---
name: cto-hermes-real-refresh-control-replay-evidence
tier: local
status: validated
owner: jp
source: .sot/03-PROTOCOLS/CTO-HERMES-REAL-REFRESH-CONTROL-REPLAY-ISSUES.md
created: 2026-06-01
last_reviewed: 2026-06-01
lifecycle_classification: planning
core_promotion_status: not-promoted
description: Child-local evidence that CTO-WORK-057 exposed Stage 6 real-governed refresh evidence through the Hermes CTO Harness control summary.
---

# CTO Hermes Real Refresh Control Replay Evidence

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

## Result

Status: validated.

Work item: `CTO-WORK-057`

Hermes CTO commit:

```text
1f53307 Expose real refresh in control summary
```

Focused summary validator:

```text
python3 harness/runner/validate-webui-summary.py --json
```

Focused summary JSON:

```text
/home/svrnty/.hermes/profiles/cto-planb/harness-runs/20260601T112443Z-run-all-fake-262885/webui-summary.json
```

Focused Stage 6 real-governed refresh comparison artifact:

```text
/home/svrnty/.hermes/profiles/cto-planb/harness-runs/20260601T112448Z-stage6-real-governed-refresh/stage6-real-governed-refresh-comparison.json
```

Post-merge aggregate Harness command:

```text
./harness/evals/health.sh --json
```

Post-merge aggregate status:

```text
pass
```

Post-merge Stage 6 real-governed refresh comparison artifact:

```text
/home/svrnty/.hermes/profiles/cto-planb/harness-runs/20260601T112541Z-stage6-real-governed-refresh/stage6-real-governed-refresh-comparison.json
```

## Evidence Facts

- summary exposes `case_stage6_real_governed_refresh`
- summary exposes `stage6_real_governed_refresh_comparison_path`
- summary exposes real Stage 5 pass report replay path
- summary exposes real Stage 5 proof replay path
- summary exposes target repository read-only proof status
- summary exposes candidate-default refresh eligibility separately from `runtime_default_activation`
- summary exposes Codex blocked-lane rationale from the refresh artifact
- summary exposes Pi blocked-lane rationale from the refresh artifact
- summary exposes next operator action after real-refresh validation
- summary does not expose secrets, endpoints, credential values, or raw Target Repository content
- summary does not mutate Target Repositories, vendor source, external developer repositories, unowned repositories, or Cortex Core
- runtime default activation: false

## Decision

`CTO-WORK-057` is validated.

Hermes now has a Harness-backed replay summary for Stage 6 real-governed refresh evidence.

Case remains a gated adapter behind the CTO Harness seam.

Runtime default activation remains false.

This evidence does not promote CTO artifacts into Core and does not authorize broader target mutation.