diff --git a/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json b/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
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--- a/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
+++ b/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
-  "phase": 6,
-  "stage": "complete",
-  "milestone": "v1.21",
-  "phase_role": "final",
+  "phase": 0,
+  "stage": "specify",
+  "milestone": "v1.22",
+  "phase_role": "pre_execution",
   "attempts": 0,
-  "updated_at": "2026-08-11T00:30:00Z",
-  "milestone_complete": true,
-  "tag": "v1.20.6",
-  "requirements": ["REQ-245","REQ-246","REQ-247","REQ-248","REQ-249","REQ-250","REQ-251","REQ-252","REQ-253"],
-  "notes": "v1.21 milestone complete. 9 requirements (REQ-245..253) across 6 execution phases + P0 pre-execution. P1 strategic-docs (thesis rename + NORTH_STAR objectives + RACI restructure); P2 slides source-of-truth (rename + restructure + rewrite, 18 main + 1 appendix); P3 marp deck + talking points + README + theme CSS fix; P4 pipeline hardening (Checkov before plan, Wiz-or-Checkov on plan, never both); P5 render + verify (new diagrams, HTML, PPTX, 686 tests pass + 1 pre-existing attestation env failure). Deck renamed nova-no-humans-platform* -> nova-autonomous-cloud-delivery*. Title: 'Nova — The Autonomous Cloud Delivery Platform'. 4-beat arc (Problem -> Solution -> Proof -> Roadmap + Ask). All 33 review notes applied. Tags on v1.20.x line (v1.20.0 P0 -> v1.20.6 P6 final). Next milestone starts fresh."
+  "updated_at": "2026-08-11T14:30:00Z",
+  "milestone_complete": false,
+  "tag": null,
+  "requirements": ["REQ-254","REQ-255","REQ-256","REQ-257","REQ-258","REQ-259","REQ-260","REQ-261","REQ-262"],
+  "notes": "v1.22 Nova Deck Layout Fix. SPECIFY complete. 9 requirements (REQ-254..262). NFR milestone, 7 phases (P0 + P1-P5 + P6 final). Tags on v1.21.x line. Root cause: theme CSS zero section padding + overflow:hidden + blunt img max-height + extreme aspect-ratio diagrams. Comprehensive fix across theme CSS, render scripts, mermaid, deck content, tests."
 }
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diff --git a/.ciagent/PROJECT.md b/.ciagent/PROJECT.md
index ed2a54a..04b14a7 100644
--- a/.ciagent/PROJECT.md
+++ b/.ciagent/PROJECT.md
@@ -1420,6 +1420,42 @@ wrong commit standard, wrong repo.
 | D-146 | Domain grouping = 13 fixed-order domains by path prefix; messages map positionally over CHANGED domains only. | Avoids the kitchen-sink commit; gives `~/nova` a reviewable, conventional history tailored to platform consumers. Positional-over-changed mapping lets the human supply exactly the messages needed, in domain order, without padding for unchanged domains. | `--list-domains` prints order; `--dry-run` previews; count-mismatch errors clearly. |
 | D-147 | coreci / Atelier review gate = deferred this milestone. | The vendored Atelier (`mcp/atelier/vendor`) could review the synced tree before commit and block on P0, but that's an additive hardening step, not part of establishing the pipeline. Deferred to a future milestone. | Sync ships consumer contents as-is; no review gate. |
 
+### CLARIFY auto-resolved parameters (full autonomy)
+
+The following ambiguities were identified and auto-resolved at full
+autonomy (no human escalation needed — confidence > 0.6 threshold):
+
+1. **Fix scope** — comprehensive (theme CSS + render scripts + mermaid
+   re-layout + deck content + tests) vs. minimal. **Resolved: comprehensive.**
+   The root cause spans all four layers; a theme-only fix would leave
+   the extreme-aspect-ratio diagrams and the stale `render_deck.sh`
+   unfixed. Confidence: 0.95.
+
+2. **Pipeline depth** — full pipeline (SPECIFY→CLARIFY→RESEARCH→PLAN→
+   GRILL→EXECUTE→VERIFY→SHIP) vs. lighter path. **Resolved: full pipeline.**
+   This is a new milestone (v1.22); the full pipeline ensures the plan
+   is grilled and the audit trail is complete. Confidence: 0.9.
+
+3. **Mermaid diagram fixes** — re-layout to LR + re-render vs. CSS-only
+   fix. **Resolved: re-layout to LR + re-render at 2x transparent.**
+   The `telemetry-live-ops.mmd` uses `flowchart TB` (produced a 1024×1628
+   PNG — aspect 0.63); the README (line 168) explicitly says to use
+   horizontal layouts for wide diagrams. CSS-only cannot fix the aspect
+   ratio. Confidence: 0.95.
+
+4. **`render_deck.sh` disposition** — fix (add `--theme`) vs. delete.
+   **Resolved: delete.** The README already documents `render_slides.sh`
+   as canonical; `render_deck.sh` is unreferenced by the build-commands
+   section and is a footgun (produces unthemed output). Confidence: 0.9.
+
+5. **Slide count change** — keep 18 main + 1 appendix vs. split
+   overflowing slides. **Resolved: split slides 3 and 8** (18 → 20 main
+   + 1 appendix). The `test_marp_deck_slide_count` test + README
+   convention are updated to match. Confidence: 0.85.
+
+No human escalation. All decisions logged with confidence scores above
+the 0.6 threshold.
+
 ## Objective for Milestone v1.22 (active — Nova Deck Layout Fix)
 
 v1.22 fixes the systemic layout/formatting problems in the Nova