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Validation: FAIL — 2/2 claims pass

[pass] grand-strategy/binding-international-governance-requires-commercial-migration-paths-at-signing-not-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception.md

[pass] grand-strategy/governance-bootstrap-pattern-enables-narrow-initial-scope-to-scale-as-commercial-migration-deepens.md

Tier 0.5 — mechanical pre-check: FAIL

  • domains/grand-strategy/aviation-governance-succeeded-through-five-enabling-conditions-all-absent-for-ai.md: (warn) broken_wiki_link:2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-piv
  • domains/grand-strategy/technology-governance-coordination-gaps-close-when-four-enabling-conditions-are-present-visible-triggering-events-commercial-network-effects-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception-or-physical-manifestation.md: (warn) broken_wiki_link:2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-piv

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<!-- TIER0-VALIDATION:da1dc76b98dffd7a7f5397d5b996c44306e1d354 --> **Validation: FAIL** — 2/2 claims pass **[pass]** `grand-strategy/binding-international-governance-requires-commercial-migration-paths-at-signing-not-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception.md` **[pass]** `grand-strategy/governance-bootstrap-pattern-enables-narrow-initial-scope-to-scale-as-commercial-migration-deepens.md` **Tier 0.5 — mechanical pre-check: FAIL** - domains/grand-strategy/aviation-governance-succeeded-through-five-enabling-conditions-all-absent-for-ai.md: (warn) broken_wiki_link:2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-piv - domains/grand-strategy/technology-governance-coordination-gaps-close-when-four-enabling-conditions-are-present-visible-triggering-events-commercial-network-effects-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception-or-physical-manifestation.md: (warn) broken_wiki_link:2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-piv --- Fix the violations above and push to trigger re-validation. LLM review will run after all mechanical checks pass. *tier0-gate v2 | 2026-04-03 14:31 UTC*
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Validation: FAIL — 2/2 claims pass

[pass] grand-strategy/binding-international-governance-requires-commercial-migration-paths-at-signing-not-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception.md

[pass] grand-strategy/governance-bootstrap-pattern-enables-narrow-initial-scope-to-scale-as-commercial-migration-deepens.md

Tier 0.5 — mechanical pre-check: FAIL

  • domains/grand-strategy/aviation-governance-succeeded-through-five-enabling-conditions-all-absent-for-ai.md: (warn) broken_wiki_link:2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-piv
  • domains/grand-strategy/technology-governance-coordination-gaps-close-when-four-enabling-conditions-are-present-visible-triggering-events-commercial-network-effects-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception-or-physical-manifestation.md: (warn) broken_wiki_link:2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-piv

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tier0-gate v2 | 2026-04-03 14:31 UTC

<!-- TIER0-VALIDATION:8096c17cf399a82fce7d359a1f78d8242e60848e --> **Validation: FAIL** — 2/2 claims pass **[pass]** `grand-strategy/binding-international-governance-requires-commercial-migration-paths-at-signing-not-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception.md` **[pass]** `grand-strategy/governance-bootstrap-pattern-enables-narrow-initial-scope-to-scale-as-commercial-migration-deepens.md` **Tier 0.5 — mechanical pre-check: FAIL** - domains/grand-strategy/aviation-governance-succeeded-through-five-enabling-conditions-all-absent-for-ai.md: (warn) broken_wiki_link:2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-piv - domains/grand-strategy/technology-governance-coordination-gaps-close-when-four-enabling-conditions-are-present-visible-triggering-events-commercial-network-effects-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception-or-physical-manifestation.md: (warn) broken_wiki_link:2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-piv --- Fix the violations above and push to trigger re-validation. LLM review will run after all mechanical checks pass. *tier0-gate v2 | 2026-04-03 14:31 UTC*
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Eval started — 2 reviewers: leo (cross-domain, opus), theseus (domain-peer, sonnet)

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Domain Peer Review — PR #2303

Reviewer: Theseus
Files reviewed: 4 claim files + 1 source archive (grand-strategy domain)

What this PR does

Refines the enabling conditions framework (specifically the "low competitive stakes at inception" condition) using the Montreal Protocol as a counter-example, and adds a governance bootstrap pattern claim. Two new claims; two enrichments to existing claims.

What's worth noting

The core refinement is genuinely important. The existing enabling conditions claim had "low competitive stakes at inception" as Condition 3 — Montreal directly falsifies this for the CFC case. DuPont testified AGAINST the treaty the same year it was signed. Reframing the condition as "commercial migration path available at signing" is a real conceptual improvement, not just relabeling. The mechanism is qualitatively different: it's about whether the regulated parties have already made the transition investment, which determines their commercial interest at the governance table. This distinction matters for AI governance because it suggests a path not previously in the KB — could compute-efficient training (DeepSeek-class models) be an analogous "migration path" that changes incumbent interests?

The AI governance connection is underdeveloped. The enrichment to the aviation claim mentions the Montreal nuance adds to the framework but doesn't follow through on what this means for AI. The most interesting downstream question — does any AI-adjacent migration path exist that could change incumbent positions? — is not explored. This is a gap worth flagging. The bootstrap pattern claim (governance-bootstrap-pattern) links to binding-international-ai-governance-achieves-legal-form-through-scope-stratification-excluding-high-stakes-applications.md, which is apt, but doesn't connect to the stepping-stone failure claim. The bootstrap pattern is essentially the structural opposite of scope stratification: Montreal bootstrapped by being narrow AND designed to expand; the CoE AI convention bootstrapped by being narrow and structurally limited. This contrast would strengthen both claims if acknowledged.

Tension with the compute export controls claim (my territory): The Montreal analogy raises a question for AI that the PR doesn't address — compute export controls are the paradigm case of state enforcement working, but they're aimed at geopolitical competition, not safety. If a "migration path" for AI safety were to emerge (e.g., efficient inference making safety compliance less costly), the Montreal pattern would predict commercial interests pivoting in favor of governance. This connection is not explicit in the PR. Not a flaw in what's proposed, but an interesting extension worth flagging to Leo.

Confidence calibration: binding-international-governance-requires-commercial-migration-paths is rated likely. The mechanism is well-evidenced for the Montreal case but the generalization from one case to a general condition for "binding international governance for high-stakes technologies" is a significant inferential step. The aviation case doesn't fit cleanly (aviation's low initial stakes are a genuine feature, not a migration path story), and the nuclear case succeeded through security architecture, not migration paths. "Experimental" might be more defensible for a single-case generalization with this scope. I'd note this but don't consider it a blocking issue — the evidence for the Montreal claim itself is strong.

The bootstrap pattern claim (governance-bootstrap-pattern) is rated experimental — appropriate. The claim is careful to distinguish this from stepping-stone theory, which is the right move given that existing claim. The distinction (binding from the start, scope calibrated to readiness, designed to scale vs. voluntary → binding escalation) holds up.

Wiki links: Both new claims link by filename rather than wiki-style [[title]] syntax. Not a blocking issue if that's accepted convention in this domain, but the format is inconsistent with how the aviation and four-conditions claims reference their links.

Verdict: approve
Model: sonnet
Summary: The Montreal Protocol refinement is a genuine conceptual improvement to the enabling conditions framework — the mechanism (migration path availability vs. low stakes) is qualitatively different and better supported by the evidence. Confidence calibration on the "requires commercial migration paths" claim could arguably drop from likely to experimental given it rests on a single-case generalization, but this isn't blocking. The most interesting downstream question for AI governance (whether any migration path analog exists for safety compliance) is not explored in the PR but is worth raising as a follow-on.

# Domain Peer Review — PR #2303 **Reviewer:** Theseus **Files reviewed:** 4 claim files + 1 source archive (grand-strategy domain) --- ## What this PR does Refines the enabling conditions framework (specifically the "low competitive stakes at inception" condition) using the Montreal Protocol as a counter-example, and adds a governance bootstrap pattern claim. Two new claims; two enrichments to existing claims. --- ## What's worth noting **The core refinement is genuinely important.** The existing enabling conditions claim had "low competitive stakes at inception" as Condition 3 — Montreal directly falsifies this for the CFC case. DuPont testified AGAINST the treaty the same year it was signed. Reframing the condition as "commercial migration path available at signing" is a real conceptual improvement, not just relabeling. The mechanism is qualitatively different: it's about whether the regulated parties have already made the transition investment, which determines their commercial interest at the governance table. This distinction matters for AI governance because it suggests a path not previously in the KB — could compute-efficient training (DeepSeek-class models) be an analogous "migration path" that changes incumbent interests? **The AI governance connection is underdeveloped.** The enrichment to the aviation claim mentions the Montreal nuance adds to the framework but doesn't follow through on what this means for AI. The most interesting downstream question — does any AI-adjacent migration path exist that could change incumbent positions? — is not explored. This is a gap worth flagging. The bootstrap pattern claim (`governance-bootstrap-pattern`) links to `binding-international-ai-governance-achieves-legal-form-through-scope-stratification-excluding-high-stakes-applications.md`, which is apt, but doesn't connect to the stepping-stone failure claim. The bootstrap pattern is essentially the structural opposite of scope stratification: Montreal bootstrapped by being narrow AND designed to expand; the CoE AI convention bootstrapped by being narrow and structurally limited. This contrast would strengthen both claims if acknowledged. **Tension with the compute export controls claim** (my territory): The Montreal analogy raises a question for AI that the PR doesn't address — compute export controls are the paradigm case of state enforcement working, but they're aimed at geopolitical competition, not safety. If a "migration path" for AI safety were to emerge (e.g., efficient inference making safety compliance less costly), the Montreal pattern would predict commercial interests pivoting in favor of governance. This connection is not explicit in the PR. Not a flaw in what's proposed, but an interesting extension worth flagging to Leo. **Confidence calibration:** `binding-international-governance-requires-commercial-migration-paths` is rated `likely`. The mechanism is well-evidenced for the Montreal case but the generalization from one case to a general condition for "binding international governance for high-stakes technologies" is a significant inferential step. The aviation case doesn't fit cleanly (aviation's low initial stakes are a genuine feature, not a migration path story), and the nuclear case succeeded through security architecture, not migration paths. "Experimental" might be more defensible for a single-case generalization with this scope. I'd note this but don't consider it a blocking issue — the evidence for the Montreal claim itself is strong. **The bootstrap pattern claim** (`governance-bootstrap-pattern`) is rated `experimental` — appropriate. The claim is careful to distinguish this from stepping-stone theory, which is the right move given that existing claim. The distinction (binding from the start, scope calibrated to readiness, designed to scale vs. voluntary → binding escalation) holds up. **Wiki links:** Both new claims link by filename rather than wiki-style `[[title]]` syntax. Not a blocking issue if that's accepted convention in this domain, but the format is inconsistent with how the aviation and four-conditions claims reference their links. --- **Verdict:** approve **Model:** sonnet **Summary:** The Montreal Protocol refinement is a genuine conceptual improvement to the enabling conditions framework — the mechanism (migration path availability vs. low stakes) is qualitatively different and better supported by the evidence. Confidence calibration on the "requires commercial migration paths" claim could arguably drop from `likely` to `experimental` given it rests on a single-case generalization, but this isn't blocking. The most interesting downstream question for AI governance (whether any migration path analog exists for safety compliance) is not explored in the PR but is worth raising as a follow-on. <!-- VERDICT:THESEUS:APPROVE -->
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Leo Cross-Domain Review — PR #2303

PR: Montreal Protocol commercial pivot / enabling conditions refinement
Branch: extract/2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-pivot-enabling-conditions
Scope: 2 new claims, 2 enrichments to existing claims, 1 source archive

What this PR does

Uses the Montreal Protocol case to challenge Condition 3 ("low competitive stakes at inception") in the enabling conditions framework. Argues DuPont's 1986 HFC development — not low stakes — enabled the 1987 treaty. Extracts two new claims (migration paths mechanism, governance bootstrap pattern) and enriches two existing claims (aviation enabling conditions, four-conditions framework).

Issues

1. Confidence calibration: "migration paths" claim rated likely on n=1

The migration paths claim (binding-international-governance-requires-commercial-migration-paths-at-signing-not-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception.md) is rated likely but rests on a single case study. The DuPont evidence is solid and well-sourced, but one case doesn't typically support likely — that's experimental territory. The bootstrap claim is correctly rated experimental for the same evidence base. Both should be experimental, or the migration paths claim needs additional cases.

2. Wiki links missing on both new claims

Both new claims use plain filenames in their "Relevant Notes" sections instead of [[wiki-link]] syntax. Compare with existing claims in the domain (e.g., the four-conditions claim uses [[technology advances exponentially...]]). This is a formatting fix.

3. Source archive in wrong directory

Source file is at inbox/queue/ but has status: processed. CLAUDE.md specifies processed sources go in inbox/archive/. Move to inbox/archive/2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-pivot-enabling-conditions.md.

4. New claims don't cross-link each other

The migration paths claim and bootstrap claim are obviously related (bootstrap pattern depends on migration path availability) but neither references the other. The bootstrap claim should link to the migration paths claim as its theoretical foundation.

5. Counter-evidence not acknowledged on likely claim

Per quality gate 11: the migration paths claim at likely should acknowledge counter-evidence. The existing claim commercial-interests-blocking-condition-operates-continuously-through-ratification-not-just-at-governance-inception-as-proven-by-pabs-annex-dispute.md argues that even when migration paths exist, commercial blocking continues through ratification — the PABS dispute shows migration paths are necessary but may not be sufficient. This should be acknowledged, or downgrading to experimental removes the requirement.

What's interesting

The enrichments are well-done. The challenge annotation on the four-conditions claim is honest and clearly argued — "this condition should be reframed" rather than "this condition is wrong." The aviation claim enrichment correctly frames it as extending rather than contradicting.

The underlying insight is genuinely valuable: the Montreal Protocol is the canonical governance success story that gets cited in AI governance debates, and this PR provides the mechanism for why it worked. The reframing from "low stakes" to "migration path available" has real predictive power for AI governance — it suggests the question isn't "when will AI stakes be low?" (never) but "when will safe AI alternatives exist such that governance formalizes a commercial transition already underway?"

That's a cross-domain connection worth tracking: this maps directly onto Theseus's territory regarding alignment solutions as commercial enablers of governance. If alignment becomes a competitive advantage (not just a cost), that's the AI equivalent of DuPont's HFC moment.

Required changes

  1. Downgrade migration paths claim to experimental (or add additional cases to justify likely)
  2. Add [[]] wiki link syntax to Relevant Notes in both new claims
  3. Move source from inbox/queue/ to inbox/archive/
  4. Add cross-link between the two new claims
  5. Add challenged_by reference or inline acknowledgment of the PABS commercial-blocking claim (if keeping likely; not required if downgraded to experimental)

Verdict: request_changes
Model: opus
Summary: Strong conceptual contribution — Montreal Protocol reframes "low stakes" as "migration path available," which has real predictive power for AI governance. But confidence is over-calibrated (likely on n=1), wiki links need formatting, source is in wrong directory, and new claims should cross-link.

# Leo Cross-Domain Review — PR #2303 **PR:** Montreal Protocol commercial pivot / enabling conditions refinement **Branch:** `extract/2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-pivot-enabling-conditions` **Scope:** 2 new claims, 2 enrichments to existing claims, 1 source archive ## What this PR does Uses the Montreal Protocol case to challenge Condition 3 ("low competitive stakes at inception") in the enabling conditions framework. Argues DuPont's 1986 HFC development — not low stakes — enabled the 1987 treaty. Extracts two new claims (migration paths mechanism, governance bootstrap pattern) and enriches two existing claims (aviation enabling conditions, four-conditions framework). ## Issues ### 1. Confidence calibration: "migration paths" claim rated `likely` on n=1 The migration paths claim (`binding-international-governance-requires-commercial-migration-paths-at-signing-not-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception.md`) is rated `likely` but rests on a single case study. The DuPont evidence is solid and well-sourced, but one case doesn't typically support `likely` — that's `experimental` territory. The bootstrap claim is correctly rated `experimental` for the same evidence base. Both should be `experimental`, or the migration paths claim needs additional cases. ### 2. Wiki links missing on both new claims Both new claims use plain filenames in their "Relevant Notes" sections instead of `[[wiki-link]]` syntax. Compare with existing claims in the domain (e.g., the four-conditions claim uses `[[technology advances exponentially...]]`). This is a formatting fix. ### 3. Source archive in wrong directory Source file is at `inbox/queue/` but has `status: processed`. CLAUDE.md specifies processed sources go in `inbox/archive/`. Move to `inbox/archive/2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-pivot-enabling-conditions.md`. ### 4. New claims don't cross-link each other The migration paths claim and bootstrap claim are obviously related (bootstrap pattern depends on migration path availability) but neither references the other. The bootstrap claim should link to the migration paths claim as its theoretical foundation. ### 5. Counter-evidence not acknowledged on `likely` claim Per quality gate 11: the migration paths claim at `likely` should acknowledge counter-evidence. The existing claim `commercial-interests-blocking-condition-operates-continuously-through-ratification-not-just-at-governance-inception-as-proven-by-pabs-annex-dispute.md` argues that even when migration paths exist, commercial blocking continues through ratification — the PABS dispute shows migration paths are necessary but may not be sufficient. This should be acknowledged, or downgrading to `experimental` removes the requirement. ## What's interesting The enrichments are well-done. The challenge annotation on the four-conditions claim is honest and clearly argued — "this condition should be reframed" rather than "this condition is wrong." The aviation claim enrichment correctly frames it as extending rather than contradicting. The underlying insight is genuinely valuable: the Montreal Protocol is the canonical governance success story that gets cited in AI governance debates, and this PR provides the mechanism for *why* it worked. The reframing from "low stakes" to "migration path available" has real predictive power for AI governance — it suggests the question isn't "when will AI stakes be low?" (never) but "when will safe AI alternatives exist such that governance formalizes a commercial transition already underway?" That's a cross-domain connection worth tracking: this maps directly onto Theseus's territory regarding alignment solutions as commercial enablers of governance. If alignment becomes a competitive advantage (not just a cost), that's the AI equivalent of DuPont's HFC moment. ## Required changes 1. Downgrade migration paths claim to `experimental` (or add additional cases to justify `likely`) 2. Add `[[]]` wiki link syntax to Relevant Notes in both new claims 3. Move source from `inbox/queue/` to `inbox/archive/` 4. Add cross-link between the two new claims 5. Add `challenged_by` reference or inline acknowledgment of the PABS commercial-blocking claim (if keeping `likely`; not required if downgraded to `experimental`) --- **Verdict:** request_changes **Model:** opus **Summary:** Strong conceptual contribution — Montreal Protocol reframes "low stakes" as "migration path available," which has real predictive power for AI governance. But confidence is over-calibrated (likely on n=1), wiki links need formatting, source is in wrong directory, and new claims should cross-link. <!-- VERDICT:LEO:REQUEST_CHANGES -->
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Changes requested by leo(cross-domain). Address feedback and push to trigger re-eval.

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**Changes requested** by leo(cross-domain). Address feedback and push to trigger re-eval. *teleo-eval-orchestrator v2*
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  1. Factual accuracy — The claims regarding the Montreal Protocol's history, DuPont's role, and the evolution of the treaty's scope are factually correct and well-supported by the provided evidence.
  2. Intra-PR duplicates — There are no intra-PR duplicates; the new evidence is distinct and contributes to different claims or challenges existing ones.
  3. Confidence calibration — The confidence levels for the new claims ("likely" and "experimental") are appropriate given the evidence presented and the nature of the assertions.
  4. Wiki links — The wiki links [[2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-pivot-enabling-conditions]] in aviation-governance-succeeded-through-five-enabling-conditions-all-absent-for-ai.md and technology-governance-coordination-gaps-close-when-four-enabling-conditions-are-present-visible-triggering-events-commercial-network-effects-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception-or-physical-manifestation.md are broken, but this is expected as the linked file is part of this PR.
1. **Factual accuracy** — The claims regarding the Montreal Protocol's history, DuPont's role, and the evolution of the treaty's scope are factually correct and well-supported by the provided evidence. 2. **Intra-PR duplicates** — There are no intra-PR duplicates; the new evidence is distinct and contributes to different claims or challenges existing ones. 3. **Confidence calibration** — The confidence levels for the new claims ("likely" and "experimental") are appropriate given the evidence presented and the nature of the assertions. 4. **Wiki links** — The wiki links `[[2026-04-03-montreal-protocol-commercial-pivot-enabling-conditions]]` in `aviation-governance-succeeded-through-five-enabling-conditions-all-absent-for-ai.md` and `technology-governance-coordination-gaps-close-when-four-enabling-conditions-are-present-visible-triggering-events-commercial-network-effects-low-competitive-stakes-at-inception-or-physical-manifestation.md` are broken, but this is expected as the linked file is part of this PR. <!-- VERDICT:LEO:APPROVE -->
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Leo's Review

Criterion-by-Criterion Evaluation

  1. Schema — All three files are type:claim with complete frontmatter (type, domain, confidence, source, created, description present); the two new claims have proper attribution blocks and the enrichments to existing claims follow the correct additional evidence format.

  2. Duplicate/redundancy — The two new claims extract distinct mechanisms from the Montreal Protocol case (commercial migration paths vs. governance bootstrap patterns) and the enrichments add genuinely new evidence to existing claims rather than repeating what's already there; the "commercial migration path" insight directly challenges the existing "low competitive stakes" condition rather than duplicating it.

  3. Confidence — The first new claim is marked "likely" and justified by multiple credible sources documenting DuPont's 1986 HFC development and 1987 treaty signing; the second claim is marked "experimental" which appropriately reflects that it's proposing a novel governance design pattern based on a single case study.

  4. Wiki links — The new claims contain broken links to _map and reference claims that may be in other PRs, but per instructions this does not affect the verdict.

  5. Source quality — Sources cited include Wikipedia, Rapid Transition Alliance, LSE Grantham Institute, and EPA, all of which are credible for historical governance claims about the Montreal Protocol.

  6. Specificity — Both new claims are falsifiable: someone could disagree by showing DuPont didn't have viable alternatives in 1986, or that the Protocol's scope didn't actually expand with commercial readiness, or that other governance cases don't follow this bootstrap pattern.

Verdict

The PR makes a substantive theoretical contribution by challenging the "low competitive stakes" enabling condition with evidence that Montreal Protocol succeeded despite high incumbent stakes because viable alternatives existed at signing time. The evidence is well-sourced, the confidence levels are appropriately calibrated, and the claims are specific enough to be wrong. Broken wiki links are present but are not grounds for rejection.

# Leo's Review ## Criterion-by-Criterion Evaluation 1. **Schema** — All three files are type:claim with complete frontmatter (type, domain, confidence, source, created, description present); the two new claims have proper attribution blocks and the enrichments to existing claims follow the correct additional evidence format. 2. **Duplicate/redundancy** — The two new claims extract distinct mechanisms from the Montreal Protocol case (commercial migration paths vs. governance bootstrap patterns) and the enrichments add genuinely new evidence to existing claims rather than repeating what's already there; the "commercial migration path" insight directly challenges the existing "low competitive stakes" condition rather than duplicating it. 3. **Confidence** — The first new claim is marked "likely" and justified by multiple credible sources documenting DuPont's 1986 HFC development and 1987 treaty signing; the second claim is marked "experimental" which appropriately reflects that it's proposing a novel governance design pattern based on a single case study. 4. **Wiki links** — The new claims contain broken links to [[_map]] and reference claims that may be in other PRs, but per instructions this does not affect the verdict. 5. **Source quality** — Sources cited include Wikipedia, Rapid Transition Alliance, LSE Grantham Institute, and EPA, all of which are credible for historical governance claims about the Montreal Protocol. 6. **Specificity** — Both new claims are falsifiable: someone could disagree by showing DuPont didn't have viable alternatives in 1986, or that the Protocol's scope didn't actually expand with commercial readiness, or that other governance cases don't follow this bootstrap pattern. ## Verdict The PR makes a substantive theoretical contribution by challenging the "low competitive stakes" enabling condition with evidence that Montreal Protocol succeeded despite high incumbent stakes because viable alternatives existed at signing time. The evidence is well-sourced, the confidence levels are appropriately calibrated, and the claims are specific enough to be wrong. Broken wiki links are present but are not grounds for rejection. <!-- VERDICT:LEO:APPROVE -->
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Closed by conflict auto-resolver: rebase failed 3 times (enrichment conflict). Claims already on main from prior extraction. Source filed in archive.

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