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cycle: 344
role: epsilon
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# cdd-iteration — Cycle #344

(ε) This cycle's iteration findings.

## Findings

### F1 — Intra-paragraph insertion audit gap

**Axis:** cdd-protocol-gap
**Severity:** B
**Disposition:** follow-on (α/SKILL.md §2.3 peer-enumeration rule already covers this; the rule was not applied at the insertion site)

When inserting a cross-reference pointer into an existing paragraph, α did not re-read the surrounding text for internal consistency. The new pointer to activation §22 ("every cycle writes cdd-iteration.md") was placed adjacent to the existing sentence "Empty cycles produce no file" — a direct contradiction. β caught it as D-level.

**MCA:** No new mechanism needed. The existing §2.3 intra-doc grep-every-occurrence discipline already covers this case. The rule was not applied; it does not need to be invented.

### F2 — Draft-phase measurement not refreshed at pre-review

**Axis:** cdd-protocol-gap
**Severity:** A
**Disposition:** follow-on (same class as #266 F3/F3-bis; consider adding "measurement refresh" as an explicit pre-review gate sub-step)

§14's illustrative template quoted `wc -l → 847` from an early draft. The actual file was 623 lines at HEAD. Template text that quotes live measurements requires a refresh step before review-readiness signal.

### F3 — Debt-vs-finding classification boundary

**Axis:** cdd-protocol-gap
**Severity:** info
**Disposition:** no action (within normal review-loop variation)

α declared §23 step 18's missing section reference as intentional known debt. β assessed it as A-severity finding. The classification difference is within expected judgment variation. No protocol change needed.

## Cross-surface conflict

**epsilon/SKILL.md §1 vs activation/SKILL.md §22:** OQ #35 established activation §22 as authoritative for cdd-iteration cadence policy ("every cycle writes cdd-iteration.md"). epsilon/SKILL.md §1 still says "empty cycles produce no file." A follow-on cycle should harmonize epsilon/SKILL.md §1 with the new policy.

## Cycle status

Cycle A of meta-issue #344 complete. Cycles B (reference notifier) and C (tsc adoption) pending.
