# Muse Overseer Handover — muse

**Public product name:** 🆗 Overseer Kit — `muse` is the repo slug only, not the public brand.

**Living relay for 🆗 Overseer Kit in muse.** Paste the **NEXT SESSION** block into a fresh chat.

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<!-- overseer:next role=primary lane=product status=live -->
## NEXT SESSION — #216 complete; pick next ticket (PRIMARY)

**Date:** 2026-09-17
**Current position:** #216b Auto **DONE** — BV **pass**; seven-tier green; feature-branch commit on `feat/216-branchmeta-created-by`.
**Model:** **Thinking** (next phase design only — do not start Auto without a new freeze)

### What just landed

| Slice | Deliverable |
| --- | --- |
| kit-init | `ok init --regime muse-only` |
| 215a | Freeze **pass** — `docs/MUSE-215-CREATED-BY-FALLBACK-FREEZE.md` |
| 215b | `_created_by_from_record` + list JSON tip `created_by`; BV **pass** |
| 216a | Freeze **pass** — `docs/MUSE-216-BRANCHMETA-CREATED-BY-FREEZE.md` |
| 216b | Write-once `BranchMeta` `created_by`/`created_by_kind`/`created_at`; additive `branch_created_by` / `branch_created_at`; BV **pass** |

### THE ONE NEXT STEP — **Model: Thinking**

Queue for #215/#216 is empty. Operator picks the next musehub ticket, then open a Thinking freeze chat. **No Auto until a new freeze review passes.** Tier-3 merge of `feat/216-branchmeta-created-by` to `main` stays operator-gated (Gabriel review).

| | |
| --- | --- |
| **ID** | **next-ticket** |
| **Branch** | new `feat/…` after ticket chosen (do not reuse 216 unless amending) |
| **Repo** | **muse** (`~/MUSE_HUB/muse-fresh`) |
| **Read first** | `docs/MUSE-ROADMAP.md` + this handover verified snapshot |
| **Hard stops** | No `main` merge without Tier 3 · no redesign of shipped #215/#216 contracts |

### Paste-ready prompt — next ticket (Thinking)

```
Phase — next musehub ticket Thinking freeze (muse).

Model: Thinking
Repo: ~/MUSE_HUB/muse-fresh
Authority: operator-chosen ticket after #216b DONE

Read first: docs/MUSE-ROADMAP.md + docs/MUSE-OVERSEER-HANDOVER.md (verified snapshot).
#215/#216 are DONE on feat/216-branchmeta-created-by (BV pass). Do not reopen those freezes.

Do:
  1. Confirm the operator-chosen ticket + scope.
  2. Write a frozen:true freeze artifact with seven-tier matrix.
  3. ok review --freeze → pass before any Auto {step}b.

Hard stops: no Auto build in this chat · no main merge · no secrets

Governance sync: update docs/MUSE-ROADMAP.md + docs/MUSE-OVERSEER-HANDOVER.md when the freeze lands.

Governance gates (mandatory — remind only; silence is not pass):
- Freeze review: ok review --freeze must pass before any Auto {step}b
- Build verification: /build-verification-review after Auto {step}b before ROADMAP DONE
- Workspace (when configured): ok workspace check-next before claiming multi-repo SD-17 complete
```

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<!-- overseer:next role=archived status=archived -->
## ARCHIVED SESSION — #216b Auto build

Replaced 2026-09-17 by the post-216 PRIMARY block after 216b BV **pass**.

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<!-- overseer:next role=archived status=archived -->
## ARCHIVED SESSION — #216a Thinking freeze

Replaced 2026-09-17 by the #216b PRIMARY block after 216a freeze review **pass**.

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<!-- overseer:next role=archived status=archived -->
## ARCHIVED SESSION — #215b Auto build

Replaced 2026-09-17 by the #216a PRIMARY block after 215b BV **pass**.

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## Verified snapshot

| Area | State |
| --- | --- |
| **Repo** | muse (`muse-fresh`) |
| **VCS regime** | muse-only (canonical: muse) |
| **Remote** | `https://staging.musehub.ai/gabriel/muse` |
| **Governance docs** | `docs/MUSE-OVERSEER-HANDOVER.md`, `docs/MUSE-ROADMAP.md` |
| **#215 freeze** | `docs/MUSE-215-CREATED-BY-FALLBACK-FREEZE.md` (review **pass**) |
| **#215b impl** | `_created_by_from_record` in `muse/cli/commands/branch.py`; tip JSON `created_by: str \| None` unchanged |
| **#216 freeze** | `docs/MUSE-216-BRANCHMETA-CREATED-BY-FREEZE.md` (review **pass**) |
| **#216b impl** | `BranchMeta` + `stamp_branch_created` / `move_branch_meta` / `_resolve_branch_creator`; list JSON `branch_created_by` + `branch_created_at`; tests in `tests/test_branch_created_meta.py` |
| **#216b BV** | **pass** 2026-09-17 (honesty module off; V9 N/A) |

## Build verification — 216b round 1

**Verdict:** pass
**Frozen spec:** `docs/MUSE-216-BRANCHMETA-CREATED-BY-FREEZE.md`
**Diff scope:** `muse/cli/config.py`, `muse/cli/commands/{branch,checkout,switch,worktree}.py`, `tests/test_branch_created_meta.py`, `tests/test_branch_json_schema.py`, `tests/test_branch_intent_created_by.py`, living docs

### Findings
| ID | Sev | path:line | Claim vs reality |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| — | — | — | none |

### Evidence
| type | sha256 | ref | notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| test_output | `af76741388d0306f8fa47a320fe8aa144c2ab01934219be4ecd90c809b1955fa` | `tests/test_branch_created_meta.py` (+ schema I + intent plain-create) | 32 passed |

### Honest summary
Write-once branch-creation provenance lands in `[branch."<name>"]` as TOML scalars `created_by` / `created_by_kind` / `created_at`, stamped at the frozen create sites (plain `muse branch`, checkout `-b` / switch `-c`, switch `-C` only when new, worktree `-b`, copy dest). Rename moves the whole `BranchMeta` dict. List JSON keeps tip `created_by: str \| None` (#215) and adds `branch_created_by` (handle+kind object or null) plus `branch_created_at`. No TOML backfill, no push/clone/wire, no shelf import. Seven-tier matrix green; related intent test updated for the intentional plain-create stamp.

## VCS (verified 2026-09-17)

| Item | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Branch | `feat/216-branchmeta-created-by` |
| Parent left intact | `feat/215-branch-json-created-by-fallback`; untracked timeline trees not staged |
| Dirty at close | expect clean after closing commit (untracked timeline trees stay untracked) |

## Hard stops (unchanged)

- No merge to `main` without Tier 3
- No redesign of the shipped #215/#216 contracts without a new freeze
- No secrets in commits
- Governance sync before session end (SD-17)

## Change log

- **2026-09-17** — #216b Auto: BranchMeta write-once provenance + additive list JSON; seven-tier tests; BV **pass**; living docs → NEXT **pick next ticket (Thinking)**.
- **2026-09-17** — #216a Thinking: BranchMeta write-once freeze; backfill = read-side nulls; hub-wire = local-only; `ok review --freeze` **pass**; living docs → NEXT **216b Auto**.
- **2026-09-17** — #215b Auto: `_created_by_from_record` + list JSON wire; seven-tier tests; BV **pass**; living docs → NEXT **216a Thinking**.
- **2026-09-17** — Overseer kit init (muse-only). #215a freeze written; `ok review --freeze` **pass**.

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## Handover regeneration rules (SD-3, SD-17)

1. **Docs-first:** update `docs/MUSE-ROADMAP.md` and durable specs before regenerating this file.
2. **Model label required:** every NEXT block and paste prompt includes **`Model:`**.
3. **Thinking → Auto split:** emit `{step}a` then `{step}b` — never one combined prompt.
4. **Build verification (mandatory):** after `{step}b`, run `/build-verification-review` before DONE.
5. **Closing commit:** bundles code/tests + both living docs.
6. **Print CURRENT NEXT from disk after closeout:** run `ok next` and include the paste fence.