07 — Final decision (T2 macro: APPLY C1 W7 handler prerequisite only) — 2026-06-23

VERDICT

C1_W7_OPERATOR_HOLD_PATCH_OPS_CODE_NOT_EXECUTABLE

Co-blocker (also true, disclosed): C1_W7_OPERATOR_HOLD_OWNER_QUORUM_NOT_AVAILABLE. Per macro §6 ("use exactly one"), the binding verdict is the proximate capability blocker — STEP 1 (deploy handler via patch_ops_code APR) cannot be executed from this environment, which gates STEP 4 (binding) and STEP 5 (issuer registration) regardless of any owner decision.

The macro premise — "apply … using VPS shell / deploy access" — is not satisfiable here: this agent environment holds no VPS shell, no governed exec / APR / registrar / migration channel, and no owner authorization + high-risk quorum. The available tools are read-only SELECT, allowlisted read (DENIED on /dot/bin), docs-only write, read-only docker, and the KB document store. This macro made 0 production writes; before == after (file 06). This re-confirms predecessor C1_APPLY_HANDLER_HOLD_PATCH_OPS_CODE_NOT_EXECUTABLE (file …/minimal-lego-patch/12).

Before snapshot

File 01 §B (live, db=directus): authorize_build_step.handler_ref='unimplemented'; apr_action_types 14 (10 unimplemented); gba grants 0; approval_requests 230 (abs=0); dot_tools 309 (dot-c1-* = 0); contracts 2; table_registry 21; collections 164. Implemented handlers 4 (incl. patch_ops_code = the deploy vehicle).

Handler deploy proof (STEP 1)

File 02: NOT EXECUTABLE. No APR proposed/approved/executed; /dot/bin unreadable ([DENIED]); no file patched; no manual edit substituted.

Handler binding proof (STEP 4)

File 03: NOT EXECUTABLE (gated behind STEP 1; operator governed-migration step). query_pg is read-only; no UPDATE apr_action_types; directus_update deliberately unused (manual Directus + unreliable PATH 2). ⇒ no manual binding SQL ⇒ GOVERNED_C1_DRYRUN_REJECT_MANUAL_BINDING_SQL does not fire.

dot-c1-grant-issue DOT lifecycle proof (STEP 5)

File 04: NOT EXECUTABLE. Reuse-first complete (0 reusable). Birth/admission/registration/catalog/ledger/ readback all absent — registrar dot-dot-register (on-deploy CLI) unreachable. Issuer is design-complete (proposer, not writer) but not a born/registered DOT. Orphan check: ORPHANED-by-design, disclosed.

DOT-manage ledger proof

No governed ledger mutation was due because nothing was applied (a governed ledger write would itself require the absent governed channel). The DOT-manage ledger update remains staged (dot-manage-c1-ledger-update.staged.md, "NOT applied this turn"). This HOLD record — uploaded to the AgentData KB (DOT-manage / evidence SSOT) — is the ledger entry for this attempt. ⇒ C1_W7_OPERATOR_HOLD_DOT_MANAGE_LEDGER_FAILED does not fire (no governed ledger write was attempted-and-failed; it was correctly not attempted).

No-bypass proof

File 05: every forbidden substitution checked and not performed. No manual SQL, no manual Directus, no registry insert, no raw grant, no flow-trigger bypass, no bare dot-dot-register, no quorum bypass, no C2–C7 / production. No REJECT verdict applies.

After snapshot + rollback/retire

File 06: before == after (0 Δ across all 11 metrics). Nothing applied ⇒ nothing to roll back; fail-closed state intact. Reverse-order rollback commands recorded for the later owner-authorized apply. 0 orphan DOTs.

Remaining blockers (single root, owner/operator-gated — unchanged)

The W7 prerequisite needs an apply capability this environment does not have. To proceed, the owner must authorize execution AND a governed exec channel must drive the steps, in order:

1. deploy handler execute_authorize_build_step via a patch_ops_code APR (propose → high-risk quorum: 1 human president + 2 ai_council → dot-apr-execute self-patch) — OR an operator governed deploy of the same file/content;
2. bind apr_action_types.handler_ref → dot-apr-execute:authorize_build_step via the governed migration path (file 05 PATH 1), with in-txn readback;
3. register reworked dot-c1-grant-issue through the DOT lifecycle (birth → admit → register → catalog → ledger → readback);
4. re-run W7, then the W1→W9 prewrite gate. Alternative: grant the agent a governed write/registrar/exec capability, then re-run.

Self-check (macro §7 — YES/NO with evidence)

1. Touched only the W7 prerequisite? YES — no W1→W9, no dry-run, no Codex; C2–C7 untouched.
2. Every mutation by DOT / DOT-approved path? YES (vacuously) — 0 mutations performed.
3. Any operator action ran raw SQL manually? NO — query_pg RO; no UPDATE/INSERT.
4. Any operator action wrote Directus/registry manually? NO — directus_* writes deliberately unused.
5. Handler deploy governed/approved? N/A — NOT EXECUTABLE (no governed channel).
6. Handler_ref binding governed/approved? N/A — NOT EXECUTABLE (operator migration step; not run).
7. dot-c1-grant-issue completed DOT lifecycle? NO — all stages absent (registrar unreachable).
8. DOT-manage ledger update/readback pass? N/A — no governed ledger write due; staged + this KB record.
9. Zero orphan DOTs? YES — 0 DOTs registered this turn.
10. Rollback/retire defined for every new DOT and every mutation? YES — defined (file 06), none needed.
11. After snapshot proved expected state? YES — before == after, 0 Δ.
12. Avoided W1→W9 and dry-run? YES.
13. Ready for Claude re-verification (not Codex)? YES — see final report.

Final report

• verdict: C1_W7_OPERATOR_HOLD_PATCH_OPS_CODE_NOT_EXECUTABLE (+co-blocker …_OWNER_QUORUM_NOT_AVAILABLE).
• before snapshot: file 01. handler deploy proof: file 02 (NOT EXECUTABLE).
• handler binding proof: file 03 (NOT EXECUTABLE). dot-c1-grant-issue lifecycle proof: file 04 (NOT EXECUTABLE).
• DOT-manage ledger proof: staged + this KB record (no governed write due). no-bypass proof: file 05.
• after snapshot: file 06 (before == after). rollback/retire proof: file 06 (nothing to roll back; commands recorded).
• remaining blockers: owner auth + governed exec channel + high-risk quorum (single root, above).
• ready for Claude re-verification: YES.
• ready for Codex final confirmation: NO.
• ready for governed dry-run: NO.
• ready for production: NO.

staged ≠ applied · design-complete ≠ registered DOT · authorization ≠ capability · authority-approved-migration-path ≠ runnable-from-here · VPS-MCP-read-tools ≠ VPS-shell/deploy-access.