ticket(#000008,#000006,index): §12.6 reminder A/B verdict + cross-refs

§12.6 in #000008 captures the 2026-05-03T12-38-53Z reminder-only
A/B (apply_caps=False, reminder=True) on the same 9-question
broad subset:

  Mode      | Strict-rate    | Mean ratio        | UNGROUNDED
  ----------+----------------+-------------------+-----------
  quote     | 0.56 → 0.52    | 0.900 → 0.845     |  0 → 0
  pointer   | 0.00 → 0.00    | 0.473 → 0.643     |  9 → 6
  JSON      | 0.19 → 0.22    | 0.524 → 0.735     |  7 → 1

Pointer-mode violation deltas:
  FORMAT_COLLAPSED      2 →  0  (-100%)
  NO_EVIDENCE_POINTER   9 →  6  ( -33%)
  TITLE_MISMATCH       10 → 15  ( +50%)  ← side effect
  TOO_MANY_CLAIMS       7 →  8  ( +14%)

§10.8 gate verdict: MET. Both FORMAT_COLLAPSED and NO_EVIDENCE_
POINTER cleared the 5pp floor (−7pp absolute / −11pp absolute
respectively). Strongest signals are mean-ratio improvements
(+17pp pointer, +21pp JSON) — grounded rows ground BETTER under
reminder. JSON-mode UNGROUNDED dropped 7 → 1, a 22pp redistribution
from "didn't ground" to "partially grounded".

Caveat: TITLE_MISMATCH increased (+50%). Reminder may pressure
Hermes to cite *something* rather than say "no evidence", picking
up wrong-source citations as a side effect.

Recommendation: §10.8 gate met but hold default flip until §12.7
(cap-only) and §12.8 (cap+reminder) cells run, per §10.8 "if A+B
together outperform either alone by ≥5pp: land Option D".

Cross-references:

- TICKETS.md index: #000008 status flipped to "open · phases 0–4
  landed; bench A/B in progress".
- #000006 rolling log: cross-reference to #000008's bench cycles
  + the d24291b classifier-defect fix surfaced from the
  distribution scan.

docs/TICKETS.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Newest first. Update on every open/close.
 
 | ID       | Title                                          | Status                | Opened     | Directive |
 |----------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------|-----------|
-| #000008  | Broad-quantifier preflight guard               | open · awaiting go/no-go | 2026-05-02 | —         |
+| #000008  | Broad-quantifier preflight guard               | open · phases 0–4 landed; bench A/B in progress | 2026-05-02 | —         |
 | #000007  | Query-layer hyphen folding                     | closed · 2026-05-02   | 2026-05-02 | —         |
 | #000006  | Bench-emergent findings (rolling research log) | open · rolling        | 2026-05-02 | —         |
 | #000005  | Label ladder migration (POINTER-LINKED → …)    | closed · 2026-05-02   | 2026-05-01 | D7        |

docs/tickets/ticket-000006-bench-emergent-findings.md

@@ -381,3 +381,24 @@ Open · rolling research log. Three original tuning candidates:
 sidecar tightened); (2) `xxviii` STRICT acceptance — kept as
 designed; (3) metaphor sidecar calibration — deferred until
 sample size grows. Re-amend as findings accumulate.
+
+## Cross-reference: ticket #000008 bench cycles (2026-05-03)
+
+Ticket #000008 (broad-quantifier preflight guard) landed Phases
+0–4 on 2026-05-03 and now runs its own bench A/B cycles per its
+§12 with the `--policy KEY=VALUE` harness flag (commit `002f84c`).
+Findings relevant to the rolling-emergent stream:
+
+- The `bench/qa_questions.txt` 73-question set carries 7 broad
+  questions (~10%) classified ALL/COMPREHENSIVE/OPEN_REQUEST by
+  the §10 classifier. Two bounded-universal fixtures added 2026-
+  05-03 (`name all members of the beatles`, `list all planets in
+  the solar system`).
+- Classifier defect caught + fixed in `d24291b`: `how many X?`
+  was mis-classifying as MANY (4 false positives across the
+  bench). Fixed via leading-anchor count-question short-circuit.
+- `metaphor_deflection` calibration (item 3 above) can leverage
+  #000008's larger bench cycles — the broad-subset A/B at n=3 ×
+  3 modes accumulates 81 rows per cell, useful sample size growth
+  for metaphor-sidecar tuning if the metaphor cue happens to fire
+  on broad-quantifier shapes.

docs/tickets/ticket-000008-broad-quantifier-preflight-guard.md

@@ -1890,15 +1890,83 @@ Empirically:
 
 Per §10.8 decision tree, A/B sequence with this same broad subset:
 
-- [ ] **Reminder only** (apply_caps=False, reminder=True). Tests
+- [x] **Reminder only** (apply_caps=False, reminder=True) — §12.6.
-  whether reminder injection moves NO_EVIDENCE_POINTER rate.
+- [ ] **Cap only** (apply_caps=True, reminder=False).
-  Strongest single-knob candidate per §12.4.
+- [ ] **Cap + reminder** (apply_caps=True, reminder=True).
-- [ ] **Cap only** (apply_caps=True, reminder=False). Tests whether
-  cap-application alone shifts violation distribution. Expected
-  to move TOO_MANY_CLAIMS rate but not STRICT-rate.
-- [ ] **Cap + reminder** (apply_caps=True, reminder=True). Tests
-  combined effect. Defaults flip on if and only if this beats
-  reminder-only by ≥5pp.
 
 5pp signal floor per `docs/bench-maxing.md` for default-flip
 decisions. Each cycle adds 81 runs at ~12-17min on Hermes.
+
+### 12.6 Reminder-only A/B (2026-05-03T12-38-53Z)
+
+Same 9-question broad subset (`bench/qa_questions_quantifier_subset.txt`),
+3 modes × n=3 = 81 runs. Policy override:
+`--policy quantifier_reminder_enabled=true`. Everything else
+defaulted (apply_caps=False, reject_broad=False).
+
+Comparison against §12.2 baseline (reminder=False):
+
+| Mode                    | Strict-rate    | Mean ratio        | UNGROUNDED count |
+|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
+| `quote`                 | 0.56 → 0.52    | 0.900 → 0.845     | 0 → 0            |
+| `claim_lattice_pointer` | 0.00 → 0.00    | 0.473 → **0.643** (+17pp) | 9 → 6 (−3) |
+| `claim_lattice` (JSON)  | 0.19 → 0.22    | 0.524 → **0.735** (+21pp) | 7 → 1 (**−22pp**) |
+
+**Pointer-mode violation kind shifts:**
+
+| Kind                  | OFF | ON  | Δ        |
+|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------|
+| **FORMAT_COLLAPSED**  | 2   | 0   | −100%    |
+| **NO_EVIDENCE_POINTER** | 9 | 6   | −33%     |
+| TITLE_MISMATCH        | 10  | 15  | +50%     |
+| TOO_MANY_CLAIMS       | 7   | 8   | +14%     |
+| CITATION_MISMATCH     | 14  | 14  | 0        |
+| WARRANT_MISSING       | 4   | 3   | −25%     |
+| LAZY_ANCHOR_DEMOTE    | 3   | 3   | 0        |
+| POINTER_OVERFLOW_TRIMMED | 3 | 3  | 0        |
+| SCHEMA_INVALID        | 4   | 3   | −25%     |
+
+**§10.8 gate verdict — MET.**
+
+The §10.8 rule is *"If reminder injection reduces FORMAT_COLLAPSED
+OR pointer-loss rate by ≥5pp: enable Option B (reminder default-on)."*
+
+Both criteria cleared:
+
+- **FORMAT_COLLAPSED**: 2/27 → 0/27 (Δ ≈ −7pp absolute, 100% relative).
+- **NO_EVIDENCE_POINTER (pointer-loss)**: 9/27 → 6/27
+  (Δ ≈ −11pp absolute, 33% relative).
+
+Strongest signals are NOT in the headline strict-rate column.
+They're in:
+
+- **Mean-ratio jumped on both lattice modes**: pointer +17pp,
+  JSON +21pp. Grounded rows are MORE thoroughly grounded under
+  reminder.
+- **JSON mode UNGROUNDED collapsed 7 → 1**: 22pp reduction. The
+  HYBRID pool grew (15 → 20) and one row escaped to STRICT.
+  Operator-visible "didn't ground" reclassified as "partially
+  grounded".
+- **FORMAT_COLLAPSED elimination**: the reminder explicitly
+  restated the [E\d+] citation rule, and Hermes followed it.
+
+**Caveats:**
+
+- n=3 × 9 questions = 27 per mode is small. Variance is real;
+  Hermes nondeterminism dominates at this sample size.
+- TITLE_MISMATCH went UP (10 → 15). The reminder may pressure
+  Hermes to cite *something* rather than say "no evidence",
+  picking up wrong-source citations as a side effect. Trade-off
+  visible: NO_EVIDENCE_POINTER ↓ but TITLE_MISMATCH ↑.
+- Quote-mode strict-rate dipped 4pp (0.56 → 0.52). The reminder
+  shouldn't fire on quote (mode-gated via
+  `quantifier_guard_modes`), so this is likely Hermes
+  nondeterminism — but worth verifying with tighter n.
+
+**Recommendation:**
+
+The §10.8 gate is met. Reminder default-on for lattice modes is
+supported by the data. **But hold the default flip until §12.7
+cap-only and §12.8 cap+reminder cells run** — per §10.8 we need
+to know whether cap+reminder beats reminder-only by ≥5pp before
+defaulting to D vs B.