governance: enforce strict Questions→Proposal→Plan gates with explicit approval phrases; add branching proposal; mark plan pending; audit checks sequencing

scripts/audit.sh

@@ -38,6 +38,35 @@ check "Gitea workflow exists" test -f .gitea/workflows/ci.yml
 # Docker compose for local parity
 check "docker/compose.yml exists" test -f docker/compose.yml
 
+# Sequencing gates: for each plan, ensure corresponding proposal approved; for each proposal, ensure questions approved
+status_warn=0
+for plan in collab/plan/*.md; do
+  [ -f "$plan" ] || continue
+  base=$(basename "$plan")
+  prefix=${base%%.md}
+  proposal="collab/proposals/$prefix.md"
+  if [ ! -f "$proposal" ]; then
+    echo "[fail] Missing proposal for plan: $plan" >&2; failures=$((failures+1)); continue
+  fi
+  if ! grep -q "Approved for Plan" "$proposal"; then
+    echo "[warn] Proposal not yet approved for plan ($prefix). Plan should be pending." >&2
+    status_warn=1
+  fi
+  # check questions
+  qfile="collab/questions/$prefix.md"
+  if [ ! -f "$qfile" ]; then
+    echo "[fail] Missing questions for: $prefix" >&2; failures=$((failures+1))
+  else
+    if ! grep -q "Approved for Proposal" "$qfile"; then
+      echo "[warn] Questions not yet approved for proposal ($prefix)." >&2
+      status_warn=1
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ "$status_warn" -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "[note] Sequencing warnings present; ensure approvals before proceeding."
+fi
+
 echo "[summary] failures=$failures"
 exit "$failures"
-