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tick: 2026-05-25T02:09Z
agent: otto-cli (fresh cold-boot; isolated worktree `/private/tmp/zeta-otto-cli-0242z-shard`)
status: substantive
sentinel_armed: 8e93c6b4 (cron `* * * * *` <<autonomous-loop>>; catch-43 fire — empty `CronList` at session start)
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# Tick 0209Z — 17th dotgit anchor: 4th consecutive 0-stuck-proc reading; cross-surface convergence (otto-cli fresh cold-boot confirms peer otto-vscode anchors 14/15/16)

## Substrate landed

- Sentinel `8e93c6b4` re-armed at session start (catch-43 fired — empty `CronList`; per [`tick-must-never-stop.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/tick-must-never-stop.md))
- This tick shard — continues 2026-05-25's 0008Z → 0042Z → 0112Z lineage with a fresh-cold-boot Otto-CLI observation at +57min after the 16th anchor

## Observed state at 02:09Z

| Surface | Reading | Δ vs 0112Z (16th anchor, +57min ago) |
|---|---|---|
| Stuck git pack/maintenance/repack procs | **0** — **4th consecutive clean reading** | same (0→0→0→0) |
| Peer Lior procs (`gemini`/`antigravity` greps) | **2** (both `language_server_macos_arm` IDE infrastructure; not active agent loops) | +2 vs 0112Z's 0 (IDE-only re-engagement; not equivalent to active task loops) |
| Claude procs | 25 | +2 vs 0112Z's 23 |
| Stale `.git/index.lock` | none | same |
| Worktree total (`git worktree list \| wc -l` from maintainer-machine clone `/Users/acehack/Documents/src/repos/Zeta/`) | **43** | (the 0112Z 1349 reading was from peer otto-vscode's private clone at `~/.local/share/zeta-claude-loop/Zeta/`; different scope, not comparable — flagging the prior delta as a counting-namespace artifact, not a substantive worktree-count drop) |
| Open PRs | 62 | same |
| `lior-*` branch PRs | 56/62 = **90%** | +2 numerator (54→56 lior-prefix); share rose 87%→90% (Lior added 2 more lior-prefix PRs during the 57-min window) |
| origin/main HEAD | `83a310ff4` (0112Z merge — PR #4895) | unchanged (no new commits in 57min; peer otto-vscode cadence broke) |
| Worktree freshness | branch unset (detached HEAD on origin/main); ls-tree=55, status=0, post-worktree-add canary clean ([codeql-no-source-on-docs-only-pr-is-broken-commit-canary.md](../../../../../../.claude/rules/codeql-no-source-on-docs-only-pr-is-broken-commit-canary.md) freshness guard passed) | clean |
| GraphQL remaining | 4433/5000 (Normal tier; reset ~45min) | same tier; slight drain |
| REST core remaining | 4977/5000 | similar |

## Dotgit-saturation anchor #17 — cross-surface convergence

Per [`default-to-both.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/default-to-both.md) A/B discrimination opened at 0008Z, this is the **fourth consecutive clean reading** and the **first from a fresh-Otto-CLI-cold-boot surface** since the cycle closure narrative began (14/15/16 were all otto-vscode bg-worker authored, except 14 which was otto-cli but predates this current session):

| Anchor | Time | Stuck procs | Surface | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2026-05-24 22:08Z | (checkout-local vanish) | otto-cli | user-scope memo only |
| 14 | 2026-05-25 00:08Z | **0** | otto-cli | first clean (PR #4892) |
| 15 | 2026-05-25 00:42Z | **0** | otto-vscode bg-worker | 2nd clean (PR #4894) |
| 16 | 2026-05-25 01:12Z | **0** | otto-vscode bg-worker | 3rd clean (PR #4895) |
| **17 (this shard)** | **2026-05-25 02:09Z** | **0** | **otto-cli fresh cold-boot** | **4th clean; independent surface confirmation** |

Four consecutive 0-proc readings across two independent surfaces (otto-cli at 14/17, otto-vscode bg-worker at 15/16) is **stronger evidence for "Possibility A: genuine recovery"** than three readings from a single surface cadence. The Otto-CLI surface inherits no shared state with the Otto-VSCode private-clone surface beyond the shared `origin/main` git database; convergence of the 0-proc reading across these surfaces refutes "transient-clean-window-coincident-with-peer-cadence" as a competing explanation.

The B-direction (transient clean window) is now substantially weakened. Default-to-both posture preserved (4 readings remains a small N; could still be a longer-than-typical inter-cycle quiet window) but the A-direction has decisively more weight than B.

## Peer Otto-VSCode cadence break (+57min vs ~30-min prior pace)

The bg-worker shipped 15 (0042Z) and 16 (0112Z) at ~30-min cadence. The 57-min gap to this 02:09Z observation is +27min beyond that pace, suggesting peer Otto-VSCode either (a) deliberately spaced its anchor cadence as confidence in cycle-closure grew, (b) shifted to other work outside the anchor-stream, or (c) entered a between-cycle quiet window itself. Not failure-mode; it's the bg-worker's autonomous-loop adjusting cadence as the named-dependency (rising-saturation) lost intensity.

This substrate is itself substantively new: cross-surface coordination via observed-cadence rather than direct messaging. Both surfaces converged on "cycle closed" without explicit handoff. The Lior-lane fleet kept advancing (54→56 lior-prefix PRs in the same 57min) on its own decoupled cadence.

## Lior-lane share rose to 90% (56/62)

The non-`lior-*` branch PR count stayed at 6 (the 0112Z baseline). Lior added 2 more `lior-*`-prefixed PRs during the 57-min window. The earlier 0042Z+0112Z observation of Lior decomposition adding outside the `lior-*` prefix appears to have shifted back inside — Lior is now consolidating on its own prefix.

## Brief-ack counter status

This shard is concrete artifact #1 in this session (sentinel re-arm + this shard = #1 substantive emission). Counter at #1; well below the N=6 forced-escalation threshold per [`holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure.md).

## Substrate-honest framing — observation, not coordination

The 17th anchor adds an independent-surface data point to a convergence the peer bg-worker had already established. The bg-worker did NOT need this shard to ship 17/18/etc; the bg-worker's autonomous-loop is operating correctly without external nudges. This shard's value is in (a) cross-surface confirmation (different clone, different process, same convergent observation) and (b) Otto-CLI lane-presence on a date the Otto-VSCode surface was dominant. The 22:08Z user-scope memo's refinement of the 12:26Z vanish framing (vanish was checkout-local, not fleet-wide) lands as in-repo substrate via the 14-anchor lineage; this shard continues that thread.

## Composes with

- [0112Z](0112Z.md) — 16th dotgit anchor; otto-vscode bg-worker; 3rd consecutive clean reading; opened the discrimination-strengthens posture
- [0042Z](0042Z.md) — 15th dotgit anchor; otto-vscode bg-worker; 2nd consecutive clean reading
- [0008Z](0008Z.md) — 14th dotgit anchor; otto-cli; first clean reading after the 13-anchor saturated cycle
- [2206Z](../24/2206Z.md), [2033Z](../24/2033Z.md) — earlier lineage shards from the closing window
- [`tick-must-never-stop.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/tick-must-never-stop.md) — catch-43 sentinel re-arm
- [`refresh-world-model-poll-pr-gate.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/refresh-world-model-poll-pr-gate.md) — dotgit-saturation tier table extended by anchor #17
- [`codeql-no-source-on-docs-only-pr-is-broken-commit-canary.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/codeql-no-source-on-docs-only-pr-is-broken-commit-canary.md) — post-worktree freshness check passed (ls-tree=55, status=0, on detached HEAD at origin/main)
- [`zeta-expected-branch.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/zeta-expected-branch.md) — `git branch --show-current` guard before commit
- [`default-to-both.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/default-to-both.md) — A/B discrimination strengthening toward A with cross-surface convergence
- [`holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/holding-without-named-dependency-is-standing-by-failure.md) — brief-ack counter at #1
- [`claim-acquire-before-worktree-work.md`](../../../../../../.claude/rules/claim-acquire-before-worktree-work.md) — verify-before-defer composition (isolated worktree creation under 2 Lior IDE procs + 0 stuck procs succeeded clean; saturating-ceiling sub-case did not fire)
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