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 ## Branch / Commit State
 
-`main` HEAD = `bd396e4` (committed this session: `d212d5a` tools ticker, `bd396e4` the
-slice-9 CFR + `-re` removal). Now carries the **slice-10 reshape, UNCOMMITTED**:
-bounded encoder queue + drop policy + burned-in frame counter in `FfmpegEncoder.cs` /
-`IFfmpegEncoder.cs` / `FramePump.cs`, the one new backpressure test in
-`ytLive.Tests/FfmpegEncoderTests.cs`, + `ai.md` slice-10 / `MyMistakes.md` point 8 /
-this handoff. Working tree clean vs. the last commit **except** the slice-10 set.
+`main` HEAD = `c45cbc9` (slice 10 committed), **ahead of origin by 15, NOT pushing** —
+**user ruling (2026-09-10): do not push until the web-overlay transparency AND audio
+silence issues are addressed.** Both are open (see Still Open). Working tree clean.
 
 ## The timing saga — where it stands