Root cause
A version or help command can satisfy the current syntactic validation-command rule without testing, building, or reproducing behavior.
Rectification
Reject informational invocations and require a test, build, or concrete reproduction target.
Regression check
python3 scripts/merge-gate.test.py
Scope
Deferred from PR #335 under the owner-approved P1-only merge stopping rule.
Root cause
A version or help command can satisfy the current syntactic validation-command rule without testing, building, or reproducing behavior.
Rectification
Reject informational invocations and require a test, build, or concrete reproduction target.
Regression check
python3 scripts/merge-gate.test.pyScope
Deferred from PR #335 under the owner-approved P1-only merge stopping rule.