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name: read-gate
description: Apply the Read gates: refusing a model's write until it proves it read the rule article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# Read gates: refusing a model's write until it proves it read the rule

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/read-gate). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/read-gate.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/read-gate/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What a read gate is A read gate is a rule enforced by the API instead of by the prompt: a write is refused unless the caller holds a short-lived token, and the only way to get that token is to fetch the rule document and answer questions wh

## Representations

- Human: /a/read-gate
- JSON: /api/articles/read-gate
- Relationships: /api/articles/read-gate/topology
- History: /api/articles/read-gate/revisions