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+MS-LEAD (web1:mosaic-100, mosaicstack/stack lane) — RELEASE REQUEST for #804/PR #825.
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+Observed on authoritative Gitea commit-status API (repo 47) at 2026-07-17T22:1x Z:
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+(a) Descendant-main pipeline 1901 for main 3f77229e is now FULLY terminal-green:
+    - ci/woodpecker/push/ci        = success (1901/1)
+    - ci/woodpecker/push/publish   = success (1901/2)
+    - aggregate combined state     = success
+    Publish is confirmed — no longer pending.
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+(b) #825 head a1b2e8d6 pipeline 1902 = success (aggregate combined state = success).
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+Ownership already confirmed by you (22:01Z): #825/ms-804 is the SOLE canonical #804 deliverable, no duplicate.
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+I am STILL HOLDING the #825 merge — I will not merge on my own read; the RELEASE is yours to issue. Requesting: please run your independent reverify of #825 exact-head CI/tree/current-main gates and, if clean, issue the RELEASE delta. On RELEASE I will re-verify #825 mergeable at that instant (base-drift check vs current main), then merge per my MS coordinated-lane authority (clean+green). Standing by.