feat(apply): add preflight liveness and role-match gate

modes/apply.md

@@ -14,12 +14,28 @@ Interactive mode for when the candidate is filling out an application form in Ch
 2. IDENTIFY    → Extract company + role from the page
 3. SEARCH      → Match against existing reports in reports/
 4. LOAD        → Read full report + Section G (if it exists)
-5. COMPARE     → Does the role on screen match the one evaluated? If it changed → notify
+5. PREFLIGHT   → Confirm posting liveness + company/role match before drafting
 6. ANALYZE     → Identify ALL visible form questions
 7. GENERATE    → For each question, generate a personalized response
 8. PRESENT     → Show formatted responses for copy-paste
 ```
 
+## Step 5 — Preflight gate
+
+Before generating any application answers, verify that the form still points to the intended active job. This gate runs after the page has been detected, the company/role has been identified, and the matching report has been loaded.
+
+1. Read the visible URL, page title, company, role, and any closed/expired signals.
+2. If a URL is available, verify liveness with Playwright:
+   - active posting evidence: title/role + job description or form fields + submit/apply path
+   - closed posting evidence: expired/closed/no longer accepting applications, missing JD with only nav/footer, hard redirect to generic careers/search, or 404/410
+3. Compare the visible company and role against the matched report.
+4. If company or title changed materially, stop before drafting and ask:
+   "The form appears to be for [visible company] — [visible role], but the matched report is [report company] — [report role]. Do you want me to re-evaluate, adapt with this mismatch, or stop?"
+5. If the posting appears closed, refuse to generate final copy unless the candidate explicitly overrides with a known reason.
+6. If liveness cannot be verified because the candidate only pasted questions or a screenshot, state that limitation and ask the candidate to confirm the company, role, and active posting before drafting.
+
+Do not continue to Step 6 until this preflight is resolved.
+
 ## Step 1 — Detect the job
 
 **With Playwright:** Take a snapshot of the active page. Read title, URL, and visible content.
@@ -41,11 +57,11 @@ Interactive mode for when the candidate is filling out an application form in Ch
 
 If the role on screen differs from the one evaluated:
 - **Notify the candidate**: "The role has changed from [X] to [Y]. Do you want me to re-evaluate or adapt the responses to the new title?"
-- **If adapt**: Adjust responses to the new role without re-evaluating
+- **If adapt**: Adjust responses to the new role without re-evaluating, only after the candidate explicitly accepts the mismatch
 - **If re-evaluate**: Execute full A-F evaluation, update report, regenerate Section G
 - **Update tracker**: Change role title in applications.md if applicable
 
-## Step 4 — Analyze form questions
+## Step 6 — Analyze form questions
 
 Identify ALL visible questions:
 - Free text fields (cover letter, why this role, etc.)
@@ -67,7 +83,8 @@ For each field, preserve the application form contract:
 
 Never invent answers for legal, demographic, work-authorization, visa/sponsorship, salary, disability, veteran, background-check, relocation, or self-identification fields. If the answer is not present in `config/profile.yml` or visible context, mark it as needing candidate confirmation and provide the safest question to ask the candidate.
 
-## Step 5 — Generate responses
+
+## Step 7 — Generate responses
 
 For each question, generate the response following:
 
@@ -101,7 +118,7 @@ Notes:
 - [Personalization suggestions the candidate should review]
 ```
 
-## Step 6 — Post-apply (optional)
+## Step 8 — Post-apply (optional)
 
 If the candidate confirms that they submitted the application:
 1. Update status in `applications.md` from "Evaluated" to "Applied"

test-all.mjs

@@ -497,6 +497,19 @@ if (shared.includes('_profile.md')) {
   fail('_shared.md does NOT reference _profile.md');
 }
 
+const applyMode = readFile('modes/apply.md');
+if (
+  applyMode.includes('## Step 5 — Preflight gate') &&
+  applyMode.includes('verify liveness with Playwright') &&
+  applyMode.includes('matching report has been loaded') &&
+  applyMode.includes('Do not continue to Step 6 until this preflight is resolved') &&
+  applyMode.includes('refuse to generate final copy')
+) {
+  pass('apply mode includes liveness and role-match preflight gate');
+} else {
+  fail('apply mode missing liveness/role-match preflight gate');
+}
+
 // ── 9. LOCAL PARSER CONTRACT ────────────────────────────────────
 
 console.log('\n9. Local parser contract');