# Phase 179 Context: Continue-Steering Neutrality

## Why this phase exists

After `v2.4`, a fresh-topic staged-L2 review probe with a benign
`continue` request still left `h_plane.overall_status = active_human_control`.
That posture was misleading because no real checkpoint, stop request, or
promotion gate was active.

## Bounded goal

Keep durable `continue` steering visible, but stop treating it as blocking
human control.
