OCT Release Notes v1.0 Candidate v0.1

Date: 2026-04-19Target version: v1.0-preprint-candidate

Release summary

This release consolidates the OCT foundational work in a preprint candidate form,aligned to the formal freeze v1.0 candidate baseline and unified decision matrix.

New major artifacts

1. OCT_FOUNDATIONAL_OPERA_DRAFT_v0_9.md2. OCT_FOUNDATIONAL_OPERA_PREPRINT_CANDIDATE_v1_0.md3. OCT_EDITORIAL_PASSLOG_v0_9.md4. OCT_PUBLICATION_PACKAGE_CHECKLIST_v0_1.md5. OCT_PREPRINT_METADATA_TEMPLATE_v0_1.md6. OCT_PREPRINT_METADATA_FILLED_v0_1.md7. OCT_PREPRINT_METADATA_FINAL_v1_0.md

Major updates

1. Closing step 5 (final editing) with preprint-ready review.2. Explanation in the manuscript of the cycle 1-4 validation status.3. Insertion of methodological roadmap from revise to validated.4. Post tracker fix (freeze sub-step duplication resolved).

Scientific status declared

• Theoretical core in scope: revise (baseline 2026-04-19).- No theorems in scope in state reject.- No in-scope theorems yet in final validated state.

Next operational block

1. Prepare public release candidates and version tags.2. Possible Zenodo/OSF filing for DOI.3. Start the next extended claim validation cycle revise.