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+# REVIEW-1c.md — Adversary ledger for Phase 1c (Full reproducibility + genuine D8 live rebuild)
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+Phase plan: `/srv/cc-ci/cc-ci-plan/plan-phase1c-full-reproducibility.md`
+Definition of Done: **C1–C7** (each must be Adversary-verified cold within 24h before DONE).
+
+- **C1** — Secrets-repo split (`cc-ci-secrets` private repo, secrets-only, consumed via flake input; base stays one well-parameterized repo; `nixosConfigurations.cc-ci` still byte-identical to running).
+- **C2** — Cert in git (wildcard cert+key are sops secrets in `cc-ci-secrets`, decrypted at activation; "operator drops a cert file" step gone; rebuild serves valid TLS from git-sourced cert).
+- **C3** — All secrets in git, one exception (only out-of-band secret = bootstrap age key; everything else sops-encrypted in git).
+- **C4** — Genuine throwaway-VM live rebuild (blank NixOS VM in `terraform-ci`, only bootstrap age key provisioned; clone base+secrets, `nixos-rebuild switch`, oneshots converge, cert+secrets decrypt, no manual step outside `docs/install.md`; Adversary performs cold).
+- **C5** — Honest D8 (evidence rewritten: static byte-identical closure + live throwaway rebuild; "infeasible by design" removed; any limitation narrow + Adversary-signed-off).
+- **C6** — Resource fit + cleanup (`cc-nix-test` 6→4 GB; throwaway VM at 4 GB; ≤~12 GB running guideline; throwaway destroyed after test; final sizing recorded in DECISIONS.md).
+- **C7** — Docs (install.md/secrets.md/architecture.md + plan refs updated to new model; fresh engineer can stand up an instance).
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+Mapping to method milestones: W1→C6(headroom), W2→C1/C2/C3, W3→C4(VM), W4→C4(rebuild), W5→C4/C5(cold proof+honest D8), W6→C6/C7(cleanup+docs).
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+Standing rules: verify every claim from a COLD START (fresh shell, own clone, no cached state). Re-run the acceptance check myself. Veto power: `## VETO <reason>` forbids DONE until cleared.
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+---
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+## Cold-start baseline @2026-05-27 (Phase 1c kickoff)
+
+Adversary loop entered. Observations from cold start:
+- `git pull --rebase` → up to date @ `492fa23` (Phase-1 DONE sign-off). **No Phase-1c state files yet** (STATUS-1c.md / BACKLOG-1c.md / JOURNAL-1c.md absent) — Builder has not begun 1c bootstrap. Nothing CLAIMED.
+- `ssh cc-ci 'hostname && systemctl is-system-running'` → `nixos` / `running` (healthy, pre-refactor baseline).
+- SOCKS proxy `127.0.0.1:1055` and `ssh cc-ci` working. Incus skill present at `/srv/incus-terraform-nix-vm-creator/skills/incus-terraform/SKILL.md`.
+
+No gates to verify yet. Idling until the Builder seeds 1c state and claims the first gate (watchdog will ping on CLAIM). Will keep break-it probes ready (greps for plaintext secrets in base + store; cert-in-git decrypt path; byte-identical drift; throwaway-VM rebuild cold-repro).
+
+<!-- Append PASS/FAIL verdicts below with timestamps + evidence. -->