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+# ADR-0246 Preflight Brief — Induced Identity Action and Path Integrity
+
+**Status:** Draft preflight (not yet an ADR; not authorized for implementation until D4 closes)  
+**Date:** 2026-07-17  
+**Authors:** Joshua Shay + multi-model R&D assessment  
+**Working title for future ADR:** *Induced Identity Action and Path Integrity*  
+**Depends on:** ADR-0244 (operator-preservation identity gate), ADR-0245 (mechanical sympathy + semantic rigor), D4 completion (Phases 2c–6)  
+**Does not interrupt:** live D4 work on `feat/adr-0244-d4` / worktree `core-adr0244d4`
+
+> **Authority of this document.** This brief freezes the post-D4 thin-slice design agreed in the R&D implementation assessment. It is the planning baseline for the next identity ADR series. It is **not** a status flip of ADR-0244/0245, not a license to expand D4 mid-flight, and not an Accepted ADR. Implementation of ADR-0246 begins only after D4 Phase 6 acceptance packets exist (or an explicit Shay waiver).
+
+---
+
+## 0. Why this preflight exists
+
+D4 answers a narrow, foundational question:
+
+> Does the live cognitive versor \(F\) preserve the frozen identity frame \(I\) sufficiently to proceed this turn?
+
+That is operator-preservation via sandwich \(F a_i \widetilde{F}\), leakage \(\ell_i\), and signed self-alignment \(s_i\).
+
+ADR-0246 must answer the next, different questions:
+
+1. Even if action stays inside \(I\), is it a **lawful** action on that frame?
+2. Even if each turn is locally admissible, is lawful action **accumulating** over a path in a way that violates session budgets?
+
+Without these, a per-turn leakage gate can pass while identity is reshuffled in-plane or slowly rotated across many turns.
+
+**Sequencing (locked):**
+
+```text
+Ring 0  D4 / ADR-0244 + ADR-0245   integrity floor (in flight)
+Ring 1  ADR-0246                  induced action + path integrity   ← this brief
+Ring 2  later ADR(s)              multi-port residual protocol
+Ring 3  later program             composition / world-model / governed learning
+```
+
+Do **not** insert Rings 1–3 into active D4 commits.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Authority documents
+
+| Doc | Role |
+|-----|------|
+| `docs/adr/ADR-0244-wave-field-identity-manifold-and-inalienable-geometric-alignment.md` | Identity consumer; §4a + governance annotation items 1–12 govern |
+| `docs/adr/ADR-0245-cga-unification-mechanical-sympathy-and-semantic-rigor.md` | Mechanical sympathy + digest rigor foundation |
+| `docs/handoff/ADR-0244-D4-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN.md` | Live D4 phases, ratified decisions #1–#10, resume dashboard |
+| `core/physics/identity_manifold.py` | Grade-1 lift, Gram, sandwich, Euclidean leakage, normalized axis_response |
+| `core/physics/identity.py` | Dual-mode gate, admit-or-abstain `conjugate_correct`, `IdentityGateRefusal` |
+| `AGENTS.md` | `versor_condition`, no ANN, teaching/mutation standing, local-first CI |
+| Post-D4 R&D assessment (session 2026-07-17) | Ring plan; Smith as control grammar not second algebra |
+
+---
+
+## 2. Problem statement (what D4 deliberately leaves open)
+
+D4 measures:
+
+\[
+a_i' = F a_i \widetilde{F},\qquad
+\ell_i = \frac{\|a_i' - P_I(a_i')\|_2}{\|a_i'\|_2},\qquad
+s_i = \frac{\langle a_i, a_i'\rangle_0}{\|a_i\|_2\,\|a_i'\|_2}
+\]
+
+with aggregate `leakage_rms` and (today) a weak self-alignment floor at \(0\).
+
+**Gaps this ADR closes:**
+
+| Gap | Failure mode if left open |
+|-----|---------------------------|
+| No full induced action \(A(F)\) | In-plane permutations/rotations partially invisible |
+| No \(d_{\mathrm{orth}}\) | Non-isometric / numerical corruption confusable with policy |
+| No \(d_{\mathrm{stab}}\) / \(H_{\mathrm{id}}\) | “Inside the span” treated as “authorized” |
+| No path ledger | Slow multi-turn drift evades per-turn thresholds |
+| Raw path product of all \(A_t\) | Numerical contamination treated as identity holonomy |
+| No typed alien residual channels | Boost-like (e5) vs spatial foreign (e4) vs other collapsed |
+
+**Honesty constraint (from D4 progress log):** default pack axes are still placeholder orthonormal R³ labels (`truthfulness→e1`, `coherence→e2`, `reverence→e3`). ADR-0246 instruments **lawfulness relative to the declared frame**. It does **not** by itself prove those labels have independent semantic geometry. Semantic axis grounding is a separate later workstream (see §11).
+
+---
+
+## 3. Locked decisions (preflight freezes)
+
+### 3.1 Induced action matrix \(A(F)\)
+
+For frozen grade-1 axes \(\{a_j\}\) and Gram \(G_{ij}=\langle a_i,a_j\rangle_0\):
+
+\[
+A_{ij}(F)
+=
+\bigl(G^{-1}\bigr)_{ik}\,
+\langle a_k,\; F a_j\widetilde{F}\rangle_0
+\]
+
+Properties:
+
+- When \(F\) preserves \(I\) isometrically, \(A\) is \(G\)-orthogonal: \(A^\mathsf{T} G A = G\).
+- Captures **all in-subspace action**, including permutations and rotations that leakage misses.
+- Built only from existing D4 primitives (Gram, signed inner product, sandwich). No new algebra package.
+
+### 3.2 Two distinct diagnostics (never collapsed)
+
+\[
+d_{\mathrm{orth}}(F)
+=
+\bigl\| A(F)^\mathsf{T} G A(F) - G \bigr\|_F
+\]
+
+\[
+d_{\mathrm{stab}}(F)
+=
+\min_{H\in H_{\mathrm{id}}}
+\| A(F) - H \|_G
+\]
+
+| Diagnostic | Detects | Must not be mistaken for |
+|------------|---------|---------------------------|
+| \(\ell_i\) | Departure from frozen subspace \(I\) | In-subspace permutation/rotation |
+| \(s_i\) | Opposition/inversion of a single axis | Full relational action between axes |
+| \(d_{\mathrm{orth}}\) | Numerical failure or non-isometric action on \(I\) | Semantic authorization policy |
+| \(d_{\mathrm{stab}}\) | Departure from explicitly permitted identity action | Merely a conditioning check |
+
+**Norm conventions (inherit D4):**
+
+- Projection geometry / Gram: indefinite Cl(4,1) metric \(\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle_0\).
+- Leakage **magnitude** and residual energy channels: positive-definite coefficient-Euclidean norm.
+- Signed overlaps: never `abs()`'d.
+
+### 3.3 Lawful stabilizer \(H_{\mathrm{id}}\) (default pack)
+
+**Locked for default identity pack:**
+
+\[
+H_{\mathrm{id}} = \{ I \}
+\]
+
+where \(I\) is the identity matrix in the axis basis (not Cl(4,1) identity multivector).
+
+**Explicitly excluded from default \(H_{\mathrm{id}}\):**
+
+- \(-I\) (global inversion) — algebraically clean, **not** semantically lawful
+- Axis permutations
+- Continuous rotations in \(O(n)\) or \(SO(n)\)
+- Arbitrary reweightings
+
+Rationale: algebraic cleanliness ≠ identity lawfulness. Enlarging \(H_{\mathrm{id}}\) is a **future, explicit, reviewed** pack/policy change — never an implicit implementation convenience.
+
+**Nearest-lawful projection rule under singleton stabilizer:**
+
+When \(H_{\mathrm{id}}=\{I\}\), there is **no continuous projection that invents a lawful action**. The policy is pass/fail:
+
+\[
+d_{\mathrm{stab}}(F) = \|A(F)-I\|_G \le \epsilon_{\mathrm{turn}}
+\quad\text{or refuse}
+\]
+
+Do **not** soft-project \(A\) onto \(I\) and then compose the projection as if the turn were lawful.
+
+### 3.4 Path integrity — lawful-only composition (mandatory)
+
+**Forbidden:**
+
+\[
+A_{\mathrm{path}} = A(F_T)\cdots A(F_1)
+\quad\text{over raw }A(F_t)\text{ unconditionally}
+\]
+
+Raw products mix refused, ill-conditioned, and leaked actions into “identity holonomy.” That is a category error.
+
+**Required protocol per turn \(t\):**
+
+1. **Record raw** \(A_t = A(F_t)\), leakage vector \(\ell\), signed align \(s\), typed residual channels, digests, gate version.
+2. **Admit only if** \(\ell\)-policy, \(d_{\mathrm{orth},t}\), and per-axis policy pass (same fail-closed doctrine as D4).
+3. **Lawful action:** with \(H_{\mathrm{id}}=\{I\}\), either certify \(A_t\) within \(\epsilon_{\mathrm{turn}}\) of \(I\), or **do not** mark lawful.
+4. **Compose path only from lawful/certified actions:**
+   \[
+   A_{\mathrm{path}} = H_T \cdots H_1
+   \]
+   time-forward, left-to-right as successive action on the axis frame. Skipped/refused turns insert a **break marker**, not an identity matrix masquerading as a pass.
+5. **Store raw and lawful separately** for replay and forensics. Never overwrite raw with projected values.
+
+**Path budgets (session-scoped defaults; exact numbers calibrated post-D4):**
+
+\[
+d_{\mathrm{stab}}(F_t) \le \epsilon_{\mathrm{turn}},\qquad
+d_{\mathrm{stab}}(A_{\mathrm{path}}) \le \epsilon_{\mathrm{session}}
+\]
+
+### 3.5 Ledger scope and hard breaks
+
+An identity-action ledger is **versioned and scoped**. A new chain **must** start when any of the following change:
+
+| Break condition | Why |
+|-----------------|-----|
+| Identity pack content digest | Frozen frame redefined |
+| Geometry version / `IdentityManifoldGeometry` construction contract | Gram/lift semantics changed |
+| Gate / policy version (thresholds, \(H_{\mathrm{id}}\), \(\epsilon\)) | Lawfulness definition changed |
+| Session / conversation boundary | Scope of “path” |
+| Biography epoch boundary (if/when explicit) | Distinct from identity path; must not merge |
+
+Biography holonomy \(H_{\mathrm{bio}}\) remains a **separate** process (ADR-0244 decision #8). ADR-0246 must never rewrite identity axes or fold biography into \(A_{\mathrm{path}}\).
+
+### 3.6 Typed residual channels (fixed blade map)
+
+Retain Euclidean aggregate leakage for fail-closed detection. Additionally emit **typed residual energy** on the rejection \(r_i = a_i' - P_I(a_i')\):
+
+| Channel | Scope (Cl(4,1) grade-1 slots) | Intent |
+|---------|--------------------------------|--------|
+| `spatial_foreign_leakage` | components outside span of e1/e2/e3 that are still “spatial foreign” relative to pack axes (implementation: residual energy on grade-1 indices not in the value-axis support; for default pack support = e1/e2/e3) | alien spatial tilt |
+| `boost_like_leakage` | e5-associated residual energy (explicit basis index for e5) | noncompact / boost-class departure; 2b proved boost is operationally special |
+| `null_or_conformal_leakage` | e4 / null-cone-adjacent residual energy (explicit e4 index) | conformal/null direction departure |
+| `unclassified_grade_or_numerical_leakage` | residual energy not accounted for by the above (higher-grade contamination after sandwich, nonfinite, etc.) | fail-closed; **no correction policy** on this channel |
+
+Blade indices must be pinned to `algebra.cl41` basis conventions in the ADR body and tests — no free narrative labels.
+
+### 3.7 Egress policy for ADR-0246 v1
+
+**Remain admit-or-abstain.** No nonzero geometric \(C_{\mathrm{id}}\) displacement.
+
+- D4 v1 `conjugate_correct` stays the model: refuse or pass; never rewrite \(F\) to green the metric.
+- Geometric conjugate corrector (rotor \(R_{\mathrm{corr}}=\exp(-B/2)\), bound \(b_{\max}\)) is **out of scope** for ADR-0246; requires a later dedicated ADR after discrimination and calibration evidence exist.
+
+Per-turn admit (illustrative shape; thresholds from Phase 3 / 0246 calibration):
+
+```text
+admit iff
+  d_orth <= orth_tol
+  AND d_stab <= epsilon_turn
+  AND leakage_rms <= gamma_id          # or 1 - score style
+  AND max_i leakage_i <= tau_max
+  AND min_i self_align_i >= s_min
+  AND no boundary_id hard breach
+  AND no unclassified residual channel firing
+else
+  IdentityGateRefusal (or typed refusal surface) — live params unchanged
+```
+
+Path admit additionally requires \(d_{\mathrm{stab}}(A_{\mathrm{path}}) \le \epsilon_{\mathrm{session}}\) when a lawful composition chain is active.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Telemetry / record contract (minimum fields)
+
+### 4.1 Per-turn identity action record
+
+Emitted when wave-mode identity path runs (flag-gated; flag-off remains byte-identical for non-wave keys).
+
+```text
+IdentityActionRecord:
+  schema_version: "identity_action_v1"
+  turn_id / trajectory_id
+  pack_id
+  pack_content_digest          # full 256-bit where machine-key
+  geometry_version
+  gate_version
+  policy_version               # H_id id + epsilon set
+  wave_mode_active: bool
+
+  # Raw measurements
+  A_raw: float[n][n]           # induced action
+  d_orth: float
+  d_stab: float
+  leakage: float[n]
+  leakage_rms: float
+  max_leakage: float
+  self_align: float[n]
+  min_self_alignment: float
+  typed_residual_energy:
+    spatial_foreign: float
+    boost_like: float
+    null_or_conformal: float
+    unclassified: float
+
+  # Policy outcome
+  admitted: bool
+  refusal_reason: str | null
+  lawful_action: "I" | "none"  # under H_id={I}; never a soft projection matrix
+  path_break: bool             # true if this turn does not compose
+
+  # Digests
+  field_digest                 # of F (or certified serve F)
+  record_digest                # content-id of this record
+```
+
+### 4.2 Session identity path ledger
+
+```text
+IdentityPathLedger:
+  schema_version: "identity_path_v1"
+  session_id
+  pack_content_digest
+  geometry_version
+  gate_version
+  policy_version
+  chain_id                     # new on hard break
+  A_path_lawful                # product of lawful H_t only; identity matrix if empty chain
+  d_stab_path: float
+  composed_turn_count: int
+  break_count: int
+  max_axis_excursion: float    # optional derived
+  ledger_digest
+```
+
+### 4.3 Serialization rules
+
+- Machine merge keys / digests: full SHA-256 hex (ADR-0245 §2.3).
+- No `default=str` silent coercion in content-id paths.
+- Telemetry keys for wave/action path emitted only when `wave_mode_active` (preserve flag-off wire format).
+- `compute_trace_hash` / replay contracts: follow D4 precedent — path forensic fields must not break flag-off byte-identity.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Module sketch (implementation shape — not authorized yet)
+
+Suggested layout (adjust only if serve-quarantine or package boundaries force it):
+
+| Module | Responsibility |
+|--------|----------------|
+| `core/physics/identity_manifold.py` | Keep geometry; add pure helpers: `induced_action(versor)`, `d_orth`, typed residual energy; keep f64, deterministic |
+| `core/physics/identity_action.py` *(new, pure)* | \(H_{\mathrm{id}}\) policy objects, \(d_{\mathrm{stab}}\), lawful-only path composition, break markers |
+| `core/physics/identity.py` | Wire measurements into `IdentityScore` / gate; still admit-or-abstain |
+| `chat/runtime.py` | Flag-gated only; no new off-serve imports that violate A-04 |
+| `evals/adr_0246_*` | Slow-drift, permutation, rotation, orth-failure, path-break suites |
+| `tests/test_adr_0246_*` | Unit + integration pins |
+
+**A-04:** pure geometry stays serve-safe if imported as today; eval-only harnesses stay under `evals/`.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Eval matrix (must earn claims)
+
+### 6.1 Synthetic geometric suite (unit / offline)
+
+| Test intent | Construction | Expected |
+|-------------|--------------|----------|
+| Identity versor | \(F \approx 1\) | \(A\approx I\), \(\ell\approx 0\), \(s\approx +1\), \(d_{\mathrm{orth}}\approx 0\), \(d_{\mathrm{stab}}\approx 0\) |
+| In-plane π inversion of one axis | rotor e.g. e12-style invert e1 | \(\ell\approx 0\), that \(s\approx -1\), \(d_{\mathrm{stab}}>0\), refuse |
+| In-plane 90° permutation/rotation | rotate e1→e2 etc. within \(I\) | \(\ell\approx 0\), diagonal \(s\) weak/zero, \(d_{\mathrm{stab}}>0\), refuse under \(H_{\mathrm{id}}=\{I\}\) |
+| Mild in-plane drift step | small rotation \(\epsilon\) in plane | per-turn may pass \(\epsilon_{\mathrm{turn}}\); path product fails \(\epsilon_{\mathrm{session}}\) after enough steps |
+| Alien tilt e14 / e15 | known D4 discriminators | \(\ell>0\); typed channels fire appropriately; refuse if above γ |
+| Boost component | unit versor with e5 content | normalized \(\ell,s\) in range (2b fix); boost channel energy nonzero when residual present |
+| Near-singular Gram | synthetic near-parallel axes | `ManifoldConditioningError` at geometry build — fail closed |
+| Malformed \(F\) | NaN / wrong shape / nonfinite | typed error; never silent legacy when wave field was supplied |
+
+### 6.2 Path / holonomy suite
+
+| Test intent | Expected |
+|-------------|----------|
+| Sequence of lawful near-\(I\) turns | \(A_{\mathrm{path}}\) stays near \(I\); no false path refusal |
+| Sequence of small in-plane rotations each under \(\epsilon_{\mathrm{turn}}\) | eventually \(d_{\mathrm{stab}}(A_{\mathrm{path}})>\epsilon_{\mathrm{session}}\) → path refuse |
+| Interleaved refuse + admit | refused turns set `path_break`; lawful product excludes them; raw still recorded |
+| Pack digest change mid-session | new `chain_id`; old \(A_{\mathrm{path}}\) not continued |
+| Raw product ≠ lawful product when mixed fails present | forensic pin |
+
+### 6.3 Discrimination report (not “tests pass”)
+
+Any gate-on or 0246 ratification packet must include:
+
+- benign pass rate  
+- adversarial / reshuffle detection rate  
+- false refusal rate  
+- legacy-only vs wave-only vs dual ablation (if dual remains)  
+- per-axis \(\ell,s\) distributions  
+- score / \(d_{\mathrm{stab}}\) separation with confidence intervals  
+- representative failure examples  
+- runtime cost (µs/turn) for \(A(F)\) path  
+
+Placeholder axes may yield weak semantic separation; report that honestly. Do not paper over with marketing claims.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Explicit non-goals (ADR-0246)
+
+**Do not build in ADR-0246:**
+
+1. Nonzero geometric \(C_{\mathrm{id}}\) / conjugate rotor correction / admittance stubs  
+2. Multi-port residual protocol (Ring 2) as a unified scheduler  
+3. ArticulationCertificate productization (may *consume* 0246 fields later)  
+4. Semantic axis grounding / pack redesign for “true” truthfulness vectors  
+5. Merging biography holonomy into identity path ledger  
+6. Atlas packing, VSWR auto-repack, or golden-angle work (D4 Phase 5 / other ADRs)  
+7. Analytic f64→f32 “truncation reactance” \(X_{\mathrm{cast}}\)  
+8. Second identity projection path (grade-1 projection of versor — proven vacuous)  
+9. Indefinite-norm leakage magnitude  
+10. \(H_{\mathrm{id}}\) enlarged to \(O(n)\), permutations, or \(\{-I\}\) “for convenience”  
+11. Soft projection of unlawful \(A\) onto \(I\) then composing as if lawful  
+12. Default-on serve gate without D4 Phase 3 calibration certificate  
+13. Smith Chart as a new algebra or universal scalar controller  
+14. Status flip of ADR-0244/0245 without explicit human ratification  
+
+---
+
+## 8. Relationship to D4 completion (Ring 0)
+
+ADR-0246 **starts after** (or explicitly waived past) D4 close-out. Until then, D4 owns:
+
+| D4 phase | Relevance to 0246 |
+|----------|-------------------|
+| 2c ablation / injection eval | Discrimination honesty; 0246 reuses the report format |
+| 3 \(\gamma_{\mathrm{id}}\) (+ optional \(\tau_{\max}, s_{\min}\)) | Feeds 0246 admit surface; 0246 adds \(d_{\mathrm{orth}}, d_{\mathrm{stab}}, \epsilon_{\mathrm{session}}\) |
+| 4 cast transport certificate | Separate seam; 0246 may later compare \(A(F_{64})\) vs \(A(F_{32})\) but must not redefine cast |
+| 5 packing + digest residuals + 0245 §3 proofs | Orthogonal mechanical/semantic rigor |
+| 6 acceptance packets | Gate for starting 0246 implementation |
+
+**While Claude is on D4:** do not open `core-adr0244d4` for 0246 work. Prefer a fresh worktree from post-D4 `main`.
+
+### Optional D4 Phase 4 certificate (still D4, not 0246)
+
+If D4 Phase 4 is still open when this brief is used, prefer this transport certificate (small, no new algebra):
+
+```text
+PrecisionTransportCertificate:
+  source_field_digest
+  source_precision: f64
+  target_precision: f32
+  versor_residual_before
+  versor_residual_after
+  identity_leakage_delta
+  identity_alignment_delta
+  trajectory_invariant_delta
+  geometry_condition_number
+  deterministic_replay_digest
+```
+
+\(\kappa(G)\cdot\epsilon_{\mathrm{cast}}\) is a **risk diagnostic** that triggers near-conditioning adversarial tests — not a standalone pass/fail law.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Ring 2 / Ring 3 pointers (out of scope, preserved direction)
+
+### Ring 2 — multi-port residual protocol (future)
+
+Shared control grammar only:
+
+```text
+witness → typed residual decomposition → permitted operator selection
+  → bounded operation or abstention → re-certification
+  → articulation/action decision → append-only replay record
+```
+
+Ports retain **non-identical** native geometry (Identity, Atlas, Evidence, Temporal/causal, Precision, Articulation, Action). Smith/conformal language is the interconnect grammar, not a second physics.
+
+### Ring 3 — intelligence content (future)
+
+Composition, bind/infer/counterfactual, epistemic standing, observe→learn under INV-21–30, discourse planning. Integrity coordinates handoffs; it does not replace content-bearing cognition.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Acceptance criteria for the future ADR-0246 packet
+
+Before proposing **Accepted**:
+
+1. All §6 synthetic + path suites green; discrimination report attached.  
+2. \(H_{\mathrm{id}}=\{I\}\) enforced; no silent enlargements.  
+3. Lawful-only composition proven by tests that fail if raw product is used.  
+4. Ledger hard-breaks on pack/geometry/policy/session change.  
+5. Flag-off serve path remains byte-identical where applicable.  
+6. No geometric \(C_{\mathrm{id}}\); admit-or-abstain only.  
+7. Typed residual channels pinned to explicit blade indices.  
+8. Smoke + relevant fast/cognition lanes local-first; `[Verification]:` on PR.  
+9. Claims language: “lawfulness relative to declared frozen frame,” not unearned “semantic inalienability of value labels.”  
+10. Explicit human ratification for status flip (provenance guard).
+
+---
+
+## 11. Open workstreams (explicitly deferred)
+
+| Workstream | Why deferred |
+|------------|--------------|
+| Semantic axis grounding (replace e1/e2/e3 placeholders with evidence-linked directions) | Instruments ≠ meaning |
+| Geometric boundary witnesses beyond pack-id ∩ safety verdicts | D4 v1 registry is thin but acceptable until 0246+ |
+| Bounded geometric \(C_{\mathrm{id}}\) | Requires discrimination + calibration + trajectory-fidelity constraint |
+| Multi-port residual framework | Ring 2 |
+| Articulation routing from residuals | Ring 2/3 consumer |
+| Enlarged \(H_{\mathrm{id}}\) for named cognitive modes | Policy product decision, not algebra default |
+
+---
+
+## 12. One-sentence north star
+
+> **D4 is the operational integrity floor; ADR-0246 makes identity lawful action across time on a frozen frame; later multi-port residuals coordinate existing organs; composition and evidence-governed learning complete the intelligence loop.**
+
+---
+
+## 13. Resume checklist (when implementing ADR-0246)
+
+1. Confirm D4 Phase 6 (or waiver) and clean worktree from post-D4 `main`.  
+2. Re-read this brief §3 (locked decisions) and §7 (non-goals).  
+3. Implement pure \(A(F)\), \(d_{\mathrm{orth}}\), typed residuals in `identity_manifold` / `identity_action` with RED tests first.  
+4. Wire path ledger with lawful-only composition + hard breaks.  
+5. Extend gate admit surface; keep flag default off until calibrated.  
+6. Run §6 eval matrix; attach discrimination report.  
+7. Write ADR-0246 body + acceptance packet; **do not** self-Accept.
+
+---
+
+## 14. Document control
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|--------|
+| Location | `docs/briefs/ADR-0246-induced-identity-action-and-path-integrity-preflight.md` |
+| Supersedes | Informal post-D4 R&D chat conclusions only (not D4 plan) |
+| Next artifact | Full `docs/adr/ADR-0246-...md` after D4 close, same locked decisions |
+| Related live work | `docs/handoff/ADR-0244-D4-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN.md` — do not modify mid-D4 without owner |