Operator smoke test

Deployment Parity

Compare the package the source expects with the plugin, theme, seeder, evidence, and cached HTML the live site actually serves.

Deployment Parity

Compare source, plugin, theme, seed, evidence, and cached HTML.

This report is for the recurring live-site drift problem: the source package moves forward while public HTML or REST still reports an older release.

Package: 1.29.0
Seed: 2026.06.11.031
Status: pass

Loaded plugin package version

Status: pass

Expected: 1.29.0

Actual: 1.29.0

Upload and activate the plugin ZIP for the target release, then clear caches.

Active theme version

Status: pass

Expected: 1.29.0

Actual: 1.29.0

Upload and activate the matching BarkBowl theme ZIP.

Seeder target constant

Status: pass

Expected: 2026.06.11.031

Actual: 2026.06.11.031

Confirm the v1.29.0 plugin is active; older plugin code reports older seed targets.

Last seeder run

Status: pass

Expected: 2026.06.11.031

Actual: 2026.06.11.031

Run BarkBowl → Seeder twice and verify idempotency.

Bundled evidence assets

Status: pass

Expected: >=270 source-controlled JSON evidence assets after v1.19 route-repair and copy-audit expansion

Actual: 423

If this is low, verify the plugin ZIP was fully replaced and no stale directory remained.

Cached page staleness check

Status: human-review

Expected: Homepage, Public Diagnostics, Runtime Verification, Deployment Parity, Evaluation Lab, Release Manifest, and Surface Agreement all show 1.29.0 / 2026.06.11.031

Actual: runtime-loaded package values pass; external cached HTML still requires human/browser confirmation

If any public HTML surface still shows an older package after REST reports the target version, clear CDN/page/object/browser caches and purge any static page cache.

Copyable deployment parity JSON

{
    "schemaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "packageVersion": "1.29.0",
    "seededVersion": "2026.06.11.031",
    "generatedAtUtc": "2026-09-18T15:07:18Z",
    "overallStatus": "pass",
    "manifest": {
        "schemaVersion": "1.0.0",
        "contractVersion": "1.29.0",
        "packageVersion": "1.29.0",
        "seededVersion": "2026.06.11.031",
        "generatedAtUtc": "2026-09-18T15:07:18Z",
        "activeThemeName": "BarkBowl",
        "activeThemeVersion": "1.29.0",
        "evidenceAssetCount": 423,
        "releasePurpose": "Deployment parity, route-boundary verification, public-surface agreement, and source-vs-live stale-state detection.",
        "expectedArtifacts": [
            "barkbowl-time-cart-plugin-v1.29.0.zip",
            "barkbowl-theme-v1.29.0.zip",
            "barkbowl-source-v1.29.0.zip",
            "barkbowl-checksums-v1.29.0.txt"
        ],
        "firstResponseChecks": [
            "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/ping",
            "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/diagnostics/lite",
            "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/release/manifest",
            "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/deployment/parity-lite",
            "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/surface-agreement/public",
            "/wp-content/plugins/barkbowl-time-cart-plugin/static/barkbowl-release-manifest.v1.json",
            "/wp-content/themes/barkbowl/static/barkbowl-release-manifest.v1.json"
        ],
        "operatorInstallOrder": [
            "Upload and activate/update the plugin ZIP first.",
            "Upload and activate/update the theme ZIP second.",
            "Run BarkBowl → Seeder twice.",
            "Save Settings → Permalinks.",
            "Clear page, object, CDN, and browser caches.",
            "Compare homepage, Public Diagnostics, Runtime Verification, Evaluation Lab, Release Manifest, Deployment Parity, and Surface Agreement values."
        ],
        "claimBoundary": "Release Manifest is read-only. It proves packaging intent and runtime-loaded version only; it does not approve deployment, certify safety, validate credentials, train models, or replace human review.",
        "humanReviewRequired": true
    },
    "checks": [
        {
            "id": "plugin_package_version",
            "label": "Loaded plugin package version",
            "status": "pass",
            "expected": "1.29.0",
            "actual": "1.29.0",
            "remediation": "Upload and activate the plugin ZIP for the target release, then clear caches."
        },
        {
            "id": "theme_version",
            "label": "Active theme version",
            "status": "pass",
            "expected": "1.29.0",
            "actual": "1.29.0",
            "remediation": "Upload and activate the matching BarkBowl theme ZIP."
        },
        {
            "id": "seed_target",
            "label": "Seeder target constant",
            "status": "pass",
            "expected": "2026.06.11.031",
            "actual": "2026.06.11.031",
            "remediation": "Confirm the v1.29.0 plugin is active; older plugin code reports older seed targets."
        },
        {
            "id": "last_seeded_version",
            "label": "Last seeder run",
            "status": "pass",
            "expected": "2026.06.11.031",
            "actual": "2026.06.11.031",
            "remediation": "Run BarkBowl → Seeder twice and verify idempotency."
        },
        {
            "id": "evidence_assets",
            "label": "Bundled evidence assets",
            "status": "pass",
            "expected": ">=270 source-controlled JSON evidence assets after v1.19 route-repair and copy-audit expansion",
            "actual": 423,
            "remediation": "If this is low, verify the plugin ZIP was fully replaced and no stale directory remained."
        },
        {
            "id": "live_html_staleness",
            "label": "Cached page staleness check",
            "status": "human-review",
            "expected": "Homepage, Public Diagnostics, Runtime Verification, Deployment Parity, Evaluation Lab, Release Manifest, and Surface Agreement all show 1.29.0 / 2026.06.11.031",
            "actual": "runtime-loaded package values pass; external cached HTML still requires human/browser confirmation",
            "remediation": "If any public HTML surface still shows an older package after REST reports the target version, clear CDN/page/object/browser caches and purge any static page cache."
        }
    ],
    "publicSettingsError": "",
    "machineMeasuredStatus": "pass",
    "operatorVerificationRequired": true,
    "operatorVerificationNote": "Machine-measured deployment parity can pass while human live-page verification remains required. Public HTML, cached pages, WordPress Admin, and REST endpoints must still be compared before release closure.",
    "parityRule": "Do not claim live deployment complete until plugin version, theme version, seed target, last seeded version, public diagnostics, and cached HTML all agree.",
    "publicEndpoints": [
        "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/release/manifest",
        "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/deployment/parity",
        "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/deployment/parity-lite",
        "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/surface-agreement/public",
        "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/settings/public",
        "/wp-json/barkbowl/v1/runtime/verification"
    ],
    "externalCacheReview": {
        "status": "human-review-required",
        "reason": "PHP cannot prove browser/CDN/page-cache freshness from inside the same request. v1.29.0 moves this out of blocking deployment parity while keeping the human check explicit.",
        "expectedSurfaces": [
            "/",
            "/public-diagnostics/",
            "/runtime-verification/",
            "/evaluation-lab/",
            "/release-manifest/",
            "/deployment-parity/",
            "/surface-agreement/"
        ]
    },
    "humanReviewRequired": true,
    "claimBoundary": "Deployment Parity is a read-only smoke report. It does not approve release, certify safety, validate credentials, probe private networks, train models, or replace WordPress Admin/server-log verification."
}

Deployment Parity is a read-only smoke report. It does not approve release, certify safety, validate credentials, probe private networks, train models, or replace WordPress Admin/server-log verification.