# Scanner Gate Benchmarks Charter

## Mission
- Benchmark VEX gate policy evaluation performance deterministically.

## Responsibilities
- Provide reproducible BenchmarkDotNet runs for gate evaluation throughput.
- Keep benchmark inputs deterministic and offline-friendly.

## Required Reading
- docs/README.md
- docs/07_HIGH_LEVEL_ARCHITECTURE.md
- docs/modules/platform/architecture-overview.md
- docs/modules/scanner/architecture.md

## Working Agreement
- Use fixed seeds and stable inputs for deterministic benchmarks.
- Avoid network dependencies and nondeterministic clocks.
- Keep benchmark overhead minimal and isolated from core logic.

## Testing Strategy
- Benchmarks should be runnable in Release without external services.