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UAT: `agents invariant list --effective` without scope flag merges invariants from ALL plans and ALL projects — produces meaningless result #6081

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Feature Area: Invariant Management
Command: agents invariant list --effective
Severity: Non-critical (Priority/Backlog)

What Was Tested

Code analysis of src/cleveragents/application/services/invariant_service.py — list_invariants() and get_effective_invariants() methods — against the spec in docs/reference/invariants.md.

Expected Behavior (from spec)

agents invariant list --effective --project myapp should show the merged effective set for the myapp project context (global + project-level invariants, de-duplicated by precedence).

agents invariant list --effective (no scope) should either:

Require a scope flag and return an error, OR
Show a sensible default (e.g., global-only effective set)

Actual Behavior (from code analysis)

When --effective is passed without a scope flag, list_invariants() calls:

# src/cleveragents/application/services/invariant_service.py
if effective:
    return self.get_effective_invariants(
        plan_id=source_name if scope == InvariantScope.PLAN else None,
        project_name=source_name if scope == InvariantScope.PROJECT else None,
    )

With scope=None and source_name=None, this calls get_effective_invariants(plan_id=None, project_name=None).

In get_effective_invariants:

plan_invs = [
    inv for inv in active
    if inv.scope == InvariantScope.PLAN
    and (plan_id is None or inv.source_name == plan_id)  # ← plan_id is None, so ALL plan invariants included
]
project_invs = [
    inv for inv in active
    if inv.scope == InvariantScope.PROJECT
    and (project_name is None or inv.source_name == project_name)  # ← project_name is None, so ALL project invariants included
]

Result: When plan_id=None and project_name=None, the method collects invariants from ALL plans and ALL projects in the system, then merges them. This produces a meaningless cross-plan/cross-project merged set that doesn't correspond to any real execution context.

Additional Issue: `--effective --global` ignores the `--global` scope filter

When --effective --global is passed:

scope = InvariantScope.GLOBAL
source_name = None

The call becomes get_effective_invariants(plan_id=None, project_name=None) — the GLOBAL scope is completely ignored. The result includes invariants from ALL scopes, not just global ones.

Expected: --effective --global should return only global invariants (since there's no project or plan context to merge with).

Code Locations

src/cleveragents/application/services/invariant_service.py, list_invariants() method
src/cleveragents/application/services/invariant_service.py, get_effective_invariants() method

Fix Required

When --effective is used without --project or --plan, either:
- Return an error: "The --effective flag requires --project <name> or --plan <id> to compute a meaningful effective set"
- Or default to showing only global invariants (since there's no context to merge with)
When --effective --global is used, return only global invariants (no merging needed since there's no higher-scope context).
In get_effective_invariants(), when plan_id=None and project_name=None, either raise a ValidationError or return only global invariants rather than collecting from all plans/projects.

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## Bug Report **Feature Area:** Invariant Management **Command:** `agents invariant list --effective` **Severity:** Non-critical (Priority/Backlog) --- ## What Was Tested Code analysis of `src/cleveragents/application/services/invariant_service.py` — `list_invariants()` and `get_effective_invariants()` methods — against the spec in `docs/reference/invariants.md`. --- ## Expected Behavior (from spec) `agents invariant list --effective --project myapp` should show the merged effective set for the `myapp` project context (global + project-level invariants, de-duplicated by precedence). `agents invariant list --effective` (no scope) should either: - Require a scope flag and return an error, OR - Show a sensible default (e.g., global-only effective set) --- ## Actual Behavior (from code analysis) When `--effective` is passed without a scope flag, `list_invariants()` calls: ```python # src/cleveragents/application/services/invariant_service.py if effective: return self.get_effective_invariants( plan_id=source_name if scope == InvariantScope.PLAN else None, project_name=source_name if scope == InvariantScope.PROJECT else None, ) ``` With `scope=None` and `source_name=None`, this calls `get_effective_invariants(plan_id=None, project_name=None)`. In `get_effective_invariants`: ```python plan_invs = [ inv for inv in active if inv.scope == InvariantScope.PLAN and (plan_id is None or inv.source_name == plan_id) # ← plan_id is None, so ALL plan invariants included ] project_invs = [ inv for inv in active if inv.scope == InvariantScope.PROJECT and (project_name is None or inv.source_name == project_name) # ← project_name is None, so ALL project invariants included ] ``` **Result**: When `plan_id=None` and `project_name=None`, the method collects invariants from ALL plans and ALL projects in the system, then merges them. This produces a meaningless cross-plan/cross-project merged set that doesn't correspond to any real execution context. --- ## Additional Issue: `--effective --global` ignores the `--global` scope filter When `--effective --global` is passed: - `scope = InvariantScope.GLOBAL` - `source_name = None` The call becomes `get_effective_invariants(plan_id=None, project_name=None)` — the `GLOBAL` scope is completely ignored. The result includes invariants from ALL scopes, not just global ones. **Expected**: `--effective --global` should return only global invariants (since there's no project or plan context to merge with). --- ## Code Locations - `src/cleveragents/application/services/invariant_service.py`, `list_invariants()` method - `src/cleveragents/application/services/invariant_service.py`, `get_effective_invariants()` method --- ## Fix Required 1. When `--effective` is used without `--project` or `--plan`, either: - Return an error: "The `--effective` flag requires `--project <name>` or `--plan <id>` to compute a meaningful effective set" - Or default to showing only global invariants (since there's no context to merge with) 2. When `--effective --global` is used, return only global invariants (no merging needed since there's no higher-scope context). 3. In `get_effective_invariants()`, when `plan_id=None` and `project_name=None`, either raise a `ValidationError` or return only global invariants rather than collecting from all plans/projects. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

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Issue triaged by project owner:

State: Verified
Priority: Backlog — The agents invariant list --effective merging invariants from ALL plans and projects is a correctness issue but not blocking. The spec requires scope-aware effective invariant listing. Without a scope flag, the current behavior (merging all) is confusing but not catastrophically wrong.
Milestone: v3.2.0 — Invariant management is a v3.2.0 deliverable.
Story Points: 2 — S — Adding scope validation to list_invariants() and get_effective_invariants() is a focused change, estimated 1-4 hours.
MoSCoW: MoSCoW/Should have — The spec defines scope-aware invariant listing. The current behavior produces meaningless results without a scope. Should be fixed for spec compliance.
Parent Epic: Needs linking to Invariant Management Epic

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Issue triaged by project owner: - **State**: Verified - **Priority**: Backlog — The `agents invariant list --effective` merging invariants from ALL plans and projects is a correctness issue but not blocking. The spec requires scope-aware effective invariant listing. Without a scope flag, the current behavior (merging all) is confusing but not catastrophically wrong. - **Milestone**: v3.2.0 — Invariant management is a v3.2.0 deliverable. - **Story Points**: 2 — S — Adding scope validation to `list_invariants()` and `get_effective_invariants()` is a focused change, estimated 1-4 hours. - **MoSCoW**: MoSCoW/Should have — The spec defines scope-aware invariant listing. The current behavior produces meaningless results without a scope. Should be fixed for spec compliance. - **Parent Epic**: Needs linking to Invariant Management Epic --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner

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