Both gates now read RL_GATE_WARMUP_STEPS_INDEX (slot 524, default
10000) and return early when current_step < warmup. During warmup,
the agent opens positions freely, collects reward signal, and
calibrates Q. After warmup, gates activate and filter low-quality
entries.
Without warmup, gates blocked 100% of opening actions from step 0
(uniform Q → zero confidence → permanent Hold attractor → zero
trades → zero reward → Q never learns). Confirmed by 50k-step
L40S run with zero dones across 800k action decisions.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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