diff --git a/docs/observer/STATUS.md b/docs/observer/STATUS.md
index ab1f6adc..3fbdffb4 100644
--- a/docs/observer/STATUS.md
+++ b/docs/observer/STATUS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Brain Status (auto-generated)
 
-Last updated: 2026-05-27T15:32:59.632Z
+Last updated: 2026-05-28T01:50:18.743Z
 
 | Контролёр | Состояние | Детали |
 |---|---|---|
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ Last updated: 2026-05-27T15:32:59.632Z
 | C2 Cross-ref consistency | ✅ | [cross-ref-checker] OK — 0 drift in 4 files |
 | C3 Observer-of-observer | ✅ | [observer-of-observer] OK — last read 0 week(s) ago |
 | C4 Сигнальный статус | ✅ | This file (self-reference) |
-| C5 Observer-coverage | ⚠️ | 697 episode(s) this month · Stop-hook + post-commit OK · 21 missed activation(s) — see /brain-retro |
+| C5 Observer-coverage | ⚠️ | 706 episode(s) this month · Stop-hook + post-commit OK · 20 missed activation(s) — see /brain-retro |
 | C6 Chain map sync | ✅ | [chain-map-checker] OK — 16 chains in sync |
 
 ## Метрики (информационные, не алерты)
 
-- Observer evidence: 697 episodes this month, 0 observer_error markers, 155 PII matches before filter
-- Legacy v1 episodes (not in factor analysis): 558
+- Observer evidence: 706 episodes this month, 0 observer_error markers, 158 PII matches before filter
+- Legacy v1 episodes (not in factor analysis): 567
 - Last /brain-retro: 0 day(s) ago
-- Использование узлов: см. `/brain-retro` (раз в спринт). missed_activations: 21. **Неиспользованные узлы — не алерт, если профильной задачи не было** (Pravila §16.4 v1.36; capability-readiness; см. memory `feedback_brain_unused_tools_not_problem` — outside-repo memory store).
+- Использование узлов: см. `/brain-retro` (раз в спринт). missed_activations: 20. **Неиспользованные узлы — не алерт, если профильной задачи не было** (Pravila §16.4 v1.36; capability-readiness; см. memory `feedback_brain_unused_tools_not_problem` — outside-repo memory store).
 
 ## Метрики дисциплины
 
@@ -24,17 +24,16 @@ Baseline дисциплины роутера (этап 2 router discipline overh
 
 | Тип задачи | Эпизодов | % с триггер-матчем | % через скил |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| monitoring | 32 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
-| analysis | 27 | 29.6% | 14.8% |
+| analysis | 28 | 32.1% | 14.3% |
 | bugfix | 20 | 20.0% | 25.0% |
 | planning | 17 | 17.6% | 17.6% |
 | feature | 16 | 12.5% | 0.0% |
 | cleanup | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
 | refactor | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
 
-Router step distribution: 1: 299, 2: 261, 3: 66, 5: 63
+Router step distribution: 1: 301, 2: 263, 3: 71, 5: 63
 
-Boundaries applied (ADR / границы): 80 of 689 эпизодов (11.6%).
+Boundaries applied (ADR / границы): 85 of 698 эпизодов (12.2%).
 
 ## Активные многоэтапные проекты
 
@@ -46,23 +45,16 @@ Boundaries applied (ADR / границы): 80 of 689 эпизодов (11.6%).
 
 ## Длинные сессии
 
-⚠️ Сегодня (2026-05-27 UTC) есть сессии с ≥50 ходов — корреляция с падением дисциплины роутинга (retro #5 candidate B).
-
-| session_id | макс. ход | % regulated | последний эпизод |
-|---|---|---|---|
-| `0ade4c82` | 54 | 9% | 2026-05-27T12:49:21.664Z |
-| `b11f6b8d` | 51 | 4% | 2026-05-27T08:32:49.803Z |
-
-Long sessions correlate with discipline drift. Если % regulated просел в текущей сессии — рассмотри перезапуск.
+Ни одной сессии с >50 ходов сегодня (UTC). ✅
 
 ## Стоимость месяца
 
 | Компонент | Токены (in/out) | USD |
 |---|---|---|
-| Classifier (Sonnet 4.6) | 6752/65027 | $1.00 |
+| Classifier (Sonnet 4.6) | 7050/69610 | $1.07 |
 | Self-assessment (Sonnet 4.6) | 0/0 | $0.00 |
 | Reviewer (Opus 4.7 + fallback) | 0/0 | $0.00 |
-| **Итого** | | **$1.00** |
+| **Итого** | | **$1.07** |
 
 ## Аномалии классификатора
 
@@ -75,7 +67,7 @@ Episodes since last run: 609 / threshold: 10
 
 ## Reviewer: субагент vs fallback
 
-0 эпизодов проверено из 697.
+0 эпизодов проверено из 706.
 
 ## Reviewer findings
 
@@ -117,13 +109,13 @@ Episodes since last run: 609 / threshold: 10
 
 | Фраза | За всё время | За сегодня |
 |---|---|---|
-| `recovery` | 273 | 179 ⚠️ |
-| `ремонт инфраструктуры` | 159 | 88 ⚠️ |
-| `срочно` | 82 | 39 ⚠️ |
-| `без скилов` | 58 | 32 ⚠️ |
-| `memory dump` | 8 | 6 ⚠️ |
-| `direct ok` | 6 | 2 |
-| `быстрый коммит` | 3 | 2 |
+| `recovery` | 273 | 0 |
+| `ремонт инфраструктуры` | 181 | 22 ⚠️ |
+| `срочно` | 82 | 0 |
+| `без скилов` | 58 | 0 |
+| `memory dump` | 8 | 0 |
+| `direct ok` | 6 | 0 |
+| `быстрый коммит` | 3 | 0 |
 
 ## Алерт-индикаторы
 
diff --git a/tools/enforce-chain-recommendation.mjs b/tools/enforce-chain-recommendation.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6a1e86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/enforce-chain-recommendation.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Rule — Chain-recommendation enforce.
+ *
+ * PreToolUse hook. When the router classifier recommends a multi-step chain
+ * (>= 2 nodes) and the controller is about to run a mutating tool without
+ * having invoked ANY node in the chain, block with instructions.
+ *
+ * Three escape hatches:
+ *   1. Call any skill/task matching at least one node in the chain.
+ *   2. Write chain-override at the start of a line in assistant text.
+ *   3. User prompt contains a global override phrase (vocab-driven).
+ *
+ * Single-node recommendations are handled by enforce-classifier-match.mjs.
+ */
+
+import {
+  readStdin,
+  parseEventJson,
+  readTranscript,
+  lastUserPromptText,
+  lastAssistantText,
+  turnToolUses,
+  findOverride,
+  logOverride,
+  exitDecision,
+  readRouterState,
+} from './enforce-hook-helpers.mjs';
+
+import { loadRegistry } from './registry-load.mjs';
+
+const RULE_KEY = 'chain-recommendation';
+const CHAIN_MIN_LENGTH = 2;
+const MUTATING_TOOLS = new Set(['Edit', 'Write', 'MultiEdit', 'NotebookEdit', 'Bash', 'Task', 'Agent']);
+const CHAIN_OVERRIDE_RE = /^chain-override:\s*\S+/m;
+
+export function decide({ toolUses, recommendedChain, calledSkillIds, assistantText, override }) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(recommendedChain) || recommendedChain.length < CHAIN_MIN_LENGTH) return { block: false };
+  const hasMutating = Array.isArray(toolUses) && toolUses.some((u) => MUTATING_TOOLS.has(u && u.name));
+  if (!hasMutating) return { block: false };
+  if (override) return { block: false };
+  if (calledSkillIds instanceof Set) {
+    for (const id of recommendedChain) { if (calledSkillIds.has(id)) return { block: false }; }
+  }
+  if (typeof assistantText === 'string' && CHAIN_OVERRIDE_RE.test(assistantText)) return { block: false };
+  const chainStr = recommendedChain.join(' → ');
+  const message = [
+    `[enforce-chain-recommendation] Router рекомендовал цепочку ${chainStr}, но ни один узел не вызван и нет инлайн-обоснования отказа.`,
+    `Сделай ОДНО из трёх:`,
+    `  1. Вызови первый узел цепочки через Skill / Task tool.`,
+    `  2. Добавь в свой ответ строку «chain-override: <одна строка причины>» (не путать с глобальным override от пользователя — это инлайн-объяснение controller-а).`,
+    `  3. Попроси у пользователя глобальный override (без скилов / direct ok / срочно / быстрый коммит / recovery / memory dump / ремонт инфраструктуры).`,
+  ].join('\n');
+  return { block: true, message };
+}
+
+function normalizeChainId(raw) {
+  if (raw === null || raw === undefined) return '';
+  const s = String(raw).trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!s) return '';
+  return s.startsWith('#') ? s : `#${s}`;
+}
+
+function chainIdAliases(id, registry) {
+  const aliases = new Set([id]);
+  if (!registry) return aliases;
+  try {
+    const node = registry.indexById && registry.indexById.get(id);
+    if (!node) return aliases;
+    if (node.slug) aliases.add(node.slug.toLowerCase());
+    if (node.name) aliases.add(node.name.toLowerCase());
+    if (node.slug) aliases.add(`superpowers:${node.slug.toLowerCase()}`);
+  } catch { /* non-fatal */ }
+  return aliases;
+}
+
+function extractCalledSkillIds(toolUses, normalizedChain, registry) {
+  const aliasMap = new Map();
+  for (const id of normalizedChain) aliasMap.set(id, chainIdAliases(id, registry));
+  const called = new Set();
+  for (const u of toolUses) {
+    if (!u || !u.name) continue;
+    let rawName = null;
+    if (u.name === 'Skill') rawName = (u.input && u.input.skill) ? String(u.input.skill) : null;
+    else if (u.name === 'Task' || u.name === 'Agent') rawName = (u.input && u.input.subagent_type) ? String(u.input.subagent_type) : null;
+    if (!rawName) continue;
+    const norm = rawName.toLowerCase().trim();
+    called.add(norm);
+    const stripped = norm.replace(/^superpowers:/, '').replace(/^skill:/, '');
+    called.add(stripped);
+    for (const [chainId, aliases] of aliasMap) {
+      if (aliases.has(norm) || aliases.has(stripped)) called.add(chainId);
+    }
+  }
+  return called;
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  try {
+    const raw = await readStdin();
+    const event = parseEventJson(raw);
+    if (!MUTATING_TOOLS.has(event.tool_name)) { exitDecision({ block: false }); return; }
+    const transcript = readTranscript(event.transcript_path);
+    const userPrompt = lastUserPromptText(transcript);
+    const assistantText = lastAssistantText(transcript);
+    const toolUses = turnToolUses(transcript);
+    const override = findOverride(userPrompt, RULE_KEY);
+    if (override) logOverride(RULE_KEY, override, event.session_id);
+    const state = readRouterState(event.session_id);
+    const cls = state && state.classification;
+    const rawChain = (cls && cls.recommended_chain) || [];
+    const normalizedChain = Array.isArray(rawChain)
+      ? rawChain.map(normalizeChainId).filter(Boolean)
+      : [];
+    let registry = null;
+    try { registry = loadRegistry(); } catch { /* fail-quiet */ }
+    const calledSkillIds = extractCalledSkillIds(toolUses, normalizedChain, registry);
+    exitDecision(decide({ toolUses, recommendedChain: normalizedChain, calledSkillIds, assistantText, override }));
+  } catch { exitDecision({ block: false }); }
+}
+
+const isCli = process.argv[1] && process.argv[1].replace(/\\/g, '/').endsWith('/enforce-chain-recommendation.mjs');
+if (isCli) main();
diff --git a/tools/enforce-chain-recommendation.test.mjs b/tools/enforce-chain-recommendation.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1ac3907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/enforce-chain-recommendation.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { decide } from './enforce-chain-recommendation.mjs';
+
+// Shared helpers
+const EDIT_TOOL = { name: 'Edit', input: { file_path: 'x.mjs' } };
+const READ_TOOL = { name: 'Read', input: { file_path: 'x.mjs' } };
+const GREP_TOOL = { name: 'Grep', input: {} };
+
+describe('enforce-chain-recommendation / decide', () => {
+  // Test 1: empty chain → pass
+  it('empty chain → pass', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: [],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // Test 2: chain of 1 → pass (single-node handled by enforce-classifier-match)
+  it('chain of 1 → pass (single-node handled elsewhere)', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // Test 3: chain of 2, no skill called, no override → block
+  it('chain of 2, no skill called, no override → block', () => {
+    const r = decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    });
+    expect(r.block).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.message).toMatch(/#19 → #34/);
+    expect(r.message).toMatch(/chain-override:/);
+  });
+
+  // Test 4: chain of 2, first skill called → pass
+  it('chain of 2, first skill called → pass', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(['#19']),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // Test 5: chain of 2, second skill called → pass (any one is enough)
+  it('chain of 2, second skill called → pass (any one is enough)', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(['#34']),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // Test 6: chain of 2, valid chain-override present → pass
+  it('chain of 2, chain-override with reason present → pass', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: 'chain-override: трёхшаговая цепочка не нужна — задача чисто читающая\nдалее обычный ответ...',
+      override: null,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // Test 7: chain of 2, chain-override present BUT empty reason → block
+  it('chain of 2, chain-override with empty reason → block', () => {
+    const r = decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: 'chain-override:\n',
+      override: null,
+    });
+    expect(r.block).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  // Test 8: chain of 2, global override → pass
+  it('chain of 2, global override → pass', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: { phrase: 'срочно', suppresses: ['chain-recommendation'] },
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // Test 9: chain of 2, but no mutating tool (only Read/Grep) → pass
+  it('chain of 2, no mutating tools used → pass', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [READ_TOOL, GREP_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // Test 10: chain of 5 (long), one mid-chain skill called → pass
+  it('chain of 5, one mid-chain skill called → pass', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34', '#18', '#10', '#3'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(['#18']),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  // Test 11: block message contains arrow-rendered chain
+  it('block message format includes arrow-rendered chain', () => {
+    const r = decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34', '#18'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    });
+    expect(r.block).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.message).toMatch(/#19 → #34 → #18/);
+  });
+
+  // Additional edge cases
+
+  it('chain-override with whitespace-only reason → block', () => {
+    const r = decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: 'chain-override:   \n',
+      override: null,
+    });
+    expect(r.block).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('chain-override mid-text (not at line start) → block (must be line-start)', () => {
+    // Regex requires ^ in multiline mode, so inline text should not match
+    const r = decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: 'some text chain-override: inline reason here',
+      override: null,
+    });
+    expect(r.block).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('chain-override at true line start → pass', () => {
+    const r = decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: 'reasoning here\nchain-override: direct edit acceptable for single-file fix\nmore text',
+      override: null,
+    });
+    expect(r.block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('empty toolUses → pass (no mutating tools)', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('calledSkillIds contains by-name resolution (slug match) → pass', () => {
+    // If main() resolves #19 to its slug and adds it to calledSkillIds,
+    // decide() should accept it via the set-intersection.
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(['superpowers:writing-plans', '#19']),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('block message mentions chain-override instruction text', () => {
+    const r = decide({
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    });
+    expect(r.block).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.message).toContain('[enforce-chain-recommendation]');
+    expect(r.message).toContain('chain-override:');
+  });
+
+  it('decide() has no side-effects: calling twice returns same result', () => {
+    const args = {
+      toolUses: [EDIT_TOOL],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    };
+    const r1 = decide({ ...args, calledSkillIds: new Set() });
+    const r2 = decide({ ...args, calledSkillIds: new Set() });
+    expect(r1.block).toBe(r2.block);
+  });
+
+  it('Bash tool counts as mutating', () => {
+    const r = decide({
+      toolUses: [{ name: 'Bash', input: { command: 'echo hi' } }],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    });
+    expect(r.block).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('Task tool counts as mutating', () => {
+    const r = decide({
+      toolUses: [{ name: 'Task', input: { subagent_type: 'general-purpose' } }],
+      recommendedChain: ['#19', '#34'],
+      calledSkillIds: new Set(),
+      assistantText: '',
+      override: null,
+    });
+    expect(r.block).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tools/enforce-classifier-match.mjs b/tools/enforce-classifier-match.mjs
index 2cad6ef8..0d8993f9 100644
--- a/tools/enforce-classifier-match.mjs
+++ b/tools/enforce-classifier-match.mjs
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ import {
 } from './enforce-hook-helpers.mjs';
 
 const RULE_KEY = 'classifier-mismatch';
-const CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD = 0.7;
+// Raised 2026-05-27 (retro #8 follow-up): 0.7 produced false-positives on
+// borderline LLM classifications (e.g. recommending #3 GitHub MCP for local
+// adr-judge debug, #36 adr-kit for status readouts). 0.8 only blocks when
+// the classifier is genuinely confident.
+const CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD = 0.8;
 
 const MUTATING_TOOLS = new Set(['Edit', 'Write', 'MultiEdit', 'NotebookEdit', 'Bash', 'Task', 'Agent']);
 
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ async function main() {
     const confidence = cls && typeof cls.confidence === 'number' ? cls.confidence : null;
     // Hole 4 fix: fall back to triggers_matched[0] when classifier silent.
     // Confidence stays null in fallback path — decide() accepts null (only
-    // numeric confidence < 0.7 blocks the rule).
+    // numeric confidence ≥ CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD (0.8) blocks the rule).
     if (!recommendation) {
       const triggers = (cls && cls.triggers_matched) || [];
       if (Array.isArray(triggers) && triggers.length > 0 && typeof triggers[0] === 'string' && triggers[0].length > 0) {
diff --git a/tools/enforce-classifier-match.test.mjs b/tools/enforce-classifier-match.test.mjs
index d57b1ec6..31e01293 100644
--- a/tools/enforce-classifier-match.test.mjs
+++ b/tools/enforce-classifier-match.test.mjs
@@ -26,6 +26,26 @@ describe('enforce-classifier-match / decide', () => {
     }).block).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  // Raised 2026-05-27 (retro #8 follow-up): borderline 0.7 confidence was the
+  // source of false-positive blocks (#3 GitHub MCP for local debug, #36
+  // adr-kit for status readouts). Threshold raised 0.7 → 0.8 so 0.7 and 0.75
+  // no longer block.
+  it('allows when confidence exactly 0.7 (raised threshold)', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [{ name: 'Edit', input: {} }],
+      recommendation: 'superpowers:writing-plans',
+      confidence: 0.7,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('allows when confidence 0.75 (still under raised threshold)', () => {
+    expect(decide({
+      toolUses: [{ name: 'Edit', input: {} }],
+      recommendation: 'superpowers:writing-plans',
+      confidence: 0.75,
+    }).block).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('blocks when recommendation high-confidence + no matching tool', () => {
     const r = decide({
       toolUses: [{ name: 'Edit', input: { file_path: 'x.mjs' } }],
diff --git a/tools/registry-load.test.mjs b/tools/registry-load.test.mjs
index fd43d958..3ade5f3d 100644
--- a/tools/registry-load.test.mjs
+++ b/tools/registry-load.test.mjs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { loadRegistry, clearCache, findByClassification, findByKeyword, findActi
 describe('registry-load', () => {
   beforeEach(() => clearCache());
 
-  it('loads registry (85 nodes after #84/#85 project-agents added 24.05.2026)', () => {
+  it('loads registry (86 nodes after #86 graphifyy added 27.05.2026)', () => {
     const r = loadRegistry();
-    expect(r.nodes).toHaveLength(85);
+    expect(r.nodes).toHaveLength(86);
     expect(r.version).toBe('0.1.0');
   });
 
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ describe('registry-load', () => {
   it('findActiveNodes excludes non-active', () => {
     const r = loadRegistry();
     const active = findActiveNodes(r);
-    // 85 nodes total; #1 historic, #17 dormant, #44/#50/#54/#67/#82/#83 deferred,
-    // #84/#85 (project-agents added 24.05.2026) are active → 75 + 2 = 77 active
-    expect(active).toHaveLength(77);
+    // 86 nodes total; #1 historic, #17 dormant, #44/#50/#54/#67/#82/#83 deferred,
+    // #84/#85/#86 (project-agents 24.05 + graphifyy 27.05) are active → 75 + 3 = 78 active
+    expect(active).toHaveLength(78);
     expect(active.map(n => n.id)).toContain('#18');
     expect(active.map(n => n.id)).toContain('#19');
     expect(active.map(n => n.id)).not.toContain('#1');