# γ closeout — cycle/427

**Issue:** [cnos#427](https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/issues/427) — Rewrite v3.82.0 release notes per write/SKILL.md (third use of remote-runner-delegation doctrine).

**Mode:** docs + workflow + receipt (doctrine already on main from cnos#425); γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ.

**Branch:** `cycle/427` from `origin/main` (`e719c44c`).

## Cycle outcome

**ACCEPTED.** All 10 ACs PASS per `self-coherence.md`; R1 APPROVED per `beta-review.md` (10 binding findings, all PASS); no override block populated.

**Third use of the remote-runner-delegation doctrine** landed in cnos#425 (`docs/gamma/essays/BOX-AND-THE-RUNNER.md` + `src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/delta/SKILL.md §8`). Workflow + receipt follow the established pattern from cnos#425 (tag retarget) and cnos#426 (release publication). This cycle's effect surface is the GH release **body** (a third adjacent surface on the same v3.82.0 release boundary); the workflow shape (one-shot, push-triggered on own path, softprops in update mode, self-delete) and receipt shape (6 fields, evidence post-run-fillable, expected-effect + failure-modes + acceptance-criteria + relationship-to-prior-cycles) are inherited unchanged from cnos#426.

The cell closes clean. The four deliverables + close-out artifacts are on the branch; the workflow trigger will fire post-merge when the cycle lands on main, at which point the doctrine (inherited from cnos#425), the rewritten body (this cycle's D1), and the receipt (this cycle's D4) are all in place.

## Surface delivered

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

| # | File | Type | Lines | Notes |
|---|------|------|-------|-------|
| D1a | `RELEASE.md` (root) | rewritten | 45 (was 109) | Tight body per write/SKILL.md §§3.2–3.15; opens `# 3.82.0` (front-loaded); no repeated stop-condition; no throat-clearing |
| D1b | `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/RELEASE.md` | rewritten | 45 (was 109) | Byte-identical mirror of root RELEASE.md |
| D2 | `CHANGELOG.md` `## 3.82.0` row | rewritten | 6 lines, 4 bullets (was 11 lines, 8 bullets) | Mirrors 3.81.0 row shape; pointer to RELEASE.md for full ledger |
| D3 | `.github/workflows/republish-3.82.0-notes.yml` | new | 67 | One-shot, push-triggered on own path; checkout at main; verify `^# 3.82.0$` + `≤90` line-count; softprops update mode; self-delete |
| D4 | `.cdd/unreleased/427/remote-runner-receipt-republish-3.82.0-notes.md` | new | 167 | Third 6-field receipt under remote-runner doctrine; §5 evidence post-run-fillable per hard rule 1 |

Eight close-out artifacts at `.cdd/unreleased/427/`:

- `gamma-scaffold.md`
- `self-coherence.md` (10-AC verification + write-skill mini-checklist for AC8)
- `beta-review.md`
- `alpha-closeout.md`
- `beta-closeout.md`
- `gamma-closeout.md` (this file)
- `cdd-iteration.md` (**substantive** — records 1 `cdd-skill-gap` finding: F1 release/SKILL.md must require write/SKILL.md load for release-notes authoring, disposition `next-MCA`)
- `remote-runner-receipt-republish-3.82.0-notes.md` (D4 above)

One INDEX update at `.cdd/iterations/INDEX.md` (row appended for cycle 427, `findings=1, patches=0, MCAs=1, no-patch=0`).

## Commit lineage

- **α-427** (`9c722339`): "α-427: rewrite v3.82.0 release notes per write/SKILL.md + republish-notes workflow + remote-runner receipt" — all five files (4 deliverables + 1 receipt) in a single atomic commit per the doctrine-already-on-main precedence pattern.
- **β-427** (`da4750bf`): "β-427: R1 review APPROVED (10/10 PASS) + role closeouts (α, β)" — beta-review.md + alpha-closeout.md + beta-closeout.md.
- **γ-427** (this commit, forthcoming): "γ-427: close-outs (γ + scaffold + self-coherence) + substantive cdd-iteration + INDEX row" — gamma-scaffold.md + self-coherence.md + gamma-closeout.md + cdd-iteration.md (substantive; 1 finding) + INDEX.md row.

The doctrine-already-on-main precedence is satisfied by inheritance from cnos#425 (commit `7720c441` on main). 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 the rewritten body (D1) and the receipt (D4) are also on main. There is no window in which the workflow exists on main without its governing doctrine + source body + receipt.

## Push + merge instruction

After this commit, push `cycle/427` to origin:

```
git push -u origin cycle/427
```

**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 #427.

To merge:
  gh pr create --base main --head cycle/427 \
    --title "Merge cycle/427: cnos#427 — Rewrite v3.82.0 release notes per write/SKILL.md (remote-runner doctrine third use)" \
    --body "Closes #427. Docs + workflow + receipt; doctrine inherited from cnos#425; γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ. All 10 ACs PASS. On merge, .github/workflows/republish-3.82.0-notes.yml triggers, checks out at main, verifies root RELEASE.md is the new tight version (head -1 = '# 3.82.0', wc -l ≤ 90), PATCHes the GH release body via softprops/action-gh-release@v1 (update mode preserves tag SHA fd1d654e and release assets), workflow self-deletes. Operator confirms acceptance by inspecting https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/releases/tag/3.82.0 (body's first line must be '# 3.82.0', body line-count ≤ 90, body content matches root RELEASE.md on main). One cdd-iteration finding (F1 release/SKILL.md must require write/SKILL.md load for release-notes authoring) filed as next-MCA."
  gh pr merge <PR#> --merge --delete-branch
```

Or directly:

```
git checkout main && git merge --no-ff cycle/427 -m "Merge cycle/427: cnos#427 — Rewrite v3.82.0 release notes per write/SKILL.md (Closes #427)"
git push origin main
git branch -d cycle/427 && git push origin --delete cycle/427
```

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

1. **Push to main triggers `republish-3.82.0-notes.yml`** (path-filter match on `.github/workflows/republish-3.82.0-notes.yml`).
2. **Workflow checks out at main.** Step 1's `actions/checkout@v4` with `ref: 'main'` pulls main HEAD (the merge commit). Root RELEASE.md is the rewritten 45-line tight version.
3. **RELEASE.md verification.** Step 2 confirms `head -1 RELEASE.md` matches `^# 3.82.0$` and `wc -l RELEASE.md ≤ 90`; exits non-zero on mismatch (defense-in-depth).
4. **GH release body updated.** Step 3 invokes `softprops/action-gh-release@v1` with `tag_name: '3.82.0'`, `name: '3.82.0'`, `body_path: RELEASE.md`. The release at `https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/releases/tag/3.82.0` has its body and name overwritten with the new tight content. Tag SHA `fd1d654e` and release assets (none, per cnos#426 F1) preserved.
5. **Workflow self-deletes.** Step 4 runs `git fetch origin main` + `git checkout main` + `git rm` + `git commit` + `git push origin main`. Self-delete commit lands on main; latent execution authority closes.
6. **Operator inspects** `https://github.com/usurobor/cnos/releases/tag/3.82.0`. If body's first line is `# 3.82.0`, body line-count ≤ 90, body content matches root RELEASE.md on main → acceptance recorded; receipt §5 evidence fields filled; cycle artifacts move to `.cdd/releases/3.82.0/427/` (or appropriate release directory). If body does not match → recovery per receipt §"Failure modes" table.

## Refusal conditions honored

All hard rules from the dispatch brief held:

- **Verbatim discipline** (hard rule 1) — D1 + D2 content applied without redraft per the issue body's pre-authored verbatim. Workflow YAML + receipt body authored with verbatim shape from D3 + D4.
- **Pattern reuse** (hard rule 2) — workflow shape inherits cnos#425/#426 (one-shot + push-triggered on own path + softprops + self-delete). Receipt shape inherits the 6-field convention. The three cycles' shape is structurally identical modulo target effect surface (tag SHA / release existence / release body).
- **Length budget** (hard rule 3) — RELEASE.md 45 lines (≤ 90 mechanical bound); workflow verify step enforces `≤ 90` and fails fast on overrun.
- **No CCNF kernel / CDS / CDR / handoff / cnos.cdd / cnos.cds / cnos.cdr modified** (hard rule 4) — verified by mechanical diff (0 lines across all paths).
- **No release.yml / build.yml / scripts / schemas / runtime changes** (hard rule 5) — verified by mechanical diff (0 lines).
- **Tag stays at fd1d654e; binaries unchanged** (hard rule 6) — workflow explicitly does NOT touch tag (softprops update mode preserves tag SHA) and does NOT touch binaries (no `files:` key; release assets preserved by action default). Receipt §4 explicitly enumerates "does NOT grant tag modification" and "does NOT grant release-binary attach/delete" as not-granted scope.

**Third use of the remote-runner-delegation doctrine.** This cycle is the third explicit instantiation of the doctrine from cnos#425 + cnos#426. The pattern-difference notes in `beta-closeout.md` enumerate the substantive differences (checkout-ref walk: implicit-main → at-tag → at-main; target-action-mode walk: tag-force → create-or-update → update-only; target-effect-surface walk: tag SHA → release existence → release body) and confirm the doctrine's stability across three uses on adjacent surfaces of the same release boundary.

## Protocol-gap signals

**`skill_gap_count: 1`** — one `cdd-skill-gap` finding filed substantively in `cdd-iteration.md`. F1 is a release/SKILL.md content gap (the soft directive at §2.4 line 107 to "load the write skill" for release-notes authoring should be elevated to a required Tier 3 load discipline). Disposition `next-MCA` with first AC named verbatim per the issue body. This is the third-use's contribution to the receipt-stream's protocol-gap signal: cnos#425 surfaced a `cdd-protocol-gap` (doctrine missing); cnos#426 surfaced two `cdd-tooling-gap` (substrate cracks); cnos#427 surfaces one `cdd-skill-gap` (upstream skill discipline gap). The receipt-stream walks the dependency layers in surface-order across the three-cycle sequence.

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

## Cycle close

Filed by γ@cnos (γ+α+β-collapsed-on-δ) on 2026-05-24.
