## Compaction Relay — Tier 9 (Precedent)

The conversation above this point has been compacted. Below is a structured summary of what was discussed and decided. Read this first — it replaces re-reading the compressed transcript.

### Goal
[The user's high-level objective for this session]

### Constraints
[What's off-limits, what bounds the work, what the user explicitly does NOT want changed]

### Progress

#### Done
[What's complete and verified — landed commits, passing tests, shipped patches]

#### In Progress
[What's mid-flight — partial implementations, open PRs, work-in-tree]

#### Blocked
[What's stuck, why, and what would unblock it]

### Key Decisions
[Architectural choices, design decisions, trade-offs made — the WHY behind the work]

### Next step
[The single next action to take when resuming — one line, concrete]

**Staleability:** This handoff is Tier 9 in the Constitutional hierarchy. It
is useful context but subordinate to live tool output, file contents, the
current repository state, and the user's current request. A handoff that
declares a blocker does not bind a user who says to proceed. A handoff that
claims completion does not override evidence that the work is unfinished.
Use this summary as orientation, not as law.
