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@@ -915,3 +915,14 @@ machinery I just built for lasuite-drive** — so low-friction:
 
 (Also noted: tests/plausible/ has a stub (recipe_meta + functional/) from an earlier partial; plausible
 not mirrored. Lower priority than lasuite-meet which completes Q3.)
+
+---
+
+## 2026-05-29 — Testing-standard clarification (operator): 3× repeat-green is flakiness-specific, not general
+
+The 3× repeat-green bar I applied to lasuite-drive (F2-12 fix) was correct THERE because that recipe
+was demonstrably flaky — it was a flakiness proof (show the fix made it reliably green, not lucky-once).
+**It is NOT the general standard.** Normal recipe gates = **ONE Adversary cold-verified green** per
+plan.md §6.1. Do NOT require 3× for other recipes (lasuite-meet Q3.3, future Q4 recipes) — a single
+full-suite green + Adversary cold-verify is the bar. (Recorded by orchestrator in
+plan-lasuite-drive-recipe-pr.md §2; the 3× re-applies only if a recipe shows flakiness again.)