Record package approval decision template

.github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright 2026 The Ethos maintainers
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import re
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from makefile_guard import target_block
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+PREP = ROOT / "docs/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-prep.json"
+RECORD = (
+    ROOT
+    / "docs/validation/"
+    "milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-template-validation-2026-06-21.md"
+)
+VALIDATION_README = ROOT / "docs/validation/README.md"
+PREP_SCOPE = ROOT / "docs/milestone-e-prep-scope.md"
+ROADMAP = ROOT / "docs/roadmap.md"
+EXECUTION_STATUS = ROOT / "docs/execution-status.md"
+CI_WORKFLOW = ROOT / ".github/workflows/ci.yml"
+
+SOURCE_COMMIT = "66979ccce3585c6e99ace484350ea6f84816d046"
+SOURCE_SHORT = "66979cc"
+SOURCE_TREE = "58ef15e1cac8ce7df35a7e88da2044e57eb66c10"
+REQUIRED_DECISION_FIELDS = [
+    "Decision: approve or reject.",
+    "Approver: named decider.",
+    "Date.",
+    "Exact candidate crate list.",
+    "Exact SemVer package version or exact per-crate version map.",
+    "Exact package tag name set.",
+    "Exact package tag source commit and source tree.",
+    "Exact package-name migration diff for `ethos-doc-core`.",
+    "Exact dependency manifest activation diff for `ethos-verify` and `ethos-pdf`.",
+    "Exact registry-backed dependent package assembly evidence after manifest activation.",
+    "Exact public installation wording.",
+    "Public-surface posture check result after exact wording changes.",
+    "Claims gate result after exact wording changes.",
+    "Milestone E prep result after the exact decision record.",
+]
+FORBIDDEN_SCOPE_EXPANSION = [
+    "public reports are approved",
+    "public result wording approved",
+    "release-ready",
+    "release artifact approved",
+    "package-ready",
+    "package publication is approved",
+    "package publication approved",
+    "packages are published",
+    "published packages",
+    "production-ready",
+    "production positioning approved",
+    "benchmark-validated",
+    "public benchmark pass",
+    "speed validated",
+    "fastest",
+    "launch-ready",
+    "hosted surface approved",
+    "hosted demo approved",
+    "demo-ready",
+    "performance validated",
+    "quality validated",
+    "footprint validated",
+    "table-quality validated",
+    "parser-quality validated",
+]
+
+
+def read(path: Path) -> str:
+    return path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def normalized(path: Path) -> str:
+    return re.sub(r"\s+", " ", read(path))
+
+
+def load_json(path: Path) -> dict:
+    return json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+
+def git(*args: str) -> str:
+    return subprocess.check_output(
+        ["git", *args],
+        cwd=ROOT,
+        encoding="utf-8",
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+    ).strip()
+
+
+class MilestoneEPackagePublicationApprovalDecisionTemplateTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_decision_template_record_is_indexed_and_source_bound(self) -> None:
+        prep = load_json(PREP)
+        readme = read(VALIDATION_README)
+        record = normalized(RECORD)
+
+        self.assertIn(RECORD.name, readme)
+        self.assertIn("package publication approval decision template validation", readme)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "docs/validation/"
+            "milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-template-validation-2026-06-21.md",
+            prep["follow_up_records"]["package_approval_decision_template"],
+        )
+        self.assertIn(f"Validated source HEAD before this record: `{SOURCE_SHORT}`", read(RECORD))
+        self.assertIn(f"Approval decision template source commit: `{SOURCE_COMMIT}`", record)
+        self.assertIn(f"Approval decision template source tree: `{SOURCE_TREE}`", record)
+        self.assertEqual(SOURCE_COMMIT, git("rev-parse", SOURCE_SHORT))
+        self.assertEqual(SOURCE_TREE, git("rev-parse", f"{SOURCE_SHORT}^{{tree}}"))
+
+    def test_template_requires_exact_decider_inputs_without_approval(self) -> None:
+        record = normalized(RECORD)
+
+        self.assertIn("Decision: **not approved pending exact decider input**", record)
+        for field in REQUIRED_DECISION_FIELDS:
+            self.assertIn(field, record)
+        self.assertIn("Candidate crate surface: `ethos-doc-core`, `ethos-verify`, and `ethos-pdf`", record)
+        self.assertIn("Candidate version map: `0.1.0`", record)
+        self.assertIn("Candidate public installation wording: reviewed for later approval only, not approved", record)
+        self.assertIn("this approval decision template does not approve package publication", record)
+        self.assertIn("this approval decision template does not approve public installation", record)
+        self.assertIn("exact decider approval remains required", record)
+        self.assertIn("package publication remains blocked", record)
+        self.assertIn("public installation remains blocked", record)
+
+    def test_current_manifests_tags_and_registry_state_stay_unactivated(self) -> None:
+        packet = load_json(PREP)["package_publication_decision_input_packet"]
+        core_manifest = read(ROOT / "crates/ethos-core/Cargo.toml")
+        verify_manifest = read(ROOT / "crates/ethos-verify/Cargo.toml")
+        pdf_manifest = read(ROOT / "crates/ethos-pdf/Cargo.toml")
+
+        for value in packet["candidate_package_tag_names"]:
+            tag = value.split(": ", maxsplit=1)[1].split(";", maxsplit=1)[0]
+            self.assertEqual("", git("tag", "--list", tag))
+        self.assertIn('name = "ethos-core"', core_manifest)
+        self.assertIn("publish = false", core_manifest)
+        self.assertIn("publish = false", verify_manifest)
+        self.assertIn("publish = false", pdf_manifest)
+        self.assertNotIn('package = "ethos-doc-core"', verify_manifest)
+        self.assertNotIn('package = "ethos-doc-core"', pdf_manifest)
+        self.assertFalse((ROOT / ".cargo/config.toml").exists())
+        self.assertFalse((ROOT / "target/package-registry").exists())
+
+    def test_docs_reference_template_and_retained_blockers(self) -> None:
+        for path in (PREP_SCOPE, ROADMAP, EXECUTION_STATUS, VALIDATION_README):
+            doc = normalized(path)
+
+            self.assertIn(RECORD.name, doc, str(path))
+            self.assertIn("approval decision template", doc.lower(), str(path))
+            self.assertIn("package publication remains blocked", doc, str(path))
+            self.assertIn("public installation remains blocked", doc, str(path))
+
+    def test_make_and_ci_run_template_after_wording_review(self) -> None:
+        make_block = target_block("milestone-e-prep")
+        ci = read(CI_WORKFLOW)
+        wording_guard = "test_milestone_e_package_publication_public_installation_wording_review.py"
+        template_guard = "test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py"
+        public_facing_guard = "test_milestone_e_public_facing_readiness_ledger.py"
+
+        for text, prefix in ((make_block, "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/"), (ci, "python3 .github/scripts/")):
+            self.assertIn(prefix + template_guard, text)
+            self.assertEqual(1, text.count(prefix + template_guard))
+            self.assertLess(text.index(prefix + wording_guard), text.index(prefix + template_guard))
+            self.assertLess(text.index(prefix + template_guard), text.index(prefix + public_facing_guard))
+
+    def test_record_avoids_scope_expansion_language_or_private_paths(self) -> None:
+        lower = normalized(RECORD).lower()
+        raw = read(RECORD)
+
+        for phrase in FORBIDDEN_SCOPE_EXPANSION:
+            self.assertNotIn(phrase, lower)
+        self.assertNotIn("/Users/", raw)
+        self.assertNotIn("/private/tmp", raw)
+        self.assertNotIn("/private/var", raw)
+        self.assertNotIn("/var/folders", raw)
+        self.assertNotIn("saumildiwaker", raw)
+        self.assertNotIn("Desktop/Stuff", raw)
+        self.assertNotIn("project/repo/ethos", raw)
+        self.assertNotIn("docs/.roadmap.md.swp", raw)
+        self.assertNotIn("web/", raw)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

.github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_prep.py

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     "package_manifest_activation_diff_review": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-manifest-activation-diff-review-validation-2026-06-21.md",
     "package_registry_assembly_evidence_review": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-registry-assembly-evidence-review-validation-2026-06-21.md",
     "package_public_installation_wording_review": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-public-installation-wording-review-validation-2026-06-21.md",
+    "package_approval_decision_template": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-template-validation-2026-06-21.md",
 }
 EXPECTED_PUBLICATION_DECISION_INPUTS = {
     "decision_status": "not_approved_pending_exact_decision",

.github/scripts/test_milestone_e_prep_guard_sequence_index.py

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_manifest_activation_diff_review.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_registry_assembly_evidence_review.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_public_installation_wording_review.py",
+    "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_facing_readiness_ledger.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_beta_current_main_refresh_prep.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_beta_current_main_source_only_approval.py",

.github/scripts/test_milestone_e_prep_scope.py

@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ def test_make_target_is_narrow_and_guarded(self) -> None:
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_manifest_activation_diff_review.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_registry_assembly_evidence_review.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_public_installation_wording_review.py",
+    "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_facing_readiness_ledger.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_beta_current_main_refresh_prep.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_beta_current_main_source_only_approval.py",

.github/scripts/test_milestone_e_validation_record_index.py

@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ class RecordCoverage:
         "milestone-e-package-publication-public-installation-wording-review-validation-2026-06-21.md",
         "test_milestone_e_package_publication_public_installation_wording_review.py",
     ),
+    RecordCoverage(
+        "milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-template-validation-2026-06-21.md",
+        "test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py",
+    ),
     RecordCoverage(
         "milestone-e-public-facing-readiness-ledger-validation-2026-06-21.md",
         "test_milestone_e_public_facing_readiness_ledger.py",
@@ -411,6 +415,9 @@ def test_index_guards_run_after_row_and_schema_records(self) -> None:
         package_public_installation_wording_guard = (
             "test_milestone_e_package_publication_public_installation_wording_review.py"
         )
+        package_approval_decision_template_guard = (
+            "test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py"
+        )
         readiness_guard = "test_milestone_e_public_facing_readiness_ledger.py"
         beta_refresh_guard = "test_milestone_e_public_beta_current_main_refresh_prep.py"
         command_guard = "test_milestone_e_validation_command_index_validation_record.py"
@@ -495,6 +502,10 @@ def test_index_guards_run_after_row_and_schema_records(self) -> None:
             )
             self.assertLess(
                 text.index(prefix + package_public_installation_wording_guard),
+                text.index(prefix + package_approval_decision_template_guard),
+            )
+            self.assertLess(
+                text.index(prefix + package_approval_decision_template_guard),
                 text.index(prefix + readiness_guard),
             )
             self.assertLess(text.index(prefix + readiness_guard), text.index(prefix + beta_refresh_guard))
@@ -508,6 +519,14 @@ def test_index_guards_run_after_row_and_schema_records(self) -> None:
                 text.index(prefix + package_public_installation_wording_guard),
                 text.index(prefix + index_guard),
             )
+            self.assertLess(
+                text.index(prefix + package_approval_decision_template_guard),
+                text.index(prefix + command_guard),
+            )
+            self.assertLess(
+                text.index(prefix + package_approval_decision_template_guard),
+                text.index(prefix + index_guard),
+            )
             self.assertLess(
                 text.index(prefix + package_registry_evidence_review_guard),
                 text.index(prefix + command_guard),

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ jobs:
         run: python3 .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_registry_assembly_evidence_review.py
       - name: Milestone E package publication public installation wording review tests
         run: python3 .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_public_installation_wording_review.py
+      - name: Milestone E package publication approval decision template tests
+        run: python3 .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py
       - name: Milestone E public-facing readiness ledger tests
         run: python3 .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_facing_readiness_ledger.py
       - name: Milestone E public beta current-main refresh prep tests

Makefile

@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ milestone-e-prep:
 	$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_manifest_activation_diff_review.py
 	$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_registry_assembly_evidence_review.py
 	$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_public_installation_wording_review.py
+	$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py
 	$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_facing_readiness_ledger.py
 	$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_beta_current_main_refresh_prep.py
 	$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_public_beta_current_main_source_only_approval.py

docs/execution-status.md

@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ The package publication registry-assembly evidence review in `docs/validation/mi
 
 The package publication public installation wording review in `docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-public-installation-wording-review-validation-2026-06-21.md` records candidate wording and explicit exclusions against source commit `8b446e3` / tree `385dd7799cf898fc850555ce13d6d74e8ee15196`. The wording is not approved, package publication remains blocked, and public installation remains blocked.
 
+The package publication approval decision template in `docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-template-validation-2026-06-21.md` records exact future decider inputs against source commit `66979cc` / tree `58ef15e1cac8ce7df35a7e88da2044e57eb66c10`. No decision is approved, package publication remains blocked, and public installation remains blocked.
+
 | Work item | Current status | Remaining blocker |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | PDFium Phase 1 profile | Landed: pinned profile, V8/XFA-disabled state, platform hashes, runtime library hashes, and provenance are recorded | Phase 2 project-maintained builds still block Public Beta |

docs/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-prep.json

@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
     "package_approval_readiness_review": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-readiness-review-validation-2026-06-21.md",
     "package_manifest_activation_diff_review": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-manifest-activation-diff-review-validation-2026-06-21.md",
     "package_registry_assembly_evidence_review": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-registry-assembly-evidence-review-validation-2026-06-21.md",
-    "package_public_installation_wording_review": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-public-installation-wording-review-validation-2026-06-21.md"
+    "package_public_installation_wording_review": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-public-installation-wording-review-validation-2026-06-21.md",
+    "package_approval_decision_template": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-template-validation-2026-06-21.md"
   },
   "publication_approval_decision_inputs": {
     "decision_status": "not_approved_pending_exact_decision",

docs/milestone-e-prep-scope.md

@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ The package publication public installation wording review is recorded in
 It records candidate public installation wording and explicit exclusions for source commit
 `8b446e3` / tree `385dd7799cf898fc850555ce13d6d74e8ee15196` while the wording is not approved,
 package publication remains blocked, and public installation remains blocked.
+The package publication approval decision template is recorded in
+`docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-template-validation-2026-06-21.md`.
+It records the exact future decider inputs required after the wording review for source commit
+`66979cc` / tree `58ef15e1cac8ce7df35a7e88da2044e57eb66c10` while no decision is approved,
+package publication remains blocked, and public installation remains blocked.
 The metadata-readiness follow-up record under `docs/validation/` covers README, NOTICE, manifest
 metadata, and include-list readiness for `ethos-core`, `ethos-verify`, and `ethos-pdf` only.
 `ethos-doc` and `ethos-rag` remain reserved placeholders without in-tree package manifests, and

docs/roadmap.md

@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ The package publication public installation wording review is recorded in
 for source commit `8b446e3` / tree `385dd7799cf898fc850555ce13d6d74e8ee15196`. Candidate
 wording and explicit exclusions are recorded for later approval review only while package
 publication remains blocked and public installation remains blocked.
+The package publication approval decision template is recorded in
+[`docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-template-validation-2026-06-21.md`](validation/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-template-validation-2026-06-21.md)
+for source commit `66979cc` / tree `58ef15e1cac8ce7df35a7e88da2044e57eb66c10`. The template
+lists the exact future decider inputs required after the wording review while package publication
+remains blocked and public installation remains blocked.
 This prep only identifies tracked trust-loop fixture candidates and guard wiring for internal
 continuation; blocked-output alignment keeps the current trust-loop protocol, rehearsal/evidence
 matrix, blocker ledger, and matching schemas on the same explicit blockers, while evidence-lane