# γ closeout — cycle/426

**Issue:** [cnos#426](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/426) — Publish v3.82.0 GH release directly (second use of remote-runner-delegation doctrine; sidesteps broken release.yml build).

**Mode:** workflow + receipt only (doctrine already on main from cnos#425); γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ.

**Branch:** `cycle/426` from `origin/main` (`144db7f1`).

## Cycle outcome

**ACCEPTED.** All 10 ACs PASS per `self-coherence.md`; R1 APPROVED per `beta-review.md` (10 binding findings, all PASS); no override block populated.

The cell closes clean. The workflow + receipt are on the branch; the workflow trigger will fire post-merge when the cycle lands on main, at which point the doctrine (inherited from cnos#425) is already in place.

## Surface delivered

Two-deliverable bundle (matches the dispatch implementation contract exactly):

| # | File | Type | Lines | Notes |
|---|------|------|-------|-------|
| D1 | `.github/workflows/publish-3.82.0-release.yml` | new | 80 | One-shot, push-triggered on own path; checkout at tag 3.82.0; verify RELEASE.md; softprops/action-gh-release@v1; self-delete with worktree switch |
| D2 | `.cdd/unreleased/426/remote-runner-receipt-publish-3.82.0.md` | new | 196 | Second 6-field receipt under remote-runner doctrine; §5 evidence post-run-fillable per hard rule 1 |

Seven close-out artifacts at `.cdd/unreleased/426/`:

- `gamma-scaffold.md`
- `self-coherence.md`
- `beta-review.md`
- `alpha-closeout.md`
- `beta-closeout.md`
- `gamma-closeout.md` (this file)
- `cdd-iteration.md` (**substantive** — records 2 `cdd-tooling-gap` findings: F1 release.yml build-job git-auth failure on tag-push, disposition `next-MCA`; F2 GH Actions `on.push.tags` non-trigger on tag force-update, disposition `next-MCA`)

One INDEX update at `.cdd/iterations/INDEX.md` (row appended for cycle 426, `findings=2, patches=0, MCAs=2, no-patch=0`).

## Commit lineage

- **α-426** (`5d237d2e`): "α-426: publish-3.82.0-release workflow + remote-runner receipt" — both deliverables atomic per the doctrine-already-on-main precedence pattern.
- **β-426** (`4ec96450`): "β-426: R1 review APPROVED (10/10 PASS) + role closeouts (α, β)" — beta-review.md + alpha-closeout.md + beta-closeout.md.
- **γ-426** (this commit, forthcoming): "γ-426: close-outs (γ + scaffold + self-coherence) + substantive cdd-iteration + INDEX row" — gamma-scaffold.md + self-coherence.md + gamma-closeout.md + cdd-iteration.md (substantive; 2 findings) + INDEX.md row.

The doctrine-already-on-main precedence is satisfied by inheritance from cnos#425 (commit `7720c441` on main). The workflow's push trigger is path-filtered on its own file, so it fires only when the file changes on main — which happens at cycle merge, by which point the receipt is also on main. There is no window in which the workflow exists on main without its governing doctrine + receipt.

## Push + merge instruction

After this commit, push `cycle/426` to origin:

```
git push -u origin cycle/426
```

**Do not merge to main from this dispatch.** The operator owns the outermost δ at the system scope (per `CELL-OF-CELLS.md §13`) and additionally owns the remote-runner acceptance authority (per the receipt §6 of this cycle). Merge instruction for the operator:

```
Closes #426.

To merge:
  gh pr create --base main --head cycle/426 \
    --title "Merge cycle/426: cnos#426 — Publish v3.82.0 GH release (remote-runner doctrine second use)" \
    --body "Closes #426. Workflow + receipt only; doctrine inherited from cnos#425; γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ. All 10 ACs PASS. On merge, .github/workflows/publish-3.82.0-release.yml triggers, checks out at tag 3.82.0 (fd1d654e), verifies root RELEASE.md is v3.82.0, publishes GH release via softprops/action-gh-release@v1 with body_path=RELEASE.md and tag_name=3.82.0, workflow self-deletes. Operator confirms acceptance by inspecting https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/releases/tag/3.82.0 (body must match .cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md / root RELEASE.md at fd1d654e). Two cdd-iteration findings (F1 release.yml build-auth; F2 tag-force-update non-trigger) filed as next-MCA."
  gh pr merge <PR#> --merge --delete-branch
```

Or directly:

```
git checkout main && git merge --no-ff cycle/426 -m "Merge cycle/426: cnos#426 — Publish v3.82.0 GH release directly (Closes #426)"
git push origin main
git branch -d cycle/426 && git push origin --delete cycle/426
```

## Post-merge expected flow (informational; happens after merge)

1. **Push to main triggers `publish-3.82.0-release.yml`** (path-filter match on `.github/workflows/publish-3.82.0-release.yml`).
2. **Workflow checks out at tag 3.82.0.** Step 1's `actions/checkout@v4` with `ref: '3.82.0'` pulls the tree at commit `fd1d654e`.
3. **RELEASE.md verification.** Step 2 confirms `head -1 RELEASE.md` matches `# v3.82.0`; exits non-zero on mismatch (defense-in-depth).
4. **GH release published.** Step 3 invokes `softprops/action-gh-release@v1` with `tag_name: '3.82.0'`, `name: '3.82.0 — CCNF package-architecture baseline'`, `body_path: RELEASE.md`. Release created (or stub updated) at `https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/releases/tag/3.82.0` with the canonical v3.82.0 body.
5. **Workflow self-deletes.** Step 4 switches to a fresh main worktree (`git fetch origin main` + `git checkout main`), then runs `git rm` + `git commit` + `git push origin main`. Self-delete commit lands on main; latent execution authority closes.
6. **Operator inspects** `https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/releases/tag/3.82.0`. If body matches `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md` → acceptance recorded; receipt §5 evidence fields filled; cycle artifacts move to `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/426/` (or appropriate release directory). If body does not match → recovery per receipt §"Failure modes" table.

## Refusal conditions honored

All hard rules from the dispatch brief held:

- **Receipt before execution.** 6 fields filled; evidence post-run-fillable (§5).
- **One-shot self-deleting workflow.** Final step is `git rm` + `git commit` + `git push origin main` (with worktree switch prerequisite).
- **No release.yml fix in this cycle.** Filed as cdd-iteration F1 with disposition `next-MCA`. First AC for the MCA follow-on: "`release.yml`'s `build` job succeeds on a tag-push event."
- **No CCNF kernel / CDS / CDR / handoff / cnos.cdd changes.** Verified by mechanical diff (0 lines across CDD.md, cds/, cdr/, handoff/, cnos.cdd/).
- **Workflow checks out at the TAG (3.82.0), not main HEAD.** `ref: '3.82.0'` pinned in step 1; load-bearing because main HEAD has CELL-OF-CELLS + BOX-AND-THE-RUNNER post-tag content.
- **No essay or README edits.** Verified by mechanical diff (0 docs/ files modified). F2's doctrine patch is deferred to a separate cycle precisely because of this rule.

## Protocol-gap signals

**`tooling_gap_count: 2`** — two `cdd-tooling-gap` findings filed substantively in `cdd-iteration.md`. Neither is a `cdd-protocol-gap`; both are downstream-substrate findings that the cnos#425 doctrine surfaced now that the primitive has had its first use. This is healthy ε behavior: a new primitive's first use exposes substrate quirks that were previously latent; the second use's cdd-iteration is where they get filed as `next-MCA` findings for proper repair rather than permanent bypass.

INDEX.md row reflects: `findings=2, patches=0, MCAs=2, no-patch=0`.

## Cycle close

Filed by γ@cnos (γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ) on 2026-05-24.
