Resolve committed module identity from Git objects

cmd/releasekit/committed_identity_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit/cmd/releasekit/internal/cli"
+)
+
+func TestCandidateCheckUsesCommittedDeclarationSymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newCLIRepository(t)
+	if err := os.Rename(filepath.Join(repository, "go.mod"), filepath.Join(repository, "module.txt")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Symlink("module.txt", filepath.Join(repository, "go.mod")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	writeDeliveryProfile(t, repository, cli.Settings{Product: "Example Product"})
+	cliGitRun(t, repository, "add", ".")
+	cliGitRun(t, repository, "commit", "-m", "Use committed declaration symlink")
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	if status := run(context.Background(), []string{"check", "--repo", repository, "v1.2.3"}, &stdout, &stderr); status != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("linked declaration check status=%d stderr=%s", status, stderr.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPageOnlyDeliveryUsesCommittedModuleInSparseCheckout(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newCLIRepository(t)
+	const module = "apps/widget"
+	writeRepositoryFile(t, repository, module+"/go.mod", "module example.com/widget\n\ngo 1.26.0\n")
+	writeRepositoryFile(t, repository, module+"/docs/releases/v1.2.3.md", "# Example Product v1.2.3\n\nNested release note.\n")
+	cliGitRun(t, repository, "add", ".")
+	cliGitRun(t, repository, "commit", "-m", "Add sparse release module")
+	state := &deliveryServerState{tag: module + "/v1.2.3"}
+	server := newDeliveryServer(t, state)
+	defer server.Close()
+	writeDeliveryProfile(t, repository, cli.Settings{Product: "Example Product", ModuleDir: module,
+		Delivery: &cli.DeliverySettings{BaseURL: server.URL, Owner: "owner", Repository: "example"},
+	})
+	state.commit = cliGitOutput(t, repository, "rev-parse", "HEAD")
+	cliGitRun(t, repository, "tag", state.tag)
+	cliGitRun(t, repository, "checkout", "--detach", state.tag)
+	cliGitRun(t, repository, "sparse-checkout", "set", "--cone", "docs")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(repository, filepath.FromSlash(module))); !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		t.Fatalf("module fixture is materialized: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("RELEASEKIT_GITEA_TOKEN", "fixture-token")
+	gitOnly := t.TempDir()
+	gitPath, err := exec.LookPath("git")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Symlink(gitPath, filepath.Join(gitOnly, "git")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("PATH", gitOnly)
+	for _, args := range [][]string{
+		{"deliver", "--repo", repository, "v1.2.3"},
+		{"ci-deliver", "--repo", repository, "--prepared", "--expected-module", module, "--commit", state.commit, state.tag},
+	} {
+		var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+		if status := run(context.Background(), args, &stdout, &stderr); status != 0 || state.releaseCreates != 1 || state.assetUploads != 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("%s sparse delivery status=%d creates=%d uploads=%d stderr=%s", args[0], status, state.releaseCreates, state.assetUploads, stderr.String())
+		}
+	}
+}

cmd/releasekit/main.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 		}
 		request := candidateRequest(invocation, settings, stderr)
 		if invocation.Command == cli.PublishAction {
-			if err := checkExpectedModule(invocation.Repository, invocation.ExpectedModule, settings.ModuleDir); err != nil {
+			if err := checkExpectedModule(ctx, invocation.Repository, invocation.ExpectedModule, settings.ModuleDir); err != nil {
 				fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "profile module selection: %v\n", err)
 				return 2
 			}
@@ -220,15 +220,19 @@ func candidateFailureText(err error) string {
 	return err.Error()
 }
 
-func checkExpectedModule(repositoryDir, expectedModule, profileModule string) error {
+func checkExpectedModule(ctx context.Context, repositoryDir, expectedModule, profileModule string) error {
 	if expectedModule == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	expected, err := releaseidentity.ResolveSelection(repositoryDir, expectedModule)
+	commit, err := git.CaptureHead(ctx, repositoryDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	expected, err := releaseidentity.ResolveCommittedSelection(ctx, repositoryDir, expectedModule, commit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("normalize expected module %q: %w", expectedModule, err)
 	}
-	selected, err := releaseidentity.ResolveSelection(repositoryDir, profileModule)
+	selected, err := releaseidentity.ResolveCommittedSelection(ctx, repositoryDir, profileModule, commit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("normalize profile module %q: %w", profileModule, err)
 	}
@@ -282,7 +286,7 @@ func runCIDelivery(ctx context.Context, invocation cli.Invocation, stdout, stder
 		fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "load profile: %v\n", err)
 		return 2
 	}
-	if err := checkExpectedModule(invocation.Repository, invocation.ExpectedModule, settings.ModuleDir); err != nil {
+	if err := checkExpectedModule(ctx, invocation.Repository, invocation.ExpectedModule, settings.ModuleDir); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "profile module selection: %v\n", err)
 		return 2
 	}
@@ -343,7 +347,12 @@ func deliverWithDestination(ctx context.Context, invocation cli.Invocation, sett
 	}
 	if hasTargets {
 		if invocation.AssetsDir != "" {
-			selection, err := releaseidentity.ResolveSelection(invocation.Repository, settings.ModuleDir)
+			commit, err := git.CaptureHead(ctx, invocation.Repository)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "capture asset source commit: %v\n", err)
+				return 1
+			}
+			selection, err := releaseidentity.ResolveCommittedSelection(ctx, invocation.Repository, settings.ModuleDir, commit)
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "resolve asset module directory: %v\n", err)
 				return 1

delivery.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type DeliveryAsset struct {
 // page-only delivery when both are nil. Build with no targets, or an empty
 // Prebuilt result, also performs page-only delivery.
 type DeliveryRequest struct {
-	RepositoryDir string
+	RepositoryDir string // directory within the tagged source Git checkout.
 	// ModuleDir selects a repository-relative module directory; empty selects
 	// the repository root.
 	ModuleDir string
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ type DeliveryResult struct {
 // requests are compiled into temporary storage that Deliver removes on return.
 // Prebuilt artifacts remain caller-owned and are not removed. Both paths
 // validate source identity and artifact contents before hosted writes.
+// Module selection and declaration links resolve from the captured commit.
+// Page-only delivery can use a sparse checkout with available committed objects;
+// managed builds require their selected source files in the working tree.
 func Deliver(ctx context.Context, request DeliveryRequest) (DeliveryResult, error) {
 	result := DeliveryResult{Version: request.Version, State: DeliveryNotAttempted}
 	destination := gitea.Destination{

docs/consumers/delivery.md

@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ For nested modules, the note comes from that module's committed
 `docs/releases/<version>.md`, and the hosted page is keyed by its complete tag.
 
 With no build targets, delivery is page-only: no builder, version smoke check,
-receipt, binary asset, or checksum manifest is involved. With selected targets,
+receipt, binary asset, or checksum manifest is involved. Committed module
+directories and declaration links can be resolved from a sparse checkout;
+page-only delivery needs the committed objects and note. Managed builds require
+the selected source files to be materialized. With selected targets,
 one `deliver` invocation builds the tagged source through the facade into
 temporary storage and delivers the result. To retain artifacts for a retry or
 separate credentials between build and delivery, use two invocations:

docs/internal/overview.md

@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ reports these implemented packages:
 | `internal/build` | Resolved-identity builds, normalized settings, selected-module compilation, version injection, external native smoke output, and artifact digests. |
 | `internal/candidate` | Stable-version, note, repository-state, candidate capture, and post-validation checks. |
 | `internal/delivery` | Captured-commit module identity and note selection, literal-tag checkout checks, prebuilt identity binding, managed builds in disposable storage outside the checkout, structural artifact declaration, manifest assembly, one local digest-and-size preflight before hosted requests, and delivery coordination. |
-| `internal/git` | Git command boundary, committed-tree reads, checkout-commit capture, lazy local-only batched blob reads, push-destination resolution, exact ref inspection, tagged checkout preparation, and tag operations, including captured-endpoint verification during recovery. |
+| `internal/git` | Git command boundary, committed-tree reads and shared reference traversal, checkout-root and commit capture, lazy local-only batched blob reads, push-destination resolution, exact ref inspection, tagged checkout preparation, and tag operations, including captured-endpoint verification during recovery. |
 | `internal/gitea` | Gitea API transport, full-tag hosted release pages, asset inspection, manifests, and uploads. |
 | `internal/gotool` | Operation-local Go configuration discovery and reuse, shared native-validation and static-build environments, and network-capable dependency preparation; see [Go command environments](gotool.md). |
 | `internal/tempdir` | Disposable system temporary storage outside source worktrees. |
 | `internal/process` | Cancellable child-process execution, including owned stdin/stdout pipes for serialized exchanges, with per-command environment overlays and removals. |
 | `internal/preparation` | Coordination for expected-commit tag checkout and Go module dependency preparation. |
-| `internal/releaseidentity` | Shared module selection, declaration reading, and semantic-version-to-tag derivation for committed and working-tree operations. |
+| `internal/releaseidentity` | Committed-object and working-tree module selection, declaration reading, and semantic-version-to-tag derivation. |
 | `internal/validation` | Shared Go validation with optional race, full-vet, and static package-compilation target selections, formatting, workspace-file and filesystem-replacement checks, per-blob size limits, and selected Markdown destination and fragment checking; `internal/candidate` retains capture, callback sequencing, and local-state rechecks. |
 | `internal/publish` | Publication guards, one validation run, annotated tag creation, push, and recovery state. |
 | `internal/runtimeinfo` | Injected version selection and cached fallback metadata lookup for the runtime facade. |

docs/roadmap/remediation.md

@@ -228,7 +228,16 @@ major identities for the selected release convention.
 
 ## Issue 7: Resolve committed identity from committed material (P2)
 
-Status: open. Category: declaration-source divergence and added prerequisites.
+Status: complete. Category: declaration-source divergence and added prerequisites.
+
+**Completion:** Shared Git reference traversal now serves validation and committed
+module identity. Committed selection follows directory and declaration links
+using targeted object reads; working-tree builds retain filesystem selection.
+CLI mapping and prebuilt path selection use committed directory facts. Regression
+tests cover captured links, changed working declarations, cycles, checkout
+boundaries, unavailable blobs, cancellation, and ordinary/prepared CI page-only
+delivery from a sparse checkout without Go. The complete offline suite and
+compiled public API/dependency checks pass.
 
 **Evidence:**
 

internal/candidate/check.go

@@ -91,18 +91,13 @@ func Capture(ctx context.Context, request Request) (Candidate, error) {
 		return captured, fmt.Errorf("release candidate worktree and index must be clean:\n%s", state.status)
 	}
 
-	identitySelection, err := releaseidentity.ResolveSelection(repositoryDir, request.ModuleDir)
+	identity, err := releaseidentity.FromCommitted(ctx, repositoryDir, request.ModuleDir, request.Version, state.commit)
-	if err != nil {
+	captured.ModuleDir = identity.ModuleDir
-		return captured, fmt.Errorf("resolve selected module: %w", err)
+	captured.ModulePath = identity.ModulePath
-	}
+	captured.Tag = identity.Tag
-	captured.RepositoryDir = identitySelection.RepositoryDir
-	captured.ModuleDir = identitySelection.ModuleDir
-	identity, err := releaseidentity.FromCommittedSelection(ctx, identitySelection, request.Version, state.commit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return captured, fmt.Errorf("resolve selected module release identity: %w", err)
 	}
-	captured.ModulePath = identity.ModulePath
-	captured.Tag = identity.Tag
 	note, err := git.ReadCommitFile(ctx, identity.RepositoryDir, state.commit, identity.NotePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return captured, fmt.Errorf("read committed release note %q: %w", identity.NotePath, err)

internal/delivery/delivery.go

@@ -72,17 +72,15 @@ func Deliver(ctx context.Context, request Request) (Result, error) {
 		return result, fmt.Errorf("resolve repository directory: %w", err)
 	}
 	result.RepositoryDir = repositoryDir
-	selection, err := releaseidentity.ResolveSelection(repositoryDir, request.ModuleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return result, fmt.Errorf("resolve delivery module: %w", err)
-	}
-	result.ModuleDir = selection.ModuleDir
 	commit, err := git.CaptureHead(ctx, repositoryDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, err
 	}
 	result.CandidateCommit = commit
-	identity, err := releaseidentity.FromCommittedSelection(ctx, selection, request.Version, commit)
+	identity, err := releaseidentity.FromCommitted(ctx, repositoryDir, request.ModuleDir, request.Version, commit)
+	result.ModuleDir = identity.ModuleDir
+	result.ModulePath = identity.ModulePath
+	result.Tag = identity.Tag
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, fmt.Errorf("resolve committed delivery identity: %w", err)
 	}

internal/git/path.go

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package git
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// PathResolver traverses committed paths, sharing reference rules between
+// release identity and validation. Lookups include both files and directories.
+type PathResolver struct {
+	RepositoryDir string
+	Lookup        func(context.Context, string) (TreeEntry, bool, error)
+	ReadLink      func(context.Context, TreeEntry) (string, error)
+}
+
+// DestinationKind classifies a committed local destination.
+type DestinationKind string
+
+const (
+	DestinationEntry           DestinationKind = "entry"
+	DestinationDirectory       DestinationKind = "directory"
+	DestinationMissing         DestinationKind = "missing"
+	DestinationOutsideCheckout DestinationKind = "outside-checkout"
+	DestinationSubmodule       DestinationKind = "submodule"
+	DestinationSymlinkCycle    DestinationKind = "symlink-cycle"
+)
+
+// Destination records the resolved identity and its classification.
+type Destination struct {
+	Kind DestinationKind
+	Path string
+}
+
+// ResolveDestination resolves local destinations using the captured Git tree.
+// Relative destinations start at the source directory; absolute destinations
+// within the repository directory map back to committed paths.
+func (resolver PathResolver) ResolveDestination(ctx context.Context, sourcePath, destination string) (Destination, error) {
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		return Destination{}, err
+	}
+	directory := path.Dir(sourcePath)
+	if path.IsAbs(destination) {
+		relative, inside, err := resolver.relativeAbsoluteDestination(destination)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Destination{}, err
+		}
+		if !inside {
+			return Destination{Kind: DestinationOutsideCheckout, Path: destination}, nil
+		}
+		directory, destination = ".", relative
+	}
+	return resolver.resolveDestination(ctx, directory, strings.Split(destination, "/"), make(map[string]bool))
+}
+
+func (resolver PathResolver) resolveDestination(ctx context.Context, directory string, components []string, active map[string]bool) (Destination, error) {
+	for index, component := range components {
+		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+			return Destination{}, err
+		}
+		remaining := components[index+1:]
+		switch component {
+		case "", ".":
+			continue
+		case "..":
+			if directory == "." {
+				return Destination{Kind: DestinationOutsideCheckout, Path: unresolvedPath("..", remaining)}, nil
+			}
+			directory = path.Dir(directory)
+			continue
+		}
+		partial := path.Join(directory, component)
+		entry, exists, err := resolver.Lookup(ctx, partial)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Destination{}, err
+		}
+		if !exists {
+			return Destination{Kind: DestinationMissing, Path: unresolvedPath(partial, remaining)}, nil
+		}
+		if entry.Type == "tree" {
+			directory = partial
+			continue
+		}
+		if entry.Mode == "160000" {
+			return Destination{Kind: DestinationSubmodule, Path: unresolvedPath(partial, remaining)}, nil
+		}
+		if entry.Mode == "120000" {
+			if active[partial] {
+				return Destination{Kind: DestinationSymlinkCycle, Path: partial}, nil
+			}
+			linkText, err := resolver.ReadLink(ctx, entry)
+			if err != nil {
+				return Destination{}, fmt.Errorf("read committed symlink %q: %w", partial, err)
+			}
+			target := linkText
+			targetDirectory := directory
+			if path.IsAbs(target) {
+				relative, inside, err := resolver.relativeAbsoluteDestination(target)
+				if err != nil {
+					return Destination{}, err
+				}
+				if !inside {
+					return Destination{Kind: DestinationOutsideCheckout, Path: unresolvedPath(target, remaining)}, nil
+				}
+				targetDirectory, target = ".", relative
+			}
+			active[partial] = true
+			destination, err := resolver.resolveDestination(ctx, targetDirectory, strings.Split(target, "/"), active)
+			delete(active, partial)
+			if err != nil || len(remaining) == 0 {
+				return destination, err
+			}
+			switch destination.Kind {
+			case DestinationDirectory:
+				return resolver.resolveDestination(ctx, destination.Path, remaining, active)
+			case DestinationEntry:
+				destination.Kind = DestinationMissing
+			case DestinationSymlinkCycle:
+				return destination, nil
+			}
+			destination.Path = unresolvedPath(destination.Path, remaining)
+			return destination, nil
+		}
+		if len(remaining) != 0 {
+			return Destination{Kind: DestinationMissing, Path: unresolvedPath(partial, remaining)}, nil
+		}
+		return Destination{Kind: DestinationEntry, Path: partial}, nil
+	}
+	return Destination{Kind: DestinationDirectory, Path: directory}, nil
+}
+
+func (resolver PathResolver) relativeAbsoluteDestination(destination string) (string, bool, error) {
+	root, err := filepath.Abs(resolver.RepositoryDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("resolve candidate repository directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	root = filepath.ToSlash(root)
+	if destination == root {
+		return ".", true, nil
+	}
+	// Preserve the suffix for component traversal, including symlinks before '..'.
+	relative, inside := strings.CutPrefix(destination, strings.TrimSuffix(root, "/")+"/")
+	return relative, inside, nil
+}
+
+// unresolvedPath preserves components that could not be traversed. Cleaning
+// them would hide missing entries, non-directories, or checkout boundaries.
+func unresolvedPath(base string, remaining []string) string {
+	if len(remaining) == 0 {
+		return base
+	}
+	return base + "/" + strings.Join(remaining, "/")
+}

internal/git/source.go

@@ -123,6 +123,46 @@ func ReadCommitFile(ctx context.Context, repositoryDir, commit, name string) ([]
 	return []byte(content), nil
 }
 
+// CommittedPaths resolves individual paths from captured objects. It requests
+// only metadata and link contents needed for traversal.
+func CommittedPaths(repositoryDir, commit string) PathResolver {
+	metadata := make(map[string]TreeEntry)
+	return PathResolver{
+		RepositoryDir: repositoryDir,
+		Lookup: func(ctx context.Context, name string) (TreeEntry, bool, error) {
+			if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+				return TreeEntry{}, false, err
+			}
+			if entry, seen := metadata[name]; seen {
+				return entry, entry.ObjectID != "", nil
+			}
+			if !validObjectID(commit) || name == "" || path.IsAbs(name) || path.Clean(name) != name || name == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(name, "../") {
+				return TreeEntry{}, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid committed path identity %q at %q", name, commit)
+			}
+			output, err := readLocalObjects(ctx, repositoryDir, nil, "--literal-pathspecs", "ls-tree", "-z", "--full-tree", commit, "--", name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return TreeEntry{}, false, fmt.Errorf("inspect committed path %q: %w", name, err)
+			}
+			entries, err := parseTreeEntries(output)
+			if err != nil {
+				return TreeEntry{}, false, err
+			}
+			for _, entry := range entries {
+				if entry.Path == name {
+					metadata[name] = entry
+					return entry, true, nil
+				}
+			}
+			metadata[name] = TreeEntry{}
+			return TreeEntry{}, false, nil
+		},
+		ReadLink: func(ctx context.Context, entry TreeEntry) (string, error) {
+			contents, err := ReadBlob(ctx, repositoryDir, entry.ObjectID)
+			return string(contents), err
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // ReadTree enumerates all entries in a commit and records blob sizes. Paths
 // are NUL-delimited by Git so whitespace in a filename is preserved.
 func ReadTree(ctx context.Context, repositoryDir, commit string) ([]TreeEntry, error) {

internal/releaseidentity/identity.go

@@ -75,22 +75,84 @@ func ResolveSelection(repositoryDir, moduleDir string) (Selection, error) {
 // FromCommitted derives identity from the selected module declaration at a
 // captured commit. The selected module must contain its own go.mod.
 func FromCommitted(ctx context.Context, repositoryDir, moduleDir, version, commit string) (Identity, error) {
-	selection, err := ResolveSelection(repositoryDir, moduleDir)
+	resolver, err := committedPaths(repositoryDir, commit)
 	if err != nil {
-		return Identity{}, err
+		return Identity{Version: version}, err
 	}
-	return FromCommittedSelection(ctx, selection, version, commit)
+	selection, err := selectCommittedDirectory(ctx, resolver, moduleDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Identity{Selection: selection, Version: version}, err
+	}
+	return fromCommittedSelection(ctx, selection, version, commit, resolver)
+}
+
+// ResolveCommittedSelection resolves directory selection without reading the
+// module declaration or requiring the directory to be materialized.
+func ResolveCommittedSelection(ctx context.Context, repositoryDir, moduleDir, commit string) (Selection, error) {
+	resolver, err := committedPaths(repositoryDir, commit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Selection{}, err
+	}
+	return selectCommittedDirectory(ctx, resolver, moduleDir)
+}
+
+func committedPaths(repositoryDir, commit string) (git.PathResolver, error) {
+	repositoryAbs, err := filepath.Abs(repositoryDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return git.PathResolver{}, err
+	}
+	repositoryAbs, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(repositoryAbs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return git.PathResolver{}, err
+	}
+	return git.CommittedPaths(repositoryAbs, commit), nil
+}
+
+func selectCommittedDirectory(ctx context.Context, resolver git.PathResolver, moduleDir string) (Selection, error) {
+	selection := Selection{RepositoryDir: resolver.RepositoryDir}
+	if moduleDir == "" {
+		moduleDir = "."
+	}
+	if filepath.IsAbs(moduleDir) {
+		return selection, fmt.Errorf("module directory must be repository-relative: %q", moduleDir)
+	}
+	directory, err := resolver.ResolveDestination(ctx, "go.mod", filepath.ToSlash(moduleDir))
+	if err != nil {
+		return selection, fmt.Errorf("resolve committed module directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	if directory.Kind != git.DestinationDirectory {
+		return selection, fmt.Errorf("selected committed module directory %q resolves to %s at %q", moduleDir, directory.Kind, directory.Path)
+	}
+	selection.ModuleDir = filepath.Join(resolver.RepositoryDir, filepath.FromSlash(directory.Path))
+	selection.ModuleSubdir = directory.Path
+	return selection, nil
 }
 
 // FromCommittedSelection derives identity from a previously resolved module
 // selection and the selected module declaration at a captured commit.
 func FromCommittedSelection(ctx context.Context, selection Selection, version, commit string) (Identity, error) {
+	return fromCommittedSelection(ctx, selection, version, commit, git.CommittedPaths(selection.RepositoryDir, commit))
+}
+
+func fromCommittedSelection(ctx context.Context, selection Selection, version, commit string, resolver git.PathResolver) (Identity, error) {
+	identity := Identity{Selection: selection, Version: version}
 	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-		return Identity{}, fmt.Errorf("resolve committed release identity: %w", err)
+		return identity, fmt.Errorf("resolve committed release identity: %w", err)
 	}
-	declaration, err := git.ReadCommitFile(ctx, selection.RepositoryDir, commit, moduleFilePath(selection.ModuleSubdir))
+	declarationPath, err := resolver.ResolveDestination(ctx, "go.mod", moduleFilePath(selection.ModuleSubdir))
 	if err != nil {
-		return Identity{}, fmt.Errorf("read selected module declaration at %s: %w", commit, err)
+		return identity, fmt.Errorf("resolve selected module declaration at %s: %w", commit, err)
+	}
+	if declarationPath.Kind != git.DestinationEntry {
+		return identity, fmt.Errorf("selected module declaration resolves to %s at %q", declarationPath.Kind, declarationPath.Path)
+	}
+	entry, _, err := resolver.Lookup(ctx, declarationPath.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return identity, err
+	}
+	declaration, err := git.ReadBlob(ctx, selection.RepositoryDir, entry.ObjectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return identity, fmt.Errorf("read selected module declaration at %s: %w", commit, err)
 	}
 	return Derive(selection, declaration, version)
 }

internal/releaseidentity/identity_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package releaseidentity
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -134,6 +135,85 @@ func TestCommittedAndWorkingTreeDeclarationsUseTheirOwnSources(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCommittedIdentityFollowsCapturedDeclarationAndDirectoryLinks(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := t.TempDir()
+	gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "init", "-q")
+	gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "config", "user.name", "ReleaseKit test")
+	gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "config", "user.email", "releasekit@example.invalid")
+	moduleDir := filepath.Join(repository, "nested")
+	if err := os.Mkdir(moduleDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	declaration := filepath.Join(repository, "module.txt")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(declaration, []byte("module example.com/committed\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Symlink("../module.txt", filepath.Join(moduleDir, "go.mod")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Symlink("nested", filepath.Join(repository, "selected")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "add", ".")
+	gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "commit", "-qm", "Add linked declaration")
+	commit := strings.TrimSpace(gitIdentityOutput(t, repository, "rev-parse", "HEAD"))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(declaration, []byte("module example.com/working\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	committed, err := FromCommitted(t.Context(), repository, "selected", "v1.2.3", commit)
+	if err != nil || committed.ModulePath != "example.com/committed" || committed.ModuleDir != moduleDir || committed.Tag != "nested/v1.2.3" {
+		t.Fatalf("committed linked identity = %#v, error = %v", committed, err)
+	}
+	working, err := FromWorkingTree(t.Context(), repository, "selected", "v1.2.3")
+	if err != nil || working.ModulePath != "example.com/working" || working.ModuleDir != moduleDir {
+		t.Fatalf("working linked identity = %#v, error = %v", working, err)
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(t.Context())
+	cancel()
+	if _, err := FromCommitted(ctx, repository, "selected", "v1.2.3", commit); !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("canceled committed identity error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCommittedIdentityPreservesReferenceFailures(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, mode := range []string{"cycle", "outside", "missing", "unavailable blob"} {
+		t.Run(mode, func(t *testing.T) {
+			repository := t.TempDir()
+			gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "init", "-q")
+			gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "config", "user.name", "ReleaseKit test")
+			gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "config", "user.email", "releasekit@example.invalid")
+			target, wantCause := "go.mod", "symlink-cycle"
+			switch mode {
+			case "outside":
+				target, wantCause = "../module.txt", "outside-checkout"
+			case "missing":
+				target, wantCause = "missing.mod", "missing"
+			case "unavailable blob":
+				target, wantCause = "module.txt", "read selected module declaration"
+				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(repository, target), []byte("module example.com/linked\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+			if err := os.Symlink(target, filepath.Join(repository, "go.mod")); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "add", ".")
+			gitIdentityRun(t, repository, "commit", "-qm", "Add reference fixture")
+			commit := strings.TrimSpace(gitIdentityOutput(t, repository, "rev-parse", "HEAD"))
+			if mode == "unavailable blob" {
+				object := strings.TrimSpace(gitIdentityOutput(t, repository, "rev-parse", "HEAD:module.txt"))
+				if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(repository, ".git", "objects", object[:2], object[2:])); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+			identity, err := FromCommitted(t.Context(), repository, ".", "v1.2.3", commit)
+			if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), wantCause) || identity.RepositoryDir != repository || identity.ModuleDir != repository {
+				t.Fatalf("identity = %#v, error = %v; want %s", identity, err, wantCause)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSelectedNestedModuleDoesNotRequireRootDeclaration(t *testing.T) {
 	repository := t.TempDir()
 	moduleDir := filepath.Join(repository, "nested")

internal/validation/tree.go

@@ -310,137 +310,32 @@ func (tree *CandidateTree) Entry(path string) (git.TreeEntry, bool) {
 }
 
 // DestinationKind classifies a committed local destination.
-type DestinationKind string
+type DestinationKind = git.DestinationKind
 
 const (
-	DestinationEntry           DestinationKind = "entry"
+	DestinationEntry           = git.DestinationEntry
-	DestinationDirectory       DestinationKind = "directory"
+	DestinationDirectory       = git.DestinationDirectory
-	DestinationMissing         DestinationKind = "missing"
+	DestinationMissing         = git.DestinationMissing
-	DestinationOutsideCheckout DestinationKind = "outside-checkout"
+	DestinationOutsideCheckout = git.DestinationOutsideCheckout
-	DestinationSubmodule       DestinationKind = "submodule"
+	DestinationSubmodule       = git.DestinationSubmodule
-	DestinationSymlinkCycle    DestinationKind = "symlink-cycle"
+	DestinationSymlinkCycle    = git.DestinationSymlinkCycle
 )
 
-// Destination records the resolved identity and its classification.
+type Destination = git.Destination
-type Destination struct {
-	Kind DestinationKind
-	Path string
-}
 
-// ResolveDestination resolves local destinations using the captured Git tree.
+// ResolveDestination uses shared committed reference traversal with the tree's
-// Relative destinations start at the source directory; absolute destinations
+// indexed metadata and scoped symlink reader.
-// within the repository directory map back to committed paths.
 func (tree *CandidateTree) ResolveDestination(ctx context.Context, sourcePath, destination string) (Destination, error) {
-	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+	resolver := git.PathResolver{
-		return Destination{}, err
+		RepositoryDir: tree.repositoryDir,
+		Lookup: func(_ context.Context, name string) (git.TreeEntry, bool, error) {
+			if entry, exists := tree.Entry(name); exists {
+				return entry, true, nil
+			}
+			_, exists := tree.directories[name]
+			return git.TreeEntry{Path: name, Type: "tree"}, exists, nil
+		},
+		ReadLink: tree.readSymlinkTarget,
 	}
-	directory := path.Dir(sourcePath)
+	return resolver.ResolveDestination(ctx, sourcePath, destination)
-	if path.IsAbs(destination) {
-		relative, inside, err := tree.relativeAbsoluteDestination(destination)
-		if err != nil {
-			return Destination{}, err
-		}
-		if !inside {
-			return Destination{Kind: DestinationOutsideCheckout, Path: destination}, nil
-		}
-		directory, destination = ".", relative
-	}
-	return tree.resolveDestination(ctx, directory, strings.Split(destination, "/"), make(map[string]bool))
-}
-
-func (tree *CandidateTree) resolveDestination(ctx context.Context, directory string, components []string, active map[string]bool) (Destination, error) {
-	for index, component := range components {
-		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-			return Destination{}, err
-		}
-		remaining := components[index+1:]
-		switch component {
-		case "", ".":
-			continue
-		case "..":
-			if directory == "." {
-				return Destination{Kind: DestinationOutsideCheckout, Path: unresolvedPath("..", remaining)}, nil
-			}
-			directory = path.Dir(directory)
-			continue
-		}
-		partial := path.Join(directory, component)
-		entry, exists := tree.Entry(partial)
-		if !exists {
-			if _, isDirectory := tree.directories[partial]; !isDirectory {
-				return Destination{Kind: DestinationMissing, Path: unresolvedPath(partial, remaining)}, nil
-			}
-			directory = partial
-			continue
-		}
-		if entry.Mode == "160000" {
-			return Destination{Kind: DestinationSubmodule, Path: unresolvedPath(partial, remaining)}, nil
-		}
-		if entry.Mode == "120000" {
-			if active[partial] {
-				return Destination{Kind: DestinationSymlinkCycle, Path: partial}, nil
-			}
-			entry, _ := tree.Entry(partial)
-			linkText, err := tree.readSymlinkTarget(ctx, entry)
-			if err != nil {
-				return Destination{}, fmt.Errorf("read committed symlink %q: %w", partial, err)
-			}
-			target := linkText
-			targetDirectory := directory
-			if path.IsAbs(target) {
-				relative, inside, err := tree.relativeAbsoluteDestination(target)
-				if err != nil {
-					return Destination{}, err
-				}
-				if !inside {
-					return Destination{Kind: DestinationOutsideCheckout, Path: unresolvedPath(target, remaining)}, nil
-				}
-				targetDirectory, target = ".", relative
-			}
-			active[partial] = true
-			destination, err := tree.resolveDestination(ctx, targetDirectory, strings.Split(target, "/"), active)
-			delete(active, partial)
-			if err != nil || len(remaining) == 0 {
-				return destination, err
-			}
-			switch destination.Kind {
-			case DestinationDirectory:
-				return tree.resolveDestination(ctx, destination.Path, remaining, active)
-			case DestinationEntry:
-				destination.Kind = DestinationMissing
-			case DestinationSymlinkCycle:
-				return destination, nil
-			}
-			destination.Path = unresolvedPath(destination.Path, remaining)
-			return destination, nil
-		}
-		if len(remaining) != 0 {
-			return Destination{Kind: DestinationMissing, Path: unresolvedPath(partial, remaining)}, nil
-		}
-		return Destination{Kind: DestinationEntry, Path: partial}, nil
-	}
-	return Destination{Kind: DestinationDirectory, Path: directory}, nil
-}
-
-func (tree *CandidateTree) relativeAbsoluteDestination(destination string) (string, bool, error) {
-	root, err := filepath.Abs(tree.repositoryDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("resolve candidate repository directory: %w", err)
-	}
-	root = filepath.ToSlash(root)
-	if destination == root {
-		return ".", true, nil
-	}
-	// Preserve the suffix for component traversal, including symlinks before '..'.
-	relative, inside := strings.CutPrefix(destination, strings.TrimSuffix(root, "/")+"/")
-	return relative, inside, nil
-}
-
-// unresolvedPath preserves components that could not be traversed. Cleaning
-// them would hide missing entries, non-directories, or checkout boundaries.
-func unresolvedPath(base string, remaining []string) string {
-	if len(remaining) == 0 {
-		return base
-	}
-	return base + "/" + strings.Join(remaining, "/")
 }