FACTUAL ACTIVITY RECORD · An activity record based on work that took place
Separating external local references in specification audits
Keeping repository checks strict while excluding read-only material unavailable in CI
Purpose
The specification audit needed to avoid failing on external local material that is not checked out in CI while continuing to enforce internal specification locks and links.
Implementation
In CI, only absolute local paths outside the repository are excluded from existence checks, and their count is recorded in the audit result. Digest locks, sections, requirements, required wording, and internal relative links remain checked, while development machines continue to validate the external material.
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What was confirmed
Verification results
The specification audit passed in both normal and CI environments, together with repository-policy and diff checks.
The exclusion was limited to external read-only material, and internal link validation remained active.
Basis for completion
The work was complete when environment-specific availability became observable and CI false failures were removed without weakening internal specification audits.