John Fail-Closed CEO Review Packet — 2026-05-23

CEO review packet — John fail-closed reconstruction — 2026-05-23

Decision requested

Please review and either sign off or request changes for these reconstructed current specs:

1. /Users/makinja/system/specs/john-replacement-plan.md
   • Status inside document: CURRENT_RECONSTRUCTED_PLAN_PENDING_CEO_SIGNOFF
2. /Users/makinja/system/specs/john-drift-prevention-spec.md
   • Status inside document: CURRENT_RECONSTRUCTED_SPEC_PENDING_CEO_SIGNOFF

What is already persisted

• Git repo: /Users/makinja/system
• Spec commit: 1a7b94a88 docs: reconstruct John fail-closed specs
• Persistent evidence directory: /Users/makinja/system/evidence/john-fail-closed-20260523/
• Hash manifest for active gate files: /Users/makinja/system/evidence/john-fail-closed-20260523/john-fail-closed-file-manifest-20260523.json

Evidence to review

• Fresh Claude Code claim-gate evidence: /tmp/claude-code-fresh-claim-gate-final-20260523.md
• Reconstructed spec evidence: /tmp/john-reconstructed-specs-20260523.md
• MC review note: /tmp/john-mc-review-notes-10599-10570-20260523.md
• Memory memo: /Users/makinja/.claude/projects/-Users-makinja/memory/project_john_fail_closed_claim_gates_2026-05-23.md

MC state observed in this continuation

• MC #10599: open; follow-up evidence comment added; not marked ready/done.
• MC #10570: paused; follow-up evidence comment added; not marked ready/done.

BookStack sync status

• Attempted: node /Users/makinja/system/tools/bookstack-sync.js sync
• Result in this harness: PARTIAL / timed out after 120s.
• Do not treat BookStack as fully synced from this run.

Explicit non-claims

• Blueprint MUST workflow has not been started.
• MC #10599 and MC #10570 are not complete.
• CEO sign-off is not recorded yet.
• BookStack full sync is not confirmed.

If CEO signs off

Recommended next action after sign-off:

1. Record explicit sign-off in MC #10599 and #10570.
2. Decide whether to transition MC #10599 from open and MC #10570 from paused into normal workflow before ready.
3. Only run blueprint MUST wrapper/checklist if cost/risk approval is explicit.

Cost note

Last local cost probe in this continuation reported today: $52.7932 across 58 Claude CLI requests.