# Owner Review Disposition Packet V01

Issue: [#312](https://github.com/pinklon/ai-capability-discipline/issues/312)
Date: 2026-06-30
Repository: `pinklon/ai-capability-discipline`
Baseline: `91c8581d0551b694cf4706677a0bfa780e2cef4e`

## Purpose

This packet converts the ambiguous closed-backlog owner-review set from the #304 audit into explicit owner decision prompts and candidate post-clarification dispositions.

This is a review and decision-preparation artifact only. It does not reopen issues, close open issues, create follow-up implementation tickets, relabel existing issues or PRs, mutate source registries, use Cloudflare CLI or API, change runtime behavior, change package authority, start Production apply, start #271 extraction-profile work, start OKF implementation, start Google SDLC implementation, or start multi-agent orchestration implementation.

The recommendations are not executed without explicit owner authorization.

## Baseline

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Baseline issue | [#304](https://github.com/pinklon/ai-capability-discipline/issues/304) |
| Baseline PR | [#305](https://github.com/pinklon/ai-capability-discipline/pull/305) |
| Current packet issue | [#312](https://github.com/pinklon/ai-capability-discipline/issues/312) |
| Baseline commit | `91c8581d0551b694cf4706677a0bfa780e2cef4e` |
| Baseline closed issues audited | 118 |
| Baseline merged PRs audited | 130 |
| Expected owner-review count | 22 |
| Owner-review rows found in packet | 22 |
| Owner clarification required count | 22 |
| Count discrepancy | none |
| Follow-up ledger row | ARL-012 |

## Inputs Reviewed

- `docs/product-architecture/full_closed_backlog_implementation_reality_audit_v01.md`
- `docs/product-architecture/closed_backlog_audit_coverage_delta_v01.md`
- `docs/product-architecture/audit_recommendation_follow_up_ledger_v01.md`
- `docs/product-architecture/audit_recommendation_follow_up_ledger_v01.json`
- `docs/product-architecture/backlog_closure_taxonomy_and_label_governance_v01.md`
- `docs/product-architecture/tool_agnostic_invariant_driven_agent_operating_model_v01.md`
- `validation/receipts/AI_Capability_Playbook_FULL_CLOSED_BACKLOG_REALITY_AUDIT_V01_2026-06-27.md`
- `validation/receipts/AI_Capability_Playbook_CLOSED_BACKLOG_AUDIT_COVERAGE_DELTA_V01_2026-06-27.md`
- `validation/receipts/AI_Capability_Playbook_EXECUTION_SURFACE_ANTI_MANUAL_TOIL_TICKET_FIRST_V01_2026-06-27.md`
- `validation/receipts/AI_Capability_Playbook_AUDIT_RECOMMENDATION_FOLLOW_UP_LEDGER_V01_2026-06-27.md`
- `validation/receipts/AI_Capability_Playbook_NO_ASSUMPTION_OWNER_CLARIFICATION_GATE_V01_2026-06-27.md`

## Method

The packet starts from the #304 owner-review set and checks those issue numbers against the #304 closure-reality table, the #306 delta attestation, the #310 ledger, the #308 execution-surface control, and the #314 no-assumption owner-clarification gate.

The packet does not query or mutate live issue state. It treats repo-local audit records as the source of the owner-review set. It uses the #310 ledger recommendation that owner-review disposition should happen before any implementation lane starts.

## Owner-Review Decision Model

Allowed proposed disposition states:

- keep closed
- reopen
- spawn child issue
- no implementation planned
- defer with rationale
- metadata cleanup only
- already covered by open parent/meta issue
- owner clarification required

Decision rules:

- Use `owner clarification required` when owner intent, closure semantics, implementation reality, follow-up requirement, or expected outcome is unclear.
- Use `metadata cleanup only` only after Tony authorizes metadata work and no reopen or implementation ticket is needed.
- Use `already covered by open parent/meta issue` only after Tony confirms that the cited open parent or follow-up reference remains controlling.
- Use `keep closed` only after Tony confirms the closed issue needs no reopen, child issue, or metadata action.
- Use `reopen` only if Tony decides the original issue must become active work again.
- Use `spawn child issue` only if Tony authorizes new implementation or metadata work as a separate ticket.
- Use `no implementation planned` only when Tony explicitly confirms that no further implementation or metadata work is intended.
- Use `defer with rationale` only when Tony wants to postpone disposition without authorizing reopen, child-ticket creation, or metadata cleanup.

## No-Assumption Clarification Model

This section implements the Owner Clarification And No-Assumption Gate from #314.

All 22 rows are marked `owner clarification required` because the #304 audit classified them as needing owner review before any reopen decision or equivalent disposition. Candidate assumptions are included only to preserve repo-local audit evidence for Tony's decision. Candidate assumptions are not approved requirements unless Tony explicitly confirms them or the repo later contains controlling evidence.

If Tony does not confirm a disposition, the packet does not authorize reopen, closeout, relabeling, implementation-ticket creation, explanatory comments, source-registry mutation, runtime behavior change, or package-authority change.

## Disposition Table For All Ambiguous Closures

| Issue number | Issue title | Closed date | State reason | Linked PRs | Parent refs | Follow-up refs | Audit closure class | Audit secondary flags | Why owner review was required | Current repo reality | Proposed disposition | Candidate post-clarification disposition | Rationale | Reopen recommended | Follow-up child issue recommended | Metadata cleanup recommended | Owner clarification required | Clarifying question for Tony | Candidate assumptions | Owner-confirmed requirement source | Suggested child issue title | Suggested labels | Dependency notes | Hard boundaries | Do-not-start notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| #254 | Authorize and execute Production NIST SSDF-only runtime activation v01 | 2026-06-26 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Source/corpus inclusion only | ambiguous acceptance criteria, ambiguous closure reason, missing labels | #304 found owner review and missing labels before any reopen decision. | Repo-local audit says source/corpus inclusion only and recommends add labels only. | owner clarification required | metadata cleanup only | The issue should stay closed unless the owner authorizes a separate metadata cleanup action. | no | no | yes | yes | Should #254 remain closed with metadata cleanup only, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: metadata cleanup only., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | enhancement, priority:P1, area:grounded-assistant, area:data-boundary, area:runtime-adapter, area:grounding, area:production-readiness, type:operations | Metadata cleanup should be owner-authorized and ticketed. | Do not reopen or relabel from this packet. | Do not start Production apply or runtime activation. |
| #94 | P1 Add AI work observability and session evidence model | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | none | #95, #97, #98, #99 | Architecture decision only | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open follow-up references exist and the audit recommends leaving closed with an explanatory comment if owner confirms closure intent. | owner clarification required | keep closed | Existing follow-up references are enough for decision context, and no reopen is recommended by the audit. | no | no | no | yes | Should #94 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start observability implementation. |
| #84 | P1 Clarify correctness-matters AI deployment posture | 2026-06-20 | COMPLETED | none | #81 | #81, #95 | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open parent or follow-up references exist and the audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | already covered by open parent/meta issue | Keep the closed issue subordinate to open parent or follow-up surfaces unless the owner directs otherwise. | no | no | no | yes | Should #84 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: already covered by open parent/meta issue., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | #81 and #95 remain the controlling open references. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start deployment-posture implementation. |
| #64 | P1: Harmonize artifact headers, chips, and search behavior across the playbook | 2026-06-19 | COMPLETED | none | #37, #40 | #37, #40, #74 | Needs owner review | ambiguous acceptance criteria, ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open parent or follow-up references exist and the audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | already covered by open parent/meta issue | Keep the closed issue subordinate to open parent or follow-up surfaces unless the owner directs otherwise. | no | no | no | yes | Should #64 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: already covered by open parent/meta issue., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | #37, #40, and #74 remain the controlling open references. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start public-site UX work. |
| #61 | P0: Fix auto-merge lane after first codex-automerge test | 2026-06-19 | COMPLETED | none | #50 | #50 | Needs owner review | ambiguous acceptance criteria, ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open parent or follow-up reference exists and the audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | already covered by open parent/meta issue | Keep the closed issue subordinate to #50 unless the owner directs otherwise. | no | no | no | yes | Should #61 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: already covered by open parent/meta issue., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | #50 remains the controlling open reference. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not apply codex-automerge. |
| #51 | P0: Standardize playbook navigation, search, and visual system across public artifacts | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | #37 | #37, #88 | Duplicate or not planned | ambiguous acceptance criteria, ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open parent or follow-up references exist and the audit recommends leaving closed if owner confirms closure intent. | owner clarification required | already covered by open parent/meta issue | Keep the closed issue subordinate to open parent or follow-up surfaces unless the owner directs otherwise. | no | no | no | yes | Should #51 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: already covered by open parent/meta issue., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | #37 and #88 remain the controlling open references. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start navigation or search implementation. |
| #44 | P0: Close out v0.9 release-integrity PR before stack integration | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | #37 | #37 | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open parent reference exists and the audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | already covered by open parent/meta issue | Keep the closed issue subordinate to #37 unless the owner directs otherwise. | no | no | no | yes | Should #44 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: already covered by open parent/meta issue., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | #37 remains the controlling open reference. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start release-integrity work. |
| #43 | P2: Publish GitHub Pages stack portal and run browser QA | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | #37 | #37, #48 | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open parent or follow-up references exist and the audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | already covered by open parent/meta issue | Keep the closed issue subordinate to open parent or follow-up surfaces unless the owner directs otherwise. | no | no | no | yes | Should #43 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: already covered by open parent/meta issue., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | #37 and #48 remain the controlling open references. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start publication or browser QA work. |
| #41 | P1: Add stack release manifest, hashes, and validation scripts | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | #37, #40 | #37, #40, #48 | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open parent or follow-up references exist and the audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | already covered by open parent/meta issue | Keep the closed issue subordinate to open parent or follow-up surfaces unless the owner directs otherwise. | no | no | no | yes | Should #41 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: already covered by open parent/meta issue., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | #37, #40, and #48 remain the controlling open references. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start stack release-manifest work. |
| #39 | P0: Add cohesive portal, reading path, and cross-package navigation | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | #37 | #37, #48 | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open parent or follow-up references exist and the audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | already covered by open parent/meta issue | Keep the closed issue subordinate to open parent or follow-up surfaces unless the owner directs otherwise. | no | no | no | yes | Should #39 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: already covered by open parent/meta issue., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | #37 and #48 remain the controlling open references. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start portal or navigation implementation. |
| #38 | P0: Integrate stack package shell and repository structure | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | #37 | #37, #40, #42 | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | Open parent or follow-up references exist and the audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | already covered by open parent/meta issue | Keep the closed issue subordinate to open parent or follow-up surfaces unless the owner directs otherwise. | no | no | no | yes | Should #38 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: already covered by open parent/meta issue., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | #37, #40, and #42 remain the controlling open references. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start stack package-shell work. |
| #36 | P1 Define harness and source maintenance cadence | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Architecture decision only | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends leaving closed with an explanatory comment if owner confirms closure intent. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found architecture-decision reality and no reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #36 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start maintenance-cadence implementation. |
| #29 | P0 Align release README receipt hash file and ZIP structure | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Documentation only | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends leaving closed with an explanatory comment if owner confirms closure intent. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found documentation-only reality and no reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #29 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start release ZIP work. |
| #28 | P0 Fix DOCX worked-example heading numbering | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found no linked parent or follow-up requiring reopen, and no immediate reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #28 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start DOCX work. |
| #27 | P0 Fix missing local HTML asset references | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found no linked parent or follow-up requiring reopen, and no immediate reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #27 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start HTML asset work. |
| #26 | P0 Run three-model evaluation for v0.9 release candidate | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Evaluation only | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends leaving closed with an explanatory comment if owner confirms closure intent. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found evaluation-only reality and no reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #26 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start evaluation work. |
| #24 | P0 Prepare v0.9 controlled-sharing release candidate | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Source/corpus inclusion only | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends leaving closed with an explanatory comment if owner confirms closure intent. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found source/corpus inclusion reality and no reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #24 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start release-candidate work. |
| #19 | P1 Add core diagram set | 2026-06-18 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found no linked parent or follow-up requiring reopen, and no immediate reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #19 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start diagram work. |
| #10 | P1-005 Add browser QA evidence | 2026-06-21 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Duplicate or not planned | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends leaving closed with an explanatory comment if owner confirms closure intent. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found duplicate-or-not-planned reality and no reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #10 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start browser QA work. |
| #4 | P0-004 Align release labels | 2026-06-18 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found no linked parent or follow-up requiring reopen, and no immediate reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #4 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start label changes from this packet. |
| #2 | P0-002 Fix search special-character handling | 2026-06-18 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found no linked parent or follow-up requiring reopen, and no immediate reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #2 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start search implementation. |
| #1 | P0-001 Fix Workbench expand and collapse controls | 2026-06-18 | COMPLETED | none | none | none | Needs owner review | ambiguous closure reason | #304 found owner review before any reopen decision. | The audit recommends an explanatory comment or owner-review note. | owner clarification required | keep closed | The audit found no linked parent or follow-up requiring reopen, and no immediate reopen recommendation. | no | no | no | yes | Should #1 remain closed, be reopened, spawn a child issue, be marked no implementation planned, receive metadata cleanup only, or be deferred? | Repo-local audit evidence suggests candidate post-clarification disposition: keep closed., This candidate is not an approved requirement until Tony confirms it or controlling repo evidence is added. | none recorded; owner decision pending in #312 | none | none | Owner may later authorize explanatory comments as metadata work. | Do not reopen or create child issues from this packet. | Do not start Workbench implementation. |

## Recommended Disposition Summary

Proposed disposition counts before Tony clarification:

| Proposed disposition | Count |
|---|---:|
| keep closed | 0 |
| reopen | 0 |
| spawn child issue | 0 |
| no implementation planned | 0 |
| defer with rationale | 0 |
| metadata cleanup only | 0 |
| already covered by open parent/meta issue | 0 |
| owner clarification required | 22 |

Candidate post-clarification disposition counts from repo-local audit evidence:

| Candidate post-clarification disposition | Count |
|---|---:|
| keep closed | 12 |
| reopen | 0 |
| spawn child issue | 0 |
| no implementation planned | 0 |
| defer with rationale | 0 |
| metadata cleanup only | 1 |
| already covered by open parent/meta issue | 9 |

The recommended next owner decision is to review the 22 clarification questions and either confirm candidate dispositions, choose alternate dispositions, or defer with rationale before starting any implementation lane.

## Issues Recommended To Keep Closed

Candidate after Tony clarification: #94, #36, #29, #28, #27, #26, #24, #19, #10, #4, #2, #1

These issues have no reopen recommendation in the repo-local audit. They remain owner clarification required until Tony confirms closure intent.

## Issues Recommended To Reopen

Candidate after Tony clarification: None.

## Issues Recommended To Spawn Child Issue

Candidate after Tony clarification: None.

## Issues Recommended As No Implementation Planned

Candidate after Tony clarification: None.

## Issues Recommended For Metadata Cleanup Only

Candidate after Tony clarification: #254

The cleanup is a recommendation only. This packet does not relabel #254.

## Issues Deferred With Rationale

Candidate after Tony clarification: None.

## Issues Already Covered By Open Parent/Meta Issue

Candidate after Tony clarification: #84, #64, #61, #51, #44, #43, #41, #39, #38

The controlling open parent or follow-up references should remain active unless Tony explicitly authorizes different handling.

## Issues Requiring Tony Clarification Before Disposition

#254, #94, #84, #64, #61, #51, #44, #43, #41, #39, #38, #36, #29, #28, #27, #26, #24, #19, #10, #4, #2, #1.

Each row has `owner clarification required` because the packet must not infer closure intent, implementation reality, owner intent, or follow-up requirements from candidate assumptions alone.

## Open Owner Questions

1. Should the 12 candidate `keep closed` issues remain closed with no metadata action, or should any receive explanatory comments?
2. Should #254 receive a metadata cleanup only ticket, or should metadata cleanup be deferred until a broader label-hygiene pass?
3. Should the 9 issues with open parent or follow-up references remain controlled by those open surfaces?
4. Should any item be reopened despite the #304 audit recommending no reopen action?
5. Should any item spawn a child issue, or should implementation lanes remain blocked until a later owner-selected path?

## Risks If Unresolved

- Ambiguous closed issues may continue to look like unresolved implementation work.
- Closed issues with missing labels may continue to reduce backlog audit quality.
- Open parent or meta issues may remain unclear as the controlling execution surface.
- Future agents may reopen, relabel, or create tickets manually instead of routing through an owner decision.
- Implementation lanes may start before closure ambiguity is resolved.

## Next Executable Ticket Options

The following are options for a future owner decision. They are not executed by this packet:

1. Authorize a metadata cleanup only ticket for #254 and any owner-approved label hygiene from the #304 audit.
2. Authorize an explanatory-comment pass for owner-confirmed closed items.
3. Record no further action for the owner-review set and proceed to the next selected governance lane.
4. Defer the owner-review set with a stated rationale and revisit before Production apply, #271 continuation, OKF implementation, Google SDLC implementation, or multi-agent orchestration implementation.

## Ticket-First And Anti-Manual-Toil Compliance

This packet follows the #308 control by converting owner-review ambiguity into an executable repo-local artifact and validator surface. Tony was not asked to run local Git, GitHub CLI, validation, sync, cleanup, residue scan, or closeout commands manually.

Future action from this packet must be a GitHub-side action the assistant can perform, a Codex-local repo executor ticket, or an explicit owner decision point. Follow-up child issues are suggested only as future options and are not created without explicit owner authorization.

## Recurrence-Prevention Control

What manual failure or repeated task did this work discover?

The #304 audit created a 22-item owner-review set that would otherwise require repeated manual interpretation before each reopen, relabel, explanatory-comment, or follow-up-ticket decision.

What repo-local rule, validator, template field, receipt requirement, or artifact now prevents recurrence?

This packet records a deterministic owner-review disposition table and the backlog-closure governance validator checks that the packet exists, records the expected count of 22, includes all allowed disposition states, validates every JSON row, records owner clarification fields, and states that recommendations are not executed without explicit owner authorization.

If no mechanical control was added, why not?

Mechanical validation is added through `validation/scripts/check_backlog_closure_governance.py`.

## Boundary Confirmations

- No issues were reopened.
- No open issues were closed.
- No follow-up implementation tickets were created.
- No existing issues or PRs were relabeled.
- No source registries were mutated.
- No Cloudflare CLI or API was used.
- No runtime behavior was changed.
- No package authority was changed.
- No Production apply was started.
- No #271 extraction-profile work was started.
- No OKF implementation was started.
- No Google SDLC implementation was started.
- No multi-agent orchestration implementation was started.
- No `codex-automerge` action was applied.