# Progress — explorer_remediate_2

Last visited: 2026-10-01T03:03:30Z

## Tasks
- [x] Read ORIGINAL_REQUEST.md (§ 2026-10-01T00:40:31Z), PROJECT.md, challenger_streamline_1/handoff.md, DISPATCH.md
- [x] Inspect all 16 parenthetical occurrences identified by Challenger 1 across 5 target files
- [x] Audit for any other parenthetical substrings in templates and HTML
- [x] Develop exact drop-in replacements eliminating all `(` and `)` while preserving functionality and word limits
- [x] Create in-memory verification harness (`verify_replacements.py`) and prove 0 violations
- [x] Generate machine-applicable unified patch (`parentheticals_remediation.patch`)
- [x] Write 5-component handoff report (`handoff.md`)
- [x] Update `BRIEFING.md`
- [x] Send coordination message to parent orchestrator