diff --git a/conductor/tracks/discussion_takes_branching_20260311/plan.md b/conductor/tracks/discussion_takes_branching_20260311/plan.md
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 - [x] Task: Add a UI button/action to promote the currently active take to a new separate session. [1f7880a]
 - [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 2: GUI Implementation for Tabbed Takes' (Protocol in workflow.md)
 
-## Phase 3: Synthesis Workflow Formatting
+## Phase 3: Synthesis Workflow Formatting [checkpoint: f0b8f7d]
 - [x] Task: Write tests for a new text formatting utility that takes multiple history sequences and generates a compressed, diff-like text representation. [510527c]
 - [x] Task: Implement the sequence differencing and compression logic to clearly highlight variances between takes. [510527c]
-- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 3: Synthesis Workflow Formatting' (Protocol in workflow.md)
+- [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 3: Synthesis Workflow Formatting' (Protocol in workflow.md)
 
 ## Phase 4: Synthesis UI & Agent Integration
 - [ ] Task: Write GUI tests for the multi-take selection interface and synthesis action.