Pattern Proposal: Workspace Bootstrap Merger

Summary

Programmatic initialization and governance block injection for managed workspaces.

Candidate Pattern

• ID: workspace-bootstrap-merger
• Classification: architectural
• Maturity: strategic_direction
• Type: emerging

Observed Signals

No specific signals listed.

Evidence

Supporting Evidence

• src/cas_runner/bootstrap.py (merge_cas_governance_block, bootstrap, init_workspace) - Handles safe project onboarding and governance structure initialization.

Scope Assessment

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

Rationale

• Intent: Ensure target projects have valid governance definitions merged into their repository configurations before runner execution.
• Context: Repositories onboarding to CAS require a standardized governance harness and directory structure.
• Force: Manual repository setup leads to omitted governance markers.
• Force: Overwriting existing user configuration causes data loss.

Traceability

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