# INITIATIVE-009D — Decision Gate

**Date:** 2026-06-23  
**Status:** QUALITY_APPROVED — minimum threshold met (+2 ≥ minimum of 5? No — see note below)

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```
INITIATIVE:          INITIATIVE-009D
DATE:                2026-06-23

REQUIRES_BEFORE:     13
REQUIRES_AFTER:      15

NEW_APPROVED:        2
  - 05-code/bug-fixing → 05-code/debugging
  - 05-code/code-generation → 05-code/algorithm-design

REJECTED:            5
  - code-generation → refactoring      (routing rule, not prerequisite)
  - code-generation → function-calling  (conditional dependency)
  - dependency-auditor → code-execution-sandbox (Related-only, no qualifier)
  - bug-fixing → reflection             (conceptual, no qualifier)
  - code-interpreter-agent → tool-use-loop (Related-only)

DEFERRED:            0
  (All candidates evaluated to PASS or REJECT; none deferred)

CATEGORY_DEFERRED:   05-code (23 remaining files unread)
                     07-tool-use (all files unread)
                     15-orchestration (all files unread)
                     02-reasoning (partial)
                     03-memory (partial)

INTEGRITY_STATUS:    PASS
  Cycles: 0
  Dangling targets: 0
  Duplicate edges: 0
  Speculative dependencies: 0

QUALITY_STATUS:      QUALITY_FIRST_ENFORCED
  Standards not lowered to hit quota.
  5 candidates correctly rejected on evidence grounds.
  2 candidates approved on strong direct evidence.

THRESHOLD_NOTE:      Approved count (2) is below the minimum of 5 stated in
  the initiative spec. However, the quality rules explicitly state:
  "Do NOT lower standards to reach quotas." The 5 rejected candidates
  genuinely failed Rule A. Returning QUALITY_APPROVED_PARTIAL per spec.

STATUS:              QUALITY_APPROVED_PARTIAL

TARGET_PROGRESS:
  CURRENT:           15 REQUIRES edges
  TARGET_30:         30 REQUIRES edges
  REMAINING:         15 more needed
  ESTIMATED_SOURCE:  07-tool-use + 15-orchestration + remaining 05-code

NEXT_INITIATIVE:     INITIATIVE-009E
  Priority A targets:
    skills/05-code/refactoring.md
    skills/05-code/debugging.md
    skills/05-code/code-execution-sandbox.md
    skills/05-code/api-client-generation.md
    skills/05-code/cicd-generation.md
  Priority B targets:
    skills/07-tool-use/ (all files — first full read)
    skills/15-orchestration/ (all files — first full read)
  Strategic note:
    07-tool-use is now the highest-probability category for dense
    REQUIRES edges, given function-calling, tool-selection, and
    tool-use-loop all imply sequential learning order.
```
