README.md

@@ -851,3 +851,20 @@ Checkpoint replacement uses writer-unique, flushed temporary files and an
 atomic rename, preventing concurrent writers from colliding or exposing partial
 JSON. Full behavior and safety gates are documented in
 [`docs/release-engine-spec.md`](docs/release-engine-spec.md).
+
+## Human Gates inbox
+
+Authenticated release producers use `POST /api/v1/human-gates/intake` with an
+`Idempotency-Key` and an immutable `"candidate_hash"`; durable account-bound
+SQLite storage is configured by `STACKCHAIN_HUMAN_GATE_DB`. Account isolation
+binds each queue to the upstream principal ID and login, including its offline
+browser cache. Review decisions carry `expected_revision`, a stable idempotency
+key across network retries, and return durable receipts. If producer evidence
+changes after a release or hold, the update reopens the exact hash for a new
+revision-checked decision instead of silently retaining the old outcome.
+New hashes mark older pending candidates `superseded` without removing their audit
+history. See [`docs/human-gates.md`](docs/human-gates.md) for the complete
+producer body, decision API, and **Telegram coalescing contract**. Lock-screen
+and Telegram notifications expose count and route only, using
+`#/my-work/human-gates`; they never expose project, title, candidate hash,
+artifacts, checks, provenance, reasons, or receipts.

docs/human-gates.md

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Human Gates producer and notification contract
+
+Human Gates is an account-bound release-candidate inbox. The canonical mobile route is `#/my-work/human-gates`. Reads may use the last account-scoped browser cache, but Release/Hold decisions require a live authenticated identity and an online server round trip.
+
+## Producer intake
+
+Authenticated producers submit `POST /api/v1/human-gates/intake` with a unique `Idempotency-Key` header and JSON such as:
+
+```json
+{
+  "source": "release-bot",
+  "project": "stackchain/dashboard",
+  "candidate_hash": "abc123",
+  "title": "Dashboard candidate",
+  "priority": 7,
+  "artifacts": [{"name": "manifest", "url": "https://forge.example/artifacts/manifest.json"}],
+  "links": [{"label": "change", "url": "https://forge.example/pulls/1415"}],
+  "checks": [{"name": "browser", "state": "success", "required": true}],
+  "score": {"value": 92, "provenance": "release-evaluator/v2"},
+  "provenance": {"producer": "release-bot", "run_id": "run-9"}
+}
+```
+
+The immutable identity is authenticated account + `source` + `project` + `candidate_hash`. Retrying the same key and body returns the same gate. Reusing a key for different facts, or redefining an existing candidate hash, returns 409. A newer hash from the same source/project atomically marks older pending candidates `superseded`; detail history remains available for audit. Configure durable storage with `STACKCHAIN_HUMAN_GATE_DB` (default: `$STACKCHAIN_STATE_DIR/human-gates.sqlite3`).
+
+Consumers list `GET /api/v1/human-gates`, inspect `GET /api/v1/human-gates/{id}`, and submit `POST /api/v1/human-gates/{id}/decision` with a new `Idempotency-Key`, `expected_revision`, and either `release` or `hold`. Hold requires a reason. Release requires all three checklist confirmations; if any required check is not successful it also requires an explicit override reason. Durable receipts are available at `GET /api/v1/human-gate-receipts/{receipt_id}`. All endpoints are authenticated, account-bound, and `Cache-Control: no-store`.
+
+## Telegram coalescing contract
+
+Telegram or lock-screen adapters MUST coalesce pending changes per authenticated account and expose **count and route only**:
+
+```json
+{
+  "pending_count": 3,
+  "route": "#/my-work/human-gates"
+}
+```
+
+The notification text may say “3 Human Gates pending” and provide the route. It MUST NOT include project names, candidate hash values, titles, artifact/link URLs, checks, scores, provenance, decision history, superseded candidate facts, reasons, or receipts. Multiple intake/supersession events before delivery replace the pending notification with the latest count rather than emitting one message per candidate. A transition to zero clears the outstanding notification; it does not send candidate detail. Producers and adapters must fetch current state after authenticated route open rather than treating notification delivery as an action authorization.

frontend/dashboard.css

@@ -1612,3 +1612,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .create-pull-mode label{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:7px}
 .create-pull-panel button,.create-pull-panel select,.create-pull-panel input{min-height:44px}
 @media(max-width:600px){.create-pull-sheet{padding:0}.create-pull-panel{width:100%;max-height:100dvh;border-radius:18px 18px 0 0}.create-pull-branches{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
+
+.human-gates{position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:72;background:var(--bg);overflow:auto;padding:18px max(16px,env(safe-area-inset-right)) max(24px,env(safe-area-inset-bottom)) max(16px,env(safe-area-inset-left))}
+.human-gates[hidden]{display:none}.human-gates-header{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto 14px}.human-gates-header h3{margin:0}.human-gates-list,.human-gate-detail-host{display:grid;gap:10px;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto 14px}.human-gate-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;text-align:left;gap:6px 12px;min-height:58px;padding:12px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:14px;background:var(--panel)}.human-gate-card span{grid-column:1/-1;color:var(--muted)}.human-gate-detail{display:grid;gap:12px;padding:16px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:16px;background:var(--panel)}.human-gate-detail h3,.human-gate-detail h4,.human-gate-detail p{margin:0}.human-gate-detail label{display:grid;gap:6px}.human-gate-detail label:has(input[type=checkbox]){grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;align-items:center}.human-gate-detail textarea{min-height:78px}.human-gate-detail>div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px}.human-gates-zero{display:grid;gap:6px;text-align:center;padding:32px 16px;border:1px dashed var(--border);border-radius:16px}.human-gates-launcher span{display:inline-grid;place-items:center;min-width:22px;border-radius:999px;background:var(--accent);color:#06101f}
+@media(min-width:761px){.human-gates{inset:8% max(8%,80px);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:20px;box-shadow:0 24px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.4)}}

frontend/dashboard.js

@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@
   let editingOutboxId = null;
   let confirmedOwnerLogin = '';
   let planningOwnerLogin = '';
+  let planningOwnerAccountKey = '';
   let activeFlushLogin = '';
   let rR = null;
   function rRC() {
@@ -634,6 +635,46 @@
     return payload;
   }
 
+  const humanGates = createHumanGates({
+    storage:localStorage,
+    getLogin:()=>planningOwnerLogin,
+    getAccountKey:()=>planningOwnerAccountKey,
+    isOnline:()=>navigator.onLine,
+    location:window.location,
+    fetchJson:fetchReviewJson,
+    nodes:{
+      count:qs('#human-gates-count'), list:qs('#human-gates-list'),
+      status:qs('#human-gates-status'), panel:qs('#human-gates'),
+      detail:qs('#human-gate-detail'),
+    },
+  });
+  const openHumanGates = () => humanGates.open().catch(error => {
+    qs('#human-gates-status').textContent = error.message || 'Human Gates are unavailable.';
+  });
+  qs('#open-human-gates').addEventListener('click', openHumanGates);
+  qs('#close-human-gates').addEventListener('click', () => {
+    qs('#human-gates').hidden = true;
+    if (window.location.hash === '#/my-work/human-gates') window.history.replaceState({}, '', '#/my-work');
+  });
+  qs('#human-gates-list').addEventListener('click', event => {
+    const card = event.target.closest('[data-human-gate-id]');
+    if (!card) return;
+    humanGates.select(card.dataset.humanGateId);
+  });
+  qs('#human-gate-detail').addEventListener('click', event => {
+    const decision = event.target.closest('[data-gate-decision]')?.dataset.gateDecision;
+    if (!decision) return;
+    const detail = qs('#human-gate-detail');
+    const checklist = Object.fromEntries(Array.from(detail.querySelectorAll('[data-gate-checklist]')).map(input => [input.dataset.gateChecklist, input.checked]));
+    humanGates.decideAndNext(decision, {
+      checklist,
+      reason:detail.querySelector('[data-gate-reason]')?.value || '',
+      override_reason:detail.querySelector('[data-gate-override]')?.value || '',
+    }).catch(error => { qs('#human-gates-status').textContent = error.message; });
+  });
+  humanGates.load().catch(() => {});
+  if (window.location.hash === '#/my-work/human-gates') openHumanGates();
+
   function syncCompletedFiledReviews() {
     if (!planningOwnerLogin) return Promise.resolve(false);
     if (completedFiledSyncFlight) return completedFiledSyncFlight;
@@ -5526,6 +5567,9 @@
       const retainedPlanningLogin = !snapshot.context.error ?
         String(snapshot.context.user?.login || '').trim() : '';
       planningOwnerLogin = retainedPlanningLogin;
+      planningOwnerAccountKey = retainedPlanningLogin && snapshot.context.user?.id ?
+        String(snapshot.context.user.id) + ':' + retainedPlanningLogin : '';
+      timerView.render();
       updatePlanningAvailability();
       if (planningOwnerLogin) {
         syncPendingTomorrow();
@@ -7843,6 +7887,8 @@
     confirmedOwnerLogin = String(saved.user?.login || '').trim();
     restoreReleaseReceipt();
     planningOwnerLogin = confirmedOwnerLogin;
+    planningOwnerAccountKey = confirmedOwnerLogin && saved.user?.id ?
+      String(saved.user.id) + ':' + confirmedOwnerLogin : '';
     interruptionPrompt.restore();
     updatePlanningAvailability();
     syncPendingTomorrow();

frontend/human-gates.js

@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+function createHumanGates(options = {}) {
+  const storage = options.storage || window.localStorage;
+  const getLogin = options.getLogin || (() => '');
+  const getAccountKey = options.getAccountKey || getLogin;
+  const isOnline = options.isOnline || (() => navigator.onLine);
+  const location = options.location || window.location;
+  const fetchJson = options.fetchJson;
+  const nodes = options.nodes || {};
+  let queue = { pending_count: 0, items: [] };
+  let reviewSnapshot = [];
+  let reviewIndex = -1;
+  let loadedAccountKey = '';
+  let loadEpoch = 0;
+  const decisionKeys = new Map();
+  let decisionFlight = null;
+
+  const escape = value => String(value ?? '').replace(/[&<>"']/g, character => ({
+    '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', '>': '&gt;', '"': '&quot;', "'": '&#39;',
+  })[character]);
+  const cacheKey = () => 'stackchain.human-gates.v1:' + String(getAccountKey() || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+  const setText = (node, value) => { if (node) node.textContent = value; };
+  const setHtml = (node, value) => { if (node) node.innerHTML = value; };
+
+  function validSnapshot(value) {
+    return value && Number.isInteger(value.pending_count) && Array.isArray(value.items) ? value : null;
+  }
+
+  function restore() {
+    if (!getLogin()) return null;
+    try { return validSnapshot(JSON.parse(storage.getItem(cacheKey()) || 'null')); } catch (_) { return null; }
+  }
+
+  function save(value) {
+    if (!getLogin()) return;
+    try { storage.setItem(cacheKey(), JSON.stringify(value)); } catch (_) {}
+  }
+
+  function render() {
+    setText(nodes.count, String(queue.pending_count));
+    if (!queue.pending_count) {
+      setHtml(nodes.list, '<div class="human-gates-zero"><strong>Inbox zero</strong><span>No release candidates need your decision.</span></div>');
+      setText(nodes.status, 'Human Gates inbox zero.');
+      return;
+    }
+    setText(nodes.status, queue.pending_count + (queue.pending_count === 1 ? ' gate pending.' : ' gates pending.'));
+    setHtml(nodes.list, queue.items.map(item =>
+      '<button class="human-gate-card" type="button" data-human-gate-id="' + escape(item.id) + '">' +
+      '<strong>' + escape(item.title) + '</strong><code>' + escape(item.candidate_hash) + '</code>' +
+      '<span>Priority ' + escape(item.priority ?? 0) + '</span></button>'
+    ).join(''));
+  }
+
+  function renderDetail(item) {
+    if (!item) {
+      setHtml(nodes.detail, '<div class="human-gates-zero"><strong>Inbox zero</strong><span>Fixed review snapshot complete.</span></div>');
+      return;
+    }
+    const checks = (item.checks || []).map(check =>
+      '<li class="gate-check gate-check-' + escape(check.state) + '"><strong>' + escape(check.name) + '</strong> · ' + escape(check.state) + (check.required ? ' · required' : '') + '</li>'
+    ).join('');
+    const artifacts = (item.artifacts || []).map(artifact => '<li><a href="' + escape(artifact.url) + '" rel="noreferrer">' + escape(artifact.name) + '</a></li>').join('');
+    const links = (item.links || []).map(link => '<li><a href="' + escape(link.url) + '" rel="noreferrer">' + escape(link.label) + '</a></li>').join('');
+    const provenance = Object.entries(item.provenance || {}).map(([key, value]) => '<li><strong>' + escape(key) + '</strong> · ' + escape(value) + '</li>').join('');
+    const history = (item.history || []).map(event => '<li><strong>' + escape(event.action) + '</strong> · ' + escape(event.at) + '</li>').join('');
+    setHtml(nodes.detail,
+      '<article class="human-gate-detail"><h3>' + escape(item.title) + '</h3>' +
+      '<p>Project <strong>' + escape(item.project) + '</strong></p>' +
+      '<p>Exact candidate <code>' + escape(item.candidate_hash) + '</code></p>' +
+      '<p>Score ' + escape(item.score?.value ?? 'not supplied') + ' · ' + escape(item.score?.provenance || '') + '</p>' +
+      '<h4>Artifacts</h4><ul>' + artifacts + '</ul><h4>Links</h4><ul>' + links + '</ul>' +
+      '<h4>Checks</h4><ul>' + checks + '</ul><h4>Provenance</h4><ul>' + provenance + '</ul>' +
+      '<h4>History</h4><ul>' + history + '</ul>' +
+      '<label><input type="checkbox" data-gate-checklist="exact_hash"> Exact hash reviewed</label>' +
+      '<label><input type="checkbox" data-gate-checklist="artifacts_reviewed"> Artifacts reviewed</label>' +
+      '<label><input type="checkbox" data-gate-checklist="provenance_reviewed"> Provenance reviewed</label>' +
+      '<label>Hold reason<textarea data-gate-reason></textarea></label>' +
+      '<label>Override reason<textarea data-gate-override></textarea></label>' +
+      '<div><button type="button" data-gate-decision="release">Release &amp; next</button>' +
+      '<button type="button" data-gate-decision="hold">Hold &amp; next</button></div></article>'
+    );
+  }
+
+  async function load() {
+    const epoch = ++loadEpoch;
+    const accountKey = String(getAccountKey() || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (accountKey !== loadedAccountKey) {
+      loadedAccountKey = accountKey;
+      queue = { pending_count: 0, items: [] };
+      reviewSnapshot = [];
+      reviewIndex = -1;
+      render();
+    }
+    const cached = restore();
+    if (cached) { queue = cached; render(); }
+    try {
+      const live = validSnapshot(await fetchJson('api/v1/human-gates'));
+      if (epoch !== loadEpoch || accountKey !== loadedAccountKey) return queue;
+      if (!live) throw new Error('Human Gates response is invalid.');
+      queue = { pending_count: live.pending_count, items: live.items.slice() };
+      save(queue);
+      render();
+      return queue;
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (epoch !== loadEpoch || accountKey !== loadedAccountKey) return queue;
+      if (!cached) throw error;
+      setText(nodes.status, 'Offline cached gate list · reconnect before deciding.');
+      return queue;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function reviewNext() {
+    if (reviewIndex < 0) {
+      reviewSnapshot = queue.items.slice();
+      reviewIndex = 0;
+    }
+    const item = reviewSnapshot[reviewIndex] || null;
+    renderDetail(item);
+    if (item) {
+      const index = reviewIndex;
+      fetchJson('api/v1/human-gates/' + encodeURIComponent(item.id)).then(detail => {
+        if (!detail || detail.id !== item.id) throw new Error('Gate detail is invalid.');
+        if (reviewIndex !== index || reviewSnapshot[index]?.id !== item.id) return;
+        reviewSnapshot[index] = detail;
+        renderDetail(detail);
+      }).catch(() => { setText(nodes.status, 'Gate detail is unavailable. Retry while online.'); });
+    }
+    return item;
+  }
+
+  function select(gateId) {
+    if (reviewIndex < 0) reviewSnapshot = queue.items.slice();
+    const index = reviewSnapshot.findIndex(item => item.id === gateId);
+    if (index < 0) throw new Error('Gate is not in the current review snapshot.');
+    reviewIndex = index;
+    return reviewNext();
+  }
+
+  function current() { return reviewIndex < 0 ? null : (reviewSnapshot[reviewIndex] || null); }
+  function idempotencyKey(item, decision, payload) {
+    const operation = item.id + ':' + item.revision + ':' + decision + ':' + JSON.stringify(payload);
+    if (decisionKeys.has(operation)) return { operation, key: decisionKeys.get(operation) };
+    const nonce = globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID?.() || (Date.now().toString(36) + '-' + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2));
+    const key = 'human-gate:' + item.id + ':' + item.revision + ':' + decision + ':' + nonce;
+    decisionKeys.set(operation, key);
+    return { operation, key };
+  }
+
+  async function decideAndNext(decision, values = {}) {
+    const item = current();
+    if (!item) throw new Error('No gate is selected.');
+    if (!isOnline()) throw new Error('Human Gate decisions require an online connection.');
+    if (!String(getLogin() || '').trim()) throw new Error('Authenticated account identity is required.');
+    const checklist = values.checklist || {};
+    const complete = ['exact_hash', 'artifacts_reviewed', 'provenance_reviewed'].every(key => checklist[key] === true);
+    if (decision === 'release' && !complete) throw new Error('Complete the release checklist before deciding.');
+    const unmet = (item.checks || []).filter(check => check.required && check.state !== 'success');
+    if (decision === 'release' && unmet.length && !String(values.override_reason || '').trim()) {
+      throw new Error('An explicit override reason is required for unmet required checks.');
+    }
+    if (decision === 'hold' && !String(values.reason || '').trim()) throw new Error('A hold reason is required.');
+    const payload = {
+      expected_revision: item.revision, decision,
+      reason: String(values.reason || '').trim(),
+      override_reason: String(values.override_reason || '').trim(), checklist,
+    };
+    if (decisionFlight) return decisionFlight;
+    const operation = (async () => {
+      const decisionKey = idempotencyKey(item, decision, payload);
+      const receipt = await fetchJson('api/v1/human-gates/' + encodeURIComponent(item.id) + '/decision', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Idempotency-Key': decisionKey.key },
+        body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+      });
+      decisionKeys.delete(decisionKey.operation);
+      queue.items = queue.items.filter(candidate => candidate.id !== item.id);
+      queue.pending_count = Math.max(0, queue.pending_count - 1);
+      save(queue); render();
+      reviewIndex += 1;
+      const next = current();
+      if (next) reviewNext(); else renderDetail(null);
+      setText(nodes.status, next ? (decision === 'release' ? 'Released. Reviewing next gate.' : 'Held. Reviewing next gate.') : 'Decision saved. Human Gates review snapshot complete.');
+      return { receipt, next };
+    })();
+    decisionFlight = operation;
+    try {
+      return await operation;
+    } finally {
+      if (decisionFlight === operation) decisionFlight = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function open() {
+    location.hash = '#/my-work/human-gates';
+    if (nodes.panel) nodes.panel.hidden = false;
+    return load().then(() => reviewNext());
+  }
+
+  return {
+    load, open, reviewNext, select, decideAndNext, current,
+    restoreCached: restore,
+    snapshot: () => JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(queue)),
+    route: () => location.hash,
+  };
+}
+
+if (typeof module !== 'undefined') module.exports = createHumanGates;
+if (typeof window !== 'undefined') window.createHumanGates = createHumanGates;

frontend/index.html

@@ -187,7 +187,16 @@
         <button class="end-today-session" id="end-today-session" type="button" hidden>End session</button>
         <button class="find-work-action" id="find-work" type="button">Find work</button>
         <button class="new-issue" id="new-issue" type="button">New issue</button>
+        <button class="human-gates-launcher" id="open-human-gates" type="button">Review next <span id="human-gates-count">0</span></button>
       </div>
+      <section id="human-gates" class="human-gates" aria-labelledby="human-gates-heading" hidden>
+        <div class="human-gates-header">
+          <div><h3 id="human-gates-heading">Human Gates</h3><p id="human-gates-status" class="small" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p></div>
+          <button id="close-human-gates" type="button">Close</button>
+        </div>
+        <div id="human-gates-list" class="human-gates-list"></div>
+        <div id="human-gate-detail" class="human-gate-detail-host"></div>
+      </section>
       <details class="work-settings">
         <summary id="work-settings-toggle">Queue &amp; settings · <span id="active-work-queue">All</span></summary>
         <div class="work-settings-panel">
@@ -2401,6 +2410,7 @@
 <script src="static/mobile-plan-today-nav.js"></script>
 <script src="static/mobile-find-work-nav.js"></script>
 <script src="static/workspace-bootstrap.js"></script>
+<script src="static/human-gates.js"></script>
 <script src="static/dashboard.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>

frontend/service-worker.js

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ const SHELL = [
   BASE + 'manifest.webmanifest',
   BASE + 'static/dashboard.css',
   BASE + 'static/dashboard.js',
+  BASE + 'static/human-gates.js',
   BASE + 'static/icons/stackchain-192.png',
   BASE + 'static/icons/stackchain-512.png',
   BASE + 'static/session.js',

src/human_gate_store.py

@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+"""Durable, account-bound human release gate inbox."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import json
+import re
+import sqlite3
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable
+
+from src.private_state import connect_private_sqlite
+
+
+_HASH = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._:-]{1,127}$")
+_PROJECT = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+$")
+_STATES = {"pending", "released", "held", "superseded"}
+_CHECKLIST = {"exact_hash", "artifacts_reviewed", "provenance_reviewed"}
+
+
+class GateConflict(RuntimeError):
+    """The gate or idempotency revision no longer matches."""
+
+
+class GateValidationError(ValueError):
+    """The producer or reviewer payload is not safe to persist."""
+
+
+class GateNotFound(LookupError):
+    """No gate exists for this account."""
+
+
+def _canonical(value: object) -> str:
+    return json.dumps(value, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":"), ensure_ascii=False)
+
+
+def _fingerprint(value: object) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(_canonical(value).encode()).hexdigest()
+
+
+class HumanGateStore:
+    def __init__(self, path: str | Path, *, clock: Callable[[], float]):
+        self.path = Path(path)
+        self.clock = clock
+        self._initialize()
+
+    def _connect(self) -> sqlite3.Connection:
+        connection = connect_private_sqlite(self.path, timeout=2.0)
+        connection.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+        return connection
+
+    def _initialize(self) -> None:
+        with self._connect() as connection:
+            connection.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+            connection.executescript(
+                """
+                CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS human_gates (
+                    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, login TEXT NOT NULL, source TEXT NOT NULL,
+                    project TEXT NOT NULL, candidate_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
+                    title TEXT NOT NULL, priority INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                    payload_json TEXT NOT NULL, state TEXT NOT NULL,
+                    revision INTEGER NOT NULL, created_at REAL NOT NULL,
+                    updated_at REAL NOT NULL, superseded_by TEXT,
+                    decision_reason TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+                    override_reason TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+                    checklist_json TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+                    UNIQUE(login, source, project, candidate_hash)
+                );
+                CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS human_gates_queue
+                    ON human_gates(login, state, priority DESC, created_at, id);
+                CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS human_gate_intake_keys (
+                    login TEXT NOT NULL, idempotency_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+                    fingerprint TEXT NOT NULL, gate_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                    PRIMARY KEY(login, idempotency_key)
+                );
+                CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS human_gate_history (
+                    sequence INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, gate_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                    action TEXT NOT NULL, at REAL NOT NULL, details_json TEXT NOT NULL
+                );
+                CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS human_gate_receipts (
+                    receipt_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, login TEXT NOT NULL,
+                    idempotency_key TEXT NOT NULL, fingerprint TEXT NOT NULL,
+                    gate_id TEXT NOT NULL, receipt_json TEXT NOT NULL,
+                    UNIQUE(login, idempotency_key)
+                );
+                """
+            )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _login(value: str) -> str:
+        value = str(value).strip().lower()
+        if not value or len(value) > 255:
+            raise GateValidationError("login is required")
+        return value
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _key(value: str) -> str:
+        value = str(value).strip()
+        if not value or len(value) > 128:
+            raise GateValidationError("Idempotency key is required")
+        return value
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _candidate(raw: dict) -> dict:
+        if not isinstance(raw, dict):
+            raise GateValidationError("Candidate must be an object")
+        source = str(raw.get("source", "")).strip()
+        project = str(raw.get("project", "")).strip()
+        candidate_hash = str(raw.get("candidate_hash", "")).strip()
+        title = " ".join(str(raw.get("title", "")).split())
+        priority = raw.get("priority", 0)
+        if not source or len(source) > 128:
+            raise GateValidationError("source is invalid")
+        if not _PROJECT.fullmatch(project):
+            raise GateValidationError("project is invalid")
+        if not _HASH.fullmatch(candidate_hash):
+            raise GateValidationError("candidate hash is invalid")
+        if not title or len(title) > 300:
+            raise GateValidationError("title is invalid")
+        if isinstance(priority, bool) or not isinstance(priority, int) or not 0 <= priority <= 100:
+            raise GateValidationError("priority is invalid")
+        normalized = {
+            "source": source, "project": project, "candidate_hash": candidate_hash,
+            "title": title, "priority": priority,
+            "artifacts": HumanGateStore._references(raw.get("artifacts", []), "name"),
+            "links": HumanGateStore._references(raw.get("links", []), "label"),
+            "checks": HumanGateStore._checks(raw.get("checks", [])),
+            "score": raw.get("score") if isinstance(raw.get("score"), dict) else {},
+            "provenance": raw.get("provenance") if isinstance(raw.get("provenance"), dict) else {},
+        }
+        if len(_canonical(normalized)) > 100_000:
+            raise GateValidationError("Candidate payload is too large")
+        return normalized
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _references(raw: object, label: str) -> list[dict]:
+        if not isinstance(raw, list) or len(raw) > 50:
+            raise GateValidationError("references are invalid")
+        result = []
+        for item in raw:
+            if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                raise GateValidationError("reference is invalid")
+            name, url = str(item.get(label, "")).strip(), str(item.get("url", "")).strip()
+            if not name or len(name) > 200 or not url.startswith("https://") or len(url) > 2048:
+                raise GateValidationError("reference is invalid")
+            result.append({label: name, "url": url})
+        return result
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _checks(raw: object) -> list[dict]:
+        if not isinstance(raw, list) or len(raw) > 100:
+            raise GateValidationError("checks are invalid")
+        result = []
+        for item in raw:
+            if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                raise GateValidationError("check is invalid")
+            name, state = str(item.get("name", "")).strip(), item.get("state")
+            if not name or len(name) > 200 or state not in {"success", "failure", "pending", "skipped"}:
+                raise GateValidationError("check is invalid")
+            result.append({"name": name, "state": state, "required": bool(item.get("required", True))})
+        return result
+
+    def _history(self, connection: sqlite3.Connection, gate_id: str) -> list[dict]:
+        return [
+            {"sequence": row[0], "action": row[1], "at": row[2], **json.loads(row[3])}
+            for row in connection.execute(
+                "SELECT sequence, action, at, details_json FROM human_gate_history WHERE gate_id=? ORDER BY sequence",
+                (gate_id,),
+            )
+        ]
+
+    def _present(self, connection: sqlite3.Connection, row: sqlite3.Row, *, history: bool = False) -> dict:
+        payload = json.loads(row["payload_json"])
+        item = {
+            "id": row["id"], **payload, "state": row["state"], "revision": row["revision"],
+            "created_at": row["created_at"], "updated_at": row["updated_at"],
+            "superseded_by": row["superseded_by"],
+        }
+        if row["state"] in {"released", "held"}:
+            item.update({
+                "reason": row["decision_reason"], "override_reason": row["override_reason"],
+                "checklist": json.loads(row["checklist_json"]),
+            })
+        if history:
+            item["history"] = self._history(connection, row["id"])
+        return item
+
+    def has_intake_key(self, login: str, idempotency_key: str) -> bool:
+        with self._connect() as connection:
+            return connection.execute(
+                "SELECT 1 FROM human_gate_intake_keys WHERE login=? AND idempotency_key=?",
+                (self._login(login), self._key(idempotency_key)),
+            ).fetchone() is not None
+
+    def intake(self, login: str, raw: dict, *, idempotency_key: str) -> dict:
+        login, key, payload = self._login(login), self._key(idempotency_key), self._candidate(raw)
+        fingerprint = _fingerprint(payload)
+        with self._connect() as connection:
+            connection.execute("BEGIN IMMEDIATE")
+            prior = connection.execute(
+                "SELECT fingerprint, gate_id FROM human_gate_intake_keys WHERE login=? AND idempotency_key=?",
+                (login, key),
+            ).fetchone()
+            if prior:
+                if prior["fingerprint"] != fingerprint:
+                    raise GateConflict("Idempotency key was already used for another candidate")
+                row = connection.execute("SELECT * FROM human_gates WHERE id=? AND login=?", (prior["gate_id"], login)).fetchone()
+                return self._present(connection, row, history=True)
+            existing = connection.execute(
+                "SELECT * FROM human_gates WHERE login=? AND source=? AND project=? AND candidate_hash=?",
+                (login, payload["source"], payload["project"], payload["candidate_hash"]),
+            ).fetchone()
+            if existing:
+                old_payload = json.loads(existing["payload_json"])
+                immutable_old = {key: value for key, value in old_payload.items() if key != "checks"}
+                immutable_new = {key: value for key, value in payload.items() if key != "checks"}
+                if immutable_old != immutable_new:
+                    raise GateConflict("Candidate hash is already bound to different facts")
+                if old_payload != payload:
+                    if existing["state"] == "superseded":
+                        raise GateConflict("Candidate hash was superseded by a newer candidate")
+                    now = float(self.clock())
+                    revision = existing["revision"] + 1
+                    reopened = existing["state"] in {"released", "held"}
+                    state = "pending" if reopened else existing["state"]
+                    action = "reopened" if reopened else "updated"
+                    connection.execute(
+                        "UPDATE human_gates SET payload_json=?, state=?, revision=?, updated_at=?, decision_reason='', override_reason='', checklist_json='{}' WHERE id=?",
+                        (_canonical(payload), state, revision, now, existing["id"]),
+                    )
+                    connection.execute(
+                        "INSERT INTO human_gate_history(gate_id,action,at,details_json) VALUES (?,?,?,?)",
+                        (existing["id"], action, now, _canonical({"candidate_hash": payload["candidate_hash"]})),
+                    )
+                    existing = connection.execute(
+                        "SELECT * FROM human_gates WHERE id=? AND login=?",
+                        (existing["id"], login),
+                    ).fetchone()
+                connection.execute("INSERT INTO human_gate_intake_keys VALUES (?,?,?,?)", (login, key, fingerprint, existing["id"]))
+                return self._present(connection, existing, history=True)
+            now, gate_id = float(self.clock()), str(uuid.uuid4())
+            old_rows = connection.execute(
+                "SELECT id, revision FROM human_gates WHERE login=? AND source=? AND project=? AND state='pending'",
+                (login, payload["source"], payload["project"]),
+            ).fetchall()
+            connection.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO human_gates(id,login,source,project,candidate_hash,title,priority,payload_json,state,revision,created_at,updated_at) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?, 'pending',1,?,?)",
+                (gate_id, login, payload["source"], payload["project"], payload["candidate_hash"], payload["title"], payload["priority"], _canonical(payload), now, now),
+            )
+            connection.execute("INSERT INTO human_gate_history(gate_id,action,at,details_json) VALUES (?,?,?,?)", (gate_id, "intake", now, _canonical({"candidate_hash": payload["candidate_hash"]})))
+            for old in old_rows:
+                connection.execute("UPDATE human_gates SET state='superseded', revision=?, updated_at=?, superseded_by=? WHERE id=? AND state='pending'", (old["revision"] + 1, now, gate_id, old["id"]))
+                connection.execute("INSERT INTO human_gate_history(gate_id,action,at,details_json) VALUES (?,?,?,?)", (old["id"], "superseded", now, _canonical({"superseded_by": gate_id, "candidate_hash": payload["candidate_hash"]})))
+            connection.execute("INSERT INTO human_gate_intake_keys VALUES (?,?,?,?)", (login, key, fingerprint, gate_id))
+            row = connection.execute("SELECT * FROM human_gates WHERE id=?", (gate_id,)).fetchone()
+            return self._present(connection, row, history=True)
+
+    def list(self, login: str, *, state: str = "pending", limit: int = 100) -> dict:
+        login = self._login(login)
+        if state not in _STATES and state != "all":
+            raise GateValidationError("state is invalid")
+        limit = min(max(int(limit), 1), 100)
+        with self._connect() as connection:
+            pending_count = connection.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM human_gates WHERE login=? AND state='pending'", (login,)).fetchone()[0]
+            where, args = ("login=?", [login]) if state == "all" else ("login=? AND state=?", [login, state])
+            rows = connection.execute(f"SELECT * FROM human_gates WHERE {where} ORDER BY CASE WHEN state='pending' THEN 0 ELSE 1 END, priority DESC, created_at, id LIMIT ?", (*args, limit)).fetchall()
+            return {"pending_count": pending_count, "items": [self._present(connection, row) for row in rows]}
+
+    def detail(self, login: str, gate_id: str) -> dict:
+        with self._connect() as connection:
+            row = connection.execute("SELECT * FROM human_gates WHERE login=? AND id=?", (self._login(login), gate_id)).fetchone()
+            if row is None:
+                raise GateNotFound("Gate not found")
+            return self._present(connection, row, history=True)
+
+    def decide(self, login: str, gate_id: str, *, expected_revision: int, decision: str, reason: str, override_reason: str, checklist: dict, idempotency_key: str) -> dict:
+        login, key = self._login(login), self._key(idempotency_key)
+        reason, override_reason = str(reason).strip(), str(override_reason).strip()
+        if decision not in {"release", "hold"}:
+            raise GateValidationError("decision is invalid")
+        if decision == "hold" and not reason:
+            raise GateValidationError("Hold reason is required")
+        if decision == "release" and (
+            not isinstance(checklist, dict)
+            or set(checklist) != _CHECKLIST
+            or not all(value is True for value in checklist.values())
+        ):
+            raise GateValidationError("A complete release checklist is required")
+        if decision == "hold":
+            checklist = {}
+        request = {"gate_id": gate_id, "expected_revision": expected_revision, "decision": decision, "reason": reason, "override_reason": override_reason, "checklist": checklist}
+        fingerprint = _fingerprint(request)
+        with self._connect() as connection:
+            connection.execute("BEGIN IMMEDIATE")
+            prior = connection.execute("SELECT fingerprint, receipt_json FROM human_gate_receipts WHERE login=? AND idempotency_key=?", (login, key)).fetchone()
+            if prior:
+                if prior["fingerprint"] != fingerprint:
+                    raise GateConflict("Idempotency key was already used for another decision")
+                return json.loads(prior["receipt_json"])
+            row = connection.execute("SELECT * FROM human_gates WHERE login=? AND id=?", (login, gate_id)).fetchone()
+            if row is None:
+                raise GateNotFound("Gate not found")
+            if row["state"] != "pending" or row["revision"] != expected_revision:
+                raise GateConflict("Gate revision is stale")
+            payload = json.loads(row["payload_json"])
+            unmet = [check["name"] for check in payload["checks"] if check["required"] and check["state"] != "success"]
+            if decision == "release" and unmet and not override_reason:
+                raise GateValidationError("An explicit override reason is required for unmet checks")
+            now, receipt_id, revision = float(self.clock()), str(uuid.uuid4()), row["revision"] + 1
+            state = "released" if decision == "release" else "held"
+            connection.execute("UPDATE human_gates SET state=?,revision=?,updated_at=?,decision_reason=?,override_reason=?,checklist_json=? WHERE id=?", (state, revision, now, reason, override_reason, _canonical(checklist), gate_id))
+            receipt = {"receipt_id": receipt_id, "gate_id": gate_id, "candidate_hash": row["candidate_hash"], "state": state, "revision": revision, "decided_at": now, "reason": reason, "override_reason": override_reason, "checklist": checklist, "unmet_required_checks": unmet}
+            connection.execute("INSERT INTO human_gate_history(gate_id,action,at,details_json) VALUES (?,?,?,?)", (gate_id, state, now, _canonical({"receipt_id": receipt_id, "reason": reason, "override_reason": override_reason, "unmet_required_checks": unmet})))
+            connection.execute("INSERT INTO human_gate_receipts VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?)", (receipt_id, login, key, fingerprint, gate_id, _canonical(receipt)))
+            return receipt
+
+    def has_receipt_key(self, login: str, idempotency_key: str) -> bool:
+        with self._connect() as connection:
+            return connection.execute(
+                "SELECT 1 FROM human_gate_receipts WHERE login=? AND idempotency_key=?",
+                (self._login(login), self._key(idempotency_key)),
+            ).fetchone() is not None
+
+    def receipt(self, login: str, receipt_id: str) -> dict:
+        with self._connect() as connection:
+            row = connection.execute("SELECT receipt_json FROM human_gate_receipts WHERE login=? AND receipt_id=?", (self._login(login), receipt_id)).fetchone()
+            if row is None:
+                raise GateNotFound("Receipt not found")
+            return json.loads(row[0])

src/main.py

@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ from src.gitea_proxy import (
     repos,
 )
 from src.idempotency import IdempotencyLedger, IdempotencyLedgerBusy
+from src.human_gate_store import (
+    GateConflict,
+    GateNotFound,
+    GateValidationError,
+    HumanGateStore,
+)
 from src.image_sanitizer import sanitize_image
 from src.login_attempt_store import LoginAttemptStore, LoginAttemptStoreError, client_source
 from src.live_snapshot_store import (
@@ -441,6 +447,14 @@ class ReadinessPayloadError(ValueError):
     """Raised when Gitea returns a structurally invalid readiness payload."""
 
 
+class HumanGateDecision(BaseModel):
+    expected_revision: PositiveInt
+    decision: Literal["release", "hold"]
+    reason: str = Field(default="", max_length=2_000)
+    override_reason: str = Field(default="", max_length=2_000)
+    checklist: dict[str, bool]
+
+
 async def _upstream_identity() -> tuple[int, str]:
     upstream = await current_user()
     principal_id = upstream.get("id") if isinstance(upstream, dict) else None
@@ -589,6 +603,17 @@ class PasskeyAuthorization(PasskeyCeremony, PasskeyAuthorizationTarget):
     pass
 
 
+def _human_gate_store() -> HumanGateStore:
+    state_dir = os.getenv("STACKCHAIN_STATE_DIR", ".stackchain-state")
+    return HumanGateStore(
+        os.getenv(
+            "STACKCHAIN_HUMAN_GATE_DB",
+            os.path.join(state_dir, "human-gates.sqlite3"),
+        ),
+        clock=time.time,
+    )
+
+
 def _passkey_store() -> PasskeyStore:
     state_dir = os.getenv("STACKCHAIN_STATE_DIR", ".stackchain-state")
     database = os.getenv(
@@ -1719,7 +1744,7 @@ async def require_operator_session(request: Request, call_next):
 async def prevent_live_api_caching(request, call_next):
     response = await call_next(request)
     path = dashboard_auth.application_path(request)
-    if path in {"/api/v1/context", "/api/v1/background-identity", "/api/v1/events", "/api/v1/live", "/api/v1/available-issues", "/api/v1/search", "/api/v1/work-route", "/api/v1/today", "/api/v1/tomorrow", "/api/v1/tomorrow/promote", "/api/v1/week", "/api/v1/week/promote", "/api/v1/week/start-early", "/api/v1/week/reconcile", "/api/v1/week/reschedule", "/api/v1/week/pull-item", "/api/v1/today/session", "/api/v1/later", "/api/v1/saved-searches", "/api/v1/completed-filed-reviews", "/api/v1/security-events", "/api/v1/push-subscription"} or path.startswith("/api/v1/work/") or (
+    if path in {"/api/v1/context", "/api/v1/background-identity", "/api/v1/events", "/api/v1/live", "/api/v1/available-issues", "/api/v1/search", "/api/v1/work-route", "/api/v1/today", "/api/v1/tomorrow", "/api/v1/tomorrow/promote", "/api/v1/week", "/api/v1/week/promote", "/api/v1/week/start-early", "/api/v1/week/reconcile", "/api/v1/week/reschedule", "/api/v1/week/pull-item", "/api/v1/today/session", "/api/v1/later", "/api/v1/saved-searches", "/api/v1/completed-filed-reviews", "/api/v1/security-events", "/api/v1/push-subscription"} or path.startswith("/api/v1/human-gate") or path.startswith("/api/v1/work/") or (
         path.startswith("/api/v1/repos/")
         and path.endswith("/review")
     ) or path.startswith("/api/v1/notifications") or (
@@ -1791,6 +1816,107 @@ def health() -> dict[str, str]:
     return {"status": "ok", "service": "stackchain-dashboard"}
 
 
+async def _human_gate_login(request: Request) -> str:
+    session = getattr(request.state, "dashboard_session", None)
+    if session is not None and session.principal_login and session.principal_id:
+        return f"{session.principal_id}:{session.principal_login}"
+    principal_id, login = await _upstream_identity()
+    return f"{principal_id}:{login}"
+
+
+def _gate_error(error: Exception) -> HTTPException:
+    if isinstance(error, sqlite3.Error):
+        return HTTPException(status_code=503, detail="Human Gates are temporarily unavailable")
+    if isinstance(error, GateNotFound):
+        return HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=str(error))
+    if isinstance(error, GateConflict):
+        return HTTPException(status_code=409, detail=str(error))
+    return HTTPException(status_code=422, detail=str(error))
+
+
+@app.post("/api/v1/human-gates/intake")
+async def intake_human_gate(
+    payload: dict,
+    request: Request,
+    idempotency_key: str = Header(alias="Idempotency-Key", min_length=1, max_length=128),
+):
+    login = await _human_gate_login(request)
+    try:
+        store = _human_gate_store()
+        existed = await asyncio.to_thread(store.has_intake_key, login, idempotency_key)
+        gate = await asyncio.to_thread(
+            store.intake, login, payload, idempotency_key=idempotency_key
+        )
+    except (GateValidationError, GateConflict, GateNotFound, sqlite3.Error) as error:
+        raise _gate_error(error) from error
+    return JSONResponse(
+        gate, status_code=200 if existed else 201, headers={"Cache-Control": "no-store"}
+    )
+
+
+@app.get("/api/v1/human-gates")
+async def list_human_gates(
+    request: Request,
+    state: str = Query(default="pending"),
+    limit: int = Query(default=100, ge=1, le=100),
+):
+    login = await _human_gate_login(request)
+    try:
+        result = await asyncio.to_thread(_human_gate_store().list, login, state=state, limit=limit)
+    except (GateValidationError, sqlite3.Error) as error:
+        raise _gate_error(error) from error
+    return JSONResponse(result, headers={"Cache-Control": "no-store"})
+
+
+@app.get("/api/v1/human-gates/{gate_id}")
+async def human_gate_detail(gate_id: str, request: Request):
+    login = await _human_gate_login(request)
+    try:
+        result = await asyncio.to_thread(_human_gate_store().detail, login, gate_id)
+    except (GateValidationError, GateNotFound, sqlite3.Error) as error:
+        raise _gate_error(error) from error
+    return JSONResponse(result, headers={"Cache-Control": "no-store"})
+
+
+@app.post("/api/v1/human-gates/{gate_id}/decision")
+async def decide_human_gate(
+    gate_id: str,
+    payload: HumanGateDecision,
+    request: Request,
+    idempotency_key: str = Header(alias="Idempotency-Key", min_length=1, max_length=128),
+):
+    login = await _human_gate_login(request)
+    try:
+        store = _human_gate_store()
+        existed = await asyncio.to_thread(store.has_receipt_key, login, idempotency_key)
+        receipt = await asyncio.to_thread(
+            store.decide,
+            login,
+            gate_id,
+            expected_revision=payload.expected_revision,
+            decision=payload.decision,
+            reason=payload.reason,
+            override_reason=payload.override_reason,
+            checklist=payload.checklist,
+            idempotency_key=idempotency_key,
+        )
+    except (GateValidationError, GateConflict, GateNotFound, sqlite3.Error) as error:
+        raise _gate_error(error) from error
+    return JSONResponse(
+        receipt, status_code=200 if existed else 201, headers={"Cache-Control": "no-store"}
+    )
+
+
+@app.get("/api/v1/human-gate-receipts/{receipt_id}")
+async def human_gate_receipt(receipt_id: str, request: Request):
+    login = await _human_gate_login(request)
+    try:
+        result = await asyncio.to_thread(_human_gate_store().receipt, login, receipt_id)
+    except (GateValidationError, GateNotFound, sqlite3.Error) as error:
+        raise _gate_error(error) from error
+    return JSONResponse(result, headers={"Cache-Control": "no-store"})
+
+
 @app.post("/api/v1/session")
 async def sign_in(payload: DashboardSignIn, request: Request, response: Response):
     peer_host = request.client.host if request.client is not None else "unknown"

tests/test_human_gate_api.py

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import sqlite3
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+
+from src import main
+from src.human_gate_store import HumanGateStore
+
+
+CANDIDATE = {
+    "source": "release-bot", "project": "stackchain/dashboard", "candidate_hash": "abc123",
+    "title": "Release candidate", "priority": 7,
+    "artifacts": [{"name": "manifest", "url": "https://forge.example/manifest"}],
+    "links": [{"label": "pull", "url": "https://forge.example/pulls/1"}],
+    "checks": [{"name": "unit", "state": "success", "required": True}],
+    "score": {"value": 98, "provenance": "eval/v1"},
+    "provenance": {"run": "9"},
+}
+CHECKLIST = {"exact_hash": True, "artifacts_reviewed": True, "provenance_reviewed": True}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def gate_api(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    ticks = iter(range(100, 120))
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=lambda: next(ticks))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_human_gate_store", lambda: store, raising=False)
+
+    async def identity():
+        return {"id": 1, "login": "timmy"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", identity)
+    return store
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_intake_list_and_detail_are_account_bound_and_no_store(gate_api):
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        created = await client.post("/api/v1/human-gates/intake", json=CANDIDATE, headers={"Idempotency-Key": "run-9"})
+        repeated = await client.post("/api/v1/human-gates/intake", json=CANDIDATE, headers={"Idempotency-Key": "run-9"})
+        listing = await client.get("/api/v1/human-gates")
+        detail = await client.get(f"/api/v1/human-gates/{created.json()['id']}")
+
+    assert created.status_code == 201
+    assert repeated.status_code == 200
+    assert repeated.json()["id"] == created.json()["id"]
+    assert listing.json()["pending_count"] == 1
+    assert detail.json()["candidate_hash"] == "abc123"
+    assert detail.json()["history"][0]["action"] == "intake"
+    assert all(response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store" for response in (created, repeated, listing, detail))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_decision_requires_revision_and_returns_durable_receipt(gate_api):
+    gate = gate_api.intake("1:timmy", CANDIDATE, idempotency_key="run-9")
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    payload = {"expected_revision": gate["revision"], "decision": "release", "reason": "", "override_reason": "", "checklist": CHECKLIST}
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        decided = await client.post(f"/api/v1/human-gates/{gate['id']}/decision", json=payload, headers={"Idempotency-Key": "decision-9"})
+        repeated = await client.post(f"/api/v1/human-gates/{gate['id']}/decision", json=payload, headers={"Idempotency-Key": "decision-9"})
+        receipt = await client.get(f"/api/v1/human-gate-receipts/{decided.json()['receipt_id']}")
+        stale = await client.post(f"/api/v1/human-gates/{gate['id']}/decision", json=payload, headers={"Idempotency-Key": "decision-10"})
+
+    assert decided.status_code == 201
+    assert repeated.status_code == 200
+    assert receipt.json() == decided.json()
+    assert stale.status_code == 409
+    assert all(response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store" for response in (decided, repeated, receipt, stale))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_recycled_login_cannot_read_another_principal_gates(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=lambda: 100)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_human_gate_store", lambda: store, raising=False)
+    principal = {"id": 1, "login": "timmy"}
+
+    async def identity():
+        return principal.copy()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", identity)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        created = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/human-gates/intake", json=CANDIDATE,
+            headers={"Idempotency-Key": "principal-1"},
+        )
+        principal["id"] = 2
+        listing = await client.get("/api/v1/human-gates")
+
+    assert created.status_code == 201
+    assert listing.json()["pending_count"] == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_gate_store_failure_is_sanitized_no_store(monkeypatch):
+    def unavailable():
+        raise sqlite3.OperationalError("sensitive database path")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_human_gate_store", unavailable)
+
+    async def identity():
+        return {"id": 1, "login": "timmy"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", identity)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/human-gates")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 503
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
+    assert response.json() == {"detail": "Human Gates are temporarily unavailable"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_gate_mutations_require_idempotency_key_and_validate_override(gate_api):
+    failing = {**CANDIDATE, "candidate_hash": "fail123", "checks": [{"name": "browser", "state": "failure", "required": True}]}
+    gate = gate_api.intake("1:timmy", failing, idempotency_key="run-fail")
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        missing_key = await client.post("/api/v1/human-gates/intake", json=CANDIDATE)
+        no_override = await client.post(
+            f"/api/v1/human-gates/{gate['id']}/decision",
+            json={"expected_revision": 1, "decision": "release", "reason": "", "override_reason": "", "checklist": CHECKLIST},
+            headers={"Idempotency-Key": "decision-fail"},
+        )
+
+    assert missing_key.status_code == 422
+    assert no_override.status_code == 422
+    assert "override reason" in no_override.json()["detail"]

tests/test_human_gate_store.py

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+import sqlite3
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.human_gate_store import GateConflict, GateValidationError, HumanGateStore
+
+
+def candidate(hash_value="abc123", *, priority=2, check_state="success"):
+    return {
+        "source": "release-bot",
+        "project": "stackchain/dashboard",
+        "candidate_hash": hash_value,
+        "title": "Dashboard candidate",
+        "priority": priority,
+        "artifacts": [{"name": "manifest", "url": "https://forge.example/artifacts/manifest.json"}],
+        "links": [{"label": "change", "url": "https://forge.example/pulls/1415"}],
+        "checks": [{"name": "browser", "state": check_state, "required": True}],
+        "score": {"value": 92, "provenance": "release-evaluator/v2"},
+        "provenance": {"producer": "release-bot", "run_id": "run-9"},
+    }
+
+
+def checklist():
+    return {"exact_hash": True, "artifacts_reviewed": True, "provenance_reviewed": True}
+
+
+def test_intake_is_account_bound_idempotent_and_survives_restart(tmp_path):
+    path = tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3"
+    store = HumanGateStore(path, clock=lambda: 100)
+    first = store.intake("timmy", candidate(), idempotency_key="producer-9")
+    repeated = store.intake("timmy", candidate(), idempotency_key="producer-9")
+
+    restarted = HumanGateStore(path, clock=lambda: 101)
+
+    assert repeated == first
+    assert restarted.detail("timmy", first["id"])["candidate_hash"] == "abc123"
+    assert restarted.list("alex")["pending_count"] == 0
+    with sqlite3.connect(path) as connection:
+        assert connection.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode").fetchone()[0] == "wal"
+
+
+def test_new_hash_supersedes_only_older_pending_candidate_without_losing_audit(tmp_path):
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=iter([100, 101]).__next__)
+    old = store.intake("timmy", candidate("abc123"), idempotency_key="run-1")
+    new = store.intake("timmy", candidate("def456"), idempotency_key="run-2")
+
+    old_detail = store.detail("timmy", old["id"])
+    queue = store.list("timmy")
+
+    assert old_detail["state"] == "superseded"
+    assert old_detail["superseded_by"] == new["id"]
+    assert old_detail["history"][-1]["action"] == "superseded"
+    assert queue["pending_count"] == 1
+    assert queue["items"][0]["candidate_hash"] == "def456"
+
+
+def test_pending_queue_orders_highest_priority_then_oldest(tmp_path):
+    clock = iter([100, 101, 102]).__next__
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=clock)
+    low = store.intake("timmy", {**candidate("a1", priority=1), "project": "p/one"}, idempotency_key="1")
+    oldest_high = store.intake("timmy", {**candidate("b2", priority=5), "project": "p/two"}, idempotency_key="2")
+    newest_high = store.intake("timmy", {**candidate("c3", priority=5), "project": "p/three"}, idempotency_key="3")
+
+    assert [item["id"] for item in store.list("timmy")["items"]] == [oldest_high["id"], newest_high["id"], low["id"]]
+
+
+def test_decision_checks_revision_rules_and_returns_durable_idempotent_receipt(tmp_path):
+    path = tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3"
+    store = HumanGateStore(path, clock=iter([100, 101]).__next__)
+    gate = store.intake("timmy", candidate(), idempotency_key="run-1")
+
+    receipt = store.decide(
+        "timmy", gate["id"], expected_revision=gate["revision"], decision="release",
+        reason="", override_reason="", checklist=checklist(), idempotency_key="decision-1",
+    )
+    repeated = store.decide(
+        "timmy", gate["id"], expected_revision=gate["revision"], decision="release",
+        reason="", override_reason="", checklist=checklist(), idempotency_key="decision-1",
+    )
+
+    assert repeated == receipt
+    assert receipt["state"] == "released"
+    assert receipt["candidate_hash"] == "abc123"
+    assert HumanGateStore(path, clock=lambda: 999).receipt("timmy", receipt["receipt_id"]) == receipt
+    with pytest.raises(GateConflict):
+        store.decide("timmy", gate["id"], expected_revision=gate["revision"], decision="hold", reason="later", override_reason="", checklist=checklist(), idempotency_key="decision-2")
+
+
+def test_hold_requires_reason_and_release_requires_checklist_and_override_for_unmet_checks(tmp_path):
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=lambda: 100)
+    gate = store.intake("timmy", candidate(check_state="failure"), idempotency_key="run-1")
+
+    with pytest.raises(GateValidationError, match="Hold reason"):
+        store.decide("timmy", gate["id"], expected_revision=1, decision="hold", reason="", override_reason="", checklist={}, idempotency_key="d1")
+    with pytest.raises(GateValidationError, match="checklist"):
+        store.decide("timmy", gate["id"], expected_revision=1, decision="release", reason="", override_reason="needed", checklist={"exact_hash": True}, idempotency_key="d2")
+    with pytest.raises(GateValidationError, match="override reason"):
+        store.decide("timmy", gate["id"], expected_revision=1, decision="release", reason="", override_reason="", checklist=checklist(), idempotency_key="d3")
+
+    receipt = store.decide("timmy", gate["id"], expected_revision=1, decision="hold", reason="Awaiting owner", override_reason="", checklist={}, idempotency_key="d4")
+    assert receipt["state"] == "held"
+    assert receipt["checklist"] == {}
+
+
+def test_same_hash_update_coalesces_one_card_and_preserves_history(tmp_path):
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=iter([100, 101]).__next__)
+    original = store.intake("timmy", candidate(check_state="pending"), idempotency_key="run-1")
+
+    updated = store.intake("timmy", candidate(check_state="success"), idempotency_key="run-2")
+
+    assert updated["id"] == original["id"]
+    assert updated["revision"] == 2
+    assert updated["checks"][0]["state"] == "success"
+    assert updated["history"][-1]["action"] == "updated"
+    assert store.list("timmy")["pending_count"] == 1
+
+
+def test_updated_checks_reopen_a_released_hash_for_review(tmp_path):
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=iter([100, 101, 102]).__next__)
+    gate = store.intake("timmy", candidate(), idempotency_key="run-1")
+    store.decide(
+        "timmy", gate["id"], expected_revision=1, decision="release",
+        reason="", override_reason="", checklist=checklist(), idempotency_key="decision-1",
+    )
+
+    reopened = store.intake(
+        "timmy", candidate(check_state="failure"), idempotency_key="run-2",
+    )
+
+    assert reopened["state"] == "pending"
+    assert reopened["revision"] == 3
+    assert reopened["checks"][0]["state"] == "failure"
+    assert reopened["history"][-1]["action"] == "reopened"
+    assert store.list("timmy")["pending_count"] == 1
+
+
+def test_same_hash_identity_facts_cannot_be_redefined(tmp_path):
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=lambda: 100)
+    store.intake("timmy", candidate(), idempotency_key="run-1")
+
+    with pytest.raises(GateConflict, match="hash"):
+        store.intake("timmy", {**candidate(), "title": "Changed facts"}, idempotency_key="run-2")

tests/test_human_gates_frontend.py

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+import json
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+MODULE = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "human-gates.js"
+INDEX = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "index.html"
+DASHBOARD = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "dashboard.js"
+
+
+def run_node(body):
+    script = f"const createHumanGates=require({json.dumps(str(MODULE))});\n" + body
+    result = subprocess.run(["node", "-e", script], check=True, text=True, capture_output=True)
+    return json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+
+def test_queue_loads_pending_count_uses_account_cache_and_renders_inbox_zero():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+const values=new Map(); const storage={getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v)};
+let response={pending_count:1,items:[{id:'g1',title:'Candidate',candidate_hash:'abc123',priority:4,state:'pending',revision:1,checks:[]}]};
+const nodes={count:{textContent:''},list:{innerHTML:''},status:{textContent:''},panel:{hidden:true}};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage,getLogin:()=> 'timmy',isOnline:()=>true,nodes,location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async()=>response});
+(async()=>{ await gates.load(); const first={snapshot:gates.snapshot(),count:nodes.count.textContent,html:nodes.list.innerHTML,keys:[...values.keys()]}; response={pending_count:0,items:[]}; await gates.load(); process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({first,zero:{snapshot:gates.snapshot(),status:nodes.status.textContent,html:nodes.list.innerHTML}})); })();
+""")
+    assert output["first"]["count"] == "1"
+    assert "abc123" in output["first"]["html"]
+    assert output["first"]["keys"] == ["stackchain.human-gates.v1:timmy"]
+    assert output["zero"]["snapshot"]["pending_count"] == 0
+    assert "Inbox zero" in output["zero"]["html"]
+
+
+def test_review_next_is_a_fixed_snapshot_and_decision_and_next_advances_without_new_arrivals():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+const calls=[]; const nodes={count:{textContent:''},list:{innerHTML:''},status:{textContent:''},panel:{hidden:true},detail:{innerHTML:''}};
+const initial={pending_count:2,items:[{id:'old',title:'Old',candidate_hash:'a1',revision:1,checks:[]},{id:'next',title:'Next',candidate_hash:'b2',revision:1,checks:[]}]};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage:{getItem:()=>null,setItem(){}},getLogin:()=> 'timmy',isOnline:()=>true,nodes,location:{hash:'#/my-work/human-gates'},fetchJson:async(path,options={})=>{calls.push({path,options}); if(options.method==='POST') return {receipt_id:'r1',state:'released'}; return initial;}});
+(async()=>{await gates.load(); const reviewed=gates.reviewNext(); initial.items.unshift({id:'new',title:'New arrival',candidate_hash:'c3',revision:1,checks:[]}); const result=await gates.decideAndNext('release',{checklist:{exact_hash:true,artifacts_reviewed:true,provenance_reviewed:true}}); process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({reviewed,result,current:gates.current(),calls,hash:gates.route()}));})();
+""")
+    assert output["reviewed"]["id"] == "old"
+    assert output["result"]["receipt"]["receipt_id"] == "r1"
+    assert output["current"]["id"] == "next"
+    assert output["hash"] == "#/my-work/human-gates"
+    post = next(call for call in output["calls"] if call["options"].get("method") == "POST")
+    assert post["path"] == "api/v1/human-gates/old/decision"
+    assert "Idempotency-Key" in post["options"]["headers"]
+
+
+def test_review_loads_exact_detail_with_links_provenance_and_history():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+const detail={id:'g1',title:'Candidate',project:'stackchain/dashboard',candidate_hash:'abc123',revision:1,checks:[{name:'unit',state:'success',required:true}],artifacts:[{name:'manifest',url:'https://forge.example/manifest'}],links:[{label:'pull',url:'https://forge.example/pull/1'}],score:{value:98,provenance:'eval/v1'},provenance:{producer:'bot',run_id:'9'},history:[{action:'intake',at:100}]};
+const nodes={count:{},list:{},status:{},panel:{},detail:{innerHTML:''}};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage:{getItem:()=>null,setItem(){}},getLogin:()=> 'timmy',isOnline:()=>true,nodes,location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async path=>path.endsWith('/g1')?detail:{pending_count:1,items:[detail]}});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();gates.reviewNext();await new Promise(resolve=>setTimeout(resolve,0));process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({html:nodes.detail.innerHTML}));})();
+""")
+    assert "stackchain/dashboard" in output["html"]
+    assert "https://forge.example/pull/1" in output["html"]
+    assert "bot" in output["html"]
+    assert "intake" in output["html"]
+
+
+def test_release_requires_override_for_unmet_required_checks_and_decisions_require_online_identity():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+let online=true, login='timmy', posts=0;
+const item={id:'g1',title:'Failing',candidate_hash:'a1',revision:1,checks:[{name:'browser',state:'failure',required:true}]};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage:{getItem:()=>null,setItem(){}},getLogin:()=>login,isOnline:()=>online,nodes:{count:{},list:{},status:{},panel:{},detail:{}},location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async(path,options={})=>{if(options.method==='POST'){posts++;return {receipt_id:'r1'}};return {pending_count:1,items:[item]};}});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();gates.reviewNext();let override,offline,identity;try{await gates.decideAndNext('release',{checklist:{exact_hash:true,artifacts_reviewed:true,provenance_reviewed:true}})}catch(e){override=e.message} online=false;try{await gates.decideAndNext('hold',{reason:'wait',checklist:{exact_hash:true,artifacts_reviewed:true,provenance_reviewed:true}})}catch(e){offline=e.message} online=true;login='';try{await gates.decideAndNext('hold',{reason:'wait',checklist:{exact_hash:true,artifacts_reviewed:true,provenance_reviewed:true}})}catch(e){identity=e.message}process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({override,offline,identity,posts}));})();
+""")
+    assert "override reason" in output["override"]
+    assert "online" in output["offline"]
+    assert "identity" in output["identity"]
+    assert output["posts"] == 0
+
+
+def test_offline_cache_is_scoped_to_immutable_account_identity():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+const values=new Map(); const storage={getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v)};
+let account='1:timmy'; const nodes={count:{},list:{},status:{},panel:{}};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage,getLogin:()=> 'timmy',getAccountKey:()=>account,isOnline:()=>true,nodes,location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async()=>({pending_count:1,items:[{id:'g1',title:'Private',candidate_hash:'a1'}]})});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();account='2:timmy';process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({keys:[...values.keys()],restored:gates.restoreCached()}));})();
+""")
+    assert output["keys"] == ["stackchain.human-gates.v1:1:timmy"]
+    assert output["restored"] is None
+
+
+def test_account_switch_clears_in_memory_gate_data_before_failed_load():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+const values=new Map(); const storage={getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v)};
+let account='1:timmy', fail=false; const nodes={count:{},list:{innerHTML:''},status:{},panel:{}};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage,getLogin:()=> 'timmy',getAccountKey:()=>account,isOnline:()=>true,nodes,location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async()=>{if(fail)throw new Error('offline');return {pending_count:1,items:[{id:'private-1',title:'Principal 1 private',candidate_hash:'secret'}]}}});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();account='2:timmy';fail=true;try{await gates.load()}catch(_){}process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({snapshot:gates.snapshot(),html:nodes.list.innerHTML}));})();
+""")
+    assert output["snapshot"] == {"pending_count": 0, "items": []}
+    assert "Principal 1 private" not in output["html"]
+    assert "secret" not in output["html"]
+
+
+def test_stale_account_load_cannot_overwrite_new_account_queue_or_cache():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+const values=new Map(); const storage={getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v)};
+let account='1:timmy', resolveA, resolveB;
+const responseA=new Promise(resolve=>resolveA=resolve), responseB=new Promise(resolve=>resolveB=resolve);
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage,getLogin:()=> 'timmy',getAccountKey:()=>account,isOnline:()=>true,nodes:{count:{},list:{innerHTML:''},status:{},panel:{}},location:{hash:''},fetchJson:()=>account.startsWith('1:')?responseA:responseB});
+(async()=>{const loadA=gates.load();account='2:timmy';const loadB=gates.load();resolveB({pending_count:1,items:[{id:'b',title:'B gate',candidate_hash:'bhash'}]});await loadB;resolveA({pending_count:1,items:[{id:'a-secret',title:'A secret',candidate_hash:'asecret'}]});await loadA;process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({snapshot:gates.snapshot(),cached:JSON.parse(values.get('stackchain.human-gates.v1:2:timmy'))}));})();
+""")
+    assert [item["id"] for item in output["snapshot"]["items"]] == ["b"]
+    assert [item["id"] for item in output["cached"]["items"]] == ["b"]
+
+
+def test_decision_retry_reuses_the_same_idempotency_key():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+let attempts=0; const keys=[];
+const item={id:'g1',title:'Candidate',candidate_hash:'a1',revision:1,checks:[]};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage:{getItem:()=>null,setItem(){}},getLogin:()=> 'timmy',isOnline:()=>true,nodes:{count:{},list:{},status:{},panel:{},detail:{}},location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async(path,options={})=>{if(options.method==='POST'){keys.push(options.headers['Idempotency-Key']);attempts++;if(attempts===1)throw new Error('network');return {receipt_id:'r1'}};return {pending_count:1,items:[item]};}});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();gates.reviewNext();const values={reason:'wait',checklist:{}};try{await gates.decideAndNext('hold',values)}catch(_){}await gates.decideAndNext('hold',values);process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({keys}));})();
+""")
+    assert len(output["keys"]) == 2
+    assert output["keys"][0] == output["keys"][1]
+
+
+def test_concurrent_decision_taps_submit_once_and_advance_once():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+let posts=0, releasePost; const posted=new Promise(resolve=>releasePost=resolve);
+const items=[{id:'g1',title:'One',candidate_hash:'a1',revision:1,checks:[]},{id:'g2',title:'Two',candidate_hash:'b2',revision:1,checks:[]}];
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage:{getItem:()=>null,setItem(){}},getLogin:()=> 'timmy',isOnline:()=>true,nodes:{count:{},list:{},status:{},panel:{},detail:{}},location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async(path,options={})=>{if(options.method==='POST'){posts++;await posted;return {receipt_id:'r1'}};return {pending_count:2,items};}});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();gates.reviewNext();const values={reason:'wait',checklist:{}};const first=gates.decideAndNext('hold',values);const second=gates.decideAndNext('hold',values);releasePost();await Promise.all([first,second]);process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({posts,current:gates.current()?.id,snapshot:gates.snapshot()}));})();
+""")
+    assert output["posts"] == 1
+    assert output["current"] == "g2"
+    assert output["snapshot"]["pending_count"] == 1
+    assert [item["id"] for item in output["snapshot"]["items"]] == ["g2"]
+
+
+def test_selecting_a_queue_card_opens_that_exact_gate():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+const details={
+  g1:{id:'g1',title:'First',project:'p/one',candidate_hash:'a1',revision:1,checks:[]},
+  g2:{id:'g2',title:'Second',project:'p/two',candidate_hash:'b2',revision:1,checks:[]},
+};
+const nodes={count:{},list:{},status:{},panel:{},detail:{innerHTML:''}};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage:{getItem:()=>null,setItem(){}},getLogin:()=> 'timmy',isOnline:()=>true,nodes,location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async path=>path.includes('/g')?details[path.split('/').pop()]:{pending_count:2,items:Object.values(details)}});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();gates.reviewNext();gates.select('g2');await new Promise(resolve=>setTimeout(resolve,0));process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({current:gates.current().id,html:nodes.detail.innerHTML}));})();
+""")
+    assert output["current"] == "g2"
+    assert "Second" in output["html"]
+    assert "p/two" in output["html"]
+
+
+def test_human_gate_mobile_shell_and_deep_route_are_wired():
+    index = INDEX.read_text()
+    dashboard = DASHBOARD.read_text()
+    assert 'id="human-gates"' in index
+    assert 'id="human-gates-count"' in index
+    assert 'Review next <span id="human-gates-count"' in index
+    assert 'static/human-gates.js' in index
+    assert "#/my-work/human-gates" in dashboard
+    assert "createHumanGates" in dashboard
+    assert "planningOwnerAccountKey = confirmedOwnerLogin && saved.user?.id" in dashboard

tests/test_human_gates_readme.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+README = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "README.md"
+
+
+def test_readme_documents_hash_bound_producer_intake_and_revision_decisions():
+    text = README.read_text()
+    assert "POST /api/v1/human-gates/intake" in text
+    assert "Idempotency-Key" in text
+    assert '"candidate_hash"' in text
+    assert "expected_revision" in text
+    assert "STACKCHAIN_HUMAN_GATE_DB" in text
+    assert "principal ID and login" in text
+    assert "reopens the exact hash" in text
+
+
+def test_readme_defines_privacy_safe_telegram_coalescing_contract():
+    text = README.read_text()
+    assert "Telegram coalescing contract" in text
+    assert "#/my-work/human-gates" in text
+    assert "count and route only" in text
+    assert "candidate hash" in text
+    assert "superseded" in text

tests/test_service_worker.py

@@ -1373,6 +1373,7 @@ def test_install_precaches_complete_subpath_scoped_app_shell():
         "/dashboard/manifest.webmanifest",
         "/dashboard/static/dashboard.css",
         "/dashboard/static/dashboard.js",
+        "/dashboard/static/human-gates.js",
         "/dashboard/static/icons/stackchain-192.png",
         "/dashboard/static/icons/stackchain-512.png",
         "/dashboard/static/session.js",