diff --git a/.custodian-brief.md b/.custodian-brief.md
index afd70cd..4273564 100644
--- a/.custodian-brief.md
+++ b/.custodian-brief.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Progress: 4/7 done  |  workplan_id: `ca639c3d-3a87-5fa4-ad13-6f2e014b0c84`
 - ! Produce S3 signals and prove their delivery to the evidence owner  `5351e0e4`
   *(wait: Needs a concrete receiving contract from railiance-telemetry (RTEL-WP-0002) before health transport is accepted; unmonitored state retained meanwhile.)*
 - ! Make backup freshness and recurring recovery evidence checkable  `d64446fb`
-  *(wait: Cadence/expiry come from T02; execution only through the accepted execution owner.)*
+  *(wait: T02 done (cadence/expiry available). Remaining gate: scheduling needs a named accepted execution owner and separately approved authority; owner not yet named in this plan.)*
 - ! Obtain acceptance for compatibility assets and derived-record cleanup  `3b74f79c`
   *(wait: Owner-ready handoffs to railiance-forge, rapp-openbao and the ArgoCD bootstrap owner await acceptance; S3 custody contracts stay here until then.)*