---
retroactive: true
cycle: 333
issue: "#330"
pr: "#333"
merge_sha: "6ffdf48a"
reconstructed_by: "#335"
reconstructed_date: "2026-05-09"
---

# Alpha Close-Out — Cycle #333

> **RETROACTIVE RECONSTRUCTION** — This artifact was not produced during the cycle.
> Reconstructed post-merge from git history by cycle #335 (issue #335).
> Original merge: `6ffdf48a` on 2026-05-08. Reconstruction date: 2026-05-09.

## Implementation Summary

Three CDD protocol patches authored and merged via PR #333 (`6ffdf48a`), branched from `cycle/330-tsc-upstream-patches`.

| Patch | Commit | Surface patched | Finding class |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | `efed11e4` | `cdd/alpha/SKILL.md` pre-review gate rows 11–13 | cdd-skill-gap |
| P2 | `c48d5a95` | `cdd/operator/SKILL.md` stream-json dispatch requirement | cdd-protocol-gap |
| P3 | `30c02d1c` | `CDD.md` §1.6b re-dispatch prompt complexity note | cdd-protocol-gap |

## Drift Items at Close-Out

All three patches land correctly on `cnos:main`. The following close-out artifacts were NOT produced at cycle time:

- `self-coherence.md` — missing
- `beta-review.md` — missing
- `alpha-closeout.md` — missing (this file)
- `beta-closeout.md` — missing
- `gamma-closeout.md` — missing
- `cdd-iteration.md` — missing (3 `cdd-*-gap` findings require it per Step 5.6b, which cycle #331 introduced)

Note: Cycle #333 merged the day after cycle #331 (`315e5292` on 2026-05-08, `6ffdf48a` also on 2026-05-08). The close-out protocol introduced by cycle #331 was immediately available but was not applied to cycle #333.

## α Grade (self-assessed, retroactive)

**α: B** — Patches are technically correct and verbatim from the upstream TSC proposals. No review-driven changes needed (confirmed by retroactive inspection). However, the entire close-out artifact set was skipped for the second consecutive cycle. With cycle #331's patches now on main (including the requirement to produce `cdd-iteration.md` and move cycle dirs), cycle #333's failure to produce any artifact is an unambiguous protocol skip.

Per §3.8 rubric: B = "met core ACs; partial-protocol release."
