record failed yoloforever recovery canary

c7d2bd7024619ace311e2bb963f5bf97c141423b · 2026-09-03 08:00:35 -0700 · Steve Abrams
Files touched

M data/codex-yoloforever/STOPPED
M data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl
M verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json
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commit c7d2bd7024619ace311e2bb963f5bf97c141423b
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Thu Sep 3 08:00:35 2026 -0700

    record failed yoloforever recovery canary
---
 data/codex-yoloforever/STOPPED       |  2 +-
 data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl  |  1 +
 verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json | 20 ++++++++++----------
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/data/codex-yoloforever/STOPPED b/data/codex-yoloforever/STOPPED
index 9c6e431c..4e221316 100644
--- a/data/codex-yoloforever/STOPPED
+++ b/data/codex-yoloforever/STOPPED
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026-09-03T14:54:16Z
+2026-09-03T14:58:26Z
diff --git a/data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl b/data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl
index c02a9f0d..d61e6382 100644
--- a/data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl
+++ b/data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl
@@ -51,3 +51,4 @@
 {"timestamp":"2026-09-03T14:38:19.340Z","ticket":"TK-10928","action":"Read-only attribution of 6.122 decimal GB/5.702 GiB reachable Git bloat; added hashed all-ref inventories and monitor contract; no target-repo/history/process/threshold mutation","dtd_verdict":"A (read-only attribution), 2/2 valid, post-decision KEEP","cody_verdict":"FIX FIRST; top fix=byte-accurate immutable all-ref remediation/monitor manifest","final_dtd_verdict":"SHIP diagnostic increment only; 1 SHIP/1 FIX-THEN-SHIP tie resolved by stronger scoped argument; post-decision KEEP","tests_evidence":["manifest 6/6 SHA256 PASS","threshold tests 12/12 PASS","real local scan 690 repos FAIL=2 WARN=10","ignore guards PASS","target status hashes unchanged","data/codex-yoloforever/evidence/TK-10928-e2e-proof.json"],"next_seed":"At next cycle/backlog reevaluation, read-only compare TK-10928 pack sizes and canary artifact; trigger only on >=256MiB delta/new tracked artifact/status change","gated_memos":["/Users/macstudio3/.claude/yolo-queue/pending-approval/TK-10928-history-bloat-decision.md"],"cost":"$0"}
 {"timestamp":"2026-09-03T14:44:16Z","ticket":"TK-11173","action":"Cycle startup passed exact zero-cost preflight, then Codex CLI exhausted websocket and HTTPS retries on chatgpt.com backend-api 404 before producing an agent message; no ticket/product/external mutation","dtd_verdict":"A observe exactly one scheduled retry; Qwen 1/6 valid so formally inconclusive, Codex unavailable; mandatory post-decision debate unavailable","cody_verdict":"N/A: agent failed before work; failure evidence directly reproduced from rollout task_complete","final_dtd_verdict":"Conservative A by direct transport evidence: log failure and allow one scheduler retry; stop if identical failure repeats","tests_evidence":["runner last_exit=1 at 2026-09-03T14:44:16Z","rollout task_complete error exact backend-api 404","STOPPED absent","no dtd cost row","no ticket ledger mutation during failed process"],"next_seed":"Observe exactly one scheduled retry; if backend 404 repeats, set STOPPED and harden runner before further retries","gated_memos":[],"cost":"$0"}
 {"timestamp":"2026-09-03T14:54:16Z","ticket":"TK-11173","action":"Observed one natural retry; identical Codex websocket and HTTPS backend-api 404 recurred before agent output; invoked bounded stop action and disabled runner","dtd_verdict":"Prior retry-once A was formally inconclusive 1/6 with post-decision unavailable; its explicit repeated-failure stop branch fired","cody_verdict":"STOP 5/5 inline; top fix wait for backend/auth recovery, then explicit resume plus canary","final_dtd_verdict":"STOP_SAFE on reproduced repeated transport tripwire","tests_evidence":["second start 14:46:10Z exit1 14:46:57Z","identical 404 signature","STOPPED 14:54:16Z","disabled=true","no runner/child PID","verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json"],"next_seed":"Remain stopped until backend/auth state changes and Steve explicitly resumes; first resumed cycle must be observed end to end","gated_memos":[],"cost":"$0"}
+{"timestamp":"2026-09-03T14:59:22Z","ticket":"TK-11173","action":"Steve requested the next pass; bounded read-only recovery canary reproduced the same backend-api 404. Detected STOPPED drift and an unintended launchd cycle, fail-closed the runner, and observed all child PIDs exit without agent output or backlog mutation.","dtd_verdict":"No new approach fork: the prior committed retry-once branch and explicit recovery-canary acceptance criterion remain controlling; mandatory Codex debate was unavailable because the canary itself proved Codex transport unavailable.","cody_verdict":"STOP 5/5 inline; top fix keep STOPPED until a later bounded canary returns exactly CANARY_OK.","final_dtd_verdict":"STOP_SAFE on failed recovery canary; do not re-enable scheduler.","tests_evidence":["read-only canary rc=1 with websocket and HTTPS backend-api 404","unintended runner start 14:57:51Z exit1 14:58:54Z","STOPPED restored 14:58:26Z","runner running=no stopped=yes pid=none","no app=dtd cost row","verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json"],"next_seed":"On a later explicit resume, first run one bounded read-only Codex canary; resume only on exact CANARY_OK.","gated_memos":[],"cost":"$0"}
diff --git a/verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json b/verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json
index a4607dfc..4ce9917d 100644
--- a/verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json
+++ b/verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
-  "intent": "Prove repeated Codex backend 404 containment and safe yoloforever shutdown.",
+  "intent": "Prove recovery-gated resume behavior after Steve requested the next yoloforever pass, including fail-closed containment when Codex backend recovery has not occurred.",
   "risk_tier": "R1 local runner control",
-  "timestamp": "2026-09-03T14:54:16Z",
-  "baseline": "Cycle 26 exited 1 at 14:44:16Z after websocket and HTTPS backend-api 404 responses; DTD selected exactly one natural retry.",
+  "timestamp": "2026-09-03T14:59:22Z",
+  "baseline": "The prior repeated-404 tripwire had stopped the runner. On inspection after Steve's explicit resume request, the STOPPED sentinel was absent and launchd had already started an unintended recovery cycle at 14:57:51Z.",
   "checks": [
-    {"name":"natural retry","verdict":"PASS","result":"launchd run count advanced; second attempt started 14:46:10Z and exited 1 at 14:46:57Z"},
-    {"name":"identical failure reproduction","verdict":"PASS","result":"second rollout shows repeated websocket 404, HTTPS fallback 404, and no agent message"},
-    {"name":"zero paid-helper spend","verdict":"PASS","result":"no app=dtd cost-ledger rows since 14:43Z"},
-    {"name":"no work side effects","verdict":"PASS","result":"both attempts failed before ticket selection or product/external mutation"},
-    {"name":"stop containment","verdict":"PASS","result":"STOPPED present; LaunchAgent disabled; runner and child PID absent"},
+    {"name":"bounded read-only recovery canary","verdict":"FAIL","result":"One-shot codex exec returned rc=1, produced no last-message file, and reproduced websocket plus HTTPS chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses 404 responses."},
+    {"name":"unintended cycle containment","verdict":"PASS","result":"Detected runner PID 8237 and child Codex PID after STOPPED drift; invoked the runner's bounded stop path and observed the active cycle finish rc=1 at 14:58:54Z."},
+    {"name":"zero paid-helper spend","verdict":"PASS","result":"No app=dtd cost-ledger rows were recorded during the recovery check or unintended cycle."},
+    {"name":"no work side effects","verdict":"PASS","result":"Recovery canary and active cycle failed before agent output; no target ticket, product, customer, production, or external mutation occurred."},
+    {"name":"stop containment","verdict":"PASS","result":"STOPPED restored at 14:58:26Z; runner status is running=no, stopped=yes, pid=none."},
     {"name":"Mac awake","verdict":"PASS","result":"sleep=0, displaysleep=0, screensaver idleTime=0, caffeinate active"}
   ],
-  "cody": "Five-lens inline STOP 5/5: Engineer repeated transport failure; Designer no usable output; User no progress; Skeptic blind retry loop; Strategist stop burn. Highest-leverage action: wait for backend/auth state change, then require explicit resume and one canary cycle.",
-  "cleanup": "Stopped local LaunchAgent; no production process, external service, ticket target, or customer state changed.",
+  "cody": "Five-lens inline STOP 5/5 remains controlling: Engineer recovery canary reproduces the transport blocker; Designer has no agent artifact; User gets no backlog progress; Skeptic rejects automatic retries after a failed canary; Strategist preserves zero-cost capacity. Highest-leverage action: keep fail-closed until a later read-only canary returns exactly CANARY_OK.",
+  "cleanup": "Stopped the local runner through its own stop control and waited for the active child to exit; retained the STOPPED sentinel. No production process, external service, ticket target, or customer state changed.",
   "verdict": "PASS_SAFE_STOP"
 }
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