Independent validation protocol — automated #44–#47 adversarial checks

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Summary

Codifies the independent validation protocol as an automated double-check loop. Claims about WASM codegen, knowledge wiring, self-hosting, and spec parity now require fresh command execution — not manifest trust alone.

What changed

• scripts/independent_validate.py — runs adversarial checks for issues [P0] wasm_codegen_incomplete: Only const-folded main() works; let/if/calls/loops missing #44–[P1] spec_impl_gap: Spec vs implementation gap for .frontier core modules #47, writes manifest/independent_validation.json
• Compiler fix — expr_to_proof_string import gated for wasm-slim (fixes native self-host wasm32 build)
• let mut + assignment — already on branch; nested loop test returns 104
• Release readiness — new wave_0_independent_validation gate; modules split for gate compliance
• Taylor ops — production/full modes run independent validation before GA audit

Validation results (required checks)

All 10 checks pass required gates:

Check	Issue	Result
WASM official 4-case suite	#44	PASS
Nested if/while mut+assign → 104	#44	PASS
Knowledge changes WASM	#45	PASS
Native main.fr → 840	#46	PASS
Spec file mapping	#47	PASS
v1 behaviors (if/call)	#47	PASS
Adversarial malformed/empty	—	PASS

User-input items (not auto-closed)

These are documented in user_blockers and need your sign-off:

1. [P0] knowledge_warnings_only: Knowledge suggestions are warnings, not codegen changes #45 — knowledge query is search-only (no --trace); codegen wiring verified via unit test + compile -O
2. [P0] self_hosting_zero: .frontier spec files not valid v2 source; 0% self-hosting #46 — M5b full compiler in Frontier source is a mission slice (gate-slice stub is intentional)
3. [P1] spec_impl_gap: Spec vs implementation gap for .frontier core modules #47 — match/closures/Result are future features, correctly rejected by parser

How to run

cargo build --release --bin frontier
python3 scripts/independent_validate.py
python3 scripts/release_readiness.py --audit --skip-run

Release readiness

RELEASE_READY with --skip-run after independent validation manifest is fresh.