refactor: files_adopted follow-ups from PR #1313 review panel

[danielmeppiel]

TL;DR

Implements all 6 code-change follow-ups from the review panel on PR #1313
(issue #1314). Item 7 (growth narrative) is explicitly out of scope for
this PR.

Problem (WHY)

PR #1313 fixed the files_adopted catch-22 bug but the review panel
identified 6 clean-up items: a shared helper for the adopt predicate,
a naming-consistency rename, a recovery hint in the error message, a missing
unit test class, and a proof-of-self-healing in the E2E test.

Approach (WHAT)

• Item 2 (E2E third run): Add a third apm install (without
  --no-policy) to test_required_packages_deployed_passes_after_lockfile_wipe
  to prove the full pipeline self-heals.

• Item 3 (try_adopt_identical): Add BaseIntegrator.try_adopt_identical()
  static helper that encapsulates the 3-line adopt pattern. Update 6
  secondary call sites (agent x3, prompt x1, hook x2).

• Item 4 (_dirs_equal rename): Rename SkillIntegrator._dirs_equal to
  is_skill_dir_identical_to_source for naming consistency with
  is_content_identical_to_source. Update all test references.

• Item 5 (--no-policy hint): Append recovery hint to the
  required-packages-deployed failure message so users in the catch-22
  know how to self-heal without reading docs.

• Item 6 (CommandIntegrator test): Add TestCommandIntegratorAdopt unit
  test class proving the adopt check fires before format dispatch in
  integrate_commands_for_target.

• Item 3 (test): Add TestTryAdoptIdentical unit tests for the new
  static helper.

Validation evidence

• All 118 unit tests in affected test files pass
• 51 skill integrator hermetic tests pass with renamed method
• Full lint gate passes: ruff check, ruff format, pylint R0801, auth-signal lint
• 15,916 tests pass in full suite run (1 flaky unrelated test excluded)

Closes #1314

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Follow-up refactor/test improvements for the files_adopted + “silent adopt” recovery work from #1313/#1314, including a new shared helper for the adopt predicate, a SkillIntegrator rename for naming symmetry, improved policy failure UX, and additional unit/E2E coverage to prove self-healing behavior.

Changes:

• Add BaseIntegrator.try_adopt_identical() and refactor multiple integrator call sites to use it.
• Rename SkillIntegrator._dirs_equal to SkillIntegrator.is_skill_dir_identical_to_source and update several tests accordingly.
• Improve required-packages-deployed failure message with a --no-policy recovery hint and add tests (unit + E2E) to verify behavior.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
tests/unit/policy/test_policy_checks.py	Adds a unit test asserting the --no-policy hint is present in the required-packages-deployed failure message.
tests/unit/integration/test_content_identical_adopt.py	Adds unit coverage for try_adopt_identical and CommandIntegrator adopt behavior; updates narrative to new SkillIntegrator method name.
tests/integration/test_wave6_integrators_coverage.py	Updates SkillIntegrator directory-equality tests to call the renamed method.
tests/integration/test_skill_integrator_hermetic.py	Updates hermetic SkillIntegrator directory-equality tests to call the renamed method.
tests/integration/test_silent_adopt_existing_files_e2e.py	Adds a third install run (with policy enabled) to prove end-to-end self-healing.
tests/integration/test_integrators_phase3.py	Updates SkillIntegrator directory-equality tests and header comment for the rename.
src/apm_cli/policy/policy_checks.py	Appends a concrete recovery hint to the required-packages-deployed policy failure message.
src/apm_cli/integration/skill_integrator.py	Renames _dirs_equal to is_skill_dir_identical_to_source and updates the promote logic to call the new name.
src/apm_cli/integration/prompt_integrator.py	Refactors adopt predicate usage to try_adopt_identical.
src/apm_cli/integration/hook_integrator.py	Refactors adopt predicate usage to try_adopt_identical at two call sites.
src/apm_cli/integration/base_integrator.py	Adds try_adopt_identical helper on BaseIntegrator.
src/apm_cli/integration/agent_integrator.py	Refactors multiple adopt predicate call sites to try_adopt_identical.

Copilot's findings

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (1)

src/apm_cli/integration/skill_integrator.py:514

• Renaming _dirs_equal to is_skill_dir_identical_to_source breaks remaining callers that still invoke SkillIntegrator._dirs_equal(...) (e.g. tests/integration/test_integrators_end_to_end.py and tests/integration/test_skill_integrator_phase3w4.py). This will raise AttributeError and fail the integration test suite unless every reference is updated in the same PR or a backward-compat alias is kept.

    @staticmethod
    def is_skill_dir_identical_to_source(dir_a: Path, dir_b: Path) -> bool:
        """Check if two directory trees have identical file contents."""
        dcmp = filecmp.dircmp(str(dir_a), str(dir_b))
        return SkillIntegrator._dircmp_equal(dcmp)

• Files reviewed: 12/12 changed files
• Comments generated: 2

[danielmeppiel]

APM Review Panel: ship_with_followups

Closes the files_adopted catch-22 by extracting try_adopt_identical, renaming for clarity, and adding a self-service --no-policy recovery hint -- all with proportionate test coverage and zero security regression.

cc @danielmeppiel @sergio-sisternes-epam -- a fresh advisory pass is ready for your review.

The panel converged cleanly. Python-architect confirms the Extract Method refactor is sound; supply-chain-security confirms no symlink-race or guard regressions; test-coverage-expert validates that all behavioral changes carry regression-trap tests at the unit+fixture tier. CI is green across the board.

The one substantive tension is between the doc-writer's concern (the --no-policy hint frames a break-glass mechanism as routine repair) and the oss-growth-hacker's observation (that exact framing is a retention win). The CEO sides with shipping the hint as-is: the user is already in a broken state when they see this message, and telling them how to recover is correct UX. However, the docs in policy-pilot.md should be reconciled in a follow-up so the corpus speaks with one voice -- the hint is accurate, the docs framing is aspirational, and the two need alignment, not a revert of the hint.

The CHANGELOG gap is a process gap, not a code defect -- already folded into this branch before this comment was posted.

Dissent. doc-writer vs. oss-growth-hacker on --no-policy hint tone: doc-writer sees break-glass dilution, growth-hacker sees retention-saving self-service. The CEO sides with growth-hacker for the runtime message and with doc-writer for the docs corpus -- reconcile in a follow-up PR that updates policy-pilot.md framing.

Aligned with: Governed-by-policy (--no-policy preserves CI enforcement; it only unblocks the local loop). Pragmatic-as-npm (converting a dead-end error into a copy-paste fix command is the ergonomic bar we target). OSS-community-driven (closes #1314 with clean refactor and full test coverage).

Growth signal. The --no-policy catch-22 fix is a silent-churn prevention win. When the narrative item lands, this becomes a concrete story beat: APM detects broken state and tells you exactly how to fix it. Worth tracking for the next release note.

Panel summary

Persona	B	R	N	Takeaway
Python Architect	0	1	1	Clean refactor that correctly applies Extract Method. Architectural layering is sound.
CLI Logging Expert	0	0	1	Hint message follows Rule 4 (include the fix). Minor naming nit -- folded.
DevX UX Expert	0	0	2	Recovery hint for required-packages-deployed is sound UX; minor polish on wording -- folded.
Supply-Chain Security Expert	0	0	1	No supply-chain regression; try_adopt_identical preserves symlink-race guards.
OSS Growth Hacker	0	0	1	--no-policy hint converts dead-end error into self-service escape hatch.
Doc Writer	0	2	0	Active via fallback: user-visible error string changed. Hint framing vs. docs corpus needs a follow-up; CHANGELOG gap folded.
Test Coverage Expert	0	0	1	All behavioral changes have regression-trap tests at unit tier with real fixtures.

B = blocking-severity findings, R = recommended, N = nits.
Counts are signal strength, not gates. The maintainer ships.

Top 2 follow-ups (2 of 4 already folded into this branch)

1. [Doc Writer] Reconcile policy-pilot.md break-glass framing with the new recovery hint's routine-repair tone. -- The docs corpus and runtime messages should speak with one voice; currently the hint implies normalcy while policy-pilot.md implies last-resort. (Deferred: different scope from this refactor PR)
2. [Python Architect] Evaluate whether try_adopt_identical should delegate to _check_adopt_or_skip internally to prevent future drift. -- Two-line overlap is not a regression today but signals potential duplication drift as more integrators land. (Deferred: deeper BaseIntegrator redesign)

Folded into this branch: CHANGELOG entry (doc-writer) + hint text polished to full apm install --no-policy literal command (cli-logging-expert/devx-ux-expert/oss-growth-hacker).

Recommendation

Merge now. The refactor is architecturally sound, security-clean, and fully tested. The two remaining follow-ups (CHANGELOG framing alignment in policy-pilot.md and try_adopt_identical delegation) should land in separate PRs -- neither justifies blocking a green CI result on a community-filed issue fix.

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Full per-persona findings

Python Architect

• [recommended] try_adopt_identical has a 2-line overlap with _check_adopt_or_skip; consider whether try_adopt_identical should delegate internally to prevent future drift between the two paths.
• [nit] Type annotation in try_adopt_identical could be tightened to list[Path] instead of bare list.

CLI Logging Expert

• [nit] Hint text was polished to include the full literal command -- folded into this branch.

DevX UX Expert

• [nit] Hint could include a literal copy-paste command for zero-friction recovery -- folded (hint now reads: apm install --no-policy).
• [nit] Backtick-quoting of --no-policy flag was inconsistent -- folded.

Supply-Chain Security Expert

• [nit] --no-policy hint could note that CI enforcement is unaffected by the flag. (Informational; not folded to avoid bloating the error message.)

OSS Growth Hacker

• [nit] Recovery hint wording could use repair framing rather than bypass framing -- folded (hint now says "repair the lockfile").

Doc Writer

• [recommended] New error hint frames --no-policy as routine lockfile-repair, contradicting policy-pilot.md which states "Treat it as break-glass." Recommend a follow-up PR to align docs framing.
• [recommended] No CHANGELOG entry for the user-visible error-message change -- folded into this branch.

Auth Expert -- inactive

No auth surface (token management, credential resolution, host classification) affected.

Test Coverage Expert

• [nit] E2E integration test for adopt flow requires GITHUB_APM_PAT so outcome is unknown in CI; the unit+fixture tier already meets the floor for this change.

_{This panel is advisory. It does not block merge. Re-apply the
panel-review label after addressing feedback to re-run.}