Repair Goose residual landing path after PR #997 diagnostics-only fix

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PR ward#997 improves salvage diagnostics for ward#993, but review blocked it because it does not satisfy the landing-path half of the issue contract.

Review finding:

The change classifies residual work only after the reaper is already salvaging it. ward#993 asks for Goose work that modifies files to get a deterministic same-repo closing commit before teardown, or otherwise a clearer failure. This patch improves the clearer-failure branch, but it does not change the seed prompt, harness wrapper, or reaper path so a repeat of the infrastructure#523 shape would land with closes #523.

Live PR status was also red for head f802b5ef924869f6f0eb337d7da722975d8f904d:

test / test (pull_request) = failure
Failing after 22s

Acceptance criteria

A Goose engineer run that modifies files on a same-repo issue has a deterministic successful path that creates a commit with closes #N or equivalent before teardown.
Residual dirty work without a valid close trailer still fails closed.
Diagnostics still distinguish agent did not commit from commit existed but lacked close trailer.
A test or broker-level fixture covers the normal successful Goose modified-files path, not only salvage-message rendering.
PR ward#997 is updated or replaced so ward#993 can close only when both the landing path and diagnostics are covered.

## Problem PR `ward#997` improves salvage diagnostics for `ward#993`, but review blocked it because it does not satisfy the landing-path half of the issue contract. Review finding: ```text The change classifies residual work only after the reaper is already salvaging it. ward#993 asks for Goose work that modifies files to get a deterministic same-repo closing commit before teardown, or otherwise a clearer failure. This patch improves the clearer-failure branch, but it does not change the seed prompt, harness wrapper, or reaper path so a repeat of the infrastructure#523 shape would land with closes #523. ``` Live PR status was also red for head `f802b5ef924869f6f0eb337d7da722975d8f904d`: ```text test / test (pull_request) = failure Failing after 22s ``` ## Acceptance criteria * A Goose engineer run that modifies files on a same-repo issue has a deterministic successful path that creates a commit with `closes #N` or equivalent before teardown. * Residual dirty work without a valid close trailer still fails closed. * Diagnostics still distinguish `agent did not commit` from `commit existed but lacked close trailer`. * A test or broker-level fixture covers the normal successful Goose modified-files path, not only salvage-message rendering. * PR `ward#997` is updated or replaced so `ward#993` can close only when both the landing path and diagnostics are covered.

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WARD-RESERVATION: held 🔒

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Holder: container engineer-codex-ward-998 on host kais-macbook-pro-2.local.

Reserved by ward agent --harness codex (reserved 2026-07-10T09:53:48Z). Concurrent ward agent runs are blocked until it finishes or the reservation goes stale (1h TTL). --force overrides.

Do not comment on or edit this issue to steer the run while it is reserved. The engineer seeded the body once at launch and never re-reads it, so a comment or edit reaches only human readers, never the running engineer. A correction goes to a new issue, dispatched fresh. That is the only channel that reaches a run in flight. Where the forge supports it, ward locks this conversation to make that a road-block rather than a convention (ward#494).

run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)

Resolved: coilyco-flight-deck/ward#998 · branch issue-998 · harness codex · workflow pull-requests-and-merge
Run: engineer-codex-ward-998 · ward v0.573.0 · dispatched 2026-07-10T09:53:48Z
Comment thread: 1 included in the pre-flight read, 0 stripped (ward's own automated comments).
- included: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T09:51:51Z)

Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.573.0).

— Codex, via ward agent

WARD-RESERVATION: held 🔒 <details><summary>reservation details</summary> Holder: container `engineer-codex-ward-998` on host `kais-macbook-pro-2.local`. Reserved by `ward agent --harness codex` (reserved 2026-07-10T09:53:48Z). Concurrent `ward agent` runs are blocked until it finishes or the reservation goes stale (1h TTL). `--force` overrides. **Do not comment on or edit this issue to steer the run while it is reserved.** The engineer seeded the body once at launch and never re-reads it, so a comment or edit reaches only human readers, never the running engineer. A correction goes to a **new issue, dispatched fresh**. That is the only channel that reaches a run in flight. Where the forge supports it, ward locks this conversation to make that a road-block rather than a convention (ward#494). <details><summary>run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)</summary> - **Resolved:** `coilyco-flight-deck/ward#998` · branch `issue-998` · harness `codex` · workflow `pull-requests-and-merge` - **Run:** `engineer-codex-ward-998` · ward `v0.573.0` · dispatched `2026-07-10T09:53:48Z` - **Comment thread:** 1 included in the pre-flight read, 0 stripped (ward's own automated comments). - included: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T09:51:51Z) Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.573.0). </details> </details>  — Codex, via `ward agent`

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fix(goose): repair dirty-only residual landing

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Repair Goose residual landing path after PR #997 diagnostics-only fix #1002

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Replace closed-unmerged dirty-only Goose residual landing PR #1006

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WARD-RESERVATION: held 🔒

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Holder: container engineer-codex-ward-998 on host KAI-DESKTOP-TOWER.

Reserved by ward agent --harness codex (reserved 2026-07-10T23:38:48Z). Concurrent ward agent runs are blocked until it finishes or the reservation goes stale (1h TTL). --force overrides.

Do not comment on or edit this issue to steer the run while it is reserved. The engineer seeded the body once at launch and never re-reads it, so a comment or edit reaches only human readers, never the running engineer. A correction goes to a new issue, dispatched fresh. That is the only channel that reaches a run in flight. Where the forge supports it, ward locks this conversation to make that a road-block rather than a convention (ward#494).

run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)

Resolved: coilyco-flight-deck/ward#998 · branch issue-998 · harness codex · workflow pull-requests-and-merge
Run: engineer-codex-ward-998 · ward v0.605.0 · dispatched 2026-07-10T23:38:48Z
Comment thread: 1 included in the pre-flight read, 1 stripped (ward's own automated comments).
- included: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T09:51:51Z)
- stripped: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T09:53:49Z)

Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.605.0).

— Codex, via ward agent

WARD-RESERVATION: held 🔒 <details><summary>reservation details</summary> Holder: container `engineer-codex-ward-998` on host `KAI-DESKTOP-TOWER`. Reserved by `ward agent --harness codex` (reserved 2026-07-10T23:38:48Z). Concurrent `ward agent` runs are blocked until it finishes or the reservation goes stale (1h TTL). `--force` overrides. **Do not comment on or edit this issue to steer the run while it is reserved.** The engineer seeded the body once at launch and never re-reads it, so a comment or edit reaches only human readers, never the running engineer. A correction goes to a **new issue, dispatched fresh**. That is the only channel that reaches a run in flight. Where the forge supports it, ward locks this conversation to make that a road-block rather than a convention (ward#494). <details><summary>run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)</summary> - **Resolved:** `coilyco-flight-deck/ward#998` · branch `issue-998` · harness `codex` · workflow `pull-requests-and-merge` - **Run:** `engineer-codex-ward-998` · ward `v0.605.0` · dispatched `2026-07-10T23:38:48Z` - **Comment thread:** 1 included in the pre-flight read, 1 stripped (ward's own automated comments). - included: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T09:51:51Z) - stripped: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T09:53:49Z) Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.605.0). </details> </details>  — Codex, via `ward agent`

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WARDED_WORKFLOW: reservation-held

reservation details

Holder: launch intent for container engineer-codex-ward-998 on host kais-macbook-pro-2.local.

Accepted by ward agent --harness codex (reserved 2026-07-14T15:26:51Z). Concurrent ward agent runs are blocked until this intent becomes visible or the intent is released. The stale-intent fallback is still TTL-bounded (3h TTL). --override-reservation overrides.

Do not comment on or edit this issue to steer the run while it is reserved. The engineer seeded the body once at launch and never re-reads it, so a comment or edit reaches only human readers, never the running engineer. A correction goes to a new issue, dispatched fresh. That is the only channel that reaches a run in flight. Where the forge supports it, ward locks this conversation to make that a road-block rather than a convention (ward#494).

run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)

Resolved: coilyco-flight-deck/ward#998 · branch issue-998 · harness codex · workflow pull-request-and-merge
Run: engineer-codex-ward-998 · ward v0.686.0 · dispatched 2026-07-14T15:26:41Z
Comment thread: 0 included in the pre-flight read, 2 stripped (ward's own automated comments).
- stripped: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T09:53:49Z), @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T23:38:49Z)

Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.686.0).

— Codex, via ward agent

WARDED_WORKFLOW: reservation-held <details><summary>reservation details</summary> Holder: launch intent for container `engineer-codex-ward-998` on host `kais-macbook-pro-2.local`. Accepted by `ward agent --harness codex` (reserved 2026-07-14T15:26:51Z). Concurrent `ward agent` runs are blocked until this intent becomes visible or the intent is released. The stale-intent fallback is still TTL-bounded (3h TTL). `--override-reservation` overrides. **Do not comment on or edit this issue to steer the run while it is reserved.** The engineer seeded the body once at launch and never re-reads it, so a comment or edit reaches only human readers, never the running engineer. A correction goes to a **new issue, dispatched fresh**. That is the only channel that reaches a run in flight. Where the forge supports it, ward locks this conversation to make that a road-block rather than a convention (ward#494). <details><summary>run seed context — what this run is carrying (ward#609)</summary> - **Resolved:** `coilyco-flight-deck/ward#998` · branch `issue-998` · harness `codex` · workflow `pull-request-and-merge` - **Run:** `engineer-codex-ward-998` · ward `v0.686.0` · dispatched `2026-07-14T15:26:41Z` - **Comment thread:** 0 included in the pre-flight read, 2 stripped (ward's own automated comments). - stripped: @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T09:53:49Z), @coilyco-ops (2026-07-10T23:38:49Z) Static container doctrine and seed boilerplate are identical every run and omitted here (they ride ward v0.686.0). </details> </details>  — Codex, via `ward agent`

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director should emit colorized, space buffered, visually distinct messages about the categories of actions its performing on startup #1283

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fix(goose): require close commit before teardown

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fix(goose): require close commit before teardown #1285

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2026-07-14 15:42:59 +00:00

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WARDED_WORKFLOW: #1285

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workflow: pull-request-and-merge; review summary: the in-container review gate was intentionally skipped because the temporary ward default pending brokered QA.

The implementation felt narrow and deterministic. Confidence is medium-high. The only surprise was unrelated repo-wide test noise on this container, so I verified the Goose path with a targeted Goose slice instead of forcing the full suite.

Follow-ups: none.

WARDED_WORKFLOW: https://forgejo.coilysiren.me/coilyco-flight-deck/ward/pulls/1285 <details><summary>details</summary> workflow: pull-request-and-merge; review summary: the in-container review gate was intentionally skipped because the temporary ward default pending brokered QA. The implementation felt narrow and deterministic. Confidence is medium-high. The only surprise was unrelated repo-wide test noise on this container, so I verified the Goose path with a targeted Goose slice instead of forcing the full suite. Follow-ups: none. </details>

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2026-07-14 15:45:53 +00:00

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WARDED_WORKFLOW: qa-pass ✅

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verdict: pass
reviewed_sha: ab45fb46ff
reviewer_family: internal
workflow: pull-request-and-merge
issue_ref: coilyco-flight-deck/ward#998
pr_ref: coilyco-flight-deck/ward#1285
reason: Goose landing path now requires a same-repo closing commit before teardown, while residual salvage still fail-closes.
run_identity: ward-qa-manual-20260714

WARDED_WORKFLOW: qa-pass ✅ <details><summary>details</summary> verdict: pass reviewed_sha: ab45fb46ff64de15c555b7122e94a3fab97ad6ca reviewer_family: internal workflow: pull-request-and-merge issue_ref: coilyco-flight-deck/ward#998 pr_ref: coilyco-flight-deck/ward#1285 reason: Goose landing path now requires a same-repo closing commit before teardown, while residual salvage still fail-closes. run_identity: ward-qa-manual-20260714 </details>

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2026-07-14 15:46:55 +00:00

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WARDED_WORKFLOW: #1285

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director merge authorization: reviewed-and-ready
workflow: pull-request-and-merge; review summary: passed: internal QA verified the Goose landing path and residual fail-close.

The implementation felt narrow and deterministic. Confidence is medium-high. The only surprise was the extra merge gate nuance, so I made the worker handoff explicit instead of relying on the QA verdict alone.

Follow-ups: none.

WARDED_WORKFLOW: https://forgejo.coilysiren.me/coilyco-flight-deck/ward/pulls/1285 <details><summary>details</summary> director merge authorization: reviewed-and-ready workflow: pull-request-and-merge; review summary: passed: internal QA verified the Goose landing path and residual fail-close. The implementation felt narrow and deterministic. Confidence is medium-high. The only surprise was the extra merge gate nuance, so I made the worker handoff explicit instead of relying on the QA verdict alone. Follow-ups: none. </details>

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2026-07-14 15:47:14 +00:00

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WARDED_WORKFLOW: done ✅

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workflow: pull-request-and-merge; review summary: passed: internal QA verified the Goose landing path and residual fail-close.

checked head sha: ab45fb46ff
status context: test / test (pull_request)=success
status state: success

merged PR #1285 to main after the merge gate passed.

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WARDED_WORKFLOW: done ✅ <details><summary>details</summary> workflow: pull-request-and-merge; review summary: passed: internal QA verified the Goose landing path and residual fail-close. checked head sha: ab45fb46ff64de15c555b7122e94a3fab97ad6ca status context: test / test (pull_request)=success status state: success merged PR #1285 to main after the merge gate passed. </details>  — Codex, via `ward agent`

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Repair Goose residual landing path after PR #997 diagnostics-only fix #998

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