semi implemented and features implemented save checkpoint

docs/features/unchecked/vexlens/deterministic-vex-resolver-with-lattice-merge.md

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+# Deterministic VEX Resolver with Lattice Merge
+
+## Module
+VexLens
+
+## Status
+IMPLEMENTED
+
+## Description
+Full VEX consensus engine with lattice merge semantics, trust weight computation, and conflict resolution. Supports deterministic, commutative, idempotent, and associative merge operations.
+
+## Implementation Details
+- **Consensus engine**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Consensus/VexConsensusEngine.cs`, `IVexConsensusEngine.cs` -- lattice merge with deterministic, commutative, idempotent, and associative merge operations
+- **Core consensus engine**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens.Core/Consensus/VexConsensusEngine.cs`, `IVexConsensusEngine.cs` -- core consensus logic
+- **Normalizers**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Normalization/CsafVexNormalizer.cs`, `CycloneDxVexNormalizer.cs`, `OpenVexNormalizer.cs`, `IVexNormalizer.cs` -- normalize CSAF, CycloneDX, and OpenVEX into unified VEX model
+- **Core normalizer**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens.Core/Normalization/VexLensNormalizer.cs`, `IVexLensNormalizer.cs`
+- **Product mapping**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Mapping/ProductMapper.cs`, `ProductIdentityMatcher.cs`, `CpeParser.cs`, `PurlParser.cs` -- product identity resolution for merge
+- **Propagation engine**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Propagation/PropagationRuleEngine.cs`, `IPropagationRuleEngine.cs` -- VEX statement propagation rules
+- **Condition evaluator**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Conditions/ConditionEvaluator.cs`, `IConditionEvaluator.cs` -- conditional merge evaluation
+- **Proof builder**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Proof/VexProofBuilder.cs`, `VexProof.cs`, `VexProofSerializer.cs` -- deterministic proof generation for merge decisions
+- **Normalized models**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Models/NormalizedVexModels.cs` -- unified VEX document model
+- **Tests**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/__Tests/StellaOps.VexLens.Tests/E2E/VexLensPipelineDeterminismTests.cs`, `Proof/VexProofShuffleDeterminismTests.cs`, `Propagation/PropagationRuleEngineTests.cs`, `Regression/VexLensRegressionTests.cs`
+- **Golden corpus**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/__Tests/StellaOps.VexLens.Tests/GoldenCorpus/` -- deterministic corpus tests
+- **Source**: Feature matrix scan
+
+## E2E Test Plan
+- [ ] Verify lattice merge produces deterministic results regardless of input order
+- [ ] Test commutativity: merge(A,B) equals merge(B,A)
+- [ ] Test idempotency: merge(A,A) equals A
+- [ ] Test associativity: merge(merge(A,B),C) equals merge(A,merge(B,C))
+- [ ] Verify conflict resolution produces consistent outcomes
+- [ ] Run golden corpus determinism tests

docs/features/unchecked/vexlens/trust-decay-freshness-f-with-configurable-tau-values.md

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+# Trust Decay / Freshness F(e) with Configurable Tau Values
+
+## Module
+VexLens
+
+## Status
+IMPLEMENTED
+
+## Description
+Freshness decay with configurable tau values per source class, implementing the F(e) = exp(-delta_days/tau) formula described in the advisory.
+
+## Implementation Details
+- **Trust decay service**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/TrustDecayService.cs`, `ITrustDecayService.cs` -- manages trust decay calculations
+- **Decay calculator**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/TrustDecayCalculator.cs` -- implements F(e) = exp(-delta_days/tau) formula with configurable tau per source class
+- **Trust weight engine**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/TrustWeightEngine.cs`, `ITrustWeightEngine.cs` -- integrates decay into trust weight computation
+- **Core trust engine**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens.Core/Trust/TrustWeightEngine.cs`, `ITrustWeightEngine.cs`
+- **VEX source trust score**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/VexSourceTrustScore.cs` -- trust score model including freshness component
+- **Trust score cache**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/InMemorySourceTrustScoreCache.cs` -- caches computed trust scores
+- **Options**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Options/VexLensOptions.cs` -- configurable tau values per source class
+- **Source**: Feature matrix scan
+
+## E2E Test Plan
+- [ ] Verify F(e) = exp(-delta_days/tau) produces correct decay for different delta values
+- [ ] Test configurable tau per source class (vendor vs. community vs. unknown)
+- [ ] Verify decay correctly reduces trust score for stale VEX statements
+- [ ] Test fresh VEX statements maintain full trust weight
+- [ ] Verify trust score cache invalidation on new statements

docs/features/unchecked/vexlens/trust-weight-engine-with-patch-verification.md

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+# Trust Weight Engine with Patch Verification
+
+## Module
+VexLens
+
+## Status
+IMPLEMENTED
+
+## Description
+Trust weight engine with configurable weights and patch verification integration for elevated trust in backport-confirmed VEX statements.
+
+## Implementation Details
+- **Trust weight engine**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/TrustWeightEngine.cs`, `ITrustWeightEngine.cs` -- configurable trust weight computation
+- **Core trust engine**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens.Core/Trust/TrustWeightEngine.cs`, `ITrustWeightEngine.cs`
+- **Patch verification provider**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens.Core/Trust/PatchVerificationTrustProvider.cs` -- elevates trust for VEX statements confirmed by patch/backport verification
+- **Source trust calculator**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/SourceTrustScoreCalculator.cs`, `ISourceTrustScoreCalculator.cs` -- multi-factor source trust scoring
+- **Provenance chain validator**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/ProvenanceChainValidator.cs`, `IProvenanceChainValidator.cs` -- validates provenance chain for trust elevation
+- **Signature verifier**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Verification/SignatureVerifier.cs`, `ISignatureVerifier.cs` -- signature strength factor
+- **Issuer directory**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Verification/InMemoryIssuerDirectory.cs`, `IIssuerDirectory.cs` -- trusted issuer registry
+- **Trust score model**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/VexSourceTrustScore.cs`
+- **Source**: Feature matrix scan
+
+## E2E Test Plan
+- [ ] Verify trust weight increases when patch verification confirms VEX statement
+- [ ] Test trust weight computation with different source reputation levels
+- [ ] Verify signature strength contributes to trust weight
+- [ ] Test provenance chain validation elevates trust appropriately
+- [ ] Verify configurable weight parameters adjust scoring

docs/features/unchecked/vexlens/vex-consensus-engine.md

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+# VEX Consensus Engine
+
+## Module
+VexLens
+
+## Status
+IMPLEMENTED
+
+## Description
+A multi-mode VEX consensus engine is implemented with trust-weighted scoring, conflict resolution, and persistence via dual-write consensus projection stores.
+
+## Implementation Details
+- **Consensus engine**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Consensus/VexConsensusEngine.cs`, `IVexConsensusEngine.cs` -- multi-mode consensus with trust-weighted scoring and conflict resolution
+- **Core consensus**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens.Core/Consensus/VexConsensusEngine.cs`, `IVexConsensusEngine.cs`
+- **Dual-write store**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Storage/DualWriteConsensusProjectionStore.cs` -- writes consensus projections to both in-memory and persistent stores
+- **In-memory store**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Storage/InMemoryConsensusProjectionStore.cs`
+- **Postgres store proxy**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Storage/PostgresConsensusProjectionStoreProxy.cs`
+- **Postgres persistence**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens.Persistence/Postgres/PostgresConsensusProjectionStore.cs`
+- **Persistence repository**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens.Persistence/Repositories/ConsensusProjectionRepository.cs`, `IConsensusProjectionRepository.cs`
+- **Consensus API models**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Api/ConsensusApiModels.cs` -- API request/response models
+- **Orchestration**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Orchestration/ConsensusJobTypes.cs`, `IConsensusJobService.cs`, `OrchestratorLedgerEventEmitter.cs`
+- **Signal emitter**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Integration/VexSignalEmitter.cs` -- emits VEX signals to downstream systems
+- **Policy integration**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Integration/PolicyEngineIntegration.cs`, `IPolicyEngineIntegration.cs` -- feeds consensus into policy engine
+- **Noise gate**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/NoiseGate/NoiseGateService.cs`, `INoiseGate.cs`, `NoiseGateOptions.cs` -- suppresses low-signal VEX noise
+- **Metrics**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Observability/VexLensMetrics.cs` -- consensus engine metrics
+- **WebService API**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens.WebService/Program.cs`, `Extensions/VexLensEndpointExtensions.cs`, `ExportEndpointExtensions.cs`
+- **Tests**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/__Tests/StellaOps.VexLens.Tests/Storage/DualWriteConsensusProjectionStoreTests.cs`, `PostgresConsensusProjectionStoreProxyTests.cs`, `NoiseGate/NoiseGateServiceTests.cs`
+- **Source**: Feature matrix scan
+
+## E2E Test Plan
+- [ ] Verify consensus engine produces trust-weighted verdicts from multiple VEX sources
+- [ ] Test dual-write store persists to both in-memory and PostgreSQL
+- [ ] Verify conflict resolution handles contradictory VEX statements
+- [ ] Test noise gate suppresses low-confidence VEX signals
+- [ ] Verify policy engine integration receives consensus results
+- [ ] Test consensus API endpoints return valid projections

docs/features/unchecked/vexlens/vex-merge-explanation.md

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+# VEX merge explanation
+
+## Module
+VexLens
+
+## Status
+IMPLEMENTED
+
+## Description
+Consensus rationale models and service expose the reasoning behind VEX merge decisions from the consensus engine.
+
+## Implementation Details
+- **Rationale models**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Api/ConsensusRationaleModels.cs` -- consensus rationale data models explaining merge decisions
+- **Rationale service**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Api/IConsensusRationaleService.cs` -- service interface for querying merge explanations
+- **Rationale cache**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Caching/IConsensusRationaleCache.cs` -- caches rationale for repeated queries
+- **Delta report**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Delta/DeltaReport.cs`, `DeltaReportBuilder.cs`, `DeltaEntry.cs`, `DeltaSection.cs` -- builds reports explaining what changed between VEX merge rounds
+- **VEX delta mapper**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Mapping/VexDeltaMapper.cs` -- maps delta changes to explanation models
+- **VEX delta compute**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Services/VexDeltaComputeService.cs` -- computes deltas between consensus rounds
+- **Proof builder**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Proof/VexProofBuilder.cs` -- includes merge reasoning in proof artifacts
+- **Tests**: `src/VexLens/__Tests/StellaOps.VexLens.Tests/Delta/DeltaReportBuilderTests.cs`, `StellaOps.VexLens/__Tests/StellaOps.VexLens.Tests/Caching/ConsensusRationaleCacheTests.cs`
+- **Source**: Feature matrix scan
+
+## E2E Test Plan
+- [ ] Verify rationale service explains why specific VEX status was chosen
+- [ ] Test delta report identifies changes between consensus rounds
+- [ ] Verify rationale cache returns consistent results
+- [ ] Test merge explanation includes source weights and trust scores
+- [ ] Verify proof artifacts contain merge reasoning

docs/features/unchecked/vexlens/vex-source-trust-scoring-with-multi-factor-scoring.md

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+# VEX Source Trust Scoring (Confidence C(e) with Multi-Factor Scoring)
+
+## Module
+VexLens
+
+## Status
+IMPLEMENTED
+
+## Description
+Multi-dimensional trust scoring with Authority, Accuracy, Timeliness, Coverage, and Verification component scores. Implements the Confidence C(e) factor from the advisory with source reputation, signature strength, and evidence quality dimensions.
+
+## Implementation Details
+- **Source trust score calculator**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/SourceTrustScoreCalculator.cs`, `ISourceTrustScoreCalculator.cs` -- multi-dimensional scoring: Authority, Accuracy, Timeliness, Coverage, Verification
+- **Trust score model**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/VexSourceTrustScore.cs` -- composite trust score with component breakdowns
+- **Provenance chain validator**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/ProvenanceChainValidator.cs`, `IProvenanceChainValidator.cs` -- validates evidence quality dimension
+- **Trust decay service**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/TrustDecayService.cs`, `ITrustDecayService.cs` -- timeliness factor via decay
+- **Decay calculator**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/TrustDecayCalculator.cs` -- exponential decay computation
+- **Trust score cache**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/SourceTrust/InMemorySourceTrustScoreCache.cs` -- caches computed multi-factor scores
+- **Signature verifier**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Verification/SignatureVerifier.cs`, `ISignatureVerifier.cs` -- signature strength dimension
+- **Issuer directory**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Verification/InMemoryIssuerDirectory.cs`, `IIssuerDirectory.cs` -- issuer reputation for authority dimension
+- **Trust scorecard API**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Api/TrustScorecardApiModels.cs` -- API models for trust scorecard display
+- **Trust weight engine**: `src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Trust/TrustWeightEngine.cs`, `ITrustWeightEngine.cs` -- combines factors into final weight
+- **Source**: Feature matrix scan
+
+## E2E Test Plan
+- [ ] Verify multi-factor scoring computes Authority, Accuracy, Timeliness, Coverage, Verification components
+- [ ] Test Confidence C(e) computation with different source reputations
+- [ ] Verify signature strength contributes correctly to trust score
+- [ ] Test evidence quality dimension via provenance chain validation
+- [ ] Verify trust scorecard API returns component-level breakdowns
+- [ ] Test trust score caching and invalidation