# α closeout — cycle/428

**Issue:** [cnos#428](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/428) — `CELL-OF-CELLS.md` v0.1.0 → v0.2.0.
**Branch:** `cycle/428` from `origin/main` (`74697eea`).
**Mode:** docs-only; β-α-collapse-on-δ.

## Work performed

Single-file substantive change: `docs/gamma/essays/CELL-OF-CELLS.md` was rewritten from v0.1.0 (cycle/424 seed, 657 lines) to v0.2.0 (operator's revised seed in cnos#428 issue body, 741 lines).

The replacement is verbatim from the issue body's `Verbatim content` markdown fence. α did not redraft. The fence already contained Unicode-clean text (the issue body presents the mojibake-cleaned form for clarity), so the substitution table was applied as a sanity check rather than as primary editing work.

## Mojibake substitutions applied

Per the substitution table inherited from cycle/414 (`DECREASING-INCOHERENCE.md`):

| Mojibake | Correct | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `Î±` | `α` | U+03B1 |
| `Î²` | `β` | U+03B2 |
| `Î³` | `γ` | U+03B3 |
| `Î´` | `δ` | U+03B4 |
| `Îµ` | `ε` | U+03B5 |
| `Câ¡` | `C≡` | U+2261 |
| `â` standalone | `→` | U+2192 |
| `âµ` | `ε` | rare; context-checked |
| `matterâ`, `reviewâ`, `receiptâ`, `verdictâ`, `decisionâ`, `Messageâ`, `Cellâ`, `Î±â`, etc. | append U+2099 `ₙ` | subscript |
| `Cellâââ`, `Cellsâââ`, `Receiptâââ`, `autonomyâââ` | `Cellₙ₊₁`, `Cellsₙ₋₁`, etc. | n+1 = enclosing; n−1 = enclosed |
| `âââ` repeated arrow | `→→→` | arrow chain (rare) |

Post-substitution verification (per AC6 + AC7):

- `grep -E "Î[±²³´µ]|â¡|matterâ|Cellâ|âµ"` = 0 hits.
- 76 greek-letter occurrences; 40 ₙ subscripts; 22 `→` arrows; 3 `C≡` occurrences.

## Frontmatter

- `version`: v0.1.0 → v0.2.0.
- `date`: 2026-05-23 → 2026-05-24.
- `related:` extended to 17 entries (added `RECEIPT-VALIDATION.md` skill ref and `usurobor/tsc:spec/c-equiv.md` cross-repo ref).
- Other frontmatter fields (title, status DRAFT, proposed-path, class, axis) unchanged.

## What is new in v0.2.0 vs v0.1.0

(For γ's narrative; not in scope for α to defend.)

1. **§8 Cell-of-cells composition law** — fully formalized as pseudocode with explicit δ-decision branches (`PASS+accept/release` / `override` / `repair_dispatch` / no-transmit).
2. **§16 Consequences for design** — six pinned sub-claims (16.1 Task is not the primitive; 16.2 Issue is not the primitive; 16.3 Receipt is not paperwork; 16.4 Handoff is not incidental; 16.5 TSC is not optional; 16.6 Persona memory is a cell-history problem).
3. **§17 Anti-scope** — explicit "this essay does not" enumeration (rewrite CDD.md; change CCNF equations; add schemas; implement CCNF-O; etc.), with field-application directive.
4. **§18 Open questions** — six numbered questions (non-tree cells; authority across boundaries; retraction; public-scale; persona hubs; cycle-vs-cell).
5. **§3 Cell as recursive type** — interior CCNF block now uses explicit `αₙ.produce`, `βₙ.review`, `γₙ.close`, `V(...)`, `δₙ.decide` operator notation.
6. **§9 Relation to C≡** — three-layer table (foundation / measurement / operational) with TSC≠cell triad disambiguation made explicit.
7. **§15 Autonomy levels** — L1–L6 ladder formalized.

## Refusal conditions honored

- No edits outside `docs/gamma/essays/CELL-OF-CELLS.md` and the close-out surfaces in `.cdd/unreleased/428/` and `.cdd/iterations/INDEX.md`.
- No code, schemas, scripts, .github/, other essays, READMEs, or skill files touched.
- No PR created. No merge attempted.
- No new issue dispatched.
- No redraft of operator seed (verbatim fidelity per Hard Rule 1).

## Outcome

R1 verdict (β): APPROVED. All 11 ACs PASS.

Filed by α@cnos (β-α-collapse-on-δ) on 2026-05-24.
