technomaton · jurby · Jul 20, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026
diff --git a/.edpa/backlog/defects/D-79.md b/.edpa/backlog/defects/D-79.md
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ evidence:
   weight: 1.0
   ref: commit/0238d06/agent/claude-opus-4-8-(1m-context)
   at: '2026-07-20T18:52:38+02:00'
+- type: commit_author
+  person: urbanek
+  weight: 0
+  raw_weight: 4.0
+  ref: commit/1f35d7c
+  at: '2026-07-20T18:54:06+02:00'
+  tags:
+  - referenced
 - type: commit_author
   person: urbanek
   weight: 4.0

diff --git a/.edpa/engine/VERSION b/.edpa/engine/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.20.0
+2.21.0
diff --git a/.edpa/engine/templates/edpa.yaml.tmpl b/.edpa/engine/templates/edpa.yaml.tmpl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ project:
 
 governance:
   # Auto-stamped to the installed plugin version by install.sh / project_setup.py.
-  methodology: "EDPA 2.20.0"
+  methodology: "EDPA 2.21.0"
   # v1.14: single calculation path. v1.17: yaml_edit signals — every
   # commit on .edpa/backlog/<typ>/<id>.md contributes structural credit
   # (create / block_add / list_grow / scalar_change / lines_volume /

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,38 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.21.0 — 2026-07-20
+
+The commit-msg escape hatch now works in repos that enforce Conventional
+Commits — which is to say, in the repos EDPA's own work rules describe.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Escape prefixes were not valid Conventional Commits (D-79).** EDPA's work
+  rules mandate CC, yet every escape it accepted (`no-ticket:`, `WIP:`,
+  `[no-ticket]`) fails a conventional-commit gate. In a repo running one, a
+  non-trivial ticket-less change had **no** message that passed both gates:
+
+  | Subject | EDPA | CC gate |
+  |---|---|---|
+  | `no-ticket: fix typo` | pass | reject |
+  | `chore(no-ticket): fix typo` | reject | pass |
+  | `chore: fix typo` | reject | pass |
+
+  The dead end selects for the worst option available — `git commit
+  --no-verify`, which skips *every* hook including pre-commit ID safety and
+  leaves no trace in the message. The bypass-CC shape was deliberate ("to make
+  opt-outs visible in `git log --oneline`") but defeats itself in exactly the
+  repos that follow EDPA's own guidance.
+
+  `chore(no-ticket):` and `chore(wip):` are now accepted. They satisfy a CC gate
+  while keeping the escape visible and greppable in `git log --oneline` — what
+  the bare forms were for in the first place. The bare forms remain accepted for
+  back-compat, documented as usable only where no CC gate runs. Bare `chore:` is
+  deliberately **not** an escape: valid CC, but it says nothing about intent.
+
+  Docs present the scoped form as preferred: work rules (plugin + repo copy),
+  setup SKILL, playbook CZ, web playbook CZ + EN, hook purpose string.
+
 ## 2.20.0 — 2026-07-20
 
 Lefthook `extends:` becomes the default registration path — EDPA wires it

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 **Derive hours from Git evidence. No timesheets.**
 
-[![EDPA](https://img.shields.io/badge/EDPA-2.20.0-34d399)](docs/methodology.md)
+[![EDPA](https://img.shields.io/badge/EDPA-2.21.0-34d399)](docs/methodology.md)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/badge/Made_for-GitHub-181717?logo=github)](https://github.com)
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Monday morning: "What did I work on last week? Let me guess... 4h on S-200, mayb
 ```
 $ python3 .edpa/engine/scripts/engine.py --edpa-root .edpa --iteration PI-2026-1.3
 
-EDPA 2.20.0 — Iteration PI-2026-1.3
+EDPA 2.21.0 — Iteration PI-2026-1.3
 ======================================================================
 Person                    Role     Capacity  Derived  Items   OK
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Bootstrapping .edpa/ data tree...
   Created .edpa/config/people.yaml (edit with your team)
   Created .edpa/config/edpa.yaml (edit project.name + governance metadata)
 
-EDPA 2.20.0 installed.
+EDPA 2.21.0 installed.
 ```
 
 The installer vendors the engine to `.edpa/engine/` (it installs no pip
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ python3 .edpa/engine/scripts/engine.py --status
 ```
 
 ```
-EDPA 2.20.0 — Status
+EDPA 2.21.0 — Status
 ========================================
 ✓ .edpa/ found at .edpa
 ✓ people.yaml — 2 members, 1.5 FTE, 60h/iteration
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Snapshot frozen: .edpa/snapshots/PI-2026-1.1.json
 Excel: .edpa/reports/iteration-PI-2026-1.1/edpa-results.xlsx
 
 ======================================================================
-EDPA 2.20.0 — Iteration PI-2026-1.1
+EDPA 2.21.0 — Iteration PI-2026-1.1
 ======================================================================
 Person                    Role     Capacity  Derived  Items   OK
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ python3 .edpa/engine/scripts/backlog.py add --type Story --title "..."
 
 | Document | Description |
 |----------|-------------|
-| [Methodology](docs/methodology.md) | Full EDPA v2.20.0 specification |
+| [Methodology](docs/methodology.md) | Full EDPA v2.21.0 specification |
 | [Quick Start](docs/quick-start.md) | 10-minute setup guide |
 | [Operational Runbook](docs/RUNBOOK.md) | Every `/edpa:*` command end to end — setup, close-iteration, capacity, autocalib, board |
 | [Playbook](docs/playbook.md) | From empty repo to first closed PI — full operations guide (Czech) |

diff --git a/docs/RUNBOOK.md b/docs/RUNBOOK.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ engine + `.edpa/` tree.
 **Expected output (last steps):**
 
 ```
-  [1] Vendor engine    ✓ Vendored engine → .edpa/engine/ (49 scripts, VERSION 2.20.0)
+  [1] Vendor engine    ✓ Vendored engine → .edpa/engine/ (49 scripts, VERSION 2.21.0)
   [2] Directory tree   ✓ Directory tree at .edpa/
   [3] Config templates ✓ Seeded people.yaml, edpa.yaml, cw_heuristics.yaml
   [4] ID counter       ✓ id_counters.yaml seeded

diff --git a/docs/mcp.md b/docs/mcp.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ read + write access to `.edpa/` project data — config, iterations, people,
 backlog — over the standard MCP `stdio` transport. Any MCP-aware client
 (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, custom Python/TS clients) can use it.
 
-**Production-ready since v1.3.0-beta; current as of v2.20.0** (read + write
+**Production-ready since v1.3.0-beta; current as of v2.21.0** (read + write
 tools — see the tool tables below). Validated handlers, schema-checked
 inputs, item-ID path-traversal guard, stderr logging, version-aware identity.
 

diff --git a/docs/methodology.md b/docs/methodology.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 *Capacity derivation from delivery evidence*
 
-**Version 2.20.0 — July 2026 — Jaroslav Urbanek, Lead Architect**
+**Version 2.21.0 — July 2026 — Jaroslav Urbanek, Lead Architect**
 
 ---
 

diff --git a/docs/playbook.md b/docs/playbook.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Kompletni prirucka pro nasazeni metodiky EDPA (Evidence-Driven Proportional Allo
 
 EDPA V2 je **local-first**: zdrojem pravdy je `.edpa/backlog/**/*.md` (YAML frontmatter), git je audit trail. GitHub je **volitelny** -- zadny GitHub Project, zadne org Issue Types, zadny obousmerny sync.
 
-**Verze:** EDPA 2.20.0
+**Verze:** EDPA 2.21.0
 **Posledni aktualizace:** 2026-07-20
 
 ---
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ project:
 
 governance:
   # Auto-razitkovano na verzi pluginu instalatorem.
-  methodology: "EDPA 2.20.0"
+  methodology: "EDPA 2.21.0"
   # Jedina vypocetni cesta od v1.14 (zadny simple/full/gates mode selector,
   # zadny audit_mode -- snapshoty vzdy nesou plny signals[] audit trail).
 

diff --git a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "edpa",
-  "version": "2.20.0",
+  "version": "2.21.0",
   "description": "EDPA — Evidence-Driven Proportional Allocation. Derive hours from local git evidence (commits, yaml edits, status transitions). Zero timesheets, mathematical guarantee, Monte Carlo calibrated CW weights. Local-first: .edpa/backlog/ YAML as source of truth, git as the audit trail. GitHub Projects sync optional.",
   "author": {
     "name": "TECHNOMATON",

diff --git a/plugin/edpa/templates/edpa.yaml.tmpl b/plugin/edpa/templates/edpa.yaml.tmpl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ project:
 
 governance:
   # Auto-stamped to the installed plugin version by install.sh / project_setup.py.
-  methodology: "EDPA 2.20.0"
+  methodology: "EDPA 2.21.0"
   # v1.14: single calculation path. v1.17: yaml_edit signals — every
   # commit on .edpa/backlog/<typ>/<id>.md contributes structural credit
   # (create / block_add / list_grow / scalar_change / lines_volume /

diff --git a/web/package-lock.json b/web/package-lock.json
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "edpa-web",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "2.20.0",
+  "version": "2.21.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "astro dev",
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ @@
     *Capacity derivation from delivery evidence*
-    **Version 2.20.0 — July 2026 — Jaroslav Urbanek, Lead Architect**
+    **Version 2.21.0 — July 2026 — Jaroslav Urbanek, Lead Architect**
     ---
@@ Expand Down @@