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+# workqueue-census — 2026-11-02
+
+Typed census of every numbered work-queue (Q) item in `WORK-QUEUE.md` (the
+committed source, sha256 `cea6cd3c…06eb`, 14,265 lines).
+
+## Artifact
+
+`workqueue-census.tsv` — tab-separated, header `Q | Title | Status | Target`.
+One row per Q item, sourced verbatim from the live `WORK-QUEUE.md`.
+
+## Rules (documented for the CHECK)
+
+* A Q item is a line matching `^## Q<n> — <title>`.
+* Trailing `*(notes)*` on the title is stripped.
+* `Status` is the `**Status: ...` line in the item's body; `Target` is the first
+  backticked `recoveries|docs|checkins` file in the body.
+* Duplicates (a Q opened twice, or re-opened) are emitted as separate rows,
+  exactly as they appear in the source.
+
+## Reproduce / verify
+
+```bash
+python3 extract_workqueue_census.py   # regenerate the TSV + manifest
+python3 CHECK                            # independent re-derivation; exit 0 iff green
+```
+
+The CHECK re-derives the expected rows from `WORK-QUEUE.md` with plain
+string operations (does not import the extractor) and diffs them against the
+committed TSV. Exit code is the verdict: `0` = correct, nonzero = wrong.
+
+## Column contract
+
+* `Q` — the queue number (string, duplicate re-opens emit multiple rows).
+* `Title` — heading text after `## Q<n> —`, trailing `*(notes)*` stripped.
+* `Status` — the `**Status: ...` line, verbatim (may carry a trailing `**`).
+* `Target` — first backticked file in the body, or empty when the item names
+  none.