diff --git a/Architecture.md b/Architecture.md
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+++ b/Architecture.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Multiple agents can work on the same repo simultaneously. Two problems must be solved:
 
-**1. Script isolation** — each scope gets its own directory under `.steplock/sessions/`. The dir name is the scope key — session ID for `reset = "session"`, branch name for `reset = "branch"`. `ack.sh` and `preview.sh` live there and read `state.json` from the same dir — no params needed from the agent.
+**1. Script isolation** — each scope gets its own directory under `.steplock/sessions/`. The dir name is the scope key — session ID for `reset = "session"`. `ack.sh` and `preview.sh` live there and read `state.json` from the same dir — no params needed from the agent.
 
 **2. State races** — `ack.sh` writes `state.json` atomically via temp + `mv`. On POSIX `mv` is atomic same-filesystem — a concurrent reader always sees a complete file.
 
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
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--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ Each state blocks the agent until acknowledged. On the fifth invocation, the pus
 ```
 git-push-quality-gate/
 ├── .claude/settings.json                        ← Claude Code hook registration
-└── .steplock/checklists/git-push-quality-gate/
-    ├── config.toml                              ← trigger and behaviour
-    └── flow.mmd                                 ← checklist items as Mermaid diagram
+└── .steplock/
+    ├── .gitignore                               ← excludes sessions/ and audit.log
+    └── checklists/git-push-quality-gate/
+        ├── config.toml                          ← trigger and behaviour
+        └── flow.mmd                             ← checklist items as Mermaid diagram
 ```
 
 ### Usage
diff --git a/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/.gitignore b/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3c6f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+sessions/
+audit.log
diff --git a/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/audit.log b/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/audit.log
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index 9216fc4..0000000
--- a/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/audit.log
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"checklist":"git-push-quality-gate","event":"block","session":"s1","state":"clean_code","ts":"2026-06-05T01:24:09.682810+00:00"}
diff --git a/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/sessions/s1/ack.sh b/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/sessions/s1/ack.sh
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--- a/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/sessions/s1/ack.sh
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@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-STATE="$DIR/state.json"
-TMP="$STATE.tmp.$$"
-
-CURRENT=$(jq -r '.current_state'      "$STATE")
-NEXT=$(jq -r '.next_state // empty'   "$STATE")
-NEXT="${1:-$NEXT}"
-
-VALID=$(jq -r '.transitions[]' "$STATE")
-MATCHED=$(printf '%s\n' $VALID | grep -Fx "$NEXT")
-
-if [ -z "$MATCHED" ]; then
-  echo "steplock: invalid next state '$NEXT'" >&2
-  echo "Valid transitions from '$CURRENT':" >&2
-  printf '%s\n' $VALID | sed 's/^/  /' >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-jq --arg cur "$CURRENT" --arg next "$NEXT" '
-  .visited      += [$cur] |
-  .current_state = $next  |
-  .next_state    = null
-' "$STATE" > "$TMP" && mv "$TMP" "$STATE"
diff --git a/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/sessions/s1/preview.sh b/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/sessions/s1/preview.sh
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@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-STATE="$DIR/state.json"
-VISITED=$(jq -r '.visited[]?' "$STATE" 2>/dev/null)
-
-echo "Checklist: git-push-quality-gate (4 items)"
-
-check() {
-  label="$1"; state="$2"
-  if printf '%s\n' $VISITED | grep -qxF "$state"; then
-    printf "  [x] %s\n" "$label"
-  else
-    printf "  [ ] %s\n" "$label"
-  fi
-}
-
-check 'Did you write clean, readable code?' 'clean_code'
-check 'Did you increase test coverage by at least a little?' 'test_coverage'
-check 'Did you update relevant documentation?' 'documentation'
-check 'Did you check for hardcoded secrets or credentials?' 'no_secrets'
diff --git a/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/sessions/s1/state.json b/examples/git-push-quality-gate/.steplock/sessions/s1/state.json
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-{
-  "checklist": "git-push-quality-gate",
-  "current_state": "clean_code",
-  "next_state": "test_coverage",
-  "transitions": [
-    "test_coverage"
-  ],
-  "visited": []
-}
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