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 ## Next step
 
 Open queue question: user-doc tutorial for the audio-sync feature (creator directive, REQUIRED
-before 1.0 — recorded in `TASKS/task-22-audio-sync-offset.md`). Pre-flight item to confirm next
-session: creator wanted to discuss whether other root-level md files (beyond `TASKS.md`) should
-be split one-topic-per-file like `TASKS/`.
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+before 1.0 — recorded in `TASKS/task-22-audio-sync-offset.md`). Also asked 2026-09-14 whether
+other root md files need the TASKS-style split — answered: no (see below for the criterion).
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