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+# Work Records — approval-engine
+
+> Generated by `statehub fix-consistency` (CUST-WP-0061-T04, work-record
+> stage 3). Do not edit by hand — edit the source file/block listed for
+> each record and re-run fix-consistency to refresh this index. Archived
+> workplans are omitted; closed decisions/intakes/engagements stay listed
+> so recently-resolved work is still visible. [auto]
+
+| Kind | ID | Status | Lane | Source |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| workplan | APPROVAL-WP-0001 | active | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |
+| task | APPROVAL-WP-0001-T01 | done | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |
+| task | APPROVAL-WP-0001-T02 | todo | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |
+| task | APPROVAL-WP-0001-T03 | todo | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |
+| task | APPROVAL-WP-0001-T04 | todo | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |
+| task | APPROVAL-WP-0001-T05 | wait | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |
+| task | APPROVAL-WP-0001-T06 | todo | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |
+| task | APPROVAL-WP-0001-T07 | todo | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |
+| task | APPROVAL-WP-0001-T08 | todo | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |
+| task | APPROVAL-WP-0001-T09 | todo | — | workplans/APPROVAL-WP-0001-v07-alignment-and-engine-spine.md |