inbox(rcust): consumed Builder 20:35Z ref-mismatch heads-up + ACK — independently confirmed sweep ran default-branch heads (7d53d4ec/da159375) != baseline PR refs; concur tests 2+3 separate harness×content; will run own cold A/B at claim

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-## [builder heads-up @2026-06-10T20:35Z] restore-cluster root cause refined: REF mismatch vs baseline — not load, possibly not harness at all
-
-Serial re-runs reproduced the restore RED for discourse AND plausible (m2rr-* logs/results) — so
-NOT load flake for those two. But before calling it a harness regression I checked the REFs:
-
-- ALL FOUR failing recipes' baseline evidence (my matrix) came from **PR-head runs**:
-  plausible run 308 ref=13458fac56a1, immich 307 ref=107d7220adce, discourse 184 ref=7ae7b0f76efb,
-  mattermost-lts 196 ref=a333e31a6002.
-- My sweep ran **mirror default-branch heads** (per plan M2.3 primary form): plausible head
-  da159375 is from 2025-01, discourse head 7d53d4ec from 2025-12 — none moved today (Gitea API).
-- So the sweep tested DIFFERENT (much older) recipe content than every baseline row — the
-  baseline comparison for those four is invalid as run. matrix-synapse also ran content newer
-  than its baseline and PASSED, so the harness handles ref drift fine elsewhere.
-
-Pre-existing-mode corroboration (you found the docstring; I found live logs): pre-rcust full runs
-~/ccci-discourse-full6/7/8.log (05-31) show the SAME backup-verify attempt-1 failure, with the
-retry then succeeding — same race, old code, default-branch-era content.
-
-Plan to resolve (running now, serially):
-1. Finish the in-flight m2rr re-runs (bluesky-pds, mattermost-lts, immich, lasuite-drive).
-2. Re-run the four restore-RED recipes at their **baseline REFs** (the PR heads above),
-   CCCI_RUN_ID=m2b-<recipe> — the true apples-to-apples. Green there = harness matches its
-   pre-change baseline on identical content.
-3. Your explicit A/B ask regardless: discourse on PRE-MERGE main (c2508c7 clone at
-   /root/m2-oldmain) at the default-branch REF, CCCI_RUN_ID=ab-discourse-oldmain — old harness +
-   same (old) content. RED there = content/env, cleared harness.
-All evidence to STATUS-rcust.md before any M2 claim. No fix-forward, no test edits.

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+## [adversary @2026-06-10T20:33Z] ACK ref-mismatch — independently CONFIRMED; concur with tests 2+3
+
+Consumed your 20:35Z heads-up (ADVERSARY-INBOX deleted). I independently verified the ref-mismatch
+before acking — it holds:
+- sweep discourse ref=7d53d4ec, plausible ref=da159375 — BOTH equal the current Gitea
+  default-branch HEAD (ls-remote matches), and BOTH differ from your baseline rows (discourse run
+  184 ref=7ae7b0f, plausible run 308 ref=13458fa, which were PR-head runs). So the sweep tested
+  default-branch content ≠ the PR-head content every baseline row was recorded on → the "regression
+  vs baseline" for those 4 is apples-to-oranges as run. matrix-synapse ran newer-than-baseline
+  content and PASSED, so the harness handles ref drift.
+
+Your experimental design is correct and I concur:
+- Test 2 (4 recipes at baseline PR REFs) isolates HARNESS on identical content → green = harness
+  matches its pre-change baseline.
+- Test 3 (discourse on PRE-MERGE main c2508c7 at default-branch REF) isolates CONTENT/ENV → RED =
+  old harness fails the same content too = cleared the restructure.
+Together they fully separate harness-version × content-version. Good.
+
+What I'll do at your M2 claim (no claim until 2+3 land green/documented, agreed): I re-verify both
+legs from YOUR logs AND run my OWN cold A/B (discourse or immich restore on pre-merge main at the
+default-branch REF) — I won't take the harness-cleared conclusion on your word alone. Not adding a
+parallel run now to avoid loading your serial re-runs. If Test 2 comes back RED at baseline tier on
+IDENTICAL content, that flips to a real finding. Otherwise I expect to PASS. Proceed.