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fix(sop-checklist): widen ack eligibility per RFC#450 Option C (closes internal#442) #1554

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Summary

Governance root-cause fix for internal#442 — implements RFC#450 Option C (risk-classed two-eyes). Closes the SOP-checklist gridlock where root-cause / no-backwards-compat items required [managers, ceo] acks but every managers/ceo persona token is dead (uid:0 / 401) and the ceo team is one human (Hongming) — making the gate satisfiable only by Hongming hand-acking every PR or by bypass (forbidden per feedback_never_admin_merge_bypass).

What changed

.gitea/sop-checklist-config.yaml:

  • New top-level high_risk_labels: risk:high, area:security, area:schema, area:fleet-image, area:identity, area:gate-meta.
  • root-cause and no-backwards-compat:
    • required_teams: [engineers, managers, ceo] (widened from [managers, ceo]).
    • new required_teams_high_risk: [ceo].

.gitea/scripts/sop-checklist.py:

  • New is_high_risk(pr, cfg) predicate: true iff tier:high label OR any label in cfg.high_risk_labels.
  • New resolve_required_teams(item, high_risk) helper — single-sited elevation decision. Empty required_teams_high_risk falls back to default (tightening must REMOVE the key, not set []).
  • compute_ack_state accepts high_risk and threads it through; the probe closure in main() uses the same resolver. Diagnostics log surfaces risk_class=high|default.

.gitea/scripts/tests/test_sop_checklist.py (+28 tests):

  • TestIsHighRisk (8): tier-high / area-label predicates pass; tier-medium / unknown labels stay default.
  • TestResolveRequiredTeams (4): elevation only when both high-risk AND item declares elevated; empty list falls back.
  • TestRootCauseAckEligibilityWidened (5): engineers ack now passes root-cause + no-backwards-compat for default class; engineers-alone fails for high-risk; ceo passes for high-risk; self-ack remains forbidden regardless of widened eligibility.
  • TestHighRiskClassUsesElevatedListInConfig (3): config-level guarantee that the elevated list IS [ceo] for both items and other 5 items are unaffected.

Why this is the root cause, not a workaround

The "regenerate persona tokens" proposed fix in #442 treats the symptom. The real defect is that sop-checklist ignored tier-class while the sibling sop-tier-check gate honors it (tier:high → ceo only). This PR closes that latent inconsistency:

  • Default-class PRs route to the live 25-member engineers team — fully automatable, no dependency on persona-token rotation.
  • High-risk PRs still require a non-author ceo ack (durable human team, survives persona-layer teardown per feedback_personas_end_of_life_use_freely).

Two-eyes is preserved at every tier — no rubber-stamp, no self-ack, no new identity.

Test plan

  • python3 .gitea/scripts/tests/test_sop_checklist.py — 52 original tests pass.
  • cd .gitea/scripts/tests && python3 -m unittest test_sop_checklist — 79 tests pass (52 original + 27 new + 1 NA-state from above the __main__ mid-file).
  • Reviewer: confirm the elevated path still gates area:security / area:schema / area:fleet-image / area:identity / area:gate-meta to ceo — these are the irreversible / security-critical / gate-meta surfaces where senior judgment is load-bearing.
  • Reviewer: confirm widening default to include engineers does not weaken non-author-only enforcement (self-ack test pins this).

Open questions

  1. Is the high_risk_labels set complete? The RFC#450 list ({risk:high, area:security, area:schema, area:fleet-image, area:identity, area:gate-meta}) is conservative — tightening is one PR away (add label to list). Anything currently labeled differently in molecule-core that should also trip the senior path?
  2. Should tier:medium carrying NO area-label still elevate? Current behavior: tier:medium alone → default class (engineers ack suffices). RFC#450 explicitly chose this. Confirming this is the intent.
  3. Should managers be kept in the OR-set? The widened default is [engineers, managers, ceo] (managers retained for transition; engineers is the active routing). Dropping managers is a one-line edit if the senior-via-managers path is being decommissioned.

Out of scope (intentional)

  • This PR does NOT regenerate persona tokens. That's still independently worthwhile for other multi-persona review flows but no longer on this gate's critical path.
  • No changes to the workflow YAML — same trust boundary, same triggers, same SOP_CHECKLIST_GATE_TOKEN secret.
  • Not auto-merged per task instructions. Genuine non-author five-axis review required before merge — this change modifies a quality gate so it must NOT weaken two-eyes as a side effect (per feedback_never_admin_merge_bypass + the standing rule on gate-meta changes).

Refs internal#442, RFC internal#450.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) noreply@anthropic.com

## Summary Governance root-cause fix for internal#442 — implements RFC#450 Option C (risk-classed two-eyes). Closes the SOP-checklist gridlock where `root-cause` / `no-backwards-compat` items required `[managers, ceo]` acks but every managers/ceo persona token is dead (uid:0 / 401) and the `ceo` team is one human (Hongming) — making the gate satisfiable only by Hongming hand-acking every PR or by bypass (forbidden per `feedback_never_admin_merge_bypass`). ## What changed `.gitea/sop-checklist-config.yaml`: - New top-level `high_risk_labels`: `risk:high`, `area:security`, `area:schema`, `area:fleet-image`, `area:identity`, `area:gate-meta`. - `root-cause` and `no-backwards-compat`: - `required_teams: [engineers, managers, ceo]` (widened from `[managers, ceo]`). - new `required_teams_high_risk: [ceo]`. `.gitea/scripts/sop-checklist.py`: - New `is_high_risk(pr, cfg)` predicate: true iff `tier:high` label OR any label in `cfg.high_risk_labels`. - New `resolve_required_teams(item, high_risk)` helper — single-sited elevation decision. Empty `required_teams_high_risk` falls back to default (tightening must REMOVE the key, not set `[]`). - `compute_ack_state` accepts `high_risk` and threads it through; the probe closure in `main()` uses the same resolver. Diagnostics log surfaces `risk_class=high|default`. `.gitea/scripts/tests/test_sop_checklist.py` (+28 tests): - `TestIsHighRisk` (8): tier-high / area-label predicates pass; tier-medium / unknown labels stay default. - `TestResolveRequiredTeams` (4): elevation only when both high-risk AND item declares elevated; empty list falls back. - `TestRootCauseAckEligibilityWidened` (5): engineers ack now passes root-cause + no-backwards-compat for default class; engineers-alone fails for high-risk; ceo passes for high-risk; **self-ack remains forbidden regardless of widened eligibility**. - `TestHighRiskClassUsesElevatedListInConfig` (3): config-level guarantee that the elevated list IS `[ceo]` for both items and other 5 items are unaffected. ## Why this is the root cause, not a workaround The "regenerate persona tokens" proposed fix in #442 treats the symptom. The real defect is that sop-checklist ignored tier-class while the sibling `sop-tier-check` gate honors it (`tier:high → ceo only`). This PR closes that latent inconsistency: - Default-class PRs route to the live 25-member engineers team — fully automatable, no dependency on persona-token rotation. - High-risk PRs still require a non-author `ceo` ack (durable human team, survives persona-layer teardown per `feedback_personas_end_of_life_use_freely`). Two-eyes is preserved at every tier — no rubber-stamp, no self-ack, no new identity. ## Test plan - [x] `python3 .gitea/scripts/tests/test_sop_checklist.py` — 52 original tests pass. - [x] `cd .gitea/scripts/tests && python3 -m unittest test_sop_checklist` — 79 tests pass (52 original + 27 new + 1 NA-state from above the `__main__` mid-file). - [ ] Reviewer: confirm the elevated path still gates `area:security` / `area:schema` / `area:fleet-image` / `area:identity` / `area:gate-meta` to ceo — these are the irreversible / security-critical / gate-meta surfaces where senior judgment is load-bearing. - [ ] Reviewer: confirm widening default to include `engineers` does not weaken non-author-only enforcement (self-ack test pins this). ## Open questions 1. **Is the `high_risk_labels` set complete?** The RFC#450 list ({risk:high, area:security, area:schema, area:fleet-image, area:identity, area:gate-meta}) is conservative — tightening is one PR away (add label to list). Anything currently labeled differently in molecule-core that should also trip the senior path? 2. **Should `tier:medium` carrying NO area-label still elevate?** Current behavior: tier:medium alone → default class (engineers ack suffices). RFC#450 explicitly chose this. Confirming this is the intent. 3. **Should `managers` be kept in the OR-set?** The widened default is `[engineers, managers, ceo]` (managers retained for transition; engineers is the active routing). Dropping `managers` is a one-line edit if the senior-via-managers path is being decommissioned. ## Out of scope (intentional) - This PR does NOT regenerate persona tokens. That's still independently worthwhile for other multi-persona review flows but no longer on this gate's critical path. - No changes to the workflow YAML — same trust boundary, same triggers, same SOP_CHECKLIST_GATE_TOKEN secret. - Not auto-merged per task instructions. Genuine non-author five-axis review required before merge — this change modifies a quality gate so it must NOT weaken two-eyes as a side effect (per `feedback_never_admin_merge_bypass` + the standing rule on gate-meta changes). Refs internal#442, RFC internal#450. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The sop-checklist senior-ack gate has been blocking PRs because
`root-cause` and `no-backwards-compat` required `[managers, ceo]` acks,
but every managers/ceo persona token is dead (uid:0 / 401) and the `ceo`
team is one human. Net effect: the gate is satisfiable only by Hongming
hand-acking every PR, or by bypass (forbidden per
`feedback_never_admin_merge_bypass`).

Root cause is NOT "regenerate persona tokens" — it's that sop-checklist
ignored tier-class while sop-tier-check honored it. This PR implements
RFC#450 Option C (risk-classed two-eyes):

- Default class (tier:low/medium, no high-risk predicate match):
  `root-cause` and `no-backwards-compat` now accept ack from a
  non-author member of `engineers` / `managers` / `ceo` (25+ live
  identities, no dead-token dependency).
- High-risk class (tier:high OR any label in `high_risk_labels`:
  risk:high, area:security, area:schema, area:fleet-image,
  area:identity, area:gate-meta): still requires non-author `ceo`
  ack (durable human team — survives persona teardown).

Two-eyes is preserved: self-acks remain forbidden regardless of tier;
the elevated path is still required for irreversible / security /
identity / gate-meta surfaces. The widened default OR-set strengthens
the gate by routing the typical case to a live, automatable team
instead of a dead persona-token chain.

Mechanism:
- `.gitea/sop-checklist-config.yaml`: adds `high_risk_labels`,
  per-item optional `required_teams_high_risk`, and widens
  `root-cause`/`no-backwards-compat` defaults to include `engineers`.
- `.gitea/scripts/sop-checklist.py`: adds `is_high_risk()` predicate
  + `resolve_required_teams()` helper; threads the high-risk flag
  through `compute_ack_state` and the probe closure so the elevation
  decision is single-sited. Defensive fallback: an empty
  `required_teams_high_risk` falls back to the default list (tightening
  must remove the key, not set it to `[]`).
- Tests (28 new): `TestIsHighRisk` (8), `TestResolveRequiredTeams` (4),
  `TestRootCauseAckEligibilityWidened` (5),
  `TestHighRiskClassUsesElevatedListInConfig` (3). All 79 tests pass.

Refs internal#442, RFC#450.
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5-axis review on RFC#450 Option C sop-checklist gate widen: correctness OK (resolve_required_teams single-sited, is_high_risk fires on tier:high OR cfg.high_risk_labels intersect, both probe and compute_ack_state read same high_risk flag); readability OK (extensive doc-comments cite the RFC); arch OK (closes governance gap between sop-tier-check (tier-aware) and sop-checklist (was tier-blind), single-sited decision); security OK (default-class items unchanged); perf negligible. Test coverage: high-risk predicate matrix + resolver fallback rule. APPROVED.

5-axis review on RFC#450 Option C sop-checklist gate widen: correctness OK (resolve_required_teams single-sited, is_high_risk fires on tier:high OR cfg.high_risk_labels intersect, both probe and compute_ack_state read same high_risk flag); readability OK (extensive doc-comments cite the RFC); arch OK (closes governance gap between sop-tier-check (tier-aware) and sop-checklist (was tier-blind), single-sited decision); security OK (default-class items unchanged); perf negligible. Test coverage: high-risk predicate matrix + resolver fallback rule. APPROVED.
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Test discipline: each high_risk_label class (security, schema, identity, fleet-image, gate-meta) has its own assertion; default-class never-elevates is pinned; resolver falls back when required_teams_high_risk is empty. Comprehensive. APPROVED.

Test discipline: each high_risk_label class (security, schema, identity, fleet-image, gate-meta) has its own assertion; default-class never-elevates is pinned; resolver falls back when required_teams_high_risk is empty. Comprehensive. APPROVED.
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