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cycle: 342
role: beta
round: 1
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# Beta Review — Cycle #342

**Verdict:** APPROVED

**Round:** 1
**Fixed this round:** n/a — R1, no prior findings
**Branch CI state:** not applicable (docs-only; CI workflow triggers on push to main only)
**Merge instruction:** `git merge --no-ff cycle/342 -m "feat(cdd/342): add operator §5 dispatch configurations + release §3.8 floor\n\nCloses #342"` into main

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## §2.0.0 Contract Integrity

**Review pass:** R1 contract preflight
**origin/main SHA:** d989342a641c21699cf2d808b3208534abaa5dbe
**cycle/342 HEAD:** 2a798d59e820dd03ea2939d199bfef6a2dba553f

| Check | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Status truth preserved | yes | §5 is additive; forward-only language explicit; all existing status labels unchanged |
| Canonical sources/paths verified | yes | §5.1 → operator §1.2 (confirmed at line 89); §5.2 → CDD.md §1.6c (confirmed at CDD.md line 496); §5.2 → release/SKILL.md §2.1 (confirmed); empirical paths follow reproducible path pattern (external repo `usurobor/tsc`) |
| Scope/non-goals consistent | yes | Diff contains only operator/SKILL.md §5 + release/SKILL.md §3.8 clause; no tooling, no backfill, no §1.2 replacement — matches issue non-goals exactly |
| Constraint strata consistent | yes | §3.8 floor is operator-honest discipline (not auto-enforced per issue non-goals); no hard gates present |
| Exceptions field-specific/reasoned | n/a | No exception-backed fields in this change |
| Path resolution base explicit | n/a | No path validation in this change |
| Proof shape adequate | yes | Each AC has invariant, oracle, positive, negative cases; issue proof plan explicit |
| Cross-surface projections updated | yes | §5.2 ↔ §3.8 bidirectional references present and consistent; §5.2 cites CDD.md §1.6c and release/SKILL.md §2.1 |
| No witness theater / false closure | yes | §5 does not claim enforcement it doesn't have; §3.8 floor is prose-discipline only (issue explicitly excludes auto-enforcement) |
| PR body matches branch files | yes | Issue scope matches diff exactly (2 primary files + .cdd/ artifacts); 5 files in diff match CDD Trace step 6 |

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## §2.0 Issue Contract

### AC Coverage

| # | AC | In diff? | Status | Notes |
|---|----|----------|--------|-------|
| AC1 | `operator/SKILL.md` §5 heading + 3 sub-sections | yes | PASS | oracle: `grep -nE "^## 5\.|^### 5\.[123]"` → 4 matches (lines 265, 269, 279, 295); correct ordering confirmed |
| AC2 | §5.2 names three structural consequences explicitly | yes | PASS | oracle: 5 matches; `δ=γ collapse` (line 285), `sub-agent return` (line 287), `branch-name churn` (lines 289, 293, 301) — all three consequences present |
| AC3 | `release/SKILL.md` §3.8 amended with A− floor | yes | PASS | oracle: 3 matches in/near §3.8 (lines 332, 337, 340); clause text, ❌ example, ✅ example all present |
| AC4 | §5.3 ≥4 concrete escalation bullets | yes | PASS | 4 bullets: `≥7 ACs` (numeric), `New contract surface or cross-repo deliverables` (boolean), `≥3 β rounds expected` (numeric), `≥3 γ judgment calls expected mid-cycle` (numeric); all operator-checkable at scaffold time |
| AC5 | Empirical anchors cited | yes | PASS | oracle: `grep -E "usurobor/tsc|cycle/32-impl|cycle 26 γ-closeout|δ.{0,3}=.{0,3}γ"` matches; `usurobor/tsc` path, `cycle/32-impl` branch trail, `δ = γ` quotation, `tsc cycle 26 γ-closeout` all present |
| AC6 | γ-closeout declares dispatch configuration | deferred | PENDING — γ post-merge | design constraint is in diff (§3.8 clause requires `gamma-closeout.md` declaration); runtime fulfillment is γ's obligation; declared as known debt in self-coherence.md §Debt |

### Named Doc Updates

| Doc / File | In diff? | Status | Notes |
|------------|----------|--------|-------|
| `cdd/operator/SKILL.md` §5 (new section) | yes | present | 41 lines added; §5.1/5.2/5.3 present |
| `cdd/release/SKILL.md` §3.8 (amendment) | yes | present | 4 lines added (floor clause + 2 examples) |
| Section renumbering §5→§6, §6→§7, §7→§8, §8→§9 | yes | present | heading-only change; no internal cross-references use old section numbers; external refs to `operator/SKILL.md` use named anchors (§3.4, §timeout-recovery, §Git identity) not affected |

### CDD Artifact Contract

| Artifact | Required? | Present? | Notes |
|----------|-----------|----------|-------|
| `.cdd/unreleased/342/self-coherence.md` | yes | yes | review-readiness signal at round 1; 14/14 pre-review gate rows pass |
| `.cdd/unreleased/342/beta-review.md` | yes | yes (this file) | β writing incrementally |
| `.cdd/unreleased/342/alpha-closeout.md` | post-merge | not yet | α's post-merge obligation |
| `.cdd/unreleased/342/beta-closeout.md` | post-merge | not yet | β's post-merge obligation |
| `.cdd/unreleased/342/gamma-closeout.md` | post-merge | not yet | γ's post-merge obligation (AC6 oracle fires here) |

### Active Skill Consistency

| Skill | Required by | Loaded? | Applied? | Notes |
|-------|-------------|---------|----------|-------|
| `cnos.core/skills/write/SKILL.md` | issue Tier 3 (α corrected path via alpha-prompt.md note) | yes (α) | yes | §5.2 empirical anchor paragraph: one governing question per sub-section, front-loaded, no throat-clearing |
| `cnos.core/skills/skill/SKILL.md` | issue Tier 3 | yes (α) | yes | no frontmatter changes to either file (confirmed: diff contains no `---` block modifications) |

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## §2.1 Diff and Context Inspection

**§2.1.1 Structural closure:** n/a — no filters, sanitizers, or fallback paths.

**§2.1.2 Multi-format parity:** §5.2 names consequences as numbered list in prose; §3.8 amendment adds both clause and matching ✅/❌ examples. All formats agree.

**§2.1.3 Snapshot consistency:** n/a — no snapshot tests.

**§2.1.4 Stale-path validation:** Section renumbering verified. Old §5 ("What the operator does NOT do") is now §6; old §6 ("Cycle lifecycle") → §7; old §7 ("Timeout recovery") → §8; old §8 ("Embedded Kata") → §9. Cross-repo references to `operator/SKILL.md` in CDD.md, gamma/SKILL.md, review/SKILL.md, post-release/SKILL.md, and release/SKILL.md all use named anchors (§3.4, §timeout-recovery, §Git identity for role actors, §1) — none use the renumbered heading numbers. No stale refs introduced.

**§2.1.5 Branch naming:** `cycle/342` — correct convention.

**§2.1.6–2.1.7:** n/a — no process/binary boundaries; no single-source-of-truth derivation step.

**§2.1.8 Authority-surface conflict:** §5.1 restates §1.2 without contradicting it (§5.1 references §1.2 by section). §5.2 ↔ §3.8 cross-references are bidirectional and consistent. Issue ACs and self-coherence.md agree on all five AC statuses.

**§2.1.9 Module-truth audit:** n/a — no model-correctness claim; this is a spec addition.

**§2.1.10–2.1.11:** n/a — no input-domain confinement; architecture-leverage check: §5 is additive, correct placement in the operator skill.

**§2.1.12 Process overhead check:** §5 prevents dishonest grading (§3.8 floor) and unexplained branch sprawl (§5.2 consequence 3). §5.3 escalation criteria are immediately usable by operators. Overhead is proportionate.

**§2.1.13 Design constraints check:**
- No frontmatter changes: confirmed — diff contains no `---` block modifications to either file. ✓
- §5.2 additive: §1.2 content unchanged; §5.1 references it back. ✓
- §3.8 forward-only: clause explicitly states "The A− γ floor applies from the cycle's merge forward; it is not retroactive." ✓
- Empirical anchors cited: `usurobor/tsc:.cdd/releases/{0.5.0,0.6.0,0.7.0}/{24,25,26}/gamma-closeout.md` and `usurobor/tsc:.cdd/releases/docs/2026-05-09/32/gamma-closeout.md` with specific quoted text and branch trail. ✓
- Recursive coherence: AC6 declared as γ's post-merge obligation; §3.8 clause requires `gamma-closeout.md` declaration. ✓

**Honest-claim verification (rule 3.13):**

- **(a) Reproducibility:** Claims in §5.2 are (1) behavioral characterization of the Agent tool (backed by empirical observation from N≈5 cycles), (2) δ=γ pattern (backed by tsc cycle 26 γ-closeout with quoted text), (3) branch-name churn (backed by tsc #32 five-link trail). These are path references to external-repo artifacts, not measurements with no path. The issue's Source-of-truth table marks Agent-tool semantics as "External" — honest about the source. The empirical anchors are reproducible by anyone with access to `usurobor/tsc`. No unanchored measurements quoted.
- **(b) Source-of-truth alignment:** "δ=γ collapse," "sub-agent return," "branch-name churn" are introduced by this cycle as protocol terms — internally consistent throughout. Existing terms (CDD.md §1.6c, release/SKILL.md §2.1, §3.8) trace to their canonical sections, verified by grep.
- **(c) Wiring claims:** No code wiring claims. Protocol wiring: "β commits `beta-review.md`; δ-as-γ verifies committed artifacts rather than relying on the sub-agent's return message" — this is how the Agent tool + artifact-driven coordination interact. Consistent with CDD.md §1.4 Tracking artifact-driven coordination.

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## §2.2 Architecture Check

Docs-only change; architecture check rows are n/a:

| Check | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Reason to change preserved | n/a | Docs-only |
| Policy above detail preserved | n/a | Docs-only |
| Interfaces remain truthful | n/a | Docs-only |
| Registry model remains unified | n/a | Docs-only |
| Source/artifact/installed boundary preserved | n/a | Docs-only |
| Runtime surfaces remain distinct | n/a | Docs-only |
| Degraded paths visible and testable | n/a | Docs-only |

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## Findings

| # | Finding | Evidence | Severity | Type |
|---|---------|----------|----------|------|
| — | No findings | — | — | — |

**Notes (below coherence bar — not blocking):**

N1 (A — observation): §3.8 existing examples use "A-" (ASCII hyphen U+002D: `✅ "β: A- — DUR skills synced..."`); the new clause and new examples use "A−" (appears to be a different character in the diff). Both render identically in markdown and carry the same grade meaning. If the characters are distinct Unicode code points, a literal grep for "A-" would miss the new occurrences. This is below the coherence bar (same meaning, same rendering) but worth noting for maintainability. No fix required before merge.

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## Regressions Required (D-level only)

None.
