From 84d6edf6849af719d5756d9f420b5718a0b6bdc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brad Stein <Brad.Stein@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:26:42 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] testing(ci): document quality gate scope boundaries

---
 testing/quality_contract.json | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/testing/quality_contract.json b/testing/quality_contract.json
index 0907f823..2195a6a6 100644
--- a/testing/quality_contract.json
+++ b/testing/quality_contract.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "scope_note": "Quality-gate LOC/naming/coverage checks apply to managed automation and testing modules only, not broad Flux/Kubernetes manifest trees.",
   "required_docs": [
     {
       "path": "README.md",