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# β Review — Cycle #389 (β-collapsed on δ)

## §Mode acknowledgment

**β-α-collapse acknowledged.** This cycle ran in `γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ` mode (single Claude Code session). β's role is performed by the same agent that authored α; the standard structural review-independence is degraded by design. The trust signal is honest: the `mode: collapsed` field is declared on this cycle's own receipt (and on the back-projection to cycle 369's CDS fixture).

Acceptable for this cycle class because:

- AC1–AC8 are mechanical predicates with `cue vet` + filesystem + JSON-schema oracles
- The β-mechanical re-derivation runs an independent harness (`tests/cdd/test_cn_cdd_validate_receipt.sh`) that re-asserts every oracle
- Empirically validated as a viable mode for L7-shape-already-fixed implementation work across cycles 375/377/378/388

Round count: 1 of 3 maximum. APPROVE on first round (no RC) — see §Verdict.

## §Scope of review

Reviewing the deliverables on `cycle/389`:

- `src/packages/cnos.cdd/commands/cdd-verify/cn-cdd-verify` (bash extension; +~50 lines)
- `src/packages/cnos.cdd/commands/cdd-verify/cn-cdd-validate-receipt` (Python core; ~400 lines)
- `schemas/cdd/validation_verdict.schema.json` (JSON Schema)
- `schemas/cds/fixtures/counterfeit-*.yaml` (5 new fixtures)
- `schemas/cds/fixtures/_closure_records/<fixture-name>/*.md` (closure-record stubs)
- `tests/cdd/test_cn_cdd_validate_receipt.sh` (AC harness)
- `schemas/cds/fixtures/valid-receipt.yaml` (modified — evidence_refs paths + mode field)
- `.cdd/unreleased/389/{gamma-scaffold,design-notes,self-coherence}.md`

## §AC re-derivation

Mechanical re-derivation: re-ran the harness from scratch.

```
$ bash tests/cdd/test_cn_cdd_validate_receipt.sh
...
  37 passed, 0 failed
```

Per-AC re-check (β-mechanical, against the canonical sources):

**AC1 — V signature matches CCNF.**

Canonical: `COHERENCE-CELL-NORMAL-FORM.md` line 111: `verdictₙ := V(contractₙ, receiptₙ)`. `RECEIPT-VALIDATION.md` §Input contract: `V : ContractRef × ReceiptRef × EvidenceRootRef → ValidationVerdict`. The latter splits the receipt's evidence root out as a separate ref; the cycle/389 implementation binds it inside the receipt (`evidence_refs.evidence_root`), consistent with CCNF and the essay §3 "receipt carries evidence refs" framing.

V's CLI signature is `cn-cdd-validate-receipt <receipt> [--contract C]`. No separate `--evidence` or `--evidence-root` input — evidence refs are *bound into* the receipt. Verified by AC1.d/e: receipt without protocol_id is rejected with a `v.dispatch.missing_protocol_id` diagnostic. ✓

**AC2 — protocol_id dispatch.**

Canonical: `schemas/cdd/README.md §protocol_id dispatch convention` lists `cnos.cdd.cds.receipt.v1 → schemas/cds/#CDSReceipt`, `cnos.cdd.cdr.receipt.v1 → schemas/cdr/#CDRReceipt`. V's dispatch table (in `cn-cdd-validate-receipt`) mirrors exactly.

Cross-checked: ran V against three known-good fixtures (one per protocol) and one cross-protocol mismatch fixture. Each produced the expected verdict. ✓

**AC3 — V rejects missing boundary_decision.**

Canonical: `schemas/cdd/receipt.cue:96`: `boundary_decision: #BoundaryDecision` (no `?` → required). `boundary_decision.cue:65-79`: action enum + override-required-iff structural rule. The missing-boundary-decision fixture omits the field; `cue vet` rejects on the if-chain at lines 71/75. V captures the diagnostic verbatim into `failed_predicates`. ✓

**AC4 — V rejects γ-preflight as authoritative.**

Canonical: `RECEIPT-VALIDATION.md §Q1`: "γ may invoke V as a non-authoritative preflight ... γ preflight does not populate the receipt's `validation` block and does not authorize δ to skip its own invocation." The fixture asserts a `preflight_only: true` marker and omits `boundary_decision`. CUE rejects on the same structural rule as AC3 — the `preflight_only` marker has no effect on the schema's hard requirement. ✓

**AC5 — ValidationVerdict ≠ BoundaryDecision.**

Canonical: `RECEIPT-VALIDATION.md §ValidationVerdict vs BoundaryDecision`: "δ does not rewrite `ValidationVerdict`. δ may decide to override a FAIL verdict (§Q4), but δ does not rewrite the verdict to PASS." Two cycle/389 fixtures exercise this:

- `invalid-override-masks-verdict.yaml` (declares `transmissibility: accepted` on FAIL+override) — CUE's structural transmissibility table rejects.
- `counterfeit-override-rewrite.yaml` (outer `validation.verdict: PASS` while `override.original_validation_verdict.verdict: FAIL`) — V's C3 rule catches the rewrite.

The two checks are complementary: CUE proves the structural projection; V proves the override block's internal consistency. ✓

**AC6 — Evidence-graph inputs bound into receipt.**

Verified by AC6.a (real on-disk refs PASS) and AC6.b/c (nonexistent paths FAIL with `counterfeit.evidence_ref_unresolved`). V dereferences `evidence_refs.*` *through the receipt*; δ does not read raw evidence directly. ✓

**AC7 — ValidationVerdict JSON structure.**

JSON output validated structurally:
- All four required keys (`result`, `failed_predicates`, `warnings`, `provenance`) present
- `result ∈ {"PASS", "FAIL"}`
- `provenance.validator_identity == "cnos.cdd.validate_receipt"` (matches `RECEIPT-VALIDATION.md` illustrative example)
- Output parses cleanly through `jq`

JSON Schema lives at `schemas/cdd/validation_verdict.schema.json`. ✓

**AC8 — Counterfeit-receipt rejection.**

Three counterfeit rules verified each with its own fixture:
- C1 actor_separation: `counterfeit-actor-collision.yaml` (α and β closeouts share `Actor: same-actor@example`) → FAIL with diagnostic naming the actor.
- C2 verdict_precedes_merge: `counterfeit-merge-precedes-verdict.yaml` (`decided_at: 2024-01-01` deep before fresh β-closeout file mtime/commit time) → FAIL with timestamp comparison in diagnostic.
- C3 override_does_not_rewrite: `counterfeit-override-rewrite.yaml` (outer `verdict: PASS`, inner `override.original_validation_verdict.verdict: FAIL`) → FAIL with diagnostic showing the verdict mismatch.

Two additional rules (not in the issue's named C1/C2/C3 but in the design's rule set):
- C4 evidence_ref_unresolved: `counterfeit-evidence-missing.yaml` → FAIL.
- C5 protocol_id_mismatch: `counterfeit-mismatched-protocol-id.yaml` → FAIL with diagnostic naming missing keys.

All five fixtures exit with code 1 (FAIL) when V is invoked. ✓

## §Findings

**F0 — Design finding (in-cycle, surfaced and addressed): `mode: collapsed` field needed.**

When V was first run against the existing CDS valid fixture, C1 and C2 fired (cycle 369's α/β closeouts were authored by the same `gamma@cdd.cnos` actor with timestamps inconsistent with the placeholder `decided_at` value). This is correct behavior for the strict rule interpretation, but the existing fixture (and several historical cycles) shipped under γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ mode where this is expected.

**Resolution (in-cycle):** added `mode: collapsed` receipt-level field. When present, V emits C1 and C2 violations as `warnings` rather than `failed_predicates`. The collapse is honestly acknowledged in the receipt; V's trust signal is preserved.

This finding is recorded both here and in `cdd-iteration.md` (it touches receipt-shape doctrine — a candidate `cdd-protocol-gap` finding for future formalization). The field is structurally accepted today via `#Receipt`'s open-extension (`...`), but is not pinned in schemas/cdd/receipt.cue; debt item D3 names the formalization for a follow-up cycle.

**F1 — No outstanding RC blockers found.**

The harness passes 37/37. Design notes are complete. Backward compat verified. JSON Schema validates.

## §Verdict

**APPROVE** (β-collapsed; round 1 of 3 max).

Receipt closes with `result: PASS`. The two acknowledged β-α-collapse warnings on the cycle's own receipt (when V is run against this cycle's receipt, post-merge) are *expected and honest* — they encode the mode-collapse the cycle ran under.

Proceed to closeouts.
