# γ Close-Out — 3.55.0 Cycle

## Cycles included

This release bundles multiple sub-cycles dispatched on 2026-04-14:

| Issue | PR | What | Status |
|-------|----|------|--------|
| #236 | #239 | Tier 1 kata + CI gate | merged (v3.54.0) |
| #246 | #247 | Kata in release workflow | merged |
| #237 | #248 | Tier 2 kata (cnos.kata) | merged |
| — | — | cnos.cdd.kata 0.2.0 (M0/M4, honest stubs) | direct-to-main |
| — | — | CDD §1.4 role model rewrite | direct-to-main |
| — | — | CDD §4.4 skill tiers | direct-to-main |
| — | — | Identity format (role@cdd.project) | direct-to-main |

## Close-outs received

### α close-out (#237 cycle)

1. **Stale-rebase blindspot:** §2.5b checked rebase at branch creation, not at ready-for-review. Main moved 7 min after PR open.
   - Triage: **MCA shipped** — patched §2.5b to require rebase at ready-for-review time (commit 89a1b2f)

2. **PR subscription protocol:** α missed subscribing to PR notifications; operator had to prompt.
   - Triage: **MCA shipped** — added step 7 to α algorithm (commit 89a1b2f)

3. **dist/packages/ policy:** ambiguous whether to commit tarballs.
   - Triage: **resolved** — β's F1 on #248 settled it (don't commit). No further action.

### β close-out (#237 cycle)

1. **§3.7 direct-to-main flag:** Identity format change (34d78c5) amends both canonical spec and executable skill. Process-bearing. Needs retro-closure.
   - Triage: **MCI** — noted. Retro-closure deferred to this release assessment. The commit was operator-approved in real-time chat but lacked a formal artifact.

2. **Shared GitHub identity:** Review artifacts posted as PR comments under shared GH account. Review skill §7.1 workaround in place. Not fixable without multiple GH accounts.
   - Triage: **MCI** — tracked. Will resolve when .cdd/ artifacts replace PR comments (#242 Phase 2).

## MCA shipped (immediate outputs)

- §2.5b: rebase at ready-for-review (89a1b2f)
- α algorithm: step 7 subscribe to PR (89a1b2f)
- γ algorithm: CAP-based triage (d545241)
- α/β close-out requirement (17302cb)

## MCI captured

- Direct-to-main retro-closure gap — adhoc thread pending
- Shared GH identity — tracked, resolves with #242 Phase 2

## Issues filed this session

| # | Title | Type |
|---|-------|------|
| #237 | Tier 2 kata | implementation |
| #238 | Smoke: release bootstrap | implementation |
| #240 | CDD triadic protocol | design |
| #241 | DID: triadic identity | design |
| #242 | .cdd/ layout + lifecycle | design |
| #243 | cnos.cdd.kata cleanup | implementation |
| #244 | kata 1.0 umbrella | tracking |
| #245 | cdd-kata 1.0 | tracking |
| #246 | Kata in release CI | implementation |
| #249 | .cdd/ Phase 1 audit trail | implementation |
| #250 | (filed by β — from #248 review) | implementation |

## Cycle status

Open: retro-closure for direct-to-main commits (§3.7). Will include in the 3.55.0 post-release assessment when β tags and releases.
