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T5.1 verified + T5.2 kt_sync_to_github implemented (hardened)

Continues Task B. Two things land here.

T5.1 — credential encryption at rest: verified done (no code change)

AES-256-GCM envelope encryption, fresh 12-byte IV per call, iv||authTag||ciphertext in adapters.encrypted_credential, server-held key never persisted. Acceptance met by tests/unit/credential-cipher.test.ts + tests/integration/register-project.test.ts (decrypt round-trip read back from the DB). ROADMAP corrected: T5 blocked → on_track (both blockers T4/T2.16 were already cleared).

T5.2 — kt_sync_to_github: real, idempotent track→Issue sync

Replaces the T2.13 stub. Design was panel-gated (frontier-gate, 4 models, unanimous Option A: persisted link + native fetch, no SDK; Claude-was-right 0.97). Paul chose the fully-hardened durable-creation-intent variant over the pragmatic one.

What it does (track-scoped per PRD §4.13 — not item-level; see the drift note below):

  • Creates a GitHub Issue for a track on first sync, updates it on later syncs, idempotently. Authoritative create-vs-update key is a track_external_links row (migrations/009), never a GitHub search.
  • Durable creation-intent: a pending link is committed before the outbound POST, so a create-then-crash never silently duplicates — the next call recovers via a hidden <!-- knotrack:track:<id> --> body marker (adopt if found; recreate only after an aged search-miss; ask to retry on a fresh miss).
  • No-op re-sync (content hash) makes no HTTP call; a done track closes its Issue; the link is bound to the exact owner/repo (refuses to update a different repo).
  • Operational failures return {ok:false, error:"<PREFIX>: …"} per PRD/TRD (GITHUB_AUTH_FAILED/NOT_FOUND/RATE_LIMITED/TIMEOUT/UNKNOWN_ERROR), never a thrown error; missing/repo-less adapter is a CONFLICT. Token never logged.
  • The issue URL is surfaced on kt_get_track as track.github_issue_url (join; no redundant tracks column).

Deliberate v1 bounds (documented, not hidden): retries/backoff are intentionally absent (a transient 5xx surfaces as {ok:false} to retry); a stale-link 404 on update does not auto-recreate.

Drift caught & fixed

ROADMAP T5.2 said "…for a KnoTrack item…" but the shipped tool schema and PRD §4.13 are track-scoped ({project_id, track_id}, no item_id). Corrected the ROADMAP wording to "track" and reconciled PRD/TRD/README/TEST_CASES to the implemented behavior.

Tests

23 unit tests pass locally (payload mapping + hash; client request shape, error-prefix mapping, timeout, no-token-leak). Integration matrix (real DB, injected fake GitHubClient, no network): create+link+URL-on-track, no-op, update, done-close, definitive-vs-ambiguous failure, 404-no-recreate, repo-changed refusal, concurrent-syncs-one-issue, and the three pending-recovery paths. Typecheck/lint/prettier/roadmap-drift all clean locally.

Remaining acceptance gate (needs Paul)

The one thing NOT in this PR: the real-repo dogfood run against SathiaAI/KnoTrack with a fine-grained PAT (Issues: read+write). I'll set that up on your go-ahead — I won't create a token under your account without it.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added idempotent synchronization of tracks to GitHub Issues, including creation, updates, completion status, and safe recovery.
    • GitHub Issue links now appear in track details.
    • Added safeguards against duplicate Issues and accidental repository changes.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of authentication, configuration, rate limits, missing Issues, timeouts, and network failures.
  • Documentation

    • Updated product documentation, roadmap, and test specifications.
  • Tests

    • Expanded coverage for synchronization, recovery, payload formatting, and GitHub API errors.

pjpoulose and others added 4 commits September 19, 2026 09:03
T4 (done 2026-09-07) and T2.16 (shipped 2026-09-08) are both cleared, so
T5's stale 'blocked' no longer holds -> on_track. T5.1's at-rest
encryption acceptance is confirmed met by src/crypto/credential-cipher.ts
plus the unit and register-project integration tests (decrypt round-trip
read back from the adapters table). No code change; verification only.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01278w3fed8ZcXjHpKrFHWDw
…otency)

Real GitHub Issue sync for a track (PRD 4.13; ROADMAP T5.2), replacing the
T2.13 stub. Design panel 2026-09-19 chose Option A (persisted link + native
fetch, no SDK), unanimous; Paul chose the fully-hardened durable
creation-intent variant.

- migrations/009_track_external_links: authoritative (track, adapter_type)
  link, UNIQUE(track_id, adapter_type), sync_state pending|linked,
  external_id=issue number, repo_identity binding, content_hash, operation_id.
- src/github/github-client.ts: thin native-fetch client (create/update/
  findByMarker), AbortController timeout, PRD error prefixes
  (GITHUB_AUTH_FAILED/NOT_FOUND/RATE_LIMITED/TIMEOUT/UNKNOWN_ERROR),
  ambiguity flag; never logs the token.
- issue-payload.ts: pure track->issue mapping (title<=256, body with hidden
  knotrack:track marker, <=65536, closed iff track done) + sha256 no-op hash.
- track-external-links queries + getAdapterForProject single-row read.
- sync-to-github handler: pending claim committed before POST; noop/update/
  create/pending-recovery state machine; missing/unusable adapter -> CONFLICT;
  operational GitHub failures -> {ok:false, error} (never throw); 404-on-PATCH
  is not auto-recreated.
- get-track: surface github_issue_url on the track read contract (join, no
  redundant tracks column).

Tests + doc reconciliation follow in subsequent commits.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01278w3fed8ZcXjHpKrFHWDw
Unit (no DB): issue-payload mapping (title/body/marker/checklist/state,
truncation) + content-hash stability/sensitivity; github-client request
shape (headers/url/method/body) + PRD error-prefix mapping per HTTP status,
timeout ambiguity, and no-token-leak.

Integration (real DB, injected fake GitHubClient — no network): preconditions
(CONFLICT no-adapter / no-repo, 404s incl. cross-project), create+link+URL on
kt_get_track, no-op-by-hash, update-on-change, done-track close, definitive vs
ambiguous failure handling (clear vs keep pending), 404-on-update no-recreate,
repo-changed refusal, concurrent-syncs-one-issue, and pending-link recovery
(adopt via marker / aged-miss recreate / fresh-miss retry).

Replaces the old T2.13 stub test. 23 unit tests pass locally; integration
suite runs against CI Postgres.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01278w3fed8ZcXjHpKrFHWDw
…d sync

- ROADMAP T5.2: mark implemented + offline-verified; correct the stale
  "item" wording to "track" (drift vs the shipped tool schema and PRD §4.13,
  which is track-scoped with no item-level target); document the durable
  creation-intent, the deferred real-repo dogfood gate, and that
  retries/backoff are intentionally absent.
- PRD §4.13: describe the implemented behavior (idempotent create/update,
  URL on kt_get_track.track.github_issue_url), add the no-repo CONFLICT and
  the no-duplicate/idempotency rules; refresh acceptance criteria.
- TRD §3.14: extend the 409 precondition to the no-repo case; add the
  idempotency/recovery note (the prefixes already matched the impl).
- README: kt_sync_to_github stub -> implemented (12/14 implemented).
- TEST_CASES: GHSY note updated; add GHSY-14..19 (create+read, no-op,
  update, no-repo CONFLICT, crash recovery, no silent retarget).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01278w3fed8ZcXjHpKrFHWDw
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The PR implements track-level, idempotent GitHub Issue synchronization. It adds durable link storage, a native GitHub client, deterministic payloads, pending-create recovery, Issue URL exposure, integration tests, and updated project documentation.

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GitHub Issue synchronization

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External-link persistence and adapter lookup
migrations/009_track_external_links.sql, migrations/009_track_external_links.down.sql, src/db/queries/track-external-links.ts, src/db/queries/adapters.ts, src/db/queries/tracks.ts
Adds durable pending and linked external records, transactional rollback protection, adapter lookup, row locking, guarded finalization, hash updates, cleanup, GitHub URL lookup, and synchronization watermark updates.
GitHub client and issue payload
src/github/github-client.ts, src/mcp/tools/issue-payload.ts, tests/unit/github-client.test.ts, tests/unit/issue-payload.test.ts
Adds fetch-based Issue creation, updates, marker searches, bounded error handling, deterministic payload construction, recovery markers, SHA-256 content hashes, and unit coverage.
Synchronization flow and verification
src/mcp/tools/sync-to-github.ts, src/mcp/tools/get-track.ts, tests/integration/sync-to-github.test.ts, README.md, docs/PRD.md, docs/ROADMAP.md, docs/TEST_CASES.md, docs/TRD.md
Replaces the sync stub with validation, no-op, update, create, repository-protection, and pending-recovery paths. kt_get_track returns the linked Issue URL. Tests and documentation describe the implemented behavior.

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  participant SyncToGithubService
  participant TrackExternalLinks
  participant GitHubClient
  participant GetTrackService
  SyncToGithubService->>TrackExternalLinks: lock or claim track link
  SyncToGithubService->>GitHubClient: create, update, or find Issue
  GitHubClient-->>SyncToGithubService: Issue result or operational error
  SyncToGithubService->>TrackExternalLinks: finalize link or update content hash
  GetTrackService->>TrackExternalLinks: read linked GitHub URL
  TrackExternalLinks-->>GetTrackService: GitHub Issue URL or null
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🟡 Minor · Add github_issue_url to the kt_get_track output contract. · PRD.md:202

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Add github_issue_url to the kt_get_track output contract.

Section 4.13 says that kt_get_track exposes track.github_issue_url, but the output example in Section 4.4 omits it. Add the nullable field so client implementers see the complete response shape.

Proposed documentation fix
-  track: { track_id, title, status, pivot_decision_id, source_doc_ref, depends_on_track_ids, created_at },
+  track: { track_id, title, status, pivot_decision_id, source_doc_ref, depends_on_track_ids, github_issue_url, created_at },
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In `@docs/PRD.md` at line 202, Update the Section 4.4 `kt_get_track` output
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In `@docs/TEST_CASES.md`:
- Line 441: Update the kt_sync_to_github pending-link recovery flow so a
marker-search miss never triggers Issue recreation: retain the link as pending
and return an uncertain recovery result. Only clear the claim after an explicit
GitHub rejection confirms that no Issue was created, preventing any follow-up
mutating request that could create a duplicate.

In `@README.md`:
- Around line 19-24: Update the README’s implementation and dogfooding counts so
they no longer claim every implemented tool is dogfooded: state that 12 tools
are implemented and 11 are dogfooded, while preserving the existing
sync-to-GitHub status and roadmap references.

In `@src/db/queries/track-external-links.ts`:
- Line 40: Extend the update protection around the query’s existing FOR UPDATE
decision so the claim remains held through updateExisting, the GitHub PATCH, and
the local content_hash update; release the claim in a finally path. Ensure
concurrent linked-track syncs cannot both select update and leave the remote
payload and stored hash inconsistent.

In `@src/github/github-client.ts`:
- Around line 82-84: Update the fallback classification in
src/github/github-client.ts lines 82-84 to return ambiguous: true for HTTP
status codes 500 and above while retaining ambiguous: false for 4xx responses.
Update the relevant expectation in tests/unit/github-client.test.ts line 132 so
HTTP 500 asserts ambiguous === true, adjusting the shared test data structure
only as needed.

In `@src/mcp/tools/issue-payload.ts`:
- Around line 86-90: Update the payload construction around trackMarker and
bodyFull so oversized bodies reserve space for the recovery marker, truncate the
content portion accordingly, and re-append the marker after a newline; leave
bodies within BODY_MAX unchanged. Update the body-truncation unit test to assert
that the resulting body contains the marker.

In `@src/mcp/tools/sync-to-github.ts`:
- Line 264: Update the pending-row handling in the transaction decision flow
around getLinkForUpdate so repo_identity is compared with the current repo
before returning the pending decision. Return the existing repo_changed decision
when they differ, while preserving the pending path for matching repositories
and the existing linked-row behavior.

In `@tests/integration/sync-to-github.test.ts`:
- Around line 266-271: Update the repointed GitHub adapter fixture in the
integration test to use encryptCredential with a test token and
config.encryptionKey instead of Buffer.from('x'); import encryptCredential from
the credential-cipher module and preserve the existing adapter configuration.

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In `@docs/PRD.md`:
- Line 202: Update the Section 4.4 `kt_get_track` output example to include the
nullable `github_issue_url` field in the `track` response shape, alongside the
existing track properties and before `created_at`, matching the contract
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The migrate runner (scripts/migrate.ts) requires each file start with BEGIN; and end with COMMIT; (it strips them to control the transaction). Add them. The down migration also refuses to drop track_external_links when rows exist, matching the 005 down convention.

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The repo-repoint step stored Buffer.from('x') as the credential; the handler decrypts before the repo-changed refusal, so decrypt threw INTERNAL_ERROR instead of returning the {ok:false} refusal. Store a real encrypted credential. Code unchanged.

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- issue-payload: always keep the hidden recovery marker within the body cap
  (truncate content, then append marker) — a long body could previously drop
  the marker and defeat crash recovery -> duplicate.
- github-client: treat GitHub 5xx on create as AMBIGUOUS (may have landed
  server-side) so the pending link is kept for recovery, not cleared+recreated.
- github-client: recovery search restricted to `type:issue` (was matching
  PRs); an incomplete/underfetched search now reports unconfirmed instead of a
  false "no issue" that could trigger a duplicate recreate.
- github-client: recognize 403 secondary-rate-limit bodies as RATE_LIMITED.
- sync-to-github: refuse pending recovery when the adapter repo changed under
  the pending row (don't search/recreate in the wrong repo).
- sync-to-github: stamp tracks.last_github_sync_at on every successful sync
  (watermark for T6 SYNC_DRIFT; migrations/005 column was unused).
- sync-to-github: read track+items in one REPEATABLE READ snapshot so the
  payload/hash can't mix pre-/post-change state.
- README: separate implemented vs dogfooded counts (github not yet dogfooded).

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CodeRabbit correctly noted the aged-miss recreate still carried a residual
duplicate risk: a complete GitHub Search miss cannot prove an earlier
(ambiguous) create did not land, since search indexing can lag arbitrarily.
That contradicted the chosen T5.2 contract (duplicate prevention takes
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Recovery now ONLY adopts an issue the marker positively finds; a miss is
never auto-recreated -- it returns an actionable error and leaves the
pending link for explicit resolution (operator clear, or a future relink
tool). Removed the age-window recreate path. Updated tests + TEST_CASES.

Tradeoff: a track whose first sync failed ambiguously with no issue ever
created stays pending until explicit resolution -- the accepted cost of the
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🟠 Major · Keep pending state after a successful response with malformed JSON. · github-client.ts:144

src/github/github-client.ts:144
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Keep pending state after a successful response with malformed JSON.

A successful POST can create the Issue even if its response body is malformed. Line 144 marks this result as non-ambiguous. The create flow can then clear the pending link and create a duplicate Issue on retry.

Set ambiguous to true for malformed successful write responses.

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In `@src/github/github-client.ts` at line 144, Update the malformed-JSON response
handling in the GitHub client to mark successful non-GET requests as ambiguous,
while keeping GET responses non-ambiguous. Preserve the existing error result
and use the request method check in the returned object so write operations
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🟠 Major · Keep an update claim through the GitHub write. · sync-to-github.ts:138-144

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Keep an update claim through the GitHub write.

The row lock ends when this transaction commits. Two calls for an existing linked row can both select update.

The calls can send different payloads and persist their hashes in a different order. The final content_hash can then describe a payload that is not present on GitHub. A later sync can incorrectly take the no-op path.

Use a cross-process per-track lock for the complete decision, GitHub request, and finalization sequence. Alternatively, persist an update operation lease and verify its identifier when finalizing the hash.

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concurrent updates for the same track to race and finalize mismatched hashes.
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Inline comments:
In `@migrations/009_track_external_links.down.sql`:
- Line 14: Guard the row-existence check in the rollback DO block with a
to_regclass('track_external_links') check so the query runs only when the table
exists; preserve the existing exception for non-empty tables and allow DROP
TABLE IF EXISTS to proceed when it is absent.

In `@src/db/queries/tracks.ts`:
- Line 374: Update touchGithubSyncWatermark to accept a snapshot timestamp and
persist it via the update query instead of generating a new now() value. Capture
the database timestamp within the repeatable-read snapshot and pass it to
touchGithubSyncWatermark only after the GitHub sync succeeds, preserving the
payload snapshot time for later SYNC_DRIFT comparisons.

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In `@src/github/github-client.ts`:
- Line 144: Update the malformed-JSON response handling in the GitHub client to
mark successful non-GET requests as ambiguous, while keeping GET responses
non-ambiguous. Preserve the existing error result and use the request method
check in the returned object so write operations retain pending state and read
operations do not.

In `@src/mcp/tools/sync-to-github.ts`:
- Around line 138-144: The existing transaction lock in the sync flow is
released before the GitHub write, allowing concurrent updates for the same track
to race and finalize mismatched hashes. Add a cross-process per-track lock
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the withTransaction/update flow, preserving existing pending, repo_changed,
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…k, PRD)

- github-client: a 2xx create whose body is malformed JSON is now AMBIGUOUS
  (the issue may have been created), so the pending link is kept for recovery
  rather than cleared+recreated. +unit test.
- sync-to-github/tracks: stamp last_github_sync_at to the payload SNAPSHOT
  time, not the later completion time, so an item change after the snapshot
  still reads as drift for T6 SYNC_DRIFT (was now()).
- PRD: remove stale stub-era claims (adapters unimplemented; last_github_sync_at
  not written) now that kt_sync_to_github ships and writes the watermark.

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to_regclass check before SELECT ... FROM track_external_links, so a re-run
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Three Codex P2 findings on issue-payload.ts:
- Sanitize user-controlled titles (item + track) so an embedded
  <!-- knotrack:track:... --> cannot inject a fake recovery marker and let
  findIssueByMarker match/overwrite an unrelated issue (HTML-escape the
  comment delimiters).
- Build the checklist WITHIN the body byte budget and always emit an accurate
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  change the hash).
- Deterministic order by (sequence_position, id): sequence_position is not
  unique, so ties previously left order to Postgres -> flapping body/hash and
  needless PATCHes. +3 unit tests.

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…cy decision

- github-client: a 2xx WRITE (POST/PATCH) with malformed JSON stays ambiguous
  (create may have landed); a GET (recovery search) does not. Refines the
  earlier blanket fix (1d772f5) per CodeRabbit.
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Addressing the two outside-diff findings in 938b2e2:

  1. Malformed JSON on a 2xx write (github-client.ts:144) — resolved. A 2xx POST/PATCH with a malformed body now stays ambiguous: true (the create/update may have landed → the pending link is kept for recovery, no duplicate). A GET (the recovery search) creates nothing, so a malformed read stays non-ambiguous. (The blanket version shipped earlier in 1d772f5; this refines it to be method-aware.)

  2. Hold an update claim through the GitHub write (sync-to-github.ts:138-144) — considered and deliberately deferred, now recorded durably. The create path is fully serialized (the UNIQUE(track_id, adapter_type) claim → exactly one create, no duplicate). For the update path we intentionally do NOT hold a DB/advisory lock across the multi-second GitHub round-trip (pool-exhaustion/stall risk on a self-hosted server). Worst case without it is benign: concurrent updates PATCH the same issue idempotently (no duplicate, no lost issue) and a momentarily-stale content_hash self-corrects on the next sync. Documented as a "considered + deferred" decision in ROADMAP T5.2 and in a code comment in updateExisting, with the revisit trigger (observed contention) and the future options (finalize-scoped advisory lock, or operation_id compare-and-set).

Codex PR #23 round-3:
- issue-payload: escape delimiters BEFORE truncating so a near-limit
  title full of `<!--`/`-->` markers cannot expand past GitHub's
  256-char cap and 422 the sync. Adds a regression test.
- PRD: drop the two stale claims that kt_sync_to_github is not yet
  implemented (6 Success Metrics, 7 Out of Scope). GitHub sync IS
  live in this build; only the Linear adapter (4.14) remains a stub.

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