# Backlog

Smells and small inconsistencies found during post-PLAN.md review. None of
these block merging — they are tracked here so they aren't forgotten and so
they don't reopen as "new findings" the next time someone reads the code.

**Rule of engagement:** items in this file get touched only when (a)
someone hits the symptom in practice, or (b) work in a nearby area makes
fixing the smell incidental. No batch refactor passes. No "while we're
here" cleanups that grow beyond the in-scope change.

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No open backlog items.

## How items leave this file

- Closed by fix → delete the entry, mention it in the commit.
- Closed by decision ("we're not doing this") → delete the entry, no
  commit message ceremony needed.
- Promoted to active work → move back to `FINDINGS.md` only when there's
  a concrete plan to fix it now.

This file does not grow unboundedly. If it does, that's a signal to
either close items or stop adding to it.