Alignment Review: Repository

Review Metadata

Review Date: 2026-04-11
Scope: repo
Status: complete
Review Epic: helix-f069d193
Primary Governing Artifact: workflows/README.md (helix.workflow)
Governing Bead: helix-51320d06
Review Issue: helix-9fa15128 - execution wrapper and align governance
Review Issue: helix-74e069e7 - DDx managed execution delegation
Review Issue: helix-4274bda7 - tracker evidence and validator contract
Review Issue: helix-c3f3f963 - public docs, site, and demos
Review Issue: helix-f2c4a1aa - workflow bundle and artifact docs
This pass supersedes the earlier same-day repo review tree (helix-fd9c1ef7) and refreshes the durable report against the current worktree and tracker state.

Scope and Governing Artifacts

Scope

Execution wrapper and align governance
DDx managed execution delegation
Tracker evidence and validator contract
Public docs, site, and demos
Workflow bundle and artifact docs

Governing Artifacts

docs/helix/00-discover/product-vision.md:117-140
docs/helix/01-frame/prd.md:42-59
docs/helix/01-frame/prd.md:91-123
docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:82-97
docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:137-180
docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:204-231
docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:32-40
docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:135-158
docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:178-216
docs/helix/02-design/technical-designs/TD-011-slider-autonomy-implementation.md:206-233
docs/helix/02-design/technical-designs/TD-011-slider-autonomy-implementation.md:247-310
workflows/actions/reconcile-alignment.md:76-152
workflows/references/context-digest.md:31-73
workflows/concerns/hugo-hextra/practices.md:47-59
workflows/concerns/hugo-hextra/practices.md:73-95
workflows/concerns/demo-asciinema/practices.md:29-65
workflows/activities/05-deploy/GATE.yaml:35-52
workflows/activities/05-deploy/README.md:77-108

Intent Summary

Vision: HELIX should behave like a supervisory autopilot layered on DDx, with helix input plus ddx agent execute-loop as the preferred public path and direct ddx agent run reserved for non-managed prompts such as planning, review, and alignment (docs/helix/00-discover/product-vision.md:117-140).
Requirements: HELIX must preserve tracker-first bounded execution, observe concurrent tracker drift at safe boundaries, and express every actionable result as durable ordered beads rather than prose-only next steps (docs/helix/01-frame/prd.md:42-59, docs/helix/01-frame/prd.md:91-123).
Features / Stories: FEAT-011 reduces the steady-state execution surface to helix input plus ddx agent execute-loop, keeps helix run transitional, and requires machine-auditable success criteria for execution-ready beads (docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:82-97, docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:204-231).
Architecture / ADRs: CONTRACT-001 and TD-011 assign concrete harness/model policy and queue-drain mechanics to DDx while keeping workflow routing, stage stance, and conflict interpretation in HELIX (docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:135-158, docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:178-216, docs/helix/02-design/technical-designs/TD-011-slider-autonomy-implementation.md:206-233, docs/helix/02-design/technical-designs/TD-011-slider-autonomy-implementation.md:247-310).
Technical Design: The alignment action remains bead-first, requires deterministic area labels and digest refresh after bead creation or material mutation, and only allows digest omission when the governing contract explicitly authorizes it (workflows/actions/reconcile-alignment.md:121-152, workflows/references/context-digest.md:65-73).
Test Plans: Deterministic harnesses and validators are expected to catch drift in wrapper behavior, tracker evidence, demo fixtures, and documentation contracts without relying on ad hoc manual review (docs/helix/01-frame/prd.md:54-59, docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:221-231).
Implementation Plans: The current repo work is concentrated on wrapper/contract hardening, tracker evidence durability, validator precision, and public/demo consistency rather than on missing top-level product artifacts (docs/helix/04-build/implementation-plan.md, current open review-finding queue).

Planning Stack Findings

Finding	Type	Evidence	Impact	Review Issue
The alignment action requires deterministic governing-bead scope recovery, but the wrapper still rejects stale in-progress align beads, misses `area:artifacts` for artifact-root directory scopes, and leaves stale-open-bead repair incomplete	downstream-mismatch	`workflows/actions/reconcile-alignment.md:121-152`; `workflows/references/context-digest.md:65-73`; `scripts/helix:749-759`; `scripts/helix:898-942`	Medium: repo and area-scoped align reruns can still lose concern scope or stop on stale claims instead of reclaiming safely	`helix-9fa15128`
FEAT-011, CONTRACT-001, and TD-011 make DDx the owner of queue-drain mechanics and concrete model policy, but the wrapper and test shim still depend on `HELIX_SELECTED_ISSUE` and can emit `--harness claude --model gpt-5.4` in managed execution	contradiction	`docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:137-180`; `docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:135-158`; `docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:178-216`; `docs/helix/02-design/technical-designs/TD-011-slider-autonomy-implementation.md:247-310`; `scripts/helix:1155-1208`; `tests/helix-cli.sh:371-376`; `tests/helix-cli.sh:394-417`	High: HELIX still carries wrapper-owned identity/model assumptions across the DDx handoff boundary	`helix-74e069e7`
The context-digest contract says omission requires an explicitly authorized path, but the current validator treats `digest:omission-authorized` as self-authenticating and recent closed beads still show specific evidence gaps	contradiction	`workflows/references/context-digest.md:65-73`; `docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:228-231`; `scripts/validate_context_digests.py:29-32`; `.ddx/beads.jsonl:3`; `.ddx/beads.jsonl:8`	High: tracker evidence remains partially non-self-contained and the omission control can be bypassed by self-applied labels	`helix-4274bda7`
Public docs now describe the new default execution path correctly, but the shipped `helix-concerns` recording still shows an unlabeled review-finding bead and the demo-fixture validator still hardcodes one expected prompt instead of comparing the live prompt body	downstream-mismatch	`workflows/concerns/hugo-hextra/practices.md:47-59`; `workflows/concerns/demo-asciinema/practices.md:49-65`; `website/content/docs/demos/_index.md:9-27`; `docs/demos/helix-concerns/demo.sh:360-375`; `docs/demos/helix-concerns/recordings/helix-concerns-20260406-180259.cast:63-66`; `tests/validate-demo-fixtures.sh:62-78`	Medium: the written docs are aligned, but one shipped recording and its validator are still behind the live contract	`helix-c3f3f963`
The deploy gate requires four deploy artifacts unconditionally, but the deploy enforcer and README still phrase the four-surface contract as conditional “when a release needs them,” and the deterministic deploy validator only checks artifact-graph metadata	stale	`workflows/activities/05-deploy/GATE.yaml:35-52`; `workflows/activities/05-deploy/README.md:77-108`; `workflows/activities/05-deploy/enforcer.md:222-233`; `tests/validate-deploy-artifacts.sh:1-83`; `website/content/docs/glossary/artifacts.md:252-293`	Medium: operator-facing deploy docs can still drift from the canonical gate without deterministic failure	`helix-f2c4a1aa`

Implementation Map

Topology: scripts/helix owns wrapper behavior and HELIX prompt dispatch; docs/helix/ and workflows/ define the authority stack and workflow contract; tests/ contains deterministic validators and shell harnesses; website/ plus docs/demos/ define public docs and demo surfaces.
Entry Points: scripts/helix, ddx bead, ddx agent execute-bead, ddx agent execute-loop, the microsite docs under website/content/docs/, and demo scripts/recordings under docs/demos/.
Test Surfaces: bash tests/validate-context-digests.sh, bash tests/validate-pages-demo-recording.sh, bash tests/validate-skills.sh, bash tests/validate-demo-fixtures.sh, bash tests/validate-deploy-artifacts.sh, and bash tests/helix-cli.sh.
Public Interfaces: README, microsite Getting Started and CLI pages, demos index, tracked demo casts under website/static/demos/, and the built-in tracker at .ddx/beads.jsonl.
Build and Deploy Surfaces: DDx-managed execution commands, workflow bundle phase docs/enforcers, deploy artifact metadata, and close-path tracker evidence.
Unplanned Areas: No unplanned product surface was found. Current drift is confined to wrapper edge cases, validator blind spots, and lagging demo/deploy documentation.

Acceptance Criteria Status

Story / Feature	Criterion	Test Reference	Status	Evidence
Reconcile-alignment / FEAT-002	A new repo-scope governing align bead carries deterministic `area:*` labels and a refreshed `<context-digest>` before prompt dispatch	`tests/helix-cli.sh:687-703`	SATISFIED	`scripts/helix:851-942`; this pass’s governing bead `helix-51320d06` carries repo-scope area labels and a refreshed digest
Reconcile-alignment / FEAT-002	A stale in-progress governing align bead is reclaimed and reused instead of being rejected as duplicate active work	none	UNIMPLEMENTED	`scripts/helix:910-919`; open execution bead `helix-43d339d5` captures the missing stale-claim reclaim path
Reconcile-alignment / FEAT-002	Artifact-directory align scopes include `area:artifacts` as well as `area:workflow`	none	UNIMPLEMENTED	`scripts/helix:749-759` only matches `/artifacts/`, not a path that ends exactly at `artifacts`; open execution bead `helix-d056ee1d` covers the regression
FEAT-011 AC-05 / AC-08	`helix run` delegates queue draining to `ddx agent execute-loop`	`tests/helix-cli.sh:1924-1928`	SATISFIED	`scripts/helix:1183-1208`; `ddx agent execute-loop` remains the actual dry-run/runtime surface
CONTRACT-001 / TD-011	HELIX post-cycle bookkeeping targets the bead DDx actually executed rather than a locally assumed selector	`tests/helix-cli.sh:371-376`; `tests/helix-cli.sh:394-417`	UNIMPLEMENTED	The shim still prefers `HELIX_SELECTED_ISSUE`, and `scripts/helix:1207-1208` still exports it when delegating `execute-loop`; open issue `helix-4243dd31` covers the gap
CONTRACT-001 / TD-011	Concrete model overrides do not leak across a changed managed-execution harness	none	UNIMPLEMENTED	`scripts/helix:1155-1162`; `scripts/helix:1188-1195`; `HELIX_AGENT=codex HELIX_ALT_AGENT=claude HELIX_MODEL=gpt-5.4 HELIX_EXEC_CONTEXT=1 bash scripts/helix build --dry-run helix-4243dd31` emitted `--harness claude --model gpt-5.4`
Implementation action / FEAT-005	`helix build --dry-run <selector>` rejects closed or non-ready beads the same way the real execution path does	none	UNIMPLEMENTED	`scripts/helix:1164-1171` returns `0` before checking `issue_id`; `HELIX_EXEC_CONTEXT=1 bash scripts/helix build --dry-run helix-ded1e007` printed `ddx agent execute-bead <ready-bead> ...` and exited `0`
FEAT-006 omission contract	Label-only omission rationales fail validation unless a real authorized omission path exists	none	UNIMPLEMENTED	`scripts/validate_context_digests.py:29-32`; a temp tracker containing only `labels=[..., "digest:omission-authorized"]` and `description="Explicit omission rationale: skipped for convenience"` passed with return code `0`
FEAT-011 / public docs sync	Public docs default to `helix input` plus `ddx agent execute-loop`, with wrappers labeled as compatibility surfaces	none	SATISFIED	`README.md:40-55`; `website/content/docs/cli/_index.md:8-23`; `website/content/docs/getting-started.md:91-100`; `website/content/docs/demos/_index.md:9-27`
Demo fixture contract	Demo fixture validation compares the live `REVIEW_PROMPT` body against the recorded fixture instead of one hardcoded string constant	none	UNIMPLEMENTED	`tests/validate-demo-fixtures.sh:62-78` hardcodes `expected_prompt`; open execution bead `helix-08ce87ef` covers the missing full-body comparison
Demo recording freshness	The shipped `helix-concerns` cast shows the updated area-labeled review-finding contract	none	UNIMPLEMENTED	`docs/demos/helix-concerns/demo.sh:373-374` now includes `area:testing`, but `docs/demos/helix-concerns/recordings/helix-concerns-20260406-180259.cast:66` still shows `[helix,phase:build,review-finding]` with no `area:*` label
Deploy contract validation	The deterministic deploy validation lane fails when deploy README/enforcer/glossary surfaces drift from the canonical four-artifact contract	`tests/validate-deploy-artifacts.sh`	UNIMPLEMENTED	`tests/validate-deploy-artifacts.sh:1-83` validates only artifact-graph metadata; open execution bead `helix-39fc1526` covers cross-surface doc enforcement
Tracker evidence durability	Closed bead `helix-0596f6b0` carries its implementation commit SHA and self-contained close evidence	none	UNIMPLEMENTED	`.ddx/beads.jsonl:3` still shows `closing_commit_sha: null` on a closed bead whose notes already record pass evidence; open execution bead `helix-d7993794` covers the repair
Tracker evidence durability	Closed bead `helix-09f1b7ca` records all of its own acceptance proofs, including diff hygiene	none	UNIMPLEMENTED	`.ddx/beads.jsonl:8` now records commit and report summary, but its acceptance text still lacks an explicit `git diff --check` proof; open execution bead `helix-8e184431` covers the repair

Gap Register

Area	Classification	Planning Evidence	Implementation Evidence	Resolution Direction	Issue
Execution wrapper and align governance	INCOMPLETE	`workflows/actions/reconcile-alignment.md:121-152`; `workflows/references/context-digest.md:65-73`; `docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:94-97`	`scripts/helix:749-759`; `scripts/helix:898-942`; `scripts/helix:1164-1171`; `HELIX_EXEC_CONTEXT=1 bash scripts/helix build --dry-run helix-ded1e007` exited `0`; open execution beads `helix-43d339d5`, `helix-3f83fd00`, `helix-d056ee1d`, `helix-130597ee`	code-to-plan	`helix-9fa15128`
DDx managed execution delegation	DIVERGENT	`docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:141-180`; `docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:135-158`; `docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:178-216`; `docs/helix/02-design/technical-designs/TD-011-slider-autonomy-implementation.md:247-310`	`scripts/helix:1155-1162`; `scripts/helix:1188-1208`; `tests/helix-cli.sh:371-376`; `tests/helix-cli.sh:394-417`; dry-run output combined `--harness claude --model gpt-5.4`; open execution beads `helix-4243dd31`, `helix-778401db`	code-to-plan	`helix-74e069e7`
Tracker evidence and validator contract	INCOMPLETE	`workflows/references/context-digest.md:65-73`; `docs/helix/01-frame/features/FEAT-011-slider-autonomy.md:228-231`; `docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:207-216`	`scripts/validate_context_digests.py:29-32`; `.ddx/beads.jsonl:3`; `.ddx/beads.jsonl:8`; `tests/validate-skills.sh:94-96`; temp tracker label-only omission passed validation; open execution beads `helix-d7993794`, `helix-8e184431`, `helix-e88cf6ce`, `helix-af52f67a`, `helix-c28d8e69`	code-to-plan	`helix-4274bda7`
Public docs, site, and demos	INCOMPLETE	`workflows/concerns/hugo-hextra/practices.md:47-59`; `workflows/concerns/demo-asciinema/practices.md:49-65`; `README.md:40-55`; `website/content/docs/demos/_index.md:9-27`	`docs/demos/helix-concerns/demo.sh:360-375`; `docs/demos/helix-concerns/recordings/helix-concerns-20260406-180259.cast:63-66`; `tests/validate-demo-fixtures.sh:62-78`; open execution beads `helix-08ce87ef`, `helix-495f0d72`	code-to-plan	`helix-c3f3f963`
Workflow bundle and artifact docs	STALE_PLAN	`workflows/activities/05-deploy/GATE.yaml:35-52`; `workflows/activities/05-deploy/README.md:77-108`; `website/content/docs/glossary/artifacts.md:252-293`	`workflows/activities/05-deploy/enforcer.md:222-233`; `tests/validate-deploy-artifacts.sh:1-83`; open execution beads `helix-fef410d0`, `helix-39fc1526`	plan-to-code	`helix-f2c4a1aa`

Quality Findings

Area	Dimension	Concern	Severity	Resolution	Issue
DDx managed execution delegation	Robustness	The required deterministic wrapper suite still has a known late-run hang in the ddx-agent dry-run path, which keeps full proof-lane revalidation from being routine even when targeted repros are available	Medium	quality-improvement	`helix-fb2ccbb1`

Traceability Matrix

Vision	Requirement	Feature/Story	Arch/ADR	Design	Tests	Impl Plan	Code Status	Classification
Preferred DDx queue drain with HELIX supervision	Queue-drain work routes through DDx, not wrapper-owned mechanics	FEAT-011 FR-06 / AC-05 / AC-08	CONTRACT-001	TD-011 Decision 5a / 5b	`tests/helix-cli.sh`	current repo queue	Wrapper delegates `execute-loop`, but still assumes local selector identity and leaks concrete model policy across harness changes	DIVERGENT
Bead-first alignment actions with deterministic scope metadata	`helix align` claims or creates the governing bead and keeps scope labels/digests authoritative	reconcile-alignment action	ADR-001 / ADR-002	context-digest reference	`tests/helix-cli.sh`; `bash tests/validate-context-digests.sh`	current repo queue	New repo-scope beads are correct, but stale-claim reclaim and artifact-directory scope tagging remain incomplete	INCOMPLETE
Closed beads should be self-contained evidence records	Execution-ready beads need machine-auditable success criteria and durable close evidence	FEAT-011 AC-09	CONTRACT-001	review/report close-path implementation	none	current repo queue	Specific closed beads still lack either `closing_commit_sha` or one acceptance proof, and validator controls remain bypassable/self-attested	INCOMPLETE
Public onboarding and demos reflect the live workflow	Docs and demos update in the same pass as workflow changes	FEAT-007	hugo-hextra / demo-asciinema concerns	public docs + demo surfaces	`bash tests/validate-pages-demo-recording.sh`; `bash tests/validate-demo-fixtures.sh`	n/a	Written docs are aligned, but one shipped cast and one fixture validator remain stale	INCOMPLETE
Deploy contract docs match the canonical gate	Four deploy artifacts are the live deploy contract	deploy gate	current deploy artifact docs	deploy README / enforcer / glossary	`bash tests/validate-deploy-artifacts.sh`	n/a	Gate and glossary agree on four artifacts, but the enforcer/README still phrase them conditionally and the validator does not enforce doc surfaces	STALE_PLAN
Open HELIX beads remain concern-aware and digest-backed	FEAT-006 metadata propagation stays clean on the live queue	FEAT-006	concern/context-digest references	digest assembly	`bash tests/validate-context-digests.sh`	current repo queue	Open HELIX beads currently validate cleanly for digest presence and review-finding area labels	ALIGNED

Review Issue Summary

Review Issue	Area	Summary
`helix-9fa15128`	Execution wrapper and align governance	New align beads are correct, but stale in-progress reclaim, stale-open repair, artifact-directory scope tagging, and dry-run selector parity remain incomplete
`helix-74e069e7`	DDx managed execution delegation	HELIX still mixes DDx queue-drain delegation with local selector assumptions and concrete model overrides that cross harness boundaries
`helix-4274bda7`	Tracker evidence and validator contract	Open-bead digest validation passes, but omission authorization remains self-attested and specific closed beads still lack durable self-contained evidence
`helix-c3f3f963`	Public docs, site, and demos	Public written docs are aligned, but one shipped demo cast and the demo-fixture validator still lag the current review-finding contract
`helix-f2c4a1aa`	Workflow bundle and artifact docs	Deploy-phase docs still describe the four-artifact contract conditionally, and deterministic validation does not yet enforce the narrative docs that define it

Execution Issues Generated

No new execution issues were required. This pass reused the current open issue set for the real gaps:

Issue ID	Type	Labels	Goal	Dependencies	Verification
`helix-43d339d5`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:cli,area:testing,area:workflow`	Reclaim stale in-progress align beads instead of rejecting them as live duplicates	none	deterministic CLI stale-claim regression
`helix-3f83fd00`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:cli,area:testing,area:workflow`	Repair reused align beads that predate deterministic scope-area seeding	none	`bash tests/helix-cli.sh` reuse path
`helix-d056ee1d`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:artifacts,area:cli,area:testing,area:workflow`	Preserve `area:artifacts` on artifact-directory align scopes	none	directory-scoped align regression
`helix-130597ee`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:cli,area:testing,area:workflow`	Reject non-ready build selectors in dry-run mode	none	dry-run closed-selector regression
`helix-4243dd31`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:cli,area:testing,area:workflow`	Stop run-loop bookkeeping from depending on `HELIX_SELECTED_ISSUE` instead of DDx’s actual execution target	`helix-f3062aa2` blocks this issue today	deterministic execute-loop bookkeeping regression
`helix-778401db`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:cli,area:testing,area:workflow`	Prevent cross-harness `--model` leakage in managed execution	none	dry-run harness/model pairing regression
`helix-d7993794`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:artifacts,area:cli,area:workflow`	Persist `closing_commit_sha` for closed bead `helix-0596f6b0`	none	`ddx bead show helix-0596f6b0 --json`
`helix-8e184431`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:artifacts,area:workflow`	Record missing diff-hygiene evidence on repaired closure bead `helix-09f1b7ca`	none	`ddx bead show helix-09f1b7ca --json`
`helix-e88cf6ce`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:testing,area:workflow`	Broaden triage intro validation to catch qualified blanket execution-ready priming	none	disposable-copy validator regression
`helix-af52f67a`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:cli,area:testing,area:workflow`	Make `sync_issue_closing_commit_sha` fail safely instead of continuing after commit errors	none	deterministic sync-failure regression
`helix-c28d8e69`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:docs,area:testing,area:workflow`	Replace self-attested omission labels with real deterministic omission authorization	none	`bash tests/validate-context-digests.sh` negative + authorized-path cases
`helix-08ce87ef`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:demo,area:docs,area:testing`	Make demo fixture validation compare the live prompt body to the recorded fixture	none	`bash tests/validate-demo-fixtures.sh` full-body drift regression
`helix-495f0d72`	task	`phase:build,area:demo,area:docs,area:site`	Re-record the `helix-concerns` cast so the shipped recording shows area-labeled review findings	none	valid JSONL cast with updated review-finding output
`helix-fef410d0`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:docs,area:workflow`	Remove conditional wording from the deploy enforcer’s four-artifact contract	none	deploy enforcer text + `git diff --check`
`helix-39fc1526`	task	`phase:build,review-finding,area:docs,area:site,area:testing,area:workflow`	Extend deterministic deploy validation to README/enforcer/glossary contract surfaces	none	enhanced deploy-doc validator
`helix-fb2ccbb1`	task	`phase:build,area:cli,area:testing`	Eliminate the ddx-agent dry-run hang in the wrapper harness	none	`bash tests/helix-cli.sh` completes end-to-end

Issue Coverage Verification

Gap / Criterion	Covering Issue	Status
Stale in-progress align bead reclaim	`helix-43d339d5`	covered
Reused align bead repair for pre-fix scope labels	`helix-3f83fd00`	covered
Artifact-directory align scope includes `area:artifacts`	`helix-d056ee1d`	covered
Dry-run build rejects closed/non-ready selectors	`helix-130597ee`	covered
`execute-loop` bookkeeping targets the bead DDx actually executed	`helix-4243dd31`	covered
Managed execution avoids cross-harness concrete model leakage	`helix-778401db`	covered
Tracker sync failure cannot continue with a dirty tracker worktree	`helix-af52f67a`	covered
Label-only omission authorization is rejected	`helix-c28d8e69`	covered
Closed bead `helix-0596f6b0` gains durable implementation-commit evidence	`helix-d7993794`	covered
Closed bead `helix-09f1b7ca` records missing diff-hygiene proof	`helix-8e184431`	covered
Qualified blanket execution-ready priming fails validator	`helix-e88cf6ce`	covered
Demo fixture validator compares the full live prompt body	`helix-08ce87ef`	covered
`helix-concerns` cast reflects the current review-finding label contract	`helix-495f0d72`	covered
Deploy enforcer wording matches the canonical four-artifact contract	`helix-fef410d0`	covered
Deploy-doc validator enforces README/enforcer/glossary surfaces	`helix-39fc1526`	covered
Wrapper proof lane completes without ddx-agent dry-run hang	`helix-fb2ccbb1`	covered

Execution Order

helix-4243dd31 and helix-778401db
helix-af52f67a, helix-d7993794, and helix-8e184431
helix-c28d8e69 and helix-e88cf6ce
helix-43d339d5, helix-3f83fd00, helix-d056ee1d, and helix-130597ee
helix-fef410d0 and helix-39fc1526
helix-08ce87ef and helix-495f0d72

Critical Path: helix-4243dd31 / helix-778401db -> helix-af52f67a / helix-d7993794 / helix-8e184431 -> helix-c28d8e69

Parallel: The alignment-wrapper fixes (helix-43d339d5, helix-3f83fd00, helix-d056ee1d, helix-130597ee) can proceed in parallel with the deploy-doc work (helix-fef410d0, helix-39fc1526) and the demo refresh work (helix-08ce87ef, helix-495f0d72).

Blockers: helix-4243dd31 still depends on the larger DDx-execute-bead redesign tracked by helix-f3062aa2, and deeper tier-policy cleanup remains constrained by the blocked DDx model-catalog work tracked in helix-81c0c0df.

First Recommended Execution Set: helix-4243dd31, helix-778401db, helix-af52f67a

Open Decisions

Decision	Why Open	Governing Artifacts	Recommended Owner
What supported DDx result surface should HELIX consume to know which bead `execute-loop` actually claimed and ran?	The current wrapper/test seam still relies on `HELIX_SELECTED_ISSUE`, which is not part of the canonical DDx contract	`docs/helix/02-design/contracts/CONTRACT-001-ddx-helix-boundary.md:178-216`; `docs/helix/02-design/technical-designs/TD-011-slider-autonomy-implementation.md:271-295`; `tests/helix-cli.sh:371-376`	HELIX and DDx maintainers
Should HELIX support any digest-omission path at all, and if so what machine-verifiable provenance authorizes it?	The validator now accepts a self-applied label, but no concrete workflow-owned authorization path exists yet	`workflows/references/context-digest.md:65-73`; `scripts/validate_context_digests.py:29-32`	HELIX maintainers

Queue Health and Exhaustion Assessment

After creating the governing bead and review tree for this pass, ddx bead status reported 34 open, 32 ready, and 2 blocked.
Excluding the seven review-control beads created here (helix-51320d06, helix-f069d193, and the five child review issues), the underlying repo queue remains 27 open, 25 ready, and 2 blocked.
Queue concentration is on wrapper boundary hardening, tracker evidence/validator precision, and documentation/demo cleanup rather than on missing top-level planning artifacts.
Exhaustion risk is low for the public-doc/demo and deploy-doc work, medium for the align-wrapper fixes, and highest for the DDx boundary issues because they depend on the HELIX/DDx seam and one upstream redesign blocker.

Measurement Results

Completeness: PASS - all five functional areas in scope were classified.
Traceability: PASS - each material finding cites governing planning evidence plus current implementation, tracker, validator, or public-surface evidence.
Issue coverage: PASS - every non-ALIGNED gap and every UNIMPLEMENTED acceptance criterion is covered by at least one existing open execution issue.
Concern drift: PASS - current concern drift is localized to stale demo output and missing demo/deploy validation coverage, and each concern-driven gap has explicit follow-on coverage.
Verification evidence: bash tests/validate-context-digests.sh passed, bash tests/validate-pages-demo-recording.sh passed, bash tests/validate-skills.sh passed, and git diff --check passed on 2026-04-11. This pass also re-ran safe local repros that confirmed three live gaps directly: HELIX_EXEC_CONTEXT=1 bash scripts/helix build --dry-run helix-ded1e007 still exits 0, managed-execution dry-runs can still emit --harness claude --model gpt-5.4, and a temp tracker with only digest:omission-authorized still passes scripts/validate_context_digests.py. Full bash tests/helix-cli.sh was not re-run in this pass because the suite’s known ddx-agent dry-run hang remains tracked separately in helix-fb2ccbb1.

Follow-On Beads Created

None. This pass reused the existing open execution issue set for every real gap and did not create duplicate follow-on work.

ALIGN_STATUS: COMPLETE GAPS_FOUND: 5 EXECUTION_ISSUES_CREATED: 0 MEASURE_STATUS: PASS BEAD_ID: helix-51320d06 FOLLOW_ON_CREATED: 0