From 76fc5ac7be6d3d7bc44dc3eb32e9eb4ed55bc9f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jonathan D.A. Jewell" <6759885+hyperpolymath@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:10:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(dogfood-gate): validate DEED via deed-ecosystem, not
 a2ml-era naming

---
 .github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
index 91b5a09..ca06805 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Job 1: A2ML manifest validation
+  # Job 1: DEED manifest validation
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  a2ml-validate:
-    name: Validate A2ML manifests
+  deed-validate:
+    name: Validate DEED manifests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
 
-      - name: Check for A2ML files
+      - name: Check for manifest files (.a2ml/.deed)
         id: detect
         run: |
           COUNT=$(find . -type f \( -name '*.a2ml' -o -name '*.deed' \) -not -path './.git/*' | wc -l)
@@ -37,26 +37,26 @@ jobs:
             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
+      - name: Validate DEED manifests
         if: steps.detect.outputs.count > 0
-        uses: hyperpolymath/a2ml-ecosystem/validate-action@aa4b836bd969df2bc58128cb8e3d20bbc88d5e79 # main
+        uses: hyperpolymath/deed-ecosystem/validate-action@aa4b836bd969df2bc58128cb8e3d20bbc88d5e79 # main
         with:
           path: '.'
           strict: 'false'
 
       - name: Write summary
         run: |
-          A2ML_COUNT="${{ steps.detect.outputs.count }}"
-          if [ "$A2ML_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+          MANIFEST_COUNT="${{ steps.detect.outputs.count }}"
+          if [ "$MANIFEST_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
             cat <<'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-          ## A2ML Validation
+          ## DEED Manifest Validation
 
           :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.)
 
           Copy one from [rsr-template-repo](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/rsr-template-repo).
           EOF
           else
-            echo "## A2ML Validation" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            echo "## DEED Manifest Validation" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
             echo "" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
             echo "Scanned **${A2ML_COUNT}** manifest file(s) (.deed, or legacy .a2ml). See step output for details." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
           fi
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Dogfooding compliance summary
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    needs: [a2ml-validate, k9-validate, empty-lint, groove-check, eclexiaiser-validate]
+    needs: [deed-validate, k9-validate, empty-lint, groove-check, eclexiaiser-validate]
     if: always()
 
     steps:
@@ -318,12 +318,12 @@ jobs:
           SCORE=0
           MAX=6
 
-          # A2ML manifest present?
+          # DEED manifest present?
           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:"
+            DEED_STATUS=":white_check_mark:"
           else
-            A2ML_STATUS=":x:"
+            DEED_STATUS=":x:"
           fi
 
           # K9 contracts present?