# γ closeout — Cycle 422

**Cycle:** [cnos#422](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/422) — Release-hygiene v3.82.0 (CCNF package-architecture baseline)
**Branch:** `cycle/422` (from `origin/main` @ `92038de4`)
**Closer:** γ (collapsed γ+α+β on δ)
**Date:** 2026-05-23

## What this cycle shipped

The v3.82.0 release boundary: VERSION bump, two README rewrites to v0.1-complete framing, and the canonical release-notes artifact.

| Artifact | Path | Disposition | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDS README rewrite | `src/packages/cnos.cds/README.md` | Modified | v0.1-complete framing (#403 wave: #406–#412) |
| CDR README rewrite | `src/packages/cnos.cdr/README.md` | Modified | v0.1-complete framing (#376 wave: #390/#394/#395/#396) |
| Handoff README | `src/packages/cnos.handoff/README.md` | Unchanged | Already v0.1-complete per #420 (verify-only) |
| VERSION bump | `VERSION` | Modified | `3.81.0` → `3.82.0` |
| Release notes | `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md` | New | v3.82.0 baseline; Title + Outcome + Why + Includes + Does NOT include + Added + Changed + Removed + Validation + Known Issues + Stop condition |
| γ scaffold | `.cdd/unreleased/422/gamma-scaffold.md` | New | Cycle scaffold (D1–D5 plan + hard rules + ACs) |
| Self-coherence | `.cdd/unreleased/422/self-coherence.md` | New | AC1–AC11 mechanical pass-set |
| β review | `.cdd/unreleased/422/beta-review.md` | New | Substantive review; APPROVE Round 1 |
| α closeout | `.cdd/unreleased/422/alpha-closeout.md` | New | α-side close |
| β closeout | `.cdd/unreleased/422/beta-closeout.md` | New | β-side close + release-readiness signal for δ |
| γ closeout | `.cdd/unreleased/422/gamma-closeout.md` | New | this file |
| cdd-iteration (courtesy stub) | `.cdd/unreleased/422/cdd-iteration.md` | New | `protocol_gap_count = 0` |
| INDEX.md row | `.cdd/iterations/INDEX.md` | Appended | Cycle 422 row |

## The architectural boundary v3.82.0 names

cnos's pre-v3.82.0 evolution produced a four-package architecture that's structurally stable but had no single citable version pinning the boundary. v3.82.0 is that pin:

1. **CDD = compact CCNF kernel** (160 lines; pre-#402 software-specific content extracted to CDS; pre-#404 handoff-wire-format content extracted to cnos.handoff).
2. **CDS v0.1 = software realization** (canonical doctrine surface CDS.md = 3,588 lines; operational sub-area overlays lifecycle/ + selection/; empirical-anchor doc).
3. **CDR v0.1 = research realization** (canonical doctrine surface CDR.md = 616 lines; five per-role overlays; empirical-anchor doc).
4. **cnos.handoff v0.1 = inter-agent / inter-activation / inter-repo wire-format doctrine** (loader + HANDOFF.md + five per-surface sub-skills + extraction map).

The kernel/realization/wire-format three-way split is what allows the four packages to evolve independently. v3.82.0 names this split as the canonical structure rather than as an in-progress reorganisation.

## What becomes "ungated" but explicitly NOT dispatched

The Track A1 survey (#421) closed Track A's gate dependency on #404. Tracks A2–A6 + Track B1–B6 are now technically dispatchable. **They are deliberately not dispatched in v3.82.0** because the operator's 2026-05-22 directive ruled that field evidence is the highest-leverage next gap — see the Stop condition in `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md`.

The next phase (post-tag) is:

1. **Field application of CDS** — actual software cycles run under the v0.1 doctrine.
2. **Field application of CDR** — actual research cycles run under the v0.1 doctrine.
3. **Memory-return testing of cnos.handoff** — cross-repo / dispatch / receipt-stream surfaces exercised across multiple agents and activations.

## AC verification

All 11 ACs PASS mechanically. See [`self-coherence.md`](self-coherence.md) for the full pass-set and [`beta-review.md`](beta-review.md) for substantive review.

## Commit chronology

| SHA | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `f2ae42ed` | γ-422 | scaffold cycle/422 — Release-hygiene v3.82.0 (CCNF package-architecture baseline) |
| `4e497d9f` | α-422 | cds/cdr READMEs v0.1-complete + VERSION 3.82.0 + RELEASE.md |
| _(β-422 commit pending)_ | β-422 | self-coherence + β-review + closeouts (α/β/γ) + cdd-iteration courtesy stub + INDEX.md row |

## Post-merge operator action

1. Merge `cycle/422` → `main` with `--no-ff`: `Merge cycle/422: Release-hygiene v3.82.0 — CCNF package-architecture baseline. Closes #422.`
2. Push the bare `3.82.0` tag via `scripts/release.sh` per `cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/release/SKILL.md §2.6` + `release-effector/SKILL.md`. Tag name: `3.82.0` (no `v` prefix).
3. Move `.cdd/unreleased/{420,421,422}/` to `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/{420,421,422}/` per `release/SKILL.md §2.5a` (operator may choose to do this as part of the release commit or as a separate cleanup commit; cycle/420 + cycle/421 directories are still in `unreleased/` because their release disposition was pending — v3.82.0 is the release that absorbs them).
4. CHANGELOG.md ledger row: operator-side discretion; the issue's pinned D-deliverables do not name CHANGELOG (see `beta-review.md` "What β did NOT find" → CHANGELOG note).
5. **Pause protocol evolution.** Do NOT dispatch #405 Tracks A2 / B1 / etc. until field evidence accumulates.

## ε-side note

`cdd-iteration.md` for this cycle is a courtesy empty-findings stub. `protocol_gap_count = 0`. No binding findings; no MCAs; no patches. One non-binding observation (stale `cnos.cds/skills/cds/SKILL.md` framing; flagged as Known Issue in RELEASE.md) is surfaced for ε's awareness but does not require protocol-patch action — it is a forward-looking note for a post-v0.1 cycle that lifts CDS to v0.2.
