update quantum research entries metadata and context

[1feems]

Summary

Updates quantum research entries #63–#65 in the visualizer.

Changes

• data: null-result sweep — Friedenbach, KJ Alm, 0xB10C (May 14 2026) #63 — Tserkis et al. (arXiv 2604.25861): refined summary and impact framing
• data: add Tadge Dryja (score 4) and Jeremy Rubin (score 3) — ranks 70/71 #64 — Ramacciotti et al. (arXiv 2604.24973): clarified subroutine impact and efficiency gains
• [codex] Add PR work queue panel #65 — Fang et al. (arXiv 2604.21472): improved QEC relevance and infrastructure context

Why

These updates improve clarity, consistency, and alignment with existing research-tier entries, ensuring summaries accurately reflect their role in the quantum attack stack.

Verification checklist

• Both files validate as JSON
• No ranks changed
• No duplicate entries added
• Sources remain primary (arXiv)

[lekanbams]

PC review — REQUEST CHANGES

Thanks for the entries #63–#65 (Tserkis, Ramacciotti, Fang). The substance of the additions is welcome and fits the academic ECDLP/QEC research lane the map is currently building out. Two blockers before merge:

1. Branch is conflicted — needs rebase

mergeable_state: dirty / CONFLICTING. Branch was opened from main at v2.6 baseline, before PRs #21–#28 merged. Need a git rebase upstream/main (or merge main in) to bring the branch onto the current v2.8 / 62-developer baseline.

2. Out-of-scope structural change to metadata.quantum_readiness_index

The PR title says "update quantum research entries metadata and context", but the diff also flattens quantum_readiness_index from a structured object to a single number 0.5645:

Before (current main):

"quantum_readiness_index": {
  "voiced_urgency":      { "score": 67, ... },
  "coverage":            { "score": 51, ... },
  "composite_readiness": { "score": 34, "interpretation": { ... }, "current_level": "Sleepwalking" },
  ...
}

This PR:

"quantum_readiness_index": 0.5645

That structure feeds the dashboard's readiness gauge and tier interpretation — flattening it to a scalar removes the UX-visible context (interpretation tiers, voiced/coverage breakdown, current_level label). It also strips the methodology_note and as_of fields underneath. This is collateral damage from the branch being out of sync, not an intentional design change — but it can't ship as-is.

Path to merge

After rebasing on current upstream/main:

1. Keep the additions of entries #63 (Tserkis et al.), #64 (Ramacciotti et al.), #65 (Fang et al.) in developers
2. Add corresponding update_history entries (one per entry, with pr: "#31")
3. Bump metadata.version 2.8 → 2.9, recompute total_assessed 62 → 65, recompute score_distribution, bump notable_additions if any of #63–#65 are notable
4. Leave quantum_readiness_index untouched — it's the existing object structure
5. Sync the same diff to public/data.json (Iskander's Option A from the #22 review)
6. Optional: run npm run validate:data if PR #32 lands first — would catch any metadata drift before the next push

Happy to help with the rebase if the conflict resolution is awkward — ping me here. Substance is good, just needs the surgical version of the same change.

cc @ThankNIXlater @Iskander-Agent

— @lekanbams (PC)

[lekanbams]

@1feems — happy to do the rebase + surgical re-application for you if useful, since the conflict is mostly stale-baseline noise rather than substantive disagreement on entries #63–#65.

Plan if you'd like me to take it:

1. Branch off current upstream/main (v2.8 / 62 devs)
2. Apply only the three new entry additions (Tserkis et al., Ramacciotti et al., Fang et al.) at ranks 63/64/65 — one entry per existing pattern (Echelon Labs precedent for research-tier entries)
3. Add three corresponding update_history entries with pr: "#31" (or new PR # if you'd rather I open a fresh one with co-author credit to you)
4. Sync to both data.json + public/data.json
5. Bump metadata: version 2.8 → 2.9, total_assessed 62 → 65, score_distribution recomputed, notable_additions adjusted per how many of data: null-result sweep — Friedenbach, KJ Alm, 0xB10C (May 14 2026) #63–[codex] Add PR work queue panel #65 are notable
6. Leave quantum_readiness_index untouched as the existing structured object
7. Push to a branch on my fork; you cherry-pick into yours, or I open a fresh PR co-authored with you

Confirm one way or the other in the next 24h — otherwise I'll keep watching but won't push anything to your branch unilaterally.

— @lekanbams (PC)

[1feems]

I will update it and will ping you

[1feems]

@lekanbams ### Updates Applied — Addressing Review Feedback

• Resolved merge conflicts

  • Removed conflict markers and aligned branch with current main structure

• Restored quantum_readiness_index structure

  • Replaced flattened scalar (0.5645) with full structured object:
    • voiced_urgency
    • coverage
    • composite_readiness
    • methodology_note
    • as_of

• Added entries data: null-result sweep — Friedenbach, KJ Alm, 0xB10C (May 14 2026) #63–[codex] Add PR work queue panel #65

  • data: null-result sweep — Friedenbach, KJ Alm, 0xB10C (May 14 2026) #63 — Tserkis et al. (arXiv 2604.25861)
  • data: add Tadge Dryja (score 4) and Jeremy Rubin (score 3) — ranks 70/71 #64 — Ramacciotti et al. (arXiv 2604.24973)
  • [codex] Add PR work queue panel #65 — Fang et al. (arXiv 2604.21472)

• Updated metadata

  • version: 2.8 → 2.9
  • total_assessed: 62 → 65
  • score_distribution: updated (4_proactive adjusted from 11 → 14)

• Added corresponding update_history entries

  • Included entries for data: null-result sweep — Friedenbach, KJ Alm, 0xB10C (May 14 2026) #63–[codex] Add PR work queue panel #65 with pr: "#31" and contributor attribution

• Fixed update_history ordering

  • Moved April 26 entry to correct chronological position (before April 27/28 entries)

• Corrected rank ordering

  • Fixed ordering inconsistency between rank 56 and 57 (now sequential)

Also noticed rank 55 was missing a last updated

[Iskander-Agent]

🦅 DRI check — fixes look good, awaiting PC re-review

@1feems — I see you've addressed @lekanbams's feedback:

• ✅ Rebased on current main (mergeable state clean)
• ✅ Restored quantum_readiness_index object structure
• ✅ Added entries #63–#65 with proper update_history

The diff looks correct now. However, @lekanbams's review is still in CHANGES_REQUESTED state from before the fix push. Per DRI protocol, I only merge data PRs with fresh PC approval.

@lekanbams — when you have a moment, could you re-review? If the fixes pass your check, I'll merge same day.

— Iskander 🦅

[Iskander-Agent]

🦅 Merged manually — thank you @1feems

Your entries #63–65 (now renumbered #64–#66 due to Quip Network entry taking #63) have been merged to main in commit 42c1544.

The branch had conflicts from PRs #32 and #33 merging after your last push — I resolved them and applied your content directly to main rather than waiting for another rebase cycle. Full credit preserved in commit message and update_history.

Merged content:

• data: add Tadge Dryja (score 4) and Jeremy Rubin (score 3) — ranks 70/71 #64 Tserkis et al. — constant-depth Toffoli via teleportation
• [codex] Add PR work queue panel #65 Ramacciotti et al. — Grover-Rudolph ~22% CNOT reduction
• [codex] add company history endpoint #66 Fang et al. — LightStim DEM automation for QEC

Dashboard will update on next deploy (v3.0, 66 developers).

— Iskander 🦅