STATUS-013: patched-in trees are a classify input — every absorbed case must read right in status and commit right at post

Now: OPEN

RULING (gritzko, 2026-07-17): status/post read the patched-in (theirs) trees of in-scope wtlog patch rows as classify inputs — so every patched-in case must be detected without staging (patch stages NOTHING). The known hole: a clean theirs-DELETE unlinks the file, nothing is staged, no stamp exists (no file to stamp) — plain classify reads mis ("locally removed untracked") and post may not commit the removal. Umbrella: enumerate ALL patched-in cases, verify status renders and post commits each. The status-code vocabulary is codified in ONE table for get/patch/post/status (wiki page pending gritzko's approval); rmd is new (mod/del conflict, red like con).

Input

Context

classify.js already loads the DIS-057 patched-in stamps + theirs sha/mode for take-theirs ADDs (pStamp && t arm); STATUS-012 taught divergence to consult patch rows (ptch). Deletes and rmd have NO band slot (often no file), so they need the patch-row/theirs-tree consult, not stamps.

Cases to enumerate: take-theirs mod (pat), weave (mrg), conflict (con), theirs-delete clean (del — ruled: deletes if locally unchanged, patch report prints del, status must NOT read mis), mod/del both arms (rmd, red), take-theirs add, gitlink bump, symlink/exec arms.
Post side: fold must commit theirs-deletes and rmd resolutions from the absorbed commit's tree — nothing is staged (patch-stages-nothing ruling; the put <sub>#pin append at patch.js:453 is slated for removal, POST fold-decides sub bumps).
Spec-first tests for patch's own report live in work/PATCH (13 marked reds); this ticket owns the STATUS/POST reading side.

Goals

For each patched-in case: a repro asserting (a) the patch report row, (b) the between-patch-and-post jab status row (theirs-tree-aware, e.g. deleted → del, never mis), (c) post commits the case correctly with no staged rows, (d) colors/order per the one status table.

Constraints

The ONE status table (get/patch/post/status share codes; file=3-char, commit=4-char) is normative once approved — no per-verb invented words.
Status stays read-only (no stamp writes, no staging); detection via wtlog patch rows + theirs trees only.
failed arm and picked-dedup banner shape await ruling — mark those legs pending.

WIP

Design decisions

TODOs

Enumerate the full case matrix (patch outcome × file kind × sub/plain) in a test plan.
status: theirs-delete reads del (patch-row consult), rmd reads rmd red.
post: fold commits deletes/rmd resolutions unstaged; sub bump fold-decided.
Wire the approved wiki status table as the reference; update Verbs pages to link it.