---
type: Audit
tier: 50_AUDITS
strand:
- operations
- constitutional
audience:
- operators
- engineers
- researchers
difficulty: intermediate
prerequisites:
- MCP_Tools
- Tool_Surface_Architecture
- Audit_MCP_Tools_vs_Wiki
- Governed_Packet_Contract
tags:
- deploy
- release-gate
- seal
- hold
- drift
- readiness
sources:
- wiki/raw/mcp_deploy_gate_prompt_2026-04-11.md
- arifosmcp/runtime/public_registry.py
- arifosmcp/runtime/tool_specs.py
- tests/test_public_registry.py
last_sync: '2026-04-11'
confidence: 0.96
---

# Audit MCP Deploy Gate

`Audit_MCP_Deploy_Gate` is the canonical Ω-Wiki page for the current arifOS MCP **deploy gate verdict**.

It draws a strict boundary between:

1. the **formatter / shared-output path**, which is sealable in isolation
2. the **full MCP surface**, which remains on **888 HOLD**

This page is a release-gate doctrine page, not a claim that the full MCP surface has already been repaired.

## 1. Current Verdict

- **Local SEAL**: formatter / shared-output path
- **Global 888 HOLD**: full arifOS MCP release

The formatter/output work is deployable in isolation, but the full MCP surface is not yet seal-ready.

## 2. Why the Full MCP Surface Is Still on HOLD

The current gate remains blocked because all of the following are true:

- `worktree_clean = 0`
- `public_surface_decided = 0`
- `tool_surface_drift > 0`
- `naming_inconsistency_count > 0`

In practical terms:

- runtime/exported tool truth is still larger than the public contract tested by the registry
- the `arifos_kernel` versus `arifos_route` split has not been fully resolved
- the exact public surface is still ambiguous
- the current repo state is not a clean release boundary

## 3. Physics Band

**Physics note**: MCP contract drift keeps configuration entropy too high to freeze a stable release state; sealing now would freeze a high-entropy configuration that is expensive to reverse.

In arifOS law, this threatens:

- **F1 Amanah** — rollback and release discipline become unclear
- **F4 Clarity / Delta S <= 0** — drift increases entropy instead of reducing it

The deploy gate therefore treats premature sealing as a thermodynamically expensive mistake rather than a harmless label mismatch.

## 4. Math Band

Seal Readiness is defined as:

\[
SR = worktree\_clean \times public\_surface\_decided \times \mathbf{1}[tool\_surface\_drift = 0] \times \mathbf{1}[naming\_inconsistency\_count = 0]
\]

Current gate values:

| Metric | Current State | Required for SEAL |
|---|---:|---:|
| `worktree_clean` | 0 | 1 |
| `public_surface_decided` | 0 | 1 |
| `tool_surface_drift` | > 0 | 0 |
| `naming_inconsistency_count` | > 0 | 0 |

Therefore:

- `SR = 0`
- full-release **SEAL is constitutionally disallowed**

Supporting metric:

\[
tool\_surface\_drift = |T_{runtime} - T_{registry}|
\]

For the current audit state, runtime and registry/test contract are not yet equal, so drift remains non-zero.

## 5. Linguistic Band

**Linguistic anchor**: "Measure twice, cut once."

This is the correct governance motto for the current release decision: the formatter path can be sealed locally, but the full MCP release cannot be cut while drift remains unresolved.

## 6. Canonical Next Orders

The next orders must be executed in this exact sequence:

1. **Decide the public tool canon** and record it in the capability registry.
2. **Align runtime, registry, manifests, and tests** to that canon so `tool_surface_drift = 0`.
3. **Eliminate the kernel / route naming split** everywhere, leaving one canonical name and at most one temporary alias.
4. **Cut from a clean worktree only** and rerun the broader arifOS readiness suite in a clean environment.

## 7. Step-to-Metric Mapping

Each next order flips exactly one term in the deploy gate:

| Step | Primary Effect | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Decide canon | `public_surface_decided` | `1` |
| Align runtime/registry/tests | `tool_surface_drift` | `0` |
| Eliminate naming split | `naming_inconsistency_count` | `0` |
| Cut clean release boundary | `worktree_clean` | `1` |

This makes the release gate operational rather than rhetorical: `SR` only flips to `1` when all four steps have been completed.

## 8. Agent Checklist YAML

The following checklist is the canonical agent-facing deploy gate for the current state:

```yaml
deploy_gate:
  epoch: "2026-04-11"
  local_verdict: "SEAL"
  global_verdict: "HOLD_888"
  sr_formula: "worktree_clean * public_surface_decided * 1[tool_surface_drift=0] * 1[naming_inconsistency_count=0]"
  current_state:
    worktree_clean: 0
    public_surface_decided: 0
    tool_surface_drift: ">0"
    naming_inconsistency_count: ">0"
    sr: 0
  target_state:
    worktree_clean: 1
    public_surface_decided: 1
    tool_surface_drift: 0
    naming_inconsistency_count: 0
    sr: 1
  step_effects:
    decide_public_canon: "public_surface_decided -> 1"
    align_runtime_registry_tests: "tool_surface_drift -> 0"
    eliminate_kernel_route_split: "naming_inconsistency_count -> 0"
    cut_clean_release_boundary: "worktree_clean -> 1"
  release_rule: "Full MCP SEAL is disallowed until sr = 1."
```

## 9. Contract Relation to 3x3 + 1

This deploy gate sits above the 3x3 + 1 doctrine:

- it does not decide the canon itself
- it decides whether the canon, runtime, tests, and manifests are coherent enough to release

In packet/contract terms, the deploy gate is a **release-time tripwire**:

- if drift is non-zero, downgrade to **HOLD**
- if naming is split, downgrade to **HOLD**
- if the repo boundary is not clean, downgrade to **HOLD**
- only when `SR = 1` may full MCP `SEAL` be considered

## 10. Final Release Line

Formatter path: SEALABLE. Full arifOS MCP: 888 HOLD until drift = 0 and SR flips to 1.

DITEMPA BUKAN DIBERI — 999 SEAL ALIVE
