feat(b-0037.2): round-close meta-check template + close + tick 13:42Z shard (combined co-commit)

docs/BACKLOG.md

@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ are closed (status: closed in frontmatter)._
 - [x] **[B-0033.2](backlog/P2/B-0033.2-pre-edit-recent-read-enforcement-hook.md)** Pre-Edit hook: recent-Read + mtime enforcement (Otto-343 Edit-without-Read) (B-0033.1 dep)
 - [ ] **[B-0037](backlog/P2/B-0037-meta-cognition-first-class-factory-discipline.md)** Meta-cognition as first-class factory discipline — survey, audit cadence, measurables
 - [x] **[B-0037.1](backlog/P2/B-0037.1-meta-cognition-taxonomy-survey-doc.md)** B-0037.1 — Meta-cognition taxonomy survey doc
-- [ ] **[B-0037.2](backlog/P2/B-0037.2-meta-cognition-round-close-checklist.md)** B-0037.2 — Per-round meta-check checklist in ROUND-HISTORY.md template
+- [x] **[B-0037.2](backlog/P2/B-0037.2-meta-cognition-round-close-checklist.md)** B-0037.2 — Per-round meta-check checklist in ROUND-HISTORY.md template
 - [ ] **[B-0037.3](backlog/P2/B-0037.3-meta-cognition-measurables-wiring.md)** B-0037.3 — Meta-cognition measurables wired into alignment-trajectory dashboard
 - [ ] **[B-0037.4](backlog/P2/B-0037.4-meta-cognition-distributed-vs-concentrated-adr.md)** B-0037.4 — ADR for distributed-vs-concentrated meta-cognition framework
 - [x] **[B-0040](backlog/P2/B-0040-actor-model-factory-register-lens.md)** Actor model as factory-operational-register lens — Hewitt 1973 / Meijer / Akka / Orleans / Service Fabric

docs/ROUND-HISTORY.md

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 4. Don't re-describe what's in `BACKLOG.md`, `TECH-RADAR.md`, or
    `ROADMAP.md` — link to them. This file is the narrative, not
    the source of truth.
+
+## Round-close meta-check template
+
+Per [B-0037.1](../docs/research/meta-cognition-survey-2026-04-21.md)
+taxonomy, every round-close should run an explicit meta-check pass.
+Copy this checklist into the new `## Round N — <title>` section,
+mark items as the meta-check completes:
+
+**First-order meta-checks** (recognition at boundaries):
+
+- [ ] `overclaim*` scan — were claims tagged before external correction?
+- [ ] `verify-before-deferring` — did all deferrals cite a path/row proving the target exists?
+
+**Second-order meta-checks** (pair/policy audits):
+
+- [ ] `capture-everything-including-failure` — were failures captured alongside successes?
+- [ ] `yin-yang` pair-audit — was every preserved invariant matched with its inverse?
+
+**Third-order meta-checks** (substrate-honest landings):
+
+- [ ] Three-filter F1/F2/F3 discipline applied to any new kernel promotions?
+- [ ] `witnessable-self-directed-evolution` — were corrections preserved as substrate (not silent rewrites)?
+
+Guards against **meta-drift** — the degenerate regime where audit-disciplines decay because they weren't themselves audited.

docs/backlog/P2/B-0037.2-meta-cognition-round-close-checklist.md

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 ---
 id: B-0037.2
 priority: P2
-status: open
+status: closed
 title: "B-0037.2 — Per-round meta-check checklist in ROUND-HISTORY.md template"
 created: 2026-05-10
 last_updated: 2026-05-10
@@ -44,3 +44,25 @@ and no vocabulary to use for the check items.
 
 - Measurables wiring (B-0037.3).
 - Distributed-vs-concentrated ADR (B-0037.4).
+
+## Resolution
+
+Closed 2026-05-16 via picking up the #2-Ready overlay (the
+`classification: blocked` field was stale because B-0037.1 merged
+earlier this session via PR #3859).
+
+**Deliverable shipped this PR**:
+
+- `docs/ROUND-HISTORY.md` — appended `## Round-close meta-check template` section with 6 checkboxes drawn from B-0037.1 taxonomy:
+  - 2 First-order (overclaim* scan, verify-before-deferring)
+  - 2 Second-order (capture-everything, yin-yang pair-audit)
+  - 2 Third-order (F1/F2/F3 filters, witnessable-self-directed-evolution)
+
+**Acceptance check**:
+
+- ✅ Template section with ≥3 meta-check checkboxes (6 actually)
+- ✅ At least one checkbox per order (2 per order: First/Second/Third)
+- ✅ Pure doc addition — no build impact
+- ✅ Cites B-0037.1 (unblocked dependency)
+
+**Composes with**: sibling B-0037.3 (measurables wiring into ALIGNMENT.md) remains open — also #2-Ready. Future-Otto can pick up; same pattern.