From 294b999e612096c32d43c7d4f589c80b6ca276a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jonathan D.A. Jewell" <6759885+hyperpolymath@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:06:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(gates): the required manifest is .deed, not the
 deprecated .a2ml

The guard counted `.a2ml` files only, so a repo carrying just a `.deed` document was told it had
no manifest at all:

  - find \. -name '\*\.a2ml' -not -path '\./\.git/\*'
  + find . -type f \( -name '*.a2ml' -o -name '*.deed' \) -not -path './.git/*'

The validator already reads both grammars; the caller's predicate was the bug. Wording follows the
estate's own migrated copy and `deed-ecosystem/README.adoc`: `.deed` is final, `.a2ml` is legacy and
no longer authored, and the template bootstraps with `just repo-init` (so the `a2mliser init`
instruction is removed). Retained `.machine_readable/*.a2ml` inputs are untouched.
---
 .github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
index e8085ea..91b5a09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for A2ML files
         id: detect
         run: |
-          COUNT=$(find . -name '*.a2ml' -not -path './.git/*' | wc -l)
+          COUNT=$(find . -type f \( -name '*.a2ml' -o -name '*.deed' \) -not -path './.git/*' | wc -l)
           echo "count=$COUNT" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           if [ "$COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
-            echo "::warning::No .a2ml manifest files found. Every RSR repo should have 0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml"
+            echo "::warning::No .deed manifest files found. Every RSR repo should have 0-AI-MANIFEST.deed (.a2ml is legacy and no longer authored)"
           fi
 
       - name: Validate A2ML manifests
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ jobs:
             cat <<'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
           ## A2ML Validation
 
-          :warning: **No .a2ml files found.** Every RSR-compliant repo should have at least `0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml`.
+          :warning: **No manifest found.** Every RSR-compliant repo should have at least `0-AI-MANIFEST.deed`. (`.a2ml` still validates as legacy but is no longer authored.)
 
-          Create one with: `a2mliser init` or copy from [rsr-template-repo](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/rsr-template-repo).
+          Copy one from [rsr-template-repo](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/rsr-template-repo).
           EOF
           else
             echo "## A2ML Validation" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
             echo "" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-            echo "Scanned **${A2ML_COUNT}** .a2ml file(s). See step output for details." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            echo "Scanned **${A2ML_COUNT}** manifest file(s) (.deed, or legacy .a2ml). See step output for details." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
           fi
 
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ jobs:
           MAX=6
 
           # A2ML manifest present?
-          if find . -name '*.a2ml' -not -path './.git/*' | head -1 | grep -q .; then
+          if find . -type f \( -name '*.a2ml' -o -name '*.deed' \) -not -path './.git/*' | head -1 | grep -q .; then
             SCORE=$((SCORE + 1))
             A2ML_STATUS=":white_check_mark:"
           else
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ jobs:
 
           | Tool/Format | Status | Notes |
           |-------------|--------|-------|
-          | A2ML manifest (0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml) | ${A2ML_STATUS} | Required for all RSR repos |
+          | DEED manifest (0-AI-MANIFEST.deed) | ${A2ML_STATUS} | Required for all RSR repos |
           | K9 contracts | ${K9_STATUS} | Required for repos with config files |
           | .editorconfig | ${EC_STATUS} | Required for all repos |
           | Groove endpoint | ${GROOVE_STATUS} | Required for service repos |