# Tech Debt Register

**Governance:** Tracked per AGENTS.md v16.0. Quarterly paydown target: 20% by Impact.

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## Summary

| Status | Count | Total Impact |
|--------|-------|--------------|
| Backlog | 5 | 9 pts |
| In Progress | 0 | 0 pts |
| Completed | 2 | 3 pts |
| No Action | 1 | 1 pt |
| Deferred | 5 | 7 pts |
| Accepted | 1 | 2 pts |

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## Registry

### Code Analysis Suppressions

| ID | Category | Impact | Effort | Status | Notes | Owner | ADR |
|----|----------|--------|--------|--------|-------|-------|-----|
| DEBT-001 | CA1822 (static hints) | Low (1) | Low (1) | Completed | Applied `static` to GetNextDueAt, Evaluate, Plan methods; removed DI registrations. | @claude | PR 4b |
| DEBT-002 | CA1873 (array logging) | Low (1) | Low (1) | No Action | Already compliant: all logging uses LoggerMessage delegates. Verified PR 4b build with CA1873 enabled: 0 warnings. | @claude | Verified |
| DEBT-003 | CA1305 (culture) | Low (1) | Low (1) | Deferred | Locale-specific formatting. Accept as-is for Serilog; breaking change if fixed. Revisit if conditions change. | @claude | PR 4d |
| DEBT-004 | CA1707 (test naming) | Low (1) | Low (1) | Deferred | xUnit underscores in test names. Convention; no fix needed. Revisit if conditions change. | @claude | PR 4d |
| DEBT-005 | CA1861 (array overhead) | Low (1) | Low (1) | Deferred | Static readonly array allocations. Negligible perf; accept trade-off for readability. Revisit if conditions change. | @claude | PR 4d |
| DEBT-006 | xUnit2031 (filter) | Low (1) | Low (1) | Deferred | Use overload instead of .Where() for Assert.Single. Analyzer nit; defer. Revisit if conditions change. | @claude | PR 4d |

### Gate 3 Simplified Analytics (Deferred per v16.0)

| ID | Category | Impact | Effort | Status | Notes | Owner | ADR |
|----|----------|--------|--------|--------|-------|-------|-----|
| DEBT-009 | PBO/Sharpe calculation | High (3) | High (3) | Backlog | MetricsCalculator.cs:148,170 use simplified percentile formulas. Need proper CSCV-based PBO and DSR methodology. Required for production Sharpe baseline. Gate 3 rehearsal will use simplified version; full implementation deferred to separate work. | @claude | Gate 3 Rehearsal Scope |
| DEBT-010 | Model prediction logic | High (3) | High (3) | Backlog | ReplayEngine.cs:90,163 predict fixed quantities (100 units). Need actual position-sizing algorithm. Required for realistic cost simulation. Gate 3 uses fixed quantities; full implementation deferred. | @claude | Gate 3 Rehearsal Scope |
| DEBT-011 | Cost 2x simulation | High (3) | High (3) | Backlog | ShadowRunJob.cs:132 uses linear approximation (TotalReturn * 0.5m). Need full re-simulation with actual fee/slippage impact. Required for realistic scenario analysis. Gate 3 uses linear model; full implementation deferred. | @claude | Gate 3 Rehearsal Scope |
| DEBT-012 | False-exit analysis | High (3) | High (3) | Backlog | ShadowRunJob.cs:136-139, FalseExitAnalyzer.cs always returns 0. Unimplemented feature. Required for accurate sell-reason attribution. Gate 3 rehearsal does not include false-exit analysis; deferred to separate work. | @claude | Gate 3 Rehearsal Scope |
| DEBT-013 | Credentials in appsettings | High (3) | Low (1) | Deferred | Host/tests appsettings.json contains plaintext DB password. Deferred: not in v16.0 scope. Revisit if security compliance requirements change. | @claude | Deferred |
| DEBT-014 | Duplicate & reconciliation tracking | Medium (2) | Medium (2) | Backlog | MetricsSql.cs GetDuplicateDetectionAsync/GetReconciliationBreaksAsync return null placeholders. Requires operation_audit_trail population by job consumers + OutboxPollerJob hooks. Non-blocking; dashboard degrades gracefully. | @claude | Observability Enhancement |
| DEBT-015 | Hangfire distributed lock timeout resilience | Medium (2) | High (3) | Completed | Applied consistent try/catch(Timeout) guard to all 6 Hangfire RecurringJob registrations: line 216 (RegisterModelOperationsSchedules), 260 (OpenDartDaily), 267 (DailyRecommendation), 273 (WeeklyRecommendation), 279 (MonthlyRecommendation). Prevents silent infinite wait; logs WARN and continues if lock times out. Resolves Host startup hangs when Hangfire schema initialization contentions occur. | @claude | PR Session commit 8b1c2f1 |

### Deferred Refactoring

| ID | Category | Impact | Effort | Status | Notes | Owner | ADR |
|----|----------|--------|--------|--------|-------|-------|-----|
| DEBT-007 | Newtonsoft.Json override | Medium (2) | Medium (2) | Completed | Fixed in 88ea5ed: CA1848/CA1859 actual implementation. LoggerMessage + HashSet/Dictionary. | @claude | - |
| DEBT-008 | Namespace consistency | Medium (2) | Low (1) | Accepted | All projects use RootNamespace=KArtSell.Aegis; AssemblyName retained per-project for DLL clarity. Trade-off accepted: DLL clarity > namespace alignment. No action. | @claude | PR 4d |
| DEBT-016 | VS-02 mislabeled domain | Medium (2) | Low (1) | Backlog | Existing code `VS02_SyncSecurityMasterEndpoint.cs`, `VS02_SecurityMasterJobs.cs`, `VS02_SecurityMasterPolicy.cs` implement RBAC rule synchronization (access control), not financial security master data (listing/delisting/product structure). Dead code: endpoints disabled (DISABLED comment), schema `security_master.rules` table never migrated, never deployed. Correct domain documented in `docs/CURRENT/SLICE_SPECS/VS-02-SLICE_SPEC.md` (financial PIT). Removal decision deferred pending architect review (PR recommended). | @claude | docs/CURRENT/SLICE_SPECS/VS-02-SLICE_SPEC.md |
| DEBT-017 | Duplicate VS-26 (formerly VS-03) Approval Workflow implementation | High (3) | Medium (2) | Completed (DB verification pending) | **Decision (2026-08-08):** `Features/ApprovalWorkflow/` (Workstream G) kept as canonical — it is the implementation actually wired into `Program.cs`/`FastEndpoints`. `src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/ApprovalWorkflow/` (Workstream H, `[DontRegister]`'d dead code) and its dedicated test file (`tests/KArtSell.Integration.Tests/ApprovalWorkflow/ApprovalWorkflowTests.cs`, the old 20/20-passing suite that exercised only the dead code) were **deleted**. `ApprovalWorkflowPolicyTests.cs` already tested the kept implementation's pure `Policy` class and was extended (5→10 cases) rather than replaced. New Handler+Sql+real-Postgres integration tests were written at the same path the old dead-code tests occupied (`tests/KArtSell.Integration.Tests/ApprovalWorkflow/ApprovalWorkflowTests.cs`), covering create (Maker-role-gated), approve (Maker≠Checker separation of duties, Checker-role-gated, evidence attachment), activate (SRE-role-gated), list filtering, and an explicit `DateOnly EffectiveAt` round-trip. **Bug found and fixed while porting:** the kept implementation's `Sql.cs InsertProposalAsync` had the *exact same* Dapper-cannot-bind-`DateOnly` bug that was found and fixed in the deleted implementation's `ApprovalSql.cs` (commit `2ccf74c`) — i.e. the "tested" dead code had already been fixed for this, but the "live" code had not; it would have failed 100% of proposal-creation calls against a real database. Fixed identically (`::date` cast + `"yyyy-MM-dd"` string parameter). **Not fixed (out of scope, flagged as residual gaps in the slice's README):** no `GET /approvals/{id}` endpoint (evidence becomes unreachable via HTTP after approval), and no wired Draft→Proposed transition anywhere in the running app (`ApprovalWorkflowPolicy.CanProposeForReview` exists but no Handler/Endpoint calls it), and `approval_proposals` rows are mutated in place via `UPDATE` rather than appended as new PIT revisions (the table's schema only has `id` as `PRIMARY KEY`, so the deleted implementation's append-only INSERT approach would itself have violated that constraint on the second write — this is pre-existing, schema-level, and not a regression from this cleanup). **Verification status: `dotnet build -c Release` is clean (0 errors/warnings). `dotnet test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~ApprovalWorkflow" -c Release` was run 2026-08-08: 10/10 pure-`Policy` tests passed; all 8 new DB-backed integration tests failed with `Npgsql.NpgsqlException: Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1:5432` (connection refused) because no PostgreSQL was reachable in that session (no SSH tunnel to 178.104.200.7 open). None of the 8 have been confirmed to pass against a real database.** Do not mark this row fully verified until that run happens; see `docs/CURRENT/CATALOGS/WBS_PROGRESS_TRACKER.csv` row `AEG-VS-26-01`, kept `BLOCKED` for the same reason. | @claude | commit a2e742c (original dup.), this session's commit (resolution), `docs/DECISIONS/ADR-WBS-001-slice-renumbering.md` |
| DEBT-018 | Outbox write not co-transactional with entity write | Medium (2) | Medium (2) | Completed (DB verification pending) | Fixed 2026-08-08, matching `DapperModelOperationRequestRepository`'s pattern. **TradeExecution:** added a `DbConnection`/`DbTransaction`-taking overload of `ITradeSql.UpdateTradeStatusAsync`; `TradeOutboxPublisher.PublishAsync` replaced with `UpdateAndPublishAsync`, which opens one connection/transaction, updates trade status and writes the outbox message on it, then commits once — used by all 3 call sites that publish an event (`SubmitTradeHandler`, the `FullyFilled` branch of `PollTradeStatusHandler`, `ConfirmSettlementHandler`); paths with no outbox event still use the plain non-transactional update. **PortfolioReconciliation:** `ReconcileTradeHandler` now injects the request-scoped `IDbConnection` (the same instance `ReconciliationSql` already uses within one HTTP request, replacing its own separate `IDbConnectionFactory`-opened connection) and begins one `IDbTransaction` shared by `ReconciliationEngine.ReconcileTradeAsync(..., transaction)` (which threads it into new `IDbTransaction`-aware overloads of `GetHoldingAsync`/`UpsertHoldingAsync`/`InsertReconciliationLogAsync` — the read needed a transaction-aware overload too, since Npgsql throws if a command on a connection with a pending transaction doesn't have it attached) and the outbox `TradeReconciled`/`ReconciliationMismatchAlert` writes; the handler commits once at the end (or rolls back on `!result.Success`). `dotnet build KArtSell.sln -c Release`: 0 warnings/0 errors. `dotnet test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~TradeExecution\|FullyQualifiedName~PortfolioReconciliation" -c Release`: 17 pure-logic tests passed, 13 DB-backed tests failed with the same pre-existing 127.0.0.1:5432 connection-refused error (no SSH tunnel in this session) — none of the transactional changes have been confirmed against a live database yet. | @claude | Session 2026-08-07 (Phase 3 J/K/L hardening, discovery), Session 2026-08-08 (fix) |
| DEBT-019 | Multiple duplicate cross-cutting abstractions (`IClock`, `IOutboxWriter`, `IKrxDataService`) | Medium (2) | Low (1) | Completed (partial) | Found and collapsed 3 separate cases where a slice reinvented an abstraction that already existed in `KArtSell.BuildingBlocks`: a second `IKrxDataService` (deleted, `ShadowRun.Services`), a second `IOutboxWriter`/`WriteAsync<T>` in `ReconcileTradeHandler.cs` (removed, switched to `BuildingBlocks.Reliability.IOutboxWriter`), and a second `IClock`/`SystemClock` in `ApprovalWorkflow/ApprovalPolicy.cs` (removed, switched to `BuildingBlocks.Time.IClock`). Root cause: successive sessions implementing a slice without searching `BuildingBlocks` first. Recommend a pre-implementation checklist step ("does this abstraction already exist in BuildingBlocks?") for future slices. | @claude | Session 2026-08-07 (Phase 3 J/K/L hardening) |
| DEBT-020 | `model_operations.models` and `compliance` schema never created by any migration | High (3) | Low (1) | Completed | `0036`/`0038` reference `model_operations.models(id)` via FK and `OpenDartDailyBatchJob.cs` queries it directly, but no migration ever ran `CREATE TABLE model_operations.models`; `0037` wrote to `compliance.*` tables without `CREATE SCHEMA compliance`. Any fresh database — including the actual deploy target (178.104.200.7), confirmed via a live failed SCP/DbMigrator deploy on 2026-08-07 — failed at migration `0036`/`0037`. Fixed via new `0035_model_operations_models.sql` (minimal: id/ticker/published_at/correlation_id/revision only — full Model Card schema is separate future work) and `CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS compliance;` added to `0037`. Full chain 0000→0040 now verified fresh-install + idempotent re-run clean. | @claude | Session 2026-08-07 (deploy failure triage) |
| DEBT-021 | Dapper never configured for snake_case↔PascalCase column mapping | High (3) | Low (1) | Completed | `Dapper.DefaultTypeMap.MatchNamesWithUnderscores` was never set anywhere in the codebase, so every `QueryAsync<T>`/`QuerySingleOrDefaultAsync<T>` result-mapping onto a snake_case DB column (e.g. `event_type` → `EventType`) silently returned null/default for that property instead of throwing — masking the bug in every Sql class across every module. Confirmed via `ApprovalWorkflowTests.InsertAndRetrieveProposal_RoundTrips` and `AuditTrailTests.InsertAuditEvent_CreatesImmutableRecord` both getting real rows back with null fields. Fixed centrally via a `[ModuleInitializer]` in `KArtSell.BuildingBlocks/Data/DapperBootstrap.cs` (runs once per process regardless of entry point — Host/DbMigrator/tests). | @claude | Session 2026-08-07 (deploy failure triage) |
| DEBT-022 | jsonb/inet columns written as plain text without an explicit cast | Medium (2) | Low (1) | Completed | Dapper does not know to cast a `string` parameter to `jsonb`/`inet` for Npgsql; `AuditSql.InsertAuditEventAsync` (`details`, `ip_address`), `AuditSql.RedactAuditEventDetailsAsync` (duplicate `SET details =` assignment, separately fixed), `TradeSql.InsertTradeAsync`/`UpdateTradeStatusAsync` (`kis_response`), and `SellDecisionSql.InsertDecisionAsync` (`oos_performance`) all failed with `42804: column "x" is of type jsonb but expression is of type text` the first time they were run against a real schema. Fixed with explicit `::jsonb`/`::inet` casts at each call site (mechanical, no behavior change). `AuditSql`'s jsonb read-back (`Dictionary<string,object>` from a jsonb column) also needed a raw-DTO + `JsonSerializer.Deserialize` mapping since Dapper has no built-in jsonb→Dictionary conversion either. **2026-08-09: full audit completed** (repo-wide, not just Portfolio/Approval). Enumerated every `jsonb`/`inet` column across `db/migrations/*.sql` (case-insensitive — several use `JSONB`/`INET` uppercase, which an earlier lowercase-only grep would have missed), then checked each one for a C# writer. Findings: `PortfolioReconciliation`'s tables (`portfolio_management.holdings`/`reconciliation_logs`) have no `jsonb`/`inet` columns at all — nothing to fix. `ApprovalWorkflow`'s one `jsonb` column (`approval_events.details`) was already cast correctly in `InsertEventAsync`. Several other `jsonb` columns (`evidence_snapshot.payload`, execution-assurance/model-feedback tables under `evaluation`/`governance`) have no C# writer yet at all — those slices (VS-05/09/19 etc.) are unimplemented, so there's no bug surface yet; flag for re-check whenever they get built. **One new, real instance of this exact bug found and fixed**: `OpenDartService.CacheResultAsync` (`src/KArtSell.Host/Observability/OpenDartService.cs`) inserted a serialized JSON string into `opendata.opendart_cache.data_json JSONB` without a cast — same `42804` failure mode as the others, just never previously exercised/caught. Fixed with `@dataJson::jsonb`. `dotnet build -c Release` clean; not run against a live database this session (see the rest of this session's entries for why). | @claude | Session 2026-08-07 (deploy failure triage, discovery), Session 2026-08-09 (full audit + OpenDartService fix) |
| DEBT-023 | `ApprovalSql.InsertProposalAsync` fails on `DateOnly` parameter | Medium (2) | Low (1) | Completed | Stale entry, corrected 2026-08-08: this described `ApprovalSql.cs` under `src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/ApprovalWorkflow/` — that per-call-site fix (`::date` cast + `"yyyy-MM-dd"` string parameter, not a centralized type handler) landed in commit `2ccf74c` but this row was never updated to reflect it. That whole file was then deleted as dead code while resolving DEBT-017 (2026-08-08); its surviving sibling, `Features/ApprovalWorkflow/Sql.cs`, was found to have the *same* unfixed bug independently and received the identical fix in that session — see DEBT-017. No centralized `DateOnly` type handler was added; this remains a per-call-site fix pattern, so any *other* `DateOnly`-typed Dapper INSERT elsewhere in the codebase should still be checked individually rather than assumed safe. | @claude | commit 2ccf74c; DEBT-017 (this session) |
| DEBT-024 | New integration tests don't insert FK parent rows / one pure-logic test flakes under full-suite run | Low (1) | Low (1) | Backlog | `TradeExecutionTests` constructs `Trade` with a random `sellDecisionId` that was never inserted into `sell_decisions`, so every insert now correctly fails its FK constraint (`trades_sell_decision_id_fkey`) once the schema was actually complete (see DEBT-020) — test-only gap, not a production code defect; needs the tests updated to insert a parent `models`+`sell_decisions` row first. Separately, `SellPriorityRankerTests.CalculateScore_HardImpairment_ReturnsLowestScore` (pure logic, no DB) passed in isolation but returned 1000 instead of the expected 950 (age-boost not applied) when run as part of the full suite — not yet root-caused; may be test-order/parallelization state leakage rather than a `SellPriorityRanker` bug. Also, `DbUpMigrationTests.*` (pre-existing, unrelated to this session) fail locally with `42501: must be owner of database kartsell_migration_test` — a local Postgres role permission gap, not a code issue. | @claude | Session 2026-08-07 (deploy failure triage) |
| DEBT-025 | `Features/ApprovalWorkflow` has no `GET /approvals/{id}` endpoint | Medium (2) | Low (1) | Completed (DB verification pending) | Added `GetApprovalByIdEndpoint` (`GET /approvals/{id}`) + `ApprovalDetailResponse` (includes `Evidence`), and `ApprovalWorkflowSql.GetEvidenceForProposalAsync`. Evidence attached during approval (PBO/DSR/OOS artifact links) is now readable via HTTP. Two new tests added (`GetEvidenceForProposalAsync_ReturnsEvidenceAttachedDuringApproval` + the endpoint itself). `dotnet build -c Release` clean (0/0). **Not verified against a live database** — same 127.0.0.1:5432 connection-refused blocker as DEBT-017/026; do not mark fully verified until a real Postgres run passes. | @claude | DEBT-017 (2026-08-08), `src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Features/ApprovalWorkflow/README.md` |
| DEBT-026 | `Features/ApprovalWorkflow` has no wired Draft→Proposed transition | High (3) | Low (1) | Completed (DB verification pending) | Added `ProposeForReviewHandler` + `POST /approvals/{id}/propose`, wired into `Program.cs` DI. Calls the pre-existing `ApprovalWorkflowPolicy.CanProposeForReview` (creator-only) and `ValidateProposalState` (Draft→Proposed), then updates status and emits a `PROPOSED` event — same pattern as `ApproveApprovalHandler`/`ActivateModelHandler`. A proposal created via `POST /approvals` can now reach `Approved`/`Active` through the HTTP API end-to-end. Two new tests added (`ProposeForReview_ByCreatingMaker_TransitionsDraftToProposed`, `ProposeForReview_ByDifferentUserThanCreator_ThrowsUnauthorized`). `dotnet build -c Release` clean (0/0). **Not verified against a live database** — same 127.0.0.1:5432 connection-refused blocker as DEBT-017/025; `dotnet test --filter FullyQualifiedName~ApprovalWorkflowTests -c Release` run 2026-08-08, all 17 matched tests fail with connection-refused (includes this file's tests plus an unrelated top-level `ApprovalWorkflowTests.cs` the substring filter also matches). Do not mark fully verified until a real Postgres run passes. | @claude | DEBT-017 (2026-08-08), `src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Features/ApprovalWorkflow/README.md` |
| DEBT-027 | `PollTradeStatusHandler`/`ConfirmSettlementHandler` registered in DI but never invoked by anything | High (3) | Low (1) | Completed (DB verification pending) | Discovered while looking for BE/scheduler priority work (2026-08-09) — same class of gap as DEBT-026 (a fully-implemented handler with no caller). `TradeEndpoints.cs` only has `POST /trades` (→`SubmitTradeHandler`) and `GET /trades`; nothing ever called `PollTradeStatusHandler` or `ConfirmSettlementHandler`, and no Hangfire job did either, so a trade could reach `Submitted` and never progress — KIS fills and settlement confirmations were never picked up. Added `src/KArtSell.Host/Jobs/TradeStatusPollingJob.cs`: a Hangfire recurring job (`trade-status-polling`, every 2 minutes, `q-customer-sla` queue per CLAUDE.md's queue-isolation guidance since this affects real trade completion, not research) that queries `Submitted`/`Accepted`/`PartiallyFilled` trades and calls `PollTradeStatusHandler`, then queries `FullyFilled` trades and calls `ConfirmSettlementHandler`. Registered in `Program.cs` alongside the other recurring jobs. `dotnet build -c Release` clean (0/0). **No dedicated test added** (the job is thin orchestration over the already-implemented, already-covered-elsewhere handlers, and writing a fake `IKisTradeExecutionService`/`ITradeSql` test double would be a new testing pattern not used anywhere else in this codebase — flagged rather than done rashly) **and not run against a live database or KIS** — same connection blocker as the rest of this session's work. | @claude | Session 2026-08-09 (BE/scheduler priority pass) |
| DEBT-028 | `ActivateModelHandler` had no HTTP endpoint, and would have corrupted approval data if wired naively | High (3) | Low (1) | Completed (DB verification pending) | Found via a systematic sweep of every `*Handler` registered in `Program.cs`'s DI container, checking whether each is actually referenced by an `Endpoint.cs` or a job (the same method that found DEBT-026/027) — `ActivateModelHandler` was the only remaining orphan in `Features/ApprovalWorkflow/`: no `POST /approvals/{id}/activate` existed, so an `Approved` proposal could never reach `Active`, the step this whole slice exists for. While wiring it up, found the handler's original call — `_sql.UpdateProposalStatusAsync(proposalId, ApprovalStatus.Active, userEmail, "Model activated by SRE", ct)` — would have passed the *activating SRE's* email/note through the `approvedBy`/`approvalNotes` parameters, overwriting the checker's real `approved_by`/`approval_notes` on activation, and never touched the schema's `activated_by`/`activated_at` columns at all (they existed since migration `0036` but nothing ever wrote them). Added a dedicated `ApprovalWorkflowSql.ActivateProposalAsync(proposalId, activatedBy, ct)` that only sets `status='ACTIVE'`, `activated_by`, `activated_at`, leaving `approved_by`/`approval_notes` untouched, and switched `ActivateModelHandler` to call it. Added `ActivateApprovalEndpoint` (`POST /approvals/{id}/activate`). Strengthened the existing `Activate_BySreAfterApproval_TransitionsToActive` test to assert `activated_by`/`activated_at` are set and the checker's `approved_by`/`approval_notes` survive activation unchanged — this would have caught the bug. `dotnet build -c Release` clean (0/0). Not run against a live database this session. | @claude | Session 2026-08-09 (BE/scheduler priority pass) |
| DEBT-029 | `LogAuditEventCommandHandler` (VS-27 audit trail) is never called by any other slice | High (3) | Medium (2) | Backlog | Found during the same orphaned-handler sweep that found DEBT-027/028 — but unlike those, this one is NOT a missing single endpoint; it's a missing *cross-cutting integration*. `LogAuditEventCommandHandler` (`src/KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations/Compliance/LogAuditEventHandler.cs`) is the intended call point for every other slice to record an auditable action (per `compliance.audit_event_types`'s seed data: `APPROVAL_PROPOSED`, `APPROVAL_APPROVED`, `MODEL_ACTIVATED`, `SELL_DECISION_MADE`, `SELL_EXECUTED`, etc.) — but nothing in `ApprovalWorkflow/Handlers.cs`, `TradeExecution/TradeHandlers.cs`, `SellDecision/*`, or `PortfolioReconciliation/ReconcileTradeHandler.cs` actually calls it. VS-27 ("Immutable Audit Trail") is marked `COMPLETED` in the WBS tracker with 5/5 tests passing, but those tests only exercise `AuditSql` directly — they don't prove the rest of the system ever produces an audit trail in practice. Net effect: the compliance/GDPR audit trail this system's governance model depends on (CLAUDE.md's "Evidence & Audit: Update/delete are blocked; new state appended as new revision") is currently empty in production regardless of how many approvals/trades/sell-decisions happen, because nothing populates it outside of direct `AuditSql` test calls. **Not fixed this session** — wiring it in touches 4+ handler classes across 3+ slices (a genuine cross-cutting integration, not a single bounded fix like DEBT-026/027/028), and each call site needs to decide what `EventType`/`Details`/`EvidenceLinks` are correct for that action rather than a mechanical change. Recommend one slice at a time, starting with `ApprovalWorkflow` (highest governance stakes) via its outbox events (`ApprovalWorkflowPolicy.CreateStateChangeEvent` already emits an event per transition — a downstream consumer job could call `LogAuditEventCommandHandler` from there instead of wiring it into every handler directly, matching this repo's existing Outbox→Inbox→consumer pattern). | @claude | Session 2026-08-09 (BE/scheduler priority pass, discovery only) |

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## Impact/Effort Matrix (Updated: PR 4)

```
             Low Effort    High Effort
High Impact   QUICK WINS    ROADMAP
              (DEBT-007✓)   (none currently)

Low Impact    QUICK WINS    MONITOR
              (DEBT-001/002) (DEBT-003/004/005/006/008)
```

### Quick Wins — Q3 2026 (Completed)

**Rationale (per AGENTS.md v16.0 "Paydown Target: 20% quarterly"):**
- ✅ DEBT-001 (CA1822): static method hints — Completed in PR 4b. Applied `static` to ScheduleOccurrencePlanner.GetNextDueAt, PromotionGateEvaluator.Evaluate, EvaluationWindowPlanner.Plan; removed unnecessary DI registrations (+1 pt).
- ✅ DEBT-002 (CA1873): array logging — Already compliant: all logging uses LoggerMessage delegates. Verified in PR 4b build with CA1873 enabled: 0 warnings. No action needed (+0 pts, marked "No Action").
- Result: +1 pt resolved (25% of 4pt target). Target rate achievable by completing additional small-effort items from remaining backlog.

### Batch During Feature Work
- ~~DEBT-001~~, ~~DEBT-002~~ — Moving to Quick Wins (PR 4 priority)

### Monitor & Defer (No Action)

**Rationale (per AGENTS.md "Keep in backlog; revisit if conditions change"):**

- **DEBT-003 (CA1305 culture):** Locale formatting. Accept as-is for Serilog. Breaking change risk > benefit. **Status: Permanently defer**
- **DEBT-004 (CA1707 test naming):** xUnit convention (underscores). No fix needed; convention not a defect. **Status: Permanently defer**
- **DEBT-005 (CA1861 array overhead):** Static readonly arrays. Negligible perf; readability priority. **Status: Permanently defer**
- **DEBT-006 (xUnit2031 filter):** Assert.Single overload vs .Where(). Style preference, not safety. **Status: Permanently defer**
- **DEBT-008 (Namespace consistency):** Per-project AssemblyName intentional (DLL clarity). No action needed. **Status: Accepted**

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## Paydown Tracking

### Q3 2026 (Current)
- **Target:** 20% of total impact resolved = 4 pts
- **Completed:** DEBT-007 (2 pts) — 50% of target achieved
- **PR 4 Plan:** DEBT-001 + DEBT-002 (2 pts) — Complete 100% of target ✅
  - PR 4a: Evaluation & finalization (this commit)
  - PR 4b: DEBT-001 — CA1822 static methods implementation
  - PR 4c: DEBT-002 — CA1873 array logging optimization
  - PR 4d: Permanent defer decisions for DEBT-003~006

### Q4 2026
- **Target:** 20% = 4 pts (cumulative: 8 pts / 40% debt)
- **Plan:** TBD after Q3 completion

### Q1 2027
- **Target:** 20% = 4 pts (cumulative: 12 pts / 60% debt)
- **Plan:** TBD

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## How to Resolve Tech Debt

1. **Identify:** Find in this register or add new entry with Impact/Effort estimate
2. **Estimate:** Low (1) / Medium (2) / High (3) for each dimension
3. **Schedule:** Pick based on matrix above
4. **Implement:** Separate PR, reference Debt ID in commit message (e.g., `TECH-007: Fix CA1848`)
5. **Verify:** Update register (move to Completed, record date + ADR link)
6. **Retrospective:** Review in sprint retro; aim for 20% quarterly paydown

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## Related Documents

- **Governance:** [`AGENTS.md`](AGENTS.md#13-tech-debt-management-tech-debt-registry)
- **Tracking:** [`CLAUDE.md`](CLAUDE.md#tech-debt-management)
- **Decision Log:** See individual PR commit messages and ADRs