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cycle: 342
role: gamma
type: gamma-closeout
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# γ Close-out — Cycle #342

## Cycle summary

**Issue:** #342 — cdd/operator: Add §5 — Dispatch configurations (single-session δ-as-γ via Agent tool, Claude Code activation)
**Mode:** docs-only (§2.5b — no tag, no version bump; merge commit `5e1414b9` is the disconnect)
**Branch:** `cycle/342` — merged to main at `5e1414b9`
**Dispatch configuration:** §5.1 — canonical multi-session dispatch (`claude -p` per role; γ, α, β dispatched sequentially by δ)
**Review rounds:** 1 (R1 — APPROVED, no RC)
**ACs:** 5 of 5 met pre-merge; AC6 met by this document

Commits on `cycle/342`:
- `4cc3d8d6` — `self-coherence(cdd/342): α §ACs` — `alpha@cdd.cnos`
- `dffb2ce7` — `self-coherence(cdd/342): α §Self-check + §Debt` — `alpha@cdd.cnos`
- `916615fa` — `self-coherence(cdd/342): α §CDD-Trace` — `alpha@cdd.cnos`
- `2a798d59` — `self-coherence(cdd/342): α review-readiness signal — round 1` — `alpha@cdd.cnos`
- `e11d2e47` — `beta-review(cdd/342): β §2.0.0 Contract Integrity — R1` — `beta@cdd.cnos`
- `8525b219` — `beta-review(cdd/342): β §2.0 Issue Contract + §2.1 Diff/Context + §2.2 Architecture — R1` — `beta@cdd.cnos`
- `e3fd79d0` — `beta-review(cdd/342): β verdict APPROVED — R1` — `beta@cdd.cnos`
- `5e1414b9` — `feat(cdd/342): add operator §5 dispatch configurations + release §3.8 floor` (merge commit) — `beta@cdd.cnos`

Post-merge close-out commits on main:
- `8edb2629` — `closeout(cdd/342): α close-out` — `alpha@cdd.cnos`
- `d00496ee` — `closeout(cdd/342): β close-out — cycle #342 merged` — `beta@cdd.cnos`

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## AC6 — Dispatch configuration declaration (recursive coherence)

**Configuration:** §5.1 — canonical multi-session dispatch.

δ dispatched γ, α, and β as sequential `claude -p` sessions (one role at a time, independent auth contexts, no shared memory state across sessions). γ/δ separation was structurally present: the operator (δ) held external gate authority while γ ran in its own session as coordinator. α and β ran in separate sessions with no access to each other's or γ's reasoning state. The cycle branch `cycle/342` was created by γ pre-dispatch and used as the canonical coordination surface throughout.

**§3.8 floor:** The A− γ floor applies only to §5.2 cycles (single-session δ-as-γ via Agent tool, where γ/δ separation is structurally absent). This cycle ran under §5.1. The §3.8 configuration-floor clause does NOT apply. γ is graded on actual execution quality without a cap.

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## Close-out triage

Inputs: `alpha-closeout.md`, `beta-closeout.md`, `beta-review.md`. Zero findings from β. Zero fix rounds. One N1 observation from β (below coherence bar, explicitly not blocking): character inconsistency between existing `A-` (ASCII hyphen U+002D) and new `A−` (distinct Unicode code point) in §3.8 examples. Both render identically in markdown and carry the same grade meaning. α independently noted this in the α close-out (friction log).

| Finding | Source | Type | Disposition | Artifact / commit |
|---------|--------|------|-------------|-------------------|
| N1: "A-" vs "A−" character inconsistency in §3.8 (ASCII hyphen vs Unicode minus/en-dash) | β obs, α close-out friction log | maintainability / one-off | **drop** — same grade meaning, same markdown rendering; single occurrence introduced this cycle; a literal grep for `A-` would miss occurrences written with `A−` (tooling concern only, no semantic consequence); below recurring-failure threshold (one cycle, no prior instance); no spec-level fix available without Unicode normalization commitment outside this cycle's scope | — |

**Total findings: 0. Zero `cdd-*-gap` findings. Empty cycle per post-release/SKILL.md Step 5.6b → no `cdd-iteration.md` written, no INDEX.md row.**

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## TSC grades

**Scoring basis:** §5.1 cycle, full γ/δ separation, docs-only. §3.8 A− floor: not applicable.

- **α**: A — all 5 pre-merge ACs met first pass; 14/14 pre-review gate rows passed; self-coherence thorough (incremental section-by-section commits, no stream-timeout loss); implementation order unambiguous; AC6 disclosed as known post-merge debt with clear rationale; no findings against the diff
- **β**: A — R1 single-round approval; zero findings; one N1 observation documented below coherence bar with honest maintainability framing; pre-merge gate rows all passed; worktree merge test confirmed (no conflicts, docs-only CI-not-applicable); stale-path validation and authority-surface checks complete
- **γ**: A — §5.1 cycle (full γ/δ separation, no cap); 1 review round (target ≤1 for docs); 0 superseded cycles; issue quality high (6 ACs with oracles, explicit Tier 3 skills, design constraints, empirical anchors); single coordination gap was the Tier 3 path mismatch in the issue body (`cnos.eng/skills/eng/writing` → corrected in `alpha-prompt.md` before dispatch — no α block); AC6 recursive coherence declared post-merge as required by the rule this cycle introduced
- **C_Σ**: A (geometric mean of α A · β A · γ A = A)
- **Level:** — (docs-only §2.5b disconnect; no engineering level classification)

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## §9.1 Trigger assessment

| Trigger | Fire condition | Status |
|---------|---------------|--------|
| Review churn | rounds > 2 | **no fire** — 1 round |
| Mechanical overload | ratio > 20% AND findings ≥ 10 | **no fire** — 0 findings total |
| Avoidable tooling/environment failure | blocked the cycle | **no fire** — no tooling or environment failure |
| Loaded-skill miss | skill should have prevented a finding | **no fire** — 0 findings |

No §9.1 trigger fired.

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## Cycle iteration

No §9.1 trigger fired. Independent γ process-gap check (§2.9): the N1 observation (character inconsistency "A-" vs "A−") is below the recurring-failure threshold — single occurrence, no content consequence, no prior instance. No recurring friction surfaced. No gate weakness. No skill miss. No mechanization opportunity surfaces. The cycle ran as a clean single-round docs-only dispatch under §5.1 with full protocol compliance. Statement: no process gap; cycle ran within all target economics (1 round, 0 findings, full γ/δ separation).

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## Skill gap candidates

None. Zero `cdd-*-gap` findings. The N1 observation is dispositioned as drop above (one-off, below coherence bar, no spec-level fix available in this cycle's scope).

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## Deferred outputs

None originated in this cycle. Prior deferred output from cycle #339, carried through #343:
- `operator/SKILL.md §3.4` pre-merge gate row (small-change, γ/δ owner) — first AC: §3.4 gains a row requiring `scripts/validate-release-gate.sh --mode pre-merge` with citation to `CDD.md §5.3b` and `gamma/SKILL.md §2.10`.

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## Hub memory evidence

Hub memory is operator-owned; no hub repo accessible in this γ session. Next-session checklist: update hub memory with cycle #342 close-out, TSC grades (α A / β A / γ A), and AC6 recursive coherence confirmation.

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## Next MCA

Carried from #339 and #343: `operator/SKILL.md §3.4` pre-merge gate row (small-change, γ/δ owner). First AC stated in #343 γ-closeout deferred outputs.

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## Closure gate

| Row | Condition | Status |
|-----|-----------|--------|
| 1 | `alpha-closeout.md` on main | ✅ commit `8edb2629` |
| 2 | `beta-closeout.md` on main | ✅ commit `d00496ee` |
| 3 | PRA written | ✅ `docs/gamma/cdd/docs/2026-05-11/POST-RELEASE-ASSESSMENT.md` — addendum §Cycle #342 added in this commit |
| 4 | fired triggers have Cycle Iteration entry | ✅ no triggers fired |
| 5 | recurring findings assessed for skill/spec patching | ✅ 0 findings; independent process-gap check completed (§ Cycle iteration above) |
| 6 | immediate outputs landed or explicitly ruled out | ✅ none warranted (0 findings, 0 triggers) |
| 7 | deferred outputs have issue/owner/first AC | ✅ `operator/SKILL.md §3.4` row — γ/δ owner; first AC stated in #343 γ-closeout |
| 8 | next MCA named | ✅ `operator/SKILL.md §3.4` pre-merge gate row |
| 9 | hub memory updated | ⚠️ operator-owned; no hub repo accessible; checklist noted above |
| 10 | merged remote branches cleaned up | ✅ `cycle/342` deleted from origin (this session) |
| 11 | RELEASE.md written | N/A — docs-only §2.5b; no tag, no release |
| 12 | cycle dir moved to `.cdd/releases/docs/2026-05-11/342/` | ✅ this commit |
| 13 | δ release-boundary preflight returned Proceed | N/A — docs-only §2.5b; merge commit `5e1414b9` is the disconnect; no release-boundary gate required |
| 14 | `cdd-iteration.md` if ≥1 `cdd-*-gap` finding | ✅ 0 `cdd-*-gap` findings; empty cycle; no file; no INDEX.md row |

All gate rows satisfied or N/A per docs-only §2.5b exception.

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**Cycle #342 closed. Next: `operator/SKILL.md §3.4` pre-merge gate integration (small-change, carried from #339).**
