Governance sync skill

Use when a session is ending, handover/roadmap may be stale, or the operator runs /governance-sync.

Purpose

Keep {{docs.roadmap_path}} and {{docs.handover_path}} aligned with true VCS state and phase truth. This automates the SD-17 obligation — it does not invent new policy.

Read first

• {{docs.handover_path}} — current NEXT block
• {{docs.roadmap_path}} — build status table
• policy/tiers.yaml, policy/model-labels.yaml
• .overseer/config.yaml — regime and doc paths

Workflow (docs-first)

1. Read VCS status via the kit adapter for {{vcs.regime}} (fail-closed on read errors).
2. Compare docs to reality; list drift (phase status, branch/sha, NEXT prompt staleness).
3. Update {{docs.roadmap_path}} first.
4. Regenerate {{docs.handover_path}} from updated roadmap + VCS snapshot.
5. Include Model: on every NEXT block per policy/model-labels.yaml.
6. If NEXT is Thinking → Auto, emit {step}a or {step}b only — not both unless {step}a incomplete.

CLI (when K4/K5 land)

/path/to/overseer-kit/cli/ok governance-sync --dry-run
/path/to/overseer-kit/cli/ok governance-sync

Default: dry-run. Writes nothing except the local .overseer/last_governance_sync marker when D1/D2 are aligned (GFG carve-out). Governance-doc patches, commits, and realign apply only on explicit non-dry-run; never on {{vcs.git.main_branch}}.

Closing commit

Feature branch only. Message pattern: governance: sync handover + roadmap (<date>). Bundle both docs.

Hard stops

• No merge to {{vcs.git.main_branch}} without Tier 3
• No staging push without Tier 3
• No live posture flips
• No peer-repo writes from this command — workspace relay check is read-only (§MR.8)

Multi-repo (when workspace: configured)

After advancing product_order PRIMARY, refresh each relay: true tip (role=relay or ## PRODUCT RELAY —) and run:

ok workspace check-next

governance-sync footer / JSON key workspace_relay reports not_configured|ok|stale_relay|ambiguous_primary|missing_member|error. Multi-repo SD-17 is incomplete until check-next exits 0. Single-repo docs↔VCS sync remains required.