Integrated gate-check loop in orchestrate.md that drives tasks through phases with `status.py --validate-folder` checks, approval pauses at research/decomposition/design/test_design gates, persona switching via `.state`, and session break recovery.
## Phase Results
| Phase | Result |
|-------|--------|
| Implementation | ✅ PASS |
| Bug Find | ✅ PASS (no findings) |
| Adversarial Bug Find | ✅ PASS |
| Doc Review | ✅ PASS |
## Findings
- Gate-check loop replaces drive_all() pseudocode
- Approval gates are hard stops, not advisory
-`.state` file enables session break recovery
- Persona switching via `.state`-driven prompt loading
- Note: self-approval is an inherent prompt-enforcement limitation, not a bug
## Final Verdict
**PASS** — All acceptance criteria met. Autopilot now enforces phase gates between every phase transition.
