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+# Tick 2026-05-16T16:10Z — fix relative-path depth in 1535Z + 1547Z shards (CI lint catch)
+
+## Refresh
+
+- Cron `23b8588a` armed (every minute, `<<autonomous-loop>>` sentinel).
+- `gh api rate_limit` → 515 GraphQL remaining at tick start; **just reset**
+  (0 min) → recovers to ~5000 budget.
+- `git fetch origin main` → still at `24a76dc`; no new merges since last tick.
+- HEAD-shift contamination still occurring (peer Otto-CLI's `git switch`
+  moved primary worktree HEAD between cron fires); caught by branch-discipline.
+
+## Step-2 Holding discipline
+
+Real bounded named-dependency surfaced at refresh: PRs #3898 + #3900 both
+BLOCKED on `lint (tick-shard relative-paths)`. Substantive fix work required.
+
+## What landed
+
+The 1535Z + 1547Z tick shards had relative-path depth errors:
+
+| Pattern (wrong) | Fixed | Reason |
+|---|---|---|
+| `../../../../../.claude/rules/...` | `../../../../../../.claude/rules/...` | `.claude/` at repo root; tick-shard is 6 levels deep |
+| `../../../../AUTONOMOUS-LOOP-PER-TICK.md` | `../../../../../AUTONOMOUS-LOOP-PER-TICK.md` | At `docs/`; tick-shard is 5 levels below `docs/` |
+| `../../../../backlog/...` | `../../../../../backlog/...` | `docs/backlog/`; tick-shard 5 levels below `docs/` |
+| `1535Z.md` (sibling link from 1547Z) | `https://github.com/Lucent-Financial-Group/Zeta/pull/3898` | Sibling file not on this branch; PR URL is durable |
+
+**Path-depth table for future tick shards** (file at
+`docs/hygiene-history/ticks/YYYY/MM/DD/HHMMZ.md`):
+
+| Target | `../` count |
+|---|---|
+| same tick-day directory (sibling) | 0 (just `1234Z.md`) |
+| `docs/` (e.g., `BACKLOG.md`) | 5× `../` |
+| `docs/backlog/...` | 5× `../` then `backlog/...` |
+| `docs/AUTONOMOUS-LOOP-PER-TICK.md` | 5× `../` then file |
+| repo root (e.g., `.claude/`, `CLAUDE.md`) | 6× `../` |
+
+## Substantive fix-PRs (companions to this shard)
+
+- **Fix branch 1: `otto-cli-tick-shard-1535z-b0462-handoff-2026-05-16`** at `fe49b8e` — 1535Z shard paths corrected, push landed
+- **Fix branch 2: `otto-cli-tick-shard-1547z-cascade-confirm-2026-05-16`** at `53bc359` — 1547Z shard paths corrected + 1535Z.md sibling link → PR #3898 URL
+- Both push to same PRs (#3898 + #3900); auto-merge should re-trigger lint check
+
+## Audit anchor
+
+Local `bun tools/hygiene/audit-tick-shard-relative-paths.ts` exit 0 on each
+branch after the fixes (10 baseline-allowed broken-link entries remain; my
+shards no longer contribute new ones).
+
+## Real-dependency-waits active
+
+- PR #3898 lint re-run after `fe49b8e` push (~3-5 min for ci to pick up)
+- PR #3900 lint re-run after `53bc359` push (~3-5 min)
+- Both auto-merge armed; will merge on lint pass
+
+## Cost summary
+
+- ~10 GraphQL consumed (rate_limit-REST-free, pr-view-3898/3900, gh-pr-create)
+- Budget recovered at minute boundary (~16:00Z reset hit during prior tick);
+  no longer in extreme cost-aware tier
+
+## Visibility signal
+
+Fixed relative-path depth on both tick shards. Documented the path-depth
+reference table in this shard so future tick-authoring authors (any of the 3
+Otto surfaces) inherit the correct depths at cold-boot. Lint should pass on
+re-run; both PRs will auto-merge.
+
+## Composes with
+
+- [`../../../../AUTONOMOUS-LOOP-PER-TICK.md`](../../../../../AUTONOMOUS-LOOP-PER-TICK.md)
+  (wait — that's the WRONG path; should be 5× ../) — corrected:
+  [`AUTONOMOUS-LOOP-PER-TICK.md`](../../../../../AUTONOMOUS-LOOP-PER-TICK.md)
+- [`audit-tick-shard-relative-paths.ts`](../../../../../../tools/hygiene/audit-tick-shard-relative-paths.ts)
+- 1535Z + 1547Z tick shards (the fixed files)
+- PR #3898 (1535Z shard, awaiting re-lint after `fe49b8e`)
+- PR #3900 (1547Z shard, awaiting re-lint after `53bc359`)