A governed workflow can block premature execution and still record a lie. When durable state says you have reached the next stage while a human gate is still pending, dispatch protection alone is not enough. The fix is to align three truths: the recorded lifecycle stage, the gate status, and who is ...

A human gate is not finished when the system prints instructions. It is finished when the operator can make the decision, the workflow records that decision through the authoritative surface, and the next legal path resumes without forcing the operator to become the lifecycle engine.

The Surface Pr...