audit: README and workflow target patch remains execution-unverified

[Riverbraid]

Status

PATCHED_UNVERIFIED

Original findings

The README previously contained older claim language, including Unified Control Architecture, Coupling Test: Passed, Merkle-root language, timestamped synchronization, and Status: integration_rest.

The package file was minimal and had no scripts.

The workflow referenced node audit_final.js, but direct fetch of audit_final.js from the repository root returned not found during the audit pass.

Patch applied

The README was normalized to the Phase 4 claim-boundary standard.

A bounded audit_final.js workflow target was added. It checks file presence and package JSON parseability with BOM stripping. It is a scaffold check only and explicitly does not claim full protocol verification, production readiness, external audit, security hardening, registry freshness, or certification.

The UTF-8 BOM was removed from package.json.

The workflow was changed to a secretless bounded audit check with explicit read-only permissions:

permissions:
  contents: read

Remaining verification requirement

This issue should remain open until workflow execution evidence confirms the patched workflow path.

Required evidence before closure:

• workflow run or local execution evidence after the patch
• confirmation that node audit_final.js exits zero only for the bounded scaffold conditions it checks

Boundary

This issue records patched but unverified workflow and documentation remediation.
It does not claim the repository is secure, hardened, externally audited, production ready, defect free, or fully verified.
It does not change registry, protocol, hash, seal, manifest, tag, or release state.