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Changelog Overwrite Prevention — Add Safety Guards & Validation #2354
Description
Changelog Safety Audit — Phase 1 Complete ✅
Status: Phase 1 implementation complete and merged to develop branch.
Merged PR: #2379
Phase 1 Deliverables
✅ 7-Layer Validation System
- File Integrity — Detects data loss, validates UTF-8, checks minimum size
- Format Compliance — Keep a Changelog 1.1.0 validation
- Structure Compliance — Required sections, version headers, [Unreleased] section
- Frontmatter Validation — YAML metadata validation, staleness detection
- Data Integrity — Duplicate versions, invalid dates, corruption patterns
- Cross-References — Verifies linked files (spec/portable agents, schema, docs)
- Link Validity — PR/issue links validated with sanity checks
✅ Implementation Artifacts
- Validation Script:
scripts/validation/validate-changelog-safety.js(~400 LOC) - GitHub Actions Workflow:
.github/workflows/changelog-safety-audit.yml(4 parallel jobs) - npm Integration:
validate:changelogandvalidate:allscripts - Phase 1 Audit Report:
.github/reports/audits/CHANGELOG_AUDIT_REPORT_2026-08-27.md - Documentation: Updated
docs/CHANGELOG_AUTOMATION.md
Risk Assessment
Risk Level: Low
- Validation-only (non-destructive detection)
- Blocks merge only on critical errors
- Fully tested on existing CHANGELOG.md (0 critical errors)
- Backward-compatible with current format
- Clear diagnostic messages
Phase 2 Scope (Pending)
- Write protection (prevent local modifications)
- Audit logging (modification trail)
- Agent constraints (bind AI agents to validation rules)
- Regression tests (automated test suite)
Implementation Date: 2026-08-27
Merged to: develop
Next Review: v1.0.1 release cycle"
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linear-code commentedon Aug 27, 2026
LS-2818
github-actions commentedon Aug 27, 2026
Missing required section(s): Definition of Ready (DoR), Definition of Done (DoD)
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github-actions commentedon Aug 27, 2026
⏱️ Aging and SLA annotation
Maintained by project-meta-sync workflow.
docs: Add Phase 1 Changelog Safety Audit report (Issue #2354)
docs: Finalize Phase 1 audit report and update changelog automation g…
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github-actions commentedon Sep 9, 2026
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