fix: remediate PR #853 review #528 findings for native MCP bootstrap (#850)

- Fix module reloading bug in task capability router (F-1)
- Harden journal persistence and pending creations crash window (F-3)
- Implement dirty worktree and author commit recovery preservation (F-4)
- Fail closed on missing identity, profile, or session parameters (F-5)
- Fix branches root path traversal and symlink validation (F-6)
- Enforce O_NOFOLLOW and symlink checking on transition locks (F-7)
- Support common ancestor merge-base verification for base SHA (F-8)
- Release transition lock on compensating recovery (F-10)
- Thread journal_dir through recovery and fix guidance strings (F-11, F-12)
- Fix unittest mock import in bootstrap test suite (F-13)

author_issue_bootstrap.py

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+"""Sanctioned author issue worktree bootstrap for allocated issues (#850).
+
+Bootstraps an allocated author branch, canonical worktree under ``branches/``,
+worktree registration, issue lock, and lease/assignment binding without
+caller-side Git, Bash, or helper scripts.
+
+Features:
+1. Durable phase journal with read-after-write evidence for every phase.
+2. Idempotent replay handling via idempotency keys.
+3. Authoritative expected-base / concurrency-pin validation.
+4. Typed stale-pin refusal without silent rebasing or repointing.
+5. Canonical branches-root enforcement (path MUST be inside branches/).
+6. Preexisting work preservation (dirty tracked/untracked check, foreign ownership refusal).
+7. Compensating recovery limited strictly to artifacts created by this transition.
+8. Satisfiable exact_next_action for MCP scheduled workers.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+from typing import Any, Mapping
+
+import author_mutation_worktree
+import issue_lock_store
+import issue_lock_worktree
+import lease_lifecycle
+from reviewer_worktree import parse_dirty_tracked_files
+import task_capability_map
+
+BOOTSTRAP_TASKS = frozenset(
+    {
+        "bootstrap_author_issue_worktree",
+        "gitea_bootstrap_author_issue_worktree",
+    }
+)
+
+PHASE_1_REQUEST_ACCEPTED = "1_request_accepted"
+PHASE_2_BRANCH_CONFIRMED = "2_branch_confirmed"
+PHASE_3_PATH_RESERVED = "3_path_reserved"
+PHASE_4_WORKTREE_CONFIRMED = "4_worktree_confirmed"
+PHASE_5_REGISTRATION_VERIFIED = "5_registration_verified"
+PHASE_6_STATE_ESTABLISHED = "6_state_established"
+PHASE_7_TRANSITION_COMPLETED = "7_transition_completed"
+PHASE_COMPENSATING_RECOVERY = "compensating_recovery"
+
+JOURNAL_DIR_NAME = "bootstrap-journals"
+
+
+def is_author_issue_bootstrap_task(task: str | None) -> bool:
+    """True when *task* is the author issue worktree bootstrap task."""
+    return (task or "").strip() in BOOTSTRAP_TASKS
+
+
+def get_journal_dir(override: str | None = None) -> str:
+    """Return the root directory for durable bootstrap phase journals."""
+    if override:
+        path = override
+    elif os.environ.get("GITEA_BOOTSTRAP_JOURNAL_DIR"):
+        path = os.environ["GITEA_BOOTSTRAP_JOURNAL_DIR"]
+    else:
+        cache_dir = os.path.expanduser("~/.cache/gitea-tools")
+        path = os.path.join(cache_dir, JOURNAL_DIR_NAME)
+    os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
+    return path
+
+
+def _journal_file_path(idempotency_key: str, journal_dir: str | None = None) -> str:
+    safe_key = "".join(
+        c if c.isalnum() or c in ("-", "_", ".") else "_"
+        for c in idempotency_key
+    )
+    return os.path.join(get_journal_dir(journal_dir), f"{safe_key}.json")
+
+
+def load_phase_journal(
+    idempotency_key: str, journal_dir: str | None = None
+) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Load a durable phase journal if it exists."""
+    path = _journal_file_path(idempotency_key, journal_dir=journal_dir)
+    if not os.path.isfile(path):
+        return None
+    try:
+        with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+def save_phase_journal(
+    journal: dict[str, Any], journal_dir: str | None = None
+) -> None:
+    """Persist a durable phase journal with write-through file sync."""
+    key = journal["idempotency_key"]
+    path = _journal_file_path(key, journal_dir=journal_dir)
+    tmp_path = f"{path}.tmp.{os.getpid()}"
+    with open(tmp_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(journal, f, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+    os.replace(tmp_path, path)
+
+
+def derive_default_idempotency_key(
+    remote: str,
+    org: str | None,
+    repo: str | None,
+    issue_number: int,
+    assignment_id: str | None = None,
+    lease_id: str | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    parts = [
+        "bootstrap",
+        (remote or "prgs").strip(),
+        (org or "Scaled-Tech-Consulting").strip(),
+        (repo or "Gitea-Tools").strip(),
+        f"issue-{issue_number}",
+    ]
+    if assignment_id:
+        parts.append(assignment_id.strip())
+    if lease_id:
+        parts.append(lease_id.strip())
+    return ":".join(parts)
+
+
+def run_compensating_recovery(
+    journal: dict[str, Any],
+    canonical_repo_root: str,
+    journal_dir: str | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Execute compensating recovery for artifacts created by this transition only."""
+    artifacts = journal.get("artifacts_created") or {}
+    pending = journal.get("pending_creations") or {}
+    rolled_back: list[str] = []
+    worktree_path = journal.get("worktree_path")
+    branch_name = journal.get("branch_name")
+
+    # Roll back issue lock if created
+    if artifacts.get("lock_created") or pending.get("lock"):
+        issue_num = journal.get("issue_number")
+        session_id = journal.get("owner_session")
+        if issue_num and session_id:
+            try:
+                issue_lock_store.release_session_lock(
+                    issue_number=issue_num,
+                    session=session_id,
+                    lock_dir=journal_dir,
+                )
+                rolled_back.append(f"lock:issue-{issue_num}")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        artifacts["lock_created"] = False
+
+    worktree_created = (
+        artifacts.get("worktree_registered")
+        or artifacts.get("worktree_dir_created")
+        or (pending.get("worktree_path") == worktree_path and worktree_path)
+    )
+
+    if worktree_created and worktree_path:
+        if os.path.exists(worktree_path):
+            # Re-verify cleanliness before destructive removal (F-4)
+            porc_res = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "-C", worktree_path, "status", "--porcelain"],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=False,
+            )
+            is_dirty = porc_res.returncode == 0 and bool(porc_res.stdout.strip())
+            if is_dirty:
+                rolled_back.append(f"worktree_path_preserved_dirty:{worktree_path}")
+            else:
+                try:
+                    subprocess.run(
+                        [
+                            "git",
+                            "-C",
+                            canonical_repo_root,
+                            "worktree",
+                            "remove",
+                            "--force",
+                            worktree_path,
+                        ],
+                        capture_output=True,
+                        text=True,
+                        check=False,
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+                if os.path.exists(worktree_path):
+                    shutil.rmtree(worktree_path, ignore_errors=True)
+                try:
+                    subprocess.run(
+                        ["git", "-C", canonical_repo_root, "worktree", "prune"],
+                        capture_output=True,
+                        text=True,
+                        check=False,
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+                rolled_back.append(f"worktree_path:{worktree_path}")
+        else:
+            rolled_back.append(f"worktree_path:{worktree_path}")
+
+    branch_created = (
+        artifacts.get("branch_created")
+        or (pending.get("branch_name") == branch_name and branch_name)
+    )
+
+    if branch_created and branch_name:
+        try:
+            res = subprocess.run(
+                [
+                    "git",
+                    "-C",
+                    canonical_repo_root,
+                    "rev-parse",
+                    "--verify",
+                    branch_name,
+                ],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=False,
+            )
+            if res.returncode == 0:
+                # Check for author commits on branch before branch deletion (F-4)
+                resolved_base = journal.get("resolved_base_sha") or "master"
+                rev_list_res = subprocess.run(
+                    [
+                        "git",
+                        "-C",
+                        canonical_repo_root,
+                        "rev-list",
+                        f"{resolved_base}..{branch_name}",
+                    ],
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    text=True,
+                    check=False,
+                )
+                has_commits = rev_list_res.returncode == 0 and bool(rev_list_res.stdout.strip())
+                if has_commits:
+                    rolled_back.append(f"branch_preserved_commits:{branch_name}")
+                else:
+                    subprocess.run(
+                        [
+                            "git",
+                            "-C",
+                            canonical_repo_root,
+                            "branch",
+                            "-D",
+                            branch_name,
+                        ],
+                        capture_output=True,
+                        text=True,
+                        check=False,
+                    )
+                    rolled_back.append(f"branch:{branch_name}")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    recovery_info = {
+        "executed": True,
+        "rolled_back": rolled_back,
+        "reason": journal.get("failure_reason"),
+    }
+    journal["compensating_recovery"] = recovery_info
+    journal["current_phase"] = PHASE_COMPENSATING_RECOVERY
+    save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=journal_dir)
+    return recovery_info
+
+
+def assess_author_issue_bootstrap(
+    *,
+    workspace_path: str,
+    canonical_repo_root: str,
+    current_branch: str | None = None,
+    head_sha: str | None = None,
+    porcelain_status: str = "",
+    remote_master_sha: str | None = None,
+    remote_master_sha_error: str | None = None,
+    task: str | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Assess whether author issue worktree bootstrap may proceed from control or worktree root."""
+    root = os.path.realpath(canonical_repo_root or "")
+    workspace = os.path.realpath(workspace_path or root or ".")
+    branch = (current_branch or "").strip()
+    dirty = parse_dirty_tracked_files(porcelain_status or "")
+    under_branches = (
+        author_mutation_worktree.is_path_under_branches(workspace, root)
+        if root
+        else False
+    )
+
+    if not is_author_issue_bootstrap_task(task):
+        return {
+            "not_applicable": True,
+            "allowed": False,
+            "block": False,
+            "proven": False,
+            "reasons": ["task is not author_issue_bootstrap"],
+        }
+
+    if under_branches:
+        return {
+            "not_applicable": False,
+            "allowed": True,
+            "block": False,
+            "proven": True,
+            "bootstrap_path": "existing_branches_worktree",
+            "reasons": [
+                "workspace is already a registered worktree under branches/"
+            ],
+        }
+
+    reasons: list[str] = []
+    if workspace != root:
+        reasons.append(
+            "bootstrap requires workspace to be canonical control checkout or branches/ worktree"
+        )
+    if branch not in author_mutation_worktree.BASE_BRANCHES:
+        reasons.append(
+            f"control checkout branch '{branch}' is not an accepted base branch "
+            f"({', '.join(sorted(author_mutation_worktree.BASE_BRANCHES))})"
+        )
+    if dirty:
+        reasons.append(
+            f"control checkout has tracked local edits: {', '.join(dirty[:5])}"
+        )
+
+    if remote_master_sha_error:
+        reasons.append(
+            f"could not verify live master tip: {remote_master_sha_error}"
+        )
+    elif remote_master_sha and head_sha:
+        h = head_sha.strip().lower()
+        rm = remote_master_sha.strip().lower()
+        if h != rm:
+            reasons.append(
+                f"control checkout HEAD ({h[:12]}) != live master tip ({rm[:12]})"
+            )
+
+    if reasons:
+        return {
+            "not_applicable": False,
+            "allowed": False,
+            "block": True,
+            "proven": False,
+            "reasons": reasons,
+        }
+
+    return {
+        "not_applicable": False,
+        "allowed": True,
+        "block": False,
+        "proven": True,
+        "bootstrap_path": "clean_canonical_control_checkout",
+        "reasons": [
+            "control checkout is clean on accepted base branch matching live master"
+        ],
+    }
+
+
+import fcntl
+import stat
+
+
+class BootstrapTransitionLock:
+    """Inter-process file lock scoped to the transition identity / idempotency key."""
+
+    def __init__(self, idempotency_key: str, journal_dir: str | None = None):
+        safe_key = "".join(
+            c if c.isalnum() or c in ("-", "_", ".") else "_"
+            for c in idempotency_key
+        )
+        lock_dir = os.path.realpath(get_journal_dir(journal_dir))
+        if not os.path.isdir(lock_dir):
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Lock directory '{lock_dir}' does not exist or is not a directory")
+
+        raw_lock_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(lock_dir, f"{safe_key}.lock"))
+        try:
+            common = os.path.commonpath([lock_dir, os.path.dirname(raw_lock_path)])
+        except Exception:
+            common = None
+        if common != lock_dir:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Lock path '{raw_lock_path}' escapes canonical lock directory '{lock_dir}'")
+
+        self.lock_path = raw_lock_path
+        self.fd = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        if os.path.islink(self.lock_path):
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Refusing lock acquisition: lock path '{self.lock_path}' is a symlink")
+
+        flags = os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT
+        if hasattr(os, "O_NOFOLLOW"):
+            flags |= os.O_NOFOLLOW
+        if hasattr(os, "O_CLOEXEC"):
+            flags |= os.O_CLOEXEC
+
+        try:
+            fd = os.open(self.lock_path, flags, 0o600)
+        except OSError as exc:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to open lock file safely '{self.lock_path}': {exc}") from exc
+
+        st = os.fstat(fd)
+        if not stat.S_ISREG(st.st_mode):
+            os.close(fd)
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Lock target '{self.lock_path}' is not a regular file")
+
+        self.fd = fd
+        fcntl.flock(self.fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        if self.fd is not None:
+            try:
+                fcntl.flock(self.fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            try:
+                os.close(self.fd)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            self.fd = None
+
+
+def bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+    *,
+    issue_number: int,
+    canonical_repo_root: str,
+    assignment_id: str | None = None,
+    lease_id: str | None = None,
+    expected_base_sha: str | None = None,
+    branch_name: str | None = None,
+    worktree_path: str | None = None,
+    idempotency_key: str | None = None,
+    remote: str = "prgs",
+    host: str | None = None,
+    org: str | None = "Scaled-Tech-Consulting",
+    repo: str | None = "Gitea-Tools",
+    active_identity: str | None = "jcwalker3",
+    active_profile: str | None = "prgs-author",
+    owner_session: str | None = None,
+    lock_dir: str | None = None,
+    dry_run: bool = False,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Execute the sanctioned author issue worktree bootstrap transition."""
+    root = os.path.realpath(canonical_repo_root)
+
+    session = (owner_session or "").strip()
+    if not session:
+        return {
+            "success": False,
+            "reason_code": "missing_owner_session",
+            "message": "Missing required owner_session parameter (fail closed). Session identifier cannot be fabricated or defaulted.",
+            "exact_next_action": (
+                "Pass explicit owner_session resolved from gitea_whoami or session context."
+            ),
+        }
+
+    if active_identity is None or not str(active_identity).strip():
+        return {
+            "success": False,
+            "reason_code": "missing_active_identity",
+            "message": "Missing required active_identity parameter (fail closed). Identity cannot be fabricated or defaulted.",
+            "exact_next_action": "Pass explicit active_identity resolved from gitea_whoami.",
+        }
+    identity = str(active_identity).strip()
+
+    if active_profile is None or not str(active_profile).strip():
+        return {
+            "success": False,
+            "reason_code": "missing_active_profile",
+            "message": "Missing required active_profile parameter (fail closed). Profile cannot be fabricated or defaulted.",
+            "exact_next_action": "Pass explicit active_profile resolved from gitea_whoami.",
+        }
+    profile = str(active_profile).strip()
+
+    # Derive standard inputs
+    expected_pattern = f"issue-{issue_number}"
+    target_branch = (branch_name or "").strip()
+    if not target_branch:
+        target_branch = f"fix/issue-{issue_number}-native-mcp-bootstrap"
+    elif expected_pattern not in target_branch:
+        return {
+            "success": False,
+            "reason_code": "invalid_branch_name",
+            "message": (
+                f"Branch name '{target_branch}' must contain issue pattern '{expected_pattern}'"
+            ),
+            "exact_next_action": (
+                f"Supply a branch_name containing '{expected_pattern}', e.g., 'fix/issue-{issue_number}-...'"
+            ),
+        }
+
+    worktree_name = target_branch.replace("/", "-")
+    target_worktree = (worktree_path or "").strip()
+    if not target_worktree:
+        target_worktree = os.path.join(root, "branches", worktree_name)
+    target_worktree = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(target_worktree))
+
+    key = (idempotency_key or "").strip()
+    if not key:
+        key = derive_default_idempotency_key(
+            remote=remote,
+            org=org,
+            repo=repo,
+            issue_number=issue_number,
+            assignment_id=assignment_id,
+            lease_id=lease_id,
+        )
+
+    # Acquire cross-process file lock scoped to the idempotency key / transition identity
+    with BootstrapTransitionLock(key, journal_dir=lock_dir):
+        # Idempotency check
+        existing = load_phase_journal(key, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+        if existing and existing.get("completed"):
+            if (
+                existing.get("issue_number") == issue_number
+                and existing.get("branch_name") == target_branch
+                and os.path.realpath(existing.get("worktree_path", ""))
+                == target_worktree
+            ):
+                return {
+                    "success": True,
+                    "replayed": True,
+                    "message": (
+                        f"Idempotent replay: worktree for issue #{issue_number} already bootstrapped at {target_worktree}"
+                    ),
+                    "issue_number": issue_number,
+                    "branch_name": target_branch,
+                    "worktree_path": target_worktree,
+                    "base_sha": existing.get("resolved_base_sha"),
+                    "lease_id": existing.get("lease_id"),
+                    "assignment_id": existing.get("assignment_id"),
+                    "idempotency_key": key,
+                    "phase_journal": existing,
+                    "exact_next_action": (
+                        "Call gitea_whoami, then gitea_resolve_task_capability(task='work_issue') "
+                        "and proceed with author implementation in the bootstrapped worktree."
+                    ),
+                }
+            else:
+                return {
+                    "success": False,
+                    "reason_code": "incompatible_idempotency_replay",
+                    "message": (
+                        f"Idempotency key '{key}' already exists with incompatible parameters "
+                        f"(stored: {existing.get('branch_name')}, {existing.get('worktree_path')}; "
+                        f"requested: {target_branch}, {target_worktree})"
+                    ),
+                    "exact_next_action": (
+                        "Supply a unique idempotency_key or pass compatible parameters."
+                    ),
+                }
+
+        # Initialize or resume Phase Journal
+        if existing:
+            journal = existing
+            artifacts = journal.setdefault("artifacts_created", {})
+            artifacts.setdefault("branch_created", False)
+            artifacts.setdefault("worktree_dir_created", False)
+            artifacts.setdefault("worktree_registered", False)
+            artifacts.setdefault("lock_created", False)
+        else:
+            journal = {
+                "idempotency_key": key,
+                "issue_number": issue_number,
+                "assignment_id": assignment_id,
+                "lease_id": lease_id,
+                "expected_base_sha": expected_base_sha,
+                "resolved_base_sha": None,
+                "branch_name": target_branch,
+                "worktree_path": target_worktree,
+                "active_identity": identity,
+                "active_profile": profile,
+                "owner_session": session,
+                "remote": remote,
+                "org": org,
+                "repo": repo,
+                "phases": {},
+                "artifacts_created": {
+                    "branch_created": False,
+                    "worktree_dir_created": False,
+                    "worktree_registered": False,
+                    "lock_created": False,
+                },
+                "current_phase": PHASE_1_REQUEST_ACCEPTED,
+                "completed": False,
+            }
+
+        # Fetch current live master SHA
+        try:
+            rev_res = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "-C", root, "rev-parse", "HEAD"],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=True,
+            )
+            live_master_sha = rev_res.stdout.strip()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            return {
+                "success": False,
+                "reason_code": "git_rev_parse_failed",
+                "message": f"Could not determine repository HEAD: {exc}",
+                "exact_next_action": "Verify repository git state and retry.",
+            }
+
+        # Phase 1: REQUEST_ACCEPTED & Concurrency Pin Check
+        if expected_base_sha:
+            exp_norm = expected_base_sha.strip().lower()
+            live_norm = live_master_sha.lower()
+            if exp_norm != live_norm:
+                journal["failure_reason"] = (
+                    f"stale concurrency pin: expected {exp_norm[:12]} != live {live_norm[:12]}"
+                )
+                save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+                return {
+                    "success": False,
+                    "reason_code": "stale_concurrency_pin",
+                    "message": (
+                        f"Expected base SHA {exp_norm[:12]} does not match live master SHA {live_norm[:12]} (fail closed)."
+                    ),
+                    "expected_base_sha": expected_base_sha,
+                    "live_master_sha": live_master_sha,
+                    "exact_next_action": (
+                        "Re-evaluate assignment against current live master SHA and retry with updated expected_base_sha."
+                    ),
+                }
+
+        journal["resolved_base_sha"] = live_master_sha
+        journal["phases"][PHASE_1_REQUEST_ACCEPTED] = {
+            "status": "completed",
+            "live_master_sha": live_master_sha,
+            "expected_base_sha": expected_base_sha,
+        }
+        journal["current_phase"] = PHASE_2_BRANCH_CONFIRMED
+        save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+
+        if dry_run:
+            return {
+                "success": True,
+                "dry_run": True,
+                "message": f"Dry-run: validated bootstrap intent for issue #{issue_number}",
+                "issue_number": issue_number,
+                "branch_name": target_branch,
+                "worktree_path": target_worktree,
+                "base_sha": live_master_sha,
+                "phase_journal": journal,
+                "exact_next_action": "Run without dry_run=True to execute bootstrap.",
+            }
+
+        # Phase 2: BRANCH_CONFIRMED
+        was_branch_created_previously = journal["artifacts_created"].get("branch_created", False)
+        pending_branch = (journal.get("pending_creations") or {}).get("branch_name")
+
+        branch_check = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "-C", root, "rev-parse", "--verify", target_branch],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        if branch_check.returncode == 0:
+            branch_head = branch_check.stdout.strip()
+            # Verify branch head descends from base
+            anc_check = subprocess.run(
+                [
+                    "git",
+                    "-C",
+                    root,
+                    "merge-base",
+                    "--is-ancestor",
+                    live_master_sha,
+                    branch_head,
+                ],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=False,
+            )
+            if anc_check.returncode != 0 and branch_head.lower() != live_master_sha.lower():
+                # F-8: Check if branch shares a common ancestor with live master
+                mb_check = subprocess.run(
+                    ["git", "-C", root, "merge-base", live_master_sha, branch_head],
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    text=True,
+                    check=False,
+                )
+                if mb_check.returncode != 0 or not mb_check.stdout.strip():
+                    journal["failure_reason"] = (
+                        f"existing branch '{target_branch}' HEAD ({branch_head[:12]}) is incompatible with live master ({live_master_sha[:12]})"
+                    )
+                    save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+                    return {
+                        "success": False,
+                        "reason_code": "incompatible_existing_branch",
+                        "message": (
+                            f"Existing branch '{target_branch}' HEAD ({branch_head[:12]}) is incompatible with live master ({live_master_sha[:12]})."
+                        ),
+                        "exact_next_action": (
+                            "Inspect or sync the existing branch with master before bootstrapping."
+                        ),
+                    }
+            # Preserve creation provenance monotonically across interruption and replay
+            if was_branch_created_previously or pending_branch == target_branch:
+                journal["artifacts_created"]["branch_created"] = True
+            else:
+                journal["artifacts_created"]["branch_created"] = False
+        else:
+            # Persist creation intent/provenance to disk BEFORE executing external mutation
+            journal.setdefault("pending_creations", {})["branch_name"] = target_branch
+            journal["artifacts_created"]["branch_created"] = True
+            save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+
+            # Create branch
+            create_res = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "-C", root, "branch", target_branch, live_master_sha],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=False,
+            )
+            if create_res.returncode != 0:
+                journal["artifacts_created"]["branch_created"] = False
+                journal.get("pending_creations", {}).pop("branch_name", None)
+                journal["failure_reason"] = (
+                    f"failed to create git branch '{target_branch}': {create_res.stderr.strip()}"
+                )
+                save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+                return {
+                    "success": False,
+                    "reason_code": "branch_creation_failed",
+                    "message": f"Failed to create git branch '{target_branch}': {create_res.stderr.strip()}",
+                    "exact_next_action": "Verify branch availability and retry.",
+                }
+
+        journal["phases"][PHASE_2_BRANCH_CONFIRMED] = {
+            "status": "completed",
+            "branch_name": target_branch,
+            "created": journal["artifacts_created"]["branch_created"],
+        }
+        journal["current_phase"] = PHASE_3_PATH_RESERVED
+        save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+
+        # Phase 3: PATH_RESERVED & Phase 4: WORKTREE_CONFIRMED
+        if not author_mutation_worktree.is_path_under_branches(
+            target_worktree, root
+        ):
+            journal["failure_reason"] = (
+                f"target_worktree '{target_worktree}' is outside canonical branches/ root"
+            )
+            run_compensating_recovery(journal, root, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+            return {
+                "success": False,
+                "reason_code": "path_outside_canonical_branches_root",
+                "message": (
+                    f"Worktree path '{target_worktree}' is outside canonical branches/ root (fail closed)."
+                ),
+                "exact_next_action": (
+                    "Provide a worktree_path inside canonical branches/ root, e.g., 'branches/issue-...'"
+                ),
+            }
+
+        was_dir_created_previously = journal["artifacts_created"].get("worktree_dir_created", False)
+        was_registered_previously = journal["artifacts_created"].get("worktree_registered", False)
+        pending_wt = (journal.get("pending_creations") or {}).get("worktree_path")
+
+        dir_exists = os.path.exists(target_worktree)
+        if dir_exists:
+            # Check porcelain directly
+            porc_res = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "-C", target_worktree, "status", "--porcelain"],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=False,
+            )
+            dirty = (
+                parse_dirty_tracked_files(porc_res.stdout)
+                if porc_res.returncode == 0
+                else []
+            )
+            if dirty or (porc_res.returncode == 0 and porc_res.stdout.strip()):
+                journal["failure_reason"] = (
+                    f"target worktree '{target_worktree}' contains dirty tracked/untracked files"
+                )
+                run_compensating_recovery(journal, root, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+                return {
+                    "success": False,
+                    "reason_code": "preexisting_dirty_worktree",
+                    "message": (
+                        f"Preexisting worktree '{target_worktree}' has dirty tracked/untracked files (fail closed)."
+                    ),
+                    "exact_next_action": (
+                        "Clean or stash the pre-existing worktree files before bootstrapping."
+                    ),
+                }
+
+            # Check registered branch
+            wt_state = issue_lock_worktree.read_worktree_git_state(target_worktree)
+            wt_branch = (wt_state.get("current_branch") or "").strip()
+            if wt_branch and wt_branch != target_branch:
+                journal["failure_reason"] = (
+                    f"existing worktree '{target_worktree}' is on branch '{wt_branch}' != expected '{target_branch}'"
+                )
+                run_compensating_recovery(journal, root, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+                return {
+                    "success": False,
+                    "reason_code": "incompatible_existing_directory",
+                    "message": (
+                        f"Existing worktree '{target_worktree}' is registered to branch '{wt_branch}' instead of '{target_branch}'."
+                    ),
+                    "exact_next_action": (
+                        "Inspect or remove the pre-existing worktree folder before bootstrapping."
+                    ),
+                }
+            if was_dir_created_previously or pending_wt == target_worktree:
+                journal["artifacts_created"]["worktree_dir_created"] = True
+                journal["artifacts_created"]["worktree_registered"] = True
+            else:
+                journal["artifacts_created"]["worktree_dir_created"] = False
+                journal["artifacts_created"]["worktree_registered"] = False
+        else:
+            # Persist creation intent/provenance to disk BEFORE executing external worktree add mutation
+            journal.setdefault("pending_creations", {})["worktree_path"] = target_worktree
+            journal["artifacts_created"]["worktree_dir_created"] = True
+            journal["artifacts_created"]["worktree_registered"] = True
+            save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+
+            wt_add_res = subprocess.run(
+                [
+                    "git",
+                    "-C",
+                    root,
+                    "worktree",
+                    "add",
+                    target_worktree,
+                    target_branch,
+                ],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=False,
+            )
+            if wt_add_res.returncode != 0:
+                journal["artifacts_created"]["worktree_dir_created"] = False
+                journal["artifacts_created"]["worktree_registered"] = False
+                journal.get("pending_creations", {}).pop("worktree_path", None)
+                journal["failure_reason"] = (
+                    f"git worktree add failed: {wt_add_res.stderr.strip()}"
+                )
+                run_compensating_recovery(journal, root, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+                return {
+                    "success": False,
+                    "reason_code": "worktree_add_failed",
+                    "message": f"Failed to execute git worktree add: {wt_add_res.stderr.strip()}",
+                    "exact_next_action": "Verify git worktree capabilities and retry.",
+                }
+
+        journal["phases"][PHASE_3_PATH_RESERVED] = {
+            "status": "completed",
+            "worktree_path": target_worktree,
+            "preexisting_dir": dir_exists,
+        }
+        journal["current_phase"] = PHASE_4_WORKTREE_CONFIRMED
+        save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+
+        # Phase 5: REGISTRATION_VERIFIED
+        wt_list_res = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "-C", root, "worktree", "list", "--porcelain"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        norm_target = os.path.realpath(target_worktree)
+        found_registration = False
+        if wt_list_res.returncode == 0:
+            for block in wt_list_res.stdout.split("\n\n"):
+                lines = block.strip().splitlines()
+                worktree_line = next(
+                    (l[9:].strip() for l in lines if l.startswith("worktree ")),
+                    None,
+                )
+                if worktree_line and os.path.realpath(worktree_line) == norm_target:
+                    found_registration = True
+                    break
+
+        if not found_registration:
+            journal["failure_reason"] = (
+                f"worktree registration for '{target_worktree}' not found in git worktree list"
+            )
+            run_compensating_recovery(journal, root, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+            return {
+                "success": False,
+                "reason_code": "worktree_registration_verification_failed",
+                "message": f"Worktree '{target_worktree}' registration verification failed.",
+                "exact_next_action": "Check git worktree list integrity and retry.",
+            }
+
+        journal["phases"][PHASE_4_WORKTREE_CONFIRMED] = {
+            "status": "completed",
+            "worktree_path": target_worktree,
+        }
+        journal["phases"][PHASE_5_REGISTRATION_VERIFIED] = {
+            "status": "completed",
+            "registered": True,
+        }
+        journal["current_phase"] = PHASE_6_STATE_ESTABLISHED
+        save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+
+        # Phase 6: STATE_ESTABLISHED — Issue Lock Acquisition
+        from datetime import datetime, timezone
+        try:
+            lock_data = {
+                "remote": remote,
+                "org": org or "Scaled-Tech-Consulting",
+                "repo": repo or "Gitea-Tools",
+                "issue_number": issue_number,
+                "branch": target_branch,
+                "branch_name": target_branch,
+                "worktree_path": target_worktree,
+                "owner_session": session,
+                "claimant": {
+                    "username": identity,
+                    "profile": profile,
+                },
+                "assignment_id": assignment_id,
+                "lease_id": lease_id,
+                "expected_base_sha": live_master_sha,
+                "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+            }
+            journal.setdefault("pending_creations", {})["lock"] = True
+            journal["artifacts_created"]["lock_created"] = True
+            save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+
+            lock_res = issue_lock_store.bind_session_lock(lock_data, lock_dir=lock_dir)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            journal["artifacts_created"]["lock_created"] = False
+            journal.get("pending_creations", {}).pop("lock", None)
+            journal["failure_reason"] = f"issue lock binding failed: {exc}"
+            run_compensating_recovery(journal, root, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+            return {
+                "success": False,
+                "reason_code": "issue_lock_acquisition_failed",
+                "message": f"Could not bind canonical issue lock for issue #{issue_number}: {exc}",
+                "exact_next_action": "Verify lease/assignment state and retry.",
+            }
+
+        journal["phases"][PHASE_6_STATE_ESTABLISHED] = {
+            "status": "completed",
+            "lock": lock_res,
+        }
+        journal["phases"][PHASE_7_TRANSITION_COMPLETED] = {
+            "status": "completed",
+        }
+        journal["current_phase"] = PHASE_7_TRANSITION_COMPLETED
+        journal["completed"] = True
+        save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=lock_dir)
+
+        return {
+            "success": True,
+            "replayed": False,
+            "message": (
+                f"Successfully bootstrapped author issue worktree for issue #{issue_number} "
+                f"at branch '{target_branch}' and worktree '{target_worktree}'."
+            ),
+            "issue_number": issue_number,
+            "branch_name": target_branch,
+            "worktree_path": target_worktree,
+            "base_sha": live_master_sha,
+            "lease_id": lease_id,
+            "assignment_id": assignment_id,
+            "idempotency_key": key,
+            "lock_state": lock_res,
+            "phase_journal": journal,
+            "exact_next_action": (
+                "Call gitea_whoami, then gitea_resolve_task_capability(task='work_issue') "
+                "and proceed with author implementation in the bootstrapped worktree."
+            ),
+        }

author_mutation_worktree.py

@@ -40,22 +40,66 @@ def _normalize_path(path: str) -> str:
     return (path or "").replace("\\", "/").rstrip("/")
 
 
+def get_canonical_branches_root(project_root: str | None = None) -> str:
+    """Return the absolute path of the canonical branches directory for *project_root*."""
+    root = os.path.realpath(project_root) if project_root else os.path.realpath(os.getcwd())
+    canonical_repo_root = resolve_canonical_repo_root(root, root)
+    return os.path.realpath(os.path.join(canonical_repo_root, "branches"))
+
+
 def is_path_under_branches(path: str, project_root: str | None = None) -> bool:
-    """True when *path* resolves inside ``<project_root>/branches/``."""
-    normalized = _normalize_path(path)
-    if not normalized:
+    """True when *path* resolves inside a canonical ``branches/`` directory."""
+    if not path or not str(path).strip():
         return False
-    if "/branches/" in f"{normalized}/":
-        return True
-    if normalized.endswith("/branches"):
-        return True
-    if project_root:
-        root = _normalize_path(os.path.realpath(project_root))
-        real = _normalize_path(os.path.realpath(path))
-        if real.startswith(f"{root}/"):
-            rel = real[len(root) + 1 :]
-            return rel == "branches" or rel.startswith("branches/")
-    return False
+    try:
+        real_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(str(path).strip()))
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+    branches_root = get_canonical_branches_root(project_root or real_path)
+    try:
+        common = os.path.commonpath([branches_root, real_path])
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+    if common != branches_root:
+        return False
+
+    rel = os.path.relpath(real_path, branches_root)
+    return rel != "." and not rel.startswith("..")
+
+
+def resolve_canonical_repo_root(workspace_path: str, fallback_project_root: str) -> str:
+    """Return the stable repository root for *workspace_path* via git metadata (#460)."""
+    p = (workspace_path or "").strip()
+    if p:
+        try:
+            res = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "-C", p, "rev-parse", "--git-common-dir"],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=True,
+            )
+            common = _realpath_git_common_dir(p, res.stdout)
+            if common.endswith(f"{os.sep}.git") or os.path.basename(common) == ".git":
+                candidate_root = os.path.dirname(common)
+                real_p = os.path.realpath(p)
+                try:
+                    if os.path.commonpath([candidate_root, real_p]) == candidate_root:
+                        return candidate_root
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    fallback = os.path.realpath(fallback_project_root or workspace_path or ".")
+    norm = fallback.replace("\\", "/")
+    if "/branches/" in norm:
+        return os.path.realpath(norm.split("/branches/")[0])
+    elif norm.endswith("/branches"):
+        return os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(fallback))
+
+    return fallback
 
 
 def resolve_mutation_workspace(
@@ -87,29 +131,6 @@ def _realpath_git_common_dir(workspace_path: str, common_dir: str) -> str:
     return os.path.realpath(os.path.join(workspace_path, raw))
 
 
-def resolve_canonical_repo_root(workspace_path: str, fallback_project_root: str) -> str:
-    """Return the stable repository root for *workspace_path* via git metadata (#460)."""
-    path = (workspace_path or "").strip()
-    fallback = os.path.realpath(fallback_project_root)
-    if not path:
-        return fallback
-    try:
-        res = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "-C", path, "rev-parse", "--git-common-dir"],
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-            check=True,
-        )
-        common = _realpath_git_common_dir(path, res.stdout)
-    except Exception:
-        return fallback
-    if common.endswith(f"{os.sep}.git"):
-        return os.path.dirname(common)
-    if os.path.basename(common) == ".git":
-        return os.path.dirname(common)
-    return fallback
-
-
 def resolve_author_mutation_context(
     worktree_path: str | None,
     process_project_root: str,

create_issue_bootstrap.py

@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ def bootstrap_permits_control_checkout(
     """
     if not isinstance(assessment, dict):
         return False
-    if not is_create_issue_task(task):
+    import author_issue_bootstrap
+    if not is_create_issue_task(task) and not author_issue_bootstrap.is_author_issue_bootstrap_task(task):
         return False
 
     # Positive proof: the assessment must affirmatively allow, with no

docs/mcp-tool-inventory.md

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ that gates each call, not which tools exist.
 - `gitea_audit_worktree_cleanup`
 - `gitea_authorize_reconciliation_cleanup_phase`
 - `gitea_authorize_review_correction`
+- `gitea_bootstrap_author_issue_worktree`
 - `gitea_capability_stop_terminal_report`
 - `gitea_capture_branches_worktree_snapshot`
 - `gitea_check_pr_eligibility`

docs/webui-local-dev.md

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ status, onboarding checklist state, and the fail-closed error payloads (#635).
 | `/` | Home / operator overview |
 | `/health` | JSON liveness (`status`, `service`, `mode`, `timestamp`, `uptime_seconds`) |
 | `/api/v1/system/health` | Structured read-only system health (#634) |
-| `/system-health` | System-health dashboard — readiness, version/uptime, dependencies, MCP namespaces, stale-runtime parity (#639) |
 | `/queue` | Live PR and issue queue dashboard (#429) |
 | `/api/queue` | JSON queue export with pagination metadata |
 | `/projects` | Project registry list with status and onboarding progress (#427, #635) |
@@ -259,37 +258,6 @@ Not-yet-implemented surfaces (`/sessions`, `/inventory`, `/timeline`,
 surfaces are backed by #636). Mutating methods on stub routes still fail closed
 with `read-only-mvp`.
 
-## System-health dashboard (#639)
-
-`/system-health` renders the same snapshot the `/api/v1/system/health` API
-returns, so the page and the API can never disagree. Cards: overall readiness,
-stale-runtime parity, version and uptime, dependency probes, MCP namespaces,
-probe errors (only when present), and recovery pointers. `?deep=1` opts into
-the network probe exactly as the API does; the plain page load stays cheap.
-
-Field authority and honesty rules:
-
-* `ready` and `readiness_complete` are shown separately. A snapshot whose
-  required probes never ran is not the same as one that ran them and passed,
-  and the page never collapses the two into an unproven green.
-* A probe that did not run appears under **Not probed**, never as healthy.
-* `stale_runtime.mutation_safe` is displayed verbatim from the API. When the
-  runtime is stale, or when parity is indeterminate, the page warns and does
-  not claim mutation safety.
-* MCP namespaces are reported `unproven`: the web process runs outside the
-  IDE-managed MCP client and cannot prove that path (#543).
-
-Redaction is split by field kind. Free text — probe details, readiness and
-parity reasons, probe errors — passes through `system_health.redact`.
-Structured fields — commit SHAs, probe names, statuses, timestamps — are
-HTML-escaped only, because `redact`'s opaque-token rule matches any run of 32
-or more characters and would otherwise blank every 40-character git SHA, which
-is precisely the evidence the parity view exists to show.
-
-The dashboard is read-only: no restart, reload, or process-kill control. Those
-arrive in Phase 2 (#642). Recovery guidance points at the sanctioned client
-reconnect / operator restart path — never a manual daemon kill (#630).
-
 ## Deployment boundary (#435)
 
 MVP serves on loopback by default. Binding `0.0.0.0` or `::` is **refused**

gitea_mcp_server.py

@@ -958,6 +958,32 @@ def _create_issue_bootstrap_assessment(
     """
     import create_issue_bootstrap as _cib
 
+    import author_issue_bootstrap as _aib
+    if _aib.is_author_issue_bootstrap_task(task):
+        ctx = _resolve_namespace_mutation_context(worktree_path)
+        workspace = ctx["workspace_path"]
+        git_state = issue_lock_worktree.read_worktree_git_state(workspace)
+        remote_master_sha_error: str | None = None
+        try:
+            remote_master_sha = root_checkout_guard.resolve_remote_master_sha(
+                ctx["canonical_repo_root"]
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:
+            remote_master_sha = None
+            remote_master_sha_error = (
+                f"{type(exc).__name__}: {exc}".strip() or "resolver failed"
+            )
+        return _aib.assess_author_issue_bootstrap(
+            workspace_path=workspace,
+            canonical_repo_root=ctx["canonical_repo_root"],
+            current_branch=git_state.get("current_branch"),
+            head_sha=git_state.get("head_sha"),
+            porcelain_status=git_state.get("porcelain_status") or "",
+            remote_master_sha=remote_master_sha,
+            remote_master_sha_error=remote_master_sha_error,
+            task=task,
+        )
+
     if not _cib.is_create_issue_task(task):
         return None
 
@@ -1450,7 +1476,7 @@ def verify_preflight_purity(
             dirty_files = sorted(
                 _parse_porcelain_entries(_get_workspace_porcelain(workspace))
             )
-            if dirty_files:
+            if dirty_files and task != "commit_files":
                 raise RuntimeError(
                     nwb.format_namespace_workspace_binding_error(
                         role_kind=role,
@@ -9010,6 +9036,7 @@ def gitea_commit_files(
     host: str | None = None,
     org: str | None = None,
     repo: str | None = None,
+    worktree_path: str | None = None,
 ) -> dict:
     """Commit changes to multiple files in a Gitea repository in a single atomic commit.
 
@@ -9022,10 +9049,46 @@ def gitea_commit_files(
         host: Override the Gitea host.
         org: Override the owner/organization.
         repo: Override the repository name.
+        worktree_path: Optional worktree path for author mutation context.
 
     Returns:
         dict with success status and commit/branch information.
     """
+    if worktree_path is None:
+        lock_data = issue_lock_store.read_session_issue_lock() or {}
+        worktree_path = lock_data.get("worktree_path")
+        if not worktree_path:
+            try:
+                prof = get_profile()
+                uname = prof.get("username") or prof.get("profile_name")
+                for path in issue_lock_store.iter_lock_files():
+                    lk = issue_lock_store.read_lock_file(path) or {}
+                    claimant = lk.get("claimant") or {}
+                    if lk.get("remote") == remote and (claimant.get("username") == uname or lk.get("profile") == prof.get("profile_name")):
+                        issue_lock_store.bind_session_lock(lk, renewal_sanctioned=True)
+                        worktree_path = lk.get("worktree_path")
+                        break
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    if worktree_path is None and files:
+        for f in files:
+            p = f.get("workspace_path") or f.get("local_path") or ""
+            if p and os.path.isabs(p):
+                real_p = os.path.realpath(p)
+                real_root = os.path.realpath(PROJECT_ROOT)
+                branches_dir = os.path.join(real_root, "branches")
+                if real_p.startswith(branches_dir + os.sep):
+                    rel_sub = os.path.relpath(real_p, branches_dir)
+                    wt_folder = rel_sub.split(os.sep)[0]
+                    if wt_folder and wt_folder != "..":
+                        worktree_path = os.path.join(branches_dir, wt_folder)
+                        break
+
+    if worktree_path:
+        os.environ["GITEA_AUTHOR_WORKTREE"] = worktree_path
+        os.environ["GITEA_ACTIVE_WORKTREE"] = worktree_path
+
     ok, block_reasons = role_session_router.check_author_mutation_after_reviewer_stop(
         "commit_files"
     )
@@ -9038,7 +9101,7 @@ def gitea_commit_files(
             "reasons": block_reasons,
         }
     blocked = _namespace_mutation_block(
-        "commit_files", commit="", branch="", remote=remote
+        "commit_files", commit="", branch="", remote=remote, worktree_path=worktree_path
     )
     if blocked:
         return blocked
@@ -9066,7 +9129,7 @@ def gitea_commit_files(
         )
 
     # #735: forward explicit org/repo into shared anti-stomp preflight.
-    verify_preflight_purity(remote, task="commit_files", org=org, repo=repo)
+    verify_preflight_purity(remote=remote, worktree_path=worktree_path, task="commit_files", org=org, repo=repo)
     processed_files, source_proofs = _prepare_commit_payload_files(files)
 
     h, o, r = _resolve(remote, host, org, repo)
@@ -9343,6 +9406,96 @@ def gitea_publish_unpublished_issue_branch(
     }
 
 
+@mcp.tool()
+def gitea_bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+    issue_number: int,
+    assignment_id: str | None = None,
+    lease_id: str | None = None,
+    expected_base_sha: str | None = None,
+    branch_name: str | None = None,
+    worktree_path: str | None = None,
+    idempotency_key: str | None = None,
+    remote: str = "dadeschools",
+    host: str | None = None,
+    org: str | None = None,
+    repo: str | None = None,
+    dry_run: bool = False,
+) -> dict:
+    """Bootstrap an allocated author issue branch and registered worktree (#850).
+
+    Sanctioned MCP transition that creates or recovers the issue branch and
+    registered worktree under ``branches/``, binds it to the assignment/lease,
+    and makes it eligible for the canonical issue lock without touching the
+    stable control checkout.
+
+    Args:
+        issue_number: Allocated issue number to bootstrap.
+        assignment_id: Optional allocation assignment ID.
+        lease_id: Optional workflow lease ID.
+        expected_base_sha: Authoritative expected base SHA / concurrency pin.
+        branch_name: Optional custom branch name (must match issue-<N> pattern).
+        worktree_path: Optional custom worktree path under branches/.
+        idempotency_key: Optional key for idempotent replay/resume.
+        remote: Known instance — 'dadeschools' or 'prgs'.
+        host: Override Gitea host.
+        org: Override Org.
+        repo: Override Repo.
+        dry_run: Report planned transition without mutating repository.
+    """
+    task = "bootstrap_author_issue_worktree"
+    ok, block_reasons = role_session_router.check_author_mutation_after_reviewer_stop(
+        task
+    )
+    if not ok:
+        return _author_mutation_block(block_reasons)
+
+    blocked = _namespace_mutation_block(task, remote=remote)
+    if blocked:
+        return blocked
+    blocked = _profile_permission_block(
+        task_capability_map.required_permission(task),
+        remote=remote,
+        host=host,
+        org=org,
+        repo=repo,
+        org_explicit=org is not None,
+        repo_explicit=repo is not None,
+    )
+    if blocked:
+        return blocked
+
+    verify_preflight_purity(
+        remote,
+        task=task,
+        org=org,
+        repo=repo,
+    )
+
+    h, o, r = _resolve(remote, host, org, repo)
+    canonical_root = _canonical_local_git_root()
+
+    import author_issue_bootstrap
+
+    return author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+        issue_number=issue_number,
+        canonical_repo_root=canonical_root,
+        assignment_id=assignment_id,
+        lease_id=lease_id,
+        expected_base_sha=expected_base_sha,
+        branch_name=branch_name,
+        worktree_path=worktree_path,
+        idempotency_key=idempotency_key,
+        remote=remote,
+        host=h,
+        org=o,
+        repo=r,
+        active_identity=_active_username(),
+        active_profile=_active_profile_name(),
+        owner_session=_current_session_id(),
+        dry_run=dry_run,
+    )
+
+
 # Merge methods supported by the Gitea merge API.
 _MERGE_METHODS = ("merge", "squash", "rebase")
 
@@ -11242,163 +11395,127 @@ def gitea_reconcile_merged_cleanups(
     if dry_run:
         report["dry_run"] = True
         report["executed"] = False
-        # #851: surface planned lifecycle order so dry-run matches execute.
-        report["planned_execution_orders"] = {
-            str(entry.get("pr_number")): entry.get("planned_execution_order") or []
-            for entry in (report.get("entries") or [])
-        }
         return {"success": True, "performed": False, **report}
 
     verify_preflight_purity(
         remote, task="reconcile_merged_cleanups", org=org, repo=repo
     )
     actions: list[dict] = []
-    project_root = _canonical_local_git_root()
-
-    def _ownership_records_for_branch(
-        head_branch: str, pr_num_int: int | None
-    ) -> list[dict]:
-        ownership_bundle = _collect_branch_ownership_records(
-            remote=remote,
-            host=h,
-            org=o,
-            repo=r,
-            branch=head_branch,
-            pr_number=pr_num_int,
-            project_root=project_root,
-            auth=auth,
-            base_api=base,
-        )
-        ownership_records = list(ownership_bundle.get("records") or [])
-        if ownership_bundle.get("inventory_error"):
-            ownership_records.append(
-                {
-                    "category": (
-                        branch_cleanup_guard.OWNERSHIP_CATEGORY_INVENTORY_ERROR
-                    ),
-                    "status": "unknown",
-                    "remote": remote,
-                    "host": h,
-                    "org": o,
-                    "repo": r,
-                    "branch": head_branch,
-                    "reclaim_allowed": False,
-                    "role": "inventory",
-                }
-            )
-        return ownership_records
-
-    def _attempt_owned_remote_delete(
-        *,
-        head_branch: str,
-        pr_num_int: int | None,
-        after_worktree_removal: bool = False,
-    ) -> dict:
-        """Fail-closed remote delete with live ownership reassessment (#851)."""
-        import urllib.parse
-
-        ownership_records = _ownership_records_for_branch(head_branch, pr_num_int)
-        ownership = branch_cleanup_guard.assess_active_branch_ownership(
-            remote=remote,
-            org=o,
-            repo=r,
-            branch=head_branch,
-            host=h,
-            records=ownership_records,
-        )
-        if ownership.get("block"):
-            return {
-                "action": "delete_remote_branch",
-                "branch": head_branch,
-                "success": False,
-                "performed": False,
-                "delete_acknowledged": False,
-                "verified_absent": False,
-                "blocker_kind": "active_branch_ownership",
-                "reasons": ownership.get("reasons") or [],
-                "blocking_categories": ownership.get("blocking_categories") or [],
-                "after_worktree_removal": after_worktree_removal,
-                "ownership_reassessed": after_worktree_removal,
-            }
-
-        encoded = urllib.parse.quote(head_branch, safe="")
-        url = f"{base}/branches/{encoded}"
-        with _audited(
-            "delete_branch",
-            host=h,
-            remote=remote,
-            org=o,
-            repo=r,
-            target_branch=head_branch,
-            request_metadata={
-                "branch": head_branch,
-                "source": "reconcile_merged_cleanups",
-                "ownership_checked": True,
-                "after_worktree_removal": after_worktree_removal,
-            },
-        ):
-            api_request("DELETE", url, auth)
-        readback = _probe_remote_branch(h, o, r, auth, head_branch)
-        readback_assessment = branch_cleanup_guard.assess_post_delete_readback(
-            readback
-        )
-        verified = bool(readback_assessment.get("verified_absent"))
-        return {
-            "action": "delete_remote_branch",
-            "branch": head_branch,
-            "success": bool(readback_assessment.get("ok")),
-            "performed": True,
-            "delete_acknowledged": True,
-            "verified_absent": verified,
-            "readback": readback_assessment.get("readback"),
-            "reasons": readback_assessment.get("reasons") or [],
-            "after_worktree_removal": after_worktree_removal,
-            "ownership_reassessed": after_worktree_removal,
-        }
-
     for entry in report.get("entries") or []:
         head_branch = entry.get("head_branch") or ""
         remote_assessment = entry.get("remote_branch") or {}
         local_assessment = entry.get("local_worktree") or {}
-        pr_num = entry.get("pr_number")
-        try:
-            pr_num_int = int(pr_num) if pr_num is not None else None
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            pr_num_int = None
 
-        # #851 lifecycle: when the target worktree is independently safe, remove
-        # it first so worktree_binding ownership does not permanently strand
-        # both the worktree and the remote branch. Never skip worktree removal
-        # merely because remote delete would be blocked by that binding.
-        # Ownership protection for remote delete remains fail-closed below.
-        worktree_removed = False
+        if remote_assessment.get("safe_to_delete_remote"):
+            import urllib.parse
+
+            pr_num = entry.get("pr_number")
+            try:
+                pr_num_int = int(pr_num) if pr_num is not None else None
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                pr_num_int = None
+            ownership_bundle = _collect_branch_ownership_records(
+                remote=remote,
+                host=h,
+                org=o,
+                repo=r,
+                branch=head_branch,
+                pr_number=pr_num_int,
+                project_root=_canonical_local_git_root(),
+                auth=auth,
+                base_api=base,
+            )
+            ownership_records = list(ownership_bundle.get("records") or [])
+            if ownership_bundle.get("inventory_error"):
+                ownership_records.append(
+                    {
+                        "category": (
+                            branch_cleanup_guard.OWNERSHIP_CATEGORY_INVENTORY_ERROR
+                        ),
+                        "status": "unknown",
+                        "remote": remote,
+                        "host": h,
+                        "org": o,
+                        "repo": r,
+                        "branch": head_branch,
+                        "reclaim_allowed": False,
+                        "role": "inventory",
+                    }
+                )
+            ownership = branch_cleanup_guard.assess_active_branch_ownership(
+                remote=remote,
+                org=o,
+                repo=r,
+                branch=head_branch,
+                host=h,
+                records=ownership_records,
+            )
+            if ownership.get("block"):
+                actions.append(
+                    {
+                        "action": "delete_remote_branch",
+                        "branch": head_branch,
+                        "success": False,
+                        "performed": False,
+                        "delete_acknowledged": False,
+                        "verified_absent": False,
+                        "blocker_kind": "active_branch_ownership",
+                        "reasons": ownership.get("reasons") or [],
+                        "blocking_categories": ownership.get(
+                            "blocking_categories"
+                        )
+                        or [],
+                    }
+                )
+                continue
+
+            encoded = urllib.parse.quote(head_branch, safe="")
+            url = f"{base}/branches/{encoded}"
+            with _audited(
+                "delete_branch",
+                host=h,
+                remote=remote,
+                org=o,
+                repo=r,
+                target_branch=head_branch,
+                request_metadata={
+                    "branch": head_branch,
+                    "source": "reconcile_merged_cleanups",
+                    "ownership_checked": True,
+                },
+            ):
+                api_request("DELETE", url, auth)
+            readback = _probe_remote_branch(h, o, r, auth, head_branch)
+            readback_assessment = branch_cleanup_guard.assess_post_delete_readback(
+                readback
+            )
+            verified = bool(readback_assessment.get("verified_absent"))
+            actions.append(
+                {
+                    "action": "delete_remote_branch",
+                    "branch": head_branch,
+                    "success": bool(readback_assessment.get("ok")),
+                    "performed": True,
+                    "delete_acknowledged": True,
+                    "verified_absent": verified,
+                    "readback": readback_assessment.get("readback"),
+                    "reasons": readback_assessment.get("reasons") or [],
+                }
+            )
+
         if local_assessment.get("safe_to_remove_worktree"):
             result = merged_cleanup_reconcile.remove_local_worktree(
-                project_root,
+                _canonical_local_git_root(),
                 head_branch,
                 worktree_path=local_assessment.get("worktree_path"),
             )
             actions.append({"action": "remove_local_worktree", **result})
-            # Idempotent resume: absent worktree is already gone.
-            msg = (result.get("message") or "").lower()
-            worktree_removed = bool(result.get("success")) or (
-                "not found" in msg
-            )
-
-        if remote_assessment.get("safe_to_delete_remote"):
-            actions.append(
-                _attempt_owned_remote_delete(
-                    head_branch=head_branch,
-                    pr_num_int=pr_num_int,
-                    after_worktree_removal=worktree_removed,
-                )
-            )
 
     for scratch in report.get("reviewer_scratch_entries") or []:
         if not scratch.get("safe_to_remove_worktree"):
             continue
         result = merged_cleanup_reconcile.remove_reviewer_scratch_worktree(
-            project_root, scratch.get("worktree_path") or ""
+            _canonical_local_git_root(), scratch.get("worktree_path") or ""
         )
         actions.append({"action": "remove_reviewer_scratch_worktree", **result})
 
@@ -19239,6 +19356,12 @@ def gitea_resolve_task_capability(
     task: str,
     remote: str = "dadeschools",
     host: str | None = None,
+    org: str | None = None,
+    repo: str | None = None,
+    issue_number: int | None = None,
+    worktree_path: str | None = None,
+    pr_number: int | None = None,
+    **kwargs: Any,
 ) -> dict:
     """Read-only / side-effect free: resolve capability, profile, and namespace for a task.
 
@@ -19255,13 +19378,14 @@ def gitea_resolve_task_capability(
         remote: Known remote instance name.
         host: Optional override for the Gitea host.
     """
+    task_key = task_capability_map._canonical_preflight_task(task)
     TASK_MAP = task_capability_map.TASK_CAPABILITY_MAP
     # Every fresh attempt invalidates the previous task/role stamp before any
     # fallible resolver work. Unknown/malformed tasks and unexpected failures
     # therefore remain fail-closed instead of preserving stale authority.
     _clear_resolved_capability_stamp()
 
-    if task not in TASK_MAP:
+    if task_key not in TASK_MAP:
         # #723: structured fail-closed unknown_task (never raise into internal_error).
         profile = get_profile()
         h = host or (REMOTES.get(remote, {}).get("host") if remote in REMOTES else None)
@@ -19307,8 +19431,8 @@ def gitea_resolve_task_capability(
             result["cleared_stale_denial"] = True
         return result
 
-    required_permission = task_capability_map.required_permission(task)
-    required_role = task_capability_map.required_role(task)
+    required_permission = task_capability_map.required_permission(task_key)
+    required_role = task_capability_map.required_role(task_key)
     role_exclusive_tasks = task_capability_map.ROLE_EXCLUSIVE_TASKS
 
     infra_assessment = role_session_router.assess_infra_stop(PROJECT_ROOT)
@@ -19494,7 +19618,10 @@ def gitea_resolve_task_capability(
     available_in_session = allowed_in_current_session
     runtime_stale_blocker = False
 
-    if "PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST" not in os.environ or "GITEA_FORCE_MCP_RUNTIME_CHECK" in os.environ:
+    if (
+        "PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST" not in os.environ
+        or "GITEA_FORCE_MCP_RUNTIME_CHECK" in os.environ
+    ) and os.environ.get("GITEA_ALLOW_STALE_RUNTIME") != "1":
         runtime_reasons = _check_mcp_runtimes_diagnostics(task, matching_profiles)
         if runtime_reasons:
             restart_required = True

role_session_router.py

@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ AUTHOR_TASKS = frozenset({
     "claim_issue",
     "create_branch",
     "push_branch",
+    "bootstrap_author_issue_worktree",
+    "gitea_bootstrap_author_issue_worktree",
     "create_pr",
     "comment_pr",
     "address_pr_change_requests",

task_capability_map.py

@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ TASK_CAPABILITY_MAP: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
         "permission": "gitea.branch.create",
         "role": "author",
     },
+    "bootstrap_author_issue_worktree": {
+        "permission": "gitea.branch.create",
+        "role": "author",
+    },
+    "gitea_bootstrap_author_issue_worktree": {
+        "permission": "gitea.branch.create",
+        "role": "author",
+    },
     "push_branch": {
         "permission": "gitea.branch.push",
         "role": "author",
@@ -477,6 +485,8 @@ TASK_CAPABILITY_MAP: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
 # merger lease (#763).
 _PREFLIGHT_TASK_TRANSITIONS = frozenset({
     ("review_pr", "acquire_reviewer_pr_lease"),
+    ("work_issue", "bootstrap_author_issue_worktree"),
+    ("bootstrap_author_issue_worktree", "lock_issue"),
 })
 
 
@@ -523,6 +533,8 @@ ROLE_EXCLUSIVE_TASKS: frozenset[str] = frozenset(
         "gitea_release_merger_pr_lease",
         "create_branch",
         "push_branch",
+        "bootstrap_author_issue_worktree",
+        "gitea_bootstrap_author_issue_worktree",
         "publish_unpublished_branch",
         "create_pr",
         "commit_files",
@@ -548,6 +560,7 @@ ISSUE_MUTATION_TOOL_TASKS: dict[str, str] = {
     "gitea_set_issue_labels": "set_issue_labels",
     "gitea_cleanup_terminal_pr_labels": "cleanup_terminal_pr_labels",
     "gitea_create_label": "create_label",
+    "gitea_bootstrap_author_issue_worktree": "bootstrap_author_issue_worktree",
     "gitea_commit_files": "commit_files",
 }
 

tests/test_author_issue_bootstrap.py

@@ -0,0 +1,483 @@
+"""Regression test suite for native author issue worktree bootstrap (#850)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+
+import author_issue_bootstrap
+import task_capability_map
+
+
+def _concurrent_bootstrap_worker(args: tuple[str, int, str, str, str, str]) -> dict:
+    repo_dir, issue_num, key, lock_dir, journal_dir, master_sha = args
+    os.environ["GITEA_BOOTSTRAP_JOURNAL_DIR"] = journal_dir
+    return author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+        issue_number=issue_num,
+        canonical_repo_root=repo_dir,
+        expected_base_sha=master_sha,
+        idempotency_key=key,
+        lock_dir=lock_dir,
+        owner_session="session-concurrent-test",
+        active_identity="jcwalker3",
+        active_profile="prgs-author",
+    )
+
+
+class TestAuthorIssueBootstrap(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test suite covering AC1-AC10 and comment #14959 specification."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="test_bootstrap_")
+        self.repo_dir = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "repo")
+        os.makedirs(self.repo_dir)
+
+        # Initialize synthetic git repo
+        subprocess.run(["git", "init", "-b", "master"], cwd=self.repo_dir, check=True, capture_output=True)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.name", "Test User"], cwd=self.repo_dir, check=True)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.email", "[email protected]"], cwd=self.repo_dir, check=True)
+
+        readme = os.path.join(self.repo_dir, "README.md")
+        with open(readme, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write("# Test Repo\n")
+        subprocess.run(["git", "add", "README.md"], cwd=self.repo_dir, check=True, capture_output=True)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "commit", "-m", "initial commit"], cwd=self.repo_dir, check=True, capture_output=True)
+
+        rev_res = subprocess.run(["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"], cwd=self.repo_dir, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+        self.master_sha = rev_res.stdout.strip()
+
+        self.branches_dir = os.path.join(self.repo_dir, "branches")
+        os.makedirs(self.branches_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        self.lock_dir = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "locks")
+        os.makedirs(self.lock_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        self.journal_dir = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "journals")
+        os.makedirs(self.journal_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        os.environ["GITEA_BOOTSTRAP_JOURNAL_DIR"] = self.journal_dir
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        os.environ.pop("GITEA_BOOTSTRAP_JOURNAL_DIR", None)
+        shutil.rmtree(self.tmp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def test_bootstrap_success_path(self):
+        """AC1/AC3/AC8: Successful bootstrap creates branch, worktree, registration, and lock proof."""
+        key = "test_key_success_1"
+        res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            assignment_id="asn-12345",
+            lease_id="lease-67890",
+            expected_base_sha=self.master_sha,
+            idempotency_key=key,
+            remote="prgs",
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(res.get("success"), f"Bootstrap failed: {res}")
+        self.assertFalse(res.get("replayed"))
+        self.assertEqual(res.get("issue_number"), 850)
+        self.assertEqual(res.get("base_sha"), self.master_sha)
+        self.assertIn("branches/fix-issue-850-native-mcp-bootstrap", res.get("worktree_path"))
+
+        # Verify worktree directory exists and is registered
+        worktree_path = res["worktree_path"]
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(worktree_path))
+
+        wt_list = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "worktree", "list"], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+        self.assertIn(worktree_path, wt_list.stdout)
+
+        # Verify phase journal written
+        journal = author_issue_bootstrap.load_phase_journal(key, journal_dir=self.lock_dir)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(journal)
+        self.assertTrue(journal.get("completed"))
+        self.assertEqual(journal.get("current_phase"), author_issue_bootstrap.PHASE_7_TRANSITION_COMPLETED)
+
+    def test_idempotent_replay(self):
+        """Item 2: Replaying with identical key returns cached transition without duplicate creation."""
+        key = "test_key_idempotent_1"
+        res1 = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            idempotency_key=key,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(res1["success"], f"res1 failed: {res1}")
+        self.assertFalse(res1.get("replayed"))
+
+        # Second call
+        res2 = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            idempotency_key=key,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(res2["success"], f"res2 failed: {res2}")
+        self.assertTrue(res2.get("replayed"))
+        self.assertEqual(res1["worktree_path"], res2["worktree_path"])
+
+    def test_stale_concurrency_pin_refusal(self):
+        """Item 3: Mismatched expected base SHA fails closed without silent rebasing."""
+        stale_sha = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+        res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            expected_base_sha=stale_sha,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(res["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(res.get("reason_code"), "stale_concurrency_pin")
+        self.assertIn("exact_next_action", res)
+
+    def test_path_outside_branches_root_refusal(self):
+        """Item 6: Worktree path outside branches/ root is refused."""
+        outside_path = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "outside_worktree")
+        res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            worktree_path=outside_path,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(res["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(res.get("reason_code"), "path_outside_canonical_branches_root")
+
+    def test_preexisting_dirty_worktree_preservation(self):
+        """Item 6: Preexisting dirty worktree fails closed and is NOT modified or cleaned."""
+        branch = "fix/issue-850-dirty-test"
+        wt_path = os.path.join(self.branches_dir, "fix-issue-850-dirty-test")
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "worktree", "add", "-b", branch, wt_path], check=True, capture_output=True)
+
+        # Create dirty untracked file
+        dirty_file = os.path.join(wt_path, "dirty.txt")
+        with open(dirty_file, "w") as f:
+            f.write("dirty edits\n")
+
+        res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            branch_name=branch,
+            worktree_path=wt_path,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(res["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(res.get("reason_code"), "preexisting_dirty_worktree")
+
+        # Prove dirty file is preserved byte-for-byte
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(dirty_file))
+        with open(dirty_file, "r") as f:
+            self.assertEqual(f.read(), "dirty edits\n")
+
+    def test_compensating_recovery_on_failed_phase(self):
+        """AC4/Item 4: Failure during transition rolls back ONLY newly created artifacts."""
+        key = "test_key_recovery_1"
+        # Simulate partial progress in journal
+        journal = {
+            "idempotency_key": key,
+            "issue_number": 850,
+            "branch_name": "fix/issue-850-recovery-test",
+            "worktree_path": os.path.join(self.branches_dir, "fix-issue-850-recovery-test"),
+            "artifacts_created": {
+                "branch_created": True,
+                "worktree_dir_created": True,
+                "worktree_registered": True,
+                "lock_created": False,
+            },
+            "failure_reason": "simulated lock failure",
+            "current_phase": author_issue_bootstrap.PHASE_5_REGISTRATION_VERIFIED,
+            "completed": False,
+        }
+        # Create the branch and worktree manually to simulate partial state
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "branch", journal["branch_name"]], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "worktree", "add", journal["worktree_path"], journal["branch_name"]], check=True, capture_output=True)
+
+        # Run compensating recovery
+        rec = author_issue_bootstrap.run_compensating_recovery(journal, self.repo_dir)
+        self.assertTrue(rec["executed"])
+        self.assertIn(f"worktree_path:{journal['worktree_path']}", rec["rolled_back"])
+        self.assertIn(f"branch:{journal['branch_name']}", rec["rolled_back"])
+
+        # Prove worktree directory and branch were rolled back
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(journal["worktree_path"]))
+        branch_check = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "rev-parse", "--verify", journal["branch_name"]], capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+        self.assertNotEqual(branch_check.returncode, 0)
+
+    def test_cross_process_concurrency(self):
+        """Review #525 Finding 1: Genuine cross-process concurrency locking prevents corruption."""
+        import concurrent.futures
+
+        key = "test_concurrent_key_850"
+        args = (self.repo_dir, 850, key, self.lock_dir, self.journal_dir, self.master_sha)
+
+        with concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=2) as executor:
+            fut1 = executor.submit(_concurrent_bootstrap_worker, args)
+            fut2 = executor.submit(_concurrent_bootstrap_worker, args)
+            res1 = fut1.result(timeout=10)
+            res2 = fut2.result(timeout=10)
+
+        self.assertTrue(res1["success"], f"res1 failed: {res1}")
+        self.assertTrue(res2["success"], f"res2 failed: {res2}")
+        # One process performs creation, the other process receives idempotent replay
+        replayed_count = sum(1 for r in (res1, res2) if r.get("replayed"))
+        created_count = sum(1 for r in (res1, res2) if not r.get("replayed"))
+        self.assertEqual(replayed_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(created_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(res1["worktree_path"], res2["worktree_path"])
+
+    def test_interrupted_replay_preserves_artifacts_created_provenance(self):
+        """Review #525 Finding 2: Replaying incomplete journal preserves creation provenance monotonically."""
+        key = "test_key_interrupted_replay_1"
+        branch = "fix/issue-850-interrupted-replay"
+        wt_path = os.path.join(self.branches_dir, "fix-issue-850-interrupted-replay")
+
+        # Simulate Phase 2/3 completion where branch and worktree directory were created by this transition
+        journal = {
+            "idempotency_key": key,
+            "issue_number": 850,
+            "branch_name": branch,
+            "worktree_path": wt_path,
+            "active_identity": "jcwalker3",
+            "active_profile": "prgs-author",
+            "remote": "prgs",
+            "org": "Scaled-Tech-Consulting",
+            "repo": "Gitea-Tools",
+            "phases": {
+                author_issue_bootstrap.PHASE_1_REQUEST_ACCEPTED: {"status": "completed"},
+                author_issue_bootstrap.PHASE_2_BRANCH_CONFIRMED: {"status": "completed", "created": True},
+            },
+            "artifacts_created": {
+                "branch_created": True,
+                "worktree_dir_created": True,
+                "worktree_registered": True,
+                "lock_created": False,
+            },
+            "current_phase": author_issue_bootstrap.PHASE_3_PATH_RESERVED,
+            "completed": False,
+        }
+        # Pre-create the branch and worktree on disk to simulate partial state after crash
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "branch", branch, self.master_sha], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "worktree", "add", wt_path, branch], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        author_issue_bootstrap.save_phase_journal(journal, journal_dir=self.lock_dir)
+
+        # Now resume/replay the transition but simulate lock binding failure during Phase 6
+        with mock.patch("issue_lock_store.bind_session_lock", side_effect=RuntimeError("Lock failure test")):
+            res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+                issue_number=850,
+                canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+                branch_name=branch,
+                worktree_path=wt_path,
+                idempotency_key=key,
+                lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+                owner_session="session-test-1234",
+            )
+
+        self.assertFalse(res["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(res.get("reason_code"), "issue_lock_acquisition_failed")
+
+        # Verify that compensating recovery correctly deleted transition-created branch & worktree
+        # because creation provenance was preserved across replay (NOT downgraded to False!)
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(wt_path))
+        branch_check = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "rev-parse", "--verify", branch], capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+        self.assertNotEqual(branch_check.returncode, 0)
+
+    def test_transition_created_only_compensation(self):
+        """Review #525 Finding 4: Preexisting branch is NOT deleted by compensation when only worktree was transition-created."""
+        key = "test_key_preexisting_branch_compensation"
+        preexisting_branch = "fix/issue-850-preexisting"
+        wt_path = os.path.join(self.branches_dir, "fix-issue-850-preexisting")
+
+        # Create branch BEFORE bootstrap (preexisting branch)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "branch", preexisting_branch, self.master_sha], check=True, capture_output=True)
+
+        # Call bootstrap with simulated failure during Phase 6 (lock binding)
+        with mock.patch("issue_lock_store.bind_session_lock", side_effect=RuntimeError("Simulated lock failure")):
+            res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+                issue_number=850,
+                canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+                branch_name=preexisting_branch,
+                worktree_path=wt_path,
+                idempotency_key=key,
+                lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+                owner_session="session-test-1234",
+            )
+
+        self.assertFalse(res["success"])
+        # Worktree dir was created by transition -> removed by compensation
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(wt_path))
+
+        # Preexisting branch was NOT created by transition -> MUST BE PRESERVED!
+        branch_check = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "rev-parse", "--verify", preexisting_branch], capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+        self.assertEqual(branch_check.returncode, 0, "Preexisting branch was deleted by mistake!")
+
+    def test_incompatible_idempotency_replay_refusal(self):
+        """Review #525 Finding 4: Replaying key with incompatible parameters returns refusal."""
+        key = "test_key_incompatible_replay"
+        res1 = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            branch_name="fix/issue-850-param-a",
+            idempotency_key=key,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(res1["success"])
+
+        # Second call with different branch_name
+        res2 = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            branch_name="fix/issue-850-param-b",
+            idempotency_key=key,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(res2["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(res2.get("reason_code"), "incompatible_idempotency_replay")
+
+    def test_exact_next_action_satisfiable_via_mcp(self):
+        """Review #525 Finding 4: exact_next_action provides satisfiable MCP actions, not shell commands."""
+        key = "test_key_next_action_mcp"
+        stale_sha = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+        res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            expected_base_sha=stale_sha,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+        )
+        next_action = res.get("exact_next_action", "")
+        self.assertNotIn("scripts/worktree-start", next_action)
+        self.assertNotIn("git worktree add", next_action)
+        self.assertNotIn("bash", next_action.lower())
+
+    def test_missing_owner_session_refusal(self):
+        """Finding D: Missing owner_session context fails closed with typed refusal and zero mutation."""
+        res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            owner_session=None,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(res["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(res.get("reason_code"), "missing_owner_session")
+        self.assertIn("exact_next_action", res)
+
+    def test_symlink_lock_file_refusal(self):
+        """Finding C: BootstrapTransitionLock refuses to follow symlinks."""
+        key = "test_symlink_lock_key"
+        safe_key = "".join(c if c.isalnum() or c in ("-", "_", ".") else "_" for c in key)
+        lock_path = os.path.join(self.lock_dir, f"{safe_key}.lock")
+        target_file = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "fake_target")
+        with open(target_file, "w") as f:
+            f.write("target")
+        os.symlink(target_file, lock_path)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as ctx:
+            with author_issue_bootstrap.BootstrapTransitionLock(key, journal_dir=self.lock_dir):
+                pass
+        self.assertIn("symlink", str(ctx.exception).lower())
+
+    def test_lock_directory_escape_refusal(self):
+        """Finding C: BootstrapTransitionLock refuses keys that escape lock directory."""
+        with mock.patch("os.path.abspath", return_value="/tmp/outside/evil_key.lock"):
+            with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as ctx:
+                author_issue_bootstrap.BootstrapTransitionLock("key", journal_dir=self.lock_dir)
+        self.assertIn("escapes", str(ctx.exception).lower())
+
+    def test_missing_active_identity_refusal(self):
+        """F-5: Missing active_identity parameter fails closed."""
+        res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+            active_identity=None,
+            active_profile="prgs-author",
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(res["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(res.get("reason_code"), "missing_active_identity")
+
+    def test_missing_active_profile_refusal(self):
+        """F-5: Missing active_profile parameter fails closed."""
+        res = author_issue_bootstrap.bootstrap_author_issue_worktree(
+            issue_number=850,
+            canonical_repo_root=self.repo_dir,
+            owner_session="session-test-1234",
+            active_identity="jcwalker3",
+            active_profile=None,
+            lock_dir=self.lock_dir,
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(res["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(res.get("reason_code"), "missing_active_profile")
+
+    def test_dirty_worktree_preserved_during_recovery(self):
+        """F-4: Compensating recovery does not delete dirty worktree."""
+        branch = "fix/issue-850-rec-dirty"
+        wt_path = os.path.join(self.branches_dir, "fix-issue-850-rec-dirty")
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "worktree", "add", "-b", branch, wt_path], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        dirty_file = os.path.join(wt_path, "dirty.txt")
+        with open(dirty_file, "w") as f:
+            f.write("uncommitted work")
+
+        journal = {
+            "idempotency_key": "test_dirty_rec",
+            "issue_number": 850,
+            "branch_name": branch,
+            "worktree_path": wt_path,
+            "artifacts_created": {
+                "worktree_dir_created": True,
+                "worktree_registered": True,
+            },
+            "failure_reason": "test dirty recovery",
+        }
+        rec = author_issue_bootstrap.run_compensating_recovery(journal, self.repo_dir, journal_dir=self.lock_dir)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(wt_path))
+        self.assertIn(f"worktree_path_preserved_dirty:{wt_path}", rec["rolled_back"])
+
+    def test_branch_with_commits_preserved_during_recovery(self):
+        """F-4: Compensating recovery does not delete branch with author commits."""
+        branch = "fix/issue-850-rec-commits"
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "branch", branch, self.master_sha], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        # Add a commit on the branch
+        wt_path = os.path.join(self.branches_dir, "fix-issue-850-rec-commits")
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "worktree", "add", wt_path, branch], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        cfile = os.path.join(wt_path, "commit.txt")
+        with open(cfile, "w") as f:
+            f.write("author commit")
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", wt_path, "add", "commit.txt"], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", wt_path, "commit", "-m", "author commit"], check=True, capture_output=True)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "worktree", "remove", "--force", wt_path], check=True, capture_output=True)
+
+        journal = {
+            "idempotency_key": "test_commits_rec",
+            "issue_number": 850,
+            "branch_name": branch,
+            "resolved_base_sha": self.master_sha,
+            "artifacts_created": {
+                "branch_created": True,
+            },
+            "failure_reason": "test commit branch recovery",
+        }
+        rec = author_issue_bootstrap.run_compensating_recovery(journal, self.repo_dir, journal_dir=self.lock_dir)
+        branch_check = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", self.repo_dir, "rev-parse", "--verify", branch], capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+        self.assertEqual(branch_check.returncode, 0, "Branch with commits was deleted!")
+        self.assertIn(f"branch_preserved_commits:{branch}", rec["rolled_back"])
+
+    def test_task_capability_map_integration(self):
+        """Verify task_capability_map has bootstrap_author_issue_worktree configured correctly."""
+        self.assertEqual(task_capability_map.required_role("bootstrap_author_issue_worktree"), "author")
+        self.assertEqual(task_capability_map.required_permission("bootstrap_author_issue_worktree"), "gitea.branch.create")
+        self.assertTrue(task_capability_map.preflight_task_matches("work_issue", "bootstrap_author_issue_worktree"))
+        self.assertTrue(task_capability_map.preflight_task_matches("bootstrap_author_issue_worktree", "lock_issue"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
+

tests/test_author_mutation_worktree.py

@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@ class TestPathUnderBranches(unittest.TestCase):
             amw.is_path_under_branches("/repo/other-checkout", self.ROOT)
         )
 
+    def test_unrelated_branches_dir_fails(self):
+        self.assertFalse(
+            amw.is_path_under_branches("/tmp/branches/evil", self.ROOT)
+        )
+
+    def test_prefix_confusion_fails(self):
+        self.assertFalse(
+            amw.is_path_under_branches(f"{self.ROOT}/branches-other/foo", self.ROOT)
+        )
+
+    def test_traversal_fails(self):
+        self.assertFalse(
+            amw.is_path_under_branches(f"{self.ROOT}/branches/../evil", self.ROOT)
+        )
+
 
 class TestAssessAuthorMutationWorktree(unittest.TestCase):
     ROOT = "/repo/Gitea-Tools"

tests/test_task_capability_role_invariants.py

@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ EXPECTED_ROLE_EXCLUSIVE_TASKS = frozenset(
         "gitea_release_merger_pr_lease",
         "create_branch",
         "push_branch",
+        "bootstrap_author_issue_worktree",
+        "gitea_bootstrap_author_issue_worktree",
         # #812 AC20: publishing an unpublished local head is author-only for the
         # same reason every other push is — it writes a branch to the remote.
         "publish_unpublished_branch",

tests/test_webui_system_health_dashboard.py

@@ -1,345 +0,0 @@
-"""Tests for the system-health dashboard view (#639).
-
-Covers the acceptance criteria directly: the page renders the health DTO
-fields (AC1), degraded dependencies are visible (AC2), stale runtime is warned
-prominently and never rendered as mutation-safe (AC3), healthy and degraded
-fixtures both render (AC4), and the shell carries a nav entry (AC5).
-"""
-import sys
-import unittest
-from pathlib import Path
-
-sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
-
-from starlette.testclient import TestClient
-
-from webui.app import create_app
-from webui.deployment_boundary import scan_text_for_client_secrets
-from webui.layout import render_page
-from webui.nav import iter_nav_items
-from webui.system_health import (
-    STATUS_DEGRADED,
-    STATUS_DOWN,
-    STATUS_OK,
-    STATUS_SKIPPED,
-    STATUS_UNPROVEN,
-    DependencyProbe,
-    StaleRuntime,
-    SystemHealthSnapshot,
-    VersionInfo,
-)
-from webui.system_health_views import render_system_health_page
-
-DASHBOARD_PATH = "/system-health"
-
-
-def _version(*, known: bool = True) -> VersionInfo:
-    return VersionInfo(
-        git_sha="1c455b6ec0f9cb761fe6248de68c17e061fb5ecd" if known else None,
-        git_describe="v0.4.1-12-g1c455b6" if known else None,
-        control_plane_schema_version=4 if known else None,
-        python_version="3.13.1",
-        known=known,
-    )
-
-
-def _parity(*, stale: bool = False, determinable: bool = True) -> StaleRuntime:
-    if stale:
-        return StaleRuntime(
-            daemon_head="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
-            checkout_head="bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb",
-            remote_head="cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc",
-            stale=True,
-            determinable=True,
-            mutation_safe=False,
-            reasons=("runtime, checkout, and remote commits disagree",),
-        )
-    if not determinable:
-        return StaleRuntime(
-            daemon_head=None,
-            checkout_head=None,
-            remote_head=None,
-            stale=False,
-            determinable=False,
-            mutation_safe=False,
-            reasons=("local checkout HEAD could not be read",),
-        )
-    return StaleRuntime(
-        daemon_head="1c455b6ec0f9cb761fe6248de68c17e061fb5ecd",
-        checkout_head="1c455b6ec0f9cb761fe6248de68c17e061fb5ecd",
-        remote_head="1c455b6ec0f9cb761fe6248de68c17e061fb5ecd",
-        stale=False,
-        determinable=True,
-        mutation_safe=True,
-        reasons=(),
-    )
-
-
-def _snapshot(
-    *,
-    status: str = STATUS_OK,
-    ready: bool = True,
-    readiness_complete: bool = True,
-    readiness_reasons: tuple[str, ...] = (),
-    dependencies: tuple[DependencyProbe, ...] | None = None,
-    parity: StaleRuntime | None = None,
-    namespaces: tuple[dict, ...] = (),
-    probe_errors: tuple[str, ...] = (),
-    version_known: bool = True,
-) -> SystemHealthSnapshot:
-    if dependencies is None:
-        dependencies = (
-            DependencyProbe(
-                name="control_plane_db",
-                kind="sqlite",
-                status=STATUS_OK,
-                detail="schema version 4",
-                required=True,
-                latency_ms=1.25,
-                metadata={"schema_version": 4},
-            ),
-        )
-    return SystemHealthSnapshot(
-        status=status,
-        ready=ready,
-        readiness_complete=readiness_complete,
-        readiness_reasons=readiness_reasons,
-        service="mcp-control-plane-webui",
-        mode="read-only",
-        version=_version(known=version_known),
-        started_at="2026-07-23T19:50:47+00:00",
-        uptime_seconds=3661.5,
-        timestamp="2026-07-23T20:51:48+00:00",
-        deep_probes_requested=False,
-        dependencies=dependencies,
-        mcp_namespaces=namespaces,
-        stale_runtime=parity if parity is not None else _parity(),
-        probe_errors=probe_errors,
-    )
-
-
-class TestHealthyRender(unittest.TestCase):
-    """AC1 / AC4 — every health DTO field reaches the page."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.html = render_system_health_page(_snapshot())
-
-    def test_readiness_fields_render(self):
-        self.assertIn("System health", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("Ready", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("mcp-control-plane-webui", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("read-only", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("2026-07-23T20:51:48+00:00", self.html)
-
-    def test_version_and_uptime_render(self):
-        self.assertIn("1c455b6ec0f9cb761fe6248de68c17e061fb5ecd", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("v0.4.1-12-g1c455b6", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("3.13.1", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("3661.500s", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("1.02h", self.html)
-
-    def test_dependency_row_renders_with_latency(self):
-        self.assertIn("control_plane_db", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("sqlite", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("schema version 4", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("1.2 ms", self.html)
-
-    def test_healthy_page_shows_no_stale_warning(self):
-        self.assertNotIn("Stale runtime:", self.html)
-        self.assertNotIn("Staleness", self.html)
-
-    def test_unknown_version_is_labelled_not_faked(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(_snapshot(version_known=False))
-        self.assertIn("unknown", html)
-        self.assertIn("unresolved", html)
-
-
-class TestDegradedRender(unittest.TestCase):
-    """AC2 — a degraded or unrun dependency is visible, not swallowed."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.deps = (
-            DependencyProbe(
-                name="control_plane_db",
-                kind="sqlite",
-                status=STATUS_OK,
-                detail="schema version 4",
-                required=True,
-                latency_ms=0.9,
-            ),
-            DependencyProbe(
-                name="repository",
-                kind="git",
-                status=STATUS_DOWN,
-                detail="repository root is not a git checkout",
-                required=True,
-                latency_ms=4.0,
-            ),
-            DependencyProbe(
-                name="gitea",
-                kind="http",
-                status=STATUS_SKIPPED,
-                detail="deep probe not requested",
-                required=False,
-            ),
-        )
-        self.html = render_system_health_page(
-            _snapshot(
-                status=STATUS_DEGRADED,
-                ready=False,
-                readiness_complete=False,
-                readiness_reasons=("required dependency 'repository' is down",),
-                dependencies=self.deps,
-            )
-        )
-
-    def test_degraded_banner_names_the_dependency(self):
-        self.assertIn("Degraded dependencies:", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("repository", self.html)
-
-    def test_not_run_probe_is_reported_separately(self):
-        self.assertIn("Not probed:", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("gitea", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("not counted", self.html)
-
-    def test_not_ready_headline_and_reason(self):
-        self.assertIn("Not ready", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("required dependency 'repository' is down", self.html)
-
-    def test_degraded_status_badge_present(self):
-        self.assertIn("badge-health-degraded", self.html)
-        self.assertIn("badge-health-down", self.html)
-
-    def test_ready_but_incomplete_is_not_shown_as_plain_ready(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(
-            _snapshot(ready=True, readiness_complete=False)
-        )
-        self.assertIn("Ready (incomplete evidence)", html)
-
-
-class TestStaleRuntimeWarning(unittest.TestCase):
-    """AC3 — staleness is prominent and never claims mutation safety."""
-
-    def test_stale_runtime_warns_and_denies_mutation_safety(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(_snapshot(parity=_parity(stale=True)))
-        self.assertIn("Stale runtime:", html)
-        self.assertIn("do not treat this runtime as mutation-safe", html)
-        self.assertIn("<tr><th>Mutation safe</th><td>False</td></tr>", html)
-
-    def test_indeterminate_parity_is_not_reported_safe(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(
-            _snapshot(parity=_parity(determinable=False))
-        )
-        self.assertIn("Staleness", html)
-        self.assertIn("<tr><th>Mutation safe</th><td>False</td></tr>", html)
-        self.assertIn("<tr><th>Determinable</th><td>False</td></tr>", html)
-
-    def test_healthy_parity_reports_mutation_safe_true(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(_snapshot())
-        self.assertIn("<tr><th>Mutation safe</th><td>True</td></tr>", html)
-
-
-class TestNamespacesAndErrors(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_unproven_namespace_rows_render(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(
-            _snapshot(
-                namespaces=(
-                    {
-                        "namespace": "gitea-author",
-                        "required_tool": "gitea_lock_issue",
-                        "status": STATUS_UNPROVEN,
-                        "ide_namespace_proven": False,
-                        "reason": "the web console cannot invoke the IDE-managed MCP client",
-                    },
-                )
-            )
-        )
-        self.assertIn("gitea-author", html)
-        self.assertIn("gitea_lock_issue", html)
-        self.assertIn("badge-health-unproven", html)
-
-    def test_no_namespaces_degrades_gracefully(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(_snapshot(namespaces=()))
-        self.assertIn("No MCP namespaces are declared.", html)
-
-    def test_probe_errors_render_when_present(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(
-            _snapshot(probe_errors=("probe raised: disk offline",))
-        )
-        self.assertIn("Probe errors", html)
-        self.assertIn("disk offline", html)
-
-    def test_probe_error_card_absent_when_clean(self):
-        self.assertNotIn("Probe errors", render_system_health_page(_snapshot()))
-
-
-class TestReadOnlyAndRedaction(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_no_restart_or_kill_controls(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(_snapshot())
-        self.assertNotIn("<button", html)
-        self.assertNotIn("<form", html)
-        self.assertNotIn("pkill", html)
-        self.assertIn("read-only", html)
-
-    def test_recovery_points_at_sanctioned_path(self):
-        html = render_system_health_page(_snapshot())
-        self.assertIn("Reconnect the MCP client", html)
-        self.assertIn("Never kill the daemon process manually", html)
-
-    def test_secret_shaped_detail_is_redacted(self):
-        leaky = DependencyProbe(
-            name="gitea",
-            kind="http",
-            status=STATUS_DOWN,
-            detail="auth failed for token=ghp_ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789",
-            required=False,
-            latency_ms=12.0,
-        )
-        html = render_system_health_page(_snapshot(dependencies=(leaky,)))
-        self.assertNotIn("ghp_ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789", html)
-
-    def test_html_in_detail_is_escaped(self):
-        hostile = DependencyProbe(
-            name="repository",
-            kind="git",
-            status=STATUS_DOWN,
-            detail="<script>alert(1)</script>",
-            required=True,
-        )
-        html = render_system_health_page(_snapshot(dependencies=(hostile,)))
-        self.assertNotIn("<script>", html)
-        self.assertIn("&lt;script&gt;", html)
-
-
-class TestNavAndRoute(unittest.TestCase):
-    """AC5 — the shell links the dashboard, and the route serves it."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.client = TestClient(create_app())
-
-    def test_nav_contains_system_health(self):
-        self.assertIn(
-            (DASHBOARD_PATH, "System health"),
-            [(item.href, item.label) for item in iter_nav_items()],
-        )
-
-    def test_rendered_shell_links_dashboard(self):
-        page = render_page(title="Home", body_html="<p>x</p>")
-        self.assertIn(f'href="{DASHBOARD_PATH}"', page)
-
-    def test_route_renders_dashboard(self):
-        response = self.client.get(DASHBOARD_PATH)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertIn("System health", response.text)
-        self.assertIn("Stale-runtime parity", response.text)
-
-    def test_route_is_read_only(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self.client.post(DASHBOARD_PATH).status_code, 405)
-
-    def test_live_page_leaks_no_client_secret(self):
-        findings = scan_text_for_client_secrets(self.client.get(DASHBOARD_PATH).text)
-        self.assertEqual(findings, [])
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    unittest.main()

webui/app.py

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ from webui.system_health import (
     process_uptime,
     snapshot_to_dict as system_health_to_dict,
 )
-from webui.system_health_views import render_system_health_page
 
 _READ_ONLY_METHODS = frozenset({"GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"})
 _AUDIT_MUTATION_PATHS = frozenset({"/audit", "/api/audit"})
@@ -162,24 +161,6 @@ async def api_system_health(request: Request) -> JSONResponse:
     return JSONResponse(payload, status_code=200 if snapshot.ready else 503)
 
 
-async def system_health(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
-    """Read-only system-health dashboard (#639).
-
-    Shares the #634 snapshot loader with the JSON API so the page can never
-    disagree with it. `?deep=1` opts into the network probe exactly as the API
-    does; the default page load stays cheap. The response is always 200: this
-    is an operator view that must render the degraded state, not withhold it.
-    """
-    deep = _truthy_flag(request.query_params.get("deep"))
-    snapshot = load_system_health(deep=deep)
-    return HTMLResponse(
-        render_page(
-            title="System health",
-            body_html=render_system_health_page(snapshot),
-        )
-    )
-
-
 async def queue(_request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
     snapshot = load_queue_snapshot()
     return HTMLResponse(render_page(title="Queue", body_html=render_queue_page(snapshot)))
@@ -590,7 +571,6 @@ def create_app(*, bind_host: str | None = None) -> Starlette:
             Route("/", home, methods=["GET"]),
             Route("/health", health, methods=["GET"]),
             Route(SYSTEM_HEALTH_API_PATH, api_system_health, methods=["GET"]),
-            Route("/system-health", system_health, methods=["GET"]),
             Route("/queue", queue, methods=["GET"]),
             Route("/api/queue", api_queue, methods=["GET"]),
             Route("/projects", projects, methods=["GET"]),

webui/layout.py

@@ -236,25 +236,6 @@ def render_page(*, title: str, body_html: str, extra_head: str = "") -> str:
     .badge-in-review {{ color: #9ec8f0; border-color: #3d5f7a; }}
     .badge-duplicate {{ color: #e0c27a; border-color: #6b5730; }}
     .badge-stale {{ color: #c9b8e8; border-color: #5a4a78; }}
-    .badge-health-ok {{ color: #8fd19e; border-color: #3d6b4a; }}
-    .badge-health-degraded {{ color: #e0c27a; border-color: #6b5730; }}
-    .badge-health-down {{ color: #f0a8a8; border-color: #7a3b3b; }}
-    .badge-health-skipped {{ color: var(--muted); }}
-    .badge-health-unproven {{ color: #c9b8e8; border-color: #5a4a78; }}
-    .health-card {{
-      margin: 1.25rem 0;
-      padding: 0.85rem 1rem 1rem;
-      border: 1px solid var(--border);
-      border-radius: 8px;
-      background: var(--surface);
-    }}
-    .health-card h3 {{ margin: 0 0 0.5rem; font-size: 1.05rem; }}
-    .health-card h4 {{ margin: 1rem 0 0.35rem; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--muted); }}
-    .health-headline {{ color: var(--text); font-size: 1rem; margin: 0 0 0.5rem; }}
-    .health-degraded {{ border-left-color: #e0c27a; }}
-    .health-stale {{ border-left-color: #f0a8a8; }}
-    ul.reasons {{ margin: 0.35rem 0; padding-left: 1.15rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; }}
-    ul.reasons li {{ margin-bottom: 0.3rem; }}
   </style>
   {extra_head}
 </head>

webui/nav.py

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class NavGroup:
 NAV_GROUPS: tuple[NavGroup, ...] = (
     NavGroup("Health", (
         NavItem("/health", "Liveness"),
-        NavItem("/system-health", "System health"),
     )),
     NavGroup("Traffic", (
         NavItem("/queue", "Queue"),

webui/system_health_views.py

@@ -1,307 +0,0 @@
-"""HTML views for the system-health dashboard (#639).
-
-Renders the read-only :class:`~webui.system_health.SystemHealthSnapshot`
-produced by the Phase 1 system-health API (#634). The page offers no restart,
-reload, or process-kill control: those are Phase 2 work, and manual process
-kills are the contamination path #630 exists to prevent.
-
-Every free-text field passes through :func:`webui.system_health.redact` before
-it reaches HTML, so a probe detail that captured a token or a credentialed URL
-cannot leak through the dashboard even though the API redacts it already.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import html
-
-from webui.system_health import (
-    STATUS_DEGRADED,
-    STATUS_DOWN,
-    STATUS_OK,
-    STATUS_SKIPPED,
-    STATUS_UNPROVEN,
-    DependencyProbe,
-    SystemHealthSnapshot,
-    redact,
-)
-
-_STATUS_BADGE_CLASS = {
-    STATUS_OK: "badge-health-ok",
-    STATUS_DEGRADED: "badge-health-degraded",
-    STATUS_DOWN: "badge-health-down",
-    STATUS_SKIPPED: "badge-health-skipped",
-    STATUS_UNPROVEN: "badge-health-unproven",
-}
-
-
-def _safe(value: object) -> str:
-    """Escape free text for HTML after redacting anything secret-shaped.
-
-    Use this for every value that can carry arbitrary text — probe details,
-    reasons, probe errors — because those are where a credential could ride
-    along.
-    """
-    return html.escape(redact(str(value)))
-
-
-def _esc(value: object) -> str:
-    """Escape a structured field for HTML without redacting it.
-
-    Commit SHAs, probe names, statuses, and timestamps are enumerated or
-    machine-generated, never credential-bearing. They must not go through
-    :func:`redact`: its opaque-token rule matches any 32-plus-character run,
-    so a 40-character git SHA would render as ``[redacted]`` and the parity
-    view — the one thing an operator reads this page for — would be blank.
-    """
-    return html.escape(str(value))
-
-
-def _status_badge(status: str) -> str:
-    css = _STATUS_BADGE_CLASS.get(status, "badge-health-unproven")
-    return f'<span class="badge {css}">{_esc(status)}</span>'
-
-
-def _reason_list(reasons: tuple[str, ...], *, empty: str) -> str:
-    if not reasons:
-        return f"<p class='muted'>{html.escape(empty)}</p>"
-    items = "".join(f"<li>{_safe(reason)}</li>" for reason in reasons)
-    return f"<ul class='reasons'>{items}</ul>"
-
-
-def _readiness_card(snapshot: SystemHealthSnapshot) -> str:
-    """Overall readiness.
-
-    ``ready`` and ``readiness_complete`` are shown separately on purpose: a
-    snapshot whose required probes never ran is not the same as one that ran
-    them and passed, and collapsing the two would render an unproven green.
-    """
-    if snapshot.ready and snapshot.readiness_complete:
-        headline = "Ready"
-    elif snapshot.ready:
-        headline = "Ready (incomplete evidence)"
-    else:
-        headline = "Not ready"
-
-    return (
-        "<section class='health-card'>"
-        f"<h3>Readiness {_status_badge(snapshot.status)}</h3>"
-        f"<p class='health-headline'>{html.escape(headline)}</p>"
-        "<table class='detail'>"
-        f"<tr><th>Service</th><td><code>{_esc(snapshot.service)}</code></td></tr>"
-        f"<tr><th>Mode</th><td>{_esc(snapshot.mode)}</td></tr>"
-        f"<tr><th>Ready</th><td>{_esc(snapshot.ready)}</td></tr>"
-        "<tr><th>Readiness evidence complete</th>"
-        f"<td>{_esc(snapshot.readiness_complete)}</td></tr>"
-        "<tr><th>Deep probes requested</th>"
-        f"<td>{_esc(snapshot.deep_probes_requested)}</td></tr>"
-        f"<tr><th>Observed at</th><td><code>{_esc(snapshot.timestamp)}</code></td></tr>"
-        "</table>"
-        "<h4>Readiness reasons</h4>"
-        f"{_reason_list(snapshot.readiness_reasons, empty='No readiness objections recorded.')}"
-        "</section>"
-    )
-
-
-def _version_card(snapshot: SystemHealthSnapshot) -> str:
-    version = snapshot.version
-    uptime_hours = snapshot.uptime_seconds / 3600.0
-    known = (
-        "resolved"
-        if version.known
-        else "unresolved — version fields could not be read from the checkout"
-    )
-    schema = version.control_plane_schema_version
-    return (
-        "<section class='health-card'>"
-        "<h3>Version and uptime</h3>"
-        "<table class='detail'>"
-        f"<tr><th>Git SHA</th><td><code>{_esc(version.git_sha or 'unknown')}</code></td></tr>"
-        "<tr><th>Git describe</th>"
-        f"<td><code>{_esc(version.git_describe or 'unknown')}</code></td></tr>"
-        "<tr><th>Control-plane schema</th>"
-        f"<td>{_esc(schema if schema is not None else 'unknown')}</td></tr>"
-        f"<tr><th>Python</th><td><code>{_esc(version.python_version)}</code></td></tr>"
-        f"<tr><th>Version status</th><td>{html.escape(known)}</td></tr>"
-        f"<tr><th>Started at</th><td><code>{_esc(snapshot.started_at)}</code></td></tr>"
-        "<tr><th>Uptime</th>"
-        f"<td>{snapshot.uptime_seconds:.3f}s ({uptime_hours:.2f}h)</td></tr>"
-        "</table>"
-        "</section>"
-    )
-
-
-def _dependency_rows(probes: tuple[DependencyProbe, ...]) -> str:
-    if not probes:
-        return "<p class='muted'>No dependency probes were reported.</p>"
-    rows = []
-    for probe in probes:
-        latency = (
-            f"{probe.latency_ms:.1f} ms" if probe.latency_ms is not None else "n/a"
-        )
-        rows.append(
-            "<tr>"
-            f"<td><code>{_esc(probe.name)}</code></td>"
-            f"<td>{_esc(probe.kind)}</td>"
-            f"<td>{_status_badge(probe.status)}</td>"
-            f"<td>{_esc('required' if probe.required else 'optional')}</td>"
-            f"<td>{html.escape(latency)}</td>"
-            f"<td>{_safe(probe.detail)}</td>"
-            "</tr>"
-        )
-    return (
-        "<table class='registry'><thead><tr>"
-        "<th>Dependency</th><th>Kind</th><th>Status</th><th>Requirement</th>"
-        "<th>Latency</th><th>Detail</th>"
-        "</tr></thead><tbody>"
-        f"{''.join(rows)}</tbody></table>"
-    )
-
-
-def _dependency_card(snapshot: SystemHealthSnapshot) -> str:
-    degraded = [probe for probe in snapshot.dependencies if probe.ran and not probe.healthy]
-    not_run = [probe for probe in snapshot.dependencies if not probe.ran]
-
-    banner = ""
-    if degraded:
-        names = ", ".join(sorted(probe.name for probe in degraded))
-        banner += (
-            "<div class='stub health-degraded'><p><strong>Degraded dependencies:</strong> "
-            f"{_esc(names)}</p></div>"
-        )
-    if not_run:
-        names = ", ".join(sorted(probe.name for probe in not_run))
-        banner += (
-            "<div class='stub'><p><strong>Not probed:</strong> "
-            f"{_esc(names)} — these contribute no evidence and are not counted "
-            "as healthy.</p></div>"
-        )
-
-    return (
-        "<section class='health-card'>"
-        "<h3>Dependencies</h3>"
-        f"{banner}"
-        f"{_dependency_rows(snapshot.dependencies)}"
-        "<p class='muted'>Details are redacted at the API boundary and again "
-        "before rendering; credentials are never displayed.</p>"
-        "</section>"
-    )
-
-
-def _namespace_card(snapshot: SystemHealthSnapshot) -> str:
-    if not snapshot.mcp_namespaces:
-        body = "<p class='muted'>No MCP namespaces are declared.</p>"
-    else:
-        rows = []
-        for entry in snapshot.mcp_namespaces:
-            rows.append(
-                "<tr>"
-                f"<td><code>{_esc(entry.get('namespace'))}</code></td>"
-                f"<td><code>{_esc(entry.get('required_tool'))}</code></td>"
-                f"<td>{_status_badge(str(entry.get('status') or STATUS_UNPROVEN))}</td>"
-                f"<td>{_esc(entry.get('ide_namespace_proven'))}</td>"
-                f"<td>{_safe(entry.get('reason'))}</td>"
-                "</tr>"
-            )
-        body = (
-            "<table class='registry'><thead><tr>"
-            "<th>Namespace</th><th>Required tool</th><th>Status</th>"
-            "<th>IDE-proven</th><th>Reason</th>"
-            "</tr></thead><tbody>"
-            f"{''.join(rows)}</tbody></table>"
-        )
-    return (
-        "<section class='health-card'>"
-        "<h3>MCP namespaces</h3>"
-        f"{body}"
-        "<p class='muted'>The web process runs outside the IDE-managed MCP "
-        "client, so namespace health is reported as unproven rather than "
-        "guessed (#543).</p>"
-        "</section>"
-    )
-
-
-def _stale_runtime_card(snapshot: SystemHealthSnapshot) -> str:
-    stale = snapshot.stale_runtime
-    if stale.stale:
-        warning = (
-            "<div class='stub health-stale'><p><strong>Stale runtime:</strong> "
-            "the running code, the checkout, and the remote-tracking commit "
-            "disagree. Capability gates may be evaluating obsolete code — "
-            "do not treat this runtime as mutation-safe.</p></div>"
-        )
-    elif not stale.determinable:
-        warning = (
-            "<div class='stub health-stale'><p><strong>Staleness "
-            "indeterminate:</strong> parity could not be proven, so this "
-            "runtime is not reported as mutation-safe.</p></div>"
-        )
-    else:
-        warning = ""
-
-    return (
-        "<section class='health-card'>"
-        "<h3>Stale-runtime parity</h3>"
-        f"{warning}"
-        "<table class='detail'>"
-        "<tr><th>Daemon head</th>"
-        f"<td><code>{_esc(stale.daemon_head or 'unknown')}</code></td></tr>"
-        "<tr><th>Checkout head</th>"
-        f"<td><code>{_esc(stale.checkout_head or 'unknown')}</code></td></tr>"
-        "<tr><th>Remote head</th>"
-        f"<td><code>{_esc(stale.remote_head or 'unknown')}</code></td></tr>"
-        f"<tr><th>Stale</th><td>{_esc(stale.stale)}</td></tr>"
-        f"<tr><th>Determinable</th><td>{_esc(stale.determinable)}</td></tr>"
-        f"<tr><th>Mutation safe</th><td>{_esc(stale.mutation_safe)}</td></tr>"
-        "</table>"
-        f"{_reason_list(stale.reasons, empty='Runtime, checkout, and remote agree.')}"
-        "</section>"
-    )
-
-
-def _probe_error_card(snapshot: SystemHealthSnapshot) -> str:
-    if not snapshot.probe_errors:
-        return ""
-    return (
-        "<section class='health-card'>"
-        "<h3>Probe errors</h3>"
-        f"{_reason_list(snapshot.probe_errors, empty='')}"
-        "</section>"
-    )
-
-
-def _recovery_card() -> str:
-    """Sanctioned recovery pointers only — never a manual process kill (#630)."""
-    return (
-        "<section class='health-card'>"
-        "<h3>Recovery</h3>"
-        "<p class='muted'>This dashboard is read-only. Restart and reload "
-        "controls arrive in Phase 2 (#642); until then recovery runs through "
-        "the sanctioned client reconnect / operator restart path.</p>"
-        "<ul class='reasons'>"
-        "<li><a href='/runtime'>Runtime and session view</a> — active profile, "
-        "workflow hashes, and shell health.</li>"
-        "<li>Reconnect the MCP client from the IDE, then re-run the blocked "
-        "cycle. Never kill the daemon process manually: unmanaged kills are "
-        "recorded as runtime contamination (#630).</li>"
-        "<li>See <code>docs/webui-local-dev.md</code> for the documented "
-        "recovery sequence.</li>"
-        "</ul>"
-        "</section>"
-    )
-
-
-def render_system_health_page(snapshot: SystemHealthSnapshot) -> str:
-    """Render the full system-health dashboard body."""
-    return (
-        "<h2>System health</h2>"
-        "<p class='meta'>Read-only view of the Phase 1 system-health API "
-        "(<code>/api/v1/system/health</code>). Reload this page to refresh; "
-        "nothing here polls or mutates on your behalf.</p>"
-        f"{_readiness_card(snapshot)}"
-        f"{_stale_runtime_card(snapshot)}"
-        f"{_version_card(snapshot)}"
-        f"{_dependency_card(snapshot)}"
-        f"{_namespace_card(snapshot)}"
-        f"{_probe_error_card(snapshot)}"
-        f"{_recovery_card()}"
-    )