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+# Evidence index (draft, R0)
+
+Active-tree evidence at candidate 0f8fdbc30ea640c764b38ee598d8f4d135c81c85, classified for the release cleanup
+(thread C0C78UFKGRM 1793021833.593279). Draft for review: nothing is removed by this file.
+Recovery of any listed file: `git show 0f8fdbc3:<path>` (blob id given; an immutable tag is requested as anchor).
+
+Classes: K = conclusion kept in the active tree; K-code = tested research code kept; D-snapshot = pre-Gitea
+patch/diff transport (code landed in git from ed1a6ee on; not yet verified hunk by hunk); P-pin = generated hash inventories, git-status dumps and manifests;
+R-raw = run outputs, logs, signals, frames, one-shot run scripts and handoff notes. D, P, R leave the active tree in R1.
+No file under src/ or a test reads any of these paths (git grep at 0f8fdbc3); runners under tests/validation
+that read research/j* are handled in R2.
+
+| Class | Files | Bytes |
+|---|---:|---:|
+| K | 31 | 196,506 |
+| K-code | 3 | 24,324 |
+| D-snapshot | 18 | 338,948 |
+| P-pin | 50 | 979,177 |
+| R-raw | 142 | 3,790,554 |
+
+## (root)
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| BASELINE_JET_AMR.txt | R-raw | 5,244 | 62aa2a66dc05 |
+
+## output
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| round3_compatibility_summary.md | R-raw | 4,366 | f243318f5591 |
+
+## research/fine_surface_20261014
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 54,507 | 71a4543ead37 |
+| cpu_device_guard_cmd.txt | R-raw | 241 | 06e0f35d92b3 |
+| cpu_device_guard_exit.txt | R-raw | 2 | 573541ac9702 |
+| cpu_device_guard_stdout.txt | R-raw | 98 | 424d584a031c |
+| cpu_existing_runs.json | R-raw | 650 | 3179536407b7 |
+| cpu_final_run.json | R-raw | 386 | 523fadb3fec9 |
+| cpu_final_stdout.txt | R-raw | 99 | 9cfe73da3858 |
+| cpu_lifecycle_run.json | R-raw | 387 | 5b403b9e2f30 |
+| cpu_lifecycle_stdout.txt | R-raw | 112 | 3c5c49b285fa |
+| cpu_maps_stdout.txt | R-raw | 95 | 71dd87f9faf9 |
+| cpu_preallocation_run.json | R-raw | 337 | fa6e96d98cdd |
+| cpu_preallocation_stdout.txt | R-raw | 98 | 5d643576f251 |
+| cpu_shared_kernel_stdout.txt | R-raw | 98 | 8a0c046bb9b1 |
+| cpu_surface_command.txt | R-raw | 113 | 2a5ff31e8d06 |
+| cpu_surface_exit.txt | R-raw | 2 | 573541ac9702 |
+| cpu_surface_projection_command.txt | R-raw | 171 | 70b7f5c62c1a |
+| cpu_surface_projection_exit.txt | R-raw | 2 | 573541ac9702 |
+| cpu_surface_projection_stdout.txt | R-raw | 113 | efd37a149cc1 |
+| cpu_surface_stdout.txt | R-raw | 99 | 9cfe73da3858 |
+| gpu_preparation_run1.py | R-raw | 14,043 | ee586d035b7a |
+| gpu_run.json | R-raw | 2,943 | 15b8ba70d528 |
+| gpu_stdout.txt | R-raw | 5,424 | c5216e0267f3 |
+| gpu_test_run1.py | R-raw | 15,479 | f30376abc97f |
+| incremental.diff | D-snapshot | 53,853 | 318d92e7d177 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 8,411 | 8281338416af |
+| report.txt | K | 8,373 | 6b9e5123e414 |
+
+## research/fine_surface_joint_20261014
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| baseline_00.json | P-pin | 21,302 | 4ae101ebd02b |
+| baseline_01.json | P-pin | 26,191 | 548cf7b3b494 |
+| baseline_02.json | P-pin | 22,440 | e0421e7a4052 |
+| baseline_03.json | P-pin | 8,584 | da99b45f32a4 |
+| blow_boundary.csv | R-raw | 12,536 | e13363b69457 |
+| blow_collisions.csv | R-raw | 19,145 | 5d5b395486bb |
+| blow_ledger.csv | R-raw | 15,977 | b43bbfd0b8d2 |
+| blow_propagation.csv | R-raw | 9,714 | f06d80d296ca |
+| blow_signals.npz | R-raw | 221,114 | 528adf75baa2 |
+| blow_summary.json | R-raw | 4,113 | 32285ac15be3 |
+| command.txt | R-raw | 232 | 510ecb2925dd |
+| criteria.txt | K | 7,480 | dd36e76a3be1 |
+| frozen.json | R-raw | 11,972 | b5a3324e8686 |
+| gpu_run.json | R-raw | 1,955 | 67ac4785f7e4 |
+| incremental.diff | D-snapshot | 625 | e03c132d22df |
+| integrity.json | P-pin | 826 | a8b6e4be88d2 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 4,388 | d2af50260c39 |
+| regions.json | R-raw | 27,525 | 7bba26904221 |
+| report.txt | K | 8,207 | d7571e068ad3 |
+| result.json | R-raw | 11,442 | 9580c2686e70 |
+| review.txt | K | 2,117 | bbe1d8a83d47 |
+| runner.py | R-raw | 5,847 | 812973acc000 |
+| stdout.txt | R-raw | 19,940 | c9218e2e48fc |
+| suction_boundary.csv | R-raw | 12,505 | b870be05e6c0 |
+| suction_collisions.csv | R-raw | 19,173 | 2de48c0a84ab |
+| suction_ledger.csv | R-raw | 16,208 | 92cf1f44911e |
+| suction_propagation.csv | R-raw | 9,720 | f017bcc3ca6f |
+| suction_signals.npz | R-raw | 220,058 | 66d06cf2d909 |
+| suction_summary.json | R-raw | 4,126 | d70a1d371950 |
+| validate.py | R-raw | 19,576 | 37441febd168 |
+| zero_boundary.csv | R-raw | 11,491 | 65c92e48c974 |
+| zero_collisions.csv | R-raw | 18,915 | 027cb8ff6b23 |
+| zero_ledger.csv | R-raw | 16,051 | 34a99bb89dd7 |
+| zero_signals.npz | R-raw | 127,958 | a966f093a9cd |
+| zero_summary.json | R-raw | 1,508 | 6e033f991438 |
+
+## research/fixed_patch_jet_20261013
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 69,721 | 91ad9c4d1e88 |
+| before.json | R-raw | 690 | 06e1b6278a29 |
+| fixed_patch_jet.py | R-raw | 9,646 | 6fbdcd9a076b |
+| incremental.patch | D-snapshot | 9,891 | b43129d82c69 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 1,967 | 08daa0248f60 |
+| notes.txt | K | 2,214 | 50070fe54efb |
+| results.json | R-raw | 1,100 | d959a6a1cc2c |
+| stdout.txt | R-raw | 1,272 | eccdc0f6b16a |
+
+## research/fixed_patch_jet_closure_20261013
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 72,692 | 8a157af82ecf |
+| cpu_results.json | R-raw | 628 | 8e4a1c090c93 |
+| cpu_stdout.txt | R-raw | 590 | d800b783fe47 |
+| incremental.patch | D-snapshot | 3,490 | a9a486c68afd |
+| layout_uncropped.png | R-raw | 51,785 | 0cf1cfa5e99d |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 1,849 | 31cf0c739241 |
+| notes.txt | K | 3,023 | 0f7e7bdfd0e6 |
+
+## research/fixed_patch_jet_records_20261013
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 71,228 | a8e967f76e08 |
+| before.json | R-raw | 690 | ebd6f4251fc2 |
+| fixed_patch_jet.py | R-raw | 10,650 | f6b299885da0 |
+| incremental.patch | D-snapshot | 5,539 | c7f4d0c02ccc |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 2,057 | 1d616c2541df |
+| notes.txt | K | 2,449 | b58cec14d359 |
+| results.json | R-raw | 1,136 | 788af64a6ebd |
+| stdout.txt | R-raw | 20,750 | a765b06deefa |
+
+## research/j1-2026-10-12
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| REVIEW.md | K | 7,667 | 8f469daef054 |
+| baseline-status.txt | P-pin | 2,601 | 64ca05ab952e |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 23,052 | ab5852bcb0ef |
+| incremental.diff | D-snapshot | 29,912 | dd9c4e688888 |
+| results.json | R-raw | 68,294 | 56547aa8a678 |
+
+## research/j2-slot-2026-10-12
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| REVIEW.md | K | 12,930 | 69fa4d3bccd3 |
+| baseline-status.txt | P-pin | 2,825 | e711afb0016c |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 24,660 | 286e023da94f |
+| incremental.diff | D-snapshot | 25,231 | 649f3b5d168d |
+| results.json | R-raw | 477,249 | b4272e25179d |
+
+## research/j3-coverage-2026-10-12
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| REVIEW.md | K | 11,409 | 5887cf73dce2 |
+| baseline-status.txt | P-pin | 3,055 | 78e88356caa3 |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 30,407 | 095972547a7f |
+| incremental.diff | D-snapshot | 20,114 | f0d502dc5c5b |
+| negative-budget-20744.h5 | R-raw | 88,017 | 693b133be84d |
+| negative-end-20760.h5 | R-raw | 88,174 | 429270d263d4 |
+| restart-21280.h5 | R-raw | 88,062 | 74900affae38 |
+| restart-reference-21296.h5 | R-raw | 88,154 | 7510ee97885b |
+| results.json | R-raw | 296,314 | 7806b10e65cb |
+| verification.json | K | 1,468 | 78a07c47aea4 |
+
+## research/j3-lag-2026-10-12
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| REVIEW.md | K | 11,732 | 34fe5dbb2cae |
+| baseline-status.txt | P-pin | 2,968 | 6ae6094ea9d7 |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 26,505 | 5c289d14ff30 |
+| end-21280.h5 | R-raw | 92,366 | f30b209179ab |
+| incremental.diff | D-snapshot | 15,790 | 5c6c485e1f75 |
+| results.json | R-raw | 21,718 | 2bf58939129c |
+| start-20760.h5 | R-raw | 92,247 | ae0abd05190c |
+
+## research/j3-offline-2026-10-12
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| REVIEW.md | K | 6,271 | a76e1b486bd2 |
+| lags.csv | R-raw | 1,104 | dd3136dd2dc2 |
+| localization.png | R-raw | 136,013 | 74b56f3e814c |
+| regions.csv | R-raw | 2,126 | 5d361e6872af |
+| results.json | R-raw | 8,852 | bf77b0f534d4 |
+
+## research/j3-reservoir-2026-10-12
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| REVIEW.md | K | 13,563 | a74b67a64e0d |
+| baseline-status.txt | P-pin | 2,896 | a318e077dfae |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 25,571 | 060502ea7dd8 |
+| incremental.diff | D-snapshot | 22,898 | 8e2c79a86c98 |
+| results.json | R-raw | 182,747 | 7fd5e51a1785 |
+
+## research/refinement_example_20261013
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 8,286 | 591478100da8 |
+| before.json | R-raw | 818 | 7ab0962775b1 |
+| incremental.patch | D-snapshot | 8,682 | 7ad8719d0167 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 1,798 | bf1eee8a7cf8 |
+| notes.txt | K | 1,185 | 7ff019ad023d |
+| results.json | R-raw | 1,118 | 94697b0988b9 |
+| stdout.txt | R-raw | 325 | 501446f557f4 |
+
+## research/refinement_followup_20261013
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| README.txt | K | 4,887 | af65e889f20e |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 5,343 | 7c60ad8ad692 |
+| cleanup.json | R-raw | 1,253 | 15cf342fba2e |
+| cpu_results.json | R-raw | 1,056 | 1166dffd2a09 |
+| cpu_results_attempt1.json | R-raw | 642 | d139d5508105 |
+| cpu_stdout.txt | R-raw | 499 | d1b33ea20563 |
+| cpu_stdout_attempt1.txt | R-raw | 879 | 6a9fe7fce39a |
+| gpu_before.json | R-raw | 589 | 46762a0ab207 |
+| gpu_before_no_launch.json | R-raw | 589 | 074982d1b2d4 |
+| gpu_rectangle_before.json | R-raw | 589 | 831e3793339f |
+| gpu_rectangle_before_no_launch_1791886104981638567.json | R-raw | 589 | c33885d50bfd |
+| gpu_rectangle_results.json | R-raw | 1,003 | 9c6da219ac6c |
+| gpu_rectangle_stdout.txt | R-raw | 332 | 9185bf303954 |
+| gpu_results.json | R-raw | 1,189 | 53e4f1c44de1 |
+| gpu_seed1_before.json | R-raw | 589 | c77ea3485f84 |
+| gpu_seed1_results.json | R-raw | 996 | b718e8af84e4 |
+| gpu_seed1_stdout.txt | R-raw | 306 | 4d7de0897137 |
+| gpu_stdout.txt | R-raw | 68 | b0956fe3cdb0 |
+| incremental.patch | D-snapshot | 16,836 | 9df25d8c177a |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 4,410 | 177704d6f1ae |
+| run_gpu.py | R-raw | 5,237 | b5af3f0d4f79 |
+
+## research/refinement_prepare_20261013
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| README.txt | K | 8,939 | 8e210c28c7c5 |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 46,348 | d5f257216b8d |
+| incremental.patch | D-snapshot | 15,751 | 0ddb32550584 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 2,113 | 9fd94ccf2c3e |
+| validation.json | R-raw | 3,567 | f057e7cbcd35 |
+| validation.txt | R-raw | 873 | 594daa45c58c |
+
+## research/refinement_slot_20261013
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 67,717 | d498081e7c50 |
+| before.json | R-raw | 690 | 430e76b3aa8a |
+| cpu_results.json | R-raw | 1,421 | 4f6bc4d9428f |
+| incremental.patch | D-snapshot | 18,676 | 67a3e8cc9e68 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 2,270 | 6515458290f4 |
+| notes.txt | K | 2,612 | 08a713ba4b37 |
+| results.json | R-raw | 1,160 | 03e683027ba8 |
+| stdout.txt | R-raw | 643 | d57b91769826 |
+
+## research/refinement_slot_followup_20261013
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 68,536 | 89a26ce79438 |
+| before.json | R-raw | 690 | e707df192ff2 |
+| incremental.patch | D-snapshot | 495 | c6f6fa11237d |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 1,920 | 4840243a33aa |
+| notes.txt | K | 1,549 | 4b77583ca116 |
+| planar_velocity.cuh | R-raw | 1,911 | 87db7466c843 |
+| planar_velocity.sha256 | P-pin | 251 | 6694c4a1c1f0 |
+| results.json | R-raw | 1,050 | 6ef6eda854c6 |
+| stdout.txt | R-raw | 1,160 | 461860351c0c |
+
+## research/refinement_step_20261013
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| README.txt | K | 10,671 | 88d6f24743f5 |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 40,620 | 20f61559dd38 |
+| cpu_validation.json | R-raw | 1,231 | 7999fd30018c |
+| gpu_failure_validation.json | R-raw | 868 | 5f6db65ee4f9 |
+| gpu_failure_validation.txt | R-raw | 248 | d9a570a1e9e9 |
+| gpu_validation.json | R-raw | 672 | 2028f59e1055 |
+| gpu_validation.txt | R-raw | 632 | 9699918ee127 |
+| incremental.patch | D-snapshot | 26,516 | d95f9347633d |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 2,075 | 32a7f1a7309e |
+
+## research/repair-2026-10-10
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| TRON_HANDOFF.md | R-raw | 25,208 | a339786c7944 |
+| baseline-hashes.json | P-pin | 16,020 | 9b4e24cb1d10 |
+| baseline-status.txt | P-pin | 429 | 515be249b638 |
+| checkpoint-domain-2026-10-12.diff | D-snapshot | 14,443 | 035ed630dda1 |
+| classic-results.json | R-raw | 244,729 | 7297aa0d5bca |
+| classic-signals.npz | R-raw | 630,332 | 8cf6d1218aa0 |
+| final-gpu.log | R-raw | 191 | a0eec1a8ea31 |
+| final-unit.log | R-raw | 188 | 94efba2f1d42 |
+| provenance.json | P-pin | 1,020 | 25e22b4f0696 |
+| repair-architecture.md | K | 9,498 | 12051c3e8571 |
+| repair-numerical.md | K | 10,769 | 0c5757fe5f36 |
+| repair-state.md | K | 8,481 | 3c7f2d5b687a |
+| simplification-checks.log | R-raw | 1,045 | fa9d464be740 |
+
+## research/shear_refinement
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| README.md | K-code | 4,142 | 67bdd8ed622b |
+| boundary_shear_tagging.py | K-code | 13,859 | b5415a1c4ea1 |
+| example.py | K-code | 6,323 | 66295d3f0273 |
+
+## research/surface_actuation_20261014
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 54,139 | 0ad06888dbeb |
+| cpu_checkpoint_run.json | R-raw | 400 | 39681b60ff15 |
+| cpu_checkpoint_stdout.txt | R-raw | 114 | 929e4b8d4f46 |
+| cpu_initial.txt | R-raw | 620 | 29213c58a679 |
+| cpu_surface_command.txt | R-raw | 118 | 6d8c615a6e03 |
+| cpu_surface_exit.txt | R-raw | 2 | 573541ac9702 |
+| cpu_surface_stdout.txt | R-raw | 99 | ee9237fc26e5 |
+| gpu_run.json | R-raw | 1,698 | dc8f87eafaa9 |
+| gpu_stdout.txt | R-raw | 159 | b262891e52c3 |
+| incremental.diff | D-snapshot | 50,206 | 43090a1a8b11 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 7,527 | 35daa01271cb |
+| report.txt | K | 5,078 | 1162a6479f9f |
+
+## research/wall_seam_pulse_20261014
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| analyze.py | R-raw | 10,343 | ed7cf6999a49 |
+| interpretation.txt | K | 3,514 | 90935db2aa99 |
+| results.json | R-raw | 15,137 | 678a0759871a |
+| run.json | R-raw | 1,170 | 53e303fd0d5d |
+| sources.csv | R-raw | 2,313 | 40d3736b8ef1 |
+| stdout.txt | R-raw | 1,179 | 756d8c38e213 |
+
+## tests/validation/multigrid/cpuref_0_3_evidence
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| README.txt | K | 4,133 | 62897bfd9812 |
+| README_grok.md | K | 1,751 | 2d36e05661a8 |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 39,291 | 188491096547 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 3,495 | 10c19f5fe5ca |
+| results_horsea.json | R-raw | 2,281 | 3b163384e376 |
+| stdout_grok.txt | R-raw | 7,143 | 5a0c270ea4ae |
+| stdout_horsea.txt | R-raw | 9,013 | adff8bb8d295 |
+
+## tests/validation/multigrid/local_stress_v1_evidence
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| README.txt | K | 8,239 | 3513fd294223 |
+| TABLE_local_stress_observable_v1.md | K | 2,967 | 6115dcde0f46 |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 43,991 | ab631ea4f2ad |
+| comparison.json | R-raw | 13,248 | d7d1b36eb247 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 4,132 | c6c44d8125cd |
+| results_horsea.json | R-raw | 2,671 | 79bdf001f948 |
+| run_once.py | R-raw | 4,313 | fa9c5239e993 |
+| source_manifest.json | P-pin | 622 | 0516f1860407 |
+| stdout_horsea.txt | R-raw | 17,091 | a20c554693df |
+| stdout_local_stress_observable_v1.txt | R-raw | 12,238 | 692ffe1a05da |
+
+## tests/validation/multigrid/shear_v0_2_evidence
+
+| File | Class | Bytes | Blob |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| README.txt | K | 7,220 | 772f74ad40ff |
+| baseline.json | P-pin | 41,751 | 70d9c9fa71c0 |
+| comparison.json | R-raw | 7,679 | 0af8736f9a01 |
+| joint_report.md | K | 6,110 | eed871221298 |
+| manifest.json | P-pin | 3,796 | b22d03a1ba9e |
+| results_horsea.json | R-raw | 1,957 | b2cd48a07a08 |
+| run_once.py | R-raw | 3,245 | 0b8d5e21f326 |
+| source_manifest.json | P-pin | 574 | 4d1c742690c7 |
+| stdout_grok.txt | R-raw | 7,950 | 0e80b1aba7f6 |
+| stdout_horsea.txt | R-raw | 11,421 | 3c867cdac197 |