diff --git a/workplans/KG-WP-0005-qonto-source-cadence-admission.md b/workplans/KG-WP-0005-qonto-source-cadence-admission.md
index dd54e65..bf0b7f0 100644
--- a/workplans/KG-WP-0005-qonto-source-cadence-admission.md
+++ b/workplans/KG-WP-0005-qonto-source-cadence-admission.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: workplan
 title: "Admit and validate qonto-assistant source completeness evidence"
 domain: infotech
 repo: kings-guard
-status: blocked
+status: backlog
 owner: codex
 topic_slug: netkingdom
 created: "2026-09-04"
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ updated: "2026-10-03"
 origin: cross-repo
 origin_ref: QONTO-WP-0005
 state_hub_workstream_id: "db9c1dfb-cab3-5887-963a-bfcdf01cff69"
+flavor: residual
 ---
 
 # Admit and Validate Qonto-Assistant Source Completeness Evidence
@@ -106,3 +107,8 @@ allow/deny, periodic heartbeat and same-instance snapshot plus actual receiver
 read/mapping receipts. Reuse AUDIT-WP-0009's delivered reconciliation, cadence
 registration and findings interfaces. No source sender, protected registry,
 credential, live deployment, containment or profile acceptance was changed.
+
+> 2026-10-11: demoted to `flavor: residual` / `backlog` by founder-authorized triage — off the
+> critical path (identity → authz → secrets → SecurityCase execution). Tasks are unchanged;
+> promote back when demand or risk appears. See the-custodian
+> `history/20261011-netkingdom-security-progress-assessment.md`.