feat(core): template inheritance via @extends / @block (#58)

[dean0x]

Summary

Closes #58

Implements full template inheritance for MDS: a base template defines named @block placeholder regions; a child declares @extends "./base.mds" and overrides those regions selectively. The base compiles standalone; the child splices its overrides into the base skeleton and evaluates the merged result as a single unit.

This is a 5-phase implementation landed across 6 commits on this branch:

Phase	Scope
1	AST (ExtendsDirective, BlockNode), parser, evaluator/validator/resolver arms, limits, scan_imports
2	Resolver inheritance core (text mode): skeleton resolution, splice_skeleton, effective_blocks, MdsError::Extends, circular detection
3	Deep frontmatter merge (deep_merge_yaml), reserved-key exclusion, per-file FM imports, transitive chain, MAX_FRONTMATTER_MERGE_DEPTH=64
4	Messages-mode parity via shared resolve_extends_components helper; has_message_block guard on final_body
5	Error-code finalization, spec §4.11, WASM + NAPI binding tests, CLI integration tests + fixtures

Rendering model

• Base is the skeleton; @block name: bodies are its defaults.
• Child body is leaf-deferred: validate + evaluate happens on final_body (post-splice), not on the child source directly.
• Single merged scope: base_fm < child_fm < runtime_vars; all frontmatter, functions, and imports share one namespace.
• Both text and messages output modes are supported.

Decisions honored (Phase 5)

ID	Decision	Applied where
ADR-008	Bundle related small features into one PR	Single coherent PR for all 5 phases
ADR-005	Branch + full CI before merge	CI gate required
PF-004	No std::fs in binding/test paths	Virtual FS used throughout

Error-code mapping (A3)

Code	Errors
mds::extends	E1 (@extends not first), E2 (two @extends), E3 (stray child content), E4 (unknown block override)
mds::circular_import	E5 (circular / self-extension, with → chain)
mds::name_collision	E7 (@block vs @define), E8 (duplicate @block)
mds::syntax	E9 (@block nesting)
mds::file_not_found	E10 (missing base)

Public API / binding shape: unchanged (A1 / A4)

All existing signatures for compile, compile_str, compile_str_with, compile_with_deps, compile_virtual*, compile_messages_*, check*, scan_imports are unchanged.

CompileOutput and CompileMessagesOutput field sets are unchanged — no new top-level fields added.

Acceptance-criteria coverage

AC	Test location
F1 byte-exact	mds-core::resolver::tests::f1_worked_example_byte_exact, mds-cli::inheritance::f1_analyst_compile_byte_exact
F2 standalone base	f2_standalone_base_compiles_with_defaults (resolver + CLI)
F3 transitive chain	f3_multilevel_deep_merge_transitive (resolver)
F6 deep FM merge	f6_deep_frontmatter_merge_* (resolver), f6_deep_merge_base_only_key_visible_in_child (CLI)
F7 runtime override	f7_runtime_override_precedence (resolver), f7_set_runtime_var_overrides_merged_frontmatter (CLI)
F8 FM imports / control flow	f8_* (resolver), f8_block_body_with_control_flow_and_interp (CLI)
F9 messages mode	f9_messages_mode_* (resolver), f9_messages_mode_child_compiles_to_json_array (CLI), WASM + NAPI
F11 whitespace	f11_whitespace_contract_base_blank_lines_preserved (CLI)
F13 watch / partial	f13_underscore_base_not_emitted_and_child_depends_on_it (CLI)
E1–E9	a3_parser_error_code_table (parser), a3_resolver_error_code_table (resolver)
E5 CLI	e5_circular_inheritance_exits_nonzero_with_chain, e5_self_extension_exits_nonzero
E13 CLI	e13_messages_mode_base_no_message_exits_nonzero
A1 API	Verified by inspection — no signatures changed
A2 deps order	a2_dependencies_contains_base, a2_scan_imports_extends_path_first (CLI)
A3 error codes	Consolidation tests in both parser_tests.rs and resolver.rs
A4 shape	WASM compile_extends_dependencies_contains_base; NAPI INH-1
P2 wide base	p2_wide_base_200_blocks_under_200ms (CLI, 200ms wall-clock bound)
P5 deep chain	p5_deep_chain_32_levels_text_and_messages_under_2s (resolver)
P6 oversized base	p6_pf004_oversized_base_rejected_in_text_mode, ..._messages_mode (resolver)

WASM / NAPI status

WASM tests (crates/mds-wasm/tests/web.rs) were authored but not run locally — local WASM builds require Binaryen v129+ and wasm-pack, which are not installed in this environment. CI exercises them via the .github/actions/setup-wasm/ composite action.

NAPI tests (crates/mds-napi/__test__/index.spec.mjs) were run locally with the rebuilt .node addon and pass (61/61 tests green).

Spec changes

• spec.md §4.11 "Template Inheritance" added (after §4.10 Messages)
• §11 grammar: extends and block productions added; block added to directive alternation
• §10: "Template inheritance" removed from "What's NOT in v0.2" deferred list

Verification gates

Gate	Status
cargo test --workspace	1064 / 1064 pass, 0 regressions
cargo fmt --all --check	PASS
cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings	PASS (0 warnings)
WASM wasm-pack test --node	Authored, not run locally (tooling absent)
NAPI node --test __test__/index.spec.mjs	61 / 61 pass

[dean0x]

CRITICAL: Panic/DoS on untrusted templates — byte offset mismatch

File: crates/mds-core/src/resolver.rs:791
Confidence: 97% (empirically reproduced)

The Issue

This line validates final_body (base skeleton + child overrides) against the child source:

validator::validate(&final_body, &mut scope, ctx.file_str, ctx.source)?;

The problem: final_body contains nodes with byte offsets computed against the base source, but ctx.source is the child source. When an error span is created, error.rs::compute_line_column() tries to slice the child source with a base offset that may not align to a UTF-8 character boundary, causing:

panicked at crates/mds-core/src/error.rs:46:23: byte index N is not a char boundary

Reproduced Case

• Base: @block content:\n{undefined_var}\n@end\n (offset 16 for the variable)
• Child: @extends \"./ああb.mds\"\n (multibyte chars; byte 16 is mid-character)
• Result: Panic instead of graceful error

This is a DoS vector on the public APIs compile_virtual, compile_str, compile_with_deps, and check_virtual with fully attacker-controlled template pairs.

Required Fix (choose one)

1. Preferred: Harden compute_line_column() to return None instead of panicking when offset doesn't align:

   fn compute_line_column(source: &str, offset: usize) -> Option<(usize, usize)> {
       if offset > source.len() || !source.is_char_boundary(offset) {
           return None;
       }
       // ... unchanged
   }

   This fixes the immediate issue AND hardens all future _at() constructors.

2. Defense in depth: Additionally validate final_body against the base source, not the child. The spliced body mixes nodes from two files; carrying per-node source identity (or validating the base skeleton against its own source during process_module_skeleton) yields correct spans without source mismatches.

Tests to Add

An @extends pair where a base-default block triggers a validation error (e.g., undefined variable) and the child source contains multibyte characters positioned so the base offset lands mid-char — asserting graceful error (not panic) in both compile_virtual and check_virtual modes.

Recommendation: Fix before merge. This is a confirmed panic on untrusted input.

[dean0x]

HIGH: Spurious `#[allow(dead_code)]` attributes on production-used items

Files & Confidence:

• crates/mds-core/src/ast.rs:32 — ExtendsDirective.offset (95% confidence)
• crates/mds-core/src/error.rs:591 — extends_error constructor (95% confidence)

The Issue

Both items carry #[allow(dead_code)] but are actively used in production:

ExtendsDirective.offset: Marked dead but read at 6 production sites in resolver.rs (lines 637, 642, 649, 899, 902, 907 — all attach_import_span(e, &ext.path, ..., ext.offset)).

extends_error: Marked dead but called from production code in parser.rs:348 (stray-@extends rejection).

The codebase convention is that #[allow(dead_code)] marks items genuinely unused by production code (e.g., test-only helpers). Applying it to live items is misleading and inconsistent.

Fix

Remove both attributes. Both items compile clean without the suppressions.

Impact: Minor — code quality / consistency only.

[dean0x]

MEDIUM: Duplicated `effective_blocks` seeding logic — DRY + PF-004 divergence risk

File: crates/mds-core/src/resolver.rs
Lines: 586–598 (standalone path) vs 937–949 (skeleton path)
Confidence: 90%

The Issue

Both paths build the root-base effective_blocks map with nearly identical logic — iterating module.body, matching Node::Block, checking membership in block_names, and wrapping in Arc<BlockNode>. The standalone path uses find_map, the skeleton path uses filter_map, but both produce identical results.

This is a textbook PF-004 violation: parallel code paths prone to silent divergence. When one path is later changed (e.g., new dedup logic, ordering changes), the other may drift without notice.

Fix

Extract a single helper function:

fn seed_effective_blocks(
    body: &[Node],
    block_names: &HashSet<String>,
) -> IndexMap<String, Arc<BlockNode>> {
    body.iter()
        .filter_map(|n| match n {
            Node::Block(b) if block_names.contains(&b.name) =>
                Some((b.name.clone(), Arc::new(b.clone()))),
            _ => None,
        })
        .collect()
}

Call from both sites. Guarantees the two paths stay identical by construction.

Impact: Non-breaking refactor. Reduces maintenance burden and eliminates one copy of non-trivial logic.

[dean0x]

HIGH: O(N²) frontmatter accumulation across inheritance chain — test gap

File: crates/mds-core/src/resolver.rs
Key lines: 916–927 (accumulation), 4030–4081 (P5 test)
Confidence: 88%

The Issue

Each intermediate base accumulates all ancestor frontmatter before merging with its own:

deep_merge_yaml(gp_fm, own_fm, 0)  // At level k, gp_fm contains O(k) keys

Cost: O(1 + 2 + ... + N) = O(N²) key-merges across an N-level chain, plus full clones of YAML values at each level.

The cited P5 performance test (p5_deep_chain_32_levels...) does not exercise this path — it builds a chain with empty frontmatter on every level and no overrides (resolver.rs:4040–4054). It measures only the O(1) Arc-clone path, not the quadratic merge.

A realistic deep chain (each level with a few FM keys, or one level with a nested mapping) could be substantially slower than the guard implies.

Fix

1. Add a perf test variant with realistic frontmatter — e.g., a 32-level chain where each level contributes a handful of FM keys (or one level carries a moderately large nested mapping):

   #[test]
   fn p5_deep_chain_realistic_fm_32_levels() { ... }

   Assert an acceptable bound.

2. If the test shows quadratic copy is material, optimize by folding the chain merge once at the leaf rather than re-accumulating at every intermediate level (resolver.rs:922 does transitive merging; resolver.rs:695 does a final merge — partly redundant).

Impact: Bounded by MAX_IMPORT_DEPTH (65), so worst case is acceptable. But the test gap means the suite won't catch a regression if FM-heavy templates are added.

[dean0x]

MEDIUM: Messages-mode inheritance path skips validation — parity + safety gap

File: crates/mds-core/src/resolver.rs:438–457
Confidence: 82%

The Issue

The @extends branch in process_module_messages calls resolve_extends_components and jumps straight to evaluate_messages(&final_body, ...) with no validator::validate() call.

In contrast, text-mode process_module_extends (resolver.rs:791) validates first.

Impact: Correctness/parity gap. Validation is the layer that enforces "evaluator trusts all references exist" (KNOWLEDGE.md anti-pattern: "Calling evaluate before validate"). Skipping it on the messages path means base-default blocks bypass static reference/arity checks that text mode enforces.

Defensively, this gap also means messages mode does not hit the CRITICAL panic (never reaches compute_line_column). But fixing the CRITICAL by hardening compute_line_column must land BEFORE adding validation here to avoid introducing the same panic into messages mode.

Fix

Add validator::validate(&final_body, &mut scope, ctx.file_str, ctx.source)?; before the has_message_block check (resolver.rs:450 area), mirroring text mode. Confirm parity with a test: an @extends child in messages mode whose base-default block references an undefined var should error the same way text mode does.

Blocker for: The CRITICAL panic fix. Land that first; then add this validation safely.

[dean0x]

MEDIUM: E1–E4 error code tests don't assert non-None span

Files:

• crates/mds-core/src/parser_tests.rs:2012, 2032, 2074 (E1/E2 stray/double @extends)
• crates/mds-core/src/resolver.rs:2822, 2857, 4280 (E3/E4 + error code tables)
  Confidence: 88%

The Issue

The error tests assert only the error code (serialize().code), but not the diagnostic span (serialize().span.is_some()).

The compiler populates error spans (see MdsError::extends_error_at), so the diagnostic-location contract is real. But without pinning span.is_some() in tests, a regression that drops the span from a stray-@extends or unknown-override error would silently pass.

Only two places assert spans: f4_intermediate_new_block_rejected (resolver.rs:2929) and the constructor-level extends_error_serialize_code test (resolver.rs:3191).

Fix

In both error-code tables (a3_parser_error_code_table and a3_resolver_error_code_table), after each err.serialize(), also assert the span for E1/E2/E3/E4:

let s = err.serialize();
assert_eq!(s.code, "mds::extends");
assert!(s.span.is_some(), "E3 must carry a source span");

This converts an untested assumption (spans are populated) into a guarded contract.

Impact: Testing only — no behavior change. Improves regression detection.

[dean0x]

Summary: Review Findings & Merge Readiness

Branch: feature/58-template-inheritance → main
PR: #95 — feat(core): template inheritance via @extends / @block
Cycle: 1 (first review)

Merge Status: CHANGES_REQUESTED

Blocking Issue: CRITICAL panic/DoS (see comment above). Must be fixed before merge.

Inline Comments Above

• CRITICAL (97%): Panic on multibyte char boundaries in error spans → fix required
• HIGH (95%): Remove spurious #[allow(dead_code)] on 2 production-used items
• HIGH (88%): O(N²) frontmatter accumulation not covered by P5 perf test
• MEDIUM (90%): Duplicated effective_blocks seeding logic → extract helper
• MEDIUM (82%): Messages-mode skips validation (parity + safety gap)
• MEDIUM (88%): Error code tests don't assert non-None span

Additional Should-Fix Items (no line anchors — repo-level)

1. CHANGELOG missing inheritance feature (92%)

Template inheritance (@extends / @block) is a user-facing language feature with new directives, error code, and limits. The [Unreleased] section has zero mention. Per RELEASING.md, CHANGELOG must be updated for notable changes before coordinated release.

Fix: Add under [Unreleased] → ### Language features:

- `@extends "./base.mds"` + `@block name: … @end` template inheritance. A child
  template extends a base, overriding named `@block` placeholders; only the root
  base declares block names. Frontmatter deep-merges base < child < runtime.
  New error code `mds::extends`; new limits MAX_BLOCKS_PER_MODULE (256) and
  MAX_FRONTMATTER_MERGE_DEPTH (64). See spec §4.11.

2. Stale "Phase N" doc comments (88%)

Several doc comments describe work as "Phase 2/3/5 deferred" when that work is implemented in this PR:

• ast.rs:28–31 — ExtendsDirective.offset doc says Phase 2 will use it; Phase 2 is now
• error.rs:258–260 — MdsError::Extends doc says Phase 5 will retarget; already done
• resolver.rs:37, 76, 79 — Multiple "Phase 3" deferred claims; work is shipped

Fix: Rewrite to present-tense behavior. Examples:

• ExtendsDirective.offset → "Byte offset of the @extends token; the resolver uses it to attach error spans via attach_import_span."
• MdsError::Extends → drop the Phase-5 forward-looking note

3. spec.md mislabeled output mode (88%)

§4.11 line 626 labels an example "Text mode example (base defines @message blocks):" but the output (lines 649–655) is Messages JSON array, not text. Reader following §4.10 convention will be misled.

Fix: Relabel line 626 to "Messages mode example (base defines @message blocks):" (matches the JSON output).

4. spec.md omits @message from @block nesting rules (85%)

§4.11 line 597 lists where @block cannot appear ("cannot appear inside @if, @for, @define, or another @block") but omits @message. The implementation explicitly rejects @block nested in @message. Spec is incomplete.

Fix: Add @message to the list: "…it cannot appear inside @if, @for, @define, @message, or another @block."

Test Coverage

Strong, behavior-focused suite overall (9/10 score). All major acceptance criteria are covered; gaps above (error span assertions, perf test with FM) are polish items.

Consolidated Findings by Severity

Severity	Count	Examples
CRITICAL	1	Panic on multibyte offsets (fix before merge)
HIGH	3	Dead-code attributes, perf test gap, CHANGELOG
MEDIUM	3	DRY loop, messages validation, error spans
Should-Fix (repo-level)	2	Phase doc comments, spec mislabeling

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Reviewers:

• Merge: After CRITICAL panic fix lands + should-fix items addressed
• Testing: Strong; consider adding realistic FM perf test
• Code Quality: Idiomatic Rust; 0 warnings, gates green
• Documentation: Spec is accurate on semantics; prose cleanup needed

All findings generated by multi-agent code review. See linked review reports for detailed analysis.

[dean0x]

🔴 CRITICAL (97% confidence) — Messages-mode example inverts @block/@message nesting

The example places @block context: inside a @message system: block, but the parser explicitly rejects this as mds::syntax (parser.rs:560-564). This contradicts:

1. The spec's own rule (line 597): "@block is top-level only"
2. The table row (line 624): "@message blocks inside @block bodies"
3. Implementation tests (f9_messages_mode_* in resolver.rs)

Correct layout: @block should be top-level with @message inside its body:

@block context:
@message system:
You are a {role} assistant.
No additional context.
@end
@end

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Review cycle 2 • Claude Code

[dean0x]

Resolved in 600cdaa — Rewrote the messages-mode example to use @block top-level with @message inside the block body, matching the f9_* test pattern and the spec's own rules. JSON output verified against resolver.rs.

cc Claude Code

[dean0x]

⚠️ MEDIUM (88% confidence) — Arc::from(slice) deep-clones the entire body AST

Arc::<[Node]>::from(&[Node]) allocates and element-wise clones every Node in the body (O(n) deep clone). The module.body is dead after evaluate + seed_effective_blocks (lines 579, 586), so this clone is pure waste on the standalone path.

Impact: Every standalone module resolution (including non-inheritance .mds files with zero @block declarations) pays an unnecessary deep clone that wasn't incurred pre-inheritance.

Fix: Move the owned Vec<Node> into Arc<[T]> instead of cloning:

let effective_blocks = seed_effective_blocks(&module.body, &block_names);
let effective_skeleton: Arc<[Node]> = module.body.into();  // moves, zero clones

This reuses/transfers the allocation with zero element clones. Same pattern applies at line 922 (root-base arm).

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Review cycle 2 • Claude Code

[dean0x]

Resolved in c7f84e3 — Moved the owned Vec into Arc<[Node]> instead of cloning, eliminating the unnecessary deep-clone on the standalone path. seed_effective_blocks is called before the move to preserve body-declaration order.

cc Claude Code

[dean0x]

⚠️ MEDIUM (92% confidence) — Dead _is_md parameter adds noise

The _is_md: bool parameter is never branched on inside this function body. The leading underscore confirms it is unused. The only call site (line 548) threads its own is_md through, making this a dead parameter that adds clutter to an already 8-argument signature (line 753: #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]).

Fix (mechanical, no borrow-checker impact):

1. Remove _is_md: bool from the function signature here
2. Remove the is_md argument at the call site (line 548)

This drops the parameter count from 8 to 7 and makes it clear the function doesn't discriminate on file type.

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Review cycle 2 • Claude Code

[dean0x]

Resolved in c7f84e3 — Removed _is_md from the function signature and the call site at line 548. Parameter count dropped from 8 to 7; also removed the #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)] lint silence.

cc Claude Code

[dean0x]

⚠️ MEDIUM (82% confidence) — ResolvedModule encodes skeleton-vs-full lifecycle as implicit invariant

ResolvedModule mixes is_skeleton: bool (line 85) with prompt_body: Option<String> (line 64), correlated by an implicit invariant: a skeleton entry always has prompt_body == None, while a full entry may have Some or None.

Problem: The type does not structurally enforce this invariant. The A1 cache-poisoning guard (lines 207, 254–258) exists precisely because the flag and the body can disagree at the cache boundary. Every future field added must reason about both states.

Fix (mechanical, follows Rust reliability principle):

Add a debug_assert! in the ResolvedModule producers (the five sites that construct ResolvedModule) to machine-check the correlation in debug builds:

debug_assert!(!is_skeleton || prompt_body.is_none());

This pins the invariant without requiring a full enum refactor (which is deferred tech debt). Consistent with the repo's "assert invariants in production code, not just tests" reliability rule.

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Review cycle 2 • Claude Code

[dean0x]

Resolved in c7f84e3 — Added debug_assert!(is_skeleton ⇒ prompt_body.is_none()) in the skeleton producer to machine-check the invariant in debug builds, following the repo's reliability principle.

cc Claude Code

[dean0x]

ℹ️ LOW (82% confidence) — Stale "(Phase 2)" internal-phase labels in public rustdoc [DEDUP: documentation + consistency]

Two doc comments reference the internal implementation-plan phase number:

• Line 133: "In a child module (Phase 2) these are override nodes…"
• Line 141: "In inheritance mode (Phase 2) the resolver splices overrides…"

These are residue from cycle-1's present-tense sweep (commit 1c2a374), which updated resolver.rs and error.rs but missed ast.rs. The surrounding prose is accurate; "(Phase 2)" is just noise in public API docs (meaningless to a future reader).

Fix: Drop the parentheticals — the sentences read correctly without them:

• "In a child module these are override nodes that replace the base template's corresponding block."
• "In inheritance mode the resolver splices overrides from the child into the base skeleton…"

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Review cycle 2 • Claude Code

[dean0x]

Resolved in 1c84830 — Removed the '(Phase 2)' parentheticals from the ast.rs doc comments; the sentences read correctly without them and are now consistent with the cycle-1 sweep.

cc Claude Code

[dean0x]

Review Cycle 2: Summary

Cross-cycle status: Cycle 1 fixed 12 findings with 0 false positives. All cycle-1 fixes (UTF-8 boundary validation, messages-mode validate parity, E1-E4 span assertions, phase-N present-tense sweep) are confirmed present in this diff.

Inline Findings (≥80% confidence)

1. 🔴 CRITICAL (97%) — spec.md:628-655 — Messages-mode example inverts @block/@message nesting. Parser rejects; contradicts spec rule and table. Non-compilable. → inline comment

2. ⚠️ MEDIUM (88%) — resolver.rs:583 — Arc::from(slice) deep-clones body AST on every standalone/root resolution. Fix: move Vec into Arc instead of cloning. → inline comment

3. ⚠️ MEDIUM (92%) — resolver.rs:759 — Dead _is_md parameter in process_module_extends (never branched on). Mechanical removal from signature + call site. → inline comment

4. ⚠️ MEDIUM (82%) — resolver.rs:62-86 — ResolvedModule encodes skeleton-vs-full lifecycle as implicit is_skeleton + prompt_body invariant. Fix: add debug_assert! in producers. → inline comment

5. ℹ️ LOW (82%) — ast.rs:133, 141 — Stale "(Phase 2)" internal-phase labels in public rustdoc. Residue from cycle-1 sweep. Cosmetic; drop parentheticals. → inline comment

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Lower-Confidence Suggestions (60-79%, summary only)

Architecture (65-70%):

• ExtendsInput bundle (resolver.rs:753) — 7-parameter process_module_extends could consolidate thread-through args into a bundle struct. Defer-friendly; not mechanical due to borrow-checker.
• splice_skeleton fallback (resolver.rs:1921) — the else { result.extend(...) } branch is provably unreachable. Safe to leave as-is or downgrade to debug_assert!.
• Reserved-key list sync (resolver.rs:1555 vs. lib.rs:432) — deep_merge_yaml and strip_reserved_keys exclude different subsets. Suggest a shared const with comments.

Testing (65-78%):

• e6_depth_limit_exceeded loose assertion — accepts three codes. Pin to mds::import for discrimination.
• e5_circular_inheritance_a_to_b_to_a dead scaffolding — delete unused vars/comments.
• f11_whitespace_contract CLI test — consider byte-exact stdout assertion for parity.

Reliability (60%):

• source[offset..] boundary-guard helper — consider protecting ctx.source[offset..] against out-of-bounds in release. Deferred; current test coverage strong.

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Acknowledged Tech Debt (cycle 1, not re-raised)

Five items evaluated and remain correctly deferred: (1) resolver.rs god-module split, (2) O(N²) frontmatter accumulation, (3) build_merged_extends_scope extraction, (4) resolve_intermediate_base extraction, (5) per-node source identity.

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Next Steps

1. Fix the CRITICAL spec.md example (non-negotiable; blocks merge)
2. Apply the four MEDIUM fixes (low friction; high quality ROI):
   • Arc::from(slice) → Vec::into()
   • Drop _is_md parameter
   • Add debug_assert! in ResolvedModule producers
   • Drop "(Phase 2)" from ast.rs comments
3. Consider lower-confidence suggestions for follow-up cleanup if bandwidth permits

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Claude Code review agent • Cycle 2

[dean0x]

✅ Review Cycle 2: Resolution Complete

Status: 12 of 13 findings fixed, 0 false positives, 1 deferred to tech debt.

Resolved Findings

Finding	Severity	Commit	Status
Messages-mode example (spec.md §4.11)	🔴 CRITICAL	600cdaa	✅ Fixed
Arc::from(slice) deep-clone (resolver.rs ~583/922)	⚠️ MEDIUM	c7f84e3	✅ Fixed
Dead _is_md parameter (resolver.rs ~759)	⚠️ MEDIUM	c7f84e3	✅ Fixed
is_skeleton invariant (resolver.rs ~85)	⚠️ MEDIUM	c7f84e3	✅ Fixed
Stale Phase-2 labels (ast.rs)	ℹ️ LOW	1c84830	✅ Fixed
Flaky P2 perf bound (<200ms)	⚠️ MEDIUM	f1d6dc2	✅ Fixed

Deferred to Tech Debt

I8 — ExtendsInput param bundle (same borrow-checker family as cycle-1's deferred resolver extractions)

• Current signature: 6 params after dead-param removal
• Not triggering lint due to reduced count
• Status: tracked for future refactor

Gate Status

• cargo fmt --all --check ✅ Clean
• clippy --workspace --all-targets -D warnings ✅ 0 warnings
• cargo test --workspace ✅ 1072 passed, 0 failed

Branch Status

• Remote: origin/feature/58-template-inheritance @ c7f84e3 (fast-forward from 58a6477)
• Upstream: Set
• Ready for merge: ✅ Yes

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Resolution posted by Claude Code