# α closeout — Cycle 422

**Cycle:** [cnos#422](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/422) — Release-hygiene v3.82.0 (CCNF package-architecture baseline)
**Branch:** `cycle/422`
**Author:** α (collapsed γ+α+β on δ)
**Date:** 2026-05-23

## What α shipped

Two README rewrites, one VERSION bump, one new release-notes artifact:

| Path | Disposition | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| `src/packages/cnos.cds/README.md` | Modified (+71 lines net) | v0.1-skeleton → v0.1-complete framing; landed sub-issue references (#406–#412); wave-shape narrative |
| `src/packages/cnos.cdr/README.md` | Modified (+55 lines net) | v0.1-skeleton → v0.1-complete framing; landed sub-issue references (#390/#394/#395/#396); wave-shape narrative |
| `VERSION` | Modified (+/-1 line) | `3.81.0` → `3.82.0` (single-line edit; bare semver per release/SKILL.md §2.6) |
| `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md` | New (174 lines) | v3.82.0 release notes; Title / Outcome / Why it matters / Includes / Does NOT include / Added / Changed / Removed / Validation / Known Issues / Stop condition |

## What α did NOT ship

Per the hard rules in `gamma-scaffold.md` and the AC pass-set in `self-coherence.md`:

- **No CCNF kernel changes.** `CDD.md` / `COHERENCE-CELL.md` / `COHERENCE-CELL-NORMAL-FORM.md` byte-identical to `origin/main` (AC6).
- **No new schemas.** `schemas/ccnf-o/` and `schemas/handoff/` MUST NOT exist — confirmed absent. `git diff origin/main -- schemas/` returns 0 lines (AC7).
- **No new packages.** `cnos.ccnf-o/` and `cnos.coherence/` MUST NOT exist — confirmed absent (AC7).
- **No protocol-skill content changes.** `git diff origin/main -- src/packages/{cnos.cdd,cnos.cds,cnos.cdr,cnos.handoff}/skills/` returns 0 lines (AC10). In particular, the stale "Pending Subs 3–5" / "v0.1 caveat" wording in `cnos.cds/skills/cds/SKILL.md` is **deliberately left in place** and flagged as a Known Issue in RELEASE.md for a post-v0.1 follow-up cycle.
- **No `cn cdd verify` / runtime / harness / release-effector / `scripts/release.sh` changes** (AC8).
- **No #405 / Track A / Track B work.** `cycle/422` does not author CCNF-O schemas, `IssueProposal.v1`, `RiskPolicy.v1`, `TSCReport`, or any `CoherenceController`. The Includes section of RELEASE.md names #405 as filed-not-executed; the Stop condition explicitly forbids dispatching #405 Tracks (AC9).
- **No CHANGELOG ledger row.** Issue cnos#422 does not name `CHANGELOG.md` as a deliverable; β's interpretation (see `beta-review.md`) is that the operator's δ-side release-effector step will either author the row post-merge or leave it to a follow-on cycle. Authoring it in this cycle would be in-scope-creep beyond the issue's pinned five D-deliverables.
- **No edits to cnos.core / cnos.eng / cnos.kata / cnos.cdd.kata** (AC11).
- **No edits to `cnos.handoff/README.md`** (D3 = verify-only; pre-existing v0.1-complete state per #420 confirmed).
- **No tag push.** Per the issue's hard rule 7 and the Stop condition, `scripts/release.sh` is operator-side post-merge.

## Coherence with the operator's 2026-05-22 directive

The operator's directive ("cut release v3.82.0 = CCNF package-architecture baseline; then stop expanding the protocol") shapes every line of the cycle:

- **The READMEs** declare v0.1-complete reality so the package-architecture baseline is documented accurately;
- **The VERSION bump** is the citable form of the baseline;
- **The RELEASE.md's Includes section** names what the baseline contains;
- **The Does NOT include section** names what was deliberately excluded;
- **The Stop condition** declares the protocol-evolution pause and names what comes next.

The cycle is **boundary-respecting** with respect to the post-#404 / #405 architecture (does not push back on the cnos.handoff vs CCNF-O boundary declared at cnos#404 / Track A1 / #421).

## 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 surfaced for ε awareness — see `self-coherence.md` "Findings / protocol gaps surfaced this cycle" section. The observation does not require ε protocol-patch action; it is a forward-looking note for a post-v0.1 cycle that lifts CDS to v0.2.

## β verdict

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

## Operator action on close

Merge `cycle/422` to `main` with `--no-ff` and message `Merge cycle/422: Release-hygiene v3.82.0 — CCNF package-architecture baseline. Closes #422.`. Post-merge: push the bare `3.82.0` tag via `scripts/release.sh`. Post-tag: pause protocol evolution.
