C400 ZEUS DISPUTE RESOLUTION

C-400 ZEUS Dispute Resolution¶

Cycle: C-400
Dispute count: 3 verification runs (2026-08-11 UTC)
Repo: mobius-civic-ai-terminal
Category: Evidentiary + Temporal (operational observability)
License: CC0 / Public Domain

Dispute Statement¶

ZEUS marked verification_status: disputed on three daily verification artifacts:

Quorum attestation was achieved (5/5) on all runs. Disputes reflect warn-level check failures, not GI falsification or mock-source fallback.

Analysis by Dispute Class¶

1. Micro cycle lag (Temporal) — ADOPT fix¶

ZEUS check: micro cycle lag — micro endpoint reported cycle=C-306 while integrity-status and ATLAS reported C-400.

Root cause: app/api/signals/micro/route.ts used process.env.CURRENT_CYCLE ?? 'C-306' when env unset.

Resolution: Replace hardcoded fallback with currentCycleId() from @/lib/eve/cycle-engine (terminal branch cursor/c400-micro-cycle-sync-0e02).

Verdict: ADOPT — code fix addresses root cause.

2. kv_keys_ok flag (Evidentiary) — PARTIAL¶

ZEUS check: ATLAS heartbeat flags.kv_keys_ok=false while KV seed returned 200 OK and kv_keys.ok=true.

Root cause: Flag aggregation in ATLAS sweep uses stricter composite than live /api/integrity-status seed path. Transient during sweep; not a missing-keys incident.

Resolution: Document as known flag semantics mismatch. No production KV mutation required. Track for ATLAS flag harmonization in C-401.

Verdict: PARTIAL — operational documentation; not a constitutional violation.

3. External instrument watches (Evidentiary) — ADOPT as watch¶

ZEUS checks: gaia-noaa-alerts, daedalus-cloudflare-radar persistent watch scores.

Root cause: External signal sources reporting sub-nominal scores; micro composite remains ~0.90.

Resolution: Accept as external reality watches per Goodhart Resistance §17. Not Mobius canon claims.

Verdict: ADOPT — retain watch state; no EPICON canon change.

4. gi_alignment early runs (Evidentiary) — OVERTURN¶

ZEUS check (06:04, 12:03 only): GI delta between ATLAS and integrity-status exceeded threshold.

18:56 run: gi_alignment pass (delta 0.024).

Verdict: OVERTURN for sustained dispute — transient alignment resolved within cycle.

Custodian Response Summary¶

Evidence¶

• ZEUS artifacts: docs/catalog/zeus/2026-08-11T*-verification.json
• Micro route fix: app/api/signals/micro/route.ts
• Integrity cycle source: lib/integrity/buildStatus.ts → currentCycleId()
• Vault runbook (separate track): terminal docs/runbooks/vault-seal-latest-pointer-repair.md

Witness Table¶

Seal: C-400–DISPUTES–RESOLVED (pending micro fix deploy)

"We heal as we walk." — Mobius Systems