diff --git a/training/curriculum_state.json b/training/curriculum_state.json
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+{
+  "stage_index": 1,
+  "attempt": 0,
+  "status": "in_progress",
+  "log": [
+    {
+      "stage_index": 0,
+      "experiment": "20260805-0953-curric-s1-bootstrap",
+      "attempt": 0,
+      "decision": "pass",
+      "note": "ungated waypoint (no eval)"
+    }
+  ]
+}