diff --git a/conductor/tracks/robust_json_parsing_tech_lead_20260302/plan.md b/conductor/tracks/robust_json_parsing_tech_lead_20260302/plan.md
index 772b018..a9a5330 100644
--- a/conductor/tracks/robust_json_parsing_tech_lead_20260302/plan.md
+++ b/conductor/tracks/robust_json_parsing_tech_lead_20260302/plan.md
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 - [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 2: Unit Testing' (Protocol in workflow.md)
 
 ## Phase 3: Final Validation
-- [ ] Task: Full Suite Validation & Warning Cleanup
-    - [ ] WHERE: Project root
-    - [ ] WHAT: `uv run pytest tests/test_conductor_tech_lead.py`
-    - [ ] HOW: Ensure 100% pass rate.
-    - [ ] SAFETY: None.
-- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 3: Final Validation' (Protocol in workflow.md)
\ No newline at end of file
+- [x] Task: Full Suite Validation & Warning Cleanup
+    - [x] WHERE: Project root
+    - [x] WHAT: `uv run pytest tests/test_conductor_tech_lead.py`
+    - [x] HOW: Ensure 100% pass rate.
+    - [x] SAFETY: None.
+- [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 3: Final Validation' (Protocol in workflow.md)
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diff --git a/scripts/update_paths.py b/scripts/update_paths.py
index 5e5a40b..84a8b41 100644
--- a/scripts/update_paths.py
+++ b/scripts/update_paths.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import os
 import glob
 
-pattern = 'sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")))
-sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "src")))'
-replacement = pattern + '\nsys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "src")))'
+# Correcting the pattern definition to be syntactically valid
+pattern = "sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), \"..\")))"
+replacement = pattern + "\nsys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), \"..\", \"src\")))"
 
 # Files to update
 files = glob.glob("tests/*.py") + glob.glob("simulation/*.py") + glob.glob("scripts/*.py")
diff --git a/src/ai_client.py b/src/ai_client.py
index 89e05bb..36a917a 100644
--- a/src/ai_client.py
+++ b/src/ai_client.py
@@ -814,7 +814,6 @@ def _send_gemini_cli(md_content: str, user_message: str, base_dir: str,
  qa_callback: Optional[Callable[[str], str]] = None,
  stream_callback: Optional[Callable[[str], None]] = None) -> str:
  global _gemini_cli_adapter
- import sys
  sys.stderr.write(f"[DEBUG] _send_gemini_cli running in module {__name__}, adapter is {_gemini_cli_adapter}\n")
  sys.stderr.flush()
  try: