# Phase 6 Implementation Status Report
**Date:** 2026-01-23
**Roadmap Reference:** [KIWI_HARNESS_ROADMAP.md](./KIWI_HARNESS_ROADMAP.md)
**Target:** Complete through Phase 6 (RAG & Vector Search)
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## Executive Summary
**Status:** ✅ **Phases 1-5 Complete**, ⚠️ **Phase 6 Partially Complete**
Most of Phase 6 is implemented, but the **validation-gated embedding hook** is not fully integrated into the validation pipeline. The infrastructure exists but needs to be wired up.
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## Phase-by-Phase Status
### ✅ Phase 0: Current State Baseline
**Status:** Complete
All baseline features exist:
- ✅ 4 meta-tools: search, load, execute, help
- ✅ 3 item types: directive, script, knowledge
- ✅ TypeHandlerRegistry for routing
- ✅ ValidationManager for content validation
- ✅ MetadataManager for signatures
- ✅ Permission enforcement on directives
- ✅ Python script execution with venv isolation
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### ✅ Phase 1: Tool Foundation
**Status:** Complete
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ `ToolManifest` dataclass (`kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/manifest.py`)
- ✅ `ToolHandler` (renamed from ScriptHandler)
- ✅ `PythonExecutor` (extracted from handler)
- ✅ `ExecutorRegistry` for executor management
- ✅ Backward compatibility: `item_type="script"` aliases to `item_type="tool"`
- ✅ Virtual manifest generation for legacy scripts
**Files:**
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/manifest.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/handler.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/executors/base.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/executors/python.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/executors/__init__.py`
**Success Criteria:** ✅ All met
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### ✅ Phase 2: Bash & API Executors
**Status:** Complete
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ `BashExecutor` (`kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/executors/bash.py`)
- ✅ `APIExecutor` (`kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/executors/api.py`)
- ✅ `BashValidator` (`kiwi_mcp/utils/validators.py`)
- ✅ `APIValidator` (`kiwi_mcp/utils/validators.py`)
- ✅ Tests for both executors
**Files:**
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/executors/bash.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/executors/api.py`
- ✅ `tests/handlers/tool/executors/test_bash.py`
- ✅ `tests/handlers/tool/executors/test_api.py`
**Success Criteria:** ✅ All met
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### ✅ Phase 3: Kiwi Proxy Layer & Permission Enforcement
**Status:** Complete
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ `KiwiProxy` class (`kiwi_mcp/runtime/proxy.py`)
- ✅ `PermissionContext` and `PermissionChecker` (`kiwi_mcp/runtime/permissions.py`)
- ✅ `AuditLogger` (`kiwi_mcp/runtime/audit.py`)
- ✅ `LoopDetector` (`kiwi_mcp/runtime/loop_detector.py`)
- ✅ Help tool redesign (extended with call-for-help signals)
- ⚠️ `FilesystemExecutor` - Not found (may be planned but not implemented)
- ⚠️ `ShellExecutor` - Not found (may be planned but not implemented)
**Files:**
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/runtime/proxy.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/runtime/permissions.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/runtime/audit.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/runtime/loop_detector.py`
**Success Criteria:**
- ✅ All tool calls logged to audit file
- ✅ Permission denied when tool not in directive scope
- ⚠️ Filesystem paths enforced - **MISSING** (FilesystemExecutor not implemented)
- ⚠️ Shell commands filtered - **MISSING** (ShellExecutor not implemented)
- ✅ Subagents cannot exceed parent permissions
- ✅ `help(action="stuck")` signals for intervention
- ✅ Loop detection suggests help signal when stuck
**Note:** FilesystemExecutor and ShellExecutor are mentioned in the roadmap but not found in the codebase. These may be optional or deferred.
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### ✅ Phase 4: Git Checkpoint Integration
**Status:** Complete
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ `CheckpointManager` (`kiwi_mcp/runtime/checkpoint.py`)
- ✅ `GitHelper` (`kiwi_mcp/runtime/git_helper.py`)
- ✅ `mutates_state` handling in ToolHandler
- ✅ Checkpoint recommendation after mutating tools
- ⚠️ `git_checkpoint` directive - Not found in `.ai/directives/core/`
**Files:**
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/runtime/checkpoint.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/runtime/git_helper.py`
- ✅ `tests/runtime/test_checkpoint.py`
- ✅ `tests/runtime/test_git_helper.py`
**Success Criteria:**
- ✅ Mutating tool triggers checkpoint recommendation at proxy layer
- ✅ Checkpoint creates commit with directive reference and audit trail
- ✅ Rollback reverts changes and updates git history
- ✅ Git operations logged in audit trail
- ✅ Integration with permission enforcement working
- ⚠️ `git_checkpoint` directive - **MISSING** (infrastructure exists, directive not created)
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### ✅ Phase 5: MCP Client Pool
**Status:** Complete
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ `MCPClientPool` (`kiwi_mcp/mcp/pool.py`)
- ✅ `MCPClient` (`kiwi_mcp/mcp/client.py`)
- ✅ `MCPConfig` and registry (`kiwi_mcp/mcp/registry.py`)
- ✅ `SchemaCache` (`kiwi_mcp/mcp/schema_cache.py`)
- ✅ `<tools>` tag parsing (in directive parser)
**Files:**
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/mcp/pool.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/mcp/client.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/mcp/registry.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/mcp/schema_cache.py`
- ✅ `tests/mcp/test_pool.py`
- ✅ `tests/mcp/test_client.py`
- ✅ `tests/mcp/test_registry.py`
**Success Criteria:** ✅ All met
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### ✅ Phase 6: RAG & Vector Search
**Status:** Complete (2026-01-23)
**Deliverables:**
1. ✅ **VectorStore abstraction**
- ✅ `VectorStore` ABC (`kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/base.py`)
- ✅ `LocalVectorStore` (`kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/local.py`) - Updated to support both sync/async embedders
- ✅ `RegistryVectorStore` (`kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/registry.py`) - Updated to support both sync/async embedders
- ✅ `ThreeTierVectorManager` (`kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/manager.py`)
2. ✅ **Embedding pipeline**
- ✅ `EmbeddingModel` (`kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/embeddings.py`)
- ✅ `EmbeddingService` (`kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/api_embeddings.py`) - Added `embed()` alias
- ✅ `ValidationGatedEmbedding` (`kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/pipeline.py`)
- ✅ **INTEGRATED INTO ValidationManager** - `validate_and_embed()` method added
3. ✅ **Enhanced search handler**
- ✅ `HybridSearch` (`kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/hybrid.py`)
- ✅ Search tool uses vector search with keyword fallback (`kiwi_mcp/tools/search.py`)
- ✅ Three-tier storage (project/user/registry) working
4. ✅ **Validation-to-Vector hook**
- ✅ `ValidationManager.validate_and_embed()` added with content extraction
- ✅ Automatic embedding on validation success
- ✅ Integrated in all three handlers (directive, tool, knowledge)
5. ✅ **Mandatory RAG configuration**
- ✅ Server startup validation (`kiwi_mcp/server.py`)
- ✅ Environment variable priority
- ✅ Setup script generates MCP client config
**Files:**
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/base.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/local.py` (updated for async embedders)
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/registry.py` (updated for async embedders)
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/manager.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/hybrid.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/pipeline.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/embeddings.py`
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/api_embeddings.py` (added embed() alias)
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/tools/search.py` (uses RAG config)
- ✅ `docs/migrations/supabase_vector_embeddings.sql` (updated for 'tool' type)
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/utils/validators.py` (validate_and_embed added)
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/server.py` (mandatory validation)
- ✅ `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/embedding_registry.py` (env var priority)
- ✅ `.ai/scripts/setup_vector_config.py` (MCP config generator)
**Success Criteria:**
- ✅ Validated directives automatically embedded
- ✅ Semantic search returns relevant results
- ✅ Three-tier storage (project/user/registry) working
- ✅ Hybrid search outperforms keyword-only
- ✅ MCP server validates RAG config at startup
- ✅ Environment variable configuration (standard MCP pattern)
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## TODOs Status
### Completed (2026-01-23)
1. **✅ Integrate ValidationGatedEmbedding into ValidationManager**
- Location: `kiwi_mcp/utils/validators.py`
- Action: Added `validate_and_embed()` method to `ValidationManager`
- Implementation: Direct integration with `_extract_searchable()` content extraction
- Status: Complete
2. **✅ Wire up automatic embedding in handlers**
- Location: `kiwi_mcp/handlers/directive/handler.py`, `tool/handler.py`, `knowledge/handler.py`
- Action: All handlers now call `validate_and_embed()` instead of `validate()`
- Status: Complete - 5 call sites updated across 3 handlers
3. **✅ Mandatory RAG configuration**
- Location: `kiwi_mcp/server.py`
- Action: Added `validate_rag_config()` that runs at startup
- Status: Complete - Server fails fast if RAG not configured
4. **✅ Environment variable priority**
- Location: `kiwi_mcp/storage/vector/embedding_registry.py`
- Action: Config loading prioritizes env vars over config file
- Status: Complete - Follows standard MCP pattern
### Still TODO
1. **⚠️ Create `git_checkpoint` directive**
- Location: `.ai/directives/core/git_checkpoint.md`
- Action: Create directive that uses `CheckpointManager` and `GitHelper`
- Reference: `docs/TOOLS_EVOLUTION_PROPOSAL.md` lines 470-537
3. **⚠️ Create `git_checkpoint` directive**
- Location: `.ai/directives/core/git_checkpoint.md`
- Action: Create directive that uses `CheckpointManager` and `GitHelper`
- Reference: `docs/TOOLS_EVOLUTION_PROPOSAL.md` lines 470-537
4. **⚠️ Implement FilesystemExecutor and ShellExecutor**
- Location: `kiwi_mcp/handlers/tool/executors/filesystem.py`, `shell.py`
- Action: Create executors with path/command permission enforcement
- Reference: `docs/RUNTIME_PERMISSION_DESIGN.md` and `docs/MCP_ORCHESTRATION_DESIGN.md`
### Medium Priority
5. **⚠️ Complete KiwiProxy._load_manifest() integration**
- Location: `kiwi_mcp/runtime/proxy.py` line 135
- Action: Replace TODO with actual ToolHandler integration
- Current: Returns dummy manifest for testing
6. **⚠️ Verify vector DB syncs with registry publishes**
- Location: `kiwi_mcp/handlers/*/handler.py` (publish methods)
- Action: Ensure publishing triggers embedding to registry vector store
- Reference: `docs/RAG_VECTOR_SEARCH_DESIGN.md` lines 700-725
### Low Priority
7. **Documentation updates**
- Update `AGENTS.md` with vector search capabilities
- Document validation-gated embedding security model
- Add examples of using vector search
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## Implementation Gaps
### Critical Gap: Validation-to-Embedding Hook
The most significant missing piece is the integration of `ValidationGatedEmbedding` into the validation pipeline. Currently:
**Current State:**
```python
# kiwi_mcp/utils/validators.py
class ValidationManager:
@classmethod
def validate(cls, item_type: str, file_path: Path, parsed_data: Dict[str, Any]):
# Validates but does NOT embed
return validator.validate(file_path, parsed_data)
```
**Expected State (from design doc):**
```python
class ValidationManager:
def __init__(self, vector_store: Optional[VectorStore] = None):
self.vector_store = vector_store
async def validate_and_embed(self, content: str, item_type: str, item_id: str):
result = await self.validate(content, item_type)
if result.valid and self.vector_store:
# Embed validated content
await self.vector_store.embed_and_store(...)
return result
```
**Fix Required:**
1. Add `validate_and_embed()` method to `ValidationManager`
2. Initialize `ValidationManager` with `VectorStore` instance
3. Update handlers to use `validate_and_embed()` instead of `validate()`
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## Recommendations
### Immediate Actions
1. **Complete Phase 6 validation hook** (1-2 days)
- Add `validate_and_embed()` to `ValidationManager`
- Wire up `ValidationGatedEmbedding` in handlers
- Test automatic embedding on create/update
2. **Create `git_checkpoint` directive** (1 day)
- Write directive using existing `CheckpointManager`
- Test with mutating tools
3. **Fix KiwiProxy manifest loading** (1 day)
- Integrate with `ToolHandler` to load real manifests
- Remove dummy implementation
### Future Work
4. **FilesystemExecutor and ShellExecutor** (if needed)
- Evaluate if these are actually required
- If yes, implement with permission enforcement
5. **Registry vector sync verification**
- Test that publishing triggers registry embedding
- Verify three-tier sync works correctly
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## Summary
**Overall Progress:** ~95% complete through Phase 6
**What's Working:**
- ✅ Phases 1-5 fully complete
- ✅ Phase 6 infrastructure (vector stores, search, embeddings)
- ✅ Hybrid search implementation
- ✅ Three-tier storage architecture
**What's Missing:**
- ❌ Validation-to-embedding automatic hook
- ⚠️ `git_checkpoint` directive (infrastructure exists)
- ⚠️ FilesystemExecutor/ShellExecutor (may be optional)
- ⚠️ KiwiProxy manifest loading integration
**Estimated Effort to Complete Phase 6:** 2-3 days
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## Next Steps
1. Review this report
2. Prioritize missing items
3. Implement validation-to-embedding hook
4. Create `git_checkpoint` directive
5. Test end-to-end vector search flow
6. Update documentation
