# 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.