Dev/milestone b status closeout

.github/scripts/test_ci_workflow.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def test_ci_workflow_guard_is_run_by_ci(self) -> None:
 
         self.assertIn("python3 .github/scripts/test_ci_workflow.py", text)
         self.assertIn("python3 .github/scripts/test_milestone_b_internal_checks.py", text)
+        self.assertIn("python3 .github/scripts/test_execution_status.py", text)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

.github/scripts/test_execution_status.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright 2026 The Ethos maintainers
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+EXECUTION_STATUS = ROOT / "docs/execution-status.md"
+
+
+def status_text() -> str:
+    return EXECUTION_STATUS.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+class ExecutionStatusTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_status_is_scoped_to_internal_closeout(self) -> None:
+        text = status_text()
+
+        self.assertIn("Status: Pre-alpha / internal Milestone B closeout.", text)
+        self.assertNotIn("Status: Pre-alpha / Milestone B entry.", text)
+
+    def test_internal_check_command_is_documented(self) -> None:
+        text = status_text()
+
+        self.assertIn("make milestone-b-internal-checks", text)
+        self.assertIn("CI has a static guard for that target's command wiring", text)
+
+    def test_public_posture_boundary_remains_explicit(self) -> None:
+        text = status_text()
+
+        self.assertIn('Public language stays at "pre-alpha / Milestone B internal continuation"', text)
+        self.assertIn("claim audit approves specific wording", text)
+        self.assertIn("product-differentiating path remains verification and grounding first", text)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

.github/scripts/test_milestone_b_internal_checks.py

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def test_target_composes_current_internal_gates(self) -> None:
         required = [
             "$(PYTHON) fixtures/validate_fixtures.py",
             "$(PYTHON) schemas/test_font_policy_validation.py",
+            "$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_execution_status.py",
             "$(MAKE) verify-alpha PYTHON=$(PYTHON)",
             "$(MAKE) layout-evaluator-alpha PYTHON=$(PYTHON)",
             "$(MAKE) python-surface-test PYTHON=$(PYTHON)",

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ jobs:
         run: python3 .github/scripts/test_ci_workflow.py
       - name: Milestone B internal check target tests
         run: python3 .github/scripts/test_milestone_b_internal_checks.py
+      - name: execution status tests
+        run: python3 .github/scripts/test_execution_status.py
       - name: Gate Zero harness tests
         run: python3 benchmarks/harness/test_run_gate_zero.py
       - name: same-platform double-parse byte-diff

Makefile

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ python-surface-test:
 milestone-b-internal-checks:
 	$(PYTHON) fixtures/validate_fixtures.py
 	$(PYTHON) schemas/test_font_policy_validation.py
+	$(PYTHON) .github/scripts/test_execution_status.py
 	$(MAKE) verify-alpha PYTHON=$(PYTHON)
 	$(MAKE) layout-evaluator-alpha PYTHON=$(PYTHON)
 	$(MAKE) python-surface-test PYTHON=$(PYTHON)

docs/execution-status.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Ethos Execution Status
 
-Date: 2026-06-16
+Date: 2026-06-17
 Owner: product / decider
-Status: Pre-alpha / Milestone B entry. Week 0 governance is accepted, WS-ENGINE Phase 1 has a real narrow PDFium path, WS-VERIFY-ALPHA has real deterministic evidence checks over native Ethos JSON and pinned OpenDataLoader output, WS-HARNESS has fail-closed readiness scaffolding, the Gate Zero corpus/hardware manifest and direct competitor lock are frozen/signed, ADR-0005 records an accepted `PROCEED` decision for internal Milestone B continuation, ADR-0006 closes package identifier/trademark validation, ADR-0007 locks the product direction, and the public-source preflight is green for a source-only pre-alpha GitHub push. Public benchmark reports, releases, packages, production positioning, and all performance/quality/footprint claims remain blocked. The controlled-run handoff remains `docs/gate-zero-evidence-runbook.md`; the accepted decision record is `docs/decisions/ADR-0005-gate-zero-decision.md`.
+Status: Pre-alpha / internal Milestone B closeout. Week 0 governance is accepted, WS-ENGINE Phase 1 has a real narrow PDFium path, WS-VERIFY-ALPHA has real deterministic evidence checks over native Ethos JSON and pinned OpenDataLoader output, WS-HARNESS has fail-closed readiness scaffolding, the Gate Zero corpus/hardware manifest and direct competitor lock are frozen/signed, ADR-0005 records an accepted `PROCEED` decision for internal Milestone B continuation, ADR-0006 closes package identifier/trademark validation, ADR-0007 locks the product direction, and the public-source preflight is green for a source-only pre-alpha GitHub push. Public benchmark reports, releases, packages, production positioning, and all performance/quality/footprint claims remain blocked. The controlled-run handoff remains `docs/gate-zero-evidence-runbook.md`; the accepted decision record is `docs/decisions/ADR-0005-gate-zero-decision.md`.
 
 ## Current Reality