docs(specs): adopt status-heading lifecycle convention across specs

Migrate 29 legacy specs off the old shape (a status suffix in the filename plus a :STATUS: property drawer) onto the docs-lifecycle status heading: a top-level heading carrying the org lifecycle keyword and a dated history line, with the two #+TODO sequences in the header.

Dropping the -doing/-implemented/-superseded suffixes means a status change no longer forces a rename and link surgery. Each keyword comes from the spec's own recorded status. The four specs already on the heading form are untouched, and every inbound reference now points at the new names.

The status board is one grep: rg '^\* (DRAFT|READY|DOING|IMPLEMENTED|SUPERSEDED|CANCELLED) ' docs/specs/

31 files changed, 248 insertions, 132 deletions

diff --git a/docs/design/signal-client-review.org b/docs/design/signal-client-review.org
index 7e8a73e9..e1ac462e 100644
--- a/docs/design/signal-client-review.org
+++ b/docs/design/signal-client-review.org
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * Scope reviewed
 
 - =.ai/workflows/spec-review.org=.
-- =docs/specs/signal-client-spec-doing.org=, including the base design, open-question dispositions, initiate-message workflow, architecture additions, accepted caveats, test plan, scope summary, and readiness rubric.
+- =docs/specs/signal-client-spec.org=, including the base design, open-question dispositions, initiate-message workflow, architecture additions, accepted caveats, test plan, scope summary, and readiness rubric.
 - =modules/signal-config.el=, including =cj/signal--parse-contacts=, notify-suppression helpers, private config loading, and current =use-package signel= wiring.
 - =~/code/signel/signel.el=, including =signel-start=, =signel--send-rpc=, =signel--dispatch=, =signel--handle-error=, =signel--handle-receive=, =signel--insert-msg=, =signel--insert-system-msg=, =signel--send-input=, =signel-chat=, and dashboard commands.
 - =tests/test-signal-config.el=, covering contact parsing and notify-suppression helpers.
diff --git a/docs/design/utility-inventory.org b/docs/design/utility-inventory.org
index 8438a592..9b811429 100644
--- a/docs/design/utility-inventory.org
+++ b/docs/design/utility-inventory.org
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 * Status
 
-Living inventory. Phase 1 of [[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec-doing.org]]. Records the current state of helpers identified in the spec's Candidate Extraction Table plus any new candidates discovered during module walkthroughs. Decisions become concrete tasks in =todo.org= for Phase 2+.
+Living inventory. Phase 1 of [[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec.org]]. Records the current state of helpers identified in the spec's Candidate Extraction Table plus any new candidates discovered during module walkthroughs. Decisions become concrete tasks in =todo.org= for Phase 2+.
 
 * Scope
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Caller counts in the inventory below reflect grep results from 2026-05-10. The c
 
 | Symbol | File | Vis | Deps | Side effects | Proposed home / name | Callers (modules) | Tests | Pri | Decision | Rationale |
 |--------+------+-----+------+--------------+----------------------+-------------------+-------+-----+----------+-----------|
-| =cj/modeline-vc-cache-*= helpers (key/get/put/clear/valid-p) | =modeline-config.el:108-140= | private | buffer-local vars | mutates buffer-local state | =cj-cache.el= / =cj/cache-valid-p=, =cj/cache-get=, =cj/cache-put=, =cj/cache-clear= | 1 (within file) | =test-modeline-config-vc-cache.el= | Medium | Defer | Good pattern, but variable-local cache shape differs from the agenda/refile caches. Needs design before extraction. Spec calls out a Phase 5 design addendum at =docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec-implemented.org=. |
+| =cj/modeline-vc-cache-*= helpers (key/get/put/clear/valid-p) | =modeline-config.el:108-140= | private | buffer-local vars | mutates buffer-local state | =cj-cache.el= / =cj/cache-valid-p=, =cj/cache-get=, =cj/cache-put=, =cj/cache-clear= | 1 (within file) | =test-modeline-config-vc-cache.el= | Medium | Defer | Good pattern, but variable-local cache shape differs from the agenda/refile caches. Needs design before extraction. Spec calls out a Phase 5 design addendum at =docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec.org=. |
 | agenda/refile cache vars and build flags | =org-agenda-config.el=, =org-refile-config.el= | n/a | timers, file scans | scans filesystem, sets vars | =cj-cache.el= / =cj/cache-value-or-rebuild= | 2 | none | Medium | Defer | TTL/build/invalidate lifecycle; higher risk than the modeline cache. Same Phase 5 work. |
 
 ** Logging / Warnings
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ These become =todo.org= entries (or update existing ones) as Phase 2 starts.
 
 ** Deferred (track in =todo.org= but no commit yet)
 
-- Cache abstraction (modeline + agenda/refile) -- needs Phase 5 design addendum at =docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec-implemented.org=.
+- Cache abstraction (modeline + agenda/refile) -- needs Phase 5 design addendum at =docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec.org=.
 - =cj/--open-with-is-launcher-p= -- move when external-open ownership is finalized.
 - =cj/log-silently= rename -- low value; do during incidental =system-lib= work.
 - HTML/text helpers (=strip-html=, =clean-text=) -- defer until a second consumer.
diff --git a/docs/specs/ai-kb-spec.org b/docs/specs/ai-kb-spec.org
index fbd35ca5..b35b3ac6 100644
--- a/docs/specs/ai-kb-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/ai-kb-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       03742426-35ce-41c5-aed7-d4e248e91833
-:STATUS:   not-started
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: AI Knowledge Base (ai-kb)
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-05-24
 #+OPTIONS: toc:nil num:nil
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT Design: AI Knowledge Base (ai-kb)
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       03742426-35ce-41c5-aed7-d4e248e91833
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from existing :STATUS: not-started
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/ai-vterm-spec-superseded.org b/docs/specs/ai-vterm-spec.org
index 0b6bfb86..7015a862 100644
--- a/docs/specs/ai-vterm-spec-superseded.org
+++ b/docs/specs/ai-vterm-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       3abd0270-e87c-42b7-9b3a-ef60300db99d
-:STATUS:   superseded
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: ai-vterm — in-Emacs Claude launcher
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-05-07
 #+OPTIONS: toc:nil num:nil
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* SUPERSEDED Design: ai-vterm — in-Emacs Claude launcher
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       3abd0270-e87c-42b7-9b3a-ef60300db99d
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword SUPERSEDED from existing :STATUS: superseded + -superseded filename (Craig's prior determination)
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec-implemented.org b/docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec.org
index 27c818dc..5bfb661b 100644
--- a/docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec-implemented.org
+++ b/docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec.org
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       647c5101-21c2-47bb-aaa7-72c757f45fb7
-:STATUS:   implemented
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Cache Helper Design Addendum
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-05-10
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* IMPLEMENTED Cache Helper Design Addendum
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       647c5101-21c2-47bb-aaa7-72c757f45fb7
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword IMPLEMENTED from existing :STATUS: implemented + -implemented filename (Craig's prior determination)
 
 * Status
 
-Phase 5 design addendum to [[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec-doing.org]]. Specifies the cache API to extract before any code moves.
+Phase 5 design addendum to [[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec.org]]. Specifies the cache API to extract before any code moves.
 
 * Problem
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/company-to-corfu-migration-spec.org b/docs/specs/company-to-corfu-migration-spec.org
index a7b059a3..ef094937 100644
--- a/docs/specs/company-to-corfu-migration-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/company-to-corfu-migration-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       68733ba2-37a7-4a7b-bfaa-b845d82ff1e7
-:STATUS:   not-started
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: Migrate from Company to Corfu (with prescient integration)
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-05-15
 #+OPTIONS: toc:nil num:nil
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT Design: Migrate from Company to Corfu (with prescient integration)
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       68733ba2-37a7-4a7b-bfaa-b845d82ff1e7
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from existing :STATUS: not-started
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/coverage-spec-implemented.org b/docs/specs/coverage-spec.org
index 65734fb3..e2ac4b3c 100644
--- a/docs/specs/coverage-spec-implemented.org
+++ b/docs/specs/coverage-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       7d7f4486-fad7-4f0a-bd9a-775bd4cd8f7e
-:STATUS:   implemented
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: Coverage Reporting
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-04-22
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* IMPLEMENTED Design: Coverage Reporting
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       7d7f4486-fad7-4f0a-bd9a-775bd4cd8f7e
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword IMPLEMENTED from existing :STATUS: implemented + -implemented filename (Craig's prior determination)
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/debug-profiling-spec.org b/docs/specs/debug-profiling-spec.org
index 5961071b..3492d3a2 100644
--- a/docs/specs/debug-profiling-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/debug-profiling-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       c713b431-ae14-498d-aba9-b84d52f981b6
-:STATUS:   not-started
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: debug-profiling.el module
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-04-26
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT Design: debug-profiling.el module
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       c713b431-ae14-498d-aba9-b84d52f981b6
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from existing :STATUS: not-started
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/dev-setup-project-spec.org b/docs/specs/dev-setup-project-spec.org
index 5d64f368..058784a5 100644
--- a/docs/specs/dev-setup-project-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/dev-setup-project-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       596fce5d-1bab-46e7-8567-d4a2e0923091
-:STATUS:   not-started
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: cj/dev-setup-project
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-04-22
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT Design: cj/dev-setup-project
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       596fce5d-1bab-46e7-8567-d4a2e0923091
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from existing :STATUS: not-started
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/dupre-clear-theme-spec.org b/docs/specs/dupre-clear-theme-spec.org
index 578eb240..8027ee2a 100644
--- a/docs/specs/dupre-clear-theme-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/dupre-clear-theme-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       20df7f50-4759-47ba-9782-8dd25a2e173e
-:STATUS:   not-started
-:END:
 #+TITLE: dupre-clear — a contrast-first AAA sibling theme
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-07
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT dupre-clear — a contrast-first AAA sibling theme
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       20df7f50-4759-47ba-9782-8dd25a2e173e
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from existing :STATUS: not-started
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/face-font-diagnostic-popup-spec-implemented.org b/docs/specs/face-font-diagnostic-popup-spec.org
index 3e8fadcd..aae355f9 100644
--- a/docs/specs/face-font-diagnostic-popup-spec-implemented.org
+++ b/docs/specs/face-font-diagnostic-popup-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       98f065cf-8bd5-46a0-ac24-da94d66855ad
-:STATUS:   implemented
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Face and Font Diagnostic Popup — Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-14
-#+TODO: TODO | DONE SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* IMPLEMENTED Face and Font Diagnostic Popup — Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       98f065cf-8bd5-46a0-ac24-da94d66855ad
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword IMPLEMENTED from existing :STATUS: implemented + -implemented filename (Craig's prior determination)
 
 * Metadata
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/flycheck-modeline-customization-spec-implemented.org b/docs/specs/flycheck-modeline-customization-spec.org
index 59567be6..2a58b447 100644
--- a/docs/specs/flycheck-modeline-customization-spec-implemented.org
+++ b/docs/specs/flycheck-modeline-customization-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       76979608-956e-474f-90a8-8d0c958101a0
-:STATUS:   implemented
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: Flycheck modeline customization
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-05-15
 #+OPTIONS: toc:nil num:nil
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* IMPLEMENTED Design: Flycheck modeline customization
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       76979608-956e-474f-90a8-8d0c958101a0
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword IMPLEMENTED from existing :STATUS: implemented + -implemented filename (Craig's prior determination)
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/gloss-spec-doing.org b/docs/specs/gloss-spec.org
index 320b83eb..06a7bf50 100644
--- a/docs/specs/gloss-spec-doing.org
+++ b/docs/specs/gloss-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+#+TITLE: Design — gloss (Glossary Lookup with Online-Sourced Selection)
+#+DATE: 2026-04-28
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DOING Design — gloss (Glossary Lookup with Online-Sourced Selection)
 :PROPERTIES:
 :ID:       295f9969-ccef-4df9-945b-9e08d8069daf
-:STATUS:   doing
 :END:
-#+TITLE: Design — gloss (Glossary Lookup with Online-Sourced Selection)
-#+DATE: 2026-04-28
-#+STATUS: Draft
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DOING from existing :STATUS: doing
 
 * Problem
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/google-keep-emacs-integration-spec.org b/docs/specs/google-keep-emacs-integration-spec.org
index 376522ab..96fd83e5 100644
--- a/docs/specs/google-keep-emacs-integration-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/google-keep-emacs-integration-spec.org
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #+TITLE: Google Keep <-> Emacs integration — Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings & Claude
 #+DATE: 2026-06-24
-#+TODO: TODO | DONE SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DOING Google Keep <-> Emacs integration — Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       4c796fb9-1d3e-42a9-9b76-eb286eee8732
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DOING from Metadata Status: v1 implemented, v2 next -> work ongoing
 
 * Metadata
 | Status   | v1 implemented (Phases 1-3); live setup pending; v2 next    |
diff --git a/docs/specs/init-load-graph-spec-doing.org b/docs/specs/init-load-graph-spec.org
index 05dd9e0a..0feebfc9 100644
--- a/docs/specs/init-load-graph-spec-doing.org
+++ b/docs/specs/init-load-graph-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       e1fd137e-e164-42f4-a658-f4d32fbe3228
-:STATUS:   doing
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: Untangle the init.el Load Graph
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-05-04
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DOING Design: Untangle the init.el Load Graph
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       e1fd137e-e164-42f4-a658-f4d32fbe3228
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DOING from existing :STATUS: doing
 
 * Status
 
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ Foundation modules should be able to load in batch mode without package,
 network, timer, or UI-package side effects.
 
 Adding a new Layer 1 module requires a coordinated update to the
-=system-lib.el= dependency budget in [[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec-doing.org]].
+=system-lib.el= dependency budget in [[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec.org]].
 
 Topic libraries introduced by the utility project join Layer 1 only when their
 first consumer is foundation-eager. Otherwise they are Layer 2 and loaded by an
@@ -395,7 +399,7 @@ Worked example:
 ;; Runtime requires: user-constants, seq, subr-x.
 ;; Direct test load: yes (batch-safe; private config is optional).
 ;;
-;; See also: docs/specs/init-load-graph-spec-doing.org, tests/test-calendar-sync.el.
+;; See also: docs/specs/init-load-graph-spec.org, tests/test-calendar-sync.el.
 ;;
 ;;; Code:
 #+end_src
@@ -452,7 +456,7 @@ Inventory rules:
 - Every module required by =init.el= must be represented before Phase 2 starts.
 - Discoveries during later phases update the inventory.
 - This inventory is independent from the helper inventory owned by
-  [[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec-doing.org]].
+  [[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec.org]].
 
 Exit criteria:
 
@@ -647,7 +651,7 @@ rollback shapes.
 This sibling project can run beside Phase 2. When explicit-dependency work finds
 a generic duplicated helper, the sibling project owns the extraction commit when
 the helper is in scope for that project. See
-[[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec-doing.org]] for candidate
+[[id:fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655][utility-consolidation-spec.org]] for candidate
 helpers, naming rules, dependency budgets, migration phases, and test policy.
 
 * Testing Strategy
diff --git a/docs/specs/keybinding-console-safety-spec-doing.org b/docs/specs/keybinding-console-safety-spec.org
index 4a1dec81..c7d1baf7 100644
--- a/docs/specs/keybinding-console-safety-spec-doing.org
+++ b/docs/specs/keybinding-console-safety-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       540bf06b-16b8-46c6-b459-c40d1b9c795d
-:STATUS:   doing
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Keymap Consolidation — Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-12
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DOING Keymap Consolidation — Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       540bf06b-16b8-46c6-b459-c40d1b9c795d
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DOING from existing :STATUS: doing
 
 * Metadata
 | Status   | doing                                                              |
@@ -894,7 +898,7 @@ translation block being retired). =C-l= appears only minibuffer-local in
 - Why: a touched key family broke in GUI and is dead in console; the fix path is
   cross-cutting (18 keys, a translation layer to retire, a console-safety
   architecture) with real trade-offs, so it clears the spec bar.
-- Artifacts: docs/specs/keybinding-console-safety-spec-doing.org; supersedes the
+- Artifacts: docs/specs/keybinding-console-safety-spec.org; supersedes the
   pre-template draft docs/design/keybinding-console-safety.org.
 ** 2026-06-12 Fri @ 18:30:30 -0500 — Craig Jennings — review response
 - What: processed Craig's four review comments. Recorded his first-choice
diff --git a/docs/specs/messenger-unification-spec.org b/docs/specs/messenger-unification-spec.org
index 92985f59..c92ba1a7 100644
--- a/docs/specs/messenger-unification-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/messenger-unification-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       4bfc2011-8ffc-4765-8886-91df12141171
-:STATUS:   not-started
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Messenger Unification — Shared Window Placement and Key Conventions
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings & Claude
 #+DATE: 2026-06-11
-#+STATUS: Draft — decisions 1-9 settled (Craig, 2026-06-11/12); held open for further ideas before Ready
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT Messenger Unification — Shared Window Placement and Key Conventions
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       4bfc2011-8ffc-4765-8886-91df12141171
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from existing :STATUS: not-started (held open for more ideas)
 
 * Problem
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/music-config-without-emms-spec.org b/docs/specs/music-config-without-emms-spec.org
index 32fd6736..c63706e5 100644
--- a/docs/specs/music-config-without-emms-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/music-config-without-emms-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       423bc355-18d3-4e39-9e7a-f768b865d95b
-:STATUS:   not-started
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: music-config Without EMMS
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-05-15
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT Design: music-config Without EMMS
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       423bc355-18d3-4e39-9e7a-f768b865d95b
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from existing :STATUS: not-started
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/org-faces-spec-implemented.org b/docs/specs/org-faces-spec.org
index c8855906..94fe7bb4 100644
--- a/docs/specs/org-faces-spec-implemented.org
+++ b/docs/specs/org-faces-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       35578114-8c29-43af-97a2-fdfea01a802e
-:STATUS:   implemented
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Org Header-Row Faces — Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-15
-#+TODO: TODO | DONE SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* IMPLEMENTED Org Header-Row Faces — Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       35578114-8c29-43af-97a2-fdfea01a802e
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword IMPLEMENTED from existing :STATUS: implemented + -implemented filename (Craig's prior determination)
 
 * Metadata
 | Status   | implemented                                                          |
diff --git a/docs/specs/signal-client-spec-doing.org b/docs/specs/signal-client-spec.org
index beee0acf..13f67115 100644
--- a/docs/specs/signal-client-spec-doing.org
+++ b/docs/specs/signal-client-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+#+TITLE: Design: Signal client in Emacs (forked signel)
+#+DATE: 2026-05-26
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DOING Design: Signal client in Emacs (forked signel)
 :PROPERTIES:
 :ID:       0cabd6ee-c458-47b5-a8af-3ee054b25821
-:STATUS:   doing
 :END:
-#+TITLE: Design: Signal client in Emacs (forked signel)
-#+DATE: 2026-05-26
-#+STATUS: Draft
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DOING from existing :STATUS: doing
 
 * Problem
 I want a Signal chat client inside Emacs: link it as a secondary device to my phone, pick a contact from my contact list, hold a text 1:1 conversation (read and send), and get a desktop notification on incoming messages, with an optional sound. Signal has no official API, so this is built on =signal-cli=, the mature headless CLI, driven over JSON-RPC.
diff --git a/docs/specs/theme-studio-completion-preview-spec.org b/docs/specs/theme-studio-completion-preview-spec.org
index 588f35a9..7d0c2608 100644
--- a/docs/specs/theme-studio-completion-preview-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/theme-studio-completion-preview-spec.org
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #+TITLE: Theme Studio Minibuffer-Completion Preview — Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-23
-#+TODO: TODO | DONE SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT Theme Studio Minibuffer-Completion Preview — Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       2462f067-4c8d-4c33-a5be-54c0abc2eb1d
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from Metadata Status: Not ready, review found blockers
 
 * Metadata
 | Status   | Not ready — first Codex review found implementation-readiness blockers (2026-06-23) |
@@ -195,7 +202,7 @@ Add the caption naming minibuffer-prompt + highlight as living in UI Faces. When
 - Manual: open theme-studio in Chrome on the owner's inventory and confirm the Vertico section + baseline render, orderless/marginalia toggle, and vertico-current shows no background.
 
 * References / Appendix
-- Reuse: [[file:theme-studio-preview-locate-spec.org][theme-studio-preview-locate-spec.org]] (hover/click locate), [[file:theme-studio-package-faces-spec-doing.org][theme-studio-package-faces-spec-doing.org]].
+- Reuse: [[file:theme-studio-preview-locate-spec.org][theme-studio-preview-locate-spec.org]] (hover/click locate), [[file:theme-studio-package-faces-spec.org][theme-studio-package-faces-spec.org]].
 - Spike: /tmp completion-face-preview.el (verified render; not committed — informs this spec, not grown into it).
 - Live face values captured 2026-06-23 (WIP theme): minibuffer-prompt #899bb1/#100f0f bold; orderless-match-face-0..3 #cbd0d6 / #c99990 / #c5d4ae / #bea9dc bold italic; vertico-current inherits highlight (#eddba7 bold, no background).
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/theme-studio-nerd-icons-colors-spec.org b/docs/specs/theme-studio-nerd-icons-colors-spec.org
index c0f07b6d..94a5d178 100644
--- a/docs/specs/theme-studio-nerd-icons-colors-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/theme-studio-nerd-icons-colors-spec.org
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #+TITLE: Theme-driven nerd-icons colors + theme-studio filetype legend — Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings & Claude
 #+DATE: 2026-06-23
-#+TODO: TODO | DONE SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* READY Theme-driven nerd-icons colors + theme-studio filetype legend — Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       6df4e8a3-1fca-452a-9416-3fa0647b8dff
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword READY from Metadata Status: Ready pending Craig's go
 
 * Metadata
 | Status   | Ready pending Craig's go — Codex review rounds 1-3 incorporated |
diff --git a/docs/specs/theme-studio-package-faces-spec-doing.org b/docs/specs/theme-studio-package-faces-spec.org
index 566f34db..4390f0fc 100644
--- a/docs/specs/theme-studio-package-faces-spec-doing.org
+++ b/docs/specs/theme-studio-package-faces-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       8f37a1fd-cfd3-4b25-92e5-772468092bdc
-:STATUS:   doing
-:END:
 #+TITLE: theme-studio — package faces (tier 3), starting with org-mode
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-07
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DOING theme-studio — package faces (tier 3), starting with org-mode
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       8f37a1fd-cfd3-4b25-92e5-772468092bdc
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DOING from existing :STATUS: doing
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/theme-studio-palette-generator-spec-doing.org b/docs/specs/theme-studio-palette-generator-spec.org
index b98e1078..2d8fc5c6 100644
--- a/docs/specs/theme-studio-palette-generator-spec-doing.org
+++ b/docs/specs/theme-studio-palette-generator-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       2df157b8-c7c1-47a9-b080-d9586c6f424c
-:STATUS:   doing
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Theme Studio Palette Generator -- Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-14
-#+TODO: TODO | DONE SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DOING Theme Studio Palette Generator -- Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       2df157b8-c7c1-47a9-b080-d9586c6f424c
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DOING from existing :STATUS: doing
 
 * Metadata
 | Status   | doing |
diff --git a/docs/specs/theme-studio-perceptual-color-metrics-spec-implemented.org b/docs/specs/theme-studio-perceptual-color-metrics-spec.org
index 57a4c70b..233632a5 100644
--- a/docs/specs/theme-studio-perceptual-color-metrics-spec-implemented.org
+++ b/docs/specs/theme-studio-perceptual-color-metrics-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       15db8ae3-fc14-49f3-9ed5-d5ff59790904
-:STATUS:   implemented
-:END:
 #+TITLE: theme-studio — perceptual color metrics (OKLCH, APCA, ΔE)
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-08
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* IMPLEMENTED theme-studio — perceptual color metrics (OKLCH, APCA, ΔE)
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       15db8ae3-fc14-49f3-9ed5-d5ff59790904
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword IMPLEMENTED from existing :STATUS: implemented + -implemented filename (Craig's prior determination)
 
 * Status
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/theme-studio-preview-locate-spec.org b/docs/specs/theme-studio-preview-locate-spec.org
index dee27e8c..2f07d9dd 100644
--- a/docs/specs/theme-studio-preview-locate-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/theme-studio-preview-locate-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       fbcf0e20-1328-42b4-aa36-3401509e7816
-:STATUS:   ready-pending-go
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Theme Studio Preview Element Locate — Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-15
-#+TODO: TODO | DONE SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* READY Theme Studio Preview Element Locate — Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       fbcf0e20-1328-42b4-aa36-3401509e7816
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword READY from existing :STATUS: ready-pending-go
 
 * Metadata
 | Status   | Ready pending Craig's go — four reviews incorporated (Codex, 2026-06-23) |
diff --git a/docs/specs/theme-studio-seeding-engine-spec-doing.org b/docs/specs/theme-studio-seeding-engine-spec.org
index baf9f5b0..9e943b3b 100644
--- a/docs/specs/theme-studio-seeding-engine-spec-doing.org
+++ b/docs/specs/theme-studio-seeding-engine-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       b70b37f2-37df-4c8e-ac2f-1f20d12e33dd
-:STATUS:   doing
-:END:
 #+TITLE: theme-studio — seeding engine (role table to guide-correct defaults)
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-08
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DOING theme-studio — seeding engine (role table to guide-correct defaults)
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       b70b37f2-37df-4c8e-ac2f-1f20d12e33dd
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DOING from existing :STATUS: doing
 
 * Status
 
@@ -317,7 +321,7 @@ response resolved; everything else was woven into the body as written.
   budget this engine executes.
 - =scripts/theme-studio/generate.py= — =CATS=, =UI_FACES=/=UIMAP=, =APPS= /
   =seedPkgmap=, =exportObj= (the target shape).
-- =docs/specs/theme-studio-perceptual-color-metrics-spec-implemented.org= — the
+- =docs/specs/theme-studio-perceptual-color-metrics-spec.org= — the
   =colormath.js= core that v1 OKLCH shade generation uses.
 
 * Review and iteration history
diff --git a/docs/specs/theme-studio-semantic-theme-architecture-spec.org b/docs/specs/theme-studio-semantic-theme-architecture-spec.org
index 01ef1902..cab75712 100644
--- a/docs/specs/theme-studio-semantic-theme-architecture-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/theme-studio-semantic-theme-architecture-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       fe980b12-451a-4d8b-a550-d99f9ec49f45
-:STATUS:   not-started
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Theme Studio Semantic Theme Architecture -- Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-14
-#+TODO: TODO | DONE SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT Theme Studio Semantic Theme Architecture -- Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       fe980b12-451a-4d8b-a550-d99f9ec49f45
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from existing :STATUS: not-started
 
 * Metadata
 | Status   | not-started |
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ Rollout should keep the current flat output path as the default and add a separa
 - Modus Themes source: [[https://github.com/protesilaos/modus-themes][github.com/protesilaos/modus-themes]]
 - Current converter: [[file:../scripts/theme-studio/build-theme.el][scripts/theme-studio/build-theme.el]]
 - Current Theme Studio README: [[file:../scripts/theme-studio/README.md][scripts/theme-studio/README.md]]
-- Package-face model spec: [[id:8f37a1fd-cfd3-4b25-92e5-772468092bdc][theme-studio-package-faces-spec-doing.org]]
+- Package-face model spec: [[id:8f37a1fd-cfd3-4b25-92e5-772468092bdc][theme-studio-package-faces-spec.org]]
 
 * Review and iteration history
 ** 2026-06-14 Sunday @ 14:37:00 -0500 -- Craig -- author
diff --git a/docs/specs/theme-studio-structured-output-spec.org b/docs/specs/theme-studio-structured-output-spec.org
index ad189b7e..10aea1a8 100644
--- a/docs/specs/theme-studio-structured-output-spec.org
+++ b/docs/specs/theme-studio-structured-output-spec.org
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       eaac7707-ed05-43df-9e51-b17c1d672531
-:STATUS:   not-started
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Theme-Studio Structured Theme Output — Spec
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-15
-#+TODO: TODO | DONE SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DRAFT Theme-Studio Structured Theme Output — Spec
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       eaac7707-ed05-43df-9e51-b17c1d672531
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DRAFT from existing :STATUS: not-started
 
 * Metadata
 | Status   | not-started                                                          |
diff --git a/docs/specs/utility-consolidation-spec-doing.org b/docs/specs/utility-consolidation-spec.org
index b0a5fe2b..871295d7 100644
--- a/docs/specs/utility-consolidation-spec-doing.org
+++ b/docs/specs/utility-consolidation-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655
-:STATUS:   doing
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Design: Consolidate Shared Utility Helpers
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-05-04
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* DOING Design: Consolidate Shared Utility Helpers
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       fc2e3926-b4a1-4b45-92eb-20841e13f655
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword DOING from existing :STATUS: doing
 
 * Status
 
@@ -295,7 +299,7 @@ Worked =system-lib.el= header:
 ;;   Private helpers rename without alias when all call sites change in the
 ;;   same commit.
 ;;
-;; See also: docs/specs/utility-consolidation-spec-doing.org for design rationale.
+;; See also: docs/specs/utility-consolidation-spec.org for design rationale.
 ;;
 ;;; Code:
 #+end_src
@@ -332,7 +336,7 @@ Load shape:
 - =cj-cache.el= follows the first real cache consumer's layer, likely Layer 2 if
   modeline/agenda/refile remain eager or near-eager.
 - Coordinate every new topic library with
-  [[id:e1fd137e-e164-42f4-a658-f4d32fbe3228][init-load-graph-spec-doing.org]] before migrating its first consumer.
+  [[id:e1fd137e-e164-42f4-a658-f4d32fbe3228][init-load-graph-spec.org]] before migrating its first consumer.
 
 * Naming Rules
 
@@ -785,7 +789,7 @@ Recommendation:
   design addendum proves the API can drive the alignment.
 - Then decide whether modeline's buffer-local cache can use the same library or
   should remain specialized.
-- Phase 5 step 1 produces =docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec-implemented.org=. Until that
+- Phase 5 step 1 produces =docs/specs/cache-helper-design-spec.org=. Until that
   file exists, =cj-cache.el= must not be created. The addendum is the
   prerequisite for any cache extraction commit.
 
@@ -906,7 +910,7 @@ Inventory artifact:
 - Treat the inventory as living documentation. Cleared high-priority candidates
   may move to Phase 2 before the whole inventory is complete.
 - This inventory is independent from the module-shape inventory maintained by
-  [[id:e1fd137e-e164-42f4-a658-f4d32fbe3228][init-load-graph-spec-doing.org]]. The two projects may walk the same files, but they
+  [[id:e1fd137e-e164-42f4-a658-f4d32fbe3228][init-load-graph-spec.org]]. The two projects may walk the same files, but they
   record different facts in separate artifacts.
 
 For each helper record:
diff --git a/docs/specs/vterm-to-ghostel-migration-spec-implemented.org b/docs/specs/vterm-to-ghostel-migration-spec.org
index 1be4fe22..f3d39d22 100644
--- a/docs/specs/vterm-to-ghostel-migration-spec-implemented.org
+++ b/docs/specs/vterm-to-ghostel-migration-spec.org
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       b54c94a0-d762-4b41-afd7-cf5593ce6675
-:STATUS:   implemented
-:END:
 #+TITLE: Migration: vterm → ghostel (single terminal engine)
 #+AUTHOR: Craig Jennings
 #+DATE: 2026-06-04
+#+TODO: TODO | DONE
+#+TODO: DRAFT READY DOING | IMPLEMENTED SUPERSEDED CANCELLED
+
+* IMPLEMENTED Migration: vterm → ghostel (single terminal engine)
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       b54c94a0-d762-4b41-afd7-cf5593ce6675
+:END:
+- 2026-07-04 Sat @ 15:30:41 -0500 — retrofitted to status-heading convention; keyword IMPLEMENTED from existing :STATUS: implemented + -implemented filename (Craig's prior determination)
 
 * Status
 
@@ -175,7 +179,7 @@ Audited file set.
 
 ** Docs (active references only — historical notes stay)
 - =todo.org= current task link (already updated to this -spec path).
-- =docs/design/module-inventory.org=, =docs/specs/init-load-graph-spec-doing.org= —
+- =docs/design/module-inventory.org=, =docs/specs/init-load-graph-spec.org= —
   update active =vterm-config= / =ai-vterm= references to the new names.
 
 ** Tests (~35 files)