# Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Ledger V01

Issue: [#310](https://github.com/pinklon/ai-capability-discipline/issues/310)

Source audit references:

- [#304 Full closed backlog implementation reality audit](https://github.com/pinklon/ai-capability-discipline/issues/304)
- [#306 Closed backlog audit coverage delta](https://github.com/pinklon/ai-capability-discipline/issues/306)
- [#308 Execution-surface anti-manual-toil and ticket-first control](https://github.com/pinklon/ai-capability-discipline/issues/308)
- [#269 Source Registry Admin Layer parent/meta](https://github.com/pinklon/ai-capability-discipline/issues/269), referenced only for operating-model governance continuity

## Purpose

This ledger converts the #304 audit findings and the #306/#308 governance controls into a prioritized decision surface for the owner.

It is a planning, governance, and backlog-control artifact only. It does not implement Production apply, #271 extraction profiles, OKF, Google SDLC, multi-agent orchestration, label cleanup, parent/child cleanup, source registry mutation, runtime behavior, package authority, or follow-up issue creation.

The next owner decision should choose one of:

1. mandatory governance cleanup first
2. owner-review disposition pass first
3. create missing follow-up implementation tickets
4. resume Source Registry Admin continuation
5. start #271 extraction-profile continuation
6. start OKF implementation path
7. start Google SDLC implementation path
8. start multi-agent orchestration implementation path

Recommended next owner decision: choose mandatory governance cleanup first or owner-review disposition pass first before starting any implementation lane. The audit found governance correctness and ambiguity work that should be resolved before the repo treats implementation lanes as ready.

## Priority Model

- P0: must resolve before more backlog execution because it affects governance correctness or repo safety
- P1: should resolve before related implementation lane starts
- P2: useful but not blocking
- P3: backlog hygiene only

## Status Model

Allowed status values:

- proposed
- owner-review
- blocked
- ready-for-ticket
- no-action
- deferred

## Default Suggested Label Set

Unless a row narrows the surface, suggested child issues should start with:

- enhancement
- priority:P1
- area:grounded-assistant
- area:data-boundary
- area:workflow
- area:operating-model
- area:production-readiness
- type:governance
- type:operations

## Hard Boundaries

- Follow-up child issues are suggested but not created without explicit owner authorization.
- No Production apply is started.
- No #271 extraction-profile work is started.
- No OKF implementation is started.
- No Google SDLC implementation is started.
- No multi-agent orchestration implementation is started.
- No #304 recommended follow-up implementation tickets are created.
- No issues are reopened.
- No open issues are closed.
- No existing issues or PRs are relabeled.
- No source registry mutation occurs.
- No Cloudflare CLI or API is used.
- No runtime behavior changes.
- No package authority changes.
- `codex-automerge` is not applied.

## Ledger Field Contract

The machine-readable companion [audit_recommendation_follow_up_ledger_v01.json](audit_recommendation_follow_up_ledger_v01.json) records every row with these fields:

- Ledger ID
- Source audit finding
- Related issue(s)
- Related PR(s), if known
- Category
- Current reality
- Missing capability or cleanup
- Recommended next action
- Priority recommendation
- Dependency notes
- Owner-review required
- Implementation ticket required
- Suggested child issue title
- Suggested label set
- Hard boundaries
- Do-not-start notes
- Recurrence-prevention implication
- Status

## Mandatory Governance Cleanup

| Ledger ID | Follow-up item | Source audit finding | Related issues | Related PRs | Priority | Status | Owner review | Implementation ticket | Recommended next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARL-001 | Closure-reality classification gaps | #304 found ambiguity where documentation, evaluation, architecture, workflow scaffold, and source/corpus closures can be mistaken for implemented runtime capability. | #304, #306, #308 | #305, #307, #309 | P0 | ready-for-ticket | no | yes | Create a governance cleanup ticket that tightens closure-reality wording and closeout evidence requirements. |
| ARL-002 | Required label cleanup | #304 found 9 closed issues needing label cleanup. | #304 | #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Decide whether label cleanup is owner-reviewed metadata work or a separate additive child issue. |
| ARL-003 | Parent/meta issue closure protection | #304 found parent/child linkage cleanup flags and reinforced that parent/meta issues must remain open unless explicitly closed by the owner. | #269, #271, #304 | #305 | P0 | ready-for-ticket | no | yes | Add a focused governance cleanup ticket if template or validator coverage needs stronger parent/meta protection. |
| ARL-004 | PR label gaps | #304 found merged PRs with no labels and PR label gaps that reduce closeout evidence quality. | #304 | #305 | P2 | owner-review | yes | yes | Choose whether PR label cleanup should be automated, manually owner-reviewed, or split into a metadata-only child issue. |
| ARL-005 | Template and validator implications | #304, #306, and #308 added governance and validator controls but the ledger makes their recommendation grouping explicit. | #304, #306, #308 | #305, #307, #309 | P0 | ready-for-ticket | no | yes | Keep validator coverage tied to the ledger so future governance drift fails mechanically. |
| ARL-006 | Owner-review gates | #304 found 22 ambiguous closures requiring owner review before any reopen decision. | #304 | #305 | P0 | owner-review | yes | yes | Create an owner-review disposition pass before reopening, closing, or relabeling ambiguous items. |

## Missing Follow-Up Implementation Tickets

| Ledger ID | Follow-up item | Source audit finding | Related issues | Related PRs | Priority | Status | Owner review | Implementation ticket | Recommended next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARL-007 | OKF implementation | #304 found OKF architecture work without generated OKF artifacts, projections, index generation, adapter behavior, or integrity validation. | #285, #304 | #288, #305 | P1 | ready-for-ticket | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Implement OKF-compatible bundle artifact generation v01. |
| ARL-008 | Google SDLC / agentic engineering implementation | #304 found the Google SDLC work was evaluation only and lacks implementation tickets for additive concepts. | #286, #304 | #289, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Implement Google SDLC operating-model additions v01. |
| ARL-009 | Multi-agent orchestration implementation | #304 found the repo documents orchestration concepts but has no implemented queue, state machine, leases, conflict rules, or autonomous boundary controls. | #287, #304 | #290, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Implement queue-backed multi-agent work-state controls v01. |
| ARL-010 | Artifact consistency auditor implementation if required | #304 flagged that #275 is workflow guidance unless a runnable auditor is separately approved. | #275, #304 | #282, #305 | P2 | owner-review | yes | yes | Decide whether the Artifact Consistency Auditor remains guidance or needs a runnable auditor ticket. |
| ARL-011 | Tool-agnostic Planner/Executor/Auditor/Reconciler workflow implementation if required | #304 flagged that #274 documents roles but does not implement a workflow engine. | #274, #304 | #281, #305 | P2 | owner-review | yes | yes | Decide whether documented roles should remain operating guidance or become executable workflow controls. |

## Owner-Review Decisions

| Ledger ID | Follow-up item | Source audit finding | Related issues | Related PRs | Priority | Status | Owner review | Implementation ticket | Recommended next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARL-012 | 22 ambiguous closures requiring owner review | #304 listed 22 issues needing owner review before any reopen decision. | #254, #94, #84, #64, #61, #51, #44, #43, #41, #39, #38, #36, #29, #28, #27, #26, #24, #19, #10, #4, #2, #1 | #305 | P0 | owner-review | yes | yes | Create an owner-review disposition pass using disposition states: keep closed, reopen, spawn child issue, no implementation planned, defer with rationale. |

## OKF Implementation Path

| Ledger ID | Follow-up item | Source audit finding | Related issues | Related PRs | Priority | Status | Owner review | Implementation ticket | Recommended next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARL-013 | OKF-compatible bundle artifacts | #304 found no generated OKF-compatible bundle artifacts. | #285, #304 | #288, #305 | P1 | ready-for-ticket | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Generate OKF-compatible bundle artifacts from Git-controlled sources v01. |
| ARL-014 | Generated OKF projections | #304 found no generated OKF projections as committed build outputs. | #285, #304 | #288, #305 | P1 | ready-for-ticket | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Generate deterministic OKF projections and projection manifest v01. |
| ARL-015 | Derived retrieval index generation | #304 found no derived retrieval index generation. | #285, #304 | #288, #305 | P1 | ready-for-ticket | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Add derived retrieval index generator with validation fixtures v01. |
| ARL-016 | Database/index adapter spike | #304 found no adapter behavior and #285 keeps database/index paths derived, not authority. | #285, #304 | #288, #305 | P2 | deferred | yes | yes | Defer adapter spike until owner chooses Cloudflare, Supabase, dual path, or no runtime substrate. |
| ARL-017 | OKF bundle-integrity validation | #304 found no OKF bundle-integrity validation. | #285, #304 | #288, #305 | P1 | ready-for-ticket | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Validate OKF bundle integrity, source commits, manifests, and hashes v01. |

## Google SDLC Implementation Path

| Ledger ID | Follow-up item | Source audit finding | Related issues | Related PRs | Priority | Status | Owner review | Implementation ticket | Recommended next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARL-018 | Context engineering | #304 and #286 identify context engineering as additive but not implemented. | #286, #304 | #289, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Add context-engineering crosswalk to operating model v01. |
| ARL-019 | Harness engineering | #304 and #286 identify harness engineering as additive but not implemented. | #286, #304 | #289, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Add harness-engineering checklist for agent-assisted repo work v01. |
| ARL-020 | Conductor/orchestrator role | #286 identifies conductor and orchestrator implications for future #287 work only. | #286, #287, #304 | #289, #290, #305 | P2 | deferred | yes | yes | Defer until the owner chooses the Google SDLC or multi-agent lane. |
| ARL-021 | Trajectory evaluation | #286 recommends trajectory evidence as future guidance. | #286, #304 | #289, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Add trajectory-evaluation guidance for agent work receipts v01. |
| ARL-022 | Guardrails/hooks | #286 treats guardrails and hooks as candidate backlog, not implementation. | #286, #304 | #289, #305 | P2 | owner-review | yes | yes | Decide whether this becomes validator/template hardening or remains candidate guidance. |
| ARL-023 | Observability/tracing | #286 maps observability and tracing to existing telemetry and receipts, but no durable tracing service was implemented. | #286, #304 | #289, #305 | P2 | deferred | yes | yes | Defer service implementation unless owner starts production agent workflow. |
| ARL-024 | Eval discipline | #286 reinforces eval discipline without adding a new validator. | #286, #304 | #289, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Decide whether to add guidance only or a validator-backed receipt requirement. |
| ARL-025 | Agent skill boundaries | #286 treats skills and progressive disclosure as candidate backlog. | #286, #304 | #289, #305 | P2 | owner-review | yes | yes | Decide whether to add a controlled skill-boundary note before any skill-loader implementation. |
| ARL-026 | Production agent workflow | #304 found no production agent workflow behavior. | #286, #304 | #289, #305 | P1 | blocked | yes | yes | Block until owner approves a production-agent lane and required data, runtime, eval, and support boundaries. |

## Multi-Agent Orchestration Implementation Path

| Ledger ID | Follow-up item | Source audit finding | Related issues | Related PRs | Priority | Status | Owner review | Implementation ticket | Recommended next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARL-027 | Queue/state-machine model | #304 found no implemented queue engine, worker process, autonomous loop, scheduled loop, webhook runner, or database-backed work state. | #287, #304 | #290, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Define repo-controlled work-state labels and transitions v01. |
| ARL-028 | Claim semantics | #304 found no true parallel agent claim protocol. | #287, #304 | #290, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Implement agent claim semantics and claim metadata v01. |
| ARL-029 | Leases | #304 found no stale lease handling or claim lease implementation. | #287, #304 | #290, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Add lease and stale-claim handling for repo work items v01. |
| ARL-030 | Blocking rules | #287 defines candidate states, but #304 found no implemented state machine. | #287, #304 | #290, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Add blocking and resume rules for queue-backed work v01. |
| ARL-031 | Conflict resolution | #304 found no conflict-resolution implementation for parallel claims. | #287, #304 | #290, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Add conflict-resolution rules for parallel agent work v01. |
| ARL-032 | Audit trails | #304 found no implemented audit trail for planner, executor, auditor, and reconciler roles. | #287, #304 | #290, #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Suggest child issue: Add audit trail requirements and validation for agent state transitions v01. |
| ARL-033 | Autonomous or scheduled execution boundaries | #287 keeps autonomous loops future-only and #304 confirms none are implemented. | #287, #304 | #290, #305 | P0 | owner-review | yes | yes | Require explicit owner decision before any autonomous loop, scheduled loop, webhook, worker, or external queue implementation. |

## Source Registry Admin Continuation

| Ledger ID | Follow-up item | Source audit finding | Related issues | Related PRs | Priority | Status | Owner review | Implementation ticket | Recommended next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARL-034 | Current completed slices through #302 | #304 records #292, #294, #296, #298, #300, and #302 as implemented child slices. | #269, #292, #294, #296, #298, #300, #302, #304 | #293, #295, #297, #299, #301, #303, #305 | P2 | no-action | no | no | Preserve the completed-slice record and do not rerun completed work. |
| ARL-035 | Production apply not started | #304 records Production apply as not started. | #269, #304 | #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Owner may choose a future Production apply child after reviewing this ledger. |
| ARL-036 | #271 not started | #304 records #271 as open and unstarted. | #271, #304 | #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Owner may choose #271 extraction-profile continuation only as a separate explicit ticket. |
| ARL-037 | #269 remains parent/meta | #304 recommends keeping #269 open until owner explicitly closes the parent/meta issue. | #269, #304 | #305 | P0 | no-action | yes | no | Keep #269 open. Do not close it through this ledger. |
| ARL-038 | Explicit next possible slices, without starting them | Source Registry Admin could later continue with Production apply, #271 extraction profiles, rollback/emergency-disable hardening, or admin UX, but none starts here. | #269, #271, #304 | #305 | P1 | owner-review | yes | yes | Present possible slices to owner without starting them. |

## Label Cleanup And Parent/Child Linkage Cleanup

| Ledger ID | Follow-up item | Source audit finding | Related issues | Related PRs | Priority | Status | Owner review | Implementation ticket | Recommended next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARL-039 | Closed issues needing label cleanup | #304 found 9 closed issues with no labels. | #267, #264, #262, #260, #258, #256, #254, #246, #119, #304 | #305 | P3 | owner-review | yes | yes | Decide whether cleanup is automated, manually owner-reviewed, or split into a separate child issue. |
| ARL-040 | Merged PRs with no labels | #304 found merged PRs with no labels. The executive summary records 96 and the secondary flag summary records PR-label gaps separately. | #304 | #305 | P3 | owner-review | yes | yes | Run only an explicit metadata cleanup ticket if owner chooses PR label cleanup. |
| ARL-041 | Parent/child linkage cleanup flags | #304 found 7 parent/child linkage cleanup flags. | #270, #262, #252, #235, #233, #223, #221, #304 | #305 | P2 | owner-review | yes | yes | Add explanatory comments or links only where owner confirms the relationship. |

## Ticket-First And Anti-Manual-Toil Compliance

- Tony was not asked to run local Git, GitHub CLI, validation, sync, cleanup, residue scan, or closeout commands.
- Local repo work is routed to Codex/local executor.
- The PR body must include execution surface classification.
- The PR body must include recurrence-prevention control.
- Any future next-step recommendation from this ledger must be expressed as either an executable Codex ticket, a GitHub-side action the assistant can perform, or an explicit owner decision point.

## Boundary Confirmation

This ledger recommends a decision order. It does not silently pick an implementation lane.

The suggested next action is an owner decision, not implementation execution:

1. Choose mandatory governance cleanup first.
2. Or choose owner-review disposition pass first.
3. Or authorize one explicit follow-up ticket-creation pass.