v1.88.3

## [1.88.3] - 2026-06-06

### Fixed

- **Gene selection no longer self-reinforces a do-nothing gene (#562).** A `stable_no_error`
  outcome (no error before/after, no parseable EvolutionEvent — i.e. the cycle did nothing
  measurable) was tallied as a Bayesian "success" (score 0.6). Combined with the selector's
  drift only diversifying when >1 gene matches a signal, a sole-matching auto-gene was
  re-selected every `--loop` cycle, climbed edge confidence p → ~1.0, and was never banned
  (the failure-streak ban never trips on "successes") — dominating selection ~99.7% of the
  time while producing zero artifacts (reproduced against the published 1.88.2 binary).
  `aggregateEdges` now tallies these zero-work outcomes as `inert`, apart from real
  successes, so they build no confidence and do not count toward attempts; `getMemoryAdvice`
  bans a gene after `GENE_INERT_BAN_STREAK` (default 8, env `EVOLVER_GENE_INERT_BAN_STREAK`)
  consecutive inert outcomes with no real success on a signal, so the selector falls through
  to mutation (null → fresh gene) and diversity is restored. Consecutive-trailing (reset by
  any real success/failure), so a gene that ever does real work is never punished for idle
  cycles.
- **Self-evolution validation commands no longer fail a cycle in user projects (#562).** Seed
  genes (e.g. `gene_gep_repair_from_errors`) ship validation commands that target evolver's
  own tree (`node scripts/validate-modules.js ./src/gep/...`). When evolver runs in a user's
  project, `repoRoot` is that project and the script is absent, so the command could only fail
  with "Cannot find module" — wrongly tanking the gene's `validation_pass_rate` on an
  environment mismatch. `runValidationsOnce` now skips a `node <script>` validation command
  whose (relative) script does not exist in `repoRoot`, excluding it from the pass/fail tally
  instead of failing the cycle; a clear `[Solidify] Skipping validation command (script not in
  repoRoot)` line replaces the confusing module-not-found error. Commands whose script is
  present run unchanged.