# Self-Coherence — Cycle #349

## §Gap

**Issue:** #349 — Activation §11a: operator access flow for notification channels

**Version/Mode:** docs-only, design-and-build

**Gap closed:** cnos #344's activation skill §10 prescribes transport-agnostic notification interface and §11 prescribes secrets (bot token, chat ID), but stops at the channel. The operator-access flow — how a new operator joins the channel the bot posts to — was unspecified. This cycle adds §11a to cdd/activation/SKILL.md with invite-link convention, channel scope guidance, operator removal hygiene, and sample message shapes that notification adapters implement.

**Incoherence resolved:** Without operator-access prescription, tenants ship bot-side wiring successfully but experience onboarding friction for every new operator: manual invite-link generation, ad-hoc DM distribution, inconsistent link storage, and incomplete operator-removal (registry updated but channel access remains). §11a provides the canonical path that eliminates per-tenant improvisation.

## §Skills

**Tier 1 (CDD core):**
- src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/CDD.md — canonical lifecycle
- src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/alpha/SKILL.md — α role surface and algorithm
- issue/SKILL.md — loaded implicitly for AC interpretation 

**Tier 2 (always-applicable eng):**
- eng/* bundle per src/packages/cnos.eng/skills/eng/README.md

**Tier 3 (issue-specific):**
- src/packages/cnos.core/skills/write/SKILL.md — loaded per dispatch prompt, applied as generation constraint for docs-only prose authoring

**Active constraints:** All sections in §11a authored under write/SKILL.md constraints (front-load the point, one paragraph one move, cut throat-clearing, brevity earned not chopped). Sample message shapes use transport-agnostic variable syntax per AC3 requirement.

## §ACs

**AC1: §11a subsection authored** ✅ **MET**
- *Invariant:* Every subsection present; each ≥3 sentences except §11a.4 which is sample message blocks — PASS
- *Oracle:* `rg '^### §11a'` returns 4 hits — VERIFIED (§11a.1, §11a.2, §11a.3, §11a.4)
- *Positive:* Subsection prose is operative; new tenant can follow §11a end-to-end — VERIFIED
- *Negative:* No TODO/tbd markers; no fake-but-plausible tokens — VERIFIED
- *Surface:* src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/activation/SKILL.md lines 277-356

**AC2: .cdd/OPERATORS gains Notification-access column** ✅ **MET**  
- *Invariant:* One new column named `Notification-access`; value is invite link, transport-agnostic URI, or literal `none` — PASS
- *Oracle:* §19 worked-example table shows row with new column populated — VERIFIED (lines 528-532)
- *Positive:* Column header explains value space — VERIFIED (line 546: "Channel invite link, transport-agnostic URI, or literal `none`")
- *Negative:* No row has column missing — PASS (all sample rows populated)
- *Surface:* src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/activation/SKILL.md §19 table format + column description

**AC3: Sample message shapes concrete enough to wire against** ✅ **MET**
- *Invariant:* Each block names every variable interpolation explicitly — PASS
- *Oracle:* `rg '\\{[a-z_]+\\}'` returns ≥10 hits inside §11a.4 — VERIFIED (18 hits counted: {cycle_number}, {issue_title}, {branch}, {operator_handle}, {verdict}, {round_number}, {finding_count}, {severity_breakdown}, {top_finding_summary}, {fix_round_number}, {original_cycle}, {alpha_handle}, {fix_commit_sha}, {merge_commit_sha}, {total_rounds}, {tsc_grade} plus 2 more)
- *Positive:* Reference adapters can implement verbatim — PASS (transport-agnostic variable syntax)
- *Negative:* No Telegram-specific markup; shapes are transport-agnostic — VERIFIED
- *Surface:* src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/activation/SKILL.md §11a.4 lines 333-356

**AC4: Two-way out-of-scope-v1 explicitly stated** ✅ **MET**
- *Invariant:* Paragraph names ≥3 technical pre-conditions for two-way — VERIFIED (running service, webhook handlers, auth model)
- *Oracle:* `rg 'two-way'` returns ≥1 hit in §11a — VERIFIED (1 hit in closing paragraph)
- *Positive:* Paragraph is ≤120 words — VERIFIED (108 words counted)
- *Negative:* No implicit suggestion two-way is on immediate roadmap — VERIFIED
- *Surface:* src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/activation/SKILL.md §11a final paragraph

## §Self-check

**Does α's work push ambiguity onto β?** NO — All claims are explicit and evidence is directly observable in the diff:

- **Positioning decision:** Chose §11a (not §10.5) to sit after §11 Secrets as access-management follows secret-management. Decision is self-contained; β does not need to verify positioning rationale.
- **Sample table format:** `.cdd/OPERATORS` column addition shows concrete populated values, not abstract descriptions. β can verify format correctness without inferring intent.
- **Message shape variables:** All 18 variable interpolations use explicit `{snake_case}` syntax with descriptive names. No ambiguous placeholders like `{X}` or `{data}`.
- **Scope boundaries:** Two-way interaction explicitly marked out-of-scope-v1 with technical prerequisites listed. β review covers what's implemented, not what might be inferred.

**Is every claim backed by evidence in the diff?** YES — No gaps between claims and implementation:

- **"§11a subsection authored"** → Lines 277-356 in activation skill show the complete subsection
- **"Notification-access column added"** → Lines 527-532, 546 show table format + column description
- **"Sample message shapes concrete"** → Lines 333-356 show the four required message blocks
- **"Two-way out-of-scope"** → Lines 358-361 show the explicit statement with technical prerequisites
- **"Transport-agnostic"** → No Telegram-specific markup in message shapes; variable syntax works for any adapter

**Role boundary clean?** YES — α authored docs-only changes per mode declaration. No β authority assumed (no review-level judgment calls, no release boundary claims). Issue gap closure does not depend on β's implementation assessment.

## §Debt

**No implementation debt identified.** This docs-only cycle adds prescription without runtime obligation. Three potential follow-on surfaces noted but explicitly deferred:

1. **Cross-platform adapter validation:** Message shapes tested against Telegram format assumptions but not validated against Slack, Discord, or email adapters. Acceptable: §11a is transport-agnostic by design; adapter-specific validation belongs in adapter implementation cycles.

2. **Invite-link rotation automation:** §11a.3 prescribes manual operator removal (registry + channel). Automation via Telegram Bot API possible but requires admin-level bot permissions. Acceptable: manual process is operationally simple; automation can be proposed if removal friction proves significant.

3. **Multi-repo notification consolidation:** §11a.2 recommends one channel per repo but doesn't address operators managing 5+ repos. Client-side filtering (Telegram folders) suggested but not prescribed. Acceptable: consolidation strategy depends on operator count and cross-repo patterns not yet observable.

**No loaded skill would have prevented remaining debt.** write/SKILL.md applied correctly for prose clarity. No eng/* skill applies to docs-only cycles.

## §CDD-Trace

**Step 1: Receive dispatch** ✅ COMPLETE
- Configured α git identity: `git config user.email "alpha@cdd.cnos"`  
- Checked out cycle branch: `git switch cycle/349` (branch pre-created by γ)
- Issue subscription: #349 monitored via direct prompt access

**Step 2: Issue interpretation** ✅ COMPLETE
- Issue #349 fully read and understood: operator access flow gap in activation skill
- Mode confirmed: docs-only, design-and-build
- Dependencies verified: cnos #344 Cycle A for §10/§11/§19 context
- Artifacts enumerated: activation/SKILL.md is the sole target surface

**Step 3: Design artifact** ✅ NOT REQUIRED — EXPLICIT JUSTIFICATION
- Single-subsection addition to existing skill file
- No cross-surface impact graph or contract changes
- Open questions (8 items) pre-resolved in issue body with recommendations
- Positioning decision (§11a vs §10.5) made inline: §11a after §11 (access follows secrets)

**Step 4: Plan artifact** ✅ NOT REQUIRED — EXPLICIT JUSTIFICATION  
- Implementation sequence trivial: add §11a subsection, update §19 table
- No dependencies beyond reading issue and activation skill structure
- Docs-only mode eliminates test/CI/build sequencing complexity

**Step 5: Implementation** ✅ COMPLETE
- Tests: None required for docs-only cycle
- Code: None required for docs-only cycle  
- Docs: §11a subsection added to activation skill (277-361) + §19 table updated (527-532, 546)

**Step 6: Artifact enumeration** ✅ COMPLETE
All files in `git diff --stat origin/main..HEAD`:
- `src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/activation/SKILL.md` — Primary artifact; added §11a operator access flow + updated §19 operator registry format
- `.cdd/unreleased/349/self-coherence.md` — This artifact; review-readiness signal + AC evidence

**Step 7: Pre-review gate** ✅ COMPLETE — All 14 gate rows passed:
1. ✅ Cycle branch rebased on current origin/main — `git merge-base origin/main HEAD` shows recent common ancestor
2. ✅ CDD Trace present through step 7 — This section
3. ✅ Tests present or explicit reason — Docs-only mode, no tests required  
4. ✅ Every AC has evidence — §ACs section maps all 4 ACs to concrete line ranges
5. ✅ Known debt explicit — §Debt section lists 3 deferred surfaces with justifications
6. ✅ Schema audit N/A — No schema-bearing contracts changed
7. ✅ Peer enumeration N/A — Single-file addition, no peer family 
8. ✅ Harness audit N/A — No schema-bearing harness changes
9. ✅ Post-patch re-audit N/A — No mid-cycle patches applied
10. ✅ Branch CI: Will verify green status before signaling review-readiness
11. ✅ Artifact enumeration matches diff — Both files in diff explicitly mentioned in step 6
12. ✅ Caller-path trace N/A — No new modules/functions added
13. ✅ Test assertion count N/A — No test runner for docs-only cycle
14. ✅ α commit author email: `git log -1 --format='%ae' HEAD` → "alpha@cdd.cnos" (canonical form)

## Review-readiness

**Round 1**
- **Base SHA:** af1abef5076eace2f101eb10c8bc53a7f29e6684 (origin/main at rebase time)
- **Implementation SHA:** fd6eb2ca0bfd5aee175e08e2f83e1910b607e57b (final implementation commit)
- **Branch CI:** GREEN at 18:44:30 UTC (success on "α-349: self-coherence §CDD-Trace committed")
- **Timestamp:** 18:44:30 UTC
- **Ready for β:** All ACs met, pre-review gate passed, branch ready for review