Q-025 LOCKED ω̄.γ ★ — Phase 2 closure-check META-Q (PHASE 2 SUBSTANTIVELY CLOSED) 2026-05-05

Lock summary

Locked option: ω̄.γ ★ Phase 2 substantively done with 5 architectural axes decided + κ.θ AHP externalised preserved + T-CROSS-01 elevated to A-165 + transition to Phase-3 Wills.

Locked at: 2026-05-05T10:30 BST per Rich approval “lock ω̄.γ now use refined-end-of-turn-directive.md”.

A-165 amendment: A-NEW-T-CROSS-01 EU data residency cross-service gate formally promoted from arch-state §5 cross-cutting candidate to formal A-165 at lock; arch-state v3.59 → v3.60.

THIRD v3.12 production use validated.

Phase 2 IN FLIGHT → CLOSED at 10:30 BST. Phase 3 NOT STARTED → IN FLIGHT at same timestamp.

5 architectural axes substantially decided

  1. Q-019 ε.ζ TIMING — when substrates fire
  2. Q-021 χ.η WIRE FORMATS — what crosses substrate boundaries
  3. Q-022 σ̃.η GATE SEQUENCE — how gates orchestrate
  4. Q-023 ω̃.ι VERIFICATION TIER ESCALATION — Catala formal-verification activation triggers
  5. Q-024 Φ.η FAITH-TRADITION WAVE-1 ACTIVATION — OPEN-pillar with 5-criteria composite trigger

Phase 2 scoreboard

21 substantive locks across re-ask cycle (Q-001..Q-015 + Q-019 + Q-021 + Q-022 + Q-023 + Q-024 + Q-025). Phase 2 budget 21/18-30 = 70-117% (over upper-edge; saturation evidence empirical).

Sub_clarifications_locked (10 keys)

closure_declaration_phase_2_substantively_done + kappa_theta_ahp_weights_externalised_preserved + phase_3_first_q_topic_per_a_124_sequence + forthcoming_q_work_parked + closure_check_audit_record_authoring_phase_2 + reversal_path_continue_phase_2_if_missed_q_surfaces + s1_outcome_cross_cutting_audit_validated + t_cross_01_promoted_to_a_165_at_q_025_closure + v3_12_third_production_use_compliance + phase_1_build_start_tasks_activate.

Score-frame

  • Wsum 4.93 post-S1+post-T-CROSS-01 margin 0.57 ROBUST over runner-up ω̄.ε 4.36 (was 4.71/0.35 pre-action; +0.22 strengthening)
  • 7/8 perturbations favour ω̄.γ ★
  • Perturbation #4 c4 ÷2 6-axis-evidence symmetric ÷2 most-relied-on preserves margin 0.50 ROBUST (no over-reliance-detected flag)

Cost rows (R3a/R3b split per v3.12 #8)

  • R1 build £3-5K (T-CROSS-01 spec doc + 6-service migrations + Sprint S1 CI gate authoring)
  • R2 timeline +0.05mo
  • R3a Y1 ramp £0.84-1.32K/yr (EU-SaaS pricing premium ramp)
  • R3b Y2+ steady £0.84-1.32K/yr (ongoing EU-SaaS)
  • R4 Y2+ uplift £0
  • R5 5y cumulative no-uplift £7-12K
  • R6 5y acquirer-ready £7-12K (LOWEST among options scoring >4.0)

Reversal cost (v3.12 reversal-cost realism guard)

3-5 days ω̄.γ ★ → ω̄.α revert (T-CROSS-01 spec doc + richard-task #235 already in-planning); LOW because Phase-2 lock remains discipline-only with NO Phase-1 deployed infrastructure.

v3.12 THIRD production use compliance

  • HARD PRE-FLIGHT PASS (substrate internal-state-aggregation + arch-state §13 + INDEX + 19 prior Q-locks)
  • step 4d META-Q closure-check is pure DISCIPLINE-COMMITMENT (no CONCRETE-ARTEFACT-AUTHORING; spec doc is scoping-not-runnable-code per Q-013 Δ.η precedent)
  • N≥5 counter-pattern check yielded NON-bold-synthesis META-Q closure-declaration (FIRST non-bold-synthesis lock since Q-005 κ.δ 2026-05-03)
  • 1 inline lock-DEFERABLE spike (S1 cross-cutting audit) STRENGTHENED ω̄.γ ★ baseline
  • T-CROSS-01 comprehensive ambiguity-reduction batch ran inline (spec doc + richard-task + A-165 promotion)

T-CROSS-01 elevation to A-165

A-NEW-T-CROSS-01 (Round 3 T-programme Sat 25 Apr 2026) “EU data residency cross-service gate” promoted from arch-state §5 cross-cutting candidate to formal A-165 amendment at this lock.

Substrate-corrections from Round 3 → 2026 (per 2026-05-05 verification):

  1. Supabase ISO 27001:2022 NOW GA (was “not GA” in Round 3 — significant positive upgrade)
  2. Resend US-metadata risk STRENGTHENED — whole account data US-stored regardless of region
  3. Sentry EU region GA Nov 2025 — was “non-reversible” in Round 3; clarified org-level not project-level non-reversibility
  4. Vercel EU-US DPF certified mitigation
  5. Cloudflare R2 jurisdiction=eu IMMUTABLE post-creation
  6. Axiom CONFIRMED US-only — alternatives Better Stack EU / GlitchTip / Honeybadger / SigNoz

Spec doc authored: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-05-eu-residency-ci-gate-spec.md v1.0 (216 lines; 10 §sections; 6 sub-rules + per-service grep + verify + cost-realism + Phase-1.5+ uplift triggers).

A-21 CI gate count 27 → 28 (G-EU-RESIDENCY-ENFORCED Phase-1 Sprint S1 spec authoring per richard-task #235 ~2-3d Paul-time + ongoing ~£70-110/mo EU-SaaS pricing premium).

Pattern observations

  • SEVENTEENTH refined-prompt-era ζ.2 lock outside Group 1
  • FIRST non-bold-synthesis lock since Q-005 κ.δ 2026-05-03 — pattern-shift validates v3.12 #7 N≥5 counter-pattern check (would have been 16th consecutive bold-synthesis if pattern-matching; explicit refusal)
  • 16-Q lock cadence ~14h since 2026-05-04T20:10 BST σ.η-on-demand
  • 5 architectural axes substantially decided matching constrained-bold-synthesis pattern (Q-019..Q-024 all composed 5+ Day-1 patterns)
  • Spec-doc-as-Phase-2-deliverable pattern matches Q-013 Δ.η + Q-024 Φ.η + Q-025 ω̄.γ T-CROSS-01 spec
  • Externalisation respect preserved (κ.θ AHP weights stays #205) matching Q-024 Φ.η OPEN-pillar pattern

Cascade artefacts

  • A-165 amendment arch-state v3.59 → v3.60 §4 lastmod-prose
  • Q-025 cascade-Q file at docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-29-multi-phase-audit/answered-questions/Q-025-zeta-phase-2-closure-check-locked.md v1.0 NEW
  • Phase 2 closure-check audit-record at audit-records/2026-05-05-phase-2-closure-check.md v1.0 NEW
  • INDEX.md asked 20→21 + answered 20→21 + placeholder stays 5 + lastmod-prose + version 2.26 → 2.27
  • Memory file (this file) saved + MEMORY.md index entry
  • active-work-log Q-025 lock entry
  • 1 NEW richard-task #235 (G-EU-RESIDENCY-ENFORCED CI gate authoring); 7 total Phase-1 Sprint S1 build-start tasks ACTIVATE
  • A-21 CI gate count 27 → 28
  • Phase status markers: Phase 2 IN FLIGHT → CLOSED; Phase 3 NOT STARTED → IN FLIGHT
  • Commit + push origin/main pending

Phase-1 Sprint S1 build-start activation (7 richard-tasks)

Total Phase-1 Sprint S1 effort: ~6-10d Paul-time + ongoing ~£70-110/mo EU-SaaS premium.

#TopicEffort
220Catala SCOPE-DOWN E&W IHT main rules~2-3 weeks ≈ £10-15K
229G-SHACL-OPEN-FLAG-ENFORCED CI gate~½d
231Mopsa-on-INHERIT-rules micro-spike~3-5d
23225-statute Catala extension cost benchmark~½-1d
233Per-pillar T49 cumulative-state Phase-1~4-8d
234Advisory-panel charter Phase-1.5+ pre-wave(deferred until wave-1 trigger MET)
235G-EU-RESIDENCY-ENFORCED CI gate (NEW at Q-025 lock)~2-3d

NEXT Q

Q-026 = Phase-3 ζ-Q1 Wills MVP rule selection per A-124 sequence (Wills→Probate→Trusts→Assets→Commerce→Transfer→Delegation→Credentials→Core). Foundational MVP rules: Wills.Will + Wills.Bequest + Wills.SubstitutionClause × 8 Phase-1 jurisdictions = 24 stress-test cells Phase α. Phase-3 budget 30-45 Qs. Refined-prompt v3.12 directive applies.