diff --git a/.ciagent/PROJECT.md b/.ciagent/PROJECT.md
index 9aad05c..90c5b66 100644
--- a/.ciagent/PROJECT.md
+++ b/.ciagent/PROJECT.md
@@ -488,6 +488,21 @@ reference with speaker notes for all original slides).
 No code changes; 494 tests pass; `run_ci.sh` + `run_platform.sh --check-only`
 green. PPTX files uploaded to Gitea release.
 
+## Patch v1.9.7 (complete, tag `v1.9.7`)
+
+Docs-only NFR patch on the v1.9 line. Created two talking points markdown
+files — one per deck — distilling the source of truth (speaker notes +
+content) into presenter-ready cues indexed by the Marp deck's 10-slide
+structure. Each file has one section per Marp slide with 3-6 talking point
+bullets (punchy, actionable cues) + a key takeaway per slide. The talking
+points are the middle layer between the source of truth (full detail) and
+the Marp deck (what the audience sees). README updated from 3-step to 4-step
+process (added Step 4: talking points), with updated diagram, directory
+layout, checklist, and decks table.
+
+No code changes; 494 tests pass; `run_ci.sh` + `run_platform.sh --check-only`
+green.
+
 ## Requirements
 
 ### v1.0 (Prior milestone — the demo)
diff --git a/.ciagent/ROADMAP.md b/.ciagent/ROADMAP.md
index 653d235..74e13b9 100644
--- a/.ciagent/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/.ciagent/ROADMAP.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - **v1.9.4 (complete, tag `v1.9.4`):** presentation slide updates + complete removal of a specific compliance framework from all docs. Title slide redesigned (deck title as H1, 'Agentic Cloud Delivery Platform' as subtitle). DX deck: removed Local Reproducibility slide, redesigned Safe Promotion Path with side-by-side layout, 'an agent' → 'an AI agent', What a Developer Does diagram floated right. All references to that framework removed from 25 files (presentations, module READMEs, docs). Compliance lists now: GDPR, SOX, SOC2, DORA. HTML re-rendered. PPTX uploaded to release. Docs-only NFR patch.
 - **v1.9.5 (complete, tag `v1.9.5`):** vision gaps + Testing badge + engine terminology + agentic tags + CR format. 9 requirements: (1) DX closing slide strengthened with 'infrastructure as a utility' vision bullet; (2) 'moving' → 'promoting'; (3) added red tape + scalability bullets to Problem slide; (4) Roadmap slide redesigned side-by-side; (5) new 'What This Platform Is — and Isn't' slide (PW deck 16 slides); (6) 'shipped'/'Available today' → 'Testing' (0 consumer adoption); (7) global 'substrate' → 'engine' (88 matches, 30+ files); (8) 'forge' → 'VCS' in presentation files only; (9) new Agentic badge (purple) on agentic features. CR format changed to CHG0678912. HTML re-rendered. PPTX uploaded to release. Docs-only NFR patch.
 - **v1.9.6 (complete, tag `v1.9.6`):** consolidate both Marp decks to 10 high-impact slides. PW deck 16 → 10 (merged Problem+North Star+Anti-goals, merged Policy+Secure by Default, merged Audit+HITL, folded Observability/Environments/Portability into existing slides, added Vision Realized closing). DX deck 15 → 10 (merged What Dev Does+Contract+No Platform Code, merged Feedback+Deploy Outputs, merged Promotion+Rising Bar, cut Citizen Developer standalone, kept Versioned Releases/Onboarding/Decommission). Removed '5-line YAML' claim from both decks. Source markdown unchanged. Docs-only NFR patch.
+- **v1.9.7 (complete, tag `v1.9.7`):** talking points files + 4-step process. Created two talking points markdown files (one per deck) distilling the source of truth into presenter-ready cues indexed by the Marp deck's 10-slide structure. Each file has 3-6 talking point bullets + key takeaway per slide. README updated from 3-step to 4-step process (added Step 4: talking points). Directory layout, checklist, and decks table updated. Docs-only NFR patch.
 - **v1.0 demo URL:** https://git.cloudinit.dev/continuous-intelligence/acdl-evidence/raw/branch/main/index.html
 
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