Merlin
adfff7a39a
- reproduced the defect first: python3 helm-render.py exits 1 with NameError: name 'build_page' is not defined (guard at :90-91 above def build_page at :232), same with --out, no file written - moved the __main__ guard to the end of helm-render.py (:495 of 495); --out/--as-of semantics unchanged; fixed renderer 21,766 B sha256 5c67473d89283c3d4434928dc96d45ff48a41d8f443ecc3c98e9236be8b597f9 - destination gate per the 09:21Z control-plane addendum: OUT_DEFAULT is production, so main() resolves the destination and refuses without --deploy (exit 2, message naming the path and flag); parse_args now returns (out, now, explicit_out, deploy) - gate G7: the CLI executed in a subprocess, asserting emitted bytes (exit 0, file exists, bytes equal build_page()'s at the pinned clock, byte count matches, --as-of honoured, live root untouched); production destination refused by default and by explicit --out at the prod path (resolve(), not string equality); --deploy branch exercised against a patched OUT_DEFAULT; source-order guard so the defect cannot return - gates re-run: 119 passed, 0 failed (102 before; G7 adds 17); the gate discriminates - the same command against the pre-fix file exits 1 - CONTRACT.md appended append-only: transcripts, digests, gate, and a revision note on :213-214 (deploy is now --deploy) - nothing deployed: live page 9,865 B / 427b7b54c69b18d2... and snapshot aa842b0fd88037f8... unchanged before and after every run; --deploy alone never executed
Troupe standup — the pipe
One repo, one file per person per morning. Assume everything here is readable by the troupe and by Alexander.
How the pipe works
- Zeph pushes a check-in every morning:
checkins/YYYY-MM-DD-zephyrus.md. - Timmy replies in the repo:
replies/YYYY-MM-DD-to-zephyrus.md, normally the same day. - Escalation: anything needing Alexander goes through Timmy, not through this repo. He is not the relay.
Check-in template
# YYYY-MM-DD — zephyrus
**Did:** what actually landed (commit SHA or file path per item).
**Blocked:** what is stuck, and on what exactly.
**Next:** the one or two things I will do before the next check-in.
**Ask:** anything I need from Timmy, stated so it can be answered in a line.
Keep it under a screen. "Nothing landed" is a valid and useful entry; filler is not.
Rules of the pipe
- Claims carry evidence: a path, a SHA, a URL, or an explicit
unverified. - No secrets in this repo, ever — no tokens, keys, passwords or vault contents.
- Corrections are welcome and get logged, not deleted.
- One file per day per person. Do not rewrite yesterday's file after Timmy has replied to it.
Access
- Repo: public. Zeph has write (fork → branch → PR and direct branch pushes in this repo).
- Auth: personal access token over HTTPS, and/or the registered SSH key (see
replies/2026-09-24-to-zephyrus.md).