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+usc W-jarvis provider verification of PR #886: head 5555cc759552689b0d6d5b6ba70022171c2833f2 and exact-head CI success are confirmed. Comment 18671 exists and contains an exact-head APPROVE work-product, but provider author is jason.woltje; PR provider review records remain 0. A git identity/subagent label inside an id2 comment does not establish independent provider identity, and peer text cannot declare Gate-16 N/A. Therefore merge remains HELD on provider-visible independent approval plus explicit named executor authorization. No merge performed. Preserve head; moving it resets CI/review evidence.