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+---
+staging_status: SUCCESS
+timestamp: 2026-06-08T18:57:59+00:00
+base_url: http://localhost:8501
+---
+
+# Staging Gate Log
+
+Staging test suite completed inside the `orchestrator-staging` container
+(`docker exec` via Docker Engine API, ADR-001 / ORCH-048 canonical method —
+preserves the running instance's process-env so the B6 registry-isolation check
+reads `.env.staging` correctly).
+
+- Command: `python3 /repos/orchestrator/scripts/staging_check.py --base-url http://localhost:8501 --mode stub`
+- Exit code: **0** → `staging_status: SUCCESS`
+- Result: **8/10 checks PASS**, REAL failed: none.
+
+## Infra waiver (ORCH-061)
+
+```
+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
+```
+
+C9a/C9b are the two sandbox-infra-only checks (depend on SANDBOX bot accounts being
+project members, not on the pipeline). Both were tolerated because every REAL check
+is green; the script still exits 0 (fail-closed for any real failure). Trusting the
+exit code per ORCH-061 — no re-judging of waived checks.
+
+## Full output
+
+```
+[Block A] SMOKE
+  ✓ PASS  A1 GET /health → 200 status=ok  [HTTP 200, body={'status': 'ok', 'service': 'orchestrator'}]
+  ✓ PASS  A2 GET /queue → 200 with counts/max_concurrency/resilience
+  ✓ PASS  A3 ORCH_STAGING=true (not prod)  [ORCH_STAGING=true]
+
+[Block B] ACCESS
+  ✓ PASS  B4 Plane: sandbox project accessible  [HTTP 200, found 5 project(s), sandbox=YES]
+  ✓ PASS  B5 Gitea: orchestrator-sandbox accessible, push=true
+  ✓ PASS  B6 Registry: sandbox present, prod ET/ORCH absent  [sandbox=YES, prod-ET=NO(good), prod-ORCH=NO(good)]
+
+[Block C] E2E  (mode=stub)
+  ✓ PASS  C7 Create issue in Plane SANDBOX  [HTTP 201]
+  ✓ PASS  C8 Trigger pipeline via /webhook/plane  [HTTP 200, resp={'status': 'accepted'}]
+  ✗ FAIL  C9a Branch appears in orchestrator-sandbox  [branch=not found]   (SANDBOX_INFRA, waived)
+  ✗ FAIL  C9b Analyst job enqueued in staging queue                        (SANDBOX_INFRA, waived)
+
+[CLEANUP]
+  ✓ PASS  CLEANUP: deleted Plane issue (HTTP 204)
+
+RESULT: 8/10 checks PASS
+  REAL failed         : none
+  SANDBOX_INFRA failed: ['C9a Branch appears in orchestrator-sandbox', 'C9b Analyst job enqueued in staging queue']
+  tolerance: staging_infra_tolerance_enabled=True
+```