fix(strix): restore trusted binder for consumer scans

scripts/ci/strix_quick_gate.sh

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ PY
 sanitize_remediation_evidence_claims() {
 	local log_file="$1"
 	local report_root="$2"
-	local binder="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/ci/strix_evidence_binding.py"
+	local binder="$SCRIPT_DIR/strix_evidence_binding.py"
 	local report_file
 
 	if [ ! -f "$binder" ] || [ -L "$binder" ]; then

tests/test_strix_evidence_binder_trusted_path.py

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""The Strix evidence binder resolves from the trusted gate, not the scanned repo."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+GATE = Path("scripts/ci/strix_quick_gate.sh")
+
+
+def _function_source(name: str) -> str:
+    """Return one top-level bash function from the gate script."""
+    text = GATE.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    match = re.search(rf"(?ms)^{name}\(\) \{{\n.*?^\}}\n", text)
+    assert match is not None, name
+    return match.group(0)
+
+
+def test_binder_runs_when_the_scanned_repository_has_no_central_scripts(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """A consumer repo need not contain the central Strix binder.
+
+    ``strix.yml`` runs the trusted ``.github`` gate with ``STRIX_REPO_ROOT`` set
+    to the consumer checkout. The evidence binder must therefore resolve next
+    to the trusted gate rather than under the scanned repository root.
+    """
+    consumer = tmp_path / "trusted-workspace"
+    consumer.mkdir()
+    reports = tmp_path / "strix_runs"
+    reports.mkdir()
+    report = reports / "penetration_test_report.md"
+    report.write_text("# Report\n\nNo vulnerabilities were identified.\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    log = tmp_path / "strix.log"
+    log.write_text("scan complete\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    script = (
+        "set -u\n"
+        f'SCRIPT_DIR="{GATE.parent.resolve()}"\n'
+        f'REPO_ROOT="{consumer}"\n'
+        + _function_source("sanitize_remediation_evidence_claims")
+        + f'sanitize_remediation_evidence_claims "{log}" "{reports}"\n'
+    )
+    result = subprocess.run(["bash", "-c", script], capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+    assert "binder is missing" not in result.stderr
+    assert report.read_text(encoding="utf-8").startswith("# Report")
+
+
+def test_binder_still_fails_closed_when_the_trusted_copy_is_absent(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Without the trusted binder the gate still refuses to continue."""
+    script = (
+        "set -u\n"
+        f'SCRIPT_DIR="{tmp_path}"\n'
+        f'REPO_ROOT="{GATE.parent.parent.resolve()}"\n'
+        + _function_source("sanitize_remediation_evidence_claims")
+        + 'sanitize_remediation_evidence_claims "" ""\n'
+    )
+    result = subprocess.run(["bash", "-c", script], capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+    assert result.returncode == 2
+    assert f"Strix evidence binder is missing: {tmp_path}/strix_evidence_binding.py" in result.stderr