---
cycle: 361
issue: "https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/361"
role: beta
review_sha: "34d4ef02"
base_sha: "56202534"
sections:
  planned: [Verdict, Pre-merge gate, Contract integrity, Issue contract, Diff context, Architecture, Honest-claim verification, Findings, CI status, Artifact completeness]
  completed: [Verdict, Pre-merge gate, Contract integrity, Issue contract, Diff context, Architecture, Honest-claim verification, Findings, CI status, Artifact completeness]
---

# β Review — #361

## Round 1

**Verdict:** APPROVED

**Round:** 1
**Review SHA:** `34d4ef02` (cycle/361 head)
**Diff base:** `56202534` (origin/main, re-fetched synchronously at review start; matches α's recorded base_sha in `gamma-scaffold.md`)
**Branch CI state:** no required workflows configured for this repo (rule 3.10 fallback) — skill-prose-only diff, no executable surface
**Merge instruction:** `git merge --no-ff cycle/361` into main with `Closes #361`

## §Pre-merge gate

| # | Row | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|--------|----------|
| 1 | Identity truth | ✅ | `git config user.email` → `beta@cdd.cnos`; all 7 α commits authored as `alpha@cdd.cnos`, γ scaffold commit as `gamma@cdd.cnos` |
| 2 | Canonical-skill freshness | ✅ | `git fetch --verbose origin main` → `[up to date]`; `origin/main` = `56202534` = α's recorded `base_sha`. No spec drift since dispatch |
| 3 | Non-destructive merge-test | collapsed | Per `beta/SKILL.md` Pre-merge gate small-change exemption: diff is purely textual normative prose in one skill file, no new contract surface, no executable code. Merge will be ff-able or trivially recursive |
| 4 | γ artifact completeness | ✅ | `.cdd/unreleased/361/gamma-scaffold.md` present on `origin/cycle/361` at `335f01cb` |

## §Contract integrity

Issue body, γ scaffold, α self-coherence, and the shipped diff agree on a single contract: add explicit verdict-shape lint rules to `review/SKILL.md` covering (1) `APPROVED` + unresolved findings, (2) `APPROVED` + conditional qualifier, (3) split verdicts, with a recovery path.

- γ scaffold `.cdd/unreleased/361/gamma-scaffold.md` §Gap matches issue §Problem verbatim (tsc #53 β@S4 surfacing incident).
- α self-coherence §Gap matches γ §Gap.
- α self-coherence §ACs maps every issue AC to a specific evidence locus in `review/SKILL.md` §3.4a.
- Issue lists 3 ACs; α self-coherence enumerates all 3 with `met` status and cites the exact line/bullet for each.

No conflict surfaces.

## §Issue contract

| AC | β verdict | Evidence |
|----|-----------|----------|
| AC1 — `APPROVED` + unresolved findings = invalid; `APPROVED` + conditional qualifier = invalid | met | `review/SKILL.md` §3.4a bullet 1 (cross-refs 3.3) and bullet 2 (enumerates 7 qualifier tokens) |
| AC2 — Recovery path documented | met | `review/SKILL.md` §3.4a Recovery paragraph names the RC reformulation and required-fix-finding reshape |
| AC3 — One terminal verdict per round, no split verdicts | met | `review/SKILL.md` §3.4a bullet 3 ("One round, one decision") + checklist line at L280 |

α self-coherence §AC1 evidence cell describes "six qualifier tokens" but enumerates seven (`conditional`, `pending`, `modulo`, `subject to`, `assuming`, `provisional on`, `with follow-up`). The shipped rule lists seven tokens correctly; only the self-coherence prose miscounts. Below the threshold for an A-finding — self-coherence is α's narrative artifact, not a normative source, and the shipped rule (which β-future will consult) is unaffected.

## §Diff context

```
 .cdd/unreleased/361/gamma-scaffold.md            | 45 ++++++++++++
 .cdd/unreleased/361/self-coherence.md            | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/review/SKILL.md | 13 ++++
 3 files changed, 151 insertions(+)
```

- `review/SKILL.md`: +13 lines = §3.4a block (11 lines) + checklist entry (1 line) + one blank-line separator.
- `gamma-scaffold.md`, `self-coherence.md`: cycle artifacts authored per protocol.

No deletions, no out-of-scope surfaces touched. Diff matches α self-coherence §CDD-Trace step 6 verbatim.

## §Architecture

The rule sits at §3.4a (between §3.4 verdict-before-details and §3.5 no-phantom-blockers). Section-letter convention matches existing pattern (§3.11b already uses this). 3.4a explicitly cross-references 3.3 ("contradicts 3.3"), so the rule is anchored — readers can follow back to the authority. The checklist line cites "rule 3.4a" by number, so β-future has a single mechanical check that points back to the prose.

Authority single-home: verdict shape is governed in `review/SKILL.md` §3.4a only. Peer surfaces (`beta/SKILL.md`, `CDD.md` §S6) reference the lifecycle skill as authority and do not duplicate the rule. α §Self-check peer enumeration confirms this.

## §Honest-claim verification

| Rule | Check | Result |
|------|-------|--------|
| 3.13a Reproducibility | No measurements in the diff | N/A |
| 3.13b Source-of-truth alignment | `APPROVED`, `REQUEST CHANGES`, severity letters all align with `review/SKILL.md` §3.2/§3.3 | ✅ |
| 3.13c Wiring claims | "Three invalid verdict shapes — each auto-RC" → Recovery paragraph specifies the RC reformulation | ✅ |
| 3.13d Gap claims | §Gap: "no explicit verdict-shape lint exists." `grep -n "verdict-shape\|Verdict-shape" review/SKILL.md` → only the new §3.4a and checklist line. Gap claim holds | ✅ |

## §Findings

None.

## §CI status

No required GitHub workflows configured for this repo; rule 3.10 fallback ("every workflow that runs on cycle branch") — `gh run list --branch cycle/361 --json status,conclusion,workflow_name` returns no workflows. Skill-prose-only diff with no executable surface; no CI signal applicable.

## §Artifact completeness

`.cdd/unreleased/361/gamma-scaffold.md` present on `origin/cycle/361` at commit `335f01cb` (authored as `gamma@cdd.cnos`). Rule 3.11b passes.

---

**β authority closes the search space.** No remaining incoherence found in: issue contract, diff scope, rule placement, cross-reference structure, peer-surface authority, or honest-claim chain. Proceeding to merge.
