Delivery evidence

Use exact language for exact states.

State	Minimum evidence
Modified locally	current worktree diff
Validated locally	command, checkout, result, and relevant coverage
Committed	commit ID in the intended branch
Pushed	remote branch contains the commit
Open for review	pull request URL and head commit
Ready to merge	current required checks, reviews, threads, and mergeability
Merged	merge state and resulting default-branch commit
Released	authoritative release/tag/package evidence
Deployed	target-environment deployment and health evidence

One row never proves a later row. Record skipped checks and environment blockers. Sanitize evidence; paths, tokens, internal URLs, personal data, and proprietary logs do not belong in public issues or pull requests.

For behavior changes, prefer red/green/refactor evidence when practical. For docs, metadata, or configuration-only changes, use focused validation without inventing a failing test.