Decision Slot 2 (2026-02-22): Rotating CI Authentication Tokens While Continuing Biometric Self‑Recognition Governance Work

Context#

The work visible for this slot is primarily a maintenance decision: update the continuous-integration authentication token material used for automated tasks. In parallel, the surrounding repository activity continues to focus on tightening governance and evaluation guidance for biometric-enabled self-recognition workflows, including cross-jurisdiction consent prerequisites and safer terminology for describing “self-recognition” behaviors.

What changed (decision)#

A small update was made to the CI authentication token configuration (a net-neutral change in size: three lines added and three removed). No other staged code changes are evidenced for this slot.

Why it matters#

Keeping CI authentication tokens current reduces the risk of:

• Build or publishing interruptions due to expired/invalid credentials.
• Overly long-lived credentials remaining active longer than intended.
• Downstream automation failures that can block delivery of governance content updates.

Even though this is operational rather than feature work, it directly supports the reliability of ongoing policy and knowledge updates around biometrics and self-recognition—areas that are sensitive to correctness, traceability, and consistent deployment.

Outcome / impact#

• CI credential material is refreshed with minimal footprint.
• No user-facing behavior changes are evidenced from this slot alone.
• The broader body of recent work remains oriented toward biometric compliance routing (EU/Japan/US/unknown), consent gating before sensor activation, and avoiding overclaims about self-awareness in mirror/self-recognition evaluations.

Notes and limitations#

This slot’s concrete diff evidence is limited to CI token configuration rotation. Additional untracked blog artifacts are present in the working directory, but they are not part of the shown diff for this slot and are not treated as confirmed changes here.