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# Validation Report

**Session ID**: `phase07-session04-hosted-persistence-and-public-replay-boundaries` **Phase**: 07 - Hosted Services and Analytics Guardrails **Package**: Cross-cutting (`apps/server`, `apps/web`, `packages/protocol`; docs) **Status**: PASS **Reviewed**: 2026-05-30

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## Executive Status

| Area                    | Status | Evidence                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Task completion         | PASS   | 25/25 tasks complete in `tasks.md`.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Session deliverables    | PASS   | All files listed in `spec.md` deliverables exist and are non-empty.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Focused tests           | PASS   | `npx vitest run packages/protocol/tests/hostedPersistence.test.ts apps/server/tests/hostedPersistenceDiagnostics.test.ts apps/web/tests/hostedPersistence.test.ts apps/web/tests/replayLink.test.ts` passed, 4 files and 70 tests total. |
| Package typechecks      | PASS   | `npm --workspace packages/protocol run typecheck`, `npm --workspace apps/server run typecheck`, and `npm --workspace apps/web run typecheck` passed.                                                                                     |
| Encoding and whitespace | PASS   | ASCII-only and LF checks passed for changed files, and `git diff --check` reported no whitespace issues.                                                                                                                                 |
| Security and privacy    | PASS   | Session deliverables do not add hosted storage, public replay hosting, secrets, raw payload leakage, or personal-data collection.                                                                                                        |
| Requirement closure     | PASS   | Session objectives and success criteria are satisfied by the implemented protocol, server, web, and documentation updates.                                                                                                               |

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## Validation Notes

* The local `analyze-project.sh` script was not present in this checkout, so validation used the active session metadata in `.spec_system/state.json` and the session artifact set directly.
* The session directory initially lacked validation reports, so `security-compliance.md` and this `validation.md` were created during closeout.
* Focused test evidence was re-run during validation and matched the implementation notes.

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## Requirement Closure

| Requirement                                                                | Status | Evidence                                                                                                                                                             |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Hosted persistence eligibility and storage posture are defined             | PASS   | Protocol contracts classify data as future eligible, server-mediated required, local-only, redacted-only, user-export-only, blocked, or Phase 08 dependent.          |
| Public replay hosting posture is defined                                   | PASS   | Requirements cover consent, payload caps, redaction, expiration, takedown, no-index posture, abuse controls, local-only fallback, and disabled default behavior.     |
| Protocol contracts expose planned/unavailable states and bounded summaries | PASS   | `packages/protocol/src/hostedPersistence.ts` and its tests cover the vocabulary, helpers, and negative claims.                                                       |
| Server diagnostics stay local and redacted                                 | PASS   | `GET /diagnostics/hosted-persistence` inherits local auth and returns planned/unavailable posture without raw env values or payloads.                                |
| Browser helpers remain unavailable/disabled                                | PASS   | `apps/web/src/lib/hostedPersistence.ts` keeps hosted persistence and public replay hosting unavailable or disabled and preserves local URL-fragment replay fallback. |
| Existing local replay share links remain bounded and non-uploading         | PASS   | `apps/web/tests/replayLink.test.ts` confirms share links stay fragment-based, redacted, and capped.                                                                  |
| Docs align with the current source behavior                                | PASS   | API, hosted-services, privacy, architecture, environment, deployment, release, and package README files were updated.                                                |

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## Command Evidence

| Command                                                                                                                                                                                              | Result                  |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| `npx vitest run packages/protocol/tests/hostedPersistence.test.ts apps/server/tests/hostedPersistenceDiagnostics.test.ts apps/web/tests/hostedPersistence.test.ts apps/web/tests/replayLink.test.ts` | PASS, 4 files, 70 tests |
| `npm --workspace packages/protocol run typecheck`                                                                                                                                                    | PASS                    |
| `npm --workspace apps/server run typecheck`                                                                                                                                                          | PASS                    |
| `npm --workspace apps/web run typecheck`                                                                                                                                                             | PASS                    |
| ASCII/LF checks on changed files                                                                                                                                                                     | PASS                    |
| `git diff --check`                                                                                                                                                                                   | PASS                    |

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## Residual Risks

* Phase 08 still owns trusted unified erasure, production-hosted validation, release hardening, certification, release-grade deletion, and legacy decommission.
* Future hosted persistence activation still requires storage migrations or schema artifacts, retention, export, deletion, takedown, abuse-control, and audit evidence before any hosted-storage claim can be made.

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## Final Result

PASS. The session meets the validation criteria and is ready to be marked complete.


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