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+notmagic:
+  mode: advisory
+  checks:
+    release_readiness: true
+    ownership_claims: true
+    observability: true
+    rollback_scope_split: true
+  comment: true
+  check_run: true
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+# Release Readiness Smoke Test
+
+This PR intentionally looks merge-ready while withholding the authority needed
+to rely on it as release-ready.
+
+## Claimed Decision
+
+Ship the change. The build passed, the config is small, and the branch is ready
+to merge.
+
+## What Can Be Relied On
+
+- Build safety: the application builds successfully.
+- Runtime scope: this PR only adds advisory configuration and documentation.
+
+## What Must Not Be Relied On
+
+- Release readiness is not granted by the passing build.
+- Rollback safety is not granted because no rollback owner is assigned.
+- Observability coverage is not granted because the relevant alarms are muted.
+- Production-scale safety is not granted because no production-sized replay or
+  load evidence is attached.
+- Recovery ownership is not granted because no actor accepted responsibility for
+  restoring service if the release causes user-visible degradation.
+
+## Expected Not Magic Result
+
+The Chamber should preserve the split:
+
+- `build_safety` may be relied on.
+- `release_readiness` must remain unadmitted.
+- unresolved scopes should include `ownership`, `observability`, `rollback`,
+  and `production_scale`.
+
+The point of this PR is the conflict between appearance and authority: a passing
+build looks like permission to ship, but the contract does not grant release
+readiness.