# α Self-Coherence — cycle/410 (Sub 5 of cnos#403 wave)

**Issue:** [cnos#410](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/410)
**Branch:** `cycle/410` (from `origin/main@4a87cdf9`)
**Mode:** substantial; B-lite migration (canonical content moves; operational realization stays in cdd as v0.1 overlay)
**Dispatch shape:** β-α-collapse-on-δ (γ+α+β collapsed on single agent under δ)

## §Gap

Per `gamma-scaffold.md`: 8 software-lifecycle surface families (Mechanical / Review / Gate / Assessment / Closure / Retro-packaging / Non-goals / Large-file) live as canonical content in `cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/CDD.md §"Software-specific realization — pending cds extraction"` (lines 132–139 at source pin). The B-lite ruling for cnos#403 requires canonical rules move into CDS-owned surfaces; operational walkthroughs stay in cdd role skills as v0.1 overlays. Sub 5 (this cycle) is the final canonical-migration sub of the #403 wave — with this sub closed, all canonical content has moved to CDS and Sub 6 (cross-reference cleanup; CDD.md pending-cds markers removal) becomes dispatchable.

## §Mode

**Substantial / B-lite migration / contract-authoring class.** No novel executable surface; only Markdown editing in CDS.md + extraction-map.md + cycle directory artifacts. The β-α-collapse-on-δ is permitted under §Field 6 actor collapse rule (B-lite migration / contract-authoring class; per the breadth-2026-05-12 wave manifest precedent; per Subs 2/3/4 of #403 which used the same collapse).

**Configuration-floor caps applying:**
- γ-axis: **A-** cap per `release/SKILL.md §3.8` configuration-floor clause (β-α-collapse-on-δ; γ/δ separation reduced)
- β-axis: **A-** cap per the collapse rule (β independence reduced)

Per the dispatch guidance: a courtesy `cdd-iteration.md` empty-findings stub is written if `protocol_gap_count == 0`.

**Active skills (Tier 3):**
- `cdd/design`
- `cdd/issue/contract`, `cdd/issue/proof`

## §ACs

All 17 ACs verified mechanically. Each AC row carries the oracle, the command/check, and the PASS / FAIL result.

| # | AC | Oracle | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 | `## Mechanical vs judgment` exists in CDS.md | `grep -c "^## Mechanical vs judgment$" CDS.md` returns 1 | **PASS** (1) |
| AC2 | `## Review CLP` exists in CDS.md | `grep -c "^## Review CLP$" CDS.md` returns 1 | **PASS** (1) |
| AC3 | `## Gate` exists in CDS.md | `grep -c "^## Gate$" CDS.md` returns 1 | **PASS** (1) |
| AC4 | `## Assessment` exists in CDS.md | `grep -c "^## Assessment$" CDS.md` returns 1 | **PASS** (1) |
| AC5 | `## Closure` exists in CDS.md | `grep -c "^## Closure$" CDS.md` returns 1 | **PASS** (1) |
| AC6 | `## Retro-packaging` exists in CDS.md | `grep -c "^## Retro-packaging$" CDS.md` returns 1 | **PASS** (1) |
| AC7 | `## Non-goals` (augmented) contains 5 software-cycle non-goals | `grep -c "^## Non-goals$" returns 1; software-cycle non-goals split into `### Software-cycle non-goals` sub-heading | **PASS** (existing §Non-goals split into `### Sub-level non-goals` + `### Software-cycle non-goals`; all 5 items present) |
| AC8 | `## Large-file authoring rule` exists in CDS.md | `grep -c "^## Large-file authoring rule$" CDS.md` returns 1 | **PASS** (1) |
| AC9 | Sub-heading coverage per section | grep for each named `### subheading` | **PASS** (20 distinct sub-headings counted across the 8 sections + §Non-goals split: `### Mechanical axes`, `### Judgment axes`, `### CLP form`, `### Reviewer ask list`, `### Release-readiness preconditions`, `### Closure verification checklist`, `### PRA contents`, `### Cycle iteration triggers`, `### Friction log`, `### Engineering levels`, `### Immediate outputs`, `### Deferred outputs`, `### Closure rule`, `### Direct-to-main exception`, `### Sub-level non-goals`, `### Software-cycle non-goals`, `### File-size threshold`, `### Section-manifest HTML-comment header`, `### Resumption protocol`, `### Anti-patterns`) |
| AC10 | F1–F10 preserved as identifiable sub-headings in §Gate | `grep -c "^#### F{N}:" CDS.md` returns 1 for each F1..F10 | **PASS** (F1=1, F2=1, F3=1, F4=1, F5=1, F6=1, F7=1, F8=1, F9=1, F10=1; preserved as `#### F{N}: title` sub-headings under §Gate § Closure verification checklist) |
| AC11 | §9.1 4 triggers preserved as named items in §Assessment § Cycle iteration triggers | grep for each trigger phrase | **PASS** ("review rounds > 2" present; "Mechanical ratio > 20%" present; "Avoidable tooling" present; "Loaded skill failed" present; all four numbered 1–4 under `### Cycle iteration triggers`) |
| AC12 | 5 software-cycle non-goals present verbatim | grep for each verbatim phrase | **PASS** (all 5 present once each: "Do NOT optimize primarily for speed"; "Do NOT treat issue queues as self-justifying"; "Do NOT reduce review to local diff reading"; "Do NOT treat release as \"tag and hope\""; "Do NOT confuse a shipped feature with a closed coherence cycle") |
| AC13 | Each new top-level section (D1–D6, D8) ends with `### Operational realization` citing ≥1 cdd skill file | per-section verification via Python script | **PASS** (D1 Mechanical vs judgment: cites `review/SKILL.md §"Finding Taxonomy"`, `§3.12`, `§3.13`, `gamma/SKILL.md §3.9`. D2 Review CLP: cites `review/SKILL.md`, `§3.4a`, `§3.10`, `§3.11b`, `§3.13`, `beta/SKILL.md`. D3 Gate: cites `release/SKILL.md`, `§2.5a`, `§2.5b`, `§3.8`, `gamma/SKILL.md §2.10`, `§2.6–§2.9`, `operator/SKILL.md §3`, `§3.1`. D4 Assessment: cites `post-release/SKILL.md`, `§5.6`, `§5.6a`, `§5.6b`, `§5.7`, `gamma/SKILL.md §2.7`, `§2.8`, `§2.9`, `docs/gamma/ENGINEERING-LEVELS.md`. D5 Closure: cites `gamma/SKILL.md §2.10`, `§2.7`, `§2.8`, `§3.6`, `§3.7`, `post-release/SKILL.md §6`, `§7`. D6 Retro-packaging: cites `release/SKILL.md §2.5b`, `§3.8`. D8 Large-file: self-referential per dispatch spec — section's body IS the operational realization.) |
| AC14 | `cnos.cdd` UNTOUCHED | `git diff --stat origin/main..HEAD -- src/packages/cnos.cdd/` returns empty | **PASS** (empty output; 0 lines diffed) |
| AC15 | `cnos.cdr` UNTOUCHED | `git diff --stat origin/main..HEAD -- src/packages/cnos.cdr/` returns empty | **PASS** (empty output; 0 lines diffed) |
| AC16 | extraction-map.md Status updated for rows 5–12; rows 1–4 unchanged | `git diff origin/main..HEAD -- extraction-map.md` shows 8 insertions, 0 deletions, all 8 add `**Status:**` lines citing cnos#410 | **PASS** (`git diff --stat` shows `8 ++++++++`; 8 new Status lines for rows 5–12; rows 1–4 untouched per line-number invariant of diff lines 62, 85, 106, 122 still present unchanged) |
| AC17 | No deep role rewrites; no new files under `skills/cds/{alpha,beta,gamma,delta,epsilon,operator}/` | `find skills/cds/ -type d` shows no role-overlay subdirs created | **PASS** (no files or dirs added under `skills/cds/{alpha,beta,gamma,delta,epsilon,operator}/`; optional thin overlays at `skills/cds/{review,gate,assessment}/SKILL.md` permitted per AC17 but not added — `CDS.md` alone suffices for the canonical commitment per D9's "Optional" framing) |

## §Anchor preservation audit (load-bearing for Sub 6)

This sub authors three sets of stable cross-reference targets that Sub 6 depends on:

- **F1–F10 anchors** (§Gate § Closure verification checklist) — preserved as `#### F1:` through `#### F10:` sub-headings. Sub 6 will re-point `gamma/SKILL.md §2.10` and `release/SKILL.md` cross-references at `CDS.md §Gate § Closure verification checklist § F{N}`.
- **§9.1 trigger anchors** (§Assessment § Cycle iteration triggers) — preserved as numbered items 1–4 within the section. Each trigger phrase appears verbatim from the source (`post-release/SKILL.md §4b` + `gamma/SKILL.md §2.8`). Sub 6 will re-point `CDD.md §9.1` citations at `CDS.md §Assessment § Cycle iteration triggers`.
- **5 software-cycle non-goal anchors** (§Non-goals § Software-cycle non-goals) — preserved verbatim from the issue body. Sub 6 will re-point `CDD.md §Non-goals` citations at `CDS.md §Non-goals § Software-cycle non-goals`.

All three anchor sets are mechanically grep-checkable; Sub 6 can re-target citations programmatically.

## §Diff scope

```
 .cdd/unreleased/410/gamma-scaffold.md                 | 146 +++++  (γ)
 .cdd/unreleased/410/self-coherence.md                 | (this file; β to write)
 src/packages/cnos.cds/skills/cds/CDS.md               | +1340 lines (8 sections + non-goals split + manifest header)
 src/packages/cnos.cds/docs/extraction-map.md          | +8 lines (8 Status rows for §5–§12)
```

Total: ~1500 lines of new markdown content; 0 lines deleted from existing CDS.md content; 0 lines touched in cnos.cdd or cnos.cdr.

## §Empirical anchor

cnos#410 itself; the cnos#403 wave's largest sub by surface-family count. Prior anchors:
- cnos#406 (Sub 1; package skeleton + extraction map)
- cnos#407 (Sub 2; CDS.md doctrinal contract)
- cnos#408 (Sub 3; selection + lifecycle migration)
- cnos#409 (Sub 4; coordination + artifact contract migration; immediate prior anchor for B-lite migration shape — same δ-pinned contract, same B-lite scope ruling)

With Sub 5 closed, all canonical content has moved to CDS; Sub 6 (cross-reference cleanup) is unblocked.

## §CDS Trace

| Step | Artifact | Skills loaded | Decision |
|------|----------|---------------|----------|
| 0 Observe | dispatch + cnos#410 + CDS.md + extraction-map + cdd source skills (review/release/gamma/operator/post-release) | cds | Sub 5 of #403 wave; B-lite migration; 8 surface families to migrate |
| 1 Select | dispatch (pre-selected by δ) | cds | cnos#410 selected by parent-wave dependency order |
| 2 Branch | `cycle/410` | cds | Created from `origin/main@4a87cdf9` |
| 3 Bootstrap | `.cdd/unreleased/410/gamma-scaffold.md` | cds | Scaffold committed (`0783c395`) |
| 4 Gap | this file §Gap | cds, design | 8 surface families migrate from CDD.md §"Software-specific realization" to CDS.md as 8 new top-level sections + §Non-goals augmentation |
| 5 Mode | this file §Mode | cds, design, issue/contract, issue/proof | substantial / B-lite migration / β-α-collapse-on-δ / γ ≤ A-, β ≤ A- caps |
| 6 Artifacts | CDS.md (+1340 lines; 8 new sections + Non-goals split + manifest header); extraction-map.md (+8 Status rows) | cds, design | Migration landed per the 8-deliverable plan; commits per section for reviewability (1cf4e8e3 D1+D2; 94a3ecf5 D3 §Gate F1-F10; af44eb13 D4 §Assessment §9.1; eceefc0b D5+D6; edb0911c D7+D8; 4b9bbc04 D10) |
| 7 Self-coherence | this file | cds | AC1–AC17 verified mechanically; all PASS |
| 7a Pre-review | this file | cds | Pre-review gate passed: 17/17 ACs pass; F1–F10 preserved; §9.1 triggers preserved; 5 software-cycle non-goals preserved; cnos.cdd untouched; cnos.cdr untouched; no role-overlay files added; review-ready signal landed on `cycle/410` |
