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fix(gates): gate on the DEED grammar, per the template and standards#837 - #53

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The guard in dogfood-gate.yml counted .a2ml files only:

COUNT=$(find . -name '*.a2ml' -not -path './.git/*' | wc -l)

so a repo whose manifest is written in the current grammar is reported as having none, and the
summary/compliance row is skipped by the same predicate (if find . -name '*.a2ml' ... | grep -q .).
The validator itself has scanned both grammars for a while -- the caller's predicate is the bug.

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  • rsr-template-repo/.github/workflows/deed-validate.yml (the mint source) is what this wording is
    copied from, byte for byte, including -type f-free find and the dual-accept stance.
  • standards#837 — "DEED conversion campaign", campaign step 4: *"flip ... RSR gates from .a2ml
    presence to .deed presence alongside". Gate predicates, not document contents.
  • deed-ecosystem/README.adoc: "The DEED format name and .deed extension are final, not A2ML."

Deliberately not done

  • No .a2ml file is translated or renamed. #837 makes classification into the four DEED forms and
    per-family mapping specs a prerequisite for mass translation; that is not this PR.
  • No gate that reads a retained file is touched (CLAIMS.a2ml, .machine_readable/Debtfile.a2ml,
    contractiles/INDEX.a2ml); rewriting those would fail gates that currently pass.
  • No job-id or shell-var renames (a2ml-validate, A2ML_COUNT): they are referenced from needs:
    and ${{ needs.*.outputs }}. The Checks-UI label is updated, as it has no references.

Estate-wide .deed gate convergence, 2026-09-21. Script: estate-audit/engine/deed_gate_migration.py.

The guard counted `.a2ml` files only, so a repo carrying just a `.deed` document was told it had
no manifest at all:

  - find \. -name '\*\.a2ml' -not -path '\./\.git/\*'
  + find . -type f \( -name '*.a2ml' -o -name '*.deed' \) -not -path './.git/*'

The validator already reads both grammars; the caller's predicate was the bug. Wording follows the
estate's own migrated copy and `deed-ecosystem/README.adoc`: `.deed` is final, `.a2ml` is legacy and
no longer authored, and the template bootstraps with `just repo-init` (so the `a2mliser init`
instruction is removed). Retained `.machine_readable/*.a2ml` inputs are untouched.
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  • Validation Updates
    • Updated validation warnings to clarify when no .a2ml or .deed manifest files are found.
    • Guidance now directs repositories to provide a repo deed named <reponame>_chora.deed at the repository root.
    • K9 validation now uses the same manifest guidance as deed validation for consistent messaging.

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The workflow updates two warning messages. Both warnings now reference .a2ml/.deed manifests and a root <reponame>_chora.deed repo deed.

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Manifest validation

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Manifest warning alignment
.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
The deed-validate warning replaces the 0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml requirement with root repo deed guidance. The k9-validate warning uses the same manifest guidance instead of the previous K9 contract message.

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The workflow can give repositories an incorrect missing-manifest warning; restore K9-specific wording before merging.

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Comment thread .github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml Outdated
Mirrors `rsr-template-repo/.github/workflows/deed-validate.yml` and standards#837 step 4. No
`.a2ml` document is translated and no retained-input gate is touched.
@hyperpolymath hyperpolymath changed the title fix(gates): require .deed, not the deprecated .a2ml fix(gates): gate on the DEED grammar, per the template and standards#837 Sep 21, 2026
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47-47: LGTM!

## K9 Contract Validation

:warning: **No K9 contract files found.** Repos with configuration files should have K9 contracts.
:warning: **No .a2ml/.deed manifest files found.** Every RSR-compliant repo should have a repo deed (`<reponame>_chora.deed`) at its root.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the K9 summary focused on K9 contracts.

This branch runs when K9_COUNT is zero, regardless of manifest files. It therefore reports a false missing-manifest warning for repositories that contain .a2ml or .deed files but no K9 contracts. Restore a K9-specific message, such as No K9 contract files found.

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In @.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml at line 92, Update the zero-K9-count
summary message in the workflow to describe missing K9 contract files rather
than missing .a2ml/.deed manifests. Keep the branch behavior unchanged and make
the message K9-specific, such as “No K9 contract files found.”

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