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 # HANDOFF — Session State
 
 ## Branch
-`task25-backgrounds` (from `task24-notifications` @ `b400ab5`, committed) — **dirty, uncommitted**, TASK 25 complete and green.
+`task25-backgrounds` @ `7dd140a` — **committed and pushed** (includes TASK 24 `b400ab5`). Working tree clean.
 
-## Uncommitted work: TASK 25 background consolidation — COMPLETE, ready to commit
+## Shipped: TASK 25 background consolidation (+ TASK 24 toasts beneath it)
 
 Locked model (user directive): exactly ONE "Background" per screen at index 0, non-deletable/
 non-reorderable, NOT in the (+) menu; capture context-sensitivity only on the Live screen