Doyle YZ6KE67H, received 2026-09-16T02:47:29Z: W2b base change. Hertz refresh-freeze regression rig is gated PASS as instrument at 50876f70 on test/307-refresh-freeze-regression (pushing to origin); cell crates/spt-daemon/tests/refresh_freeze.rs, Windows-only, HEAVY filter, red on289e3cdf by construction. When W2b starts, branch ON test/307-refresh-freeze-regression: rig commit first, discriminator instrumentation and supported remedy on top. ONE PR. Tip must turn cell green with UNCHANGED gauges: ack_bound_ms=2000, recovery_bound_ms=15000, zero replacement write-poison, detach-only closures. Run with documented SPT_REFRESH_RIG_SPT=candidate build and SPT_REFRESH_RIG_OUTPUT=fresh output path. Lane order unchanged: finish #310 first, then #49/#267 RCA-first, then #309. Earlier WO2SCEKQ discriminator remains binding: measure pending-input length, blocking call entry/exit, reply-path state on replacement worker; empty pending at observed block or blocking outbound forwarding falsifies pending-flush candidate. No product remedy by assumption; by:Some promotion exclusion untouched. Hertz JIA4EPAI, received 2026-09-16T02:50:59Z: Branch is pushed, no PR. Current origin/test/307-refresh-freeze-regression tip is c180eb16 (runner fixup); base remedy on branch TIP, preserving 50876f70 as regression commit. Golden Windows HEAVY exports C:\Program Files\Python312\python.exe and prints resolved interpreter before nextest. PATH-empty preflight passed; golden-python-fixup.json does NOT claim actual Runner.Worker execution.