PR_26172_OWNER_021-projectinstructions-release-gate

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Summary

• Adds docs_build/dev/ProjectInstructions/RELEASE_GATE.md.
• Includes checks for the ProjectInstructions folder, anchor files, NATO normalization, Day Work / EOD Merge rule, OWNER branch lock rule, no protected instruction deletion, no direct main commits, and team-start gating.

Validation

• git diff --check
• git diff --cached --check
• rg -n "Alpha|Beta|Gamma" docs_build/dev/ProjectInstructions returned no matches.
• Required file existence checks passed.
• Tree output recorded in docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26172_OWNER_021-projectinstructions-release-gate-tree.txt.
• Playwright not run: docs-only release gate.
• Samples not run: docs-only release gate.

Reports

• docs_build/dev/reports/codex_review.diff
• docs_build/dev/reports/codex_changed_files.txt
• docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26172_OWNER_021-projectinstructions-release-gate.md
• docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26172_OWNER_021-projectinstructions-release-gate-manual-validation-notes.md
• docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26172_OWNER_021-projectinstructions-release-gate-instruction-compliance-checklist.md
• docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26172_OWNER_021-projectinstructions-release-gate-tree.txt

Package

• tmp/PR_26172_OWNER_021-projectinstructions-release-gate_delta.zip

No direct commits to main. No merge performed.

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Closed by OWNER historical governance cleanup after Governance Phase 1 and historical consolidation. Useful content was either superseded by merged Project Instructions governance or consolidated into PR_26172_OWNER_032-historical-governance-consolidation.