SciDEX — Task: [Senate] Build provenance tracking

## REOPENED TASK — CRITICAL CONTEXT This task was previously marked 'done' but the audit could not verify the work actually landed on main. The original work may have been: - Lost to an orphan branch / failed push - Only a spec-file edit (no code changes) - Already addressed by other agents in the meantime - Made obsolete by subsequent work **Before doing anything else:** 1. **Re-evaluate the task in light of CURRENT main state.** Read the spec and the relevant files on origin/main NOW. The original task may have been written against a state of the code that no longer exists. 2. **Verify the task still advances SciDEX's aims.** If the system has evolved past the need for this work (different architecture, different priorities), close the task with reason "obsolete: " instead of doing it. 3. **Check if it's already done.** Run `git log --grep=''` and read the related commits. If real work landed, complete the task with `--no-sha-check --summary 'Already done in '`. 4. **Make sure your changes don't regress recent functionality.** Many agents have been working on this codebase. Before committing, run `git log --since='24 hours ago' -- ` to see what changed in your area, and verify you don't undo any of it. 5. **Stay scoped.** Only do what this specific task asks for. Do not refactor, do not "fix" unrelated issues, do not add features that weren't requested. Scope creep at this point is regression risk. If you cannot do this task safely (because it would regress, conflict with current direction, or the requirements no longer apply), escalate via `orchestra escalate` with a clear explanation instead of committing.

Completion Notes

Auto-completed by supervisor after successful deploy to main

Git Commits (8)

[Senate] Update spec work log: provenance tracking via get_db_write fix [task:eb668f0b51b6]2026-04-20

[Senate] Auto-populate journal_context from env in get_db_write — link every DB change to agent+task+commit [task:eb668f0b51b6]2026-04-20

[Senate] Update spec work log: provenance tracking via get_db_write fix [task:eb668f0b51b6]2026-04-20

[Senate] Auto-populate journal_context from env in get_db_write — link every DB change to agent+task+commit [task:eb668f0b51b6]2026-04-20

[Senate] Update spec work log: provenance tracking via get_db_write fix [task:eb668f0b51b6]2026-04-20

[Senate] Auto-populate journal_context from env in get_db_write — link every DB change to agent+task+commit [task:eb668f0b51b6]2026-04-20

[Senate] Update spec work log: provenance tracking via get_db_write fix [task:eb668f0b51b6]2026-04-20

[Senate] Auto-populate journal_context from env in get_db_write — link every DB change to agent+task+commit [task:eb668f0b51b6]2026-04-20

Spec File

[Senate] Build provenance tracking — link every DB change to agent + task + commit

Quest: Work Governance Priority: P3 Status: open

Goal

Build provenance tracking — link every DB change to agent + task + commit

Context

This task is part of the Work Governance quest (Senate layer). It contributes to the broader goal of building out SciDEX's senate capabilities.

Acceptance Criteria

☐ Implementation complete and tested

☐ All affected pages load (200 status)

☐ Work visible on the website frontend

☐ No broken links introduced

☐ Code follows existing patterns

Approach

Read relevant source files to understand current state

Plan implementation based on existing architecture

Implement changes

Test affected pages with curl

Commit with descriptive message and push

Work Log

2026-04-20T15:19:00Z — Implemented fix: modified get_db_write() in scidex/core/database.py to auto-populate journal_context from environment variables (SCIDEX_TASK_ID, SCIDEX_COMMIT_HASH, SCIDEX_AGENT_ID, ORCHESTRA_SLOT, SCIDEX_MODEL). This ensures all DB writes via journaled_update_by_keys() and journaled_delete_by_keys() carry provenance context. Verified with test upsert — db_write_journal now shows populated task_id, commit_hash, agent_id, slot_id fields. Commit 88e755b64.

Payload JSON

{
  "requirements": {
    "coding": 7,
    "reasoning": 6
  }
}

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[Senate] Build provenance tracking — link every DB change to agent + task + commit done coding:7 reasoning:6

Completion Notes

Git Commits (8)

[Senate] Build provenance tracking — link every DB change to agent + task + commit

Goal

Context

Acceptance Criteria

Approach

Work Log

Sibling Tasks in Quest (Work Governance) ↗