Stamp resolvable provenance from a fresh scaffold's first run (aura new leaves no HEAD) #243

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2026-07-12T17:58:54+02:00

Brummel commented

2026-07-12 17:58:54 +02:00

Gap (fieldtest cycle-241, 2026-07-12, engine at `72c0b8a`)

aura new <name> git-inits the fresh data-only project but creates no commit, so git rev-parse HEAD fails and the very first advertised quickstart run stamps an empty provenance block — the manifest carries "project":{} instead of the commit-only provenance the glossary/ledger describe for data-only runs. The first manifest a newcomer ever produces is silently un-reproducible-by-commit; provenance only becomes real after the user's own first commit.

Direction (fieldtest recommendation): aura new (and aura nodes new) follow the git init with an initial commit of the scaffolded files, so a fresh project has a HEAD from the start; alternatively the docs stop promising commit stamping before the first commit. The initial-commit direction fits the audit-trail ethos (a manifest should be re-derivable from day one).

## Gap (fieldtest cycle-241, 2026-07-12, engine at 72c0b8a) `aura new <name>` git-inits the fresh data-only project but creates no commit, so `git rev-parse HEAD` fails and the very first advertised quickstart run stamps an empty provenance block — the manifest carries `"project":{}` instead of the commit-only provenance the glossary/ledger describe for data-only runs. The first manifest a newcomer ever produces is silently un-reproducible-by-commit; provenance only becomes real after the user's own first commit. Direction (fieldtest recommendation): `aura new` (and `aura nodes new`) follow the git init with an initial commit of the scaffolded files, so a fresh project has a HEAD from the start; alternatively the docs stop promising commit stamping before the first commit. The initial-commit direction fits the audit-trail ethos (a manifest should be re-derivable from day one).

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2026-07-12 20:18:17 +02:00

Add a wiring-only project tier: Aura.toml without a crate is the smallest project #241

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2026-07-12 22:20:41 +02:00

test(cli): RED — a fresh scaffold leaves no resolvable HEAD (#243)

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feat(cli): scaffolds make the initial commit — provenance resolves from run one

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