# Gate change: the chain-link check has three states and an undispositioned group holds an issue

- **Artifact ID:** CHQ-GATE-FIX-2026-009
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Status:** IN FORCE
- **Public record:** https://record.cybersecurityhq.com/governance/chq-gate-fix-2026-009
- **Machine-record SHA-256:** `b0544d082bc076630c3bcf0d27bd1399954b1da4c323a0690adab8c3bfc7be05`

## Complete structured record

```json
{
  "id": "CHQ-GATE-FIX-2026-009",
  "title": "Gate change: the chain-link check has three states and an undispositioned group holds an issue",
  "class": "RULE",
  "version": "1.0",
  "effective": "2026-11-03",
  "published": "2026-11-12",
  "status": "IN FORCE",
  "status_detail": "Applied 3 November 2026 after an external review observed that the check had flagged a double-counted pair for two days while the count stayed in the evidence base (CHQ-CORR-2026-023). Two negative tests were added.",
  "rule": "The check passes where no group of chained entries is flagged, or where every flagged group is named in full by a governance record. A flagged group that no record names reads as requiring disposition and blocks publication eligibility. Not every chained pair must be collapsed; every one must be dispositioned before publication.",
  "scope": "The integrity gate.",
  "authority": "DM ratified 2026-11-12"
}
```