---
cycle: 370
role: gamma
issue: "https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/370"
date: "2026-05-17"
merge_sha: "0d9f7498"
closure_sha: null
step_13a_patch_sha: "4a0115d2"
sections:
  planned: [Cycle Summary, Dispatch Record, Close-out Triage, Trigger Assessment, Cycle Iteration, Skill Gap Dispositions, Deferred Outputs, Hub Memory Evidence, Next MCA, Closure]
  completed: [Cycle Summary, Dispatch Record, Close-out Triage, Trigger Assessment, Cycle Iteration, Skill Gap Dispositions, Deferred Outputs, Hub Memory Evidence, Next MCA, Closure]
---

# γ Close-out — #370

## Cycle Summary

**Issue:** #370 — Phase 1.5: Articulate CDD coherence-cell normal form
**Parent:** #366 (Phase 1.5 of coherence-cell executability roadmap)
**Predecessors:** #364 (closed; predecessor doctrine), #367 (Phase 1; typed-interface peer)
**Parallel:** #369 (Phase 2 schemas; merged 2026-05-17 independently)
**Gap:** The recursion algorithm implicit across `COHERENCE-CELL.md` + `RECEIPT-VALIDATION.md` + #366 roadmap was stated nowhere. Phases 3–7 would each have to derive it mid-implementation.
**Fix:** `src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/COHERENCE-CELL-NORMAL-FORM.md` (435L) — names the substrate-independent recursion algorithm at scope `n` as five typed steps, pins the evidence-binding rule, types the four closed-cell outcomes by `(verdict × decision)`, separates the two recursion modes (within-scope repair-dispatch vs cross-scope scope-lift), names the three scope-lift projections with the β/γ-no-upward-projection clause, and declares the two-layer (kernel ↔ realization) separation with four explicit realization peers cited.
**Result:** All 9 ACs PASS. β R1 REQUEST CHANGES (F1 mechanical, CI red), α R2 fix, β R2 APPROVED. Merged at `0d9f7498`. γ step 13a skill patch landed at `4a0115d2` (cdd-tooling-gap aligned). γ filed #373 for the cdd-skill-gap F4 worktree-config-leak class (P2 next-MCA).

## Dispatch Record

| Role | Sessions | Outcome | Notes |
|------|----------|---------|-------|
| γ | 1 | scaffold + α/β prompts committed (`cdeb95a8`) | Peer enumeration; 9 failure modes pre-flagged; §5.1 multi-session dispatch |
| α R1 | 1 | 10 commits, 435L doctrine doc, review-ready (`aa10f902`) | Clean section-by-section authoring; per-section AC7 oracle caught one mid-authoring substrate leak |
| β R1 | 1 | RC R1 — F1 mechanical (CDD Trace convention drift) at `d0ea77f9` | β merge-test caught F1 before merge — pre-merge gate row 3 doing real work |
| α R2 | 1 | One-commit fix at `846800e8`; CI green | Pure mechanical rename + manifest comment alignment |
| β R2 | 1 | APPROVE R2 at `a2c3693f`; merged at `0d9f7498` | Identity worktree-config leak hit β; β re-asserted with `--worktree` (R1 row 1 observation) |
| α close-out | 1 (re-dispatch) | `a901a6f1` on main | F1+F4 root-cause attribution; AC3 variant rationale; length-overage triage |
| γ close-out | 1 (this session) | This file + cdd-iteration.md + INDEX.md + PRA + step 13a patch (`4a0115d2`) + #373 (next-MCA filed) | Identity worktree-config leak hit γ → α close-out re-dispatch (recovered via `--reset-author`); γ re-pinned with `--worktree` from session start |

**Configuration:** §5.1 multi-session via `claude -p`. γ-acting-as-δ dispatched sequentially (Phase 4 δ split has not landed yet; γ owns release-boundary actions this cycle per dispatch).

## Close-out Triage

| Finding | Source | Type | Disposition | Artifact / commit |
|---------|--------|------|-------------|-------------------|
| F1 — `§CDD-Trace` vs `§CDD Trace` validator/skill drift | β R1 binding + α close-out F1 | cdd-tooling-gap + cdd-skill-gap | **immediate MCA (patch landed)** | step 13a commit `4a0115d2` on main; `.cdd/releases/docs/2026-05-17/370/cdd-iteration.md` Finding 1 |
| F4 — `extensions.worktreeConfig=true` identity-leak class | β R1 row 1 obs + α close-out F4 (repeating #301 O8) | cdd-skill-gap + cdd-protocol-gap | **next-MCA committed** | #373 filed pre-closure (P2; parent #366); `cdd-iteration.md` Finding 2 |
| F2 — AC3 signature variant (γ.close 4-arg; V 2-arg) | α close-out F2 + β R1 observation #1 | divergence-of-record (issue-body notation vs doc's typed signature) | **drop (with reasoning)** | Doc commits to the strengthened typed signature; β accepted as coherent strengthening; downstream phases (#369 schemas, Phase 3 validator) inherit the doc's signature, not the issue body's prose. Issue body's AC3 prose-notation is informal; the doc's typed signature is the load-bearing claim. No reconciliation patch needed. |
| F3 — Length overage (435 vs 200–400) | α close-out F3 + α §Debt #1 + β R1 observation 2 | doc-authoring-pattern observation | **drop (with reasoning)** | Kernel slice is 275 lines (within target). Non-kernel sections (~160 lines) carry structural AC content (AC2 + AC8 + AC9 + §Closure phase-inheritance table). α self-identified the ~40-line authoring expansion in Preamble subsections; the overage is editorial-not-structural drift. Not worth a follow-on cycle; α's O3 pattern note ("structural-floor-near-upper-target makes length discipline pull against the kernel") is the durable lesson recorded in the close-out for future α authoring discipline. |
| O1 — AC oracles repurposed as per-section authoring constraints (α O4) | α close-out O4 | doc-authoring-pattern observation | **drop (with reasoning)** | Same pattern as #367 O3 (γ-scaffold-as-generation-constraint); now confirmed in #370 as AC-oracle-as-per-section-check. Worth carrying as a durable α-side pattern in close-out narrative; not worth a skill patch since the pattern is emergent-from-AC-quality, not gate-enforceable. |

## Trigger Assessment

| §9.1 trigger | Fire condition | Fired? | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review churn | rounds > 2 | no (rounds = 2) | n/a |
| Mechanical overload | mechanical ratio > 20% **and** total findings ≥ 10 | no (total findings = 2; below threshold) | n/a |
| Avoidable tooling / environment failure | tooling / environment blocked the cycle in a way a guardrail could likely prevent | **fired** | F1 cost 1 RC round; `cn-cdd-verify`'s grep was authoritative but its comment + the SKILL.md §-shorthand drifted. **Patch landed now** at `4a0115d2`. |
| Loaded-skill miss | a loaded skill should have prevented a finding but did not | **fired** twice | (a) `alpha/SKILL.md` §2.5 listed `§CDD-Trace` → α copied verbatim → F1; closed by `4a0115d2`. (b) `alpha/SKILL.md` §2.6 row 14 describes retroactive identity fix but not preventive `--worktree` write at session-start when `extensions.worktreeConfig=true` is enabled. β had it once, α had it again in close-out re-dispatch, γ had it again at γ-close-out. Three independent surfacings, three roles, one cycle. **MCA committed**: #373. |

## Cycle Iteration

Two `cdd-*-gap` findings → `.cdd/releases/docs/2026-05-17/370/cdd-iteration.md` produced; `.cdd/iterations/INDEX.md` row added (Cycle 370, Findings 2, Patches 1, MCAs 1, No-patch 0).

Root causes:

- **F1**: validator-literal vs skill-prose drift class — `cn-cdd-verify`'s comment at L480 and `alpha/SKILL.md`'s §-shorthand at L217/L352 used the hyphen form while the validator's grep at L495/L573 (and released convention precedent on `origin/main`) used the space form. α faithfully copied the SKILL.md enumeration verbatim into the artifact. The drift was invisible to every α-side pre-review-gate row except CI.
- **F4**: `extensions.worktreeConfig=true` identity-leak class — `extensions.worktreeConfig=true` is enabled at the shared `.git/config`; sibling worktrees carry per-worktree `config.worktree`. `git config user.email X` (no `--worktree`) writes to the *shared* layer; initial `git config --get` returns X but any subsequent sibling-worktree write overwrites it. Three roles (β R1 merge-test, α close-out re-dispatch, γ close-out session) all hit the class in this cycle; convention #301 O8 first surfaced it.

## Skill Gap Dispositions

| Finding | Class | Patch landed | MCA filed | Status |
|---------|-------|--------------|-----------|--------|
| F1 validator-literal-vs-skill-prose drift | cdd-tooling-gap + cdd-skill-gap | `4a0115d2` on main | n/a | closed |
| F4 worktree-config identity-leak | cdd-skill-gap + cdd-protocol-gap | n/a | #373 (P2; parent #366) | next-MCA committed |

## Deferred Outputs

Per #370's §Closure phase-inheritance table (`COHERENCE-CELL-NORMAL-FORM.md` lines 426–434):

| Phase | Target | Inherits from #370 |
|-------|--------|--------------------|
| 2 | `schemas/cdd/` (#369; merged 2026-05-17) | §Kernel signatures + §Cell Outcomes preconditions |
| 3 | `cn-cdd-verify` rewrite | §Kernel V step + §Cell Outcomes verdict-vs-decision separation |
| 4 | δ split (operator/SKILL.md → δ skill) | §Kernel δ.decide signature + §Recursion Modes within-scope vs cross-scope + §Scope-Lift δ → β-discrimination projection |
| 5 | γ shrink (gamma/SKILL.md) | §Two-Layer Separation (γ-coordination is realization-layer) |
| 6 | ε relocation (epsilon/SKILL.md) | §Scope-Lift ε → γ-coordination/evolution projection |
| 7 | `CDD.md` rewrite | The entire kernel — §Kernel + §Cell Outcomes + §Recursion Modes + §Scope-Lift are the spine Phase 7 expands operationally |

Each becomes a sub-issue of #366 when its predecessor phase lands.

## Hub Memory Evidence

| Surface | Updated this cycle | Notes |
|---------|-------------------|-------|
| `COHERENCE-CELL-NORMAL-FORM.md` | created (435L) | Cycle's primary deliverable |
| `alpha/SKILL.md` §2.5, §2.6 | step 13a patch | `§CDD Trace` shorthand aligned with validator grep (cdd-tooling-gap) |
| `cn-cdd-verify` L480 | step 13a patch | Internal comment-vs-grep drift closed |
| `.cdd/iterations/INDEX.md` | row added for cycle #370 | Two findings; one patch; one MCA |
| `docs/gamma/cdd/docs/2026-05-17/POST-RELEASE-ASSESSMENT.md` | created | PRA for the 2026-05-17 docs-only disconnect (covers #369 and #370 if same-day disconnect; if #369 has its own PRA, this one is #370-specific) |
| #373 | filed | Next-MCA for F4 worktree-config identity-leak class |

## Next MCA

**Immediate next:** #373 (Preventive --worktree identity write across all role skills). P2; parent #366. The fix is multi-surface (alpha/SKILL.md §2.6, beta/SKILL.md §pre-merge gate row 1, release/SKILL.md §2.1 worked example, future delta/SKILL.md) and design-shaped (not mechanical). Should land before #366 Phase 4 δ split so the δ skill carries the preventive pattern from authoring.

**#366 next phase signal:** #370 (Phase 1.5) and #369 (Phase 2) both landed 2026-05-17. The next Phase work is Phase 3 (`cn-cdd-verify` rewrite) which inherits §Kernel V step + §Cell Outcomes verdict×decision table from #370 and the typed schemas from #369. γ-PRA selection candidate.

## Closure

Cycle #370 is closed. All closure gate rows pass per `gamma/SKILL.md` §2.10:

- (1–2) α-closeout.md + β-closeout.md exist on main ✓
- (3) γ PRA written at `docs/gamma/cdd/docs/2026-05-17/POST-RELEASE-ASSESSMENT.md` ✓
- (4) every fired §9.1 trigger has a Cycle Iteration entry with root cause and disposition ✓
- (5) recurring findings assessed for skill / spec patching ✓ (F1 patched; F4 → #373)
- (6) immediate outputs landed (step 13a patch `4a0115d2`) ✓
- (7) deferred outputs have issue / owner / first AC (#373 for F4; #366 Phases 3–7 for kernel inheritance) ✓
- (8) next MCA named (#373) ✓
- (9) hub memory updated (alpha/SKILL.md, cn-cdd-verify, INDEX.md, PRA, #373) ✓
- (10) merged remote branches: `cycle/370` deleted post-closure ✓ (γ-acting-as-δ executes after closure declaration)
- (11) RELEASE.md not required (docs-only disconnect per `release/SKILL.md` §2.5b) ✓
- (12) cycle directory moved: `.cdd/unreleased/370/` → `.cdd/releases/docs/2026-05-17/370/` ✓ (this commit)
- (13) δ release-boundary preflight: γ-acting-as-δ executes per `operator/SKILL.md` §3.4 — docs-only disconnect (no tag, no version bump); merge `0d9f7498` is the disconnect signal ✓
- (14) cdd-iteration.md exists with 2 findings (1 patch + 1 MCA); INDEX.md row added ✓

**Mode:** docs-only disconnect per `release/SKILL.md` §2.5b. No tag. `VERSION` unchanged.

**Cycle #370 closed. Next: #373 (worktree-config identity-leak preventive patch; P2; parent #366) and/or #366 Phase 3 (`cn-cdd-verify` rewrite) per γ-PRA selection rules at next observation.**
