From d2986f1f5fee0e0ad151fd813b9306873131c805 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: agent-exec-transport <agent-exec-transport@localhost.invalid>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:03:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] agent-exec transport
 2633f16b2b409f0873abdc9c2fc89d4f/40f7d143ac3c

---
 scripts/evidence.py | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/evidence.py b/scripts/evidence.py
index e630f523..e53f6861 100644
--- a/scripts/evidence.py
+++ b/scripts/evidence.py
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ def validate_precheck(receipt, purpose="start"):
         raise EvidenceError("Precheck object capture is incomplete")
     if receipt["before"]["head"] != current["head"] or after["head"] != current["head"]:
         raise EvidenceError("Precheck source HEAD has changed")
-    if after["target_branch"] != current["target_branch"] or not after["target_head"]:
+    if after["target_branch"] != current["target_branch"] or (
+            not after["target_head"] and purpose != "resume-local"):
         raise EvidenceError("Precheck authoritative target has changed")
     if purpose != "resume-local" and after["target_head"] != current["target_head"]:
         raise EvidenceError("Precheck authoritative target has changed")
@@ -310,9 +311,10 @@ def validate_precheck(receipt, purpose="start"):
         if any(obj["branch"] != current["branch"] or obj["target_branch"] != current["target_branch"]
                for obj in (receipt["before"], after)):
             raise EvidenceError("Precheck belongs to a different task branch")
-        git("merge-base", "--is-ancestor", context["r0"], after["target_head"])
+        if after["target_head"]:
+            git("merge-base", "--is-ancestor", context["r0"], after["target_head"])
         if purpose == "resume-local":
-            if current["target_head"]:
+            if after["target_head"] and current["target_head"]:
                 try:
                     git("merge-base", "--is-ancestor", after["target_head"], current["target_head"])
                 except EvidenceError:
@@ -466,7 +468,7 @@ def main():
         if os.environ.get("SRC", "SELF") not in ("", "SELF"):
             raise EvidenceError("Local evidence is SELF; GATE/REPLAY require external execution identity")
         if sys.argv[1:] == ["--local-context"]:
-            context = task_context()
+            context = task_context(require_target=False)
             print("[task-state] registered=" + str(context["root"]) + " initial_base=" + context["r0"])
             return 0
         if sys.argv[1:]: