review_proofs.py

@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ HANDOFF_BASE_FIELDS = (
     ("Files changed", ("files changed", "changed", "files")),
     ("Validation", ("validation",)),
     ("Mutations", ("mutations",)),
+    ("Workspace mutations", ("workspace mutations",)),
     ("Current status", ("current status", "status")),
     ("Blockers", ("blockers",)),
     ("Next", ("next",)),
@@ -580,7 +581,7 @@ def _handoff_section_lines(report_text):
     return lines[start:]
 
 
-def assess_controller_handoff(report_text, role=None):
+def assess_controller_handoff(report_text, role=None, local_edits=False):
     """Issue #182: final reports without a Controller Handoff downgrade.
 
     Verdicts:
@@ -592,6 +593,7 @@ def assess_controller_handoff(report_text, role=None):
     The handoff supplements the full report; this helper never validates
     the full report body, only the continuation summary.
     """
+    import re
     section = _handoff_section_lines(report_text)
     if section is None:
         return {
@@ -605,10 +607,14 @@ def assess_controller_handoff(report_text, role=None):
         }
 
     labels = []
+    fields_dict = {}
     for line in section:
         stripped = line.strip().lstrip("-*").strip()
         if ":" in stripped:
-            labels.append(stripped.split(":", 1)[0].strip().lower())
+            k, v = stripped.split(":", 1)
+            label = k.strip().lower()
+            labels.append(label)
+            fields_dict[label] = v.strip()
 
     required = list(HANDOFF_BASE_FIELDS)
     required.extend(HANDOFF_ROLE_FIELDS.get(role or "", ()))
@@ -629,13 +635,6 @@ def assess_controller_handoff(report_text, role=None):
         }
 
     # Validate issue/PR references for exact number and no forbidden terms (Issue #194 / #196)
-    fields_dict = {}
-    for line in section:
-        stripped = line.strip().lstrip("-*").strip()
-        if ":" in stripped:
-            k, v = stripped.split(":", 1)
-            fields_dict[k.strip().lower()] = v.strip()
-
     for alias in ("selected issue", "pr number opened", "pr opened", "pr number", "selected pr"):
         val = fields_dict.get(alias)
         if val:
@@ -643,8 +642,8 @@ def assess_controller_handoff(report_text, role=None):
             has_forbidden = any(term in val.lower() for term in ("equivalent", "related", "same", "/"))
             if len(numbers) != 1 or has_forbidden:
                 field_name = "Selected issue/PR"
-                for name, aliases in list(HANDOFF_BASE_FIELDS) + list(HANDOFF_ROLE_FIELDS.get(role or "", ())):
+                for name, aliases_list in required:
-                    if alias in aliases:
+                    if alias in aliases_list:
                         field_name = name
                         break
                 return {
@@ -656,6 +655,18 @@ def assess_controller_handoff(report_text, role=None):
                     ],
                 }
 
+    if local_edits:
+        workspace_mutations_val = fields_dict.get("workspace mutations", "").strip().lower()
+        if not workspace_mutations_val or workspace_mutations_val == "none":
+            return {
+                "verdict": "incomplete",
+                "downgraded": True,
+                "missing_fields": ["Workspace mutations"],
+                "reasons": [
+                    "Workspace mutations cannot be 'none' or empty when local edits exist"
+                ],
+            }
+
     return {
         "verdict": "complete",
         "downgraded": False,
@@ -664,6 +675,7 @@ def assess_controller_handoff(report_text, role=None):
     }
 
 
+
 # ── PR Inventory Trust Gate (Issue #194) ──────────────────────────────────────
 #
 # A reviewer agent may not convert an empty PR list response into a definitive

tests/test_review_proofs.py

@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ class TestControllerHandoff(unittest.TestCase):
         "- Files changed: review_proofs.py",
         "- Validation: 700 passed, 6 skipped",
         "- Mutations: one PR opened",
+        "- Workspace mutations: none",
         "- Current status: PR open",
         "- Blockers: none",
         "- Next: review PR #999",
@@ -830,6 +831,28 @@ class TestControllerHandoff(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn("assess_controller_handoff", skill)
         self.assertIn("issue #182", skill)
 
+    def test_handoff_rejects_none_workspace_mutations_when_local_edits_exist(self):
+        # 1. Workspace mutations: none is rejected when local_edits is True
+        incomplete_eq = self.BASE_HANDOFF + "\n" + "\n".join([
+            "- Selected issue: #196",
+            "- Claim/comment status: comment-claimed",
+            "- PR number opened: #203",
+            "- No review/merge: confirmed",
+        ])
+        res = assess_controller_handoff(incomplete_eq, role="author", local_edits=True)
+        self.assertEqual(res["verdict"], "incomplete")
+        self.assertIn("Workspace mutations", res["missing_fields"])
+
+        # 2. Workspace mutations: edited files is allowed when local_edits is True
+        complete_eq = self.BASE_HANDOFF.replace("- Workspace mutations: none", "- Workspace mutations: edited review_proofs.py") + "\n" + "\n".join([
+            "- Selected issue: #196",
+            "- Claim/comment status: comment-claimed",
+            "- PR number opened: #203",
+            "- No review/merge: confirmed",
+        ])
+        res2 = assess_controller_handoff(complete_eq, role="author", local_edits=True)
+        self.assertEqual(res2["verdict"], "complete")
+
 
 class TestPRInventoryTrustGate(unittest.TestCase):
     """Issue #194: unit tests for the PR inventory trust gate."""