# Program Planning Gate — PROG

**Feature**: 016 Perl Parser Hardening  
**Date**: 2026-07-06  
**Status**: **PROG artifacts complete** — ready for S0 `[V]`

## Checklist

- [x] spec.md complete with US0–US4, FR-*, SC-*
- [x] plan.md + execution-model.md
- [x] research.md + data-model.md
- [x] contracts/ (3 files)
- [x] quickstart.md gates defined
- [x] tasks.md with [P][C][V] phases
- [x] analyze.md — 0 CRITICAL
- [x] checklists/requirements.md signed
- [x] planning/ sprint specs S0–S3
- [x] code-evidence.md bootstrapped (EV-PROG-001, EV-PROG-002)
- [ ] P-PROG-001..009 marked complete in tasks.md (implement phase)
- [ ] Branch pushed to origin (operator)

## Handoff

**Next agent**: Execute PROG `[P]` task checkboxes, then **S0 `[V]` only** per [quickstart.md](../quickstart.md).

**Do NOT** start S1 fixtures until S0 Release Gate passes.

**Work here**: `E:/project/symforge` · branch **`016-perl-parser-hardening`**

## Analyze reference

See [analyze.md](../analyze.md) — PASS, 0 CRITICAL.
