docs(hot-path): flip remaining R7c gating language to deferred-with-evidence (#848)

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Summary

Reconciles three sister inline references that were missed when PR #821
/ PR #852 flipped the R7c gating language to deferred-with-evidence
in docs/feature-hot-path.md and src/aelfrice/hot_path.py.

src/aelfrice/hot_path.py:22-28 already reads as of #852:

R7c (2026-05-15) found production posterior-touch correlation above
the 0.60 crossover R7b pre-committed (rho_mixed = +0.87 on the
aelfrice corpus, +0.72 on an independent corpus); the
originally-modelled posterior-rerank touch-temperature multiplier is
deferred-with-evidence and is not scheduled. … See #848 for the tracker.

These three sister sites still read as "gated on R7c (pending fidelity
test)" on github/main:

• src/aelfrice/hook.py:961-963 — touch-record block, comment above
  _record_touches call site
• src/aelfrice/hook.py:1195 — _record_touches function docstring
• src/aelfrice/store.py:490-492 — belief_touches CREATE-table
  comment

This patch flips all three to match the shipped outcome with #848 as
the tracker.

Scope

Pure comment / docstring change. No behavior change.

#848 lists three explicit acceptance items (docs/feature-hot-path.md
amend, hot_path.py docstring amend, scripts/probe_posterior_touch_correlation.py
add). All three shipped under PR #852 and PR #853. This PR addresses
adjacent in-tree stale references that the explicit acceptance
items did not enumerate, but which are now factually wrong against the
shipped outcome. Operator confirmed scope expansion before this branch
opened.

Verification

• grep -rnE 'gated on .*R7c|gated on the H3' src/ docs/ → no hits
  after the patch
• tests/test_hot_path_touch_state.py → 22/22 pass (one scipy cold-
  import flake on first run; passed clean on retry)
• Discretion grep on diff against github/main → clean
• Commit signed (G)

Out of scope

• Ticking the three explicit acceptance boxes on hot-path: H3 consumer flip deferred-with-evidence (R7c outcome) #848 itself — handled
  by a separate status comment + body edit on the issue, citing the
  shipping PRs (docs(hot-path): record R7c outcome — consumer-flip deferred-with-evidence (#849) #852, feat(probe): posterior-touch correlation diagnostic (#850) #853) and this PR.
• Closing hot-path: H3 consumer flip deferred-with-evidence (R7c outcome) #848 — left open per design ("tracker stays open as
  living gate" — body, "Tier" section). Re-opening conditions
  (R7c-extended sweep ρ_mixed < 0.60 on a meaningful fraction of cells,
  or a different H3 mechanism pre-registered with falsification
  criteria) remain the gate for any future consumer wire-up.

Summary by Sourcery

Documentation:

• Clarify that the posterior-rerank touch-temperature multiplier consumer is deferred-with-evidence post-R7c and not scheduled, updating hook and store comments/docstrings accordingly.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Updated internal documentation to reflect current system state and defer certain behaviors post-release.

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Reviewer's guide (collapsed on small PRs)

Reviewer's Guide

Updates stale R7c gating comments/docstrings in the hot-path touch recording and belief_touches storage code to reflect that the originally-modeled rerank consumer is now deferred-with-evidence post-R7c, with #848 as the tracker, without changing runtime behavior.

File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Align hot-path hook comments with deferred-with-evidence R7c outcome for the rerank consumer.	Update user_prompt_submit touch-record block comment to state that the originally-modeled rerank consumer is deferred-with-evidence post-R7c and reference hot-path: H3 consumer flip deferred-with-evidence (R7c outcome) #848 instead of describing it as gated on R7c. Clarify the _record_touches docstring so it explains that v1 only writes touch state and that the posterior-rerank touch-temperature multiplier consumer is deferred-with-evidence post-R7c and not scheduled, referencing hot-path: H3 consumer flip deferred-with-evidence (R7c outcome) #848.	src/aelfrice/hook.py
Align belief_touches CREATE-table comment with deferred-with-evidence status and future H3 mechanism intent.	Adjust belief_touches table-level comment to say the originally-modeled posterior-rerank touch-temperature multiplier is deferred-with-evidence post-R7c and not scheduled, referencing hot-path: H3 consumer flip deferred-with-evidence (R7c outcome) #848, and note that accumulated writes are kept as substrate for any future H3 mechanism with new falsification criteria.	src/aelfrice/store.py

Possibly linked issues

• hot-path: H3 consumer flip deferred-with-evidence (R7c outcome) #848: PR corrects lingering hot-path comments to match issue hot-path: H3 consumer flip deferred-with-evidence (R7c outcome) #848’s R7c deferred-with-evidence decision and wording.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR updates inline comments across two modules to document that the rerank consumer and touch-temperature multiplier behavior is deferred-with-evidence post-R7c and not currently scheduled, while retaining the underlying touch-write substrate for potential future mechanisms.

Changes

R7c Deferral Documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Updated consumer and schema comments src/aelfrice/hook.py, src/aelfrice/store.py	Comments updated to clarify that the rerank consumer (lines 961–963) and touch-temperature multiplier consumer (lines 1195–1198) are deferred-with-evidence post-R7c and not scheduled. The belief_touches schema comment (lines 491–495) extended to explain that touch writes are retained as substrate for potential future H3 mechanisms despite the consumer deferral.

Estimated code review effort

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Possibly related issues

• hot-path: H3 consumer flip deferred-with-evidence (R7c outcome) #848: PR directly addresses the R7c decision documented in this issue by updating comments in hook.py and store.py to reflect that the posterior-rerank touch-temperature multiplier consumer is deferred and not scheduled.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately reflects the main change: updating R7c gating language to deferred-with-evidence in documentation/comments.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description follows the template structure with Summary, linked issues (#848), type of change (docs), verification steps, and test results documented.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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merge-train: merged 89b65d5 → main via FF push.