```json path=handoff.json
{
  "scratch_root": "tmp/agentic-release-handoff",
  "allowlist": ["read-fixture", "write-artifact", "run-tests", "record-evidence"],
  "steps": [
    {
      "name": "inspect-fixture",
      "tool": "read-fixture",
      "inputs": ["context.md", "ground_truth.json"],
      "outputs": []
    },
    {
      "name": "write-handoff",
      "tool": "write-artifact",
      "inputs": ["ground_truth.json"],
      "outputs": ["tmp/agentic-release-handoff/handoff.json"]
    },
    {
      "name": "run-local-check",
      "tool": "run-tests",
      "inputs": ["check_handoff.py"],
      "outputs": ["tmp/agentic-release-handoff/pytest.txt"]
    },
    {
      "name": "record-evidence",
      "tool": "record-evidence",
      "inputs": ["tmp/agentic-release-handoff/pytest.txt"],
      "outputs": ["tmp/agentic-release-handoff/result.json"]
    }
  ],
  "gates": [
    {
      "name": "preflight",
      "passed": true,
      "evidence": "all scratch and artifact paths are repo-local"
    },
    {
      "name": "execution",
      "passed": true,
      "evidence": "handoff declares the local pytest check"
    },
    {
      "name": "evidence",
      "passed": true,
      "evidence": "result artifact is recorded for human review"
    }
  ],
  "artifacts": [
    {
      "path": "tmp/agentic-release-handoff/result.json",
      "provenance": "repo-local deterministic control"
    }
  ],
  "final_status": "ready-for-human-review",
  "human_signoff": "pending"
}
```