Pattern Proposal: Bootstrap Governance Block Injection

Summary

Initializes and merges standardized CAS governance blocks into target projects to establish agent steering boundaries.

Candidate Pattern

• ID: bootstrap-governance-block-injection
• Classification: intelligence
• Maturity: established
• Type: implemented

Observed Signals

No specific signals listed.

Evidence

Supporting Evidence

• src/cas_runner/bootstrap.py (merge_cas_governance_block, bootstrap, init_workspace) - Functions creating and merging governance anchor blocks
• bootstrap.sh - Shell entrypoint invoking workspace initialization

Scope Assessment

• Evidence Strength: high
• Confidence: high
• Applies to: ideas-to-life-cas

Rationale

• Intent: Ensure new software repositories contain required governance markers, configurations, and steering hooks needed by CAS agents.
• Context: Executed during cas_runner bootstrap routines when onboarding new or legacy projects.
• Force: Inconsistent repository structures prevent automated agent ingestion and delta analysis
• Force: Manual configuration invites drift and missing governance blocks

Traceability

Artifact source: proposed-patterns