DriftOps

DriftOps (Correction)

When reality diverges from what was recorded — detect it, log it, patch it.

Systems drift. Assumptions go stale, decisions become outdated, reality diverges from intent. DriftOps makes drift visible and routes it to the person who can fix it.

Source: coherence/drift/

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Drift Signals

A drift signal records:

Field	Purpose
Severity	low / medium / critical
What Drifted	What no longer matches the recorded state
Evidence	How it was detected
Affected	Which DLRs, assumptions, or canon entries are impacted
Proposed Patch	What should be done to restore coherence
Patch PR	Link to the fix (added after PR is opened)
Status	open / patched / wont-fix

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Drift Resolution Flow

stateDiagram-v2
    [*] --> Detected: assumption expired /<br/>decision invalidated /<br/>canon contradicted

    Detected --> Open: create DRIFT-NNNN.md<br/>assign severity

    state Open {
        [*] --> Triage
        Triage --> Low: minor
        Triage --> Medium: notable
        Triage --> Critical: blocking
    }

    Open --> PatchPR: open patch PR<br/>link in drift record
    PatchPR --> Patched: PR merged /<br/>status → patched
    Open --> WontFix: accepted risk /<br/>status → wont-fix

    Patched --> [*]
    WontFix --> [*]

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Critical drift blocks releases until resolved.

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Common Drift Sources

Source	Example
Assumption expired	ASM-0001 stated "vendor supports v2 API" — they deprecated it
Decision invalidated	DLR-0003 chose library X — it's now unmaintained
Canon contradicted	architecture.md says "no external deps" — a PR added one
External change	Regulatory requirement changed

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Creating a Drift Signal

1. Go to coherence/drift/README.md in the repo
2. Click the "Create New Drift Signal" link
3. Fill in severity, evidence, affected records, proposed patch
4. Commit to a branch and open a Patch PR

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Rules

• Every expired assumption should generate a drift signal
• Critical drift blocks releases until patched
• Drift records are never deleted — set to patched or wont-fix
• Each drift signal should reference specific DLR/ASM/canon entries

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See Also

• IntelOps — assumptions that trigger drift when they expire
• ReOps — DLR owners respond to drift signals
• Coherence Score — open drifts reduce the score (5 pts each)