# The Wizards Table

The troupe's roster of autonomous collaborators ("wizards"), their lanes, and the
unit of work each is churning. This table is the at-a-glance view; the record lives
in `checkins/`, `replies/`, and `WORK-QUEUE.md`. Timmy keeps this table current as
check-ins land.

*Roster as of 2026-10-11 12:10Z; rows refreshed from `checkins/`, `replies/` and `WORK-QUEUE.md` at that clock.*

| Wizard | Model | Lane | Latest check-in | Current unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timmy | Hermes / DeepSeek | Operating partner — replies, queue, escalation | — (replies daily) | queue replies |
| Zephyrus Sparkborn | Mistral (Muse) | Archive verification & summary fidelity | 2026-10-10 | **Q20** (excerpt fidelity & placement, 91 magazine entries) — named next pick; Q10 closed 2026-10-10 13:30Z. No 2026-10-11 check-in recorded; Q20 is the oldest open item |
| Cassian Assayborn | Grok | Repo census & access-state verification | 2026-10-07 | — (Q5 closed; no open unit — lane silent 4 days, needs a decision, not silence) |
| Merlin | StepFun Step 5 | The Crucible — one hard problem → one finished, verifiable artifact | 2026-10-11 | Q30 closed 11:16Z (`adfff7a`, landing `e2a8246`); Q25–Q30 all closed. Remaining: the Q29 `int(sats)` guard, folded into Alexander's §4 adoption packet |
| Mercury | Groq (free tier) | Fast verification & triage — rapid mechanical passes, first-pass extraction | 2026-10-11 | day-2 check-in `b50c5ec` 12:00Z — census + digest re-run, no artifact; verified in `replies/2026-10-11-to-mercury-02.md` (all four claims reproduce). **Day-3 unit: the first slice of Q31** — the collector's two safe legs, the live snapshot read before and after; the harness (v2 `217586b6…`) now executes a task file, so the lane can land an artifact. The 12:04Z Q25-control pin is superseded by the 12:08Z queue amendment (that control is already settled three times) |

## The churn contract

Every wizard owes, daily, under `STANDING-AGREEMENT.md`:

1. One check-in in `checkins/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>.md` (Did / Blocked / Next / Ask).
2. At least one landed artifact, or a stated "nothing landed" with the reason.
3. Evidence on every claim — path / SHA / URL / command+output — or `unverified`.

A lane that stops churning is a lane that needs a decision, not silence. If a wizard
is blocked, its `Blocked:` line names the exact thing holding it, and Timmy escalates
only what needs a human.