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+# Session 0019.0 — Transcript
+
+> App: engineering
+> Start: 2026-06-10T22-06 (PST)
+> Type: capture
+> Claude-Session: 64b27609-dedd-436c-92a8-8bb20dba11fa
+> Status: **PLACEHOLDER — claimed at session start; finalized at session end.**
+>
+> This file reserves session ID 0019 for engineering. The driver replaces this
+> body with the full transcript and renames the file to its final
+> SESSION-0019.0-TRANSCRIPT-2026-06-10T22-06--<end>.md form at session end.
+
+## Launch prompt
+
+_(launch prompt not captured at claim time)_
+
+## Deferred decisions
+
+_Autonomous-mode low-confidence calls the driver made and would have
+liked operator input on. Appended as the session runs; surfaced at
+finalize. Empty if none._
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   },
   "0018": {
     "title": ""
+  },
+  "0019": {
+    "title": ""
   }
 }