diff --git a/ecomm/0016/SESSION-0016.0-TRANSCRIPT-2026-06-04T01-20--INPROGRESS.md b/ecomm/0016/SESSION-0016.0-TRANSCRIPT-2026-06-04T01-20--INPROGRESS.md
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+# Session 0016.0 — Transcript
+
+> App: ecomm
+> Start: 2026-06-04T01-20 (PST)
+> Status: **PLACEHOLDER — claimed at session start; finalized at session end.**
+>
+> This file reserves session ID 0016 for ecomm. The driver replaces this
+> body with the full transcript and renames the file to its final
+> SESSION-0016.0-TRANSCRIPT-2026-06-04T01-20--<end>.md form at session end.
+
+## Launch prompt
+
+_(launch prompt not captured at claim time)_
diff --git a/ecomm/sessions.json b/ecomm/sessions.json
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   },
   "0015": {
     "title": ""
+  },
+  "0016": {
+    "title": ""
   }
 }