---
name: CTO Hermes Approval State Evidence
status: validated
lifecycle_classification: sot
owner: jp
created: 2026-06-01
last_reviewed: 2026-06-01
core_promotion_status: not-promoted
---

# CTO Hermes Approval State Evidence

Local planning SOT only. Not a Core Protocol. Not active Core authority.

## Scope

This evidence closes `CTO-WORK-063`.

The implementation adds read-only JP approval state and next-action visibility to the Hermes WebUI CTO control panel. It does not add executable approval buttons, mutate target repositories, activate Case as default backend, or change Cortex authority.

## Implementation Evidence

- Hermes plugin commit: `154d835 Add CTO approval state surface`
- API field: `approval_required`
- API field: `approval_granted`
- API field: `execution_allowed`
- API field: allowed next actions
- API field: blocked next actions
- UI surface: `static/cto_control_panel.js`
- Route surface: `routes/cto_control_summary.py`

## Validation Evidence

- Focused validation: `python3 -m pytest tests/unit/test_cto_control_summary.py tests/unit/test_cto_control_panel_static.py -q`
- Focused result: `5 passed`
- Aggregate validation before commit: `python3 scripts/ast-connection-map.py --check`
- Aggregate result before commit: `CONNECTION-MAP.md is fresh`
- Aggregate validation before commit: `python3 -m pytest tests/ -q`
- Aggregate result before commit: `103 passed, 4 skipped`
- Aggregate validation after merge: `python3 scripts/ast-connection-map.py --check`
- Aggregate result after merge: `CONNECTION-MAP.md is fresh`
- Aggregate validation after merge: `python3 -m pytest tests/ -q`
- Aggregate result after merge: `107 passed`

## Governance Evidence

- Harness-backed summary data remains the source of truth.
- Case runtime default active: false
- target repository mutation: false
- upstream `hermes-webui` edited: false
- upstream `hermes-agent` edited: false
- Hermes visualizes control state; CTO and Harness remain the gates.

## Result

`CTO-WORK-063` is validated because Hermes now exposes JP approval posture and next-action visibility without gaining execution authority.