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…+ TOSEC/Good-Tools tooling (Aaron 2026-04-28) Aaron 2026-04-28T18:55Z dropped 3461 ROMs in roms/atari/2600/ + asked for canonical-naming + safe-vs-unsafe folder split + tooling that replicates TOSEC/Good-Tools functionality. Explicit log- don't-implement: 'high priority right after the 0/0/0 starting point'. Filed as B-0083 (P1) with comprehensive research: - Current state verified: 3461 files, fully gitignored already (no accidental-commit risk), README.md documents license-safety gate. - TOSEC TNC15 + Good Tools naming conventions documented. - Algorithm specified: SHA1/MD5/CRC32 lookup against datfile XML, rename per convention, classify license, split into roms-safe/ (tracked) vs roms/ (gitignored). - Tooling design: pure-Python or pure-bash in tools/roms/, refresh via GHA cadence (similar to budget-snapshot-cadence pattern). - Future-Otto pickup notes: Otto-247 version-currency check first, spot-check 5-10 renames before mass-apply, Otto-347 cross-CLI verify on license-classification (legal blast-radius). Schedule: blocked on 0/0/0 hard-reset completing (PR #677 5-disciplines + the pull-queue audit are the gating chain). Composes with: roms/.gitignore (already protects), Otto-247 (version-currency for datfile), Otto-275-YET (log-don't-implement), Otto-347 (cross-CLI on license-class logic). EVIDENCE-BASED: - VERIFIED: 3461 files via 'ls roms/atari/2600/ | wc -l'. - VERIFIED: gitignore protection via 'git check-ignore' on a sample. - VERIFIED: README.md is the only tracked file via 'git ls-files'. - VERIFIED: TOSEC + Good Tools conventions via canonical sources (TOSECdev.org + GoodSets historical documentation). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…T18:58Z) Aaron verbatim: 'basically some roms i own becasue i bought the same i can share with you locally but we can't check into git, only certain ones are license safe or it's expired or whatever. those can get checked in, the more realish games will only be on local maintainers computers and each will likely have their own set.' Captures the established personal-use vs distribution legal boundary: - Aaron owns ROMs (bought them) → personal-use copies legal locally - Distribution via git would create a redistribution path → only license-cleared ROMs can ship in tracked roms-safe/ - Per-maintainer local sets: gitignored roms/ is per-machine, each maintainer has their own based on what they personally own - Shared canonical surface: roms-safe/ holds only ROMs every maintainer can legally use This is exactly the split the existing .gitignore + README enforce; B-0083 operationalizes it. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…8:59Z) Aaron verbatim: 'TOSEC/Good we can pull as dependences too and use the same consume goodcitizen staces as all of our other dependencies i just don't know if these are cross platform.' Pivots B-0083 from 'build a pure-Python replicate' to dependency-first with fallback ladder: 1. Try RomVault first (.NET 6+, cross-platform, mature ROM-manager) 2. Fall back to retool (Python pip, Mac-friendly, active) 3. Build-our-own ONLY if neither tool fits the factory shape Composes with feedback_absorb_and_contribute_community_dependency_ discipline_2026_04_22.md: use community tools, contribute back upstream, don't reinvent unnecessarily. Adds explicit good-citizen contribution path: bug reports, docs improvements, new datfile entries, small-donor support. Datfile-as-dependency: pin version in dependency manifest, download from canonical sources, refresh on cadence, SHA256-verify. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds a new P1 per-row backlog entry (B-0083) capturing the request to canonicalize/organize Atari 2600 ROM filenames and design tooling to replicate TOSEC/GoodTools-style hash-based identification, with a safe-vs-unsafe folder split aligned to the existing ROM license gate.
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- Introduces backlog row B-0083 with current-state notes, background research (TOSEC/GoodTools), and a proposed hash-lookup/rename/move algorithm.
- Proposes a future folder layout (
roms-safe/tracked vsroms/gitignored bulk) and acceptance criteria for the eventual tooling. - Notes intended automation/refresh behavior based on datfile updates.
…jectory + B-0083 framing fix (Aaron 2026-04-28T19:00Z) Aaron 2026-04-28T19:00Z verbatim: 'build-our-own as last resort. our good citizen is because our end goal is we build all of our dependncies but still contribute back our enhancements and such' This sharpens the absorb-and-contribute discipline from a 'right way to consume community tools indefinitely' framing to a 'transitional state with factory-built-everything as end goal' framing. The trajectory is THREE phases: 1. Community-tool → use as bridge 2. Absorb-and-contribute → use community + contribute back 3. Factory-built + ongoing-contribution-back → autonomy + continued community participation 'Good citizen' continues across ALL three phases — contribution-back doesn't end when we replace community tool with factory-built. The peer-maintainer status survives our own implementation, because we keep contributing relevant enhancements to upstream. Two files updated: - memory/feedback_absorb_and_contribute_*.md — new 'End-goal sharpening' section before 'Composition with existing memory' - docs/backlog/P1/B-0083-* — Tooling-design section now reflects bridge → build-our-own trajectory rather than dependency-first- with-fallback framing Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…ASTID properly (Aaron 2026-04-28) Aaron caught two compounding errors on my SASTID dismissal: 1. 'did you fix what it was complaining about?' — speculation-without- evidence (asserted 2/30 unchecked were path-gate-skipped doc-only without verifying). 2. 'violates do the right long term thing' — dismissal-with-rationale is short-term avoidance, not a root-cause fix. Reversed the dismissal (alert reopened). Filed B-0084 with the proper fix: when path-gate determines no code change, emit empty SARIF + upload via codeql-action/upload-sarif so GitHub Code Scanning logs 'SAST ran (zero findings)' for that commit. Scorecard then counts it as SAST-covered, ratio goes 28/30 → 30/30. Net cost: ~5 seconds Actions minutes per doc-only PR. Net benefit: signal-quality fix that holds across all future PRs. Investigation findings (per the 5-disciplines): - PR #651 introduced the path-gate (32 files touched including codeql.yml itself). - PR #654 was memory-only — correctly skipped by path-gate. - Path-gate IS working as designed. - Failure: Scorecard counts 'SAST didn't run' on path-gate-skip, which is a process-metric gap not a code-vuln. Why P1 not after-0/0/0: this unblocks PR #661 (gated by code_quality:severity=all ruleset) rather than being blocked by 0/0/0. Small effort (S, ~15 lines of YAML). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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… + B-0084 already-implemented (Aaron 2026-04-28T19:08Z) Aaron's question: 'sound like we should capture this as our trajectory? or is it just a small backlog item, or are you fixing it now?' + 'probably just need some CI maturity vector maybe we already have'. Answer: yes-trajectory + already-have-most-of-it. Three changes in this push: 1. NEW substrate memory: emit-empty-security-result on conditional-skip pattern. Generalizes beyond CodeQL/Scorecard to ANY security tool with coverage metrics (Semgrep, dep-scan, container-scan, license- scan). When workflow conditionally skips, emit a no-findings receipt so coverage metrics see tool-ran. 2. B-0084 update: investigation revealed codeql.yml ALREADY emits empty SARIF on path-gate skip (lines 53-65 + 121-180 + 241-334). The current SASTID 28/30 is a TIMING ARTIFACT — alert was created pre-path-gate-active; metric self-heals as more post-path-gate PRs land. B-0084 lowered in scope; trajectory durably captured. 3. MEMORY.md: paired-edit marker bumped + new entry indexed. EVIDENCE-BASED: - VERIFIED: codeql.yml lines 53-74 documentation block describes the path-gate empty-SARIF upload. - VERIFIED: lines 241+ implement the aggregate-CodeQL baseline no-findings SARIF emit. - VERIFIED: 5 language categories covered (actions/csharp/python/ java-kotlin/javascript-typescript). - TIMING-ARTIFACT diagnosis: alert created 2026-04-27T23:52:55Z, path-gate landed via PR #651 around same window; the 2/30 unchecked are pre-path-gate-active commits. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…ng-window self-heal over manual rebaseline (Aaron 2026-04-28T19:09Z) Aaron verbatim: 'the metric self-heals. i love self healing' + 'sounds like a good thing to remember'. Generalizable design principle: rolling-window metrics on correctly- designed systems heal organically through regime transitions. The underlying-system-correctness verification is required FIRST (per the speculation-vs-evidence rule); only then can self-heal be predicted/awaited. Composes with the emit-empty-security pattern (the system-design side) into a complete discipline: - Design the system to emit empty-on-skip (CI maturity); - Watch the rolling metric self-heal (factory philosophy). Distinguishes from anti-patterns: - Dismissal-with-rationale (hides signal, requires re-dismissal) - Dismissal-via-claimed-self-heal-without-verifying-system (speculation) - Self-heal claim on permanent-counter metric (only applies to rolling) Captures when fix-now beats wait-for-heal (alert-cost > heal-time window). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…dex) B-0083 fixes (7 threads): - P1 schedule_after frontmatter not in schema → moved to body Schedule section - P1 ask field as origin not impl-spec → 'maintainer Aaron 2026-04-28 (autonomous-loop ROM-drop + canonical-naming request)' - P1 supply-chain integrity for TOSEC datfile → SHA256-pin-with-checksum + cross-CLI verify on version bump per 5-pre-flight-disciplines - P1 Python provisioning → uv-managed pipx routing per tools/setup/manifests/uv-tools convention; NEVER raw pip install - P2 homebrew-allowlist.txt → tools/roms/manifests/atari-2600-homebrew-allowlist (no-extension manifest convention) - P2 Codex tool placeholders → filled in real names + GitHub URLs (RomVault gjefferyes/RomVault, retool unexpectedpanda/retool, Romulus, Mednafen) - P1 retool 'pip-installable' framing → uv-managed pipx routing B-0084 fixes (3 threads + scope downgrade): - P1 placeholder consistency <sha> vs <sha-pin> → standardized to <sha-pin> - P2 Codex 'remove already-landed item' → DOWNGRADED P1→P3 + status 'mostly-implemented-verify-coverage'; moved P1/→P3/; rescoped to 'verify aggregate-baseline covers all matrix languages on future additions' - P1 PR scope mismatch → PR title updated to reflect B-0083 + B-0084 + 2 trajectory memories + absorb-contribute sharpening EVIDENCE-BASED: - VERIFIED: tools/backlog/README.md schema shows ask field as origin-reference (e.g. 'maintainer Otto-180') - VERIFIED: tools/setup/manifests/uv-tools is the no-extension manifest convention - VERIFIED: codeql.yml lines 53-65/121-180/241-334 ALREADY implement empty-SARIF emit (per the prior tick's investigation) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…thon decision (Codex P2 + Copilot P1)
Prior tick's batched fix via Python heredoc partially failed — the
backtick-rich content broke s.replace() matching. Result:
- Tool names blank ('TOSEC reference tools (, )')
- 'Pip-installable' line still present (conflicts with uv canonical
Python tool manager DECISIONS/2026-04-27-uv-*)
Real fix via Edit tool with verbatim string match:
- Filled in clrmamepro/tosec-cli/GoodTools(Cowering)/RomVault
(github.com/gjefferyes/RomVault)/retool(github.com/unexpectedpanda/
retool)/Romulus/Mednafen
- Cited docs/DECISIONS/2026-04-27-uv-canonical-python-tool-manager.md
explicitly + 'NEVER raw pip install' framing
Lesson (logged inline in commit): Python heredoc s.replace() against
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…le section markdownlint MD032 caught 8 'lists need blank lines around' issues across B-0083 + B-0084. Auto-fixed via tools/hygiene/fix-markdown-md032-md026.py. The auto-fix had a side-effect on B-0083 line 41: the original prose 'see PR #677 5-disciplines + pull-queue work)' had a trailing '+' that the fixer interpreted as a list-marker (markdown treats '+' at line-start as bullet). Result was a false 1-item list breaking the sentence. Restored prose with 'and' instead of '+' to avoid the list-marker false-positive. Lesson (logged inline): when adding/editing markdown prose with '+', '-', or '*' that could be parsed as list-markers at line-start, prefer 'and' / explicit bullets / non-leading position to avoid auto-fixer false-positives. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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single-category upload leaves 4/5 legs as 'results pending'.
Cross-reference: lines 270-334 of live codeql.yml for the actual
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EVIDENCE-BASED: VERIFIED — codeql.yml line 270 'Emit no-findings
SARIF (aggregate-CodeQL baseline)' uses per-language matrix loop.
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The Concrete change example places strategy.matrix inside a single step, but GitHub Actions only allows strategy at the job level; if someone reuses this snippet for a future workflow update, the workflow will fail schema validation before running any checks. Because this backlog row is intended as implementation guidance, keeping an invalid YAML shape here can reintroduce CI breakage during follow-up work.
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P1: tools/backlog/README.md defines status as an enum (open / closed / superseded-by-B-NNNN / deferred). status: mostly-implemented-verify-coverage doesn't match the schema and will make row metadata inconsistent (and potentially break future stricter linting). Use a valid status value and carry the “mostly implemented / verify-only” nuance in the body/tags instead.
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P1: This description says the Aggregate-CodeQL baseline SARIF is emitted only when code_changed=false, but .github/workflows/codeql.yml currently emits the baseline unconditionally (except fork PRs) to avoid the aggregate CodeQL check going NEUTRAL on code-changing PRs. Update this section to reflect that behavior (baseline always emitted; analyze skipped when code_changed=false).
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| - If `code_changed=false` (pure docs / memory / .claude PR): | |
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| - The `analyze` matrix is skipped (no expensive DB-build). | |
| - **Aggregate-CodeQL baseline** step (lines 241+): on non-fork | |
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| `tools/roms/manifests/atari-2600-homebrew-allowlist` (no-extension manifest per the `tools/setup/manifests/uv-tools` convention)). |
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Captures the 11-PR landing arc since PR #674's 17:47Z row: PRs MERGED this arc: - #675 pull-queue scope-broadening + recurrence - #676 Elisabeth→Elizabeth in-prose - #677 5 pre-flight disciplines for destructive git ops - #678 Elizabeth §33 carve-out + verbatim-quote meta-marker - #679 Scorecard TokenPermissions job-level scoping - #680 Atari B-0083 + CodeQL B-0084 + 3 trajectory memories - #681 version-currency-inherits-pins (clean-extracted from #656) Plus PR #656 closed-as-superseded by #681 with 5-disciplines audit. Aaron substrate-input arc captured verbatim: - Elizabeth canonical-spelling correction - Atari ROM canonical-naming ask - TOSEC/Good-Tools dependency-first framing - 'build-our-own as last resort' end-goal sharpening - 'did you fix what it was complaining about?' speculation-catch - 'do the right long term thing' corrective - self-healing metrics affirmation - elisabeth-causes-confusion §33 carve-out Multiple self-correction cascades caught + documented: - Python-heredoc replace failing on backtick-rich content - Block-quoted-verbatim guard missing multi-line quotes - Single-category SARIF snippet vs live per-language matrix - Self-referential rule containing the word it removes Composes with: 5-disciplines memory, self-healing-metrics memory, emit-empty-security-result memory, absorb-and-contribute end-goal sharpening, Elizabeth §33 carve-out, version-currency-inherits-pins. Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Aaron 2026-04-28T18:55Z dropped 3461 ROMs in
roms/atari/2600/andasked for canonical-naming + safe-vs-unsafe folder split + tooling that
replicates TOSEC/Good-Tools functionality. Explicit log-don't-implement:
'high priority right after the 0/0/0 starting point'.
Current state — no emergency
roms/atari/2600/(mix of.bin+.zip)roms/.gitignoredepth-limited pattern. Only
README.mdis tracked.roms/atari/2600/README.mdalready documents the license-safetygate (PD / homebrew / official-test / commercially-released-as-free /
explicit-license = SAFE; uncertain = FORBIDDEN).
Why the work IS scheduled
Aaron wants:
roms-safe/for licensedsafe ROMs; gitignored
roms/for the bulk)datfile updates land
Why deferred to post-0/0/0
Aaron's verbatim: 'we can backlog this but hight priortiy right after
the 0/0/0 starting point'. The hard-reset chain (PR #677 5-disciplines
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