fix(governance): ignore released and missing-worktree leases in governed_clone_evidence (ticket-188)

goal/governance/delivery.py

@@ -723,8 +723,17 @@ def governed_clone_evidence(cwd: Path | None = None) -> list[Path]:
             for lease_file in sorted(lease_root.glob("*.json")):
                 try:
                     payload = json.loads(lease_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-                    if isinstance(payload, dict) and payload.get("status") == "released":
-                        continue
+                    if isinstance(payload, dict):
+                        if any(
+                            payload.get(k) == "released"
+                            for k in ("status", "phase", "state")
+                        ) or payload.get("released_at"):
+                            continue
+                        wt_raw = payload.get("worktreePath") or payload.get("worktree")
+                        if not wt_raw and payload.get("worktreeId"):
+                            wt_raw = str(checkouts[0] / ".worktrees" / str(payload["worktreeId"]))
+                        if wt_raw and not Path(str(wt_raw)).exists():
+                            continue
                 except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError, json.JSONDecodeError):
                     pass
                 evidence.append(lease_file)

project/TICKETS.md

@@ -128,5 +128,7 @@ This file indexes governance tickets without taking ownership of
 | **ticket-182** | [`README.md`](./ticket-182/README.md) | - | - | - | - | - |
 | **ticket-183** | [`README.md`](./ticket-183/README.md) | - | - | - | - | - |
 | **ticket-184** | [`README.md`](./ticket-184/README.md) | - | - | - | - | - |
+| **ticket-185** | [`README.md`](./ticket-185/README.md) | - | - | - | - | - |
+| **ticket-186** | [`README.md`](./ticket-186/README.md) | - | - | - | - | - |
 | **ticket-187** | [`README.md`](./ticket-187/README.md) | - | - | - | - | - |
 <!-- AUTO:TICKET_INDEX:END -->

project/ticket-188/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Ticket 188: Ignore released and missing-worktree leases in governed_clone_evidence
+
+- **ID**: ticket-188
+- **Owner**: agent:antigravity
+- **Status**: IN_PROGRESS
+- **Workflow state**: VALIDATION
+- **Created**: 2026-10-18
+
+## Goal and scope
+
+Ignore released (`status="released"`, `phase="released"`, `state="released"`, or `released_at` set) and stale `.subactor/leases/*.json` files whose target worktree directory no longer exists when `governed_clone_evidence` checks whether a non-governed checkout belongs to a governed clone.
+
+SESSION_EXECUTION_AUTHORIZATION: user requested fixing publication issues across semcod/* via ticket creation and Willman execution.
+
+## Acceptance criteria
+
+- [x] AC-01: `governed_clone_evidence` in `goal/governance/delivery.py` skips lease records with `phase="released"`, `state="released"`, `released_at`, or a non-existent `worktreePath`/`worktree`/`worktreeId` directory.
+- [x] AC-02: Unit tests in `tests/test_governance_delivery.py` and `./project/governance-check.sh` pass (`GOV-PASS`).
+
+## Tracking boundary
+
+This directory contains the minimal reviewed intent. Optional participant prose
+and raw command logs are not required delivery output.

project/ticket-188/intent.json

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+{
+  "schema": "new-project.intent/v3",
+  "ticket": "ticket-188",
+  "summary": "Ignore released and missing-worktree leases in governed_clone_evidence",
+  "workstream": "application",
+  "classification": {
+    "kind": "BUG",
+    "priority": "P1",
+    "origin": "health"
+  },
+  "allowedPaths": [
+    "project/ticket-188/**",
+    "TODO.md",
+    "project/TICKETS.md",
+    "goal/governance/delivery.py",
+    "tests/test_governance_delivery.py"
+  ],
+  "forbiddenPaths": [
+    "project/ticket-*/user-*.md"
+  ],
+  "stacks": [
+    "python"
+  ],
+  "dependsOn": [],
+  "conflictsWith": [],
+  "integrationTicket": null,
+  "delivery": {
+    "acceptedBaseSha": "b6501606c29523c878065a9eeb2cb110b8bd8df0",
+    "targetBranch": "main",
+    "outcome": "Ignore released and stale missing-worktree .subactor/leases/*.json records in governed_clone_evidence so non-governed repositories with historical lease artifacts are not blocked by GOV-DELIVERY-CLONE-001 during goal -a.",
+    "nonGoals": [
+      "No change to active governed ticket worktree enforcement."
+    ],
+    "complexity": "S",
+    "estimatedMinutes": 15,
+    "budgets": {
+      "maxImplementationFiles": 3,
+      "maxAffectedComponents": 1,
+      "maxPublicInterfaceChanges": 0,
+      "maxRuntimeDependencies": 0
+    },
+    "architecture": {
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "decision": "Extend lease filtering in governed_clone_evidence to skip lease payloads where status/phase/state is released, released_at is present, or an explicit worktreePath/worktree/worktreeId directory no longer exists on disk.",
+      "components": [
+        {
+          "name": "governance_delivery",
+          "paths": [
+            "goal/governance/delivery.py",
+            "tests/test_governance_delivery.py"
+          ]
+        }
+      ],
+      "responsibilityChanges": false,
+      "interfaceChanges": [],
+      "dataChanges": [],
+      "ui": {
+        "impact": "none",
+        "states": [],
+        "evidence": []
+      },
+      "rollback": "Revert the commit."
+    },
+    "runtimeDependencies": [],
+    "validation": [
+      {
+        "criterion": "AC-01",
+        "commands": [
+          "pytest -q tests/test_governance_delivery.py -k lease"
+        ],
+        "evidence": "project/ticket-188/README.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "criterion": "AC-02",
+        "commands": [
+          "./project/governance-check.sh"
+        ],
+        "evidence": "project/ticket-188/README.md"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}

tests/test_governance_delivery.py

@@ -957,6 +957,20 @@ def test_primary_worktree_lease_marks_clone_governed(tmp_path):
         delivery.validate_legacy_governance(cwd=root)
 
 
+def test_released_or_missing_worktree_leases_do_not_mark_clone_governed(tmp_path):
+    root = _publish_repository(tmp_path)
+    lease_dir = root / ".subactor" / "leases"
+    lease_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (lease_dir / "ticket-001--phase.json").write_text('{"phase": "released"}\n', encoding="utf-8")
+    (lease_dir / "ticket-002--state.json").write_text('{"state": "released"}\n', encoding="utf-8")
+    (lease_dir / "ticket-003--missing.json").write_text(
+        f'{{"worktreePath": "{root / ".worktrees" / "ticket-003--gone"}"}}\n',
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    assert delivery.governed_clone_evidence(root) == []
+    assert delivery.validate_legacy_governance(cwd=root) is False
+
+
 def test_linked_worktree_without_governance_keeps_legacy_flow(tmp_path):
     root = _publish_repository(tmp_path)
     _git(root, "worktree", "add", "--quiet", "-b", "feature", str(tmp_path / "feature"))