Approved triage candidate
        |
        v
Memory Consolidator (scheduled)
        |
        v
scoreForPromotion() — 7 Promotion Signals
        |
        v
Governance gate: staging vs approved
        |
   ┌────┴────┐
   |         |
staging   approved
   |         |
   v         v
Human     Direct write
review    to org_memory
   |         |
   v         v
approve   Index to
   |      AI Search
   v
Pipeline
promotion

const needsApproval =
  !schema.governanceDefaults.autoPromote ||
  schema.governanceDefaults.requiresApproval.includes(category);

const governanceState = needsApproval ? "staging" : "approved";