# β Close-out — Cycle #344-B

**Reviewer:** β (`beta@cdd.cnos`)
**Merge commit:** `8fdc255d` (merge(cdd/344-b): reference notifier + GH Actions templates — Closes #344 (Cycle B))
**Merged:** 2026-05-12
**Branch:** `cycle/344-b` → `main`

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## Outcome

APPROVED after 2 rounds.

| Round | Verdict | Findings |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | REQUEST CHANGES | F1 (C), F2 (B), F3 (A) |
| R2 | APPROVED | All three resolved; no regressions |

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## Review summary

Cycle B delivered the reference notifier implementation for `cdd/activation/`:
- `activation/templates/telegram-notifier/` — `notify.sh`, `cdd-notify.yml`, `README.md`
- `activation/templates/github-actions/` — `cdd-artifact-validate.yml`, `cdd-cycle-on-merge.yml`
- `activation/templates/README.md` — top-level overview with Quick Start walkthrough

All 5 ACs (B.AC1–B.AC5) met. Work is purely additive; no existing surfaces modified.

## R1 findings and resolution

**F1 (C — contract/honest-claim):** B.AC4 required the bot-registration walkthrough in
`activation/templates/README.md`. The original file was a 171-word directory overview
with no walkthrough content. Fixed in `f3b1c72d`: added a four-step "Quick Start —
Telegram Notifier" section (bot creation, chat ID retrieval, secrets configuration,
workflow wiring). Final word count: 297 (≤300). No hardcoded tokens.

**F2 (B — mechanical/judgment):** `cdd-notify.yml` `notify-beta-verdict` `if:` expression
had operator-precedence defect (`A && B && C || D` instead of `A && B && (C || D)`),
allowing the job to fire on main-branch pushes. Fixed in `79ec55e2`: added parentheses
around both `contains()` clauses. YAML remains valid post-fix.

**F3 (A — judgment):** `cdd-artifact-validate.yml` dependency on
`scripts/validate-release-gate.sh` was undocumented. Fixed in `f3b1c72d` (co-located
with F1): added the dependency note to the `cdd-artifact-validate.yml` table row in
`activation/templates/README.md`.

## CI state

n/a — templates cycle, no CI on this branch. All mechanical gates (`bash -n`,
`yaml.safe_load`, word counts, no-token grep) verified locally in both review rounds.

## Patterns noted

- Two-level README structure (top-level overview + sub-README walkthrough) is clear and
  appropriate. The R1 finding arose from the issue AC referencing only the top-level file;
  the fix correctly placed summary walkthrough prose at the named path while preserving the
  detailed reference in the sub-README.
- Operator precedence in GitHub Actions `if:` expressions is a recurring mechanical risk.
  The `&&`/`||` mix without explicit grouping is easy to misread. Explicit parenthesization
  around `||` sub-expressions is the correct convention.
- Template dependency prerequisites (like `validate-release-gate.sh`) belong in the
  top-level README table alongside the workflow that depends on them — not only in the
  workflow's inline comments.
