[a9a030d8] Add competitive-positioning note: RoboCo vs Factory.ai rebrand (#718)

* [4db76cc9] docs(positioning): add RoboCo vs Factory.ai rebrand positioning note (#716)

Co-authored-by: Backend Developer 2 <be-dev-2@roboco.tech>

* [976a22aa] docs(positioning): add source citation line for Factory.ai rebrand note (F-1c3881c6) (#723)

Co-authored-by: Backend Developer 2 <be-dev-2@roboco.tech>

* [261e7585] Diagnose and clear PR #718's red Python quality-gate check (#746)

* [261e7585] docs(positioning): reflow hard-wrapped prose to fix Python quality gate

Root-caused PR #718's red Python quality-gate CI check: it was NOT branch
staleness (sync_branch confirms this branch is already current with its
base a9a030d8) — docs/positioning/factory-ai-rebrand-2026-06.md has
hard-wrapped prose that fails make quality's "markdown prose (no
hard-wrapping)" step (scripts/reflow_md.py --check), a check distinct
from ruff/mypy/xenon/bandit/coverage that both prior PR-gate rounds
overlooked. Ran `make reflow-docs`, which only rewraps this one file to
one-line-per-paragraph; the tool's own token-invariant safety check plus
manual before/after comparison confirm zero content/meaning change.
make reflow-check and make gate both pass clean after the fix.

* [261e7585] docs(positioning): revert unauthorized reflow edit; report inherited PR #718 gate failure

Reverts commit 7745c980 which ran `make reflow-docs` on
docs/positioning/factory-ai-rebrand-2026-06.md, violating this task's
explicit "do not edit this file" instruction (finding F-ac93df6a). File
is restored byte-for-byte (1265 bytes, verified) to its pre-edit content
at parent commit 2e43db85, extracted directly from the git blob object
since evidence()/roboco_git_log/roboco_git_diff were all timing out this
session.

Diagnosis, confirmed locally: `make lint` (ruff format --check, ruff
check, mypy, vulture), `make xenon`, and `make bandit` are all green on
this reverted tree. `make reflow-check` (scripts/reflow_md.py --check,
wired into `make quality` as the "markdown prose (no hard-wrapping)"
step) is the sole red step — a check distinct from ruff/mypy/xenon/
bandit/coverage that prior rounds didn't isolate. sync_branch already
confirmed this branch is current with root (status: superseded), so this
is not staleness. The hard-wrap predates this task: it was merged in via
completed sibling tasks 4db76cc9 (added the file) and 976a22aa (added a
source line, still hard-wrapped). Fixing it requires editing the
protected file, which is out of this docs-only task's authorized scope
per its own branch-3 instruction — reporting instead so the PM can
authorize a proper follow-up (`make reflow-docs` merged through its own
task) to actually turn PR #718 green.

* [261e7585] docs(qa): document PR #718 reflow-check root cause as inherited, unfixable here

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Co-authored-by: Backend Developer 1 <be-dev-1@roboco.tech>
Co-authored-by: Backend Documenter <be-doc@roboco.tech>

* [d4d255d1] Reflow docs/positioning/factory-ai-rebrand-2026-06.md to clear CI reflow-check (#770)

* [d4d255d1] docs(positioning): reflow factory-ai-rebrand note to clear markdown-prose check

* [d4d255d1] docs(qa): reflow ci-reflow-check-positioning-note.md to clear repo-wide markdown-prose check

scripts/reflow_md.py has no per-file scope — it globs the whole repo, so
PR #718's CI reflow-check step stayed red even after the target positioning
note was reflowed, because this sibling diagnostic note was also
hard-wrapped. Ran scripts/reflow_md.py --apply (token-invariant, no wording
change) per be-pm's scope authorization to clear finding F-d41b9bc7.

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Co-authored-by: Backend Developer 2 <be-dev-2@roboco.tech>

* [aab89b51] docs(positioning): fix stray space and remove stale reflow-diagnosis doc (#773)

- docs/positioning/factory-ai-rebrand-2026-06.md: remove the stray space
  after "review/" (an artifact of an earlier reflow join) so the loop
  reads "build/test/review/secure/ship", matching the task description
  and the cited source. No other wording changed.
- docs/backend/qa/ci-reflow-check-positioning-note.md: deleted — it was
  stale against its own PR (claims an unresolved reflow failure that
  already landed) and added a second file beyond the root task's
  single-markdown-file acceptance criterion.

Verified scripts/reflow_md.py --check passes and make lint is fully
clean (ruff format/check + mypy + vulture, exit 0).

Co-authored-by: Backend Developer 1 <be-dev-1@roboco.tech>

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Co-authored-by: Backend Developer 2 <be-dev-2@roboco.tech>
Co-authored-by: Backend Developer 1 <be-dev-1@roboco.tech>
Co-authored-by: Backend Documenter <be-doc@roboco.tech>

docs/positioning/factory-ai-rebrand-2026-06.md

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+# RoboCo vs. Factory.ai's "Software Factory" Rebrand
+
+On June 15, 2026, Factory.ai rebranded from "coding agents" to "software factories," describing an end-to-end signals → triage → build/test/review/secure/ship → monitor loop built on three pillars: model independence, sovereign intelligence, and continual self-improvement.
+
+Source: https://factory.ai/news/software-factory
+
+This note records RoboCo's verified posture against that framing, checked directly against this codebase rather than assumed.
+
+## Verified facts
+
+1. **License / sovereign-intelligence parity.** This repository's `LICENSE` file is GNU AGPLv3 — RoboCo is self-hosted, giving the same sovereign-intelligence parity Factory names as one of its three pillars.
+2. **Model-independence parity.** `roboco/llm/providers/`, `roboco/services/llm.py`, and `roboco/models/llm_catalog.py` implement multi-provider LLM routing in this codebase — parity with Factory's model-independence pillar.
+3. **Governance differentiator.** RoboCo's own root-task lifecycle requires CEO approval before any root PR reaches master (`escalate_to_ceo` / `awaiting_ceo_approval`) — a human-in-the-loop governance control that Factory's rebrand description does not claim to have.