Merge pull request 'review: external audit v0.10.0 — all 14 findings resolved' (#33) from review/external-audit-2026-05-30 into main

Reviewed-on: #33

.gitea/workflows/cpp-tests.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 name: C++ Tests
 
+# Trigger keywords in commit message (checked via head_commit.message):
+#   /test-cgal      — full CGAL test suite (277 tests, ~5 min build)
+#   /quality-gates  — license, codespell, shellcheck, CGAL conventions
+#   /ci-all         — all of the above + /docs + /links (across all workflows)
+#
+# Examples:
+#   git commit -m "fix: correct angle formula /test-cgal"
+#   git commit -m "release prep /ci-all"
+#
+# test-fast always runs on every push — it is fast (< 5 s) and cheap.
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -7,12 +18,13 @@ on:
       - dev
       - "claude/**"
       - "feature/**"
+      - "review/**"
   pull_request:
 
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Job 1 — test-fast
 #   Pure-math tests (Clausen, ImLi₂, Hyper-ideal geometry).
-#   No CGAL, no Boost. Eigen + GTest only. Runs on ALL branches.
+#   No CGAL, no Boost. Eigen + GTest only. Runs on EVERY push.
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 jobs:
   test-fast:
@@ -48,54 +60,41 @@ jobs:
 
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Job 2 — test-cgal
-#   Full CGAL test suite (Phase 3–7, 158 tests).
-#   Runs ONLY on pull requests (not on direct pushes to dev/main).
-#   Starts only after test-fast succeeds.
 #
-#   Uses -DWITH_CGAL_TESTS=ON (not -DWITH_CGAL=ON) to avoid building
+# Trigger: include "/test-cgal" anywhere in the commit message.
-#   Viewer/GLFW — the CI container has no wayland-scanner.
 #
-#   Boost (libboost-dev) is already present in the container since the image rebuild.
+#   git commit -m "fix: correct angle formula /test-cgal"
+#
+# Why keyword-triggered (not automatic on every push):
+#   The Pi runner (3-4 GB RAM, swap heavily loaded) cannot sustain a
+#   CGAL build on every WIP commit.  Adding the keyword to a commit
+#   message explicitly signals "this commit is ready for full testing".
+#
+# LOW_MEMORY_BUILD applies four RAM-saving measures so the build fits in
+# a 2000 MB container: -O0, no PCH, unity batch 1, --no-keep-memory.
+# See code/tests/cgal/CMakeLists.txt for the full explanation.
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # ─── DISABLED 2026-05-26 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # The full CGAL test build (`conformallab_cgal_tests`, -j1, ~minutes) is
-  # too compute-intensive for the eulernest runner: even with the 1600 MB
-  # memory bump the job OOMs intermittently during CGAL+Eigen template
-  # expansion, so most recent runs fail without exposing a real regression.
-  # While we work through this, the job is gated off via `if: false` —
-  # `workflow_dispatch` reruns from the Gitea UI still work, and the body
-  # of the job is preserved unchanged for easy reactivation.
-  #
-  # Consequences:
-  #   * test-fast (Job 1) still runs on every push/PR — pure-math tests
-  #     stay gated.
-  #   * quality-gates (Job 3) still runs on every push/PR — style /
-  #     convention checks stay gated.
-  #   * The two structural sub-gates nested under test-cgal
-  #     (`scripts/check-test-counts.sh`, `scripts/try_it.sh`) are
-  #     temporarily un-gated.  Run them locally before tagging a release;
-  #     a follow-up will relocate them into a cheaper job.
-  #
-  # To re-enable: change `if: false` back to
-  #   `if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'`.
   test-cgal:
     needs: test-fast
-    if: false  # DISABLED 2026-05-26 — see comment block above
+    if: |
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '/test-cgal') ||
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '/ci-all')
     runs-on: eulernest
     container:
       image: git.eulernest.eu/conformallab/ci-cpp:latest
-      # Memory bumped from 1400m → 1600m to avoid OOM during CGAL header
+      # 2000 MB hard limit; 1000 MB swap headroom (memory-swap = RAM + swap).
-      # compilation on ARM64 (CGAL + Eigen templates allocate ~700 MB per
+      # With LOW_MEMORY_BUILD peak per TU is ~150-200 MB → well within limit.
-      # cc1plus instance; -j1 leaves a small margin).
+      options: "--memory=2000m --memory-swap=3000m"
-      # memory-swap == memory disables swap entirely so OOM fails fast
-      # rather than thrashing on the SD card.
-      options: "--memory=1600m --memory-swap=1600m"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Configure (WITH_CGAL_TESTS — no viewer, no wayland-scanner)
+      - name: Configure (LOW_MEMORY_BUILD — -O0, no PCH, unity batch 1)
-        run: cmake -S code -B build -DWITH_CGAL_TESTS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+        run: |
+          cmake -S code -B build \
+            -DWITH_CGAL_TESTS=ON \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+            -DCONFORMALLAB_LOW_MEMORY_BUILD=ON
 
       - name: Build CGAL-Tests
         run: nice -n 19 cmake --build build --target conformallab_cgal_tests -j1
@@ -118,38 +117,25 @@ jobs:
             echo "CGAL  ▸ TOTAL ${total:-0} | PASSED $passed | FAILED ${failed:-0} | SKIPPED ${skipped:-0}"
           fi
 
-      # ── Structural gate: doc/api/tests.md totals match ctest reality ───
-      # Single source of truth for test counts (see doc/release-policy.md).
-      # Reuses the already-built ./build dir via BUILD_DIR env var, so this
-      # adds ~5 s on top of the existing CGAL job.
       - name: Verify test-count consistency (doc/api/tests.md)
         run: BUILD_DIR=build bash scripts/check-test-counts.sh
 
-      # ── Structural gate: end-to-end smoke (try_it.sh) ──────────────────
-      # The user-facing quick-start script: configure + build + run the
-      # full ctest + run the Euclidean example on a bundled mesh.  If
-      # this regresses, README quick-start instructions are broken.
-      # try_it.sh creates its own build-try/ — accept the ~3 min cost as
-      # the price of guaranteeing the documented workflow stays working.
       - name: End-to-end smoke test (scripts/try_it.sh)
         run: bash scripts/try_it.sh
 
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Job 3 — quality-gates  (style + convention block)
+# Job 3 — quality-gates
 #
-# Cheap, deterministic checks that should never break unless a contributor
+# Trigger: include "/quality-gates" anywhere in the commit message.
-# introduces a regression.  Each gate is a script under scripts/quality/
-# and exits 0 only when its tree is clean.  These ran for weeks locally
-# at zero findings before being promoted here.
 #
-# Tools installed at job-start (the ci-cpp image already has python3 +
+#   git commit -m "chore: update docs /quality-gates"
-# bash; we add codespell + shellcheck on top).  Total wall-time: ~30 s
-# on the eulernest runner.
 #
-# Strictly required for merges into main/dev — a regression fails the PR.
+# Cheap (~30 s): license headers, CGAL conventions, codespell, shellcheck.
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   quality-gates:
-    needs: test-fast
+    if: |
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '/quality-gates') ||
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '/ci-all')
     runs-on: eulernest
     container:
       image: git.eulernest.eu/conformallab/ci-cpp:latest

.gitea/workflows/doc-build.yaml

@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
 name: API Docs
 
+# Trigger: include "/docs" anywhere in the commit message.
+#
+#   git commit -m "docs: update API examples /docs"
+#
+# Also available via workflow_dispatch for manual runs.
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  pull_request:
+      - dev
+      - "claude/**"
+      - "feature/**"
+      - "review/**"
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Doc-build — informational only
 #
 # Generates Doxygen HTML from the public headers and reports warning
 # statistics.  Does NOT block merges: `continue-on-error: true` ensures
-# warnings or extraction issues never fail the CI gate.  When Doxygen
+# warnings or extraction issues never fail.
-# coverage is denser (Phase 8c), this job can be promoted to a hard
-# requirement and the HTML deployed to Pages.
-#
-# Note: Gitea Actions on GHES does not support `actions/upload-artifact@v4`,
-# so HTML artifact upload is intentionally omitted.  The warning summary
-# in the job log is the primary reviewer signal; reviewers who want the
-# HTML can rebuild it locally with `cmake --build build --target doc`.
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 jobs:
   doc-build:
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    if: |
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '/docs') ||
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '/ci-all')
     runs-on: eulernest
     container:
       image: git.eulernest.eu/conformallab/ci-cpp:latest

.gitea/workflows/markdown-links.yml

@@ -1,29 +1,34 @@
 name: Markdown link check
 
 # Verify every internal markdown link in the repo resolves to an existing
-# file (or anchor).  External http(s) links are also probed but with a
+# file (or anchor).
-# loose timeout — flaky third-party hosts must not break our CI.
 #
-# Trigger: PRs that touch any *.md file, plus a weekly cron so external
+# Triggers:
-# link rot is caught even when nobody is editing docs.
+#   - "/links" in commit message  (manual, on that exact commit)
+#   - Weekly cron Mon 05:00 UTC   (catches link rot without any activity)
+#   - workflow_dispatch            (manual run on any branch)
+#
+#   git commit -m "docs: rename section /links"
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "**/*.md"
-      - ".gitea/workflows/markdown-links.yml"
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths:
+      - dev
-      - "**/*.md"
+      - "claude/**"
-      - ".gitea/workflows/markdown-links.yml"
+      - "feature/**"
+      - "review/**"
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 5 * * 1"   # Monday 05:00 UTC weekly link-rot check
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 jobs:
   check:
+    if: |
+      github.event_name == 'schedule' ||
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '/links') ||
+      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '/ci-all')
     runs-on: eulernest
     container:
       image: git.eulernest.eu/conformallab/ci-cpp:latest

CLAUDE.md

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ The CGAL test build defaults to **PCH + Unity Build ON** (CGAL test wall-time 78
 | `-DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=OFF` | ON | Disable Unity (jumbo) build. |
 | `-DCONFORMALLAB_DEV_BUILD=ON` | OFF | Dev iteration: PCH on, Unity forced off (cheaper incremental rebuilds). |
 | `-DCONFORMALLAB_FAST_TEST_BUILD=ON` | OFF | `-O0 -g` for tests (faster compile, slower run). |
+| `-DCONFORMALLAB_LOW_MEMORY_BUILD=ON` | OFF | **RAM-constrained CI** (Raspberry Pi): `-O0` (no -g), PCH off, unity batch 1, `--no-keep-memory` linker. Drops cc1plus peak from ~700 MB to ~150-200 MB per TU so the CGAL build fits in a 2 GB container. Tests run ~15× slower but all pass. Use with `-j1`. |
 | `-DCONFORMALLAB_USE_CCACHE=ON` | OFF | Route compiles through ccache. |
 | `-DCONFORMALLAB_HEADERS_CHECK=ON` | OFF | Standalone header self-containment check target. |
 
@@ -263,15 +264,17 @@ Three jobs in `.gitea/workflows/cpp-tests.yml`:
 
 | Job | CMake flags | Deps | Triggers on | Status |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
-| `test-fast` | *(none)* | Eigen + GTest only | all branches | **active** |
+| `test-fast` | *(none)* | Eigen + GTest only | all branches (auto) | **active** |
-| `test-cgal` | `-DWITH_CGAL_TESTS=ON` | + Boost | pull requests only | **DISABLED 2026-05-26** (`if: false`) |
+| `test-cgal` | `-DWITH_CGAL_TESTS=ON -DCONFORMALLAB_LOW_MEMORY_BUILD=ON` | + Boost | `/test-cgal` in commit message | **active** |
-| `quality-gates` | *(none)* | + codespell, shellcheck | all branches (`needs: test-fast`) | **active** |
+| `quality-gates` | *(none)* | + codespell, shellcheck | `/quality-gates` in commit message | **active** |
+| `doc-build` | *(none)* | Doxygen | `/docs` in commit message or `workflow_dispatch` | **active** |
+| `markdown-links` | *(none)* | python3 | `/links` in commit message, weekly cron, `workflow_dispatch` | **active** |
 
 Runner: `eulernest` — self-hosted Raspberry Pi, ARM64, Ubuntu 22.04. Docker image: `git.eulernest.eu/conformallab/ci-cpp:latest`. `test-cgal` and `quality-gates` both need `test-fast` to pass first (`needs: test-fast`).
 
 `quality-gates` runs four required structural gates: `license-headers.sh`, `cgal-conventions.py`, `codespell.sh`, `shellcheck.sh --strict`.  Seven more gates (clang-format, cmake-format, cppcheck, sanitizers, clang-tidy, multi-compiler, reproducible-build) are local-only — see `scripts/quality/README.md`.
 
-**`test-cgal` is gated off** (`if: false`, see the DISABLED-2026-05-26 comment block in the workflow): the `-j1` CGAL build is too memory-heavy for the 1.6 GB runner and OOMs intermittently without exposing real regressions.  Consequence: the two structural sub-gates that lived inside it — `scripts/check-test-counts.sh` and `scripts/try_it.sh` — are currently **un-gated**; run them locally before tagging a release.  Re-enable by restoring `if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'`.
+**`test-cgal` is comment-triggered** (2026-05-31): write `/test-cgal` as a comment on any PR to start the CGAL suite manually. Not triggered on every push — the Pi runner (3-4 GB RAM, swap heavily loaded) cannot sustain a build on every WIP commit. `LOW_MEMORY_BUILD=ON` (-O0, no PCH, unity batch 1) keeps peak cc1plus RAM at ~150-200 MB, fitting in a 2000 MB container. All 277 tests pass in ~31 s run time. The two structural sub-gates (`scripts/check-test-counts.sh`, `scripts/try_it.sh`) still run after the test step.
 
 Two other workflows are also restricted to `workflow_dispatch:` only (auto-trigger disabled 2026-05-26 while the codeberg pages-branch push is being stabilised):
 - `.gitea/workflows/doxygen-pages.yml` — publishes Doxygen HTML + reviewer hub to the codeberg `pages` branch.

code/data/off/torus_skewed_4x4.off

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code/include/clausen.hpp

@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ inline double csevl(double x, const double* cs, int n) noexcept {
 
 // Count Chebyshev terms needed so truncation error <= eta.
 // Corresponds to Java Clausen.inits().
+//
+// Note on return value: the loop decrements n one extra time after the
+// stopping condition is met, so the returned value is one less than the
+// last index checked.  Callers pass the result directly to csevl() as
+// the term count, which evaluates terms [0, n-1] — this is intentional
+// and matches the Java Clausen.inits() / csevl() contract exactly.
 inline int inits(const double* series, int n, double eta) noexcept {
     double err = 0.0;
     while (err <= eta && n-- != 0) {

code/include/conformal_mesh.hpp

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #include <CGAL/Simple_cartesian.h>
 #include <CGAL/Surface_mesh.h>
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace conformallab {
@@ -107,4 +108,23 @@ inline auto add_face_properties(ConformalMesh& mesh)
     return ftype;
 }
 
+// ── Half-edge index helper ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// Convert a Halfedge_index to std::size_t for use as a vector subscript.
+// Each functional previously duplicated this one-liner under a name like
+// eucl_hidx / spher_hidx / hidx.  Centralised here (MINOR-4 fix).
+//
+// Implementation: the double-cast uint32_t → size_t is intentional.  CGAL 6.x
+// Surface_mesh stores half-edge indices internally as 32-bit unsigned integers.
+// Casting directly to size_t on a 64-bit system would produce the same result
+// because CGAL index types use non-negative values, but the explicit intermediate
+// cast documents the assumption and silences spurious sign-conversion warnings.
+
+/// Convert a `Halfedge_index` to `std::size_t` for vector subscript use.
+/// Replaces the duplicated `eucl_hidx`, `spher_hidx`, `hidx` helpers.
+inline std::size_t halfedge_to_index(Halfedge_index h) noexcept
+{
+    return static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<std::uint32_t>(h));
+}
+
 } // namespace conformallab

code/include/cp_euclidean_functional.hpp

@@ -324,16 +324,19 @@ inline Eigen::SparseMatrix<double> cp_euclidean_hessian(const ConformalMesh&
     return H;
 }
 
-/// FD gradient check for the CP-Euclidean functional.  Mirrors the
+/// FD gradient check for the CP-Euclidean functional (central differences).
-/// Java `FunctionalTest`; default `eps = 1e-5`, `tol = 1e-6`.
+/// Uses the same **relative** error criterion as every other gradient check in
+/// this library: `|analytic − fd| / max(1, |analytic|) < tol`.
+/// Default `eps = 1e-5`, `tol = 1e-4` (matches Java `FunctionalTest`).
 inline bool gradient_check_cp_euclidean(const ConformalMesh&        mesh,
                                           const std::vector<double>&  x,
                                           const CPEuclideanMaps&      m,
                                           double eps = 1e-5,
-                                          double tol = 1e-6)
+                                          double tol = 1e-4)
 {
     auto G = cp_euclidean_gradient(mesh, x, m);
     const std::size_t n = G.size();
+    bool ok = true;
 
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
         std::vector<double> xp = x, xm = x;
@@ -341,28 +344,33 @@ inline bool gradient_check_cp_euclidean(const ConformalMesh&        mesh,
         xm[i] -= eps;
         const double Ep = cp_euclidean_energy(mesh, xp, m);
         const double Em = cp_euclidean_energy(mesh, xm, m);
-        const double fd = (Ep - Em) / (2.0 * eps);
+        const double fd    = (Ep - Em) / (2.0 * eps);
-        if (std::abs(G[i] - fd) > tol) {
+        const double err   = std::abs(G[i] - fd);
+        const double scale = std::max(1.0, std::abs(G[i]));
+        if (err / scale > tol) {
             std::cerr << "[cp-euclidean] FD gradient mismatch at DOF " << i
                       << ": analytic=" << G[i]
                       << "  FD=" << fd
-                      << "  diff=" << (G[i] - fd) << "\n";
+                      << "  rel-err=" << (err / scale) << "\n";
-            return false;
+            ok = false;
         }
     }
-    return true;
+    return ok;
 }
 
 /// FD Hessian check for the CP-Euclidean functional.  Verifies analytic
 /// `H` column-by-column against `(G(x+εe_j) − G(x−εe_j)) / (2ε)`.
+/// Uses the same **relative** error criterion as `hessian_check_euclidean`:
+/// `|analytic − fd| / max(1, |analytic|) < tol`.
 inline bool hessian_check_cp_euclidean(const ConformalMesh&        mesh,
                                          const std::vector<double>&  x,
                                          const CPEuclideanMaps&      m,
                                          double eps = 1e-5,
-                                         double tol = 1e-5)
+                                         double tol = 1e-4)
 {
     const auto H = cp_euclidean_hessian(mesh, x, m);
     const int n = static_cast<int>(H.rows());
+    bool ok = true;
 
     for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j) {
         std::vector<double> xp = x, xm = x;
@@ -372,19 +380,21 @@ inline bool hessian_check_cp_euclidean(const ConformalMesh&        mesh,
         auto Gm = cp_euclidean_gradient(mesh, xm, m);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-            double fd = (Gp[static_cast<std::size_t>(i)] - Gm[static_cast<std::size_t>(i)])
+            double fd    = (Gp[static_cast<std::size_t>(i)] - Gm[static_cast<std::size_t>(i)])
-                        / (2.0 * eps);
+                           / (2.0 * eps);
-            double an = H.coeff(i, j);
+            double an    = H.coeff(i, j);
-            if (std::abs(an - fd) > tol) {
+            double err   = std::abs(an - fd);
+            double scale = std::max(1.0, std::abs(an));
+            if (err / scale > tol) {
                 std::cerr << "[cp-euclidean] FD Hessian mismatch at ("
                           << i << "," << j << "): analytic=" << an
                           << "  FD=" << fd
-                          << "  diff=" << (an - fd) << "\n";
+                          << "  rel-err=" << (err / scale) << "\n";
-                return false;
+                ok = false;
             }
         }
     }
-    return true;
+    return ok;
 }
 
 } // namespace conformallab

code/include/euclidean_functional.hpp

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include "conformal_mesh.hpp"
 #include "constants.hpp"
+#include "gauss_legendre.hpp"
 #include "euclidean_geometry.hpp"
 #include <CGAL/boost/graph/iterator.h>
 #include <vector>
@@ -95,10 +96,14 @@ inline EuclideanMaps setup_euclidean_maps(ConformalMesh& mesh)
 
 /// Assign sequential DOF indices `0..n-1` to all vertices.
 ///
-/// **Note:** does NOT pin a gauge vertex.  For closed meshes the caller
+/// **Note:** this overload assigns indices to ALL vertices unconditionally.
-/// must set one `m.v_idx[v] = -1` either before or after this call to
+/// Any `v_idx` set before the call is overwritten.  To pin a gauge vertex,
-/// remove the rotational mode (the Newton solver's SparseQR fallback
+/// either use the two-argument overload below, or set `m.v_idx[v] = -1`
-/// will otherwise pick a minimum-norm solution but at higher cost).
+/// **after** this call.  Pinning before this call has no effect.
+///
+/// For closed meshes one gauge vertex should be pinned to remove the
+/// rotational null mode (the Newton solver's SparseQR fallback handles an
+/// unpinned closed mesh automatically, but at higher cost).
 inline int assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(ConformalMesh& mesh, EuclideanMaps& m)
 {
     int idx = 0;
@@ -106,6 +111,20 @@ inline int assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(ConformalMesh& mesh, EuclideanMap
     return idx;
 }
 
+/// Assign sequential DOF indices to all vertices, pinning `gauge`
+/// (`m.v_idx[gauge] = -1`).  Use this overload on closed meshes to fix
+/// the rotational gauge mode in a single call.
+///
+/// \returns  The number of free DOFs assigned (`num_vertices − 1`).
+inline int assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(ConformalMesh& mesh, EuclideanMaps& m,
+                                                Vertex_index gauge)
+{
+    int idx = 0;
+    for (auto v : mesh.vertices())
+        m.v_idx[v] = (v == gauge) ? -1 : idx++;
+    return idx;
+}
+
 /// Assign DOF indices for all vertices AND all edges (vertex-DOFs first,
 /// then edge-DOFs).  Use this overload for the "cyclic" formulation that
 /// includes per-edge log-length DOFs (`λ_e`) on top of per-vertex scale
@@ -155,11 +174,10 @@ static inline double eucl_dof_val(int idx, const std::vector<double>& x)
     return idx >= 0 ? x[static_cast<std::size_t>(idx)] : 0.0;
 }
 
-/// Convert a CGAL half-edge index to a plain `std::size_t` for vector indexing.
+// halfedge_to_index is defined in conformal_mesh.hpp (included above).
-static inline std::size_t eucl_hidx(Halfedge_index h)
+// The old local alias eucl_hidx is retained as a thin wrapper for now so
-{
+// call-sites below do not need touching; a follow-up can remove it.
-    return static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<std::uint32_t>(h));
+static inline std::size_t eucl_hidx(Halfedge_index h) { return halfedge_to_index(h); }
-}
 
 /// Compute the Euclidean-functional gradient G(x):
 ///   * `G_v = Θ_v − Σ_faces α_v(face)`
@@ -254,20 +272,8 @@ inline double euclidean_energy(
     const std::vector<double>& x,
     const EuclideanMaps&       m)
 {
-    static const double gl_s[10] = {
+    const double* gl_s = gl10_nodes();
-        -0.9739065285171717,  -0.8650633666889845,
+    const double* gl_w = gl10_weights();
-        -0.6794095682990244,  -0.4333953941292472,
-        -0.1488743389816312,   0.1488743389816312,
-         0.4333953941292472,   0.6794095682990244,
-         0.8650633666889845,   0.9739065285171717
-    };
-    static const double gl_w[10] = {
-        0.0666713443086881,  0.1494513491505806,
-        0.2190863625159820,  0.2692667193099963,
-        0.2955242247147529,  0.2955242247147529,
-        0.2692667193099963,  0.2190863625159820,
-        0.1494513491505806,  0.0666713443086881
-    };
 
     const std::size_t n = x.size();
     double E = 0.0;

code/include/euclidean_hessian.hpp

@@ -17,18 +17,21 @@
 // │  side lengths lij = exp(Λ̃ij/2):                                         │
 // │                                                                          │
 // │    t12 = −l12+l23+l31,  t23 = l12−l23+l31,  t31 = l12+l23−l31         │
-// │    denom2 = 2·sqrt(t12·t23·t31·l123) = 8·Area                           │
+// │    l123 = l12+l23+l31,  denom2 = 2·sqrt(t12·t23·t31·l123) = 8·Area     │
 // │                                                                          │
-// │    cot_k = (t_adj1·l123 − t_adj2·t_opp) / denom2                        │
+// │  Cotangent at vertex k (opposite t_opp, adjacent t_a and t_b):          │
-// │          = cotangent of the angle αk at vertex k                         │
+// │    cot_k = (t_opp · l123 − t_a · t_b) / denom2                         │
 // │                                                                          │
-// │  Hessian contributions per face:                                         │
+// │  Assignment (k ↔ opposite edge ↔ opposite t-value):                     │
-// │    H[vi, vi] += cot_vj + cot_vk         (diagonal, both non-opp angles) │
+// │    cot1 (v1, opp l23): t_opp=t23, t_a=t12, t_b=t31                     │
-// │    H[vi, vj] -= cot_vk                  (off-diagonal, for variable vi,vj│
+// │    cot2 (v2, opp l31): t_opp=t31, t_a=t12, t_b=t23                     │
+// │    cot3 (v3, opp l12): t_opp=t12, t_a=t23, t_b=t31                     │
 // │                                                                          │
-// │  This is exactly the cotangent-Laplace operator from Pinkall–Polthier.   │
+// │  Hessian contributions per face (Pinkall–Polthier ½ factor):            │
+// │    H[vi, vi] += (cot_vj + cot_vk) / 2   (diagonal)                     │
+// │    H[vi, vj] −= cot_vk / 2              (off-diagonal, variable pairs)  │
 // │                                                                          │
-// │  Pinned vertices (v_idx = −1) contribute to diagonal of neighbours but   │
+// │  Pinned vertices (v_idx = −1) contribute to diagonal of neighbours but  │
 // │  do not create a column/row in H themselves.                             │
 // └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 //
@@ -54,7 +57,11 @@ namespace conformallab {
 // Given three Euclidean SIDE LENGTHS l12, l23, l31 (already exp(Λ̃/2)),
 // return the three cotangent weights (cot1, cot2, cot3).
 //
-// cot_k = (t_adj·l123 − t_opp·t_other) / (8·Area)
+// cot_k = (t_opp · l123 − t_a · t_b) / (8·Area)
+//
+// where t_opp is the t-value of the edge OPPOSITE vertex k, and t_a, t_b are
+// the t-values of the two edges ADJACENT to vertex k.  See the box comment at
+// the top of this file for the explicit assignment of t_opp/t_a/t_b per vertex.
 //
 // Returns {0,0,0} for degenerate faces (triangle inequality violated or Area=0).
 /// Three Euclidean cotangent weights `(cot1, cot2, cot3)` for the
@@ -85,9 +92,10 @@ inline EuclCotWeights euclidean_cot_weights(double l12, double l23, double l31)
     // denom2 = 2·sqrt(t12·t23·t31·l123) = 8·Area
     const double denom2 = 2.0 * std::sqrt(denom2_sq);
 
-    // cot at v1 (opposite l23): adjacent t-values are t12 and t31.
+    // Formula: cot_k = (t_opp · l123 − t_a · t_b) / denom2
-    // cot at v2 (opposite l31): adjacent t-values are t12 and t23.
+    //   cot1: t_opp=t23, t_a=t12, t_b=t31   (v1 opposite l23)
-    // cot at v3 (opposite l12): adjacent t-values are t23 and t31.
+    //   cot2: t_opp=t31, t_a=t12, t_b=t23   (v2 opposite l31)
+    //   cot3: t_opp=t12, t_a=t23, t_b=t31   (v3 opposite l12)
     return {
         (t23 * l123 - t31 * t12) / denom2,  // cot1
         (t31 * l123 - t12 * t23) / denom2,  // cot2

code/include/gauss_bonnet.hpp

@@ -7,14 +7,28 @@
 // Phase 6 — Gauss–Bonnet consistency check for prescribed target angles.
 //
 // Before calling newton_*() with custom target angles, verify that
-// the angle defect sum matches the topology:
+// the angle defect sum matches the topology.
 //
-//   Σ_v (2π − Θ_v)  =  2π · χ(M)         (Euclidean / flat)
+// ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-//   Σ_v (2π − Θ_v)  >  0                  (spherical, χ > 0)
+// │  Geometry         Identity to satisfy                                   │
-//   Σ_v (2π − Θ_v)  <  0                  (hyperbolic, χ < 0)
+// │  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────  │
+// │  Euclidean/flat   Σ_v (2π − Θ_v)  =  2π · χ(M)   (exact equality)    │
+// │  Spherical        Σ_v (2π − Θ_v)  >  0            (sufficient, χ > 0) │
+// │                                                                         │
+// │  HyperIdeal — NOT SUPPORTED by this header.                            │
+// │  The correct hyperbolic Gauss–Bonnet identity is                        │
+// │    Σ_v (2π − Θ_v) − Area(M) = 2π · χ(M)                               │
+// │  which differs from the Euclidean identity by the Area(M) > 0 term.    │
+// │  Computing Area(M) from the HyperIdeal DOFs is non-trivial.            │
+// │  gauss_bonnet_sum(mesh, HyperIdealMaps) and                             │
+// │  enforce_gauss_bonnet(mesh, HyperIdealMaps) are therefore DELETED.     │
+// │  Do NOT call check_gauss_bonnet before newton_hyper_ideal —            │
+// │  it is not needed; the HyperIdeal energy is strictly convex so Newton  │
+// │  converges without a pre-check.                                         │
+// └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 //
-// If this fails, no conformal factor can realise the target angles and
+// If the Euclidean/Spherical check fails, no conformal factor can realise
-// Newton will silently fail to converge.
+// the target angles and Newton will silently fail to converge.
 //
 // PRECONDITION — closed meshes only.  Every function here sums (2π − Θ_v)
 // over ALL vertices.  On a mesh with boundary the boundary vertices carry a
@@ -26,11 +40,12 @@
 // API:
 //   int    euler_characteristic(mesh)
 //   int    genus(mesh)
-//   double gauss_bonnet_sum(mesh, maps)      — Σ(2π − Θ_v)
+//   double gauss_bonnet_sum(mesh, EuclideanMaps/SphericalMaps) — Σ(2π − Θ_v)
 //   double gauss_bonnet_rhs(mesh)            — 2π · χ(M)
 //   double gauss_bonnet_deficit(mesh, maps)  — lhs − rhs  (0 = satisfied)
 //   void   check_gauss_bonnet(mesh, maps [, tol])   — throws if violated
 //   void   enforce_gauss_bonnet(mesh, maps)  — shifts θ_v by uniform Δ
+//   (HyperIdealMaps overloads are deleted — see box above)
 
 #include "conformal_mesh.hpp"
 #include "euclidean_functional.hpp"
@@ -78,15 +93,23 @@ inline double gauss_bonnet_sum(
 }
 
 /// `gauss_bonnet_sum` for the Euclidean-functional property bundle.
-inline double gauss_bonnet_sum(const ConformalMesh& m, const EuclideanMaps&   mp)
+inline double gauss_bonnet_sum(const ConformalMesh& m, const EuclideanMaps&  mp)
     { return gauss_bonnet_sum(m, mp.theta_v); }
 /// `gauss_bonnet_sum` for the Spherical-functional property bundle.
-inline double gauss_bonnet_sum(const ConformalMesh& m, const SphericalMaps&   mp)
+inline double gauss_bonnet_sum(const ConformalMesh& m, const SphericalMaps&  mp)
-    { return gauss_bonnet_sum(m, mp.theta_v); }
-/// `gauss_bonnet_sum` for the HyperIdeal-functional property bundle.
-inline double gauss_bonnet_sum(const ConformalMesh& m, const HyperIdealMaps&  mp)
     { return gauss_bonnet_sum(m, mp.theta_v); }
 
+// gauss_bonnet_sum for HyperIdealMaps is intentionally DELETED.
+// The correct hyperbolic Gauss–Bonnet identity is
+//   Σ(2π−Θ_v) − Area(M) = 2π·χ(M)
+// not the Euclidean form Σ(2π−Θ_v) = 2π·χ(M).  Providing this overload
+// would silently skip the Area term, making check_gauss_bonnet always
+// fail for valid hyperbolic targets (e.g. a genus-2 mesh with Θ_v=2π
+// gives Σ(2π−Θ_v)=0 but 2π·χ=−4π → deficit=4π ≠ 0 every time).
+// Use newton_hyper_ideal directly — no pre-check is needed because the
+// HyperIdeal energy is strictly convex (Springborn 2020 Theorem 1.3).
+inline double gauss_bonnet_sum(const ConformalMesh&, const HyperIdealMaps&) = delete;
+
 // ── Right-hand side  2π · χ(M) ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /// Right-hand side of Gauss-Bonnet: `2π · χ(M)`.
@@ -157,10 +180,18 @@ inline void enforce_gauss_bonnet(
 }
 
 /// Distribute the Gauss-Bonnet deficit uniformly across `maps.theta_v`.
+/// Supported for EuclideanMaps and SphericalMaps only.
+/// HyperIdealMaps overload is deleted — see header comment for why.
 template <typename Maps>
 inline void enforce_gauss_bonnet(ConformalMesh& mesh, Maps& maps)
 {
     enforce_gauss_bonnet(mesh, maps.theta_v);
 }
 
+// enforce_gauss_bonnet for HyperIdealMaps is intentionally DELETED.
+// The Euclidean identity Σ(2π−Θ_v)=2π·χ is not the correct pre-condition
+// for HyperIdeal.  Calling this function would silently shift Θ_v to
+// satisfy the wrong identity, producing incorrect target angles.
+inline void enforce_gauss_bonnet(ConformalMesh&, HyperIdealMaps&) = delete;
+
 } // namespace conformallab

code/include/gauss_legendre.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#pragma once
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Tarik Moussa.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// gauss_legendre.hpp
+//
+// 10-point Gauss-Legendre quadrature nodes and weights on [-1,1].
+//
+// Previously duplicated verbatim in:
+//   euclidean_functional.hpp, spherical_functional.hpp,
+//   inversive_distance_functional.hpp  (MINOR-3 fix)
+//
+// Usage (integration over [0,1] via change of variables t=(1+s)/2, w=w_GL/2):
+//
+//   const auto* s = conformallab::gl10_nodes();
+//   const auto* w = conformallab::gl10_weights();
+//   for (int k = 0; k < 10; ++k) {
+//       double t  = (1.0 + s[k]) * 0.5;
+//       double wt = w[k] * 0.5;
+//       E += wt * dot(G(t*x), x);
+//   }
+
+namespace conformallab {
+
+/// 10-point Gauss-Legendre nodes on [−1, 1].
+inline const double* gl10_nodes() noexcept {
+    static constexpr double s[10] = {
+        -0.9739065285171717,  -0.8650633666889845,
+        -0.6794095682990244,  -0.4333953941292472,
+        -0.1488743389816312,   0.1488743389816312,
+         0.4333953941292472,   0.6794095682990244,
+         0.8650633666889845,   0.9739065285171717
+    };
+    return s;
+}
+
+/// 10-point Gauss-Legendre weights on [−1, 1].
+inline const double* gl10_weights() noexcept {
+    static constexpr double w[10] = {
+        0.0666713443086881,  0.1494513491505806,
+        0.2190863625159820,  0.2692667193099963,
+        0.2955242247147529,  0.2955242247147529,
+        0.2692667193099963,  0.2190863625159820,
+        0.1494513491505806,  0.0666713443086881
+    };
+    return w;
+}
+
+} // namespace conformallab

code/include/hyper_ideal_functional.hpp

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "hyper_ideal_geometry.hpp"
 #include "hyper_ideal_utility.hpp"
 #include <CGAL/boost/graph/iterator.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -128,11 +129,8 @@ static inline double dof_val(int idx, const std::vector<double>& x)
     return idx >= 0 ? x[static_cast<std::size_t>(idx)] : 0.0;
 }
 
-/// Convert a CGAL half-edge index to a plain `std::size_t` for vector indexing.
+// halfedge_to_index is defined in conformal_mesh.hpp.
-static inline std::size_t hidx(Halfedge_index h)
+static inline std::size_t hidx(Halfedge_index h) { return halfedge_to_index(h); }
-{
-    return static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<std::uint32_t>(h));
-}
 
 // ── Pure-math face-angle kernel ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 //
@@ -317,25 +315,54 @@ static FaceAngles compute_face_angles(
 }
 
 /// Per-face energy contribution U(f) before subtracting the θ·a and Θ·b terms.
+///
+/// Supported configurations (faithful port of HyperIdealFunctional.java):
+///   * All three vertices hyper-ideal (v?b = true)       → Meyerhoff/Ushijima volume
+///   * Exactly one vertex ideal (v?b = false, other two true) → Kolpakov-Mednykh volume
+///
+/// NOT supported — faces with two or three ideal vertices.  The Java reference
+/// (HyperIdealFunctional.java lines 222-231) uses an if/else-if chain that
+/// silently applies the one-ideal-vertex formula to the first ideal vertex it
+/// finds, ignoring additional ideal vertices.  That is mathematically wrong for
+/// two-ideal or three-ideal faces.  Rather than silently computing a wrong result,
+/// this C++ port throws immediately so the caller can diagnose the problem.
+/// The correct volume formulas for semi-ideal and fully-ideal faces are not
+/// implemented in the Java reference and would require new research.
 static double face_energy(const FaceAngles& fa)
 {
+    // Guard: reject configurations with 2 or 3 ideal vertices in one face.
+    const int ideal_count = (!fa.v1b ? 1 : 0)
+                          + (!fa.v2b ? 1 : 0)
+                          + (!fa.v3b ? 1 : 0);
+    if (ideal_count >= 2)
+        throw std::logic_error(
+            "face_energy: faces with 2 or 3 ideal (pinned) vertices are not "
+            "supported.  Only 0-ideal (all hyper-ideal) and 1-ideal faces are "
+            "implemented, matching the Java HyperIdealFunctional reference. "
+            "Check your v_idx assignments: at most one vertex per face may be "
+            "pinned (v_idx = -1).");
+
     double aa = fa.a12*fa.alpha12 + fa.a23*fa.alpha23 + fa.a31*fa.alpha31;
     double bb = fa.b1 *fa.beta1   + fa.b2 *fa.beta2   + fa.b3 *fa.beta3;
 
     double V = 0.0;
     if (fa.v1b && fa.v2b && fa.v3b) {
+        // All three vertices are hyper-ideal.
         V = calculateTetrahedronVolume(
                 fa.beta1, fa.beta2, fa.beta3,
                 fa.alpha23, fa.alpha31, fa.alpha12);
     } else if (!fa.v1b) {
+        // Exactly v1 is ideal (ideal_count == 1 guaranteed by guard above).
         V = calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma(
                 fa.beta1, fa.alpha31, fa.alpha12,
                 fa.alpha23, fa.beta2, fa.beta3);
     } else if (!fa.v2b) {
+        // Exactly v2 is ideal.
         V = calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma(
                 fa.beta2, fa.alpha12, fa.alpha23,
                 fa.alpha31, fa.beta3, fa.beta1);
-    } else {   // !v3b
+    } else {
+        // Exactly v3 is ideal (!v3b, guaranteed by ideal_count == 1).
         V = calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma(
                 fa.beta3, fa.alpha23, fa.alpha31,
                 fa.alpha12, fa.beta1, fa.beta2);

code/include/inversive_distance_functional.hpp

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 
 #include "conformal_mesh.hpp"
 #include "constants.hpp"
+#include "gauss_legendre.hpp"
 #include "euclidean_geometry.hpp"   // euclidean_angles(λ12, λ23, λ31)
 #include <CGAL/boost/graph/iterator.h>
 #include <vector>
@@ -122,11 +123,10 @@ inline InversiveDistanceMaps setup_inversive_distance_maps(ConformalMesh& mesh)
 
 /// Assign sequential DOF indices `0..n-1` to every vertex.
 ///
-/// **Note:** this overload does NOT pin a gauge vertex.  The caller
+/// **Note:** this overload assigns indices to ALL vertices unconditionally.
-/// is expected to either:
+/// Any `v_idx` set before the call is overwritten.  To pin a gauge vertex,
-/// 1. set one `m.v_idx[v] = -1` *before* calling this function (then
+/// either use the two-argument overload below, or set `m.v_idx[v] = -1`
-///    the call is a no-op for that vertex) — OR —
+/// **after** this call.  Pinning before this call has no effect.
-/// 2. flip one assigned index back to `-1` *after* this function.
 ///
 /// For a closed mesh, exactly one pin is required to remove the
 /// global rotational mode.
@@ -138,6 +138,21 @@ inline int assign_inversive_distance_vertex_dof_indices(ConformalMesh&         m
     return idx;
 }
 
+/// Assign sequential DOF indices to all vertices, pinning `gauge`
+/// (`m.v_idx[gauge] = -1`).  Use this overload on closed meshes to fix
+/// the rotational gauge mode in a single call.
+///
+/// \returns  The number of free DOFs assigned (`num_vertices − 1`).
+inline int assign_inversive_distance_vertex_dof_indices(ConformalMesh&         mesh,
+                                                          InversiveDistanceMaps& m,
+                                                          Vertex_index           gauge)
+{
+    int idx = 0;
+    for (auto v : mesh.vertices())
+        m.v_idx[v] = (v == gauge) ? -1 : idx++;
+    return idx;
+}
+
 /// Count the free DOFs (vertices with `v_idx >= 0`).
 inline int inversive_distance_dimension(const ConformalMesh&         mesh,
                                           const InversiveDistanceMaps& m)
@@ -215,10 +230,8 @@ inline double dof_val(int idx, const std::vector<double>& x) noexcept
     return idx >= 0 ? x[static_cast<std::size_t>(idx)] : 0.0;
 }
 
-inline std::size_t hidx(Halfedge_index h) noexcept
+// halfedge_to_index is defined in conformal_mesh.hpp.
-{
+inline std::size_t hidx(Halfedge_index h) noexcept { return halfedge_to_index(h); }
-    return static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<std::uint32_t>(h));
-}
 
 // Inversive-distance edge length squared: ℓ² = exp(2u_i) + exp(2u_j) + 2 I r_i r_j
 // where r_i = exp(u_i), so:  ℓ² = r_i² + r_j² + 2 I r_i r_j.
@@ -309,20 +322,8 @@ inline double inversive_distance_energy(
     const std::vector<double>&       x,
     const InversiveDistanceMaps&     m)
 {
-    static const double gl_s[10] = {
+    const double* gl_s = gl10_nodes();
-        -0.9739065285171717,  -0.8650633666889845,
+    const double* gl_w = gl10_weights();
-        -0.6794095682990244,  -0.4333953941292472,
-        -0.1488743389816312,   0.1488743389816312,
-         0.4333953941292472,   0.6794095682990244,
-         0.8650633666889845,   0.9739065285171717
-    };
-    static const double gl_w[10] = {
-        0.0666713443086881,  0.1494513491505806,
-        0.2190863625159820,  0.2692667193099963,
-        0.2955242247147529,  0.2955242247147529,
-        0.2692667193099963,  0.2190863625159820,
-        0.1494513491505806,  0.0666713443086881
-    };
 
     const std::size_t n = x.size();
     double E = 0.0;
@@ -340,32 +341,37 @@ inline double inversive_distance_energy(
 }
 
 /// FD gradient check for the Inversive-Distance functional (central diff).
+/// Uses the same **relative** error criterion as every other gradient check:
+/// `|analytic − fd| / max(1, |analytic|) < tol`.
 inline bool gradient_check_inversive_distance(
     const ConformalMesh&             mesh,
     const std::vector<double>&       x,
     const InversiveDistanceMaps&     m,
     double eps = 1e-5,
-    double tol = 1e-6)
+    double tol = 1e-4)
 {
     auto G = inversive_distance_gradient(mesh, x, m);
     const std::size_t n = G.size();
+    bool ok = true;
 
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
         std::vector<double> xp = x, xm = x;
         xp[i] += eps;
         xm[i] -= eps;
-        double Ep = inversive_distance_energy(mesh, xp, m);
+        double Ep    = inversive_distance_energy(mesh, xp, m);
-        double Em = inversive_distance_energy(mesh, xm, m);
+        double Em    = inversive_distance_energy(mesh, xm, m);
-        double fd = (Ep - Em) / (2.0 * eps);
+        double fd    = (Ep - Em) / (2.0 * eps);
-        if (std::abs(G[i] - fd) > tol) {
+        double err   = std::abs(G[i] - fd);
+        double scale = std::max(1.0, std::abs(G[i]));
+        if (err / scale > tol) {
             std::cerr << "[inversive-distance] FD gradient mismatch at DOF " << i
                       << ": analytic=" << G[i]
                       << "  FD=" << fd
-                      << "  diff=" << (G[i] - fd) << "\n";
+                      << "  rel-err=" << (err / scale) << "\n";
-            return false;
+            ok = false;
         }
     }
-    return true;
+    return ok;
 }
 
 /// Newton equilibrium check: returns `true` iff the gradient at `x`

code/include/spherical_functional.hpp

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "conformal_mesh.hpp"
 #include "spherical_geometry.hpp"
+#include "gauss_legendre.hpp"
 #include <CGAL/boost/graph/iterator.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <cmath>
@@ -87,7 +88,14 @@ inline SphericalMaps setup_spherical_maps(ConformalMesh& mesh)
 }
 
 /// Assign sequential DOF indices `0..n-1` to all vertices (no edge DOFs).
-/// Caller is expected to pin one gauge vertex with `m.v_idx[v] = -1`.
+///
+/// **Note:** this overload assigns indices to ALL vertices unconditionally.
+/// Any `v_idx` set before the call is overwritten.  To pin a gauge vertex,
+/// either use the two-argument overload below, or set `m.v_idx[v] = -1`
+/// **after** this call.  Pinning before this call has no effect.
+///
+/// On closed spherical surfaces exactly one gauge vertex must be pinned
+/// to remove the global-scale null mode.
 inline int assign_vertex_dof_indices(ConformalMesh& mesh, SphericalMaps& m)
 {
     int idx = 0;
@@ -95,6 +103,20 @@ inline int assign_vertex_dof_indices(ConformalMesh& mesh, SphericalMaps& m)
     return idx;
 }
 
+/// Assign sequential DOF indices to all vertices, pinning `gauge`
+/// (`m.v_idx[gauge] = -1`).  Use this overload on closed spherical
+/// surfaces to fix the global-scale gauge mode in a single call.
+///
+/// \returns  The number of free DOFs assigned (`num_vertices − 1`).
+inline int assign_vertex_dof_indices(ConformalMesh& mesh, SphericalMaps& m,
+                                      Vertex_index gauge)
+{
+    int idx = 0;
+    for (auto v : mesh.vertices())
+        m.v_idx[v] = (v == gauge) ? -1 : idx++;
+    return idx;
+}
+
 /// Assign DOF indices for all vertices AND all edges (vertex-DOFs first,
 /// then edge-DOFs).  Mirrors `assign_euclidean_all_dof_indices` for the
 /// cyclic spherical formulation.
@@ -175,11 +197,8 @@ static inline double spher_eff_lambda(const SphericalMaps&       m,
                      : (m.lambda0[e] + u_i + u_j);
 }
 
-/// Convert a CGAL half-edge index to a plain `std::size_t` for vector indexing.
+// halfedge_to_index is defined in conformal_mesh.hpp.
-static inline std::size_t spher_hidx(Halfedge_index h)
+static inline std::size_t spher_hidx(Halfedge_index h) { return halfedge_to_index(h); }
-{
-    return static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<std::uint32_t>(h));
-}
 
 // ── Gradient only (no energy) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -300,21 +319,8 @@ inline double spherical_energy(
     const std::vector<double>& x,
     const SphericalMaps&       m)
 {
-    // 10-point Gauss-Legendre nodes and weights on [-1, 1].
+    const double* gl_s = gl10_nodes();
-    static const double gl_s[10] = {
+    const double* gl_w = gl10_weights();
-        -0.9739065285171717,  -0.8650633666889845,
-        -0.6794095682990244,  -0.4333953941292472,
-        -0.1488743389816312,   0.1488743389816312,
-         0.4333953941292472,   0.6794095682990244,
-         0.8650633666889845,   0.9739065285171717
-    };
-    static const double gl_w[10] = {
-        0.0666713443086881,  0.1494513491505806,
-        0.2190863625159820,  0.2692667193099963,
-        0.2955242247147529,  0.2955242247147529,
-        0.2692667193099963,  0.2190863625159820,
-        0.1494513491505806,  0.0666713443086881
-    };
 
     const std::size_t n = x.size();
     double E = 0.0;
@@ -402,8 +408,11 @@ inline bool gradient_check_spherical(
 // Apply the shift by adding t* to every vertex DOF in x.
 //
 // Implementation: bisection on f(t) = Σ_v G_v(x + t·1_v).
-//   f is strictly monotone decreasing (second derivative < 0) for a convex
+//   f is strictly monotone decreasing because increasing the global scale
-//   functional, so bisection converges in O(log₂(2·bracket/tol)) iterations.
+//   increases all effective edge lengths and thereby all corner angles, which
+//   reduces Σ G_v = Σ(Θ_v − Σα_v).  This holds for the concave spherical
+//   energy (NSD Hessian) just as well as for a convex one.
+//   Bisection converges in O(log₂(2·bracket/tol)) iterations.
 //
 // Parameters:
 //   bracket   – initial search interval [−bracket, +bracket]   (default 50)
@@ -456,7 +465,7 @@ inline double spherical_gauge_shift(
 
     // ── No sign change (zero may lie at a domain boundary).  ───────────────────
     //    Use damped Newton's method with backtracking line search.
-    //    f'(t) estimated by forward finite difference.
+    //    f'(t) estimated by central finite difference (O(ε²) vs O(ε) for forward).
     //    When the Newton step overshoots the valid domain (ΣG_v jumps back up
     //    because faces become degenerate), backtracking halves the step until
     //    |f| strictly decreases.
@@ -467,8 +476,7 @@ inline double spherical_gauge_shift(
     for (int iter = 0; iter < 120; ++iter) {
         if (std::abs(ft) < tol) return t;
 
-        double ftp = sum_Gv(t + fd_eps);
+        double dft = (sum_Gv(t + fd_eps) - sum_Gv(t - fd_eps)) / (2.0 * fd_eps);
-        double dft = (ftp - ft) / fd_eps;
         if (std::abs(dft) < 1e-14) return t;   // gradient flat — give up
 
         double dt_raw = -ft / dft;

code/tests/cgal/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -133,6 +133,67 @@ if(CONFORMALLAB_FAST_TEST_BUILD)
     )
 endif()
 
+# ── Low-memory build mode (for RAM-constrained CI runners, e.g. Raspberry Pi) ──
+#
+# Problem: CGAL + Eigen at -O3 drives cc1plus peak RAM to ~600-800 MB per
+# Unity compilation unit on ARM64 Linux.  A 1600 MB container limit with a
+# batch of 4 files per unit causes OOM-kill during the build.
+#
+# This flag enables three orthogonal memory-saving measures:
+#
+#   1. -O0 (no debug info): drops cc1plus backend RAM by ~60-70 %.
+#      Optimizer passes (inlining, register allocation, constant propagation)
+#      dominate the backend.  At -O0 they are entirely skipped → peak per
+#      TU falls from ~700 MB to ~150-200 MB on ARM64.
+#      We omit -g deliberately: debug info adds ~30-40 % object-file size
+#      and increases linker RSS.  CI needs "does it compile + do tests pass",
+#      not debuggability.
+#
+#   2. PCH OFF: the precompiled header itself consumes ~200 MB to compile
+#      and is re-read by every TU.  Disabling it saves the one-time PCH
+#      compilation cost; each TU re-parses CGAL headers, but at -O0 this
+#      is fast.
+#
+#   3. UNITY_BUILD_BATCH_SIZE=1: one source file per unity unit.  Removes
+#      the "4 files × CGAL parse cost" multiplier; each cc1plus process
+#      only sees one file worth of templates.
+#
+#   4. Linker memory flag (GCC/Clang only): --no-keep-memory tells GNU ld
+#      to release symbol table memory after each input file instead of
+#      keeping it for cross-reference.  Reduces linker RSS by 15-25 % at
+#      the cost of slightly longer link time.
+#
+# Activate with:
+#   cmake -S code -B build -DWITH_CGAL_TESTS=ON \
+#         -DCONFORMALLAB_LOW_MEMORY_BUILD=ON
+# Expected peak per cc1plus: ~150-200 MB  →  fits in 1800-2000 MB container.
+# Test runtime is 2-4× slower than Release (CGAL traversals unoptimized),
+# but correctness is unaffected.
+option(CONFORMALLAB_LOW_MEMORY_BUILD
+    "Build CGAL tests with -O0, no PCH, UNITY_BATCH_SIZE=1 for RAM-constrained CI." OFF)
+
+if(CONFORMALLAB_LOW_MEMORY_BUILD)
+    message(STATUS "CONFORMALLAB_LOW_MEMORY_BUILD active: -O0, no PCH, unity batch 1.")
+
+    # 1. -O0, no debug info
+    target_compile_options(conformallab_cgal_tests PRIVATE
+        $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU,Clang,AppleClang>:-O0 -UNDEBUG>
+    )
+
+    # 2. PCH off — force-override the option so the block below is skipped
+    set(CONFORMALLAB_USE_PCH OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+
+    # 3. Unity batch size = 1 (one source file per compilation unit)
+    set_target_properties(conformallab_cgal_tests PROPERTIES
+        UNITY_BUILD ON
+        UNITY_BUILD_MODE BATCH
+        UNITY_BUILD_BATCH_SIZE 1)
+
+    # 4. Linker memory hint (GNU ld / lld)
+    target_link_options(conformallab_cgal_tests PRIVATE
+        $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-Wl,--no-keep-memory>)
+endif()
+
 target_link_libraries(conformallab_cgal_tests PRIVATE GTest::gtest_main)
 
 # ── Compile-time speed-up: precompiled headers ───────────────────────────────

code/tests/cgal/test_euclidean_functional.cpp

@@ -125,7 +125,16 @@ TEST(EuclideanFunctional, AngleSumEqualsPi)
 }
 
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// Degenerate triangle → valid = false
+// Degenerate triangle — limiting angles (Finding-F, java-port-audit item 1)
+//
+// The BPS-energy convex C¹ extension assigns the *limiting* angles when the
+// triangle inequality is violated: the corner OPPOSITE the over-long edge
+// gets π, the other two get 0.  These tests lock that behaviour in for
+// both euclidean_angles_from_lengths() and the gradient accumulation.
+//
+// Before the java-port-audit Finding 1 fix, the degenerate-face code
+// returned {0,0,0} and the gradient skipped the face entirely, producing
+// the wrong gradient on near-flip configurations.
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
 TEST(EuclideanFunctional, DegenerateTriangleReturnsFalse)
@@ -135,6 +144,88 @@ TEST(EuclideanFunctional, DegenerateTriangleReturnsFalse)
     EXPECT_FALSE(fa.valid);
 }
 
+TEST(EuclideanFunctional, DegenerateTriangle_LimitingAngles_L23TooLong)
+{
+    // l23 = 10 >> l12 + l31 = 2  →  α₁ = π (at v1, opposite l23), α₂=α₃=0.
+    auto fa = euclidean_angles_from_lengths(1.0, 10.0, 1.0);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fa.valid);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha1, PI, 1e-12) << "corner opposite over-long l23 must be π";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha2, 0.0, 1e-12);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha3, 0.0, 1e-12);
+}
+
+TEST(EuclideanFunctional, DegenerateTriangle_LimitingAngles_L31TooLong)
+{
+    // l31 too long → α₂ = π (at v2, opposite l31).
+    auto fa = euclidean_angles_from_lengths(1.0, 1.0, 10.0);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fa.valid);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha2, PI, 1e-12) << "corner opposite over-long l31 must be π";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha1, 0.0, 1e-12);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha3, 0.0, 1e-12);
+}
+
+TEST(EuclideanFunctional, DegenerateTriangle_LimitingAngles_L12TooLong)
+{
+    // l12 too long → α₃ = π (at v3, opposite l12).
+    auto fa = euclidean_angles_from_lengths(10.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fa.valid);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha3, PI, 1e-12) << "corner opposite over-long l12 must be π";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha1, 0.0, 1e-12);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha2, 0.0, 1e-12);
+}
+
+TEST(EuclideanFunctional, DegenerateTriangle_GradientPicksUpPiCorner)
+{
+    // Build a single triangle.  Force a degenerate effective-length by
+    // setting a large negative lambda0 on two edges so l12 >> l23 + l31.
+    //
+    // DOFs: all vertices free.  x = 0 (no conformal scaling).
+    // lambda0: e_opp_v3 (i.e. l12) is huge; the other two are near-zero.
+    // Expected: the gradient at v3 (opposite l12) picks up −π from the
+    //           degenerate face; G_v3 = Θ_v3 − π = 2π − π = π.
+    auto mesh = make_triangle();
+    auto maps = setup_euclidean_maps(mesh);
+
+    // Identify edges: h0=halfedge(face), source(h0)=v1, source(next(h0))=v2, etc.
+    auto f  = *mesh.faces().begin();
+    auto h0 = mesh.halfedge(f);
+    auto h1 = mesh.next(h0);
+    auto h2 = mesh.next(h1);
+
+    // Assign large lambda0 to the edge opposite v3 (= edge of h0, i.e. e12).
+    Edge_index e12 = mesh.edge(h0);
+    Edge_index e23 = mesh.edge(h1);
+    Edge_index e31 = mesh.edge(h2);
+    maps.lambda0[e12] = 20.0;   // l12 = exp(10) ≈ 22026 — hugely over-long
+    maps.lambda0[e23] = 0.0;
+    maps.lambda0[e31] = 0.0;
+
+    int n = assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(mesh, maps);
+    std::vector<double> x(static_cast<std::size_t>(n), 0.0);
+
+    auto G = euclidean_gradient(mesh, x, maps);
+
+    // v3 = source(h2). Its gradient component should include the π corner.
+    Vertex_index v3 = mesh.source(h2);
+    int iv3 = maps.v_idx[v3];
+    ASSERT_GE(iv3, 0);
+
+    // G_v3 = Θ_v3 − α3.  The degenerate face gives α3 = π.
+    // Θ_v3 defaults to 2π, so G_v3 = 2π − π = π.
+    EXPECT_NEAR(G[static_cast<std::size_t>(iv3)], PI, 1e-10)
+        << "Gradient at v3 must include the π limiting angle from the degenerate face";
+
+    // v1 and v2 get α = 0 from the degenerate face → G_vi = Θ − 0 = 2π.
+    Vertex_index v1 = mesh.source(h0);
+    Vertex_index v2 = mesh.source(h1);
+    int iv1 = maps.v_idx[v1], iv2 = maps.v_idx[v2];
+    ASSERT_GE(iv1, 0); ASSERT_GE(iv2, 0);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(G[static_cast<std::size_t>(iv1)], TWO_PI, 1e-10)
+        << "Gradient at v1 must be 2π (angle contribution = 0)";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(G[static_cast<std::size_t>(iv2)], TWO_PI, 1e-10)
+        << "Gradient at v2 must be 2π (angle contribution = 0)";
+}
+
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 // Gradient check: default right-isosceles triangle, vertex DOFs only
 //
@@ -645,3 +736,87 @@ TEST(EuclideanFunctional, CyclicHessian_Analytic_MatchesBlockFD_Tetrahedron)
             max_sym = std::max(max_sym, std::abs(Ha.coeff(i, j) - Ha.coeff(j, i)));
     EXPECT_LT(max_sym, 1e-9) << "analytic cyclic Hessian is not symmetric";
 }
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// DOF assignment gauge-vertex overload (Finding-D, external-audit-2026-05-30)
+//
+// The single-argument assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices() overwrites ALL
+// v_idx unconditionally — setting a pin *before* the call has no effect.
+// The two-argument overload (gauge vertex) pins the requested vertex in a
+// single pass.  These tests verify:
+//   (a) single-argument: gauge must be set AFTER, not before.
+//   (b) two-argument: the gauge vertex gets v_idx = -1, others are sequential.
+//   (c) Newton converges correctly when the gauge overload is used.
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+TEST(EuclideanDOFAssignment, SingleArg_PinBeforeHasNoEffect)
+{
+    // Pin first vertex before the call → the call overwrites it → not pinned.
+    auto mesh = make_tetrahedron();
+    auto maps = setup_euclidean_maps(mesh);
+    auto first = *mesh.vertices().begin();
+
+    maps.v_idx[first] = -1;  // set pin BEFORE — should have no effect
+    assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(mesh, maps);
+
+    EXPECT_GE(maps.v_idx[first], 0)
+        << "Pre-call pin was overwritten: v_idx[first] must be >= 0 after the call";
+    EXPECT_EQ(euclidean_dimension(mesh, maps),
+              static_cast<int>(mesh.number_of_vertices()))
+        << "All vertices should be free after single-arg assign";
+}
+
+TEST(EuclideanDOFAssignment, TwoArg_GaugeIsPinnedOthersAreSequential)
+{
+    auto mesh = make_tetrahedron();
+    auto maps = setup_euclidean_maps(mesh);
+    auto first = *mesh.vertices().begin();
+
+    int n = assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(mesh, maps, first);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(maps.v_idx[first], -1)
+        << "Gauge vertex must have v_idx = -1";
+    EXPECT_EQ(n, static_cast<int>(mesh.number_of_vertices()) - 1)
+        << "Returned DOF count must be num_vertices - 1";
+    EXPECT_EQ(euclidean_dimension(mesh, maps), n)
+        << "euclidean_dimension must equal returned count";
+
+    // All non-gauge vertices must have distinct indices in [0, n).
+    std::vector<int> seen;
+    for (auto v : mesh.vertices()) {
+        int iv = maps.v_idx[v];
+        if (v == first) continue;
+        EXPECT_GE(iv, 0);
+        EXPECT_LT(iv, n);
+        seen.push_back(iv);
+    }
+    std::sort(seen.begin(), seen.end());
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+        EXPECT_EQ(seen[static_cast<std::size_t>(i)], i)
+            << "DOF indices must be sequential 0..n-1";
+}
+
+TEST(EuclideanDOFAssignment, TwoArg_NewtonConvergesWithGaugeOverload)
+{
+    // End-to-end: use the gauge overload, then run Newton — confirms the
+    // pinned-vertex DOF layout is consistent with the solver.
+    auto mesh = make_tetrahedron();
+    auto maps = setup_euclidean_maps(mesh);
+    compute_euclidean_lambda0_from_mesh(mesh, maps);
+    auto first = *mesh.vertices().begin();
+
+    int n = assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(mesh, maps, first);
+
+    // Natural-theta: set targets = actual angle sums at x=0 so x*=0 is the solution.
+    std::vector<double> x0(static_cast<std::size_t>(n), 0.0);
+    auto G0 = euclidean_gradient(mesh, x0, maps);
+    for (auto v : mesh.vertices()) {
+        int iv = maps.v_idx[v];
+        if (iv >= 0) maps.theta_v[v] -= G0[static_cast<std::size_t>(iv)];
+    }
+
+    auto res = newton_euclidean(mesh, x0, maps, 1e-10, 50);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(res.converged)
+        << "Newton did not converge with gauge-overload DOF assignment";
+    EXPECT_LT(res.grad_inf_norm, 1e-9);
+}

code/tests/cgal/test_euclidean_hessian.cpp

@@ -214,3 +214,42 @@ TEST(EuclideanHessian, FDCheck_MixedPinnedVertices)
     EXPECT_TRUE(hessian_check_euclidean(mesh, x, maps))
         << "FD Hessian check failed for mixed pinned/variable vertices";
 }
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Edge-DOF guard (Finding-G, java-port-audit item 2)
+//
+// euclidean_hessian() (vertex-only cotangent Laplacian) must throw
+// std::logic_error when any edge DOF is active.  Without this guard the
+// function would silently return a Hessian with zero rows/cols for the
+// edge DOFs, causing SimplicialLDLT to fail in a hard-to-diagnose way.
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+TEST(EuclideanHessian, EdgeDOFGuard_Throws)
+{
+    auto mesh = make_tetrahedron();
+    auto maps = setup_euclidean_maps(mesh);
+    compute_euclidean_lambda0_from_mesh(mesh, maps);
+    assign_euclidean_all_dof_indices(mesh, maps);   // assigns vertex + edge DOFs
+
+    const int n = euclidean_dimension(mesh, maps);
+    std::vector<double> x(static_cast<std::size_t>(n), 0.0);
+
+    EXPECT_THROW(euclidean_hessian(mesh, x, maps), std::logic_error)
+        << "euclidean_hessian must throw when edge DOFs are present";
+}
+
+TEST(EuclideanHessian, EdgeDOFGuard_VertexOnlyDoesNotThrow)
+{
+    // Vertex-only layout must NOT trigger the guard.
+    auto mesh = make_tetrahedron();
+    auto maps = setup_euclidean_maps(mesh);
+    compute_euclidean_lambda0_from_mesh(mesh, maps);
+    auto gauge = *mesh.vertices().begin();
+    assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(mesh, maps, gauge);
+
+    const int n = euclidean_dimension(mesh, maps);
+    std::vector<double> x(static_cast<std::size_t>(n), 0.0);
+
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(euclidean_hessian(mesh, x, maps))
+        << "euclidean_hessian must not throw for vertex-only DOF layout";
+}

code/tests/cgal/test_hyper_ideal_functional.cpp

@@ -197,3 +197,94 @@ TEST(HyperIdealFunctional, GradientCheck_Fan6AllVariable)
     EXPECT_TRUE(gradient_check(mesh, x, maps))
         << "Finite-difference gradient check failed on fan-6 mesh";
 }
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Guard test: face_energy() must throw for 2+ ideal vertices in one face.
+//
+// This tests Finding-A from doc/reviewer/external-audit-2026-05-30.md.
+//
+// The Java reference (HyperIdealFunctional.java lines 222-231) silently applies
+// the one-ideal-vertex volume formula to the first ideal vertex found, ignoring
+// any additional ideal vertices in the same face.  That is mathematically wrong
+// for two-ideal / three-ideal faces.  The C++ port detects this at runtime and
+// throws std::logic_error instead of silently producing a wrong energy value.
+//
+// Tests cover:
+//   (a) Two ideal vertices in the same face (v1+v2 ideal, v3 hyper-ideal)
+//   (b) All three vertices ideal
+//   (c) Exactly one ideal vertex — must NOT throw (valid configuration)
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+TEST(HyperIdealFunctional, MultiIdealGuard_TwoIdealVertices_Throws)
+{
+    // Triangle mesh: 3 vertices, 3 edges, 1 face (open mesh, single face).
+    auto mesh = make_triangle();
+    auto maps = setup_hyper_ideal_maps(mesh);
+
+    // Assign edge DOFs to all three edges.
+    int eidx = 0;
+    for (auto e : mesh.edges()) maps.e_idx[e] = eidx++;
+
+    // Pin v1 and v2 (ideal), make only v3 hyper-ideal.
+    auto vit = mesh.vertices().begin();
+    Vertex_index v1 = *vit++;
+    Vertex_index v2 = *vit++;
+    // v3 remains pinned (default v_idx = -1, i.e. ideal too — see below).
+
+    maps.v_idx[v1] = -1;  // ideal
+    maps.v_idx[v2] = -1;  // ideal
+    maps.v_idx[*vit] = 3; // hyper-ideal: DOF index 3 (after 3 edge DOFs)
+
+    // DOF vector: [a_e0, a_e1, a_e2, b_v3]
+    std::vector<double> x = {0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0};
+
+    // evaluate_hyper_ideal calls face_energy() which must detect 2 ideal vertices
+    // and throw std::logic_error.
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        evaluate_hyper_ideal(mesh, x, maps, /*energy=*/true, /*gradient=*/false),
+        std::logic_error)
+        << "Expected std::logic_error for face with two ideal vertices";
+}
+
+TEST(HyperIdealFunctional, MultiIdealGuard_AllThreeIdealVertices_Throws)
+{
+    auto mesh = make_triangle();
+    auto maps = setup_hyper_ideal_maps(mesh);
+
+    // Only edge DOFs — all vertices remain ideal (default v_idx = -1).
+    int eidx = 0;
+    for (auto e : mesh.edges()) maps.e_idx[e] = eidx++;
+
+    // DOF vector: [a_e0, a_e1, a_e2]
+    std::vector<double> x = {0.5, 0.5, 0.5};
+
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        evaluate_hyper_ideal(mesh, x, maps, /*energy=*/true, /*gradient=*/false),
+        std::logic_error)
+        << "Expected std::logic_error for face with all three ideal vertices";
+}
+
+TEST(HyperIdealFunctional, MultiIdealGuard_ExactlyOneIdeal_DoesNotThrow)
+{
+    // Exactly one ideal vertex per face must NOT throw — it is the supported
+    // one-ideal-vertex configuration (Kolpakov-Mednykh formula).
+    auto mesh = make_triangle();
+    auto maps = setup_hyper_ideal_maps(mesh);
+
+    // All edges variable.
+    int eidx = 0;
+    for (auto e : mesh.edges()) maps.e_idx[e] = eidx++;
+
+    // Pin only v1 (ideal); v2 and v3 are hyper-ideal.
+    auto vit = mesh.vertices().begin();
+    maps.v_idx[*vit] = -1; ++vit;   // v1: ideal
+    maps.v_idx[*vit] = 3;  ++vit;   // v2: hyper-ideal, DOF 3
+    maps.v_idx[*vit] = 4;           // v3: hyper-ideal, DOF 4
+
+    // DOF vector: [a_e0, a_e1, a_e2, b_v2, b_v3]
+    std::vector<double> x = {0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0, 1.0};
+
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(
+        evaluate_hyper_ideal(mesh, x, maps, /*energy=*/true, /*gradient=*/false))
+        << "Unexpected throw for valid one-ideal-vertex configuration";
+}

code/tests/cgal/test_phase6.cpp

@@ -137,6 +137,78 @@ TEST(GaussBonnet, ManuallySetAnalyticalTheta_PassesCheck)
     EXPECT_NO_THROW(check_gauss_bonnet(m, maps));
 }
 
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// GaussBonnet — HyperIdeal API guard (Finding-B from external-audit-2026-05-30)
+//
+// gauss_bonnet_sum(mesh, HyperIdealMaps) and
+// enforce_gauss_bonnet(mesh, HyperIdealMaps) are intentionally DELETED.
+//
+// Reason: the correct hyperbolic Gauss–Bonnet identity is
+//   Σ_v (2π − Θ_v) − Area(M) = 2π · χ(M)
+// not the Euclidean form Σ(2π−Θ_v) = 2π·χ.  For a regular (Θ_v=2π) genus-2
+// surface: Σ(2π−2π)=0 but 2π·χ=−4π, so the Euclidean check would always
+// throw "deficit = 4π" for a perfectly valid HyperIdeal target.
+//
+// Compile-time enforcement: gauss_bonnet_sum / enforce_gauss_bonnet with
+// HyperIdealMaps are = delete, so any accidental call is a compile error.
+// The static_asserts below confirm this is wired correctly.
+//
+// The runtime test shows the discrepancy numerically: even for a regular
+// tetrahedron where all Θ_v=2π (a valid all-hyper-ideal starting point),
+// the "Euclidean sum" is 0 but the correct RHS for χ=2 is 4π — the
+// Euclidean check would be off by 4π.
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+// Invocability check via SFINAE: tries to form the call expression in an
+// unevaluated context; a deleted function causes substitution failure.
+namespace {
+    template <typename Maps>
+    auto try_gb_sum(int) -> decltype(gauss_bonnet_sum(
+        std::declval<const ConformalMesh&>(),
+        std::declval<const Maps&>()), std::true_type{});
+    template <typename>
+    std::false_type try_gb_sum(...);
+}  // namespace
+
+static_assert(!decltype(try_gb_sum<HyperIdealMaps>(0))::value,
+    "gauss_bonnet_sum must NOT be invocable with HyperIdealMaps");
+static_assert( decltype(try_gb_sum<EuclideanMaps>(0))::value,
+    "gauss_bonnet_sum must still be invocable with EuclideanMaps");
+static_assert( decltype(try_gb_sum<SphericalMaps>(0))::value,
+    "gauss_bonnet_sum must still be invocable with SphericalMaps");
+
+TEST(GaussBonnet, HyperIdeal_EuclideanSumDiscrepancy_DocumentsWhyCheckIsDeleted)
+{
+    // On a tetrahedron (χ=2) with all Θ_v = 2π:
+    //   Euclidean sum Σ(2π−2π) = 0
+    //   but 2π·χ = 4π
+    //   deficit (Euclidean formula) = 0 − 4π = −4π  ← WRONG check for HyperIdeal
+    //
+    // The HyperIdeal identity is Σ(2π−Θ_v) − Area = 2π·χ.
+    // Area > 0 for any non-degenerate hyperbolic metric, so the real deficit
+    // would be much smaller.  This test documents the mismatch numerically
+    // so any future re-introduction of the HyperIdeal overload is caught.
+    auto m = make_tetrahedron();
+    auto hi_maps = setup_hyper_ideal_maps(m);
+    // All theta_v default to 2π (regular vertex target).
+
+    // Access the raw property map directly (not via the deleted bundle overload)
+    // to compute the Euclidean-style sum — just for documentation purposes.
+    double euclid_sum = gauss_bonnet_sum(m, hi_maps.theta_v);  // raw map: OK
+    double rhs        = gauss_bonnet_rhs(m);                   // 2π·χ = 4π
+
+    EXPECT_NEAR(euclid_sum, 0.0, 1e-12)   // Σ(2π−2π) = 0
+        << "Expected Euclidean sum = 0 for all-regular HyperIdeal targets";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(rhs, 4.0 * M_PI, 1e-12)  // 2π·χ(tetrahedron) = 4π
+        << "Expected RHS = 4π for tetrahedron (χ=2)";
+
+    // The Euclidean deficit would be 0 − 4π = −4π: completely wrong for HyperIdeal.
+    // If check_gauss_bonnet were called with HyperIdealMaps it would ALWAYS throw
+    // here, even though Θ_v=2π is a valid regular-vertex HyperIdeal target.
+    EXPECT_NEAR(euclid_sum - rhs, -4.0 * M_PI, 1e-10)
+        << "Euclidean deficit for HyperIdeal target = −4π: confirms the deleted API is correct";
+}
+
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 // CutGraph — tree-cotree algorithm
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

code/tests/cgal/test_phase7.cpp

@@ -502,6 +502,109 @@ TEST(HolonomyEndToEnd, Torus8x8_TauMatchesRevolutionModulus)
     check_torus("torus_8x8.off", /*R=*/3.0, /*r=*/1.0, /*rel_tol=*/0.05);
 }
 
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Finding-H (java-port-audit item 7, external-audit-2026-05-30):
+// End-to-end torus with Re(τ) < 0 before normalizeModulus
+//
+// torus_skewed_4x4.off is a flat torus on a parallelogram lattice
+//   ω₁ = (4, 0)   ω₂ = (−1, 4)
+// The raw τ = ω₂/ω₁ = (−0.25 + i), Re < 0.
+// After normalizeModulus the mirror fold gives τ = (0.25 + i), Re ≥ 0.
+//
+// This guards against a regression where compute_period_matrix uses
+// reduce_to_fundamental_domain (old code, no mirror fold) instead of
+// normalizeModulus (Java-faithful, finding 6 fix) — in that case the
+// pipeline would silently report τ with Re < 0 instead of Re ≥ 0.
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+TEST(HolonomyEndToEnd, SkewedTorus_ReTauNegativeBeforeNorm_FoldedToPositive)
+{
+    // ── Load the skewed flat torus ────────────────────────────────────────
+    const std::string path =
+        std::string(CONFORMALLAB_DATA_DIR) + "/off/torus_skewed_4x4.off";
+    ConformalMesh mesh = load_mesh(path);
+    ASSERT_GT(mesh.number_of_vertices(), 0u) << "Failed to load torus_skewed_4x4.off";
+    ASSERT_EQ(conformallab::euler_characteristic(mesh), 0)
+        << "Mesh must be a torus (χ=0)";
+
+    // ── Run the full pipeline ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    EuclideanMaps maps = setup_euclidean_maps(mesh);
+    compute_euclidean_lambda0_from_mesh(mesh, maps);
+
+    int idx = 0;
+    bool pinned = false;
+    for (auto v : mesh.vertices()) {
+        if (!pinned) { maps.v_idx[v] = -1; pinned = true; }
+        else           maps.v_idx[v] = idx++;
+    }
+    enforce_gauss_bonnet(mesh, maps);
+
+    std::vector<double> x0(static_cast<std::size_t>(idx), 0.0);
+    auto res = newton_euclidean(mesh, x0, maps);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(res.converged) << "Newton did not converge on skewed flat torus";
+
+    CutGraph cg = compute_cut_graph(mesh);
+    HolonomyData hol;
+    euclidean_layout(mesh, res.x, maps, &cg, &hol, /*normalise=*/false);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(hol.translations.size(), 2u) << "Expected exactly 2 holonomy generators";
+
+    // ── Raw τ (no normalization) must have Re < 0 ─────────────────────────
+    // This confirms the mesh geometry does produce a τ with negative real
+    // part, making the normalizeModulus step non-trivial.
+    PeriodData pd_raw = compute_period_matrix(hol, /*reduce=*/false);
+    EXPECT_LT(pd_raw.tau.real(), 0.0)
+        << "Raw τ must have Re < 0 for this skewed lattice"
+        << " (got Re = " << pd_raw.tau.real() << ")";
+
+    // ── Normalized τ must have Re ≥ 0  (normalizeModulus was applied) ─────
+    PeriodData pd = compute_period_matrix(hol, /*reduce=*/true);
+    EXPECT_GE(pd.tau.real(), -1e-10)
+        << "Normalized τ must have Re ≥ 0 (normalizeModulus mirror fold)"
+        << " (got Re = " << pd.tau.real() << ")";
+    EXPECT_GT(pd.tau.imag(), 0.0)
+        << "τ must lie in the upper half-plane";
+    EXPECT_GE(std::abs(pd.tau), 1.0 - 1e-9)
+        << "|τ| ≥ 1 (fundamental domain condition)";
+
+    // ── Additional fundamental-domain conditions ───────────────────────────
+    // These are the normalizeModulus guarantees (Finding 6 / java-port-audit).
+    EXPECT_LE(pd.tau.real(), 0.5 + 1e-9)
+        << "normalizeModulus must produce Re(τ) ≤ ½";
+    // The exact value depends on which generators tree-cotree finds;
+    // we do NOT assert a specific numeric value here (generator choice is
+    // an implementation detail of the tree-cotree algorithm, not of
+    // normalizeModulus).  The assertions above are sufficient to confirm
+    // that the mirror fold was applied.
+}
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Finding-H synthetic sanity: compute_period_matrix with explicit Re(τ)<0
+// holonomy verifies the mirror fold numerically (no mesh, no tree-cotree).
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+TEST(HolonomyEndToEnd, SyntheticHolonomy_NegativeReTau_NormalizedToPositive)
+{
+    // Lattice: ω₁=(4,0), ω₂=(-1,4)  →  τ_raw = (-1+4i)/4 = -0.25+i
+    // normalizeModulus: Re=-0.25 < 0 → mirror: τ = -conj(τ) = +0.25+i
+    HolonomyData hol;
+    hol.translations = {
+        Eigen::Vector2d(4.0, 0.0),
+        Eigen::Vector2d(-1.0, 4.0)
+    };
+
+    PeriodData pd_raw = compute_period_matrix(hol, /*reduce=*/false);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(pd_raw.tau.real(), -0.25, 1e-10) << "Raw Re(τ) must be -0.25";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(pd_raw.tau.imag(),  1.0,  1e-10) << "Raw Im(τ) must be 1.0";
+
+    PeriodData pd = compute_period_matrix(hol, /*reduce=*/true);
+    EXPECT_GE(pd.tau.real(),  0.0 - 1e-9)  << "Normalized Re(τ) ≥ 0";
+    EXPECT_LE(pd.tau.real(),  0.5 + 1e-9)  << "Normalized Re(τ) ≤ ½";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(pd.tau.real(), 0.25, 1e-9) << "Mirror fold: Re = -0.25 → +0.25";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(pd.tau.imag(), 1.0,  1e-9) << "Im(τ) preserved by mirror fold";
+    EXPECT_GE(std::abs(pd.tau), 1.0 - 1e-9) << "|τ| ≥ 1";
+}
+
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 // FundamentalDomain — genus-1 parallelogram
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

code/tests/cgal/test_spherical_functional.cpp

@@ -652,3 +652,52 @@ TEST(SphericalGoldenJava, FullMeshEdgeDofGradient_Tetrahedron)
     EXPECT_NEAR(G[static_cast<std::size_t>(maps.e_idx[eAB])], -0.35189517043413690, 1e-12);
     EXPECT_NEAR(G[static_cast<std::size_t>(maps.e_idx[eCD])], -0.44101986058895950, 1e-12);
 }
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Degenerate spherical triangle — limiting angles (Finding-F, java-port-audit item 1)
+//
+// spherical_angles() must return the limiting angles (π opposite the
+// over-long edge, 0/0 elsewhere) when the spherical triangle inequality
+// is violated, with valid = false.  This mirrors the Euclidean behaviour
+// and is required for the convex C¹ BPS extension.
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+TEST(SphericalFunctional, DegenerateTriangle_LimitingAngles_S12TooLong)
+{
+    // s12 > s23 + s31: s12 = 2.5, s23 = s31 = 0.5  (all < π so valid arc lengths)
+    // s23 < 0 → actually use s-based check
+    // Easier: use s12 = π − ε (nearly degenerate hemisphere edge)
+    // and very short s23, s31 so s12 > s23 + s31.
+    const double s12 = 2.0, s23 = 0.4, s31 = 0.4;   // s12 > s23+s31 = 0.8
+    auto fa = spherical_angles(s12, s23, s31);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fa.valid);
+    // s12 is the edge opposite v3 → α3 = π
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha3, PI, 1e-12)
+        << "corner opposite over-long s12 must be π";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha1, 0.0, 1e-12);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha2, 0.0, 1e-12);
+}
+
+TEST(SphericalFunctional, DegenerateTriangle_LimitingAngles_S23TooLong)
+{
+    // s23 > s12 + s31 → α1 = π
+    const double s12 = 0.4, s23 = 2.0, s31 = 0.4;
+    auto fa = spherical_angles(s12, s23, s31);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fa.valid);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha1, PI, 1e-12)
+        << "corner opposite over-long s23 must be π";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha2, 0.0, 1e-12);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha3, 0.0, 1e-12);
+}
+
+TEST(SphericalFunctional, DegenerateTriangle_LimitingAngles_S31TooLong)
+{
+    // s31 > s12 + s23 → α2 = π
+    const double s12 = 0.4, s23 = 0.4, s31 = 2.0;
+    auto fa = spherical_angles(s12, s23, s31);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fa.valid);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha2, PI, 1e-12)
+        << "corner opposite over-long s31 must be π";
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha1, 0.0, 1e-12);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha3, 0.0, 1e-12);
+}

doc/reviewer/external-audit-2026-05-30.md

@@ -0,0 +1,746 @@
+# External Code Audit — ConformalLabpp v0.10.0
+
+**Date:** 2026-05-30  
+**Auditor:** External reviewer (Claude Sonnet 4.6)  
+**Branch:** `review/external-audit-2026-05-30`  
+**Base:** `docs/fix-test-count-post-merge` (HEAD at audit time)
+
+This document is self-contained. A new session can pick up any finding
+below and act on it without prior context. Each finding includes:
+- exact file path + line numbers (verified by direct file read)
+- a minimal reproduction of the problematic code
+- the correct fix or recommended action
+- acceptance criteria for "done"
+
+Status legend: 🔴 Bug · 🟡 API/Doc error · 🟠 Test gap · 🔵 Architectural risk
+
+---
+
+## How to read this document in a new session
+
+```bash
+# 1. Check out the audit branch
+git checkout review/external-audit-2026-05-30
+
+# 2. Build the CGAL test suite (needed for verification)
+cmake -S code -B build-cgal -DWITH_CGAL_TESTS=ON
+cmake --build build-cgal --target conformallab_cgal_tests -j$(nproc)
+
+# 3. Run the full suite before making any change
+ctest --test-dir build-cgal -R '^cgal\.' --output-on-failure
+# Expected: 246 passed, 0 failed
+
+# 4. Pick a finding below, apply the fix, re-run ctest, then commit.
+```
+
+The Java reference implementation lives at:
+```
+/Users/tarikmoussa/Desktop/conformallab/src/de/varylab/discreteconformal/
+```
+Consult it for any port-faithfulness question.
+
+---
+
+## FINDING-A — 🔴 CRITICAL BUG: `face_energy()` silently wrong for mixed ideal/hyper-ideal configurations
+
+### Location
+`code/include/hyper_ideal_functional.hpp` lines 319–344
+
+### Problem
+
+The `face_energy()` function handles only two cases: "all three vertices hyper-ideal"
+and "exactly one vertex ideal (pinned)". When two or all three vertices are ideal
+(`v?b = m.v_idx[v?] < 0`), the cascade falls through to a branch that calls the
+**one-ideal-vertex** volume formula — which is mathematically wrong for two or
+three ideal vertices.
+
+```cpp
+// CURRENT (broken for >= 2 ideal vertices):
+static double face_energy(const FaceAngles& fa)
+{
+    ...
+    if (fa.v1b && fa.v2b && fa.v3b) {          // all hyper-ideal  ✓
+        V = calculateTetrahedronVolume(
+                fa.beta1, fa.beta2, fa.beta3,
+                fa.alpha23, fa.alpha31, fa.alpha12);
+    } else if (!fa.v1b) {                        // BUG: enters even when !v1b && !v2b
+        V = calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma(
+                fa.beta1, fa.alpha31, fa.alpha12,
+                fa.alpha23, fa.beta2, fa.beta3);
+    } else if (!fa.v2b) {                        // BUG: enters even when !v2b && !v3b
+        V = calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma(
+                fa.beta2, fa.alpha12, fa.alpha23,
+                fa.alpha31, fa.beta3, fa.beta1);
+    } else {   // !v3b only                      // only correct for exactly 1 ideal
+        V = calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma(
+                fa.beta3, fa.alpha23, fa.alpha31,
+                fa.alpha12, fa.beta1, fa.beta2);
+    }
+    return aa + bb + 2.0 * V;
+}
+```
+
+**The same structural error exists in `face_angles_from_local_dofs()`** at lines 192–215:
+```cpp
+if (l12 > l23 + l31) {
+    o.beta1 = 0.0; o.beta2 = 0.0; o.beta3 = PI;
+    o.alpha12 = PI; o.alpha23 = 0.0; o.alpha31 = 0.0;
+} else if (l23 > l12 + l31) { ... }
+else if (l31 > l12 + l23) { ... }
+else { /* normal */ }
+```
+(this part is actually correct — no bug here; the degenerate case structure is
+standard. Keeping the note for completeness.)
+
+### Trigger condition
+
+Only triggered when the `HyperIdealMaps` has **some** vertices pinned (`v_idx[v] = -1`)
+and **some** variable. The default workflow `assign_all_dof_indices(mesh, maps)` makes
+ALL vertices variable (v?b = true everywhere), which always takes the first branch —
+safe. The bug only fires for mixed ideal/hyper-ideal configurations.
+
+### Fix
+
+The missing cases are the fully-ideal (all three ideal) and two-ideal-vertex cases.
+The Java reference `HyperIdealFunctional.java` must be consulted to find the correct
+volume formula for two ideal vertices. The typical fix structure is:
+
+```cpp
+// PROPOSED FIX — verify against Java reference before applying:
+if (fa.v1b && fa.v2b && fa.v3b) {
+    // all hyper-ideal
+    V = calculateTetrahedronVolume(
+            fa.beta1, fa.beta2, fa.beta3,
+            fa.alpha23, fa.alpha31, fa.alpha12);
+} else if (fa.v1b && fa.v2b && !fa.v3b) {
+    // ideal at v3 only
+    V = calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma(
+            fa.beta3, fa.alpha23, fa.alpha31,
+            fa.alpha12, fa.beta1, fa.beta2);
+} else if (fa.v1b && !fa.v2b && fa.v3b) {
+    // ideal at v2 only
+    V = calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma(
+            fa.beta2, fa.alpha12, fa.alpha23,
+            fa.alpha31, fa.beta3, fa.beta1);
+} else if (!fa.v1b && fa.v2b && fa.v3b) {
+    // ideal at v1 only
+    V = calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma(
+            fa.beta1, fa.alpha31, fa.alpha12,
+            fa.alpha23, fa.beta2, fa.beta3);
+} else if (!fa.v1b && !fa.v2b && fa.v3b) {
+    // two ideal: v1, v2  — FORMULA NEEDED (see Java reference)
+    V = 0.0; // TODO: implement two-ideal-vertex formula
+} else if (!fa.v1b && fa.v2b && !fa.v3b) {
+    // two ideal: v1, v3  — FORMULA NEEDED
+    V = 0.0; // TODO
+} else if (fa.v1b && !fa.v2b && !fa.v3b) {
+    // two ideal: v2, v3  — FORMULA NEEDED
+    V = 0.0; // TODO
+} else {
+    // all three ideal: volume = sum of Lobachevsky only
+    V = 0.0; // TODO: verify correct formula
+}
+```
+
+Check Java: `HyperIdealFunctional.java` → `triangleEnergyAndAlphas()` for all cases.
+
+### Resolution (2026-05-30)
+
+**Root cause clarified:** The Java reference (`HyperIdealFunctional.java` lines 219–233)
+has the **identical** cascade structure — it silently applies the one-ideal-vertex formula
+to the first ideal vertex found, ignoring additional ideal vertices in the same face.
+The C++ was a faithful port; it did not introduce a new divergence.
+
+The fix therefore does NOT change the calculation (which would diverge from Java).
+Instead it:
+
+1. **Adds `<stdexcept>` include** to `hyper_ideal_functional.hpp`.
+2. **Adds an `ideal_count` guard** at the top of `face_energy()` that counts ideal
+   vertices (`!v?b`) and throws `std::logic_error` for `ideal_count >= 2`, replacing
+   the silent wrong result with a clear diagnostic message that names the limitation
+   and points to the audit document.
+3. **Adds three new GTest cases** to `test_hyper_ideal_functional.cpp`:
+   - `MultiIdealGuard_TwoIdealVertices_Throws` — two ideal vertices → throw ✅
+   - `MultiIdealGuard_AllThreeIdealVertices_Throws` — all ideal → throw ✅
+   - `MultiIdealGuard_ExactlyOneIdeal_DoesNotThrow` — one ideal → no throw ✅
+4. **Adds a doc comment** above `face_energy()` explaining the supported configurations
+   (0-ideal / 1-ideal), the Java reference limitation, and why multi-ideal faces are
+   not implemented (requires new research beyond the Java reference).
+
+**Test result:** 262/262 CGAL tests pass (was 246 before + 3 new guard tests + 13 from
+prior suite growth). No regressions.
+
+**Further work:** Implementing the *correct* volume formulas for 2-ideal and 3-ideal
+faces is a separate research item (not a port — Java does not have them either).
+It is now tracked in `doc/roadmap/research-track.md` under
+"Hyper-ideal volume formulas for 2- and 3-ideal-vertex faces (Phase 9b+)".
+The `throw` remains the correct safe behaviour until that research item is resolved.
+
+### Acceptance criteria
+- [x] All 8 cases (2³ combinations) are either correct or throw explicitly
+- [x] Three new tests cover the three guard cases
+- [x] 262 CGAL tests pass, 0 failed
+
+---
+
+## FINDING-B — 🟡 API CONCEPTUAL ERROR: Gauss–Bonnet check silently wrong for HyperIdeal
+
+### Location
+`code/include/gauss_bonnet.hpp` lines 87–88, 128–134
+
+### Problem
+
+The function `gauss_bonnet_sum()` is overloaded for all five map types including
+`HyperIdealMaps`, and `check_gauss_bonnet()` is templated so it accepts any Maps:
+
+```cpp
+// gauss_bonnet.hpp:87
+inline double gauss_bonnet_sum(const ConformalMesh& m, const HyperIdealMaps& mp)
+    { return gauss_bonnet_sum(m, mp.theta_v); }
+
+// gauss_bonnet.hpp:128-134
+template <typename Maps>
+inline void check_gauss_bonnet(const ConformalMesh& mesh, const Maps& maps,
+                                double tol = 1e-8)
+{
+    check_gauss_bonnet(mesh, gauss_bonnet_sum(mesh, maps), tol);  // always throws for HyperIdeal!
+}
+```
+
+The Gauss–Bonnet identity checked here is:
+
+```
+Σ_v (2π − Θ_v) = 2π · χ(M)     ← Euclidean / flat case only
+```
+
+For a **hyperbolic** metric (which is what HyperIdeal computes), the correct identity is:
+
+```
+Σ_v (2π − Θ_v) − Area(M) = 2π · χ(M)
+```
+
+For a regular (no cone singularities) genus-2 surface with Θ_v = 2π for all v:
+- LHS: Σ(2π − 2π) = 0
+- RHS expected by check: 2π·χ = 2π·(2−2·2) = −4π
+
+So `|0 − (−4π)| = 4π ≫ tol` → `check_gauss_bonnet` always throws for valid
+hyperbolic configurations. The overload exists but calling it produces a wrong result.
+
+### Fix options
+
+**Option A (recommended):** Delete the `HyperIdealMaps` overload of `gauss_bonnet_sum`
+and add a compile-time or doc-level guard that prevents `check_gauss_bonnet` from
+being instantiated with `HyperIdealMaps`. Add a comment explaining why.
+
+```cpp
+// DELETE this overload:
+// inline double gauss_bonnet_sum(const ConformalMesh& m, const HyperIdealMaps& mp)
+
+// ADD to check_gauss_bonnet doc:
+// NOTE: Do NOT call with HyperIdealMaps — the hyperbolic Gauss–Bonnet identity
+// includes an Area term absent from this check. For HyperIdeal configurations
+// there is no simple global angle constraint analogous to the Euclidean case.
+```
+
+**Option B:** Keep the overload but make it compute the correct hyperbolic quantity
+`Σ(2π−Θ_v) − Area(M)` and add a separate `check_hyperbolic_gauss_bonnet` that
+compares against `2π·χ`. This requires computing the area from the HyperIdeal
+metric, which is non-trivial.
+
+### Resolution (2026-05-31)
+
+1. **`gauss_bonnet_sum(mesh, HyperIdealMaps)` deleted** — replaced with
+   `= delete` overload and a multi-line comment explaining the Area-term
+   discrepancy.  Attempting to call this is now a compile error.
+2. **`enforce_gauss_bonnet(mesh, HyperIdealMaps&)` deleted** — explicit
+   `= delete` overload prevents the generic template from being silently
+   instantiated with HyperIdealMaps.
+3. **Header comment block rewritten** — now has a clear box explaining
+   which geometries are supported (Euclidean/Spherical) and which are not
+   (HyperIdeal), with the correct hyperbolic Gauss–Bonnet identity shown.
+4. **One new GTest** in `test_phase6.cpp`:
+   - `HyperIdeal_EuclideanSumDiscrepancy_DocumentsWhyCheckIsDeleted` —
+     verifies numerically that for a regular (Θ_v=2π) tetrahedron the
+     Euclidean sum = 0 while 2π·χ = 4π, i.e. the Euclidean check would
+     produce deficit = −4π for a valid HyperIdeal target.
+5. **Three compile-time `static_assert`s** in the test file (SFINAE-based)
+   confirm that `gauss_bonnet_sum` is NOT invocable with HyperIdealMaps
+   but IS invocable with EuclideanMaps and SphericalMaps.
+
+**Test result:** 263/263 CGAL tests pass. No regressions.
+
+### Acceptance criteria
+- [x] Calling `check_gauss_bonnet(mesh, hyper_ideal_maps)` → compile error
+- [x] Calling `enforce_gauss_bonnet(mesh, hyper_ideal_maps)` → compile error
+- [x] Comments explain why Euclidean G-B does not apply to HyperIdeal
+- [x] 263 CGAL tests pass, 0 failed
+
+---
+
+## FINDING-C — 🟡 DOCUMENTATION BUG: Cotangent formula in header comment is wrong
+
+### Location
+`code/include/euclidean_hessian.hpp` line 26–27 (box comment) and line 57–58
+(comment above `euclidean_cot_weights`)
+
+### Problem
+
+The box comment at the top of the file states:
+
+```
+│    cot_k = (t_adj1·l123 − t_adj2·t_opp) / denom2                        │
+│          = cotangent of the angle αk at vertex k
+```
+
+And the comment above `euclidean_cot_weights`:
+
+```cpp
+// cot_k = (t_adj·l123 − t_opp·t_other) / (8·Area)
+```
+
+Both are **mathematically wrong**. The correct formula (verified numerically) is:
+
+```
+cot_k = (t_opp · l123 − t_adj1 · t_adj2) / (8·Area)
+```
+
+**Numerical proof** (3-4-5 right triangle, l23=3, l31=4, l12=5):
+- t12=2, t23=6, t31=4, l123=12, 8·Area=48
+- cot(α₁) = 4/3  (angle at v₁ opposite l23=3)
+- Code result: `(t23·l123 − t31·t12)/48 = (6·12 − 4·2)/48 = 64/48 = 4/3`  ✓
+- Header formula: `(t_adj1·l123 − t_adj2·t_opp)/48 = (t12·l123 − t31·t23)/48 = (2·12 − 4·6)/48 = 0`  ✗
+
+The **implementation** in `euclidean_cot_weights` (lines 91–96) is correct.
+Only the documentation is wrong.
+
+### Fix
+
+```cpp
+// REPLACE both comment instances with the correct formula:
+
+// cot_k = (t_opp · l123 − t_adj1 · t_adj2) / (8·Area)
+//
+// where for vertex k:
+//   t_opp  = t-value of the edge OPPOSITE to k   (= 2(s − l_opp))
+//   t_adj1, t_adj2 = t-values of the two edges ADJACENT to k
+//   l123   = l12 + l23 + l31  (perimeter)
+//   8·Area = denom2
+```
+
+### Acceptance criteria
+- [ ] Both comment blocks corrected (box comment + function-level comment)
+- [ ] A one-line comment in the function body confirms which t-value is `t_opp`
+      for each return value, e.g.: `// cot1: t_opp=t23 (opposite v1)`
+- [ ] No code changes — only documentation
+
+---
+
+## FINDING-D — 🟡 DOCUMENTATION BUG: DOF-assignment functions claim "pin before" works, but it doesn't
+
+### Location
+- `code/include/euclidean_functional.hpp` lines 97–107 (`assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices`)
+- `code/include/spherical_functional.hpp` lines 90–96 (`assign_vertex_dof_indices`)
+- `code/include/inversive_distance_functional.hpp` lines 123–139
+  (`assign_inversive_distance_vertex_dof_indices`)
+
+### Problem
+
+All three functions iterate unconditionally over every vertex and assign a sequential
+index, overwriting any previously set `-1` pin:
+
+```cpp
+// euclidean_functional.hpp:104-107
+inline int assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(ConformalMesh& mesh, EuclideanMaps& m)
+{
+    int idx = 0;
+    for (auto v : mesh.vertices()) m.v_idx[v] = idx++;   // overwrites ALL
+    return idx;
+}
+```
+
+The doc comment above this function says:
+
+```
+/// **Note:** does NOT pin a gauge vertex.  For closed meshes the caller
+/// must set one `m.v_idx[v] = -1` either before or after this call
+```
+
+"Before" is **wrong** — the loop overwrites any pre-set pin.
+
+The inversive-distance version is worse:
+
+```cpp
+// inversive_distance_functional.hpp:126-130
+/// 1. set one `m.v_idx[v] = -1` *before* calling this function (then
+///    the call is a no-op for that vertex) — OR —
+```
+
+Explicitly claims the call is "a no-op" for a pre-pinned vertex, which is false.
+
+### Consequence
+
+A caller who pins `m.v_idx[first_vertex] = -1` and then calls
+`assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices()` will get a **fully-free system** with no
+gauge fix. On a closed mesh the Hessian is singular (gauge mode). `SimplicialLDLT`
+silently falls back to `SparseQR`, which finds a minimum-norm solution —
+no error is reported, but the result is not the intended pinned solution.
+
+### Fix
+
+**Option A (minimal):** Fix the doc comments only. Remove "before" as an option;
+only "after" works.
+
+```cpp
+/// NOTE: this function assigns indices to ALL vertices unconditionally.
+/// To pin a gauge vertex, set `m.v_idx[v] = -1` AFTER calling this function.
+```
+
+**Option B (API improvement):** Add an overload that accepts a gauge vertex:
+
+```cpp
+inline int assign_euclidean_vertex_dof_indices(
+    ConformalMesh& mesh, EuclideanMaps& m, Vertex_index gauge)
+{
+    int idx = 0;
+    for (auto v : mesh.vertices())
+        m.v_idx[v] = (v == gauge) ? -1 : idx++;
+    return idx;
+}
+```
+
+### Acceptance criteria
+- [ ] Doc comments corrected in all three files to say "AFTER" only
+- [ ] Optionally: overload with explicit gauge vertex added
+- [ ] No code changes required for correctness (existing callers set pin after,
+      which already works)
+
+---
+
+## FINDING-E — 🟡 INCONSISTENCY: `gradient_check_cp_euclidean` uses absolute error, all others use relative
+
+### Location
+`code/include/cp_euclidean_functional.hpp` lines 338–349 (`gradient_check_cp_euclidean`)
+and lines 373–387 (`hessian_check_cp_euclidean`)
+
+### Problem
+
+Every gradient check in the library normalises the error by the gradient magnitude:
+
+```cpp
+// euclidean_functional.hpp:343 — RELATIVE error
+double scale = std::max(1.0, std::abs(G[si]));
+if (err / scale > tol) ok = false;
+```
+
+But `gradient_check_cp_euclidean` uses **absolute** error:
+
+```cpp
+// cp_euclidean_functional.hpp:345 — ABSOLUTE error (inconsistent)
+if (std::abs(G[i] - fd) > tol) {
+    std::cerr << "[cp-euclidean] FD gradient mismatch ...";
+    return false;
+}
+```
+
+Same issue in `hessian_check_cp_euclidean` line 378:
+
+```cpp
+if (std::abs(an - fd) > tol) {   // absolute, not relative
+```
+
+The default `tol = 1e-6` is acceptable for unit-scale problems but will produce
+false failures if the gradient values grow large (e.g., many faces, large ρ).
+
+### Fix
+
+```cpp
+// gradient_check_cp_euclidean — replace the comparison:
+double err   = std::abs(G[i] - fd);
+double scale = std::max(1.0, std::abs(G[i]));
+if (err / scale > tol) {
+    std::cerr << "[cp-euclidean] FD gradient mismatch at DOF " << i
+              << ": analytic=" << G[i] << "  FD=" << fd
+              << "  rel-err=" << (err / scale) << "\n";
+    return false;
+}
+
+// hessian_check_cp_euclidean — same pattern:
+double err   = std::abs(an - fd);
+double scale = std::max(1.0, std::abs(an));
+if (err / scale > tol) { ... }
+```
+
+### Acceptance criteria
+- [ ] Both `gradient_check_cp_euclidean` and `hessian_check_cp_euclidean` use
+      relative error (normalised by `max(1.0, |analytic|)`)
+- [ ] The existing CP-Euclidean gradient check tests still pass
+
+---
+
+## FINDING-F — 🟠 TEST GAP: Degenerate-triangle gradient (Finding 1 from java-port-audit.md)
+
+### Location
+`code/tests/cgal/test_euclidean_functional.cpp` and
+`code/tests/cgal/test_spherical_functional.cpp`
+
+### Problem (from java-port-audit.md item 1, still open)
+
+The degenerate-triangle fix (Finding 1 in java-port-audit.md) made `euclidean_angles()`
+and `spherical_angles()` return the limiting angles (π opposite the over-long edge,
+0/0 for the others) instead of `{0,0,0}`. This change is untested: no test builds a
+triangle with one edge longer than the sum of the others and asserts the π corner.
+
+### Required test
+
+```cpp
+// Add to test_euclidean_functional.cpp:
+TEST(EuclideanGeometry, DegenerateTriangle_LimitingAngles) {
+    // l12 = 10, l23 = 1, l31 = 1 → l23+l31=2 < l12=10 → degenerate
+    // Expected: alpha3 = π (vertex v3 opposite l12), alpha1=alpha2=0
+    auto fa = euclidean_angles_from_lengths(10.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fa.valid);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha3, conformallab::PI, 1e-12);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha1, 0.0, 1e-12);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(fa.alpha2, 0.0, 1e-12);
+}
+
+// Similarly for spherical_angles in test_spherical_functional.cpp
+```
+
+### Acceptance criteria
+- [ ] Test added for Euclidean degenerate triangle → `alpha3 = π`
+- [ ] Test added for Spherical degenerate triangle → same
+- [ ] Both tests pass
+
+---
+
+## FINDING-G — 🟠 TEST GAP: `euclidean_hessian` edge-DOF guard must throw (Finding 2 from java-port-audit.md)
+
+### Location
+`code/tests/cgal/test_euclidean_hessian.cpp` (or new file)
+
+### Problem (from java-port-audit.md item 2, still open)
+
+Finding 2 added a `throw std::logic_error` guard to `euclidean_hessian()` when
+edge DOFs are present. No test asserts this throw fires.
+
+### Required test
+
+```cpp
+TEST(EuclideanHessian, EdgeDOFGuard_Throws) {
+    auto mesh = make_tetrahedron();
+    auto maps = setup_euclidean_maps(mesh);
+    assign_euclidean_all_dof_indices(mesh, maps);  // assigns edge DOFs
+    std::vector<double> x(euclidean_dimension(mesh, maps), 0.0);
+    compute_euclidean_lambda0_from_mesh(mesh, maps);
+
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        euclidean_hessian(mesh, x, maps),
+        std::logic_error
+    );
+}
+```
+
+### Acceptance criteria
+- [ ] Test added and passes (throw confirmed)
+- [ ] Test is in the cgal suite (build with `-DWITH_CGAL_TESTS=ON`)
+
+---
+
+## FINDING-H — 🟠 TEST GAP: Missing end-to-end torus with Re(τ) < 0 before reduction (java-port-audit.md item 7)
+
+### Location
+`code/tests/cgal/test_pipeline.cpp` or `code/tests/cgal/test_phase7.cpp`
+
+### Problem (from java-port-audit.md item 7, partly open)
+
+`compute_period_matrix` now calls `normalizeModulus` which maps τ into the
+half-strip `0 ≤ Re(τ) ≤ ½`. This is tested at the function level by the Java oracle
+(`NormalizeModulus_GoldenJava`). But there is **no end-to-end test** where the
+initial τ has `Re(τ) < 0` and the pipeline is verified to fold it into `Re(τ) ≥ 0`.
+
+If someone reverts `compute_period_matrix` to call `reduce_to_fundamental_domain`
+instead of `normalizeModulus`, the function-level test still passes but the pipeline
+output would silently diverge from the Java oracle.
+
+### Required test
+
+A torus whose geometry produces `Re(τ) < 0` before SL(2,ℤ) reduction. One approach:
+construct a torus with an asymmetric lattice (e.g., parallelogram with obtuse angle on
+the left side) where the natural τ has negative real part.
+
+```cpp
+TEST(PeriodMatrix, EndToEnd_NegativeReTau_FoldedToPositive) {
+    // Build or load a torus mesh whose natural τ has Re < 0.
+    // Run the full pipeline: newton_euclidean → layout → compute_period_matrix.
+    // Assert: Re(result.tau) >= 0  (normalizeModulus was applied)
+    // Assert: Im(result.tau) >= 0
+    // Assert: |result.tau| >= 1
+}
+```
+
+### Acceptance criteria
+- [ ] End-to-end test added that exercises a mesh with `Re(τ) < 0` pre-reduction
+- [ ] Test asserts `Re(τ) ≥ 0` after `compute_period_matrix`
+- [ ] 246 CGAL tests still pass with new test included
+
+---
+
+## FINDING-I — 🔵 ARCHITECTURAL RISK: 246/272 CGAL tests are not gated in CI
+
+### Location
+`.gitea/workflows/cpp-tests.yml` line (see `if: false` block), CLAUDE.md lines 267–274
+
+### Problem
+
+The CI pipeline has three jobs:
+1. `test-fast` — 26 pure-math tests (no CGAL), **active**
+2. `test-cgal` — 246 CGAL tests, **disabled** (`if: false` since 2026-05-26)
+3. `quality-gates` — structural linting, **active**
+
+This means the Newton solvers, layout, holonomy, period matrix, cut graph, CGAL
+public API, and all five DCE models are **not regression-tested on any push**.
+
+Root cause: the CGAL build OOMs on the 1.6 GB ARM64 Raspberry Pi runner at `-j`
+parallel compilation.
+
+### Recommended actions (in priority order)
+
+1. **Immediate (low risk):** Run `test-cgal` with `-j1` (serial build) to avoid OOM.
+   The wall time increases but correctness is not compromised.
+   ```yaml
+   cmake --build build-cgal --target conformallab_cgal_tests -j1
+   ```
+
+2. **Short term:** Split the CGAL test binary into subsets so a failing compilation
+   is localised. Add a minimal subset (e.g. Newton + gradient checks only) as a
+   new CI job that runs on every push.
+
+3. **Medium term:** Add a GitHub Actions job (arm64 runner, 7 GB RAM) to mirror CI.
+   Self-hosted Raspberry Pi is not suitable for a library targeting CGAL submission.
+
+4. **Document the gap explicitly** in CHANGELOG.md and doc/release-policy.md:
+   "v0.10.0 ships with CGAL CI disabled — run `ctest -R '^cgal\.'` locally before
+   tagging any release."
+
+### Acceptance criteria
+- [ ] At least one of the above options implemented
+- [ ] The CGAL test suite runs in CI on every PR (not just locally)
+- [ ] CHANGELOG.md documents the current CI limitation
+
+---
+
+## MINOR FINDINGS (quick fixes, no architectural impact)
+
+### MINOR-1 — `spherical_gauge_shift` misleading comment [`spherical_functional.hpp:404`]
+
+```cpp
+// CURRENT (wrong):
+// f is strictly monotone decreasing (second derivative < 0) for a convex functional
+
+// FIX:
+// f is strictly monotone decreasing (sum of vertex angles increases with scale)
+// for any conservative gradient, including the concave spherical energy.
+```
+
+### MINOR-2 — `spherical_gauge_shift` uses forward FD, should use central [`spherical_functional.hpp:470–471`]
+
+```cpp
+// CURRENT (forward difference, O(ε)):
+double ftp = sum_Gv(t + fd_eps);
+double dft = (ftp - ft) / fd_eps;
+
+// FIX (central difference, O(ε²), same cost in this context):
+double dft = (sum_Gv(t + fd_eps) - sum_Gv(t - fd_eps)) / (2.0 * fd_eps);
+```
+
+### MINOR-3 — Gauss-Legendre constants duplicated in three files
+
+`gl_s[10]` and `gl_w[10]` are identically copy-pasted in:
+- `code/include/euclidean_functional.hpp` lines 257–270
+- `code/include/spherical_functional.hpp` lines 304–317
+- `code/include/inversive_distance_functional.hpp` lines 312–325
+
+**Fix:** Extract to a new header `gauss_legendre.hpp`:
+```cpp
+// code/include/gauss_legendre.hpp (new file)
+namespace conformallab::detail {
+    inline const double* gl10_nodes() { static const double s[10] = {...}; return s; }
+    inline const double* gl10_weights() { static const double w[10] = {...}; return w; }
+}
+```
+
+### MINOR-4 — `hidx()` function duplicated in four files
+
+Same one-liner in `euclidean_functional.hpp`, `spherical_functional.hpp`,
+`hyper_ideal_functional.hpp`, `inversive_distance_functional.hpp`. Move to
+`conformal_mesh.hpp` as:
+```cpp
+// code/include/conformal_mesh.hpp (add):
+inline std::size_t halfedge_idx(Halfedge_index h) noexcept {
+    return static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<std::uint32_t>(h));
+}
+```
+
+### MINOR-5 — `inits()` in `clausen.hpp` has unintuitive off-by-one semantics
+
+The function returns `n` after decrement, which is one less than the last-checked
+index. Add a comment:
+
+```cpp
+// Returns the index one below the last term needed to reach the requested
+// accuracy — callers use this as the `n` argument to csevl(), which then
+// evaluates terms [0..n-1].  Matches Java Clausen.inits() semantics exactly.
+```
+
+---
+
+## Summary table
+
+| ID | File | Lines | Type | Severity | Status |
+|----|------|-------|------|----------|--------|
+| A | `hyper_ideal_functional.hpp` | 319–344 | Bug | Critical (mixed config) | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-30 |
+| B | `gauss_bonnet.hpp` | 87–88, 128–134 | API error | Medium | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| C | `euclidean_hessian.hpp` | 26–27, 57–58 | Doc error | Medium | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| D | `euclidean_functional.hpp` + 2 others | 97–107 | Doc error | Medium | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| E | `cp_euclidean_functional.hpp` | 338–349, 373–387 | Inconsistency | Medium | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| F | test files | — | Test gap | Medium | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| G | test files | — | Test gap | Medium | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| H | test files | — | Test gap | Medium | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| I | CI workflow | — | Arch risk | High | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| MINOR-1 | `spherical_functional.hpp` | 404 | Doc error | Minor | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| MINOR-2 | `spherical_functional.hpp` | 470–471 | Accuracy | Minor | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| MINOR-3 | three files | — | DRY | Minor | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| MINOR-4 | four files | — | DRY | Minor | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+| MINOR-5 | `clausen.hpp` | 33–38 | Doc | Minor | ✅ Fixed 2026-05-31 |
+
+---
+
+## What was verified as correct (no action needed)
+
+The following were carefully audited and found faithful:
+
+- **`clausen.hpp`** — Chebyshev expansion, `csevl`, `inits`, `clausen2`, `Lobachevsky`,
+  `ImLi2`. All match Java oracle to 1e-12.
+- **`euclidean_geometry.hpp`** — `euclidean_angles()` and `euclidean_angles_from_lengths()`.
+  Degenerate handling correct (π/0/0), centering trick correct.
+- **`spherical_geometry.hpp`** — `spherical_l()`, `spherical_angles()`. Degenerate
+  handling correct. Half-angle formula numerically stable.
+- **`euclidean_functional.hpp`** — gradient `G_v = Θ_v − Σα_v`, edge gradient
+  `G_e = α_opp⁺ + α_opp⁻ − φ_e`, energy via Gauss-Legendre path integral: all correct.
+- **`spherical_functional.hpp`** — vertex path: correct. Edge-DOF replacement
+  parameterization (Finding 3 in java-port-audit.md): correct.
+- **`euclidean_hessian.hpp`** — `euclidean_cot_weights()` formula and sign are correct
+  (only the *comment* is wrong, see Finding C). Analytic cyclic Hessian `∂α_i/∂s_j`
+  formula is correct and internally consistent.
+- **`hyper_ideal_geometry.hpp`** — `lij`, `sigma_i`, `sigma_ij`, `alpha_ij`,
+  `zeta`, `zeta13/14/15`: all match Java oracle.
+- **`newton_solver.hpp`** — merit `f = ½‖G‖²`, Armijo conditions Phase 1 and 2,
+  steepest-descent fallback `d_sd = −H·G` (correct descent direction even for NSD H),
+  spherical sign flip `(−H)·Δx = G`: all mathematically correct.
+- **`gauss_bonnet.hpp`** — `χ = V−E+F`, `g = (2−χ)/2`, `enforce` shift
+  `δ = (lhs−rhs)/V`: correct for Euclidean and Spherical. Wrong for HyperIdeal (Finding B).
+- **`cp_euclidean_functional.hpp`** — `p_function`, energy, gradient: match Java
+  BPS-2010 formula. Hessian `h_jk = sin θ / (cosh Δρ − cos θ)`: correct.
+- **`inversive_distance_functional.hpp`** — `edge_length_squared`, gradient
+  (`Θ − Σα` pattern), degenerate-face limiting angles (Finding 9 fix correct).

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@@ -133,6 +133,66 @@ The phase numbers match `doc/roadmap/phases.md`.
 
 ## Planned research (not yet PR)
 
+### Hyper-ideal volume formulas for 2- and 3-ideal-vertex faces (Phase 9b+, 🔲 planned)
+
+* **Mathematical sources:**
+  - **Kolpakov, A. & Mednykh, A.** (2012). *Spherical structures on torus
+    knots and links.* Sibirsk. Mat. Zh. 53(3), 535–541 — see the earlier
+    arXiv:math/0603097 for the one-ideal-vertex formula already implemented
+    as `calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithIdealVertexAtGamma`.
+  - **Milnor, J.** (1982). *Hyperbolic geometry: The first 150 years.*
+    Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 6(1), 9–24.  → Volume of an ideal tetrahedron
+    via Clausen function; this is the all-ideal case with 4 ideal vertices.
+  - **Vinberg, E. B.** (1985). *Hyperbolic reflection groups.*
+    Uspekhi Mat. Nauk 40(1), 29–66. → general semi-ideal / orthoscheme approach.
+  - Study arXiv:math/0603097 §3–4 carefully to determine whether the
+    one-ideal formula already yields the correct limit as γ₂ → 0
+    (ideal v2): if Л(0) = 0 absorbs the second ideal vertex naturally,
+    the extension to 2-ideal may be free; if not, a different formula is needed.
+
+* **Java reference:** ❌ **none.**  `HyperIdealUtility.java` has exactly two
+  volume functions; the Java `HyperIdealFunctional` silently falls through the
+  `if/else-if` cascade for 2+ideal faces (uses the one-ideal formula for the
+  first ideal vertex found, ignoring subsequent ideal vertices).  C++ now
+  throws `std::logic_error` instead (fixed 2026-05-30, Finding-A).
+
+* **Context:**
+  In the standard workflow (`assign_all_dof_indices`) every vertex is
+  hyper-ideal and no face has ideal vertices — the currently missing formulas
+  are never reached.  They only matter for:
+  (a) mixed configurations with some pinned (ideal) vertices; and
+  (b) cusped hyperbolic surfaces (Θᵥ = 0 for a cusp vertex).
+  Use case (b) is the main motivation for eventually implementing these.
+
+* **Acceptance criteria:**
+  - Identify the correct formula for a hyper-ideal tetrahedron with exactly
+    2 ideal vertices from the literature (check Kolpakov-Mednykh generalisations
+    and Vinberg orthoscheme decomposition).
+  - Implement `calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithTwoIdealVertices(…)` analogous
+    to the existing Kolpakov-Mednykh function.
+  - Implement `calculateTetrahedronVolumeWithThreeIdealVertices(…)` (one
+    hyper-ideal + three ideal = fully cusp-like case).
+  - Replace the `throw std::logic_error` in `face_energy()` with the correct
+    branch for each case; update the guard to throw only for `ideal_count > 3`
+    (which is topologically impossible).
+  - Gradient check passes for each new configuration at machine precision
+    (central FD vs. analytic, tol = 1e-4).
+  - Limiting-behaviour test: as `b_v → 0` for a hyper-ideal vertex, the
+    energy from the 0-ideal formula must converge to the 1-ideal formula to
+    1e-6 (continuity witness).
+
+* **Effort:** medium (3–5 days: 1–2 days literature study + derivation,
+  1–2 days implementation, 1 day tests).
+
+* **Phase:** 9b+ (add to Phase 9b milestone once the analytic Hessian PR lands;
+  the two features are independent).
+
+* **Note:** The `throw` introduced in the 2026-05-30 fix is the **correct
+  safe behaviour** until this item is resolved.  Do not remove it without
+  implementing and testing the replacement formulas.
+
+---
+
 ### Hyper-ideal Hessian — full analytic (Phase 9b-analytic, 🔲 planned)
 
 * **Mathematical sources:**