Run local verification before changing the installer, hook behavior, goal state, or completion gates.

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Static checks

Covered:
  • node --check extension.mjs
  • node --check bin/goalctl.mjs
  • node --check lib/goal-core.mjs
  • node --check adapters/mcp/server.mjs
  • node --check adapters/vscode-chat/hook-runner.mjs
  • node --check scripts/install.mjs
  • local-runtime guard through scripts/assert-local-runtime.mjs
  • shell syntax checks
  • JSON validation for manifests and hook config

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Test suite

Covered:
  • session ID sanitization
  • activation prompt trimming
  • slash-command /goal activation detection
  • sensitive value redaction
  • append-safe evidence merging
  • intentional clearing of remaining and blockers
  • refusal of weak completion evidence
  • unresolved discovered issue blocking
  • evidence-backed issue resolutions for renamed, merged, duplicate, superseded, or clearer-worded issues
  • rejection of wildcard, target-only, or unevidenced issue-resolution claims
  • closed terminal blocked-goal handling
  • multi-session and multi-directory state isolation
  • same-directory ambiguity detection
  • same-directory continuation across resumed copies of the same goal
  • compact prompt notes
  • no raw history leakage in summaries
  • hook quiet exit with no goal
  • subagentStart boundary-only context
  • agentStop blocking while a goal remains open
  • agentStop ignoring terminal blocked goals
  • preCompact snapshot side effect
  • recoverable drift warning helper behavior
  • VS Code Chat hook output shape
  • VS Code Chat prompt activation and continuation
  • VS Code Chat stop blocking
  • VS Code Chat persisted drift tracking
  • VS Code Chat installer direct-tool behavior
  • VS Code extension runtime update-state detection
  • MCP stdio server tool listing, goal flow, and validation-error behavior
  • MCP install config merge and doctor health checks

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Fixture sanity check

Expected result: fail before an agent fixes it. The failure is intentional. It proves the runtime E2E prompt is asking Copilot to do real work, not recite hardcoded facts.