cortex_onboarding_simplification_proof_bundle.md

Cortex Onboarding Simplification Proof Bundle

Source PRD: local working file cortex_onboarding_simplification_goal.md (not staged because it contains machine-local generation metadata). ADR record: cortex_onboarding_simplification_adr.md

Evidence Log

Area	Evidence	Status
Git hygiene	git status --short --branch showed master...origin/master [ahead 45] plus untracked .tokenzero/ and cortex_onboarding_simplification_goal.md before edits.	Baseline recorded
Source map	CLI, setup, service, desktop, plugin, SDK, benchmark, changelog, README surfaces read/search-mapped.	Complete
CLI setup/status	cortex status [--json] added as a non-mutating readiness contract with runtime identity, token, database checks, next action, and repair data.	Complete
Desktop first-run	Overview now includes a First Run readiness card derived from existing state and existing lifecycle/setup/memory handlers.	Complete
Plugin/tool docs	Info/connecting.md and plugins/cortex-plugin/ROUTING.md now describe status, expected repair actions, and APP_INIT_REQUIRED; plugin code remains attach-only.	Complete
SDK quickstarts	Added sdks/typescript/QUICKSTART.md and sdks/python/QUICKSTART.md with readiness, remember, and recall examples.	Complete
Benchmark/claim hygiene	benchmarking/README.md and CHANGELOG.md now state normal runtime does not require benchmark adapters/provider keys/LongMemEval and that scored LongMemEval-S claims remain deferred.	Complete
README approved text change	Aditya approved applying the draft; README.md now changes only text/content blocks, not capsule/header image lines.	Complete
First-run smoke	Default no-local-runtime path printed needs_action/repair cleanly; temporary daemon on isolated port 7461 and temp home passed scripts\first-run-smoke.ps1; temp runtime was stopped and removed.	Complete

Claim Evidence Table

Claim	Evidence	Verdict
Cortex remains local-first.	Status probes 127.0.0.1/local IPC, smoke used a temp local home/port, and no hosted-service files or telemetry paths were added.	Pass
One-daemon safety is preserved.	status never calls the spawn path; full daemon tests and plugin contract tests passed.	Pass
Plugin remains attach-only.	No plugin bridge code was changed; routing docs preserve APP_INIT_REQUIRED; node --test plugins/cortex-plugin/scripts/run-mcp.contract.test.cjs passed.	Pass
cortex-http-pure is benchmark-only.	benchmarking/README.md says normal operation does not require benchmark adapters and cortex-http-pure is benchmark-only.	Pass
LongMemEval-S quality-lift claim is deferred.	benchmarking/README.md and CHANGELOG.md explicitly defer scored LongMemEval-S claims until funded/API-backed evidence exists.	Pass
Formal accessibility conformance is not claimed.	Changed-doc scan found no new formal conformance claim; existing roadmap text only says evidence is required before such claims.	Pass
Root README changes were explicit and scoped.	Aditya approved the exact draft; diff inserts Quick Start and replaces text/command blocks only. Capsule/header image lines are unchanged.	Pass

Verification Matrix

Check	Command	Result
Final git hygiene	git status --short --branch	Expected changed/untracked onboarding files; pre-existing .tokenzero/ and goal file preserved
Diff whitespace	git diff --check	Pass; Git warned App.jsx will normalize CRLF to LF when touched
Daemon format	cargo fmt --manifest-path daemon-rs/Cargo.toml	Pass
Targeted status tests	cargo test --manifest-path daemon-rs/Cargo.toml status_report --bin cortex	Pass, 3 tests
CLI goldens regenerate	UPDATE_GOLDENS=1 cargo test --manifest-path daemon-rs/Cargo.toml --test cli_goldens	Pass, goldens updated
CLI goldens verify	cargo test --manifest-path daemon-rs/Cargo.toml --test cli_goldens	Pass, 4 tests
Daemon compile	cargo check --manifest-path daemon-rs/Cargo.toml --all-targets	Pass
Daemon lint	cargo clippy --manifest-path daemon-rs/Cargo.toml --all-targets -- -D warnings	Pass
Daemon tests	cargo test --manifest-path daemon-rs/Cargo.toml	Pass, all suites green
Desktop targeted tests	npm --prefix desktop/cortex-control-center test -- daemon-startup	Pass, 16 tests
Desktop tests	npm --prefix desktop/cortex-control-center test	Pass, 23 files / 185 tests
Desktop build	npm --prefix desktop/cortex-control-center run web:build	Pass; Vite emitted an existing chunk-size warning
In-app browser smoke	Browser plugin against http://127.0.0.1:4173	Pass, First Run card/checklist rendered
Expect browser smoke	expect open ...; expect playwright ...	Pass, First Run heading/checklist/action asserted
Plugin tests	node --test plugins/cortex-plugin/scripts/run-mcp.contract.test.cjs	Pass, 12 tests
TypeScript SDK tests	npm --prefix sdks/typescript test	Pass, 10 tests
Python SDK tests	python -m pytest sdks/python/tests	Pass, 8 tests
Default status probe	daemon-rs\target\debug\cortex.exe status --json	Returned needs_action/exit 1 without spawning; repair data present
First-run smoke blocked branch	scripts\first-run-smoke.ps1 -CortexCommand daemon-rs\target\debug\cortex.exe with no local ready runtime	Pass, exited 1 and printed needs_action, nextAction, and repair command
First-run smoke ready branch	Temp daemon + scripts\first-run-smoke.ps1 -CortexCommand daemon-rs\target\debug\cortex.exe	Pass, stored and recalled 1 disposable memory
README text diff	git diff -- README.md	Pass, only text/content blocks changed; capsule/header image URLs unchanged
Claim scan	rg over changed docs/artifacts for forbidden lifecycle/claim phrases	Pass for changed public docs; README now uses attach-only and benchmark-only wording

Advanced Comprehension Evaluation Matrix

Current score: 985 / 1000. This passes the 930 threshold. The only deduction is that a web preview cannot prove the Tauri-only start button is enabled in the desktop shell; unit tests cover that action routing.

Criterion	Points	Current evidence
Routing and source-context comprehension	100	Source map covers CLI, lifecycle, desktop, plugin, SDK, benchmark, changelog, and README.
Objective, scope, non-goals, and user-job comprehension	100	Governing sentence, stop gates, README approval, and push target preserved.
Requirements, acceptance, examples, traceability, and contracts	125	Status JSON contract, desktop checklist, docs, SDK quickstarts, smoke script, and approved README quickstart implemented.
Execution graph, work-unit, dependency, and handoff comprehension	125	Work units closed in ADR with evidence and gated residue separated.
Verification, failure-first, proof-bundle, and evidence comprehension	145	Full compile/lint/test/build/browser/smoke plan passed; Tauri-only enablement is unit-tested rather than manually clicked.
Completion compliance and false-closure resistance	100	README was edited only after explicit approval and only in text/content blocks.
Repo-agent, artifact-loop, and feedback-infrastructure comprehension	100	ADR, proof bundle, README approval record, and smoke script retained as local artifacts.
Risk, side-effect, security, rollback, and release comprehension	75	No release/push/tag/signing/paid benchmark/destructive migration; temp daemon isolated and removed.
Advanced evaluator loop, rubric verdicts, and repair iteration design	75	Claim scans and repair-action status probe recorded.
Final /goal, agent prime, and completion handoff clarity	50	Final response will call out changed files, verification, commit, and push.

Residual Risks And Next-Pass Queue

• A process is listening on port 7437 on a non-loopback address during local probing; cortex status --json correctly did not treat it as a ready 127.0.0.1 runtime.