Release 1.1.0 — one config file, and a process weight you choose

`project.yaml` at the repo root is now the single source of truth for a
project's configuration, replacing `production/stage.txt`,
`production/review-mode.txt` and `.claude/docs/technical-preferences.md` (all
three still read as a fallback; nothing is force-deleted).

**`modes.rigor` — one question instead of six.** `minimal`, `standard` or
`full` fronts six knobs: `modes.workflow`, `docs.density`, `qa.level`,
`modes.story_granularity`, `modes.review_mode` and `team.size`. It defaults to
`minimal`, which is a change from 1.0's behaviour: the heavier tier was
measured costing several times more to reach working code without producing a
better result, and returning nothing when a fresh developer inherited the
project. Pin `modes.rigor: standard` to keep 1.0's process level.

Also in this release:

- `/settings` to view or change any setting, and `project.local.yaml` for
  per-developer preferences that should not be committed.
- `system_overrides` to hold one system to a higher standard than the rest of
  the project, and `testing.strict` to set per test type whether missing
  evidence blocks a story or warns.
- A story that changes anything the player sees is not closed until the game
  has been launched, observed, and a screenshot retained in
  `production/qa/evidence/`. A parse check is not a run. This holds at every
  rigor level, including `minimal`, where automated tests are waived but the
  look is not.
- The code root is engine-specific and enforced as such: Godot `src/`, Unity
  `Assets/`, Unreal `Source/<Module>/`. Two of the three will not build a
  project laid out any other way.
- Migration tooling for existing projects: `.claude/scripts/migrate-v1-config.sh`
  converts a 1.0 layout, non-destructively by default, with a report to review
  before `--finalize` deletes anything.
- Ask-before-write holds regardless of personal automation settings.

Upgrading from 1.0 or earlier: see UPGRADING.md. Full list of changes:
CHANGELOG.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016xvzG3i7pWQg4LjyDwWMXd

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+> Gate definition, loaded by `/gate-check` for the TARGET PHASE ONLY.
+> Never load the other five — one gate applies per invocation.
+
+
+# Gate: Polish → Release
+
+
+**Required Artifacts:**
+- [ ] All features from milestone plan are implemented
+- [ ] Content is complete (all levels, assets, dialogue referenced in design docs exist)
+- [ ] Localization strings are externalized (no hardcoded player-facing text in the code root)
+- [ ] QA test plan exists (`/qa-plan` output in `production/qa/`)
+- [ ] QA sign-off report exists (`/team-qa` output — APPROVED or APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS)
+- [ ] All Must Have story test evidence is present (Logic/Integration: test files pass; Visual/Feel/UI: sign-off docs in `production/qa/evidence/`)
+- [ ] Smoke check passes cleanly (PASS verdict) on the release candidate build
+- [ ] No test regressions from previous sprint (test suite passes fully)
+- [ ] Balance data has been reviewed (`/balance-check` run)
+- [ ] Release checklist completed (`/release-checklist` or `/launch-checklist` run)
+- [ ] Store metadata prepared (if applicable)
+- [ ] Changelog / patch notes drafted
+
+**Quality Checks:**
+- [ ] Full QA pass signed off by `qa-lead`
+- [ ] All tests passing
+- [ ] Performance targets met across all target platforms
+- [ ] No known critical, high, or medium-severity bugs
+- [ ] Accessibility basics covered (remapping, text scaling if applicable)
+- [ ] Localization verified for all target languages
+- [ ] Legal requirements met (EULA, privacy policy, age ratings if applicable)
+- [ ] Build compiles and packages cleanly
+
+## Workflow tier reductions
+
+The checklist above is the **`full` baseline**. At lower tiers apply the
+reduction for the resolved tier; items not named keep their status above.
+Reductions only ever *relax* a requirement — `workflow_overrides` is the
+only thing that adds one.
+
+- **`full`** — all features + content complete + localization + QA sign-off + smoke (PASS) + no critical bugs all required
+- **`standard`** — content-complete audit + QA sign-off + localization → recommended; **all features + smoke + no critical bugs** required
+- **`minimal`** — only **smoke + no critical bugs** required; everything else **drops**