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Tom Boucher ec7e49a64c fix(#3576): repair all 43 dead references/ cites and gate the canonical resolvable form (#3596)
* test(#3576): gate shipped reference citations on the canonical resolvable form

Failing-first gate for #3576: a backticked bare references/<name>.md cite
resolves from no install location (agents, workflows, and references all
install where a bare relative references/ path is dead). The gate walks the
runtime-loaded trees the issue prescribes, strips @~/ include tokens
PER-TOKEN (a line-skip guard would miss a bare cite sharing a line with an
include — the issue-named trap), pins the genuinely relative ../ href and
canonical forms as non-offenders, and checks canonical cite targets exist.
43 offenders today across 19 files.

* fix(#3576): repair all 43 dead references/ cites to the canonical resolvable form

Every backticked bare references/<name>.md cite across the 19 shipped files
rewritten to gsd-core/references/<name>.md — the form every required_reading
block and @~/ include already uses, and the only form that resolves from any
install location. All 20 cited targets verified to exist; the one genuinely
relative href (plan-phase.md's ../references/mvp-concepts.md) is untouched
(the repair is backtick-anchored). Growth acks: new fragment for the three
first-time paths, #3206-pattern appends to the five fragments already naming
the other grown files (two ack sources may never name the same path).
execute-phase.md lands at 93,391/93,400 and gsd-executor.md at 49,150/49,152
— exactly the issue's projections; every repair fits.

* fix(#3576): drop stale default.md growth ack (nested modes file is hash-attributed, not growth-ratcheted)

Review finding: the emitted-attribution ratchet covers only top-level
workflows/ + agents/ files; discuss-phase/modes/default.md's delta is
source-attributed, so acknowledging its growth is a stale entry the
differential lane fails on.

* chore(#3576): add changeset fragment

* chore(#3576): backfill changeset pr number

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Co-authored-by: sim <sim@local>
2026-08-17 15:24:24 -04:00

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# Doc Conflict Engine
Shared conflict-detection contract for workflows that ingest external content into `.planning/` (e.g., `/gsd:import`, `/gsd:ingest-docs`). Defines the report format, severity semantics, and safety-gate behavior. The specific checks that populate each severity bucket are workflow-specific and defined by the calling workflow.
---
## Severity Semantics
- **[BLOCKER]** — Unsafe to proceed. The workflow MUST exit without writing any destination files. Used for contradictions of locked decisions, missing prerequisites, and impossible targets.
- **[WARNING]** — Ambiguous or partially overlapping. The workflow MUST surface the warning and obtain explicit user approval before writing. Never auto-approve.
- **[INFO]** — Informational only. No gate; no user prompt required. Included in the report for transparency.
---
## Report Format
Plain-text, never markdown tables (no `|---|`). The report is rendered to the user verbatim.
```
## Conflict Detection Report
### BLOCKERS ({N})
[BLOCKER] {Short title}
Found: {what the incoming content says}
Expected: {what existing project context requires}
→ {Specific action to resolve}
### WARNINGS ({N})
[WARNING] {Short title}
Found: {what was detected}
Impact: {what could go wrong}
→ {Suggested action}
### INFO ({N})
[INFO] {Short title}
Note: {relevant information}
```
Every entry requires `Found:` plus one of `Expected:`/`Impact:`/`Note:` plus (for BLOCKER/WARNING) a `→` remediation line.
---
## Safety Gate
**If any [BLOCKER] exists:**
Display:
```
GSD > BLOCKED: {N} blockers must be resolved before {operation} can proceed.
```
Exit WITHOUT writing any destination files. The gate must hold regardless of WARNING/INFO counts.
**If only WARNINGS and/or INFO (no blockers):**
Render the full report, then prompt for approval via the `approve-revise-abort` or `yes-no` pattern from `gsd-core/references/gate-prompts.md`. Respect text mode (see the workflow's own text-mode handling). If the user aborts, exit cleanly with a cancellation message.
**If the report is empty (no entries in any bucket):**
Proceed silently or display `GSD > No conflicts detected.` Either is acceptable; workflows choose based on verbosity context.
---
## Workflow Responsibilities
Each workflow that consumes this contract must define:
1. **Its own check list per bucket** — which conditions are BLOCKER vs WARNING vs INFO. These are domain-specific (plan ingestion checks are not doc ingestion checks).
2. **The loaded context** — what it reads (ROADMAP.md, PROJECT.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, CONTEXT.md, intel files) before running checks.
3. **The operation noun** — substituted into the BLOCKED banner (`import`, `ingest`, etc.).
The workflow MUST NOT:
- Introduce new severity levels beyond BLOCKER/WARNING/INFO
- Render the report as a markdown table
- Write any destination file when BLOCKERs exist
- Auto-approve past WARNINGs without user input
---
## Anti-Patterns
Do NOT:
- Use markdown tables (`|---|`) in the conflict report — use plain-text labels as shown above
- Bypass the safety gate when BLOCKERs exist — no exceptions for "minor" blockers
- Fold WARNINGs into INFO to skip the approval prompt — if user input is needed, it is a WARNING
- Re-invent severity labels per workflow — the three-level taxonomy is fixed