{
  "task_id": "DEV-000169",
  "task_revision": 1,
  "architecture_revision": "ADR-0018",
  "base_repo_revision": "8f3920519b6a228d78b6ad775a7c19838dfbb70b",
  "risk_tier": "E",
  "intent": "Keep an absent optional MEDIUM provider out of runtime readiness while preserving its explicit NOT_CONFIGURED fleet member.",
  "requirement_ids": ["WP-200", "WP-301", "Model fleet/failover"],
  "allowed_change_scope": {"modules": ["cognitive-worker"], "paths": ["cmd/cognitive-worker/main.go", "dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json", "dev/tasks/DEV-000169-optional-medium-readiness.json"]},
  "forbidden_change_scope": {"paths": ["architecture/**", "security/**", "database/**", "deploy/**", "contracts/**", "adapters/**", ".gitea/**"]},
  "allowed_architecture_delta": {"new_cross_module_dependencies": 0, "new_canonical_owners": 0, "new_privileges": 0, "new_third_party_dependencies": 0, "new_database_owner_roles": 0},
  "contracts": {"consume": ["existing readiness handler", "existing fleet readiness contract"], "may_change": []},
  "semantic_owner": "cognitive-worker",
  "canonical_state": [],
  "state_transitions": ["MEDIUM absent -> fleet NOT_CONFIGURED without runtime readiness degradation", "MEDIUM configured -> readiness probe included"],
  "side_effects_and_privileges": ["none"],
  "persistence_and_migrations": ["none"],
  "failure_retry_restart": ["configured MEDIUM remains bounded by its 10-second client; absent MEDIUM is not probed"],
  "assumptions": ["Fleet status remains the explicit inventory surface for unconfigured optional tiers"],
  "acceptance_scenarios": ["production /readyz stays ready when MEDIUM URL is empty", "fleet readiness retains MEDIUM NOT_CONFIGURED", "configured MEDIUM is included in /readyz"],
  "required_tests": ["go test ./...", "go vet ./...", "preflight", "check-diff", "check-architecture", "independent", "git diff --check", "CI", "production /readyz and fleet readiness"],
  "terminal_gap_states": ["BLOCKED_BY_MISSING_CAPABILITY", "BLOCKED_BY_CONFLICT"]
}