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**Verdict:** APPROVED

**Round:** 1
**Fixed this round:** n/a (first review)
**Branch CI state:** provisional — Build workflow failing on review SHA `cfa64b86` and on `origin/main` `6a187c62` (pre-existing across all recent main commits, not cycle-introduced; local Go tests pass: `go test ./internal/activate/... ./internal/pkgbuild/...` → both ok)
**origin/main SHA at review time:** `6a187c6219602fa7f67ae609f0f2aba7947c6d46` (matches session-start snapshot; no rebase required)
**Cycle branch head:** `cfa64b86fc516d3dae363ee5fb8ad56f9925dfb1`
**Implementation SHA (α review-readiness):** `3b6ab480`
**Merge instruction:** `git merge --no-ff cycle/385` into main with `Closes #385`

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## §2.0.0 Contract Integrity

| Check | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Status truth preserved | yes | Issue OPEN; cycle in-progress; no false-closure signals |
| Canonical sources/paths verified | yes | All paths in self-coherence resolve on branch |
| Scope/non-goals consistent | yes | Hub-side downstream cleanup explicitly out of scope in gamma-scaffold and self-coherence §Debt |
| Constraint strata consistent | yes | ACs are concrete and distinguishable; no overlap |
| Exceptions field-specific/reasoned | yes | Hub-side deferral is explicitly named and reasoned |
| Path resolution base explicit | yes | Base SHA `6a187c62` in gamma-scaffold; pre-review gate row 1 confirms 0 commits behind main |
| Proof shape adequate | yes | All 9 ACs have grep evidence or test-pass evidence |
| Cross-surface projections updated | yes | activate.go, kata.md, pkgbuild, frontmatter all updated |
| No witness theater / false closure | yes | Tests actually run and pass; grep evidence is reproducible |
| PR body matches branch files | n/a | CDD triadic protocol — no PR |
| γ artifacts present (gamma-scaffold.md) | yes | `.cdd/unreleased/385/gamma-scaffold.md` present on `origin/cycle/385` — rule 3.11b satisfied |

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## §2.0 Issue Contract

### AC Coverage

| # | AC | In diff? | Status | Notes |
|---|----|----------|--------|-------|
| 1 | `activate/SKILL.md` `calls:` frontmatter reduced to 2 (cap, clp); §2.1 step 2 lists 2 only | yes | met | `calls:` drops 4 entries; §2.1 step 2 lists cap + clp only; §8 references split into "activation-loaded" and "on-demand" subsections |
| 2 | `cap/SKILL.md` absorbs MCA/MCI/coherent-output rules with explicit non-absorbed boundary | yes | met | §4 MCA, §5 MCI, §6 Coherent output added; each section's closing note names what remains in the standalone file |
| 3 | mca/mci/coherent/agent-ops frontmatter gets `activation_status:` field; no `calls:` in any other skill | yes | met | All 4 standalone files have `activation_status: on-demand — not activation-loaded since cycle/385`; `rg 'mca/SKILL.md\|mci/SKILL.md\|coherent/SKILL.md\|agent-ops/SKILL.md' src/packages` returns 0 `calls:` references |
| 4 | All 6-skill references in activate/SKILL.md collapsed; §1.1, §2.1, §4.2, §7, §8, `calls:` updated | yes | met | `grep -n "cap,clp,mca\|mca,mci\|mci,coherent\|coherent,agent-ops" activate/SKILL.md` → 0 hits; remaining "six-item"/"six-step" references refer to the 6 load steps (Kernel → CA skills → Persona → Operator → hub-state → identity), not 6 CA skills — correctly unchanged |
| 5 | AGENTS.md deleted; pkgbuild build.go + build_test.go updated; Go tests pass | yes | met | File deleted; build.go comment updated at 2 sites; build_test.go removes AGENTS.md from 2 slices and comment; `go test ./internal/pkgbuild/...` → ok |
| 6 | activate.go returns 2-skill path; activate tests pass | yes | met | Line 505: `return "cnos.core/skills/agent/{cap,clp}/SKILL.md (CA skill set)"`; `go test ./internal/activate/...` → ok |
| 7 | R5-activate kata.md updated; TestParseReadFirstOrderBlock_* tests pass | yes | met | kata.md line 115: `2) CA skills (cap/clp)`; TestParseReadFirstOrderBlock tests use synthetic content and required no content updates (they test parser logic, not skill paths); all tests pass |
| 8 | Citation audit: no prose implies mca/mci/coherent/agent-ops are activation-loaded; frontmatter validator passes | yes | met | `rg` scan returns 9 hits — all in on-demand/reference context; `bash tools/validate-skill-frontmatter.sh` → 67 SKILL.md validated, no findings |
| 9 | cap/SKILL.md §7 Boundary rewritten to reflect new split | yes | met | §7 (was §4) states: CAP owns activation-loaded rules §1–§6; CLP separately loaded; mca/mci/coherent on-disk for on-demand; agent-ops removed from adjacent-skill set |

### Named Doc Updates

| Doc / File | In diff? | Status | Notes |
|------------|----------|--------|-------|
| `activate/SKILL.md` | yes | updated | calls:, §1.1, §2.1 step 2, §4.2, §7, §8 |
| `cap/SKILL.md` | yes | updated | §4–§6 added, §7 Boundary rewritten, old §4–§7 renumbered to §7–§10 |
| `mca/SKILL.md` | yes | updated | `activation_status:` frontmatter |
| `mci/SKILL.md` | yes | updated | `activation_status:` frontmatter |
| `coherent/SKILL.md` | yes | updated | `activation_status:` frontmatter |
| `agent-ops/SKILL.md` | yes | updated | `activation_status:` frontmatter |
| `AGENTS.md` | yes | deleted | |
| `activate.go` | yes | updated | ca-skills string: 6→2 |
| `kata.md` (R5-activate) | yes | updated | P10: "CA skills (cap/clp)" |
| `build.go` | yes | updated | comment: AGENTS.md reference removed |
| `build_test.go` | yes | updated | AGENTS.md removed from file list and assertions |

### CDD Artifact Contract

| Artifact | Required? | Present? | Notes |
|----------|-----------|----------|-------|
| `self-coherence.md` | yes | yes | All sections complete including §Review-readiness |
| `gamma-scaffold.md` | yes (3.11b) | yes | Present on `origin/cycle/385` |
| `alpha-closeout.md` | yes (provisional) | yes | Marked `[provisional — pending β outcome]` per §2.8 fallback |
| `beta-review.md` | yes | yes (this file) | |

### Active Skill Consistency

| Skill | Required by | Loaded? | Applied? | Notes |
|-------|-------------|---------|----------|-------|
| `cdd/CDD.md` | Tier 1a | yes | yes | β algorithm, artifact contract, CDD Trace |
| `beta/SKILL.md` | Tier 1a | yes | yes | Role boundary, pre-merge gate |
| `review/SKILL.md` | Tier 1c | yes | yes | Phase 1/2/3 orchestration |
| `release/SKILL.md` | Tier 1c | yes | yes | Loaded; β close-out follows approval |
| `review/architecture/SKILL.md` | Tier 1b | yes | yes | Architecture check (7 questions) |
| `write/SKILL.md` | Tier 3 (issue) | yes (γ-named) | yes | Skill authoring prose quality |
| `skill/SKILL.md` | Tier 3 (issue) | yes (γ-named) | yes | Skill-file authoring (≥6 SKILL.md modified) |
| `go/SKILL.md` | Tier 3 (issue) | yes (γ-named) | yes | Go engineering (activate.go, pkgbuild) |

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## §2.1 Diff Context

**Diff stat:** 14 files changed, 527 insertions(+), 200 deletions(−). Scope matches γ's expected delta (200–300 line net change for the skill portion; actual ~327 net across skills + Go + CDD artifacts).

**Key surfaces reviewed:**

1. **`activate/SKILL.md`** — All 6 sites updated (calls: frontmatter, §1.1, §2.1 step 2, §4.2, §7, §8). "Six-item"/"six-step" references in §1.3, §3, §4.3, §4.4, §5.2 correctly preserved (they refer to the 6 load steps: Kernel → CA skills → Persona → Operator → hub-state → identity — not 6 CA skills). §4.1 machine-readable block correctly shows `ca-skills` token; it doesn't enumerate skill paths (that's the renderer's job via §4.2 + activate.go). No remaining 6-skill comma-separated patterns: confirmed by grep.

2. **`cap/SKILL.md`** — Expanded from ~309 to ~464 lines. §4 MCA, §5 MCI, §6 Coherent output are substantive absorptions. Each closing note names exactly what stays in the standalone file (root-finding sequence in mca; scope/specificity rules + MCI vs MCA table in mci; Coherence Modes + Anti-Patterns tables in coherent). Non-absorbed boundary is concrete, not waved. §7 Boundary correctly names the new split. Old §4–§7 renumbered to §7–§10 — α confirmed no external prose references to `cap §4` by section number exist in the codebase (grep confirmed; β verified same: `rg "cap §4|cap §5|cap §6" src/packages/` → 0 hits in non-cap files).

3. **Standalone files** — Each `activation_status:` entry is specific and accurate: mca points to cap §4; mci points to cap §5; coherent names the absorbed vs. retained content (Coherence Modes + Anti-Patterns remain); agent-ops correctly describes OCaml-era daemon context.

4. **`activate.go`** — 1-line change, mechanically correct: `{cap,clp,mca,mci,coherent,agent-ops}` → `{cap,clp}`. Go unit tests pass.

5. **`build.go` + `build_test.go`** — AGENTS.md removed from comment (2 sites in build.go) and from test file list (2 assertions, 1 comment). Clean.

6. **`kata.md` (R5-activate)** — P10 fixture updated: "CA skills (cap/clp)" replaces "CA skills (cap/clp/mca/mci/coherent/agent-ops)". Run.sh passes all 27 tests.

**Multi-format parity:** §2.1 (human-readable list) and §4.1 (machine-readable block) are peers — both reference `ca-skills` correctly. §4.2 interpolation table matches activate.go return value. All three surfaces agree. ✓

**Honest-claim verification (3.13):**
- (a) Reproducibility: grep evidence in self-coherence §ACs is reproducible from the diff. Go test results reproducible (`go test ./internal/activate/... ./internal/pkgbuild/...`). Frontmatter validation reproducible (`bash tools/validate-skill-frontmatter.sh`). ✓
- (b) Source-of-truth alignment: cap §4/§5/§6 content is sourced from the standalone skills; absorption is conceptually faithful (same rules, same ❌/✅ structure, same imperative phrasing). Non-absorbed content is accurately named in each closing note. ✓
- (c) Wiring claims: α claims cap §4/§5/§6 are "activation-loaded via activate/SKILL.md §2.1 step 2 calls cap/SKILL.md" — verified: `calls:` in activate/SKILL.md lists `agent/cap/SKILL.md`. ✓

**Absorption verification (code-first per Rule 6):** Re-grepped mca, mci, coherent source content against cap §4/§5/§6. Core rules present in each section; structural parity confirmed. Non-absorbed surfaces (root-finding sequence, scope/specificity rules, Coherence Modes table, Anti-Patterns table) confirmed present in standalone files and absent from cap. ✓

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## §2.2 Architecture Check

This cycle activates the architecture check (touches skill separation, source/artifact/installed boundary, behavioral rules consolidation).

| Check | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Reason to change preserved | yes | activate/SKILL.md changes when activation soul changes; cap/SKILL.md changes when activation-loaded behavioral rules change; activate.go changes when rendered path changes; each module retains one real reason to change |
| Policy above detail preserved | yes | Policy (what to load) in cnos.core activate/SKILL.md; behavioral rules in cnos.core cap/SKILL.md; hub-specific content (PERSONA, OPERATOR) stays at hubs |
| Interfaces remain truthful | yes | `ca-skills` token promises "CA skill set" — renders `{cap,clp}` path; §7 Boundary promises cap owns absorption set — delivered; standalone files promise on-demand detail — frontmatter makes this explicit |
| Registry model remains unified | n/a | No registry changes in this cycle |
| Source/artifact/installed boundary preserved | yes | activate/SKILL.md authored; activate.go built; dist/cn installed; boundary unchanged |
| Runtime surfaces remain distinct | yes | cap/SKILL.md (skill) remains distinct from activate.go (renderer) and activate/SKILL.md (spec); mca/mci/coherent/agent-ops remain distinct on-demand surfaces |
| Degraded paths visible and testable | yes | Fallback contract in activate.go §4.3 unchanged; TestSkillFallback_NotVendored test still present and passing |

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## Findings

| # | Finding | Evidence | Severity | Type |
|---|---------|----------|----------|------|
| — | No findings | — | — | — |

**Observation (non-finding, logged for γ):** No integration test explicitly asserts the rendered ca-skills string contains `{cap,clp}`. The tests verify `(CA skill set)` presence and position. The issue's AC7 mentioned "TestParseReadFirstOrderBlock_*" tests — those are synthetic-content parser tests that needed no update (they don't reference skill paths). The code is correct by inspection (`activate.go:505`). Under Rule 3.5 (only block on demonstrable incoherence) and Rule 3.6 (coherence, not perfection), this is not raised as a formal finding. Recommended improvement for a follow-up cycle: augment `TestReadFirstSection_OrderedSigma` with `strings.Contains(out, "{cap,clp}")`.

## CI Status

Build workflow: `conclusion=failure` on `cfa64b86` (review SHA) and `6a187c62` (origin/main). Pre-existing failure pattern across all recent main commits — not introduced by this cycle. Local Go tests: `go test ./internal/activate/... ./internal/pkgbuild/...` → both ok. R5-activate kata: all 27 passes. Frontmatter validator: 67 SKILL.md, no findings. CI state recorded as **provisional** per release/SKILL.md §2.1 ("known failure documented and accepted").
