---
phase: 34-version-change-changelog
verified: 2026-05-17T00:00:00Z
status: passed
score: 9/9 must-haves verified (VERS-01..09) + 6/6 ROADMAP SC + 2/2 hotfixes
milestone_position: 4/4 of v1.7.1 Seamlessification II
overrides_applied: 0
re_verification: false
---
# Phase 34: Version-Change Changelog — Verification Report
**Phase Goal (per ROADMAP.md, post-D-12 amendment):** When a user's installed `spt` plugin version changes underneath them, the next Stop hook in an spt-bearing session surfaces an old→new changelog notice sourced from compiled-in `CARGO_PKG_VERSION` against an `$SPT_HOME/last-seen-version.json` sentinel — without firing on first install, without colliding with the SessionStart auto-pick (AUTO-03), and without racing the binary handoff (Phase 18.4/18.5).
**Verified:** 2026-05-17
**Status:** PASS — phase + hotfix bundle complete; milestone v1.7.1 ready for completion gate.
**Re-verification:** No — initial verification of Phase 34 final state.
---
## Goal Achievement — Per-Requirement Table (VERS-01..VERS-09)
| ID | Requirement (amended) | Status | Evidence |
| ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| VERS-01 | `$SPT_HOME/last-seen-version.json` sentinel sibling to `owlery/` | ✓ VERIFIED | `src/common/owlery.rs::sentinel_path()` (single source of truth); used by `src/owl/version_changelog.rs::sentinel_path()` / `read_sentinel` / `write_sentinel`. Lib test `read_sentinel_returns_some_on_happy_path` passes. |
| VERS-02 | Stop hook in `src/owl/hook_idle.rs` gated on perch resolution; compares `env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")` against sentinel | ✓ VERIFIED | `hook_idle.rs:26` imports `version_changelog::{self, VersionPrompt}`; call at line 74 happens AFTER perch resolution (lines 42-49) and AFTER `OWL_ECHO_COMMUNE` + `stop_hook_active` guards (lines 61-64). `version_changelog::current_version()` uses `env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")` with a debug-only `SPT_OVERRIDE_PKG_VERSION` test seam (release-safe). |
| VERS-03 | First-install (sentinel missing) silently writes current; NO prompt | ✓ VERIFIED | `maybe_emit_version_change_block` lines 437-443 handles `None` by writing the current version + returning `VersionPrompt::NotEmitted` (no emission). Integration test `first_install_silent_writes_sentinel` passes. |
| VERS-04 | AskUserQuestion with four options; question text includes `step_count` when > 1 | ✓ VERIFIED (amended by hotfix 6om) | Plan 03 commit `dbc24ce` wired the four-option AUQ wording into `build_block_reason`; integration test `block_reason_matches_reference_invariants` asserts all four labels. **Amendment**: hotfix 260517-6om dropped `Remind me later` to a 3-option AUQ (CHANGELOG v1.10.12 entry — infinite-loop pathology). User-decided remediation; not a regression of the requirement intent. |
| VERS-05 | Sentinel atomically rewritten via `atomic_write_string` so prompt does not re-fire | ✓ VERIFIED | `write_sentinel` at version_changelog.rs:112 uses `owlery::atomic_write_string` (tmp + rename); pre-write happens at line 506 BEFORE emission. Integration test `sentinel_equal_no_emit` confirms no re-fire when sentinel matches. |
| VERS-06 | Multi-version skip shares 4-option AUQ with single-step; `Yes, full changelog` renders interim H2 sections verbatim | ✓ VERIFIED | `parse_changelog` + `sections_between` (exclusive low, inclusive high) at lines 206-260. Lib test `sections_between_filters_exclusive_low_inclusive_high` passes. Integration test `multi_step_mismatch_emits_block_with_step_count` asserts `5` for v1.10.5 → v1.10.10. |
| VERS-07 | Repo-root `CHANGELOG.md` exists with H2-per-version sections; DEPLOY.ps1 syncs into plugin meta dir | ✓ VERIFIED | `CHANGELOG.md` (316 lines) present; **40 valid `## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD` H2 sections** (1.5.4 → 1.10.13 including hotfix entries 1.10.11/12/13). `docs/DEPLOY.ps1` lines 439 + 572 contain `Copy CHANGELOG.md -> $MarketSpt` and `Copy CHANGELOG.md -> $CacheVer` mutations. |
| VERS-08 | VERS-04 (Stop) and AUTO-03 (SessionStart) coexist by hook separation; no allow-list reconciliation | ✓ VERIFIED | `hook_idle.rs` (Stop) wires `maybe_emit_version_change_block`; `plugin_session_start.rs` (SessionStart, Phase 33) wires AUTO-03's `emit_auto_pick`. Two distinct hook entry points; no shared dispatch path. Confirmed by `Grep maybe_emit_version` returning hits only in `hook_idle.rs`, `mod.rs`, `version_changelog.rs`, `hook_output.rs`. |
| VERS-09 | Single write site at top of `hook_idle.rs::run()` after perch resolution + OWL_ECHO_COMMUNE guard; atomic via `atomic_write_string` | ✓ VERIFIED | Sentinel WRITE-call site grep confirms only one production write path (`write_sentinel` at version_changelog.rs:112). `hook_idle.rs::run()` ordering: parse stdin (31) → resolve session (33-36) → resolve perch (42-49) → OWL_ECHO_COMMUNE + stop_hook_active guard (61-64) → `maybe_emit_version_change_block` (74-77) → `set_idle_ready` (85) → spawn_echo_commune (88). Ordering matches D-05/D-12 amendment verbatim. |
**Score: 9/9 VERS requirements VERIFIED.**
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## ROADMAP.md Success-Criteria Check (Phase 34)
| # | Success Criterion (amended) | Status | Evidence |
| -- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | Fresh install — first Stop hook silently writes sentinel; emits NO changelog prompt | ✓ VERIFIED | Integration test `first_install_silent_writes_sentinel` covers exactly this; passes. |
| 2 | Version transition — next Stop hook emits the changelog payload via spool (post-6om transport) | ✓ VERIFIED | Integration tests `single_step_mismatch_emits_block` + `owl_message_lands_on_self_perch_spool` confirm payload reaches Self's perch spool via `spool_message_deferred` (hotfix 260517-6om silent-owl-message transport). |
| 3 | Multi-version skip surfaces version-list summary + CHANGELOG.md pointer (no full interim prose) | ✓ VERIFIED (amended by D-08 round 1) | Per D-08 (Phase 34 CONTEXT), the user upgraded the constraint: `Yes, full changelog` renders all interim H2 sections verbatim. Integration test `multi_step_mismatch_emits_block_with_step_count` covers. The post-amendment intent is met by `build_block_reason` resolved-branch directing Claude to `read $CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT/CHANGELOG.md`. |
| 4 | Repo-root CHANGELOG.md exists with H2-per-version; DEPLOY.ps1 syncs it into plugin meta dir alongside `plugin.json` | ✓ VERIFIED | CHANGELOG.md (316 lines, 40 H2 sections); DEPLOY.ps1 lines 439 + 572 (MarketSpt + CacheVer copies). |
| 5 | VERS-04 fires from Stop; AUTO-03 fires from SessionStart; collision impossible by hook separation | ✓ VERIFIED | Same evidence as VERS-08 above. Disjoint hook entry points, disjoint files. |
| 6 | End-of-milestone DEPLOY.ps1 -Bump patch ships all four phases together | ✓ VERIFIED | Cargo.toml at v1.10.13 (commit ce73046); CHANGELOG.md v1.10.13 entry is curated (commit 919e957); DEPLOY.ps1 curation gate (c99d7c9) enforces this for all future bumps. |
**Score: 6/6 ROADMAP success criteria satisfied.**
---
## Hotfix Coverage (in-scope amendments)
### Hotfix 260517-6om — owl-transport pivot (v1.10.12)
| Check | Status | Evidence |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Transport changed from `decision:"block"` to silent owl message | ✓ VERIFIED | `hook_idle.rs:6-15` comment documents the pivot; `version_changelog.rs:537` uses `spool_message_deferred(target_owl_id, "version-change", body, ...)`. |
| `Remind me later` AUQ option dropped | ✓ VERIFIED | CHANGELOG v1.10.12 entry "AskUserQuestion ... reduced from 4 options to 3"; `Cli::VersionRemind` marked `hide = true` (cli.rs:160). |
| `version-remind` subcommand deprecated (still present for tests / scripted recovery) | ✓ VERIFIED | `cli.rs:160-161` `#[command(name = "version-remind", hide = true)]`; integration test `version_remind_rollback_round_trip` still passes. |
| Quick-task ledger directory present | ✓ VERIFIED | `.planning/quick/260517-6om-version-change-owl-transport-hotfix/` present; commits 5ede3d7, acbb696, 79193f1, fadc5b8, a75583e, e724a11, c53d3e0 in log. |
### Hotfix 260517-n4b — UAT defect cleanup (v1.10.13)
| Check | Status | Evidence |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `step_count` floored at 1 for real version transitions | ✓ VERIFIED | `version_changelog.rs:501` `let step_count = step_count.max(1);` with quick-260517-n4b comment + Pitfall 2 reference. Integration test `step_count_floors_to_one_when_changelog_missing_new_entry` passes. |
| `` classified as info-priority | ✓ VERIFIED | `src/common/hook_output.rs:329-331` `is_informational` returns true for both `[WORKING_PERCH_NOTICE]` and ``; lib tests `is_informational_recognizes_version_changelog` + `format_owl_messages_version_change_takes_info_branch` pass. |
| DEPLOY.ps1 curation gate (D-08 round 2) enforces curated `## [NEW_VERSION]` H2 | ✓ VERIFIED | `docs/DEPLOY.ps1:277-301` — gate inspects for `## [NEW_VERSION]` H2 BEFORE any mutation; missing H2 appends stub uncommitted + exits 1; `TODO: changelog entry` aborts; curated proceeds. Commits c99d7c9 (curation gate) + 97e5a62 (pre-bump stub realignment). |
| Hotfix commits present | ✓ VERIFIED | 2c19d3f, 97e5a62, c99d7c9, ce73046, 919e957 all in `git log`. |
| Quick-task ledger directory present | ⚠ INFO | `.planning/quick/260517-n4b-version-change-uat-defect-cleanup/` present on disk but UNTRACKED in git (per `git status` at session start). Files exist (PLAN + SUMMARY). Recommend committing the dir to permanentize the ledger before milestone close. |
### v1.10.13 UAT Closure
| Claim from 34-03-SUMMARY UAT Amendment | Status | Code/Test Evidence |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| step_count rendered as `1` (floor active) | ✓ VERIFIED | Code path: `version_changelog.rs:501` + integration test `step_count_floors_to_one_when_changelog_missing_new_entry`. |
| Info-priority routing (no "STOP HIGHEST PRIORITY" banner) | ✓ VERIFIED | Code: `is_informational` in `hook_output.rs:329-331` + unit test `format_owl_messages_version_change_takes_info_branch`. |
| Curated `## [1.10.13]` H2 body shipped | ✓ VERIFIED | CHANGELOG.md lines 297-309 contain the curated 1.10.13 entry with both `### Fixed` and `### Changed` subsections — no `TODO: changelog entry` marker present. |
| INIT_SIGNOFF false-positive guard preserved | ✓ VERIFIED | `version_changelog.rs:523-526` debug_assert against `is_init_signoff_envelope(&body)` intact. |
| Live owl-pulse delivery against deployed v1.10.13 binary | ? UNCERTAIN (informational) | The live runtime delivery itself cannot be verified retroactively from the codebase; the user/UAT-author claim is plausible because (a) v1.10.13 is the active deployed Cargo.toml version, (b) curated CHANGELOG entry is present, (c) all three defect surfaces have green code-level + test-level evidence. Not blocking. |
---
## Required Artifacts (Levels 1-4)
| Artifact | Exists | Substantive | Wired | Data Flows | Status |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| `CHANGELOG.md` | ✓ | 316 lines, 40 H2 | DEPLOY.ps1 copies to MarketSpt + CacheVer; `read_changelog` consumes | Sentinel-driven; live H2 for 1.10.13 confirmed | ✓ VERIFIED |
| `src/owl/version_changelog.rs` | ✓ | 1186 lines | `hook_idle.rs:26` imports `{version_changelog, VersionPrompt}` | Returns `VersionPrompt::Emitted`/`NotEmitted` to hook | ✓ VERIFIED |
| `tests/version_changelog.rs` | ✓ | 1054 lines, 16 tests | `cargo test --test version_changelog` → 16 passed | n/a | ✓ VERIFIED |
| `tests/fixtures/version_changelog_block_reference.txt` | ✓ | 32 lines, locked SHA | Referenced by `block_reason_matches_reference_invariants` integration | n/a | ✓ VERIFIED |
| `src/common/hook_output.rs::is_informational` | ✓ | n4b extended | `format_owl_messages` consumes for priority routing | Live owl messages route to info banner on emit | ✓ VERIFIED |
| `src/common/owlery.rs::sentinel_path` | ✓ | path centralization | Used by `version_changelog::sentinel_path` | n/a | ✓ VERIFIED |
| `src/cli.rs::VersionRemind` (hidden subcommand) | ✓ | hide=true | dispatched via `run_version_remind` (mod.rs) | clap parses; tests round-trip | ✓ VERIFIED (deprecated) |
| `docs/DEPLOY.ps1` (curation gate + sync mutations) | ✓ | 580+ lines | Invoked at deploy time; gate at lines 239-301, sync at 439 + 572 | Enforced for v1.10.13 bump (curated entry shipped) | ✓ VERIFIED |
| `src/owl/hook_idle.rs` (Stop-hook wiring) | ✓ | n/a | calls `version_changelog::maybe_emit_version_change_block` at line 74 | `VersionPrompt::Emitted => return` honors single-write | ✓ VERIFIED |
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## Key Link Verification
| From | To | Via | Status |
| ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| `hook_idle::run` | `version_changelog::maybe_emit_version_change_block` | direct call (line 74) after perch + guard sequence | ✓ WIRED |
| `maybe_emit_version_change_block` | `spool::spool_message_deferred` | direct call at version_changelog.rs:537 (6om transport) | ✓ WIRED |
| `maybe_emit_version_change_block` | `is_informational` (priority classification at emit) | informational priority via `` substring | ✓ WIRED |
| `DEPLOY.ps1 -Bump` | curated CHANGELOG.md gate | inspect lines 277-301 — H2 check + abort/append | ✓ WIRED |
| `DEPLOY.ps1` sync step | `{Marketplace}/plugin/spt/CHANGELOG.md` + `{CacheVer}` | `Invoke-Mutation "Copy CHANGELOG.md -> ..."` at 439 + 572 | ✓ WIRED |
| Cli `VersionRemind` arm | `run_version_remind` | mod.rs dispatch (still works for scripted recovery) | ✓ WIRED |
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## Behavioral Spot-Checks
| Behavior | Command | Result | Status |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- | ------ |
| Module unit tests (45 + 1 ignored regenerator) | `cargo test --lib owl::version_changelog` | `45 passed; 0 failed; 1 ignored` | ✓ PASS |
| Integration tests (16 tests including 6om + n4b additions) | `cargo test --test version_changelog` | `16 passed; 0 failed` | ✓ PASS |
| `hook_idle.rs` unit tests (in isolation) | `cargo test --lib owl::hook_idle` | `6 passed; 0 failed` | ✓ PASS |
| Cargo.toml version matches latest CHANGELOG H2 | `grep -E "^version" Cargo.toml` and CHANGELOG.md | `1.10.13` in both | ✓ PASS |
| CHANGELOG.md H2 count | `grep -cE "^## \[\d+\.\d+\.\d+\]" CHANGELOG.md` | 40 valid H2 sections | ✓ PASS |
### Full-suite test note (informational)
Running `cargo test --lib` (full suite, parallel) produces 21 failures in unrelated modules: `live::commune`, `live::context`, `live::wrapper::lifecycle`, `live::wrapper::orphan`, `owl::cleanup`, `owl::resume`, `common::owlery::is_perch_online_false_for_dead_pid`. When run in isolation (e.g., `cargo test --lib owl::hook_idle`), every Phase 34 test passes. The 21 failing tests are in code paths owned by Phases 18 / 28 / 30 / 32 and concern filesystem race conditions under parallel test execution (PID-reuse, `info.cwd` write race, signoff cursor race). **None of the failures cross into Phase 34's surface**, and all 61 Phase 34 tests (45 lib + 16 integration) pass in both isolated and full-suite runs. Flag for separate cleanup; not a Phase 34 blocker.
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## Probe Execution
No conventional probes (no `scripts/*/tests/probe-*.sh`) declared for this phase. Probe-equivalent verification is the cargo test suite documented above.
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## Anti-Pattern Scan
| Concern | Result |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| TBD / FIXME / XXX markers in Phase 34 surface files | None on production code. Comments referencing "Pitfall N" and "review-fix #N" are intentional research/review traceability markers, not debt. |
| Stub returns (`return null`, `return []`, `unimplemented!()`) | None. |
| `[PLAN_03_INSTRUCTIONS_PLACEHOLDER]` literal in src/ or tests/ | 0 hits across workspace (gate satisfied by Plan 03 Step E). |
| TODO markers in CHANGELOG.md (v1.10.13 entry curated) | No `TODO: changelog entry` markers in CHANGELOG.md — curation gate satisfied at the latest bump. |
| Hidden / deprecated surfaces clearly marked | `Cli::VersionRemind` uses `#[command(... hide = true)]`; deprecation reason documented in 34-03-SUMMARY UAT Amendment. |
| HISTORIC note on superseded design in 34-01-SUMMARY | ✓ Properly captured by callout in 34-01-SUMMARY Task 3, pointing to c99d7c9 + 97e5a62; commit 2375cb9 added the warning banner. |
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## Open Items
| Item | Severity | Recommendation |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `.planning/quick/260517-n4b-version-change-uat-defect-cleanup/` directory present but UNTRACKED in git | ⚠ WARNING | Commit the ledger files (PLAN.md + SUMMARY.md) to make the n4b quick task formally part of the project record before milestone close. The hotfix code commits (2c19d3f, 97e5a62, c99d7c9, ce73046, 919e957) are already in git; only the ledger dir is missing. |
| 21 full-suite parallel-run test failures in unrelated modules (commune, context, cleanup, resume, lifecycle, orphan) | ⚠ INFO | Pre-existing Phase 18/28/30/32-area test fixture parallelism issues. Not introduced by Phase 34. Out of scope for this milestone close, but flag as a debt item for a follow-up clean-up quick task. |
| Live v1.10.13 UAT delivery (in-session owl-pulse claim) cannot be retroactively re-played from the codebase | ? INFO | All three defect surfaces have green code + test evidence + curated CHANGELOG body. The UAT-author's claim is internally consistent. No further action required; informational only. |
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## Verdict
**PASS** — Phase 34 (with hotfixes 260517-6om + 260517-n4b folded in) delivers all 9 VERS requirements, all 6 ROADMAP success criteria, and both post-execution hotfix surfaces. CHANGELOG.md is curated through v1.10.13; the curation gate enforces this discipline for all future bumps; the owl-message transport + info-priority routing land the prompt as a calm informational message rather than a high-priority Stop block.
**Phase 34 is sealed.** STATE.md may be flipped to **4/4 phases complete**; milestone v1.7.1 Seamlessification II is **ready for `/gsd-complete-milestone`**.
### Recommended next action
1. **Before running `/gsd-complete-milestone`**: commit the untracked `.planning/quick/260517-n4b-version-change-uat-defect-cleanup/` ledger directory (PLAN + SUMMARY) so the n4b quick task is permanentized in git history alongside its code commits.
2. **Update STATE.md**: flip Phase 34 row from `1/3 In Progress` to `3/3 Complete` (the ROADMAP.md table at line 708 currently shows `1/3 In Progress` — should be `3/3 Complete` with date `2026-05-17`). Update milestone-progress counters.
3. **Run `/gsd-complete-milestone v1.7.1`** to seal the milestone.
4. **Optional follow-up quick task**: investigate the 21 parallel-run test failures (live::commune, live::context, live::wrapper, owl::cleanup, owl::resume) — these pre-date Phase 34 but are surfacing under the current test corpus.
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_Verified: 2026-05-17_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier, owl-perch doyle-w245)_