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 This plan focuses on enhancing the layout, scaling, and control ergonomics of the Preset windows and AI Settings panel.
 
-## Phase 1: Research and Layout Audit
-- [ ] Task: Audit `src/gui_2.py` and `src/app_controller.py` for current window resizing and scaling logic.
-- [ ] Task: Identify specific UI sections in `Personas`, `Prompts`, `Tools`, and `AI Settings` windows that require padding and width adjustments.
-- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 1: Research and Layout Audit' (Protocol in workflow.md)
+## Phase 1: Research and Layout Audit [checkpoint: db1f749]
+- [x] Task: Audit `src/gui_2.py` and `src/app_controller.py` for current window resizing and scaling logic. db1f749
+- [x] Task: Identify specific UI sections in `Personas`, `Prompts`, `Tools`, and `AI Settings` windows that require padding and width adjustments. db1f749
+- [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 1: Research and Layout Audit' (Protocol in workflow.md) db1f749
 
 ## Phase 2: Preset Windows Layout & Scaling
 - [ ] Task: Write tests to verify window layout stability and element visibility during simulated resizes.