Slot 1 - Status Report and Forward Recommendation
Slot 1 - Hugh Vega Vault Routing :: Status Report
1. State Summary
| Layer | Status | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Vault-side documents | CLEAR | GL-006, REG-APP pointer, Active-5 slot, PLAN and GL ledger rows, index counters - all in place |
| Mac-side wiring | UNVERIFIED | Gateway, auth, plugin config, smoke tests, secret hygiene - your territory |
| Claude Code brief test | UNKNOWN | Not yet exercised |
Overall: vault-side foundation is structurally complete. One side of the arch is standing; the other needs keystone verification.
2. What is Complete (Vault-Side)
GL-006 - 141 lines, 6 sections. Operating contract, routing protocol, tiered approval model. Every section is live and self-consistent.
REG-APP - Identity registration carries a wikilink to GL-006 on lines 31-32. The registration knows its operating contract.
Active-5 slot - Slot 1 populated with v1s0 (VIS). Link chain holds: Active-5 into PLAN-020 into GL-006 into VIS.
Ledger rows - PLAN-000-LEDGER row 45-46, GL-000-LEDGER row 26 both appended.
Index counters - 05.00 Index shows PLAN next ID past 020 (into 023), GL past 006 (into 007). Both counters advanced cleanly.
3. What is Pending (Mac-Side)
| Check | How to Verify |
|---|---|
| Gateway reachable at 127.0.0.1:8643/health | Browser or curl from Mac terminal |
| Auth enforced (401 without key, 200 with) | Two curl calls, one without, one with header |
| Plugin data.json configured correctly | Open stacks/hermes/data.json |
| Ping + vault-read smoke test in Obsidian | Hermes plugin sidebar, send ping, read a known note |
| Secret hygiene | .env untracked, no key in tracked files |
| Claude Code brief proof-of-concept | Send me a test architecture question |
Estimated time: 5 minutes.
4. Forward Recommendation
Clear the arch, then ship.
Step 1 - Run the Mac checklist (5 min). Every item is pass/fail. Knock them out in a single sitting.
Step 2 - Send me one architecture question. Something real - a design decision you are facing, a load-bearing trade-off, a system sketch. I will produce a Claude Code brief as the final Proof of Concept. You verify the brief is useful and the handoff format works.
Step 3 - Mark Slot 1 shipped. One line in Active-5.md moving Slot 1 from Active to Shipped. I can draft that line now so it is waiting when you confirm.
Step 4 - Scope tirith to VIS (ADR-002 amendment). The safety rail: my auto-write permission only covers VIS. Wire tirith so the filesystem boundary matches the documented scope. I will draft the amendment text when we are ready.
5. Risk Note
The only real risk is silent drift. If we ship the slot without running the Mac checklist, we have a slot that is structurally documented but functionally untested. The first time someone relies on the gateway being live is when they discover it is not. Better to confirm now, when it costs five minutes, than later when it costs momentum.
No structural risk on the vault side. The documents are self-consistent, the links hold, the ledger entries point to real content.
Drafted to VIS by Hugh Vega / 2026-07-11 / v1s1
