• Previous completed step: C1 six-envelope fixtures and contract/transition tests frozen.
• Current step/status: bounded C1 implementation / starting.
• Next step: green C1 tests, independent review/adversarial gaps, then durable controller-store test freeze.
• Affected paths: new c_contracts.py, budget.py and optional new C-only helpers; existing B registry/contracts untouched. New three test files remain immutable.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_test_plan test author complete; implementation agent dispatch next. c_readiness durable design complete.
• Validation/evidence: frozen testfiles153/114/231lines; Ruff/diff clean; expected-red collection exit2 solely missingc_contracts/budget modules. Main reviewed exactfixtures and transitions including usage_basis, estimatedreservation, finalestimated settlement, actual35K overshoot,27999/28000 boundary, +32K grant/dailyoverride and no unfinished retry.
• Blockers: none for pure implementation; live model identity and sandbox gates remain unavailable.
• Exact recovery action: implement against frozen C-only APIs without editing tests or existing B contracts; report pure-unit acceptance only. Durable/authenticated human approvals and lateractual reconciliation remain subsequent tested units.

2026-09-20T07:21:21Z — C1 implementation/review handoff checkpoint

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4, approximate32K blocks.
• Previous completed step: frozen C1 tests and implementation dispatch.
• Current step/status: C1 product work plus independent review / in progress; C2 design only.
• Next step: C1 gates, then approved durable-store API/test freeze.
• Affected paths: new C-only source/helpers (sol_core_impl), no overlapping test/doc writes.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl writer; c_readiness reviewer; c_test_plan read-only C2 planner.
• Validation/evidence: diff-check clean; B product and original protected entries unchanged. Reviewer concern about no_response fixture resolved by evidence: trusted final actual zero usage is distinct from missing/nonfinal usage; the former consumes its request credit and pauses, the latter retains32K held. No assertion or product workaround authorized.
• Blockers: no C1 blocker; effective-model evidence and candidate sandbox gates still unproven.
• Exact recovery action: collect completion and review; preserve frozen semantics, especially estimate/actual distinction and no automatic retry. Do not run full C verifier or claim C completion from pure tests.

2026-09-20T07:24:17Z — C2 API approved; before durable-store test authoring

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4; architecture C2 durable-store contract added.
• Previous completed step: C2 read-only design/test plan; C1 implementation/review continues.
• Current step/status: freeze independent C2 store tests alongside disjoint C1 source work / in progress.
• Next step: accept C1 only after tests/review; expected-red C2 then durable implementation.
• Affected paths: verify/test_c_budget_store.py and optional Cfixture helper only for author; one additional C1 uncertainty regression before C2 writing; main architecture/journal.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_test_plan writer, sol_core_impl C1 writer, c_readiness independent reviewer.
• Validation/evidence: approved singleatomicfile+lock design, exactAPI, trustedclock/approvalsource, boundchallenge events, maxoneunresolvedreservation, explicitinitialize, no reset/prune on corruption, fullovershoot and lateractualdelta accounting. Test-only before_replace/after_replace hook permitted, no production override.
• Review addition: finalestimate13K then lateractual18K must not mislabel aggregate31K as allactual; frozen regression being added before final C1 gate.
• Blockers: live model/sandbox gates unchanged; no offline test blocker.
• Exact recovery action: preserve non-overlapping ownership, collect C1 gates and frozen C2 tests before implementing store. Neither pure tests nor injectedapproval fixtures constitute production human authentication.

2026-09-20T07:27:14Z — C1 first implementation reviewed; before regression corrections

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4, estimate-aware C1 contract.
• Previous completed step: first C1 implementation24targetedtests pass; independent review found bounded gaps.
• Current step/status: freeze review regressions / in progress; product edits held pending expected-red handoff.
• Next step: fix demonstrated C1 defects, rerun strict/broad gates, then advance C2 only after acceptance.
• Affected paths: new test_c_budget_review.py (c_readiness); narrow invaliddailyfixture correction plus disjoint C2tests (c_test_plan); no existing B changes.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl implementationhold; c_readiness regressionauthor; c_test_plan C2author.
• Validation/evidence: reviewer confirms mixedestimate/actualaggregate uncertainty preserved and boundreservation/overshootbehavior. Defects: pausepredicate compares projectedusage towarningmargin ratherthanremainingallowance; repeatednonfinal evidencechurns revisions; positiveledgerrevision lacksmandatory previouscheckpointdigest. Freeze crossday, largeovershoot,overflow and successfulimmutability assertions too.
• Fixture correction: existing successcase dailyrevision2 withnullpreviousdigest is invalidunderrequiredchain; author may supplyvaliddigest without weakening successfulgrant or negativeassertions.
• Blockers: three C1 corrections beforeacceptance; live model/sandbox gates unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: collect redregressions, fixsourceonly inwriterownednewmodules, preserveassertions; report eachgatehonestly and retain prior24passbaseline.

2026-09-20T07:28:34Z — Review and C2 tests frozen; before C1 correction

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4, C1/C2 architecture.
• Previous completed step: C1review sixcases frozen (2red/4pass); C2durable tests frozen expectedred.
• Current step/status: fix two remaining demonstrated C1 defects / starting.
• Next step: C1 broad regression/review, then C2 durable implementation from frozen tests.
• Affected paths: writer-owned budget.py/_c_validators.py only for C1fix; verify C2tests/fixtures remain frozen.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_readiness regressionauthor complete; sol_core_impl corrective writer; sol_baseline independentbudgetverifier author; c_test_plan C2tests complete.
• Validation/evidence: C1baseline24pass/fullsrc461/B51 and Ruffgreen. Reviewer redcases: pauseprojection predicate, missingpreviouscheckpoint onpositiverevision. Other4reviewcases pass including nonfinalreplay,daybinding,70Kovershoot/overflow,immutability. Writer's nonfinal-replay correction landed beforehold/testfreeze; record it as alreadygreen, not expectedred evidence. C2collection exit2 solely missingbudget_store module; test/helper296/175lines, Ruff/diffclean.
• Fixture corrections: positive-revision daily default now supplies previousdigest, explicitNone preservedfornegativecases. Mixedestimate->actual31K regressiongreen.
• Blockers: two C1fixes; no C2fixtureblocker. Live identity/sandbox gates unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: apply only two redbehaviorfixes, rerun allC1 and establishedregressions; independentlyreview beforeC2 productimplementation. Do not alter frozenassertions or original74protectedentries.

2026-09-20T07:30:15Z — C1 accepted; before C2 durable implementation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 and approved C2 contract.
• Previous completed step: C1pure unit / complete; independent review READY.
• Current step/status: C2 durable controller-store implementation / starting.
• Next step: frozen C2 tests green, independentstore review, then standalone budget-only verification.
• Affected paths: NEW budget_store.py and optional NEW budget_store* helpers only; C1/B modules and tests frozen.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl C1complete; c_readiness independentreview complete; sol_baseline budget-verifier author active; C2writer dispatch next.
• Validation/evidence: C1 tests30pass, fullsrc467pass, existingB51pass with -Werror; reviewer rerun30pass/0.04s, Ruff/diffclean. Correctpausepredicate andcheckpointchain accepted; no durable/live claims. C2 tests expectedred solely missingmodule and exactrecords/API fixed in testfixtures.
• Blockers: none for durableimplementation; live modelidentity/sandbox remain unproven.
• Exact recovery action: implement only C2ownednewmodules against immutabletests, singleatomicrecord/lock and explicitapprovalsource. Preserve original74protected hashes; do not claim live AI or overallStageC acceptance.

2026-09-20T07:36:30Z — Durable implementation and independent verifier milestone

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4, approximate budgeting.
• Previous completed step: C1 acceptance and C2 expected-red test freeze.
• Current step/status: C2 source implementation plus budget-only verifier review / in progress.
• Next step: freeze reviewed Cunitmanifest, independent selftest/unit gate; finish C2 and review before storegate.
• Affected paths: newC2source/helpers, standalone verify/codex_budget_verify*.py; originalA/B files unchanged.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl writer; c_readiness verifierreviewer; sol_baseline authorcomplete.
• Validation/evidence: shasum check confirms all74 originalBprotectedentries unchanged. Standaloneverifier labels budget-only/full_stage_c_verified=false, hermeticchildren, -Werror, structurederrors, copieddoublecount mutant and independent18K oracle. SeparateCmanifest intentionallynotwritten untilreview; importedBdependencyprotection underreview.
• Human decision pending: optional asynchronous question asks whether to retain strictperturnmodelattestation or accept verifiedsettings+reroute rejection. No answer assumed; no runtimefallback or livegeneration enabled.
• Blockers: C2/store andverifiergatespending; modelidentity/sandbox remaining.
• Exact recovery action: collect reviews, freezeonlyreviewedhashes, then runindependentbudgetgates; keep Cunit/store outcomes separate from fullAI acceptance.

2026-09-20T07:41:21Z — C2 basic tests pass; before adversarial corrections

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / C2 durability and trust contract.
• Previous completed step: C2initialimplementation frozen7tests pass with -Werror, scopedRuffclean.
• Current step/status: independentreview regressions / testfreeze in progress; sourcecorrections held pending redhandoff.
• Next step: fix demonstrated aggregate/crossbinding/clock/filesafety defects, broadgates and review; independent Cunit verifier can run after its separate review/hashfreeze.
• Affected paths: NEW verify/test_c_budget_store_review.py/helper only for c_test_plan; writerownedC2 modules hold; standaloneverifierauthor completedhardening.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl C2writer; c_test_plan adversarialauthor; c_readiness verifierre-review andstorefindings; sol_baseline verifierauthorcomplete.
• Validation/evidence: C2basic7pass, sixmodules under300lines. Reviewer finds recordreopen lacks maxoneheld enforcement, reservationaggregate identity/count/ordinal bindings, grantincident/input/reconstructedproof/eventuniqueness, everymutationclockmonotonicity and evidencepair consistency. Freeze focusedvalidrecordtampering tests plus ledgerfilesafety; no model/Codex-data action.
• Verifier requirements: separateCdependencyclosure/provenance, missingpytestinfra classification, structuredbootstrap errors; re-reviewpending. Original74hashes remainunchanged.
• Blockers: C2review findings must pass beforeacceptance; live identitychoice unanswered andsandboxunverified.
• Exact recovery action: preserve frozenbasicassertions, collect newredresults beforeproductfixes; validate every reopened record not only normalAPIpaths. Do not mark budgetstore/fullStageC complete yet.

2026-09-20T07:44:57Z — C2 adversarial tests frozen; before record-binding fixes

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / frozen C2 contract.
• Previous completed step: frozen C2adversarial suite5tests (3red/2pass); Cunit verifier independently READY for protectionfreeze.
• Current step/status: fix C2demonstrated recordbinding failures / starting; standaloneCunitmanifest next.
• Next step: C2greenbasic+review/fullregressions and independentreview; Cunitselftest/unit gate can run separately.
• Affected paths: only writerownednewC2modules; newverifyreviewtest immutable; verifierauthor narrowlyaddsstore-review scope beforehashfreeze.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_test_plan authorcomplete; sol_core_impl remedialwriter dispatch next; sol_baseline finalscopeintegration; c_readiness independentreviewer.
• Validation/evidence: review3reds precisely requestcontroller/policy/input crossbinding, heldevidencepair consistency, challengeinput binding. Twofullcasesalreadygreen coverclockregression andsymlink/directory/FIFO/mode/size/duplicate/noncanonicalfilesafety withoutreset. Furtherchainedassertions protectordinals/counts,states,consumedgrantdigest andeventuniqueness. C2baseline7/fullsrc467/B51passes preserved.
• Verifier review: corrected dependencyclosure/provenance/infraerrors/lazyJSONbootstrap; final --noconftest and packageinitializer hash scopeconfirmed. No verifier executedyet. OriginalB74unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: fixsourceonly, requireallfrozenassertionspass, reviewbeforeC2hashfreeze/storegate. HashonlyreviewedCunitinputs forfirstselftest; do nothashunfinishedC2source yet.

2026-09-20T07:46:27Z — Budget self-test passed; before independent unit gate

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4; separate17-entry Cunit protection manifest.
• Previous completed step: independently reviewedverifier/hashfreeze and mutation selftest / complete.
• Current step/status: independent Cunit gate / starting; C2remediation continues disjointly.
• Next step: recordunitverdict; completeC2review/hashscope andrunstoregate twice.
• Affected paths: no unitproduct/test/manifest changes; synthetictemporaryverifier outputs only.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_readiness independentrunner selftestcomplete; next freshunitrun. sol_core_impl C2writer.
• Validation/evidence: selftest exit0, pass/budget-only/self-test,172ms. Actualcopiedmutant imported and normaldetector rejects doublecounting; dependency-failure=false; full_stage_c_verified=false. Cunitmanifest17entriesfrozen; originalB74remainunchanged.
• Blockers: C2recordbindinggatespending; live identitydecision andsandbox unresolved.
• Exact recovery action: run python3 verify/codex_budget_verify.py --level unit in a freshshell withoutedits; keep results explicitlybudget-only.

2026-09-20T07:48:22Z — Cunit verified and C2 review cases green; before final store review

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / Cbudget-only verification scope.
• Previous completed step: Cunit independentlyverified; C2recordbindingcorrections pass review5.
• Current step/status: C2finalbroadgates andindependentre-review / in progress.
• Next step: if READY, extend Cmanifest onlywithreviewedstorefiles and runbudgetstoregate twice.
• Affected paths: writerownedC2source; one testfixture restoration byauthor; no C1/B protectedchanges.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_readiness unitrunner complete andC2reviewer; sol_core_impl finalvalidator; c_test_plan fixturefixcomplete.
• Validation/evidence: Cunit exit0 pass/budget-only/unit,421ms, independent18Kusageoracle,+32Kgrant,replayrejection,35Kovershoot; full_stage_c_verified=false. C2review5 pass -Werror0.17s, Ruff/diffclean. Sourcefixes enforce requestidentity/ordinal/count, challengeinput andevidencepair relationships.
• Fixture exception: adversarialtest intentionallypersisted corruption and then attempted healthysettlement without restoringvalidstate. Mainconfirmedcontradiction; author added only _write(root,valid_nonfinal) beforehealthyoperation. Allrejection/bytepreservation assertions retained; no productionfailclosedcheckweakened.
• Blockers: C2finalreview/hash/gatespending; fullAI modelidentitychoice andcandidateisolation remainunresolved.
• Exact recovery action: acceptC2onlyafterindependentreview andbroadgates, then freeze newCstorehashes withoutrehashing Cunit/B. Runfresh storeverifier twice andcompare stablefields beforehandoff.

2026-09-20T07:52:23Z — C2 final proof review; before stale-question corrections

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4; C2review refinement preservesinvalidatedquestions.
• Previous completed step: C2basic+review12/fullsrc467/B51passes, scopedRuffclean; Cunitselftest/unit accepted.
• Current step/status: freeze remaining aggregateproof/stalequestion cases / in progress.
• Next step: implement focusedC2corrections, independentreview, then finalstorehash/gates.
• Affected paths: NEW verify/test_c_budget_store_proofs.py/helper ifneeded; architecture/journal only now. C2writerheld.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_readiness proofreviewer; c_test_plan testauthor; sol_core_impl awaitingredhandoff.
• Validation/evidence: readerfoundpendingcount/currentbindings, dayceilingnotderivedfromconsumedoverrides, aggregateuncertainty anddeterministicreservationID reopenproofgaps; consumedgrantceilingsneed32Ksequence. Main/reviewer identifiedlegitimaterace: lateractual/dailychanges canstaleapendingquestion; rejectingallstale statewithoutretirementwouldstrandvalidreconciliation. Atomic invalidatedhistory plusfreshquestionrequired, includingcrossincident-day changes andmidnight.
• Blockers: boundedC2proofcasesbeforeacceptance; modelidentitydecision remainsunanswered.
• Exact recovery action: freezevalidrecord-corruption tests andpositive stalequestionreplacement flows, thencorrect onlyC2newmodules. Preserveexisting12assertions,Cunitmanifest17 andB74; no livegeneration.

2026-09-20T07:54:04Z — Final C2 proof tests frozen; before remediation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / reviewed invalidated-approval refinement.
• Previous completed step: seven final C2proofcases frozen expectedred.
• Current step/status: C2proof/pending-retirement implementation / starting.
• Next step: basic7+review5+proof7 gates, broadregressions andindependentreview; extendverifierstore scope andfreezehashes onlyafterREADY.
• Affected paths: writerownedC2modules/newhelpers only. NEW verify/test_c_budget_store_proofs.py frozen299lines; other testsunchanged.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_test_plan authorcomplete; c_readiness proofreviewcomplete; sol_core_impl remedialwriter next; sol_baseline scopeupdate next.
• Validation/evidence: sevenexpectedfailures0.09s: sameincidentactualreconciliation andshared-daymutation don'tretirepending; olddayapprovalaccepted; duplicate/currentpendingbindings accepted; unsupporteddayceiling andmisstateduncertainty; forgedreservationID; duplicateconsumed64Kceilingsequence. API-generatedpositiveworkflowsfreezehistorypreservation, oldapprovalrejection andfreshquestionability. Ruff/diffclean.
• Blockers: boundedC2prooflayer only forstoreacceptance; modelidentitychoice/sandbox remain fullAI gates.
• Exact recovery action: retirestalequestions atomically withoutdiscardinghistory orblockingvalidupdates, validate allnewproofs onreopen, preservefrozenassertions andC1/Binputs. No modelrequest/activation.

2026-09-20T07:59:29Z — C2 proof gates green; before headroom continuation correction

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4, rough-budget headroom refinement.
• Previous completed step: C2basic/review/proofs19pass, fullsrc467/B51pass, Ruffclean.
• Current step/status: freeze final headroomcontinuation regression / in progress.
• Next step: narrowlyrelax C1awaitingcreditinvariant and C2blockedready checkpoint transition, then finalreviews/gates.
• Affected paths: NEW verify/test_c_budget_store_headroom.py and one C1positivevalidator test; no sourceedit beforefreeze. ExistingprotectedCunit hashupdate will beexplicit/reviewed afterfix.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_test_plan testauthor; c_readiness read-onlyproofcomplete; sol_core_impl idle awaitinghandoff.
• Validation/evidence: main/reviewerconfirmed normal35Kovershoot plusfirst+32Kgrant yields64Kceiling but29Kremaining; reserve32Krefuses while ready cannotaskagain. Correcttransition preservesactualrequests_started1 and nohold, asksanotherexplicit32K, then96Kceilingfundsnextrequest. Normalfundedready muststillrejectprestacking.
• Blockers: one functionalrough-budgetcontinuation edge; fullAIgate unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: freezepositiveworkflow and C1unusedcreditvalidation, implementonlynarrowapprovedchange withoutfakecounts/autoretry; reviewbeforeupdating affectedCunit hashes. ExistingB74remainsuntouched.

2026-09-20T08:01:27Z — Headroom tests frozen; before narrow C1/C2 fix

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / reviewed rough-budget continuation contract.
• Previous completed step: headroom tests corrected to approved checkpoint transition, frozen expectedred.
• Current step/status: narrow C1validator/C2checkpoint correction / starting.
• Next step: allC1/C2/broadgates, finalindependentreview, explicitCmanifestrefresh/storeentries andtwogate runs.
• Affected paths: _c_validators.py only C1exception; ownedC2modules. Tests frozen (C1review seventhcase and NEW125lineheadroomsuite).
• Run/process/task IDs: c_test_plan complete; sol_core_impl nextwriter; c_readiness finalreview follows.
• Validation/evidence: targeted7pass/2intendedfail0.06s: unusedcreditwaitingstate rejected and blockedreadycheckpoint rejected. Failedreserve is byte-inert, staysready withnohold/fakerequest; checkpointmustatomicallyadvancewaiting andbindquestiontostoredsnapshot. Adequateheadroom stillrejectspreapproval.
• Testscope correction: author initiallyassertedtransitiononfailedreserve, divergentfromapproveddesign; correctedbeforeimplementation to checkpointtransition, preservingnoprestack/no-fake-count checks. Existing sixC1reviewtests/assertions preserved; writerverifiedshared193linebaseline plus14lineappend, despite earlierreported219metadata.
• Blockers: two finalfunctionalbehaviors; fullAI modelidentity/sandbox gates unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: relaxonlyawaiting-stateequality to existingstarted<=allowed invariant; allow C2readycheckpoint onlywhen headroomblocked. No broadC1rewrites. RefreshonlyreviewedchangedCunit hashes aftergates, preserveB74.

2026-09-20T08:06:50Z — C1/C2 review accepted; before final protection freeze

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / budget-only acceptance scope.
• Previous completed step: final headroomcorrection and independent C1/C2review / complete.
• Current step/status: reviewedhashrefresh/additivescope andfinalindependentgates / starting.
• Next step: selftest, two storegates withstablecomparison, cumulativeBregression andfinaldocumentation.
• Affected paths: separateCmanifest; Bmanifest additiveCsource/testcoverage requiredbyexistingdynamicchecker (original74hashesmustremainidentical). No productchanges afterfreeze.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_core_impl complete; c_readiness reviewerREADY (independent52pass0.57s); main freezes; fresh independentrunner next.
• Validation/evidence: C1 31/C2 21/source468/B51 pass -Werror; Ruffclean; everyCmoduleunder300. Correctblockedreadycheckpoint, byte-inert failedreserve/fundedcheckpoint, truthful35K→64K→96Kflow accepted. Pendingretirement/daily/ordinal/reservation/grant/event/uncertainty/fileproofs intact.
• Protectionchanges: only approved _c_validators, C1reviewtest andtwo verifierfiles may differfrominitial17Cmanifest; newCstore sources/tests addedafterreview. Preserve originalB74values while appendingnewCfiles requiredbyBchecker so its publicgate remains runnable.
• Blockers: none forbudgetfinalgates. No answer to model-evidencechoice; live transport/candidateisolation remainunverified andnotaccepted.
• Exact recovery action: verifyexpectedhashdiffset beforewriting, then execute gates onfrozenfiles. Reportbudget-only; do not enableAI, globalinstall orautoactivation.

2026-09-20T08:08:06Z — Final self-test passed; before store run1

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / Cbudget-only finalgates.
• Previous completed step: finalreviewedprotectionfreeze andfreshmutationselftest / complete.
• Current step/status: independentbudgetstore run1, cumulativeB andconsolidatedregressions / in progress.
• Next step: store run2 stablecomparison, thenfinalacceptance records withremainingAIgates.
• Affected paths: no frozenproduct/test/hash changes; synthetictemporaryoutputs only.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_readiness selftestcomplete/store runnernext; sol_baseline B/L2 runner; consolidatedpytestprocess36136. Main ownsjournal.
• Validation/evidence: Cmanifest31entries, onlyfourapprovedunitupdates; Bmanifest90(original74unchanged+16requiredadditiveCfiles). Selftestexit0 pass/budget-only/self-test164ms; full_stage_c_verified=false, actualmutantdetected. FinalscopedRuff allclean. Consolidated540expectedtests inprogress, notclaimedpassed.
• Blockers: none forbudgetgates; modelidentitychoice/sandbox andliveintegration stillunresolved.
• Exact recovery action: runfresh --level store once, recordresultbeforesecondrun; comparestablefields excludingduration. Do notclaimfullStageC orrefreshhashesonfailure.

2026-09-20T08:10:09Z — Broad gates pass; store verifier harness correction required

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / finalbudget-only gates.
• Previous completed step: consolidated540tests andcumulativeB/L2 pass; storeverifierrun1 stopped onharness failure.
• Current step/status: explicitpytestrootdir/importpath correction / in progress.
• Next step: reviewexactharnessdiff, updateonlyitsprotectedhash, rerunselftest andtwo storegates.
• Affected paths: verify/codex_budget_verify.py only (optionalownedhelperifneeded); productandfrozenassertionsunchanged.
• Run/process/task IDs: mainpytest36136 exited0; sol_baseline B/L2complete andharnessauthor; c_readiness store runnercomplete.
• Validation/evidence: consolidated540passed13.37s -Werror; finalRuffclean. B/L2exit0/pass37.237s includescleanwheel/CLI lifecycle/smoke/noAI/no-write. Storegateexit1/1044ms,20tests passed andFIFO spawnfailedbeforeproductbehavior: ModuleNotFoundError Users. Temporarypytestconfig selectedtemprootdir; importlib mappedabsolutetestpath to unimportable Users.* module. Independentclassification is harnessinfrastructure, despite pytestassertion-exit mapping.
• Blockers: harnesscorrection beforebudgetacceptance; fullAIidentity/sandbox gates unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: retainemptyconfig/pluginisolation but set --rootdir explicitly torepo and source/repo importpaths forspawn. No assertion/productweakening. Failedrun remainsrecorded anddoesnotcounttowardtwopass acceptance.

2026-09-20T08:11:51Z — Harness corrected and self-test green; before store retry1

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / frozen31-entry Cbudgetmanifest.
• Previous completed step: explicitpytestrootdir/sourcepath harness correction and freshselftest / complete.
• Current step/status: independentbudgetstore retry1 / starting.
• Next step: ifpass checkpointandrunretry2; then finalbudget-onlyhandoff records.
• Affected paths: onlyverifierrunneranditshashchanged; product/tests/B90unchanged.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_baseline authorcomplete; mainreview/hashcheckcomplete; c_readiness selftestcomplete/store runnernext.
• Validation/evidence: exactfixadds --rootdir repo andROOT+src childpath, retains emptyconfig/noconftest/pluginisolation/provenance/-Werror. C31hashcheckpasses. Freshselftest exit0/pass167ms, correctdoublecountmutantdetected; nofullStageCclaim. Consolidated540/B-L2 evidence unchanged.
• Blockers: storetwo-passgatepending; live modelidentity/sandbox gates unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: fresh --level store once, no edits/hashrefresh; recordfailedrunhistorywithoutcountingitaspass.

2026-09-20T08:12:56Z — Store retry1 passed; before repeatability gate

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 / final31-entry Cbudgetmanifest.
• Previous completed step: independentstore retry1 / complete.
• Current step/status: freshstore retry2 / starting.
• Next step: comparestableverdicts andfinalizebudget-only acceptance/documentation.
• Affected paths: no frozenfilechanges; synthetictemporarytests only.
• Run/process/task IDs: c_readiness retry1runnercomplete, freshretry2next.
• Validation/evidence: exit0/pass, scopebudget-only, levelstore, duration1051ms, full_stage_c_verified=false. C1accounting/grant/replay/overshoot andC2tests/crashold-or-new/concurrencyonehold pass. StableorderedcaseIDs retained. Priorharnessfailure excludedfromacceptance.
• Blockers: secondpasspending; liveAIgate unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: run samecommand infreshshell once; compareverdict/scope/level/full_stage_c_verified/exit/orderedcases excludingduration. No furtherproductedits unlessnewfailure.

2026-09-20T08:16:33Z — Budget-only implementation and handoff complete

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 with approximate32K policy and Cbudget-unit acceptance.
• Previous completed step: store retry2 / complete; stable fields exactly match retry1.
• Current step/status: final validation/documentation and budget-only handoff / complete. Full Stage C remains incomplete/disabled.
• Next step: user resolves model-evidence choice; subsequent gated work adds production approval UI, Codex-login transport, fixed Candidate I/O and OS-isolated candidate testing/approval integration.
• Affected paths: plan, architecture, journal, roadmap, changelog and deployment guide finalized; no product/test/hash changes after final gates.
• Run/process/task IDs: all Sol delegated tasks complete. Consolidated testprocess36136 exited0. No background repair/model/deployment job.
• Validation/evidence:540 tests passed13.37s with -Werror/pluginisolation. Finalbudget selftest167ms passed; store retry1/2 passed1051ms/1034ms with exact canonical equality of verdict/scope/level/full_stage_c_verified/exit/orderedcaseIDs. Both explicitly report budget-only/full_stage_c_verified=false. CumulativeA/B gate passes37.237s with live-free synthetic no-write/no-AI and clean-wheel smoke/E2E. Supported live schema-check again exits0 on55/6.
• Final file checks: six documentation link sets valid, git diff --check clean, scopedRuff clean. All31 Cmanifest and90 Bmanifest entries verify; original74 Bhashvalues preserved. StandaloneCmanifest excludesitself.
• Honest remaining gate: --through C --level L2 emits structured error/end/C-L2 exit2 (Stage C verifier not implemented), never acceptance inferred from budget/A/B results. Model-evidence question has no answer; strict original requirement remains default.
• Scope/limitations: budgets are approximate, not hard token/dollar caps. Internal ledger supports explicit +32K grants and truthful overshoot; no live assist CLI or production human approval source is wired yet. No Codex-store write/directcapture, global reinstall/startup mutation, live repair-generation call, API-account switch, candidate activation, commit or push occurred. POSIX/macOS Python3.14 validation only.
• Exact recovery action: retain A/B and Cbudget acceptance; do not rerun completed mutations. Resume dependent C workflow only after resolving model-evidence policy and freezing remaining tests. The user's rough estimate choice must remain in effect; do not reintroduce an exact-cap blocker.

2026-09-20T14:51:02Z — Before Codex-only simplification

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v4 → v5.
• Previous completed step: budget-only handoff; prior interrupted model-evidence planning turn wrote no confirmed plan changes.
• Current step/status: user asks to simplify, switch repair default to GPT-6 medium, add to plan and ask questions / document revision in progress.
• Next step: replace active Cdesign with one Codex CLI path, record bounded defaults and validate documents; no product execution this turn.
• Affected paths: plan, architecture, journal, roadmap and deployment guidance only.
• Run/process/task IDs: main integrationowner; two asynchronous questions about activation and trigger policy. No subagent or live repair started.
• Validation/evidence: official GPT-6 Astra page confirms gpt-6-astra and medium reasoning. User rejects alternateprovider/model routing; only deterministic→Codex repair fallback is desired. Existing Sol budgetvalidators remain unchanged and require scoped migration during later implementation.
• Defaults pending preference answers: explicit repair command, review before real activation; retain approximate32K/+32K approval rule and rollback. Questions are optional policy preferences, not blockers to implementation planning.
• Exact recovery action: save v5 as authoritative over historical provider/attestation architecture, preserve completedcode/history, identify migration tests rather than claiming GPT-6 alreadyconfigured.

2026-09-20T14:57:15Z — V5 simplified plan saved and validated

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5; short authoritative checklist moved to top, old work retained as history.
• Previous completed step: user rejects provider fallback/complexity and selects GPT-6 medium; requests plan update, suggestions and questions.
• Current step/status: requested documentation simplification / complete.
• Next step: scoped implementation from V5 defaults; optional preference answers may change trigger/activation, not block beginning.
• Affected paths: plan, architecture, journal, roadmap and deployment guide only.
• Run/process/task IDs: main integration owner; no implementation/repair generation launched. Async questions ask explicit-vs-automatic trigger and review-vs-automatic activation.
• Validation/evidence: link targets across5docs pass; one V5checklist precedes historicaldesign; codefences balanced; diffcheckclean. B90/C31 hashchecks allpass unchanged. ModelID/medium confirmed viaofficial GPT-6modelpage; Codex exec/login/output-schema documented. Markdownmigrationguide fetch unsupported afterretry; officialHTMLmodelguidance available. No producttest rerun needed for doc-only change.
• Skill influence: OpenAI Docs kept the requested GPT-6 target explicit and identified model/usagevalidator migration as remaining work; no globalmodelsettings or runtimefacts fabricated.
• Scope: only deterministic→Codex repair is a fallback. No alternateprovider/API, modelranking or attestationlayer. Reuse existingbudget/rollback; fixedcandidateI/O, isolatedregression/smoke/E2E remain. Missingperturnmodelmetadata and exacttokencaps are not blockers.
• Exceptions: two planpatches failed context validation before writing; corrected patches applied. One verifier-scope patch in priorhistory is unrelated and unchanged.
• Exact recovery action: implement GPT-6policy/usage migration and one thin Codexwrapper underexisting authorization, using safe defaultpreferences if unanswered. Do not delete oldcode/history or treat oldSol-only hashes/tests as already migrated.

2026-09-20T15:20:21Z — Before V5 step 1 execution

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5, authoritative four-step implementation checklist.
• Previous completed step: V5 documentation handoff; session recall and live schema-check succeeded.
• Current step/status: step 1 policy migration and bounded test/runner planning / starting.
• Next step: independent review and migration gates, then step 2 Codex runner.
• Affected paths: codex_fix policy/contracts/tests; new V5 tests; this journal (main owner only).
• Run/process/task IDs: GPT-5.6-sol implementation, test planning and integration research agents to be started.
• Validation/results/evidence paths: prior 540-test acceptance historical; current migration checks pending. Existing dirty worktree preserved.
• Blockers: none identified; candidate OS isolation must be demonstrated before executing generated code.
• Exact next recovery action: reconcile agent output and source diff; pass policy migration tests and independent review before advancing. Preserve old receipts, invalidate stale grants, use GPT-6 medium for repair workers. No global install, commit, publication or real activation.

2026-09-20T15:23:18Z — Step 1 milestone — migration and runner tests in progress

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: V5 recovery and bounded integration/test planning
• Current step/status: step 1 migration / in progress; runner recording tests being frozen
• Next step: review migration and pass targeted gates before runner implementation
• Affected paths: codex_fix budget policy/contracts/tests; new test_v5_runner.py; journal
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_migration writer; sol_test_plan runner test writer; sol_integration read-only runtime research
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Installed codex exec supports required flags. Nested sandbox-exec no-op exits71; same explicit elevated no-op exits0. Neither proves candidate denial isolation. git diff --check passed before migration edits. Pre-change source hash snapshot kept in task temporary storage.
• Blockers: none for implementation; full candidate denial tests pending
• Exact next recovery action: Review migration diff/test report and frozen runner tests. Never treat no-op sandbox capability as isolation acceptance. Use persisted candidate approval trust for fresh-process activation/rollback. Main alone updates journal atomically.

2026-09-20T15:23:59Z — Before independent sandbox unit preparation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5; step 3 sandbox prerequisite prepared independently
• Previous completed step: runner and candidate boundary research
• Current step/status: step 1 migration and step 2 test freeze in progress; sandbox unit tests/implementation starting independently
• Next step: migration review, runner implementation, then integrated candidate lifecycle gates
• Affected paths: new sandbox.py and sandbox denial tests only for sandbox writer; migration and runner test ownership unchanged; journal
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_integration assigned sandbox unit; sol_migration policy writer; sol_test_plan runner tests
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Runtime supports --disable shell_tool. Sandbox positive no-op requires execution outside parent restriction; no hostile candidate executed. Full denial gate pending.
• Blockers: integrated candidate execution may proceed only after restricted OS sandbox positive and denial probes pass
• Exact next recovery action: Sandbox writer authors frozen denial tests and fixed backend with narrow runtime allowlist. Main runs elevated proof if parent sandbox prevents installation. Keep writes disjoint; no candidate activation or live model request.

2026-09-20T15:25:41Z — Step 1 review failed; before independent runner implementation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: migration first implementation and independent blocking review; runner tests frozen expected red
• Current step/status: step 1 remediation / in progress; step 2 thin runner unit starting against frozen v2 contract
• Next step: migration re-review and runner recording-fake gate; then integrate assist and candidate lifecycle
• Affected paths: budget migration guard/tests/default policy; new codex_runner.py and candidate contract helper; sandbox.py/tests; journal
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_migration remediation; sol_test_plan runner writer next; sol_integration sandbox writer
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Initial migration 94 tests passed but independent review found namespace quota reset and stranded legacy holds. Runner tests expected red due missing module; source SHA fixture corrected to raw UTF-8 digest before implementation.
• Blockers: step 1 not accepted until legacy charged/held usage cannot be forgotten. Sandbox candidate denial acceptance pending.
• Exact next recovery action: Implement conservative validated legacy gate and settlement-only access: current-day charges or unresolved holds block new v2 dispatch; preserved history can roll to fresh UTC day after settlement. Runner is independent unit only until policy gate passes. No hash refresh before review.

2026-09-20T15:27:01Z — Before durable candidate review integration preparation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: recorded independent review and narrowed migration contract
• Current step/status: migration, runner and sandbox units in progress; main preparing durable candidate review records
• Next step: unit reviews; connect candidate artifact builder, assist CLI and existing activation transaction
• Affected paths: main owns new approval.py/assist.py and CLI/factory integration; agents own migration, runner/contracts and sandbox exclusively
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_migration; sol_test_plan; sol_integration; main integration owner
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Effective-catalogue design independently reviewed as viable with durable approval binding, exact cached artifact validation, immutable records and ambiguity refusal. Runtime implementation gates pending.
• Blockers: No step completion claimed before unit reviews and required offline gates
• Exact next recovery action: Build candidate review persistence with exact candidate/input/policy/check bindings; tests alone cannot approve. Approved local recipes derive from unchanged compiled base trust, then reuse existing store transaction and fresh launcher. Preserve all prior work.

2026-09-20T15:37:38Z — Integration milestone — sandbox proof passed; workflow gate running

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: runner review hardening and restricted sandbox positive/denial unit gates
• Current step/status: steps 1–3 integration / in progress; final policy binding review and real-sandbox workflow tests pending
• Next step: pass synthetic generate→review→approve→activate→fresh-launch→rollback, independent integration review, then step 4 frozen verification
• Affected paths: new candidate/runner/sandbox/approval/assist modules and tests; existing factory/CLI/check runtime/postcheck integration; journal
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_migration final policy/candidate fixes; sol_integration reviewer and process cleanup; sol_test_plan workflow test runner; main integration owner
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Runner scoped gate40 passed; elevated sandbox6 passed including runtime hostile denials, bounded-output/timeout tests. Main -Werror run caught duplicate-ZIP fixture warning and pipe leaks; owners fixing without weakening assertions. Workflow first elevated run stops before generation at oversized schema-difference string; builder fix pending.
• Blockers: No accepted end-to-end workflow yet; remaining precise defects are schema input chunking, immutable policy-version binding and required review gates
• Exact next recovery action: Rerun focused -Werror gates after owner fixes, run real SBPL workflow elevated, review main approval/assist bindings. No real model call until all offline gates; no global install/startup edits/real activation/commit.

2026-09-20T15:41:57Z — After unit corrections; before independent V5 verification authoring

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: policy receipt/version fixes and candidate input chunking complete; broad existing regression gate passed
• Current step/status: steps 1–3 final review and real-sandbox workflow gates / in progress; step 4 independent verifier authoring starts
• Next step: accept integrated workflow after reviewer READY; freeze reviewed hashes; run mutation, budget, cumulative and clean-install gates
• Affected paths: new V5 standalone verifier and helper owned by sol_migration; workflow tests sol_test_plan; review sol_integration; main journal/hash/doc ownership
• Run/process/task IDs: broad regression process27109 exited0; sol_migration verifier writer; sol_test_plan workflow runner; sol_integration final reviewer
• Validation/results/evidence paths: 596 source/existing integration tests passed15.18s with plugin isolation and -Werror. Candidate/policy corrections24 scoped tests pass. Empty adapter init source now accepted with exact raw digest and size bounds. Approval reconstruction no longer requires damaged target cache; conflicting same-schema approvals rejected before persistence; dedicated regressions pending.
• Blockers: full workflow and fresh-context rollback/ambiguity tests remain pending; standalone C verifier not yet implemented
• Exact next recovery action: Run elevated synthetic workflow tests, obtain independent review, then update only reviewed protected hashes and execute fresh verification processes. Do not claim full Stage C from unit or A/B results; one synthetic live check only after offline acceptance.

2026-09-20T15:43:47Z — After step 1 acceptance; step 2 runner unit accepted, integrated gates pending

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: step 1 policy migration and independent re-review / complete
• Current step/status: step 2 runner unit reviewed and passing; step 3 full workflow blocked on narrow sandbox SQLite runtime dependency
• Next step: fix exact SQLite dependency read permissions; run workflow+denials; independent integration acceptance then step 4
• Affected paths: sandbox.py/tests narrow dependency fix; approval conflict regression; new independent verifier authoring; journal
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_integration sandbox implementer/final reviewer; sol_test_plan workflow tests; sol_migration independent verifier writer; main owner
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Independent review confirms immutable captured policy version and legacy settlement binding;16 focused migration tests pass. Runner40 tests pass with warning checks and real timeout/output flood. Broad596 existing tests passed. Elevated workflow fails at SQLite import; diagnostic explicitly identifies /opt/homebrew/opt/sqlite/lib/libsqlite3.dylib denied, not candidate logic.
• Blockers: Step3 not accepted until actual adapter runs under proven sandbox. Same-source/schema different candidate IDs now rejected regardless of target digest; regression pending.
• Exact next recovery action: Preserve step1 acceptance; grant only required canonical/logical SQLite dylib paths and ancestors, rerun denials+workflow. Freeze hashes only after reviewer READY. Then run clean-wheel and mutation gates before one synthetic live check.

2026-09-20T15:49:07Z — After independent mutation self-test; before final workflow freeze

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: independent V5 verifier mutation self-test / complete
• Current step/status: steps2–3 final integration gates pending SQLite runtime fix; step4 mutation gate passed
• Next step: elevated full workflow acceptance, independent review and protected-hash freeze; then clean-install L2 and cumulative verification
• Affected paths: runner transport Draft normalization, candidate contracts/draft tests, sandbox dependencies, independent verifier, journal
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_test_plan independent self-test runner complete; sol_migration verifier author complete; sol_integration sandbox/runner final fixes; main integration owner
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Author-separated V5 self-test exit0/pass0.2928s: copied-source raw SHA bypass mutant caught by intended frozen failing assertion, full_stage_c_verified=false. New draft-null normalization8 tests pass after expected-red import gate. Ruff/diffcheck pass. Clean-install E2E authored with private schema seed, exact one-call fake evidence, per-action DB hash invariants, fresh public launcher and rollback; not run yet.
• Blockers: Full workflow and L2 not accepted before real adapter works within narrow SBPL SQLite dependency allowlist
• Exact next recovery action: Complete SQLite dependency and runner draft wiring; run workflow+denials -Werror elevated. Freeze only independently reviewed changed/new hashes. Keep C completion false until all offline and authorized synthetic live checks have evidence.

2026-09-20T15:51:21Z — After steps 2 and 3 acceptance; before step 4 protection freeze

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: steps2–3 runner, candidate workflow, review/activation integration / complete with independent READY review
• Current step/status: step4 final verification / starting; protected hashes to be refreshed for reviewed changes only
• Next step: consolidated regressions, budget selftest/store, A/B/C cumulative and clean-installed-wheel L2; then one small synthetic live generation check
• Affected paths: reviewed source/test/verifier files; B/C hash manifests; V5 plan/architecture/journal/roadmap/deployment docs
• Run/process/task IDs: main workflow process4680 exited0; sol_integration reviewer READY; sol_test_plan consolidated validator running; main hash owner
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Main elevated -Werror real SBPL workflow+sandbox14 passed11.27s; reviewer focused55 passed13.54s. Includes actual target56 adapter, fresh launcher/no-op, explicit budget grants/replay denial, malformed candidate rejection, corrupted active artifact rollback and same-target conflicting approval refusal. Ruff/diffcheck pass. V5 mutation selftest passed earlier. Full final suite and wheel pending.
• Blockers: none for offline verification; actual login/model/strict-config live runtime not tested yet
• Exact next recovery action: Preserve reviewer READY source, compute manifest differences against pre-V5 snapshot and update only reviewed entries/new required files. Run fresh gates, classify any environment errors honestly; no real adapter activation/global install/commit/publication.

2026-09-20T15:52:39Z — After first clean-install L2 pass; budget harness correction before remaining gates

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: consolidated627-test regression and first independent installed-wheel V5 L2 / complete
• Current step/status: step4 repeatability/cumulative gates / in progress; two-line budget probe version correction under review
• Next step: review/refresh only budget probe hash, rerun budget gates, second clean-wheel gate and cumulative A+B+C, then synthetic live check
• Affected paths: verify/codex_budget_verify_probes.py two fixture versions; its C hash; journal. Frozen product unchanged.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_test_plan consolidated627 pass26.60s and V5 L2 pass19.79s; sol_integration budget harness reviewer; main owner
• Validation/results/evidence paths: V5 L2 exit0/pass full_stage_c_verified=true: real SBPL, V5 tests, clean installed wheel fake-only lifecycle all pass. Wheel SHA5548e97fdde65b2a547dbe20ed89b0ed385dd65be8b0133a78c7551c37621d8f. Budget verifier initial selftest infra2/storefail1 exposed swapped fixture format versions (daily must1,usage must2); direct actual observations pass after correction. Failed runs excluded from acceptance.
• Blockers: budget harness hash refresh and final gates pending; live check still not run
• Exact next recovery action: After independent two-line review, update only budget probe protected hash; run selftest/store. Repeat V5 L2 fresh process and compare stable status/case IDs excluding wheel build nondeterminism. Run cumulative wrapper elevated. No product edits unless new failure.

2026-09-20T15:55:32Z — After repeated offline passes; before final installed-shim verification

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: two stable clean-wheel L2 passes, budget selftest/store passes, and cumulative C-L2 pass
• Current step/status: final runtime preflight found installed Codex PATH shim; narrow reviewed fix complete and hash-refreshed
• Next step: rerun cumulative C-L2 on final source, then one small live synthetic request with existing login/GPT6 medium; finalize docs
• Affected paths: codex_runner.py and test_v5_runner_review.py two reviewed hash updates; final documentation and journal
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_integration C-L2 runner pass86.302s then shim reviewer APPROVED; sol_test_plan L2 run2 pass20.49s; main runner tests50 pass2.31s
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Two V5 L2 runs match every stable verdict/status/case field; wheel hashes differ by build timestamps. Budget selftest210ms/store1111ms pass. Cumulative A+B+C-L2 passed prior snapshot. Actual installed codex is a symlink; discovery now resolves once to canonical executable before unchanged safety checks. Explicit absolute symlinks remain rejected, new fixture covers installed shim.
• Blockers: final cumulative rerun pending after narrow shim fix; live login/model not exercised
• Exact next recovery action: Run final C-L2 elevated on refreshed110/33 manifests. Only after pass, run one bounded synthetic CandidateDraft through real Codex, record requested/reported settings and actual/estimated usage, execute no generated candidate and activate nothing. No silent retry or alternate model.

2026-09-20T15:58:01Z — After final cumulative offline acceptance; before single live synthetic check

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: final-source cumulative A+B+C-L2 offline gate / complete
• Current step/status: step4 one small live synthetic generation check / starting
• Next step: record sanitized live result and usage; finalize phase acceptance/limitations and documentation
• Affected paths: temporary synthetic worker input and budget ledger only; journal/docs. No generated code execution or adapter activation.
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_integration final independent C-L2 pass85.950s exit0; main live smoke next
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Final110 B/33 C hashes valid; all gates pass. Final installed wheel SHA f3bbd2ddf38f93c37736497e561ab905ef4361d465ad2445065a9c550e887903. Planning links, Ruff, diff checks pass. Existing login/model runtime still pending.
• Blockers: none before live attempt; actual auth/model/config failures will be recorded without alternate model or silent retry
• Exact next recovery action: Reserve one approximate32K request in a temporary durable ledger; invoke actual Codex once with synthetic SCHEMA_VERSION1→2 only, gpt-6-astra/medium. Validate output but never execute it; settle actual usage or labeled estimate. Persist only sanitized status/usage, then conclude with honest live outcome.

2026-09-20T15:58:47Z — After single live attempt failed safely; local invocation diagnosis

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: single authorized synthetic live invocation / attempted; no valid candidate returned
• Current step/status: local no-model diagnosis of process_failed / in progress
• Next step: identify invocation/config issue without another model request; preserve offline acceptance and record live limitation or reviewed fix
• Affected paths: temporary synthetic budget ledger only so far; journal. Product source unchanged since accepted final gate.
• Run/process/task IDs: live process46567 exited1; final C-L2 previously pass85.950s
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Live result requested gpt-6-astra/medium, status process_failed, evidence null, no candidate execution/adapter activation. Ledger conservatively charged estimated32000 because no actual usage report. Final offline protected manifests and cumulative gates remain accepted.
• Blockers: live adapter-generation success not established; no silent retry or model/provider switch allowed
• Exact next recovery action: Inspect installed CLI help/config preparation through no-network/no-model commands. Do not start another generation request or reset its ledger. If further live spending is necessary, present the concrete correction and request the explicit additional32K grant required by V5.

2026-09-20T16:02:03Z — Live failure follow-up — no-model diagnosis and narrow compatibility fixes

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: OS-network-denied, no-auth local invocation diagnosis / complete
• Current step/status: step4 live-boundary compatibility/diagnostic correction under independent review
• Next step: refresh four reviewed hashes, final offline verification; request explicit additional32K only if another live attempt is desired
• Affected paths: _candidate_contracts.py explicit integer type; codex_runner.py sanitized failed-turn categories; two focused test files; journal
• Run/process/task IDs: live46567 failed safely; offline diagnostic44240 reached startup then timed out under deny-network/no-auth; targeted runner/draft tests current process24232
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Installed flags/features verified. Live failure root cannot be proven because original result retained no detailed failure. Schema const-only property now has explicit integer type for strict structured output; new test frozen red then corrected. Runner recognizes turn.failed and known schema/config/login/model errors without retaining raw error messages or retrying. Prior final cumulative85.950s remains pre-correction evidence.
• Blockers: successful live generation remains unverified; another live request requires the next explicit32K budget grant. No reset/retry/provider switch performed.
• Exact next recovery action: Complete independent correction review and final offline gate; retain estimated32k ledger from first attempt. Present concrete implementation, passed checks and remaining live-test approval request, citing the V5 ask-for-each-additional32K rule.

2026-09-20T16:02:57Z — After compatibility review; before final corrected-source cumulative gate

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5
• Previous completed step: strict output-schema and sanitized failure-diagnostic correction review / complete
• Current step/status: final corrected-source offline verification / starting
• Next step: finalize recoverable live budget challenge and documentation; request one explicit additional32K grant for a live retry
• Affected paths: four reviewed B manifest entries refreshed; documentation/journal only from here unless gate fails
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_integration reviewer APPROVED54 focused tests2.33s; final fresh C-L2 runner next
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Typed constant schema and error-category regressions pass with -Werror/plugin isolation. Authority bindings, model/effort, one-call/no-fallback policy and stored Candidate shape unchanged. Failed live attempt retained as estimated usage, not evidence of actual32K consumption.
• Blockers: another live generation is not authorized until a +32K grant; offline final gate pending
• Exact next recovery action: Run final C-L2 under real SBPL, verify all protected hashes/docs. Save pending challenge and original synthetic input in temporary runtime storage only; do not apply it or call a model. Present the concrete reviewed implementation and remaining budget approval at handoff.

2026-09-20T16:05:56Z — Final coding handoff — offline acceptance complete; live retry awaiting budget approval

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5, steps1–3 complete; step4 offline gates complete, successful live validation pending
• Previous completed step: final corrected-source cumulative A+B+C-L2 verification and documentation / complete
• Current step/status: reviewed implementation ready; awaiting explicit additional32K approval for another live synthetic request
• Next step: only after user grant, consume pending challenge and run one synthetic retry on the same incident; no candidate execution/activation
• Affected paths: GPT6 policy/receipt migration, Codex runner/draft contracts, candidate builder/SBPL, review/budget/activation CLI, tests/verifiers and planning/deployment docs; ignored runtime recovery pointer
• Run/process/task IDs: all three GPT-5.6-sol agents complete. Final C-L2 independent runner exit0/pass85.665s. No active repair/model/test process known.
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Consolidated627 tests passed26.60s; final focused54 tests passed2.33s after compatibility/diagnostic corrections. Final cumulative gate passes all A/B gates, real SBPL, V5 tests and installed-wheel lifecycle; final wheel SHA cd53a2fe66c86ca1f7c05004bf1a2e7f7427de20f9087cb5630f8f27983645ae. Two earlier V5 L2 runs had identical stable verdicts. Budget mutation selftest/store pass; V5 SHA-bypass mutant caught. Final110 B/33 C hashes, Ruff, links and diff checks checked at handoff.
• Blockers: Live generation success remains unverified: sole attempt returned process_failed with no usage telemetry. Conservative estimated32000 charge retained, not represented as measured consumption. Output-schema compatibility and sanitized diagnostics improved afterward; original cause remains unproven. macOS SBPL required. No global installation/startup change/real activation/commit/push.
• Exact next recovery action: Read this journal and V5 plan, then ignored tmp/v5-live-recovery.json. Validate its referenced runtime root, original synthetic input digest and pending challenge against the durable ledger before any action. Without explicit +32K user approval, dispatch nothing. If approved, consume that exact still-valid challenge once (or retire/reissue if stale), reserve next request on the same incident, use GPT6medium, settle reported/estimated usage and checkpoint outcome. Never recreate an empty ledger or silently retry/switch models.

2026-09-20T16:30:50Z — Before versioned README diagram drafting

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5; documentation-only follow-up, diagram versions 1 and 2.
• Previous completed step: coding/offline acceptance handoff; live retry remains awaiting budget approval.
• Current step/status: preserve the accepted first diagram and write a problem-first second draft / starting.
• Next step: validate both versions and show version 2 for README review.
• Affected paths: codex-schema-repair-flow.md and this journal; README insertion not yet requested for execution.
• Run/process/task IDs: main documentation owner; no model/repair/activation job.
• Validation/results/evidence paths: current plan/journal and README Codex How it works section read; diagram file not yet created.
• Blockers: none for documentation; prior live-validation budget boundary unchanged.
• Exact next recovery action: save version 1 unchanged, draft version 2 with hedged session-state schema problem, explicit repair start, testing, human approval and rollback; keep budget detail in optional notes and verify Git visibility.

2026-09-20T16:31:13Z — After versioned diagram drafting; awaiting editorial review

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5; documentation follow-up, diagram versions 1 and 2.
• Previous completed step: version 1 preserved and problem-first version 2 saved.
• Current step/status: draft artifact complete; user requests version 2 preview before approval.
• Next step: show version 2; revise or insert into README only on subsequent direction.
• Affected paths: codex-schema-repair-flow.md and this journal; README unchanged.
• Run/process/task IDs: main documentation owner; no model/repair/activation job.
• Validation/results/evidence paths: two fenced diagrams contain ASCII only; both version headings and relative link targets verified; Git visibility and diff whitespace checked. No product tests required for prose-only changes.
• Blockers: no documentation blocker; editorial approval pending, distinct from the prior live-retry budget approval.
• Exact next recovery action: read version 2 in the saved Markdown file and incorporate user edits before README insertion. Preserve both versions and the existing implementation/runtime recovery state.

2026-09-20T16:35:00Z — Before R1 repository release preparation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 with authorized0.6.0 repository release follow-up R1–R3
• Previous completed step: diagram V2 draft saved; coding/offline acceptance complete; live success unverified
• Current step/status: R1 README, public install guidance and version/package preparation / starting
• Next step: R2 independent coherence/package review and validation, then R3 commit and push
• Affected paths: README.md, standalone diagram, deploy guides, package/CLI versions, bundled artifacts/catalogue/trust, tests/hashes if version-linked, changelog and planning records
• Run/process/task IDs: main integration/documentation/Git owner; GPT-5.6-sol bounded release packaging and review agents next
• Validation/results/evidence paths: User explicitly authorizes commit/push all repairs and enhanced Codex README. Current branch main, origin dezgit2025/auto-memory, local HEAD888eb43; prior changes uncommitted. Existing user edits preserved. New release validation pending.
• Blockers: none for repository release. Live-model success remains unverified and must be described as experimental; no new budget grant inferred.
• Exact next recovery action: Prepare0.6.0 versions and reproducible bundled readers, place approved problem/solution/ASCII diagram near README top with2026-09-20 stamp, document GitHub install that actually contains these changes. Review staged scope and run gates before normal commit/push. Do not publish to PyPI, force push or alter global installation.

2026-09-20T16:48:25Z — After R1 preparation; before R2 release verification

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 release follow-up0.6.0 R1–R3
• Previous completed step: R1 dated README/diagram, coherent GitHub install docs,0.6.0 versions and adapter compatibility preparation / complete
• Current step/status: R2 independent review, protected-hash freeze and release validation / starting
• Next step: source regressions, sdist/wheel/clean installation and cumulative gate; then staged audit and R3 normal commit/push
• Affected paths: README/deploy/diagram/changelog/AGENTS docs; versions/CLI/catalogue/trust/new adapterbundles; CI split/reusable publish validation; release upgrade/platform tests; hashes/journal
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_migration packaging writer complete23targeted tests plus15release/factory/launcher tests; sol_integration artifact/docs reviewer approved; sol_test_plan CI/platform writer complete547portable tests; main integration owner
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Version0.6.0 consistent, new deterministic52/55 assets rebuilt identically; old0.5.1 artifacts retained and explicitold55→new55 recipe added. Primary source GitHubmain install documented without PyPI claim. Exact approved V2 diagram verified near README top; local links audit performed. Remote main still888eb43 matches starting HEAD. CI macOS job uses supported HomebrewPython in a venv; Ubuntu portable matrix retains macOS coverage via separate job.
• Blockers: none identified for repository release; final gates and staged publication audit pending. Experimental live-model limitation remains documented, no new live authorization.
• Exact next recovery action: Review final CI/doc changes, refresh only reviewed version/artifact/test hashes, run full regressions and isolated wheel/sdist/cumulative checks. Stage explicit release scope excluding ignored runtime state. Commit/push only after gates, no tag/PyPI upload or global install.

2026-09-20T16:52:17Z — R2 milestone —635 regressions and distribution installs pass; repeat lost-verdict gate

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 release follow-up0.6.0 R1–R3
• Previous completed step: R2 source regression, packaging/install, docs/CI review and staged audit / complete
• Current step/status: R2 cumulative release verifier rerun / starting after prior orchestration lost its final output
• Next step: obtain explicit C-L2 machine verdict, then R3 commit/push; verify actual GitHub install afterward
• Affected paths: no product changes; journal only, staged132 reviewed release paths including runtime/assets/tests/docs
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_test_plan635 tests passed27.41s; lost-verdict verifier process48998 exited but final status unavailable; sol_integration wheel/sdist reviewer READY; main runs fresh gate
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Clean wheel and sdist0.6.0 built/installed separately offline; versions,5 entrypoints,4 adapters/catalogue/profile verified, no runtime data. README exact V2 diagram near top/date/link coherence pass.114 B/33 C hashes valid. Staged132 files audited: no ignored local state, DB/log/key files or secret-pattern findings. Prior lost-verdict C run is infrastructure evidence only, never a claimed pass.
• Blockers: fresh cumulative C-L2 verdict required before commit; no product failure observed. Live AI remains experimental as documented.
• Exact next recovery action: Run C-L2 once with a retained session ID/output; poll to completion, record machine verdict. After pass, restage updated journal, commit release0.6.0 and normal-push main. Verify remoteHEAD and install directly from GitHub into disposable venv. No PyPI tag/upload or global installation.

2026-09-20T16:54:53Z — After R2 acceptance; before R3 release commit and normal push

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 release follow-up0.6.0 R1–R3
• Previous completed step: R2 final release validation and independent staged audit / complete
• Current step/status: R3 commit reviewed release and push existing main / starting
• Next step: verify remote commit and direct GitHub installation, then commit/push publication checkpoint
• Affected paths: 132 staged release paths; final journal restage; no product changes after successful gates
• Run/process/task IDs: main cumulative process69521 exit0/pass82.515s; sol_test_plan635 regression tests pass27.41s plus all mutation/budget checks; sol_integration release/index reviewer READY
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Final C-L2 machine verdict pass includes A/B checks, real SBPL, V5 tests and clean-wheel lifecycle; wheel SHA d91f28d2d5e93d003310cbfd3f82086b86850b8a49d7c0be9cc1804215aa3a43. Independent wheel+sdist0.6.0 offline installs/version/assets pass. Staged132 paths contain no local runtime/secrets; exactly4 reviewed adapter binaries and3 planned records.114 B/33 C hashes, whole-source Ruff, Markdown links, exactV2 placement and cached diff checks pass.
• Blockers: none for authorized repository publication. Live AI path remains explicitly experimental/unverified; no new model request authorized or attempted.
• Exact next recovery action: Restage only latest journal, verify index, commit release0.6.0 with Codex repairs and dated README, push main normally without tags/force. If interrupted, inspect local/remote commits before replay. Install the pushed GitHub source in a disposable venv and verify versions/help/assets; append publication evidence and synchronize journal with a documentation commit.

2026-09-20T16:58:03Z — After R3 publication and public-install verification — release complete

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 repository release follow-up0.6.0 R1–R3 complete
• Previous completed step: R3 release commit/push, remote identity verification and public GitHub installation / complete
• Current step/status: authorized repository release complete; final publication evidence synchronized with documentation
• Next step: none for requested release. Experimental live-model validation remains a separate explicitly budget-approved follow-up.
• Affected paths: release commit88710b9 includes132 reviewed code/asset/test/doc paths; final plan/architecture/roadmap/journal publication records only
• Run/process/task IDs: release commit88710b9825c7d2bcfc37be0778c558c2c4603bbd pushed origin/main; GitHub CI35524213659 completed success; public install process86285 exit0
• Validation/results/evidence paths: 635 tests pass27.41s; cumulative C-L2 pass82.515s; mutation/budget/store gates pass; wheel+sdist0.6.0 clean/offline installs pass. Actual README GitHubmain pip command resolved release commit88710b9, installed0.6.0, confirmed main/Codex/fixer versions, current help and4bundled artifacts plus catalogue/profile. Hosted CI passed all UbuntuPython3.10/3.11/3.12 jobs and ARM64macOS fulltests/mutation/clean-install lifecycle: https://github.com/dezgit2025/auto-memory/actions/runs/35524213659 . Source/manifests/staged audit and README coherence checks pass; no runtime data committed.
• Blockers: none for this release. Live AI generation remains experimental after the prior safe failed attempt; macOS SBPL required for candidate testing. No PyPI tag/upload, global local-machine install, real adapter activation, live retry or force-push performed.
• Exact next recovery action: For release inspection, use origin/main and the0.6.0 README/install guide; verify current branch/remote before new Git actions. Preserve the ignored local live-retry recovery pointer and ledger; do not run another model request without the existing +32K approval requirement. Publication metadata updates contain no product changes and are committed/pushed as the release handoff.

2026-09-20T17:00:47Z — Before GitHub v0.6.0 Latest release creation

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 release follow-up plus explicit GitHub Releases authorization
• Previous completed step: 0.6.0 code/docs pushed main, public GitHub installation and hosted CI verified
• Current step/status: prepare GitHub release notes and exactv0.6.0 PyPI-trigger exclusion / in progress
• Next step: validate/commit/push narrow guard, create v0.6.0 tag+published Latest release, verify remote identity
• Affected paths: publish.yml exacttag exclusion; release notes; plan/journal. No product/version changes.
• Run/process/task IDs: main release owner; prior code88710b9 and publication checkpointcb9fbf0 pushed; current Releases lists0.5.1 Latest, v0.6.0 tag absent
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Code/package versions already0.6.0. Existing workflow matchesv* and would publish PyPI; exact negative tag filter is documented by GitHub and preserves other tags. Prior635tests, hostedCI, wheel/sdist and publicinstall acceptance retained.
• Blockers: none for authorized GitHub release; PyPI upload remains outside scope
• Exact next recovery action: Review narrowfilter and notes; pushguard before creatingtag. Create release with explicit targetSHA and --latest; no discussion/message or PyPI assets/upload. If interrupted, query existing tag/release before replaying. Record release URL/tag target and verify Latest endpoint.

2026-09-20T17:02:09Z — After release preparation review; before GitHub release publication

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 plus authorized GitHub v0.6.0 Latest release
• Previous completed step: release notes and exact PyPI-trigger exclusion validated and independently approved
• Current step/status: commit/push release guard, then create GitHub v0.6.0 release / starting
• Next step: verify published Latest release, exact tag commit and no PyPI workflow run; synchronize final journal
• Affected paths: publish.yml2-line exacttag exclusion, plan/journal; temporary notesfile feeds GitHub release body
• Run/process/task IDs: sol_integration reviewer APPROVED; main publication owner; source version remains0.6.0
• Validation/results/evidence paths: YAML tags are exactlyv* then!v0.6.0; matching checks exclude0.6.0 and retain0.5.1/0.6.1/1.0.0. Notes include pinnedtag install,635tests, humanapproval, macOS isolation and experimental live status. Release/tag0.6.0 absent before action. Prior code/mainCI acceptance retained, no product edits.
• Blockers: none
• Exact next recovery action: Commit and normal-push reviewedguard first, capture remoteSHA, then gh release create v0.6.0 --target exactSHA --latest using notesfile. Do not tag an older commit lackingguard. Verify releases/latest and refs/tags/v0.6.0 before declaring complete; no PyPI upload or new live AI request.

2026-09-20T17:04:07Z — After GitHub v0.6.0 Latest release publication — complete

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 plus GitHub Releases follow-up complete
• Previous completed step: guarded tag creation, release publication and remote verification / complete
• Current step/status: GitHub v0.6.0 published and verified as Latest
• Next step: none for requested version/release update. PyPI publication and further live AI validation remain separate decisions.
• Affected paths: GitHub release/tag and final plan/journal publication metadata; no additional product changes
• Run/process/task IDs: guard commit3cbd61d28f899bbe332604c50fb3d749843d30f1 pushed main; release published2026-09-20T17:02:49Z; main release owner
• Validation/results/evidence paths: releases/latest returns v0.6.0, draft=false, prerelease=false, target3cbd61d28f899bbe332604c50fb3d749843d30f1. Remote refs/tags/v0.6.0 matches target exactly. URL https://github.com/dezgit2025/auto-memory/releases/tag/v0.6.0 . Exact negative tag filter reviewed and validated; no v0.6.0 publish.yml run observed. Previous635tests, clean distributions/public install and hostedCI acceptance retained.
• Blockers: none. Live AI repair remains experimental as stated in release notes. No PyPI upload/new model call/real activation performed.
• Exact next recovery action: Use the published v0.6.0 release and pinned tag for installation. Do not recreate or move the tag. Final documentation sync is committed/pushed without retagging. For any future PyPI publication, review the explicit0.6.0 exclusion and obtain that separate authorization; preserve the existing live budget boundary.

2026-09-20T17:14:03Z — Before uv-first installation documentation update

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5,0.6.0 documentation follow-up
• Previous completed step: GitHub v0.6.0 Latest publication complete
• Current step/status: make uv primary for Copilot, Claude Code and Codex instructions / starting
• Next step: validate interpreter selection, backend setup and documentation coherence; commit/push documentation follow-up
• Affected paths: README.md; deploy/install.md; deploy/install-codex.md; deploy/install-claude-code.md; related install troubleshooting; journal
• Run/process/task IDs: main docs owner; bounded review if available. No live repair or user-global installation.
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Current guides mixed pip/venv and uv. One package supplies all backend commands. MacOS AI sandbox was tested with HomebrewPython3.14; a generic --python3.14 selector may resolve a different build, so primary Mac instructions will use its explicit executable path. uv remains recommended, not mandatory.
• Blockers: none for docs; live-model/PyPI limitations unchanged
• Exact next recovery action: Add uv-first setup near README top and align three backend guides, keep backend-specific activation and manualvenv alternative, pinGitHubv0.6.0. Check links/commands and any isolated install without touching existingglobaltools; retain immutable release tag.

2026-09-20T17:20:08Z — Installer preference revised before publication: pipx first

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5,0.6.0 installation documentation follow-up
• Previous completed step: uv command installed release and sandbox probe passed; installer docs still uncommitted
• Current step/status: user changes default to pipx recommended, uv alternative, pip inside venv / in progress
• Next step: test pipx command in isolated directories, finish consistent docs/project guidance and publish changes
• Affected paths: AGENTS.md default guidance, README, backend install guides, journal; no package/version/tag changes
• Run/process/task IDs: main owner; prior uv install64114 reached commandchecks but test harness compared logical Homebrew prefix without resolving symlink (diagnostic correction pending); installed uv sandbox probe passed
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Latest user instruction supersedes uv-first ordering. Existingpipx found. Actual package installs need GitHubv0.6.0 tag while PyPI remains0.5.1; generic my-tool examples only belong in project convention. One installation provides all backends; explicitHomebrewPython3.14 retained for tested macOS sandbox.
• Blockers: none; actualpipx verification and docs checks pending
• Exact next recovery action: Set pipx as first option in every touched guide, keep uv alternate and venv-only pip, test exactrelease/interpreter with isolatedPIPX directories and verify allcommands/sandbox without live model calls. Validate canonical interpreter paths, not unresolved symlink aliases. Commit/push docs under existingauthorization after gates.

2026-09-20T17:27:01Z — Installer defaults validated; before documentation publication

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5,0.6.0 installation-guidance follow-up
• Previous completed step: pipx-first docs/project defaults/installer edits and real installation checks complete
• Current step/status: commit/push reviewed installer-default update / starting
• Next step: verify remote commit and clean worktree; preserve release tag and runtime boundaries
• Affected paths: AGENTS.md, README.md, deploy/install.md, deploy/install-codex.md, deploy/install-claude-code.md, deploy/install-other-backends.md, install.sh, journal
• Run/process/task IDs: pipx isolated install59672 pass; uv install64114 succeeded with final canonical-path validation pass; both installed SBPL probes pass; sol_integration reviewer READY; sol_migration installer writer complete
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Actual pipx and uv commands installed public v0.6.0 into independent temporary tool directories. All5entrypoints checked: main/Codex/fixer versions0.6.0, Claude/alias help pass; Python3.14.3 resolves to tested Homebrew build. Both runtime probes allow only synthetic reads/scratch writes and deny network/protected access/child execution. Installer bash-n and3stubbed branches pass, no global/userpip fallback. README order, relative links, fences and diff checks pass. No real backend data/model calls or existingtool changes.
• Blockers: none for requested default. User's final preference is pipx recommended, uv alternative, pip only in a venv; this supersedes interimuv-first draft.
• Exact next recovery action: Commit/push these8reviewed paths normally and verify local/remoteHEAD. Do not retag0.6.0 or publishPyPI. Future project installation guidance must follow AGENTS.md default while preserving explicit interpreter selection and backend configuration.

2026-09-20T17:27:52Z — After installer-default publication — complete

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5, installation-guidance follow-up complete
• Previous completed step: reviewed installer and documentation commit pushed and verified
• Current step/status: pipx-first default recorded and published / complete
• Next step: none for this request; apply the recorded preference to future project work
• Affected paths: AGENTS.md project guidance, README and backend guides, install.sh; final journal synchronization only
• Run/process/task IDs: commit a60c18df706655b605efa6de644d5d468911448b pushed origin/main; published v0.6.0 tag unchanged at3cbd61d
• Validation/results/evidence paths: pipx and uv both installed the public release successfully in isolated temporary environments; all five command entry points and Homebrew Python3.14.3 identity verified. Both installed sandbox denial probes passed. Installer syntax and pipx/uv/venv branch checks passed; independent review READY; documentation links/order/fences and diff checks passed. No live model or real session-data access; existing user installations unchanged.
• Blockers: none. Default is pipx recommended, uv alternative, pip only inside an explicitly selected venv. AI live-generation and PyPI limitations unchanged.
• Exact next recovery action: Read AGENTS.md installer-default section for future tasks. Use README/shared guide and the actual released package source. Do not create per-backend duplicate installations, move the immutable release tag, publish PyPI, or resume live AI work without separate authorization. This final documentation checkpoint records the already-verified publication.

2026-09-20T17:31:11Z — Issue #25 README published; before comment and closure

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 release documentation plus the authorized issue #25 follow-up.
• Previous completed step: isolated installation checks and README acknowledgment publication / complete. Current: post thank-you and close Homebrew request / starting. Next: verify comment and closure, then record completion.
• Affected paths: README published in fbc469f; this journal; GitHub issue #25. No product/runtime changes.
• Run/process/task IDs: main-thread issue owner; no ongoing local processes.
• Validation/evidence: initial push encountered concurrent main updates a60c18d / aa4d854; rebased and preserved their complete pipx-first documentation and tested interpreter guidance. Normal push of fbc469f succeeded. Live README contains @tillig's credit and distinguishes an auto-memory formula from Homebrew-provisioned Python/tooling. Issue #25 still has only the original reporter comment; issue #18 is open.
• Blockers: none. Comment and state transition remain pending.
• Exact next recovery action: post the prepared thank-you comment once, capture its URL, close #25 with reason not planned, and verify via GitHub. If interrupted, query comments/state before retrying; do not duplicate a posted comment or close #18.

2026-09-20T17:32:09Z — Issue #25 closed and contributor credited — complete

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 release documentation plus authorized issue #25 follow-up.
• Previous completed step: README published and verified. Current: comment and closure verified / complete. Next: no further issue action required.
• Affected paths: README, this journal and GitHub issue #25. No delegated tasks or running processes.
• Evidence: thank-you/resolution comment posted as dezgit2025; issue API returns closed, not_planned, closure time 2026-09-20T17:32:04Z. README acknowledgment is live in commit fbc469f. Issue #18 remains open.
• Validation: actual pipx and uv release-tag installations plus version/help checks passed in disposable environments. Original push was safely rejected after concurrent installer-documentation publication; rebase retained that work and the normal retry push succeeded. GitHub comment and current state were read back before completion.
• Blockers/limitations: none for this request. The formula request is declined; this does not claim Homebrew packaging was implemented or PyPI publication completed. Existing local user installations and active checkout edits were preserved.
• Exact next recovery action: retain this completed checkpoint; any new report of installation failure should be investigated against the user's chosen manager, interpreter and release. Do not replay the comment or closure.

2026-09-20T18:07:57Z — Before plain-language retrospective drafting

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 and completed release/installer follow-ups; retrospective only
• Previous completed step: pipx-first installer guidance published and verified
• Current step/status: review execution history and classify lessons versus deferred enhancements / starting
• Next step: write plans/learnings-fix-cli-codex-plan.md with plain-language diagrams, verify evidence/status labels and make it visible to Git
• Affected paths: requested retrospective, related plan/roadmap/AGENTS links, .gitignore allowlist and this journal
• Run/process/task IDs: main writer/journal owner; read-only reviews next. No live model repair or installation.
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Supported session recall schema-check and recent-session list pass. No installed skill matching session CLI/session recall found; documented recall executable used. Active plan/journal/roadmap read. Source confirms approximate token guard and a28K marker, but no runtime call to should_pause outside tests; this must not be described as a working hard cutoff.
• Blockers: none for retrospective. Unverified live repair and separately authorized spending/publication work remain unchanged.
• Exact next recovery action: Distinguish implemented safeguards, partial behavior, intentionally removed complexity and genuinely deferred work. Explain tokens, approvals, isolation, recovery and publication in simple terms with plain-text diagrams. Add evidence links and suggested acceptance checks; do not execute suggested enhancements or reset the live budget ledger.

2026-09-20T18:18:07Z — After retrospective review and validation — notes complete

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 plus retrospective documentation follow-up
• Previous completed step: execution/source review, synthetic budget edge-case reproduction and independent retrospective review complete
• Current step/status: requested plain-language retrospective saved and validated / complete
• Next step: none for this documentation request; select and authorize a bounded improvement separately if desired
• Affected paths: plans/learnings-fix-cli-codex-plan.md; links in plan/roadmap/AGENTS; .gitignore allowlist; this journal. No product source changes.
• Run/process/task IDs: main author/journal owner; scope, budget and final reviews complete; no live repair/model/installation process
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Session recall schema-check/list succeeded; no separate installed session CLI skill found, so supported recall executable used. Retrospective has11 lessons,11 ASCII-only diagrams and10 stable uncommitted suggestions; technical abbreviations avoided or defined. Relative evidence links, balanced fences, Git visibility and diff check pass. Independent full-document review READY. Synthetic-only helper reproduction:18000 then35000 usage totals53000; proposed85000 daily ceiling is rejected as invalid_budget_record, while96000 is valid under the existing rule; no model calls or real ledger changes.
• Blockers: none for notes. Recorded gaps remain unfixed:28K helper is not wired to running requests; irregular daily allowance rounding can block approval; public budget status/reconciliation are absent; live model success is still unverified.
• Exact next recovery action: Read the learning notes and uncommitted LEARN-01 through LEARN-10 suggestions before planning any follow-up. Retain current released behavior and historical acceptance evidence; do not infer a hard token cap, automatic permission to implement suggestions, a new live budget grant or publication authorization from this retrospective. Documentation is saved locally and visible to Git.

2026-09-20T18:18:23Z — Before high-level agent-development summary

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 retrospective follow-up
• Previous completed step: plain-language retrospective independently reviewed and saved
• Current step/status: sanity-check and append a reusable principle about bounded model authority / starting
• Next step: validate the appended summary, diagram and plain-language qualifications
• Affected paths: plans/learnings-fix-cli-codex-plan.md and this journal only for this follow-up
• Run/process/task IDs: main documentation owner; no product/model/installation work
• Validation/results/evidence paths: User requests generalizing the lesson: independently enforced limits instead of relying on model faithfulness. Qualification: bound consequences and permissions in proportion to risk; do not unnecessarily restrict exploration or promise complete safety.
• Blockers: none
• Exact next recovery action: Append summary at document bottom covering model proposals versus program-enforced authority, narrow implementation units, independent checks and separate approvals; distinguish configurable boundaries from permanent absence of human review. Keep existing notes and unimplemented status intact.

2026-09-20T18:19:41Z — After high-level bounded-authority summary — complete

• Plan reference/version: fix-cli-codex.md v5 retrospective follow-up
• Previous completed step: general principle sanity-check and summary append complete
• Current step/status: high-level summary added at bottom of learning notes / complete
• Next step: none for this documentation request; apply the principle proportionally in future designs
• Affected paths: plans/learnings-fix-cli-codex-plan.md and this journal for this follow-up; earlier retrospective links unchanged
• Run/process/task IDs: main author; no model/repair/installation or publication action
• Validation/results/evidence paths: Summary defines agentic artificial intelligence without unexplained abbreviations, covers bounded work/authority/spending, protected verification and recovery, and includes a plain-text control-flow diagram. It explicitly allows authorized low-risk autonomy, distinguishes estimates from hard limits, and avoids guarantees of perfect safety or claims that a second model is an enforcement boundary. Diagram character/fence checks and diff check pass.
• Blockers: none
• Exact next recovery action: Use the appended high-level summary as a design principle, not as blanket permission for automation or a claim that current partial safeguards are complete. The model may explore; trusted software controls consequential actions and budget boundaries. Retrospective remains locally saved with uncommitted suggestions and no product code changes.

2026-09-25T04:36:45Z — Schema 57/7 repair active; 100k policy before final install/commit

• Plan/version: fix-cli-codex.md owner follow-up. Previous completed step: 0.6.0 release and documentation. Current step/status: managed schema-57/history-7 adapter ACTIVE; versioned 100,000-token policy implemented and tested; final package reinstall, Git commit and push PENDING.
• Failed attempt and changed hypothesis: first authorized assist ended malformed_events, charged an estimated 32,000 tokens, and produced no candidate. Official Codex JSON usage fields and a focused regression exposed the parser gap. A separately approved 32,000-token grant permitted one retry after that correction.
• Evidence: candidate 009b888c0ffd33741d9372ccf38ac24d94e362d4a504e8b342c1552365024576 changed only the captured schema profile and passed six isolated checks. Activation operation acb7d8a31e9c5c297930fb53cecbfeb0de7e08d32e7287466234f5b6263d408a selected artifact 98d9d5f15f04df4e6ce7fbdd4ee7c372d9d19b2d9352899b0494e5f1861e3a99. The source launcher passed schema-check and returned five sessions. A user-level pipx install replaced the normal PATH command; its bare schema-check and five-session list passed. The old Homebrew shim remains lower on PATH.
• Budget decision: packaged v3 JSON has 100,000 initial and daily tokens, three requests, and later owner-approved 100,000-token/three-request extensions. Earlier v2 ledger is preserved and same-day spend remains a guarded blocker. Four v3 focused tests and 568 full source/release-upgrade tests passed; ruff and diff whitespace checks passed. No new live model request tested v3.
• Affected paths: Codex fixer source/tests, packaged v3 policy, root policy guide, this plan and journal. Existing unrelated checkout edits remain unstaged. Codex-owned databases were read only through the fixer and recall CLI; no production OpenClaw route or Polar VM change.
• Exact next action: inspect the focused diff, reinstall current package into the user-level pipx environment, verify bare commands and packaged policy, then stage only this repair's paths/hunks, commit and push normally to origin/main. Record the resulting commit and push outcome in a final checkpoint. Do not edit old budget ledgers or replay either model request.

2026-09-25T04:38:42Z — Installed recall and 100k policy verified; before commit

• Plan/version: fix-cli-codex.md owner follow-up. Previous completed step: candidate activation and versioned budget construction. Current step/status: installed verification COMPLETE; focused Git commit/push PENDING.
• Evidence: pipx reinstalled auto-memory 0.6.0 from the current checkout into the user-level environment. Bare session-recall-codex schema-check --json passes profiles state-57/history-7, list --json --limit 5 returns five sessions, and bare fixer check reports supported. The installed package reads v3 values: 100,000 initial/daily tokens, 100,000 per later approved grant, three requests per grant.
• Validation: repository CI-equivalent source and release-upgrade suite passed 568 tests with real macOS sandbox containment; ruff and diff whitespace checks passed. Four focused v3 tests prove three requests, durable settlement, exact 100,000-token/three-request approved extension, and no same-day reset of v2 spend. No live model request was needed or made for v3.
• Next recovery action: stage only the repair's code, tests, packaged policy, root guide, and this follow-up's plan/journal hunks; inspect staged diff; commit and push normally to origin/main. Preserve unrelated edits and record commit/push outcome afterward.

2026-09-25T04:41:40Z — Schema repair and 100k policy pushed

• Plan/version: fix-cli-codex.md owner follow-up. Previous completed step: installed CLI and packaged v3 policy verification. Current step/status: requested local repair, persistent configuration, focused commit and push COMPLETE.
• Commit/push: 425628b (fix(codex-recall): repair schema 57 and add 100k grants) pushed normally to origin/main; push output confirmed 3f8bcc4..425628b. The staged diff contained only this repair's 19 code/test/config/guide/plan/journal paths.
• Final evidence: bare CLI schema-check passed state migration 57/history migration 7; five-session read-only list passed; fixer check reported supported. Installed pipx package reads exactly 100,000 initial/daily tokens, 100,000 per later approved grant and three requests per grant. Full source/release-upgrade suite passed 568 tests with macOS sandbox containment; ruff and staged whitespace checks passed. No live v3 model request was needed after repair.
• Limits: old Homebrew shim remains lower on PATH, while the supported user-level pipx launcher is selected normally. The v3 budget cannot reset same-day v2 spend or unresolved usage; the old ledger remains preserved. Existing unrelated checkout edits remain unstaged. Codex-owned databases, OpenClaw production routing and Polar VM were not changed.
• Exact next recovery action: for a future drift, start with the bare CLI schema-check and fixer check; use the supported review/activation flow and preserve prior ledgers. Do not replay this candidate or either authorized model request.

2026-09-25T04:59:00Z — Fresh-download gap corrected; before focused commit

• Plan/version: fix-cli-codex.md distribution correction. Previous completed step: local schema repair and 100k policy pushed in 425628b/a27b558. Current step/status: fresh-main package correction implemented and verified; focused commit/push PENDING.
• Changed hypothesis: local managed activation did not change the bundled seed. Read-only inspection found the source catalogue still pointed to 55/6 and install docs pinned immutable v0.6.0. The exact approved 57/7 artifact was copied into package data after its digest and archive entry diff were checked. The catalogue seed and compiled trust digest now select it on fresh installs.
• Validation: a fresh source launcher with no managed selection passed schema-check against the installed read-only Codex store; an isolated wheel/venv passed schema-check and five-session list without creating a selection. Fresh-seed synthetic regression passed. Full source/release-upgrade suite passed 569 tests before the final review-policy correction. Protected manifest and ruff checks passed. The installed-wheel L2 gate initially failed stale_review_policy; accepting exactly historical v2 and active v3 digests corrected it. L2 then passed all three cases, including fake-Codex installed-wheel workflow. Re-run final full suite before commit.
• Affected paths: bundled adapter artifact, catalogue/trust, approval compatibility, two rollback expectations, fresh-install test, protected manifest, README/installer notes, this plan and journal. Existing unrelated worktree edits remain unstaged. No Codex database or live model request was made for this correction.
• Next recovery action: run final full suite and lint, review staged paths, commit/push only this increment to origin/main, then verify the remote main install path. Do not claim the old v0.6.0 tag is fixed or create a release tag without a separate decision.

2026-09-25T05:02:38Z — Fresh main download verified and pushed

• Plan/version: fix-cli-codex.md distribution correction. Previous completed step: bundled seed, installer docs and all local gates passed. Current step/status: fresh main-branch distribution correction COMPLETE; tagged release remains separately gated.
• Commit/push: d5307f5 (fix(codex-recall): bundle schema 57 adapter for fresh installs) pushed normally to origin/main, confirmed by a27b558..d5307f5. The focused commit included only the 11 package/test/docs/plan/journal paths; unrelated edits remained unstaged.
• Remote proof: an isolated wheel downloaded from GitHub commit d5307f5, installed into a disposable venv with no managed selection, passed state-57/history-7 schema-check and returned five sessions read-only. The local pipx package was refreshed; bare CLI schema-check/list and fixer check passed after reinstall. The full source/release-upgrade suite passed 569 tests, protected manifest and ruff passed, and installed-wheel L2 passed all three cases. No live model call or Codex-owned database write occurred in this increment.
• Limit: immutable v0.6.0 still bundles 55/6. The README and Codex guide direct current Codex users to main until a separately approved release. Previously managed selections remain pinned and may need their own reviewed upgrade. No release tag, PyPI publication or GitHub release was created.
• Exact next recovery action: if a tagged download is requested, prepare a versioned release candidate and review the tag-triggered PyPI workflow before publication. Do not move the old tag or claim that it contains 57/7.

2026-09-29T12:52:20Z — Local schema 58 repair active

• Plan/version: fix-cli-codex.md owner maintenance follow-up. Previous completed step: 2026-09-25 fresh-main distribution correction. Current step/status: local managed state-58/history-7 repair COMPLETE; fresh-install packaging not selected.
• Failed attempt and changed hypothesis: the first assist stopped at sandbox_unavailable before reservation or model request. Escalation waited until the owner explicitly authorized the model request and outer sandbox override. After that approval, the fixer ran its own macOS sandbox and produced a passing candidate. No blocked attempt was replayed blindly.
• Evidence: read-only capture found unchanged used columns; candidate 5140814f5fe9272e38db21d951f4754b17cc26f8055feea196b1d4f80d408d1e changed only the state ceiling 57→58 and profile name. Its digest-matched artifact b0cfacfcfc4c23e1f624aa3e44a526d8299fc672c385b4e2648859756a150421 passed all six candidate checks. Explicit approval and activation operation bef3ad71a2d9bb149bb8d8fe48452094f7635fdeba31feed78fed11ac2f8cc0e advanced managed selection generation 1→2 and retained the prior selection for rollback.
• Acceptance: bare session-recall-codex schema-check --json exited 0 for state-58/history-7; bare list --json --limit 5 exited 0 with five sessions; fixer check returned supported. Synthetic schema/list, unknown-migration refusal and no-write hashes also passed.
• Affected paths: fixer managed state, this plan and journal. No source package, bundled seed, Codex-owned database, production OpenClaw route or Polar VM was changed. Existing unrelated worktree edits remain untouched.
• Exact next recovery action: for a future local drift, rerun bare schema-check then fixer check. Do not replay this candidate or activation. A fresh-install state-58 bundle requires a separately selected packaging increment; the current local repair does not supply it.