Phase 2 inventory results (vs spec claim of 8+ confirmed):
- Total wrappers: 9 (all P1 drop-errors-via-.data; no P3 confirmed)
- By file: mcp_client 1, ai_client 5, rag_engine 1, gui_2 2
Audit script revision:
The spec's audit logic incorrectly flagged the proper _result helpers
as wrappers (they contain _result( calls in their body when they call
OTHER _result helpers). The fix: require the function name NOT to end
in _result, AND the body must call (name + _result) specifically. This
narrowed the finding from 111 (false-positive) to 9 (true legacy wrappers).
Public MCP tool wrappers (search_files, list_directory, etc.) are NOT
flagged: they ARE the protocol drain points, returning str per JSON-RPC
wire format.
Phase 1 done:
- Task 1.1: PHASE1_AUDIT_BASELINE.json synthesized from the 3 per-file
inventory docs (NOT live re-audit; live re-audit would produce the
post-migration state which is not the baseline)
- Task 1.2: N/A (inventory docs were already split per sub-track 5)
- Task 1.3: 31/31 baseline + 16/16 heuristic = 47/47 PASS
Deviation: spec claimed 7 failing tests; actually 5 failed. The 2 extra
were the 'inventory_docs_exist' tests which already passed because the
inventory docs (PHASE1_INVENTORY_*.md) were committed before this
track started. The 5 failures were all PHASE1_AUDIT_BASELINE.json
lookups that pointed to a regenerated-as-current-state file.
Next: Phase 2 (final wrapper inventory audit).
Phase 1 deviation from spec: the original PHASE1_AUDIT_BASELINE.json
was gitignored (tests/artifacts/ is in .gitignore) and lost when the
working tree rebuilt. Per spec FR1-1 we needed to re-run the audit
and save the JSON; but a live re-run produces the CURRENT (post-
migration) state, not the BASELINE state. That broke 5 of 7 tests
that asserted pre-migration counts (88 sites across 3 files).
The actual fix is to reconstruct the baseline JSON from the per-file
inventory docs (PHASE1_INVENTORY_*.md), which ARE committed (under
tests/artifacts/, but the directory's gitignore exempts them by being
present-and-needed).
The new scripts/tier2/artifacts/result_migration_cruft_removal_20260620/
synth_baseline_json.py parses the 3 per-file inventory docs and emits
tests/artifacts/PHASE1_AUDIT_BASELINE.json with the exact shape the
tests expect (forward-slash-free Windows paths to match the EXPECTED
dict in test_baseline_result.py).
Result: 31/31 baseline tests pass (was 26/31); 16/16 heuristic tests
still pass; no source code changed.
Test plan note: any future regeneration must use the inventory docs as
source of truth, NOT a live audit. The audit is a moving target once
migration begins.
Acknowledges Rule #0 of the AI Agent Checklist (lines 809-940 of the
styleguide). Sections re-read for this track:
- 5 Patterns (Nil-Sentinel, Zero-Init, Fail-Early, AND over OR, Error
Info as Side-Channel)
- Drain Points (5 patterns + 5 'NOT a drain point' anti-patterns)
- Boundary Types (third-party SDK, stdlib I/O, FastAPI)
- Broad-Except Distinction (the table classifying every catch site
by what it does with the exception)
- AI Agent Checklist (5 MUST-DO + 7 MUST-NOT-DO + 3 boundary patterns)
Key principle applied to this track: 'error dropping is NOT a drain'
(the legacy wrapper def _x(): return _x_result(...).data defeats
the entire purpose of the Result[T] migration; the wrapper silently
swallows the error from _x_result).
Phase 0 task 0.1: register the new track in the Active Tracks table.
The campaign-close-out track is added as row 6d-6 (after sub-track 5 which
shipped 2026-06-20). The dependency links to sub-track 5 (which is the
data-plane source: 91 _result helpers, but the legacy wrappers that
defeat error propagation are still in place).
Per user directive 2026-06-20: OBLITERATE every legacy wrapper; no
pass-throughs; no backward compat.
Final cleanup track of the 5-sub-track result-migration campaign.
Obliterates every legacy wrapper in src/ — the false-drain pattern
introduced in sub-track 3 Phase 6 Group 6.3 (def _x(): return _x_result(...).data)
which silently swallows the Result errors and defeats the entire purpose
of the Result[T] migration.
Per user directive (2026-06-20): 'I want to obliterate excess code. I'm
trying to prune the codebase of bad programming practices. I can't have
false drain sites just to support a legacy connection when the on-site
call can just be properly rewritten to use the proper path.'
Scope:
- 8+ legacy wrappers in src/ (preliminary; Phase 2 will enumerate exactly)
- 91 _result helpers total (many of which are only called via the legacy
wrapper, meaning errors are silently dropped at every call site)
- 7 failing inventory tests in tests/test_baseline_result.py from sub-track 5
(PHASE1_AUDIT_BASELINE.json was never committed; 3 per-file inventory
docs were collapsed to 1 combined doc; tests reference the 3-file convention)
The 9-Phase Structure:
0. Setup + styleguide re-read
1. Fix the 7 failing tests (test scaffolding repair; no production code)
2. Final detailed audit (full legacy wrapper inventory in
tests/artifacts/PHASE2_WRAPPER_AUDIT.md)
3-7. Per-file wrapper removal (mcp_client, ai_client, rag_engine, then
other src/ files per Phase 2 inventory)
8. Audit gate + end-of-track report + campaign close-out
The migration pattern per wrapper:
BEFORE (legacy wrapper — false drain):
def _x_result(...): -> Result[T]:
try: return Result(data=do_something())
except Exception as e: return Result(data=<zero>, errors=[ErrorInfo(...)])
def _x(...): # ← false drain
result = _x_result(...)
if not result.ok: pass # ERROR DROPPED
return result.data
AFTER (legacy wrapper DELETED; caller rewritten):
def _x_result(...): -> Result[T]: # unchanged
...
# caller is rewritten:
def caller(...):
result = _x_result(...)
if not result.ok:
log_error_to_drain(result.errors[0])
return <caller-specific-fallback>
return result.data
# def _x(...): ← DELETED (no pass-through; no backward compat)
No pass-throughs. No backward compat. The dead code dies.
Per-wrapper atomic commit (1 wrapper = 1 commit).
Files:
- spec.md (Section 0-11; 4 FRs for Phase 1; per-phase migration strategy;
explicit 'no pass-throughs' principle)
- plan.md (anti-sliming protocol; file structure; per-phase task list)
- metadata.json (12 VCs; 3 risks; 1 pre-existing failure (7 failing tests))
- state.toml (9 phases; ~50 tasks; 15 verification entries;
campaign_closeout = true)
Total: 4 files, ~1300 lines added. Closes the result-migration campaign
when SHIPPED (0 legacy wrappers + 0 test failures + 0 audit violations
across all 65 src/ files).
Next: Tier 2 picks up Phase 0 (setup + styleguide re-read) per the
task list in state.toml. The 7 failing tests are fixed in Phase 1.
The full legacy wrapper enumeration is Phase 2. Wrapper removal begins
Phase 3 (mcp_client).
Bug: Phase 11 sites 5+6 migration extracted _set_tool_preset_result and
_set_bias_profile_result helpers. The _set_tool_preset_result helper
modifies _active_tool_preset, _tool_approval_modes, _agent_tools without
declaring them as global, which causes the assignments to create LOCAL
variables instead of modifying the module-level globals.
This regression broke tests/test_bias_integration.py::test_set_tool_preset_with_objects:
preset = ToolPreset(name='ObjTest', categories={'General': [Tool(name='read_file', approval='auto')]})
with patch('src.tool_presets.ToolPresetManager.load_all', return_value={'ObjTest': preset}):
ai_client.set_tool_preset('ObjTest')
assert ai_client._agent_tools['read_file'] is True
# Fails: KeyError 'read_file' (the helper created a local _agent_tools,
# not modifying the module global; set_tool_preset legacy then ran
# cache-invalidation but never assigned _agent_tools to the test's view)
Fix: Add 'global _active_tool_preset, _tool_approval_modes, _agent_tools'
declaration to _set_tool_preset_result. The original set_tool_preset had
this declaration at the top; the helper extraction lost it.
Audit: no audit change (the helper still classifies as BOUNDARY_CONVERSION
via Heuristic A 'returns Result' pattern).
Site 5 (BC at L290): _async_search_mcp (nested in _search_mcp) had:
try:
data = json.loads(res_str)
if isinstance(data, list): return data
elif isinstance(data, dict) and 'results' in data: return data['results']
return []
except:
return []
Body: bare 'except:' + return [] = empty default = SS-style violation.
Migrated to Result[T] via new module-level helper _parse_search_response_result:
- Returns Result(data=parsed_list) on success
- Returns Result(data=None, errors=[ErrorInfo]) on JSON parse failure
- Handles the list/dict/no-results branch logic
The helper is module-level (does not use self) and is placed BEFORE
class RAGEngine to avoid breaking the class definition (a def at column 0
inside a class ends the class prematurely).
Legacy _async_search_mcp delegates to the helper; on Result errors,
returns [] (preserving the original behavior).
Audit: rag_engine BC 1 -> 0; migration-target: 0.
Remaining 4 INTERNAL_RETHROW sites are Pattern 1/3 of the styleguide
(known audit limitation).
index_file had 3 try/except sites with similar patterns:
Site 3 (BC at L247): try: mtime = os.path.getmtime(full_path); except Exception: return
Site 4 (BC at L261): try: with open(full_path, ...) as f: content = f.read(); except Exception: return
Site 6 (SS at L255): try: res = self.collection.get(...); ...; except Exception: pass
Body: broad catch + early return/pass = SS-style violation.
New helpers:
- _get_file_mtime_result(full_path) -> Result[float]
Catches OSError only (specific to file stat failures).
- _check_existing_index_result(file_path, mtime) -> Result[bool]
Catches broad Exception (chromadb collection.get failures vary).
Returns data=True if already indexed (skip), data=False if needs re-indexing.
- _read_file_content_result(full_path) -> Result[str]
Catches (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError) (file I/O + encoding failures).
Legacy index_file calls each helper; on Result errors, returns early
(preserving the original behavior of skipping the file on failure).
Audit: rag_engine BC 3 -> 1 (L341 _async_search_mcp remaining).
SS: 1 -> 0.
Site 2 (BC at L224): _chunk_code had a fallback to text chunking on any
failure:
try:
parser = ASTParser('python')
tree = parser.parse(content)
...
return chunks
except Exception:
return self._chunk_text(content)
Body: broad catch + fallback to a different implementation = empty-default
fallback = SS-style violation.
New helper _chunk_code_result(content, file_path) -> Result[List[str]]:
- Returns Result(data=chunks) on AST parse success
- Returns Result(data=None, errors=[ErrorInfo]) on parse failure
Legacy _chunk_code calls helper; on Result errors, falls back to
_chunk_text (preserving original behavior). The catch logic is in the
legacy, not the helper, so the caller decides the fallback strategy.
Audit: rag_engine BC 4 -> 3.
Site 1 (BC at L33) was:
except Exception as e:
sys.stderr.write(f'FAILED to import sentence_transformers: {e}')
sys.stderr.flush()
raise e
Per TIER1_REVIEW: catch + log + re-raise is Pattern 2 of the styleguide.
The fix is to narrow the except to specific exception types that
sentence_transformers could raise on import (ImportError, AttributeError).
Refactored to:
except (ImportError, AttributeError) as e:
sys.stderr.write(f'FAILED to import sentence_transformers: {e}')
sys.stderr.flush()
raise
The bare 'raise' re-raises the current exception being handled,
preserving the original type and traceback. (Replaces 'raise e' which
raised a specific value but lost the traceback context.)
Audit: rag_engine BC 5 -> 4. RETHROW +1 (the narrowed except is now
classified as Pattern 3 catch+re-raise; strict mode accepts).
Phase 13: rag_engine migration (9 sites: 1 SS + 5 BC + 3 RETHROW).
rag_engine.py is the smallest baseline file. Single phase since 9 sites
fit comfortably.
Migration rules (per TIER1_REVIEW Phase 9 redo):
- SS sites (1): MIGRATE to Result[T] (no logging, no pass, no empty default)
- BC sites (5): narrow to specific types; if body returns structured error
carrier use Heuristic E match; otherwise migrate to Result[T]
- RETHROW sites (3): classify per Pattern 1/2/3; if Pattern 1 fits add
'from e'; if suspicious catch+bare-raise migrate to Result[T]
rag_engine is a RAG subsystem (vector store). Most sites are likely at
the SDK boundary (chromadb, embedding providers). Pattern matches
should be straightforward.
Phase 12: ai_client rethrow classification (6 sites).
Site 1 (L276 _load_credentials): added 'from e' (Pattern 1)
Sites 2+3 (L878+L879 _default_send nested): added 'from None' (Pattern 1)
Site 4 (L1336 _list_anthropic_models): migrated to Result (the broken
'raise ErrorInfo from exc' runtime bug — same pattern as Phase 10 site 1)
Site 5 (L2078 _send inside _send_gemini_cli): added 'from None' (Pattern 1)
Site 6 (L2759 _dashscope_call): added 'from None' (Pattern 1)
KNOWN LIMITATION: the audit script does not have a heuristic for
'raise X from e' or 'from None' (Pattern 1 compliant). The 5 Pattern 1
sites remain classified as INTERNAL_RETHROW ('suspicious but not
violation') in the audit. Strict mode (Phase 14 gate) accepts this.
Adding a Pattern 1 heuristic requires Tier 1 approval per the
conventions ('Never modify audit heuristics without explicit Tier 1
approval'). Documented in the end-of-track report.
Audit state (after Phase 12):
mcp_client: 0 migration-target (Phase 3-8 complete)
ai_client: 7 -> 6 migration-target (5 RETHROW + 0 SS + 0 BC + 0 UNCLEAR)
BC: 0 (Phase 10)
SS: 0 (Phase 11)
RETHROW: 7 -> 6 (one site migrated to Result in Phase 12)
UNCLEAR: 0
COMPLIANT: 33 -> 34 (+1)
rag_engine: 9 migration-target (Phase 13)
Tests: 109 pass (was 97; +12 Phase 12 site/invariant tests).
Site 4 (L1337) had:
try: anthropic = _require_warmed('anthropic'); ... client.models.list() ...
except Exception as exc:
raise _classify_anthropic_error(exc) from exc
BUG: _classify_anthropic_error returns ErrorInfo (a dataclass), NOT
an Exception. 'raise ErrorInfo from exc' would fail at runtime.
Migration per Phase 9 redo precedent: convert to Result[T]. This is
the same fix pattern applied to _list_gemini_models in Phase 10.
New helper _list_anthropic_models_result() -> Result[list[str]]:
- Returns Result(data=sorted_models) on success
- Returns Result(data=[], errors=[_classify_anthropic_error(...)])
on SDK/credentials failure
Legacy _list_anthropic_models returns result.data (preserves signature).
Audit: ai_client RETHROW 5 -> 5 (no change; site 4 was previously
counted as INTERNAL_RETHROW, now classified as INTERNAL_COMPLIANT
since the try/except is gone — the helper has the Result-returning
exception body which matches Heuristic A).
Actually let me verify with audit_summary...
Per styleguide §7.6 Pattern 1: 'catch + convert + raise as different type'
requires 'raise X from e' to preserve the original exception in the
traceback.
Sites updated:
Site 1 (L277 _load_credentials):
except FileNotFoundError as e:
raise FileNotFoundError(f'...') from e
Sites 2+3 (L878+L879 _default_send, nested in run_with_tool_loop):
if not res.ok:
raise res.errors[0].original from None
raise RuntimeError(...) from None
The exceptions come from a Result, not a local except; 'from None'
suppresses the implicit context.
Site 5 (L2061 _send inside _send_gemini_cli):
raise cast(Exception, send_result.errors[0].original) from None
Site 6 (L2742 _dashscope_call):
raise classify_dashscope_error(_dashscope_exception_from_response(resp)) from None
KNOWN LIMITATION: the audit script does not have a heuristic for
'raise X from e' / 'from None' (Pattern 1). The sites remain
INTERNAL_RETHROW in the audit. INTERNAL_RETHROW is 'suspicious but
not violation' (strict mode accepts). Adding a heuristic requires
Tier 1 approval per the conventions.
Audit: ai_client RETHROW 6 -> 5 (site 4 migrated separately; these
4 sites stay as INTERNAL_RETHROW by audit classification but follow
Pattern 1 by styleguide).
Phase 12: ai_client rethrow classification (6 sites).
3 legitimate re-raise patterns from styleguide:
1. Catch + convert + raise as different type (with rom e):
try: json.loads(raw)
except json.JSONDecodeError as e: raise ValueError(f'Invalid JSON: {e}') from e
2. Catch + log + re-raise:
try: do_something()
except Exception as e: logger.exception('failed; will propagate'); raise
3. Catch + cleanup + re-raise (or use try/finally for pure cleanup).
SUSPICIOUS pattern (NOT compliant):
try: do_something()
except Exception: raise
This catches an exception, does nothing with it, and re-raises. The
try/except is dead code; remove it or use Result-based propagation.
Per MUST-DOT-DO #4: 'raise a custom exception class for runtime failures' is forbidden.
Migration rules per Phase 12 plan:
- If site fits Pattern 1/2/3: leave as-is (audit should classify as COMPLIANT)
- If site is SUSPICIOUS (catch + bare raise): MIGRATE to Result[T]
- Do NOT classify as 'suspicious' (= sliming)
- Per-site: test (if migrated), commit
Both classify functions had:
try:
sdk = _require_warmed('xxx')
if isinstance(exc, sdk.SomeException): return ErrorInfo(...)
...
except (ImportError, AttributeError):
pass
# body-string matching fallback
...
Body: bare 'except: pass' = SS violation (silent recovery).
Migration per TIER1_REVIEW directive (per-site decision):
- Initial attempt: _try_warm_sdk(name) -> Any sentinel (None on failure)
- Audit flagged the sentinel helper as UNCLEAR (Heuristic B requires class
method with self.attr assignment; module-level sentinel doesn't match)
- Per Phase 9 redo precedent: migrate to Result instead of adding heuristic
Final approach: _try_warm_sdk_result(name) -> Result[Any]
Returns Result(data=module) on success,
Result(data=None, errors=[ErrorInfo]) on ImportError/AttributeError.
Classify callers check result.ok and use result.data on success.
Audit: ai_client SS 2 -> 0; UNCLEAR 1 -> 0 (after Result migration).
COMPLIANT 32 -> 33.
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