diff --git a/docs/reviews/2026-10-21/gates.md b/docs/reviews/2026-10-21/gates.md
index f8108b295..6102d50c0 100644
--- a/docs/reviews/2026-10-21/gates.md
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@@ -584,3 +584,7 @@ The `otopcua-g761` project (containers, its volumes, the `otopcua-host:g761` / `
 the `g761-probe` network and the temporary `OtOpcUaHistorian` database (inside the project's SQL volume) were all
 removed. The shared `otopcua-dev` rig was only read (one `COPY_ONLY` backup to its container's `/tmp`, deleted
 straight after). Nothing was started or stopped on 10.100.0.35.
+
+## Owner decision (2026-11-12)
+
+The simulator evidence is accepted for the hardware gates: AbCip array writes, AbLegacy array writes (SLC500/MicroLogix/PLC-5 simulators), FOCAS `MACRO:` > 32767, and AbCip probe-typo recovery. TwinCAT has no simulator; its hardware proof stays with lmxopcua#755. lmxopcua#761 is closed.