[AZ-1074] [AZ-1075] Cycle 9 closeout: security, tests, metrics

Resolve F-AZ1074-1/2 (collection caps, generic gRPC internal errors).
Standalone integration compose stack, docs, security audit, perf and retro.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

_docs/_autodev_state.md

@@ -2,14 +2,24 @@
 
 ## Current Step
 flow: existing-code
-step: 11
-name: Run Tests
-status: pending
+step: 17
+name: Retrospective
+status: completed
 sub_step:
-  phase: 1
-  name: full-suite
-  detail: "Step 10 complete; smoke passed, full suite pending"
+  phase: 4
+  name: lessons-updated
+  detail: "cycle 9 complete; release skipped; no re-entry (release not Released)"
 retry_count: 0
 cycle: 9
 tracker: jira
 auto_push: true
+
+## Step 16.5
+release_verdict: skipped
+release_skip_reason: user chose B — skip release, proceed to retrospective
+
+## Cycle 9 Summary
+tasks: AZ-1074, AZ-1075
+gates: tests PASS, security PASS (delta), perf PASS (8/8 REST)
+artifacts: deploy_cycle9.md, perf_2026-06-25_cycle9.md, retro_2026-06-25_cycle9.md, security_report_cycle9.md
+uncommitted: yes — operator commit/push pending