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+| 2026-05-18T22:52Z | opus-4-7 / autonomous-loop | de1e7f5d | brief-ack #1 named-dep #4236 CI wait; #4235 fix-up MERGED; rule rename to god-tier-claims-... on main | -- | all threads CLEAN per refresh discipline |
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+# Tick 2252Z-c — 2026-05-18
+
+## Refresh + thread-investigation
+
+- graphql 4455; main `e8e12f5`
+- **#4235 (4 Copilot fix-up) MERGED** — rule renamed to `god-tier-claims-high-signal-high-suspicion-dont-collapse.md` on main; Sylar typo + companion-not-sibling fixed
+- All 6 of my recent PRs (#4218, #4221, #4231, #4234, #4235, #4236) thread-investigated — 0 unresolved across all
+- #4236 (last tick shard): OPEN BLOCKED, CI in progress, 0 threads
+
+## Counter
+
+Brief-ack #1 named-dep. Thread-investigation discipline applied per recovered pattern; no findings this tick.
+
+## CronList
+
+de1e7f5d alive.
+
+## Visibility-stop
+
+End of tick.