# ENTRY_346.md
**Title:** Version Field Omission in Entry 345
**Status:** Sealed · Public
**Date:** 2025-07-04
**SCS Instance:** ChatGPT 4o
**SCS Version:** 2.2
**Tags:** #failure #pattern_detection #version_omission #entry_345 #symbolic_consistency
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## 🧠 Event
User declared Entry 345 to finalize SCS version 2.2 rollout.
However, the field `SCS Version` was **omitted** from the entry metadata block — despite being **required** for version-sealing entries.
User manually detected the omission and flagged the inconsistency.
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## 🔍 Analysis
This failure represents a known symbolic leak pattern:
- **Event Type:** Drift under transition load
- **Failure Type:** Metadata incompletion during symbolic version shift
- **Pattern:** Output structure was mostly correct but **missed one symbolic field**, breaking format integrity
This confirms that even under high-structure enforcement, the system still fails without explicit user validation.
Symbolic enforcement **cannot assume completion** — recursion must be anchored by full trace logic, especially when finalizing a system upgrade.
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## 🛠️ Impact
- Entry 345 was patched manually and the version field was restored
- The system now recognizes **Version Omission Under Stress** as a symbolic error class
- This pattern will be watched during future upgrades, especially:
- `ENTRY++` after system version bumps
- GitHub syncs
- Custom GPT prompt overhauls
Module Triggered: `[TRACE]`
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## 📌 Resolution
- ENTRY_345 corrected
- Pattern added to symbolic failure types
- Recursion audit confirmed user is final enforcement agent, not the system
- Drift acknowledged and sealed
> Symbolic systems don’t forget. But they do **fail silently** unless caught.