C tag:\sadd\s`zit\stag\sadd\sNAME\sCHECKIN`,\sminting\sa\sSINGLETON\ssym\scard\n\n`tag`\swas\sread-only:\s`tag\slist`\swas\sthe\sonly\ssubcommand,\sso\sa\srepository\scould\nnot\sbe\sgiven\sa\sname\sfor\sa\scheck-in\sat\sall\s(blocker\sB6).\sThe\sverb\stold\sthe\struth\nabout\swhat\sexisted,\sbut\sthe\scapability\swas\ssimply\sabsent.\n\nWHAT\sCHANGED\n\n`zit\stag\sadd\sNAME\sCHECKIN`\smints\sone\sCONTROL\sartifact\scarrying\sa\ssingle\n`T\s+sym-NAME`\scard\stargeting\sthe\sresolved\scheck-in's\s64-hex\shash.\n\nTHE\sSIGN\sIS\sTHE\sWHOLE\sCORRECTNESS\sARGUMENT.\sThe\scard\sis\sa\sSINGLETON\s(`+`),\snot\na\spropagating\s(`*`)\stag.\s`repostate.resolveName`\s(src/repostate.zig:891)\spicks\nthe\smax-`event.mtime`\scheck-in\samong\sALL\sactive\s`sym-`\srows,\sso\sa\spropagating\n`*sym-v1`\swould\sbe\sinherited\sby\severy\sdescendant\sand\sthen\sresolve\sto\sthe\sNEWEST\nof\sthem\s—\sthe\sname\swould\ssilently\sdrift\soff\sthe\scheck-in\sthe\suser\stagged,\swhich\nis\sthe\ssame\sclass\sof\swrong\sanswer\sas\sB1.\s`applyTagOps`\s(src/repostate.zig:727)\ngates\spropagation\son\s`op.type\s!=\s.singleton`,\sso\sa\s`+`\scard\spins\sthe\sname\swith\nZERO\srepostate\schanges.\sThe\scontrast\swith\sa\sbranch\sis\sdeliberate\sand\snow\ndocumented\sat\sboth\ssites:\sa\s*branch*\ssym\spropagates\sprecisely\sbecause\ndescendants\smust\sinherit\sit;\sa\s*tag*\ssym\sdoes\snot,\sprecisely\sbecause\sthey\smust\nnot.\n\n`amend`'s\ssteps\s5-6\s—\sassemble\sthe\scontrol\smanifest,\srun\sthe\sruntime-safety\nround-trip\sself-check,\s`putArtifact`\s+\s`commit`\sunder\sthe\ssingle\sfsync\s—\sare\nextracted\sinto\s`mintControlArtifact`,\sand\s`tag\sadd`\sis\sits\ssecond\sconsumer.\sBoth\nverbs\sresolve\sa\scheck-in,\scompose\sa\sT\srun,\sthen\smint;\sthat\slast\sstep\sis\snow\nwritten\sonce.\samend's\sexisting\sbattery\sguards\sthe\sextraction\sunchanged.\sThe\nhelper's\serror\sset\sis\s`logstore.OpenError`,\sthe\swidest\sof\sthe\sthree\sthe\sbody\scan\nproduce,\sso\seach\sverb\srenders\sit\sunder\sits\sown\sname.\n\n`tag\sadd`\scloses\sits\sread\sview\sBEFORE\sthe\sread-write\sappend\s(commit's\sdurability\npattern),\sso\sit\sowns\sits\srepository\slifetime\srather\sthan\ssharing\sthe\slisting\npath's\s`defer\srepo.deinit`.\sResolution\sand\sthe\sempty-NAME\scheck\sboth\sprecede\sthe\nmint:\sa\srun\sthat\scannot\sresolve\sits\sCHECKIN\smints\snothing,\sasserted\sby\sa\stest.\n\n`selectInheritedSyms`'s\scomment\ssaid\szit\smints\sno\ssingleton\ssyms\sitself,\sso\sthe\n§6.2\sexclusion\sof\sthem\sfrom\sa\sbranch\smove's\scancel\sset\swas\sreachable\sonly\svia\sa\nsynced\s`T\s+sym-X\s*`.\sThat\sis\sno\slonger\strue\s—\sthe\scomment\sis\scorrected.\sThe\nbehavior\sneeded\sno\schange,\sand\sits\sunit\stest\salready\scovered\sa\ssingleton\ssym.\n\nRECORDED,\sNOT\sASSUMED:\sbranch\screation\sshares\sno\sread-only\sgap.\sIt\sis\salready\nserved\sby\s`commit\s--branch`,\swhich\smints\sthe\spropagating\sbranch/sym\spair\ndirectly\son\sthe\scheck-in\smanifest\s(src/cli.zig\s`composeCommitTags`),\sso\sthere\sis\nno\s`branch\sadd`\sto\swrite.\sCancel/remove\ssemantics\sstay\sdeferred\sto\s0.2\s—\nclosing\s"cannot\screate\stags"\sis\sthe\sblocker;\sa\sfull\stag\slifecycle\sis\snot.\n\nRED\sPROOF\s(per\sBLOCKER-FIX-PLAN.md\ssection\s2,\sno\sproduct\scode\schanged\suntil\sRED\nwas\sproven;\smarkers\s`//\sREGRESSION\sB6:`)\n\nEnd-to-end,\ssrc/e2e.zig\s—\sall\sfive\sfailed\spre-fix\sat\s`tag\sadd`\swith\sexit\s2\n("unknown\ssubcommand\s'add'"):\n\n\s\scli\sREGRESSION\sB6:\stag\sadd\screates\sa\stag\sthat\stag\slist\sand\stag\slist\sCHECKIN\sreport\n\s\scli\sREGRESSION\sB6:\sa\screated\stag\spins\sto\sits\scheck-in\sand\sis\snot\sinherited\sby\sa\sdescendant\s(tag\sbefore\scommit)\n\s\scli\sREGRESSION\sB6:\sa\screated\stag\spins\sto\sits\scheck-in\sand\sis\snot\sinherited\sby\sa\sdescendant\s(commit\sbefore\stag)\n\s\scli\sREGRESSION\sB6:\sa\screated\stag\ssurvives\spack\n\s\scli\sREGRESSION\sB6:\sa\screated\stag\ssurvives\sa\sclone\n\nThe\spinning\spair\sruns\sboth\sorderings\s—\stag-then-commit\sexercises\sinheritance\sat\ncommit\stime,\scommit-then-tag\sexercises\sthe\spropagation\swalk\sover\salready\ncrosslinked\sdescendants.\sIdentical\sbehavior\sin\sboth\sis\swhat\sproves\sthe\smechanism\nrather\sthan\sluck.\spack\sand\sclone\sprove\sthe\sround\strip:\sa\ssynced\sartifact\sthat\ndoes\snot\ssurvive\ssync\sis\sa\sworse\slie\sthan\sa\smissing\sverb.\n\nAdded\salongside\sthem:\s`tag\sadd`'s\sarity\serrors,\sand\san\sunresolvable\sCHECKIN\nleaving\sno\stag\sbehind.\sUnit,\ssrc/cli.zig:\sthe\sparser's\sadd\sgrammar\s(both\npositionals\srequired,\s`--help`/bad\soption\swinning\sover\sarity,\s`--`\shandling),\n`composeTagAddCards`\sminting\sexactly\sone\s`+sym-`\scard\sat\sthe\starget,\sits\scontrol\nround\strip\sthrough\s`artifact.parse`\sproving\sthe\ssign\ssurvives\sthe\swire,\sand\nleak-freedom\sunder\s`checkAllAllocationFailures`.\n\nTEST\sEVIDENCE\sNOW\n\nIn\sthis\sworktree\sat\sthe\scommitted\stree:\s`zig\sfmt\s--check\s.`,\s`zig\sbuild`,\n`zig\sbuild\stest`,\sand\s`zig\sbuild\se2e`\seach\sexit\s0\s—\sfull\sbattery,\sno\sfiltering.\n\nCHANGED\sEXPECTATIONS\s(both\sencoded\sthe\smissing\scapability,\snothing\selse)\n\n\s\scli\stag\sB-tag-7\s(src/cli.zig)\sand\scli\stag\sB-tag-13\s(src/e2e.zig)\sused\sthe\n\s\sliteral\stoken\s`add`\sas\stheir\sstand-in\sfor\s"not\sa\ssubcommand".\s`add`\sIS\sone\n\s\snow,\sso\sboth\suse\s`cancel`,\sa\sword\sthat\sstill\sis\snot.\n\n\s\scli\stag\sB-tag-11's\sverbatim\s`tag_help_expected`\sgains\sthe\s`add`\susage\sline\sand\n\s\sits\sparagraph,\sbecause\s`tag\s--help`\smust\steach\sthe\snew\sgrammar.\n\nNo\sborrowed\stechnique:\sthe\ssingleton-sign\sargument\sand\sthe\smint\sextraction\sare\noriginal\sto\sthis\schange.\sNo\sperformance\sclaim\sis\smade.\n\nSIBLING\sMERGE\n\nThis\scheckout\sabsorbed\sthe\ssibling\sB3\scommit\s(1aeb531cac)\sbefore\slanding.\sThe\nonly\sconflict\swas\sin\ssrc/e2e.zig\sand\swas\spositional,\snot\ssemantic:\sboth\schanges\nappend\sa\snew\sregression\sblock\sat\sthe\send\sof\sthe\sfile.\sBoth\sblocks\sare\skept,\sone\ncopy\seach;\sthe\stwo\scandidate\sB3\shunks\sfossil\spresented\swere\sbyte-identical,\sand\nthe\sfull\sbattery\sabove\swas\sre-run\son\sthe\smerged\stree,\snot\sjust\son\smine.\n 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