---
cycle: 369
role: gamma
issue: "https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/369"
date: "2026-05-17"
merge_sha: "ff54f2a045d5b8b8574ef6f335d7f30c5f8b23fd"
closure_sha: null
disconnect_class: "docs-only"
sections:
  planned: [Cycle Summary, Dispatch Record, Close-out Triage, §9.1 Trigger Assessment, Cycle Iteration, Deferred Outputs, Closure]
  completed: [Cycle Summary, Dispatch Record, Close-out Triage, §9.1 Trigger Assessment, Cycle Iteration, Deferred Outputs, Closure]
---

# γ Close-out — #369

## Cycle Summary

**Issue:** #369 — Phase 2: Add draft CDD contract, receipt, and boundary decision schemas
**Parent:** #366 (Phase 2 of the coherence-cell executability roadmap)
**Gap:** Phase 1 (#367) named the receptor at doctrine level (`RECEIPT-VALIDATION.md`); the types were prose-only. Phase 3 (`cn-cdd-verify` refactor) needed declarative schemas as its input contract; Phase 6 (ε relocation) needed `protocol_gap_count` / `protocol_gap_refs` pinned at `receipt.v1` to avoid a `v2` bump.
**Fix:** `schemas/cdd/{contract,receipt,boundary_decision}.cue` + `schemas/cdd/README.md` (§Scope-Lift Invariant + literal multi-line `cue vet` invocations) + four fixtures (one valid + three doctrine-load-bearing invalid exercising #367 AC3 + AC6 freezes).
**Result:** All 10 ACs met (R1 §2.0 + R2 narrowed re-check); contract integrity 11/11 at R2; β R1 RC (γ-side D1) → γ recovery path (a) → β R2 APPROVED unconditionally. Merged at `ff54f2a045d5b8b8574ef6f335d7f30c5f8b23fd` by γ-acting-as-δ.
**Disconnect class:** docs-only (no tag, no VERSION bump; the merge commit is the disconnect signal, mirroring #367 precedent).
**Mode:** docs + schema, no code, no validator behavior change. AC8 explicitly preserved `cn-cdd-verify` behavior unchanged; `git diff` against `commands/cdd-verify/` empty.

## Dispatch Record

| Role | Sessions | Outcome | Notes |
|------|----------|---------|-------|
| γ scaffold | 1 (late) | `227d2373` on cycle branch | Path (a) recovery for β R1 D1; mirrors #367 form (frontmatter + 9 H2 sections); §Process note added flagging late-authoring trigger |
| α | 1 | 10 commits, 1038 insertions, review-ready at `6835197d` | Clean; mid-cycle `gamma@cdd.cnos` author-email leak (worktree-config class) → path (a) rebase + force-push → all 10 commits canonical `alpha@cdd.cnos` at signal time |
| β R1 | 1 | REQUEST CHANGES (D1 = rule 3.11b: missing gamma-scaffold.md) | All 10 ACs met; contract integrity 10/11 (lone "no" = γ artifact); CI green; pre-merge gate row 3+4 deferred until D1 cleared |
| γ recovery | 1 | `227d2373` (gamma-scaffold.md authored) | Path (a) canonical per `review/SKILL.md` rule 3.11b recovery |
| β R2 | 1 | APPROVED unconditionally | Single-row re-check (γ artifact completeness) + CI re-verification on new HEAD; pre-merge gate all 4 rows pass; contract integrity 11/11; merge handoff to γ-acting-as-δ documented |
| γ merge | 1 | `ff54f2a0` on main | `git merge --no-ff origin/cycle/369` per β R2 §Merge handoff; `Closes #369` in body; γ-acting-as-δ because Phase 4 δ split not landed |
| α close-out | 1 | `82048a84` on main | F1–F5 + Friction log + Observations + Engineering reading; flags worktree-config-leak class as third surface in two cycles |
| β close-out | 1 | `dd967e22` on main | Review arc + findings ledger + pre-merge gate + release evidence (8/9 jobs green; Telegram-notify red is pre-existing infrastructure); β-axis triage signal: late-scaffold trigger is canonical PRA candidate |
| γ close-out | 1 | This file | Closure declaration + triage + §9.1 trigger assessment + cycle iteration + #375 filed |

**Configuration:** `claude -p` subprocess (sequential single-session). γ produced α and β prompts; γ dispatched each role one at a time. Cycle ran in parallel with `cycle/370` (Phase 1.5: COHERENCE-CELL-NORMAL-FORM.md) — independent, no coordination. Cycle #370 surfaced two findings during its own iteration that #369 inherits as recurrence-confirmation: F1 validator-literal drift (patched in step 13a `4a0115d2`) and F2 worktree-config preventive (filed as #373).

## Close-out Triage

### Findings

| Finding | Source | Type | Disposition | Artifact / commit |
|---------|--------|------|-------------|-------------------|
| β R1 D1 — rule 3.11b binding (missing gamma-scaffold.md) | β R1 | contract / protocol-compliance | path (a) recovery + next-MCA filed as #375 | `cdd-iteration.md` Finding 1 + #375 |
| α F1 — worktree-config identity leak (mid-cycle) | α close-out | cdd-skill-gap + cdd-protocol-gap | recurrence; absorbed by existing #373 | `cdd-iteration.md` Finding 2; #373 (filed by #370) |
| α F2 — validator-literal vs SKILL-prose drift (CDD-Trace) | α close-out | cdd-tooling-gap + cdd-skill-gap | recurrence; patched in #370 step 13a `4a0115d2` | `cdd-iteration.md` Finding 3 |
| α F3 — SHA-convention as generation constraint | α close-out | process observation | drop (not a skill gap; α applied rule correctly on first re-read) | α close-out F3 (audit only) |
| α F4 — late gamma-scaffold (γ-side, not α-side) | α close-out | meta-observation | same class as β R1 D1; absorbed by #375 | `cdd-iteration.md` Finding 1 |
| α F5 — none beyond F1–F3 | α close-out | n/a | n/a | (positive: no additional findings) |

### Process observations from β close-out

- R2 single-row narrowing per resumption protocol (β/SKILL.md §Closure discipline) — settled R1 judgment preserved through R2; the two rounds compose as a single coherent verdict trail
- Merge-boundary reassignment to γ-acting-as-δ is a γ-coordinated reassignment per `beta/SKILL.md` §Role Rule 2 escape clause — not an authority drift. Documented on cycle branch in three places (γ R2 dispatch context, `gamma-scaffold.md:115`, `gamma-scaffold.md` §Branch and sequence).
- Late-authored gamma-scaffold trigger is the canonical PRA candidate; β R2 declared "the failure mode is 'scaffold-after-α-dispatch' and the mechanical fix lives on the γ side, not the β side." γ-side disposition: filed as #375.
- β close-out via γ-coordinated re-dispatch preserved β-axis audit-trail authority over the review arc while keeping the merge boundary with γ-acting-as-δ. Two complementary close-out surfaces: `beta-closeout.md` owns β-side audit; `gamma-closeout.md` (this file) owns merge actor's release evidence + PRA.

### Process observations from α close-out

- Worktree-config-leak surfaced for the third time in two cycles (β-side merge-test recipe #370 R1; α-side close-out re-dispatch #370 F4; α-side mid-cycle commit sequence #369 F1) — class is structural across roles, not cycle-specific. Path (a) recovery scales asymmetrically; `--worktree`-from-first-command is the bounded preventive. Existing #373 absorbs the third surface.
- Cross-cycle parallel-running cycles produce one-way authoring constraints via opportunistic polling: α read cycle #370's R1 F1 verdict on `origin/main` during polling and applied the CDD-Trace rename pre-emptively. The discipline is currently opportunistic-not-mechanical; if #370 had landed after #369's review-readiness signal, this cycle would have repeated #370's R1 finding.
- Validator-literal contracts are the binding authority; SKILL-prose shorthand is normative guidance. α's authoring discipline does not yet cross-check the validator source at section-naming time. Step 13a (`4a0115d2`) aligned the drifted surfaces; the mechanical-preventive issue is deferred until the class re-fires post-patch.
- Peer-set = ∅ is a valid pre-review-gate row 7 outcome, but requires the rigor of a non-empty enumeration. α's self-coherence §Self-check peer audit named `schemas/skill.cue` as the candidate peer and classified it as not-a-peer; the empty-set claim was earned, not assumed.

## §9.1 Trigger Assessment

Per `CDD.md` §9.1 trigger table (also `gamma/SKILL.md` §2.8):

| Trigger | Fire condition | This cycle | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review churn | rounds > 2 | **Did NOT fire.** Exactly 2 rounds (R1 RC → R2 APPROVE). The single round-trip was D1-induced (rule 3.11b discoverability), not implementation churn. | No `Cycle Iteration` row required. Documented in `cdd-iteration.md` Finding 1 as the γ-axis discoverability gap; #375 filed as next-MCA. |
| Mechanical overload | mechanical ratio > 20% AND total findings ≥ 10 | **Did NOT fire.** Total β findings = 1 (D1). α close-out F1–F5 are α-side narrative findings, not β-binding findings. | No mechanization patch required. |
| Avoidable tooling failure | environment / tooling blocked the cycle in a way a guardrail could likely prevent | **Did NOT fire** as a blocker. The Telegram-notify red on post-merge CI is pre-existing infrastructure (mirrors `f82b0b7d` and `704365d2`); all 8 build/validation jobs green on `ff54f2a0`. Telegram-notify failure does not block the cycle. The `extensions.worktreeConfig=true` class is bounded (path (a) recovery clean); existing #373 absorbs it. | No new guardrail-issue filed for tooling; #373 already targets the worktree-config class. |
| Loaded-skill miss | a loaded skill should have prevented a finding but did not | **DID fire.** β R1 D1 is a γ-side loaded-skill miss: `gamma/SKILL.md` §2.5 Step 3a/3b loaded by γ at cycle start did not block dispatch on `gamma-scaffold.md` existence. The β-side dual (`review/SKILL.md` rule 3.11b) caught it; the γ-side gate is missing. | **Concrete next MCA committed:** #375 filed (P2, parent #366). The patch is multi-surface (γ skill or CDD.md step 3); not landed now because the cycle scope explicitly excludes `gamma/SKILL.md` and `CDD.md` edits per the issue's §Out of scope. |

**Closure rule:** "Loaded-skill miss → concrete next MCA committed" — satisfied by #375. The cycle may close.

## Cycle Iteration

Three cdd-`*`-gap findings triaged in `cdd-iteration.md`:

1. **γ-axis rule 3.11b discoverability gap** (new; cdd-protocol-gap) → next-MCA #375
2. **`extensions.worktreeConfig=true` identity-leak class** (recurrence; cdd-skill-gap + cdd-protocol-gap) → existing MCA #373 absorbs #369 evidence
3. **validator-literal vs SKILL-prose drift** (recurrence; cdd-tooling-gap + cdd-skill-gap) → patched in #370 step 13a; no new action

INDEX.md row added: cycle #369 → 3 findings, 0 patches, 2 MCAs, 1 no-patch.

## Independent γ Process-Gap Check (§2.9)

Even though the loaded-skill-miss trigger fired and is dispositioned, γ asks the broader question:

- **Did this cycle reveal a recurring friction beyond the named gaps?** Yes — the cross-cycle parallel-polling pattern. α's pre-signal CDD-Trace rename was triggered by reading cycle #370's R1 verdict on `origin/main` during polling. Currently `alpha/SKILL.md` §2.7 names polling for the *current* cycle's `beta-review.md` only. The cross-cycle read is opportunistic-not-mechanical.
- **Disposition:** Recorded as a one-off observation in `cdd-iteration.md` Finding 3 audit comment. **Explicit no-patch decision with reason:** the cross-cycle polling pattern is currently load-bearing for #369 but the class is sparsely-observed (one occurrence) and the cost of a SKILL-patch-now exceeds the bounded cost of waiting for a second occurrence to confirm the class is structural. Will revisit if a third cycle surfaces the same pattern.

## Deferred Outputs

Per #366 roadmap; #369 unblocks the following sub-issues:

| Phase | Target | Inherits from #369 |
|-------|--------|--------------------|
| 3 | `cn-cdd-verify` refactor | typed input contract (`#Receipt`, `#BoundaryDecision`, `#Override`, `#ProtocolGapRef`); validator becomes a structural reader of CUE constraints |
| 4 | δ split (`delta/SKILL.md` extraction) | typed `BoundaryDecision` (5-value action enum, `#Override` required-iff polarity); δ's authority structurally inviolable from V side |
| 5 | γ shrink (`gamma/SKILL.md` thinning) | not directly inheriting from #369 schemas; remains downstream of Phase 4 |
| 6 | ε relocation (`epsilon/SKILL.md`) | `protocol_gap_count` + `protocol_gap_refs` typed in `receipt.v1`; relocation does not require `v2` bump |
| 7 | `CDD.md` rewrite | typed receptor surface (`#Receipt` declarative) replaces prose-only references |

Each becomes a sub-issue of #366 when its predecessor phase lands. Phase 3 is the immediate next step.

## Cross-cutting MCAs filed by this cycle

- **#375** — γ-side pre-dispatch gate for `gamma-scaffold.md` (rule 3.11b symmetry; cdd-protocol-gap; P2; parent #366)

Existing MCA absorbing this cycle's evidence:

- **#373** — Preventive `--worktree` identity write across all role skills (cdd-skill-gap; P2; parent #366; filed by cycle #370). #369 α F1 confirms third surface (α-side mid-cycle commit sequence) on top of #370's two surfaces.

## Hub memory

No hub-memory update required — no new abstraction class, no operator-facing change, no doctrine drift. The cycle's deliverable lives at the canonical `schemas/cdd/` surface and inherits semantic ownership from `RECEIPT-VALIDATION.md`.

## Branch cleanup

`origin/cycle/369` will be deleted after this close-out lands on main. The branch served as the cycle coordination surface (`CDD.md` §Tracking + §4.2); release-time disposition is `release/SKILL.md` §2.5a (delete merged remote cycle branch).

## Closure

Cycle #369 is closed. All artifacts present on main:

- `schemas/cdd/contract.cue`, `schemas/cdd/receipt.cue`, `schemas/cdd/boundary_decision.cue`
- `schemas/cdd/README.md`
- `schemas/cdd/fixtures/{valid-receipt,invalid-override-masks-verdict,invalid-fail-no-boundary-decision,invalid-gamma-preflight-authoritative}.yaml`
- `.cdd/unreleased/369/{self-coherence,gamma-scaffold,beta-review,alpha-closeout,beta-closeout,cdd-iteration,gamma-closeout}.md`

After this commit lands:
- Cycle directory moves `.cdd/unreleased/369/` → `.cdd/releases/docs/2026-05-17/369/` (per `release/SKILL.md` §2.5a)
- INDEX.md row added (per closure gate row 14)
- `gh issue close 369` (per #368 fallback: explicit close ensures the issue transitions even if `Closes #369` in merge body did not fire)
- `origin/cycle/369` deleted (per §2.10 step 10)

**Cycle #369 closed. Next: #370 closed in parallel (γ-370 same-day disconnect at `00cceda1`). Phase 3 of #366 is the next #366 sub-issue.**

δ may proceed with branch cleanup. No tag, no VERSION bump (docs-only disconnect); the merge commit `ff54f2a0` is the disconnect signal.
