pick-gates.example.json

{
  "dormant_days": 180,
  "blocked": {
    "example-owner/example-repo": {
      "reason": "maintainer asked us to slow down — whole-repo freeze, finish what's open and take nothing new",
      "until": null,
      "recorded": "2026-08-02"
    },
    "other-owner/other-project": {
      "reason": "rejected AI-assisted work mid-review — respectful drop, do not re-probe",
      "until": null,
      "recorded": "2026-08-02"
    },
    "third-owner/paused-project": {
      "reason": "queue looked undeliverable on first probe; re-evaluate after the date passes",
      "until": "2026-09-01",
      "recorded": "2026-08-02"
    }
  },
  "proven_by": {
    "acme-widgets/frobnicator": {
      "reason": "6 landed via local squash-merge; the fork PRs read CLOSED",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/acme-widgets/frobnicator/commit/<sha>",
      "recorded": "2026-08-14"
    }
  }
}