Remove brittle stringy checks

Author: eboody

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  stringy-check:
+  repo-checks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo install modum --locked
       - name: Modum
         run: cargo modum check --root . --mode warn
-      - name: advisory stringy checks
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: scripts/ci/stringy-check.sh
-      - name: no String fields
-        run: scripts/ci/no-string-fields.sh
       - name: enum + builder contract
         run: scripts/ci/enum-builder-contract.sh
       - name: bon usage contract

docs/README.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ This repo has two documentation layers:
 ## Release Gate
 
 - Before downstream publish or accept steps, run `bash scripts/check_publish_dry_run.sh`.
-- That gate includes both local workspace tests and a local `act -j stringy-check` run against the repo CI workflow.
+- That gate includes both local workspace tests and a local `act -j repo-checks` run against the repo CI workflow.
 
 ## Suggested Reading Paths
 

docs/project-audit.md

@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ Static review:
 Execution checks:
 - `cargo check` (pass)
 - `cargo test --workspace` (pass, 14 tests)
-- `bash scripts/ci/no-string-fields.sh` (pass)
 - `bash scripts/ci/partials-render.sh` (pass)
-- `bash scripts/ci/stringy-check.sh` (fail)
 - `cargo-clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings` with `RUSTC_WRAPPER=` (fail, multiple findings)
 - `cargo-fmt --all -- --check` via `cargo-fmt` (fail)
 
+Historical note:
+- The former `scripts/ci/no-string-fields.sh` and `scripts/ci/stringy-check.sh` checks referenced by this audit were removed in March 2026 after proving too brittle and low-signal for repo-wide CI.
+
 ## Boundary Map
 - `domain`: invariants and core types (`Username`, `Email`, chat IDs, statuses). No serde leakage in domain entities.
 - `app`: use-case orchestration and traits (`Repository`, `PasswordHasher`, `RateLimiter`, etc.).
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ Severity: Low
 
 Evidence:
 - `crates/http/src/views/partials/demo/layout/capability_showcase.rs:58`
-- `scripts/ci/stringy-check.sh`
+- former `scripts/ci/stringy-check.sh`
 
 Details:
 - `Text::from("==")` triggers `contains("...")` pattern in guardrail script.

scripts/check_publish_dry_run.sh

@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ echo "Running workspace tests (without doctests)..."
 cargo test --workspace --lib --tests
 
 echo "Running local GitHub Actions gate under act..."
-act -j stringy-check
+act -j repo-checks