verify(P3): dead-code-and-stale-prefix-cleanup — 4-layer verify PASS + ship

VERIFY: structural — dead export + stale comments + prefixes gone; behavioral — 616 tests + CI PASS; quality — env-override test updated.

---ci---
project: acdl
phase: 3
milestone: v1.16
status: complete
phase_role: execution
requirements:
  covered: [REQ-167]
  partial: []
---/ci---

.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "phase": 0,
-  "stage": "plan",
+  "phase": 1,
+  "stage": "execute",
   "milestone": "v1.16",
-  "phase_role": "pre_execution",
+  "phase_role": "execution",
   "attempts": 0,
-  "updated_at": "2026-07-30T15:15:00Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-07-30T15:30:00Z",
   "milestone_complete": false
 }

adapters/README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ACDL Adapters
+# Nova Adapters
 
 ## Overview
 

adapters/kyverno/README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Kyverno Adapter
 
 The Kyverno adapter translates Kyverno `PolicyReport` results to the
-normalized ACDL
+normalized Nova
 [`PolicyCheckResult`](../../schemas/policy_check_result.schema.json) schema
 (engine: `"kyverno"`), mirroring the Checkov/Wiz adapter pattern.
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ publishes results to `PolicyReport` resources.
 ## When to use it
 
 Kyverno is the right engine **when the platform emits Kubernetes
-manifests** (a K8s-native stack). The ACDL platform today emits Terraform
+manifests** (a K8s-native stack). The Nova platform today emits Terraform
 only (D-053), so this adapter is **ready but inactive**: it ships now so
 the schema path, severity/result mapping and sample policies are in place
 ahead of the GitOps reconciler that will emit K8s manifests (roadmap).
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ manifests (documentation-only today — the platform does not run them):
 
 - `disallow-privileged-containers.yml` — fail pods with
   `securityContext.privileged: true`.
-- `require-resource-labels.yml` — require `acdl:owner` and
-  `acdl:environment` labels on all pods (mirrors the ACDL tagging standard
+- `require-resource-labels.yml` — require `nova:owner` and
+  `nova:environment` labels on all pods (mirrors the Nova tagging standard
   in [`schemas/tagging-standard.json`](../../schemas/tagging-standard.json)).
 - `require-image-digests.yml` — require container images to reference a
   digest (`image@sha256:...`), not a mutable tag.

adapters/kyverno/kyverno_adapter.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Kyverno adapter — translate Kyverno PolicyReport results to ACDL PolicyCheckResult records.
+"""Kyverno adapter — translate Kyverno PolicyReport results to Nova PolicyCheckResult records.
 
 Kyverno is a Kubernetes-native policy engine. It evaluates K8s manifests
 and produces PolicyReport resources. This adapter translates those results

adapters/kyverno/policies/require-resource-labels.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: ClusterPolicy
 metadata:
   name: require-resource-labels
   annotations:
-    policies.kyverno.io/title: Require ACDL Resource Labels
+    policies.kyverno.io/title: Require Nova Resource Labels
     policies.kyverno.io/category: Governance
     policies.kyverno.io/severity: medium
     policies.kyverno.io/subject: Pod
@@ -11,27 +11,27 @@ spec:
   validationFailureAction: audit
   background: true
   rules:
-    - name: require-acdl-owner-label
+    - name: require-nova-owner-label
       match:
         any:
           - resources:
               kinds:
                 - Pod
       validate:
-        message: "Pods must carry the acdl:owner label (ACDL tagging standard)."
+        message: "Pods must carry the nova:owner label (Nova tagging standard)."
         pattern:
           metadata:
             labels:
-              acdl:owner: "?*"
-    - name: require-acdl-environment-label
+              nova:owner: "?*"
+    - name: require-nova-environment-label
       match:
         any:
           - resources:
               kinds:
                 - Pod
       validate:
-        message: "Pods must carry the acdl:environment label (ACDL tagging standard)."
+        message: "Pods must carry the nova:environment label (Nova tagging standard)."
         pattern:
           metadata:
             labels:
-              acdl:environment: "?*"
+              nova:environment: "?*"

adapters/terraform/adapter.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""ACDL Terraform adapter — stateless assembler (v1.11 RESTART, P56a).
+"""Nova Terraform adapter — stateless assembler (v1.11 RESTART, P56a).
 
 A STATELESS ASSEMBLER. It owns no module content — no resource shape, no
 nested HCL blocks, no defaults, no type-specific logic. It reads the
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def adapt(stack_instance, out_dir):
     stack_name = stack.get("name", "spike")
     environment = stack.get("environment", "dev")
     account_id = env.get_env("AWS_ACCOUNT_ID", "581513795199")
-    state_bucket = f"acdl-tfstate-{account_id}-us-east-1"
+    state_bucket = f"nova-tfstate-{account_id}-us-east-1"
     terraform_tf = (
         'terraform {\n'
         '  required_version = ">= 1.9, < 1.10"\n'

adapters/wiz/wiz_adapter.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Wiz adapter — translate Wiz API results to ACDL PolicyCheckResult records.
+"""Wiz adapter — translate Wiz API results to Nova PolicyCheckResult records.
 
 Wiz is a SaaS security platform with a GraphQL API. This adapter
 translates Wiz issue records to the normalized PolicyCheckResult schema

core/confidence_signal.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""ACDL Confidence Signal (REQ-19).
+"""Nova Confidence Signal (REQ-19).
 
 The platform's certified answer to "is this safe to proceed?" (vision
 tenet: "Safety is Computed, Not Assumed"). Every delivery action produces

core/contract_resolver.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""ACDL Contract Resolver — resolve a consumer contract to a Target Stack instance.
+"""Nova Contract Resolver — resolve a consumer contract to a Target Stack instance.
 
 The contract resolver is the bridge between the consumer's declared intent
 (a contract YAML) and the platform's executable representation (a Target
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def resolve(contract_path, repo_root=None, environment_override=None):
 
     Args:
         contract_path: Path to the contract YAML file.
-        repo_root: Root of the ACDL repo (defaults to two levels up from this file).
+        repo_root: Root of the Nova repo (defaults to two levels up from this file).
         environment_override: When set (dev/qa/prod/dr), overrides the
             contract's 'environment' field BEFORE schema validation, so
             interpolation context is consistent (D-088). Used by

core/environment_check.py

@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ def load(env_name, root=None):
 
 def _onboarding_message(env_name):
     return (
-        "=== ACDL Environment Onboarding ===\n"
+        "=== Nova Environment Onboarding ===\n"
         f"No environment named '{env_name}' is bound to this repository.\n\n"
-        "ACDL environments are platform-managed. The platform provisions on\n"
+        "Nova environments are platform-managed. The platform provisions on\n"
         "your behalf:\n"
         "  - an AWS account (or a scoped partition of one)\n"
         "  - a network (VPC + subnets)\n"

core/lambda/contract_ingestor.py

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def _report_error(payload):
         raise RuntimeError(f"failed to read GitHub token from Secrets Manager: {e}")
 
     owner, repo = PLATFORM_REPO.split("/")
-    title = f"[ACDL-ALERT] Deploy failure: {consumer_repo} / {contract_id}"
+    title = f"[NOVA-ALERT] Deploy failure: {consumer_repo} / {contract_id}"
 
     # Check for an existing open issue with the same title (idempotency)
     # URL-encode the contract_id to prevent search-query injection (P1-1).
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def _report_error(payload):
 {stack_trace}
 ```
 
-_This issue was auto-created by the ACDL platform Lambda (D-055). The consumer's onboarding-granted Lambda-invoke permission is the only grant needed._
+_This issue was auto-created by the Nova platform Lambda (D-055). The consumer's onboarding-granted Lambda-invoke permission is the only grant needed._
 """
 
     if existing:

core/local_emulators.py

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ evidence event) runs end-to-end against the local tier with no AWS:
 Each adapter exposes the same interface as the live counterpart so the
 caller code path is unchanged; only the I/O target swaps. Selection is
 gated on the NOVA_LOCAL_TIER env var (set by run_platform.sh --local).
-Dual-read via core/env.py: NOVA_* preferred, ACDL_* fallback until P5.
+Env vars read via core/env.py (NOVA_* only; the ACDL_* fallback was
+removed in v1.15 P5, REQ-164).
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class FlatFileOutbox:
 
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, dir: Optional[Path] = None) -> "FlatFileOutbox":
-        d = Path(dir) if dir else Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="acdl_outbox_"))
+        d = Path(dir) if dir else Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="nova_outbox_"))
         d.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         out = cls(dir=d)
         # Re-read the chain tail if the file already exists.
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ class LocalS3StateBackend:
 
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, dir: Optional[Path] = None) -> "LocalS3StateBackend":
-        d = Path(dir) if dir else Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="acdl_tfstate_"))
+        d = Path(dir) if dir else Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="nova_tfstate_"))
         d.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         return cls(state_dir=d)
 
@@ -499,9 +500,8 @@ def run_local_e2e(contract_path: str, repo_root: Optional[Path] = None) -> Dict[
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     contract = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "contracts/microservice.yml"
-    # Set both so the dual-read in is_local_tier() finds NOVA_* (preferred);
-    # the ACDL_* alias stays for any unmigrated reader until P5.
+    # Set so is_local_tier() finds NOVA_LOCAL_TIER (NOVA_* only; the
+    # ACDL_* alias was removed in v1.15 P5, REQ-164).
     os.environ["NOVA_LOCAL_TIER"] = "1"
-    # P5 (REQ-164): ACDL_LOCAL_TIER legacy alias removed (NOVA_* only)
     result = run_local_e2e(contract)
     print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))

core/regression_verify.py

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def _check_resolver_microservice() -> Tuple[Status, str]:
 
 def _check_adapter_emits_terraform() -> Tuple[Status, str]:
     """CAP-005: terraform adapter compiles a resolved stack to .tf files."""
-    work = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="acdl_regr_")
+    work = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="nova_regr_")
     stack_path = os.path.join(work, "stack.json")
     tf_dir = os.path.join(work, "tf")
     os.makedirs(tf_dir, exist_ok=True)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def _check_interpolation() -> Tuple[Status, str]:
         "import sys; sys.path.insert(0,'.'); "
         "from core.contract_resolver import _expand_vars; "
         "ctx={'env':{'environment':'qa','account_id':'123'},'contract':{'id':'assets'}}; "
-        "assert _expand_vars('acdl-${env.environment}-${contract.id}', ctx)=='acdl-qa-assets'; "
+        "assert _expand_vars('nova-${env.environment}-${contract.id}', ctx)=='nova-qa-assets'; "
         "print('interpolation ok')",
     ])
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def _check_confidence_signal() -> Tuple[Status, str]:
 
 def _check_outbox_writer() -> Tuple[Status, str]:
     """CAP-008: outbox_writer writes a hash-chained event to a temp file."""
-    work = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="acdl_outbox_")
+    work = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="nova_outbox_")
     event_path = os.path.join(work, "event.json")
     event = {
         "contractId": "regression-test", "eventType": "CONFIDENCE_COMPUTED",
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def _load_aws_env() -> Dict[str, str]:
                     continue
                 if "=" in line:
                     k, v = line.split("=", 1)
-                    # P5 (REQ-164): dual-read fallback removed — NOVA_* only.
+                    # NOVA_* only (ACDL_* fallback removed in v1.15 P5, REQ-164).
                     if k == "NOVA_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID":
                         env["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"] = v
                     elif k == "NOVA_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY":
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def _check_live_terraform_plan_microservice() -> Tuple[Status, str]:
     microservice stack (D-093 live-AWS tier of the headline E2E).
 
     Requires AWS credentials (NOVA_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID etc. in .env.secrets;
-    dual-read NOVA_* first, ACDL_* fallback per G-106).
+    NOVA_* only — the ACDL_* fallback was removed in v1.15 P5, REQ-164).
     Runs in a temp dir; does NOT apply (plan only)."""
     import tempfile, os
     work = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="nova_regr_live_")

scripts/post_stage_comment.sh

@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ import json, sys
 stage = '''$STAGE'''
 status = '''$STATUS'''
 details = json.loads('''$DETAILS''')
-lines = [f'### ACDL Stage: {stage} — {status}', '']
+lines = [f'### Nova Stage: {stage} — {status}', '']
 if details:
     lines.append('| Metric | Value |')
     lines.append('|--------|-------|')
     for k, v in details.items():
         lines.append(f'| {k} | {v} |')
     lines.append('')
-lines.append('> _Auto-posted by the ACDL deploy pipeline (D-055)._')
+lines.append('> _Auto-posted by the Nova deploy pipeline (D-055)._')
 print('\n'.join(lines))
 ")
 

scripts/run_ci.sh

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ banner() {
 
 fail() { echo "FAIL: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-echo "=== ACDL CI Pipeline (local reproduction) ==="
+echo "=== Nova CI Pipeline (local reproduction) ==="
 echo "contract: pipelines/ci.yml (3 stages)"
 echo ""
 

scripts/run_l2_lifecycle_destroy.sh

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 # parity with the L1 matrix, but $2 is accepted-but-ignored here (documented,
 # not a bug).
 #
-# Lifecycle mode (REQ-134): NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE (dual-read NOVA_* preferred,
-# ACDL_* fallback until P5) default "plan" = no-op
+# Lifecycle mode (REQ-134): NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE (NOVA_* only; ACDL_*
+# fallback removed in v1.15 P5) default "plan" = no-op
 # (plan mode never applies resources, so there is nothing to destroy).
 # Set to "full" for the real `--destroy` against live AWS.
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ cd "$ROOT"
 MODULE="$1"
 
 # Lifecycle mode: "plan" (default) skips destroy; "full" runs the real destroy.
-# Dual-read: NOVA_* preferred, ACDL_* fallback (removed in P5).
+# NOVA_* env vars only (ACDL_* fallback removed in v1.15 P5, REQ-164).
 LIFECYCLE_MODE="${NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE:-plan}"
 
 if [ "$LIFECYCLE_MODE" != "full" ]; then

scripts/run_l2_lifecycle_test.sh

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 # positional args for parity with the L1 matrix, but $3 is accepted-but-
 # ignored here (documented, not a bug).
 #
-# Lifecycle mode (REQ-134): NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE (dual-read NOVA_* preferred,
-# ACDL_* fallback until P5) default "plan" runs
+# Lifecycle mode (REQ-134): NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE (NOVA_* only; ACDL_*
+# fallback removed in v1.15 P5) default "plan" runs
 # `run_platform.sh --plan-only` (fast, no AWS mutation). Set to "full" for
 # the real `--apply` against live AWS.
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -29,14 +29,12 @@ MODULE="$1"
 EXAMPLE="$2"  # simple or complex
 
 # Lifecycle mode: "plan" (default, fast) or "full" (real apply against AWS).
-# Dual-read: NOVA_* preferred, ACDL_* fallback (removed in P5).
+# NOVA_* env vars only (ACDL_* fallback removed in v1.15 P5, REQ-164).
 LIFECYCLE_MODE="${NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE:-plan}"
 
 CONTRACT="modules/l2/${MODULE}/examples/${EXAMPLE}.yml"
 
 # Point terraform_remote_state to the CI VPC state (not the platform VPC).
-# Set both NOVA_* (preferred by the dual-read helper) and ACDL_* (legacy
-# fallback) so any unmigrated reader finds the key until P5.
 export NOVA_REMOTE_STATE_KEY="spike/ci-vpc/terraform.tfstate"
 
 

scripts/run_lifecycle_destroy.sh

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 # For VPC-dependent modules, injects CI VPC outputs into the complex contract
 # before destroy (so terraform can find the resources in the right VPC).
 #
-# Lifecycle mode (REQ-134): NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE (dual-read NOVA_* preferred,
-# ACDL_* fallback until P5) default "plan" = no-op
+# Lifecycle mode (REQ-134): NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE (NOVA_* only; ACDL_*
+# fallback removed in v1.15 P5) default "plan" = no-op
 # (plan mode never applies resources, so there is nothing to destroy; the
 # script exits 0 so the pipeline matrix cell stays green). Set to "full"
 # for the real `--destroy` against live AWS.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CI_VPC_OUTPUTS="${2:-}"
 
 # Lifecycle mode: "plan" (default) skips destroy (nothing was applied);
 # "full" runs the real terraform destroy.
-# Dual-read: NOVA_* preferred, ACDL_* fallback (removed in P5).
+# NOVA_* env vars only (ACDL_* fallback removed in v1.15 P5, REQ-164).
 LIFECYCLE_MODE="${NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE:-plan}"
 
 if [ "$LIFECYCLE_MODE" != "full" ]; then
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ CONTRACT="modules/l1/${MODULE}/examples/complex.yml"
 VPC_DEPENDENT="alb ecs-service rds uptime"
 
 if echo "$VPC_DEPENDENT" | grep -qw "$MODULE" && [ -n "$CI_VPC_OUTPUTS" ] && [ -f "$CI_VPC_OUTPUTS" ]; then
-  TMP_CONTRACT="/tmp/acdl-lifecycle-${MODULE}-complex.yml"
+  TMP_CONTRACT="/tmp/nova-lifecycle-${MODULE}-complex.yml"
   python3 -c "
 import yaml, json
 

scripts/run_lifecycle_test.sh

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # from the long-lived platform VPC.
 #
 # Lifecycle mode (REQ-134): the NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE env var selects the
-# tier (dual-read NOVA_* preferred, ACDL_* fallback until P5). Default
+# tier (NOVA_* only; ACDL_* fallback removed in v1.15 P5). Default
 # "plan" runs `run_platform.sh --plan-only` (fast, no AWS
 # mutation, validates the contract->resolver->adapter->plan chain for
 # every module). Set to "full" to run the real `--apply` (terraform apply
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ EXAMPLE="$2"  # simple or complex
 CI_VPC_OUTPUTS="${3:-}"
 
 # Lifecycle mode: "plan" (default, fast) or "full" (real apply against AWS).
-# Dual-read: NOVA_* preferred, ACDL_* fallback (removed in P5).
+# NOVA_* env vars only (ACDL_* fallback removed in v1.15 P5, REQ-164).
 LIFECYCLE_MODE="${NOVA_LIFECYCLE_MODE:-plan}"
 
 CONTRACT="modules/l1/${MODULE}/examples/${EXAMPLE}.yml"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ VPC_DEPENDENT="alb ecs-service rds uptime"
 # (only meaningful in full mode; plan mode ignores VPC outputs)
 if [ "$LIFECYCLE_MODE" = "full" ] && echo "$VPC_DEPENDENT" | grep -qw "$MODULE" && [ -n "$CI_VPC_OUTPUTS" ] && [ -f "$CI_VPC_OUTPUTS" ]; then
   # Generate a temporary contract with CI VPC outputs injected
-  TMP_CONTRACT="/tmp/acdl-lifecycle-${MODULE}-${EXAMPLE}.yml"
+  TMP_CONTRACT="/tmp/nova-lifecycle-${MODULE}-${EXAMPLE}.yml"
   python3 -c "
 import yaml, json, sys
 

scripts/run_pattern_plan.sh

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ done
 CONTRACT="contracts/$MODULE.yaml"
 [ -f "$CONTRACT" ] || { echo "FAIL: no sample contract at $CONTRACT for module '$MODULE'" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-WORK="/tmp/acdl_pattern_plan_$MODULE"
+WORK="/tmp/nova_pattern_plan_$MODULE"
 rm -rf "$WORK"; mkdir -p "$WORK"
 
 echo "=== Pattern plan: $MODULE ==="

scripts/run_platform.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# scripts/run_platform.sh - the ACDL platform pipeline.
+# scripts/run_platform.sh - the Nova platform pipeline.
 #
 # Usage:
 #   run_platform.sh <contract.yml>            (full e2e with AWS)
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ rm -rf "$WORK"; mkdir -p "$TF_DIR"
 echo "=== Step 0: environment onboarding check ==="
 if [ -n "$ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE" ]; then
   export NOVA_ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE="$ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE"
-  export ACDL_ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE="$ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE"  # legacy fallback, removed in P5
   python3 core/environment_check.py --env="$ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE" || {
     echo "FAIL: environment not bound — see the onboarding prompt above" >&2
     exit 1

scripts/run_primitive_plan.sh

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ done
 INSTANCE="modules/l1/$PRIMITIVE/instance.json"
 [ -f "$INSTANCE" ] || { echo "FAIL: no instance.json for primitive '$PRIMITIVE'" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-WORK="/tmp/acdl_primitive_plan_$PRIMITIVE"
+WORK="/tmp/nova_primitive_plan_$PRIMITIVE"
 rm -rf "$WORK"; mkdir -p "$WORK"
 
 echo "=== Primitive plan: $PRIMITIVE ==="

scripts/run_regression.sh

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 cd "$ROOT"
 
 echo "=== Nova Regression VERIFY (D-091) ==="
-# Dual-read: NOVA_* preferred, ACDL_* fallback (removed in P5).
+# NOVA_* env vars only (ACDL_* fallback removed in v1.15 P5, REQ-164).
 echo "milestone: ${NOVA_REGRESSION_MILESTONE:-v1.10}  phase: ${NOVA_REGRESSION_PHASE:-52}"
 echo ""
 

scripts/ship_phase.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# scripts/ship_phase.sh — internal CIAgent per-phase ship helper (v1.16)
+# Usage: bash scripts/ship_phase.sh <phase_num> <req_id> <phase_slug> <release_body>
+set -euo pipefail
+PHASE="$1"; REQ="$2"; SLUG="$3"; BODY="$4"
+MS="milestone/v1.16-nova-simplification"
+BR="phase/$(printf '%02d' "$PHASE")-${SLUG}"
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+git checkout "$MS" 2>/dev/null
+git merge --squash "$BR" 2>&1 | tail -2
+MSG="verify(P${PHASE}): ${SLUG} — 4-layer verify PASS + ship
+
+${BODY}
+
+---ci---
+project: acdl
+phase: ${PHASE}
+milestone: v1.16
+status: complete
+phase_role: execution
+requirements:
+  covered: [${REQ}]
+  partial: []
+---/ci---"
+git commit -q -m "$MSG"
+PREV=$(git tag -l "v1.15.*" --sort=-version:refname | head -1)
+PATCH=$(($(echo "$PREV" | sed 's/v1.15.//')))
+NEWPATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+TAG="v1.15.${NEWPATCH}"
+git tag -a "$TAG" -m "${TAG}: v1.16 P${PHASE} — ${SLUG}"
+git push origin "$MS" --tags 2>&1 | grep -E "new tag|new branch" | head -2
+python3 - "$TAG" "$PREV" <<'PYEOF'
+import json, subprocess, sys, urllib.request, urllib.error
+tag, prev = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
+tok = [l.split("=",1)[1].strip() for l in open(".env.secrets") if l.startswith("NOVA_GITEA_TOKEN=")][0]
+body = subprocess.check_output(["git","log",f"{prev}..{tag}","--oneline"]).decode()
+payload = {"tag_name":tag,"name":f"Nova {tag} — v1.16 P{tag.split('.')[-1]}","body":body}
+req = urllib.request.Request("https://git.cloudinit.dev/api/v1/repos/continuous-intelligence/acdl/releases", data=json.dumps(payload).encode(), headers={"Authorization":f"token {tok}","Content-Type":"application/json"}, method="POST")
+try:
+    r = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30); d = json.loads(r.read()); print(f"release_id: {d.get('id')}  tag: {tag}")
+except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+    if e.code == 409: print(f"release exists for {tag}")
+    else: print(f"HTTP {e.code}: {e.read().decode()[:120]}")
+except Exception as e: print(f"ERROR: {e}")
+PYEOF
+echo "SHIPPED ${TAG}"

tests/test_adapter.py

@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ class TestModuleAssembly:
         assert 'backend "s3"' in terraform_tf
         assert 'spike/s3/dev/terraform.tfstate' in terraform_tf
 
+    def test_adapt_emits_nova_state_bucket(self, tmp_path):
+        """P1 (REQ-165): the emitted backend references nova-tfstate-*
+        (not acdl-tfstate-*); the live bucket was renamed in v1.15 P4."""
+        instance = json.load(open(ROOT / "modules/l1/s3/instance.json"))
+        adapt(instance, str(tmp_path))
+        terraform_tf = (tmp_path / "terraform.tf").read_text()
+        assert "nova-tfstate-" in terraform_tf
+        assert "acdl-tfstate-" not in terraform_tf
+
     def test_adapt_emits_root_outputs(self, tmp_path):
         instance = json.load(open(ROOT / "modules/l1/s3/instance.json"))
         instance["outputs"] = {

tests/test_deploy_workflow_env_input.py

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def test_run_platform_sh_has_environment_flag():
     text = (ROOT / "scripts" / "run_platform.sh").read_text()
     assert "--environment" in text
     assert "ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE" in text
-    # P2 (REQ-159): NOVA_* preferred; ACDL_* kept as dual-read fallback until P5.
+    # P3 (REQ-167): NOVA_* only; the dead ACDL_ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE export
+    # (comment said "removed in P5" but the line was present) is gone.
     assert "NOVA_ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE" in text
-    assert "ACDL_ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE" in text  # legacy fallback, removed in P5
+    assert "ACDL_ENVIRONMENT_OVERRIDE" not in text

tests/test_environment_check.py

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ class TestEnvironmentCheck:
         assert "state backend" in msg.lower()
         assert "IAM role" in msg
 
+    def test_onboarding_message_says_nova_not_acdl(self):
+        """P2 (REQ-166): the onboarding message is rebranded Nova."""
+        msg = _onboarding_message("qa")
+        assert "Nova Environment Onboarding" in msg
+        assert "ACDL" not in msg
+
     def test_contract_with_dev_environment_passes(self):
         ok, msg = check(contract_path=str(ROOT / "contracts/static-assets.yml"), root=ROOT)
         assert ok is True