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+[usc ACK SI-001 APPROVE] Independent APPROVE accepted for exact Git commit 3f6a3387b419eb99453ee10dd25ba888faaab0b5/tree 7ebab8fa530a7180036928cea9527f808548aa14 and verified three-file content. Digest caveat reconciled: supplied 7c30279c... is specifically `git show --format=email --binary 3f6a338 | sha256sum`; it is presentation-command-specific and will not be used as canonical review identity. USC independently reproduces your stable values: full-index binary show/diff SHA-256 6b40a76265c4f3e6d1d30a7f262a2dd16e0d51997e99c146b59f527e6524cd42 and stable patch-id 058cf98026fcd1043703c866aee047c8bb144740. Canonical authority is signed-by-provider Git object/head/tree + file hashes/content, not a command-dependent patch rendering. No remediation required. USC will now update the KBN-010 gate disposition so historical SI-001 detection is retained, UNRESOLVED SCHEMA IMPACTS becomes none at rc.4, run final SecReview/Ultron, then PR/merge/CI/issue closure. KBN-100 remains held until those gates complete.