From 218bc373acecb2fd0d9c94d9d95723a3718f12c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: vijay sharma <vijaychandrika06@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:54:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Clear stale runtime health and metrics files to ensure
 gate isolation.

---
 scripts/gates/common.sh | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/gates/common.sh b/scripts/gates/common.sh
index 596b23b18..3467c3fb6 100644
--- a/scripts/gates/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/gates/common.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ GATE_LOG="$ARTIFACT_DIR/gate.log"
 # Define OUT_DIR for legacy compatibility/internal use
 OUT_DIR="$ARTIFACT_DIR"
 
+# Ensure isolation: Clear stale runtime health/metrics if they exist
+# This prevents gates from inheriting TRIP or error states from previous runs.
+rm -f user_data/generated/runtime/health.json
+rm -f user_data/generated/runtime/metrics.json
+rm -f user_data/generated/runtime/metrics.prom
+
 echo "=== Starting Gate: $GATE_ID (Mode: $GATE_MODE) ==="
 
 # Preflight checks