Implements issue #654 Option A (embedded-sample convention) plus the
verification harness the issue asked for:
- scripts/smoke_json_output.py — new advisory gate (G9) that discovers
every tool whose --help advertises JSON output, runs <tool> --sample
<json-flag>, and asserts the stdout parses as JSON. Tools advertising
JSON without --sample are reported as 'uncovered' (a backlog, not a
failure) so the gate can be adopted incrementally; --strict flips that
to a hard failure once coverage is high. Wired into ci-quality-gate.yml
alongside G8.
- Added --sample embedded fixtures to the 5 tools named in #654:
error_budget_calculator, slo_review, blast_radius_calculator,
audit_log_analyzer, api_linter. Their required args are now optional
when --sample is passed; missing-arg behavior is unchanged otherwise.
- Fixed 4 tools the new gate surfaced (prompt_rater, coach_tip_classifier,
cheat_code_filter, redaction_linter): their --sample path printed human
text and ignored --json; it now honors the JSON flag.
- Synced the 3 dual-published standalone copies (slo-architect x2,
chaos-engineering) so the drift guard stays green.
Gate now reports 16 tools covered, 16 verified, 0 failures.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01CUWsrUNZP9jpxvAwq67UiT
