Auditing Agent Patches: Property Checks, Fixture Locks, and Expiring Flaky Freezes

I review agent patches as an auditor, not a reader. A reader asks whether the code is readable. An auditor asks what the patch promised and how a violation would be noticed. This gate is three small pieces long: property checks, fixture locks, and a flaky freeze. Run the pieces in that order. If any piece fails, the diff goes back to the agent...