From 994aeb58aa6ac1747ecfac15d915e67462bd009b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andriujose <43181885+andriujoseba@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:43:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: cite release doctrine in both layouts

---
 actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh |  5 ++++-
 test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh                   | 13 +++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh b/actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh
index 27d03f8..06f4875 100644
--- a/actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh
+++ b/actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh
@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ itself, so a parse unchanged since the last echo never re-posts.*" >/dev/null
     esac
   elif has_issue_label epic; then
     if has_issue_label release && ! issue_comment_has_marker "$n" release-init-due; then
+      release_doctrine_path=.ceremony/RELEASES.md
+      # Ceremony dogfoods the action but owns doctrine at the repository root (#253).
+      [ "$REPO" != heavy-duty/ceremony ] || release_doctrine_path=RELEASES.md
       refs="$(blocked_references <<<"$(jq -r '.body // ""' <<<"$ISSUE_JSON")")"
       cross_refs="$(blocked_cross_references <<<"$(jq -r '.body // ""' <<<"$ISSUE_JSON")")"
       states="$(reference_states <<<"$refs")"
@@ -760,7 +763,7 @@ itself, so a parse unchanged since the last echo never re-posts.*" >/dev/null
 4. Ask the operator to bless the order, then open the first wave.
 5. Ship the release, close this epic, and trigger the next window.
 
-See \`.ceremony/RELEASES.md\`. The operator blessing the order is the one step this chain never automates."
+See \`$release_doctrine_path\`. The operator blessing the order is the one step this chain never automates."
         log "#$n: release-init due"
       fi
     fi
diff --git a/test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh b/test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh
index e782437..605577e 100644
--- a/test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh
+++ b/test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ issue_stub_gh() {
       shift
     done
     printf '%s\n----\n' "$body" >>"$TMP/posted-$n"
-    file="$TMP/repos_owner_repo_issues_${n}_comments.json"
+    file="$TMP/$(printf 'repos/%s/issues/%s/comments' "$REPO" "$n" | tr / _).json"
     [ -f "$file" ] || printf '[]\n' >"$file"
     jq --arg b "$body" --arg at "$(iso_at "$INOW")" \
       '. + [{"user":{"login":"sweep-bot"},"created_at":$at,"html_url":"https://x/posted","body":$b}]' \
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ issue_probe() { # $1 issue, $2 labels, $3 assignees, $4 false|closing|refs, $5 m
     # only way to prove a rule that self-rate-limits on its own comment's
     # timestamp (#254): sweep, then sweep again a day later and watch the
     # nudge stay silent because the comment it posted is now the activity.
-    REPO=owner/repo NOW="${PROBE_NOW:-$INOW}"
+    REPO="${PROBE_REPO:-owner/repo}" NOW="${PROBE_NOW:-$INOW}"
     ISSUE_LABELS="$2"
     ISSUE_JSON="$(jq -n --arg at "$(iso_at $((INOW - 10 * 86400)))" \
       --argjson assignees "$assignee_json" --arg body "$body" \
@@ -497,6 +497,15 @@ check "an announced gate does not re-read its durable blockers" 0 \
   "$release_init_gate_reads_before_repeat" \
   grep -cE 'repos/owner/repo/issues/(201|202)$' "$TMP/api-calls"
 
+printf '{"state":"closed"}\n' >"$TMP/repos_heavy-duty_ceremony_issues_201.json"
+printf '{"state":"closed"}\n' >"$TMP/repos_heavy-duty_ceremony_issues_202.json"
+printf '[]\n' >"$TMP/repos_heavy-duty_ceremony_issues_53_comments.json"
+PROBE_REPO=heavy-duty/ceremony \
+  issue_probe 53 $'epic\nrelease' 0 false "" "$release_init_body" >/dev/null
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016 # backticks are the literal dogfood doctrine citation
+check "the ceremony dogfood announce cites its root doctrine path" 0 "" \
+  grep -qF 'See `RELEASES.md`.' "$TMP/posted-53"
+
 printf '[]\n' >"$(cfix 54)"
 issue_probe 54 $'epic\nrelease' 0 false "" \
   $'Blocked by #203.\n\n## Task list\n- [x] #201 complete' >/dev/null