diff --git a/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json b/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
index 6ff5119..4b8a70b 100644
--- a/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
+++ b/.ciagent/CHECKPOINT.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "phase": 0,
-  "stage": "specify",
+  "stage": "research",
   "milestone": "v0.9",
   "milestone_slug": "rearchitecture",
   "phase_role": "pre_execution",
   "attempts": 0,
-  "updated_at": "2026-08-05T02:00:00Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-08-05T02:05:00Z",
   "milestone_complete": false,
   "next_milestone": null
 }
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