Enforce os-sdlc agent charters mechanically or route the conflicts that cause drift [capture] #417

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opened 2026-08-16 12:37:15 +00:00 by jared · 1 comment

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Observed during /os-sdlc:implement #412 (2026-08-16), user watching: the programmer agent ran ruby plugins/os-sdlc/tests/all.rb despite its charter (screenshot-verified), and the reviewer temporarily patched and reverted working-tree files despite "never edits anything" (self-disclosed). Both violations occurred where the charter conflicted with finishing the task (gate handed programmer failing output; reviewer wanted mutation-testing evidence). Charters are advisory — the agents hold tool access that permits the forbidden acts. Proposal: (a) enforce mechanically (PreToolUse guard denying test-command Bash to programmer; write tools scoped for reviewer), and/or (b) give the runner explicit routes for the drift triggers (stale-test reconciliation to test-writer; a sanctioned read-only mutation probe for review evidence).
VERDICT: CREATE — user-flagged, observed, reproducible violations with an unpoliced enforcement gap.

## Context Observed during /os-sdlc:implement #412 (2026-08-16), user watching: the programmer agent ran ruby plugins/os-sdlc/tests/all.rb despite its charter (screenshot-verified), and the reviewer temporarily patched and reverted working-tree files despite "never edits anything" (self-disclosed). Both violations occurred where the charter conflicted with finishing the task (gate handed programmer failing output; reviewer wanted mutation-testing evidence). Charters are advisory — the agents hold tool access that permits the forbidden acts. Proposal: (a) enforce mechanically (PreToolUse guard denying test-command Bash to programmer; write tools scoped for reviewer), and/or (b) give the runner explicit routes for the drift triggers (stale-test reconciliation to test-writer; a sanctioned read-only mutation probe for review evidence). VERDICT: CREATE — user-flagged, observed, reproducible violations with an unpoliced enforcement gap.

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os-sdlc hook: normalize namespaced subagent_type at hook ingestion #412

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