From 5112394d0d94303e431d327df1f84b6daf67a0b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: artale <arosstale1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 01:16:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: tolerate rsi cron naming drift

---
 src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.test.ts | 9 ++++++++-
 src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.ts      | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.test.ts b/src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.test.ts
index 587a04f..1085cf6 100644
--- a/src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.test.ts
+++ b/src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.test.ts
@@ -46,10 +46,17 @@ describe("rsi reconcile", () => {
     expect(receipt.decision).toBe("healthy");
   });
 
-  it("marks degraded when cron is missing", () => {
+  it("keeps healthy when only cron naming drifts", () => {
     const receipt = reconcileRsi({ host: "example", runner: runner({ "skill_health.py|rsi-diagnosis": { status: 1, stdout: "" } }) });
 
     expect(receipt.facts.cron_present).toBe(false);
+    expect(receipt.decision).toBe("healthy_but_autopatch_unproven");
+  });
+
+  it("marks degraded when live skill health is missing", () => {
+    const receipt = reconcileRsi({ host: "example", runner: runner({ "test -f /tmp/skill_health.py": { status: 1, stdout: "" } }) });
+
+    expect(receipt.facts.skill_health_present).toBe(false);
     expect(receipt.decision).toBe("degraded");
   });
 
diff --git a/src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.ts b/src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.ts
index bfcdee4..e20ebfe 100644
--- a/src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.ts
+++ b/src/fable5/rsi-reconcile.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export function reconcileRsi(opts: RsiReconcileOptions): RsiReconcileReceipt {
     deploy_route_present: isOk("deploy_route", checks),
     auto_patch_proven: /All patched|auto-patching/.test(latest),
   };
-  const coreHealthy = facts.cron_present && facts.skill_health_present && /100%|65\/65/.test(facts.latest_score ?? "") && facts.factory_watcher_active && facts.deploy_route_present;
+  // ponytail: cron name drift is a warning; live health + watcher + deploy route are the gate.
+  const coreHealthy = facts.skill_health_present && /100%|65\/65/.test(facts.latest_score ?? "") && facts.factory_watcher_active && facts.deploy_route_present;
   const receipt: RsiReconcileReceipt = {
     created_at: (opts.now ?? new Date()).toISOString(),
     host: opts.host,