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+      "has_next": false,
+      "has_ask": false,
+      "did_items": 0,
+      "did_chars": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "date": "2026-10-29",
+      "signer": "zephyrus",
+      "file": "2026-10-29-zephyrus.md",
+      "abs": "/root/troupe-standup/checkins/2026-10-29-zephyrus.md",
+      "has_done": true,
+      "has_blocked": false,
+      "has_next": true,
+      "has_ask": true,
+      "did_items": 4,
+      "did_chars": 7555
+    },
+    {
+      "date": "2026-10-30",
+      "signer": "mercury",
+      "file": "2026-10-30-mercury.md",
+      "abs": "/root/troupe-standup/checkins/2026-10-30-mercury.md",
+      "has_done": false,
+      "has_blocked": false,
+      "has_next": false,
+      "has_ask": false,
+      "did_items": 0,
+      "did_chars": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "date": "2026-10-30",
+      "signer": "timmy",
+      "file": "2026-10-30-timmy.md",
+      "abs": "/root/troupe-standup/checkins/2026-10-30-timmy.md",
+      "has_done": false,
+      "has_blocked": false,
+      "has_next": true,
+      "has_ask": false,
+      "did_items": 0,
+      "did_chars": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "date": "2026-10-30",
+      "signer": "volt",
+      "file": "2026-10-30-volt.md",
+      "abs": "/root/troupe-standup/checkins/2026-10-30-volt.md",
+      "has_done": true,
+      "has_blocked": true,
+      "has_next": true,
+      "has_ask": true,
+      "did_items": 0,
+      "did_chars": 1413
+    },
+    {
+      "date": "2026-10-30",
+      "signer": "zephyrus",
+      "file": "2026-10-30-zephyrus.md",
+      "abs": "/root/troupe-standup/checkins/2026-10-30-zephyrus.md",
+      "has_done": true,
+      "has_blocked": false,
+      "has_next": true,
+      "has_ask": true,
+      "did_items": 2,
+      "did_chars": 1344
+    },
+    {
+      "date": "2026-10-31",
+      "signer": "volt",
+      "file": "2026-10-31-volt.md",
+      "abs": "/root/troupe-standup/checkins/2026-10-31-volt.md",
+      "has_done": true,
+      "has_blocked": true,
+      "has_next": true,
+      "has_ask": false,
+      "did_items": 0,
+      "did_chars": 2926
+    },
+    {
+      "date": "2026-10-31",
+      "signer": "zephyrus",
+      "file": "2026-10-31-zephyrus.md",
+      "abs": "/root/troupe-standup/checkins/2026-10-31-zephyrus.md",
+      "has_done": true,
+      "has_blocked": false,
+      "has_next": true,
+      "has_ask": true,
+      "did_items": 3,
+      "did_chars": 3341
+    }
+  ],
+  "skipped": [
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "headline": {
+    "files": 109,
+    "skipped_non_dated": 1,
+    "signers": 22,
+    "total_did_items": 20,
+    "total_did_chars": 136577,
+    "latest_per_signer": [
+      {
+        "signer": "cassian",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-07",
+        "file": "2026-10-07-cassian.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "cassian-02",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-07",
+        "file": "2026-10-07-cassian-02.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "cassian-q5-census",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-07",
+        "file": "2026-10-07-cassian-q5-census.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "cassian-q5-recount",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-07",
+        "file": "2026-10-07-cassian-q5-recount.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "forge",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-27",
+        "file": "2026-10-27-forge.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "gemini",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-13",
+        "file": "2026-10-13-gemini.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "mercury",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-30",
+        "file": "2026-10-30-mercury.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "merlin",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-15",
+        "file": "2026-10-15-merlin.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "sentinel",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-28",
+        "file": "2026-10-28-sentinel.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "timmy",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-30",
+        "file": "2026-10-30-timmy.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "volt",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-31",
+        "file": "2026-10-31-volt.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-31",
+        "file": "2026-10-31-zephyrus.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-01",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-02",
+        "file": "2026-10-02-zephyrus-01.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-02",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-07",
+        "file": "2026-10-07-zephyrus-02.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-03",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-05",
+        "file": "2026-10-05-zephyrus-03.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-04",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-06",
+        "file": "2026-10-06-zephyrus-04.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-05",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-06",
+        "file": "2026-10-06-zephyrus-05.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-06",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-06",
+        "file": "2026-10-06-zephyrus-06.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-07",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-01",
+        "file": "2026-10-01-zephyrus-07.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-wizards",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-06",
+        "file": "2026-10-06-zephyrus-wizards.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-wizards-02",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-06",
+        "file": "2026-10-06-zephyrus-wizards-02.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "signer": "zephyrus-wizards-03",
+        "latest_date": "2026-10-06",
+        "file": "2026-10-06-zephyrus-wizards-03.md"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
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+# Check-in census - 2026-11-01
+
+*source*: every `YYYY-MM-DD-<signer>.md` file under `checkins/` (non-dated files like README.md skipped). Per-row section flags and did-item counts; `latest_per_signer` = newest dated check-in per signer.
+
+## Headline
+
+| measure | value |
+| --- | --- |
+| dated check-in files | 109 |
+| non-dated files skipped | 1 |
+| signers | 22 |
+| total did items | 20 |
+| total did chars | 136577 |
+
+## Per-signer latest check-in
+
+| signer | latest check-in | file |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| cassian | 2026-10-07 | `2026-10-07-cassian.md` |
+| cassian-02 | 2026-10-07 | `2026-10-07-cassian-02.md` |
+| cassian-q5-census | 2026-10-07 | `2026-10-07-cassian-q5-census.md` |
+| cassian-q5-recount | 2026-10-07 | `2026-10-07-cassian-q5-recount.md` |
+| forge | 2026-10-27 | `2026-10-27-forge.md` |
+| gemini | 2026-10-13 | `2026-10-13-gemini.md` |
+| mercury | 2026-10-30 | `2026-10-30-mercury.md` |
+| merlin | 2026-10-15 | `2026-10-15-merlin.md` |
+| sentinel | 2026-10-28 | `2026-10-28-sentinel.md` |
+| timmy | 2026-10-30 | `2026-10-30-timmy.md` |
+| volt | 2026-10-31 | `2026-10-31-volt.md` |
+| zephyrus | 2026-10-31 | `2026-10-31-zephyrus.md` |
+| zephyrus-01 | 2026-10-02 | `2026-10-02-zephyrus-01.md` |
+| zephyrus-02 | 2026-10-07 | `2026-10-07-zephyrus-02.md` |
+| zephyrus-03 | 2026-10-05 | `2026-10-05-zephyrus-03.md` |
+| zephyrus-04 | 2026-10-06 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-04.md` |
+| zephyrus-05 | 2026-10-06 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-05.md` |
+| zephyrus-06 | 2026-10-06 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-06.md` |
+| zephyrus-07 | 2026-10-01 | `2026-10-01-zephyrus-07.md` |
+| zephyrus-wizards | 2026-10-06 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-wizards.md` |
+| zephyrus-wizards-02 | 2026-10-06 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-wizards-02.md` |
+| zephyrus-wizards-03 | 2026-10-06 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-wizards-03.md` |
+
+## Full inventory
+
+| date | signer | file | Did | Blocked | Next | Ask | did items | did chars |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| 2026-09-24 | zephyrus | `2026-09-24-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-09-24 | zephyrus-02 | `2026-09-24-zephyrus-02.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-09-25 | zephyrus | `2026-09-25-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2277 |
+| 2026-09-26 | zephyrus | `2026-09-26-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4830 |
+| 2026-09-26 | zephyrus-02 | `2026-09-26-zephyrus-02.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-09-27 | zephyrus | `2026-09-27-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-09-28 | zephyrus | `2026-09-28-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-09-28 | zephyrus-02 | `2026-09-28-zephyrus-02.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-09-30 | zephyrus | `2026-09-30-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-01 | zephyrus | `2026-10-01-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-01 | zephyrus-03 | `2026-10-01-zephyrus-03.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-01 | zephyrus-04 | `2026-10-01-zephyrus-04.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-01 | zephyrus-05 | `2026-10-01-zephyrus-05.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-01 | zephyrus-06 | `2026-10-01-zephyrus-06.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2847 |
+| 2026-10-01 | zephyrus-07 | `2026-10-01-zephyrus-07.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-02 | zephyrus-01 | `2026-10-02-zephyrus-01.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-03 | zephyrus | `2026-10-03-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-03 | zephyrus-02 | `2026-10-03-zephyrus-02.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-03 | zephyrus-03 | `2026-10-03-zephyrus-03.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-04 | zephyrus | `2026-10-04-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-04 | zephyrus-02 | `2026-10-04-zephyrus-02.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3908 |
+| 2026-10-05 | zephyrus | `2026-10-05-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-05 | zephyrus-02 | `2026-10-05-zephyrus-02.md` | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-05 | zephyrus-03 | `2026-10-05-zephyrus-03.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-06 | cassian | `2026-10-06-cassian.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-06 | zephyrus | `2026-10-06-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-06 | zephyrus-02 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-02.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-06 | zephyrus-04 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-04.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-06 | zephyrus-05 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-05.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-06 | zephyrus-06 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-06.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-06 | zephyrus-wizards | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-wizards.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-06 | zephyrus-wizards-02 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-wizards-02.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-06 | zephyrus-wizards-03 | `2026-10-06-zephyrus-wizards-03.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-07 | cassian | `2026-10-07-cassian.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-07 | cassian-02 | `2026-10-07-cassian-02.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-07 | cassian-q5-census | `2026-10-07-cassian-q5-census.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-07 | cassian-q5-recount | `2026-10-07-cassian-q5-recount.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-07 | zephyrus | `2026-10-07-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-07 | zephyrus-02 | `2026-10-07-zephyrus-02.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-08 | merlin | `2026-10-08-merlin.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-08 | zephyrus | `2026-10-08-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4663 |
+| 2026-10-09 | merlin | `2026-10-09-merlin.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-09 | zephyrus | `2026-10-09-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4247 |
+| 2026-10-10 | mercury | `2026-10-10-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-10 | merlin | `2026-10-10-merlin.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5155 |
+| 2026-10-10 | zephyrus | `2026-10-10-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2916 |
+| 2026-10-11 | mercury | `2026-10-11-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-11 | merlin | `2026-10-11-merlin.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6443 |
+| 2026-10-11 | zephyrus | `2026-10-11-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1930 |
+| 2026-10-12 | mercury | `2026-10-12-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-12 | merlin | `2026-10-12-merlin.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4389 |
+| 2026-10-12 | zephyrus | `2026-10-12-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-13 | gemini | `2026-10-13-gemini.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-13 | mercury | `2026-10-13-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-13 | merlin | `2026-10-13-merlin.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-13 | zephyrus | `2026-10-13-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4732 |
+| 2026-10-14 | mercury | `2026-10-14-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-14 | merlin | `2026-10-14-merlin.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-14 | zephyrus | `2026-10-14-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-15 | mercury | `2026-10-15-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-15 | merlin | `2026-10-15-merlin.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-15 | volt | `2026-10-15-volt.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-15 | zephyrus | `2026-10-15-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2959 |
+| 2026-10-16 | mercury | `2026-10-16-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-16 | volt | `2026-10-16-volt.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-16 | zephyrus | `2026-10-16-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2856 |
+| 2026-10-17 | mercury | `2026-10-17-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-17 | volt | `2026-10-17-volt.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-17 | zephyrus | `2026-10-17-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2099 |
+| 2026-10-18 | mercury | `2026-10-18-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-18 | volt | `2026-10-18-volt.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5903 |
+| 2026-10-18 | zephyrus | `2026-10-18-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2646 |
+| 2026-10-19 | mercury | `2026-10-19-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-19 | volt | `2026-10-19-volt.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5100 |
+| 2026-10-19 | zephyrus | `2026-10-19-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2174 |
+| 2026-10-20 | mercury | `2026-10-20-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-20 | volt | `2026-10-20-volt.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1727 |
+| 2026-10-20 | zephyrus | `2026-10-20-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3611 |
+| 2026-10-21 | mercury | `2026-10-21-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-21 | volt | `2026-10-21-volt.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1469 |
+| 2026-10-21 | zephyrus | `2026-10-21-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4158 |
+| 2026-10-22 | mercury | `2026-10-22-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-22 | zephyrus | `2026-10-22-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-23 | mercury | `2026-10-23-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-23 | volt | `2026-10-23-volt.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-23 | zephyrus | `2026-10-23-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-24 | mercury | `2026-10-24-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-24 | zephyrus | `2026-10-24-zephyrus.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-25 | mercury | `2026-10-25-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-25 | volt | `2026-10-25-volt.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-25 | zephyrus | `2026-10-25-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6393 |
+| 2026-10-26 | mercury | `2026-10-26-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-26 | zephyrus | `2026-10-26-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6050 |
+| 2026-10-27 | forge | `2026-10-27-forge.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-27 | mercury | `2026-10-27-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-27 | sentinel | `2026-10-27-sentinel.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-27 | zephyrus | `2026-10-27-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9085 |
+| 2026-10-28 | mercury | `2026-10-28-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-28 | sentinel | `2026-10-28-sentinel.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1968 |
+| 2026-10-28 | volt | `2026-10-28-volt.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2533 |
+| 2026-10-28 | zephyrus | `2026-10-28-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10930 |
+| 2026-10-29 | mercury | `2026-10-29-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-29 | zephyrus | `2026-10-29-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7555 |
+| 2026-10-30 | mercury | `2026-10-30-mercury.md` | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-30 | timmy | `2026-10-30-timmy.md` | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| 2026-10-30 | volt | `2026-10-30-volt.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1413 |
+| 2026-10-30 | zephyrus | `2026-10-30-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1344 |
+| 2026-10-31 | volt | `2026-10-31-volt.md` | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2926 |
+| 2026-10-31 | zephyrus | `2026-10-31-zephyrus.md` | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3341 |
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-28-checkin-census/checkin-census-2026-11-01.tsv b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-28-checkin-census/checkin-census-2026-11-01.tsv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53c8e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-28-checkin-census/checkin-census-2026-11-01.tsv
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
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diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/CHECK b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/CHECK
index 65b0983..184bbb7 100644
--- a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/CHECK
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/CHECK
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-# CHECK for the albums census (JSONPlaceholder /albums)
-
-Single bare shell command whose exit code IS the verdict (0 = correct, nonzero = wrong):
-
-python3 /root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/verify_albums.py
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# CHECK for the albums census (JSONPlaceholder /albums).
+#
+# One bare command whose exit code IS the verdict: 0 = correct, 1 = wrong,
+# 2 = could not grade (an input is missing). It resolves its own directory, so
+# it reads the same from the repo root, from this directory, or from a clean
+# clone at another path -- the prose that used to sit in this file's body
+# explained that contract and was parsed as shell (Q144).
+set -u
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)" || exit 2
+exec python3 "$HERE/verify_albums.py"
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/verify_albums.py b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/verify_albums.py
index eeedf57..612375a 100644
--- a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/verify_albums.py
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/verify_albums.py
@@ -3,21 +3,32 @@
 
 Recomputes the expected aggregate straight from raw_albums.json (the real
 fetched source) and compares it byte-for-byte against albums_by_user.csv.
-Exit code 0 = correct; nonzero = wrong.
+
+Paths are resolved from this file's own location, never from a host: the same
+reading is produced in a clean clone at any path (Q144).
+
+Exit codes: 0 correct, 1 mismatch, 2 could not grade (an input is missing).
 """
 import csv
 import json
+import os
 import sys
 from collections import Counter
 
-DIR = "/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census"
-SRC = f"{DIR}/raw_albums.json"
-OUT = f"{DIR}/albums_by_user.csv"
+HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+SRC = os.path.join(HERE, "raw_albums.json")
+OUT = os.path.join(HERE, "albums_by_user.csv")
 
-data = json.load(open(SRC))
+for p in (SRC, OUT):
+    if not os.path.exists(p):
+        print(f"CANNOT GRADE: missing input {p}")
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+with open(SRC, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    data = json.load(f)
 expected = [list(t) for t in sorted(((str(u), str(c)) for u, c in Counter(a["userId"] for a in data).items()), key=lambda t: int(t[0]))]
 
-with open(OUT, newline="") as f:
+with open(OUT, newline="", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     rows = list(csv.reader(f))
 got = [[str(r[0]), str(r[1])] for r in rows[1:] if r]
 
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/CHECK b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/CHECK
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a9796c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/CHECK
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -u
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)" || exit 2
+exec python3 "$HERE/verify_users.py"
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/build.py b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/build.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..600956c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import csv, json, os
+HERE = "/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census"
+with open(os.path.join(HERE, "raw_users.json"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    users = json.load(f)
+FIELDS = ["id", "name", "username", "email", "company", "phone", "website"]
+rows = []
+for u in users:
+    c = u.get("company") or {}
+    rows.append((str(u["id"]), u["name"], u["username"], u["email"], c.get("name", ""), u.get("phone", ""), u.get("website", "")))
+rows.sort(key=lambda r: int(r[0]))
+with open(os.path.join(HERE, "users.csv"), "w", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    w = csv.writer(f)
+    w.writerow(FIELDS)
+    w.writerows(rows)
+with open(os.path.join(HERE, "users.md"), "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    f.write("# JSONPlaceholder /users census\n\nFetched 2026-11-01 from https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users (10 records).\n\n")
+    f.write("| id | name | username | email | company | phone | website |\n")
+    f.write("|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n")
+    for r in rows:
+        f.write("| " + " | ".join(r) + " |\n")
+print("built users.csv (%d rows), users.md" % len(rows))
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/raw_users.json b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/raw_users.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79b699a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/raw_users.json
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+[
+  {
+    "id": 1,
+    "name": "Leanne Graham",
+    "username": "Bret",
+    "email": "Sincere@april.biz",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Kulas Light",
+      "suite": "Apt. 556",
+      "city": "Gwenborough",
+      "zipcode": "92998-3874",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "-37.3159",
+        "lng": "81.1496"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "1-770-736-8031 x56442",
+    "website": "hildegard.org",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Romaguera-Crona",
+      "catchPhrase": "Multi-layered client-server neural-net",
+      "bs": "harness real-time e-markets"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 2,
+    "name": "Ervin Howell",
+    "username": "Antonette",
+    "email": "Shanna@melissa.tv",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Victor Plains",
+      "suite": "Suite 879",
+      "city": "Wisokyburgh",
+      "zipcode": "90566-7771",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "-43.9509",
+        "lng": "-34.4618"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "010-692-6593 x09125",
+    "website": "anastasia.net",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Deckow-Crist",
+      "catchPhrase": "Proactive didactic contingency",
+      "bs": "synergize scalable supply-chains"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 3,
+    "name": "Clementine Bauch",
+    "username": "Samantha",
+    "email": "Nathan@yesenia.net",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Douglas Extension",
+      "suite": "Suite 847",
+      "city": "McKenziehaven",
+      "zipcode": "59590-4157",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "-68.6102",
+        "lng": "-47.0653"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "1-463-123-4447",
+    "website": "ramiro.info",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Romaguera-Jacobson",
+      "catchPhrase": "Face to face bifurcated interface",
+      "bs": "e-enable strategic applications"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 4,
+    "name": "Patricia Lebsack",
+    "username": "Karianne",
+    "email": "Julianne.OConner@kory.org",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Hoeger Mall",
+      "suite": "Apt. 692",
+      "city": "South Elvis",
+      "zipcode": "53919-4257",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "29.4572",
+        "lng": "-164.2990"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "493-170-9623 x156",
+    "website": "kale.biz",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Robel-Corkery",
+      "catchPhrase": "Multi-tiered zero tolerance productivity",
+      "bs": "transition cutting-edge web services"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 5,
+    "name": "Chelsey Dietrich",
+    "username": "Kamren",
+    "email": "Lucio_Hettinger@annie.ca",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Skiles Walks",
+      "suite": "Suite 351",
+      "city": "Roscoeview",
+      "zipcode": "33263",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "-31.8129",
+        "lng": "62.5342"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "(254)954-1289",
+    "website": "demarco.info",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Keebler LLC",
+      "catchPhrase": "User-centric fault-tolerant solution",
+      "bs": "revolutionize end-to-end systems"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 6,
+    "name": "Mrs. Dennis Schulist",
+    "username": "Leopoldo_Corkery",
+    "email": "Karley_Dach@jasper.info",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Norberto Crossing",
+      "suite": "Apt. 950",
+      "city": "South Christy",
+      "zipcode": "23505-1337",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "-71.4197",
+        "lng": "71.7478"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "1-477-935-8478 x6430",
+    "website": "ola.org",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Considine-Lockman",
+      "catchPhrase": "Synchronised bottom-line interface",
+      "bs": "e-enable innovative applications"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 7,
+    "name": "Kurtis Weissnat",
+    "username": "Elwyn.Skiles",
+    "email": "Telly.Hoeger@billy.biz",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Rex Trail",
+      "suite": "Suite 280",
+      "city": "Howemouth",
+      "zipcode": "58804-1099",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "24.8918",
+        "lng": "21.8984"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "210.067.6132",
+    "website": "elvis.io",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Johns Group",
+      "catchPhrase": "Configurable multimedia task-force",
+      "bs": "generate enterprise e-tailers"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 8,
+    "name": "Nicholas Runolfsdottir V",
+    "username": "Maxime_Nienow",
+    "email": "Sherwood@rosamond.me",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Ellsworth Summit",
+      "suite": "Suite 729",
+      "city": "Aliyaview",
+      "zipcode": "45169",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "-14.3990",
+        "lng": "-120.7677"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "586.493.6943 x140",
+    "website": "jacynthe.com",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Abernathy Group",
+      "catchPhrase": "Implemented secondary concept",
+      "bs": "e-enable extensible e-tailers"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 9,
+    "name": "Glenna Reichert",
+    "username": "Delphine",
+    "email": "Chaim_McDermott@dana.io",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Dayna Park",
+      "suite": "Suite 449",
+      "city": "Bartholomebury",
+      "zipcode": "76495-3109",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "24.6463",
+        "lng": "-168.8889"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "(775)976-6794 x41206",
+    "website": "conrad.com",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Yost and Sons",
+      "catchPhrase": "Switchable contextually-based project",
+      "bs": "aggregate real-time technologies"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 10,
+    "name": "Clementina DuBuque",
+    "username": "Moriah.Stanton",
+    "email": "Rey.Padberg@karina.biz",
+    "address": {
+      "street": "Kattie Turnpike",
+      "suite": "Suite 198",
+      "city": "Lebsackbury",
+      "zipcode": "31428-2261",
+      "geo": {
+        "lat": "-38.2386",
+        "lng": "57.2232"
+      }
+    },
+    "phone": "024-648-3804",
+    "website": "ambrose.net",
+    "company": {
+      "name": "Hoeger LLC",
+      "catchPhrase": "Centralized empowering task-force",
+      "bs": "target end-to-end models"
+    }
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/users.csv b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/users.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74ded1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/users.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+id,name,username,email,company,phone,website
+1,Leanne Graham,Bret,Sincere@april.biz,Romaguera-Crona,1-770-736-8031 x56442,hildegard.org
+2,Ervin Howell,Antonette,Shanna@melissa.tv,Deckow-Crist,010-692-6593 x09125,anastasia.net
+3,Clementine Bauch,Samantha,Nathan@yesenia.net,Romaguera-Jacobson,1-463-123-4447,ramiro.info
+4,Patricia Lebsack,Karianne,Julianne.OConner@kory.org,Robel-Corkery,493-170-9623 x156,kale.biz
+5,Chelsey Dietrich,Kamren,Lucio_Hettinger@annie.ca,Keebler LLC,(254)954-1289,demarco.info
+6,Mrs. Dennis Schulist,Leopoldo_Corkery,Karley_Dach@jasper.info,Considine-Lockman,1-477-935-8478 x6430,ola.org
+7,Kurtis Weissnat,Elwyn.Skiles,Telly.Hoeger@billy.biz,Johns Group,210.067.6132,elvis.io
+8,Nicholas Runolfsdottir V,Maxime_Nienow,Sherwood@rosamond.me,Abernathy Group,586.493.6943 x140,jacynthe.com
+9,Glenna Reichert,Delphine,Chaim_McDermott@dana.io,Yost and Sons,(775)976-6794 x41206,conrad.com
+10,Clementina DuBuque,Moriah.Stanton,Rey.Padberg@karina.biz,Hoeger LLC,024-648-3804,ambrose.net
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/users.md b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/users.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2d0152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/users.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# JSONPlaceholder /users census
+
+Fetched 2026-11-01 from https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users (10 records).
+
+| id | name | username | email | company | phone | website |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | Leanne Graham | Bret | Sincere@april.biz | Romaguera-Crona | 1-770-736-8031 x56442 | hildegard.org |
+| 2 | Ervin Howell | Antonette | Shanna@melissa.tv | Deckow-Crist | 010-692-6593 x09125 | anastasia.net |
+| 3 | Clementine Bauch | Samantha | Nathan@yesenia.net | Romaguera-Jacobson | 1-463-123-4447 | ramiro.info |
+| 4 | Patricia Lebsack | Karianne | Julianne.OConner@kory.org | Robel-Corkery | 493-170-9623 x156 | kale.biz |
+| 5 | Chelsey Dietrich | Kamren | Lucio_Hettinger@annie.ca | Keebler LLC | (254)954-1289 | demarco.info |
+| 6 | Mrs. Dennis Schulist | Leopoldo_Corkery | Karley_Dach@jasper.info | Considine-Lockman | 1-477-935-8478 x6430 | ola.org |
+| 7 | Kurtis Weissnat | Elwyn.Skiles | Telly.Hoeger@billy.biz | Johns Group | 210.067.6132 | elvis.io |
+| 8 | Nicholas Runolfsdottir V | Maxime_Nienow | Sherwood@rosamond.me | Abernathy Group | 586.493.6943 x140 | jacynthe.com |
+| 9 | Glenna Reichert | Delphine | Chaim_McDermott@dana.io | Yost and Sons | (775)976-6794 x41206 | conrad.com |
+| 10 | Clementina DuBuque | Moriah.Stanton | Rey.Padberg@karina.biz | Hoeger LLC | 024-648-3804 | ambrose.net |
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/verify_users.py b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/verify_users.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d33b912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-11-01-users-census/verify_users.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Independent CHECK for the /users census table.
+import csv, json, os, sys
+HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+SRC = os.path.join(HERE, "raw_users.json")
+OUT = os.path.join(HERE, "users.csv")
+for p in (SRC, OUT):
+    if not os.path.exists(p):
+        print("CANNOT GRADE: missing " + p)
+        sys.exit(2)
+with open(SRC, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    users = json.load(f)
+exp = sorted(
+    ([str(u["id"]), u["name"], u["username"], u["email"], (u.get("company") or {}).get("name", ""), u.get("phone", ""), u.get("website", "")] for u in users),
+    key=lambda r: int(r[0]))
+with open(OUT, newline="", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    rows = list(csv.reader(f))
+ok = (rows[0] == ["id", "name", "username", "email", "company", "phone", "website"]) and (exp == rows[1:])
+print("raw_users.json records: " + str(len(users)))
+print("expected " + str(len(exp)) + " users")
+print("file rows: " + str(len(rows) - 1))
+print("CHECK: " + ("OK" if ok else "MISMATCH"))
+sys.exit(0 if ok else 1)
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/CHECK-wizard-work-census-2026-11-01 b/wizard-work/ledger/CHECK-wizard-work-census-2026-11-01
index 733ff39..221ffe2 100644
--- a/wizard-work/ledger/CHECK-wizard-work-census-2026-11-01
+++ b/wizard-work/ledger/CHECK-wizard-work-census-2026-11-01
@@ -10,16 +10,20 @@
 # Exits 0 only on exact match of all census fields.
 set -u
 
-REPO=/root/troupe-standup
+REPO="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)" || exit 2
 OUT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 JSON="$OUT/wizard-work-census-2026-11-01.json"
 
-python3 - "$JSON" <<'PY'
+python3 - "$JSON" "$REPO" <<'PY'
 import json, subprocess, sys
 from collections import Counter
 
 json_path = sys.argv[1]
-repo = "/root/troupe-standup"
+# The tree is the one this CHECK sits in, never a host path: the first version
+# hardcoded /root/troupe-standup twice and graded the HOST repository at the
+# pin, so a clean clone at another path read a green tick about someone else's
+# tree (Q144).
+repo = sys.argv[2]
 
 def git(repo, *args):
     return subprocess.run(["git", "-C", repo, *args],
@@ -64,8 +68,16 @@ committed = json.load(open(json_path))
 pin = committed.get("head")
 if not pin:
     print("[CHECK] JSON missing 'head' pin", file=sys.stderr)
-    sys.exit(1)
-derived = derive_at(pin)
+    sys.exit(2)
+try:
+    derived = derive_at(pin)
+except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError, ValueError) as exc:
+    # rc 2 = could not grade: git could not answer at the pin (bad pin, not a
+    # repository, detached HEAD with no branch to name). The old body let the
+    # CalledProcessError escape as a traceback with rc 1, which reads as a
+    # verdict on the artifact rather than on the instrument.
+    print("[CHECK] CANNOT GRADE at pin %s: %r" % (pin, exc), file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(2)
 
 fields = ["branch", "branch_head", "head", "commit_count", "tracked_file_count",
           "total_unique_emails"]