# α self-coherence | cnos#411 — Sub 6 of #403

**Cycle:** cnos#411
**Mode:** design-and-build (β-α-collapse-on-δ; commits prefixed `α-411:`)
**Branch:** `cycle/411` from `origin/main` @ `71b25672`
**Loaded skills:** Tier 1a `cdd/CDD.md` (kernel), Tier 1b `cdd/design`, Tier 3 `gamma-scaffold.md` citation re-pointing table

## Gap (named)

CDD.md's §"Software-specific realization — pending cds extraction" section
is structurally redundant after Sub 5 (cnos#410) landed the last canonical
software-cycle content in CDS.md. The closing "Anchor convention" paragraph
at CDD.md line 141 acts as a placeholder cross-reference resolver for the
pre-#402 anchor forms (`§1.4`, `§1.6a`, `§1.6c`, `§5.2`, `§5.3a`, `§5.3b`,
`§9.1`, `§Tracking`, `Phase 6 step 17`); deleting the section without
re-pointing those citations would produce 50+ broken anchors across the
cdd skill files.

## Mode

design-and-build (γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ — operator dispatched as the wave's
Sub 6; sequential bounded dispatch with α/β/γ on one agent).

## Artifacts (D1–D3 per #411 scope)

### D1: CDD.md §"Software-specific realization — pending cds extraction" replacement

- Renamed heading: `## Software-specific realization → cnos.cds`
- Body: one-paragraph pointer to CDS.md as canonical home + 15-bullet
  pointer list to each top-level CDS section (Six-field instantiation
  contract / Selection function / Development lifecycle / Coordination
  surfaces / Artifact contract / CDS Trace / Mechanical vs judgment /
  Review CLP / Gate / Assessment / Closure / Retro-packaging / Large-file
  / Empirical anchor / Non-goals → Software-cycle non-goals).
- Closing paragraph rewritten: cites CDS sub-anchors directly; declares
  pre-#402 anchor forms retired per cnos#411; names v0.1 overlay path
  for surfaces where doctrinal home is CDS but operational expansion
  still lives in the cdd skill files.

### D1.1: §"Domain packages" / §"Pointers" / §"Hard rule" / §"Non-goals" minor updates

- §"Domain packages" CDS bullet: "v0.1 shipped per cnos#403 wave" (was:
  "pending bootstrap")
- §"Pointers" schemas/cds bullet + Realization peers bullet: "v0.1 shipped"
  (was: "pending")
- §"Hard rule" final paragraph: rewrites the "Until #403 lands" framing
  to reflect the wave having shipped; cites CDS.md as canonical
  software-realization doctrine.
- §"Non-goals" final bullet: cites CDS.md as canonical, removes "cycle,
  not this one" framing (the cycle has shipped).
- Preamble paragraph at line 7: same factual update (cnos.cds v0.1
  shipped vs pending bootstrap).

These edits are "minor for cross-reference consistency" per AC3.

### D2: Cross-reference re-pointing (15 files)

Files edited, with citation counts:

| File | Citations re-pointed |
|---|---|
| `cdd/alpha/SKILL.md` | 7 |
| `cdd/beta/SKILL.md` | 8 |
| `cdd/gamma/SKILL.md` | 12 |
| `cdd/delta/SKILL.md` | 3 |
| `cdd/operator/SKILL.md` | 9 |
| `cdd/release/SKILL.md` | 7 |
| `cdd/release-effector/SKILL.md` | 9 |
| `cdd/review/SKILL.md` | 2 |
| `cdd/harness/SKILL.md` | 5 |
| `cdd/activation/SKILL.md` | 3 |
| `cdd/post-release/SKILL.md` | 11 |
| `cdd/cross-repo/SKILL.md` | 3 |
| `cdd/design/SKILL.md` | 3 |
| `cdd/activation/templates/github-actions/cdd-cycle-on-merge.yml` | 1 |
| `cdd/activation/templates/telegram-notifier/cdd-notify.yml` | 1 |

(Counts include all forms: `\`CDD.md\` §X`, `CDD.md §X`, `CDD §X`, and
inline references like "per CDD.md §5.3a".)

Re-pointing followed the table pinned in `gamma-scaffold.md`. Key
patterns:

- `§1.4` (triadic-rule / role algorithm / role-identity-is-git-observable)
  → CDS §"Field 6: Actor collapse rule" + §"Development lifecycle" →
  §"State machine" + `operator/SKILL.md` §"Git identity for role actors"
  (the latter for role-identity-is-git-observable which is a local
  property, not a CDS doctrine)
- `§1.4 γ algorithm Phase 1 step 3a` / `§4.2` / `§4.3` (branch creation /
  pre-flight / canonical branch naming) → CDS §"Development lifecycle"
  → §"Branch rule" / §"Branch pre-flight" / §"Step table" Step 2
- `§1.4 β algorithm step 8` (β merge step) → CDS §"Development lifecycle"
  → §"Step table" Step 8
- `§1.4 γ dispatch prompt format` / `§1.6a` / `§1.6c` (dispatch & re-dispatch
  prompts and budget heuristic) → CDS §"Coordination surfaces" (for the
  mechanism) + `operator/SKILL.md` §5.2 (for the prompt format and
  heuristic constants — they live as v0.1 overlay)
- `§3` (selection rules) → CDS §"Selection function"
- `§5.2` (artifact ordered flow) → CDS §"Artifact contract" → §"Ordered
  flow"
- `§5.3a` (Artifact Location Matrix / bare-tag rule) → CDS §"Artifact
  contract" → §"Location matrix"
- `§5.3b` (ownership matrix / closure-gate / frozen-snapshot) → CDS
  §"Artifact contract" → §"Ownership matrix" (for gates) or §"Frozen
  snapshot rule" (for direct-to-main snapshot rule)
- `§9.1` (cycle iteration triggers / Level / Rounds) → CDS §"Assessment"
  → §"Cycle iteration triggers" / §"Engineering levels"
- `§Tracking` (cycle-state evidence; polling) → CDS §"Coordination
  surfaces" / §"Coordination surfaces" → §"Polling primitives" /
  §"Coordination surfaces" → §"Cycle-state evidence"
- `Phase 6 step 17` (δ tag mechanics) → CDS §"Development lifecycle" →
  §"Step table" Step 10
- `§9` / §10` (Assessment / Closure topics) → CDS §"Assessment" /
  §"Closure"
- `§"Cross-repo proposal lifecycle"` → CDS §"Coordination surfaces" →
  §"Cross-repo proposals"

Granularity preserved per gamma-scaffold pinning — no fine-grained
sub-anchor citations collapsed into generic pointers.

### D3: Extraction-map status note (optional)

`src/packages/cnos.cds/docs/extraction-map.md` — top-of-file Status
blockquote added recording Sub 6 completion. AC7 check: the file's
substantive content (rows 1–N below the front matter) is untouched.

## AC verification (AC1–AC9 from #411)

| AC | Check | Result |
|---|---|---|
| AC1 | `grep -c "pending cds extraction" CDD.md` = 0 | PASS (0) |
| AC2 | CDD.md has CDS pointer paragraph + per-section list | PASS — §"Software-specific realization → cnos.cds" at lines 122–141 |
| AC3 | CDD.md kernel sections substantively unchanged | PASS — only cross-reference-consistency edits to §"Domain packages" / §"Pointers" / §"Hard rule" / §"Non-goals" (cnos.cds v0.1 shipped vs pending), plus preamble updates; no kernel doctrine altered |
| AC4 | `grep -rn "CDD.md §" cdd/ \| grep -v kernel-section-names` returns 0 | PASS (0 lines) |
| AC5 | `grep -rn "cnos.cds/skills/cds/CDS.md" cdd/` returns ≥ 5 | PASS (124 hits) |
| AC6 | `git diff origin/main..HEAD -- cnos.cdr/` returns 0 lines | PASS (0 lines) |
| AC7 | `git diff origin/main..HEAD -- cnos.cds/skills/cds/CDS.md` returns 0 lines | PASS (0 lines); extraction-map.md only the permitted top-of-file Status note |
| AC8 | Spot-check ≥ 5 re-pointed citations resolve at cited CDS path | PASS — 11 anchors spot-checked, all 11 resolve (Selection / Branch rule / Location matrix / Frozen snapshot / Cycle iteration triggers / Coordination surfaces / Polling primitives / Field 6 / Step table / Ownership matrix / Resumption protocol) |
| AC9 | CDD.md still parses; structure preserved | PASS — heading hierarchy unchanged: §Kernel / §Outcomes / §Recursion modes / §Scope-lift / §Domain packages / §Pointers / §"Software-specific realization → cnos.cds" / §Hard rule / §Non-goals |

## CDS Trace

| Step | Artifact | Skills loaded | Decision |
|------|----------|---------------|----------|
| 0 Observe | n/a | — | Selected from #403 wave subset; Sub 6 is the first sub permitted to edit cnos.cdd |
| 1 Select | n/a | — | Cleanup gap selected per #411 ACs; no alternatives (gap is mechanical) |
| 2 Branch | `cycle/411` from `origin/main` @ `71b25672` | — | γ-created branch |
| 3 Bootstrap | `gamma-scaffold.md` | — | Citation re-pointing table pinned |
| 4 Gap | this file §Gap | Tier 1b `design` | "Pending cds extraction" markers structurally redundant |
| 5 Mode | this file §Mode | — | design-and-build under wave-mode collapse |
| 6 Artifacts | D1 + D2 + D3 commits | Tier 1b `design` (peer-and-rule-change enumeration) | 15 files edited; pre-#402 anchor forms retired |
| 7 Self-coherence | this file | — | All 9 ACs PASS mechanically |
| 8 Review | `beta-review.md` (next) | — | β to render verdict |
| 9 Gate | n/a (Sub 6 is not tagged release) | — | wave-mode operator merge |
| 10 Release | wave-mode (operator merges cycle/411 to main; Sub 7 lands in parallel; #403 closes) | — | δ disposition |
| 11 Observe | n/a (no runtime) | — | — |
| 12 Assess | n/a (Sub 6 has no cycle-level PRA — wave-level PRA on #403 close) | — | — |
| 13 Close | `gamma-closeout.md` + INDEX.md row + courtesy cdd-iteration stub (protocol_gap_count = 0) | — | — |

## Review-readiness | round 1 | base SHA: 71b25672 | head SHA: (after commit) | branch CI: n/a (no CI on docs cycle) | ready for β
