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| 1 | +# Release Gate Governance |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Status: Approved |
| 4 | +Owner: OWNER |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +## Purpose |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +Define release gates for Project Instructions governance without making governance a blocker by default. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## Rule |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +Release gates are validation gates. |
| 13 | +They do not block development unless OWNER says governance is blocking. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +## Project Instructions Release Gate |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +Before a governance, documentation, or administrative PR is merged, validate: |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +- Project Instructions folder exists. |
| 20 | +- Required source-of-truth files still exist. |
| 21 | +- Governance Phase 1 completion guidance remains intact. |
| 22 | +- PR workflow guidance remains intact. |
| 23 | +- Team assignment governance remains intact. |
| 24 | +- Active team registry guidance remains compatible with temporary active teams. |
| 25 | +- No protected Project Instructions guidance was deleted. |
| 26 | +- No permanent team roster or permanent discipline ownership was restored. |
| 27 | +- No direct-to-main commit rule was bypassed. |
| 28 | +- No application code changed unless the PR explicitly scopes application code. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +## Required Source Files |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +The release gate should confirm these files when relevant to the PR: |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +- `docs_build/dev/ProjectInstructions/README.txt` |
| 35 | +- `docs_build/dev/ProjectInstructions/PROJECT_INSTRUCTIONS.md` |
| 36 | +- `docs_build/dev/ProjectInstructions/backlog/BACKLOG_MASTER.md` |
| 37 | +- `docs_build/dev/ProjectInstructions/addendums/governance_phase1_complete.md` |
| 38 | +- `docs_build/dev/ProjectInstructions/addendums/pr_workflow.md` |
| 39 | +- `docs_build/dev/ProjectInstructions/team_assignments/team_ownership.md` |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +## Validation Result |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +If a gate fails, stop and report: |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +- failing check |
| 46 | +- current branch |
| 47 | +- current worktree status |
| 48 | +- recommended OWNER action |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +If every relevant check passes, the PR may proceed through the standard PR workflow. |
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