# Beta Review — Cycle #293

**Verdict:** APPROVED

**Round:** 1
**Fixed this round:** N/A (initial review)
**Branch CI state:** Green (per commit 57db7662 "CI green")
**Merge instruction:** `git merge cycle/293` into main with `Closes #293`

## §2.0.0 Contract Integrity

| Check | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Status truth preserved | yes | Issue correctly identifies current ambiguity in CDD.md; implementation removes ambiguity without overclaiming |
| Canonical sources/paths verified | yes | All modified files (CDD.md, operator/SKILL.md, post-release/SKILL.md, release/SKILL.md) are canonical sources for role responsibilities |
| Scope/non-goals consistent | yes | Changes are narrowly scoped to tagging responsibility clarification; non-goals properly exclude version-bump scheme changes and tag retroactivity |
| Constraint strata consistent | n/a | No constraint strata defined in this issue |
| Exceptions field-specific/reasoned | n/a | No exceptions defined |
| Path resolution base explicit | n/a | No path validation in this change |
| Proof shape adequate | yes | Implementation demonstrates the ambiguity resolution through concrete text changes in 4 files |
| Cross-surface projections updated | yes | All affected surfaces updated: CDD.md lifecycle table, operator gate table, release flow, post-release scoring |
| No witness theater / false closure | yes | Changes are structural edits to canonical docs, no false enforcement claims |
| PR body matches branch files | yes | Commit message accurately describes the 4-file change set and maps to ACs |

## §2.0 Issue Contract

### AC Coverage
| # | AC | In diff? | Status | Notes |
|---|----|----------|--------|-------|
| 1 | CDD.md §1.4 locks one tagging model (option A: β commits, δ tags) | yes | ✓ met | CDD.md table step 10 removes "tag" from β responsibilities |
| 2 | Provisional-vs-final scoring rule explicit | yes | ✓ met | release/SKILL.md §2.4 adds rule; post-release/SKILL.md clarifies γ authority |
| 3 | release/SKILL.md §2.10 updated | yes | ✓ met | Section 2.6 renamed to "signal readiness for δ tag"; tag commands removed |
| 4 | post-release/SKILL.md updated | yes | ✓ met | Scoring sequence updated to show γ MUST revise provisional entries |
| 5 | operator/SKILL.md §3.1 gate table updated | yes | ✓ met | Added "δ is sole tag-author" clarification to tag push row |
| 6 | CDD.md §5.3a Artifact Location Matrix updated if needed | n/a | n/a | No tag-related rows in matrix reference β-tag (verified via grep) |

### Named Doc Updates
| Doc / File | In diff? | Status | Notes |
|------------|----------|--------|-------|
| CDD.md | yes | ✓ present | Step 10 in lifecycle table updated |
| release/SKILL.md | yes | ✓ present | Sections 2.4 and 2.6 updated per ACs 2&3 |
| post-release/SKILL.md | yes | ✓ present | Scoring sequence updated per AC 4 |
| operator/SKILL.md | yes | ✓ present | Gate table updated per AC 5 |

### CDD Artifact Contract
| Artifact | Required? | Present? | Notes |
|----------|-----------|----------|-------|
| self-coherence.md | No | N/A | Small-change path per issue (§1.2) |
| beta-review.md | Yes | ✓ (complete) | This document |
| alpha-closeout.md | Optional | TBD | Small-change - one-liner if no findings |
| beta-closeout.md | N/A | N/A | No independent β in single-author small change |

### Active Skill Consistency
| Skill | Required by | Loaded? | Applied? | Notes |
|-------|-------------|---------|----------|-------|
| CDD Tier 1 | All cycles | ✓ yes | ✓ yes | Standard CDD artifact structure and process followed |
| No Tier 3 skills | Issue specifies none | N/A | N/A | Small-change cycle, no domain-specific skills required |

## §2.1 Diff and Context Inspection

**Multi-format parity (§2.1.2):** Verified - tagging responsibility appears consistently across all modified files.

**Authority-surface conflict (§2.1.8):** ✓ Resolved - This is precisely what the issue addresses. The diff removes ambiguity between CDD.md §1.4 Phase 2 step 8 vs Phase 6 step 17.

**Module-truth audit (§2.1.9):** Scanned related tagging references:
- CDD.md: All tag mentions now consistently point to δ responsibility
- No conflicting tag authority claims found elsewhere in modified files

**Architecture leverage (§2.1.11):** ✓ Appropriate scope - This fixes root cause (spec ambiguity) rather than patching symptoms. The ambiguity affected every release cycle.

**Process overhead (§2.1.12):** ✓ No new overhead - Changes clarify existing process without adding artifacts or gates.

**Design constraints (§2.1.13):** ✓ Preserved - Changes maintain CDD.md §1.4 dyad-plus-coordinator structure (β reviews + releases artifacts; δ executes platform actions; γ assesses).

## §2.2 Architecture Check

**Architecture check activation:** N/A — Changes are pure process documentation clarifying role responsibilities. Does not touch package boundaries, command/provider/orchestrator/skill separation, source/artifact/installed flow, registry design, kernel vs package responsibility, transport vs protocol semantics, or command dispatch vs domain logic.

## Findings

**No findings.** All acceptance criteria met, contract integrity verified, diff context clean, CI green.

## Notes

This small-change cycle successfully resolves the tagging ambiguity identified in issue #293. The implementation correctly establishes δ as sole tag-author per option A, implements the provisional/final CHANGELOG scoring sequence, and updates all affected surfaces consistently. The change reduces recurring friction at the release boundary with minimal complexity.