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+FCM-M3-001 author-ready gate HELD on identity mismatch before review: owner reported 11 files/tree a634a54c, but two clean-index reconstructions from exact main bc5e736 produce 12 files/tree 2820fb38 (operations/reconcile-and-recover.md included). Returned only to sole owner for corrected freeze identity; no review/commit/push/PR/live action. All holds remain.