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Reference — generated from the toolkit

Source of truth: toolkit/gates/_gate-card-template.md. Edit it there; this page is regenerated on build.

Gate: {NAME}

Template for a RAPID gate card. Copy this file, fill every section, keep it to one screen. A gate is a checklist run in minutes — if a criterion can't be checked quickly, it belongs in a phase's activities, not on the gate.

Transition: {from phase} → {to phase} Owner: {role accountable for the gate} Runs: {once per phase / every PR / per release}

Purpose​

One or two sentences: what this gate protects, and the failure mode it prevents.

Entry criteria​

The gate may be run only once these are true:

  • …

Exit criteria​

The transition is approved only when all of these pass:

  • …

Evidence required​

What must be attached / linked (and where it lives):

  • …

Automated vs human​

CheckAutomated in CIHuman sign-off
…✅ / —{role}

Sign-off & waiver​

  • Signs: {roles who must approve}
  • May waive: {roles} — and who may not.
  • Waiver record: time-boxed, named approver, expiry, logged in toolkit/registers/.