> [!IMPORTANT]
> **AI Assist Note (Knowledge Heritage)**:
> This document is part of the "Sovereign Reality" documentation.
> - **@docs ARCHITECTURE:Documentation**
> - **Failure Path**: Information drift, legacy terminology, or documentation mismatch.
> - **Telemetry Link**: Cross-reference with `execution/parity_guard.py` results.
>
> ### AI Assist Note
> Automated governance and architectural tracking.
>
> ### 🔍 Debugging & Observability
> Traceability via `parity_guard.py`.


# Documentation Drift Report

## Summary
**Audited**: application source, Rust routes/error metadata, governance scripts, and the complete `docs/` publication set
**Date**: 2026-08-16
**Baseline**: `IDENTITY.md v1.2.1`  
**Tool**: symbol graph blast guards + `parity_guard.py` + `verify_ai_context.py` + observability sync + VitePress build

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## Gaps Closed (2026-08-16)

- Reconciled `ERROR_REGISTRY.json` with the Rust RFC 9457 metadata engine, including dynamic code patterns and a registry-loading regression test.
- Regenerated `TELEMETRY_MAP.json` from the current source tree and restored AI context headers across all 983 scanned code files.
- Corrected outward gateway documentation: the limiter is fixed-window, administrative routes require bearer authentication, imports validate before locking, and profile saves use the shared authenticated client.
- Removed the false PDF-import success path. PDF ingestion is now explicitly unavailable rather than fabricating a catalog item.
- Promoted documentation drift, observability synchronization, AI context alignment, VitePress build, and dependency audit checks to failing CI gates.
- Regenerated `API_REFERENCE.md` and documented the four outward A2A endpoints in the API contract and OpenAPI description set.

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## Gaps Closed (2026-07-13)

### directives/ — 15 Gaps Closed
- **P0**: `TestWorkflow.md` stub replaced with full 5-phase SOP; `neural_handoff.md` upgraded to 5-field Neural Lineage Schema; `incident_response.md` Phase 0 AI-indexable check added; `emergency_shutdown.md` STASIS vs SIGKILL decision tree added.
- **P1**: `orchestrate.md` Logic-Blocker circuit breaker added; `compliance_check.md` Compliance Heartbeat cross-ref added; `security_audit.md` STASIS behavior test added; `LONG_TERM_MEMORY.md` 5 irrelevant weather API entries pruned + IDENTITY.md Sync tag added; `deploy_to_prod.md` STASIS pre-deploy gate added; `documentation_policy.md` Section 6 (Directive Version Sync Policy) added.
- **P2**: 3 duplicate PascalCase stub files deleted (`Deep Analysis.md`, `Ops Review.md`, `User Feedback Analysis.md`); `FAULT_REGISTRY.md` version header added; `sme_discovery.md` Socratic Gate link added.

### docs/ — 14 Gaps Closed
- **P0**: `ERROR_REGISTRY.json` 4 Sovereign error codes added (`BUDGET_BREACH`, `STASIS_ACTIVE`, `LOGIC_BLOCKER`, `COMPLIANCE_DRIFT`); `TROUBLESHOOTING.md` version updated to 1.2.1 + Phase 0 banner added; `SWARM_ORCHESTRATION.md` Budget Gate updated to STASIS model + Neural Lineage Schema ref added in §2; `GOVERNANCE_ROLE_GUIDE.md` 5-field handoff schema table added to CEO role section.
- **P1**: `Security_Model.md` version updated to 1.2.1 + STASIS mode added to Financial Governance section; `ARCHITECTURE.md` Rule #6 (IDENTITY.md governance + ERROR_REGISTRY first-step) added to AI context section; `RELEASE_PROCESS.md` STASIS pre-release gate + date updated; `DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md` STASIS pre-deploy gate + date updated; `Agent_Runner_Workflow.md` implementation map version corrected + IDENTITY.md primary authority ref added.
- **P2**: `SWARM_ORCHESTRATION.md` `(NEW)` label removed from §6; `GOVERNANCE_ROLE_GUIDE.md` duplicate version blocks consolidated.

## Gaps Found — Current State

### Missing Skill Documentation
- No missing skills found.

### Missing Architectural Sections
- All core sections present. ADG-04/05 sprint changes reflected in ARCHITECTURE.md v1.2.5.
- IDENTITY.md v1.2.1 governance layer now referenced in all critical entry-point docs.

### Stale Documentation
- All files in `directives/` and `docs/` updated to IDENTITY.md v1.2.1 compliance.
- `documentation_policy.md` Section 6 now enforces version string tracking for future `IDENTITY.md` version bumps.

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