# β review — Cycle 422

**Cycle:** [cnos#422](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/422) — Release-hygiene v3.82.0 (CCNF package-architecture baseline)
**Branch:** `cycle/422`
**Reviewer:** β (collapsed γ+α+β on δ)
**Verdict:** **APPROVE**
**Round:** 1
**Date:** 2026-05-23

## Summary

The α work satisfies all 11 ACs from [cnos#422](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/422) mechanically and substantively. The two README rewrites accurately reflect the v0.1-complete reality of `cnos.cds` and `cnos.cdr`; the VERSION bump is single-line and bare-semver; the RELEASE.md at the issue-pinned canonical path carries all three required sections (Includes / Does NOT include / Stop condition) plus the release/SKILL.md §2.5 standard sections (Outcome / Why it matters / Added / Changed / Removed / Validation / Known Issues). The CCNF kernel is byte-identical to `origin/main`; no new schemas, no new packages, no skill content changes, no runtime/harness/release-effector changes, no #405 / Track A / Track B work.

## Mechanical AC verification

See [`self-coherence.md`](self-coherence.md) for the full 11-AC mechanical pass-set with concrete grep / wc / git-diff outputs. β's verification of those checks is by re-execution at review time — re-running the same commands produces the same outputs.

## Implementation-contract verification (Rule 7)

The cycle's implementation contract (from `gamma-scaffold.md`):

| Axis | Pinned value | Diff conforms? |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Markdown + plain-text VERSION file | ✓ Only `.md` and VERSION edits |
| CLI integration target | None; `scripts/release.sh` operator-side | ✓ No CLI / release.sh changes |
| Package scoping | cds/README + cdr/README + VERSION + new `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md` + cycle-close artifacts | ✓ Exactly those paths |
| Existing-binary disposition | N/A | ✓ |
| Runtime dependencies | None | ✓ |
| JSON/wire contract | N/A — no schemas; no new packages | ✓ |
| Backward compat | Documentation + version bump only; AC6/AC7/AC8/AC10/AC11 cover the surfaces that must not change | ✓ All zero-diff |

**All 7 axes conform to the diff.** No severity-D `implementation-contract` findings.

## Substantive review

### `src/packages/cnos.cds/README.md` rewrite (D1)

**Coherence with reality.** The new README accurately describes what the #403 wave landed:

- `CDS.md` (3,588 lines; #407) — verified by filesystem (`wc -l` returns 3588).
- `SKILL.md` + `extraction-map.md` (#406) — verified by filesystem.
- `skills/cds/lifecycle/SKILL.md` (Sub 5 / #410) and `skills/cds/selection/SKILL.md` (Sub 3 / #408) — verified by filesystem (both exist as v0.1 thin overlays with `status: v0.1-thin-overlay` frontmatter).
- `docs/empirical-anchor-cdd.md` (Sub 7 / #412) — verified by filesystem.

**Honesty about the role-overlay anticipation.** The old README claimed "Per-role overlays — Shipped by Subs 3–5 of cnos#403". Reality: Subs 3–5 shipped CDS.md sections + sub-area overlays (lifecycle/, selection/) per the extraction map's split, not role overlays. The new README correctly states "Per-role overlays at `skills/cds/{alpha,beta,gamma,delta,epsilon}/SKILL.md` are **deferred to v1**" — this is an honest-claim correction, not a fudge. The old README's anticipatory wording was wrong; the new README documents what shipped.

**Wave-shape narrative.** The Status section's bulleted wave shape (#406 → #407 → #408 → #409 → #410 → #411 → #412) is in chronological wave order and accurately names what each Sub shipped. Cross-checked against commit titles: every Sub's commit message matches the README's claim.

**Cross-protocol citations.** New citations to `cnos.handoff` (the v0.1-complete peer package) are present in the intro, the Quick Start "Looking for the wire-format peer?" pointer, and the "Boundary vs cnos.handoff" subsection. This is appropriate post-#404 framing.

**No skill-content changes.** The README does NOT modify `skills/cds/SKILL.md`'s stale "Pending Subs 3–5" / "v0.1 caveat" wording. The cycle's AC10 forbids skill edits; the inconsistency is correctly flagged in RELEASE.md's Known Issues for a post-v0.1 follow-up cycle.

**Stale-framing greps return 0 current-state hits.** Verified mechanically (see `self-coherence.md` AC2).

### `src/packages/cnos.cdr/README.md` rewrite (D2)

**Coherence with reality.** Verified by filesystem:

- `CDR.md` (616 lines; Sub 1 / #390).
- `SKILL.md` (Sub 2 / #394).
- Five role overlays at `skills/cdr/{alpha,beta,gamma,operator,epsilon}/SKILL.md` (Sub 3 / #395). Verified: all five files exist with the expected frontmatter shape (`parent: cdr`, role-named `name:` field).
- `docs/empirical-anchor-cph.md` (Sub 4 / #396) — verified.

**Honest naming of the role directory.** The role overlay directory is `operator/` (CDR's δ-role position), not `delta/`. The new README correctly names "δ role in CDR (directory name `operator` per cdr convention; the δ role-cell position)" rather than papering over the naming gap. This matches the actual filesystem layout.

**Wave-shape narrative.** Status section's bulleted wave shape (#390 → #394 → #395 → #396) is accurate and in chronological order; commit-title cross-check confirms.

**Cross-protocol relationship.** The Status section correctly notes that the empirical-anchor doc became the structural precedent for CDS's empirical-anchor-cdd.md (Sub 7 / #412). The Quick Start "Looking for the wire-format peer?" pointer cites cnos.handoff's cross-repo doctrine as the canonical home for the cross-repo bundles CDR consumes — appropriate post-#404 framing.

**Stale-framing greps return 0 current-state hits.** Verified mechanically (see `self-coherence.md` AC3).

### `cnos.handoff/README.md` (D3)

**No edit required.** Pre-existing v0.1-complete state per #420 (Sub 6 of #404) confirmed; `git diff origin/main -- src/packages/cnos.handoff/README.md` returns 0 lines.

### `VERSION` bump (D4)

**Single-line edit.** `3.81.0` → `3.82.0`. Bare semver per `release/SKILL.md §2.6`. The VERSION file's trailing newline is preserved (the edit replaced the version string only; the file ends with `\n` per POSIX text-file convention).

### `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md` (D5)

**Canonical path per AC5.** Issue cnos#422 AC5 explicitly pins `test -f .cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md`. The release/SKILL.md §2.5 default path is repo root; the issue overrides to the per-release directory. The β interpretation: issue scope governs over default skill conventions when explicit; this is the same pattern as docs-only cycles (§2.5b) overriding the default tag-and-version flow. The repo-root `RELEASE.md` retains last-release content (v3.81.0) for the GitHub release CI workflow; the operator's δ-side release-effector step (`scripts/release.sh`) is free to copy or symlink as needed, or to leave the v3.82.0 release notes at the per-release path only (this cycle does not preempt the δ-side choice).

**Section structure.** The release notes carry:

- Title: `# v3.82.0 — CCNF package-architecture baseline` ✓
- ## Outcome (one paragraph + frame; coherence-delta led) ✓
- ## Why it matters (4 named pre-release risks) ✓
- ## Includes (4 named scope categories: protocol packages, essays, cross-repo activation, roadmap-filed-not-executed) ✓
- ## Does NOT include (6 named scope-exclusions: TSCReport, IssueProposal.v1, RiskPolicy.v1, CCNF-O schemas, field-trial results, wave-executor/runtime/autonomy) ✓
- ## Added / ## Changed / ## Removed / ## Validation / ## Known Issues per release/SKILL.md §2.5 format ✓
- ## Stop condition (post-tag pause; next phase named; explicit do-NOT-dispatch on #405 Tracks) ✓

**Includes section accuracy.** Every closed sub-issue named in the Includes section was independently verified against git log: #402 (Merge cycle/402; CCNF kernel), #406–#412 (CDS wave), #390/#394/#395/#396 (CDR wave), #415–#420 (handoff wave), #414 (DECREASING-INCOHERENCE essay), #413 (Sigma activation bundle), #421 (Track A1 survey). Open #405 correctly named as "filed, not executed".

**Does NOT include section accuracy.** Each excluded surface is named with the Track or schema family that owns it; this is the boundary the release explicitly does not cross.

**Stop condition load-bearing.** The Stop condition is not boilerplate — it names three concrete post-tag phases (field application of CDS, field application of CDR, memory-return testing of cnos.handoff) and explicitly forbids dispatching #405 Tracks A2 / B1 / etc. until field evidence accumulates. This is the operational expression of the operator's 2026-05-22 directive ("pause protocol evolution") at the release boundary.

**Known Issues honesty.** The stale `cnos.cds/skills/cds/SKILL.md` wording is named as a non-blocking post-v0.1 follow-up, with the rationale that AC10 prohibits the fix in this cycle and the loader's `Conflict rule` declares CDS.md governs (so no operational confusion at load time). This is the correct honest-claim disclosure pattern from `release/SKILL.md §3.8` "Score the release, not the intent" — name the partial state plainly rather than papering over it.

## What β did NOT find

- **No silent rule changes.** No CCNF kernel edits; no skill content edits; no schema additions; no runtime / harness / release-effector edits.
- **No false v0.1-complete claims.** Every "Landed" claim in the new READMEs is grounded in a closed sub-issue and a present-on-filesystem artifact.
- **No #405 / Track A / Track B work bleed.** The Includes section names #405 + Track A1 (#421) as filed-not-executed; the Stop condition explicitly forbids further dispatch. No schemas, no IssueProposal.v1, no TSCReport, no CCNF-O surfaces.
- **No CHANGELOG ledger row authored in this cycle.** The release/SKILL.md §2.4 + §2.5 split assigns CHANGELOG-ledger-row authoring to β at the release commit (typically the same commit that bumps VERSION); cnos#422 does not name CHANGELOG.md as a D-deliverable, and β's interpretation is that the operator's δ-side release-effector step will either author the row post-merge or leave it to a follow-on cycle. Authoring it in this cycle would be in-scope-creep beyond the issue's pinned five deliverables; β-judgment defers to operator on post-merge ledger-row policy. (This is a coordination note for ε / operator, not a finding.)
- **No undercount in deliverables.** D1 (cds README), D2 (cdr README), D3 (handoff README — verified, no edit), D4 (VERSION), D5 (RELEASE.md) — all five accounted for.

## Citation accuracy spot-checks

- `cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/release/SKILL.md §2.5` (RELEASE.md format) — **verified** (lines 109–162 of release/SKILL.md; the new RELEASE.md follows the Outcome / Why it matters / Added / Changed / Removed / Validation / Known Issues ordering).
- `cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/release/SKILL.md §2.6` (tag naming convention; bare semver) — **verified** (line 217 of release/SKILL.md; RELEASE.md and gamma-scaffold.md both cite this).
- `cnos.handoff/README.md` v0.1-complete status — **verified** (line 63: "v0.1 complete — cnos#404 wave closed 2026-05-22").
- CDS wave sub-issue numbers (#406–#412) — **verified** against git log commit titles.
- CDR wave sub-issue numbers (#390/#394/#395/#396) — **verified** against git log commit titles.
- cnos.handoff wave sub-issue numbers (#415–#420) — **verified** against git log commit titles.
- Track A1 survey doc location (`docs/gamma/design/ccnf-o-track-a1-survey.md`) — **verified** by filesystem; landed in cycle/421.

## Coherence with the post-#404 boundary

The cycle correctly **does not push back on the #404 / #405 architecture boundary** declared in `cnos.handoff/README.md` and the Track A1 survey. The two cds/cdr README rewrites cite `cnos.handoff` as a v0.1-complete peer package (not as a stale dependency); the RELEASE.md "Does NOT include" section correctly names CCNF-O schemas (Tracks A2–A6 work) and TSC report attachment (Track B1 work) as explicit exclusions; the Stop condition explicitly defers #405 Tracks. The cycle is **boundary-respecting**, not boundary-renegotiating.

## Coherence with the operator's 2026-05-22 directive

The operator's directive ("cut release v3.82.0 = CCNF package-architecture baseline; then stop expanding the protocol") is the structural commitment this release encodes. The Stop condition in RELEASE.md is the explicit declarative form of that commitment; the deliberately-deferred #405 Tracks are the explicit exclusion form; the bumped VERSION is the citable form. All three forms are coherent with each other and with the directive.

## Approval

`APPROVE — Round 1` for merge.

## Merge instruction

Operator: merge `cycle/422` → `main` with `--no-ff`:

```
Merge cycle/422: Release-hygiene v3.82.0 — CCNF package-architecture baseline. Closes #422.
```

**Post-merge action (operator-side, δ):** push the bare `3.82.0` tag via `scripts/release.sh` per `cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/release/SKILL.md §2.6` + `release-effector/SKILL.md`. Move `.cdd/unreleased/{420,421,422}/` to `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/{420,421,422}/` as part of the release commit per release/SKILL.md §2.5a (or as a separate operator-side cleanup commit; the cycle 420 + 421 directories are still in `.cdd/unreleased/` because their release dispositioned to v3.82.0 was pending — this cycle is the release that absorbs them). **Post-tag: pause protocol evolution.**
