feat: MinMax instance and strict/lax morphisms between instances

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Summary

This PR adds the two things #3 asked for: a min-max (bottleneck) instance, and strict and lax morphism records with the classifications between the existing instances.

It also gets the proofs checked in CI for the first time. proofs.yml called a scripts/check.sh that does not exist, so no CI run had ever checked them. The first CI run, on the pinned Agda 2.6.4.3, is green.

Closes #3

Ratchet-exception: .machine_readable/root-allow.txt — resource-algebra.agda-lib is Agda's library manifest, which Agda discovers at the library root; it cannot move

Changes

Algebra (my commit d0b9121)

• Instances/MinMax.agda: ⊕ = min, ⊗ = max (_⊔g_, with inf absorbing), 𝟘 = inf, 𝟙 = fin 0, on the Loss carrier. Dioid, ordered and annihilating. PROVEN (N-1).
• Morphism.agda defines Hom and LaxHom, with identities, composition and lax. The classifications:
  • F-2: peak-lax.
  • F-4: no strict morphism leaves HWM.
  • F-5: exactly two strict morphisms Loss → MaxPlus.
  • F-6: exactly one strict morphism MaxPlus → Loss. This corrects Morphisms between instances: typed-wasm needs them for cross-level grade transport (L11 → L16) #3's "symmetric" sketch.
  • F-7: loss-bottleneck.
  • All PROVEN.
• Separation.agda S-4: a bottleneck is not a sum (TESTED).
• proofs.yml now runs scripts/check-agda.sh, using the locked actions/checkout@v7.0.1, and has an actions.lock key. That clears the Lock Sync Gate on main.

Commits CodeRabbit pushed (you ticked its Finishing-Touches boxes)

• 6c61289 drops my CLAUDE.md "asking the owner" section, which it rated out of scope. The preference is still saved at user level.
• 5eb1c55 replaces the template identity (deed renamed to resource-algebra_chora.deed, CODEOWNERS, map, roadmap). Estate Rules and Canon lockstep now pass.
• ae71186 adds unit tests in tests/unit/ and three more rejection fixtures.
• 4859893 adds a citation message and fixes the deed name in the warmup doc.

I checked all of them locally. The unit tests typecheck, and each new fixture is refused for its intended reason (3 != 5, inf != fin 3, … != bot).

Follow-ups to those (my commits 7bbe094, 19e911a and 4c9351d)

• CodeRabbit's merge-risk note was right. The gate accepted any refusal at an invalid declaration. Every fixture now has an -- EXPECT: <regex> line, and check-agda.sh fails a refusal that doesn't match it. As a control, changing MinMaxIsLoss's EXPECT to m \* n gives ERROR: MinMaxIsLoss was refused, but not with: ….
• The unit tests weren't run by CI, since check-agda.sh only checked All.agda. The gate now also typechecks tests/unit/AllTests.agda.
• The proof ledger moved to docs/status/PROOF-STATUS.adoc.
  • That is the template's home for it, and just already read docs/status/ first, where it found only the unfilled template stub.
  • The root allowlist drops the PROOF-STATUS.adoc line CodeRabbit added.
  • It keeps the .agda-lib line, since Agda requires that file at the root. That is the one ledger growth, declared above for the exemption ratchet.

Testing

PASS: unit tests (tests/unit/AllTests.agda)
PASS: rejected … (8 fixtures, each with its EXPECT message)
PASS: core proofs, unit tests and all 8 expected rejections
PASS: root matches allowlist (46 entries; 36 required, 16 optional)
actions.lock is in sync and transitively closed

CI on 5eb1c55: Core proofs and expected rejections ✅, actions.lock is in sync ✅, estate-rules ✅.

Still red, and not this PR's:

• governance / Actions lockfile verify: red on main too (run 38483234534). Governance is pinned at da2c748, and its unpinned gh-actions-lock v0.2.0 calls the job-level reusable entries "stale". The fix belongs to that governance pin, not to this repo.
• openssf-compliance and call-estate-audit: red on main too; CodeRabbit's CI pass skipped both for that reason.

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Adds a Loss-carrier MinMax resource algebra, strict and lax morphisms with classifications, and proofs that distinguish MinMax from Loss. Updates exports, rejection tests, proof-check workflow, and project documentation.

Changes: Algebra and Morphisms

Layer / File(s)	Summary
MinMax algebra and supporting lemmas src/ResourceAlgebra/Prelude.agda, src/ResourceAlgebra/Instances/MinMax.agda	Adds natural-number lemmas and the MinMax instance, where finite grades combine by maximum and infinity absorbs sequence.
Strict and lax morphism contracts src/ResourceAlgebra/Morphism.agda	Defines Hom and LaxHom, identity and composition operations, and the lax peak map. Proves that strict maps from HWM to MaxPlus or Loss do not exist.
Strict morphism classifications src/ResourceAlgebra/Morphism.agda	Classifies strict maps between Loss and MaxPlus and defines the lax Loss-to-MinMax map.
Separation examples and rejection tests src/ResourceAlgebra/Separation.agda, tests/reject/*	Proves the different Loss and MinMax results for sequencing grades 2 and 3. Adds rejection tests for equating the instances and treating peak as strict.
Exports, proof workflow, and documentation src/ResourceAlgebra/All.agda, .github/workflows/proofs.yml, README.adoc, PROOF-STATUS.adoc, CHANGELOG.adoc	Exports the new modules, changes the workflow to run scripts/check-agda.sh, and updates the project documentation and proof status.

Agent Guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Owner question instructions CLAUDE.md	Adds guidance to submit decision questions through AskUserQuestion, batch up to four questions, list the recommended option first, and state each option’s consequences.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: {{owner}}

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d0b91

The proof workflow may report that the new negative controls passed without testing the equations they are meant to reject. Tighten the diagnostic check before relying on those results.

### Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to d0b91

The change affects 6 systems.

Changed systems: src, tests, CHANGELOG.adoc, CLAUDE.md, PROOF-STATUS.adoc, README.adoc

Architecture concerns
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Systems and components

• observed — src (service) was modified; 5 changed files map to changed impact.
• observed — tests (service) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.
• observed — CHANGELOG.adoc (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
• observed — CLAUDE.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in CHANGELOG.adoc: Adds the 2026-10-14 changelog entry describing MinMax, morphisms, separation and expected-rejection cases, plus the proof-check command and workflow lock updates.
• observed — Modified behavior in CLAUDE.md: Added the “Asking the owner” guidance: use AskUserQuestion rather than appending decision questions to a report; ask up to four per call, put the recommended concrete option first, and explain what each option would cause.
• observed — Modified behavior in PROOF-STATUS.adoc: The revision date changes from 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-14.
• observed — Modified behavior in PROOF-STATUS.adoc: The build invariant now attributes proof checking to just check-agda and records five expected rejection cases, adding failures for max m n != m + n and max p₁ (n₁ + p₂) != p₁ + p₂. It says CI runs scripts/check-agda.sh, while the previously named scripts/check.sh did not exist, and records the first green CI run on Agda 2.6.4.3 as the evidence moving the status from local Agda 2.6.3 to CI.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check		Most changes support #3, including proof tests, supporting arithmetic lemmas, documentation, and the CI command fix. The added hand-authored section in CLAUDE.md about asking the owner through a sel…	Remove the unrelated CLAUDE.md section from this pull request, or link it to a separate issue and submit it separately.

Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check		The PR implements the coding requirements in #3. Morphism.agda adds strict Hom and lax LaxHom records, identities, composition, and the reported morphism classifications. It adds the MinMax inst…
Docstring Coverage		No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
Title check		The title clearly and concisely identifies the primary changes: the MinMax instance and strict/lax morphisms between instances.
Description check		The description is mostly complete. It includes a detailed summary, change list, testing results, CI status, scope boundaries, and linked issue. The RSR Quality Checklist and Screenshots headings are …

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Explanation

Most changes support #3, including proof tests, supporting arithmetic lemmas, documentation, and the CI command fix. The added hand-authored section in CLAUDE.md about asking the owner through a selector is unrelated to morphism definitions, algebra instances, their proofs, or CI validation for this issue.

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Require the rejection at the invalid definition.

check-agda.sh accepts any diagnostic from the fixture's file that contains when checking that. An earlier type error can therefore pass the check before Agda evaluates either invalid = refl definition. Require the diagnostic location to match the fixture's invalid definition line.

Suggested fix

   name="$(basename -- "$file" .agda)"
   log="_build/check-logs/$name.log"
+  invalid_line="$(awk '/^invalid([[:space:]]|$).*=/ { print NR; exit }' "$file")"
   if "$prover" "${flags[@]}" -i tests/reject "$file" >"$log" 2>&1; then
     cat "$log"
     echo "ERROR: invalid proof accepted: $name" >&2
     exit 1
   fi
-  if ! grep -Eq "/$name\.agda:[0-9]+,[0-9]+" "$log" ||
+  if [[ -z "$invalid_line" ]] ||
+     ! grep -Eq "/$name\.agda:${invalid_line}," "$log" ||
      ! grep -q 'when checking that' "$log" ||
      grep -Eq 'Not in scope|Failed to find|Unsolved|Parse error' "$log"; then

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