The verdict
7 pre-registered tests.
Holm-corrected.
3 survived.
no effect
RQ1-P1
✓
RQ2-P1
✓
RQ2-P3
✓
RQ1-P2
×
RQ3-P2
×
RQ3-perf
×
RQ3-lat
×
Bridge doesn't leak. Federation is a mix, not a funnel.
The AI selector didn't win.
We pre-committed to the nulls
— and we report them.
That's the point.
BCa 95% CI · α=0.05
reproducible · sealed · lab-only