Adopt Skylos dead-code detection

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Summary

This branch adopts a strict local Skylos dead-code scan in the standard lint
gate, so Linux CI enforces the same production-only check. It removes the
three genuine unused internals found during adoption, records verified runtime
false positives in reviewed configuration, and protects that configuration with
exact contract tests. The skylos-allow helper adds a named whitelist
candidate while requiring its caller-specific rationale in the same review.

Review walkthrough

• Start with Makefile for the pinned, non-interactive production scan and the name-only skylos-allow helper.
• Then review pyproject.toml for strict-mode settings and reasoned lifecycle, ctypes, and bootstrap exceptions.
• Review tests/test_skylos_lint_contract.py for the exact whitelist, entry-point, and Makefile command contracts.
• Finish with ADR 001, docs/contents.md, docs/developers-guide.md, and AGENTS.md for the policy and maintenance guidance.

Validation

• make check-fmt: passed
• make lint: passed, including Skylos and spelling
• make typecheck: passed
• make test: passed (766 passed, 12 skipped)
• make markdownlint: passed
• make nixie: passed

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Summary

• Run the pinned Skylos 4.33.2 production scan in make lint and Linux CI.
• Remove three confirmed unused private internals.
• Document verified Skylos runtime false positives in pyproject.toml.
• Add contract tests for Skylos provisioning, configuration, exceptions, and lint enforcement.
• Update ADR-001, contributor guidance, agent gates, spelling settings, and exclusions.
• Keep .skylos/ out of version control.
• Pass formatting, linting, type checking, tests, Markdown linting, and Nixie validation.

Walkthrough

Add a pinned Skylos production dead-code scan to make lint. Configure strict exceptions, update CI and project guidance, add contract tests, remove unused code, and update typo configuration.

Changes

Skylos lint integration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Remove reported dead code cmd_mox/controller.py, cmd_mox/verifiers.py	Remove the unused _expected_commands helper and unused verifier parameters.
Configure and verify Skylos Makefile, pyproject.toml, .gitignore, tests/test_skylos_lint_contract.py	Pin Skylos at 4.33.2, define production targets, configure strict analysis and documented exceptions, ignore .skylos/, and test the lint contract.
Wire the lint quality gate Makefile, .github/workflows/ci.yml, AGENTS.md, docs/adr-001-linting-architecture.md, docs/developers-guide.md, docs/contents.md	Run the blocking production scan after Ruff and Pylint. Update CI labels and document the pipeline and exception policy.
Update typo configuration typos.local.toml, typos.toml	Update excluded paths, ignored expressions, and accepted-word dictionaries.

Poem

Skylos scans the code at night,
Dead branches leave the build in sight.
Ruff and Pylint run in line,
CI checks the quality sign.
Clean rules keep the project fine.

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 20471

The PR adds strict dead-code linting and exception configuration, but generic exclusions could allow unused code to remain hidden, and the generated spelling configuration must be regenerated to prevent drift. The change is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner follow-up on these bounded risks.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 20

✅ Passed checks (20 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the PR's main change: adopting Skylos dead-code detection.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the Skylos integration, code removals, configuration, tests, documentation, and validation.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 7 functions across 1 files. (10 skipped: 10 unsupported.)
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Testing (Overall)	✅ Passed	The pytest-discovered contract suite substantively checks the pinned tool, whitelist validation, exact reasoned configuration, and the production blocking Skylos command; removed helpers were unused.
User-Facing Documentation	✅ Passed	The diff adds developer-only Skylos linting and documents it in docs/developers-guide.md; it changes no user guide, public API, or user-facing behaviour.
Developer Documentation	✅ Passed	Placeholder
Module-Level Documentation	✅ Passed	Keep this check passing: all three changed Python modules have clear module-level docstrings, including the new Skylos contract test module.
Testing (Unit And Behavioural)	✅ Passed	Added tests exercise the Make command boundary, cover the missing-NAME error path, and assert production-only Skylos flags and exact configuration invariants; existing tests cover verifier behaviour.
Testing (Property / Proof)	✅ Passed	The PR diff shows configuration, documentation, dead-code removal, and deterministic contract tests; it introduces no invariant over input ranges, states, orderings, or transitions requiring proper...
Testing (Compile-Time / Ui)	✅ Passed	The PR changes Python, Makefile, TOML, documentation, and CI only; it adds focused semantic contract assertions. No Rust/TypeScript compile-time behaviour or UI output requires trybuild or snapshot...
Unit Architecture	✅ Passed	Keep the change. The diff adds tooling, configuration, documentation, and contract tests, while deleting unused helpers and parameters; it adds no query, command, or side-effect path.
Domain Architecture	✅ Passed	Keep the change: the diff only adds Skylos lint/configuration and documentation, plus removes unused private helpers; it adds no domain-to-infrastructure dependency or boundary change.
Observability	✅ Passed	Diff evidence shows only lint/CI/configuration changes and removal of unused private code; no production boundary, runtime failure mode, or throughput/latency behaviour needs new telemetry.
Security And Privacy	✅ Passed	The diff adds no secrets or sensitive data, changes no auth or permissions, quotes the whitelist name, and disables Skylos upload/provenance; Python changes remove unused code only.
Performance And Resource Use	✅ Passed	Record PASS: The diff adds no runtime loops or caches; it removes unused helpers and invokes one production-scoped Skylos scan in make lint.
Concurrency And State	✅ Passed	Treat this as inapplicable: the diff only adds sequential lint subprocesses, static configuration, and contract tests, and removes unused helpers; it adds no shared mutable runtime state or async l...
Architectural Complexity And Maintainability	✅ Passed	Keep the change: it adds no application abstraction or project dependency, reuses the existing Make lint entrypoint, removes unused internals, and gives Skylos exceptions explicit tests and mainten...
Rust Compiler Lint Integrity	✅ Passed	The aggregate diff from main changes no Rust files or Cargo metadata, and introduces no Rust lint suppressions; this check is not applicable.

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Reviewer's Guide

Adds a pinned, strict Skylos dead-code scan as the third stage of the lint pipeline (included in CI), removes dead code uncovered by the scan, formalizes Skylos configuration and policy in pyproject/tests/docs, and adjusts spelling/typos configuration to support the new docs and tooling.

Flow diagram for updated three-stage lint and Skylos dead-code pipeline

flowchart TD
    subgraph Actors
        Dev["Developer"]
        CI["GitHub Actions CI"]
    end

    subgraph LintPipeline["make lint pipeline"]
        B["make build"]
        R["RUFF check"]
        P["PYLINT cmd_mox conftest.py examples tests"]
        S["SKYLOS cmd_mox --category dead_code --gate"]
    end

    Dev -->|runs| LintPipeline
    CI -->|runs make lint| LintPipeline

    LintPipeline --> B --> R --> P --> S

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File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Introduce Skylos as a pinned, external dead-code tool integrated into make lint and CI.	Define SKYLOS_VERSION, SKYLOS command, and SKYLOS_PRODUCTION_TARGETS Makefile variables using uv tool run with a fixed version and pyproject.toml config file. Extend the lint target to run Skylos against production sources only with strict dead_code gating and disabled upload/provenance/grep verification. Update the CI workflow step label to reflect that make lint now includes dead-code detection.	Makefile .github/workflows/ci.yml docs/developers-guide.md AGENTS.md tests/test_skylos_lint_contract.py
Configure strict Skylos dead-code policy and document runtime-based entrypoints and whitelisted symbols.	Add [tool.skylos.gate] strict mode and structured dead_code.entrypoints for IPC lifecycle methods, runtime IPC state methods, ctypes Win32Function attributes, and an abstract lifecycle parameter. Add a documented whitelist for bootstrap_shim_path plus a names list anchoring the symbol. Add developer documentation for the three-stage lint pipeline, Skylos policy, and configuration tables, including guidance on when/how to add exceptions.	pyproject.toml docs/developers-guide.md AGENTS.md
Enforce a stable contract around Skylos provisioning, configuration strictness, and the Makefile lint invocation.	Add tests that ensure Skylos is not in the dev dependency group and is pinned as an external tool in the Makefile. Add tests that require reasons for all Skylos documented whitelist entries and entrypoint rules and that the gate runs in strict mode. Add tests that dry-run make lint and assert a single Skylos command with production-only targets and fixed gate flags.	tests/test_skylos_lint_contract.py
Remove or simplify code identified as dead by Skylos.	Delete the unused _expected_commands method from the controller double registry. Remove unused expected_descriptions and actual_descriptions parameters and arguments from verifier expectation-order helpers.	cmd_mox/controller.py cmd_mox/verifiers.py
Adjust spelling/typos configuration to accommodate new terminology and exclude additional generated content.	Allow specific words and US spellings needed by the docs and tooling (e.g., color, ASO, handwritten, new -ization forms). Exclude .terraform directories and rust-analyzer references from typos scanning. Update local typos accepted word list to include color as a literal API spelling.	typos.toml typos.local.toml

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