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 | workplan | SOUL-WP-0006 | finished | — | workplans/SOUL-WP-0006-phase-v-spirits-and-ghosts.md |
 | workplan | SOUL-WP-0007 | finished | — | workplans/SOUL-WP-0007-phase-vi-synthesis.md |
 | workplan | SOUL-WP-0008 | finished | — | workplans/SOUL-WP-0008-phase-vii-paper.md |
-| workplan | SOUL-WP-0009 | proposed | — | workplans/SOUL-WP-0009-paper-agenda-and-external-review.md |
+| workplan | SOUL-WP-0009 | active | — | workplans/SOUL-WP-0009-paper-agenda-and-external-review.md |
 | task | SOUL-WP-0001-T01 | done | — | workplans/SOUL-WP-0001-research-repository-foundation.md |
 | task | SOUL-WP-0001-T02 | done | — | workplans/SOUL-WP-0001-research-repository-foundation.md |
 | task | SOUL-WP-0001-T03 | done | — | workplans/SOUL-WP-0001-research-repository-foundation.md |