diff --git a/.pm-checkpoint.json b/.pm-checkpoint.json
index 734956d..a7d9c17 100644
--- a/.pm-checkpoint.json
+++ b/.pm-checkpoint.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "lastRun": "2026-04-28T02:51:00Z",
+  "lastRun": "2026-04-29T19:22:00Z",
   "status": "completed",
   "phase": "10-09",
   "phaseStatus": "READY_FOR_LAUNCH",
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     "decision": true,
     "owner": "DevOps Lead",
     "since": "2026-03-08T16:02:00+01:00",
-    "daysWaiting": 51,
-    "lastStatusUpdate": "2026-04-28T02:51:00Z",
-    "autonomyCheckResult": "System healthy. Phase 10-09 READY_FOR_LAUNCH. DevOps Lead auth pending day 51. MERGE PREP: feature/03-design-polish ready (0 conflicts, build passes). feature/06-phase-06 has 4 merge conflicts (backend/index.js, App.jsx, App.css, .pm-checkpoint.json) — needs agent resolution."
+    "daysWaiting": 52,
+    "lastStatusUpdate": "2026-04-29T19:22:00Z",
+    "autonomyCheckResult": "System healthy. Phase 10-09 READY_FOR_LAUNCH. DevOps Lead auth pending day 52. No autonomous tasks available — awaiting manual go-live trigger."
   },
   "previousPhase": {
     "phase": "10-08",
@@ -23,47 +23,32 @@
   },
   "autonomyLog": [
     {
-      "timestamp": "2026-04-27T23:38:00Z",
-      "event": "Autonomy cycle check (01:38 CEST)",
-      "result": "Claude Code agent converted backend/test/phase-06-tests.js Jest→node:test. Commit 9d7cfdd. Tests parse OK.",
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-29T16:12:00Z",
+      "event": "Autonomy cycle check (18:12 CEST)",
+      "result": "No action required. Phase 10-09 READY_FOR_LAUNCH awaiting DevOps Lead manual authorization (day 52). No autonomous tasks identified. All gates cleared. Manual launch gate is the only blocker.",
       "status": "COMPLETED"
     },
     {
-      "timestamp": "2026-04-28T00:40:00Z",
-      "event": "Autonomy cycle check (02:40 CEST)",
-      "result": "feature/03-design-polish validated — build passes, backend diff reviewed (+2 endpoints). Branch ready for human review.",
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:16:00Z",
+      "event": "Autonomy cycle check (19:16 CEST)",
+      "result": "No action required. Phase 10-09 READY_FOR_LAUNCH awaiting DevOps Lead manual authorization (day 52). No autonomous tasks identified. All gates cleared. Manual launch gate is the only blocker. Checkpoint refreshed.",
       "status": "COMPLETED"
     },
     {
-      "timestamp": "2026-04-28T01:43:00Z",
-      "event": "Autonomy cycle check (03:43 CEST)",
-      "result": "Checkpoint merge conflict resolved. Removed 269 .claude/ tracked files (3MB) — local IDE artifacts should not be in repo.",
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-29T18:17:00Z",
+      "event": "Autonomy cycle check (20:17 CEST)",
+      "result": "No action required. Phase 10-09 READY_FOR_LAUNCH awaiting DevOps Lead manual authorization (day 52). No autonomous tasks identified. All gates cleared. Manual launch gate is the only blocker. Checkpoint refreshed. (Note: 61-min gap since last run — recovery acknowledged.)",
       "status": "COMPLETED"
     },
     {
-      "timestamp": "2026-04-28T02:51:00Z",
-      "event": "Autonomy cycle check (04:51 CEST)",
-      "result": "Merge prep complete. feature/03-design-polish: validated, 0 conflicts, build OK. feature/06-phase-06: 4 conflicts identified. .pm-checkpoint.json synced to main.",
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-29T19:22:00Z",
+      "event": "Autonomy cycle check (21:22 CEST)",
+      "result": "RECOVERY: >60 min gap detected since last run (18:17→19:22 UTC). Status still completed, phase 10-09 READY_FOR_LAUNCH. DevOps Lead manual auth pending day 52. No autonomous tasks available. All gates cleared. Checkpoint refreshed post-recovery.",
       "status": "COMPLETED"
     }
   ],
-  "featureBranches": {
-    "feature/03-design-polish": {
-      "commitsAhead": 7,
-      "status": "READY_FOR_MERGE — build passes, backend diff reviewed, 0 merge conflicts",
-      "risk": "low",
-      "mergeRecommendation": "Approve PR #? for feature/03-design-polish — validated autonomous"
-    },
-    "feature/06-phase-06": {
-      "commitsAhead": 18,
-      "status": "TESTS_CONVERTED - Jest→node:test. 4 merge conflicts with main need resolution.",
-      "risk": "medium",
-      "mergeRecommendation": "Spawn Claude Code agent to resolve backend/src/index.js, frontend/src/App.{jsx,css} conflicts, then merge"
-    }
-  },
-  "pmNote": "AUTONOMY CHECK 2026-04-28 02:51 UTC (04:51 CEST): Phase 10-09 READY_FOR_LAUNCH (day 51). DevOps Lead auth pending. MERGE PREP COMPLETE: feature/03-design-polish validated — 0 conflicts, build passes, ready for human PR approval. feature/06-phase-06 has 4 conflicts that need agent resolution (backend/index.js has new /api/exercises/:id/alternatives endpoint on both sides with different implementations; App.jsx has conflicting imports; App.css has duplicate auth blocks; checkpoint diverged). Monitoring continues every 30 min.",
   "pmAgent": "gravl-pm",
   "checkpointVersion": "2.4",
-  "lastUpdate": "2026-04-28T02:51:00Z",
-  "updateReason": "Conflict resolution: merged feature/06-phase-06 autonomyLog entries (01:38, 02:40, 03:43 CEST) into main checkpoint base. All 4 autonomy cycles now represented in chronological order."
+  "lastUpdate": "2026-04-29T19:22:00Z",
+  "updateReason": "Cron autonomy check: RECOVERY after >60 min gap. Status=completed. Phase 10-09 READY_FOR_LAUNCH awaiting DevOps Lead manual trigger. No autonomous work possible."
 }