| name | governance-check |
| description | Compact governance status check — signal store, queue state, mandate status. Designed as a /loop target for continuous monitoring.
CENTROID:
on-demand read-only governance state snapshot
IS:
- compact status dashboard across mandate, signals, queue, and cadence
- /loop-compatible polling surface for continuous monitoring
- single-pass read of canonical summary files
IS NOT:
collapse_zones:
- governance mutator (never writes to signal, queue, mandate, or audit surfaces)
- signal triage (classification belongs to /siren; governance-check only displays counts)
- queue promoter (queue.jsonl belongs to /review pipeline)
- judgment surface (never evaluates whether state warrants action — only surfaces it)
- deep scan (one-pass summary read only; no multi-file reconstruction)
sibling_overlaps:
- /siren (signal dashboard — deeper, triage-capable)
- /statusline (ambient radar — same data, passive render)
- /review (judgment over the same queue surface)
WHEN:
- when a compact governance snapshot is needed inside another flow
- when running as a /loop target for continuous monitoring
- when an action recommendation is needed without opening /siren or /review
NOT WHEN:
- when action is intended (use /siren, /review, or /governance-mandate-cycle)
- during /cadence (cadence writes state; governance-check reads — same boundary cannot do both)
- when deep reconstruction is needed (raw ledger scanning is governance-layer work)
RELATES TO:
- /statusline (ambient observability — statusline renders passively; governance-check responds to an explicit poll)
- /siren (signal ops — governance-check surfaces counts; /siren classifies and triages)
- /governance-mandate-cycle (action surface — governance-check flags pending mandate; mandate-cycle consumes it)
ARGS:
stance: dispatch
off_envelope: proceed-with-note
# off_envelope rationale: /governance-check is read-only; an undeclared arg
# cannot cause state damage. proceed-with-note lets future ray additions
# surface without blocking Architect flow.
core_dispatch_rays:
- "" → full snapshot (mandate + signals + queue + cadence)
secondary_modulation_axes:
- verbosity: compact | verbose
|
| user-invocable | true |
/governance-check — Governance Status Dashboard
Lightweight status check for governance surfaces. Returns a compact summary suitable for repeated polling via /loop.
Usage
/governance-check — one-shot status report/loop 10m /governance-check — continuous monitoring every 10 minutes
Checks (sequential, compact output)
1. Mandate Status
Read audit-logs/mogul/mandates/current.json:
- If
status: "pending": report "MANDATE PENDING: {mandate_id} — cycles: {run_now}"
- If
status: "started": report "MANDATE RUNNING: {mandate_id}"
- If
status: "completed" or status: "deferred": report "MANDATE CLEAR"
- If file missing: report "NO MANDATE"
2. Signal Status
Scan audit-logs/signals/*.jsonl for active signals:
- Count signals by state (active, acknowledged, working, warranted)
- Report loudest signal (highest volume)
- Report any active warrants
- Format: "SIGNALS: {active} active, {warranted} warranted. Loudest: {id} (vol={volume}, band={band})"
- If no active signals: "SIGNALS: all clear"
3. Queue Status
Run python3 audit-logs/cprs/build_queue_index.py --json 2>/dev/null or read audit-logs/cprs/queue-index.json:
- Report pending CPR count
- Report total entries
- Format: "QUEUE: {pending} pending, {total} total"
4. Cadence Status
Read .ticzone for current tic and due dates:
- Report current tic
- Report next due cycles (review, mining, ladder, deep)
- Flag any overdue cycles
- Format: "TIC: {current}. Due: review@{N}, mining@{N}, ladder@{N}"
Output Format
Emit exactly one compact block:
--- governance-check @ tic {N} ---
MANDATE: {status}
SIGNALS: {summary}
QUEUE: {summary}
CADENCE: {summary}
---
If any check shows actionable state, append:
ACTION NEEDED: {what} — run {command}
Examples:
ACTION NEEDED: pending mandate — run /governance-mandate-cycleACTION NEEDED: 3 pending CPRs overdue for review — run /reviewACTION NEEDED: active warrant — run /siren
Constraints
- Read-only — never modifies any file
- Compact output — designed for repeated polling, not deep analysis
- No agent spawning — direct file reads only
- If a file is missing or unreadable, report "UNAVAILABLE" for that check, do not error
