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 | ERR-076 | Fragment/inventory tests required machine-local drafts, workspace residue, or a fixed minimum file count. | resolved 2026-07-16 | Assert count invariants and stable tracked classifications; validate optional local categories only when present. |
 | ERR-077 | VedAstro request previews serialized the live `x-api-key` header, allowing logs and failed test output to expose credentials. | resolved; credential rotation required 2026-07-16 | Preview/metadata profiles never contain authentication headers. Inject `VEDASTRO_API_KEY` only immediately before network execution; rotate any key exposed before this fix. |
 | ERR-078 | On this macOS host, bare `python3` resolves to Python 3.9 without pytest, while the project uses PEP 604 annotations; rerunning with `.venv/bin/python` reaches the tests but `test_preflight_fragment_scan_reports_authority_layers_and_risk_buckets` has a stale `high_value_unpromoted_count >= 1` assertion even when the scanner correctly reports zero. | observed 2026-07-15 | Run the gate with the project venv on this host and do not claim the full pre-work gate passed until the fragment-governance assertion is reconciled with the valid zero-unpromoted state. |
+| ERR-079 | VedAstro hosted replay and fixed-commit self-host validation cannot run on this host when `VEDASTRO_API_ENDPOINT` / `VEDASTRO_API_KEY` are absent and neither a .NET runtime nor a reachable Docker daemon is available. | observed 2026-07-17 | Keep hosted closure `blocked`; run `vedastro_contract_probe.py --repeats 3` only after injecting credentials through the environment, and build the pinned source in a provisioned Windows/.NET or reachable container environment. Never persist credentials in artifacts or shell history. |
 
 ## Fragment Sweep Command Set