## §Gap

**Issue:** #84 — agent(conduct): make reflection a core CA continuity requirement  
**Version/mode:** CDD 3.15.0, MCA  
**Branch:** cycle/84

**Gap:** `ca-conduct` covered PLUR, accountability, shipping, ownership, truth, learning, and preparation but did not explicitly require reflection as core coherent-agent behavior. When reflection is only an available skill or operations detail, agents complete external work while losing the learning that should change future behavior — operational patterns stay in chat, mistakes repeat across sessions, and MCIs do not migrate into skills, mindsets, or threads.

**Target:** Add a Reflect section to both `ca-conduct/SKILL.md` and its doctrine mirror `CA-CONDUCT.md`, referencing `reflect` and `mci` skills, naming concrete triggers, and explaining why reflection is required (not optional) continuity behavior.

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## §Skills

**Tier 1:**
- `src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/CDD.md` (v3.15.0)
- `src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/alpha/SKILL.md`

**Tier 2 (Writing bundle):**
- `src/packages/cnos.eng/skills/eng/document/SKILL.md`
- `src/packages/cnos.core/skills/skill/SKILL.md`

**Tier 3 (issue-specific):**
- `src/packages/cnos.core/skills/agent/ca-conduct/SKILL.md` (primary artifact — modified)
- `src/packages/cnos.core/doctrine/CA-CONDUCT.md` (primary artifact — modified)
- `src/packages/cnos.core/skills/agent/reflect/SKILL.md` (referenced; not modified)
- `src/packages/cnos.core/skills/agent/mci/SKILL.md` (referenced; not modified)

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## §ACs

**AC1: CA conduct includes reflection as core behavior**

Evidence: `ca-conduct/SKILL.md` line 101–116 and `CA-CONDUCT.md` line 93–108 both contain a `## Reflect` section. The section opens with "Agents wake fresh. Context does not persist across sessions by default." and introduces reflection via "A coherent agent captures operational residue before it disappears..." — framing it as required behavior, not an available option.

**PASS.**

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**AC2: Reflection continuity is explained**

Evidence: The opening of the Reflect section explicitly covers all four required points:
- "Agents wake fresh." ✓
- "Context does not persist across sessions by default." ✓
- "Threads and reflections are continuity" ✓
- "future agents can only learn from what was recorded" ✓

**PASS.**

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**AC3: Concrete triggers are named**

Evidence: The section's bullet list covers all five named triggers:
- "Reflect before ending substantial work" ✓ (trigger 1)
- "Capture MCIs immediately" ✓ (trigger 2 — when an MCI appears)
- "Reflect after a mistake or repeated pattern." ✓ (trigger 3)
- "Reflect after a judgment, triage, or classification future sessions may inherit." ✓ (trigger 4)
- "Reflect at daily/heartbeat cadences when appropriate." ✓ (trigger 5)

**PASS.**

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**AC4: Reflect and MCI skills are referenced**

Evidence: The closing line of the Reflect section reads:
> Use `reflect` (`src/packages/cnos.core/skills/agent/reflect/SKILL.md`) for structured reflection and `mci` (`src/packages/cnos.core/skills/agent/mci/SKILL.md`) when the result is a behavior-changing insight.

Both full paths are present in both files.

**PASS.**

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**AC5: No stale path remains**

Evidence: `grep -r "mindsets/CA\.md"` in the diff surfaces zero hits. Neither modified file references `cnos.core/mindsets/CA.md`. The implementation also does not add any new stale path.

Verification: `grep -rn "mindsets/CA" src/packages/cnos.core/skills/agent/ca-conduct/ src/packages/cnos.core/doctrine/` → 0 matches.

**PASS.**

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**AC6: Conduct mirrors stay aligned**

Evidence: Both `ca-conduct/SKILL.md` and `CA-CONDUCT.md` received identical Reflect section content. Both are live authoritative surfaces — the SKILL.md is the skill (with frontmatter, kata surface) and CA-CONDUCT.md is the doctrine mirror (plain text). Both are updated in the same commit (`272b4f05`).

**PASS.**

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## §Self-check

**Did α's work push ambiguity onto β?**

No. Every AC has a concrete evidence trace. The diff is bounded (two files, one section each). No judgment was deferred to β — all scope decisions were made explicitly per the issue.

**Is every claim backed by evidence in the diff?**

Yes:
- AC1–AC4 evidence: specific line numbers in the modified files where each requirement lands.
- AC5 evidence: grep command with zero-match assertion, verifiable by running `grep -rn "mindsets/CA" src/packages/cnos.core/skills/agent/ca-conduct/ src/packages/cnos.core/doctrine/`.
- AC6 evidence: both files modified in the same commit.

**Scope discipline check:**

The issue scope says not to: create a new reflection skill, add a command, change reflection cadence table, change thread paths, add runtime enforcement, or rewrite CA conduct beyond the reflection addition. None of those were done. Only the Reflect section was added; the rest of both files is unchanged.

**Peer enumeration:**

Surfaces checked:
- `ca-conduct/SKILL.md` — updated ✓
- `CA-CONDUCT.md` (doctrine mirror) — updated ✓
- `reflect/SKILL.md` — referenced; no contradictions found; not modified ✓
- `mci/SKILL.md` — referenced; no contradictions found; not modified ✓
- `src/packages/cnos.core/AGENTS.md` — out of scope (issue explicitly excludes changing runtime packing) ✓
- `src/packages/cnos.core/mindsets/OPERATIONS.md` — out of scope (issue explicitly excludes rewriting OPERATIONS.md) ✓

No other conduct-adjacent surfaces were modified or required updating.

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## §Debt

None. All ACs are fully met. No scope was deferred, no known contradictions remain unresolved, and no follow-up issues are required by this change.

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## §CDD-Trace

| Step | Artifact | Skills loaded | Decision |
|------|----------|---------------|----------|
| 0 Observe | — | — | Gap identified: `ca-conduct` lacks explicit reflection requirement while `reflect` and `mci` skills exist |
| 1 Select | — | — | Selected gap #84: add Reflect section to CA conduct surfaces |
| 2 Branch | `cycle/84` | cdd | Branch pre-exists (γ-created); verified `origin/cycle/84` exists; α switched to it |
| 3 Bootstrap | — | cdd | Small-change path: doc-only, no version snapshot required |
| 4 Gap | `.cdd/unreleased/84/self-coherence.md` §Gap | — | Named incoherence: `ca-conduct` does not explicitly require reflection |
| 5 Mode | `.cdd/unreleased/84/self-coherence.md` §Skills | cdd, document, skill, ca-conduct, reflect, mci | MCA; Writing bundle (document + skill); all tiers loaded |
| 6 Artifacts | `ca-conduct/SKILL.md`, `CA-CONDUCT.md` | document, skill | Design: not required (targeted addition, no design decision). Plan: not required (two files, clear insertion). Tests: not applicable (behavioral doctrine). Code: not applicable. Docs: both primary artifacts updated in commit `272b4f05`. |
| 7 Self-coherence | `.cdd/unreleased/84/self-coherence.md` | cdd | AC-by-AC self-check completed; all 6 ACs pass; peer enumeration complete; no debt |
| 7a Pre-review | `.cdd/unreleased/84/self-coherence.md` | cdd | Pre-review gate row-by-row below |

## Pre-review gate

| Row | Check | Status |
|-----|-------|--------|
| 1 | All ACs addressed in diff | ✅ AC1–AC6 mapped to diff evidence |
| 2 | Self-coherence complete | ✅ §Gap, §Skills, §ACs, §Self-check, §Debt, §CDD-Trace |
| 3 | No unresolved debt | ✅ No debt identified |
| 4 | Branch CI | ⚠️ Provisional — build.yml triggers on main only |
| 5 | Frontmatter valid | ✅ ca-conduct/SKILL.md frontmatter unchanged |

## Review-readiness

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Round | 1 (fix round for F1+F2) |
| Base SHA | `9ea257f6` (origin/main) |
| Head SHA | see this commit |
| Branch CI | provisional |
| Ready for β | yes |
