Current docs and stale-report boundary check.

Active docs exclude retired files

0 retired-path references found in active /docs/ index.

Reports remain noindex

Reports .htaccess and WordPress route headers retain noindex/noarchive/nosnippet.

Default research search uses active public indexes

Default public indexes include the active retrieval scope.

Stale report files absent from active research-search

9 stale/recheck records excluded from public research-search indexes.

Route QA contract mirror aligned

Root and asset-mirrored route QA contracts share version 9.0.15 and current artifact counts.

Route QA scope covers core reviewer paths

The route contract covers home, career, experience, docs, reports, reader, research search, dashboard, resume, guide, evidence, sitemap, robots, and QA JSON routes.

Research-search REST source/type/mode bounds

REST hydration and static browser filters use the same source type and match-mode contract.

Route QA contract complete

Runtime health mirrors route QA artifact count

Runtime health and route QA contract both report 19 static artifact checks.

Tablet compact navigation remains reachable

Static CSS/JS and PHP-rendered fixture checks cover the 761px through 980px compact navigation window; Chromium/browser execution was blocked by environment policy.

Route QA root and asset mirror byte-aligned

Root and asset-mirrored route QA contracts are generated from the same payload.

Package extraction smoke test required

Final ZIP validation checks clean standard unzip extraction and one top-level theme directory.

Responsive QA matrix declared

Route QA contract lists 390, 761, 820, 980, and 1366px viewport checks.

Compact navigation accessibility state

Header JavaScript synchronizes aria-hidden with compact menu state and desktop reset.

Compact navigation disclosure aria state synchronized

Grouped header menu summaries mirror their disclosure state and reset after Escape, outside click, link click, and desktop resize.

Compact navigation inert synchronization retained

Closed compact navigation now synchronizes inert with aria-hidden while preserving desktop reset behavior.

Compact navigation focus-state markers retained

Closed/open/desktop compact navigation states expose package-checkable focus-state data markers.

Visible menu-toggle focus-return guard retained

Focus returns to the compact menu toggle only after visibility, hidden-state, and focusability checks pass.

Grouped disclosure tab-stop fallback retained

Closed grouped disclosure panels suppress descendant tab stops as an inert fallback and restore them when opened.

Two direct Markdown uploads imported as searchable research archive items

2 Markdown files imported; 72 default-hidden records retained server-side by existing retrieval boundary.

v8.8.48 direct Markdown uploads imported as searchable research archive items

3 unique Markdown files imported; 2 identical duplicate uploads skipped; public/private research indexes refreshed.

Runtime parity guidance present

Portfolio Guide exposes route-qa, runtime-health, and research-dashboard version checks before live behavior is treated as current.

Runtime version proof required

Live route/browser QA is not accepted unless /route-qa-contract.json, /research-dashboard.json, and REST runtime-health report the package under test.

UX evidence probe markers present

Career, Experience, Case Studies, Evidence Map, and Research Search expose v9.0.15 package-checkable UX evidence markers.

Boundary check

OpenAPI discovery lists the same fourteen REST endpoints as route QA apiRoutes. Runtime endpoint behavior remains deployment-dependent.