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# Ledgers The durable state that outlives any single run. ## Two ledgers, two owners **`research/GATE-LEDGER.md`** — feature gate status across audit runs. Written by the audit workflow. ```markdown | Gate | Feature | State | Since | Evidence | Report | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | GATE-01 | Dashboard | UNLOCKED | audit-002 | — | audits/audit-002/GATE-01.md | | GATE-07 | Exports | LOCKED | — | F-014, F-021 | audits/audit-004/GATE-07.md | ``` **`plans/DEBT-LEDGER.md`** — technical debt across build phases. Written by the phase workflow. ```markdown | ID | Item | Accepted at | Radius | Revisit trigger | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | D-007 | No pagination on export | phase-18 | LOW | >10k rows | ``` Both paths — `research/GATE-LEDGER.md` and `plans/DEBT-LEDGER.md` — are conventions inside the **host project** being audited; they are not paths in this marketplace repository. They cross-reference: **open debt lowers a gate's confidence score.** A gate that is technically `UNLOCKED` but sits on three `MEDIUM` debt items is not the same as a clean one. ## Lifecycle 1. **Read on startup.** Load prior states so previously audited gates aren't re-derived. 2. **Live-update during the run.** Update each gate's row as it completes, so a status check shows real progress rather than a stale snapshot. 3. **Full merge at report time.** Authoritative merge that preserves gates written by other runs. 4. **Per-run snapshot.** A read-only copy inside the