# γ closeout — cycle/425

**Issue:** [cnos#425](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/425) — Capture remote-runner-delegation primitive + first use (v3.82.0 tag retarget via GH Actions).

**Mode:** docs + skill patch + workflow + receipt; γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ.

**Branch:** `cycle/425` from `origin/main` (`ecf63114`).

## Cycle outcome

**ACCEPTED.** All 11 ACs PASS per `self-coherence.md`; R1 APPROVED per `beta-review.md` (11 binding findings, all PASS); no override block populated.

The cell closes clean. The doctrine is on the branch; the first-use artifacts are on the branch; the workflow trigger will fire post-merge when the cycle lands on main.

## Surface delivered

Five-deliverable bundle (matches the dispatch implementation contract exactly):

| # | File | Type | Lines | Notes |
|---|------|------|-------|-------|
| D1 | `docs/gamma/essays/BOX-AND-THE-RUNNER.md` | new | 288 | DRAFT v0.1.0; 10 H2 sections; seed prose preserved verbatim; 3 new synthesis sections |
| D2 | `docs/gamma/essays/README.md` | edit | +2 | Document Map row + Reading Order item 7 |
| D3 | `src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/delta/SKILL.md` | edit | +53 (319→372) | §8 "Remote-runner delegation — δ-class effect surface" with 6 sub-sections |
| D4 | `.github/workflows/repoint-3.82.0.yml` | new | 60 | One-shot, push-triggered on own path; tag force-move + self-delete |
| D5 | `.cdd/unreleased/425/remote-runner-receipt-3.82.0.md` | new | 161 | First 6-field receipt; §5 evidence post-run-fillable per hard rule |

Seven close-out artifacts at `.cdd/unreleased/425/`:

- `gamma-scaffold.md`
- `self-coherence.md`
- `beta-review.md`
- `alpha-closeout.md`
- `beta-closeout.md`
- `gamma-closeout.md` (this file)
- `cdd-iteration.md` (**substantive** — records the `cdd-protocol-gap` finding with disposition `patch-landed-in-cycle`)

One INDEX update at `.cdd/iterations/INDEX.md` (row appended for cycle 425, `findings=1, patches=1, MCAs=0, no-patch=0`).

## Reading Order position decision

Reading Order item 7 (last) — chosen without serious alternative consideration. The essay sits operationally complementary to `CELL-OF-CELLS.md` (item 6, the system-layer integration thesis): CELL-OF-CELLS names the cell mechanism and the V/δ wall as the governing abstraction; BOX-AND-THE-RUNNER extends that wall doctrine to remote-runner effect surfaces. Reading them in order (synthesis-then-discipline) is the natural pedagogy; placing BOX-AND-THE-RUNNER earlier would require forward-references to the system-layer thesis it extends.

## Commit lineage

- **α-425** (`334f1ca6`): "α-425: BOX-AND-THE-RUNNER essay + delta SKILL §8 + repoint-3.82.0 workflow + receipt" — all 5 deliverables atomic.
- **β-425** (`50de609a`): "β-425: R1 review APPROVED (11/11 PASS) + role closeouts (α, β)" — beta-review.md + alpha-closeout.md + beta-closeout.md.
- **γ-425** (this commit, forthcoming): "γ-425: close-outs (γ + scaffold + self-coherence) + substantive cdd-iteration + INDEX row" — gamma-scaffold.md + self-coherence.md + gamma-closeout.md + cdd-iteration.md (substantive) + INDEX.md row.

The doctrine-before-first-use precedence is enforced by the atomicity of commit `334f1ca6`: all 5 deliverables land together. The workflow's push trigger is path-filtered on its own file, so it fires only when the file changes on main — which happens at cycle merge, by which point essay + skill + receipt are also on main. There is no window in which the workflow exists on main without its governing doctrine.

## Push + merge instruction

After this commit, push `cycle/425` to origin:

```
git push -u origin cycle/425
```

**Do not merge to main from this dispatch.** The operator owns the outermost δ at the system scope (per `CELL-OF-CELLS.md §13`) and additionally owns the remote-runner acceptance authority (per the receipt §6 of this cycle). Merge instruction for the operator:

```
Closes #425.

To merge:
  gh pr create --base main --head cycle/425 \
    --title "Merge cycle/425: cnos#425 — Remote-runner delegation doctrine + v3.82.0 tag retarget" \
    --body "Closes #425. Docs + skill patch + workflow + receipt; γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ. All 11 ACs PASS. Doctrine-before-first-use precedence verified. On merge, .github/workflows/repoint-3.82.0.yml triggers, force-moves 3.82.0 tag to fd1d654e, release.yml republishes GH release with correct body, workflow self-deletes. Operator confirms acceptance by inspecting https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/releases/tag/3.82.0 (body must match .cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md)."
  gh pr merge <PR#> --merge --delete-branch
```

Or directly:

```
git checkout main && git merge --no-ff cycle/425 -m "Merge cycle/425: cnos#425 — Remote-runner delegation doctrine + v3.82.0 tag retarget (Closes #425)"
git push origin main
git branch -d cycle/425 && git push origin --delete cycle/425
```

## Post-merge expected flow (informational; happens after merge)

1. **Push to main triggers `repoint-3.82.0.yml`** (path-filter match on `.github/workflows/repoint-3.82.0.yml`).
2. **Workflow force-moves the tag.** Step 3 of the job runs `git tag -f 3.82.0 fd1d654e` + `git push --force origin 3.82.0`.
3. **Tag push triggers `release.yml`.** Under `tags: [0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*` filter.
4. **release.yml publishes the GH release.** Sources `RELEASE.md` from `main` at the `publish` job's checkout (which should reflect the correct body — see receipt failure modes for the `main` drift mitigation).
5. **Workflow self-deletes.** Step 4 of the repoint job runs `git rm` + `git commit` + `git push origin main`.
6. **Operator inspects** `https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/releases/tag/3.82.0`. If body matches `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md` → acceptance recorded; receipt §5 evidence fields filled; cycle artifacts move to `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/425/` (or appropriate next release directory). If body does not match → recovery per receipt §"Failure modes" table.

## Refusal conditions honored

All hard rules from the dispatch brief held:

- **Doctrine before workflow runs.** All 5 deliverables in commit `334f1ca6`; workflow trigger path-filtered on own path.
- **Receipt explicit.** All 6 fields filled (§5 post-run-fillable per hard rule 2).
- **Workflow one-shot.** Final step is `git rm` + `git commit` + `git push origin main`.
- **No CCNF kernel / CDS / CDR / handoff changes.** Verified by mechanical diff (0 lines across CDD.md, cds/, cdr/, handoff/ paths).
- **Tag target is `fd1d654e`** (post-cycle/422, correct root RELEASE.md), NOT current main HEAD.
- **No schemas / runtime / scripts changes.** Verified by mechanical diff (0 lines across 7 excluded paths).
- **Greek natively where applicable.** Essay subject (workflows/runners) does not require Greek; skill §8 inherits Greek discipline from surrounding file.

## Protocol-gap signals

**`protocol_gap_count: 1`** — a `cdd-protocol-gap` finding is filed substantively in `cdd-iteration.md` with disposition `patch-landed-in-cycle`. This cycle IS the patch: the boundary-model gap (remote-runner delegation needed naming as a δ-class effect surface) is closed by the doctrine + skill section + receipt convention this cycle authored.

INDEX.md row reflects: `findings=1, patches=1, MCAs=0, no-patch=0`.

## Cycle close

Filed by γ@cnos (γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ) on 2026-05-23.
