Distillation

Date: Sep 8, 2026

• 🟡 [scheduled-follow-up] (18:14) User asked to check Publish PR #9456 at commit 4f4b00f for completed CI/bot checks and review findings; if clean, verify merge readiness without merging.
• 🟡 (18:14) Assistant reported the failed request is open with ci-ready only and is recoverable via its normal label state machine.
• 🟡 (18:14) Assistant stated it is re-adding the accepted label; the merged controller is expected to clear stale readiness, revalidate CI, and publish only after a fresh ci-ready event.