fix: address review feedback on check-deps script

- Accept import paths starting with digit (e.g., 9fans.net/go) by relaxing filter from ^[a-zA-Z] to ^[[:alnum:]] - Fix misleading comment: loop uses Bash process substitution, not POSIX - Remove redundant \$ from grep regex (literal $ unreachable) - Capture stderr separately in go list to avoid mixing errors with output - Clarify CONVENTIONS.md wording on transitive vs direct deps Reviewed-by: sonnet-review-bot Reviewed-by: gpt-review-bot
2026-05-10 14:09:03 -07:00
19 changed files with 196 additions and 2217 deletions
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@

 **Any import not in this table or the Go standard library is forbidden.**

-Transitive dependencies of approved packages are automatically allowed.
+Only *direct* dependencies (listed in go.mod without `// indirect`) are checked against this allowlist. Transitive dependencies pulled in by approved packages are implicitly allowed.

 To request a new dependency:
 1. Open a PR that ONLY updates this table
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ AI-powered code review bot for Gitea pull requests. Fetches diff + context, send
 - **Smart budget**: Automatically trims context to fit model token limits
 - **Idempotent reviews**: Posts new review, then cleans up stale ones (one review per bot)
 - **Custom prompts**: Load additional instructions from a file (e.g. security-focused review)
- **Minimal dependencies**: Go stdlib + `gopkg.in/yaml.v3` only
+- **Zero dependencies**: Go stdlib only

 ## Quick Start: Composite Action

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ AI Core handles OAuth token management and deployment discovery automatically. M
 | `patterns-files` | No | `README.md` | Files/directories to fetch from pattern repos |
 | `system-prompt-file` | No | `""` | Local file with additional system prompt instructions |
 | `persona` | No | `""` | Built-in persona name (security, architect, docs) |
-| `persona-file` | No | `""` | Path to persona file (YAML or JSON) with custom review focus |
+| `persona-file` | No | `""` | Path to persona JSON file with custom review focus |
 | `temperature` | No | `0` | LLM temperature (0 = server default) |
 | `timeout` | No | `300` | LLM request timeout in seconds |
 | `dry-run` | No | `false` | Print review to stdout instead of posting |
@@ -329,12 +329,11 @@ All flags have environment variable equivalents:
 ### Token Scopes Required

 | Scope | Purpose |
-|-------|--------|
+|-------|---------|
 | `write:issue` | Post and delete reviews |
 | `write:repository` | Read PR diffs, file content, commit statuses |
-| `read:user` | Self-request as reviewer (optional but recommended) |

-Without `read:user`, the bot still works but cannot add itself to the PR's reviewer list.
+No `read:user` scope needed — the bot identifies itself from the review response.

 ## Development

@@ -409,38 +408,32 @@ Each persona posts independently with its own sentinel, so reviews don't interfe

 ### Custom Personas

-Create a YAML file with your domain-specific review focus:
+Create a JSON file with your domain-specific review focus:

-```yaml
-# .review/personas/trading.yaml
-name: trading
-display_name: Trading Domain Expert
-
-identity: |
-  You are a trading systems expert reviewing code for correctness.
-
-  Your expertise:
-  - Order lifecycle and state machines
-  - Fill handling and partial fills
-  - Position tracking and P&L calculations
-  - Event sourcing invariants
-
-focus:
-  - Order state machine correctness
-  - Fill handling edge cases (partial, overfill)
-  - Position and P&L calculation accuracy
-  - Event replay determinism
-  - Decimal precision for money
-
-ignore:
-  - Code style
-  - General performance
-  - Documentation formatting
-
-severity:
-  major: "Bugs that cause incorrect positions, fills, or money calculations"
-  minor: "Edge cases that could cause issues under unusual conditions"
-  nit: "Clarity improvements for domain logic"
+```json
+// .review/personas/trading.json
+{
+  "name": "trading",
+  "display_name": "Trading Domain Expert",
+  "identity": "You are a trading systems expert reviewing code for correctness.\n\nYour expertise:\n- Order lifecycle and state machines\n- Fill handling and partial fills\n- Position tracking and P&L calculations\n- Event sourcing invariants",
+  "focus": [
+    "Order state machine correctness",
+    "Fill handling edge cases (partial, overfill)",
+    "Position and P&L calculation accuracy",
+    "Event replay determinism",
+    "Decimal precision for money"
+  ],
+  "ignore": [
+    "Code style",
+    "General performance",
+    "Documentation formatting"
+  ],
+  "severity": {
+    "major": "Bugs that cause incorrect positions, fills, or money calculations",
+    "minor": "Edge cases that could cause issues under unusual conditions",
+    "nit": "Clarity improvements for domain logic"
+  }
+}
 ```

 Use it in CI:
@@ -449,24 +442,17 @@ Use it in CI:
 - uses: rodin/review-bot/.gitea/actions/review@v1
  with:
    reviewer-name: trading
-    persona-file: .review/personas/trading.yaml
+    persona-file: .review/personas/trading.json
    ...
 ```

-YAML is the recommended format for personas because it supports:
- Multi-line strings with `|` blocks (cleaner identity definitions)
- Comments for documentation
- More readable arrays and nested structures
-
-JSON is also supported for backwards compatibility—just use `.json` extension.
-

 ### Persona vs system-prompt-file

 | Feature | `persona` / `persona-file` | `system-prompt-file` |
 |---------|---------------------------|----------------------|
 | Replaces base prompt | Yes | No (appends) |
-| Structured format | Yes (YAML/JSON) | No (freeform) |
+| Structured format | Yes (JSON) | No (freeform) |
 | Focus/ignore lists | Yes | Manual |
 | Severity calibration | Yes | Manual |
 | Header display name | Yes | No |
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func main() {
 	aicoreAPIURL := flag.String("aicore-api-url", envOrDefault("AICORE_API_URL", ""), "SAP AI Core API URL (for provider=aicore)")
 	aicoreResourceGroup := flag.String("aicore-resource-group", envOrDefault("AICORE_RESOURCE_GROUP", "default"), "SAP AI Core resource group (for provider=aicore)")

+	flag.Parse()
 	flag.Parse()

 	if *versionFlag {
@@ -115,7 +116,29 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}

-	// NOTE: Persona loading deferred until after Gitea client init to support repo personas
+	// Load persona if specified
+	var persona *review.Persona
+	if *personaName != "" {
+		var err error
+		persona, err = review.LoadBuiltinPersona(*personaName)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("failed to load persona", "persona", *personaName, "error", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		slog.Info("loaded built-in persona", "persona", persona.Name, "display", persona.DisplayName)
+	} else if *personaFile != "" {
+		resolvedPath, err := validateWorkspacePath(*personaFile, "persona-file")
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("invalid persona-file path", "error", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		persona, err = review.LoadPersona(resolvedPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("failed to load persona file", "file", *personaFile, "error", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		slog.Info("loaded persona from file", "file", *personaFile, "persona", persona.Name)
+	}

 	// Validate reviewer-name: only safe characters allowed in sentinel
 	if err := validateReviewerName(*reviewerName); err != nil {
@@ -173,43 +196,6 @@ func main() {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), overallTimeout)
 	defer cancel()

-	// Load persona if specified (after Gitea client init to support repo personas)
-	var persona *review.Persona
-	if *personaName != "" {
-		// Try loading from repo first, then fall back to built-in
-		repoPersonas, err := review.LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, newGiteaClientAdapter(giteaClient), owner, repoName)
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("could not load repo personas", "repo", owner+"/"+repoName, "error", err)
-			// Continue with built-in personas only.
-			// NOTE: repoPersonas is nil here, but map indexing on a nil map is safe in Go
-			// (returns the zero value), so the fallback to built-in below works correctly.
-		}
-		if p, ok := repoPersonas[*personaName]; ok {
-			persona = p
-			slog.Info("loaded repo persona", "persona", persona.Name, "display", persona.DisplayName, "repo", owner+"/"+repoName)
-		} else {
-			// Fall back to built-in
-			persona, err = review.LoadBuiltinPersona(*personaName)
-			if err != nil {
-				slog.Error("failed to load persona", "persona", *personaName, "error", err)
-				os.Exit(1)
-			}
-			slog.Info("loaded built-in persona", "persona", persona.Name, "display", persona.DisplayName)
-		}
-	} else if *personaFile != "" {
-		resolvedPath, err := validateWorkspacePath(*personaFile, "persona-file")
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error("invalid persona-file path", "error", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-		persona, err = review.LoadPersona(resolvedPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error("failed to load persona file", "file", *personaFile, "error", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-		slog.Info("loaded persona from file", "file", *personaFile, "persona", persona.Name)
-	}
-
 	slog.Info("reviewing pull request", "pr", prNumber, "repo", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", owner, repoName))

 	// Step 1: Fetch PR metadata
@@ -544,9 +530,6 @@ func fetchPatterns(ctx context.Context, client *gitea.Client, patternsRepo, patt
 		}
 		owner, repo := parts[0], parts[1]

-		var repoLoadedFiles []string
-		var repoSkippedFiles []string
-
 		for _, path := range paths {
 			path = strings.TrimSpace(path)
 			if path == "" {
@@ -562,22 +545,11 @@ func fetchPatterns(ctx context.Context, client *gitea.Client, patternsRepo, patt
 			for filePath, content := range files {
 				// Only include markdown and text files as patterns
 				if !isPatternFile(filePath) {
-					repoSkippedFiles = append(repoSkippedFiles, filePath)
 					continue
 				}
-				repoLoadedFiles = append(repoLoadedFiles, filePath)
 				sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("### %s/%s\n\n%s\n\n", repoRef, filePath, content))
 			}
 		}
-
-		if len(repoLoadedFiles) > 0 {
-			slog.Info("loaded pattern files", "repo", repoRef, "count", len(repoLoadedFiles), "files", repoLoadedFiles)
-		} else {
-			slog.Warn("no pattern files loaded", "repo", repoRef, "paths", paths)
-		}
-		if len(repoSkippedFiles) > 0 {
-			slog.Debug("skipped non-pattern files", "repo", repoRef, "count", len(repoSkippedFiles), "files", repoSkippedFiles)
-		}
 	}
 	return sb.String()
 }
@@ -811,32 +783,3 @@ func shouldSkipStaleReview(evaluatedSHA, currentSHA string) bool {
 	}
 	return evaluatedSHA != currentSHA
 }
-
-// giteaClientAdapter adapts gitea.Client to review.GiteaClient interface.
-type giteaClientAdapter struct {
-	client *gitea.Client
-}
-
-func newGiteaClientAdapter(c *gitea.Client) *giteaClientAdapter {
-	return &giteaClientAdapter{client: c}
-}
-
-func (a *giteaClientAdapter) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]review.ContentEntry, error) {
-	entries, err := a.client.ListContents(ctx, owner, repo, path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	result := make([]review.ContentEntry, len(entries))
-	for i, e := range entries {
-		result[i] = review.ContentEntry{
-			Name: e.Name,
-			Path: e.Path,
-			Type: e.Type,
-		}
-	}
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-func (a *giteaClientAdapter) GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath string) (string, error) {
-	return a.client.GetFileContent(ctx, owner, repo, filepath)
-}
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-# Design: YAML Support for Persona Files (#57)
-
-## Problem
-
-JSON is awkward for persona files that contain multi-line text (identity, severity descriptions). YAML supports cleaner multi-line strings and comments, improving readability and maintainability.
-
-## Constraints
-
- Backwards compatibility: existing JSON personas must continue to work
- Security: protect against DoS via deeply nested YAML (AIKIDO-2024-10486)
- Consistency: use `.yaml` extension (not `.yml`)
- Library: use `gopkg.in/yaml.v3` (approved in CONVENTIONS.md) with explicit depth limiting
-
-## Proposed Approach
-
-1. **Update `parsePersona`** to detect format from file extension
-2. **Add YAML parsing** with explicit depth limit (defense in depth)
-3. **Keep JSON as fallback** for files without `.yaml`/`.yml` extension
-4. **Convert built-in personas** to YAML format
-5. **Update embed directive** to include both formats
-
-### File Extension Detection
-
-```go
-func parsePersona(data []byte, source string) (*Persona, error) {
-    isYAML := strings.HasSuffix(source, ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(source, ".yml")
-    if isYAML {
-        return parseYAML(data, source)
-    }
-    return parseJSON(data, source)
-}
-```
-
-### YAML Parsing with Depth Protection
-
-```go
-func unmarshalYAMLWithDepthLimit(data []byte, out any, maxDepth int) error {
-    var node yaml.Node
-    dec := yaml.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(data))
-    if err := dec.Decode(&node); err != nil {
-        return err
-    }
-    if err := checkYAMLDepth(&node, 0, maxDepth); err != nil {
-        return err
-    }
-    return node.Decode(out)
-}
-
-func checkYAMLDepth(node *yaml.Node, depth, maxDepth int) error {
-    if depth > maxDepth {
-        return fmt.Errorf("YAML nesting depth exceeds maximum (%d)", maxDepth)
-    }
-    // Handle alias nodes by following the Alias pointer
-    if node.Kind == yaml.AliasNode && node.Alias != nil {
-        return checkYAMLDepth(node.Alias, depth, maxDepth)
-    }
-    for _, child := range node.Content {
-        if err := checkYAMLDepth(child, depth+1, maxDepth); err != nil {
-            return err
-        }
-    }
-    return nil
-}
-```
-
-The `gopkg.in/yaml.v3` library does not have built-in depth protection, so we implement explicit depth checking by first decoding into a `yaml.Node`, walking the tree to verify depth (including alias resolution), then decoding into the target struct.
-
-## State/Data Model
-
-No new state. Same `Persona` struct, just different parsing.
-
-## Error Cases
-
-| Error | Handling |
-|-------|----------|
-| Invalid YAML syntax | Return parse error with source file |
-| Deeply nested YAML | Library rejects (v1.16.0+ fix) |
-| Unknown extension | Fall back to JSON parsing |
-| Missing required fields | Validation rejects after parse |
-
-## Edge Cases
-
- File with `.json` extension but YAML content → JSON parse fails, user sees error
- File with no extension → defaults to JSON
- Embedded persona reference like `builtin:security` → detect by embed path (`personas/X.yaml`)
-
-## Testing Strategy
-
-1. Unit tests for YAML parsing (valid, invalid, deeply nested)
-2. Unit tests for extension detection
-3. Integration test for built-in personas (now YAML)
-4. Backwards compat test: verify JSON still works for external files
-
-## Completion Checklist
-
-1. [ ] `go-yaml` dependency added at v1.16.0+
-2. [ ] Extension detection uses case-insensitive comparison
-3. [ ] YAML parse errors include source file name
-4. [ ] JSON parsing still works for `.json` files
-5. [ ] Built-in personas converted to YAML with readable multi-line strings
-6. [ ] Embed directive updated to include `*.yaml`
-7. [ ] Test for deeply nested YAML rejection
-8. [ ] All existing tests pass
-
-## Open Questions
-
- Should we support both `.yaml` AND `.yml`? Issue says `.yaml` only for consistency, but some users expect `.yml`. **Decision:** Support both for reading, recommend `.yaml` in docs.
- Should we add a "format" field to detect mismatched extension/content? **Decision:** No, keep it simple. Extension determines format.
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 )

@@ -41,26 +39,12 @@ func IsNotFound(err error) bool {
 	return errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound
 }

-// IsServerError reports whether an error is an API 5xx response.
-func IsServerError(err error) bool {
-	var apiErr *APIError
-	return errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode >= 500 && apiErr.StatusCode < 600
-}
-
 // Client interacts with the Gitea API.
 // A Client is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines.
 type Client struct {
 	baseURL string
 	token   string
 	http    *http.Client
-
-	// RetryBackoff defines the delays between retry attempts.
-	// RetryBackoff[i] is the delay before attempt i+1 (after attempt i fails).
-	// If nil, defaults to {1s, 2s}. Set to shorter durations in tests.
-	//
-	// This field must be configured before the first request is made.
-	// Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe.
-	RetryBackoff []time.Duration
 }

 // NewClient creates a new Gitea API client.
@@ -72,12 +56,6 @@ func NewClient(baseURL, token string) *Client {
 	}
 }

-// SetHTTPClient sets the underlying HTTP client used for requests.
-// This is intended for testing to inject mock transports.
-func (c *Client) SetHTTPClient(hc *http.Client) {
-	c.http = hc
-}
-
 // PullRequest holds relevant PR metadata.
 type PullRequest struct {
 	Title string `json:"title"`
@@ -232,185 +210,24 @@ func (c *Client) PostReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int,
 	return &review, nil
 }

-// isTemporaryNetError reports whether err is a temporary network error worth retrying.
-// This includes connection refused, network unreachable, connection reset, and DNS
-// timeouts. It explicitly excludes permanent errors like permission denied or
-// "no such host" DNS failures.
-func isTemporaryNetError(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// Check for OpError and inspect the underlying syscall error.
-	// Not all OpErrors are transient — permission denied, for example, is permanent.
-	var opErr *net.OpError
-	if errors.As(err, &opErr) {
-		return isRetriableSyscallError(opErr.Err)
-	}
-
-	// DNS errors: only retry on timeout, not on "no such host" which is permanent.
-	var dnsErr *net.DNSError
-	if errors.As(err, &dnsErr) {
-		return dnsErr.IsTimeout
-	}
-
-	// Check for net.Error with Timeout() (Temporary is deprecated)
-	var netErr net.Error
-	if errors.As(err, &netErr) {
-		return netErr.Timeout()
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
-// isRetriableSyscallError reports whether the underlying error from a net.OpError
-// is a transient syscall error worth retrying.
-func isRetriableSyscallError(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// Check for syscall.Errno directly or wrapped
-	var errno syscall.Errno
-	if errors.As(err, &errno) {
-		switch errno {
-		case syscall.ECONNREFUSED, // connection refused — server not listening
-			syscall.ECONNRESET,   // connection reset by peer
-			syscall.ENETUNREACH,  // network unreachable
-			syscall.EHOSTUNREACH, // host unreachable
-			syscall.ETIMEDOUT:    // connection timed out
-			return true
-		default:
-			// EACCES, EPERM, etc. are permanent — don't retry
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-
-	// If we can't identify the specific syscall error, be conservative and retry.
-	// This handles wrapped errors or platform-specific error types.
-	// The retry count is limited, so erring on the side of retrying is safe.
-	return true
-}
-
-// redactURL strips query parameters from a URL for safe logging.
-// This prevents accidental exposure of sensitive data that future callers
-// might pass via query strings.
-func redactURL(rawURL string) string {
-	parsed, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		// If we cannot parse it, return a safe placeholder rather than
-		// potentially logging something sensitive.
-		return "[invalid URL]"
-	}
-	if parsed.RawQuery != "" {
-		parsed.RawQuery = "[redacted]"
-	}
-	return parsed.String()
-}
-
-// sanitizeErrorForLog returns a loggable version of an error that omits
-// potentially sensitive content like response bodies. For APIError, only
-// the status code is included; for other errors, the type is preserved.
-func sanitizeErrorForLog(err error) string {
-	if err == nil {
-		return "<nil>"
-	}
-	var apiErr *APIError
-	if errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("HTTP %d", apiErr.StatusCode)
-	}
-	return err.Error()
-}
-
-// doGet performs an HTTP GET request with retry on 5xx errors and temporary
-// network errors. Retries up to 3 times with exponential backoff (1s, 2s delays
-// by default; configurable via Client.RetryBackoff for testing).
 func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, reqURL string) ([]byte, error) {
-	const maxAttempts = 3
-	// backoff[i] is the delay before attempt i+1 (i.e., after attempt i fails).
-	// First attempt (i=0) has no delay; retries wait 1s then 2s by default.
-	backoff := c.RetryBackoff
-	if backoff == nil {
-		backoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Second, 2 * time.Second}
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, reqURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "token "+c.token)

-	// maxErrorBodyBytes limits how much of an error response body we read
-	// to protect against malicious servers sending unbounded data.
-	const maxErrorBodyBytes = 64 * 1024 // 64 KB
-
-	var lastErr error
-	for attempt := 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++ {
-		if attempt > 0 {
-			// Determine delay: use backoff slice if available, otherwise retry immediately.
-			// An empty RetryBackoff slice means "retry without delay" — this is intentional
-			// as the caller explicitly configured no delays.
-			var delay time.Duration
-			if attempt-1 < len(backoff) {
-				delay = backoff[attempt-1]
-			}
-
-			if delay > 0 {
-				slog.Warn("retrying request after error",
-					"attempt", attempt+1,
-					"url", redactURL(reqURL),
-					"delay", delay.String(),
-					"lastError", sanitizeErrorForLog(lastErr))
-
-				timer := time.NewTimer(delay)
-				select {
-				case <-timer.C:
-				case <-ctx.Done():
-					timer.Stop()
-					return nil, ctx.Err()
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, reqURL, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "token "+c.token)
-
-		resp, err := c.http.Do(req)
-		if err != nil {
-			// Always capture the error for consistent return at loop end.
-			// This ensures both network errors and HTTP 5xx return lastErr.
-			lastErr = err
-
-			// Only retry temporary network errors when attempts remain.
-			if attempt < maxAttempts-1 && isTemporaryNetError(err) {
-				slog.Warn("temporary network error, will retry",
-					"attempt", attempt+1,
-					"url", redactURL(reqURL),
-					"error", err)
-				continue
-			}
-			// Non-retryable network error or final attempt exhausted.
-			return nil, lastErr
-		}
-		if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode < 300 {
-			body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-			resp.Body.Close()
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			return body, nil
-		}
-
-		// Error path: limit how much we read from potentially malicious server
-		errBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, maxErrorBodyBytes))
-		resp.Body.Close()
-
-		lastErr = &APIError{StatusCode: resp.StatusCode, Body: string(errBody)}
-
-		// Only retry on 5xx server errors
-		if resp.StatusCode < 500 || resp.StatusCode >= 600 {
-			return nil, lastErr
-		}
+	resp, err := c.http.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()

-	return nil, lastErr
+	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		return nil, &APIError{StatusCode: resp.StatusCode, Body: string(body)}
+	}
+	return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 }

 // escapePath escapes each segment of a relative file path for use in URLs.
@@ -500,9 +317,9 @@ func (c *Client) GetAllFilesInPath(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string

 // Review represents a pull request review from the Gitea API.
 type Review struct {
-	ID   int64  `json:"id"`
-	Body string `json:"body"`
-	User struct {
+	ID       int64  `json:"id"`
+	Body     string `json:"body"`
+	User     struct {
 		Login string `json:"login"`
 	} `json:"user"`
 	State    string `json:"state"`
@@ -6,14 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
-	"sync/atomic"
-	"syscall"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 )

 func TestGetPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
@@ -588,9 +584,9 @@ func TestGetAllFilesInPath_403Propagates(t *testing.T) {

 func TestIsNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		err  error
-		want bool
+		name   string
+		err    error
+		want   bool
 	}{
 		{"nil error", nil, false},
 		{"non-API error", fmt.Errorf("network timeout"), false},
@@ -747,347 +743,3 @@ func TestResolveComment_Error(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for 404 response")
 	}
 }
-
-func TestIsServerError(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		err  error
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{"nil error", nil, false},
-		{"non-API error", fmt.Errorf("network timeout"), false},
-		{"404 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 404, Body: "not found"}, false},
-		{"500 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 500, Body: "server error"}, true},
-		{"502 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 502, Body: "bad gateway"}, true},
-		{"503 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 503, Body: "unavailable"}, true},
-		{"599 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 599, Body: "edge case"}, true},
-		{"600 not server error", &APIError{StatusCode: 600, Body: "edge"}, false},
-		{"400 not server error", &APIError{StatusCode: 400, Body: "bad request"}, false},
-		{"wrapped 500", fmt.Errorf("fetch: %w", &APIError{StatusCode: 500, Body: "err"}), true},
-		{"wrapped 404", fmt.Errorf("fetch: %w", &APIError{StatusCode: 404, Body: "err"}), false},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := IsServerError(tt.err)
-			if got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("IsServerError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestDoGet_RetriesOn500(t *testing.T) {
-	attempts := 0
-	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		attempts++
-		if attempts < 3 {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"transient error"}`))
-			return
-		}
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		w.Write([]byte(`{"data":"success"}`))
-	}))
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
-	// Use short backoff for fast tests
-	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
-
-	body, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected success after retry, got error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if string(body) != `{"data":"success"}` {
-		t.Errorf("body = %q, want %q", string(body), `{"data":"success"}`)
-	}
-	if attempts != 3 {
-		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 3", attempts)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestDoGet_FailsAfterMaxRetries(t *testing.T) {
-	attempts := 0
-	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		attempts++
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"persistent error"}`))
-	}))
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
-	// Use short backoff for fast tests
-	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
-
-	_, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected error after max retries")
-	}
-	var apiErr *APIError
-	if !errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected APIError, got: %v", err)
-	}
-	if apiErr.StatusCode != http.StatusInternalServerError {
-		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 500", apiErr.StatusCode)
-	}
-	if attempts != 3 {
-		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 3 (max retries)", attempts)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestDoGet_NoRetryOn4xx(t *testing.T) {
-	attempts := 0
-	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		attempts++
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
-		w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"forbidden"}`))
-	}))
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
-	_, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected error for 403")
-	}
-	var apiErr *APIError
-	if !errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected APIError, got: %v", err)
-	}
-	if apiErr.StatusCode != http.StatusForbidden {
-		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 403", apiErr.StatusCode)
-	}
-	if attempts != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 1 (no retry on 4xx)", attempts)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestDoGet_RespectsContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
-	attempts := 0
-	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		attempts++
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"error"}`))
-	}))
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
-	// Use longer backoff to give us time to cancel during the wait
-	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{100 * time.Millisecond, 100 * time.Millisecond}
-
-	// Cancel after first attempt returns and retry begins
-	go func() {
-		time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
-		cancel()
-	}()
-
-	_, err := client.doGet(ctx, server.URL+"/test")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected error on context cancellation")
-	}
-	// Should have made 1 attempt, then context cancelled during backoff
-	if attempts != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, expected 1 before context cancel during backoff", attempts)
-	}
-}
-
-
-// mockTransport is a test helper that returns errors for the first N calls,
-// then delegates to a real server.
-type mockTransport struct {
-	failCount    int32 // number of failures remaining (atomic)
-	failErr      error // error to return on failure
-	realServer   *httptest.Server
-	attemptsMade atomic.Int32 // tracks total attempts
-}
-
-func (m *mockTransport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-	m.attemptsMade.Add(1)
-	remaining := atomic.AddInt32(&m.failCount, -1)
-	if remaining >= 0 {
-		// Still have failures to return
-		return nil, m.failErr
-	}
-	// Redirect to real server
-	req.URL.Host = m.realServer.Listener.Addr().String()
-	req.URL.Scheme = "http"
-	return http.DefaultTransport.RoundTrip(req)
-}
-
-func TestDoGet_RetriesOnTemporaryNetError(t *testing.T) {
-	// Real server that will handle successful requests
-	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		w.Write([]byte(`{"status":"ok"}`))
-	}))
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	// Mock transport: fail twice with ECONNREFUSED, then succeed
-	mt := &mockTransport{
-		failCount:  2,
-		failErr:    &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Net: "tcp", Err: syscall.ECONNREFUSED},
-		realServer: server,
-	}
-
-	client := NewClient("http://fake-host/", "test-token")
-	client.SetHTTPClient(&http.Client{Transport: mt})
-	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
-
-	body, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), "http://fake-host/test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected success after retries, got error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if string(body) != `{"status":"ok"}` {
-		t.Errorf("body = %q, want %q", string(body), `{"status":"ok"}`)
-	}
-
-	// Should have made exactly 3 attempts: 2 failures + 1 success
-	if got := mt.attemptsMade.Load(); got != 3 {
-		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 3 (2 failures + 1 success)", got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIsTemporaryNetError(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		err  error
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{"nil error", nil, false},
-		{"plain error", fmt.Errorf("some error"), false},
-		// OpError with retriable syscall errors
-		{"OpError ECONNREFUSED", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.ECONNREFUSED}, true},
-		{"OpError ECONNRESET", &net.OpError{Op: "read", Err: syscall.ECONNRESET}, true},
-		{"OpError ENETUNREACH", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.ENETUNREACH}, true},
-		{"OpError EHOSTUNREACH", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.EHOSTUNREACH}, true},
-		{"OpError ETIMEDOUT", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.ETIMEDOUT}, true},
-		// OpError with permanent syscall errors — should NOT retry
-		{"OpError EACCES", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.EACCES}, false},
-		{"OpError EPERM", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.EPERM}, false},
-		// OpError with unknown inner error — conservative retry
-		{"OpError unknown inner", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: fmt.Errorf("unknown")}, true},
-		// DNS errors
-		{"DNS timeout", &net.DNSError{IsTimeout: true}, true},
-		{"DNS no such host", &net.DNSError{IsTimeout: false, Name: "bad.host"}, false},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := isTemporaryNetError(tt.err)
-			if got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("isTemporaryNetError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIsRetriableSyscallError(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		err  error
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{"nil", nil, false},
-		{"ECONNREFUSED", syscall.ECONNREFUSED, true},
-		{"ECONNRESET", syscall.ECONNRESET, true},
-		{"ENETUNREACH", syscall.ENETUNREACH, true},
-		{"EHOSTUNREACH", syscall.EHOSTUNREACH, true},
-		{"ETIMEDOUT", syscall.ETIMEDOUT, true},
-		{"EACCES (permanent)", syscall.EACCES, false},
-		{"EPERM (permanent)", syscall.EPERM, false},
-		{"ENOENT (permanent)", syscall.ENOENT, false},
-		{"unknown error", fmt.Errorf("something"), true}, // conservative retry
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := isRetriableSyscallError(tt.err)
-			if got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("isRetriableSyscallError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestRedactURL(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name  string
-		input string
-		want  string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:  "no query params",
-			input: "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/pulls/1",
-			want:  "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/pulls/1",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "with query params - redacts",
-			input: "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/raw/file?ref=main",
-			want:  "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/raw/file?[redacted]",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "multiple query params",
-			input: "https://example.com/path?token=secret&page=1",
-			want:  "https://example.com/path?[redacted]",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "invalid URL",
-			input: "://invalid",
-			want:  "[invalid URL]",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "empty string",
-			input: "",
-			want:  "",
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := redactURL(tt.input)
-			if got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("redactURL(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestSanitizeErrorForLog(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		err  error
-		want string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "nil error",
-			err:  nil,
-			want: "<nil>",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "APIError omits body",
-			err:  &APIError{StatusCode: 500, Body: "internal error: database connection failed"},
-			want: "HTTP 500",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "APIError with large body still only shows status",
-			err:  &APIError{StatusCode: 502, Body: strings.Repeat("x", 1000)},
-			want: "HTTP 502",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "non-API error preserved",
-			err:  fmt.Errorf("connection refused"),
-			want: "connection refused",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "wrapped APIError",
-			err:  fmt.Errorf("request failed: %w", &APIError{StatusCode: 503, Body: "service unavailable"}),
-			want: "HTTP 503",
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := sanitizeErrorForLog(tt.err)
-			if got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("sanitizeErrorForLog() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 module gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot

 go 1.26.2
-
-require gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
@@ -1,153 +1,81 @@
 package review

 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"embed"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode/utf8"
-
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )

-//go:embed personas/*.yaml
+//go:embed personas/*.json
 var embeddedPersonas embed.FS

-// MaxPersonaFileSize is the maximum size for persona files (64 KB).
-// This prevents denial-of-service via excessively large files.
-const MaxPersonaFileSize = 64 * 1024
-
-// MaxYAMLDepth is the maximum nesting depth allowed in YAML persona files.
-// This prevents stack exhaustion from deeply nested structures.
-const MaxYAMLDepth = 20
-
-// MaxYAMLNodes is the maximum number of YAML nodes allowed in persona files.
-// This prevents DoS via wide-but-shallow structures that bypass depth limits.
-const MaxYAMLNodes = 1000
-
 // Persona defines a specialized review role with focused expertise.
 type Persona struct {
-	Name         string   `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
-	DisplayName  string   `json:"display_name" yaml:"display_name"`
-	ModelPref    string   `json:"model_preference,omitempty" yaml:"model_preference,omitempty"`
-	Identity     string   `json:"identity" yaml:"identity"`
-	Focus        []string `json:"focus" yaml:"focus"`
-	Ignore       []string `json:"ignore" yaml:"ignore"`
-	Severity     Severity `json:"severity" yaml:"severity"`
-	OutputFormat string   `json:"output_format,omitempty" yaml:"output_format,omitempty"`
+	Name         string   `json:"name"`
+	DisplayName  string   `json:"display_name"`
+	ModelPref    string   `json:"model_preference,omitempty"`
+	Identity     string   `json:"identity"`
+	Focus        []string `json:"focus"`
+	Ignore       []string `json:"ignore"`
+	Severity     Severity `json:"severity"`
+	OutputFormat string   `json:"output_format,omitempty"`
 }

 // Severity defines what constitutes each severity level for this persona.
 // These are prompt guidance for the LLM, not output format changes.
 type Severity struct {
-	Major string `json:"major" yaml:"major"`
-	Minor string `json:"minor" yaml:"minor"`
-	Nit   string `json:"nit" yaml:"nit"`
+	Major string `json:"major"`
+	Minor string `json:"minor"`
+	Nit   string `json:"nit"`
 }

-// LoadPersona loads a persona from a JSON or YAML file path.
-// Format is detected by file extension: .yaml/.yml for YAML, .json or other for JSON.
-// Files larger than MaxPersonaFileSize are rejected.
-//
-// Symlinks are supported: os.Stat follows symlinks, so a symlink pointing to
-// a regular file will pass the IsRegular() check. Symlinks to non-regular files
-// (directories, FIFOs, devices) are still rejected.
+// LoadPersona loads a persona from a JSON file path.
 func LoadPersona(path string) (*Persona, error) {
-	// os.Stat follows symlinks, so symlinks to regular files are supported.
-	// The IsRegular() check operates on the target, not the symlink itself.
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read persona file %s: %w", path, err)
-	}
-	if !info.Mode().IsRegular() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("persona file %s is not a regular file", path)
-	}
-	if info.Size() > MaxPersonaFileSize {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("persona file %s exceeds maximum size (%d bytes)", path, MaxPersonaFileSize)
-	}
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read persona file %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
-	// Re-check size after read to defend against TOCTOU races where file
-	// grows between stat and read (e.g., appending process, replaced file).
-	if len(data) > MaxPersonaFileSize {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("persona file %s exceeds maximum size (%d bytes)", path, MaxPersonaFileSize)
-	}
 	return parsePersona(data, path)
 }

 // LoadBuiltinPersona loads a built-in persona by name.
 // Returns an error if the persona doesn't exist.
-// Built-in personas are stored in YAML format only (see embed directive).
 func LoadBuiltinPersona(name string) (*Persona, error) {
-	yamlFile := name + ".yaml"
-	data, err := embeddedPersonas.ReadFile("personas/" + yamlFile)
+	filename := name + ".json"
+	data, err := embeddedPersonas.ReadFile("personas/" + filename) // embed.FS paths use forward slashes per io/fs spec
 	if err != nil {
 		available := ListBuiltinPersonas()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown built-in persona %q (available: %s)", name, strings.Join(available, ", "))
 	}
-	return parsePersona(data, "builtin:"+yamlFile)
+	return parsePersona(data, "builtin:"+name)
 }

-// ListBuiltinPersonas returns the names of all built-in personas in sorted order.
+// ListBuiltinPersonas returns the names of all built-in personas.
 // Returns an empty slice if the embedded directory cannot be read.
 func ListBuiltinPersonas() []string {
 	entries, err := embeddedPersonas.ReadDir("personas")
 	if err != nil {
 		return []string{}
 	}
-	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	var names []string
 	for _, e := range entries {
 		if e.IsDir() {
 			continue
 		}
 		name := e.Name()
-		// Strip extension to get persona name
-		var personaName string
-		switch {
-		case strings.HasSuffix(name, ".yaml"):
-			personaName = strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".yaml")
-		case strings.HasSuffix(name, ".yml"):
-			personaName = strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".yml")
-		case strings.HasSuffix(name, ".json"):
-			personaName = strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".json")
-		default:
-			continue
-		}
-		if !seen[personaName] {
-			seen[personaName] = true
+		if strings.HasSuffix(name, ".json") {
+			names = append(names, strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".json"))
 		}
 	}
-	names := make([]string, 0, len(seen))
-	for name := range seen {
-		names = append(names, name)
-	}
-	sort.Strings(names)
 	return names
 }

-// parsePersona parses persona data from JSON or YAML format.
-// Format is detected by the source file extension.
 func parsePersona(data []byte, source string) (*Persona, error) {
-	lowerSource := strings.ToLower(source)
-	isYAML := strings.HasSuffix(lowerSource, ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(lowerSource, ".yml")
-
 	var p Persona
-	var err error
-	if isYAML {
-		err = unmarshalYAMLWithDepthLimit(data, &p, MaxYAMLDepth)
-	} else {
-		// Use json.Decoder with DisallowUnknownFields for consistency with
-		// YAML's KnownFields(true) - both reject unknown fields to catch typos.
-		dec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(data))
-		dec.DisallowUnknownFields()
-		err = dec.Decode(&p)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &p); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse persona %s: %w", source, err)
 	}
 	if err := validatePersona(&p, source); err != nil {
@@ -156,81 +84,6 @@ func parsePersona(data []byte, source string) (*Persona, error) {
 	return &p, nil
 }

-// unmarshalYAMLWithDepthLimit unmarshals YAML data with explicit depth limiting
-// and strict field checking. This protects against stack exhaustion from deeply
-// nested structures and catches typos in field names.
-// Multi-document YAML files are rejected to prevent silent data loss.
-func unmarshalYAMLWithDepthLimit(data []byte, out any, maxDepth int) error {
-	// First pass: decode into a yaml.Node to check depth limits and node counts.
-	// This prevents stack exhaustion before we attempt to decode into structs.
-	var node yaml.Node
-	dec := yaml.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(data))
-	if err := dec.Decode(&node); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Reject multi-document YAML files - silently ignoring additional documents
-	// could lead to confusing behavior where users think their changes take effect.
-	var extra yaml.Node
-	if dec.Decode(&extra) == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("multi-document YAML is not supported; only single-document files are allowed")
-	}
-
-	nodeCount := 0
-	if err := checkYAMLDepth(&node, 0, maxDepth, MaxYAMLNodes, make(map[*yaml.Node]struct{}), &nodeCount); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Second pass: decode with strict field checking enabled.
-	// KnownFields(true) rejects unknown keys, catching typos like "focuss" or "identiy".
-	// We must re-decode from the original data because yaml.Node.Decode() doesn't
-	// support the KnownFields option.
-	strictDec := yaml.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(data))
-	strictDec.KnownFields(true)
-	return strictDec.Decode(out)
-}
-
-// checkYAMLDepth recursively checks that YAML nodes don't exceed the depth limit
-// or the total node count limit. It also detects alias cycles to prevent infinite
-// recursion from crafted YAML with self-referential aliases.
-func checkYAMLDepth(node *yaml.Node, depth, maxDepth, maxNodes int, seen map[*yaml.Node]struct{}, nodeCount *int) error {
-	if depth > maxDepth {
-		return fmt.Errorf("YAML nesting depth exceeds maximum (%d)", maxDepth)
-	}
-
-	// Track total nodes visited as defense-in-depth against wide-but-shallow attacks.
-	*nodeCount++
-	if *nodeCount > maxNodes {
-		return fmt.Errorf("YAML node count exceeds maximum (%d)", maxNodes)
-	}
-
-	// Cycle detection: if we've seen this node before, we're in a cycle.
-	if _, ok := seen[node]; ok {
-		return nil // Already validated this subtree, skip to avoid infinite recursion.
-	}
-	seen[node] = struct{}{}
-
-	// Handle alias nodes: follow the alias to its anchor target.
-	// Increment depth when following aliases since they expand the effective structure.
-	if node.Kind == yaml.AliasNode && node.Alias != nil {
-		return checkYAMLDepth(node.Alias, depth+1, maxDepth, maxNodes, seen, nodeCount)
-	}
-
-	for _, child := range node.Content {
-		if err := checkYAMLDepth(child, depth+1, maxDepth, maxNodes, seen, nodeCount); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// ParsePersonaBytes parses persona data from bytes with a source label for errors.
-// This is useful for parsing personas fetched from external sources (e.g., Gitea API)
-// without requiring filesystem access. Format is detected by source extension.
-func ParsePersonaBytes(data []byte, source string) (*Persona, error) {
-	return parsePersona(data, source)
-}
-
 func validatePersona(p *Persona, source string) error {
 	if p.Name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("persona %s: name is required", source)
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package review

 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )

 func TestLoadBuiltinPersona(t *testing.T) {
@@ -90,83 +87,6 @@ func TestListBuiltinPersonas(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func TestLoadPersonaFromYAMLFile(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.yaml")
-
-	content := `# Test persona
-name: test
-display_name: Test Persona
-identity: |
-  You are a test persona.
-  Multi-line identity works.
-focus:
-  - testing
-  - validation
-ignore:
-  - nothing
-severity:
-  major: Big problems
-  minor: Small problems
-  nit: Tiny problems
-`
-
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	p, err := LoadPersona(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("LoadPersona failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if p.Name != "test" {
-		t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", p.Name, "test")
-	}
-	if p.DisplayName != "Test Persona" {
-		t.Errorf("DisplayName = %q, want %q", p.DisplayName, "Test Persona")
-	}
-	if len(p.Focus) != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("Focus len = %d, want 2", len(p.Focus))
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(p.Identity, "Multi-line") {
-		t.Error("Identity should contain multi-line content")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadPersonaFromYMLFile(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.yml")
-
-	content := `name: test
-display_name: Test YML
-identity: Test identity
-focus:
-  - testing
-ignore: []
-severity:
-  major: Big
-  minor: Small
-  nit: Tiny
-`
-
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	p, err := LoadPersona(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("LoadPersona failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if p.Name != "test" {
-		t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", p.Name, "test")
-	}
-	if p.DisplayName != "Test YML" {
-		t.Errorf("DisplayName = %q, want %q", p.DisplayName, "Test YML")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestLoadPersonaFromJSONFile(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.json")
@@ -176,7 +96,6 @@ func TestLoadPersonaFromJSONFile(t *testing.T) {
 		"display_name": "Test Persona",
 		"identity": "You are a test persona.\nMulti-line identity works.",
 		"focus": ["testing", "validation"],
-
 		"ignore": ["nothing"],
 		"severity": {
 			"major": "Big problems",
@@ -211,38 +130,22 @@ func TestLoadPersonaFromJSONFile(t *testing.T) {
 func TestLoadPersonaValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
-		content string
-		ext     string
+		json    string
 		wantErr string
 	}{
 		{
-			name:    "missing name yaml",
-			content: "identity: test\n",
-			ext:     ".yaml",
+			name:    "missing name",
+			json:    `{"identity": "test"}`,
 			wantErr: "name is required",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "missing identity yaml",
-			content: "name: test\n",
-			ext:     ".yaml",
+			name:    "missing identity",
+			json:    `{"name": "test"}`,
 			wantErr: "identity is required",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "missing name json",
-			content: `{"identity": "test"}`,
-			ext:     ".json",
-			wantErr: "name is required",
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "missing identity json",
-			content: `{"name": "test"}`,
-			ext:     ".json",
-			wantErr: "identity is required",
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "display_name defaults to name",
-			content: "name: test\nidentity: test identity\n",
-			ext:     ".yaml",
+			name: "display_name defaults to name",
+			json: `{"name": "test", "identity": "test identity"}`,
 			// No error expected - should succeed
 		},
 	}
@@ -250,8 +153,8 @@ func TestLoadPersonaValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			dir := t.TempDir()
-			path := filepath.Join(dir, "test"+tt.ext)
-			if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(tt.content), 0644); err != nil {
+			path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.json")
+			if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(tt.json), 0644); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
 			}

@@ -281,25 +184,12 @@ func TestLoadPersonaValidation(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestLoadPersonaFileNotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := LoadPersona("/nonexistent/path/persona.yaml")
+	_, err := LoadPersona("/nonexistent/path/persona.json")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("expected error for nonexistent file")
 	}
 }

-func TestLoadPersonaInvalidYAML(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "invalid.yaml")
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("not valid yaml:\n  - [broken"), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err := LoadPersona(path)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("expected error for invalid YAML")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestLoadPersonaInvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "invalid.json")
@@ -313,38 +203,6 @@ func TestLoadPersonaInvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func TestLoadPersonaCaseInsensitiveExtension(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		ext  string
-	}{
-		{"lowercase yaml", ".yaml"},
-		{"uppercase YAML", ".YAML"},
-		{"mixed case Yaml", ".Yaml"},
-		{"lowercase yml", ".yml"},
-		{"uppercase YML", ".YML"},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			dir := t.TempDir()
-			path := filepath.Join(dir, "test"+tt.ext)
-			content := "name: test\nidentity: test identity\n"
-			if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-			}
-
-			p, err := LoadPersona(path)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("LoadPersona failed for extension %s: %v", tt.ext, err)
-			}
-			if p.Name != "test" {
-				t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", p.Name, "test")
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestCapitalizeFirst(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		input string
@@ -379,400 +237,3 @@ func TestListBuiltinPersonasReturnsEmptySlice(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("ListBuiltinPersonas should return empty slice, not nil")
 	}
 }
-
-func TestYAMLMultilineStrings(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "multiline.yaml")
-
-	// Test literal block scalar (|) which preserves newlines
-	content := `name: multiline
-display_name: Multiline Test
-identity: |
-  First line.
-  Second line.
-  Third line.
-focus:
-  - item one
-ignore: []
-severity:
-  major: Major issue
-  minor: Minor issue
-  nit: Nit
-`
-
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	p, err := LoadPersona(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("LoadPersona failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Literal block scalar preserves newlines
-	if !strings.Contains(p.Identity, "\n") {
-		t.Error("Identity should contain newlines from literal block scalar")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(p.Identity, "Second line") {
-		t.Error("Identity should contain 'Second line'")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestYAMLComments(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "comments.yaml")
-
-	content := `# This is a comment
-name: commented  # inline comment
-display_name: Commented Persona
-# Another comment
-identity: Test identity
-focus:
-  - item  # comment after item
-ignore: []
-severity:
-  major: Major
-  minor: Minor
-  nit: Nit
-`
-
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	p, err := LoadPersona(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("LoadPersona failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Comments should be ignored
-	if p.Name != "commented" {
-		t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", p.Name, "commented")
-	}
-	if p.Focus[0] != "item" {
-		t.Errorf("Focus[0] = %q, want %q", p.Focus[0], "item")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestYAMLDeeplyNestedRejection(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "deeply-nested.yaml")
-
-	// Build a deeply nested YAML structure that exceeds MaxYAMLDepth (20).
-	// Each level adds 2 to the depth count (key + value mapping).
-	var sb strings.Builder
-	sb.WriteString("name: test\nidentity: test\nnested:\n")
-	indent := "  "
-	for i := 0; i < 25; i++ {
-		sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat(indent, i+1))
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("level%d:\n", i))
-	}
-	sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat(indent, 26))
-	sb.WriteString("value: too-deep\n")
-
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(sb.String()), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err := LoadPersona(path)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("expected error for deeply nested YAML, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "nesting depth exceeds") {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want containing 'nesting depth exceeds'", err.Error())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestYAMLFileSizeLimit(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "huge.yaml")
-
-	// Create a file larger than MaxPersonaFileSize (64 KB)
-	content := "name: test\nidentity: " + strings.Repeat("x", MaxPersonaFileSize+1) + "\n"
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err := LoadPersona(path)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("expected error for oversized file, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exceeds maximum size") {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want containing 'exceeds maximum size'", err.Error())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestYAMLAliasCycleDetection(t *testing.T) {
-	// Test that our checkYAMLDepth function handles alias cycles gracefully
-	// by using the seen map to prevent infinite recursion.
-	// We test this directly because go-yaml's parser handles most cycles
-	// at parse time, but we need to ensure our checker is robust.
-
-	// Create a node structure where an alias points to a parent node,
-	// simulating what could happen with malicious input that bypasses
-	// go-yaml's cycle detection.
-	parent := &yaml.Node{
-		Kind: yaml.MappingNode,
-		Content: []*yaml.Node{
-			{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: "name"},
-			{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: "test"},
-			{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: "nested"},
-		},
-	}
-
-	// Create a child that aliases back to the parent (artificial cycle)
-	aliasToParent := &yaml.Node{
-		Kind:  yaml.AliasNode,
-		Alias: parent,
-	}
-	parent.Content = append(parent.Content, aliasToParent)
-
-	nodeCount := 0
-	seen := make(map[*yaml.Node]struct{})
-
-	// This should NOT hang or stack overflow - the seen map prevents infinite recursion
-	err := checkYAMLDepth(parent, 0, MaxYAMLDepth, MaxYAMLNodes, seen, &nodeCount)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected error traversing cyclic structure: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Verify we tracked the parent in the seen map
-	if _, ok := seen[parent]; !ok {
-		t.Error("parent node not tracked in seen map")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestYAMLMultiDocumentRejection(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "multi.yaml")
-
-	// Multi-document YAML (documents separated by ---)
-	content := `name: first
-identity: first document
---
-name: second
-identity: second document
-`
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err := LoadPersona(path)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("expected error for multi-document YAML, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "multi-document") {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want containing 'multi-document'", err.Error())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestYAMLNodeCountLimit(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "wide.yaml")
-
-	// Build a YAML structure that's shallow but wide - many keys at the same level
-	// to test the node count limit (should exceed MaxYAMLNodes = 1000)
-	var sb strings.Builder
-	sb.WriteString("name: test\nidentity: test\n")
-	for i := 0; i < 600; i++ {
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("key%d: value%d\n", i, i))
-	}
-
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(sb.String()), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err := LoadPersona(path)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("expected error for wide YAML exceeding node count, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "node count exceeds") {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want containing 'node count exceeds'", err.Error())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestCheckYAMLDepthCycleDetectionDirect(t *testing.T) {
-	// Direct test of cycle detection in checkYAMLDepth by creating
-	// a node structure with an artificial cycle.
-	// This tests the seen map logic independent of go-yaml's parsing.
-	node := &yaml.Node{
-		Kind: yaml.MappingNode,
-		Content: []*yaml.Node{
-			{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: "key"},
-			{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: "value"},
-		},
-	}
-
-	// Create a cycle by making a child reference the parent
-	cycleChild := &yaml.Node{
-		Kind:  yaml.AliasNode,
-		Alias: node, // Points back to the parent
-	}
-	node.Content = append(node.Content,
-		&yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: "cyclic"},
-		cycleChild,
-	)
-
-	nodeCount := 0
-	seen := make(map[*yaml.Node]struct{})
-	err := checkYAMLDepth(node, 0, MaxYAMLDepth, MaxYAMLNodes, seen, &nodeCount)
-
-	// Should complete without infinite recursion due to cycle detection
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	// The seen map should contain multiple entries
-	if len(seen) < 2 {
-		t.Errorf("seen map has %d entries, expected at least 2", len(seen))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestListBuiltinPersonasSortedOrder(t *testing.T) {
-	names := ListBuiltinPersonas()
-	if len(names) < 2 {
-		t.Skip("need at least 2 personas to test ordering")
-	}
-
-	// Verify the list is sorted
-	for i := 1; i < len(names); i++ {
-		if names[i-1] > names[i] {
-			t.Errorf("ListBuiltinPersonas not sorted: %q > %q", names[i-1], names[i])
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestYAMLUnknownFieldsRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name    string
-		content string
-		wantErr string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "unknown top-level field",
-			content: `name: test
-identity: test identity
-unknown_field: should fail
-`,
-			wantErr: "unknown_field",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "typo in field name",
-			content: `name: test
-identiy: typo should fail
-`,
-			wantErr: "identiy",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "unknown field in severity",
-			content: `name: test
-identity: test
-severity:
-  major: Major
-  minro: typo
-`,
-			wantErr: "minro",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			dir := t.TempDir()
-			path := filepath.Join(dir, "unknown.yaml")
-			if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(tt.content), 0644); err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-			}
-
-			_, err := LoadPersona(path)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Errorf("expected error for unknown field %q, got nil", tt.wantErr)
-				return
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
-				t.Errorf("error = %q, want containing %q", err.Error(), tt.wantErr)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestJSONUnknownFieldsRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name    string
-		content string
-		wantErr string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "unknown top-level field",
-			content: `{
-				"name": "test",
-				"identity": "test identity",
-				"unknown_field": "should fail"
-			}`,
-			wantErr: "unknown_field",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "typo in field name",
-			content: `{
-				"name": "test",
-				"identiy": "typo should fail"
-			}`,
-			wantErr: "identiy",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "unknown field in severity",
-			content: `{
-				"name": "test",
-				"identity": "test",
-				"severity": {
-					"major": "ok",
-					"miner": "typo"
-				}
-			}`,
-			wantErr: "miner",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			dir := t.TempDir()
-			path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.json")
-			if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(tt.content), 0644); err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-			}
-
-			_, err := LoadPersona(path)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatal("expected error for unknown field, got nil")
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
-				t.Errorf("error = %q, want to contain %q", err.Error(), tt.wantErr)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadPersonaSymlink(t *testing.T) {
-	// Create a regular persona file
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	realFile := filepath.Join(dir, "real.yaml")
-	content := `name: test
-identity: test identity
-`
-	if err := os.WriteFile(realFile, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Create a symlink to it
-	symlink := filepath.Join(dir, "link.yaml")
-	if err := os.Symlink(realFile, symlink); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create symlink: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// LoadPersona should work via symlink
-	p, err := LoadPersona(symlink)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("LoadPersona via symlink failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	if p.Name != "test" {
-		t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", p.Name, "test")
-	}
-}
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "name": "architect",
+  "display_name": "Software Architect",
+  "identity": "You are a software architect reviewing code for design quality.\n\nYour expertise:\n- Design patterns and anti-patterns\n- Code organization and module boundaries\n- API design and contracts\n- Testability and dependency injection\n- Consistency with existing architecture\n- Technical debt identification",
+  "focus": [
+    "Design pattern violations or misuse",
+    "Module boundary violations (inappropriate coupling)",
+    "API design issues (unclear contracts, leaky abstractions)",
+    "Testability problems (hidden dependencies, god objects)",
+    "Inconsistency with existing codebase patterns",
+    "Unnecessary complexity or over-engineering",
+    "Missing abstractions or premature abstraction"
+  ],
+  "ignore": [
+    "Security vulnerabilities (security persona handles these)",
+    "Performance micro-optimizations",
+    "Code style and formatting",
+    "Documentation typos",
+    "Test implementation details"
+  ],
+  "severity": {
+    "major": "Architectural violations that will cause maintenance problems or make the codebase harder to evolve",
+    "minor": "Design issues that reduce clarity or testability but don't block progress",
+    "nit": "Minor pattern deviations or style preferences"
+  }
+}
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Software Architect Persona
-# Focuses on design quality, patterns, and code organization
-
-name: architect
-display_name: Software Architect
-
-identity: |
-  You are a software architect reviewing code for design quality.
-
-  Your expertise:
-  - Design patterns and anti-patterns
-  - Code organization and module boundaries
-  - API design and contracts
-  - Testability and dependency injection
-  - Consistency with existing architecture
-  - Technical debt identification
-
-focus:
-  - Design pattern violations or misuse
-  - Module boundary violations (inappropriate coupling)
-  - API design issues (unclear contracts, leaky abstractions)
-  - Testability problems (hidden dependencies, god objects)
-  - Inconsistency with existing codebase patterns
-  - Unnecessary complexity or over-engineering
-  - Missing abstractions or premature abstraction
-
-ignore:
-  - Security vulnerabilities (security persona handles these)
-  - Performance micro-optimizations
-  - Code style and formatting
-  - Documentation typos
-  - Test implementation details
-
-severity:
-  major: "Architectural violations that will cause maintenance problems or make the codebase harder to evolve"
-  minor: "Design issues that reduce clarity or testability but don't block progress"
-  nit: "Minor pattern deviations or style preferences"
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "name": "docs",
+  "display_name": "Documentation Reviewer",
+  "identity": "You are a documentation specialist reviewing code for clarity and documentation quality.\n\nYour expertise:\n- API documentation and examples\n- Code comments and their accuracy\n- Error message clarity\n- README and guide quality\n- Naming clarity and self-documenting code",
+  "focus": [
+    "Missing or outdated documentation",
+    "Unclear or misleading comments",
+    "Poor error messages (cryptic, unhelpful, missing context)",
+    "Confusing naming (functions, variables, types)",
+    "Missing examples for complex APIs",
+    "Inconsistent terminology",
+    "Documentation that contradicts the code"
+  ],
+  "ignore": [
+    "Security vulnerabilities",
+    "Performance issues",
+    "Design patterns",
+    "Test coverage",
+    "Code style (unless it affects readability)"
+  ],
+  "severity": {
+    "major": "Documentation that actively misleads or missing docs for critical functionality",
+    "minor": "Unclear documentation or poor error messages that will confuse users",
+    "nit": "Minor clarity improvements or typo fixes"
+  }
+}
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# Documentation Reviewer Persona
-# Focuses on clarity, documentation quality, and self-documenting code
-
-name: docs
-display_name: Documentation Reviewer
-
-identity: |
-  You are a documentation specialist reviewing code for clarity and documentation quality.
-
-  Your expertise:
-  - API documentation and examples
-  - Code comments and their accuracy
-  - Error message clarity
-  - README and guide quality
-  - Naming clarity and self-documenting code
-
-focus:
-  - Missing or outdated documentation
-  - Unclear or misleading comments
-  - Poor error messages (cryptic, unhelpful, missing context)
-  - Confusing naming (functions, variables, types)
-  - Missing examples for complex APIs
-  - Inconsistent terminology
-  - Documentation that contradicts the code
-
-ignore:
-  - Security vulnerabilities
-  - Performance issues
-  - Design patterns
-  - Test coverage
-  - Code style (unless it affects readability)
-
-severity:
-  major: "Documentation that actively misleads or missing docs for critical functionality"
-  minor: "Unclear documentation or poor error messages that will confuse users"
-  nit: "Minor clarity improvements or typo fixes"
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "name": "security",
+  "display_name": "Security Specialist",
+  "identity": "You are a security specialist reviewing code for vulnerabilities.\n\nYour expertise:\n- OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities\n- Injection attacks (SQL, command, path traversal, template)\n- Authentication and authorization patterns\n- Secrets management and exposure risks\n- Race conditions with security implications\n- Event sourcing attack vectors (replay attacks, event injection)",
+  "focus": [
+    "Injection attacks (SQL, command, path traversal, template injection)",
+    "Authentication and authorization gaps or bypasses",
+    "Secrets exposure (hardcoded credentials, tokens in logs, config leaks)",
+    "Input validation failures (unsanitized input, unsafe deserialization)",
+    "Race conditions that could be exploited",
+    "Cryptographic weaknesses (weak algorithms, improper key handling)",
+    "Information disclosure through error messages or logs"
+  ],
+  "ignore": [
+    "Code style and naming conventions",
+    "Performance optimizations (unless security-related)",
+    "Documentation quality",
+    "General code quality or readability",
+    "Test coverage"
+  ],
+  "severity": {
+    "major": "Exploitable vulnerabilities: auth bypass, injection, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, RCE",
+    "minor": "Defense-in-depth issues: missing rate limiting, verbose errors, weak input validation",
+    "nit": "Theoretical risks with low exploitability or impact"
+  }
+}
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Security Specialist Persona
-# Focuses on vulnerabilities, auth issues, and security best practices
-
-name: security
-display_name: Security Specialist
-
-identity: |
-  You are a security specialist reviewing code for vulnerabilities.
-
-  Your expertise:
-  - OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
-  - Injection attacks (SQL, command, path traversal, template)
-  - Authentication and authorization patterns
-  - Secrets management and exposure risks
-  - Race conditions with security implications
-  - Event sourcing attack vectors (replay attacks, event injection)
-
-focus:
-  - Injection attacks (SQL, command, path traversal, template injection)
-  - Authentication and authorization gaps or bypasses
-  - Secrets exposure (hardcoded credentials, tokens in logs, config leaks)
-  - Input validation failures (unsanitized input, unsafe deserialization)
-  - Race conditions that could be exploited
-  - Cryptographic weaknesses (weak algorithms, improper key handling)
-  - Information disclosure through error messages or logs
-
-ignore:
-  - Code style and naming conventions
-  - Performance optimizations (unless security-related)
-  - Documentation quality
-  - General code quality or readability
-  - Test coverage
-
-severity:
-  major: "Exploitable vulnerabilities: auth bypass, injection, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, RCE"
-  minor: "Defense-in-depth issues: missing rate limiting, verbose errors, weak input validation"
-  nit: "Theoretical risks with low exploitability or impact"
@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-package review
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"log/slog"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-// RepoPersonaPath is the directory path where repo-specific personas are stored.
-const RepoPersonaPath = ".review-bot/personas"
-
-// GiteaClient defines the subset of gitea.Client methods needed for loading repo personas.
-// This interface allows for easier testing and decouples the review package from gitea.
-type GiteaClient interface {
-	ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]ContentEntry, error)
-	GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath string) (string, error)
-}
-
-// ContentEntry represents a file or directory entry from the contents API.
-// This mirrors gitea.ContentEntry to avoid import cycles.
-type ContentEntry struct {
-	Name string `json:"name"`
-	Path string `json:"path"`
-	Type string `json:"type"` // "file" or "dir"
-}
-
-// LoadRepoPersonas fetches personas from a repository's .review-bot/personas/ directory.
-// Returns an empty map (not nil) if the directory doesn't exist or is empty.
-// Individual parse failures are logged and skipped; the remaining personas are still returned.
-// Auth errors and other non-404 errors are propagated.
-// Files exceeding MaxPersonaFileSize are rejected to prevent resource exhaustion.
-func LoadRepoPersonas(ctx context.Context, client GiteaClient, owner, repo string) (map[string]*Persona, error) {
-	result := make(map[string]*Persona)
-
-	entries, err := client.ListContents(ctx, owner, repo, RepoPersonaPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Check if this is a 404 (directory doesn't exist) - expected case
-		if isNotFoundError(err) {
-			slog.Debug("no repo personas directory found", "repo", owner+"/"+repo)
-			return result, nil
-		}
-		// Other errors (auth, server) should propagate
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if len(entries) == 0 {
-		slog.Debug("repo personas directory is empty", "repo", owner+"/"+repo)
-		return result, nil
-	}
-
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		if entry.Type != "file" {
-			continue
-		}
-		// Only process YAML files
-		if !isYAMLFile(entry.Name) {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		content, err := client.GetFileContent(ctx, owner, repo, entry.Path)
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("could not fetch repo persona file",
-				"file", entry.Path,
-				"repo", owner+"/"+repo,
-				"error", err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// Enforce size limit before parsing to prevent resource exhaustion
-		if len(content) > MaxPersonaFileSize {
-			slog.Warn("repo persona file exceeds maximum size",
-				"file", entry.Path,
-				"repo", owner+"/"+repo,
-				"size", len(content),
-				"max", MaxPersonaFileSize)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		persona, err := ParsePersonaBytes([]byte(content), entry.Path)
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("could not parse repo persona file",
-				"file", entry.Path,
-				"repo", owner+"/"+repo,
-				"error", err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		result[persona.Name] = persona
-		slog.Debug("loaded repo persona",
-			"name", persona.Name,
-			"file", entry.Path,
-			"repo", owner+"/"+repo)
-	}
-
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-// MergePersonas combines built-in personas with repo personas.
-// Repo personas take precedence on name collision.
-// Returns a new map; inputs are not modified.
-func MergePersonas(builtin, repo map[string]*Persona) map[string]*Persona {
-	result := make(map[string]*Persona, len(builtin)+len(repo))
-
-	// Copy built-in personas first
-	for name, p := range builtin {
-		result[name] = p
-	}
-
-	// Overlay repo personas (override on collision)
-	for name, p := range repo {
-		if _, exists := result[name]; exists {
-			slog.Debug("repo persona overrides built-in", "name", name)
-		}
-		result[name] = p
-	}
-
-	return result
-}
-
-// GetBuiltinPersonasMap returns all built-in personas as a map keyed by name.
-// Returns an empty map (not nil) if loading fails.
-func GetBuiltinPersonasMap() map[string]*Persona {
-	result := make(map[string]*Persona)
-	for _, name := range ListBuiltinPersonas() {
-		p, err := LoadBuiltinPersona(name)
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("could not load built-in persona", "name", name, "error", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		result[name] = p
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
-// isYAMLFile checks if a filename has a YAML extension.
-func isYAMLFile(name string) bool {
-	lower := strings.ToLower(name)
-	return strings.HasSuffix(lower, ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(lower, ".yml")
-}
-
-// isNotFoundError checks if an error represents a 404 response.
-// This uses a specific "HTTP 404" substring match rather than a generic "not found"
-// match to avoid masking authentication failures or transport errors that might
-// contain "not found" in their message.
-func isNotFoundError(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), "HTTP 404")
-}
@@ -1,443 +0,0 @@
-package review
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestParsePersonaBytes(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name       string
-		data       string
-		source     string
-		wantName   string
-		wantErr    string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "valid yaml",
-			data: `name: test
-identity: test identity
-focus:
-  - testing
-`,
-			source:   "test.yaml",
-			wantName: "test",
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "missing name",
-			data:    "identity: test\n",
-			source:  "test.yaml",
-			wantErr: "name is required",
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "invalid yaml",
-			data:    "not: valid:\n  yaml: [broken",
-			source:  "test.yaml",
-			wantErr: "parse",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "json format by extension",
-			data: `{"name": "jsontest", "identity": "json identity"}`,
-			source:   "test.json",
-			wantName: "jsontest",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			p, err := ParsePersonaBytes([]byte(tt.data), tt.source)
-			if tt.wantErr != "" {
-				if err == nil {
-					t.Fatalf("expected error containing %q, got nil", tt.wantErr)
-				}
-				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
-					t.Errorf("error = %q, want containing %q", err.Error(), tt.wantErr)
-				}
-				return
-			}
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			}
-			if p.Name != tt.wantName {
-				t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", p.Name, tt.wantName)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// mockGiteaClient implements GiteaClient for testing.
-type mockGiteaClient struct {
-	contents map[string][]ContentEntry // path -> entries
-	files    map[string]string         // path -> content
-	listErr  error
-	fileErr  map[string]error // path -> error
-}
-
-func (m *mockGiteaClient) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]ContentEntry, error) {
-	if m.listErr != nil {
-		return nil, m.listErr
-	}
-	entries, ok := m.contents[path]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("list contents .review-bot/personas: HTTP 404: not found")
-	}
-	return entries, nil
-}
-
-func (m *mockGiteaClient) GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath string) (string, error) {
-	if m.fileErr != nil {
-		if err, ok := m.fileErr[filepath]; ok {
-			return "", err
-		}
-	}
-	content, ok := m.files[filepath]
-	if !ok {
-		return "", errors.New("HTTP 404: file not found")
-	}
-	return content, nil
-}
-
-func TestLoadRepoPersonas(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	t.Run("directory not found returns empty map", func(t *testing.T) {
-		client := &mockGiteaClient{} // No contents configured -> 404
-		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		if personas == nil {
-			t.Error("expected empty map, got nil")
-		}
-		if len(personas) != 0 {
-			t.Errorf("expected 0 personas, got %d", len(personas))
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("empty directory returns empty map", func(t *testing.T) {
-		client := &mockGiteaClient{
-			contents: map[string][]ContentEntry{
-				RepoPersonaPath: {},
-			},
-		}
-		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		if len(personas) != 0 {
-			t.Errorf("expected 0 personas, got %d", len(personas))
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("loads valid personas", func(t *testing.T) {
-		client := &mockGiteaClient{
-			contents: map[string][]ContentEntry{
-				RepoPersonaPath: {
-					{Name: "trading.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/trading.yaml", Type: "file"},
-					{Name: "crypto.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/crypto.yaml", Type: "file"},
-				},
-			},
-			files: map[string]string{
-				".review-bot/personas/trading.yaml": `name: trading
-display_name: Trading Expert
-identity: You are a trading expert.
-focus:
-  - order handling
-  - risk management
-`,
-				".review-bot/personas/crypto.yaml": `name: crypto
-display_name: Crypto Expert
-identity: You are a cryptography expert.
-focus:
-  - key management
-  - encryption
-`,
-			},
-		}
-		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		if len(personas) != 2 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected 2 personas, got %d", len(personas))
-		}
-		if personas["trading"] == nil {
-			t.Error("expected trading persona")
-		}
-		if personas["crypto"] == nil {
-			t.Error("expected crypto persona")
-		}
-		if personas["trading"].DisplayName != "Trading Expert" {
-			t.Errorf("trading display name = %q, want %q", personas["trading"].DisplayName, "Trading Expert")
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("skips invalid persona files", func(t *testing.T) {
-		client := &mockGiteaClient{
-			contents: map[string][]ContentEntry{
-				RepoPersonaPath: {
-					{Name: "valid.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml", Type: "file"},
-					{Name: "invalid.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/invalid.yaml", Type: "file"},
-				},
-			},
-			files: map[string]string{
-				".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml": `name: valid
-identity: Valid persona
-`,
-				".review-bot/personas/invalid.yaml": "not valid yaml: [broken",
-			},
-		}
-		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		// Should have the valid one, skip the invalid
-		if len(personas) != 1 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipped invalid), got %d", len(personas))
-		}
-		if personas["valid"] == nil {
-			t.Error("expected valid persona")
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("skips non-yaml files", func(t *testing.T) {
-		client := &mockGiteaClient{
-			contents: map[string][]ContentEntry{
-				RepoPersonaPath: {
-					{Name: "persona.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/persona.yaml", Type: "file"},
-					{Name: "README.md", Path: ".review-bot/personas/README.md", Type: "file"},
-					{Name: "notes.txt", Path: ".review-bot/personas/notes.txt", Type: "file"},
-				},
-			},
-			files: map[string]string{
-				".review-bot/personas/persona.yaml": `name: test
-identity: Test persona
-`,
-				".review-bot/personas/README.md": "# Personas\n\nPut your personas here.",
-			},
-		}
-		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		if len(personas) != 1 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (yaml only), got %d", len(personas))
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("skips subdirectories", func(t *testing.T) {
-		client := &mockGiteaClient{
-			contents: map[string][]ContentEntry{
-				RepoPersonaPath: {
-					{Name: "persona.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/persona.yaml", Type: "file"},
-					{Name: "subdir", Path: ".review-bot/personas/subdir", Type: "dir"},
-				},
-			},
-			files: map[string]string{
-				".review-bot/personas/persona.yaml": `name: test
-identity: Test persona
-`,
-			},
-		}
-		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		if len(personas) != 1 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (files only), got %d", len(personas))
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("propagates auth errors", func(t *testing.T) {
-		client := &mockGiteaClient{
-			listErr: errors.New("HTTP 401: unauthorized"),
-		}
-		_, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatal("expected error for auth failure")
-		}
-		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "401") {
-			t.Errorf("error = %q, want containing '401'", err.Error())
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("skips files that fail to fetch", func(t *testing.T) {
-		client := &mockGiteaClient{
-			contents: map[string][]ContentEntry{
-				RepoPersonaPath: {
-					{Name: "good.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/good.yaml", Type: "file"},
-					{Name: "bad.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/bad.yaml", Type: "file"},
-				},
-			},
-			files: map[string]string{
-				".review-bot/personas/good.yaml": `name: good
-identity: Good persona
-`,
-			},
-			fileErr: map[string]error{
-				".review-bot/personas/bad.yaml": errors.New("HTTP 500: internal server error"),
-			},
-		}
-		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		if len(personas) != 1 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipped failed fetch), got %d", len(personas))
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("skips oversized files", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create a content string that exceeds MaxPersonaFileSize (64KB)
-		oversizedContent := strings.Repeat("a", MaxPersonaFileSize+1)
-		client := &mockGiteaClient{
-			contents: map[string][]ContentEntry{
-				RepoPersonaPath: {
-					{Name: "normal.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/normal.yaml", Type: "file"},
-					{Name: "huge.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/huge.yaml", Type: "file"},
-				},
-			},
-			files: map[string]string{
-				".review-bot/personas/normal.yaml": `name: normal
-identity: Normal sized persona
-`,
-				".review-bot/personas/huge.yaml": oversizedContent,
-			},
-		}
-		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		// Should have the normal one, skip the oversized
-		if len(personas) != 1 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipped oversized), got %d", len(personas))
-		}
-		if personas["normal"] == nil {
-			t.Error("expected normal persona")
-		}
-	})
-}
-
-func TestMergePersonas(t *testing.T) {
-	builtin := map[string]*Persona{
-		"security": {Name: "security", Identity: "Built-in security"},
-		"docs":     {Name: "docs", Identity: "Built-in docs"},
-	}
-	repo := map[string]*Persona{
-		"security": {Name: "security", Identity: "Repo security override"},
-		"trading":  {Name: "trading", Identity: "Repo trading"},
-	}
-
-	merged := MergePersonas(builtin, repo)
-
-	t.Run("repo overrides builtin on collision", func(t *testing.T) {
-		if merged["security"].Identity != "Repo security override" {
-			t.Errorf("security identity = %q, want repo override", merged["security"].Identity)
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("builtin preserved when no collision", func(t *testing.T) {
-		if merged["docs"].Identity != "Built-in docs" {
-			t.Errorf("docs identity = %q, want built-in", merged["docs"].Identity)
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("repo-only persona added", func(t *testing.T) {
-		if merged["trading"] == nil {
-			t.Error("expected trading persona from repo")
-		}
-		if merged["trading"].Identity != "Repo trading" {
-			t.Errorf("trading identity = %q, want repo", merged["trading"].Identity)
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("original maps not modified", func(t *testing.T) {
-		if builtin["trading"] != nil {
-			t.Error("builtin map was modified")
-		}
-		if len(repo) != 2 {
-			t.Error("repo map was modified")
-		}
-	})
-}
-
-func TestGetBuiltinPersonasMap(t *testing.T) {
-	personas := GetBuiltinPersonasMap()
-
-	if len(personas) == 0 {
-		t.Fatal("expected at least one built-in persona")
-	}
-
-	// Verify expected personas exist
-	expected := []string{"security", "architect", "docs"}
-	for _, name := range expected {
-		if personas[name] == nil {
-			t.Errorf("expected built-in persona %q", name)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Verify personas are valid
-	for name, p := range personas {
-		if p.Name != name {
-			t.Errorf("persona %q has mismatched name %q", name, p.Name)
-		}
-		if p.Identity == "" {
-			t.Errorf("persona %q has empty identity", name)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIsYAMLFile(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{"test.yaml", true},
-		{"test.yml", true},
-		{"test.YAML", true},
-		{"test.YML", true},
-		{"test.json", false},
-		{"test.md", false},
-		{"test.txt", false},
-		{"yaml", false},
-		{"yaml.md", false},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := isYAMLFile(tt.name); got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("isYAMLFile(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.name, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIsNotFoundError(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		err  error
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{nil, false},
-		{errors.New("HTTP 404: not found"), true},
-		{errors.New("HTTP 404"), true},
-		// Intentionally false: generic "not found" could mask auth/transport errors.
-		// Only explicit HTTP 404 responses should be treated as "directory doesn't exist".
-		{errors.New("something not found"), false},
-		{errors.New("HTTP 401: unauthorized"), false},
-		{errors.New("connection refused"), false},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		name := "nil"
-		if tt.err != nil {
-			name = tt.err.Error()
-		}
-		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := isNotFoundError(tt.err); got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("isNotFoundError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ if [ ! -f "$CONVENTIONS_FILE" ]; then
    exit 1
 fi

-# Parse approved packages from CONVENTIONS.md table using awk (POSIX-compatible)
+# Parse approved packages from CONVENTIONS.md table
+# Note: uses Bash process substitution (< <(...)) for the loop
 # Format: | `package` | use case | scope |
 declare -A ALLOWED_PROD=()
 declare -A ALLOWED_TEST=()
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
    pkg=$(echo "$line" | awk -F'|' '{gsub(/^[[:space:]]*`|`[[:space:]]*$/, "", $2); print $2}')
    scope=$(echo "$line" | awk -F'|' '{gsub(/^[[:space:]]+|[[:space:]]+$/, "", $4); print tolower($4)}')
    
-    if [ -n "$pkg" ] && [ "$pkg" != "Package" ] && [[ "$pkg" =~ ^[a-zA-Z] ]]; then
+    # Accept packages starting with letter or digit (e.g., 9fans.net/go)
+    if [ -n "$pkg" ] && [ "$pkg" != "Package" ] && [[ "$pkg" =~ ^[[:alnum:]] ]]; then
        if [[ "$scope" == *"test"* ]]; then
            ALLOWED_TEST["$pkg"]=1
        else
@@ -69,8 +71,12 @@ matches_allowlist() {
 }

 # Get direct module dependencies from go.mod
-DIRECT_IMPORTS=$(go list -m -f '{{if and (not .Indirect) (not .Main)}}{{.Path}}{{end}}' all 2>&1) || {
-    echo "❌ Failed to list dependencies: $DIRECT_IMPORTS"
+# Capture stderr separately to avoid mixing error messages with package list
+GO_LIST_STDERR=$(mktemp)
+trap 'rm -f "$GO_LIST_STDERR"' EXIT
+DIRECT_IMPORTS=$(go list -m -f '{{if and (not .Indirect) (not .Main)}}{{.Path}}{{end}}' all 2>"$GO_LIST_STDERR") || {
+    echo "❌ Failed to list dependencies:"
+    cat "$GO_LIST_STDERR"
    exit 1
 }
 DIRECT_IMPORTS=$(echo "$DIRECT_IMPORTS" | grep -v '^$' || true)
@@ -106,8 +112,8 @@ PROD_IMPORTS=$(go list -deps -f '{{if not .Standard}}{{.ImportPath}}{{end}}' ./.

 TEST_ONLY_IN_PROD=""
 for test_pkg in "${!ALLOWED_TEST[@]}"; do
-    # Use word-boundary matching: exact match or followed by /
-    if echo "$PROD_IMPORTS" | grep -qE "^${test_pkg}(/|\$|$)"; then
+    # Match exact package or subpackages (pkg or pkg/...)
+    if echo "$PROD_IMPORTS" | grep -qE "^${test_pkg}(/|$)"; then
        TEST_ONLY_IN_PROD="${TEST_ONLY_IN_PROD}  - ${test_pkg} (marked 'test only' but used in production code)"$'\n'
    fi
 done