Make root checkout the only supported main path

Co-authored-by: Andrew <andrewxhill@gmail.com>

Author: andrewxhill-ai

.agents/skills/worktree/SKILL.md

@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ Submission expectations:
 Use `mq` instead of manual merge:
 
 ```bash
-mq run-once --repo ~/Projects/_wt/recallnet/mainline/protected-main
+mq run-once --repo ~/Projects/recallnet/mainline
 ```
 
 When publish behavior is part of the dogfood target:
 
 ```bash
-mq publish --repo ~/Projects/_wt/recallnet/mainline/protected-main
+mq publish --repo ~/Projects/recallnet/mainline
 ```
 
 For machine-wide steady state, prefer one global daemon instead of one daemon
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ mainlined --all --json
 Recommended verification loop:
 
 ```bash
-mq status --repo ~/Projects/_wt/recallnet/mainline/protected-main --json
-mq repo audit --repo ~/Projects/_wt/recallnet/mainline/protected-main --json
-mq events --repo ~/Projects/_wt/recallnet/mainline/protected-main --follow --json --lifecycle
+mq status --repo ~/Projects/recallnet/mainline --json
+mq repo audit --repo ~/Projects/recallnet/mainline --json
+mq events --repo ~/Projects/recallnet/mainline --follow --json --lifecycle
 ```
 
 Expected:

AGENTS.md

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ instructions.
 
 - Treat `/Users/devrel/Projects/recallnet/mainline` as the canonical protected
   `main` checkout for this repo.
-- Treat `/Users/devrel/Projects/_wt/recallnet/mainline/protected-main` as a
-  protected mirror, not as the human-facing source of truth.
 - The root checkout must stay clean and on branch `main`. Humans inspect it,
   wrappers build from it, and docs refer to it.
 - Do not use native mutating `git` commands from that worktree while on branch
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ instructions.
   - capture `submission_id` from JSON when a wrapper needs durable tracking
   - `mq wait --submission <id> --for landed --json --timeout 30m` when the
     wrapper needs integrate-plus-publish confirmation by id
-  - `mq repo audit --repo /Users/devrel/Projects/_wt/recallnet/mainline/protected-main --json`
+  - `mq repo audit --repo /Users/devrel/Projects/recallnet/mainline --json`
 - Controllers and factory-style daemons should prefer:
   - `mq land --json --timeout 30m`
   - or one machine-global `mainlined --all --json`
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ instructions.
   documented contracts in
   [docs/JSON_CONTRACTS.md](/Users/devrel/Projects/recallnet/mainline/docs/JSON_CONTRACTS.md).
 - If a branch is claimed to be landed, verify it with
-  `mq repo audit --repo /Users/devrel/Projects/_wt/recallnet/mainline/protected-main --json`.
+  `mq repo audit --repo /Users/devrel/Projects/recallnet/mainline --json`.
   An empty `unmerged` list is the source of truth.
 
 ## Intent

README.md

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ The daemon path should feel like this:
 
 ```bash
 mainlined --all --interval 2s --json
-mq events --repo /path/to/protected-main --follow --json --lifecycle
+mq events --repo /path/to/repo-root --follow --json --lifecycle
 ```
 
 That is the product: one machine, one protected branch, many worktrees, one
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Homebrew and Nix details are in
 Recommended first-time repo setup after install:
 
 ```bash
-cd /path/to/protected-main
+cd /path/to/repo-root
 mq repo init --repo . --main-worktree .
 git add mainline.toml
 git commit -m "Initialize mainline repo policy"
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ checkout is already clean and on the protected branch.
 Setup:
 
 ```bash
-mq repo init --repo /path/to/protected-main --main-worktree /path/to/protected-main
-mq repo root --repo /path/to/protected-main --json
-mq repo audit --repo /path/to/protected-main --json
-mq config edit --repo /path/to/protected-main
-mq doctor --repo /path/to/protected-main --fix --json
+mq repo init --repo /path/to/repo-root --main-worktree /path/to/repo-root
+mq repo root --repo /path/to/repo-root --json
+mq repo audit --repo /path/to/repo-root --json
+mq config edit --repo /path/to/repo-root
+mq doctor --repo /path/to/repo-root --fix --json
 ```
 
 Submit and land:
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ mq land --json --timeout 30m
 Operate and observe:
 
 ```bash
-mq status --repo /path/to/protected-main --json
-mq repo audit --repo /path/to/protected-main --json
-mq watch --repo /path/to/protected-main
-mq events --repo /path/to/protected-main --follow --json --lifecycle
+mq status --repo /path/to/repo-root --json
+mq repo audit --repo /path/to/repo-root --json
+mq watch --repo /path/to/repo-root
+mq events --repo /path/to/repo-root --follow --json --lifecycle
 mainlined --all --json
-mq retry --repo /path/to/protected-main --submission 17
-mq cancel --repo /path/to/protected-main --publish 4
+mq retry --repo /path/to/repo-root --submission 17
+mq cancel --repo /path/to/repo-root --publish 4
 ```
 
 ## Repository Layouts

docs/install.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ mainlined --version
 Recommended first-time repo setup after install:
 
 ```bash
-cd /path/to/protected-main
+cd /path/to/repo-root
 mq repo init --repo . --main-worktree .
 git add mainline.toml
 git commit -m "Initialize mainline repo policy"
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ of one idle daemon per repo.
 Register each repo once:
 
 ```bash
-cd /path/to/protected-main
+cd /path/to/repo-root
 mq repo init --repo . --main-worktree .
 ```
 

internal/app/cli.go

@@ -123,16 +123,16 @@ Turbo paths:
   Controller or factory daemon:
     %s land --json --timeout 30m
     %s wait --submission 42 --for landed --json --timeout 30m
-    %s events --follow --json --lifecycle --repo /path/to/protected-main
+    %s events --follow --json --lifecycle --repo /path/to/repo-root
     mainlined --all --json --interval 2s
 
   Operator:
-    %s status --repo /path/to/protected-main --json
-    %s doctor --fix --repo /path/to/protected-main --json
+    %s status --repo /path/to/repo-root --json
+    %s doctor --fix --repo /path/to/repo-root --json
 
 Initialize once per repo:
-  %s repo init --repo /path/to/protected-main --main-worktree /path/to/protected-main
-  %s repo root --repo /path/to/protected-main --json
+  %s repo init --repo /path/to/repo-root --main-worktree /path/to/repo-root
+  %s repo root --repo /path/to/repo-root --json
   git add mainline.toml && git commit -m "Initialize mainline repo policy"
   ./scripts/install-hooks.sh
 

internal/app/confidence.go

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Summarize live repo health, evidence files, and promotion gates for the current
 build.
 
 Examples:
-  mq confidence --repo /path/to/protected-main --json
+  mq confidence --repo /path/to/repo-root --json
   mq confidence --soak-summary artifacts/soak/latest/summary.json --json
 
 Flags:

internal/app/config_edit.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func runConfigEdit(args []string, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer) error {
 Open the shared repo config, even when invoked from a linked worktree.
 
 Examples:
-  mq config edit --repo /path/to/protected-main
+  mq config edit --repo /path/to/repo-root
   mq config edit --print-path
 
 Flags:

internal/app/controls.go

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ func runControlAction(action string, args []string, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.
 Operate on exactly one queue item.
 
 Examples:
-  mq %s --repo /path/to/protected-main --submission 17
-  mq %s --repo /path/to/protected-main --publish 4 --json
+  mq %s --repo /path/to/repo-root --submission 17
+  mq %s --repo /path/to/repo-root --publish 4 --json
 
 Flags:
 `, currentCLIProgramName(), action, action, action))

internal/app/events.go

@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ Replay or follow durable queue events. Add --lifecycle for stable branch-level
 records that long-lived agents and daemons can consume directly.
 
 Examples:
-  mq events --repo /path/to/protected-main --follow --json --lifecycle
-  mq logs --repo /path/to/protected-main --limit 50
+  mq events --repo /path/to/repo-root --follow --json --lifecycle
+  mq logs --repo /path/to/repo-root --limit 50
 
 Flags:
 `, commandName))

internal/app/publish.go

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ func runPublish(args []string, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer) error {
 Queue publish of the current protected-branch tip.
 
 Examples:
-  mq publish --repo /path/to/protected-main
-  mq publish --repo /path/to/protected-main --json
+  mq publish --repo /path/to/repo-root
+  mq publish --repo /path/to/repo-root --json
 
 Flags:
 `, currentCLIProgramName()))