Make `scripts/docs-build.sh --check` a MEANINGFUL signal instead of advisory
noise (was 82 strict-mode warnings, always ignored).
Root cause: mkdocs --strict fails on 82 links that leave docs/ (the knowledge
graph deliberately links out to skills/, scripts/, schemas/, evals/, and canonical
repo-root docs). All 82 were verified to resolve to REAL repo files on disk — zero
accidental breaks — so they are intentional cross-references, not bugs.
Fixes (category A + B, INFO-level drift, verified against built HTML anchors):
- Anchors: GLOSSARY SKILLS.md#beads->#beads-br; INCIDENT-RUNBOOK scenario-C
double->single hyphen (x2); pawls.md directive-precedence / diversity-mode /
escalation double->single (referrers in ADR-0007, autonomy-ladder, pawls self);
catch-derived-fuel membrane update anchor (single + date suffix).
- Suffixes: levels L1-L4 README next-level links + workflows meta-observer ->
explicit README.md targets.
Dispositions (category C + D): the 82 intentional external cross-refs are enumerated
in tests/docs/mkdocs-strict-allowlist.txt and explained per-class in
docs/docs-build-dispositions.md. `docs-build.sh --check` now runs mkdocs --strict
end-to-end (nothing weakened, no --no-strict) and fails on any warning NOT on the
allowlist — proven: a fresh broken link still fails the check; the 82 pass.
Result: `docs-build.sh --check` is CLEAN-or-dispositioned (exit 0). Wired doc into
nav + CONTRIBUTING pointer.
Completes the staleness epic. 42 P2/P3 files converged to current truth
(bd→br, gascity/gt-sling/mayor→NTM+Agent Mail, daemon→substrate, hooks→hookless,
CI-authoritative→push-to-main local Go gate); GLOSSARY's 18 dead skills/* links
repaired to ../skills/<name>/SKILL.md (19 links, 0 broken); contracts/runbooks
that freeze retired-system nouns bannered RETIRED/HISTORICAL rather than rewritten.
Adds the Arc-7 ratchet — scripts/check-docs-no-retired-tech.sh — which scans all
live docs (260) for retired-subsystem commands/phrases and fails on regression.
A doc opts out by carrying a RETIRED/HISTORICAL/SUPERSEDED banner (or being an
ADR / migration / upgrade / index doc), and lines that describe a removal are not
flagged. Running it caught 12 stale refs the deep-read sweep missed — a
"CI is the authoritative gate" cluster (agentops-brief, primitive-chains,
INCIDENT-RUNBOOK, knowledge-flywheel, philosophy, software-factory), stale
hook-smoke in release-e2e-checklist, and GasCity descriptors in
contracts/index + SCHEMAS + strategic-direction — now fixed. Gate: PASS.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- CHANGELOG.md: comprehensive v2.18.0 section
- AGENTS.md, README.md, docs/: sync doc updates for new commands/features
- skills/converter: enhance Codex conversion script
- tests/hooks/test-hooks.sh: add test cases for new hook features
boshu