# Delegation Readiness Doctor — Readiness Proof

Generated: 2026-04-22 18:50 CDT

## Result
READINESS_SURFACE_SHIPPED

## What changed this block
- Added `get_delegate_readiness_status()` to `tools/delegate_tool.py` so delegation readiness is no longer an unconditional stub.
- Replaced `check_delegate_requirements()` with a config-aware readiness gate.
- Added a canonical `◆ Delegation Readiness` section to `hermes doctor` via `hermes_cli/doctor.py`.
- Added focused tests for both the delegate readiness helper and the doctor output path.

## Verification
### Focused tests
- `pytest tests/tools/test_delegate.py -q -k 'available_when_no_override_is_configured or available_when_override_resolves or unavailable_when_override_resolution_fails or readiness_status_exposes_fix_path'`
- `pytest tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py -q -k 'delegation_readiness or reports_ready_status or reports_blocked_status_with_fix'`
- Result: 4 passed + 2 passed

### Live readiness diagnosis
```python
{'available': True, 'reason': 'override resolves successfully via minimax', 'fix': '', 'details': {'model': 'MiniMax-M2.7', 'provider': 'minimax', 'base_url': 'https://api.minimax.io/v1', 'api_key': 'sk-cp-...4le8', 'api_mode': 'chat_completions'}}
```

### Doctor surface
`python -m hermes_cli.main doctor` now includes:
- `◆ Delegation Readiness`
- `✓ Delegation ready (override resolves successfully via minimax)`

### Passing delegated run
A real `delegate_task` proof run completed successfully after the patch and returned a summary confirming the new readiness surfaces in:
- `tools/delegate_tool.py`
- `hermes_cli/doctor.py`
- `tests/tools/test_delegate.py`
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py`

## Honest next move
Use the new doctor/readiness surface to identify one intentionally broken delegation state, then prove the fix path flips the doctor call from blocked to ready and still ends in a passing delegated run.