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Claude 18060b9c77 Add per-deployment adaptive optimization + VEIL npm metaharness (ADR-289)
Two additions on top of the hyper-optimized VEIL shield.

1) Adaptive optimization (v2/crates/wifi-densepose-privshield/src/optimize.rs):
   - optimal_bits_across_snr / model_optimal_bits_for_snr: the throughput-
     optimal feedback resolution shifts with SNR (unconstrained optimum 4 bits
     at 5-10 dB, 3 bits at 20-40 dB); within the spec {5,7,9} set it stays 5,
     which is why the shipped shield is SNR-stable.
   - adaptive_shield / min_passes_for_n: derive a shield for a specific
     deployment. Finding: the collapse budget is N-independent in this model
     (48 passes collapses N in {8,64} alike) — it is set by the fine-subspace
     dimension, not the candidate count. Defaults unchanged, so the proof
     witness is untouched. 38 tests + doctest pass; clippy -D warnings clean.

2) npm metaharness harness/wifi-densepose-privshield/ (ADR-289), mirroring
   wifi-densepose-sar-harness (ADR-286) with two improvements:
   - @metaharness/* imported dynamically inside the commands that need them, so
     `guidance` and `--help` run with ZERO dependencies installed (offline / pre
     `npm install`).
   - a dependency-free VEIL `guidance` command: a source-cited, evidence-
     labelled, read-only capability map (topics: overview, threat,
     countermeasure, compliance, optimization, experiment).
   Standard router + flywheel (SYNTHETIC) + Darwin wiring, tailored to VEIL
   task axes and policy levers. Tests: smoke + router + flywheel (need install)
   and guidance (offline). .harness manifest generated with real per-file
   hashes. Validated offline: cli syntax, --help, guidance topics, exit codes,
   graceful degradation when deps are absent.

Docs: research bundle 08 gains a per-deployment adaptivity section; 07 and the
crate README point at the harness; ADR-289 added and indexed.

Co-Authored-By: claude-flow <ruv@ruv.net>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WEXNqzs7UsfNFBcP5yW21p
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ADR-289: wifi-densepose-privshield-harness — a MetaHarness for the VEIL privacy shield

Field Value
Status Proposed — implemented (P1)
Date 2026-08-09
Parent ADR-288 (wifi-densepose-privshield / VEIL, the crate this harness assists development on)
Relates to ADR-286 (wifi-densepose-sar-harness, the per-crate harness scaffold this one mirrors), ADR-285 (harness/homecore/, the WASM-first @metaharness/kernel pattern), ADR-182 (harness/ruview/, the first minted harness), ADR-282 (L0L5 evidence ladder)
Location harness/wifi-densepose-privshield/

0. PROOF discipline

Every claim below about what is "real" versus "illustrative"/"SYNTHETIC" is checked by a test in this harness's own suite (router + flywheel + install-smoke

  • guidance). The dependency-free guidance surface is covered by __tests__/guidance.test.ts, which runs even before npm install. Nothing here asserts a MEASURED defense result — the harness surfaces the VEIL crate's SYNTHETIC/L0 numbers with that label intact.

1. Context

wifi-densepose-privshield (ADR-288) is the VEIL privacy shield — a new, narrowly-scoped crate. Following the pattern ADR-286 set for wifi-densepose-sar, it gets a dedicated per-crate MetaHarness rather than a bespoke setup: the vertical:coding scaffold (architect/implementer/reviewer/ test-writer, doctor) with @metaharness/router, @metaharness/flywheel, and Darwin Mode wired in, plus a VEIL-specific, dependency-free guidance surface.

2. Decision

Land the harness at harness/wifi-densepose-privshield/, mirroring wifi-densepose-sar-harness, with two deliberate improvements:

  1. Dynamic dependency imports. bin/cli.js imports the @metaharness/* packages inside the commands that need them, not at module top. So guidance, --help, and the guidance test run with zero dependencies installed — useful for offline/air-gapped review and for this repo's CI before npm install. Only init/doctor/route/flywheel touch the kernel/host/router/flywheel packages.
  2. A VEIL guidance command. A self-contained, source-cited, read-only capability map (topics: overview, threat, countermeasure, compliance, optimization, experiment), each entry carrying a summary, repo-relative source citations, focused validation commands, and explicit limitations — the ruview_guidance shape, specialized to VEIL. It labels all defense evidence SYNTHETIC/L0 and states plainly that guidance is navigation, not authority.

The standard three self-improvement/cost pieces are wired as real npm dependencies (not stubs):

  • @metaharness/darwin (devDependency) — npm run evolve / evolve:dry mutates the harness's own operating config, keeping only measurable gains.
  • @metaharness/routersrc/router.ts wires a real cost-optimal Router (qualityBar: 0.8, k=1) over two model tiers, with four VEIL-shaped task axes (threatModeling / complianceReview / optimizerTuning / docWriting). Labelled examples are illustrative seed data (honesty note in-file).
  • @metaharness/flywheelsrc/flywheel.ts wires the real runFlywheelGenerations promotion loop (propose → evaluate → gate → promote, Ed25519-signed, independently replayable) with a SYNTHETIC proposer/evaluator (dataSource: 'SYNTHETIC', no model call), over VEIL policy levers (complianceReview, threatTriage).

3. What this explicitly is NOT

  • Not a VEIL runtime. The harness does not run a radio, emit RF, or jam. It assists development on the crate; it cannot execute the shield on hardware.
  • Not evolving the crate. Darwin/Flywheel mutate the harness's own policy (agent prompts, review-checklist depth), not VEIL's Rust code. The crate's actual hyper-optimization (ADR-288 §opt) was done directly, in the crate.
  • Not a live routing/promotion system. The router's examples are seed data; the flywheel's proposer/evaluator are deterministic stand-ins — both honestly labelled in-source and in CLAUDE.md.
  • Not a replacement for the crate's gates. The authoritative check for a VEIL change remains cargo test -p wifi-densepose-privshield.
  • Not a re-labeller. The harness must never present VEIL's SYNTHETIC results as MEASURED, and never scaffold interference-based ("jamming") defenses — both are hard rules in the harness CLAUDE.md.

4. Consequences

  • The harness ships guidance/doctor/init/route/flywheel; guidance and --help work offline (validated here via node bin/cli.js), the rest after npm install + npm run build (CI).
  • .harness/manifest.json + manifest.sha256 are generated with real per-file hashes at creation (unlike ADR-286's scaffold, whose manifest was historical).
  • Scoped to its own name: its plugin, permissions, and (future) MCP surface only read/assist on wifi-densepose-privshield. No risk to other harnesses/crates.

5. Validation

cd harness/wifi-densepose-privshield
node bin/cli.js guidance --topic overview   # dependency-free
npm ci && npm run build && npm test          # full suite (CI; needs registry access)