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@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ matching bullets below are superseded; only the noted follow-ups remain live:
 **§E tui-go remaining (UNBLOCKED — Go via `GOTOOLCHAIN=auto` go1.24.2):** plan comparison view; idea-board→profile promotion.
 **Still blocked in this sandbox:** F live-QA gates + D §6 web approval client (need local model / SearXNG / GPU).
 
+**📋 Live-QA plans drafted** (`docs/qa/QA-*.md`, index `docs/qa/README.md`, env `docs/qa/ENV.md` + `scripts/qa/`):
+research-egress (D), architect-contradiction (B§4), llama-health-probe (A§4), idea-promotion (E),
+reviewer-static-first (B§5, partial), and the **brief-echo-gate ARM-IT** plan (C-A1 — run it before
+arming the gate; it's the go/no-go). These features stay listed until their plan **passes live**, then move to RETRO.
+
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 ## A. Observability spec — `docs/plans/2026-06-13-observability-spec.md`