# γ scaffold — cycle/428

**Issue:** [cnos#428](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/428) — `CELL-OF-CELLS.md` v0.1.0 → v0.2.0 (formalized composition law + consequences + anti-scope).
**Branch:** `cycle/428` from `origin/main` (`74697eea`).
**Mode:** docs-only — single-file content replacement.
**Role pattern:** β-α-collapse-on-δ (permitted for skill/docs-class cycles per breadth-2026-05-12 wave-manifest precedent; α=β collapse is OK for docs cleanup, not for substantive code).

## Authority chain

- δ pins the implementation contract (verbatim source in issue body, 11 ACs, role-collapse authorization).
- α executes the single-file replacement and mojibake cleanup.
- β re-runs the AC grep oracle and signs R1 verdict.
- γ writes close-outs, INDEX row, and reports back to the operator.
- ε surfaces no findings (this cycle is mechanical and clean); courtesy stub per `cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/receipt-stream/SKILL.md`.

## Deliverables

1. `docs/gamma/essays/CELL-OF-CELLS.md` — content fully replaced with v0.2.0 verbatim from issue body; frontmatter version v0.1.0 → v0.2.0; date 2026-05-23 → 2026-05-24; mojibake substitutions applied per table.
2. `.cdd/unreleased/428/`:
   - `gamma-scaffold.md` (this file)
   - `self-coherence.md` (AC1–AC11 mechanical grid with exact grep output)
   - `beta-review.md` (R1 verdict with per-AC rationale)
   - `alpha-closeout.md` (α's work summary)
   - `beta-closeout.md` (β's verification summary)
   - `gamma-closeout.md` (closure declaration + merge instruction)
   - `cdd-iteration.md` (courtesy stub; `protocol_gap_count: 0`)
3. `.cdd/iterations/INDEX.md` — row appended for cycle 428.

## Acceptance gate

All 11 ACs (AC1–AC11) must PASS mechanically against the grep specification in the issue body. β verifies and signs. Any FAIL aborts close-out and triggers α re-apply.

## Non-goals (refusal conditions)

- No edits outside the three surfaces listed above.
- No code, schemas, scripts, .github/, other essays, READMEs, or skill files touched.
- No PR creation. No merge.
- No new issue dispatch.

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