I read this as an independent read-only upgrade-authorization audit - I will inspect the prescribed evidence and controls, run only non-mutating validations, and issue the required authorization verdict.


I read this as a read-only authorization audit - I completed it and recorded independent evidence.

DO_NOT_AUTHORIZE

Blockers: the declared offline locked environment cannot spawn Ruff; no disposable exact-wheel full-operation rollback rehearsal exists. Evidence: `upgrade-independent-verification-v5-20260826T151626KST-st_01a03cad/VERDICT.md`.