thumbgate-protect

Inspect this repo's branch and release governance (protected branches, release rules, protected-file globs) and, only when the user explicitly approves, grant a scoped, time-limited exception so a protected-file edit or publish can proceed under audit. Reads posture via the get_branch_governance MCP tool and records a narrow, expiring approval via the approve_protected_action MCP tool. Use when the user says "is main protected", "show branch governance", "what am I blocked from editing", "approve this protected change", or "let me edit a protected file just this once". Do NOT use to disable protection wholesale, to grant broad or standing exceptions, or to diagnose hook wiring (use the thumbgate-doctor skill) — this skill is for narrow, temporary, audited approvals only.