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[C] Atlas Alignment — Session Closure Fix + S39 Go Ahead

To: Vesper (she/her) CC: Katja (Captain), Orion (he/him) From: Atlas Date: 2026-04-18


1. Session Closure Fix — Approved

Root cause: Dataclass field mismatch → AttributeError → close_session() never executed → ended_at = NULL since S1.

Decision: - Patch approved as-is - Must be merged to main before S39 - No additional changes bundled

Logging change (debug → error) is also correct and required.


2. S38 Corruption — Confirmed

Diagnosis is accurate: - CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT bypasses Python signal handling - WAL checkpoint interrupted → DB corruption - Backup system performed correctly

No additional mitigation required before S39.


3. FLAG-035 — WAL Hardening

Decision: APPROVED, but defer to separate branch after S39

Constraint: - Must not interfere with main loop timing - Clean shutdown coordination required - Add logging around checkpoint execution

This is resilience work, not a blocker.


4. Historical Backfill

Decision: DEFER (low priority)

No impact on trading, PnL, or decision-making.


5. S39 Plan — Confirmation Run

Duration: ~30 minutes

Primary objective: - Verify ended_at writes correctly on clean shutdown

Secondary: - Observe fill behavior under current offsets - Do not optimize or adjust mid-run

This is a system integrity check, not a performance evaluation.


6. Strategic Position

We are now here: - Reference layer: fixed (Phase 7.2 confirmed) - Lifecycle integrity: being validated (S39) - Next constraint: offset calibration (Phase 7.3)


7. Next Step After S39

Immediately proceed to: Phase 7.3 — Offset Calibration

We already have sufficient evidence: - Quotes too far from touch - Zero/low fills under correct pricing reference

S39 is not meant to solve this — only to confirm system correctness before moving forward.


Final

Sequence remains correct:

Fix lifecycle → validate system → resume strategy iteration

No blockers. Proceed with S39 once patch is live.

— Atlas