fix(ORACLE-PIN-SURFACES): restate the a7c23ac96d pin, and re-anchor every claim the substitution made false

.agents/NOW.md

@@ -22,23 +22,20 @@ no per-row change needs to touch this file at all.
 
 Token-exact (or ratified distributional) vs pinned vLLM; ≥ throughput and ≤
 latency/memory on every axis, both gate models, reproduced 2–3x idle. See
-[verification](verification.md). Pin: vLLM <!--pin:commit-->`a7c23ac96d`<!--/pin--> (<!--pin:label-->0.3.0.dev267<!--/pin-->), advanced
-2026-09-26 from `e126687a9a` (pinned 2026-09-03, #2817) by sync `4f11dfc10`. The gate named below ran at that PRIOR pin (2026-09-04, job
-`7386f034-246a-4af5-9a04-f98aafffce54`, `dgx:gpu0`, 2h15m): the OPT candidate
-captured at the target is byte-identical to the committed bar --
-`IDS mismatched_positions 0 of 96`, `IDS_BYTE_EQUAL True`, `SELECTOR K=5 multi_valued_cells 0`, `TOKENGATE_VERDICT PASS`. The default
-FLASH_ATTN backend produced the tokens, so the FA-on-GB10 risk did not fire. Our
-arm's 96/96 carries over unchanged because the candidate's bytes are identical to
-the bar it already passed. The BENCHMARK baselines are still measured at
-`555967922` and still owe step 6 (#2818, `OPEN` at a 2026-09-12 read), **and the
-other four strict goldens -- 27B W4A4, 32B-NVFP4A16, 35B, Coder -- are still
-owed at the target.** The gate that passed is the OPT-125m one; it discharges
-nothing about those four. They were anchored on #2794, which closed `COMPLETED`
-on 2026-09-06, so the anchor is gone and not the obligation: it lives under
-`## Owed` in [the tokengate spec](specs/upstream-sync-headpin-tokengate.md#L569),
-unanchored by design, and whoever takes it files the issue then. Also at
-[oracles/vllm.md](oracles/vllm.md#L93).
-
+[verification](verification.md). Pin: vLLM <!--pin:commit-->`a7c23ac96d`<!--/pin--> (<!--pin:label-->0.3.0.dev267<!--/pin-->) since
+2026-09-22 ([#3320](https://github.com/mudler/vllm.cpp/pull/3320)). **NO gate has run at it** -- the advance carries a sync
+report, no oracle build, no capture, no measurement; its two recorded gates
+(`vllm` library build, `test_scheduler` 48/48) are this tree's own C++.
+**The gate that HAS run and PASSED ran at the PRIOR pin `e126687a9a`**
+(2026-09-03, #2817): OPT-125m token-exact 96/96, `IDS_BYTE_EQUAL True`,
+`TOKENGATE_VERDICT PASS` on 2026-09-04, so the candidate's bytes carry that
+PASS over unchanged. The BENCHMARK baselines still owe step 6 (#2818) at
+`555967922`, **and the other four strict goldens -- 27B W4A4, 32B-NVFP4A16,
+35B, Coder -- are still owed at the target**; the OPT-125m PASS discharges
+none of them. The obligation is unanchored by design (#2794 closed
+`COMPLETED` 2026-09-06), lives under `## Owed` in [the tokengate
+spec](specs/upstream-sync-headpin-tokengate.md); job IDs, verdict fields and
+per-item evidence: [oracles/vllm.md](oracles/vllm.md).
 
 ## Next actions
 

.agents/claims/CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-HOST-FREE-FORWARD.md

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 | Claim | Row IDs | Agent | Worktree / remote dir | Branch | Owned scope | State | Last update |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-| `CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-HOST-FREE-FORWARD` | `BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-HOST-FREE-FORWARD` (`ACTIVE`) | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-HOST-FREE-FORWARD` | Owns the Tenstorrent host-free forward per `.agents/specs/tenstorrent-host-free-forward.md` (issues #1604, #1625, #1627). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |
+| `CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-HOST-FREE-FORWARD` | `BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-HOST-FREE-FORWARD` | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-HOST-FREE-FORWARD` | Owns the Tenstorrent host-free forward per `.agents/specs/tenstorrent-host-free-forward.md` (issues #1604, #1625, #1627). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |

.agents/claims/CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-MISTRAL.md

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 | Claim | Row IDs | Agent | Worktree / remote dir | Branch | Owned scope | State | Last update |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-| `CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-MISTRAL` | `BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-MISTRAL` (`ACTIVE`) | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-MISTRAL` | Owns the Tenstorrent Mistral port per `.agents/specs/tenstorrent-mistral.md`. Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |
+| `CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-MISTRAL` | `BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-MISTRAL` | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-MISTRAL` | Owns the Tenstorrent Mistral port per `.agents/specs/tenstorrent-mistral.md`. Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |

.agents/claims/CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-RESIDUAL-GOLDEN.md

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 | Claim | Row IDs | Agent | Worktree / remote dir | Branch | Owned scope | State | Last update |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-| `CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-RESIDUAL-GOLDEN` | `BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-RESIDUAL-GOLDEN` (`SPIKE`) | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-RESIDUAL-GOLDEN` | Owns the Tenstorrent residual-golden spike per `.agents/specs/tenstorrent-residual-golden.md` (issue #289). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `SPIKE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |
+| `CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-RESIDUAL-GOLDEN` | `BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-RESIDUAL-GOLDEN` | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-RESIDUAL-GOLDEN` | Owns the Tenstorrent residual-golden spike per `.agents/specs/tenstorrent-residual-golden.md` (issue #289). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `SPIKE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |

.agents/claims/CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-TRACE-RUNNER.md

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 | Claim | Row IDs | Agent | Worktree / remote dir | Branch | Owned scope | State | Last update |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-| `CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-TRACE-RUNNER` | `BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-TRACE-RUNNER` (`SPIKE`) | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-TRACE-RUNNER` | Owns the Tenstorrent trace-runner spike per `.agents/specs/tenstorrent-trace-runner.md` (issue #354). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `SPIKE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |
+| `CLAIM-BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-TRACE-RUNNER` | `BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-TRACE-RUNNER` | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/BACKEND-TENSTORRENT-TRACE-RUNNER` | Owns the Tenstorrent trace-runner spike per `.agents/specs/tenstorrent-trace-runner.md` (issue #354). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `SPIKE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |

.agents/claims/CLAIM-ENG-RELEASE-WINDOWS.md

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 | Claim | Row IDs | Agent | Worktree / remote dir | Branch | Owned scope | State | Last update |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-| `CLAIM-ENG-RELEASE-WINDOWS` | `ENG-RELEASE-WINDOWS` (`ACTIVE`) | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/ENG-RELEASE-WINDOWS` | Owns the native Windows x86_64 pre-alpha release extension per `.agents/specs/windows-binary-release.md` (issue #117). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |
+| `CLAIM-ENG-RELEASE-WINDOWS` | `ENG-RELEASE-WINDOWS` | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/ENG-RELEASE-WINDOWS` | Owns the native Windows x86_64 pre-alpha release extension per `.agents/specs/windows-binary-release.md` (issue #117). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |

.agents/claims/CLAIM-LORA-RUNTIME-W2.md

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 | Claim | Row IDs | Agent | Worktree / remote dir | Branch | Owned scope | State | Last update |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-| `CLAIM-LORA-RUNTIME-W2` | `LORA-RUNTIME` (`ACTIVE`) | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/LORA-RUNTIME` | Owns the W2 packed + merged/TP LoRA layers per `.agents/specs/lora-adapter.md` (issue #278). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |
+| `CLAIM-LORA-RUNTIME-W2` | `LORA-RUNTIME` | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/LORA-RUNTIME` | Owns the W2 packed + merged/TP LoRA layers per `.agents/specs/lora-adapter.md` (issue #278). Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |

.agents/claims/CLAIM-WEIGHT-OFFLOAD-W0A.md

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 | Claim | Row IDs | Agent | Worktree / remote dir | Branch | Owned scope | State | Last update |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-| `CLAIM-WEIGHT-OFFLOAD-W0A` | `ENG-WEIGHT-OFFLOAD` (`ACTIVE`) | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/ENG-WEIGHT-OFFLOAD` | Owns the W0a config surface of the UVA weight-offload mirror floor per `.agents/specs/weight-offload-uva.md`. Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |
+| `CLAIM-WEIGHT-OFFLOAD-W0A` | `ENG-WEIGHT-OFFLOAD` | see the matrix row and its spec — recorded here because the claim existed only as the row's owner cell and had no claims-directory file (record-rot repair, row/RECORD-ROT-REPAIR) | per the owning row's record | `row/ENG-WEIGHT-OFFLOAD` | Owns the W0a config surface of the UVA weight-offload mirror floor per `.agents/specs/weight-offload-uva.md`. Scope, evidence and exclusions are exactly the owning matrix row and its spec; this file only restores the claims-directory presence the gate requires. | `ACTIVE` | 2026-09-23 — claim file created by the record-rot repair; no scope change |