---
cycle: 342
role: alpha
status: in-progress
---

# Self-Coherence — Cycle #342

## Gap

**Issue:** cdd/operator: Add §5 — Dispatch configurations (single-session δ-as-γ via Agent tool, Claude Code activation)
**Mode:** design-and-build
**Version:** CDD 3.15.0

`cdd/operator/SKILL.md` names only the canonical `claude -p` multi-session dispatch model. The single-session δ-as-γ configuration (one parent Claude Code agent dispatching α and β as sub-agents) is in active use but ungoverned — no canonical text names what is preserved, what is lost, or what grading implications follow. This cycle adds `operator/SKILL.md §5 Dispatch configurations` and amends `release/SKILL.md §3.8` with a configuration-floor clause.

## Skills

**Tier 1:**
- `cdd/CDD.md` (v3.15.0) — canonical lifecycle, artifact contract, role algorithm
- `cdd/alpha/SKILL.md` — α role surface and execution detail

**Tier 2:**
- (docs-only cycle; no eng/* tier-2 code skills apply)

**Tier 3:**
- `cnos.core/skills/write/SKILL.md` — prose authoring: one governing question per section, front-load the point, cut throat-clearing
- `cnos.core/skills/skill/SKILL.md` — skill-program/frontmatter coherence; no frontmatter changes allowed per issue constraint

## ACs

### AC1: `cdd/operator/SKILL.md` §5 section added with three sub-sections

**Invariant:** `## 5. Dispatch configurations` with `### 5.1`, `### 5.2`, `### 5.3` sub-sections.
**Oracle:** `grep -nE "^## 5\.|^### 5\.[123]" src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/operator/SKILL.md` → 4 matches.
**Evidence:**
```
265:## 5. Dispatch configurations
269:### 5.1 Canonical multi-session dispatch
279:### 5.2 Single-session δ-as-γ via Agent tool (Claude Code activation)
295:### 5.3 Escalation criteria
```
4 matches, correct ordering. **PASS.**

### AC2: §5.2 names three structural consequences explicitly

**Invariant:** (a) γ/δ collapse, (b) sub-agent return summaries, (c) branch-name churn.
**Oracle:** `grep -nE "γ/δ separation collapse|γ=δ collapse|δ=γ collapse|sub-agent return|branch-name churn|fresh-branch chain"` → 3+ matches.
**Evidence:**
```
285: δ=γ collapse
287: sub-agent return
289, 293, 301: branch-name churn (3 occurrences)
```
5 matches, all three consequences covered. **PASS.**

### AC3: §3.8 amended with configuration-floor clause

**Invariant:** `release/SKILL.md §3.8` gains A− γ floor clause for §5.2 cycles.
**Oracle:** `grep -nE "§5\.2|A− γ floor|cap.*A−" src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/release/SKILL.md` → matches in/near §3.8.
**Evidence:**
```
332: "Cycles run under `operator/SKILL.md §5.2`...cap the γ axis at **A−**...The A− γ floor applies..."
337: "Rate a §5.2 cycle's γ axis above A−"
340: "γ: A− — §5.2 cycle...A− γ floor applied per §3.8"
```
3 matches at/near §3.8. **PASS.**

### AC4: §5.3 escalation criteria are operator-actionable

**Invariant:** ≥4 bullet items in §5.3, each with a checkable condition.
**Evidence:** §5.3 contains exactly 4 bullets:
1. `≥7 ACs` — numeric threshold
2. `New contract surface or cross-repo deliverables` — boolean
3. `≥3 β rounds expected` — numeric threshold
4. `≥3 γ judgment calls expected mid-cycle` — numeric threshold

All four are concrete (numeric or boolean), not aspirational. **PASS.**

### AC5: Empirical anchor cited

**Invariant:** §5.2 cites cnos-tsc supercycle + tsc cycle #32 with branch trail and γ-closeout references.
**Oracle:** `grep -E "usurobor/tsc|cycle/32-impl|cycle 26 γ-closeout|δ.{0,3}=.{0,3}γ"` → matches.
**Evidence:**
```
"usurobor/tsc:.cdd/releases/{0.5.0,0.6.0,0.7.0}/{24,25,26}/gamma-closeout.md"  (supercycle close-outs)
"tsc cycle 26 γ-closeout explicitly records..."                                   (δ = γ reference)
"cycle/32 → cycle/32-impl → cycle/32-impl-r2 → cycle/32-merged → cycle/32-final" (branch trail)
"usurobor/tsc:.cdd/releases/docs/2026-05-09/32/gamma-closeout.md"                 (tsc #32 anchor)
```
Matches `usurobor/tsc`, `cycle/32-impl`, `δ = γ`. **PASS.**

### AC6: Recursive coherence — this cycle's own configuration documented

**Invariant:** This cycle's `gamma-closeout.md` declares configuration (§5.1 or §5.2) and applies §3.8 floor.
**Status:** AC6 is γ's responsibility post-merge; it cannot be evidenced by α pre-review. The design constraint ("Recursive coherence non-negotiable") is declared; the oracle fires at γ close-out time. **Not applicable pre-merge — tracked as known debt (see §Debt).**

## Self-check

**Did α push ambiguity onto β?**

No. Every AC has explicit evidence. The one open item (AC6) is structurally post-merge (γ's close-out); it is declared as known debt, not omitted.

**Is every claim backed by evidence in the diff?**

- AC1: grepped and confirmed (4 matches, exact ordering).
- AC2: grepped and confirmed (5 matches, all three consequences represented).
- AC3: grepped and confirmed (3 matches in/near §3.8).
- AC4: §5.3 body is in the diff; bullet count verified in-session (4 bullets, all quantifiable).
- AC5: empirical anchors are verbatim references to close-out paths in `usurobor/tsc`; the branch trail is the exact 5-link chain recorded in tsc #32 `gamma-closeout.md`.
- AC6: declared as β-visible known debt; γ owns it post-merge.

**Peer enumeration:**

Scope is two prose files; no sibling surface touches the same contract. The §5 section heading renaming (§5→§6, §6→§7, §7→§8, §8→§9) is a mechanical change. Cross-file references from `operator/SKILL.md §5.2` to `release/SKILL.md §3.8` and vice versa are explicit and internally consistent.

**Skill constraint compliance:**

- `write/SKILL.md`: each sub-section has one governing question; points are front-loaded; no throat-clearing. The §5.2 empirical anchor paragraph is long but each sentence makes a single move (cite supercycle → cite tsc #26 → cite tsc #32 branch trail → close with structural observation).
- `skill/SKILL.md`: no frontmatter changes to either file (confirmed: diff contains no `---` block modifications); §5 is additive, not replacing §5.1/§1.2 content.

**Harness audit:** Not applicable — no schema-bearing type or parser change. Two prose-only SKILL.md files.

**Intra-doc repetition check:** §5.1 restates the canonical multi-session model briefly; §1.2 owns the detail. §5.1 references §1.2 back — one home, one pointer. No duplicate facts introduced without gain.

## Debt

**AC6 (recursive coherence — γ close-out configuration declaration):** This is not α's artifact to produce pre-merge. γ must declare §5.1 or §5.2 in `gamma-closeout.md` and apply the §3.8 floor to this cycle's own γ grade. The AC6 oracle fires at close-out time. β should verify that the design constraint is clearly stated in the diff (it is — §3.8 clause is explicit on the requirement); the runtime fulfillment is γ's post-merge obligation.

**No other known debt.** Docs-only change; no code, no tests, no runtime contract. Peer set is complete (two files, both updated). Section renumbering is mechanical and internally consistent.

## CDD-Trace

| Step | Artifact | Skills loaded | Decision |
|------|----------|---------------|----------|
| 0 — scaffold | `.cdd/unreleased/342/self-coherence.md`, `alpha-prompt.md`, `beta-prompt.md` | — | γ created cycle/342 from origin/main d989342a; scaffolded cycle dir |
| 1 — intake | `self-coherence.md §Gap + §Skills` | CDD.md, alpha/SKILL.md, write/SKILL.md, skill/SKILL.md | Loaded; issue read fully; related artifacts read (operator/SKILL.md, release/SKILL.md §3.8); no ambiguity |
| 2 — design | not required | — | Mode = design-and-build; design lives in issue body per §Mode declaration; no separate design artifact warranted |
| 3 — plan | not required | — | 2-file prose patch; implementation order is unambiguous (operator §5 first, release §3.8 second, self-coherence last) |
| 4 — tests | not applicable | — | Docs-only; no code, no runtime contract change; no test suite exists for SKILL.md prose |
| 5 — code | — | — | Not applicable (prose-only) |
| 6 — implementation | `operator/SKILL.md §5` + `release/SKILL.md §3.8` | write/SKILL.md, skill/SKILL.md | §5 added (§5.1 canonical, §5.2 single-session, §5.3 escalation); old §5→§6 §6→§7 §7→§8 §8→§9; §3.8 configuration-floor clause appended; all AC oracles verified by grep in-session; no frontmatter changes to either file. Diff files: `operator/SKILL.md` (AC1/2/4/5), `release/SKILL.md` (AC3), `self-coherence.md` (primary artifact), `alpha-prompt.md` + `beta-prompt.md` (γ-scaffolded, read-only from α perspective). |
| 7 — self-coherence | `.cdd/unreleased/342/self-coherence.md` | all Tier 1 + Tier 3 | AC1–AC5 all PASS; AC6 declared known debt (γ post-merge obligation); peer enumeration complete (2 files, both updated); no harness audit needed (prose-only) |

**Pre-review gate:**

| Row | Check | Result |
|-----|-------|--------|
| 1 | Branch rebased onto origin/main | ✓ — origin/main SHA d989342a = merge-base SHA; no drift observed at 2026-05-11 UTC |
| 2 | self-coherence.md carries CDD Trace through step 7 | ✓ — this document |
| 3 | Tests present or reason stated | ✓ — docs-only; no test suite for SKILL.md prose |
| 4 | Every AC has evidence | ✓ — §ACs above; AC1–AC5 PASS; AC6 is γ's post-merge obligation, declared as known debt |
| 5 | Known debt explicit | ✓ — §Debt: AC6 only |
| 6 | Schema/shape audit | ✓ — not applicable; no schema-bearing contract changed |
| 7 | Peer enumeration | ✓ — scope is {operator/SKILL.md, release/SKILL.md}; both updated; no other sibling surfaces share the §5 / §3.8 contract |
| 8 | Harness audit | ✓ — not applicable; prose-only |
| 9 | Polyglot re-audit | ✓ — diff is Markdown only; `bash -n` not applicable; grep-based oracle checks run for all 5 ACs |
| 10 | Branch CI green | CI workflow triggers only on push to `main` or PR; no CI runs on `cycle/342`. Docs-only change; no Go or shell code in diff. β may merge without waiting for CI on this branch — no compile/test surface exists. |
| 11 | Artifact enumeration matches diff | ✓ — all 5 files in `git diff --stat origin/main..HEAD` are enumerated in CDD Trace step 6 above |
| 12 | Caller-path trace for new modules | ✓ — not applicable; no new modules or functions |
| 13 | Test assertion count from runner | ✓ — not applicable; docs-only cycle; no test runner |
| 14 | α commit author email | ✓ — `git log -1 --format='%ae' HEAD` → `alpha@cdd.cnos` (canonical cnos elision form) |

## Review-readiness | round 1 | implementation SHA: 916615fa | base SHA: d989342a | branch CI: not applicable (docs-only; workflow triggers on push to main only) | ready for β

All 14 pre-review gate rows pass. AC1–AC5 evidenced by grep in-session. AC6 is γ's post-merge obligation (declared known debt). Branch is 8 commits ahead of `origin/main` (base SHA d989342a, re-verified at 2026-05-11 UTC immediately before this signal). β polls `origin/cycle/342`.

## Fix rounds

_Appended per fix round if β returns RC._
