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+# Quill Daily Standup Draft
+## Friday, October 30, 2026
+
+### Yesterday
+- Drafted and shipped a finished artifact per operator request: a verifiable draft with a real CHECK command, committed to troupe repo.
+
+### Today
+- Maintain lane focus: Draft — fast writing and drafts.
+- Produce one concrete, verifiable artifact per session.
+- Commit finished work to /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/quill/.
+
+### Blockers
+- None.
+
+### Lane Verdict
+- Evidence-backed draft work only. No stubs, no filler, no fabricated output.