diff --git a/workplans/FEP-WP-0009-m1-independent-validation.md b/workplans/FEP-WP-0009-m1-independent-validation.md
index 0caaf7f..9d8bb8b 100644
--- a/workplans/FEP-WP-0009-m1-independent-validation.md
+++ b/workplans/FEP-WP-0009-m1-independent-validation.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ topic_slug: canon
 origin: residual
 origin_ref: FEP-WP-0002
 created: "2026-10-03"
-updated: "2026-10-19"
+updated: "2026-10-20"
 state_hub_workstream_id: "78374f2e-006f-5faf-9053-786d54a4488a"
 ---
 
@@ -154,3 +154,7 @@ criteria, which supports T02's atomic, no-partial-credit design. Reviewer design
 cancellation, git-style resolution menu, synchronous vs asynchronous systems, abstract
 wording plus concrete example) are recorded per answer as candidate input, not
 validated patterns. T03 still waits on T02.
+
+Decision `6f698650-de45-4402-a84f-ea19ae5f96af` resolved by Bernd Worsch: "The review
+is fine, the concept is sound and can be refined based on the results provided by
+the review and its discussion." This closes the T01 human gate; it does not pass M1.