=== REAL TREE (0.236.0 released, newest golden 0.232.0 — BEHIND), valid waiver planted, R-468 exists ===

--- OLD gate (HEAD before this task) ---
  newest released controller : 0.236.0   (## v0.236.0 — "delete my data too" deletes the data, or says that it could not (2026-09-13)
  newest golden baked        : 0.232.0   (documentation/tests/golden-0.232.0-2026-09-01 [sha 5f8a53ed5b19…])

GOLDEN CURRENCY GATE FAILED: controller v0.236.0 is released and NO golden carries it (newest bake is 0.232.0).
A machine installed right now would receive v0.232.0 — 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 this release deliberately needs no golden, record a waiver in documentation/backlog/OPEN-ITEMS.md — never a bypass.
exit=1

--- NEW gate ---
  newest released controller : 0.236.0   (## v0.236.0 — "delete my data too" deletes the data, or says that it could not (2026-09-13)
  newest golden baked        : 0.232.0   (documentation/tests/golden-0.232.0-2026-09-01 [sha 5f8a53ed5b19…])
  waiver                     : VALID until 2026-09-27 (14 day(s) left) — R-468, reason: pre-customer development; goldens on a weekly cadence (operator ruling 2026-09-13)

GOLDEN CURRENCY GATE ADVISORY — WAIVED, NOT CLEAN: controller v0.236.0 is released and NO golden carries it (newest bake is 0.232.0; 4 release(s) behind: 0.233.0, 0.234.0, 0.235.0, 0.236.0).
A machine installed right now would receive v0.232.0 and reach v0.236.0 by self-update.
Waived by R-468 until 2026-09-27 (14 day(s) left): pre-customer development; goldens on a weekly cadence (operator ruling 2026-09-13)
This is the operator's 2026-09-13 cadence ruling, not a pass: bake weekly and before ANY drill or fresh install (RUNBOOK-manual-build.md §4.2). When the waiver expires this gate is red again.
golden currency gate OK (WAIVED) — the newest released controller has NO golden; a valid waiver covers it (NOTE: this checks the BAKE, not the vouch)
exit=0
