# γ close-out — Cycle 416

**Cycle:** [cnos#416](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/416) — Sub 2 of [cnos#404](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/404).
**Branch:** `cycle/416` from `origin/main @ 92a7442d`.
**Mode:** γ+α+β collapsed on δ. γ files this close-out + the receipt-stream artifacts (`cdd-iteration.md` + INDEX.md row).
**Date:** 2026-05-22.

## Summary

Sub 2 of the cnos#404 handoff/coordination extraction wave is complete. The 644-line cross-repo doctrine moved wholesale from `cnos.cdd` into `cnos.handoff`. A 28-line compatibility pointer remains at the old path. A 62-line minimal `HANDOFF.md` package contract was authored. 11 canonical-authority citations across 4 cnos.cdd skill files and `cnos.cds/skills/cds/CDS.md` were re-pointed at the new canonical home. The extraction-map's §1 Sub 2 rows were updated to `Status: v0.1 migrated`.

The STATUS-canonical-home declaration was flipped — the 8-event vocabulary (drafted / submitted / accepted / modified / rejected / landed / withdrawn / revised) is now declared canonical in `cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/cross-repo/SKILL.md §2.3`, with CDS / CDR / CDD framed as consumers that bind or consume but do not own. This is the one substantive doctrinal edit; the rest of the move is verbatim transport.

## Deliverables landed

| ID | Deliverable | Location | Lines | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Move cross-repo doctrine | `src/packages/cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/cross-repo/SKILL.md` | 643 | landed |
| D2 | Compatibility pointer at old path | `src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/cross-repo/SKILL.md` | 28 | landed |
| D3 | Minimal HANDOFF.md package contract | `src/packages/cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/HANDOFF.md` | 62 | landed |
| D4 | Citation repair (consumers) | cdd: 4 files; cds: 1 file (6 sites) | — | landed |
| D5 | Extraction-map Sub 2 status | `src/packages/cnos.handoff/docs/extraction-map.md` §1 | — | landed |

## AC matrix — γ witness

All 10 ACs PASS per α `self-coherence.md` + β `beta-review.md`:

- AC1 (3 files exist) ✓
- AC2 (≥ 600 lines + 6 keywords in moved file) ✓ — 643 lines; 6/6 keyword categories
- AC3 (stub ≤ 50 lines + 3 hits) ✓ — 28 lines; 7 hits
- AC4 (STATUS-canonical-home flipped) ✓ — verbatim text confirmed
- AC5 (HANDOFF.md 50–150 lines) ✓ — 62 lines
- AC6 (no old-path-as-canonical sweep) ✓ — 0 hits
- AC7 (≥ 3 new-canonical cites) ✓ — 11+ cites across cdd + cds
- AC8 (≥ 5 verbatim structural elements) ✓ — 6/6 spot-checked (8 STATUS events; 4 directional cases; LINEAGE schemas per case; feedback-patch header; hat-collapse rules; protocol edge cases)
- AC9 (no out-of-scope changes) ✓ — no schemas/handoff, no schemas/ccnf-o, no cdd-verify, no src/go, no scripts/release.sh
- AC10 (extraction-map updated) ✓ — preamble + 7 row notes carry the migrated status

## Receipt-stream artifacts

- `.cdd/unreleased/416/cdd-iteration.md` — courtesy stub (`protocol_gap_count: 0`).
- `.cdd/iterations/INDEX.md` — row appended: `| 416 | #416 | 2026-05-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .cdd/unreleased/416/cdd-iteration.md |`.

## Branch + merge

- Branch: `cycle/416` (created from `origin/main @ 92a7442d`).
- Commits on the branch:
  - `γ-416: scaffold cycle/416 — sub 2 of #404: move cross-repo doctrine into cnos.handoff`
  - `α-416: move cross-repo doctrine into cnos.handoff + author HANDOFF.md + repair canonical cites`
  - `β-416: ...` (this commit, including closeouts + cdd-iteration + INDEX.md row)
- Operator-facing merge instruction: **`Closes #416`**.
- This cycle does NOT self-merge to main; operator decides.

## Post-merge follow-ups (out of scope for Sub 2)

- The cnos.handoff loader `src/packages/cnos.handoff/skills/handoff/SKILL.md` still names HANDOFF.md as "forthcoming" in some sections and "advisory" in `calls:`. With Sub 2 having landed both HANDOFF.md and the cross-repo sub-skill, a future Sub 3+ cycle should tighten that loader prose. **Sub 2 leaves it alone** because the loader's `calls:` frontmatter still references 4 forthcoming sub-skills (dispatch / mid-flight / artifact-channel / receipt-stream); the advisory framing remains correct for those.
- `src/packages/cnos.cds/docs/extraction-map.md` (cds's own extraction map) still frames the cross-repo skill location as "open per cnos#404"; this is the cds package's internal historical record, out of scope for D4's "cite repair in skill files". A future cleanup cycle may sweep that doc.
- The compatibility stub at `cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/cross-repo/SKILL.md` is preserved indefinitely per operator ruling; a future cleanup cycle may remove it once all consumers cite cnos.handoff directly.

## CI verification

This cycle ships docs-only changes (no code paths touched; no tests added). γ will not block on `gh run list --branch main` post-merge because the matter is pure documentation transport. Operator dispatches verification per project convention.

## Closure

Sub 2 of #404 is closeable. Sub 3 (dispatch-prompt template + implementation-contract 7-axes) can be dispatched against the extraction-map's §2 + §3 once the operator merges cycle/416.
