Demonstrate entry-declared import destinations

docs/consumers/README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ sanitized shapes using only ConfigKit and the Go standard library:
 | Seriatim-like | Independent strict ordered speaker and autocorrect rule files | First-match and ordered replacement algorithms; no central application configuration file |
 | Bundled file | Simple native `fs.FS` source through ordinary `Load` | Selection and lifetime of the application-owned embedded filesystem |
 | Layered catalog | Embedded defaults with an import, a mapping underlay, an independent host main file, explicit false/zero input, and source-relative resource access | Domain validation and opening/interpreting the template resource |
-| Mounted collections | Literal input destinations, peer prompt/profile fragments, local inheritance, imported collection metadata, and a version-only higher-tier override | Collection IDs, profile meaning, and opening/interpreting prompt resources |
+| Mounted collections | Entry-declared relative destinations, nested metadata/prompt/profile imports, local inheritance, and a version-only higher-tier override | Collection IDs, profile meaning, and opening/interpreting prompt resources |
 | Named presets | One-load sibling inheritance, explicit false, nested destination resolution, and source/derivation inspection | Choosing and executing a preset |
 | Effective configuration diff | Same-type frozen effective comparisons for two selected files or base-versus-overlay impact | Source/options selection and consumer-owned safe presentation |
 
@@ -109,12 +109,21 @@ and may fail independently of the completed configuration load. The
 [configuration contract](../config.md#source-resource-contexts) owns exact
 lifetime and precedence rules.
 
+[`LoadPromptBundle`](../../examples/consumers/layered.go) is the ordinary-root
+counterpart: its entry opts into imports through `Load`, imports metadata at the
+root, and places a prompt beneath `prompts` using YAML. The executable example
+and behavior test are in
+[`layered_test.go`](../../examples/consumers/layered_test.go).
+
 ## Input destinations and mounted collections
 
-Main and underlay inputs use the same destination field; imported application
-contributions inherit the declaring input's destination. A destination is an
-application mapping path, independent of filesystem context. The configuration
-contract owns the complete behavior and validation rules.
+Main and underlay inputs use the same destination field. An import without a
+`destination` inherits its declaring document's effective destination; an
+explicit sequence of key strings appends a relative suffix. Nested imports
+append to their immediate parent's effective destination, while filesystem
+paths remain relative to the declaring file. Destinations are application
+mapping paths, independent of filesystem context. The configuration contract
+owns the complete behavior and validation rules.
 
 The small [`Example_inputDestination`](../../examples/consumers/destinations_test.go)
 mounts one mapping source beneath literal collection/prompt keys and loads a
@@ -123,12 +132,13 @@ default. Consumers pass paths, not filenames or namespace strings for ConfigKit
 to interpret.
 
 [`LoadCollectionBundle`](../../examples/consumers/destinations.go) assembles an
-embedded collection manifest with a source-root import, separate prompt and
-profile peers, and a higher-priority input that changes only one prompt's
-ordinary `version` field. The main document alone supplies the application
-schema version. A prompt's local `extends` relationship resolves after all
-tiers, so `custom` inherits the final `brief` content and fields while retaining
-its own profile selection.
+embedded collection manifest mounted beneath a literal collection path. The
+entry's YAML places nested metadata imports at the collection root and prompt
+and profile peers beneath their own keys. A higher-priority input changes only
+one prompt's ordinary `version` field. The main document alone supplies the
+application schema version. A prompt's local `extends` relationship resolves
+after all tiers, so `custom` inherits the final `brief` content and fields while
+retaining its own profile selection.
 
 The resolver follows each effective `content_file` origin to its declaring
 source context. This also works for `custom`'s inherited resource. The

docs/roadmap/implementation.md

@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ removed descendants. No limitations.
 
 ## Stage 8 — Demonstrate ordinary and mounted collection entries
 
-Status: planned. Scope: maintained public examples and their behavior tests.
+Status: complete. Scope: maintained public examples and their behavior tests.
 
 1. Add a compact ordinary-root example: its entry imports metadata and a fragment
    with `destination: [prompts]`, using existing `Load` import opt-in and no
@@ -402,6 +402,17 @@ Validate: `go test ./examples/consumers`, applicable executable `Example` tests,
 local links, and everyday check. Done: ordinary and layered workflows operate
 without the deferred source-header proposal.
 
+Evidence (2026-10-14): based on `a20ba0a`, using `go1.26.8 linux/amd64`.
+`go test ./examples/consumers`, root executable examples, local documentation
+links, and `./scripts/check.sh` passed. The ordinary-root sample uses `Load`
+with import opt-in and entry-authored root/prompt placement. The mounted
+collection example now declares metadata, prompt, and profile destinations in
+its entry YAML and exercises nested imports, while Go selects only the mount
+and main-owned schema policy. Behavior checks cover strict peer composition,
+post-tier prompt/profile inheritance, the version-only operator tier, effective
+source placement, and reading inherited prompt content from its source context.
+No limitations.
+
 ## Stage 9 — Reconcile documentation and audit the complete feature
 
 Status: planned. Scope: final consistency and evidence; no publication work.

examples/consumers/destinations.go

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ type CollectionProfile struct {
 }
 
 // LoadCollectionBundle demonstrates one layered collection load. Its main
-// document owns the application schema version; imported collection metadata,
-// prompt/profile peers, and an operator prompt-version override use ordinary
-// destinations and domain fields.
+// document owns the application schema version; the mounted entry declares
+// relative destinations for collection metadata, prompt/profile peers, and
+// their nested imports. The operator version override remains a separate tier.
 func LoadCollectionBundle() (*configkit.Result[CollectionBundleConfig], error) {
 	files, err := fs.Sub(bundledFiles, "testdata/collection-bundle")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ func LoadCollectionBundle() (*configkit.Result[CollectionBundleConfig], error) {
 	bundle := configkit.NewFilesystem("collection bundle", files)
 	collectionDestination := configkit.Keys("collections", "weatherreporter")
 	promptDestination := collectionDestination.Key("prompts")
-	profileDestination := collectionDestination.Key("profiles")
 	return configkit.LoadLayered(
 		configkit.Input{Source: configkit.Bytes("application main", []byte("version: 1\n"))},
 		configkit.LayeredOptions[CollectionBundleConfig]{
@@ -69,13 +68,9 @@ func LoadCollectionBundle() (*configkit.Result[CollectionBundleConfig], error) {
 				Validate: validateCollectionBundle,
 			},
 			Underlays: []configkit.Underlay{
-				{Inputs: []configkit.Input{
-					{Source: bundle.File("collections/weather/collection.yml"), Imports: true, Destination: collectionDestination},
-					{Source: bundle.File("collections/weather/prompts/brief.yml"), Destination: promptDestination},
-					{Source: bundle.File("collections/weather/prompts/custom.yml"), Destination: promptDestination},
-					{Source: bundle.File("collections/weather/profiles/compact.yml"), Destination: profileDestination},
-					{Source: bundle.File("collections/weather/profiles/weather.yml"), Destination: profileDestination},
-				}},
+				{Inputs: []configkit.Input{{
+					Source: bundle.File("collections/weather/collection.yml"), Imports: true, Destination: collectionDestination,
+				}}},
 				{Inputs: []configkit.Input{{
 					Source: bundle.File("operators/weather-prompt-version.yml"), Destination: promptDestination,
 				}}},

examples/consumers/destinations_test.go

@@ -69,22 +69,43 @@ func TestCollectionBundleAssemblesMountedPeersAndResources(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("ordinary collection version metadata = %#v, %v", collectionVersion, ok)
 	}
 	var metadataSource configkit.SourceInfo
+	var collectionEntrySource configkit.SourceInfo
+	var versionSource configkit.SourceInfo
 	var parentPromptSource configkit.SourceInfo
+	var promptIndexSource configkit.SourceInfo
+	var profileIndexSource configkit.SourceInfo
 	var promptVersionSource configkit.SourceInfo
 	for _, source := range result.Sources() {
 		switch source.Path {
+		case "collections/weather/collection.yml":
+			collectionEntrySource = source
 		case "collections/weather/metadata.yml":
 			metadataSource = source
+		case "collections/weather/version.yml":
+			versionSource = source
+		case "collections/weather/prompts/index.yml":
+			promptIndexSource = source
 		case "collections/weather/prompts/brief.yml":
 			parentPromptSource = source
+		case "collections/weather/profiles/index.yml":
+			profileIndexSource = source
 		case "operators/weather-prompt-version.yml":
 			promptVersionSource = source
 		}
 	}
 	collectionVersionLocation := collectionVersion.Origin.Locations[0]
-	if metadataSource.ID == "" || collectionVersionLocation.SourceID != metadataSource.ID ||
-		metadataSource.Destination.String() != "/collections/weatherreporter" || collectionVersionLocation.Line != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("imported collection version source = %#v, %#v", metadataSource, collectionVersionLocation)
+	if collectionEntrySource.ID != "source-2" || collectionEntrySource.Destination.String() != "/collections/weatherreporter" ||
+		metadataSource.ID == "" || metadataSource.Destination.String() != "/collections/weatherreporter" ||
+		metadataSource.ImportedFrom == nil || metadataSource.ImportedFrom.SourceID != collectionEntrySource.ID ||
+		versionSource.ID == "" || collectionVersionLocation.SourceID != versionSource.ID || versionSource.Destination.String() != "/collections/weatherreporter" ||
+		versionSource.ImportedFrom == nil || versionSource.ImportedFrom.SourceID != metadataSource.ID || collectionVersionLocation.Line != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("nested collection version provenance = entry %#v, metadata %#v, version %#v, location %#v", collectionEntrySource, metadataSource, versionSource, collectionVersionLocation)
+	}
+	if promptIndexSource.ID == "" || promptIndexSource.Destination.String() != "/collections/weatherreporter/prompts" ||
+		promptIndexSource.ImportedFrom == nil || promptIndexSource.ImportedFrom.SourceID != collectionEntrySource.ID ||
+		profileIndexSource.ID == "" || profileIndexSource.Destination.String() != "/collections/weatherreporter/profiles" ||
+		profileIndexSource.ImportedFrom == nil || profileIndexSource.ImportedFrom.SourceID != collectionEntrySource.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("nested prompt/profile placement = prompt %#v profile %#v", promptIndexSource, profileIndexSource)
 	}
 	if promptVersionSource.ID == "" || promptVersionSource.Destination.String() != "/collections/weatherreporter/prompts" || promptVersionSource.UnderlayIndex != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("prompt version source = %#v", promptVersionSource)

examples/consumers/layered.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	configkit "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ConfigKit"
 )
 
-//go:embed testdata/native-source testdata/layered-bundle testdata/collection-bundle
+//go:embed testdata/native-source testdata/layered-bundle testdata/collection-bundle testdata/ordinary-imports
 var bundledFiles embed.FS
 
 // BundledConfig is a small configuration loaded directly from an embedded file.
@@ -18,6 +18,30 @@ type BundledConfig struct {
 	Enabled bool   `yaml:"enabled"`
 }
 
+type PromptBundleConfig struct {
+	Name        string                  `yaml:"name"`
+	Version     string                  `yaml:"version"`
+	Description string                  `yaml:"description"`
+	Prompts     map[string]BundlePrompt `yaml:"prompts"`
+}
+
+type BundlePrompt struct {
+	Summary string `yaml:"summary"`
+}
+
+// LoadPromptBundle demonstrates ordinary Load with opt-in imports whose
+// destinations are declared relative to the entry document.
+func LoadPromptBundle() (*configkit.Result[PromptBundleConfig], error) {
+	files, err := fs.Sub(bundledFiles, "testdata/ordinary-imports")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return configkit.Load[PromptBundleConfig](
+		configkit.NewFilesystem("prompt bundle", files).File("config.yml"),
+		configkit.Options[PromptBundleConfig]{Imports: true},
+	)
+}
+
 // LoadBundled demonstrates a native filesystem source without layered options.
 func LoadBundled() (*configkit.Result[BundledConfig], error) {
 	files, err := fs.Sub(bundledFiles, "testdata/native-source")

examples/consumers/layered_test.go

@@ -20,6 +20,34 @@ func Example_nativeFilesystem() {
 	// Output: embedded false
 }
 
+func Example_rootRelativeImports() {
+	result, err := consumers.LoadPromptBundle()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	source := result.Sources()[2]
+	fmt.Println(result.Config.Name, result.Config.Version, result.Config.Prompts["brief"].Summary, source.Destination.String(), err)
+	// Output: Root import example 1.0 A root-loaded prompt. /prompts <nil>
+}
+
+func TestPromptBundleUsesRelativeImportDestinations(t *testing.T) {
+	result, err := consumers.LoadPromptBundle()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if result.Config.Name != "Root import example" || result.Config.Version != "1.0" || result.Config.Prompts["brief"].Summary != "A root-loaded prompt." {
+		t.Fatalf("root import result = %#v", result.Config)
+	}
+	sources := result.Sources()
+	if len(sources) != 3 || sources[0].Destination.String() != configkit.Keys().String() ||
+		sources[1].Path != "metadata.yml" || sources[1].Destination.String() != configkit.Keys().String() ||
+		sources[2].Path != "prompts/brief.yml" || sources[2].Destination.String() != "/prompts" ||
+		sources[2].ImportedFrom == nil || sources[2].ImportedFrom.SourceID != sources[0].ID {
+		t.Fatalf("root import sources = %#v", sources)
+	}
+}
+
 func Example_layeredCatalog() {
 	result, err := consumers.LoadCatalog(fixture("layered-main", "config.yml"))
 	if err != nil {

examples/consumers/testdata/collection-bundle/collections/weather/collection.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 configkit:
   imports:
     - path: metadata.yml
+      destination: []
+    - path: prompts/index.yml
+      destination: [prompts]
+    - path: profiles/index.yml
+      destination: [profiles]
 name: Weather Reporter

examples/consumers/testdata/collection-bundle/collections/weather/metadata.yml

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-version: "2.4.0"
+configkit:
+  imports:
+    - path: version.yml
 description: Imported collection metadata.

examples/consumers/testdata/collection-bundle/collections/weather/profiles/index.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+configkit:
+  imports:
+    - path: compact.yml
+    - path: weather.yml

examples/consumers/testdata/collection-bundle/collections/weather/prompts/index.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+configkit:
+  imports:
+    - path: brief.yml
+    - path: custom.yml

examples/consumers/testdata/collection-bundle/collections/weather/version.yml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version: "2.4.0"

examples/consumers/testdata/ordinary-imports/config.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+configkit:
+  imports:
+    - path: metadata.yml
+    - path: prompts/brief.yml
+      destination: [prompts]
+name: Root import example

examples/consumers/testdata/ordinary-imports/metadata.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+version: "1.0"
+description: Metadata imported into the root document.

examples/consumers/testdata/ordinary-imports/prompts/brief.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+brief:
+  summary: A root-loaded prompt.