---
name: cto-case-source-admission-record
tier: local
status: draft
owner: jp
source: .sot/03-PROTOCOLS/CTO-CASE-CANDIDATE-BACKEND-PRD.md
created: 2026-05-31
last_reviewed: 2026-05-31
lifecycle_classification: planning
core_promotion_status: not-promoted
description: Child-local source admission record for evaluating Case as a candidate CTO backend.
---

# CTO Case Source Admission Record

Local planning SOT only. Not a Core Protocol. Not active Core authority.

## Purpose

Record the minimum source admission facts required before Case can progress beyond planning as a Case Candidate Backend.

This record does not admit Case for execution. It records a pinned public source observation and names the remaining blockers before any non-artificial run.

## Non-Authority Notice

This record does not authorize Runtime behavior, WebUI Product behavior, Case execution, real-repo mutation, merge, deploy, push, close, vendor-source mutation, external developer repository mutation, or Core promotion.

## Source Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Source name | Case |
| Source URL | `https://github.com/workos/case.git` |
| Source web URL | `https://github.com/workos/case` |
| Source type | public Git repository |
| Observed branch | `main` |
| Pinned commit | `7959ac917cdeb0983b4aaa20bb9f42021747fed8` |
| Commit date | `2026-05-19T18:05:46-07:00` |
| Retrieval date | `2026-05-31` |
| Retrieval command | `git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/workos/case.git` |
| Integrity reference | pinned Git commit SHA-1 `7959ac917cdeb0983b4aaa20bb9f42021747fed8` |

## License Note

License status is unresolved.

Observed facts from the retrieval:

- no top-level `LICENSE` or `LICENSE.md` file was found in the shallow clone;
- `package.json` did not expose a license field in the inspected section;
- `package.json` contains `"private": true`.

Admission consequence: Case is not admitted for non-artificial execution until a human-readable license note is completed and the allowed internal-use posture is explicit.

## Source Boundary

Protected source boundary:

- do not mutate the Case repository;
- do not vendor Case source into Cortex OS Core;
- do not copy Case implementation source into this child workspace;
- do not treat Case source as Cortex OS authority;
- do not run Case against a Target Repository from this record alone.

Allowed planning use:

- reference the source URL;
- reference the pinned commit;
- inspect public metadata for admission planning;
- define adapter contracts against observed behavior without importing vendor implementation.

## Allowed Execution Mode

Current allowed execution mode: planning-only.

Blocked modes:

- artificial Case run;
- copied repository fixture run;
- disposable sandbox repository run;
- owned noncritical repository run;
- candidate-default real-repo use.

Mode unlock requires a later validated adapter contract, source license note, harness evidence validation, explicit gate, and staged proof record.

## Update Rule

Changing the pinned Case source requires:

- previous source URL;
- previous pinned commit or tag;
- new source URL;
- new pinned commit or tag;
- retrieval date;
- retrieval command;
- license note review;
- rerun of applicable adapter fixtures;
- evidence record naming previous and new source IDs.

No moving branch reference may be used as proof without a pinned commit or tag.

## Admission Status

Status: not admitted for execution.

Reason: source identity is pinned, but license note and executable adapter proof are incomplete.

## Evidence

Observed retrieval commands:

```text
git ls-remote https://github.com/workos/case.git HEAD refs/heads/main refs/tags/*
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/workos/case.git
git rev-parse HEAD
git show -s --format=%cI HEAD
git remote get-url origin
```

Observed source metadata:

```text
HEAD: 7959ac917cdeb0983b4aaa20bb9f42021747fed8
origin: https://github.com/workos/case.git
commit date: 2026-05-19T18:05:46-07:00
package private: true
license file: not found in shallow clone
license field: not observed in inspected package.json
```