From 12538c8791fc76b1d4c1c3ccef49bf5f56f4461b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: htafolla <htafolla@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 15:04:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Codify Test Coverage Expansion pattern

---
 .strray/state/state.json                      | 17 ++++++++++
 .../Codify-Test-Coverage-Expansion-pattern.md | 10 ++++++
 src/inference/inference-cycle.ts              | 34 ++++++++++++++++---
 3 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .strray/state/state.json
 create mode 100644 docs/guards/Codify-Test-Coverage-Expansion-pattern.md

diff --git a/.strray/state/state.json b/.strray/state/state.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec0e52f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.strray/state/state.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "votingHistory": [],
+  "metrics": {
+    "totalVotes": 0,
+    "successfulVotes": 0,
+    "failedVotes": 0,
+    "averageConfidence": 0,
+    "strategyUsage": {
+      "majority_vote": 0,
+      "consensus": 0,
+      "expert_priority": 0
+    },
+    "agentParticipation": {},
+    "averageVoterTurnout": 0
+  },
+  "exportedAt": "2026-05-19T19:43:23.601Z"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/guards/Codify-Test-Coverage-Expansion-pattern.md b/docs/guards/Codify-Test-Coverage-Expansion-pattern.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27049c741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/guards/Codify-Test-Coverage-Expansion-pattern.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Guard: Codify Test Coverage Expansion pattern
+
+Test Coverage Expansion detected across 110 sessions (avg confidence: 95%). 7 new test files added. Test-first or test-alongside development — covering new code as it ships.
+
+## Evidence
++ src/__tests__/e2e/inference-e2e.test.ts
++ src/__tests__/integration/inference-pipeline.test.ts
++ src/__tests__/unit/inference/deploy-verifier.test.ts
++ src/__tests__/unit/inference/inference-accumulator.test.ts
++ src/__tests__/unit/inference/inference-cycle.test.ts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/inference/inference-cycle.ts b/src/inference/inference-cycle.ts
index 79d7d92c4..97efac825 100644
--- a/src/inference/inference-cycle.ts
+++ b/src/inference/inference-cycle.ts
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ export class InferenceCycle {
       }
 
       if (!filesChanged) {
-        execSync(`git checkout master`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
+        const defaultBranch = this.getDefaultBranch();
+        execSync(`git checkout ${defaultBranch}`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
         execSync(`git branch -D ${branchName}`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
         return false;
       }
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ export class InferenceCycle {
         const review = await this.researcherReview(p, prUrl);
         if (review === "no-go") {
           frameworkLogger.log("inference-cycle", "researcher-no-go", "warning", { prUrl });
-          execSync(`git checkout master`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
+          execSync(`git checkout ${this.getDefaultBranch()}`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
           execSync(`git branch -D ${branchName}`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
           return false;
         } else if (review === "modify") {
@@ -449,12 +450,12 @@ export class InferenceCycle {
         }
       }
 
-      execSync(`git checkout master`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
+      execSync(`git checkout ${this.getDefaultBranch()}`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
 
       return true;
     } catch (err) {
       try {
-        execSync(`git checkout master`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
+        execSync(`git checkout ${this.getDefaultBranch()}`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
         execSync(`git branch -D ${branchName}`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });
       } catch {
         // ignore cleanup errors
@@ -597,6 +598,31 @@ export class InferenceCycle {
     return [...files];
   }
 
+  private getDefaultBranch(): string {
+    try {
+      const symRef = execSync('git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD', {
+        cwd: this.projectRoot,
+        encoding: 'utf-8',
+        stdio: 'pipe'
+      }).trim();
+      if (symRef) {
+        const branch = symRef.replace('refs/remotes/origin/', '');
+        if (branch) return branch;
+      }
+    } catch {}
+
+    try {
+      const current = execSync('git branch --show-current', {
+        cwd: this.projectRoot,
+        encoding: 'utf-8',
+        stdio: 'pipe'
+      }).trim();
+      if (['main', 'master', 'develop'].includes(current)) return current;
+    } catch {}
+
+    return 'main';
+  }
+
   private createPR(p: InferenceProposal, branchName: string): string {
     try {
       execSync(`git push -u origin ${branchName}`, { cwd: this.projectRoot, stdio: "pipe" });