diff --git a/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json b/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
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-{"task_file":"dev/tasks/GEN2-029-retire-proven-v1-paths-without-deleting-evidence.json","task_id":"GEN2-029","task_revision":2}
+{"task_file":"dev/tasks/GEN2-030-final-gen2-acceptance-documentation-baseline-and-next-evolution-queue.json","task_id":"GEN2-030","task_revision":2}
diff --git a/docs/PROJECT_STATUS.md b/docs/PROJECT_STATUS.md
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 # Assistant project status
 
+## Gen2 M6 checkpoint — 2026-08-30
+
+- `GEN2-028 = COMPLETED_WITH_EVIDENCE`: V1 compatibility inventory is recorded in `docs/evidence/gen2-028-v1-compatibility-inventory-2026-08-30.json`. Current production callers remain for PersonalMemory fallback, ActiveProjectFocus, truth_bundles, ordinary ENV reads, SkillProfile/FastPath; no path was proven `SAFE_TO_RETIRE`.
+- `GEN2-029 = COMPLETED_WITH_SAFE_NOOP`: no V1 runtime path or historical evidence was deleted or disabled. The decision and rollback point are recorded in `docs/evidence/gen2-029-v1-retirement-decision-2026-08-30.json`; `FULL_RETIREMENT` was not applicable because no irreversible retirement was performed.
+- `GEN2-030_STATUS = ACCEPTANCE_IN_PROGRESS`: this status is a documentation checkpoint, not a final Gen2 PASS. The final gate must confirm current production and repository evidence; the M6 retirement gap remains that active V1 compatibility callers have not yet been proven unused.
+- `UI_BROWSER_ACCEPTANCE = DEFERRED_BY_OWNER`; it is intentionally excluded from core/M6 acceptance and is neither counted as PASS nor as a blocker.
+- `PROVIDER_GAPS = CPU_FAST_UNAVAILABLE; GPU_UNAVAILABLE`; Local MEDIUM remains the primary route and Lifeboat remains fallback per existing M5 evidence.
+- `GEN2_M6_FINAL_STATUS = NOT_FINAL_PASS_RETIREMENT_GAP_REMAINS`; FULL_FINAL technical checks passed, but no final M6 baseline tag is created because active V1 compatibility callers were not proven safe to retire.
+- `GEN2_M6_FINAL_EVIDENCE = docs/evidence/gen2-030-final-acceptance-2026-08-30.json`.
+- `NEXT_EVOLUTION_QUEUE = instrument bounded compatibility usage, observe, then retire only individually proven paths under a future FULL_RETIREMENT gate; no Gen3 or new feature work is started.
+
 ## Current audit delta — 2026-08-24
 
 - `CURRENT_MODEL_SCOPE = LOCAL_FIRST_V1`; one locally available Qwen3-8B or Gemma-4 conversational model is sufficient for the first stage, with the local Lifeboat as recovery fallback. External models remain supported as optional capability, but their absence must not block work: reflexes, skills and local executors provide degraded continuation. External/GPU qualification and promotion are intentionally deferred by DEV-000270.
diff --git a/docs/evidence/gen2-030-final-acceptance-2026-08-30.json b/docs/evidence/gen2-030-final-acceptance-2026-08-30.json
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+{
+  "evidence_id": "gen2-030-final-acceptance-2026-08-30",
+  "task_id": "GEN2-030",
+  "task_revision": 2,
+  "source_revision": "2a8e4e1b81226a1acedfd746ebc2aeb0ac11158f",
+  "status": "NOT_FINAL_PASS_RETIREMENT_GAP_REMAINS",
+  "full_final_gate": {
+    "go_test_all": "PASS",
+    "go_vet_all": "PASS",
+    "architecture_checks": "PASS",
+    "governance_preflight_check_diff_independent_whitespace": "PASS",
+    "migration_consistency": "PASS; 52 files, unique range 001..052; no M6 schema changes",
+    "production_core_smoke": "PASS; core /healthz=200, /readyz=200; cognitive-worker healthy; Lifeboat healthy",
+    "supervisor_recovery_readiness": "PASS; current and last-known-good 3182092d5cc758f5a536ce10f5428b5d782bb961; rollback target retained"
+  },
+  "architecture_reconciliation": {
+    "registry": "YAML/JSON mirrors agree; Gen2 owners and runtime topology are represented",
+    "canonical_memory_owner": "none; retrieval/context remain projection fabric",
+    "schema": "migrations 046..052 are present and numbered without duplicates; historical 001..045 retained",
+    "production_revision": "3182092d5cc758f5a536ce10f5428b5d782bb961"
+  },
+  "m6_result": {
+    "gen2_028": "completed inventory; no SAFE_TO_RETIRE path proven",
+    "gen2_029": "completed safe no-op; no runtime/schema/data deletion",
+    "gen2_030": "full final verification passed, but final M6 exit is not signed",
+    "full_retirement": "NOT_APPLICABLE; no irreversible retirement was performed",
+    "final_tag": "NOT_CREATED; acceptance is not a final PASS"
+  },
+  "ui_browser": "DEFERRED_BY_OWNER; intentionally excluded, neither PASS nor blocker",
+  "provider_gaps": ["CPU_FAST unavailable", "GPU unavailable"],
+  "remaining_gaps": [
+    "Per-path production observation telemetry is missing for migration switches and several compatibility readers",
+    "PersonalMemory, ActiveProjectFocus, truth_bundles, ordinary ENV, SkillProfile/FastPath still have active callers and require a future evidence-backed retirement/cutover task",
+    "M6 cannot claim complete V1 retirement until those paths are proven unused or explicitly retained by an accepted architecture decision"
+  ],
+  "next_evolution_queue": [
+    "Instrument bounded, redacted usage observations for each remaining compatibility path",
+    "Run an approved observation window and re-evaluate retirement candidates",
+    "Retire only individually proven paths with FULL_RETIREMENT immediately before irreversible change",
+    "Keep UI/browser acceptance deferred by owner",
+    "Keep CPU_FAST/GPU provider qualification separate from Core acceptance"
+  ]
+}