Test alpha8 commit candidates before publication

.github/workflows/candidate.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           ruby test/runtime_tuple_promoter_test.rb
           ruby test/exact_live_contract_test.rb
           ruby test/watcher_test.rb
+          ruby test/client_candidate_test.rb
           ruby test/lockstep_client_contract_test.rb
           ruby test/matrix_json_test.rb
           ruby test/image_contract_evidence_test.rb
@@ -31,10 +32,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.value }}
+      publication_state: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.publication_state }}
+      ruby_provenance_kind: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.ruby_provenance_kind }}
       ruby_ref: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.ruby_ref }}
       ruby_version: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.ruby_version }}
       ruby_tag: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.ruby_tag }}
       ruby_tag_object: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.ruby_tag_object }}
+      rails_provenance_kind: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.rails_provenance_kind }}
       rails_ref: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.rails_ref }}
       rails_version: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.rails_version }}
       rails_tag: ${{ steps.clients.outputs.rails_tag }}
@@ -44,38 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - id: matrix
         run: echo "value=$(ruby scripts/matrix_json.rb)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - id: clients
-        run: |
-          ruby_ref="$(jq -r '.clients["opencode-ruby"].ref' manifests/client-candidate.json)"
-          ruby_version="$(jq -r '.clients["opencode-ruby"].version' manifests/client-candidate.json)"
-          ruby_tag="$(jq -r '.clients["opencode-ruby"].tag_provenance.tag' manifests/client-candidate.json)"
-          ruby_tag_object="$(jq -r '.clients["opencode-ruby"].tag_provenance.annotated_tag_object' manifests/client-candidate.json)"
-          rails_ref="$(jq -r '.clients["opencode-rails"].ref' manifests/client-candidate.json)"
-          rails_version="$(jq -r '.clients["opencode-rails"].version' manifests/client-candidate.json)"
-          rails_tag="$(jq -r '.clients["opencode-rails"].tag_provenance.tag' manifests/client-candidate.json)"
-          rails_tag_object="$(jq -r '.clients["opencode-rails"].tag_provenance.annotated_tag_object' manifests/client-candidate.json)"
-          if ! [[ "$ruby_ref" =~ ^[0-9a-f]{40}$ ]]; then
-            echo "opencode-ruby candidate ref must be a full 40-hex commit" >&2
-            exit 2
-          fi
-          if ! [[ "$rails_ref" =~ ^[0-9a-f]{40}$ ]]; then
-            echo "opencode-rails candidate ref must be a full 40-hex commit" >&2
-            exit 2
-          fi
-          if ! [[ "$ruby_tag_object" =~ ^[0-9a-f]{40}$ && "$rails_tag_object" =~ ^[0-9a-f]{40}$ ]]; then
-            echo "candidate annotated tag objects must be full 40-hex object IDs" >&2
-            exit 2
-          fi
-          test "$ruby_tag" = "v$ruby_version"
-          test "$rails_tag" = "v$rails_version"
-          test "$ruby_version" = "$rails_version"
-          echo "ruby_ref=$ruby_ref" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "ruby_version=$ruby_version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "ruby_tag=$ruby_tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "ruby_tag_object=$ruby_tag_object" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "rails_ref=$rails_ref" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "rails_version=$rails_version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "rails_tag=$rails_tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "rails_tag_object=$rails_tag_object" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: ruby scripts/client_candidate_outputs.rb >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   fixture-contract:
     needs: prepare
@@ -133,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        ruby: ["3.2", "3.3", "3.4"]
+        ruby: ["3.2", "3.3", "3.4", "4.0"]
     name: lockstep clients Ruby ${{ matrix.ruby }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
@@ -171,10 +144,13 @@ jobs:
         env:
           OPENCODE_RUBY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/ruby-client
           OPENCODE_RAILS_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/opencode-rails
+          OPENCODE_CLIENT_PUBLICATION_STATE: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.publication_state }}
           OPENCODE_RUBY_COMMIT: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.ruby_ref }}
+          OPENCODE_RUBY_PROVENANCE_KIND: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.ruby_provenance_kind }}
           OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.ruby_tag }}
           OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG_OBJECT: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.ruby_tag_object }}
           OPENCODE_RAILS_COMMIT: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rails_ref }}
+          OPENCODE_RAILS_PROVENANCE_KIND: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rails_provenance_kind }}
           OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rails_tag }}
           OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG_OBJECT: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rails_tag_object }}
           OPENCODE_RUBY_VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.ruby_version }}

README.md

@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ prompts, credentials, sessions, or user data belong here.
 
 ## Policy
 
-- A gem release is a candidate until the fixture suite and every required image
-  profile pass.
+- An unpublished gem build is a candidate until the fixture suite and every
+  required image profile pass. It is identified only by an exact commit.
 - `opencode-ruby` and `opencode-rails` are one candidate release train. The
-  manifest records both peeled commits, and CI rejects a Rails candidate whose
+  manifest records both exact commits, and CI rejects a Rails candidate whose
   exact runtime dependency resolves to a different Ruby version or commit.
+- Once a train is published, commit-only provenance is no longer accepted. The
+  manifest and lockstep contract require each annotated tag object, local tag
+  ref, and peeled commit to bind to the tested checkout.
 - Image references are immutable OCI index digests. A tag may be recorded as
   human-readable provenance, but it is never an execution coordinate.
 - Custom consumer images are certified with an isolated canary on the host that
@@ -50,23 +53,23 @@ ruby test/repository_test.rb
 ruby test/runtime_tuple_promoter_test.rb
 ruby test/exact_live_contract_test.rb
 ruby test/watcher_test.rb
-OPENCODE_RUBY_PATH=/path/to/opencode-ruby-at-78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798 \
+ruby test/client_candidate_test.rb
+OPENCODE_RUBY_PATH=/path/to/opencode-ruby-at-9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766 \
   ruby ruby/opencode_ruby_fixture_contract.rb
 BUNDLE_GEMFILE=/path/to/opencode-rails/Gemfile \
 OPENCODE_RUBY_PATH=/path/to/opencode-ruby \
 OPENCODE_RAILS_PATH=/path/to/opencode-rails \
-OPENCODE_RUBY_COMMIT=FULL_40_HEX_COMMIT \
-OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG=v0.0.1.alpha7 \
-OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG_OBJECT=FULL_40_HEX_ANNOTATED_TAG_OBJECT \
-OPENCODE_RAILS_COMMIT=FULL_40_HEX_COMMIT \
-OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG=v0.0.1.alpha7 \
-OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG_OBJECT=FULL_40_HEX_ANNOTATED_TAG_OBJECT \
-OPENCODE_RUBY_VERSION=0.0.1.alpha7 \
-OPENCODE_RAILS_VERSION=0.0.1.alpha7 \
+OPENCODE_CLIENT_PUBLICATION_STATE=unpublished \
+OPENCODE_RUBY_COMMIT=9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766 \
+OPENCODE_RUBY_PROVENANCE_KIND=commit \
+OPENCODE_RAILS_COMMIT=a9add2a7c1dd3eb978aa8b4ebf9ef7e111d1057f \
+OPENCODE_RAILS_PROVENANCE_KIND=commit \
+OPENCODE_RUBY_VERSION=0.0.1.alpha8 \
+OPENCODE_RAILS_VERSION=0.0.1.alpha8 \
   bundle exec ruby ruby/lockstep_client_contract.rb
-BUNDLE_GEMFILE=/path/to/opencode-ruby-at-78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798/Gemfile \
-OPENCODE_RUBY_PATH=/path/to/opencode-ruby-at-78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798 \
-OPENCODE_RUBY_COMMIT=78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798 \
+BUNDLE_GEMFILE=/path/to/opencode-ruby-at-9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766/Gemfile \
+OPENCODE_RUBY_PATH=/path/to/opencode-ruby-at-9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766 \
+OPENCODE_RUBY_COMMIT=9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766 \
 OPENCODE_IMAGE='ghcr.io/anomalyco/opencode@sha256:e975a0647576016dfdf77d54b979ca30d32b4750472c10263e9894aad6628c2a' \
   bundle exec scripts/run_image_contract.sh
 ```
@@ -85,6 +88,17 @@ themselves. A person must review a passing artifact and commit the durable
 certification document under `evidence/`; no workflow commits or promotes its
 own result.
 
+`manifests/image-matrix.json` binds the active pending matrix to both candidate
+commits. Its `previous_certification` entries preserve the last alpha7 result;
+they do not certify alpha8. Ajent and Mushu custom-image rows remain pending
+until their host canaries run against this exact pair.
+
+The checked-in alpha8 local exact-image result is explicitly marked
+`not-certified` and `shared-client-contract-only`. It proves the Ruby/SSE probe
+on the recorded image IDs but does not claim Rails, plugin, application, or
+deployment canary coverage; exact-head CI still supplies reviewable workflow
+provenance.
+
 ## Adding an upstream release
 
 The scheduled watcher compares both the latest upstream GitHub release tag and

docs/certification.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The gate requires:
 
 1. repository validation and the shared fixture corpus;
 2. exact `opencode-ruby` and `opencode-rails` candidate checkouts, all Rails
-   candidate tests on Ruby 3.2 through 3.4, an exact Rails-to-Ruby runtime
+   candidate tests on Ruby 3.2 through 4.0, an exact Rails-to-Ruby runtime
    dependency, and loaded Bundler provenance for the Ruby commit;
 3. the public exact-image matrix against the deterministic model stub;
 4. an isolated custom-image canary for Ajent Rails and Mushu;
@@ -21,6 +21,29 @@ The gate requires:
 
 Health-only probes do not certify a tuple.
 
+### Client source provenance
+
+Before publication, `manifests/client-candidate.json` must use
+`publication_state: unpublished` and `kind: commit` for both clients. Each
+provenance commit must equal its full 40-character checkout ref, and the Rails
+Gemfile/runtime dependency must resolve the same exact Ruby commit and version.
+Commit-only evidence is candidate evidence; it is not proof of a gem release.
+The lockstep checkout fetches tags and fails unpublished mode if the matching
+`vVERSION` tag appears, forcing the manifest through the published gate.
+
+After publication, change the state to `published` and replace both commit
+provenance objects with `kind: annotated-tag`, the exact tag, annotated tag
+object ID, and peeled commit. The repository validator rejects a published
+commit-only candidate. The lockstep job additionally verifies that each local
+tag ref resolves to the declared annotated tag object and that both the object
+and ref peel to the tested checkout. This transition is a reviewed manifest
+change; CI does not create or publish tags.
+
+The image matrix's active candidate coordinates must equal the client manifest.
+Changing either commit resets the active matrix to `pending`. A
+`previous_certification` preserves historical evidence but does not certify the
+new candidate.
+
 The shared live probe is intentionally strict: `full_text` must equal the
 expected text byte-for-byte and the deterministic model must receive exactly
 one request. A response that merely contains the expected text, including a

evidence/2026-07-20-opencode-alpha8-pre-release-shared-client.json

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+{
+  "schema_version": 1,
+  "kind": "pre-release-client-image-review-input",
+  "status": "pass",
+  "certification_status": "not-certified",
+  "publication_state": "unpublished",
+  "coverage_scope": "shared-client-contract-only",
+  "clients": {
+    "opencode_ruby": {
+      "version": "0.0.1.alpha8",
+      "commit": "9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766",
+      "executed": true
+    },
+    "opencode_rails": {
+      "version": "0.0.1.alpha8",
+      "commit": "a9add2a7c1dd3eb978aa8b4ebf9ef7e111d1057f",
+      "executed_by_image_contract": false
+    }
+  },
+  "checks": [
+    {
+      "id": "upstream-1.16.1",
+      "checked_at": "2026-07-20T05:38:34Z",
+      "image": "ghcr.io/anomalyco/opencode@sha256:e975a0647576016dfdf77d54b979ca30d32b4750472c10263e9894aad6628c2a",
+      "docker_image_id": "sha256:e975a0647576016dfdf77d54b979ca30d32b4750472c10263e9894aad6628c2a",
+      "platform": "linux/amd64",
+      "reported_version": "1.16.1",
+      "status": "pass",
+      "expected_text": "compat-ok",
+      "full_text": "compat-ok",
+      "authoritative_assistant_message_count": 1,
+      "llm_request_count": 1,
+      "executed_profiles": ["ruby-rest-sse"],
+      "required_consumer_profiles": ["rails-persisted-turn"]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "upstream-1.17.18",
+      "checked_at": "2026-07-20T05:39:06Z",
+      "image": "ghcr.io/anomalyco/opencode@sha256:bf9d0e84b7cedef436a8f57db4d48767cd5d8fc6604f666335c1cc916b199a97",
+      "docker_image_id": "sha256:bf9d0e84b7cedef436a8f57db4d48767cd5d8fc6604f666335c1cc916b199a97",
+      "platform": "linux/amd64",
+      "reported_version": "1.17.18",
+      "status": "pass",
+      "expected_text": "compat-ok",
+      "full_text": "compat-ok",
+      "authoritative_assistant_message_count": 1,
+      "llm_request_count": 1,
+      "executed_profiles": ["ruby-rest-sse"],
+      "required_consumer_profiles": ["plugin-ledger"]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "upstream-1.18.3",
+      "checked_at": "2026-07-20T05:39:18Z",
+      "image": "ghcr.io/anomalyco/opencode@sha256:c2d5d6398df72aac85cb1bdc8f900c71a9b75a33fb7c0a76dc1484e4b126e41e",
+      "docker_image_id": "sha256:c2d5d6398df72aac85cb1bdc8f900c71a9b75a33fb7c0a76dc1484e4b126e41e",
+      "platform": "linux/amd64",
+      "reported_version": "1.18.3",
+      "status": "pass",
+      "expected_text": "compat-ok",
+      "full_text": "compat-ok",
+      "authoritative_assistant_message_count": 1,
+      "llm_request_count": 1,
+      "executed_profiles": ["ruby-rest-sse"],
+      "required_consumer_profiles": ["rails-persisted-turn", "plugin-ledger"]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "ajent-blackline-alpha8-shared-contract",
+      "checked_at": "2026-07-20T05:39:57Z",
+      "image": "sha256:239e3dc6cd2958251cda636fb20bd7cd7c46f596bd4c61cb81863ebc49d824e8",
+      "docker_image_id": "sha256:239e3dc6cd2958251cda636fb20bd7cd7c46f596bd4c61cb81863ebc49d824e8",
+      "platform": "linux/amd64",
+      "reported_version": "1.18.3",
+      "status": "pass",
+      "expected_text": "compat-ok",
+      "full_text": "compat-ok",
+      "authoritative_assistant_message_count": 1,
+      "llm_request_count": 1,
+      "executed_profiles": ["ruby-rest-sse"],
+      "required_consumer_profiles": ["rails-persisted-turn", "plugin-ledger"]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "mushu-permission-shortcuts-alpha8-shared-contract",
+      "checked_at": "2026-07-20T05:40:08Z",
+      "image": "sha256:ed6293ca87e6db1dc07870d3ed6da21960743e6e2e904533b3c566d334b58d6a",
+      "docker_image_id": "sha256:ed6293ca87e6db1dc07870d3ed6da21960743e6e2e904533b3c566d334b58d6a",
+      "platform": "linux/amd64",
+      "reported_version": "0.0.0-permission-shortcuts-202606300721",
+      "status": "pass",
+      "expected_text": "compat-ok",
+      "full_text": "compat-ok",
+      "authoritative_assistant_message_count": 1,
+      "llm_request_count": 1,
+      "executed_profiles": ["ruby-rest-sse"],
+      "required_consumer_profiles": []
+    }
+  ],
+  "limitations": [
+    "This local evidence has no GitHub workflow run provenance and is review input only.",
+    "The exact-image contract executed opencode-ruby but did not execute opencode-rails.",
+    "Rails persistence, plugin-ledger, consumer application, deployment, and user-visible canary profiles remain unverified.",
+    "No runtime tuple was promoted and no consumer was deployed."
+  ]
+}

lib/opencode_compat/client_candidate.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "json"
+require "rubygems"
+
+module OpenCodeCompat
+  class ClientCandidate
+    class ValidationError < StandardError; end
+
+    SCHEMA_VERSION = 3
+    CLIENT_NAMES = %w[opencode-rails opencode-ruby].freeze
+    PUBLICATION_PROVENANCE = {
+      "published" => "annotated-tag",
+      "unpublished" => "commit"
+    }.freeze
+    SHA_PATTERN = /\A[0-9a-f]{40}\z/
+
+    def self.load(path)
+      new(JSON.parse(File.binread(path)))
+    rescue JSON::ParserError => error
+      raise ValidationError, "client candidate is not valid JSON: #{error.message}"
+    end
+
+    attr_reader :document
+
+    def initialize(document)
+      @document = document
+    end
+
+    def verify!
+      assert_exact_keys!(document,
+        %w[clients publication_state release_train schema_version status], "client candidate")
+      assert_equal!(SCHEMA_VERSION, document.fetch("schema_version"), "schema_version")
+      assert_equal!("candidate", document.fetch("status"), "status")
+
+      release_train = exact_version!(document.fetch("release_train"), "release_train")
+      publication_state = document.fetch("publication_state")
+      expected_kind = PUBLICATION_PROVENANCE.fetch(publication_state) do
+        raise ValidationError,
+          "publication_state must be one of #{PUBLICATION_PROVENANCE.keys.join(', ')}, got #{publication_state.inspect}"
+      end
+
+      clients = document.fetch("clients")
+      assert_equal!(CLIENT_NAMES, clients.keys.sort, "client names")
+      clients.each do |name, client|
+        validate_client!(name, client, release_train, expected_kind)
+      end
+      validate_runtime_dependency!(clients, release_train)
+
+      self
+    rescue KeyError => error
+      raise ValidationError, "client candidate is missing required field #{error.key.inspect}"
+    end
+
+    def github_outputs
+      verify!
+      clients = document.fetch("clients")
+
+      {
+        "publication_state" => document.fetch("publication_state"),
+        "ruby_provenance_kind" => provenance(clients, "opencode-ruby").fetch("kind"),
+        "ruby_ref" => clients.dig("opencode-ruby", "ref"),
+        "ruby_tag" => provenance(clients, "opencode-ruby")["tag"].to_s,
+        "ruby_tag_object" => provenance(clients, "opencode-ruby")["annotated_tag_object"].to_s,
+        "ruby_version" => clients.dig("opencode-ruby", "version"),
+        "rails_provenance_kind" => provenance(clients, "opencode-rails").fetch("kind"),
+        "rails_ref" => clients.dig("opencode-rails", "ref"),
+        "rails_tag" => provenance(clients, "opencode-rails")["tag"].to_s,
+        "rails_tag_object" => provenance(clients, "opencode-rails")["annotated_tag_object"].to_s,
+        "rails_version" => clients.dig("opencode-rails", "version")
+      }
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def validate_client!(name, client, release_train, expected_kind)
+      expected_keys = %w[provenance ref repository version]
+      expected_keys << "runtime_dependencies" if name == "opencode-rails"
+      assert_exact_keys!(client, expected_keys.sort, "#{name} candidate")
+      assert_equal!("ajaynomics/#{name}", client.fetch("repository"), "#{name} repository")
+      assert_equal!(release_train, exact_version!(client.fetch("version"), "#{name} version"), "#{name} version")
+
+      ref = exact_commit!(client.fetch("ref"), "#{name} ref")
+      source = client.fetch("provenance")
+      assert_equal!(expected_kind, source.fetch("kind"), "#{name} provenance kind")
+
+      case expected_kind
+      when "commit"
+        assert_exact_keys!(source, %w[commit kind], "#{name} commit provenance")
+        assert_equal!(ref, exact_commit!(source.fetch("commit"), "#{name} provenance commit"),
+          "#{name} provenance commit")
+      when "annotated-tag"
+        assert_exact_keys!(source, %w[annotated_tag_object kind peeled_commit tag],
+          "#{name} annotated-tag provenance")
+        assert_equal!("v#{release_train}", exact_tag!(source.fetch("tag"), "#{name} tag"), "#{name} tag")
+        exact_commit!(source.fetch("annotated_tag_object"), "#{name} annotated tag object")
+        assert_equal!(ref, exact_commit!(source.fetch("peeled_commit"), "#{name} peeled commit"),
+          "#{name} peeled commit")
+      end
+    end
+
+    def validate_runtime_dependency!(clients, release_train)
+      dependency = clients.fetch("opencode-rails")
+        .fetch("runtime_dependencies")
+        .fetch("opencode-ruby")
+      assert_exact_keys!(dependency, %w[ref requirement], "opencode-rails runtime dependency")
+      assert_equal!("= #{release_train}", dependency.fetch("requirement"),
+        "opencode-rails runtime dependency requirement")
+      assert_equal!(clients.dig("opencode-ruby", "ref"),
+        exact_commit!(dependency.fetch("ref"), "opencode-rails runtime dependency ref"),
+        "opencode-rails runtime dependency ref")
+    end
+
+    def provenance(clients, name)
+      clients.fetch(name).fetch("provenance")
+    end
+
+    def exact_commit!(value, label)
+      return value if value.is_a?(String) && value.match?(SHA_PATTERN)
+
+      raise ValidationError, "#{label} must be a full lowercase 40-character Git commit, got #{value.inspect}"
+    end
+
+    def exact_tag!(value, label)
+      if value.is_a?(String) && value.match?(/\A[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]*\z/) &&
+          !value.include?("..") && !value.end_with?(".")
+        return value
+      end
+
+      raise ValidationError, "#{label} must be a safe exact Git tag, got #{value.inspect}"
+    end
+
+    def exact_version!(value, label)
+      if value.is_a?(String) && value.match?(/\A[0-9A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z.-]*\z/) && Gem::Version.correct?(value)
+        return value
+      end
+
+      raise ValidationError, "#{label} must be an exact RubyGems version, got #{value.inspect}"
+    end
+
+    def assert_exact_keys!(value, expected, label)
+      actual = value.keys.sort
+      return if actual == expected
+
+      raise ValidationError, "#{label} keys must equal #{expected.inspect}, got #{actual.inspect}"
+    end
+
+    def assert_equal!(expected, actual, label)
+      return if expected == actual
+
+      raise ValidationError, "#{label} must equal #{expected.inspect}, got #{actual.inspect}"
+    end
+  end
+end

manifests/client-candidate.json

@@ -1,30 +1,29 @@
 {
-  "schema_version": 2,
-  "release_train": "0.0.1.alpha7",
+  "schema_version": 3,
+  "release_train": "0.0.1.alpha8",
+  "publication_state": "unpublished",
   "clients": {
     "opencode-ruby": {
       "repository": "ajaynomics/opencode-ruby",
-      "ref": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
-      "version": "0.0.1.alpha7",
-      "tag_provenance": {
-        "tag": "v0.0.1.alpha7",
-        "annotated_tag_object": "abfce3ec8cb1ee468107d0845521769502251645",
-        "peeled_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798"
+      "ref": "9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766",
+      "version": "0.0.1.alpha8",
+      "provenance": {
+        "kind": "commit",
+        "commit": "9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766"
       }
     },
     "opencode-rails": {
       "repository": "ajaynomics/opencode-rails",
-      "ref": "2a391ccad1d098e4bb51eb19b6ca52adaa79e5cb",
-      "version": "0.0.1.alpha7",
-      "tag_provenance": {
-        "tag": "v0.0.1.alpha7",
-        "annotated_tag_object": "61e128084b2b665c0ba20b332987e41794948d7c",
-        "peeled_commit": "2a391ccad1d098e4bb51eb19b6ca52adaa79e5cb"
+      "ref": "a9add2a7c1dd3eb978aa8b4ebf9ef7e111d1057f",
+      "version": "0.0.1.alpha8",
+      "provenance": {
+        "kind": "commit",
+        "commit": "a9add2a7c1dd3eb978aa8b4ebf9ef7e111d1057f"
       },
       "runtime_dependencies": {
         "opencode-ruby": {
-          "requirement": "= 0.0.1.alpha7",
-          "ref": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798"
+          "requirement": "= 0.0.1.alpha8",
+          "ref": "9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766"
         }
       }
     }

manifests/image-matrix.json

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 {
-  "schema_version": 1,
+  "schema_version": 2,
+  "client_candidate": {
+    "release_train": "0.0.1.alpha8",
+    "publication_state": "unpublished",
+    "opencode_ruby_commit": "9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766",
+    "opencode_rails_commit": "a9add2a7c1dd3eb978aa8b4ebf9ef7e111d1057f",
+    "certification_status": "pending"
+  },
   "public_ci": [
     {
       "id": "upstream-1.16.1",
@@ -9,12 +16,15 @@
       "consumers": ["travelwolf"],
       "profiles": ["ruby-rest-sse"],
       "required_consumer_profiles": ["rails-persisted-turn"],
-      "certification_status": "certified",
-      "certified_client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
+      "certification_status": "pending",
+      "previous_certification": {
+        "status": "certified",
+        "client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
         "certified_at": "2026-07-18T22:03:12Z",
         "expected_text": "compat-ok",
         "full_text": "compat-ok",
         "llm_request_count": 1
+      }
     },
     {
       "id": "upstream-1.17.18",
@@ -24,12 +34,15 @@
       "consumers": ["opencode-ajent"],
       "profiles": ["ruby-rest-sse"],
       "required_consumer_profiles": ["plugin-ledger"],
-      "certification_status": "certified",
-      "certified_client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
+      "certification_status": "pending",
+      "previous_certification": {
+        "status": "certified",
+        "client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
         "certified_at": "2026-07-18T22:03:13Z",
         "expected_text": "compat-ok",
         "full_text": "compat-ok",
         "llm_request_count": 1
+      }
     },
     {
       "id": "upstream-1.18.3",
@@ -39,13 +52,16 @@
       "consumers": ["ajent-rails"],
       "profiles": ["ruby-rest-sse"],
       "required_consumer_profiles": ["rails-persisted-turn", "plugin-ledger"],
-      "certification_status": "certified",
-      "certified_client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
+      "certification_status": "pending",
+      "previous_certification": {
+        "status": "certified",
+        "client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
         "certified_at": "2026-07-18T22:03:14Z",
         "expected_text": "compat-ok",
         "full_text": "compat-ok",
         "llm_request_count": 1
       }
+    }
   ],
   "host_canary": [
     {
@@ -58,12 +74,15 @@
       "reported_version": "1.18.3",
       "upstream_base": "ghcr.io/anomalyco/opencode@sha256:c2d5d6398df72aac85cb1bdc8f900c71a9b75a33fb7c0a76dc1484e4b126e41e",
       "profiles": ["rails-persisted-turn"],
-      "certification_status": "candidate-certified",
-      "certified_client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
-      "certified_rails_commit": "2a391ccad1d098e4bb51eb19b6ca52adaa79e5cb",
+      "certification_status": "pending",
+      "previous_certification": {
+        "status": "candidate-certified",
+        "client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
+        "rails_commit": "2a391ccad1d098e4bb51eb19b6ca52adaa79e5cb",
         "certified_at": "2026-07-18T21:58:00Z",
         "persisted_final_text": "compat-ok",
         "model_request_count": 1
+      }
     },
     {
       "id": "mushu-permission-shortcuts-alpha7-canary",
@@ -75,11 +94,14 @@
       "source_commit": "99d6328b18ff8a340a928449a2aa8bc184a063f9",
       "reported_version": "0.0.0-permission-shortcuts-202606300721",
       "profiles": ["ruby-rest-sse"],
-      "certification_status": "candidate-certified",
-      "certified_client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
+      "certification_status": "pending",
+      "previous_certification": {
+        "status": "candidate-certified",
+        "client_commit": "78b6f9c9e9c7d58b699af1c3c17764acd33de798",
         "certified_at": "2026-07-18T21:53:00Z",
         "persisted_final_text": "compat-ok",
         "model_request_count": 1
       }
+    }
   ]
 }

ruby/lockstep_client_contract.rb

@@ -8,18 +8,30 @@ require "rubygems"
 module OpenCodeCompat
   class LockstepClientContract
     class ContractError < StandardError; end
+    class GitCommandError < ContractError
+      attr_reader :exitstatus
+
+      def initialize(message, exitstatus:)
+        @exitstatus = exitstatus
+        super(message)
+      end
+    end
 
     CONTRACT_NAME = "opencode-client-lockstep"
+    OPENCODE_RUBY_GIT_URI = "https://github.com/ajaynomics/opencode-ruby.git"
+    PUBLICATION_PROVENANCE = {
+      "published" => "annotated-tag",
+      "unpublished" => "commit"
+    }.freeze
     REQUIRED_ENV = %w[
+      OPENCODE_CLIENT_PUBLICATION_STATE
       OPENCODE_RUBY_PATH
       OPENCODE_RUBY_COMMIT
-      OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG
-      OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG_OBJECT
+      OPENCODE_RUBY_PROVENANCE_KIND
       OPENCODE_RUBY_VERSION
       OPENCODE_RAILS_PATH
       OPENCODE_RAILS_COMMIT
-      OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG
-      OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG_OBJECT
+      OPENCODE_RAILS_PROVENANCE_KIND
       OPENCODE_RAILS_VERSION
     ].freeze
 
@@ -87,22 +99,25 @@ module OpenCodeCompat
       rails_commit = exact_commit("OPENCODE_RAILS_COMMIT")
       expected_ruby_version = exact_version("OPENCODE_RUBY_VERSION")
       expected_rails_version = exact_version("OPENCODE_RAILS_VERSION")
+      publication_state = exact_publication_state
 
       assert_equal!(ruby_commit, checkout_head(ruby_path, "opencode-ruby"), "opencode-ruby checkout commit")
       assert_equal!(rails_commit, checkout_head(rails_path, "opencode-rails"), "opencode-rails checkout commit")
-      ruby_tag_provenance = annotated_tag_provenance(
+      ruby_source_provenance = source_provenance(
         path: ruby_path,
         label: "opencode-ruby",
-        tag_name: "OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG",
-        tag_object: "OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG_OBJECT",
-        expected_commit: ruby_commit
+        prefix: "OPENCODE_RUBY",
+        publication_state: publication_state,
+        expected_commit: ruby_commit,
+        expected_version: expected_ruby_version
       )
-      rails_tag_provenance = annotated_tag_provenance(
+      rails_source_provenance = source_provenance(
         path: rails_path,
         label: "opencode-rails",
-        tag_name: "OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG",
-        tag_object: "OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG_OBJECT",
-        expected_commit: rails_commit
+        prefix: "OPENCODE_RAILS",
+        publication_state: publication_state,
+        expected_commit: rails_commit,
+        expected_version: expected_rails_version
       )
       assert_equal!(expected_ruby_version, @ruby_version, "loaded Opencode::VERSION")
       assert_equal!(expected_rails_version, @rails_version, "loaded Opencode::RAILS_VERSION")
@@ -117,36 +132,45 @@ module OpenCodeCompat
       dependency = exact_runtime_dependency!(rails_spec, expected_ruby_version)
       bundle_spec = bundled_ruby_spec!
       source = bundle_spec.source
-      unless source && source.respond_to?(:revision) && source.class.name.match?(/(?:\A|::)Git\z/)
+      unless source && source.respond_to?(:revision) && source.respond_to?(:ref) && source.respond_to?(:uri) &&
+          source.class.name.match?(/(?:\A|::)Git\z/)
         raise ContractError, "Bundler opencode-ruby source must be a Git source"
       end
 
       bundler_revision = source.revision.to_s
+      bundler_ref = source.ref.to_s
+      bundler_uri = source.uri.to_s
       assert_exact_commit!(bundler_revision, "Bundler opencode-ruby revision")
+      assert_exact_commit!(bundler_ref, "Bundler opencode-ruby ref")
       assert_equal!(ruby_commit, bundler_revision, "Bundler opencode-ruby revision")
+      assert_equal!(ruby_commit, bundler_ref, "Bundler opencode-ruby ref")
+      assert_equal!(OPENCODE_RUBY_GIT_URI, bundler_uri, "Bundler opencode-ruby URI")
 
       {
         "contract" => CONTRACT_NAME,
+        "publication_state" => publication_state,
         "opencode_rails" => {
           "checkout_commit" => rails_commit,
           "gem_version" => rails_spec.version.to_s,
           "loaded_version" => @rails_version,
-          "tag_provenance" => rails_tag_provenance,
+          "source_provenance" => rails_source_provenance,
           "runtime_dependency" => {
             "name" => dependency.name,
             "requirement" => dependency.requirement.to_s
           }
         },
         "opencode_ruby" => {
+          "bundler_git_ref" => bundler_ref,
           "bundler_git_revision" => bundler_revision,
+          "bundler_git_uri" => bundler_uri,
           "bundler_source" => source.class.name,
           "checkout_commit" => ruby_commit,
           "gem_version" => ruby_spec.version.to_s,
           "loaded_version" => @ruby_version,
-          "tag_provenance" => ruby_tag_provenance
+          "source_provenance" => ruby_source_provenance
         },
         "ruby_runtime_version" => @runtime_ruby_version,
-        "schema_version" => 1,
+        "schema_version" => 2,
         "status" => "pass",
         "workflow" => {
           "head_sha" => @env["OPENCODE_COMPAT_HEAD_SHA"],
@@ -194,13 +218,24 @@ module OpenCodeCompat
       value
     end
 
+    def exact_publication_state
+      value = @env.fetch("OPENCODE_CLIENT_PUBLICATION_STATE")
+      return value if PUBLICATION_PROVENANCE.key?(value)
+
+      raise ContractError,
+        "OPENCODE_CLIENT_PUBLICATION_STATE must be one of #{PUBLICATION_PROVENANCE.keys.join(', ')}, got #{value.inspect}"
+    end
+
     def exact_tag(name)
-      value = @env.fetch(name)
+      exact_tag_value(@env.fetch(name), name)
+    end
+
+    def exact_tag_value(value, label)
       if value.match?(/\A[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]*\z/) && !value.include?("..") && !value.end_with?(".")
         return value
       end
 
-      raise ContractError, "#{name} must be a safe exact Git tag name, got #{value.inspect}"
+      raise ContractError, "#{label} must be a safe exact Git tag name, got #{value.inspect}"
     end
 
     def exact_tag_object(name)
@@ -238,6 +273,55 @@ module OpenCodeCompat
       raise ContractError, "could not resolve #{label} checkout HEAD: #{error.message}"
     end
 
+    def source_provenance(path:, label:, prefix:, publication_state:, expected_commit:, expected_version:)
+      kind_name = "#{prefix}_PROVENANCE_KIND"
+      kind = @env.fetch(kind_name)
+      expected_kind = PUBLICATION_PROVENANCE.fetch(publication_state)
+      assert_equal!(expected_kind, kind, "#{label} provenance kind for #{publication_state} candidate")
+
+      case kind
+      when "commit"
+        ensure_unpublished_tag_absent!(path, label, expected_version)
+        supplied_tag_fields = %W[#{prefix}_TAG #{prefix}_TAG_OBJECT].select do |name|
+          !@env[name].to_s.empty?
+        end
+        unless supplied_tag_fields.empty?
+          raise ContractError,
+            "#{label} unpublished commit provenance must not supply #{supplied_tag_fields.join(', ')}"
+        end
+
+        {"commit" => expected_commit, "kind" => "commit"}
+      when "annotated-tag"
+        annotated_tag_provenance(
+          path: path,
+          label: label,
+          tag_name: "#{prefix}_TAG",
+          tag_object: "#{prefix}_TAG_OBJECT",
+          expected_commit: expected_commit
+        ).merge("kind" => "annotated-tag")
+      else
+        raise ContractError, "#{kind_name} has unsupported value #{kind.inspect}"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def ensure_unpublished_tag_absent!(path, label, expected_version)
+      tag = exact_tag_value("v#{expected_version}", "#{label} expected release tag")
+      tag_ref = "refs/tags/#{tag}"
+      resolved = begin
+        @git_resolver.call(path, "rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", tag_ref).to_s.strip
+      rescue GitCommandError => error
+        raise ContractError, "could not check #{label} release tag: #{error.message}" unless error.exitstatus == 1
+
+        nil
+      rescue KeyError
+        nil
+      end
+      return if resolved.nil? || resolved.empty?
+
+      raise ContractError,
+        "#{label} release tag #{tag} already exists; publication_state must be published with annotated-tag provenance"
+    end
+
     def annotated_tag_provenance(path:, label:, tag_name:, tag_object:, expected_commit:)
       tag = exact_tag(tag_name)
       object = exact_tag_object(tag_object)
@@ -277,7 +361,7 @@ module OpenCodeCompat
 
       detail = stderr.strip
       detail = "git exited #{status.exitstatus}" if detail.empty?
-      raise ContractError, detail
+      raise GitCommandError.new(detail, exitstatus: status.exitstatus)
     end
 
     def loaded_spec!(name)
@@ -324,7 +408,7 @@ if $PROGRAM_NAME == __FILE__
     failure = OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract.canonical_json(
       "contract" => OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::CONTRACT_NAME,
       "error" => "#{error.class}: #{error.message}",
-      "schema_version" => 1,
+      "schema_version" => 2,
       "status" => "fail"
     )
     if (evidence_path = ENV["OPENCODE_COMPAT_EVIDENCE_PATH"]) && !evidence_path.empty?

scripts/client_candidate_outputs.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative "../lib/opencode_compat/client_candidate"
+
+root = File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
+path = ARGV.fetch(0, File.join(root, "manifests/client-candidate.json"))
+candidate = OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate.load(path)
+candidate.github_outputs.each { |key, value| puts "#{key}=#{value}" }

scripts/matrix_json.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "json"
+require_relative "../lib/opencode_compat/client_candidate"
 
 root = File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
 manifest = JSON.parse(File.read(File.join(root, "manifests/image-matrix.json")))
+candidate = OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate.load(File.join(root, "manifests/client-candidate.json"))
+candidate.verify!
+clients = candidate.document.fetch("clients")
+expected_candidate = {
+  "release_train" => candidate.document.fetch("release_train"),
+  "publication_state" => candidate.document.fetch("publication_state"),
+  "opencode_ruby_commit" => clients.dig("opencode-ruby", "ref"),
+  "opencode_rails_commit" => clients.dig("opencode-rails", "ref")
+}
+matrix_candidate = manifest.fetch("client_candidate")
+unless expected_candidate.all? { |key, value| matrix_candidate[key] == value }
+  abort "image matrix client_candidate must equal the exact client candidate"
+end
+unless %w[pending certified].include?(matrix_candidate.fetch("certification_status"))
+  abort "image matrix client_candidate certification_status must be pending or certified"
+end
+
 matrix = manifest.fetch("public_ci").map do |target|
   id = target.fetch("id")
   profiles = target.fetch("profiles")

test/client_candidate_test.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "fileutils"
+require "json"
+require "minitest/autorun"
+require "open3"
+require "rbconfig"
+require "tmpdir"
+require_relative "../lib/opencode_compat/client_candidate"
+
+class ClientCandidateTest < Minitest::Test
+  ROOT = File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
+  RUBY_COMMIT = "9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766"
+  RAILS_COMMIT = "a9add2a7c1dd3eb978aa8b4ebf9ef7e111d1057f"
+
+  def setup
+    @document = JSON.parse(File.binread(File.join(ROOT, "manifests/client-candidate.json")))
+  end
+
+  def test_accepts_exact_unpublished_commit_candidate_and_emits_safe_outputs
+    outputs = OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate.new(@document).github_outputs
+
+    assert_equal "unpublished", outputs.fetch("publication_state")
+    assert_equal "commit", outputs.fetch("ruby_provenance_kind")
+    assert_equal RUBY_COMMIT, outputs.fetch("ruby_ref")
+    assert_equal "", outputs.fetch("ruby_tag")
+    assert_equal "commit", outputs.fetch("rails_provenance_kind")
+    assert_equal RAILS_COMMIT, outputs.fetch("rails_ref")
+    assert_equal "", outputs.fetch("rails_tag_object")
+  end
+
+  def test_unpublished_candidate_rejects_mixed_or_mismatched_provenance
+    @document.dig("clients", "opencode-ruby", "provenance")["tag"] = "v0.0.1.alpha8"
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate::ValidationError) { candidate.verify! }
+    assert_match(/commit provenance keys/, error.message)
+
+    @document.dig("clients", "opencode-ruby", "provenance").delete("tag")
+    @document.dig("clients", "opencode-ruby", "provenance")["commit"] = "f" * 40
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate::ValidationError) { candidate.verify! }
+    assert_match(/provenance commit/, error.message)
+  end
+
+  def test_published_candidate_requires_annotated_tag_provenance_for_both_clients
+    publish_document!
+
+    candidate.verify!
+
+    @document.dig("clients", "opencode-ruby")["provenance"] = {
+      "kind" => "commit",
+      "commit" => RUBY_COMMIT
+    }
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate::ValidationError) { candidate.verify! }
+    assert_match(/provenance kind must equal "annotated-tag"/, error.message)
+  end
+
+  def test_published_candidate_rejects_wrong_tag_object_shape_or_peel
+    publish_document!
+    ruby_provenance = @document.dig("clients", "opencode-ruby", "provenance")
+    ruby_provenance["annotated_tag_object"] = "short"
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate::ValidationError) { candidate.verify! }
+    assert_match(/annotated tag object must be a full lowercase 40-character/, error.message)
+
+    ruby_provenance["annotated_tag_object"] = "3" * 40
+    ruby_provenance["peeled_commit"] = "f" * 40
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate::ValidationError) { candidate.verify! }
+    assert_match(/peeled commit/, error.message)
+  end
+
+  def test_rejects_non_lockstep_runtime_dependency
+    dependency = @document.dig("clients", "opencode-rails", "runtime_dependencies", "opencode-ruby")
+    dependency["requirement"] = "~> 0.0.1.alpha8"
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate::ValidationError) { candidate.verify! }
+    assert_match(/runtime dependency requirement/, error.message)
+
+    dependency["requirement"] = "= 0.0.1.alpha8"
+    dependency["ref"] = "f" * 40
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate::ValidationError) { candidate.verify! }
+    assert_match(/runtime dependency ref/, error.message)
+  end
+
+  def test_output_script_validates_the_repository_manifest
+    output, error, status = Open3.capture3(
+      RbConfig.ruby,
+      File.join(ROOT, "scripts/client_candidate_outputs.rb")
+    )
+
+    assert status.success?, error
+    assert_includes output.lines, "ruby_ref=#{RUBY_COMMIT}\n"
+    assert_includes output.lines, "rails_ref=#{RAILS_COMMIT}\n"
+    assert_includes output.lines, "publication_state=unpublished\n"
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def candidate
+    OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate.new(@document)
+  end
+
+  def publish_document!
+    @document["publication_state"] = "published"
+    {
+      "opencode-ruby" => "3" * 40,
+      "opencode-rails" => "4" * 40
+    }.each do |name, tag_object|
+      client = @document.fetch("clients").fetch(name)
+      client["provenance"] = {
+        "kind" => "annotated-tag",
+        "tag" => "v#{client.fetch('version')}",
+        "annotated_tag_object" => tag_object,
+        "peeled_commit" => client.fetch("ref")
+      }
+    end
+  end
+end

test/lockstep_client_contract_test.rb

@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ require_relative "../ruby/lockstep_client_contract"
 
 module LockstepClientContractTestSources
   class Git
-    attr_reader :revision
+    attr_reader :ref, :revision, :uri
 
-    def initialize(revision)
+    def initialize(revision, ref: revision, uri: OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::OPENCODE_RUBY_GIT_URI)
       @revision = revision
+      @ref = ref
+      @uri = uri
     end
   end
 
@@ -36,13 +38,16 @@ class LockstepClientContractTest < Minitest::Test
     Dir.mkdir(@ruby_path)
     Dir.mkdir(@rails_path)
     @env = {
+      "OPENCODE_CLIENT_PUBLICATION_STATE" => "published",
       "OPENCODE_RUBY_PATH" => @ruby_path,
       "OPENCODE_RUBY_COMMIT" => RUBY_COMMIT,
+      "OPENCODE_RUBY_PROVENANCE_KIND" => "annotated-tag",
       "OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG" => RUBY_TAG,
       "OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG_OBJECT" => RUBY_TAG_OBJECT,
       "OPENCODE_RUBY_VERSION" => VERSION,
       "OPENCODE_RAILS_PATH" => @rails_path,
       "OPENCODE_RAILS_COMMIT" => RAILS_COMMIT,
+      "OPENCODE_RAILS_PROVENANCE_KIND" => "annotated-tag",
       "OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG" => RAILS_TAG,
       "OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG_OBJECT" => RAILS_TAG_OBJECT,
       "OPENCODE_RAILS_VERSION" => VERSION
@@ -79,20 +84,90 @@ class LockstepClientContractTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_equal "#{expected_json}\n", output.string
     assert_equal "#{expected_json}\n", File.binread(evidence_path)
     assert_equal "pass", document.fetch("status")
+    assert_equal 2, document.fetch("schema_version")
+    assert_equal "published", document.fetch("publication_state")
     assert_equal RUBY_COMMIT, document.dig("opencode_ruby", "checkout_commit")
+    assert_equal RUBY_COMMIT, document.dig("opencode_ruby", "bundler_git_ref")
     assert_equal RUBY_COMMIT, document.dig("opencode_ruby", "bundler_git_revision")
-    assert_equal RUBY_TAG_OBJECT, document.dig("opencode_ruby", "tag_provenance", "annotated_tag_object")
-    assert_equal RUBY_COMMIT, document.dig("opencode_ruby", "tag_provenance", "peeled_commit")
-    assert_equal RUBY_TAG, document.dig("opencode_ruby", "tag_provenance", "tag")
+    assert_equal OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::OPENCODE_RUBY_GIT_URI,
+      document.dig("opencode_ruby", "bundler_git_uri")
+    assert_equal "annotated-tag", document.dig("opencode_ruby", "source_provenance", "kind")
+    assert_equal RUBY_TAG_OBJECT, document.dig("opencode_ruby", "source_provenance", "annotated_tag_object")
+    assert_equal RUBY_COMMIT, document.dig("opencode_ruby", "source_provenance", "peeled_commit")
+    assert_equal RUBY_TAG, document.dig("opencode_ruby", "source_provenance", "tag")
     assert_equal RAILS_COMMIT, document.dig("opencode_rails", "checkout_commit")
-    assert_equal RAILS_TAG_OBJECT, document.dig("opencode_rails", "tag_provenance", "annotated_tag_object")
-    assert_equal RAILS_COMMIT, document.dig("opencode_rails", "tag_provenance", "peeled_commit")
+    assert_equal RAILS_TAG_OBJECT, document.dig("opencode_rails", "source_provenance", "annotated_tag_object")
+    assert_equal RAILS_COMMIT, document.dig("opencode_rails", "source_provenance", "peeled_commit")
     assert_equal "= #{VERSION}", document.dig("opencode_rails", "runtime_dependency", "requirement")
     assert_equal RUBY_VERSION, document.fetch("ruby_runtime_version")
     assert_nil document.dig("workflow", "run_id")
     assert_equal expected_json, JSON.generate(JSON.parse(expected_json).sort.to_h)
   end
 
+  def test_accepts_unpublished_commit_only_provenance_without_tag_lookup
+    use_commit_only_provenance!
+
+    document = contract.verify
+
+    assert_equal "unpublished", document.fetch("publication_state")
+    assert_equal({"commit" => RUBY_COMMIT, "kind" => "commit"},
+      document.dig("opencode_ruby", "source_provenance"))
+    assert_equal({"commit" => RAILS_COMMIT, "kind" => "commit"},
+      document.dig("opencode_rails", "source_provenance"))
+  end
+
+  def test_publication_state_cannot_weaken_published_tag_binding
+    @env["OPENCODE_RUBY_PROVENANCE_KIND"] = "commit"
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::ContractError) { contract.verify }
+    assert_match(/published candidate/, error.message)
+
+    use_commit_only_provenance!
+    @env["OPENCODE_RAILS_PROVENANCE_KIND"] = "annotated-tag"
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::ContractError) { contract.verify }
+    assert_match(/unpublished candidate/, error.message)
+  end
+
+  def test_commit_only_provenance_rejects_residual_tag_coordinates
+    use_commit_only_provenance!
+    @env["OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG"] = RUBY_TAG
+
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::ContractError) { contract.verify }
+
+    assert_match(/must not supply OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG/, error.message)
+  end
+
+  def test_commit_only_provenance_stops_when_the_release_tag_appears
+    use_commit_only_provenance!
+    set_git_result(
+      @ruby_path,
+      ["rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/tags/#{RUBY_TAG}"],
+      RUBY_TAG_OBJECT
+    )
+
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::ContractError) { contract.verify }
+
+    assert_match(/release tag #{Regexp.escape(RUBY_TAG)} already exists/, error.message)
+    assert_match(/publication_state must be published/, error.message)
+  end
+
+  def test_commit_only_provenance_does_not_treat_git_errors_as_an_absent_tag
+    use_commit_only_provenance!
+    @git_results[[@ruby_path, ["rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/tags/#{RUBY_TAG}"]]] =
+      OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::GitCommandError.new("corrupt ref", exitstatus: 128)
+
+    resolver = lambda do |path, *arguments|
+      result = resolve_git(path, *arguments)
+      raise result if result.is_a?(Exception)
+
+      result
+    end
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::ContractError) do
+      contract(git_resolver: resolver).verify
+    end
+
+    assert_match(/could not check opencode-ruby release tag: corrupt ref/, error.message)
+  end
+
   def test_rejects_checkout_commit_mismatch_for_either_client
     {
       @ruby_path => "opencode-ruby checkout commit",
@@ -223,6 +298,17 @@ class LockstepClientContractTest < Minitest::Test
     @bundle_ruby_spec.source = LockstepClientContractTestSources::Git.new("f" * 40)
     error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::ContractError) { contract.verify }
     assert_match(/Bundler opencode-ruby revision/, error.message)
+
+    @bundle_ruby_spec.source = LockstepClientContractTestSources::Git.new(RUBY_COMMIT, ref: "main")
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::ContractError) { contract.verify }
+    assert_match(/Bundler opencode-ruby ref/, error.message)
+
+    @bundle_ruby_spec.source = LockstepClientContractTestSources::Git.new(
+      RUBY_COMMIT,
+      uri: "https://example.test/opencode-ruby.git"
+    )
+    error = assert_raises(OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract::ContractError) { contract.verify }
+    assert_match(/Bundler opencode-ruby URI/, error.message)
   end
 
   def test_rejects_loaded_rails_gem_from_another_checkout
@@ -278,6 +364,7 @@ class LockstepClientContractTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_equal 1, status.exitstatus
     failure = JSON.parse(File.binread(evidence_path))
     assert_equal "opencode-client-lockstep", failure.fetch("contract")
+    assert_equal 2, failure.fetch("schema_version")
     assert_equal "fail", failure.fetch("status")
     assert_match(/missing required environment/, failure.fetch("error"))
     assert_equal failure, JSON.parse(stderr)
@@ -285,10 +372,10 @@ class LockstepClientContractTest < Minitest::Test
 
   private
 
-  def contract(ruby_version: VERSION, rails_version: VERSION)
+  def contract(ruby_version: VERSION, rails_version: VERSION, git_resolver: method(:resolve_git))
     OpenCodeCompat::LockstepClientContract.new(
       env: @env,
-      git_resolver: method(:resolve_git),
+      git_resolver: git_resolver,
       loaded_specs: {
         "opencode-ruby" => @ruby_spec,
         "opencode-rails" => @rails_spec
@@ -315,4 +402,14 @@ class LockstepClientContractTest < Minitest::Test
   def set_git_result(path, arguments, result)
     @git_results[[path, arguments]] = result
   end
+
+  def use_commit_only_provenance!
+    @env["OPENCODE_CLIENT_PUBLICATION_STATE"] = "unpublished"
+    @env["OPENCODE_RUBY_PROVENANCE_KIND"] = "commit"
+    @env["OPENCODE_RAILS_PROVENANCE_KIND"] = "commit"
+    @env.delete("OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG")
+    @env.delete("OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG_OBJECT")
+    @env.delete("OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG")
+    @env.delete("OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG_OBJECT")
+  end
 end

test/matrix_json_test.rb

@@ -12,9 +12,18 @@ class MatrixJsonTest < Minitest::Test
 
   def setup
     @tmp = Dir.mktmpdir("opencode-matrix-json")
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(@tmp, "lib/opencode_compat"))
     FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(@tmp, "scripts"))
     FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(@tmp, "manifests"))
     FileUtils.cp(File.join(ROOT, "scripts/matrix_json.rb"), File.join(@tmp, "scripts"))
+    FileUtils.cp(
+      File.join(ROOT, "lib/opencode_compat/client_candidate.rb"),
+      File.join(@tmp, "lib/opencode_compat")
+    )
+    FileUtils.cp(
+      File.join(ROOT, "manifests/client-candidate.json"),
+      File.join(@tmp, "manifests")
+    )
     @manifest = JSON.parse(File.read(File.join(ROOT, "manifests/image-matrix.json")))
   end
 
@@ -50,6 +59,32 @@ class MatrixJsonTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_match(/certification_scope must be shared-client-contract-only/, error)
   end
 
+  def test_rejects_a_matrix_bound_to_another_client_candidate
+    @manifest.fetch("client_candidate")["opencode_ruby_commit"] = "f" * 40
+
+    _output, error, status = run_matrix(@manifest)
+
+    refute status.success?
+    assert_match(/must equal the exact client candidate/, error)
+  end
+
+  def test_allows_reviewed_candidate_certification_without_changing_coordinates
+    @manifest.fetch("client_candidate")["certification_status"] = "certified"
+
+    _output, error, status = run_matrix(@manifest)
+
+    assert status.success?, error
+  end
+
+  def test_rejects_unknown_candidate_certification_status
+    @manifest.fetch("client_candidate")["certification_status"] = "deployed"
+
+    _output, error, status = run_matrix(@manifest)
+
+    refute status.success?
+    assert_match(/certification_status must be pending or certified/, error)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def run_matrix(manifest)

test/repository_test.rb

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require "json"
 require "minitest/autorun"
+require_relative "../lib/opencode_compat/client_candidate"
 require_relative "../lib/opencode_compat/runtime_tuple_promoter"
 
 class RepositoryTest < Minitest::Test
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@ class RepositoryTest < Minitest::Test
   end
 
   def test_public_matrix_uses_only_immutable_oci_digests
-    targets = json("manifests/image-matrix.json").fetch("public_ci")
+    manifest = json("manifests/image-matrix.json")
+    assert_equal 2, manifest.fetch("schema_version")
+    targets = manifest.fetch("public_ci")
     refute_empty targets
     targets.each do |target|
       assert_match %r{\Aghcr\.io/anomalyco/opencode@sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}\z}, target.fetch("image")
@@ -45,38 +48,87 @@ class RepositoryTest < Minitest::Test
       assert_equal ["ruby-rest-sse"], target.fetch("profiles")
       assert_equal "shared-client-contract-only",
         target.fetch("certification_scope", "shared-client-contract-only")
-      next unless target.fetch("certification_status") == "certified"
+      assert_equal "pending", target.fetch("certification_status")
+      previous = target["previous_certification"]
+      next unless previous
 
-      assert_match(/\A[0-9a-f]{40}\z/, target.fetch("certified_client_commit"))
-      assert_equal target.fetch("expected_text"), target.fetch("full_text")
-      assert_equal 1, target.fetch("llm_request_count")
+      assert_equal "certified", previous.fetch("status")
+      assert_match(/\A[0-9a-f]{40}\z/, previous.fetch("client_commit"))
+      assert_equal previous.fetch("expected_text"), previous.fetch("full_text")
+      assert_equal 1, previous.fetch("llm_request_count")
     end
   end
 
-  def test_candidate_client_train_is_lockstep_and_bound_to_annotated_tags
+  def test_candidate_client_train_is_lockstep_and_bound_to_unpublished_commits
     candidate = json("manifests/client-candidate.json")
+    OpenCodeCompat::ClientCandidate.new(candidate).verify!
     clients = candidate.fetch("clients")
     release_train = candidate.fetch("release_train")
 
-    assert_equal 2, candidate.fetch("schema_version")
+    assert_equal 3, candidate.fetch("schema_version")
     assert_equal "candidate", candidate.fetch("status")
+    assert_equal "unpublished", candidate.fetch("publication_state")
+    assert_equal "0.0.1.alpha8", release_train
     assert_equal %w[opencode-rails opencode-ruby], clients.keys.sort
 
     clients.each do |name, client|
-      provenance = client.fetch("tag_provenance")
+      provenance = client.fetch("provenance")
       assert_equal "ajaynomics/#{name}", client.fetch("repository")
       assert_equal release_train, client.fetch("version")
       assert_match(/\A[0-9a-f]{40}\z/, client.fetch("ref"))
-      assert_equal "v#{release_train}", provenance.fetch("tag")
-      assert_match(/\A[0-9a-f]{40}\z/, provenance.fetch("annotated_tag_object"))
-      assert_equal client.fetch("ref"), provenance.fetch("peeled_commit")
+      assert_equal "commit", provenance.fetch("kind")
+      assert_equal client.fetch("ref"), provenance.fetch("commit")
+      refute provenance.key?("tag")
     end
 
+    assert_equal "9277646a4bb2cf25a8384ffc140b154f49ea5766", clients.dig("opencode-ruby", "ref")
+    assert_equal "a9add2a7c1dd3eb978aa8b4ebf9ef7e111d1057f", clients.dig("opencode-rails", "ref")
     dependency = clients.fetch("opencode-rails").fetch("runtime_dependencies").fetch("opencode-ruby")
     assert_equal "= #{release_train}", dependency.fetch("requirement")
     assert_equal clients.fetch("opencode-ruby").fetch("ref"), dependency.fetch("ref")
   end
 
+  def test_image_matrix_is_pending_and_bound_to_the_exact_client_candidate
+    candidate = json("manifests/client-candidate.json")
+    clients = candidate.fetch("clients")
+    matrix_candidate = json("manifests/image-matrix.json").fetch("client_candidate")
+
+    assert_equal "pending", matrix_candidate.fetch("certification_status")
+    assert_equal candidate.fetch("release_train"), matrix_candidate.fetch("release_train")
+    assert_equal candidate.fetch("publication_state"), matrix_candidate.fetch("publication_state")
+    assert_equal clients.dig("opencode-ruby", "ref"), matrix_candidate.fetch("opencode_ruby_commit")
+    assert_equal clients.dig("opencode-rails", "ref"), matrix_candidate.fetch("opencode_rails_commit")
+
+    json("manifests/image-matrix.json").fetch("host_canary").each do |target|
+      assert_equal "pending", target.fetch("certification_status")
+      previous = target.fetch("previous_certification")
+      assert_includes %w[candidate-certified certified], previous.fetch("status")
+      assert_match(/\A[0-9a-f]{40}\z/, previous.fetch("client_commit"))
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_alpha8_local_image_evidence_is_review_input_not_app_certification
+    evidence = json("evidence/2026-07-20-opencode-alpha8-pre-release-shared-client.json")
+    candidate = json("manifests/client-candidate.json").fetch("clients")
+
+    assert_equal "not-certified", evidence.fetch("certification_status")
+    assert_equal "shared-client-contract-only", evidence.fetch("coverage_scope")
+    assert_equal "unpublished", evidence.fetch("publication_state")
+    assert_equal candidate.dig("opencode-ruby", "ref"), evidence.dig("clients", "opencode_ruby", "commit")
+    assert_equal candidate.dig("opencode-rails", "ref"), evidence.dig("clients", "opencode_rails", "commit")
+    assert_equal true, evidence.dig("clients", "opencode_ruby", "executed")
+    assert_equal false, evidence.dig("clients", "opencode_rails", "executed_by_image_contract")
+    assert_equal 5, evidence.fetch("checks").length
+    evidence.fetch("checks").each do |check|
+      assert_equal "pass", check.fetch("status")
+      assert_equal ["ruby-rest-sse"], check.fetch("executed_profiles")
+      assert_equal check.fetch("expected_text"), check.fetch("full_text")
+      assert_equal 1, check.fetch("authoritative_assistant_message_count")
+      assert_equal 1, check.fetch("llm_request_count")
+    end
+    assert evidence.fetch("limitations").any? { |entry| entry.include?("remain unverified") }
+  end
+
   def test_certified_migration_keeps_previous_tuple
     tuples = json("manifests/runtime-tuples.json")
     return unless tuples.fetch("migration_state") == "certified"
@@ -204,7 +256,11 @@ class RepositoryTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_includes workflow, "repository: ajaynomics/opencode-ruby"
     assert_includes workflow, "repository: ajaynomics/opencode-rails"
     assert_includes workflow, "path: opencode-rails"
-    assert_includes workflow, "ruby: [\"3.2\", \"3.3\", \"3.4\"]"
+    assert_includes workflow, "ruby: [\"3.2\", \"3.3\", \"3.4\", \"4.0\"]"
+    assert_includes workflow, "scripts/client_candidate_outputs.rb"
+    assert_includes workflow, "OPENCODE_CLIENT_PUBLICATION_STATE"
+    assert_includes workflow, "OPENCODE_RUBY_PROVENANCE_KIND"
+    assert_includes workflow, "OPENCODE_RAILS_PROVENANCE_KIND"
     assert_includes workflow, "ruby/lockstep_client_contract.rb"
     assert_includes workflow, "OPENCODE_RUBY_TAG_OBJECT"
     assert_includes workflow, "OPENCODE_RAILS_TAG_OBJECT"