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+# HANDOFF — A1 regex validation / ReDoS guard (#80)
+
+**Status:** Planned  
+**Branch:** `docs/open-issue-handoffs`  
+**Issue(s):** #80  
+**Last updated:** 2026-07-24
+
+## Bottom line
+Before storing or serving LLM-generated A1 regex rules, run pass/fail (or equivalent) probes and reject catastrophic/invalid patterns so the CLI cannot hang.
+
+## Current state
+- A1 rules produced in categorizer / rule publish path without a dedicated ReDoS gate (see audit §6).
+- Still open from stabilize handoff follow-ups.
+
+## What shipped
+| PR / commit | Delivers |
+|-------------|---------|
+| (pending) | |
+
+## Hook points (files to touch)
+- `backend/app/services/categorizer.py`
+- Rule publish / persist path before CLI consume
+- `docs/audit/README.md` §6 for prior findings
+
+## Open follow-ups
+- [ ] test_pass / test_fail (or timeout harness) for candidate regex
+- [ ] Reject path does not persist/serve bad patterns
+- [ ] Tests for reject path
+
+## How to verify
+```bash
+cd backend && uv run pytest tests/ -k regex -v
+```
+
+## Done means
+- [ ] Unsafe/invalid regex not served to CLI
+- [ ] Tests for reject path
diff --git a/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-deferred-load-test.md b/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-deferred-load-test.md
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+# HANDOFF — Load test / 5s rule (#22) [post-MVP]
+
+**Status:** Planned (deferred)  
+**Branch:** `docs/open-issue-handoffs`  
+**Issue(s):** #22  
+**Last updated:** 2026-07-24
+
+## Bottom line
+Verify normal scan latency <5s and document bottlenecks. **Out of MVP.**
+
+## Current state
+Not started; do not pull into MVP PRs.
+
+## Done means (later phase)
+- [ ] Load harness + bottleneck notes
diff --git a/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-deferred-rag-finetune.md b/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-deferred-rag-finetune.md
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+# HANDOFF — RAG fine-tune & performance test (#14) [post-MVP]
+
+**Status:** Planned (deferred)  
+**Branch:** `docs/open-issue-handoffs`  
+**Issue(s):** #14  
+**Last updated:** 2026-07-24
+
+## Bottom line
+Measure extraction latency across chunk sizes and document optimal settings. **Out of MVP.**
+
+## Current state
+Not started; do not pull into MVP PRs.
+
+## Done means (later phase)
+- [ ] Benchmark harness + documented recommendations
diff --git a/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-deferred-regulatory-simulator.md b/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-deferred-regulatory-simulator.md
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+# HANDOFF — Regulatory change simulator (#13) [post-MVP]
+
+**Status:** Planned (deferred)  
+**Branch:** `docs/open-issue-handoffs`  
+**Issue(s):** #13  
+**Last updated:** 2026-07-24
+
+## Bottom line
+Watch a local folder and log drift alerts (e.g. to Loki) on new file detection. **Out of MVP** per epic #74 / `docs/ROADMAP.md` Phase 1 non-goals.
+
+## Current state
+Not started; do not pull into MVP PRs.
+
+## Done means (later phase)
+- [ ] Scope re-confirmed in Phase 2+
+- [ ] Implementation + verify path documented then
diff --git a/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-e2e-live-hitl.md b/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-e2e-live-hitl.md
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+# HANDOFF — E2E happy path + live HITL (#78)
+
+**Status:** Planned  
+**Branch:** `docs/open-issue-handoffs`  
+**Issue(s):** #78  
+**Last updated:** 2026-07-24
+
+## Bottom line
+Documented cold-start path: compose/uv up → ingest sample policy → push/scan → pending HITL → approve/reject against the **live** API (mocks only as fallback).
+
+## Current state
+- Sample fixtures: `docs/mvp/fixtures/` (#81, PR #86).
+- HITL endpoints exist on backend (`PATCH /validate/{id}`); frontend may still be mock-leaning — confirm `frontend/services/api.ts`.
+- No committed smoke checklist/runbook for the full path yet.
+
+## What shipped
+| PR / commit | Delivers |
+|-------------|---------|
+| (pending) | |
+
+## Hook points (files to touch)
+- `docker-compose.yml`
+- `frontend/services/api.ts` + HITL UI components
+- `docs/ONBOARDING.md`, `docs/mvp/` runbook
+- Wire fixtures from #81 into the runbook
+
+## Open follow-ups
+- [ ] Runbook (cold start → HITL)
+- [ ] Live HITL card against backend
+- [ ] Smoke script or checklist in-repo
+
+## How to verify
+```bash
+# follow runbook once written; smoke script when present
+```
+
+## Done means
+- [ ] Runbook in docs
+- [ ] HITL card works with backend up
+- [ ] Smoke script or checklist committed
diff --git a/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-legacy-loki-20.md b/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-legacy-loki-20.md
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+# HANDOFF — Log every verdict to Loki (#20) [legacy]
+
+**Status:** Planned (superseded by #77)  
+**Branch:** `docs/open-issue-handoffs`  
+**Issue(s):** #20 → implement via #77  
+**Last updated:** 2026-07-24
+
+## Bottom line
+Legacy Loki push tracker. **Do not implement here** — execute [#77](2026-07-24-verdict-loki-push.md) (schema from #76) and close #20 when that DoD is met.
+
+## Done means
+- [ ] Closed as duplicate/completed by #77
diff --git a/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-legacy-presidio-17.md b/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-legacy-presidio-17.md
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+# HANDOFF — Presidio PII integration (#17) [legacy]
+
+**Status:** Planned (superseded by #79)  
+**Branch:** `docs/open-issue-handoffs`  
+**Issue(s):** #17 → implement via #79  
+**Last updated:** 2026-07-24
+
+## Bottom line
+Legacy tracker for Presidio on diffs/snippets. **Do not implement here** — execute [#79](2026-07-24-presidio-pii.md) and close #17 when that DoD is met.
+
+## Done means
+- [ ] Closed as duplicate/completed by #79
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+# HANDOFF — Presidio PII gate on /validate (#79)
+
+**Status:** Planned  
+**Branch:** `docs/open-issue-handoffs`  
+**Issue(s):** #79 (legacy #17)  
+**Last updated:** 2026-07-24
+
+## Bottom line
+Block high-risk PII in `code_snippet` on `/validate` (email / card / phone at minimum) via a `PIIScannerService`; force HIGH/block when detected.
+
+## Current state
+- No `backend/app/services/pii.py` yet.
+- Validate path runs LLM risk check only.
+- Legacy #17 is the same capability; close when #79 ships.
+
+## What shipped
+| PR / commit | Delivers |
+|-------------|---------|
+| (pending) | |
+
+## Hook points (files to touch)
+- `backend/app/services/pii.py` (new)
+- `backend/app/api/validate.py` — gate before/alongside validator
+- `backend/pyproject.toml` — Presidio (or agreed detector) deps
+- Tests: unit detector + integration PII → HIGH/block
+
+## Open follow-ups
+- [ ] Detector service + config
+- [ ] Integrate into `/validate`
+- [ ] Unit + integration tests
+- [ ] Close #17 when done
+
+## How to verify
+```bash
+cd backend && uv run pytest tests/ -k pii -v
+```
+
+## Done means
+- [ ] Unit tests for detector
+- [ ] Integration: PII snippet → block/HIGH
diff --git a/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-verdict-loki-push.md b/docs/handoffs/2026-07-24-verdict-loki-push.md
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+# HANDOFF — Push verdicts to Loki (#77)
+
+**Status:** Planned  
+**Branch:** `docs/open-issue-handoffs`  
+**Issue(s):** #77 (legacy #20)  
+**Last updated:** 2026-07-24
+
+## Bottom line
+Ship every `verdict_event` to Grafana Loki when configured; otherwise keep a durable local/structured fallback so dev stays green without Loki.
+
+## Current state
+- Schema lives in `backend/app/services/verdict_log.py` (#76 on `mvp/75-76-81-foundation` / PR #86 — do not re-invent keys).
+- Validate emits `verdict_event` to app logger; **no** Loki HTTP push yet.
+- Legacy #20 is the same intent; close it when #77 ships.
+
+## What shipped
+| PR / commit | Delivers |
+|-------------|---------|
+| (pending) | |
+
+## Hook points (files to touch)
+- `backend/app/services/verdict_log.py` / logger — push after `emit_verdict_log`
+- `backend/app/core/config.py` — `LOKI_URL` (or equiv) + enable flag
+- `backend/app/api/validate.py` — HITL resolve path should also emit
+- CLI / `pg` completion path if it logs verdicts independently
+
+## Open follow-ups
+- [ ] Config + no-op when unset
+- [ ] Emit on validate completion + HITL approve/reject
+- [ ] Tests with mocked Loki (or file sink)
+- [ ] Close #20 when done
+
+## How to verify
+```bash
+cd backend && uv run pytest tests/ -k loki -v
+# with LOKI_URL set: trigger /validate and confirm push (or mock)
+```
+
+## Done means
+- [ ] Config flag/URL
+- [ ] Emit on CLI-driven validate completion + HITL resolve
+- [ ] No-op / file fallback when Loki unset
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 |------|---------|----------------|--------|
 | 2026-07-24 | [stabilize-contracts-and-ci](2026-07-24-stabilize-contracts-and-ci.md) | `dev` / #61–#64, #73, #84 | Done |
 | 2026-07-24 | [mvp-continuous-compliance-gate](2026-07-24-mvp-continuous-compliance-gate.md) | `docs/mvp-handoffs` / #74 | In progress |
+| 2026-07-24 | [verdict-loki-push](2026-07-24-verdict-loki-push.md) | `docs/open-issue-handoffs` / #77 (#20) | Planned |
+| 2026-07-24 | [e2e-live-hitl](2026-07-24-e2e-live-hitl.md) | `docs/open-issue-handoffs` / #78 | Planned |
+| 2026-07-24 | [presidio-pii](2026-07-24-presidio-pii.md) | `docs/open-issue-handoffs` / #79 (#17) | Planned |
+| 2026-07-24 | [a1-regex-guard](2026-07-24-a1-regex-guard.md) | `docs/open-issue-handoffs` / #80 | Planned |
+| 2026-07-24 | [legacy-presidio-17](2026-07-24-legacy-presidio-17.md) | `docs/open-issue-handoffs` / #17 → #79 | Planned |
+| 2026-07-24 | [legacy-loki-20](2026-07-24-legacy-loki-20.md) | `docs/open-issue-handoffs` / #20 → #77 | Planned |
+| 2026-07-24 | [deferred-regulatory-simulator](2026-07-24-deferred-regulatory-simulator.md) | `docs/open-issue-handoffs` / #13 | Deferred |
+| 2026-07-24 | [deferred-rag-finetune](2026-07-24-deferred-rag-finetune.md) | `docs/open-issue-handoffs` / #14 | Deferred |
+| 2026-07-24 | [deferred-load-test](2026-07-24-deferred-load-test.md) | `docs/open-issue-handoffs` / #22 | Deferred |