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# Tick 2026-05-14T20:38Z — B-0488 KSK persona map (B-0429.4) — orthogonal to contamination cluster

## Refresh (step 1)

- Cron sentinel `12fb713e` still live.
- Prior-tick PRs: #3231 + #3232 + #3233 still wait-ci with autoMerge armed.
- #3232 merged mid-tick (during planning) as `d9cdf50`.
- Main snapshot survey: 5 mine merged, 3 in-flight, 1 (#3225) was another
Otto's stale-worktree audit shipped. Another Otto has #3230 (workflow
add stale-worktrees self-test) + #3234 (B-0518 sharpenings) in flight
— both orthogonal to my work.

## Holding discipline (step 2)

Not Standing-by. Real-dependency-wait bounded. Per never-be-idle: pick
orthogonal speculative work since the contamination-defense cluster has
shipped 4 PRs this session (diminishing returns within that lane).

## Work (step 3) — orthogonal: B-0488 KSK persona map

Per ready-notifier: B-0488 (KSK persona map) is XS-effort planning work,
already has B-0485 template + product substrate (PR #2892 + glossary).
Refused-persona list is the load-bearing piece per
`.claude/rules/methodology-hard-limits.md`.

Substantive landing:

- `docs/personas/ksk-personas.md` (452 lines, 7 personas, 2 refused with
HARD LIMITS rationale)
- B-0488 status: open -> in-progress

7 personas defined:

- P1: `ksk-agent-developer` (primary)
- P2: `ksk-robotics-designer` (primary — NVIDIA Thor lineage)
- P3: `ksk-security-engineer` (primary — engineers building KSK itself)
- P4: `ksk-clearance-deployer` (secondary)
- A1: `ksk-compliance-auditor` (adjacent)
- R1: `ksk-refused-weapons-control` (refused — autonomous-weapons "consent UI" wrapper)
- R2: `ksk-refused-apt-operator` (refused — privilege-oracle abuse)

PR **#3235** opened; auto-merge armed. Claim released.

## Branch-state contamination this tick — 2 incidents, both worked around

| When | Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-edit | Branch poisoned to `fix-otto-cli-1`; phantom `D bun.lock` modification appeared | `git restore --staged --worktree bun.lock` + `git checkout HEAD -- <B-0488-row>` to revert foreign change, then `git checkout otto/b0488-...` |
| Post-checkout | B-0488 status edit lost (was made on poisoned branch, not my branch) | Re-applied the edit on the correct branch |

Composite guard (`test "$(git branch --show-current)" = "<expected>"
&& git commit`) caught the wrong-branch scenario on the FIRST commit
attempt (exit-1 fired correctly). The defense is working as designed.

## Verify (step 4)

- `markdownlint-cli2` clean on `ksk-personas.md` + `B-0488-...md`
- Composite branch-guard used for the substantive commit + this shard
- `gh pr create --head <my-branch>` used explicitly

## Shard (step 5)

This file.

## CronList (step 6)

Sentinel `12fb713e` armed; one entry, recurring.

## Visibility (step 7)

- **PR #3235** (feat(b-0488) KSK persona map) — wait-ci, autoMerge armed
- **PR #3231 / #3233** (shards 2030Z / 2034Z) — still wait-ci, autoMerge armed
- **#3232** (rule promotion) merged as `d9cdf50`

## Session running tally (after this tick + #3232 merge)

- Merged (6): #3221, #3222, #3226, #3227, #3228, #3232
- Wait-ci (4): #3231, #3233, #3235, this shard's PR

Lane balance: 5 multi-Otto-contamination-defense PRs (4 merged + 1 wait),
1 substantive KSK-persona-map PR, and this shard. Diversified output;
orthogonal lane re-activated.

## Notes for future-Otto

The composite branch-guard (`test = && commit`) is now field-tested 5
ticks running. It catches BOTH the wrong-branch case (exit-1 prevents
commit) AND the wrong-branch-recovery case (visible diff before commit
shows foreign modifications, which can be reverted before the commit
runs).

Pattern observed but not yet RCA'd: phantom `D bun.lock` modifications
appearing on poisoned branches. May indicate a different Otto rebased
on top of stale bun.lock state. Not investigating further this tick —
mention here for cold-boot visibility.
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