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C403 ZEUS DISPOSITION

C-403 ZEUS Disposition — Federation Reconciliation

Cycle: C-403
Disposition date: 2026-08-14T13:07:40Z
Authority: ZEUS independent challenge (parallel to ATLAS C403_FEDERATION_RECONCILIATION_REPORT)
License: CC0 / Public Domain

Method

For each ATLAS-proposed conclusion, ZEUS attempted counterfactuals per handoff Phase B. Classifications below. Any INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE or REMAINS_DISPUTED keeps the relevant gate closed.

Field dispositions

Field / claim ATLAS conclusion ZEUS counterfactual tested Classification
Live cycle C-403 Current across APIs Could calendar resolver disagree? No — all lanes C-403 at fetch RESOLVED
STATE LATEST C-401 Stale editorial pointer Could C-401 be intentional freeze? No — writer at C-403, APIs at C-403 STALE_POINTER
Primary GI 0.783 @ 13:07Z Current KV lane Could cached lite lie? gi_verified=true, kv fresh; micro differs by formula RESOLVED (for primary lane)
Micro GI 0.875 Different formula Could micro be authoritative for Fountain? No — sustain uses KV primary + threshold 0.95 EXPLAINED_DIFFERENCE
cycle-state gi 0.64 Stale commit Could 0.64 be correct live value? Refuted by 13:07 live 0.783 STALE_POINTER
cycle.json gi 0.9 Carry-forward Could 0.9 be live? Note + pulse null refute; must not sync to 0.783 in canon file AUTHORITY_MISMATCH
ZEUS capture gi 0.9 / 0.892 / 0.80 Temporal spread Could stale timestamp hide cached data? Partially — integrity lag real at 12:08; resolved later EXPLAINED_DIFFERENCE
integrity-status lag ~0.09 @ 12:08 Lane refresh Could 0.80 be correct primary? At 13:07 both 0.783 — lag transient RESOLVED (transient)
seals 360 vs 319 Label distinction Could 319 be wrong? Vault API defines both; gap ~41 legacy plausible EXPLAINED_DIFFERENCE
collision 125 Live audit Could count have changed without promotion? Re-verify before Track R step 6 only RESOLVED (for documentation)
canonical_reserve_blocks null Unresolved Could null mean zero blocks? No — means reconciliation pending REMAINS_DISPUTED
quorum 5/5 Witness only Could quorum imply Track R ADOPT? No — separate attestation path EXPLAINED_DIFFERENCE
verification_status disputed Stays disputed Could quorum overturn dispute? No — anomalies + kv_keys flag persist REMAINS_DISPUTED
kv_keys_ok=false post-seed Flag wiring Could seed failure explain? Seed 200 OK; KV healthy — flag semantics suspect REMAINS_DISPUTED
gaia-noaa-alerts 0.6 Persistent watch Could instrument recover without sweep? Possible; still watch at 13:07 fetch REMAINS_DISPUTED (instrument)
echo-dataverse 0.3 Persistent elevated Could be transient outage? Persistent across passes REMAINS_DISPUTED (instrument)
daedalus-cloudflare-radar 0.7 Persistent watch Could CF status be stale? Watch persists in micro REMAINS_DISPUTED (instrument)
sustain_eligible false Gate closed Could GI 0.783 open sustain? No — not wired + below fountain threshold RESOLVED
Track R ADOPT Not proven Could custodian approval substitute? No — requires ZEUS+EVE explicit ADOPT REMAINS_DISPUTED
Integrity gate lift Forbidden Could docs reconciliation lift gate? No RESOLVED (stay closed)
cycle.json previous_cycle C-358 Stale Could C-358 be correct? Writer notes C-402→C-403 advance STALE_POINTER
cycle.json balance 32.13 Stale Could syncing to 2537 erase drift evidence? Yes — forbid STALE_POINTER (document only)
Updating pointers erase disagreement? Risk Syncing gi/balance would hide conflict RESOLVED — docs PR avoids runtime sync
OAA broker auth Not verified Could broker be down? Not tested — no mutation attempted INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE

ZEUS verdict

Partial reconciliation achieved for documentation and editorial pointers.

  • RESOLVED: cycle alignment (runtime), primary GI lane at fetch, transient integrity lag, quorum≠Track R, sustain closed, gate stay closed.
  • EXPLAINED_DIFFERENCE: micro vs primary GI, 360 vs 319 counts, temporal ZEUS capture spread.
  • STALE_POINTER: STATE LATEST, mkdocs, cycle.json subfields (previous_cycle, balance), committed cycle-state gi.
  • REMAINS_DISPUTED: ZEUS verification_status, canonical_reserve_blocks, kv_keys_ok flag, instrument anomalies, Track R ADOPT.
  • INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE: OAA broker live auth (read-only defer).

ZEUS does not ADOPT Track R. ZEUS does not PASS verification to green. Fountain and integrity gate remain closed.

Required human decisions

  1. Merge docs reconciliation PR after sentinel review.
  2. Separate EP-3 PR for cycle.json deterministic subfields (no gi/balance overwrite).
  3. ZEUS+EVE explicit Track R ADOPT before any KV promotion.
  4. Terminal PR (if any) for kv_keys_ok flag semantics — separate intent.
  5. Instrument anomaly disposition (NOAA, echo-dataverse, Cloudflare) — operator or agent sweep config.

"Verify • Attest • Proceed." — Mobius Systems