# Ticket Execution Ralph Language Checks

ID: evidence:20260513-ticket-execution-ralph-language-checks
Type: Evidence Dossier
Status: recorded
Created: 2026-05-13
Updated: 2026-05-13
Observed: 2026-05-13

## Summary

Validation for `ticket:20260513-ticket-execution-ralph-language`: targeted terminology scans, source inspection, package smoke/pack checks, and Markdown whitespace checks after making ticket execution language Ralph-centered.

## Observations

- Observation: targeted stale-phrasing scan of `loom-core/skills` found no matches for ticket execution language that implies direct ticket execution or Ralph only as optional delegation.
  - Procedure/source: `grep` tool over `/loom-core/skills`, include `*.md`, pattern `current context|delegation helps|handed to a worker|when delegation|execute those tickets|executed from the ticket|execute from the ticket|cannot be executed|fresh or separate|fresh-context|fresh context|separate-context|separate context`.
  - Actual result: no files found.
- Observation: targeted scans of `README.md`, `PROTOCOL.md`, and `ARCHITECTURE.md` found no stale ticket execution or context-shape phrasing in those files.
  - Procedure/source: `grep` tool include-specific scans for `README.md`, `PROTOCOL.md`, and `ARCHITECTURE.md` with the relevant stale patterns.
  - Actual result: no files found.
- Observation: targeted source inspection found Ralph execution language throughout `loom-core/skills/loom-tickets`.
  - Procedure/source: `grep` tool over `loom-core/skills/loom-tickets`, include `*.md`, pattern `Ralph packet|Ralph packets|Ralph-backed|execution contract|ticket slices`, followed by source read of the changed sections.
  - Actual result: ticket skill prose now says tickets own state/acceptance/closure and Ralph packets own bounded execution/review slices; acting guidance says ticket execution uses Ralph packets.
- Observation: Core smoke check passed.
  - Procedure/source: `npm --prefix loom-core run smoke` from repository root.
  - Actual result: JSON output reported `"ok": true`, `usingLoomFileCount: 7`, `instructionCount: 7`, `skillCount: 11`, and deduped instructions.
- Observation: Playbooks smoke check passed.
  - Procedure/source: `npm --prefix loom-playbooks run smoke` from repository root.
  - Actual result: JSON output reported `"ok": true`, `doesNotPreloadCoreDoctrine: true`, `skillCount: 25`, and deduped skill paths.
- Observation: Core package check passed.
  - Procedure/source: `npm --prefix loom-core run pack:check` from repository root.
  - Actual result: smoke passed and `npm pack --dry-run` reported tarball contents for `@z3z1ma/open-loom-core@0.2.1`.
- Observation: Playbooks package check passed.
  - Procedure/source: `npm --prefix loom-playbooks run pack:check` from repository root.
  - Actual result: smoke passed and `npm pack --dry-run` reported tarball contents for `@z3z1ma/open-loom-playbooks@0.2.1`.
- Observation: Markdown diff whitespace check passed.
  - Procedure/source: `git diff --check` from repository root.
  - Actual result: no output.

## Artifacts

- Tool output from `npm --prefix loom-core run smoke` - Core smoke passed with `ok: true`.
- Tool output from `npm --prefix loom-playbooks run smoke` - Playbooks smoke passed with `ok: true`.
- Tool output from `npm --prefix loom-core run pack:check` - Core smoke and dry-run pack passed.
- Tool output from `npm --prefix loom-playbooks run pack:check` - Playbooks smoke and dry-run pack passed.
- Tool output from `git diff --check` - no output.

## What This Shows

- `ticket:20260513-ticket-execution-ralph-language#ACC-001` - supports - source inspection found `loom-tickets` now separates ticket ownership of state/acceptance/closure from Ralph ownership of execution/review slices.
- `ticket:20260513-ticket-execution-ralph-language#ACC-002` - supports - `acting-on-tickets.md` now says ticket execution uses Ralph packets for implementation, review, inspection, and audit slices.
- `ticket:20260513-ticket-execution-ralph-language#ACC-003` - supports - loop, plan-slicing, incremental implementation, and current docs no longer present normal ticket execution as bypassing Ralph packets.

## What This Does Not Show

This evidence does not prove historical `.loom` records or eval records use the new terminology. It does not replace a semantic audit of every implication, though the ticket acceptance explicitly waives separate audit for this terminology-only slice when grep evidence, source inspection, smoke, pack, and diff checks pass.

## Related Records

- `ticket:20260513-ticket-execution-ralph-language` - consuming ticket.
