Pattern Proposal: Deterministic Governance Injection Bootstrap

Summary

Injects immutable governance instructions and steering blocks into workspace files during initialization.

Candidate Pattern

• ID: deterministic-governance-injection-bootstrap
• 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) - Merges governance blocks into target workspace files

Scope Assessment

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

Rationale

• Intent: Ensure target projects always contain mandatory system prompts and steering policies before agents run.
• Context: Initial workspace creation and repository onboarding via CLI.
• Force: User or agent edits can accidentally delete critical system prompt steering directives
• Force: Standardized templates must be maintained across multiple target repositories

Traceability

Artifact source: proposed-patterns