From ddaff38e758c1b8424c65a4945a4c478423111e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jochen <jschoubben@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2026 18:45:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] RemovedDeliveryVerbs leaves mesh-sdk for the seat
 mesh-delivery's client (ADR 0634 section 2, issue 1966)

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01NcbgfFSnn24M3GcqttoU7i
---
 .../clients/meshdeliveryclient/client_test.go | 38 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../go/clients/meshdeliveryclient/removed.go  | 18 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 56 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 contracts/go/clients/meshdeliveryclient/removed.go

diff --git a/contracts/go/clients/meshdeliveryclient/client_test.go b/contracts/go/clients/meshdeliveryclient/client_test.go
index 71cf9ad1..08718e85 100644
--- a/contracts/go/clients/meshdeliveryclient/client_test.go
+++ b/contracts/go/clients/meshdeliveryclient/client_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package meshdeliveryclient
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -89,3 +91,39 @@ func TestTheAsksAndOwedActsKeepTheirFormsAndRules(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// The removed verbs are the optional rows of the seat's definition that say they were removed, each with the replacement
+// the definition gives: the list and the definition cannot drift apart.
+func TestTheRemovedVerbsAreTheDefinitionsRemovedRows(t *testing.T) {
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile("../../../seats/mesh-delivery/seat.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var def struct {
+		Verbs []struct {
+			Name        string `json:"name"`
+			Description string `json:"description"`
+			Optional    bool   `json:"optional"`
+		} `json:"verbs"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &def); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	removed := RemovedVerbs()
+	rows := 0
+	for _, v := range def.Verbs {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(v.Description, RemovedPrefix) {
+			if _, in := removed[v.Name]; in {
+				t.Errorf("%s is in the removed list, the definition keeps it", v.Name)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		rows++
+		if want, in := removed[v.Name]; !in || !v.Optional || v.Description != RemovedPrefix+want {
+			t.Errorf("%s: in the list %v, optional %v, described %q, want %q", v.Name, in, v.Optional, v.Description, RemovedPrefix+want)
+		}
+	}
+	if rows != len(removed) || rows == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("the definition removes %d verbs, the list names %d", rows, len(removed))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/contracts/go/clients/meshdeliveryclient/removed.go b/contracts/go/clients/meshdeliveryclient/removed.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b390133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/go/clients/meshdeliveryclient/removed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package meshdeliveryclient
+
+// RemovedPrefix opens the description of a verb release 6 removed from the seat mesh-delivery (novox/hq ADR 0539 clause 17):
+// the definition keeps it as an optional row with no input, so the holder of before and the holder of release 6 both hold
+// the seat, and a caller is answered by name with its replacement.
+const RemovedPrefix = "Removed in R6 (ADR 0539): refused by name, naming its replacement: "
+
+// RemovedVerbs are the seat's verbs release 6 removed, each with its replacement in words: with no plan the gate keeps the
+// merge's states and derives nothing after the merge. A new map each call.
+func RemovedVerbs() map[string]string {
+	return map[string]string{
+		"times":          "the delivery view (nox-delivery): each machine's want and have, and since when",
+		"what-if":        "the merge check's composition, which composes every machine a change touches",
+		"release":        "the assigner's asks (hold, restore, backup, record), answered on the phone or in the delivery view",
+		"stop":           "a bad fingerprint is held and its canary set back by the assigner (ADR 0429 §6, ADR 0539 clause 18)",
+		"retire-history": "nothing to retire: the gate keeps no delivery after its merge",
+	}
+}