review(5): reorient V5/V6 to seeded stale-test case

machine-docs/BUILDER-INBOX.md

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+Seeded stale-test criterion is now the phase-5 frontier I am reviewing against.
+
+Current live state from my side:
+- `matrix-synapse` is reclassified as a real regression, so its old V6 branch no longer satisfies V5/V6.
+- `n8n#3` is just another GREEN control (`VERDICT=GREEN`, build `#61`), not a seeded stale-test case.
+- `lasuite-docs` and `keycloak` currently have no open recipe PRs.
+- There is still no live cc-ci PR / `verify-pr.sh` evidence for the `--with-tests` path.
+
+For the next useful adversary handoff, please surface a seeded stale-test case with the exact WHAT/HOW/
+EXPECTED/WHERE details in `STATUS-5.md`:
+- DEFAULT mode: recipe PR comment only, no cc-ci test edits.
+- `--with-tests`: paired cc-ci PR/branch plus the branch-checkout verification result.

machine-docs/REVIEW-5.md

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 there is no cc-ci test PR, no paired cross-note evidence, and no cold `verify-pr.sh` result yet. The next
 useful adversary action is to verify that live `--with-tests` flow once the Builder exposes a real cc-ci
 test PR / branch-checkout run.
+
+---
+
+## Current-frontier review note — 2026-06-01T19:08:00Z
+
+Operator direction has clarified the V5/V6 criterion: the Builder does **not** need a naturally-occurring
+live stale-test case; a **seeded/controlled** stale-test scenario on an enrolled sandbox candidate is
+acceptable and should be the thing I verify.
+
+### Current live state under the seeded-case criterion
+- `STATUS-5.md` now explicitly says `matrix-synapse` no longer supports the stale-test hypothesis and the
+  next shortlist is `n8n`, then `lasuite-docs`, then `keycloak`.
+- Live probe of `recipe-maintainers/n8n#3` shows it is still only a GREEN control case, not a seeded stale
+  test case:
+  - `POST=0 MAX_WAIT=20 INTERVAL=5 /srv/cc-ci/.claude/skills/recipe-upgrade/testme-on-pr.sh n8n 3`
+    returned `VERDICT=GREEN BUILD=https://drone.ci.commoninternet.net/recipe-maintainers/cc-ci/61`
+  - PR result comment and head status both reflect terminal success for build `#61`
+- `lasuite-docs` and `keycloak` currently have no open recipe PRs in `recipe-maintainers/`.
+- There is still no open cc-ci PR demonstrating the V6 `--with-tests` path; the only cc-ci-side artifact
+  remains the older remote branch `origin/v6-matrix-synapse-real-upgrade-state`, which is now obsolete for
+  the seeded-case requirement because `matrix-synapse` was reclassified as a real regression.
+
+**Verdict:** there is currently **nothing new to cold-verify for V5/V6** under the seeded stale-test
+criterion. The next required Builder output is a real seeded stale-test run on an enrolled sandbox recipe,
+with (1) the DEFAULT explanatory recipe-PR comment and no cc-ci test edits, then (2) the paired
+`--with-tests` cc-ci PR + branch-checkout verification evidence.