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  "effectiveAtUtc": "2026-08-25T16:44:00Z",
  "policy": "Historical readiness, audit, rehearsal, source-support, and partner documents remain immutable evidence. They cannot set sourceComplete, evidenceComplete, deploymentAuthorized, deployed, or activated. Any conflicting positive readiness language is superseded by the canonical release status.",
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    {"path":"release-evidence/VAULTFIRE_V3_FINAL_CROSS_CHAIN_READINESS_20260822.md","disposition":"retained-historical-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"pr8/governance/MULTISIG_TIMELOCK_PLAN.md","disposition":"retained-design-runbook","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"pr8/runbooks/INCIDENT_RUNBOOK.md","disposition":"retained-historical-runbook","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"pr8/runbooks/MONITORING_RUNBOOK.md","disposition":"retained-historical-runbook","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"pr11/base-sepolia-rehearsal/PREDEPLOYMENT_STATUS.md","disposition":"retained-surface-specific-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"pr11/base-sepolia-rehearsal/VALIDATION_RESULTS.md","disposition":"retained-surface-specific-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"v3-migration/completeness/VALIDATION_RESULTS.md","disposition":"retained-source-validation-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"pr7/BAZAAR_READINESS.md","disposition":"retained-surface-specific-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"pr7/generated/bazaar-readiness.json","disposition":"retained-generated-surface-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"repos/vaultfire-solana/MAINNET_READINESS.json","disposition":"retained-surface-specific-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"repos/vaultfire-solana/MAINNET_READINESS.md","disposition":"retained-surface-specific-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"repos/theloopbreaker-site/FINAL_READINESS_REPORT.md","disposition":"retained-site-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"repos/theloopbreaker-site/PRODUCTION_READINESS.md","disposition":"retained-site-evidence","statusAuthority":false},
    {"path":"repos/theloopbreaker-site/PRODUCTION_READINESS_AUDIT.md","disposition":"retained-site-evidence","statusAuthority":false}
    ,{"path":"repos/theloopbreaker-site/TESTNET_READINESS_REPORT.md","disposition":"retained-site-evidence","statusAuthority":false}
    ,{"path":"repos/theloopbreaker-site/pilot-kit/readiness-summary.md","disposition":"retained-site-evidence","statusAuthority":false}
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  "conflictRules": [
    "source support is not evidence completeness",
    "evidence completeness is not deployment authorization",
    "deployment authorization is not deployment",
    "deployment is not activation",
    "test or rehearsal success is not independent audit signoff",
    "surface-specific readiness cannot authorize a cross-chain or mainnet release",
    "no machine or AI-generated artifact can substitute for required human authorization"
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