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 ## Roadmap
 
-Phase/roadmap tracking lives on Projektor (Cofferdam project, key `CD`), not in this file — see the CD-165 (engine performance) and CD-156 (cofferdam context) epics for what's next.
+The public roadmap is [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) — keep it in sync with the tracker at each workstream boundary. Detailed ticket tracking lives on Projektor (Cofferdam project, key `CD`), not in this file — see the CD-348 epic (policy-engine repositioning, 0.5 → 1.0) for what's next.
 
 ## Project structure
 
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 ## Status
 
-Phase 4, in progress. Roadmap tracked on Projektor (Cofferdam project, key `CD`).
+See [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) for what's planned and what we've decided not to build. Detailed ticket tracking is private (Projektor, Cofferdam project, key `CD`).
 
 ## Licence