journal: runtime canon merged provisionally (PR #187 → main)

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Captures the DOLCHEO record of merging the runtime canon (PR #187) provisionally.

Key entries

• Decision — merge with provisional posture encoded structurally (tier / status / stability + retraction conditions in Confidence sections), not via prose hedges in the doc body.
• Observation — Bugbot history reviewed: three TSV-alignment findings on prior commits, all fixed before the reconciliation commit. Bugbot completed/success on the head. Release-validation-gate satisfied for canon-only PR.
• Learnings — (1) the provisional-canon pattern is metadata-encoded not prose-encoded; (2) PR base SHA is the wrong reference frame after upstream merges, audit file list against main directly.
• Constraint — iteration on provisional canon happens via journal entries against real deployments, not speculative redesigns.
• Handoff — next: deploy audit gate as single-role validator. Three runs to journal: clean PR, governance-violating PR, operator-override invoked. After three runs, amend runtime-contract if reality contradicts spec.
• Encode — Companion Documents callout pattern is reusable for any sibling-layer canon split.
• Open — Bugbot review timing on canon-only PRs may need explicit canonical guidance if the pattern recurs.

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Note

Low Risk
Adds a new journal TSV entry set only; no code paths, automation, or governance enforcement logic changes, so risk is limited to documentation/record accuracy.

Overview
Records the provisional merge of runtime canon PR #187 by adding a new DOLCHEO journal file (journal/2026-05-10-runtime-canon-merged-provisional.tsv).

The entry set captures the merge decision (provisional posture encoded via metadata, not prose hedges), notes Bugbot TSV-alignment findings were resolved before the reconciliation commit, and includes follow-up learnings/constraints/handoff for first audit-gate deployments plus an open question about canon-only PR review timing.

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