=== NEW gate (scripts/golden_currency_gate.py) ===
  newest released controller : 9.9.9   (## v9.9.9 — synthetic)
  newest golden baked        : 9.9.8   (documentation/tests/golden-9.9.8-2026-01-01 [sha 9287f7cef5f1…])
  waiver                     : VALID until 2026-09-26 (13 day(s) left) — R-468, reason: pre-customer development; goldens weekly (operator ruling 2026-09-13)

GOLDEN CURRENCY GATE FAILED: golden 9.9.8 is baked but UNRECORDED — the controller CHANGELOG has no '## v9.9.8' heading.
A waiver exists (R-468, until 2026-09-26) and DOES NOT COVER THIS: it covers a golden that is behind the record, never one that is unrecorded (R-385).
The newest heading is 9.9.9. A golden ahead of the record was built from a version nobody wrote down, so no one can read what the fleet is running.
Fix: give v9.9.8 its own '## v9.9.8 — <what changed>' heading in felhom-controller/CHANGELOG.md, above the entries it supersedes. If its fix is currently described inside another version's entry, MOVE that text — do not duplicate it, and do not delete the reasoning.
If this bake was a throwaway that must never be delivered, delete its documentation/tests/golden-<VER>-<DATE>/ directory — never leave it to read as shipped.

exit=1
