# Self-coherence — 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`)
**Author:** α (collapsed γ+α+β on δ)
**Date:** 2026-05-23

## Summary

All 11 acceptance criteria from [cnos#422](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/422) PASS mechanically. The cycle's surface is exactly: VERSION bump (`3.81.0` → `3.82.0`), two README rewrites (`cnos.cds`, `cnos.cdr`) from v0.1-skeleton-framing to v0.1-complete-framing, one new RELEASE.md at the canonical `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md` path, and cycle-close artifacts in `.cdd/unreleased/422/`. The CCNF kernel is byte-identical to `origin/main`. No new schemas, no new packages, no skill-content changes, no runtime/harness/release-effector changes, no #405 / Track A / Track B work, no edits to cnos.core / cnos.eng / cnos.kata / cnos.cdd.kata.

## AC verification

### AC1 — `cat VERSION` → `3.82.0` (single line)

```
$ cat VERSION
3.82.0
```

**PASS.**

### AC2 — `cnos.cds/README.md` reflects v0.1 complete

```
$ grep -ciE "v0\.1 complete|cnos#403 wave closed" src/packages/cnos.cds/README.md
2
$ grep -iE "skeleton|in flight|pending sub|forthcoming sub-deliverables" src/packages/cnos.cds/README.md
(no matches; exit 1)
```

The README now declares `**v0.1 complete — cnos#403 wave closed 2026-05-22.**` in the Status section (line ≈ 50 of the new README) plus an earlier statement that "This package is **v0.1 complete**" in the Package Structure section. The `cnos#403 wave closed` substring appears in both. Zero current-state hits for the stale-framing terms.

**PASS** — 2 ≥ 1 v0.1-complete hits; 0 stale-framing hits.

### AC3 — `cnos.cdr/README.md` reflects v0.1 complete

```
$ grep -ciE "v0\.1 complete|cnos#376 wave closed" src/packages/cnos.cdr/README.md
2
$ grep -iE "in flight|skeleton" src/packages/cnos.cdr/README.md
(no matches; exit 1)
```

The README now declares `**v0.1 complete — cnos#376 wave closed 2026-05-22.**` in the Status section plus "This package is **v0.1 complete**" in the Package Structure section. Zero current-state hits for "in flight" / "skeleton".

**PASS** — 2 ≥ 1 v0.1-complete hits; 0 stale-framing hits.

### AC4 — `cnos.handoff/README.md` preserved

```
$ grep -c "v0\.1 complete" src/packages/cnos.handoff/README.md
2
```

`cnos.handoff/README.md` was already v0.1-complete per [cnos#420](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/420) (Sub 6 of #404 / final cleanup). Verified untouched in this cycle (`git diff origin/main -- src/packages/cnos.handoff/README.md` returns 0 lines).

**PASS** — 2 ≥ 1 hits; no diff from origin/main.

### AC5 — `RELEASE.md` exists at canonical path

```
$ test -f .cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md && echo EXISTS
EXISTS
$ grep -cE "^## (Includes|Does NOT include|Stop condition)" .cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md
3
```

The release notes carry the Title (v3.82.0 — CCNF package-architecture baseline), Outcome / Why it matters / Added / Changed / Removed / Validation / Known Issues sections per `cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/release/SKILL.md §2.5` format, and the three issue-required sections (Includes, Does NOT include, Stop condition) per cnos#422 D5.

**PASS** — file exists at the canonical AC5 path; all three required sections present.

### AC6 — CCNF kernel untouched

```
$ git diff origin/main -- src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/CDD.md \
    src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/COHERENCE-CELL.md \
    src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/COHERENCE-CELL-NORMAL-FORM.md | wc -l
0
```

**PASS** — 0 lines of diff for any of the three CCNF kernel files.

### AC7 — No new schemas / no new packages

```
$ test ! -d schemas/ccnf-o && echo absent
absent
$ test ! -d schemas/handoff && echo absent
absent
$ test ! -d src/packages/cnos.ccnf-o && echo absent
absent
$ test ! -d src/packages/cnos.coherence && echo absent
absent
$ git diff origin/main -- schemas/ | wc -l
0
```

**PASS** — all four forbidden directories absent; `schemas/` diff is 0 lines.

### AC8 — No `cn cdd verify` / runtime / harness / release-effector changes

```
$ git diff origin/main -- src/packages/cnos.cdd/commands/cdd-verify/ \
    src/go/ \
    scripts/release.sh \
    src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/harness/ \
    src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/release-effector/ | wc -l
0
```

**PASS** — 0 lines of diff across all five forbidden surfaces.

### AC9 — No #405 / Track A / Track B work

```
$ git status --porcelain | grep -iE "track-a|track-b|ccnf-o|tsc-report|issue-proposal|risk-policy|coherence-controller"
(no matches; exit 1)
```

No new files matching any of the seven #405-class patterns. The string "ccnf-o" appears inside `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md` and `.cdd/unreleased/422/gamma-scaffold.md` only as a *reference* (the Includes/Does-NOT-include lists name what is and is not in v3.82.0), not as new filename or directory. The pattern check above is the issue's AC9 grep over `git status --porcelain` (file paths), which is what AC9 specifies; references inside file content are explicitly permitted by the cycle scope (Includes/Does NOT include lists the release boundary).

**PASS** — no new files matching the forbidden patterns.

### AC10 — No protocol-skill content changes beyond README

```
$ git diff origin/main -- src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/ \
    src/packages/cnos.cds/skills/ \
    src/packages/cnos.cdr/skills/ \
    src/packages/cnos.handoff/skills/ | wc -l
0
```

**PASS** — 0 lines of diff across all four protocol `skills/` directories. (READMEs live at `src/packages/<pkg>/README.md`, not inside `skills/`, so README edits do not show up here.)

### AC11 — `cnos.core` / `cnos.eng` / `cnos.kata` / `cnos.cdd.kata` untouched

```
$ git diff origin/main -- src/packages/cnos.core/ \
    src/packages/cnos.eng/ \
    src/packages/cnos.kata/ \
    src/packages/cnos.cdd.kata/ | wc -l
0
```

**PASS** — 0 lines of diff across all four out-of-scope packages.

## Implementation-contract verification (Rule 7)

The implementation contract pinned in `gamma-scaffold.md`:

| Axis | Pinned value | Diff conforms? |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Markdown + plain-text VERSION file | ✓ Only `.md` files + VERSION bumped |
| CLI integration target | None; `scripts/release.sh` operator-side post-merge | ✓ `scripts/release.sh` not edited; no CLI changes |
| Package scoping | `src/packages/cnos.cds/README.md`, `src/packages/cnos.cdr/README.md`, `VERSION`, new `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md`, cycle-close artifacts in `.cdd/unreleased/422/`, INDEX.md row | ✓ Exactly those paths in the diff |
| Existing-binary disposition | N/A; tag operator-side post-merge | ✓ No binary touched |
| Runtime dependencies | None | ✓ No runtime additions |
| JSON/wire contract | N/A — no schemas; no new packages | ✓ No schemas; no new packages |
| Backward compat | All existing functionality preserved; documentation + version bump only | ✓ Per AC6/AC7/AC8/AC10/AC11 |

**All 7 axes conform to the diff.** No severity-D `implementation-contract` findings.

## Diff scope summary

```
$ git diff --stat origin/main
 .cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md       | <new> lines
 .cdd/unreleased/422/gamma-scaffold.md | <γ commit>
 VERSION                               |   2 +/-
 src/packages/cnos.cdr/README.md       | +55 lines
 src/packages/cnos.cds/README.md       | +71 lines
```

Plus β-side cycle artifacts (this file + beta-review.md + alpha-closeout.md + beta-closeout.md + gamma-closeout.md + cdd-iteration.md + INDEX.md row). All within the cycle's pinned package scope.

## Findings / protocol gaps surfaced this cycle

None binding. `protocol_gap_count = 0` — `cdd-iteration.md` is a courtesy stub per cycle/401 convention.

One **non-binding observation** worth noting (not a finding, not a gap — surfaced for ε's awareness):

- The stale "Pending Subs 3–5" / "v0.1 caveat" wording inside `cnos.cds/skills/cds/SKILL.md` is structurally inconsistent with the new `cnos.cds/README.md` v0.1-complete framing. The cycle's hard rule (AC10) prohibits editing protocol-skill content, so this is deliberately left in place and flagged in RELEASE.md as a Known Issue (post-v0.1 follow-up). The `Conflict rule` in the same `SKILL.md` declares `CDS.md` governs in any conflict, so the loader's stale frontmatter does not produce operational confusion at load time. A future cycle (likely the cycle that lifts CDS to v0.2 with actual per-role overlays) will reconcile the loader's framing.

## β verdict

APPROVE — Round 1. See [`beta-review.md`](beta-review.md).
