{
  "case_id": "UPGRADE-03",
  "skill_id": "istio-upgrade-readiness",
  "prompt": "Apply a universal rule to upgrade gateways before the control plane.",
  "execution_context": {
    "tier": "static-review",
    "live_adapter_authorized": false,
    "network_authorized": false,
    "environment_note": "Synthetic fixture; no real cluster, current release support or actual observations are asserted. Evaluate the stated distinction and preserve all missing context."
  },
  "supplied_evidence": {
    "installation": "Helm",
    "topology": "not yet inventoried",
    "requested_order": [
      "east-west gateway",
      "ingress gateway",
      "istiod",
      "base"
    ]
  }
}