# Bug Report: Autopilot Gate Integration

## Methodology
Reviewed orchestrate.md autopilot section for gate-check loop, approval pauses, persona switching via .state, and session break recovery.

## Acceptance Criteria
| # | Criterion | Result |
|---|-----------|--------|
| 1 | Orchestrator uses `status.py --transition` between phases | ✅ |
| 2 | Orchestrator calls `--validate-folder` before each transition | ✅ |
| 3 | Orchestrator STOPS on validation violations | ✅ |
| 4 | Approval gates pause autopilot (research/decomposition/design/test_design) | ✅ |
| 5 | `--transition {phase}:awaiting_approval` before user sign-off | ✅ |
| 6 | `--approve` only after user says "APPROVED" | ✅ |
| 7 | Non-approval phases transition automatically | ✅ |
| 8 | `.state` used for resumption | ✅ |
| 9 | Persona switching via phase prompt loading | ✅ |
| 10 | Session break recovery via `.state` | ✅ |

## Findings
None — gate-check loop is correctly implemented in orchestrate.md.

## Verdict: PASS