# Phase 182 Summary: Selected-Candidate Route Choice

**Status:** Done
**Date:** 2026-04-14
**Axis:** Axis 2 (inter-layer connection) + Axis 4 (human experience)

## What was done

Phase `182` derived the first bounded deeper route from the selected staged
candidate.

### Fixes landed

- added selected-candidate route-choice derivation rules in
  `orchestrator_contract_support.py`
- once the same topic continues again after candidate selection, queue
  materialization now derives one deeper route instead of stalling on the
  candidate-summary placeholder
- on the bounded baseline, the chosen deeper route becomes
  `l2_promotion_review`

## Acceptance criteria

- [x] a later bounded `continue` no longer leaves the route on
      `selected_consultation_candidate_followup`
- [x] one bounded deeper route is derived from the selected staged candidate

## Evidence

| Artifact | Location | Purpose |
|----------|----------|---------|
| `receipt.md` | `phases/182-selected-candidate-route-choice/evidence/` | human-readable summary of the new selected-candidate route-choice rule |

## What this phase proved

1. The loop can now move beyond selected-candidate summary.
2. One first deeper route can be derived honestly from the selected staged
   candidate.
