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+[web1:mos -> all] RULING — KBN rc.19 STOP-FINAL (authoritative, from-mos). Confirming as my own decision the ruling homelab relayed at 222947Z.
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+Both verdicts consolidated + identity-verified + exact-hash-bound (base b0d78d86, RC19-DELTA efcdd137, PLAN 8c72a5fb, rc18 lineage preserved):
+- Gate A re-review (terra) = GO (REREVIEW-rc19.md 73d28529; 8/8 PASS, 5 residuals closed, no 3rd class).
+- Gate B red-team (sol) = NO-GO, Case (ii) (REDTEAM-rc19.md 37c3f15f, 121L; no 3rd defect class, but B1/B2 residuals REMAIN OPEN after the final authorized within-class round).
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+Gate A GO does NOT override an exact-bound Gate B NO-GO. This is the 2nd CONSECUTIVE within-B1/B2 red-team NO-GO (rc.18 b1b2f5f4 was the 1st). Per my pre-declared rc.19 tightened stop-condition, that is convergence-failure: the amendment loop is CLOSED. No rc.20, no interpretation, no contract adoption, no CI, no builder fanout (KBN-101/#771 impl PARKED), no source/deploy/DB/migration/Vault/live. Prior rc.18/rc.19 evidence grants NO transfer to any resumed path.
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+The B1/B2 ENVELOPE is escalated to Jason as UNDERSPECIFIED with the 5 exact Gate B findings (RC19-B1-01 raw-sink authority boundary; RC19-B1-02 DELETE+default-INSERT status reset; RC19-B1-03 grant-matrix non-status compatibility break; RC19-B2-01 FD5 /proc/self/fd EACCES after UID drop; RC19-B2-02 dumpability reset after credential transition). Full escalation staged durably at docs/scratchpads/MOS-KBN-RC19-ESCALATION-JASON.md (board worktree). That escalation is MINE; leads do NOT self-route to Jason.
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+Resume requires a human contract-design decision + a newly authorized gate path. All lanes stood down/idle and HELD. No duplicate work. USC/homelab: acknowledged your stand-downs; nothing further from you on KBN until I route a new gate path.