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It also added a durable closeout ledger for intentionally not-ported upstream behavior, package metadata rationale, `.gitignore` rationale, graph seed preservation, and privacy-safe validation evidence. *** ## Deliverables ### Files Created | File | Purpose | Lines | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | `docs/phase-40-port-closeout.md` | Shipped behavior, not-ported rationale, and metadata ledger. | \~190 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase40-session17-docs-metadata-and-gitignore-closeout/spec.md` | Session scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria. | \~338 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase40-session17-docs-metadata-and-gitignore-closeout/tasks.md` | Completed 21-task implementation checklist. | \~67 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase40-session17-docs-metadata-and-gitignore-closeout/implementation-notes.md` | Task log, audit evidence, scans, and final notes. | \~794 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase40-session17-docs-metadata-and-gitignore-closeout/code-review.md` | Review result and resolved findings. | \~105 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase40-session17-docs-metadata-and-gitignore-closeout/security-compliance.md` | Security and GDPR review for the documentation session. | \~87 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase40-session17-docs-metadata-and-gitignore-closeout/validation.md` | Final validation report with PASS result. | \~402 | | `.spec_system/specs/phase40-session17-docs-metadata-and-gitignore-closeout/IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md` | Completion summary for updateprd handoff. | \~82 | ### Files Modified | File | Changes | | ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `.spec_system/state.json` | Marked Session 17 complete, cleared `current_session`, and appended completion history. | | `.spec_system/PRD/phase_40/PRD_phase_40.md` | Updated progress to 17/18, marked Session 17 complete, and added completed-session notes. | | `package.json` | Incremented patch version from `0.5.120` to `0.5.121`. | | `README.md` | Synced the root version line and refreshed Hermes Agent Surface documentation. | | `docs/api/README_api.md` | Documented shipped Hermes model intelligence, chat, command, MoA save, and voice bridge routes. | | `docs/agent-pages.md` | Updated current Hermes page, Chat, Pantheon, Ministry, admin endpoint, and test references. | | `docs/data-contract.md` | Added browser-safe Hermes model, command, MoA save, and voice metadata boundaries. | | `docs/local-voice-setup.md` | Added environment-backed voice parity and live-provider caveats. | | `docs/intelligence-view.md` | Aligned Hermes Intelligence naming, voice ownership, payload shape, and verification limits. | | `docs/README_docs.md` | Added the Phase 40 closeout ledger to the docs index. | | `docs/ongoing-projects/TODO.md` | Recorded shipped behavior and deferred upstream items for handoff. | | `docs/CHANGELOG.md` | Added the Session 17 closeout entry and version bookkeeping. | *** ## Technical Decisions 1. **Document shipped AI OS behavior only**: Docs describe the implemented split Hermes bridges, hooks, parsers, and product surfaces instead of upstream monolithic routes or planned behavior. 2. **Keep provider credentials environment-only**: Voice parity is documented as broker respawn from ignored local environment, not browser key persistence. 3. **Preserve graph seed contracts**: Generated `graphify-out/` remains ignored, while committed `src/data/graphs/` seed fixtures remain tracked. *** ## Test Results | Metric | Value | | ----------------- | ------------- | | Full test files | 420 passed | | Full tests | 4816 passed | | Markdown lint | PASS | | Targeted Prettier | PASS | | Privacy scans | PASS | | Phrase scans | PASS | | ASCII/LF checks | PASS | | Coverage | Not generated | *** ## Lessons Learned 1. Upstream port closeout docs need explicit not-ported rationale to prevent future sessions from rediscovering intentionally skipped behavior. 2. Voice documentation should describe the user outcome and security boundary, not the upstream browser-storage mechanism. 3. Package metadata and graph ignore decisions are safer when recorded as current-state rationale instead of copied wholesale from upstream. *** ## Future Considerations Items for future sessions: 1. Session 18 should run full validation and final handoff for Phase 40. 2. Future voice docs should add live-provider proof only after local credentials are available and a real manual run passes. 3. 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