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 - **Working & verified:** auth (JWT 30m/7d, bcrypt, RBAC via `require_roles`), ticket
   CRUD with 16-status `VALID_TRANSITIONS` state machine, SLA engine, photo uploads,
   category/unit hierarchy, 3 role dashboards (CS/FM/CEO), Alembic migrations with
-  legacy-schema self-heal. **32 pytest tests pass.**
+  legacy-schema self-heal. **pytest suite passes.**
 - **Live:** container `denya-onecare` on LXC `scottdenya` (192.168.68.75:8000),
   image built 2026-08-02, `restart: unless-stopped`.
 - **Demo-only posture resolved (PR #10 + P0 batch):** `SECRET_KEY` now fails