**Verdict:** APPROVED

**Round:** 1
**Base SHA:** 4e83c66deede57686b85e3a8a41117d212417468
**Head SHA:** d6e1c4f115363fa5ba4cd09e9d43679abf926ae4
**Branch CI state:** ✅ GREEN (Build workflow completed successfully)
**Review timestamp:** 2026-05-12 17:45 UTC
**Merge instruction:** `git merge --no-ff cycle/350` into main with `Closes #350`

## §2.0.0 Contract Integrity

| Check | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Status truth preserved | yes | Issue mode "docs-only" correctly reflected; no claims of runtime enforcement |
| Canonical sources/paths verified | yes | References to operator/SKILL.md §10.1-§10.6 are accurate |
| Scope/non-goals consistent | yes | Non-goals properly observed: no runtime enforcement, no parallel wave execution, no CI/CD integration, no change to single-cycle structure |
| Constraint strata consistent | n/a | No constraint strata defined in this docs-only cycle |
| Exceptions field-specific/reasoned | n/a | No exceptions in this cycle |
| Path resolution base explicit | yes | Wave artifacts use explicit paths (.cdd/waves/{wave-id}/) |
| Proof shape adequate | yes | Wave primitive documented with concrete formats, examples, and templates |
| Cross-surface projections updated | n/a | Only operator/SKILL.md modified; no cross-surface projections required |
| No witness theater / false closure | yes | Wave formats include concrete status tracking and closure conditions |
| PR body matches branch files | n/a | No PR body for triadic cycle coordination |

## §2.0 Issue Contract

### AC Coverage
| # | AC | In diff? | Status | Notes |
|---|----|----------|--------|-------|
| AC1 | .cdd/waves/{wave-id}/ directory structure defined | ✅ | COMPLETE | operator/SKILL.md:528-565 defines manifest.md, status.md, wave-closeout.md structure |
| AC2 | δ dispatch prompt template added to operator/SKILL.md | ✅ | COMPLETE | operator/SKILL.md:477-526 provides complete template parallel to γ templates |
| AC3 | Wave manifest format defined | ✅ | COMPLETE | operator/SKILL.md:527-565 defines issue list, order, dependencies, permissions, timeouts |
| AC4 | Wave status format defined | ✅ | COMPLETE | operator/SKILL.md:567-591 defines per-issue status tracking with icons and states |
| AC5 | Wave closure protocol defined | ✅ | COMPLETE | operator/SKILL.md:593-607 defines completion conditions and closure algorithm |
| AC6 | δ wave reporting format prescribed | ✅ | COMPLETE | operator/SKILL.md:609-627 defines status table emitted by δ |
| AC7 | Iteration artifact lifecycle prescribed | ✅ | COMPLETE | operator/SKILL.md:629-658 defines 3-stage lifecycle through wave execution to release |

### Named Doc Updates
| Doc / File | In diff? | Status | Notes |
|------------|----------|--------|-------|
| operator/SKILL.md | ✅ | COMPLETE | Added complete §10 Wave Coordination section (192 lines) |

### CDD Artifact Contract  
| Artifact | Required? | Present? | Notes |
|----------|-----------|----------|-------|
| self-coherence.md | Required | ✅ | Complete with all standard sections and review-readiness signal |
| beta-review.md | Required | ✅ | This artifact, being written incrementally |
| alpha-closeout.md | Required after merge | ⏳ | Pending β approval and merge |
| beta-closeout.md | Required after merge | ⏳ | Pending β completion after merge |

### Active Skill Consistency
| Skill | Required by | Loaded? | Applied? | Notes |
|-------|-------------|---------|----------|-------|
| CDD.md | Tier 1 | ✅ | ✅ | Lifecycle followed correctly, docs-only mode applied |
| alpha/SKILL.md | Tier 1 | ✅ | ✅ | α algorithm followed, review-readiness signal proper format |
| eng/document | Tier 2 | ✅ | ✅ | Documentation structure follows conventions |
| eng/git | Tier 2 | ✅ | ✅ | Commits follow message conventions |
| write/SKILL.md | Tier 3 | ✅ | ✅ | Implementation uses clear structure, front-loaded points, concrete examples |

## §2.1 Diff and Context Inspection

- **Structural closure:** N/A (docs-only)
- **Multi-format parity:** N/A (single format documentation)
- **Stale-path validation:** ✅ No files moved/renamed/deleted  
- **Authority-surface conflict:** ✅ No conflicts found (wave coordination only in operator/SKILL.md)
- **Architecture leverage:** ✅ Extends existing CDD protocol cleanly
- **Process overhead:** ✅ Justified by empirical evidence from 2026-05-12 wave

## Architecture Check

| Check | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Reason to change preserved | n/a | Docs-only change, no modules modified |
| Policy above detail preserved | n/a | No policy changes |
| Interfaces remain truthful | n/a | No interfaces modified |
| Registry model remains unified | n/a | No registry changes |
| Source/artifact/installed boundary preserved | n/a | No boundary changes |
| Runtime surfaces remain distinct | n/a | No runtime surfaces modified |
| Degraded paths visible and testable | n/a | No degraded paths added |

## Findings

**No blocking findings.** The implementation is clean and complete.

## CI Status

✅ **Build workflow completed successfully** - merge ready.

## Approval Summary

This cycle successfully defines the wave coordination primitive for CDD multi-cycle sequences. The implementation:

- Addresses the identified gap (ephemeral wave artifacts in /tmp) with durable git-committed structures
- Provides complete δ dispatch template parallel to existing γ templates  
- Defines canonical manifest, status, and closure protocols with concrete formats
- Includes iteration artifact lifecycle connecting waves to release process
- Extends CDD protocol cleanly without breaking existing single-cycle contracts
- Follows docs-only mode correctly with proper scope boundaries

All 7 acceptance criteria are implemented with specific line-number evidence. The wave primitive leverages empirical patterns from actual wave execution (2026-05-12) rather than theoretical design.

**Ready for merge into main.**