# Delegation Readiness Doctor — Ship Review

Generated: 2026-04-22 20:13 CDT

## Ship decision
SHIPPABLE_ON_PROVED_LINE

## Honest shipped claim
From a live Hermes repo state, the delegation readiness surface can:
1. report live readiness through `python -m hermes_cli.main doctor`
2. fail closed on an intentionally broken delegation override from an isolated temporary `HERMES_HOME`
3. show the canonical repair path back to ready
4. complete a real delegated run from the live ready environment

## Proof / evidence checked this block
### Live doctor call
- Command: `python -m hermes_cli.main doctor`
- Verified output included:
  - `◆ Delegation Readiness`
  - `✓ Delegation ready (override resolves successfully via minimax)`

### Broken-state roundtrip
- Command: `bash starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/scripts/prove-broken-state-roundtrip.sh`
- Result: `BROKEN_STATE_ROUNDTRIP_PROVED`
- Fresh artifact emitted at:
  - `starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/broken-state-roundtrip-2026-04-22T20-07-18-0500.md`
  - `starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-broken-state-roundtrip.md`

### Live delegated run
- Tool: `delegate_task`
- Goal used: `Return a one-line confirmation that delegation executed successfully.`
- Result: `READY: delegation executed successfully`

## Packaging corrections made in the same block
- Updated `starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/README.md` so it no longer claims the original unconditional-stub gap still exists.
- Replaced `artifacts/latest-current-gap-report.md` with a historical-baseline note so the starter kit stops presenting stale kickoff proof as live truth.
- Froze this ship review as the canonical package decision artifact.

## Remaining blocker
The product claim is proved, but repo durability is not yet frozen into an isolated clean commit surface. `git status --short` still shows broad unrelated working-tree changes outside this starter kit.

## Exact next move
Isolate the Delegation Readiness Doctor changes into a clean commit/PR surface, then package launch/distribution from that durable repo state instead of from a mixed working tree.