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2. Claude-based ADR drift scanner

A shell script that uses claude CLI to analyze Tekton tasks for ADR compliance. No hardcoded rules, no config files — all intelligence comes from claude's comprehension of the ADR text.

See RESULTS.md for hypothesis, results, and analysis.

Usage

bash
cd experiments/adr46-claude-scanner
./scan.sh fixtures/adr-0046.md fixtures/modelcar-oci-ta.yaml

Pass any ADR file and any code artifact. The script is ADR-agnostic.

What it does

Combines the ADR text and the target file into a prompt, passes it to claude -p, and prints a prose analysis covering:

  • What violates the ADR
  • Why it violates (citing the ADR's requirements)
  • Fix recommendations (distinguishing "swap today" from "needs upstream work")

Files

  • scan.sh — The scanner (reads two files, constructs prompt, invokes claude)
  • expected/ — Hand-written expected analysis (our human benchmark)
  • results/ — Claude's actual output
  • fixtures/ — Local copies of the ADR and task YAML used for testing

Key result

Claude found all 7 violations, correctly exempted the trusted artifacts step, and surfaced insights our human analysis missed — including a hermetic build violation and a nuanced use-case vs. tool-oriented distinction. See RESULTS.md for the full comparison.