diff --git a/workplans/FEP-WP-0003-contrasting-schools.md b/workplans/FEP-WP-0003-contrasting-schools.md
index 189216e..d42bb5b 100644
--- a/workplans/FEP-WP-0003-contrasting-schools.md
+++ b/workplans/FEP-WP-0003-contrasting-schools.md
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ type: workplan
 title: "Challenge the language across architectural schools"
 domain: infotech
 repo: frontend-patterns
-status: blocked
+status: backlog
 owner: codex
 topic_slug: canon
 created: "2026-09-24"
-updated: "2026-09-28"
+updated: "2026-10-03"
 state_hub_workstream_id: "13c123f1-a470-560e-ab8e-b270c387930a"
 ---
 
diff --git a/workplans/FEP-WP-0004-reference-surface.md b/workplans/FEP-WP-0004-reference-surface.md
index 9cb1f00..06eba0e 100644
--- a/workplans/FEP-WP-0004-reference-surface.md
+++ b/workplans/FEP-WP-0004-reference-surface.md
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ type: workplan
 title: "Evaluate retrieval and real repository applicability"
 domain: infotech
 repo: frontend-patterns
-status: blocked
+status: backlog
 owner: codex
 topic_slug: canon
 created: "2026-09-24"
-updated: "2026-09-27"
+updated: "2026-10-03"
 state_hub_workstream_id: "831bbc30-30c0-5df3-a315-5355cd3b8ee5"
 ---
 
diff --git a/workplans/FEP-WP-0006-language-evolution.md b/workplans/FEP-WP-0006-language-evolution.md
index 692f268..4b1177f 100644
--- a/workplans/FEP-WP-0006-language-evolution.md
+++ b/workplans/FEP-WP-0006-language-evolution.md
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ type: workplan
 title: "Make ongoing language learning observable"
 domain: infotech
 repo: frontend-patterns
-status: blocked
+status: backlog
 owner: codex
 topic_slug: canon
 created: "2026-09-26"
-updated: "2026-09-28"
+updated: "2026-10-03"
 state_hub_workstream_id: "528d24c1-c2c4-5914-a065-992b0dd877c8"
 ---