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docs(proof-status): correct stale preservation/progress claims (#87)
## Summary `PROOF-NEEDS.md` and `ROADMAP.adoc` both claimed `formal/Semantics.v`'s `preservation` proof was still `Admitted` and `progress` was at "92%". Direct verification disagrees: - `preservation` is closed at `Qed` (since 2026-04-27 — see in-file proof-status comment at `formal/Semantics.v` L3328: *"FULLY CLOSED. Zero Admitted. ... preservation: Qed (S_Region_Step+T_Region_Active closed by in_dec on r ∈ R')"*). - `grep -c "Admitted\." formal/Semantics.v` returns 1, but that match is inside the proof-status comment, not an actual Coq tactic — zero proof-level Admitted remain in this file. - `progress` is **not** at 92%; the owner already flagged on standards#134 that it was deleted in the substitution-semantics rewrite (current = 0%, not formalised in this tree). Folded in: ROADMAP's Idris2 status now records the 2026-05-19 addition of `splitLinearCoverage` (PR #85), which closed the proof-debt P0 the owner flagged on standards#134. ## Test plan - [x] No `.v` / `.idr` files touched — build state unaffected. - [x] Verified `preservation Qed` via direct file read (L3207 `Theorem preservation`, L3327 `Qed.`, L3328 status comment). - [x] Verified `progress` is absent in current `formal/Semantics.v` (no `Theorem progress` / `Lemma progress` matches). - [x] Diff is doc-only, 2 files: `PROOF-NEEDS.md`, `ROADMAP.adoc`. ## Refs `Refs hyperpolymath/standards#134` — addresses the *stale-docs* item in the owner's 2026-05-XX reconciliation comment. Remaining OWED items (14 missing SPDX, CI version mismatch, `%default partial` modules, no idris2 CI gate, no SPARK seam) are out of scope for this sweep — most are owner-gated or out of the arm's title scope ("Rust/SPARK NON-COMPLIANT"). 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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PROOF-NEEDS.md

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## Current state
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- `formal/Syntax.v` — Coq formalization of Ephapax syntax (clean)
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- `formal/Semantics.v` — Coq operational semantics (`preservation` currently `Admitted`)
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- `formal/Semantics.v` — Coq operational semantics; `preservation` Qed (closed 2026-04-27, zero `Admitted` in this file)
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- `formal/Typing.v` — Coq typing rules (clean)
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- `src/formal/Ephapax/Formal/RegionLinear.idr` — Idris2 region-based linearity proof (explicitly states "REAL proof — not believe_me, not assert_total")
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- 17 Idris2 files across formal verification layer
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- No `believe_me`, `sorry`, or `assert_total` in Idris2 source code
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- Coq admitted proofs remaining: 1
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- Coq admitted proofs remaining in `formal/Semantics.v`: 0
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## What needs proving
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- **Close remaining Admitted in Semantics.v**: `preservation`
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- **Type soundness end-to-end**: Complete progress + preservation proof chain (preservation currently admitted)
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- **Linear type consumption**: Prove resources with linear types are consumed exactly once across all execution paths (region boundaries, exception handlers)
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- **Effect system soundness**: Prove the effect type system correctly tracks side effects and that effect-free terms are truly pure
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- **Region safety**: Prove that region-based memory management prevents use-after-free and dangling references across region boundaries
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- **Compiler correctness**: Prove the Rust compiler preserves Ephapax semantics (at minimum, type-preserving compilation)
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> Note: an earlier version of this list included "close `preservation` Admitted" and "complete `progress` proof". `preservation` was closed at Qed on 2026-04-27 (see in-file comment at `formal/Semantics.v` L3328); `progress` was deleted in the substitution-semantics rewrite and is not currently formalised in this tree. The previous "progress 92%" claim is stale.
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## Recommended prover
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- **Coq** for closing existing Admitted gaps (already invested in Coq formalization)
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- **Coq** for the existing soundness chain in `formal/` (already invested in Coq formalization)
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- **Idris2** for region linearity and effect system properties (already in use, fits dependent type style)
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- **Agda** as backup for metatheory if Coq proof terms become unwieldy
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## Priority
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- **HIGH** — Ephapax is a programming language whose core value proposition is linear types and memory safety. The remaining `Admitted` in `preservation` blocks a fully closed soundness chain.
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- **MEDIUM** — Ephapax is a programming language whose core value proposition is linear types and memory safety. With `preservation` closed, the immediate soundness blocker is gone; remaining work is breadth-first (effect system, region safety, compiler correctness) rather than depth-first.

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**Dual formalisation status:**
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* **Coq** (`formal/`): `no_leaks` (Qed), `typing_ctx_transfer` (Qed),
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`subst_preserves_typing` (Qed), `preservation` currently `Admitted`.
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* Coq admitted proofs remaining: 1
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`subst_preserves_typing` (Qed), `preservation` (Qed, closed
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2026-04-27 — see in-file comment at `formal/Semantics.v` L3328).
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* Coq admitted proofs remaining in `formal/Semantics.v`: 0
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* **Idris2** (`src/formal/`): `noEscapeTheorem`, `regionSafetyTheorem`, `noGCTheorem`,
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`orthogonalityLemma` -- all complete with zero unsafe patterns.
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`orthogonalityLemma` -- all complete with zero unsafe patterns. Added 2026-05-19:
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`splitLinearCoverage` in `Ephapax/Formal/Qualifier.idr` (PR #85) — generalises
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`nonDiminishment` from head-position to all linear bindings.
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**Interpreter:** Environment-leak fix applied (2026-03-28). Proofs chain and effects
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* [ ] WASM code generation: lambda/app compilation (closure conversion)
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* [x] Coq: close `ctx_transfer` proof
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* [x] Coq: close `subst_lemma` proof
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* [ ] Coq: close `preservation` proof (currently `Admitted`)
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* [ ] Coq: `progress` proof completion (currently 92%)
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* [x] Coq: close `preservation` proof (Qed, 2026-04-27)
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* [-] Coq: `progress` proof — N/A. `progress` was deleted in the
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== v0.2.0 -- Backend Maturity
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== v1.0.0 -- Production Ready
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* [ ] All Coq `Admitted` proofs closed (zero remaining)
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* [ ] Full `preservation` and `progress` proofs (Qed)
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* [x] All Coq `Admitted` proofs closed in `formal/Semantics.v` (zero remaining as of 2026-04-27).
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* [x] `preservation` proof (Qed, 2026-04-27). `progress` is not currently formalised; if it re-enters scope post-rewrite, add it back here.
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* [ ] Stable surface syntax (already locked, but confirm no changes needed)
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* [ ] Comprehensive standard library
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* [ ] Cross-platform WASM + native compilation

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