# GATE 2: Planning → Implementation — BLOCKED
**Date:** 2025-12-06
**Gate:** Week 1 Day 5 → Week 2 Planning
**Status:** 🔴 **BLOCKED**
**Authority:** HOSTILE_REVIEWER
---
## Gate Status
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ EDGEVEC QUALITY GATE 2 │
│ W1.5 PERSISTENCE → WEEK 2 │
│ │
│ Status: 🔴 BLOCKED │
│ │
│ Critical Issues: 3 │
│ Major Issues: 2 │
│ Minor Issues: 5 │
│ │
│ Verdict: REJECT — FIX & RESUBMIT │
│ │
│ Estimated Fix Time: 4 hours │
│ Timeline Impact: 2 days delay to Week 2 │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
---
## Blocking Conditions
**The following conditions prevent gate clearance:**
1. **[C1] Duplicate `FileHeader` Definitions**
Two conflicting implementations exist. Violates single source of truth principle.
2. **[C2] Version Number Conflict**
Implementations disagree on version (0.1 vs 1.0). Data corruption risk.
3. **[C3] 11 Clippy Errors Block CI**
Code fails `cargo clippy -- -D warnings`. Cannot merge to main.
4. **[M1] `unwrap()` in Library Code**
Public API can panic on malformed input. Security/safety violation.
5. **[M2] Undocumented Benchmark Performance**
Performance claims not validated. Cannot verify compliance with spec.
---
## Clearance Criteria
**Gate clears when ALL of the following are true:**
- [ ] Only ONE `FileHeader` definition exists
- [ ] Version numbers are consistent across all modules
- [ ] `cargo clippy -- -D warnings` passes
- [ ] No `unwrap()` in `src/persistence/` library code
- [ ] Benchmark results documented in `docs/benchmarks/`
- [ ] All tests pass (`cargo test`)
- [ ] Artifact tagged `[REVISED]`
---
## Impact Assessment
### Immediate Impact
- **Week 2 Planning:** BLOCKED until gate clears
- **Integration Work:** Cannot proceed
- **Team Velocity:** 2-day delay
### Downstream Impact
- **Week 2 Tasks:** Delayed start (not blocked, just shifted)
- **Critical Path:** YES (on critical path)
- **Release Timeline:** 2-day slip for v0.1.0 milestone
### Risk Level
🟡 **MEDIUM** — Delay is acceptable at this stage. Core functionality works, issues are structural.
---
## What Passed ✅
The following aspects of W1.5 are **APPROVED**:
- ✅ Core serialization/deserialization logic
- ✅ CRC32 validation algorithm
- ✅ Magic number implementation
- ✅ E2E test coverage
- ✅ Benchmark infrastructure
- ✅ Alignment requirements (64 bytes, 8-byte aligned)
- ✅ Field layout matches `DATA_LAYOUT.md`
**The algorithm is correct. The structure needs fixing.**
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## What Failed ❌
The following aspects **REQUIRE REWORK**:
- ❌ Code organization (duplicate definitions)
- ❌ Version management (conflicting constants)
- ❌ Code quality (linting violations)
- ❌ Safety (panics in library code)
- ❌ Documentation (missing benchmark validation)
---
## Documentation
**Full review materials:**
- **Detailed Report:** `docs/reviews/week1_day5_hostile_review.md`
- **Executive Summary:** `docs/reviews/week1_day5_gate_SUMMARY.md`
- **Issue Tracking:** `docs/reviews/week1_day5_ISSUES.md`
- **Engineering Handoff:** `docs/reviews/week1_day5_HANDOFF.md`
---
## Next Steps
### For RUST_ENGINEER
1. Read `week1_day5_HANDOFF.md`
2. Fix C1, C2, C3 (critical structural issues)
3. Fix M1 (remove unwrap)
4. Verify all tests pass
5. Submit with `[REVISED]` tag
### For BENCHMARK_SCIENTIST
1. Fix M2 (document benchmark results)
2. Create `docs/benchmarks/week1_persistence_report.md`
### For PLANNER
1. Hold Week 2 planning until gate clears
2. Adjust timeline (2-day slip)
3. Communicate delay to stakeholders
### For HOSTILE_REVIEWER
1. Stand by for `[REVISED]` submission
2. Execute re-review within 1 business day
3. Clear gate or provide further feedback
---
## Approval History
| Gate 1 | Architecture → Planning | ✅ APPROVED | 2025-12-05 |
| **Gate 2** | **W1.5 Persistence → Week 2** | **🔴 BLOCKED** | **2025-12-06** |
| Gate 3 | Week 2 Implementation | ⏸️ PENDING | TBD |
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## Override Protocol
**Emergency Override Available:** YES
**Override Authority:** Human (Project Owner)
**Override Tag:** `[HUMAN_OVERRIDE]`
**To override this gate:**
1. Document justification for bypassing quality standards
2. Tag commit with `[HUMAN_OVERRIDE]`
3. Accept technical debt and schedule remediation
4. Update risk register
**Recommendation:** Do NOT override. Issues are fixable in 4 hours.
---
## Revision History
| 1.0 | 2025-12-06 | Gate 2 BLOCKED — W1.5 Hostile Review |
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**GATE STATUS: 🔴 BLOCKED**
**No code may proceed past this gate until clearance conditions are met.**
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*Authority: HOSTILE_REVIEWER*
*Date: 2025-12-06*
*Project: EdgeVec*
*Gate: 2 of 4*