AI Vendor triage tools (ai 1.21.0) — Production Readiness Audit

Field	Value
Date	2026-10-08
Re-verified	2026-10-08 — Pest Vendor authz + write confirm 6/6 + catalog bump 1/1; Playwright AI suite 13/13 headed (shared session; includes Vendor propose→confirm note/assign)
Status	Go for production
Scope	Ask EloSync Vendor tools: get_vendor, confirmed writes assign_vendor / add_vendor_note; catalog ai 1.20.0 → 1.21.0
Companion	AI deployment · AI tools · CHANGELOG
Branches	feature/ai-vendor-triage-1-21-0 (Backend / Frontend / Docs)

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Executive summary

Vendors join the confirmed-write triage pattern (Company-shaped): read by UUID (includes status for context), assign/unassign (EligibleVendorAssignee), and text notes (max 5000). No dedicated status-write tool in this MINOR — Active/Inactive remains via the Vendors UI/API. Mirrors HTTP vendors.assign / update notes.

Go / No-Go: Go. Cutover: migrate-only catalog bump to 1.21.0.

Gate	Result
Platform freeze	Pass
Registry + confirm arms	Pass
Pest authz + propose/confirm	Pass — 6/6 vendor + 1/1 catalog bump
Playwright AI suite (headed, 1 worker)	Pass — 13/13 shared session (settings validation, starters, Contract/Contact/Company/Vendor triage)
Catalog migrate-only 1.21.0 + CatalogSeeder	Pass

Findings

No open remediations. Headed e2e exercised one login session, AI settings validation→save, and Vendor propose→confirm note + unassign.

Upgrade & staging smoke

1. php artisan migrate --force — catalog ai → 1.21.0 (do not db:seed).
2. Smoke: Ask EloSync / pending confirm note + unassign on a vendor.