# Release Gate: Membership Platform (v1)

This gate controls deploy/no-deploy decisions for membership-gated commerce changes.

## Gate Categories

1. Contract/API compatibility
2. Conformance vectors
3. Security checks
4. Legal/policy checks
5. Observability checks

## Deploy Criteria (All Required)

1. `docs/conformance/membership-gating-vectors.md`: all vectors pass.
2. OpenAPI and implementation remain compatible.
3. Signature replay tests pass.
4. Quote expiry tests pass.
5. Tx mismatch tests pass.
6. Membership gate blocks non-members in all checkout paths.
7. Terms/privacy copy still match utility-access framing.
8. Structured logs and metrics are emitted for each state transition.

## No-Deploy Triggers

1. Any conformance vector failure.
2. Any path that allows purchase without active membership.
3. Any activation path that proceeds with non-active entitlement.
4. Any missing audit evidence on successful purchase.
5. Any breaking API change without version bump and migration note.

## Evidence Bundle Required for Release

1. Test result artifact references.
2. Contract address/version snapshot.
3. Policy hash snapshot.
4. Change summary and rollback plan.