packages/mosaic/framework/tools/_lib/manifest.sh

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ _manifest_glob_to_ere() {
           out="$out.*"
         fi
       else
-        out="$out[^/]*"
+        out="${out}[^/]*"
       fi
     else
       case "$c" in
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ _manifest_compile_one() {
   local norm; norm="$(_manifest_norm "$1")"
   [[ -n "$norm" ]] || return 0
   if [[ "$norm" == *"*"* ]]; then
-    local re="^$(_manifest_glob_to_ere "$norm")\$"
+    local re
+    re="^$(_manifest_glob_to_ere "$norm")\$"
     if [[ "$2" == F ]]; then
       _MF_KIND+=(re); _MF_EXACT+=(""); _MF_RE+=("$re")
     else
@@ -183,7 +184,10 @@ _mo_matches() {
   for (( i = 0; i < n; i++ )); do
     if [[ "${_MO_KIND[i]}" == exact ]]; then
       pat="${_MO_EXACT[i]}"
-      [[ "$path" == "$pat" || "$path" == "$pat/"* ]] && return 0
+      # Operator exact entries are file carve-outs, not implicit directory
+      # prefixes. Subtree ownership must be declared explicitly as `dir/**`;
+      # otherwise one bare directory entry can hide all drift beneath it.
+      [[ "$path" == "$pat" ]] && return 0
     else
       re="${_MO_RE[i]}"
       [[ "$path" =~ $re ]] && return 0

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/scripts/test-framework-drift-check.py

@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ class FrameworkDriftCheckTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
         self.assertIn("stale=0 not-installed=0 unsafe-alias=0", result.stdout)
 
+    def test_exact_operator_directory_does_not_hide_framework_drift_beneath_it(self) -> None:
+        self.install_matching()
+        (self.installed / "git" / "guard.sh").write_text("drift-hidden-by-directory-entry\n")
+        self.write_manifest("tools/git\n")
+
+        result = self.run_check()
+
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 1, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+        self.assertIn("STALE git/guard.sh", result.stdout)
+
     def test_manifest_is_required_and_policy_changes_take_effect(self) -> None:
         self.install_matching()
         (self.installed / "git" / "guard.sh").write_text("operator-divergence\n")

packages/mosaic/src/framework/manifest.spec.ts

@@ -146,6 +146,21 @@ describe('resolveOwnership (deny-wins + fail-safe)', () => {
     expect(resolveOwnership(m, 'tools/git/pr-create.sh')).toBe('framework');
   });
 
+  it('limits an exact operator carve-out to that path while requiring /** for subtrees', () => {
+    const exact: FrameworkManifest = {
+      framework: ['tools/**'],
+      operator: ['tools/git'],
+    };
+    expect(resolveOwnership(exact, 'tools/git')).toBe('operator');
+    expect(resolveOwnership(exact, 'tools/git/guard.sh')).toBe('framework');
+
+    const subtree: FrameworkManifest = {
+      framework: ['tools/**'],
+      operator: ['tools/git/**'],
+    };
+    expect(resolveOwnership(subtree, 'tools/git/guard.sh')).toBe('operator');
+  });
+
   it('framework-declared paths resolve to framework', () => {
     expect(resolveOwnership(m, 'guides/E2E-DELIVERY.md')).toBe('framework');
     expect(resolveOwnership(m, 'CONSTITUTION.md')).toBe('framework');

packages/mosaic/src/framework/manifest.ts

@@ -154,12 +154,25 @@ export function matchesAny(globs: readonly string[], relPath: string): boolean {
   return globs.some((g) => matchGlob(g, relPath));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Operator entries without wildcards are exact file carve-outs. Treating them
+ * as directory prefixes would let one bare entry hide an entire framework
+ * subtree from reconciliation and drift detection. Operator subtree ownership
+ * remains explicit through `dir/**`.
+ */
+function matchesOperatorGlob(glob: string, relPath: string): boolean {
+  const pattern = normalizeRel(glob);
+  if (pattern === '') return false;
+  if (!pattern.includes('*')) return normalizeRel(relPath) === pattern;
+  return matchGlob(pattern, relPath);
+}
+
 /**
  * Resolve ownership of a mosaic-home-relative path (deny-wins / fail-safe):
  * operator globs win, then framework globs, else operator by default.
  */
 export function resolveOwnership(manifest: FrameworkManifest, relPath: string): Ownership {
-  if (matchesAny(manifest.operator, relPath)) return 'operator';
+  if (manifest.operator.some((glob) => matchesOperatorGlob(glob, relPath))) return 'operator';
   if (matchesAny(manifest.framework, relPath)) return 'framework';
   return 'operator';
 }