docs(P00): create phase plans — v1.25 (4 phases, 4 waves)

PLAN.md: 4 execution phases (P1 engine-core, P2 contract+stack-IR policies,
P3 plan-JSON+meta+pipeline wiring, P4 regression-gate+docs) + P5 final
review/ship. Wave ordering with parallelization (3-2-2-3 concurrent personas).
Each phase is a vertical slice (end-to-end: policies + Python wiring + tests +
docs). Tags v1.24.0..v1.24.5. 19 requirements (REQ-291..309) mapped to phases
and personas.

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project: acdl
phase: 0
milestone: v1.25
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{
"phase": 0,
"stage": "ideate",
"stage": "plan",
"milestone": "v1.25",
"phase_role": "pre_execution",
"attempts": 0,
"updated_at": "2026-08-12T16:40:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-08-12T16:45:00Z",
"project": "acdl",
"milestone_complete": false,
"tag_line": "v1.24.x",
"next_tag": "v1.24.0",
"ideation": {
"tiers_run": ["mechanical", "backend-enriched"],
"cross_project": "deferred (single-project, config disabled)",
"ideas_accepted": 5,
"ideas_deferred": 3,
"ideas_rejected": 0,
"accepted_into_reqs": ["REQ-295", "REQ-297", "REQ-300", "REQ-303", "REQ-304", "REQ-305"],
"deferred": ["I6-env-transition-as-policy", "I7-drift-as-policy", "I8-cross-project-sharing"]
},
"notes": "IDEATE complete — 5 accepted (already in REQ-291..309), 3 deferred with documented blockers. No new reqs added; the pass validated the requirement set."
"phases": 6,
"execution_phases": 4,
"requirements_total": 19,
"requirements": ["REQ-291", "REQ-292", "REQ-293", "REQ-294", "REQ-295", "REQ-296", "REQ-297", "REQ-298", "REQ-299", "REQ-300", "REQ-301", "REQ-302", "REQ-303", "REQ-304", "REQ-305", "REQ-306", "REQ-307", "REQ-308", "REQ-309"],
"notes": "v1.25 PLAN complete — 4 execution phases (P1 engine-core, P2 contract+stack-IR policies, P3 plan-JSON+meta+pipeline, P4 regression+docs) + P5 final review/ship. Wave ordering with parallelization (3-2-2-3 concurrent personas). Each phase is a vertical slice. Tags v1.24.0..v1.24.5."
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# PLAN — v1.24 (Consumer Guide Accuracy & Env-Promotion Lifecycle Enforcement)
# PLAN — v1.25 (kyverno-json Unified Policy Engine)
> Feature milestone (one `feat` phase: env-transition destroy enforcement;
> the rest are `fix`/`docs`/`test`). Tags on the **v1.23.x** line:
> v1.23.0 (P0) → v1.23.1 (P1) → v1.23.2 (P2) → v1.23.3 (P3) → v1.23.4 (P4
> final = milestone release). 15 requirements (REQ-276..290), 4 phases +
> P0 pre-execution.
> Feature milestone. Tags on the **v1.24.x** line: v1.24.0 (P0) →
> v1.24.1 (P1) → v1.24.2 (P2) → v1.24.3 (P3) → v1.24.4 (P4) → v1.24.5
> (P5 final = milestone release). 19 requirements (REQ-291..309),
> 4 execution phases + P0 pre-execution + P5 final review/ship.
## Wave model
Each phase is a **vertical slice** (end-to-end: policy files + Python
wiring + tests + docs). Phases are ordered by dependency: the engine
protocol (P1) must exist before policies (P2/P3) can be wired; the
pipeline wiring (P3) must exist before the meta-policies (P3) can
consume the merged PCR list; the regression-gate policies (P4) are
independent of the pipeline and can be authored in parallel with P3's
tests, but ship after P3 because they reference the engine registry
finalized in P1. Within each phase, the waves are the persona task
groups (parallelizable across personas when `parallelization.enabled:
true`, `max_concurrent_agents: 5`).
## Phase breakdown
### Phase P1 — consumer-guide-fixes (Wave 1, lead-developer)
### Phase P1 — engine-core (Wave 1, backend-engineer + policy-engineer + data-engineer)
**Type:** `docs` + `fix` + `test` (consumer guide accuracy + guide test updates)
**Type:** `feat` (engine protocol + registry + kyverno-json engine adapter + install + tests)
**Requirements:** REQ-276, REQ-277, REQ-278, REQ-279, REQ-280, REQ-281, REQ-290
**Requirements:** REQ-291, REQ-292, REQ-293, REQ-294, REQ-308, REQ-309
**Must-haves:**
- `docs/consumer-guide.md` Step 3 contract fields table corrected (REQ-276)
- `docs/consumer-guide.md` Step 4 caller consistent with Step 2 (REQ-277)
- `docs/consumer-guide.md` Step 5 stage 8 "(dev only)" → "(autonomous in dev; higher environments apply after HITL attestation)" (REQ-278)
- `docs/consumer-guide.md` Step 8 rewritten with destroy-then-rebuild semantics + cross-ref to Shape B (REQ-279)
- `docs/consumer-guide.md` Per-env section gains Shape B lead sentence (REQ-280)
- `docs/consumer-guide.md` Reference table `@v1.19` wording corrected (REQ-281)
- `tests/test_consumer_guide_per_env_section.py` updated: rename `test_consumer_guide_states_no_field_editing``test_consumer_guide_documents_both_promotion_shapes`; add `test_consumer_guide_documents_destroy_on_env_change` (REQ-290)
- `core/policy_engine.py``PolicyEngine` Protocol (PEP 544) +
`PolicyEngineRegistry` (selects from `config.json.policy.engine`) +
`NullEngine` fallback (emits `SKIPPED` when `policy` key absent)
(REQ-291)
- `.ciagent/config.json` gains `policy` object: `{"engine":
"kyverno-json", "policy_root":
"adapters/kyverno-json/policies"}` (REQ-292)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/kyverno_json_engine.py` — `KyvernoJsonEngine`
implementing the protocol: `is_configured()` guards on `which kj`;
`evaluate()` writes payload to temp JSON, invokes
`kj scan --policy <dir> --payload <json> --output json`, translates
native output → `list[dict]` PCR records (`engine: "kyverno"`,
`ruleId` prefixed `KJ_<policy_name>`, severity from
`nova.cloudinit.dev/severity` annotation); defensive parsing
(malformed → `error` PCR, never exception); `is_configured()==false`
→ single `SKIPPED` PCR (`KJ_ENGINE_NOT_CONFIGURED`) (REQ-293)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/__init__.py` exports `KyvernoJsonEngine`;
`adapters/kyverno-json/policies/_smoke.json` trivial
`require-contract-id` policy for round-trip validation;
`scripts/install-kyverno-json.sh` runs
`go install github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/cmd/kj@latest`;
`.github/workflows/ci.yml` + `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` install Go + kj
(cached) (REQ-294)
- `tests/test_policy_engine.py` — protocol conformance, registry
selection, unknown-engine `KeyError`, `NullEngine` fallback,
`is_configured()` false when `which kj` absent (mocked) (REQ-308)
- `tests/test_kyverno_json_engine.py` — `evaluate()` returns PCR dicts
validating against `schemas/policy_check_result.schema.json` (via
`jsonschema`); defensive parsing (malformed kyverno-json output →
`error` PCR); `is_configured()==false` → `SKIPPED` with
`KJ_ENGINE_NOT_CONFIGURED`; `pytest.skip("kj not installed")` when
`which kj` absent (REQ-309)
**Vertical slice:** A reader of `docs/consumer-guide.md` can promote via
either shape (A: edit environment + platform destroys prior; B: per-env
caller workflow) without contradiction. The guide's field table, caller
examples, and stage descriptions match the actual schema and platform
behavior. All consumer-guide tests pass.
**Vertical slice:** The `PolicyEngineRegistry.get_engine()` returns a
configured `KyvernoJsonEngine` that can `evaluate()` a trivial payload
against `_smoke.json` and produce a valid PCR list. The confidence
signal is unchanged — it already consumes `list[PolicyCheckResult]`.
The platform runs with or without the `kj` binary (`is_configured()`
guard). All existing tests pass (NullEngine fallback when `policy` key
absent in test config — but the v1.25 config.json *sets* the key, so
existing tests that use the real config get `KyvernoJsonEngine` with
`is_configured()==false` → `SKIPPED`).
**Files touched:**
- `docs/consumer-guide.md`
- `tests/test_consumer_guide_per_env_section.py`
- `core/policy_engine.py` (NEW)
- `.ciagent/config.json` (MODIFIED — `policy` object)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/__init__.py` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/kyverno_json_engine.py` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/_smoke.json` (NEW)
- `scripts/install-kyverno-json.sh` (NEW)
- `.github/workflows/ci.yml` (MODIFIED — Go + kj install step)
- `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` (MODIFIED — Go + kj install step)
- `tests/test_policy_engine.py` (NEW)
- `tests/test_kyverno_json_engine.py` (NEW)
**Verification:** `pytest tests/test_consumer_guide_per_env_section.py -v`
(all 7 tests pass). Manual read of `docs/consumer-guide.md` end-to-end
for internal consistency.
**Verification:** `pytest tests/test_policy_engine.py
tests/test_kyverno_json_engine.py tests/test_confidence_signal.py
tests/test_adapter.py tests/test_checkov_adapter.py
tests/test_kyverno_adapter.py -v` (new tests pass or skip-without-kj;
existing adapter/confidence tests unchanged). `python3 -m py_compile
core/policy_engine.py adapters/kyverno-json/kyverno_json_engine.py`.
---
### Phase P2 — env-transition-detect-and-destroy (Wave 2, backend-engineer)
### Phase P2 — contract + stack-IR policies (Wave 2, policy-engineer + backend-engineer)
**Type:** `feat` (new platform feature: env-transition detect-and-destroy)
**Type:** `feat` (policies + resolver wiring + tests)
**Requirements:** REQ-282, REQ-283, REQ-284, REQ-285, REQ-286, REQ-287
**Requirements:** REQ-295, REQ-296, REQ-297, REQ-298, REQ-299
**Must-haves:**
- `core/env_transition.py` new module: `detect_prior_env()` + `record_applied_env()` with boto3 DynamoDB queries (REQ-282, REQ-283)
- `scripts/run_platform.sh` Step 0b: environment-transition check — detect prior env, re-resolve with `environment_override=prior_env` + `deletion_protection=false`, `terraform init -reconfigure` + `terraform destroy -auto-approve` against prior state key, emit `nova.env.destroyed` evidence event, fail closed on destroy failure (REQ-284)
- `scripts/run_platform.sh` records applied env after successful apply (REQ-285)
- `.github/workflows/deploy.yml` passes `NOVA_CONSUMER_REPO=${{ github.repository }}` to `run_platform.sh` (REQ-286)
- `adapters/terraform/adapter.py` state-key block gains doc comment (REQ-287)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/contract/` — 4 policies over consumer
contract JSON: `require-id-pattern.json`,
`require-env-in-enum.json`, `require-infrastructure-min-1.json`,
`forbid-unknown-fields.json` — each a `ValidatingPolicy` with one
`validate.assert` rule using JMESPath against the payload root;
severity via `nova.cloudinit.dev/severity` annotation (REQ-295)
- `core/contract_resolver.py` invokes
`PolicyEngineRegistry.get_engine().evaluate(contract_dict,
policies/contract/, contract_id)` **before** resolving; failures
feed the `policy` input as `fail` PCRs (no resolver exit — confidence
signal decides the gate, `--soft-fail` pattern); emits
`nova.policy.evaluated` metrics event (REQ-296)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/stack-ir/` — 3 policies over
resolved Stack IR: `require-tagging-standard.json` (ports
`nova_tagging.py` — `nova:owner` + `nova:environment` tags on every
`resources[]` entry), `forbid-public-ingress.json` (v1.0 demo rule),
`require-encryption-by-default.json` (v1.8 D-encryption-default);
`~` modifier iterates `resources[]` (REQ-297)
- `core/contract_resolver.py` invokes the engine with the resolved
Stack IR and `policies/stack-ir/` **after** resolving; resulting PCRs
appended to the contract-policy PCRs; resolver return values and
exceptions unchanged (additive) (REQ-298)
- `tests/test_stack_ir_policies.py` + `tests/fixtures/stack_ir/` —
passing IR (all tags + encryption) + failing IR (missing tags, public
ingress, plaintext bucket); each policy in isolation + full dir as
bundle; `pytest.skip("kj not installed")` when `which kj` absent
(REQ-299)
**Vertical slice:** When a consumer changes `environment:` on a stable
`contract.id`, the pipeline detects the prior env from DynamoDB, destroys
the prior env's Terraform state (with `deletion_protection=false`), emits
an evidence event, and only then applies the new env. If the destroy
fails, the pipeline exits non-zero (no orphan path). If no prior env
exists (first deploy or Shape B), the pipeline proceeds normally.
**Vertical slice:** A consumer contract passes through the resolver
and produces two PCR lists (contract policies pre-resolve, stack-IR
policies post-resolve) that feed the confidence signal. A contract
with a bad `id` or missing tags produces `fail` PCRs that lower the
confidence score. The resolver's existing tests pass unchanged (the
policy call is additive — it does not change resolver return values
or exceptions).
**Files touched:**
- `core/env_transition.py` (NEW)
- `scripts/run_platform.sh`
- `.github/workflows/deploy.yml`
- `adapters/terraform/adapter.py` (doc comment only)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/contract/require-id-pattern.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/contract/require-env-in-enum.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/contract/require-infrastructure-min-1.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/contract/forbid-unknown-fields.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/stack-ir/require-tagging-standard.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/stack-ir/forbid-public-ingress.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/stack-ir/require-encryption-by-default.json` (NEW)
- `core/contract_resolver.py` (MODIFIED — pre/post resolve engine calls)
- `tests/test_stack_ir_policies.py` (NEW)
- `tests/fixtures/stack_ir/passing.json` (NEW)
- `tests/fixtures/stack_ir/failing.json` (NEW)
**Verification:** `python3 -m py_compile core/env_transition.py`.
`pytest tests/test_pipeline.py tests/test_deploy_workflow_env_input.py -v`
(existing tests still pass). The new tests in P3 validate the behavior.
**Key implementation notes (from RESEARCH §5 pitfalls):**
1. The destroy step must re-resolve with `environment_override=prior_env`
so the emitted TF matches the prior env's resources.
2. `terraform init -reconfigure` is required when switching state backends.
3. `deletion_protection: false` must be injected (same as decommission
Step 2 in `scripts/run_decommission.sh:34-37`) or `prevent_destroy`
blocks the destroy.
4. DynamoDB unreachable in local/CI → log warning + return `None`
(conservative, no prior env assumed).
5. The state key `spike/{id}/{env}/terraform.tfstate` stays as-is — the
env segment is what lets the destroy target the prior env.
**Verification:** `pytest tests/test_contract_resolver.py
tests/test_stack_ir_policies.py tests/test_policy_engine.py -v`
(existing resolver tests pass; new policy tests pass or skip-without-
kj). `python3 -m py_compile core/contract_resolver.py`.
---
### Phase P3 — env-transition-tests (Wave 3, backend-engineer + lead-developer)
### Phase P3 — plan-JSON policies + meta-orchestration + pipeline wiring (Wave 3, policy-engineer + backend-engineer)
**Type:** `test` (new test coverage for env-transition + pipeline integration)
**Type:** `feat` (plan-JSON policies + meta-policies + run_platform.sh wiring + tests)
**Requirements:** REQ-288, REQ-289
**Requirements:** REQ-300, REQ-301, REQ-302, REQ-303
**Must-haves:**
- `tests/test_env_transition.py` (NEW): `detect_prior_env` returns `None` when no record; returns prior env when record differs; returns `None` when record matches; `record_applied_env` writes record. Uses moto for DynamoDB (REQ-288)
- `tests/test_run_platform_env_transition.py` (NEW): asserts `run_platform.sh` has Step 0b; calls `env_transition.py detect`; calls `terraform destroy` on prior env; fails closed on destroy failure; records applied env after success (REQ-289)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/plan-json/` — 3 policies over
`terraform show -json` output: `forbid-plaintext-secrets.json` (ports
CKV_AWS_41/45/46), `forbid-iam-wildcard.json` (ports CKV_AWS_1/40),
`require-kms-reference.json` (ports CKV_AWS_7/33); JMESPath over
`planned_values.root_module.resources[]` (REQ-300)
- `run_platform.sh` Step 5 gains a parallel kyverno-json pass: after
Checkov/Wiz produce raw PCRs, the script runs
`kj scan --policy adapters/kyverno-json/policies/plan-json/
--payload <tfshow.json> -o json` and pipes through
`adapters/kyverno-json/kyverno_json_engine.py` to produce a second
PCR list; both lists concatenated and fed to the confidence signal;
`nova.policy.evaluated` event with both engine names; when
`which kj` is false, logs and proceeds with Checkov/Wiz list only
(no hard failure) (REQ-301)
- `tests/test_plan_json_policies.py` + `tests/fixtures/plan_json/` —
passing plan (no secrets, no wildcard, KMS alias) + failing plan
(plaintext password, `Action: "*"`, inline KMS key); policies in
isolation + bundle; `tests/test_run_platform_plan_json_policies.py`
asserts `run_platform.sh` has the kyverno-json Step 5 block +
concatenates PCR lists (script-substring assertion, pattern from
`tests/test_pipeline.py:79-95`) (REQ-302)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/meta/` — `block-on-any-critical.json`
(asserts no PCR in merged list has `severity: critical` + `result:
fail`; if any does, emits `fail` PCR `KJ_META_BLOCK_CRITICAL`
severity `critical` — declarative source of truth; the
`confidence_signal.py` hard-override stays as defense-in-depth per
D-119) + `tagging-rules-agree.json` (cross-checks Checkov
`NOVA_TAG_NAMING` vs kj `KJ_REQUIRE_TAGGING_STANDARD` by
`resourceRef`; divergence emits `error` PCR per D-118);
`tests/test_meta_policies.py` (REQ-303)
**Vertical slice:** The env-transition detect-and-destroy behavior is
fully covered by automated tests. The DynamoDB query logic is unit-tested
with moto. The pipeline orchestration is tested via shell-text assertions
(pattern from `tests/test_pipeline.py:79-95`).
**Vertical slice:** `run_platform.sh` Step 5 produces a merged PCR list
(Checkov/Wiz + kj plan-JSON policies + kj meta-policies over the
merged list) that feeds the confidence signal. A plan with a plaintext
secret produces two `fail` PCRs (one Checkov, one kj) for the same
resource — visible defense-in-depth. A critical finding anywhere
produces a `KJ_META_BLOCK_CRITICAL` meta-PCR that the confidence
signal's hard-override blocks. The pipeline runs with or without `kj`
(graceful skip).
**Files touched:**
- `tests/test_env_transition.py` (NEW)
- `tests/test_run_platform_env_transition.py` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/plan-json/forbid-plaintext-secrets.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/plan-json/forbid-iam-wildcard.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/plan-json/require-kms-reference.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/meta/block-on-any-critical.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/meta/tagging-rules-agree.json` (NEW)
- `scripts/run_platform.sh` (MODIFIED — Step 5 kj parallel pass)
- `tests/test_plan_json_policies.py` (NEW)
- `tests/test_meta_policies.py` (NEW)
- `tests/test_run_platform_plan_json_policies.py` (NEW)
- `tests/fixtures/plan_json/passing.json` (NEW)
- `tests/fixtures/plan_json/failing.json` (NEW)
**Verification:** `pytest tests/test_env_transition.py tests/test_run_platform_env_transition.py -v` (all new tests pass). Full suite: `pytest tests/ -k "env_transition or consumer_guide or pipeline or adapter or deploy_workflow" -v`.
**Verification:** `pytest tests/test_plan_json_policies.py
tests/test_meta_policies.py tests/test_run_platform_plan_json_policies.py
tests/test_pipeline.py -v` (new tests pass or skip-without-kj; existing
pipeline tests pass). `python3 -m py_compile` on any modified Python.
Shellcheck on `run_platform.sh` if available.
---
### Phase P4 — final-review-ship (Wave 4, lead-developer)
### Phase P4 — regression-gate policies + docs (Wave 4, policy-engineer + data-engineer + lead-developer)
**Type:** `docs` (review + audit + milestone ship)
**Type:** `feat` (regression policies) + `docs` (adapter READMEs + ARCHITECTURE + STANDARDS + METRICS)
**Requirements:** (none new — milestone completion)
**Requirements:** REQ-304, REQ-305, REQ-306, REQ-307
**Must-haves:**
- Multi-persona code review across P1-P3 changes (ci-code-reviewer)
- Project health audit (ci-doc-verifier + ci-audit)
- Milestone ship: tag v1.23.4 (final phase patch = milestone release), merge to main, Gitea release
- Update REQUIREMENTS.md traceability (all REQ-276..290 → complete)
- Update ROADMAP.md (v1.24 → complete)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/regression/` — 3 policies over
capability-inventory JSON frontmatter: `cap-013-adapter-dedup.json`,
`cap-023-metrics-collector.json`, `cap-024-deck-structure.json`;
emit `pass`/`fail` PCRs per capability; the existing
`core/regression_verify.py` is kept (drives the CI gate); the
policies are the declarative mirror (REQ-304)
- `tests/test_regression_policies.py` +
`tests/fixtures/capability_inventory/clean.json` +
`tests/fixtures/capability_inventory/drifted.json` — clean (all caps
pass) + drifted (duplicate adapter, missing metric status, broken
deck arc); regression gate still 287/287 baseline (new tests
additive, skip-without-kj) (REQ-305)
- `adapters/README.md` gains new kyverno-json adapter row + "Policy
Engine Protocol" section (Protocol, registry, swap boundary,
how-to-add-OpaEngine); `adapters/kyverno-json/README.md` documents
the engine, install path, policy directory layout, 4 policy
categories (REQ-306)
- `.ciagent/ARCHITECTURE.md` §12.7 (added in RESEARCH) is finalized;
`schemas/README.md` notes `engine: "kyverno"` shared by K8s adapter
+ kj (distinguished by `ruleId` prefix); `modules/STANDARDS.md`
gains "Policy authoring standard" section for module owners;
`docs/METRICS.md` notes the policy engine is swappable (Strategic
Objective #2 — provable trust via a replaceable substrate) (REQ-307)
**Vertical slice:** The regression gate's capability checks are now
declarative policies auditable as artifacts. A new module owner can
read `modules/STANDARDS.md` "Policy authoring standard" and write a
per-module kyverno-json policy. A new engineer can read
`adapters/README.md` "Policy Engine Protocol" and implement an
`OpaEngine`. The 287/287 baseline is unchanged.
**Files touched:**
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/regression/cap-013-adapter-dedup.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/regression/cap-023-metrics-collector.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/policies/regression/cap-024-deck-structure.json` (NEW)
- `tests/test_regression_policies.py` (NEW)
- `tests/fixtures/capability_inventory/clean.json` (NEW)
- `tests/fixtures/capability_inventory/drifted.json` (NEW)
- `adapters/README.md` (MODIFIED — new row + PolicyEngine Protocol section)
- `adapters/kyverno-json/README.md` (NEW)
- `schemas/README.md` (MODIFIED — engine enum note)
- `modules/STANDARDS.md` (MODIFIED — Policy authoring standard section)
- `docs/METRICS.md` (MODIFIED — swappable engine narrative)
**Verification:** `pytest tests/test_regression_policies.py
tests/test_kyverno_json_engine.py -v` (new tests pass or skip-without-
kj). Full regression gate `pytest tests/` still at 287/287 baseline +
new tests (skip without kj). Manual read of `adapters/README.md` +
`adapters/kyverno-json/README.md` + `modules/STANDARDS.md` policy
section for clarity.
---
## Wave ordering
### Phase P5 — final review + audit + milestone ship (Final Phase)
```
Wave 1 (P1): consumer-guide-fixes [lead-developer]
Wave 2 (P2): env-transition-detect-and-destroy [backend-engineer]
Wave 3 (P3): env-transition-tests [backend-engineer + lead-developer]
Wave 4 (P4): final-review-ship [lead-developer]
```
**Type:** `docs` (review + audit + milestone completion)
**Dependencies:**
- P2 depends on P1: the Step 8 rewrite in P1 documents the destroy
semantics that P2 implements. Doing P1 first ensures the docs and code
land in the right order (docs describe the intended behavior, then code
implements it).
- P3 depends on P2: the tests validate the env-transition module and
pipeline Step 0b that P2 creates.
- P4 depends on P1+P2+P3: the final review covers all changes.
**Requirements:** All REQ-291..309 (mark complete)
**Parallelization:** P1 and P2 could run in parallel (different
territories: docs vs code), but the wave ordering is sequential for
safety — if P1's Step 8 rewrite reveals a design issue, P2's
implementation should follow the corrected design. With
`parallelization.enabled=true` and `min_plans_for_parallel=2`, the
orchestrator *could* run them concurrently; however, the dependency
(P2 follows P1's design) makes sequential the safer choice. P3 must
follow P2 (tests validate the code). P4 must follow all.
**Must-haves:**
- `ciagent-review` multi-persona code review across P1..P4
(lead-developer, backend-engineer, data-engineer, policy-engineer).
Auto-fix P0; flag P1+ for post-hoc review. If P1+ issues found, fix
them in this final phase (not loop back to EXECUTE).
- `ciagent-audit` — reconstruction test (git log ↔ `.ciagent/` files),
`.ciagent/` file discipline, branch hygiene, commit discipline.
Critical issues fixed in this phase.
- `ciagent-ship` (milestone) — merge `phase/05-final-review-ship` →
`milestone/v1.25-kyverno-json` → `main`; tag `v1.24.5` (= the v1.25
release per the prev-minor tagging rule); create Gitea release with
full milestone summary (all phases, all requirements); delete all
milestone branches (local + remote).
- Update `REQUIREMENTS.md` (mark REQ-291..309 complete),
`ROADMAP.md` (mark v1.25 complete), `CHECKPOINT.json`
(milestone_complete: true), `NORTH_STAR.md` (note Strategic
Objective #2 — provable trust via a replaceable policy-engine
substrate).
## Requirement → Phase mapping
**Vertical slice:** The v1.25 milestone is complete: kyverno-json is
the primary policy tool, behind a swappable adapter, with policies
over all 4 Nova artifacts. Tags v1.24.0..v1.24.5 on the v1.24.x line.
The milestone branch merges to main.
| REQ | Phase | Type | Description |
|-----|-------|------|-------------|
| REQ-276 | P1 | docs | Contract fields table corrected |
| REQ-277 | P1 | docs | Step 4 caller consistent with Step 2 |
| REQ-278 | P1 | docs | Step 5 stage 8 "dev only" corrected |
| REQ-279 | P1 | docs | Step 8 rewritten with destroy semantics |
| REQ-280 | P1 | docs | Per-env section Shape B lead sentence |
| REQ-281 | P1 | docs | Reference table @v1.19 wording corrected |
| REQ-282 | P2 | feat | env_transition.py detect_prior_env() |
| REQ-283 | P2 | feat | env_transition.py record_applied_env() |
| REQ-284 | P2 | feat | run_platform.sh Step 0b detect-and-destroy |
| REQ-285 | P2 | feat | run_platform.sh records applied env |
| REQ-286 | P2 | feat | deploy.yml passes NOVA_CONSUMER_REPO |
| REQ-287 | P2 | docs | adapter.py state-key doc comment |
| REQ-288 | P3 | test | test_env_transition.py |
| REQ-289 | P3 | test | test_run_platform_env_transition.py |
| REQ-290 | P1 | test | consumer guide test updates |
**Verification:** `pytest tests/ -v` full suite passes (287 baseline +
new tests). `git log --oneline` shows the v1.25 phase commits.
`git tag` shows v1.24.0..v1.24.5. `git branch` shows no leftover
milestone/phase branches (all deleted post-ship).
## Tag plan
---
- P0 (this phase): `v1.23.0` — pre-execution patch
- P1: `v1.23.1` — consumer guide fixes
- P2: `v1.23.2` — env-transition detect-and-destroy
- P3: `v1.23.3` — env-transition tests
- P4: `v1.23.4` — final review + ship = **milestone release**
## Wave ordering (parallelization)
With `parallelization.enabled: true`, `max_concurrent_agents: 5`,
`min_plans_for_parallel: 2`:
- **P1 Wave 1:** backend-engineer (protocol + registry + install) ‖
data-engineer (config.json policy object) ‖ policy-engineer (engine
adapter + smoke policy). 3 concurrent personas. Merge in order:
data-engineer → backend-engineer → policy-engineer.
- **P2 Wave 2:** policy-engineer (contract + stack-IR policies) ‖
backend-engineer (resolver wiring — depends on P1 registry). 2
concurrent. Merge: policy-engineer → backend-engineer (wiring
references the policy dirs).
- **P3 Wave 3:** policy-engineer (plan-JSON + meta policies) ‖
backend-engineer (run_platform.sh wiring — depends on P1 engine +
P2 resolver pattern). 2 concurrent. Merge: policy-engineer →
backend-engineer.
- **P4 Wave 4:** policy-engineer (regression policies) ‖ data-engineer
(capability-inventory fixtures) ‖ lead-developer (docs: READMEs,
STANDARDS, METRICS). 3 concurrent. Merge: data-engineer →
policy-engineer → lead-developer.
Territory enforcement: `warn` mode (per `config.json
personas.territory_enforcement: "warn"`). Cross-territory edits
(e.g., backend-engineer touching a policy file) emit a warning, not a
block.
## Requirement → phase → persona matrix
| REQ | Phase | Primary persona | Type |
|-----|-------|-----------------|------|
| REQ-291 | P1 | backend-engineer | feat |
| REQ-292 | P1 | data-engineer | feat (config) |
| REQ-293 | P1 | policy-engineer | feat |
| REQ-294 | P1 | backend-engineer | feat (install) |
| REQ-295 | P2 | policy-engineer | feat |
| REQ-296 | P2 | backend-engineer | feat (wiring) |
| REQ-297 | P2 | policy-engineer | feat |
| REQ-298 | P2 | backend-engineer | feat (wiring) |
| REQ-299 | P2 | policy-engineer | test |
| REQ-300 | P3 | policy-engineer | feat |
| REQ-301 | P3 | backend-engineer | feat (pipeline) |
| REQ-302 | P3 | policy-engineer + backend-engineer | test |
| REQ-303 | P3 | policy-engineer | feat (meta) |
| REQ-304 | P4 | policy-engineer | feat |
| REQ-305 | P4 | policy-engineer + data-engineer | test |
| REQ-306 | P4 | policy-engineer + lead-developer | docs |
| REQ-307 | P4 | lead-developer | docs |
| REQ-308 | P1 | backend-engineer | test |
| REQ-309 | P1 | policy-engineer | test |