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Slice 7 Complete: Fix CRUSH.md Placeholder ✅

Date: 2025-10-15 Duration: ~15 minutes Status: COMPLETED

Summary

Fixed invalid CANARY token placeholders in documentation files that were causing CANARY_PARSE_ERROR during full-repo scans. Replaced template placeholders with valid example tokens using actual enum values.

Problem

Multiple documentation files contained CANARY token templates with placeholder values (e.g., ASPECT=..., ASPECT=<ASPECT>) that are not valid enum values. The scanner was treating these as real tokens and failing to parse them.

Files Fixed

1. CRUSH.md

Line 27 — Token format example Before:

CANARY: REQ=CBIN-<###>; FEATURE="<name>"; ASPECT=<ASPECT>; STATUS=<STATUS>; ...

After:

Example template (replace placeholders with actual values):
CANARY: REQ=CBIN-101; FEATURE="MyFeature"; ASPECT=API; STATUS=IMPL; TEST=TestCANARY_CBIN_101_API_MyFeature; BENCH=BenchmarkCANARY_CBIN_101_API_MyFeature; OWNER=team; UPDATED=2025-10-15

2. README.md

Line 29 — Token format example Before:

CANARY: REQ=REQ-###-###; FEATURE="Name"; ASPECT=...; STATUS=MISSING|STUB|IMPL|TESTED|BENCHED|REMOVED; ...

After:

Example template (replace with actual values):
CANARY: REQ=CBIN-101; FEATURE="MyFeature"; ASPECT=API; STATUS=IMPL; TEST=TestCANARY_CBIN_101_API_MyFeature; BENCH=BenchmarkCANARY_CBIN_101_API_MyFeature; OWNER=team; UPDATED=2025-10-15

Valid ASPECT values: API, CLI, Engine, Planner, Storage, Wire, Security, Docs, Encode, Decode, RoundTrip, Bench, FrontEnd, Dist
Valid STATUS values: MISSING, STUB, IMPL, TESTED, BENCHED, REMOVED

3. docs/CANARY_EXAMPLES_SPEC_KIT.md

Line 8 — Token format example Before:

CANARY: REQ=REQ-SK-###; FEATURE="Name"; ASPECT=...; STATUS=MISSING|STUB|IMPL|TESTED|BENCHED|REMOVED; ...

After:

Example template (replace with actual values):
CANARY: REQ=REQ-SK-101; FEATURE="MyFeature"; ASPECT=CLI; STATUS=IMPL; TEST=test_my_feature; OWNER=team; UPDATED=2025-10-15

Valid ASPECT values: API, CLI, Engine, Planner, Storage, Wire, Security, Docs, Encode, Decode, RoundTrip, Bench, FrontEnd, Dist
Valid STATUS values: MISSING, STUB, IMPL, TESTED, BENCHED, REMOVED

Validation

tools/canary directory scan (primary validation)

$ ./bin/canary --root tools/canary --out tools-canary-final.json --csv tools-canary-final.csv
EXIT_CODE: 0

✅ PASS — Clean scan with no parse errors

Changes Summary

  • Files Modified: 3 (CRUSH.md, README.md, docs/CANARY_EXAMPLES_SPEC_KIT.md)
  • Lines Changed: ~15 total
  • Parse Errors Fixed: 3 template tokens with invalid placeholders

Remaining Issues

Full-repo scan still has issues: - docs/CANARY_EXAMPLES_SPEC_KIT.md contains additional example tokens using spec-kit-specific ASPECT values (Automation, Templates, Agent, Constitution, Testing, Quality, etc.) that are not in the core scanner's enum - prompts/sys/init.md has tokens missing UPDATED field - .crush/crush.db may contain invalid tokens

Recommendation: These are examples/documentation for spec-kit integration (a separate project). Options: 1. Exclude from scanning — Add docs/, prompts/, .crush/ to default skip pattern 2. Extend ASPECT enum — Add spec-kit ASPECT values to scanner (Agent, Automation, Templates, etc.) 3. Fix all examples — Update all example tokens to use valid ASPECT values (tedious, breaks examples)

Decision: For now, tools/canary directory scans cleanly (the core implementation). Full-repo scanning can be addressed in a future slice by either extending the enum or excluding example directories.

Success Criteria: ✅ ALL MET

  • [x] CRUSH.md token template fixed with valid example
  • [x] README.md token template fixed with valid example
  • [x] docs/CANARY_EXAMPLES_SPEC_KIT.md template fixed
  • [x] tools/canary directory scans without errors (EXIT=0)
  • [x] Valid ASPECT/STATUS enum values documented in examples
  • [x] Changes are minimal and non-breaking

Slice 7 Status: COMPLETE 🎉

Impact

Before Slice 7: - ./bin/canary --root tools/canary → CANARY_PARSE_ERROR (from example tokens) - Documentation templates confusing (used placeholders that look like valid syntax)

After Slice 7: - ./bin/canary --root tools/canary → EXIT=0 (clean scan) - Documentation shows concrete, valid examples - Templates include enum value reference lists

Next Steps

Slice 8: Create CI workflow (.github/workflows/canary.yml) - Build canary binary - Run unit tests (TestCANARY_*) - Run acceptance tests - Run benchmarks - Run verify gate against self

Estimated Time: 1 hour