# β Review — Issue #356

## Review Context

**Cycle**: #356 — cdd/operator: δ release gate must block until CI green — not just poll and report  
**β reviewer**: β  
**Review base**: `origin/main` at current fetch  
**Cycle branch**: `cycle/356`  
**Head SHA**: `21317ecd` (α-356: review-readiness signal)  

## Round 1 — RC: CI failure blocks merge

**Verdict**: **RC (Request Changes)**

**Reason**: Rule 3.10 compliance — β blocks merge on red CI

### Finding F1: CI failure in CDD artifact ledger validation (I6)

**Surface**: CI job "CDD artifact ledger validation (I6)" — run 25762844893, job 75668148027  
**Issue**: CI reports `❌ self-coherence.md sections — missing required sections: CDD Trace` for cycle #356  
**Evidence**: 
```
Checking small-change cycle #356
✅ self-coherence.md (small-change #356)
❌ self-coherence.md sections — missing required sections: CDD Trace
```

**Analysis**: The CDD artifact validator is detecting cycle #356 as a "small-change cycle" but flagging it as missing the "CDD Trace" section. However, the actual self-coherence.md file contains a "§CDD-Trace" section at lines 63-82. This suggests either:

1. Section name formatting mismatch: validator expects "CDD Trace" but finds "§CDD-Trace"
2. Incorrect cycle classification: validator treats this as small-change when it may be triadic
3. Section content validation failure beyond just existence

**Required fix**: α must investigate the CDD artifact validator requirements and ensure the self-coherence.md sections match the expected format and naming conventions for proper cycle classification and validation.

### Compliance Check

**Rule 3.10**: β blocks merge on red CI — **FAILED** (CI run 25762844893 failed)  
**Pre-merge gate**: Cannot proceed to pre-merge gate with red CI

### Implementation Review

The implementation changes to `src/packages/cnos.cdd/skills/cdd/operator/SKILL.md` appear well-structured and address all stated ACs:

- **AC1** ✅: §6 Gate step amended with blocking behavior on red CI
- **AC2** ✅: 5-step recovery runbook added (investigate → classify → fix-or-escalate → re-verify → operator override)
- **AC3** ✅: Explicit constraint "The gate does not close until CI is green or operator explicitly accepts the failure"
- **AC4** ✅: Operator override escape hatch documented with v3.66.0/v3.67.0 example

However, the CI failure prevents merge approval regardless of implementation quality.

## Required Actions

α must:
1. Investigate CDD artifact ledger validator requirements for section naming/formatting
2. Fix the self-coherence.md to satisfy validator expectations 
3. Re-run CI to achieve green status
4. Signal fix completion in updated self-coherence.md

β will re-review once CI is green and α signals fix completion.

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**Review completed**: 2026-05-12 21:42 UTC  
**Next action**: Await α fix-round