---
cycle: 361
issue: "https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/361"
role: beta
merge_sha: "c30a6122"
merged_at: "2026-05-14"
sections:
  planned: [Review summary, Implementation assessment, Technical review, Process observations, Release notes]
  completed: [Review summary, Implementation assessment, Technical review, Process observations, Release notes]
---

# β Close-out — #361

## §Review summary

Single-round APPROVED. One pass, zero findings. Merge commit `c30a6122` pushed to `origin/main`.

Pre-merge gate: all four rows clear (identity = `beta@cdd.cnos`; `origin/main` matches α's recorded base SHA `56202534`; small-change merge-test exemption applies — docs-only normative prose, no new contract surface; `.cdd/unreleased/361/gamma-scaffold.md` present at `335f01cb`).

## §Implementation assessment

α shipped a tight 13-line skill patch:

- §3.4a (11 lines) names three invalid verdict shapes with explicit recovery, and cross-references §3.3.
- Checklist line (1 line) gives β-future a single mechanical check that points back to the rule by number.
- Section-letter convention (§3.4a) matches existing pattern in the file (§3.11b uses the same form).
- Derivation line cites tsc #53 β@S4 as the surfacing incident — the rule has a documented origin, so future readers can trace it.

The fix is precisely scoped to the gap it closes. Nothing speculative, nothing out-of-scope.

## §Technical review

Authority single-home: verdict shape now governed in `review/SKILL.md` §3.4a only. α §Self-check peer enumeration confirmed `beta/SKILL.md`, `CDD.md` §S6, `release/`, `post-release/`, `alpha/`, `activation/` either delegate to `review/` (β, CDD) or use `provisional`/`pending` in unrelated contexts (release CHANGELOG scoring, alpha close-out fallback). No drift, no duplication.

Honest-claim chain (§3.13a–d) verified:
- No measurements (a N/A).
- Term alignment (b): `APPROVED`, `REQUEST CHANGES`, severity letters align with §3.2/§3.3.
- Wiring (c): "auto-RC" framing matches Recovery paragraph's RC reformulation.
- Gap (d): `grep -n "verdict-shape\|Verdict-shape" review/SKILL.md` returns only the new §3.4a and checklist line — α's "no explicit lint exists" gap claim holds.

## §Process observations

**Operator override on α review-readiness.** The §Review-readiness section in `self-coherence.md` was authored by δ (operator) after α session timeout. The substantive work (§Gap, §Skills, §ACs, §Self-check, §Debt, §CDD-Trace) was all α-authored. From β's vantage, the override is auditable (recorded in the section's last paragraph and in commit `34d4ef02` subject line) and does not affect verdict integrity — all gate evidence is in α-authored sections, and β re-verified each row independently. Noted here for γ's PRA as a process datapoint, not a finding.

**Small-change merge-test collapse.** The pre-merge gate row-3 small-change exemption fits this cycle cleanly: pure normative-prose diff in one skill, no new contract surface, no executable code. Running the full worktree-based merge-test would not have surfaced any failure mode the diff is capable of producing. The exemption clause earned its keep here.

**Self-coherence prose count slip.** α self-coherence §AC1 evidence cell says "six qualifier tokens" but the shipped rule (and the prose in the same evidence cell) lists seven. The shipped rule is correct; only the count-word in α's narrative artifact is off-by-one. Not a finding — self-coherence is α's narrative, not a normative source, and the rule β-future will consult is unaffected. Noted for γ's PRA as a quality-of-attention datapoint if useful.

## §Release notes

Skill patch only — no version bump, no CHANGELOG entry, no executable surface. Per `release/SKILL.md` §"docs-only disconnect," the merge commit itself is the disconnect signal; γ moves `.cdd/unreleased/361/` to `.cdd/releases/docs/2026-05-14/361/` (merge date) as part of post-release housekeeping.

β's work ends here. γ owns the PRA; δ owns any remaining release-boundary work (none expected for a docs-only cycle).
