# Progress Log - auditor_m4

Last visited: 2026-10-02T04:35:10Z
Current Status: Forensic checks complete. Writing handoff.md and sending verdict.

## Checklist
- [x] Step 0: Workspace setup (DISPATCH.md, BRIEFING.md, progress.md)
- [x] Step 1: Read ORIGINAL_REQUEST.md & PROJECT.md
- [x] Step 2: Read prior handoff reports (QA Worker, Reviewers 1 & 2, Challengers 1 & 2)
- [x] Step 3: Static Code Forensics (tile_map_renderer.js, biome_texture_manager.js, catalogs, serializer)
- [x] Step 4: Asset Forensics (360 PNGs, 30 styles, 120 normal maps B > 128, 0 violations)
- [x] Step 5: Database Forensics (map_styles.db, 30 styles, 600 tiles, 90 props, FKs, CHECK, WAL)
- [x] Step 6: Test Suite Forensics (1,671 test functions scanned, 0 tautologies, 379 pytests passed, all Node suites passed)
- [x] Step 7: Visual Artifact Forensics (5 screenshots verified, authentic rendered canvas, high color entropy)
- [x] Step 8: Final Forensic Audit Report (handoff.md) & notification to orchestrator