chore(b-0058): decompose candidate-failure honesty log into B-0530

docs/BACKLOG.md

@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ are closed (status: closed in frontmatter)._
 - [ ] **[B-0522](backlog/P1/B-0522-pre-substrate-kenji-era-git-branches-inventory.md)** Pre-substrate Kenji-era git branches and worktrees inventory
 - [ ] **[B-0523](backlog/P1/B-0523-kenji-era-research-docs-cross-reference-audit.md)** Kenji-era research docs cross-reference audit (peeled from B-0139)
 - [ ] **[B-0526](backlog/P1/B-0526-branch-worktree-content-inventory.md)** Branch/worktree content inventory — Pre-substrate Kenji-era
+- [ ] **[B-0527](backlog/P1/B-0527-memory-md-backfill-pre-substrate-kenji-era.md)** MEMORY.md backfill for pre-substrate Kenji-era artifacts (B-0139 decomposition)
+- [ ] **[B-0530](backlog/P1/B-0530-candidate-failure-honesty-log.md)** Candidate-failure honesty log
 
 ## P2 — research-grade
 

docs/backlog/P1/B-0058-ai-ethics-and-safety-research-track.md

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ tier: substrate-foundational-discipline
 effort: L
 ask: Aaron 2026-04-21 — *"ai ethic and safety backlog whoops we should have done that first"* followed immediately by *"high on backlog"*. **CHRONOLOGY NOTE:** Aaron's later self-correction upgraded this from P2 to P1; chronologically filed AFTER B-0056 (mythology) and B-0057 (occult), but structurally gates them earlier. This row preserves both facts.
 created: 2026-04-26
-last_updated: 2026-05-14
+last_updated: 2026-05-15
 decomposition: decomposed
-children: [B-0058.1]
+children: [B-0058.1, B-0530]
 depends_on: []
 composes_with: [docs/ALIGNMENT.md, .claude/agents/alignment-auditor.md, feedback_preserve_real_order_of_events_dont_retroactively_reorder_by_priority.md, user_faith_wisdom_and_paths.md, feedback_blast_radius_pricing_standing_rule_alignment_signal.md, feedback_operational_resonance_engineering_shape_matches_tradition_name_alignment_signal.md, B-0056, B-0057, B-0059]
 tags: [ai-ethics, ai-safety, alignment, sova, alignment-auditor, HC-clauses, SD-clauses, DIR-clauses, filter-gate, resonance-adoptions, consistency-audit, blast-radius, P1-priority-upgrade, chronology-preserved]
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ No candidate is blocked merely for being edgy — blocking would itself be a pro
 Every new skill under `.claude/skills/**`, persona under `.claude/agents/**`, glossary entry in `docs/GLOSSARY.md`, and BACKLOG row at P0/P1 runs through an alignment-clause consistency check. Fires at author-time (prevention surface) and on a cadence (detection surface). Same shape as the skill-data/behaviour-split audit, but on alignment-clause compliance rather than mix-signature.
 *(This item has been sliced into B-0329 for atomic mechanization).*
 
-### 3. Candidate-failure honesty log
+### 3. Candidate-failure honesty log (DECOMPOSED -> B-0530)
+
+*(This item has been sliced into B-0530 for atomic mechanization).*
 
 Candidates that fail the ethics+safety gate are recorded as failure-data on the honesty dashboard, NOT silently dropped. Rubber-stamping is the exact failure-mode the three-filter discipline exists to prevent — this gate extends that discipline into the ethics axis.
 

docs/backlog/P1/B-0530-candidate-failure-honesty-log.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+id: B-0530
+priority: P1
+status: open
+title: Candidate-failure honesty log
+tier: substrate-foundational-discipline
+effort: S
+ask: Aaron 2026-04-21 (decomposed from B-0058)
+created: 2026-05-15
+last_updated: 2026-05-15
+decomposition: clean
+parent: B-0058
+children: []
+depends_on: []
+composes_with: []
+tags: [ai-ethics, ai-safety, alignment, honesty-log, transparency]
+type: friction-reducer
+---
+
+# B-0530 — Candidate-failure honesty log
+
+Decomposed from B-0058 to allow atomic mechanization of the honesty log surface.
+
+Candidates that fail the ethics+safety gate are recorded as failure-data on the honesty dashboard, NOT silently dropped. Rubber-stamping is the exact failure-mode the three-filter discipline exists to prevent — this gate extends that discipline into the ethics axis.
+
+## Implementation Plan
+
+- Create an honesty log template or use existing telemetry.
+- Integrate the failure case into the candidate-adoption skill or gate.