# α close-out — Cycle 417

**Cycle:** [cnos#417](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/417) — Sub 3 of [cnos#404](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/404).
**Branch:** `cycle/417` from `origin/main @ f2430329`.
**Mode:** γ+α+β collapsed on δ.

## Disposition

α attests cnos#417 deliverables D1–D7 are filed; AC1–AC11 PASS per `self-coherence.md`; handoff to β for adversary review.

## Files touched

```
new file:   .cdd/unreleased/417/gamma-scaffold.md           (γ commit)
new file:   .cdd/unreleased/417/self-coherence.md           (α commit)
new file:   .cdd/unreleased/417/alpha-closeout.md           (α commit; this file)
new file:   src/packages/cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/dispatch/SKILL.md      (D1; 417 lines synthesizing 3 source sections)
modified:   src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/gamma/SKILL.md                 (D2; §2.5 dispatch sub-blocks → 9-line pointer; other §2.5 sub-sections preserved)
modified:   src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/operator/SKILL.md              (D3; §3a → 5-line pointer)
modified:   src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/delta/SKILL.md                 (D4; §2 + §2.1–§2.3 → 21-line pointer; frontmatter input + §6 cross-refs re-pointed)
modified:   src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/alpha/SKILL.md                 (D7; §3.6 mesh paragraph re-pointed at cnos.handoff)
modified:   src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/beta/SKILL.md                  (D7; Rule 7 paragraph + Surface boundaries re-pointed at cnos.handoff)
modified:   src/packages/cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/HANDOFF.md             (D5; dispatch row moved Forthcoming → Landed; version + non-goals updated)
modified:   src/packages/cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/SKILL.md               (D7; loader tightened — Pending Subs 2–5 → Subs 4–5; dispatch quick-start cite re-pointed)
modified:   src/packages/cnos.handoff/README.md                             (D7; dispatch surface marked landed; quick-start cite re-pointed)
modified:   src/packages/cnos.handoff/docs/extraction-map.md                (D6; §2 + §3 preambles + 7 table rows marked v0.1 migrated)
```

## AC verification — α witness

| AC | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| AC1 (required files exist + parse) | PASS | `test -f` on all 4 paths returns OK |
| AC2 (≥ 5 keyword hits in dispatch/SKILL.md) | PASS | 41 hits on dispatch-prompt / implementation contract / 7 axes / inward membrane / gamma-clarification |
| AC3 (pointer ≤ 30 lines + ≥ 3 cites) | PASS | gamma 9, operator 5, delta 21 lines; 6 cites (gamma 1, operator 1, delta 4) |
| AC4 (7 axes named) | PASS | 18 distinct matches across schema table (§2.3) + kata (§9) + §3 enumeration |
| AC5 (≥ 3 δ-inward authority hits) | PASS | 16 hits; load-bearing claim "implementation-contract decisions belong to δ; α MUST NOT improvise" verbatim in §3 |
| AC6 (HANDOFF.md surfaces dispatch as Landed) | PASS | Single-row move executed; non-goals + version updated to reference Subs 2–3 |
| AC7 (source role-skills ≥ 80% pre-migration) | PASS | gamma 87.5% (437/499); operator 100% (533/533); delta 92.7% (319/344) |
| AC8 (no old-section-as-canonical cites) | PASS | `rg "gamma/SKILL\.md §2\.5.*canonical\|operator/SKILL\.md §3a.*canonical\|delta/SKILL\.md §2.*canonical"` returns 0 hits |
| AC9 (cnos.cdr untouched) | PASS | `git diff origin/main..HEAD --stat -- src/packages/cnos.cdr/` returns 0 lines |
| AC10 (no schemas / cdd-verify / src/go / scripts/release.sh) | PASS | `test ! -d` + `git diff` all clean |
| AC11 (extraction-map Sub 3 updated) | PASS | 12 hits on `v0.1 migrated.*dispatch \| canonical at cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/dispatch` (§2 + §3 preambles + table rows) |

## Hard-rule attestation

- ✅ **No behavioral redesign.** The 7-axis schema, dispatch-prompt template, δ-inward-membrane authority, four-surface mesh, and empirical anchors all transport unchanged. The new dispatch/SKILL.md unifies three source sections into one cohesive narrative; the substance is preserved verbatim (template format character-for-character; doctrine paragraphs intact; failure-mode rationale preserved).
- ✅ **Source role-skill files mostly preserved.** All three source files remain in cnos.cdd; only the dispatch-specific sections became pointers. The rest of each role-skill (γ's selection / scaffold / polling / unblock / release-prep; operator's algorithm / wait / gate / overrides / dispatch configurations / wave coordination; δ's outward membrane / override / V composition / cross-references / Phase-4 status) is preserved as-is.
- ✅ **No `schemas/handoff/` or `schemas/ccnf-o/`.** Q2 (schema lift) was deferred per Sub 3 ruling; the 7-axis table stays Markdown.
- ✅ **No `cn cdd verify` changes.** `src/packages/cnos.cdd/commands/cdd-verify/` untouched.
- ✅ **No runtime/harness changes.** `src/go/`, harness scripts, `scripts/release.sh` untouched.
- ✅ **No CCNF-O work.**

## Open observations for β

- The `cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/SKILL.md` loader's "v0.1 caveat" paragraph (lines ~120–130) still describes HANDOFF.md and the per-sub-skill files as "forthcoming"; with cross-repo (Sub 2) and dispatch (Sub 3) now both landed, this prose is increasingly out of date. β should sanity-check that the partial tightening done in α (Pending Subs 2–5 → Subs 4–5; dispatch quick-start cite re-pointed) is sufficient for Sub 3, deferring further loader prose adjustment to Subs 4–5 dispatch.
- The `cnos.cds/skills/cds/CDS.md:1536` cite of `cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/gamma/SKILL.md §2.5` was left as-is because it appears under "v0.1 operational overlay" (a historical reference, not a canonical-authority cite). Per the issue body's AC8 spec, historical references may remain. β should confirm.
- The Sub 4 boundary on spec-staleness propagation is recorded explicitly in the extraction-map.md §2 row note (wire-format invariant at dispatch §2.4; consumer-specific file list remains at `cdd/gamma/SKILL.md §2.5 → "Spec-staleness propagation"`). Sub 4 may supersede the dispatch-resident copy when mid-flight lands; not a Sub 3 concern.

## Handoff

β: read `self-coherence.md` + this file; run the AC suite independently as adversary; file `beta-review.md` with verdict.
