diff --git a/conductor/tracks/superpowers_review_20260619/plan.md b/conductor/tracks/superpowers_review_20260619/plan.md
index ab8c442e..e055c799 100644
--- a/conductor/tracks/superpowers_review_20260619/plan.md
+++ b/conductor/tracks/superpowers_review_20260619/plan.md
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ Focus: Continue with Sections 5-8. Same pattern as Phase 2.
 
 ### Task 9: Section 5 — Verification Before Completion (deep-dive)
 
-- [ ] **Step 1: Read the superpowers skill source**
+- [x] **Step 1: Read the superpowers skill source** `bb1ddca`
 
 Read: `...skills\verification-before-completion\SKILL.md`
 Capture: the "evidence before assertions" rule, the verification-before-completion anti-rationalization table.
diff --git a/conductor/tracks/superpowers_review_20260619/state.toml b/conductor/tracks/superpowers_review_20260619/state.toml
index 14e58fec..a71a168c 100644
--- a/conductor/tracks/superpowers_review_20260619/state.toml
+++ b/conductor/tracks/superpowers_review_20260619/state.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ t2_3 = { status = "completed", commit_sha = "b3dfcfed", description = "Write Sec
 t2_4 = { status = "completed", commit_sha = "e41a79e3", description = "Write Section 4 (test-driven-development, deep-dive). Commit." }
 
 # Phase 3 tasks (Sections 5-8)
-t3_1 = { status = "pending", commit_sha = "", description = "Write Section 5 (verification-before-completion, deep-dive). Commit." }
+t3_1 = { status = "completed", commit_sha = "bb1ddcab", description = "Write Section 5 (verification-before-completion, deep-dive). Commit." }
 t3_2 = { status = "pending", commit_sha = "", description = "Write Section 6 (systematic-debugging, deep-dive). Commit." }
 t3_3 = { status = "pending", commit_sha = "", description = "Write Section 7 (subagent-driven-development, deep-dive). Commit." }
 t3_4 = { status = "pending", commit_sha = "", description = "Write Section 8 (executing-plans, medium). Commit." }