{
  "checker": {
    "claims": [
      {
        "claim": "Running the tool reports a variable that is in .env.example but missing from .env",
        "command": "<guest-path>",
        "evidence": "- API_KEY\n\nTip: Add this to your pre-commit hook or CI to catch issues early.\n",
        "expected": "API_KEY reported as missing with exit code 1",
        "input": ".env missing API_KEY, .env.example lists API_KEY",
        "kind": "claim",
        "outcome": "Real input produced the expected result: - API_KEY",
        "returncode": 1,
        "source": "Running the tool will report that `API_KEY` is missing.",
        "source_checked": true,
        "source_file": "README.md",
        "verdict": "yes"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Custom paths: checks the given env file against the given example file",
        "command": "<guest-path> .env.production .env.example",
        "evidence": "Required variables are present (but review the secrets above).\n",
        "expected": "Required variables are present, exit code 0",
        "input": ".env.production with all variables set, one secret-like key",
        "kind": "claim",
        "outcome": "Real input produced the expected result: Required variables are present",
        "returncode": 0,
        "source": "dotenv-guard .env.production .env.example",
        "source_checked": true,
        "source_file": "README.md",
        "verdict": "yes"
      }
    ],
    "cycle_checks": [
      {
        "claim": "Scheduled or looping main behavior",
        "command": "",
        "evidence": "Entry points inspected: index.js (single synchronous run() that reads argv, prints results and calls process.exit) and package.json (bin + start script only). No cron, scheduler, loop, webhook, --once or --now option exists; the tool runs once per invocation, so there is no product cycle to trigger.",
        "expected": "identify the product trigger",
        "input": "source inspection",
        "kind": "cycle",
        "outcome": "Entry points inspected: index.js (single synchronous run() that reads argv, prints results and calls process.exit) and package.json (bin + start script only). No cron, scheduler, loop, webhook, --once or --now option exists; the tool runs once per invocation, so there is no product cycle to trigger.",
        "source": "repository entry points",
        "verdict": "yes"
      }
    ],
    "details": {
      "argv": [
        "<guest-path>"
      ],
      "kind": "cli",
      "needs_browser": false,
      "needs_credentials": false,
      "returncode": 1,
      "scope": "product operation",
      "stderr": "",
      "stdout": "\n\u274c Missing variables (defined in .env.example but not in .env):\n  - API_KEY\n\nTip: Add this to your pre-commit hook or CI to catch issues early.",
      "working": true
    },
    "evidence_strength": "readme_checked",
    "example_checks": [
      {
        "claim": "Default: checks .env against .env.example",
        "command": "<guest-path>",
        "deferred": false,
        "evidence": "\ud83d\udd12 Potential secrets detected (review before committing):\n  - API_KEY\n\n\u2705 Required variables are present (but review the secrets above).",
        "expected": "all required variables present, exit 0 (with secret warning)",
        "input": "no arguments, complete .env in cwd",
        "kind": "example",
        "outcome": "command completed successfully",
        "returncode": 0,
        "source": "README.md Usage",
        "verdict": "yes"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Custom paths: dotenv-guard .env.production .env.example",
        "command": "<guest-path> .env.production .env.example",
        "deferred": false,
        "evidence": "\ud83d\udd12 Potential secrets detected (review before committing):\n  - API_KEY\n\n\u2705 Required variables are present (but review the secrets above).",
        "expected": "all required variables present, exit 0",
        "input": ".env.production .env.example",
        "kind": "example",
        "outcome": "command completed successfully",
        "returncode": 0,
        "source": "README.md Usage",
        "verdict": "yes"
      }
    ],
    "status": "PASS"
  },
  "deviations": [
    "README 'npm install -g dotenv-guard' fails: npm registry returns 404 for dotenv-guard (no published package). Substituted installing the pinned source folder with npm install -g --prefix.",
    "First global install attempt without --prefix failed with EACCES on /usr/local/lib/node_modules; retried with user-local prefix.",
    "/inputs/coldpass-preflight.py does not exist in this guest; used <guest-path> as the task instructed.",
    ""
  ],
  "fault_owner": "repo",
  "main_blocker": null,
  "operation": "Validate a .env file against .env.example with the dotenv-guard CLI (missing, empty, and secret-warning checks, documented exit codes)",
  "operation_scope": "Linux Ubuntu 24.04, Node v18.19.1 (meets engines node>=18), installed from the pinned local source into a user-local prefix. Tested only with local .env files; no CI or pre-commit hook run.",
  "outcome": "working",
  "plain_failure": "The README's install command cannot download the tool because it is not on the public npm registry. The tool itself works when installed from the source in this project.",
  "steps": [
    "apt-get install nodejs npm (Node v18.19.1, npm 9.2.0)",
    "npm install -g dotenv-guard (README Install) - FAILED: 404, package not on registry.npmjs.org",
    "npm install -g --prefix <guest-path> <guest-path> (substitute, pinned source)",
    "dotenv-guard (default: .env vs .env.example) - exit 1, reports API_KEY missing",
    "dotenv-guard .env.production .env.example - exit 0, reports secret warning and 'Required variables are present'",
    "dotenv-guard .env.production .env.example with empty PORT and missing vars - exit 1"
  ],
  "stuck_step": "npm install -g dotenv-guard (README Install)",
  "suggested_fix": "Publish the package to npm under the name dotenv-guard, or change the README install instructions to say to install from the git repository or local source."
}