IU Core Controlled Route + Master Gate — 01 Precheck

Macro: IU_CORE_CONTROLLED_ROUTE_MASTERGATE_STRUCTURE_OBSERVABILITY_OPEN_GOAL Date: 2026-05-21

Host + repo

• Host: Nguyens-MacBook-Air (MacBook/dev host). Correct.
• Repo: /Users/nmhuyen/iu-cutter-build/repo/iu-cutter, branch main, HEAD 5de52d8 at start, tree clean.
• Production: VPS vmi3080463 (contabo, 38.242.240.89); directus DB in Docker container 22540b78de8f (postgres:16, PG 16.13), database directus, role directus. information_unit=158 / unit_version=165 — matches the runtime-activation SSOT. Target identity positively confirmed.

Mandatory gates — all 7 PASS

#	Gate	Result
1	Correct host — MacBook repo available, tree clean	PASS
2	Target identity — directus DB, container 22540b78de8f, 158/165	PASS
3	Fresh backup — pg_dump -Fc + sha256 + TOC verify	PASS (doc 02)
4	Drift check — full iu-core runtime survey vs SSOT	PASS (doc 02)
5	Package integrity — 006/007/050 + rollbacks authored; 553 tests	PASS
6	Disable boundary — gate close / route disable / trigger detach all proven	PASS (doc 05)
7	Parallel path — notif path on a separate table, event_outbox unconsumed	PASS (doc 06)

Discover-first

No path/secret/artifact was requested from the User. SSH host contabo, container id, DB name/role, gateway-marker config, schema and the prior KB reports were all discovered from ~/.ssh/config, docker inspect, the live catalog and the agent-data KB. The 4 required SSOT docs (11,10,07,04 of the runtime-activation macro) were read from the KB.

Forbidden actions — none taken in this precheck

No DB write, no secret logged.