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+## Inbox Triage — 2026-05-31 (since 2026-05-31 16:01)
+
+### New / Changed — Action Required
+_None._
+
+### New / Changed — Monitoring
+_None._
+
+### Nothing new
+Inbox quiet — nothing new.
+
+_Notes:_
+- STEP 1b @mention query against local postgres `stories` since SINCE — 0 rows.
+- Comments on Alex's open tasks since SINCE — 0 rows.
+- Comments on delegated tasks since SINCE — 0 rows.
+- New / changed assignments to Alex since SINCE — 0 rows.
+- Only activity in `stories` since SINCE: 4 rows of Dax the Duck bot events on a new macOS Feedback submission (`added_to_project`, `section_changed`, `text_custom_field_changed` ×2) — excluded per scope filter (automated bot events, Alex not assigned).
+- No Ship Review / Tech Design state changes, no incident or rotation events.
+- Last sync at 16:28 Almaty — data fresh up to 16:09 stories / 16:09 tasks.
+- Sunday afternoon in Almaty — team largely offline; quiet inbox is expected.
+- Overdue tasks and unaddressed AOR comments remain in `status.md` 🔴 Signals — those belong in daily-brief, not here.
+- Prior triages today (13:01, 14:17, 15:01, 15:24) also quiet; no human signal landed in this window.