Iteration within the C24 topology-as-data milestone (#156). Codifies the
blueprint format's additive forward-compatibility under one discipline:
Tier-1 (additive-optional) = serde-default silent-ignore, no version bump,
C1 default-equals-prior-behaviour; Tier-2 (must-understand: new node type,
edge semantics, structural-axis kind) = bump format_version so an old reader
refuses cleanly rather than building a different graph.
Most of #156 already shipped with #155 (cycle 0087): the format_version
envelope, omit-defaults canonical form, and both Tier-2 load-path refusals
(LoadError::UnsupportedVersion / UnknownNodeType) are present and green.
The genuine remainder is one unproven property — forward-tolerance of an
unknown optional field on the current loader — plus codifying the discipline
in the LoadError doc and the C24 ledger entry. Not a new mechanism.
Derived fork recorded on #156: the per-section required-flag mechanism (PNG
critical-vs-ancillary) is NOT built — the version envelope already gives the
must-understand refusal at version granularity, there is no current Tier-2
section to validate a finer scheme against, and C1 holds either way.
Boss-signed on a grounding-check PASS (all current-behaviour claims ratified
by named green tests; the new Tier-1 pin correctly absent — this cycle's
deliverable). refs #156
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