Jyotisha/docs/research/pre_work_error_ledger.md

Pre-Work Error Ledger

Purpose: read this file before substantial project work. It exists to stop repeat mistakes caused by multiple Codex windows, WorkBuddy mirrors, local drafts, backup folders, and partial cloud-git visibility.

Mandatory Pre-Work Check

Run or consciously verify:

sed -n '1,220p' AGENTS.md
sed -n '1,260p' docs/research/pre_work_error_ledger.md
git status --short --branch
git remote -v
python3 scripts/pre_work_check.py --remote-timeout 8 --command-timeout 45

The one-command gate must cover:

• tests/test_runtime_import_boundaries.py
• tests/test_project_fragment_governance.py
• tests/test_preflight_fragment_scan.py
• tests/test_remote_repo_visibility_check.py
• tests/test_pre_work_check.py

For large architecture or release work, also read:

• docs/research/whole_machine_fragment_sweep_round25_2026_06_25.md
• docs/research/whole_machine_fragment_sweep_2026_07_05.md
• docs/research/unique_main_chain_map_2026_07_01.md
• docs/research/local_drafts_2026_06_disposition.md

Error Ledger

ID	Error / Risk	Current Status	Required Guard
ERR-001	Runtime code pulled modules from .workbuddy distribution mirror.	resolved	Keep tests/test_runtime_import_boundaries.py; .workbuddy is reference only.
ERR-002	mcp_server.py documentation implied .workbuddy was a runtime path.	resolved	MCP top docs must point to main repo runtime; mirror wording must say distribution/reference only.
ERR-003	local_drafts mixed high-value research with disposable drafts.	mitigated	Use docs/research/local_drafts_2026_06_disposition.md; do not delete or promote drafts ad hoc.
ERR-004	Multiple local folders contain Jyotish fragments, older adapters, and WorkBuddy mirrors.	active	Read latest fragment sweep before changing adapters, oracle paths, or skill runtime boundaries.
ERR-005	Terminal git access to GitHub can fail even when the browser can open the repo.	active	Use python3 scripts/remote_repo_visibility_check.py; do not claim cloud sync unless status is verified.
ERR-006	Whole-machine find can time out when run too broadly.	active	Use split scans by directory and bounded -maxdepth; record timeouts as findings.
ERR-007	.workbuddy/skills/jyotish-vedic-astrology is a dirty historical mirror.	active	Never copy it over main repo. Use only for read-only comparison.
ERR-008	Current main workspace may be dirty with user/Codex changes.	active	Never reset or checkout. Read touched files before editing.
ERR-009	Astrology interpretation can drift into story-fitting from conversation history.	active	For blind technical reports, use only declared evidence packets/PDF and mark MEVG/real-case gaps.
ERR-010	VedAstro official/cloud evidence can be partial or dasha-conflicting.	active	Mark official closure partial unless exact endpoint/settings and raw output are verified.
ERR-011	Bare pytest command may be missing from PATH even when pytest module exists.	active	Use python3 -m pytest ... in acceptance commands.
ERR-012	Governance tests can fail if wording is narrower than the actual guardrail.	observed 2026-07-05	Keep tests tied to explicit user-facing terms such as 开工前 and the ledger path.
ERR-013	GitHub API can fail from terminal Python even when browser/Web can open GitHub.	active	Treat remote_repo_visibility_check.py status blocked as authoritative for terminal parity; browser visibility alone is not sync proof.
ERR-014	Pre-work checks can be skipped when split across several manual commands.	mitigated	Use python3 scripts/pre_work_check.py as the one-command pre-work gate.
ERR-015	One-command pre-work can exceed desktop outer timeout if child command timeout is too wide or scan runs twice.	observed 2026-07-05	Keep pytest child timeout bounded at 45s; let pre_work_check.py cache preflight_fragment_scan.py output for tests/test_preflight_fragment_scan.py.
ERR-016	Full tests/test_api_server_security.py can exceed the desktop outer timeout.	observed 2026-07-05	Use focused API test slices during development; reserve full API file run for longer verification windows.
ERR-017	Pre-work gate could pass without checking the older Round 25 fragment sweep or aggregate external-engine adapter diagnostics.	mitigated 2026-07-05	scripts/pre_work_check.py must require both whole-machine sweep docs and run scripts/diagnose_external_engine_adapters.py --json before substantial work.
ERR-018	External engine blockers can be described verbally but not carried into diagnostics.	mitigated 2026-07-05	diagnose_external_engine_adapters.py must expose VedAstro closure plan and PyJHora/JHora install/license/ephemeris boundary; keep docs/research/external_engine_blocker_research_2026_07_05.md current.
ERR-019	WorkBuddy/cloud/local acceptance summaries can invent pass counts, stale asset counts, non-existent error docs, or wrong dasha windows.	mitigated 2026-07-06	Read docs/research/user_invocation_acceptance_error_log_2026_07_06.md; run scripts/user_invocation_acceptance_check.py and tests/test_user_invocation_acceptance_contract.py before accepting ordinary-user skill invocation validation claims.
ERR-020	VedAstro official raw responses can be archived but hard to audit if no manifest/API listing exposes them.	mitigated 2026-07-08	Keep list_official_raw_response_archives() and GET /api/vedastro_gateway/archives; tests must prove archived official raw responses are enumerable.
ERR-021	VedAstro raw archive manifests can exist outside the high-rigor evidence packet, leaving final reports unable to prove whether official raw evidence was archived.	mitigated 2026-07-08	Keep vedastro_official_raw_archive_manifest in machine_evidence_packet.sections for API and MCP strict workflows.
ERR-022	Technique Audit Table can show VedAstro cloud state but omit whether archived official raw evidence is actually auditable.	mitigated 2026-07-08	Keep VedAstro Raw Archive Manifest as a first-class Technique Audit Table row immediately after VedAstro Cloud State.
ERR-023	professional_reading can require a Technique Audit Table while omitting the user-visible VedAstro raw archive row.	mitigated 2026-07-08	Keep VedAstro Raw Archive Manifest in professional_reading.technique_audit_table_required_rows.
ERR-024	VedAstro gateway status can choose local_fallback before .env is loaded, even when official endpoint/network settings are present.	mitigated 2026-07-08	gateway_status() must load official readiness before resolving active backend; run_gateway_packet() must expose official_closure_state separately from legacy status.
ERR-025	VedAstro gateway can report legacy status=ok from catalog availability even when no official raw response is present.	mitigated 2026-07-08	official_closure_state=official_verified requires official_raw_response; otherwise expose official_closure_reason=official_raw_response_missing.
ERR-026	VedAstro service adapter can obtain an official full-snapshot raw response while the user entrypoint drops it, leaving gateway official closure permanently blocked.	mitigated 2026-07-09	vedastro_user_entrypoint must expose vedastro_official_full_snapshot.raw_response_available and root official_raw_response when explicitly requested; gateway tests must prove raw propagation reaches official_verified.
ERR-027	External engine readiness diagnostics can be mistaken for a completed same-chart parity comparison.	mitigated 2026-07-09	diagnose_external_engine_adapters.py must expose same_chart_parity_contract.required_outputs, per-engine expected oracle fields, and tested=false until a real same-chart comparison runs.
ERR-028	Active birth-time rectification can stop at question generation and never narrow candidate clusters from user answers.	mitigated 2026-07-09	active_rectification_questions.score_answers() must turn A/B/C/D answers into cluster rankings, next-round questions, and an explicit boundary that final rectification still needs candidate chart differences.
ERR-029	Basic git and premium cloud-drive skill packages can blur contents, privacy exclusions, and external-engine promises.	mitigated 2026-07-09	scripts/skill_release_manifest.py must define edition contents, excluded private material, acceptance commands, and external-engine runtime boundaries before packaging.
ERR-030	Release packaging can misread non-ASCII tracked filenames when parsing quoted git ls-files output.	mitigated 2026-07-09	Package builders must use git ls-files -z and decode NUL-separated paths before writing zip archives.
ERR-031	Premium skill zip can ship without user install prompts or replay schemas, leaving users and future oracle imports without a contract.	mitigated 2026-07-09	skill_release_package.py must inject INSTALL.md and USER_PROMPTS.md; replay contracts must live in references/real_case_calibration/ and references/oracle/.
ERR-032	Full smoke files can time out while focused slices pass; test_full_reading_reports_ayanamsa_metadata_and_ai_prompt_pack currently exposes external_oracle_gap_summary=null.	observed 2026-07-10	Do not claim full tests/test_cli_smoke.py or full tests/test_vedastro_external_technique_evidence.py passed unless run to completion; use focused slices for related changes and track the prompt-pack gap separately.
ERR-033	Premium skill zip validation can accidentally depend on a parent Git repository, so a cloud-drive user may fail in a clean unzip directory.	mitigated 2026-07-10	Release acceptance must include tests/test_skill_release_clean_trial.py; scripts such as public_release_privacy_scan.py must support non-Git unpacked zip directories.
ERR-034	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.

Fragment Sweep Command Set

Use split scans, not one unbounded full-home command:

for d in <home>/Documents <home>/WorkBuddy <home>/.workbuddy <home>/Downloads <home>/Desktop <home>/.codex/attachments; do
  [ -d "$d" ] && find "$d" -maxdepth 6 -type d -name .git 2>/dev/null | sed 's#/.git$##'
done | rg -i '印度|jyotish|vedic|astro|yinduzhanxing|workbuddy|星轨|codex|talk' | sort

for d in <home>/Documents <home>/WorkBuddy <home>/.workbuddy <home>/Downloads <home>/Desktop <home>/.codex/attachments; do
  [ -d "$d" ] && find "$d" -maxdepth 7 -type f \( -iname '*jyotish*' -o -iname '*vedic*' -o -iname '*jhora*' -o -iname '*shadbala*' -o -iname '*ashtakoot*' -o -iname '*印度占星*' -o -iname '*yinduzhanxing*' \) 2>/dev/null
done