Agent Output Citation Quality Gate v1.0.0

Released for the 2026-06-20 Iceman KPI recovery batch.

What it does

Citation freshness, source diversity, quote limits, attribution, and uncertainty language before publishing agent research outputs.

Validation

• python3 -m py_compile scripts/citation_quality_gate.py
• python3 scripts/citation_quality_gate.py --self-test --json

Security boundary

Local, read-only, stdlib-only scanner. It does not call APIs, execute commands, mutate files, read protected config, enable cron jobs, create Stripe products, or deploy website changes.

Pipeline status

Iceman built gate passed locally. Downstream Viper, Warlock, Hollywood, Rooster, Slider, and production verification gates remain pending.