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# Implementation Notes

**Session ID**: `phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff` **Package**: Cross-package **Started**: 2026-06-06 00:19 **Last Updated**: 2026-06-06 01:55

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## Session Progress

| Metric              | Value   |
| ------------------- | ------- |
| Tasks Completed     | 24 / 24 |
| Estimated Remaining | 0 hours |
| Blockers            | 0       |

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### Task T024 - Artifact hygiene and completion readiness

**Started**: 2026-06-06 01:50 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:55 **Duration**: 5 minutes

**Notes**:

* Ran ASCII and LF scans across Session 10 artifacts and all updated stable docs.
* Normalized one pre-existing non-ASCII dash in `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`.
* Re-ran the scans and confirmed no non-ASCII characters or CRLF endings remained in the checked scope.
* Finalized acceptance statuses, security closeout, and readiness notes.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Marked acceptance matrix complete and recorded artifact hygiene.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-docs-handoff.md` - Finalized docs checklist, handoff, and readiness notes.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/security-compliance.md` - Finalized security checks and conclusion.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T024 complete, checked completion readiness, and updated next step.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.
* `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` - Normalized one non-ASCII dash in touched documentation.

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### Task T023 - Broad root gates

**Started**: 2026-06-06 01:38 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:50 **Duration**: 12 minutes

**Notes**:

* Ran `npm run format:check`. Result: PASS, 599 files checked.
* Ran `npm run lint`. Result: PASS, 601 files checked.
* Ran `npm run typecheck`. Result: PASS across workspaces with typecheck scripts.
* Ran `npm test`. Result: PASS, 194 files passed and 1 skipped; 2499 tests passed and 1 skipped.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Recorded T023 broad gate results.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T023 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T022 - Focused CLI and hook tests

**Started**: 2026-06-06 01:34 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:38 **Duration**: 4 minutes

**Notes**:

* Ran focused Notice Board CLI command and hook context tests. Result: 2 files passed, 21 tests passed.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Recorded T022 test result and hook validation evidence.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-docs-handoff.md` - Marked CLI and hook acceptance mapping complete.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T022 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T021 - Focused server, web, and Worker tests

**Started**: 2026-06-06 01:30 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:34 **Duration**: 4 minutes

**Notes**:

* Ran focused server, web, and Worker Notice Board behavior tests. Result: 15 files passed, 155 tests passed.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Recorded T021 test result.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T021 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T020 - Focused protocol tests

**Started**: 2026-06-06 01:27 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:30 **Duration**: 3 minutes

**Notes**:

* Ran focused protocol Notice Board and War Room relay tests. Result: 5 files passed, 53 tests passed.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Recorded T020 test result.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T020 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

***

### Task T019 - Finalize phase docs handoff

**Started**: 2026-06-06 01:23 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:27 **Duration**: 4 minutes

**Notes**:

* Finalized updated-doc coverage, acceptance mapping, blocker status, and next workflow handoff in the docs handoff artifact.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-docs-handoff.md` - Added updated-doc coverage, acceptance mapping, and handoff notes.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T019 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

***

### Task T018 - Compatibility, room notice, automatic posts, and sensitive payload validation

**Started**: 2026-06-06 01:18 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:23 **Duration**: 5 minutes

**Notes**:

* Validated real-mode `/notice`, `/notices`, and WebSocket `post_notice` compatibility.
* Ran focused server, protocol, web, and Worker suites for room-notice conversion, Notice Board relay, automatic lifecycle posts, and unsafe payload exclusion.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Recorded T018 validation evidence.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T018 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T017 - Persistence, pruning, critical retention, and related-file safety

**Started**: 2026-06-06 01:12 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:18 **Duration**: 6 minutes

**Notes**:

* Restarted the real-mode server with the same temporary state and confirmed persisted notices loaded.
* Ran focused manager and route suites covering stale pruning, critical retention, route validation, and unsafe related-file rejection.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Recorded T017 validation evidence.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T017 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T016 - Real-mode manual Notice Board validation

**Started**: 2026-06-06 01:03 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:12 **Duration**: 9 minutes

**Notes**:

* Started a real-mode local server with temporary `FACTIONOS_HOME`, `FACTIONOS_MOCK=false`, and bearer auth.
* Validated canonical post, list, context, resolve, targeting, and WebSocket hydrate/message/resolve behavior with safe sample notices.
* Validated CLI list/context behavior through the package `factionos` bin.
* First socket wait attempt missed a broadcast because the listener was armed after the HTTP response; reran with listeners armed before mutation and passed.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Recorded sanitized T016 manual validation evidence.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T016 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T015 - Update privacy docs

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:57 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 01:03 **Duration**: 6 minutes

**Notes**:

* Added Notice Board data inventory, local persistence, allowed coordination fields, blocked payload categories, hook context boundary, and optional relay transfer boundary.
* Updated War Room transfer and controls language for filtered Notice Board relay history.

**Files Changed**:

* `docs/privacy-and-security.md` - Updated Notice Board privacy and transfer documentation.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T015 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T014 - Update docs index

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:53 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:57 **Duration**: 4 minutes

**Notes**:

* Added Notice Board documentation routing across PRD, API, server, web, CLI, hooks, War Room, protocol, architecture, and privacy docs.
* Recorded the former ongoing-project note disposition in the docs index.

**Files Changed**:

* `docs/README_docs.md` - Added Notice Board documentation routing and Phase 17 closeout note.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T014 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T013 - Update War Room docs

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:49 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:53 **Duration**: 4 minutes

**Notes**:

* Added local convergence and room-notice conversion wording to the existing Notice Board relay and catch-up documentation.
* Clarified that relay frames carry safe coordination notices, resolution metadata, and filtered catch-up only.

**Files Changed**:

* `apps/warroom/README_warroom.md` - Updated Notice Board relay and convergence documentation.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T013 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T012 - Update web docs

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:44 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:49 **Duration**: 5 minutes

**Notes**:

* Added web Notice Board contract documentation for hydrate/message/resolve handling, target visibility, compact cockpit rendering, empty/offline/disconnected states, and War Room room-notice convergence.

**Files Changed**:

* `apps/web/README_web.md` - Added Notice Board cockpit documentation.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T012 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T011 - Update hook docs

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:41 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:44 **Duration**: 3 minutes

**Notes**:

* Added a Notice Board context outcome matrix for safe non-empty context, safe empty context, lookup failures, and unsafe context rejection across Claude-compatible and silent providers.

**Files Changed**:

* `apps/hooks/README_hooks.md` - Updated Notice Board hook context behavior documentation.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T011 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T010 - Update CLI docs

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:38 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:41 **Duration**: 3 minutes

**Notes**:

* Refined Notice Board CLI docs for message bounds, type-filter validation, compact list formatting, context output, error handling, and blocked payload categories.

**Files Changed**:

* `apps/cli/README_cli.md` - Updated Notice Board CLI documentation.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T010 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T009 - Update architecture docs

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:34 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:38 **Duration**: 4 minutes

**Notes**:

* Added Notice Board references to dependency graph and runtime flow.
* Updated the data layer to move notices from transient memory to local `notice-board.json` persistence.
* Added architecture boundary notes for protocol ownership, local server authority, web/CLI/hook consumption, optional Worker relay, and blocked payload categories.

**Files Changed**:

* `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` - Updated Notice Board architecture and security boundaries.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T009 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T008 - Update server docs

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:30 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:34 **Duration**: 4 minutes

**Notes**:

* Updated the server endpoint table with canonical Notice Board routes and compatibility adapters.
* Added a server runtime section covering persistence, room scoping, filters, targeting, context cache, pruning, automatic lifecycle posts, and sensitive payload exclusions.
* Added WebSocket behavior for hydrate, message, resolve, and `post_notice` compatibility.

**Files Changed**:

* `apps/server/README_server.md` - Updated Notice Board server runtime documentation.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T008 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T007 - Update API docs

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:25 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:30 **Duration**: 5 minutes

**Notes**:

* Added canonical `/notice-board` list, context, post, and resolve routes to the REST endpoint table.
* Added a Notice Board API section for filters, context behavior, canonical create fields, compatibility aliases, resolve behavior, and privacy exclusions.
* Documented WebSocket hydrate/message/resolve payload aliases and `post_notice` compatibility behavior.

**Files Changed**:

* `docs/api/README_api.md` - Updated Notice Board REST and WebSocket API documentation.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T007 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T006 - Create security-compliance scaffold

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:24 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:25 **Duration**: 1 minute

**Notes**:

* Created the session security and privacy scaffold for Notice Board coordination data, blocked payload categories, optional relay transfer, local validation scope, and no-claim boundaries.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/security-compliance.md` - Added security and privacy scaffold.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T006 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T005 - Create docs handoff scaffold

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:23 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:24 **Duration**: 1 minute

**Notes**:

* Confirmed the handoff file includes stable-doc ownership, update checklist, former note disposition, updated-doc coverage, phase handoff, and blocker sections.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-docs-handoff.md` - Docs handoff scaffold is present.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T005 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T004 - Create validation record scaffold

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:22 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:23 **Duration**: 1 minute

**Notes**:

* Confirmed the validation record has sections for canonical routes, compatibility paths, CLI, hooks, War Room relay, persistence, pruning, automatic posts, focused tests, and broad gates.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Validation scaffold already present from T001.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T004 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T003 - Verify former ongoing-project note disposition

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:21 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:22 **Duration**: 1 minute

**Notes**:

* Confirmed `docs/ongoing-projects/notice-board-coordination-recovery.md` is absent from the active ongoing-project docs.
* Mapped former charter items to the Phase 17 PRD, Sessions 01-10 artifacts, and stable docs owners.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-docs-handoff.md` - Added former note disposition and traceability matrix.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T003 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T002 - Inventory stable docs and package README coverage

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:20 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:21 **Duration**: 1 minute

**Notes**:

* Inventoried the stable API, server, web, CLI, hook, War Room, architecture, privacy, and docs index files for Notice Board coverage.
* Found partial existing coverage in API/server/CLI/hooks/War Room docs and missing stable coverage in web, architecture, privacy, and docs index.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-docs-handoff.md` - Added stable-doc ownership matrix and update checklist.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T002 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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### Task T001 - Build Notice Board acceptance matrix

**Started**: 2026-06-06 00:19 **Completed**: 2026-06-06 00:20 **Duration**: 1 minute

**Notes**:

* Reviewed the Phase 17 PRD, Session 10 stub, and Sessions 01-09 validation summaries.
* Created a matrix that separates prior PASS evidence from Session 10 manual and gate evidence that still needs execution.

**Files Changed**:

* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/phase17-validation-record.md` - Added evidence rules, acceptance matrix, prior session summary, and validation sections.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/tasks.md` - Marked T001 complete and updated progress.
* `.spec_system/specs/phase17-session10-validation-documentation-and-handoff/implementation-notes.md` - Logged task completion.

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## Task Log

### 2026-06-06 - Session Start

**Environment verified**:

* [x] Prerequisites confirmed
* [x] Tools available
* [x] Directory structure ready

**Notes**:

* Active session resolved from `.spec_system/scripts/analyze-project.sh --json`.
* Session package context is cross-package.
* Project prereq checker passed.
* Required runtime is Node 26.2.0+; active shell reported Node 24.14.0, and nvm has Node 26.2.0 installed. Validation commands will run through `nvm use 26.2.0`.
* BQC status: N/A for docs and validation artifacts unless application code is changed to resolve a discovered executable blocker.

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