# Telegram Handler Direct-Claim Suite Review

Generated UTC: `2026-07-10T01:08:00Z`

## Result

- Runtime path: `pass_runtime=True`; all six direct-claim prompts returned replies from live VPS GatewayRunner using a temporary leoclean profile.
- Strict benchmark score: `6/6`; this is a Cory-direct-claim handler pass.
- Telegram post: `false`.
- Live profile changed: `false`.
- Production DB apply executed: `false`.
- DB counts before and after: `1837,4145,4916,4670,26` -> `1837,4145,4916,4670,26`.
- Service before/after run: `active/running`, `MainPID=1908033`, `NRestarts=0`, `ExecMainStartTimestamp=Fri 2026-07-10 01:04:22 UTC`.

## Core Finding

Leo now meets the strict Cory no-context direct-claim bar at the non-posting VPS GatewayRunner handler tier. The prior hard failures are repaired:

- `DC-02`: Leo now recognizes Helmer proposal `a64df080` as `approved` with empty `applied_at`: staged/packet-ready, not canonical.
- `DC-03`: Leo now says the decision-matrix path is not shipped because `matrix_voters`, `proposal_votes`, and `proposal_decisions` are absent; reviewer sign-off in `kb_stage.kb_proposals` is not a matrix vote.

## Scenario Assessment

- `DC-01`: `pass` - Proposed/approved/applied split is correct; names two applied rows, three approved-but-unapplied rows, 14 pending, and 7 canceled; includes follow-up and authorization boundary.
- `DC-02`: `pass` - Helmer 7 Powers is approved/staged or packet-ready but not canonical; proposal `a64df080` has empty `applied_at`; canonical `public.*` rows are absent.
- `DC-03`: `pass` - Decision-matrix path is not shipped; matrix tables are absent; m3ta reviewer sign-off is not a matrix vote.
- `DC-04`: `pass` - Not a single-cause pointer diagnosis; separates Telegram/local file refs, proposal refs, document evaluations, review status, and canonical `public.sources`.
- `DC-05`: `pass` - Separates safe staging-write demo from authorized canonical apply; names proof limits and follow-up choice.
- `DC-06`: `pass` - Direct `SOUL.md` edit is runtime/rendered artifact drift, not canonical identity; canonical change requires DB rows plus render/sync/postflight proof.

## Follow-Up Challenge

- The follow-up challenge file is retained as earlier failure evidence. The latest direct-claim suite supersedes it for current handler status.

## Next Actions

- Keep the DC handler suite in CI/local regression for any future Leo skill/tool edit.
- Reopen immediately if DC-02 stops recognizing `a64df080` as approved/unapplied, DC-03 infers matrix approval while matrix tables are absent, any DC answer omits `Next Cory-style follow-up:`, or the read-only suite mutates DB/service state.
- This pass does not authorize production apply of Helmer, mapped rich packets, Rio strategy, governance/concept schema, or any canonical `public.*` mutation.

## Evidence Files

- Direct-claim handler report: `docs/reports/leo-working-state-20260709/telegram-handler-direct-claim-suite-current.json`
- Strict score: `docs/reports/leo-working-state-20260709/telegram-handler-direct-claim-suite-score-current.md`
- Follow-up challenge report: `docs/reports/leo-working-state-20260709/telegram-handler-direct-claim-followup-current.json`
- State image: `docs/reports/leo-working-state-20260709/leo-db-state-26-direct-claim-handler.svg`
