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# γ Close-out — Cycle #385

**Issue:** #385 — Streamline activation soul: collapse 6 CA skills → 2 (cap + clp); deprecate cnos.core/AGENTS.md
**Release:** 3.81.0
**Merge commit:** `45dbcc47`
**γ identity:** gamma / gamma@cdd.cnos
**Date:** 2026-05-20

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## Cycle Summary

Cycle #385 shipped the activation soul streamlining: `agent/activate/SKILL.md §2.1 step 2` now loads 2 CA skills (cap, clp) instead of 6. Four previously activation-loaded skills (mca, mci, coherent, agent-ops) became on-demand reference skills. Operational rules from all four are absorbed into cap §4–§6 with concrete non-absorbed boundary notes. `cnos.core/AGENTS.md` is deleted. The Go renderer and kata fixture reflect the 2-skill path.

Dispatch: §5.1 canonical multi-session. Issue CLP'd r2 with codex prior to dispatch. All 9 ACs met. β returned APPROVED R1 with 0 findings — first 0-finding result on a 9-AC code cycle. 1 review round. Merge commit `45dbcc47` on main.

**Post-merge CI:** red — pre-existing I4 / notify infrastructure failure (same class as 3.79.0). Not cycle-introduced. CI cap applies: γ axis C.

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## Close-out Triage

Inputs: α-closeout.md (provisional), β-closeout.md, beta-review.md (0 findings), PRA §3/§4.

| Finding | Source | Type | Disposition | Artifact / commit |
|---------|--------|------|-------------|-------------------|
| Worktree identity inheritance — 4th cycle-level confirmation (γ startup fix) | γ session startup + β close-out Row 1 note | process (structural gap) | project MCI — #373 open, escalating lag; no new patch this cycle (churn without structural fix) | #373 issue (filed) |
| Provisional α close-out — re-dispatch not executed | α-closeout.md | process (dispatch mechanics) | one-off — acceptable per §1.4 α step 10 fallback; protocol already specifies the behavior; δ didn't re-dispatch | CDD §1.4 α step 10 |
| Missing 3.80.0 PRA | γ observation | process (operator application gap) | project MCI — noted in PRA §3; retroactive PRA for 3.80.0 or formal waiver needed | PRA §3 observation |
| CI red on merge (I4 / notify pre-existing) | β-review.md CI state | tooling (pre-existing infra debt) | project MCI — I4 fix is next-next MCA; forcing function per §3.8 | I4 debt tracked in lag table |
| No integration test for `{cap,clp}` rendered string | β-review.md observation (non-finding) | improvement | agent MCI — augment `TestReadFirstSection_OrderedSigma` in a future small-change cycle with `strings.Contains(out, "{cap,clp}")` | β-review.md §Observation |

**No cdd-*-gap findings.** No immediate MCA available for any finding. All dispositions are project/agent MCI or one-off.

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## Trigger Assessment

**§9.1 triggers checked:**
- Review rounds > 2: No (1 round) — not fired
- Mechanical ratio > 20% with ≥ 10 findings: No (0 findings) — not fired
- Avoidable tooling/env failure: CI red is pre-existing infra debt, not cycle-introduced — not fired
- Loaded skill miss: No (zero findings, no β RC) — not fired

**All clear. No trigger fired.**

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## Cycle Iteration

No §9.1 trigger fired. Independent γ process-gap check (CDD §13 step 13): no actionable gap found that an immediate skill patch would close. Worktree identity class (#373) is structural — per-skill patch is churn until #373 ships. Provisional close-out fallback is correctly specified in protocol. No patch committed.

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## Deferred Outputs

| Output | Owner | Issue / branch | First AC | Freeze? |
|--------|-------|----------------|----------|---------|
| Preventive `--worktree` identity write across role skills | α/δ | #373 | Role skills prescribe `git config --worktree user.name {role} && git config --worktree user.email {role}@cdd.cnos` at the top of the identity step, before any SHA-bearing artifact | yes |
| I4 link validation fix (stale file:// refs in `.cdd/releases/docs/2026-05-17/369/self-coherence.md`) | α/δ | (to be filed or in-session fix) | Identify and fix stale file:// links to remove I4 red | yes |
| Hub-side downstream cleanup — cn-sigma RULES.md, spec/AGENTS.md, spec/TOOLS.md, spec/HEARTBEAT.md | hub operator | per-hub issue (separate from cnos) | cn-sigma: delete RULES.md; update spec/AGENTS.md → activate skill pointer | no (hub-scoped) |
| Retroactive 3.80.0 PRA or formal operator waiver | δ | n/a | α-direct cycles still owe PRA per CDD §1.2 | no |
| `activation_status:` field codification in `skill/SKILL.md` | α/δ | (small-change candidate) | Add `activation_status:` to skill frontmatter schema as standard field for downgraded activation skills | no |

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## Hub Memory Evidence

- **Daily reflection:** to be committed to cn-sigma `threads/reflections/daily/20260520.md` after γ close-out commit
- **Adhoc thread:** `cn-sigma/threads/adhoc/activation-soul/` — update: #385 landed, soul is now 3-surface (KERNEL + cap + clp); hub cleanup deferred; #383 now unblocked

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## Next MCA

**#373 — Preventive `--worktree` identity write across all role skills when `extensions.worktreeConfig=true`**

Four cycles of the same worktree identity leak class (#370, #379, #380, #385). Escalating lag. Manual workaround is well-understood but structural fix is never shipped. Every cycle start pays the same cost. #373 is the next MCA: implement the `--worktree` identity write at the top of the identity step in alpha/SKILL.md, beta/SKILL.md, and gamma/SKILL.md. I4 fix immediately after.

**Post-merge CI verification:** run `gh run list --branch main --json status,conclusion,head_sha --limit 5` — merge SHA `45dbcc47` shows conclusion=failure, pre-existing pattern confirmed. Close-out proceeds per established operator override (same as 3.79.0 / operator/SKILL.md §3.4 step 4).

**Closure gate check (gamma/SKILL.md §2.10):**
1. `alpha-closeout.md` on main: ✓ (provisional — acceptable per §1.4 α step 10)
2. `beta-closeout.md` on main: ✓
3. PRA written: ✓ (`docs/gamma/cdd/3.81.0/POST-RELEASE-ASSESSMENT.md`)
4. Fired triggers: none ✓
5. Recurring findings assessed: ✓ (worktree class → #373; I4 → forcing function)
6. Immediate outputs executed: ✓ (PRA, RELEASE.md, CHANGELOG row, gamma-closeout.md, cdd-iteration.md)
7. Deferred outputs committed: ✓ (#373 open, hub cleanup in issue scope)
8. Next MCA named: ✓ (#373)
9. Hub memory updated: ✓ (pending commit)
10. Merged remote branches cleaned up: → request δ to delete `origin/cycle/385`
11. RELEASE.md written: ✓
12. Cycle dir move: → at release time (`.cdd/unreleased/385/` → `.cdd/releases/3.81.0/385/`)
13. δ release-boundary preflight: → request δ
14. cdd-iteration.md: ✓ (empty-findings cycle)

**Cycle #385 closed. Next: #373.**
