sequenceDiagram
    %% The Correct Path

    participant RA as Research Agent
    participant E as Episteme
    participant LO as Lead Orchestrator
    participant DA as Deploy Agent
    participant P as Production

    RA->>E: Store RFC finding
    Note right of E: Same RFC. Still stored as PROPOSED.

    LO->>E: What's the APPROVED algorithm?
    Note right of E: ✓ Lifecycle filter: approved only.

    E-->>LO: RS256 (conf: 0.92)
    Note right of LO: ✓ Returns the approved decision. Proposal excluded.

    DA->>P: Deploy RS256 config
    Note right of P: ✓ Deployed. Matches production expectation.

    P->>P: 200 OK
    Note over P: ✓ Auth works. No pager. Sleep continues.