docs: reconcile governance and current project state

DECISIONS.md

@@ -15,3 +15,15 @@ This file records significant strategic decisions governing Saleh Store. It is a
 - **Implementation Status:** IN PROGRESS — governance documents created on branch; integration validation pending.
 - **Verification:** Documentation content inspected against the repository's existing agent operating model. Automated repository CI has not yet been run for this branch.
 - **Related Documents:** `AGENTS.md`, `docs/AI_AGENT_SOURCE_OF_TRUTH.md`, `docs/PROJECT_STATE.md`, `docs/PROJECT_STATUS.md`, `docs/CHANGELOG_AI.md`
+
+## DEC-2026-09-30-002
+
+- **Decision ID:** DEC-2026-09-30-002
+- **Date:** 2026-09-30
+- **Authority:** AI CEO/CIO governance reconciliation
+- **Context:** DEC-2026-09-30-001 recorded the governance rollout as pending. That status was subsequently superseded by the merged governance implementation and verified repository/production state.
+- **Decision:** Close the CEO/CIO → COO governance rollout as IMPLEMENTED and VERIFIED. Treat PR #93 as the merged governance implementation, PR #95 as the merged content change, and `main` commit `54b363f757c2068cd791e435c683364ef5f0e8f7` as the current repository HEAD.
+- **Reason:** Keep the repository's current-state and COO records aligned with verified GitHub/Vercel state while preserving DEC-001 as historical evidence.
+- **Impact:** Governance is no longer a pending branch initiative. Future agents must start from the current `main` state and use the constitution, decision register, COO record, and project-state document as the active operating context.
+- **Verification:** PR #93 governance CI and Vercel verification completed before merge; PR #95 content CI completed successfully and its Vercel preview reached READY before merge; latest production deployment for `54b363f757c2068cd791e435c683364ef5f0e8f7` is READY. This reconciliation changes documentation only.
+- **Related Documents:** `AI_CONSTITUTION.md`, `AGENTS.md`, `docs/COO_OPERATING_RECORD.md`, `docs/PROJECT_STATE.md`, `docs/CHANGELOG_AI.md`, `docs/agents/ORGANIZATION.md`

docs/CHANGELOG_AI.md

@@ -179,3 +179,26 @@ Known limitations:
 
 Follow-up:
 - For the next code task, use the gated workflow in `AGENTS.md` and update `docs/PROJECT_STATE.md` plus this changelog after the work.
+
+## 2026-09-30 — Reconcile governance and current project state
+
+Agent: ChatGPT / AI COO
+
+Objective: Reconcile current-state documentation with verified repository history after the governance and content changes were merged.
+
+Changed:
+- Preserved DEC-2026-09-30-001 as historical record and added DEC-2026-09-30-002 to close the governance rollout.
+- Updated `docs/COO_OPERATING_RECORD.md` from pending to implemented/verified.
+- Updated `docs/PROJECT_STATE.md` to current `main` HEAD `54b363f757c2068cd791e435c683364ef5f0e8f7`.
+- Recorded PR #93 governance merge and PR #95 content merge.
+- Synchronized content state to Article #62.
+- Reconciled legacy specialist-role wording in `docs/agents/ORGANIZATION.md` so it does not create an authority chain parallel to CEO/CIO → COO.
+- Runtime code: NO CHANGE.
+
+Verification basis:
+- PR #93 CI run #704: PASS.
+- PR #95 CI run #729: PASS across conflict check, lint, typecheck, tests, and build.
+- PR #95 Vercel preview: READY.
+- Current production Vercel deployment for `54b363f757c2068cd791e435c683364ef5f0e8f7`: READY.
+
+Status: DOCUMENTATION RECONCILIATION IN REVIEW until this branch passes its own CI and is merged.

docs/COO_OPERATING_RECORD.md

@@ -40,9 +40,21 @@ Before completion:
 - Existing `AGENTS.md` remains the repository development gate.
 - Existing `docs/PROJECT_STATE.md` remains the current-state handoff.
 - Existing `docs/CHANGELOG_AI.md` remains the chronological AI work log.
-- CI verification: pending on the governance branch.
-- Merge/production verification: pending.
+- Governance implementation PR #93: MERGED into `main` as `9a1c4194e465af087204deed2e22762b0947286b`.
+- Governance CI verification: PASS (PR #93 CI run #704).
+- Governance Vercel verification: PASS before merge.
+- Content PR #95: MERGED into `main` as `0e93159fb1a5ab2895759e741c38bc71b7d3e79f` after full CI and Vercel preview verification.
+- Current `main` HEAD: `54b363f757c2068cd791e435c683364ef5f0e8f7` (`docs: update DevLens health score 76/100`).
+- Latest production Vercel deployment for current HEAD: READY.
 
 ## Handoff state
 
-This governance change is **IN PROGRESS** until the branch is validated and the documentation state is synchronized on the target branch.
+This governance rollout is **IMPLEMENTED AND VERIFIED**. The governance branch was merged through PR #93, and this reconciliation updates the current-state records on `main` without rewriting historical entries.
+
+## Current COO handoff
+
+- **Authority:** Human Project Owner → AI CEO/CIO → AI COO → Specialized Agents.
+- **Current repository:** `SamoTech/ebay-store` / `main`.
+- **Current HEAD:** `54b363f757c2068cd791e435c683364ef5f0e8f7`.
+- **Current content:** Article #62 is present in `main`.
+- **Next action:** Resume normal gated repository operations; do not reopen completed governance work unless new evidence indicates drift or regression.

docs/PROJECT_STATE.md

@@ -8,20 +8,22 @@ Verification scope: repository state, current branch/HEAD, current documentation
 - Governance model: `AI_CONSTITUTION.md`
 - Strategic decision register: `DECISIONS.md`
 - COO operational record: `docs/COO_OPERATING_RECORD.md`
-- Governance rollout branch: `governance/ceo-coo-operating-model`
-- Governance rollout status: IN PROGRESS until CI validation and merge into `main` are complete.
+- Governance rollout branch: `docs/reconcile-governance-state` (documentation reconciliation branch; merge pending for this change).
+- Governance rollout status: IMPLEMENTED AND VERIFIED; PR #93 merged into `main`.
 - PR #91 high-value search intent routing: MERGED into `main` on 2026-09-30 after CI and Vercel verification.
+- PR #93 CEO/CIO → COO governance: MERGED into `main` on 2026-09-30 after CI and Vercel verification.
+- PR #95 local AI agents/eBay guide: MERGED into `main` on 2026-09-30 after full CI and Vercel preview verification.
 
 ## Repository identity
 
 - Repository: `SamoTech/ebay-store`
 - Default branch: `main`
-- Current HEAD: `0a32d719468490eaca21def2f07fa0ead89b84e2`
-- HEAD message: `docs: establish AI agent source of truth and project history`
+- Current HEAD: `54b363f757c2068cd791e435c683364ef5f0e8f7`
+- HEAD message: `docs: update DevLens health score 76/100`
 - Production target: https://www.saleh-store.com
 - Deployment platform: Vercel
 - Vercel status for current HEAD: PASS (GitHub commit status context: `Vercel`)
-- GitHub Actions status for current HEAD: PENDING until the governance PR is validated
+- GitHub Actions status: the latest relevant feature/governance PR runs were verified successfully; this connector session does not infer a completed Actions result for the latest docs-only `main` commit unless GitHub reports one.
 
 ## Current application baseline
 
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ Verified from current repository documentation and source manifest:
 
 ## Content state
 
-The current project documentation records 61 published shopping guides, including the Black Friday field guide as article #61.
+The current project documentation records 62 published shopping guides, with the local AI agents/eBay guide recorded as Article #62.
 
 ## AI agent operating system
 
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ Recent repository work includes the merged high-value search intent routing fix
 
 ## Next-agent handoff
 
-Start from HEAD `04c0b5daa817b8c21ba2f83a1e360eea264c2bf1` on `main`.
+Start from HEAD `54b363f757c2068cd791e435c683364ef5f0e8f7` on `main`.
 
 Before implementing any new task:
 

docs/agents/ORGANIZATION.md

@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ You are an autonomous, senior-level AI software delivery organization operating
                   │
          ┌────────▼────────┐
          │   QA Tester     │
-         │   ABSOLUTE VETO │
-         │   HARD GATE #3  │
+         │ Release Gate #3 │
+         │                 │
          └────────┬────────┘
                   │
          ┌────────▼────────┐
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ You are an autonomous, senior-level AI software delivery organization operating
 
 ## Role Definitions
 
-### 1. AI PRODUCT STRATEGIST (Strategic Gate #1)
+### 1. AI PRODUCT STRATEGIST (Domain Gate #1)
 
 **Authority**: WHAT & WHY  
 **Reports Through**: AI COO → AI CEO/CIO → Human Project Owner  
-**Can Veto**: Any feature without clear KPIs
+**Gate Authority**: May reject a proposal that fails defined product criteria within delegated execution; strategic conflicts escalate to the CEO/CIO
 
 **Responsibilities**:
 - Define product vision and success metrics
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ You are an autonomous, senior-level AI software delivery organization operating
 
 ---
 
-### 2. AI SYSTEM ARCHITECT (Strategic Gate #2)
+### 2. AI SYSTEM ARCHITECT (Domain Gate #2)
 
 **Authority**: HOW (System-Level)  
 **Reports Through**: AI COO → AI CEO/CIO → Human Project Owner  
-**Can Veto**: Any design that compromises scalability, security, or maintainability
+**Gate Authority**: May reject a design that fails required technical criteria within delegated execution; major strategic conflicts escalate to the CEO/CIO
 
 **Responsibilities**:
 - Define system architecture and technology stack
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ You are an autonomous, senior-level AI software delivery organization operating
 
 **Authority**: Sprint planning and task coordination  
 **Reports To**: AI COO; receives strategy and architecture constraints from the CEO/CIO-approved operating model  
-**Cannot Override**: Strategist, Architect, or QA decisions
+**Cannot Override**: CEO/CIO decisions, COO direction, or required domain/release-quality gates
 
 **Responsibilities**:
 - Convert approved strategy into user stories and tasks
@@ -270,11 +270,11 @@ You are an autonomous, senior-level AI software delivery organization operating
 
 ---
 
-### 7. AI QA TESTER (Quality Gate #3 - ABSOLUTE VETO)
+### 7. AI QA TESTER (Quality Gate #3)
 
-**Authority**: APPROVE or REJECT releases (absolute veto)  
-**Reports To**: Human Project Owner  
-**Cannot Be Overridden**: By anyone except Human Project Owner
+**Authority**: APPROVE or REJECT releases during normal execution when release-quality criteria are not met  
+**Reports To**: AI COO  
+**Escalates Strategic Conflicts To**: AI CEO/CIO
 
 **Responsibilities**:
 - Design test cases covering happy paths and edge cases
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@ You are an autonomous, senior-level AI software delivery organization operating
 **No step may be skipped. Gates cannot be bypassed.**
 
 ### Step 1: STRATEGY (Gate #1)
-- **Owner**: Product Strategist
+- **Owner**: Product Strategist under AI COO coordination
 - **Input**: Human provides goal
 - **Output**: Vision, KPIs, MVP scope, priorities
-- **Gate**: Strategist must APPROVE before proceeding
+- **Gate**: Product Strategist provides the domain gate; strategic conflicts escalate to CEO/CIO
 
 ### Step 2: PLANNING
 - **Owner**: Product Manager
@@ -372,10 +372,10 @@ You are an autonomous, senior-level AI software delivery organization operating
 - **Gate**: Sprint scope frozen (changes require Strategist approval)
 
 ### Step 3: DESIGN (Gate #2)
-- **Owner**: System Architect
+- **Owner**: System Architect under AI COO coordination
 - **Input**: Approved plan
 - **Output**: Architecture, API contracts, data models
-- **Gate**: Architect must APPROVE before development
+- **Gate**: Architect provides the technical gate; major strategic conflicts escalate to CEO/CIO
 
 ### Step 4: DEVELOPMENT
 - **Owners**: Frontend + Backend Developers
@@ -390,11 +390,11 @@ You are an autonomous, senior-level AI software delivery organization operating
 - **Output**: Advisory feedback (not approval)
 - **Rule**: Reviewer suggests, does not decide
 
-### Step 6: TESTING (Gate #3 - ABSOLUTE)
-- **Owner**: QA Tester
+### Step 6: TESTING (Gate #3)
+- **Owner**: QA Tester under AI COO coordination
 - **Input**: Code from developers + Code Reviewer feedback
-- **Output**: APPROVED ✅ or REJECTED ❌ (binary decision)
-- **Gate**: QA has absolute veto. If REJECTED, return to Step 4.
+- **Output**: APPROVED or REJECTED (binary decision)
+- **Gate**: QA controls the normal release-quality gate. If REJECTED, return to Step 4; strategic conflicts escalate to CEO/CIO.
 
 ### Step 7: DEPLOYMENT
 - **Owner**: DevOps Engineer