feat(orchestration): retry <runId> — authored by headless pi worker (#26, #27)

Collaboration record (conductor loop, docs/plans/CONDUCTOR.md):
- round 1 (worker session worker-1, 2m28s): retry implemented per spec
- conductor live test exposed spec gap: direct invocation lacked
  launcher env exports
- round 2 (same worker session, 59s): spawnEnv made self-sufficient,
  but used PI_* where compose interpolates MOSAIC_*
- conductor hotfix: 3-line rename to MOSAIC_PROVIDER/MOSAIC_MODEL/
  MOSAIC_DATA_ROOT

Final: node scripts/mosaic-task.mjs retry <runId> re-executes a run's
task snapshot as a new run; live retry replied REMEMBERED; all suites
green (24/32/14 + verify).

Known limitation: retrying a run whose task used a RELATIVE mission path
resolves it against the temp dir; lineage tracking deferred.

Closes #25, closes #26, closes #27
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# Conductor protocol — poor-man orchestration loop
How the stack orchestrates headless pi workers to do work on itself.
## Roles
| Role | Runs where | Powers | Never has |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Conductor** | host (assistant or owner) | git (clone/commit/push), task dispatch, review, verification suites, Gitea | nothing new |
| **Worker** | container (headless pi via `scripts/run-task.sh`) | read/write/edit/bash inside its workspace; persistent session on request | git credentials, docker socket, host filesystem |
## The loop
1. **Decompose**: conductor turns a goal into worker tasks small enough to
specify completely in one prompt (file paths, acceptance criteria, style
constraints, verification the worker can run itself, e.g. `node --check`).
2. **Mirror**: conductor maintains the repo clone at
`<dataRoot>/workspaces/stack-repo` (host-side git; workers see it read-write
through their workspace mount).
3. **Dispatch**: `scripts/run-task.sh run <worker-task.json>` — worker edits the
clone. Session name `worker-<n>` keeps continuity across refinement rounds.
4. **Extract**: `git -C <workspace> diff > patch` — the worker's entire output
is a reviewable diff. Run record (result.json, stderr.txt) is the receipt.
5. **Review**: conductor reads the diff line by line. Bad output → refine the
prompt, re-dispatch (same session: "your patch had these problems…").
6. **Integrate**: conductor applies the patch to the real repo, runs the full
suites, commits and pushes. Suites failing → revert apply, back to step 5.
7. **Record**: update CURRENT.md, BUILD-LOG, close the Gitea issue.
## Guardrails
- Workers never receive credentials; they never run git; they never leave the
workspace (container is the boundary; tools allowlist is the gate).
- Every worker diff is reviewed by the conductor before integration. No
auto-apply. (Auto-apply would be a capability-policy decision for later.)
- Verification is mechanical: suites + `node --check` / `bash -n` gates.
- Recursive decomposition = "fail → smaller task", never "hope."
## Worker task template
```json
{
"taskVersion": 1,
"id": "t-worker-<name>",
"prompt": "<full spec: goal, files, constraints, acceptance, self-checks>",
"workspace": "stack-repo",
"capabilities": { "tools": ["read", "write", "edit", "bash"] },
"session": "worker-1",
"timeoutSeconds": 600
}
```