Naming candidates (OQ-1)

Decision 2026-07-21: assent (#4) — see D-009. Table kept for the record. GitHub repo live (D-014). Domain (D-028): assent.dev is owned by a third party — apiVersion/$id group rename required; replacement TBD (see OQ-1).

Criteria: short CLI-friendly command, evokes judging/gating/merging, no strong collision in the dev-tools space, available-ish on GitHub. Collision notes are quick checks, not clearance — whatever shortlists must be re-verified (GitHub org, domain, pkg.go.dev, trademark smell test).

#	Name	Angle	Quick collision note
1	gavel	the judge's hammer; gavel run	some small projects; no giant
2	solon	Athenian lawgiver; short, dignified	minor academic tools
3	praetor	Roman magistrate who ruled on cases	scattered small repos
4	assent	formal agreement → approval	generic word, low collision
5	ratify	formally approve a change	⚠️ Ratify (CNCF artifact verification)
6	quorum	enough approvals to act	⚠️ ConsenSys Quorum (blockchain)
7	greenlight	the go signal	many small projects; generic
8	turnstile	gate that admits valid tickets one at a time	⚠️ Cloudflare Turnstile
9	tollgate	pass after paying the (policy) toll	low collision
10	drawbridge	lowered only for the trusted	some auth projects
11	sluice	gate that controls flow precisely	low collision, great metaphor
12	lockkeeper	canal lock: raises boats safely between levels	low collision
13	rubberstamp	self-aware: the stamp that actually checks	memorable, cheeky
14	signoff	the thing reviewers give	generic; git Signed-off-by association
15	imprimatur	official "let it be printed"	rare word, low collision, longish
16	fiat	an authoritative decree	⚠️ carmaker; different domain though
17	edict	a published rule with force	low collision
18	tribune	Roman official who could veto	newspapers; low tech collision
19	custos	Latin "guardian"	low collision, unique
20	mergegate	boring-but-clear descriptive fallback	"-gate" scandal suffix reading

Operator shortlist → verify → D-00x + rename module path (D-003).