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+## Chronology Maintenance
+
+**Chronology regeneration cadence.** After every track ships (completion commit + TRACK_COMPLETION report), the implementing agent must run `uv run python scripts/audit/generate_chronology.py --draft > conductor/chronology.md` to regenerate `conductor/chronology.md`. The regeneration is a single atomic commit (`docs(chronology): regenerate after <track-id> shipped`). If the regeneration produces a diff beyond the new row (e.g., status changes on other rows), the agent must investigate before committing — a status drift on an unrelated row indicates a stale classifier, not a chronology bug.
+
+**Quality gate.** `scripts/audit/chronology_quality_gate.py` runs as part of the regeneration. It fails (exit 1) if >30% of rows are classified as `Needs Review`. A failing quality gate blocks the regeneration commit. Run `uv run python -m scripts.audit.chronology_quality_gate --strict` before committing the regenerated chronology.
+
+**When to regenerate:**
+- After a track ships (TRACK_COMPLETION report committed)
+- After a track is abandoned (TRACK_ABORTED report committed)
+- After a track is superseded (state.toml status = "superseded")
+- After a track folder is archived (moved to `conductor/archive/`)
+
+**When NOT to regenerate:**
+- Mid-track (the chronology reflects filesystem state; a mid-track folder is correctly "In Progress" or "Active")
+- After a plan.md edit (the chronology doesn't track plan content)
+
+---
+
 ## Tier 1 Track Initialization Rules (Added 2026-06-16; updated 2026-06-25 with §"The Python Type Promotion Mandate")
 
 These are the rules a Tier 1 Orchestrator follows when initializing a new