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External publication evidence

Register the independently read-back Evidence Bench #9 from fork-local #1. The real authenticated host published the exact Open / Ready title/body under active standing publication mandate on 2026-11-12T00:11:59Z.

• Original kstawiski/evidence-gated-scientific-agent@85b396a824dfad6ec0880cbe07d86d3e24920ae8; direct fork head 9710d908adb05bc5effc6a557de321bff8cda142.
• Exact GitHub readback verified source, fork parent, two changed files (scientific_agent/policy.py, tests/test_policy.py), title/body, open and non-Draft.
• Matched source-native RED 1/16 → GREEN 16/16; exact fork head 16/16 PASS.
• Full Python non-live command uv sync --frozen --extra dev --extra analysis && uv run --no-sync pytest -m 'not live' exited 0; no individual full-suite count separately recorded. Target's npm ci --ignore-scripts not run (Node/npm unavailable) and disclosed in external PR.
• No third-party merge, user-product deployment, independent human review, DCO/CLA-person signature, or VSM regrade claimed.

Registration

• Add publication-only data/external-pr-publication-readbacks/2026-11-12.json for actual observed external feat(upstream): isolate read-only conversation-first batch proposal preview #9.
• Add exactly the 33rd maintenance target and exact source URL in watcher checkpoint migration allowlist, preserving all 32 earlier snapshots.
• Update maintenance docs, generated HARNESS_STATUS.md, and affected portfolio/watch/verified-outcomes identity tests.

Validation

python3 -m unittest discover -s tests 685 PASS / 0 FAIL; generated harness, dashboard, workspace/fork/pilot artifacts current; watcher targets 33, portfolio 40 exact PR URLs, verified outcomes validation PASS, git diff --check PASS.

Governing: #6, #56, #125. Publication is neither acceptance nor verified benefit.