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+# Proper Workflow Test - Standard Flow
+
+**Date**: 2025-11-07
+**Flow**: `test/proper-workflow-validation → dev → main`
+**Purpose**: Validate correct branch flow and release gates
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Correct Flow
+
+### Step 1: test/* → dev
+- Branch: `test/proper-workflow-validation`
+- Target: `dev`
+- Expected: PR should be allowed and checks should run
+
+### Step 2: dev → main
+- Branch: `dev`
+- Target: `main`
+- Expected: Release gates should run and pass
+
+---
+
+## What This Tests
+
+### Branch Pattern Enforcement
+- ✅ test/* branches CANNOT merge directly to main
+- ✅ test/* branches CAN merge to dev
+- ✅ dev branch CAN merge to main
+- ✅ Proper error messages when flow is violated
+
+### Standard Flow Validation
+- ✅ PR checks run on test/* → dev
+- ✅ Release gates run on dev → main
+- ✅ All quality gates execute properly
+- ✅ No workflow bypasses
+
+### Complete Release Pipeline
+1. Feature/test development on test/* branch
+2. PR and merge to dev
+3. Dev accumulates changes
+4. Release PR from dev to main
+5. Release gates validate production readiness
+6. Merge to main (production)
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+**PR #1 (test/* → dev):**
+- ✅ PR allowed and created
+- ✅ Quality checks run
+- ✅ Can be merged to dev
+
+**PR #2 (dev → main):**
+- ✅ Source branch validation passes (dev is allowed)
+- ✅ Production build succeeds
+- ✅ Smoke tests pass
+- ✅ Security scan runs (informational)
+- ✅ Deployment readiness completes
+- ✅ Release gate status evaluates correctly
+- ✅ Can be merged to main
+
+---
+
+**Created**: 2025-11-07
+**Previous PR #8**: Closed (test/* → main not allowed)
+**This PR Flow**: test/* → dev → main (correct)