From 9aea6e7a44dd01baaa0b0b95d06ff4aa162d6177 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mads Lorentzen <madslorentzen_17@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 16:25:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs(changelog): entry for #278 language-gate spec-pinning
 tests

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 CHANGELOG.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

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 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- **Spec-pinning tests for the Language Gate's `/rank` contract** (#278) - four regression
+  guards in `tests/test_rank_command.py` pinning the `language_gate`/`language_note` fields
+  through Steps 2-5 of `/rank`, including the Step 4 persistence rule that was live-debugged
+  during #275 (vetoes reported in console output but `language_gate: null` on every persisted
+  entry). Mirrors the existing `gaps`/`strengths` pinning pattern. No behavior change.
+
 ## [1.3.0] - 2026-08-03
 
 ### Added