diff --git a/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json b/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
index 9c058f8..636f290 100644
--- a/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
+++ b/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 {
-  "phase": 0,
-  "stage": "complete",
+  "phase": 1,
+  "stage": "verify",
   "milestone": "v1.30",
-  "phase_role": "pre_execution",
+  "phase_role": "execution",
   "attempts": 0,
-  "updated_at": "2026-08-20T14:00:00Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-08-20T14:25:00Z",
   "project": "acdl",
   "projects": ["acdl", "nova-blockchain-exchange"],
   "active_milestone": "v1.30",
   "milestone_branch": "milestone/v1.30-leadership-deck",
-  "phase_branch": null,
+  "phase_branch": "phase/01-leadership-deck",
   "tag_line": "v1.29.x",
-  "phase_name": "pre-execution",
+  "phase_name": "leadership-deck",
   "milestone_type": "feature",
-  "reqs_covered": [],
+  "reqs_covered": ["REQ-372.1","REQ-372.2","REQ-372.3","REQ-372.4","REQ-372.5","REQ-372.6","REQ-372.7","REQ-372.8","REQ-372.9","REQ-372.10","REQ-372.11","REQ-372.12"],
   "reqs_partial": [],
   "previous_milestone": {
     "milestone": "v1.29",
@@ -23,13 +23,5 @@
     "branches_deleted": true,
     "releases_created": true
   },
-  "ship": {
-    "tag": "v1.29.1",
-    "release_id": 811,
-    "release_url": "https://git.cloudinit.dev/continuous-intelligence/acdl/releases/tag/v1.29.1",
-    "merged_to_milestone": true,
-    "phase_branch_deleted": true,
-    "local_only": false
-  },
-  "notes": "v1.30 Phase 0 SHIPPED. Tag v1.29.1, Gitea release id=811. phase/00 merged to milestone/v1.30-leadership-deck, phase branch deleted. Next: P1 execution (author deck + extend renderer + smoke test + render + records)."
+  "notes": "v1.30 P1 VERIFY complete. 38/38 checks passed across 4 layers (structural, behavioral, security, quality). All 12 REQs verified. Smoke test exits 0. PPTX 7 slides + footer on every slide. Citizen deck unmodified. Next: SHIP (v1.29.2)."
 }
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