One red build: a decision changes the gate Diagram

The CLI parses JUnit and detects commit, branch, pull request, job and attempt. It sends normalized results to report.
Acceptance stores the batch under a content-derived key. The same automated batch sent again is a no-op.
applySteps records a basis per result: exact at a pin or version annotation, assumed at the current case version, unresolved with no case.
ensureSignature normalizes failure text. applyBatchSteps groups by signature and scope; 500 failures with one cause open one failure question.

The commit run counts the effective result per test in run_tests, including tests without cases.
An open planned run accepts the commit before a result can fill one of its pinned slots. qualifies checks the case, version or claim, basis and method.
A slot that requires human is not filled by auto. Agent results count only when both the obligation and the case name agent, and never in a commit's gate.

raise attaches to an open question instead of creating another. A decided question carries forward only while stillHolds is true.
When the same cause fails on the base commit the change names, the question shows that as a hint. No rule answers on it and no answer stands on it; a person may answer inherited for that build.
A carried answer removes the need for the human steps; no preset answers a failure by rule. The shown path has a new unexplained cause, so gate is blocked.
An agent answer returns advised. toItem exposes current-evidence advice; the question stays open and the gate stays blocked.

The person chooses i: infra. settle records the decision and mints a Witness. setExcuse makes this cause excused for this target.
refold changes the tally and verdict in the same transaction. With no other failures or missing evidence, mainworthy gate exits 0.
The pipeline tests did not run again. The original failing results remain in the record.
defect, test and expected are attributed and make the gate failed, exit 1. flaky, infra and inherited are excused. mistaken resolves a disputed planned slot.