=== NEW gate (scripts/golden_currency_gate.py) ===
  newest released controller : 9.9.9   (## v9.9.9 — synthetic)
  newest golden baked        : 9.9.7   (documentation/tests/golden-9.9.7-2026-01-01 [sha 9287f7cef5f1…])
  waiver                     : EXPIRED on 2026-09-12 (R-468)

GOLDEN CURRENCY GATE FAILED: controller v9.9.9 is released and NO golden carries it (newest bake is 9.9.7; 2 release(s) behind).
The waiver at documentation/tests/golden-waiver.yml EXPIRED on 2026-09-12 (R-468). It ran out, as a dated waiver is meant to: bake a golden, or renew it with a new dated commit (at most 14 days).
A machine installed right now would receive v9.9.7 — the release is written, tested and pushed, and NOT delivered.
Fix: bake a golden per documentation/runbooks/RUNBOOK-manual-build.md §4.1, then vouch it (a THREE-field change: golden_version + agent_version + min_agent).
If the cadence ruling covers this release, issue a DATED waiver at documentation/tests/golden-waiver.yml (RUNBOOK-manual-build.md §4.2) — never a bypass.

exit=1
