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 # Friends-first contacts + ephemeral rooms (W7, redesigned) — plan / scope contract
 
-**Status:** SCOPED, not started. **Model locked 2026-06-15** after an extended
-design session with the user. This is the scope contract; update it as phases
-land. Source: wishlist **W7**.
+**Status (2026-06-15):** IN PROGRESS. Model locked after an extended design
+session; **P1 (identity) + P2 (friends store) + P3 (member tickets) DONE & 2-machine
+field-verified; P4 (idle listener) pure core + wire transport DONE, live
+integration NOT wired; P5 UI partial.** See the per-phase "Core primitives" section
+below for exact status and `handoff.md` for the live summary. This is the scope
+contract; update it as phases land. Source: wishlist **W7**.
 
 > **This doc supersedes two earlier drafts:** (1) the heavyweight "port pixelpass's
 > always-on control plane + reachable identity + n0 discovery" cut, and (2) the