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+staging_status: SUCCESS
+work_item: ORCH-011
+stage: deploy-staging
+author_agent: deployer
+status: success
+created_at: 2026-06-11
+model_used: claude-opus-4-8
+timestamp: 2026-06-11T06:35:40Z
+base_url: http://localhost:8501
+---
+
+# Staging Gate Log
+
+Staging test suite completed against the live `orchestrator-staging` environment (8501).
+Run canonically inside the container via `docker exec orchestrator-staging
+python3 /repos/orchestrator/scripts/staging_check.py --base-url http://localhost:8501
+--mode stub` (ORCH-048). Exit code **0** → advance.
+
+All REAL pipeline checks passed. The two failing checks are the known sandbox-infra
+checks C9a/C9b (depend on SANDBOX bot accounts being members of the sandbox project —
+not on the pipeline), tolerated under ORCH-061 since every REAL check is green.
+
+INFRA-WAIVED: C9a Branch appears in orchestrator-sandbox, C9b Analyst job enqueued in staging queue (known sandbox-infra; real checks green)
+VERDICT: SUCCESS (exit 0) — SUCCESS (infra-waived): ['C9a Branch appears in orchestrator-sandbox', 'C9b Analyst job enqueued in staging queue'] are known sandbox-infra checks; all real checks green
+
+## Results
+- **Block A (SMOKE)**: PASS — A1 `/health` 200 ok, A2 `/queue` 200, A3 `ORCH_STAGING=true`.
+- **Block B (ACCESS)**: PASS — B4 Plane sandbox accessible, B5 Gitea orchestrator-sandbox push=true, B6 registry isolated (sandbox present, prod ET/ORCH absent).
+- **Block C (E2E, mode=stub)**: C7 create issue PASS, C8 trigger pipeline PASS; C9a/C9b waived sandbox-infra. CLEANUP ok (Plane issue deleted).
+
+RESULT: 8/10 checks PASS — REAL failed: none; SANDBOX_INFRA waived: C9a, C9b.