iter cli-diag-human: route WorkspaceLoadError through diagnostic in non-JSON path

Closes P2 todo "CLI human-mode diagnostic surface for
WorkspaceLoadError" surfaced by ct.1.8 tester (2026-05-11).
Pre-iter, non-JSON `ail check` (+8 sibling subcommands) propagated
loader errors via anyhow's Display, producing
`Error: <message>` without the bracketed `[code]` prefix the JSON
path emits.

Fix: new private helper `load_workspace_human(path)` in
crates/ail/src/main.rs that wraps ailang_surface::load_workspace,
threads any WorkspaceLoadError through workspace_error_to_diagnostic,
formats the resulting Diagnostic into a single stderr line
`error: [<code>] <def>: <message>`, and exits non-zero. Pure I/O
errors still propagate as anyhow errors.

Nine call sites swapped to the helper (check non-JSON arm, build,
run, emit-ir, prose, describe, deps, diff, manifest). The JSON arm
of `ail check` keeps its explicit `match` — different output
contract (structured stdout array).

The BareCrossModuleTypeRef Diagnostic message gained the existing
migration-command hint ("Run `ail migrate-canonical-types` to fix
legacy fixtures.") so the ct.1.8 actionable-hint test stays green.
The hint previously rode on WorkspaceLoadError's thiserror Display;
making workspace_error_to_diagnostic the single source for both
JSON and human paths required moving it into the Diagnostic body.

RED test crates/ail/tests/cli_diag_human_workspace_load_error.rs
pins the bracketed-code surface on a missing-import workspace
(tempdir-based fixture; no committed corpus addition).

cargo test --workspace: 565/0/3. clippy + doc: zero warnings.
Roadmap entry struck.
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# iter cli-diag-human — non-JSON CLI surfaces `WorkspaceLoadError` with bracketed `[code]`
**Date:** 2026-05-14
**Started from:** 6755060 (post-rpe.1.tidy)
**Status:** DONE
## Summary
Closes the P2 todo "CLI human-mode diagnostic surface for
`WorkspaceLoadError`" surfaced by the ct.1.8 tester (2026-05-11).
Pre-iter, the non-JSON path of every CLI subcommand that called
`ailang_surface::load_workspace(&path)?` propagated the error via
anyhow's Display — producing `Error: <thiserror-formatted-message>`
on stderr — while the JSON path of `ail check --json` correctly
routed through `workspace_error_to_diagnostic` and emitted the
bracketed `[code]` prefix. The asymmetry made the human-mode
output harder to triage and less consistent across the toolchain.
Fix: new private helper `load_workspace_human(path) -> Result<Workspace>`
in `crates/ail/src/main.rs` that wraps `ailang_surface::load_workspace`,
threads any `WorkspaceLoadError` through the existing
`workspace_error_to_diagnostic`, formats the resulting `Diagnostic`
into a single stderr line of shape
`error: [<code>] <def>: <message>`, and exits non-zero. Pure I/O
errors (where `workspace_error_to_diagnostic` returns `None` per
the loader's own contract) still propagate as anyhow errors so the
caller's `?`-flow stays well-behaved.
Nine call sites in `main.rs` swapped from
`ailang_surface::load_workspace(<expr>)?` to
`load_workspace_human(<expr>)?`: the `ail check` (non-JSON arm),
`build`, `run`, `emit-ir`, `prose`, `describe`, `deps`, `diff`,
`manifest` paths. The JSON arm of `ail check` (line 596) kept its
explicit `match` shape — it builds a structured diagnostics array
on stdout, which is a different output contract.
The `BareCrossModuleTypeRef` arm of `workspace_error_to_diagnostic`
gained the existing migration-command hint
("Run `ail migrate-canonical-types` to fix legacy fixtures.") so
that the ct.1.8 actionable-hint test
(`check_human_mode_emits_actionable_message_to_stderr`) stays
green. The hint was previously carried by `WorkspaceLoadError`'s
thiserror Display impl; making `workspace_error_to_diagnostic` the
single source for both JSON and human paths required moving it
into the Diagnostic message body.
## Files touched
- `crates/ail/src/main.rs` — new `load_workspace_human` helper
(~25 lines, including doc comment); 9 call-site swaps; one
Diagnostic message gained the migration-hint suffix.
- `crates/ail/tests/cli_diag_human_workspace_load_error.rs`
new RED-pin test (tempdir-based fixture asserting
`[module-not-found]` in stderr on a missing-import workspace).
- `docs/roadmap.md` — entry struck through.
## Verification
- RED test `check_non_json_emits_bracketed_module_not_found`
flipped from RED to GREEN.
- `cargo test --workspace` → 565 / 0 / 3 (was 564 pre-iter; +1
from this iter's RED pin).
- `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets` → 0 warnings.
- `cargo doc --workspace --no-deps` → 0 warnings.
## Concerns
- (none)
## Known debt
- (none)
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into one overlay, or stay split. Surfaced during the
env-construction unify audit.
- context: JOURNAL 2026-05-10 ("Audit close: env-construction unify"); closed by iter ctt.1 — DESIGN.md §"Env construction" anchors the split decision.
- [ ] **\[todo\]** CLI human-mode diagnostic surface for `WorkspaceLoadError`
non-JSON `ail check` routes ct.1 errors via `anyhow`/`thiserror`
Display (`Error: <message>`) instead of going through
`workspace_error_to_diagnostic`, so the bracketed `[code]` prefix
the JSON path carries is missing. Plausibly applies to every CLI
subcommand that calls `load_workspace(&path)?` directly.
- context: JOURNAL 2026-05-11 ("Iteration ct.1") — surfaced by ct.1.8 tester.
- [x] **\[todo\]** CLI human-mode diagnostic surface for `WorkspaceLoadError`.
Shipped 2026-05-14 as iter cli-diag-human — a new `load_workspace_human`
helper in `crates/ail/src/main.rs` routes 9 non-JSON
`ailang_surface::load_workspace(&path)?` call sites through
`workspace_error_to_diagnostic`, so the bracketed `[code]` prefix is
preserved across `ail check`, `build`, `run`, `emit-ir`, `prose`,
`describe`, `deps`, `diff`, `manifest`.
- context: per-iter journal `docs/journals/2026-05-14-iter-cli-diag-human.md`.
- [x] **\[todo\]** Retire dead `KindMismatch` arm — `validate_classdefs`'s
`walk_kind_mismatch` path is structurally unreachable through
well-formed schema post-ct.1 (the canonical-form validator catches