Record package candidate activation evidence

.github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_prep.py

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     "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",
     "package_approval_decision_record": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-validation-2026-06-21.md",
+    "package_candidate_activation_evidence": "docs/validation/milestone-e-package-publication-candidate-activation-evidence-validation-2026-06-22.md",
 }
 EXPECTED_PUBLICATION_DECISION_INPUTS = {
     "decision_status": "not_approved_pending_exact_decision",

.github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_candidate_activation_evidence.py

@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+#!/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]
+SCRIPT = ROOT / ".github/scripts/package_publication_candidate_activation.py"
+PREP = ROOT / "docs/milestone-e-package-publication-approval-prep.json"
+RECORD = (
+    ROOT
+    / "docs/validation/"
+    "milestone-e-package-publication-candidate-activation-evidence-validation-2026-06-22.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"
+ROOT_PROFILE = ROOT / "profiles/ethos-deterministic-v1.json"
+PDF_PROFILE = ROOT / "crates/ethos-pdf/assets/ethos-deterministic-v1.json"
+
+SOURCE_COMMIT = "6cf211cfae82c8ba7d6454a71e0922bd95a01f28"
+SOURCE_SHORT = "6cf211c"
+SOURCE_TREE = "ae76bc588b64dc1e8087d9096d52545a3560c2c0"
+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()
+
+
+def run_candidate_activation() -> dict:
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["python3", str(SCRIPT), "--json"],
+        cwd=ROOT,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise AssertionError(
+            "candidate activation script failed\n"
+            f"stdout:\n{result.stdout}\n"
+            f"stderr:\n{result.stderr}"
+        )
+    return json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+
+class MilestoneEPackagePublicationCandidateActivationEvidenceTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
+        cls.result = run_candidate_activation()
+
+    def test_candidate_activation_script_passes_with_registry_equivalent_consumer(self) -> None:
+        result = self.result
+        commands = [entry["command"] for entry in result["commands"]]
+
+        self.assertEqual("pass", result["status"])
+        self.assertEqual("0.1.0", result["candidate_version"])
+        self.assertEqual(["ethos-doc-core", "ethos-verify", "ethos-pdf"], result["candidate_packages"])
+        self.assertEqual("pass", result["registry_equivalent_consumer_check"])
+        self.assertTrue(result["source_manifests_remain_blocked"])
+        self.assertFalse(result["package_publication_approved"])
+        self.assertFalse(result["public_installation_approved"])
+        self.assertNotIn("cargo generate-lockfile --offline", commands)
+        self.assertNotIn("cargo vendor --locked --offline target/package-candidate-vendor", commands)
+        self.assertIn("cargo package --locked --offline -p ethos-doc-core --allow-dirty --no-verify", commands)
+        self.assertIn("cargo package --list --locked --offline -p ethos-verify --allow-dirty", commands)
+        self.assertIn("cargo package --list --locked --offline -p ethos-pdf --allow-dirty", commands)
+        self.assertIn("assemble candidate package artifact -p ethos-verify", commands)
+        self.assertIn("assemble candidate package artifact -p ethos-pdf", commands)
+        self.assertIn("cargo check --locked --offline", commands)
+
+    def test_candidate_activation_preserves_import_and_dependency_shape(self) -> None:
+        activation = self.result["manifest_activation"]
+        checks = self.result["packaged_manifest_checks"]
+        artifacts = {artifact["package"]: artifact for artifact in self.result["artifacts"]}
+
+        self.assertEqual("ethos-doc-core", activation["core_package_name"])
+        self.assertEqual("ethos_core", activation["core_library_name"])
+        self.assertEqual("ethos-core", activation["dependency_key"])
+        self.assertEqual(["grounding", "verify-types"], activation["verify_core_features"])
+        self.assertEqual(["full"], activation["pdf_core_features"])
+        self.assertTrue(all(checks.values()))
+        self.assertEqual({"ethos-doc-core", "ethos-verify", "ethos-pdf"}, set(artifacts))
+        for artifact in artifacts.values():
+            self.assertRegex(artifact["sha256"], r"^[0-9a-f]{64}$")
+            self.assertTrue(artifact["crate_file"].endswith("-0.1.0.crate"))
+
+    def test_source_manifests_remain_blocked_and_profile_copy_is_in_sync(self) -> None:
+        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")
+        pdf_lib = read(ROOT / "crates/ethos-pdf/src/lib.rs")
+
+        self.assertEqual(read(ROOT_PROFILE), read(PDF_PROFILE))
+        self.assertIn('include_str!("../assets/ethos-deterministic-v1.json")', pdf_lib)
+        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_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 candidate activation evidence validation", readme)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "docs/validation/"
+            "milestone-e-package-publication-candidate-activation-evidence-validation-2026-06-22.md",
+            prep["follow_up_records"]["package_candidate_activation_evidence"],
+        )
+        self.assertIn(f"Validated source HEAD before this record: `{SOURCE_SHORT}`", read(RECORD))
+        self.assertIn(f"Candidate activation evidence source commit: `{SOURCE_COMMIT}`", record)
+        self.assertIn(f"Candidate activation evidence 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_docs_reference_candidate_evidence_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("candidate activation evidence", 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_evidence_after_decision_record(self) -> None:
+        make_block = target_block("milestone-e-prep")
+        ci = read(CI_WORKFLOW)
+        decision_guard = "test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_record.py"
+        evidence_guard = "test_milestone_e_package_publication_candidate_activation_evidence.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 + evidence_guard, text)
+            self.assertEqual(1, text.count(prefix + evidence_guard))
+            self.assertLess(text.index(prefix + decision_guard), text.index(prefix + evidence_guard))
+            self.assertLess(text.index(prefix + evidence_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_pdfium_boundary.py

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def test_ethos_pdf_package_inputs_do_not_bundle_pdfium_binaries(self) -> None:
                 "NOTICE.md",
                 "README.md",
                 "assets/README.md",
+                "assets/ethos-deterministic-v1.json",
                 "assets/font-substitution-table.json",
                 "src/lib.rs",
             ],

.github/scripts/test_milestone_e_prep_guard_sequence_index.py

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_public_installation_wording_review.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_record.py",
+    "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_candidate_activation_evidence.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

@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ def test_make_target_is_narrow_and_guarded(self) -> None:
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_public_installation_wording_review.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py",
     "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_record.py",
+    "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_candidate_activation_evidence.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

@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ class RecordCoverage:
         "milestone-e-package-publication-approval-decision-validation-2026-06-21.md",
         "test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_record.py",
     ),
+    RecordCoverage(
+        "milestone-e-package-publication-candidate-activation-evidence-validation-2026-06-22.md",
+        "test_milestone_e_package_publication_candidate_activation_evidence.py",
+    ),
     RecordCoverage(
         "milestone-e-public-facing-readiness-ledger-validation-2026-06-21.md",
         "test_milestone_e_public_facing_readiness_ledger.py",
@@ -425,6 +429,9 @@ def test_index_guards_run_after_row_and_schema_records(self) -> None:
         package_approval_decision_record_guard = (
             "test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_record.py"
         )
+        package_candidate_activation_evidence_guard = (
+            "test_milestone_e_package_publication_candidate_activation_evidence.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"
@@ -517,6 +524,10 @@ def test_index_guards_run_after_row_and_schema_records(self) -> None:
             )
             self.assertLess(
                 text.index(prefix + package_approval_decision_record_guard),
+                text.index(prefix + package_candidate_activation_evidence_guard),
+            )
+            self.assertLess(
+                text.index(prefix + package_candidate_activation_evidence_guard),
                 text.index(prefix + readiness_guard),
             )
             self.assertLess(text.index(prefix + readiness_guard), text.index(prefix + beta_refresh_guard))
@@ -546,6 +557,14 @@ def test_index_guards_run_after_row_and_schema_records(self) -> None:
                 text.index(prefix + package_approval_decision_record_guard),
                 text.index(prefix + index_guard),
             )
+            self.assertLess(
+                text.index(prefix + package_candidate_activation_evidence_guard),
+                text.index(prefix + command_guard),
+            )
+            self.assertLess(
+                text.index(prefix + package_candidate_activation_evidence_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

@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ jobs:
         run: python3 .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_template.py
       - name: Milestone E package publication approval decision record tests
         run: python3 .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_approval_decision_record.py
+      - name: Milestone E package publication candidate activation evidence tests
+        run: python3 .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_candidate_activation_evidence.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

@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ milestone-e-prep:
 	$(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_package_publication_approval_decision_record.py
+	$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_milestone_e_package_publication_candidate_activation_evidence.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

crates/ethos-pdf/assets/README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 - `font-substitution-table.json` — versioned missing-font mapping; sha256 goes into
   `profiles/ethos-deterministic-v1.json` → `font_policy.substitution_table.sha256`.
+- `ethos-deterministic-v1.json` — crate-local copy of the source-tree deterministic profile used
+  by packaged `ethos-pdf` builds. Keep byte-identical to `profiles/ethos-deterministic-v1.json`.
 - `fonts/liberation/` — bundled Liberation family (SIL OFL 1.1, ~4 MB); bundle sha256 goes
   into `font_policy.fallback_bundle.sha256`; OFL notice goes into `NOTICE`.