# PFES Git Authority Gate

PFES Git authority activates only after all of the following are true:

1. this complete v0.15.2 release ZIP passes CRC, manifest, and SHA-256 validation;
2. the installed repository still ends at v0.15.1 commit `decf7c78...` before append;
3. v0.15.2 is appended as exactly one child commit;
4. annotated tag `pfes-v0.15.2` points to that commit;
5. the commit tree is byte-identical to the wrapper-stripped v0.15.2 release;
6. the release ZIP is installed in the accepted-mainline release directory;
7. `git fsck --full`, canonical clean clone, and recovery-bundle clean clone pass;
8. `xbox-dvd-tools` remains unchanged;
9. the generated append report is independently reviewed;
10. the authority transition is explicitly accepted.

Until step 10, the latest complete steward-generated and delivered PFES ZIP is
canonical. After acceptance, each release unit consists of the accepted commit,
annotated tag, matching release ZIP, and recorded SHA-256.
