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 # Dependency audit report
 
-No audit has been run yet.
+Date: 2026-09-28 (UTC)
+Toolchain: node v22.23.2, npm 10.9.8
+Scope: `08-daily-dependency-loop` tracked manifests and the `.opencode` tooling sandbox.
+
+## Verdict
+
+PASS - 0 vulnerabilities at `--audit-level=high`. No remediation required today.
+
+## Commands run
+
+| Command | Result | Exit |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `npm test` | 1 test, 1 pass, 0 fail | 0 |
+| `npm run lint` | `lint passed` | 0 |
+| `npm audit --omit=dev --audit-level=high` | `found 0 vulnerabilities` | 0 |
+
+## Dependency inventory
+
+Tracked manifest `package.json` declares **no** `dependencies` and **no**
+`devDependencies`. `package-lock.json` (lockfileVersion 3) contains only the root
+package entry and zero resolved dependency nodes. `scripts/lint.js` and
+`test/audit.test.js` use only Node builtins (`node:fs`, `node:test`,
+`node:assert`), so the runtime surface really is empty.
+
+The project is `private: true`; its two scripts are `test` (`node --test`) and
+`lint` (`node scripts/lint.js`).
+
+## Tooling sandbox (untracked)
+
+`.opencode/` is excluded from version control by `.opencode/.gitignore`
+(`node_modules`, `package.json`, `package-lock.json`, `bun.lock`, `.gitignore`).
+Its single direct dependency is `@opencode-ai/plugin@1.18.33`, pinned to an exact
+version. Audited separately for completeness:
+
+| Command | Result | Exit |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `npm audit --omit=dev --audit-level=high` | `found 0 vulnerabilities` | 0 |
+| `npm audit` (dev included) | `found 0 vulnerabilities` | 0 |
+
+This sandbox is not part of the tracked diff and is not gated by the loop's
+scope check, so it is reported here for visibility only.
+
+## Findings
+
+1. **The clean audit is low-signal, and that is expected.** With zero declared
+   dependencies there is no tree to find advisories in. A `PASS` here confirms
+   the tooling runs and the manifests are intact; it does **not** evidence an
+   actively maintained, CVE-screened dependency set. Treat this report as a
+   regression guard, not as assurance.
+2. **Sandbox dependencies are outside the loop's view.** Because
+   `.opencode/package.json` is gitignored, the daily beat will not detect a
+   sandbox dependency upgrade, downgrade, or newly introduced advisory. Its
+   clean result depends entirely on when the sandbox was last installed. If
+   `@opencode-ai/plugin` is meant to be covered by the daily audit, its manifest
+   needs to be tracked - that is a scope decision for a human, not this beat.
+3. **Pinned exact version, no bump path.** `@opencode-ai/plugin@1.18.33` is
+   pinned with no caret range, so upgrades are manual and drift from upstream
+   releases is invisible to both the audit and the tests. Acceptable for a
+   gitignored sandbox; would be a liability for a shipped manifest.
+
+## Actions
+
+- [x] Confirm zero production dependencies in tracked manifests - verified.
+- [x] Run `npm audit --omit=dev --audit-level=high` - 0 vulnerabilities, exit 0.
+- [x] Audit the untracked `.opencode` sandbox separately - 0 vulnerabilities.
+- [x] Confirm `npm test` and `npm run lint` both pass - exit 0.
+- [ ] **Human decision:** decide whether `.opencode/package.json` should be
+      tracked and gated by the daily loop, or explicitly documented as
+      out-of-scope. No code change made by this beat.
+- [ ] **Human decision:** confirm that a no-dependency project should still
+      open a daily audit PR, or whether the loop should escalate to "nothing to
+      audit" instead of a routine `PASS`.
+
+## Notes
+
+- Only `audit-report.md` was modified by this run.
+- `progress.md`, both package manifests, `package-lock.json`, workflows, and all
+  source files were left untouched.
+- No install, update, or fix command was run; `npm audit` is read-only.
+- Next scheduled beat will re-run the same three commands and refresh this file.