# Delegation Readiness Doctor — Historical Kickoff Gap Report

Updated: 2026-04-22 20:13 CDT

## Status
HISTORICAL_BASELINE_ONLY

## Why this file changed
`tools/delegate_tool.py` no longer contains the original unconditional `return True` stub in `check_delegate_requirements()`.
The kickoff gap that this report originally documented has been fixed in live code, so the prior `CURRENT_GAP_CONFIRMED` result is no longer an honest description of the current repo state.

## What is true now
- `check_delegate_requirements()` is config-aware
- `python -m hermes_cli.main doctor` exposes `◆ Delegation Readiness`
- the canonical live proof has moved to:
  - `starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-readiness-proof.md`
  - `starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-broken-state-roundtrip.md`
  - the live delegated-run proof captured in the ship review artifact

## Historical role of this file
This path is retained to preserve the original Monday kickoff evidence: the MVP began with a real stubbed readiness check and a real need for an honest doctor surface.

## Honest next move
Judge the MVP on the readiness + broken-state roundtrip + delegated-run proof line, not on the now-closed kickoff stub.