I read this as a provenance investigation - I will inspect the candidate artifacts, bindings, source correspondence, qualification hashes, and Golden Path evidence without editing.


I read this as a provenance investigation - verification is complete.

**FAIL** - artifact provenance passes, but no Golden Path/E2E evidence is bound to candidate `e55ac326eab1fa81a56c8798efc14d3bcc7956d08761af095168e7ec8573b9ae`.

Passed:
- Candidate binding canonical digest: `3bb8d4d70ac4319c0dfe2633f92713f15eb14ed202bb0e33ad5f294d72acac1a`; derived candidate digest matches `e55ac326...b9ae`.
- Bound hashes match:
  - Hermes: `738d5d8cc0abdddb28e305c6cccbd9fa2098052d359535b106e3aed4a237b820`
  - Prior profile: `27f7427199d4a0a2e8a08aba26431552655f615544be0f13741e88b4b7f2250a`
  - Telegram adapter: `64358119e6ab3c1020aecd6e7556aa57c995d0e030e87889832f12e3d130a5ac`
- Build-a/build-b Hermes wheels are byte-identical at the bound Hermes hash; all 994 RECORD entries validate.
- All 989 non-metadata Hermes wheel members match source. `gateway/platforms/telegram.py` matches the wheel member at `643581...a5ac`.
- Relative to the predecessor Hermes wheel, exactly one non-metadata member changed: `gateway/platforms/telegram.py` (`380d042c...3a9c` -> `643581...a5ac`).
- Qualification map has 18 entries; only `telegram_adapter` changed. No additions, removals, or unrelated hash changes.
- Tests passed: 18 evidence/disposable-contract tests and 13 Telegram production-preflight tests.

Blocker:
- The successor `disposable-e2e` evidence is internally valid and reports `PASS`, but binds candidate `1477699a3b85bb07ac0d6acd463b752205f52ae247ae1992e72f99571497d804`, with Hermes/profile hashes `a71e4c0b...52b27` / `3cf71817...36d8b`, not `e55ac...b9ae` / `738d...b820` / `27f...250a`.
- The target candidate manifest hashes only the E2E `pass.json` and `cleanup.json`; it does not cryptographically bind the E2E candidate identity. Therefore that Golden Path cannot qualify `e55ac...b9ae`.


I read this as a final provenance investigation - I will verify the new binding, reproducible wheels, selected profile artifact, installed provenance, and candidate-bound E2E without editing.


I read this as final provenance verification - all requested bindings validate.

**PASS**

- Candidate: `4efceab409e16ad38740a0faaa5a899e0630991b862e2592a5e2d5c9e825820d`
- Binding canonical SHA: `bae83f96d367a351ecf15654740c14f17bbb0a9ddc98ba57c358e5cc71efa66b`
- Hermes build-a/build-b, byte-identical: `8e99762ee3ce53e43f086d3bfb99edc3246f8f990b3da8e53f6e6aef3181a91e`
- Selected predecessor profile wheel: `27f7427199d4a0a2e8a08aba26431552655f615544be0f13741e88b4b7f2250a`
- Manifest v2 seal: `9addda2cc5fe16eb52fe7d776a8ec6ffe7cb20a46822608b956d9546d5f13e08`
- Installed-provenance SHA: `e8131a7192728ae1f495280bfd604c33c1ea49be4129b2b769f9d2fa222dee81`
- Candidate-bound E2E binding SHA: `4ea21ff7866c972451821b1874ba7de98721549c08a993222f8cc1af21d43c1c`
- Candidate-bound E2E receipts SHA: `69448ad078a4c17f7a886bcfb116382b2a5c8b90ae14261a55332dde30049896`
- Candidate-bound E2E, installed provenance, and both installed slots bind the exact candidate and both wheel hashes.
- No successor profile wheel files remain; both installed profile payloads match the selected predecessor wheel.

Blockers: none.