DocForge2/ACTIVE_SLICE.md

# Active slice

```text
Last completed milestone: 5 - stabilization and first DocForge2 release.
Release: 1.4.0.
Active milestone: none.
Maintenance: Current product documentation boundary cleanup complete.
Status: Complete.
```

## Current state

DocForge2 `1.4.0` is the released product baseline. Current behavior is defined by the contracts and
guides under `docs/`. `SLICE_HISTORY.md` contains DocForge2 milestone summaries only.

The live documentation set contains current product contracts, current operating guidance, and
current successor milestone evidence. Superseded product plans and policy notes remain available
only through repository history and are not part of normal documentation validation or retrieval.

## Maintenance proof - 2026-07-31

- Replaced the historical application-decision memo with the current canonical-application
  contract.
- Removed the predecessor chronology from the live slice history and removed the transition-only
  repository closeout page.
- Updated the README and documentation validator to reference only current product documentation.
- Formatting, Python lint, web lint, command-reference validation, and the 33-page documentation
  graph passed.
- Focused adapter and changeset verification passed 45 tests plus 2 subtests.

## Next gate

No implementation milestone is active. Create one explicit bounded contract before changing
product behavior, version identity, release state, or public integration.